Bear-san Fights the King Spider Part 1
Back inside the village, I saw a spider lying near the entrance, in a miserable state.
“Huh, it looks like it was half-eaten by something…” (Yuna)
Cannibalism?
“We’re lucky. If it hadn’t been for the dead spiders, the villagers would have been eaten.” (Deborane)
There was a risk of that, so I used my detection skills to confirm its location from the moment the King Spider had fled into the village.
But so far, no reaction that I considered to be the King Spider had approached people. I said “seems” because the reaction of the detection skill treated the detected icon as a normal giant spider, so there was no distinction between them. I have said this many times before; it would really be nice to distinguish between monsters of different strengths.
“Well then, I’m off to fight the King Spider.” (Yuna)
“Don’t die so easily.” (Deborane)
I was surprised at the unexpected words coming out of Deborane’s mouth.
“Are you worried about me?” (Yuna)
“If you die, who will take care of the King Spider? Go fight for me. If you die, at least take the King Spider down with you.” (Deborane)
Deborane decided on his own how I would die and headed to the village chief’s house with Lanz.
I could not tell if he was worried about me or not.
I shudder at the thought of Deborane saying, “I’m not worried about you, but be careful,” turning him into a tsundere.
Stop imagining weird things. My psyche was damaged.
I made my way with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear to the King Spider.
“There it is.” (Yuna)
It was eating a spider that had been lying near a house.
I could hear the crunching noises.
Ugh, it’s disgusting.
The least I could do was look behind it and not see its mouth as it eats.
And that was also a chance to take it down.
Sorry for the unexpected attack, but I have to attack from behind. I have no sense of justice, such as waiting for the spider to finish its meal or moving to the front and attacking it after it notices me. Leave that kind of role to the heroes of justice.
My motto would be to defeat the enemy when I could.
I gathered magic power in my hand and shot a bear wind magic towards the King Spider who was eating, and when I thought the King Spider had stopped moving, it moved to the side and dodged.
Did it have eyes behind its back!?
Some spiders have more than one eye. This spider had four.
I did not know if it could see me, feel my magic, or sense my presence, but it seemed like surprise attacks were ineffective.
The King Spider avoided my attack and watched us while ticking its mouth.
I felt like I was being observed, which made me feel uncomfortable.
Since it did not move, I moved my arm to attack again, and the moment I moved my arm, the King Spider moved.
Was it reading me?
I released wind magic, but it moved so fast that I couldn’t hit it.
The King Spider moved from side to side, and its movements were erratic, making it impossible to focus on the target. It could also stop and change direction in an instant.
It was like dealing with a flying cockroach. No, there aren’t any cockroaches in my house. Not that I would tell anyone, but I’ll deny it.
The King Spider jumps slightly, and at the same time, it spat and weaved threads.
And in multiple places.
King Spider’s eight legs, stomach, and mouth all emit threads simultaneously.
The threads spread out like a net.
There was nowhere to escape. I could avoid it if it were just me, but Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear were nearby.
In my mind, I thought of tearing it apart with the wind or burning it with fire, but I quickly dismissed the idea.
I quickly built a wall of earth to block the spider’s threads.
That was close.
If I had not blocked the web spit with attack magic, I would have attempted to cut the threads and destroyed the house or burned it down as collateral damage.
If the houses were destroyed, the people in the house would have been in trouble.
With relief on my face, I found that the clay walls were melting down.
It started melting from where the spider threads were attached.
That spider’s threads didn’t just have a numbing effect.
If numbing threads or fire-starting threads like this were stretched in the forest, it would be challenging to defeat the King Spider. Even if the threads were cut, they would remain, and if the threads were burned in the forest, the fire might spread to the trees and cause a lot of trouble.