Out of sheer instinct, Gi-Gyu jumped up and narrowly dodged a giant spider’s front leg. Then, he propelled himself with the help of an adjacent wall and swung Lou. 

Slice!

With a gruesome slashing noise, he amputated the giant spider’s front leg. 

“Kweggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” the giant spider screamed as its body twisted in pain.

-Focus! It’s not dead yet!

But, there was no need for Lou to shout because Gi-Gyu was already prepared.

“I know that!” Gi-Gyu yelled as he turned toward the monster again. Using the torque from that turn as fuel, he swung Lou. That turn also helped him narrowly dodge a piece of spider web that flew out from nowhere.

Crack!

With a loud crashing sound, the giant spider’s head dented visibly. 

‘Got one!’

He had killed one monster successfully, but there were still two more surrounding him. Gi-Gyu jumped again to escape a clump of spider webs; while still being in the air, he set his trajectory toward his next target. But…

“Dammit!” he swore when he spotted an extra monster that had escaped his detection. Then, a spider web suddenly entered his field of vision; seconds later, it had engulfed him. Gi-Gyu, helpless and immobile, fell to the ground. 

Thud!

“Ugh!” Gi-Gyu groaned. It wasn’t a bad fall, but his whole body spasmed. Since the spider web was extremely sticky, freeing himself from it was proving difficult. Meanwhile, the giant spiders didn’t stop for a smoke break; they...