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Boggy seemed to want to say something, but Ma Lu cut in before her, "I think that's acceptable."

"Oh, you must be the mysterious deputy leader of the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group," Jinjian said. "We are both deputy leaders, it seems we have quite a bit in common, but no offense, I would like to know how much weight your words carry within your hunting group."

"His opinion is my opinion," Boggy replied.

"The deputy leader saved my life. I will always support him," Seta immediately stated.

"I do as well," Sadie chimed in.

"I've always been a cheerleader for both the leader and the deputy," Mai Mai said with a hand on her hip.

"Very good, very good," Jinjian extended his hand. "It seems we can make a deal. According to the Hunter's Code, we must stake our hunters' honor. If one side breaks the promise, they will be spurned by all, lose the favor of the Hunting God, and never bag valuable quarry again."

"No need for a handshake. You're not exactly trustworthy, and who knows what sneaky ideas you might have," Ma Lu said. "But I am willing to accept your deal."

A hint of mockery flickered across Jinjian's face. "Don't be like that, you can't be that cowardly. I'm surrounded by you. You already know about my psychic power. What trouble could I possibly stir up now?"

"Well, that remains to be seen," Ma Lu mused. "In any case, I've already agreed to your terms. It's up to you whether to continue the deal or not."

Jinjian shrugged. "Alright, then I'll trust you this once. You seem like an honorable man."

And so, two men bereft of hunter's honor made their dubious promises to each other.

Following that, Boggy stepped forward and searched Jinjian thoroughly, confiscating anything that could potentially be used as a weapon.

She even tied up his hands with a rope.

Throughout this, Jinjian kept murmuring complaints and mocking the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group for being overly cautious, but he did not resist and let himself be controlled.

Then he led the way, bringing everyone to the stone hall where the Mother Spider was located.

"Inside there's a tough customer, the leader of those Spiked Leg Tailless Scorpions outside. You have to defeat it to get the secret treasure."

The Traveler's Bracelet's scan confirmed that Jinjian wasn't lying; the creature inside the hall was named [Spiked Whip Spider Queen], a 4-star ingredient, on par with the Lava Giant Lizard.

It ranked one whole star above the regular Spiked Leg Tailless Scorpions.

Jinjian then looked at Ma Lu, "Of course, with your frightening telekinesis power, dealing with this Mother Spider shouldn't be a problem for you."

"Don't test me, I won't make a move this time."

Although [Super Mimicry Show] was powerful, it had a 2-hour cooldown, and Ma Lu was still waiting for it to refresh. He also signaled Mai Mai with his eyes, telling her not to rush in.

Ma Lu didn't think that Jinjian would willingly give away the secret treasure that was almost within his grasp. The man surely wouldn't honor the deal without some sort of trickery.

Sure, since he cared so much about the electric field, Ma Lu intended to save Mai Mai's electric field for him.

Although the Spiked Whip Spider Queen was a formidable 4-star, Boggy, Seta, and Sadie were also laden with blessings. As long as they made preparations in advance, they should be capable of winning this battle.

Boggy first created seven water shields, which hovered in front of him, then took the Young Flame Lizard and Chef's Knife passed to him by Ma Lu and hooked them on his waist, adopting a defensive stance.

After waiting for about three minutes, under the effect of [Charge with Hits], his strength bonus had reached 1562%.

Boggy then nodded to Seta, who created a Sand Soil Puppet and manipulated it to enter the stone hall, paving the way and drawing fire.

The Sand Soil Puppet made its way to the center of the stone hall, along the way encountering the carcasses of various wild beasts, including a Grey-Spotted Cheetah that was so mutilated only half of its body remained, a grisly death indeed.

However, these scattered bones helped guide the Sand Soil Puppet, which continued forward, ultimately encountering the massive black silhouette atop the mound of bones.

It sat like a king upon a throne made from piles of bones.

As a telekinetic creation, the Sand Soil Puppet wasn't frightened by this eerie scene. Swinging its fist, it viciously smashed the head of the Spiked Whip Spider Queen, surprisingly shattering her skull with ease.

But beneath the skull, there was nothing.

On top of the bone pile, there was only an empty exoskeleton.

Spiked Whip Spider Queens have a habit of molting, and as they grow, they shed their old exoskeleton when it becomes too tight.

They secrete bodily fluids to form new skeletons, then dissolve the connective tissue between the new and old skeletons, shedding the old exoskeleton like removing clothing.

Realizing the dire situation when the Sand Soil Puppet hit the old exoskeleton, Seta tried to get the puppet to turn around, but before the command could be issued, the puppet was knocked over by a tremendous force.

The puppet's ribs were instantly pierced by limbs, then forcibly torn apart by two robust pincers.

The Spiked Whip Spider Queen ultimately revealed herself.

Her appearance was odd indeed—a spider with 8 eyes, 8 legs, but also equipped with a scorpion's pincers, allowing her to attack like a scorpion.

However, she lacked a scorpion's tail spike and her size dwarfed the ordinary Spiked Whip Spider Queen that Boggy and the others had encountered before—the legs alone were 4 meters long and bristled with dense, backwards-facing spines.

To be struck by one would likely lead to a gruesome fate.

After pouncing on the Sand Soil Puppet, the Spiked Whip Spider Queen intended to relish its meal, but biting down, she got only a mouthful of sand.

She soon realized she'd been tricked and spat out the sand from her mouth, set to find a new target, only to suddenly feel weak and powerless.

[No Spitting Anywhere: During combat, any party that spits indiscriminately, friend or foe, has a 33% chance of entering a weakened state for 15 seconds. In this weakened state, strength, speed, stamina, and response time are reduced by 50%.]

This was another of the blessings Ma Lu possessed, initially intended for Jinjian and his subordinates. Unexpectedly, it turned out the people from Black Horn had quite decent manners.

Instead, it was the Spiked Whip Spider Queen who got caught out, though strictly speaking, it couldn't be blamed since anyone with a mouthful of sand would desperately want to spit it out.

Boggy, with his hunter's keen instincts, immediately caught onto the abnormal state of the Spiked Whip Spider Queen. Guided by his hunting instincts, he sprang into action, charging ahead with cover from Sadie and Seta, and hurled his mechanical spear.