122 Nirvana in Fire (1/2)

The events of the Capital were something no one would have ever wished for. Homes were destroyed and lives were lost. Some lost their sons and daughters. Some lost their fathers and mothers. Regardless of the losses, it wasn't limited to just commoners but the nobles, whom fought valiantly on the upper walls were also included.

The damages and wanton destruction ensured, that the development of the Capital had suffered a serious setback, but perhaps, only after the Capital experienced such a trial by fire, would they finally be able to move forward like a phoenix reborning from the ashes.

A fire had been lit in the hearts of the commoners. The powerlessness they felt as they watched their loved ones died, they never want to experience it again. After tonight's event, the people welcomed the first ray of dawn along with a strong thirst and conviction for power.

Outside of the royal palace gates, commoners, nobles and aristocrats alike, have gathered for one purpose; they demanded answers.

Why they have not been made aware of such abominable existences living right under them. Why did the royal family kept such important information secret?

Depending on the royal family's answer, they could lose the faith of the people and cause mass emigration from the Capital.

Of course, only the nobles and aristocrats had the wealth and means to leave and have no problem living elsewhere. The commoners have been left with nothing and weren't capable of such feats.

The Lower District was an uninhabitable zone and the people would not be able to rebuild their homes so long as these two problems weren't removed.

The Lower East District, or rather… what was left of it, was the only district without such problems after Crazy Don's great display of fireworks.

At this moment, several brazen and unscrupulous commoners had rushed into the Lower Districts, while the rest were gathering outside the royal palace.

In their eyes, whatever was left in the Lower District had become free loot and they wanted to salvage whatever they could find. Unfortunately, after Crazy Don made his rounds, everything had already been reduced to ashes.

They turned their eyes towards the mountain of charcoal that was still emitting incredible high heat.

Surely the body of a high-level monster would have some precious materials they could collect and sell to merchants. However, these commoners had no way of getting closer without burning themselves.

Suddenly, there were moments within the mountain of charcoal and it further crumpled down like it had lost all solidity and kicked up a wave of billowing dust. The scavengers all retreated in there.

When the dust settled, they were surprised that at the center, stood a beautiful young woman with lustrous fair skin and silk smooth black hair with few strips of crimson red. Her naked body seemed to have been sculpted by the heavens and accentuated her celestial beauty, without a speck of obscenity.

”Beautiful fairy, where are your clothes? Did they… hehehe… get burnt away? How about we have some fun?” A scavenger said lasciviously.

The young woman's city-toppling beauty had aroused his lust and made him unable to think straight. He didn't care whether his words were able to move the woman. A person who could walk around naked, couldn't possibly be chaste and pure.

Neither he nor the other scavengers would have thought that the person in front of them was the terrifying spider queen. Other than sharing similar facial features, they were worlds apart.

The one in front of them looked no different than a human, while the spider queen had been enormous.

When the spider queen heard the human's vulgar words, she brows creased but didn't take immediately take action to silence his insolence. Instead, she checked out her own body and curves.

It seems she had achieved nirvana through fire and evolved. Her strength did not advanced, but in this form, her combat prowess seemed to have been optimized. Speed was no longer her weakness.

”Hehehe… thank you for the treat.” The scavenger took the spider queen's silence and show of curves as acquiescing and inviting.

The spider queen immediately felt her personal space being invaded, when the human got too close. She flashed him a look with her crimson eyes and the person instantly froze on the spot. It was as if his soul was taken away with one glance and instilled great terror into his being. He started to break into cold sweat.

”Insolent human. You think you are worthy of this Queen?” Queen Arachnia said repulsively. How can an insignificant human be worthy enough to touch her new sublime body? It would only sully her body and make her feel like she had just stepped in dog shit.

”M-Mercy-”

The spider queen wrung his neck and separated the head from his body, before he could finish pleading for his life. The spider queen proceeded to drink the blood dripping from his head, but she immediately frowned at the taste and toss the head away.

”M-Monster! Run!”