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Round-web spider

[Attributes: Insect + Poison]

【Characteristics: Insomnia/Insect Premonition】

Gu Beiri's heart sank.

The round silk spider is an insect with venomous properties. Although it is not strong individually, it usually lives in groups and is good at setting traps with silk and fighting in a coordinated manner.

What's more troublesome is that their venom can paralyze their prey, allowing them to slowly devour it.

"Four of them, they look about the same level as Mareep." Gu Beiri quickly analyzed, "The current Mareep can easily take on one or two, but four..."

He looked around, searching for an escape route.

But at that moment, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

It's too quiet.

The birdsong and insect chirps that could be heard just moments ago have all vanished.

An eerie silence filled the air.

Gu Beiri turned around abruptly, his heart almost stopping.

The direction they came from had been sealed off by several thin but strong white silk threads at some point.

Those silk threads stretched between the bushes and tree trunks, forming barriers that were almost invisible to the naked eye.

Further away, three more round silk spiders were silently closing in from three different directions.

They had already spotted the intruders and surrounded them!

"We've fallen into their trap..." Cold sweat beaded on Gu Beiri's forehead.

The intelligence of these orb-weaver spiders exceeded his expectations.

They deliberately exposed a few on the tree as bait, while the real hunters had already circled around and cut off their escape route.

Now, they are surrounded by seven round silk spiders.

Four in the tree in front, and three flanking from behind.

"Mary Sheep, prepare for battle." Gu Beiri lowered his voice, his mind racing. "We can't be trapped here. We have to tear a hole in the wall."

His gaze swept across the seven round silk spiders.

The three behind were farther away, but they blocked the retreat.

The four ahead occupy the high ground, which gives them a terrain advantage, but it also creates a time lag that could lead to earlier attrition.

"Take care of the ones in the trees first!" Gu Beiri made the decision. "They're high up and pose the greatest threat."

Mareep, Electric Field, Full Power!

"Meow—!"

With a loud bleat, the golden electric net expanded, instantly covering a ten-meter radius around it.

The light from the electric field startled all the orb-weaver spiders, which hissed as a warning and moved noticeably faster.

"Shock it! Aim at the leftmost one!" Gu Beiri pointed to the round silk spider with the weakest aura on the tree.

Mare the sheep tilted its head back and shot out a precise arc of electricity.

But the orb-weaver spider reacted extremely quickly, using its eight legs to nimbly push off the branch and avoid the electric shock.

At the same time, three other spiders on the trees launched an attack.

"hiss!"

Several white, viscous threads shot out from their bellies, not towards the sheep, but towards Gu Beiri!

These cunning hunters know that attacking trainers is often more effective than attacking Pokémon.

"Shield of Counterattack!" Gu Beiri shouted urgently.

The sheep instantly reclaimed the energy from the electrical field, constructing a rotating electric shield around Gu Beiri.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

The viscous threads struck the shield of repulsion, most of them being deflected by the rotating electric current, but a few still managed to penetrate the defense and stick to Gu Beiri's clothes.

The silk thread is extremely sticky, and once it gets stuck, it is very difficult to get rid of.

Even worse, three round silk spiders that had surrounded them from behind also launched an attack.

Instead of spinning silk, they shoot out beams of shimmering purple needles from their mouths!

Poison needle!

"Draft, get out of the way!" Gu Beiri ordered as he tore at the silk threads binding his body.

A green light flashed beneath Mare's feet, and its speed increased dramatically, narrowly dodging the crossfire of three poison needles.

The venom fell to the ground, making a sizzling, corrosive sound, and the vegetation withered rapidly.

"We can't delay!" Gu Beiri looked at the increasing amount of threads and venom, knowing that he had to finish the battle quickly.

"Maya, charge! Use the Power Gem to blast the tree trunk!"

He came up with a risky idea—since the orb-weaver spider was in the tree, he would knock the tree down!

The sheep understood and, braving the constant stream of silk threads and venom, charged towards the orange tree.

Amber-colored crystals rapidly condensed on its head.

"hiss!"

The round spiders in the tree sensed the intention and intensified their attacks.

A spurt of venom grazed Mare's hind leg, and the purple toxin spread rapidly.

"Baa!" the sheep cried out in pain, its movements faltering.

Hang in there!

Gu Beiri shouted, while desperately tearing at the silk threads binding his body.

Finally, he broke free from most of the threads, took out the antidote from his backpack, and threw it at Mare the sheep.

"then!"

Mare the sheep caught it with its mouth, bit open the bottle, and the antidote flowed into its throat.

The spread of the toxin has slowed, but it has not been completely eliminated.

At this moment, the three round silk spiders behind them had closed to within ten meters.

There were four spitting poison needles from a high place in front, and three more close behind, ready for melee combat.

A desperate situation.

But Mali didn't stop.

A resolute glint flashed in its eyes as it poured all the remaining energy in its body, along with the amplification of the electrical field, into the space between its horns.

The amber-colored crystal burst forth with dazzling light, its interior shimmering with starlight like boiling lava.

"Meow—!!!"

With a tearing sound, a blazing beam of light, as thick as an adult's fist and as solid as amber, slammed into the trunk of the orange tree with the force of splitting mountains and shattering rocks!

"BOOM—!!!"

A deafening roar!

The thick tree trunk shattered instantly under the bombardment of the Power Gem, like glass struck by a giant hammer!

Wood chips flew everywhere, the canopy tilted, and the entire orange tree groaned under the weight, slowly collapsing.

The four round spiders on the tree panicked and jumped around trying to escape.

But Mare the sheep's attack did not end.

At the moment the Power Gem was unleashed, it endured the excruciating pain and weakness caused by the poison and forcibly condensed the energy of the electrical field that had just begun to dissipate.

"Sizzle—!!!"

Countless fine golden arcs of electricity erupted from its body, like blooming thunderbolts, spreading wildly outwards from its center!

This is not a precise electric shock, but an indiscriminate, wide-range discharge!

"Hiss hiss hiss—!!!"

Screams echoed throughout the room.

The four leaping spiders were the first to be engulfed by the violent electric current.

Their fragile Bug-type bodies have extremely low resistance to Electric-type attacks, let alone this is Mareep's all-out burst of power.

Two lower-level orb-weaver spiders were instantly electrocuted and charred black, falling from the sky and remaining motionless.

The other two were also seriously injured and fell to the ground, convulsing in pain.

The three round silk spiders approaching from behind were also affected by the spreading electric arc, their movements stiffened, and blue smoke rose from their bodies.

However, they did not suffer the main attack and were only slightly injured.

"Mary sheep, electromagnetic waves, trap them!"

Gu Beiri seized the opportunity and pounced on the nearest severely injured round silk spider, stabbing it fiercely with his camping knife.

"Pfft!"

The blade pierced the spider's vulnerable abdomen, and purple fluid spurted out.

The silky spider convulsed violently a few times and then remained still.

Mare the sheep mustered its strength and released one last electromagnetic wave, which hit the nearest round silk spider.

The round silk spider's body was stiff and it was temporarily unable to move.

But the other two had already broken free from the arc's effects and angrily pounced.

Their eight legs are like sharp scythes, flashing with a purple poisonous light—a series of slashes!

"Shield of Retaliation!"

Mare the sheep forced itself to deploy its retaliatory shield.

This time, however, the light from the electric shield dimmed considerably, and its rotation speed slowed down significantly.

Continuous battles, poisoning, and energy depletion have brought it close to its limit.

"Mwah..." The sheep was breathing heavily, and its body was trembling slightly.

Two round silk spiders swung their sharp limbs and slashed fiercely at the shield of retaliation.

"Clang! Clang!"

A harsh, screeching sound rang out.

The electric current collided violently with the insect-type energy, bursting into sparks.

The shield of retaliation fluctuated violently, its light flickering erratically, as if it might collapse at any moment.

A scythe-like limb of a silkworm spider pierced through the electric current layer, cutting a wound on the foreleg of a Mare.

The purple venom quickly seeped in.

"Mwah—!" Mare the sheep let out a painful scream, its body swayed, and its shield of counterattack shattered instantly!

Another round silk spider seized the opportunity, its eight legs slamming into the ground, its entire body crashing into the sheep like a cannonball!

Bump!

If this attack hits, given Mare the Sheep's current condition, it will be severely injured, if not killed.

"No--!"

Gu Beiri's eyes were bloodshot, and he wanted to rush over, but the distance was too far.

That's too late!