## Chapter 768 – Arachne Subjugation

The cave was quite large.

Wide from side to side, with a high ceiling.

Clearly a good place for huge, monstrous bastards to go and rest. Could it be that an Arachne and a demon were living together in this place? The thought felt so inhuman and disgusting.

Anyway, according to Hilde, she could sense a very wicked energy deep inside. Ari seemed to have heard the word “inside” as well.

In any case, we used Winnia’s light magic as a light source to explore the cave. Other than being large and full of cobwebs, there was nothing particularly special about it, and no spider monsters were in sight.

That’s when it happened.

“Huk! Katt-nim! Look up there!”
“Up?”

I immediately shifted my gaze to where Hilde was pointing.

ㅡDangling!!!!

“Oh, for fuck’s sake!!”

Those goddamn murder fruits were dangling there again! Of course, you wouldn’t expect a place where those goddamn bastards lived to be without them!

“You son of a bitch!!”

The number of murder fruits we had found so far, including those, was about 50. I don’t know why so many people are dying in this damn world. Those must be merchants, as well as people traveling on foot, and things like that.

Recently, there would be some soldiers added as well.

Even though people have a lot of children because all they have to do is eat and have sex, a lot of them still die.

“Agh, damn it. Hilde, let’s get them down first.”
“Yes!”

For now, I lamented while collecting all the murder fruits. The total number was five. I gathered them in one place to burn on the way out, and then.

“Katt? He’s alive.”
“What!”

I snapped to attention at Claudia’s words. No way, he’s alive! I immediately grabbed the spiderweb and tore it violently!

“Hey, wake up!”
“Ugh… ugh…!”
“Oh! He’s alive!”

The man gasped for breath with a face that looked like he was about to die. Hadn’t he been injected with spider venom yet!

Just as I was about to clear away all the spiderwebs.

“Gyuh-e-e-el…”

He vomited a black liquid from every hole in his face!

“Heok!”

Surprised by the sudden biochemical terror, I had no choice but to jump about 3 meters high on the spot while performing an inhuman rotation.

“It’s too late, Katt-nim! The inside is already juice! All the contents that should be there have melted away, this is just an empty shell now!!!”
“This can’t be happening!!! He was barely maintaining consciousness in this state!”

ㅡKieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

A shriek!

“I’m going to kill all of you bastards! Let’s go in quickly!”

Those things are as good as dead already.
It’s unfortunate, but we can’t help them.

“Alright, let’s kill them all. I’m angry now, too.”
“Monsters that turn people into this deserve to die.”

With that, we strode further inside.

“It’s always a shitshow whenever monsters come out. Hey, don’t be too shocked. It’s an everyday occurrence.”
“I’ll be shocked, but I’ll keep moving forward.”
“That’s a truly courageous mindset.”

The cave was damn long.

The good thing was that it wasn’t a structure that went underground, but just a cave on the surface. So moving around wasn’t a problem.

After walking for a few minutes.

“Katt-nim. Please get ready soon. The wicked energy is feeling quite ‘thick’. It seems to be a strong demon.”
“Still a pushover.”

Because it’s not just me here.

Anyway, I grabbed my weapon and went inside, and.

ㅡGaga gagagak.

Some kind of bizarre sound began to be heard.

“Hey, looks like they’re here?”
“Looks like it.”

Winnia increased the intensity of her light magic a little more. What was revealed was a monster that could only be thought of as an ‘Arachne’.

“Humans have invaded this far… How did this happen, Gognija?”

ㅡA ghostly voice.

Its upper body was that of a naked woman.

The woman with long white hair looked like a normal beauty at first glance. The nipples on her small breasts were red, but other than that, there was nothing particularly unusual.

But the lower half of her body below the navel was the grotesque body of a spider.

The spider’s body had sharp thorns and hard armor rising up. Because of that, the monster’s height was very large.

ㅡArachne.

A spider monster with the upper body of a human female. It moved its eight legs in the darkness and walked slowly.

“Well… I don’t know either.”

ㅡA bizarre voice.

The thing that followed next to the monster was a monster with dark skin.

The rhombus-shaped head had no eyes or mouth, so it was impossible to tell where they were. That’s because there were no facial features at all. In addition, the body only had fluttering leather attached to it, as if it were wearing a black long coat, so it was questionable whether it was a living thing at all.

Above all, its feet were made of tentacles.

Ten long tentacles wriggled under the leather body, which was like a long coat, and propelled the monster’s body forward.

A demon.

“Strong humans are everywhere. And is that a succubus? Why is a succubus acting with humans?”

The two, Arachne and the one called Gognija, were talking to each other without seeming very nervous, even with the eight of us in front of them. Were they confident in their skills?

As they were doing that, Risha said.

“Spiders are gathering from behind.”
“Oh.”

ㅡSasasat.
ㅡSasasasat.
ㅡSasasat.

When I looked behind me, spiders were densely packed on the cave floor, walls, and ceiling. Were they trying to surround us? Of course, I had assumed that, but it wasn’t very threatening.

ㅡSasasat.
ㅡSasasat.
ㅡSasasat.

And red eyes began to gather from behind Arachne. The entire cave was covered with red eyes because of that.

The spiders, who had approached to within close range, stopped all at once.

We were almost completely surrounded from the front and back.

It’s not a big deal.

We naturally divided into groups of four and took up combat stances facing the front and rear.

“What should we do? Just kill them all?”
“Wait, sis. It looks like the little shits can talk, so let’s ask them something.”
“Hmm, well. Okay. It doesn’t really matter if they attack first.”

Even if hundreds of those spider monsters came, it wouldn’t be a problem at all. But the problem is the power of Arachne and the demon. First of all, it seems like they can talk, so let’s try to extract some information.

“Answer me, succubus.”

The demon called Gognija said to Hilde.

“I am Gognija, who came to this land under the orders of Jagan-nim. Why is a succubus acting with humans? I can’t understand.”
“I have nothing to say to you filthy demons!! You will pay the price for committing these cruel and ruthless atrocities!!!!”
“?”

Gognija tilted her head for a moment when Hilde pointed and shouted fiercely. As expected of Hilde! She has been completely reborn as a fusion-Confucian girl!

“Yes! You said it well, Hilde! We can’t mix words with such disgusting demons!”
“Just trying to have a conversation makes me feel unpleasant! You inhuman pieces of shit! I’m so angry, Katt-nim!”
“Me too!”

Good momentum!

I also shouted at Arachne while pointing my sword.

“Arachne! You dare turn humans into goddamn murder fruits! Did you lose sight of what’s in front of you after borrowing the power of a demon! I will tear you apart alive and make you into salted seafood! If you’re afraid of that, tell me why you did this!”

Arachne also tilted her head at my words.
These bastards have too much leeway.

Just like us.

“…You seem confident because there are so many of you. Little humans. You seem to be mistaken, but do you think you can leave this cave alive? You’re so insignificant that it makes me sigh.”

What?

“What is it? That confident monster?”
“Is it actually strong?”

Liz-unni was dumbfounded, and Claudia showed interest.

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a monster act so cocky. Just looking at the atmosphere, it feels like it’s some kind of Arachne that’s been around for hundreds of years and is really strong, but it won’t work on us.

“I’ll separate you into a spider and a human!!”
“Kuk…! How amusing… Keu, keukeut…! Keukeut keukeut keukeut!!”

Arachne burst into laughter as if she had completely lost her mind.

“Hey, you think you can just laugh it off, you crazy bastard. Hey. I’m asking why you suddenly started acting like this when you were living quietly, you lame-legged idiot.”
“Keukeut… You’re such arrogant humans that I can’t help but laugh.”

Arachne, who was almost clutching her stomach and laughing, swept her long white hair back and said with a fierce look.

“Gognija. I don’t need anyone but that male, so kill them all.”
“I understand, spider queen.”

Kill who?

“Wow, that’s so cocky.”

Karin said with a snort.

“Funny, really. Coming from a monster.”
“It seems you’re overconfident in your abilities. I wonder what you’re hiding… I wonder if you’ve gained some kind of power…”

Winnia grumbled while aiming her staff, and Risha naturally raised her finger. I know very well how murderous that simple action is.

The preparation stance for Risha’s Death Beam, which has extreme destructive power.

ㅡGagak!
ㅡFlustered!

At that moment, as if they had sensed something, Arachne and Gognija were startled and created some kind of black magical barrier.

Did they recognize Risha’s movements just now?

ㅡGood senses.
And the speed at which the barrier was created was also instantaneous.

ㅡPachichik!!!

Anyway, black lightning flew towards that place, and.

ㅡPachangchang!!!

“Kweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!”
“Kihiik!!”

The barrier broke easily, and the two monsters flew backwards. No, they were acting tough, but they were knocked out in one hit.

ㅡKiiiiiiiiit!

At the same time, the monster’s roar echoed with the Doppler effect.

ㅡSasasasat!!!
ㅡSasasat!
ㅡSasasasat!!

Whether that was the trigger signal, the spider bastards filling the cave began to rush towards us.

“Hooh, to block this lady’s black magic. Indeed, there was a reason for your confidence.”

Risha said with a relaxed review.
Anyway, we have to kill all these bastards!

“Ah, fuck! Anyway, let’s kill them all!”
“We have to, these disgusting bastards!”

ㅡKwaang!!!

Liz-unni, who let out a battle cry, unleashed a fist wrapped in martial energy, and an enormous sonic boom erupted, causing the spiders in its path to explode completely.

ㅡPuchak!

“Agh, these damn spider bastards!”

When Karin swung her sword, spider fluids splattered like a mixer. The speed of her swordsmanship is invisible to the eye. Unleashing restrained sword energy, she literally carved up the spiders flying in from all directions with the utmost efficiency.

ㅡTukwak!

“Hey, kill that bastard quickly!”

Winnia used ice magic to kill the spiders, worried about the smoke. Hilde and Claudia stood next to Ari and slaughtered the other spiders.

ㅡKieeeeeeeeeeeet!!

Arachne, who had been blown away by the aftermath of the broken barrier, screamed and rushed towards us like a tank. The eight thick and sturdy legs literally felt like heavy equipment.

“How dare you!”

ㅡKwajik!
ㅡKwajijijik!

Those heavy equipment-like legs trampled all the spiders in their path. Wait, weren’t those her children?

“Is that crazy bitch?”

Anyway, I also unleashed sword energy to slaughter all the spiders flying in from all directions and flew towards it.

I’ll cut off its waist like this!

“You arrogant humans!!!”

ㅡKiiiiiing!!

At that moment, armor was created on Arachne’s arm. Was it transforming its body? Not only that, but black demonic energy also began to form.

First, I slashed at its arm to test its defense, and.

ㅡKwaang!

After confirming that I couldn’t cut it, I grabbed the handle and pulled it as if I was sawing, giving it a follow-up hit.

“Kiiiiiiik!!!”

A scream erupts.
This works.

ㅡKudeudeuk!

But I kept some distance for now. Arachne raised its heavy equipment-like forefoot.

An attack that can be done because its lower body is in the form of a giant spider.

ㅡKwaang!!

When that murderous foreleg slammed into the ground, dust rose with the shockwave. That leg was also wrapped in black aura.

That seemed to be something it had received from the demon rather than Arachne’s inherent power.

“I guess I’ll have to aim for the vitals to kill it.”

I can finish off that pushover in 1 minute.

Looking at it, most of the spiders that were launching a wave of attacks were dead.