Online Game: I Have A 100\% Drop Rate - Chapter 245: Fighting The Spiders of Darkness, Amazing Essence

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: Fighting The Spiders of Darkness, Amazing Essence

SLASH!

His sword cut through the air as he struck one of the spiders before it could react.

Clang!

The impact echoed sharply, but instead of cutting through, his blade only managed to scratch the creature’s abdomen, the silk absorbing most of the damage.

Still, that wasn’t the point. Because the moment his attack landed, his title’s passive activated.

Celestial’s Might!

Leon’s eyes turned silvery white as an overwhelming pressure erupted from his body, spreading outward in all directions as the air itself seemed to grow heavier.

Every spider in the area trembled instantly, their movements slowing as the effect took hold.

—

[Spider of Darkness]

[Combat Power: 875,000]

—

And just like that, they were weaker than him.

Fwoosh!

Leon didn’t hesitate.

He dashed forward instantly, closing the distance to the nearest spider before it could even process what was happening.

Slash!

His blade cut cleanly through its neck this time, killing it instantly. At the same time, he raised his staff toward two others.

Powerful Fireball! Torrent of Lightning! Vines of Torment!

The spells erupted one after another, the fireball and lightning striking one spider directly, overwhelming it with raw power as flames and electricity tore through its body.

And to his surprise, it died.

’They’re weak to magic?’ Leon realized immediately, a grin forming as he understood the advantage.

Meanwhile, the third spider was trapped by the vines, which erupted from the ground and wrapped tightly around its body, piercing into it with their sharp edges and holding it in place.

And the last one—

Crimson Dance!

Leon’s sword flashed as dozens of crimson slashes tore through the creature, cutting it apart before it could even attempt to fight back.

Then he turned. And finished the restrained one in a single motion. The street fell silent.

“Phew…” Leon exhaled slowly as he looked at the four corpses around him, his expression calm but satisfied, “guess I’ve still got it… even against these things.”

Ding!

[You have killed x4 “Spider of Darkness”]

[100% Drop Rate has triggered, items have been automatically placed in your storage space.]

And at the same time as Leon received the notifications…

Ding!

[“Celestial Hand” has activated on “Spider of Darkness”]

“Nice.”

Leon didn’t even hesitate for a single moment after seeing the message, his eyes sharpening slightly as he instantly chose the option he wanted without bothering to review the others.

At this point, he already knew exactly what mattered the most to him in a place like this.

Fwoosh!

A massive, transparent hand burst out from his chest, moving forward with speed that distorted the air around it as it reached toward the corpse of the spider he had just killed.

Its fingers stretched unnaturally before sinking into the remains as if they were intangible.

For a brief second, nothing seemed to happen.

And then, the hand pulled back.

Within its grasp, a faintly glowing essence hovered, extracted cleanly from the monster’s body as it was brought back toward Leon, who simply watched the process with a calm expression before catching it effortlessly.

The slight upward curve of his lips was enough to show that he was satisfied.

Without wasting any more time, Leon immediately turned around and moved back toward the area covered by the [Annihilation Turret].

His steps were quick and precise as he retraced his path without making unnecessary movements.

No matter how confident he was in his abilities, he wasn’t foolish enough to stand around in the open while checking his [Storage Space].

This city wasn’t forgiving. A single mistake here could cost him everything.

And with monsters that could kill him in a single hit if they caught him off guard, taking even the smallest risk for no reason was simply stupid.

Once he stepped back into the turret’s range, feeling the faint sense of security it provided despite its limitations, Leon finally allowed himself to relax slightly as he opened his [Storage Space] without delay.

—

[Spider of Darkness Essence x5: Consuming will increase Strength by 40 and Constitution by 20.]

[Raw Spider of Darkness Meat x12 (Rare)]

[Dark Silk x5 (Epic Material): Can be used to craft the “Darkness Silk” armor or “Silk Sword”]

—

Leon stared at the items for a few seconds, his expression remaining mostly neutral as he processed the information quickly.

“None of that is really useful to me right now,” he muttered under his breath, though his tone didn’t carry disappointment so much as simple observation.

Even if the materials themselves weren’t immediately valuable to him, they still had potential uses later on.

What caught his attention far more, however, was something else entirely.

Unlike the others, he didn’t have to manually collect anything.

The meat had been automatically transferred into his [Storage Space] without him needing to harvest the corpse at all.

Which was yet another advantage that separated him from the rest of the players stuck in this place.

But more importantly… he focused on the essences.

Leon’s eyes lingered on them for a moment longer, a faint glint appearing in his gaze as he considered the numbers.

Each essence granted a significant increase in stats, far more than what he had received from the [Forsaken Knights], which made perfect sense considering the difference in strength between the two types of monsters.

The spiders were stronger. Much stronger.

In fact, even a dozen [Forsaken Knights] would struggle to take down a single one of these creatures, which only made the rewards more valuable.

Without wasting any more time thinking about it, Leon immediately began consuming them.

Nom! Nom! Nom!

One after the other, he absorbed the essences, feeling a steady surge of power flow through his body as his muscles tightened slightly and his overall presence grew denser.

[+200 Strength, +100 Constitution]

“Phew…”

A small smile appeared on his face as he exhaled, clearly satisfied with the results.

“If I manage to kill hundreds of these things,” he said quietly, more to himself than anyone else, “then the increase in my [Combat Power] is going to be insane.”

This was exactly what he needed. This was how he would close the gap.

At the same time, he felt a bit relieved that he had upgraded his [Storage Space] earlier, because with over two hundred slots available, he could keep farming without worrying about running out of space anytime soon.

But even then, Leon had no intention of stopping here. Killing just a handful of spiders wasn’t enough.

Without hesitation, he jumped back onto a nearby rooftop, his body moving smoothly as he transitioned from one position to another before immediately dashing forward once more.

As he moved, his gaze naturally drifted toward the distance, locking onto the massive silhouette of the [Forsaken Castle] looming over the city.

Even from here, it radiated an overwhelming presence.

It was far. Still far enough that reaching it would take time. But not unreachable.

’The exit is right there… so close, yet so far,’ Leon thought, his expression calm despite the situation.

That was probably one of the things that made the others despair so much.

The way to complete the [God-Rank] assessment was right there, yet they were unable to complete it.

And the closer he got to the castle, the more dangerous things would become.

Honestly… he wanted to see it for himself. So instead of avoiding danger, Leon leaned into it.

He pushed forward, heading straight toward the castle without hesitation.

He didn’t plan to get too close, but at least observe the kind of monsters that appeared.