My Skill Bar is Full of Monster Skills-Chapter 71: Mating Season
To be honest, Laisa had no desire to take action against the young man named Raine, who was the target of the assassination mission.
However, executing tasks for the organization was an agreement she made when she first joined.
At this moment, it’s also a necessary condition for her to leave the organization.
Therefore, the current situation might be the best possible scenario.
...
The next morning.
Raine and Elise set out from their overnight stay at Jueya Village early with the dawn, heading towards their destination.
Soon, the pair arrived at a hill covered with thick vegetation, and a cave entrance surrounded by white, sticky spider webs quickly appeared in their view.
Fist-sized spiders were constantly coming in and out of the entrance.
"This should be the place."
Instead of choosing to release a Freezing Ray, Raine took out an Oil Bottle from his waist pouch, lit it, and tossed it over.
With a ’boom,’ flames shot into the sky, and the scorching air waves immediately swept around, turning the small spiders coming in and out into ’fire spiders.’
"Ssssss~"
Just a few seconds later, the air was filled with the smell of burning protein, and all those fist-sized spiders were dead.
"No alarm?"
"Let’s go, we’re heading in."
After waiting for a moment, Raine turned to Elise.
Originally, Raine’s idea was to see if the Deep Moss Spiders would come out from within the cave; if the opponent emerged due to the mass death of the small spiders at the entrance, then the upcoming battle would be easier.
Of course, Raine was also prepared for the fight inside the cave.
On one hand, since acquiring the Gray Dwarven Bloodline, with ’Dark Vision,’ ’Stepping into Darkness,’ and other Talents and Spell-like Abilities, Raine’s combat effectiveness inside the cave was even stronger.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the dark, lightless cave was his home field.
On the other hand, Elise had shared how the squad cleared the Deep Moss Spiders last time—’slowly entering the cave and clearing them step by step.’
"Mm!" Elise nodded eagerly.
As soon as they entered the cave, Raine smelled a blend of putrid odors.
In his view were scattered white webs on the cave walls and numerous bulges wrapped like white cocoons containing prey.
Some bulges were motionless, while others seemed to have something struggling inside.
Raine was hesitating whether to break one open when several small spiders rushed out from further inside the cave.
"Splat!"
A steel boot stomped down hard, instantly turning the small spiders into mince.
"Hmm, Mr. Rein, look at the pattern on this spider’s body," Elise crouched, gathering her Priest Robe, and used a Light Technique to examine the spiders Raine had just killed, showing a puzzled expression.
"Hm?" Raine, hearing Elise’s words, took a closer look.
"Last time we came, the patterns on these spiders were black and green intertwined stripes, but these ones are mostly green with barely visible black markings."
Unlike Elise, who had experience with the Deep Moss Spiders, this was Raine’s first visit to the caves.
Earlier, he had noticed the patterns on the spiders but assumed it was due to the immature spider markings during the larval phase.
But now it seemed that wasn’t the case...
"If that’s the case..." Raine pondered, beginning to suspect a possibility.
At this moment, he stood facing deeper into the cave.
"Wait a moment!"
Standing firm facing the cave depths, Raine slightly parted his lips as waves of invisible sound rushed forward like the tide.
Meanwhile.
Raine quickly received the feedback from the sound waves, and soon a three-dimensional map of the cave’s interior formed in his mind.
Hm?
Suddenly, Raine’s eyes widened in surprise!
Because at that moment, he discovered two calf-sized spider-shaped creatures in the deepest part of the cave, pressed together back to back....
’Two?’
’They’re.... mating?’ Raine recalled the mating posture of spiders described in a nature documentary from his past life and suddenly understood.
’No wonder their alertness is lower than expected.’
’Then, with two of them....’ Raine quickly calculated.
Elise, seeing the surprise on Raine’s face, asked curiously, "Mr. Rein, what’s wrong?"
....
Meanwhile.
At the entrance of the Deep Moss Spider Cave, a shadow quickly darted inside, blending into the darkness like a drop of water into the sea, immediately disappearing.
Just seconds later, an astonished gaze rested on Raine.
"Is this a Mage Apprentice?"
Although the intel had already clarified the identity of the target Mage Apprentice and noted that he preferred wearing warrior attire, this is just too much of a warrior look, isn’t it?
Laisa’s beautiful eyes widened as she looked with surprise at Raine’s equipment.
Plate Armor Chest, Plated War Boots, Dwarf-styled Warhammer, and that extremely thick-looking black Shield...
"Was the intel really correct?"
However, as this question lingered in her mind, Laisa caught a glimpse of Elise, who was maintaining the Light Technique, out of the corner of her eye.
This caused her expression to change once more!
"Hmm? This attire is... an Official Priest from the Earth Divine Hall?"
Firstly, this wasn’t included in the intel.
The information provided was about an Adventurer Squad without any Classes in charge, targeting two main people: a man wearing a Horned Helmet, a Mage Apprentice, and a Female Archer.
Moreover, among the squad members, there were no healing classes.
But what appeared before her eyes was indeed a class member, and a rather rare Earth Divine Hall Priest at that.
Classes and non-Classes are two different concepts altogether.
And having an Official Priest as a companion means that whether the target is a Warrior Apprentice or a Mage Apprentice, the degree of difficulty escalates exponentially.
The combat power that this combination can exert greatly exceeds one plus one equaling two.
Another very important point is that the priest is someone outside the task requirements.
For other assassins, naturally, they would just kill everyone indiscriminately.
But Laisa is different; she has her own principles.
She joined this secret organization named ’Farad Manor.’
On one hand, it was to obtain the ’Farad’s Mark’ mentioned during recruitment, a special Magic Mark, which would allow her to perform the advanced rogue combat skill ’Shadow Step.’
On the other hand, it was to secure a high reward to provide a better life for her young sister and brother.
However, over the past year, Laisa discovered that the organization she joined, named ’Farad Manor,’ seemed rather deep and mysterious.
And after several missions, Laisa gradually realized that the targets of her assassinations weren’t as advertised, like villains, dishonest knights, and brutal nobles.
Many enjoyed a good reputation among ordinary people.
This made Laisa gradually understand that she and other assassins were essentially tools used by the organization to eliminate dissenters.
Although the rewards are generous, these actions are fundamentally opposed to Laisa’s ideals.
Thus, after understanding the truth, she slowly developed the idea of leaving.
However, the organization’s strength and mysteriousness prevented her from leaving hastily, so she temporarily had to complete a set number of tasks as agreed upon joining.
But at this moment, facing a priestess who clearly isn’t a villain, Laisa considered that she certainly couldn’t bring herself to act.
Yet the problem is, if she targets the objective, this young female priest surely will not stand by.
’This...’
’But if I don’t complete this task, I won’t fulfill the agreement with the organization, and won’t be able to leave...’
And as Laisa hesitated on the surface, she also noticed Raine’s odd behavior.
’Could it be that he discovered the situation inside the cave?’
’But that’s impossible! Whether it’s a Mage Apprentice or Warrior Apprentice, from their current position, it’s impossible to be aware of what’s inside the cave.’"
At this moment, Raine’s voice came through: "Miss Elise, is this the mating season of Deep Moss Spiders?"
"Mating season?"
Elise blinked, her face slightly flushed, but she immediately understood something and hurriedly said:
"Mr. Rein, are you saying there might be more than one Deep Moss Spider inside?"
Upon hearing this, Laisa immediately understood that the young man in the Horned Helmet had indeed discovered the situation deep within the cave.
’This...’
This changed Laisa’s expression, as it meant her original plan to sit by and watch had been completely thwarted.
’To act or not to act?’ Laisa hesitated extremely.
Previously, having not seen Raine in person, some things were unclear.
But after seeing him in person, Laisa was certain, judging by Raine’s youthful appearance, that he seemed only eighteen or nineteen, and the mission’s description of him as a great villain must be false.
Acting goes against her conscience.
But if she doesn’t act, she fears she won’t be able to leave the organization.
Laisa’s delicate brows furrowed tightly, as she drew her dagger only to put it back several times.
Finally, she sighed, drew her dagger, and pressed against the dim cave rock wall, cautiously concealing her figure as she advanced.
’Sorry, young man.’
’This is guided by fate.’
After all, once she completes this task, she can leave the organization as per the agreement and avoid performing such missions of assassinating innocents again.
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