Chapter 182: Spider Game
Boom!
Accompanied by the trembling of a gigantic spider, the ground of the square in front of the church split open at an incredibly fast speed.
A poor fellow who happened to be standing on the crack fell into the underground with a thud because he was lost in thought at that moment.
Fortunately, as a B-level adventurer known for his physical strength, even though he fell into a hole over ten meters deep without any protection, he was unharmed in the end.
But such a scene was still astonishing.
The enormous spider that lurked in the city could cause such great destruction just by casually shaking its legs. If it were to attack with all its might, what kind of terrifying doomsday scene would it create?
The overwhelming fear in everyone's hearts made them no longer pay attention to the gigantic whirlpool that was capable of devouring everything.
"How is this possible?"
Loria looked surprised.
She was very sure that the spider she saw moments ago was just a lifelike statue, but now it was alive.
In this magical world, giving life to stones is not an impossible task.
However, the magical beings usually created by the wizards are small stones, and they turn into tiny creatures like nature spirits.
How much magic power would it take to give life to a gigantic stone sculpture that stretches hundreds of meters into the ground?
Loria couldn't imagine.
Considering the mystery shown by the prophet, it's not completely impossible to control so much magic power.
But even if he could control that much magic power, it's unlikely that there would be no sign of activity at all, right?
Vita shook her head at Loria.
She didn't know, or rather, none of the members of Hidden Leader would have expected their leader to have so many secrets hidden in him.
Anyway, now is not the time to worry about these things.
After several swings of its giant limbs, the enormous spider finally stood up from the ground.
It was huge, standing tall enough to block out the sky, and each leg was like a towering pillar, supporting a moving island of death.
Yes, that's the Island of Death.
The spider opened its mouth and lightly spat out, engulfing the terrified soldiers stationed outside the imperial city in its sticky white fluid, not even letting out a single scream.
Some of the soldiers belonged to the empire, while others belonged to Hidden Leader.
But the spider didn't care at all.
It seemed to be in a frenzy, its body constantly shaking, using all sorts of methods to slaughter any living creature in its sight.
A spider stood hundreds of meters tall, moving extremely fast like a deadly killing machine.
Once it sets its sights on someone, there's no escape.
Fight back?
The powerful magic couldn't be used under the domination of the crimson island.
Even the less powerful magic spells had no effect on the spider, as if just tickling it, and couldn't slow down its movements.
"Be careful, quickly move away, don't let it step on you!"
"Ah, my leg..."
The screams were heard one after another.
Loria immediately ran to join the guildmaster and the others.
Faced with a monster that was taller than even a strand of hair on her body, she couldn't find the courage to fight back.
Although she was very tough and could endure a lot, she didn't think she could withstand a kick from this monster.
Look.
In a place hundreds of meters away from her, an adventurer who was slightly injured was accidentally knocked away by the swinging spider leg. Before he could get up, the leg heavily stomped on him.
After a scream, the spider leg moved away, and all Loria could see was a clump of red meat sauce.
You should know that this adventurer had a strength of 476 points, very close to A level.
"We still have some time before the end of the world, let's leave from here first and come up with a plan later," Loria said urgently.
The guildmaster and the others had no objections.
The situation is chaotic right now, even Charles can't control it anymore. Staying here to continue fighting would only lead to more casualties.
Everyone unanimously decided to avoid danger for now.
They ran as fast as they could.
No matter what, everyone was only a B-level adventurer. Even though the earth was trembling, the ground was occasionally breaking apart, and giant rocks were frequently flying through the sky, it couldn't stop their progress.
But after running for over a mile, Loria suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Vita asked, surprised.
Loria exclaimed urgently, "Doris didn't come with us."
Everyone turned around and saw Doris still standing in the same spot, staring blankly at the sky.
Boom!
In the next second, a huge spider leg swept past their field of vision.
There was a loud noise that was so loud it hurt the ears, and gray smoke rose and rolled in the air. It took more than ten seconds for the smoke to clear a little, so people could see what was happening in front of them.
On the ground, a deep trench appeared, several tens of meters deep and nearly twenty meters wide. On the other side of the trench, Doris was still standing steadily.
Loria let out a breath.
Just now, her heart was completely suspended, afraid that Doris would be swept away by it.
Even the Iron Girl, who grew up eating metal ores, couldn't withstand such a strong impact, right?
This is not like forging steel. It won't die from just a little collision.
"I... I will go back to save her, you wait for me here."
After hesitating for a while, Loria decided to bring Doris back.
It's impossible to say she wasn't afraid, but she couldn't just leave Doris like that, she couldn't live with herself.
"I'm not really hungry for her, but I've already spent so much money on her before. It would be a waste to just throw her away, right? I'm a stingy person, after all. I can't let go of my character!"
Without waiting for the guildmaster and the others to answer, Loria charged straight towards Doris.
Her luck was good. During the sprint, the spider swung its leg again, but the spider's target was another adventurer not far away.
Because of this, she risked getting bumped on the back and rolled directly to Doris's side.
"Ouch! It hurts so much. My combat suit must be torn."
Loria grimaced, feeling a draft from behind, but the wind blowing on her body didn't feel cool, only hot and painful.
She didn't have time to change clothes. Placing her hand on Doris's shoulder, she shouted, "Hurry up and follow me. Now is not the time to daydream."
A tug.
Strangely, she couldn't pull Doris.
Hey.
You're not moving, right? If you don't move, I'll carry you on my back.
Loria pretended to lift Doris up, and with her current strength, she could easily carry dozens of Doriss at the same time.
But just as she was about to put her arm around Doris's waist, she stopped her hand in mid-action.
"Huh?"
Doris at this moment obviously wasn't feeling well.
She stood there, her whole body frozen, with a strange white light emanating from her eyes, like two soft light bulbs.
"Hello?"
Loria quickly waved her hand in front of Doris's eyes, but Doris didn't react at all as if she hadn't seen it.
Oh no... Could it be broken?
Loria was confused. She had never seen Doris like this before. Actually, not long ago, Doris started becoming exhausted for no reason.
Oh well, can't worry about that now. Let's quickly pull her away and then figure out what to do.
She picked up Doris using a princess-like hold. As she stood up and looked back, she happened to see the prophet floating in mid-air.
But what caught her attention was not that. It was the activated giant spider attacking the prophet!
Whoosh!
White spider silk shot out like sharp blades, heading straight for the prophet's chest.
Just as it looked like the prophet was about to be pierced, he suddenly moved to the left side as if he were a ghost, easily avoiding the impact of the spider silk.
"Ah, what's this?"
Loria was completely surprised.
Isn't the prophet the owner of that huge spider? Why was he also attacked?
It seems like this was not an accident.
Because when the prophet managed to dodge its attack, the huge spider immediately started to chase after him.
However, the outcome didn't change. He effortlessly avoided all those silk threads it spat out.
Turtle.
This is an unbelievable discovery.
If the huge spider and the prophet are not working together, then if Loria can escape this time, it will be much easier to deal with the prophet next time he turns around.
Loria decided to run away immediately.
But at that moment, something unexpected happened.
The huge spider that was just attacking the Prophet and Charles suddenly stopped. It let all kinds of attacks hit its body, as if it was sleeping.
Suddenly, it turned its head and stared at Loria with its exaggerated eyes.
"No!"
Loria noticed a problem.
She realized that the spider wasn't staring at her, but at Doris in her arms!
Whether it was because of the Hollow Stone or not, Loria couldn't stay any longer.
Without hesitation, she quickly ran away.
But how could the giant spider that had already targeted her let her go easily?
In the midst of intense shaking, a gigantic spider moved straight towards it.
The people who had been running around in fear finally got a chance to catch their breath, but Loria wasn't so lucky.
After so many power-ups, her speed was no longer considered slow, and she even had the ability to teleport with Cat Shuttle. However, the giant spider's every step covered such a long distance that no matter how she ran, she couldn't escape the fate of being chased.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no!"
Loria panicked. Not only was she being pursued by the giant spider, but the prophet had also set their eyes on her. If this continued, death was the only thing waiting for her.
"What should I do?"
"I'll take Doris and we'll split up."
At that moment, Vita unexpectedly appeared.
Loria quickly shook her head, saying, "No."
Vita said, "I am fast, so I will lead the monster away while Doris attracts its attention."
Loria shook her head.
Being fast doesn't help against such an opponent. She couldn't let death come to someone she cared about.
"Don't worry about me, just quickly leave."
Loria held onto Doris tightly while Vita had no choice but to run beside her.
However, in just a few seconds, the huge spider that was previously behind them suddenly planted its legs into the ground in front of Loria with a loud thud.
"！"
Loria quickly used Cat Shuttle to avoid getting covered in the splattered dirt.
She looked back and saw that her escape route was blocked by the prophet. This time, she was truly caught between a rock and a hard place.
Her face looked very unhappy.
Luckily, the guildmaster and Vita ran away, otherwise...
"Huh?"
Before Loria could even celebrate, she saw the guildmaster and Vita, who had already run away, coming back.
Are you both crazy? You insist on coming to sacrifice yourselves.
Loria was extremely worried.
But being worried now is useless.
The huge spider and the prophet attacked without saying a word. Even with the guildmaster and Vita's help, she struggled a lot and within a few seconds, her clothes were torn to pieces.
Fortunately, she wasn't fighting alone.
Even though most adventurers have run away because they sensed danger, there are still a few who stayed, including the golden knights of the church and the royal knights.
They tried to get the attention of the giant spider and lured it towards the location of the prophet, hoping to make them fight each other.
The situation didn't get worse, but Loria couldn't be happy at all.
Doris, who was held in her arms, became more and more strange. At first, only her eyes were glowing, but soon her whole body started to glow.
Finally, the commotion here caused an even bigger trouble.
The seal in front of the church began to expand, and the crimson island in the sky slowly started to sink. In that instant, the whole world turned into a strange blood-red color.
"What is this?"
The prophet, who had suppressed the guildmaster, Vita, and more than ten other people on his own, stopped and stared blankly at the changes happening in front of him.
Suddenly, he burst into laughter.
"The path to the village finally appeared, hahaha!"
"Just watch, we will soon break free from the control of the goddess and become true humans!"
Loria became increasingly uneasy.
She saw the reflection of a swirling vortex in the middle of the crimson island, behind that eerie reflection seemed to hide countless distorted faces, among them was a very familiar face, the Goddess of Madness and Indulgence who had once threatened her.
A sense of foreboding rose in her heart, once the seal was broken, countless demons would immediately pour into this world and devour everyone.
We must find a way to stop all of this!
