Chapter 832 The Vengeful Spider
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Within the depths of a large, insect-infested dungeon, a gigantic demon woman with her lower half of an utterly titanic black spider, and her upper half of a big and beautiful, purple-skinned giantess frowned with her graceful yet domineering face at what she was sensing…
The presence of the heroes was growing closer with every passing hour. In a day, or less, they might finally arrive in her domain. Despite all the strength she has been cultivating this entire time, she felt frustrated and even rather angered.
This wasn't supposed to go this way… Her Swarm had attacked several areas, destroyed many villages, and she was slowly making her way to the Elven Territory.
She was supposed to destroy Agartha and kill the Queen of Elves, creating utter chaos all across the continent!
Her powers and her retainers, capable of even leveling the heroes when undergoing their strongest transformations through True Demonification assured such a plan, even if they might die after fighting enough.
The heroes had grown rusty. If it wasn't for their children, who were growing strong so incredibly fast, she would had been able to surely crush them… She held within her the power of the Evil Spider Goddess Lolth after all!
Yet… those children!
"That red-haired girl's powers are like nothing ever seen before…" She muttered in anger. "Even surpassing that other white-haired girl, or the boy… Just what is she?! To be able to cancel the power of my True Demonified servants, and even gain the power to ignore physical defense and magical defense to an extent, and that's without even talking about her many other powers. So frustrating! Is this what the heroes have been so busy creating? A monster that can kill all the demons?!"
As Arachne roared in fury and frustration, she hit the crystal orb in front of her, shattering it into pieces with her fists alone.
CRAAASH!
"RAAARGH! DAMNED HUMANS! ISN'T IT NOT ENOUGH WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME?! WHY CAN'T I DO THE SAME?! WHY CAN'T I TAKE AWAY EVERYTHING FROM YOU THEN?!"
She roared with fury, as she started to remember the past Demon King, her comrades, and Beelzebub, her mentor and father figure…
"You've taken everything… I'll kill you all, I won't let this slide… Not at all!" She roared furiously. "Come to your deaths then! I don't care…" She talked to herself. "As long as I possess control over this dungeon…"
"Talking to yourself again?" Suddenly, the voice of a cocky young human emerged behind her.
"Hm? You…" Arachne glanced at the pale-skinned, gray-haired man with red eyes wearing a long black robe, covering most of his head. "What do you want, human?"
"I have come to report you that we're no longer working together. I've already done my part. I am not going to risk my life and fight those monsters. Three of them at once… you stand no chance, Arachne. Escape now while you can." He spoke.
"You coward! Escape, ME?!" Arachne roared, gritting her teeth. "I will never escape… I will fight them all! I will KILL them all! I will avenge my tribe, I will avenge the demons that were massacred by those monsters… With the almighty powers of milady Lolth, why should I fear them? And why should I need your support?"
"Alright, be my guest." The man, Gray, sighed, opening a portal to the Demon Continent. Before leaving, he glanced back at her one last time. "Before leaving, Arachne, I want to tell you that every person that has dedicated their entire lives on revenge ended dying anyways. You won't be any different because Lolth is backing you. In fact, that monster might just be using you for her own goals, you're her puppet."
"And what are you to the Evil Dragon of Dungeons then, you filthy human garbage?!" Arachne roared furiously.
"I am merely someone cooperating with him. We're striving to an end of a cycle, not for revenge. And as you can see, I don't do everything he asks me to do. I'll be leaving because I value my life more." Said Gray. "And quite honestly… I don't want to hurt them, if possible."
"HMPH, I SHOULDN'T HAD EXPECTED ANY LESS FROM THE SAME FITLH THAT KILLED MY KING!!!" Arachne roared furiously, her giant claws about to reach Gray. "I'LL FIRST HAVE YOUR HEAD!"
CRAAAAAASSSSH!!!
However, before she could realize, Gray had already left, and her claws only hit the floor, shattering it apart…
"Tsk…" She groaned, glaring at the crater. "Cowardly, traitorous, filthy… All of you humans are the same… I will kill you all… I'll cleanse this world of your filth."
She glanced at the small, tightly wrapped with spider silk girl at her side, which was hanging out from the ceiling. From within her, a powerful divine blessing existed.
"I wish I could devour you now, you little lamb…" She sighed. "But my Goddess has told me that I need two at least for the ritual to be complete… That small and weak boy, I need him… Once he's here, the ritual shall begin, and your powers, the divine blessings of heroes, shall be mine…"
She laughed evilly, caressing the little girl who was currently completely unconscious.
"Asarashk."
Right after uttering those words, a gigantic, humanoid insect in the shape of a large black beetle with a feminine, curvilinear body appeared.
Only her face seemed slightly humanoid, while the rest of her body, aside from its shape, was covered on a hard black exoskeleton that resembled an incredibly hard metallic armor, wings behind her allowed her to easily fly in midair.
This was Arachne's strongest retainer, a powerful Insectoid Demon that has served her since she was very young, since Beelzebub and the past Demon King were alive.
"Yes, milady?" She asked with utter devotion.
"Prepare everything. Bring as many Swarms as possible. The other Insectoid Generals… tell them all to prepare." Arachne said. "The heroes are coming, and we shall not run, we will fight them, and kill them all."
"Heh… So the time has finally come." Asarashk smiled maliciously. "Very well, milady…" She said, quickly flying away.
"Soon… You shall surrender your lives to me…" Arachne said, filled with madness, as she held a silver bracelet imbued with blue jewels, emanating a dimensional energy that granted her full power over this Dungeon...
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