Out of boredom, I slithered into the Beast Habitat again. The same sight from before was caught in my eyes, not like I can see well.. but something was off. There were less fights happening, almost like they were scared of something. Then, I heard some commotion further back into the cave. I went around a huge corner to see...
What. Was. That.
I look away, then look at it again. Uhh.... Is this real? I saw two giant hordes of monsters, one made up of huge spiders and the other wolves. They had clearly been ready to fight, as they were both acting in agressive ways.
I do NOT want to get into the way of this, so....
Good morning, this is the live Snake News Channel reporting from the sidelines of a major beast war! I'm Mark, your reporter for today. We currently have both sides ready to get into the fray. I will be staying in this small little crevice where it's safe to watch and commentate this intense battle! Fangs are bared, claws are sharpened, on your marks, get set, GO!
The two sides charge at eachother! The wolves get an early lead! A high-ranking figure of the wolves has slain three lesser spiders simultaneously! Oh, but the spiders are immobilizing the wolves with their webs! How will they deal with it?
The wolves have begun to use their racial magic! Lighting their fur on fire, they burn the webs and launch fireballs at the spiders, charring the ones that dare to get close! The lesser wolves have a clear lead in this battle! Oh, but the spider queen is not giving up! Lacing her webs with acid, she burns through multiple wolf generals, but can't deal with the little ones! The spider generals have started to help the queen by taking on the easier opponents!
The king of the wolves joins in and activates a berserker skill! Slaughtering their way through the ranks, they eventually come upon the queen! Now they are locked in a fierce 1v1! The beasts clash with immense power, sending shockwaves that launch wolves and spiders alike! The spider queen tries using their webs, but the king wolf does not give it the chance to, tearing through the spinneret and rendering it unable to be used! The spider queen is in a bad spot now!
She backs off and tries to use a healing spell, sending small spiders at the wolf to hold him off, but in vain. The wolf howls and a sphere of fire envelops him and the spiders. It dissipates and leaves a large area barren and black, covered in.. crystals? Only him and the spider queen remain! The wolf king charges at the spider queen, only for her to dodge and climb up the wall. She drops down on a huge web, slashing at the back of the wolf with claws on the tips of her legs. The wolf howls in pain, trying to scratch at the spider above his back, but is unable to with his limbs. The wolf instead envelops his body in fire, trying to scare away the spider.
Sensing this, the spider backs off and tries to spray acid at the wolf, which is evaporated by the heat of the fire. The wolf king is infuriated now. The fire on the wolf's body turns blue and nears white, heat eminating off of it even close to where I am, which is very far away, mind you. The rocks around the cave begin to turn bright red, burning away at the silk weaved by the spider. It snaps and the spider drops down. The spider queen shrieks, its legs burned by the intense heat. It hides in a corner from the wolf, but it is too big to fully hide. The wolf slowly follows, trapping the spider in. The spider, on the other hand, is crafty, and reveals it's most powerful tool. A portal opens up above the wolf, dropping a gigantic boulder on top of them.
Spatial magic?!? Sorry, even I was surprised there. Ahem. The wolf, getting unexpectedly crushed, activates all its strengthening skills and uses all it can muster, lifts the boulder off of it, and continues it's course towards the mother. However, while he was dealing with the boulder, the spider had went through a portal and was hiding behind the wolf. The spider slices off the king wolf's tail, causing it to yelp in pain. Turning around, fangs bared, the wolf gets tricked again by the spatial magic, getting another attack from behind as the spider teleports yet again. Eventually, the wolf catches up to the spider and attacks it, only for the spider to disappear after it had been attacked.
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A clone was placed there and the spider was about to attack from behind again! The wolf whipped around for the spider to not be there. It was above him! The spider slashed, leaving multiple gashes on the wolf's back, but the wolf retaliated with a nearly fatal bite. With the spider on its last limbs, It rushed around a corner- Hey! Wait, I need to see this, don't just leave me!
I floated down from the crevice and flew as quick as I could to where the fight was taking place. The wolf had followed it and they were going for one final brawl. The air was still hot from the wolf's fire, and I peeked around the corner. They were clashing, paw to palps, the air radiating with magical energy. It was almost too quick for me to see. Eventually, the spider lost more legs than it wanted to. It backed into the furthest corner it could, cowering in the corner. The wolf, thinking it had won, marched triumphantly towards the spider, covered in blood and bruises that would almost never heal.
The spider pulled its last trick, summoning a portal in the middle of the wolf, closing it, and.. cutting... the wolf.. in half?!? You can do that with that kind of magic?! The wolf king wasn't expecting it either, because it's literally being cut in half.. The wolf fell on the ground, near dead. The spider, ready to feast on its body, went in, but the wolf was not having it. In a kamikaze attempt, a huge magic circle, almost eminating the payment of a life for a life, appeared. It started to spin violently as a pillar of fire rose from the middle. The spider was clearly shocked and couldn't do anything about it. Me, however, I was still in the range! I got out of there as fast as possible! A huge burst of fire came around the corner, and almost enveloped me as I flew away as fast as Air Propulsion could take me. The construct's power ran out, and I started sailing towards the ground. The explosion of fire slowly shrunk until what was left was a giant crater of molten-hot lava. Jeez, if I were 1 second slower I would've been roasted snake... but what are all these crystals? I took a look at them. They were a bright purple and burning hot from the explosion, but looked untouched. I tried to touch one and see what would happen. It burned me where I touched it, it was way too hot! Ouch.
[Prompt: Mana crystal detected. Absorb it's potential?]
Uh? What is a mana crystal? I mean.. yes?
[Absorption of mana crystal has begun.]
A weird feeling coursed through me. It gathered in the place where the water from the glowing pond felt like it went to, except this time making the place feel.. bigger.
[Absorption completed.]
I checked my status once I was finished absorbing it.
[Status appraised.
Snake (Cycotus) OVERLV1
Name: (unnamed)
HP: 19/20
MP: 3/3 (Base Crystal)
STA: 19/20
Stat Chart < STR:7 FOR:14 (87% Developed) INT: 60 DEX: 10 >
Enhance Points: 4
Skill Points: 4
Enhancements: Eyes <2>, Scales <1>
Skills: {Knowledge LV1} {Appraisal LV1} {Mental Haste LV1} {Raging Bite LV1} {Fang LV4} {Constriction LV1} {Detection LV1} {Grip LV1} {Tail Swipe LV1} {Air Propulsion LV1} {Pain Resistance LV1} {Hunger Resistance LV2} {(0) Base Magic LV1} {(X) Glacial Magic LVMAX}
Appraisal end.]
Wait, did my max MP go up?! Oh, wow! I better get to absorbing these!
I absorbed one after another, until...
[Absorption cap reached. Evolve to increase this limit.]
Damn, so I can't get more than 10 MP at my current evolution? Oh well. Let's see what the big ones had.
I went over to where the queen and king had died to find a burning red clump of crystals and one that looked like the purple ones but in a clump as well. I went to the purple one with my construct I had prepared to not touch the lava, and touched it.
[Prompt: Tier 3 mana crystal detected. Absorb it's potential?]
Wait, I can absorb this one but not the smaller ones? It doesn't matter, yes.
[WARNING! The user's body cannot physically handle the potential of this crystal! Absorb it anyway?]
What does that mean?! Uh.. am I sure about this? I mean, I came to get stronger, so to hell with it! Yes!