Chapter 588 - v3c355p1 (2/2)

Unfortunately, that was not the case.

The Mother of Spiders Anarons also seemed to realize something was wrong. It suddenly let out a hiss and caught up, raising its chelicerae and sweeping towards Brendel’s direction.

“It’s just ahead!” Brendel shouted. He hugged Her Royal Highness and rolled forward. The princess let out a m.u.f.fled grunt and the Mother of Spiders Anarons’ giant chelicerae swept over their heads. Two knights and a witch didn’t manage to dodge the attack and were slammed in the waist.

The broken bodies fell to the ground like two pieces of wood. Blood then gushed out like a fountain and spilled all over the place.

Brendel vaguely heard the little witch called Sugar Jar scream in terror. He dazedly grabbed the Halran Gaia and stood up, only to see another broken cliff ahead. Luckily, there was a crack, which was as wide as half a man, in the rock wall on the side of the break, a crack in which the rocks were crisscrossed and blackened. Exactly as he remembered.

That was exactly the place he was looking for.

“Everyone, don’t stop, get in there!” Brendel didn’t dare relax and immediately shouted to the others. The knights and witches heard him and ran in that direction. He looked back, only to see the Mother of Spiders Anarons in the darkness once again raising its chelicerae, its four pairs of blood-red eyes staring at him condescendingly.

“Who would be afraid of you, monster!”

There was no more room for Brendel to retreat at that moment. He simply stood up straight, picked up the Halran Gaia and prepared to face the spider. The black blade of the sword swung around mid-air and slashed towards the Mother of Spiders Anarons’ chelicerae, which was swinging towards them. The clash let out a loud clang. Brendel felt as if he had hit a steel pillar or a rock. Dazzling sparks bloomed in the darkness.

Half of his body went numb as he only felt a huge force that sent him flying, before he crashed into the rock wall on the side. The Halran Gaia also flew out of his hand. It spun, sc.r.a.ped a few stalact.i.te pillars and bounced off, making a series of clanking noises in the darkness and landing on a spider web.

Ouch!

It was only then that Brendel realized how far he was from the truth. The battle with Williams had left him a little too hot-headed, and the after-effects had only decided to make themselves known right this moment. The Planeswalker’s power was not his own after all.

He felt his airway contracting and his mouth was filled with a metallic, salty taste. However, this was not the time to ponder about what was right or wrong. He shook his head to shake off the dizziness, but his head had already been cracked open. He could barely lift his blood-covered eyelids to see the Mother of Spiders Anarons’ swinging limbs getting closer to him by the moment.

Brendel felt his heart clench at that moment.

By this time, the knights and witches had gotten closer to the crack, only to discover that Brendel had been knocked out. It seemed too late for them to turn around and rescue Brendel.

It was at this moment that Princess Gryphine, who was not far away, suddenly reacted and rushed towards the knight who had been killed earlier. She picked up what was left of his longsword and threw it at the Mother of Spiders with all her strength. The blade spun and struck the Mother of Spiders in the head, knocking her small head so that it turned to the side.

The half-elf princess then drew her own saber and shouted with a pale face at the giant spider, “Monster, I’m here!”

“No, Your Highness!”

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