After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 140 Upgrade, the ceremony begins!

The upper part is filled with hanging stalactites in a large cave.

The many guard spiders surrounding Ryan once again sprayed out a large amount of spider silk.

These seemingly ordinary spider silks are actually extremely tough and possess explosive properties. Once entangled in this kind of spider silk, the consequences... can be understood by referring to the stalactites broken by shock waves.

Thousands of threads were entangled in it, and what was even more dangerous was that the [higher-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider also arrived not far away, with an attack brewing in her dark mouthparts.

In the crisis, Ryan's eyes were calm.

He took a deep breath, raised his sword, and used [Special Sword Skill - Defense Collision] just before one of the spider threads was about to touch him.

The faint blood light that diffused shook the spider silk away, but after this spider silk, there were more spider silks approaching, and the protection of the "Hegemonic Blood Film" only lasted a very short time. There is simply no way to continue protecting Ryan.

In response to this, Ryan shouted loudly, and the spiritual sound waves that swept away caused the approaching spider threads to stagnate slightly. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ryan, who used the feedback blood energy to complete "a period of charging", used the big sword in his hand to Swinging out hard, the target was the rocky ground beneath him.

"Boom!"

The earth shook, and horrifying cracks spread to all sides. The spreading smoke, dust and gravel blocked these spider threads.

In the smoke and dust, Ryan's hands were covered with blood, and two blood-colored spiral spears appeared in his hands.

Taking advantage of this delay, his blood has been converted into 100 HP, and two basic versions of the "Blood Spear" have been condensed.

This version of the Blood Spear is certainly not enough to deal with the "Higher Three-Star" Princess Blazing Spider, but Ryan's target is not it, but those dark red guard spiders.

The massive consumption of blood caused him to enter a "moderate injury", triggering the second stage of [Secret of the Fire Field lv.1] - damage +10%, and the damage received reduced by 10%.

At the same time, the previous behavior of using special sword skills to resist the spider silk also successfully triggered [Change from defense to offense lv. 3 (max)] - after using the weapon to perform a successful defensive parry, within the next 60 seconds, Damage +20%.

With the blessing of these two major skills, even the basic version of the Blood Spear can explode with powerful power.

[Higher Rank] The Imperial Lady Blazing Spider stood on the spot, trying to sense Ryan's position through the vibration of the spider's silk. The next moment, what reflected in its eight golden compound eyes were two bloody lights that tore through the smoke.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

Two sharp whines sounded in succession, and two dark red guard spiders were pierced by blood spears and nailed into the ground.

Although the spider silk spun out by these guard spiders is not inferior to that of the [upper] Imperial Princess Blazing Spider, in terms of vitality, it is far behind and not on the same level at all.

With just one blow from the blood spear, the two guard spiders went into shock on the spot due to the penetrating injuries and subsequent massive blood loss, and headed towards irreversible death.

There are a total of eight guard spiders surrounding Ryan, two in each of the four directions, southeast and northwest. Now, the death of two guard spiders in the west direction means that a gap has been opened in the encirclement.

Ryan walked quickly through the smoke and dust. When he slashed at the ground before, he had already memorized the positions of all the guard spiders.

After swallowing the piece of meat in his mouth, a faint black flame burned on his body surface and weapons. This was the effect of the [Food War] skill.

——[Food War·Black Roaring Dragon's Sorrow]: Possessed by the black dragon soul, the speed is +20%, and any attack will cause additional strong concussion damage, and there is a chance that the enemy will fall into a "forced stiffness" state.

Under the blessing of black flames, Ryan's speed suddenly increased, causing the spider silk rope spewed by the [upper] Royal Princess Blazing Spider to fall into the air. A large amount of spider silk fell to the ground to form a "cocoon", which then set off a violent explosion.

The air wave came from behind, which actually pushed Ryan's speed to increase further.

His figure rushed out of the smoke and arrived in front of the two southern flanker spiders who were standing close to each other before they could react. During the sprint, the sword that had already completed "a period of charging" swept out. , accompanied by two "pop" sounds in succession, the two guard spiders were like exploding tomatoes, with carapace fragments and flesh flying everywhere.

The death of the four guard spiders caused the [Superior] Royal Princess Blazing Spider to scream furiously. It raised its head and abdomen covered with black-red carapace, opened its mouth, and the next second, a thick pillar of flame spurted out, shooting straight at Ryan.

The blazing flames distorted the air.

Ryan's eyes flashed with a fierce look. Faced with the raging flames, he just took out the [Pure Water Crystal], and then rushed towards the other two Guardian Spiders on the north side without any care.

The big sword swept across, and the two guard spiders died in the shrill wail. At the same time, the flame pillar from behind also caught up with Ryan and swept across his body.

The "water vapor environment" formed by the [Pure Water Crystal] first weakened the power of the flame pillar. The highly condensed flame pillar tore through the "water vapor environment" and fell on Ryan's body.

With the triple blessings of [Thermal Damage Invalidation], [Ceratopsian Armor] and 17 Fire Attribute Resistance, Ryan was only staggered by the impact and did not suffer much burning damage when being strafed by the flame pillar. .

After stabilizing his body, Ryan used his legs and rushed to the last two guard spiders. He swept them with his sword and completely destroyed them.

At this point, all the guard spiders have been killed!

Ryan turned around and faced the [Superior] Princess Blazing Spider, whose compound eyes were filled with boundless anger, and grinned:

"One on one, that's only fair, isn't it?"

"Roar——!" The roar spread layer by layer, and the form of the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider changed to a certain extent.

On the tops of its four pairs of left and right legs, red-red protrusions similar to hot-melt glue were derived. Fine powder fell from these hot-melt protrusions. In the process, the temperature around it began to rise. Not only In this way, these powders also gave Ryan a very unstable feeling that could explode at any time.

A series of changes took place in just an instant. The four pairs of legs of the [Superior] Imperial Lady Blazing Spider raised the head and chest high, exposing the fat belly underneath, which was wrapped in heavy layers of tough spider silk.

In Ryan's narrow eyes, several "cocoons" as tall as a man flew out and hit him.

The red "cocoon" looked like gunpowder about to explode, making people afraid to approach it at all.

So does Ryan.

He stepped back quickly and quickly opened the distance, but the power of the [superior] Princess Blazing Spider's throw was very fast, and three "cocoons" sealed him in the center in a "pin" shape.

In the next moment, the color of the red "cocoon" suddenly deepened, and then there was a terrifying explosion.

Three "red flowers" bloomed, causing the earth to shake. Many stalactites above the cave were loosened by this strong impact, and then fell to the ground.

For a time, dust was flying.

The initiator of all this, the [upper] Imperial Princess Blazing Spider, is like a proud "Emperor", sitting on the throne, sneering and mocking as she watches the offenders in front of her who dare to blaspheme themselves, turn into ashes in the endless flames .

The big explosion destroyed too much spider silk, and also greatly affected the vibration perception of the [Higher] Princess Blazing Spider. However, past experience made it clear that almost no creature can survive in such a big explosion. Survive the explosion.

Even those monsters that are larger than it will be seriously injured and dying if they are forced to eat this big explosion.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

The scene reflected in the eight compound eyes made the [higher-ranking] Princess Chi Spider stunned for a moment.

I saw the little thing wearing strange shell armor (referring to [Ceratopsian Armor]), holding a blood-colored spiral spear that was longer than his height, and making a weird charging movement.

The intense blood flames burned on the spear, and the extreme sharpness gave the [higher-ranking] princess Blazing Spider an instinctive feeling of flinching, even if she hadn't yet touched her body.

But don't wait for it to react.

The bloody spiral spear had been thrown, and almost instantly, the bloody spear arrived in front of it.

"Roar--!"

Amidst the roar, the [Superior] Princess Flame Spider sprayed a large amount of reddish spider silk from its mouthparts, trying to prevent the spear from approaching. At the same time, it pressed its two thick claws in front of it.

"Tear--"

The sound of the spider silk being torn continued to sound, and the next moment, a transparent hole appeared in one of the chelicerae of the [Superior] Royal Princess Blazing Spider. Through this hole, one could even see the stalactites hanging upside down behind it.

This spear full of blood actually pierced the [higher-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider directly.

The severe pain and heavy injuries to the internal organs caused the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider to let out a sharp scream.

A large number of "rustling" sounds sounded, and Ryan's expression froze as he was about to launch an attack.

I saw a large number of small spiders crawling out from the corners in this nest covered with spider silk.

Compared with the eight guard spiders that Ryan killed previously, these little spiders are smaller in size and gray in color.

Judging from the appearance, the general strength is not as good as Wei Spider.

But there are too many of them!

Ryan took a quick look and saw that there were at least hundreds of them, and the fat abdomens of these little spiders were a dazzling red color, like exploding barrels about to explode.

A large amount of spider silk spewed out from the mouths of these little spiders, forming a large criss-cross web, blocking Ryan's ability to jump from high places.

With the help of spider silk, these little spiders moved a little faster. In the high-pitched neighing "play" of the distant [superior] royal princess Blazing Spider, an unprecedented explosion "climax" took place.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

It is difficult to count how many explosions occurred in this second. The blazing flames seemed like a "miniature sun" falling on the ground.

After many years, when the smoke and dust gradually subsided, the cave became riddled with holes. Except for a few that were exceptionally strong, most of the stalactites had fallen to the ground, and a large amount of spider silk was also melted by the high temperature. It turned into a black solidification, filling the air with a strange smell of burnt protein.

At the center of the explosion, a terrifying giant crater with a radius of more than ten meters appeared.

In the center of the giant pit, Ryan was half-kneeling on the ground, with a large amount of blood flowing out from the gaps in his armor.

The vision in front of me became blurred, and even phantoms appeared.

Even with [Chorned Dragon Armor] + [Dragon Helmet] which combined to reduce the damage by 40%, and the special skill [Heat Damage Invalidation] which invalidated the burning damage, Ryan still fell into a state of near death several times.

If it weren't for the "Gluttony Heart" that kept tugging at his bloodline, he would already be a corpse at this moment.

But even so, Ryan's current state is still extremely depressed.

The "Gluttony Level" returned to zero, which meant that he could no longer heal his wounds, nor could he recover his vitality.

[Higher Rank] Princess Blazing Spider's strength far exceeded his expectations.

Although it is only one star higher than the "upper two-star" Black Roar Dragon and Molten Fish Dragon, there is an extremely significant gap in strength.

[Higher Rank] The attack of the Princess Blazing Spider was too powerful and too large in scope. The unreasonable big explosion left no room for dodge at all. Moreover, such a dense explosion, even the "blood" of the special sword skill "Membrane" defense is powerless.

"Kaka...kaka..."

Heavy footsteps were approaching, and the huge body of the [Superior] Princess Blazing Spider came to the edge of the giant pit, overlooking the embarrassed Ryan below, like a high-ranking queen.

Ryan slowly stood up holding the [Great Sword·True Red Crown Horn], facing the approaching [higher] Princess Blazing Spider, his face full of blood, even his retinas were soaked in blood, showing a ferocious smile .

It is true that he is at his weakest at this moment.

But, this is also when he is at his strongest!

Although a big explosion caused Ryan to be seriously injured and on the verge of death, the "team" of the [higher-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider's "team" of little spiders were also exhausted.

Now, the "one-on-one" one-on-one challenge has officially entered.

Ryan's legs were slightly torso, and the muscles on his thighs bulged, like steel cables that had been refined for thousands of years. With a "boom" sound, his body jumped high, reaching a height of more than 20 meters. Level, condescending, the big sword slashed down.

Ryan's actions surprised the [superior] Princess Blazing Spider. She didn't expect that the "ant" who was seriously injured would still have the ability to resist. But as a princess, how could she retreat?

The huge claws were raised and collided head-on with the falling black and yellow sword.

"clang!"

The sound of gold and iron clashed, and Ryan landed smoothly, while the [superior] Princess Blazing Spider, who had not taken a step back, sprayed out a column of high-temperature flames that had been brewing in her mouth.

Different from the previous flame pillar, this time there is a large amount of high-temperature powder around the flame pillar. These powders are extremely unstable and will produce violent explosions once they come into contact with objects.

Ryan rushed forward and entered the belly of the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider. Once the opponent used an explosive attack in this position, he would also be injured. Realizing this, the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider also gave up and continued to spit out flames. Zhu's idea was to shrink his four pairs of legs and press down heavily.

With the terrifying tonnage of its huge body, if it were really suppressed, Ryan would directly turn into a puddle of meatloaf.

The big sword was carried on his shoulder. When he rushed to the belly of the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider, Ryan started to accumulate power. Seeing that the heavy body on his head was about to be pressed down, a faint glow of blood appeared on his body. .

[Special Sword Skill - Collision Attack]

In the face of dense and continuous explosions, special sword skills cannot provide effective defense, but it does not mean that it is ineffective against such a single attack.

Under the counter-shock of the "Hegemonic Body Blood Film", the [high-ranking] Royal Princess Blazing Spider's downward pressure not only ended in failure, but her own body was also pushed up by the counter-shock force.

"Thum-thum-thum!"

After the three stages of charging were completed, Ryan shouted loudly, veins popped out in both hands holding the big sword, and the big sword slashed out hard, colliding with the body of the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider, which was smashed down again.

"Thorn--!"

The imagined sound of metal clashing did not sound.

The three stages of charged heavy slashes that triggered "Knowing Heart" and "Fatal Strike" showed extremely astonishing destructive power. The shell armor that was originally unable to even break through the defense was easily torn apart at this moment.

The black and yellow sword was deeply embedded in the abdomen of the [upper] Royal Princess Blazing Spider, and the concussive damage caused by [Eating War·Black Roaring Dragon's Sorrow] further shattered the tissues and organs in the abdominal cavity.

The vitals were severely damaged, causing the [higher-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider to let out a shrill scream, her body fell to one side, and her whole body curled up.

Ryan's eyes were as cold as ice, and he rushed forward and came to the head of the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider.

The great sword began to charge up, and the spiritual flames surged.

Before the [superior] Princess Blazing Spider got up, she slashed down with another "three-level charge".

But at this moment, one of the sharp legs of the originally crouched Imperial Princess Blazing Spider suddenly protruded and stabbed towards Ryan.

If Ryan insists on attacking, there is no doubt that this foot will penetrate his body.

At the critical moment, a cruel look flashed across Ryan's face.

He is very aware of his current situation - although the sword just now caused heavy damage to the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider, his own condition is also very bad, and his already little physical strength is further strained. If he avoids the opponent's thrust, , the [higher-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider will probably not give him any chance to get close to her after she reacts.

By then, he will undoubtedly be defeated.

But at his current level of physical fitness, the original "Pearl of Fertility" and even the "First-Level Healing Crystal" given to him by Freni are no longer of any use.

Therefore, a quick victory is his only way.

"Crack!"

The big sword slashed down hard, triggering the "Knowing" and "Fatal Strike" sword again, breaking the dark carapace on the head of the [upper] Princess Blazing Spider, and continued to penetrate deeper into it.

But at the same time, the sharp legs also broke through the defense of the [Ceratopsian Armor] and penetrated Ryan's chest.

A large amount of blood poured out of Ryan's mouth. He was already seriously injured and on the verge of death. After receiving this blow, his eyesight began to turn black.

He knew that he was dead.

However, even if he dies, he will drag the [higher-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider into the abyss of death!

"kill!"

Amidst the roar, Ryan's hands continued to exert force, and finally, with a crisp shattering sound, the head carapace of the [Superior] Royal Princess Blazing Spider was completely shattered, and the soft brain tissue inside was exposed in front of the black and yellow sword.

"Pfft!"

The big sword fell, brains splashed out, and the huge body of the [Superior] Princess Blazing Spider suddenly stiffened, and fell heavily to the ground with Ryan's body.

For a time, dust rose everywhere.

"Cough cough..."

In the smoke and dust, the world in front of Ryan's eyes had completely darkened, and his missing chest made it impossible for him to survive.

Even the warmth brought by the upgrade cannot stop the passing of the fire of life.

At the last moment of his life dying, Ryan stretched out his hand and grabbed the object filled with silvery white light.

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A strong sense of weightlessness and falling came, and Ryan woke up suddenly. He opened his eyes and sat up on the bed, with a look of panic remaining in his eyes.

Even after experiencing it so many times, Ryan still couldn't get used to that endless feeling of loneliness.

"call……"

After taking a deep breath and adjusting his mentality, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Although the traveling clone died, in the end, he successfully defeated the "upper three-star" level princess Blazing Spider and achieved a huge breakthrough.

Ryan felt heartbroken when he thought that he had failed to collect the materials for the [high-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider.

When he enters the place he travels to next time, the body of the [Upper Rank] Princess Blazing Spider will most likely be gone. In places such as volcanic areas where food is scarce, the body of the [Upper Rank] Princess Blazing Spider will definitely not be let go by predators. Pass.

"Forget it, there are gains and losses, there are gains and losses..."

Ryan could only comfort himself in this way.

This time the crusade against the "high-ranking three-star" princess Blazing Spider was really difficult. He didn't know if he could succeed if he tried it again.

In the last two close attacks with the sword, if he did not trigger "Knowing Heart" once, he would not be able to win.

It was really difficult for him to survive and collect materials after defeating the [high-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider.

"But it won't be like this next time!"

Ryan's eyes were firm.

With the killing of the [higher] Princess Blazing Spider, the traveling clone was upgraded again.

It has to be said that the "upper three-star" monster is a bit ridiculously strong, but the experience it brings is also very high.

Ryan turned his attention to the panel in front of him.

First, there is the traveling clone.

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[Level]: 15 (36%) → 16 (2%)

[Spiritual value]: 722635→1022635

[Spirituality]: 9.0

【Physique】：127.20→164.3

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With the increase in level, Ryan's traveling clone's [Physique] reached a shocking 164.3!

This is the charm of exponential growth. The further you go, the more terrifying the growth will be with each level.

The growth of the traveling clone's [Physique] was fed back to the main body, which also caused Ryan's main body's strength to increase significantly.

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【Physique】：28.54→36.06

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The other attributes of the body have not changed, except that [Physique] has increased by nearly 8 points.

The power surging within his body made Ryan feel at ease.

Now that the situation on the outlying islands is getting increasingly complicated, only an improvement in strength can make people feel at ease.

After seeing the changes in attributes, Ryan turned his attention to the newly acquired trophies.

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[Trophy: The Princess's Thorns]: A silver-level trophy, the noble Thorns of the Princess Blazing Spider are strange and charming, exuding a magnificent flame that fascinates those who see it. Comes with a special skill [Explosion Resistance lv.2]: Greatly reduces blast damage received.

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After reading the properties of the trophies, Ryan's eyes showed surprise.

This time, the battle with [Higher] Princess Blazing Spider allowed him to truly experience the power of explosive damage.

As for the monsters in the volcanic area, it seems that there are quite a few monsters that can handle explosive damage. Not to mention, the crown-ranked sapphire monster alone has extremely terrifying explosive methods.

Although he is still unable to defeat crowned monsters at the moment, with this special skill, he will be able to walk in the volcanic area much more calmly in the future.

With two major skills: [Heat Damage Invalidation] and [Explosion Resistance lv.2], his resistance to fire and explosion damage has reached its peak.

If he had such a configuration when defeating the [higher-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider, it wouldn't be so difficult for him.

"call……"

After taking a long breath and summarizing the harvest, Ryan stood up and pushed the door open.

At this moment, it was just dawn in the distance, and the time was almost five or six in the morning.

But as soon as he opened the door and walked out, Ryan was stunned.

In the distance of his sight, a golden light pillar rising into the sky suddenly caught his eye.

What happened?

(End of this chapter)