PAID

"[How dare you... HOW DARE YOU TOUCH MY CHILDREN! You wretched humans—!!]"

As her eggs were destroyed, Arine erupted into a frenzy.

Greed, by its very nature, was a sin that could not tolerate anyone taking what belonged to it.

Ssshhhhck!

Her ten elongated legs twisted and lashed out like spears.

Under Shin Se-hee’s command, Utopia scattered in an instant, dodging the range of her attack.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Her legs struck the ground like massive artillery shells, transforming the forest terrain and triggering tremors.

Tap-tap-tap-tap—

Almost simultaneously, Kang Do-hee, Alice, and I charged up one of her legs each.

Realizing our approach, Arine summoned her minions.

"[My children! Bring those vermin to me, NOW! RIGHT THIS INSTANT!!]"

"Kaaeeeck!"

"Kieeek!"

"Keeeeek!"

Blocking our path were creatures whose upper bodies were human and lower bodies were spider-like, enveloped in dense, black demonic energy.

Clang!@@novelbin@@

The sound of Moonlight slicing through the air rang out.

Blue flames sparked from the blade as it clashed with the spider-like legs of the creatures.

‘Elite guards.’

Their strength and speed were on an entirely different level compared to the ones we encountered on the way here.

Still, with effort, I could find openings to swing my sword.

"[Y-YOU FOOL—!!!!!]"

"[Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!! Why, why won’t it regenerate?! Why isn’t it regenerating!!!!]"

"[Kill that human! Kill him and bring me his corpse! I’ll devour every last piece of him—nothing will be left!]"

"Right side."

"Step back slightly and defend."

"Lee Yuri, throw your shield to cover Jin Yu-ha."

"Slow the spider swarm on the left."

"Ichika, use Kagemusha to cover Alice."

"Now, Sophia, full party heal."

"Waaahhhhh!!!"

"Insane..."

"I just got chills all over my body ㄷㄷ."

"Oh man, that thing’s a real monster. You don’t just have to cut the legs—you have to dodge the venom too..."

"Utopiaㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Jin Yu-haㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ."

"Please! Just one more! One more!!"

"Jin Yu-ha is completely nutsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ."

"Dad, I’m going to marry Jin Yu-ha when I grow up! Dad, I’m going to marry Jin Yu-ha! Dad, I’m going to marry Jin Yu-ha!"

"This... is... Utopia’s sword! You disgusting spider bastards, just tuck your tails and run away now!"

"ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ."

"At first, it seemed hopeless, but somehow, they’re pulling this off... Seriously, wow."

"I’m crying right nowㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ."

"?!"

"What? Why did they suddenly back off?"

"Wasn’t it just about to end?"

"What’s going on?"

"One more strike would have done it. Why...?"

"Jin Yu-ha."

"I’m counting on you..."