Of course!
Besides silk, Hanging Spiders also possess a certain toxin, but they need to capture their prey and then inject the toxin through their fangs, a rather slow process.
With Nolan's speed, these Hanging Spiders couldn't even get close to him!
The iron sword continuously sliced through the air, and the sticky liquid on its blade rapidly evaporated under the high temperature, making the already pungent smell in the air even more intense!
Time passed bit by bit.
The whooshing sound of the sword and the hissing of the Hanging Spiders constantly intertwined!
A moment later…
Nolan was panting heavily, one hand on his knee, standing on the ground, surrounded by the severed limbs of Hanging Spiders.
Of nearly a hundred Hanging Spiders, Nolan had killed about two-thirds in one go; the remaining ones had scattered and could not be tracked in the jungle environment.
What a pity!
Nolan exhaled deeply.
Not being able to kill them all was unavoidable. The methods he currently possessed truly lacked wide-area attack skills.
Nolan estimated the level of these Hanging Spiders to be between 2 and 3!
Don't let this seemingly low level deceive you!
You should know that the average soldier in the Re-Estize Kingdom is at this level.
In other words, a single Hanging Spider is roughly equivalent to an ordinary soldier!
Of course, if both sides appeared in the forest in equal numbers, a squad of a hundred soldiers facing the same number of Hanging Spiders would likely be slaughtered.
After all!
In a forest environment like this, even Nolan couldn't outrun these Hanging Spiders.
Nolan guessed.
This group of Hanging Spiders was very likely the strongest group of magical beasts in the outer area, probably located in the region between the Forest Sage, Hamusuke, and the Ogre territory.
He now finally understood why people in this world changed their expressions and were filled with apprehension and dread whenever the Great Forest of Tob was mentioned!
This was only the outer reaches of the forest, and the three forest dominators in the depths all possessed 'Hero-level' strength; apart from the Forest Sage, Hamusuke, the other two had a large number of subordinates.
Yet, the entire Re-Estize Kingdom had only two 'Adamantite-ranked' adventurer teams!
Nolan didn't dare to breathe too deeply at the moment because the foul smell permeating the air was too strong, making him feel nauseous.
The heated iron sword was indeed effective, but the smell of heated blood and dismembered bodies was somewhat suffocating!
'Experience Points: 2985 / 1000'
Nolan ignored the unpleasant smell and immediately looked at the experience points on his attribute panel.
"I should be able to level up twice," Nolan thought with some delight. "Level up!"
[Ability Chart]
Innate Ability: [Player]
Overall Level: 9Lv
Experience Slot: 685 / 1500
Professions:
Basic Profession: Genius 1LV (Warrior, Priestess/Priest, Potion Master, Alchemist, Mage, Thief)
Intermediate Profession: Sword Saint 8Lv
Skill Points: 13
Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (8%)
Active Skills:
Warrior: Instant Reflex, Four-Light Consecutive Slash, Quick Slash, Stealth
Magic: Papermaking (Tier 1), Heating (Tier 1), Minor Healing (Tier 1), Magic Arrow (Tier 1), Odorless (Tier 1)
Professional Skills: Pharmacy, Alchemy
… … … …
"Finally, I've reached level 8 or higher," Nolan said, looking at the information on his ability chart.
Overall Level 9LV!
A look of joy appeared on Nolan's face, and he immediately took out the Tier 2 magic scroll, "Item Appraisal," which he had purchased at the Mage's Guild, from his Item Box.
Just as he was about to open the scroll to use it and acquire the skill.
He suddenly noticed that on the ability chart, the two enhanced zero-tier spells did not have an "↑" mark after them.
Nolan froze, then realized, and reached up to pat his forehead.
"I was only focused on the level, I almost forgot that my current spellcaster level isn't high enough."
The joyful expression on Nolan's face faded, replaced by a hint of helplessness, as he put away the magic scroll.
The levels he had gained were mainly in "Sword Saint," which was his warrior level, while his spellcaster level remained the same as his "Genius" profession, only 1LV.
"Let's max out the warrior level first."
Nolan exhaled, looking at the many broken bodies of Hanging Spiders on the ground.
He remembered that these Hanging Spiders had venom sacs in their abdomens.
Nolan squatted down, cut open the abdomens of some dead Hanging Spiders, and extracted the relatively intact venom sacs.
However.
Most of the Hanging Spiders had been severely damaged by Nolan, and it took some effort to collect 20 well-preserved venom sacs.
After dealing with these,
Nolan left the foul-smelling area, but he didn't go too far. Instead, he stopped about seventeen or eighteen meters away, leaning against a large tree.
Having just dealt with these Hanging Spiders, he needed to recover his stamina, and this area was the territory of this group of Hanging Spiders.
The remaining Hanging Spiders had also been scared off, so there was no need to worry about attacks from other magical beasts.
Additionally.
According to Nolan's estimation, this place should not be far from the Ogre territory.
He casually grabbed a handful of leaves from the ground.
Nolan used the leaves as a rag to wipe the Hanging Spider blood from the iron sword.
The effect of the "Heating" magic had long since worn off, but recalling how he increased the iron sword's destructive power by raising its temperature during the attack, this method seemed quite good!
It was somewhat like a disguised enchantment.
However, the increased temperature of the iron sword would also affect him.
Nolan's gaze fell on the iron sword. He easily lifted it with one hand gripping the hilt, then swung it a few times casually.
The blade cut through the air, emitting a series of sharp sounds.
Every time the "Sword Saint" profession leveled up, his overall strength would increase significantly. If this was just a superficial change in stats,
Then, Nolan discovered that after each level-up, he became more proficient in using the sword, even gaining some techniques he hadn't mastered before.
It was as if it came naturally, yet also as if he had trained for a long time!
Such a change.
Made Nolan feel surprised.
In the game "YGGDRASIL," the profession panel was just a profession panel, but in the Another World, leveling up a profession was more like gradually mastering the abilities that the profession possessed.
For example, when he was attacked by some poisonous insects in the forest earlier!
Nolan, purely by instinct, without even needing to look, would easily swing his sword and kill the poisonous insects attacking him.
Even when he faced that black-green snake back then, various blocking techniques and methods came out naturally.
Nolan was an ordinary person before transmigrating, so it was impossible for him to have mastered such techniques. This was clearly all brought about by the "Sword Saint" profession.
After resting for about half an hour.
Nolan felt mostly recovered, picked up his sword again, and continued heading east.
Along the way, he encountered no more wild beasts, let alone magical beasts; instead, various birds became more numerous.
Strange-looking birds he had never seen before, with relatively dark-colored feathers, occasionally flew overhead or perched among the dense branches, chirping.
Nolan furrowed his brows and continued forward, but his steps became much lighter.