Aldrich stood right up, He looked forward and saw the red sky stretching out endlessly. His eyes caught sight of a straight path ahead.
"It seems this should be the right way," he said.
He took his first step forward and began walking alone in this wild, vast land. The wind blew towards him It was harsh as usual, but he kept moving forward,Then the thoughts came to him again. "Did I really have a dream about someone else? But that wasn't a dream It felt so real, like whatever I saw had happened before and I was only seeing a little piece of it."
Aldrich wondered what had happened earlier on,These thoughts clouded his mind,He was moving like a walking corpse,But by this time he didn't realize he had already gone so far up.
With one more footstep, there was a crack below him It scattered like glass had just broken,That was when Aldrich, who was lost in his thoughts, suddenly woke up. He noticed his legs had sunk into an open space There was nothing to hold him. His entire body began free falling downwards into an open space.
The walls were filled with different kinds of drawings and pillars that held an underground structure below.
While he was free falling, he called out to the system, but there was no response. He tried moving his body mid motion to grab onto something, but he couldn't. The pressure he fell with was so massive that he couldn't help himself,He dropped straight to the floor on his back making an impact, The pain rushed through him instantly.
But it wasn't a death sentence fall, so Aldrich survived,He stood up and looked around at his surroundings only to find strange things,He saw webs of spiders all over the place,They were on pillars Some were nets all over It was like a royal building, but it was very old.
Aldrich immediately looked up at the hole he had fallen from.
"I'm lucky not to be injured but How do I leave here? How do I climb back up there? There has to be a way up somewhere to climb or something," he said.
But as he spoke, the system appeared in front of him.
[System Notification: Welcome To The Net Of The Black Widow]
[System Alert: Incoming Threat Black Widow Spider]
[System Alert: Black Widow Spider Ranked B Class]
[System Objective: Eliminate Threat/Survive]
As this notification popped up, Aldrich saw it and confirmed there was an incoming threat. He immediately thought it was just like the Devouring Molten Beast from before,He readied his IceKing Sword for battle.
But he knew his Danger Detection technique had already maxed out earlier so that usage was out the window.
"How would I fight without that ability?, this will be pretty tough" he thought.
However, Aldrich was determined to face whatever came his way,Without warning, a straight shot was fired from above It was a strong, dense spider web that fired downwards at Aldrich. He was only able to see this coming because the giant black spider's shadow reflected on the ground and That made him look upwards.
But the web shot was already next to him It hit him directly on his shoulder,Aldrich could see the movement of the web, but he wasn't fast enough to dodge it. It sent him flying backwards,He stumbled, his back hitting the ground Then raising upwards again, he was crushed against a wall.
The impact sent pain surging through Aldrich's body instantly. A hole had been created on his shoulder from the sniper spider web shot earlier that hit him, he began to bleed out so fast.
Aldrich stared down at the wound.
"This hurts like hell Arghhh!" he screamed. "But I have to fight it If not, it's gonna kill me right here."
Before he could even gain his balance properly, the Black Widow Spider began to swiftly move towards him, using the ceiling as its footing.
Aldrich looked up at it. "It's coming. Shit!"
From the tip of the Black Widow Spider's butt, it sent two more shots towards Aldrich. He barely moved his body behind a pillar, dodging the two shots by luck.
Fear had taken over Aldrich by this time there was no danger detection skill so it was more difficulty,But then he remembered the last technique he had used in defeating the Devouring Molten Beast.
"I would have to try that," he said.
He quickly grabbed his blade,But another web shot came towards the pillar where he was hiding. It struck the pillar, and the force immediately destroyed it.
But Aldrich used that opportunity With the dust the destruction had created, he quickly switched position towards another pillar,That gave him a bit of advantage to strike.
He circled around the pillar and came from behind to attack.
"Library Art: Sea of Ice Tree!" he muttered.
But instead of placing the sword into the ground and creating ice pillars like he did previously, Aldrich channeled all that power towards the tip of the blade,He swung it downwards, and a wave of ice rushed towards the Black Widow Spider that was above.
But the spider didn't bother It shrunk its head inward all of its legs went inward too Only the shell was left, It took the hit of the attack, but the shell held strong without breaking It tanked the whole attack it generated a huge ice wave screen.
When the ice wave cleared and Aldrich saw that the spider was unscathed, his eyes widened.
"That's the strongest thing I have, and it has no effect on it?"
The spider began to bring its body out of its shell,First was the head, and then its multiple legs.Aldrich shot the same wave again but this time, the spider moved quickly on the ceiling, running across it and dodging the attack.
Aldrich launched another attack,But the Black Widow Spider slipped downwards to the ground, and the attack struck the ceiling, The spider was no longer there it was now on the ground facing Aldrich face to face.
Aldrich grabbed his sword tighter, but the fear was visible on his face, "Holy Shit, This Thing is huge" he said
The next thing that happened, the Black Widow Spider shot three of its legs forward, Apparently, it had the ability to extend its body parts.
Aldrich flipped backwards instantly to create some distance between him and the attack But he wasn't fast enough.The attack pierced him, One went towards his shoulder that was already injured from the first attack,The other pierced his stomach as it pushed him straight towards a wall and smashed his body there.
While the Black Widow's legs were impaled into him, it immediately slipped its venomous poison straight into Aldrich's body. It lifted him up with its elongated legs and smashed him on the ground over and over and over like a ragdoll.
Blood spilled from his mouth and his head,His eyes were dull It was failing him It was like life was running out of him.
Aldrich, in his thoughts the only thing that came to him was his girlfriend he said, "I'm sorry, Sarah l couldn't keep the promise I made."
Aldrich was completely defeated,But then something happened.
[System Alert: 96 Percent Damage Sustained]
[System Alert: Life Threatening Injury]
[System Alert: Venomous Poison Detected]
[System Adjustment: Accept The Library Of Seraph's Grace]
[System Adjustment: Accept The Library Of Hermes]
[System Alert: Statistics Increament]
Aldrich could barely see anymore at this point But the words that floated in front of his eyes where Two new power slot,two new chances,and with the last of his strength, he whispered,
"Accept…"
And then light filled the room immediately an upgrade began with Aldrich body.