NOVEL NEXT Chapter 73 – Attacking the Nest (5)
“N-No!”
“H-Help!
“F-Fucking monster!”
Chaos ensued among the Awakened. The ones close to the tier six spider tried to run away, but the spider was faster than them.
Its legs were like sharp blades that cut the bodies of the Awakened into pieces. The spider needed less than one second to kill four Awakened.
“Fuck! Steven, take care of it!” Serena shouted flustered. Steven did not hesitate and drew his sword, rushing towards the spider valiantly.
But the spider was very cunning. Aware that Steven was not an easy opponent, it avoided him and jumped towards a small group of Awakened, killing them before they could react.
“Dammit!” Serena shouted and threw a shockwave towards the spider, but it evaded it easily and rushed towards another Awakened.
Fortunately, Steven managed to intercept it this time, but he was unable to keep the spider busy for long before it charged towards an Awakened behind him.
The spider knew that it could not kill Steven easily and instead, it could be killed by him. Thus, it aimed towards the easier preys.
The level of wisdom of this spider provoked fear in the hearts of the Awakened. Such fear overwhelmed them, making many of them run away in a panic.
“R-Run!”
“I-I d-don't want to d-die.”
“S-Shit.”
But that only reduced their chances of surviving. With their backs towards the spider, it was harder to avoid its attacks.
“Calm down! Don’t run away! It’s just a spider!” Serena shouted, but many of the Awakened were too terrified as to pay attention to her.
“Dammit.” Serena cursed and tried to calm the situation, but the situation had gone out of control. Another tier six spider was not in their plans.
Steven was not strong enough to kill this spider quickly. Even though he was at the sixth tier just like the spider, it was a well-known fact that monsters were generally stronger than awakened of the same level unless the awakened owned a skill.
But Steven was not a skill user. It meant that he was at a disadvantage against the arachnid.
Moreover, Serena could not attack the spider easily either. If she tried to use her skill to kill the spider, she could end up injuring the Awakened nearby and making the situation worse.
Fortunately, Steven plus two Tier Five Awakened eventually managed to stop the spider’s rampage. They combined their abilities to surround the spider and stop it from attacking the other Awakened.
Serena sighed in relief. 'Thank god...'
Unfortunately, it was too soon to feel relieved.
Because in the next instant, the spider let out a shrill scream.
*Screeech!!!*
The scream spread to the entire battlefield, forcing several Awakened to cover their ears.
Then–
*Screech!*
*Screech!*
*Screech!*
*Screech!*
Similar screams came from the retreating swarm of spiders.
Before the Awakened could understand what was happening, a group of spiders left the swarm and turned around to attack the Awakened.
Several Tier 4 and Tier 5 spiders led over one hundred spiders to help the Tier Six spider!
“… Fuck!” Serena’s face became pale.
Under the ashen gazes of the Awakened, the spiders surged towards them like a wave.
Then, a massacre started.
The Awakened, who were in a mess due to the rampage of the tier six spider, could not resist the attack properly, and several of them fell dead.
One, two, three, four. In seconds, almost ten Awakened were killed or fatally injured, and the number was quickly increasing.
The spiders were like hell reapers, brandishing their scythe-like legs to take the lives of the Awakened one after another.
And while this group of spiders was killing the Awakened, the remaining Spiders rushed towards the queen to protect it from the human trying to kill it.
Just like that, the plan to destroy the spiders was rendered useless.
…
“Jane, careful!” Mary shouted and sent a sword slash in my direction, intimidating a spider that was about to attack me.
I thanked her in my mind and ducked down, avoiding the leg of another spider as my right arm holding my spear shot up, piercing its belly.
*Screech!* The spider screamed in pain, but I ignored it. Putting strength on my arms, I pierced the spear deep into its body before filling it with lightning.
The next second, the spider twitched in pain as the lightning burned its internal organs, quickly killing it.
‘Another one!’ I thought to myself while pulling my spear out. But before I could take a deep breath, my instincts screamed at me of danger.
Without hesitating, I jumped away, barely avoiding a spider leg that struck the place where I was standing.
“I’ll help you!” Andrew shouted and attacked the spider. He called upon two of his skills, [Domain] and [Limit Breakthrough], strengthening himself and weakening the spider as the metallic pipe in his hand struck the spider’s head.
But the spider reacted fast. It raised two of its legs and used them to stop Andrew’s attack.
Andrew’s attack was not so easy to stop, though. An instant later, a crack sounded as the spider’s two legs were broken. At the same time, a layer of ice covered the spider’s remaining legs, hindering its movements.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, a nearby Awakened jumped on the spider’s head and used a machete to stab its eye, piercing its brain and killing it.
I took a deep breath and circulated my mana around my body to relieve my tiredness. But soon, I was forced to continue fighting.
Another spider was rushing in our direction. Moreover, Mary was busy facing a Tier 5 Spider, so she could not help us to kill it.
Andrew took the initiative to confront it. He used his three skills simultaneously, increasing his strength as much as possible as he swung the metallic pipe towards the spider.
Andrew was a Tier 4 Awakened blessed with three skills. Most spiders were unable to receive this attack of him and remain unscathed.
But in the next instant, his expression changed.
*Bang!*
With a loud sound, the spider hit Andrew’s metallic pipe and sent him flying.
“Fuck! Tier Five!” I cursed and rushed towards the spider, stopping it from chasing after Andrew.
But almost instantly, I jumped aside and tilted my head as the tip of the spider’s leg narrowly hit my face.
‘So fast!?’ I was pale. I barely managed to track the attack with my naked eyes.
I was lucky that the demon’s attacks in the dreamland were faster. Otherwise, I would have not managed to react to it.
*Bang!* The spider leg struck the floor, scattering fragments of rock towards the surroundings. Every one of these fragments was like a bullet.
I narrowly avoided them, but the spider's next attack was already coming towards me.
“Jane!” I heard Karime’s worried voice. Then, a wall of ice appeared in front of me, blocking the spider’s attack. At the same time, a ball of flames appeared on the spider’s eyes, making it scream in pain.
I used this opportunity to retreat and take a deep breath. In the meanwhile, a couple of Awakened nearby proceeded to attack the spider.
‘Strong…’ I calmed my breath as I observed the spider. ‘It’s stronger than the leader of the robbers.’
Both of them were at Tier Five, but the spider was much faster. I was sure that I could not last longer than a few seconds against it if I fought it alone.
“Boy! We need help!” One of the Awakened fighting the spider shouted towards me as he avoided the spider’s attacks with a flustered look. During the few seconds he had been fighting it, he had been close to death a couple of times.
I nodded and took a deep breath. Then, I lowered my body close to the ground before sprinting forward.
But just at that moment, I felt a powerful fluctuation of mana behind me.
“Lone Sword!” Andrew shouted, and an explosion of mana was shot towards the spider.
The spider shivered. It seemed to feel that Andrew’s attack was dangerous, so it stopped attacking the other Awakened and used its front legs to receive Andrew’s attack.
*BOOM!!!*
The explosion of mana hit the spider.
*Screech!!!*
The spider cried in pain. Its front legs were heavily damaged, and two of its eyes were blinded.
Andrew's attack had been very effective!
However, it was not dead yet.
My eyes flashed sharply at that moment.
‘An opportunity!’
I moved behind the spider in an instant. At the same time, I used Confidence to erase my presence.
‘I do not exist!’ Repeating that in my mind, I thrust the sharp tip of my spear towards the spider's abdomen.
I put my entire strength in this attack. Every drop of mana and lightning in my body was infused in my spear.
Then–
*Spur!*
My spear pierced the spider’s abdomen.
And lightning invaded its body.