The sooner Maffeo and Uma solve the problem of the giant spider, the faster they can reach the snowy land of Ston. It is said that the place has become a camp for the Bantu people, and according to Bankarul, they may have the opportunity to meet the Bantu tribesman Buwanga there. As for whether Buwanga, who was once one of the Four Sword Saints, was willing to negotiate with them?

The cold snow-capped mountains seemed to be able to freeze everything, and Maffeo followed Uma along the dirt road towards the ice cave on the snowy mountain. Although the sun occasionally warmed the earth through the clouds, Maffeo did not feel the slightest warmth. "Damn, my brain is starting to get sluggish. Maffeo patted his head and wrapped himself tightly in his trench coat.

"I'm sorry, but maybe when you get back, you can ask Milna to bake you a fire. Uma said.

"Forget it, I don't want to be charcoal-blackened pieces of meat. Maffeo said dejectedly.

"We may be almost there, and I can feel the cold snap in the cavern. Uma stopped and stood still for a moment.

Maffeo poked his head out, looking higher up. He confirmed that he had seen the entrance to a cave, the habitat of what Bankarur called the giant spider, which was more ordinary than he had imagined. Maybe before the giant spider appeared, it was just an ordinary cave.

"I seem to have discovered something. Uma crouched down and brushed the snow from the ground with her hands, and the congealed blood came into his sight. "It's bloodstains, probably those Bantu people. ”

"Let me take a look. Maffeo stepped forward and tried to use the ghost swordsman's unusual senses to follow the bloodstains. And he did, albeit not easy. "Follow me. He whispered, and Uma nodded, following him.

It's a strange feeling, like being stared at by some kind of cold gaze, which makes people's backs chill and their cold hairs stand upside down. If it weren't for Bankarur explaining the reason for the situation to them, they might have thought that this ice cave was cursed. I don't know what kind of terrifying guy the ice dragon Skasa is, it seems to be difficult to deal with.

The bloodstains stretched to about a dozen meters or so in the ice cave, and then there were a large pool of bloodstains and poor insects that had already become frozen meat. "It's Bantu, damn it. Maffeo cursed under his breath, he really wanted to vomit now.

"Well, the chest was completely torn open by the spider's legs, and all the bones were shattered. Bankarur didn't exaggerate, the giant spider did possess terrifying powers. Uma muttered.

"Well, another clue. Maffeo whistled playfully and raised his hand to the corpse's side. He tried to resist, but the blunt object was completely unable to withstand the spider's attack. Wait, what is this?" Maffeo picked up the blunt object and examined it. "It's strange, the weapon has marks of being cut by a sharp blade, but it's not any weapon commonly used by humans, interesting. ”

Uma looked a little farther away, and he saw more of the corpses of the Bantu people as he deserved. He walked cautiously, careful not to crush the fragile ice beneath his feet. "The corpse had no wounds, it was suffocated to death, and it was no doubt bound by spider silk. ”

"What does it mean that the monster hasn't shown up?" asked Maffeo with a mysterious smile.

"That proves that the monster itself is used to finding new prey, so it doesn't stay in its lair all the time. Uma replied in response to Maffeo's question.

"Looks like we're going to have to find a way to attract monsters. Maffeo stood up from the frozen meat and began to look around. To be honest, there is nothing noteworthy about this ice cave, its structure is completely indistinguishable from that of caves in warmer climates, except that everything here is completely frozen. If it weren't for the fact that he was in the snowy north, Maffeo would have wanted to explore the ice cave, and maybe he would have found something interesting.

A subtle "hissing" sound came, but it did not escape the ears of the two. "Did you hear that?" Uma whispered.

Maffeo drew his great sword behind him and nodded. "Of course, sooner or later there will be a companion. ”

Three medium-sized sky-blue spiders burst out from behind several frozen stone pillars, moving so fast that Uma's instinctive first blow misses them. And Maffeo didn't know where to go with his sword, they were too fast. It takes a while to gradually master the rhythm, which is not an easy thing, because the other party is a monster, and the slightest mistake may lose your own life.

From the moment they appeared, Uma sensed a slight fluctuation in magic, and he frowned, guessing inwardly. "Do these spiders use magic?"

His words were validated in the next few seconds, as an ice spider appeared behind Maffeo, raising its spider legs and spewing a wave of light-attribute magic from its body. While this attack that only deals damage to creatures in a straight line allows Maffeo to dodge with ease, it's not a good sign. Since these ice spiders can use magic, there is no guarantee that the giant spider will not use magic.

Uma gritted her teeth and teleported a little further away, where she began to observe the spiders' movements, trying to find weaknesses in them. Maffeo, on the other hand, tried to contain them as much as possible to create opportunities for Uma. He didn't know if Uma was confident that his ice magic seemed to be able to freeze everything to kill them, but he could still use his scorching flesh against them as a last resort.

The sword light and the sharp spider silk that seemed to be spit out flashed back in Umma's eyes, and as time passed, the corners of his mouth gradually curved. "I see, it's an unexpected creature, it's so interesting. He conjured the ice magic into an ice sword in his hand, and then teleported to an ice spider at the right time.

His actions looked like he was suicidal, as the ice spider was about to spit out spider silk capable of slicing through flesh. But in reality, this is one of the weaknesses that Uma has found, they have a brief period of stiffness before spitting out spider silk, perhaps due to mutation, or some other reason. But for Uma, that gave him plenty of time to take out the other party.

The ice sword flashed with a cold light and swung down fiercely, splitting the ice spider in half. Uma didn't linger too long, and immediately turned around and teleported to the other ice spider again, condensing an ice bow and shooting three ice arrows into its head. The last Ice Spider was dealt with by Maffeo, and he couldn't let Uma take all the limelight, even though it wasn't a dueling match in the Colosseum.

Maffeo still used a method that he was more accustomed to, putting on a layer of blood qi protection on himself, and then charged forward against the light and magic fluctuations of the ice spider, and split its body with a powerful slash. It's a painless process that doesn't even require much thought on the part of your brain. It's the easiest way to do it, but it's the easiest way to deal with monsters that don't have much intelligence.

"It took a little bit more effort than I expected. Maffeo wiped his sweat, and now he finally felt a little warmer in his body.

"Give me a hand, maybe I can figure out how to deal with that giant spider from the corpses of these spiders. "Umanu is gone.

"What do you want me to do?" asked Maffeo.

"Find out the mutation triggers hidden in their bodies, and I think the reason why they are the way they are must be because of the mutation. Uma replied.

Maffeo nodded, "I see, you want to use the mutation inducers in their bodies to make the corresponding magic sword oil against that big guy, I have to say it's a good idea." ”

"Hurry up. ”