A rare quest that required taking hits, huh?
But it was worth a shot.
Orion assessed himself, feeling confident he could handle it, especially since the first layer of the Abyss had no other threats, ensuring an uninterrupted fight.
As long as he was cautious of the venom, with his Basic Resistance Skin, it shouldn't be too problematic.
"Hey, Shadow Spinner! Let's have a go!" Orion shouted.
Sure enough, the giant spider turned its head, its eight eyes glinting with malice!
Orion, having lived in the tribe for many years, was well-versed in battling beasts, but he needed to let it hit him for the quest.
With Orion deliberately holding back, the Shadow Spinner managed to bite him several times, injecting potent venom.
Orion turned green, in pain, becoming a literal green giant.
But the quest soon completed, and upon gaining Intermediate Resistance Skin, Orion was surprised to find the Shadow Spinner's venom nearly ineffective!
Impressive!
"Hey, thanks for the help, let's call it a day," Orion shouted happily. With the venom no longer a threat, the fight was easy.
Soon, he speared the Shadow Spinner's head, ready to kill it.
The panel's quest triggered again:
[Newbie quest: Make the Shadow Spinner feel fear, reward Intermediate Beast Taming Skill]
"Alright, you're lucky, you don't have to die," Orion said, considering how to instill fear in the creature.
But the Shadow Spinner was the first layer's boss, taming it was much harder than killing it.
Orion thought, trying to establish a simple connection with Basic Beast Taming.
However, the Shadow Spinner seized the moment of goodwill to bite his arm!
Orion: "You fucking beast!"
Angry, he kicked it skyward, then slammed it down, treating it like a soccer ball.
Despite this, the Shadow Spinner showed no signs of submission, curling its eight legs into a ball.
"If you like being a ball so much, I'll oblige!"
Orion swung his greatsword like a golf club, repeatedly sending the Shadow Spinner flying into the walls, bouncing back.
Though Orion was incredibly strong, the continuous strikes tired his arms.
So Orion removed his beast skirt, revealing his cock, using it to bat the Shadow Spinner like a baseball.
It was hard to imagine, but his cock repeatedly sent the 3500-pound creature flying. It was a miraculous sight.
Finally, the Shadow Spinner whimpered, ceasing resistance, trembling on the ground.
Feeling worse than death, the Shadow Spinner finally feared him.
"See, wasn't that easier? You made me use my ultimate move," Orion smirked, checking the panel for new content.
[Newbie quest completed: Reward Intermediate Beast Taming Skill]
[Intermediate Beast Taming Skill: Can tame elite-level and below beasts as pets or battle companions. Battle companions provide attribute bonuses while alive.]
Note: Only one battle companion is allowed, unless the old battle companion dies
"Not bad, much better than basic! But I'll keep it as a pet for now."
Orion placed his hand on the Shadow Spinner's head, a white light enveloping it, making it his pet.
"I'll call you Baseball from now on," Orion said.
The Shadow Spinner scratched its head with a claw, seemingly disliking the name but accepting it.
Can't beat this guy, so whatever he wants to call me is fine.
"Let's get to work," Orion surveyed the area, instructing Baseball to weave webs between two large mushrooms, a path the bats must take.
"Do a good job, no slacking."
With everything set, Orion continued to a cave entrance.
"Psst!"
Orion whistled, drawing the bats' attention.
Soon, they poured from the cave, an overwhelming number of Abyssal bats!
Using echolocation, they honed in on Orion, launching a pursuit.
The chase continued from the cave into the forest, with Orion trying to slow down the bats with stones, but due to his lack of skill in throwing blunt objects, he struggled to hit them.
"Damn, there are thousands of these bats," Orion sprinted, spotting a large white web ahead.
A massive web blocked the bats' path, like a barrier in space!
Orion slid under the web's lower edge.
The elastic web absorbed the echolocation, leaving the bats unaware of their doom, diving into the web and becoming ensnared!
"Good job!" Orion praised Baseball, and then they began slaughtering the bats.
Trapped in the web, the bats lost their ability to resist and were quickly exterminated.
The meat of abyssal creatures was generally unpalatable, but they dropped cores upon death.
Forest beasts occasionally dropped such cores, but not as abundantly as in the Abyss.
After collecting the cores, Orion checked the panel.
Standard-level Abyssal creature kills: 526
That's about a 10-point attribute boost, and during this, Orion used his spear to finish enemies, completing the [Advanced Spear Mastery] quest.
Reward calculation!
Orion felt a surge of power throughout his body!
He checked his current attributes:
[Name: Orion]
[Race: Giant]
[Level: Standard]
[Age: 10 years]
[Height: 7.2 feet]
[Cock: 23 inches]
[Weight: 550 pounds]
[Strength: 31]
[Agility: 21]
[Intelligence: 24]
Title: Survivor
Skills: Advanced Greatsword Mastery, Advanced Spear Throwing Mastery, Intermediate Beast Taming Skill, Intermediate Resistance Skin
Special Skill: Basic Blood Rage
Items: D-grade Abyssal Core: 456, C-grade Abyssal Core: 112, B-grade Abyssal Core: 3
"Given the first layer's map size, there should be more caves, and I haven't finished off all the standard-level bats," Orion sketched a simple map, marking several points.
"Baseball, weave webs in these areas, as many as possible."
Baseball's eight eyes blinked, then it vanished into the forest.
"Hope for a bigger haul next time," Orion clapped his hands, leaving the Abyss.