**Snake Concubine**

**Resentment Level: ★★**

The moment Chen Feng received She Qingqing's information from the System, he knew the danger had been averted.

Nevertheless, he still didn't dare open his eyes. Instead, he groped his way out of the restroom, relying on memory and stumbling in the dark.

In mythology, the hero Perseus once used Medusa's severed head to kill the sea monster Cetus. So even a dead snake demon couldn't be taken lightly.

As a result, Chen Feng tripped over She Qingqing's body and fell flat on his face.

"Ouch."

Grimacing in pain, Chen Feng had just left the restroom when he heard the rustling sound of insects moving.

Looking up, he saw Zhu Xianxian's silhouette appear at the top of the stairs.

The two of them looked at each other and simultaneously asked, "You're not dead yet?"

Zhu Xianxian paused for a moment, then laughed, "You didn't think a single tear gas grenade could take me out, did you?"

Chen Feng felt that she was bluffing. Although tear gas grenades aren't as lethal as hand grenades, if they explode too close, they can still cause severe adverse reactions, even death—not to mention for small insects like spiders.

That single tear gas grenade had at least destroyed half of Zhu Xianxian's body.

So, "You can't be completely unharmed."

"Hahaha."

Zhu Xianxian laughed as if she'd heard a joke, lifting the human skin on her abdomen to reveal a belly full of densely packed spider eggs, which were constantly hatching into countless baby spiders.

Chen Feng was shocked, "What?"

Zhu Xianxian pointed to the fragments of a police uniform in her abdomen and laughed, "As long as there's flesh and blood, these children can be as many as I want. What puzzles me is, did that snake girl fail? She actually let you survive."

Before Chen Feng could respond, she continued talking to herself, "So cold, turns out the Water Ghost is here, I knew it."

Countless baby spiders swarmed forward, quickly forming a humanoid shape ahead.

The invisible Water Ghost tried to sneak up on Zhu Xianxian, but the spiders around her detected it.

Since it was discovered, the Water Ghost didn't hesitate and lunged directly at Zhu Xianxian.

"Too slow, were you petrified by the snake girl?"

Just as the Water Ghost was about to grab Zhu Xianxian, she suddenly dispersed into a swarm of spiders and spun webs to trap the Water Ghost.

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The web could hold an adult firmly in place, but against the Water Ghost, it was almost ineffective.

With just a bit of force, the Water Ghost broke through the web, but by then, Zhu Xianxian had already transformed into countless small spiders crawling all over it, rendering its strength useless.

The more Chen Feng watched, the more anxious he became, "The Water Ghost is strong, but it lacks area attack methods. No matter how many small spiders it kills, new ones keep hatching. If this drags on, it's doomed to lose."

In his urgency, Chen Feng's mind raced, "If the Water Ghost dies, I won't escape either. I must quickly think of a solution."

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Or fire, creating some smoke would work... Wait, smoke?

Yes!

Tear gas!

Chen Feng turned and ran towards the statue. Although the petrification only affected the flesh, leaving clothes and equipment intact, he searched for a long time and found only one tear gas grenade.

Not enough!

Chen Feng was very anxious. Just one tear gas grenade would at most free the Water Ghost from its predicament, but defeating Zhu Xianxian was still far off.

On the other side, the Water Ghost was already retreating repeatedly, nearly unable to resist.

Zhu Xianxian's voice came from somewhere, "So soon you're done? Seems the snake girl's petrification had some effect."

Petrification?

Chen Feng suddenly remembered that She Qingqing was still lying dead in the restroom.

He could only gamble!

Gritting his teeth, Chen Feng ran towards the restroom, keeping his eyes on the ceiling the whole time. Once inside, he crouched down and groped around.

He felt something cold and scaly... it was the snake's body.

Following it upwards, he found two large, soft spheres... Sorry! Sorry!

After apologizing, Chen Feng found She Qingqing's hair and a round head on the floor. Using his sense of touch, he positioned the head facing forward and dashed out of the restroom, just in time to see the Water Ghost pinned down by the spider swarm, unable to move.

"Eat you, and I'll become even stronger."

Just as Zhu Xianxian was gloating.

Chen Feng shouted, "Everyone, look at me! Look at me!"

The sudden shout drew the spiders' attention. The problem with spiders is that they have eight eyes, and they immediately saw what Chen Feng was holding clearly.

Then, a scream, "No!"

The spider swarm rapidly turned white.

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The spider swarm now became that kind of artwork, only it was a stone sculpture.

Chen Feng also received Zhu Xianxian's information:

**Human-Skin Spider**

**Resentment Level: ★★**

After dealing with the two front desk threats, Chen Feng and the Water Ghost took a break.

The situation had taken a dramatic turn.

Chen Feng was a bit rattled. Just moments ago, he had a large group and was confident he could take down the Boss Lady. But in the blink of an eye, he hadn't even seen the Boss Lady's face, and he was left alone, with only a half-crippled Water Ghost.

Chen Feng could monitor the Water Ghost's status in real-time through the System.

"Poisoned, burned, petrified."

"Those spiders were actually poisonous."

"When did the Water Ghost get burned... oh, that was me, my bad."

Mumbling to himself, Chen Feng found another key from the fallen Internet Cafe Attendant and handed it to the Water Ghost. Then he began to make his way to the Third Floor.

As he climbed the stairs, a familiar stench of rot hit him.

This was the smell!

Seeing the empty shell of a room transform into a familiar forest of human skin, Chen Feng knew his guess was correct—the key was indeed the way to the real Third Floor!

"Honey, you're home?"

The Boss Lady's charming voice echoed.

Chen Feng scoffed, "Come out and see who your husband really is."

"Who are you?"

The Boss Lady found the voice familiar. When she came out and saw She Qingqing's eyes, she was taken aback.

Chen Feng had nothing to say to a wicked woman like the Boss Lady, so as he went upstairs, he held She Qingqing's head in his hands, planning to ambush the Boss Lady at first sight.

"Ah!"

She was caught!

Hearing the Boss Lady's scream, Chen Feng quickly put down the head, but to his surprise, although the Boss Lady's face was covered in a layer of stone, her body didn't turn into a statue.

Like the Water Ghost, she also had resistance to petrification.

He knew it wouldn't be that simple.

Chen Feng shouted, "Attack!"

A pair of hands reached out—it was the Water Ghost, who had sneaked up invisibly alongside Chen Feng.

"Handsome, if you're going to ambush, it's best not to shout."

Although the Boss Lady was on guard after hearing the shout, due to the petrification, her movements were stiff, and she didn't dodge the Water Ghost's attack. With a crack, her head was immediately snapped off and rolled to the ground.

Is it over?

Chen Feng frowned. Relying on instinct, he felt things wouldn't be that simple.

Just then, the head that the Water Ghost had twisted off suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a strange and alluring smile, "Honey, don't be in such a rush?"