In addition, Weed focused all his strength and speed at the point of his sword. The point of
his sword started to quiver, and because of his Moonlight Sculpting skill, the sword was
enveloped with beams of light.
*Claaang!*
Then the other half of the boulder was destroyed in a single slash.
* * *
“Hey Rumi, how much Health do you have left?”
“About 350.”
“We’re gonna die soon. After all dungeon exploration is dangerous. Looks like we’re gonna
die without another squirm.”
“Damn. If we were in a wide plain instead of this narrow passage, there would’ve been no
way we would’ve gotten caught in this spider web crap.”
Hegel and the rest of his party were tightly wrapped up in spider webs like mummies, with
only their mouths free!
As they were awaiting their deaths, they heard an extremely loud noise — as if a thunderbolt
had crashed down before them. Without delay, a shockwave swept past them and shook the
entire pathway.
“Wh-what’s going on?”
“I don’t know. Could it be that Weed-oppa has arrived?”
“Rumi, how could Weed-oppa know where this is and find us?”
“Because I told him.”
“That means he has fallen into the same trap as we did? Wasn’t the sound earlier was of a
boulder crashing? It seemed like the sound came from the same direction where the boulder
was...”
“No way. How could the likes of a low-level Sculptor come into this dungeon.”
“I’ll try to send him another whisper.”
“That’s a waste of time.”
Rumi sent another whisper to Weed, but she did not receive any response. At that time,
Weed was preparing to unleash all of his strength.
“Maybe not after all.”
“Probably not.”
Then they heard another sound. An explosion so loud, it felt like their eardrums were going
to burst!
The fragments of the boulder that had shattered flew everywhere as the passage shook. Their
bodies which were bound in spiderwebs and suspended in the air, bounced from side to
side.
The lump of rock that had blocked the entrance as a result of the trap had been destroyed.
They suddenly heard a voice.
“So I found you properly.”
“Weed-oppa?”
“Just stay still. I’ll free you soon.”
With a swing of his sword, Weed severed the spider webs that had immobilized the bodies
of the party members in midair.
Although they had been lowered to the ground, there wasn’t a chance for them to regain
their senses.
Weed continually swung his sword and cut away the heaps of spider webs that clung to their
bodies. He was removing the thin silk on people’s bodies by swinging his sword.
Although it was hard to believe, it really happened.
As even the silk covering their faces was peeled away, they could see a dignified Dwarf of
muscular stature standing before them. It was a Dwarf holding a sword that looked longer
than his body.
Every time the Dwarf swung the sword, the silk on his colleagues was peeled away.
It could only be described as sword skill that verged on the miraculous.
Hegel asked with a hint of disbelief in his voice, “Is it really Weed-hyung?”
His mind was still muddled and his thoughts were in a disarray. Even so, since Weed had
appeared and saved them while they were totally helpless, he felt grateful.
But just then, a huge lump of rock came rolling into the passage entrance.
It destroyed part of the passage, and once again blocked their escape.
“Weed-hyung, what about that rock?”
“Seems like it’s the trap I triggered.”
“We’re screwed! What did you come in here to do. Hyung.”
There was no time to even be relieved at receiving salvation.
The spiders that had withdrawn swarmed and crawled out of small holes in the ceiling and
walls. Simultaneously, spider silk descended upon them like a curtain and completely
enveloped the whole area.
A unique attack that rendered the body completely immobile like a mummy had begun.
Weed extended both arms.
“Thread winding!”
An Intermediate Sewing skill.
The technique for acquiring additional materials!
A technique that wound the spiders’ freshly spewed silk and made skeins.
The silk extracted from the spiders was wound into a sphere, sealed with cloth, and was
being loaded into Weed’s backpack.
Hisss hisss hissssss!
Since their silk didn’t have any effect, the spiders made threatening noises and crawled down
on their silk. However, Weed didn’t bat an eyelid.