Lensin and Sentrie looked at each other cautiously, stepping back slightly. Then Lensin asked,
"Why… why us? There are people out there with far more potential than the two of us. I'm pretty sure there are many."
The Creator looked at them and laughed emotionlessly.
"That's true. There are those with greater abilities than you — like the Hero—"Before The Creator could finish his sentence, a thunderous sound echoed across the dimension of emptiness. The sound came from the ground itself. A leg emerged first — a leg that radiated overwhelming power. Its sharp, black-purple tip sliced through the void.
The creature's black leg was as massive as a mountain — or an ocean. It emanated an aura of immense evil and power. White chains, on the verge of breaking, tightly bound its leg, barely holding back the creature's strength. More legs began emerging from the abyss, along with black tendrils that pulsed with darkness.
Lensin recognized that form — a form as large as an entire continent. Compared to it, the three of them were mere specks of dust.
Lensin shouted, and in an instant, the three figures darted in different directions.
"That's the Spider of Chaos! The one that nearly destroyed the monster cities!"
Memories surged back to Lensin — memories of facing the Spider of Chaos. The creature's massive body loomed over them, radiating a terrifying aura.
Lensin stared at it coldly and said,
"Didn't I already destroy this thing once?"
The three of them stared at the spider, but surprisingly, none of them appeared truly afraid — only puzzled. The spider looked at them and let out a sinister laugh.
Sentrie blinked in shock and said,
"Oh, wow. I didn't know spiders could laugh. This one's… interesting. It feels like it's hiding deep hatred."
Sentrie glanced at Lensin, chuckled, and casually walked away, leaving Lensin, The Creator, and the Spider of Chaos behind at the site of the emergence.
Lensin watched Sentrie's slow departure, expressionless. Once Sentrie's figure had vanished, he turned his cold gaze to The Creator.
The Creator, who had been studying the Spider of Chaos intently, sensed Lensin's gaze and turned toward him.
With a sigh, he vanished and reappeared beside Sentrie.
Lensin turned back to face the Spider of Chaos, sighed, and bowed his head.
"...Sigh. I never thought I'd have to face you again."
He looked up at the spider and said,
"But in the end... the result will be the same."
With that, he summoned his sword—
A long blade with a black hilt, the blade gleaming in dark gloss, etched with blue patterns and adorned with a red gemstone.
It radiated a white and gray aura.
The Spider of Chaos, with its countless eyes, stared at the blade in terror.
"That sword again...?"
The Spider of Chaos trembled as it gazed at the figure standing before it...