It was hard for Shen Minyao and Mu Qing to avoid the threads as they were coming from all sides. Using his sword and her fan, they cut the threads with difficulty. The sound of clashing filled the room as they attempted to get close to the spider demon.

Shen Minyao was annoyed that they were being trapped inside with very little room for movement. Because of this, she destroyed the opposite wall and ran outside, with the grim reaper tailing her.

"What are you doing? You'll attract more attention from humans!" Mu Qing chided her, but she ignored him.

The important thing right now was for them to subdue the spider demon, so she would be able to extract its demon core. Curse the humans! She would have to just kill them on the spot and devour their livers if they dared to interfere with their fight.

If only she had enough energy to cast a spell to keep humans from coming here. Anyway, she and Mu Qing were currently invisible, and there weren't many humans that had the ability to see demons and ghosts.

"Forget it. That isn't the time for that," she said before sprinting forward and charged towards the spider demon on her own, but it was hard even for her to get close to it. It seemed like it knew what she was planning to do; hence, it kept on creating distance between them.

Shen Minyao knew that her energy was limited, and they needed to defeat the spider demon as soon as possible. The more she wasted time here, the faster her spiritual energy dwindled. She needed to figure out the spider's weak point, so she and Mu Qing could destroy it at once.

Well, usually that weak point was where its demon orb was located. It was why most demons protect it with their lives. A severed part of their flesh or their body could be regenerated, but they would die once their orb was forcibly taken from them.

"Lord Hell, in exchange for helping you eradicate this filthy thing, I want you to repay me," she spoke when she was pushed back by the spider demon once again as it emerged from the hole she created in the wall.

"Shen Minyao, don't go overboard." Mu Qing shot her a fierce glare. "Don't tell me you only agreed to come here to feed?" historical

The fox woman snorted and rolled her eyes. "Why would I be here if not because of that?"

More than anything, it was most important for her to recover her strength as soon as possible. She wouldn't have to worry about pests like this spider demon popping out of nowhere or hiding from the Li shamans, only if she was strong enough to protect herself and Zhao Yichen.

"Don't make the asking price outrageously high. What do you want in return, then?" He furrowed his brows, his eyes never leaving the demon that followed them outside.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I just want to eat, so you have to feed me well tonight."

Sighing to himself, Mu Qing supposed that he could not deny what the fox woman said. He knew how dangerous it was for Shen Minyao to be here.

"Alright. Alright. They are correct. Women are really so troublesome." There was no way he could have the last word against this conniving fox demon.

Mu Qing felt that things were starting to get out of hand. Shen Minyao and the spider demon fought and disregarded the damage they were doing to the hospital. While all the humans had either dropped dead or unconscious, there were still humans outside that could notice what was happening here.

Explosion sounds filled the area as Shen Minyao and the spider demon attacked each other, with the fox woman testing to hit several parts of the demon's body—in an attempt to find its weak spot. Mu Qing remained calm and activated his spiritual mapping ability to locate the demon orb they were looking for.

As long as Shen Minyao was able to pull it out and consume it, the spider demon should start to perish on its own. His eyes flashed with a red color like a sparkling pair of rubies, and he was able to see the spiritual flow within the demon's body. It was only then he realized where the demonic energy was coming from.

'It's in his abdomen, Shen Minyao!' He telepathically communicated to the fox woman, much to Shen Minyao's shock.

She stood frozen on one side and stared at him with wide eyes. She had never thought that grim reapers like Mu Qing had this kind of ability. She thought they were just some good-looking dudes who were unlucky to be punished by the heavens, forcing them to be redeemed for the sins they did in their past lives.

'I guess I truly don't know much about grim reapers after all,' she thought.

'What? You think only demons and humans can do telepathy?'

Shen Minyao shook her head and avoided strings of sharp spider threads coming towards her. Since Mu Qing told her that it was in its abdomen, she needed to catch it off-guard and slice the delicate part under its torso.

How would she be able to slash it open? She needed to find a perfect time to sneak an attack, but even Mu Qing was having a hard time getting close as the spider demon summoned some humans from the hospital to block their way.

Mu Qing tried to fend off the humans by himself, while Shen Minyao used her spatial ability to know the best path to avoid the obstacles to reach her target. The fox woman surged forward, avoiding the humans that dared to attack her, but the moment she was about to stab the spider demon, something came from behind her and went through her abdomen.

The next thing Shen Minyao heard was Mu Qing shouting her name from the distance.