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The two of them lingered inside the cavern for a short while longer, not daring to move until all sound outside had vanished entirely. Only then did Dong Rui whisper, “We can go now.”
He Lingchuan drew his blade and slashed twice in quick succession, neatly severing the spider webs sealing the entrance.
Ordinary blades would have been helpless against these webs, but Fleeting Life cut through them as though they were nothing more than mist.
He did not stop there. He stirred and shredded the remaining strands as well, making sure no one would be snagged by any lingering stickiness. After that, the two of them draped the black cloth over themselves and lay flat atop the monster puppet’s back.
Dong Rui had already rubbed spider molts and legs all over the cloth beforehand, thoroughly masking any trace of human scent. He patted the monster puppet’s head and murmured, “Go.”
Once it began to move, what other creatures would see was simply a spider with a slightly arched back.
Besides, Zhu Erniang’s spider guards had never been identical to begin with. There was plenty of natural variation among them, so this small difference drew no attention at all.
Carrying the two men, the monster puppet sped through the winding maze toward the nest entrance, far faster than any human could r...
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