Windweb Spiders live alone in rocky caves. It has this name because its web is extremely thin, virtually invisible looking like they are made with the very air. They are almost impossible to see until they are totally tied by them, when the prey has just been immobilized it injects its venom that cuts the link between the brain and the muscles making the victim paralyzed but still capable to feel pain as she devours them.
'According to the book this spider is not very dangerous to humans. She is only seventy centimeters and is easily killed with fire.' Shen Hua stood in front of one of the caves near a river.
Suddenly he shivers, 'Spider. It had to be a spider. These nasty animals with eight hairy paws and eight small round eyes.' Since he was young when he woke up with a spider on his face Shen Hua was afraid of spiders.
'All right. I am not a child anymore! I need not be afraid of spiders. I need to concentrate I'll just kill her burned, this time will work will not be the same as the last. OK! time to prepare. '
Shen Hua removed a full armor from his ring was a set of armor made to hunt poison beasts, when wearing it his body was completely covered leaving only room for the eyes. He slung a dagger around his waist and a few bombs in his waistcoat. Covered himself with a cloak and took a torch in each hand.
'OK! Time to go.' Shen Hua stared at the cave for while and entered without looking back.
Inside the cave the only light Shen Hua could see was the two torches it held. He went on waving the torches in front of him to melt any web that might be in front of him.
After advancing for some time, he arrived in a circular area with a high ceiling and no way out. Waving the torch to make sure there were no Windweb Spider around it. 'Does this cave have none? I may have been unlucky. Well I will go out and look for another cave.
Shen Hua turned to leave when she suddenly felt a chill all over her body. Without hesitating, he turned, using the torch as a sword, making a half-moon blow and striking a Windweb Spider.
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.
Listening to his heart beating strong and slowly Shen Hua continued to watch the Windweb Spider staring at him as he prepared to attack.
'Almost. If I had delayed a second she would have bitten me. Even with armor it's better not to risk it.' As he thought the Windweb Spider came in attack stance, lifting its four front legs and opening its jaw.
With a swift movement Shen Hua released one of the torches took one of the bombs from his waistcoat and lit her in the torch in other hand, and threw it at the Windweb Spider.
Without time the spider received the blast on his exposed chest and flew back writhing. Seeing this Shen Hua kicked the torch at his feet over the Windweb Spider causing it to catch fire.
When she was still on fire Shen Hua felt a shiver in her back again soon before she felt a strong impact and the sound of her cloak tearing.
Rolling over to dead Windweb Spider Shen Hua turned and saw a second Windweb Spider.
'Sh * t! Why is there another? These spiders live alone! '
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.
With heart pounding strong again Shen Hua began to take a deep breath to calm down.
'Windweb Spiders are afraid of fire while the other's body is burning this one will not approach me. I can try to use the explosive but with her close near the walls if I make a mistake I can end up making the cave collapse. Can I try to run? NOT! She came from the tunnel must be fill with her webs. Sh * t! I'm stuck so the only option is to fight!'
Shen Hua withdrew a torch from his ring and lit it on the Windweb Spider's body then threw it at the Windweb Spider that was circling around the fire.
The Windweb Spider easily dodged and left the torch burning on the floor. Shen Hua again took out and lit another torch and threw it at the Windweb Spider and it swerved away. Shen Hua wasn't trying to kill the spider with that he was trying to prevent her from puting her web around her.
As the Windweb Spider body was nearly ceasing to burn Shen Hua pulled his dagger and advanced toward the body. Quickly cutting Shen Hua found the beast crystal and put it in his ring.
He turned around ready to attack the Windweb Spider who thought it was about to hit him from behind, but it wasn't there. Feeling the danger Shen Hua rolled away from the Windweb Spider's body after stabilizing and tried to reach for one of its torches.
As he took the first step he felt his left leg being bitten. By luck his armor preventing he being poisoned but the spider bite was almost breaking his armor.
Turning around Shen Hua saw his leg was almost being eaten and he would come later. Afraid Shen Hua kicked the Windweb Spider in the face with his free leg.
Being struck in the face the Windweb Spider released the leg of Shen Hua. With free leg Shen Hua sat down and withdrew a halberd from his space ring.
He stabbed toward the Windwheel Spider's head. But before she could reach the spider, she turned and the halberd caught at between her paw and chest.
Do you think you managed to escape? It won't be so easy! ' Shen Hua used all her strength and forced the halberd into the body of the Windweb Spider. In pain, the Windweb Spider armed himself as the last one did and managed to remove the halberd from his body.
Seeing the Windweb Spider's thorax a meter from her face Shen Hua began to feel an uncontrollable bloodlust. He picked up the halberd and used it to stab the Windweb Spider in the center of the chest as he stood up. The moment she got to her feet, she forced the halberd deeper into the Windweb Spider and pushed her to the floor. Regardless of the spider's paws moving or the blood splashing on his face, Shen Hua climbed onto the Windweb Spider slicing through her body with the halberd killing her.
On top of the Windweb Spider Shen Hua removed the halberd from his body and descended from it. Covered in blood Shen Hua went to one of the torches on the floor and sat down. After a few minutes started laughing "Hahahahaha, I won again!" the vision one would now have would be horrifying. A boy dressed in armor and a cloak full blooded laughing alone at the bottom of a dark cavern beside the body of two Windweb Spider and several torches scattered around him.
After calming down Shen Hua began to think.
'Why were two Windweb Spider them in a cave? These spiders like to live alone and in such a small cave it is impossible for them to divide it. The only reason for them to look for another spider is for- '
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Shen Hua slowly raised his head to look at the ceiling. When his eyes adjusted he could see that the ceiling of the cave was -
moving.
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Raven's Imperial City Library.
Shen Hua was reading about the Windweb Spider 'So these spiders just look for other spider to mate with. They have litters of two to five hundred spiders because they have a hard time getting pregnant so when it occurs they have many children to keep the species. Ok I think I don't need to worry after all is saying that it is very rare for them to have children.
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'Sh * t! Because I'm so unlucky! It seems that I'm a protagonist of novel that with each passing challenge, gets worse! Okay, maybe they won't attack because they're too young.' As if answering the question all the Windweb Spiders started down the wall and some jumped off the ceiling.
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.
'SH * T! SH * T! SH * T! SH * T! How am I going to leave now! ' Seeing the Windspiders coming from all sides Shen Hua began to despair. Looking the sideways his vision landed on the torch beside him.
"SH * T! This will hurt!" shouting Shen Hua picked up the torch and set himself on fire. On fire he raced toward the exit as fast as he could, burning wind-spiders and the webs that were in the way.
When he reached the exit he ran toward the river near the cave and jumped into it in. When it came out his armor was black and dripping with water. He lay on the bank of the river and looked up at the sky and spoke without strength. "I already have three, only two to go."