Mo Shuying felt a bit regretful as he looked at the burning area nearby. There wasn't much high-proof alcohol in that izakaya, and the low-proof sake couldn't be used, so he had only made two bottles. Now, it seemed, that wasn't enough.
"Whoosh!"
The Wolf Spider Leader, still engulfed in flames, quickly charged out of the fire. A faint black light flickered on its body, somehow managing to briefly resist the burning heat. The moment it burst from the flames, it rushed towards the direction the Molotov cocktail had come from.
The Wolf Spider Leader had escaped, but its four smaller spiders weren't as strong. They couldn't withstand the burning flames on their bodies and were quickly incinerated. Mo Shuying heard continuous notifications of experience points being credited to him.
Ding~ Congratulations on defeating a low-level Demonic Spider. You gained 5 experience points. Experience requirements for leveling up have been met. Level increased.
Mo Shuying, in the midst of moving, trembled slightly. He had leveled up.
Now at level two, he checked his stats.
[Mo Shuying]
Class: Assassin
Level: 2
HP: 3811
ATK: 998
Abilities: Strength E, Endurance E, Agility C, Mana E+, Luck C
Noble Phantasm: Madman's Pride (A)
Class Skill: Presence Concealment A+
Inherent Skill: Gathering Storm A++
Only an hour had passed since he obtained Gathering Storm. The slight increase in attack and magic power had translated into 10 ATK.
"What? Only 100 HP and 100 ATK for leveling up? That's so little!"
Mo Shuying remembered that in the games he played, the Heroic Spirits would gain well over 100 stats with each level up. His gain of exactly 100 points was quite low.
And his physical capabilities hadn't increased either.
"Never mind, I'll deal with the problem at hand first."
Mo Shuying didn't dwell on the stat increase for too long, as he knew there was still a large enemy to deal with.
"Whoosh!!"
The Wolf Spider Leader charged recklessly towards where Mo Shuying had been, but it was destined to miss.
The Wolf Spider Leader, finding nothing, went berserk, continuously spitting venom in all directions. The black light on its body quickly dimmed.
Seeing this, Mo Shuying felt it was about time to finish off this monster. He pulled out his loaded revolver.
"I bloom in slaughter, like a flower in the dawn. Tsk, I suddenly feel a bit like an Assassin."
Mo Shuying was only thirty meters away from the Wolf Spider Leader, a distance well within the revolver's effective range. He raised the revolver, aimed at the Wolf Spider Leader, adjusted his breathing, and then!
"Bang!"
A gunshot echoed through the silent world and the quiet street, followed immediately by the Wolf Spider Leader's shriek!
"Whoosh!!"
The Wolf Spider Leader had been shot. The bullet hit its large rear squarely, creating a bloody hole from which disgusting black viscous fluid continuously oozed.
After that single shot, Mo Shuying's figure was exposed. The enraged Wolf Spider Leader suddenly turned! Its eight spider legs sprang like coiled springs, transforming it into a massive cannonball hurtling towards Mo Shuying's position!
"Bang bang bang bang!"
What greeted it were four metallic-gleaming bullets.
"Thud thud!"
Only two of these four bullets hit the Wolf Spider Leader. One severed one of its front legs, while the other, with incredibly good luck, burst its eye! It drilled into its head through the eye, blowing a hole in the Wolf Spider Leader's skull!
"Thump!"
The Wolf Spider Leader's massive body crashed to the ground and slid for a short distance. With a fatal head injury, the Wolf Spider Leader twitched but made no other movements.
Soon.
Ding~ Congratulations on defeating a low-level Demonic Spider Leader. You gained 25 experience points.
It was dealt with!
"Buzz!"
The moment the Demonic Spider Leader died, a surge of power flowed into Mo Shuying's body. At the same time, Mo Shuying seemed to hear the voice of the world in his ears.
It was an indescribable sound, roughly a commendation for Mo Shuying for resisting the first attack, a slight increase in physical abilities. But this voice also told Mo Shuying one thing: he was the slowest of the seven guardians to deal with his enemy, and thus received the smallest boost.
Mo Shuying was indifferent to this. For an ordinary person like him, being able to deal with these monsters was already quite good. Why ask for more?
As for the improvement in physical fitness...
Mo Shuying clenched his fist and glanced at his stats. He felt a bit stronger, but there was no change on his status panel.
This "smallest" really was small.
Mo Shuying smiled nonchalantly. At that moment, something dropped from the dissipating corpse of the Demonic Spider Leader.
"Ding-dong~"
It was a thumb-sized, faintly glowing crystal. Mo Shuying stepped forward and picked it up. It felt hard in his hand, so its durability must be high.
"Ding~ Skill Stone detected. Do you wish to open it and acquire the skill within?"
A notification sound rang out, and Mo Shuying's eyes lit up.
"Open it!"
As soon as he spoke, the Skill Stone vanished from Mo Shuying's hand. Instantly, countless profound insights flooded his mind.
"Congratulations, Host, you have acquired the inherent skill [Demonic Spider Siphon D]."
Demonic Spider Siphon (D): Consumes mana to activate and maintain. While active, increases attack speed. After a successful attack, restores 1% of damage as health.
An active skill of D-rank!
Mo Shuying looked at the skill description and felt it was quite good.
Don't think that just because it's a D-rank skill, it's useless. For a Heroic Spirit, there are no truly useless skills.
Mo Shuying activated Demonic Spider Siphon. A dark, translucent image of a Demonic Spider flashed over Mo Shuying's body. He clearly felt his body lighten considerably, and his punches became faster and more forceful. As for the health-restoring effect, he couldn't test it yet without a target.
"Not bad, and it doesn't consume much mana either."
Feeling the mana draining from him, it was roughly similar to Presence Concealment. This meant that as long as Mo Shuying wished, he could keep it active indefinitely. With such a gain, Mo Shuying had truly profited from this battle.
Soon, the last remnants of the Wolf Spider Leader also vanished, and this anomalous space returned to its previous tranquility.
Mo Shuying thought for a moment, then walked towards the path where the Demonic Spiders had appeared, intending to see how they came into this space.
However, by the time Mo Shuying reached the path, the black vortex that had transported the Demonic Spiders had already disappeared, and there were no signs of anything unusual around.
"They must have appeared out of thin air around here. I wonder if there will be a next time, and if so, will it be in the same place?"
Mo Shuying felt that attacks like today's would certainly not be a one-off event, and future enemies would only grow stronger. For his own safety, Mo Shuying decided to take action. He didn't want to sit around waiting for death. Since he had transmigrated here, he had to live well.
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