Chapter 269: Fighting the Spider

"Good. Everything is in order now." Kai confirmed that his teacher had started building up her magic. This was the magic that killed the previous S rank toad. And it also came from a bitter memory of her since all of her friends were killed because the charge was too long.

However, Kai swore that he wouldn't let such a thing happen again. At the very least, not on his watch.

"Jacob!" Kai roared as Jacob just got blown away by the spider. The spider seemed to ram its head to Jacob to create such a force. Luckily, Jacob managed to block its head with his hammer, not allowing the spider to even touch a single string of his hair.

"Sorry. But the spider will surely focus on our Supreme Commander because of that magic." Jacob explained the reason. He just attacked it to distract the spider as he realized the spider would lock on something that had a chance of killing him.

Kai immediately understood the situation and slashed his blades, sending a black shock wave through the ground.

"Shadow Slash!"

Since Jacob was flying toward him, Kai purposely sent the wave next to him. Jacob thought that Kai couldn't strike the head because of him, but Kai's aim was more mundane. He never expected to kill this monster without a long battle because of how hard the spider's skin was. Hence, his real target was those thin legs. Although the skin was strong, it still looked like the weakest part of the spider itself.

Of course, even though it looked like Kai was the one who used the Shadow Slash, it wasn't completely true. Kai only made the motion of the Shadow Slash while Michelle was the one controlling the magic. They had been practicing hard, so they could fight like this.

The moment the Shadow Slash hit the front legs, it halted for a few seconds, trying to cut the hard legs.

"Attack!" Kai shouted.

The magic squad immediately rained the magical beast with their magic again. And with the fact that the spider got stopped by Kai's Shadow Slash, Xin and Drey wandered around the spider again, searching for a weak spot on his body.

Kai fell into silence, stopping his attack for a bit. Noticing his action, Jacob decided to have another round with the spider.

"Hmm…"

"Kai… What are you thinking right now?"

"My fighting style is going to get slower because of the bigger sword. Although the exoskeleton has somehow closed the gap, it's not at that point… That's why I am planning to use my body to attack."

"Are you ins…" Michelle suddenly stopped after realizing his real plan. "I see. I will keep up with you. We have been training for this, but it's not perfect yet."

"It's not perfect because we haven't fought against magical beasts or people. That's why we haven't polished it yet." Kai took a deep breath. "Don't worry. I am not planning to use this as my main style to fight this spider. After all, I will be a fool to use something unusual even for myself to fight a spider that can kill us in a single attack."

"What are you aiming for?"

"I am trying to search for its weaknesses. Whether it's eyes or legs, I am going to use that to launch my first strike. The time limit is thirty minutes. We need to immobilize the spider within thirty minutes so Teacher can hunt it down with that magic." Kai furrowed his eyebrows.

"How about your Vibration Sword? Do you think you can destroy its skin?"

"Probably. But it will take a bit longer, and I doubt the spider will let me just like that."

"Then what are your main aims?"

"Legs, mouth, eyes, and butt. It can shoot out the web from its butt and mouth, so I want to block it if possible. Still, it's better to strike on its eyes and legs first because that will be our main concern."

"I understand. I will control my shadow magic to conjure a weapon all over your body. If you raise your knee, I will make a sharp blade coming out of it. If you sweep your elbow, I will make a sharp scythe to strike the spider."

Kai smiled as he said, "Thank you."

"Now, go!"

Kai nodded and leaped toward the spider while shouting. "Jacob."

Jacob glanced at him and knew he wanted to step up. He immediately leaped to the side, allowing Kai to move freely.

Seeing this, the spider immediately struck Kai with his two legs.

Kai smirked as he stepped to the right, so he only needed to focus on one leg. At the same time, he stretched his left hand as shadow stretched out of his elbow, curving like a scythe toward the spider's eye.

The spider noticed the incoming attack from its six eyes and slightly tilted its head, making the scythe miss its target.

At the same time, it increased the force behind the leg to slam Kai down. However, Kai finally showed his move right after this as a magic circle appeared next to him.

"Sound Blast."

The magic circle created a little shockwave to push him to the side, allowing him to dodge the spider's legs. After that, he took another step to the side, pulled his left hand, and struck the other leg with his main hand. This didn't stop there.

"Shadow Slash."

Michelle immediately released her Shadow Slash as it ran across the body before circling around the leg as if it was trying to search for an opening.

When it moved its leg to stop this, Kai already moved around the beast, heading toward its butt. However, right before he was about to strike around there, the spider shot out the web continuously.

Kai halted his movement and glanced over the string. The poison looked very strong as it managed to create a small hole in the building that got hit by that string.

"That web is dangerous. We need to leap above it to go around it." Michelle warned him.

"But I think that might be its weakness too…" Kai furrowed his eyebrows. "After all, it looks like the spider doesn't want anyone to come near it, right?"

"True enough."

��Still…" Kai suddenly leaped onto its body but stopped before he touched it. The spider should be able to excrete more poison in its back, so it wasn't wise for him to step on it. At the same time, he used his Sound Blast to arrive on the other side of the spider.

"Shadow Slash."

He launched another attack that swirled on the spider's body before he returned to the front of the spider.

"The spider's movement is a bit slow, but its reaction speed is insane. The eyes and the butt seem to be its weakness. Legs are hard, so it needs more time to break. As for the mouth, I am afraid I can't go there yet." Kai let out a sigh.

*Boom Boom Boom!* His retreat was followed by the bombardments from other magicians.

However, Jacob was utterly shocked to listen to what he said earlier.

'Seriously? This guy only needs one round to know that much? Even Drey and Xin are not that capable…' Jacob frowned.

"I haven't searched the other parts though. There might be some hidden spots on its legs that might be weak, such as its joints or places filled with muscles. There is also its head and body, whether it's from the top or the bottom. We need to search for a way as quickly as possible because things will get real soon." Kai informed them with a serious expression before he glanced at his two swords. "Still…"

The two swords melted a bit after striking its legs. Luckily, he didn't use his Vibration Sword because it would get troublesome when he dealt with the problem outside.

Michelle immediately recalled the shadow swords before making new ones. Kai smiled. "It's new again."

"Hehe… You better thank me. Besides, it will be hard for you to bring down the Spider without a Vibration Sword, right?"

"Yeah. I think the places that have no poison are the mouth and eyes. Other than that, I don't dare to unleash my own sword." Kai nodded.

"Now that I understand why you said it's hard to destroy its leg, despite it being another weakness."

"Yeah. That poison turns that weakness into a deadly weapon. In any case, I will keep striking it after the first attack hit the spider." Kai smiled before signaling Jacob and the others what to do with a hand signal. It was a simple and generalized signal, but they should understand what he really meant when they saw the situation.

"Attack its eyes!" Jacob was the first to react as he shouted according to Kai's instruction.

They immediately followed the instruction and released a little magic toward the eyes. And as expected, the spider tried to protect its eyes.

That was when Kai and Jacob went around the spider. However, the spider still managed to react and attack Kai that it deemed dangerous.

Kai looked at the incoming leg without a change in expression. Two people suddenly appeared between them and struck the leg, holding it back, so Kai could go.

Jacob seemed to go a bit farther for his winding up, but Kai didn't care. The magic earlier was to smokescreen to hide their intention for a few seconds.

During this time, Kai summoned a shadow spear and placed it right in front of its butt. Of course, he made sure to not touch the butt as to avoid being sensed by the spider.

Jacob ran as fast as he could and leaped to the sky. He utilized not only his speed but also gravity to increase his strength. After all that built up, Jacob smirked and struck the spear's butt with every ounce of his strength.

*Bang!*