I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 223 Hunting Lords
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Sunlight filters through the dense foliage, casting dappled shadows.

A rustling sound, the sound of flesh tearing, came from the shadows under the trees.

Through the gaps in the bushes, a giant spider could be seen in the distance, perched on the body of a half-deer, feeding rapidly.

It was about the size of a horse, with a black carapace that gleamed with a metallic sheen.

Eight thick, segmented limbs are deeply embedded in the soil, each leg as thick as a man's leg, covered with sharp barbs.

Its scarlet compound eyes looked as if they were stained with blood, and its two huge chelicerae opened and closed repeatedly, frantically tearing at the deer's body, making a cracking sound as bones broke.

The lower jaw splits into four sections, revealing a dense array of sharp teeth, and the sound of chewing sends chills down your spine.

Rhodes was initially puzzled.

Why could Aleya tell at a glance that it was a magical beast?

Now he understands.

Ordinary organisms could not grow like this.

Rhodes waved his hand, signaling everyone to retreat back into the valley, leaving only the eagle to observe from a distance.

It's definitely Warcraft.

However, to be on the safe side, we shouldn't go for it right away.

Rod turned and pulled Vivian aside, whispering instructions.

"Have your sister investigate what this is."

Vivian nodded.

"Yes, Your Excellency, my sister is already investigating."

After waiting a moment, Vivian's eyes lit up.
"Sister found it, it's a cave spider demon."

"It's a cave spider demon, fast but with low intelligence."

"The shell is sturdy, but not as sturdy as that of a wyvern."

"It is poisonous, but it has a paralyzing effect more often; small amounts are not fatal."

"Beware of its web-like breath; it can shoot up to eight meters away, making it a ranged attack."

Vivian looked at Rhodes with some delight, "By the way, it's afraid of fire."

Rhodes nodded slightly. "Wait... are cave spider demons considered magical beasts?"

"Calculate!"

Vivian nodded emphatically, "My sister said this is a demonized beast, a product of the mutation caused by magic and negative energy."

"There are also natural magical beasts, which are mutated creatures that combine magic power and elemental energy."

"Oh."

Rod was thoughtful.

I'm not sure if this counts as a cumulative entry.

However, it must be removed regardless of whether it's counted or not.

This guy is way too close to the mineral vein he discovered.

"By the way, Your Excellency."

Vivian hurriedly reminded her:
"My sister warned me to be careful, as cave spiders are creatures that don't usually act alone."

"Okay, I understand."

Rhodes turned and walked to the front of the crowd, directly instructing Gala:
"Have your eagle search the surrounding area carefully again to see if there are any other giant spiders like this."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Gala immediately communicated with his eagle and began to explore the surrounding area.

Rhodes looked at everyone, gave them a brief overview of the Crypt Spider Demon, and then outlined the tactics.

"White Wolf, you stay here and distract it."

"Gunler and the Iron Guards should coordinate to stop it, but be careful."

"I, Aleya, and the spear team will lead the attack."

"Yes, Lord Lord!"

Everyone responded in unison.

At this moment, the white wolf said leisurely, "I haven't seen what it looks like yet."

Rhodes was afraid that the demonic aura emanating from the white wolf would disturb the other party, so he told him to wait behind.

"It's a giant black spider."

Rod tugged at the white wolf's long fur around its neck. "You'll see it soon."

The tactics were arranged and the orders were conveyed.

At this moment, Gala finished his reconnaissance and reported, "My Lord, there are no other large creatures around."

"But a large cave was found on a hillside about one kilometer away, and traces of spider webs were found around it."

"That seems to be its lair."

Rhodes frowned.

"We need to be careful not to let it escape; it will be difficult to deal with once it burrows into a cave."

"Hunting team, go around to the back of this spider demon first."

"Yes, Lord Lord!"

The hunting team leader waved his hand, climbed over the hillsides on both sides, and ran from a distance to the back of the woods.

Feeling that it was about time, Rod led his men up the hillside.

As expected, before the white wolf could get within a hundred meters of the spider demon, the spider demon stopped eating and stared intently at the boulder where the white wolf was hiding.

Left with no other option, the white wolf leaped onto the boulder, making a grand entrance and looking down upon the cave spider demon.

The two magical beasts stood facing each other from a distance, neither making the first move.

Until birdsong came from the woods across the way.

"White Wolf, charge!"

At Rhodes's command, the white wolf leaped off the boulder and slowly approached.

Gunle and the Winter's Iron Guards swiftly charged out from the left.

Their boots rustled as they stepped on the fallen leaves, immediately attracting the spider demon's attention.

Its massive body swayed between two directions, unsure of which target to attack first.

"Throw spears!"

Ten sharp spears shot out from both sides!

The spider demon was not afraid of such an attack at all, and immediately spat out a spider web to cover its body completely!

However, an enchanted spear is never as simple as it seems.
The spider web was instantly riddled with holes, like a hornet's nest!

Three spears pierced through the spider web and continued flying, startling the spider demon so much that it turned into a ball and rolled on the ground!
At such a distance, it couldn't react at all, and three spears accurately pierced her body!

The hard shell made a crisp sound as it was pierced directly by the spear!
Black and green bodily fluids splattered everywhere!

"Fizz!"

The spider demon let out a sharp roar, hurriedly used its limbs to pull out the spear, and used its web to plug the wound.

Fortunately, the spider demon's web was quite resilient, and the spear's speed was greatly reduced when it struck it.

The wound was not deep and did not cause any fatal damage.

Otherwise, a single volley of spears would be enough to kill this cave spider demon on the spot.

At this moment, the hunting party behind them also began to attack, and arrows rained down like hail!

This time, the spider demon dared not be careless again. It moved quickly to dodge the arrows!

Its blood-red compound eyes were filled with hatred as it headed straight for the hunting party!

At that moment, a chilling cold swept in from the other side, and the land, which had been showing signs of green, turned icy blue in the blink of an eye!
It was the white wolf, opening its blood-red maw and unleashing its icy breath!

The icy blue color spread rapidly in all directions like a flood overflowing the riverbank, and in the blink of an eye, it climbed up the limbs of the burrowing spider!
The cave spider demon felt its legs become unusually heavy, and its speed instantly decreased!

At this moment, arrows and spears rained down from both sides again!
Sensing danger, the cave spider demon suddenly spewed out a thick, white substance from its rear end!

This thick mass didn't harm anyone, but it propelled its body forward!
However, the moment the cave spider demon landed, it regretted it!

Because he sensed an even greater crisis was looming ahead!

The cave spider demon whirled around and saw Rhodes release the bowstring.

The arrow, trailing a ball of fire, tore through the air like a meteor, its shriek echoing as it rapidly enlarged in its eyes!
"hiss!"

The cave spider demon let out a sharp roar!
The next instant, his head flew off along with his body!

Bang!
The spider demon slammed into the tree trunk, raising dust and sending wood chips flying everywhere!

The spider demon let out a shrill scream, the sound echoing throughout the entire forest.

It rolled onto the ground, wildly waving its chelicerae.

But these are all futile struggles.

Rhodes' second arrow was already nocked. With another sharp whooshing sound, another enchanted steel arrow pierced the spider demon's head.

The spider demon's eight legs twitched weakly a few times, then drooped limply to the ground, completely still.

"Damn, he's dead already!"

Gunle stepped forward, carrying his axe, and kicked the cave spider demon's body.

His head had been shot out; how could he possibly survive?

"It's boring."

Gunther was quite helpless.

"If it's still difficult to kill if so many of us are fighting it, then it's not a low-level magical beast."

Rod said calmly.

White Wolf alone is already no weaker than the Cave Spider Demon.

In addition, there's Rhodes and the Dragonbone Longbow, along with various enchanted weapons.

This place is a microcosm of Frostleaf Town's strength in every aspect; it's normal for a low-level cave spider demon to be easily killed.

“Collect its brain matter, the liquid on the ground, and the remains.”

Rhodes looked at Aleya, took out a pair of leather gloves, and handed them to her.
"Let the hunting team handle this."

"Yes, my lord."

Aleya respectfully accepted the gloves, emptied her water bag, and began collecting the spider fluids on the ground.

Every part of the cave spider demon's body is a material, and none of them should be wasted.

Spider silk glands (silk sacs), venom glands, carapace, eight legs, chelicerae, etc., can all be used.

Even its flesh can be used to make medicine.

To a wizard apprentice, there is nothing worthless about a magical beast.

What reassured Rhodes even more was that the progress of killing monsters in the Hunting Lord had moved forward another step.

It will be unlocked soon.

The hunting party quickly disposed of the cave spider demon's corpse, which was then guarded by the Winter Iron Guard.

Rod led his men straight to the cave entrance that Gala had discovered.

The entrance to this cave is very large.

It looks like a torn wound on a mountain wall, with the entrance being four or five meters wide.

No wonder Gala's falcons could spot it so easily.

The rocks around the cave entrance have an unnatural black color, as if they have been corroded by something for a long time, and the surface is pitted and uneven.

Countless tiny spider webs hung down from the cave entrance, swaying gently in the breeze, and the surrounding area was littered with the remains and fur of various animals.

A foul stench wafted from the depths of the cave, causing Rhodes and his companions to instinctively cover their noses.

If this weren't the cave of the Crypt Spider Demon, no one would believe it.

Gonle stood at the edge of the cave entrance and peered inside.

"My lord, we can't see anything in here."

"Should I go down and take a look?"

Gunle was curious and volunteered.

"The Cave Spider Demon is easy for us to deal with as a group, but you can't handle it on your own."

Rod rejected Gunle's proposal.

“Great Lord, would you like my falcon to go in and explore?” Gala stepped forward somewhat timidly.

"Your eagle is not an owl."

Rhodes glanced inside. "The eagle's night vision isn't very good. It can't see much, and if it goes in and encounters danger, it won't survive."

The white wolf sized up the group, then took two steps forward.
"Then I'll need to go in."

"No rush, no one needs to go in right now."

Rhodes waved his hand, rejecting everyone's suggestions, and turned to look at Aleya.
"Go and hunt some wild rabbits or pheasants, and it would be even better if there were wild deer."

"If there's something inside, we'll lure it out."

"Hey! Great idea!"

Gunle's eyes widened as he looked down at the marks on the ground. "They must have eaten here!"

"Yes, my lord."

Aleya bowed respectfully and led the hunting party into the surrounding woods.

Here, deep in the mountains and forests, there are more herbivores than in the wilderness.

Before long, the hunting party returned with five rabbits and three pheasants.

Rhodes ordered them to gut and display the eight prey at the entrance of the cave, letting the stench of blood permeate the air.

The spear throwers were lying in ambush on the hillside, while the hunting party was on both sides.

Rhodes and the others lay prone at the foot of the hillside, ready to face a heavy blow the moment anything emerged from inside.

However, after waiting for quite some time, there was still no movement from inside the cave.

Instead, a circling figure appeared in the sky.

It was a flock of crows, and they seemed to have their eyes on the game.

Aleya carefully raised her bow and arrow, but Rhode pressed it back down.

Aleya asked doubtfully, "My lord, won't they eat our bait?"

How much can they eat?

Rod smiled. "Besides, they can also be used as bait to lure the spiders in the hole into a false sense of security."

Aleya immediately understood what Rhodes meant.

If the crows are fine after eating it, then even if there are spiders in the hole, they can come out without worry.

After circling twice and finding no danger, the crow flapped its wings and landed, leisurely and wantonly pecking at the flesh.

The crow only took a few bites before clumps of white, viscous substance sprayed out of the cave, landing precisely on the crow!

"Quack quack!"

The crows cried out in panic and struggled desperately!
However, their wings were not enchanted with the Fine Forged Edge, so they could not cut through the spider web. Despite their efforts, it was still to no avail.

"coming!"

Rhodes whispered the order, "Get ready!"

As soon as Rhodes finished speaking, a rustling sound came from the depths of the cave.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of small spiders surged out of the darkness, densely packed, like a black tide rushing towards the bound crow.

The so-called little spider.

Each one is about the size of a small dog.

Their pincers are equally sharp and piercing, easily tearing the crow's flesh apart.

Feathers flew everywhere, and blood splattered.

"Don't rush, there's definitely something big coming up!"

Rod quickly raised his hand to stop the crowd from making a move, "Otherwise, these little guys won't be waiting obediently!"

A small spider demon might be cautious.

The two little spider demons might be cautious.

However, so many people cannot unify their thinking and prevent them from being tempted by flesh and blood.

This means there must be something big controlling them!

As expected, a moment later another adult spider demon the size of a horse emerged!

Its compound eyes gleamed with ferocity, and its chelicerae opened as it lunged at the mass of flesh and blood.

"Do it!"

A sharp whistle rang out, and spears slid down the hillside, sealing the cave entrance shut!

With their escape route blocked, the adult spider demons could only dash forward to dodge!
At this moment, a rain of arrows fell from both sides, hissing incessantly, and the little spiders scattered in panic!
Many small spiders fled down the hillside towards Rhodes's location, and the Winter Guards, carrying their longswords, hurriedly went to meet them!

"Don't even move!"

With a loud shout, Rhodes lifted Ashbringer with one hand and quickly mobilized the scorching energy in his body. The blade of Ashbringer began to emit a faint red light.

The next instant, Rhodes swung his sword fiercely forward, and the Ashbringer, enveloped in flames, slicing through the air with a whooshing sound!

A huge, semi-circular burst of flame erupted from the blade, engulfing the onrushing spiders like a fire dragon!

"Zizzi-"

A violent burning sound rang out, and the little spiders let out a shrill scream!

Their shells cracked under the high temperature, making a crackling sound, and a pungent, burnt smell instantly filled the air!

At the same time, a prompt appeared in front of Rhodes.

[The territory has accumulated fifty tons of wild beasts hunted, five hundred ferocious beasts and five magical beasts hunted, unlocking the entry: Hunting Lord]

(End of this chapter)