The spider crashed heavily to the ground, landing just one step away from Roxy and the others.
Green blood mixed with red fragments slowly gushed out like a spring from the gaping hole in its head. The nauseating color and sticky texture made anyone who looked at it feel their stomach churning.
Roxy was completely stunned by the terrifying scene just now. After all, the spider had been so close that if it had used its legs, she wouldn't have been able to dodge at all.
This was perfectly normal—when death is imminent, the brain seems to shut down.
At this moment, the expression on Roxy's face gradually shifted from initial terror to shock, and finally to complete blankness.
Just then, Dan Feng quickly strode over to her.
He asked with immediate concern, "Hey, are you okay? Are you hurt?" As he spoke, Dan Feng waved his hand gently in front of Roxy's eyes, trying to snap her out of her daze.
After a long moment, Roxy suddenly shook her head as if jolted back to reality, her eyes slowly regaining clarity.
She took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice steady: "Thank you for your concern. I'm fine."
However, even though she said that out loud, deep down she knew very well that if Dan Feng hadn't arrived in time, she would likely have died right there.
Roxy's gaze involuntarily fell on Dan Feng's face. This was the first time she had observed him so closely.
Dan Feng's features were sharply defined: short black hair that was neat and tidy, a faint red eyeshadow beside his left eye that wasn't very noticeable, a high-bridged nose paired with lips that rarely smiled, giving off a distinctly cold and aloof impression.
For some reason, looking at Dan Feng's face stirred an indescribable feeling in Roxy's heart. Though the feeling was still very faint, it was like a seed quietly planted in the depths of her heart.
For now, she simply found him quite handsome.
At the same time, on the other side, Mayibeia was clinging tightly to Galdaruf.
Her two long, beautiful legs were wrapped around Galdaruf's waist like a snake, while her arms clamped around his neck like iron pincers, as if she feared that letting go would make him vanish.
Galdaruf remained silent, but his flushed cheeks had already betrayed him. Unfortunately, Mayibeia didn't notice anything unusual about him.
"Does this spider have anything valuable on it?" Dan Feng turned to stare at the spider and asked.
"Spider legs and silk are both valuable." Galdaruf stepped forward, patted the spider's steel-hard leg, then took out a small knife and slowly began cutting the purple silk.
But something unexpected happened.
The knife snapped while cutting the silk—the silk itself severed the blade.
"Such tough silk." Galdaruf sighed, then prepared to use water magic to freeze the silk.
"Wait a moment." Dan Feng stopped Galdaruf. Under Galdaruf's gaze, he used Cloud-Piercer to instantly slice through the silk.
"Hm? I didn't even notice—when did you switch spears?" Galdaruf looked puzzled at the weapon in Dan Feng's hand, which faintly exuded a powerful aura. Any ordinary person who saw it would surely be drawn in by Cloud-Piercer.
"I got it unexpectedly not long ago." Dan Feng answered truthfully. The progress bar could also be considered an unexpected gain, right?
As he spoke, Dan Feng glanced at the progress bar.
This glance shocked him—the progress bar had skyrocketed to 15%! Was this because he had used his ultimate technique?
The virtual screen also granted some rewards.
[Progress bar has reached 15%, obtained Talent: An Inch Longer, An Inch Stronger]
[An Inch Longer, An Inch Stronger: Every deepening of understanding toward something will strengthen one's own abilities—for example, mastering a type of magic, thoroughly comprehending the Cloud Rider Spear Technique inside and out, etc.]
"This talent is interesting." Dan Feng read the description of An Inch Longer, An Inch Stronger and formed a basic understanding of it in his mind.
Essentially, it meant that the more one learned, the stronger one became. So wouldn't learning about the world's basic information and stories also count as a form of learning?
"Looks like I'll need to buy a few books and study them properly later." Dan Feng thought to himself.
"This weapon looks extraordinary. You're really lucky, kid." Galdaruf could tell from Cloud-Piercer's appearance that it was no ordinary item—it must have been forged by some master weaponsmith.
"Thanks for the compliment. But let's hurry and collect the materials, then check the surroundings for anything else." Dan Feng said.
Afterward, the four of them began gathering silk around the area.
The collected silk was placed into the bag that Mayibeia was carrying. Fortunately, the silk could be compressed; otherwise, it definitely wouldn't have fit.
After finishing the collection, the four continued checking the nearby caves and found some magic-imbued items, though their abilities were unknown. They weren't sure if they could sell them for a good price.
"When we get back to Millishion this time, selling this labyrinth's intelligence to the Adventurers' Guild should earn us quite a bit." Galdaruf said.
Labyrinths were renewable resources with extremely dense mana, which allowed them to breed powerful monsters.
Adventurers conquered such powerful labyrinths to obtain materials and earn rewards.
Intelligence was therefore the most important thing. Dan Feng and the others had essentially acted as the suicide squad by going in first—most teams that entered first suffered heavy casualties.
That's why most adventurers wouldn't choose to be the first to conquer a labyrinth. The unknown was always the most dangerous.
With a bountiful harvest, the four began their return journey. This labyrinth only had three floors in total, and the monsters inside were only spiders.
"Requests like this that let us demon race take them are really rare. Once we get back, I'm afraid there won't be much to do again." Mayibeia said while carrying her backpack, chatting nonstop with the group.
Roxy was also chatting enthusiastically with Mayibeia.
"Huh? Why is that?" Roxy didn't quite understand what Mayibeia meant. Could it be that demon race weren't allowed to take requests in Millishion?
"The Adventurers' Guild in Millishion is divided into two types: one that only human race can take, and one that both human race and demon race can take. But the requests demon race can accept are extremely few. Conquering labyrinths like this doesn't count as one of the restricted ones, but the normal requests we can usually take are very scarce."
"How can it be like that? What if a human race member takes the request and then the demon race does it together?" Roxy's face was full of disbelief. She never imagined that even the Adventurers' Guild in Millishion had racial discrimination.
Mayibeia shook her head. "If a witness reports that kind of situation, they won't give you the reward."
"How can they do that? That's too unfair." Roxy said. She had originally planned to earn some travel funds in Millishion first before heading to the Central Continent. Now this way of making money as an adventurer had fallen through.
"It's fine, Roxy. The landlady's tavern makes a lot of money. Just talk to her about working there—she'll agree." Mayibeia noticed Roxy's dejected expression upon hearing that she couldn't take requests and immediately came up with another solution for her.
"I guess that's the only way." Roxy nodded. She really had no other options.