85 Spider vs. Fire Dragon — Conclusion
The eel writhes its long body.
Judging from the exchange of attacks so far, the eel is clearly wary of me.
Not as much as the monkey, but this eel is smarter than most other monsters.
That makes things harder for me, though.
[Proficiency has reached threshold. Skill 'Cognitive Acceleration LV2' upgraded to 'Cognitive Acceleration LV3'.]
[Proficiency has reached threshold. Skill 'Precognition LV2' upgraded to 'Precognition LV3'.]
In response to the celestial voice (temporary designation), the eel moves.
It writhes, then strikes with its tail.
I dodge.
But the eel’s attack does not end there.
Immediately after, a horizontal sweep from the tail comes at me.
I retreat further to avoid it.
Now, the head comes at me in reverse motion, opposite the tail.
That’s exactly what I was waiting for.
In a world slowed slightly by accelerated thought, I fix my gaze on the approaching eel’s mouth.
At the very edge of what I judge as avoidable, I activate poison synthesis.
I retreat immediately.
Same strategy as the catfish.
Yet the effect is decisive.
The eel, as planned, ingests its own deadly toxin.
Eel HP drops rapidly.
The eel writhes in agony, thrashing its body uncontrollably.
I disengage from the range of its flailing.
Ultimately, if both attacks possess equal one-hit kill power, the one who strikes first wins.
Therefore, the strategy for delivering the attack determines victory.
Moreover, my evasion capability exceeds the eel’s accuracy.
Even with accuracy level 10 and probability modifiers, it could not reach my evasion, thought acceleration, and foresight combo.
Thus, once the eel was dragged onto land, my chances of victory had risen significantly.
But the battle was not yet over.
Even though the attack was a one-hit kill, the eel likely would not die from that strike.
A catfish could not be killed in one blow, and an eel, being a higher-tier variant, certainly would not fall to such a blow.
Moreover, the eel still possessed that skill.
Before my eyes, the eel’s HP recovered rapidly.
‘Life Transition: Consumes SP to restore HP’
A level 3 ability from the Fire Dragon.
SP was consumed, and HP increased accordingly.
Full recovery was impossible given the SP available, but enough HP remained to withstand the poison.
Additionally, the eel’s鉴定 result now displayed two new attributes: ‘Poison Resistance LV1’ and ‘HP Auto-Recovery LV1’.
The poison within the eel still gradually reduces its HP, but the damage peak has passed.
I won’t simply stand by and watch the eel revive itself uselessly.
I wrap the eel’s body with thread, as sturdy as possible.
It will burn out immediately, but that does not matter.
Just a single moment of immobilization is sufficient.
As intended, I successfully halt its movement for a brief instant.
In that moment, I unleash poison synthesis directly at the eel’s face.
Numerous potent poison droplets strike the eel’s face.
The eel tears free from the thread and thrashes violently.
The poison, having entered through mouth and eyes, steadily diminishes the eel’s HP.
The rate of depletion exceeds what the newly acquired HP Auto-Recovery can manage.
The potency surpasses what the newly acquired Poison Resistance can withstand.
The weapon I have sharpened through this existence as a spider cannot be deflected by a makeshift shield like that.
The eel, with no SP remaining for recovery, could not withstand this attack.
[Experience points have reached threshold. Individual, Small Poison Tarract, has advanced from Level 7 to Level 8.]
[Base stats have increased.]
[Skill proficiency bonus acquired.]
[Proficiency has reached threshold. Skill 'Parallel Thinking Level 4' upgraded to 'Parallel Thinking Level 5'.]
[Proficiency has reached threshold. Skill 'SP Recovery Speed Level 2' upgraded to 'SP Recovery Speed Level 3'.]
[Skill Points acquired.]
[Experience points have reached threshold. Individual, Small Poison Tarract, has advanced from Level 8 to Level 9.]
Various base ability values have increased.
Skill proficiency level-up bonus acquired.
Proficiency has reached threshold. Skill 'Explosive Speed LV8' has advanced to 'Explosive Speed LV9'.
Proficiency has reached threshold. Skill 'Endurance LV8' has advanced to 'Endurance LV9'.
Skill points acquired.
Experience points have reached threshold. Individual, Small Poison Tarract, has advanced from Level 9 to Level 10.
Various base ability values have increased.
Skill proficiency level-up bonus acquired.
Proficiency has reached threshold. Skill 'Calculation Processing LV6' has advanced to 'Calculation Processing LV7'.
Proficiency has reached threshold. Skill 'Visual Enhancement LV8' has advanced to 'Visual Enhancement LV9'.
Mastery has reached threshold. Skill 'Life LV8' has advanced to 'Life LV9'.
Skill Points acquired.
Condition met. Individual, Small Poison Tarract, is eligible for evolution.
Victory!
Part Three complete.