There was silence all around Gary, which helped him easily focus inwardly, into his own body and feel the energy that was coursing all through his body with no set place to reside at.“Is this the reason that I’m unable to sleep properly?” Gary wondered. His body felt like it was having a mild fever recently, so he wasn’t having it easy to slip into sleep.[Don’t think about other things.] Ai’s voice softly rang in his mind. [If there’s any danger outside, I’ll warn you, so just focus on yourself right now. Focus on the now. Not the past or the future.]As Ai kept talking, Gary listened to her words.[Every time you defeat a monster, you automatically absorb their energy if I think it’s necessary for you. All the energy you absorbed till now is still in your body right now, and it is still not your own, so you have to first make it yours.][Generally, people absorb this foreign energy into their organs and get physically stronger. And then they’ll move onto forming a core. Because the
Gary had to splash water in the faces of Leah and others to wake them up. He told them what happened. Not the part where he meditated for hours but the part where he killed the human-headed spider.Rowan was relieved that he was safe.Sesi wished that the spider was still alive so she could have fought that monster.Leah, on the other hand, looked at Gary and said, “Thanks for saving us.”“You don’t have to thank me,” Gary replied, trying his best to not smile. “I only did what any of you three would have done.”“I’m not so sure about that,” Leah said. “People can’t easily be trusted, especially not in these times when everyone’s survival is at stake. So, thank you for not abandoning us.”While getting thanked by her made Gary happy, it also felt strange and weird that she said thank you for what he believed was only a small help that he was obligated to do as the leader of the group.“Gary is the hero who’ll save the world!” Sesi said aloud. “Even if he abandons us, I’m sure he’ll ha
Venny the spider queen with humanoid features had quite a voracious appetite. She was so frustrated at the moment that she began to eat every animal in sight, other than her own kind and the humans.There were some monsters roaming around through the woods, and some of these monsters were made by Monster Maker Marut, who was the First Key.Venny especially hated them, and so she didn’t spare them at all when she came across them.“How can that bastard create monsters in the territory my god and king Yves is present?” Venny grimaced in anger. “Does he think he can do anything just because he’s the First Key! I will kill all his creations and show him who’s really superior!”Even though she didn’t look that big, she was able to eat creatures that were ten times bigger than her just by slurping them into her mouth. It was as if her mouth was a black hole. She kept on eating and eating and never looked satisfied.“Till now, we’ve hardly gathered any kids. This isn’t good,” Venny told her
“This is what you get for not knowing your level,” Venny spoke while her teeth were still biting Gary’s shoulder.Gary was so stunned by her sudden attack that her poison worked all the more effectively in paralyzing him.“Since you can use aura, I bet your blood and flesh will taste ten times better,” Venny said.[Obtained the spider queen’s poison. Initiating the poison resistance sequence!] Ai’s voice rang in his mind.Gary felt his energy being depleted as the cultivation system has automatically started combating the poison.Gary was able to move once again, and he immediately poked both of her eyes with his fingers.“AHH!” she cried out and let go of him.His shoulder was bleeding, and his recovery was slow because of the poison. On top of that Gary couldn’t use his right arm just yet because of that shoulder injury.“H-How are you able to move?” Venny looked very surprised. “I’m sure my poison should have rendered you powerless.”“Ah, it did,” Gary began to move his right shou
[You obtained the passive skill Spider Solidarity(Grade: Supreme)!][Spider Solidarity skill helps you control others as a team and help your team fight better as a whole. It goes well with your Spider Soul skill…]“This skill doesn’t look as excellent as the Spider Soul skill though,” Gary opined.[It’s a supreme-grade skill, so it’s definitely very useful at times.]“Alright. I’ll believe you,” Gary was looking at his stats. “At least I leveled up a lot. I wasn’t expecting this much.”Gary leveled up six times and reached 208![The way you win also determines the rewards. You won single-handedly and without suffering that much.] Ai explained. [So, of course you reaped maximum rewards. That’s why you obtained a supreme-grade skill.]Just then, lots of spiders surrounded Gary. There were at least forty of them, most of them leveled over 100, and one of them was a general leveled around 170, and he was shocked and enraged to see his queen dead.[Why don’t you use the new skill against
Leah, Sesi, and Rowan began fighting the general spider once again. This time, they were doing better because the speed and agility of the spider general has been significantly reduced due to the loss of two legs as well as a head injury.While fighting the general, Sesi asked, “Teach me how to use energy or aura that you can use, Gary.”Leah and Rowan were also having the same thoughts, but they couldn’t be so frank and open about it like Sesi.“Can they also learn?” Gary asked Ai in his mind.[I’m a hero-cultivating system.] Ai said. [And heroes are not selfish people. The extent they can give to others without expecting anything in return must inspire others. They must be a great example to the others.]“Stop rambling on, and tell me if it’s possible or not, Ai,” Gary hissed a little.[Couldn’t you infer from what I said?]“That means you can.]“Yes, but to be precise, you can teach them yourself. You’ve already seen how to do it.] Ai said. [You just need to send some aura into the
Sesi caught one of the general spider’s legs as he attacked her. She was able to move her hair like a whip and then threw the spider up into the air. Her hair then formed into that of a cannon’s mouth. “Flame Cannon!”Like a flame thrower, flames flew forth out of her hair-cannon, and it burst a hole through the spider general’s body.“Vortex Drill!” Leah attacked from the side and pierced through the shoulder of the spider general.Rowan also slid under the general’s body through the gap between the legs and then launched his attacks. “Explosive Fists!” His attacks were much messier compared to the girls, and so blood poured out from the spider general.Despite getting covered in blood, Rowan kept on at it, and eventually, the spider general lost his life and collapsed at an angle.The three of them, while huffing and puffing, looked at Gary as if asking for his response on how they did.“It’s not over yet,” Gary snapped his fingers, and all the spiders that were lying in wait jumped
For the next three days, Gary focused on his friends and made sure they leveled up. He also leveled up just from cultivating.Leah, Sesi, and Rowan were now able to use aura, and so their attacks grew much more potent and powerful.Sesi’s flames were able to easily burn some spiders to death. She didn’t kill them on purpose. It happened accidentally.Gary told her to control her strength and go easy on the spiders, as these spiders were literally their army.Sesi’s level was now 106.Leah and Rowan were both at level 104.In the beginning, they struggled to fight the spider general together, but now, they were able to stand their ground against the spider general even when they fought him alone. Their growth in three days was not truly reflected in their levels!Fighting the spider general and also many other spiders helped them rapidly earn experience of fighting not just single foe but also multiple foes.Unlike them, Gary didn’t fight at all. He was just focused on observing their