Hardly had Green sat down to rest when he caught the sound of hurried footsteps approaching from beyond the cave entrance.
His expression soured in an instant, and he swiftly rose to his feet, jumping behind a rock in the deepest, darkest corner of the cave.
The noise drew nearer, revealing it wasn't just one monster approaching.
As Green cautiously lifted his head to peer out, the tension that had built up vanished instantly.
His mind eased, and he watched the enemies' movements with a curious gaze.
《 Level 1 Spider 》
《 Level 1 Spider 》
《 Level 1 Spider 》
《 Level 1 Spider 》
《 Level 1 Spider 》
The five arachnids clustered near the cave entrance, displaying apparent hesitation about venturing inside.
It was not until one brave spider took a giant step for his species that they found courage to go into the cave.
Realizing the absence of the giant rats, they casually approached the spider carcass and all started squealing as if weeping in grief.
Green was quite surprised by their actions, did the spiders actually come to mourn their friend?
Unfortunately, he was in for a rude awakening.
The spider monster was not a species of such benevolent disposition after all.
Green's eyes widened as the arachnids ceased their squealing, transitioning seamlessly to a savage feast on the carcass of their own kind.
[Cannibalism.]
Green was not too shocked by their actions; even humans did such unnatural things, much less such mindless beasts.
Green noticed he had sufficient stamina points and decided that the spiders' immoral behavior should not go unpunished on this day.
[ Hey! cannibals, get ready for death! ]
Certainly, Green refrained from shouting such thoughtless nonsense.
To offset their numerical advantage, he needed to attack by surprise from behind and as they were engrossed in their gruesome feast, it was the perfect opportunity.
Green emerged from his concealment, rushed towards a spider and delivered a swift and savage kick to its head.
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In a fluid motion, he swung his sword, severing the head of another spider nearby. In the process, a gory spray of viscous fluid erupted, painting the dark ground yellow.
《Encountered Level 1 Spider
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 32 | Damage received: 0
Reward: 5 XP, 1 Gold》
Ignoring the messy sight, he pressed on, seizing the opportunity while the spider he had just kicked was disoriented and squealing in agony.
With a single swing, Green severed its head and ended its pain.
《Encountered Level 1 Spider
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 30 | Damage received: 0
Reward: 5 XP, 2 Gold》
The rest of the monsters jumped and screeched in surprise before proceeding to attack with their vicious claws.
Green skillfully dodged the strikes of another spider and finished it off after some twists and turns.
《Encountered Level 1 Spider
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 26 | Damage received: 0
Reward: 5 XP, 1 Gold》
The element of surprise was no longer on his side, but the whole process was fairly easy and even felt a bit mechanical.
[Three down and two more to go.]
Green liked the spiders; it only took him a few seconds to finish them off, and in the entire process, he was relatively unharmed.
The low risk and high reward that came with subduing spiders were really great.
Unfortunately, they were becoming harder and harder to encounter in the dungeon.
What a surprise that they delivered themselves on his doorsteps this time.
The remaining two spiders rushed from both sides, and Green jumped away leisurely; still, he was hit several times, but their strikes could not penetrate his defense.
When he was actively dodging, they were like target practice; he could inflict damage while they could not.
But if he stupidly believed himself to be invincible, stood his ground, and took their punishment, they would still get to his HP bar.
He had learned this the hard way on day thirteen.
Green jumped around, slashing and chopping for a while before he decapitated the last spider.
The thick vapor of death hung in the air, making him uncomfortable to remain within the cave for another second.
《Encountered Level 1 Spider
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 30 | Damage received: 0
Reward: 5 XP》
《Encountered Level 1 Spider
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 28 | Damage received: 1
Reward: 5 XP, 1 Gold》
Green slumped down exhausted on the ground, surrounded by spider corpses. He reached out into his bag and fished out a bottle of water and two meat buns.
While eating, he did not take his eyes off the Battle Log and soon cried out in surprise.
There was something different, in between the many similar fight records.
A task completion notification.
Congratulations! Completed Task
Kill 25 spiders, Kills:25/25 Rewards: 20 Exp, 8 gold
Green was so excited over the rewards that he almost choked on the water he was drinking.
He coughed violently till he finally calmed down.
20 Exp gain was like hunting down another four spiders.
Although this was not much, he could see more possibility in his mind from this task.
Could he hunt giant rats to obtain rewards?
Was the task repeatable?
Would the Exp reward increase for higher-level monsters?
[So many possibilities!]
Too bad he couldn't currently hunt down the giant rats. His HP bar was already at eighty percent and his defense was not high enough to ignore the rats' damage.
Although finding spiders proved to be a challenge, it was better than further decreasing his HP.
When he could rank up to level three and gain enough defense to shrug off the Giant rat's attack, then it might be time for the mouse to become the cat and the cat to become the mouse.
Until such a time, however, it was best to stick with level 1 spiders.
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Green had once again underestimated how hard it could be to find the damn spiders.
All night long, he trudged through the tunnels and only managed to defeat a measly seven arachnids.
Five, he found in a small spider cave and the other two were caught aimlessly wandering the tunnel corridors.
《Encountered Level 1 Spider
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 26 | Damage received: 0
Reward: 5 XP, 2 Gold》
《Encountered Level 1 Spider
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 28 | Damage received: 1
Reward: 5 XP, 1 Gold》
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《Encountered Level 1 Spider
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 26 | Damage received: 0
Reward: 5 XP》
Green reluctantly vanquished another stray giant rat that was also crawling around.
Praying silently, he could only send the poor fellow on his way.
Still, the Giant rat proved not easy to annoy and knocked down his HP bar further.
《Encountered Level 2 Giant Rat
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 36 | Damage received: 6
Rewards: 7 XP》
[ Status], Green whispered.
Name: Green
Class: Warrior
Level: 2
HP: 43/65
Stamina: 150/150
Attack: 15
Defense: 25
Gold: 48
Battle Log
Wiping the stains from his sword with a piece of cloth, he glanced at his digital watch, realizing it was time to return.