The Wizard's Biological Chip Can Process Everything-Chapter 16: Holy shit, giant spiders, the massacre on the beach is gruesome!

Chapter 16: Holy shit, giant spiders, the massacre on the beach is gruesome!

After a long time searching through the island’s dense vegetation, I finally managed to gather the herbs I needed.

Some bitter roots.

Two serrated leaves with stimulating properties.

And a small purplish bulb that, according to the Biochip, had a slight strengthening effect when properly processed.

I stored everything carefully.

In addition, I found some wild fruits hidden among low branches.

They were sweet.

Too sweet for a place like that.

I ate a few quickly, but never completely lowered my guard.

Even while chewing, my eyes scanned the surroundings.

In the Waters of Death, carelessness meant death.

— Hey! Eduard!

Emily’s voice echoed in the distance.

— It’s time to return near the boats on the beach!

— Understood!

I answered loudly enough for her to hear.

Going farther alone would be suspicious.

And dangerous.

I looked at a tree heavy with ripe fruit.

What a pity.

They would have to wait for another time.

I began to turn back.

Then.

["Warning!"]

["Warning!"]

["Dangerous creatures are approaching!"]

The Biochip’s mechanical voice sounded cold in my mind.

Red words appeared before my eyes.

My heart did not race.

But my muscles tensed.

— Quick. Show the map.

My expression remained neutral.

But I quickened my pace, pushing my body to the limit.

My right hand grabbed the hilt of the rapier strapped to my waist.

On the virtual map projected before me, dozens of red dots appeared among the vegetation.

They were moving.

Fast.

Coordinated.

And they were surrounding us.

["Beep!"]

["According to the databases, these dangerous life forms have a 97.8% similarity to a group of black spiders!"]

— Damn... giant spiders?!

My eyes narrowed.

The data appeared automatically.

["Giant Spiders"]

["A species of black spider that inhabits paradise islands in the Waters of Death. Savage and cruel. Hunt in groups."]

["Strength: 2"]

["Agility: 2"]

["Vitality: 3"]

Vitality 3.

Far above mine.

— With that status... they’re definitely not creatures that I, a mere knight in training, can face alone.

I increased my speed even more.

I quickly caught up to Emily.

I leaned in as if I were about to say something casual.

— We have company.

She glanced at me quickly.

Most of the students were still resting without concern.

So, to keep up appearances, she smiled...

And kissed me on the cheek.

I raised an eyebrow for a moment.

But I understood the message.

Cover.

— What’s the situation?

— A group of giant black spiders.

— They’re already surrounding us.

— I saw their hairy legs in the vegetation.

She kissed me again, as if we were in an intimate conversation.

Then she made subtle hand signals to the selected members of the escort.

The boys hesitated for only a second.

But they recognized the agreed signals.

They immediately began to act.

They discreetly pushed the younger girls forward.

They whispered short instructions.

The retreat began in an orderly manner.

Silent.

Some more attentive acolytes noticed the movement and imitated us.

Others were still lying on the grass.

Laughing.

Unaware.

Sometimes, when danger arises...

The only thing that matters is running faster than the others.

— Let’s go.

Emily and I began to fall back as well.

— Eduard... you’re surprisingly good at patrol and reconnaissance.

She murmured.

— Just attentive.

I replied quietly.

There was no time for explanations.

Then.

— Ting!!

— Ting!!

— Ting!!

The shrill bell echoed across the island.

One of the attendants shouted with a voice filled with urgency.

— Return to the beach!!!

— Quickly!!!!!!!

Panic exploded like fire in dry straw.

The acolytes who had been resting in silence froze for a second.

The next instant...

Everyone ran.

Desperately.

Toward the boats.

— There’s no need to hide anymore!

— Let’s run!

Emily shouted as she drew her sword.

The blade’s gleam reflected the setting sun for a moment.

By that time, all the members of the Alliance had already been alerted.

The fastest were practically at the boats.

The others kept a safe distance from the forest line.

Then came the sound.

— Cruusss~~!

A long grunt.

Drawn out.

Filled with hunger and bloodlust.

Around the vegetation, the giant spiders abandoned any attempt at stealth.

Once discovered... they would attack head-on.

Layer after layer of black bodies emerged from the woods.

Two... three meters long.

Long, hairy legs digging into the sand with absurd speed.

With every leap, a dark afterimage seemed to follow them.

— A group of giant spiders!

An acolyte behind us screamed in despair.

Her mistake was screaming.

A black shadow leaped.

The impact threw her to the ground.

Before she could rise, a leg came down violently.

— Bang~~

— Help!~~

The scream was short.

The spider’s fangs pierced her skull with a wet crack.

— Crash~~

Her body went limp.

The creature began to chew.

Grotesque sounds of flesh being torn echoed across the beach.

Some looked away.

Others froze.

A boy was running ahead of me, tears mixed with sand on his face.

— Mom!

— I want my mom!

I watched the scene as I neared the boats.

Panic was spreading faster than the spiders.

"They’re falling apart..."

I muttered to myself.

Then.

— Swoosh!

— Swoosh!

Seven shadows shot forward along the flank.

The attendants.

Each one wielded a gigantic sword, the size of a grown man.

They advanced like projectiles.

"It’s the attendants... they’ve begun the counterattack."

My gaze analyzed coldly.

The spiders had stats averaging close to 3.

Comparable to knights.

But humans had weapons.

Tactics.

And secret skills.

In a one-on-one confrontation...

Or even one against three...

The attendants would win.

But there...

There were hundreds.

Zoshh~~!

A blade traced a silver arc through the air.

A spider was split in half.

Black and greenish entrails scattered across the sand.

The metallic smell of blood filled the air.

To make everything even more macabre...

The nearby spiders stopped advancing.

And began devouring the body of their own companion.

— Filthy demons!

An attendant with a scarred body licked the blood from his blade.

There was something almost feral about him.

He turned to a fallen girl.

— Come on, my precious little one!

— Thank you... thank you, sir!

She was crying, still trembling.

— Are you an idiot? Run now!

He was already charging forward again without even turning his head.

Only then did she snap out of it and dash toward the boats.

— Hurry!

— Defensive formation!

— Girls to the rear!

— Boys, swords in hand! Establish the perimeter!

One of the attendants was shouting orders.

— Alright!

Emily answered first.

She leaped forward, organizing the members of the Alliance.

— It’s time to fight for our lives!

I tightened my grip on the rapier with both hands.

I quickly observed the members of the Alliance.

Thanks to the early warning...

No deaths.

Some stumbles.

Minor injuries.

But alive.

Around us, the difference was brutal.

Mutilated bodies scattered across the sand.

Exposed entrails.

I recognized two missing faces from Charles’ group.

The survivors were wounded.

They had survived by luck.

— We’ve already rescued everyone we could save!

The attendant Liny returned to formation.

His body was covered in blood — part of it wasn’t his.

He saw me, standing in a combat stance.

— Boy... what are you doing?

— Aren’t you afraid?

I looked at him without taking my blade off the line of the spiders.

— At this moment...

— Being afraid won’t help at all, right?

— Biochip, deactivate the passive surveillance I activated earlier.

— Activate assisted combat mode.

["Executing order..."]

["Beep!"]

["Assisted combat mode initiated!"]

I smiled. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The world changed.

An invisible digital grid expanded before my eyes.

Vector lines.

Predicted trajectories.

Impact points highlighted in pulsing colors.

All of it visible only to me.

["Danger detected..."]

A leg came from the left.

["Opening found!"]

A yellow point shone at the creature’s joint.

I advanced.

I twisted my body, letting the leg scrape through the air where I had been a second before.

The sand exploded behind me.

My blade drew a luminous arc.

— Zosh~~

Piercing Strike!

The Quick Blade technique was a secret passed down through the Edson family.

The principle was simple.

Centrifugal force.

Waist rotation.

An explosive burst of momentum at the exact instant of contact.

I felt my muscles obey the perfect calculation provided by the Biochip.

The crossing blade whistled through the air.

Psh!

The tip sank into the flesh of the giant spider.

Resistance.

Hard as reinforced leather.

Then it gave way.

The impact ran through my arms like a shock.

The blade stuck for an instant.

— Come on!

I flexed my muscles.

I pulled violently.

The steel came out tearing flesh with it.

Fresh blood sprayed over my face.

The spider grunted in pain.

It recoiled in leaps.

Two of its front legs no longer responded properly.

My eyes gleamed.

For a second, I considered pursuing it.

["Critical failure found!"]

An intense yellow point blinked behind its head.

The Biochip marked the exact location for the finishing blow.

I took a deep breath.

No.

Most of the pressure was on the attendants.

If I crossed the defensive perimeter...

It would be suicide.

Besides, that spider was already doomed.

If it didn’t die from the wound...

It would be devoured by its own companions.

— Excellent!

Emily’s voice came from behind me.

I glanced back.

She was covered in blood.

But compared to the red soaking her two daggers... it was insignificant.

Her movements were elegant.

Precise.

As if she were training.

Not fighting for her life.

She was facing two giant spiders at the same time.

And she didn’t seem at a disadvantage.

"The secret techniques of noble families truly aren’t ordinary..."

I turned my focus to another creature ahead.

Its bulging eyes reflected the digital glow that only I could see.

The battle continued.

Minute after minute.

The sun disappeared beyond the horizon.

Darkness fell over the island.

The spiders’ eyes began to glow emerald green.

— Hah... hah...

My breathing was heavy.

I looked as if I had stepped out of a pool of blood.

Face.

Clothes.

Hands.

All red.

Even with the Biochip calculating the most efficient routes...

The physical strain was real.

Each thrust drained energy.

"If even I am like this..."

I looked around.

Many acolytes from the front line had retreated, wounded.

The girls behind were tending to them with trembling hands.

The attendants were still fighting with tireless brutality.

But even they were beginning to show signs of fatigue.

"Why haven’t the Mages acted yet?"

At the center of the beach there was an empty space.

Three Mages were seated there.

Motionless.

Cold auras emanated from their bodies.

No acolyte dared approach within three meters.

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