A monster was perched atop the imperial palace.
It was a massive spider, its body covered with human face patterns.
It had eight symmetrical eyes, neatly arranged at the front of its head, opening and closing intermittently, monitoring the surroundings.
Its abdomen's two fine short legs intertwined and rubbed together, weaving barely visible green threads.
"We need to finish the fight quickly; it has consumed too many souls and is evolving," the White Tiger said.
"Evolving... what will happen?" Wu Xiaode asked.
"See those green threads?" the White Tiger said.
"I see them," Wu Xiaode said.
"Those are threads of a higher level. Once it completes its evolution, those threads will turn into a web, spreading in all directions, and it will detect anything that approaches," the White Tiger explained.
"That does sound troublesome..." Wu Xiaode muttered.
