Chapter 38: The Nest of Fermi (4)

Chapter 38: The Nest of Fermi (4)

Kai started to run away toward the entrance, but it was already blocked by Fermi's webs. Losing his options, Kai immediately turned and ran to the left.

Thud, thud, thud!

With every stretch of Fermi's leg, the cave crumbled!

"This is your house! Why are you wrecking it? Haven't you thought about the repairs later!?"

Though Kai was kind enough to worry about Fermi's financial situation, there was no way she would understand!

Instead, Fermi, angered by Kai running around, tilted her head back.

“Hwaaak...”

It sounded like a twenty-four-year smoker clearing their throat!

Kai instinctively jumped away, anticipating something dreadful coming his way.

Splat! Fshhh!

Fermi's lethal poison melted the ground!

Kai's face turned pale after seeing this.

I don't want to be hit by that!

It was the extreme poison of a level 75 boss monster. It was obvious he would fall into a critical state before being able to detoxify. Above all, it smelled horrendous. RêAd lateSt chapters at novelhall.com Only

"Damn it, I have no choice!"

Kai opened his inventory and took out three types of potions. They were the potions made using the blood of the Wyrm Lizard at the Wizard’s Tower!

[Potion of Resistance Lv.3]

Increases all resistances for 5 minutes.

[Potion of Speed Lv.3]

Increases Speed for 5 minutes.

[Potion of Power Lv.3]

Increases physical and magical attack powers for 5 minutes.

Kai called this the Triple Doping Set!

Dang it, these could easily bring 50 silver at the auction!

However, with his life on the line, Kai boldly invested.

Now I have only nine bottles of each potion left.

If he drank all those potions during this battle, it would be like spending 500,000 won!

Alright, even if I have to drink them all, I will surely defeat you!

Kai's movements became more agile. Not only because of the potion's power but because he was determined to lay that giant spider at his feet.

I've identified four attack patterns so far.

Kai wasn't just running away without a plan. He analyzed Fermi's attack patterns while running.

Boss monsters typically used a few patterns exquisitely depending on the situation.

Spraying poison, body slam, furiously smashing the ground with all eight legs. Lastly, a barrage of webs, is that all?

It wasn’t much different from other spider-type monsters! The only difference was that while other monsters' attacks could be laughable, getting hit by this one meant screaming instantly.

"And..." Kai's eyes sparkled.

It was because Fermi's head was tilted back significantly!

That's the motion before spitting poison!

The moment Kai realized this, he dashed forward.

"Supernova!"

His speed noticeably increased!

Caught off guard, Fermi spat out her poison a bit faster than usual.

Splat!

I can dodge this!

Confident in his thought, Kai slid across the ground.

Sssss...

The venom barely grazed the top of his helmet as it passed by!

Arriving right under Fermi's belly, Kai extended his hand.

"Take this! Holy Explosion!"

Boom!

A white beam precisely struck the spider's vital point, her belly.

"Kreeeek!"

For the first time since the battle began, Fermi screamed, and her massive body was momentarily suspended in the air at the strong force.

Her HP, what about her HP?

He checked Fermi's HP, and his face darkened.

***

Not only was Holy Explosion the skill with the highest attack power Kai could use at the moment, but it also targeted a weak spot for 1.5 times the damage, so it was unbelievable that it only reduced Fermi's health by 1%.

"Kyaaaak!"

Thud, thud, thud!

Furious to be struck in the belly by Kai, Fermi stabbed the ground with her eight legs.

Dodging her movements that looked like a tap dance, Kai sought a way out of this situation.

Something is strange.

Even if Fermi was a level 75 boss monster, it didn't make sense that his attack with Supernova only cut off 1% of her health. There was only one reason for this.

She has a specific weak point.

Boss monsters of this kind sometimes appeared in dungeons.

Unlike regular boss monsters that you could dodge attacks and hit anywhere for damage, there were some boss monsters that didn't take damage from randomly placed hits. Instead, they required precise timing and location for attacks to be effective. In short, finding the location of the weakness quickly was the key point!

Kai scanned her entire body.

Weakness, weakness, weakness...

Fermi mocked Kai's attack, which missed her. But interestingly, Kai was smiling too.

“There.”

Kai had embedded twenty Holy Explosions into the ceiling! A single player couldn't possibly bring down a ceiling similar to terrain in one go.

But what if not once but dozens of times?

Kai aimed for the collapse of the ceiling. He didn't dream of bringing down the entire ceiling, only a part of it! Therefore, his Holy Explosions hit the ceiling in a circular dotted line.

Now I just need to strike near its center.

Deciding on his next move, Kai used Supernova.

His body's temperature rose as if he were in a sauna. Despite this, Kai didn't lose his smile and charged at Fermi.

"Kreeeee!?"

Startled by Kai's charge, Fermi stepped backward! Even as she retreated, she fired venom and webs nonstop.

This is the final hurdle!

Kai dodged all incoming projectiles with incredible focus.

Flash, flash, flash!

Fermi's attacks barely missed Kai's body! Kai, having barely evaded all her attacks, slid across the ground.

As he slid, he extended his right hand as he shouted confidently, "Holy Explosion!"

Boom!

The Holy Explosion struck right at the center of the circular dotted line on the ceiling.

Rumble, rumble.

The accumulated damage to the ceiling burst. Rocks poured down as if a dam had burst!

Hiding under Fermi's belly, Kai used her as a shield while using a heal skill on himself.

"Sunlight’s Warmth, Sunlight’s Warmth, Sunlight’s Warmth!"

Unintentionally, Fermi ended up protecting Kai!

“Kyaaaaak!”

She immediately tried to move her body to kill Kai, but the rocks falling from the ceiling prevented her from doing so.

Thud, thud, thud!

If the previous cocoon drops were jabs, the rocks now hitting her weak spots were heavy straights!

Fermi's HP rapidly began to decrease.

20%, 15%, 10%...

When the barrage of ceiling rocks ended, only 1% of her HP remained.

"Finally!"

Kai made a big smile and extended his hand toward Fermi's belly.

"Holy Explosion!"

Boom!

The beam tore through Fermi's belly.

"Kyaaaaak!" Fermi, letting out a sorrowful scream, slowly turned into polygons from her legs up and gradually dispersed.

Left alone in the chaos of the cave, Kai dusted off the dirt covering his body and slowly stood up.

"I... I won, right?"

He had caused a major disaster yet he couldn't believe it! However, the feast of messages that dazzled his eyes and ears confirmed that fact.

Ding!

[Fermi, Queen of the Spiders, has been defeated.]

[+250,000 XP.]

[Level increased.]

[Level increased.]

[Level increased.]

[+15 stat points.]

[You single-handedly defeated the ruler of the Forest of Spiders, Fermi. +3,000 Fame.]

[Special title acquired: Queen Slayer.]

"Wow!"

They truly were magical sentences that made him forget his fatigue! Among them, the grand finale was a special title.

"Title book."

Kai immediately opened the summoned book.

[Queen Slayer]

Rank: Special

Description: A title given to players who defeat the Spider Queen Fermi on their own.

Effect:

+3 All stats

+30 Poison Resistance

Receives no damage from spider-type monsters.

(This effect persists even when title is not equipped.)

"Yes! Amazing!"

A hearty exclamation came out of Kai’s mouth as if he had just drank a bowl of Korean rice wine.

Even though it was the same special title, the title of Wyrm Lizard Slayer was incomparable with Queen Slayer!

Dancing a little shoulder dance, Kai looked at the newly added stat points.

"Oh, of course, it's going into Strength!"

His Strength went up by 15 points in one go!

Kai felt a robust strength running through him and smiled contentedly.

"Indeed, a full-strength Cleric is the best."