I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 22

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#22

It wasn’t really something to get angry at Quintilla about…

Since it was a matter of life and death, my voice naturally became sharp.

“The most reliable method is for Arachnesia to directly extract them from the cocoons herself. The cocoons and Arachnesia are connected. Where else would all the absorbed life force go? It goes to Arachnesia through the threads connected to the ends of the cocoons.”

“Then… those Antragons too, if they stay like this…”

I continued while staring at the countless cocoons trapping the Antragons.

“…Yes, that’s why I tried to persuade her somehow, but she won’t listen to me at all.”

Quintilla’s obsidian-like eyes gleamed brightly as she spoke.

Ah, now I understand.

Quintilla didn’t come here to fight Arachnesia, but to persuade her.

Even though Quintilla must be filled with more murderous intent toward Arachnesia than anyone else right now, she held it back.

To save her trapped children safely.

“…Quintilla, I have a good idea. So tell me where Arachnesia is.”

As Quintilla’s calm black sea-like eyes fixed on my face, I added to her in a firm tone.

“Right now.”

* * *

Arachnesia had always suffered from hunger.

The mother who bore her went mad with starvation and devoured her siblings one by one, while humans repeatedly destroyed their habitats.

Arachnesia had nowhere left to go.

After wandering endlessly for such a long time, she finally discovered this place where the Antragorn Clan lived by chance.

This place, overflowing with abundant resources and prey, was a blessed paradise.

That’s why when she first sincerely asked Quintilla to share just a little territory, promising not to harm the Antragorn Clan, she meant it. Since there was plenty of prey here anyway, there was no need to eat the Antragons.

Moreover, their queen Quintilla was a great demon who had lived even longer than herself, making her a very troublesome and annoying opponent to deal with.

However, three days ago, the prey in this place suddenly vanished without a trace. Every single one, completely.

Arachnesia despaired.

The series of experiences of already losing countless habitats easily pushed her into the abyss of despair.

‘…I don’t want to be hungry anymore.’

At that moment, an appetizing white form entered her field of vision.

Arachnesia slowly opened her pitch-black mouth toward the Antragorn struggling in her web.

‘Delicious, so delicious…’

One, two…

Each time she consumed prey, Arachnesia’s red magic grew darker.

‘Still not enough.’

Arachnesia’s jet-black eyes gleamed brightly as she looked at the Antragons, her burning bright red hair vivid.

* * *

“Hey, Arachnesia!”

Not only did Zoe boldly step into Arachnesia’s territory, she shouted menacingly.

Zoe’s high, piercing voice echoed throughout this space.

Then Arachnesia, responding to it, slowly revealed herself from the darkness.

‘As expected, she has human form like Quintilla.’

If Quintilla was an innocent and cute girl, Arachnesia possessed cold and sophisticated beauty.

If not for the multiple spider legs attached below, one could mistake Arachnesia for a human.

As Arachnesia’s deeply sunken black eyes flew to Zoe, their gazes became intensely entangled for a while. Without taking her eyes off her, Zoe shouted once more.

“Hey, did you mess with our kids?”

That tone swaggered like a back-alley thug, but it contained undisguised anger.

Arachnesia didn’t move a muscle.

She simply watched Zoe quietly.

Zoe had heard from Quintilla that Arachnesia was a cautious and secretive hunter.

However, for some reason, despite her tendency to mainly hide and secretly target prey, she had easily revealed herself despite the obvious provocation.

“…”

Zoe’s mind became complicated by Arachnesia’s incomprehensible intentions.

Moreover, due to the disgusting smell that stung her nose and the red magic undulating around Arachnesia, an impulse to escape this place immediately briefly crossed Zoe’s mind.

“When someone talks to you, answer them. You damn spider bitch.”

Zoe grumbled irritably and slowly approached Arachnesia.

Clearly, she had come here with the intention of persuading, yet no gentle words would come out of her mouth.

Ever since entering Arachnesia’s habitat, Zoe’s insides had been twisted for quite some time.

Zoe exhaled the rage rising from within through her lips.

Then the trembling that had possessed her body gradually subsided.

“…Fine, if you don’t want to talk, don’t.”

Zoe sneered in an utterly dry tone.

Zoe’s blue eyes, which always shone clearly, gleamed brightly as they looked at Arachnesia.

“…”

Arachnesia looked down at the young human girl who was now glaring at her. As soon as this girl set foot in her habitat, an unbearably delicious smell had completely scattered her self-control. The scent of such delicious prey that she forgot even her habit of hiding to hunt made Arachnesia’s hunger deepen even more.

“Delicious smell… I’m so, so hungry. Human, I must eat you.”

Arachnesia, who had been licking her dry lips with her bright red tongue and smacking them, lunged at Zoe.

Hissss-

Arachnesia spat poisonous transparent spider webs at Zoe.

The toxicity was so powerful that even a giant Bearlock would be knocked out in one hit if it touched the body.

“…Ugh, eat this!”

Zoe quickly rolled her body to avoid the poisonous spider web and poured acidic slime at Arachnesia.

Sizzle, the spider web that touched the acidic slime melted away limply.

Seeing this, the whites of Arachnesia’s eyes became bloodshot with bright red veins.

Since it was strong enough acid to melt even a sturdy Golem’s rock-like body, it seemed very effective.

“…Human, why are you tormenting me?”

“What the hell, crazy! That’s what I should be saying?”

Zoe retorted in an incredulous voice.

“Why do you humans always torment me like this, steal my home… How dare a mere prey, me! Me!!”

Arachnesia’s voice, sharp as a finely ground blade, pierced her ears.

Dumbfounded by that natural and shameless attitude, Zoe was at a loss for words.

Wasn’t that something the Antragorn Clan should be saying?

If there was one exception to Zoe, who rarely got angry at others, it was when the strong bullied the weak. Especially if it involved beings she loved dearly, Zoe would charge at anyone regardless of who they were and get furiously angry.

Zoe recalled one by one the faces of her kind friends who, despite hating humans, had opened their hearts completely to a single scone.

Originally, she would have tried to use her taming skill by now, but…

That would be far too lenient treatment for that monster.

Zoe, who had been staring at Arachnesia with murderous eyes, made up her mind. She too would personally show her what true survival of the fittest meant.

‘This time, you become the one in the weak position.’

Zoe abandoned any petty sympathy and unleashed attacks indiscriminately.

As Arachnesia approached her along the spider web, Zoe kicked her in the stomach.

Crash-!

Arachnesia flew in a parabolic arc, hit the wall, and was slammed into the ground.

Perhaps due to her high strength stat, the physical attack seemed to deal quite a blow to Arachnesia.

“Ugh…”

Zoe approached the groaning Arachnesia and grabbed her red hair.

Then she slapped her cheek hard.

Slap!

“Ugh, stop, stop… It hurts. It hurts… Don’t torment me!”

Arachnesia’s desperate screams rang out with each touch, but Zoe didn’t stop.

Just as Arachnesia’s body finally collapsed to the floor, Arachnids suddenly appeared and embraced her, muttering.

“Mother, we must protect mother.”

“Let’s protect mother! Protect her!”

Arachnesia, whose body had reached its limit, looked at the arachnids surrounding her and made a decision.

She would devour her own children, just like the mother she had so despised.

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