Before Lillian could reach the Beetle's location, the Spider had already made its move. With the spike growing from the tip of its leg, it flashed nimbly towards the side of the Beetle's impervious shell...
Well...
Crack...!
... Once impervious shell...
The Beetle widened its eyes for a brief moment before narrowing them dangerously. It pulled its body back away from the Spider for a split second before charging and slamming its horn towards its face.
The Spider, using the help of its legs to leverage itself along the ground, avoided the attack by pulling itself back. It then unhooked its legs from the ground and leapt back.
It fell from the air and made its landing by stabbing its legs into the ground—
Thud! Thud! Thud! Skrrr...
—Before being dragged by the momentum of its retreat.
Lillian, who had finally arrived, lowered her hand and slowly walked to the side of the Beetle, overlooking what had happened. That was when shock spread across her face.
