Ragneos" eyes widened. It was natural to be shocked. The thing in my hand was what he was so eager to find. "T-That...!"
"Yes, I killed the spider king."
I shook as I remembered my fight with him. He was a guy I didn"t want to see again. Eight legs and eight eyes. To me who hated spiders, this was dirty and disgusting.
"Kuuack! Youuuu! I won"t forgive you!! Kiiiiik!"
I clicked my tongue. "If there is something good to eat then you should share it. Tsk tsk."
"Shut up! Swamp of Despair!" Ragneos" voice was husky as he unleashed the magic of despair. A dark energy was starting to appear at my feet. I had seen this before so I quickly jumped up.
"Oh, I"m going to be sick." It was creepy to see the huge number of hands coming out from the ground. Once again, I thought that I should live a good life. However, the misery began from now on.
"Dark Arrow."
"Um!"
A sharp object suddenly struck my chest. I was blown toward the knights of Windia due to the force of the explosion. I grabbed my chest at the powerful attack. "Groan."
"Old man, are you okay?"
"I"m fine."
...I should be more vigilant. It seemed that the opponents I had faced until now were too easy. It was clear that this guy in front of me was good at fighting. I exhaled lightly and felt the need to do my best. I started moving at my maximum speed. I left a pale afterimage as I moved at a fast speed, leaving Ragneos fl.u.s.tered. The place where I appeared was the right leg of the spider queen. There was an explosion the moment my leg and the spider leg met.
"Soul Extortion."
What? Moments later, I got gooseb.u.mps as Ragneos grabbed my right shoulder. I felt a great deal of pain as I was caught by him.
"Kuaack!"
[You have lost some of your soul. You will lose 0.5% health per second.]
It was a tremendous absorption. 122 health was instantly absorbed and I was momentarily immobile. I changed the trajectory of the kick and aimed at Ragneos, but Ragneos was no longer there. He avoided it?
"Dark Arrow!"
Fortunately, I didn"t get hit this time. I reflexively twisted as I heard a voice from behind me. I quickly widened the distance from him. d.a.m.n, he was strong. His reaction rate wasn"t normal. I couldn"t believe it. He was reading all of my attacks with a body that looked much older. I hadn"t expected anyone to be as vigorous as me in their old age.
"Kikikik. Amazing. You are good enough to kill the spider king. However, it doesn"t work on me when I have swallowed the spider queen"s inner core."
Spider queen"s inner core? It must be something similar to the spider king"s inner core. I didn"t know what it was but it must be good for the body based on the way he dodged my attack. I asked him, "Are you happy eating it alone?"
"Shut up!" Ragneos cast Swamp of Despair again. It was easy to avoid but the problem was what came after.
"s.h.i.+k!!!"
This spider b.a.s.t.a.r.d...! The spider queen started to relentlessly slam down her forelegs. The movements of her forelegs were bizarre. Loud sounds came from the ground and dust rose. A curse couldn"t help coming out as she started working together with Ragneos.
"F*ck."
I was breathing hard and sweating just dodging their attacks. It was a tremendous continuous attack.
[The first apostle, "Prometheus," is telling you to summon Solar.]
s.h.i.+t, I was already planning on it.
"Solar!"
"Master! Solar has appeared!"
[You have received the apostle"s buff.]
[All stats are increased by 20% for 30 minutes.]
[The first apostle, "Prometheus," has possessed Solar"s body.]
"Old man! I will take care of Ragneos. Handle that spider!" Prometheus suddenly possessed Solar and told me.
I shouted at him, "You! It would"ve been good if you gave this buff earlier!"
"I don"t give it often!"
At the same time, a fireball hurtled toward Ragneos. Ragneos was baffled by the sudden incoming fireball. "Kiik! Dark Arrow!"
For a moment, Solar"s flames died down before quickly flaring up again.
"Keuk! Then I"ll swallow you with even greater flames. Flames of Fury!"
Behind Ragneos, a fireball the size of Solar was rising. I was distracted by the sight of what could be Solar"s brother. Ragneos lowered his staff and the fire brother flew forward. Smoke billowed as there were one, two, three, then four, consecutive explosions.
"Everything will turn to ashes before my flames! Kikikik!"
...Stupid guy. Solar was 10 times larger than before as it popped out from the explosion. It let out a lump of fire that it had eaten. The enormous firestorm struck Ragneos. The sudden attack made Ragneos" body stiffen and he allowed the attack.
[A critical blow has been dealt!]
[You have dealt 13,021 damage to the target.]
It was a major explosion. The entire Loch Mountains were shaking. The knights of Windia were blown away by the devastating explosion and I covered my face. The heatwave burned the cobwebs and Kerenos surrounded Edward while shouting to the knights around him, "Protect the lord!"
I thought that this was what it would feel like if a missile fell on my country. The trees around me were already burning and becoming ashes. Ragneos coughed up blood. "Cough! U-Unbelievable! Even though I"ve protected my body with Veil of Darkness..."
Ragneos fell to the ground from the spider queen"s back. He staggered and showed that his health had decreased to one-third. He must"ve been seriously injured... it seemed I didn"t have to worry about him. I asked the spider, "You are the only one left?"
"s.h.i.+k!"
The spider queen was curled up from the ma.s.sive explosion and cried out loudly. Her voice wasn"t lacking at all compared to the sound of the explosion. However, this was just cute to me.
"I wonder what your legs will taste like."
The spider queen was upset by my ridicule and started waving her forelegs. I dodged lightly, moving closer and kicking angrily at the leg I had failed to attack earlier. The spider queen flinched at the sudden attack. "s.h.i.+k!"
...She was definitely stronger than the spider king. She had high defense and a lot of health. Her attack speed and reflexes were a whole different level and her overall stats were at the top. She still had a lot of health left despite the Spider-Man t.i.tle that gave me 50% additional damage against spiders. Then...
"I"m going to try this."
At the same time, I jumped. The spider queen"s legs struck down. The ground was split apart from the great damage but I wasn"t there. I was already climbing the spider queen"s forelegs.
"s.h.i.+k!!!" The spider queen was angry and waved the opposite leg.
I watched this and smiled. "Sun Road."
As if an engine was starting, the sun flames at my feet roared, disappearing before growing bigger. The sun that surrounded my feet burned hotter.
[The sun energy has reached 50 points.]
[Movement speed is doubled for 15 seconds.]
[Your footsteps are filled with flames as you walk along the sun"s path.]
There was the sound of a loud explosion and I started to accelerate at a tremendous speed. I was already behind the leg that tried to attack me! The power of the sun energized my heart and it started to pump hot.
[You have inflicted 540 sun damage on the target.]
[You have inflicted 540 sun damage on the target.]
[You have inflicted 540 sun damage on the target.]
[The target is in a "burned" state.]
[You have inflicted 1,080 sun damage on the target.]
[You have inflicted 54 burn damage on the target.]
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Messages started to rise at a tremendous rate. Every time I took a step, I left a pillar of flames that dealt constant fire damage every 0.5 seconds, engulfing the spider queen in a sea of fire.
"s.h.i.+k! s.h.i.+k!" The spider queen struggled in pain but it was to no avail. She tried to drop me by waving her legs but I was already running on her torso. Sun Road was a skill that allowed me to deal more damage as I moved. It was a skill with a destructive power that varied exponentially depending on the stats of the user. It was only 10 seconds and her health had already been decreased by half.
I was a h.e.l.l-bound runaway train! If someone asked me if I wanted to ride on such a train, I would"ve said no. I recalled asking Drain a few days ago about an English word to use when I was feeling good. Drain had replied...
"Woohoo—!"
[You have inflicted 1,080 sun damage on the target.]
[You have inflicted 1,080 sun damage on the target.]
[You have inflicted 1,080 sun damage on the target.]
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[Ifrit"s Curse has burned the target"s remaining 5% health.]
[You have inflicted 10,540 burn damage on the target.]
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Finally, there were five seconds remaining and I looked back at the sound of sparks. Behind me was a h.e.l.l of flames. The spider queen was struggling in the h.e.l.l of flames and I jumped from the spider queen"s back.
"...Awesome." It was the best compliment I had learned from my granddaughter.
"s.h.i.+k...! s.h.i.+k!" The spider queen was still dancing among the flames that hadn"t gone out. Her health continued to be reduced. 50%, then to 40%. 30%. 20%. Finally, it reached 10%. This power was devastating. Then all the flames gradually went away and I walked toward the burning spider queen.
"For the time being, I"ll make a spider side dish."