A thread of green silk wrapped tightly around my ankles. When I looked back, I realized it was a monster we had encountered before—a Crypt Fiend, a type of spider-like undead creature whose body was filled with a green, corrosive fluid capable of solidifying rapidly in the air to bind its prey.
Lu Xuehan hurriedly cast a dispel, but under the glowing holy light, the threads did not disappear; instead, they tightened even further.
Alarmed, I swung the War Song Sword and slashed down fiercely. With a crisp "clang," the sword's blade severed the silk threads in two. The Crypt Fiend, still tugging at the threads, staggered back a few steps before charging at us again.
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