Psychic Parasite

"We have to travel a long distance while facing the attacks from numerous Frenzy Beasts. And, considering the setup this time, I have a good hunch the military academy made Spindle Bees the dominant race this time." Jyorta spoke, standing before his construct, "So, I thought why not make something that would allow us to move while staying safe and hidden?"

"It's a simple thought process, right?" He smiled, gazing at the awestruck expressions of his team members.

"This…is simple?" Rishana sighed, focusing on the construct behind Jyorta. Strewn about on the floor beside it were the carcasses of numerous Floating Spiders and Spindle Bees alike. The only one alive now was the Tier 2 Spindle Bee.

The construct was a simple boat-shaped structure that was also covered at the top, referencing its design from a Spindle Bee's spindle to be more aerodynamic. It seemed to have been made to move forwards with the least resistance.

The structure spanned a length of three metres, a metre in breadth, and a height around 1.2 metres. It was a narrow structure but was enough to seat them all inside. It was what he had intended to do so while making it. It was fully made using Floating Spider silk. Each strand of Floating Spider silk was coiled into a thread. And, five such threads were further coiled into one rope.

This way, it created a sturdy structure. Moreover, depending on the place where it was elastic, the strength in the coils was adjusted accordingly. And in places where it ought to have been rigid like a solid beam, the coils were tighter and the result was fixed using the adhesiveness in the silk.

Just like a normal spider, a Floating Spider was able to weave both the sticky silk and the non-sticky silk. Moreover, the Floating Spider was also able to control the tension in the string, making it elastic or rigid depending on its choice.

Jyorta had used them all appropriately in creating the construct. It only had a single entry point at the centre of the top surface, positioned above a cylindrical shape. There was a hatch mechanism at the top of it that opened and closed. Jyorta made use of the Spindle Bee spindles here—after they were wrapped with silk to keep their edges blunt.

"And," Jyorta looked at Bilena, laughing when she reported the presence of Floating Spiders approaching them, "They are just in time."

Aura Induction—Tattoo!

When Bilena noticed a large group of Floating Spiders approaching them, Jyorta smiled as he readied himself. It was bound to happen since a significant number of Floating Spiders had died after going in their direction. So, the Floating Spiders were bound to notice something was amiss and send a large group.

This time, there were eight Tier 2 Floating Spiders, not to mention the over forty Tier 1 Floating Spiders accompanying them. Even if he went all-out, he couldn't guarantee a win. After all, Floating Spiders were fast. Evasion was the field they specialised in, thanks to their Trait that allowed them to fly.

So, the only way to target them was through an Aura Beam. But, once he did that, he would be expending all his reserves. It wasn't a wise choice. Besides, according to what he had planned next, he had better alternatives.

The moment the group of Floating Spiders came in the range of his aura personification of hallucination, he caused them to stop while sending five prepared tattoos into the strongest five of Tier 2 Floating Spiders among them. For the Graduation Ceremony, he had created 10 tattoos in total.

He instantly took control of them, making them gang up on the other three Tier 2 Floating Spiders and finish them off in an instant. Jyorta retracted his hallucination as the five Floating Spiders flew towards him while carrying the corpses of the three Tier 2 Floating Spiders.

When the Tier 1 Floating Spiders came to their senses, they saw the strongest of them had either been killed or betrayed them. Jyorta overlaid the aura personification of betrayal in the scene, furthering the effect.

The Tier 1 Floating Spiders screeched in anger, flying away the moment the five betrayers began to pursue them. They weren't confident in winning, despite their superior numbers. After all, Tier 2 Floating Spiders were bigger and could move faster. So, they were more deadly.

Tier 1 Floating Spiders would just be their prey. So, they chose to retreat for the time being and inform their stronger brethren. Jyorta made use of their behaviour patterns against them, sending the threatening group fleeing without engaging in a battle against them.

He smiled as the five Tier 2 Floating Spiders floated beside him. One of them ripped out three Tier 2 Heart Crystals and handed them over. Jyorta cleaned them and put them in his pouch.

"Now, take positions." He smiled, watching the Floating Spiders enter the construct by opening its hatch. Within the construct, there existed five containers, small hemispheres weaved using Floating Spider silk.

The flat portion to each was opened by a Floating Spider each as they entered it. Jyorta then entered the construct and closed them from outside, preventing the Floating Spiders from getting out. There was a tiny hole at the tip of each sphere, allowing for air circulation.

The hemispheres were each located on the walls of the construct, positioned on the front, back, and the two sides. The final one was placed on the floor, in the centre. As the construct was made using Floating Spider silk, it was levitating in the air, even after Jyorta had jumped in.

He had calculated it to precisely be as heavy as all of their weight combined. To ensure he wouldn't make any mistakes, Jyorta had already memorised the weight of all his team members. He also had a good grasp on the levitating property of the Floating Spider silk.

"Come, let's go!" Jyorta peaked out of the hatch and shouted, hearing the sounds of Floating Spiders increase in intensity. His actions had already spurred their hatred. And as the scent of the Frenzy Beast blood in the surroundings had intensified thanks to his actions, a lot of Frenzy Beasts were lured over.

Even his hallucinations were no longer able to keep them at bay. After all, a lot among the incoming Frenzy Beasts were at Tier 2. And, the blasts of aura they constantly unleashed crumbled any hallucination he erected. If he wished to overwhelm them, then he had to expend a lot of aura. He would run dry within a minute in that case.

Jyorta jumped out as he motioned for Sreshta and Bilena to enter first, "Sreshta, you sit at the front. And Bilena, you sit at the end."

As the two nodded and entered, Jyorta looked at the other two, "Duvic, you sit behind Sreshta while Rishana will sit before Bilena."

Rishana nodded, carrying five swords in her hand, entering first as she placed the swords beside her. Duvic held five spears and a bag of spindles, entering next as he seated himself. Finally, Jyorta arrived before a pointy end of the boulder where a thick rope was hooked.

It was what anchored the construct. If not for that, the construct would have floated away to the sky. Jyorta gave a mental command to the five Tier 2 Floating Spiders, motioning them to move downward.

The force they unleashed caused the construct to move down, cancelling its natural levitation. Jyorta then removed the hook, rolled it into a bundle and placed it in a small space at the front of the construct.

He had made a tiny space for it to be put inside. This way, it wouldn't be used by their enemies to pull their construct down.

"Take up your position, buddy," Jyorta looked at the Tier 2 Spindle Bee, motioning for it to move as he entered the construct and closed the hatch. It had a lever he made using some spindles that were joined together and layered by silk. He made the mechanism to lock the hatch. Now, they were completely secure within.

The Tier 2 Spindle Bee flew into a cylindrical container that was at the front of the construct and entered it. There was a tiny hole in its centre through which it poised its stinger. It then shuddered as Sreshta wrapped some Floating Spider silk around its body, confining it to the place and preventing it from moving by mistake when the construct moved.

She was doing it based on Jyorta's instructions. She was hesitant at first, afraid the Spindle Bee would suddenly jump on her and injure her hands. But as they were pressed for time, she gritted her teeth and did it, sighing when nothing happened.

She then closed the lid to the cylinder, grabbing hold of a lever that spanned from it. Now, she could use the lever as a turret.

"Go!" The moment Jyorta commanded, the five Tier 2 Floating Spiders stopped moving downward. The construct automatically hovered high in the air.

"Forward!" With his subsequent command, the four Floating Spiders—positioned within the four walls on the sides—moved forward, pressing on the walls of the hemisphere that bound them. The final Floating Spider moved up and down when necessary, controlling the construct's altitude.

The construct began to move forward, slowly accelerating as it moved through the numerous paths. Jyorta was in a kneeling position, looking around through the holes he had made in the cylindrical column—at the top of which was the hatch. This was how he would keep track of the situation.

Sreshta had a small hole at the front through which she could see the front. As for the rest, they were mostly reliant on their Tier 1 Skills to perceive their enemies outside. If there were too many holes, it would allow their enemies to target them easily. It would render the defensiveness of the construct useless.

Thankfully, he was using his stronger psychic arm to block all the holes, filtering the air by preventing the foreign aura from affecting them.

"Well, who wants to name this?" Jyorta looked at his teammates as the construct zoomed past a Floating Spider group that stared at it in confusion.

The three girls were interested, intending to think up a name when Duvic interjected, "I think the name Battleship would be appropriate."