Chapter 27: Full Firepower, Max Level Once Again
Good grief. Even with the Ruler of Wisdom skill, I still can't appraise Mother's information. Just how much of a monster is she?
Shirazawa couldn't help but click his tongue in secret.
While the two small spiders were paralyzed with shock, the wyrm army had already charged in front of the Queen Taratect. However, what awaited them was a scene of inhumane slaughter. The Queen raised her massive front legs, and with a single Pierce attack, she crushed every living creature that drew near.
Blood dyed the Queen's body crimson. She slowly opened her eyes, her scarlet vertical pupils scanning the surroundings with cold indifference.
Dense layers of spider silk carpeted the area. Wherever they reached, nothing was left standing.
"Awooo!"
Several Wyrms let out tragic wails as their massive bodies were instantaneously reduced to heaps of shredded meat, falling to the ground in a shower of thick blood. The remaining wyrms, sensing disaster, frantically surged the mana within their bodies to construct fire magic. The dry, scorched earth was covered in lava; this terrain-altering skill gave the wyrms the confidence to oppose the Queen Taratect. As long as they stayed within the magma, their HP would continuously recover, making them theoretically invincible.
However, beyond their expectations, the Queen simply raised her foot and stomped the ground a few times. A powerful pressure swept through the battlefield. An invisible heavy weight descended instantly, crushing all fire magic, including that of the wyrms. The magma dissipated, and the earth collapsed.
The Queen crushed all the Fire Wyrms with a single step, then continued forward with elegant and composed strides.
*Gulp.*
As the flames died out, Shiro looked at her own mother and couldn't help but swallow hard, sighing in awe. "That's way too brutal!"
Shirazawa nodded in agreement. "As expected of the Queen Taratect."
"ROAR!"
Amidst the wreckage of the wyrms, a roar suddenly erupted. Squinting to see, there was actually one surviving Elroe Gunesohka. Its original HP was down significantly. Though alive, its body was already covered in wounds, its
"Shirazawa, do you think... as the evolved race of the catfish, the meat of an Upper Wyrm... tastes good?"
Shiro was eager to try. Glistening drool leaked from the corner of her mouth; she was already imagining the taste of delicious wyrm meat.
Shirazawa's mouth twitched. "Aside from eating, don't you have any other pursuits?"
"I do," Shiro said as if it were obvious. "My dream is to be a chef and make the most delicious food in the world."
"..."
Shirazawa rubbed his forehead, feeling as if a hundred thousand alpacas were racing through his mind. He took a deep breath. "End of discussion. Prepare to catch the monster!"
"Roger that." Shiro responded, rubbing her claws together.
The two stepped out from the shadows side by side, heading straight for the half-dead Elroe Gunesohka.
"ROAR—!!!"
The wyrm seemed to notice their arrival, roaring as it charged toward them.
"Heh, this guy has a short memory."
"In the future, remember to take a detour when you see spider-type monsters. Actually, wait—this guy won't have a 'future' anymore."
"..."
The two shared a tacit glance, their eyes burning with fighting spirit. They were no longer the weak little spiders of the past; they were powerful monsters capable of standing on their own!
Body Mind: (
Information Mind: (
Magic Mind: (Magic construction initiated,
Magic Mind 2: (Construction 50% complete...)
Countless magic circles expanded behind the two, layering over each other like ten thousand nets filling the entire space.
"
Two pitch-black magic gates appeared out of thin air, tightly shut in front of them. Upon each gate were carvings of hideous demons. These demons were weeping, roaring, or resentful... their expressions varied, but all carried a hair-raising terror.
"Open!" x2
Accompanied by their simultaneous shout, both gates swung open. Waves of terrifying devouring force spilled from the gaps. Endless magma was sucked inside, vanishing completely. The two giant gates opened to their limit, and a beam of pitch-black light poured down, illuminating the Elroe Gunesohka.
"ROAR—"
The wyrm struggled in agony, but under the erosion of the mana, it had no power to resist.
*Bang!*
The magic gates closed. The wyrm's struggling came to an abrupt halt, leaving only a faint whimper. The two suspended themselves in the void, standing on platforms generated by
[LanLi: 3D Maneuvering changed to Spatial.]
"Oh my, oh my. It didn't die even from that? Is it because of a survival skill?"
"Hmm? It seems it spent all its skill points at the last second to increase its
"Shiro!"
"On it!"
The two didn't need many words; countless battles side-by-side had long established an unbreakable bond.
"ROAR ROAR ROAR!"
The Elroe Gunesohka wailed, filled with despair and horror.
*Buzz—*
Infinite magic circles expanded once more, and a terrifying pressure filled the air. The wyrm watched the two before it, its body trembling, its eyes filled with shock.
Where did these two come from?! How could they be this strong?!
Strong? They traded their lives for it!
"Let's get out of here first. Magma will flood this place soon," Shirazawa reminded.
"Got it~" Shiro waved a claw, spitting out spider silk to wrap up the wyrm's massive body, then dragging her trophy toward the distance.
Although the body was enormous, the two were not slow. Shiro dragged the heavy loot while easily keeping pace with Shirazawa.
"Speaking of which, this Wyrm seemed to have a name. What was it? Rend?"
"Well~ whatever. Once it's in my hands, it only has one name: Food."
"Uh... hehe... I guess you're right."
"Wahahaha... Today is another day full of hope."
"..."
In an unknown space.
"Hmm?"
"Rend was actually killed?"
"Activating Administrator permissions..."
"... The skills of these two spiders... they must be fake, right?!"
"Forget it. I'll go take a look in person."
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