I Became the Companion of the Gods

71 – EP.19 Spider’s House -1

“Yata, is it really true that the government agency was attacked by Shinsu?”

“Yes, unfortunately, it has already been attacked and occupied by the divine beast.”

“Nonsense….”

Surely, I stopped by the agency today and received the assignment directly from the director.

Until then, the situation at the government agencies had been running fine without any problems.

However, in just a few hours, a government agency was eaten by Shinsu…… ?

I can’t believe it at all, but it was clear that something was going on when I saw that the director, who always responded immediately to a mission report, had been out of contact for three hours.

“I understand the unbelief. But everything I say is true and real. That’s also true, because the guy who currently occupies the government is a new beast who specializes in regional control.”

“Shinsu specialized in regional control…. Could you please elaborate?”

“Of course, I was going to tell you without asking anyway.”

While Miho and Alice dealt with the terrorists, Yata and I had a conversation about Shinsoo who did this.

The name of the divine beast that occupied the government this time is Arachne.

In the Shinsoo information book, only the name and spider Shinsoo were mentioned, but other information was unconfirmed.

Arachne is so vicious and ferocious that it is said that there are many adventurers who get eaten while trying to get information.

As such, gathering information about Arachne is largely taboo among adventurers in the great outdoors.

As a result, there was very little information available, but I still have an all-powerful Yata, so I was able to get information about Arachne.

“Arachne’s abilities are classified into 3 types, and all of them are tricky abilities.”

“Three at a time… ?”

“Yes.”

Until now, I thought that Shinsoo’s ability was limited to a maximum of 2, but I never thought there would be an existence with more abilities.

Just listening to it sounds like a headache.

“The first is thread spinning, one of the main characteristics of spiders. Arachne can spin as many threads as she wants from her body.”

“Is that the end?”

“If it was an ordinary thread, you wouldn’t have explained it as an ability, right? All the threads that Arachne pulls out have special properties.”

“What kind of temperament is that?”

“We can create threads that are so strong that they can easily cut through even steel, and threads that are so viscous that once they stick together, they can never escape by their own power.”

“What is that? Aren’t these abilities too difficult to deal with from the start?”

“You may feel that way, but actually, for me, this ability is the easiest to deal with. All the threads Arachne creates are weak against fire.”

“Ah, then it must be so.”

I had a wolf, Cor, who can handle fire as a pet, and I can also borrow her ability to create fire.

In that case, Arachne’s thread certainly won’t be a big threat to me.

“What about the second ability?”

“Fang teeth. Arachne has two large, sharp tusks, and the liquid that flows out of them is a deadly poison. Once bitten, there is no antidote, so you die.”

“In other words, if you get bitten even a little bit, will you die as soon as you brush?”

“Due to the nature of the poison, it’s not immediately. If you cut out the wound quickly, there’s no problem. However, if left unattended even for a moment, she will soon become paralyzed and slowly die.”

“I have to be careful not to touch it as much as possible.”

“Yes. At all costs, you’d better avoid fighting Arachne head-on.”

The second ability is also a considerable ability, but it is not without countermeasures.

But still, Yata was explaining Arachne with an increasingly serious expression.

That means that the third ability I’ll tell you about is the biggest problem.

“The long-awaited third, in fact, is the most difficult and key ability to occupy the government this time.”

“What is it?”

“Fercility.”

“Eh? Da, Dasan… ?”

“Yes, Arachne can lay and hatch her own spiderling eggs very quickly.”

“What about baby spiders?”

“It can give birth to a lot of small spiderlings at once, or a moderate amount of human-sized spiderlings, or one large spiderling individual like a bear.”

“There are many variations.”

Anyway, I wonder if it’s okay to call a spider the size of a human or a bear a baby….

“The problem is that even those baby spiders each have one of Arachne’s abilities.”

“That is creepy… ….”

“The smallest spiders have sticky webs and paralyzing poison that immobilizes them for a few seconds, the human-sized spiders have iron-hard webs, and the bear-like spiders have fangs comparable to those of Arachne.”

“The amount is also the amount, but each has its own ability…. Can I win?”

“It will definitely be a tough fight. Still, it’s not without possibility. No matter what, there is only one Shinsu itself, and Arachne as a single individual is extremely weak compared to Taochil. If we fight one-on-one, we can win even against the enemy.”

“But you know that too, so won’t you ever try to fight alone?”

“That’s right. So, this side also needs to come up with a detailed plan, right?”

If Docheol or Bulsali fought so far was a battle of power versus power, this time it’s a battle of strategy.

It was expected that it would be a fierce battle where one had to use one’s abilities to the fullest.

When it came to strategic battles, I wasn’t worried because there was a strong strategist named Yata.

However, quantity is a problem. Even if you have a good strategy, you will lose if you do not have soldiers to use in battle.

In addition, if the number of troops is significantly less than that of the enemy, the possibility of failure of the plan increases as well.

I wonder if there are any agents left to help me. Except for the director and three senior agents, there is no one who can actually help me.

In other words, soldiers who will become limbs like Arachne’s baby spiders…….

“You don’t have to worry too much. This time, I’m not fighting alone! Except for Tia, the other divine beasts and even the rabbit are going to go with me.”

“That is reassuring.”

There are no soldiers, but there are generals who are much stronger than me.

I feel at ease. My companions who can do a hundred per day. In the first place, Arachne, the enemy commander, and several generals of his class came, so how could he be afraid?

Nevertheless, the trembling and continued fear was no different from the distrust of my companion animals.

“It’s good to get rid of anxiety, but don’t belittle it too much. In any case, Arachne’s nest was already fully prepared over there. We are at a disadvantage as we have to attack there.”

“Okay.”

“Okay, then I’ll have a detailed strategy meeting when I arrive in front of the agency, so pick up the phone before that.”

“Yes… ?”

-Ugh! Whoops!

As soon as Yata finished speaking, the mobile phone terminal in my hand began to vibrate loudly.

The sender is Director Edwinner. When I looked at Yata to see if it was really okay to accept it, she gave her a short nod of her head, signaling that it was okay.

Trusting Yata, I moved the terminal to my ear by sliding the green call button on my cell phone.

“Hello?”

[Ah! I finally got in touch!]

A familiar thick voice came through the speaker. It was Director Edwinner. There is a hint of impatience in his voice, but it must be him.

I already know the current situation of the government, but I didn’t tell anyone about the existence of the informant, so I dutifully asked him.

“Director? What are you doing at a time like this?”

[I sincerely apologize for contacting you at this late hour and at the timing when I was resting after finishing my mission! However, please forgive me for contacting you like this because it is currently an emergency.]

“Emergencies?”

[Ah, the current government agency is in a state of crisis after being attacked by a being presumed to be a spider god.]

“God, are you Shinsoo?!”

[That’s right, the reason I contacted you so late now is because I was responding to him.]

“How is the current situation going?”

[Currently taking a few agents and staff to the shelter inside the institution to sit-in with the spiders. Unfortunately, some of them could not be saved and were captured and dragged away by spiders.]

“You didn’t kill him on the spot, did he take you away?”

[Ah, I witnessed that he was taken somewhere tightly bound by the threads of endless spiders.]

It’s a waste.

If this happens, you may have to rescue hostages as well as simple battles.

I think it will be a difficult fight even if I only care about Arachne right now, but a hostage…….

[Please don’t worry too much about hostages.]

“Yes? But… !”

[The reason I’m calling you is to ask you for help, as you know. It’s too shameless to ask that you take care of the hostage in a position where you need help.]

“I don’t know for sure….”

[Besides, we have no intention of just watching. The rest of us will do our best to rescue the hostages in time for you to enter the building. So, you should only pay attention to the fight against Shinsoo.]

“Okay.”

[Once again, this is a rude story, but I ask you this. I will pay the debt for this job even if I use all my powers.]

“Ah, yes… ….”

The phone call ends and silence sets in.

Yata is quietly watching over me. It means to listen to my decision by counting my thoughts.

Thanking her for her deep consideration, I ponder over this incident.

Government organization, informal, but the place where I work.

However, if you look closely, it is also a place where you are half forced to work.

Are you attached? If you do, of course not. It’s a job that I don’t have, and I don’t have.

But for me it’s that kind of job, but for others it’s different. For others, government was a necessity.

I have protected my family from the terrorists who always make it difficult for me.

In fact, I heard that there was an agent who died while fighting the terrorists who were targeting my sister.

I saw the agent’s family when I went to pay my respects at the funeral of an agent who died in the line of sincere gratitude.

No one in the family was bemoaning why the agent died. As an agent, I did the obvious thing. I was praising him for being brave enough to die saving my sister.

At a funeral that should be full of sorrow. I was honestly surprised. I didn’t know what to apologize for, so my heart was full.

Thanks to his bereaved family, his heart, which had been depleted, became refreshed at once.

Because I’ve informed them that apologizing to them would be an understatement of the agent’s bravery.

So I didn’t apologize to them, but…. Still, it would be best to pay off the debt of the agent who protected my precious family.

“You seem to have made up your mind?”

“Yeah, I decided to go and fight.”

“Won’t you regret it?”

“I don’t do it, I have no intention of doing it.”

“Yes.”

Yata confirms my determination and smiles in satisfaction.

Was this decision the right future in the future that Yata saw? Is that why she’s laughing?

I don’t know the meaning of that smile.

But in the future, I will not reverse my current decision.

“Fox, you did less than me. Incompetent.”

“Don’t be fooled. You just had a false start, didn’t you?”

A quarrel between two divine beasts can be heard from afar.

The handling of the terrorists around him must have been over.

That means you can take them to fight now.

“You know, Yata.”

“Why?”

“I’m going to see my family after a long time after this job….”

“Nanggun.”

“Huh?”

“Shut up. It’s a death flag.”

“Wow….”