After Lu Yuan entered the string of numbers, there was a light "click" as the spring of the mechanical lock core released—it sounded severely rusted and seemed reluctant to open.
With a gentle pull, the metal door emitted a sharp "squeal."
A wave of decayed air rushed towards him.
Decayed pillars, ancient walls, remnants of civilization, ages old.
How much prosperity has hurriedly passed, the time too shallow, how much vigilance, things hurt people.
This ancient atmosphere was indeed a bit intense.
However, just as Lu Yuan was reflecting, a black lightning bolt struck towards his head!
"Fuck!"
A chill shot up from his tailbone to the top of his head.
Lu Yuan's pupils slightly dilated, he hadn't completely lost his senses yet, and was still on guard for a "door-opening attack."
The moment he sensed something was wrong, he immediately activated the "Different Space" ability.
The eerie black creature missed and fell to the ground with a "smack."
Lu Yuan broke out in a cold sweat, hiding in the Different Space, and upon a closer look, it turned out to be a basketball-sized spider!
Eight compound eyes emitted a bloody red glow, sharp fangs, faintly dripping with green venom.
Even more chilling, its back was marked with two eye-like bizarre patterns; just a glimpse of them induced a dizzy sensation, hastening the heartbeat horribly.
"You dare bully me with this kind of crap thing!!!"
If it were the Lu Yuan of a day before, encountering this thing would have scared him half to death, and he would have stayed in the Different Space until the spider completely left.
But now he was in a state of famine, having looked for food for a long time without success.
The terrible hunger made his eyes emit a green light; everything looked like chicken legs to him!
"I'll have to eat bugs when I get back anyway... This spider is a bug too, big and tasty!"
He immediately made his decision.
The moment the spider thought of returning to the house, Lu Yuan fiercely swung his Snake Scale Axe.
"Smack!"
With a sudden rush out of the Different Space, the axe struck the spider's eyes faster than lightning!
"Bang!"
Lu Yuan's pupils contracted; the feel of the axe felt like it had struck an iron ingot, numbing his hand and arm muscles.
But no matter what, the eyes were still a vulnerable spot; with one strike, foul-smelling fluid splattered everywhere.
This monster wasn't dead yet!
It was still alive, attempting to counterattack!
The six spider legs made a motion as if gathering strength.
Veins bulged on Lu Yuan's forehead as he pounced forward, using his size advantage to aggressively pin down the giant spider.
The cold, hard chitinous touch made his scalp tingle.
"Squeal!"
A sharp roar emerged from the spider's mouth.
Lu Yuan had a premonition that if the spider managed to sting him in return, he would be poisoned to death!
This was no time to back down!!
"Die!"
He swung the axe again, chopping at the spider's head.
The Snake Scale Axe let out a very crisp "crack," as if the wood was about to break!
The spider was still struggling!
It was hard to imagine how such a basketball-sized creature could possess such immense strength!
Lu Yuan's originally handsome face was now flushed, his veins bulging, as he fiercely held the creature down, delivering a third and fourth axe blow.
Due to the excessive force used, a piece of the snake scale flew off the wood.
"Die, die already!"
Lu Yuan let out a roar and ruthlessly jammed the wooden handle into the wound, pushing it deeper and deeper!
At that moment… the spider lay on the ground, motionless.
Lu Yuan gasped for air, and after regaining his composure, wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, starting to doubt his life choices…
Did I just lose my mind? Why did I mess with this thing?
Did I just want to eat this thing?
"Can you even eat a spider?"
"If you grill it, it shouldn't be poisonous, right… I remember a delicious dish called 'Grilled Black Widow.'"
As he thought about it, Lu Yuan started looking at the giant spider differently.
His mood suddenly brightened, it could only be described as jubilant!
He weighed it again.
It might weigh about 10 jin!
After removing the shell and guts, there should still be about five jin of meat, right?
Lu Yuan's heart suddenly started to race, the turn of fate was so swift that in that instant he was so excited steam seemed to be coming out of his body.
"Is this a spider? This is clearly a chicken leg! It's a source of happiness!"
"Definitely edible!"
It was only when a cold sentence suddenly appeared that he stopped his celebration.
God's dark humor had started again.
[Your civilization has reached a Unique Milestone: First Hunter of the Ninth Epoch.]
[Unlock condition: First civilization to kill a High-level Extraordinary Life.]
[Congratulations on killing a Ruins Guardian, a High-level Extraordinary Life, the Purgatory Demon Spider.]
[In the vast universe, countless civilizations compete for survival, in the immense space-time, a trillion creatures vie for dominance. In almost infinite space-time, some high beings stand out, powerful enough to hunt a civilization.]
[But the roles of hunter and prey can always be reversed. Congratulations, First Hunter of the Ninth Epoch.]
"What the hell?" Lu Yuan was stunned. This spider can destroy a civilization?
And I just randomly hacked it to death?
What a load of bull!
Then, he couldn't help but laugh and cry, realizing God must have bugged out again.
It had only been the second day since Pangu Continent opened.
This spider was still in its juvenile phase, it needed decades or even a century to mature, or perhaps produce a whole batch of offspring, to truly have the power to destroy a civilization.
But old Lu didn't play by the rules, charging into the ruins on the second day and slaughtering it.
If this spider had any intelligence, it would definitely curse Lu Yuan loudly, Why did you have to show up here?
Shouldn't you have let me mature for a while?
I really can't handle this Old Liu.
[You have obtained a Unique Milestone reward: Storage Space. It allows you to create a personal space that almost stops time flowing within, perfectly preserving your trophies.]
[The size of the Storage Space depends on your personal ability.]
[Your civilization has received a Unique Milestone Points reward: 5000 points. (This feature is not yet activated)]
"Give me a combat Ability!!!" Lu Yuan howled.
He had realized that God seemed not to grant combat abilities, at most providing some auxiliary abilities.
Of course, be it "Pioneer's Eye," "Explorer's Eye," or "Storage Space," all were very powerful abilities, especially valuable to a civilization.
But for Lu Yuan, would he trade it for a bowl of beef noodles?
Uhm…
Definitely not!
He now had a spider to eat, only a fool would trade!
But if trading those three abilities could get God to send him back to Earth, he would definitely make the trade!