"The Overlord Spider is badly injured and has lost a leg, so it can't run very far for the time being. Let's deal with that half-human, half-spider monster first, so she won't cause us any more trouble." Unas quickly made the decision.
Nightmoon nodded slightly and chased after the direction the Beauty Spider had fled. Unas and Haikesi quickly climbed onto the Puppet Spider and followed.
Apart from its mouth being stretched a bit wider, the Puppet Spider wasn't affected much. In fact, because a lot of its internal organs were sucked away, it became lighter and its speed increased slightly.
A moment later, the female Elf ahead sent a signal, indicating that the target had been found. The Troll quickened his pace, turned around a clump of bushes, and the figure of the Beauty Spider appeared before the two.
She stopped running away and faced the two pursuers, seemingly wanting to negotiate. Unas, however, wouldn't give her a chance to talk and immediately ordered an attack.
As he leaped off the spider's back, he summoned Skeletal Warhorse, landing perfectly on its saddle. He then yanked the reins and charged swiftly towards the enemy.
Silver light flashed in the air as several Silver Throwing Stars from Nightmoon were simultaneously launched, blocking several escape routes for the Beauty Spider.
Faced with the paladin Charge Crystal Sword Paladin the silver darts raining down from the sky, the Beauty Spider lay slumped on the ground without offering any resistance, as if she had fainted from fright.
Unas had to brake suddenly, carefully approaching and placing the Firekiss on her smooth, jade-like neck. The Beauty Spider's eyes were tightly closed, and her black and red spider legs were curled up in a ball, making it seem as if she had truly lost consciousness.
Unas knew he didn't have Zhang Fei's skills; he could scare people to death. He went around to the back of the Beautiful Spider's abdomen. The wounds inflicted by the Overlord Spider were constantly oozing black fluid, which was probably the reason she fainted.
At this moment, Haikesi also approached, his eyes shining as he stared at the Beautiful Spider like a lovesick man who had just seen a beautiful woman, wishing he could pounce on her and devour her.
"Tie her up first, we still have an Overlord Spider to deal with," Unas understood the Troll's obsession with Shadra, and patted him on the shoulder, "We'll interrogate her properly later."
The Beauty Spider was bound hand and foot and thrown onto the Puppet Spider's back. The three turned around and chased after another target. The Overlord Spider, dragging a Green Tail, couldn't be too fast, and it left very obvious tracks on the ground. The three followed the tracks all the way down, unknowingly entering the deepest part of the Swamp.
Giant crocodiles and Three-Headed Lizards can be seen menacingly by the roadside from time to time. Two Overlord Spiders chasing and fleeing keep them from having any peace. For the time being, they dare not fight back, but who knows what will happen if they gather in a certain number.
Unas kept his horse steady, not daring to stray too far from the Puppet Spider. The Trolls and Beauty Spiders filled the space on the puppet's back, forcing him to ride his Bone Horse forward. This made him much more agile but also increased the danger. The beasts seemed quite curious about this little thing running ahead of the Puppet Spider.
Fortunately, after traversing a terrifying stretch of road, the Swamp beasts gradually thinned out, and Nightmoon's signal arrived in time. Unas quickened his pace and spotted the female Elf in front of a hill.
Without Nightmoon's prompting, the giant cave beneath the hills pointed him to the location of the Overlord Spider. Outside the cave were piles of the withered bones of various wild beasts, indicating that this was the lair of some apex predator.
Unas looked into the cave, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything. He didn't know what the consequences would be if he rushed in rashly, so he had no choice but to stop.
When Haikesi caught up, the three discussed it briefly and all agreed that going into the cave was not a good idea. The Troll suggested, "Maybe we can smoke it out."
Unas shook his head slightly. This cave, large enough to accommodate the Overlord Spider, was so spacious that the amount of wet wood fuel needed for smoking it was countless. How could the three of them possibly manage it? Moreover, they didn't know if the cave had any other exits.
After surveying the surroundings, Nightmoon returned and said, "This isn't the Overlord Spider's nest; it's just taken over. We can wait. The original owner of the nest will definitely clash with it when it returns."
Unas was pleased with the idea of reaping the benefits without lifting a finger and asked, "Who was the original owner of this place, daring to fight against the Overlord Spider?"
"The only beast that comes to mind when I think of such a huge cave in the Swamp is the Six-Headed Lizard, which is a rare mutation of the Three-Headed Lizard. It is like Swamp Lord, and it has a very bad temper. It would never tolerate its lair being occupied."
"Are you sure the Six-Headed Lizard will come back?" Unas didn't want to wait all night; every bit of time they wasted might allow the Overlord Spider's injuries to heal a little more.
"I can't be sure about anything." Nightmoon wasn't a prophet; she was just making inferences based on the information she had, so she couldn't make any definitive statements.
As Unas hesitated, a weak female voice suddenly came from the back of the Puppet Spider: "I can help you investigate the situation inside the cave."
The Beautiful Spider must have woken up quite early, overhearing their conversation before finally speaking up. Unas turned to look at the captives bound in a ball, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "You should think more about how to help yourself, Miss Spider."
The Beautiful Spider perked up and said, "I have a name. I am Rosebane Sunstrider, and I was originally a High Elf. We can help each other."
Sunstrider does indeed sound like an Elf surname, and it contains the character "Sun," which is typically a surname reserved for high-ranking nobles among the High Elves.
Looking at her pointed ears, blonde hair, blue eyes, and snow-white skin, her upper body does indeed resemble that of Sun Elf of noble lineage, but why has her lower body mutated into an ugly spider?
Putting that aside for now, Unas, because of the Dreadlord, utterly detests this cliché of "mutual assistance." "Isn't it a bit late to talk about mutual assistance now, Miss Sunstrider? If it weren't for your meddling, that Overlord Spider would have already been beheaded by me, instead of becoming this problem."
"Which is more useful, a dead Overlord Spider or a living, obedient Overlord Spider, Mr. Unas?" The Beautiful Spider called out the name she had overheard, making Unas uncomfortable. "I have never intended to be your enemy. All I want is a living Overlord Spider."
"Can you make the Overlord Spider obey you?"
Unas understood her meaning. He looked at Haikesi, Troll shook his head, saying, "Such a wild beast as the Overlord Spider can never be tamed."
"But I can. You severely injured it, which gave me a chance to tame it," Rosebayne said, swinging her eight slender legs that were bound together. "You didn't need to tie me up so tightly. I have no offensive capabilities; my only talent is controlling other spiders."
Unas thought of the dead Invisible Spider and Green Tail; they must have been controlled by her to dare attack the Overlord Spider. So, it seemed she wasn't lying.