The Vile Maw was far more cautious than Karya had expected.
Karya had only just reached the edge of its lair when it hurried back. Even after confirming several times that there were no intruders, it still acted with extreme caution, almost as if it had suffered some terrible experience in the past.
Its cautious choice had directly disrupted Karya's reconnaissance plan. With the Vile Maw unwilling to leave its lair, even Karya would find it difficult to approach the web-built nest. He could only watch from a distance.
Watching from afar could reveal plenty, but compared to exploring the spider's nest, the efficiency was unacceptably low.
Karya didn't have time to waste on the Vile Maw.
Even pest control required efficiency.
Since this was a cautious spider, he needed to give it a stronger stimulus, something that would make it impossible for it to maintain its usual habits. The more cautious someone was, the more sensitive and prone to overreacting they became when faced with an unexpected situation.
So, what could give the Vile Maw a jolt?
Those bandits were too weak. They couldn't give the Vile Maw any meaningful stimulus; at most, they'd make a nice snack.
But if Karya took matters into his own hands, it wouldn't be quite safe enough. If it had some trump card that was difficult to deal with, Karya could find himself in trouble.
After turning it over in his mind, Karya had no choice but to target the demons again. Although he'd been using demonic power rather frequently lately, and it was putting quite a strain on him, in theory, he'd be better off avoiding any further use of demonic power for a while. Still, he was only going to give the Vile Maw a little jolt this time, so it