Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The spiders might have looked frightening, but their attacking power was minimal—their claws and fangs were practically useless against Chu Ge’s bomb suit.
Perhaps they would be able to bite a defenseless Kobold to death easily, but towards the indestructible and untouchable Chu Ge, they were unable to do anything.
Come to think of it, even the Kobold Firescryer could prevent the spiders from attacking with only a magical candle. It was only when Chu Ge had killed the Kobold Firescryer that the spiders dared to drag the corpses away—knowing that it was easy to tell that the spiders weren’t that strong.
By the time Chu Ge killed the fifth spider, he was already numb toward killing the arachnids. Although he still felt a little creeped out and sickened by the creatures, he still was able to slash and swing his zanbato without hesitation, and every arrow he shot was firm and steady. Furthermore, with his calm stance, his archery efficiency had increased. So much so that he killed the last two spiders purely by using a bow and arrow, he did not even need to engage in melee battle.
While killing the spiders, Chu Ge even noticed that there were numerous giant white cocoons on both sides of the cavern. In them, he could vaguely see the shriveled Kobold corpses. There were even two cocoons that were endlessly wriggling. It appeared that the Kobolds in those cocoons were still alive.
“Maybe I should kill those Koblods and get there loot,” Chu Ge hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he did not touch the cocoons.
He killed a total of six lesser spiders, and his loot finds were five spider legs (it seemed like the item was a sure-win drop), a spider silk gland, a spider poison gland, two spider eyes, two spider fangs, and three claws. They were all useless trash, and their game description reflected either material or trash. All this work for no reward made Chu Ge sigh with disappointment.
He lamented that the spiders were so poor that they did not even drop any bronze coins.
“Do they not have loot because they’re considered monsters?” Chu Ge asked himself. Based on his gaming experience, to enhance the game’s realistic feel and engage the immersion of the gamer, some games would configure the wild monsters to not have any cash. There were even some that programmed the monsters to not drop equipment, and only let them drop materials like the spider silk gland. He hoped that the Instance Dungeon wouldn’t be like that. If the Boss spider also didn’t drop equipment, Chu Ge would be pissed.
Just as Chu Ge was grumbling inside, he had finally reached the end of the long passageway. In front of him was a white, rounded cavern. As Chu Ge approached the cavern, he noticed it was white because there was a layer of white silk threads sealing the cavern’s entrance. Chu Ge tried poking at the silk threads with his sword. It was sticky and malleable, and it felt hard to penetrate. But Chue Ge knew spider’s silk would be weak against fire, and he sent a fireball flying towards the spider web.
Crackle!
The spider’s silk instantly caught fire and started burning. It was pretty flammable.
However, although it caught fire quickly, the fire died off pretty fast. In an instant, the fire burned through the spider’s silk and created a large hole, then it got extinguished, revealing a large cave-dwelling.
Chu Ge poked his head carefully through the entrance to take a peek. Even with just a look, even though he had been mentally prepared, he was still taken aback.
At the deepest end of the cavern, there was a giant spider the size of a bull lying quietly on the ground. Although its eight legs made up a large part of its size, its main body was comparable to the size of a calf.
The shock from seeing such a giant spider, even just laying eyes on it, let alone being so close, was unbelievable. Chu Ge was so shocked that he ended up holding his breath, and his feet were glued to where he stood.
“It’s just a game, just a game, a game,” Chu Ge chanted in his mind, trying to hypnotize himself to force himself not to turn around and flee.
Forcefully, he cracked his neck. He avoided looking at the broad mouth of the giant spider, as well as its furry underbelly, and looked up at the head of the spider.
Seras (Queen of the Lair). The bright red skull symbol clearly reflected the monster’s identity. It was the Hidden Boss of the Instance Dungeon.
“Godda*ned! How would you expect me to defeat such a giant spider?
With a bow and arrow?” Chu Ge questioned. He wasn’t even able to tell where the weakest point of the giant spider was. Besides, even if he knew where the weak point was, because of its large size, he did not even know if he would be able to pierce through the spot. And even if he managed to pierce through, he would definitely not be able to kill it. The spider had eight legs so that it would be very quick on its feet. What if it charged at him?
Would close-combat fighting work? Whether he was able to defeat the monster was one thing, but Chu Ge’s fear of spiders had made his skin crawl with just standing at the cavern entrance and looking at the beast. If he had to go up against the spider, well, perhaps he would have a chance in winning under the influence of adrenaline and going into berserk-mode.
But with such a giant spider, it would be able to crush him with just its weight.
Although the monsters of the Instance Dungeon followed the principles of gaming, and perhaps it would not crush him directly, however, it would still behave like the monsters in-game. The monsters could bite, scratch, and possibly even spray poisonous fog or spider webs. Of course, he could fend off its attack with the bomb shield, then find a chance to counterattack and eventually kill it. However, Chu Ge was not willing to take the risk.
“Calm down, Chu Ge. You are an experienced gamer with a rich battle experience under your belt. You just have to treat it like a game. Use your experience!” Chu Ge cheered himself on.
Chu Ge tried hard to make himself believe that everything was just a virtual game. With that thought, he was really able to force himself to calm down. If he were really in a game, he would probably have started the battle immediately. After all, the size of the monsters in-game was usually larger. Be it a bull-sized spider, even seeing a Boeing 747-sized dragon was not unusual. Even if he had to charge forward, so be it. Even if he died, all he had to do was respawn his character. However, he was currently in a real, live Instance Dungeon, and he could not respawn. If he did not dare take the risk to charge the spider, how was he supposed to defeat the monster? After thinking for a while, he got an idea!
Chu Ge suddenly thought of a dark-themed RPG game that he once played where there was a formula that became a hit phrase among gamers. It was that the weakness of a big body is the head, the vulnerability of a big bottom is where the sun doesn’t shine, the weakness of having too much hair is fire, and the weakness of armor is lightning.
What this gamers theory meant was that for creatures with a big body, the player could kill it by jamming its head in the door. For monsters with a large bottom half meant the gamer could defeat it by using its clumsy body to his advantage and piece the beast through its bum. If a monster had too much hair on its body, then the player could use fire to kill the monster. And for monsters that wear metal armor, they are terribly afraid of lightning attacks.
Although those rules did not apply to every game, Chu Ge felt that he would be able to use the formula for the monster in front of him. After all, the Instance Dungeon was still quite realistic.
The monster was so furry, and besides, the spider’s silk also had flammable properties, and the cavern dwelling was filled with lots of white spider’s silk. He might as well attack with fire!
Since he had just learned the fire spray skill, why shouldn’t he use it?
However, with just the fire spray skill, it was obviously not enough. Although the flame would be able to cause some damage, if he wanted to kill a Boss, it definitely would not be that easy. He had to prepare a fire large and furious enough, and he immediately thought about the gasoline from before.
Previously, he had purchased a barrel of gasoline for testing the fire resistance suit, and he had only used a little bit then. Perhaps, he would be able to use it to deal with the monster.
Might as well go all out! As he thought about his plan, Chu Ge turned around and walked back the same route he took to come earlier.
Returning to his living room, he took out the barrel of gasoline. After giving it some thought, he found two glass bottles and filled them with gas. Then, he stuffed the bottleneck with a cloth. After making two Molotov Cocktails (fire bottles), he brought the remaining half-barrel of gasoline with him and entered the Instance Dungeon once again.