This time, your attack is not so surefooted, and your blade bites down in front of the arachnid. The creature chitters at you angrily, steps to the side, and lunges in again, once more slamming its weight against you in an attempt to knock you prone. The slam knocks the wind out of you (-2 HP), but once again you manage to keep your feet, and the spider is forced to back away...