Chapter 12: 2600 Skill Points!
Meanwhile...
Kumoko was trying to decide how to spend her own skill points. She felt torn. There were so many skills she wanted to learn, but she had a limited number of points.
With 2600 skill points, Kumoko didn't know how best to spend them.
While she was struggling with the decision, Elliot, having already picked his skill, glanced over and offered some advice.
"If you don't know what to learn, start with [Poison Synthesis]."
"Poison Synthesis?" Kumoko tilted her head, confused. She was a spider; she already had poison. Wouldn't learning [Poison Synthesis] be redundant?
Elliot guessed what she was thinking and explained, "Poison Synthesis isn't just for making poisons. As the saying goes, 'all medicine has some toxicity.' Once this skill reaches a high level, you can also synthesize healing potions. As long as you have mana, you won't have to worry too much about low health."
"Oh, I see!" Kumoko's eyes lit up.
She remembered the humans they fought carried potions to restore health and stamina. If the Earth Dragon's damage hadn't been so high, instantly killing them, the humans could have dragged out the fight and potentially won with their healing potions.
Plus, using this skill to create stronger poisons could become one of her signature moves. Most monsters might have resistance to heat or pain, but poison resistance wasn't as common.
Especially against heavily armored monsters with defenses that made your scalp tingle normal attacks couldn't hurt them. Poisoning them might be the only way!