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Chapter 15: A Queen's Lair

Wednesdays.

A mystery in itself.

The middle of the week one could say. Too far in to complain about going to work or school again and too far away to get excited about the weekend.

Truly a strange day.

Makoto was currently staring at Veronica who had decided to sit next to him again during lunch, only this time her left hand was resting on his thigh.

Uncomfortably close and at the same time filling him with a strange excitement.

After enjoying the feeling for a few seconds he decided that it was time to address the current situation.

"Veronica, I think you are a bit too close, your hand is not even resting on your own leg anymore."

Trying to lighten up what he said with an awkward laugh he looked at her and she stared back at him with her big green eyes.

"Do you mind?"

Stunned about the question he hesitated.

"W-well not really but I don’t think it's appropriate..."

"Why not?"

She asked, a sly smile on her face.

In the end she took her hand off his leg, but the smile was still visible on her face and Makoto's cheeks started to turn red.

He was still unsure if he should slap himself for letting an opportunity like that go away or be happy that this awkward situation was dealt with.

Another reason for his uneasiness was the many death glares that he got, he had apparently not been the only one who noticed the hand on his thigh...

While trying to ignore the continuous death glares from the other students, Makoto finished his meal, after eating the same thing over and over again every day he was not even able to taste it anymore.

But it was cheap so he bought it all the time.

They started talking about a few things, one of which was the tournament that Veronica wanted to go to in Azalon.

Makoto was able to dodge the question if he played the game too by asking Veronica how her studies went. For some reason he just didn't want to tell her that he even played Azalon.

"Anyways, back to what I was about to say. If you are having doubts about you passing the test I could just come over during the weekend and help you study....if that's ok with you that is..."

Makoto said, squeezing the paper his sandwich had been wrapped in into a small ball.

"That would be great actually, thank you. I will be sure to repay your kindness."

Veronica said with a wink and again her hand rested on his thigh.

She started giggling after seeing his shocked but slightly happy face and stood up.

"See you later then, Makoto."

Waving him goodbye she turned around and left the Cafeteria.

Immediately Matt walked towards the still sunned Makoto.

"I would keep my hands off her if you know what's good for you, just saying."

Strangely enough there was no crooked smile on his face as Matt said that, he only looked at the door through which Veronica had disappeared.

"Remember my words."

After shoving Makoto nearly off his chair he left the table.

Fucking dick.

.....

Back inside Azalon, Makoto needed a moment to realize where he was.

The cobwebs beneath him gave off a sticky sound after he lifted his foot and right away he stepped into one of the countless eggs on the ground.

Utterly disgusted he wiped his foot on the ground and on a nearby wall and surveyed the area.

Further ahead he could see 2 Queen's Younglings, completely stationary and blocking his path down.

A good bit behind him he saw that some of the mobile spiders had also respawned.

Not wanting to get trapped with another Queen's Youngling after the one he killed before would spawn again, he immediately headed down, confronting the two turrets.

After getting close enough, Makoto was put under heavy fire and had to use his utmost power and flexibility to escape the barrage of acid.

+1 Evasiveness!

Happy about the random stat gain, Makoto used 'Curse Blade' and lodged his sword into the head of the first giant spider, dislodging it again as he jumped over it and pulled as hard as he could.

Critical hit!

285 Damage dealt!

Now that he was finally behind both of them he started hacking away at the legs and soon enough he got 2 messages that he had been waiting for.

You have put a status effect on your opponent!

Cripple: -15% movement and attack speed until the battle is finished.

You have put a status effect on your opponent!

Cripple: -15% movement and attack speed until the battle is finished.

After immobilizing both of them even more, he quickly kept pressing his attack and before the second one could face towards him he disposed of the first spider.

"Now to you."

Makoto said with a smile and evaded an Acid shot.

"Oh, you have been a very naughty boy, or girl... to be honest I can't really tell."

He admitted and proceeded in poking out every one of the ugly creature's eyes.

Blind and crippled the spider tried running away, but it was so slow that Makoto was able to keep up with it by simply walking.

One after another, its legs got chopped off.

Making it impossible to go forward anymore and with a terrified scream from the spider, Makoto opened up its underside.

Guts and blood spilled on the floor and without being able to do anything, it died.

Smiling as if he had just taken a pleasant bath, Makoto wiped his sword clean and sheathed it.

"Ahhh, I feel a lot better now."

Not forgetting to pick up the Venom Sacks that dropped from every spider, he continued down the Spiral.

Whenever possible he made sure to vent his ang- I mean, dispose of the things as quickly as possible.

Soon, seeing 4 or 5 Queen's Younglings and another 5 Green Carapace Spiders all in one group was nothing unusual to Makoto.

His 'Penetration' skill even leveled up after killing 2 of those groups.

Penetration:Even the strongest of defenses can be broken through with effort and tenacity.Skill Type:passiveSkill Level6 (13%)Skill Effect:+ 20% Armor Penetration

At its current level he was basically able to shred through 20% of the enemies armor as if it did not exist in the first place.

Truly a powerful skill but its growth had slowed down immensely.

With a flick of his sword he disposed of the last spider and something new dropped for the first time in this Dungeon.

Spider Egg (special):The egg of a giant spider, could something hatch from this?Uses:Unknown

"Is this something like a monster egg from which you can get your own pet?

Makoto asked with a furrowed brow, unsure about the actual use of the item.

Shrugging his shoulders, Makoto decided to just put it in his Inventory and continue on.

The spiral seemed endless and he easily lost track of the time he spent fighting more and more spiders.

At some point he rose to level 15 and distributed his stats like always, 3 in Strength, 5 in Agility and 2 in Vitality.

His red cloak had more and more spots of spider blood on it, streaks of black running through the blood red cloth.

After a seemingly endless time of fighting and killing he reached the end, the bottom of the spiral.

Breathing heavily, Makoto leaned on his sword.

His hp was fine but his mental health had taken a hit in the countless hours of fighting.

Wiping away spider guts from his sword, Makoto examined the bottom of this Abyss.

Eggs, thousands and thousands of eggs covered the floor.

In the middle of the floor was a black and hairy mound, the body twitched from time to time so it was definitely alive.

Looking at the giant hill of a body, Makoto couldn’t keep a smile from his face.

Queen Spider: Boss Monster lvl 18

"Well and you must be big Mama Spider. Pretty impressive I have to say."

His words seemed to have alerted the beast as it quickly rose to its 8 legs and towered above him, a good 20 feet off the ground.

8 blood red eyes stared at Makoto and fangs, as big as his own body were visible on the monster.

"You may call me Motherfucker, as I shall fuck your day up, Queen Spider!"

Grinning from ear to ear, a mad flame in his eyes, he stormed forward, his sword thirsty for new blood.

With all his Strength and using 'Curse Blade' Makoto chopped against the nearest leg that had the same thickness as an average tree.

His sword only managed to go halfway through before stopping and with a mighty roar he pulled it free.

298 Damage dealt!

You have put a status effect on your opponent!

Bleed: -20 hp every 2 seconds for 12 seconds.

158 Damage dealt!

Spinning around and evading another leg that had been aimed to crush him, Makoto hacked against the same spot again, this time from the other side, effectively lopping off one of the eight legs the Spider Queen possessed.

You have put a status effect on your opponent!

Cripple: -5% movement and attack speed until the battle is finished.

"This is the only tactic I have for big freaks like you, just cutting your goddamn legs off!"

With a roar of its own the Queen Mother voiced her displeasure about losing one of her legs and a pool of Acid flew his way.

Quickly losing all color, Makoto tried to evade to the side but he wasn't fast enough.

A big splash of sizzling acid reached his chest and arms, bubbles started appearing on his skin together with smoke.

Clenching his teeth as to not voice a scream, Makoto retreated a few steps.

You have received a status effect!

Acid burn: -120 hp every second for 30 seconds.

"Holy shit!"

Sprinting to the side and evading another leg, Makoto watched his health fall lower than it ever had before.

Unable to do anything about it, he fell below 10% and it only stopped after reaching 5%.

His 'Blood Rejuvenation' was going full force, constantly replenishing the health he was losing.

Only leveling it up that one time more had saved him from dying instantly there.

"You do not joke around Queen Spider, I will give you that..."

Waiting for the status effect to wear off he was only able to dodge and bide for time.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity his health shot up again, reaching a somewhat safe 70%.

"Time for some payback!"

Again he went beneath it's body and started hacking at the hairy legs.

This time whenever he saw her move her head in his direction he jumped away without even thinking.

Makoto did not want to risk getting hit by the Acid again, if he got more on himself he might even die from it for real this time.

Inwardly thanking the Divines or whomever gave him this class, Makoto was able to cut another leg off, increasing the 'Cripple' effect to 10%.

A shadow appeared around him and with a sudden instinct he jumped forward, narrowly escaping the body that had come crashing down.

"Good thing I remembered that damn Gemstone Lizard otherwise I would have been flattened there."

Makoto said while getting up again.

The Queen Spider seemed to be momentarily stunned after executing that move so he capitalized on it and focused yet another leg.

With a disgusting squelch he cut through the final tendon and the third massive leg was lying on the floor.

This time the Queen Spider did not mess around anymore.

With all her Strength and Speed she rushed forwards and Acid followed behind her like a trail.

Unable to fully escape the charge, Makoto was knocked aside.

You have received 398 Damage!

Hitting the Acid filled floor hard, Makoto rolled for a good bit until the pain from getting his skin burned off made him stand up again quickly.

Yet again he received the status effect but it was not as bad as before.

Glaring at the now 5 legged Queen Spider, Makoto spat out a mouth full of blood and picked up his sword again.

"Is that how you treat all the guests who come down here?

I would say that is quite rude after I went through so much effort and trouble to let your children scream their little lungs out before ending their miserable lives."

With a trail of blood running down the corner of his mouth, Makoto gave the monster a disgusting smile.

The Queen Spider seemed to have gotten the gist of his words as she charged at him again, a high pitched roar accompanying the attack.

Without hurry he waited until the last second and her body lowered as to not let him escape again.

With a sudden dash, Makoto was right beneath the Queen Spider.

Unexpectedly he had charged straight for her instead of away or to the side like before.

Gripping his blade with both hands, Makoto rammed his sword upwards and pierced her stomach.

The Queen Spider had charged with all her Strength and now, unable to stop herself, her own momentum cut her open from top to bottom.

Window after window appeared before Makoto, telling him he landed a Critical hit more than 15 times in a row.

Finally the giant body of the Spider flew over him and his sword came free.

Makoto turned around and saw her body twitch intensely as if she was having a seizure.

Together with an abundant amount of Organs and intestines, the sack that contained the Acid had ripped open, dipping all her inside with the deadly substance.

He could see her gigantic health bar decline at a rapid rate until finally, it was empty.

With a thunderous sound the Queen Spider's body fell to the floor.

You have killed the Queen Spider in an unusual way!

An incredible amount of experience showered Makoto and he leveled up again.

Distributing the stats, his eyes got caught on the body of the spider that started to disappear.

Thankfully most of the Acid disappeared with it and after the last of her legs disappeared, a 'clink' of something heavy hitting the floor could be heard.

Excited, Makoto approached the object and incredible joy was visible on his face.

Queliggan's Splinter:Found inside one of the teeth of the Queen Spider ruling the northern Forests, this sword is more bone than metal but just as hard as any other.Damage:54 - 67Durability:60/60Special Effect:25% chance to put the status effect 'slowed' on your opponent.Additional Effect:15% chance to put the status effect 'poisoned' on your opponent.Requirements:Level 15

Kneeling down with utter joy, Makoto couldn’t believe what he was holding in his hands there.

This sword was a godsend, something he had needed and longed for.

Equipping his new sword, Makoto felt a difference right away.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face and he looked up towards the faraway exit.

He still had to kill a few Forest Tigers before being able to finish the Tasks.

Unable to control his excitement he drew his sword and ran up the same spiral he had struggled down.

A rush of constant happiness flowed through him, together with the desire to kill and slaughter.

Both intensified to a point until his face was that of a happy father seeing his newborn child while his eyes gave off a blood red light.

The Monster named Makoto was born...

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