Chapter 58 - Chapter 58: 50. Stinkbug Flies (1/2)

chapter 58: 50. stinkbug flies

translator: 549690339

the stone wall was pierced by the flame pillar, shattering rocks and scattering dust.

lieutenant grett’s voice came through the sound of falling stones:

“this cavern evil spider is really cunning! i was just a little short of hitting it each time! … which team just blew the copper whistle? are you guys still alive?”

“we’re still alive… cough, cough, cough…” sergeant mars waved away the dust in front of him, coughing as he spoke:

“chief officer, mars squad reporting to you! thank you for coming to our aid!”

upon hearing the name of the squad, lieutenant grett’s tone became more serious as he yelled towards the dark area separated by the wall:

“be careful! mars! that cavern evil spider is a death notice assassin transformed. its target is you and sin soldier no. 888! it’s after our plan! don’t let it succeed! … you haven’t told it anything, have you?”

“no, chief officer!”

sergeant mars glanced in noland’s direction but saw nothing due to the darkness obscuring his figure:

“neither i nor sin soldier 888 have betrayed the empire. that cavern evil spider knows nothing!”

“that’s good! … stay where you are, i’ll be right over. from now on, you’ll act with me, and do not leave my sight.”

lieutenant grett clanged against the stone wall, attempting to enlarge the hollow in the wall to accommodate his giant figure. sergeant mars turned to noland and shouted:

“jarvis, come over here.”

“yes, chief officer.”

noland replied, holding his silenced rifle, inching closer.

his vigilance did not waver.

when he saw the flame pillar, he knew it was lieutenant grett coming to their rescue.

but this did not mean the crisis was averted.

in fact, noland had already located the cavern evil spider hiding on the ceiling using deconstruction.

just as lieutenant grett had said, this cavern evil spider which had transformed from the death notice assassin, had come for their secret plan.

after hiding on the ceiling, it did not leave the area due to lieutenant grett’s arrival.

its target was right here.

it would not give up easily, even if lieutenant grett was here.

it lingered on the ceiling like a cunning hunter honing in on its prey, ready to strike at any moment of vulnerability.

as noland moved, his eyes constantly lingered on the ceiling above him, releasing deconstruction repeatedly to keep track of the enemy’s movements.

sergeant mars saw noland emerge from the darkness.

following noland’s gaze upward, he saw nothing but impenetrable darkness:

“what’s wrong, jarvis? what are you looking at?”

noland told the truth:

“chief officer, i have this feeling that the cavern evil spider hasn’t left. it seems to be watching us from directly above our heads.”

sergeant mars clenched his rifle, frowning as he scanned the ceiling, but never finding a trace of the enemy.

he listened.

besides the noise of lieutenant grett smashing the wall, nothing else seemed noteworthy in the air.

sergeant mars looked away, gesturing for noland to follow:

“jarvis, don’t overthink it. that monster must have temporarily fled to someplace farther away. let’s hurry and join lieutenant grett.”

just then, two faint vibrations of air came from above.

noland’s gaze sharpened, grabbing sergeant mars’ arm and pulling him to the side.

with a couple of splats, two globs of sticky spider web fell from the sky, landing next to them and forming two web walls.

rlhvvo more air vibrations came through.

this time even sergeant mars heard the sound.

without even having a chance to thank noland, he pushed him away, dodging the attack, then leveled his gun to fire.

but before he pulled the trigger, a glob of spider web accurately struck his gun, wrapping it up and whisking it toward the ceiling with a “whoosh.”