Chapter 43: Wild Hunt

"Mage's Staff"

"Quality: Good"

"Reduces Mana consumption during spellcasting"

"Special: Slightly increases maximum spell range (Activated by Level 2 Mage)"

The price of this staff was 50 silver.

It wasn't that Lu Cang didn't want to buy a better one; there just weren't any suitable ones for sale.

Effects like reducing mana consumption, enhancing mana regeneration, or increasing casting speed were of little use to him.

The "Chant Reduction" effect, which was revered as a top-tier attribute, was even more useless to Lu Cang.

It was worth mentioning that... staves with the Chant Reduction effect could sell for over 20 gold.

It made Lu Cang wish he could turn his own "No Chant" ability into a staff effect and sell it.

Perhaps that was what they called a "God-tier Attribute."

While the attribute that slightly increased spell range wasn't bad, it paled in comparison to Chant Reduction.

Lu Cang had purchased both of these pieces of equipment with his own money.

Iz had left nothing for him.

Lu Cang pointed into the distance.

The other two teammates also stood up.

Just from their posture, one could feel that their aura was completely different from those Level 2 adventurers from yesterday.

The flippant attitude was gone, replaced by a sense of reliability.

It seemed they had specifically practiced combat while mounted on vehicles.

"I see it."

Through the gaps in the forest trees, an eight-legged spider planted high in the ground appeared in everyone's vision.

"Ghost-Faced Spider"

It was famous for the pattern on its back, which resembled a massive ghostly face.

It was an extremely special type of spider, skilled in mental attacks...

Once one saw the ghost face on its back, they would immediately feel mental terror.

*Hum—*

Almost the instant he saw the spider, a wave of fear formed in Lu Cang's heart!

But before that fear could take root, he felt a warmth in his soul, and the rising dread was instantly dispelled.

Lu Cang looked at Rhos beside him.

"Spirit Uplift (Tier 3) (LV: 2)"

This was the power of a Level 3 Healer.

Her reaction was incredibly fast, dispelling the abnormal status immediately.

Almost simultaneously, Mazel drew his bow. As the arrow was pulled against the string, it actually ignited into flames.

"Preparing to enter attack range."

However, Mazel had not yet reached his firing distance.

*Boom!*

Five or six arcs of purple electricity flashed.

"Thunder Flash"

Twelve consecutive strikes—

*Boom!*

*Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!*

The sound of thunder vibrated, and after a moment of thunderous noise, flames instantly surged upward!

"Earthfire Eruption (Tier 2) (LV: 115)"

A Tier 2 fire spell!

Evolved from the power of "Fire Pillar"!

*Boom!*

The erupting flames from the ground instantly enveloped the [Ghost-Faced Spider]!

*Bang!*

*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*

"Cross-Sprouting Pillars (Tier 1) (LV: 201)"

One after another, pillars erupted from the ground. This time, it wasn't just three; nine pillars thrust toward the Ghost-Faced Spider from different angles, each pillar branching out into even more sharp, piercing spikes.

The Sprouting Pillars had completely reached Level 200 after yesterday.

They had been evolved by Lu Cang once more.

The flames died down.

The Ghost-Faced Spider was now impaled upon the pillars, motionless.

An instant kill...

Mazel was certain it was dead.

But it was too fast.

He had followed many adventuring parties, and he believed that even the strongest Level 3 party he had ever joined wouldn't have been able to deal with a Ghost-Faced Spider so easily.

At this moment, Long Xi was still galloping closer.

Without even needing to deploy for combat, they had directly insta-killed a Tier 3 Lord. This was a level of strength that, at the very least, only Elite Level 4 adventurers should possess.

Lu Cang stopped his vehicle about 100 meters away.

He let Mazel walk over alone.

Lu Cang truly did not want to approach the corpse, especially since it was a spider.

Seeing such a massive spider... any human from Earth would feel fear.

Even if it was already dead.

Rhos and Trand had not yet recovered from their shock.

This mission was indeed much easier than they had expected. No... it wasn't just easy; they had essentially done nothing at all.

So this was the legendary apprentice of Izparut.

Should one say... as expected of that legend?

This spider was even more fragile than the [Hammer-Tail Horned Ox] they killed yesterday.

Mazel harvested the spider.

A look of joy was on his face: "A good haul."

"One of its legs has the Hate attribute."

"If used as a material, it can be crafted into a spear with a natural Hate enchantment."

"Its eyes have also mutated; they can be used as medicinal ingredients..."

All in all, this single Lord-level [Ghost-Faced Spider] yielded a profit of 20 gold, which left Mazel feeling incredibly envious.

If this had been a fair party formation, he would have already earned 5 gold.

But... that was impossible.

After seeing Lu Cang's strength, Mazel understood that this time was merely "leading a team" rather than being part of a team.

"It is indeed a good harvest."

Lu Cang placed all the spoils into his storage space.

Before he bought a storage ring, he had relied on Zhou Er to help carry things.

As a gatherer, one would inevitably prepare a storage ring.

20 gold still seemed like a lot, even accounting for the "Harvest Month" trait. Could it be because he had offered sacrifices to Yakaktok?

Does praying to gods actually work?

Then again, if it didn't work, why would people scramble to do it?

No, no... it's hard to say.

Lu Cang thought of the believers on Earth, who were no less fanatical.

Forget it, he wouldn't get an answer anytime soon.

Rather than overthinking, it was better to just ask.

After harvesting the spider, the group boarded the vehicle and rushed toward the location of the next Lord.

Lu Cang had accepted 10 orders today.

Nine of them were for killing Tier 3 Lord-level monsters, and one... was to deal with an appearing monster swarm.

In reality, adventurers are generally not allowed to take so many orders at once.

A simple example: if an adventurer took all the orders but failed to complete them, the dungeons outside would still need to be cleared.

Ultimately, either a disaster would break out, or someone else would solve it, allowing the original adventurer to reap the benefits without doing the work.

Therefore, there are regulations on the quota of tasks each person can accept.

Logically, Lu Cang should not have been able to take so many commissions.

However, the team Lu Cang was registered under was Izparut's team, and legendary adventuring parties have very high mission permissions.

Coupled with the incoming monster tide, Shili was able to grant Lu Cang the authority to release 10 commissions.

The second Tier 3 Lord monster they hunted was [Flame-Tail Bach], something resembling an ape with flaming fists, but the focus was its tail, which burned with fire.

What the hell...

A Flame-Demon Ape?

Cold air condensed at the tip of Lu Cang's staff.

"Ice Shuttle"

*Swish—*

Forty-two ice shuttles instantly pierced through [Flame-Tail Bach]'s body from different angles.

The speed of the ice shuttles was extreme!

Before Flame-Tail Bach could even react, it had been struck by all the shuttles!

The moment each ice shuttle collided, a brilliant ice flower bloomed upon its body!

Immediately following, a bone-chilling cold drilled into its body, freezing it deeply.

It tried to turn around, but its movements had already become extremely stiff.

*Crash!*

A massive wave suddenly rose from the earth—

Crashing down upon [Flame-Tail Bach]!

*Boom—*

By the time the spray fell, its body was already covered in frost.

All over its body were gaping holes of blood and ice.

(End of Chapter)