Dungeon Overlord: Monster Girl Harem!-Chapter 73: The Death Weavers Mate II
The male lifted its front legs, threatening Leonhardt, skittering to the sides as if trying to find an opening in his guard. But unfortunately for the male, it was too slow for him.
Leonhardt appeared in front of the massive spider instantly, leaving a trail of smoke where he stood.
—Double Cast
—Tyrant Blitz
Leonhard cast both spells with a single thought as his strength and speed exploded.
His muscles bulged slightly, and an unstable aura crackled from his body as he slashed at the male spider from below.
"Die!"
Clang!
The blade struck the exoskeleton, leaving a deep gash that exposed a layer of thick yellow-green muscle. But before Leon could press further, the spider lashed out with its powerful forelegs.
"Too slow!" Leonhardt mocked, stepping back out of their range, but the black legs suddenly shone red, causing his eyes to widen.
"Fuck!"
Thousands of sharp needle-like hairs exploded from the male spider's legs, tearing through the air…
"ASUKA! AVOID THEM!"
Leonhardt's shout resonated through the cavern as his left hand flung a fiery wall up to help protect Erina and Sylvie, with Asuka wrapping them in her arms and turning her back to the spider.
Erina's eyes widened as her lips trembled—the needles tore through the air like a deadly storm of locusts, devouring everything they touched.
Her hands were tightly on Sylvie and Erina, who were shaking in her arms. But Asuka didn't even care; she only had eyes for Leonhardt.
'After all, the man I chose… is wonderful.'
The storm of sharp black spines flung out in flurries of hundreds of fur strands in all directions, yet Leonhardt's figure became almost intangible as he pushed himself to the limit.
Tap
Step!
Tap
Step!
His body flashed with a faint black flame each time his foot tapped the floor, and he became intangible for another fraction of a second. The strands passed through his form harmlessly at first, but gradually cuts appeared as the needles sliced through his flesh.
"Hissss!"
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The male spider's front legs now looked pale white, sleek, and smooth without hairs, but its movements became faster as it dashed away from him. The attack destroyed Leonhardt's clothes, which became tattered, and thousands of bloody wounds seeped down his flesh.
"Damn, these things sting. I guess the Fairy Step wasn't perfect."
[Of course! It's a skill the Fae used to play tricks and avoid being followed, not avoiding a torrent of deadly spines!]
Ifrit's scolding voice soothed his nerves as Leonhardt's eyes narrowed.
His mana reserves were below half after he had used the racial skills of his Fae and Arachne bloodlines in tandem.
'A few seconds spent hundreds of mana.'
"Shaaa!"
Leon focused on the Male spider, its body swaying like a dance.
The black needles were gone, and it seemed to rely on intimidation rather than brute force.
"Erina, heal Asuka! Sylvie, cast Ice Wall and protect yourselves."
With a flick of his wrist, Leonhardt grasped his sword with both hands and rushed forward, only a few seconds remaining on his Tyrant Blitz.
'There's no time to comfort them. I should kill this thing now.'
The spider's body swerved before lowering itself, with both legs lifted, preparing for a counter bite as Leonhardt charged forward.
'Come closer, weak prey…' Its beady blue eyes shone like sapphires in the dark.
"HISS!"
Its powerful forelegs crashed down onto Leonhardt, leaving cracks where he stood. However, he was already beneath its body, choosing to slide instead of jump. Its powerful jaws clamped shut above him, and its fangs shone brightly.
But unfortunately, Leonhardt was too close.
'Sorry, big guy, you're just too slow.'
—Claws of Fire!
Leonhardt's left hand ignited with flames, and his claws grew as his body twirled.
He slashed and clawed across the monster's stomach in a rotating vertical cut from between the creature's jaws to its back end. The violent attack caused the male spider to twist its head angrily, trying to snap at him, but it was far too late.
'Gotcha!'
—Fairy Step
Leonhardt appeared behind the beast, thrusting his greatsword into its rear. The blade pierced deep within the beast's body, spewing thick green fluid outwards.
The monster convulsed and screamed in pain as Leon twisted the blade and yanked it out, slicing apart the spiders' spinnerets. The beast tried to turn around to face Leonhardt, but he quickly dodged its attacks with a few swift steps.
Using this opportunity, he jumped onto its backside while keeping hold of his sword with one arm.
The spider's body stumbled before collapsing, its guts pouring out from the wound made by his blade. It tried desperately to crawl away from him, using only three legs now, leaving trails of slime wherever it went.
"Hahahaha!" Laughter burst forth from his lips unbidden—he couldn't contain himself anymore.
"Did he lose his mind?" Erina gasped.
"…"
"Hnng, he looks happy."
'Even covered in blood, he is handsome.'
Asuka sighed softly, her cheeks flushed red as she stared at him intently, ignoring her wounds.
"Hey, look, isn't he smiling with a body covered in wounds like some wild animal? Haha, I can't believe it."
Erina chuckled as she healed Asuka's wounds with Sylvie's help.
"Ah… I'm glad he's having fun at least," Asuka replied, watching Leonhardt with interest.
Sylvie remained quiet as her ice wall slowly melted.
The cave was now deathly silent except for Leonhardt's laughter.
He kicked the spider's corpse, which started to crumble, revealing several small floating squares, but Leonhardt didn't seem interested in them.
Instead, he looked up and met their gazes with his dark crimson orbs.
"Everyone alright?"
His long raven hair hung loosely over his shoulders, dripping with a mixture of green and red blood.
The girls watched Leonhardt brush his hair back while he used the [Dismantle] skill to gain more items from the spider corpses around them, including spider meat, sharp fangs used to make weapons, and, of course, their venom glands.
[◊ Battle Complete ◊]
• You have slain 8 Death Weavers
Gained: 2400 XP
Gained: 800 EP
Gained: 2400 DP
• You have slain The Brood Mother's Mate — Golgoth
Gained: 1500 XP
Gained: 1000 DP
Gained: 500 EP
[◊ Level Up! ◊]
• You have reached level 20!
STR: B (20%) → STR: B (25%)
VIT: B (20%) → VIT: B (25%)
AGI: C (55%) → AGI: C (60%)
DEF: C (20%) → DEF: C (25%)
INT: A (10%) → INT: A (15%)
CHA: A (10%) → CHA: A (15%)
——
"Phew..."
While smiling, he turned back to the other women as he showed the 15 venom sacs on his guild card. To Leonhardt, this money meant little. He would use it to fund his mercenary group [Crimson Hawks], which would deal with human issues.
"It seems this mission isn't so bad."
'Though my body itches like hell...'
"Is that it, are we done?"
Asuka sat against the wall, her chest and abdomen wrapped in a bandaged soaked in antivenom and healing salve rubbed into her wounds.
Leonhardt tapped his chin, wondering if it would be worth it to fight the Brood Mother.
'If we leave the village will vanish... because I pissed her off by grabbing the surrounding territories and killing her mate.'
Because of this, the brood mother would probably attack the Munat village in the future.
"What do you guys think? There is another cave, a dungeon, in fact." Leonhardt's voice sounded quite jovial. He didn't care if the town vanished—his goblins could rebuild it later, but if the girls wanted to enjoy a dungeon...
'I also wouldn't mind seeing one from the other side, haha. Do dungeon masters usually attack others directly?'
He thought to himself while the others seemed to discuss quietly.
"What do you think, Sylvie? If we take a quick break to eat, it might be fun?" Erina seemed positive, which raised Leon's eyebrows.
'Never expected her to be positive.'
"I'll go when my wounds close, since Leo wants to go."
Asuka's eyes focused on him, and she knew Leonhardt couldn't resist the temptation.
'There's a childish glint in his eyes... how lovely.'
Sylvie closed her eyes, still panting with excitement from the battle as her mana slowly recovered with the help of Leonhardt's mana still lingering in her core.
The moment she met his gaze, her body tingled, as she trembled and covered her mouth with both hands as a hot, raging heat flowed into her body, once again widening and spreading her mana passageways apart.
"Nn~ it's strange..."
'Leonhardt keeps pouring mana into me... the others can't see it... but I can, how embarrassing... I can't stop my lips from making strange sounds.'
Leon's lips curled into a smirk. He nodded as he realised that Sylvie's mana had increased, thanks to both her levelling up and his mana forcing her narrow passage to spread apart.
His thick mana forcefully pushed deep inside her, toying with her unused mana passageways before reaching Sylvie's core.
"Hnnng!"
Sylvie's mouth opened as she flung her head back.
The pleasure of another's mana pouring into her body filled her mind with delightful bliss.
'Woops...'
'I'm used to Zafira doing this to me after practise... so I forgot the feeling it causes.'
[...]
[You damn Liar!]
'No comment. I am innocent until proven guilty!'
[The court of Origin elements finds you G U I L T Y!]
Leonhardt tried to feign innocence while he spoke with Ifrit, teasing the tiny flame elemental while waiting for the girls to finish setting up their meals.
