Darlene's Move

Not long after, the maze began to rustle with numerous soft noises—noises not caused by the rustling of leaves but the movements of tiny footsteps, too small to guess, and too many to count.

"Silence!" 

Scaly-Tailed Limopith quickly demanded silence from his group of cannon fodders with a frown before listening to the sound with rapt attention. 

Alas, the Greater Demon could not guess the cause of the noises. 

However, it did not take long before a Lesser Demon suddenly exclaimed, "Woah! Be careful, everyone! We've been surrounded!" 

"Red-striped spiders?"

The rest of the group quickly noticed the countless insects of varying sizes crawling out of the small gaps and crevices in the walls of vines, bristles, and thorns.

"This is…" 

Scaly-Tailed Limopith noticed the three red stripes on the spiders' back before his pupils shrank into slits.