When Arad and Gojo reached the forest at last, they were surprised by a ghastly scene akin to what they had seen around Death's house. Only this time, it wasn't done by a divine being.
An endless net of black silk engulfed all of the trees beneath the vast blanket of pure white snow, each thread as sharp as razor blades and as durable as steel wires.
Corpses and cocoon everywhere, and countless spiders crawling everywhere, accompanied by briders. There were at least a hundred briders crawling on the forest's edge, meaning probably thousands of them lived inside.
Arad was confident that he could face ten of them and win with his current power, but with those numbers, no chance. The only thought that crossed his mind was to burn the entire forest down.
