Chapter 247: Full Power Spider of Darkness [2]
He raised his staff and cast the spell instantly, a dark barrier forming around his body as he dashed forward without hesitation, closing the distance between them in a single burst of speed.
The spider responded immediately, its legs striking toward him with full force, each hit landing against the barrier with explosive power as cracks began to spread across its surface almost instantly.
And by the third, the barrier broke completely.
Instead, a crimson aura erupted around him, gathering at the tip of his sword as he pushed forward with everything he had, his focus narrowing down to a single point.
The spider reacted with equal intensity, swinging one of its legs with terrifying speed as it aimed directly for him.
The sharp limb pierced straight through Leon’s shoulder, tearing through flesh and muscle as it lifted him slightly off the ground, blood spilling from the wound as the pain shot through his body.
But even then, his gaze didn’t waver.
At the exact same moment, dozens upon dozens of vines erupted from the ground, wrapping tightly around the spider’s legs and body as they constricted with force, attempting to hold it in place.
Its movements slowed. Its limbs were bound. But only for a moment.
With a violent surge of power, the spider tore through the vines completely, shredding them apart as it refocused on Leon, who was still impaled and vulnerable in front of it.
But it was too late.
Leon’s sword flashed.
At first, it seemed like nothing had changed. The difference in [Combat Power] was still there.
But then—
Three of its legs were severed almost instantly, falling to the ground as a strange blue liquid burst out from the wounds, the creature letting out a panicked, distorted screech as its balance faltered.
It tried to retreat. But it couldn’t.
Throughout the entire fight, the spider had been protecting one specific area more than anything else: its head. Its weakest point.
SLASH!
Ding!
[100% Drop Rate has triggered...]
But that relief didn’t last long.
Cough!
"Damn..." he muttered, his voice low as he steadied himself, "I didn’t think it would actually land a hit... and that hard too."
If not for his [Divine Armor], that attack might have done far more damage than he could handle.
Without wasting time, Leon reached into his [Storage Space] and pulled out a [Healing Potion], bringing it to his lips immediately.
Gulp!
The pain dulled as the wound on his shoulder began to close, the torn flesh knitting itself back together as the bleeding stopped completely.
It worked. No lingering issues.
Without hesitation, he consumed the essence dropped by the spider, feeling his strength increase once again as he looked ahead toward the distant city.
’That fight... was not worth it,’ he thought, his mind already adjusting his approach moving forward, ’I need to find groups instead... places where [Celestial’s Might] can actually activate.’
After all, even if he activated [Celestial’s Might] on the [Forsaken Minotaur], not only would it still remain a boss monster, but it would have more [Combat Power] than this spider.
If Violet and her group could do nothing but run from it though, then it was bound to be terrifying.
It only took a few minutes to encounter a group of [Forsaken Knights].
But unlike all the others Leon had seen before, these ones seemed to be... in a battle against something.
"Hah," Leon grinned, "I guess I was right."
Leon had believed before that even a dozen of these knights wouldn’t be able to take down a spider.
He never truly believed that the monsters of the [Forsaken City] would fight one another, as they would mostly be focused on the players.
And yet, before Leon’s eyes, the knights and spiders were fighting, as if they were enemies.
