The Great Merchant in the Cataclysm Chapter 245:

Chapter 245: Major Hidden Danger

He had considered that there might be so mutated baby spiders that were lucky enough not to be soaked in gasoline, but he felt that even so, the large amount of toxic gas and heat would be enough to turn them into corpses, the only difference being between charred and uncharred bodies.

Zhang Mu had a thought in his mind, he avoided the mutated wolfhound, leaped down along the edge of the big pit, slid down to the bottom on the black and yellow mixed soil, following the dog pawprints of the mutated wolfhound, Zhang Mu arrived at a place that had already been dug open by the wolfdog.

Zhang Mu finally understood why so many mutated spiders could escape. There was a sewage pipe connected to an abandoned factory, even though it was blocked. The environnt here was very damp and the depth from the ground added to the difficulty of the fire spreading. Even if the fire reached this area, with its thin and damp air, it would slowly die out.

There were small holes on the ground nearby, probably made by the hurried mutated spiders. The mutated wolfhound used its earth-elent power to enlarge one of the holes.

Zhang Mu slowly walked into the dark hole, crouching down. He used the flashlight from his Era rchant Ring to look around, not daring to use an open fla in case there was sothing special in the air.

The cave had a bad sll and was very damp, making it hard to breathe. Luckily, Zhang Mu’s body was highly adaptable, so he wasn’t extrely uncomfortable.

He arrived where the mutated wolfhound had been because there were no more paw prints ahead. It seed eager to show off to Zhang Mu.

There was indeed a pile of discarded shells from the mutated spiders, matching the hundreds ntioned by the mutated wolfhound, all stacked densely in a corner.

Suddenly, Zhang Mu’s flashlight flickered, revealing a body that looked different from the rest.

He slowly approached, crouched down, and used the flashlight to observe it closely, having a sudden realization.

The body in this corner was not just a shell, but the actual dried-up body of a mutated spider. Most of its flesh had withered away, with few intact spider legs remaining.

The number of bodies in this group is probably hundreds, compared to those shells, there are just a little more.

Zhang Mu faintly guessed the truth, there may be over a thousand mutated spiders in this dark cave, but the ones that Zhang Mu burnt to crispy were already damaged mutated spiders, becoming food for their kind.

The unfortunate mother sacrificed her body for her children, even though she contained a huge amount of energy, but this energy, no matter how huge, was divided among the five-digit spiders, not enough for these spiders to complete their first evolution. Therefore, the instinct to survive made them look towards their injured fellow beings for hope. The hope for life always goes to the more capable, this is an unchanging law of nature, even their own kind, at the face of death, they won’t care.

“I didn’t expect these spiders to quickly complete their first evolution in this way, probably this is the only way for them to escape from the fire, it’s really unforeseen, there is actually a place here where they can catch their breath. I should have stayed a little longer.”

Zhang Mu felt so regret, this cave gave those spiders a chance at life. He had just observed that at the end of the cave, there was a passage leading to a sewer, covered with a layer of sticky plants, around which one could see body parts of mutated spiders and a pile of tangled spider silk left behind.

These plants were probably not friendly, for the mutated spiders who could only launch simple attacks, it was like an insurmountable barrier.

After the mutated spiders found no breakthrough here, they relied on their evolved shells to rush out of the slightly weakened sea of fire and leave.

Zhang Mu’s guesses were almost the sa as the truth of the matter, the traces of spider silk were enough for him to draw many conclusions.

Zhang Mu walked back along the path he ca from, and his expression was sowhat heavy when he reached the surface.

Just as Zhang Mu was about to jump without saying a word, Yuan Rui, who was waiting, along with Hao Hao, ca over. Yuan Rui stared at Zhang Mu, relieved to see him unhard. She asked, “Sir, what happened earlier? You looked so nervous. Is there a serious issue with the spiders?”

Yuan Rui had a feeling and Zhang Mu thought there was no point in hiding it from them. He said directly, “A group of mutated spiders escaped and survived after evolving.”

“How could this happen? The fire was so big, we almost died here. Can’t the fire kill those monsters?”

Yuan Rui seed to find it hard to believe. The massive fire Zhang Mu created left a deep impression on her.

But Hao Hao’s eyes looked excited, “Mr. Zhang, does this an when I grow up, I can find these monsters and avenge my mother myself?”

Zhang Mu chuckled to himself, Hao Hao’s words really interrupted his thoughts.

Before, he was considering whether to continue chasing the mutated spiders.

Now, he faced two problems. One was that it had been a long ti and there were many of them. Zhang Mu wasn’t sure if they, having evolved once, would still act as a group. If they scattered and with so much ti passed, it would be like drawing water with a bamboo basket. The other issue was that he had to quickly complete the Era rchant mission and open up the authority for junior agents.

Oh well, just a few hundred. He had panicked with tens of thousands before. Zhang Mu smiled and told Hao Hao, “These little things, if the numbers are not enough, it’s normal for them to be treated as snacks by others outside. Even if so are left behind, let Hao Hao deal with them.”

Hao Hao’s eyes sparkled with excitent as he expressed his hope of seeking revenge himself, saying, “Let grow up quickly too.”

Although it was a bit amusing to see Hao Hao’s excited and serious look, Zhang Mu still felt a lingering sense of oppression in his heart.

It seems that this batch of mutant spiders may really cause big problems in the future, otherwise my intuition wouldn’t give this feeling.

Oh well, nothing can be done about it. Let’s take it step by step, there are more important things to do.

Without lingering or looking back, Zhang Mu imdiately left the town with Yuan Rui and continued on their way back to Luo Yang City.