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The Divine Hunter CH 102

Author:Roy Category:urban Update time:2023-01-02 13:40:07

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It was a warm day, and the plains were peaceful, save for a gaunt man charging toward a hole in front of him.

“You bastards!” He grabbed a turnip and hurled it into the hole.

“Whyd you take my son Take me instead!”

“Shit!” Roy was shocked by Huckles reckless charge.

There was no time for further planning, so he quickly went to drag the baker back into the bush by his arm and body.

“Are you mad Thats suicide! Forget about saving your son! That things gonna kill you too!”

“Youre right! I am mad!” Huckle was breathing heavily, fury flaring in his eyes.

He tried to break free, but Roy had an iron grip on him.

“If it hurts my son, Im dragging it down to hell with me!”

The arachnomorph came out right after that.

Before they realized what was happening, they saw the monsters big, red eyes locking onto them.

And then, it pulled its legs close to its body.

A split second later, it leaped through the air, traversing forty feet in an instant.

Roy was surprised, but he quickly dragged Huckle back to the bushes behind them.

The baker was pale and shaken to his core.

And then Roy heard something smacking against the tree beside him.

When he took a look, he saw a blob of white, warm ball sticking to the trunk behind him.

“Goddammit.” Roy and Huckle tried to run away, but they couldnt escape from the monster.

The arachnomorph scuttled after them, closing the distance at a blistering speed.

A moment later, it leaped over their head and landed before them.

Roy managed to dodge it just in time, but Huckle had no such luck.

The arachnomorph screeched and pounced at the baker, then it slashed away at Huckles chest, creating a cross-shaped wound.

Roy could see the excitement burning in its eyes as it went in for the kill.

The arachnomorphs stench filled the air.

Roy could smell the scent of soil and rotten flesh coming from it.

If he so wanted, he could reach out and touch the monsters fangs.

Meanwhile, the arachnomorphs attention was fully on Huckle, so Roy was ignored.

Perfect.

Roy clenched his fist, and out came Gwyhyr.

Without wasting a second, Roy plunged the sword into the monsters ugly head.

The arachnomorph shrieked in pain and spasmed, darting away from Roy.

It was a close call, but Huckle was saved.

It glared at Roy maliciously and spat a blob of webbing, but Roy knew it was going to do that.

The moment the arachnomorph retreated, Roy was already rolling around, dodging its web.

When he regained his bearings, Roy switched the sword out for Gabriel and fired a shot at its body.

Thanks to Massacre and Crossbow Mastery, the new crossbow bolt easily penetrated the monsters exoskeleton.

Roy managed to do some damage, but not enough to take the monstrous spider down.

The arachnomorph leaped across the air, attempting to kill Roy.

If they were on the plains, Roy couldnt have dodged it, but Roy chose to fight in the forest for a reason.

The trees and bushes were all perfect in slowing the arachnomorph down.

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Roy rolled away again, this time landing in a giant bush, the monsters pincers missing him by a few inches.

Once the arachnomorph turned around, Roy put all his strength into his right hand and buried the sword in the monsters mouth.

At the same time, he fired a shot at the spiders eye, splattering blood everywhere.

The arachnomorph took considerable damage after those attacks.

If it were a nekker or drowner in its place, they would have died, but insects were resilient.

Even after all that, it had a third of its HP remaining.

But it was already spasming on the ground.

Roy didnt attack anymore.

Beasts were at their most dangerous before their deaths.

Roy took the chance to dive into a bush and kited it around the forest.

He wanted to draw the battle out, at least until the paralyzing poison took effect.

If it doesnt, I might have to use one Dancing Star.

But he knew he had a chance to kill it without using any bombs.

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The arachnomorph scuttled across the ground, its reflexes turning unbelievably sharp.

It chased Roy for a few seconds before leaping up into the air and using the branches to propel it further ahead.

Is that thing defying gravity The branches were severely cut every time the monster landed on them.

It saw Roy running underneath it, and before Roy could run far, the monster jumped down on him.

Roy knew what was coming, and his eyes glowed crimson.

The arachnomorph froze for a second thanks to Fear and the paralyzing poison.

It only managed to cut Roys armor open, and it couldnt even graze his skin. 

And that was its last chance to kill him.

Roy didnt get up from the ground.

Instead, he held Gwyhyr over its head awkwardly before slamming it into its mouth, piercing its innards.

Roy didnt stop until he felt the hilt touching against the monster.

The arachnomorphs blood started flowing down, drenching Roys face.

Roy quickly rolled out of the way, then the monster snapped out of Fears effects.

A few moments later, smoke billowed from its mouth, and it stopped moving.

The monster fell ahead, flames licking its body. 

‘You killed an arachnomorph.

EXP 70.

Level 4 Witcher (900/2000).

You have killed a grave hag, a drowner, a childhunter, a leshen, an elf sorceress, a nekker (normal, warrior, chieftain), a nekker nest, a kikimore, a cursed one, and an arachnomorph.

You have killed ten types of magical creatures.

Roy stared at the dead monster in surprise as it slowly turned into a big ball of flames.

Thats Gwyhyrs burn effect Getting stabbed by a sword and burning up inside was a torture beyond anyones nightmares.

Roy shuddered at the thought of anything that had to go through that.

Well, at least its not me.

The battle had lasted thirty seconds.

If he were in the game, he would have had to spend a while to kill the spider.

Any misstep ended in the players death.

Roy wiped the blood off his face with the dewdrops from the grass around him.

When he went back to Huckle, the baker had already passed out.

He was angry about Huckles reckless charge.

If there had been more than one monster, they would have died, but that didnt happen, so Roy didnt dwell on it.

Not to mention Huckle needed help, so Roy cleaned the bakers wound with a marigold potion and bandaged it.

Then he smacked the bakers face.

Huckle opened his eyes in fear and shot up, but then he gasped in pain.

“Spider! Spider!”

Roy patted his back and shoulder.

“Calm down.

Its dead.

Youre safe now.”

“Dead” Huckle looked surprised.

He puffed his chest and took a deep breath before struggling to get up.

“What about Berschel What about my son Did you save him”

“Not yet.” Roy pondered about it for a while before coming to a decision.

“Well save him right away.” If the spiders not alone, its friends would have come out by now.

And Huckle cant go down alone.

Ill help him out.

Fifteen minutes later, Roy rappelled down the hole with nothing but a torch to light his surroundings, while Huckle stood guard outside.

The rope was secured on Gwyhyr, which was buried in the ground outside.

Roy thought the den was humid, cold, and dark.

At least its not like the tunnels.

Its one straight path down till the end.

That confirmed the fact that the arachnomorph lived alone and didnt manage to expand its colony in time.

He made the landing fifteen minutes later.

Roy shone his torch around him and noticed that he was in a space that was slightly larger than the tunnel.

It was about the size of an inns room, and the walls were covered in branches and leaves connected by clay.

That provided great insulation for the space.

There were three white cocoons in the caves depths.

The smallest one was on the left, which was the rooster they used as bait.

The one in the middle was probably a mole or a raccoon, while the one on the right looked like a human.

Thats the one.

It was unmoving, not unlike a corpse, but Roy noticed some breathing coming from it.

Delighted, he quickly sliced the top part with his bolt, and out came a horrifying sight.

Roy could see that it was a young man.

He had big eyes, bushy brows, thick lips, and a wide jaw.

The man looked honest enough, but there were bulges on his face.

The bulges were the size of a whole fingernail, and they were spread across his cheeks, forehead, and chin.

Roy noticed the bulges squirm, obviously containing something alive in them.

Even though the young man wasnt awake, Roy knew he mustve been having a nightmare, for he kept frowning.

‘Berschel:

Gender: Male

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Age: Eighteen years old

Status: Civilian, bakers apprentice

HP: 10/50 (Dying)

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Roy turned around and took a deep breath.

He thought hed seen a lot of disgusting things, but the sight still made his stomach churn.

Having live spiders in his body must be a torture.

“Can you hear me, Berschel Say something,” Roy tried to wake him up, but he got no response.

Left with no choice, he tied the cocoon up with a rope and dragged it up with him.

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