Soul Sight
Planet CRT19 is the last planet in this mission and also the planet where the parent body is located.
At this moment, Roland, having once again cast the Lightless Prison, was experiencing a steady rise and fall of his chest.
This skill clearly takes a huge toll on his stamina.
"Let's go! We'll head straight to the mother body!"
In the final battle, it was just the two of them.
In combat of this level, unless the cruiser's neutron cannons can still be of help, ordinary officers are no longer able to get involved.
At the same time, neither of them would allow anyone to interfere with the final harvest of the mother body.
The highest mountain on this planet has now had its top flattened.
Fortunately, the interior of the mountain was not affected.
After all, it is the mother's residential area. Although the Lightless Prison has a large attack range, its single-target attack strength is still lacking.
At least for a 17th-order mother structure, it's a bit lacking.
Deep within the dark cave, the damp air was filled with an eerie stench of decay and a pungent, metallic scent.
The rock face was covered with sticky spider webs, which glowed with a bluish-purple light under the faint phosphorescent glow, like countless hanging ghosts.
The ground was littered with broken bones, making it difficult to discern whether they belonged to life forms of the Galactic Federation or offspring of other Soul-Devouring Spiders.
Stepping on these densely packed skeletons, each step produced a teeth-grinding cracking sound.
"I'll take the lead in the attack, and you can make your move when the opportunity arises."
"After all, it's a level 17 cosmic life form. Be vigilant."
Roland was making final battle plans.
Although he had raised the Soul-Devouring Spiders, the actual battle to harvest them was far from easy.
After all, it was a 17th-level Quasi-Hegemon- level cosmic life form, one level higher than himself.
Logically, to be on the safe side, limiting the mother plant to level 15 and continuously harvesting is the most secure approach.
However, the higher the rank, the more Soul Crystals can be condensed, and Hoffman was already at rank 16 when he captured the mother body and brought it back to the Galactic Federation.
Roland originally planned to let it grow freely for a few more years, but over the years, the mother plant has grown to level 17 on its own.
There's no other choice; this is the most crucial moment. If we let things drag on any longer, all this talk of nurturing and reaping will become empty words.
Their only advantage at the moment is knowing the Soul-Devouring Spider's weakness: the Twist human face on its abdomen.
There is nothing else.
If they make a mistake in combat, the two won't be able to reap any rewards; instead, they'll become new nourishment for the Soul-Devouring Spider.
As you venture deeper into the cave, spiderwebs have completely covered the rock walls.
Hanging from above were countless white cocoons, surging and pulsating with the same rhythmic breathing.
It was indeed different from the typical Zerg civilization's breeding silos.
"Hiss~ Zzz~!"
A sharp, piercing roar came from not far away.
The voice sounded somewhat familiar, similar to the offspring Roland had nurtured in prison.
But the mother's roar was even more heart-wrenching; the pupae and cocoons hanging on the spider webs on the rock wall swayed and trembled with the roar.
"Attacked: Affected by Soul-Devouring Roar. Since this attack penetrates directly into the soul, Resolute Heart and Robust Soul have taken effect, granting 77.98% immunity. Damage received: -203 points, -239 points..."
Their expressions immediately turned serious, and they quickened their pace.
Ultimately, the intensity of the mother's attack, including the roar that inflicts real damage, is something that cannot be resisted.
The roar continued, and Lister's health points steadily declined.
Roland, standing nearby, was also unable to escape the damage, and was even losing health faster than him.
Finally, the interior of the cave opened up into a bright and spacious area.
The mother finally appeared before the two, her upper body also that of a woman.
His face was cold and aloof, his fiery red pupils reflecting an eerie red light, and his chest was equally surging with emotion.
At this moment, it is perched on the altar in the center of the cave, its eight barbed limbs deeply embedded in the cracks in the rock, its abdomen swollen to the point of being almost transparent, through which Twist human face can be vaguely seen rolling.
Upon seeing the two of them, a few drops of sticky saliva dripped from the corner of its mouth, instantly corroding the bones on the ground with a hissing sound and leaving charred marks.
[Target: Soul-Devouring Spider (Mother)]
[Level: Lv169]
[Health Points: 1395439/1395439]
[Strength:373431/373431]
[Attributes: Strength: 308, Stamina: 309, Intelligence: 322, Agility: 333]
[Skill: Soul-Splitting Spider Swarm (SS-level) LV169: Releases a swarm of spiders in front of the user, with the spiders' abdomens self-destructing to deal 16332~17993 points of poison damage. 66.9% of this poison will be true damage, and it also has a slowing effect and inhibits recovery.]
Soul Sight (SS-rank) LV163: Locks onto the enemy's soul through vision, directly delivering a collision attack based on soul strength...???. (Note: The damage of this attack depends on the soul strength of both parties.)
Soul-Devouring Roar (S-Rank) LV166: Emits a soul-piercing roar, dealing continuous damage of 1542~1699 points to living beings within a certain range. (Note: 79.71% of this damage is true damage).
Soul Energy Conversion (S-Rank) LV160: Condenses, stores, and converts the soul energy transmitted from the offspring, continuously enhancing the overall potential of the group and undergoing its own evolution...???
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[Overall Rating: S]
"Whew!"
Looking at the data on the system panel, Lister breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, it wasn't delayed any longer. If it had been a few more months, the mother body might have actually reached level 18.
It will be hard to say who will be free to raise whom then; Hoffman might just end up being a mere porter.
It was simply to help her people find this remote region of the Galactic Federation, allowing them to develop more freely.
The Soul-Devouring Spider Mother moves extremely fast, especially in this cave filled with spiderwebs.
In the blink of an eye, it had pounced in front of the two, its gaze unknowingly meeting Roland's, while the ends of two huge, black, alloy-like limbs were already stabbing towards the two of them.
Seeing that Roland's eyes were starting to bloodshot, the Killing Intent Wave and sensed the abnormality in his current state.
Lister immediately Flash to grab Roland's arm, then flashed away again.
But the next moment, Lister's expression became extremely solemn.
He shoved Roland aside, but it was too late; the mother's massive limbs were already thrusting at him from behind.
"Pfft!"
Although it avoided a fatal spot, the sharp tip of the segment inevitably Roland's shoulder.
I was careless!
Unexpectedly, although the mother body could not perform spatial displacement, its maximum speed on the spider web was no slower than his spatial displacement.
He can also use spatial characteristics and extreme perception to evade detection.
But he was powerless to help Roland beside him, and could only barely help him avoid the vital parts.
"Hiss~!"
A cry of pain escaped Roland's lips as he finally snapped out of the shockwave.
At this moment, blood was flowing from Roland's eyes, ears, and nose, and the most severely damaged part, his shoulder armor, was completely pierced through!
He looked rather pitiful, but fortunately, Lister saw that his health points hadn't hit rock bottom yet, remaining around 45%.
Especially since its recovery speed is far superior to the average, and it hasn't lost its fighting ability yet, there's no need to worry too much.
"Lister, be careful."
"This mother organism must have learned a new skill."
"Don't look her in the eyes, that's a soul attack..."
As he spoke, Roland's entire body was transformed into photons.
The Mother Soul Spider's expression remained indifferent, and with its eight segmented limbs moving, it once again charged in front of the two.