Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? - Edit System

[ParodyGirl]

'Right, right, what do I do?~~' I didn't expect it. I thought it would take much longer for me to free up another skill "slot." Should I get another seven deadly sins skill?

I want the titles... But I probably won't be able to keep the skills.

'I almost died from lack of SP before. I should do it...' So, I asked the system to raise the skill [ SP Recovery Speed LV7 ] to level 10. It probably wouldn't take long to get it to level 10, but hurrying things up is better.

[ Edit applied ]

[ The skill "SP Rapid Recovery LV1" has been learned ]

'Yes, that's it! Now I won't have any problems with my SP(sure)... It will regenerate faster now.'

After editing the skill, I took another look.

[ Edited skills 2/2 ]

So, I noticed the cooldown had gone up to 24 hours. 'I thought the two " skill slots" would have a different cooldown, but that's not the case.'

It's worse than I thought...

If I remove the two edits I've made, I won't be able to fill both slots at once with two new edits. I'll have to edit one skill, wait 24 hours, and then edit another.

'Right, now shall we go back?' I thought about returning to my "home," but then I remembered that I could no longer teleport. I immediately regretted having spent the edition on the SP recovery skill.

I removed the edition and freed up a slot, but the cooldown was still over 23 hours...

'I hope there comes a time when this cooldown decreases...'

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While I waited for the cooldown to end, I continued walking for long kilometers and killed a few more monsters. However, I didn't find strong monsters that could give me much experience.

As well as killing monsters, I also trained my magic skill. My [ Fire Magic ] skill had finally reached level 5, and I could already see the difference in its strength.

I was doing a lot more damage now.

I found a monster and threw the fireball at it to test my magic. The fireball, which had significantly increased, blew up half the monster's body.

The [ Magic Power Operation LV3 ] skill also increased and became level 4. Oh, and the [ Intimidation ] skill also became level 4.

I've already started to feel the difference. My skills are leveling up more quickly.

'After my new evolution, my level is going up more slowly, but my skills are leveling up much more easily. It doesn't make much sense considering how the original novel works...'

I'm curious if my system is the same as Kumoko's.

'Well, if D didn't manage to mess with my System... It probably isn't.'

I still don't know what the main differences are, but I see a lot of similarities. The name of the skills, their levels, the tier of the skills, the store, and the statuses. It's all very similar.

The only difference is the speed at which I level up my skills and my level.

Oh, and the number of skills I get is lower than it should be. For my current level, I should have many more skills, twice as many skills as I have now... I think.

'I hadn't questioned the system's origin before, but now I feel puzzled...'

If D didn't create it, who did? Seriously, that's scary.

And while I was thinking that...

A portal suddenly appeared next to me. I was startled and jumped away. And out of the portal came a cell phone. Yes, just a cell phone. I thought Güliedistodiez would appear, but that wasn't the case.

I thought I'd become the protagonist and what happened to Kumoko would happen to me...

But why did D is doing it? Didn't she come here before to talk to me? What a lazy god.

I approached the cell phone.

"Hey, hey, can you hear me, giant spider?"

'Yes, what do you want? Are you going to try to kill me again?'

"No, I don't have time for that. I'd like you to go and help that little spider. She got herself into a bit of trouble."

'What do you mean?'

"You'll know when you get there. And after you've helped her, we'll talk again. Good luck."

'Hey, can you at least explain what's going on?'

"Hmmm... No, I want you to be surprised." I could sense that D was smiling for some reason.

And then, before I could say anything else to D, a portal appeared.

"Come in and have fun."

Feeling uneasy, I let out a sigh.

'You'd better reward me when this is over.' I'm only doing this because it is Kumoko, anyway.

Suddenly, I let my "fan" side of Kumoko come out. If she's in trouble, I, as a fan, should help her!

So, I entered the portal. When I came out on the other side, I was in a slightly wider place than the one I was in before. There was much more room for me to move around. 'There's no one here.'

Does Kumoko really need help? Has D set a trap for me?

'No, D isn't the kind of character who would do it. It would be out of character for her to do something like this.'

BOOM~~

BOOM~~

And then, I started to hear some sounds like explosions.

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[ParodyGirl]

*Change of POV*

Some time before.

[ "Small Taratect LV6" became "Small Taratect LV7" ]

'Finally!!!'

Along with Kumoko's leveling up, some skills went up a level.

[ "HP Auto-Recovery LV3" became "HP Auto-Recovery LV4" ]

[ "Strength LV3" became "Strength LV4" ]

[ "Concentration LV2" became "Concentration LV3" ]

In addition to these skills, a few others went up a level. Kumoko's eyes sparkled with excitement, and she began to hum with happiness as she walked through the maze.

'Why do I feel like something is going to happen at any moment?' Kumoko thought. And after walking for a few more minutes, what Kumoko was feeling finally decided to come out. It was one of her worst nightmares.

'WAAAAAAAAA~~' Kumoko screamed and hid.

'It's her, it's my mother! Why is she still here?' Kumoko was terrified but tried to remain calm.

[ "Fear Resistance LV2" became "Fear Resistance LV3" ]

'Damn it, damn it, what do I do? Should I run?' Kumoko had hidden among some rocks again, but suddenly.

BOOM~~

Her mother broke the rocks she was hiding under.

"URGH!" Because she didn't have a high level of pain resistance, Kumoko felt severe pain in her two hind legs, which the stones had crushed. Her hiding place was discovered as well.

It was never a hiding place in the first place. Kumoko's mother already knew where she was, but this time, she attacked her for some reason.

'I thought she would keep ignoring me because I'm weak! But I was wrong! What do I do?' Kumoko kept running and entered a narrow path her mother couldn't reach.

However, it was an endless path. There was a wall that Kumoko couldn't break through. In other words, if her mother managed to reach her, she would be killed for sure.

'Why don't you leave me alone? Em? Did I do something to you?' Kumoko screamed. 'I'm still not ready to die~~' Kumoko's fear grew even more, but...

[ "Fear Resistance LV3" became "Fear Resistance LV4" ]

'That's great. I feel a bit better now! Right, I've got to do something... Nai waaa~~ It's impossible. I won't be able to escape. The only thing I can do is stay here and wait for her to give up.'

But....

BOOM~~

BOOM~~

'WHAT?! IS SHE TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH THE LABYRINTH WALLS?!' Kumoko screamed in despair. She brought her legs to her head and wailed. 'I'm dead. No, I can't die here!'

Just as Kumoko had started to think of a plan to get out of there, she caught sight of one of her mother's eyes at the entrance to the hole/path.

Queen Taratect LV89

Skill Points: 164,500

Stats

HP 24,557
MP 22,301
SP 23,097

Offense: 24,439
Defense: 24,286
Magic: 21,997
Resistance: 21,946
Speed: 24,400

When Kumoko saw her mother's Status, as well as some of the skills she had, her body was petrified.

'There's no escape!!!!" She shouted.

And then, to her surprise.

Punch~~

The sound of something punching a hard something could be heard. At the same time, Kumoko could listen to her mother making a strange sound and moving away from the hole she was hiding in.

At that moment, Kumoko knew she would be saved.

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When I started to hear those strange sounds, I immediately became apprehensive.

'System, increase my strength and agility to 20,000!' This time, I was careful not to raise three statuses to 20,000. That would be a problem.

I arrived at the location of the sounds in no time.

However, when I got there, I was paralyzed for a moment.

'It's her...' I was finally feeling afraid of something after a long time. My body shook even though my [ Fear Resistance LV4 ] skill was level 4. It was a dread I couldn't put into words.

What should I do? Should I do it?

Then I noticed a hole in the wall where my mother was hitting with her big legs. She was cracking the wall little by little.

'Is Kumoko hiding in there? Why is our mother so intent on killing her? My God, I have to do something.'

I decided to attack with my strength and agility at 20,000. This time, I'm without limitations.

[ "Fear Resistence LV4" became "Fear Resistence LV5" ]

So I hit my mother with all my legs at once.

Her body was hefty, but I still managed to do some damage. My mother's HP dropped a little, and she flew away. However, she landed on her feet, not seeming to feel my attack very much.

The minor damage I had caused had already started to regenerate.

'Damn!' And then, my mother ran towards me.

Her heavy footsteps cracked the ground, and I barely had time to react. 'System, edit my agility to 30,000!' Fuck it, I at least have to be faster than it to avoid getting hit.

[ Edit applied! ]

My SP soon began to drain a little faster. It wasn't as bad as last time, but it is going down quicker than before.

'I need to let Kumoko know I'm here. I need her to run away while I keep this monster busy.'

My mother is much, much bigger than me.

I already thought I was big, but this thing is colossal.

'As I haven't edited my defense, I'll be killed instantly if I'm hit once. There's also the Puppets. I must get Kumoko out of here quickly before it's too late.'

If those things surround me, I'll die for sure.

'She's coming!' Then I was attacked again. For some reason, my mother is only using physical attacks. I guess she's thinking only her strength needed to finish me off.

Does she think I'm so weak she doesn't need to use her skills?

'Come to me.' I swung my legs towards my mother. As soon as she comes to me, I'll run to where Kumoko is at high speed and take her away from here.

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[ParodyGirl]

*Change of POV*

Sitting on a comfortable sofa, the woman smiled as she watched the giant spider hit Queen Taratect with all his might. Watching the spider fight for his life was amusing.

But it still wasn't enough for her.

"He'll probably manage to escape..." The woman said in a low voice. She watched everything intently.

Then, suddenly, the giant spider got even faster, surpassing Queen Taratect's speed.

The woman already knew what he could do because of his previous fight against a giant snake.

He could change his strength, agility, defense, and magic. It could make everything as it pleased...

This made the smile on the woman's face grow.

"Why didn't I think of a skill like that before? This could be fun."

The woman stood up and picked up a cup of tea.

"I wonder what he's going to do now?"

The giant spider was staring at Queen Taratect. Then, the two of them ran towards each other.


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*Change of POV*

Queen Taratect ran towards me. Then I ran forward, too.

We approached each other instantly. And then... I dodged the only attack she made and passed to her right, passed between her and the wall.

She realized my goal, so she started to act. I have to do this quickly.

I reached the hole where Kumoko was and...

'She's here!' To my surprise, Kumoko was near the exit. She looked at me, and I gestured for her to leave quickly. However, she didn't understand me and walked back slowly.

And then...

I felt a chill run down my "spine" and started running. My mother was right behind me.

I have to take her somewhere further away. So I kept running. I don't know how long I ran, but it was for a few kilometers.

My mother continued to follow me as she crashed into the labyrinth's walls and made everything shake.

'This giant monster!'

And then she lost patience.

I felt something dangerous coming.

And then a magic was coming in my direction.

'Shit!' I managed to avoid it narrowly. It was black magic that I couldn't decipher what it was. It crashed into the labyrinth wall and caused a lot of damage. I would be killed.

Having a low defense makes me angry!!!!

'Right, I'm being stupid here. System, deactivate the edit I made to my strenght and put it to my defense.'

Now, I can finally stay calm.

But even with my defense at 20,000, I'll probably take some damage since all my mother's Stats are above 20,000, so I must be careful.

'I should go back now.'

I'd gone far enough.

'But...'

204/400

'What? Why is my SP so low? Not again...' I could end up fainting again, so I have to be fast.

I ran along some paths inaccessible to my mother and then back to the main path. I found Kumoko getting ready to escape when I got there.

'Quick, come here!' I gestured for her to come closer.

Kumoko initially didn't understand, so I started pointing to my back. Kumoko seemed to understand this time, so she came closer, and I picked her up and put her on my back.

Yes, I was serving as a mount for her.

With my two front legs, I held Kumoko so she wouldn't fly off and started running. Even with only three legs available on each side of my body, I'm managing to run fast.

'Please don't come here.'

To my despair, what I feared most occurred.

Suddenly.

BOOM~~

My mother appeared right behind me and started chasing us.

'WHAT THE FUCK!!! SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO TELEPORT!!! I FORGOT ABOUT IT!'

Kumoko, in my back, panicked, but I used my paw to stroke her head as I continued to run.

146/400

'Fuck! System!' So I deactivated the edit I'd made to my speed for just a second and then edited it again, but this time to 30,000. But even though it took me a second, it was enough for me to be hit by my mother.

I turned to face her so that Kumoko wouldn't get hit.

My mother managed to hit me with one of her legs. Fortunately, she didn't use poison or any other magic.

I flew away, grabbed Kumoko, and protected her with my legs. I then crashed into the wall of the labyrinth.

HP 145/400

'This is the first time I've lost so much life.'

[ "Fear Resistence LV5" became "Fear Resistence LV6" ]

'Damn!' I looked at my mother and then noticed something dangerous coming towards us.

I couldn't tell what this was, but I knew I would be killed. My defense didn't matter. I'd be killed for sure.

So I threw Kumoko away and tried to run, but I was hit by the magic anyway. As soon as I was hit, I felt an intense pain throughout my body. I'm going to die!

It was as if my soul was shattering. No injuries were caused, but I feel much pain.

'Wait, that's it, Heretic Magic!' My soul is going to be destroyed? Are you kidding me?

I began to despair for a few seconds but to my relief.

The pain disappeared completely.

'What is it? Was it a hallucination or something?'

Before I had time to think about what was happening, my mother approached again, but this time, I managed to avoid her attack. I realized that Kumoko had already fled. Thank god!

'I hope you don't go after Kumoko after killing me.'

Seriously, I didn't see how I could escape from this thing.

HP 148/400

SP 84/400

'I think i'm fucked.'

 

[ParodyGirl]

I continued to run, my speed now at 30,000, and I managed to escape from my mother. However, my SP was already reaching its limit, just like last time.

Seriously, I want to get the skill to edit my SP.

My body is heavy, and I feel like I'm going to pass out at any moment.

So I stopped running.

'Damn, why did I spend the second Slot?! If I'd saved it, I could teleport away from here or hide my presence somehow!!!!'

Seriously, I feel like slapping myself in the face.

Having stopped running, I deactivated my edits and ducked into a tight place to hide.

'How far did I get from her? A few kilometers? I'll be found if she gets anywhere near this place.'

I'd forgotten entirely how absurd this thing is.

But if she shows up here, I'll have to face her somehow, even if it means having my body destroyed.

'My SP is slowly regenerating, but I feel like I'm going to lose consciousness...'

I have to stay awake. I can't pass out now.

My HP has also regenerated a lot. I can handle it.

'Did any skills level up? Oh... only the skill [ Fear Resistance ] leveled up... Was I that scared?'

Well, it's normal to be afraid of death...

I let out a long sigh and closed all my eyes. I shouldn't sleep, but I want to get some rest...

BOOM~~

'ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS THING WON'T LET ME REST FOR A SECOND!'

It's her, she's here.

'WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE?! FUCK!!!!'

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*Change of POV*

Some time before.

'What the hell is going on?' Kumoko thought as she heard loud sounds from the outside of the hideout. It was a sound like explosions. Kumoko then crept outside to take a look.

When she got there, she found something she hadn't expected.

'It's the giant black spider!' The giant spider made strange gestures, but Kumoko moved away.

And suddenly.

'WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA' Her mother suddenly attacked the black spider. However, the black spider began to run. It was fast, very fast. 'How could that thing be so strong?!!'

Kumoko remembers seeing the black spider's Status, which wasn't that high. It shouldn't be that fast.

Kumoko decided to hide for a while longer, maybe a few minutes. And after she thought everything was calm and decided to come out... The spider was there again.

The black spider was looking directly at her and started gesturing again.

'Is it wanting me to get on they back so we can run away together?'

Kumoko had finally understood the situation. So she did as the spider asked and was placed on the spider's back. The spider held Kumoko and started to run.

Everything seemed fine until...

'WAAAAAAAAAAAA, MY MOTHER IS HERE, SHE'S HERE!' Kumoko saw her mother suddenly appear, and she panicked.

'LET ME GO! LET ME GO! I'M GOING TO DIE!'

Then, the spider stopped for just a second.

Kumoko couldn't quite understand what was happening, but the next thing she knew, she was being thrown away along with the giant spider. She was hugged, and then the impact occurred.

'Urgh!' Kumoko, already missing two legs, felt the impact and lost more HP.

'Damn it, damn it, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!' Kumoko screamed in despair as she saw her mother preparing for a deadly attack. But suddenly. 'Huh?' Kumoko was thrown away.

'Uah!' She fell to the ground and rolled. Then she looked at where the black spider was and saw it writhing in pain.

'I'm sorry, but I don't want to die!' Unashamed of leaving her "friend" to die, Kumoko began to run away.

After running for a long time, she hid again to recover. In her hiding place, Kumoko began to think about what had just happened. She believed the spider was already dead because of the strange woman who had appeared and made it disappear.

But it's alive.

'What's more, it's stronger than before! That spider managed to fight off my mother! Even if it is being killed~~'

Kumoko heaved a sigh of relief.

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*Change of POV*

I finally decided to make my last move. I could end up dead, but who cares? Whether I die or not doesn't matter!

As long as I can keep Kumoko safe, I'll do anything!

'System, disable all my edits and put 100,000 in strength and 100,000 in defense!'

[ Limit exceeded ]

'Are you kidding me... Now you're giving me a warning?!!! You fucking system!'

Then, the giant spider prepared to attack. I would be killed.

'Put 100,000 only on defense!'

[ The user's body is being overloaded. Changes being applied. ]

'Shit!'

Then, I was hit directly. When I was hit, however, I didn't feel any pain. I wasn't hurt. However, my SP finally started to approach 0.

4/400

My vision went dark, and I lost consciousness in the middle of the battle against my mother.

 

[ParodyGirl]

'Hm?' My eyes slowly opened. I didn't know where I was, but I was still inside the labyrinth. 'What the hell happened? Am I alive? I can't believe I managed to survive!'

[ "HP Rapid Recovery LV4" became "HP Rapid Recovery LV5" ]

[ "SP Rapid Recovery LV1" became "SP Rapid Recovery LV2" ]

[ "SP Rapid Recovery LV 2" became "SP Rapid Recovery LV 3" ]

'My skills have gone up. That's great.'

[ "Night Vision LV9" became "Night Vision LV10" ]

[ Skill proficiency achieved. ]

[ The skill "Vision Expansion" has been learned ]

'Ooohh!!! That's great. But apart from that, no other skills have risen in level. Right, where am I?'

From the surroundings, I'm close to the area I was running away from my mother. What happened? Did D save me, or was it someone else? The 100,000 defense may have saved me.

Well, the important thing is that I'm alive.

'Huh?'

And then, as I was walking, I came across something I hadn't expected. Yes, it was her, Kumoko.

I saw her fighting a monster... It was one of those disgusting toads. She managed to kill it easily and seemed very happy; she hadn't detected my presence yet. I slowly approached her.

As soon as she saw me, Kumoko jumped away and raised her legs, getting into a fighting stance.

'Calm down, calm down, it's me.'

Then, I started using my claw to write on the wall.

[ I woke up nearby. I don't know how I got here. ]

Kumoko tilted her head, trying to understand what was written. She understood and nodded. Then she started gesturing for me to follow her, and I did.

We arrived at a place that seemed to be her home. There were several monsters stored there, probably to eat.

She started pointing at the monsters.

'Does she want me to eat or something?'

I started shaking my legs, refusing. I'm not hungry. Right, what do I do now? Will D be annoyed if I stay with Kumoko?

Well, she can't kill me directly anyway.

'But I'm still afraid she'll send the Queen Taratect. That would suck.'

Right, let's do it.

Using my claw, I wrote on the wall.

[ Do you want to come with me? I can help you. ]

When Kumoko read, I could see that she was worried. However, she nodded, confirming that she would come with me. Didn't she take that very easily?

Well, I helped her "escape," maybe she'll trust me a bit more...

Why "escape"? Because Queen Taratect can see where she is when she wants. I think our mother just gave up~~

I'll be honest: our mother could have killed Kumoko whenever she wanted. She was only playing with us. I wonder what was going on...

'Right, get on my back.'

With Kumoko on my back, I moved forward to find my way into the labyrinth's depths again. I looked at the cooldown and realized three hours were still left before I could edit a new skill.

I was "asleep" for a long time.

I'm lucky I didn't get killed, as I was in an exposed place.

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Two hours passed. We stopped a few times, and I watched Kumoko kill some monsters. I let her kill the monsters to get some experience points, and then I revived the monsters.

When I revived a monster for the first time, Kumoko got quite scared. I explained to her how everything worked.

It wasn't easy to explain, and she didn't understand very well, but that's enough.

I had gathered an army of 20 monsters. Whenever I revived a new monster, I edited its Status and sent it on a hunt.

Kumoko seemed to like how I gave orders to all these monsters.

And then, finally.

'We're here. It's the hole.'

Kumoko was still on my back. She was scared.

'Don't worry.'

I threw myself into the hole without caring after editing my defense to 20,000. Of course, I used my web just like last time because I could take some damage if I jumped straight to the bottom.

And then we reached the bottom.

There was no monster here.

'It's not the same place where I killed the Finjicotes.' The empty nest had disappeared, and so had all the bodies. Either this isn't the same place, or they've been eaten or decomposed. Well, it doesn't matter.

'Let's move on, let's get to my house. '

I wrote [ Home ] on the wall and pointed in a direction.

Kumoko agreed, and we moved on. I don't know how much time had passed, but the cooldown was over when we reached my house.

And when we got there...

Kumoko was terrified by the large snake that awaited us.

'So you're still alive!!!' I smiled happily. The snake lowered itself to me, and I stroked its head. Kumoko looked surprised as she watched me stroke the snake's head as if it were no big deal.

I gestured for Kumoko to come closer, and she slowly approached.

'Hey, let her touch you, don't do anything stupid. She can kill you.' I laughed internally, and Kumoko managed to touch the snake's head. I noticed that Kumoko's eyes were shining.

I didn't think this would be so amazing for her.

'Right, right. What do I do?' I said I'd help her, but it's difficult. I think the simplest thing to do now is to bring monsters for her to kill and gain experience. But how should I do that?

In the meantime, I also need to farm some experience.

'Right, I've got an idea of what to do.'

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[ParodyGirl]

'System, edit my skill [ Rot Resistance LV4] to [ Lust ].' The system did as I asked. Now, I have two skills edited.

[ Skill "Lust" has been learned ]

[ The requirements have been completed. The title "Ruler of Lust" has been acquired ]

'Now I have the [ Pride ] and the [ Lust ] skills. But why did I get the [ Lust ] skill? This is an easy way to help Kumoko achieve her evolution.'

Just bringing the monsters here and putting them in front of her for her to kill would be complicated, so it's easier to use the [ Lust ] skill to brainwash them so they don't do anything.

I know it uses up a lot of MP, but who cares?

'Kumoko, I'm going to get some monsters, okay?' I wrote on the wall. Seriously, our communication sucks. Should I deactivate the [ Pride ] skill and get a communication skill or something?

But anyway, I need to wait 24 hours...

Then Kumoko approached me and pointed to my back.

'Do you want to come with me?' I wrote somewhere else, and she nodded. Well, I guess it's all right. I'm not going to let her get hurt anyway.

I'm going to be very careful.

Leaving her alone here would be more dangerous than taking her with me.

'Right, let's go.'

Kumoko climbed onto my back, and I advanced into the depths of the labyrinth.

I used Appraisal on Kumoko earlier, and she's at level 7. It shouldn't be long before she reaches level 10.

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Some time passed before we encountered the first monsters. And again, it was those damn monkeys. Kumoko hadn't seen them before, so she was worried, but I calmed her down.

'It's okay, I'll take care of it.'

I took Kumoko off my back and put her on the ground. She then moved away.

'Let's have some fun. Unfortunately, I can't kill you.'

Slash~~

Slash~~

With my claws, I started ripping the legs off all the monkeys approaching me. And after doing so, I was sticking their bodies to the ground with webbing. Moreover, I used my [ Lust ] skill to make them practically zombies.

My MP was drained madly.

I did this to a total of 8 of them.

'Come on.' I signaled for Kumoko to approach.

Some of the monkeys were close to level 10.

'Kill them.' I pointed at their heads. I could see that the monkeys were scared, but I didn't care. Kumoko then bit the monkeys without caring and used her poison to take the rest of their HP.

And then, after killing all the monkeys, her level went up once.

'Won't this be easier than I expected?'

After we've finished, I'll take her home so that she can make her evolution safely.

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A few hours passed before everything was finished. It was easy for Kumoko, as her job was to do the final attack. I would like to know if I gain any experience from this too.

Finally, Kumoko had reached level 10.

'What should I do? Should I tell her which path of evolution she followed in the novel?'

I was afraid that something might change, but I decided not to say anything. I don't think anything will change, and she'll follow the same path of evolution.

And then we got home.

'Right, you can evolve now.'

I gestured to her. She didn't understand but soon started building her house just above mine. She was much faster than me. So that's how an experienced spider uses her web. That's amazing.

With her house finished, I watched Kumoko intently analyze her evolution paths.

I smiled internally.

'How can a monster be so cute?

And then, Kumoko finally slept for her evolution to take place.

'Should I get some sleep too?' But I'm not tired after sleeping for so long. I think I will wait for Kumoko to wake up.

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Some time passed, and Kumoko finally woke up. I quickly noticed the changes in her body, mainly because of the little red orbs all over her body. I confess she was cuter before.

Kumoko seemed happy with her new evolution.

She started trying to say something to me, but I couldn't understand.

'Hmmm.... What should I do now? I've brought Kumoko to stay by my side, but I can't only keep helping her farm XP. I also need to evolve.'

Well, we can do that together... But she can't take on the monsters I can. If I suddenly confront a dragon, I'm sure Kumoko will eventually be killed.

Even though I'm confident I can protect her, I'm still...

'But now that I've brought her, I can't abandon her. Besides, as I said before, I wanted to go on an adventure with her. She's a character I like.'

And if we split up, I don't know when we'll be able to meet again.

'I'll have to keep leveling up while I help her.'

There will come a time when Kumoko can survive alone in this place.

'Shall we kill some monsters?' I wrote on the rocks.

There were already things written everywhere.

Kumoko nodded. She was excited to continue leveling up after her evolution. 'I understand this feeling, Kumoko!!! I'm so looking forward to reaching level 20!'

But I won't get there for another 100 chapters at this rate.

That sucks.

[ "Urednik pajka LV5" became "Urednik pajka LV6" ]

[ Condition satisfied. Acquired title "Monster Slayer". ]

[ Acquired skills [Strength LV1] [Solidity LV1] as a result of title "Monster Slayer" ]

?????????????

'What the hell happened?' I suddenly leveled up and gained two skills. I even got a title.

Wait, is it because of them? What happened there while I was helping Kumoko?

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[ParodyGirl]

*Change of POV*

A group of young people with at least ten members was walking slowly across the surface of the labyrinth. It was a young group, most of them under 30 years old.

There were five men and five women. Three men and one woman walked in front holding swords, two men and two women walked in the middle carrying spears, and at the back, a woman was holding a bow and another a staff.

It is a solid group.

However, fear could be seen on the faces of all the group members.

"Jame, can you feel anything?" A woman, who was walking ahead next to the man called Jame, asked. They were both wearing old, battered armor.

"I can sense something, but it only seems weak monsters." The man replied.

The woman sighed with relief, and all the group members followed suit.

And to their despair...

Another group was coming towards the human group.

This new group was made up of monsters that had just been revived and had a very low status, so low that a human could easily fight any of them.

However, the group was large, and that could be a problem.

All 20 monsters revived by the giant spider were walking together. They decided to walk together because the monsters knew this was the best thing to do.

At the front were Basilisks; in the middle, there were some centipedes and other monsters; and at the back, there were toads. There were seven toads in total. The group was mostly made up of them.

Monsters that had kept their only relevant ability: Throw poison at their enemies.

And then, the fateful meeting of the two groups took place.

It was a narrow area. The monsters realized that they were at a disadvantage because of the strength of the humans, but they were not afraid and continued to advance.

On the other hand, the group of humans needed more confidence.

"Jame, what are those things?! Should monsters walk together like that?" The woman asked, frightened. But the man couldn't answer. He knew it didn't make sense but had to stay calm.

He was the leader and started giving orders.

"Use magic and arrows. Let's go ahead and attack them. Spear users, give us cover, but be careful!" Some unpleasant accidents had happened in that group before because of the inattention of some members.

The man wanted everyone to concentrate.

But everyone was scared. It was an amateur group that shouldn't be in that place. They had virtually no combat experience, which meant they began to be injured by monsters inferior to them.

The monsters began to advance slowly, throwing the humans backwards and making them even more frightened.

Spits of poison came from the group of monsters and began to hit the humans one after the other.

"Aah, that hurts!"

"Damn, I feel like I'm going to die any second!"

"Arrgh"

The mage, who had already been hit, couldn't concentrate to cast a spell, and the archer couldn't find a good angle.

The humans with swords, who were in front, didn't have much experience, so even those monsters with no speed managed to avoid their attacks.

Something that shouldn't happen was happening.

The humans' HP gradually began to drop because of the poison and physical attacks of the monsters. The wounds caused by the monsters wouldn't stop bleeding.

The monsters also suffered some damage. Some of them had already died, but most of them were still alive.

"Jame, what should we do?" The woman asked. Her legs, arms, and neck were injured, and she had been poisoned. Some members started taking potions to recover, but there weren't enough for everyone.

"I don't know either! These monsters shouldn't be so strong!" The man shouted, frightened.

The remaining monsters stared at them and then advanced.

The man couldn't keep up with the monsters' strange movements. These monsters knew what they were doing. They seemed more intelligent than the monsters they had encountered before.

It was too strange.

And then, the first human died.

One of the spear users, who had continued to be poisoned again and again, fell to the ground, losing the last of his HP. Jame couldn't believe his eyes. Mere weak monsters were killing them.

Noticing the humans' fear and that they could no longer fight at full strength, the monsters on the front line advanced and continued to attack them, mainly in the neck.

Some of them had their carotid arteries cut and bled to death, and others had their eyes pierced. They could no longer see and died soon after.

The monsters knew what they were doing.

Jame saw his entire group begin to be slaughtered by weak monsters, and he didn't know what to do. It showed what a terrible leader he was. The last order he gave was "Run!".

Only four humans, still "healthy," started running after Jame to escape as quickly as possible.

The nine monsters out of the 20 that remained began to eat the bodies of the humans.

After eating some of their bodies and drinking blood, the monsters looked at each other and decided to move on as if nothing had happened.

A large amount of XP was generated.

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[ParodyGirl]

I didn't know what was happening but knew my familiars had done something. That's good, that's wonderful! I had finally reached level 6 and was close to getting 1,000 points.

And when I got those points, I would buy the [ Pride ] skill permanently. Seriously, I'm looking forward to it.

I want to use the "slot" I'm using to keep it with another skill. I need lots of other skills...

I'd like... one to improve my skill gain and also a skill that allows me to steal skills.

If I'm correct, the [ Greed ] skill allows me to do something like that. But I'll have to check it out later.

'Right. Now, let's get on with our plan to kill some monsters. The problem is that there aren't many monsters to kill in this area.'

Kumoko was staring at me and waiting to know what I would do. I nodded to her and started running. Of course, I didn't use all my speed, as she might be unable to keep up with me.

But I was worrying too much. I forgot that Kumoko is very fast.

After running for a few minutes, I decided to take a different route that I hadn't taken before. 'Ah, it's true... My monkeys didn't find their way to the middle of the labyrinth. They didn't come back.'

From now on, I'll send all the monsters we kill to search for the middle layer of the labyrinth.

[ We'll keep going until we find a strong monster ]

Writing on the walls was becoming increasingly difficult and time-consuming, and the sentences were getting longer and longer. And it wasn't often that Kumoko managed to understand what I meant.

She tilted her head, confused.

[ keep going ]

I pointed to that part, and she nodded. Then we kept running until we bumped into a small group of monsters. I stepped back and let Kumoko take care of them.

She killed them all mainly using her poison.

Once they were dead, I approached them, changed all their statuses to [ Alive ], and ordered them to search for the middle of the labyrinth.

I started doing this with various monsters until we finally found something I wanted. 'Finally, a strong monster after all this time!' Yes, it is a dragon. But it's not Araba.

He was far away, so I couldn't see his status. But because of its appearance, I'm sure it's not him.

I looked at Kumoko, and she seemed a little worried.

[ Do you want to fight? ]

I asked.

Kumoko stared at me briefly, then scratched the ground with her leg.

[ YES ]

She's excited to fight! I should let her have some fun.

[ Okay. Be careful. ]

Kumoko pointed at [ YES ]. I smiled at her, and then we left our hiding place. As we got closer, I could finally use my Appraisal skill to see his Status.

And as I imagined, he's weaker than the others.

Earth Dragon LV16

Fuit

Stats

HP 2,898
MP 2,654
SP 2,198

In addition to his base Status, he had some abilities similar to those of Gehre and Kagna. He was like a mixture of the two, but his abilities were much weaker.

If I edited my Status to 20,000 and hit him, I could kill him easily.

'I should let Kumoko have some fun, though.' I looked at her, and although she was nervous, she seemed excited. Maybe she's only confident because I'm here with her. I'm sure if she were alone, she'd be scared.

And then, as Kumoko walked beside me, she suddenly hid behind me. Fuit turned to face us.

'Don't be scared.' I nudged her with one of my legs, and Kumoko gave me a few "punches" to leave her and concentrate on the battle.

'System, edit my strength and speed to 3,000.' I don't need to exaggerate.

When my Status was at 3,000, I ran toward the dragon. Fuit, who didn't think I would attack suddenly, tried to counterattack.

However, I managed to hit him. I punched him in the face and threw him back against the wall.

HP 1.434/2.898

'Opss~~' My attack turned out to be stronger than I expected. Even his defense and resistance couldn't help him.

Kumoko, who saw Fuit lying motionless on the ground, decided to make her move. I watched as she used her cobwebs to hold him to the ground.

When he was already trapped, Kumoko bit him, injecting her deadly poison into him.

'She's doing it~~~'

Fuit's HP was being drained rapidly. After the attack I gave him, he practically lost consciousness. I thought this dragon was a bit stronger.

'If I'm not mistaken, he's a young dragon, so it makes sense... But I didn't think it would be so easy. '

And then Fuit's HP reached 0.

When it reached 0, I used Appraisal on Kumoko and noticed she had gone up several levels with the dragon's death.

[ Great, let's continue. ]

But Kumoko refused to continue. She wanted to try that dragon's body.

But... I remembered something.

[ No, you can't do that. ]

I approached Fuit's body and changed his body's Status to [ Alive ]. Since I hadn't hurt its body, it was practically whole. It even looked like a dragon that had never been killed.

Earth Dragon LV16

Stats

HP 10
MP 0
SP 0

'It's a shame that all the stats have dropped so much... But fortunately, some skills have been kept. And some very good ones.'[ HP Rapid Recovery LV3 ]

[ Magic Power Operation LV2 ]

[ Earth Magic LV1 ]

[ Hard Armor LV2 ]

'They're all low-level, but there are a lot of them... That's wonderful. I should increase his life a bit. I don't want him to die quickly.'

I increased HP, SP, and strength to 30.

When the dragon roared in front of me, Kumoko hid behind me. I smiled, and then the dragon bent down to show it was submissive.

'Good boy.' I said to the dragon, and he looked happy. 'Come with us for now, but don't do anything. I don't want you dead.'

I didn't think getting a Pet dragon would be so easy. I hope to evolve him as soon as possible.

 

[ParodyGirl]

After spending a few more hours hunting, we built a house to rest in. Kumoko had gone up another level and was already at level 6. She was going to evolve in a little while.

Moreover, the number of skills she's gained is quite large. I can't compare myself to her. The number of skills I gained during this hunt was 0.

Ah, and I also noticed something extremely unpleasant.

Kumoko had gained a new title after killing the dragon, but I hadn't.

'I didn't win when I killed Gehre and Kagna, and I didn't win after participating in the battle against Fuit. This is...'

The title in question is:

[ Dragon Slayer ]

In addition to the title, Kumoko has received two new skills. [ Ultimate Life LV1 ] and [ Dragon Power LV1 ].

To be honest, they're not skills I want that much... But they would help me get stronger.

I'll get them at some point.

'Will I only win the title when I kill Araba? He's powerful, so it's possible.'

But now...

[ Are you hungry? ]

I wrote on the wall for Kumoko, and she nodded. Then she went off in search of something to eat. Knowing she could deal with the monsters nearby, I didn't follow her.

After a few minutes, Kumoko returned carrying three Elroe Randanel to eat. Kumoko was already preparing to eat when I offered to cook the meat a little with my fire magic.

She accepted my offer.

I cut the monsters into pieces with my claws and then roasted the meat with my fire magic. I was cautious not to burn the meat. And when Kumoko tried it... she didn't look very happy.

[ Bad. ]

She scratched the floor to tell me this.

'It's as expected...' Even if it's cooked, it's still a monster. If I remember correctly, the only monsters that taste good are the monsters in the middle layer of the labyrinth.

While watching Kumoko eat, the cooldown finally reached 0, and I can now edit a new skill. I removed the [ Lust ] skill and picked up the most helpful skill. The [ Greed ] skill.

The effect of the skill is:

[ Causes the user to randomly take stat values, skill points, and skills from slain opponents. ]

I think it's the strongest skill among all Seven Deadly Sins skills. I may be exaggerating, but that's what I think. It's a very stolen skill. It's like a hack.

And then...

[ Condition satisfied. Acquired title "Ruler of Greed" ]

'I've acquired a new title.'

However, I realized something disheartening. Now that I had deactivated the edit I made and the [ Lust ] skill had disappeared, the title [ Ruler of Lust ] had also disappeared along with the skill.

And I also remembered something after I saw the skills I received when I got the title [ Monster Slayer ].

I should gain some skills when I acquired the titles [ Ruler of Pride ], [ Ruler of Lust ], and [ Ruler of Greed ]. For example, I remember that when the user receives the title [ Ruler of Greed ], they should gain two skills

But I don't remember what they are.

'Well, it doesn't matter. The important thing is that I have the [ Greed ] skill.'

How should I test this?

'I should warn Kumoko and then go out hunting.'

[ Hunting ]

[ Skill points. ]

Kumoko read everything I wrote and agreed. She would stay in her comfortable house and rest while I hunted some monsters. And so, I began my adventure.

Unlike what I expected, there weren't many monsters around. I wonder how Kumoko managed to find those monsters so quickly.

'Right~~ Right~~ Where are you monsters?' I walked while looking around. I walked for almost two kilometers before I found my first enemies. This time, it wasn't monkeys.

I found two Elroe Greshigard walking together. I don't know how common this is, but it's the first time I've encountered two of these monsters walking together like this. And so, I approached.

I haven't edited my Status as it's unnecessary.

In an instant, the monsters had their bodies split in half by my claws.

And when I killed them.

[ The skill "Cutting Enhancement LV1" was learned ]

'I've already gained a new skill!' It wasn't a skill that would help me much, but it shows that the Greed skill is activated. Seriously, now I feel excited. And that's when my fun began.

I edited my speed and started running through the labyrinth, killing all the monsters I encountered.

Notifications and more notifications kept arriving, but I didn't care and just kept killing. I want more skill points, I want more status points, I want more skills.

The only thing I could think of at that moment was "Kill, kill, and kill." Keep killing these monsters is my goal.

I had even tired myself. I sighed and "sat down" on the ground to rest for a few minutes before returning to where Kumoko was.

And while I was resting.

[ "SP Rapid Recovery LV3" became "SP Rapid Recovery LV4" ]

'I hope this skill reaches level 10 soon.'

In addition to this skill, many things have changed in my Status. I was even startled when I looked at my number of skill points and new skills.

'The [ Greed ] skill was my best acquisition.'

 

[ParodyGirl]

If you're wondering what skills I stole, there weren't many. There wasn't much diversity here. All the monsters have similar abilities, such as poison resistance and poison attacks.

However, I got some interesting skills.

[ Rot Attack LV1 ]

[ Vision Enhancement LV1 ]

[ Throw LV1 ]

[ Cooperation LV1 ]

[ Leadership LV1 ]

These were all skills that I got. I only liked the skill [ Rot Attack LV1 ] because I needed new attack methods.

But two other skills interested me. [ Cooperation LV1 ] and [ Leadership LV1 ].

Isn't this the perfect time to acquire these skills? Now that I have my familiars. It may help me use them even better, but I don't know how this skill will affect my decisions.

It will probably warn me if I've made a wrong decision, like sending my army to meet its death.

'But it's true, I've never tried to command a battle. They're fighting on their own. I'll test my leadership skills soon.'

Cof~~ cof~~

Now, let's stop talking about skills. The important thing is this.

Urednik pajka LV6 (Phase 1)

Skill Points: 1,526

Nameless

HP 584
MP 531
SP 498

Average Offense Ability: 956
Average Defense Ability: 621
Average Magic Ability: 413
Average Resistance Ability: 531
Average Speed Ability: 2411

Yes, after killing a lot... A LOT of monsters, my stats and points went up.

How long did I spend killing monsters? I did it for hours. It's an excellent result, but it could have been much better. I'll keep the Greed skill with me for now.

Wait...

I deactivated my edit, and the [ Greed ] skill and the [ Ruler of Greed ] title disappeared.

However, soon afterwards...

[ The skill "Greed" has been learned ]

[ Condition satisfied. Acquired title "Ruler of Greed" ]

[ Acquired skills [ Conquest ] as a result of title "Ruler of Greed" ]

Yes, I bought the skill.

'But shouldn't there be another skill? Ah! It is the Appraisal skill, but I already have it at the maximum level.'

Well, that doesn't matter. The important thing is that I now have the Greed skill forever. And in addition to this skill, I also wanted one more.

[ Perseverance ]

I want the title [ Ruler of Perseverance ] and start collecting the "Evil Eyes," but I guess I'll have to wait a while.

But back to the Greed skill. Isn't it strange that I stole stats and skills? Isn't that what [ Conquest ] does?

I didn't get the skill after I used the editing skill and got the title [ Ruler of Greed ]. It shouldn't be possible to steal stats without [ Conquest ]. Well, I don't know...

On top of that, there's the mental baggage I'm supposed to bear for "sucking the soul" out of the monsters I've killed.

While fighting our mother, Kumoko could only withstand this because of her "multiple minds."

Maybe the [ Conquest ] skill was working all along, but it wasn't showing up in my Status?

'But I'm not suffering the "mental load" that I should be.'

This system of mine is strange. I think it's God's fault or maybe the author's.

'So, how do I get back now?

I've run for many kilometers. I have no idea where I am. Kumoko is alone, and that worries me. She could get in trouble if a dangerous monster like a dragon appears.

But Kumoko is smart. Ishe can manage without me.

'Hmmm... There's still some time before I can edit another skill. I'll take the [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] skill and move quickly there.' I'll hunt until the cooldown reaches zero.

I've got another 11 hours until then.

'Wow, I spent 12 hours hunting... That was a long time.'

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*Change of POV*

A few hours passed, and Kumoko slowly opened her eyes after hearing some strange sounds nearby. They were deep breathing noises, heavy and frightening.

'The spider is back?' Kumoko thought.

But, to her dismay.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Kumoko mentally screamed after seeing a giant monster staring straight at her. She was paralyzed.

'It's a dragon. It's a dragon. It's a dragon.' Kumoko was so scared and desperate that she started saying it repeatedly. 'And it's a powerful dragon! I'm going to die!'

Earth Dragon LV32

Skill Points: 41,100

Araba

Stats

HP 4,663
MP 4,076
SP 4,570

Offense: 4,610
Defense: 4,597
Magic: 4,022
Resistance: 4.138
Speed: 4,555

When Kumoko saw her Status, she became even more desperate. However, Araba just looked away and toward something nearby.

Kumoko then noticed that something dangerous was approaching.

'Are you kidding me...' Kumoko's eyes turned white when she noticed her mother approaching. Yes, her mother. The dragon in front of Kumoko, sensing Queen Taratect's presence, quickly began to flee.

And Kumoko, hiding inside her house, stood still, without moving.

[ "Fear Resistance LV5" became "Fear Resistance LV6" ]

'Don't see me. Don't see me. Don't see me.'

Kumoko kept saying as she watched her mother pass by just below her house.

'Is she aiming at the dragon? Are they going to fight?' Kumoko, for some reason, began to feel very curious about what would happen between those two. 'Should I go there?' Kumoko thought seriously about it.

'If the spider were here...' Kumoko began to think about the giant spider.

'I don't think I should go there. I'd better get out of here and stay out of these two's fight.'

Kumoko left her house to get out of there as quickly as possible.

'I'm sure my mother is doing this on purpose. She always shows up where I am! Just leave me alone!'

She ran away.

 

[ParodyGirl]

Twelve hours have passed, and I can finally make a new edit. I'll acquire the [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] skill to get back to where Kumoko is. I'm too far away to go back without this skill.

So, after editing the [ Throw ] skill to [ Dimensional Maneuvering ], I finally used it to get back.

But...

'She's not here.'

I could see Kumoko's cobwebs, but her house was partially destroyed, and she was nowhere to be seen. 'Something must have happened to her. I need to look for her.'

Kumoko can be close to here.

'I wish I had a skill that would help me look for her, like a good perception skill.' I'll need to get one in the future.

I edited my speed to 30,000 and started looking for Kumoko. After running for a few seconds, I found something. It was blood, the blood of some monster.

It was a tremendous amount of blood.

Moreover, the labyrinth walls were broken, and there were signs of a fight everywhere.

'It wasn't Kumoko who did this. Other monsters fought here.' Kumoko isn't strong enough to cause it. She hasn't even done her special evolution yet.

Speaking of which, I would like to know if she can make her special evolution. If I'm correct, there were some requirements for it.

'I'll have to take care of that later. Now, the important thing is to look for her.'

And then I kept running. As I couldn't shout for her, I started to break the walls to make noise to draw the attention of anyone nearby, including Kumoko.

Despite being scared easily(for now), Kumoko is a curious person. She could come out of hiding to see what's going on.

And after almost two hours of searching, I found nothing. Once again, I used the [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] skill to return to where she was before, and this time, I went the other way.

There were only two paths, one to the left and one to the right. I had gone the right.

'Besides these two paths, there are other narrow paths over there.' I looked up at the ceiling. 'But I don't think she went that way.'

I started running again. Even though I haven't edited my strength and defense, my SP is dropping a bit fast... It's probably because I'm running non-stop.

Because of this, I had to take a few rest stops.

At these stops I was taking, monsters attacked me, but I always dealt with them quickly.

'Where are you?' I reached a place that was more like a labyrinth. It was a place where there were several paths to follow. Before, I had passed this place and chose the middle path, but Kumoko could have gone anywhere.

'Oh, true!'

I killed some monsters before... So I decided to do it:

I revived six monsters I had killed before and then gave the same order to everyone.

'Look for a spider with some orbs on her body. If you find her, don't attack her. Try to get her attention, get her to follow you, and bring her here.'

With my order, the monsters split up, and I moved on.

'Maybe she went to the same place as me.'

However, after I ran for another 10 minutes, I found something I hadn't expected.

'What are you doing here?

There was a considerable amount of cobwebs everywhere. And on top of the web that supported her weight was her, my mother. I don't know what she's doing here, but that explains the signs of a fight I saw earlier.

She faced a strong monster.

'I must get out of here before she realizes I'm here.'

It's like she's chasing me. How many more times am I going to run into her? I'm still not strong enough to deal with her.

If I make edits that are too high, they don't apply.

Just like in the fight against that giant snake.

When I edited three statuses to 20,000, it was as if they hadn't even been edited, even though when I looked at my status, they were at "20,000".

In other words, it's hard to kill this monster.

'The limit should be around 60,000 if I add all the stats. Her defense stat is around 20,000, right?'

If I put 30,000 into strength and 20,000 into speed, won't I be able to hurt her? That's possible. The big problem is that she's also very fast, and I can't be hit.

I don't know how I got out alive last time, but miracles will not happen two times in such a short time.

'System, remove the edit I made to my speed.'

'Now set my strength to 30,000 and my speed to 20,000.'

With that, I didn't exceed the limits.

As my body felt much lighter, it was working well.

'I don't know if I can kill her, but I think I can hurt her. While my children look for Kumoko, I will have fun with our mother.'

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*Change of POV*

After running away and hiding for a while, Kumoko found herself in an unfamiliar place, and the only thing on her mind at the moment was survival.

Now that she had separated from her friend, she didn't think she could manage well in this place.

However, that changed when a group of monkeys suddenly attacked her, and she managed to deal with them all easily.

Her skill with poison, which had gone up a level after her evolution, made her a monster-killing machine—at least the weak monsters.

'If I were to fight that dragon, would I have a chance of winning? Nai waaa~~'

And while she was resting after a long battle, a monster approached her. Kumoko, who had just bitten off a piece of meat from one monster, almost attacked, but...

The monster in front of her, one monster called Elroe Randanel, started trying to communicate with her.

'Ah!!!" Kumoko's eyes lit up when she remembered the giant spider's unique ability.

 

[ParodyGirl]

My mother hadn't noticed me yet. Or maybe she is pretending I'm not here. 'For some reason, I don't feel nervous. Perhaps it's because I've faced her before?'

A smile appeared on my face.

'Right.'

I looked at my Status and the attack skills I have.

[ Poison Attack LV8 ] [ Poison Fang LV9 ] [ Heavy Attack LV1 ] [ Rot Attack LV1 ]

Honestly, none of those will work. She has resistance and poison... And the other two are at level one. What about my magic? Will it work? Hmmm... If I remember correctly, she doesn't have fire resistance.

So it might work.

'And I use magic differently since I can control it however I want. Usually, there are a few "spells" I can use with fire magic.'

Ember, Eruption?

That's it.

'But since I can control it however I want, the only thing that matters is its level of destruction.' And the higher the level, the more it will increase.

My magic is still at level 5. It will not be strong enough to kill her. Well, it can't hurt to try, can it?

'And since I have the [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] skill in my Status, I can take advantage of it. My mother also has this ability, but what matters is who uses it best.'

All right, I should attack now.

I took a good look at my surroundings. Despite the cobwebs along the way, which were very sturdy, I had plenty of room to move.

'Should I focus on its head like I did with the other strong monsters?' She's faster than me, but I can hit her at least once. 'Let's go.'

[ Dimensional Maneuvering ]

I teleported on top of my mother. It was as if time had stopped.

With my claws, I attacked.

SLASH~~

The movements were so fast that it was impossible to avoid my attack. And as I expected, I finally hit her. However, its high defense protected it, and the damage I caused was significant but less than expected.

HP 21,511/24,557

'I have to get out of here!'

Using the [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] skill again, I got away from my mother.

She roared with rage because of the deep cuts I had caused to her face. I had even damaged two of her eyes. 'She's furious.' Before I could think, my mother appeared right above me.

She used the same skill.

'Damn.'

I teleported in the air, and my mother started chasing me. Whenever I had a chance, I tried to attack with my claws, but I couldn't hit my attacks.

And then.

URGH!

I felt a sharp pain all over my body.

[The skill "Pain Resistance LV1" was learned.]

I felt my whole body freeze. I practically stopped thinking for a few seconds. Realizing that I would be killed if I was hit, I teleported away. Far away from my mother as possible.

'Can she know where I am?'

Being far away, I looked at my SP, which had dropped significantly. I could reach my limit as the skill [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] consumes SP.

'But I can't give up. That skill she used was probably Heretic Magic, phantom pain.'

I'm not hurt, but it felt as if my body had been torn apart.

So I teleported to where my mother was. She was no longer there when I arrived, and the cobwebs were all cut up. 'Did she go after me?' As I thought this, I felt something dangerous approaching.

Something close to me came out of the ground, something dark, like a shadow.

And then I was attacked. But I ran.

Just then, I noticed something large falling towards me from the ceiling of the labyrinth.

'Damn!'

I jumped to the side and moved away. I managed to avoid the attack from my mother, who fell where I had been. Her weight was such that the ground cracked, and rocks flew everywhere.

Then she turned to me.

Her still healthy eyes, which I hadn't hurt, stared at me.

'I'm going to chop you up into little pieces.' I thought.

So I kicked the ground, putting almost all my strength into my eight legs. I felt a little pain in them but ignored it. I got close in an instant. My mother's mouth was open. She was going to do something.

But I won't let you do anything!

'Fire magic!' I used fire magic and threw fire toward her mouth.

I took advantage of the distraction my fire caused to hit her. I hit her in the head, in the same place as before, making an even deeper cut. Her HP had regenerated after my first attack but had dropped below 20,000 with this attack.

'If I don't kill it soon, more spiders will appear.'

She could control all her children. It would be a problem if stronger spiders appeared here.

SP 412/656

My SP had risen after hunting for 12 hours and was already 412. But I didn't care and continued teleporting, not with the [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] skill, but with my speed.

I was so fast that it even felt like I was teleporting.

I continued to attack the main body and also my mother's legs. My speed is 4,000 points slower than hers. That's quite a significant difference. But... As long as I don't get hit, it's okay.

It's a battle against time.

I kept hitting her.

But she kept regenerating her life.

But her HP was dropping.

HP 14,611/24,557

It wasn't going to be that easy, though.

My mother screamed and then decided to use all available means to finish me off. Various spells and abilities began to be used against me.

'If I'm hit by just one of them, I'll die.

And then, suddenly.

'What?'

Two more mothers appeared.

 

[ParodyGirl]

'What?! System, edit my speed to 25,000! It's still at 55,000. I haven't exceeded the limit, right?'

The three mothers attacked at the same time. The new mothers were even faster. While the mother with the least HP hid, the other two started chasing me with a thirst for blood.

However, I finally realized.

I tried to use my [ Appraisal ] skill, but it didn't work.

'They're not real.'

I remembered that Heretic magic also has an illusion ability. While I was distracted by the two illusions, the main body was preparing something dangerous. And I remember that.
The same magic hit me before when I was helping Kumoko.

It wasn't [ Phantom pain ].

'I have to avoid it.'

I avoided the attack and then ran towards my mother. The two illusions disappeared, and then a dark shadow rose from the ground before her, and I stopped my attack.

'Dark Magic. If I touch it, I'll take damage.'

Then I teleported to my mother's back. With my eight legs, I made eight deep cuts into her body. She screamed and then disappeared from my sight.

But then she appeared meters away.

She screamed in my direction, and I could see the deadly poison approaching.

'My resistance to poison is high, but it's better not to risk it.'

I dodged her attack and appeared on the ceiling. Despite my abnormal weight, I could walk on the roof. I looked down at my mother. She looked up and then turned her ass towards me.

Her web flew towards me, and she tried to hit and grab me like a whip.

But as if it wasn't a challenge, I ran through the ceiling at high speed.

I began to run around, avoiding my mother's gaze. However, her perception skills are good. I won't be able to fool her with this. The best thing to do is to avoid her attacks and use my claws.

I NEED POWERFUL ATTACK SKILLS.

Still running on the ceiling, I threw myself towards my mother. Then I produced a large amount of web while still in the air, and my web flew towards her face.

But it was just a distraction.

I then created a giant fireball that swallowed my cobwebs and flew towards my mother. I knew she would avoid my attack, so I read her movements to see where she would go.

Fortunately, she didn't use her ability to teleport.

[ Heavy Attack LV1 ]

I fell on her, using the [ Heavy Attack ] skill to inflict even more damage. My claws dug into my mother's body, and she screamed in anger. With all my claws still in her body, I started to move.

My claws were inside her body—disgusting texture.

My mother started to run. And I used my teeth while still on top of her.

Bite!

Bite!

Bite!

Bite!

Bite!

I began to bite her and swallowed her flesh without even chewing. As she felt a part of her body being eaten, my mother began to roar with rage.

HP 7,211/24,557

[ "Pain Resistance LV1" became "Pain Resistance LV2" ]

I drew a lot of HP from her, but I had to move away after she started causing me pain with her Heretic Magic and tried to hit me with her Dark Magic. At the same time, she used poison and also her web to try to trap me.

SP 156/656

However, I continued to use my speed to avoid her attacks while hitting her at short intervals. 'But her HP is regenerating. I need to end it quickly.'

Webs and more webs danced through the air as I dodged them. My mother was a god when it came to controlling her web.

I narrowly avoided them as I flew through the sky using the [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] skill. But my SP was already reaching its limit. And then an opening appeared.

The attacks stopped for a second, and I fell towards her again.

[ Heavy Attack LV1 ]

[ Heavy Attack LV1 became Heavy Attack LV2 ]

My attack hit the same place as before.

HP 5,211/21,557

I began to pierce her more profoundly and bite her.

Bite!

Bite!

Bite!

Bite!

Bite!

Bite!

Before I knew it, part of my mother's body was missing. My teeth are really powerful. And her HP? It was even lower now. However, my SP had also reached its limit.

My HP also dropped after her magic suddenly hit me.

Before I could escape, a shadow rose and hit me directly. Even though it was something like a shadow or magic, it felt like I had been hit with a physical blow.

I flew away and threw the web towards the ceiling to stop my body from hitting the wall. And I took advantage of the "slingshot" motion my web caused to fly towards my mother again.

'Fireball, fireball.' Within seconds, small balls of bright fire flew towards her eyes.

[ Heavy Attack LV1 ]

And then, I landed my attack directly on her head.

Coincidentally or not, my attack hit the same place. My claws hit the deep cuts I had caused before, and this time, my claws went through her head.

Her head was split into three pieces.

HP 2,211/21,557

However, she didn't die after this attack.

'WHAT KIND OF MONSTER ARE YOU?!'

 

[ParodyGirl]

78/656

My SP is already at its limit. I have to finish this quickly. My mother has high perception, but she was already practically blinded by my continuous attacks on her face.

And realizing this, she started thinking about running away.

Suddenly, she teleported. But when she did.

She didn't get very far because of some interference. I don't know what happened, but I should seize the moment. If I kill her, I'll probably be able to reach phase two.

I'm sure of it.

And then, I lost my mind.

The only thing on my mind was, "Attack, kill. Attack, kill."

I approached my mother in a second. As if my body were being controlled by someone experienced in battle, I majestically avoided her thick, firm webs and reached her.

Her magic, which emerged from the ground, was avoided by me.

As if I knew it would happen, I moved upwards, using [ Dimensional Maneuvering ].

50/656

Then...

As if I were a bloodthirsty monster, all my legs started moving at high speed.

It was as if a meat grinder was grinding my mother's body. And as much as she tried to run away from me, I wouldn't let her do it. We started moving together at high speed, crashing into the wall.

But I didn't stop attacking.

And then, all of a sudden, I began to hear various grotesque sounds.

Looking away, I could see it. It was them. Lots of them.

Small ones, big ones, powerful evolutions. They were all the spiders my mother had available at the moment. But she was already practically dead, and I had to finish this. I started tearing her body apart while I ate her alive.

Bite!

Bite!

Bite!

And then, finally.

[ "Urednik pajka LV6" became "Urednik pajka LV7" ]

[ "Urednik pajka LV7" became "Urednik pajka LV8" ]

[ "Urednik pajka LV8" became "Urednik pajka LV9" ]

[ "Urednik pajka LV9" became "Urednik pajka LV10" ]

[ "Urednik pajka LV10" became "Urednik pajka LV11" ]

[ "Urednik pajka LV1" became...

...

...

...

There were many notifications, and at the same time, I began to feel invigorated again. I began to feel an enormous power taking over my whole body. It was like I was the most powerful thing in this universe.

[ "Editing LV3" became "Editing LV4" ]

[ "Editing LV4" became "Editing LV5" ]

[ "Edit+ LV2" became "Edit+LV3" ]

[ "Edit+ LV3" became "Edit+LV4" ]

'HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, THAT'S AMAZING.'

I didn't even mind the many spiders coming towards me to attack me.

I had reached my peak.

[ Urednik pajka can evolve to Phase 2 ]

'Now things are going to start getting fun.'

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The spiders began to approach at high speed, and then I teleported away. With my mother now dead, she wouldn't be able to control them. I can rest easy.

Now, I need to find Kumoko and then evolve.

Before that.

Urednik pajka LV20 (Phase 1)

Skill Points: 3,052

Nameless

HP 3.884
MP 3.731
SP 3.856

Average Offense Ability: 4.356
Average Defense Ability: 4.021
Average Magic Ability: 3.813
Average Resistance Ability: 3.731
Average Speed Ability: 5.811

Stat & Ability Skills

[ HP Rapid Recovery LV8 ] [ SP Rapid Recovery LV5 ] [ Strenght LV5 ] [ Solidity LV4 ]

Attack Skills

[ Poison Attack LV9 ] [ Poison Fang LV9 ] [ Heavy Attack LV4 ] [ Rot Attack LV3 ]

Enhancement Skills

[ Vision Enhancement LV3 ]

Active Skills

[ Editing LV5 ] [ Thread Manipulation LV9 ] [ Cutting Thread LV4 ]

Leadership Skills

[ Cooperation LV3 ] [ Leadership LV2 ]

Perception Skills

[ Mana Perception LV8 ] [ Appraisal LV10 ]

Magic Skills

[ Fire Magic LV7 ] [ Poison Magic LV4 ]

Resistance Skills

[ Poison Resistance LV9 ] [ Pain Resistance LV6 ] [ Paralysis Resistance LV3 ] [ Petrification Resistance LV4 [ Acid Resistance LV7 ] [ Rot Resistance LV4 ] (temporarily turned into Lust) [ Faint Resistance LV3 ] [ Fear Resistance LV6 ]

Passive Skills

[ Edit+ LV4 ] [ Night Vision LV10 ] [ Vision Expansion LV1 ] [ Intimidation LV4 ] [ Magic Power Operation LV4 ] [ Throw LV1 ]

Other Skills

[ Pride ] (temporary) [ Greed ] [ Conquest ]

Titles

[ Editor ] [ Poison Master ] [ Monster Slayer ] [ Ruler of Greed ] [ Ruler of Pride ] (temporary)

Many skills have increased levels, but the most important is the [ Editing ] skill. It didn't just go up one level... It went up TWO levels after I killed my mother. It makes sense.

She is an absurdly strong monster, after all.

'But my status and skill points went up a lot.' Ah, damn, my head hurts. But it doesn't hurt much... I have some protection. If I didn't have this mental protection probably provided by the God who brought me into this world, I'd have gone crazy by now.

Just like before.

For some reason, I went crazy, and all I could think about was killing my mother.

'Well, as long as I don't go crazy and kill my friends, I don't mind going crazy.' It's even better when I'm fighting strong enemies.

It's like my most primitive instinct is revealed... But my instincts fight much better than I do.

My movements became much smoother when I lost my mind.

'Right, let's stop thinking about that for now.'

Let's take a look at the Editing skills. It's gone up two levels. I've certainly unlocked a lot of new stuff.

[ Editing LV5 ]

[ Make edits to your Status and Skills ]

[ The user can edit 5 Statuses at the same time. ]

[ The user can edit their own SP and MP. ]

[ The user can make minor edits to other users' Statuses. ]

'What? Isn't that frighteningly bizarre? I expected to be able to edit five statuses at the same time... But editing my own SP and MP? Don't I become invincible?'

That's if there's no limit. I still need to test it.

'But what about this?

The user can make minor edits to other users' Statuses.

I'll finally be able to make edits to other people's statuses. But it's probably just basic edits for now. But even so, isn't it amazing?

'But if I think about it... Don't I already do this with my familiars?

Well, let's see how it works later.

First, I have to find Kumoko.

It wasn't difficult to find her. However, when I saw her, her situation wasn't good.

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[ParodyGirl]

I found Kumoko in the middle of many spiders. Spiders were fighting each other all around, and Kumoko was among them.

I quickly moved close and started slashing all the spiders in my way.

Spider legs and heads flew everywhere.

'This way!' I shouted in my mind as I signaled to Kumoko. She saw me and dealt one last blow to one of the spiders before running towards me. I cleared the path, and she reached me.

I picked her up and put her on my back. After that, I used fire magic to throw fire everywhere. An AOE attack. As the spiders were weak against fire, it was a critical attack.

Many of them died and were charred.

However, their number was still considerable.

'I'm not going to be killed by any of these spiders if I fight, but there's no point in wasting time here.'

I was about to walk away, but I remembered something. There are a lot of spiders here, and using them as my minions would be a good thing. But I have to kill them all...

Right, let's do it.

I edited my speed to 50,000 and started running.

In a second, I reappeared somewhere else. I'm sure Kumoko couldn't understand what had happened. When I put her down, I noticed she was dizzy because of my speed.

[ I'll be back soon ]

[ Killing spiders ]

Kumoko read what I wrote and agreed. She then hid inside a hole in the wall, and I teleported to where the spiders were. I teleported right above them and fell into the crowd.

There were spiders of all kinds. Small ones, big ones, some focused on poison. But they all had one thing in common:

They were all weaker than me and couldn't do anything against me.

With my abnormal speed, I teleported between the spiders, disconnecting their heads from their bodies. Over time, their number decreased, and the pile of bodies increased.

And after a few minutes, everything fell silent.

'Did I kill them all?

SP 3,154/3,856

I looked around and then noticed a single spider that was still alive.

'Are you afraid of me?' The little spider was a spider that hadn't even evolved yet. I looked at it for a few seconds, then stepped on it, killing it.

And just like that, I finished the massacre.

'Now let's do it. I'll revive them all....' I looked at the massive pile of bodies and thought about giving up. There were so many that it would take hours to do it. I'll get Kumoko here to help me select the bodies and find their heads.

####

After bringing Kumoko with me, we started to select the bodies so I could revive them all. Unfortunately, some of the bodies were ruined by my fire magic.

However, the message to change Status kept appearing.

I tried to change it, and that's when I concluded that it's impossible to use these bodies.

The bodies couldn't even stand up, so I killed them myself. What remained was a large army of spiders. Most of them were small spiders, but there were some big ones.

[ What do you think?]

I asked Kumoko.

She wrote [ Cool ] on the floor, and I smiled.

Yes, it's fantastic. The small spiders were at the front, and the giant spiders were at the back. I didn't count them all, but there were probably more than 40 of them. Now, I'll start to edit their Status.

I approached one small spider and analyzed its Status. I'd seen this before... The Status of my familiars had gone up. Before, all monsters came with only 10 HP, but now it's different.

All spiders here have HP, SP, and MP. And all come with skills.

My familiars' base HP, SP, and MP are 50 now.

'And how high can I raise the status of my familiars?'

I can put 300 in each Status. And I can edit 5 of their Statuses. My familiars' limit went up to 5 statuses, as did mine.

Let's go:

300 in HP, SP, attack, speed, and defense. I put these statuses on all my familiars.

In other words, they're now strong monsters. Strong enough to be an army to be feared by the monsters in the dungeon.

And also feared by humans.

[ Strong. ]

Kumoko wrote to me.

[ Yes, I'll send them hunting. ]

Then, I gave the order for all the spiders to hunt and look for the passage to the middle of the labyrinth. They all moved away quickly, and only Kumoko and I remained.

[ Hungry ]

'She's hungry. We should find something to eat.' Kumoko didn't seem too keen on eating the spiders, so we walked together in search of monsters for her to eat.

After she had eaten, we made our home.

Now, it's time for my evolution.

[ Evolution ]

I wrote to Kumokoe, and I could see her eight eyes shining.

Right, the time has finally come. How much stronger I'll be after my evolution?

And so, I chose evolution. I only had one choice, and that was phase 2.

'Let's go.'

With my command, I finally began to feel the changes in my body. I felt a warmth inside and also a power overflowing throughout my body. At the same time, I noticed the claws growing in size.

No, not only did my claws grow, but I grew, too.

But that's sucks.

I didn't want to grow any bigger...

But apart from my size, my appearance hasn't changed much. My "skin" has gotten a little darker, that's all.

Right, what about my Status?

'Shit, that's insane.'

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[ParodyGirl]

My Status had risen even further. I've reached a level where I don't need to use my editing skills to survive in this labyrinth. Unless I go even lower, I will be fine.

My Status:

Urednik pajka LV1 (Phase 2)

Skill Points: 3,052

Nameless

HP 6,500
MP 6.500
SP 6.500

Average Offense Ability: 6.500
Average Defense Ability: 6.500
Average Magic Ability: 6.500
Average Resistance Ability: 6.500
Average Speed Ability: 6.500

The base stats alone are scary. However, I was amazed at how much my skills increased in level after I evolved. I also gained some new skills.

My number of skills has increased a lot.

But first, let's talk about the skills that leveled up. My [ HP Rapid Recovery LV8 ] skill has reached level 10, which means it's now at maximum level, and I don't have to worry about my HP regeneration.

And my SP regeneration skill has also gone up a few levels. Before, it was at level 5, but now it's gone straight up to level 9. Going up four levels like that is crazy. I'm surprised.

And now the skills [ Strenght LV5 ] and [ Solidity LV4 ]. Both skills have gone up a level. [ Strength ] is now level 8, and [ Solidity ] is level 9. But it's strange.

Since these skills have been leveled up, attack and defense should be higher than Magic, Speed, and Resistance. But all the stats are at 6,500.

Well, that doesn't matter. The important thing is that the numbers are high.

Now, about the attack skills, I'll be brief.

My [ Poison Attack ] skill has finally reached its maximum level and has become [ Deadly Poison Attack LV1 ]. Now, my poison is even more powerful... Well, not that I use it much.

And about the skill I used a few times before: [ Heavy Attack LV4 ]

Heavy Attack has reached level 9, almost to level 10, and Rot Attack has risen to level 8.

Now, let's talk about active skills. As shown before, my editing skill has reached level 5, and I've released many other features I still need to test. But let's ignore them for now.

[ Thread Manipulation ] has reached its maximum level, and I've got another skill related to my web. But I'll talk about that later. There's also the skill [ Cutting Thread ], which is now level 8.

'All right, I'm done explaining. It's easier to show my Status with the new skills.'

Urednik pajka LV1 (Phase 2)

Skill Points: 3,052

Nameless

HP 6,500
MP 6.500
SP 6.500
6.500/6.500

Average Offense Ability: 6.500
Average Defense Ability: 6.500
Average Magic Ability: 6.500
Average Resistance Ability: 6.500
Average Speed Ability: 6.500

Stat & Ability Skills

[ HP Rapid Recovery LV10 ] [ SP Rapid Recovery LV9 ] [ MP Recovery Speed LV1 (New!) ] [ Strenght LV8 ] [ Solidity LV9 ] [ Life LV1 (New!) ] [ Protection LV1 (New!) ] [ Running LV1 (New!) ]

Attack Skills

[ Deadly Poison Attack LV1 [ Heavy Attack LV10 ] [ Rot Attack LV8 ] [ Fire Attack LV1 (New!) ] [ Acid Attack LV1 (New!) ] [ Energy Attack LV1 (New!)

Enhancement Skills

[ Vision Enhancement LV3 ] [ Poison Enhancement LV1 (New!) ] [ Fire Enhancement LV1 (New!) ]

Active Skills

[ Editing LV5 ] [ Thread Manipulation LV10 ] [ Cutting Thread LV8 ] [ Utility Thread LV1(New!) ] [ Energy Conferment LV1 (New!) ] [ Iron Defense LV1 (New!) ]

Leadership Skills

[ Cooperation LV7 ] [ Leadership LV6 ]

Perception Skills

[ Mana Perception LV10 ] [ Appraisal LV10 ] [ Prediction LV1 (New!) ]

Magic Skills

[ Fire Magic LV10 ] [ Poison Magic LV7 ] [ Spatial Magic LV1 (New!) ] [ Heretic Magic LV4 ]

Resistance Skills

[ Deadly Poison Resistance LV1 (New!) ] [ Pain Resistance LV9 ] [ Paralysis Resistance LV7 ] [ Petrification Resistance LV8 [ Acid Super-Resistance LV1 (New!) ] [ Rot Resistance LV8 ] [ Faint Resistance LV7 ] [ Fear Super-Resistance LV1 (New!) ] [ Pain Nullification (New!) ] [ Fire Resistance LV1 (New!) ]

Passive Skills

[ Edit+ LV4 ] [ Night Vision LV10 ] [ Vision Expansion LV5 ] [ Intimidation LV8 ] [ Magic Power Operation LV8 ] [ Throw LV6 ] [ Hit LV1 (New!) ] [ Evasion LV1 (New!) ] [ Silence LV1 (New!) ]
Other Skills

[ Pride ] [ Greed ] [ Taboo LV1 ] [ Conquest ]

Titles

[ Editor ] [ Poison Master ] [ Monster Slayer ] [ Ruler of Greed ] [ Ruler of Pride ] [ Kin Eater ]

'I've gained some attack skills, fire resistance, and interesting passive skills.'

I'll try the new attack skills later. But it's funny that I do not use the attack skills frequently... I usually edit my status and slash my enemies. I don't use the skills.

My most important skills are resistance, stats, and passive skills. Oh, there are also the seven deadly sins skills.

'Come to think of it, I use many of them...'

Now that I've analyzed all my stats, it's time to test my ability to edit MP and SP. I need to learn the limits before using it.

'My SP is already at 6,000... What happens if I put it at 20,000?'

And to my surprise, I could edit it without any problems. But I must test that my SP doesn't go down quickly because of this edit.

I'm sure there's some trick going on here.

I got out of my web and looked at Kumoko.

[ Hunting ]

I wrote.

Kumoko nodded.

I edited my speed to 30,000 as before and started running. I soon noticed the SP was descending faster than usual.

However, even though it dropped faster, it is still worth editing my SP.

'But what's the limit?'

I tried to raise my SP to 30,000, but it wouldn't go.

I then removed the edit and tried to increase my SP by 16,000... And it doesn't work. I know what the limit is.

'It's 15.000. I can only increase it by 15,000.'

Listen here, God. Since you would limit it anyway, you didn't have to give me this ability. It doesn't help me much!

'The limit will increase over time, but that annoys me.'

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[ParodyGirl]

But now it's time to test the new feature that caught my attention the most. I'm curious about the possibility of editing other people's or monsters' statuses.

I wanted to try it in Kumoko, but I'd better not. Maybe editing someone's skill has a side effect.

'Right, let's get a monster. I should have tested it on one of my familiars...'

I captured a monster with my web and stuck it to the ground. It is a spider. A tiny, not very strong spider.

'Right, right. Let's do this.' I approached and opened the spider's Status with Appraisal.

Small Poison Taratect LV3

HP 64
MP 62
SP 71

Average Offense Ability: 41
Average Defense Ability: 42
Average Magic Ability: 31
Average Resistance Ability: 40
Average Speed Ability: 43

'Let's see... Can I increase its attack like I do with my familiars and myself?

I tried, but...

[ The user didn't permit you to do this. ]

[ You need permission. ]

'Are you kidding? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET PERMISSION FROM A MONSTER?!'

It doesn't make any sense. So you're saying I can only edit the status of monsters that have consciousness, like Kumoko? Or only humans? That's bullshit!

This system sucks.

'Author who is writing this story, please stop putting these stupid limits!' I shouted in my mind. But then I started laughing at this idiotic thought. There's no way anyone is writing all this.

This is just the fault of the idiot God who brought me here. Why haven't you shown up yet? Hm? Are you afraid to show yourself to me?

I want to see your face.

'You're more powerful than D, aren't you? Why are you afraid to come here and say hello?'

Tsk! Tsk!

'Let's take a deep breath and calm down. Let's keep focusing on leveling up. I'm sure the limits will be removed at some point.'

And when they are removed, I'll probably become the strongest monster in the world.

Right, let's get on with the test.

'Since I need your permission, die.'

I killed the monster and revived it.

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*Some minutes before*

*POV: Kumoko*

The monster appeared and started gesturing. I stared at it for a few seconds and then approached it.

'If I remember correctly, that giant spider can revive and control monsters. Could it be one of these monsters?'

Hmm...

'Well, it seems to be. Isn't it cool?! It's a necromancer spider! That's amazing!'

The monster kept gesturing to me and then started walking so that I would follow. I followed it, and then I began to feel something strange.'Hm? What? What's that?' It was an order.

WHAT????!!!

Suddenly, I started running, leaving the monster behind.

'Where am I going?! There's something strange going on!'

I was heading back to the same place I had come from. And then, I arrived at the place with several paths. Suddenly. 'AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! SPIDERS!!!'

My heart stopped for a few seconds after I saw a giant number of spiders suddenly appear.

They all jumped towards me but passed me by.

And then, I, too, started to follow the group. We were all going to the same place.

'I'm sure it's her! It's my mother!

And then, in the distance, I could see something.

'The giant spider is fighting our mother! So incredible!!!!' I could see the giant black spider just above our mother. The spider was biting her, tearing off pieces of her body.

And then they both disappeared.

The speed of the two spiders was such that I couldn't keep up.

I started running along with the group of spiders again. We were heading towards where my mother was.

'Damn it, I've got to find a way to get rid of her control. I don't want to do this! '

And then...

The control was cut off.

But when it was cut off, the nightmare began. All around me, all the spiders started attacking each other. Many of them also attacked me, but I managed to kill them quickly.

A war between siblings broke out.

'Get away from me! Die!''

I started killing one spider after another. A few minutes passed, and I could see the giant spider approaching. The giant spider made a few gestures and started using its claws to slash the spiders in my path.

I ran towards the spider. The giant spider picked me up and put me on its back. Before I knew it, we were far away from the group of spiders. I'm feeling sick, though.

'That was too fast!'

Then, the giant spider went back to the group to hunt. It wasn't long before it returned and asked for my help to select the spiders' bodies. And then!!!! An army of spiders is formed.

'It's fantastic. I wish I could get a skill like this too!'

We created a temporary home and ate, and then the giant spider would finally evolve.

It was strange, though.

Unlike me, the giant spider didn't faint. It stayed awake. The changes to its body enchanted me. Its skin was now darker, and its eyes were even redder.

The horns on its head had also grown a little.

But the most significant change was in its claws.

'I hope I don't become your enemy in the future~~'

Well, I'll take a rest for now.

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[ParodyGirl]

I was finally going to test the feature that allows me to edit other people's skills. I thought it wouldn't work since I was doing it with a familiar, but that wasn't the case.

I didn't even have to ask permission.

The spider had come with the skill [Thread Control LV1], the only skill I can edit.

'Well, theoretically, I can edit Status, not just skills... But since I can already edit the Status of my familiars anyway, I'll just test it on skills.'

And if it has no side effects, I'll try it on Kumoko.

'Now let's do this. Edit the skill [ Thread Control LV1 ] to [ Spatial Movement LV10 ].'

So, the spider's skill has been edited.

[ Edit applied ]

I received the system notification and used the [ Appraisal ] skill on the spider again. The spider now had the skill [ Spatial Movement LV10 ].

I thought the spider would release the next tier of the skill, but it didn't. That's a bit disappointing. But the important thing is that it's working.

Unfortunately, this spider doesn't have two skills.

I wanted to see if I could edit more than one skill.

'Now you can go. Oh, before that, I need to edit your MP.' The skill uses MP, so I should raise this spider's MP. I set the spider MP to 300 and sent it on its way.

'The tests have been done.'

I returned to where Kumoko was, and she rested peacefully in her web. She wasn't asleep. She turned to look at me.

I approached and called out to her. Kumoko climbed down from her web and came to my side. I wrote on the wall what I would do and asked for permission. But it wasn't easy. It was hard to explain everything to her.

I wrote words like.

[ Edit ]

[ Status ]

[ Test ]

[ Permission ]

While writing, I tried to edit her Status several times. After a long time, she finally gave permission. I don't know how this works.

Maybe a system notification pops up for her?

No, if that had been the case, she would have given me permission minutes ago. Or maybe she was just worried and was reluctant to give permission.

'Well, let's test it out. I'll edit Kumoko's strength. Or maybe I should edit the defense?'

Kumoko's strength is quite low despite her abnormal speed. She was still at level 2. She had only risen two levels after her evolution. Her strength hadn't even reached 100 yet.

'Let's try editing her strength to 1,000.'

And so I did the test.

[ Edit applied. ]

IT WORKED!!!! IT WORKED!!!!

I screamed in my mind.

Kumoko stepped back, startled by my sudden celebration. And then, she finally realized what had happened. I could see her shock. Kumoko approached me and tried to hit me.

As my defense is very high, I didn't mind.

As soon as she hit me, I felt nothing, but Kumoko realized she was stronger. Much stronger.

'But that could be dangerous. I remember that when I had a lot of strength and low defense, I damaged my body.' But after my evolution, that didn't happen anymore.

But since she won't have an evolution like mine, I should edit her defense.

'Set her defense to 1,000.'

However, to my disappointment, it didn't work.

[ Limit exceeded ]

'Don't tell me I can't edit more than one Status? But I'm already level 5!!!'

Or maybe it's a status limit.

'System, remove the edit. Put in 500 strength and 500 defense.'

[ Limit exceeded ]

When I used appraisal to see her status, only her strength increased.

'So the limit is just one status. Is it okay to leave her strength at 1,000?'

Kumoko seemed confused by the changes that were happening. She became strong, then weak, then strong again. Her Status changed several times in a short space of time.

I then explained to her.

[ 1,000 strength? ]

[ You want it? ]

[ A lot of strength ]

[ It can hurt you ]

Kumoko read everything I wrote and gave me an answer.

[ Yes ]

I stared at her for a few seconds and sighed. Well, I don't think it'll be a problem to keep 1,000 strength.

Now, she has strength above 1.000, and her speed is even higher.

Maybe there will come a time when I can edit her status like my own. She'll be as strong as me.

'Or maybe not.'

Now that I've taken the test, should we keep hunting to level up? I want to level up to increase [ Editing ] level. I want to know what will happen when it reaches level 10.

Oh, that's right!!!!

'I forgot something important.'

Now that I've gone up several levels and even reached phase 2, I've freed up several skill slots! Now I can keep several skills edited simultaneously, and that's amazing!!!! Let's see.

[ Rest ]

I wrote to Kumoko and went to my "house".

I don't want to rest; I just want to lie down and look at my status.

'Let's see. The number of skill slots I have now is 5. THAT'S A LOT!!!'

Besides, the cooldown is almost over. I think I'll remove the [ Dimensional Maneuvering ] skill from my Status and leave only the [ Pride ] skill.

No, wait.

I removed the edit and bought the [ Pride ] skill from the store.

[The "Pride" skill has been acquired.]

[ Condition satisfied. Acquired title "Ruler of Pride"].

[ Acquired skills [Abyss Magic LV10] [Hades] as a result of the title "Ruler of Pride" ]

'Finally!!!'

I'm going to buy some other skills.

 

[ParodyGirl]

I want to buy the [ Perseverance ] skill, which will allow me to use the [ Evil Eyes ]. In addition, I will also gain the [ Heresy Nullification ] skill when I acquire it.

This skill is necessary now that I have acquired two skills from the seven deadly sins. I want to avoid ending up being dominated by these skills.

'Right. This skill also costs 1,000 points.'

[ Skill "Perseverance" has been acquired ]

[ Condition satisfied. Acquired title "Ruler of Perseverance"]

[ Acquired skills [Heresy Nullification] [ Conviction ] as a result of the title "Ruler of Perseverance" ]

'Yes, that's great. Now I think I should save the remaining points... Or should I buy another skill?' Hm... Buying another skill from the seven deadly sins might be a good idea. I intend to get them all.

If I buy them all, I'll probably become absurdly strong.

'Not that I'm not already strong.'

But I'll save the points for now.

Let's look at the skills I've received.

First, the [ Pride ] skill. I've talked about it before, but I'll talk about it again to refresh your memory.

The description given by the system for the [ Pride ] skill is: Upon acquisition, experience points and proficiency gain will greatly increase, along with improved growth capacity for every ability.

In other words, it's perfect for me. Just like the Greed skill I acquired a little while ago. Now for the [ Perseverance ] skill. It doesn't have much functionality apart from letting me acquire [ Evil Eyes ].

Well, the skill has an interesting effect...

[ As long as MP is maintained, the user will survive with 1 HP regardless of the amount of damage taken. ]

Even if I'm powerful, this skill can help me greatly if something happens.

And now for the skills given by the titles.

[ Abyss Magic ] is an interesting skill, but I don't care about it. The only skills I'm interested in are [Heresy Nullification] [Conviction] and [ Hades ].

Heresy Nullification is self-explanatory... I don't think I need to explain it.

The Conviction skill, on the other hand.

[ Against targets that have in-system sins in their souls, deals non-resistable damage in proportion to the total amount of guilt. ]

I'd try to explain it, but I can't. I think it's a good skill.

'And the [ Hades ] skill is interesting, but I've never seen it used.' And for that reason, I feel a bit reluctant to test it. From what I remember, Kumoko couldn't use this skill.

I should be able to manifest Hades, but will it work?

'I'll test it later.'

And for now, I think that's it.

'Hmmm... Wait. Now that I've acquired the [ Perseverance ] skill, shouldn't I spend the points to acquire some Evil Eyes?'

Let's look in the store.

I looked for the eyes and found them; they cost the same as the Ruler's skills. In other words, I'll need to spend 1,000 points for just one eye. But to be honest, it's worth it.

These eyes are good, very good. I want them all.

'The first one I should choose is...'

[ Cursed Evil Eye ]

Yes, I think I'll get this one. Here's what this eye does: Deals curse attribute damage to anything in the user's field of vision.

However, what interests me most is the tier 2 of this eye, but I need to figure out how I will get it. I can't find it in the store. With tier 2, I can even steal attributes from anyone in my vision.

Here we go.

I bought the [ Cursed Evil Eye ]. But how do I know it's working? Only by testing it on a monster. But I'll do that later.

Now that I've evolved and am much stronger, I wonder if I should leave. I can go outside with the teleport, but Kumoko will stay here. If I want to leave with her, we'll have to go through the labyrinth exit together.

I'd like to teleport her with me.

'But going out and hunting some humans would be good. They give a lot of experience. But I don't know if I should cause all this chaos outside.'

If I start hunting humans at random, they'll probably treat me as an enemy of humanity, and I'll be hunted down. Well... But I'm already an enemy of humanity.

I left my house and wrote something on the wall for Kumoko.

[ I'm going outside ]

Kumoko tilted her head, confused.

[ Outside ]

[ Labyrinth ]

When she read this, Kumoko's eyes began to shine. I could tell from her eyes that she wanted to know about the outside of the labyrinth and how to get there.

But there was no way I could explain it to her.

'Do I have any communication skills in the store?'

I think the time is right to do this. I need to communicate with Kumoko.

I looked around the store for a while but couldn't find any skills to help me. They don't have communication skills here, not even telepathy skills.

But the telepathy skill exists. Let's edit a skill. I have five skill slots now, and 3 of them are new. These three new slots, I can use without waiting for the cooldown.

I will edit the Poison Synthesis skill to [ Fartalk LV10 ].

[ Edit applied ]

[ The skill "Universal Language LV10" has been learned. ]

'Oh? Something new has appeared.'

 

[ParodyGirl]

This new ability is precisely what I need to communicate with Kumoko. But can she talk to me?

'I'm a bit nervous...'

Kumoko was staring at me, waiting for me to do something or write something for her to read. I moved closer and tried to talk to her using my new skill.

'Can you hear me?

I said it to her, hoping she would understand.

And then, I saw Kumoko's eyes light up. She started waving wildly at me, agreeing that she could hear me.

'Unfortunately, I can't hear you. You need a telepathy skill like mine. Can't you buy it in the store?'

After my question, Kumoko tilted her head in confusion. Then she concentrated on looking for the skill. And to my surprise, she spent her points. I didn't think she would do that.

I saw her Status earlier. I noticed that she had some points.

'Can you hear me?' Then I heard a voice in my head. It was a soft female voice without much feeling. I was shocked for a few seconds because her voice differed from what I had imagined.

It's not the same as in the anime. Kumoko doesn't have the voice of that voice actress. Her voice is much softer and more robotic, which differs from what I expected. However, her voice is stunning.

'Yes, I can hear you. How does my voice sound to you?'

'It's a male voice, but it's strange. It sounds like an old man's voice.'

'Hey, that offends me. I'm not an old man.'

'...'

'But I'm surprised you can talk to me so easily. Your telepathy skill is still at level one, isn't it?

'Yes, but I can talk to you normally. And now that I can talk to you, I want to ask you who you are. Were you in my classroom? Were you in the same school as me?'

I stared at Kumoko and decided to answer honestly.

'I wasn't in that classroom, even though I know what happened. I didn't even live in the same country as you. Didn't you see that I only wrote things in English?'

'Haaa, that was annoying, very annoying.' Kumoko started gesturing. 'Sometimes I couldn't understand. Besides, your writing is awful, you can't write.'

'That offends me, you know. But back to the point, I was in my room... And I think I had a heart attack.'

'You died of a heart attack? Well, you have the voice of an old man... I can understand.'

'I told you I'm not an old man!' I slammed my legs on the floor. 'I was young, I was 21 when I died. But I was a bit overweight, plus my family has a bad history when it comes to heart disease.'

'So you had heart disease.'

'I never had any exam, but...'

'I'm sorry.'

'There's no need to worry. I don't care anymore. When I came here, I wanted to return to my old world, but I started to enjoy living...here.' I looked around.

'...' Kumoko remained silent, and I sighed long. Then I walked to my house, and Kumoko climbed into her web. 'What are you going to do now? You killed our mother, didn't you?'

'I did, but it was tough.'

'Of course! She's powerful, she's scary. But it's even scarier that you managed to kill her. What kind of monster are you? Your Status is increasing with every second.'

'How can I put it... I think I'm someone special. I was also born from one of those eggs, do you remember?'

'Of course, I remember!" Kumoko shouted. Her voice finally sounded a bit like the voice actress. But it was still different.

'I was given a unique ability when I was in that egg. Do you mind if I tell you everything that happened?'

'I don't mind. There's no monster to bother us here, is there?'

'All right~~'

I then told Kumoko about what had happened and partially explained how my editing skills work. I don't mind her finding out about it.

D is probably watching and listening to everything I'm saying, but there's no way she doesn't know how my skill works.

'This is incredible! How can something be so OP? That's unfair.' That's what Kumoko said after hearing my story.

'True, it's like a hack. But the God who sent me to this place is an idiot. He keeps limiting me. Every time I release a new skill, there's always a new limitation.'

'Nai waaa. I think he's quite clever. If he didn't limit you, wouldn't you become the strongest being in the world too quickly?'

'But aren't I already one of the strongest monsters? I can raise my status even more now that I've evolved again.'

'That's right, show me, show me!' Kumoko jumped out of her house and landed in front of me. 'I want to see your Status change. I haven't seen that happen before. Let's see, your strength is now at 6,500... That's so high. Mine is at 1,000.'

'Don't worry, you'll be strong soon. But look at my status again now.'

Not knowing my limits, I set my strength to 100,000.

But it worked.

'How is that possible?' Kumoko's tone of voice changed. She was incredulous at the astronomical change in my status.

'Isn't that scary?'

'God did the right thing by limiting you, really.'

'...'

 

[ParodyGirl]

'But let's get back to the main subject... Hm... What's your name?' I asked Kumoko. I already knew her name, both her "real name" and the names she would use in the future, but I decided to ask.

Kumoko stared at me for a few seconds and then answered.

'You can call me Hiiro. Wakaba Hiiro. That was my name before I came here.' Kumoko replied.

Listening to this, I couldn't help but feel a little sad for her since all her memories are...

Seriously, that sucks. But I won't tell her the whole truth. Let's wait and let her find out about it. If she doesn't find out herself, I'll tell her.

'I see. I'll call you Hiiro then.'

'And your name? You still haven't told me. I keep thinking of you only as "That giant spider."'

'My name? My name is Eliot.'

'Eliot... It's a nice name.'

'Naah, it's not. But now, we must return to the main subject. I said before that I wanted to get out of the labyrinth.'

I left my "house," and Kumoko accompanied me. We started walking through the labyrinth together.

'Oh, that's right! I want to ask you about that! How did you get out there? How did you find the exit so easily?'

'Well... Do you remember that woman?'

'Woman...' Kumoko thought for a few seconds. 'Ah! That woman, I thought she'd killed you! But what did she do?'

'She was the one who took me out of the labyrinth, and I used my edit skill to get back into the labyrinth. '

'Back?! But why? You were free. You could live away from this hole.'

'You're right... But I was afraid of being killed when I was taken to the surface. I wasn't that strong...'

'If I were you, I would have stayed out there. What's it like? Tell me!' Kumoko suddenly became excited, so I told her everything I'd seen. The blue sky with few clouds, the large number of tall, green trees.

Of course, the air was much more pleasant than the humid and sometimes smelly air inside this labyrinth.

'This is great, I'd like to go outside. Can't you take me?' Kumoko was excited about the idea, but I answered honestly that I couldn't do it now. 'That's sad...'

Kumoko showed her disappointment by lowering her head like a child who had lost their toy. I smiled and stroked her head, taking care not to hurt her with my claw.

'But don't worry, I'm only going outside to hunt, and then I'll return.'

'Hunt? Don't tell me you're going to hunt humans.'

'Well, I've noticed that they give more experience. Since we're monsters anyway, I don't see a problem with killing them.'

'But...'

'When you meet a human, you'll understand. They'll try to kill you without thinking twice. You'll end up having to kill them. It's kill or be killed.'

The first time I met humans, I was still weak and didn't understand much about my abilities. I hid and did nothing. But the second time... I killed them and even found it entertaining.

For some reason, I now feel that I can kill any human, and I won't care.

'I've met a few humans, but they were strange. They looked like a bunch of zombies.'

'Ah, they were mine. You know what my skills are like, don't you? I killed those humans and revived them.'

'So that's why they were acting strangely. They were zombies.'

'Hahaha. But I'm surprised no humans have tried to kill you yet, Hiiro. But you should be careful.'

'But are you going out? Why don't you keep hunting with me until I'm strong enough to go out with you?'

'I don't mind doing that. It's just that I want to evolve as quickly as possible. '

'I see.' Kumoko was disappointed.

'All right, I'll stay with you until your next evolution. But after that, I'm going to make some visits outside.'

Kumoko's eyes sparkled.

~~

Then Kumoko's stomach started rumbling.

'But didn't you just eat?'

'...' Kumoko turned around and started running in search of her food.

I smiled and went home. I wish I knew what to do now, but I have no idea. I've decided to stay here in the labyrinth with Kumoko until her next evolution... And I have nothing to do in the meantime.

I can level up if I go lower and find that dragon.

Oh, that's right! Speaking of dragons, where's Fuit?

I left him with Kumoko, but he disappeared, and Kumoko didn't even talk about him. Could my mother have killed him?

I started walking until I came to the same place where I had seen that large amount of blood. There, I found a piece that seemed to be from some monster.

'It looks like a paw. It's big. It's a dragon's paw. I'll have to ask Kumoko about that.'

But Fuit it's not strong enough to fight our mother and leave all these battle marks around here. It's probably not his paw.

'I think he's already dead.'

A portal appeared as I prepared to return to our temporary base and start my hunt with Kumoko. Like before, a cell phone came out of the portal.

I sighed.

'What do you want, D?'

'I wanted to talk to you about everything that happened earlier. Aren't you going to thank me?'

'What do you mean?'

 

[ParodyGirl]

I didn't know what she meant by that. Thank her? But why? She sent me to my death and didn't even give me the reward she promised.

'What do you mean I didn't give you your reward? Didn't you evolve?' D said. I stared at the phone for a few seconds and then began to think about everything that had happened since I went to help Kumoko.

For some reason, I didn't die. What's more, I managed to kill my mother quite easily, and when she tried to run away, she couldn't do it.

'So you were the one who saved me then?'

'What do you mean? It wasn't me.'

'It wasn't you? Then how did I survive?' If it wasn't her who helped me when my mother was about to kill me, does that mean it was another God? Did D see what happened?

'I didn't see anything.' D said.

'Are you sure? I was even teleported to another place. I wasn't in the same place I was when my mother attacked me.'

'...'

'But what happened doesn't make much sense... Kumoko was running away from our mother, but she shouldn't have been able to do it. My mother would have been able to control her.'

'You're a bit right about that. But I don't want to talk about that. I want to talk about your reward.'

'My reward was leveling up. You helped me kill my mother, didn't you? When she tried to escape, she couldn't. Besides, she looked dumb, very dumb.'

'I didn't interfere that much. The only thing I did was stop her from running away from you.'

'Hm... Why did you take me to Kumoko to help her?' Thinking about it, maybe she wanted Kumoko and me to meet.

Maybe she gave up on the idea of keeping us apart. D likes to entertain herself. Perhaps she thinks Kumoko and I should stay together.

'I'm going now. I've kept my promise. Now keep having fun because I'm having much fun too.' D's tone of voice had finally changed. She sounded a little excited.

So that's it, she's having fun. It makes sense.

She finds it fun to watch everything I do... And now, with me and Kumoko, it'll be even more fun for her.

'Right, I'll keep you entertained. But can you promise me that you won't interfere with anything from now on? I'm afraid that if you keep showing up or talking to me, the God who brought me into this world won't show up.'

'...'

'I think he's a shy God.'

With those last words, the cell phone disappeared. D didn't even answer me.

I stared at the air briefly and then went after Kumoko.

'What should I do to entertain her and myself? The only thing I can think of right now is the human hunt I had already planned.'

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'You got a lot of food. Are you going to eat it all?' Kumoko had brought three whole monsters to eat.

'I'm hungry. Can you cook for me using your magic like last time?'

I cooked the meat for Kumoko, and then she tasted it. Kumoko ate it all quickly.

'Are you ready to start hunting? I will get some strong monsters and give you their experience.'

'Are you sure? Don't you want to level up quickly?'

'I told you this before, but the monsters here don't give me much experience anymore. That's why I wanted to go out and hunt humans.'

'I still think that's a bad idea.' Please stop it. You're not even human and never have been!

I wanted to say that to her, but I stopped myself.

'... Let's go. I thought about getting the ability to 'hypnotize' monsters again, but it isn't necessary.'

'You're too strong. I'm sure you can subdue a monster just by looking at it.'

'It won't be that easy.'

Kumoko and I destroyed our houses and walked through the labyrinth together in search of monsters. We found weak monsters along the way, and Kumoko killed them all without my help.

I decided to walk as far away as possible this time.

We've only lived in the same area for a long time, and this labyrinth is gigantic. We should explore it.

And after a few hours of walking, we finally found something interesting.

It was a narrow path with an infernal heat coming from it.

'Don't tell me...'

'Do you know what this is?' Kumoko asked. She didn't have fire resistance and was very uncomfortable with the heat.

'It's the other layer of the labyrinth. A layer covered in lava.'

'Lava? Nai waa! I don't want to go there.'

'There are some monsters there that taste good.' I said to Kumoko. She started drooling but shook her head, refusing to fall for the temptation.

'If I go to that place, I'll die! I don't have the fire resistance like you.'

'Don't worry, you'll get it if you stay there for a while. You gain skills easily, don't you?'

'Easily? No, of course not. Do you know how hard it was to get some of these skills?'

'Right, right~~ But I'll go there. You can wait here if you want.'

'But how are you going to get through this narrow path? You're too big.'

'I'm still thinking about it...'

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[ParodyGirl]

I thought briefly and decided to use earth magic to modify the labyrinth's walls. And how am I going to do that? Editing a skill and getting earth magic.

'But I don't even know if that will work...' I hope so.

With earth magic now in my arsenal, I tried to use it to move and modify the labyrinth's walls. I don't remember how earth dragons use it, but I'm sure it's not like that.

'It's working, slowly, but it's working.'

Surprisingly, even though my magic is at maximum level, it is still difficult. The structure of the labyrinth is very complicated to move. At any moment, the path will collapse.

I have to be careful.

But little by little, I made my way through.

Luckily, the narrow part was only a few meters long. The path opened up, and I could move freely without worrying about using earth magic. Then, I used my skill to talk to Kumoko.

'I'm going ahead. You can wait for me at the entrance. I'll bring you something to eat.'

My skill allowed me to speak to her from a distance. However, I wouldn't be able to hear an answer since her ability doesn't reach this far.

After warning Kumoko, I continued to the middle of the labyrinth. Finally, I'm here!!!!

I'm surprised at how big this place is. It is a great river of lava, and I could see paths and more paths in the distance, showing that it was much bigger.

I haven't explored 1% of this labyrinth, but I'm lucky to find strong monsters to kill and level up... Or unlucky.

'But I don't have to worry about the monsters in this place, do I? I have fire resistance anyway.'

But... My resistance has just reached level 2. It's not at a high level. That must be why I feel my skin burning. However, even with this bad feeling, I suffer no damage.

That's probably because my resistance status is so high.

But I should raise it even higher. I don't want to die if I accidentally fall into the lava... I hope that doesn't happen. 'System! Set my resistance to 20,000.'

That's enough.

Urednik pajka LV1 (Phase 2)

Skill Points: 1,052

Nameless

HP 6,500
MP 6,500
SP 6,500

Average Offense Ability: 6,500
Average Defense Ability: 6,500
Average Magic Ability: 6,500
Average Resistance Ability: 20,000
Average Speed Ability: 6,500
My status is now balanced. Or not.

'Now that I don't feel that strange sensation anymore, should I continue? I want to try the Evil Eye. I want to see what happens if I use it on a monster.'

I continued walking along the edge of the river of lava, but not a single monster appeared.

'Could it be because of the [ Intimidation ] skill?' The monsters here aren't that strong. Maybe they're hiding from me. 'But that's bullshit. I said I'd get food for Kumoko.'

Besides, I have no reason to stay here if the monsters don't show up.

'But I don't have any reason to stay here anymore anyway... I wanted to come to this place before because I was at a low level, and it would be a good place to level up... And also because of the food.'

But now I'm too strong and don't even need to eat.

All my reasons for staying in this place have disappeared.

'But I at least want to try the meat of these monsters! Kumoko said in the novel that it tastes better than the others.'

And then, finally, a monster appeared!!!!

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Elroe Gunerave LV2

Stats

HP 1,001
MP 511
SP 899

Offense: 893
Defence: 821
Magic: 454
Resistance: 433
Speed: 582

'But it's not a very strong monster... But compared to the monsters on the surface of the labyrinth, it's a powerful monster.'

The giant eel came out of the lava and came towards me, oblivious to my strength. This monster doesn't have good senses.

I watched the monster approach and moved to the side, avoiding its attack. The giant eel hit the ground, and I took this opportunity to pin him to the ground using my web.

'Should I take this monster to Kumoko to kill?'

The eel was struggling madly. And then it used its fire attack to try and burn me and my webs. I didn't move and let the fire hit me.

[ "Fire Resistance LV2" became "Fire Resistance LV3" ]

'Oh?'

It leveled up easily, and I didn't even take damage. Seriously, that's strange. I have such a low fire resistance but am not taking any damage because of my high status. It shouldn't be possible.

'And it didn't manage to burn away my cobwebs either. That's good.' The monster remained stuck on the ground, so I killed it. I slashed it, and it died instantly.

If Kumoko were here, she could go up a few levels.

'Now let's start the hunt. I have to find some Elroe Guneseven. They're considered the tastiest monsters in this labyrinth.'

I'm sure Kumoko will go crazy for that monster's meat.

'Ah... I haven't used Evil Eye...'

 

[ParodyGirl]

My hunt began, and it was easier than I expected. Taking care not to fall into the lava, I started using my web to hang from the ceiling and attract the monsters in the lava lakes.

They were scared, but eventually they appeared. Unfortunately, most of the monsters that appeared were not what I expected.

However, it was fun to swing over the river of lava while cutting the monsters that "flew" towards me. The giant eels were killed and fell back into the lava. I don't mind that since the flesh of these monsters isn't what I'm after.

Vuosh~~

Masterfully, I reached the other side of the lava river.

'It's strange swinging around in a web having such a big body. I feel like Spiderman. '

I turned back to the river and stood there in silence.

'I can feel something getting closer. Have they finally decided to show up?'

To my surprise, a group of them appeared. A giant catfish with a big mouth. It was a group of five of them. I was right next to the river of lava, and they tried to swallow me, all attacking simultaneously.

I got away.

I blocked their view using my web, and they threw themselves back into the lava to escape.

I could only see the status of one of them, and he was not very strong.

Elroe Guneseven LV6

Stats

HP 430
MP 270
SP 198

Offense: 331
Defense: 317
Magic: 103
Resistance: 152
Speed: 121

Skills

[ Fire Wyrm LV4 ] [ Dragon Scales LV2 ] [ Hit LV7 ] [ Swim LV6 ] [ Overeating LV2 ] [ Heat Nullification ]

'He has some interesting skills. I have to be careful and bring them out. I can't lose their bodies in the lava.'

Their bodies won't burn, but I won't be able to get into the lava to get them out of there. 'I should wait for them. Should I wait here and capture them one at a time?'

So I waited for a few minutes.

I turned my back and pretended not to see anything and to be distracted.

And then!

I suddenly turned around, and there he was. One of the Elroe Guneseven! I threw my web like a whip, grabbed around him, and pulled him hard towards me. He suffered some damage, but he wasn't dead.

Away from the lava, he was harmless. I stared at him and finally used the [ Cursed Evil Eye ] for the first time. And then... The monster began to lose life as my mana was slowly drained.

As my [ Cursed Evil Eye ] is still at level one, the monster's life is slowly going down... very slowly.

'I should keep using it to level up... Or just edit it.'

Let's do it. If I edit to level 10, I'll unlock tier 2, and tier 2 is terrific. And I'll have it permanently. Right, let's do it.

'System, I put the Cursed Evil Eye at level 10.'

And when I did.

I received the [ Jinx Evil Eye LV1 ].

I turned off editing, and the [ Cursed Evil Eye LV10 ] skill disappeared, and only the [ Jinx Evil Eye LV1 ] skill remained. But even at level one, it was already much better.

The damage dealt was absurd. What's more, the monster's stats were being reduced because of the curse caused by the eye.

Quickly, the monster succumbed to the curse and died in front of me. 'I didn't even spend a lot of MP, that's great. Seeing the functionality of this only makes me want to get other evil eyes.'

'If I use the edit, I can get another one. Let's see.'

However, just as I was about to use the system to strengthen myself again by acquiring another [ Evil Eye ], I was attacked by fire magic on my back. Of course, I felt no pain, just a little heat.

When the monsters attacked me and realized I hadn't been hurt, they tried to run away, but I edited my speed and approached them in a second.

I pierced them with my claws and threw them out of the lava lake, one by one. They all died instantly, of course.

In all, I had five whole bodies to eat.

'I think it's too much.'

But now that I've gotten the food, let's get another one of the [ Evil Eyes ]. I'm looking forward to it... But which one should I get?

I will use the store to see what the eyes do so I don't make a stupid choice.

'Lalala~~ Let's get stronger.'

####

I looked at all the eyes, but the one that caught my eye the most was the [ Paralyzing Evil Eye ]. The tier 2 of this eye is even better. I could practically make my enemy "stop in time".

If I combine this eye with the one I already have, it's a perfect combo.

'Right, I'll edit a random skill to [ Paralyzing Evil Eye LV10 ]. This way, I'll unlock the eye's tier 2.'

And after editing...

[ The skill "Inert Evil Eye LV1" has been learned. ]

'Now I don't have any more new slots. Now I'll have to wait for the cooldown every time I edit a skill.'

I deactivated all my edits.

'But how am I supposed to take all these monsters with me? I have spatial magic, but can I use it to store all these bodies?'

I tried, but it didn't work. Maybe when it is at level 10, it will work.

'Hiiro, I'm coming back with the meat.'

I told her. Even though I was far away, she probably heard me.

'Right, I'll chop one of the bodies into small pieces and take it with me.'

[ "Urednik pajka LV1 (Phase 2)" became "Urednik pajka LV2 (Phase 2)" ]

'Oh? I leveled up quickly. I think my spiders are hunting too many monsters.'

Unfortunately, my editing on my familiars still only lasts 24 hours. The time should have been increased after my evolution.

 

[ParodyGirl]

After chopping the meat, I went back the same way to where Kumoko was. However, when I reached the end of the path, I couldn't find her, she had disappeared. Fortunately, she appeared soon afterwards carrying a monster.

'Did you kill it to eat?'

'No, of course not. I was hunting, hahaha.' Kumoko looked away and laughed. I sighed and then placed the meat in front of her.

'This is the meat. Didn't you hear when I told you I was coming?'

'Oh, I did, but there was no way I could answer. When I heard you talking about the meat, I went to find something to eat because I thought you'd be a while. So, what's there?'

Kumoko was excited about the "lava layer", so I prepared the meat while I told her what it was like.

'WOW! I want to go there!'

'But didn't you say you were scared?'

'Huh? I didn't say I was scared. I said it had no fire resistance and was dangerous.'

'You looked scared~~'

'Impossible. Now give me this.'

Kumoko took the piece of meat I had cooked and took a big bite. Her eyes lit up as the juicy meat reached her mouth. 'Wow, wow, what is this?! It's so good! It doesn't even compare to all the garbage I've been eating since I got here!'

'Don't call the food garbage.'

'They're not food. They're just monsters with a bad meat.'

'If you ate them, they're food. Now, finish eating quickly so we can get back to hunting. I've found a way to take you out of the labyrinth with me.'

'What? Is it serious?'

'Yes, but it'll be a few hours before I can do that.'

I commented on spatial magic before, right? If I remember correctly, when I reach a certain level, I can use a magic called "Group teleportation" or something like that.

I'll be able to teleport together with Kumoko.

Spatial magic is on another level.

'A few hours? Really?' Kumoko looked sad.

'I need a few hours because of the cooldown. I'll get the group teleportation skill... You'll have to be patient.'

'Right~~ But before we go hunting again, I will finish eating this.' Kumoko started devouring the meat as fast as she could.

I want a skill to track monsters or something~~ It would be easier to find monsters to Kumoko kill. I can't wait to be able to create abilities.

If that's ever possible...

####

A few hours passed, and the cooldown was already ending. During this time, I helped Kumoko capture some monsters for her to kill using my Evil Eye. I paralyzed them, and she killed them.

The experience she gained was relatively high, so she quickly reached the maximum level and can now make her evolution. And lucky, she got her special evolution path.

'Which evolution path do you intend to choose?' I asked Kumoko. I want to get an idea of what she will choose. I'll give her tips if necessary. I want her to evolve just like in the novel.

'I was given two paths. Zoa Ele and Poison Taratect.'

'I remember Poison Taratect, but I don't think there was Zoa Ele in my evolution path. It can be something special and unique.'

'...' Kumoko was silent for a few minutes, probably producing some monologues to make her decision. 'I've decided. I'm going to evolve into Zoa Ele!' Kumoko said happily.

'Are you sure?' I asked.

'Of course, it's much better. Can't you look using your system? You have that too, don't you? Maybe you can look.'

'Yes, of course, of course.' I couldn't even look anymore. Before I knew it, the old evolution tree had disappeared, and only the new one remained. I pretended to look and encouraged her.

'It's a good evolution. You'll gain proficiency in many skills.'

'Isn't that amazing? Can you protect me while I evolve? Unfortunately, I can't stay awake like you.'

'Sure. At first, I also fainted whenever I chose a new evolution, but I didn't faint anymore after I got an exclusive race.'

'Will that happen to me too? I hope so.'

'Who knows~~'

Kumoko entered her temporary home.

'All right, I hope it doesn't take too long.'

After choosing her path of evolution, Kumoko immediately fainted. I sat down in front of her house and then took a second look at the cooldown. 'It's still a few hours away...'

I'll probably be able to edit a skill by the time she wakes up.

And fortunately, I was right!

Even before Kumoko woke up, I could edit another skill. And, of course, I chose to set my spatial magic to the maximum level!

[ Edit Applied! ]

And with my magic at maximum level, the first thing I did was test the storage magic. I'd seen it in various isekais, and it always seemed so convenient.

I'm sure I'll be using it a lot.

And it really is very convenient.

I stored stones and the rest of a monster's body to test it out, and there was plenty of space—more than I expected. 'But the most important thing is group teleportation.'

'Wow, that's amazing!'

And then Kumoko woke up.

'You're finally awake? I got the magic to teleport us out.'

'Really?' Kumoko's eyes began to glow. She ignored her evolution and ran towards me.

 

[ParodyGirl]

'Are you sure this will work?' Kumoko asked worriedly.

Kumoko was just ahead of me, and I was preparing to use my teleporting ability. I decided to teleport to the same cave I had hidden in before.

'I don't know if it will work either... But since the system says it will, we should trust it.'

'But~~' Kumoko was very nervous. I put one of my legs over her head and told her to trust me. After that, I used the group teleportation skill.

There was no button to press like in an RPG. I just had to imagine it and say the name of the skill. Fortunately, it worked, but it took longer than I expected.

It took long seconds before the light finally teleported us to the cave.

'Did it work?' Kumoko looked around. There were still walls around since we were in a cave, but it was a bit different from the walls in the labyrinth.

'Yes, it worked. This was the place I hid when I first came outside. I hid here because I was scared.'

'Are you serious?'

'Don't judge me. I was weaker back then. Come on, this way. The cave is a little small. We'll get to the exit soon.'

Kumoko followed me out, and we finally reached the cave exit. The things I had placed to block the entrance were no longer here; probably someone had removed them, or the wind had blown them away.

'It's night.' I looked up, and the leaves of the trees were swaying because of the wind.'

'So this is the outside... It's more normal than I thought.'

'What did you expect it to be? A post-apocalyptic world or something?'

'Of course not, but I expected castles and people flying around using magic.'

'This isn't Harry Potter. Should we move on, or do you want to stay around here? We can go back to the labyrinth whenever you want.'

'Let's explore! I want to explore!' Kumoko jumped excitedly. 'I'm sure a town must be nearby! A town must be nearby if there's this huge dungeon here.'

'You're right, there must be a town nearby... Hey, wait.'

Kumoko started running between the trees, and I followed. We met no monsters on the way despite the night and the dense forest. And after a long time, the forest started to get less dense.

'Hey, do you think we're going the right way?'

'Are you trying to get to a city? You remember you're a monster, don't you?'

'And who cares? I can sneak in.' Kumoko said confidently.

'I'm sure that won't work. Don't do anything stupid.'

'Don't worry, trust me.' Kumoko began to climb a tall tree using her web. When she reached the top, a smile appeared on her face. 'I can see something, I can see some lights. Could it be humans?'

'Lights? They must be torches.'

I'm very heavy, but I still climbed on a tree to look. With my highly powerful eyesight, I could see the human camp that was a long way off.

'What are you going to do? You said you wanted to hunt humans, didn't you?'

'Should I do that?' There were many of them, but most humans were very young. They even looked like teenagers.

For a moment, I started to care about humans again.

Should I do this?

The abilities of the seven deadly sins no longer affect my mind, so I'm very conscious of whatever I think and do. Should I become this bloodthirsty monster?

'Well, if they saw me, they'd try to kill me...'

'Hiiro, I'll go over there.'

'Are you sure? I'll stay here. You can go by yourself.'

'What? Are you afraid to come with me?'

'Of course not. I don't want to throw up.'

'It's strange that you still have so much empathy for humans.'

'I was a human! I don't want to see you kill them all. It's decided, I'm staying here. Good luck~~'

Kumo came down from the tree, and I threw myself on the ground. I then threw some meat I had kept in my storage for her.

'Have fun with that. I'll be right back.'

'What do you think I am, a dog?!' Kumoko began to devour the food.

I then ran at top speed towards the human camp.

####

I got close. I soon hid among the trees nearby and began listening to the conversation of the humans sitting around a large fire. There were seven of them.

In addition to the seven, I could sense two more inside a tent.

"Who does that idiot think he is to send us into this dirty labyrinth just to get that shit? It pisses me off." A muscular man said. He had several scars all over his body.

"He's our boss, and you know he'll kill us if we don't do it." Another man replied.

"But why us? Doesn't he have that other little army that's much stronger? We've just been fucking hired."

"Don't question it, just follow the order."

"Tsk!"

'So they've been sent into the labyrinth. They must be coming from far away. That muscular man is the only one who looks older. The rest are all very young people.'

But what is "that shit"? Is it something important? I'm curious.

 

[ParodyGirl]

I kept hiding while I listened to the men talk. However, they didn't speak more about "that", so I couldn't find out what "that" was. Seriously, I'm very curious now. How am I going to find out what it is?

I can't read their minds.

'Since I'll kill them, shouldn't I threaten them to tell me about it?'

If I had to guess, it's some weapon that's been left behind, some important ingredient that I don't know about, and maybe even some hidden treasure that their boss has hidden somewhere.

I don't remember anything like that in the original story.

'Right, they're pretty weak.'

I used my Appraisal skill and discovered that they weren't strong. The strongest among them is level 17. He does have some interesting abilities, such as the [ Night Vision ] skill.

I have no idea why this man has this skill, but he does.

His Status is as follows.

Mike Gousik LV17

HP 210
MP 187
SP 119

Average Offense Ability: 356
Average Defense Ability: 290
Average Magic Ability: 126
Average Resistance Ability: 325

He had a few attack and resistance skills. His primary skill is [ Swordsmanship LV7 ].

It's high. He'll be level 10 soon...

'I don't even need to edit my Status. I'll deactivate my edit. I'm too strong for these guys to do anything against me.'

I'll warn Kumoko before I do anything. I can't sense her presence, but maybe she's nearby.

'Hiiro, I'm going to attack them. Don't come any closer if you don't want to see it.'

After warning her, I left the darkness and slowly approached them. The closer I got, the more I realized how big I was. I'm twice their size.

Can you imagine meeting a spider twice your size?

But even as I approached, they didn't notice me.

'Are they drunk?' I'm very close to the camp... and they haven't noticed me. Well, let's do it. My web flew up, and I grabbed the seven men.

I didn't kill them. I just trapped them. All the men started screaming in despair.

"What's going on? WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?"

"AAAAHHH"

"WHAT THE FUCK, I CAN'T MOVE! I CAN'T GET RID OF THIS THING. WHAT IS IT?"

"Isn't that a spider's web?!" One of the men noticed what it was.

So I walked to them, stepping over some bags and leftover food on the floor. When all the men finally saw me, they went pale. They were speechless.

They all looked at me with horror, as if I were the scariest thing in the world.

'Well, I'm probably the scariest thing they've ever seen.'

I approached the man called Mike and stood facing him. His face was pale, and he was shaking like crazy. He tried to say something, but his words weren't coming out.

'You, what are you doing?' I said, using my telepathy.

The man looked around, frightened, and then looked straight at me. He realized I was talking and tried to answer me but couldn't speak. I noticed that he had pissed his pants.

Disgusting.

'I'm talking about what you will do in the labyrinth. What are you looking for?' I asked.

"What do you mean?" The man finally managed to answer.

'You were talking earlier about something in the labyrinth. Something your boss asked for. I'm curious about it. I want to know what it is.'

"It's nothing important." The man looked away.

'It's nothing important? Then why don't you tell me what it is?' I bent down, and my eight eyes stared at the man. He started shaking even more, terrified, but he didn't answer me.

Hmm... I don't think he's going to talk.

I turned to look at the other men and searched for the calmest among them. And the calmest was a boy who looked the youngest. He's not as scared as the others.

'You, what are you going to get in the labyrinth?'

When he heard my voice, the boy immediately realized it was me, unlike the other man who thought it was someone else. This boy's name is Liu, he's pretty interesting.

"I don't know what it is. These people have hired me. I know we had to get something, just it."

'You don't know?'

"I don't know." The boy replied firmly.

'Aren't you scared?'

"Of course I'm scared."

'Well, you're shaking, but at least you didn't piss your pants like that guy called Mike.'

"Who are you? Did you come from the labyrinth? You don't look like the queen."

'I'm not the queen. I'm someone even stronger.' After I said this to the man, I noticed some sounds from the nearby forest. I'd forgotten about the two men inside the tent... Since the seven around the campfire are already trapped, I must go after them.

They are running towards Kumoko.

With my unusual agility, I ran between the trees. Then, I jumped, using my strength, and flew into the air. I could see the two men.

They were running desperately without looking back.

'Die.'

My web flew toward the men, hitting the ground behind them, and then I flew at high speed to where they were. I was close instantly, and my claws pierced the men's backs.

They groaned in pain and died quickly.

'I'd forgotten about you guys. You guys almost got away.'

I quickly returned to where I had left the seven men. However, in the two minutes I had been gone, one of them had somehow managed to escape. And who was that? Of course, it was Liu.

'I can see you.'

 

[ParodyGirl]

I could see him running through the forest. He was carrying a sword I hadn't noticed before. He'll probably try to fight. Considering his status, he can't do anything against me, so I needn't worry.

I ran and approached instantly, passing through the trees on my way.

The boy didn't seem to see properly in the darkness, but I could see everything. Hearing the sounds I made, the boy turned to me, frightened.

I could see the dread in his eyes, which practically glowed in the darkness, his eyes shining with the determination to survive. I confess that this made me want to let him go.

'Stop running. I don't want to hurt you.' I said. Then my web flew out and tied his legs together. He fell on his sword and suffered a superficial cut.

"Damn it, just leave me alone, I told you I don't know what they're after! I want to go back to town and rest!" The boy said. I noticed that he was trembling despite confronting me like this.

He's trying to look strong.

'If you stay quiet, I can let you go. Let's go back now. Some of your friends might try to run away.'

"Friends? They're not my friends."

'Right, right~~ Just be quiet now.'

I wrapped him up in my web and put him on my back before jumping towards the sky. I "flew" through the air while the man screamed in despair, afraid of falling.

We approached the campsite, and all the men were in the same place.

"What are you going to do now? You fucking spider."

'What's that? Didn't your mother educate you?' I approached the guy who had said that. His name doesn't even matter. I can call him "NPC 1" or "Mike and Liu's buddy". He's not interesting at all.

But he was so scared before. I'm surprised he's talking now.

I approached him and looked into his eyes, activating my skill [ Jinx Evil Eye ], which rapidly drained the man's life. He began to scream as he suffered until his HP reached 0.

The other men looked at me in terror. I can tell what they're thinking.

'That spider killed him just by looking at him!'

'That spider is too strong.'

'How am I going to escape from this place?'

Yes, yes, I'm sure they're thinking things like that.

'And... I don't need them anymore.'

I approached two of them.

"Please, I beg you, I haven't done anything, have I?!"

'You didn't do anything, but you won't be any use to me from now on. I don't want you going around talking about me, so I can't let you go.'

"Please don't! I'll do anything!"

'So... Do you know what you guys will get in the labyrinth?'

"I don-"

Before I heard his full answer, I stepped on his head, causing his head to split in two and the ground to be wholly soiled with blood. Not just the floor but his companion's face right next to him.

'"No no no no no!!!" The man began to scream in despair as he struggled. I tried to talk to him, but he kept asking for help and begging for mercy. He's highly annoying.

Without thinking, I killed him, too.

I did it with every one of them. As much as they begged for mercy, I didn't let them live. In the end, only Mike and Liu remained. I've only left Mike alive because I'm sure he knows what they will get in the labyrinth.

I know!

I can try to use [ Lust ] to control him... But I got rid of the skill and can't edit another skill now. I should keep him with me until the cooldown comes to an end.

'I've decided you're going with me to the labyrinth.'

" What? You're kidding, right?! No, please, I'll do anything!" Mike started begging. He knew that if I took him, he'd never get out of that place. But he also knows my chance of letting him go is almost zero.

He saw what happened to his friends.

Well, if he tells me what they're looking for and where it is, I don't need to take him into the labyrinth.

'So tell me what is in the labyrinth, isn't that simple?'

"But why do you want to know so much about it? You're a monster. You don't need that!"

'I'm curious. I'm a curious monster.'

"..."

'Now tell me what you're looking for.'

Mike remained silent. I guess his boss ordered him not to talk about it with anyone, even if it's just a monster.

'Well.' I wrapped Mike up in my web and covered his mouth so he wouldn't make any noise.

'You're coming with us too, Liu.'

"Huh? How do you know my name? And where are you taking us?"

'Into the labyrinth, of course.'

"WHAT?!"

'Come on, don't be so scared. It's not so bad in there. It's very humid, so you'll need to get used to it.'

"No, please." Liu finally cried after discovering that he was being taken with me. He looks pretty sad... He's one of those characters with something to protect, right?

Even though I don't know him, and he's irrelevant, he must have some background story.

Well, I don't care.

I ignored Liu's tears and covered his mouth to take him with me.

I tied the two of them to my own body so they wouldn't fly away and then went to where Kumoko was waiting for me. I hope she's okay. You never know what can happen when I'm away.

 

[ParodyGirl]

I arrived where Kumoko was, but she wasn't there anymore. She had gone somewhere else. I confess I started to worry a little, but I think she's okay.

I followed the same path we had used and returned to the cave. And there she was.

'Urgh, why did you bring them? You're an idiot! I thought you were going to kill them all and come back!'

'I heard something interesting. They're going to get something important inside the labyrinth.'

'And you captured them just because you're curious? You're joking?! Leave them here, take them out, and deal with them.'

'What? Are you scared? They're not going to do anything.'

'It's not that, it's not a good idea.' Kumoko gesticulated wildly, showing her displeasure.

The two men were watching us fearfully as we communicated.

'As soon as I find out what they're after, I'll kill them and feed them to the monsters. It'll be quick.'

'They don't want to tell you what they are looking for. Do you think they'll change their minds when they enter the labyrinth?'

'I have a plan.'

'Urrgghh, I still think that's a bad idea. Oh, and speaking of which, I saw something interesting while you were out. I walked around for a few minutes and managed to find a lake... But it looked dangerous.'

'Is there a lake nearby?'

I remember Kumoko reaching the sea, but I don't remember a lake. My memories are getting hazier and hazier. I need to remember some details. It would be interesting to have the novel to read again.

Would God do that for me?

'Yes, it isn't too far from here, but it looked dangerous. I saw something giant inside. There must be monsters everywhere in this place.'

'You have night vision. Couldn't you see what it was?'

'No. But it was big... It looked dangerous.'

'Well, we'll deal with that later.'

I started to prepare the teleportation magic, and Kumoko continued to complain and be against taking the men into the labyrinth. I ignored it and focused on my magic to teleport us all together.

But...

BOOOOOMMM~~

A massive explosion happened. Suddenly, I felt my whole body shiver for a moment. It was the feeling of approaching death. I immediately edited my Defense Status to 150,000.

Kumoko, who hadn't managed to react to the surprise attack, was protected by me.

Rocks began to fall, I threw the men under me, and the rocks fell on me. 'Shit, shit, I didn't think there was anything dangerous out here.'

After so long, I felt something I couldn't face had appeared.

I threw all the rocks away, and Kumoko, just below me, started screaming in despair.

'WHAT IS IT, WHAT IS IT?! WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!!'

Everything above our heads had disappeared. It all happened in the space of a few seconds.

'Hiiro, stay right here, don't move.' My eyes moved around the area until they finally reached the source of the attack. Flying in the sky was a beautiful woman with a majestic appearance.

She looked at me with cold eyes.

'What is she doing here? And the status... I'm sure it wasn't like that!'

Suddenly, a substantial change had taken place. My abnormal evolution has caused a change in the world itself. What is it? Did that God modify my enemies so that it wouldn't be so easy?

SHE'S TOO STRONG!!!!

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*Change of POV*

In a large room, a grown man who looked to be between 28 and 35 years old was talking to a beautiful woman who didn't seem to be listening to what he had to say.

The man, who was a handsome man with black hair with white stripes, sighed. His elegant white clothes with blue details were eye-catching.

"I told you before, didn't I? We have work to do."

"I'm not in the mood. I'm going out now." The woman replied. The woman was none other than Ariel, or rather... Demon Lord. She seemed indifferent to everything the man had to say. Her thoughts were on something else.

The presence inside the labyrinth. That presence was unusual, and it made her very curious. Curious enough to want to go there and see what was going on.

Also, the Queen Taratect had been killed. And it makes her angry.

"Balto, take care of everything while I'm gone." Without thinking, Ariel threw herself out of the living room window and flew off at high speed. She watched the darkness as she traveled through the sky, searching for that strange presence.

It didn't take her long to find it.

Just below, in the darkness, she could see a giant spider she didn't recognize. A species she didn't know, which made it all the more bizarre. After all, Ariel was the original Taratect.

How could she not know that species of spider?

'Who?' Ariel narrowed her eyes and continued to follow the spider's every move. The humans didn't matter to Ariel. She just wanted to see what that spider was up to.

Ariel then saw the spider carry the two humans into a cave.

'Is she taking them to eat them?' Ariel began to sense the spatial magic and decided to attack, not wanting them to teleport. A powerful magic took over the entire cave, causing the whole cave to be thrown into the air.

The remaining stones fell on the giant spider, which threw everything away.

Ariel stood still and noticed that something had changed.

'The spider's defense has gone up, but its abilities are still the same. That's new to me.'

Something new and unexpected happened.

 

[ParodyGirl]

I continued to stare at Ariel as I thought about what to do. Honestly, there's nothing I can do against her. As much as I can now edit my MP and SP, and the limit is higher, I can't defeat her.

And why? Because her Status is much higher than it should be. Changes have happened. God has probably changed that.

'Hiiro, you need to hide right now.' Kumoko was still hiding just below me. I don't know if Ariel can detect her presence, but I at least need to try to hide her.

If she's caught in an attack, she'll die instantly.

'What happened? Is it an enemy? I can't see since you're in front of me.'

'It's someone very dangerous. You should hide. I'll try to deal with her.'

'Is she as strong as you?'

'She's stronger than me. When I say "3", start running, okay?'

Kumoko was very scared.

I increased my defense even more, putting it at 200,000. When I did, I soon realized I had exceeded my limit. My MP began to drop madly.

'1...'

'2...'

'3... Run!

At my shout, Kumoko started to run, and I ran too, but on the opposite side. I looked up and noticed Ariel completely ignored Kumoko, which is good. She's only paying attention to me.

SP 4.622/6.700

My SP had already dropped a lot. I'm losing about 200 SP per second or even more. What's more, my body is heavy. My speed has dropped a lot.

'I have a bad feeling about this.'

I ran between the trees and lowered my defense to 100,000. When I did, my SP stopped dropping 200 per second. But I had already reached my limit. My body is too heavy.

I've exceeded my limits again. Fortunately, I can still stay awake.

Where is she?

I looked around for Ariel, but I couldn't find her, she'd disappeared.

'I'm sure she was chasing me. Has she given up?'

Of course, she didn't give up.

VUOSHH~~

The trees in front of me flew towards me, and the ground cracked. Ariel had just fallen right before me, destroying everything around her. I wasn't hurt, but just the pressure she was emitting made me want to vomit.

That doesn't make sense.

Origin taratect LV251

Ariel

HP 295,451
MP 254,489
SP 271,491

Average Offense Ability: 290,021
Average Defense Ability: 189,997
Average Magic Ability: 287,504
Average Resistance Ability: 287,489
Average Speed Ability: 289,518

Why is she at level 251? And why is her Status so high? Besides, she didn't have that many skills! Or did she? I am trying to remember.

But that's not important here!

The important thing is to get out of this place alive. She can kill me whenever she wants, and I don't think D will help me now. Seriously, what a complicated situation.

Ariel stood still as she stared at me. She is annoyed. I shouldn't even try to use my magic eye on her. I'm sure it won't work. Damn, that's complicated.

Fortunately, I have Heresy's annulment, so she won't be able to do anything with heresy magic.

But her physical and magical abilities...

"Who are you? ... What are you?"

Ariel asked me. She does not recognize my race, so it's strange for her.

'I'm a spider.' I replied.

She waved her hand and created a shock wave that hit me, showing her strength. I didn't suffer any damage, but it was enough to make me shiver.

I must look pathetic now.

Unlike D, she can kill me... D could kill me using monsters, but it's different now. She can attack me directly and kill me whenever she wants.

"I've never seen anything like you before. How do you manage to edit your defense? And why is your status so high? That's strange."

Ariel started asking a lot of questions.

'How can I put it? I was born inside the labyrinth and received a unique ability. I don't know any more than that.'

"An intelligent monster like you with such an absurd ability was suddenly born? That's surprising."

'But aren't you also an intelligent and strong monster? What's the difference between you and me?

"Haaa~~ Why did you kill the queen?"

'The queen? She attacked me and my friend, so I fought her and won. Wasn't that fair? I didn't do anything wrong.'

"You're right, but it still annoys me."

I sensed her murderous intent and stepped back.

'Hey, wait, wait. You're strong, so I don't want to fight. If I fight, I'll end up dying, and I don't want to die now. I haven't even gotten human form yet.'

"Human form?"

'Well...' Should I tell her I was a human? Will that change anything? I don't think so. 'Wouldn't it be easier to live among humans that way?'

"You want to live among humans? I've never seen a monster want something like that."

'Is it that strange? It's not very nice to live isolated inside a huge labyrinth, you know.'

"..."

'You're going to kill me? I don't think that will be of any benefit to you. What do you think? You help me, and we can work together.'

"And why should I work together with you?"

'The only thing I can say is that I was born recently, but I've already reached this level. Wouldn't it be interesting to have me as an ally? It might help you.'

"..."

Will that work? It's the only way to get rid of her.

If I fight? I'll die.

If I try to trick her, I'm not sure I can.

If I try to run away? I die.

Trying to get her to accept me as an ally will probably work. After all, I'm a spider too.

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