Chapter 16: Solo Leveling
[The spider's fangs contains a deteriorating poison corrosive acid. It can easily melt down it's target cellular membrane with a bite, making it easier for it to consume it's prey.]
"Tsk, I never really expected to run into the boss this early. Still in terms of rankings this dungeon should be a D-rank dungeon in the least."
He twirled the sword with ease, his right leg sliding forward in a poised lunge as a slow, confident grin curved across his lips.
"That means no matter the tricks it has up it's legs, I can still take it, this is where my months of karate will show!"
With a loud battle cry, he lunged at the spider, which stood ready to strike. In an instant, the creature spun its web and flung it toward him, aiming to trap its prey.
"Sorry, but that's not gonna work on me!" He shouted, realizing that the spider's bulky armor made it hard for the creature to aim its web at a fast-moving target, it gavy him the upper hand.
He dodged the webs with easw, slicing through the sticky strands with sharp, deliberate strikes. The spider hissed, then reared back and slammed two of its legs down toward Mason, aiming to crush him beneath it's foot.
"Too slow!" He executed a forward roll, coming up steady on his feet—positioned directly beneath the towering spider's legs. "Now!"
Drawing on every ounce of strength he had left, he drove his blade upward in a swift, precise arc, aiming straight for the soft stomach of the spider.
As his blade struck the spider's abdomen, a sharp crack echoed through the chamber—the weapon shattered on impact, splintering into jagged shards and leaving only half a blade in his grasp.
Mason staggered back, eyes wide with disbelief, the weight of the moment crashing down as he stared at the broken sword.