Chapter 43 (1/2)
“No, there’s a misunderstanding...”
“What misunderstanding?! Kill this wicked goblin! Wind Strike!”
I could see the knight right in front of me unleashing an attack. I managed to evade but I couldn’t evade all of it. The ensuing winds of sword energy brushed past my arms.
[You have suffered 25 damage.]
[You have suffered 33 damage.]
[You have suffered 23 damage.]
[You have suffered 20 damage.]
This guy…
At this moment, my eyes turned ferocious. I approached quickly and tried to hit the knight, but I could see someone coming from behind. “I’ll handle this one. Attack the goblin called Ragneos in the rear.”
“Kik? Kerenos?”
“You know me? You are a decently skilled goblin but that is it.”
Simultaneously, Kerenos’ spear moved at a high speed. The speed was so high that my eyes widened. I instinctively extended my dagger.
...Keuk, this wasn’t normal. I could see sparks coming from the shadow dagger in my hand as I blocked the attack. My heart sank when I discovered I was almost pierced in the heart and killed.
“Not bad. Then can you stop this? Violently Blowing Winds!”
The spear poured down toward me like the name of the skill suggested. The tip of the spear split into dozens of copies and rapidly aimed at my vital points. Shit. He should give me a chance to talk!
Kerenos was strong. He was at least level 80. Considering that he was an intelligent NPC rather than a monster, his level should be approximately above 100. The problem was that I couldn’t stand up to him if I didn’t use Rising Sun. At first, I was able to hit him a few times but I was gradually allowing more blows.
I quickly gasped from the fast attacks. “Pant... hey.”
“Shut up. Whirlwind!”
This bastard was really...!
* * *
Meanwhile, Ragneos smiled scornfully. He had come to look for the spider king but it was natural for him to laugh because humans were blocking his way. “Knights of Windia. Kikik. You’ll pay the price! Swamp of Despair!”
He waved his staff in front of him and the land in front of him became a swamp. Swamp of Despair was an upper-grade version of Swamp of Pain. The range was broader and more widespread. Black hands rose from the ground and wandered through the land like a flower blooming in hell. In the end, the knight in the front couldn’t avoid it and was caught. “Ugh! Save me!”
A black hand dragged the knight into the swamp. The space of despair closed firmly. Ragneos’ face was full of laughter as he saw the power of despair. “Kikikikikik!”
“Kuock!”
The Knights of Windia were ready to rush forward but couldn’t. They were people who rode the wind. They were vulnerable to fire magic and would be burned to ashes.
“Foolish humans. Feel the pain of hot fire!” Multiple flames started to form around Ragneos. “Flames of Fury!”
The flames swept through the knights. Ragneos was even more excited as the acrid smell filled his nose. “Kyahahaha! Very good! Very good!!”
Boom boom boom bang!
“Kuaaack!”
“Kuaack!”
“Aaack!”
The knights were hit by the flames and screamed. Ragneos felt that he could use this opportunity to wipe out Windia’s knights completely.
He shouted in a haughty voice, “Come out, Giant Spider Queen...!”
* * *
Thump! Thump! Thuuump!
Kerenos and I were forced to stop fighting at the sudden earthquake.
...It was kind of ominous. I thought I had never seen anything like this before. My hunch wasn’t far off the mark. The ominous sound got closer and the result was as expected.
“Shiiiiik!”
The birds were frightened by the sharp cry and fly up in unison. Yes, this sound...
[Lv. 120 (Champion) Giant Spider Queen]
“Shit...”
It was short but it implied everything. Shit. The female was much bigger than the spider king. I wasn’t the only one who was shocked. It was the same for the knights of Windia, including Kerenos, and the young lord watching the fight from behind. Everyone couldn’t keep their mouths shut as they gazed at the overwhelming spider.
[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is shaking his head.]
“Shiiiiik!” The spider queen waved a huge foreleg while running toward Ragneos. The knights screamed in the face of the sudden attack.
“Kuaaack!”
“Ack!”
“S-Stop it!”
However, the knights couldn’t stop it. The spider queen crouched down and I could see Ragneos naturally riding her back. I looked at it and spat out a word, “...Bullshit.”
Were there any better words for the situation than this?
Ragneos cried out, “Tie all the humans together with cobwebs. Spider Queen...!”
“Shiiiiik!”
The spiderwebs that emerged were much faster and larger than those belonging to the spider king I met the other day. I knew that female spiders were stronger but I didn’t expect it to be like this. Cobwebs covered the sky.