Ch.6262. Sharp Jaw

Seol Yu-hwa never imagined her control would be broken.

‘Was this why I was told not to fight the Queen Spider? They could have just told me directly.’

She had sent spiders to rescue captured people, but suddenly, the once-obedient spider launched a surprise attack.

‘Why?’

The spider that should have been under her control attacked her instead, causing her to lose consciousness momentarily.

[Spiders capture their prey alive, so they don’t eat them immediately.]

Seol Yu-hwa had barely survived thanks to the monster’s characteristics.

Moreover, she had protected herself by manipulating Brisingamen as the White Dragon Guild had taught her.

Thanks to that, she succeeded in detoxifying the poison faster than expected.

[Seol Yu-hwa. Brisingamen’s control allows you to manipulate your body freely. The ultimate goal is ‘xxxx’, but for now, you can simply control parts of your body to manage poison or paralysis. You need to think more creatively.]

That’s right. She quickly regained consciousness with Brisingamen and used it to extract the poison.

Something normally only possible for those with healing abilities, Seol Yu-hwa had accomplished it with ease.

However, that was all she could do.

When Seol Yu-hwa looked down, the dizzying feeling made her stick firmly to the spider web again.

A height that would require stacking at least three skyscrapers upside down. The rock formations were already impressively tall, but the spider web was even higher. In short, it was the realm of the sky.

‘How do I get down?’

The height was dizzying even for Seol Yu-hwa, who didn’t particularly have a fear of heights.

‘What about the kids? Is Do Jong-hyun protecting them?’

Her first thought was of her family. She tried to move her body to escape somehow, but the spider web clung to her even more stickily.

‘I can’t control spider webs, so there’s no way out.’

This could be considered a weakness of Brisingamen. It couldn’t control inanimate objects or machines.

In that state, with only one arm barely extended, Seol Yu-hwa was helplessly trapped and had to wait for the lucky chance of another spider approaching.

‘Huh?’

At that moment, Seol Yu-hwa noticed a commotion below.

‘That’s…’

She saw a green insect far below in the air.

“That’s the one from before…!”

She recognized it immediately. How could she not? She had already encountered it several times.

‘Why again?’

She had never seen this monster anywhere else. It was a new species with nothing known about it. Yet it appeared frequently before her.

‘Why? I feel calm whenever I see this monster.’

Strangely, seeing this monster brought a peculiar sense of reassurance to Seol Yu-hwa.

[Monsters are enemies.]

In her mind, there was resistance due to the ideology the White Dragon Guild had diligently instilled in her, but simultaneously, she harbored strange feelings toward this monster that had appeared before her multiple times.

‘Why did it come?’

She asked herself while pretending not to know the reason.

This creature was fiercely climbing up, cutting and splitting through the spider webs.

But the Queen Spider and other spiders began moving along the webs in unison.

‘Danger!’

Seol Yu-hwa was surprised by her own outburst.

If monsters were fighting each other, she should just watch, so why was she taking this monster’s side?

‘What’s wrong with me?’

But as the creature became trapped in the spider webs while climbing, Seol Yu-hwa’s heart pounded violently.

‘No.’

In this life-threatening crisis, Seol Yu-hwa forcibly blocked the Queen Spider’s attack.

“Ugh!”

She suddenly coughed up blood.

The result of overexerting her ability while the poison wasn’t completely neutralized.

But her action brought about a miracle.

As light flashed before her eyes, a new entity appeared before her.

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An insect with powerful cutting power. The DNA I had absorbed was being combined to find that flow.

It crushes everything with powerful pincers. It needs to be large enough to crush these spider webs spread like a vast net.

With that image in mind, I saw the evolved form that had arrived.

A beetle with four arms and massive horns. A creature with powerful jaws like a stag beetle appeared before me.

[Main Card]

-Species: Insect, Name: Insect Asura, Growth Form: Adult

Characteristics: Tyrant of the Forest (Parameter rank increases in forest areas or when fighting multiple enemies), Cutting Enhancement (Adds cutting effect to attacks), Detection Enhancement (Easier to notice enemy techniques or presence), Heteromorphic Evolution (All stats increase by 1 rank when equipped with sub-cards except mechanical sub-cards)

Strength: B

Agility: S

Resistance: B

Magic Resistance: A

Energy: B

Mana: A

Skills: Jaw Crusher, Wing Wave, Armored Insect, Poison Powder

Evolution: Insect, Beastman, Armored Insect

[New Sub Card]

-Full Body Molt (Dramatically increases evasion probability against enemy skills or attacks for 5 minutes), Fierce Charge (Charges fiercely, increasing attack power and agility rank by 1 rank, decreasing resistance and magic resistance by 1 rank, ignores enemy debuff effects)

Simultaneously, everything restraining me was released. The spider webs broke like thin threads with every movement of my head.

Following my instinct, I closed my jaws, and the spider web in front of me was completely cut and scattered into the sky.

Powerful. A creature with the cutting power I desired. I faced the Queen in front of me.

[Sub Card Replacement]

As I adjusted the newly acquired card, something looked strange to my eyes.

[Detection Enhancement]

-Skill power increased

The Queen Spider, which I thought was standing still, had already spread invisible threads.

How did I know when they were invisible?

Because my enhanced detection sensed the sticky threads.

[Jaw Crusher]

The moment I quickly closed my jaws to cut those spider webs, other spiders began gathering around the Queen Spider.

They climbed the webs with agility.

[Tyrant of the Forest]

-All stats increase by 2 ranks when fighting in forests

-All stats increase by 1 rank when fighting multiple enemies

Strength: A

Agility: SS

Resistance: A

Magic Resistance: S

Energy: A

Mana: S

And with the newly acquired characteristic, my rank started increasing as I faced multiple enemies, even without being in a forest.

Although slightly inferior to the dinosaur’s overwhelming stats, special effects compensated for that.

With these enhanced stats, as I ascended, everything in front of me split apart.

Those sticky, tough spider webs melted like snow.

Looking down with my enlarged body, I saw spiders rapidly approaching me.

Yes, I’ll end this in one go.

[Fierce Charge]

-Increases attack power but decreases resistance and magic resistance

-Ignores enemy debuffs

And one more thing. I pulled out the Liquid Metal card.

Now I’ll use the Heteromorphic Evolution characteristic here.

[Liquid Metal]

The moment I used the newly acquired card, my jaws were covered in steel.

These jaws emitting sharp vibrations were targeting humans.

I could slaughter them all instantly. But I am who I am.

I don’t rush in blindly.

The Queen Spider can move other spiders like an army.

What if the spiders block attacks by throwing themselves? The Queen also has a technique where she raises two legs and releases mana.

It also contains poison that affects movement upon contact.

Consider all these possibilities. Don’t rush in blindly. Do it my way.

Utilizing this form’s special abilities, I began to descend.

Cutting through spider webs and deliberately moving in zigzags to avoid their attacks.

[Fierce Charge]

-Attack power and agility increase by 1 rank, resistance and magic resistance decrease by 1 rank

-Ignore debuff effects

At this moment, my charging speed increased. Like accelerating from 100 km/h to 150 km/h, I rushed forward in a straight line.

I could kill the Queen Spider in one blow. But at that moment, spiders fell in front of me.

My jaws instantly crushed everything.

[Rock Spider defeated!]

-1,200 points acquired!

-Insect DNA acquired!

More spiders from other webs continued to fall.

And as other spiders appeared in front of the Queen Spider, I soared upward.

[Rock Spider defeated!]

-4,800 points acquired!

Simultaneously, mana blasts came toward me. I didn’t fall for the Queen Spider’s trap.

The moment I cut the last spider web with my jaws, everything below me began to fall.

Did you think I was zigzagging randomly?

I was trying to cut the spider webs they were standing on.

Now for the finishing blow.

I charged with full power, targeting them as they fell helplessly.

The Queen Spider and other spiders managed to save themselves by clinging to spider webs, but I could target their weakness.

[Jaw Crusher]

I charged toward them as they tried to regain their posture, using my skill.

My jaws closed powerfully, and the Queen Spider in front of me was literally crushed into pieces.

[Queen Spider defeated!]

-2,000 DNA points acquired!

-Insect DNA acquired!

This isn’t the end.

[Wing Wave]

As I moved my wings powerfully, a wave spread out. With the power of this wave, the rocks and spider webs set up in front of me began to collapse entirely.

[Rock Spider defeated!]

Points kept flowing in. With the Queen gone, control was lost. Now I had one thing left to do.

I quickly climbed up and faced Seol Yu-hwa before anyone else.

In the silence-filled encounter, Seol Yu-hwa spoke first.

“You’ve grown enormously.”

“…”

“But who are you? Are you trying to help me? Why are you helping me? I’m from the White Dragon Guild. I can’t be friends with monsters. Will you still help me?”

It’s my promise to Jun-hoo. And even if it weren’t for Jun-hoo, she’s someone I need to save.

I cut the spider webs wrapped around Seol Yu-hwa with my jaws.

Then I caught her with both hands and descended.

“Um, I know it’s presumptuous, but could you put me down at that building? My siblings…”

No, that won’t work. I need to release my transformation.

But I changed my mind. There are others trapped in cocoons besides Seol Yu-hwa, and rescuing them comes first.

As I was lowering the cocoons captured by the Queen Spider, I saw Jaegers entering from a distance.

Good, I’ll leave the rest to the Jaegers.

I hid behind rocks near the building.

[Transformation Released]

After releasing my transformation, I ran to the Jaegers.

“People were captured by rock spiders and they’re still there! There are also tunnel spiders in the building!”

After a brief explanation, the Jaegers rushed in. Thanks to that, I could easily move back to where Seol Yu-hwa was.

“Huff… huff…”

Waiting there after running around desperately was Seol Yu-hwa, with a slightly cold expression.

“Where did you go? You said you’d stay with the children.”

“Sorry. I thought it would be better to call the Jaegers.”

“…”

Oh no, is it because I left on my own? But soon, Jun-hoo tugged at Seol Yu-hwa’s pants.

“That’s not it, sis. He risked his life to request rescue. Thanks to him telling us, the monsters avoided us.”

“R-really?”

Seol Yu-hwa showed an apologetic look and seemed at a loss.

“I’m sorry, Do Jong-hyun.”

“It’s true that I couldn’t stay by your side the whole time. I’m just glad everyone’s safe.”

“Yes. Thank you so much.”

I responded with a smile to Seol Yu-hwa’s sincere apology.

“If you’re sorry, just buy me a meal.”

“Sure.”

I finally saw Seol Yu-hwa smile. Despite the sudden incident, we had managed to overcome it.

“So many crazy things happening.”

The Jaegers rushed in and climbed the spider webs. Among them was even a rare flying Jaeger.

“It’s Park Tae-sang!”

Even Park Tae-sang from the Cheonji Guild had arrived. Well, for a Queen Spider’s nest, that level of response is appropriate.

As I was about to leave the rest of the people to them, Park Tae-sang recognized Seol Yu-hwa.

“Hey, are you that famous baby dragon from the White Dragon Guild? Come help us!”

“Yes! Yes!”

Seol Yu-hwa ran out in surprise, and I kept my unfulfilled promise.

I stayed to protect the children until they returned from the operation that continued until night.

“Shall we go get dinner? Unfortunately without Yu-hwa.”

“Yaaay!”

As I was taking the excited children, Jun-hoo touched my pants.

“What?”

“Brother, thank you for helping.”

“…”

His tone and behavior had been suggesting he knew something. Jun-hoo, could it be?

Has a summoning spirit already attached to him?

He’s definitely not an ordinary child. Then Jun-hoo covered his mouth.

“I believe in you, brother.”

“Well…”

I couldn’t answer that. I couldn’t acknowledge it either.

But at least his words of trust seemed sincere.

He didn’t say anything else until the end of the vacation.

And on August 25th, school finally reopened.