When the corpse of a fellow human suddenly appeared before her, the junior high girl felt it was even more terrifying than a ghoul jumping out. She didn't even care that Shinomiya was next to her, and with tears in her eyes, she tightly hugged Amamiya Natsuki's arm.
Shinomiya Kaguya ignored her, tightened her pretty face, and stepped towards the next spider cocoon.
Burning through the spider silk, inside was still a shriveled corpse, skin and bones.
Then the third.
The fourth...
All the subsequent spider cocoons were the same.
Undoubtedly, the unlucky people controlled by the spider silk had all become food.
It wasn't until the sixth spider cocoon that a living human finally appeared inside. It was a male, his eyes vacant, bone-thin, but his chest was still gently rising and falling, clearly showing signs of life.
"Someone is alive."
Amamiya Natsuki raised his eyebrows slightly.
The two of them quickly broke open the spider cocoons. Most of the people, elderly, young girls, children, and so on, were still alive, their chests rising and falling faintly, but they were unconscious.
After breaking open a few more spider cocoons, the condition of the unlucky people inside improved further. Not only were they alive, but their consciousness was even maintained, though their eyes were vacant and their faces filled with despair, no one could remain calm while watching themselves slowly being eaten by a spider in a conscious state.
Until a young man with vacant eyes and bone-thin appeared, the junior high girl's body trembled, her eyes suddenly widened, and she subconsciously cried out:
"Brother?!"
This cry seemed to awaken the existence in the darkness, and rustling crawling sounds suddenly echoed from all directions.
Realizing she had caused trouble, the junior high girl couldn't help but look at Amamiya Natsuki in a panic, and quickly said:
"I-I'm sorry..."
"It's alright, because I'm going to shout too." Amamiya Natsuki said calmly, then simply took out his flashlight to dispel the darkness, and then, exhaling, shouted, "Chika, are you there?"
The next second.
Amamiya Natsuki's little finger, tied with a red string, immediately trembled rapidly.
"P-President!"
Fujiwara Chika's joyful response came from the entrance of the gymnasium.
"She's really here."
Amamiya Natsuki's eyes lit up, and he and Shinomiya quickly ran over, using a match to burn through the spider cocoon.
As the white spider silk broke and disintegrated, a teary-eyed, pink-haired girl quickly emerged from within. Who else could it be but Chika?
"President, and Kaguya-chan!" Fujiwara Chika said tearfully, "You finally came!"
She had been able to remain calm and endure before, but now seeing Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya, the grievances and lingering fear could no longer be suppressed and gushed out.
"It's alright, we're here."
Looking at her good friend, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and quickly continued to burn the spider cocoons.
Amamiya Natsuki stroked Chika's head and asked:
"Where's Moeha?"
"Sh-She's right next to me." Fujiwara Chika quickly said, "President, quickly rescue Moeha."
Amamiya Natsuki used a match to burn through a nearby spider cocoon and quickly found Fujiwara Moeha.
"S-Senpai..."
Moeha was teary-eyed, still wrapped in the spider cocoon and unable to move.
"Moeha-chan!"
The junior high girl Hanamaru excitedly cried out.
"Eh, Hanamaru-chan?" Fujiwara Moeha widened her eyes, "How are you here?"
Hanamaru excitedly said: "It's a long story..."
"Then we'll talk about it later." Amamiya Natsuki handed the match to the junior high girl, then pulled out his blood-stained fire axe and stood in front of the girls. "You rescue Moeha first."
"Mhm mhm." The junior high girl quickly took the match. "Mission accomplished, guaranteed!"
At the same time.
The rustling crawling sounds in the darkness became clearer and clearer, finally coming into the light.
Amamiya Natsuki squinted his eyes and looked, seeing giant black spiders the size of car wheels, with crimson compound eyes, and the miserably distorted, constantly changing human faces on their abdomens.
"President, be careful!"
Fujiwara Chika had already escaped the spider cocoon with Shinomiya's help and nervously warned: "Those spiders can control other people's bodies!"
Amamiya Natsuki's expression was calm. He lowered his body slightly, and with a flash, he appeared in front of a black spider. His speed was already very fast, and with the title's bonus, it could be described as lightning-fast.
Pfft!
With a raise of his axe, he directly chopped at the head of the human-faced spider. The human-faced spider only had time to raise two spider legs before it was struck by Amamiya Natsuki, and a foul-smelling black blood immediately splattered.
This axe strike was powerful and heavy, directly smashing half of the human-faced spider's head, and a piercing scream suddenly erupted.
The headless human-faced spider did not die, but instead trembled madly in place, squeaking and screeching.
Amamiya Natsuki retreated his foot and swiftly rushed towards another human-faced spider, striking it with his axe again.
Pfft—!
Foul-smelling black blood splattered again.
These human-faced spiders were very fast, and their screams also had a terrifying effect that could make people dazed and lose their minds. Unfortunately, they were no match for Amamiya Natsuki.
By the time Chika and Moeha were rescued, Amamiya Natsuki had already cut down seven or eight human-faced spiders.
"Senpai is wonderful!"
The two junior high school girls widened their eyes and cheered from behind.
Shinomiya Kaguya, however, frowned slightly.
"Kaguya-chan, what's wrong?"
Fujiwara Chika looked over curiously.
"Something's... not right." Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her lips, her expression solemn. "These spiders are too weak."
That's right, they were indeed very weak.
If it were just this level of evil spirit spiders, they shouldn't have the ability to rule the entire campus.
Fujiwara Chika suggested:
"Should we go and help the President?"
"No need to help." Shinomiya Kaguya exhaled softly, withdrew her gaze, and said, "Let's rescue the others first, and then lead everyone out of the gymnasium. Don't cause the President any trouble."
"Okay."
The girls quickly got busy.
The impenetrable spider cocoons quickly burst and broke under the burning of the flames, revealing the unlucky people inside.
The closer the spider cocoons were to the gymnasium's main entrance, the newer they were. The unlucky people inside were all conscious, their faces filled with terror, and some had even suffered mental breakdowns.
Ultimately, these unlucky people were just ordinary people. They might not have even killed a chicken with their own hands in their lives. Being caught by spiders and treated as food, the level of despair had exceeded their endurance limit.
Fortunately, besides burning spider silk, matches also had some magical power to soothe people's hearts.
Under the warmth of the flames, these unlucky people, whose wills had collapsed and whose eyes were desperate and hollow, quickly cleared their minds one by one.
The rescue operation was quite swift.
Before long, Shinomiya Kaguya and Chika had rescued all the people who were still alive.
As for those who had been completely eaten and showed no signs of life... all they could do was say sorry.
"...Hanamaru?"
Under the burning of the match, the bone-thin, barely breathing young man also woke up.
"Brother, you're awake?" The junior high girl said tearfully, holding up the young man. "I finally found you."
"How could you..." Seeing the spiderwebs all around, the young man's expression changed. "You quickly get out, it's very dangerous here."
"Brother, don't talk yet. I'll take you out with me."
The junior high girl wiped her eyes and helped the young man walk out.
"Hanamaru-chan, I'll help."
Fujiwara Moeha quickly came over to help support him.
The group helped each other and finally walked out of the gymnasium through the main door, arriving on the campus.
By this point, many people were already out of breath and couldn't walk any further.
Except for the new recruits who entered the door with Chika, the other veteran players had been caught early, and their physical and mental strength had already been exhausted in the spider cocoons.
"I can't do it anymore, I really can't walk..."
"Can we rest for a bit?"
"Where is this? Why is the moon in the sky red?"
"..."
At the same time.
In the spiderweb-covered gymnasium.
Amamiya Natsuki pulled his axe from the last human-faced spider, bringing with it a spray of foul-smelling black blood, then looked around. There were no more human-faced spiders rushing over, only squeaking screams and dark gore.
"Too weak."
"These spiders are too weak."
Amamiya Natsuki frowned.
Honestly, these human-faced spiders only looked scary; their true strength wasn't even as good as the Shadow Clones. It was hard to believe they could control the entire campus.
Rumble.
The vast library suddenly trembled.
A chilling aura abruptly descended, and the evil spirit spiders that hadn't completely died suddenly stopped screaming, prostrating themselves on the ground.
"This is not a place to stay long."
Amamiya Natsuki's eyes narrowed, and he was about to exit the gymnasium.
Suddenly, he felt a sinister and evil gaze looking at him, and then his body abruptly lost control. His right hand, holding the axe, involuntarily lifted and swung towards himself.
"It's the master of the spider silk!"
Amamiya Natsuki didn't hesitate, decisively using Kaguya's skill to enter the shadows and temporarily retreat from the gymnasium.
"Eh, President?"
"Ahhh! Senpai isn't wearing clothes!"
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki suddenly appear before them, everyone was startled.
Upon realizing Amamiya Natsuki wasn't wearing clothes, the two junior high students quickly raised their hands to cover their faces.
However, after covering their faces, the two junior high students secretly parted their fingers, peeking at Amamiya Natsuki.
"So, so scary!"
"Senpai is a giant python!"
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki's expression was solemn. He didn't bother to put on clothes, vigilantly looking towards the gymnasium.
"President, what's inside?" Fujiwara Chika asked worriedly.
Amamiya Natsuki whispered, "The real boss has appeared."
As his voice fell, a soul-shattering, ear-piercing scream suddenly erupted.
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and looked anxiously towards the gymnasium.
Under the blood moon, countless resentful spirits surged, and a colossal spider, so massive it occupied the entire gymnasium roof, appeared out of thin air. Its upper body was that of a woman, incomparably beautiful, but its lower body was a gigantic spider. Its scarlet eyes swept across the playground, causing everyone to tremble.
"W-what is that thing?"
A terrifying oppressive sensation swept over them. Facing a monster that only appeared in nightmares, those who still had the strength to walk slowly completely lost all strength, and despair once again surged into their hearts.
Someone fell to their knees with a thud: "We're finished."
Thud, thud.
The others also knelt in despair, losing all ability to move, and the faint light of hope in their eyes completely extinguished.
"Foul!" Fujiwara Chika's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "That monster is too big!"
Amamiya Natsuki stepped forward again, beginning to stretch his body: "Two and a half years of practice; it's time to show the results of my training."
Shinomiya Kaguya frowned deeply, whispering, "President, don't be impulsive."
The most important Chika and Moeha had already been rescued. If things were impossible, they could actually...
"I'll run if I can't beat it."
Amamiya Natsuki lowered his voice, naturally understanding Kaguya's unspoken words.
If it truly came down to it, he would take Chika, Moeha, and the junior high students and escape. As for the others... they could only pray for themselves.
Helping when capable was fine.
But sacrificing themselves for strangers, neither Amamiya Natsuki nor Kaguya were that saintly.
"As for now..."
Amamiya Natsuki took a deep breath, silently activating the "Psychic Power 100%" skill.
The next second.
The crackling sound of electricity suddenly surged around Amamiya Natsuki.
Those unfortunate souls who had knelt in despair looked at Amamiya Natsuki in astonishment, only to see tiny blue electric arcs constantly flickering around him, his hair floating upwards as if by an unseen wind, and even his eyes turning blue... The only comical part was that he wasn't wearing clothes.
"Eh, eh, eh? What happened to Senpai?"
"Feels like he's transforming?"
"So cool!"
Fujiwara Chika had been grounded these past few days and didn't know Amamiya Natsuki's current state. She quickly looked at Shinomiya Kaguya, whispering, "Kaguya-chan, what happened to the President?"
Shinomiya Kaguya softly said, "It's the new skill, 'Psychic Power 100%'."
Fujiwara Chika's eyes widened, exclaiming, "I thought it was just an ordinary skill. Is it really this exaggerated?"
"It does look very imposing..." Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her lips. "But the specific effects are unclear."
"I believe in the President!" Fujiwara Chika clenched her fists, full of confidence. She suddenly noticed that the two junior high students were no longer peeking but openly scrutinizing Amamiya Natsuki, so she reminded them, "The President isn't wearing clothes, you two shouldn't look at him!"
"What does it matter?" Fujiwara Moeha retorted, "Isn't big sister looking too?"
Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips: "It's fine if I look."
"Why?"
"Because... because..." Fujiwara Chika stammered. Of course, it was because she had already played with him, so it was fine to look!
At the same time.
Amamiya Natsuki was looking at his attribute panel. In the skill bar, Psychic Power 100% had turned into a burning blue lightning bolt.
[You have activated the Psychic Power 100% state!]
[All your attributes have been greatly enhanced!]
[This state lasts for three minutes. During this period, all your attacks will be converted into psychic damage, and all non-human creatures cannot be immune to this damage.]
[During this period, you will be immune to all mental control abilities.]
Amamiya Natsuki clenched his fist, blue lightning crackling at his fingertips. To describe his current state in one sentence, it would be...
"I'm evenly matched with Superman!"
The transformation effect not only made the despairing unfortunates look sideways but also drew the scarlet gaze of the Giant Spider Queen on the gymnasium roof.
Then...
Whoosh!
A black spider leg tore through space, striking Amamiya Natsuki like lightning.
Boom!
The soil on the playground immediately burst apart, scattering in all directions.
"What just happened?"
"I don't know."
"Didn't see it clearly."
"Is that... a spider leg?"
Instinctual fear enveloped their hearts. These desperate and abandoned unfortunates, still driven by fear, scrambled backward.
The light was already dim, and in the eyes of ordinary people, the Giant Spider Queen's attack was too fast to see clearly. It wasn't until the soil fell that they realized a black, hairy spider leg had pierced into the ground.
"President?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's heart suddenly tightened. It wasn't until she saw Amamiya Natsuki merely standing nearby, not hit by the spider leg, that she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Ordinary people couldn't see the Giant Spider Queen's attack clearly, but in Amamiya Natsuki's eyes, it was exceptionally clear.
The moment the spider leg thrust forward, he shifted his foot half a step to the side, easily avoiding the attack.
"President, be careful!" Fujiwara Chika cried nervously, "Do you want to combine?"
"Not yet."
Amamiya Natsuki replied, simultaneously clenching his fist and slamming it down.
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking suddenly echoed from the spider leg stuck in the mud.
It was no exaggeration to say that Amamiya Natsuki could now truly kill a giant beast with one punch.
The Giant Spider Queen cried out in pain, and its long leg immediately retracted.
Amamiya Natsuki seized the opportunity, grabbed the spider leg, and followed it into mid-air.
"You hateful bug!"
The Giant Spider Queen's eight scarlet eyes rotated rapidly, then all fixated on him.
[You are being hypnotized by the Giant Spider Queen... You are immune to this mental attack!]
The Giant Spider Queen was not careless. While hypnotizing Amamiya Natsuki, several spider legs struck again.
"Accio!"
Amamiya Natsuki extended his right hand, decisively using the Accio.
His strength judgment was certainly not as good as the Giant Spider Queen's, so Amamiya Natsuki's body distorted in mid-air, avoiding the spider leg's thrust while quickly flying in front of the Giant Spider Queen.
It must be said that although the lower half of this Giant Spider Queen was terrifying, her upper half was human-like, with an exceptionally stunning and beautiful appearance, possessing a captivating and unique allure.
Then...
Boom!
Amamiya Natsuki clenched his right fist, blue electric arcs flashing on his knuckles, and mercilessly punched the Giant Spider Queen directly in the face!
Psychic electric arcs crackled and exploded.
The thunderous impact of the punch hitting the Giant Spider Queen's face.
And the Giant Spider Queen's pained scream.
All sorts of sounds intertwined, echoing throughout the entire campus.
Rumble!
The Giant Spider Queen screamed and recoiled, its massive body, perched on the gymnasium roof, directly plummeting, crashing to the ground with a roar.
"Senpai is wonderful!"
The two junior high students widened their eyes in shock, exclaiming.
Those unfortunate souls who were desperately fleeing also froze in place, unable to believe their eyes.
That high school boy actually sent such a colossal monster flying with one punch?
Could humans actually be that powerful?
Or perhaps that boy wasn't human?
After the shock, the fire of hope in their eyes reignited.
If that boy could defeat the monster, could they go home?
For a moment, everyone began to silently pray, hoping that Amamiya Natsuki would win.
Then…
Boom.
Dirt splattered.
Amamiya Natsuki fell to the ground, then flipped up, holding Chika in his left arm and Kaguya in his right, shouting:
"We can't win, run!"
Unlucky passers-by: "..."