The spider swung its sharp blades through the air, and the slippery Slime dodged, continuously emitting terrified squeals through Magic Perception, launching a mental attack on the spider with maximum taunt value. Even though it couldn't be hit, it always made sounds as if it was about to be hit, as if saying, "You almost got me!" This sound, accompanied by its always easily dodging movements, made it hard not to think it was maliciously taunting its opponent.
The spider watched the Slime leap onto a rock. She had never seen such a peculiar opponent; no matter from what angle she attacked, it could easily dodge. Even when she caught a moment when the fellow couldn't exert force, the next moment it would pull out a spider silk-spitting skill it learned from who knows where, dangling from the wall like Spider-Man, swaying and continuing to look at her with those incomprehensible eyes. Since the Slime had no face or eyes, it was impossible to discern its expression.
If only she could use magic right now, Shiro couldn't help but think, because the Slime named Rimuru seemed to have maxed out its evasion ability; physical attacks simply couldn't hit it.
However, the system of this world was completely different from the system she knew; there were no skill learning panels or skill points. It seemed she only had those two unique skills. If she wanted to learn new skills, she would need to acquire knowledge in that area herself, or evolve her species to gain new racial skills.
The Scythe of the Dusk Reaper species could only learn one type of magic, which was Corrosion Magic. However, this was essentially a self-destruct skill. Even though she had Corrosion resistance and wouldn't actually self-destruct, the activation method of this magic was so simple and crude that it definitely wouldn't work against this Slime with maxed-out evasion, because this Slime would surely dodge it.
Shiro and Rimuru looked at each other seriously; their current predicaments were actually quite similar. Shiro's attacks couldn't hit Rimuru, but Rimuru also dared not let Shiro's attacks hit him. Moreover, Shiro's speed was not much inferior to Rimuru's. Rimuru was already exerting all his strength just to dodge Shiro's attacks, not even daring to be distracted to counterattack Shiro, fearing that a single slash would trigger instant death.
Rimuru currently hasn't mastered too many skills. Although he has used Predator on some monsters along the way, they were all relatively ordinary monsters, none of them overly perverse. The two most perverse monsters Rimuru has encountered so far are Veldora, the Storm Dragon and master of this place, and the spider in front of him. Moreover, Rimuru's combat experience is currently limited to bullying the weak. Facing a seasoned warrior like Shiro, who has survived hellish survival modes, even with overall attribute suppression, he can't pull off any maneuvers; he only knows how to dodge and defend throughout the fight.
This is the current situation.
The battle between the two small monsters fell into a stalemate, both lacking the crucial means to win.
One possessed immense power but lacked a suitable mindset, having been just an ordinary office worker before, with almost zero combat ability.
The other, although a Reincarnator, was limited by her species and skills, unable to fully utilize her original abilities, and for a time, could not overcome her opponent.
Among the onlookers, Great Sage and Veldora remarked, "What a wonderful battle" (with a laugh).
However, there isn't no way to break the stalemate. The key to this method lies in Rimuru's two unique skills. Whether it's letting Great Sage take over combat mode or using Predator, he could win. However, Rimuru has ruled out both methods, as he strongly suspects that this spider might very well be like himself, a Reincarnator from another world. He asked Great Sage, who replied that there was over a sixty percent probability of it being true.
If this spider really is a Reincarnator, then the nature of this matter is completely different. He can counterattack the monsters that attack him, but against humans, he still finds it difficult to strike.
Shiro silently retreated to the vicinity of the egg, vigilant. Rimuru, seeing this, also felt a headache. This fellow truly valued the egg above all else; even knowing she couldn't defeat him, she refused to leave it.
However, Rimuru also knew that without using his unique skills, he couldn't defeat this spider.
And... "That egg seems to be about to hatch."
Rimuru and Shiro both saw that the eggshell's surface was already covered with cracks. Sacred magic emanated golden light through those cracks, illuminating the entire dark cave. The surrounding herbs evolved under the radiance of that magic, showing a faint golden glow. Without even needing Appraisal, one could tell they were undoubtedly extremely rare high-grade medicinal materials. All these changes were enough to prove the caliber of the monster gestating inside that egg.
"Great Sage, can you use Appraisal on that egg?" Rimuru remembered the omnipotent Great Sage. So far, he hadn't encountered anything that the Great Sage couldn't analyze, as if she knew everything about this world.
"Answer: The total amount of magicules inside that egg is more than one hundred times that of the Storm Dragon Veldora."
Rimuru: "???"
Great Sage, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?
"Answer: No mistake."
Rimuru fell into deep thought.
He remembered Veldora saying he was the strongest in this world.
Right? The strongest Dragon Species in the world, whom no one could defeat, and it was only with the power of the Hero that Veldora was sealed here. And now, according to the Great Sage's Appraisal, the total magicules of that unhatched being inside the egg is already a hundred times that of the so-called strongest Veldora?!
"Ho, so it's a hundred times my magicules. No wonder I spent hundreds of years and couldn't hatch it. So it's a hundred times, then I understand."
Veldora said with the satisfied tone of an old father. This guy actually seemed to treat that egg as his own child, leaving Rimuru speechless for a moment.
Is this the time to be talking about such things?
By the way, why did this Reincarnator-suspect steal this egg from Veldora? Did she know what creature was inside the egg? But even Veldora and the Great Sage weren't sure, so where would a Reincarnator get such information? Rimuru felt there might be a big secret here and wasn't willing to leave just yet, intending to see what kind of creature was inside this egg. He was incredibly curious.
As the cracks spread.
The magicule reaction from the egg grew stronger and stronger.
Then the entire egg emitted a holy light!
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