It was almost mid-day and the sun was almost on my head.
The shade from the large trees didn’t let much sunlight pass but I could feel the harsh rays of the sun on my eyes. It took me a long time but I was able to find a good-looking place.
But…
There was only one problem with this.
It was a small cave of a [Flame poison spider].
A purple-orange-colored giant spider with long white fangs.
Purple acid was dripping from its mouth wherever it walked.
It was an (Orange) ranked energy beast with lethal poison and fire attribute skills.
I didn’t want to go anywhere else and this was the best place I would get here.
I could close the entrance totally at night so I would be safe here.
And luckily this spider was living here by itself.
‘But, it’s still impossible to kill this by normal means. I had to do thorough preparation if I wanted to take it down while being safe.’
Fighting a much stronger opponent was something I strictly wanted to avoid at all costs.
But a place to call a temporary house was something very important. I had no choice but to kill that thing somehow.
‘If I really manage to kill it, it might become my dinner for tonight~!’
These spiders tasted actually as amazing as crabs according to some books. It would be a really nice thing if I managed to kill it.
This one especially was a possible target.
This one was weak against ice and physical-type attacks.
If I set some kind of trap, I might get that house all to myself.
Sacrificing all the enchanted arrows I have on hand would also be no problem.
With the natural treasures lying around in this jungle, I can make far more batter things than these ones.
With that in mind, I jumped to the other side of the tree.
Jumping from tree to tree, I set up a crossbow-like automatic trap that I made while figuring out the spider’s moment patterns.
This was almost like a game, the spider would go out every two hours for thirty to forty-five minutes to hunt some more.
At that time, this area was almost clear.
The area was covered with venomous webs on the ground and many small creatures were already rotting in them.
This was a secluded area at the very edge of a side forest.
The cave wasn’t much dark and it wasn’t that deep.
Just perfect for two to three people to camp.
I was sure this place would be perfect because this area didn’t have much activity of other beasts.
They avoided the poisonous webs even though some of them were much more poisonous.
But, I was also glad I was here.
‘I still can’t believe I saw a [White ruby snake]! A very rare (Green) ranked energy beast.
A pure white snake as long as a whale with real ruby-like red eyes.
Its poison is sold as some of the most expensive materials in not only medical and crafting fields but also alchemy and enchanting jobs.’
They are mostly calm creatures and avoid small beasts like the spiders and myself.
It just hunts and preys on beasts comparable to its own strength.
A gentleman among high-grade energy beasts.
Also a strong, very strong opponent to go up against.
‘I’m sure even dad would lose to it. It’s on another level than that wild bore that made me go through hell.
That pig should learn some things from such a gentlemanly creature.’
Thanks to him having its nest in the nearby area, which would be huge~, this place is totally safe.
After setting up three crossbow-like traps pointing at a single point, I put three arrows with almost (tier-2) like spell, (Freeze) on them.
As every trap was on the different trees, I had to calculate the perfect distance and point of collision.
So in total, attack of nine arrows would bang the spider.
It wasn’t easy but my calm mind helped me much more than I thought.
Everything was set and now… I just had to wait for the pry to arrive.
Maybe I might die if things don’t go as I thought but the chances of that happening were just 15%.
I climbed back from the tree after putting a small mark on the ground.
After three minutes, the pry was in sight.
As I planned, I jumped down the tree to attract its attention and lure it towards the ‘death spot’.
All three places were connected with a thin rope that was burning right now.
Just like those old bomb circuits, I had to finish this in the next forty-five seconds.
The big spider was almost three meters tall.
And I was close to one meter and something centimeter, which was a good height considering I was only six years old.
I looked into the spider’s purple eyes and smiled.
,m “Let’s start, little spider.”
The spider stopped as it spotted me.
“Skhhhhhhhh!”
Taking out its large fangs, it screamed loudly.
They were long, almost as long as my bow.
I looked at the drops of liquid poison dripping on the ground and making a hole in this fertile brown soil.
With its two legs stretched out, it ran towards me with its other six legs.
I knew it didn’t have any ranged attacks so I just had to pin it down in the ‘death spot’ for the next forty seconds.
I was glad that I was a ranged damage dealer or I might have definitely died in close combat.
This fellow was an expert in close-range fights and I knew that.
It started moving as its first skill got activated.
An orange-yellow fire lit up on its two front legs.
I moved a few steps and stretched out my bowstring.
(Water arrow)
I had to do anything to pin it down so I was already set on using all of my 21 enchanted arrows.
There were mostly fire arrows but well, I had to do everything I can to win this battle.
I fired the arrow and the fire on its claws flickered.
But it didn’t stop its advancing.
I took out three (fire) arrows and fired them at its back legs.
It dodged two of them but one struck it and pierced its body.
There wasn’t much physical defense in this spider.
This was a pure attack-type predator.
But this weakness would be the reason for its fall.
’35 seconds.’
I took out Two arrows with (Wind blade) enchantment and fired while taking two steps back.
It had crossed the woods and now only the open area separated us.
It dodged them both, jumping on the right side.
It closed the distance again with its fiery front claws ready to dig through my skin.
Behind me was a sharp wall with a small cave with trees surrounding the half-circle open area.
’30 seconds’
Taking out three arrows with the same enchantment dad and I made I fired them at the left side of the enemy.
It didn’t try to dodge that one as it was already a lost cost in its eyes.
But it was wrong, the arrows this time turned to their right and combined as one Successfully piercing its soft body as blood gushed out.
(Arrow spin)
Learning different arts was the best thing I did and I was extremely happy I did that. The arrows stuck on its back and it slowed down.
“Skhhhhhhh!”
The spider hissed and took a step back and changed its position.
It was going to use some different skill.
And I wasn’t going to let it do whatever it wanted.
’20 seconds’
I took out three arrows of normal (strength) enchantment.
Holding them in my bow hand, I took out another three arrows with (Small Fire) enchantment.
First the fire arrows and just after them the strong arrows.
(Six arrow quick fire)
This was hard for me back at home but right now, the [Dynamic heart] and the hunger to survive were powering me.
The spider jumped in surprise, not even he thought there would be so many projectiles before him at the same time.
Surprisingly, it managed to avoid or block every one of them.
’12 seconds’
My breathing was heavy but my heart was still calm.
I took out four arrows of different enchantments.
Now, I wasn’t even looking at what I took out from my storage device.
Holding one arrow in my small mouth, I fired the three and quickly fired the last one at another place that it might land.
The spider crawled its claws and started spinning like a wheel on fire.
This was a skill and I had no doubt about that.
Fire rose from its body and all four arrows burned to ashes.
‘6 seconds’
It was almost time so I took out the last three arrows and smiled at the spider.
“Thank you for the new house~.”
I just released the three arrows half heatedly.
The spider’s skill ended and it blocked all arrows flying toward it.
The spider was in the exact spot I wanted it to be.
And then…
-Swish! -Swish! -Swish!
From three trees, a group of three arrows shot forth.
Three arrows combined midair and froze, making a twice bigger ice arrow than my own normal (tier-1) spell.
The same thing happened with all three of them and at last…
-Splash!
All three of them pierced the spider’s body.
“Skhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
With an agonizing scream and fountain of purple acid and blood, it fell down.
I was safe from acid as I was a good distance away from it. 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘭．𝘦𝘵
The fight was finally over and now… I had a house in this horrible hell.