Chapter 165：1977

This comment sparked a great uproar on the Star Network, the netizens simply couldn't understand where the Aldrich family's sense of superiority came from. In their eyes, all the men under them were animals they could lead to the slaughter.

The netizens were speechless, unable to even post a comment, only a series of ellipses or eating feces emoji's could sum up their mood.

The forces under the Aldrich family were also too speechless to shout in anger. They flatly rejected the summons from the Aldrich family's owner and reach a consensus among themselves – the Aldrich family was not worthy of their continued allegiance.

Old Aldrich's hair was worried white. He constantly called the terminal, only getting a busy tone, his heart couldn't help but sink to the bottom. The Aldrich family looked like an unstoppable beast, but it all depended on the people at the bottom, if one day those people were no longer willing to support Aldrich, this leviathan would fall directly from the clouds to the ground, and that kind of situation could only be described as 'tragic'.

He never thought that his most promising son would ruin his many years of effort in just one or two sentences. He opened the Star Network, watching Barnett's situation with an almost loathing mood.

Barnett had grabbed the weakest doctor and was trying to strangle him. His face was twisted, his eyes frantic, he had apparently lost his mind. In a case like this, the executive responsible for arresting him had the authority to kill him.

So Osborne moved, he twisted Barnett's arm and punched him directly in his heart, then he faced the camera and solemnly said, "In order to protect the lives of all people present, General Osborne Matthew, according to the provisions of Article 1209 of the Lennon Imperial Military Law, the murder of suspect Barnett Aldrich. All relevant evidence will be immediately sealed in order to be investigated by the military court."

He commanded the soldiers to protect the scene in an orderly manner, then bowed to everyone at the other end of the screen.

No one blamed him, in fact they applauded, but the leader of the Aldrich family had red eyes. He knew that Osborne had done it intentionally, with his strength, it was not difficult to subdue a mad Barnett, he could've just hit his pressure points and knock Barnett into a coma, bringing him back alive. But he didn't do that, instead he chose to directly kill him.

He had made his position clear – the Matthew family was not afraid to make the Aldrich family their enemy, and he has already launched a challenge.

His every move was in line with the law, even if Old Aldrich was mad, he couldn't do anything to him.

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The scattered team members returned, Zhou Yun Sheng led them to beat up monsters, while also paying attention to the outside news, after seeing the report on Osborne killing Barnett, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

It wasn't obvious, but that guy with an upright face was, in fact, very ruthless, only those following him could find the complete inconsistency ah. He silently sighed and put the matter aside.

After thirteen days of travel, they finally arrived near the rendezvous site.

"Full speed ahead, there are comrades surrounded by phantom spiders, they need rescue." Zhou Yun Sheng monitored the danger and didn't hesitate to run to the danger site.

As previously stated, the magic flower mantis was a very high level Zerg with almost no natural enemies on CT073, but the key word was 'almost', coincidentally, the only monster that could make them feel fear was the phantom spider.

The phantom spider fed on humans and all kinds of high-level Zerg, and they could spray a very tough and sticky web that could only make those unfortunate enough to get caught in it wait for death. The spider web became more and more resilient and sticky the more the prey struggled, until the prey was unable to move a single hair.

At this time, the phantom spider would slowly walk over, spraying its corrosive venom onto the prey, melting the prey into a lump of meat to be eagerly sucked clean.

They always nested in groups, spraying their spider webs at an overwhelming rate, even a spacecraft could get stuck in it and be unable to break free, not to mention humans. It was tantamount to meeting death.

Darren knew that he wouldn't be able to rescue his companions and planned to call the rescue team. He took out his helper buzzer but couldn't bring himself to press it- whoever pressed theirs would be automatically disqualified. He'd finally arrived at the finish line, why should he give up his victory?

He gritted his teeth and put away his helper, catching up to Cecil. Perhaps the trapped group had already pressed their helpers, and the rescue team would arrive soon. He hoped for a lucky break.

But unfortunately, those people had long been firmly trapped in the spider web, they couldn't even move a finger, forget about pressing the helper. The viewers on the Star Network saw more than a dozen phantom spiders slowly crawling down from the treetops, their mouths dripping venom, small corroded pits appearing in the soil, and felt like their hearts were about to burst.

They were sending messages to the school, asking them to send someone to rescue the candidates, when they noticed that Cecil was running in despite the danger, then they felt anxious to pull him out of the screen.

The only happy ones was probably the Aldrich family. They did everything possible to delay the rescue team, hoping that by the time the rescue team arrived, Cecil would have already been eaten by the phantom spiders.

"Don't come, we met phantom spiders, run away!" A candidate who was glued to the spider web heard the footsteps and quickly tried to warn them. His selfless act made Zhou Yun Sheng even more determined to save them.

Even if it was more than a dozen phantom spiders, they were not difficult to deal with. He abandoned his particle gun and dual wielded his energy swords, just as he entered the range of the spider ambush, the spiders shot down overwhelming web sprays from the trees.

The audience on the Star Network screamed helplessly, but the tragic scene they expected didn't happen. Cecil dodged the ubiquitous spider webs with incredible speed. He ran through the gaps between the spiders' webs, waving his energy sword and splitting them into pieces. He jumped up and down, his actions nimble, and he somehow managed to jump on the back of a phantom spider, fiercely plunging his energy sword into its head.

But the phantom spiders were Zerg of tenacious vitality, even if their bodies were pierced, and their heads were cut off by an energy sword, they could survive for several hours. In those few hours, they relied on the villi on their legs to identify the prey's position, determined to drag the prey into hell with them.

They were more difficult to deal with than the magic flower mantises.

Zhou Yun Sheng was only probing them, he quickly jumped off and ran toward a phantom spider who was preparing to absorb the candidates.

The Star Network audience was severely shocked by his sharp skills, but they still feared the phantom spiders' perverted vitality, they grabbed the screen and frantically shook it, praying that Cecil would quickly escape. They liked him too much, he was like a beam of light, so dazzling, carefree and uninhibited, brightening up his surroundings.

"What about the others? Where did Cecil's team go? Damn, a group of Alpha and Beta, unable to keep up with Cecil's running speed, are you not disgraced?!" A usually very docile Omega was now pounding on his table and hurling abuse.

As soon as he'd scolded them, Darren appeared, shooting his particle gun. But the phantom spiders were not afraid of particle lasers, their bodies were covered with a layer of very flexible fur, absorbing most of the damage, even if it pierced through, it would barely affect their movements.

They surrounded Zhou Yun Sheng, leaving behind a thick layer of spider web wherever he landed, but not even a single spider silk thread had contaminated the boy's body. He was like a gust of wind, invisible and impossible to catch. This was definitely the most difficult prey they'd ever met.

The ground was covered in web, almost no place to rest the feet, the branches were also covered, just a little inattentiveness could land you in trouble. If it dragged on, the world would become a snow-white spider nest sooner or later, trapping anyone nearby. But this was within Zhou Yun Sheng's considerations, he waved an energy sword and jumped up a phantom spider's back, inserting it in the most vulnerable joints, quickly removing a leg, then he jumped onto another's back, following the pattern.

Thanks to the phantom spiders' strong instinct to group attack, they rushed in one after another, so Zhou Yun Sheng never needed to touch the ground. He quickly jumped on the backs of each phantom spider, patiently stripping off their arthropod limbs, in the chaos, the phantom spiders even accidentally seriously injured their companions, weakening their combat effectiveness.

Darren was blocked out from the battle area by layers of web, at first he would frequently fire particle shots to cover his teammate, but as the battle continued, he actually relaxed and put away his gun, waiting for his teammate's victory. When the rest of the team finally caught up, they stared at the dazzling boy endlessly maneuvering the white battle field, jumping as if flying, with fanatical eyes.

For the first time, they felt that violence and slaughter could be as beautiful as art. The teenager dismembered the phantom spiders with frightening speed, also not forgetting to cut the spider silk tightly wrapped around the distressed comrades as he passed by them, so they wouldn't suffocate.

Once they could move a little bit, they quickly clawed at the spider web blindfolding them, then stared at the boy.

Zhou Yun Sheng worked steadily for more than an hour, he finally cut off the last limb, then stood on the back of the phantom spider and asked, "Have you pressed your helper?"

"No, they ambushed us as soon as we arrived, it was too late." A sturdy looking, handsome Alpha mumbled. His lips were glued together, so he had some difficulties talking, but he was the one who had warned Zhou Yun Sheng away.

"Patrinia juice can melt the web, I'll let my team gather patrinia plants to get you out, then we can go to the rendezvous site." Zhou Yun Sheng waved toward Darren. The ground and the treetops were covered in spider webs, he could only stay put on the back of the phantom spider.

Darren promised and led the team to find patrinia plants.

The dozen phantom spiders had not yet died, but they couldn't move, they could only squirm on their abdomens. Zhou Yun Sheng was being shaken off, so he immediately cut off the head of the spider he stood on, then sat down to rest.

His personal terminal issued a quiet beep, updating the score for the number of Zerg he'd hunted – 6857, 10 times higher than younger Osborne Matthew's score, he'd definitely created the latest record in Chelman Military Academy.

The Alpha looked at his terminal and exclaimed, "Cecil, your fighting skills and combat perception are among the best I've ever seen. You're entirely worthy of being the newbie king."

Zhou Yun Sheng gave a bright smile and accepted his praise.

The viewers on the Star Network finally came back to reality after witnessing Cecil's incomparably cool skills, they clung to the screen as if to fanatically kneel and lick it. How can there be such a beautiful and powerful creature in the world? Too unrealistic!