They pushed deeper into the web-draped tunnels. The air grew thick and heavy, carrying the faint, acrid smell of something chemical. Fin walked near the back, his mind still snagged on the dissolving spiders.
Monsters in dungeons usually left corpses, cores, something. These just… melted. It felt wrong, unnatural, even for a dungeon.
The tunnel opened into a vast, circular chamber. Unlike the rough caverns before, the walls here were unnaturally smooth, almost polished black stone. Dominating the space were eight colossal spider statues, carved from the same dark stone, facing inward toward the center of the room.
They were unnervingly lifelike, their multiple eyes seeming to watch the team's entry.
"Creepy," Joe muttered, scanning the statues warily. "Feels like a boss room, but empty."
"Map shows this chamber connects to three other passages," Hana said, consulting her device. "Let's check the exits. Gary, Susan, cover the rear."
