Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? - Chapter 354: Black Blade Sect

Chapter 354: Black Blade Sect

“Take out the leader to break the ranks. Lin Lingling said to stop the Black Tide, we have to kill the big monster behind it. She went after that ‘king’,” Zhao Ying said helplessly.

“She went alone?” Chen Huaian raised an eyebrow.

“Yes.”

“Then why didn’t you stop her?”

Zhao Ying gave a bitter smile. “I tried, but I couldn’t stop her. I’m no match for her anymore.”

Chen Huaian fell silent.

He had forgotten that Lin Lingling had inherited his true techniques. Compared to Zhao Ying and Xiang Xiaoyuan, who were still practicing basic internal cultivation, the girl’s power was already over the top.

Even if they were all Marshal-Level, it was normal that Zhao Ying and Xiang Xiaoyuan couldn’t match her.

Besides, the last time he logged into the game, Lin Lingling’s ranking had already reached Marshal-Level Grade A. She might have even broken through to Commander-Level by now.

It was time to find cultivation methods suited to Zhao Ying, Xiang Xiaoyuan, and the others. After all, they were his direct subordinates—he had to keep their benefits up to par.

“Alright, This Venerable One understands. I’ll go find her now.”

Chen Huaian nodded.

He glanced around at the spider monsters—most hovered around the Qi Refining stage, with maybe one or two showing peak Qi Refining aura.

To the Exorcist Division today, such monsters weren’t that difficult to handle.

Plus, they had the backing of C Province’s military and thermal weapons support—holding off the monsters to buy time shouldn’t be a problem.

Lin Lingling’s decision was the right one.

Take out the leader first.

But for Lin Lingling, this “king” might be too much.

The king of monsters wouldn’t just be one level above its underlings. Just like in Journey to the West, the difference between small fry and big boss was massive. So this spider king was likely at the Foundation Establishment stage—or even… Golden Core!

Chen Huaian didn’t have a Golden Core.

But he had the Heavenly Demon Art, the Dragon Form,

And the old man inside the Black Scales Sword.

He closed his eyes and sensed the direction where the demonic aura was strongest.

With a stomp of both feet, he launched onto the alloy wall, casually swiping his palm to clear out a path filled with spider limb remnants. With another step on the alloy wall, he shot into the night like a cannonball.

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At the same time—

Deep within the spider swarm—

BOOM—!

A fragmentation grenade exploded.

A shockwave of debris and trash blasted across the broken walls.

Th𝕀𝑠 𝐜h𝑎p𝘵𝑒r ḭ𝑠 p0ʂ𝘵𝙚đ b𝐲 𝗞ḭ𝖙𝘦Ƞοⱽ℮𝘭

Lin Lingling shrank back further behind cover.

Her pretty face was slightly scratched, but her expression was cold as she muttered:

“Tough b*stard… I even shoved a high-explosive grenade down its throat. That had to kill it, right?”

True, she was a martial artist.

But she had to admit—until she could hurl sword qi like missiles like the Governor, combining martial arts with hot weapons was the smart way to go in the new era.

Relying too much on either one could leave you out of tricks in a fight.

She was a smart cookie.

Unfortunately, the enemy was just too tough.

She was, in fact, out of tricks.

Lin Lingling cautiously peeked outside.

Just one glance nearly made her leak from the wrong place—

The giant spider had already climbed out of the blast crater.

A gaping hole the size of a car door yawned across its mouth, blood gushing, with tendril-like flesh squirming inside.

And it was visibly regenerating. Fast.

What the actual f**k was she supposed to do?!

Clutching her long spear, Lin Lingling looked ready to cry.

Before, she had dodged the big spider using her agile footwork, but couldn’t get through its defenses. Now she had finally broken through—

And the thing was regenerating.

Meanwhile, she was running on empty.

How the h*ll was she supposed to win this?

The high-explosive grenade had clearly enraged the spider king.

It didn’t even care where the human that hurt it was hiding anymore.

It just let out a piercing screech and sprayed sticky silk all around from its mouth.

In just a few breaths, the silver-glinting spiderweb covered the entire construction site. Only a few cluttered corners were spared due to debris.

Lin Lingling’s face darkened as she looked around.

Everyone knew that a spider on its web was a whole different beast from one off it.

The web was the spider’s hunting ground.

Once prey touched the silk, there was no escaping.

Now, with no place to even stand, the spider king could just stroll around until it found her—it was only a matter of time, and that’s assuming she made no sound at all.

“I’m screwed, Governor… This time I really bit off more than I can chew…”

She regretted everything.

All that “take out the leader first” talk—

She should’ve stuck with soldier vs. soldier, general vs. general.

The spider king should’ve been the Governor’s problem. Why the h*ll did she try to play hero?

And to make it worse—why didn’t she bring her Sword Sphere?

Think you’re hot stuff now? Getting cocky?

Triple Egg, you really are just a f***in’ egg!

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The spider king stalked the construction site, getting closer and closer to her hideout.

Lin Lingling thought it hadn’t noticed her—until it got within fifty meters and suddenly went berserk.

Its target was clear.

All eight eyes radiated killing intent.

It kicked off with eight massive legs and lunged straight at her hiding spot.

In such tight range, and with webs all around,

Lin Lingling had nowhere to run.

“You sneaky f***ing rat!”

She rolled her eyes in frustration.

Pulling out an RPG, she leapt up onto her cover and fired a rocket at the spider king.

As the rocket trailed smoke toward its target, she jumped high into the air, gripped her spear in both hands, and slashed downward in a sharp arc.

The entire area had become a cocoon of webs.

If she wanted to survive, she had to kill the spider king.

She was going all in.

The rocket bounced off the spider’s smooth carapace and exploded against a nearby wall.

But contrary to her expectations, the fire didn’t ignite the web—

That made her even more anxious.

“Dragonflame Tyrant Spear—! Hyah!!”

That wasn’t the real name of the move.

Lin Lingling just thought it sounded badass—

Shouting something fierce mid-battle boosted her courage and power.

And she needed both right now.

She didn’t want to be afraid. She didn’t want to die.

She couldn’t leave the Exorcist Division behind.

She couldn’t leave the Governor who had achieved enlightenment through pantyhose.

Her spear carved a crimson arc through the air—

The arc expanded into blazing fire under a surge of spiritual energy,

Forming a massive dragon’s head that crashed down from above.

BOOM—!

In a blast of fire and smoke,

The spider king let out a tortured screech.

A blazing red scorch mark ran from its head to tail.

Its skull caved in.

The fur on its head burned clean off, exposing cracked, bumpy shell.

The air reeked of scorched protein.

Lin Lingling’s face went pale.

Her knees buckled, and she dropped to the ground, barely staying upright with her spear.

Her feet were stuck in the sticky web.

“It’s over… even my ultimate move didn’t kill it. This thing’s got to be at least Commander-Level Grade A…”

Commander-Level Grade A corresponded to late or peak Foundation Establishment.

There was no way she could beat that.

“Guess I’m dead.”

Lin Lingling slumped to the ground, leaning on her spear.

Not gonna lie—the spider silk actually made a pretty soft cushion.

If she made it out of this alive, she’d definitely collect some to make a seat cushion or mattress.

Staring at the charging spider king, Lin Lingling shut her eyes in despair.

But just then—

A chill wind swept through.

She instinctively opened her eyes…

And saw a man in black, holding a black blade, standing before her.

With a single slash,

He knocked the overwhelming spider king back.

The black-clad man turned slightly, his cold gaze sweeping over her as he said calmly:

“I am Ren Wuchang, Sect Master of the Black Blade Sect.”

“I see you have decent talent. You are worthy to join my Black Blade Sect and pursue the path to immortality.”

“Today, I’ve saved your life. From now on, you are a disciple of my Black Blade Sect.”

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