Chapter 185: Depth of Hexun Cavern
With his vision being diminished as the price, Alros could now ensure he will less likely be spotted by monsters and adventurers.
"I should get some Grimoire of Darkness, as well as Grimoire of Lust the second volume," he said out loud as he walked into the depth of the Danger Zone.
As he walked deeper, he could see signs of adventurers struggle, with some clearly not making out alive with the skeletons that littered the place. While it would have make many adventurers to search for another way, this excite the incubus.
After all, the reason for his venture is to find strong monsters, and one capable of annihilating a group of adventurers is not a weak one. As he pass by the growing piles of skeletons, though not as exaggerate as the one in movies, he soon spot something white.
\'A web,\' he thought, which would mean the mystery monsters to be spiders. Thankfully, he is not arachnaphobic or he would have fainted or fled like death itself chasing after him.
Then again, having a giant spider chasing you would likely be the closest near-death experience one could experience, with the least amount of danger at least.
\'There is either an Arachne or a swarm of Giant Cave Spider,\' he thought. While the former would be great addition to his force, the same did not hold true for the former.
After all, there is a lot of giant spider species under his control, with all of them being more useful than the Giant Cave Spider. As he step inside the area filled with skeleton, skittering sounds can be heard, like thousands of multiple and small legs running towards him.
It did not take long before he guess the cause.
"There are a lot of them," he said, eying the swarms of spider. A use of Mana Detection reveal the swarm consisted only of Giant Cave Spiders, with no sign of Arachne.
While there is a chance it might not be true due to him knowing it was possible to conceal oneself, he did not bank on it, instead focusing on the mass of eight-legged creatures making their way towards him, likely wanting to have him for lunch.
The incubus smiled. While he love doing his research, as well as fucking women, he also want some time to stretch out his legs and test his magic. After all, he did make some improvement in his magic and wanted to test it out against real opponent.
His body glowed in menacing red as his demonic form take shape. The demon merely glance at the swarm of spider before sea of black flame descends upon their ranks, burning them to cinder.
While he did manage to kill a lot of them, there still some left. Most of it being larger than the others, likely the broodmother or something similar. While they are no Arachne, they still show he is going in the right track.
Glancing at the remaining monster, he let a stream of black lightning coursing through his claw, bathing the dark cavern with ominous glow. With a single wave, lightning strike the remaining monsters, too fast for the other monsters to run away from before being killed.
Looking at the charred remain of the monsters, he merely paid them a quick glance before walking towards where they came from. A usage of Mana Sense told him there are no other monsters, but taking a look won\'t hurt, right?
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"I should learn to not jinx myself," Alros muttered, his eyes could not help but twitching as he laid his eyes on the narrowing scene in front of him.
Number of monsters and humans laid all over the floor, looking like desiccated corpses. Some where also strung on the walls, the webs holding them. From the look of it, the swarm hunt a lot of monsters in recent time, and he could see the reason why.
Thousands of eggs stretched upon the darkest part of the cave, which unfortunately reach a dead end. His plan to use them to search for Arachne turned to smoke.
However, he at least learned a valuable lesson. Namely the fact that in one of the countless intersections, there would be some that would lead him to the Ararchne, Lamia and Golem.
It would likely take him quit sometime before he find the right part but he could at least hasten it. Though, the plan could wait for now as he want to spend some time learning a new branch of Magic, namely of Darkness.
After all, in the darkness of the Hexun Cavern, learning how to use the shadow to his advantage is inevitable if he wanted to traverse the cavern during the day while other adventurers still remained.
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"This should be good enough for now," moving his finger, he watched as the shadow move with it, not in like how shadow usually do, as the shadow in question weave around like grasses blown by the wind.
He was happy enough for his achievement at the moment due to him only just learning the Darkness today. After he was done with his practice, he called out some of his clones, along with some goblins.
While they can be found during the day, during the night, there is no one brave enough to remain inside the cavern, as it is just suicidal. The lighting, contrary to some people believe, is not the main issue. It was the fact most of the monsters in the cavern are nocturnal, meaning the chances of meeting the more powerful monsters will be likely.
So, the night would be the most opportunistic moment for them to run around and search for more information. "Go and disperse. When you found an intersection, split up, before continuing. If you find any powerful monsters, contact me,"
The group send on this dangerous mission nodded, eager to prove themselves. They soon left the once home of a swarm of spiders, as Alros take a much needed break, planning to rest for the night.
Though, the plan was derailed when he entered the system space, as lines of women looked at him eagerly. Alros let out a sigh. At least he gain energy from doing it instead of losing them.