As the group of spiders arrived, the first Black Bear that had attacked Venix retreated into the mist, leaving Venix isolated.
Watching the bear's retreat, Venix couldn't help but feel a sense of abandonment.
"At the very least, accompany me here. Both of us are Beasts; don't you have a sense of kinship?" Venix thought to himself.
Pew ~ Pew ~ Pew ~ Pew ~
As Venix assessed his situation, the ten small spiders suddenly unleashed sharp spider silk bullets from their mouths, targeting him.
Venix moved to the side to dodge the attacks from the small spiders.
"Sscchheess ~"
The large spider opened its mouth and shot a spider silk net like a rope towards Venix, targeting his dodging path.
The large spider had skillfully anticipated the direction Venix would evade, patiently waiting for the opportune moment.
"Damn it!" Venix couldn't immediately stop his flight midway.
Zzsspptt ~
The spider silk net struck Venix's body with precision!
Venix immediately realized the incredible stickiness of the spider silk net. He strained to stretch his wings, desperately attempting to free himself from its grasp.
However, the harder he tried, the tighter the spider silk net bound his body!
Ssssstttt ~
Out of nowhere, the spider silk net was yanked by the large spider, forcefully dragging Venix toward the looming creature.
"If I'm captured by it, I'm done for!" Venix realized this.
The truth was, Venix had rushed into the Trial. Most other players took the time to adapt to Tier 1 and acquire new skills for combat."
Due to his high self-confidence, Venix had not learned any new skills or abilities when advancing to Tier 1.
25 meters
15 meters
Venix inched ever closer to the gaping maw of the large spider, its mouth widening to swallow him whole.
In this dire situation, Venix began to think: "My Bird character has much stronger energy control than other players... What should I do in this situation?"
Venix searched his mind but came up empty, with no ideas in sight.
10 meters
5 meters
In the nick of time, Venix recalled a scene from an animated film he'd seen in the past.
It was the moment when the main character unleashed a massive burst of energy, creating a shockwave that sent everyone and everything around him hurtling away, including debris and nearby objects.
With this newfound idea, Venix channeled every ounce of energy into his body, preparing for an explosive release!
Just two meters from the spider's maw, Venix's black bird eyes snapped open.
In an instant, Venix's body erupted with overwhelming energy, shattering the spider silk net that had ensnared him!
Boom!
"Screettcchh ~"
The massive spider let out a piercing scream as its colossal body was forcefully propelled backward several meters.
The spider minions were flung even farther than the large spider.
Once they regained their composure, the spider minions resumed their long-range attacks, targeting the airborne Venix.
Pew ~ Pew ~ Pew ~
Venix didn't hesitate. With a surge of energy fortifying his wings, he swiftly soared away from the area.
Whoosshhh ~
Venix flew higher into the air, moving away from the spiders.
Venix could've chosen to flee into the orange mist and vanish from sight.
However, he was worried that only players would lose their way within this orange mist, and the monsters in this area would still easily track fleeing players.
This meant that Venix would have to keep running, with a group of monsters chasing behind him.
"We need to kill the small spiders first," Venix determined.
Additionally, leveling up was straightforward. He only needed 100 experience points to level up.
However, as he progressed to higher levels, the requirement for experience points increased.
Venix focused his energy to densify his wings. Gradually, a small golden-red spark appeared at the tips of his wings.
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While Venix focused on strengthening his wings, a system notification suddenly appeared in front of him.
[ Player Gained a New Skill
[ Wings of Force: Increases the player's flying speed by 200% — This skill can only be activated with the
Seeing the system notification, Venix felt both happy and confused.
Did that mean that the
In the forum, it was mentioned that the best Energy Control Technique of the player would become a Skill.
Was there a difference? Certainly.
If Energy Control Technique were not bound by the system, players would have to do everything manually.
However, once bound by the system, players only need to think, and everything will happen on its own.
Players can change Energy Control Techniques, as proven in the forum.
"If the energy control skill is of the lightning or fire type, will all other skills be based on the type of energy control skill?" Venix found this intriguing.
Then, with his active skill,
Whoosshhh ~
Venix descended like a lightning bolt from the sky!
In a brief moment, Venix spread his wings and seized one of the small spiders with his talons.
"You're my first target!" Venix shouted.
Then, Venix flew upwards while carrying the small spider in his talons.
Venix didn't plan to drop the spider from above as he did when killing Wild Boars at the beginning of the game.
The small spider's body wasn't too heavy. With its web-spinning ability, it wasn't impossible for it to create a makeshift parachute when falling from the air.
Venix ascended to a height of 70 meters.
Then, Venix used his bird's beak, which had been strengthened by the
"Stab ~ Stab ~ Stab ~"
The spider screamed as Venix's sharp beak pierced its body, and green blood oozed from the small spider.
Venix opened his bird's beak and created an energy blade within using the
"Bite ~"
Venix bit the small spider's head forcefully and pulled it upward.
"Kthhh ~"
Green blood sprayed from the detached spider minion's head, soaking Venix's body.
[Player Gained 100 Exp]
"Level up!" Venix exclaimed.
He believed that he didn't need to level up like other players, who had to sit down and meditate.
Instantly, Venix's body shone with a blue light for ten seconds before disappearing entirely.
Venix had reached level 12!
"Let's keep going!" Venix declared.
In Tier 1, players had a significant amount of energy at their disposal. This was because the average skills used by players consumed more energy.
Whoosshhh ~
Venix dived down, leaving the spider's corpse in the sky before descending.
Pew ~ Pew ~ Pew ~
Other spiders were waiting for Venix's arrival and immediately attacked as he descended.
Sssttt ~ Sssttt ~
Two spider attacks hit Venix, but they didn't deter him.
Venix felt his wings and recalled the
Instantly, the tips of Venix's wings sharpened like blades. There was no energy projection like in the past
This time, the tips of Venix's wings truly transformed and merged into sharp blades!
"I can channel energy into both ends of my wing blades now," Venix realized that there was a space he could fill with energy at the ends of his wing blades.
Whoosshhh ~
Instantly, both ends of Venix's wings emitted a soft blue aura at the tips of the wing blades.
"Success!" Venix exclaimed.
He realized that the energy within his wing blades could be released over a significant distance, creating energy blade slashes to strike enemies from afar.
Venix maneuvered in mid-air to evade the small spiders' attacks.
Finally, Venix seized an opportunity and halted in the sky, hovering at a five-meter height.
"Feel this!" Venix shouted as he executed a slashing motion with both wings toward the spiders.
Slash ~ Slash ~ Slash ~
The energy blade slashes descended like gleaming arcs of power!
Each energy blade slash spanned about a meter in length and homed in on the spiders' position.
"Scrreettcchh ~"
The small spiders screamed and began to evade the approaching energy blades.
Venix didn't stay still for a moment.
He continued to launch energy blade attacks in different directions, covering the escape routes.
In the blink of an eye, Venix unleashed dozens of energy blade attacks upon the spiders crawling on the ground!
"Screettcchh ~"
The large spiders were the most resilient, and Venix's attacks only caused minor scratches, failing to instill fear in them.
Whoooppp ~
The larger spiders, somewhat isolated from the smaller ones, leaped into the air and made a beeline for Venix.
Venix sensed the arrival of the large spiders and immediately stopped his attacks, flying upward.
Boom!
Perhaps because his wings were much stronger, when Venix flew upwards, it was like a cannonball shot into the sky, creating an explosion in the air.
In a matter of seconds, Venix soared high into the sky.
"I can harness the momentum from my previous flight for a new attack... The sensation of being propelled like a cannonball – that would make a formidable attack," Venix thought, inspired by his recent flight.
Venix gazed downward, savoring the advantages of being a winged creature.
Had he possessed the standard human attributes, he would have met his demise without a doubt.
However, sooner or later, his luck as a flying creature would run out.
"I'll attempt it once I've dispatched these small spiders," Venix contemplated privately.
He planned to experiment with a new attack on the large spiders. However, if he succeeded in killing the large spiders, he would lose a substantial amount of Exp.
Besides, his current Exp cap was 0/200 at level 12.
And thus, Venix persisted in his battle against the group of spiders for the following half-hour.
As in the past, defeating the first opponent was much easier, but the subsequent opponents were much more challenging.
This appeared to be how the game system adjusted difficulty when facing groups of monsters.
Venix used a strategy to carry one spider with his talons and kill it in the sky.
Venix dispatched the small spiders with his beak or tore their bodies apart with his talons until they perished.
Alternatively, Venix employed his wing blade skills to launch attacks on the spiders, using energy blade slashes.
In the end, Venix spent half an hour clearing all the small spiders, leaving only the large spiders alone.
Following the eradication of the small spiders, Venix utilized his Ability
To Venix's astonishment, absorbing the spiders yielded no Experience Points; instead, more energy surged into his body!
"Despite the lack of Experience Points, Venix still utilized
Venix gained a total of 1000 Experience Points by defeating 10 small spiders.
Right now, Venix was at level 14, and his Experience points were: 300/800.
Leveling up remained straightforward at this stage, but challenges would grow as players approached level 20.
Venix hovered in the sky, sensing a depletion of energy within his body.
"There's no rest here... Indeed, the best way is to go with a team, and they can take turns resting," Venix shook his head slightly.
He wondered if his death would result in a test failure.
In fact, the test's objectives were rather ambiguous, allowing each player to devise their unique method of passing.
In forum discussions, some said their teams survived monster attacks, kept moving until they found the exit, and eventually passed the test.
Conversely, a team's success involved defeating a colossal 10-meter-tall flower, leading to an easy test passage.
There were other teams who, when faced with a horde of numerous monsters, couldn't endure until the end, and their entire team perished.
Surprisingly, even after revival, they effortlessly continued to the next area.
There were other players who tried to run and hoped to pass the test. If this worked, solo players wouldn't need to find a team.
Of course, there were exceptional solo players who could pass the test on their own.
However, after running for an hour, the solo player gained nothing and met an abrupt demise.
In essence, players who engaged in battles within the test area underwent automatic evaluations for their passage.
Because of this, Venix worried about what would happen if he died now, whether he would pass the test or not.
"Thinking about it won't solve the problem. It's better if I give it my all here and think about the result later," Venix decided promptly.
A new attack plan began to take shape in his mind.
Previously, Venix attempted to strike the large spider with energy slashes and pecks from his beak, but these attacks merely grazed the spider's body, inflicting minimal damage.
Venix couldn't think of any other way except for the skill
Even though the skill
However, this time, Venix wanted to enhance the Deadly Beak attack further!
Venix ascended to great heights in the air.
In this room, the maximum height Venix could reach was 500 meters before he would hit the orange-colored barrier.
At his current altitude, Venix had a clear 30-meter radius free of fog. However, the surrounding area remained obscured by mist as he ascended.
"This should be enough," Venix murmured softly.
Then, Venix used the Skill
Bzzzttt ~
After five minutes, Venix's entire body became enveloped in golden-red lightning.
Venix narrowed his eyes as he looked at the 5-meter-tall large spider on the ground.
Feeling the energy ready to explode within his body, Venix prepared himself.
"Launch!" Venix shouted.
Boom!
In an instant, a tremendous surge of energy propelled Venix downward at an astounding speed, originating from both his legs.
Boom!
Boom!
It didn't just explode once; after descending several tens of meters, another energy burst, accelerating his descent.
In the blink of an eye, Venix's body became cloaked in a golden-red glow, plummeting from the sky like a meteor.
"In just a few seconds, Venix descended to within 10 meters of the ground.
Boom!
Venix's body crashed into the ground, triggering a colossal explosion, akin to a nuclear blast!
A golden-red light filled an area within a 50-meter radius of the blast center.
The golden-red light took a full minute to dissipate entirely.
"I'm dead..."
Venix's voice could be heard as his bird's body lay dying on the ground.
At this moment, Venix's avian body was bleeding all over.
Not far from him, the lifeless, severely burnt large spider lay.
Venix's body trembled as he looked at the system notification in front of him.
[ Player Gained 1,000 Exp ]
[ Player has obtained a new skill
[ Doom Force: Burns the player's physical power and creates an unstoppable Ultimate attack! ]
[ Please use with caution. After using Doom Force, the player's body will be injured up to 90%, and the player cannot be healed for 6 hours. ]
Upon reading the notification, tears streamed down Venix's face.
Not because he was happy, but because he felt an incredible pain at the moment!
"I'd rather die after using this," Venix thought.
Because when he died, he wouldn't feel the pain from the effects of this skill!