The spider emitted a hissing sound while forcefully bringing down its leg, capable of penetrating even steel. Blaze swiftly evaded to the side, slashing at the leg. A spark arose, reminiscent of striking a metallic object rather than a body part. Once more, Blaze deftly evaded while maneuvering beneath the wriggling abdomen of the spider queen. "It's utterly repulsive," he remarked. With precision, he unleashed the devastating [Inferno Whirlwind], unleashing a swirling vortex of black flames upon the spider queen's belly. It roared in pain as its stomach bore the brunt of the strike. It jumped up and beheld a small fire tornado, which was sending flaming slashes towards it. The queen screamed as waves of spiders emerged and attacked the group. Myra and Mira managed their discomfort and took care of the small critters. Blaze rushed toward their boss and unleashed flaming slashes ahead, burning every critter that crossed his path. The Spider queen launched its webs at him, but he

Blaze halted in his tracks and cast a raised eyebrow in Myra's direction. He hadn't anticipated her yielding so easily, but it worked to his advantage as he wanted to test the capabilities of the [Wish Granting] ability. As for Blaze, he didn't concern himself with the issues Myra was facing. While Neo might be more sympathetic, Blaze wasn't eager to jump into a sinking boat and risk drowning. With Bella by his side, he felt he could afford to overlook others unless they specifically sought his help. Blaze then posed the question, "Are you certain? Remember, I mentioned that the price might be higher than you anticipated." Myra's clenched fists loosened slightly as she nodded, fully aware that this might be her one and only chance to transform her life. Neo's enigmatic presence always left her feeling adrift and uncertain, as though there were depths to him, she couldn't fathom. Blaze's gaze lingered on Myra for a moment, causing both girls to squirm under his penetrating stare. It

Neo looked at the small humanoid fluttering its wings in front of him as it profusely thanked him for saving it. However, it spoke in a language that was unknown to him. That small humanoid was, in fact, a pixie—a tribe in the fairy race. These pixies were known for being mischievous and pulling all kinds of pranks, but they were harmless and only meant to be funny. The pixie, noticing Neo's perplexed expression, fluttered its wings, causing rainbow-colored dust to fall and circulate around him. Its actions puzzled Neo, and after a few rounds around him, a notification appeared. 『 Learned: Sylphic.』 {Did I what now?} Neo tapped on the notification to see what this "Sylphic" language was all about. [Language of the Fairy race.] {Short but effective} Neo then turned toward the pixie, who was looking at him with a smile, and said, "Thank you for saving me." Neo nodded and replied, "It was no problem. Anyway, what are you doing here?" The pixie pouted upon hearing that answer an

He stopped as the time for the tide was almost on them. Those who didn't get the chance to spar with him felt a little disappointed, as those who sparred against him learned a lot from him. "How do I know this much about fighting?" {I don't know} Blaze also had no idea, but it was like fighting was second nature to him, he could easily decipher any fighting technique and even improve it further. Neo thought hard but could not guess why, maybe because Blaze had the brawn while he had the brains part or something along the line, but he had no idea. {Watch it, I'm still smarter than…me? Damn this confusion.} Blaze sat under a tree as he closed his eyes and started using the breathing technique subconsciously as it became a habit to him because either he used it or either Neo. Just then, he heard someone talking slowly. "He easily fought 5 people like it was nothing." "But the monsters are different. We'll get him when he's tired." "It's still a risky plan." "Dude, you saw the

'Are they stalling?' This was the last thought that crossed the figure's mind. Puchi* It fell forward on the ground, motionless. The glyphs dimmed as the monster was now free, and a notification appeared before Neo. 『 Soul successfully collected.』 『 +4 Intelligence, +3 Vitality.』 『 You have defeated the hidden floor boss.』 『 You have received the [Arboromancer] class scroll.』 『 You have received the Blinking ring.』 『 You have successfully cleared the hidden requirement of the A+ rank quest [Forestkeep Citadel]』 『 You have received [Key Fragment].』 Blaze looked at the dazzling amount of notification. He came next to the corpse and found the person had a horn on his forehead, "had" because Neo just took that off of it and now half of it had been gone. Neo turned to the person and looked at its calm look and asked, "From the Demon or Beast tribe?" {No idea.} Neo stripped the person and found him to be of the Beast tribe as a tail and fur grew on its body. Along with its sli