Chapter 44: At Her Mercy
Arthur’s eyes widened to their fullest from the intensity of the shock, and his lips moved, but the words remained stuck in his throat.
After a brief moment of stillness, he slowly moved his head, following with his gaze the silk thread that extended from the spider woman’s hand and pierced his chest.
Pulse!
The silk thread suddenly pulsed, and gradually began drawing blood from inside his heart, which made its pure white color turn to red.
Arthur let out a muffled groan, and in the next moment, he felt intense weakness spreading through every part of his body. His legs trembled, then he fell to the ground in a sitting position.
’Cursed bitch.’ In complete helplessness he stared at the spider woman absorbing his blood, and little by little, haziness began to swallow his consciousness, and when he thought his end had come.
The spider woman suddenly withdrew the silk thread from his chest, and so as not to let him die from the injury she had caused, she closed the hole in his heart with a silk bandage saturated with healing energy.
’I did not die? Is she not planning to kill me?’ He was greatly surprised, but quickly felt a little relief, her treating him meant she intended to keep him alive, and that was most certainly a good sign.
’It seems I have succeeded in capturing her full attention, she will not eat me, at least for now. Who knows, perhaps she wants to save me for later.’
He could only sigh, his life was in her hands, and unfortunately from now on, he had to do everything he could to keep her interested in him, for as they say, the king never kills his court jester as long as he doesn’t bore him.
Beside that, there was another matter that greatly bothered him, which was the purpose of her taking blood from his heart. He thought about the matter carefully, and at the same time, watched her actions with extreme caution.
After she removed the silk thread saturated with blood from his heart, the spider woman wrapped it in her hand, forming a small ball, which quickly changed shape to become a poorly shaped white cup, filled with blood.
At that moment, a sudden realization came to him. ’This is not good, she wants to examine my bloodline.’
This was very bad, he possessed a legendary bloodline, with truly remarkable abilities in every sense of the word, and if the spider woman learned about that, who knows what she would do with him, but what was certain was that it would not be something good.
As though she had heard his thoughts, the spider woman fixed him with a strange look, and said with a kind of sarcasm:
"What are you afraid of?"
He swallowed hard, forced a small smile that carried no happiness, and replied with as much calmness as possible:
"No... nothing. I’m just amazed at how remarkable your control over silk threads is."
"Really?" she replied, feigning an ambiguous smile, then, without giving him any more attention, she drank his blood.
The moment she swallowed the first sip, her eyes widened slightly, and with every other sip she drank, her eyes widened further until they widened to their limit.
Arthur noticed her astonished reaction, and felt regret. ’Well, this time I am certain, I am truly done for.’
But contrary to his ominous expectations, nothing happened, the spider woman did not do anything, and remained standing where she was, lost in confusion.
’This is somewhat surprising, is it possible she was unable to detect my bloodline?’ He wondered with suspicion.
In truth, he was neither wrong nor right, for after the spider woman drank his blood, she noticed something illogical about his bloodline.
’Am I hallucinating, or perhaps, exhaustion has affected my senses, it is unreasonable that what I am feeling is correct, his bloodline is not only abnormal, but also feels unreal, as though it does not belong to a real monster, how is this possible? No, what does this even mean?’
In addition to that, there was another matter that greatly confused her, which was that she faced great difficulty in determining his bloodline’s Rank and extent of power, at first glance it appeared to her as a very rare A-Rank bloodline, but she was certain it was not that.
Her head filled with questions, and no matter how hard she tried she could not comprehend the matter.
In the end, she found herself asking the same important question she had asked at the beginning. ’What is this wolf truly? And what is the truth about his bloodline?’
She felt intense curiosity about him, or rather, he had completely occupied her thoughts.
She looked at his chest, and thought about drawing more blood so she could examine it well, but she changed her mind.
His current condition was very bad, and any additional damage to his heart could kill him, and the same applied to her, she was in a very bad condition, and was in dire need of rest.
Roar!
Suddenly, she heard a faint roaring sound coming from afar, her expression shifted slightly, revealing a hint of tension.
Arthur heard the faint roaring sound as well, but he paid it no attention, this was a forest full of monsters, and hearing such sounds from time to time was very natural.
And besides that, the spider woman had his complete attention, so he was not truly in a position that allowed him to think about anything else.
The spider woman remained frozen in her place for a few more seconds, then suddenly, she took a few steps toward him, and stood beside him.
He tensed greatly, yet he remained still.
Without any warning, she jumped and mounted his back, as though he were a horse, and given the massiveness of his body and the thickness of his fur, riding him was somewhat comfortable.
’Hah?!’ At that moment, his tension disappeared, and his fear, and all that remained was surprise, for he had not expected this at all.
His emotions were in turmoil, he felt humiliated because he had been turned into a mount, and at the same time, a feeling of relief washed over him.
In the end, he could only let out a very long sigh. He shook his head in self-mockery, then asked her politely: "What now?"
The spider woman pointed to the west, and said in a cold tone: "Walk, and do not stop until I tell you to."
"Alright." Arthur walked without any hesitation.
