Chapter 45: The Plan Begins – Hunting the Giant Spider
Chapter 45: The Plan Begins – Hunting the Giant Spider
"There are so many bugs..." Su Jinjin's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and her fingers unconsciously clenched.
Although she wasn't afraid of insects, she still felt a strange sense of disgust towards the larger ones.
This instance world is absolutely malicious to people who are afraid of bugs.
Just looking at those hairy spider legs and densely packed compound eyes is enough to send chills down your spine.
But in order to complete the mission, Su Jinjin had to overcome this instinctive nausea.
Su Jinjin took a deep breath and began to carefully examine the weapons in her spatial equipment.
There are still quite a few bombs left from Jing Ningyu. If they are all detonated, they should be able to wipe out a large number of spiders.
But she quickly dismissed the idea; making too much noise might attract something even more terrible.
I don't know if firearms will be effective against this giant spider; these things are best used in critical moments.
Of course, Su Jinjin felt that firearms and other weapons were best suited for defense against their own kind, namely humans or players.
For the past few days, Su Jinji has been studying various survival and apocalyptic novels.
The story often features individuals with dark minds who persecute others.
Therefore, it is understandable that Su Jinjin uses firearms to protect herself from those of the same kind.
"I shouldn't have such dangerous thoughts. I should replenish my energy first." She muttered to herself, taking out high-calorie food from her spatial storage and quickly chewing and swallowing it.
The skills [Sweet Fragrance], [Sleepy Fragrance], and [Quick Sewing] all consume a lot of stamina, so you must be fully prepared for the upcoming battle.
After filling her stomach, Su Jinjin began to formulate a battle plan.
She needs to accomplish two goals simultaneously: find the Power Apple Tree and collect enough spider corpses.
The silver needle fencing sword quickly materialized in his hand, gleaming with a cold light.
"Mass killing is definitely not an option." She shook her head. "It would alert the entire spider colony."
The best strategy is to take them down one by one.
Su Jinjin narrowed her eyes slightly, and a plan gradually took shape.
First, lure and control a lone spider with sweet fragrance, then lead it to a safe place and use sleep-inducing fragrance to make it fall asleep. Finally, use a silver needle sword to accurately pierce its brain and kill it instantly.
This is both quiet and efficient.
"Hmm, let's try this method and see if it works."
Su Jinjin selected a giant spider patrolling the edge of its web as her first target.
This spider was relatively small and located far from the center of the spider colony, making it an ideal experimental subject.
Su Jinjin held her breath and quietly approached.
She stopped about ten meters from her target, gently removed her mask, and parted her lips slightly—
"Sweet and fragrant~"
A wisp of pink fragrance drifted out, forming a heart-shaped trajectory in the air, and drifted precisely towards the spider.
The moment the fragrance touched the spider's antennae, it paused noticeably, a hint of confusion flashing in its compound eyes.
efficient!
Su Jinjin was delighted and continued to maintain the fragrance output.
They were quickly brought under Su Jinjin's control.
The spider began to move unconsciously toward the source of the fragrance, its eight legs moving slowly, like an ant attracted by honey.
When the spider reached a hidden corner of the ruins, Su Jinjin suddenly changed her aura—
"Mianmianxiang!"
The pale blue mist replaced the pink fragrance, and the spider's movements immediately became sluggish, eventually collapsing to the ground, its eight legs twitching unconsciously.
Now!
Su Jinjin's eyes flashed, and her silver needle fencing flashed out like lightning. The silver needle, which could easily penetrate steel, precisely pierced the ganglion in the spider's head.
The giant spider only twitched slightly before becoming completely still.
The giant spider died, and Su Jinjin put it directly into the recycling system.
[Ding! Successfully collected 1 Giant Spider]
As the system notification sounded, Su Jinjin breathed a sigh of relief.
The plan was successful.
Su Jinjin continued searching for her next target.
Su Jinjin moved like a hunter in the dark, constantly darting through the shadows of the garden.
She patiently repeated the process of luring, hypnotizing, and killing, her movements becoming increasingly skillful.
One after another, the giant spiders fell and were quickly stored in the system space.
[Ding! Successfully collected 15 giant spiders]
Current progress: 32/100
The machine's beeping sounds continued, and Su Jinjin's recovery mission was progressing rapidly.
Whenever she was half-exhausted, she would retreat to a safe corner and wolf down her food to replenish her energy.
Compressed biscuits, energy bars, chocolate... these ordinary foods in the real world have become key to maintaining combat power.
Her only weakness right now is her endurance; in simple terms, according to the game mechanics, she has too little mana and has to eat food to replenish it.
"Phew... It's such a hassle to replenish energy." Su Jinjin wiped the sweat from her forehead and stuffed the last piece of chocolate into her mouth.
She's currently in a state similar to a robot with low battery, constantly needing to "recharge" to maintain her abilities.
The surrounding spider webs became sparser, and the number of patrolling spiders also decreased significantly.
This unusual tranquility made Su Jinjin instinctively uneasy, but in order to complete the mission, she continued to move forward.
"The 97th one!"
After finishing off the last one, Su Jinjin wiped away her sweat.
"It's really hard work. If there were no Power Apple in the middle of this park, they would have just blown this place up with a bomb."
Of course, Su Jinjin was just venting her frustration.
As Su Jinjin approached the depths of the garden, a situation became apparent.
The decrease in the number of giant spiders has attracted the attention of a powerful being deep within the spiderweb.
In the center of the garden, beneath a huge green fruit tree, a being with the upper body of a woman and the lower body of a spider opened its eyes.
However, there was no human brilliance in her pupils; instead, there was a beastly savagery.
It opened its mouth and made a chilling sound.
Su Jinjin continued to deal with the giant spiders one by one, completely unaware that spiders were gathering around her.
As Su Jinjin continued deeper into the area, she suddenly noticed a flash of light in the distance.
Her keen intuition immediately alerted her, and the analysis glasses automatically activated the "remote lock" function, rapidly magnifying her field of vision.
On the top of a dilapidated high-rise building, a blurry figure is observing her with binoculars!
"Player? Or native?" Su Jinjin narrowed her eyes, her finger already on the trigger of the sonic gun.
Meanwhile, at the top of the building, Duan Yu was watching the entire process of Su Jinjin hunting the spider through a high-powered telescope.
His eyes gleamed with excitement, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
"Perfect hunting skills...this person must be a player too!" Duan Yu muttered to himself. "If we can cooperate with her, we'll definitely exceed expectations for Mission Two!"
"And this person is a player who appeared in the dungeon with me. I didn't expect her to be so strong. What exactly is her talent?"
This person was none other than the black-clad player who appeared in the room at the start of the instance, along with Su Jinjin.