Chapter 373 Poof Giant Spider

Chapter 373 Poof Giant Spider

Lotus smirked at the group, sure that she was one of the few who could actually tell what had happened.

"He's got Royal Rank [Offensive Adaptation] active on him. Rae advanced, right? That means Rae advanced, it has to. Can we see her now? Did she get big? Is she shiny?" The little Cleric rambled.

Karl held up his hand for a high five. "Right on the first try. But she is still the same size, and I'm not sure why you would think she became shiny. But she did do a fine job grooming her carapace, so her fur is in pristine condition, and her legs are an extra bloody red."

[I want to do my grand reveal on the line.] Rae informed him.

"Rae says she wants to show everyone at once, so she's not coming out until our shift starts. That way, everyone can see how glorious a full-grown Bloodbath Spider can be."

Doug laughed. "Well, at least she didn't lose her sense of drama when she advanced. It would have been a shame if Rae became all boring and serious just because she was the only Royal Rank around at the moment."

Bob snorted in amusement. "I'm just glad to hear that she's the same size. I've gotten used to that level of Giant Spider, I'm not sure my heart could take an even larger version."

That morning, they decided to eat in the fort and let the clerics cook for them so that they could surprise the others when they got to the line and brought Rae out.

Everyone knew that Lotus was not built for keeping secrets, and if she had to sit all the way through breakfast, she would totally blurt it out.

So, they left just in time to head to the line for their shifts, while doing their best to avoid attracting attention from those with sharper senses until they arrived.

[Offensive Adaptation] was a passive skill that Rae shared with Karl, and he couldn't really turn it off. But that meant that it was pretty obvious that he had a Royal Rank skill to anyone who was around him and paying attention.

Heads turned as they approached the line, but Karl didn't say anything as he walked to his spot and relieved the team on duty, who didn't actually leave, they just stepped back a bit so he could take his spot.

Only once they were in position and the whole section of the line was watching did Karl call Rae out for everyone to admire her beauty and glory.

As soon as she appeared, the whole line went silent, before the Command Channel of the radio began to blow up with panicked comments.

[Who has eyes on the Royal Rank Threat?]

Karl shrugged. "I thought we just did announce it to the whole Academy at once. I mean, everyone knows, so mission accomplished, right?"

Doug and Lotus nodded in agreement, while Dana looked over at Morgana. "Remind me again, what was it that made you want to be a student advisor?"

The Witch Doctor sighed. "I don't recall students in my year being this problematic. They were kind of douchebags, and liked to form cliques, but I definitely don't recall us giving teachers this many headaches."

Tank looked back and forth between Rae and Karl. "It looks like you've got at least one of her skills. Did you gain access to any more of them as she advanced?"

That was an excellent question. [Status] [Name] Rae

[Species] Bloodbath Spider

[Rank] Royal

[Shared Skills] ⇒ [Offensive Adaptation] [Lacerate] [Earth Shield] "Rae, when did you learn Earth Shield?" Karl asked out loud, startled.

[Watch this.]

Rae encased herself in a dome of stone, then suddenly appeared right behind Tank, with her mandibles resting on top of his head.

"Dammit, I knew the students weren't just messing with me. She learned how to shadow step, and she learned to make her own shadows to step into." A Rogue Class Professor cussed.

The other Rogue in the area laughed. "Oh, that is priceless. I didn't know that she learned to make her own shadows. I was teaching the class yesterday when she vanished for the first time. She went from the edge of the training grounds up into the trees."

[He saw me? Oh, he's good. I totally thought he didn't notice.] Rae informed Karl, then vanished again to reappear standing on top of her stone dome.

Tank tapped his fingers on his chin. "Can someone explain in a way that a Berserker can understand why Rae is using Earth Magic? The vanishing act makes sense, but not that."

Karl smiled at the huge man. "Her advancement process includes cycling a lot of higher rank blood through her body, a literal bloodbath. She used Hill Giant blood, and they can all use Earth Magic. So, she gained an ability from them during her advancement. If she had used something else, it would have been a different ability."

"So, she learned to make stone shields? That's impressive as a defensive ability, but she's an assassin type attacker." One of the warriors asked, confused.

Rae threw a stone baseball at him.