Void Beetle Evolution Guide

The plasma barrage would also destroy the ship, so Kaisa could only carefully control the intensity of the attack. When the plasma in her palm was fully accumulated, Kaisa immediately took advantage of the gap between the opponent's attacks to shoot a bright energy shell.

The scorching energy poured into the huge fish head, and its mouth, eyes, and even the gaps between each scale glowed with light. After that bright moment, the fish head exploded, and the pilgrim's body was also blown into a blur of flesh and blood, with only a few limbs scattered around the room.

Kassa looked around and saw the walls covered with tiny pieces of flesh and blood. The tentacle fish on the ground stopped bouncing as the fish-headed monster was annihilated. They turned into wisps of black gas and merged into the black mist and disappeared, leaving only black oil on the ground to prove that they had appeared.

It was only then that Mrs. Iris came in from the captain's room at the other end of the corridor. From a distance, she saw Kasa pulling out the life-sucking ghost from the hole in the wall and evaporating it with a terrible substance that carried the breath of annihilation.

Chapter 95: Possessed by an Evil Spirit

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"What...happened?" Lady Iris slowed down, approached Kassa, and looked at the mess on the ground with a frown.

"Here a man suddenly shouted 'Don't eat fish, don't eat fish', and then turned into a fish-headed monster waving an anchor and smashing everything. In order to prevent him from destroying the boat, I had to kill him."

Kasa told the truth. After hearing her answer, Iris frowned even deeper and muttered four words.

"Possessed by evil spirits..."

"Possessed by an evil spirit?"

"He probably didn't really drink the soup, which is why the undead took advantage of him." Iris nodded and said, "Some undead will retain their last obsession before they die. Maybe he was a treasure hunter who came to the island to look for treasures. When he ran out of ammunition and food, he ate a fish he found from somewhere and died of unbearable abdominal pain. He then attributed his strong resentment to the act of eating fish and turned into a vengeful spirit."

"That's it?" Iris' explanation left Kasa speechless. She didn't expect the truth to be so simple. But this also shows how unreasonable these undead are. You can't use common sense to guess them.

"Thank you for helping me solve the problem. I will handle the scene. You can go back and have a rest. I promise that this won't happen again."

Elise apologized to Kaisa, and her words revealed a lot of thought-provoking information.

Wasn't this pilgrim brainwashed? Then why didn't he drink the soup? Did Iris's brainwashing method fail?Mei wants to think about me, Kong Yong, without Lin You Yong...

If he wasn't brainwashed, why did he pretend to be brainwashed? And even deceived Iris? What was his purpose in boarding this ship?

And don't forget, these pilgrims were selected by the Pale Lady according to Iris's standards: young, energetic, pious and stupid. Why would a spy sneak in?

Was it the Pale Lady's negligence? Or did she deliberately let him in to test Iris? If it was the former, who had the means to hide it from the Pale Lady and plant someone under her?

The questions are complicated and confusing, but now the person is dead and there is no evidence, so the truth can only be found among the broken flesh on the ground.

"Perhaps you should thank the undead for helping you catch the spy."

Kassa was too lazy to think so much for Iris, so she just threw the problem to her and let her worry about it on her own.

Mrs. Iris just smiled and didn't care about Kasa's choking words. After she left, Kisira Iris's expression quickly turned gloomy.

"Little cuties, it's your turn." A resentful and sticky voice was heard in the empty corridor.

As soon as the words fell, a rapid rustling sound echoed softly in the corridor. Countless tiny legs and hundreds of smooth bodies quietly emerged from the darkness, swarming around her, expecting to feel her desire.

Waves of rhythm came from the wet floor and collapsed walls, and thousands of tiny, round, black eyes were all unblinking, emitting a faint light.

Lady Iris bent down and a handful of spiders crawled onto her palm. They were pitch black with scarlet stripes on their abdomens, and their fangs were trembling. Each one was well-raised, and its smooth shell reflected a dangerous luster.

She held the spiders horizontally in front of her, envisioning what she needed in her mind, and then they leaped from her palms, disappeared into the cracks in the wall, and began to seal the holes in the wall with spider silk and repair the broken hull.

The rest followed the high heels into the blood-stained room, searching among the wreckage for any suspicious objects that could be used as evidence.

……

The pilgrimage ship sailed in the black fog for another two days. Some minor incidents occurred during this period, but they were all resolved in time by Iris and no casualties were caused.

The helmsman lowered the anchor, and they finally came to a small bay where there were some floating wreckages of ships, all of which were the relics left by fame-seekers and treasure hunters.

Broken sail masts and broken hull planks piled up on the dead water-like sea, forming a floating bridge with the protruding reefs, leading to the rocky beach not far away.

Lady Elise woke up all the pilgrims and gathered them on deck.

For some reason, some people got rid of the bewitching after escaping from the fake death. They stood in the crowd, looking around restlessly, rubbing their arms which were full of coldness, and revealed an unconcealable fear towards the spooky island in front of them.

"We are almost there. As long as you complete this last section of the journey, you will be able to experience the most ecstatic moment of your life with me in that temple."

However, after Lady Iris finished speaking, the man immediately quieted down and stared at Iris with fiery eyes, longing for her gaze to pass over him for a moment, and he would have nothing else to ask for in his life.

Elise did not do as he wished, but walked straight to Kassa who was standing alone in the corner.

"As agreed, I have sent you to the island. I still have things to do, so please leave on your own."

“Is this the main island?”

Kasa looked around and listened to the voice in her head. She saw the black fog surging, and many dead souls stood quietly on the distant shore like sculptures, staring at them who had just arrived.

The Shadow Isles is not an isolated island suspended in the sea, but a rather large archipelago. It is even larger than the Serpentine Islands where the pirate city of Bilgewater is located. Without a guide, it is impossible to explore the archipelago before life is sucked dry by the black fog.

“Although it’s quite remote, it is indeed located in the main island area,” Iris replied.

"How do I get to Hylia City?"

"Hialia..." Iris paused. She hadn't heard of this name for a long time. However, since there was only one city on Shadow Island, it was not difficult to guess. "You mean the Flooded City? Go ashore through this floating bridge and walk eastward to get there."

"Okay, thanks."

Kasa didn't use the rope net on the hull, but jumped over the fence. The moment she landed, the load-bearing wooden board sank, and the cold black water flooded over her ankles. Even through the skin armor, she could feel a chill that penetrated her bones.

She ignored this feeling, and also ignored the pale, swollen face floating under the hole in the floating bridge. Without looking back, she walked into the inland through the floating bridge, and her figure was swallowed up by the surging black fog.

Only after Kasha completely disappeared did Lady Iris lead the pilgrims ashore. Her body was no longer purely human, and even if she walked in the black fog, she would not be irreversibly harmed, and she could also replenish her vitality through other means.

However, the pilgrims behind him were not so lucky.

The black fog was constantly sucking their life force. All Iris could do was to send them to the warm and humid temple as soon as possible... before the wandering undead noticed them; before the cold and fear broke free from their charm; as much as possible... to retain their vitality to the greatest extent possible.

When the group disappeared on the coastline, a pair of purple eyes quietly emerged in the darkness behind them.

Chapter 96: The Lover's Eyes See the Spider

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The air on the island was salty and humid, making Iris's delicate cloak and leather boots covered with a layer of moisture.

The group walked inland along the coastline, and she found a path through the rugged basalt. The smooth and greasy surface made her feet very unstable.

This path leads to the twisted jungle on the island, where there is a nature spirit that has not been completely corrupted by the Curse of Ruin. For hundreds of years, it has been using primitive rage to take revenge on any undead who dared to step into the jungle. Therefore, there are obviously fewer undead in the twisted jungle than in other areas.

But that doesn't mean it's safe for humans.

In addition to the ubiquitous spiders, the twisted jungle is also home to many mutant creatures. If you fall into their hands, the outcome will not be much better than being entangled by the undead.

Fortunately, this group of pilgrims was led by Lady Iris, whose strength was among the best in this jungle and was enough to escort them safely to the temple.

The rugged rocky road gradually turns into low trees, and when the sun sinks into the horizon, the terrifying creatures here will wake up, waiting for their prey to take the bait.

The hollow trees on both sides of the road were twisted and distorted, with yellow pulp oozing from the scars on the black bark, as if some animal had scratched the trunks in a panic.

A ghost owl stood on a low branch, staring at the crowd passing by with its eight scarlet, disordered eyes. Its beak had turned into spider-like fangs, protruding outward with a poisonous glow.

There were soft lights flickering in the woods, like will-o'-the-wisps in the swamp, attracting ignorant souls to their doom. From the branches above my head hung many things that looked like tattered cotton cloth, all of which were intricate spider webs.

Iris turned a blind eye to these scenes, and even when a spider fell from the web onto her shoulder, she did not react at all.

This eerie and terrifying scene made the pilgrims who followed follow panic and want to escape from this horrible place.

Every time this happened, Iris would stop and talk to him patiently, soothing his inner fear with her charming face, gentle words and sweet fragrance.

Then all thoughts of resistance in the pilgrims will disappear without a trace, and they will become extremely pious again, like a group of livestock with empty eyes lining up to face the butcher's knife in the slaughterhouse.

"Iris's methods are becoming weaker and weaker." A wet voice came from an empty place, the tone flat as a ghost.

"When they landed on the Shadow Isles, they were doomed to be unable to escape. Even if they could escape from Iris's web, they would become food for other dark creatures."

The reason they are here is because of the decision of the Wild Hunt.

Rather than wandering aimlessly on the island looking for a stone, it is better to find a guide who is familiar with the place to lead the way. Lady Elise has been to Shadow Island many times to search for treasures, and is the best person to be the guide this time.

However, the lady seemed to be a bit xenophobic and didn't want them to get involved in her shameful affairs. So they had to wait for her to finish her own business before going up to bother her.

"Be careful not to touch the spider web." The Wild Hunter's reminder made Kaisa retract her right foot that had already stepped out.

There are so many spiders here that they lay eggs openly on the exposed rocks. The white spider silk is like thick cotton wool spread on the stone surface, making it very slippery. I don’t know how many spiders will die if I step on them.

"After all, this is Iris's territory, so we should be careful. Spiders are very sensitive to vibrations, so we might as well be aware of it and shaken off."

"Ah."

Kassa continued to hide her figure and dived into the dark fog.

The trees gradually thinned out, and the path led the pilgrims to a steep rock face, with signs carved on it that had been worn away by wind, but still showed some kind of warning. At the base of the rock face, a dark cavern opened up, like a vile throat.

"The temple is at the deepest part of the cave. Those whose names are called, come in one by one and meet our god." Iris called softly, and the pilgrims entered the cave one by one under her arrangement.

The cave was strangely dark and suffocatingly warm, with a sticky heat that smelled like the stench of offal from a slaughterhouse. In the deepest part of the cave, there was a giant spider, its body as fat as a mountain, covered with barbed hairs, and its shell covered with wet mutations.

Seeing Iris appear in front of it with the sacrifice, each of the eyes of the giant spider named Vicious Throat lit up with a black luster, and its two fangs rubbed against each other, making a scraping sound, like an iron fork scratching on a silver plate, and it couldn't wait to enjoy the delicious meal.

In response, Elise simply extended an appendage from her cloak, shot out a spider web to blind the pilgrim, and then pushed him towards the huge maw in the invisible darkness.

……Mei wants to think about it and has no time for Yong without Lin Youyong...

Lord Sassen was the last pilgrim summoned by Elise. Unlike the others, he was not a bargaining chip provided by the Pale Lady, but the man who was most actively pursuing her and was personally selected by Elise from among her followers.

Even at this time, he rubbed his skin with ointment and bit a rose picked from his own estate, which had been preserved in a special way so that it would not wither after several weeks of sailing.

He wanted to show that his love for Lady Iris would never change, even at the cost of his life. His willingness to abandon his family and accompany her to this island full of ghosts was the best proof.

However, as he went deeper into the cave, Emet Sassen discovered that it was not what he had imagined.

It was called a temple, but there was no trace of civilization. Dense spider webs covered every corner, and every touch was covered with sticky spider silk.

There was a voice in his heart screaming at him to escape and get away from this horrible place as soon as possible, but when he heard Iris's voice, his feet followed her step by step into the deeper part of the cave.

"Emett, do you like spiders?" Elise asked him over her shoulder.

"I can't say I like it, but——"

A drop of liquid fell from above and dripped onto his face. The instantaneous burning pain made him retreat suddenly. He looked toward the top of the cave and saw a pale, maggot-shaped thing hanging from it, swinging wildly, as if trying to break free.

Through the translucent surface of the new spider web, a human face screamed silently in terror, and the suffocating silver web enveloped all sound and fear.

"What...what is this place?" Emmett trembled with fear as the veil of deception was peeling away.

"This is my temple, Emmett," Elise said, untying the octopus brooch from her shoulder and letting her cloak fall to the ground. "This is the lair of the Spider God."

Her shoulders moved slightly, and two pairs of slender chitinous legs stretched out from the flesh on her back, slender, black, and with sharp claws at the end. On her head was a pair of ruby-encrusted insect shell crowns, like the deep eyes of a spider.

"Iris?" Emmett tried to speak, but his tongue turned into swollen hard leather. Fear made him take a step back subconsciously, and he slipped and fell towards the helmsman behind him.

Unexpectedly, this fall would actually cause the silent helmsman behind him to explode. The helmsman's tall figure collapsed instantly, his hooded robe scattered on the ground, and countless small spiders poured out from it.

"Don't be afraid, they are just my little pets." Iris smiled slightly, revealing her needle-like teeth covered with a layer of venom.

Somehow, the moment he saw that smile, Emmett's mind immediately popped up a strange, counterintuitive thought - how wonderful it would be to have her teeth clamped around my arm, to have her venom flow into my veins?

But as more and more spiders climbed up his body, stung his skin with their tiny fangs, and wove webs, Iris's charm quickly lost its effect, and his instinctive fear was once again forced to the fore.

"Madam, I didn't know you liked spiders so much. Could you please order them not to climb up? Madam Iris, please!"

He was crying, his expression was very ugly, and Elise's smile turned cruel because she saw a carefully preserved rose slip from Emmett.

"Didn't you say you were willing to be my captive, Emmett? You also said that you would give me your heart as long as I gave the order. And now... the time has come to prove your loyalty." Iris ordered the little spiders to tear the rose into pieces.

"No," Emmett shook his head vigorously, avoiding Elise's gaze, and cried bitterly: "Why?"

"So that I can live." Iris's voice stretched out and her shape changed again.

Her body seemed to be constantly twisting and expanding. The appendages behind her grew thicker and longer, extending to both sides of her body. Her ankles stretched to 180 degrees, and her toes curled into sharp claws, becoming the forelimbs of a spider. The originally delicate carcass turned into the inky black body of a spider monster, and the blood-red hair combed behind her head turned into red stripes on the spider's abdomen, exuding a dangerous aura.

Elise climbed above Emmett, and her eight insect legs supported her in the air. She was no longer charming, or even human, but had degenerated into a terrifying spider monster.

Looking at Emmett, who was covered with little spiders, Elise did not take action immediately.

If this man could still fall in love at first sight after seeing her true self as he described in his love letter, and willingly worship her as a goddess and sacrifice his life for her, then Iris wouldn't mind playing with him for a while longer.

In order to see his true heart, Iris stopped using any seductive means and just descended on him with oppressive fear.

Emmett made the same choices as everyone else.

The boneless fear completely crushed him. He collapsed and used all his strength to get up, fleeing from the spider monster without looking back.

Hundreds of years have passed. If such a man really existed, Lady Iris would definitely not be willing to hand him over to the Despicable Throat to eat. Unfortunately, such a person does not exist in the world.

"Emet, you disappoint me so much." Iris looked at the escaping prey, her pair of fangs trembling as she hissed with excitement, not hiding her disgust.

"But the real fun is just beginning."