Full-Time Magister: The Evil Emperor Descends

"Who's hiding in there? Come out now!"

Upon hearing Xiao Hui's reprimand, everyone paused, their eyes becoming extremely wary as they all looked towards the boulder.

However, there was still no movement behind the boulder, as if no one was there at all.

Mo Xie frowned slightly, raised his hand and pointed, and everyone nodded, slowly surrounding the boulder.

Seeing that the person still didn't come out, Xiao Hui first glanced at the desert bone-eating spider coiled behind him, and then said in an unfriendly tone.

"If you don't show yourself soon, I'm going to cast a spell to summon those desert bone-eating spiders. We might as well fight to the death."

"I hope you think this through. You're just one person, while we have quite a few. If a real fight breaks out, you'll be the one who suffers."

No sooner had the words been spoken than a voice came from behind the boulder, sounding extremely flustered and embarrassed.

"Hey, wait, wait, brother, don't do anything foolish! You can't do something like this where you'll hurt yourself as much as the enemy!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Xie's expression changed slightly, his lips twitched, and he looked at the boulder with a strange gaze.

That familiar voice... it can't be such a coincidence...

Sure enough, a figure emerged from behind the boulder. Judging from his appearance, he was a young man, and his face was none other than Jiang Shaojun, whom we hadn't seen for two months.

"Brother Shaojun?!"

"Sigh, you guys are really something. I was just hiding here... huh?"

Jiang Shaojun emerged from behind the boulder with his hands raised, about to explain, when he heard someone calling his name.

Turning his head, he saw Mo Xie with the same astonished expression. After regaining his senses, he quickly said with delight.

"Xiao Xie... Xiao Xie, what are you doing here?!"

Immediately, Jiang Shaojun looked at the crowd that had surrounded him and said with a smile.

"He is my friend, not my enemy. I'm just hiding here from danger."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally turned their gaze to Mo Xie.

Mo Xie waved his hand and said.

"Yes, he is indeed my friend, you don't need to be nervous."

Upon hearing the reply, everyone nodded, ceasing their relentless pressure on Jiang Shaojun and instead observing the hidden dangers around them.

Jiang Shaojun breathed a sigh of relief, quickly walked to Mo Xie's side, put his arm around his shoulder, and asked with a smile.

"What brings you to Tianshan, and with such a group of powerful mages? Could it be that you heard I wanted to come to Tianshan and you're also planning to search for totem beasts here?"

Mo Xie blinked. He remembered that when he was in the Central Military Region, Jiang Shaojun had indeed mentioned that the next stop would be Tianshan. He never expected to run into him at this time.

However, he did not explain his purpose for coming to Tianshan now, but instead patted the other person on the shoulder and reminded him.

"Brother Shaojun, we're still in danger. Let's talk after we get out of here."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shaojun realized what was happening, and his smiling face immediately disappeared, replaced by a serious expression as he nodded earnestly.

“That’s right, we must leave this place as soon as possible. When I came in with the others, those idiots attacked the Desert Bone-Eating Spiders directly, causing them to be reduced to ashes.” He glanced at the Desert Bone-Eating Spiders coiled behind him, smiled at Mo Xie, and nodded as he spoke.

"It seems you are quite clever. You did not choose to provoke them. Those desert bone-eating spiders are very cautious. They know that we are strong and difficult to deal with, so they will not attack us casually, but will wait for us to relax our guard before attacking."

Mo Xie nodded, looked at Mu Bai beside him, and introduced him.

"Mu Bai, this is a friend I knew before."

He then looked at Jiang Shaojun and said.

"Brother Shaojun, this is my childhood friend Mu Bai."

The two nodded to each other as a greeting; it wasn't appropriate to chat in this situation.

However, when Mu Bai heard Mo Xie call the other person a friend, while he called him his childhood friend, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"We shouldn't linger here, let's go quickly."

After a brief hiccup, Jiang Shaojun joined Team One, and everyone continued onward.

Although the desert bone-eating spiders behind them stopped following, the rocks on both sides of their path and above them were completely covered with these spiders.

This caused the originally pure brown rock wall to appear to have terrifying and ferocious patterns, and pairs of eyes that shone like stars, revealing an evil scarlet red light!

"Everyone be careful! The desert bone-eating spiders of Tianshan have camouflage and may be hiding somewhere on the rock face. Our previous group was wiped out because of this!"

At this moment, Jiang Shaojun said something shocking, which made everyone's expression change.

Camouflage... In other words, these desert bone-eating spiders can attach themselves to rocks, their skin completely matching the color of the rocks.

The scariest thing is that as long as they lie still and close their eyes, people can walk right past them without noticing.

Keep in mind that the area around them is all rock, and the light is not sufficient. If those desert bone-eating spiders really have the camouflage of rock layers, then wherever there are rocks or soil, there could be a desert bone-eating spider lying there!

This sent chills down everyone's spines. Before, they had only needed to look up and observe the rocky area above them to prevent the desert bone-eating spiders from swooping down.

Now, they need to constantly observe all directions, because any blind spot that no eye can see could be hiding a desert bone-eating spider!

In fact, desert bone-eating spiders can emit scents in other deserts, Gobi, and wilderness areas, but there is no record of them having the ability to provide camouflage.

The reason why the desert bone-eating spiders of Tianshan have camouflage is probably because they have evolved in the harsh environment, or because they have some ancient bloodline, which is truly chilling to everyone.

The trees and bushes seemed to be under attack, and ambushes were everywhere, making the entire gorge quiet.

The desert bone-eating spiders made no sound, nor could they be heard moving. Instead, the heavy breathing of Mo Xie and his group made the atmosphere even more tense.

These desert bone-eating spiders move so lightly that the sound they make is not even as loud as the sound of a fly flapping its wings. The reason why people can hear the buzzing of flies is because of their high-frequency swaying.

Desert bone-eating spiders are quite cunning; they move their claws slowly and with extreme caution.

Sound perception isn't very useful unless the desert bone-eating spiders initiate an attack or can't resist climbing rapidly; otherwise, you won't be able to hear anything.

In short, despite the tense atmosphere, the group continued their journey through the Rift Labyrinth unscathed. (End of Chapter)