The Wild Mage, who had been waiting at the cave entrance for Shuang Jin Dao, naturally heard the noise as well.
He rushed out of the cave at once. "Shuang Jin Dao, you're back! Come on in."
As soon as the Wild Mage emerged, Shuang Jin Dao stood there staring in bewilderment. "Wild Mage, what happened? I turned around for a moment, and now it looks like this place has completely changed!"
At that question, the Wild Mage couldn't use any of the explanations he'd prepared. He quickly said, "These are people from my plane. Come inside and you'll understand."
With that, the Wild Mage led Shuang Jin Dao into the cave.
By then, large amounts of white webbing had begun to appear inside.
Of course, this was only the initial setup, but Shuang Jin Dao could tell exactly what the webs were for.
As they walked farther in, they saw thumb-sized spiders crawling around in the webs. The little spiders weren't much of a threat, but they could emit a ghostly blue glow like fireflies.
As they passed beneath the little spiders, they could clearly sense that the creatures were venomous. They could also spread poisonous gas and monitor their enemies.
The Wild Mage, of course, didn't care about any of that.
As he led Shuang Jin Dao farther in, the Wild Mage also explained the situation.
But Shuang Jin Dao trusted his own eyes more. His attention stayed fixed on the spiders.
"Our plane has spider-based systems too, but spiders like these are rare. Large-scale armies are usually the domain of the ant and bee clans.
"This is a new system, but what's hidden beneath it is what really affects the overall situation.
"The spiders here have completely abandoned the traits of their kind. Most of the ones