Chapter 75: 75
Nothing had changed except that Hyeonu decided to kill the giant spider he believed to be the boss monster of the Mine Spider’s Lair . It was the jeweled spider he saw previously . Despite its large size, the giant spider was good at hiding, and it took Hyeonu five hours to find it again . The giant spider was crouched in a large space .
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‘A dead end?’
The exit was the entrance where Hyeonu was standing . This meant that if the giant spider blocked the entrance, he would have to fight without escaping . Once fallen, it couldn’t be canceled . Hyeonu started to judge reality coldly .
‘I don’t have much information on it . ’
The patterns of boss monsters varied, but they were powerful . Even if a lot of information had been released or there was a proper strategy to combat them, there was still a high chance of dying . A new unknown boss monster was even more difficult . A large guild could appear and be annihilated several times . One annihilation to find one pattern—it was a suffocating equivalent exchange .
‘I have only one chance . ’
However, Hyeonu had one chance . Normally, the boss monster’s location was set, and it could be re-challenged even if they were wiped out . It was just that to enter the Mine Spider’s Lair, he needed the map Herard gave to him .
“There is no guarantee I can come back . ”
Therefore, he had to think more carefully . Hyeonu didn’t think about it for too long .
‘My skills don’t have a long cooldown, and my items won’t get better . It’s just this one time—one time only . ’
He just had to fight it . Hyeonu came to this conclusion .
Instead, his preparations were thorough . There was no increase in skill proficiency, so he couldn’t miss anything .
“Fire Breath, Cursed Spear . ”
The former was a skill embedded in the bracelet obtained from the desert dragon, and the latter was a skill embedded in the bracelet dropped by Lich Cardum . Both were powerful skills . In particular, Cursed Spear was a skill that was used specifically to fight boss monsters .
[Cursed Spear]
[-Create a spear filled with black magic energy . The health of the target hit will be reduced by 1% per second .
Duration: 20 seconds . ]
“There are five Blinks left . ”
It was because Hyeonu had used Blink twice a few hours ago . He had five uses remaining .
“I can use both of the giant skills . ”
The preparations were over . All that was left was to hunt the ugly spider .
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“Tang-E, just use Lightning . If more than two legs get cut off, hit it from behind . Got it?”
“Understood, Master dude . ”
Hyeonu explained everything to Tang-E from one to ten . It was like this and that . He talked about all the situations that could arise . Tang-E listened at first but soon picked at his ears once the explanation grew longer .
“Then let’s get started . Buff me . ”
“Believe in me, Master dude . ” Tang-E pounded his chest and buffed Hyeonu .
[You have received Bear’s Momentum . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Strength has increased . ]
[You have received the Forest’s Blessing . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Health will continue to recover . ]
Various notifications appeared along with Tang-E’s buffs . It was the prelude to the doping .
[Master of Combat is activated . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
[The stat ‘fighting energy’ has caused your stats to rise . ]
[The other party is stronger than you . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
[Mindset of a Murderer has activated . ]
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[All stats have increased by 15% . ]
[Solo Raider is activated . ]
[All stats have increased by 10% . ]
Hyeonu finally used his giant skills .
[Giant’s Power has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
[Giant’s Nature has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
This power could be maintained for five minutes . He had to do as much damage as possible during that time .
“Let’s go!” Hyeonu flew toward the giant spider .
The five elements spider, Crasul, was angry . Poison rose in him .
This mine was his and his children’s home . There had been no intruders . Then a few days ago, one of his children died . An intruder had appeared .
‘Poor things . . . ’ It was painful to see the signs of his children’s deaths when they had only just become adults .
‘Intruder . . . I will kill him if I see him!!’ Crasul was feeling furious at the intruder when he detected a strange magic power .
‘A being with mighty magic power has come . ’
At this moment, a black spear pierced Crasul’s torso .
‘What is this . . . ?!’
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Pain dominated Crasul’s senses . It wasn’t pain that came from the piercing wound . This was a more intrinsic pain that came from the source of the damage .
‘Vitality is being absorbed . ’
The black spear was absorbing Crasul’s vitality . Meanwhile, Crasul diligently moved his ten pairs of eyes . He was looking for the owner of the spear .
‘You!’
Then Crasul’s eyes captured a small human being—the one who inflicted this pain on him . The master of the spear was a small human . Crasul screeched at the human,‘Reflect on the pain and sorrow I feel!!’
‘Shit . Fear!’
In the beginning, Hyeonu comfortably inserted the Cursed Spear into the middle of the giant spider’s torso .
‘Surely there will be at least one abnormal status?’
It was a useless wish . Rather than receiving an abnormal status, the giant spider was angered and used Fear . A huge leg descended toward Hyeonu .
[The influence of fighting energy allows you to ignore the Fear of Five Elements Spider Crasul . ]
Hyeonu immediately used Blink to dodge the spider’s attacks .
“Phew . ” He was lucky . The fighting energy stat saved Hyeonu . If it wasn’t for the fighting energy stat, Hyeonu would’ve died without doing anything, pierced by the large leg of the spider . Hyeonu used Crescent Moon Cut to create a giant crescent-shaped sword energy .
After obtaining the wind attribute, Hyeonu’s attacks became sharp . Due to his high defense penetration, he was unstoppable when it came to slashing monsters . Then the wind attribute upgraded the sharpness of his sword even further .
The five elements spider raised his legs in a natural manner to block Hyeonu’s sword energy . It was just that Crasul’s obvious trajectory betrayed him . Blood was scattered into the air . In the end, one of Crasul’s eight legs was cut off .
Crasul was furious . This was the first time he had been injured since settling here in the mine . Crasul had only been hurt when he wandered the forest in the past . A huge flow of magic power appeared inside the space . The magic power was red .
‘This . . . ?’ Hyeonu knew this magic power very well . It was part of the ruby spiders’ special pattern . This was magic of the fire attribute . The red magic power became a fire storm that filled the air and quickly moved toward Hyeonu . Frightened by the fire storm, Hyeonu ran away . He was so desperate that he even used Bash .
Hyeonu fled the flames while beckoning to Tang-E in the corner, “Use magic!”
Lightning immediately appeared in the tight space .
50 minutes had passed since the battle between Hyeonu and the giant spider began . There were three things Hyeonu discovered during the battle .
One was the giant spider’s name—Five Elements Spider Crasul . Based on the name, Crasul had all the attributes of the gem spiders—sapphire, ruby, emerald, diamond, and amethyst .
‘The good news is that he doesn’t have the wind or lightning attribute . ’
There was good luck in misfortune . It was that Crasul had no wind or lightning attributes . If they had been present, it would’ve been impossible for Hyeonu to have held on until now .
The second fact Hyeonu discovered was that Crasul’s intelligence was very high . No, he was clever . His use of magic power wasn’t based on his intelligence . It was enough to make Hyeonu believe Crasul was a dragon in a spider’s body . Crasul’s conversion of attributes and use of magic power were efficient .
Then there was the last thing . Crasul had less than 50% of his health left . In 10 minutes, the Cursed Spear’s cooldown would be over, and that would be the end of this ugly guy .
The five elements spider was different from the desert dragon . Unlike with the desert dragon where the raid had been half-successful once Hyeonu climbed onto its back, Hyeonu couldn’t climb onto the spider . He could only deal with the eight legs in an orderly manner .
Tang-E occasionally used Lightning to disperse the nerves of the five elements spider, but that was it . It was just a brief aggro . Still, in order to drag time out by 10 minutes, Tang-E came out .
By now, Hyeonu had reached his limit .
‘Fire Breath should be used as bait . ’
Fire Breath wasn’t useful . Given the enemy’s intelligence, he had the potential to convert his attribute to fire and absorb the flames of Fire Breath . No, it was certain . This guy was very clever .
The space shook due to the movements of the five elements spider . The four-meter-tall Tang-E looked short next to the spider . He was smaller than one of the five elements spider’s legs .
However, Tang-E absorbed Hyeonu’s advice like a sponge and fought very well against the five elements spider . At this moment, the five elements spider’s attention was caught by Tang-E, and Hyeonu completely cut off one of Crasul’s legs . Then Tang-E’s lightning also reappeared .
Crasul was prevented from attacking again . However, the spider wasn’t just passively being beaten . He released ice attribute magic, that was reminiscent of a breath, toward Hyeonu .
‘Now!’
Hyeonu didn’t escape from the Cold Breath skill . Instead, he shot his Fire Breath . Crasul’s Cold Breath and Hyeonu’s Fire Breath collided . A storm of magic struck the space . Yet Hyeonu and Tang-E didn’t stop even at this moment . They were moving diligently toward Crasul’s torso .
Tang-E used one of Crasul’s huge legs as a stepping stone to try and reach Crasul’s torso . On the other side, Hyeonu threw himself toward Crasul’s leg .
At this time, Crasul noticed that Hyeonu and Tang-E were on his legs and moved his body . However, it was too late . Tang-E used his lightning to interrupt Crasul’s movements while Hyeonu once again inserted the Cursed Spear into Crasul’s torso . Unlike the first time, Crasul’s body started to dry up noticeably .
‘His health is at the bottom . ’
“Tang-E! This is the last one! Pour out all your magic power!!!” Hyeonu shouted . Then Hyeonu poured all his magic power into his sword . He was preparing for the final blow .
Flash!
The space momentarily flashed white . Tang-E’s magic power stat, which was over 1,000 points, accumulated into a single bolt of lighting . This was followed by Hyeonu’s sword energy flying toward Crasul’s head . Consequently, Crasul’s head was cut off .
Hyeonu and Tang-E had won .
“Phew, I killed him . ”
The painting on Hyeonu’s jar of honey was a giant spider .