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He pierces and kills a giant spider that runs towards him with his teeth bared with a spear, then lifts it up and slams it into another one.

When I swing the spear I pulled out and cut off the legs of the other spiders that were approaching, they let out a high-pitched scream and stepped back for a moment.

And then it approaches us again along with other spiders that appeared from behind.

‘How much more are they going to come?’

I was about to ask Luvia, a vampire who can see through the darkness, how many enemies there were, but stopped.

It was because everyone had to do their best to stop that wave of teeth and legs right now, but it also didn’t seem to have much significance against things that had suddenly appeared in the dark in the first place.

Fortunately, we were able to endure because those who were with us fought hard.

The female warrior stepped forward with an ax and cut numerous spiders in half with one strike.

Luvia also continued hunting in the dark, dyeing her teeth and claws red.

Emma did not back down, cutting down the approaching spiders and crushing them with her hooves while protecting the druid girl on her back.

The mercenary guide, who was relatively powerless, and the druid girl, who was in a protected position, added their strength, swinging their swords at the spiders and summoning a small light to reveal the figures hidden in the darkness.

Thanks to this, I was able to swing the spear without having to worry about the back or sides, so I killed the spider by striking it with the spear and stabbing it upside down, sticking the spear blade into its stomach, and then kicking the corpse to the remaining guys.

The spider’s body rolled around on the cave floor and struck its compatriots, causing them to step back for a moment.

However, it seemed like that wasn’t enough to stop them.

The spiders opened their jaws, dropping venom with a sharp sound, and rushed at the dead spider’s body, tearing it apart and swallowing the obstacle into their stomachs.

The spiders, who had dismembered the bodies of their compatriots in an instant, seemed to have gained energy after eating them and began to attack even more fiercely.

“Damn it!”

When another spider jumped out from beyond the spiders I had slashed with my spear and attacked, I first took a step back and tried to avoid it.

That is, until I noticed that Yong A-byeong, who was still tied up, had fallen at my feet in this mess.

The multiple eyes on its head seemed to have noticed the defenseless prey below and were changing their target.

No matter how much of a mercenary she was, there was no way she could have faced those vicious bastards while unarmed and with her hands and feet tied.

And there was still quite a bit left to hear from her.

In the end, I had no choice but to lean forward again and rush towards the spider.

It was obvious that its teeth would reach me before I could retract my spear, so I offered my arm, hoping that my armor would hold out.

-Kazizik!..

They had incredible jaw strength for their size, and the armor around their arms began to crack before them, but at least for a moment they were able to stop the poison in their teeth from penetrating my skin.

And during that time, the blade of the spear he had brought into his arms was the first to penetrate his mind.

I pulled my arm out of the jaws of the guy that was still biting at me even in death, and took off the armor on my arm that was already burning with poison.

The corroded metal did not make a very loud ringing sound when thrown to the cave floor.

I stretched out my bare-skinned arm and lifted up the fallen Yongahyeong.

“Wake up quickly. You’ll just have to hide behind while we fight them.”

“I think I’m having a hard time right now… If you give me a weapon, I might be able to help you stop them?”

She spoke as honestly as possible, without mockery or arrogance.

I couldn’t tell if he was serious or just acting to get his hands on the weapon again…

“Sorry, but I don’t think that’s possible.”

She probably didn’t really expect me to accept the offer.

Having an armed mercenary soldier on your back was more dangerous than fighting that horde of spiders.

At least it seemed that way until then.

Until the moment when Yongahyeong, who sighed, followed my words and took steps to retreat, and I cut off half of the jaw of one of the rushing spiders with my spear.

That is, until I noticed that beyond the body of the spider that had retreated while screaming, several spiders had stopped moving and were glaring at me from the ceiling and sides of the cave.

Other compatriots keep attacking us while dying endlessly to kill us, so why are they just standing still and glaring at us?

Questions that arise quickly turn into caution, and caution quickly turns into certainty.

“Everyone be careful!”

At the same time as my warning, the spiders that had been glaring at us raised their bodies, folded themselves, and turned their backs towards us.

And in the darkness, something white and cloudy began to squirt out and shoot.

okay. There was a moment when I wondered why they insisted on biting me instead of using their webs.

However, that didn’t mean I was asking you to shoot a spider web like this.

Fortunately, we narrowly avoided becoming like fish caught in a net.

The spider web spread out with an unpleasant sound and tore through the air without catching anything.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough.

Maybe their goal from the beginning wasn’t to tie us up directly.

The spread spider web piled up layer by layer, instantly blocking the passage to the cave.

That’s because it completely divided me, Yong A-byeong, and the rest of the party.

“Master! Please wait a moment!”

Luvia, who saw this, almost screamed and immediately rushed over and started cutting off the spider webs with her claws…

The spiders weren’t just watching that either.

When Luvia cuts off a few strands of spider webs, the ship immediately shoots out a large web and blocks the opening.

“These!”

“Ruvia! Stop it now!”

Luvia got angry with her red eyes and sharp teeth shining, but I quickly stopped her.

I didn’t know that if I did something wrong, she might get caught in the web they were spinning.

Luvia must have understood the situation as well, but even though she gritted her teeth, she followed my words and stopped the attack.

The spiders that were attacking us didn’t calm down just because we were in trouble, so I pierced one of the spiders with my spear and swung its corpse to hit the others, buying us a little time.

Time to find a way to overcome this situation.

‘…those who shoot spider webs are all keeping quite a distance away.

There aren’t just one or two, so you can’t kill them all at once by throwing a spear…

It’s too late to try to cut the cobwebs on this side with the people on the other side…

They seem to know this too, so not a single one of those many spiders is shooting webs at us, but is only concentrating on maintaining that wall of thread.’

The more I look at it, the more twisted the situation becomes. Rather than gritting my teeth, I think about how I can find some clue to solving the twisted situation.

The idea that came to mind after much thought was a bit reckless, but at the same time, it was the only solution I could think of.

Having made up my mind, I shouted so loudly that it could be heard beyond the spider web wall.

“There is no other way, so we go inside! Join us later when you break through that spider web!”

As soon as I said those words, voices filled with confusion came out from the other side, but I didn’t have time left to answer them anymore.

The body that had been holding its position or retreating until now runs forward and stabs the spear.

The spiders reacted a little late to the sudden change to attack, and I didn’t notice much difference when my spear pierced the neck of another spider.

They just use the death of their compatriots as a shield to rush in, baring their teeth and slashing their legs.

However, in the next moment, all of those attacks only vainly grazed the spot where I had stepped, twisting the direction of the spear and jumping into the air using it as a pole.

While they were panicking about losing sight of me, I landed with my legs planted on another spider’s back, and at the same time pulled out my spear and swung it backwards.

By cutting the rope that was tying Yong Ah-byeong’s hands with the blade of a spear.

Since I had decided to clear the path from the front, I could no longer protect her directly, and it was necessary to divert the attention of the group from me to some extent, so it was an inevitable choice.

Perhaps, if she had had a little more time, she might have asked if her words had changed from before.

Of course, in a situation where spiders were attacking her from all directions, the first thing she did was to quickly grab one of the swords lying on the floor of the cave and cut off the binding on her legs.

Still, after she was released and took up arms, I had to keep an eye on her.

It wasn’t that I was worried that she, who held important information, might die.

As I recalled earlier, the armed mercenaries were more threatening than that group of spiders.

Even as I cleared the path ahead, I had to remember that fact and keep watch behind me.

She also didn’t have the luxury of fighting me while being chased by a group of spiders, but you never know when the situation will change once we get to a safe place, even if only for a moment.

And Yong A-byeong also knew that I, too, would act differently when that time came.

With the screams of spiders echoing from all directions, an extremely unsettling race began.

You will only know what the ending will be when you run beyond the darkness to the end.