Luo Wei watched as the magic spider walked straight ahead, curious about its destination, so she followed behind.

The fluffy spider, slightly larger than an egg, scurried along on its eight legs with incredible speed, swiftly making its way to her bed. Its fuzzy head tilted slightly, as if measuring the distance from the floor to the bed.

Before Luo Wei could get close, she saw it bounce onto the bed with a "thump," bouncing lightly on the soft wool blanket.

Well, well, a jumping spider, it seems.

And why is it getting more adorable by the second?

Remembering Troy's warning about its deadly venom, Luo Wei didn't dare touch it directly. Instead, she gently poked the spider with the tip of her magic wand.

Huh? The wand passed right through it?

Refusing to believe it, Luo Wei poked again.

Suddenly, the Infernal Arachne raised two of its bristly legs, grabbed her magic wand, and flung it away.

"Quite the strong little one, aren't you?"

Luo Wei was genuinely amazed now.

What kind of magic was this? Objects couldn't touch it, yet it could freely interact with things - not only throwing her cup but also moving her magic wand!

"Just what are you exactly?"

The Infernal Arachne tilted its head, its two large, glistening eyes fixed on her. Three pairs of small, pearl-like side eyes were nestled in the bristles on either side of its head, looking like delicate earrings and hairpins.

Even more endearing were its two densely furry pedipalps, held before its chelicerae like a pair of fluffy feather fans, giving it a shy and demure appearance that was absolutely irresistible.

Luo Wei couldn't help but clutch her chest, completely overwhelmed by its cuteness.

However, she hadn't forgotten that no matter how adorable this little creature was, it was still venomous, and with it occupying her blanket, she couldn't sleep!

Since the cup couldn't trap it and the wand couldn't chase it away, Luo Wei thought for a moment, emptied her money pouch, and used her wand to place it in front of the spider.

"Come on, be a good little one and go inside. The big bed isn't suitable for you - I might accidentally squish you if I roll over. This is where you belong."

"Look at this cozy cave, how soft and snug it is. This is where a proper little spider should stay."

"Little spiders shouldn't climb on beds. Come on, in you go~"

The Infernal Arachne's bright black eyes gazed at her, head tilted, its front legs twitching slightly as if genuinely contemplating her words.

Little spiders shouldn't climb on beds?

Spider-spider had never heard of such a rule?

Luo Wei could read these questions in its adorably innocent eyes, and she couldn't contain her affection any longer.

"Of course! All little spiders love small, warm caves. They would never sleep in human beds!"

"Come inside, and tomorrow mommy will feed you lots of tasty bugs~"

The Infernal Arachne's pedipalps perked up, waving enthusiastically, as if saying it wanted to feast on countless bugs.

"Yes, yes, mommy will prepare a whole basket of bugs for you!"

Luo Wei couldn't help but break into a warm smile, her face full of doting affection.

The Infernal Arachne wiggled its delicate legs, turned around, and crawled into the money pouch.

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"Such a good baby!"

Luo Wei immediately picked up the pouch with her wand and deposited it in the drawer, even carving a binding rune on it.

If a cup couldn't contain you, surely a magic rune will keep you in place!

Luo Wei lifted her blanket and got into bed, confidently blowing out the oil lamp.

Having stayed up late for over ten nights, she fell into a deep slumber.

In her drowsy state, something crawled onto her face.

Soft tiny feet pattered against her skin, the fuzzy sensation moving across her face, poking at her eyelids one moment and her nose the next.

Luo Wei instinctively slapped her face, but the Infernal Arachne nimbly jumped away, landing beside her pillow, staring at her with its round black eyes as she gradually awakened.

"What was that?"

Finding no bug on her face, Luo Wei rolled over and immediately spotted the fluffy large spider perched by her pillow, having a staring contest with her.

"..."

She sat up abruptly and looked at the drawer.

The magic rune had several scratches across it, like a child's mischievous scribbles with a small knife on a wall.

Luo Wei's gaze shifted to the spider, examining its eight fuzzy legs, each tipped with two sharp claws like tiny hooks.

"You did this, didn't you?"

The Infernal Arachne tilted its head innocently.

Luo Wei covered her face.

What kind of spider was this, managing to be so adorable even after misbehaving?

No, wait - it had broken through a magic rune, that's terrifying!

Just as she was about to use magic to immobilize the little creature, her ears twitched, suddenly sensing something amiss.

Why was the entire building so quiet?

Oh no!

Luo Wei hastily threw on her clothes and opened the door to find the corridor completely silent, not a soul in sight. A basin of cold water sat by her door, and the mute old lady was nowhere to be seen.

Heavens, she was late!

That morning, Luo Wei suffered the loss of one credit point from Coach Campbell.

Fortunately, she was only five minutes late - had she slept through the entire class, she might have lost all her credit points.

While practicing with her sword, a thought struck her - had the Infernal Arachne crawled onto her face to wake her up?

Aww, what a thoughtful little darling!

After sweating through the morning practice in the plaza until the sunlight touched both the sun and moon faces of the Supreme God statue, Coach Campbell finally dismissed them.

Luo Wei rested briefly with her wooden sword before getting up to leave. As she walked, she happened to glance aside and spotted a familiar face.

"Senior Kael!" she called out, quickly approaching.

Kael turned around and, seeing her, visibly shuddered: "J-junior, what a coincidence."

"Indeed it is," Luo Wei's gaze passed over his shoulder, looking behind him. "Senior, isn't Toby out with you today?"

"Ah, no, it..." Kael fumbled for an excuse, "it didn't want to be in the sun today, afraid of getting tanned!"

"Getting... tanned?" Luo Wei's voice lifted in surprise.

"Yes, actually Toby is quite a delicate little bird, very sensitive about others saying it's turned dark," Kael grew more confident as he continued, "you know, birds are just like people, they don't like others commenting on their appearance."

"Oh, I see," Luo Wei nodded thoughtfully, "I saw a little crow by my window yesterday that got bitten by a spider, I thought it was Toby!"

"Of course not," Kael forced a smile, "Toby is terrified of the dark, won't even venture out at night, how could it be at your window?"

Luo Wei furrowed her brows in concern: "I must have been mistaken then. A well-behaved bird like Toby would never peep at the girls' dormitory."

"Yes, yes, exactly." Kael nodded, his right hand unconsciously touching his cold neck.

Last night, his crow had crashed through the window, collapsing on the carpet in convulsions, unable even to stand.

When Kael picked it up to investigate, he had barely met its beady red eyes when a giant spider with terrifying mouthparts lunged at him in his vision.

The Infernal Arachne had dug its sharp claws into the crow's scalp, its two venomous chelicerae savagely piercing its neck.

Since masters can share their summoned creatures' senses, in that instant, Kael felt as if his own neck had been pierced by the spider. His vision blurred, and he collapsed in a spinning daze.

If Chad hadn't discovered him in time, he might have spent the entire night lying on that cold carpet!

Heaven knows how terrified Kael was of insects - that's precisely why he had chosen to summon a crow in the first place.

That Infernal Arachne was something Chad had found in the Monster Mountain Range during their summer training.

It had been just an orange-colored egg then, and Chad had brought it back hoping to tame it.

The last time he had asked Chad to find a way to kill Luo Wei, Chad had actually sent this thing in.

He had said it himself - this kind of highly venomous magical insect was impossible to tame, how could it possibly follow human commands? Sure enough, the mission had failed!