Xiao Bai looked at Zhang Chen with excitement.
She seemed impatient, waiting for Zhang Chen's word to rush in and wreak havoc.
Zhang Chen gently shook his head, signaling to wait.
Although they had already detected the enemies as Ghost Face Spiders, mutated type III monsters, they weren't particularly strong, but not weak either.
However, their sheer numbers were an unknown factor.
Moreover, the final boss hadn't been identified yet, so they couldn't afford to fail at this crucial moment.
The smog's visibility was too low; they could only see three meters ahead.
The dense fog also blocked the prompts.
Currently, no information could be gathered at all.
Just as Zhang Chen was feeling lost and without a plan, something suddenly seemed to appear.
Because the chaotic squeaking sounds around them instantly fell silent.
The scene became eerily quiet.
To silence hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of Ghost Face Spiders simultaneously.
This had to be the final boss.
Thinking this, Zhang Chen became even more curious.
Zhang Chen took a few more steps forward.
He happened to see a Ghost Face Spider looking forward with its head tilted, its large posterior facing him, completely unguarded.
"It's you!"
Zhang Chen smiled slightly.
[Dark Vision]!
[Dark Vision]: Allows for temporary control of any creature and infected within sight, and to act from their perspective. During this duration, [Energy Crystal Core] will be consumed. Controlling high-level creatures and infected bodies will consume high-grade crystal cores.
Buzz!
Zhang Chen felt his head spin slightly.
When he opened his eyes again, the world before him became incredibly clear.
Of course, spiders have many eyes, and their way of seeing the world is different from human eyes.
Dark Vision automatically converts the vision of infected and mutated creatures into the human way of perceiving things.
It turned out these spiders could observe prey through the dense fog.
Nearby objects were clearly visible.
As far as the eye could see were densely packed Ghost Face Spiders.
A little further away, they appeared as white shadows, still a dense mass of white, with clear outlines emerging from the fog.
Zhang Chen controlled the spider to turn its head and look at himself.
Hiss... So handsome!
However, his own color was reddish, Xiao Bai was whitish, and Er Pang was Er Pang, with no color difference.
Reddish? Could it be that like the Deep Sea Ripper, they prioritized attacking survivors with high biological energy, hence his red color?
Zhang Chen thought wildly.
"Forget it, let's explore ahead first!"
The surrounding Ghost Face Spiders were too dense, one next to another, packed tightly, leaving no gaps to traverse.
So, Zhang Chen simply stepped on the backs and heads of these spiders.
The perfect control of its eight legs allowed the spider to move rapidly over uneven terrain as if on flat ground.
After crawling for a while, he finally reached the front rank.
Zhang Chen controlled the Ghost Face Spider to find a gap and hide, making himself as inconspicuous as possible.
There were at least tens of thousands of Ghost Face Spiders around.
They were all gathered around a small plaza.
In the plaza was a large cave, so dark that its bottom was invisible.
Beside the cave were several giant Ghost Face Spiders the size of tanks.
They had huge mandibles and thick legs.
Their entire bodies were covered in stiff bristles like steel needles, sharp and tough.
At this moment, a prompt reappeared:
Name: Giant Ghost Face Spider
Level: Mutated Type IV Creature
Skills:
[Basic Fogification]: Can create dense fog, concealing the body within. Large numbers of Ghost Face Spiders can create fog covering a vast area, even temporarily altering the weather.
[Leaping Attack]: Suddenly leaps up to deliver a powerful strike, dealing massive damage, with a chance to stun the target.
[Combat Amplification]: Upon entering combat, its size further increases, and all attributes are greatly enhanced.
Seeing the last description, Zhang Chen felt a bit overwhelmed.
"What a joke?"
They were already the size of tanks, and this was their non-combat state?
They could still amplify?
How big would they become?
This was too outrageous!
Before Zhang Chen could recover from his shock.
A line of prompts slowly emerged from the cave:
Name: Perfectly Evolved Ghost Face Spider
Level: Mutated Type VII Creature
Skills:
[Heavenly Net]: Instantly sprays highly resilient, fire-resistant spider silk, entangling all targets and continuously inflicting poison damage.
[Death Gaze]: Accumulating over 5 seconds of direct eye contact with the Perfectly Evolved Ghost Face Spider causes the target to enter a state of terror, rendering them immobile and uncontrollable, dealing 10% of maximum HP damage per second until the terror effect ends.
[Summon of the Spider Mother]: Can instantly produce thousands of normal Ghost Face Spiders, Giant Ghost Face Spiders, and Evolved Ghost Face Spiders to form a spider army that devours the target.
The energy gained from devouring directly enters the Perfectly Evolved Ghost Face Spider and enhances its self-healing ability.
Currently in a suppressed state, unable to awaken or act, and also immune to all damage. Current accumulated energy to break suppression: 27%!
???
!!!
"Is this cave a monster?"
If there was something inside the cave, the prompt would have indicated what was inside.
It wouldn't have placed a mark directly next to the cave.
This situation had only one explanation: this cave was part of the [Perfectly Evolved Ghost Face Spider]!
All these Ghost Face Spiders were here to collect energy to nourish it.
All to awaken it!
Mutated Type VII Creature?
This thing shouldn't appear at this stage!
Zhang Chen remembered that when he fought the Deep Sea Ripper, it was a mutated type V marine creature.
That creature was practically invincible.
If Zhang Chen hadn't had his overpowered instant-kill skill and lucky cards, he wouldn't have been able to defeat it.
Now, a mutated type VII had appeared, and just looking at its size made Zhang Chen's scalp tingle.
Many of his previous doubts were now resolved.
This cave was likely the mouth of the [Perfectly Evolved Ghost Face Spider], and its body was buried beneath the entire city of Pingze.
The reason why those buildings and streets had shifted must have been because it moved its body slightly before the suppression began.
Looking at these prompts, Zhang Chen was utterly shocked.
"Is this the monster they'll encounter in the next stage of suppression?"
"Then, what level must survivors reach in this stage to withstand the next wave of the apocalypse?"
The thought sent chills down his spine.
Just then, another line of small text slowly emerged from the cave entrance.
But this time, the text wasn't static; it was slowly floating upwards.
This indicated that something was about to emerge from the cave.
Before long, a charming Oriental woman in her thirties, wearing a qipao, slowly walked out. Beside her was a man, the city lord of Pingze, Jiao Qinghe!