I Became a Fake Priest the Saintess Is Obsessed With

40 – Do Not Tread on the Spider Carelessly

Unable to abandon the trembling Temiel due to fear, we distanced ourselves from the spider.

With Temiel, who was genuinely frightened, we proceeded forward.

“aaah!!!”

We hadn’t gone far when Temiel screamed again.

The reason was easily guessed.

Suddenly, a spider field appeared in front of us.

Countless spiders, tens of thousands perhaps, wriggled and filled the corridor tightly.

“…Wow. This is intense even for me.”

As the seriously grotesque scene unfolded, even someone like me, who had no particular thoughts about spiders, felt a rising sense of disgust.

The Temiel, who already desp

“Then, do shadow creatures keep popping out…?”

“That’s determined by the magical power of Rickus, who unfolds the shadows. It seems like he can create an infinite number, at least with spiders.”

“Sherer-nim! Does that mean we have to step on these things and pass through?”

“I don’t mind.”

“Wait a moment. Let me think of a solution.”

The group decided to brainstorm ways to overcome this obstacle.

Even though there were no corpses left behind, I seriously pondered walking over the spiders.

Shadows…

What could be the weakness of shadows?

‘Probably light.’

But where do you get light in this dark place…

‘Oh, right. I had that.’

I searched through my backpack, remembering I had a flashlight.

And from it, I pulled out a lighter.

“Are you a smoker? Tsk tsk. Learning to smoke at such a young age…”

“A lighter isn’t just for lighting cigarettes, you know? And I use it legally…”

Nope.

Come to think of it, smoking was illegal in the Earth Mother Sect.

Ah, what a garbage law.

Be grateful that I’m a non-smoker.

If it had been a protest, I would have staged a one-person demonstration in front of the royal palace.

“Ahem, anyway, let’s try illuminating the spiders with fire. If they’re shadows, they should disappear, shouldn’t they?”

“Oh-ho! What an amazing idea! Try it right away!”

Temiel reacts excessively.

He didn’t seem like this kind of person originally… The spiders do look quite scary.

“Alright, don’t stop me.”

Giving in, I passed it over and picked up something suitable as a torch from around.

What I picked up was a stick that looked like a white magic wand.

I lit the tip with a lighter, and the magic wand blazed up, brightening the dark corridor.

“Wow! The spiders disappeared!”

As the shadows were dispelled by the light, the spiders also hid their appearance.

Temiel rejoiced at that and took the lead, walking down the corridor.

“With this, we can go on without worries.”

“You’re well-prepared.”

“What are you waiting for! Come right away; we don’t know when the spiders will reappear!”

Responding to Temiel’s urgent call, I and the others quickly walked through the corridor.

With the torch in hand, there were no more shadow creatures appearing in the corridor.

“hahahaha! This way, we’ll easily wrap up the horror theme!”

“Oh, that’s a flag.”

Before I could stop Temiel from setting up his flags, the torches suddenly went out.

“Damn! Why are you saying such things?”

“Sorry.”

I quickly pulled out the lighter I had put in my pocket.

Right before the shadows began to stir, as if trying to light a fire on the magic wand.

A hand in white gloves reached for the lighter in the darkness.

[Kick-kick! Then use it! I told you! This theme is supposed to be horror!]

A considerably irritated voice echoed in the darkness.

It was easy to guess who the owner of the voice was.

The voice of the clown who had lifted Sherer’s magic before entering the circus tent.

Probably the voice of Rycus, the Third Clown of the horror theme.

“…Isn’t a lighter enough as an element of horror?”

I asked nonchalantly.

[I didn’t create the theme thinking you all would have lighters! Confiscate it, and I’ll return it when the theme is over!]

With that statement, Rycus’s voice was no longer heard.

Ah… I can get the lighter back, right?

I bought it with whatever money I had, even if it wasn’t much…

As the light disappeared, the shadows slowly began to appear not long after.

Fortunately, the spider area seemed to be excluded, as no spiders were visible.

“Everyone, stop.”

Temiel stretched out his arm, bringing everyone to a halt.

No one had moved.

“…No one was moving.”

“Quiet. There’s something dangerous ahead.”

Temiel pointed towards the darkness beyond.

I naturally shifted my gaze, finally sensing the ominous aura emanating from the front.

“What…?”

Intense yet calm.

Excitement mixed with a genuine dread was felt from the presence beyond.

Simply standing in front of that existence beyond made my bones feel as if they were freezing.

“No way…!”

Everyone was somewhat bewildered, but among them, Scherer, wide-eyed, showed a terrified expression.

“Sage. Do you know anything about the presence in front?”

“I know…! But, could it be possible to manifest even that through shadows…?!”

Thumping sounds echoed, and the presence ahead approached us.

“What is it exactly? Stop groaning alone and tell us quickly!”

I urged Scherer, who seemed to know something about the guy, immediately.

Then, the earth-colored lips of the sage Wiki opened, and he began to speak.

“That, that is my fear…! An eternal, immortal fear that steals away the deepest core of my inner self just by being alive!”

“What are you talking about…”

Bang!

Finally, the presence in front of us revealed itself, dragging its massive body into view.

Its torso resembled that of a lion, but with scales attached.

One wing was like that of a bird, while the other wing resembled that of a bat.

Four legs intertwined with dozens of small tentacles.

Three heads, each with a ram’s horns attached.

It had such an alien appearance that it was hard to believe it was a living creature.

It seemed to combine all the elements that would instill fear in a human.

“!!!!!!”

An indescribable, eerie sound burst from its throat.

It was like the scream of a woman, and the sound of thunder in a downpour tore through our eardrums.

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“Guh…! Is that… Could it be! The legendary Maelstrom Caribdis that only exists in records…!”

Temielle said with a contorted face.

“What’s Caribdis!”

“I told you! The creature in front of you is Caribdis! It’s a legendary dragon that Shurer once subjugated hundreds of years ago!”

Hundreds of years ago?!

Then how old is Shurer?

No, dragons existed even before that?!

There’s a dragon right in front of my eyes now?

How are we supposed to capture that? Are you insane?!

“I’m afraid a more detailed explanation is not possible.”

“Darn it! Why is the boss so indifferent?!”

“If you have time to ask about that, please explain. He’s… about to attack.”

The dragon that had been staring at us rushed towards Shurer.

After seeing the dragon, Shurer was stunned.

Before the dragon’s attack could reach Shurer, Lecia blocked it with her sword.

When the sharp fangs of the dragon clashed with Lecia’s Zweihander, a huge impact echoed, and both of them stepped back.

“Darn it! If only I could use magic to assist!”

“…Then quickly tell us about that thing.”

At Lecia’s urging, the chief wiki opened his mouth.

“Caribdis is a dragon that the sage of his youth subdued. The sage formed a punitive force to capture it and set out on a journey, but only the sage returned alive.”

“…Do you know any weaknesses other than that?”

“I don’t know! That’s all that was written in the history books!”

As Temia shouted loudly, the dragon seemed provoked and rushed again.

Similarly, Lecia prepared to fend it off.

Once again, the sword and fangs collided.

Suddenly, the dragon’s neck on both sides grotesquely protruded, attempting to bite Lecia.

Lecia seemed momentarily startled, but fortunately, she stepped back to avoid it.

However, blood was flowing from Lecia’s back of the hand, scratched at some point.

I quickly approached and treated her back of the hand with emergency healing.

“…Thank you, Father.”

“Sigh… What should I do with this? It would be easier to handle if I knew something about it.”

“I will explain…”

Schuler stumbled through the chaotic corridor and emerged.

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