Paliseth carried ever deeper into Arachne Cavern. As we got deeper in, the amount of spiders we encountered only grew by the minute. From the initial head-sized spider, we began bumping into spiders the size of a small basin, to finally that of a large basin. Not only that, there were now monsters with the lower body of a spider and the upper body of Dark Elf following us.
These monsters were the Dryders I had heard about not too long. Being the monster that they were, they were naturally naked as well. Dryders had males and females, and no matter which gender they were, they were all above average in terms of appearance. Unfortunately, that only applied to their upper half
For the most part, Dryders had a humanoid upper half except for their arms which were covered in a sturdy exoskeleton. Their hands were covered in the sa exoskeleton that tapered out into a sharp claw reminiscent of a demons. Even in the relative darkness of the cave, I could see a dangerous glint off the tip of their claws, offering the glimpse of what fell fate would befall anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path.
In general, Dryders ca out to be roughly two to three ters in height with the majority of that being due to their arachnid lower half. They had a variety of attack options available on top of their usual spider silk. Depending on their individual genes, they might even have so unique attacks.
For example, if the Dryder in question had the genes of a poisonous spider within him or her, any attack made would be laced with poison as well. Spiders with spiky carapaces would result in Dryders having the sa characteristics as well. For these Dryders, the spikes would mostly manifest in their rear and ca in at a shocking ten centiters length and half a centiter thickness.
These spikes werent particularly deadly on their own, but the sheer numbers available gave the Dryder a distinct advantage in battle. A Dryder activating this skill could easily cover an enemys field of vision in spikes. However, such an attack had a short duration as the Dryder only had so many spikes.
In essence, if such a Dryder suddenly turned his or her rear towards you, you could be sure that he was about to activate his ultimate weapon.
Other than the aforentioned two strains of Dryders, there were countless others as well but Paliseth did not go into further details. Instead, she ended up carrying to a horrific section of the cavern. As for what made this particular section so horrific, it was those spine-chilling cries in the air generated by the coupling of a monster spider and a female Dark elf.
As we got closer and closer to the source of this sound, the stench that assaulted my nose nearly left retching in disgust. The scene itself was graphic, to say the least the kind that would forever haunt in my dreams.
Furthermore, it had to be said the female vessels in this section were all mad. They had to be! They were either mad or twisted. Who knew if they were even able to reproduce at this point. Either way, they were either broken in the head or broken down there. Then there were those who had beco soulless puppets, completely oblivious to the trauma around them.
Now that we had passed by that horrific breeding ground, the next area Paliseth carried to could only be described as a cliff. Even though we were clearly in a giant cavernous system of tunnels, there was sohow a cliff-like formation that dropped off into a giant basin that contained nothing but a greyish mass of spider silk -disgusting.
My dear, weve arrived. She lowered down onto the ground then smiled knowingly at . Her slightly cold hands reached out to grasp my face and turned it till I had no choice but to face her. Staring right into my eyes, she said so in a teasing voice, Such a beautiful little thing, if you werent so perfect, your big sister would have kept you to herself already.
I curled my lips in annoyance. Id rather not. Compared to being your husband, I would much rather face a spider.
What do you an husband? Your big sister is the husband in this relationship.
So does this count as Jezsere having contributed? I said, ignoring her usual flirtatious teasing entirely.
Are you worried that I would send her here? At that point, she laughed heartily and said, Dont worry, I would never bear to send her here. That was just to scare her a little, its not my fault shes like that
Naturally, I didnt believe a word she said. After all, she had already cheated my innocent feelings once. Even so, what she said made sense as well -a tiger didnt eat its own cubs. But these were the Dark Elves we were talking about one couldnt be too sure.
My dear, I think you should be more worried about yourself. Her voice turned icy cold at that point, following which I felt a shove on back and down I went. Well, not like it matters now. The best has to be left for our goddess after all.
The mont we reached cliffedge, I knew she was about to do sothing to . The most likely scenario was that she pushed off the cliff so that was what I prepared myself for. Honestly, even with my limbs and wings bound up, I still had a way to break free. At the sa ti that she pushed off the cliff and I felt a sense of weightlessness, I wasnt worried at all. This was all within my calculations.
Shadow Demon!
My shadow began to twist and turn into its own separate entity. The Shadow Demons first act was to transform its shadowy arm into a blade and slice apart the spider silk. Given that my Shadow Demon had rged with Shadowfang before, an Epic-grade weapon, it was only to be expected that it inherited that weapons sharpness, a fact that I only recently discovered.
No matter how strong Paliseths silk was, there was no way it could stand up to the sharpness of an Epic weapon.
Now that I had broken free of the silk, I imdiately beat my wings to distance myself from Paliseth. Yet this escape plan of mine was dood to failure from the start. She held absolute control over this situation, and without my Devil King Idol to protect , I really wasnt much of a threat to her.
My dear, you cant escape so youd better behave. She licked her lips seductively like she was recalling a particularly delicious mory. If youre too naughty, you might just get spanked.
You would have to catch first then. Now that I was free, I was more than confident enough to talk back to her. Ill leave the Devil King Idol with you for now. Ill be back.
I was done ssing around that harlot; I quickly called out to Fertinier in my mind to summon the teleportation gate right now. Technically speaking, the point of accepting the summons in the first place was to visit Nicole, Roscar and the others. But now wasnt the ti for such matters. At this rate, I might just end up being a sacrifice to the Spider Queen.
Theres no helping it, Ill find another way to return. Fertinier, I need you to open the teleportation gate now. Any later and I cant guarantee my safety.
Alright, your big sis will get right to it.
Her unexpected efficiency surprised . At the sa ti, it made feel like I had finally won, assuming she didnt ss up at this point.
However, two seconds passed without anything happening Why am I still staring at that spider ladys disgusting mug? Also, what the heck is that growing black hole? Exactly how long more before I can return to Purgatory?
So you still have a card to play, such a pity.
Paliseth casually fired off a magical black orb at the slowly expanding black hole. A second later, a powerful shockwave blasted forth from the collision point, knocking a good ten ters away and causing to lose control of my body temporarily.
Following that, the black hole and that black orb both disappeared.
Its gone?
Err Fertinier, whats going on? What the heck was that black hole? Dont tell that was the teleportation gate back to Purgatory? Why was it just the size of a football?
Drats it failed such a pain. I just knew it would get destroyed before it could form completely. Even though she said she was annoyed, I could hear a hint of excitent in her voice. In that case, your big sis has to start over again.
Hey, what are you getting all excited for? And was that really the gate back to purgatory? Exactly how long does it need to form? Dont tell it needs a year!
Relax, relax. Your big sis has already left a marking point in Sable Radiance before leaving. Thanks to the whole summoning ritual, your big sis only needs ten seconds to form the gate -really quick, right?
Nows not the ti to play around! What do you an you need ten seconds? Are you trying to get us killed here?!
But setting up a gate to cross dinsions requires ti. Did you think it would be easy to create such a powerful gate?
Blast it why are you even talking down to right now? Also, why the heck didnt you tell sothing so important from the start?!
You never asked. She happily replied before launching into an explanation. Lets be clear here, little brother, the only reason your big sis is able to create such a gate so quickly is because of the special circumstances created by a summoning. If our little brother wasnt a summoned Devil, one would normally need
Enough, enough. I dont want to hear about any of that right now. All I want to know is what should we do now? Theres no way Paliseth will ever give us ten seconds to create a gate. And this is her hoground too Can you stop fooling around already, my dear big sis? Were about to die here!
But your big sis is already being serious. Having said that, her tone began to take on its usual mischievous tone. You know, little brother, if you get into trouble, your big sis will suffer as well. Thats why your big sis cannot be any more serious right now.
Curse you, stop fooling around already. Even if I cant see your face right now, I can clearly tell that you were winking when you said that you know!
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