Chapter 191

Without Mogansha as a scout, Fang Senyan had no way to learn much about the surroundings. He could only enter the abandoned village alongside Reef, beginning a hasty search.

Pushing open a door, he was met with the smell of decaying wood. On the nearly rotten floor, a small, vibrant grass grew. Above it, a large hole in the roof allowed rain to nourish it, while the surrounding walls protected it from the elements.

Sensing the grass was unusual, Fang Senyan plucked it. A notification appeared: "You have obtained a Green Spot."

Green Spot
Category: Herb
Description: A plant that grows in the nostrils of the swamp. It has adapted to harsh environments over the years and possesses the ability to resist them.

Use: Consuming this green herb will instantly restore 33% of your health and grant resistance to natural disasters for the next 100 minutes.
Note: The effects will disappear when the herb withers. It is best consumed within 48 hours.

Hint: You may be able to create more potent drugs by combining it with other herbs in specific ratios. Of course, you must first obtain other herbs.

As Fang Senyan was about to speak, Reef approached, frowning. "This place is deserted, but something feels off."

Fang Senyan nodded. "You're right. Logically, this should be a key route into the hinterlands. The Dubaians, no matter how primitive, should understand that. The existence of this village proves it. Look at the tall watchtower. There's no reason for them to abandon it."

Reef added, "I did a quick search and noticed something else. They retreated in an organized manner, taking all their belongings. All that's left are the houses. Those white pottery pieces with patterns should be valuable, but I haven't seen a single one."

Fang Senyan pondered, then walked a few steps. He picked up something that looked like a dried leaf, but it turned out to be hardened skin! Human skin!! His eyes flashed. He was about to speak when a scream echoed from outside! The scream abruptly stopped, like a chicken having its throat cut!

Reef roared, "Damn it, my slave!"

He charged out, raising his shield. He had activated his special ability, "Guts." The wooden building Fang Senyan and Reef had been in shattered as he burst out! It was already on the verge of collapse due to the harsh environment. The added force caused it to crumble, raising a cloud of dust.

Reef's slave now had a monster the size of a washbasin attached to his neck!

The monster had striking yellow and red stripes, centipede-like legs, and resembled a vicious spider. Its eight claws, sharp like a crab's, gripped the slave's neck tightly. It also had a long scorpion-like tail.

The slave's eyes rolled back, and a large lump swelled on his neck, as if he had been stung! Fang Senyan quickly used his helmet's detection ability and obtained first-hand information.

"Mutated Spider Crab."
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"Description: Long ago, when the Dubai Giant Swamp was still a bay, a highly poisonous spider crab thrived here, dominating the region. After significant geological changes and various influences, this spider crab gradually mutated into an even more terrifying creature. They move in groups, possess high intelligence, understand how to choose favorable environments to fight, and mercilessly hunt all prey that enters their territory!"

Despite only obtaining basic information, Fang Senyan immediately realized something.

"They move in groups!!"

He shouted, "Be careful! Everyone retreat to the building to my left. Mbenga, take them there now! Reef and I will cover you!"

Reef swung his lightsaber at the mutated spider crab on his slave's neck. The creature retracted its eight legs and leaped away, revealing a transparent silk thread attached to its rear!

Reef cast the "Armor of Faith" ability on the injured, poisoned slave and tossed him towards the east, towards the largest, sturdiest wooden shed in the abandoned village, where Fang Senyan wanted them to go. Then, he urged the other slaves to enter with him for temporary shelter.

Fang Senyan took a deep breath. His perception was much stronger than Reef's. He could clearly sense rustling sounds approaching rapidly from all directions! They were in deep trouble. The mutated spider crabs were likely numerous!

Fang Senyan and Reef stood back-to-back, guarding each other, and retreated into the largest wooden shed. It appeared to be where the elders of the Dubaians had held meetings. The embers in the fireplace were still there, the gray-white ash clumped together like human bones. Fang Senyan kicked the wooden wall made of pillars. It seemed sturdy enough and not easily broken by creatures of that size. Even among these primitive people, class consciousness was deeply ingrained, and the leaders enjoyed better living conditions.

A pungent, fishy smell filled the air again. The soft, damp ground, covered in withered weeds, bulged with oval mounds the size of basketballs. Soil and rotting leaves were scattered as the mounds moved rapidly. Something was moving swiftly beneath the surface.

The meeting hall had no door. Reef stood at the entrance, raising his shield to cover his face, a one-man fortress. Fang Senyan stood behind him. They now had some resistance to the abnormal state of this world, but this was the core area of the Dubai Giant Swamp. The difficulty had likely increased from A to A+. If they continued deeper, it would inevitably become even higher, perhaps even a terrifying S-level!

Watching the mutated spider crabs frantically moving underground, Fang Senyan was on high alert!

An unprecedented sense of gravity weighed on him. He usually relied on "borrowing strength" to overcome difficulties, as in the Lord of the Rings and Avatar worlds. But now, he had no strength to borrow! No power to seek!

The greatest difficulty he had faced before was the StarCraft world of the Zerg, facing the Queen of Blades' personal guard. Even then, he had the hydralisks and zerglings of the Blackthorn Clan to help. But now? In an A+ difficulty world, his only support was Reef's three slaves, one of whom seemed useless. Even Mogansha, a core member, was out of the fight.

"What to do?" The thought raced through Fang Senyan's mind.

The hungry mutated spider crabs had located their prey and were swiftly surrounding them from beneath the damp, soft soil. In their large abdomens, amines and cyanides were being rapidly secreted by glands, merging into a digestive juice. They anticipated their sharp fangs piercing the prey's skin, reaching the red muscle layer, and injecting the paralyzing substance to dissolve everything edible into a yellowish-white liquid, which they would then suckle contentedly.

"Puff, puff..." Driven by hunger, the bizarre creatures began to exert themselves, scattering withered branches, leaves, and soil. At least four mutated spider crabs shot out of the ground, their long, sharp legs extended in the air, trailing a glistening silk thread behind them. Their target was Reef, who stood guarding the entrance of the shed!

Reef was prepared. He slashed his sword at one of the mutated spider crabs and immediately raised his dark gold shield! Amidst the radiance, the three mutated spider crabs, no matter how hard their shells or sharp their fangs, could not bite through the shield at once and staggered back, dazed.

At the same time, Fang Senyan advanced instead of retreating. He used his right hand to protect his eyes and other vulnerable parts of his face, and rushed towards the mutated spider crab that Reef had struck, slashing down with his left hand!

With a crisp "crack," the bizarre creature could not withstand the power of the Cole Weighted Saber. Green fluid splattered as the blade struck, and a large chunk of its hard shell caved in, with white pulp seeping out from the cracks. It looked like a Yangcheng Lake crab that had been stepped on. It was half-dead, and another strike would surely finish it off!

However, Fang Senyan's face changed dramatically, even more so than before he had struck the blow!!!