Extra Chapter (For Completing 1200 Power Stones.)
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"Really? That's great!" Kumoko was excited. So, she too could transform into a human like Elliot!
Good, this is the goal I'll aim for!
"Right, we should leave this place quickly," Elliot said. He wasn't afraid of the Queen Taratect herself, but Demon Lord Ariel was a different matter, not to be underestimated.
Even with his Gnosis, he wasn't sure he could win against the Demon Lord. After all, this Demon Lord was capable of defeating the series' main villain, Potimas, and in the original story, she instantly killed Kumoko upon their first meeting.
That showed just how terrifyingly strong she was.
"You're right," Kumoko nodded, hearing Elliot. "With all this commotion, Mom will definitely sense us sooner or later. We should leave fast."
"But before we go, let me finish eating this Elroe Kingsnake!"
Earth Dragon Araba had been obliterated by Elliot's attack, not even a corpse left. But the Elroe Kingsnake's body was still fresh! Kumoko pounced on the Kingsnake's corpse and began to feast.
She hadn't eaten a proper meal in three or four days and was ravenously hungry. Forget an Elroe Kingsnake; she'd probably eat a Corpse Worm right now without a second thought.
The mountain-sized Elroe Kingsnake was devoured by Kumoko in no time.
Once Kumoko was full, she spent several hours constructing an ultra-long-range space magic teleportation array. Elliot and Kumoko stood on the array, and in an instant, they vanished from the Elroe Labyrinth.
In the blink of an eye, the two reappeared hundreds of kilometers away in the Beast Mountain Range.
That was the beauty of Space Magic. Even Demon Lord Ariel wasn't skilled in Space Magic. However, Ariel's speed was an astounding fifty to sixty thousand, capable of covering three hundred meters in a single second.
What did that mean?
A speed of over a thousand kilometers per hour!
So, even if you spent an hour creating a long-range teleportation array to cross a few hundred kilometers, Demon Lord Ariel could catch up in half an hour. The Demon Lord really didn't need Space Magic.
The Beast Mountain Range. It bordered the Human Empire to the south and the Elf Forest Capital to the north, acting as a sort of frontier.
It was teeming with magical beasts, and many human adventurers came here to hunt monsters and practice their skills and magic.
It was also rich in various magical herbs and materials, making it an ideal adventuring zone, highly favored by human adventurers.
Feeling the boundless blue sky above, the intoxicating azure hue, and the vast, endless ocean of forest stretching as far as the eye could see the scenery was vibrant and colorful. It was no longer the gloomy, oppressive labyrinth.
"Finally... We finally... left that damn Elroe Labyrinth!" Kumoko exclaimed, ecstatic!
She had been outside once before but was being hunted and never had a chance to appreciate the scenery.
This time, she could finally bask in the sunlight and enjoy the forest breeze and bright sky. This world was a thousand, ten thousand times better than that dark, suffocating labyrinth.
But... before they could fully enjoy the outside world, a sudden situation arose ahead.
In the heart of the beast forest, five young people in varied attire stood back-to-back in a circle, forming a basic adventurer team combat formation.
The five consisted of a human warrior, a mage, a priest... their roles clearly defined, and their weapons and armor were all of decent quality.
But their faces were anxious, panicked, clearly written with the four big words: "I AM A NOOB."
Surrounding them was a pack of wolf-type magical beasts.
If it were just some unlucky adventurers, Elliot wouldn't have paid much attention. But under his Appraisal, he saw that the lead youth, a boy wielding an ancient-looking two-handed greatsword, had a title skill in his skill list:
[Hero]
Initially, Elliot had only glanced casually at the panicked group of five, not giving them much thought. After all, encountering wolf-type monsters in the Beast Mountain Range was perfectly normal.
However, when he saw the [Hero] title bestowed upon one of the young warriors, Elliot was stunned.
He never expected to meet this Hero here in the Beast Mountain Range, purely by chance.
Of course, this Hero wasn't the protagonist of the human storyline, Schlain. It was Schlain's older brother, Julius!
Julius was an incredibly important character in this world's overall narrative. It's crucial to explain him properly, otherwise, even those somewhat familiar with the original story might not fully understand his connection to Kumoko.
To explain Julius, one must first understand the concepts of [Taboo], [Demon Lord], and [Hero] title skills in this world.
First, [Taboo]. In this other world, once the [Taboo] skill reached LV 10, one could learn the truth of the world.
Originally, this world was one where energy was conserved. But then, an utterly inhumane scientist named Potimas appeared among the humans.
He discovered MA Energy, the force that maintained the world's stability. MA Energy was the primordial power of this world.
Afterwards, Potimas led humanity to recklessly exploit this MA Energy, destabilizing the world. To maintain stability, the Evil God D created the [System].
Within the System, skills and titles came into existence, and individuals could train and level up. Furthermore, upon death, souls would reincarnate within the System, their life force used to replenish the planet's MA Energy.
However, continuous reincarnation within the System would wear down the soul, and eventually, the System itself would reach a breaking point, leading to the world's end.
Also, after humans discovered MA Energy, some used it to evolve themselves. Potimas used MA Energy to evolve into an Elf.
Others used it to become Demons. Those who didn't use MA Energy remained ordinary humans.
Ordinary humans were very weak, with a massive power gap between them and Elves, Demons, and Dragons.
To create balance, after the System was created, a Hero would be born among humans to fight the Demon Lord, thereby curbing the Demon Lord's power and maintaining equilibrium in the world.
Kumoko's "grandma," Ariel, became the leader of the demon army. And the warrior Julius, currently before them, was the Hero chosen by the System to oppose the Demon Lord.
Don't be fooled by Julius's current stats, which were only in the thousands, several times weaker than Kumoko's.
Because he possessed the [Hero] title, he could draw upon MA Energy to forcibly match the Demon Lord's power, essentially making it a 50/50 fight.
Both the Demon Lord and the Hero also possessed their own exclusive weapons, commonly known as the "Demon Lord Sword" and the "Hero Sword."
The Hero Sword was a light-attribute holy sword.
Both these swords were guarded by dragon-type monsters with stats exceeding ten thousand. These swords could only be used once, but when wielded by their rightful owner, they could even kill a "god"!
Kumoko, who later became a "god" herself, was extremely wary of this Hero Sword because if the Hero used it, they could instantly slay the Demon Lord.
To put it bluntly, even if an ordinary person obtained the [Hero] title, the moment they encountered the Demon Lord, they could draw energy from the world and boost their "stats" to match the Demon Lord's level!
Even though the current Demon Lord, Ariel, was a spider-type monster who had lived for hundreds of years with stats exceeding 90,000, while Hero Julius's stats had just broken a thousand.
The gap was enormous, but the instant Julius fought Demon Lord Ariel, the Hero would gain immense power from the world.
Later on, Kumoko, to protect her "grandma" Ariel and to prevent the Hero from wasting MA Energy, used her [Death Evil Eye] to instantly kill Julius.
But Julius wasn't a weakling; it was just that the later Kumoko... or rather, Shiraori, was simply too overwhelmingly powerful.
In the original story, even Shiraori deeply respected Hero Julius because he truly lived up to the title of Hero!
In the story, Hero Julius not only defeated the Demon Army's First and Seventh Legion Commanders but also killed the "Pseudo-Queen Taratect" summoned by the protagonist (Kumoko/Shiraori).
Even though it was just a clone, it was still a monster with stats over ten thousand! Julius accomplished this impossible feat with his own flesh and blood, without even using the "Hero Sword," relying solely on his willpower!
He ultimately forced Shiraori to personally intervene and kill him, using the [Death Evil Eye] to turn him to ash, granting him a painless death a sign of the protagonist's respect for him.
Understanding all this background, Elliot was naturally a bit taken aback upon seeing this Hero.
"A Hero... possesses the power to slay gods?"
"Should I... take him out now while he's still weak? End it once and for all?" He stroked his chin.
But then he dismissed the thought. If he rashly targeted the Hero, there were two obvious problems.
One, even if he eliminated this Hero, the [Hero] title itself wouldn't disappear; it would simply choose another human host.
Secondly, even if he did manage to permanently eliminate the Hero, it would cause irreparable damage to this world, destroying its balance, leading to consequences even he couldn't predict.
And even if the Hero did have god-slaying power, what did it matter? This Hero still ended up being instantly killed by Kumoko in the end. Note: Instantly killed! The Hero couldn't even resist Shiraori.
When he was still an Earth Dragon, before obtaining his Gnosis, he wasn't afraid of the Hero. Now that he had become a god, being afraid of a mere Hero would be a colossal joke!
"Elliot, should we save them?" Kumoko whispered beside Elliot's ear (or where his ear would be in human form).
When Elliot was still an Earth Dragon, he never let her climb on his back to be lazy. Now that he was in human form, he didn't seem to mind her presence so close.
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