When the lava lake completely cooled down in the blink of an eye and turned into a solidified obsidian, a strange and harsh sound like metal twisting and deforming came from there.

It was as if the monster in a horror movie was breaking through the last restraints - everyone was about to face a nightmare that was difficult to escape.

"It doesn't feel good! Everyone who has not reached level 4 should return to the mine immediately and find a way to transport some magic source stones! We will deal with this!"

Although he was far away from the place where the mysterious object landed, the sense of oppression on his body became stronger and stronger.

Aware of the threat, Aarons did not dare to be careless at all. He even took the initiative to retreat a distance to give Karin enough space to deal with the enemy that might appear at any time.

"Master, that guy is coming out!"

"How could it be so fast-"

Before Aarons could calculate the possible situation, a large hole suddenly exploded on the surface in the distance.

The huge mechanical limbs, reflecting the cold metallic luster, with a twisted structure but exuding a strange beauty, penetrated the obsidian barrier without any hindrance and slowly and heavily drilled out from the ground.

At this time, Aarons finally saw the whole picture of the other party.

——It was a huge mechanical spider with a body size comparable to that of a large monster, reflecting a silver-white luster all over its body, as if it had traveled from the future sci-fi world.

And at the front end of the round ellipsoidal body, more than a dozen flashing compound eyes were like burning flames, emitting a beautiful and dangerous pale blue glow.

"Ji——"

At the moment when the body of the mechanical spider broke out of the ground, a sharp and meaningless cry instantly pierced the surrounding air.

Aarons, who was completely unprepared, even temporarily lost his hearing, and his brain was almost directly shut down by the shock.

[Search, observe, analyze——Confirm the target, and start the close-range annihilation procedure. 】

"The target is you, Karin--"

When Aarons issued a warning in his mind, the wolf girl with black hair and golden eyes immediately entered a combat posture.

Her whole body tensed up instantly, and the spiritual power in her body gathered in her hands.

However, the huge spider crawled at an incredible speed at this time-it only took a few breaths to move to a position only a few meters in front of Karin.

"So fast!? Evade first!"

His consciousness and thinking could not keep up with the opponent's speed.

Aarons didn't even have time to calculate the opponent's possible attack trajectory, and the mechanical spider suddenly raised its sharp forelimbs and slashed at Karin's body like two giant swords.

No, there was no time to give instructions!

"Haaaaa——"

Fortunately, Karin had developed sharp reflexes in countless battles. When the opponent raised his forelimbs that looked like sword blades, she took a big step forward and smashed her fist covered with dark red crystals directly into those blue compound eyes.

Attack is the best defense!

"Ji——!"

However, just before Karin's fist was about to hit the opponent, the piercing scream suddenly sounded again.

In addition to the sound that was enough to shatter the eardrums, the huge spider even released a strong shock wave from its head. Karin, who had never expected that the opponent had such a backhand, lost her balance in an instant and was blown away.

[Analyze, detect, and re-evaluate. Confirm that the enemy target has advanced motor functions, re-activate the energy-grabbing device, and try to disable the target. ]

The voice of mental resonance sounded in his mind again, and Aarons was surprised to find that a sharp mouthpart like a fang suddenly stretched out from under the spider's compound eyes.

That was its new weapon!

"Watch out for those teeth! They will use them to absorb energy!"

Karin didn't know why Aarons could recognize the opponent's ability so quickly, but her absolute trust in Aarons made her prepare to respond immediately.

"Understood! I'm going to use all my strength! Please be safe!"

--After readjusting her posture, Karin immediately switched her target to the opponent's limbs.

Although the several pairs of metal limbs used to support the body looked quite strong, the joints were very fragile.

"Beep--"

The huge but extremely agile spider made a meaningless chirp again, and then all its limbs moved at high speed and rushed directly towards Karin.

[The joint of the third limb on the left side has a flaw when moving. ]

Aarons, who gradually adapted to the opponent's speed, also reluctantly gave instructions for the battle.

Because he could notTo judge the enemy's specific combat power, he could only temporarily give up the ability to predict and calculate, and use all his perception to find the opponent's flaws.

He also believed that Karin could find an opportunity to attack by herself.

"——I saw it!"

At the critical moment, Karin dodged the opponent's slashing forelimbs and the suddenly extended fangs. She stomped her feet on the ground and jumped up, jumping to the place indicated by Aarons.

It's that joint!

The condensed spiritual energy instantly constructed a sharp and solid brass knuckle on Karin's fingers, and then she swung her fist with all her strength - the spider's arthropod joints were slightly flawed because of the stretch, and her fist would never let go of this weakness.

"Break it for me!"

The fierce fist wrapped in heat accurately hit the joint of the arthropod, and the solid limbs broke under the collision of huge force.

The spider, which was still rapidly turning its body to track Karin, suddenly lost a leg, and its movements immediately slowed down. Karin did not miss this opportunity. She directly grabbed the broken joint to regain her balance, and then took the opportunity to jump onto the spider's ellipsoidal body.

[It can't attack that position! Now! ]

"You ugly iron monster... just fall down here! [Earth Blood Tide]!"

Although there was little spiritual energy left in the body, the punch that could turn the calm earth into a roaring volcano still released incredible power.

Pure spiritual energy gushed out from Karin's fist, and the pure heat that could melt even rocks and soil burst violently on the spider's body.

——The light generated at that moment was as if the sun was rising from the horizon.

"... Stopped?"

When the light completely dissipated, Aarons finally saw the result of the battle.

The broken-legged mechanical spider was smashed into the ground by Karin's earth-shattering punch, and it had completely stopped moving.

Karin, who had almost exhausted her energy, staggered off the spider's body.

"Done, Master."

"Really? Then... wait!"

However, just as Karin turned around and gestured, Aarons suddenly realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the spider, half of which had sunk into the ground.

...Why was there no sign of being attacked on its body?

[Beep - Confirmed that the hostile target received mental assistance during the battle. ]

[Search, lock, analyze. The source of the abnormal mental power has been determined to be another human individual. ]

[Correct the action priority and start the hostile support individual capture procedure. ]

...Oh no!

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