Oops, I'm a Monster with a Too Long Prefix!-Chapter 30: Finally Got the Damn Set Together!

With all four of them surrounding her, the Venom Widow let out a piercing shriek before curling into a massive, twitching ball. A pool of dark liquid oozed from beneath her crumpled body.

Elite with a name tag? Yeah, that hit different. Isaac's screen lit up with notifications like fireworks.

[You have slain Venom Widow Eleanor (Elite). XP Orbs +400. Tier 3 Talent Shards +3. Star 3 Quality Evolution Points +3.]

[Ding! Dropped: "Vile Spider Fang" (Green).]

[Dropped: Durable Spider Silk x4.]

[Dropped: Venommist Spider Silk Bracers (White).]

[Dropped: Venommist Spider Silk Gloves (White).]

Three pieces of gear in one drop. Classic boss loot.

Still, Isaac didn't relax. No idea if another wave was coming. The team's HP was under half across the board—if the next wave hit like this one, he'd pull back to the newbie zone without hesitation.

But even after everyone fully recovered, nothing showed up.

Only then did Isaac finally exhale. Looked like ten waves was the limit.

"About time," he muttered. "Let's see what we got."

First, he checked out the new white gear—Venommist Spider Silk Gloves. If he was right, this was the last piece of the Venommist Set.

[Venommist Spider Silk Gloves (White, Common)]

Level Requirement: 6

Defense: 5

Poison Resist: +4

Venommist Set (2 Pieces): +3 Poison Resist (Activated)

Venommist Set (3 Pieces): -50% Poison Duration, +5 Poison Resist

"Hell yes, finally a full set!"

Unlocking the sixth equipment slot cost 800 Reputation—pretty steep at this point in the game. But if poison resist was this critical to making it through Venommist Forest, then Isaac had no choice.

"Screw it. I'll need this slot eventually anyway." He gritted his teeth and opened his inventory.

Before he realized it, he'd already built up 33 Tier 3 Talent Shards and 33 Star 3 Quality Points.

He did the math. Each ten-wave run yielded 17 of each. He'd completed one full cycle and got halfway through another. Add in the 12 he farmed from Daffino, and yeah—35 total. He'd only spent two on Reputation.

"Still got 33... guess it's time to spend a few more."

He sold off 4 of each type, unlocked the sixth slot, and equipped the gloves.

[Defense: 49 (18 Base + 31 Bonus)]

[Poison Resist: 19 (Venommist Set Bonus: -50% Poison Duration)]

"Another 5 defense. With 19 poison resist, low-tier Elites barely tickle me with poison anymore."

Based on drop patterns, Isaac figured the gloves were exclusive to the named boss—Venom Widow Eleanor.

"Oh right, she also dropped a green item—let's check it out."

A small, curved, venomous fang appeared in his hand.

[Vile Spider Fang (Green, Uncommon)]

"The toxic fang of a widow spider. Razor-sharp and laced with lethal venom."

Level Requirement: 8

Attack: 5–9

On-Hit: +10 Poison Damage, Duration: 3 seconds

"Damn, it's an offensive piece?!" Isaac's eyes widened. "Straight 5–9 attack—beats out the starter weapons. And that poison proc? That's nasty."

At this stage, practically no one had poison resist. So that extra 10 poison damage per hit? Might as well be flat attack.

But there was a catch.

The fang equipped in the necklace slot—and unlocking the seventh gear slot cost a brutal 1,600 Reputation.

"Ugh, 1,600... that hurts. But this thing's too good to pass up." Isaac hesitated for a second, then clenched his jaw and committed.

He spent 8 more shards, dropping him to 21 left.

[Character: Isaac]

Race: Special Sturdy / Agile / Robust Hyenaman

Quality: Star 2 (Perfect) – +100% Base Strength, Agility, Constitution

Level: 10 (XP: 14,007 / 150,000)

Stats:

– Strength: 42 (36 +6)

– Agility: 44 (36 +8)

– Constitution: 42 (36 +6)

– Spirit Power: 1

Attack:

– Physical: 76–86

– Poison: +10

Defense:

– Physical: 49

– HP: 1,570 (1,340 +230)

Talent: "Inferior/Hyena Bloodline" (Tier 2): 14% chance to deal double damage on basic attacks.

Evolution Materials:

– Talent Shards: 0 / 80 (Tier 3)

– Quality Points: 0 / 80 (Star 3)

Monster Reputation: 38

Legion Recruitment Order (3-Unit): 38 / 2,000

Cultivation Technique: Beast Breathing Manual (Inactive)

Spirit Core: 37 / 100

"With poison added, my total damage is nearly hitting 100. Defense close to 50. Freaking amazing!"

"This place is dangerous, sure, but man—Elite drop rates here are wild. So much better than grinding Daffino."

"Only question now is... how often does this area reset?"

Once the squad was fully healed, Isaac headed back toward the boundary marker and stepped into the forest again.

Sure enough, he reached the usual clearing—where the first wave of spiders immediately rained down from above.

"You gotta be kidding... already respawned?"

Isaac froze for a second, then it clicked.

Of course the respawn was fast.

This wasn't a leveling area.

That "ten survive out of a hundred" line from the stone? It wasn't about fighting through the forest.

It was about running through it.

You weren't supposed to fight. You were supposed to sprint—and even then, most didn't make it.

But that was perfect.

For Isaac, it meant an infinite supply of Elites.

He laughed maniacally. "Perfect! This is my farming zone now!"

"Let's go, Red Team! Time to stock up—80 shards, here I come!"

...

[You have slain Venom Widow Eleanor (Elite). XP Orbs +400. Tier 3 Talent Shards +3. Star 3 Quality Evolution Points +3.]

[Ding! Dropped: "Vile Spider Fang" (Green), Durable Spider Silk x4, Venommist Spider Silk Legwraps (White), Venommist Spider Silk Gloves (White).]

That was the fifth Eleanor he'd downed.

By now, he had five full Venommist Sets—one on each of them, with one spare.

And after spending 600 Reputation to give Red Team their fourth gear slot?

He still had 86 Tier 3 materials left.

"Two days. Took two freaking days... but I finally got them all."

"Now... time to evolve my Talent and Quality."