(This chapter hasnt been edited yet. Its in a very rudimentary form and is not worth the spoilers. Though, if you wish to read go ahead! :))
It's been about 3 days since the fight with the boar, and right about now both me and Kale were level 6. Both able to kill a boar alone now. We were around the top of the mountain now, and could see some strange pillars in the distance peeking over the mountain.
"Let's go over there!" said Kale.
"Yeah, let's just rush into the plot of land where pillars are in the shape of a ritual and there's an endless amount of dried blood on the floor. Good idea." I stated.
"We got to do SOMETHING, I'm tired of hunting the same shit and climbing the same mountain."
"How about finding a shelter first to boost our chances of survival, yeah?" I suggested.
"...Fine"
Around 20 more minutes of hiking, a cave came into view, filling both of us with a sense of hope that they found shelter. As soon as they entered they heard some strange noises.
RUMBLEEE
The entrance is closed…
[Congratulations on finding Aratrix's Lair]
[Achievement! First to discover a dungeon (Among people you came with)]
"Nice house dumbass…" muttered Kale.
"I HEARD THAT" I screamed.
Thankfully, we still had spare firewood, I quickly made a small fire and lit the torch we carried with us. The second the light enveloped the cave, all you could see was spider web after spider web.
Not only that but… spiders the size of cannon balls.
"Theres… Hundreds of them." I whispered in disbelief.
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Name: Aratrix Spawn
Level: 3
Trait: Lower Hivemind (Can transmit a thought to the whole hive at the cost of its life)
HP: 300/300
MP: 10/10
STR: 11
AGI: 18
VIT: 4
DEF: 5
INT: 9
WIS: 6
CHA: 1
Skills: Poison Bite 1~3, Web Shot 2~4
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"Shit… RUN KALE" I shouted.
I grabbed his hand and ran the only way we possibly could, a tunnel leading to an unknown place. He was just hoping that it was safe. We sprinted until our feet split, gaining no distance from the terrifying horde what-so-ever.
Finally, we reached…. A dead end.
"Fuck" we said at the same exact time.
Turning around to once again face the wave of spider, that might very well be the end of us, I noticed something.
"Are they afraid of light?" Kale realized
"No, It's fire… Kale, give me the other unlit torches."
Kale nodded and prodded through his inventory. The inventory could only hold 10 slots, no matter the size, big or small, only 10 things could fit inside.
As Kale was preoccupied, I looked at the floor, which was once stone, that turned into a sea of black due to the spiders. They were also on the walls and ceiling, though not as many of them.
They were around the size of a cannon ball, just smaller than a bowling ball. A small head and pincers that shined with a murderous luster, 8 terrifying eyes watching your every move and tiny hairs around its body.
"Got them!" Kale said as he handed me 2 unlit torches.
I quickly got to work, lighting the 4 logs with charcoal dust on the end. I gave one to Kale and threw the rest at the spiders.
FWOOOSH
The fire spread quickly, going from spider to spider, though, just as i thought, as soon as some died, the sea of black just regenerated with new spiders taking their place.
"..Follow me." I said.
I dragged Kale with me into the spider sea, occasionally stomping on some that didn't get away fast enough and the very few who had the balls to attack.
"If we can't defeat these spawn, we probably cant defeat the one named Aratrix. If we want to survive, we have to farm the spawn to level up. At this rate though… It will take months, and we don't have months." I said, in an urgent tone,
"How the hell are we going to do that?" Kale complained while still trudging through the spiders, "Stomp on every single one?"
"No," I said.
"Did you notice how only some spiders braved through the fire to try to kill us, and still are?"
"Yes" Kale said, confused.
"That means that they have a condition to be able to run straight into fire, to kill their enemies. We find that out, and we make a trap."
"Uhh" Kale Stammered " Or we kill that guy…"
I looked to see where Kale was looking. It was a huge cavern, Spider webs everywhere that had a metallic luster. Web cocoons of the spider's prey are on all sides of the cave. It was a mostly open room except a tall and wide pillar at the center, displaying a spider that looked the exact same as the others, but 10 times as big and had a void black shell.
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Name: Aratrix Spawn Commander (Mini-Boss)
Level: 8
Trait: Mid Hivemind (Has authority to control all beings with the 'lower hivemind' trait (Must be the same race))
HP: 2200/2200
MP: 450 /450
STR: 45
AGI: 50
VIT: 50
DEF: 38
INT: 15
WIS: 20
CHA: 9
Skills: Territorial MAX, Poison Arrow 2, Web Shot 4, Alarm 2, Sacrifice MAX
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"Found it. The abnormality" I said in a hushed voice.