He was now located in the opposite direction from the mature form, already the farthest distance inside the lair. If it wanted to catch up, given its displacement speed just now, it probably wouldn't be that fast.
Gauss adjusted his breathing, his body gathering mana.
Finally, the three little ones leapt in front of him, entering attack range.
"Boom!"
Gauss focused his vision.
Three magic missiles directly locked onto the smallest one's torso. From his perception, its upper body was relatively weak.
"!!" The magic missiles tore through the air, precisely striking the abdomen of its upper body.
Under the strong destructive force generated by the magical field, its upper body, which looked like white wax, quickly exploded.
Then came the second and third missiles.
With the chain explosions, the monster was directly blown apart at the waist by the three missiles; its upper body fell to the ground.Is that it?
Gauss just had this thought, thinking that since they were the same species, how could it be so weak? But soon he realized something was wrong.
The Adventurer’s Manual showed no kill progress.
His 4/5 progress remained unchanged.
Sure enough, the next moment, the exploded upper body’s surrounding spider silk and sticky fluid flowed rapidly on the ground like living things, quickly regrouping.
Its upper body was insignificant? What really mattered was the spider-like lower body with three pairs of legs? At least, this was true for the non-mature forms.
Gauss thought while dodging the kicks from the other two monsters.
Although far from the mature stage, the ferocity was already unmistakable.
If a special human were hit by such a kick, they might be cut cleanly in half from top to bottom.
His mind quickly replayed the earlier details.
At the waist where it was cut off, it seemed like some kind of red light was flowing down from above. It was also at that moment that the shattered lower body rapidly restored.
From the torso upwards, this part apparently was not its core.
Its spider-shaped upper body had a soft exoskeleton and was very weak, so it could only be...
He glanced again at the Pale Guard nearby, sitting steadily like a patient angler.
Even though the battle was beautiful, it still showed no sign of joining, acting justly like Captain Dragonfly.
"Huff!"
He wrapped a brand-new [Gauss Force Field] around himself again, ignoring the two smaller individuals.
Gauss only intended to focus on the biggest aggressive one.
Raising his hand, the tip of his staff flickered with azure light.
He frowned slightly; the flow of mana seemed strangely sluggish.
But gritting his teeth, the magic missile still successfully launched.
"Boom!" The smallest individual’s newly formed upper body was once again blown apart at the waist.
Exposing the shell joint below, there was a faintly pulsating dark red light node.
There it was!
Gauss slightly glanced, locking onto the exact position, then quickly gathered his somewhat delayed mana.
"Magic Missile!"
The azure spherical missile was released.
It precisely hit right below the glowing red torso.
The pale-colored sticky fluid splattered everywhere.
Three magic missiles poured into the center of the lower body, exploding inside!
"Thud." Accompanied by a heavy explosion sound.
The spider ghost’s lower body convulsed violently, then stiffened completely, motionless.
"Elite monster spider ghost killed *1"
"Title acquired: [Ghost Tribe Hunter]. This title upgrades as kill count increases."
"Current effect: Ghost energy resistance. When fighting spider ghosts and related advanced ghost tribe creatures, you gain extra resistance to damage caused by ghost energy corrosion."
"Fifth elite monster activated, unlocking Elite Path stage 2."
"Unlocking."
The text before Gauss’s eyes flashed rapidly.
He breathed a sigh of relief, having smoothly reached his goal.
But he was so tired.
An indescribable heavy fatigue swept over his whole body like a tide, his spirit and physical energy seemed to be gradually drained.
The environment of this lair definitely had problems!
Glancing at the other two spider ghosts lunging at him, he no longer wanted to fight.
Even that mature [Spider Ghost], after he killed one of its kind, still showed no attack intention.
He didn't want to continue fighting anymore.
"Retreat!"
Beneath the sleeve of his robe, the gradually dulling mana surged toward the Teleportation Scroll.
After being infused with mana, the Teleportation Scroll gradually activated.
At the moment the scroll’s radiance lit up,
The mature [Spider Ghost], who had been coldly watching the whole time, moved!
Its gaze locked directly onto Gauss’s position.
Seemingly realizing that he could escape by some special means, the [Spider Ghost]’s body was instantly enveloped by a pale special energy.
"Thud!"
Its leg, as sharp as a blade and wrapped in pale energy, unleashed a force far more terrifying than before.
"Pierce!!!" Its body tore through the air like a rip, its leg striking forward with afterimages, rapidly closing in on Gauss.
Sure enough, it had been holding back its true strength during the entire chase just now.
Gauss was a bit scared; fortunately, he deliberately kept a distance. Otherwise, whether at the start in the lair or during the chase outside, activating the Teleportation Scroll might have led to his immediate death by the monster’s true strength!
As the Teleportation Scroll kept glowing, his eyelids gradually grew heavy, and his consciousness slowly blurred.
He only saw a body as fast as a phantom rapidly approaching, and the blurry figure quickly enlarged in his vision.
"Boom!!"
The leaping [Spider Ghost], its leg wrapped in white fluid energy, slammed down like a battle axe!
This attack was without reservation, unleashing all its power.
The instant it touched Gauss, this attack could shatter his defenses and cleanly cut him in half.
The heavy wind pressure almost froze the space.
"Thud!"
The leg strike cut through Gauss’s figure without resistance.
The ground was also sliced with a clear giant blade mark from the residual force!
However, the next moment, Gauss’s figure shattered.
It turned out the cut figure was only an afterimage.
The activated Teleportation Scroll took Gauss away before the fatal strike landed.
"Mm!!!" The mature Spider Ghost let out a sharp roar.
The roar carried a rage that came from feeling in control but ultimately being mocked.
Three hundred meters might not be too far in the outside world, but in the winding maze passages, it was equivalent to one or two kilometers or even farther in actual distance, enough to shake off most pursuers.
Three hundred meters away, somewhere in a maze passage.
Space twisted, and a body suddenly appeared out of thin air, then heavily crashed to the ground.
"Shatter!"
The body hit the ground and lay still for a long time without getting up.
A black-haired man slept heavily on the stone floor.
At the corner at the end of the passage,
A half-snake person with golden-yellow scales on his lower body hummed a little tune, sliding quickly on the stone ground.
Exploring alone, without outsiders, made him somewhat relaxed.
Suddenly, he raised his head; his forked tongue caught a familiar scent in the air.
Tilting his head,
His body quickly slid toward the source of the scent.
Soon, he discovered the familiar figure lying on the ground.
"Eh? Isn't this that young guy?"
"Why is he lying here asleep?"
He surprisedly flicked out his tongue, cautiously looking around.
No signs of a camp; a few spore mosquitoes nearby were restlessly trying to approach the sleeping man.
The half-snake person looked at Gauss’s defenseless sleeping posture, then glanced at the flying insects. His golden tail tip gently swayed.
After some thought, he decided to carry him up.
Forget it.
Pick him up and take him out.