My Skill Bar is Full of Monster Skills-Chapter 41: The Missing Adventurer Squad

Grande was also looking at Raine in astonishment.

Fabian, who had just run behind the dummy and hadn’t executed a Backstab yet, also froze!

How did Raine move even faster than him?

Was that a Combat Skill just now?

Only Reya, at the back of the team, saw all of Raine’s actions clearly.

At this moment, her beautiful eyes widened, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, unsure of how to evaluate Raine’s performance.

As one of the three responsible for focusing fire in the squad, Raine had almost synchronized his attack on the focus fire target with her arrows.

The performance couldn’t have been better.

But the problem was, Raine didn’t choose to cast Magic—Freezing Ray, but went for a melee attack!

This...

In comparison, Fabian turned out to be the slowest among the three.

A Rogue Apprentice was slow...

What a rare statement!

Wait, if Raine can use that Combat Skill multiple times....

"Raine, was that high-speed movement Combat Skill a big burden on your body just now?" As Chris and Fabian circled Raine with questions, Reya also stepped forward to ask.

"Not too much."

"Great, then maybe we can practice switching targets." Reya smiled and said.

"Switching targets? Isn’t that too complicated, and is it practical?" Chris was a bit confused.

"Of course, it’s useful. For example, when we meet a large group of Kobolds, and if the other side has a Kobold Priest, what do we do when they cast protective Magic while we focus fire on them?"

"At this time, we can quickly switch targets to other threatening Kobolds, and when the protection spell of the Kobold Priest wears off, we focus fire again and can quickly eliminate them."

Reya explained eloquently and provided an example to demonstrate.

Raine listened as his eyes flickered slightly. He already understood what Reya meant. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

At the same time, he also thought of some other application scenarios.

....

Two hours later.

After joint practice, everyone was already drenched in sweat, sitting or standing, taking a short rest.

"By the way, should we rest for another two days or continue to take on tasks?" Reya suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Let’s take on tasks. Last time, during the Giant Vampire Bat mission, I barely encountered any monsters before Raine took care of them all, it was really not satisfying." Chris wiped the sweat off his forehead and sighed.

"Hahaha, indeed!" Fabian nodded immediately.

Last time, he didn’t even get a chance to make a move.

In reality, both of them were working on improving their Combat Skills completion, hoping to reach the guidance stage soon.

But if every task was as easy as last time, while it was safe, it didn’t hold the same training value, and who knew when their Combat Skills would enter the guidance stage.

The best tasks naturally matched the task with the individual’s strength level.

However, such tasks were not easy to come by, and unreliable information could lead to discrepancies between the task target’s reported and actual strength.

Therefore, adventurer squads generally take on tasks slightly weaker than their own strength.

Hearing the two, Raine was a bit embarrassed, but he agreed with their opinion.

On one hand, the revenue from the last task was already used on the new Shield, leaving him once again in a ’financially embarrassed’ state.

Secondly, although he didn’t have a proficiency panel, he could still clearly feel the improvement in his Combat Skills.

Actual combat improves skills the fastest.

Team communication comes second.

In other words, if he wanted to quickly improve his Combat Skill completion, he also needed to take on tasks with suitable difficulty for training.

Moreover, he had his Golden Finger to acquire monster bloodlines!

Reya looked around, then laughed and said: "Alright, that’s it for today. Tomorrow morning, let’s meet at the guild hall to see if there’s a suitable task."

....

The next morning.

Raine first went to the Iron Furnace Workshop and brought along the Metal Shield with the three newly-added prismatic spikes before arriving at the bustling guild hall.

Coincidentally, Reya and the others had just arrived too.

"Hey? Raine, is this your new Shield? Not bad, you even added spikes to it!" Chris widened his eyes and glanced around Raine.

"The new Shield suits you well." Reya glanced at Raine’s new Shield, lingering on the spikes for a moment, and said.

"Thank you!"

"Quite a nice new Shield, but now that you’ve changed Shields, people won’t recognize you as a Mage Apprentice anymore." Fabian teased.

"Let’s go, let’s check the bulletin board first!"

"By the way, Raine, last time you mentioned you were looking for tasks related to Deep Moss Spiders?" Reya suddenly remembered and turned to Raine.

"No way, Raine, last time it was bats, this time it’s spiders!"

"Trust me, exploring in a sticky, cobweb-filled cave is definitely not a pleasant experience!" Fabian shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

But he also knew, now Raine was the core of the team, yes, the melee core, and as squad leader, Reya would likely lean towards Raine’s opinion.

"Challenge Level 1 Deep Moss Spider? Damn, Raine, why do you like fighting these things?" Chris rubbed his forehead.

"Uh....because I haven’t encountered them, and I want to gain some practical combat experience." Seeing Chris’s resigned expression, Raine spread his hands.

He could hardly admit that he was after the bloodline ability of the Deep Moss Spider.

"You’re definitely not going to like it! I promise! Fighting in long narrow passages where you can barely stand straight against hairy spiders the size of a basin, oh goodness, I’ve got goosebumps."

"Hey? Chris, are you sensitive to spiders?" Raine noticed that Chris’s exposed hand indeed had goosebumps.

"Yeah, he once had a terrifying experience as a kid, a fist-sized furry spider climbed onto his bed at night, and ever since, he’s been freaked out by spiders." Reya chuckled as she shared Chris’s embarrassing story.

"Reya, you wouldn’t want your childhood embarrassments shared with others, right?" Chris’s face turned red with anger.

"I dare you!" Reya’s eyes glared, and Chris immediately went quiet.

At this point, Reya turned to Raine with a teasing smile: "Raine, don’t you know that asking a tall lady to crawl into holes is a very unpleasant experience?"

"Uh.... " Raine glanced at Reya’s tall 1.75-meter figure and smiled wryly: "Alright, captain, I guess this should be the last time for now."

"Hopefully, as you are the core of our squad now." Reya rolled her eyes at Raine.

"Uh...if there isn’t any, another task is fine, captain’s choice." Raine smiled wryly.

A few minutes later.

"Unfortunately, Raine, there are no tasks involving Deep Moss Spiders. Tasks related to Deep Moss Spiders are rare, and once they appear, they’re quickly taken by adventurers."

"Oh?" Raine raised his eyebrows, puzzled.

"Because Deep Moss Spider silk is quite valuable, so, even though the spider caves are sticky and disgusting, many adventurers still choose to explore them." Reya laughed.

"Thank goodness! Finally, no need to go to the spider cave." Chris winked at Raine.

Just then, a female receptionist came to the bulletin board with a serious expression and posted a new task announcement.

Seeing the new task announcement, many people became excited and moved forward to check it out.

After all, tasks involving slaying small groups of goblins or Kobolds are in high demand and get snapped up quickly.

"Hey? An investigation task?"

"The reward is actually this high, 50 Silver Coins! The location is near the Azure Mine, is it Kobolds?"

"Captain, Raine, let’s take this task!" Chris was a bit excited after reading the new announcement.

Kobolds?

This made Raine hesitate.

Honestly, the bloodline from Kobolds no longer interested him, even if they were Kobold Warriors, they are of a similar tier to Goblin Warriors.

And he only had four bloodline slots.

At this moment, the muttering of adventurers nearby reached his ears:

"50 Silver Coins task reward, that’s not low! But it requires a White Porcelain Level 3 or above adventurer squad, and we’re only Level 2!"

"Investigating a missing task squad, the Simmons Squad went missing?"

"Simmons Squad? I just remembered, I know a young man named Robin in that squad! But it seems that squad isn’t particularly weak...."

...

Originally, Raine wasn’t paying attention to the new task announcement, but upon hearing that name, he suddenly froze, and the next moment, he looked up sharply at the bulletin board.