The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 85: The Rising Star

The arachne was not something Tom was expecting, The clearing conditions said to Kill the Black widow, so he expected it to be a giant spider. But what he encountered was this half woman half spider creature. It would be OK if the human part was pretty, but this one was too grotesque for his taste.

Tom was not afraid of its ugly face, six eyes nor its sharp teeth that protruded unnaturally from its gaping mouth. 

What annoyed him were the small spiders that kept descending from the ceiling and biting him as he fought it.

Fortunately, those guys were not poisonous, but that didn’t mean their bites were any less painful. He cursed silently as he scratched his arm. Another one bit him.

“Damn it.” He cursed loudly as his sword made contact with one of the arachneʼs legs. He quickly rolled to the back avoiding the web that it shot at him. Then he rose from his crouch and using his flaming sword, he struck its leg a second time before retreating and inspecting the results, to discover that It only left a shallow mark. This thing’s armor is too tough, and his attacks are getting weaker after four hours of continuous fighting. He was getting extremely tired. But thankfully, that thing was too, and the system had been supplementing him with healing pills repeatedly.

After the long fight and his repeated assaults on its legs, The arachneʼs movement was not as fast as it was when he first started the fight. Although this cave was very large, it didn’t lack obstacles. The huge stalactites that were covering the floor and the ceiling provided good grounds for maneuvers. So he has been using all those to his advantage. 

He felt that he should finish this quickly. The system has warned him that there were other players in here. But it was too whimsical to tell him their identity. He feared that the fat guy may have followed him here. For that reason, he hurried to the bossʼs room to clear the dungeon and get out as fast as possible. But this damn tenacious beast does not want to die.

System notice.

A player is approaching you from the back. Hide.

Tom quickly found a boulder and stood behind it with difficulty looking at arachne that stopped attacking him as it had felt the new enemy approaching.

It screeched loudly then retreated a few steps. As if it feared what was coming from the shadows.

It was a boy about 12-13 years old. He held an ominous spear in his hand. Tom wanted to warn him to be careful but he quickly remembered where he was. This was a dungeon and this guy is also a player.

System notice.

This kid is an adult. Don’t be fooled. He is 2 times older and 3 times stronger than you.

The system has noticed that the spear in his hand may be able to kill the spider.

Two Choices.

Attack the boy and take the Arachne slayer spear…    On Success. You get the spear. Be warned though that you need to fight the Arachne after defeating that guy.On Failure. You will not die, but you will wish you were.Keep hiding and watch. + Use your phone to record the battle, then act after they get tired.
On Success. You will get rich after selling the recording.

On Failure of being discovered. You will not die, but you will wish you were.

It’s your choice.

Tom looked at the notice strangely, no matter what he chose to do, his failure would result in severe consequences.

But he was very tired right now, so he just kept hiding and watched as the boy started the fight valiantly. He was way stronger than the arachne that began to retreat. It was being cornered by the fireballs thrown by the kid. They burnt all its webs. 

The small spiderʼs bites didnʼt affect the kid as he slowly approached the exhausted arachne. The fight with Tom earlier had drained it. 

Suddenly the kid stopped and looked strangely at the disadvantaged arachne. After letting out a savage howl that no child could make, he threw himself at it with his bare hand after throwing the spear away.

“What is going on here? What is that kid doing? That kid was a pervert!“

The flabbergasted Tom gasped in shock as he watched the obscene acts that the kid was committing in front of him. He was not into these kinds of shows. Should he call the police? Spider police !? And wouldn’t a Black widow eat her partner after mating? Would that kid be eaten?

System notice.

That guy is under the effect of an aphrodisiac. Probably the effect of some nasty spider bite.

What are you doing? record it quickly. This movie can be sold for millions on the player’s dark web. That guy would be a new star.

Tom quickly nodded and took out his phone to record what was happening. He has to send it anonymously to avoid revenge. But it would really fetch him a good price with some customers. Maybe that pervert Victor would be interested.

Damn, Can’t that guy finish already and clear the dungeon? Tom cursed.

That arachne was begging for mercy. Tom could tell from her screeches but That kid was not letting go. It has already been two hours. 

Suddenly, Tom realized what the system meant when he told him “You will not die, but you will wish you were.” 

If that kid chose him instead of the arachne, his end would have been miserable. 

Suddenly the arachne began to disintegrate as a screen appeared in front of his eyes.

Dungeon Cleared.

Congratulations.

Countdown until Closing,

59. Minutes.

“What? Did that guy kill it just like that?!“ Tom wondered as he lowered his phone and saved the recording before he looked at the collapsed kid.

 Should he snatch that Spear? The kid appeared to be unconscious. He needed to decide quickly as he also had to search for the rewards room.

System notice.

Snatch the F*cking spear and run away.

Tom nodded and quickly bolted into action.

…

Lily was busy helping the girls clean the front hall that was splattered with blood. She might have gone a little bit overboard by splitting that guy in half. As his internal organs were now scattered all over the marble floor.

“You could have just stabbed him in the chest. Why go for his ass?” Mana blamed her as she scrubbed the floor. She felt little nausea at first but quickly got over it. Victor dissected a goblin for them in the dungeon to explain its weak points.

“I think it’s just the young master’s influence.” Mina, who was carrying a bucket of water replied in Lily’s stead.

Lily blushed lightly and wanted to refute them when the doorbell rang. So she quickly ran to open the door, escaping the conversation.

“Can I help you?” She asked when she saw a delivery guy at the door. 

“I am sorry, but you didn’t have a guard on the gate, so I took the liberty to come here myself.” He said as he took out a package. “This was sent to this address.” Please sign here. He added giving her the receipt.

Lily nodded, She quickly scanned the package with her skill, then signed the receipt and closed the door after thanking the man. The package’s wrapper was transparent so she could see that it was a magazine. The family’s monthly report.

The front cover featured a shot of her young master, sitting on a gilded chair. And under him, a big headline reads “The rising star. A new ELITE”.

He looked dashing, But this photo was a little old, and Lily felt that it was missing something, but she couldnʼt quite put her finger on it.

She really missed him, though. Where was he now? Was he alright?