Chapter 36 - 36: Spider Queen
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nRyder entered the dark cave and continued to advance deeper.
nAs he walked inside, he felt quite a lot of spider webs nearby that had made a wall of sorts. To enter inside, Ryder had to pass through the walls of webs.
nHe used his sword as he kept cutting through the webs and moving deeper, but since the webs were so sticky, quite a lot of them were stuck to him.
nRyder was walking when he felt like he had stepped on something odd.
nAs soon as his foot landed on the ground, the spot his feet landed on sunk into the ground.
nRyder had a bad feeling. He instantly got down to the ground.
n*Swoosh*
nAs soon as he lay on the ground, he heard the sound of something passing from above his head.
nIt was not just one either.
nRyder looked around and saw more than 10 arrows stuck to the ground on the opposite side of the wall.
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"Traps? Why wasn't there any record of it in the information 3 years ago? The players that entered the cave never described any trap. Was this just for the first person who entered? Did Lucifer face it as well?
" Ryder wondered as he stood up.
nHe didn't think about it for long, but he had decided on one thing.
nHe had to be careful inside the cave as anything could pop out at any moment. Only the previous timeline's Lucifer knew what exactly was inside; unfortunately, Lucifer never talked to anyone.
nHe never gave interviews, unlike other famous players. His identity was always a secret, as well.
nRyder walked deeper as he kept his wariness at maximum.
nHe had his sword in his hand. Although he didn't face any more traps, he did face quite a lot of spider webs.
nAt this point, Ryder was sure that there was a Spider Demon inside.
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"Just how long is this cave! I have been walking for 20 minutes, and no end is in sight.
" He couldn't help but curse.
nNot much time had passed when the cave branched out into two different caves.
nRyder chose the right one and continued ahead.
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"There you are!
" He let out loud as he heard some noise behind.
nRyder swung his sword towards his back. The sword did strike something.
nA spider was hanging on a single web thread. It was split into two parts as the sword passed through.
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nThe spider was the size of a full-grown chicken.
nRyder had just managed to kill one of the spiders when he heard more noise.
nHe turned back and saw more than twenty spiders coming towards him.
nThrough All-Seer, Ryder was able to see their stats.
nName: Spider Spawns
nLevel: 1
nStrength:3
nDefense:3
nSpeed:4
nDexterity:3
nIntelligence:1
nSkills: Web creation
nRyder raised his hands towards the spiders as he chanted a spell.
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"Oh Lord of fire, creator of life
nGive me the strength and burn my enemies to cinders.
nFlame Blast!
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nA ball of fire appeared out of thin air and struck the spider in the front.
nThe spider screeched in pain as its body started burning.
nSince the spiders were so close to each other, the fire spread from one spider to the second without any obstruction.
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nHe got around 20 notifications as all the spiders died from the fire.
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"No wonder Lucifer was able to level up so easily. This place is like heaven for earning experience points. Just those 20 spiders alone were worth 200 points.
nHe continued ahead with a wide grin on his face. He couldn't help but hope that he met more groups of spiders.
nRyder walked only four minutes more before he saw a coffin-shaped box in front of him.
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"That must be the treasure box having that Scythe. The length is just right.
"Ryder smiled as he stepped forward, but he didn't lower his wariness.
nHe stepped towards the coffin, but it was at that moment, a single thread of web came towards him out of nowhere.
nRyder swung his sword, but the web was so sticky and solid, the sword wasn't able to cut it.
nThe sticky web struck Ryder's chest. He looked at the distance and noticed that the other end of the sticky thread was attached to a wall.
nHe was trying his best to remove the thread from his body when the same thing happened again.
nThe same thing happened about 10 times. Ryder was able to dodge most of the time, but he was still stuck with 4.
nAll the threads came from different directions.
nIf a person were to look from the top, he would see Ryder at the center of what looked like a web.
nRyder had realized what was happening, but he couldn't see who was doing it.
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"It must be a spider as well. It looks like it has an invisibility skill. Quite handy, I must say.
" Ryder muttered as he waited.
nHe wasn't anxious as he waited for the spider to show itself. He was keeping his mind calm.
nRyder was waiting and looking all around to see a glimpse of the spider, but the spider didn't show itself.
nIt stealthily kept attacking and trying to bind Ryder; fortunately, Ryder was able to keep his hand free.
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"There's a pattern.
" He muttered as he kept observing.
nFinally, a smile appeared on his face as he started muttering something.
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"Oh Lord of fire, creator of life
nGive me the strength and burn my enemies to cinders.
nFlame Blast!
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nHe pointed his hand in a certain direction. An orb of fire appeared near his hand and advanced in the direction he was pointing in.
nThe ball of fire managed to strike something as Ryder heard a screech.
nA big spider finally became visible.
nUnfortunately, the Flame blast hadn't managed to kill it.
nName: Spider Queen
nLevel: 5
nHP: 1600
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nStrength:10
nDefense:7
nSpeed:6
nDexterity:10
nIntelligence:5
nSkills: Web creation, Invisibility
nSince you showed yourself, I might as well use this opportunity to the fullest.
nRyder said with a smile as he chanted the spell again.
nThe spider looked like it was mad as it stopped playing along and ran at Ryder.
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"Oh Lord of fire, creator of life
nGive me the strength and burn my enemies to cinders.
nFlame Blast!
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