"With the mission done, should I go upwards?" he mused, before his eyes glance at the darkness. With a heavy heart, he decided to leave, heading towards the entrance. Or so it seem.
After all, it is hard to tell which one is the clones and which one the original. While 'Alros' head towards the entrance, Alros walked deeper, the Mana Torch, as he called them now had been covered to dim the light it emitted.
With his vision being diminished as the price, Alros could now ensure he will less likely be spotted by monsters and adventurers.
"I should get some Grimoire of Darkness, as well as Grimoire of Lust the second volume," he said out loud as he walked into the depth of the Danger Zone.
As he walked deeper, he could see signs of adventurers struggle, with some clearly not making out alive with the skeletons that littered the place. While it would have make many adventurers to search for another way, this excite the incubus.
After all, the reason for his venture is to find strong monsters, and one capable of annihilating a group of adventurers is not a weak one. As he pass by the growing piles of skeletons, though not as exaggerate as the one in movies, he soon spot something white.
'A web,' he thought, which would mean the mystery monsters to be spiders. Thankfully, he is not arachnaphobic or he would have fainted or fled like death itself chasing after him.
Then again, having a giant spider chasing you would likely be the closest near-death experience one could experience, with the least amount of danger at least.
'There is either an Arachne or a swarm of Giant Cave Spider,' he thought. While the former would be great addition to his force, the same did not hold true for the former.
After all, there is a lot of giant spider species under his control, with all of them being more useful than the Giant Cave Spider. As he step inside the area filled with skeleton, skittering sounds can be heard, like thousands of multiple and small legs running towards him.
Thousands of eggs stretched upon the darkest part of the cave, which unfortunately reach a dead end. His plan to use them to search for Arachne turned to smoke.
However, he at least learned a valuable lesson. Namely the fact that in one of the countless intersections, there would be some that would lead him to the Ararchne, Lamia and Golem.
It would likely take him quit sometime before he find the right part but he could at least hasten it. Though, the plan could wait for now as he want to spend some time learning a new branch of Magic, namely of Darkness.
After all, in the darkness of the Hexun Cavern, learning how to use the shadow to his advantage is inevitable if he wanted to traverse the cavern during the day while other adventurers still remained.
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"This should be good enough for now," moving his finger, he watched as the shadow move with it, not in like how shadow usually do, as the shadow in question weave around like grasses blown by the wind.
He was happy enough for his achievement at the moment due to him only just learning the Darkness today. After he was done with his practice, he called out some of his clones, along with some goblins.
While they can be found during the day, during the night, there is no one brave enough to remain inside the cavern, as it is just suicidal. The lighting, contrary to some people believe, is not the main issue. It was the fact most of the monsters in the cavern are nocturnal, meaning the chances of meeting the more powerful monsters will be likely.
So, the night would be the most opportunistic moment for them to run around and search for more information. "Go and disperse. When you found an intersection, split up, before continuing. If you find any powerful monsters, contact me,"
The group send on this dangerous mission nodded, eager to prove themselves. They soon left the once home of a swarm of spiders, as Alros take a much needed break, planning to rest for the night.
Though, the plan was derailed when he entered the system space, as lines of women looked at him eagerly. Alros let out a sigh. At least he gain energy from doing it instead of losing them.