Chapter 45: Evil Grin!
Seeing this, Lilith could only withdraw her hand, looking a little dejected. It seemed the man didn't like others touching his pet.
Sensing the slightly awkward atmosphere, Hero Julius quickly bowed slightly to Elliot and then said with some difficulty, "Although it's a bit embarrassing to say... we're currently at the end of our rope..."
"...Could we trouble you to escort us out of the Beast Mountain Range? We will prepare appropriate compensation." Julius looked sincere.
Although human mages could learn Space Magic for example, Ronandt, currently humanity's strongest mage, had used Space Magic to escape after Kumoko beat him up in the labyrinth not everyone could learn it.
Neither of the mages in their current party had Space Magic skills. And right now, they were exhausted, thirsty, and deep within the Beast Mountain Range. Getting out on their own would indeed be difficult.
"Compensation?" Elliot scoffed internally. If only the Hero title could be offered as compensation... But that was impossible.
The Hero title was only ever bestowed upon a human. Having reincarnated into this world, he no longer had any connection to humanity.
But just then, Kumoko suddenly began to tremble slightly. Then, her voice appeared directly in Elliot's mind.
"Elliot, I feel something strange. Ever since you healed my wounds with your healing magic, my body has felt... off."
"Long story short... I think I'm about to evolve again! Even though my level isn't high enough, the feeling of evolution is incredibly strong!"
Elliot raised an eyebrow. In Kumoko's upward evolution path, at Level 50, she could choose to evolve into an Arachne. This was a creature with a human upper body and a spider lower body, not the deified Shiraori form.