READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 8
Chapter 8
During a dungeon raid, one should avoid making loud noises as much as possible.
This is a basic rule that even novice adventurers should know.
Few people know exactly how many futile deaths have occurred to make this a fundamental principle of dungeon raiding.
But even if they don’t remember the deaths, they remember the phrase written in blood.
Avoid making loud noises in the dungeon.
“Hu… Huaaaaaaah!”
Just now, Chamar broke that basic rule.
His scream was mixed with various fears.
“Mo… Monster…”
The fear of seeing a huge and grotesque monster in front of his eyes.
And the fear of being attacked by an unexpected threat.
Kiiiiiiiiiiik-!
[Neutral Boss ‘Leggy Agnea’ wakes up from a long sleep.]
[Boss battle begins.]
[Agnea’s web blocks the exit.]
[While the boss battle is in progress, the raiders cannot enter the battlefield, but the defenders can enter as many as the raiders who have entered.]
“Damn it!”
It wasn’t carelessness.
He had already taken care of all the goblins that were suspected to be guards, and he could have grabbed the treasure of the dungeon, which was the same as the demon and the beautiful woman, if he reached out his hand.
It was relief.
His reason was blurred by the rare luck of getting a huge reward without much risk.
“What are you…?”
He couldn’t help but recall.
The moment he reached the finish line, he was most likely to stumble.
But, fortunately, he didn’t fall for the ambush.
Hwaruruk…
Chamar held out the torch and looked up at the direction where the monster appeared.
Kiiiiiiii-!
He could only guess the size of the monster by the range of the torch, but it was enough to overwhelm him. The spider monster roared at him.
[Agnea uses anesthetic silk spray.]
[Every time you are hit by the anesthetic silk, your evasion and accuracy rate decreases by 3%. It stacks up to 10 times and you become a cocoon at the maximum stack.]
[When you become a cocoon, you faint.]
Churururururururu-!
The silk spewed out without hesitation.
“Damn it!”
Paaat-!
Chamar rolled on the floor and barely avoided the spider web that Agnea shot from his mouth.
“I can’t die…”
Udeudeuk…
“I… I can’t die in a place like this!”
Chamar shouted to shake off his fear. The unwritten rule of not making loud noises was already broken long ago.
“That… That demon bastard!”
This was clearly a trap set by the demon who came to clean up the goblin corpses.
But, what’s the use of that now?
He was furious, but he had to calm down.
Any moment now, that giant spider…
Kiiiiii-!
‘…Huh?’
Agnea didn’t move rashly and stayed in his web, watching Chamar.
That behavior raised a question for Chamar.
‘Why doesn’t he rush at me right away?’
His death was postponed.
At the moment when he should have been crushed by the difference in size and weight, he got a chance to breathe.
[Agnea uses anesthetic silk spray.]
…
Churorororororo-!
Paaahaaahaaat-!
Chamar avoided the spider web shower that poured at him by rolling on the floor again.
And he was sure.
‘This guy, he can’t move!’
For some reason, Agnea didn’t try to get out of his web and tried to hunt Chamar from a distance.
Kkiek…
Chamar pulled the bowstring and shot a fire arrow at Agnea.
[Chamar uses fire arrow.]
[It imbues the loaded arrow with magical flame.]
[The target hit by the magical flame takes additional fire damage for up to 15 seconds.]
Toowooowooong-!
The fire arrow flew and pierced the target without hesitation.
Sweeeeeeak-!
Pereuk!
‘Hit!’
Kiiiiiiiiiiii-!
The fire went out quickly, but the information that poured out at the moment when Agnea’s surroundings were brightly burned for a short time.
‘That guy… He has a bad leg!’
The exact appearance of his right hind legs being stretched out unevenly.
Maybe he lost it in a past fight…
‘No, the important thing is that he can’t run at me right now!’
The fear of facing a giant monster alone was diluted a bit, and what came to fill the empty space was a slight exhilaration.
‘Maybe… I can take him down…’
The magic stone that the monster of that size had would also be enormous in quantity.
If he keeps his distance…
If he doesn’t let him close the distance and keeps…
That was when.
Kiek!
Kiiii!
Chamar looked at the other side of Agnea’s web. He was sure he heard a sound from there.
“…Baby spiders?”
They seemed to be Agnea’s children, and spiders the size of Chamar’s waist appeared everywhere.
‘That makes sense…’
There was no way that a spider monster of that size would occupy this cave alone.
Hwarururuk-!
Chamar pushed the torch at the baby spiders that approached him, and they hesitated.
‘They are afraid of fire. There is still a chance. The problem is…’
Churururururu-!
“Ugh…”
Paaahaaahaaat-!
It was quite difficult to avoid the silk that spewed from afar and deal with the attacks of the baby spiders.
“Stay away from me!”
Swoooong-!
Puhwaaaaaaak-!
“Huff… Huff…”
Chamar held the torch and looked around, finding the cave filled with white things.
And he realized what they were in an instant.
‘Cocoons.’
He couldn’t tell if they were food or Agnea’s eggs.
‘…Maybe?’
The white cocoons were surprisingly bigger than Chamar.
That meant…
Churururururu-!
Pereeeeeeuk…
“…Heh, so this is how it works?”
The silk cocoons that were located all over the battlefield obstructed his path and vision.
But now, they became effective cover for Chamar to block Agnea’s web.
‘Let’s calm down, and assess the situation rationally.’
He leaned on the cocoons, blocked Agnea’s web, and faced the baby spiders that rushed from the other side.
Puhwaaaaak-!
Kiiii!
Puhwaaaaak!
Kii!
He was not optimistic.
‘This is endless.’
He had to strike back.
Kkiek…
Toowooowooong-!
[Chamar uses fire arrow.]
…
Sweeeeeeak-!
Pereeeeeeuk!
Kiiiiiiiiiiik!
Agnea twitched violently in his web.
‘He’s weak to fire, he’s making a fuss with just fire arrows. Damn it… If only I had a fire mage or an elemental mage, this wouldn’t be a problem!’
It was useless to look for what he didn’t have, his life was ticking away.
Hwoooowooong…
Puhwaaaaaaak-!
Kiiiiii!
“Get lost! You disgusting spider bastards!”
Kiiiiii!
Chamar shouted at the spiders that swarmed around him with bloodshot eyes.
“Do you think I’ll die here? If I get out of here, I’ll bring all the adventurers of Liudira and show up! The wicked demons and the filthy spider brats will all burn in the dungeon!”
[Agnea uses anesthetic silk spray.]
…
Churururururururu-!
He was not the one to fall for the same pattern.
“Damn you…”
[Chamar uses fire arrow.]
…
“Shut up!”
Sweeeeeeak-!
Pereeeeeeuk!
The same situation.
But, a slightly different outcome.
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
Kooowooong!
Kooowooowooong!
Agnea’s convulsion intensified.
As a result, the web he hung on swayed and some of the connecting parts between the rock and the web snapped.
Kwajijijijijik-!
Kooowooowooong!
“What…”
The stalactites fell from the vibration, and both the baby spiders and Chamar had to prepare for the falling rocks.
“Krrrrrrr…”
Kwajijijijik-!
Kiiiiii!
The crushed baby spiders and some of the cocoons.
Kwaaaaang!
Kwaaaaaaang!
In this chaotic battlefield, Chamar realized something.
‘That guy… He’s struggling to not fall from his web!’
Agnea’s writhing in pain made his web unstable.
‘…If I can make him fall to the ground?’
He had a huge body, so the impact of falling would be beyond imagination. Maybe, that one shock could make him famous.
Kkiek…
This was the decisive moment.
Chamar sensed it instinctively.
If he missed this, the opportunity would be gone.
He loaded his bowstring with arrows.
[Chamar uses rapid fire.]
[He shoots an extra arrow that deals 80% of his combat power.]
[The additional projectile has a 10% decrease in accuracy.]
Hwaruruk-!
[Chamar uses fire arrow.]
[He imbues the loaded arrow with magical flame.]
[The target hit by the magical flame takes additional fire damage for up to 15 seconds.]
[Rapid fire is activated. Fire arrow is applied to the additional projectile.]
Kkiek…
“Get off and dieeeeee!”
Toowooowooong…
Sweeeeeeak-!
Paaahaaahaaat-!
Kiiiiik!
Paaahaaat-!
Kiiiiiiiiiiii!
Agnea writhed in pain and shook his web.
Ujik…
Ujijijik-!
Ujijijijijik!
And finally, the moment Chamar was waiting for came.
Kwajijijijik-!
The corner of the web fell off and a big vibration came to the whole cave.
Kwajijik!
Kiiiiiiiiiiii-!
Agnea fell vertically from the air to the ground.
He flipped his body over, helpless to the gravity.
“Uhahahahahaha!”
Kwajijik!
Chamar curled his body to avoid the falling rocks and laughed loudly.
Victory.
‘It’s my victory!’
As the dust settled, he saw the shattered cave.
The web was torn apart and there was nowhere for Agnea to stand.
And, he saw Agnea with his belly flipped over.
Kkiek…
Chamar pushed away the staggering baby spiders and approached him.
He was dead, the monster.
“Kihik… You chose… a good opponent…”
Then.
Pwooowoooot-!
Agnea, who was thought to be dead, twitched and shot something from his mouth.
[Agnea uses acid venom.]
[A very fast venomous substance shoots at the target.]
[The target takes strong acid damage.]
Chwaaaaak-!
It happened in an instant.
“…”
Chamar’s left arm, and some of his facial skin, were turned over by the acid.
“Ah… Ahh…? Ugh, ughaaaaaaaah!”
Hwoooowooong…
Agnea quickly flipped his body over with his front legs.
He had set a trap for this moment, since he fell.
He pretended to be dead and flipped his body over, luring him into carelessness.
Tadadak…
Agnea shot a web at Chamar, who couldn’t come to his senses.
Churururururururu-!
[You are hit by the anesthetic silk spray.]
[You are currently in a 3-stack state of anesthetic silk.]
The silk wrapped around his legs.
Chamar’s mind went dark when the silk reached his chest.
The final winner, was it Agnea?
“Damn… it…”
[You are hit by the anesthetic silk spray.]
[You are currently in a 6-stack state of anesthetic silk.]
Just then.
Sreuuuuung…
‘…What?’
The silk that was about to cover his head stopped coming.
Chamar, losing his consciousness, saw the back of a mysterious woman with red hair and black horns.
“What are you… doing…”
The woman turned and smiled.
“Just stay there! It’ll be over soon! Nari has something to ask you!”
“Nari? Who’s… that…”
He didn’t know… that guy.
Besides… horns?
Is that guy… a demon?
…Damn.
Did I… get used?
“Damn it… you demon bastard…”
Toowook…
Pereeeeeeuk-!
The woman casually picked up the unconscious Chamar and tossed him far away.
“Oops, I failed to control my strength! He’s not dead from that, right?”
The woman was Phenex, the demon of resurrection who went to defend the dungeon by Faust’s order.
Kiiiiiiii-!
Agnea, wounded, dragged his stretched hind legs and glared at Phenex.
Dududududu…
Was it because of the vibration that the baby spiders sleeping in the cocoons woke up, they swarmed in.
And Faust, who watched Phenex surrounded by spiders through a vision in his heart.
“Phenex, show me.”
“…”
“That you are a demon.”
Kkiek…
Hwarururururuk-!
[Phenex’s basic ability: Burning Flame is activated.]
[Phenex recovers his life continuously until the battle ends.]
[The effect increases depending on the lost life.]
Phenex’s body was engulfed in flames.
Jilk…
She bit the strap of her armor and said.
“Yes, Nari!”
Everything will be done, as Faust wishes.