Chapitre 9: Chapter 9: Spider vs Bee
Thoughts in italics
Monologue in normal text
Skills in bold []
System in bold normal text
sounds in bold italics
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After Araba left, I took my time to meticulously study my surroundings.
I didn't turn off stealth for anything.
I didn't feel completely safe, no matter how much I looked around and confirmed that no monsters were coming.
But safe or not, I had to do something, or else this place was going to be my grave.
Using Thread Manipulation, I extended a line of thread towards the bee I captured, I noticed that the other spider had a similar idea to mine, most likely it had been injured just like me.
Ugh, my back hurts. But I still seem to be able to produce my silk without any problems.
Slowly and carefully, I sent the thread until it finally connected to its target.
The bee was still struggling, but it wasn't going to be able to get rid of my thread no matter how hard I tried, so it doesn't matter.
I just have to get it back before another monster comes and takes it first.
With every move I make, my wounds hurt.
The pain is horrible, but my Hp is not decreasing, so I'm going to believe I'll be fine.
At least I was able to successfully recover my prey.
Immediately, I bit it with my Poison Fangs, killing it on the spot.
Considering how well my poison seems to work, even on other poisonous monsters, perhaps my Poison Fangs and Poison Resistance are higher than those of my prey?
Well, that doesn't really matter now.
The real problem is what I will do from now on. To be honest, exploring this area is probably suicide. There are likely to be beasts like Araba, so my chances of survival seem to be dwindling.
That's not good. I've certainly been in many dangerous situations so far, but this is certainly the most dangerous one I've faced so far.
Which thrills and terrifies me at the same time.
You're weird.
Thank you!
Anyway, in any normal circumstance, I would normally rely on my fighting abilities.
Recently, I have been roaming the dungeon and using tactics such as surprise attacks, but in the end, the best option for me is to net and let the prey come to me.
I mean, I was even able to defeat that huge snake with my simple, temporary shelter. So, if I put my effort into developing a house specifically for defensive battles, no monster would be able to overwhelm me.
Or so I thought.
Araba, I had forgotten how terribly strong he was, I had become confident thinking that I would have enough time to become stronger, strong enough to face him without problems.
What a fool I was.
Thread, poisonous fangs, surprise attacks, hypnosis, elemental attacks and speed. Any tactics I can think of would be nothing more than tricks for Araba.
It would fall to pieces in the face of that overwhelming power.
I can easily imagine it.
In all my life since I reincarnated as a spider, this was the second encounter where I met a majestically dominant creature that could crush me effortlessly.
The first time, by the way, was when I saw my giant spider mother for the first time.
The fact that I have no chance of winning should fill me with despair, but I can't help but get excited.
Araba is even faster than me, even if someone broke through my nest, I would still have a chance to run away. With my incredible speed, that was never a problem, but Araba showed me that there were other monsters faster than me.
If I fight like I am now, I would have no way to win. And I can't even manage to run away.
But still, I have to remind myself and my chicken instinct that we've only been at it for a few... months? I still have time to grow up and get stronger.
Eventually, I will become strong enough to face even mother.
But for now, my target to beat is Araba.
Thanks to Araba, I was able to remember that I still need to get strong and fast.
But I also have to remind myself, though, that Araba is probably not the only one of his kind rolling around here.
It's scary and exciting to think about.
You are out of your mind.
Thank you system-chan
This was the closest experience I have ever had with death. Frankly, I am amazed at how much my instincts howl with fear.
Although I must admit that, despite all the ridiculous experiences I've had so far, I had never felt any real emotion or any kind of fear or tension, so I thought I had left those feelings behind a long time ago.
But now I know that this is not the case.
The only reason I had never experienced so much excitement and fear at the same time was that none of those situations were comparable to this one. In all of those situations, I still had a real chance of winning or at least running away.
Hehe.
It's a little late to realize that now. Why hadn't I thought about it before I fell into this situation?
Okay, that's it. That's enough. There's no time for any more regrets. It's time to come up with a plan of action.
First, I have to ensure some degree of security
Even if I eat the bee and fully recover my hp, mp and sp, I would still have this big wound on my back which will cause my movements to be hindered.
At the moment, I am physically unable to leave.
So, this time, I'm going all in. This time I'll make my third home here. Then, if possible, I want to take shelter inside and kill some weak monsters like those bees.
My goal is to level up until my wounds are completely healed. Until then, there is nothing more I can do. In my current state, a small pinprick from even the weakest monster would be enough to kill me.
It would probably be better not to hope that this wound will close on its own.
Man, I wish I had some kind of automatic Hp recovery ability. But no use complaining about it now. I just have to accept my situation and try to get out of it.
Anyway, my current priority is to make a base around this small point.
To be honest, building a nest here probably isn't the best idea. It will only make my presence more obvious, and if a monster like that dragon finds me, it would be the end of me.
But with the serious injuries I have now, I have no other choice.
So, I just have to try to level up.
Once I do that and recover from my injuries, I can think about escaping this dangerous area.
If I could, I would go to where the other little spider is, but as I am I can't, I just hope she has thought of something similar to what I am thinking and can attract some bees to her, so as not to overwhelm the 2 of us.
The best course of action after accomplishing that would be to explore this place despite the danger. Trying to climb the massive swarm of bees would not be a good idea.
Technically speaking, I could be considered to be in hell. The only real question is whether I'm going to die or live being here. And at this point, it has all come down to luck.
Right now, I would say that the scales of fate are tipping in favor of my death. Will my odds continue to diminish or will I be able to tip the scales in my favor?
Well, at least I'm going to try.
Fortunately, at least I have enough stamina to make a net. A bee is quite large, so that makes it a good source of food and recovery.
I will use every stamina I can get from the bee to make my new home.
From here on, everything will depend on my skills and luck.
On the first day, I made as basic a network as possible and went to sleep.
I couldn't sleep very well, thanks to the pain in my back, but at least I wasn't attacked.
Aside from the possibility of an attack, I was also worried that I might die from my injuries while unconscious or something, so I was extremely relieved when I woke up safe.
My Hp stayed at 15 Hp just like yesterday, I hadn't recovered at all on my little night off.
Still, I was relieved that the injury did not cause my Hp to drop.
On the second day, I spent it expanding my network.
Thanks to this no small pain, building my house proved to be more difficult than expected.
Since the bees kept buzzing too close for comfort, she often stopped working and took cover.
I couldn't afford to take another hit like that, so unlike when I built my first house, I kept my guard up while I was installing everything, and it took its toll on me a bit.
When I had a moment to rest, I worked on eating yesterday's bee a little at a time, to make sure to conserve food in case I overate without realizing it.
In this situation, I could not face the risk of being too close to death, as happened before. Stamina is especially important for my survival. I needed it to do anything. So, I was on alert with the amount of stamina I had, in case the danger of a fight arose.
I also looked at the other spider that was here and noticed that it was doing something similar to what I was doing, it almost looks like it copied my idea. That means it's a smart spider, very smart, I wonder if it's a reincarnated spider like me.
I don't remember D having reincarnated another person of my kind as a spider, but this is not the original world, so who knows what else changed my presence here.
Anyway, I wasn't sure how much more food I could get after this, so I had to be very careful managing my stamina in case I ended up in a war of attrition.
While I was working, I noticed that my Pain Resistance skill had gone up several levels.
Last, I remember, the skill was at level 2, but in the middle of my networking, the system said:
Proficiency has reached the required level. Ability [Pain Resistance Lv6] has become [Pain Resistance Lv7].
So now It was at level 7.
I have no idea how he came up, but my best guess is that he did it in his sleep.
It certainly wasn't a comfortable sleep, so if the only condition for being able to increase Proficiency of that ability was to feel pain, there was a good chance that I could fully elevate it during the night.
I also remember hearing the system's voice while I was asleep, but I thought I had imagined it.
But in the end, it turns out that the Pain Resistance skill does not relieve you from discomfort as you might expect.
I had progressed to level 7 now, but it didn't seem like the pain had been mitigated even a little bit. In the end, I realized that its effect was more along the lines of "allows you to move around while enduring the pain."
Honestly, I don't like it but what can you do.
It's not bad to have, and as long as I can move, at least, my options are still limited.
When I got it the first time, it felt like the pain subsided a bit, but maybe I had imagined it.
At the end of the day, my Pain Resistance went up to level 8.
The third day.
I finished eating the bee I captured. I also managed to expand my nest nets as much as I could, so now it's time to move on to the next stage.
The nominee: "hunting to raise my level".
...yes, I know, it's not the best name, but I like it.
The real question here is, how do I go about capturing prey?
The bees get pretty close, but they seem to know I'm a danger or something, because they don't really attack.
I had expected them to just charge at me like any other mindless monster, but things didn't turn out that way.
I tried to read their thoughts with telepathy but they were too far away for me to do so.
For the time being, I keep an eye on the bees while I wait for the opportunity.
I tried to provoke them in a roundabout way the ones that came closest, among other things, but they still wouldn't come to me.
As I watched them, I noticed a few things.
First, they generally seemed to form groups of 5 or 6. Each squad acted individually.
And each squadron had a leader.
Great Finjicote : Lv1 : Failed status Appraisal
A more advanced finjicote.
Judging by the name, it is probably of a stronger species, most likely an evolved form.
Most are at level 1, so it seems to be a strong possibility.
Among the normal bees, some are at level 8 or 9, not far from the threshold level, so they could probably become leaders of their own squadrons once they have reached evolution.
This captain bee has darker shades of color than normal. That's the only difference I can tell, their size and shape look the same.
Since state Appraisal fails as usual, I can't be sure, but it's probably safe to assume that their states are higher than the basic bees.
Hmm, probably not enough to get through my net, I hope.
They probably know that too, which would explain why they are not making unnecessary moves against me.
In that case, the bees could have higher intelligence than normal monsters.
After a while, they will return with some defeated prey. That seems to be the way they hunt: an efficiently organized group.
So, they are intelligent creatures, very intelligent.
However, there are a few marginalized bees that seem to act on their own.
More importantly, the bees' ability to hunt monsters down here is vital information.
That means that not everything here is as strong as Araba.
It really is a great relief.
But even so, I must not let my guard down, as I have also noticed that not all squadrons return.
The fact is that some monsters out there may turn things in their favor against a group of bees. Also, some hunting parties come back carrying the carcasses of their comrades, so there is no doubt that it is a dangerous area.
It also gave me a certain tenderness when I saw them carrying the corpse of their companion for the first time.
Pure companionship.
...I'm being weird again; I have to stop doing that.
Continue to observe the state of the bees for a while.
Just as I was considering catching a few, the system voice left a message.
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Pain Resistance Lv9] has become [Pain Override].
Conditions met. The skill [Pain Mitigation Lv1] has been derived from the skill [Pain Override].
My Pain Resistance skill leveled up again.
I hadn't even noticed when I passed level 8. Most likely it happened while I was sleeping.
After Night Vision, this is the second skill I maximize.
And since Night Vision was already high level when I started, that meant this was the first skill I raised all the way to level 10 by myself.
Although I'm honestly not sure if it's worth all the excruciating memories I made to get here.
Well, the derived skill seems to alleviate pain, so that's good. Pain Resistance wasn't useless exactly, but it wasn't what I really wanted.
At level 1, it doesn't seem to make much difference. The stabbing pain in my back is as persistent as ever.
So, without going any further, I'm going to sleep.
The fourth day.
I slowly started to run out of stamina, so I will probably have to act soon.
The bad thing about my current location, is that there are no loose rocks or anything I have on hand to eat and recover my stamina.
So, my target is solitary bees. The risk of attacking a group and disturbing it is too great for me.
I was also watching the other spider from where I am, I can't see her so I have no idea is what evolutionary stage she might be in, but she is very smart, because she made a nice nest around herself to catch bees.
I don't know if she's copying my strategy or she thinks so herself, but either way it's smart.
Anyway, against the groups is that I do not think I do not have some kind of chance to win, but it is better to be safe than sorry.
If multiple enemies are involved, all kinds of unexpected problems could happen.
As far as I'm concerned, it's easier to defeat just one.
Since marginalized bees do not have a leader, their comprehension capabilities are not strong.
Based on what I have been seeing in the previous day, some individuals willingly venture into the narrow tunnels, places where not even a group approached to go.
It is quite likely that the bee I captured in my first home was an outcast that had strayed down the hall and got lost.
But I can't imagine that guy flying from here to my first nest, so there is probably another nest near this area.
The outcast bees I have been observing do not seem to be very intelligent. In fact, perhaps they failed to join groups for that very reason and resigned themselves to living in solitude.
Anyway, I feel it would be easier to provoke them than to have them attack me.
But I don't plan to use a luck-based approach.
Instead, I pull out the new weapon I designed yesterday.
It is a yarn with a stiffened ball of sticky yarn attached to the end. I call it kumorningstar!
(Note: Kumorningstar is the union of the words "kumo", meaning "spider", and the word "Morningstar", meaning "dawn star", which is a medieval weapon, like a club, but with a spiked sphere at the end).
Heh-heh. I feel pretty confident that I can use my strength and my Thread Manipulation well enough to throw this thing at a bee in mid-air.
It may fail, it's almost definite actually.
But that's okay.
This should be enough to provoke my enemy into recognizing me as a hostile. After that, he should come and attack me himself.
I hope.
If I hit, great. If not, as long as I can make an enemy see me, I'll count it as a win, after that, I just have to wait for him to approach my net.
Judging by the way things went yesterday, the outcast bees will get to see what's going on around my home, and the other spider's, more and more often, so it should be fine.
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Pain Mitigation Lv2] has become [Pain Mitigation Lv3].
While I was waiting, my new Pain Mitigation skill leveled up.
Hmm? This seems like a low upgrade ratio compared to Pain Resistance. I was hoping to get it up to at least Lv5 while I was sleeping, but it didn't change much.
However, now that the level is up, it is clear that the skill is working.
So, Pain Mitigation really mitigates the pain. Thanks to that, the wound on my back is much easier to bear now.
It is still a very bad injury.
I applied first aid on myself by bandaging it with Thread Manipulation, but I still have a hole in my back.
If I were human, I'm pretty sure I would have died from a huge cut like this by now.
Did I survive because I am a spider or because I am a monster? Or because of my abilities? Either way, it can be considered a miracle that I am still alive despite having a wound as severe as mine.
I've used Thread Manipulation before to clean it up each time, hoping to clean up some of the poison, but it hurt so bad I thought I was going to die.
Yes, I know, I'm a bit dramatic.
Quite
Thank you system-chan, I am glad to have your support.
Anyway, I have to make sure I level up as soon as possible to heal. If I leave it like this for too long, it will get worse sooner or later, hopefully sooner rather than later.
I'm not sure if the same human diseases exist as in my world... or if there are diseases that only I as a spider can get, but I'm not going to risk it.
And now, finally, my chance has come.
One of the outcast bees heads to my position.
There are no others around. If they were here, it is quite likely they would swoop down on me to support the outcast bee.
Since I don't have that problem now, this is a great opportunity.
Turn my Kumorningstar over and over again.
Ok Wakaba-chan, you got it, you just have to concentrate... concentrate...
Aim. Aaaaaaaaaand... Now!
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill acquired [Concentration Lv1].
Wow, I got it right. And I even gained a skill at the same time.
Honestly, I didn't expect to land a hit, but my kumorningstar managed to hit directly into the bee's body.
Without a second's hesitation, use Thread Manipulation to wrap the thread around the bee right on the spot. Then I politely invite her to spend time on my thread. I even introduce her to a good friend of mine, my Poison Fangs.
Good.
That was much better than I originally expected, from start to finish. Maybe my luck is finally improving.
Hmm, yeah, nope.
I'm not going to get carried away. Overconfidence has not led me to anything good in the past. I have to be humble
I take the first step forward and enjoy my first meal in several days.
Now, it's time to eat.
For the time being, I have managed to secure some food. Given the size of the bee, I can avoid starvation for a few days. Now I don't have to worry about stamina for a while.
What it means is that I have more options.
And my option is to expand my nest further. In a vertical direction upwards.
I know I had said before that my best option was to explore down here, but I had second thoughts and decided to try to avoid it.
Why? Simple, the monsters in this place are probably strong, very strong, so I don't want to risk facing them.
Also, this araba, he is also along that path I should follow, if I meet him by accident even, I could die.
I am not afraid of him, but even I know that I am not yet in a condition to face him.
So, I decided that I would climb back up the passage I fell through, somehow.
In the end, I have to work my way through these bees.
If I try just to climb the wall normally, the bees will attack me quickly, so I need a plan.
And it's quite simple, I'm going to spread my nets upwards.
In itself, it is a bad way to try to climb, this way has quite a few disadvantages.
First of all, making the nets will drain my stamina. And the difference is that I have to build it along the cliff this time.
So, I have no idea how much extra stamina it will take.
This will also end up being a very large nest, so the bee I end up catching will not provide me with enough energy for the entire project. So, I have to figure out a way to increase my supplies.
Chances are you'll end up hunting more bees.
I will also end up invading the bee territory, making them all have their eyes on me.
In the worst-case scenario, you might have to fight all the bees at the same time.
And obviously my nets won't protect me against that many enemies.
And the last danger is that by expanding my network, I will end up drawing attention to myself, whether I like it or not.
And if I'm not mistaken, this territory is usually around araba, a lot actually.
I don't need your attention on me.
Not yet, at least.
In other words, while the success of this operation means escaping this hell hole, it is still a strategy with more disadvantages than advantages.
But it's either that or have to explore this layer.
I prefer to go back to the cape where I know I have more winning capabilities against enemies, thank you very much.
With that in mind, it's time to expand my nest!
First, I need a base. Hmm, let's see, yes, this rock is the best for this.
A house as big as the one I will make needs a base to stand on, there is no point in explaining something like that.
My first base will be down here.
The rock I will use rests against the wall and is quite sturdy: almost 6m high and 4.5m wide.
It is a good support for what I will do.
So far, my nets only stretched between the rock I was on and the wall.
So, first I will seal the space between the rock and the opposite wall with more threads. Then, I add another thread diagonally from the top of the rock to the wall. Then I connect the wall and the rock with more thread, using a diagonal line as a guide.
With this, my base is complete.
One step at a time, as my mom used to tell me.
I will make my way up slowly and surely.
I proceed with my work little by little, taking breaks to eat the bee to recover.
Throughout my work, I noticed that some squadrons were watching me, but they were not making any kind of attack.
I am not yet considered a threat.
Good.
Once I finished eating the bee, that will be it for today, so I went to sleep.
5th day
The pain has decreased considerably. My hp has not gone down.
Since I have not fully recovered, my Pain Mitigation skill must have grown while I was sleeping.
I am not complaining.
I have been able to work all this time thanks to Pain Resistance, but the weakening caused by pain still makes a big difference.
Thanks to this, the pain has become more bearable, so it's fine with me.
I'm glad I didn't suffer such an injury when I was human.
When I was human, as a Rodrigo I suffered several falls, but nothing serious. As Wakaba, being very cautious, I only ended up stubbing my little toe against the corner of a door.
That hurt more than any fall.
But that's nothing compared to a gaping hole in my back.
But thanks to Pain Mitigation, work continues smoothly.
To my luck, another outcast bee was coming this way. Although a squadron was close behind as well. Hmm.
Let's do an experiment, I need to test my theory.
I grab my kumorningstar and spin it.
The key to this experiment is to see if the squadron would react in any way if I attacked their outcast partner. If they do, I will retreat to the deepest part of my thread.
I'm still hurt after all.
Aim, aaaaaaaand... now!
Hmm, I hit the bull's eye.
How great I am.
Honestly, I didn't expect to hit at all, but now I'm on a roll.
And that was always in last place in physical education classes ha-ha...
Well, now let's see the reactions of the group.
Huh, they seem to ignore her, they seem to have no sympathy for their marginalized peers.
How cruel.
I guess in the end you need a cold heart to survive in the wild.
Well, that's fine by me, excellent even. Now I just have to go after the outcasts and I'll have enough food to keep my wall going.
I almost laughed out loud as I picked up my prey and finished it off with Poison Bite.
As I was hunting another outcast bee, I heard the voice I had been waiting so long to hear.
Experience has reached the required level. The individual Little Taratect has risen from Lv2 to Lv3.
All basic attributes have increased
Skill Proficiency bonus per level up acquired
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Strength Lv1] has become [Strength Lv2].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Solidity Lv1] has become [Solidity Lv2].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Gluttony Lv4] has become [Gluttony Lv5].
skill points acquired
Finally, I was looking forward to it for a long time.
My skin quickly began to peel away from my body.
Although I couldn't see it, I knew for sure that the big hole in my back was gone.
Proficiency has reached the required level. Acquired skill [Auto regeneration of Hp Lv1].
Hmm? Really?
That was unexpected but welcome.
Hmm, does full recovery with each level up count as self-recovery?
It's pretty cool to have, but I wish I'd had it sooner.
Why? Because my self-infused fear had turned out to be true.
My hp started to go down, very slowly but it started to go down, I noticed it when it went down from 36 to 35.
The last time I checked before evolution, my hp had dropped to 33.
I know it wasn't really going down that much, but I was afraid it would keep going down in my sleep, I could have died in my sleep and I wouldn't have noticed.
The only good thing that came out of that injury was that it gave me the motivation to hunt bees more effectively.
The hunt was fairly easy. Surprisingly, my long-range attacks with the kumorningstar hit the target every time.
I wonder if it's another benefit of my spider body?
I even got 2 new skills thanks to that Throw and Aim. The 2 probably made it easier to make my attacks with the kumorningstar.
And with the leveling up, 3 skills leveled up, I must have gained mastery in them without noticing it.
Well, it doesn't really hurt me at all, so it's fine.
As I was working on my nets, I took the opportunity to use Flight to make it easier and level it up, it actually made my work on the thread when I was injured much easier.
Thanks to that, my Spider Thread was now at level 8 and my Thread Manipulation and Flight at level 5.
The last 2 were the most useful I could have wished for my current situation.
At level 5, I can manipulate threads with superior speed and precision, while with Flight, I could now float for about 5 minutes and if I tried a little harder, I could even move.
Pain Mitigation also made things easier.
Also, a good thing about still having it is that it doesn't cancel out my primal instinct when I sense imminent danger.
After all, pain has a function, and that function is to alert you to upcoming dangers or bad conditions. Without pain, I would not be able to feel them, but thanks to this ability I can still feel them without pain.
Even so, the skill is still at level 5, so the pain has not completely disappeared.
Now that I have leveled up, I have to check my stats to see what has changed.
Small Taratect - Lv3 - No name
Status:
Hp: 38/38 (green)
Mp: 38/38 (blue)
Sp: 38/38 (yellow)
38/38 (red)
Attack: 21
Defense: 21
Magic: 30
Resistance: 19
Speed: 369
Hmm.
My Hp, Mp and Sp went up by 2 points, while my attack, defense and stamina went up by 1 point, my magic went up by 2 and my speed went up by about 21 points.
Hmm, I guess my specialty is speed, not so surprising.
Well, at least I got my long-awaited level up and my full recovery, although I didn't really need it thanks to gluttony, gluttony didn't close the wounds, so I might end up dying thanks to that wound.
Thanks to this, I am no longer injured, I no longer have to work slowly and I can hunt the outcast bees whenever I can, to have more rations for my stamina.
Right now, my expansion has managed to go up to 25%, I still have a long way to go but it is good progress.
The bees haven't declared war on me yet, but I'm not sure how long that will last. So, I make sure to save enough strength to be able to defend myself in case it comes to that, which it will.
Bees are very territorial after all.
Still, it was as I really imagined it, building this network is much more difficult to do on the wall than on the ground.
The higher you go, the harder it will be to make the nets.
I have a stretch of thick lines from the rock that has been serving me as support, then I secure those strands with more strands all over the place.
I need to hurry before Araba comes, I know he is very likely to attack me because this is his shared territory with the bees.
I'm going to do my best!
Well, the time has come
Finjicote | Lv6 | Failed status assessment
Finjicote | Lv4 | Failed status assessment
Finjicote | Lv5 | Failed status assessment
Finjicote | Lv5 | Failed status assessment
Great Finjicote | Lv1 | Failed status assessment
A squadron of bees is flying towards me.
This was not the same behavior they had when they were watching me, no doubt, they already felt threatened by my large nest under construction and came to attack me.
It must be because I already made 50% progress, I had noticed that the mood of the bees had been gradually changing, but it seems that they finally decided that I was already a threat to their hive.
The good thing is that it was only a small squadron, not a large army.
I can still take care of this easily.
With my kumorningstar at the ready, I prepare for the impending battle.
My nest is made of standard mesh netting, but I left gaps large enough for me to throw my kumorningstar without problems.
And best of all, the gaps are not so large that they can at all,
The bees can't attack me, as they can't get through my net, but I can attack them inside as much as I want, but they could also fly away, so we are even.
Come to me, little bees.
I saw 2 level 5 members charging at my nest.
Hmpf, as if only 2 at a time were enough to get past my defenses.
You see, my Spider Thread skill is level 8. Even at low level, my thread is already impressively robust, and will only get stronger with each level.
Obviously, when the 2 bees came in contact with my nest, they got entangled in my unbreakable thread. My nest also remained intact. It is totally impassable, literally and metaphorically.
The yarns I use to make it are of the highest durability, with rubber-like elasticity to absorb impacts.
The bodies of the two bees were not enough to get past that. In other words, my net completely resisted their attack power based on durability alone.
Not that the bee attacks were particularly weak.
From what I can tell from my observation, these bees are actually quite strong.
I have even seen a squad return with a snake as one of the victims.
They have many advantages: unilateral attacks from the air, poisonous stingers, and powerful bodies.
Under normal circumstances, they would be a considerable threat,
Because they are aerial, most attacks do not reach them, and they can easily make a preemptive strike.
But that's the exact reason why they are weak to anti-aircraft attacks. If you were to ask me, the success of kumorningstar attacks have a lot to do with their lack of cognitive perception, in addition to my good aim.
Still, in a normal fight, a bee is a formidable foe. But only in normal fights.
My trump card is my home and my home is not normal.
It has abnormal defensive power, adhesion, and my extraordinary strategies.
I'm pretty sure these insects have never seen combat tactics like mine.
After all, I am combining all the strengths of a spider with the intellect of a human.
For starters, I ignored the two bees stuck in my net and the fact that they were now stuck. I threw my kumorningstar toward the other three, who were still processing what they had just seen.
The leader bee, unable to evade in time, received the attack directly in its face. It's always better to aim for the face after all.
Letting centrifugal force and gravity do most of the work, I launched the leader bee toward the bottom of my nest.
And just like that, eliminate your leader.
And without their leader, the last two bees were left frozen in mid-air, with no idea what to do next.
That's fine with me.
I shot down the top-ranked one with my trusty kumorningstar. As I watched, the last bee came back to its senses, but its next tactic was very foolish.
I don't know what he thought he was going to do, but he just threw his whole body right at me.
Didn't you see what happened to the first two boys?
Anyway, the desperate attack obviously missed me, and the last bee tragically crashed into my net and stopped moving.
Well, that was sad.
You know, now that they are so close, I can read their thoughts, let's see what they think.
Protect the queen, enemy detected, bring food to the queen, escape from this prison, kill the enemy, protect the queen...
They have a more intelligent thought process but it is still somewhat primitive.
You know, when I first fell here, these enemies were terrible, but now that I have my nest with me, they won't be able to touch me.
Considering that even 3 bees crashing into the surface of my net wasn't enough to make it flinch, I doubt they would be able to get against me, no matter how many come.
My nets are that strong.
Comparing the defensive capability of my silk with the attacking power of the bees, the bees have no chance of causing a breach.
Honestly, I expected my home to receive some kind of damage enough to resort to repairs, even if they didn't go all the way through it.
There are still hundreds of bees flying over me.
Before, their number gave me a headache, but now that I'm sure they can't rip my net, it's a different story.
No matter how many come against me, if they cannot pierce my nest, their stings will never reach me.
This time, I feel hopeful that I can make it to the top.
Feeling satisfied, I eliminated the bees I captured.
After repelling the first squadron with ease, the other bees began to arrive steadily.
I dispatched the second squadron as easily as the first, but then it became problematic.
That's when several squads started attacking me at once.
Wow, this is so cool.
You are weird.
Aw, thank you!
This is actually a good strategy from the bees' perspective, but still.
As the target, I'd rather they didn't come to me in those large numbers, is what I'm saying. I'm still not sure if a good number of them could get through my nest or not.
Yes, I know what I was saying before, but I was happy, I say silly things being happy.
Still, seeing so many bees is annoying - who would want to spend their days constantly surrounded by giant drones buzzing around?
I sighed heavily as I looked around. Bees, bees, bees, another nest, bees.
Hmm, wait, another nest?
Did the other little spider come up with the same strategy as me? That's great but how smart is this other spider? I'm already thinking that the other spider is a reincarnated spider like me, but if so, who is it?
Although, where is the other spider?
Hmm, oh look, it's the hive, oh I guess the boundary of the other spider's nest is behind the nest.
Maybe, hopefully, I'll see it once I get to the top.
Still, the number of bees around here is annoying, mainly because of their buzzing.
His buzzing is super loud and super annoying, how am I supposed to get him to sleep?
On the other hand, if I keep diligently killing them, I will have too much to eat.
It could happen again that I force myself to stay in this nest longer than necessary.
I know I can eat much more than normal thanks to gluttony but I don't know the limits of gluttony and I don't want to test them.
Considering how large the buzzers are, acquiring them in groups of five at a time could be overwhelming.
And it even made gluttony, the most annoying skill to raise because I have to eat a lot, go up 2 levels.
It is now level 7 and my Hp, Mp and Sp regenerate faster once I eat. I haven't yet retested if I can eat magic but I will, once I can use it properly.
Most annoying of all, dealing with them prevents me from actively working on my nest.
I want to escape, not fight a bunch of stupid monsters.
And yet, his constant attacks make him unable to continue building.
I have more than enough food for now, so I'll be more than happy to leave you alone, just stop attacking me!
I have no way to make them understand that.
I tried to talk to them with telepathy but they did not listen and strangely hypnosis does not work on them.
At this point, they are so focused on me that leaving this nest would be suicide.
Clearly, my original plan of running at top speed to get through them is no longer viable.
No matter how fast I am, I won't be able to use all my speed running vertically, so I can only see that strategy ending with me being caught and killed mid-run.
And raising Flight to a level that allows me to fly through them is not recommended, my speed in flight is still low and I still can't fly per se, I'm still floating with it.
Aw, damn.
Being retarded like this is the last thing I want... I still have no idea when Araba will bother to show up again.
...because I feel like I just screwed up big time.
Suddenly, I felt a terrible shiver run through my body.
Don't tell me that...?
Looking out of my nest, I see him there
Earth Dragon Araba : Lv31 : Failed status assessment
Shit, I've run out of time, the bad thing is that he's watching both my nest and the other spider's nest, alternating to see us every so often.
Shit, I need to think of something and fast.
I can't fight him now, I'm not strong enough yet, I'm still an ant compared to him.
I need to leave my nest before I...
Boom
A huge rumble resounds, but not towards me, but towards the other nest.
Araba has just used his breath-based attack.
The other wall had a big hole and pieces of the thread from the other spider mixed with some rocks started to fall, there are even cracks in the wall where I am.
I easily decimate the nest of the other spider.
Now he is looking at me and opens his mouth again.
Shit, I need to escape, I need to...
Fuck.
Its thunderous roar exploded, the shot pierced the air and a whirlwind of destruction exploded around me.
For a few moments, I have no idea what happened, everything is confused.
But then my eyesight clears up and everything becomes clearer.
He just did the same thing to my nest, decimated more than half of my nest and left a big hole where my nest was.
Luckily, the attack seems not to have been aimed at me, but at my nest.
But thanks to the fact that the nets around me have begun to fall, I fall with them.
Dazed, I had no time to react and hit the ground.
Ouchie.
My Hp is completely devastated, but I survived by a miracle.
I'm not dead yet, but I don't know if Araba is going to leave me alive.
I am at their mercy, and I don't like that.
One of my nets fell on me.
Hmm, wait, this could be a good thing.
My body is completely covered with thread now, hiding me from view. And none of the rocks hit me directly. If I stay hidden here, the dragon may not be able to notice me.
Closing my eyes reluctantly, I hold my breath and do my best to keep my body from continuing to tremble with fear.
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill acquired [Fear Resistance Lv1].
What...? No, I can no longer deny it.
I am afraid, it has diminished a little but I am still afraid.
The primordial fear of facing a predator that is stronger than you.
Something inside my mind kept screaming.
Help, help, help, help, help, help, help, help, help, help, help!
I wanted nothing more than to help calm her down, but I can't do it, I can't find my voice to do it.
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Stealth Lv2] has become [Stealth Lv3].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Ability [Fear Resistance Lv1] has become [Fear Resistance Lv2].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Stealth Lv3] has become [Stealth Lv4].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Fear Resistance Lv2] has become [Fear Resistance Lv3].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Ability [Auto Regeneration of Hp Lv1] has become [Auto Regeneration of Hp Lv1].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Fear Resistance Lv3] has become [Fear Resistance Lv4].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Stealth Lv4] has become [Stealth Lv5].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Fear Resistance Lv4] has become [Fear Resistance Lv5].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Resistance to fear Lv5] has become [Resistance to fear Lv6].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Ability [Resistance to fear Lv6] has become [Resistance to fear Lv7].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Ability [Resistance to fear Lv7] has become [Resistance to fear Lv8].
The voice of the system brought my mind back to reality.
The voice that had been screaming for help had also gone quiet.
I... thank you system-chan, I disconnected from the world while I was busy shuddering.
There is no need to
I don't know why, but I can swear your voice got softer.
…
Hmm, is okay, you don't have to answer me.
Anyway, I have no idea how much time I spend hiding.
Based on how my skills improved, I should have held my breath for quite a while.
I wonder if I can tell how long it's been since I checked how much my stamina was decreasing, but for some reason, it hadn't decreased at all.
I use Thread Manipulation to remove the net over my body. Then I slowly crawl under the pile of fibers.
Araba was nowhere to be found.
I am safe.
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