Chapter 37: 37 People from Building 4
More than ten Tentacle-mouthed Spiders charged fiercely, causing the leading man's complexion to change as he urgently shouted, "Quick, help! If that monster wins, we're all done for."
Seeing the Tentacle-mouthed Spiders attacking the Four-armed Corpse, the leader became anxious. He knew how formidable the Spider Monster was; several of their corpses couldn't restrain it.
Even though his Angel Envoy Corpses were First-level Intermediate, the difference in size and strength was too great, and they were easily injured.
If that four-armed Angel Envoy was defeated, they would once again face the onslaught of the Spider Monster and the encirclement of Tentacle-mouthed Spiders under its leadership.
He immediately ordered his Angel Envoy Corpses to prepare to go forward to help, but just as they charged out, suddenly there was a thunderous noise, and a huge shadow swept across the sky and heavily smashed onto the floor.
"Snap!"
On that floor, three or four Tentacle-mouthed Spiders failed to dodge in time and were crushingly pinned by the huge body of the Spider Monster, turning into a mash of flesh, and viscous yellow-green blood splashed all over the floor like glue.
He was dumbfounded as the Spider Monster was so easily flipped over, appearing utterly powerless to fight back.
After flipping over the Spider Monster, the Four-armed Corpse advanced in large strides, its sharp metal claws slashing left and right. All the nearby Tentacle-mouthed Spiders were instantly cut in two, and foul, fishy blood covered the entire floor.
The Four-armed Corpse dealt with the Tentacle-mouthed Spiders as if slicing vegetables, and the Spider Monster struggled to get up, ferociously pouncing at the Four-armed Corpse.
The Four-armed Corpse wouldn't let it succeed. Its left arm behind its back clenched into a fist, hammer-like, and with a hook punch, made the Spider Monster stagger.
It closed the distance, coming face-to-face with the Spider Monster and grabbing its throat with a large hand, lifting the Spider Monster nearly off the ground with its formidable strength.
Although the Spider Monster was much taller than the Four-armed Corpse, it was now hoisted up, its spider legs and body controlled by the remaining three arms, unable to move at all for the moment.
By then, only a few Tentacle-mouthed Spiders remained. After a fierce kill by the Four-armed Corpse, many were dead or injured. Zhu Xiong and others were also cutting them down, having already surrounded them, completely eliminating their chance to attack.
Su Han was pondering whether to kill the Spider Monster or give it to someone as a Contract. Killing it was simple, but dealing with people required careful consideration.
The Spider Monster was not weak. Offering it to someone was no small favor. If not given to someone, it could well serve as Fusion material.
Wait, Fusion material. If dead, it could be used as Fusion material, but what about a living monster?
An idea suddenly flashed through Su Han's mind, questioning something he might have overlooked. If metal, water, and rocks could be fused, and dead monsters could become materials, could living monsters be fused?
He immediately concentrated, focusing on the Spider Monster's body, just as he had previously fused the flesh of corpses.
"[Discovery of a controlled, fusible live monster Spider Monster. Initiate Fusion?]"
Upon concentrating, the familiar Fusion prompt appeared, making Su Han's heart leap, filled with exhilaration.
Monsters could also be fused, meaning there were even more possibilities to become stronger, and compared to mere materials, it surely couldn't be worse, right?
'Do not fuse for now'
Su Han chose not to fuse yet. Under the watchful eyes of many, it wasn't a good time for fusion, and most importantly, he had to consider one thing: Fusion Degree.
The Fusion Degree of a single Spider Monster might not reach 100%. If so, he would need to find more Spider Monsters or convert materials to fill the Fusion progress.
This process would take more time, and Su Han already had an available material for fusion—the metal of the cars under the seven buildings.
So, first fuse the metal, then the Spider Monster, to increase efficiency.
He had the Four-armed Corpse pin the Spider Monster to the ground and then said, "Old Gan, Old Zhu, go get some chains to tie it up."
Everyone was stunned. Not killing the monster, what did he plan to do?
Especially those six people who had not yet made a Contract with a monster; their eyes nearly popped out. The Spider Monster wasn't being killed?
If the monster isn't killed, then they would have no part in this big fellow, inevitably expressing a look of regret.
Gan Xinglei and Zhu Xiong were also confused, but since Su Han had instructed so, they just followed his orders, nodding and saying, "We'll go right now. Stay vigilant here."
With almost all the Tentacle-mouthed Spiders already dispatched, the area was not particularly dangerous, so they both went together to find chains and ropes along with Guo Gang and others.
Su Han glanced at those six people who hadn't made a Contract yet and said, "Find any spiders that aren't completely dead and finish them off. I don't have time to create other opportunities for you."
"Okay, okay, we're on it."
There were quite a few in the team without Contracts, and now, reminded by Su Han, they immediately got ready to search for the killing blow.
In the course of the fight, some had already contracted with a Tentacle-mouthed Spider by killing it first and were now busy treating their teammates' injuries.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
The leading man came over. He expressed his gratitude to Su Han and the others, still in a state of excitement from their narrow escape.
If it weren't for Su Han and his team, at least half of their group would have died.
The man had short hair, a square face with slightly prominent cheekbones, and thick eyebrows. He was a tall man who stood in front of the crowd like a wall.
"You must be residents of Happiness Community as well, we're from Building 4, my name is Zhang Da."
Zhang Da wanted to bridge the gap between the two groups. He recognized Cheng Zhenyong in Su Han's team and roughly guessed everyone's identity.
"We're from Building 7, just call me Su Han."
Su Han's gaze landed on the Lamp Tree Crystals in his hand and asked, "Does your building also have Lamp Trees growing?"
Zhang Da was momentarily stunned before he showed a hint of realization, "You mean that strange plant without leaves, right? Calling it a Lamp Tree is apt. My daughter found it in her room. We were very worried at first, but later discovered it's quite useful."
He spoke with a hoarse voice, clearly not a man of few words.
'Building 4 has it, and so does Building 7. The origin of these Lamp Trees is indeed a bit difficult to figure out. Is it collections of corpses or because of biological gatherings?'
"Su Han, we don't have many chains, but we found some climbing ropes."
Zhu Xiong's voice interrupted Su Han's thoughts. He saw Zhu Xiong with three or four people holding several bundles of climbing ropes. Gan Xinglei had three or four collar chains about the size of a thumb, likely from pet dogs.
The Spider Monster roared and struggled, the Four-armed Corpse commanded with increasing effort, and Cheng Zhenyong's corpse also helped, grabbing its two spider legs.
"Tie it up tightly, both the spider legs and the humanoid arms. I have a use for it."
Su Han ordered everyone to start working while watching the fierce-looking Spider Monster. The group felt a bit queasy; after all, it was a monster, especially with those dancing tentacles inside its huge gash.
"Old Guo, get a blanket to cover its head and then tie up its spider legs. Don't worry about it; Su Han is here, what's there to fear?"
"Alright."
Zhu Xiong asked everyone to get started. Once its head was covered, the Spider Monster didn't look so terrifying anymore.
Quickly, Zhu Xiong and the others had it tightly bound. Three of its spider legs were tied up completely, and its body was wrapped with climbing ropes, tightly knotted.
The climbing ropes had a starting load capacity of one thousand kilograms. With so many loops, to break free, it would probably need a force of several thousands to tens of thousands of kilograms.
Even the Four-armed Corpse couldn't escape without using its claws, let alone the Spider Monster.
With the Spider Monster securely tied, there was no need for the Four-armed Corpse to hold it down anymore.
"Hey, this thing doesn't seem so terrifying now."
Someone mumbled, a hint of pride in their voice since they had helped tie up the Spider Monster.
Zhang Da and his group watched Su Han and the others with slightly twitching faces. What kind of people were these, playing with catching monsters?
"Brother, what's this about?"
Su Han didn't respond and glanced at Zhang Da. His calm gaze made Zhang Da gulp and speak rashly.
"No offense, I was just wondering if you'd like to team up to move supplies back. It's dangerous here, and more people means more safety."
Zhang Da, the leader of Building 4, thought with over a dozen men out to collect supplies, they would manage fine, as they had around twenty to thirty people including the Angel Envoys.
But he had not expected that three men had already died, and thinking back, it still sent chills down his spine.
Seeing how formidable the people from Building 7 were, he started thinking about hugging their![](https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.GBvZJhLGwnoBkqBpNaMWBAHaEK&pid=Api "thighs".")\\t
He seemed afraid of Su Han's refusal and added, "We drove out in seven vehicles, including two seven-seater vans, which can carry a lot."
Ten people, seven vehicles, Building 4's organizational ability was indeed not weak, implying good fortune that many people were alive.
"We also have seven vehicles, two of which are trucks."
What? Trucks?
Zhang Da's face stiffened, completely bewildered, never having imagined that Su Han and his people had such wild resources?
Meanwhile, the remaining six from Building 7 had completed their Contracts. Su Han said, "Look after your own, find your stuff and transport it. For now, there are still enough supplies."
Zhang Da's expression changed slightly, then he nodded and quickly returned to his own team.
Su Han then said, "Transport supplies, prioritizing canned goods with a long shelf life, food, medicine, and useful tools. Old Zhu, Captain Cheng, form groups of five to prevent encounters with other monsters."
"Got it."