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Griffin Scans
Translator – Hero of death
Proofreader – Sleepyhead
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Chapter 5 - Spider Monster
Outside the window, the spider-like monster shook its head. Its pitch-black eyes stared through the glass at Lu Yu. Then, it opened its insect-like mandibles and let out a hoarse, low voice:
"Were you the one who was spying on our ritual of the Spider God just now, you lowly, inferior creature?"
"Ritual? Inferior creature? Are you a follower of an evil god?"
Lu Yu instantly understood—this thing wasn’t the ghost or demon he had initially assumed.
It was one of the cultists of the evil gods he had glimpsed earlier. He hadn’t expected them to be so alert and to track him down so quickly.
This one in front of him had clearly been twisted by the power of an evil god, transformed into a servant of that eldritch being.
Though perhaps even "servant" was too generous—they had forsaken their humanity entirely: no dignity, no emotions, no memory of their past life. They had become nothing but slaves to the evil god.
Lu Yu had once bought several travelogues that recorded knowledge about cults and rituals of such deities. The creature before him was clearly the result of one of those rituals.
And judging by its level of mutation, plus the mention of the "Spider God," it would only take the growth of eight singular eyes for it to fully transform into a spider.
At that point, it would begin spinning webs throughout the city, preying on human beings.
"Evil god?"
A flicker of displeasure twisted across the human-like face of the spider monster. In a frenzied tone, it screamed
"No! His Grace is no evil god. His Grace, Atlach-Nacha, is a noble and benevolent deity. He dwells in the Dreamlands, merciful and loving, possessing the most beautiful form in all existence. How could you lowly humans ever comprehend His greatness!"
"He is weaving the great bridge between dream and reality. Once it is complete, He shall descend and will bring paradise with Him!"
As the creature became increasingly fervent, its face twisted grotesquely. The flesh on its face began to split open, and a new eye sprouted forth. It looked like an insect’s eye
Its newly-formed eye locked onto Lu Yu, and it emitted a deep, chilling growl:
"I was going to wait until tomorrow to act. But now that you've seen our ritual... you’ll become the offering to His Grace!"
As it spoke, the monster raised its two forelimbs—limbs that looked no different from grotesque human arms and smashed them down!
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