Chapter 15: Killing Spree!
Getting hit by one of those could probably kill Kumoko instantly.
Faced with this overwhelming situation, Kumoko could only rely on the incredible speed granted by her Godspeed skill to dodge frantically.
At the same time, the apes renewed their assault on the walls. The corpses of the apes Kumoko had poisoned earlier, far from deterring them, now served as gruesome stepping stones, helping the others climb even faster!
"This is trouble!" Kumoko realized just how determined these apes were to kill her. They were coming at her with the resolve to die, intending to take her down with them.
She now had only two choices: Run, or fight to the death!
Given the huge disparity in strength and numbers, running seemed like the smartest option. With her speed, she might be able to escape, even if she took some hits along the way.
But... if she ran, the Earth Dragon, still helpless in his evolution cocoon, would be doomed.
Looking at the motionless rock shell containing the Earth Dragon, Kumoko hesitated.
Once... she had been abandoned by human society. She didn't belong anywhere, not at school, not at home. No one noticed her. Back then, she felt even smaller, even more powerless than she did now as a spider.
Broken home, parents gone their separate ways. At school, bullied by annoying classmates who saw her as a weak outsider because she didn't fit in. In Japan, bullying was incredibly common.
Kids formed tight-knit cliques, fiercely excluding anyone different. Those who didn't belong were targeted, ridiculed, insulted.