The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 269 - 188: Discovery and Cooperation_2

Chapter 269: Chapter 188: Discovery and Cooperation_2

However, because of the angle, they could only see an arm, but it was certain that the creature seemed to be resting on the roof and had not noticed their arrival.

"It’s that white spider mother..." Zheng Gong was becoming somewhat agitated.

Yuan Mingjin also took a deep breath, immediately cocked his rifle, and aimed subconsciously.

Li Yi waved his hand, stopping Yuan Mingjin, "From this angle, shooting will only break one of its arms and won’t cause a fatal injury. Zheng Gong, you and Yuan Mingjin go find a sniper position in a nearby building quickly. I will try to hold that thing off with Lin Yue to give you a chance to shoot."

"This is too risky, a spider monster of that size is no different from an extraordinary creature," Yuan Mingjin whispered.

"If we hadn’t encountered it, it could be left alone, but now that we have, how can we not try? You two just focus on shooting. If two bullets don’t kill it, immediately retreat. Fighting an extraordinary creature of this size head-on is not a wise choice," Li Yi said.

"Okay, be careful then," Yuan Mingjin nodded and then quickly led Zheng Gong toward the highest building nearby.

They needed to occupy a vantage point as quickly as possible to find a sniping position.

Li Yi and Lin Yue also started moving. They proceeded towards the location of the spider mother, and were extra careful along the way, trying not to make any noise to avoid startling the creature and causing it to flee.

The old district had a complex layout, and although the creature was large, it would still be troublesome to find if it hid.

However, just as their plan was proceeding smoothly,

another group of people appeared within Li Yi’s sight.

Leading them was Gu Mengping and several unfamiliar foreign combatants, covered in blood, some from monsters, and some their own. They seemed to have also gone through a fierce battle with a group of Spider-men, and had suffered some serious casualties, as Li Yi did not see any investigators in their team, which meant their investigators had died in the previous attack.

"Li Yi?" Gu Mengping saw Li Yi and Lin Yue as well. He initially wanted to greet them, but soon sensed something was off.

He then looked in the direction Li Yi and the others were heading.

His eyes suddenly narrowed.

Clearly, Gu Mengping had also seen the large Spider-man lurking on the roof.

At this moment, Gu Mengping showed a look of surprise.

His group had fought in the old district for five days to complete the mission to handle the spider monsters; he had not expected their luck today to finally lead them to the spider mother. If they could successfully kill it, the arduous task would be completed, and securing a quota at Golden Academy would be certain.

However, Gu Mengping then looked at Li Yi and Lin Yue again.

The spider mother had been discovered by them first, and it seemed somewhat inappropriate for him to act at this moment.

At this moment, Li Yi and Lin Yue were also staring at Gu Mengping, clearly not expecting another group of foreign operatives to appear just as they were about to make their move. While everyone was colleagues, they were competitors for the Golden Academy quotas offered by the bureau.

Having fought hard to find the spider mother, they were obviously not going to easily give it up.

This was not the time to be modest.

Becoming a Cross-border, it affected everyone’s future survival.

"Gu Mengping, we found this thing first. According to the rules, you should let us act first. If we fail, then you can make your move," Lin Yue stared directly at Gu Mengping and spoke her mind.

This was fair.

And it prevented any conflicts or disputes.

But the prerequisite was that Gu Mengping would agree.

However, Gu Mengping shook his head in refusal, "I have been working on this mission for five days, the hardships of which I won’t mention, and we also lost an investigator. I don’t want to come this far only to fail. How about this, we all join forces, and whoever succeeds in killing it first can claim the victory. This way, we avoid any hard feelings. This creature is not as easy to kill as one might think; if we don’t work together and something goes wrong, it won’t be good for anyone."

His proposal seemed to have no problem.

Lin Yue furrowed her brows, intending to reject, but Li Yi stopped her.

"Fine, let’s move together, whoever kills this creature takes the credit."

"That’s good, Li Yi, it’s a pleasure to cooperate."

Gu Mengping smiled, he had not expected Li Yi to agree so readily. Since the words were out, he did not hesitate, waving his hand to signal, and someone from the team with a sniper rifle immediately headed for the nearest high building.

Lin Yue said in a low voice, "Li Yi, you shouldn’t have agreed, we found this thing first."

"I know, but Sister Lin, you need to understand this thing is very dangerous, we aren’t sure we can kill it. At the moment, joining forces is the best outcome, as it avoids us taking all the risks and prevents conflict between us... and I also hope someone can test the waters for me," said Li Yi, his eyes flickering slightly.

"I see," Lin Yue nodded, now understanding Li Yi’s thoughts.

No one knew the strength of that spider mother, it was best if someone tested it, but the tester took a great risk, and it was very likely that something would go wrong.

"But I’m worried that giving Gu Mengping the chance might actually let him complete the mission successfully, and then our efforts would be in vain," Lin Yue expressed her concerns.

Li Yi said, "Gu Mengping’s presence reduces our risk, and naturally we have to pay some price. However, his chances of success aren’t very high because in his team, there’s only one Spiritual Perception Master and a sniper rifle, whereas our team has two snipers and two Spiritual Perception Masters."

"Two Spiritual Perception Masters?" Lin Yue blinked, "When did you become one?"

"When the real fighting starts, my combat power is that of a Spiritual Perception Master. Although not comparable to top-level experts like Yang Yilong, I’m definitely on par with an average Spiritual Perception Master," explained Li Yi.

He wasn’t boasting.

If it really came to a fight, he could completely manifest the combat power of a Spiritual Perception Master.

"Hearing you say that, I can accept the proposal you made just now," Lin Yue nodded, "Let’s give Gu Mengping a chance to test the waters first, and then we will find an opportunity to make our move."

"They’ve started moving, let’s go, we should too."

Suddenly, Li Yi saw Gu Mengping and his group scatter and quickly approach the spider mother.

Li Yi didn’t want to fall behind, and immediately sprang into action.

Seeing this, Lin Yue spoke no more, staying alert to everything around her while preparing to act at any moment.

"Gu Mengping, Li Yi and Lin Yue are also moving, be careful they don’t get ahead of you," said an external combatant at that moment.

Gu Mengping responded, "No choice, the support signal was sent, so naturally other investigators would rush here. The number of spider creatures in the old city district is too high, costing us a lot of time. If we didn’t call for backup, we’d still be stuck here without finishing even one mission."

"Luckily it’s not Master Pete this time, or we wouldn’t even have a chance to compete. He is both a Spiritual Perception Master and a top sniper. In all of Tianchang City, he’s in a class by himself. But this Lin Yue is not simple either. Right after her breakthrough, she killed Wei Bin, mastered Boxing techniques, and passed the Bone Mural test... Ah, all these people are like monsters themselves, really tough to handle," he added, feeling frustrated and eventually falling silent.

Soon.

The two teams quickly arrived at the base of that building.

But as they approached, spider creatures immediately emerged from the surrounding residential buildings, as if they had discovered them, and then directly emitted strange cries, like sending out some kind of signal.

Not good!

This development instantly changed everyone’s expression.

They had thought that the spider creatures nearby had been wiped out, but there were still some hiding.

The hidden spider creatures were very few and particularly small, not appearing to be bred for combat, but rather specifically raised as sentinels. It was precisely because these spider creatures posed no danger that the cultivators hadn’t noticed them, just as one might unconsciously ignore ants on the roadside.