Somehow dragging the huge body of the spider beside the cave, I sat down to catch my breath.
The fight wasn’t easy, and dragging this thing was definitely more tiring than the fight.
‘I’m but a mere 6-year-old child! That huge corpse is way too much!’
Dragging it inside would be foolish as there was still blood and acid remaining on some parts.
“This was more difficult than I thought!”
I was already worn out from the fight with this spider and now I had to somehow cook it.
What to cook inside a spider?
I never actually cooked this kind of thing.
Well, if we say it’s just like some huge crab, I can think of some ways to cook it.
‘But before that… how should I deal with this acid-filled spider?’
It was almost time for the sun to set so I had to eat and make a door in this cave opening.
There was still so much to do…
‘I don’t think I could eat this spider today,’ I sighed.
Today would be another day without food in this hell.
Taking out a healing potion I put some drops on my hands.
Using my new bow with hard string at such high speed cost me almost my hand.
There were all types of cuts and scars.
I had to heal them faster so using some potion was important.
Using it all was out of the question as I didn’t have that many on me.
Finding something similar here would take time and I had to preserve everything inside my storage device.
There wasn’t much space in my storage device and carrying unnecessary stuff with me would be a bigger mistake. 𝗼𝐯𝗹．𝐞𝘁
As an archer, I had to focus on my moment and agility.
Things that hindered my momentum were strictly prohibited.
‘My heart is beating normally now, which means this place was safe…’ I hoped with a long sigh.
The simplest detection magic could only be used at (tier-2).
So, I had to upgrade my Mana Nucleus to (tier-2) as soon as possible.
It was at least a good thing that I was in this forest.
I had seen some rare herbs that only a few books had recorded in this forest many times.
It definitely means that if I gather the right herbs and somehow use the Mana in the demonic core, I might be able to reach (tier-2) in a short time.
It was a good thing and the time would be more important here than anything.
‘And that short time to reach (tier-2) would be around 6 months…’
Even for me, reaching a higher level in a much shorter time was impossible.
Mana was a tough thing to handle.
I could circulate the energies inside my body much more easily than other people but handling Mana was a totally different thing.
My Mana control was at best… good.
It was much better than normal mages but it wasn’t phenomenal or unreal.
It could be considered very good at my age but it was still not at the level of some different races.
Like elves who have unnaturally high affinity with Mana and nature or dwarfs who had an unreal affinity with earth and Mana.
There were many kingdoms with different races on this continent. Many of them even had very close ties with Roxana Empire.
I can’t use Mana as easily as they could but at least I could learn faster than them.
[Energy circulation] increased my Mana generating speed, natural healing ability, and processing of Mana.
Without it, I wouldn’t be able to materialize Mana of a higher element like light.
My magic bow improved it much more so the combination of skill and equipment was better than other (tier-2) mages.
Releasing a deep breath, I stood up.
The poison webs from the spider covering this area might vanish around the same time I would reach (tier-2) which means I had to finish things and move on from this awesome place.
For the time being, a good door was necessary because I didn’t know what happened here at night time.
My Mana was still almost empty so I took out something from my dimension storage.
A small piece of crystal rock that looked like a broken piece of a bigger crystal.
Looking at it, I sighed deeply.
“Making those crossbows was indeed tough…”
I had to use the <Mana crystal> that dad gave me on my last birthday.
I had saved it for a long time and the situation was the most unexpected one right now.
I had to use it or else… I don’t even want to think about spending a night like that one again.
,m A dark night in a secluded place without light and with all the horrible, terrifying voices.
‘No…’
My heart was calm but my mind was still working normally.
I didn’t want any more than what I have already experienced.
The last piece from the <Mana crystal> should be enough to make an (Earth wall).
A wall of large rocks and tough earth.
It was a (tier-2) spell but using the crystal as a catalyst… might be barely enough.
With Crystal in my left hand, I sat down and gently touched the ground.
Channeling some Mana into my right hand, I started casting the spell.
Imagining the wall with small as well as big sand and rock particles as well as a small hole in the corner I took a deep breath.
The ground shook and light started emitting at a fast pace.
A wall of giant earthly rocks was erected, covering the almost whole mouth of the cave.
The small gap would work as a gate for some time.
Now, I was almost ready for a small sleep.
I had to wake up in two hours so I had time until the night came.
There was no way I will sleep at night.
The jungle was much more horrible at night times.
And seeing as there was a dead body just outside, I was more afraid to sleep.
Setting up a bed with some leaves above the ground, I laid down.
“I’m hungry…”
I had to eat something tomorrow or else I might lose my normal strength.
Not being in the best condition here means straight out death.
In the dark cave with light coming out of small holes, I closed my eyes.
***
Somewhere in the great forest, in an open area, a blue light flashed like a clap of thunder striking.
The blinding light was so bright all the beasts roared at it and ran away from the spot.
The light intensified and burst out in a blast.
In the middle of this light, some small flips of wings were starting to get visible.
The small wings were emitting great light as they flipped slowly.
A small butterfly materialized just like the wings and with another strong flap of its small wings, it dispersed the light.
A butterfly with crystal-like blue wings and a pure white body flipped its wings and flew away.
Unlike when the first time the light appeared, now there was nothing much special about it except the beautiful wings.
Just like any normal butterfly, it slowly flew away from the place it materialized.