Wolf of the Blood Moon: A Blood Magic

Book 3: Chapter 32.2: For Home Part II

Book 3: Chapter 32.2: For Home Part II

Scarlet

The arachne, although startled for a moment, rushes towards me as well, meeting me halfway with one of its bladed legs clashing directly with my claws. And unlike all of the attacks I shared with the taracht, I actually manage to hold my ground a little despite the level difference of about seventy levels between us.

The spiders strike pushes me back, my feet digging through the ground.

Just the fact that Im able to contend with it and not get completely wiped out in a physical confrontation goes to show just how strong my beast form is, not to mention the blood metal.

I reach forward with my other hand, only for the spider to send two more limbs towards me while also using her human hands to throw a bolt of poison that I end up disengaging to avoid, jumping back and away from the creature.

We battlllle theeen, the arachne says, her humanoid eyes narrowing on me.

Scarlet, I should warn you that any orders this demon may have probably wont be enough to stop her from actually trying to kill you if you fight it, Tar mentions as I summon my blood shadow and have it circle around to the other side of the arachne, whose eyes are glancing between me and it. An arachne just doesnt have the intelligence for it. The creature will end up losing itself to its rage as unlike the arachnae, arachne are creatures of the Wrath sin.

My eyes narrow slightly at that, but I continue keeping my gaze locked on the arachne still.

Then let it.

I raise one arm and begin summoning two dozen weapons of blood in the air all around the arachne before dropping my arm and sending them all flying towards it from different angles. And at the same time, I order my blood shadow to attack it.

The arachne lets out a loud screech that sends what looks like visible soundwaves outwards at my blood weapons, making me wince and almost drop down to my knees, just barely managing to stop myself by lowering the sensitivity of my ears.

Why the hell does a creature who specializes in poison type magics have a sound based skill?!

That Im not sure, Tar says, surprising me even more than the arachne by his ignorance of the subject.

Well thats annoying.

The arachne continues letting out screech after screech while fending off my blood shadow with relative ease through its spider limbs. But then it suddenly freezes in place and begins radiating a purple light that has me focusing solely on the fight again.

The purple light immediately turns into a light spray of some sort of acidic poison that burns everything it touches. Whether that be the grass, the trees, the leaves, my blood shadow, or even the small amount that gets on me before I jump away.

Fortunately it only manages to burn through the armor on my right sleeve and doesnt get past the blood armor underneath. Although it wouldve been worse if more of it got on me.

I cant help but notice my blood shadow though, as the thing doesnt actually seem to be harmed much if at all by the acid. The only thing I saw from it was a small amount of red steam floating into the air. Like the acid had boiled a tiny amount of the blood making up the blood shadow.

Oh. Wait. Can you really poison a walking clone made out of just blood and my shadow?

Probably not, Tar comments, making me grin a little. Not with most poisons at least. Corruption maybe, and acidic poisons definitely. But not regular poisons.

Thats good to know.

Then the arachne finally gets a clean hit on my clone, sending it flying into a tree where a large portion of the blood making up its body splatters the tree, making my clone shrink a little.

Doesnt change the fact that the clone is a lot weaker than the spider though, he adds as if an afterthought as I grimace at the sight.

Well, that decreases its use again.

The arachne lets out another screech, but midway through the screech begins to turn into a scream. A much more humanlike scream from it. And I cant help but frown as I wonder what its doing.

Then a large wad of silk shoots out of the creatures spinneret before floating into the air and forming a sphere above the creatures head. And it doesnt stop there as more and more silk shoots out in a constant stream as the creature screams its heart out.

Is it in pain?

Im so confused right now. It shouldnt hurt a spider to create silk, so why

Maybe its the massive amount its creating at once? Tar suggests, and I nod in agreement since its the only reason that makes any sense.

That aside though, I immediately use null magic field around the arachne, which only has the creatures screaming go up a pitch again. But it doesnt stop.

Interesting.

I sprint forwards before raising my clawed right hand and striking at the arachne, only for it to raise a limb to block it. But the way it does so is incredibly awkward since it doesnt seem to be able to stop creating silk, making the orb of slightly slick silk in the air continue to grow larger and larger. So my claws manage to avoid its own large claw at the end of the leg and instead cut into the limb itself, digging nearly two inches into the five inch thick leg, making the creatures scream once again increase in volume.

I dont stop there either, instead spinning slightly to avoid another limb before it hits the ground and I take the chance to strike at that very limb, cutting just as deep in this one as the other.

Then I feel something impacting my blood diffusion barrier on my side, making a tingling sensation run through my body. And at the same time, a crimson light shines from the arachne without much to show for it before the light fades.

Guess the base damage that passive skill does isnt really suited to dealing with a demon seventy levels above me. Or at least, not when the skill is only level six.

I am a little surprised the arachnes limb striking me in the side didnt break the blood diffusion barrier though. And Im also pretty sure that I just got a tiny bit of life energy from the true damage dealt to the spider.

Which means that the Sanguine Effect skill and Bloody Thorns stack together. The damage dealt in retaliation through the thorns also activates the life energy restoration of sanguine.

Thats a very powerful combination of skills for when youre a higher level, especially when combined with your healing, Tar comments, apparently not having realized how powerful it was before now either considering how impressed he sounds.

The screaming comes to a sudden halt, making me raise my head to find the arachne now staring at me as a large arrow made out of poison forms in front of it and smashes directly into my chest, breaking the blood diffusion barrier and sending me flying through the air across the clearing.

And before I even land, I find the massive ball of silk spanning nearly five meters in width in the air suddenly falling down and crashing against the ground, making the silk in it spread outwards to cover the area.

By the time I hit the ground with a cough of blood, I find the entire area coated in webbing with a large cocoon somehow built up above and around us, blocking the blood moons light from shining through while making the only light in here that of the red light bloody thorns is making shine from the arachne.

Well, this isnt good.