Neo clenched his fists.
His nails scraped against the cold, hard stones, breaking under the pressure.
The madness burning within him threatened to tear him apart.
[Hydraulic Motion Mastery 50] [Combat Experience against Species: Tarantula 30], [Combat Experience against Species: Arachne 25], [Combat Experience against Species: Venomfang Spider 35], [Combat Experience against Species: Phantom Web Spider 20], [Combat Experience against Species: Abyssal Weaver 40], [Combat Experience against Species: Shadowfang Widow 30], [Combat Experience against Species: Bloodfang Weaver 25], [Combat Experience against Species: Nightmare Silk Spider 35], [Combat Experience against Species: Bonecarver Arachnid 40], [Web Weaving Techniques 50], [Advanced Silk Manipulation 60], [Trap-Laying Strategy 45], [Ambush Tactics from High Ground 40], [Stealth Movent in Webbed Terrain 35], [Detection of Vibrations Through Webs 45], [Vibration-Based Awareness 50], [Venom Knowledge (Paralytic, Corrosive, Neurotoxic, Hallucinogenic, Acidic, Blood-Coagulating) 70], [Predatory Patience 40], [Multi-Limb Coordination 30], [Dark Vision Knowledge 25], [Echolocation through Web Threads 40], [Camouflage in Darkness 20], [Camouflage in Webbing 30], [Spider Monster Social Structures & Hierarchies 15], [Nest Construction & Optimization 35], [Hunting in Enclosed Spaces 30], [Resistance to Fear of Spiders (ntal Adaptation) 50], [Micro-Movent and Breath Detection 35], [Tolerance to Toxins 40], [Understanding of Spider-Based Curses 25], [Knowledge of Silk-Based Rituals 30], [Toxic Resistance Adaptation 50], [Prey Restriction Tactics 45], [Understanding of Spider-Based Evolutionary Traits 35], [Web-Based Territory Control 40], [Parasitic Egg-Laying Detection 30], [Stealth in Confined Spaces 35], [Prey Luring Strategies 50], [Aerial Hunting Techniques 30], [Underground Web Construction 40], [Adaptive Web Weaving (Environntal Shift Response) 50], [Understanding of Silk-Based Barriers 35], [Arachnid-Based Fear Induction 30], [Invisibility in Shadowed Webs 40] [Energy 10000].
Knowledge was being forcefully ingrained into his brain.
True Darkness delivered everything from the tens of thousands of monsters he had devoured.
Their mories, instincts, combat techniques, and experiences surged through his mind like an unstoppable tide.
Fortunately, these monsters were part of a nightmare, not reality.
Otherwise, Neo would have gained physical attributes, perhaps even monstrous mutations, and he wasn't sure if his body could have withstood such a transformation while his mind was already on the verge of breaking apart.
If he had truly absorbed everything, he might not have even been able to resist for a mont.
Yet, even as his body healed, he barely had a mont to breathe.
Before he could begin gathering energy into the Ouroboros, his senses flared with alarm.
His Intent Senses had unconsciously adapted, optimizing themselves to detect even the slightest vibrations along with ambient energy vibrations, much like the spider monsters he had consud.
The cave ceiling shattered.
From above, a gigantic maw descended, large enough to swallow the moon in one bite.
"Hahaha! Such pure energy! And from a weak being like this at that! I can take this easily!"
Neo barely had ti to register the monster's presence before it attacked.
It was massive—so much so that he could only see its gaping mouth, not the rest of its body.
There was no way to dodge in ti.
Still, he moved.
The knowledge from his absorbed mories ignited within him.
Hydraulic Motion—a movent technique spider monsters naturally mastered.
A thod of bursting energy within the muscles to produce explosive and precise movents.
Neo used Hydraulic Motion as if he had used it throughout his life.
He blurred, vanishing from where he stood, reappearing thousands of ters away in a split second.
His body scread in protest—muscles tore, bones strained under the unnatural acceleration.
He had failed to account the purity of his energy was much higher than the energy the monster's had, which in result made his Hydralic Motion almost reach the level of instantaneous teleportation.
The gargantuan maw snapped shut where he had been, pulverizing the cave floor.
"Don't dodge, vermin! Let eat you peacefully! You should be honored that the Great I am hoping to feast on you!"
A massive claw, larger than a mountain range, shot down from the ceiling.
Neo's sudden, extre movents had already caused his muscles to burst.
He couldn't dodge.
The claw crashed down, and engulfed him entirely.
The earth trembled. Silence reigned for a mont.
Then, a deep rumble ca from above.
"Your durability is not half bad, vermin."
The monster lifted its claw, revealing Neo's crushed, broken body. Blood pooled around him, and his breath was weak.
Yet, even in this battered state, he never stopped generation energy.
The monster narrowed its eyes.
"What are you trying to do, vermin—"
Neo didn't answer.
Ouroboros was full.
He activated it.
A powerful force seized him like a great river surging forward, carrying him along at an unstoppable speed.
The River of Ti roared.
The currents were furious, raging as if in defiance of his will.
Neo struggled against them, pushing forward, swimming upward, trying to reach his intended destination.
Ti eroded everything.
The flow of ti itself lashed against him, and threatened to drown him.
Eternal resisted the erosion, shielding him, but there was only so much it could do.
He swam faster, fighting against the currents.
Too much ti passed. A year. Ten years. He didn't know anymore, but he continued, only stopping when his consouness slipped through his fingers, and exhaustion claid him.
…
Elizabeth searched through the castle.
Neo had won against Tyr, but she had noticed the hollowness in his expression. Sothing wasn't right.
She had co to cheer him up.
She hesitated, recalling the 'advice' Zera had given her before sending her to search for Neo.
According to Zera, it would definitely cheer up Neo.
Elizabeth shook her head, pushing those thoughts aside.
While she did want to take a step forward in her relationship with him, his well-being was more important at the mont.
Finally, she reached the last room. It was the only place she hadn't checked.
'I hope he hasn't gone inside his ShadowSpace,' she thought. Searching for him there would be difficult.
She opened the door.
The isolation around the room dissipated, and she imdiately sensed his presence.
"Neo—"
Her words were cut off by the sharp sound of glass shattering.
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