The web guy’s web shot a hunter, instantly wrapping him in one go.

"Ahhh!"

The hunter tried to break free but the spiders on the ceiling instantly surrounded him, gnawing him alive.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The second hunter’s skill hit the third hunter and he instantly fell to the web down there.

"Nooo— "

The spiders below rushed towards the fallen prey like hyena smelling blood.

His screams echoed throughout the air until silence fell.

The web guy hurriedly shot more webs and the last remaining hunter used his skill to close the distance.

"W-we are out...we are out..."

The two people pounced on the glowing blue arc, their figures vanishing.

Behind them, the sound of chewing never stopped.

Faint grunts and screams sounded— until everything fell silent.

The moment the two people crossed the glowing arc, they subconsciously distanced themselves and rushed to cross the crater, their eyes never leaving each other.

"Huff. Huff."

’This guy killed someone!’

The two thought simultaneously, their faces pale as they crossed the crater and left the slime lake.

Soaked in sweat and blood, the two people caught up with the rock-based guy right when he was about to leave the gate.

The moment the rock-based guy saw the two people, he rushed without looking back, his figure swallowed by the gate.

The two people gritted their teeth, palms sweating as they each walked out of the gate, their muscles tensed.

The moment they felt their bodies passing through a special membrane and the sunlight from the outside spilled onto their faces—

The two people slumped to the ground, a relieved smile appeared on their faces.

"Ha! Hahahah! I’m alive! I’m alive!" The web guy’s eyes reddened, his face twisting like a demon.

He laughed out loud, his voice hoarse but he still didn’t stop laughing like a maniac.

The other guy fainted on the spot, his body jerking from time to time.

The rock-based guy hid in his own camp, pacing back and forth, mumbling,

"I-it’s not my fault. Yes. It’s an accident. An accident!"

The three people’s condition quickly caught the other hunters’ attention and they carried the two hunters to the camp, their faces dark.

"What the hell happened? They’re going crazy!"

"The other seven hunters aren’t coming out yet...it can’t be, right?"

"This...I think we have to report it to the guild leader."

"Hey, tell the others not to enter the gate!"

The other hunters saw the three people’s strange condition and none of them even approached the gate, waiting for someone to report it to the guild leader.

At the same time, Lucien felt a burst of energy coming from the dead hunters inside the spider dungeon.

Slurp.

Lucien stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, his four eyes squinting, his tail curled up comfortably.

Good...

The energy this time felt much more purer, more...filling.

The system immediately popped up.

[+ 13%]

[+ 13%]

[+0.5%]

[Main dungeon energy reserve: 145%]

[Warning! Warning! Main dungeon energy overload!]

A bunch of red panels filled Lucien’s vision and then, a sharp, stabbing pain pierced his brain, even twisting it deep inside.

Stab!!

"Ughhh!" Lucien groaned. His whole body felt like being crushed by the very same warm energy before.

Lucien’s muscles tensed up, his tail stood stiffly, his pupils unfocused.

Overload...

Amidst the twisting pain drilling his mind, Lucien snapped his fingers and the green crystal flew towards him.

Shaaa...

A flow of energy poured out of the purple crystal onto Lucien’s body and slowly flowing into the green crystal.

Shingggg.

The green crystal became brighter and brighter, the light almost catching up with the blue crystal.

DING! [Spider Dungeon’s energy reserve: 75%]

[Main dungeon’s energy reserve: 100%]

The stabbing pain slowly subsided and Lucien let out a low growl, his tail relaxing.

But just then, a new red panel appeared and Lucien felt something was sucking his energy, his body instantly hollowed out.

[Spider dungeon’s durability: 10/100]

[Warning! Warning!]

[The spider Dungeon’s durability has reached a critical threshold!]

[Automatically draining the energy crystal!]

[ -5% energy]

[ +50 points durability]

Woongggg.

The green crystal flashed and the light slowly dimmed.

A burst of energy poured into each dungeon, the invisible flow seeping into the cracked walls, ceilings and floors.

Shaaa...

The dungeon slowly grew new rocks, new walls, new ceilings.

[Spider Dungeon’s energy reserve: 70%]

[Durability: 60/100]

Throb. Throb. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Lucien’s stomach gurgled, a portion of his energy was drained and his mind spun around.

The smell of the two tenants behind him suddenly became stronger.

Gulp.

Lucien’s throat moved.

Ah...

Hungry.

A tearing pain as if someone drilled a black hole in his stomach came back.

[Open house skill duration: 00:20:00]

Grrkkk.

Lucien’s fingers slowly grew spider fur.

His nails sharpened into the spider claws, growing longer and longer— until it resembled the wolverine claw.

As the pain swept over his body, Lucien scratched his own stomach.

A layer of slimy liquid covered the stomach, a sharp, tingling pain stabbed the claws.

The claws slowly retreated and gripped the air instead.

Wooggg.

The air trembled, tiny cracks surfaced.

Lucien’s green eyes darkened. Saliva dripped down his mouth, burning the armchair black.

More....

More energy!

His eyes lingered on Lurenzo and Mumu before he stiffly looked away.

DING! [Body synchronization: 80%]

Outside, the hunters reported to their guild leader Onous and the green-haired man went to the camp, his eyes on the gate appearing right at the previous spider Dungeon’s coordinate.

"What did the survivors say?"

Green mist swirled around him and the hunters hurriedly took a step back.

"T-that they said there’s a strange large crater with human skulls...and a spider dungeon."

Onous raised an eyebrow, his foot stepped closer to the gate’s range.

"A spider dungeon...is it the one destroyed?"

Impossible. A destroyed dungeon wouldn’t exist at all.

"W-we don’t know. The survivors rambled, saying the sky turned upside down, they were hanging like a bat, and..."

Onous’s green eyes squinted. His blackened fingers tapped his own arms before he hooked his fingers at the closest hunter.

"Call my team."

"H-huh? Guild leader?? You want personally— "

"Now."

"O-okay, okay!"

The guild members scattered away, some on their phones, others rushed to the city.

In just a few seconds, five hunters— three men and two women appeared.

"Why did the guild leader call us?"

A man with a monocle mumbled curiously and the rocks on the ground he passed by lifted slightly.

"Maybe it’s an emergency, " A young woman with pale skin and white hair spoke softly.

Whenever she passed by, those with sore arms and legs felt the pains dissipating.

"Tsk. It must be a dangerous mission again."

Burn burn.

A woman with long, burning hair stepped forward and the ground was instantly charred black.

Sparks of fire floated around her and her staff.

The other hunters subconsciously backed off.

"Sister, sister, your fire is still so strong." A tan-skinned man trotted behind.

The ground under his feet slowly turned into mud before turning into a hard rock.

At the back of the group, a young boy with a gloomy face walked in the air, an invisible force pushed him off the ground.

As the five people gathered, the other hunters instantly felt a strong aura pressing down on them like a huge boulder.

They peeked at each other, sweat dripped down their forehead.

"Hush. Five E-rank hunters...isn’t this too much for a mere F-rank dungeon?"

"Shut up. Don’t let the guild leader hear you!"

The five hunters turned a blind eye and deaf ear to the surrounding hunters.

They stopped several meters away from Onous, right when his green mist couldn’t touch them.

They bowed politely, their voices rang in unison.

"Guild leader."

"Mmm."

The green mist around Onous coiled like a snake as he turned around, his back hunched.

"We have a parasite to clean."

Onous stepped into the gate’s range and his figure disappeared.

Swish!

The other five hunters looked at each other, shrugged and followed in.

Swish! Swish!

The moment the six people disappeared from everyone’s vision, the hunters erupted into an uproar.

"Even a mutated dungeon won’t survive those beasts."