The Yungang Buddha Statues

There's a chance that its corrupting agent isn't something that can usually be found in this world. Maybe it's something that the Cataclysm brought into existence, thought Gao Peng.

He put away his laboratory equipment and said to Stripey, "Stripey, I'll leave you here with the statue. Go play with it if you're feeling bored."

Stripey nodded and watched as Gao Peng left the stone cottage.

Poke, poke.

When Gao Peng was finally gone, Stripey began playfully prodding at the statue.

This new toy that Gao Peng had given it was quite sturdy. No matter how much Stripey played with it, it still remained intact.

As tolerant as the Guan Gong statue seemed, it wouldn't let just anyone or anything touch it like that.

The bronze statue glared at Stripey as it silently judged its own size against the mountain-sized spider.

Don't test me, spider!