Chapter 20

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A huge monster bursts out of the magma, an Elroe Gunesohka. Realising it must be a highly evolved form of the Elroe Gunerush and a true Fire Wyrm, Kumoko flees before it can attack. Contemplating how advance, Kumoko decides to focus on the smaller monsters for now and experiment.

Appraising an Elroe Gunerush in the magma, Kumoko discovers she can appraise skills and that it only has four of them, despite her having sixty-seven skills so far. Kumoko starts experimenting with her poison attacks and finds poison does miniscule damage on contact but if she can coat the enemy with enough of it then it will seep in and kill them if it doesn't burn off immediately. After killing the Gunerush, an Elroe Guneseven appears. Kumoko appraises it and confirms it also has few skills but also realises it is an evolved form of the Gunerush. Kumoko baits the Guneseven by throwing a rock and it attacks with a huge fire ball before trying to suck Kumoko into its mouth.

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Kumoko endures the Guneseven's attempt to suck her in. When it realises the attack failed, the Guneseven pounces but ends up swallowing a ball of poison and dies. After Kumoko devours it she wonders if [Overeating] is related to a gluttony skill similar to [Pride].

As she looks for prey, Kumoko notices she cannot detect enemies easily within the magma. A huge Elroe Gunerave, an eel like monster, bursts out of the magma. Apprising it, Kumoko sees it is really strong yet only in the middle tier of Fire Wyrm type monsters. While deciding whether to escape of not, the Gunerave starts launching fireballs with a speed high enough that Kumoko struggles to evade. Realising her low stamina would run out before she could escape, Kumoko resolves to endure the Gunerave's fireballs and Flame Breath attacks until it's forced into close combat.

Quick References

 * 1) Kumoko discovers she can appraise the skills of other monsters.
 * 2) Kumoko discovers monsters have few skills.
 * 3) Poison will seep in and become more effective if it remains in contact with the target long enough.
 * 4) Elroe Guneseven have a breath attack and can suck their targets into their mouths from a distance.
 * 5) The [Overeating] skill allows a reserve of SP to be stored.
 * 6) Elroe Gunerave are a species of middle-tier Fire Wyrms and have a flamethrower like breath attack.

Chapter Notes

 * 1) [Taste Enhancement] Level 6 to Level 7.
 * 2) [Overeating] Level 7 to Level 8.
 * 3) [Thought Acceleration] Level 1 to Level 2.
 * 4) [Foresight] Level 1 to Level 2.

Characters by Appearance
Kumoko