Steam Age: I Fight Against Divine Authority with Otherworldly Tales

"An elf!?" Suren couldn't help but exclaim inwardly as he looked at the old man's ears.

The ear wasn't deformed, nor did it look like it had been altered; it seemed more like it was naturally formed. Suren was almost certain that this was the characteristic described in those legends.

The old elf seemed to have no ill intentions. He stopped outside of Suren's range, his emerald eyes quietly watching Suren.

Although he couldn't see it clearly, Suren could still feel the vitality in those eyes, as well as the tranquility that seemed to have been tempered by countless years.

At this moment, the "Evil Ghost in the Mirror" in Suren's left hand seemed to become even more excited because of the old man's approach.

Time slipped by unnoticed as their eyes met. Suddenly, the old man's right hand trembled, and a dark object slid down his hand. Because of the distance, Suren couldn't see it clearly.

Then, the old man turned and left, his movements slow and deliberate. He stepped lightly on the grass and simply walked away. As the rustling sounds gradually faded into the distance, Suren's left hand slowly returned to normal.

Suren raised her left hand and looked at it, recalling what had just happened, as if it were a dream.

Could it be that the speculation about the period before the Cataclysm in Mr. Mercury's library is true, and that there really were those strange races before the Cataclysm?

The runes on the old man's robe were symbols of the God of Life. Could it be that gods truly existed before the Cataclysmic Era?

But why does the "evil spirit in the mirror" tremble? Could it be that the old man also possesses a similar power?

What exactly did that old man throw down on the spot?

One question after another arose, and Suren's thoughts involuntarily wandered. He tried his best to piece together those scattered ideas, but he could not come up with any answers because there was too little information.

Just then, the ground began to tremble slightly. Suren turned his head to look in the direction of the tremor and saw a huge figure slowly approaching.

"It's here!" Suren couldn't help but feel excited. The ring flashed, and the alchemical bottle appeared in his hand. He flicked his wrist, leaving a puddle in the ground. Then the alchemical bottle disappeared, replaced by two bottles of potions: "Mental Stimulant Mixture" and "Existence Erasure Potion".

At this moment, the monster was about 50 meters away from Suren, a distance so close that Suren could see the monster's appearance clearly.

Compared to the salamander or giant wolf that Suren had seen before, this spider was much smaller, measuring only about three meters long even after removing its eight slender legs. Its massive abdomen occupied most of its body; the abdomen was elongated and oval-shaped, covered with alternating yellow and green patterns.

Its cephalothorax is relatively small and covered with a hard shell. A pair of chelicerae at its mouth emit a dangerous green light, and a pair of tentacles on the outside of the chelicerae are constantly vibrating. Above the chelicerae, eight single eyes emit a ghostly red light.

Its body radiates a soft white light. Unlike ordinary monsters, looking at it does not cause discomfort; instead, it brings a sense of peace.

At this moment, it was chasing a fawn that was more than half a meter long, and it was estimated that it would catch up with it in less than two seconds.

Without further hesitation, Suren poured the two bottles of medicine into his mouth and drank them down in one gulp.

The same feeling as before struck again, and the surroundings became unreal. At the same time, the effects of the "Mental Stimulant" took hold, and Suren felt a surge of blood rushing to his head. The calm that the spider had brought him disappeared, replaced by a feeling of excitement. Suren felt his limbs were full of power.

Having learned from his first experience, Suren adapted very quickly. With a powerful push of his boots, he launched himself forward, speeding towards the monster after leaving the tree. Suren could even hear the whistling wind in his ears.

The potion's effect lasts for about one and a half minutes. This conclusion was drawn from the previous test. Although one and a half minutes is a short time, it's more than enough time for Suren, who is on the offensive, to deal with this monster.

At this moment, the giant spider was facing away from Suren, engrossed in its hunt. It pounced on the fawn and pinned it to the ground with its two tentacles.

The fawn struggled incessantly, but as the spider's pincers sank deep into its shell, the fawn let out a mournful cry, its hooves kicked helplessly twice in mid-air, and then it stopped moving.

As the toxin was injected, its body went limp and slumped down, its flesh visibly softening, followed by a chilling sucking sound in the air. With the spider's sucking, the fawn's body slowly shriveled up, until only a husk remained.

At this moment, Suren was already 2 meters away from the side of the spider. The monster was so close that Suren could even see the hairs on the spider's eight legs. At this time, the creature was completely unaware of Suren and was happily enjoying its meal.

Suren raised his right hand, exerted force with his wrist, and the silk thread with the iron plate tied to it drew two circles in the air before Suren threw it out.

The silk thread traced an almost invisible arc in the sunlight before wrapping around the spider's long, oval abdomen.

At the same time, Suren injected "Source of Knowledge" into "Ellie's Tears". A green light shone, and the light flowed through the silk like an electric current. In just an instant, the green light covered the spider's abdomen. Rows of white fleshy buds began to appear where the abdomen and the silk thread met. The fleshy buds wriggled wildly and slowly spread outward!

The moment the bud emerged, Suren cut off the injection of "Source of Knowledge," and the thread was also put into his ring.

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared and disappeared in the spider's field of vision, as fast as a ghost that appeared out of thin air.

Before its eight eyes could even catch a glimpse of that figure, a piercing pain shot through its abdomen, and the pain continued to spread!

Its eight long legs involuntarily straightened, and its entire body arched upwards. It pulled its claws out of the fawn's body and let out a sharp, piercing cry that echoed through the forest.

It tried to sense the vibrations and sounds around it with its fur, its eight eyes turning at the same time, trying to catch a glimpse of the damned insect, but the feedback it received was that there was nothing around it!

It stopped searching for enemies and instead raised its head. A starlight flashed in the sky, and an abstract pattern of stars clustered on the water appeared. Then a soft light fell on the spider. This was its healing ability, which would slow down the consumption of life force by those fleshy buds.

Suren wasn't idle either; a gun appeared out of thin air in his hand—the "Eye of Withering," which was already loaded with "Split" bullets.

Without hesitation, he aimed and fired. With a bang, a black light pierced the spider's abdomen, then exploded, and countless thin black lines appeared around its abdomen!