"Woosh!" a Ruby Spider with their translucent looking ruby carapace launched an attack to take Technos by surprise. But armed with the Flying Knife in his hand, Technos simply threw the knife straight to the Ruby Spider's head to kill it by surprise.
The kill caught the other Ruby Spiders attention as they started to move frantically. Their reaction was like trying to assemble a formation that will take this human by surprise and paralyzed him before bringing him back to their nest to become a living egg sac.
If it was the others, paying too much attention to the Ruby Spiders running around him is practically impossible, but he was different. Touching the dead body of Ruby Spider with his left hand, the body is absorbed into the Wrist Guard.
He takes a look at the Inner Panel. By selecting the illuminated drawing of a spider, he allowed the Wrist Guard to work its miracle. While at the same time, he continues to fight. As he was battling them in an open area, there is nowhere for the Ruby Spiders to try and launch a sneak attack.
Plus, with few bottles of Healing Stimulant Vial in his Right Wrist Guard, he can fight without worries of being heavily injured or poisoned. Fighting and checking his two wrist guards at the same time, he proceeds until the no longer any Ruby Spiders is attacking.
Like the Left Wrist Guard received his intention, another pulse is released. The new list of collectibles stated only seven Ruby Spiders around him, with the two item remained untouched. He took a rest at where he fought as it was the safest location for him.
Through the Right Wrist Guard, Technos confirmed that he collected only 760gm of the Ruby Spider Silk. Although the amount of 760gm is not too much, they're not too little as well. This is the results from killing the 38 Ruby Spiders that tried to attack him.
Other than that, he only got 38 drops of their Paralyzing Poison Substance. Except for poisoning people or other monsters, he cannot think about anything that has this substance inside. Plus if he uses poison, he can start saying goodbye to the collectibles like edible meat.
Except for this two items, nothing else is usable from the dead Ruby Spider. They're lack of edible flesh, and their carapace is useless. If it's not because of their high-quality silk, nobody willing to hunt this monster.
It may be the case for the others, but not Technos. With the Left Wrist Guard processing the material on his behalf, he can make sure that he won't miss out anything usable from the Ruby Spider Corpse. After a short rest, he continued with his hunt.
Like how he assumed it, the Ruby Spiders pinpoint his previous location as the danger point so nothing approach that spot. But when he left that circle, the attack started again, and their number increased slightly. At this moment, at least ninety Ruby Spiders trying to surround him and waiting for the opportunity to land a sneak attack.
But with a vibrating Left Wrist Guard, how can the Ruby Spiders obtain a chance to sneak attack? A random approach grants Technos three vibrations, and those in his attacking reach will make his wrist guard vibrates five times. By utilizing this function alone, he controlled the flow of the battle.
Thirty kills later, he retreated. Trying to return to the previous spot again, Technos noticed that the previous alert is lifted. Lucky for him, he selected to stop fighting before he was out of stamina to continue. Or else, perhaps he will be overrun by the Ruby Spiders now.
He followed the faint walking path created by other hunters before him. This path leads him further into the forest, but before he traveled too far, a call came behind him.
"Youth! Stop moving forward now!" the call surprised him. But as he turned, he noticed that the one calling him to stop is an experienced hunter. Based on how he equips himself, he must be somebody with higher social status.
Medan-Material Armor Set, Medan-Material Broadsword, and two short daggers with the same material. Other than that, Technos noticed a beautiful crystal embedded into the sword-guard. He wanted to take a closer look, but the hunter swings his sword without a notice.
Surprised, Technos kneeled down to escape the attack, but when four Ruby Spiders fall on the ground with their body cut into halves, Technos noticed that the hunter is a friend and not a foe. With a gesture of a handshake, he greets the hunter by introducing himself first.
"Technos. A student of Hunter Academy," he said.
"Baran Link," he followed suit.
"Baran... Link... Wait... You're somebody from Link Family?" the name surprised Technos. As a member of Outer Fortress Society, who never heard before the Link Family of Western Sector? They're the pride of Western Sector itself!
"Yes, I am one of the members of Link Family." he smiled and replied to the junior.
"Oh my Fortress! I'm actually standing and talking just before a member from Link Family! I'm blessed with luck!" Technos reverence on him increased by a whole level. It was normal because each of them is said to sacrifice so much for the sake of the Dominus Fortress.
And, as a person that lives at the edge of the fortress, how many times he looks at the hunters coming out to fight against the monsters that tried to invade their fortress? Being fed with this kind of image since young, it not wrong to say the Link Family is the hero inside Technos heart.
"You have to restrain yourself from entering too deep inside the forest. Look at the marks they left on this two trees. It means that the Ruby Broodmother control this location. I'm afraid based on your strength, it is impossible to fight against the Ruby Broodmother." Baran Link explained the reason he stops Technos for proceeding.
"I understand. Thank you for telling me about... Broodmother!" Technos pushed Baran Link away from where he stands the moment the Ruby Broodmother image appeared inside his mind.
"This is all thanks to the pulse!" he thought. If it wasn't because of the pulse and intense vibration, they might end up becoming the meal for this Ruby Broodmother! Looking at the hole created by the strike from the Ruby Broodmother's frontmost leg, Baran Link shields himself by combining two pieces of waist-plate together.
"That two piece of large waist-plate can turn into a shield? Amazing!" Technos tell himself that he must obtain this shield in the future. With the Ruby Broodmother is here, there's no point for them to escape. Since the chances are here, why not try to kill her and explore her nest?
Junior Technos, try to parry her attack and attack only when you see the chances! Do not bother about me no matter what, do you understand?" Baran Link ordered. And at this sort of situation, a nod works better as a reply.
"Pang! Pang! Pang!" Baran Link knocks his sword against the shield to create a loud sound. With his method of grabbing the Ruby Broodmother's attention, Technos can safely look to an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
"Shua!" the Ruby Broodmother strikes at the shield first. Two fangs protrude out from her jaw with nauseous liquid dripping from the tip. As she charges forward, Technos grabbed the opportunity to try and strike one of her legs.
"Krang... Hush!" stopping himself from keep making the noise, Baran Link used the pommel of his sword and scratched his shield. Like tinder stone creating sparks from contact, the shield burning with flames! When the volatile poison from the fangs made contact with the Burning Shield, an explosion happened!
The blast brings both sides down on their body. But the Ruby Broodmother had it worst! Her jaw is literally destroyed in the explosion and left her an image of a spider without a mouth to eat! Even when she tried to cry in rage, no sound is made!
Using his short sword, Technos landed a slash right between her abdomen and thorax. Luckily, it was a short sword! If it's a weapon like Baran Link's broadsword, she's dismembered into two part. Still, it caused her damage heavy enough to restrict her movement.
Out of her anger, she furiously tapped her legs everywhere to protect herself, but the two hunter's Medan-Material weapon is just too sharp for her to handle! Each of them just needs a swing to cut off her limbs! From an eight-legged monster into one with nothing, the Ruby Broodmother wished to cry.
But sadly, she got no jaw left. The broadsword slashed downwards to split her head and abdomen apart. The fight ends in a short seven minutes, but the experience it gave Technos is almost priceless.
"Is this how a hunter fights? He's like war god that comes down and starts cutting off enemies without too many words." this is the impression Baran Link gave him. Without bothering to keep the body of the Ruby Broodmother, he only took the head away and went into the direction of the next.
"My mission is to slay the Ruby Broodmother and collect the egg sac. I hope you can understand that. In return of your help, Do you mind taking that body as a payment?" Baran Link explained his situation to this junior hunter.
"Of course not a problem! Let me handle the corpse. It is enough for me to handle." Technos agreed. After he accepted the distribution arrangement, Baran Link left. But as goodwill, he handed a piece of Medan-Material button to Technos.
This button may seem useless from the outside, but in fact, they're the favor Link Button that given only to people that helped a member of the Link Family. By using them in anywhere within the Outer Dominus Fortress, one can request form any assistance in the form of protection or wealth.
Minutes after the hunter left, Technos lightly touches the corpse of the Ruby Broodmother and stored her into the Left Wrist Guard. With the choice to process the Ruby Spider Silk, Technos chose it and returned to the Dominus Fortress to call off his hunt today.
The earlier 760gm is added with the second hunt of 600gm. By including the amount of 100gm obtained from the Ruby Broodmother, he completed his first hunt with 1460gm of Ruby Spider Silk. With each pound equals to 500gm, he closed the results of his first hunt by collecting close to 3 pounds worth of silk!
But the reason he returned to the Dominus Fortress is not that he's tired, but due to the surprising battle he just witnessed. How can he not feel surprised with the way how Baran Link fight? With a simple latch on the top and bottom of the two plates, he combined them into a shield within a minute time.
Additionally, the surface of his shield can be ignited by creating sparks from the pommel of his broadsword. But most importantly, is his astounding value in physical strength. He was sixteen, but according to the impression Baran Links gave him, he's at most 20 years old.
Will mere aging produces such physical strength increment? Most probably not, but this doesn't mean humans do not possess the knowledge in using what they can get to strengthen themselves. And for Technos, as long he couldn't get his hand on a Red Ruby Champion, it will be impossible for him to craft the Strength Stimulant Vial.
After getting a short rest, he's ready to go back into the Zone 4 forest once more, but before he prepared to leave the house, Technos noticed something weird about the two Wrist Glove in his hand. A light appeared out of nowhere and circled the wrist guard.
One, two, three, and finally four lights circled the two tops and two bottoms of his Wrist Guard before they all went into the middle of the two wrist guards. It was weird at first, but soon, words came out.
E L | O N
BRA | CER
"Wait."
"Does this means the Wrist Guard that I did not name them actually called [ELON BRACER]? It was something came from the Crack of Elon?
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[Author's Note]
Alright guys, I know, some of you may say that it's cringy, the name sucks, or maybe the monsters I choose to feature aren't what you're expecting, but trust me. I'm trying to make the story goes very very well. I won't say I am doing a good job, but at least, each of my chapters I'm trying to reach a target.
1. Each chapter is 2k words minimum.
2. I write directly using Grammarly, and yes it wasn't a premium version, but I maintain 0 premium mistakes by trying hard myself.
3. To get more support. English may not be my first language, but it doesn't mean I won't improve. As you give me your time to read my works, I give you mine in return to make more chapters.
4. No matter success or not, I will make sure this work continues, with at least 3 chapters weekly (As I still have my main novel in working)