Chapter 17: Insect Queen Lolth
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Ding!
[The Cosmic Throne {Trillion-Legged Millipede That Swarms The Cosmos} laughs evilly!]
[She says she has found a more fitting candidate to be her incarnation!]
[Utilizing her special Privileges, she has destroyed the shackles holding her sealed within the Dungeon!]
[The [Insect Queen Lolth (B+++ Rank)] power is growing stronger as she received the blessings of {Trillion-Legged Millipede That Swarms The Cosmos}!]
[Her Rank has increased from B+++ Rank to A+++ Rank!]
[The Cosmic Throne {Trillion-Legged Millipede That Swarms The Cosmos} happily awaits your death for having offended her generosity!]
Agh! This fucking bitch. I didn’t think she would go THIS far! Isn’t it against the rules for Constellations to choose Monsters as their Incarnations though? Is she even thinking what she’s doing right now?
“That’s the damn Boss?! Why is a Constellation turning a monster into their incarnation? Is that damn bug out of her mind?!” Fenrir seemed to have realized the culprit behind this quite quickly.
“A+++ Rank, interesting.” My brother smiled cunningly. “Anna, stay here. Fenrir creates a Shadow to protect her. We’ll solo that thing and get out of here once the dungeon begins falling apart.”
“You don’t have to tell me, Jack! I know!” Said Fenrir.
FLASH!
Suddenly, the shadow of my brother began expanding constantly, until a large wolf, almost identical to Fenrir, emerged. Meanwhile, the original Fenrir fused back with my brother’s body, covering him with an armor of darkness.
Ding!
[Fallen Constellation: Fenrir] has assigned a [Shadow Tyrant Wolf Soldier] as your [Guardian]!]
“Oooh? I didn’t expect this!” I said in surprise.
“What didn’t you expect? Your brother is so obsessed with protecting you that he won’t even leave me to sleep in peace if I don’t do the bare minimum!” Fenrir said. “Now sit tight and let your brother and I do the job- Ah, wait…”
Crack, crack…!
CRASH!
Suddenly, the walls surrounding us began to shatter. From within, dozens of around two-meter-big bugs of all shapes and sizes started pouring out. There were mostly F Rank and E Rank Monsters, but there were some D- Rank mixed in! This was a dangerous feast of EXP.
Ding!
[The [Insect Queen Lolth (A+++ Rank)] has summoned her {Endless Swarm of Children}!]
[Until she’s defeated, her children will keep crawling out of all the walls within her foe’s vicinity!]
[Due to the power of the [Insect Queen Lolth (A+++ Rank)], all her children summoned through {Endless Swarm of Children} have had their stats increased by +25%!]
Wait, this is even worse than before! I don’t remember at all this monster even being able to summon. Seeing how in the novel this whole fight was offscreen because my brother was too OP for the author to bother writing his fight, I didn’t know she had such tricks. But I guess that’s a Dungeon Boss, they’re overwhelmingly strong monsters. Even more, once they’ve been blessed by Constellations, which usually never happens except on very special occasions.
“Anna…!” Jack muttered, quickly attempting to run back to me to help me out, but a gigantic insect surged behind him.
It was Lolth, of course. She resembled a monstrous, purple-colored beetle monster with enormous, moth-like wings, six arms with sharp claws, a long horn on top of her head, and a sharp stinger behind her abdomen. And of course, she was enormous, her size easily surpassing that of the Abyssal Dweller Queen, being over 40 meters if not more.
“KRRIIIEEEEHHH…!”
She swung three of her massive claws and attacked my brother while he gave her his back, his entire body was thrown away into the dungeon’s caves like a ragdoll, impacting a nearby wall and then falling onto the floor while vomiting blood.
“Unnggh…! Fuck!”
Lolth immediately started flying using her enormous wings, directly attacking my brother with her enormous and sharp stinger while her wings emanated a strangely sweet aroma… I think this aroma is the culprit behind this.
Ding!
[The [Insect Queen Lolth (A+++ Rank)] has activated the [Paralyzing Scales (A)] Skill! Paralyzing and Poisonous scales are coming from her wings whenever she flies!]
Was this even a Skill she possessed?! I don’t remember it at all from before. The fight was never mentioned but I think it might have appeared after her forced Rank Up.
“Paralysis?”
My brother was about to intercept her, but his entire body was suddenly paralyzed as the scales reached his body and covered him with a poisonous ooze. And Lolth’s enormous stinger reached him faster than I imagined, appearing within a split second above his head.
“Stop!”
Imbuing Mana into my hands and then combining it with Ki, I activated [Twin Cutter] and [Sunshine] together at once, generating two large slashes made of pure and burning light, hitting one of Lolth’s wings.
SLAAASH!
The enormous bug lost her balance the moment she lost one of her wings, unable to fly anymore, and fell right at the left side of my brother. Her giant legs started struggling to get up, the wound on the wing looked serious, bleeding a green ooze.
[You’ve dealt Critical Damage to [Insect Queen Lolth (A+++ Rank)]!]
[One of her wings has been permanently atrophied, she cannot fly anymore!]
Oh my gosh, did I just save his life? Where is his damn plot armor?! Wait, was that his plot armor just now? Am I his plot armor now?
“Anna… Thank you! Fenrir, make sure to protect her!” My brother quickly healed himself from the paralysis using his Antidote Skill, most likely, as he leaped toward Lolth and started fighting against her with everything he had.
A barrage of intense blows rained down over her hard exoskeleton, leaving sharp dents that then became deep wounds, green oozy blood splattering over my brother’s body. Lolth got up after receiving around six hits and then kicked my brother with her many legs, before unleashing several slash attacks with her scythe.
Their fight was so intense and fast that they were blurring constantly in front of my vision, exchanging blow after blow. It was really hard to keep up with such speed. I was slightly worried about my brother because this didn’t happen in the original story, I’m sure now. But sadly, it’s not like I had much time to worry about my brother either, Fenrir, Violet, and I were currently surrounded by almost a hundred gigantic bugs, and they seemed utterly hungry for our flesh.
“That power you unleashed is sure mighty, it seems it can damage bugs quite well, mostly because these are all Dark and Poison Attribute!” Fenrir pointed out. “Your Light and Fire Element probably dealt extra damage against the queen’s wings, nicely done brat! You’re not half bad.”
“I appreciate your praises Mister Fluffy, but right now there’s not much time to talk!” I said, pointing at the giant bugs approaching.
“Kyuu!” Violet seemed to agree.
“Heh, right at that! {Shadow Step}!” Fenrir’s doppelganger laughed, as he suddenly began moving around, evading the bug’s attacks by manipulating shadows themselves. “Also don’t call me Mister Fluffy!”
While this happened, I was doing a lot of multi-tasking, from checking on Sunshine’s Information to changing my Class and then checking if Violet could evolve. I had to do everything at my disposal to grow stronger and increase my chances of survival.
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[Sunshine (B): Lv1]
[Skill EXP: 64/500]
The ability to channel the Internal Yang Energy in the body and exude it as powerful Sunlight that can deal damage, blind, and illuminate places, amongst many other capacities. It is a flexible power that could even be used to protect or heal, depending on the development and knowledge the user utilizes with this power. Mana and Ki are required to utilize this ability.
Level Bonus (1): Increases Skill Damage and Effects by +20%. Decreases Mana and Ki requirements by -5%.
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This Skill is just as amazing as I thought, and it is also stronger by one rank than the one my brother had acquired in the novel. But this makes me kind of wonder… Was he meant to defeat Lolth using this power? Oh damn.
SLASH! SLASH!
Nonetheless, as I cut down bugs utilizing Sunshine and Twin Cutter combined power. I quickly began browsing through the “Class Change” option in the System. However, the moment I did, a blinding light engulfed my vision, as I felt like I was dragged elsewhere entirely.
FLASH!
In mere seconds, I was suddenly within a completely white space. My surroundings changed instantly. I have indeed been dragged somewhere else! What is going on? Is this how you change Classes? Wait…
Ding!
[You have entered the Class Change Hall.]
[You can change Classes in here and enter the [Class Change Trials] eventually.]
[In this place, your powers and abilities are measured, and fitting classes are generated.]
[Sometimes, utilizing special privileges, you can get better classes, or evolve lesser ones into higher classes.]
“Oh, so that’s how it is…” I said while sighing, walking in front of a small, white-colored altar with a transparent sphere in front. “Now that I remember, my brother did also change classes like this… Though, wasn’t his class change hall said to look like an old and deserted gothic castle? This one’s quite boring in comparison…”
I touched the crystal sphere without wasting any other second. Time was supposed to go slowly outside while I was here, but it was definitely not capable of stopping time, so I had to hurry.
Ding!
[Measuring user’s current abilities, talents, and powers…]
[Generating fitting Classes…]
[Complete.]
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{Available Classes}
[Monster’s Best Friend (F+ Rank)]
[Venomancer (F+ Rank)]
[Apprentice Spear Wielder (F+ Rank)]
[Dependable Little Sister (E- Rank)]
[Priestess of the Sun (E Rank)]
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It is way more than I had imagined… There are five of them but only the E-Rank ones interest me, to be honest. One is a tamer, the other specializes in venom secretion, and then one for enhanced spear-wielding. I don’t really want to specialize in any of them, and they’re just a small part of my abilities, and the many more I’ll have in the future anyway… So I better pick something better.
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[Dependable Little Sister (E- Rank)]
You’re not just a useless little sister, but a dependable one! Your abilities might be way better than other people believe they are. And you can always support your big brother with your many skills.
This Class specializes in helping others and being dependable.
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Bleh…
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[Apprentice Priestess of the Sun (E Rank)]
As someone who can wield the power of Sunshine, you’re just starting your journey as an apprentice priestess of the sun.
All praise the sun!
This Class enhances your ability to wield Sunshine, Heal allies, and develop your physique.
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“I guess there’s a better option… I don’t want to have a “little sister” related class either, so fuck it!”
Ding!
[You’ve selected the [Apprentice Priestess of the Sun (E Rank)] Class!]
[Your Level has reset back to 1, but you keep your stats!]
[Your Level Cap has been risen to Level 40!]
[The higher the Rank of a Class, the higher its Level Cap will be.]
[Your KI, MP, INT, and WIS have increased by +50!]
[Your Physique develops a bit!]
[The power of the sun fills your body! The [Sunshine (B): Lv1] Skill has gained one bonus level!]
[You have acquired the Unique Class Privilege: [Sun’s Beloved Maiden (E Rank Privilege)]!]
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[Sun’s Beloved Maiden (E Rank Privilege)]
You’re the Sun’s most beloved Maiden. As long as you praise the sun every morning as the sun rises, all your stats increase by +10% for the rest of the day, and your Sun-related Skills deal an additional +15% more Damage.
Additionally, while bathing in the sun, your MP and KI Regeneration Speed Increases by +25%.
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Huh? I didn’t know this came with Privileges! This is an amazing one. Praise the Sun!
FLASH!
As I finished changing Classes, my mind was quickly brought to reality, as I saw a large spider leaping towards my face!
“SHAH!”
“Uwah!”
I desperately swung my Dragon Tooth Knife, imbuing it with light, as golden-colored flames surged from within the weapon, engulfing the spider and all surrounding bugs into a hellish explosion. More bugs than I imagined ended up dying.
BOOOMMM!!
Ding!
[You gained 100 EXP]
[You gained 100 EXP]
[You gained 100 EXP]
[You gained 100 EXP]
[You gained 100 EXP]
[Level Up!]
[Your Level has increased from Level 0 to Level 1!]
[All your stats have increased.]
[You gained Stat Points and Skill Points.]
“Ooh, nice!” I smiled rather evilly, as the bugs in the surrounding vicinity felt shocked after glancing at the explosion of flames. Their relentless charge came to a temporary halt, they seemed wary of what I could do.
“Huh, are you sure you need protection, brat?” Fenrir felt surprised.
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