My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

Upon hearing the Dark Ink Spider King's unexpected request, Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

His doubts deepened: "Just because of this? Why didn't you send it away yourself? Aren't you the strongest beast king in this area?"

In his view.

It wouldn't be difficult for a level 20 Beastmaster to escort an egg out of the mine.

Upon hearing this, the Dark Ink Spider King revealed an extremely bitter smile.

The smile was incredibly complex: "The strongest beast king? Ha... what good is that?"

Her human arm flared weakly, pointing upwards into the cave.

"The humans outside can mobilize thousands of well-trained soldiers from surrounding towns in just two days. I'm only level 20. What am I to them in the eyes of true human powerhouses?"

She sighed, her purple eyes revealing both weariness and clarity.

"Humans call me the Beast King, and outwardly they fear me and dare not approach our territory."

"But in reality, in the eyes of those more powerful humans, we are simply living resources, nourishment that allows them to break through their limitations."

"The only reason we're still able to survive in this mine is because we've hidden deep enough."

"If someone becomes worth developing... I am the essence of their skills."

Yin Xue nodded to himself.

As the Demon King, she understands this world better.

The relationship between monsters and humans is essentially that of hunter and prey.

Whoever is stronger is the hunter.

The Dark Ink Spider King's gaze once again gently fell upon the black sphere.

The voice carried a hint of reminiscence: "The previous Spider Kings were all unwilling to be trapped here; they all tried to lead their clans out of this place..."

"But each time it failed, at the cost of heavy casualties for the race and the fall of the Spider King."

"By my generation, the highest level we can reach is level 20, and we can't break through that barrier anymore."

"If this continues, we might not even be able to gather enough Dark Ink Spiders in this mine to form a single Beast King. So, I beg you, take it out of here."

Looking at her pleading expression, Lin Mo asked one last question: "Why did you choose me?"

The Dark Ink Spider King remained silent for a moment.

Purple eyes stared at Lin Mo.

He spoke slowly, "I've been watching you ever since you stepped into the middle-level mine."

"Your strength... is very strong, far exceeding your apparent level."

"With your potential and abilities, you have absolutely no need for the insignificant skill essence of an unhatched cub."

"My child poses no threat to you, nor is he of any value as a resource."

Lin Mo shook his head: "Even if I don't need its essence, I can sell it to those who do and exchange it for gold coins."

These words caused the Dark Ink Spider King's eyes to dim slightly.

A self-deprecating, bitter smile appeared on her human face: "I... really can't guarantee that."

Her voice lowered as she continued, "I just... I just want him to at least see what the outside world is like... so he won't end up like me, who has never known what the outside world is like since birth..."

Hearing her words, Lin Mo's heartstrings were inexplicably touched.

His tense expression slowly relaxed, and the hand gripping the black sword fell to his sides.

After a few seconds of silence.

He met the expectant gaze of the Dark Ink Spider King and nodded solemnly:

"Okay, I promise you. I'll take it out."

The Dark Ink Spider King's enormous spider body shuddered violently.

Incredible gratitude instantly bloomed on the half-human, half-spider's face.

Her massive body slowly lowered, finally collapsing to her knees before Lin Mo.

The human woman leaned deeply forward, her voice trembling with a sob: "Thank you... really... thank you!"

Lin Mo did not dodge, but accepted the bow calmly. This was the weight of a promise.

Without further ado, he stepped forward and accepted the essence of the skills left behind by the previous Spider King.

It was icy to the touch, and the immense energy it contained startled him.

Seeing that the two sides had reached an agreement, Yin Xue became bolder.

She flapped her wings and flew to the Dark Ink Spider King's side, curiously observing her.

I couldn't help but ask, "What's with your human language? Were you born with it?"

The Dark Ink Spider King was also taken aback, then explained, "No. Many years ago, a few human adventurers who had ventured deep into the mine broke in. In order to communicate with them, I spent a long time imitating their pronunciation... before I finally learned it."

Yin Xue couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "That's quite persistent. I've never heard of a level 20 monster being able to learn human language."

The Dark Ink Spider King gave a bitter smile.

Just as Yin Xue was talking to the Dark Ink Spider King.

Lin Mo had already sat down cross-legged and was concentrating his mind.

Begin guiding the absorption of the level 20 skill essence in your hand.

Generally speaking, a level 10 body and soul strength is simply insufficient to withstand the impact of a level 20 Beast King Essence.

Forcibly absorbing it will only lead to mental damage or even death from body explosion.

However, Lin Mo's overall attributes had already approached the 700 mark thanks to the feedback from the black sword.

This far exceeds the scope of ordinary level 10 professionals.

His physical and spiritual strength has surpassed that of most level 20 powerhouses!

Even so, the absorption process is by no means easy.

The dark essence transformed into a torrent of energy that surged into his body.

In an instant, Lin Mo felt a domineering and cold energy impacting his meridians and sea of ​​consciousness.

Lin Mo was covered in fine beads of sweat.

But he remained focused, guiding and integrating this power with all his might.

After an unknown amount of time, the surging energy finally subsided.

He completely tamed and absorbed them.

Familiar notification sounds rang in my mind one after another:

[Detection indicates you have successfully absorbed the essence of the Dark Ink Spider King's skills.]

[Currently selecting from the Dark Ink Spider King's skill set...]

Please choose one of the following three skills:

[Skill 1: Heavenly Net - Launches a giant spider web made of energy into a fan-shaped area in front, covering a radius of ten meters and effectively restricting the movement speed of enemies within the area.]

[Skill 2: Poison Sting: Passive skill. Grants your attacks a neurotoxin that inflicts continuous poison damage on enemies hit.]

[Skill 3, Double Strike: Active skill. When activated, your next attack will, shortly after hitting the target, launch an invisible attack again at the same location, dealing an additional 50% of the damage of the first attack. (Each use consumes Spirit Power)]

The three skill options were clearly presented in Lin Mo's mind.

These are all skills that the Dark Ink Spider King possessed during his lifetime.

The Heavenly Net is clearly a crowd control skill.

It can instantly slow down enemies within a 10-meter radius; just from the description, it sounds very powerful.

However, its drawback is that it is not aggressive.

The Poison Sting skill is also quite powerful.

It deals continuous damage to enemies and is particularly effective against the tough and resilient Beastmaster.

However, Lin Mo's attention was still focused more on the introduction of the third skill.

"Double Strike? Does that mean every attack I land will deal damage twice from now on?"