The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

Ai Wanxin closed her eyes.

Why me again?

She thought with despair.

A teeth-grinding rustling sound came from all directions, and flames burned all over the little fox's body, making the cave suddenly as bright as day.

Ai Wanxin lay on her back on the spider web. She saw clearly that after the fire was lit, the black shadow on the top of the cave retreated like a tide, and countless black spiders of various sizes drilled back into the holes on the cave wall, leaving only two pairs of front legs and eight scarlet eyes sticking out, staring grimly at their prey.

The spider web vibrated at a low frequency. Ai Wanxin turned her head and saw a huge spider about 2 meters tall slowly crawling out from the shadows.

The tips of its feet were as sharp as blades, and it had a pair of thick chelicerae on its head. Its huge mouth full of sharp teeth was chewing something, making a crunching sound.

The big spider did not attack Ai Wanxin immediately. It seemed to be thinking about how to enjoy this prey that had fallen into its trap.

Ai Wanxin let out a sigh of relief and was about to ignite the spider web when she saw two white shadows climbing down the mountain wall quickly.

She blinked in confusion. If she was not mistaken, those two figures, crawling on the cliff like spiders, looked like people...

Soon, the two men climbed up the spider web along the spider silk that covered the entire cave.

Ai Wanxin raised her head slightly and saw the pale and thin faces of the two people.

They turned out to be Academician Yang’s two female students, Lin Xin and Tan Xuan!

This time she was really surprised.

The two men lay on all fours on the spider web and stopped two meters in front of Ai Wanxin.

They looked at each other, and Lin Xin asked, "Who...who are you?"

Ai Wanxin had a lot of question marks in her mind. They still looked like humans, but why did they act like this?

She didn't answer, but asked: "Are you Lin Xin?"

Lin Xin's eyes lit up, and she said in a trembling voice: "You, you know me?!"

Tan Xuan also asked excitedly: "Are you here to see us?"

"Hiss——" The big spider behind the two of them made an impatient hissing sound.

Taowu hovered beside Ai Wanxin, raised his head and let out an angry roar.

Lin Xin turned around and comforted him: "Teacher, she is here to find us, we are saved!"

Ai Wanxin's eyes widened slightly, and she saw the big spider slowly raise its chelicerae, revealing a gentle but haggard female face at the front of its abdomen.

This was exactly what they were looking for, Yang Jici, Academician Yang!

Yang Jici's pupils were dilated, and the whites of his eyes were almost invisible.

She turned her gaze to Lin Xin, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

However, this human emotion only flashed by, and she, or rather the giant spider that lived with her, rubbed its teeth together, making a harsh hissing sound.

Tan Xuan quickly took out a few cooked black snakes from her arms and threw them into its big mouth.

It turned out that the sound that Ai Wanxin heard at that time was indeed made by them.

They were the ones fishing for snakes.

The big spider calmed down after eating the food.

Lin Xin turned back and said, "Don't be afraid. The teacher can still understand us. She is still a human being. After we get out, the Academy of Sciences will definitely find a way to rescue her."

Ai Wanxin was not afraid, she just felt a little uncomfortable with the spider web sticking to her.

"Can I destroy your property a little?" She tilted her head and motioned for the two of them to look at the spider web beneath her.

Tan Xuan said in embarrassment: "It's so deep down here, the spider web is broken, we are fine, what are you going to do?"

"You don't have to worry about that." After saying that, golden orange flames ignited on Ai Wanxin's body. The spider webs stuck on her body instantly caught fire and broke, and she fell into the abyss with a whoosh.

Taowu suddenly lowered his body and rushed down after her. With a "bang", this was the second time that Ai Wanxin fell on Taowu's back today.

I have to say that its shoulders and back are broad and strong, and it is quite comfortable to lie on.

Before she could rest for a second, a translucent spider silk as thick as a fist shot towards her in mid-air.

She raised her head and her gaze met the eight angry eyes of the giant spider.

Apparently, her act of burning the spider web successfully angered the giant spider.

Tan Xuan and Lin Xin shouted loudly: "Teacher, teacher, wake up!"

However, Ai Wanxin clearly saw that the little white left in Yang Jici's eyes had completely disappeared, and there was no human emotion in her eyes anymore.

Taowu carried Ai Wanxin on his back to avoid the spider silk sprayed by the big spider. Ai Wanxin frowned slightly. It was not difficult for her to kill the spider, but if she did so, Academician Yang would definitely not survive.

In a flash, she made up her mind.

Ai Wanxin bent down, and Taowu immediately understood. It swooped down towards the big spider, and when it reached the lowest point, Ai Wanxin leaped and jumped onto the back of the big spider.

The big spider was covered with short hairs like steel brushes. Ai Wanxin grabbed one of its legs with tears in her eyes and put her palm on the back of the spider that suddenly became furious.

The spiritual tentacles grew wildly in an instant, piercing straight into the spiritual sea inside the giant spider's body, extinguishing the scorching flames on the sea surface one by one.

The violent giant spider gradually calmed down, and soon, a clear and elegant voice came from its abdomen.

"Hello, young comrade, I am Yang Jici."

Ai Wanxin let go of her hands and jumped from the big spider's back back onto Taowu's back.

The giant spider raised its front legs, revealing Yang Jici's face on its abdomen.

Her eyes returned to normal and she was looking at Ai Wanxin clearly.

"Hello, Academician Yang, my name is Ai Wanxin. Your family asked the military to find your whereabouts, and I was entrusted to participate in this operation. Now that you have regained consciousness, why don't you follow me down the mountain? Your family is waiting for you at home." Ai Wanxin explained the purpose of her visit.

Yang Jici was silent for a moment, then said, "Xinxin, Xiaoxuan, can you please leave for a while?"

Lin Xin and Tan Xuan asked uncertainly: "Teacher?"

Yang Jici showed a faint smile on his tired and gentle face: "There are some things that the teacher wants to talk to Miss Ai alone."

The two of them had a bad feeling in their hearts, but they had always respected their teacher and could not bear to disobey her, so they could only step back sadly, then turn around and climb up the mountain wall along the spider web, and disappear into one of the caves.

Yang Jici watched them leave, then turned around and looked at Ai Wanxin, saying softly, "Hello, Wanxin, please don't blame me for being presumptuous. I think calling you this makes me seem closer."

"Although I don't know what happened in the outside world and what the situation is now, you must have taken a huge risk to rescue us, and you obviously suffered a lot." She looked at Ai Wanxin's wet hair and clothes, and said apologetically.

"I'm just sorry that I might have to disappoint you."