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Original Translation: Blastron
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Beating that turtle was tough! Even after I managed to flip it over, I tried to bite it to death, but that jerk retreated into its shell! I almost got my fangs pinched off when it sucked its head in. Of course, with my pathetic strength, I had no way to yank it back out, so I had to kind of just let poison dribble from my fangs into the head hole. That certainly got its attention! It shot its head back out of its shell, thrashing wildly, and I sunk my fangs into its helpless neck.
Then, I got to see what turtle tastes like. It was the first time ever since I was reborn that I’d gotten to taste meat that wasn’t poisonous! It was chewy, and didn’t taste very good.
Umf. I didn’t get hurt this time! I was able to dodge every single one of my opponent’s attacks. Of course, that turtle just kept charging me over and over like an idiot, and it’s not like it was very fast at all, so I had all the time in the world to get out of the way. It’s not like I’m some grand master at evasion, I just faced an opponent that was perfect for me.
Hmmmm. Although, I kind of feel like I’m definitely faster than I was before. I know that all of my stats go up when I level, but I really don’t feel much of an effect on most of them. My speed, though, has definitely and notably increased. Compared to when I was fighting the frog, I’m way faster. Looks like us Taratects are extremely specialized in speed! Nevertheless, fighting purely via evasion is impossible.
Yeah! My speed and my threads are my greatest weapons. With these two, there’s one strategy that’s exactly tailored to me: sneak attacks!
Hm? That’s cowardly? Cowardice means jack shit in a life-or-death fight! Think of this like a preemptive strike. That’s not cowardice at all! Well, a preemptive strike does tend to decide the course of a battle.
What? I’m not going to get any useful combat experience? This is most certainly combat! You upon your lofty throne could not possibly understand it!
Well, I say that I’m going to try sneak attacks, but there’s only like a fifty-fifty chance I can actually pull it off, right? We’re in a danger zone! The other monsters aren’t just blithely wandering through, they’re going to be on the lookout for danger. If I can actually pull off a sneak attack, I stand to gain a lot… probably. If it fails, though, then I’m going to have to make a lot of really snappy decisions based on how the situation unfolds.
The big problem is any other monsters that could rip off my threads like the turtle did. Seriously, the threads I had thought were impervious to all but flame can be torn off? My [Spider thread] skill is level six. It’s the highest skill I have! Tearing through my thread basically equals defeating me. I’m really glad that turtle was such a good match with the rest of my abilities. Other monsters, though. Just the thought of other web-ripping monsters is terrible. Granted, I may have been over-relying on my threads a little bit. I’m going to keep this idea at the edge of my thoughts from now on.
After that, I wandered through the labyrinth for a bit, but didn’t find any other monsters. I’m getting sleepy, so I’m calling it for today. Time to retire to my simple home.
Ah, the breaking of the dawn! …Well, uh, I don’t actually know if it’s morning or not, but, uh, I’m awake now. Resuming my explorations. Seriously, though, this dungeon really is extremely huge. I’ve been wandering around ever since I got myself lost in this labyrinthine section, and there’s no sign of escape. Whenever I hit an intersection, I always take the rightmost fork. I remember hearing that keeping your right hand on the dungeon’s wall is a great way to keep yourself from getting lost. It’s easier to retrace your steps if you’re following a rule, anyway. Plus, I can always follow the trail of silk that I keep unconsciously leaving behind me as I walk.
I continue to steadily step through these labyrinthine corridors, but there’s no sign of the exit. I keep [Appraisal] running in the background, but all it’s saying is the usual: {labyrinth wall} and {labyrinth floor}. I don’t really have any accurate way to measure my distance, but if I were to low-ball an estimate, I’d say I’ve walked several dozen kilometers so far. Ugh, now that I’m thinking about it, that really is seriously far! If I were still a human, walking this kind of distance would just straight-up kill me.
Ah, here comes today’s first prey. Oooh, and it’s a kind I’ve never seen before! It looks kind of like a centipede, with its many rustling legs. First off: [Appraisal].
{Elro Ferekt – failed to appraise statistics}
Hm? Failed? Ahhh, the level is missing! Huh, looks like [Appraisal] can fail! It’s my first time seeing this happen. Well, it’s not like it failing gave me any less information than what I usually get, so it doesn’t really matter for now.
Ah, wait, hold on, hold on. Could it maybe have failed because our levels are too different? If that’s the case, this centipede would have to be way stronger than me. Hmmm? I’m not really getting that kind of feeling off of it, though… maybe level differences don’t have any effect on [Appraisal] at all? That’s all well and good, but if it’s really just a case where it’s hiding its true skill…?
…Man, even if I keep waffling, there isn’t really any excuse. Being a woman is all about courage, right? Are we going to do this?!
Without making a noise, I quietly creep behind my foe. Slide, slide, slide. Greetings! Die!
My sneak attack was a complete success. It was such a complete success that it was almost an anticlimax. All of that worrying I had been doing about the centipede being crazy tough was all in my head. It wasn’t able to rip apart my webs like the turtle could, so I was able to tie it up without any problems. Then I bit it with my [Poison Fang] until it stopped moving.
You’d think you know how disgusting centipedes would taste just from looking at them, but this is seriously gross. On top of that, it’s got some weird poison, so after eating it I feel kind of weird. My entire body feels kind of… stiff.
Argh! Ever since I was reborn as a spider, I haven’t gotten to eat a single delicious thing! This is seriously a first-world problem, but I want tastier food. Aaaaah, someone, anyone, even a Cup Noodle will do!
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