Chapter 30 - 30: Spider

"Reif, come here, let me take a look at you" Rhash said as he looks at Reif with doubt in his eyes

It has been three days since they stayed in the forest outside Mesha City. Since they don't have any money in them again and both of them are in a weakened state, they can't go earn more

Rhash suffered heavy injuries with the fight with Milleth and although it won't take long for him to fully recover, it also cannot be done in a single day

As for Reif, he loses too much blood to help Rhash recover. Both of them are in no condition to have a fierce battle

Without a choice, they can only stay inside their little cave while hunting some wild animals for Reif to eat

Recovering lost blood certainly cannot be done in just three days especially since Reif lose a lot

However, Rhash can see that Reif's condition was already starting to get better

Three days prior, Reif was like a sack of bones and skin. How come that he is now much better after just a mere three days?

"What is it, Big Brother?" Reif asked innocently while using his gravity control to remove all the sweat in his body

How can he get too close to Rhash if he is this dirty? That is not allowed!

Whether Reif is sweaty or not, Rhash doesn't really mind but since the former insist on it, the latter can only let him do what he wants

"Hold out your hand" Rhash said and although Reif was confused, he still obeyed

Rhash took Reif's hand into his hand and he spreads his spiritual sense into it to probe the kid's body

He can see the movement of mana inside the young kid's body. It was in a normal state. In fact, the stream of mana inside Reif was even sturdy and steady which means he was not only healthy but also in a good condition

Aside from some blood loss, everything else about Reif was in a good state

This should not be the case. Although Rhash was happy for this outcome, but this is still abnormal

However, Rhash soon realizes the reason for Reif's current healthy state

Normal and pure mana was blue in color just like those in fantasy movies or books from Rhash's previous world

Of course, mana can change in color depending on the user but the majority of people have blue colored mana

Reif on the other hand... his blue-colored mana has a tiny tinge of crimson red color

This color is something that Rhash is familiar with. Although it was not as vibrant as Rhash wants this color to be, it was still a good sign!

Reif's chaos power or mana has a crimson red color. That's the reason why every time he loses control of his power, crimson-colored energies would flicker all around his body

With Reif having this color in his mana signifies that he had 'unlock' a bit more of the power inside him

The more vibrant the color was, the stronger Reif would become

"It's actually this fast?" Rhash can't help but blurt out causing the other kid with him to look at him with curiosity

"Big Brother, what is it? Is there something wrong with me?" Reif asked fearfully

He feared that if there is something wrong in his body, he wouldn't be able to protect his Big Brother

That can't happen!

"N-no, i-instead of being a piece of bad news, this is actually good news. Your mana is already starting to transform into a stronger version..."

This is indeed good news. The stronger Reif becomes, the better

"Really? Then that means I can protect Big Brother better! My hard work paid off!" Reif beamed and he even excitedly went to the side to continue training

In his eyes, as long as he works hard, then he would become stronger. Thus, he doesn't have any time to waste. He needs to continue training!

Rhash watched Reif with a complicated look on his face. When he said that Reif was originally kind and naive, it wasn't wrong at all

Reif has experienced a ton of setbacks before he starts to view the world in a negative way

Reif only starts to transform his normal mana to a chaos version when he starts thinking that the world seems to be always against him

He just wants to live a peaceful and happy life but everything seems to be always going wrong as if the world wants him dead

Only when Reif had that realization did he start to desire great power. The change in his mindset made him more compatible with his power and that transformed his mana

Rhash thought that it would take more time before Reif reach this level but who would have thought that he will achieve it this fast?

This scenario causes Rhash to ball his fist tightly before he too trained alongside Reif

Reif wants to prevent his Big Brother from overworking but the look on Rhash's face makes him unable to say anything

Thus, the two trained inside the cave. Their magical powers collided and clash with each other causing the cave to shake

The normal animals and weak monsters were even disturbed by the intense magical fluctuations and they run away

The two were in this state for quite sometime before the cave shook with an even greater intensity causing the two to stop in their tracks

"Fucking intruders! If you are going to fight, do it outside my territory!" An enraged voice entered the ears of the two and they unconsciously stand behind each other to protect both of themselves

"Who's there? Show yourself!" Rhash shouted back while readying his sharp nails to attack at moment's notice

"You rude bastard! How dare you shout back at me!" The voice from earlier answered before a weird sound appears

The sound was coming from all directions and it was like countless little creatures were walking all around the cave

In fact, that is really the case. It didn't take that long before Rhash and Reif saw countless small spiders charging at them from literally everywhere

There are in the ground, walls, and even the cave ceiling. The spider wasn't that large individually but they are huge in number

"Spiders?" Rhash muttered while shuddering a bit. Although he is ready to face even the most disgusting enemy, Rhash is still a person from the modern age

Seeing this many spiders makes all of the hair in his body stand up. The goosebumps he had might have been the most intense one he had experienced his whole life

Rhash along with the majority of people back on earth thinks that spiders are disgusting!

"Hehehe, since you disturb this great one, suffer the consequence!" The voice said in joy. It was like he can see the expression from the two kids even though it wasn't present in this part of the cave

"Reif, don't hold bac—" Rhash wasn't even able to finish his words as Reif already made a move

Rhash thought that Reif would be disgusted by the spiders causing him to not be able to fight them

After all, Reif is still a kid. It was perfectly normal to think that he can't handle such disgusting enemies

However, Rhash still underestimated his effect on Reif. This kid would never let anyone harm him

Whether it be the most beautiful creature or the most disgusting one, Reif would fight all of them if needed!

Thus, even without Rhash saying anything, Reif would still go all-out

The kid controlled mana into his right fist before striking the ground with it

Cracks instantly appeared and spread in the ground, crushing the bodies of the spider that were caught up in it

The cold floor of the cave was instantly drenched with red blood as tens of spiders died in just a single attack

Reif doesn't even have the intention to stop as fire rapidly coated his palms. The kid once again touches the ground with his hands and a wave of fire immediately spreads that burned a large number of spiders

It sent a nasty smell in the air but it doesn't matter how awful it smells. Survival is still the number 1 priority

"He has grown up a lot without me realizing it" Rhash thought as if he was a parent that only realizes that his son is not a little kid anymore

This scene makes Rhash proud and he also wants to protect Reif with his own hands

With that in mind, Rhash also summoned a wave of fire from his palms. He sent them into the spiders that make the already nasty scent in the air to become even nastier

Since the spiders were small, a lot of them were instantly killed. However, one dead spider would be replaced by a hundred more

It was like there is no end to them even though the two kids continuously spread fire around them