I Am Not A Goblin Slayer-Chapter 256 - 202: Generous Rewards

An instant warm current flowed into Gauss’ body.

It was not a burning sensation, but a moderate and vast energy that made him feel as if he was soaking in a hot spring.

A sense of unprecedented comfort swept through his body, with the most noticeable experience in his brain.

At this moment, his thinking became exceptionally clear, and a serene yet strangely active energy slowly spread, nourishing his brain cells.

His soul seemed to start leaving his body, entering a mysterious and grand high-dimensional space where he sensed countless tiny existence like specks of light.

Some of these "little lives" expressed a fondness towards him as if treating him like a mother, while others emitted emotions of fear, but most were chaotic and ignorant.

Unfortunately, this miraculous "vision" only lasted for a fleeting moment.

Soon, his consciousness withdrew from that time filled with specks of light, returning to his body.

His consciousness gently settled down, finally stabilizing.

The lingering mental fatigue from the recently activated [Ghost Form] had long dissipated under the nourishment of that energy.

At this moment, Gauss felt his brain cells joyfully leaping, as if his entire brain had been polished anew.

Also...

He had acquired a new talent.

He closed his eyes to carefully sense it.

It was a cold, precisely operating perception network that integrated naturally into the core of his consciousness like a newly born organ.

Racial Talent: [White Quality] Insect Hive Consciousness Prototype (Upgradeable).

Its information had already appeared on Gauss’ personal panel.

Then, he drove this newly acquired talent ability.

An invisible "energy field" quietly unfolded, centering on him.

Suddenly, he heard many voices.

"So hungry! So hungry!"

"Hide...hide..." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

...

Some simple and pure subconscious murmurs kept sounding in his ears.

Following his gaze, it was the small bugs on the ground.

Are they speaking?

But what’s the use of this?

These simple murmurs were all useless junk information, conveying the most basic instinctual desires of these little bugs, making it impossible to gather any useful intelligence from them.

Just as Gauss felt a bit disappointed, he suddenly heard a relatively complex voice among the many sounds.

"King, awaiting the king’s command."

That voice gave Gauss a familiar feeling, simple, pure, loyal.

Following the direction of the voice, it came from the white Clay Spider, and at the same time, he also sensed a faint pull from its body.

The next instant, a unique image suddenly appeared in his mind.

In the image were the silhouettes of three gigantic "giants," one of whom was himself.

Everything seemed shrunken.

Is this the visual of the Clay Spider? Gauss quickly understood the content of the image.

Of course, his current feeling was quite peculiar.

Besides sensing the visual information from the Clay Spider’s perspective, he was still freely moving around, as if his mental space had opened a split-screen.

Gauss commanded the Clay Spider to start moving.

After receiving his command, the Clay Spider quickly crawled on the ground.

Compared to the previous vague instructions, with the Insect Hive Consciousness Prototype, the commands received by the Clay Spider were much clearer.

An invisible thread connected the Clay Spider and his body, allowing everything to proceed smoothly.

Even if he doesn’t share vision, the Clay Spider would rely on the thread connection to relay simple intelligence back.

Gauss experienced the perspective of the insect and then ended the visual sharing.

Returning to his body, he slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

Regarding the reward he just received, he was quite satisfied.

Besides granting the talent [Insect Hive Consciousness Prototype], that energy also nourished his entire body, especially the spiritual plane and Profession Tier.

In his perception, his Profession Tier was not far from upgrading to level 3.

Moreover, he had a vague feeling that besides these abilities, this talent should have unique effects waiting to be developed.

He turned to look at Aaliyah and Serdur.

He wasn’t the only one who received rewards this time.

Aaliyah and Serdur also integrated with the light spheres.

At this moment, joyful expressions appeared on their faces. Clearly, after receiving the rewards, they were in a very pleasant mood.

The three quickly exchanged the contents of their respective rewards.

Serdur received a skill called Swift Insect Wing.

Its passive effect was a permanent slight increase in movement speed and evasion ability.

Additionally, it had an active effect: Burst Dash. Once the active effect was activated, it would substantially increase movement speed and explosive power in a short time, leaving behind a brief afterimage to interfere with the enemy’s skill judgment.

Although it sounded a bit strange for a healing profession Priest to acquire such a skill.

Considering his inherently powerful displacement ability, during Gauss’ rest between battles earlier, he mainly relied on his displacement tactically, so this skill reward was also a targeted enhancement, benefiting both melee skirmishes and long-range maneuvers.

At first glance, it seemed strange for a "healer" to gain a movement bonus, but thinking it over carefully, it turned out to be the most suitable reward.

What’s the most important for healing professions, healing volume? Recovery diversity? Providing beneficial effects?

Of course not, before securing the lives of teammates, the most important is to secure one’s own life.

Continuous presence on the field is necessary for continuous recovery and enhancement.

The physical constitution and endurance brought by the equipment [Waist Drape], the inherent movement speed of the Half-Snake Man, and the skill [Swift Insect Wing], several effects stacked together.

The term "snake movement" was realized in Serdur, and this kind of "healer" would most likely be quite a headache for the enemies.

And Aaliyah got a natural spirit contract partner, the Scaly Powder Butterfly.

With wingspan about the size of a palm, a translucent creature covered in moss-like scales, exuding a soft emerald glow.

The scales it shed had various functions, one of which could temporarily form an optical camouflage area, providing a concealment effect for teammates.

The second function could release "Life Spores," slowly purifying negative pollution on the target while enhancing the continuous healing effect on the target.

Finally, it could promote plant growth.

Compared to Ulfen and Aik, as a magical creature, the Scaly Powder Butterfly possessed more mystical abilities, though not having direct combat capabilities, it could provide significant enhancements.

Temporary optical invisibility.

Eliminating negative effects, enhancing healing effects.

Promoting plant growth.

Especially the second effect, quite important.

With respect to the divine berry technique, Serdur’s healing Spell, and Gauss’ innate healing ability, they should all benefit from its enhancement.

The final effect of promoting plant growth was also very suitable for Aaliyah.

Besides daily farming, in combat, combining the Entanglement Technique with this ability would become even more terrifying.

This arena’s reward took the combat power of the entire team up another level.

Moreover, these rewards still required some time to digest, and after thoroughly assimilating them, the team should become even stronger, especially regarding Gauss’ acquired talent ability and level experience.