Chapter 137 – Burn.


    When I drew my dagger from my inventory, everyone was surprised. I smiled bitterly and exined to them that it was an ability I had received.


    An ability that allows me to store things in a sort of invisible storage.


    Of course, they had never heard of such an ability before and didn''t believe me at first. But I stored and retrieved my sword from my inventory several times. "Lend me that," I said to Ais.


    I was pointing at her sword.


    Reluctantly, Ais handed me her sword, and I put it into my inventory.


    "It really disappeared!" Tiona eximed, surprised. "I''ve never seen an ability like this before. Have you ever seen someone with this ability, Ais?"


    "No, I''ve never seen this ability before."


    "Me neither. Luan, try storing this." Tione handed me a water-filled canteen. I stored it in my inventory without much difficulty.


    Tione''s eyes widened.


    "Isn''t that amazing? Doesn''t it mean you can carry a huge amount of supplies without worrying about the weight? I''m so jealous," Tiona said.


    "Yes, a skill like that would be so useful. You could store food and water. So, what do you usually keep in there?" Tione asked. I exined that I had recently received the ability, so I hadn''t stored much in my inventory aside from my weapon.


    "But you thought the same as I did. I intend to store food and water."


    "Of course. What else would you use this skill for?"


    "True, it doesn''t have much use beyond that," Ais joined the conversation. "But even so, it''s incredible. I wish I had a skill like that. Speaking of which, what other abilities do you have? You''ve only shown your strength and speed so far."


    Hmmm… I thought about which abilities I should show them.


    I told them about my skill, which significantly enhances my swordsmanship, and also about the skills that increase my strength and speed even more. And... I also decided to talk about my unique fire magic!


    "You have so many abilities, but I''m more curious about this fire magic. Hey, show it to us!" Tiona said excitedly.


    I looked at Tione and Ais. They also seemed curious about it.


    My skill [Fire Magic] has already reached level eight. I can create some very powerful attacks. Should I show them one of those or just a normal attack?


    I want to impress them, so it''s better to use a powerful attack.


    "First, we need to find some monsters," I said with a smile.


    We were in the middle of the dungeon, surrounded by mist. Although my perception indicated that there were no monsters around, a few meters ahead, I could feel their presence.


    I hadn''t mentioned my high perception to them, so when I pointed out where the monsters were with some confidence, the three were quite impressed with my "intuition." And when we got close enough, the three girls stopped, leaving me to go forward alone.


    "We''re watching everything. Do it!" Tiona said excitedly.


    "..."


    "..."


    The other two remained silent.


    I smiled bitterly and prepared to face the three Orcs nearby. They noticed my presence immediately and charged at me.


    I calmly raised my hand.


    "Burn."


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    <strong>*Ais''s POV*</strong>


    The fire that rose was beautiful.


    A me that Luan summoned with just one word. The fire quickly grew, turning into a whirlwind that consumed the monsters in its path. Even though I was meters away, the heat still hurt my skin.


    Tiona and Tione were also speechless.


    How could someone use magic like that? How could a fire skill be so powerful? I''d never heard of anything like it before. As I suspected, Luan is special, very special.


    The fire tornado kept moving, devouring everything in its path and leaving a dark mark on the ground.


    The mist in the air dispersedpletely.


    Luan turned to us and walked closer. I didn''t know what to say.


    "How was it?" Luan asked. Why is he acting like what he did was normal? That fire could even kill a level 3 or 4 adventurer.


    It''s extremely powerful.


    "Luan… how can you create something like that? Is that normal?" Tiona finally broke the silence.


    "What do you mean? It''s my magic. I can create various things. Explosions, firestorms, fireballs, and even fire-based shields. I can use this magic freely." Luan created a me in his hand.


    An extremely intense me. Then it disappeared.


    "I''ve never seen a skill that lets someone control the fire so freely like this," Tiona said. "But anyway… that was amazing! It was magnificent! It was so beautiful. I want to see it again!" Tiona''s eyes sparkled.


    "I shouldn''t keep creating fire like that; I could get tired quickly."


    "I understand. But I want to see what else you can do. Even if we have toe back to the dungeon more often together!"


    "We still have plenty of time. Let''s focus. There are still monsters around."


    "Are there? I don''t see any nearby."


    Like Tiona, Tione and I looked around. There were no monsters in sight.


    "My magic attracted them. Lots of them. You''d better get ready."


    Luan took my sword out of his invisible storage and tossed it to me. Then he pulled out his strange curved sword and also prepared for battle.


    Although Luan said that enemies were approaching, I couldn''t sense or see any monsters.


    ''Could he be wrong?''


    But soon, I realized he was right.


    I started hearing loud sounds—footsteps.


    For some reason, many Orcs appeared—a swarm of monsters.


    Something that''s not normal.