After a hearty al, the two spiders lay leisurely on their backs on the ground, stretching comfortably. Shiro patted her belly, which looked as though she were pregnant, and suddenly asked, "Shirazawa-chan, didn't we just get so new skills?"
"Yeah," Shirazawa replied. "But..."
"But what?"
Shirazawa pursed his lips. "Poison Magic can't be used for now, though Poison Synthesis is a pretty good skill."
"Speaking of which, we got so Heresy Magic before too, didn't we? It seems like all magic-related skills are unusable." Shiro asked in confusion, "Do you have a way to fix that?"
"We're just missing the skills and to act as diums. We can learn them after two more evolutions."
"Hmm..." Shiro pondered. "Is that so?"
Shirazawa shrugged. "That's just how it is. However, Poison Synthesis can create Level 8 Spider Poison—a lethal toxin secreted by spiders. Its power is terrifying."
"Heh heh." Imagining a massive spray of spider poison, Shiro excitedly rubbed her claws together. Even if they couldn't use Poison Magic or Heresy Magic yet, the power of Poison Synthesis was already insane.
"Shirazawa, where are we going next?" Shiro scrambled up, shaking her body with an eager expression.
"Anyway, let's keep leveling up while searching for the entrance to the Middle Stratum."
"OK!" Shiro raised her right front leg in agreent. "Go go go!"
The two spiders hit the road again, continuously slaying monsters to grind their skill proficiency. As ti passed, their strength beca increasingly formidable.
[Proficiency reached. Skill .]
Hearing the notification, a look of joy appeared on Shirazawa's face. "Appraisal!"
[Monster]: Small Taratect
[Level]: Lv6
[Status]
HP: 41 / 41
MP: 41 / 41
SP: 35 / 41 (41 / 41)
Average Attack Ability: 20
Average Defense Ability: 20
Average Magic Ability: 20
Average Resistance Ability: 20
Average Speed Ability: 368
[Skills]: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
[Innate Skills]: ,
"Now *this* is what I call Appraisal," Shirazawa thought, highly satisfied after reviewing the stats. "Now, as for the rest..." He clicked on the skill details to check their specific effects.
[Overeating: Allows the user to eat beyond their limit and store the extra nutrition as reserve stamina.]
[n% I = W: Unable to appraise.]
[Taboo: A skill acquired by those who have committed a taboo. Leveling it up is strictly forbidden.
[Poison Synthesis: Consus MP to create poison. The types of poison vary by level. Sub-skill: Weak Poison Lv1.]
[Detection: A skill that combines various sensory skills: Magic Perception, Skill Perception, Material Perception, Presence Perception, Danger Perception, Motion Perception, Heat Perception, Reaction Perception, Spatial Perception...]
[Rot Resistance: Grants protection against the attribute governing death, rot and decay.]
"Interesting..." Shirazawa's lips quirked up. He finally knew what his Innate Skill did.
[Coexistence · : Within the system, all values are shared with the individual. Note: everything ans *everything*~]
Shirazawa arched an eyebrow. *If I die, does Shiro have to die too? After all, life force should be shared—otherwise, why call it Coexistence? Well, as long as it's not so freakish ability, I'm not worried.*
Shirazawa muttered to himself, letting out a long sigh of relief. However, he seed to have underestimated the aning of "everything" as defined by Appraisal-sensei...
The two reviewed their current skills and carefully researched their combat strategies for the future. Then, they resud their journey to find the way to the Middle Stratum.
A giant rat-like creature resembling an armadillo appeared before them. Its stats were low—a perfect target.
*Thwip!*
Spider silk sprayed out. The Elroe Greym... deceased! It was that simple. With the lethal poison from Poison Synthesis applied to the silk, any monster with similar combat power died on contact.
Thus, a feast of slaughter began.
[Condition t. Obtained Title: .]
[Based on Title effect, obtained skills: , .]
[Skill Integration: .]
...
Deceased!
[Experience points have reached the threshold. Individual: Small Taratect, Lv6→Lv7.]
[Basic stats increased.]
[Proficiency reached. , , .]
...
Practicing "snakey slithers" (evasive maneuvers)...
[Proficiency reached. Obtained skill: .]
...
Practicing thread control...
[Proficiency reached. , .]
...
Strength training...
[Proficiency reached. . Obtained skills: , .]
The training continued, and their strength grew exponentially. The smooth leveling process lasted for several days. They thought it would continue like this, but then...
"Shirazawa! Shirazawa! Look at the new monster I killed! This one might taste better than the others, co try it!"
Shirazawa, who was resting with his eyes closed in their temporary shelter, was suddenly interrupted by Shiro's call. He opened his eyes to see a pinkish-white spider dragging a brown-furred monkey toward him with her webbing.
"Holy crap! An Anogratch!"
Shiraori was startled by Shirazawa's exclamation. Imdiately realizing sothing was wrong, she dropped her prey.
"Shiro-chan... I just rembered I need to go on a very long trip for a couple of days. You're on your own. Good luck."
"Wait, what?!" Shiro cried. "Are—are you leaving all alone?!"
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