Frostbolt was far less powerful than Fireball, but it had an effect Fireball lacked: freezing.
The chill that accompanied Frostbolt could slow its target's movement and reactions.
The gorilla's frost resistance was hardly any better than his fire resistance, so after Frostbolt struck him, his escape speed dropped by at least half. That gave Shawn plenty of time to cast another spell.
This time, Shawn cast Arcane Blast.
This was another tier-one spell Shaw had learned. Like Arcane Missiles, it belonged to the Evocation school, gathering a large amount of arcane energy and shaping it into a shock wave that dealt arcane damage to the enemy.
Battered by one skill after another, the gorilla soon had no choice but to drop dead.
After killing the gorilla, Shawn approached him and held out his left hand.
A thumb-sized spider crawled across the back of Shawn's hand onto the gorilla, then made its way to the wound on his chest and began biting into it.
This spider was Shawn's first pet, the Crystal Spider.
Still only level one, the Crystal Spider had three skills: Crystal Venom, Crystal Web, and Life Drain.
Crystal Web could shoot out a strand of crystal webbing that was tough and highly adhesive.
Life Drain drew out the target's life force through bites, promoting the spider's own growth.
Crystal Venom: as the Crystal Spider grew, its unique crystal venom became increasingly potent, entering enemies' bodies through its webbing and bites.
For the Crystal Spider at its current stage, Life Drain was extremely important.
As it bit into the gorilla, the Crystal Spider rapidly absorbed the nutrients in his body. It soon ate its fill, and Shawn returned it to the Pet Menagerie, where it fell asleep. Growing in its sleep-the Crystal Spider was a lucky pet anyone would