Chapter 355.1
Requiem (5)
At the princess's command, the knights drew their long swords and lined up to face the enemy . The witches, on the other hand, stood with Brendel . The large saber-toothed Crystal Wight swooped in front of them but to everyone's surprise, the monsters were moving towards the darkness on the other end as if they hadn't seen them .
What's going on? Everyone turned their heads in shock when they saw the Crystal Wights rush forward without stopping, disappearing into the darkness . Soon, only a faint rustling sound remained .
This scenario confused not just the group of knights; even Brendel and the witches around him were a little confused . Most monsters were vicious and kill people . There must be a reason for their strange behavior .
"They… seem to be running away?" Princess Gryphine, who stood behind Brendel, whispered in a somewhat confused manner .
Yes, they are running away! As though a lightning bolt had crossed his mind, Brendel reacted . His expression changed immediately . Each of those large Crystalized Saber-toothed Spiders were no less than a Gold Ranker, what else was there that could make them run for their lives?
The answer to that was fairly obvious .
"Put your swords away and run, something is chasing them!" Brendel’s hair stood on end when he thought of the Mother of Spiders . Suddenly he wondered if he was at odds with the place, encountering all sorts of situations every time he came .
The knights were shaken, but they reacted to Brendel’s warning immediately . They all turned pale, put away their long swords, turned around and retreated . Fearing that they would panic and run headfirst into the cobwebs of Anarons, Brendel quickly spoke up to remind everyone the way out .
The underground was littered with layers and layers of spider silk; it looked as if the safest way was to advance along the riverbank . Only Brendel knew that it was actually a trap . The actual safe route was instead on the side of the cliff, and he knew that there was only a single narrow opening to cross that cliff safely .
There was actually another treasure there, but Brendel wasn’t in the mood to think about it at that moment . He led everyone through the strange rocky stalactites, avoiding the huge cobwebs that connected almost the entire underground passage . It wasn't long before everyone heard a rustling sound coming from behind, like a large hand rubbing against yarn .
Princess Gryphine subconsciously glanced back and saw four pairs of blood-red eyes in the darkness, each one the size of a fist . She couldn't help but let out a yelp in fright . Her legs weakened, almost causing her to fall .
Brendel was quick-eyed and hurried to catch her . "Don't look back, she's looking for us too . "
"Is that the Mother of Spiders?" It was only after the princess had calmed the fear in her heart that she asked in a quiet voice . "Yes, that's her," Brendel replied with a calm nod .
He didn't even need to look back to know that the female spider was trailing behind them . Darkness Perception was an impressive attribute in The Amber Sword and now that it was working once again, Brendel could clearly feel the chill behind him . That feeling wasn’t really the most comfortable one .
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"It didn't see us?"
"It is trying to pinpoint our location . " He was tempted to tell Her Highness that the eyes of the Mother of Spiders were ornaments used to scare people; its real eyes were the silk under her feet . It sensed the location of its prey through vibrations and its silk was spread throughout the subterranean tunnels . The slightest vibration would draw its attention, which led to the group of people and the spider playing cat and mouse, very quickly passing through a large cavern of dense spider webs . Brendel had chosen the narrower burrows to escape in order to limit the speed of the Mother of Spiders . But even so, the huge creature stayed close behind them .
The knights were doing fine . The high-intensity training allowed them to handle such scenarios with relative ease, keeping up with Brendel even in their heavy armor . On the other hand, the witches, who rarely exercised, couldn’t handle it much longer . With a few old witches panting and falling behind, Brendel had to slow down to make sure no one fell behind .
But by doing so, the Mother of Spiders was one step closer to them and Brendel could almost already sense her footsteps . He couldn't help but feel anxious on the inside, but they were already very close to the slit he remembered . They just needed to hold on for a little longer .
Unfortunately, that was not the case .
The Mother of Spiders Anarons also seemed to realize something was wrong . It suddenly let out a hiss and caught up, raising its chelicerae and sweeping towards Brendel’s direction .
"It's just ahead!" Brendel shouted . He hugged Her Royal Highness and rolled forward . The princess let out a muffled grunt and the Mother of Spiders Anarons' giant chelicerae swept over their heads . Two knights and a witch didn’t manage to dodge the attack and were slammed in the waist .
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The broken bodies fell to the ground like two pieces of wood . Blood then gushed out like a fountain and spilled all over the place .
Brendel vaguely heard the little witch called Sugar Jar scream in terror . He dazedly grabbed the Halran Gaia and stood up, only to see another broken cliff ahead . Luckily, there was a crack, which was as wide as half a man, in the rock wall on the side of the break, a crack in which the rocks were crisscrossed and blackened . Exactly as he remembered .
That was exactly the place he was looking for .
"Everyone, don't stop, get in there!" Brendel didn't dare relax and immediately shouted to the others . The knights and witches heard him and ran in that direction . He looked back, only to see the Mother of Spiders Anarons in the darkness once again raising its chelicerae, its four pairs of blood-red eyes staring at him condescendingly .
"Who would be afraid of you, monster!"
There was no more room for Brendel to retreat at that moment . He simply stood up straight, picked up the Halran Gaia and prepared to face the spider . The black blade of the sword swung around mid-air and slashed towards the Mother of Spiders Anarons’ chelicerae, which was swinging towards them . The clash let out a loud clang . Brendel felt as if he had hit a steel pillar or a rock . Dazzling sparks bloomed in the darkness .
Half of his body went numb as he only felt a huge force that sent him flying, before he crashed into the rock wall on the side . The Halran Gaia also flew out of his hand . It spun, scraped a few stalactite pillars and bounced off, making a series of clanking noises in the darkness and landing on a spider web .
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Ouch!
It was only then that Brendel realized how far he was from the truth . The battle with Williams had left him a little too hot-headed, and the after-effects had only decided to make themselves known right this moment . The Planeswalker’s power was not his own after all .
He felt his airway contracting and his mouth was filled with a metallic, salty taste . However, this was not the time to ponder about what was right or wrong . He shook his head to shake off the dizziness, but his head had already been cracked open . He could barely lift his blood-covered eyelids to see the Mother of Spiders Anarons’ swinging limbs getting closer to him by the moment .
Brendel felt his heart clench at that moment .
By this time, the knights and witches had gotten closer to the crack, only to discover that Brendel had been knocked out . It seemed too late for them to turn around and rescue Brendel .
It was at this moment that Princess Gryphine, who was not far away, suddenly reacted and rushed towards the knight who had been killed earlier . She picked up what was left of his longsword and threw it at the Mother of Spiders with all her strength . The blade spun and struck the Mother of Spiders in the head, knocking her small head so that it turned to the side .
The half-elf princess then drew her own saber and shouted with a pale face at the giant spider, "Monster, I'm here!"
"No, Your Highness!"