Cornflower Witch

Chapter 206 Presentation of Advanced Methods

Having learned the location of the enemy's lair, Hilti began to make plans.

She first found a hillside with a good view, moved her warhorses and camp there, cleared away the dangerous creatures in the surrounding area, and then planted sharp, thorny vines around the camp to protect it from other creatures when she was not there.

After that, she began to walk along the outer edge of the spider's nest, surveying the surrounding environment.

……

The vegetation is growing wildly!

In the woods, Hiltiya shot an arrow that struck a fleeing white stink bug, trapping it in the abundant grass that made it difficult to escape.

At this moment, Hilti came to the other party, raised her palm, and then recalled the scene of using her talent ability. Starlight flickered in her pupils, suppressing the spider in front of her.

She tried to seal the other party, but found that it was not effective. Just like the process of slowly freezing, the other party kept struggling in the water, which prevented the water from freezing quickly and could only remain in a stalemate.

After trying again for more than ten seconds, Hilti felt mentally exhausted and gave up for the time being.

She urged the growing grass to tightly bind the spider in front of her, and then slowly dragged it back to the camp.

After resting for a while, Hilti sat in front of the bound spider and continued to think about how to make use of her talent.

She tried to interfere with the other person's destiny chart and seal one of their abilities, such as their [Spider Fang Lv.4]. Targeting one ability at a time would make things much easier.

As invisible starlight flickered, the spider's [Spider Fang] ability was sealed, and the fangs on its body became dull and lifeless.

Hilti carefully approached the spider, thought for a moment, took out a piece of wood, and handed it to the spider's fangs.

"Hiss—" As the wood approached, the spider, not being very clever, bit down, its fangs piercing the wood.

After watching it bite for a long time, Hilti tapped the spider's head with the stick to make it let go, and then took out the piece of wood that had been bitten.

She picked up the gleaming gold knife and deftly cut it open, finding only a bite mark and a little liquid inside, with no trace of poison injection.

The seal seemed to be working, and the girl nodded with slight satisfaction.

After tying the spider up again, Hilti noticed some injuries on its body. After thinking for a moment, she decided to feed the creature some meat so that it wouldn't die.

"Here, have something to eat." The white stink bug was fed a piece of meat, which it swallowed whole without checking for poison.

Upon seeing this, Hiltia shook her head.

Insects are indeed a bit slow-witted, not as smart as animals. If she were to poison its food, this guy would definitely be poisoned.

When it came to poisoning, Hilti suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of something.

……

A day later, a wild boar charged wildly into the depths of the forest, making grunting noises as it ran in panic, until it reached a clearing.

Seemingly having caught a whiff of something, the wild boar began to burrow into the soil with its snout, searching for wild fungi. Before long, it unearthed a black truffle.

After eating something delicious, it became more motivated and continued walking, completely unaware that there were more spider webs on the surrounding trees.

Minutes later, the wild boar ventured deeper into the forest, and among the canopy of the trees, a figure moved silently.

suddenly
As the wild boar happily munched on the newly discovered wild mushrooms, a dark shadow descended from the sky, pouncing directly on the boar and piercing its body with its venomous fangs.

A few seconds later, the wild boar stopped struggling and remained motionless.

The giant, white-furred spider loosened its fangs, then spat out white silk, wrapping it layer by layer before packing it up and hanging it in a spider web in a tree.

It has already injected digestive venom into the cocoon, and in about half a day, the wild boar will become a 'delicious' and nutritious liquid.

On the hillside outside the nest, Hiltiya's eyes gleamed as she watched the forest, hidden by layers of trees, as the spider packed up the wild boar and brought it back to the nest, making calculations in her mind.

Although she didn't know how effective the digestive venom released by the giant spider was, she had tested it with the second-tier spider outside over the past two days. If the small bottle was made of clay, it could resist corrosion for a relatively long time, but if the container was made of biological materials such as leather, it would be corroded very quickly.

As evening fell, the wild boar wrapped in its silken cocoon was gradually digested, while the giant spider in its forest nest remained asleep, having not yet eaten.

"I was careless," Hiltia thought to herself. She had only considered the digestion time, not the other person's lazy personality and habits. She was still inexperienced. The girl shook her head slightly.

After waiting another day, the giant spider seemed to finally remember that it hadn't eaten a 'snack' yet. It came to the silk cocoon that had wrapped the wild boar, made a small cut, and sucked the juice inside. By this time, the wild boar had completely dissolved, and even its bones had turned into a soft shape. As for the seed that Hilti had sealed in advance, it was also corroded by the digestive fluid and could not take effect.

Two days later, Hilti tried other materials again, but unfortunately the results were not very good, as they could not withstand the prolonged soaking in the digestive venom.

At this point, she had to change her plans.

Since it couldn't create a container that could withstand the digestive venom, the giant spider might as well just eat it without thinking, instead of soaking it in the digestive venom.

So, what are some things that many monsters like and love to eat?

The answer is the 'clover flower ball' in the girl's hand, which emits a faint fragrance. She uses catalytic vines to hang it on the foot of a bird and then releases it into the air.

As she watched the bird fly deeper into the forest and reach its designated spot, her eyes shimmered with emerald green, and the vines automatically loosened, releasing the clover flower heads.

The delicate flower ball drifted down from the treetops in the wind, tumbling among the branches and falling until it caught on a silk net and came to a stop.

Then, a faint floral fragrance filled the air, and the sexual energy of 'Emerald Honey' was like a sweet fruit, tempting the surrounding creatures.

A few small spiders climbed up and approached the flower ball, and some snakes and insects also slowly approached following the scent.

At that moment, the giant spider swept across the tree canopy, motionless yet incredibly fast, and pounced on the flower ball. It picked up the flower ball with its venomous fangs, sniffed it carefully, and realized that eating it would be very beneficial to it.

Without further hesitation, the spider swallowed the flower ball whole.

Outside the forest, Hilti watched this scene, and a weight lifted from her heart.

"That's enough," she thought, and without lingering, she picked up the scabbard beside her and rushed into the forest.

Silver hair fluttered in the wind, and silver armor covered her body. The girl no longer concealed herself, and a faint silver moonlight emanated from her body. Like a Valkyrie rushing forward, she approached the spider in the dark lair.

As she circulated her breathing technique, Hilti's speed increased, her eyes flashed with silver light, and her mental energy became highly concentrated. The trees in front of her seemed to become transparent, and she could directly 'see' the spider hiding and lurking among them.

In an instant, the golden blade tore through the darkness, breaking through the spider's disguise and exposing it to the girl. Then, she flipped and spun around like a swallow, the lantern at her waist blazing brightly, and invisible waves of fire spread, 'illuminating' the dark and lightless forest nest.

Flames swept across the area, filling the air with the smell of burning. The giant spider, its fangs rubbing together as it discovered its nest ablaze, stared intently at the silver-haired figure with its eight blood-red eyes. Then, it leaped up and pounced on the girl on the tree trunk.

Inside the nest, its speed increased by nearly 60% compared to before. At this point, even Hiltiah could not dodge and was bitten on the arm.

"Sizzle—" The fangs rubbed against the armor plates, producing sparks and sounds. Even though it didn't break through the defense, the fangs were like iron clamps, making it difficult for Hiltiya to break free.

At this moment, she no longer hesitated and fully activated the seed inside the giant spider.

The giant spider painfully released its fangs, its eight legs slithering across the web, but it couldn't find any way to deal with the vines inside its abdomen.

The eerie blood vines grow inside the giant spider, constantly absorbing its flesh and blood nutrients, which are then transformed into fruit, weakening the giant spider.

Minutes later, the giant spider stopped moving and lay dying in a corner under the tree.

After bandaging her wounds, Hiltiya approached the weakened 'White Velvet Giant Spider' and began to use the sealing ability of [Star], this time targeting the opponent's core ability.

Invisible starlight flickered in her eyes, beginning to suppress the core abilities within the spider's destiny chart.

Time passed slowly, and beads of sweat kept seeping from Hilti's forehead. She felt like a child lifting a weight far greater than herself, with a sense of difficulty and impending collapse.

If she could just hold on a little longer, the spider in front of her was already a very easy monster to deal with. Next time, she might not be able to find such a suitable test subject.

Despite the immense pressure, Hilti continued to persevere, intensifying her struggle against adversity.

A few minutes later
Despite the immense pressure of seeing stars and nearly losing consciousness, Hiltiya finally sealed the core power of the giant spider in front of her. The originally colorful core card was separated from the Destiny Plate as if covered by a light curtain.

Soon, a sudden realization dawned on her.

(The 'web-weaving and nest-building insect' has been successfully sealed, and the advanced method of this core ability is revealed.)

[Web-Building Insect] (Advanced Secret Technique); By building nests, defeating enemies, and defending territory, those who complete this trial can condense the core ability of the 'Web-Building Insect'.

—Effect: [Nest-Building Insect]: When in a nest, all abilities are increased by approximately 60%. (The increase in abilities varies depending on the specific characteristics and habits of different creatures when advancing in this way.)
(End of this chapter)