"Huff…."
Mikhail let out a soft breath as he looked at the work he had done.
The natural barrier that he had seen before was now reinforced by more sticks and vines.
More and more wood had covered the three sides.
Mikhail made sure he had done everything to force the spider people to walk through the pond.
Taking in a deep breath, he looked at the shield he had borrowed from the previous guy and the sword in his hand.
By his side, Methew sat with a serious look on his face.
Mikhail raised both sword and shield, spread them apart then—.
"RAAAAH!!!!"
With a guttural roar, Mikhail repeatedly slammed them against each other.
"RAAAAH!!"
BANG! BANG!!
"RAAAAH!! RAAAAH!!"
The sound immediately grabbed the attention of all nine spider people as they all looked towards Mikhail at once.
'Fuck, they are scary.'
Mikhail thought, but he didn't stop ramming the sword and shield.
"ARGHHHH!!!"
With a loud scream, two of them rushed towards him with a speed that surprised him.
The others quickly followed right after them.
As they drew closer, Mikhail got a better look at all of them.
They were all infected by the spiders like the first guy, their faces being eaten from the inside with spiders crawling all over their bodies.
The first two quickly jumped in the water like they were eager to eat Mikhail.
But as they jumped, all the spiders rushed to the drier parts of the body, making them look even more gruesome.
The others hesitated but the repeated sound he was making forced them to move.
In just a few seconds, six out of nine were already in the water.
'Fuck, get in!'
Mikhail got anxious when the last three kept on hesitating and the others were closing in on him.
Just as the first one was about to walk out of the water, Mikhail quickly kicked his chest, forcing him to fall back in.
The spiders over his body got wet and they began to shake violently.
Just as the others were about to get out of the water, Mikhail quickly thought of a solution.
He quickly walked closer to the water and used [Enhancement] on his instinct.
In an instant, he felt much more aware of what had the highest chance of killing him.
"RAAAAH!!!!"
Without missing a beat, Mikhail roared, slammed the shield one last time before he threw it at the one who was almost out of the water.
His instinct screamed to look to his right where one of them had made it out.
Mikhail immediately took out his short spear and threw it at him, but the man dodged.
Just then, the other three also jumped in the water, creating the moment he had been waiting for.
Mikhail quickly rushed towards the man and kicked him back in the water.
"Methew!!"
He screamed and the cat immediately used him as a foothold to jump higher.
"Meowtherfucker!!"
A bolt of lightning rushed out of his body and into the water.
It immediately shocked the humans and fried the vulnerable spiders.
A warm feeling bloomed in his entire body, signalling his level up.
"Huff—."
Mikhail just tried to take a breather when his body moved out of instinct.
A patch of acid melted the ground where he had just stood.
Mikhail's heart dropped and he quickly looked up where an enormous spider hung on a tree.
'I never even noticed it.'
The spider hissed, descending downwards. It trapped Mikhail with the bodies and pool blocking his path of retreat.
Methew quickly jumped on his shoulder and hissed at the spider.
Mikhail grabbed his spear and picked up the shield that was close by.
The spider jumped at him and Mikhail immediately threw the spear at it.
It hit the mark and dug itself into the spider's lower body but couldn't make it stop.
The spider threw another acid patch that Mikhail blocked with the shield.
The shield began to melt and Mikhail threw it at the spider. It hit the mark, stunning the spider for a second.
The acid on the shield sizzled the skin of the spider, making it scream.
Mikhail rushed in, unsheathed his sword and used [Enhancement] on his luck.
He slashed on instinct, diagonally from above, right to left, and the spider fell away with a scream.
The attack cut open the acid pouch in its body and it leaked outside.
The spider screamed as its own acid began to melt it away, and before long it became a mess of sizzling body.
Mikhail took in deep breaths and frantically looked around for any more threats.
Only when he was sure did he lower his guard a little.
'....that was hard.'
Mikhail thought, standing back up straight. He felt a wet lick on his face.
Mikhail gently patted Methew who was trying to clean his face.
"I am tired, Methew." Mikhail mumbled softly. "Let's go home."
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Mikhail let out a deep sigh as he sat on the bus that led back to the city.
He summoned his status screen.
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Name: Mikhail Brightburn
Class: Outer God
Level: 3 / 100
Rank: Novice
Core Statistics
* Vitality: [14]
* Strength: [13]
* Agility: [15]
* Intelligence: [13]
* Authority: [0] (Specific to Outergod Class)
* Blank Points [6]
> Growth Progress: EXP: [ 250 / 400 ]
> Current Rank Progress: [ 25% ] — Next Rank Skill unlocks at Level 11.
> Skills:
Enhancement [0/1]
Summon [1/1]
Steal [0/1]
> Additional Skills:
Scholar's Aura (passive)
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A small smile appeared on his face when he looked at the progress he had made.
He was already done with the goal he had set for himself and was also close to level four.
'Maybe I will be out of the novice rank before the one month mark.'
If Mikhail managed to do that then perhaps he could go inside a rift.
'Though, I need to be more careful and risk less.'
It was sheer luck that had saved him today and nothing else.
Had the series of events not happened properly, he would be dead by now.
'I need to be careful.'
As much as he liked to feel the rush of adrenaline, Mikhail had a family that he wanted to return to.
"Urgh."
He looked down at Methew who sat quietly on his lap.
'Did he get fatter.'
Mikhail felt like he was holding more weight than before.
With a sigh he looked out of the window where the sun was close to the horizon.
Even though he wanted nothing but to go home and rest…
'I need to visit Kevin's house for dinner.'