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However, such high-level prey wouldn't be killed so easily; even with its strength halved, the Spiked Whip Spider Queen still managed to forcefully pull the Mechanical Spear out from its back with its front claws.

Bright green blood gushed from its wounds, thoroughly enraging it, as all four of its front eyes locked onto Boggy.

Boggy showed no signs of panic, drawing another Mechanical Spear from her back. The one she'd thrown just moments ago was picked up from a fallen Black Horn Hunter, but this spear was her own.

Taking advantage of the Spiked Whip Spider Queen's reduced attributes, Boggy engaged in a hit-and-run fight, seizing opportunities to stab several more holes in its body.

But the 15 seconds of the vulnerability state came to an end, and the Spiked Whip Spider Queen regained its formidable strength.

Its speed suddenly surged, attempting the same attack again by thrusting two of its limbs at Boggy, one of which was intercepted by a Water Shield in front of her.

The other was dodged by Boggy as she ducked, but then came those pincer-like front claws.

During that brief interval, Boggy erected four more Water Shields; three were destroyed on impact, but the fourth triggered [The Last Rampart]'s damage immunity effect, blocking a pincer for her.

Just then, another Sand Soil Puppet created by Seta arrived, seizing the remaining pincer.

Boggy didn't use her Mechanical Spear but pulled out the Chef's Knife lent to her by Ma Lu from her waist. She leapt from the ground and viciously slashed at the pincer.

The Chef's Knife, designed to cut through any ingredient, cleanly severed the pincer.

At the same time, Sadie found an opportunity to shoot thorns, exploding both eyes on one side of the Spiked Whip Spider Queen's face.

The scales of victory began to tip towards the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group, but just then, an unexpected change occurred!

The Spiked Whip Spider Queen, sensing danger, split open the rear of its abdomen, unleashing a swarm of small spiders.

Not only were those close to it like Boggy and Seta affected, but Ma Lu and Mai Mai at the entrance of the stone hall were also caught in the chaos, scrambling to dodge the spiders, and during the confusion, Ma Lu even got bumped into.

Fortunately, although the small spiders were numerous and intimidating, their combat strength was ordinary, not much stronger than regular spiders, and their pincers and spines couldn't pierce the Hunting Clothes.

So as long as one was careful not to let them crawl on one's face, it wasn't a big problem.

Ma Lu stomped on quite a few with his shoes, while Little Grey, as if blessed with divine strength like a roaming swordsman, showed off impressively.

It carved through the spider swarm, avenging its earlier shame.

Agile and boosted by [Loyal Companion], Little Grey was untouchable by the spiders, which were simply smacked away one by one.

Little Grey burst them like balloons, and the small spiders didn't last long before the combined efforts of everyone eradicated them.

The Spiked Whip Spider Queen wasn't faring much better; Boggy chopped off four of its legs and another pincer, completely eliminating its ability to fight back.

Shortly afterward, Seta's Sand Soil Puppet mounted and pummeled the Queen, and it didn't take long for her to breathe her last, contributing another Golden Blessing to Ma Lu.

[Power Bank: There's a 50% chance for team members to use Psychic Powers at zero cost.]

This Golden Blessing was simple and unadorned but very practical, effectively enhancing the team's endurance.

Even for a member like Mai Mai, who dealt in one-shot deals, with some luck, they could possibly unleash their ultimate move repeatedly.

The only regret, perhaps, was that it couldn't synergize with [Super Mimicry Show].

The mimic effect within that blessing is set to refresh every two hours, regardless of the amount of Psychic Power available.

After the death of the Spider Whip Queen, everyone's gaze swept the stone hall, searching for the legendary secret treasure.

However, no place for stashing treasure was found until Seta used the Sand Soil Puppet to knock down that pile of bones, revealing a stone door.

The moment Jinjian saw that stone door, his eyes burned with fervor, and then he noticed everyone from the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group was watching him.

"According to the agreement, it's time for you to bring out the key," Ma Lu said.

Jinjian bared his teeth, and with his unique magnetic voice, he said, "Knowing who I am, you should never have taken my word for granted."

"Are you thinking of going back on your word?"

"Let me tell you another secret," Jinjian said with a radiant smile. "I am indeed a Beast-Series Psychic Power User, but my psychic ability isn't to control beasts, it's to change color."

"Change color?"

"That's right. Do you know there's a little lizard in the desert that can change its body color to match its surroundings? My ability is quite similar to that. By touching other hunters, I can temporarily grasp the target's psychic power, taking control of wild beasts which was the power I had previously mastered."

His words made everyone's expression change, as most of them were hearing about such a bizarre psychic ability for the first time.

Ma Lu's expression also changed but into something rather peculiar.

He had not expected Jinjian's psychic ability to be somewhat similar to [Super Mimicry Show], though it wasn't as heaven-defying; it was still quite formidable among the psychic powers he had come across.

"The handshake you wanted with me earlier... was that to learn my ability?"

Jinjian laughed proudly upon hearing that. "Although you were reluctant to shake hands with me, I still managed to touch you while those little spiders were running around. Your electric psychic power is indeed very strong, stronger than I imagined, but now it's mine! Hahaha!!!"

"Are you sure?"

Ma Lu was not a Psychic Power User; all his abilities were bestowed by blessings, though he always claimed his psychic power was Meat Pigeon.

So when Jinjian spoke, Boggy and the others grew tense, and Sadie had already aimed her right arm at Jinjian.

Without wasting words, Jinjian immediately pointed at Sadie, exclaiming, "Die!"

Sadie, feeling nervous at being targeted, also instinctively fired Thorns.

Suddenly, the smile on Jinjian's face froze.

No electricity flowed from his fingertips, while Sadie's Thorns had already hit his chest.

Confusion painted Jinjian's face as he couldn't understand why his infallible color-changing ability was ineffective this time.

Could it be the target's electric psychic ability required some condition to be released? But Jinjian had clearly seen Ma Lu release electricity with his bare hands, without using anything.

That was the reason he had pinned all his hopes on Ma Lu, but now he had lost the bet.

Jinjian still wanted to use his excellent eloquence to recover from this unfavorable situation and propose a new deal acceptable to both sides.

But one of the Thorns had already pierced his heart.

The deputy leader of Black Horn opened his lips, but ultimately he said nothing, falling backward.

With an apologetic look, Sadie whispered, "I'm... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it."

"It's okay, what's done is done. He was asking for it, being dishonest first," Ma Lu said. "It's just a shame we didn't get the key out of him."