Flame Spider (2)
Even from a distance, Li Wei could see clearly that it was a large spider.
With his Eye of Perception, information about the spider appeared before Li Wei's eyes.
"Flame Spider, B1 Rank, 2000 HP, a magical creature living in magma, immune to fire magic, extremely fast..."
The Flame Spider was timid in the lava, like a fish in water. Upon closer inspection, Li Wei saw that the spider had six limbs, each one extremely sharp, like Iron Thorn. Most terrifyingly, the tips of the spider's claws were a fiery red, like lava, resembling red-hot Iron Thorn.
"It looks like the unlucky guy on the ground was killed by it," Li Wei said, also reminding the fat man to be careful, as the latter had already gotten into position.
Seeing that the spider seemed about to leap up, Li Wei fired a finger Finger Thunder first.
With a 'snap', electricity struck the Flame Spider let out a piercing screech before being blasted back into the lava.
Li Wei nodded, quite satisfied with the damage from the Finger Thunder. Based on this damage calculation, the opponent's 2000 HP wouldn't withstand eight of his Finger Thunder.
Soon, the Flame Spider reappeared from the lava, but it suddenly leaped up and pounced on Li Wei.
"Court death"
Li Wei unleashed a punch that shattered the air, temporarily imprisoning the Flame Spider in mid-air and simultaneously taking away 470 points of its health.
The Shockwave Fist is clearly much more damaging than the Finger Thunder, but it also consumes several times more true energy. Comparing the two, the Finger Thunder is more cost-effective.
Taking advantage of the Flame Spider's immobility, Li Wei flicked his two fingers, unleashing Finger Thunder.
-200, -190, -220, a large number of damage numbers popped up frequently. In just a moment, the Flame Spider's health dropped to less than 100, and it was finally blown to pieces by Li Wei's Finger Thunder.
Then, a Skill Book fell from the Flame Spider's corpse.
Li Wei quickly jumped up and grabbed it, only to find that it was 'Basic Fire Magic'.
This was a pretty good haul. Li Wei put the Skill Book away and turned around to find that the fat man's face had turned deathly pale.
At the same moment, Li Wei also sensed something. Looking around, he gasped. A large number of Flame Spider had appeared from all directions, and not only that, a creature several times larger than the Flame Spider suddenly emerged from the lava.
"Magma Ravager, A1 Rank, 7000 HP, Female Flame Spider, Special Ability: Flame Rain..."
As soon as the monster appeared, it unleashed its special ability.
Li Wei sensed danger approaching and instinctively pulled the fat man back. Almost simultaneously, a large number of fist-sized fireballs rained down from the sky above where they had been standing.
The fireball slammed into the ground, causing considerable damage. The ground was riddled with craters, and the area was now a sea of fire. Seeing this, Li Wei swallowed hard. He knew that if these Flame Rain were to hit him, even an S1-level combatant would be in serious trouble.
The fat man was also terrified. Now, hundreds of Flame Spider had suddenly sprung out from all directions, densely covering the volcano walls, the cave ceiling, and the ground, completely surrounding Li Wei and his companion.
Looking at the mangled corpse on the ground, the fat man's voice trembled. "Brother Li, what do we do now?"
His answer was a thunderclap.
Li Wei directly attacked the 'Magma Ravager' in the magma. The blood in this monster's body was also like magma, so the Blood Control Method was completely ineffective. Otherwise, Li Wei could have killed all the Flame Spider directly.
The reason for attacking the 'Magma Ravager' was that Li Wei discovered that all the Flame Spider seemed to obey the 'Magma Ravager's' commands.
The saying goes, "To catch the thief, first catch the king." Everyone understands this principle. In short, taking down the enemy's leader is always the right thing to do.
A finger-thick Finger Thunder struck the 'Magma Ravager', exploding into arcs of electricity and dealing 200 points of damage. Just as Li Wei continued his attack, the 'Magma Ravager' let out a hiss, and the surrounding Flame Spider immediately pounced on Li Wei and the fat man.
"My God!" the fat man yelled, taking out an iron shield from his storage space. He used it as both a weapon and armor, and began fighting the Flame Spider.
"Brother, we're doomed this time!" The fat man felt the impact from the iron shield and his face turned pale.
"If it were just you alone, that would be true, but I don't intend to die with you," Li Wei chuckled, showing no intention of wasting any more time.
Indeed, the environment here is not suitable for him to perform well. The space is small, there are many monsters, and these monsters have extremely destructive claws that are like branding irons. If you are not careful, you will be hit.
Therefore, Li Wei directly used the summoning technique 'Ink Dragon's Protection'.
When the jet-black Ink Dragon appeared, its roar echoed throughout the cave. Under the Blackwater Sword, the Flame Spider, with its 2000 HP, offered no resistance and was instantly killed. Even the 'Magma Ravager' hiding in the magma was hit by a Blackwater Sword strike, dealing 12000 damage and having its belly flipped open, leaving it utterly dead.
The fat man's tattered iron shield clattered to the ground, and he stared blankly at Li Wei as if he had seen a demon.
He had never seen such amazing special effects.
"What are you spacing out for? Pick up all the items dropped by the monsters," Li Wei said to the fat man, who looked dazed, after retracting the Ink Dragon.
The latter then seemed to wake from a dream, and scurried off to collect his spoils, muttering to himself, "I'm rich now, I'm rich now! I've climbed onto such a big tree, I, Fatty, am finally going to turn my life around!"
Li Wei, of course, did not hear these murmurs.
He was puzzled. Given the presence of 'Magma Ravager' and so many Flame Spider, how did Lord Wang and his group escape?
Apart from a corpse, there was no other trace of anyone else here; clearly, they hadn't died here.
However, in that situation, without exceptional combat strength and special skills, it would have been impossible to survive.
"Could there be another passage that I haven't discovered?" Li Wei thought for a moment and also felt that it was possible. So while the fat man was happily picking up his spoils, he retreated back to the tomb chamber he had entered earlier and began to search carefully. Sure enough, Li Wei found a clue in the stone coffin.
The slab beneath the stone coffin was actually movable.
Upon opening the lid, a passage was revealed. Although the passage was not large, it was certainly large enough for a person to enter. As for where the passage led, that remained a mystery.
Li Wei was still pondering when he heard the fat man rush in shouting, his first words being. "Brother Li, hundreds more Flame Spider have appeared! Please, could you call that Black Dragon boss out again and wipe them all out? You don't know, these Flame Spider are very generous; they've dropped a lot of good stuff..."
Too lazy to pay attention to the fat man, Li Wei looked behind him and, sure enough, countless Flame Spider sprang out from the lava and the surrounding small caves. Clearly, that was their lair.
Grabbing the fat man, Li Wei jumped directly into the passage inside the stone coffin, then placed the board above his head in place.
The fat man was clearly still not quite there yet, and Li Wei didn't explain. He simply walked down the stairs of the passage.
The further they walked, the wider the passage became, and the fat man, a chatterbox, kept talking the whole way.
"Brother Li, you're really something! You actually discovered such a passage. Maybe Lord Wang and his group left from here. As for that cave behind, it's probably a trap. But since you have the Black Dragon, why didn't you kill more spiders... By the way, what have you been looking at along the way?"
The fat man realized that Li Wei wasn't paying attention to what he was saying at all; he was just constantly pressing himself against the walls on either side, as if he were observing something.
Out of curiosity, the fat man pressed his face closer and saw simple drawings carved on the wall. Although the style resembled that of oracle bone script from primitive society, it was still possible to discern that it was about the story of the tomb owner of the 'Mage's Tomb' and the six pieces of remains.
The fat man fell silent and started watching along with Li Wei.
In fact, Li Wei had discovered these murals as soon as he entered the passage. Looking at them, they were basically the same as those he had seen in the water-system tomb. They also told the story of the god of magic named Mordor, but from the middle of the passage onwards, the story was presented differently from what Li Wei knew.
Li Wei enjoys studying things, which is inseparable from his personality since childhood. So when he saw this, he went back the way he came and looked at it again from top to bottom.
The fat man followed closely behind.
This time, Li Wei combined what he saw with the murals he saw in the water-themed tomb chamber and summarized it into a story.
"Mordor is most likely an ancient 'Reincarnator,' meaning an ordinary person born in ancient times who also obtained the 'Yellow Paper.' After entering Shadow Street, Mordor chose his favorite magic as his enhancement target and stood out among many Reincarnators, becoming an immortal legend. As he grew stronger, this powerful figure, revered as the God of Magic, also discovered some secrets of Shadow Street... He had a contact with someone hidden in the 'Gate,' after which Mordor became very angry. He killed many people, constantly strengthening himself by completing tasks, and finally fought a final battle to the death with the person in the 'Gate'..."
What exactly were he discussing with that person from the sect? And why did the conflict occur? Li Wei didn't find the answers in the murals, but he did find something else in the murals of this passageway.
"The sect members created six monsters, divided the body of the deceased Mordor into six parts, and buried them in different tombs. Then, one of the sect members created a clone-like shadow and placed it into one of the monsters... Afterwards, this monster entered a tomb marked 'Flame'..."