My Players Are So Fierce-Chapter 431

Chapter 431: The Otherworld Spider-Man!

Dnipro City, the capital of the Kafhoka region, was the eastern stronghold of the now-defunct country when it still belonged to the Portia Federation.

It wasn’t known for its commerce, but rather embodied the characteristics of the Kafhoka region. This was the continent’s most important grain distribution and trading hub, with large quantities of grain being transported from here to various regions across the continent every month.

Even during the most difficult moments of the Ten-Year War, grain trading in Dnipro City was never interrupted.

After all, before the northerners sent their troops, this was a major rear support base for the war.

Many important figures from the Portia Federation took refuge here, but Nordtov Kingdom’s sudden backstabbing intervention in the war dealt a significant blow to the order here, an impact that hasn’t fully dissipated even today.

When the Winter Wolf Legion first took control of Dnipro City, all grain trading was temporarily suspended. However, before those warehoused grains could expire, a “good Samaritan” stepped forward to help Her Majesty the Wolf Queen solve all her troubles.

That good Samaritan was Murphy.

Now, large quantities of grain from Dnipro City are being transported to Transia twice a week, fulfilling part of the “relief agreement” reached between the Transia Governorate and Nordtov officials.

Thanks to this large-scale trade, Dnipro City’s traditional commerce has recovered its vitality. While it’s far from its most prosperous days, for the little players coming from Transia to “see the world,” this place is already much, much better than the devastated Transia.

“Wow, walking through this city reminds me of my trip to Budapest last year.”

On the streets of Dnipro City, Star Soul Eagle, wearing a hood to conceal his identity and carrying a large bundle of purchased ingredients, said to Brother Mao who walked beside him carrying a sword while vigilantly observing their surroundings:

“Everything from the culture to the environment, even the architectural style is very similar. This city must have been designed by the development team based on Eastern European styles. And they didn’t just copy a real city.

Because of the city’s need to transport grain, the streets are wide and straight, with even the alleys being wider than in other cities.

However, the city’s design is quite simple, just divided into residential and trading districts. I heard the road outside the city extends all the way to the docks upstream of the Kadman River, and a large portion of the grain sent to Transia goes through this waterway.

If we weren’t in a hurry, we could actually take the waterway back and enjoy the scenery along the way.

Although this place certainly can’t compare to modern cities in scale and development, if you consider it against a medieval background, this is definitely a super-city.

I estimate that even Kadman City at its most prosperous couldn’t have reached this level.”

“Naturally, I’ve read some books about local customs and features in the Crimson Citadel. During the Portia Federation era, this city single-handedly shouldered the grain transportation for the entire country.

It was precisely because it commanded the resources of the fertile Kafhoka region that it became the heart of the Portia Federation, while Seicob City was, of course, that decaying giant’s brain. As for Kadman City… it was probably the rectum where the Portia Federation hid its filth and corruption.”

Brother Mao’s gaze continued to patrol the busy areas on both sides of the street. Watching the street vendors eagerly hawking their wares and the sparse crowd haggling, he said in a low voice to Star Soul Eagle, who was curious about everything:

“Don’t look back, we’re being followed. Those three behind us have been following us for two streets now. They’re taking turns following us, but I can sense their presence.”

“Hm?”

Star Soul Eagle immediately became alert.

Although he had just started playing the game recently, his quality as a professional athlete was undeniable. After several breaths, he entered a combat-ready state and asked while continuing forward:

“What kind of people?”

“How would I know, it’s my first time here too.”

Brother Mao shook his head and said:

“But I guess they must be from the Snegov Family, they’re the biggest local power, aren’t they? It’s normal for us outsiders to be noticed when we enter here. Looks like the Snegov Family really does have issues!

These guys probably already know their dirty deeds in Transia have been exposed, and now they seem to be trying to clear the area. I wonder how the Thieves Guild in the city will react to this?”

“The situation probably isn’t that bad.”

Star Soul Eagle frowned and said:

“If the local Thieves Guild had really been completely corrupted, we would have faced assassination or attacks when we entered Dnipro City. Wasn’t the Thorn Clan supposed to have sent them an inquiry demand?”

Brother Mao didn’t answer.

He just used his eyes to signal Star Soul Eagle to speed up. Two more people had joined those following them from behind, and if they continued wandering around, it was hard to say if they might be attacked on the main street.

Although he wasn’t afraid himself, Star Soul Eagle hadn’t yet passed the Black Iron Trial, and he clearly couldn’t handle intense combat.

The two quickened their pace and finally reached the Thorn Clan’s mansion headquarters in Dnipro City before their followers could surround them. As they stepped into this very ancient tower-style building, Brother Mao looked back.

The followers behind them had disappeared.

Obviously, they weren’t willing to offend the Thorn Clan’s dignity.

“The Thorn Clan has arrived.”

When Brother Mao returned to their resting quarters on the third floor of the mansion, he saw the bald vampire monk, Kind-Face Giant Shark Uncle leaning against the corridor, winking at him and saying:

“Lady Shani came personally, and brought quite a few impressive-looking fellows. Looks like Lord Murphy put a lot of pressure on this lady. She seems to be planning something big here.”

“Uh, why are you so happy that she’s here?”

Brother Mao couldn’t understand Giant Shark Uncle’s joy, then he saw this flamboyant and eccentric vampire monk proudly flick an elegant nightwalker’s dagger between his fingers.

He said:

“Because Lady Shani still remembers me! She said I’m a memorable vampire, she even remembered giving me a quest back when she was in the Crimson Citadel. Look, this little knife is an extra reputation reward Lady Shani gave me!

A masterwork throwing weapon, as expected of a vampire grand duchess, so generous even with casual gifts.

Tsk tsk, I, Giant Shark, am truly a genius to be remembered by a Golden-ranked powerhouse, hehe, this is fantastic.”

“Emmmm”

Faced with the self-indulgent Giant Shark Uncle, Brother Mao wasn’t sure whether he should break his terrible fantasy.

This genius swordsman stared oddly at Giant Shark Uncle’s completely bald head, inwardly complaining:

“Hey! You’re probably the only bald vampire weirdo in the entire vampire race! With such an obvious characteristic, if Lady Shani couldn’t remember you, she’d need to go see a vampire doctor about her brain or eyes!”

Just as Brother Mao was complaining internally, the door opposite them opened.

As the executive leader of the Shadow Trail Sect for this mission, Iron Fist Turner emerged with a grave expression.

He said seriously to Brother Mao and Giant Shark Uncle:

“Gather the Shadow Trail monks immediately! We’re heading to the Snegov Family’s headquarters. Lady Shani brought definitive news that this mafia family is preparing to flee Kafhoka. We need to catch them and bring them back to Transia for questioning.”

“We were followed when we just went out, Master Turner.”

Brother Mao immediately reported:

“The Snegov Family has already noticed us. Secret infiltration has failed, if we act now we’ll probably need to use forceful attack strategies. But according to what those grave robbers said earlier, the Snegov Family clearly has connections with the local Thieves Guild.

Launching a forceful attack in someone else’s territory is really the worst option.”

“You don’t need to worry about the Thieves Guild.”

Turner flexed the wolf fang blade on his hand and shook his head, saying:

“Lady Shani will personally handle the suppression and cleanup of the local Thieves Guild. She promised me that after this matter is concluded, she will personally go to the Crimson Citadel to explain the relationships involved to Grand Duchess Tris and Lord Murphy.

But the Snegov Family is our problem to deal with.

Lady Shani has clearly stated that she and her clan won’t interfere in this matter. She said if Murphy’s warriors can’t even handle a grey-zone mafia family, she would seriously doubt the strength and courage that Transians boast about.”

“Ha! How can we let a noble vampire lady look down on us like this?”

Giant Shark Uncle crashed his fists together before his chest with imposing momentum, shouting eccentrically:

“Today we’ll bloodily cleanse that den of filth, give the locals a taste of ‘Transian Shock’! Master Turner, let us charge in!”

“You’re a vampire, Giant Shark, please tone down your berserker momentum that severely mismatches your race and profession.”

Turner sighed and said:

“You can’t operate in sunlight, so you’ll take the sewers. The local vampires have provided us with a secret passage from the sewers into the basement of the Snegov Family castle.”

“Ah?”

The battle-eager Giant Shark Uncle deflated like he’d been hit with a stick, rubbing his bald head and complaining:

“I hate sewers and everything related to them… can’t someone come with me?”

“?”

Brother Mao looked in surprise at Giant Shark Uncle, who always presented a “macho man” image. Before he could ask, Giant Shark Uncle turned his head, fidgeting and saying bashfully in a small voice:

“Um, just to be clear, I’m not afraid of the dark, it’s just… how should I put it? I’m not very used to walking alone in darkness.”

“Damn!”

This time Brother Mao couldn’t hold back either.

Covering his eyes, he said:

“If you have this problem why did you choose to be a vampire? Your character traits and racial characteristics are way too extreme a combination, aren’t they?”

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Although the action plan changed from stealth to forceful attack, this actually didn’t affect the Shadow Trail Sect members’ expectations and preparations for their first battle.

Although Niuniu couldn’t come because he was accompanying Amber to investigate the Foul Swamp, the two young monks who were the best fighters in the Shadow Trail Sect still perfectly fulfilled their duties. In the afternoon, Sister Pomegranate and Brother Mao infiltrated the inner chambers through the skylight from above the Snegov Family fortress, one from the left and one from the right, and began their slaughter of the mafia family members inside.

This directly announced the start of the forceful attack.

No matter how big the Snegov Family’s local influence was, it couldn’t change their underground mafia origins. Despite possessing wealth, recruiting enough skilled fighters was still quite difficult.

Especially after the northerners took control of Dnipro City, causing the Snegov Family’s power to severely decline, many capable people in the family had already sought their own paths.

This meant that Sister Pomegranate and Brother Mao, as the vanguard, only had to face some armed bandits. These guys might be good at bullying civilians, but when facing elite monks who had fought their way out of the gnolls’ “mountain of corpses and sea of blood,” they could only wait to be slaughtered.

While these two slipped into the fortress from left and right to attract attention, the remaining personnel led by Turner drove a carriage to crash through the blockade in front of the fortress, and in the chaos of explosion and fire caused by the explosives in the carriage colliding with the main gate, they charged in from the front.

The heavy gate that fell at the fortress front was blown open by Turner’s qi-gathering explosive punch, and amid flying bricks and wood, Teacher Li and Master Yang also charged in.

For the Snegov Family’s bandits, these two unleashing their battle techniques and charging forward was almost like being attacked from a higher dimension.

Master Yang was seen wielding dual swords, cutting his way from the fortress main gate all the way to the inner tower, simply raising and lowering his blade again and again. With the enhancement of monk qi, each sword strike was powerful and weighty, allowing him to charge through formations and cut down generals without meeting any worthy opponent.

Fun-loving Alin, who ran along with them, couldn’t even snatch a single kill from the two masters’ hands, making him complain about the terrible game experience.

This point alone showed that although the Shadow Trail Sect currently had very few members among player guilds, their organization’s combat power was truly high.

Of course, this also indirectly showed that Lady Shani’s contempt for the Snegov Family wasn’t unfounded.

That Thorn grand duchess must have known there were no threatening forces in this fortress, which was why she let the “guests” from Transia handle the matter.

“Teacher Li! Quick, come to the left side of the fortress, there’s a prison here!”

Just as the group breaking through from the front was preparing to charge into the inner tower in one go, Sister Pomegranate’s message rang out to everyone, saying in a deep voice:

“These bastards have imprisoned many people here, I see strange symbols carved on their bodies, probably related to some evil spirit energy ritual. These people were all kidnapped by the Snegov Family from around the city and suburbs. They can’t clearly explain what happened to them, but it’s certain the Snegov Family patriarch has hidden something in the fortress!

They are just one part of some ongoing ritual.

Don’t go in yet!

Absolutely don’t go in!”

Sister Pomegranate’s warning came at just the right time, but Turner’s face changed dramatically when he learned of this, exclaiming:

“Not good! Giant Shark and Star Soul will enter the tower directly from the sewers, quickly tell them to come out!”

“Giant Shark? Come in, respond!”

Brother Mao immediately contacted the eccentric Giant Shark, but only after several seconds did he hear the other party reply:

“We’ve already broken through the basement and entered the tower, already killed many little punks who dared block our way, me and Star Soul cut down so many together. Hahaha, I knew I was an unparalleled genius!

Where are you guys?

Why haven’t you come in yet?

We two are already preparing to charge in and capture the Snegov Family patriarch alive, ha, he’s right ahead, I hear his painful screams of fear!

That’s right.

Just like this!

Tremble in fear before Giant Shark’s incomparable power, wail, and then die!”

Giant Shark Uncle had clearly gone berserk.

Possibly due to the vampire trait of being attracted to blood causing him to enter a “blood thirst” state, the mental confusion now made it difficult for him to correctly receive orders from Brother Mao.

With no choice, Brother Mao could only tell Star Soul Eagle to retreat immediately, but in the next second after the order was given, Giant Shark Uncle’s screams echoed in the team framework:

“F**k! How did this old man transform twice!? He turned into Spider-Man! What the hell is this evil technique? Brothers, retreat quick! We seem to have encountered something terrible… Ah!”

“Bang”

A huge explosion erupted from the top of the tower before everyone’s eyes. With the thunderous shattering of glass and stone, the screaming Giant Shark Uncle was thrown down from above in a spin.

His blood wings had been completely torn apart, leaving him completely unable to maintain his posture in the air, only screaming and flailing his limbs trying to grab non-existent ropes.

In normal circumstances this would have been hopeless.

Falling damage alone from such a height would be enough to kill Giant Shark, but Master Turner executed nimble footwork to step off the wall several times and leap into the air, catching the severely injured Giant Shark Uncle with one hand while gathering monk qi in his other hand to strike forward, batting back the blood blade swung by the monster that rushed out from the shattered stones.

The two rolled to the ground using the impact force, and the terrible tears in Giant Shark’s body made everyone present shudder in shock.

Then they saw the tower wall being torn apart again, followed by a half-human half-spider monster wielding a giant bone sword quickly crawling down the wall.

This thing was extremely horrifying.

Its lower half had completely transformed into a giant spider’s body amidst spraying blood, while its upper half still maintained the Snegov Family patriarch’s decrepit elderly appearance.

While reaching a height of over 3 meters, the rapidly moving sharp spider legs left terrifying corrosive traces wherever they touched, and behind its humanoid upper body, twisted mouthpart appendages twitched neurotically like sprouted bone wings, continuously spewing dark green poison liquid and toxic smoke downward.

The monster’s bare chest was covered in opening and closing eyeballs, those eyeballs constantly rotating and then fixing upon every person present, the process looking exceptionally twisted and defiled.

Upon seeing this thing clearly, Turner’s brows furrowed into a “川” shape. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

He stood in place flexing his arms, beginning to call upon the power of the North Wind God. Amid layers of frost splashing and echoing, he said to the others:

“This is a Spider Demon… an evil being from the Dark World and Shadow Elves! Fall back! You can’t handle it yet, but I roughly know where the Thieves Guild’s source of corruption came from. The Shadow Elves from the Eternal Rift have undoubtedly gotten involved in matters related to Dusk.

Ah, I’m not surprised at all by this answer.”