Chapter 129: Underground Mine Part 4 (1/2)

'I am still lacking even now... Well, No matter, still, I should probably make up for that blunder shouldn't I.'

Thinking that Tyler decided to head out into the large tunnel as well when suddenly, Nadine was able to fully resist the skill of the fleeing Lesser Djieien and dashed after it. Seeing as both girls were determined to kill the monster, Tyler decided to let them be and hold off on his agendas.

Larut and the others were still here trying to help the bound Dohel and he couldn't just leave them by themselves when they were currently in such a vulnerable state. The likely hood that this place contained more of those spider monsters was very high and it would be a shame if he made a second blunder in quick succession.

Larut retrieve the short blade that was strapped to his waist after failing repeatedly to free Dohel from the spider's threads that felt like they were made of adamantine or something. They had tried pulling and dragging but anything they did only made the threads righter even though they had stopped the monster halfway from fully binding Dohel.

*Clang!

”What is this!”

At this moment, even Tyler was surprised. Not only had the thread not been broken by Larut's strike, his blade had not only bounced off but had been chipped by the hardened threads.

'Impressive.'

Tyler thought as he watched Dohel squirming on the ground like a worm as he struggled to hold back his scream from the insanely tight binds that bound him.

Larut seemed to be in a conundrum as he contemplated on whether or not to use a skill. Blood spiders were known for their vicious nature and steel-like threads. In fact. while it had not been from a Lesser Djieien, the group had used the threads of a similar spider in the construction of their camp perimeters so he knew how durable this thread was.

There were a few skills he could use that should be able to break the threads but they were already so tightly wrapped around Dohel that if he made any slight mistake, Dohel could lose an arm.

”Do you need help?”

The question came from his back and Larut turned around to see Lix suddenly standing there as he had not even sensed him move. For an unknown reason, cold sweat ran down his back as he gulped and hastily nodded his head so as not to be rude.

While he had been a bit anxious when Tyler had suddenly appeared behind him, Larut still retained the clear mind of a ranger so he could not help but wonder how Lix planned on releasing Dohel. They had seen him use magic so maybe he had a spell that was perfect for this or maybe he simply wanted to use brute force.

While Larut did not believe that this man could actually break the Blood Spider's thread with brute force alone, he had still hoped he would try. Perhaps part of him selfishly wanted to see him fail at something to give him a sense of relief that the man before him was still within the realms of mortal men. And even if it was only by a little, he would have a sliver of hope to at least one day get a little closer to his insane strength.

However, none of Larut's expectations were met today as the hooded man simply stretched his arm forth into space, and before Larut could even wonder what he was doing, he suddenly pulled out something from the void.

It was a sword.

Ignoring the unnecessary motion of reaching into the air even if it was kinda cool. The blade Lix had suddenly pulled out of thin air looked nothing like the others he had seen before. It was a one-handed, single-edged sword that was longer than most one-handed swords by a bit.

Its blade had a tint of red running along the sharp edge, making it look like it was prime and ready to cut through the flesh of his opponents as it glistened in the dark.

”A magic weapon.”

Larut's mouth went agape. He was surely shocked, but not by the fact that Lix had just pulled a weapon out of thin air. Not even by the fact that it was a magic weapon that seemed to be of a high tier, but simply by the fact that it was a sword.

He was wielding a sword. Having already seen a glimpse of his physical abilities, one could only imagine how terrifying he would be with a sword. Not to mention he could already use magic at an insanely high level.

'No no no no no... That's not right, this should only be means to an end. Just a weapon for him to free Dohel from the threads, just because he's holding a sword doesn't mean he's also a swordsman right?'

That was indeed a logical thought and anyone that heard it would agree with him. Seeing as the sword was a magic weapon, odds are, the weapon had special effects that would make it easier to cut through the threads.

'Yes, that must be it, that's the reason.'

Having come to the right answers, he was just about to adjust his position to make it easier for Lix to have access to the squirming Dohel when something suddenly registered in his senses, albeit too late.

They had been aware that a few spider monsters could use stealth yet he had let himself get distracted by Lix's sword that he failed to notice it in time. However, just as he was about to open his mouth to warn his comrades even though it may have already been too late as the monster was already amongst them, it happened.

Aine and Aine didn't know why Larut had been so shaken by Liv's sword but they could sense the dense Mana within it so maybe he was shocked by that. While they didn't know much about weapons, they had never felt mana like that in a Weapon before so they knew it was a special or maybe even a unique weapon.

Seeing as Liv had pulled a sword from the void, they decided to let go of Dohel's body so he would be able to easily cut the threads. Lix then raised his blade up and in a clean and smooth motion, he swung the blade through the air as it drew a beautiful crimson arc in its wake without even making a sound.

However, contrary to their expectations, he had not cut the threads that bound Dohel. Instead, he had casually swung his blade at the empty space to his right without even turning his head. And just as they were about to ask the reason for that, they heard what sounded like a dull thud from his side as something or rather, two halves of something fell lifelessly to the ground.

The body of a white spider-like creature that had been cleanly cut in half slowly revealed itself as the stealth skill it had most likely been using was forcibly deactivated. A wave of shock swept through the bodies of the twins and even Dohel was surprised.