After thinking for a while, I decided to increase my speed and run away for now. I raised my speed to 2,000 and pressed the map more firmly against my body before starting to run.
It was pretty scary running while hearing the sound of all those wings right behind me.
Fortunately, I managed to escape without any problems.
And why did I run?
Well, even though my defense is very high, they can still poison me. That happened when I was attacked by those three Fijincotes. The High Fijincotes probably have high-level skills.
I didn't want to take the risk.
Still, I'll stay nearby until I'm strong enough to kill all of those monsters. Farming that many Fijincotes is great experience. "For now, I'll hide here."
I found a hole in the byrinth wall, and while I was creating a barrier over the entrance using my thread, a system message appeared.
[ Skill proficiency achieved ][ The skill "Spider Thread LV4" has become "Spider Thread LV5" ]
Its level is increasing pretty quickly.
After it leveled up, I opened my status to see how things were at the moment.
Small Lesser Taratect LV7Skill Points: 600Nameless
StatusHP: 41MP: 39SP: 43
Average Offense Ability: 53Average Defense Ability: 34Average Magic Ability: 29Average Resistance Ability: 33Average Speed Ability: 2,000
Skills
Stat & Ability SkillsHP Auto-Recovery LV3 ? Strength LV5
Active SkillsPoison Fang LV2 ? Spider Thread LV5 ? Thread Control LV3
Perception SkillsAppraisal LV4
Magic Skills
Heretic Magic LV2
Resistance SkillsPoison Resistance LV5 ? Acid Resistance LV4 ? Pain Resistance LV3
Passive SkillsNight Vision LV4
Other SkillsEditing LV1 ? Taboo LV1
Titles
Kin Eater
"The number of skills I have isn't low, but shouldn't I be gaining more? I've already fought a lot of monsters and haven't gotten any new skills." I thought it would be easier.
I sighed and looked at the "Editing" skill in my status.
"Hmm… I need to level it up to make exploration easier, but how do I do that? Should I just use it repeatedly like the other skills?"
I don't know.
That's when—
Grrrrr~~
My stomach growled again.
I remembered the humans' bodies that hadn't been completely devoured, and for some reason my mouth started watering. If I found a way to roast that meat, wouldn't it taste good?
But after thinking about it more carefully, I gave up on that idea.
"I used to be human. I shouldn't do that."
Even so, I'm sure I'll have to abandon my humanity sooner or ter.
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I left my hiding spot to search for food. The first enemy I encountered was a snake. I edited my speed and quickly killed it by biting it with my fangs.
I injected my poison into it.
[ Skill proficiency achieved ][ The skill "Poison Fang LV2" has become "Poison Fang LV3" ]
The snake probably had poison resistance; it likely died because of the chunks I tore off it. After killing it, I ate all its flesh and then went looking for more monsters to kill and eat.
For now, I kept my distance from the Fijincote nest.
A few hours passed.
I was fighting another frog when I noticed it was Level 9, almost Level 10. If it reached Level 10, it would evolve.
With a grin, I closed the distance in an instant and ran up the wall to the ceiling. It couldn't keep up with my movements. I dropped down right above it, killing it instantly.
After it died, I began eating its meat.
"The taste is so bad…" My eyes filled with tears. I just can't get used to this fvor.
[ Skill proficiency achieved ][ The skill "Poison Resistance LV5" has become "Poison Resistance LV6" ]
I looked at the system message—and then—
"Ah, you bastard!"
I felt something biting my rear. I jumped away and looked back. A rge snake had bitten me. "That hurt! You damn thing!"
HP 34/41
I lost a lot of HP because of that stupid monster.
Completely out of patience, I edited my speed and rushed toward the snake. Then I switched the edit to my strength and began attacking it with all my legs. My SP dropped quickly.
[ "Small Lesser Taratect LV7" became "Small Lesser Taratect LV8" ]
Fortunately, I leveled up and fully recovered.
Tsk!
I mentally clicked my tongue while looking at the snake's completely mangled body. After that, I decided to head back home.
As I walked through the dark paths of the byrinth, a new notification appeared.
[ Skill proficiency achieved ][ The skill "Night Vision LV4" has become "Night Vision LV5" ]
At the same time, I started hearing strange sounds.
"Urgh!""Ah!""Urghh!"
They were the sounds of someone groaning—probably in pain. I followed the noise, and when I turned down one of the corridors, I saw the same archer who had fled from the Fijincotes. That was hours ago. I'm surprised he's still alive.
He wasn't even holding his bow anymore.
His body was covered in wounds.
He was slumped against the dungeon wall, almost unconscious.
"He looks like he's suffering a lot."
Then the man turned toward me. Our eyes met. Since I'm quite a rge spider, he was terrified. He began thrashing around while staring at me, screaming in desperation.
"Please! Someone!" he shouted.
I kept watching him, and he noticed I wasn't approaching.
He fell silent while staring at me.
Then I moved closer.
I didn't attack him. I simply approached and stood beside him, looking at him.
"…" The man was clearly terrified; his body was trembling.
This guy won't make it out of here alive.
< Human LV21 >
So he's Level 21. I hadn't noticed before.
"Y-You… you're not going to kill me?" he asked in a trembling voice. "Can you understand me?"
I can't speak, so I can't answer.
So I used one of my legs to write something on the ground.
I can understand this world's nguage, even though I never gained a special skill for it.
I wrote the following words:
[ You won't be able to get out of here. ][ Do you want me to kill you? ][ It won't hurt. ]
The man looked down and managed to read it.
He clenched his teeth as tears began to stream down his face.
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