"Waaaaah!!"
The shock of a spider lunging straight at your face was obvious. A spider bigger than a human doubled that impact. Perhaps only a human-sized pixie with twin ponytails could compare. Seeing the spider pounce at him, the short, stout detective was badly frightened. He shouted and backed away, raising his gun and instinctively pulling the trigger at the giant spider.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!!
A string of gunshots rang out, but the enormous Human Spider never even slowed. Whether the short, stout detective's aim was terrible or it simply didn't care about attacks of that caliber was unclear. The Human Spider charged forward without hesitation, then stretched out its right arm with a bizarre laugh and grabbed at Li Wei.
Its arms and legs were as long and thin as a spider's, but its hands still looked human, which somehow made it even more disgusting. Perhaps this was the so-called uncanny valley effect.
Although its arm had already reached him, Li Wei remained standing there, gazing at the Human Spider with utter boredom and silently sighing.
"Hey, Mr. Li Wei! Get back!"
The short, stout detective had been scrambling backward to escape, but when he saw Li Wei standing motionless, he assumed Li Wei was frozen with fear. He shouted, then gritted his teeth and ran back, reaching out to pull Li Wei away.
But he was still a step too late. All he could do was watch the Human Spider's hand stab toward Li Wei, and then...
"Aaaaaaah!!"
With a scream, the Human Spider abruptly retreated from its lunge. At the same time, the short, stout detective saw a severed arm spin through the air and land in front of him, frightening him into backing away.
What was going on?
When the short, stout detective raised his