This cave entrance was sealed by a layer of flesh-red mucus. At the door, a few human-shaped spiders were guarding it. As soon as they saw the group arrive, the leader immediately shouted.
"Stop dawdling, hurry up and get to work, this batch of newborns is about to hatch."
With that, he waved his hand, and the mucus on the cave entrance split open.
The human-shaped spiders immediately crawled in, and Xiao Jie had no choice but to follow. Fortunately, it was spacious inside, and the mini-map displayed [Hatching Room].
Looking around, the cave was full of red pools, each pool filled with giant eggs about the size of a water jar. Through the translucent egg membranes, one could vaguely see something inside slowly wriggling.
In the center of the cave, there was another large hole leading downward, its purpose unknown.
So these human-shaped spiders were responsible for delivery... Watching the human-shaped spiders scatter to find the eggs about to hatch, Xiao Jie decisively blended in, pretending to select ripe eggs.
Any action that could lead to exposure was unwise now.
He wandered around, observing the movements of the other human-shaped spiders.
Suddenly, something inside an egg started to struggle violently, deforming the egg membrane. A human-shaped spider immediately moved closer.
But it had no intention of helping; it wasn’t until a few sharp scythes pierced out from the egg that, with a rip, the egg membrane was instantly torn open from the inside, and a newborn demon emerged from the amniotic fluid.
The demon shook off the amniotic fluid on its body. Though not large, it seemed quite fierce and let out a growl, suddenly pouncing towards the human-shaped spider.
The human-shaped spider was prepared, spraying a web to firmly trap the newborn demon.
It opened its chitinous mouthparts and jabbed a needle into the newborn demon’s brain.
In the blink of an eye, the newborn demon stopped struggling, blinking its large eyes, suddenly seeming to gain intelligence.
Soon, a name appeared above the newborn demon’s head.
Initial Demon: Level 20. Life Value 380.
So this is how demons reproduce, quite efficient. Born at Level 20, the future of this creature is promising.
Xiao Jie had been wondering how different Demon Races interbred, and now he understood.
Rip, another demon hatched out.
This time, the newborn had a large belly, no hind legs, and atrophied forelimbs, unable even to stand, only able to twist and wail in the pool, looking like a meat worm.
However, the human-shaped spiders did not treat it differently, immediately jabbing it with a needle.
A name soon appeared above the creature’s head.
Degenerate Demon: Level 6. Life Value 180.
"Hmph, another waste, throw it into the pit."
Two human-shaped spiders immediately went over, their sharp hooked claws stabbing into the "meat worm’s" body. The demon degenerate was hooked and thrown into the large pit without mercy.
Its fate was already known.
More demons were continually being hatched. The human-shaped spiders kept activating their minds and categorizing them. Xiao Jie, seeing this, understood that the newly born demons were immediately assigned based on their talents—some as little monsters, some as laborers, some as elites, and some directly thrown into the pit as food.
Xiao Jie also pretended to walk around but didn’t dare to actually jab any needles, as he didn’t have the skill. When encountering eggs about to hatch, he could only pretend not to see and walk around them.
His actions quickly attracted the attention of some human-shaped spiders, and the leader let out a hiss.
"Hiss hiss hiss, you—don’t be lazy, go deliver that egg."
Xiao Jie had no choice but to walk towards the egg.
Thinking quickly, how should he handle this?
If worse comes to worst, he’ll have to start killing. These human-shaped spiders were all below Level 30, and along with a dozen just hatched little monsters, they wouldn’t be hard to handle. The only worry was making too much noise and attracting a horde.
But now, it seemed like there was no other choice.
The egg in front of him ripped open from the inside with a sudden tear.
This time, the hatched demon was different, its body covered with pitch-black armor, full of spikes, with two pairs of wings on its back. Its forelimbs were like four scythes, looking incredibly imposing.
Before Xiao Jie could approach to jab the needle, the demon let out a strange hiss, its wings flapping, blood mist surrounding its body. The pitch-black shell on its body rapidly changed color, first azure, then dark green, then deep purple, and finally back to pitch black.
"Don’t make a move!" a human-shaped spider called out behind him. Xiao Jie thought that was fine by him, he didn’t know how to make a move anyway.
He quickly retreated to the side, standing with the other human-shaped spiders.
He watched as the name appeared automatically above the demon’s head.
Black Death (Demon Evolver): Level 28 Rare Elite. Life Value: 1060.
Wow, a rare elite from birth, even with a name already.
The surrounding human-shaped spiders excitedly hissed.
"Great, another evolver is born."
"Come with me, evolver, a great mission awaits you."
The spider demons almost surrounded the demon evolver as they left the hatching room. Naturally, Xiao Jie followed them.
No, I need to find an opportunity to escape. Walking at the back of the group, Xiao Jie thought to himself.