Episode 203 FortSpider's key
I test-fired 'Direct Bomb' on the 2nd floor of the Narukami Dungeon. I fired a SeventhDirectBomb toward the rocky mountain in the canyon area, but the rocky mountain trembled, so I didn't know much about its power.
The inside of the rocky mountain should have been destroyed, but the rocky mountain was too big to tell.
"Seeing that the SeventhDirectBomb was activated normally, isn't it okay."
After trying the seven-fold 'Direct Bomb', I went to the place called the 'Spring of All-purpose Recovery Medicine' or 'Spring of Restoration' and recovered my magical power and physical strength.
At the same time, I replenished the all-purpose recovery medicine in the Immutable Bottle.
[ B-class adventurer Gotou-san, he has defeated a FortSpider before, right? ]
"I heard he did."
[ How did he beat it. I wanted to ask. ]
I also wanted to ask, but he was an Attack Wizard and I was a Life Wizard. I didn't know if Gotou's story would be helpful.
I used 'Wing' to take the shortest route to the 5th floor. Various monsters lived in the mountains of this mountain area. There had also been reports of encounters with RushGoats, KillerPanthers, and SoldierMantises.
The most troublesome of these was SoldierMantis. A giant praying mantis with a length of 3 meters, the sharpness of its scythe could cut a human in half with a single blow.
When I tried to activate 'Wing' to search for the FortSpider from the sky, I encountered a SoldierMantis. It was a place about five minutes away from the stairs. A sickle-like guillotine blade attacked me to cut off my neck. After jumping back and dodging it, I threw a QuintOgrePush.
The SoldierMantis lost its balance and fell. I activated QuintColdShot towards its torso. The large praying mantis rolled on the ground avoiding the D-Particle Cooling Pile.(TN:Suuure it did. And then it cut itself in half with its own scythe ...)
Not only that, it extended its scythe to cut my leg. In order to prevent it, I activated 'Protective Shield'. The D-Particle Durable Shield repelled the sickle of the large praying mantis, and I struck the standing SoldierMantis with SeventhBlade.
The large praying mantis split in two and disappeared.
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"Fuuuh, this time I'm going to find the FortSpider."
After picking up the red magic stone and putting it away, I activated 'Wing' and started searching from the air.
I was searching from the air because I thought it was inefficient to search around a vast mountainous area on foot. Because of the undulating terrain, even the giant spider couldn't be found easily.
When I circled around the fourth mountain, I found the FortSpider. Moreover, the giant spider and a MegaRockGolem were fighting.
"Is there MegaRockGolem here as well, it wasn't reported."
[ We were likely the first to discover it. ]
The MegaRockGolem was also 5 meters long, but the FortSpider was incomparably larger.
The giant spider spewed threads from its buttocks. The threads entwined the entire body of the MegaRockGolem.
"Since it's a spider, I thought it would produce threads, but can it be used in battle. It's a bit out of the calculation."
[ Yeah, even in the materials of the Adventurer's Guild, there was no record of a FortSpider using thread in battle. ]
It was a good opportunity, so I decided to observe how the FortSpider fought. Threads erupted several times from the giant spider, hindering the movement of the MegaRockGolem.
The thread seemed to have a lot of stickiness, and the powerful golem couldn't tear them off. The golem, which gradually became unable to move, fell down.
The FortSpider bit off the MegaRockGolem's head. The golem disappeared into the air, leaving something behind, but I didn't have time to look for it.
When I landed, I canceled the magic of 'Wing' and then activated 'Boomerang Wing'. I jumped into the air by riding the Combat Wing.
[ Are you going to use 'Direct Bomb' from the start? ]
"No, I'll test that monster's weakness to electricity with 'Thunder Sword' first."
If it could be killed with long-range magic, then it was safer to do so. Aiming at the FortSpider from a distance of about 40 meters, I invoked 'Thunder Sword'.
A D-Particle Thunder Sword in the shape of a red sword flew towards the giant spider. Eight large eyes spotted the approaching D-Particle Thunder Sword and it began evasive movements.
Even though I said that, it just turned its back on the D-Particle Thunder Sword. The tip of the D-Particle Thunder Sword converted into free electrons, turned into lightning and attacked the FortSpider.
Lightning struck the giant spider's back. A clap of thunder resounded and a high-voltage electric current ran through the body of the FortSpider. Unfortunately, electricity didn't seem to be the FortSpider's weakness.
The giant spider shot threads from its buttocks. They flew my way. I panicked and ascended to avoid the threads.
"Thunder magic doesn't seem to work."
[ In the end, there is no choice but to try 'Direct Bomb'. ]
I made up my mind and approached the giant spider. The FortSpider who saw that also approached and jumped up. Seeing the huge monster approaching me quickly, I turned around in a hurry. Lateral G was applied to my whole body and I clenched my teeth.
A giant foot passed right next to me. The FortSpider swung its leg to knock me down.
I counterattacked with a SeventhPileShot while stiffening my face. The D-Particle Pile hit the giant spider, but it didn't penetrate. The giant spider landed with a calm expression. It seemed that the FortSpider was only pricked by a needle.
However, even a small amount of damage seemed to be unacceptable for the FortSpider. It jumped at me and attacked with its giant legs over and over again. I could tell the giant spider's jumping power, so I didn't get hit, but I might have been seriously injured just by getting scratched by a leg.
Understanding the FortSpider's attack pattern, I swiveled my Combat Wing and went around behind the giant spider. I activated 'Direct Bomb' with seven layers of activation. The bowl-shaped D-Particles transformed into a cannonball and flew towards the giant spider.
The giant spider turned its back again. It must have been confident in its own defense. The D-Particle Detonation Shell that hit its back exploded after sticking to the giant spider.
D-Particles accelerated to supersonic speed broke through the giant spider's sturdy armor and destroyed its insides. I wasn't able to kill it, but a large amount of body fluid gushed out from the hole in the giant spider's armor.
The FortSpider staggered away. I approached from behind and activated 'Direct Bomb' aiming at the huge head. The D-Particle Detonation Shell hit its giant head and exploded. That was the final blow.
The legs that supported the huge body lost strength, and the ground shook while it fell down. The moment that the giant body disappeared, pain ran through the back of my left hand and something like a tattoo with a complicated pattern was carved into it.
"What is this?"
[ Perhaps, that's the key to the secret path? ]
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