"Witch! Witch! Burn the Witch!"
Ahhh...
This is really bothersome. Just after weeks of killing some scum, the people in the town discovered it. And now, all of them are marching in front of the village I live in.
Just after I became an adventurer, I killed a helpless human. He even dared to lay his hands on me. So... I was left with no other choice but to kill him and feed him to my children. After all, he really helped me to find some suitable materials for their 4th evolution.
After my 4th evolution child was successfully merged, my army became stronger than ever. I didn't know that the 4th evolution is something that was strong. It was as big as a normal 3-meter tall house. Yeah... it was fun raising them.
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Name: Rena Smith (Queen of Arachnes)
Merging Level: 4/10
Abilities: Thread Manipulation [Proficiency 98%], Poison Pierce [Proficiency, 60%], Summon [Proficiency, 30%], Birth Control [Proficiency, 10%]
Black Lesser Taratect x9 {00:30:00}
Black Taratect x8 {01:00:00}
Dark Lesser Arachne Blessed Spider x6 {20:000:00}
Dark Lesser Arachne Blessed Servant x1 {30:00:00}
???
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Apparently, the way to find how many I can reproduce from the first evolution is everyday self-creation. And I finally understood what the timer meant: I could summon them at the end of the timer and replenish them. Well... it's hard to explain. It will be understandable if to explain that every 30 minutes, 9 lesser taratects are born. So it is like unlimited merging, right? But too bad, the merging time for the second evolution exists too. As a result, I can only evolve once per day. It really explains the balance there, and I don't hate it.
I hadn't had any issues after the third evolution. I still see their strengths, but my children will become a swarm. And it's hard to maintain them.
But, thankfully, thanks to the Birth Control, when I reach level 4, I will be able to choose when I will make my first evolution.
That ability will still exist but in a different location... I suppose. It's really broken now. And If I summon them, I can control how much I want to summon.
They used to live inside the cave and I called them when I only had the summoning ability. But now I can summon them whenever I want, without them having to be born. Pretty messy, huh?
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Birth Control
Black Lesser Taratect x999
Black Taratect x300
Dark Lesser Arachne Blessed Spider x36
Dark Lesser Arachne Blessed Servant x4
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So in short, inventory for children. I'm just not sure where the hell the space is.
Sigh, so I am going back. I'm pretty hectic right now. Apparently, a noble visited my village of elves to find a girl to taste. I just don't know men... they feel delighted having different females. And the villagers are suffering from it. Human supremacists are what I've seen in this world. Humans are the majority, and they are the leaders and nobles. Demi-humans are being oppressed.
Let's get back to the topic. Then, after that, when the noble bastard saw me, he wanted me as a prize. So I just gladly accepted it. Then I killed him on the way, cutting his genitals so that his soul couldn't rape anymore. It was really fun, so fun that he was even pissed when I made him suffer.
Fast forward to the present, they discovered it and the followers are ready to attack me. Haah...
This is really... boring.
They are carrying some farming tools, and at the back of the town, there are soldiers and the personal knights of that noble bastard. Approximately, they are all over 100. They're really eager to punish me, aren't they? But sadly, I won't let them.
"Summon, All."
Swarms of spiders range in size from palm-sized to colossal. There are at least 4 giant spiders. They are all my children.
The villagers that I am protecting are being guarded by Olivia so they won't get hurt by the rampage. The children were crying, the elders were trembling, and the adults lifted their tools as their weapons. I can't believe how they care for me. It's just too much for me.
After I summoned them, all of the marching people's eyes widened. They appeared to be aware of this. They thought that I had just killed the bastard normally. They are stupid. They just mindlessly attacked me, huh? All of this will be food for my children. I really don't care about them. After all, I already have enough people to protect. They just like to trample other people, so why would I hesitate?
I understand that people have no choice. They just followed their Lord's orders and I know that. I've been observing the town for a whole month.
I'm not really into ani-hero. I don't like others to look up to me, because I really know myself. I don't care about other people, I just want to live on my own. Ever since coming into this world, I just wanted to have a normal life, at least. But this one, it really snapped me. I just can't let them go through this. I faced the reality and saw it with my own eyes. It's just this world is too corrupt than my past world.
"My children, let's push into the town, find the base of that knights."
Purging... Purging! Purging!
After seconds, the town's people started attacking. Even being outnumbered, the knights ordered the commoners to initiate the attack. But sadly, I pity them. They have no choice but to follow them. They are also victims.
"My children, don't hurt the commoners," I ordered it. They immediately obeyed my command and started to ignore the commoners. They just passed them as if a river was streaming by them. They didn't appear to be counted. The swarm of my lesser taratects, really just enjoyed it. I can feel it.
After passing through the commoners, they reaped and stung all the soldiers and knights. And I know that they also don't have a choice. I'm a hypocrite. I can't tell you anymore.
Their blood gushed out as their screams became louder. The scream of agony as I started this purge. I couldn't laugh anymore.
I can't enjoy more of this scene. It's unfortunate that the people of this town have no choice but to obey their masters, but I'm not going to let them control me. I live my own life! NO ONE WILL CONTROL ME!!!
"Let the purge begin."
My swarm started to show signs of being satisfied. They were already done eating the leftovers of the knights and soldiers. And now, I can feel that this can't be stopped.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Olivia had asked me a question. I didn't answer abruptly. I need to think of a proper plan.
"What do you think is better?" I looked back at my unscathed swarm. All of them are still healthy and not exhausted. Hmm... Wouldn't it be a good idea to attack the city? I mean, the town is already weak. I can't keep these children anymore. They still look hungry.
"I believe it is preferable to invade our adversaries' territory as soon as possible. If they hear this, they will have time to prepare, but if we attack right away, their defenses will be weak."
I see... It's a nice idea. Then, we should invade the city with the most suffering citizens. I can liberate them and let them choose their fate.
"I see... Let's go to Libro County. That County is really rotten to the core, and I really despise the oppression of the nobles."
I noticed Olivia grinning. She bowed and went back to the villagers. I think she already knows what to do so that my actions won't be slashed back at the people I protected.
I can't stop thinking right now... I'm becoming a queen of my own swarm. Then, let's just do my duty.