Alone and Infinite

Before they left, Li Xia picked up another stone and tossed it in her hand.

"Hiss—" A huge amount of air was drawn into his mouth.

Li Xia used all her strength to throw the stone in her hand at the spider.

The stone, accompanied by a terrifying whooshing sound, transformed into a white streak and struck the spider.

The spider, which was half a person's height, shattered without warning, spraying out disgusting, viscous green fluid. Its limbs twitched unconsciously a few times before it fell off the web.

[You have slain the Corpse Giant Spider, gaining a 0.2% chance of transcendence.]

There's even a reward? Li Xia's gaze fell on the somewhat flustered giant spiders, and for a moment, symbols seemed to appear above their heads.

That is the opportunity for them to transcend their value.

More spiders swarmed in from all directions until the web was completely covered with them, clicking their four-lobed mouths as if they were having a heated discussion.

More than twenty of them—these must be all the giant spiders in the vicinity?

Li Xia had assumed that there would be hundreds of giant spiders, given their incredibly high reproductive rate, but then he realized that in a resource-poor place like the Dark Forest, giant spiders couldn't possibly reproduce excessively.

Hiking boots crunched on the fallen leaves and branches, and a jet-black spear appeared out of thin air in an open palm.

The giant spiders suddenly stopped clicking and turned towards this spot.

With a flick of his wrist and deft manipulation of his fingers along the shaft of the spear, Ye Ji obediently drew circle after circle.

The "click-clack" sound of the four-lobed mouth striking each other was like the sound of dense rain, echoing throughout.

Li Xia stood with one hand holding a gun, in a neutral stance, the tip of the gun pointing diagonally at the ground, exuding an elegant killing intent.

"Come!"

The giant spiders trembled with excitement at the discovery of the delicious humans, and the clicking sounds grew more and more frequent, turning what started as a light drizzle into a continuous chorus.

They emitted strange hissing sounds, their eight long, segmented limbs thrashing about as they lunged straight at Li Xia.

"A spear is like a waist lock; if you can't penetrate the spearhead, then the spear is useless!" The old masters' solemn words seemed to echo in my ears again.

Li Xia's gaze swept quickly around the approaching spiders, and he had already raised his spear to his waist.

Faced with the spider lunging forward, he simply straightened his wrist, straightened his shoulder, twisted his waist, and gently extended his hand to present the gun, as light as a breeze. But as his arm was about to be fully extended, the muscles in his arm tensed up completely, and a terrifying force was unleashed.

The spear tip seemed to come alive, darting forward like a serpent before swiftly retracting, its speed so fast it was as if it had remained stationary the whole time.

The giant spider let out a painful hiss and fell onto the withered leaves, its eight legs curled up, and thick, foul-smelling green liquid spurting from its pierced mouthparts.

Li Xia seemed not to notice, only slightly adjusting his direction, his spear flashing forward before quickly retracting.

In this small open space, it was like pear blossoms blooming with a cold, gleaming light.

For two months, Li Xia spent almost all his free time practicing spear thrusting. He had never been so diligent or devoted to it before.

Having discarded all distractions and focused solely on that pure self, he gradually improved and surpassed his previous self. He seemed to have truly become the peerless genius that Master Qi had described.

Now was the moment of truth. Li Xia's gaze sharpened, and with a slight exertion of his right hand, the spear traced an arc from bottom to top, striking the spider that was swooping down from the air squarely.

The soft abdomen offered no resistance to the spearhead, piercing in as easily as a hot knife through butter, without any hesitation.

"laugh----"

The air surged within his body, and Li Xia exerted force with both arms, wielding a sledgehammer like a hammer, and smashed the spider away. The spider let out a piercing scream and flew backward, smashing the spider that was about to pounce into two limp corpses.

"call----"

The hiking boots strode over the spider corpses scattered on the ground without stopping, and walked up to the shiny spider cocoon. With a flick of the spear, the spider cocoon fell to the ground and rolled limply a few times.

The corpse, now reduced to nothing but skin and bones, was revealed, and a ring on its hand emitted a faint glow.

You have gained the opportunity for transcendence: 5%

You have obtained the Mithril Ring.

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Chapter 32 Magic River

Perhaps these spiders aren't very powerful, or perhaps it's related to my luck.

The twenty-odd spiders only provided some materials.

Spider venom sac

Grade: White

[Effect: Applying the liquid from the poison sac to the weapon may cause mild paralysis upon attack; the more attacks, the stronger the effect.]

[Brief Introduction: A fairly good biological anesthetic]

[Recycling Price: 80 points]

【Soft silk pouch】

Grade: White

[Effect: It will quickly solidify upon contact with air, exhibiting extremely high flexibility]

[Brief Introduction: With the right launcher, you can even use it to cosplay as Spider-Man]

[Recycling Price: 70 points]

There are also valuable items that deserve to be highlighted by the temple.

[Mithril Ring]

Grade: Green (Ultimate)

[Origin: The Lord of the Rings - Moria Mines]

[Durability: 50/50]

[Shining Silver: Magic Conduction +1]

[Elf Blessing: Intelligence +1]

[Synopsis: Mithril! Everyone in the world would fight tooth and nail for it. —Gandalf]

[Recycling Price: 1500 points]

Li Xia held the ring, which had a faint glow, and felt a strange sensation in her heart.

This high-value item is not what I expected. Is green equipment considered high-value?

But when he saw his balance, he suddenly realized something.

For someone of his rank, a mithril ring is undoubtedly a valuable item, just like if someone only has a thousand dollars, then a hundred dollars are naturally very important.

But if he has ten thousand, then one hundred is not so important.

Hmm. That makes sense.

I don't quite understand what the +1 Magic Conduction attribute is; I'll have to wait until I go to the Temple of Light to ask someone about it.

The time spent wandering through the dense forest seemed exceptionally long. The old forest path seemed to have always been maintained and cared for, even though it was so narrow, at least it was passable.

After walking for several hours, Li Xia couldn't help but feel an intense longing for sunshine and sky, and for the feeling of a cool breeze on her face.

Under the forest canopy, the air was still and stagnant, seemingly forever frozen in darkness and suffocation.

This may be another challenge in traversing the forest—solitude.

Fortunately, Li Xia had long been used to being alone and to distracting herself by thinking about something.

He discovered that the entire dark forest was not completely desolate; at least he found black squirrels, palm-sized moths, and bats larger than washbasins.

Li Xia also tried to start a fire with the magnesium rods in the emergency kit, but he immediately extinguished the fire because the moths and bats would swarm over it.

One after another, countless people followed suit.

Fortunately, his Scott Combat Assist System was as reliable as ever. This combat capability detector seemed to be able to do any job well, except for detecting combat capability.

Night vision mode allows Li Xia to have at least one eye penetrate the darkness and see things in the dark forest.

With a soft "whoosh," the tip of the gun sliced ​​through the air, and it was quickly withdrawn after just a light touch.

The moth seemed to be petrified, falling to the ground, flapping its wings weakly twice before ceasing to move.

Li Xia held his breath and concentrated, using the ultimate technique of internal energy to minimize the frequency of his breathing.

Behind him, the path was strewn with the corpses of moths and bats.

This old forest road was surprisingly safe. Bored, Li Xia turned off the night vision system, leaving only the path guidance, and relied on his senses to perceive the surrounding environment.

Then, wielding the spear, he pierced every palm-sized moth or bat that flew past him.

"35%?"

Li Xia glanced at the proficiency level on the panel and was somewhat surprised.

After just two or three hours of practice, the proficiency of "The Ultimate Skill" has increased from 30% to 35%, which can be described as rapid progress.

As a skill-based ability, each point of proficiency represents an improvement in skill mastery, and its bonus may not be directly displayed on the panel.

But just as the Transcendence Hall initially warned itself, the panel is ultimately just an auxiliary tool and cannot fully reflect changes.

Instead, the true meaning of a dashboard is to treat it as a record of one's progress and to regard every small improvement as a reward for hard work.

Having received strong positive feedback, Li Xia no longer felt any anxiety or unease about the pitch-black forest.

Instead, he treated it as a rare training opportunity and devoted himself to it wholeheartedly.

"chichi"

"laugh"

The tip of the spear became increasingly agile, flickering like a snake's tongue.

It wasn't until he was blocked by a small river that Li Xia realized he had already covered most of the way through the dense forest.

The river flowed swiftly and fiercely, but it wasn't very wide, about ten meters across. The water was black, at least in the dim forest.

There used to be a wooden bridge over the river, but it has rotted away and fallen into the water, leaving only broken bridge pillars on both banks.

"If I were you, I wouldn't touch the water in this river."

A somewhat muffled voice came from above.

"Thanks for the reminder, but I wasn't planning on touching it anyway."

Li Xia didn't even look up, replying calmly, his monocle showing a biological reaction on a tree.

Its combat strength is not low, even slightly higher than the idiot I encountered when I first landed.

"I'm just offering a friendly reminder." A figure leaped down from a tree not far away, landing as gently as a cat on the ground.

The force of the fall was relieved by only slightly bending the legs.

"Let's get acquainted, Arthur." The blond young man in front of him was wearing a black leather jacket and didn't look very strong.

What's more eye-catching are the two short swords he carries crossed on his back.

"That spear is pretty good, at least it's top-tier green, right?"

Specializing in dexterity? An agile assassin?

Li Xia guessed his intention and replied casually:

"Xia, your twin swords are quite good too."

Arthur waved his hand, signaling Li Xia to relax:

"Don't be nervous. We are all people who are willing to accept challenges, unlike those fools who band together to take shortcuts."

He seemed completely unfazed by any tension or hostility, and continued speaking to himself:

"I'm just stuck here like you, hoping someone can help me out. You know, it's mutually beneficial."

Arthur pointed to the other side of the river: "See that? There's a boat over there. I happen to have a grappling hook, but someone has tied it up, and I can't pull it across by my own strength."

So you know, I need a buddy to come with me!

Li Xia looked in the direction he pointed, and Scott automatically switched to night vision mode and zoomed in.

As Arthur said, a small boat was moored on the opposite bank.