ã€ŠUnlimited Power - The Arcane Pathã€‹


 Chapter 1 Prologue

    Leon had just woken up in the middle of the flight. Since he had spent the entire previous night in the airport preparing for his trip, he was quite exhausted and decided to take a nap soon after the ne took off.

    Despite the fact that every seat on the ne was taken up, the cabin was utterly silent. Although it was 05:00 AM, and he was tired, he couldn''t go back to sleep. He was excited to be returning home after four years finally. He was eager to see his parents and little sister. Seeing them up close couldn''tpare tomunicating through a screen after all. Besides, he finally had his chance to mend the mistakes he''d made in the past.

    As Leon considered his destination, he was distracted by a sudden jarring feeling. His body was pushed forward violently, and he felt the air leave his lungs as he hit the seat in front of him. Then he heard the sound of the alert and realized that the ne had hit something. The impact hadn''t been all that powerful, and the rest of the passengers seemed unharmed..

    "Oww¡­" he said, rubbing his head where it had smacked against the seat in front. "What just happened?"

    As the other passengers were trying to recover from their surprise wake-up call, Leon looked out the window to see what had caused the impact. He saw arge object flying alongside the ne. It looked like a bird at first but was clearly too big to be one. It wasn''t like birds could fly as fast as nes, after all.

    Suddenly, the creature drew closer, and Leon noticed that it looked more lizard-like than a bird. Without thinking, he immediately sat down and put on the seat belt. If he had to exin why he did that, he wouldn''t be able to. He only did it automatically, as if he were a robot. Besides, the answer to that question appeared just as soon as it opened its mouth, spitting out a jet of fire that hit the ne.

    Oh my god! That''s a dragon!

    That was thest thought that went through his mind as the fire instantly melted the center of the ne, killing dozens of passengers at once. Then, the rest of the ne simply fell out of the sky.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fear Resistance!

    You have gained 01 status points.

    His head spun just as fast as the ne did as it fell. He was seated in the back of the ne, so he had aplete view of what was transpiring around him. The two halves of the aircraft were plummeting at incredible speeds, and theck of oxygen at this altitude was making his consciousness wane. At a fearsome pace, all parts of the ne were disconnecting. He wanted to scream in terror, but his voice was robbed from him by the air pressure.

    What is going on¡­

    Although a small part of his mind was trying to convince him that this was a horrible dream, the pain and horror of it all told him it was real. Part of him wanted to give up to escape the fear, but he forced himself to stay conscious.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mental Fortitude!

    You have gained 01 status points.

    It looked like he was already losing his mind. Leon heard voices in his head. Even though the other passengers were gone, their screams were lost in the distance. He forced himself to look to the sides to check but saw no sign of the other passengers in their seats. They must have been unhooked when the ne had broken apart and had been sucked out. Since his seat was starting to tremble uncontrobly, he was sure he''d be following them soon.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Perception!

    You have obtained 01 status points.

    His seat had finally been thrown out of the ne, and he felt the dizziness ease a little. But without being able to control his body or movements, Leon started to spin out of control again. The dizziness returned in full force, and this time, it also brought apanion: migraine.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Pain Resistance!

    You have obtained 01 status points.

    At this point, it was too weird for it to be a hallucination, which meant the voice must be real. Once he recognized that fact, Leon knew what to do. He thought about a status screen, and something and something appeared in front of him. However, with all the spinning, he couldn''t read it at all.

    He moved his arms to unlock the seatbelt and noticed that the seat was long gone. He was free-falling now, with nothing holding him. Little by little, his spin decreased until his body stabilized mid-air like he was a skydiver. But then¡­

    Oh shit. Oh shit!

    Now Leon could see a game-like screen in front of him. He could also see the ne falling towards the ocean in thousands of little pieces, and the passengers also plummeting towards the water below. He didn''t know how much time had passed since that monster attacked the ne, but judging by his altitude, he knew he didn''t have much time left.

    Health: 10 +

    Mana: 10 +

    Stamina: 10 +

    Strength: 06 +

    Dexterity: 08 +<sub> </sub>

    Speed: 07 +

    Intelligence: 09 +

    Endurance: 06 +

    Control: 05 +

    Mentality: 08 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 01 +

    Willpower: 08 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 04

    Leon started to wonder why he was staring at that screen. It wasn''t like he would find anything that could help him survive the fall from that height. The voice he heard made him remember the notifications he heard in some games, but it wasn''t like he had yed a game where his character could survive that.

    Oh god¡­ I''m going to die.

    Fear gave ce to despair in Leon''s heart, and once he recognized that fact, his heart went cold like ice. Something messed up was happening to be sure, but he would die without knowing that. He wanted to know why a dragon had suddenly appeared. He wanted to do so many things with his life, and now he wouldn''t be able to do anything.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Rage!

    You have obtained 01 status points.

    Despair gave ce to rage. None of this was fair! Why the hell did he have to die like this, after working so hard for so long, away from his family and friends!? Why the hell did a monster appear out of now where and attack the ne he was in? It was unfair, and it didn''t make sense. Then the fear returned quickly as Leon saw the bodies of the other passengers falling into the ocean and breaking like twigs.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up!

    You have obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up!

    You have obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up!

    You have obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up!

    You have obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up!

    You have obtained 01 status points.

    Leon''s body gave up at this point and epted the imminent death. But his mind refused to ept it. His eyes focused on the screen, and he put all his status points on health. It probably wouldn''t change a thing, but at least on the other side, he could be proud of himself for actually trying to survive.

    Then he hit the water, feeling as if he''d collided with a speeding cargo truck.

 2 Chapter 01

    Leon woke up due to the sharp pain he was feeling in all his limbs. His mind was all foggy, but at least the world wasn''t spinning anymore. He tried to move his body, but that only made him feel a bone-chilling pain all over his body.

    "AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!"

    Screaming didn''t help. Instead, it made him feel even more pain. However, weirdly, the pain made him feel relieved because the pain was proof that he was alive. Although he lost consciousness, he didn''t forget what happened before that.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    That weird voice inside his mind made Leon recall every single bit of the moments before he lost consciousness with precision. For a second, he tried to deny that nightmare had been real with all his heart, but the pain all over his body didn''t let him. Something really messed up had happened, and a monster appeared, knocking down the ne with a single attack.

    After recalling those memories, Leon''s vision started to clear up, and he saw an area that was white and green around him. He heard the sound of the oceaning behind him, and he also felt his wet clothes. Leon tried to move only his head, but he felt a sharp pain in his shoulders. He had dislocated both shoulders, and he could feel that even his corbones were broken. He felt powerless, like a broken puppet.

    "Shit... damn it... why did this happen?"

    Leon couldn''t move anything but his eyes without suffering a hellish pain. Fortunately, that had been enough to make him understand that the tide had brought him to an ind. He was aware of the fact that the ne fell into the middle of the pacific ocean, so it was clear that it was an ind. Regardless, soon the tide would bring him back to the sea if he stayed like that.

    "Ah... maybe I can use that."

    Leon recalled hisst moments before losing consciousness, he increased his health with those status points, and that was why he managed to survive. Maybe if he raises his health again, the pain would decrease, and he would be able to move again.

    Health: 1/20 +

    Mana: 10 +

    Stamina: 10 +

    Strength: 06 +

    Dexterity: 08 +

    Speed: 07 +

    Intelligence: 09 +<sub> </sub>

    Endurance: 06 +

    Control: 05 +

    Mentality: 08 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 01 +

    Willpower: 08 +

    Coins:00

    Status: 05

    Leon felt shivers looking at his health, it looked like he was really at death''s door, and he barely survived the fall. Regardless, he had five free points to use and put them in health, making his max health increase, and his current health increased as well. The pain decreased, and Leon finally managed to move his body. The pain was still there, but it was bearable. However, he still couldn''t move his arms and legs, and Leon didn''t like that. He insisted, but again, there was no responseing from his limbs. However, the pain was still there, so that meant that he only had broken them.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon obtained another status point, so he began to consider the things he could do to free himself from that predicament. The answer could only be found in one ce: the status screen. The moment he thought that the semi-translucent blue-ish screen appeared. Leon was familiar with game mechanics such as regeneration, but he didn''t find such options, but recovery looked pretty simr to that. The problem was how much one single point in recovery would help him. There was only one way to know, and so Leon put that meager point in recovery. Fortunately, the screen could read his mind, so he didn''t have to click on anything. However, Leon didn''t feel any difference.

    "Ugh... I guess I will have to wait for a little while."

    Leon could only hope that that small change would be noticeable sooner, it looked like certain actions could increase his free status, but there wasn''t much Leon could do in that state.

    "Let''s see... is there a skill list?"

    The moment Leon thought that another screen appeared. It looked quite small and straightforward, but he recalled that he received the notifications of ''learning'' those skills.

    Skill List

    Active Skills:

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 1, Perception Lv 1, Pain Resistance Lv 7, Rage Lv1,

    "I really don''t want to move and feel pain again, and it is not like a can force myself to feel fear. How can I even level up something like Mental Fortitude? I guess there is nothing to be perceived around here... the only option is Rage."

    As such, Leon tried to be angry, but he was more confused than anything. He tried and tried to get angry, but nothing happened. While Leon was thinking of what to do to obtain free status points, suddenly he felt the pain decreasing, and he also felt less tired. He still couldn''t move his body, but he noticed that his health had recovered by two points. The recovery status was working. Ten minutester, the same thing happened, and this time Leon felt like he could endure the pain.

    Leon tried to move his arms, and he did it, only to see them bent to a weird angle. He didn''t even have to see his legs to understand that they were in the same condition.

    "This is bad... really bad..."

    Somehow, his body was recovering from damage every ten minutes, but it didn''t look like they were utterly repairing themselves. They were just healing, and at that pace, something terrible would happen if his body recovered while his limbs weren''t in the right position.

 3 Chapter 02

    "Urgh! Fuck you! Damn you!"

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Without any other option, Leon forced himself to relocate the bones of his arms using the weight of his body. Immediately afterward, he obtained control over his right arm, but the pain he felt made him sweat cold. Not only that, he saw that his health had decreased. Leon felt like he was harming himself like that, but he had to do that again since the lower half of his right arm was broken.

    Leon clenched his teeth and did it again; once again, the pain made him feel shivers, but this time he didn''t see any notifications. Things were gettingplicated, he suffered damage, and his vision was getting cloudy again. He still had to fix his legs, and even just one would be enough, as long as he could move his body away from the shore.

    Leon tried to move his legs a little to have a good grasp of how his legs were. When he did it, a sharp paining from his knees crossed his entire being and made him tremble.

    "Great... both my knees arepletely broke."

    It looked like that was the only part that was damaged, so Leon forced himself to make thatst effort. It would be painful as hell, but he had to do it. He put his four free points in recovery and then spun his entire body. Before losing his consciousness, Leon felt another wave of pain, the smell of blood, and heard flesh being pierced by bones.

    <o>,m Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.</o>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    When Leon woke up, the pain in his upper body had disappeared. It looked like his corbones and arms weren''t all that bad, and he managed to recover from the damage. However, Leon froze and started to sweat cold when he saw the condition of his knees. His legs were fine, but his knees... both of his knees had been destroyed, and he could see the cracked bones with his own eyes. Leon wasn''t a doctor, but it looked like not even surgery would be able to repair thempletely.<sub> </sub>

    "... No, I will be fine... I will find a way to solve this."

    Leon breathed deeply several times to calm his nerves and said that to convince himself that there was a way. He wouldn''t lose his legs like that; he definitely wouldn''t. Leon started to think while checking his body. Although his clothes were in tatters and covered in blood, he waspletely fine. It didn''t even look like he had fallen from an airne, everything aside from his knees was also fine, but he couldn''t move his feet due to the severity of his knees situation.

    "That is weird... I thought recovery would heal my body no matter what."

    Leon counted from one to six hundred, but he didn''t feel that sensation of energy filling his body. He checked his status screen and noticed that his health was full. There was only one exnation; his body wouldn''tpletely heal if there was a chance that it could damage itself even more.

    "I can do this... I don''t know what the hell is going on, but crazy and magic things are happening. I''m sure I can find a way to heal my knees."

    Leon looked around and confirmed that he was indeed on a beach of a tropical ind. It seemed to be pretty big, but he didn''t recall seeing it while he was falling. That being said, it couldn''t be far away from the point the airne fell. Despite that, there was no sign of the passengers or the pieces of the ne.

    "If only I could find some medicine to relieve the pain... I could use it to numb my senses and force my bones to return to their ces."

    Leon would probably lose control over his body before he could pull that crazy n into action, but it was the only thing he could logically do. Considering the illogical stuff he could do, he could retort to magic, he apparently learned those skills, so there was a chance that he could learn a skill to heal wounds.

    "I''m crazy... Why I am thinking of something so stupid... but if I survive an airne crash, then I should be able to learn magic."

    It didn''t make sense, but at that point in time, Leon couldn''t tell what was reasonable and what wasn''t. Despite that, he decided to explore the ind instead of doing something dubious, like trying to chant a spell.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Strong Arms.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon finally learned his first active skill; it was weird learning skills like that since the only thing he really did was try to crawl. Fortunately, he didn''t have to do silly things like calling the name of the skill to activate it. Just by thinking, his arms got strong enough to let him move without putting much effort. However, every ten seconds, he would lose stamina, and that made him feel tired.

    "It doesn''t matter¡­ I just have to wait for the recovery to do its magic."

    Pushing his lower body like that wasn''t pleasant, but once he left the beach and started to crawl on the grass, things got easier to Leon. There was a pretty decent forest in front of him, so the chances of him finding food and medicinal herbs were quite good. The problem was, that Leon didn''t know how to recognize medicinal herbs or nts.

 4 Chapter 03

    After just a few minutes of exploration, Leon confirmed that he wouldn''t die of hunger in that ind. He didn''t find a single animal there, but coconuts and bananas could be found there in abundance. However, he didn''t find anything that could resemble a medicinal herb, and he didn''t find any ponds either. Leon only explored a small part of that ind, but the chances of him finding clean water were quite low.

    "Shit¡­ give me a break, at least give me some room to breathe."

    Leon knew he could quench his thirst by drinking coconut water, but he doubted that he wouldst long drinking only that.

    Congrattions! The skill Perception has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Perception has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Perception has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    At least Leon''s skills were leveling up, and his free status was pilling up. Those would be essential for him to survive until he gets rescued. However, when Leon thought that¡­

    "Will I ever be rescued? Will someone look for me? No¡­ don''t think about it. One problem at a time."

    Leon gave up on finding medicinal herbs. He couldn''t even differentiate those from regr flowers, so it was better to think of a different solution, or he would end up poisoning himself.

    "Let''s see¡­ I have to fix my knees without surgery and without relying on any conventional method since I''m not a doctor¡­ my medical knowledge of how to fix bones is close to none. So, in that case, I can only do one thing¡­ use brute strength and endure the pain."

    Leon was pretty sure that status and skills would be essential for his future, he couldn''t use them to solve every single one of his problems. However, it was the only thing he could do to fix his knees.

    "When did I be such a muscle-head?"

    Leon wondered that while he took off his shirt and tore it into two pieces, he returned to the ocean and cleaned it because it was the only thing he could use as a bandage.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While Leon was waiting for his ''bandages'' to dry up, he noticed that that ind was very warm, warm to the point that he obtained a new skill. It looked like many actions could be skills, so Leon decided to test that theory. He found a shell near him and threw it back into the ocean.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Throw.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    It was another active skill, so it became obvious to Leon that active skills were the ones he would have to use by acting, while passive skills would work independently of his own will.

    "Let''s see¡­ what more can I do to learn more skills? I will need some free status points if I want to endure the pain."

    Leon looked around, picked another shell, and threw it at a random tree. However, he missed, and nothing happened, but on his second try, he hit it and received another notification.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: uracy.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon looked around once again, but this time didn''t find anything he could use. He sighed in exasperation because he thought that he was smarter than that.

    "I guess studying abroad didn''t make me sharp¡­ just a little more knowledgeable."

    To endure the pain, Leon put all his eight free status points in endurance. Maybe putting some point in mentality would help as well, but he decided to go by decreasing the pain as much as possible. He needed to fix his knees, and to do that, and he needed to put the bones in the right ce so that the recovery could do its magic.

    Leon breathed in and out several times to calm his nerves; this time, he would directly touch a gravely damaged area of his body so that the pain would be even more intense. Leon carefully put the bandages around his right knee, and when the time came, in a single movement, he put all the broken bones where they were supposed to be using the bandages.

    The pain made Leon''s body tremble from head to toe, the pain almost made him lose control over his nervous system, and the shivers made his heart grow cold. Blood spattered around his body, and the sound of tattered flesh being moved disgusted him. Despite that, he endured the whole pain for several seconds until he tied up the bandages and fixed the position of his knees. When he finished, he left his back and fell on the hot sand.

    Despite the tropical weather, Leon was trembling as if he was in the south pole. He was also sweating cold¡­ However, he managed to stay conscious until the very end.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess this skill really decreased the amount of pain I was supposed to feel by doing something so reckless¡­ Ugh."

    With every heartbeat, Leon felt his right knee throbbing. The pain was supposed to be far worse than that, but he wouldn''tin about that convenient situation. Leon checked his right leg, and despite the small bleeding, everything was in its proper ce. After ten minutes, he felt his lost health recovering, and fortunately, Leon regained control over his right leg. It wasn''t totally healed, but it looked like he had done everything well.

    <o>,m "Now, I just have to do the same with the left knee¡­ Oh, boy¡­"</o>

    Despite the sess of his first try, Leon hesitated. The pain was too intense, and even with the help of the pain resistance skill, he couldn''t help but try to dy the inevitable. In the end, he just clenched his teeth and endured the pain once again before losing consciousness.

 5 Chapter 04

    When Leon woke up again, all the pain of his body was long gone, but something equally annoying took the pain''s ce: hunger and thirst. The circle of feeling pain and losing consciousness was finally over, but now Leon barely could muster the pain to move his body.

    "For how long did I sleep?"

    Considering the hunger and thirst, he was feeling; it looked like he stayed unconscious for three days and nights. However, the sun in the sky had barely moved since the moment he fixed his knees.

    With much effort, Leon managed to raise his upper body and confirm that his knees had healed. He touched them, but there was no pain. Slowly Leon took off the bandages, but once again, no pain. After a while, he could see his knees, and there was not even a sign of a scar.

    "Surviving a free fall from an airne¡­ healing this stupidly fast like this¡­. What the hell is going on?"

    Although Leon wanted answers, at that moment, he wanted food more. His vision was getting blurry, but he managed to get up and approach the trees. However, after three steps, he lost control of his legs. He didn''t feel pain; it looked like Leon just had no energy.

    "Ha-ha¡­ that is funny. I survived that crash just to die of hunger while I was five meters away from some bananas... Screw it!"

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    If he couldn''t use his legs, Leon would use his arms, and if that weren''t possible, he would use his chin to move. However, the arms alone had been enough to make him move; when he thought of the strong arm skill, moving became so easy that he almost passed by the bunch of bananas. Leon was so hungry that he ate the bananas without peeling them. Despite that, it tasted great, and it also revitalized his body in a matter of seconds. Leon''s vision cleared again, and he received a great shock. His limbs were thin as if he hadn''t had a decent meal in weeks.

    "What the¡­ did I stay unconscious for that long?"

    Leon couldn''t imagine how he survived by staying unconscious for so long. However, after he looked around, he concluded that not a single day had even passed after the crash because there was no sign of the ne wreckage.

    "If I didn''t stay unconscious for that long¡­ it looks like my recovery isn''t that miraculous. My own flesh was being used to heal my wounds; that is why I lost so much weight."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Analysis.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Now that Leon had finally recovered his energy, he got up and checked that despite being so thin, his entire body was fine. However, he still was thirsty. He picked a nearby fallen coconut to drink its water but then noticed that he didn''t have anything to open it.

    "Now what?"

    Leon tried to crack the coconut by hitting it against a tree, but he didn''t seed in breaking it. He breathed in and out and concentrated; this time, he grabbed the coconut with his two hands and smashed it against the tree. Leon''s hands got wet soon after he heard a crack.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bash.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon''s attempt cracked the coconut in several ces, so he raised it above his head and drank the coconut water that was slowly dripping. Once again, he felt alive like never before, Leon never liked coconut water all that much, but at that point in time, it tasted like the sweetest nectar in the world.

    Since Leon was still hungry, he broke the coconut entirely after drinking its contents. After that, he ate the coconut meat. It didn''t look like he would satisfy his hunger anytime soon, but it was about time to think in the long term.

    "I have food and water¡­ this ce is big, so it shouldst for a few months. I can fish, I just have to carve a spear out of wood. So, I can survive here¡­ but how do I leave this ce?"

    Until now, Leon managed to survive thanks to the miracles the status granted him. The resistance to survive from an airne crash and regeneration to heal wounds. However, could he use that to go home or to reach any ce with civilization? The answer was yes. He was quite sure with that status he could be powerful enough to do seemingly impossible things. The problem was, how and when?

    "If I remember well, the ne crashed around 05:00 AM. So, the ne flew for over three hours¡­ at least one-third of that, we flew over the ocean. That means I''m more or less eight hundred kilometers away from Asia¡­ fantastic."

    It looked like Leon''s best option was to go to Asia and, from there, return home. However, he couldn''t tell where he exactly was, and he wasn''t a sailor either. The chances of him seeding while trying to cross the ocean and reach the continent were extremely dim. He could use trees to make a boat, but he didn''t have the skills to build a doghouse. Could he build a boat that could keep him alive while crossing the ocean full of dangers? The answer was no.

    While Leon was thinking about ways he could die in the ocean, he suddenly heard a roaring from above him. Leon froze when he saw another massive thing flying above him; it looked exactly like the dragon that attacked the airne. When he recovered from the shock, he ran and hid in the forest behind some bushes. Leon trembled every time he heard that roar, but after some time, the sound finally disappeared¡­ it looked like the ocean wasn''t the only danger Leon would have to face to return home.

 6 Chapter 05

    After he calmed down, Leon started to analyze his fuzzy memories. He recalled the scene of the first dragon he saw. That one was fifty meters long and had red scales. Despite that, it could fly at the same speed as an airne. The second one looked far smaller and slower. Although the fear clouded his vision, he saw hints of silver in that creature''s skin. It was a different dragon¡­ possibly from a different species.

    "So, dragons are flying over the Earth now. Great¡­"

    The number of worries increased, but considering that was something beyond Leon''s hands, he decided not to think about it. He could only pray not to see any other again and not to be noticed. However, the existence of dragons puts doubt in Leon''s mind.

    "I have to check this.."

    Leon approached the ocean, this time without even putting his feet near the wet sand. In the worst-case scenario, dragons wouldn''t be the only monsters that have appeared on Earth, but at that distance, he couldn''t confirm it.

    "I really don''t want to want to get close to water¡­ if other monsters also invaded Earth, maybe it will take a while before I find some aquatic monsters. Several hours have passed since the crash, but I only saw two dragons after all¡­"

    For the time being, Leon decided to content himself with coconuts and bananas. He would be a vegan until he confirmed his safety in the ocean.

    ? "Don''t think about monsters, don''t think about monsters¡­ rather than that, to survive here, what do I have to do?"

    Leon''s main goal was to go back home, but that was a long-term objective. Right now, he had to do anything he could to survive, and to survive; one would have to eat, sleep, and don''t die.

    "I have to create a ce to protect me from the cold winds of the night and the heat of the day. I need a home¡­ but I also need to check if this ce is safe."

    Leon decided to walk around the ind on the beach. While he was at it, he picked some sticks to help him build his shelter and also checked for the airne wreckage. He found several good sticks, but nothing rted to the airne. The ind was quite big, it took him one hour before he managed toplete a fullp around it, and fortunately, he didn''t find any signs of monsters or dangerous animals. It goes without saying, but he saw no signs of human life either.

    "Ok¡­ I just have to check the interior of the forest¡­"

    After seeing two monsters that looked like dragons, Leon started to feel afraid of exploring the forest. It was a necessity to analyze the ce he would stay, but he couldn''t help but flinch while imagining himself finding monsters like dragons.

    "Come on¡­ I don''t have time to waste. If there is something here, I will die even if I don''t explore the ind."

    Mustering the little courage he had, Leon stored the sticks he found nearby the tree that saved him from dying of hunger and entered the forest. The number of fruit trees was high, and the grass wasn''t all that tall, probably due to the sea breeze. There were a few bushes here and there, but those also seemed untouched. Leon wasn''t a hunter, but after crossing the forest, from North to South and from East to West, he confirmed that he was alone on that ind.

    "I''m happy about that, but¡­"

    The feeling of loneliness in an unknown ce was heartbreaking and unnerving. Leon couldn''t rely on anyone there, and no one could watch his back. After spending four years in a different country, only for that to happen was¡­

    "Don''t think about it, don''t think about it¡­ I have to keep my head busy thinking about solutions, not problems."<sub> </sub>

    Comints wouldn''t help, so Leon started to build his improvised shelter. Using one random tree that was free of coconuts as a basis, he aligned several twigs together and used coconut leaves to fill the space between them. Using the same process, he created the ceiling of the shelter. Since Leon didn''t have lines or ropes, he lost a lot of time gathering fiber for nts and making those improvised lines to make everything firm.

    After several hours, Leon''s shelter wasplete. It was shabby and small, but it was big enough for him to sleep and to sit. More importantly, he could barely feel the sea breeze entering it from the sides or from above.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Craft.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was already getting dark when Leon noticed that he had forgotten to make one very important thing, a campfire.

    "Oh, crap¡­ how could I have forgotten that?"

    Leon left the shelter and tried to find some twigs and stones to make the campfire, he indeed found them, but in the end, he failed to light up the campfire. Despite that, the night on the ind, it wasn''t all that dark. The light of the stars illuminated the ce enough to let Leon see himself. However, the sound of the wind and theck of any light on the horizon made his heart grow cold.

    Leon was alone, afraid of the uncertain future now that monsters inhabited the, and he couldn''t do anything but struggle while waiting for the chance to go back home. The situation was so dire that Leon failed to see how beautiful the night sky was when there was no civilization nearby. It looked like he could touch the stars with his hands if he wanted, but instead of that, he felt weak and powerless while looking at them. He was so small and fragile inparison with the, and he was even smaller and weaker inparison to those stars¡­ for the first time in his life, Leon understood how his life was unimportant, and his death wouldn''t change anything on the.

 7 Chapter 06

    If Leon could describe that night, he would use the words: worst night ever. He didn''t sleep even for a second due to the situation he was in, he could only hear the sound of the wind, but his imagination turned those sounds into something far more ominous. When morning came, Leon was exhausted and hungry to the point of starvation. Once again, he grabbed a coconut to drink and ate its contents.

    "My new home needs some improvement, but for the time being, I''m satisfied with it. I guess I should start working on my escape n."

    Leon''s first idea was to create a boat, but he discarded that because he didn''t have the skills to create one that could withstand the hardships of the ocean for more than a few days. Besides, he didn''t know how to sail. By trying that, he would only die slowly of starvation or thirst. In the worst-case scenario, he could end up in the stomach of a shark or a monster.

    The second idea was to wait to be rescued, but considering that Leon found two dragons in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the chances of countries being attacked en masse by those creatures were quite high. So, no one would bother looking for survivors of an airne crash.

    "I guess I will have to learn a skill or increase my status to find a way to go back home¡­"

    Considering that the pain he felt decreased thanks to the pain resistance skill, it seemed like a good idea. To learn the skill Swim and practice it, perhaps Leon would be faster or spend less energy while doing that. However, he doubted that someday he could swim faster than sharks¡­

    "n number four¡­ fly¡­ I can''t believe I''m even considering this to be usible."

    Leon survived the crash of an airne; he healed his seemingly beyond-help body¡­ so there was a chance that he could learn how to fly. Leon jumped and started to move his arms like wings¡­ one hourter, he wanted to bury his face on the hot sand of the beach because that would be less painful, and dying of embarrassment was hard, even without anyone nearby to see his silly actions.

    "All right¡­ I can''t learn how to fly¡­ now what?"

    Leon sat down and started to think. If his body could recover so fast, perhaps he could be fast enough to run over water without sinking. He just had to train his skill and put all his free status points in speed¡­ but there was a problem, for how long could he maintain that speed? Instead, how fast does one need to be to run over water without sinking? Leon recalled that he had heard that one would have to run thirty meters per second to do it. So, if by chance his speed was seven and he could run seven meters per second, he would have to increase his speed by twenty-three points and increase his stamina and recovery to at least one hundred tost the whole trip to Asia.

    "Yep, I''m screwed. I think I will have better chances of learning how to fly by moving my arms."

    It was utterly stupid, but it was better to try to do something stupid than wait for something improbable to happen, like someone looking and finding Leon. Thus, Leon did some tests. Running at his top speed, he managed to run for sixty seconds, but after that, he lost control over his body until the recovery restored his stamina.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dash.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "That scared the hell out of me¡­ to think that I would stay conscious but without being able to move my body¡­ what a disturbing feeling."

    Leon would have to do some testster, but at least he already had a n. He would need to have thirty points of speed, one hundred points of stamina, and one hundred points of recovery to run on water without resting. It was quite a stupid n, but as long as he could outrun sharks, the danger was at an eptable level.

    "¡­ I''d better think of another n while I train to obtain the status necessary to do it. This is far too crazy and reckless. "

    Now that he had a clear goal aside from returning home, Leon could work to reach such an objective. But to do that more efficiently, he decided to check his status and skills.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 10 +<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 10 +

    Strength: 06 +

    Dexterity: 08 +

    Speed: 07 +

    Intelligence: 09 +

    Endurance: 14 +

    Control: 05 +

    Mentality: 08 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 06 +

    Willpower: 08 +

    Coins:00

    Status: 11

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 2, Throw Lv1, Analysis Lv 1, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 1

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 1, Perception Lv 4, Pain Resistance Lv 12, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 1, uracy Lv 1, Craft Lv 5

    The things he could do to earn more free status points were quite a lot, sunbath, throwing stones, attacking stuff with all his power, moving using his arms alone¡­ Those were the primary things he could do, but he could get sick if he stayed under the hot sun of a tropical ind for long. Aside from uracy and Craft, he would need to spend stamina to use those.

    "If training uracy, my aim will really improve, then that will do that first. I need to raise it in case something happens¡­"

    Leon didn''t want to think about monsters, but he had to prepare for every single scenario. He didn''t want to die at the hands of monsters, and he didn''t want to spend the rest of his life on that ind, so the only thing he could was to work hard. Leon grabbed a few shells along the beach and started to throw them at a random tree.

 8 Chapter 07

    Congrattions! The skill uracy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill uracy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was a very silly thing to do, but Leon spent the entire morning throwing shells at a tree. He thought he would be able to level up that skill much more times after doing that hundreds of times, but it looked like repetition wasn''t entirely the key to earn the free status point.

    "Mmm¡­ maybe the intensity is as important as the repetition is."

    Leon decided to throw the shells with all his might, and he could sense his stamina being used, and then the Throw skill was activated. After the twentieth shot, he received a notification.

    Congrattions! The skill uracy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "As I expected¡­ the more effort I put into those actions, the faster the skills will level up."

    Leon noticed a slight improvement in his uracy. Thanks to that, he was quite eager to keep doing that, but he stopped when he heard his stomach growling.

    "It looks like I became a powerful engine, but the engine consumes too much fuel¡­"

    Coconuts were quite aplete meal, but Leon was tired of breaking them. Soon, he would have to worry about storing water, and there was nothing better nearby than the coconuts.

    "I need a knife. A fork also would help¡­"

    While Leon was eating the coconut meat, he started to walk around looking for a sharp stone. There weren''t many rocks on that ind, so the number of pebbles was quite small. Leon didn''t find a sharp stone, but he found one that could be sharpened. He had to put quite an effort into sharpening that stone without breaking it, but he was quite satisfied with the result. He could easily give shape to small pieces of wood with his improvised knife, so perhaps it was time to make good use of his Craft and uracy skills.

    Leon recalled the documentary he saw one time about how old archers made their own bows. They looked for some resilient branches, cleaned them, and they put several of those together. After that, they used nt fibers as a string. Leon had a hard time finding those branches, but at least he found enough to make a bow with a good grip. However, he stopped because it was gettingte again. This time he wouldn''t fail in the preparations for the campfire.

    Almost everything was ready, so Leon noticed why he failed; the stones he found to create the spark were covered in mold, and the sea breeze also made everything difficult. Once he got rid of those obstacles, he finally lit up the bonfire. The night on that ind wasn''t that cold, but the warmth and the light of the bonfire were more than wee.

    After making sure the bonfire was stable, Leon resumed his task of creating a bow. Now that he had some extra hours of light where he could work, he had time to finish the bow.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The bow was shorty and quite rustic, but it wasn''t all that bad for a first try. More important than that, it made Leon keep his mind busy, instead of endlessly worrying about every single thing that could happen.

    With his belly full after eating two coconuts, Leon fell asleep without noticing due to the exhaustion of the two previous days.

    When Leon woke up, he was starving again. He opened another coconut with his improvised knife, and he put it near it where he had put thest coconut shell, but then he noticed that it had disappeared. In the ce where he was sure he had put it, he saw a small nt.

    "Mmm? I''m pretty sure I put it here¡­"

    Now that he had finally noticed that, Leon didn''t find the broken parts of the coconut he broke, nor could he see the remains of bananas. It didn''t look like the wind made those moves, even his improvised shelter looked the same. So the wind wasn''t responsible for that. Leon only understood what happened when he touched that small nt.

    Coconut Baby Tree

    Mana: 1/100

    Leon frowned when he saw that. It was probably the effects of his analysis skill, but then started to wonder why he didn''t see any screen like when hepleted his bow. Regardless, after touching the nt for a few seconds, Leon felt something leaving his finger; after that, the mana in that small tree went up by one point.

    "What will happen when this thing obtains one hundred points of mana? Come to think of it¡­ I should find a way to use mana too."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Transfusion.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As if someone had heard Leon''s thoughts, he received that notification. He finally found a skill that could make him use mana, but it wasn''t all that useful. Instead, when he transferred mana to the tree again, he felt light-headed.

    Leon was curious about what would happen if that tree obtained that amount of mana, and since he wanted to make use of his new skill to gain more status, he decided to transfer it whenever possible. With the passage of the time, the tree grew and grew until it became the size of an ordinary coconut tree. However, when it had one hundred mana points. It dropped three coconuts and became sand.

    "What the¡­ that was scary."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Farming.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon checked those three coconuts, but he didn''t find any difference in them. He also hesitated in eating them, but once he did, he didn''t notice any difference in the taste either. Rather it looked even more delicious than usual¡­ Just like that, Leon discovered that he wouldn''t die of hunger or thirst in that ind.

 9 Chapter 08

    After noticing the miracle of seeing a tree growing at a fearsome speed and also dying at fearsome speed, Leon concluded that magical things like that could happen. He had mana, so he was capable of creating such phenomena. If he could use magic, perhaps his trip to home would happen much sooner.

    "The problem is¡­ how can I use magic?"

    If Leon could magic, then perhaps flying wasn''t impossible, but he doubted that he could learn such a high-level technique by himself.

    "Let''s see.. even if I can''t fly, if I manage to create a boat with ice or earth. It should work¡­ I just have to put some holes in it to store the air, and the thing will float¡­ but first, I have to learn the basics."

    Just like before, Leon started with the silly antics. He tried to conjure some Harry Potter spells, cast fireballs, and other spells by shouting their names, creating conditions for him to use supernatural powers¡­ but nothing happened. Once again, Leon was about to die of embarrassment. But he still had one thing he had to try.

    "KA-ME-HA-ME-HAAAAAAAAAAA!"

    Nothing happened; if anything, Leon felt more stupid than usual, and he also felt like a dream of his youth had beenpletely destroyed. Regardless, magic was his n B now, and he had to keep trying how to use it.

    Even without a target, Leon could use the Mana Transfusion. However, since he didn''t have much mana, soon he would have to rest. Just like stamina, using mana has its downsides, the more he uses, the more his mind bes foggy. He tried to control the mana that he transferred to the air, but nothing happened even though he could feel it. He also tried to concentrate his mana in a single part of his body, but once again, nothing happened. He could only use mana when he wished to transfer it.

    "Now what? I can''t give up, but I can''t just walk around so blindly."

    Some weird phenomena brought mana and magical things to Earth, but the was originally a world without magic and mana, and that was why Leon couldn''t see it. He started to think of a way to use mana while he was trying to carve wooden arrows out of tree branches.

    "Mmm¡­ I wonder if I can nt even normal trees. I should test that. Maybe it wille in handyter."

    Leon nted a few leaves in a hole and made a mental note to check it the next day. After that, he returned to his task of trying to control where his mana was sent while transfusing it.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Transfusion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Transfusion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Since he was constantly spending energy to use that skill, it was leveling up quite fast. However, Leon still couldn''t see the progress of that skill. He tried to transfer his mana to other things like thend or trees, but it didn''t work.<sub> </sub>

    "I wonder why¡­ Is it because those are old? Only new things like those new nts can receive mana?"

    That was probably the case. Leon concluded that because his Analysis skill only worked in the trees that had been born from the coconuts and bananas he ate.

    "No, it is too soon to draw a conclusion. I feel like I''m missing something¡­"

    After doing some experiments, Leon concluded at the end of that day and found something he was missing. The something was himself. He was too weak and had too little mana. It looked like his mana was so small that it could only be infused in small portions of non-organic matter. Using all his mana, Leon could only control ten grams of the earth for a single minute.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Wow! Awesome! This is magic!"

    Leon was twenty-two years old, but he felt like a kid who had just received a new toy while watching that meager amount of earth over his total control. Controlling it was quite hard, but the earth was surely obeying his will. When he tried to make a round object, the earth became an almost round object. When he wanted to shape it in the shape of a square, it became something simr.

    But soon, he lost control over it, and the earth returned to its ce, and Leon lost consciousness since he had used too much mana. Ten minutester, Leon woke up and started to analyze that skill even more.

    Although it was very convenient, that skill had some serious restrictions. First of all, unless he has a clear image of the amount of matter he wants to control, the skill would fail. Second of all, if he wishes to use more than he can control, the skill will fail. Unless he is in contact with the matter he wants to control, he can''t infuse his mana with it.

    "So¡­ by considering those rules, it doesn''t look like I can control more dense objects. However, if I obtain enough mana, perhaps I can control anything as if it is some kind of telekinesis."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon had a little more difficulty applying the logic behind earth maniption in water and the air. However, he soon understood it. Even though theirpositions were different and had different masses, he still could control them. It was harder, but he could. The difference was probably because water and wind are less dense than earth. Regardless, Leon was excited about the new things he could do, so excited that he didn''t notice he would need stupid amounts of mana to create a boat using earth and even more using ice.

 10 Chapter 09

    Since Leon could manipte earth, water, and wind, he also needed to manipte fire. However, he was aware of the fact that one would be difficult because he would have to mix oxygen, heat, and fuel to create it. It was also time to light up the campfire, so he approached it.

    "Mmm¡­"

    Leon tried to control his mana while connecting oxygen, heat, and fuel, but then he stopped. How could he control the heat? Although he could feel the heat like the air...

    Leon really wanted to learn that skill, but after trying several times, he gave up. He still was a newbie using mana, but he doubted that he would be able to control and understand it to the point where he would be able to control light itself.

    "I shouldn''t get too greedy here¡­ I should feel content that I manage to pull off those crazy things."

    Leon lit the campfire the usual way and started to practice his earth maniption, but then he stopped because he was feeling itchy all over his body. It was time to clean himself.

    "Oh, man... how will I survive here wearing the same tattered and dirty clothes?"

    His shirt was long gone, and his sneakers wouldn''t be of any use while he stayed on that ind. So, Leon''s clothes were basically his briefs and trousers, and those were already making his parts all itchy since he didn''t clean them in three days.

    "Well, there is no one nearby, so it is okay."

    Leon took off his clothes to wash in the ocean before the night came; he would need them to sleep since his clothes were the only things that made him feelfortable on that ind. However, Leon stopped when he approached the ocean and saw several weird-looking fish with red eyes.

    "What the fuck is that?"

    Leon staggered and fell on his butt because those fishes were too close to the beach. They were so close that Leon could probably step on them before the water reached his knees. Despite that, what really grabbed his attention was their appearances. Aside from the red eyes, they had fangs leaving their mouths, and their fins looked very sturdy and sharp. Leon''s suspicions were right, many other monsters came to earth aside from dragons, and those fish looked like they wanted to eat him.

    "Now that I think about it¡­ I don''t feel all that itchy anymore¡­"

    Leon made a mental note to check the other parts of the ind the next day, but he wasn''t expecting much. It looked like those weird fish had been there for quite a long time. Somehow they could sense him, so they probably would chase him.

    "Things were going too well¡­ I guess it was time to find some problems."

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Maniption has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points

    .Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon carved out arrows and practiced Earth Maniption once he started to feel sleepy. Now that he had two ns and two ways to leave that ind, he could work hard every moment of his waking life. However, since that day, he didn''t move all that much. He wasn''t all that tired, and while he was trying to sleep, he recalled the dire situation he was in and started to miss his family.

    "Father, Mother, Amanda¡­"

    Leon was trying really hard to forget the fact that he was alone on that ind, but it was hard to keep his mind busy for so many hours straight. It was even harder to forget that he was alone in the night. Where one tends to recall his or her memories¡­

    Leon made a mental note to move his body more the next day, in order to fall asleep as soon as hey down. He was in a situation where he couldn''t afford to feel lonely or worry about others. He had to focus every single nerve of his head on the task of returning home.

    The next day, Leon woke up when he heard that familiar and unnerving roar. A dragon was nearby, and he started to tremble. His shelter was inside the forest, but anyone could see that by concentrating their eyes since it wasn''t all that well-hidden. The chances were dim, but Leon could be rescued, so he had to live nearby the beach.

    While he was trembling like a leaf, the sound of the dragon disappeared in the distance, but when Leon left his shelter, he saw a red thing disappearing in the distance.

    "Another dragon that can spit fire¡­"

    If possible, Leon didn''t want to see any dragon, much less a dragon that could spit fire for the rest of his life. Despite the fact that he survived a ne crash, he was aware that he wasn''t all that lucky. It looked like he was destined to be tormented by them¡­

    Thanks to the unpleasant surprise, the coconut Leon ate seemed a bit less delicious than usual. While he was eating, he noticed that the leaves that he had nted had be a tree.

    Baby Tree

    Mana: 1/50Leon could also rent trees, so he didn''t have to worry about firewood or someday running out of feedstock to create arrows. It looked like, for the time being, those could grow by themselves, and he didn''t need wood all that much anyway. So, he left it alone.

    "I need more mana and recovery¡­ if I obtain those, I will be able to practice earth maniption and the other skills more and thus obtain more free status points. I did intend to increase my recovery, but if I increase my mana, the n to run over water will have to be discarded¡­ Now what?"

 11 Chapter 10

    Leon had to make a hard choice; n A and n B were insane, but there was nothing more insane than dragons, and now they were on Earth. So, Leon had to be insane too. However, depending on his choice, he could end up increasing his time on that ind a lot. The number of skills he could learn on that ind was limited, and eventually, it would be seriously hard to level up them. So, it would be harder to obtain status points.

    "... I don''t have any choice. Although it seems that I can escape faster using n A, I can''t survive just by running. However, by using magic, I can fight."

    Leon would have to wash his clothes and train the water maniption, so the ocean was too small for those freak fish, and himself to live together, he had to obtain the power to defeat them... There was no other choice.

    Health: 25/25 +

    Mana: 23 +

    Stamina: 10 +

    Strength: 06 +

    Dexterity: 08 +

    Speed: 07 +

    Intelligence: 09 +

    Endurance: 14 +

    Control: 05 +

    Mentality: 08 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 23 +

    Willpower: 08 +

    Coins:00

    Status: 01

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 2, Throw Lv1, Analysis Lv 1, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 1, Mana Transfusion Lv 5, Earth Maniption Lv 3, Water Maniption Lv 1, Wind Maniption Lv 1

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 1, Perception Lv 4, Pain Resistance Lv 12, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 1, uracy Lv 4, Craft Lv 9, Farming Lv 1

    After using his free status points, Leon checked his status and skills. Now he could use a little more mana, and he would recover his manapletely after resting for just ten minutes. However, Leon was aware of the fact that he still had a long way to go.

    "I will need to practice the Earth Maniption a lot... since the earth returns to its ce after just one minute, I have to change its properties while I can to construct a boat. First, mix water and earth and then heat it to harden to make it durable. Creating a boat made of ice, I would have to use it only water and wind maniption, but the ice will eventually melt, and I don''t think I can live in a freezing boat for long."

    Without wasting time, Leon started to train his Earth Maniption. Since it would be more motivating to see his progress with his own eyes, he decided to dig a hole using that skill. Little by little, the hole was getting bigger, and little by little, he was bing able to manipte more earth since the level of that skill also influenced that.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon spent the whole morning practicing those skills, and since leveling up the craft skill was getting hard, he decided to make good use of the arrows he made after lunch.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Archery.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Concentrated Shot.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Just as Leon expected, he learned a new skill when he used the bow, and he learned another when he pulled the string to its limits. It was another skill that consumed stamina, but he could use it quite a lot. The problem was that every time he used that skill, the arrows would break. They were made just of wood, after all.

    "I guess I should train just Archery; the uracy will level up as well, so that should be fine."

    Leon had to spend several minutes carving an arrow, so he couldn''t treat them like disposable ammo. He also decided to add the power of Strong Arms in his shots, but his bow was so small and frail that he almost broke it. He would have to create a longbow to test thatbination.

    After leveling up his skills a few times, Leon decided to stop a little and train Dash. He didn''t want to feel so bad before sleeping again, so he had to tire his body like that, and thanks to it, that night, he fell asleep before he could recall things that were beyond his reach.

    The next day, Leon woke up hearing the sound of the rain. That surprised him, but he immediately got up and started to wash himself and his clothes using the rain. Just like the time he ate the first banana and drank the coconut water, he felt revitalized. Now that he was away from civilization, those small pleasures were good enough to make his day.

    "I guess it is hard to imagine when can rain in tropical zones¡­"

    Leon was digging that hole with his mana in order to create a water reservoir. However, he didn''t expect that it would rain so soon. Besides, he had to create a container made of water to keep his water clear, and he would have to use Earth and Water maniption to do it. It would take a while, but he wouldn''t lose anything by nning things with antecedence.

    Surprisingly, it rained the entire day, and since his clothes were wet, Leon decided to spend the day inside his small shelter. The sea breeze and the coldness of the rain could quickly drain the heat from his body, and thest thing Leon wanted on that ind was to get sick.

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    Thanks to the rain, Leon had the chance to train his Water Maniption. It also looked like it was the best moment to create something and give a permanent shapebining the magic he could do. But again, he couldn''t use fire yet to dry it.

    "Ah¡­ maybe I can use the fire of the campfire¡­ but do I have to touch it?"

    Leon wondered why he didn''t think that sooner. Regardless, he probably didn''t have to burn himself. The fire itself was just abination of oxygen, heat, and fuel. So just approaching enough the mes and feeling the temperature should be enough to learn it, and just like Leon expected, it was true.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It wasplicated to manipte fire since wind and fire were just gases with different properties that couldn''t take a definite shape. Earth was the easiest to manipte since one could see and feel clearly. Regardless, Leon would have a lot of time to master those. Besides, even though it was the hardest, he didn''t truly have to manipte fire. He could just use a torch and put it near the object he wanted to give shape.

    "I have to train to use both at the same time, as well. I will have to analyze how much earth and water I will have to mix¡­ perhaps it would be easier to create the earth itself instead of just manipting it. That way, I could give the shape I want without using the other elements. However, I have no idea how to do that¡­"

    Leon learned how to transfer mana by chance, and thanks to that, he learned how to control some elements of nature, but he had no idea how to make his mana turn into something visible like earth. Based on the things he learned in chemistry sses, every type of thing had differentpositions. If he had memories of thosepositions, he perhaps could transform his mana into some element¡­ then again, he had no idea how to change the structure of his mana.

    "Well, considering that everything that happened so far has connections with game elements, perhaps when my Earth Maniption reaches level one hundred, I will obtain the knowledge of how to create earth itself¡­ probably."

    One could only dream since it was for free, but Leon couldn''t imagine the knowledge just popping inside of his head. While Leon was thinking about things, he created a sphere, and while his mana was keeping that shape, he approached a torch to harden it. When the minute ended, the sphere didn''t disintegrate, so Leon picked it up. He used half of his current mana to create a mud ball of the size of a marble. It was a small achievement, but it was progress nheless.

    "The shape isn''t all that good, but¡­ oh, well. Maybe I should try a new shape and create a bed. It will be better than waking up dirt with sand¡­"

    It would be a good practice, so Leon made a mental note to improve his shelter bybining earth and water maniption. His mana and recovery were increasing at a steady pace, so eventually, that would be possible.<sub> </sub>

    The next morning, Leon woke up feeling hungry. He was recovering his average weight quite fast, but it looked like his diet was missing proteins. He woke up wishing to eat some meat.

    "Meat, huh? Almost one week has passed since I came to this ind¡­ I guess it is time to hunt."

    Bananas and coconuts were great, but Leon also needed proteins to return back to normal and to improve his body. Monsters lived nearby now, and there was no telling when the new monsters aside from those weird fish woulde.

    "Those things are as ugly as hell, but their meat doesn''t look that bad¡­ it should be edible. Hopefully, if they are not, I will obtain the poison resistance skill¡­ if I don''t die, that is."

    Leon had plenty of arrows, and his uracy got a little better. Besides, those fish weren''t so far away. The chances of Leon killing them with a single arrow were quite high. The creatures were clearly visible in the shallow water, so he didn''t waste much time aiming. Leon shot and hit the first fish, but the arrow didn''t prate the fish''s body. In fact, Leon didn''t even make the creature bleed.

    "Damn¡­ those things are sturdier than they look."

    Bow and arrows with his current skills wouldn''t help Leon to eat fish. However, he wouldn''t give up after the first try. While using Earth Maniption and Strong Arms, Leon created a hole in the foreshore. Fortunately, the tide on that ind wasn''t strong and didn''t move all that much so that hole would stay there for quite a while. His skills helped Leon quite a lot, but he stopped several times to rest.

    "I guess I won''t find any wreckage of that ne¡­ my luck is terrible."

    Leon still didn''t find a single piece of the airne after several days, so it was time to give up and keep acting without hoping for a magnificent tool to appear suddenly.

    At noon, Leon finally finished the hole, now they just needed to make a passage to the ocean, and his fish trap could be used. Fortunately, it looked like only that would be enough. Even without being seen, the closer Leon got to them, the more agitated those fish became. One of them even jumped from the ocean and fell on the sand before Leon could even finish the passage. Even after several minutes of struggling, the monster didn''t look like it was about to die¡­ they were fish but could survive outside of water.

    "¡­ I must bring a big rock before I finish this."

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    Leon found a rock that weighs over twenty kilograms and let it fall over the fish monster''s face. Since the thing was too ugly, he didn''t want to eat that part. Since he was hungry, Leon ate the fish before finishing the trap, the thing was quite big, so there was no point in catching another. That fish alone would be his lunch and dinner.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cook.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Despite the fact that Leon only put a stick in the fish and toasted it in the campfire, he learned that skill. Also, despite its appearance, the monster was quite tasty. It was juicy to the point Leon thought he had used some seasonings.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon froze when he heard that. His health was still full, but his body recognized the poison within the fish. The poison was probable the juicy vor Leon felt¡­

    "Oh, man¡­ it was so good."

    For a while, Leon gave up on the idea of eating, but since he felt no changes in his health, mana, and stamina, he began to eat again.

    Congrattions! The skill Poison Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    By the time Leon felt full, the skill had leveled up again. Although it was insane eating something poisonous, he understood that skill coulde in handy someday. Besides, he needed more status points, and as long as he didn''t feel anything weird with his body, it was fine. That only meant the poison was weak.

    While Leon was preparing to resume his usual activities, he heard another roar. Without wasting time, he ran toward his shelter to hide. It was pathetic, but it had already be a habit at that point in time. Leon couldn''t imagine himself facing a creature that could destroy airnes, so the only thing he could was to hide and tremble in fear while hoping not to be noticed.

    "Pathetic¡­ is that it? Will I do this every time a monster appears from now on?"

    If his bow and arrow couldn''t do anything against those fish, it would be useless against anything. Aside from the points, he was receiving, there was no point in training with a bow, at least until he managed to build a better one, but it was impossible with the things avable in that ind.

    "Increasing my mana and recovery will give me more chances to use magic¡­ but it will not make me stronger. Should I try a different approach? Perhaps one of the other statuses will make me stronger and help my ability to manipte earth¡­"

    It was possible that Intelligence could help Leon in that regard, but then again, it would only make him strong in magic. For the peace of his mind, Leon also wanted to get physically stronger.

    "Well, if I can''t use free status, then I can only do it the hard way¡­"

    Status points were convenient, but there was a chance that Leon could raise his status without relying on them. The world changed a lot, and if he could be stronger and smarter with the magic of status, he could also do the same in the normal way. Leon trained with his bow until thest arrow broke; after that, he began his physical training.

    It was better to do several types of exercises to train his whole body, but before doing that, Leon had to confirm that he could get stronger doing things like push-ups. Now that his stamina had been quantified, he could do the same exact amount of push-ups before losing control over his body. However, even after that, repeating itself several times. He didn''t see any changes; he only received a notification after doing push-ups and copsing like a madman after two hours.

    Congrattions! Your Strength has increased by one point.

    Since Leon could train his Earth Maniption between push-ups sessions, it wasn''t like a total waste of time, but he hoped that would happen much sooner.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess not everything is that convenient¡­ besides, I''m still recovering from my weight loss."

    It was time-consuming, but it was a necessity. So, Leon decided to do push-ups until his strength increased at least one time every day. He also had to train his other skills, and one hour of practice was enough to grant him at least one free status point until they reached level five.

    That night, Leon decided to practicebining Earth and Water Maniption for a few hours, but after all those push-ups, he was so tired that he could barely keep his eyes open while was eating the fish he caught. Now that his days were filled with activities that demanded a lot of him physically and mentally, the days grew shorter, and the nights grew longer. At least his body would always awake at the moment the sun started to rise.

    Leon was so tired that he didn''t notice that fish bones were pretty sharp and durable and that those would make for good tips of weapons. He also didn''t notice thatnd absorbed the bones when he threw them away after eating. He was just too tired to notice that.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 35 +

    Stamina: 10 +

    Strength: 07 +

    Dexterity: 08 +

    Speed: 07 +

    Intelligence: 09 +

    Endurance: 14 +

    Control: 05 +

    Mentality: 08 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 35 +

    Willpower: 08 +

    Coins:02

    Status: 05

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 5, Throw Lv1, Analysis Lv 1, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 2, Mana Transfusion Lv 5, Earth Maniption Lv 10, Water Maniption Lv 3, Wind Maniption Lv 1, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv1,

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 1, Perception Lv 4, Pain Resistance Lv 12, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 1, uracy Lv 7, Craft Lv 11, Farming Lv1, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 1, Poison Resistance Lv 2.

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    When Leon woke up, he decided to do something different. He chose to mark on the nearby trees the number of days he had stayed on the ind. It wasn''t like because he felt like a prisoner in that ce, but because he wanted something to remind him of his time lost on that ind¡­ he wanted something to give him a sense of urgency. Thus, he marked the tree where he built his shelter.

    "One week, huh¡­ Time sure flies."

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was weird to receive a notification at that moment, but that only showed to Leon that he was seeding in not letting the situation get the better of him. Regardless, before anything else, he decided to finish his fish trap. He created a pathrge enough for a single fish pass with some difficulty, but once again, the moment he got too close, the fish jumped from the water toward him. Leon managed to fall back and avoid being hit by the fish and only saw the fish struggling near his feet again.

    "Phew¡­ that scared the crap out of me. Come to think of it¡­ I didn''t receive any notification after killing the first fish. I don''t see a level in the screen, so I guess I can''t level up, huh."

    However, Leon did notice a change when he brought a rock to smash that fish''s head. He checked his status screen and saw the very moment that his coins increased. Now, he had four.

    "Mmm? I had decided to forget this since there was no way I would be able to kill a monster¡­ but I guess I can obtain coins while killing even those fish¡­ but how can I use those coins?"

    Leon tried to click on the coins and concentrate his vision on it, but nothing happened. That meant he had to find a ce where he would use those coins. However, he wouldn''t be able to use it on that ind.

    "I guess I will put this aside again."

    Maybe it could be usefulter, but since it couldn''t help Leon to leave that ind, he decided to put that at the bottom of his list of priorities.

    Now that Leon had found a way to increase his strength, he had also to find a way to make good use of that strength when the time came. He considered a few possibilities; he could learn martial arts. Although he had no knowledge of how even punch properly, using the muscles of his back and things like that, he was pretty sure he would learn a skill rted to it if he punched and kicked a tree a few times.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Martial Arts.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    As expected, Leon''s guess was right. Although it was another skill he could use to obtain a few free status points quickly, it wasn''t something he could use against monsters like those fish. Leon didn''t really want to put his defenseless limbs near those things while they were alive.

    "I guess I will make a spear¡­ and a staff."

    Wood wasn''t much used to cause damage to the fish flesh, but if Leon made a thick and heavy spear, it would be durable and more powerful. A staff would be more convenient to use because it could cause blunt damage and because it could be used with more ease to block attacks.

    "It will take a while, but it will be worth the hassle."

    The older the tree, the more durable its materials would be. However, Leon didn''t have the means to chop down a big tree, so he looked for a few small ones. He also could raise a few until they be of the size he wants using his mana, but he decided to spend all his mana training Earth Maniption alone.

    Leon found a few trees that looked pretty good quite quickly, but he decided to chop them slowly. He only had a single improvised knife, and he didn''t want to waste time looking for another simr stone any time soon.

    After chopping the trees, Leon brought them to his camp. It was at that moment that he noticed that the fish bones had disappeared. A tree didn''t appear in its ce, of course, but the area around seemed more green than the surroundings¡­ as if it was full of life force or, in that case, mana.

    "I guess I can use the fish bones to make the trees I nt to grow faster¡­ but I can also use their sharp bones and increase the power of my arrows."

    Leon was aware that using the bones had a few limitations, but by breaking them in pieces, he could use those pieces at the tip of the arrows. However, he wondered if that would be fine, he didn''t notice that before, but if he tried to kill the fish from a distance, he would have to approach the other ones to pick the dead fish¡­

    "I will be safer if I use the spear."

    Leon spent the entire day cleaning and making the surface of his new weapons t; those could be his lifeline one day, so he couldn''t afford to make any mistake while using them. An uneven part could make him lose the grip of his weapon, and that could be fatal.

    After cleaning those thin logs, Leon spent the rest of the day doing push-ups until his strength went up once again. Leon had the impression that the push-ups got easier thanks to the fact that his strength increased, but he also felt that he had to do it for a longer time than the previous day.

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    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Around noon the next day, Leon finished his weapons. The staff looked pretty dull, but the spear looked quite imposing. He swung both of them around for a few minutes, and then he received the notifications.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spearmanship.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Staffmanship.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon felt quite satisfied with his work, not only that; those two weapons were quite heavy, so he expected also to raise his Strength while he practices with those weapons. That being said, he had to test the result of his hard work into action and confirm if it was useful, after all. Leon approached the fish trap, and another fish jumped toward him. This time he stopped the creature with the backside of his spear, and when the monster fell on the ground, Leon used all his might and attacked with his spear.

    "HA!¡­"

    The test had been a sess. Leon expected a little less from his weapon, but his weapon pieced the fish head quite easily, destroying it, and that was why he felt bad about it. The feeling of killing a living being while hearing the sound of flesh being torn apart was beyond unpleasant. That being said, that didn''t stop Leon from using that fish as his lunch. It was unpleasant to hunt his food, but he was in a situation where he couldn''t waste much time thinking about such things.

    "Sorry, little fish, but you attacked me first, and despite being so ugly, you are delicious."

    After lunch, Leon started to practice with his spear. Just as he had expected, moving that long and heavy weapon was making his stamina decrease at an astonishing pace. Regardless, after a few hours of training, Leon leveled up Spearmanship several times and also received a few pleasant news.

    Congrattions! Your Strength has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! Your Endurance has increased by one point.

    "Phew¡­ finally."

    Leon fell to the ground thanks to his exhaustion. To use the spear for a longer time, he had to make good use of his lower body, and that was probably why he was so exhausted and why his endurance increased. For the first two hours, he only felt tired and not a single bit of muscle aches, but now, Leon could hear every single muscle of his body screaming. The fatigue was still there, but the pain disappeared after ten minutes.

    "I need to increase my stamina to make this kind of thing more efficient¡­"

    Leon sighed. It was good to keep his mind busy, but finding too many things to do was also troublesome. Spending his mana and training Earth Maniption was easy; he just had to control as much as the earth he could, and then the skill would slowly level up. However, even though it was one of his main objectives, Leon didn''t feel satisfied with that, since he basically he only needed to train for one minute every ten minutes.

    "I also need to think of a way to increase my mana without free status points¡­ I probably can increase my stamina by running, but how can I increase my mana? Studying? It would be nice if I could, but I''m quite certain that I can''t increase my recovery without free status points."

    Leon couldn''t study, just thinking randomly about things wouldn''t probably help either. However, there was one thing that could help Leon in that regard: meditation.

    "That kind of zen stuff never picked my attention, but¡­ it is worth a try."

    Leon sat in the l¨®tus position and closed his eyes. Until now, he tried to keep his mind busy, and thanks to it, he had quite a hard time cleaning his mind. To make matters worse, every time. He forgot about the things he had to do to leave the ind. Leon recalled the faces of his parents and little sister.

    "Fantastic¡­ great way to be depressed."

    Leon sighed, but he wouldn''t give up so soon. Eventually, he managed to clean his mind of all his problems and worries. After one minute in that state, without thinking of anything, he received a notification.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Meditation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    <o>,m "I guess it won''t be that easy¡­ if this works like exercising my muscles, I will have to do this for at least two hours to confirm if this can increase my status. That being said¡­ what can this skill do?"</o>

    Considering that Leon only learned the skill after a full minute without thinking about anything, he would have to stay in that state for a while to see what kind of status would increase, if it could increase any status at all. Regardless, it was obvious that kind of action was deeply rted to things like soul and spirit. Leon didn''t see his mana increasing, so he decided to spend some mana and then meditate, and just like he had thought, Meditation was really rted to soul and spirit. Due to the fact that mana was the power of the mind or the soul, Leon recovered one mana point after that minute of meditation.

    "The effect is quite meager, but it should get better the more I use it."

    It would be better if Leon could meditate and train Earth Maniption at the same time, but again, the world didn''t be all that convenient.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 45 +

    Stamina: 10 +

    Strength: 09 +

    Dexterity: 08 +

    Speed: 07 +

    Intelligence: 09 +

    Endurance: 15 +

    Control: 05 +

    Mentality: 08 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 45 +

    Willpower: 08 +

    Coins:06

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 5, Throw Lv1, Analysis Lv 1, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 2, Mana Transfusion Lv 5, Earth Maniption Lv 11, Water Maniption Lv 3, Wind Maniption Lv 1, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv1,

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 2, Perception Lv 4, Pain Resistance Lv 12, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 2, uracy Lv 7, Craft Lv 13, Farming Lv1, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 1, Poison Resistance Lv 3, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 5, Staffmanship Lv 1, Meditation Lv 1,

 16 Chapter 15

    When Leon woke up the next day, he noticed that now he could control an earth sphere that had the same size of a fist. Thanks to that, he had an idea and decided to do some experiments. First of all, he changed the shape of it and created a somewhat short dart. The form wasn''t perfect, but it looked like the projectile of a crossbow.

    "I guess I need to work on that after I finish my water container."

    Leon made the dart fly around him, he tried to increase the speed, but it looked like it couldn''t be much faster than himself. He also had to train his Earth Maniption in that regard. Anyway, before Leon could run out of mana, he made the earth dart hit a tree. He heard quite a thud, but as expected, it barely scratched the tree, and the dart lost its shape and returned to the ground.

    "I see¡­ attacking using mana also decreases the amount of time the mana can be used."

    Perhaps Leon could ovee that problem if he makes the earth denser or if he tries topress it, but at that moment, that was beyond his abilities. He needed to train some more, but he could visualize that soon, he would be able to create a stone bullet and kill those fish. He wanted to take a shower again, but before that, he had to get rid of them. Leon recalled that on the first time he saw them, around twenty fish were looking at him, but despite having killed three, the number didn''t decrease, it increased. Now around thirty fish were waiting for the moment he would enter the ocean and be their meal.

    Since Leon had a lot of things he wanted to confirm, he only ran and meditated between the sessions where he trained Earth Maniption, and his tests paid off again.

    Congrattions! The skill Dash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! Your Stamina has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! Your Mana has increased by one point.

    The paths to get stronger and increase his chances of survival were quite varied. Leon also noticed some interesting things after those tests. For example, he had to meditate for a certain time to increase his mana. That being said, he didn''t have to do that a single time. He could divide that session into many parts; he discovered that because he didn''t have enough concentration to keep his head empty for a long time¡­

    The same logic applied to other stats. However, the less intense the activity, the less progress he would make; thus, Leon would need more time to raise them. Just like before, the secret of getting stronger was to push their bodies to the limit.

    "Let''s see¡­ I found the way to increase mana and stamina, but how do I increase health?"

    Following the same pattern of the other types of energy, Leon found two possibilities. However, both of them were very problematic. The first one was to inflict self-harm, and Leon didn''t want to do it. He didn''t want to increase his worries, and doing something like that, would also damage his mind¡­

    As for the second, it was to fight against monsters, suffer wounds, and recover naturally. That being said, Leon didn''t want to do that either. In a fight against that many fish in their habitat wouldn''t end well.

    "As I had expected¡­ increasing health will be difficult since it is directly rted to my life... No matter, eventually, I will find a way."

    Although Leon couldn''t find a less troublesome way to increase his health, it was a good idea to find a way to raise his other status. It was kind of hard to get smarter alone on an ind without anything to read, so Leon knew he wouldn''t be able to increase his intelligence easily either. Raising his dexterity probably wouldn''t be easy, as well. Leon was aware that eventually practicing with the bow would help him in that regard, but after practicing too many shots, nothing had happened.

    It looked like raising his speed would be like building his dexterity. As for Mentality and luck, he had no idea of how to use or increase them.

    "I will probably increase my control while using Earth Maniption, but again, it will be time-consuming. Well, I should just try to learn new skills and wait for something good to happen while training them."

    Since Leon was eager to take another shower and had no idea when it would rain again, he decided to stop digging the hole using Earth Maniption and began his training inpressing earth.

    "Let''s see¡­press,press. Concentrate all the earth in a single ce as much as possible¡­ Mmm¡­"

    Like everything Leon had done so far, he wouldn''t learn overnight, but every small step was a progress that eventually would lead him to perfection. Little by little, Leon improved the shape and the sturdiness of that ball of earth. Four dayster, he finally felt satisfied with the result of his practice. Using an earth sphere that had the same size as a marble, he hit a tree and caused arge crack in it. It was so sturdy that the sphere could be mistaken for a small iron ball since it made the three shake for several seconds.

    However, that wasn''t enough. Leon spent four more days controlling the sphere and increasing its speed little by little until it had the same speed as his arrows. On the morning of his seventeenth day on that ind, Leon woke up feeling like he wanted to y with the fish and also feeling like he could kill all the fish of the ocean to take a bath.

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    While Leon was preparing to kill those fish with magic alone, hepiled everything he learned the past week. Although he didn''t learn new skills, all his stats with the sole exception of luck had increased. Training Dash not only improved his stamina but now and then also increased his speed. Training the speed of his earth sphere also increased his dexterity and control. Meditation also increased his intelligence now and then¡­ and his non-stop and single-minded training made Leon increase his mentality and willpower.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 65 +

    Stamina: 19 +

    Strength: 17 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 11 +

    Intelligence: 13 +

    Endurance: 19 +

    Control: 10 +

    Mentality: 10 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 65 +

    Willpower: 10 +

    Coins:24

    Status: 09

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 5, Throw Lv 5, Analysis Lv 1, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 9, Mana Transfusion Lv 5, Earth Maniption Lv 15, Water Maniption Lv 4, Wind Maniption Lv 1, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 03,<sub> </sub>

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 4, Perception Lv 4, Pain Resistance Lv 12, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 4, uracy Lv 9, Craft Lv 13, Farming Lv1, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 5, Poison Resistance Lv 6, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 8, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 7,

    Leon progressed quite a lot in thest few days, but it was getting hard to level up his skills. Even Earth Maniption that he used dozens of times every day was progressing very slowly. Although his control and precision while using increased it, he still had a long way ahead of him. Leon barely could create a sphere with the size of a ser ball, after all. Regardless, he was feeling quite confident that he would exterminate those fish and take a bath that day.

    Leon approached the ocean and concentrated; he had to use all his mana to control a sphere with the sturdiness and speed he felt satisfied with. Their numbers were now close to forty, and even though Leon could easily kill all of them using the fish trap, he was determined to do it using magic alone.

    "Let''s see if those days practicing didn''t turn out to be a waste of time."

    It was hard to make something sturdy of sand or mud, so Leon made the sphere out of the ground in the forest. Although much mana was used to control even a small object like that, there were a few advantages. For example, as long as the target couldn''t move at stupid speeds, Leon would always hit, just like he did. On his first try, one of the fish got hit in the head and died instantly.

    "Ah¡­ don''t go away."

    The dead fish started to bleed and slowly was returning to the ocean, the tide was weak, but it could do that. Leon wanted to make a stock of fish in case he doesn''t find them again, but it couldn''t be helped. He wouldn''t enter their habitat and put himself in danger for food. Leon tried to move the sphere of earth inside the fish head to bring it to him, but he gave up when his mana almost became empty.

    "I can finally defeat them from a safe ce¡­ but it is troublesome that I can only do that only once each ten minutes."

    It was troublesome, but it was an alert not to let Leon get ahead of himself. He obtained some crazy abilities, but he wasn''t powerful. In the end, the job of killing the fish became quite a boring one. They were stupid and didn''t have ranged attacks, so they could only die without being able to do anything. Unfortunately, almost every single one of them was taken away by the tide. Only thest one became Leon''s lunch and dinner; despite that, he didn''t drop his guard. His objective was to clean his clothes and wash his body, so he waited for a few minutes. Only after half an hour, he felt safe to enter the ocean and clean himself, but he didn''t rx for a second.

    Although there was no one around, Leon felt quite troubled to train naked while waiting for his clothes to dry. Regardless, he couldn''t afford to wait. More than two weeks had passed since the crash, and he barely had the power to kill a fish that looked like slime inparison to dragons.

    "I meditated a lot thesest few days to increase my mana¡­ but the growth is so meager. Shall I spend more time using my body than just staying still?"

    Despite the fact that he was increasing his mana without relying on free status alone, Leon was feeling like he was wasting time sitting for two hours doing nothing. He was getting impatient, there was no sign of the airne wreckage, and Leon didn''t see airnes or ships passing nearby. The only things he saw in thest weeks were dragons and fish¡­ he was getting really impatient.

    "It is obvious that I have to rely on magic to return home¡­ but how long will I have to train on this damn ind? I don''t want to spend years here only to return home and find my own grave in my hometown''s cemetery!"

    Leon breathed in and out several times to calm himself; there was no point in getting angry. He only had to keep training, and eventually, he would have the skills to return home.

    Since he was overthinking, Leon decided to spend the rest of the day training with the staff and spear instead of meditating. He was thinking of useless things because he had too much energy to spend. It was time to train until he copses from fatigue.

    In the end, Leon thanked himself for that, because the next day when he woke up, he found his new neighbors: a group of fish that were blue, had tridents, and could walk.

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    Leon started to wonder if he was still sleeping when he saw those monsters, but those thoughts disappeared from his head when he saw those creatures'' red eyes, their sharp fangs, and fins. Adding to that, Leon saw the corpses of the fish behind those three visitors.

    "Ah¡­ They are their evolved forms¡­"

    Leon slowly started to walk backward, those creatures lost the chance to catch him by surprise, but they still looked ready to fight and look for the main culprit of the death of those fish.

    While those creatures were waiting for something, like a divine revtion from the heavens telling them that Leon was the culprit, he decided to move. He dashed, grabbed his wood spear, and prepared himself to fight. He had yet to learn how to swing that weapon properly, but he had no other option but to learn while fighting. Leon didn''t want to run and show his back to those creatures.

    At the same moment, Leon grabbed the spear. One of the two-legged fish opened its mouth and shot a water ball as fast as an arrow. Leon managed to react in time and block the projectile, but he felt his arms aching after the impact. If that hit him directly¡­

    "Oh, shit¡­ why now? I barely have decent weapons or magic powerful enough to fight. Damn it!"

    There was no meaning in getting mad, he didn''t expect that, but the corpses lured those creatures to this ce. Oblivious to Leon''s concerns, another fish jumped and prepared to impale him with its trident. Leon started to sweat cold. Contrary to his piece of trash weapon, that trident looked terrific. It looked like it had been made by a cksmith that has magical skills, and the things even emanated a blue glow.

    It was no time to admire the enemy''s weapon, so Leon transfused his mana using his legs and created a small earth sphere. That thing looked far more powerful than the fish, but he could kill it in a single strike. He just had to destroy its brains through its mouth. However, Leon stopped. He couldn''t use his skill like that. He could use it only once, and there were two other monsters. To make matters worse, Leon noticed another monster preparing to spit a water ball.

    <o>,m "Give me a break!"</o>

    Leon prepared his spear to block the water ball and made his earth sphere hit the face of the second monster. He held back, so only a part of his mana had been used. Despite that, his attack stopped the monster''s charge and made the creature fall near him, dizzy. Leon blocked the water ball, once again, he endured the pain, but he felt shivers when he heard the sound of his spear cracking.

    "No way¡­"<sub> </sub>

    It wouldn''tst long, so Leon had to act fast. Without a hint of hesitation, he pierced the head of the fallen monster with his spear, killing it. After that, hebined Strong Arms and Throw to attack another monster who jumped to attack him. His attack barely caused damage since the tip of the spear didn''t hit anything, but it gave Leon enough time to pick the trident of the dead monster.

    With the trident in his right hand and controlling the earth sphere with his left, Leon faced the monsters. The difficulty level decreased a bit, but he still was in a race against time. Soon his mana would dissipate, and he would lose control over the earth sphere. Despite being fish monsters, the creatures flinched when they saw Leon controlling a small sphere of earth, it was small, but it was enough to stop their change. They were smart, Leon couldn''t underestimate them, but they couldn''t underestimate Leon either. The two creatures looked at each and nodded; one secondter, they opened their mouths.

    "Ah,e on!"

    Leon charged forward because he didn''t want to make their work any easier. He threw the trident with all his might toward the first monster and ran toward the second while using his left arm to protect his face. Half a secondter, Leon got hit and felt his left arm snapping like twigs.

    "Ugh!"

    For some reason, he only got hit once. When he lowered his broken arm, he saw that the trident had hit the interior of the monster''s mouth. The creature didn''t die, but it was bleeding and in pain. Before he could lose the chance, Leon made the earth sphere hit the face of the monster that attacked him. Once again, he held back; he didn''t want to copse due to mana exhaustion.

    His attack made the monster stagger, and Leon attacked it with a drop-kick. The creature fell, and Leon fell over it. He got lucky because that sealed the creature''s movement and even gave him the chance to steal its weapon. He did it and tried to hold the trident with both hands, but he lost control over his left arm. So, he only attacked using his right. Again and again, he attacked. Little by little, the trident pierced the creature''s flesh. Blood fell over him and near him like rain, but he didn''t stop, not even when the creature stopped moving. He only stopped when his stamina ended, and he fell exhausted. He got lucky once again because his throw killed the second monster¡­

    Even after he recovered his stamina, Leon was breathing with difficulty. Covered in blood, he looked like a maniac. He only returned to his usual self when the pain in his left arm began to bother him.

    Leon trembled; he had just killed three intelligent creatures. He had just survived a battle to the death with them¡­ they were monsters, but their blood was also red. Their blood was warm¡­ Leon killed the monsters from a simr species the previous days like it was nothing. He only thought of them as food¡­ but now, he became aware of the fact that they were in the same position. They both were at the lowest part of the new food chain.

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    Before anything, Leon went to the ocean and checked for enemies. A few more of those fish had appeared, but he killed them. At that point in time, there was no meaning in hesitating. The war between humans and monsters had already started, and his hands were already dirty with blood.

    Enduring the throbbing pain in his left arm, Leon washed his body in the ocean. He didn''t know if the blood would attract other creatures, but he couldn''t care less. He didn''t want to stay dirty with their blood. After that, he fixed the position of his arm so that it could heal. As if Leon had be a monster himself, his arm returned to normal after ten seconds. That was the power of the recovery.

    "Don''t think about it, don''t think about it¡­"

    Leon returned to the corpses of the monsters he had killed and grabbed their tridents. Those would be useful if others tried to attack him, but first, he had to get used to that weapon. Now that his head was cool, he noticed that the monsters were quite short. They were only 1,20 meters tall, and their body wasn''t that impressive. Despite that, they could jump five meters in height easily. Their tridents were on the short side, so Leon would be able to use both in each hand. But first, he had to discover what that blue glow in them was.

    "Come to think of it¡­ I think I saw a monster simr to these in a game. What was the name again?"

    Sahuagin''s Trident

    It grants the user the skill Water Ball.

    Cost: 05 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds.

    While Leon was busy trying to refresh his memories, the analysis skill activated. Sahuagin was the name of those monsters, but to think that a weapon could grant someone the ability to use magic¡­ Leon couldn''t but think that he just wasted time learning all the skills. However, based on his experience, he was pretty sure that skill wasn''t that convenient.

    "I have to check¡­"

    Leon used the skill. A water ball flew from the tip of the trident and hit the tree he chose. However, unlike his earth sphere, it didn''t even damage the tree that he hit, it only slightly shook. Not only that, but Leon also didn''t learn the skill, and he couldn''t control it either. It was like a gun; he just had to aim and pull the trigger. It was convenient, but that wouldn''t help him with his goal of going back home.

    <o>,m "Tch¡­ at least it is sharper than my spear."</o>

    Now that Leon had three very sharp spears, he could work with more ease to improve his shelter. However, the only thing he was thinking about was the possibility of another attack done by those monsters. He was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but it was clear that those monsters had an underwater base nearby.

    "A fence won''t help if more of those monsterse, and it will take too much time to build it¡­ I guess I will have to move to the center of the forest and create several traps around."

    It was troublesome, but it was the only way. Otherwise, Leon wouldn''t be able to sleep soundly at night. The ind wasn''t all that big, so walking to the beach wasn''t a problem. Leon spent the rest of the day moving his shelter to the center of the ind. After that, he checked all the surroundings and marked the paths the monsters would most likely use to explore the ind and look for him. Digging holes would be easier now that he was physically stronger and could use Earth Maniption; the problem was making almost invisible traps.

    "I will find a way; I will die if I don''t."

    Leon didn''t know why, but monsters didn''te to attack him during the night. It was probably due to the fact that he didn''t kill all that much fish the previous day and because the corpses of those three were absorbed by the trees Leon nted. Regardless, he spent the day digging holes around the ind, the next day, he chopped down several trees and made stakes, and finally, on the third day after that battle, he put those stakes in the holes.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Trap Creation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Trap Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Trap Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Trap Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Trap Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Trap Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Trap Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon wondered how that skill would help him, but he didn''tin since he obtained several status points. In the end, the best thing Leon managed to do was to put some branches inside the holes and put leaves above to hide the hole. It was so obvious and cringy that Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at it. At least at night was impossible to notice.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 77+

    Stamina: 19 +

    Strength: 17 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 11 +

    Intelligence: 13 +

    Endurance: 19 +

    Control: 10 +

    Mentality: 10 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 77 +

    Willpower: 10 +

    Coins:104

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 8, Throw Lv 5, Analysis Lv 1, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 9, Mana Transfusion Lv 5, Earth Maniption Lv 16, Water Maniption Lv 4, Wind Maniption Lv 1, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv3

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 4, Perception Lv 4, Pain Resistance Lv 12, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 4, uracy Lv 9, Craft Lv 15, Farming Lv1, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 5, Poison Resistance Lv 6, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 8, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 7, Trap Creation Lv 7

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    Although that forest was quite dense, Leon decided to make his water reservoir near his new camp. He would find a way to make the water from several spots run toward his tank, so it was fine. Although it was a pain to start from scratch, it was necessary.

    While Leon was digging the hole and thinking of making a bathtub made of earth, suddenly, the entire ind started to shake.

    "Woah, Woah¡­ what the hell is going on now?"

    It was an earthquake; it was so intense that Leon even fell on the ground. Several coconuts and bananas also fell, but Leon was more worried about what woulde next. An earthquake near the ocean was never a good sign¡­

    "Please don''te, please don''te¡­"

    That ind was pretty close to the epicenter of the earthquake, so pretty soon it came¡­ a tsunami.

    "Jesus Christ¡­ I''m screwed."

    Coming from the west, Leon felt intense winds before he could see even the wave. He looked around, trying to find a sturdy tree that could endure the impact. Unfortunately, not a single tree looked that sturdy. They seemed pretty young as if it wasn''t the first time a tsunami had hit that ind. Regardless, Leon hugged with all his strength thergest tree he found. He had to endure the strength of the ocean, and he couldn''t let the water push himself, or he would die.

    As if those trees were sticks, several of them got knocked down by the wave. Leon didn''t waste time thinking that those were literally the trees that could only produce the fruits and the water he could eat and drink. When the wave hit him, he only thought about his family. The wave tried to push him, but he endured using Strong Arms. Several trees hit him while being pushed by the wave, bones started to break at an rming rate, but Leon endured it all while seeing the image of his family engraved in his mind. They were all smiling, but then the image in his head started to burn, the more pain he felt, the more the image burned. Leon didn''t want to think about it; he avoided thinking of that possibility¡­ but it was clear that monsters had invaded the world and were destroying his hometown, his homnd. That much was clear because he didn''t see a single airne or ship in three weeks, even though he was supposed to be near their routes.

    Eventually, the trees stopped hitting him and breaking his bones, but the ocean was still trying to push him. Much to his surprise, several trees endured the wave, and after five minutes, it finally stopped. Almost every single bone in his lower body had been broken, despite having the chance to sit down and breath, Leon didn''t do it, because that would only cause him pain. He decided to wait in that same position for his body to heal, but then¡­ the wind came again.

    "Oh, shit¡­"

    It was a bad joke; it had to be¡­ to think that a second wave woulde. Leon was exhausted since he used his stamina as much as possible, and now he had to endure the second wave with low health and low stamina. In the end, Leon just clenched his teeth.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It has been quite a while since the time Leon had leveled up that skill, but he leveled up twice in the next few minutes while the ocean was treating his broken bones pretty badly. Since Leon didn''t have time to fix the positions of his bones, when his body healed, it only recovered a few wounds. The broken bones just stayed like that. As if that wasn''t enough¡­ Leon started to feel hungry. It was the price to heal his body faster, calories¡­

    When the second wave was over, Leon clenched his teeth again and sat down, embracing the pain. He had to fix the positions of his bones as soon as possible, that would be painful, but it couldn''t be helped¡­ that day was one of those bad days everyone has to face now and then¡­

    When Leon was about to start fixing his legs, he heard the wind, and his heart sunk. That was too much¡­ what was the point of all that? Why struggle so much? He was doomed, no one would rescue him, and the chances of him escaping that ind were stupidly low¡­ he would have an easier time growing wings. Leon sighed¡­ he never considered himself a mentally weak person, but he felt quite disappointed with himself. After just three weeks alone, he was already about to give up.

    "I''m so pathetic¡­"

    Always running away and always choosing the less painful path¡­ always trying to do things to feel good about himself. Pathetic ws¡­ but thanks to those pathetic ws that Leon found the strength to hug the tree again. He didn''t want to die in the stomach of a shark; at the very least, he wanted to die out of the ocean. If he had to choose where he wanted to die, he wanted to die in prison, not in the fence. With those thoughts in mind, Leon survived the third wave and stayed on the ind.

    Several hours had passed since the tsunami; it was night, and Leon was watching the starry sky in the same position he felt after the tsunami ended. The bones of his lower body were still broken, but he didn''t feel like fixing them anytime soon. He just felt like staring at the starry sky that he could see now clearly, even in the middle of the forest¡­ all thanks to the fact that the tsunamis destroyed eighty percent of that ind vegetation.

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    Leon didn''t sleep that night; he only stared at the sky while thinking once more how small and powerless he was. Now he could put in his curriculum that he survived an airne crash and a tsunami, but those achievements meant nothing to him. Even after doing that, he couldn''t go back home and confirm with his own eyes the safety of his parents and little sister. He was so weak and pathetic that he couldn''t deal with some water and earth that had not even mind themselves.

    When the sun rose, Leon decided that it was time to stopining. The ways he thought to return home were stupid, but doing nothing was even more stupid. Leon fixed his legs and then started to analyze the damage. He lost everything; he didn''t have time to grab the Sahuagins Tridents. Leon would have to start from scratch again.

    "... There are a few coconuts and banana trees; I can rent them to increase their numbers if I need to."

    His mana had grown a lot, and with his recovery, Leon could create a decent stock of food if he wants to, but he didn''t feel the urge to do it at that moment. With luck, that earthquake may have destroyed those monster''s base, but Leon didn''t want to rely on luck any longer, so he remade his traps. After that, he made another knife, but this time he made one using magic in order to create something far sharper. Leon hurried to give the shape and burn the mud. In the end, he seeded in making the mud bing as hard as a rock. It was all thanks topressing it as much as possible, it was small, but it was better than his previous knife. Despite his sess, Leon felt nothing.

    "Well, those knives have a pretty good bnce... shall I make some throwing knives? It will be faster to use them than making the tip of a single spear. Besides, I can train Earth and Fire Maniption at the same time."

    Leon felt like he could make something better and more convenient, but his mind wasn''t working at full speed yet. So, he decided to do the first things that came to mind. Increase his stamina and train Fire and Earth Maniption while making those throwing knives.

    Eventually, after making a few dozen throwing knives, Leon got tired of it and began to meditate, even though it was quite easy using magic without thinking of anything. Before, he felt like meditating was a waste of time, but now it was quite convenient. He didn''t want to do anything or think of anything, after all.

    For the next few days, Leon just did that, meditate and train Earth and Fire Maniption, he lost some weight to recover from his wounds, but he didn''t feel like eating either. He didn''t even try to put the throwing knives he created to good use. Things only started to change when he was checking his traps and saw some weird nts he hadn''t seen before on that ind.

    "Mmm?"

    When Leon touched it, he felt a weird reaction, he felt like the nt was trying to give him something invisible, but it failed. When Leon focused his eyes in that nt, Analysis skill activated, and a blue screen appeared before Leon.

    Blue Angel

    A medicinal herb capable of healing tired souls. Its leaves can restore the mana of those who eat it.

    Leon frowned when he read that, how could a nt restore mana. It was only possible if that nt was... from the same ce the monsters came. Leon was pretty sure he hadn''t seen those nts before, and that meant that the tsunami brought the spores of that nt to the ind.

    "I wonder if I can rent this nt leaves and create more of them... I will only know if I try."

    That nt had five leaves, Leon carefully picked them in order not to kill the nt and nt the leaves nearby that one. That nt was blue, Leon tried to look for simr nts, but he only found two others a red and a green one. Their descriptions and effects were pretty much the same.

    Red Angel

    A medicinal herb capable of healing the wounded body. Its leaves can restore the health of those who eat it.

    Green Angel

    A medicinal herb capable of healing the tired body. Its leaves can restore the stamina of those who eat it.

    Leon did the same, picked the leaves, and rented them near the first nt. The next day Leon found some sprouts in the ces he nted the leaves. However, he couldn''t elerate their growth by transfusing his mana. Those nts could only absorb the mana from thend.

    "Well, I knew it couldn''t be that convenient."<sub> </sub>

    Despite that, Leon was looking forward to the growth speed of those nts, the tsunami had happened five days ago, so it was possible that they could be adult nts in five days¡­ if Leon could obtain mana from hundred of those nts, he would be able to train his Earth Maniption much more.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 83+

    Stamina: 23 +

    Strength: 17 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 11 +

    Intelligence: 13 +

    Endurance: 19 +

    Control: 10 +

    Mentality: 10 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 83 +

    Willpower: 10 +

    Coins:104

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 8, Throw Lv 5, Analysis Lv 1, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 9, Mana Transfusion Lv 5, Earth Maniption Lv 18, Water Maniption Lv 4, Wind Maniption Lv 1, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 4,

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 4, Perception Lv 4, Pain Resistance Lv 14, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 4, uracy Lv 9, Craft Lv 16, Farming Lv1, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 5, Poison Resistance Lv 6, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 8, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 9, Trap Creation Lv 7,

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    While Leon was waiting for those nts to grow, he decided to do a few tests. He made a few pretty decent throwing knives when he was moping around, but he wasn''t sure if that was because his mind wasn''t thinking about anything or if it was due to something else. His mana and Earth Maniption didn''t grow all that much in that short amount of time, but he felt now that he had more control over it.

    "Is the control stat helping me? I thought that would only influence my control while moving objects and projectiles, not in the creation of things..."

    Since his control grew while he was training the speed of the earth sphere, he concluded that was the case, and he was still thinking that was the case. That was why he decided to do some tests. Before, when his strength increased, he felt that his wood spear had gotten lighter. That meant, strength increased his physical power. But what about its intelligence? That increased his magic power? That was why he got more skillful faster than usual? That was what Leon wanted to know.

    Since doing many things at the same time would make Leon have a hard time reaching a conclusion. He decided to meditate and increase his intelligence until the nts grow. Five dayster, his intelligence and mana increased by twelve points, and when he tried to create a weapon, he noticed that now he had the power to create a knife of the size of his forearm. It wasn''t really a knife; it was already a short-sword. The shape wasn''t perfect, but he even received a new notification.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: cksmith.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon wondered why he didn''t receive that notification sooner, but it was probably because he didn''t think of creating weapons when he made the throwing knives, he just gave a random shape and repeated the process many times.

    "I thought this isn''t metal; the system is treating this like weapon creation, huh."

    Since Leon just burned earth, his weapons looked had been carved out of volcanic rocks. Since it was durable, it could cut and pierce things with the help of brute strength, but it was far from the level of the Sahuagins'' Tridents.<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, Leon knew now that he could improve his magic powers by meditating alone. That being said, he couldn''t just meditate all day long. While thinking of a way to implement that new piece of information in his routine, Leon walked to the ce where he nted the Blue Angels, and there he found six adult nts, and each one had five leaves on them.

    "Five days, five leaves, huh. It will take a while, but if I manage to find a way to store those and transport them with me, perhaps I won''t have to rely on my recovery so much."

    Leon checked the other nts and confirmed that the green and red ones also only needed five days to be adults. To test their effects, Leon used his mana and ran around the ind. After eating a single leaf, he recovered ten points of mana and stamina. It was better than he thought, and those were also quite delicious. The blue one tasted like a grape and the green one like lemon.

    "I guess now, and then I can use them as seasonings to make those fish tastier."

    Before doing that, Leon decided to nt all those leaves. Although the tsunami caused considerable damage to Leon''s mind, things were starting to work well again. That being said, there was a chance that another earthquake could happen and cause another tsunami. So, Leon decided to create a chest made of earth and bury it underground to protect samples of those nts. He was pretty sure those would be essential from now on, so he couldn''t afford to lose them.

    Now that Leon''s mind was working well again, he thought of a few things to do. It was a pain, but since he was practicing his skills while he was at it, he nted several random trees around and made them grow using his mana. All that was to create a natural fortress and to protect him from the rain. The forest became even denser than before thanks to it, after that, he nted a few other trees only to chop them off. He didn''t want to wait for rescue, but in the dim chance that someone may approach the ind, he decided to put messages on the four cardinal points of that ce. Using trees, he connected several of them together, making the word HELP.

    Now that Leon could create some pretty big weapons, he decided to make his life more convenient in order for him to have as much time as possible to train his magic. First of all, there was no meaning in making a house per se now that the dense forest worked pretty well as a roof, so Leon only needed walls. It would be nice if he could create walls made of wood that could withstand a tsunami, but that was a bit unrealistic. In any case, he started to nt trees, help them grow, and chop them down. After a few days, Leon managed to build a wall that was twenty meters long and wide. That would be hisst line of defense, but before trying to make his another line of defense, he made a small pool and an aqueduct connecting the sea to it. Leon made it small so that those fish couldn''t cross, and thanks to that, now he could clean himself every day.

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    Well, I guess I need to make a supply of clean water."

    Rain in that part of the ocean was unpredictable as always; sometimes it would rain an entire day, sometimes it would rain for half an hour. Regardless, Leon had to make good use of it. Leon had to work for a while, but he managed to find the points where it would be easier to gather water and connected those points to his camp using aqueducts. Since he could create an infinite amount of trees, something like that wasn''t trouble. Just a bit time-consuming.

    Leon even started to wonder if it was a good idea to nt as many trees as possible in case another tsunami happens. He just had to dig and nt those trees, so their roots would be profound and perhaps could withstand the power of a few tsunamis. However, Leon gave up on the idea because if his in fails, all those trees would push him to the ocean. The n was sure to backfire him.

    Although Leon didn''t need to go to the ocean anymore unless he wanted to eat fish, he would go there every day, and each time he killed all those fish even if he those he wouldn''t be able to eat. He didn''t know when, but Leon was sure those coins would be useful someday. One of those days, Leon had an idea, perhaps he wouldn''t be able to cross the ocean by swimming, but it was a good idea to learn the skill and train it a little.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Swim.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon tried different types of swimming styles, but he didn''t learn any skills by doing so. However, when he dived for a few seconds, he learned a new one.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Underwater Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon felt satisfied with and for a time enjoyed the view, but soon he lost interest and hurried to the shore because a new group of fish was approaching.

    "I don''t know how, but I guess they can feel my presence... that scared the crap out of me."<sub> </sub>

    Leon''s control over the water wasn''t anywhere near his Earth Maniption, but he managed to use it to increase his swimming speed, and with the help of Strong Arms, he escaped the ambush.

    The next days passed without anything happen; it looked like the earthquake really had destroyed the sahuagins'' base or something like that. Every day he killed dozens of fish to be able to swim and level up his skills, but the evolved ones never came.

    At a fearsome pace, the ind was bing more colorful thanks to those new nts. However, at some point, Leon decided to stop nting every single new leaf since that was too time-consuming, and he only needed more mana. So, Leon chose to rent only the blue angel leaves. While storing the red leaves in case something happens and asionally using the green leaves to train his body.

    However, after one month, Leon stopped renting the blue angel leaves as well. Even though he could train and eat the leaves white collecting them, it was too time-consuming. He had more than two thousand of those nts, and that meant that he could eat the same amount of leaves every day forever, and he wouldn''t run out of them, but to do, he had to spend an entire morning eating something very sweet. He wasn''t getting fat thanks to his exercise routine, but his stomach wasn''t that big.

    "I guess it is finally time to make a few prototypes of boats."

    Leon knew the design of a simple boat, but since it would be made of earth, he had to make a few adaptations. Thanks to the level of his skills and his supply of blue angel leaves, he could make a simple boat in one hour, and by making the earth bing something like volcanic stone, he didn''t have to spend mana on maintaining the boat''s shape. However, he found a few problems.

    "It is durable, but it is heavy... I will have to put some air containers under the boat, but I can''t make them very thick, or it will be useless. I also have to train my Wind Maniption; if I want to reach Asia as soon as possible, I can''t rely on natural winds alone..."

    The boat was heavier than Leon thought, so probably a sail made of coconut leaves wouldn''t help all that much. He had to make a sail made of the same material as the boat because if in the middle of the trip something to the sail happens, he would be doomed.

    "A paddle made of stone will be heavy... if even I bring with me some of those green leaves, it won''t be enough. It will be especially dangerous if I get attacked while using a paddle."

    In the end, the answer was to make everything thinner, but that was also dangerous because the thinner the boat, the frailer it would be. Leon thought that in a month or two, he would have the skills to leave the ind. However, he couldn''t be more wrong. He needed to make the boat sturdy but light enough for a single st of wind to make it move several meters at a decent speed. That only meant one thing, Leon had to train his skills even more until he reaches that level of mastery. It looked like he wouldn''t eat anything but blue angel leaves for a while. He had no other choice but to eat until he is about to puke if he wanted to return home as soon as possible.

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    Leon trained his skills diligently to one day create the boat that he wanted. However, he also had to prepare for the worse in case he couldn''t create such a ship. He had to have a n B; his n B was to run over water, and now that he had a massive supply of green leaves, he didn''t need to increase his stamina, he just needed to increase his speed. That being said, his stamina would increase while he tries to increase his speed, anyway.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 174+

    Stamina: 38 +

    Strength: 28 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 17 +

    Intelligence: 39 +

    Endurance: 25+

    Control: 16 +

    Mentality: 14 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 110 +

    Willpower: 15 +

    Coins: 712

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 12, Mana Transfusion Lv 9, Earth Maniption Lv 24, Water Maniption Lv 9, Wind Maniption Lv5, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 9, Swim Lv 4,<sub> </sub>

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 6, Mental Fortitude Lv 6, Perception Lv 6, Pain Resistance Lv 14, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 7, uracy Lv 9, Craft Lv 19, Farming Lv7, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 8, Poison Resistance Lv 9, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 8, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 17, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 7, Underwater Resistance Lv 2,

    Since Leon now could use blue angel leaves to recover his mana, he decided to put fewer points in recovery. However, recovery was something natural that happened periodically, so it wasn''t a good idea to neglect that stat.

    "I should run for a few days to test if that is really possible..."

    Leon grabbed several green angel leaves and ate them whenever his stamina decreased. In the past, he thought that he would be able to run at his top speed indefinitely if his recovery and stamina reach one hundred points, but he was wrong. The faster he got, the more stamina he had to use. That being said, it wasn''t something that bothered him now that he had those leaves.

    Although it was boring, the days Leon passed meditating passed rather quickly. Inparison, the fifteen days Leon spent running; he felt like he was in hell. He only ran during the day and paused several times, but the muscle aches made sure that he wouldn''t feel bored. Regardless, after fifteen days of training like that. Leon finally obtained the speed to run over water.

    "Oh, boy... I can''t believe this."

    Leon had no idea what the hell was going with Earth, but it was definitely something bad now that humans could obtain the power to do something like that after a few months of training. Regardless, the first part of the test wasplete, Leon confirmed that when he outran those fish that he always ate. There was a chance that he would find faster monsters if he try to leave the ind by running over water, but that wasn''t something he would think of now. Since he only had to use stamina to run over water, he could use mana to attack the monsters that may approach.

    "Now, the next phase is... run over water with a box made of stone."

    Leon tried to create a box as thin as possible, but with his skills, he only managed to create one that was as thick as his fingers. If he tried to make one thinner than that, several cracks would appear around the box. It goes without saying, but the box would be used to carry the green angel leaves.

    "This is ufortable as hell..."

    Leon created a box that had the same size as a backpack, and since it was all made of earth, the surface of it was so rough that it could easily peel Leon''s skin. Nevertheless, he had to endure that. Leon tried to run with it on the beach and noticed that he had lost a lot of his speed, the box had almost fifty kilograms so that it couldn''t be helped.

    After confirming that n B was usible, Leon decided to return to his usual routine of training his most essential skills equally while thinking of new ways to leave the ind. He couldn''t spend too much time focusing on a single n, otherwise, if he fails, he may be depressed again, and the next time he could really give up. He had to create several usible ins before putting them into practice to keep his hope alive.

    After several days of thinking while training, Leon finally had a new idea. One day, he just suddenly recalled his carefree high-school days and the time he spent ying games. In many of those games, Leon had to pass by some floating tforms... that gave him the idea that he could avoid the ocean altogether. But instead of creating several tforms that would make him cross the ocean, it was much more convenient to create a single and move it around using his mana. It was like he would drive a flying car... but the car would be just a piece of ground big enough to let him sit.

    "Another crazy idea... but with blue angel leaves, perhaps..."

    Leon decided to test it; he transferred his mana to a piece ofnd andpressed it to make it sturdy enough to endure his weight. It was very thin but sturdy andrge enough to let him sit with his legs crossed. Unfortunately, thanks to his weight, his mana was consumed much faster. At this rate, he could barely maintain that piece of earth flying over ten seconds...

    "If I eat a blue angel leaf, I can increase my time on it for a second, but... I need to train more."

    Leon put that idea on the list of stupid but usible ns, once again, the only answer he had was to keep training.

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    Before Leon could notice, four months had passed since his life on that ind started. Since he was always focused on his training and thinking of new ways to return home, he didn''t notice how fast time was passing. While Leon was staring at the marks he put on the tree showing how many days he spent on that ind; he had another idea that made him forget about the time he spent there.

    "Mmm... maybe I can control the wind and create something like a suit that will grant me the skill to fly."

    Leon''s control over element earth was still far from perfect and controlling wind was harder, but he wouldn''t know if it was impossible or not unless he tries. As it turned out, Leon did it. It required a stupid amount of time concentrating, but he could make the wind envelop his body. However, just as he had expected, soon, he found a few problems. Using wind, he could levitate and could even maneuver his body in mid-air, but he couldn''t do it for long. Not only that, the moment the wind covered his body, he almost lost contact with everything. He couldn''t feel the sand, the heat, or the outside air. Thus, he couldn''t eat blue angel leaves to keep the wind around his body.

    "I can''t cover my entire body... I guess I should only cover my torso."

    Leon also tried that, but by doing so, he couldn''t carry the backpack made of stone, and he couldn''t carry the blue angel leaves. He tried to control the wind to cover only the front side of his torso, but then he lostpletely the ability to fly. He only could levitate without moving.

    "Ah... it is impossible... maybe if I someday learn how to create wind, perhaps I will be able to fly by using it the like propulsors, but until then... it is impossible to escape flying."

    Leon put that n at the bottom of his list of ns; he had no idea how to create earth, and the chances of him learning how to create wind before earth were close to none.

    "Maybe I should change my approach... instead of trying to make my mana be earth, I should use mana to change earth first..."

    That kind of thing still was part of the Earth Maniption, so it would help Leon train the skill. It wouldn''t be a waste of time, but Leon had no idea how to do it. Leon tried to do that for two weeks until he decided that he was making a mistake somewhere. Several more days passed while Leon was trying to discover where he was failing. Fortunately, his memories gave him a good hint. He recalled his battle against the Sahuagins and the single time he used the water ball. Leon didn''t notice when the monsters attacked, but when he used the skill, he saw the water ball appearing in front of him. However, the water ball didn''t suddenly appear. Only a small droplet of water appeared at first, it was hard to notice because the ball would increase its size stupidly faster.

    "I see now... I can''t just change a whole object suddenly. I have to do it in parts..."

    That was a valuable hint, perhaps with that, Leon couldn''t even learn how to transform his mana into earth, but first, he decided to change what he could see.

    "Calm down, calm down... baby steps, baby steps."

    To start from the absolute beginning, Leon moved to the beach, and there he dirt his hand with sand. It was easy to see the grains of sand in his hand, so he decided to change those that got stuck in his hand. He barely used any mana to obtain control over those grains, but that wasn''t his objective, he had to change those grains of sand.<sub> </sub>

    After a while, the grains of sand were floating above Leon''s hand, and his hand waspletely clean. It looked like just seeing and wishing for the grains to change wasn''t enough. Leon had to do something else¡­

    "Now what¡­"

    While Leon was pondering, he had an idea. What if while he is using Earth Maniption, he isn''t actually manipting earth, what if he was manipting his mana and his mana was manipting earth? When he thought that, it became clear why he had to use more mana to keep controlling the earth.

    "Do I need to put more mana?"

    Leon tried to infuse more mana into the grains of the sand, but nothing happened. However, when he did it again while wishing for the grains of sand to be steel, he ended up spending a lot of mana, and the white sand became grey.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Transformation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Finally¡­"

    Leon finally understood the principles of magic, and why he failed so many times, to do everything that wasn''t normal, he needed mana. To obtain control over objects, he needed mana to control those objects he needed mana, and to transform those objects; he needed to use even more mana. To make sand be something sturdy like steel, he needed to use mana to strengthen the sand.

    "That exins why that water ball didn''t suddenly appear¡­ with enough mastery, perhaps I can create something fast like that."

    However, Leon noticed a few problems. Obtaining control over something like earth was easy while doing the same with other elements was hard. However, the more dense the element, the more mana he would have to spend to strengthen it¡­ it looked like Earth would be the hardest element to transform and create following that logic.

    "Oh, well¡­ I wasn''t expecting anything easy anyway. What is the matter now is that I can something thin, but sturdy."

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    Leon immediately tried to transform the other elements. However, they worked in different systems. Strengthening water was making it colder, and then it would be ice. With wind, with enough mana, Leon could even create electricity. As for fire¡­ it only makes it hotter.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Transformation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Transformation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Transformation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "The cost to use those skills is stupid¡­ but I''m sure those will be useful. I will have to train them."

    Leon felt that it would be easier to train Earth Transformation before trying anything moreplicated. However, he had to confirm what of those would be more efficient to use. It took a while, but eventually, Leon managed to produce a single grain of sand.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Creation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Much to his surprise, when he tried to make a single steel grain, he ended up using the amount of mana he used while obtaining control and change a single grain of sand. It was so small and looked so pure that it seemed to be a small crystal.

    "So, I guess the mana used doesn''t change. The only real difference is that by transforming, I don''t have to create the material¡­ it is less troublesome, and since there is earth everywhere, it is more convenient. The same applies to wind¡­ the problem will be how to create fire."

    That being said, even though it was convenient to learn how to produce fire, Leon didn''t need it. Now that he could create steel, he didn''t need fire to harden the earth anymore.<sub> </sub>

    "I should eventually learn it, but it shouldn''t be my focus¡­"

    Leon already could imagine several uses for those skills, now that humans could use magic, the possibilities were endless. For a second, Leon begun to visualize himself doing something, he saw in a TV show a long time ago. A guybined earth and water to create wood and using it to create several structures. It didn''t look impossible for him to learn, but it would take a long time since Leon needed a huge deal of concentration to transform regr sand into metal.

    "Ah¡­ I should try that¡­ use wind as a propulsor under my feet."

    Leon wanted to test that possibility, but he decided to take things slowly. He only tried to create wind after he learned how to create water, and surprisingly, it was much morefortable, and less mana was used.

    "It is probably thanks to the density of the elements¡­"

    The number of options was increasing, but Leon was aware he couldn''t forget the basic skills like Earth Maniption. Now that he had a lot of options, he just had to train until he has the power to put all of them to good use.

    Two months passed, and Leon kept training his skills vigorously, and even though he still wasn''t satisfied with the level of his new skills, he decided to make his first attempt to escape that ind on the first day of his sixth month on that ce. Leon barely could create a knife made of steel, so he decided to cross the ocean in a boat made of earth.

    Leon did a few tests in the previous days, and those fish couldn''t even scratch the boat with their attacks, they tried to jump and attack Leon, but they died in mid-air before they could do anything since Leon exploded them with a st of wind. The boat''s design and shape were also much better than the first one Leon made, it was good enough that one could barely feel any unpleasantness while sitting in that boat made of earth.

    "Here goes nothing¡­"

    Leon jumped in the boat and made a st of wind hit the sail, the first try, the boat didn''t move much, but with the help of the momentum, the second st of wind made the boat move quite fast. Leon made gusts of wind hit the sail several times, and then he began to eat the blue angel leaves that he had stored in the several backpacks made of earth. He was moving to the west, toward Asia. In no time, the ind was getting smaller and smaller, and Leon''s heart started to race. Barely one minute had passed, and he had traveled more than one kilometer¡­ at that pace, he probably would reach the continent before the end of the day, but then it happened.

    Suddenly, the boat was hit by something. Before Leon could understand what had happened, he saw himself in mid-air, and the boat split in two falling to the ocean. Then Leon saw it¡­ the terror of the oceans that had been extinct thousands of years ago, The Megalodon Shark.

    The damn thing had twenty meters of length, and it was five meters wide. Its mouth was so big that it could eat Leon in a single bit, the monster was looking at Leon waiting for him to fall and Leon froze when he saw those vicious red eyes, but soon he recovered because he wouldn''t die there. Using the same st of wind that he used to move the boat, he hit himself to fly back to the ind. Leon''s bones started to break like sticks, but that was nothing. The fear of that damn thing made him ignore the pain. Fortunately, his body was much lighter than the boat, and a st of wind made him fly for dozen of meters.

    The monster followed Leon hoping that his mana would end before he could escape, but eventually, it gave up. When Leon fell on the beach like a broken puppet, the Megalodon give up since it was too big to approach¡­ That was Leon''s first attempt and his first failure.

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    Leon was checking his status while trying to understand the reason of his failure, that being said, one didn''t have to be a genius to understand that the ocean now was being controlled by abyssal monsters the megalodon.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 298 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 40 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 35 +

    Intelligence: 52 +

    Endurance: 33 +

    Control: 22 +

    Mentality: 17 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 150 +

    Willpower: 18 +

    Coins: 2124

    Status: 03

    Skill List<sub> </sub>

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 19, Mana Transfusion Lv 9, Earth Maniption Lv 29, Water Maniption Lv 14, Wind Maniption Lv 11, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 14, Swim Lv 7, Earth Transformation Lv 13, Water Transformation Lv 08, Wind Transformation Lv 6, Fire Transformation Lv 4, Earth Creation Lv 8, Water Creation Lv 6, Fire Creation Lv 4,

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 7, Mental Fortitude Lv 8, Perception Lv 8, Pain Resistance Lv 17, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 11, uracy Lv 9, Craft Lv 25, Farming Lv 7, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 11, Poison Resistance Lv 10, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 8, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 21, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 13, Underwater Resistance Lv 6, Wind Resistance Lv 04,

    As much as Leon wanted to find another exnation while analyzing his status and skills, he couldn''t. He wanted a logical exnation, but the true answer was something illogical, like the return of an extinct creature like the megalodon. Such an irrational thing was so annoying that Leon had a headache.

    "¡­ n A failed, now the n B¡­ it will result in failure too."

    Leon would have to have much more speed to try to outrun a megalodon, and even if he obtains that speed, his safety wouldn''t be guaranteed because the monster would attack from underwater, and Leon couldn''t see it through. If Leon tries to run for a year, perhaps he can be faster enough to avoid surprise attacks, but he was pretty sure that things wouldn''t go so smoothly. Even if he escapes the megalodon, other things may attack him on the way to the continent, like the dragons that can use Fire Breath. Besides, he only noticed that recently, it was getting harder to increase his status while doing things like meditating and running.

    "I guess that unless I create a big ship made of steel, there is no way I will be able to survive a few hours in this ocean¡­"

    Leon was undoubtedly getting stronger, but that was certainly an utterly stupid idea. He had to train for two months to be able to create a knife made of steel. Although he spent a lot of mana making it since he was a bit perfectionist, it didn''t change the fact that it would take hundreds of years before a single human can obtain the power to create such things.

    "Although I did fly using the st of winds, that is too impractical. I don''t have enough health do endure that attack more than a few times, so I can''t use that method to fly."

    Leon still couldn''t try the wind propulsor because his control was still weak. That was the problem of having multiple ns; he could never focus on a single thing. Regardless, it was time to test the floating tform once again.

    "No¡­ it is not enough. Even if I use that and escape the megalodon''s reach, there are still dragons flying, and they asionally appear. Even if they don''t find me, I''m bound to find other monsters¡­ I have to train and think of a way to move away from a monster and attack at the same time to buy time."

    The answer to Leon''s problem was the ability to use multiple skills at the same time. It wasn''t like using Strong Arms and Dash together, two skills that could work just by thinking of them one time. It was to learn how to use earth, water, wind, and fire maniption at the same time to attack, defend, and increase his movement.

    "Hah¡­ I''m tired of finding those new ''answers.''"

    In the end, Leon was back to the drawing board. Although he was a bit depressed, he confirmed that he had the skills to leave the ind, he just needed the power to protect himself from the dangers he would find out of the ind.

    "I can create weapons made of steel, but I doubt that even if created Excalibur itself that I would have the physical strength to kill a megalodon or a dragon. Besides, I would rather stay away from them than attack up close¡­ I guess I will have to give up on my strength training and meditate as much as possible to increase my mana and intelligence."

    Leon reached another point where he had to make a choice, but it was inevitable. Since the time he defeated the sahuagins, he didn''t use his physical strength, and now that he could make projectiles of steel, he had no reason to fight up close. When he fought those monsters, he charged forward because it was the only way, but as a person who didn''t have any martial knowledge, he would rather fight using magic.

    "Well, if someday I learn how to make weapons that grant me skills like the sahuagins'' tridents, I will change my mind, but for the time being, I will follow the path of magic."

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    Leon tried to act like usual, but his behavior changed after he failed in his first attempt to leave the ind. He stopped eating fish, banana, coconuts, and only ate the blue angel leaves and drunk water. It was absolutely necessary to increase his magic powers as fast as possible.

    While Leon was practicing his basic magic skills, he started to ponder about the best ways to make good use of his powers. Although he only had mana to create a single steel knife every ten minutes, inparison, his mana was also capable of letting him create a few earthnces of the size of a decent tree. Using those could probably buy him a few seconds in a fight against a megalodon, but not more than that.

    "Jesus Christ¡­ why the hell am I visualizing a battle against that damn creature?"

    The weight of such a projectile was bound to cause some blunt damage, but inparison, if he could make a few smaller but sharpnces made of steel, he could use it over and over again with less mana. It was weird, even though it looked like telekinesis, Leon could control a steel knife as long as he infuses his mana with it. He thought he would learn a skill like metal maniption, but he didn''t. The steel knife was considered an object made of earth.

    "I guess big weapons made of earth will only work if I want to buy a few seconds in a battle, as for the ones made of steel, I will only use them when I wish to kill the enemies."

    Leon started to work on creating a few steel spears. As long as he controls them, he probably would receive the bonus of the Spearmanship skill. But, first, he had to see how much of those he could control at the same time and for how long. Since Leon wanted his spears to be as much durable and sharp as possible, it took him a week to create a single one. However, once again, he felt satisfied with the result. The spear was thick and weighed over thirty kilograms, but Leon was sure that it wouldst for quite a while. He created another, and when he tried the third one, he noticed that it was his current limit. He couldn''t control more than three objects at the same time. Perhaps he would be able to increase over time, but it was hard to be sure.

    Regardless, the spears were so powerful that using his magic, Leon could chop trees with a single swing. He couldn''t even cut half of a tree using Strong Arms and Bashbined with the spear, so that only showed him that his magic powers were far ahead of his physical strength. However, he could only keep their strength for three minutes. Only one minute if he decides to use the tree spears at the same time.

    "I guess it will be more efficient if I create a tform made of metal instead of one made of earth. Considering my weight and the weight that the tform will possibly have¡­ I guess one minute is also my limit."

    Leon could increase the period of use of those by eating blue angel leaves, but then again, he didn''t want to rely on external sources of power too much.<sub> </sub>

    Once again, two months passed in the blink of an eye. Leon tried to endure the training and worked hard for two months without a pause, but then, he got sick of it. He got sick of eating nothing but nt leaves every goddamn day. It was to help him to obtain the power to go back home as fast as possible, but he was sick of it, and it couldn''t be helped.

    Although his progress was clear like the day and Leon felt eager to keep the same pace, he decided to take a break from the intense training and decided to spend the day rxing. By rxing, Leon killed several fish and grilled them, but since he had nothing to do, he trained his magic, relying on his recovery alone. After several months without eating meat, Leon felt like eating until his stomach starts to scream because the next day, he would return to the routine of eating nothing but leaves.

    With that in mind, Leon grilled and eat several fish. Surprisingly, it looked like his stomach had grown a lot while he was not looking. Although the exterior didn''t change, the interior wasn''t full even after Leon ate the fifth fish. That day was a rxing day like Leon didn''t have since he arrived on that ind, but soon he started to regret it.

    Since Leon spent several hours grilling the fish, a lot of smoke left the ind, and in the middle of the day, that smoke turned into quite a sign for anything nearby. No enemy from the sea could attack him, but flying monsters were another matter altogether.

    Leon froze when he heard the sound of several roar approaching. It didn''t look like it belonged to dragons, but a pack of monsters would be troublesome like a single dragon. The squeals were very acute; it looked like it belonged to a long bird, and Leon didn''t know any animal that could make that much noise.

    However, there was no reason to be afraid. The forest was dense, so the monsters wouldn''t be able to attack him by the sky. They would have toe bynd, and fortunately, Leon finished his second line of defense. He created a wall around the first one, and it was one hundred meters long and wide.

    Soon the creaturesnded, and Leon couldn''t contain his curiosity, his walls wouldn''tst long against a massive number of monsters, so it was better to recognize the enemy and strike first. But Leon frowned when he saw the two meters tall birds¡­ it looked like he had been transported to the Jurassic era. In front of him, Leon could see a pack of pterodactyls.

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    "Dear mother of God... what just happened to Earth?"

    The end of the world really was a scary thing, to think that it would grant human powers and even bring back creatures that had vanished from the millions of years ago¡­ it was just too crazy. Regardless, it wasn''t time to observe the monsters. Leon touched his spears and infused them with mana before making them fly toward the monsters.

    "Mmm?"

    Although they were scary as hell, the pterodactyls were quite weak. Leon''s spears pierced them as if they were made of cotton. Leon regretted when he sent his spears flying as fast as possible only to pierce the monsters without any resistance, but in the end, only to get stuck in some trees.

    Leon forced his mana to pull off the spears, and this time he tried to focus less on power and more on precision. He made his spears spin vertically and then moved them toward the creatures. Leon frowned once again when a rain of blood fell on his camp¡­ the pterodactyls were too weak.

    "Ah... I get it. Their advantage is their numbers and their mobility in the air."

    Since they couldn''t attack from several directions while flying, they were pathetically weak. In just thirty seconds, Leon eliminated twenty of them without letting them even scratch his fences.

    "That was surprisingly¡­ fast."

    Honestly, Leon didn''t know if those monsters were just too weak of his spears were too sharp. Regardless, he approached the creature only to feel shivers while looking at those big birds.

    "To think I would end up causing such carnage¡­ I wonder if they taste like chicken."

    It looked like istion was already deteriorating Leon''s sanity; he shook his head to get rid of those thoughts. It was probably due to the fact that he didn''t eat meat for months that his mind was working like that analyzing how much meat those monsters have.

    Many weirds things were happening, but it looked like Leon had seen only a few of those. He concluded that when he saw a tome near one of the pterodactyls'' bodies. Despite the forest being dirty with blood, the tome was surprisingly clean but more important than that, Leon saw some weird symbols in the cover.

    "What is this?"

    When Leon touched the book, it disappeared, and suddenly he received the knowledge inside the book. He felt a headache, but soon it ended.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Freeze Lance.

    Cost: 10 mana<sub> </sub>

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds.

    A new skill appeared in Leon''s skill list. Although he didn''t learn the skill by himself, he could make it stronger. That being said, like the skill he could use while equipped with sahuagins'' trident, it had several restrictions. It couldn''t be used continuously, and it would disappear after hitting a target.

    "Mmm¡­ I wonder if humans are learning skills like this. But why the fish didn''t drop anything? I killed thousands of them¡­"

    It was probably because only monsters that had a certain level of strength could drop those tomes. It was weird, but it was good for humans; it would give them the chance to learn offensive magic quite fast, something that Leon had to spent months practicing to do¡­ It seemed quite unfair now that he thought about it, but considering that it was something that could save lives, Leon decided to forget it.

    "The power of this skill is ridiculously weak¡­ Is it because it is only level one?"

    Regardless, Leon had means of attack much more powerful than that skill; he would only use it to obtain a few free status points. Since those monsters didn''t cause much trouble, Leon decided to keep the campfire lit during the day from that day onward. The pterodactyls gave him a lot of coins, and if they could give him more skills, he wouldn''tin. There was a chance that he could lure other troublesome monsters, but Leon was willing to take that risk. As long as they weren''t dragons...

    Now that the battle was over, Leon decided to return to his feast. While he was eating, he decided to reinforce the walls of his camp with steel tes. Now that new enemies appeared, that much caution was necessary. That being said, it would take a few days before Leon could cover all the walls.

    A few dayster, Leon was making a steel te while eating blue angel leaves while making a face as if he was chewing the worst sandwich ever. Although he was supposed to be concentrated on the job, his concentration started to wane, and he began to think if there was a way to digest all those leaves faster.

    "Mmm¡­ I wonder if I can make potions out of those leaves."

    ording to Leon''s knowledge of fantasy stories, some potions didn''t have to be drunk to show effects. There was a chance that his body could absorb the mana from the nts without digesting it. However, it couldn''t just pass the mana by touch. So, Leon decided to smash those nts until it bes a powder and mix it in water. The result was¡­

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Alchemy.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon mixed the powder in clean water, and after that, he put it over his skin, at first he felt a bit itchy since the liquid was a bit viscous. But soon, the feeling disappeared, and the liquid was absorbed by his skin. However, it was only absorbed when his mana wasn''t full.

    "Great. It is tasty, but I''m already sick of it eating this day in and day out."

    Leon made one more discovery, and thanks to it, his training sped up a little bit.

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    After one month, Leon finally managed to cover all the walls with steel tes, and since he had nothing better to do, he decided to practice his control over the spears while creating his first line of defense. While he was doing, he got attacked by a few groups of pterodactyls, but only that. He killed them, but he didn''t find other tomes. It looked like the drop rate was low, and he got the Freeze Lance purely by chance.

    One day, while Leon was wondering if he could replicate the Freeze Lance in order to use it without worrying about the cooldown time. However, he wasn''t interested in using that skill; he was curious if he could learn new skills by creating magic projectiles and using them to attack.

    "Considering that I didn''t learn anything while using the steel spears and the earth sphere¡­ I need to create the magic projectile at a fearsome speed and shot it almost immediately. It will be difficult to reach that level of mastery, but it is better than calling the name of the skill and losing the surprise element."

    Although Leon didn''t learn new skills while using the steel spears, his Spearmanship was increasing, and he was quite happy with that because the speed and power of his attacks were increasing. Regardless, he still wanted to learn those offensive spells by himself, since once again, it was getting hard to obtain free status points.

    Like always, Leon decided to begin with small steps. Since the element earth was too dense and a lot of mana was used to create it, Leon decided to start with water since wind and fire were hard to control for the opposite motive. The secret of spells like Water Ball and Freeze Lance was speed; everything had to be done extremely fast, the creation and the firing. Leon decided to create a water bullet as quickly as he can and fire it as soon as it was ready. After several days of training, he reached the point where he could create a water bullet and fire in just one second, but he didn''t learn a new skill.

    "I''m still too slow, huh¡­. What a troublesome and pesky system."

    That being said, Leon wasn''t frustrated. He could understand why the system didn''t recognize his attack at a fully-fledged spell; it was because any enemy could see and counter-attack before Leon could finish the spell. Again, it took Leon a few weeks before he could reach the system''s standards. Despite that, he endured because he was leveling up his other skills at the same time.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Bullet.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Cost: 05 mana

    Regardless, the system''s standards were quite high. Leon had to create and fire the projectile in an interval of 0.2 seconds. Another problem with offensive spells was the fact that they could only be used at full power, and once they hit the target, Leon would lose control over them. He couldn''t even control their trajectory.

    "I guess everything has its advantages and disadvantages¡­ but the power of the bullet is quite decent."

    Leon could see a hole of the size of a bullet in the tree he used as a target, and considering that the skill would grow stronger while giving him free status points, there was no reason not to use it.

    The next morning, Leon put another mark on the tree he was using to count the days. While he was training, he never felt like counting the days he was there, but after seeding in learning an offensive spell alone, he decided to count.

    "¡­363, 364, 365¡­ I have been here on this ind for one year."

    Leon immediately started to regret his actions, because of a single sess, he dropped his guard only to notice the reality of the situation he was in at the worst time possible. Leon felt like someone throw at him a bucket of cold water. All the results of his ward of work of thest year immediately disappeared from his mind, and Leon felt like his body became sluggish.

    Once again, Leon started to question the point of everything, why he was struggling so much? Despite the powers that he acquired, he still couldn''t imagine himself surviving the trip back to the continent. Leon had never imagined that he had so little willpower. Although he worked hard to receive the chance to study abroad, he was once again ready to give up. Even if he returns to his home... his home, his hometown probably wouldn''t be even there. He could see a dragon crossing the oceans quite frequently, so the situation in the continents was supposed to be far worse than his actual situation. Even if he returns, he won''t find his home, his family, his hometown¡­

    Health: 25 +<sub> </sub>

    Mana: 529 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 40 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 35 +

    Intelligence: 101 +

    Endurance: 33 +

    Control: 49 +

    Mentality: 33 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 200 +

    <o>,m Willpower: 29 +</o>

    Coins: 5412

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 19, Mana Transfusion Lv 9, Earth Maniption Lv 38, Water Maniption Lv 19, Wind Maniption Lv 15, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 17, Earth Transformation Lv 22, Water Transformation Lv 12, Wind Transformation Lv 10, Fire Transformation Lv 9, Earth Creation Lv 15, Water Creation Lv 15, Wind Creation Lv 8, Fire Creation Lv 9, Freeze Lance Lv 7, Water Bullet Lv 1,

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 7, Mental Fortitude Lv 10, Perception Lv 10, Pain Resistance Lv 17, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 15, uracy Lv 15, Craft Lv 35, Farming Lv 7, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 17, Poison Resistance Lv 15, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 20, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 30, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 27, Swim Lv 7, Underwater Resistance Lv 6, Alchemy Lv 21, Wind Resistance Lv 04,

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    Leon spent a few days in that state where he had no motivations whatsoever to do anything, but eventually, he resumed his training because it was the only thing he could do on that damn ind. Regardless, Leon started to mark the days in a new tree since the first one was already pretty beaten up.

    "Sorry, Wilson. Sorry for damaging you so much, but considering that you depressed me, I guess we are even."

    Leon named the first tree he marked the days ''Wilson'' and named the second tree as Wilson''s son. That tree would probably make Leon feel depressed in a year, too. So, he mercilessly marked the days in the second tree. He started to wonder if he was already going insane by naming trees, but Leon felt like he was still mentally healthy, and he would stay so as long as he doesn''t start to harm himself to prove that he was alive or something.

    Now that Leon learned the Water Bullet, he decided to learn the strengthened version. The process was quite simple, he just had to pour mana in it, and then the water became ice.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Bullet.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Cost: 10 mana

    Since Leon had a vast amount of mana, the recovery stat, and a nearly infinite amount of blue angel leaves, he leveled up those skills pretty quickly. In half an hour, he leveled both skills, and they reached level seven, and it was usually at that level that the process would slow down, so Leon decided to learn other skills.

    Leon learned earth bullet quite fast since he already knew the process; the only difference it was that he had to pour more mana, even more mana than he had to use while creating the Ice Bullet. Things only got difficult with wind and fire, Leon had to use less mana to create them, but since his control over those elements were weak, the spell was easy to fail because the energy could disperse.

    However, Leon eventually managed to learn those two. He felt like it was time to create bigger magic projectiles, but he gave up on the idea. Leon was feeling like he was neglecting his primary goal of learning how to control more objects with his mana. After four months of practicing, he barely could control four spears at the same time.

    "Well, maybe this is enough¡­ if I use my mana to control the tform that will transport me and use two spears to blind the enemies, maybe I can survive the trip."<sub> </sub>

    Although megalodon was a terrifying creature, Leon was pretty sure its eyes weren''t made of diamonds and that he could damage them. The problem was, what if he gets attacked by more than one. Those monsters were big as hell, so perhaps only four could attack him at the same time. So, following that logic, Leon could only escape such ambush if he could control eight spears at the same time without considering his tform. Leon had a long way ahead of him before he could control so many things. Besides, he didn''t have the mana to control one object permanently without relying on blue angel leaves.

    Considering that Leon couldn''t see the monster approaching underwater, he would have to fly quite high to have enough time to react, and thus, he would have to consider being attacked by dragons¡­ but if he could blind megalodons, he probably could blind dragons as well. The problem will be if he finds one that can destroy an airne almost instantly, like the first one he saw.

    "Suddenly, building a ship made of steel doesn''t sound a stupid idea anymore¡­"

    Considering that Leon could now make steel tes in ten minutes, it wasn''t a bad idea. The problem was that he had no knowledge of how to build a ship. A vehicle of that size had many mechanisms to keep it running. Besides, even if he manages to create one, he didn''t have the engine to make it move. Relying on his sts of wind to move a ship heavy enough to withstand the attacks of a Megalodon was too unrealistic¡­ in the end, Leon could only rely on speed to escape from the monsters and power to buy time.

    Leon kept training and trying to visualize other ways to escape the ind without having to use brute force. At some point, he wondered if it wasn''t a bad idea to wear some iron boots and use them to reach high altitudes and find his way back home like that. However, soon Leon gave up on the idea; he still could remember that he had a hard time breathing when the airne fell. Besides, it wasn''t that high, and dragons could fly at that height. If he tries to fly even higher, he would have a difficult time keeping his body warm.

    "Another unrealistic in¡­ even if I can use magic, everything is over once I stop breathing."

    Leon also considered the possibility of covering his body in mirrors to keep his presence hidden, but he imagined that wouldn''t work. That megalodon didn''t attack him because Leon had a lot of meat, it was because of his mana. Once Leon recognized that he gave up on that idea. It was possible that all those monsters could detect his presence by feeling his mana.

    "So incredibly annoying¡­"

    Leon even considered the idea of creating an artificial ind, he could create all kinds of dirt, and he could make trees grow, but to make such a thing float, he would have to create some massive air containers and put it under the artificial ind. Rather, the entire submerged side of the ind had to be made of those containers. It was another unrealistic in¡­ in the end, the fasted method was to open the path with blood and steel.

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    Six months passed in the blink of an eye, and Leon finally had enough power to permanently use a steel tform that could move him without relying on blue angel leaves. Leon built the tform and made it have the shape of an armchair; he was currently flying around the ind trying to improve its speed while thinking.

    " I have to make things more efficient¡­"

    Using his mana to fill the objects he created using the four elements, Leon could obtain control over those things for precisely one minute. He wanted to find a way to use the things he wanted to use for the exact amount of time he wanted to use. That way, he would be able to save mana.

    However, no matter what Leon did, to obtainplete control over the things he wanted to control, he needed to fill them with mana. If he tries to use less mana, he won''t obtain control. Then Leon discovered something, he indeed could spend less mana to control certain things, but those things had to have a low-density. Sacrificing the durability of his spears, he created new ones that had empty space inside them, making it lighter, and thus less mana was used.

    "No, this is not what I wanted¡­"

    In the beginning, Leon thought that he eventually would obtain better control over his mana. Although he did obtain better control, it was thanks to the intelligence and the level of Earth Maniption. It wasn''t something he was doing consciously. Intelligence increased the power of his mana, and the more the skills leveled up, the skills themselves became more efficient. Still, Leon was wondering if there wasn''t a way for him to obtain full control over his mana to do what he wanted as long as he wants.

    It took a few more months for Leon to understand what he had to do, but he eventually noticed it. Instead of just putting his mana and waiting until the object gets filled, Leon just had to do that himself. Once he manages to envelop his mana in the outeryer of the objects he created, he obtained control over them, and just as he wanted, the time he could control it decreased, but the mana used also was reduced.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Reinforcement.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I see now¡­ when I put my mana, the objects I create be engines that obey my will. They will work and consume energy at their full capacity, but if I control them in every aspect, the consumption of energy bes more efficient."

    Surprisingly, that skill could even be used to strengthen his own body. However, its effectiveness was rather low. For example, before Leon could control five spears for 122 seconds, now he could do it for 123.

    "Well¡­ it will get more efficient the more I level up the skill."

    Leon was right, even his physical stats only increased by one point, but at least the skill had potential. By using it, it would be more efficient, and he would be able to learn how much mana he would have to apply to control the spears for the exact amount of time he wanted.<sub> </sub>

    ? Regardless, several weekster, while Leon was training to master his new skill, he had a new idea. What about if he could create an iceberg? If he could create one big enough, it could endure the attacks of Megalodons. However, he also gave up on that idea. The ice melted quite fast in that part of the world. Even though he used blue angel leaves and his recovery also helped, half of the ice he could create melted after ten minutes.

    Leon tried to make the ice using saltwater, but it only resisted a little more. It was another failure. Despite the failure, Leon didn''t felt depressed. He just returned to his usual routine of never-ending training.

    After almost one year, Leon finally finished his third line of defense. The fences made of wood and reinforced with steel tes now covered the entire forest of the ind. It was kind of rough, but seeing so many steel tes around himself, Leon started to feel as if he was back to civilization. The bed and the ceiling were still made of leaves, and his clothes were in tatters, but despite that, he didn''t feel all that much that he was in a Godforsaken ind. He had clean water, food, and things to keep his mind busy. In fact, he didn''t even need to wait for rain anymore. Leon could create his own water to drink or take a shower.

    "Mmm¡­ maybe I should try that."

    It wouldn''t help Leon all that much, but Leon decided to make a raincloud just for the fun of it. Strengthening the air, he mixed hot air and cold air. That was the usual process for him to create electricity, but he separated them to create a rain cloud. However, soon Leon stopped because he had spent too much mana. Despite that, the dark rain cloud slowly moved upward without going in any direction; it just floats above the ind. Leon repeated the same process. Another rain cloud formed and joined the other. Then Leon regretted his actions, the cloud was rather small, but he could see electricity passing by the clouds.

    "I don''t like this¡­"

    Then, it happened. A lightning bolt fell from the skill and hit a tree nearby, the impact and the sound make Leon feel dizzy. Fortunately, it only had hit a tree destroying it because the cloud was small, but if it were a little more powerful. Leon would have died since he was surrounded by metal.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Lightning.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 500

    Leon''s mouth stayed wide open for a while after he received that notification. It looked like certain spells had certain rules to be recognized as offensive spells¡­ Regardless, Leon felt like he had be a monster indeed.

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    Different from his first Lightning, the second one didn''t scare Leon all that much. As expected, Leon had to concentrate for a while, but once the cloud formed after ten seconds, it hit the exact ce Leon had designated to hit. It wasn''t powerful like the ones he had seen in storms, but it was stupid powerful magic nheless¡­ and it was at level one.

    "¡­I bet with this; I can surprise a megalodon."

    That being said, Leon wouldn''t use it. It requires time to be used, and it used a lot of mana. Leon decided to train that skill now and then, but his goal still was to use the steel tform and the steel spears to go to the continent and then from there find a safer way to go home.

    Days passed fast while Leon was training his skills, despite his constant vignce, nothing really major happened. He thought that someday the smoke he used to attract pterodactyl would attract a dragon, but fortunately, it never happened. Even if it happens, Leon had already a n to deal with that, he dug a hole and would use it to protect himself from the mes of a dragon.

    "I guess they don''t approach because the oceans belong to the megalodons¡­ I don''t know if I feel thankful knowing the fact that the dragons'' power isn''t absolute or if I feel depressed that I will have to face such creatures both in the ocean and in the skies to survive the trip."

    Just knowing that both creatures could oppose each other was bone-chilling. Leon could easily imagine a movie of those two abyssal monsters facing each other and bing a blockbuster.

    One day Leon started to ponder if he could ride a tornado to escape from the ind, he was confident that he could obtain and level Wind Resistance to decrease the damage he would receive, but soon gave up on the idea. Even if he could start one, there was no way to control it. He would be able to free himself from the dangers of the megalodons only to chain himself with the chains of the uncertainty. In the worst-case scenario, he would end up in the middle of the Pacific ocean with no ind on sight.

    Leon didn''t want to admit it, but he already became used to his daily life on the ind. The darkness of the night didn''t scare him anymore, and the fact that he didn''t hear any human voice in almost two years didn''t bother him. Despite that, there were days where he couldn''t help but worry. Nothing unusual happened in those days, but once in a while, there were days were Leon would forget his goal. He trained because it was already a habit, and he didn''t recall his goals or his family. Those days were the worst because after noticing that, he would feel his heart grow cold, and he also felt like something was stuck in his throat.

    The next days after those kinds of days, Leon would work hard two times more. He was determined to go back home, but considering the difficulty level of his goal, he couldn''t help but force himself to be patient. Regardless, Leon started to question if someday he wouldn''t just forget about his goal¡­ since he barely could remember the voices of his parents and little sister.

    Scared of that possibility, on the day of his second anniversary on that ind, Leon decided to escape using the steel tform and hisnces. He knew that he wasn''t ready, but he had to try. He had enough power to control three objects at the same time without relying on blue angel leaves, and he could fly at forty meters per second, but still wasn''t enough.

    Leon started to fly at his top speed. He was flying one hundred meters above the ocean, but still, that wasn''t enough. Suddenly a massive megalodon jumped from the sea at a fearsome speed. Leon didn''t want to believe that thing could reach him, but it did. While sweating cold, he attacked the monster''s eyes with his spears while he maneuvered to avoid the impact. Despite his fears, he seeded in doing both. Leon pulled his spears back, and the shark fell on the ocean while its eyes were bleeding, causing a massive ssh.

    However, Leon didn''t have time to celebrate. Two others jumped at the same time to attack him; once again, he seeded in evading and attacking the monsters'' eyes. Since he attacked with his full power, he started to eat the blue angel leaves, but he stopped when he saw the two megalodons falling in the ocean, but he didn''t see the first one.

    "What the..." Leon frowned.

    Leon didn''t like that, so, without thinking twice, he decided to return to the ind. Suddenly the other two megalodons came to attack him, and one of those two had blood in its face. Leon recognized that it was the one in which he attacked him first. At that point in time, Leon was wasting mana, he decided to fly higher to avoid their range, and the bastards finally gave up when Leon was flying two hundred meters above the ocean. However, Leon didn''t drop his guard. Instead of that, he hurried to go back to the ind when he saw a massive flying monster approaching in the distance. It was a dragon.

    Leon managed to escape, but that situation confirmed his suspicion once more, he wouldn''t be able to escape without killing those monsters.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 821 +<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 40 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 35 +

    Intelligence: 152 +

    Endurance: 33 +

    Control: 73 +

    Mentality: 42 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 300 +

    Willpower: 47 +

    Coins: 15123

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 19, Mana Transfusion Lv 9, Earth Maniption Lv 47, Water Maniption Lv 26, Wind Maniption Lv 22, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 21, Earth Transformation Lv 25, Water Transformation Lv 16, Wind Transformation Lv 18, Fire Transformation Lv 17, Earth Creation Lv 27, Water Creation Lv 31, Wind Creation Lv 15, Fire Creation Lv 16, Freeze Lance Lv 7, Water Bullet Lv 7, Ice Bullet Lv 7, Wind Bullet Lv 7, Fire Bullet Lv 7, Earth Bullet Lv 7, Mana Reinforcement Lv 31, Lightning Lv 10,

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 7, Mental Fortitude Lv 14, Perception Lv 10, Pain Resistance Lv 17, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 19, uracy Lv 25, Craft Lv 45, Farming Lv 7, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 27, Poison Resistance Lv 25, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 45, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 43, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 40, Swim Lv 21, Underwater Resistance Lv 19, Alchemy Lv 37, Wind Resistance Lv 04

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    "Hello, Wilson''s Grandson."

    After saying hi to his new friend, which was the tree that Leon would use to mark the days of his third year in that ind, he decided to think more seriously about the events of the previous day. First of all, the Megalodons were just stupidly big and strong. They were fast enough to jump over one hundred and fifty meters of height. Not only that, but they could also regenerate their wounds at an equally stupid rate.

    Second, his actions would lure the megalodons, and the megalodons jumping out from the sea would attract dragons. It looked like they liked to eat fish, just like Leon, but the difference in their appetite was noticeable.

    "I can''t escape unless I obtain the power to kill all of them... It sounds stupid, but I can''t escape unless I obtain the power to y dragons."

    Just saying something stupid as that was enough to make Leon have headaches, he was massaging his forehead while thinking of a more reasonable way to escape from the ind. Suddenly, Leon started to think that his ideas of creating a steel ship or fly through the stratosphere aren''t stupid at all. Leon could produce oxygen but making himself breathe pure oxygen was dangerous. Besides, if the Titanic sunk, who was he to think that his ship wouldn''t sink if he gets attacked by four megalodons again?

    Regardless, Leon managed to wound those monsters with his spears, and if they could be damaged, they could die. Although he attacked using all his power their eyes, it wasn''t enough to reach their brains, but if Leon bes stronger, he could deal with them. Instead of using eight spears to blind four Megalodons, he would be capable of killing four Megalodons with four spears.

    "To do that, I have to increase Spearmanship level and Earth Maniption. My aim is already good enough to hit them precisely despite their speed... but I guess I can improve my attack power."

    Spearmanship and Earth Maniption would increase Leon''s raw power, but he needed something more. Leon thought of using his spears one behind the others to force their way toward the monsters'' brains. But by doing so, he would have a hard time pulling back his spears. His cksmith level was increasing, but unfortunately, his weapons couldn''t be more powerful or sharper. Not just using steel, at least.

    "Maybe I must change my strategy of attack since blinding them is not enough... I didn''t want to rely too much on offensive spells since the projectiles can''t be reused, but... if I manage to learn one which can defeat a megalodon in a single shot, it certainly can be more powerful than my spears, and I can get rid of the extra weight that I would have to carry."

    The process of learning and mastering a spell wasn''t easy. So, Leon had first to visualize the type of spell that he had to learn to kill the monsters before trying anything. It had to be more powerful, so more mana would have to be used. However, that was fine, as long as he doesn''t have to spend a huge amount of mana like when used lightning, any spell would do.<sub> </sub>

    "I doubt that I can make anything sharper than my steel spears, and if the projectile is too light or small, it may lose power before it reaches the brain of the monsters¡­ I guess I can''t rely on earth alone anymore. That being said, megalodons are monsters from the sea, so they should have Water Resistance¡­ the best way of attacking a water monster would be using electricity, but¡­ it is hard to control."

    Leon was sure that if he could add thunder to his steel spears, he would obtain the power to pierce through all the megalodons'' body. He tried to do that, but the energy dispersed quite fast. The only way to use thatbination was if he managed to create a steel spear as fast as he could create Earth Bulled and add the power of thunder¡­ but that was impossible with his current abilities. To create a spear sharp enough to pierce a monster like that, he needed to concentrate for a long time.

    "Oh, boy¡­ now what?"

    With enough training, Leon was certain that he could learn an earth spear with the same size as his steel spears, but he wouldn''t be able tobine electricity in that spear. Water wouldn''t mix well with earth, so the only option left was the fire.

    "A spear made of earth and fire¡­ a magma spear? I guess it could work; the magma will cauterize the wound and prevent regeneration and increase the piercing power of the spear."

    Combining two elements to make something big, sturdy, and sharp at the same time in a short amount of time wouldn''t be easy, but it wasn''t like Leon had any better ideas. Besides, the hard part was to learn; once he does that, he would be able to use it constantly.

    "Jesus Christ¡­ why do I have to change my ns so much? Why I spent years in college? I''m so dumb that I can''t even outsmart Jurassic animals¡­"

    Without the extra weight of the steel spears, Leon would be able to fly a little faster. However, it still wasn''t enough to outspeed the Megalodons, so he decided to keep practicing his control over element earth while he tries to learn the attack he was hoping to kill megalodons and dragons in a single strike. If he doesn''t seed in obtaining that power¡­ he might as well give up.

    "If I fail once again... I will have to make a choice, ept the fact that I will spend the rest of my life here, or I will die young in the stomach of a monster. Here goes nothing..."

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    Considering that Leon managed to create things made of rock that looked very simr to volcanic stones, he thought that he would learn how to create magma quite fast... he couldn''t be more wrong. He could create fire and strengthen it, making it hotter, but he still wasn''t at the level where he could melt rocks.

    In the end, he had two options, increase his intelligence using free status points and thus increasing the power of his fire or practice and slowly making the fire under his control hotter. Leon chose the second option because that would make his power and control grow exponentially. Besides, he knew that his new spell would cost him a lot of mana, so he had to keep increasing his mana.

    "Maybe I can create a spear made of something far sturdier than steel and melt it using fire¡­ the attack power would definitely increase, but that would take too much time to master."

    Learning how to create magma would be troublesome enough, and Leon decided to stop right there because even after he loses control over the magma, the magma would still burn the enemies. Perhaps the ocean could decrease the damage the megalodons would receive, and probably dragons have resistance to fire, but at the very least, thebination of fire and earth ought to buy him a few precious seconds.

    Practicing how to create and strengthen fire like a madman, Leon still had to spend three months to reach the point where his fire could melt rocks. Then, Leon spent another three months to be able to create a spearbining earth and fire at the same time. That being said, the shape of the spear was a mess, and Leon spent a long time creating. After another nine months, Leon finally obtained the notification he waited for.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Spear.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 300

    "Oh boy¡­ one year and three months to learn a single spell. How did I manage to go to college with this level of intelligence?"

    Leon couldn''t help but frown; he spent too much time trying to learn that skill because, unfortunately, that skill was one of those skills he had to create and fire in 0.2 seconds to be recognized as a spell. As if that wasn''t enough, Leon had to train it to increase its power, but considering that it consumed so much mana, even that would take a while.

    Three monthster, Magma Spear finally reached level twenty, considering that his other skills also leveled up while training that Leon decided to do a field test. However, there was no point in doing that unless he faces the real deal, he had to test his power against the megalodons.

    "After almost four years of solitude¡­ I guess I finally lost my mind. I can''t believe I''m using a megalodon as a test subject."

    In any case, it would be weird if Leon didn''t suffer any mental damage after not having any interaction with human beings after so long. Acknowledging that fact, Leon sat in his steel armchair and let the ind. After a while, Leon reached the point where the megalodons would usually attack him, but nothing happened. He was flying two hundred meters above sea level, even though he decided to take the test, subconsciously he was at least smart enough not to approach carelessly.

    After lowering the altitude by fifty meters, Leon noticed the ocean bing darker in two points. Half a second after that, two megalodons jumped from the sea with their mouths wide open to eat him. Leon felt thankful for that and fired two magma spears before increasing his altitude.

    Leon escaped from the megalodons'' reach and watched them eating his Magma Spears. Usually, they would hide in the ocean after the massive ssh that the fall would cause, but instead of that, they started to float while squirming as if they were fish innd. However, eventually, they recovered themselves from the surprise, that being said, they dived while trembling¡­ the magma spears were still damaging them.

    "That is a start¡­ I don''t know if I aimed properly or if the attack isn''t powerful enough, but I guess I need to practice a little more."

    The fear was still engraved in Leon''s mind, so he had to train to ovee that and increase his confidence. His attacks now could cause a lot of damage, but thanks to the fact that he could only use them a handful of times and the trip to Asia would be a long one, he had to kill them with a single strike. There was no room for mistakes.

    Leon spent six months visualizing megalodons attacking him in different situations while counter-attacking and damaging their brains through their eyes. On the first day of his fifth year on the ind, Leon said goodbye to Wilson and his lineage before creating arge box and filling it with blue angel leaves. Then he sat on the steel armchair, he still didn''t know if his training was enough, but he decided to test while trying to escape indeed.

    Leon was flying at one hundred fifty meters above the sea level when he saw two shadows below, without wasting time, he shot two magma spears and hit the shadows before they could leave the ocean. A few secondster, two dead megalodons started to float in the sea. Leon sighed in relief and started to eat blue angel leaves¡­ he finally escaped from the ind.<sub> </sub>

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 1592 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 40 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    p Speed: 35 +</anda>

    Intelligence: 246 +

    Endurance: 33 +

    Control: 113 +

    Mentality: 77 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 450 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 195632

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 19, Mana Transfusion Lv 9, Earth Maniption Lv 55, Water Maniption Lv 31, Wind Maniption Lv 29, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 28, Earth Transformation Lv 32, Water Transformation Lv 22, Wind Transformation Lv 25, Fire Transformation Lv 25, Earth Creation Lv 35, Water Creation Lv 31, Wind Creation Lv 23, Fire Creation Lv 31, Freeze Lance Lv 7, Water Bullet Lv 7, Ice Bullet Lv 7, Wind Bullet Lv 7, Fire Bullet Lv 7, Earth Bullet Lv 7, Mana Reinforcement Lv 31, Lightning Lv 20, Magma Spear Lv 33

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 9, Mental Fortitude Lv 18, Perception Lv 10, Pain Resistance Lv 17, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 22, uracy Lv 32, Craft Lv 51, Farming Lv 7, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 38, Poison Resistance Lv 33, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 51, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 50, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 40, Swim Lv 21, Underwater Resistance Lv 19, Alchemy Lv 51, Wind Resistance Lv 04

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    Leon couldn''t fly at his top speed carrying a massive box of steel, so he only managed to see anynd around noon. Thanks to the continuous attacks of megalodons, he spent the entire morning eating blue angel leaves, which was something he hadn''t done in a while. But thanks to that, just when he was about to reach thend, the stock ended, and the monsters stopped attacking him. Thankfully, he didn''t see any dragons along the way. Maybe they were eating the corpses Leon left behind...

    "I guess a trail with hundreds of corpses was enough to make them give up¡­ Regardless, what the hell is that?"

    Leon felt quite thrilled when he saw a few buildings in the distance; he even cried a little¡­ he finally returned to the civilization, or so he thought. The buildings on that ind looked quite archaic. It made him recall of feudal Japan.

    "Is this Japan? I knew that I was going toward Asia, but¡­ why this ce looks so old?"

    Leon knew a little about Japanese history, enough to recognize the fact that the port in front of him looked like the cities of Japan two hundred years ago. Despite that, he shook those thoughts out of his head; his image of Japan was of the huge megalopolis called Tokyo. Actually, it wasn''t weird that some ces looked forgotten by the time.

    Leon''s heart started to bit faster the more he approached the ind; despite that, he couldn''t act without thinking. It was better to operate normally in order not to get in trouble if he wanted to return home as fast as possible; thest thing he wanted was to make enemies. He also decided not to draw much attention, but it looked like that was beyond his power. A huge number of people started to reunite in the port, where he was heading.

    "Ah¡­ obviously, someone flying in a steel armchair would attract other people''s attention."

    Much to his surprise, those people in the port also draw their weapons¡­ it looked like strangers weren''t wee in that ce. Despite that, Leon kept moving forward; he needed information. When Leon was ten meters away from them, they started to get agitated. Leon heard something in Japanese being shout, but he couldn''t understand what was being said.

    "Hello¡­ Ie in peace."

    Leon forced a smile and waved his hands, trying to look friendly, but those guys only got angrier. It looked like four years of istion rusty Leon''s social skills. That being said, he was quite confident that he would be able to find at least one person capable of speaking English in that crowd. But after a while, no one came. Instead of that, they were looking at Leon as if he was a piece of trash. Instead, they were looking at his clothes that were in tatters.

    "Mmm¡­ they look pretty tidy while I look like a beggar."

    Just like the buildings, the clothes of those people looked quite traditional. Most people were wearing kimonos, and the feeling of feudal Japan increased since most of them were also armed with spears and katanas. Regardless, Leon was wasting time there. He had mana to fly in his chair forever, but that wasn''t his goal. His butt was already hurting since the steel chair wasn''tfortable.

    "I''m American, can any of you speak English?" Leon increased the volume of his voice.

    When Leon said that, the surroundings got eerily silent. Then he noticed the re in some people''s eyes; some looked at him with absolute hate while others trembled in fear. Leon was aware that after world war two, something like that was inevitable, but the situation looked far more intense than any historical hate.<sub> </sub>

    "Uh-oh¡­ I guess some Americans caused problems to them in thosest four years."

    The gazes full of hate and fear were quite diforting, but at least things got quiet. Despite that, things weren''t progressing, so Leon started to consider retreating and entering the port using another method. However, with his clothes in that state, he doubted that anyone would listen to him¡­ while Leon was thinking about that. A man wearing a traditional Japanese armor stepped forward with one hand near his sheathed katana.

    "¡­ Are you American?" The man asked while furrowing his eyebrows. "What do you want here?"

    Although Leon pretty much was like them since had had the same dark-brown hair and eyes, he wasn''t weed there. But at least it looked like someone who had some authority wanted to hear him.

    "Hello, my name is Leon." Leon smiled again despite being looked like he was a wanted criminal. "I would shake your hand if I could, but I don''t want to be stabbed."

    Leon told the events of thest four years to that man, but his eyes only looked more severe. Just as Leon thought, it was too hard to believe. Surviving an airne crash was stupid enough, not only that, enduring a tsunami and killing hundreds of megalodons, the more Leon told, the more it looked like it was bullshit.

    "¡­ So, do you want to find a means to go home." The man said. "You won''t find any means to return to America in all Japan. You will have better chances of returning home crossing the ocean again."

    Leon could feel the contempt in that man''s voice, it was annoying, but it couldn''t be helped. Until he understands why those people are so cautious of him, he had to keep calm.

    "¡­ You say that you spent four years alone on an ind." The man said with a dubious expression. "But aside from your clothes, you look pretty clean."

    "That is because I shaved and cut my hair beforeing here," Leon exined.

    "How? Come to think of it, how did you manage to forge steel like that alone on the ind?" The man asked again.

    Leon didn''t want to show what he could do to people who clearly didn''t like him, but that was a chance to prove that he was telling the truth. So, he made a steel te. Despite that, things only got noisy again, and he started to massage his eyebrows.

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    Leon had to wait for several minutes to things to calm down before he could talk again. That man wearing the Japanese armor was the one who made everyone shut up, but he clearly was warier of Leon now, he was ready to unsheathe his sword in a moment''s notice.

    "So, you really can forge steel..." The man asked. "What more can you do?"

    "... You know, you asked me a lot of questions, but you didn''t exin anything to me." Leon frowned. "Don''t you think that is a bit unfair?"

    "I am the captain of the defensive force of this port." The captain exined. "My job is to protect this ce from monsters and from suspicious individuals. Do you think I''m not in the position to make the questions here?"

    "No, you really are in the position to do whatever you want... even acting unreasonably like you are doing right now," Leon said.

    "What?" The captain raised his voice.

    "You know... I don''t know why you people are so cautious of me, but I can imagine." Leon said. "I also had a hard time in thest four years, so I can understand where you areing from, but unfortunately... you are disappointing me. The image that I have of Japanese people is the image of reasonable people who respect their history. While I can see that you still are respecting your history, you guys be an unreasonable bunch. Are you fine with that? Not even four years alone made me be so unreasonable."

    "You¡­" The captain clenched his teeth.

    "You treat me like I''m a barbarian, but do you really think you are acting like someone civilized?" Leon asked.

    Leon felt like he had said too much, even though he was looking forward to meeting other people after so long. He didn''t survive four years alone, acting like a wimp, and it wouldn''t be now that he would act like one. Despite his harsh words, it looked like they had some positive effects on the captain. After thinking for a few seconds, he breathed in and out to calm his nerves.

    "Very well, I apology for our behavior." The captain said. "It is only obvious that you don''t want to reveal information about your skills to those who don''t trust you. In that case, I''m willing to give you the information you want. However, you will have toply with some demands."

    "¡­ What kind of demands?" Leon furrowed his eyebrows when he saw the captain showing him handcuffs.

    Magic Handcuffs

    It seals the wearer''s offensive, defensive, and supports spells.

    That was the kind of thing one could obtain from monsters, and it was the exact kind of thing they would make a criminal use of. It looked like Leon wouldn''t be trusted no matter what. However, he decided to ept that demand, because that item didn''t seal his magicpletely.

    "Very well, I ept your demands," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    Leon jumped from his armchair and let it fall on the ocean. The people around the captain got caught by surprise when Leon jumped and approached the captain showing his hands. Leon epted to be handcuffed, but he was ready to unleash hell in that ce if someone tries to screw with him.

    "Follow me." The captain said.

    The crowd begun to disperse, despite that Leon heard a few footsteps behind him. It looked like some people wanted to see how the captain would deal with him now that he apparently couldn''t use magic. Regardless, soon Leon would understand why they dislike strangers and Americans even more.

    "It looked like people gave up on the firearms and decided to use other kinds of weapons."

    Leon saw a green glow being emanated from the captain''s katana, and it looked much stronger than the sahuagins'' trident. However, soon Leon lost interest in it when he saw a clothing store. Although he wanted something more casual, anything was better than his current attire. Leon was even barefoot¡­

    "Ah¡­ what currency do people use now? Are the coins?"

    <o>,m It would be nice if that were the case, but Leon would be in deeper waters if they still use their currency from the past. Regardless, even though Leon caused amotion with his appearance, he didn''t see any soldier. But now that he was walking with the captain, he saw several of them patrolling. Although their armor was pretty much the same, their weapons were vastly different.</o>

    As expected, the captain took Leon to the police station. Despite that, the police station didn''t look anything special, and it was kind of small, but once Leon entered, he didn''t saw any stairs leading upward, only downward. The prisoners they kept there would stay underground until their judgment.

    It looked like that captain was the most important man of the police station, many soldiers greeted him while frowning looking at Leon, but considering that Leon got used to the presence of megalodons, humans wouldn''t faze him.

    While they were walking, the captain gave the order to a female soldier follow them to his office. Leon didn''t know what she would do, but his heart started to beat faster since she was quite the beauty. Aside from his family, the second thing Leon missed the most was thepany of beautiful women such as herself. Despite that, he didn''t show those feelings in his face.

    When they arrived at the captain''s office, the captain himself pulled a chair to Leon to sit. After that, the captain sat, and the female soldier sat near him.

    "Are you hungry? If you wish, we can order something." The captain asked.

    "I''m fine," Leon said.

    "Very well, I will ask a few questions, and Ryoko here will confirm if you are telling the truth or not." The captain exined. "You can rx, I just want to confirm if you told the truth about your life in thest four years. After that, I will answer your questions."

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    Leon had no idea how a person would be able to read his thoughts, but if he could kill a megalodon, then certainly some people now could read people''s minds or at least perceive lies.

    "Let''s begin¡­ did you spent thest four years alone on an ind?" The captain asked.

    "Yes," Leon answered.

    The captain looked at Ryoko, and she nodded with her eyes wide open for some reason. It looked like she had seen something, but Leon couldn''t tell what it was. Leon just hoped that she hadn''t seen him doing something embarrassing like pping his arms to fly.

    "¡­ Did you survive an airne crash after being attacked by a dragon?" The captain asked.

    "Yes." Leon frowned.

    It looked like the captain really just wanted to confirm what Leon had said. Leon started to feel bad because he was hoping to be asked about his abilities, but it was too soon to drop his guard.

    "¡­ Did you really kill hundreds of megalodons?" The captain asked.

    "¡­ Yes." Leon answered.

    It took a while for Ryoko to nod, and thanks to that, Leon understood her skill. It looked like she could see what a person was thinking to some extent. Since by being asked about such things, Leon would immediately recall those same things. Regardless, Ryoko looked terrified after she nodded several secondster. She probably had seen Leon''s entire trip in that short amount of time.

    "I see¡­ you can go now, Ryoko." The captain said.

    Ryoko got up and left the room while making sure that she followed the path more distant from Leon, he felt quite hurt by that. Receive a no from a pretty woman was fine, but receiving a no before even trying was painful. Although Leon wanted topensate for the lost time, he wouldn''t fool around until he returns home.

    "It seems you don''t really know anything¡­" The captain let out a long sigh. "Sorry for¡­ the situation we caused. Here, let me take those handcuffs."

    Leon did the right thing by being patient, even though he said some harsh words, it was clear that he didn''t have bad intentions. In the end, everything went well. Although Leon would probably be looked with some stern eyes, he was okay with that. He was there to find a way to go back home, not to be friends of everyone.<sub> </sub>

    "That is fine. Rather than apologies, I want to know what happened to the world while I was trapped on that ind." Leon said.

    "Right¡­ where to start. Well, before anything, you can call me Ren." The captain massaged his forehead while he recalled the events of the previous four years.

    Although Ren''s focused on things that happened to Japan, he was very knowledgeable about what happened around the world. Just like Leon thought, suddenly, during the dawn of a particr day, monsters started to appear everywhere for unknown reasons. Small monsters killed humans in droves, while the big ones like dragons destroyed massive buildings and structures. As if their actions were nned, they destroyed telmunication centers and everything rted to the executive power of most countries. In just a few hours, presidents, kings, and many other figures that had a lot of political power died, and those who survived lost their means ofmunication.

    "Just like you said, dragons attacked airnes in midair, and they also attacked airports," Ren exined. "You managed to react in time to survive such things, but you are the first person that I heard that survived that. Anyway, Dragons dominated the skies and Megalodons the seas. Swarms of those monsters destroyed the fleet of the most powerful countries, and since the chain ofmand had been lost very soon, no one managed to react."

    "¡­ And that makes me wonder how you people can use a port." Leon said.

    "As you can imagine, now and then, a megalodon attacks our port and destroys our ships," Ren exined. "But although we rarely kill them, we have the power to make them run and the skills to build ships quite fast due to the fact that monsters now can drops tomes."

    Leon nodded; even though those skills had some severe limitations, it was much more efficient than learning alone. If one could learn how to control trees, building ships wouldn''t be much of a problem.

    Anyway, just on the first-day, humans lost the power tomunicate over long distances and the power to move fast. Governments didn''t manage to do anything, but some individuals managed to obtain the power to use nukes¡­ when Leon heard that, he clearly imagined that many people who fought to survive died by the hands of those who used nukes.

    "¡­ How many of those were used in my country?" Leon asked while biting his nails. "Where were those used?"

    "Since that kind of information could tell how weakened a country was, I can''t say for sure¡­" Ren hesitated. "This is confidential information, but a few spies confirmed that at least twenty had been used¡­ the locations¡­ I can''t give that information."

    When Leon heard that, he felt his heart grow cold. Twenty nukes had been used, which meant they had destroyed twenty cities. The number of deaths caused by that could easily surpass dozen of millions of casualties.

    Leon wanted to confirm if his hometown was fine, but he couldn''t force Ren to tell more. He could only pray that Phoenix was right. After that, Ren exined that earthquakes and tsunamis becamemonce, and sometimes those earthquakes would form dungeons connecting earth to various worlds filled with monsters and chaos.

    When Leon heard that, he recalled the earthquake and the tsunamis of three years ago. Most likely, that earthquake opened a path to another world, but since the dungeon was probably underwater, no human would ever explore. Not at least until the Megalodons, be extinct again.

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    Seeing their civilization being destroyed, humans fled to the country. The monsters were numerous, but they couldn''t search everywhere. So, in the next few months, humanity fled while killing monsters and obtaining the power to recover theirnds. Little by little groups of survivors started to appear, and they reimed their hometowns. Ren was part of one of those groups. However, he didn''t reim his hometown; he reimed a city that was close to a particr dungeon. Because while exploring dungeons, survivors could obtain tomes and weapons easily.

    Leon wanted to ask why their civilization looked like they had returned to the past, but he decided to give up. Perhaps that was something that only happened in that city, and that was also kind of a rude question.

    Humans got powerful enough to recover some cities, but it wasn''t enough. So, certain leaders of certain groups decided to form headquarters in the hearts of their countries where they would discuss and n their future actions. The power was divided among the groups, that was the truth in most countries, but in Japan, things were different. Although several leaders talked to him about some things they could do, thest word belonged to the emperor because it seemed that he and his family saved many people, so his influence was back.

    Ren also exined that borders mostly didn''t exist anymore. Several countries decided to gather together to form a single nation. Japan was an independent zone, and the Japanese didn''t ally with anyone, so they were an exception to the rule like Australia. However, everything changed around the world. America joined forces with Canada and Mexico, creating the Allied Forces of the North-America. Cuba allied itself with the countries of Central America and giving birth to Caribean Fighters. The same happened to South America; the survivors of all countries ran to Brazil and joined their survivors creating the Antic Free Nation. All the countries of Africa joined forces to create Neo-Africa, while Australia was still Australia.

    However, things gotplicated in Europe and the other parts of Asia. Most survivors in the world decided to abandon the concept of nation to focus on surviving; thanks to that, things were going well. However, survivors being lead by the political figures of the old world were fighting amongst themselves to obtain full control over that massivend.

    "So¡­ most political figures of the world died," Leon said. "But, some big shots of India, China, and Russia survived and are trying to be the new number one power of the world?"

    "¡­ Yes." Ren answered after a long sigh, showing a tired expression.

    Leon couldn''t help but feel like sighing too. It looked like some never learn, not even after surviving the end of the world. It looked like crossing Europe and Asia to reach home was a bad idea, he would save some time since the Antic Ocean was smaller, but he wasn''t sure if he wouldn''t see megalodons there or not. The trip would be long and dangerous, but he would have to cross the entire Pacific Ocean. He could reach America by using the extreme east side of Europe, but the path was long and cold. Leon would have to worry about megalodons, dragons, and the survivors in thend since everyone now hated unexpected visitors.

    "I assume you guys have spies in other countries too," Leon said.

    "Of course, we don''t have allies, after all," Ren said. "We do trade with Australia, but I doubt they will buy our fight if something happens."

    "I see¡­ you guys are fine now while those three nations are fighting for hegemony, but eventually¡­" Leon hesitated.

    "Yeah, most likely, they will invade us." Ren nodded. "We have a lot of dungeons even though our territory is rtively small."

    "So, dungeons be something like a convenient natural resource?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Yeah¡­ and that is why we don''t like strangers very much." Ren exined. "Although that is more or less true to every nation now, we recently lost a powerful survivor when we got attacked by a group of spies who stole certain resources from our stock. That survivor was the eldest son of the Emperor¡­"

    Leon felt a sharp headache when he heard that. The worst-case scenario had happened. A member of the emperor''s family died protecting the resources of his country while fighting the spies and smugglers.

    "Let me guess, American survivors did it," Leon said.

    "Yes," Ren answered.

    "¡­ Why didn''t they try to buy the things they stole?" Leon asked.

    "They bought, but they didn''t feel satisfied with the number of resources we wanted to sell," Ren said. "They did something unforgivable, but I can imagine that they were in a bad situation since they were forced to create discord between our nations."

    The crime was a crime, and now they had an international problem in hands, but at least Leon felt a little less worried since only one person died. Although the person died would eventually be the next emperor of Japan¡­

    "What did they steal?" Leon asked.

    "Water Dragon''s Scales¡­ the obvious guess is that they are suffering from constant attacks of water monsters." Ren exined. "I heard that many dungeons in your country are near the coast but underwater."

    Leon didn''t like to hear that. Although his hometown wasn''t that close to the ocean, it wasn''t that distant either. They probably wouldn''t be attacked by megalodons, but after hearing that small monsters decimated the poption of the world, he couldn''t help but worry.

    Leon finally arrived in Asia only to find an even harder path ahead of him. He couldn''t wait to receive help from Japan after the death of the Emperor''s son, the best options would be to ask for help from Russia, India or China but those were fighting amongst themselves so that he couldn''t do that either. In the end, Leon could only rely on himself.

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    "There you have it¡­ I thought I would end up talking for several hours, but I was wrong." Ren said. "If I have to summarize the events of the past four years even further, I can do that in a single phrase: humanity got its ass kicked."

    "I can see that¡­" Leon massaged his eyebrows. "I although I failed many times on that ind, but I guess everyone had to face simr hardships."

    "So, what are you going to do?" Ren asked.

    "I have no idea¡­ I only know that I don''t want to spend four more years training." Leon said. "Do you have any idea how Ameri¡­ how the spies of the Allied Forces of the North-America-America entered this country?"

    "The higher-ups probably know, but I don''t have that kind of information," Ren answered.

    "Do you know what path the spies of this country use to spy us?" Leon asked.

    "I have no idea¡­ only the Emperor has that kind of knowledge." Ren answered.

    It was a stupid question, but Leon decided to ask anyway, even though it was obvious he wouldn''t learn that. Still, Leon thought that he would easily find a way back home after reaching the continent, but once again, he failed in his predictions. Regardless, he had no time to waste regretting orining. He now knew how the world was and had to make a n of how to reach home as fast as possible.

    "Why don''t you rest for the day?" Ren asked. "You have to assimte the information you just received, so I think it is not that a good idea to rush. Besides, I think you should change your clothes. I can help you if you want."

    "Eh? Why would you do that?" Leon frowned.

    "Because I think you would be chased out by all of our stores," Ren said. "Aren''t you hungry? It is about time to have lunch."

    "No¡­ I''m asking why would you help me?" Leon asked. "I know you are already aware that I wasn''t involved, but the people of my country did something bad to your country. Why would you help me?"

    "I just want to prove that Japanese people still are reasonable people¡­" Ren looked away.

    "Yeah, I already know that," Leon said. "It is reasonable that they hate me because I''m American; I''m not joking. So, what is your real reason? Spit it out."

    "Ah, you are really impatient." Ren scratched the back of his head.

    ? "I spent four years in a Godforsaken ind¡­ I don''t have time to lose." Leon furrowed his eyebrows.

    "Right¡­ I wanted to get along with you andter ask for your cooperation." Ren looked away. "It is kind of shameless doing that after we all treated you and without helping you in any way, but that is my goal."

    "You need my help?" Leon frowned. "You survived those four years and helped many people while recovering a ce to live, why would you need my help?"<sub> </sub>

    "You are right. I did all that¡­ but only because I got lucky." Ren said. "Although I''m one of the counselors of the Emperor, I barely have any influence, and I''m only respected in this small port. I''m not strong enough to do the things I want to do."

    Leon rubbed his chin and started to think. Although Ren was wearing a Japanese armor and had a katana, he was just a survivor like him. He didn''t look much older than Leon, so perhaps he had a wrong image of him. Humans obtained power, but just like Leon himself, most couldn''t do everything alone.

    Regardless, maybe it would be a good idea to help Ren, the more the allies, the better. However, Leon couldn''t afford wasting time helping others, he had already spent four years away from home, and it didn''t look like by assisting Ren, he would get his hands in a means to return home faster.

    "Sorry, but I have my hands full with my own problems," Leon said.

    "I know, but if you help us, maybe you can find a way to return home," Ren said.

    "Help your friends, not only you?¡­ It seems you have something in mind." Leon frowned. " Unless you tell me exactly what you mean, I cannot take any chances."

    "You are right¡­ let''s see..." Ren nodded. "If you help us and achieve something big, the emperor himself might reward you giving what you want."

    "Really? If he discovers from where I am from, won''t he cut my head?" Leon asked. "Besides, what do you mean by something big? Can a single person help him that much?"

    "The emperor isn''t that unreasonable¡­" Ren frowned. "Although he still angry due to that incident, he wouldn''t execute someone who helps our country. You said you killed hundred of megalodons, right? You certainly have the power to impress him."

    "¡­ I can''t imagine that." Leon said. "He must have dozens of soldiers who can do the same for him."

    "Are you joking? I don''t know how you obtained the power to kill such beasts, but only a few individuals can kill monsters like that." Ren exined. "It looks like you got the wrong idea of this ce¡­ to protect the port, we have to use the strength of thirty soldiers to damage a Megalodon and make it give up."

    "Really? Can''t you just make your soldiers learn lightning magic and toast the monsters while it is in the ocean?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ It seems you will have to learn many things." Ren sighed. "Although we can learn certain abilities by doing certain actions, things arepletely different for magic. Some individuals managed to learn magic by themselves, but most people can''t learn without using tomes."

    "That was the same with me¡­ I had a hard time learning, but the basics aren''t that difficult." Leon said. "Controlling earth is pretty easy; you just have to transfer your mana."

    "What?" Ren asked with his mouth wide open.

    At that moment Leon noticed, it looked like survivors were relying too much on tomes to learn skills. That was probably why he didn''t get attacked when he reached the port.

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    Since Ren gave a lot of information to Leon, he decided to teach him to manipte earth. However, it was so simple that Ren learned in the first try.

    "I can''t believe I learned magic so easily¡­" Ren said with his mouth wide open.

    "I guess you guys didn''t have time to learn¡­" Leon said. "You guys didn''t have time to experiment with the system. Once you get used to the tomes, no one would try to learn magic."

    "No¡­ some bastards are trying to keep such valuable information to themselves." Ren bit his lips. "I saw an individual using earth magic like this, but he said he just learned by chance and he couldn''t exin how to use. With that kind of knowledge, we could have saved so many lives!"

    "Well¡­ that doesn''t surprise me at all." Leon said.

    The number of opportunists bastards in the world wasn''t small, and with the event like the end of the world, such people would do everything in their power to stand on top over the others. Still, Leon doubted that many things would change if that knowledge had been spread over the course of four years. Perhaps more people like Ren would exist, but only a handful of people had the time like Leon had to practice.

    "So, you used earth to kill megalodons? In the ocean?" Ren asked.

    "No, I used abination of earth and fire. Good luck learning that." Leon said.

    Leon spent almost two years learning and perfecting Magma Spear, so he revealed that information without thinking twice. Ren looked to be a good guy, and that kind of knowledge would help him, but Leon knew that wasn''t something that could be learned so easily.

    "Now, I get it! You didn''t use a spell to create that steel te!" Ren said. "You created the steel te using earth magic! Isn''t that right?"

    "Dude¡­ you are asking too much." Leon said.

    Leon killed thousands of pterodactyls, but he only managed to obtain a single tome. So he could understand why Ren was so excited. Survivors could use magic by using certain weapons, but they couldn''t level up those spells, nor could they obtain status points.

    "Yeah¡­ you are right. Sorry." Ren scratched the back of his head. "Change of ns, Leon. I will definitely help you to find a way back home."

    "¡­ Okay." Leon frowned.

    Leon had no idea how Ren would do that, but he decided to wait and see while he thinks of a solution to his predicament. Although Ren looked like a child who found a new toy and wanted to practice Earth Maniption, he decided that it was time to repay the favor little by little. First, he took Leon to a clothing store, the only one in the town which sells other clothes aside from kimonos. It was weird receiving clothes from a guy, but Ren insisted on paying for several clothes that Leon choose.

    As if that wasn''t strange enough, Ren paid the shop owner by shaking his hand. When Leon asked about the money, Ren exined that they could exchange coins like that.

    "Is that so¡­ where can we use those coins?" Leon asked.

    "The system created the coins to be used before we enter dungeons," Ren exined. "We can buy potions, armor, weapons, and even tomes. But the price is stupidly high. It is a little inefficient, but we usually buy weapons that grant us skills. Their price is around one thousand coins."<sub> </sub>

    "That seems expensive. Didn''t you guys get attacked by sahuagins?" Leon frowned. "I killed three of them and obtained three magic tridents that granted skills."

    "Sahuagins? I heard they barely leave their underwater homes since the megalodons eat them." Ren answered.

    Leon thought that the tsunamis destroyed their homes, and that was why he didn''t meet any more of those monsters, but instead of that, it was thanks to the megalodons.

    "Now I get it¡­ the earthquake opened a dungeon underwater, and from that dungeon, the megalodons appeared."

    It was weird the idea of megalodonsing from other worlds, but so was the idea of they suddenly returning to life. Regardless, they weren''t a problem to Leon anymore, at least for the time being. With his recovery alone, he wouldn''t be able to defeat them.

    It had been a long time since Leon felt so alive. With his new clothes, he felt like he got ten years younger. Although he was twenty-six now, he still feltfortable wearing jeans, sneakers, and long sleeve t-shirts. He looked pretty out of ce since almost every single person in that port was wearing kimonos, but he couldn''t care less.

    After changing clothes, Leon had lunch with Ren. As expected, they ate sushi and rice, but even though Leon was already sick of fish, with the condiments of Japanese cuisine, he ate and asked for more. He ate until he couldn''t and started to regret thanks to the stomach aches.

    "Do you want to see the nearby dungeon, I bet you have enough coins to buy something nice," Ren asked.

    Leon thought about the things he could buy, thinking about tomes, he wanted to learn how to teleport, but even if such a thing was avable, he doubted he would have the coins to buy it.

    "Aren''t you going to practice your new skill?" Leon asked. "Rather, won''t you share that information with your men?"

    "I will share them at night," Ren answered.

    "What about the other survivors?" Leon asked.

    "We ept anyone who wants to join our force, but we don''t have many soldiers," Ren exined. "Do you know why?"

    "Because people want to be protected and don''t want to fight?" Leon said.

    "Yes, therefore, we don''t share that kind of information." Ren nodded. "To avoid problems down the road and to prevent that, some cowards obtain power and cause even more problems."

    "Such a na?ve way of thinking¡­ I guess not even the end of the world can change the minds of some pacifists." Leon looked away, bored.

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    Leon didn''t want to look down on other people, but someone like him who had to train for years to obtain the power to cross the dangerous ocean, he couldn''t help but feel disappointed. Many people died at the hands of monsters; many people died without even noticing it. And now, the survivors were happily living while trusting their lives in the hands of others. Leon recalled those armed survivors, and now he could understand why no one attacked him.

    "Well, let''s go to the dungeon," Leon said.

    While Ren guided Leon to the dungeon, Leon felt many annoying stares, but he had no interest since those came from the people who had no will to fight. However, once Leon recalled his family, he started to think if that wasn''t reasonable. If he could choose, he would rather protect his family instead of training them to obtain the power to defend themselves. His parents were almost sixty years old, and his sister was in herte teens... he didn''t want to see them fighting for their lives against monsters.

    "Why are you looking so much at people today? Ah...It seems you finally understand why people decided not to fight and trust in others," Ren said.

    "... More or less." Leon sighed.

    After leaving the port, Leon and Ren walked through a dense forest for fifteen minutes before they reached the dungeon. It looked like that forest had been specially made to slow down the monsters in case some of them leave the dungeon.

    "How do dungeons work?" Leon asked.

    "You must think of dungeons as if they are a bridge that connects two worlds," Ren exined. "If we clear the dungeon, we obtain the means to reach the monster''s world, and the same applies to the monsters. A new group of monsters appears every ten minutes, so we sent a team to clean the dungeon at regr intervals. We also keep some outside in case something happens. My best twenty-four men keep watching and cleaning this dungeon, they worked in two teams, and each team works for twelve hours."

    "Sounds harsh," Leon said.

    "It is not that difficult actually," Ren said. "My men already can defeat the monsters without many problems; things only get difficult when a boss appears."

    "A boss?" Leon frowned.

    "Yeah, a monster that is many times stronger than the others." Ren massaged his eyebrows. "It is not as troublesome as a dragon or a megalodon, but it is annoying in its own way."

    The dungeon was basically a regr cave, but unlike ordinary caves, that one had crystals in the walls that were used to illuminate the interior of that ce. Several men were around the cave ying cards. Leon frowned when he heard and saw a vein throbbing in Ren''s forehead. It looked like Ren''s best soldiers were quitezy. Hopefully, they would spend their free time practicing magic once he teaches them. After smacking their heads, Ren returned.

    "... Approach the dungeon, a list of options should appear in front of you," Ren said after a long sigh.

    Leon nodded and approached when he was five meters away from the entrance; several options appeared in front of him.

    Weapons

    Armor

    essories

    Items<sub> </sub>

    Tomes

    Specials

    Leon wasn''t interested in anything but the Teleportation Spell, so he chose Tomes, but he only saw crappy tomes that could teach him Water Ball, Fire Ball, and things like that. The best ones looked to be an area of effect attacks like Blizzard and Fire Storm. asionally, some of those tomes would appear and disappear constantly. Their prices were absurd; the cheapest was 100.000 coins.

    "Why the options are always appearing and disappearing?" Leon asked.

    "It is because someone bought, I don''t know why, but some options only appear after a certain amount of monsters die," Ren exined. "When we found this dungeon, the number of options was small, but the morend the humans recovered, the more the options increased."

    That was kind of confusing, if people around the world kill monsters, certain items would be avable in that shop, but only until someone finds them. It was just weird. Regardless, Leon waited for something practical to appear, but he didn''t find anything. The same could be applied to the other options; everything was of low-quality or useless. Certain weapons, armor, and essories could increase the power of certain elements, but it wasn''t anything amazing. In items sections, only potions were being sold, potions that restore health, mana, and stamina or potions that could increase his stats for a time. In the special sections, Leon only found that handcuff that sealed spells, stones used to illuminate certain ces, and items that teleported survivors back to the entrance of the dungeon.

    "This was a huge waste of time..." Leon sighed.

    "Well, I bet you can buy something nice in the Imperial Capital," Ren said.

    "You said the same thing earlier..." Leon frowned.

    "Yeah... but in the Capital, you can actually see things that are being sold," Ren exined. "Even our group has a shop there."

    "Is that so... what was the best thing you saw being sold there?" Leon asked.

    "The best thing? I guess it was a sword that could suck the monsters'' soul and turn it into the user''s mana." Ren answered.

    "Wow, very pleasant to know that. It is useless to me, and now this weapon will prevent me from sleeping at night." Leon said.

    "Well, most of those things are sold to everyone, but if you gain the trust of some counselors, I think you can obtain the chance to negotiate with them to buy their treasures," Ren said.

    "Dude... you are telling too many things that may happen if I stay here and help." Leon showed a fed-up expression. "Until now, you didn''t say anything that will certainly help me if I stay and help."

    "Sorry, but I can''t really promise you anything since I don''t have that much influence," Ren said. "If you help me here, I can give you a boat, but will a single wooden boat make you cross the ocean?"

    "No," Leon answered.

    "With my current power, that is all I can do for you," Ren exined. " But if I manage to increase my influence in the country, then the things I can do will increase... I cannot guarantee that you will find a safe way to go to home, but I promise you that I will do everything in my power to find it... perhaps we can obtain the routes the spies under the Emperor''smand use."

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    Leon scratched the back of his head. Although Ren wasn''t making any guarantees, he was being sincere enough to tell that he may fail in helping him. Leon was having a hard time deciding to help him or not because Ren would undoubtedly gain a lot by working together with Leon. Meanwhile, Leon could end up not obtaining anything. In fact, he could even lose his head if the Emperor discovers about him before he does anything to help his country. That negotiation was way too unfavorable.

    That being said, Leon had no idea of how to go back home alone. To cross the ocean, he would have to train more; to travel through thend, he would have to deal with three nations fighting for hegemony, and thest option was to reach America by following the east side of Russia. If the monsters don''t kill Leon, the cold would.

    "... I will help you until I find a way to go back home by myself." Leon dered. "So, don''t be surprised if one day I disappear without saying anything."

    "It is all right; two can only work together as long as the work is beneficial to both." Ren smiled and offered a handshake.

    Leon hesitated a bit, but end up epting the handshake. It was difficult to trust a man who he met only a few hours ago, but Leon was pretty sure he could deal with him and his friends if they try something. If Ren was that desperate to ask for the help of a stranger, he shouldn''t be that dangerous, after all.

    "So, what should I do?" Leon asked.

    "Let''s rest for the day; we can start our partnership tomorrow morning," Ren answered.

    "Well, that is fine by me," Leon said. "In that case, while you rest, I will explore this dungeon."

    "... Actually, exploring the dungeon was what I wanted for us to do tomorrow." Ren hesitated.

    "Didn''t you already did that?" Leon asked.

    "Yeah, but we didn''t explore the other side of the dungeon," Ren exined. "While in our world, we have the advantage, as long as we kill the monsters periodically, that is. But on the other side, it is literally us against their whole world."

    "... I see." Leon rubbed his chin. "So, is that dangerous... by the way, what kind of monster you can find in this dungeon?"

    "Slimes," Ren answered.

    "Slimes? Those Slimes?" Leon frowned.

    "Precisely, the weakest type of monsters..." Ren said with his head down. "This one is the weakest dungeon in all Japan, that is why I''m the advisor with less influence."

    "If the monsters are that weak, doesn''t mean the monsters on the other side are weak as well?" Leon asked.

    "No, because the monsters on the other side are all Slime Bosses," Ren exined. "The big ones can use the four basic types of magic, and they can even cure themselves with water magic since their own body is made of water. That is why they are hard to deal with... however..."

    "Megalodons also can regenerate themselves, and I can kill them," Leon added. "So, you think I can kill those big slimes too. I understand your reasoning, but what will we gain by killing them?"<sub> </sub>

    "Usually, when we kill monsters, we would skin their bodies and use those parts to create all sorts of weapons and armor," Ren exined. "But since they are slimes, we can''t do that; their bodies are made of water after all. However, we can use their core as a secondary weapon that grants us the power to use the four basic spells. It can onlyst for one hour, and we have to wait five seconds to use another spell, but it still is incredibly valuable."

    "Only four basic spells? I don''t think they can be all that useful," Leon frowned. "Fire Ball must belong to that group, but what are the others?"

    "Water de, Wind Lance, and Stone Arrow," Ren answered. "Like I said earlier, only a handful of people learn how to use magic, and considering that tomes are rarely dropped, we only have few a handful of mages. You are a mage, right?"

    "I guess I am," Leon said.

    Leon never thought like he was one; he was only learning magic to go back home. In the beginning, it was fun to use magic, but now it was just business as usual.

    "There is an even bigger advantage in using the slimes'' cores," Ren said excitedly. "We don''t have to use our own mana. Of course, we can''t learn the skills or level up them, but that is useful nheless."

    "I see¡­ I understand now why they onlyst for one hour." Leon nodded.

    "Yes, they work like a battery," Ren said. "If we sell those, we can obtain a lot of coins and make our town prosper, that is the safe way to work and increase our influence."

    "¡­ So, there is another option, one which is not safe." Leon said.

    "Yeah, we can use those cores and obtain control over other dungeons," Ren exined.

    "Do you have the personnel to control more than one town?" Leon asked.

    "No, but by showing our power, more people will decide to join us," Ren answered. "And with the Ryoko''s power, we don''t have to worry about troublemakers or spies joining our ranks."

    "Mmm¡­ isn''t there a way to counter her skill?" Leon asked. "I think you are relying too much on her power."

    "I can''t say there isn''t, but there hasn''t been discovered yet," Ren said.

    "Well¡­ I agree with you that exploring the other side of the dungeon is worth the hassle," Leon said. "Shall we go then?"

    When Leon proposed that six soldiers left the dungeon, it was the team which, from time to time, would periodically clear the dungeon. They didn''t like Leon''s presence, but they didn''t show their displeasure in front of the captain all that much. Regardless, Ren was the strongest survivor in the port, so he decided to enter the dungeon alone with Leon. He wanted to see with his own eyes the power of the man who could kill megalodons.

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    Some of Ren''s soldiers expressed that they wanted to go too. Although Ren was powerful enough to clear the dungeon alone, they didn''t trust the neer, even though Ren himself told them to stop with their doubt. Regardless, after entering the dungeon, it took a while for Leon and Ren to find the first monsters. The slimes were almost like Leon had imagined, semi-translucent and with no clear shape. They had yellow eyes and a hole that mimicked a mouth.

    "Be careful, their eyes are different from ours," Ren exined. "It worked as a radar to detect our mana, the range is thirty meters, but once they find the target, they never miss."

    "I see¡­ I guess their control level is high then." Leon nodded.

    Without ceremony, Leon fired and Earth Bullet right in the middle of the slimes'' eyes. It has been a while since he used that skill, but it killed the creatures immediately. Their bodies exploded as if they were a ballon of water.

    "¡­ Did you learn that skill by yourself?" Ren asked. "For how long did you have to train to learn how to create and fire such projectile so fast?"

    "Yes, and trained for several months," Leon exined. "It was a very time-consuming process, but considering that practicing will increase your power over the same element, it is worth the hassle. The basics are the most difficult things to master, but once you learned the basics, everything else bes very easy¡­ to some extent."

    "I see¡­ how many offensive spells did you learn by yourself?" Ren asked.

    "Only a few, since my goal was to return home, not to be a wizard or something," Leon exined. "Eventually, my goal became to defeat the megalodons, so I had to learn a few others. But only from today onward, I will learn more spells. Regardless... how much stronger is the bosspared to the slimes here?"

    "I''d say it is around fifteen times stronger"," Ren rubbed his chin. "They''re approximately twenty times bigger. The range of their attacks is much bigger as well."

    "Do they fly? They jump?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ I don''t think so," Ren frowned. "But they eat anything that has mana, once they touch something¡­ they literally absorb until only bones are left if they touch a human."

    Leon and Ren fought against a few more slimes before reaching the end of the dungeon. Although his katana was always ready, Ren didn''t have the chance to use it. Regardless, the dungeon was quite small, and Leon only obtained three coins per slime, so now he could understand why Ren had little influence. He and his soldiers had no opportunities to grow, and since they have to protect the port, they barely had any free time to train their bodies and skills.

    At the end of the dungeon, Leon found a purple crystal. That was the link that connected the two worlds, Leon imagined that the right thing to do would destroy it, but Ren and many others had probably tried.

    "By the way, don''t attack the crystal," Ren said. "If you do it, in the next twenty-four hours, one hundred boss slimes will cross the portal."<sub> </sub>

    "How frequently the bosses usually appear?" Leon asked.

    "Once a day, around noon," Ren answered with his arms crossed. "When I met you earlier, I was returning from the battle against the boss."

    Leon started to imagine the bosses, the other side of the dungeon was a world of gigantic slimes; it was evident that his Earth Bullet wouldn''t be enough to kill them in a single strike. However, Leon was aware that his Magma Spears would be an overkill. There was no way big slimes could be as tenacious as a megalodon; he had to think of an efficient way to kill them. Electricity would be the best option, but he still couldn''t control electric attacks all that much.

    "If Ice Bullet were stronger, I probably could freeze them¡­ but it is not strong enough. I can evaporate them using and controlling a massive Fire Ball directly, but I will end up using too much mana¡­"

    "It looks like you are thinking of a good way to kill them¡­" Ren said. "We usually attack them until they divide their bodies and be ordinary slimes, but that only works because we have many soldiers. But if we are going to the other side alone, I think you should kill them in one shot."

    Leon nodded, it would be troublesome to kill if he gets attacked by all sides by ordinary slimes. Weak attacks would make one big slime be several small ones, but only Magma Spear and Lightning were strong enough to kill them in a single strike¡­ In the end, Leon decided to smash thempletely before they have the chance to divide themselves.

    "If we break their cores, will they die?" Leon asked.

    "As long as it has mana, the core is indestructible," Ren exined. "But like the skills the core grants, it can only be used once each five seconds. So, the core can only create small slimes every five seconds."

    Leon nodded and started to make some steel tes, he had to kill the slimes in less than five seconds, and he knew how to do that by smashing them. It wasn''t the most efficient method to attack, but now that Leon mastered Mana Reinforcement, he could save mana between battles. Besides, he now also had the power to make sturdy but thin steel tes.

    After half an hour, Leon created two steel armchair and five massive steel tes. Leon had no idea if he could kill the smiles at the pace he wanted so that the armchairs would be used in the worst-case scenario.

    "Be careful not to fall; I''m not a good driver," Leon warned.

    "O-okay." Ren reluctantly sat in the armchair.

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    To avoid any surprises, Leon filled the steel tes and the armchairs with his mana before he touched the crystal. When he touched it, the space around him became totally white for a second, but then he and Ren appeared in the middle of a wastnd. It looked like a world without life, but considering that the slimes were the creatures that would eat anything that had energy, that was to be expected.

    Since the next boss could only go to Earth the next day, there were no big slimes nearby, but a few of them noticed Leon and Ren''s presence quite fast. Without wasting time, Leon made his steel tes surround the nearest slime and caged the creature. After that, Leon made the top steel te fall with all his might to smash the creature. The creature resisted, but he managed to kill it quite fast. The water of the slimes evaporated, showing that he had seeded.

    Leon repeated that same process several times until there were no slimes trying to approach, even though he seeded in killing the enemies, he spend a lot of mana.

    "Call me if other monsters approach, I will recover my mana until the next battle," Leon said.

    "¡­ Got it." Ren said, his wide open.

    While Ren was picking the slimes'' cores, Leon started to meditate. Although he had to meditate for almost one hundred hours to obtain a single point of intelligence, by doing so, he could recover fifty points of mana every minute. The downside was that he had almost to turn off his brain and be oblivious to his surroundings.

    Regardless, each of those slimes gave Leon fifty coins. It was quite nice, even though Leon was yet to find anything decent to buy. The market of the dungeons was somewhat unstable, and anyone with a brain would rather learn a powerful skill of a tome instead of selling it.

    Leon and Ren stayed there for a few hours, but they only found a few dozen of slimes. Considering that was another whole new world, that was to be expected, but Leon felt quite bored the whole time, and they only obtained fifty of those cores.

    The same purple crystal they found at the end of the dungeon, could be found in the middle of that wastnd right behind the point where Ren and Leon appeared, so they returned using the same method. While Ren was carrying a bag with the slimes'' cores, Leon was ying with one of them, throwing upward and catching it.

    "I can feel a lot of mana inside of this¡­ it is a pity I can''t absorb it¡­ yet." Leon said.

    The core was just a white stone that had a random shape, but it had enough mana to cast the four basic spells for one hour straight. So, Leon assumed that stone had the equivalent of seventeen thousand mana points. It was very convenient, but it was only used when monsters invaded cities, since no matter what, the stone would stop working one hour after someone started to use it.

    "I heard that exists a spell that grants the user the ability to draw mana from objects, thend, water, and even the air," Ren said. "But if I remember correctly, it is not that efficient."

    "As long as it doesn''t force someone to stop moving and clear its mind, it is way better than meditation," Leon said. "We are partners right, so half of that is mine, and the other half is ours, but I don''t have any use for those yet. For how much you sell them?"<sub> </sub>

    "Usually, we sell them for five hundred coins, but are you sure?" Ren asked. "I don''t think I did half of the work."

    "You kept an eye on things while I was meditating. Besides, this dungeon belongs to you," Leon said. "If you don''t think that is fair, then just work hard to find a way to help me go back home. Anyway, you owe me 12500 coins."

    "Got it." Ren nodded.

    It was already dark when Leon and Ren returned to the port. Surprisingly, the whole ce had electricity, even the smallest houses had. Little by little, humanity was recovering itself. That being said, it would never be like it was before since the dungeons couldn''t be destroyed. Regardless, Leon started to wonder where he would sleep. Although he wasn''t tired and would meditate, he needed a house to protect him from the sea breeze. Unlike that ind, the port was quite cold. He could make his own simple house, but it would look out of ce, and he didn''t want to spoil the beauty of such a traditional ce.

    "I guess I will sleep at the police station," Leon said.

    "That is not necessary; you can sleep at my home," Ren said.

    "Thanks, but no thanks." Leon frowned. "I want to stay alone in a ce where I will meditate. Go teach your men how to manipte the elements and don''t bother me until morning."

    "Okay¡­ usually, the police station doesn''t work at night, but you can have my keys." Ren said. "What about dinner?"

    "I''m still full from lunch, so you don''t have to worry," Leon said. "See you tomorrow."

    Leon walked toward the police station, and even though that ce was used to keep prisoners, there was no in the cells. The ce waspletely dark, but Leon didn''t feel the necessity to turn on the lights. He was already used to the darkness and solitude. There were numerous couches in those buildings, but Leon had a hard time sitting in them. They were¡­ toofortable.

    "I guess it will take a while before I can get used to themodities of civilization."

    Leon started to meditate while praying that his family was still alive somewhere.

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    The next morning, Ren, apanied by several soldiers, arrived at the police station only to find Leon meditating. He tried to sleep on the floor, but even that was still toofortable. Since he also couldn''t hear the sound of the sea, he didn''t manage to rx.

    "You are rather diligent, aren''t you?" Ren asked.

    "... I don''t see how humans can survive in this world without diligence." Leon got up and massaged his eyebrows. "What are the ns for today?"

    "Like I said, we have two options, the safe and the dangerous option," Ren said. "If you want to, we can go to the Imperial Capital in one week to sell the cores. At yesterday''s pace, in a month or two, we will have the resources to challenge a dungeon with rtive safety."

    "That is too long..." Leon said.

    "I imagined you would say that... we can challenge a dungeon if we gather at least two hundred more cores," Ren exined. "If you help us, the difficulty level should decrease a lot. However... it won''t be easy."

    "... What kind of dungeon you want to challenge?" Leon asked. "If you find the purple crystal, the ownership of the dungeon will go to you?"

    "That is how usually is..." Ren crossed his arms. "The dungeon is localized in Hokkaido, very close to Sapporo. We will have to travel for a few days, but I doubt anyone will clear that dungeon anytime soon. The monsters we will find there are a bit troublesome, they are known as the Frost Dire Wolves."

    Against those types of monsters, the fire would be the best weapon. Magma Spear would probably be enough to kill them without letting anyone put themselves at risk. However, Leon didn''t know their numbers, and it looked Ren didn''t know either, so it was better for Leon to start practicing Fire Bullet as much as possible since it would take more than a few days to learn and master a new fire skill.

    "Do we really need so many cores?" Leon asked. "How many days do you think it will take to clear such dungeon?"

    " A few, unlike this dungeon here, that dungeon is more like a maze," Ren exined. "Things would be easier if we bring more soldiers, but I can''t leave the dungeon alone, and the port unprotected."<sub> </sub>

    "I see... how many will stay and how many will go with us?" Leon asked.

    "Both ces needed to be protected during day and night, so I will leave twenty-four soldiers keeping an eye on the dungeon and sixty protecting the port," Ren answered. "Twenty soldiers will go with us."

    It looked like clearing this second dungeon wouldn''t be a walk in the park, like it had been with the slimes dungeon. Regardless, Leon knew that Ren had only a few soldiers, but to think that their number could barely surpass one hundred... Considering that they would have to worry about supplies, skinning the monsters, and mapping the dungeon, perhaps only ten soldiers would help him. Leon couldn''t help but worry.

    p "I need to train the Fire Bullet like there is no tomorrow..."</anda>

    Since Ren''s soldiers didn''t know what they were talking about, one decided to ask, and things got noisy when they heard that Ren wanted to challenge a dungeon. Despite being soldiers, they were quite satisfied with their current life. They had no sense of urgency... Ren gave a sermon to them, but they still didn''t look like they wanted to risk their lives challenging a dungeon that other powerful groups failed in conquering.

    "I do need to train the Fire Bullet like there is no tomorrow..."

    It looked like Ryoko was Ren''s assistant, Leon sighed when he noticed that. Although Ren was trying to look like he was working hard for the sake of others, he was taking advantage of his position by selecting a beautiful assistant. Regardless, he gave her the order to make a few preparations. She had to prepare vehicles, supplies, the soldiers who would go with them, and many other things during that day because they would depart tomorrow morning.

    During the rest of the day, Leon hunted the big slimes, and Ren collected the cores. This time they explored that world a little more since they needed at least two hundred more cores. However, they didn''t go far because they couldn''t see anything in the distance¡ªonly an endless wastnd in all directions. In order not to get lost, they only flew for a few kilometers in a straight line and then returned to the starting point. Thanks to that, at the end of the day, they obtained one hundred twelve more cores than they needed. This time Leon decided to keep one and try to learn how to absorb, but like always, Leon had a feeling that things wouldn''t be that easy... it never was.

    The next day, Leon was observing the vehicles they would use with his eyes wide open. Although he didn''t see any, the port had a few vehicles aside from wood boats. They had a few cargo trucks, and everyone who would participate in the conquest of the dungeon would be transported in those. Fuel was something precious now, so personal cars were non-existent.

    Ren was driving the vehicle, and Ryoko was his navigator, so Leon was being stared by Ren''s men on the cargopartment. Those guys were the types who wouldn''t listen to words alone; they were a troublesome bunch. However, they stopped looking at him with their displeased eyes when he started to practice the Fire Bullets non-stop. The projectile was small, but it was enough to burn the ground that it hitpletely. When the soldiers noticed the power behind Leon''s spells and his seemingly unlimited amount of mana, they decided to behave themselves. That stranger wasn''t someone they should mess with.

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    Although the port looked quite a civilized ce, it didn''t take long before Leon, and the soldiers had to fight. The whole world was destroyed, and only a few cities had already recovered from the damage, Leon noticed that when he saw destroyed vehicles and power poles on the ground. Earthquakes destroyed most roads and buildings, and as if that wasn''t enough, the number of monsters outside ces like Tokyo and the port was quite high. For the first time, Leon saw the pterodactyl''s cousins, the Velociraptors.

    "I guess I will need to travel a lot more before I can fully understand the situation the world is in..."

    Like their name said, velociraptors were fast, but not fast enough to dodge Leon''s Fire Bullets, they were also somewhat weak against fire magic and died with a single shot in the head. Thanks to him, Ren''s soldiers didn''t have to put themselves in danger, but also, thanks to Leon, they were pale.

    "That is what happens when you ck off..."

    It looked like Ren managed to teach every soldier how to manipte elements, but just like himself, they only could use Earth Maniption since it was the easiest. The skill had potential, but they would have to train for quite a while before they learn how to use it properly and reach a level where it could be used against monsters. That was why they looked at Leon as if he was a monster.

    Anyway, despite the situation, Leon was smiling. The most things he was seeing were destroyed along the fourst years, but everything looked new to him. He spent four years on an ind so he couldn''t help but feel good now that he could see things aside from trees, sand and the sea.

    Leon had no knowledge of Japan''s geography, but ording to Ren, they were in the extreme south of Japan near Fukuoka, which was another city that had survivors. Regardless, the dungeon Ren wanted to conquer was in the extreme north of the country. So, they would have to travel for three days before reaching their destination... even though Leon could cross the entire Japan in a single morning.

    At noon, they reached Fukuoka. Although most of the city was destroyed, the center had already been rebuild, and thousands of survivors were there. That ce also looked a bit old, the buildings looked medieval-ish, and the soldiers also were using the same type of armor Ren, and his soldiers were using. The weapons were mostly spears and katanas, but some people had nunchakus, whips, and many other types of weapons.

    Some people frowned when they looked at Leon, but only for a few seconds, he was surrounded by soldiers, so they concluded he was a prisoner or something. If they could see the pale faces of those same soldiers, they would understand that wasn''t the case.

    "I wonder if my hometown looks like one of the towns I saw in Red Dead Redemption..." Leon muttered.

    "Hahaha, that would be interesting to see," Renughed. "I heard that some cities in Europe also looked quite medieval. Some castles had been built, and most cities are walled now."

    Leon nodded, he could easily imagine that his country had returned to the Wild West times... it was improbable, but Leon was someone who had a lot of imagination. After stopping in Fukuoka to get fuel, they moved to Osaka and reached it when it was about to get dark. Once again, before him, Leon saw a traditional Japanese city.

    "Unlike our town, big cities like this have Inns and Hotels," Ren said. "So, we don''t have to worry."<sub> </sub>

    "I see... then I will rent a room for myself," Leon said.

    Ren could only nod; he already understood that Leon was already used to solitude, and it would take a while before he could recover from those four years. Since his soldiers knew each for quite a while, they had no problems sharing rooms in order to save coins.

    The next day started early, like the first one, to save time, everyone had breakfast inside the cargo truck. Before reaching Tokyo at noon, Leon saw some big-ass lizards. They were called smander, and like the real deal, they could spit fire. However, after Leon made them eat Ice Bullets, they died quite easily.

    Obviously, Tokyo was by far thergest city in Japan. The ce suffered quite a lot, but the number of survivors surpassed the hundreds of thousands. Everything looked even more magnificent there, and Leon felt like he had returned to the real feudal Japan. The interior of the city was so peaceful and clean that Leon started to think that the monsters didn''t have reached that ce.

    "Do you want to visit the pce or check the market?" Ren asked.

    "Do you have any reason to go to those ces, right now?" Leon asked.

    "No," Ren said.

    "Me neither," Leon said.

    Ren shrugged and resumed the trip after filling the tank. Later that day, they reached Sandai and slept there. At noon the next day, they traveled by boat. A boat big enough that could transport their cargo truck. Leon stayed cautious and waited for the megalodons to attack, the other soldiers did the same, but fortunately, nothing happened. The trip between the two ports was rather short, so perhaps such attacks rarely happened. When they reached thend, Leon received a surprise that part of Japan was covered in snow. Even though the other part hadn''t a single sign of snow. Ren noticed Leon''s confusion.

    "It is because of several dungeons of this region," Ren exined. "The weather in the monsters'' worlds is so intense that their weather ends up being transmitted here. It snows a lot in this part of Japan, but thanks to the dungeons, the snow doesn''t melt fast enough."

    Several worlds of ice and their weather were so powerful that their climate was being emted on Earth, Leon could feel shiver just by imagining how cold those ces were supposed to be.

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    Before entering the dungeon, Ren and the others set up a camp near the dungeon. After that, Leon, Ren, and Ryoko moved to a small building nearby. It was the ce where they had to inform that they wanted to try to clear the dungeon. Surprisingly, several groups were nearby, and all of them had the same goal.

    "Do we have to enter a queue?" Leon frowned.

    "That is right," Ren exined. "Even if all groups fail in clearing the dungeon, the materials we can get here are precious. So, such a thing is necessary."

    "Awesome... billions of people died, but bureaucracy is still hanging there." Leon scratched the back of his head.

    Inside the improvised building, Leon saw ten figures armed with big-ass spears. They barely moved, and thanks to that, they looked like statues, but those were soldiers who used the same Japanese armor Ren and his subordinates used. Although Ren and his friends had red armor, those ten guys were wearing golden armor. It was too shy.

    "Those are the Emperor''s soldiers, don''t mess with them," Ren whispered.

    It looked like the Emperor himself guarded the ownerless dungeons to avoid problems since no one was stupid enough to disobey the most powerful figure of the country. Despite the presence of his soldiers in that building, Leon saw two figures looking at him as if they wanted to pick a fight. They said something and even spit on the ground, Leon couldn''t do anything but frown. It was clear what they were thinking of him, but Leon didn''t feel anything.

    Leon looked around the building as if he was bored, and that enraged those two guys, they stepped forward, but Leon stopped them, and at the same time he looked at the imperial soldiers. Those guys said other things again and left the building.

    "Let me guess; they wanted to ask if I watched Dr*g*n B*ll or something," Leon said.

    "Hahaha, I wish that was the case," Renughed. "Just ignore them, ok?"

    "I don''t understand their words; I can only ignore them." Leon shrugged.

    It looked like those two were there to challenge the dungeon too, Leon saw them talking with a woman, who seemed to be responsible for organizing things rted to the dungeon. That woman was pretty too, but she appeared to be around her forties, and she was really a beauty since she wasn''t wearing makeup.

    Ren said a few words to her; she did the same, but then her eyes stopped on Leon. Ren probably exined the situation, and then she lost interest, that being said, Leon noticed the brief moment that woman looked at the guards. After that, he felt as if he was being watched. Five minutester, they left the building. Leon had no time to learn Japanese, but it was a pain to be in a country where only a single person could talk with you.

    "Trante the contents of the conversation," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "... As you may have guessed, those two didn''t like you very much, by the way, they have the same position as me," Ren exined. "They are advisors of the Emperor. The manager also asked why an American was with me, I gave her a brief summary of your past years, but as you have noticed, she and the imperial guards will keep an eye on you."

    "I never imagined I would be so popr..." Leon said.

    "Anyway, those two will hunt inside the dungeon for the next twelve hours," Ren said. "We will only have a chance tomorrow morning. Normally, You could walk around as much as you want, but..."

    "I know I have to stay somewhere where those guards can see me." Leon interrupted. "I will meditate until the timees, so don''t bother me."

    Ren nodded, and Leon sat in front of the campfire the soldiers made. He had already noticed that most people didn''t want to deal with him, so he would be fine until those two dumbasses leave the dungeon. Leon wanted to practice the Fire Bullet, but he refrained from doing so since he was in a ce where Ren had little influence, and thest thing he wanted was to cause problems to those who worked directly to the Emperor.

    Leon sessfully managed to meditate until the next morning. Unfortunately, the first thing he saw after opening his eyes was the angry faces of those two guys again. Leon couldn''t help but sigh, he already knew that, but he really was an unlucky guy. Regardless, it looked like they were looking for a reason to attack him, that was why there were taunting him, but their actions were so silly that the best they could was to make Leon yawn. Eventually, those guys gave up, and Leon began to eat his breakfast.

    "So, those guys gave up on conquering the dungeon?" Leon asked.

    "Yeah. Although they had more influence than I do, they are the type who doesn''t take many risks and follow the safest path to obtain power." Ren exined. "It seems a random survivor and his team managed to obtain a magic item in this dungeon that increases water-rted attacks by thirty percent, so they came here hoping to have the same luck."

    "I see¡­ by the way, do you intend to manage this dungeon yourself after we clear it?" Leon asked.

    "No, Ryoko will do that," Ren exined. "I will leave her in Sapporo with ten trusted men, and she will asionally send the things she obtains to our shop in Tokyo."

    "So, once we clear this dungeon, you will be the owner, right?" Leon asked. "That means only the people you want will enter this dungeon?"

    "I can give the preference to some survivors, but I can''t deny the entry to anyone," Ren answered. "But, anyone who wants to enter will have to give us half of the things they obtain inside the dungeon. It is a decree from the Emperor, so unless someone wants to lose their heads, things will go very smoothly to us."

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    Although Leon only wanted to sell his part of the things they obtain inside the dungeon, it looked like Ren wanted to share all the profits. That was good, and all, but Leon couldn''t feel troubled about it. It looked like the new society worked around the coins they obtained by killing monsters, but he didn''t even know how to use the coins he already had, things would get even moreplicated with the ie he will receive after clearing the dungeon. Leon was the type of person who was loose with money and didn''t know how to spend it¡­

    "Do we have time to clear the dungeon?" Leon asked.

    "No, I said to the actual manager of the dungeon that we would clear it," Ren said. "And that sounded like a joke to those two."

    "Seriously¡­ humanity is supposed to work together in times like these, " Leon sighed. "Why those guys act like brats?"

    "The idea of power blinded that," Ren answered. "Some people think power makes them better than the others, and because they have power, they can do anything they want."

    "Although there is some logic to it, that is so childish¡­" Leon sighed. "I bet they think your country ispletely free from dangers or wars."

    "Let''s forget about them and concentrate on our mission." Ren dered.

    Leon nodded and finished his meal. After making a few more preparations, Leon, Ren, and Ryoko, apanied by twelve soldiers, headed to the dungeon. Again, the dungeon was just a cave in a mountain. However, that mountain was covered in ice. Although Leon put some more thick clothes after the shipnded, the more they approached the dungeon, the colder he felt.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It had been a while since Leon learned a new skill, but he had no time to celebrate because even before they entered the dungeon, a Frost Dire Wolf appeared. The creature was huge; it was the size of a small truck. Its red-eyes could make anyone freeze on the spot, and its w and fangs looked sharper than Ren''s sword. Everyone got caught by surprise, even though they had their slime''s cores in their hands, their aim wasn''t ready. However, Leon shot three Fire Bullets in the monster''s face, killing it.

    "Only two shots is enough, I guess¡­ at least if I hit their face," Leon said after watching the Frost Dire Wolf''s face melting.

    It was quite a gruesome sight, so Leon felt his stomach getting upset. He act without thinking, so he could feel the angry faces of the soldiers. That being said, they were pale, so perhaps they weren''t angry.

    "What are you waiting for? Skin the beast!" Ren ordered five soldiers who had some sharp knives.

    "The head of that monster can be used to anything?" Leon asked.

    "No, you hit the right spot," Ren answered. "Only their fur is useful. It decreases the effect of water and ice-rted attacks by ten percent and increases the power of your water and ice-rted attacks by the same amount."

    "Is that so?" Leon asked.

    Leon thought they would waste a lot of time waiting for those five men skin the wolf, but it only took them a single minute. It looked like those knives were magic weapons, but they were also skillful.

    "For the time being, try to conserve your mana and let us make good use of the cores," Ren said. " but If things get dicey, you can help us."

    "Got it." Leon nodded.

    As much as Leon wanted to clear that dungeon as soon as possible, he had no infinite mana, and he couldn''t rely on blue angel leaves anymore. He could buy a few potions, but he decided to rely on Ren and his soldiers.

    The interior of the dungeon was covered in ice as well; everything was so white and blue that it looked like they were in a crystal cave. Since that was the case, they had to walk with care, or they would slip.

    Before they could walk even for a minute, a new Frost Dire Wolf appeared. This time the monster got bombarded by Fire Balls before it could even approach. However, the damage caused was meager. Fourteen survivors had the opportunity to cast Fire Ball two times, and they still didn''t kill the creature. Leon finished it with a Fire Bullet.

    It couldn''t be helped; not even Ren had magic skills, so his mana and intelligence were low. The free status points they obtained over thest four years they invested in strength, endurance, and speed, but even so, they didn''t want to face the Frost Dire Wolf up close. Looking at the depressed faces of everyone, Leon decided to cheer them up, but since only Ren would understand him, he almost gave up.<sub> </sub>

    "Don''t feel too bad, if you meditate two hours a day, eventually you will obtain the magic power you want," Leon said.

    It would take them four years to reach Leon''s level, but he decided to omit that fact.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 1604 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 40 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 35 +

    Intelligence: 247 +

    Endurance: 33 +

    Control: 113 +

    Mentality: 77 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 450 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 212142

    Status: 01

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 19

    Mana Transfusion Lv 9, Earth Maniption Lv 55, Water Maniption Lv 31, Wind Maniption Lv 29, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 28, Earth Transformation Lv 32, Water Transformation Lv 22, Wind Transformation Lv 25, Fire Transformation Lv 25, Earth Creation Lv 35, Water Creation Lv 31, Wind Creation Lv 23, Fire Creation Lv 31

    Freeze Lance Lv 7, Water Bullet Lv 7, Ice Bullet Lv 7, Wind Bullet Lv 7, Fire Bullet Lv 18, Earth Bullet Lv 7, Mana Reinforcement Lv 31, Lightning Lv 20, Magma Spear Lv 33,Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 9, Mental Fortitude Lv 18, Perception Lv 10, Pain Resistance Lv 17, Rage Lv3, Fire Resistance Lv 22, Poison Resistance Lv 33,Ice Resistance Lv 1,

    uracy Lv 32, Craft Lv 51, Farming Lv 7, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 38, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 51, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 50, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 40, Swim Lv 21, Underwater Resistance Lv 19, Alchemy Lv 51, Wind Resistance Lv 04

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    The more Leon and the others walked, the more they faced Frost Dire Wolves. Eventually, the cave becamerge and then begun to fight against two Frost Dire Wolves at the same time. However, nothing major happened. Leon had the power to kill them before they could get too close.

    "Why don''t you guys use bows or crossbows?" Leon asked.

    "Bows that grants us elemental arrows exist, but they consume mana with every arrow used," Ren exined. "Since the monsters appeared, most humans focused on raising their health and endurance while neglecting mana."

    Leon did the opposite; he neglected this health. Now that he was back in civilization, he started to wonder if inflicting self-harm would increase his health, but he still was hesitating in doing that. Regardless, after walking for one hour, they finally found the first intersection, and one of the soldiers who was drawing the map of the dungeon made sure to detail that.

    "Other groups didn''t draw the map of this dungeons?" Leon asked. "Until what point they managed to explore?"

    "In dungeons like this, every group has their own exploration maps," Ren exined. "I know what you are thinking, and the emperor decreed that we must share that kind of thing, but for a price. The more filled the map is, the more expensive. We don''t have the funds to buy such a map, and I thought it would be better to explore the dungeon as much as possible to gather materials. We will need to create a stock of those since we won''t explore the dungeon forever."

    "I see¡­" Leon nodded.

    All in all, Ren was thinking ahead. Perhaps it would be very profitable to clear that dungeon time after time for a month, but considering the promise he made to Leon, they couldn''t do that. The idea was to increase his influence and make the Emperor get interested in Leon, to do that, they had to aplish many different things. Leon felt thankful for that, even though Ren and his men hadn''t the skill to work like that, he was keeping his promise.

    "Mmm¡­ perhaps I should teach them how to use basic magic. That should help me in the long run."

    Leon didn''t want to lose sight of his goal, but like that saying says¡­ all paths lead to Rome. He could do many things to reach his home, but the best option was to increase his allies. Leon wasn''t that calctive, but he was aware that teaching the survivors without requesting for anything in exchange, it would make them feel grateful. Just that wouldn''t be enough to help him, but sooner orter, they would feelpelled to help him.

    "Achoo!" Leon sneezed.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    While Leon was thinking about that, the most troublesome enemy of that cave started to annoy him. He thought that the tropical climate was annoying, but it indeed was nothing in front of the wrath of the cold. Leon grabbed a few pieces of Frozen Dire Wolf''s leather and put it around himself. His body became heavy thanks to it, but that much was fine. Even though usually, he would use that chance to train that skill, the cold was too annoying.

    "Geez, the man who killed hundred of megalodons can''t stand the cold, huh?" Ren chuckled.

    "Humans can aplish a lot of things with the right mindset," Leon exined. "That is even truer now that we can use magic, but in the end, we all are still just humans."

    Ren nodded seriously after understanding the meaning of Leon''s message; he could see the endless potential of magic and spells. Still, everything was over once their hearts stop beating, or their brains stop working unless Ren and his soldiers understand that early on, they would die an early death due to arrogance. Ren didn''t seem the type of person who would be fazed by power, but you never know¡­

    After finding several bifurcations and dead-ends, Leon felt like they were about to find the end of the dungeon. That mountain wasn''t that big, and even though they were just walking, Leon couldn''t imagine himself and the others taking days to clear the dungeon.

    "By the way," Leon frowned. "How do we prove that we cleared a dungeon?"

    "Usually, we find a boss protecting the crystal connecting the two worlds," Ren exined. "So, we just have to bring the boss''s head to the manager."

    "And when that is not the case?" Leon asked.

    "We have to go to the other world, kill a boss, and bring its head¡­" Ren answered with a pale face.

    That was kind of dangerous, until now, the monsters only charged forward recklessly. Although Leon could easily kill them, things would certainly be different with the boss. Frozen Dire Wolves were much stronger than slimes, and a monster boss of that species would certainly be much stronger than the big slimes. It was even possible that it could use magic, so Leon decided a n of action in case he finds one. His n of action was to attack mercilessly.

    Although Ren imagined that they would have to explore that dungeon for several days, at noon, they found the purple crystal. The map of the dungeon wasn''tplete, but they could do thatter. Their stock of Frozen Dire Wolf hide was almost too heavy for them to carry, so perhaps they would to do that other day.

    Unfortunately, the boss was nowhere to be seen. So Ren and the others began to showplicated expressions since they leveled up their uracy a lot and put the free status points in intelligence, now they had the power to kill a single Frozen Dire Wolf. However, each person had to hit the monsters two times. So, they barely had the power to kill a single ordinary Frozen Dire Wolf. Against the evolved version of that creature, they had no chance.

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    Leon didn''t want to solve all their problems, but they were partners, so they had to help each other. However, he couldn''t take any chances and lose the few allies he had in that country. Ren and his soldiers were the only things between Leon and the Emperor''s executioners, so he decided to go to the other world alone.

    "Stay here; I will do this." Leon dered, and then he started to make a steel armchair and a spear.

    "No, we can''t let you do the dangerous part alone." Ren stepped forward.

    "Dude¡­ do you want to die without even learning a single spell?" Leon asked. "How did you manage to survive until now without realizing the difficulty of the situation?"

    "¡­ A lot of people died watching my back." Ren hesitated. " I can''t stand back and watch my allies dying in front of me anymore. I have to protect what remains of my honor!"

    "What are you? A samu¡­ ah, you are samurai." Leon frowned. "Let''s do this¡­ if I don''t return in ten seconds, you guys can touch the crystal and help me, all right?"

    Ren didn''t like that, but just like Leon did, he had topromise. Even if it was Leon, it was hard to believe that he could go to another world, kill a single boss where dozens of them were probably around and return that fast. In the end, Ren nodded, and after forging the armchair and spear, Leon touched the crystal and disappeared.

    Ren started to count, and before his count could reach six, he moved his hand toward the crystal, but then he retreated when he saw Leon reappearing on his right side. Leon was blue, covered in snow, and impaled on his spear there was a giant head. A head that was one meter tall, long and wide. Ren could easily imagine the size of such a beast, and it was at least six meters long.

    "¡­ Don''t you know how to count?" Leon asked while trembling like a leaf.

    "Are you all right?" Ren asked, surprised.

    "No, I''m not all right¡­ I just came from a frozen hell," Leon moved his hand upward. "Move away a little bit."

    Ren and soldiers obeyed themand, and then Leon created a Fire Ball above his head to warm his body. The snow melted, and little by little Leon recovered his color, despite the power of his mes, not a single inch of the cave melted.

    The other world was white, Leon'' didn''t see anything aside from snow and dark clouds. As soon as he appeared, a massive beast attacked him, but he dodged the attack and shot a Magma Spear. His attack melted the body of the creature, almost instantly leaving only the head behind. Leon impaled the monster''s head with his spear and was about to return when he saw a blue amulet near the head. After picking up that, he returned.

    Ancient Frozen Dire Wolf''s Soul

    It increases the power of ice-rted attacks by fifty percent.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In just a few seconds, he leveled his Ice resistance several times. That wasn''t a world where humans could live¡­ unless they train that skill several times while enduring the frozen hell.

    "Achoo!" Leon sneezed.

    "Let''s leave the dungeon before you get a cold." Ren smiled wryly. "Thanks to you, our job here is over. A bowl of miso soup should help you warm your body."

    While feeling shivers, Leon nodded. Although his body still remembered the cold of that world, the cold he felt in the dungeon had decreased a little bit. It looked like it was a good idea to train his Ice Resistance in that world, but he had no ns to do that anytime soon. Leon never noticed that before, but he really was weak against the cold.

    While walking toward the entrance of the dungeon, a few Frozen Dire Wolves tried to attack them from behind, but since Leon wasn''t in the mood to y, he destroyed them all. Also, due to the fact that moving that head was difficult, they left those wolves behind. It was fine, thend would absorb those bodies, so it wasn''t a problem. Besides, they could return to pick it upter.

    It took them an hour to leave the dungeon, and they were received with eyes full of surprise, but Ren ignored them and started to make the miso soup. Usually, they would celebrate the conquest of such a dungeon, but they were worried about imagining how Leon finished such a massive beast so fast. Then Ren considered the following hypothesis¡­ Leon couldn''t only finish the megalodons; he could kill them in a single strike. When that thought crossed his mind, he couldn''t help but feel shivers too¡­ he had be the partner of a fearsome survivor.

    Ren cooked miso soup to feed all his men, but he decided to cook even more when he saw Leon eating bowl after bowl. It looked like he was the type of person who would eat more or less ording to his mood¡­ Regardless, Ren stopped cooking when he heard the footsteps of the imperial soldiers approaching, he looked behind and saw the previous dungeon manager, now Ren was the new dungeon manager.

    The manager grabbed a piece of paper and read its contents; after that, she waited for Ren''s response, he bowed and nodded. After that, the manager and the imperial soldiers left as if they had no more business in that region.

    "What was that about?" Leon asked while he was eating non-stop.

    " ¡­ The emperor wishes to speak with me," Ren said with a pale face. "He also said that he wants you toe with me."

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    "That was fast," Leon said.

    "Way too fast... I heard that some people could contact the Emperor directly without even cellphones." Ren massaged his eyebrows after sighing. "It isn''t something that can be used frequently... but I should have expected this would happen. We just cleared a difficult dungeon in half a day, after all."

    "Shall I escape?" Leon asked. "What are the chances of him going to execute me?

    "Honestly, I don''t know," Ren said. "Although it is not much, basically, you alone secured a source of a powerful and magic hide to our country. The Frozen Dire Wolves hide can absorb the impact of bullets aside from those bonuses I spoke of earlier. If you feel insecure, you should escape, but¡­"

    "You and your men will be penalized for it," Leon said.

    "¡­ Yeah," Ren hesitated.

    Leon couldn''t help but sigh. Maybe he and Ren were just overreacting, but in the end, they could be walking toward their deaths if they choose the wrong option. Japan had no allies, so Ren couldn''t escape to anywhere, and he also didn''t have the power to cross the ocean.

    "What to do?"

    In practical terms, Ren owed more to Leon that the inverse. So, Leon could leave Japan with a clear conscience that he didn''t owe him anything, but he would feel a bad taste in his mouth since his actions would end up causing Ren''s execution. However, he could avoid that if he ys his hand correctly. It would be troublesome, but it was better than act rashly and end up causing meaningless deaths.

    "Well, let''s go to Tokyo then." Leon dered.

    "Are you sure?" Ren asked.

    "Yeah, in the end, I have to see with my own eyes if our countries can or can''t be allies," Leon exined. "If things go south, I will make sure you won''t suffer any repercussions."

    "¡­ You have my thanks." Ren bowed his head deeply.<sub> </sub>

    Leon would make sure to just escape without causing deaths because there was a chance that once he returns home, the people in power there might send him back to Japan to be executed to save their faces. Being a fugitive was better than be a fugitive and a murderer.

    "Anyway, we don''t need to go today, right?" Leon asked. "Let''s rest for the day and spend the night practicing your magic."

    "You will teach us?" Ren asked, visibly surprised.

    "Yeah, in one single night, you guys can''t learn a lot," Leon exined. "But if you manage to learn fire maniption, your fire attacks will be stronger. By the time the soldiers run out of cores to use, they should have enough power on their own to fight without relying on such tools."

    When night came, Leon, Ren, Ryoko, and the soldiers entered the dungeon again. This time they would only train instead of hunt, that being said. Frozen Dire Wolves appeared frequently, so Leon took care of them. Learning how to control fire in a cold ce was difficult, but since Leon could create fire, that wasn''t a problem. In the end, only half of the soldiers managed to learn Fire Maniption. However, they could teach each other, so Leon''s job was already done there.

    While Leon was having breakfast, Ren was giving thest instructions to the soldiers who would stay there. Ryoko would be in charge of things, so he made sure to have a serious talk with her. Ren nned to talk with Emperor, returned to the port to inform of their sess, and eventually return to that dungeon to help until they have enough personnel to maintain the dungeon. Since the trip would take more than a few days, it was necessary to instruct his soldiers ordingly.

    Usually, they would use the cargo truck, but with Leon, that wasn''t necessary. They traveled to Sapporo using a single steel te. Although their arrival made some people frown, Leon and the others ignored that. There Ren made a contract with a group of merchants who would bring the goods of the dungeon to the city every day, they would receive a discount for buying things from them, but it was a small price. After that, Leon and Ren flew to Tokyo.

    "This is¡­ a weird way to travel." Ren frowned. "Just make sure not tond in the middle of Tokyo, okay? We don''t need to make amotion before talking with the Emperor."

    "Got it," Leon said.

    Since they had tond outside the city, it was already night when Leon and Ren arrived. The soldiers who protected the boundaries of Tokyo were already aware of their arrival, but since Leon and Ren came on foot, they lost some time proving their identity. Despite that, the guards escorted both to the pce because they received the orders to do so as soon as they appear.

    Ren was tense as the imperial guards were on guard and ready to act if Leon tried something. It looked like Ren had never been summoned by the Emperor himself, and he only met him alongside the other advisors. Leon didn''t know much about the imperial family, but thanks to Ren, he knew that the pce had been reconstructed to also serve as a fortress if the need arises. It was the only building in the city that was walled, but it didn''t look it could block a dragon''s Fire Breath, it was only made of stone, after all.

    Regardless, the building was massive, and due to the number of soldiers, it felt like it was more of a headquarters than a pce. Despite that, everything was very clean and traditional. While Leon and Ren were being escorted across the pce/fortress. Leon saw a queue, and at the beginning of that queue, Leon saw a gorgeous young woman wearing traditional clothes that a priest would usually wear in some events. She looked so frail that one could think for a moment she was made of ss, her long ck hair, red lips, and delicate appearance made Leon feel mesmerized, but Leon looked away when he saw that she had noticed him and she seemed pretty angry after noticing that he was American.

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    Although being looked with cold eyes by such beauty was painful, Leon soon recovered when Ren hit his elbows in his stomach. Leon looked at him as if he was about to send Ren to the moon, but he stopped when he saw Ren''s earnest eyes.

    "Unless you want to lose your eyes, don''t look at her ever again like that," Ren whispered.

    "What do you mean by that? I didn''t think of anything," Leon frowned. "By the way, who is she? Why is there a priestess in the pce?"

    "Her name is Yuki, princess Yuki," Ren added. "She is the daughter of the emperor... I don''t know the details, but it looks like she received the power from the gods to heal sickness, poisons, and even curses. She is doing that right now."

    "What? That is so unfair..." Leon frowned.

    "Don''t raise your tone..." Ren broke into a cold sweat. "I''m serious, Leon. Don''t even try anything to her. If something happens to her, and the cause is another American... the Emperor won''t need to raise a finger, the entire poption of Japan will wage war against your country."

    "Dude... I''m here to find a way home, not to find a girlfriend." Leon shrugged. "Maybe in the next life, I will have a chance with her, but I understand that we live in different worlds."

    Leon made a mental note not to look at her ever again, she was indeed the most beautiful woman he had seen in thest years, but he wouldn''t cause a war because of a single woman... that being said, he didn''t see many women in thest few years. Still, it looked her family was also working hard. The people in the queue seemed pretty ordinary, and even past dinnertime, she was helping them.

    "Curses¡­ so the monster can curse people, too."

    Making a mental of that wasn''t necessary because Leon would kill all monsters before they could try anything against him. Eventually, Leon and Ren arrived at a big hall, where several men were sitting on the floor, and on the other side of the hall, Leon and Ren saw the emperor.

    The emperor''s name was Makoto, despite being fifty years old, he looked far younger. There was no sign of grey hair in his ck hair. Although he had fierce eyes and a trained physique, his facial features were pretty delicate. It didn''t look like monsters had damaged him even a single time. At his side, Leon saw a two and a half meters long katana. It was hard to imagine someone wielding that, but it looked very imposing. Leon didn''t know Makoto''s clothing styles, but his current clothes were rather simple. It was just regr clothes soldiers would wear in those Japanese period dramas.

    After Leon checked the emperor with his own eyes, he felt some cold stares. When he looked at Ren kneeling on the ground, he understood why. Although Leon didn''t want to put himself in such a defenseless position, he decided to mimic Ren. He was in the emperor''s house, so he had to follow his rules.

    After a few seconds, the emperor said something and Ren got up, Leon did the same and saw his pale face, and he was also sweating bullets. The emperor said other things, and Ren answered with few words.

    "¡­ What are you doing here?" The emperor asked, looking at Leon in the eye.<sub> </sub>

    Leon almost said, ''I was wondering the same thing,'' but he stopped because that could cause some problems. It looked like he would have to give the Emperor a brief summary of hisst four years, too. It was a pain, but he hid those thoughts.

    "Well, I was traveling back home in an airne when¡­" Leon said.

    Leon was aware that the emperor had better things to do, so he gave him a brief summary of his life. He didn''t want to talk about it too much, so he was okay with that, after hearing Leon''s answer. Makoto looked at one of the men sitting in the sides of the hall, the man just nodded. It looked like that guy could also read peoples'' minds, and those men were the advisors who lived in Tokyo.

    After that, Makoto and Ren talked for a few moments; it looked like Ren was trying to convince him of something¡­ Anyway, it was a pain to Leon not to understand what was saying when he clearly was the core of the conversation.

    "So, you think I will help you if you help my country a little?" Makoto asked.

    "Is that how it sounds?" Leon frowned.

    "Yes, it sounds like you want to be helped directly by me," Makoto said.

    "I don''t want to be helped by anyone," Leon dered. "But, if I can lend a hand to someone who can also lend me a hand, I don''t mind helping. I didn''t ask Ren anything, but he promised that he would give me a hand. We are just washing each other''s hands. If he finds a secure route to me go home, it would be more than enough; I can take care of myself."

    "You are rather confident," Makoto said.

    "I think that I''m logical and honest, does Your imperial majesty dislike logic and honest people?" Leon asked.

    "Not at all," Makoto chuckled. "However, honesty can also be recognized as imprudence."

    "I can''t deny that." Leon nodded.

    For a moment, the atmosphere in the pce got heavier. Leon could even hear Ren''s sweat falling on the ground, the guards didn''t move an inch, but the advisors were looking at Leon as if he had a death wish. Despite that, Leon was feeling quite normal. None of those men, not even the Emperor, were as scary was a megalodon, so he had no reason to feel threatened.

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    "¡­ Tell me, Leon," Makoto''s expression darkened. "What do you think I should do considering what happened to my son?"

    "I think the ones responsible for it must be punished," Leon answered.

    "So, you think I should start a war?" Makoto asked.

    "Excuse me? I said the ones responsible for it must be punished," Leon frowned. "Only a few handfuls of individuals caused such an incident. The citizens of my¡­ the citizens of the Allied Forces of the North-America can''t be punished by the crimes of a few. Does any nation have the manpower and resources to wage war against another nation? I think wage war would be foolish."

    Suddenly, Leon felt an impacting from the right side of the hall, one of the advisors, a juggernaut of a man, got up and punched the floor cracking it. That guy was bald, but he was two meters tall and had one hell of a hammer in his back.

    "Careful, boy. You are in the presence of the Emperor." The bald man red.

    "Tell me something that I don''t know," Leon said.

    "What?!" The bald man equipped his hammer.

    "Be quiet, Honzo," Makoto said. "Or you will not leave this ce until yourself fix the damage you caused to the pce."

    Honzo, the big guy backed down, but Leon still could see the veins in his forehead throbbing. It looked like he was failing in socializing with the people who held power in Japan, but that couldn''t be helped. It was the result of not having any proper conversations for years. He became a person who says what he thinks without any hesitation.

    "¡­ You say that I should punish the criminals, but that is not nearly enough," Makoto said after a long sigh to calm down his nerves. "Hiro was the future of this country; he was my firstborn. Can you understand my pain? My anger? The people from the Allied Forces of the North-America may have stolen the future of our nation. Do you think the lives of a few criminals will calm my anger?"

    "I cannot understand, I''m not a father," Leon closed his eyes. " The lives of a few criminals won''t solve anything; in that case, make them taste your pain without causing a war. Demand that the Allied Forces of the North-America deport those criminals, you can keep them as your prisoners to torment them as long as you want."

    Ren looked at Leon startled, even though he was proposing something to keep the peace between the two nations, he was saying to the Emperor himself be a torturer. Some advisors looked at each other, confused because they didn''t expect that.

    "¡­ I don''t have such¡­ hobbies." Makoto frowned.

    "You don''t have to like it, just torment them until you notice that whatever you do, your son won''te back," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    Leon didn''t want to think about it; he wanted to believe that his parents and little sister were alive. However, he considered the possibility on numerous asions that they may be dead. If it was by the hands of a monster, then there was nothing for him do to, but if it were by the hands of human beings, Leon would chase the responsible to the pits of hell if he had to and kill them as painfully as possible. He didn''t want to do any of that, Leon won''t find even a bit in relief in that, but he would do it because he missed his family all that much.

    "¡­ I think I will do that. I also don''t want to cause more deaths," Makoto sighed and closed his eyes. "However, who can guarantee that they won''t send random criminals. I cannot trust in their words or actions until they prove that they can be trusted."

    "Then, send someone to find and bring them by force," Leon said.

    "Someone¡­ are you offering yourself to do that job?" Makoto asked.

    "No, I can''t do it," Leon answered. "I don''t know a safe path to go back home. Thus I cannot do that."

    "But if I give you the means to do it, would you?" Makoto asked.

    "I would try my best to give a hand to someone who gave me a hand." Leon showed a small smile. "Of course, I would only look for the criminals after confirming the situation of my family, but do you trust me?"

    "No. At least not yet, do you want to prove that you can be trusted?" Makoto asked.

    "Yes," Leon said.

    "Very well," Makoto nodded and got up. "If you manage to clear all the dungeons in Japan, which haven''t been cleared yet, you will have my trust, and I will give you the means to go home. Until then, you can use the free guest rooms in the pce at your convenience. The same applies to you, Ren. You will help him."

    Leon nodded and hoped to have to give a handshake to the Emperor, but things got so noisy that he understood that wouldn''t happen. A few advisors who knew English protested immediately, and soon, the others understood what Makoto had proposed.

    Ren was staring at Leon with his eyes and mouth wide open. It looked like he didn''t expect that kind of development. It looked like it was a big deal to have the chance to sleep in the imperial pce/fortress since Makoto himself had to authorize that. The advisors protested for a few minutes, but soon they gave up. They weren''t fools enough to disobey the Emperor. Before leaving, Makoto looked at Leon.

    "Don''t disappoint me, Leon."

    Although his words seemed harsh, his voice and eyes didn''t look so intimidating. Regardless, now that Leon had a clear goal, he just had to work hard. The problem was, he had no idea how many dungeons he would have to clear.

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    After leaving the hall where the meetings were held, Leon and Ren were guided by a maid to their rooms; the guards returned to their posts, so Leon rxed a little. There was a chance that he could be killed while sleeping or while eating, but he was pretty sure the Emperor wouldn''t do that in his own home since it was a symbolical ce to the whole country.

    "I can''t believe His Imperial Majesty invited us to sleep in the pce." Ren''s eyes were sparkling.

    "Are you kid going on a field trip?" Leon frowned. "Anyway, do you know, how many dungeons exist that I need to clear?"

    "¡­Yes, five in total." Ren calmed down. "They are no joke; His imperial majesty is seriously testing you. The Frost Dire Wolves look like little kittens in front of the monsters we will find in the other dungeons."

    "Which are?" Leon asked.

    "Trolls, Golems, Harpies, Ghosts, and¡­" Ren hesitated.

    "Dragons," Leon added.

    "Yes¡­ but the dragons of that dungeon can''t fly." Ren showed aplicated expression.

    "It is not like dragons can fly in any dungeon." Leon frowned.

    "Yeah, but those don''t have wings," Ren exined. "They are Earth Dragons. Although they can use earth magic and probably have the same level of mastery that you have, they don''t use the earth to fly."

    "Well, the heavier the object, the more mana will have to be used," Leon said. "Are you dreaming? How am I supposed to have the same level of mastery as them?"

    "I participated in the battle to kill the earth dragons that left the dungeon," Ren exined. "They couldn''t create steel like you, the best thing they could do was small earthquakes and fire earth projectiles."

    "And you think that is something pathetic, or do you think I can cause an earthquake?" Leon asked.

    "Anyway, do you think you can clear those dungeons?" Ren asked, showing a severe expression. "We don''t have a mage like you, but even our best warriors don''t think they can pull this off."

    "With some help I can, the earth dragons will be troublesome, but I will find a way." Leon dered. "I must find otherwise I will lose the ticket to my home. By the way, why dungeons needed to be cleared, It won''t be easy if the bosses don''t appear every day?"

    "Yeah¡­ but if we don''t kill the bosses, the dungeon will break once a month and liberate thousands of monsters." Ren exined. "When that happens, we don''t have a choice but to abandon the dungeon for a few days and protect the nearby cities."

    "I see¡­" Leon said.

    After that conversation, Leon and Ren had dinner; the maids bought them. Despite the world''s situation, the Japanese people were eating quite well. So, Leon hoped that things were simr back home.

    Ren looked like a shy child in the pce, so the next morning, he decided to have breakfast with Leon. Although his behavior was creeping Leon out, he didn''t refuse him, Leon would need his help, after all.

    "So, what is the n?" Ren asked.

    "Where is the nearest dungeon that I can clear?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "¡­ Why won''t you start with the easiest one?" Ren asked. "The nearest is Earth Dragon''s dungeon. It is near, but it is without a doubt the hardest, while the others are pretty much in the same league."

    "Trolls can heal fast, right?" Leon asked. "So, why ghosts are in the same difficulty level as trolls?"

    "Because only magical attacks damage them and because they can make you sick and curse you," Ren exined. "Once you get cursed, you don''t have any choice but to retreat."

    "Is it that bad?" Leon asked.

    "Yeah, their curses can numb your senses for a few days," Ren answered. "First, they blind you; after that, they make you lose your hearing."

    "That is quite scary¡­" Leon frowned.

    "Indeed, if you are unlucky, you may lose control over your entire body," Ren added. "And stay like that for days while the ghosts slowly eat your soul."

    "Thanks for the necessary info to keep me awake at night¡­" Leon frowned. "Regardless, do you know anyone who would like to lend a hand? I don''t think you have the personnel to do it, right?"

    "Yeah, and since you pissed those advisors, nobody powerful will join us," Ren exined. "And considering that you are American¡­"

    "Yeah, I know. Most people won''t help me." Leon said. "I don''t want helpers; I want workers. I will fight alone, but I need a few people to skin the monsters'' bodies and do things like that. Can you find those people?"

    "Yeah, if you prove yourself to be generous enough, I can find a few dozen workers before lunch," Ren answered.

    "As long as they work fast, I don''t mind paying more," Leon said. "Where is the nearest dungeon aside of the Earth Dragon''s dungeon?"

    "Let''s go to the market; we can get a map from my store there," Ren said.

    Leon and Ren left the pce, and this time the guards didn''t escort them; it looked like Makoto really trusted Leon. Regardless, since the imperial pce/fortress was important and beautiful, the market was close by. Although it was called the market, it was just a street with a few buildings where special items were sold. As expected, Ren''s shop was the smallest, and only slimes'' cores were being sold. After being weed by a random female soldier, Ren picked a map and showed to Leon the points where the dungeons where.

    "In extreme North of the country, you will find the trolls'' dungeon," Ren tapped on a point near Sapporo. "Tn the extreme south, the golems'' dungeon. In the west of Tokyo, there is the Earth Dragons'' dungeon. A little above, there is the harpies'' dungeon and few kilometers to the south, there is the ghosts'' dungeon. You should find them quite easy since in all of them you can find a building where the manager works and several camps."

    "I guess I will start with the harpies, then," Leon grabbed the map. "By the way¡­ we can''t skin ghosts, right? Can''t we get resources from them?"

    "Yes, we can," Ren answered. "In fact, it is a little simpler than skinning; when they die, their corpses be ectosm."

    "Ectosm?" Leon frowned. "What is it used for?"

    "It is used to do the same thing the ghosts can do," Ren exined. "To numb the senses of the target.

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    While some people didn''t learn much after the end of the world, others learned a bit too much. While Leon agreed that to survive, one must do everything in its power, he could only see ectosm as a dreadful thing. After hearing from Ren that many alliances were interested in obtaining that for war purposes, Leon confirmed that. Even the Emperor was stocking the ectosm in case his country gets invaded. Ectosm was even more useful than poison¡­

    "I''m going to the dungeon¡­ I hope you bring those workers before dark." Leon said.

    "Got it." Ren nodded.

    Although Leon wanted to trust Makoto, he decided to keep hidden the things he could do as much as possible. In the worst-case scenario, he would need a lot of hidden cards. So, he left Tokyo on foot, and only after making sure he was alone, he flew using an earth tform.

    The harpies'' dungeon wasn''t that far, so he didn''t fly for long. Although he was an unknown person, the manager of the dungeon had already received word about who he was and what Makoto said to him. Some peopleined since they registered themselves to use the dungeon at noon, but not for long. It was an ordering from the Emperor, after all.

    Leon entered the dungeon and recalled the information he got from Ren earlier; harpies were a troublesome enemy because their dungeon was pretty wide, and they could fly at unbelievable speeds inside of it. Not only that, they always moved into groups, and they could use magic to attack too. Their wind magic could easily split rocks in two. However, since they moved in groups and focused on high-speed movements while attacking from a distance, Leon noticed their weakness. The harpies weren''t that sturdy. It was the same for Leon, even though no one aside from him knew it.

    Considering their high speed, Leon decided to create steel spears and a steel te to block the enemies'' attacks. Considering his recovery rate, he could control four objects without running out of mana, but that was more than enough to defeat those monsters. The harpies were fast, but they couldn''t escape from Leon''s spears, which he trained for years.

    "Mmm¡­ I don''t know what parts of their bodies can be used, so I should focus my attacks in their hearts."

    After killing the first harpies, Leon approached and noticed they are quite ugly. All harpies were female, but they had rat-like faces, and they were also bald. They barely had the height of an adult, and their bodies were rather slim, to the point one could think they were about to die of starvation. Regardless, each harpy gave Leon ten coins, which was enough to buy a single potion that would let him restore twelve points of mana. That being said, he would only use thatter.

    When Ren arrived at the dungeon, it was already 04:00 PM. It took him a lot more time to find the workers that Leon wanted, but at least he found fifty. Leon entered the dungeon and immediately saw thousands of dead harpies aligned near the walls. He gave the order to the workers to gather the harpies'' wings, and he went to look for Leon, only to find him at the end of the path of corpses¡­ ying with a small piece of ice.

    "Did you have enough hands to pick what is useful from the harpies'' bodies?" Leon asked after he looked behind for a second.

    "¡­ I thought about using half of the workers to transport the materials and the other half to gather the wings¡­" Ren scratched the back of his head. "But now the workers that I bought can only be used to gather the wings."

    "What are the wings used for?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "If you make a weapon touch it, it can absorb the wing and make that weapon have the properties of the wind for one hour," Ren exined. "It is useful to increase the power of melee weapons."

    "And it is useless to me¡­" Leon made a disappointed expression. "What do you think is better, find more workers and transport the wings to Tokyo or sell them to the survivors outside?"

    "I doubt the survivors outside have that many coins¡­" Ren frowned. "But if I talk with their leaders, I should be able to sell them quite fast."

    "The coins you will obtain¡­ is one-third of them enough to pay the workers?" Leon asked.

    "It certainly is," Ren answered.

    "Then use one-thirds of the coins to pay the workers, you can keep other one third, and with the remaining coins, you will buy mana potions and bring them to me," Leon said. "You alone bring the potions, don''t let anyone approach me."

    "¡­ Is there a reason for that?" Ren asked.

    "Yes, I will learn a few more skills, and I want to keep them as a secret," Leon answered. "You can understand the reason for that, right?"

    "Yes, but do you intend to practice here?" Ren frowned. "What about the harpies? Isn''t it better to clear the dungeon first?"

    "I already did; did you really think all these monsters were inside the dungeon?" Leon asked. "I attacked the crystal, and hundreds of them came. By the way, the corpses of the big harpies should be among the pile, but don''t take that outside yet. I want everyone outside, thinking that I''m still clearing the dungeon."

    "¡­ Okay." Ren said after recovering from the surprise.

    Ren already knew that Leon was full of surprises, but to think that he could clear a dungeon alone in half a day was close to absurd, much less attacking the crystals to obtain loot was close to madness. Regardless, Leon was eager to return home, and he probably wouldn''t try to bit more than he can chew. Not when he was so close to going back home¡­ rather than that, Ren thought if he shouldn''t do the same and spend his coins and potions to train his magic, he also wanted to obtain the power to clear a high-leveled dungeon by himself.

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    Leon decided that he would train for one week in order to learn two ice spells. Although that was a bit greedy considering his learning speed on the ind, he already knew the basics of manipting, strengthening, and creating all the four basic elements. So, he was quite sure that he would learn in time.

    "Projectiles in the form of bullets is enough to kill small fries¡­ but now I''m going to face troublesome monsters like trolls and earth dragons, so I have to increase the weapons I can use."

    While Leon was deciding the shape of his new skills, he recalled the things he learned earlier. He didn''t know if Ren and other survivors knew, but it looked like by attacking, the crystal would summon monsters all over the other world of a certain level of power. Perhaps only the crystal of the slimes'' dungeon could summon several bosses, or perhaps there were some unknown rules¡­ Regardless, before attacking the crystal, he went to the harpies'' world and confirmed that only big harpies were around. It was hard to verify since it was a world of mountains, but he was pretty sure there were no ordinary harpies nearby.

    There was also the possibility that the crystal was just making weak versions of the harpies; at that point in time, everything was possible. But why the crystal would do something like that? That was an important question. Regardless it worked well for him since he could obtain tons of materials and coins. Although the smell of death was making him sick¡­

    "Against the ghosts, I guess every type of magic attack will work. So, I don''t have to worry too much about them. However, Ren said they are pretty much like the trolls of fantasy books we know. Big, sturdy and have a stupid regeneration speed¡­ in that case, I have to attack their hearts and brain at the same time with a sharp object. Freeze Lance is too big, so I have to learn how to create a small but sharp projectile."

    Trolls were ice monsters since their dungeon was also frozen, and it was in extreme North of Japan. So, Leon had to create a new fire spell. By strengthening a small projectile, he managed to create a ''sharp'' fire arrow. Due to the fact that he only had to give shape and strengthen it, he learned it after half a day.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Arrow.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 20

    The cost of mana was higher than Leon imagined, but considering that he focused on learning a concentrated attack, that didn''t surprise all that much.

    Every hour, Ren would bring a cart filled with mana potions, to save time, he threw away the bottles and put the liquid inside the cart since Leon said he would absorb the mana with his body not drink it. Every time he saw Leon''s progress, he couldn''t help but feel astonished, even from far away, he could feel the heat of Leon''s new spell. As if that wasn''t enough, he started to practice a new one¡­ Ren thought that mages were people who had extremely convenient skills, but only after that, he recognized that a lot of diligence was necessary to be that powerful.

    Although Leon seeded in obtaining the weapon to kill the trolls, he still had to train it. The free status points would help, and the increase of damage of the level up would also help, but before that, he decided to learn the weapon he would use against the golems and earth dragons.<sub> </sub>

    <o>,m "This will be difficult¡­ since my best spell is a variation of earth magic."</o>

    ording to Ren, golems were monsters made of earth. They didn''t look like living beings, and that itself was a problem since they wouldn''t die with a fire arrow on the heart or in the brain since they didn''t have those. Not only that, since they were like machines, but their actions and attacks were also extremely precise. A long battle against such an opponent would cause a lot of problems, so, Leon had to learn a spell that could kill golems and earth dragons.

    A massive version of Fire Arrow would be the best option, but Leon didn''t have the time to learn a huge and concentrated spell like that. He, without a doubt, could learn a lot faster than he learned the Magma Spear, but not fast enough. Leon wanted to train for one week and clear the other dungeons in one week too.

    "Fire doesn''t have a mass per se¡­ and since I won''t have time to learn a fire spell that can kill golems and earth dragons in a single strike, I guess I have to learn an ice spell."

    Fortunately, Leon obtained an item that could help him, the Ancient Frozen Dire Wolf''s Soul would increase the power of his ice spells, but he still had to learn the spell. The more detailed the shape of a spell, the more time Leon would have to practice. Then Leon had an idea; he would create a spell that would let him freeze the monster to some extent while dealing blunt damage.

    "Yeah¡­ if I make it harder, I bet I can smash a golem to pieces. However, a single spell like that won''t be enough to kill an earth dragon¡­ I just hope just a few will be enough to smash the head of one."

    In the end, Leon had to practice for five days before he could learn the spell. It was five meters tall and was one meter wide and long. It looked like a simple pir, but thanks to that, Leon managed to learn it in time. The name was quite fitting, and Leon could only hope that with those skills, he would be able to clear the dungeons.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Pir.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 120

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    On the seventh day, Leon practiced Fire Arrow and Ice Pir until the workers managed to cut off the wings of thest harpy. Although it wasn''t much, he managed to level them up. Regardless, he didn''t feel that bothered because the real practice would be against real enemies.

    When Leon left the dungeon, he was exhausted. He only slept a few hours in the course of the week, so Leon decided that he would sleep until he reaches the next dungeon. Naturally, Leon wouldn''t fly, Ren would drive. Although he asked Ren to find a vehicle to do that, he saw two brand new cargo truck waiting for him outside the dungeon. It looked like Ren was loose with money too.

    "Hey, you came just in time," Ren said while sitting in the driver''s seat of one of the trucks. "Those just arrived, where do you want to go?"

    "Let''s start with the trolls'' dungeons..." Leon frowned. "But first, why did you buy those?"

    "To transport the workers... they will sleep along the way," Ren exined. "You should do the same; I selected a few individuals to help Ryoko so that they will keep an eye on things along the way. Rest assured."

    "That was my n, anyway," Leon said. "I just hope you selected trustworthy people¡­"

    "You can rx, I''m basically directly working under orders of the Emperor," Ren said. "Only a fool would try to cause problems for us."

    "Let''s hope that you are right¡­" Leon sad on the passenger''s seat, and even before Ren turned the engine, he was already snoring.

    Since Ren and his subordinates weren''t the ones who cleared the dungeon and Leon wasn''t one of Makoto''s advisors, the ownership of the dungeon didn''t change. The same would happen to the next dungeons, but since Ren was following the Emperor''s orders and also being paid by Leon, he was quite satisfied with that. Although he wasn''t having a lot of time to practice the magic he just learned, the number of subordinates in hismand was increasing, and in the future, he could use them to delegate his work.

    Regardless, after traveling by a day and a half, they reached their destination. But before that, Ren confirmed that Ryoko was doing well, and she already had obtained several new soldiers.

    There was no city nearby the trolls'' dungeon, so Ren and the others would have to travel for quite a while to sell the things they obtain in the dungeon. Not only that, but that region also wasn''t safe; monsters constantly appeared from nowhere and attacked the camps nearby. The situation there was soplicated that the imperial guards had to help now and then.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Rather than the situation of that region, Leon was worried about the cold weather. It was even worse than the surroundings of the Frozen Dire Wolves'' dungeon, and ording to his experience, the interior of the dungeon and the monsters'' world was supposed to be even worse.

    "You guys can set up the camp; I will enter the dungeon," Leon said. "What part of the trolls can be used?"

    "Their blood can be used like health potions¡­" Ren looked around and noticed something was off. "Wait a minute; let me check the situation here with the manager of the dungeon."

    Leon nodded; he had forgotten that he had to do that. While the workers and Ren''s new soldiers started to set up the camp, Leon waited to hear Ren''s report. Ten minutester, Ren returned, showing aplicated expression.

    "¡­ There is some bad news." Ren said.

    "What happened?" Leon asked.

    "It looks like a group of soldiers managed to find the crystal¡­" Ren exined. "Although they didn''t find the boss and not tried to go to the monsters'' world, they suffered several losses. The lover, a certain soldier, died in thest battle, and that person went mad when he found the crystal. He attacked the crystal, and then several bosses appeared¡­ only one survived that battle and escaped¡­ this happened this morning."

    "Why the monsters didn''t leave the dungeon yet?" Leon asked.

    "That is the problem¡­" Ren massaged his eyebrows. "The survivors here concluded that the trolls are increasing their numbers tounch a massive attack eventually."

    Leon sighed when he heard that, it looked like in the end, he would have to rely on the Magma Spear.<sub> </sub>

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 1604 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 40 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 35 +

    Intelligence: 247 +

    Endurance: 33 +

    Control: 113 +

    Mentality: 77 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 475 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 265682

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 19, Mana Transfusion Lv 9, Mana Reinforcement Lv 31,

    Earth Maniption Lv 55, Water Maniption Lv 31, Wind Maniption Lv 29, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 28, Earth Transformation Lv 32, Water Transformation Lv 22, Wind Transformation Lv 25, Fire Transformation Lv 25, Earth Creation Lv 35, Water Creation Lv 31, Wind Creation Lv 23, Fire Creation Lv 31,

    Freeze Lance Lv 7, Water Bullet Lv 7, Ice Bullet Lv 7, Wind Bullet Lv 7, Fire Bullet Lv 18, Earth Bullet Lv 7, Lightning Lv 20, Magma Spear Lv 33, Fire Arrow Lv 14, Ice Pir Lv 6Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 9, Pain Resistance Lv 17, Fire Resistance Lv 22, Poison Resistance Lv 33, Underwater Resistance Lv 19, Alchemy Lv 51, Wind Resistance Lv 04, Ice Resistance Lv 7

    Rage Lv3, Mental Fortitude Lv 18, Perception Lv 10, uracy Lv 32, Craft Lv 51, Farming Lv 7, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 38, Meditation Lv 50,

    Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 51, Staffmanship Lv 4, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 40, Swim Lv 21,

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    Before he could enter the dungeon, Leon decided to ask some questions. He had no other choice but to solve the situation, but first, he had to know a few things.

    "What do you know about the big trolls?" Leon asked.

    "They are tough to kill..." Ren showed a pale face. "Although they aren''t as dangerous as a megalodon, they have the same regeneration speed. Since their bodies are smaller than megalodons, it looks like they are almost immortal with their regeneration speed."

    "If that is the case, how usually the people around here kill it?" Leon asked.

    "They used weapons enchanted with fire," Ren exined. "The mes slow down their regeneration, but only to the point where a group of ten powerful survivors must fight for one hour before they obtain the chance to destroy their heads and hearts."

    "They don''t get smaller when they regenerate?" Leon asked.

    "No, their blood is like a highly concentrated health potion," Ren answered. "That is why they don''t lose weight. It is said that their blood can even regenerate lost limbs."

    That was quite impressive, even though Leon''s body can recover from terrible wounds thanks to the recovery, he always wondered if he could regenerate a lost limb with that alone... now he knows that he can''t.

    "Isn''t if fine? If the survivors here managed to kill the big trolls, they could do it again." Leon looked quite relieved, knowing that he hadn''t to enter a cave where monsters could regenerate so fast alone.

    "... Only one team could defeat the bosses," Ren sighed. "And that team got wiped out this morning."

    ? Leon sighed too, even though he expected to face some hardships, he didn''t expect that he would have to enter a nest of such creatures. Although he was fine killing megalodons, he was only fine doing that from a safe distance. He would never get close to their habitat because, in a battle on equal grounds, he would be utterly defeated.

    "Tch... if only I could absorb the mana of this damn thing," Leon said while looking at the slime core he was using to try to learn how to absorb mana.

    It was a pain, but Leon would have to work hard with the cards in his hands. He still had no idea how to absorb mana from objects, so he had no other choice but to enter the dungeon and try to solve that problem alone.

    It looked like the blood of the bosses of that dungeon would sell for a lot of coins or could save Leon''s life at some point. However, to obtain that, he also had to put himself at risk¡­ in the end, he decided to burn them all to a crisp. It was unpleasant to even think about using it, but he would have to content himself the blood of the smallest trolls.<sub> </sub>

    "Come to think of it¡­ why their blood can heal us? We aren''t vampires."

    As if the dungeon wasn''t cold enough, the wind was blowing from the inside to the outside. Leon wanted to create a Fire Ball to warm his body but decided to conserve his mana. Soon the first troll appeared, since Leon was trembling due to the cold, Leon lost the chance to attack first. The monster kicked the ground, making a pir of ice appear; after that, the monster hit the pir of ice with an ice club. Several fragments of ice flew toward Leon; he blocked them all by creating an earth wall.

    "Shit¡­ I''m already spending mana like a fool."

    Before the monster could try again or approach, Leon shot two Fire Arrows, one at the head and the other in the monster''s heart. The creature received a shock and tried to resist, but died in the end.

    "As expected, it is not strong enough to kill it instantly."

    It probably wouldn''t even scratch the bosses, but it was enough against the small ones. When Leon approached the creature, he finally noticed how troublesome that creature could be. It was two and a half meters tall and its weapon, the ice club was asrg as Leon. If something like that hits someone who doesn''t have a lot of health or endurance like Leon, it would be an instant kill. Regardless, the creature was also three timesrger than himself, and its skin was blue.

    Leon touched the blood that it was falling from the wounds, but he felt nothing weird. It was just normal red blood, but when he concentrated his eyes, he saw some crystalized particles flowing through the blood. It was probably mana¡­

    "I wonder if I can use my mana to make my blood like that¡­ it would be great if I hadn''t to lose weight to recover my wounds."

    It would be great if Leon could learn how to heal wounds, but it looked like that skill was extremely rare, that was why troll''s blood was so valuable. He could increase his health, stamina, and several other statuses by using Mana Reinforcement, but it wasn''t the same thing. Troll''s blood was naturally like that¡­ Regardless, Leon kept moving.

    Although Leon wanted to solve that situation as fast as possible because he had other dungeons to clear, he decided to be careful since he wouldn''t be able to use his mobility there. To make matters worse, the number of encounters was stupid; his mana regeneration barely was enough to keep Leon moving without running out of mana.

    Twelve hourster, Leon finally found the crystal and discovered why he had to fight so much. The big trolls that were summoned when the survivor went mad were around the crystal and pouting their blood in the crystal. Usually, the crystal would summon five to six monsters every ten minutes, but thanks to the trolls'' blood, the double of that were being summoned.

    "That is quite the shady ritual they are doing there¡­"

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    Leon counted twenty big trolls around the crystal, and they really just looked like big trolls. They were four meters tall. Thus the proportion was bigger. However, everything else was pretty the same, but¡­ they had no ice clubs.

    "They don''t have because they don''t need it? Or is there any other reason?"

    Leon looked around but didn''t find the reason; it looked like the guy who survived didn''t give all the information. Regardless, it was already toote toin. Convenient enough, it looked like they didn''t notice the death of the minions, but soon would notice Leon''s presence if he kills a monster so close.

    Leon retreaded a little and started to think about what he should do if he had such an attack; he would attack all of them at the same time since they were so close to each other. He could create a Fire Ball big enough to engulf all of them. As long as they don''t notice, Leon would have time not only to increase the size and the power. However, the dungeon wasn''t that big. The end of the dungeon was, but on other parts, only one of those trolls could pass at a time.

    "I can kill them one by one in those small corridors, but if they alle at the same time¡­ I eventually will run out of mana. Returning to the entrance of the dungeon to get mana potions is also a pain¡­"

    In the end, that was Leon''s only option. He couldn''t risk damaging the crystal. Otherwise, his attack could summon even more bosses. At least it looked like the trolls couldn''t do the same to call more of theirpanions.

    Regardless, Leon started to analyze the terrain in order to use it in his favor. As long as he uses earth to block and fly low, he was sure that he could move faster than the trolls. The problem was the fact that they were hiding something and that in his arsenal, only Magma Spear seemed capable of killing them. He had to destroy their hearts and head, so he would have to use two of those¡­ he didn''t have enough mana to kill them, not by a long shot.

    "I guess I will make some traps to slow them down¡­ After that, I should make a more powerful version of my steel spears."

    The first idea was to create hundreds of gigantic bear traps. Unless the trolls break the traps, they won''t be able to regenerate, and even if they do, they lose some seconds doing so, and Leon would have time to attack them. It took several hours, but Leon created them.

    After the bear traps, Leon also made some holes under the bear traps and put metal spikes in them. Using Water Maniption and control, he could easily do that, and since the ceiling of the cave wasn''t tall, the trolls wouldn''t be able to jump to avoid the traps. As if that wasn''t enough, Leon also made some fake-holes in the ceiling. There he put vast amounts of steel shurikens; the holes would break with the movement of their bodies, and then their heads would be cut little by little by those shurikens. It wouldn''t cause that damage, but it should keep them busy for a few more seconds.<sub> </sub>

    "Traps below and traps upwards¡­ I never knew I could be so nasty. Well, this is their punishment for making me lose so much time here."

    In the end, Leon spent thirty-six hours creating those traps, but he still had to prepare the grand finale, his new steel spears. He created four of them, and they looked a lot like the sahuagins'' tridents. They had three points because Leon would spin them like a sharp mixer; he made four of them and spent twelve hours because he wanted them as sharp as possible.

    "Here goes nothing."

    Since it wasn''t hitting anything, when Leon made his spears spin, he didn''t hear anything either. Only the air pressure that was amazing since the spear was even heavier than the old ones. Those could be used as a silent weapon, and Leon used them like that, he made those hit two trolls by behind. Although the spears had to pierce their meat for a few seconds, it eventually destroyed their brains and hearts.

    Leon didn''t have time to celebrate; he didn''t even felt like celebrating because his attack made blood rain over the end of the cave. The trolls finally noticed his presence and began to run toward him, but just like Leon had expected, they slowed them when they reached the corridor. Leon moved away with his earth tform and spears, and soon the first troll stepped on a trap and also fell on others, both legs got pierced by metal spikes, and Leon didn''t waste time. He killed it.

    Two dumb trolls tried to jump over the hole, only to hit their heads on the ceiling and make several shurikens fell on them. The sharpness of those wasn''t something tough at, so it cut their skin like butter. It was probably due to the level of Leon cksmith''s skills¡­ Regardless, they soon fell on the floor and get impaled by metal spikes. Once again, Leon attacked their heart and heads while making blood rain over the area.

    Things were going well, too well. Enranged, the monsters pointed their hands toward Leon, and he finally noticed why they didn''t have ice clubs; it was because they could create them whenever they wanted. Several magic projectiles made of ice flew toward Leon, but he reached the end of the corridor before he could be hit. But the walls that got hit by those projectiles trembled, and their attacks pierced very deeply¡­

    "Regeneration and such high level of ranged attacks¡­ so troublesome."

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    It didn''t look like the trolls learned the lesson. Although they managed to escape a few holes, when he returned, Leon saw them stuck in metal spikes. Those started thin but eventually got thick, and thanks to the massive weight of the trolls, they got empaled in many ces very deeply¡­ it wasn''t a pleasant sight for the eyes. Leon killed those who got stuck, and then the while, the blueish cave was bing red.

    Leon killed ten trolls, faster than he thought, but the remaining ten stayed at the end of the dungeon near the crystal. Seven resumed their task of dropping blood in the crystal again, and the other three stayed behind to attack Leon if he approaches.

    "Half of them died in a single minute, and they still underestimated me¡­ how foolish."

    Leon retreated and started to meditate, he just needed to recover his mana and use the Magma Spear to kill them little by little, but he stopped when he heard loud footsteps approaching from the direction the trolls were supposed to be. When Leon went there, he saw that the damn monster was creating anotheryer of ice over the holes. Not only that, but they also imagined that Leon had made more holes, and they created anotheryer of ice on the path ahead of them.

    "Shit!"

    Leon hurried and filled his spears with mana again, without traps, he had no chance against them. He didn''t have enough spears to kill those three, so he attacked their heads to blind them; after that, he made them fall on the holes by shooting the Fire Arrows under them. The monsters fell, and Leon obtained enough time to finish them off.

    "Phew¡­ don''t scare me like that."

    Things could have gone very wrong if those monsters were a little smarter if they all had gone together. Leon wouldn''t have any choice but to run away. Even though they could manipte, control, and create water, they were quite stupid¡­.

    "Only seven to go¡­ better not drop my guard."

    Leon decided to meditate in front of the corridor, he couldn''t see the trollspletely, but they were still in that foolish task of theirs. Every minute a new troll appeared, but Leon could kill them easily with his new spears. When his mana was full again, he decided to go all out.

    Leon shot three magma spears and destroyed the heads of three trolls; after that, he pierced their hearts with his steel spears. The trolls finally noticed that they didn''t stand a chance in a ranged confrontation, and they also understood that Leon was weak at close quarters since he always kept his distance. So, they used their magic to block the corridor.

    "Damn¡­"

    Leon tried to attack the new wall, but since the four trollsbined their powers, it wasn''t something Leon could break that easily. He only had mana to use two Magma Spears and to control his steel spears for less than a minute, to make matters worse, Leon was forced to make a decision when two trolls pointed their hands toward him.

    Spinning two spears vertically in front of him, Leon managed to protect himself, but when he went to counter-attack, he saw the other two trolls with massive ice clubs protecting themselves and theirpanions.

    "Tch¡­ I don''t have time for this."

    Leon shot several Fire Arrows toward the ice clubs, and that made some steam appear. Leon used that opportunity to move to the monster''s side, where they were unprotected. Without wasting time, Leon made his spears pierce the heads and hearts of two trolls. The other two finally noticed that Leon had moved, but he blinded then with Fire Arrows. A few secondster, Leon killed them.

    "Phew¡­ this is too much for my heart."<sub> </sub>

    Leon felt on his butt, but since the floor was too cold, he got up immediately. Although he could use stupidly powerful magic, the battlefield wasn''t the ce for him. He always tried not to get caught off guard, but monsters time and time again surprised him.

    "Whatever, my job here is done¡­"

    Leon thought of using fire to melt the ice wall, but he recalled that fire burns oxygen, and since he was in a confined space, he would eventually run out of it. Instead of that, he used his spears to break the ice. While he was doing that, he saw three items on the floor.

    Troll King''s Ice Sword

    It grants the user the skill Hail Lv 20, Strength + 20, Mana + 30.

    Cost: 150 mana

    Cooldown time: 120 seconds.

    Troll King''s Ice Armor

    It grants the user Health +50, Endurance + 25, Recovery +25.Troll King''s Ice Club

    It grants the user the skill Snow Storm

    Cost: 150 mana

    Cooldown time: 120 seconds.

    "I won''t use the club, but I will definitely use the sword and the armor. I need to increase my health and endurance, after all. With those, I will be able to look a little fiercer."

    Although the skills were useless since Leon couldn''t level up them, it was a good idea to have a melee weapon, even though the sword had his size¡­ Strangely enough, despite the name of the armor, it fit Leon''s size, so keep it was a given. Now he just needed a cape, gloves, boots, perhaps a helmet, and everyone would see him like a survivor. However, what he truly wanted was not to stand out.

    While making a mental note to learn swordsmanship and practice whenever possible, Leon headed toward the entrance of the dungeon using an earth tform since his new luggage was too heavy.

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    Sixty hours have passed since the time Leon entered the dungeon, so Ren was about to freak out. There were no signs of trolls, which was good, but it was too weird for Leon to stay all that long inside the dungeon. As crazily as it sounds, Ren hoped that Leon would defeat the bosses of that dungeon in a single day¡­ he felt relieved when he heard the sound of footstepsing from the dungeon, but Ren frowned when he saw Leon. He entered the dungeon without anything but returned carry a lot of things.

    "You look fine¡­ despite taking so long." Ren kept showing his confused expression.

    "Is that the first thing you say? Here sell this, I expect at least fifty thousand coins for this club." Leon said. "I will sleep for a day, so you and the workers have one day to obtain the trolls'' blood."

    Although Leon was a mage, he was carrying a lot of heavy looking stuff; Ren could only be surprised watching that. What he didn''t know was that Leon was controlling the earth under his sneakers to move¡­ he was just pretending that he was walking. The spears and sword were also covered in ice, created by Leon, and controlled by Leon to decrease the pressure on his back.

    Despite the time limit, Ren and the others worked fast since they had more than two days to prepare, everything was ready to store the trolls'' blood. When Leon woke up, he saw one of the cargo trucks filled with bottles of blood. Hell really had broken loose in thest four years since several people were walking by the truck seeing that amount of blood and didn''t react in any manner.

    Looking at that, Leon frowned. He noticed that things worked differently inside and outside the dungeons. Usually, thend would absorb the dead bodies of monsters at an astonishing speed, but that only happens if the person that killed the beast had no more interest in it. Leon had no idea how thend could absorb monsters that fast or how it could judge that he didn''t want anything from those bodies, but it was like that.

    "Is everything ready?" Leon asked.

    "Yeah, if we had more time, we could fill another cargo truck and sell it at Tokyo," Ren exined. "But I sold the rights of the remaining blood to the groups that usually hunt in this dungeon for a low price. We collected the big trolls'' blood, so it is fine. Well, what was left¡­ we couldn''t collect the blood that froze after falling on the ground. Anyway, here is your part of the things I sold."

    Ren offered the handshake to transfer the coins, and Leon epted, suddenly he received one hundred and fifty thousand coins. It looked like Ren also managed to sell the ice club¡­ Regardless, Leon was yet to find something useful on the magic shop at the entrance of the dungeons and the markets of the cities,

    "I''m going to clean the ghosts'' dungeon," Leon said. "I will wait for you there."

    Ren nodded and started to work again. At that point in time, maybe it was a waste of time, but Leon only began to fly toward the dungeon after making sure that no one was nearby. At least he had to pretend that creating tforms was his only way to fly. Using the dirt under his feet was much more mysterious since no one except him could understand the trick, but it was hard to control since he had to create a thinyer of earth.

    Anyway, a few hourster, Leon arrived at the dungeon. Although he had a hard time understanding the words of the manager, eventually, he noticed that someone was inside, and he had to wait. While praying that he wouldn''t have to face problems as he faced in the trolls'' dungeon, Leon began to meditate.<sub> </sub>

    Six hourster, the group which was inside the dungeon finally left. Although they frowned when they saw Leon entering alone, soon they lost interest. The monsters were called ghosts, but they could very well be called shadows. Those creatures looked like shadows that could fly and suddenly pass through walls. Since they were also small, Leon had to aim carefully.

    "I wanted to practice swordsmanship before I find the boss, but I can''t do this here¡­"

    The monsters had to touch the targets to numb their senses, and the way they liked to do that the most were to attack the survivors by appearing under their feet. Leon didn''t know how the survivors solved that problem, but he just flew sitting over an earth tform. Fortunately, Fire Bullet was enough to kill them, and since they only became touchable upon death, Leon didn''t have to worry about burning them too much and losing the chance to sell the ectosm.

    "So many bifurcations¡­"

    Leon didn''t have a map of the dungeon, nor was he drawing one. So, he just chose a direction and started to walk following the same direction every single time. After two days, he finally found the crystal and also the boss of the dungeon. It was weird, but the boss of the dungeon was a ghost that had the form of a grim reaper.

    "Mmm¡­ it has even the scythe and everything."

    Despite its appearance, the creature didn''t cause all that trouble to Leon. It was powerful since it could control gravity and make Leon fall on his knees, but the monster''s other attacks weren''t powerful enough to pierce Leon''s defense. While spinning his spears, Leon deflected all the magic projectiles the monster shot at him. Even though it could use gravity, which was supposed to be a very high-level technique, it only used single target spells, and those weren''t enough to destroy Leon''s spears. After being hit by a single Magma Spear, the monster died and left a gift behind.

    Dark Spirit Cape

    It grants the user the skill Curse Resistance Lv20. Intelligence + 20, Mentality +20.

    Leon epted the gift readily.

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    Ren was already outside and ready to work when Leon appeared. Although his appearance was slowly changing thanks to his new equipment, Leon''s tired face after clearing a dungeon never changed. That itself made Ren feel kind of relieved; it looked like not even the holy sword Excalibur wouldn''t make Leon change.

    "I always chose the left side whenever a bifurcation appeared," Leon said. "That should help you guys find the ectosm more easily."

    "Got it, leave the rest to us." Ren nodded.

    It looked like Ren''s subordinates had increased, but Leon wasn''t sure, he never counted them, and he was too tired to do that now. In the end, he slept in the cabin of one of the trucks. Leon only woke up when the cargo truck started to move; Ren was driving the truck and humming.

    "I take that you guys finished the work pretty fast this time," Leon said.

    "Ah, yeah, sorry for waking up," Ren said. "We just had to pick the ectosm; it was much easier than collecting blood or cutting wings. Anyway, two to go, huh? Your work pretty fast."

    "I could be faster if I had a map of those dungeons," Leon said. "Or if the others don''t cause trouble."

    "Shall I ask for a map?" Ren asked. "I bet the groups near the dungeons must have pretty decent maps."

    "I don''t want to owe any favors to anyone," Leon frowned. "Much less to people like those guys we saw in the pce."

    Usually, Leon would leave the truck and fly using an earth tform to save time. However, he decided not to do it. Once they left the Tokyo region, Leon began to practice his ice pir. He had a feeling that it wasn''t powerful enough to kill the golems in a single strike since that was the only weapon he could use against the golems and earth dragons he had no other choice but to do it.

    "What parts of the golems can we use?" Leon asked while he was smashing the monsters which approached with his ice pir.

    "¡­ Like slimes, golems also have cores," Ren frowned. "They work like the harpies wings, they make objects sturdier and heavier, and it also grants protection against earth attacks."

    It looked like Leon was bullying the velociraptors, Ren couldn''t help but think that while seeing those massive pirs making the monsters turn into a pool of blood and destroyed bones. Leon didn''t seem like a person who would do something like that to relieve his stress, but¡­ Ren decided not toment about it.

    "Did you receive any message from Makoto?" Leon asked.

    "Only when you were in the harpies'' dungeon," Ren answered. "Since you stayed so long there, he asked if you needed some help, but I said you were just preparing yourself to clear the other dungeons. I didn''t want to refuse his help¡­ but I imagined you would. By the way¡­ don''t call him by his name when there are people nearby, okay?"

    "Okay¡­ well, you did the right thing," Leon frowned. "Although his help can be useful, I''m worried about who he might send¡­"

    After a brief stop in the port to check how things were with his soldiers, Leon and Red arrived at the golems'' dungeon the next day. It was a pain, but Leon had to wait for Ren fill several carts with mana potions, the workers would transport them while Leon opens the path. Although Leon didn''t like to fight in front of the audience, he had no other choice.

    "Do you know if I can buy a magic bag somewhere?" Leon asked. "Doing this kind of thing is too troublesome."

    "In all Japan, I only know one person who has an item that can store a lot of things like that," Ren answered with a serious expression. "It is in possession of the Imperial family."

    "If I ask His majesty, do you think he can lend me that?" Leon asked. "Just for a few days?"

    "¡­The magic bag belongs to princess Yuki," Ren sighed. "And she received as a gift from her brother, thete prince Takeshi."

    "¡­ I guess I will have to do things in a hard way." Leon sighed.

    The golems'' dungeon wasn''t being used, so after filling several carts with potions, Leon, Ren, and the workers entered the dungeon. The workers didn''t stop trembling a single time because that was a high-leveled dungeon. They had an easy time in the other dungeons because Leon opened the path killing all monsters, but things would be different this time.<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, even though Leon was paying them a lot, he wouldn''t let anyone get hurt. They weren''t soldiers, so he had to provide the necessary conditions for them to work.

    Health: 75 +

    Mana: 1625 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 64 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 35 +

    Intelligence: 267 +

    Endurance: 62 +

    Control: 113 +

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 527 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 415682

    Status: 00

    Skill ListActive Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 19, Mana Transfusion Lv 9, Mana Reinforcement Lv 31

    Earth Maniption Lv 56, Water Maniption Lv 32, Wind Maniption Lv 29, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 29, Earth Transformation Lv 33, Water Transformation Lv 23, Wind Transformation Lv 26, Fire Transformation Lv 26, Earth Creation Lv 35, Water Creation Lv 31, Wind Creation Lv 24, Fire Creation Lv 31,

    Freeze Lance Lv 7, Water Bullet Lv 7, Ice Bullet Lv 7, Wind Bullet Lv 7, Fire Bullet Lv 22, Earth Bullet Lv 7, Lightning Lv 20, Magma Spear Lv 33, Fire Arrow Lv 17, Ice Pir Lv9, Hail Lv 20,Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 9, Mental Fortitude Lv 18, Pain Resistance Lv 17,  Fire Resistance Lv 22, Poison Resistance Lv 33, Wind Resistance Lv 04, Ice Resistance Lv 11, Curse Resistance Lv 20, Underwater Resistance Lv 19

    uracy Lv 32, Perception Lv 10, Rage Lv3, Craft Lv 53, Farming Lv 7, Cook Lv 38

    Archery Lv 6, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 51, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 51, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 42, Swim Lv 21, Alchemy Lv 51,

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    As Leon had suspected, the Ice Pir wasn''t enough to kill the golems¡­ even though he was using the amulet, he obtained after killing the Ancient Frozen Dire Wolf. He could smash the majority of their bodies, but unless he destroys all its body, the monster could regenerate. The earth Leon spattered everywhere with his attacks returned to the beast¡­ Leon had no choice but to use the Ice Pir again.

    "Oh, well¡­ if I level up Ice Pir a few times, it should be enough."

    Leon would have to spend a lot of coins to buy more mana potions, but he was more worried about the time instead of the coins¡­ Regardless, the golems'' cores were quite big. So whenever a cart became empty after using all its bottles, Leon would send the worker and the cores he obtained back to the entrance. Since Ren was the one responsible for selling that, he also had to return.

    ording to Ren, golems could cause earthquakes, shot earth projectiles, and make spikes of earth fall from the ceiling. All of those were too dangerous, so Leon concentrated on killing them before they could do any of that.

    Much like slimes, golem were weird creatures. Their bodies were thick and round, they didn''t have heads, but their cores that could be found in the top of their trunk worked as eyes. Since they were made of the earth, their bodies were slow, but fortunately, since their bodies were made of earth instead of rock, they weren''t that sturdy.

    While Leon was using the mana potions, he noticed something; the workers were avoiding his eyes. It didn''t look like they were plotting something¡­ they were just scared of the guy who could kill those monsters at a fearsome speed.

    "The fate of those who have power¡­"

    Leon obtained the power to return to his home, but other humans beings were fearing that same power¡­ even though Leon never did anything to be feared by other humans. Thanks to that, Leon started to wonder how his parents and little sister would look at him now. Fours years of istion changed him, his mindset changed, but in essence, he was still the same person, his goals never changed¡­

    While Leon was thinking about that kind of thing, time passed. Eventually, Ren started to send the workers back to the dungeon with more bottles of mana. Things could have gone smoothly if Leon had let Ren find a map for him¡­ to avoid troublesome developments, he had to lose time.

    "I guess I really changed¡­ back then, I wouldn''t worry so much about every single thing."

    Although it was only obvious that he would change since the world changed, Leon wanted to live his carefree days where he only had to worry about college and part-time jobs. Those days would never return, but it wasn''t a crime to miss those days.

    In the end, Leon spent three days to find the crystal. He had to make a few pauses since the workers had a hard time finding him in the middle of the dungeon and because they also needed to rest.<sub> </sub>

    The golem, which was the boss of the dungeon, didn''t look much different than the regr golems. However, unlike the ordinary ones, which were yellow-brown since it was the natural color of the gound of that region, the boss looked like a slime¡­ which was semi-translucent.

    "I don''t like this¡­"

    Leon gave the order to the workers return to the entrance of the dungeon, while he was not looking it seemed that they marked the path, Ren probably gave that order. Regardless, Leon started to think while checking the mana potions the workers left.

    "A golem made of water¡­ no, it is a golem that can have the body of any element. If it is an evolved version of a regr golem, it must have that kind of skill."

    Without a body made of rigid earth, the creature probably could move freely. Things would be dangerous if the creature gets a little too close, so Leon had to find a way to kill it while avoiding a direct confrontation.

    After thinking for a while, Leon decided to do the same thing that happened in the trolls'' dungeon. Using Earth Maniption, he decreased the size of the corridor that leads to the end of the dungeon until the corridor became the size of a finger.

    "If I make this on the other dungeons, won''t it solve the problem of the monsters?"

    Although that much was true, hunting monsters became a part of the human''s life in those four years. They had to hunt to obtain resources and asionally obtain items and tomes. However, Megalodons came from underwater dungeons, so Leon would never be able to seal all dungeons. Unless the survivors don''t use dungeons, they would never obtain the power and resources to survive attacks of monsters like dragons.

    While Leon was thinking about that, the monster finally noticed what he had done. The creature tried to open a path by attacking the walls, but the monster had a hard time trying to make a path through dozen of meters of the sturdy earth, which made the dungeon walls. Eventually, the creature tried to move using the hole Leon left behind, but eventually gave up because Leon started to fill the hole with cold water.

    The monster became a fire golem, but while keeping the size to fit in that small hole, the mes didn''t have the power to evaporate the cold water. Eventually, the monster lost the battle and was forced to retreat to the end of the dungeon. Little by little, the weather inside that section of the dungeon became colder until it started to freeze. The creature tried to resist, by increasing the heat of its body, but soon lost the battle because Leon had more magic power and a lot of options to use.

    There was a chance that the crystal would recognize that action as an attack, but Leon didn''t worry about it. Even if several of those golems appear, they would appear in the middle of the ice and freeze to death.

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    After using ice to fill that entire part of the dungeon, Leon noticed that his coins increased several times. The crystal really recognized that as an attack, but the new golems died instantly, or so Leon thought. When he returned the corridor to its normal size, Leon saw in the middle of the ice, that several golems were still alive.

    "Not for long."

    The creatures tried to move, but they weren''t able to. They survived by increase the mes on their bodies to the limits, and little by little, they were melting the ice, but Leon wouldn''t wait for that. Using Water Maniption, he created roles inside the ice connecting where he was to where the golems were¡­ if worked one time, there was no real reason to change strategy. However, Leon decided to try something a little different.

    "Let''s see how you guys handle mud¡­"

    Leon only saw the golems bing fire, earth, and water, but what would happen if hebines two elements and make that touch the monsters'' bodies? Leon noticed that something bad for them would ur when the creature became an earth golem.

    "I see¡­ the fire would dry the mud and trap the beast permanently inside a block of earth. So, its body can only support one element at a time."

    The golem couldn''t change its shape while it was an earth golem, so it only waited. However, since several others were still alive, Leon couldn''t wait. Heating the mud, Leon locked the creature in that ce; after that, he finished it with a Magma Spear. It could absorb earth and fire, but not both at the same time. Leon repeated that same process several times until he killed thest one and ran out of mana.

    "I hate dungeons¡­"

    Leon fell on his butt and let out a sigh. To someone who has his skills, there was no worse ce to fight. But in the end, it was also a good experience. Leon wouldn''t be a true survivor if he only fights in the conditions where he has the upper hand.

    After recovering some mana, Leon melted the ice of the cave and picked the cores of those golems. Cores of ordinary golems had the same color of their bodies, but those of bosses glowed in several tones. Blue, yellow, green, and red¡­

    "So, those add all basic elements to items? Maybe I should keep this¡­"

    Since it was something that he obtained after killing several bosses that have never been defeated before, perhaps the item could strengthen the buyers too much¡­ Although that also applied to the ice club, he had no use for that, and carrying around was too troublesome, which was not the case to those cores. Regardless, Leon left the dungeon, and without any ceremony, He, Ren, and the workers left the region since they already collected all the cores.

    Usually, while traveling, Ren would be in a good mood. However, even though only one dungeon was left to be cleared, he was awfully quiet, and he was also trying not to convey any feelings in his face.

    "Did something happen?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ His majesty sent a message." Ren said with a grim expression.

    "What did he say?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "He said that you are doing a good job," Ren answered. "However, the earth dragons'' dungeon is way more dangerous than the others. That is why he gave the order to some soldiers to help you."

    "Tokyo looked pretty fine despite being near such a dangerous dungeon," Leon said. "Care to exin why?"

    "The most powerful soldiers live in Tokyo," Ren exined. "And they fight daily against the earth dragons to maintain the peace."

    "So, the emperor made a trap for me, or the men who are going to help are the strongest in the country and intend to do something," Leon said. "Which is it?"

    "I don''t think the emperor would do something like at this point in time," Ren massaged his eyebrows. "You already proved yourself to be a powerful ally. Although the Emperormands our country, he listens to the opinions of his advisors¡­ my best guess is that a few advisors insisted on letting their subordinates help. The emperor also hunts in that dungeon whenever possible, so he knows how that ce is difficult."

    "Really? He looked like someone powerful¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "But I never thought he would train in the most dangerous dungeon of the country."

    "Soldiers tend to work harder when theirmander also fights in the front line," Ren added.

    "I can''t deny that, morale is pretty important in times of war¡­" Leon said. "Anyway, if those guys think they can screw with me, let them try. I will make sure to give them a pleasant surprise when the timees."

    "So, you intent to ept their offer." Ren showed aplicated expression. "You can always lie and say that you work better alone or that your magic can damage your allies or something like that."

    "Nah, then they will say that they will offer support from behind." Leon chuckled. "There is no point in avoiding certain things. Troublesome people are better to be dealt with early on, the fewer chances they have to cause problems, the better."

    "So, if they try to kill you¡­" Ren hesitated.

    "I will do the same," Leon added. "It doesn''t matter if they hate me because of who I am or due to the death of the prince. If they try to kill me, I will pay back with interest as soon as possible. Besides, the emperor is testing me, right? What is the sentence of those who defy the Emperor?"

    "In times of war like these¡­" Ren hesitated again. "The sentence is death."

    "There you have it by dealing with them; I will spare Makoto of problemster." Leon dered.

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    "What if their families or underlings try to get revenge?" Ren asked.

    "The fewer fools in the world, the better," Leon said. "I will give those who may seek revenge tickets to the same ce I will send those who screw with me."

    Ren thought that Leon was more pacifist than that, but considering that he said that he would bring back hispatriots who killed the prince. It wasn''t all that strange¡­ it has been a long time since someone defied the emperor''s orders, but several individuals were executed after the emperor, and his army retrieved Tokyo. To think that he would see that again after such a long time¡­ Ren already grew used to deaths, but only in the battles against monsters. He couldn''t help but feel like the world was causing unnecessary deaths when someone was executed.

    When Leon and Ren arrived at the dungeon, they decided to talk about the earth dragons. That being said, Leon already knew a lot of them. The only thing he didn''t know was what their bodies could be used for.

    "Earth dragons are the weakest typer of dragons, so their scales aren''t that resistant," Ren exined. "To make things worse, their scales are naturally heavy since earth covers their bodies. A person who uses armor or a shield made of earth dragon scales will certainly be more sturdy, but that person will also be stupidly slow. But, their bones are pretty good, if you have the skills you can make pretty much everything and the effectiveness of those are reliable."

    "Bones, huh¡­" Leon frowned. "It must be pretty hard to get those."

    "The work is hard, but it is worth the hassle," Ren said. "But you don''t have to worry about the time; this will be thest dungeon. You will probably a few days to rest, so we should be able to dismantle the dragons before you depart."

    "I don''t intend to rest a single day," Leon said." Once I finish my job, I will ask for my reward."

    "¡­ Well, in that case, I will give your money once you return with the men who killed the prince." Ren said. "Ah¡­ Although the bones are valuable, dragons'' hearts are even more. If you eat them, they can increase your status."

    "I can''t imagine that being something tasty or pleasant¡­" Leon frowned. "Well, if they really capable of that, I will eat anyway."

    When they arrived at the dungeon, Leon understood why earth dragons were the weakest type of dragons. First of all, they were small. They weren''t even ten meters long, and without wings, they didn''t look that imposing. However, the boss of that dungeon would be, without a doubt, one hell of a dragon.

    Several men and women were working outside the dungeon; some were sharpening their weapons while others were cleaning their wounds and drinking potions. Leon made a mental note that it looked like even potions couldn''t prevent a wound from getting infected.

    Leon looked in the distance and saw three camps, all of them were dismantling earth dragons, but the number of corpses was quite small. Regardless, Leon and Ren moved to talk to with the manager of the dungeon, and there they found several figures aside from the manager and the imperial soldiers.

    Ren bowed to those people and said something; it looked like he was telling them who Leon was and what he was going to do. After that, those men who weren''t imperial soldiers stepped forward, they said something, and then they offered a handshake.

    "It is a pleasure to meet you, Leon, you look younger than I thought," A tall man who was carrying a battle-ax said. "My name is Mafuyu, and His majesty gave the order to my team, and I assist you."

    "Nice to meet ya." Leon epted the handshake.<sub> </sub>

    Although Mafuyu was carrying a battle-ax, he didn''t look that strong, and his body was pretty slender. His teammates were also pretty slim; their weapons were short swords, short spears, and daggers. It looked like they were the type who liked to move a lot, attack fast and retreat before the enemy can counter-attack.

    "So, I imagine you guys have already fought in this dungeon," Leon said. "Am I right?"

    "Yeah, we have plenty of experience." Mafuyu nodded and tapped on his left chest, showing his confidence.

    ? "That will help," Leon smiled. "So, who do you guys work for?"

    "Excuse me?" Mafuyu frowned.

    "I''m asking who is your boss; I need to know the name of my benefactor, right?" Leon asked.

    "Ah, that is right," Mafuyu nodded. "We are the best soldiers under the directmand of Lord Seiji. He is deeply ashamed of his actions when he first saw you, so he offered to send us when His Majesty decided to offer support."

    "Who?" Leon frowned.

    "Lord Seiji is the advisor who hit the ground when you talked with His Majesty," Ren exined.

    "Ah! The baldie!" Leon smiled. "I will thank himter and say to him not to worry, that is water under the bridge."

    "Hahaha, that is right!" Mafuyuughed.

    Although the conversation seemed pretty light, Ren was sweating bullets, even though Mafuyu and the others didn''t look offended by Leon''s words. Rather, aside from Mafuyu, the other four men were pretty quiet, and they barely moved their muscles in that entire time. It looked like they were already ready to enter the dungeon.

    "Well, shall we enter the dungeon?" Leon asked. "The sooner we enter, the sooner we will clear it. I don''t want to take much of your time, so I will work hard."

    "What about the workers and me, shall we apany you?" Ren asked.

    "No, once we secure the majority of the dungeon, we will let you guyse," Leon answered. "For the time being, you guys wait here."

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    While Ren was watching Leon, Mafuyu and the others entering the dungeon whileughing, he couldn''t help but worry. He knew that Seiji was the type of man who only had powerful subordinates, not only that, their subordinates did all kinds of things before the monsters appeared. Some were shady loan sharks, gangsters, and even killers. However, those were only rumors; no one could confirm that someone so close to the Emperor had underlings like that.

    "I don''t like their eyes," Ren murmured.

    Mafuyu was too carefree, even if he lied, saying that he was the strongest soldier beingmanded by Seiji, the best soldier of someone like Seiji wasn''t supposed to be someone like that. Meanwhile, the others were too quiet, to the point one could find their behavior creepy. But what worried Ren the most was Leon''s behavior, he noticed that those guys were shady, but he still was talking with them as if they were his new best friends.

    Ren knew that Leon could be powerful, but he was alone in a crowded ce. Besides, he was a mage, in a fight five vs. one against soldiers who were specialized in quick attacks, he would be in trouble¡­ Ren could only pray that nothing would happen.

    <o>,m Contrary to Leon''s expectations, Mafuyu and the others decided to walk ahead of him and protect Leon in case something happens. Since he was a mage, he intended to use that as an excuse, but¡­ now he couldn''t help but feel a bit confused.</o>

    "Perhaps they only want to collect information about me, or maybe they wanted to make me drop my guard."

    Either way, it won''t happen. As much as Leon wanted to clear that dungeon as soon as possible, he decided to y it safe. When the first dragon appeared, he only used Fire Bullets to distract the dragon while Mafuyu and his team attacked the monsters by the sides. Leon''s Fire Bullets were powerful enough to melt an earth dragon''s scale, so he made them feel a lot of pain.

    When the dragon got impatient, it pped the paws on the ground and made the entire cave tremble. However, that didn''t disturb Leon. Using the dirt under his feet, he levitated a little escaped the effects of the earthquake.

    Since the monsters were veryrge, that dungeon was a littlerger than the others. Thanks to that, Mafuyu and the others had enough space to jump around, kicking the ceiling and the walls to gain momentum to damage the earth dragon''s limbs. They were fast, but even though Leon barely trained his speed, he still could follow them with his eyes¡­

    After a few seconds, the monster lost control over its limbs and opened its mouth to hit Mafuyu and the others, but the creature ended up chewing the stones when Leon shot a Fire Bullet inside its mouth. The earth dragon received a shock, and so Mafuyu used that chance to cut half of the earth''s dragon neck, killing it.

    "Good job, guys," Leon pped his hands. "As expected, everything bes easier when you have allies with you."<sub> </sub>

    "Haha, this was nothing." Mafuyuughed. "Still¡­ aren''t you going to use those spears? Your magic is quite powerful, but I imagine those spears could deal a lot more damage."

    "Ah¡­ the spears are just to scare people," Leon smirked and whispered as if he was telling a secret. "Those are so weak that it would break after a single use."

    "Is that so?" Mafuyu frowned.

    After that, they resumed their job. Leon thought he would have a hard time against earth dragons, but even though he was holding back, nothing dangerous happened. The most dangerous things happened when the dragon hit the ground with both paws and make earth spikes fall over them. Leon destroyed the spikes that would fall above them with Water Bullets while Mafuyu and the others just evaded the projectiles.

    Leon was barely using mana, and even though they weren''t progressing fast enough, he wasn''t impatient, because Mafuyu and his underlings barely sweat in all those fights.

    "Those guys have the skills to kill all the dragons of this dungeon, so why the baldie isn''t the owner of this ce? They probably found the crystal but can''t destroy the boss¡­ are they hoping that I will do that for them in order to let them obtain ownership of this ce?"

    If that were the case, Leon would feel quite disappointed, but in the end, that would be for the best. He wouldn''t show mercy to those who try to mess with him, but he also wouldn''t make enemies with every step.

    If they were nning to do something, Mafuyu and his underlings wouldn''t do anything anytime soon. So, Leon decided to speed up things. Using Fire Bullets, he melted the earth dragon''s eyes and paws. Without their paws, the monsters couldn''t use earthquake and make earth spikes fall over Leon and the others. Without their eyes, they couldn''t aim. So, Mafuyu had quite an easy time finishing them off.

    Just as Leon thought, Mafuyu knew the path that leads to the end of the dungeon. When they reached the end of the ce, Leon understood why Mafuyu and his underlings didn''t try to clear the dungeon. Thest part of the dungeon was massive; it was like one kilometer long and one hundred meters tall. It looked like at some point they started to walk downward without noticing since the dungeon where the mountain wasn''t that big.

    More important than that, was the boss, which was a three-headed earth dragon. The beast had the same size as the dragon that attacked Leon''s airne. Looking at that thing, Leon couldn''t help but tremble¡­ he lost the drive to act so carefreely in front of Mafuyu and the others.

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    Leon wanted to believe that he had the power to defeat dragons; he was almost sure that dragons and megalodons were mortal enemies. One controlled the sea and the other the skies, one couldn''t approach the other because they would lose their own terrain advantage¡­ Leon could kill megalodons because he could fly above their reach. Besides, Magma Spear could burn the flesh of the enemies for quite a while. That being said, he only could because the megalodons could only defend themselves inside the ocean¡­ outside, they were quite weak. However, Leon had not a single advantage over dragons¡­ the real dragons, not those earth dragons. It was almost stupid topare them.

    "What is the n?" Mafuyu asked, looking at the pale Leon.

    It didn''t look like that dragon could regenerate its body parts so that it could be killed. The problem was the fact that it had to be killed three times. If Leon could attack its heart, it would be great, but the creature was too big and the scales to thick for him to do that alone.

    "Cut the heads," Leon answered. "It is the only option."

    "I doubt that we have the power to do it," Mafuyu analyzed the monster. "The necks are far too thicker for us to cut down."

    "I will do it," Leon affirmed. "You guys just draw the attention of the monster and dodge the attacks."

    Leon wasn''t expecting much, he even considered the hypothesis that they might leave him to die at the start of the battle, but he just needed a few seconds, if they worked as baits for a few seconds, it would be more than enough.

    "All right¡­ we will act as baits," Mafuyu nodded. "What exactly do you n to do?"

    "Soon, you will see, just do your best to draw the monsters'' attention for a while," Leon said. "After that, you can hide if the monster does something unexpected."

    Mafuyu nodded and then started to move with his underlings, while he was trying to approach without being noticed, Leon flew to the ceiling above the dragon. He moved slowly in order not to be seen; he even made a wall of earth to simte the dungeon''s walls. Eventually, he reached the point but soon started to approach the beast when the creature saw Mafuyu and the others.

    The earth dragon used to heads to shot earth arrows toward them, but with their speed, they managed to evade the attacks. In the meantime, Leonnded on the monster''s nape.

    "Some people say that the eye of the storm is the safest ce to be¡­ I will confirm this theory now."

    Leon shot several Fire Arrows at the point where the three necks were connected, and when he confirmed that there wasn''t anything blocking the path, he made his spears spin and dug in the dragon''s flesh. Leon saw the moment clearly when the dragon felt shivers; soon after, the dragon started to tremble.

    "GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"<sub> </sub>

    Leon heard a scream like no other; his eardrums trembled, and he felt like he almost went deaf, but he didn''t stop. The dragon stopped its attacks and moved its necks to see what was happening. Even though its necks were long, the dragon only saw Leon attacking, the monster itself couldn''t attack the invader. The beast tried to shake its body to drop Leon, but he wasn''t touching the dragon; he was flying using small earth tforms under his feet. So, it didn''t do anything.

    Little by little, the spears were piercing the flesh more and more, the pain the monster felt was increasing, but Leon didn''t think that it would take so long to reach the monster''s nerves. The creature tried to move backward and smashed its back against the wall in order to smash Leon as well, but it stopped because Leon used a Magma Spear. His attack increased the wound and slowly was burning the flesh.

    ? "GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

    The creatures screamed in pain and trembled again, Leon was causing enough damage to make the beast scream from the depths of its soul, he could kill it, he just have to be a bit patient. Then it happened, the beast made its paws hit the ground several times, and thousands of earth spikes appeared at the top of that area. A rain of earth spikes¡­

    Leon used one of the steel spears to protect himself; he destroyed every spike, but it looked like their numbers would never decrease, and they were sharp as hell since they also were damaging the earth dragon''s skin.

    Leon used another Magma Spear, and that made the rain of spikes stop, but it also made the dragon roll around like a dog trying to get rid of its fleas. Leon managed to escape before being smashed, but he left a present behind. He stuck the spears very profoundly in the monster''s back, and that sudden movement only made the spear pierce the beast''s flesh even more.

    Thanks to the pain, the monster forgot about Leon for a second, and he used that opportunity to move to the blind spot of the creature, which was the top of one of its head. When the pain decreased, the beast finally turned its body and looked for Leon, but he was faster and was already back on the monster''s back. However¡­ his spears broke.

    "Fantastic¡­"

    Even though the steel spears were thick and made of steel, it didn''t support the weight of the monster. Or perhaps the magma also deformed the spears¡­ either way, they were gone, and Leon would have to improvise.

    "I guess it is your turn now¡­"

    Leon equipped his sword, and with all his might, he pierced the wound in the dragon''s back.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Swordsmanship.

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    Although Leon just learned Swordsmanship and even though he didn''t have all that much strength, his attack cut the monster''s flesh quite easily. The difference between a magic weapon and a random weapon was too big. As if that wasn''t enough, the more Leon attacked, the more notifications he received.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It didn''t take long for Leon to understand why his skill was leveling up like crazy; it was because he was fighting against a powerful foe. That information was important, but he decided to think about itter. Since Leon was already at it, he put those extra points in speed to level up Swordsmanship even faster. However, soon he had to stop because the earth dragon started to shake its body again.

    When Leon stopped for that moment, he noticed that the spilled blood of the dragon froze. The sword had that name for a reason. Still, it wasn''t enough. Leon used two Magma Spears in a sequence making the beast scream to the point where the whole mountain trembled. At that point in time, Leon couldn''t help but feel bad. It looked like he was bullying a small child¡­ but in the end, he didn''t stop. He finally could see the nerves connecting the monster''s necks to its body, the least he could do was to end that fast to end his difort.

    Leon pierced the equivalent of the monster''s spinal cord, and the creature lost control over its body, falling and causing a massive thud. The creature didn''t die, but soon would due to the bleeding¡­ the monster bleeding from its back looked like a fountain of blood. It was very dreadful.

    Once again, Leon escaped unscathed, but once again, he was aware that he could have been crushed in a fair battle or if something unexpected happened. Either way, he was alive and now had a ticket to go home¡­ if Makoto keeps his word.

    "Now then¡­ what are they going to do?"

    Leon didn''t have time to watch Mafuyu and his underlings, but it looked like they ran away while the beast was screaming and trembling in pain. After confirming that the creature died due to the bleeding, Leon began to open its chest using his sword. He had little mana, and he would conserve it in case Mafuyu does something.

    "Wow, you really did it, Leon," Mafuyu approached. "I guess you are really the man who crossed the ocean, leaving a trail of dead megalodons¡­ by the way, I thought you said your weapons were just for show."

    "I said the spears were just to scare people," Leon corrected. "I never said the sword had the same purpose."<sub> </sub>

    Although Leon had no idea how to yield a sword yet properly, it was a better idea to put the fear in the minds of his possible enemies. Leon didn''t drop his guard for a second, but it looked like Mafuyu, and the others wouldn''t really do anything¡­ they didn''t even try to obtain a few parts of that dragon. It was really disappointing¡­

    Half an hourter, Leon finally picked the dragon''s heart. It had the size of half of his body, and the shape was quite¡­ ominous since it looked a little bit like a human''s heart. Anyway, Leon obtained his prize, but now he was covered in blood. He created some water to clean his body and clothes, but the smell of blood was still there.

    "Are you done? Shall we leave the dungeon?" Mafuyu asked.

    "Yeah," Leon nodded.

    Once again, Mafuyu and friends lead the way, and once again, they did nothing. When Leon left the dungeon, he was starting to think that the baldie sent those men just to mess with his head like that.

    "It was a pleasure to work with you," Mafuyu offered a handshake. "If you don''t mind, I will use the same tactic the next time the boss appear."

    "I don''t mind at all. Good luck." Leon epted the handshake.

    Without any ceremony, Mafuyu and his underlings left the area. Soon after, Ren appeared and made aplicated expression when he saw Leon dirty with blood and carrying a humongous dragon''s heart.

    "Is that¡­" Ren hesitated.

    "Yup, the heart of a fully-grown dragon," Leon said. "I''m going to change my clothes and return to the pce, what are you going to do?"

    "I will apany you, even though I didn''t do much, I received the order from His Majesty to help," Ren answered. "So, I must be there when the full report is given."

    "What about the materials?" Leon asked.

    "Don''t worry, no one will try to steal anything in front of the imperial guards," Ren exined. "Besides, it will take more than a few days to dismantle the corpse of a dragon that had such a heart."

    "Okay, by the way, can I cook this?" Leon asked. "I really don''t want to eat this uncooked."

    "Hahaha, you can, just make sure to take all the blood," Ren said.

    In the end, Leon burned his clothes and picked the spares that he had. After that, he cooked the dragon''s heart so much until almost be charcoal. Despite hearing that it tasted quite good, Leon still hesitated in eating the heart of another creature. But in the end, despite some burned parts, the heart still tasted delicious.

    Congrattions! Your Endurance increased by 20 points.

    Leon felt that the heart of a dragon boss was delicious in many ways¡­

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    After eating, Leon and Ren went to the pce. Ren had informed the manager of the dungeon that Leon hadpleted his mission, so Leon was expecting that he wouldn''t lose too much time in there. Again, the guards didn''t escort them, but when they arrived at the meeting hall, they saw the same faces.

    Although some advisors didn''t look happy at all, Seiji was acting as if he hadn''t done anything before. Meanwhile, Makoto seemed quite pleased. Ren kneeled like before, but this time Leon only bowed, and that action alone enraged the advisors, with the exception of Seiji. It looked like he put some sense in his head while the others threw it away theirs.

    "I''m back Your majesty," Leon said. "To inform you that Ipleted my first part of the deal."

    "Yes, I heard of it; you have my deepest thanks, Leon," Makoto smiled. "I''m quite surprised; you cleared the dungeons quite fast. Regardless, thanks to your help, my country will be able to obtain various monsters parts daily from now. Indirectly, you saved many lives. However, it won''t be easy¡­ can you share with us the strategy to defeat the bosses of the dungeons?"

    "Of course," Leon nodded.

    Leon gave a detailed exnation of his battle against the bosses, but he omitted a few important details, like the skills he used or how he used it. In the end, Leon only shared information about how the monsters died. There was no point in revealing his skills when it was impossible for a single person to replicated the same actions. Makoto and his subordinates would have to find a way to do that considering their skills.

    "I see, thanks for sharing that kind of information. Your transport to North America is already ready," Makoto said. "To be honest, I wasn''t expecting much of you. It is hard to expect something from a person that you barely know, but actions speak louder than words, and with that, you have proven yourself to be trustworthy. As a token of my gratitude and also as an apology, I want to give you something."

    Suddenly, Makoto got up and started to walk toward Leon and Ren while carrying a ck box of the size of a ser ball. Ren got tense, and the advisors made unbelievablyplicated expressions. It looked like the emperor himself, giving gifts was a big deal.

    "For your hard work, I will give you this magic box called inventory," Makoto put the box in Leon''s hands. "I heard you got interested in it, the space inside is nearly unlimited and time inside doesn''t pass. So, we filled it with provisions. It should help on your journey."

    Although Leon didn''t notice a single time, he was being watched the whole time. Ren wouldn''t be a fool to spread that information, so it was safe to assume that one of Makoto''s spies kept an eye on him the whole time. Leon made a mental note to find a way to discover that kind of thing¡­ Regardless, even though Leon really wanted something so convenient, he couldn''t ept it.

    "I, once again, thank you, Leon," Makoto offered a handshake. "I hope that you can help me find justice for the death of my son. I also wish you luck on your search for your family."

    "¡­ I am thankful for your kindness," Leon epted the handshake and then put the magic box in Makoto''s hands. "But I cannot ept this. Isn''t this a memento of your son? You shouldn''t give this to a stranger."

    "¡­ Are you refusing my gift?" Makoto frowned.<sub> </sub>

    "No, I heard that this belongs to your daughter," Leon said. "You cannot use something that is not yours as a gift."

    The mood of the room got tense. Although Makoto didn''t seem particrly angry, it looked like he was quite confused by being lectured by Leon.

    "You can rest assured knowing that Yuki didn''t refuse my idea for a second after knowing what I would do with the magic box," Makoto exined. "Although it is indeed a memento from my son, I''m sure he won''tin whenever he is."

    "I doubt that anyone could refuse one of your ideas. Your Majesty," Leon chuckled. "If my father were the most influential person in the country, I wouldn''t have many choices but toply with his ideas. Much less in the world in this situation¡­ I know that Your Majesty is trying to create an amicable rtionship by using that as a gift, but it is not necessary. After just two weeks of work, Your Majesty is giving me the means to return home after four years... you are giving me something I didn''t manage to find after four years¡­ there is not present better than that."

    "Is that so¡­ in that case, I will thank you for your generosity." Makoto nodded. "I guess everything has a different value to different people. When youe back, I will present you with something suitable."

    "Understood¡­" Leon nodded and then smirked. "However, if Your Majesty really wants to give me that magic box, I can ept if you convince your daughter to give to me. I will never refuse the gift of a beautifuldy like her."

    "Is that so¡­ but aren''t you aiming for something else as well?" Makoto showed a cold smile.

    "Not at all!" Leonughed nervously. "I was just joking, you know. Don''t take my words too seriously."

    "If you say so¡­ Well, even if you had something in mind by approaching my daughter," Makoto rubbed his chin. "It wouldn''t bother me. I already said to all people of Japan that anyone could propose to her¡­ but to do that, the person interested will have to save the world seven times, and in the end, the final answer is in her hands."

    "Your Majesty has high standards¡­" Leon frowned. "Although I''m not nearly as important as you, If one day I have a daughter, I will say the same thing to her boyfriends."

    After that, Leon and Makotoughed loudly.

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    Afterughing for several seconds, Makoto took a deep breath and then looked Leon in the eyes again. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly got heavy.

    "There is one more topic we have to discuss, Leon," Makoto said.

    "Which is?" Leon asked.

    "You are from Phoenix, Arizona, right?" Makoto asked.

    "Yes," Leon said.

    "Well¡­ how can I say this." Makoto showed aplicated expression. "Your hometown was one of the ces¡­"

    "¡­ That got nuked." Leon looked downward with a cold expression. "Is that so¡­"

    "I''m sorry for telling you that kind of thing at this moment." Makoto closed his eyes.

    "No, I must thank you for giving me that information before seeing with my own eyes," Leon said. "The shock of seeing without knowing would be bigger¡­ Anyway, there is the chance that they escaped before it exploded, but I will discover that myself. About the spies who killed your son, they stole water dragon''s scales, right? Do you have any clue where those are being used?"

    "I would rmend you to start looking in Las Vegas," Makoto answered. "My spies saw some survivors using armor made of those scales there. Coincidentally, Las Vegas isn''t that far away from your hometown, right? There is a chance that you find your family there or at least some old acquaintances."

    "Yeah, thank you for answering my questions." Leon slightly bowed his head. "I will return with the criminals who killed your son as soon as possible."

    "I''m counting on you." Makoto tapped Leon''s shoulders. " Appear, guide Leon to the ce in question."

    Out of nowhere, a person wearing dark clothes appeared. It looked to be a man, and his clothes made him look like a ninja. Considering that he appeared out of nowhere, it was safe to assume he was a ninja and one of those who spied him.

    "Yes, Your Majesty." The ninja kneeled and nodded.

    "I guess this is a goodbye, huh," Ren said.

    "You wish, I will return to get my spoils of the dungeons." Leon frowned while offering a handshake. "Don''t spend my coins on anything, and don''t die before you pay me back."<sub> </sub>

    "Got it." Ren epted the handshake with a big smile on his face.

    Leon thought he and the ninja guy would walk to somewhere, but much to his surprise, the ninja just touched his shoulder, and they left the pce at a fearsome speed. It wasn''t teleportation, nor was it a skill that increased the ninja''s speed. It was like¡­ a method to travel between specific points. Leon noticed that because he and the ninja weren''t moving their bodies.

    Suddenly, Leon and the ninja guy appeared in a port. It was already night, and Leon couldn''t see any lights nearby, but he recognized that he was in a bridge near the ocean. Speaking of which, being on a bridge during the night so close to the sea was pretty scary¡­ Leon felt shivers.

    Also, suddenly, a monster appeared from the sea, even in the darkness, Leon recognized that figure. It was a megalodon¡­ he had been betrayed! Or so Leon thought, the beast and the ninja didn''t move an inch. Rather, the ninja guy wasn''t with him anymore. The creature opened its mouth, and then Leon saw the light of a shlight. A human figure left the mouth of the beast as if it was nothing.

    "I''m the transporter¡­" A hairy man who stinks of fish said. " Let''s go; we have to arrive at your destination before dawn."

    "¡­ Is that a submarine?" Leon asked.

    "No, it is exactly what you see." The transporter answered. "Now, let''s go."

    "Is it alive?" Leon frowned.

    "Have you seen a dead fish moving?" The transporter frowned. "Of course it is alive¡­ now stop your questions, I don''t know who you are or why you are here. All that I know is that because of you, or operations got dyed. If we don''t arrive before dawn, we will have to retreat, and our operations will be dyed even more¡­ "

    It looked like Leon would be transported inside the mouth of a megalodon, he really didn''t want to enter that, but he also didn''t want to cause problems to Makoto and his spywork. So, he ended up entering. He didn''t know how, but it looked like people could learn how to tame a monster. It would be great if Leon could learn such skill, but he had no idea how to use his mana to influence beasts. Regardless, as if they were connected, the megalodon obeyed the transporter''s thoughts without a hint of hesitation.

    Despite the fact that the monster could swim at one hundred meters per second, the trip had been quitefortable. With the exception of the smell¡­ everything was pretty good. It was spacious, and the transporter had shlights. Unfortunately, he wasn''t that friendly. So, for the most part, Leon spent the trip in silence imagining his hometown destroyed and inhabited due to the radiation.

    However, much to his surprise, now that mana was in the world, thend could recover pretty quickly. ording to the transporter, all the cities that got nuked became free of radiation after a few weeks.

    Before down, Leon disembarked in San Diego, despite the fact that the city didn''t get nuked, the ce was abandoned. The transporter said those who survived the first day of attacks, left the city due to numerous raids of megalodons and dragons.

    "I''m here every day at 04:00 AM, if you approach the sea, I will notice your presence, and I wille to pick you up," The transporter exined. "Don''te unless you n to return to Japan."

    After giving that warning, he returned to the sea. Leon breathed deeply and started to fly, he had never been in San Diego before, but he was sure that nothing from the actual city remained. He only could see destroyed bridges and buildings; the grass was covering everything¡­ the view of an abandoned city was depressing¡­ Leon could only hope that his hometown was in a better shape¡­ even if it was a waste of time.

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    Soon, morning came, and Leon had a clear view of his home country. However, everything in every direction was the same... destroyed cities, destroyed vehicles, and the grass was covering everything. Basically, it looked like the cities were made of lego and the dragons didn''t like to see those pieces so organized... they destroyed every single building that it was taller than ten meters. As if that wasn''t enough, the number of monsters in that region was ridiculous. Leon avoided all the monsters on thend, but in the skies, he had no choice but to kill pterodactyls, harpies, and even beasts that only had one eye, and their eyes had almost the size of their heads...

    "To think there are harpies here too... well, I should feel grateful that I can''t see signs of dragons."

    To save mana, Leon decided to use his sword as much as possible, he wasn''t skilled, but his sword added with the strength of his arms was enough to kill those, one by one... the sooner he gets used to that the better. He could control his spears since he created them, but he couldn''t infuse his mana in that sword, so he had no choice but to use it with his own hands. At least until Leon learns the true telekinesis.

    At noon, Leon finally arrived at his hometown... or at least, what was left of his hometown. There was nothing to be seen; everything was destroyed and became just a huge pile of rubble. Leon flew around, trying to find where his home was supposed to be, but it was impossible. There wasn''t a singlendmark that could help him localize himself. Monster destroyed some parts of his city, but human hands doomed it...

    Suddenly, Leon felt his body bing sluggish. He knew that feeling; he felt that a lot in the ind when he barely could see his progress... it was depression. Somewhere in his head, Leon recognized the fact that he would never live a normal life again, but only that day, he confirmed that.

    "Why..." Leon asked no one.

    It was a pain to control the thinyer of earth under his feet, so Leon stopped flying and just sat down in the middle of the city. Suddenly, monsters started to appear, trolls, golems, velociraptors, and even wolves that had the same size of the Frozen Dire Wolf... Leon began to wonder if it wouldn''t easy just to give up. He could bet that those monsters could kill him before he could even feel the pain.

    "Ah... not yet." Leon got up.

    Leon wanted to believe that he got mentally stronger, but once again, he confirmed that wasn''t true. Now and then, he felt like that on the ind, but after leaving that ce, the first setback made him feel like that. Like he had worked for nothing¡­

    It was useless, but Leon massacred the monsters. They weren''t the ones who pushed the button, but they were also to be med for the state of his hometown¡ªbesides, the fewer monsters, the better. After using the monsters to relieve his stress a little, Leon flew above the city looking for any clue, but he only found bones of monsters and humans.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess there is nothing for me here¡­ I will have to look for them while I also look for clues of those who killed Makoto''s son."

    Leon headed Northeast, toward Las Vegas. However, before he could reach his destination, it got dark. Since it would be too suspicious if he shows up in the middle of the night. Leon decided to camp in the middle of nowhere since even small buildings like gas stations and hotels between cities got destroyed and the number of monsters in the small cities was too high. Along that night, Leon only got attacked a few times, despite that, he didn''t manage to fall asleep. He couldn''t forget the image of his hometownpletely destroyed. The bastard who nuked Leon''s hometown didn''t use an ordinary one; he used a hydrogen bomb. A bomb capable of disintegrating even bones, Leon noticed that because he didn''t find any signs of bones near the center of the city where there was a vast crater.

    "Forget about it¡­ I have to find my family and the criminals Makoto wants. I don''t have time to things like revenge¡­"

    <o>,m Since Leon spent years studying abroad and four years on the ind, he hadn''t many memories of his old friends or neighbors. There was no point in thinking about them or looking for the person who caused their demise, Leon decided to follow the advice he gave to Makoto¡­</o>

    When morning came, Leon moved toward Las Vegas. Although he didn''t have a map, he quickly found it. The city was immense, after all. Unfortunately, his timing was terrible. A horde of monsters was attacking the Southside of the city.

    "Me and my luck¡­ I don''t have time for this damn it."

    A few dozen survivors were fighting the horde, but it wasn''t nearly enough to stop them. Harpies, desert wolves, sand slimes, and those monsters which had their bodies in the shape of an eye were attacking. The survivors were strong; they could cut the necks of those wolves and kill the slimes in a single strike. But due to the harpies and eye-ball monsters who could attack with Wind des and lightning attacks, they were losing the fight.

    "Well, if I help them, perhaps I can obtain the information I need."

    Leon didn''t want to y a hero, it was too ufortable, but he would do anything to find information about his family.

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    Leon didn''t have time to create steel spears, he could have created them earlier, but since the moment he discovered his hometown had been nuked, his mind stopped working like usual. That being said, Leon had to be careful. He didn''t have potions or herbs with him so that he could run out of mana.

    First, Leon decided to focus on the eye-ball monsters, their thunder attacks were powerful, but since their entire body was a weak spot, he knew he could kill them fast. After confirming that they could easily die after being hit by a single Water Bullet, Leon spammed that without remorse.

    Eventually, the monsters noticed that something was attacking them from above. Soon, they saw Leon above them. Despite being able to fly, the eye-ball monsters were quite slow. Leon finished them before they could approach and attack him.

    "I see... so their attacks have a certain range of effectivity."

    Despite that, the tide of the battle didn''t change. The number of monsters was too big, killing them one by one wouldn''t be enough, Leon noticed that when he saw several survivors dying one by one. He needed an Area of Effect magic, but he didn''t have one¡­

    "Ah¡­ I have one¡­"

    Leon grabbed his sword and activated the skill hail. He focused on the range instead of power; he needed to slow down the monsters as much as possible, due to that, a massive cloud appeared above him and then hail started to fall. Leon didn''t recognize the survivors as enemies, so the hail only hit the monsters and slowed them down significantly. The damage was meager, but the effects were powerful.

    Noticing that the spell wasn''t touching them, the survivors started the counter-attack. Thanks to the hail, survivors who had bows and simr weapons managed to hit the monsters with more ease. However, Hail onlysted for one minute, and Leon had to wait for another minute.

    "Damn cooldown time! That is why I would rather learn the skill myself¡­"

    Despite Leon''s worries, the tide of the battle had already changed in the survivor''s favor. Thanks to his skill, another group of survivors gained time to arrive and help. One minuteter, when Leon used Hail again, the result of the battle was decided. The moment the flying monsters got slower, they lost one of their best weapons, their mobility. Without that, they couldn''t offer any decent support. In just five minutes, a horde of two thousand monsters got wiped out. In the end, Leon didn''t even have time to run out of mana, but he learned his lesson¡­ it was time to learn an Area of Effect spell.

    Regardless, the battle was over, but despite that, the survivors weren''t celebrating, they were watching Leon cautiously. Leon slowly moved downward not to scare them, but the more he approached, the stronger the survivors held their weapons. Leon didn''t look to be a stranger, but even if that was the case, it looked like survivors didn''t like the visit of an outsider.

    "Hello, Ie in peace." Leon forced a smile. "Can Ind without being attacked to death?"

    "Who are you?"

    "What are you doing here?"

    "Where do you came from?"

    Instead of answering his question, the survivors asked their own questions, unlike Leon, they didn''t try to be polite, but he was kind of used to that kind of behavior. It was a pain to introduce himself like the time in that port in Japan, but he had no other choice."

    "My name is Leon; I''m from Phoenix in Arizona, and I''m looking for my family," Leon answered.<sub> </sub>

    Leon made sure to hide the fact that he stayed in Japan for a few weeks. Otherwise, he would have a hard time finding the criminals Makoto wanted to punish. He also tried to hid his aplishments since those were quite dubious, and he didn''t want to prove himself to anyone again. He just wanted to find his family and be treated normally while looking for the criminals.

    Despite his cautiousness, the survivors still looked at him dubiously. That kind of development was kind of making Leon tired, but he had to be patient. Perhaps the fact that Leon was flying and used such a massive spell made the survivors wary of him, but what was done was done.

    While Leon was hoping for the situation to solve itself, a man who looked to be around Leon''s age appeared. He had a red ive on his back, and his muscles were quite well-forged. Despite his physique, that man looked a little familiar to Leon, but he couldn''t tell why. He had short ck hair, and his eyes were light-green¡­ Leon felt like he had such abination before, but again, he couldn''t pinpoint where. Regardless, the man was showing a serious face. He had a few scars on his face, but it looked like he could have healed these scars but left there to make himself look more imposing.

    However, Leon frowned when he saw the man''s armor, it was light blue and it some areas, it made Leon think those had been made of scales. While Leon was thinking of that, that man stepped forward and let the soldiers behind.

    "My men said your name is Leon, is that true?" The green-eyed man asked, furrowing his eyebrows.

    <o>,m "Yes, I''m from Phoenix, Arizona." Leon forgot about the armor.</o>

    "¡­ Are you twenty-six years old?" The green-eyed man asked.

    "Yes, how do you¡­" Leon frowned.

    "Did you study abroad for four years, but then disappeared four years ago?" The green-eyed man asked.

    "How do you know that?" Leon looked at that man, suspiciously.

    "You have a sister and her name is Amanda, right?" The green-eyed man smirked.

    "Who the hell are you?" Leon grabbed his sword.

    "Hahaha, you are slow like always, Leon." The green-eyed manughed. "Does the name Hector ring any bells?"

    "Hector¡­ Hector¡­ Hector?" Leon frowned.

    Leon finally understood why that man looked so familiar¡­ he was Leon''s best friend when he was in high school.

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    "Come on, dude." Hector gave the sign to Leon to approach. "Come down here; I don''t bite."

    Leon frowned, now that he thought about it, the voice was almost the same he remembered. When hended, he understood why he didn''t recognize him.

    "Man, I recognized you right away," Hector put his arm over Leon''s shoulder. "You grew up a little, but you didn''t change that much."

    "¡­ You changed a lot, the Hector I remember was a womanizer who didn''t take anything seriously and had the face of a fool." Leon said.

    "Hey, now¡­ don''t talk about my embarrassing past in front of my soldiers." Hector scratched the back of his head. "I''m not a teenager anymore, now I''m the leader of this city, and I''m even a father, you know."

    "Good for you¡­" Leon said.

    Although Leon felt like Hector was friendly just like he was in his memories, he couldn''t act like before. Leon couldn''t act like before when they were friends because he totally forgot about him. For the past four years, he only thought about his parents and little sister¡­

    "All right, guys, let''s clean up this mess¡­" Hector looked around and sighed when he saw the corpses of a few survivors. "I want the names of those who died and the name of those rted to them in my table at noon."

    "Yes, sir!" A random survivor said. "Captain, is it fine?"

    Although Leon had helped them, they still couldn''t trust a stranger so fast. Hector, who was their captain, was acting as if it was fine. But hearing that they didn''t meet in thest eight years, one couldn''t help but worry.

    "You can rx, this guy saved your ass, right?" Hector asked.

    "He used several spells and even flew for several minutes, and he doesn''t look tired at all¡­ if he wanted to do something against us, he would have done a long ago in the middle of the night without letting us notice it."

    "¡­ Yes," The survivor hesitated.

    After that, Leon and Hector moved to the city. Although the survivors were protecting the borders of Las Vegas, most parts of the city were in ruins. Las Vegas didn''t get nuked, but the monsters destroyed a lot of things. Despite the piles of rubble being numerous, Leon saw a lot of brand new houses. People now had superhuman strength, and they could nt as many trees as they wanted, so building wood houses was pretty easy.

    "So, Leon, where have you been?" Hector asked. "If I remember well, you went to study abroad after high school¡­"

    Leon didn''t have time to idle chat, but considering that Hector was an old friend and he also was the leader of the survivors of that city, maybe it was a good idea to give him a brief summary of what happened to him.

    "When the monsters appeared, I was in an airne returning home," Leon said. "It was four years ago, soon after I graduated¡­ the airne got attacked by a dragon, and then I spent thest four years stuck in an ind."

    "¡­ I think you skipped a few important parts," Hector frowned. "How the hell did you survive a ne crash?"

    "I obtained a few skills, obtained status points, and put then in health before I fell in the ocean," Leon answered.

    "As always¡­ you are quite a fast thinker¡­ even though you are so slow sometimes." Hector chuckled. "Seriously? Did you survive a ne crash?"<sub> </sub>

    "Yeah¡­ after that, to escape the ind, I learned how to use mana," Leon exined. "But as you can imagine, traveling through the ocean or the skies isn''t safe like before¡­ so I lost a few years there."

    "So¡­ you are like a mage, my men said that you used some spells¡­" Hector rubbed his chin. "How did you learn?"

    "If you want something, you have to give something of equal value." Leon dered. "I want information, and if you have that kind of information, I will tell you how I learned."

    "Information¡­ about your family?" Hector asked.

    "Yeah¡­ how did you know?" Leon furrowed his eyebrows.

    "If you what said is true, the only reason a man would go for such lengths would be his family¡­" Hector looked away. "Your sister is fine; she lives with me."

    "¡­ Why would she live with you?" Leon looked at Hector suspiciously.

    "Well¡­ several things happened in thest four years." Hector avoided Leon''s eyes. "We fought alongside each other to survive, and we eventually defeated the monsters which were living here¡­ After that, one thing led to the other and then¡­ we ended up marrying two years ago."

    "You what?" Leon grabbed Hector by the cor. "Two years ago¡­ she was just sixteen, you bastard! Did the end of the world turn you into a filthy scumbag? Wait a minute¡­ you said that you are a father¡­"

    "Yeah¡­ Amanda gave birth to a girlst year." Hector added. "Her name is¡­"

    Before Hector could finish, Leon punched him with all his might. Hector flew several meters and hit his back against an energy pole. Before he could get up, Leon drew his sword.

    "Ouch¡­ are you really a mage?" Hector massaged his chin. "You have a lot of strength¡­ calm down, Leon. Don''t do anything rash that will make you regretter."

    Hector gave the sign to the people who started to run towards him to stop, they were armed, and they were ready to protect their leader.

    "Shut up your degenerate¡­ do you think this many people can stop me before I explode your head?" Leon asked while pointing a fire arrow toward Hector''s head.

    "Let''s not cross the line, okay?" Hector got up and cleaned his clothes. "I can see that you can explode my head¡­ I can see in your eyes that I deserve that. But will you do the same to these people? They will try to avenge my death¡­ you can fly and escape, but won''t be able to enter this ce and see your sister ever again."

    "Shut up! I will take her out of this ce." Leon dered.

    "Good luck finding her¡­" Hector sighed. "Anyway, listen to the rest of the story, and you will understand everything."

    "What is there to listen to?" Leon shouted.

    "¡­ I''m sorry for saying this so bluntly." Hector took a deep breath and then closed his eyes. "Your parents died when the monsters attacked Phoenix."

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    For a second, Leon made a dumbfounded face, he considered that hypothesis many times, but after hearing that from someone who actually knew his parents shocked him. Leon lost the will to fight, and the Fire Arrow disappeared. His sister was alive, and he was happy about that... but his parents passed away a long time ago.

    "... On the day the monsters appeared, they destroyed most of our hometown." Hector kept his eyes closed and recalled the memories of that day. "I was the only person in my family who survived, my parents, uncles, cousins... everyone died. I survived purely by luck and tried to find other survivors. Your house had been burned down, and your parents passed away, I confirmed that because I saved your sister from the rubbles of your house. She was wounded, but eventually recovered and together we looked for more survivors while we tried to run away... together with ten more survivors we barely escaped the nuke."

    Leon fell on his knees, and his mind went nk, he would never see his parents again... he didn''t even have the chance to give them a proper funeral. Every proof of their existence had been destroyed, no... Leon and Amanda were still alive, and that was also proof of their existence, but still... Leon would never have the chance to apologize.

    "Sorry... I didn''t want to say what happened like that, but..." Hector sighed. "Hah... the world changed Leon. I want to think that I''m doing a pretty good job here, but someday ten dragons may attack this city and kill us all. We don''t have any other choice but to struggle to live and live like there is no tomorrow. Believe me; I didn''t make a move on your sister; she was like a little sister to me, too. But you know... she is quite assertive and stubborn, before I could notice, we..."

    "... I changed my mind about killing you, but if you keep talking, I will change again." Leon said.

    "Sorry," Hector forced a smile.

    "Take me to where Amanda is..." Leon said. "I want to talk with her, and if I discover that you made her unhappy even a single time... my marriage present for you will be a ticket to hell."

    "Calm down, man." Hector shrugged. "Like I said, I changed. No... we all changed. Although you look like the wimpy of ten years ago, your attitude turned 180."

    While Leon was trying to assimte the information he got, he and Hector walked toward the ce where Hector and Amanda were living together. Since Leon didn''t want to talk, and they lived in the middle of the city, they ended up grabbing a car.

    Hector''s house was like a mansion. Although the exterior was quite simple, it was huge. Since he worked there, it also had several rooms, used for guests, and meetings. However, Leon didn''t check those because the garden was also huge, but the garden looked more like a training field for archers. There were several targets scattered all over the ce, but there was only one archer, her name was Amanda.

    Four years had passed since thest time Leon saw his little sister, she changed and grew so much that she barely recognized her. She was a mother now, but even though she also had a few scars after fighting for four years, she looked as cute as he remembered. Her ck hair tied up in a ponytail, her light brown eyes focused on what she was doing, her small stature and light tanned skin...

    "Ah, are you already back, Hector?" Amanda asked after hearing their footsteps. "A visitor? Who is... Mmm?"

    Amanda frowned when she saw Leon, as expected, after losing every single object that made her remember of her family, she also forgot how her elder brother looked. But surprisingly, she opened her eyes widely and started to cry. Her tears made Leon recall so many things... how clingy she was, how spoiled she was. Leon almost started to cry too, but he held back. Even when Amanda ran and hugged him to the points where his bones started to crack, he held back.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey... long time no see." Leon smiled wryly.

    "Brother... are you really my brother?" Amanda asked while burying her face on Leon''s chest.

    "I think I am... did your brother disappear four years ago?" Leon asked. "If his name is Leon, if he studied abroad for four years, if he changed your diapers and if he taught you the multiplication table¡­ then, I''m probably your brother."

    "Brother¡­ where have you been? Why didn''t you return sooner?" Amanda hugged Leon even harder, and he started to lose health.

    Leon awkwardly returned the hug. As expected, the ind didn''t put just a physical distance between them; it also put an emotional barrier. Leon, who spent four years alone on an ind, lost the ability to rely on others or show clearly his feelings¡­ but that much was fine with him. Eventually, he would be a person who once he was. Hopefully¡­

    <o>,m "Leon... Mom and Dad are..." Amanda hesitated.</o>

    "I know... you don''t need to think about it now." Leon patter her head. "For the time being, tell me about your current life... after that, I will pass my judgment on this motherfucker."

    "... You returned after so many years, and the first thing you do is to pick a fight with Hector?" Amanda looked at Leon with reproachful eyes.

    "I''m not picking a fight... I will judge if he is worthy of you." Leon looked away.

    "The person who is supposed to judge that is me... " Amanda crossed her arms. "He is your brother-inw now, he is family, and you can''t refuse family."

    "Tsk..." Leon looked away, annoyed.

    Hector grinned while he watched his wife lecturing his brother-inw.

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    "Well, you two should take your time talking for the time being," Hector said. "I''m going to be in my office."

    "Did something happen?" Amanda asked.

    "Yeah, another horde attacked the South entrance of the city." Hector rubbed his eyebrows. "Five soldiers died... it could have been worse if Leon didn''t have helped. Your big brother is a hero, Amanda."

    "Why the hell are youplimenting me? You are creeping me out..." Leon frowned.

    "Don''t fight... how did you help them, Leon?" Amanda asked, with her eyes full of curiosity. "No, where have you been in thest four years?"

    "Well, it is a long story..." Leon said.

    "Is it? I think you summarized yourst four years in three sentences when I asked." Hector frowned.

    Leon ignored Hector''sment and entered the house with Amanda. Although the ce was big, it was quite simple, just like the outside. Leon thought his sister would be the type of wife who would decorate everything, but aside from her room and her daughter''s room, everything was pretty dull.

    Leon''s niece was called Maya... it was the same name as Leon and Amanda''s mother. She was sleeping, and she was adorable like her mother was when she was a baby. Maya was 18 months old; she could talk to some extent and even toddle without help. However, she was sleeping.

    "Are you hungry? You can tell me what happened while I cook something." Amanda said.

    "I''m kind of hungry; I didn''t eat anything since I learned that someone used a hydrogen bomb to sterilize our hometown," Leon said. "Still... can you cook? I remember that you didn''t even know how to make noodles."

    "That was a long time ago." Amanda pouted and looked away.

    While Amanda was cooking, Leon told about what happened to him. Since he only trained, slept, and ate, there wasn''t much to say.

    "So, when happened, you were in an airne¡­" Amanda said, surprised. "Most humans can survive a fall from that height now, but I don''t want experiment that kind of thing¡­"

    "I don''t want to experiment that ever again¡­ I still remember the state I was after I woke up." Leon said. "My legs and arms were bent to wrong directions, and I barely could move any muscle without screaming in pain."

    "Ah... please say no more, just by imagining, I have shivers," Amanda said with a pale face. "Four years alone... I don''t think I could endure that for so long. Sorry for making you remember that."

    "It is fine, even though some days were depressing, I knew that I could return home if I worked hard," Leon said. "Hector gave me a summary of what happened to you... so I think I don''t want to hear anymore. Especially thest two years... if I hear one more sentence about your marriage, tomorrow Hector will wake up on the moon."<sub> </sub>

    "Stop being so childish... Hector isn''t the same he was, you know." Amanda frowned. "Still, to think that you learned magic by your self... is it that hard?"

    "The basics aren''t that difficult; like everything, the more your practice, the easier will be," Leon exined. "The hard part is how to make the system recognize an offensive spell. Let''s go outside; you will learn in no time."

    Amanda was a bit dubious of that, but in the end, her mouth was hanging open when she learned Earth Maniption. She couldn''t believe how simple that was, of course, she only could manipte a small amount of earth, but eventually, it would be something she could use inbat.

    "I can''t believe it..." Amanda said. "Speaking of which, did you fight on the ind to get those items?"

    "No, this is..." Leon hesitated. "Amanda, what do you know about the political situation between the nations?"

    "... I know that is pretty bad in Europe." Amanda frowned.

    "Do you know that some American spies stole resources from Japan and ended up killing the eldest son of the Emperor?" Leon asked.

    "No, but I imagined that something like that has happened..." Amanda crossed her arms. "Suddenly, the higher-ups obtained scales of Water Dragons and understood something shady had been done because Water Dragons never attacked our nation. Soon after, hordes of monsters started to leave the dungeons... someone caused that. The higher-ups said that is work of the Japanese spies."

    "I''m not so sure about that, and I''m pretty sure Hector''s armor is made of that material..." Leon said. "Where did he get that?"

    "A few weeks ago, a man gave it to him," Amanda answered. "His name is William, and he is the founder of the council. All in all... he is the number one survivor, and he represents the American people. Together with another Canadian and a Mexican survivor, they decide what is best for the future of the Allied Forces of the North-America... Leon, are you hiding something?"

    "...I left the ind three weeks ago," Leon exined. "I didn''t have enough mana to cross the whole Pacific ocean while protecting myself. So, I headed west and arrived in Japan."

    "Really? What happened there?" Amanda asked, surprised.

    "At first, I was treated pretty bad since everyone knew that spiesing from the Allied Forces of the North-America killed their prince," Leon answered. "But eventually, I met a few reasonable people... one of them was the Emperor."

    "He was reasonable? I can''t imagine..." Amanda frowned. "Every single bad thing that happens here, a rumor suddenly emerges, saying that a Japanese spy was the cause of it."

    "Well, I can''t say for sure if that is true or not..." Leon said. "All I say is that he wants justice, and he asked me to bring to him those who killed his son... and I intend to do that to avoid a war and make Japan be an ally of the Allied Forces of the North-America."

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    "... Do you really think that you can trust him?" Amanda asked with a serious expression.

    "I''m here thanks to him; I used his method for transporting spies," Leon answered.

    "How did you convince him that he could trust you?" Amanda asked.

    "I cleared the dungeons his soldiers didn''t manage to clear, and I gave him a few pointers in how to do the same," Leon said. "Putting that aside... why William would give Hector such armor?"

    "I don''t know, Hector doesn''t know either," Amanda said. "Hector never talked with him directly, but one day William just gave him the armor, and he said that he wanted to negotiate with him in the near future. I trust Hector, Leon. In thest four years, everything he did was to keep the survivors here safe."

    "I will trust your judgment... well, let''s forget about this conversation for the time being," Leon said.

    "Why? I also want to help you and make our nations be allies." Amanda dered.

    "Just leave it to me, all right," Leon said. "If something happens or if I fail, I don''t want you end up suffering the consequence of my actions."

    In the end, Amanda understood why Leon wanted to do that alone. She had a life now, a family, and he didn''t want to see her losing that again. After that, they had lunch together, and eventually, Hector joined them, but he didn''te alone. A blue-eyed, blondie woman was with him, her hair was rtively short, and she wore sses. For some reason, she also looked kind of familiar. Leon didn''t know why, but Hector was grinning from ear to ear, and that alone was enough to make Leon feel the urge to punch him.

    "Hey, Leon. Did you remember Sasha?" Hector asked. "She is one of the survivors who escaped with us."

    "Sasha... Sasha... Ah, your neighbor Sasha." Leon recalled the memories of the times he went to Hector''s house. "We went to the same middle school and high school, right? I can''t believe someone who knows the old you decided to work with you... anyway, stop grinning you are creeping me out."

    "... Hello, it has been a long time." Sasha offered a handshake while smiling wrily. "I''m thankful for your remembering about me."

    "Mmm? Yeah, sure." Leon epted the handshake and tilted his head in confusion.

    Leon had few memories of Sasha, even though they went to the same schools for years, she was a shy girl so that he couldn''t recall himself ever talking with her.

    "Leon... did you know? Back in the day, Sasha had a crush on you." Hector grinned even more.

    "Captain..." Sasha lowered her head to hide her embarrassment.

    "Is that so? She certainly has discerning eyes." Leon smiled. "Anyway, stop grinning, or I will give you another marriage present."

    "... What did you give to him?" Amanda asked while frowning.

    "A punch, what else would I give him?" Leon asked. "By the way, do you want something in particr?"<sub> </sub>

    "I want to see you two getting along like the old days..." Amanda sighed. "I also want to recover the lost time... but I guess that is asking too much."

    "It isn''t... I cannot make you any promises regarding this guy," Leon looked at Hector and frowned. "But I n to take it easy for one week¡­ after that, I will do the things I have to do."

    "Which are?" Hector asked.

    "It is none of your business," Leon answered.

    "Please, get along¡­" Amanda sighed again. "Leon, can you teach them how to use mana manually?"

    "If you want to, I don''t mind, like I said, I will take It easy for a few days," Leon answered.

    "I really don''t have that much free time¡­" Hector said.

    "It is okay if you follow Leon''s instructions you can learn almost instantly," Amanda grinned. "In fact, I already learned Earth Maniption."

    Hector and Sasha looked quite dubious of that, but after lunch, when they went to the garden, after five minutes, both of them were controlling small spheres of earth, and their mouths were wide open.

    "Well, that is certainly surprising," Hector furrowed his eyebrows. "But it is not a spell per se."

    "To learn new spells, you have to make the system recognize the spell," Leon exined. "Certain criteria need to be met... I''m not entirely sure, but to learn spells that shoot small projectiles, you have to create and shot them in less than 0.2 seconds."

    "Are you fine teaching us that?" Hector asked. "Knowledge is a power you know; you could make a fortune by selling this information."

    "Do you think I''m that pesky?" Leon frowned. " I''m not going to stay here forever, so I would rather increase my sister''s arsenal while training her. If you guys share this information with other people, I won''t mind, if more lives can be saved by using magic, then that is fine by me."

    "It will take a long time to master this type of magic..." Sasha stared at the earth''s sphere floating in front of her.

    "But, it is fine, right?" Amanda asked. "It is not dangerous to practice, and the more we practice, the more points we will get. Leon said that he mastered this in a few months."

    "Yeah, but there is much more to learn," Leon exined. "It is possible, but I didn''t learn any spell using Earth Maniption alone."

    "... What do you mean?" Hector frowned.

    When Leon exined to them about transformation and creating magic, finally, they understood why despite being a mage, Leon spent so many years on the ind. Despite that, learning from a teacher was much easier than learning alone. So, they were certain that in a month or two they would be able to learn spells... they couldn''t be more wrong.

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    The next morning, after eating his breakfast, Leon was spoon-feeding Maya while Amanda was doing the dishes. It had been a long time since he had done that, so he couldn''t help doing awkwardly while smiling wryly. Despite her uncle''s clumsiness, Maya wasn''t bothered by it.

    Leon still remembered, Amanda was just like her daughter. A quiet kid who rarely made a fuss about anything. Despite being a total stranger, Maya didn''t feel scared of Leon. She was also very smart, Amanda just taught her a few times, and she already called Leon ''uncle''. It was a weird feeling, but Leon didn''t dislike it.

    "I''m going to help the survivors for a while," Amanda dered and picked her green bow. "Can you look after Maya for a while."

    "Sure, but who usually looks after her?" Leon said.

    "Sasha. Although she is strong, I''m the best archer in the city." Amanda said boastfully. "Every morning I hunt those Eye-balls before they have the chance to attack us... I did that yesterday, but..."

    "I see... I wanted to teach you more how to use your mana, but I guess you can''t just retreat from the front lines for a long time." Leon said. "Be careful, all right?"

    "Got it." Amanda smiled.

    "By the way, where are they?" Leon asked.

    "Hector and Sasha will spend the day teaching the other survivors how to learn Earth Maniption," Amanda answered. "Don''t worry; he will say that he just learned by chance. There is a n about building walls around the city, so, if everyone learns that, eventually, we will be able to protect this city with more ease."

    After that, Amanda left. Although she survived without his help for four years, Leon wanted to spend the week teaching her. After so many years away, he had no right to dere that he would protect her, but at least he could help her in that regard. Although not all that much, Amanda had the potential to learn magic quite easily. Since her bow was a magic weapon that shot Wind Arrows, her mana, intelligence, recovery, and control were quite high, and Leon wanted to make good use of that while he stays with her. He wanted to stay with her for more time, but he couldn''t exactly leave the emperor of Japan waiting. Besides, he wanted to discover who was behind the dungeon breaks.

    Leon took Maya to the garden and started to y with her, by ying he just created a water ball and move it away while Maya was trying to chase it. Even though Leon wanted to take it easy for a few days, he ended up practicing a new spell. He started to practice how to make an Ice Arrow, but Maya''s stamina ended before hepleted the spell.

    The climate in that region wasn''t exactly easy for a small child, but since the wind was quite nice, Leon created an umbre made of earth to protect Maya, who was sleeping in his arms from the light of the sun. After that, he resumed his task of learning a new spell and just before noon¡­

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Arrow.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 15

    Leon remembered that he wanted to learn an Area of Effect skill, but he couldn''t do that in his sister''s home, much less when Maya was with him. Using his sister''s targets, Leon leveled up that skill a few times until Amanda returned alongside Hector and Sasha. It looked like they treated Sasha as part of the family. Considering that they fought together to survive for years, that wasn''t so strange.

    "To think that everyone would learn so fast¡­" Hector frowned. "Maybe I''m a genius teacher."<sub> </sub>

    "Yeah, right¡­" Leon frowned. "By the way, do you guys have a market here?"

    "Yes, we have," Hector answered. "Do you want to buy something? Do you have coins? I can help you with that.

    "There is no need," Leon shook his head. "I''m not looking for anything in particr; I just want to see if there is something interesting there."

    "Interesting¡­ like what?" Hector frowned.

    "Like a teleportation tome, have you seen one?" Leon asked.

    "Hahaha, that is funny¡­ as if someone would sell that," Hector said.

    "Shall we all go together?" Amanda asked. "It has been a while since I have been there."

    "No, I will go alone," Leon said.

    "Mmm, alright then." Amanda showed a bit of disappointment.

    "Leon¡­ aren''t you a bit too cold?" Hector asked.

    "Mind your own business¡­" Leon said. "For the time being, I don''t want anyone seeing us together. Don''t ask why."

    Hector couldn''t help but sigh, Leon was keeping too many secrets. Although he had some reasons for doing that, Hector felt quite troubled by it. It would take a while before Leon could see him as a family¡­ Regardless, after receiving directions from them, Leon headed to the market. It looked like Las Vegas have one hundred thousand survivors, among them, five thousand were soldiers who would fight against monsters day in and day out. Despite that, Leon didn''t find anything better than his equipment.

    "I don''t want anything in particr¡­ perhaps an amulet like the Ancient Frozen Dire Wolf''s Soul would be nice, but if those dropped, I guess the higher-ups of this country would keep those to themselves."

    It looked like Amanda''s bow, and Hector''s spear were magic weapons. However, those weapons weren''t leagues above the weapons being sold at the market. At least that confirmed that Hector wasn''t making use of his position to obtain an advantage over other survivors.

    Leon hadn''t seen Amanda in years, but she grew up to be a smart woman. It was a bit surprising, but even Hector changed and became a decent person. Leon frowned when he thought that his current self treated the old Hector like a scumbag, but since he was his best friend in the past¡­ his past self wasn''t supposed to be someone so respectable¡­

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    The next day, Leon was quite restless. As expected, he couldn''t just spend the week in his sister''s house without doing anything. Although he looked after Maya the previous day, he needed to do something more... violent. He wanted to fight against the monsters and decrease Amanda''s workload. All in all, he still wanted to protect his sister from the shadows.

    "Is there any dungeon nearby that is causing trouble?" Leon asked.

    "There is... but why do you ask?" Hector frowned. "Didn''t you say you would take it easy for a while?"

    "That was my intention, but I''m bored," Leon said. "I can''t rx knowing that someone is causing those dungeon breaks."

    "How can you say that?" Hector asked, looking a little offended. "How can you say that you are bored while looking at such a cute angel. Look, feel the cuteness of those cheeks... this is heaven!"

    Hector was hugging his daughter and gently pressing his cheek against hers. The image of a doting parent... it was funny, but it only made Leon felt like punching him. Meanwhile, Amanda and Sasha could only smile wryly. Speaking of which, it seemed that Sasha also joined them for breakfast from time to time.

    "Well, I don''t mind if you want to help," Hector showed a serious expression," But you are not from here, I don''t know why, but you don''t want to be seen with us, right? The dungeons are under my control, to enter them, I would have to apany, or you would have to show a document with my signature."

    Leon sighed, in the end, he couldn''t help directly. Although plenty of soldiers and survivors visited Hector and Amanda, he always made sure not to be seeing while there were visitors nearby. A few survivors saw Leon walking with Hector on the first day, but eventually, that image would disappear from their minds. In the end, Leon spent the nights of that week teaching Amanda, Hector, and Sasha how to manipte earth, water, wind, and fire. During the mornings, he yed with Maya, and in the afternoon, he trained by himself in the garden.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Arrow.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 18

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Arrow.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 12

    Learning how to create projectiles with other shapes would take a while, so Leon decided to level up his new skills to strengthen them as much as possible and also to obtain a few free status points. Since he wasn''t moving all that much, he decided to practice his Swordsmanship. Creating steel swords would make the skill level up faster, but Leon decided to make his body used to it. In case he ran out of mana in some situation, he would have to protect himself.

    On the seventh night that Leon stayed in his sister''s house, Leon decided to leave, but before that, he decided to say goodbye at the dinner table. It was the perfect chance because that night, Sasha wasn''t eating with them.

    "I''m going to leave the city tonight," Leon dered. "Thank you for letting me stay here for a while."

    "Already? You barely stayed here a week." Amanda said, showing a sad face.<sub> </sub>

    "Sorry, but I must hurry," Leon said. "Time is of the essence..."

    Amanda hugged Leon, and he kissed her forehead. She knew what her brother was nning to do and couldn''t help but think that was too much work for a single person to do alone.

    "... I don''t know what you are going to do, but I wish you luck." Hector said after a long sigh.

    "Thanks... if something you don''t hear anything about me again or if you hear by the mouth of someone suspicious, don''t do anything," Leon warned. "Just act like you don''t know me. Although some people saw us together, they probably will forget about thanks to the fact that you taught everyone Earth Maniption."

    "Now you are making me worry... what the hell are you going to do?" Hector frowned. "Do you need the help of someone reliable and trustworthy? I bet Sasha wouldn''t hesitate to go with you."

    "No, there is no need," Leon said.

    "Dude, get a clue..." Hector sighed.

    "What are you implying that she still likes me?" Leon chuckled. "She didn''t see me in eight years, and she barely knows me. If she is feeling something in just nostalgia of seeing an old crush after a long time, soon she will forget about this."

    "You are so dense..." Hector sighed again.

    "Well, if you are right, it wouldn''t work out in the end," Leon said. "She is beautiful, but I have no feelings for her. Rather, I don''t have time for that kind of rtionship."

    Now that someone brought up the topic, Leon noticed that he had no feelings for Yuki either. He said that to Makoto as a joke... while thinking about that, Leon also noticed that he wasn''t like that in the past. Even during high school, he had a few crushes, that he knew nothing about it. The ind changed him in many aspects, that was obvious since he showed no interest in someone with lingering feelings for him.

    "If you send her to go with me, who will look after Maya while Amanda fights?" Leon asked.

    "Well... there are plenty of people who could..." Hector hesitated.

    "You said there is no one more trustworthy than her, so she must stay here," Leon said. "I can protect myself; you just have to worry about protecting Amanda and Maya. If something happens to them..."

    "Got it." Hector nodded, showing a stern expression.

    In the end, Leon and Hector shook their hands. He protected them in thest years, so there was no one more reliable than him in that aspect. After patting Amanda''s head and saying goodbye to Maya, who was sleeping, Leon left Las Vegas in the middle of the night.

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    Along the past week, Leon learned a lot of things from Amanda. Mainly about the situation of the Allied Forces of the North-America. It looked like the bigger the country, the more dungeons it would be. Japan had around thirty dungeons, but the Allied Forces of the North-America had more than one hundred dungeons across its territory. Unfortunately, there weren''t nearly enough survivor cities or camps to watch those dungeons. So, the number of monsters appearing in the world was increasing with every passing minute.

    However, it was not like more than one hundred types of monsters were crawling in the territory. Not a single person knew why, but there are several golem''s dungeons, frozen dire wolves'' dungeon, slimes'' dungeons... and so on. Another weird thing was the fact that those dungeons connected to different parts of the monsters'' world.

    Usually, the number of monsters and dungeons would determine the number of materials, weapons, and tomes a nation could obtain, but that wasn''t the case to the Allied Forces of the North-America. Due to the hydrogen bombs, millions of people died... so, despite having a muchrger territory, the Allied Forces of the North-America only had three times more survivors. To make matters worse, no one had discovered yet who used the nukes.

    Regardless, even though the survivors who once were citizens of Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.A. didn''t live in the same regions. The survivors managed to recover from the hands of the monsters in several cities. Those were Montreal, Winnipeg, and Vancouver in the North.

    In the South, survivors recovered Mexico City and Monterrey. In the former territory of his home country, survivors managed to recover Las Vegas, San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, Miami, Anta, and New York... which was were the representatives of the three former countries lived and worked. Leon headed there.

    Leon could fly quite fast, but the number of monsters he met along the way didn''t let him fly at the speed he wanted. Besides, he had to be careful of dragons. Although the earth dragon boss probably had the same power of an ordinary dragon, the second type could fly and, in a battle in the skies, wasn''t all that good for Leon.

    "I want to teleport..."

    Leon could only pray that someday he will obtain that power. In any case, Leon saw nothing but destruction along the way. He felt depressed seeing his homnd like that, but at least he didn''t feel scared because he didn''t see any dragons... and that was weird.

    "Amanda said that on the first days when the monsters appeared, they could see dozen of dragons every day, but then their attacks decreased... but why?"

    Although it was something good, the doubt never was. By working together, a group of twenty survivors could kill an ordinary dragon, but the danger was still there. When that kind of battle usually happens, only by sheer luck, no one dies.

    "Well then... how should I act?"

    Leon''s first target was William, the guy who gave the light-blue armor to Hector. Considering that he was one of the most important figures of the Allied Forces of the North-America, the chances of him being involved with the death of Makoto''s son were pretty high. Two other men, after all, were controlling the spies of those three nations.

    Regardless, Leon couldn''t just invade headquarters and demand answers. The suspects were influential people, so he had to y his hand right, or he could die or be arrested... in the worst-case scenario he would die, and someone would discover that his brother-inw was the leader of the survivors in Las Vegas.

    "Appearing out of nowhere and saving the day is too suspicious... I guess I will start from below."

    It would be time-consuming, but Leon would have the best chances to avoid suspicious if he disguises himself as a regr survivor who decided to move to another city. Usually, it would be too suspicious if a neer suddenly attracts the attention of the higher-ups, but Leon something that could change suspicions in curiosity, and that was magic.

    "Let''s see... my friends and I decided to move from Chicago to New York, but then we got ambushed by a horde of monsters. I just survived because I suddenly learn how to use Earth Maniption... I guess that kind of background should be enough."

    Leon would have to hide his sword, armor, and cape somewhere outside New York. He also couldn''t show his amulet, but he could hide it in his clothes. He would mainly use Earth Maniption to increase his fame and draw William''s attention, and then in case something happens, he would use ice magic to get rid of anyone troublesome.

    Two dayster, Leon arrived in New York...

    Health: 75 +

    Mana: 1630 +<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 66 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 42 +

    Intelligence: 267 +

    Endurance: 84 +

    Control: 113 +

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 570 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 455682

    Status: 00

    Skill ListActive Skills: Strong Arms Lv 11, Throw Lv 9, Analysis Lv 4, Bash Lv 1, Dash Lv 19, Mana Transfusion Lv 9

    Earth Maniption Lv 57, Water Maniption Lv 33, Wind Maniption Lv 30, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 30, Earth Transformation Lv 34, Water Transformation Lv 24, Wind Transformation Lv 29, Fire Transformation Lv 28, Earth Creation Lv 37, Water Creation Lv 33, Wind Creation Lv 26, Fire Creation Lv 32

    Freeze Lance Lv 7, Water Bullet Lv 7, Ice Bullet Lv 7, Wind Bullet Lv 7, Fire Bullet Lv 22, Earth Bullet Lv 7, Mana Reinforcement Lv 31, Lightning Lv 20, Magma Spear Lv 33, Fire Arrow Lv 17, Ice Pir Lv 9, Hail Lv 20, Ice Arrow Lv 11, Earth Arrow Lv 11, Wind Arrow Lv 11,Passive Skills: Fear Resistence Lv 9, Underwater Resistance Lv 19, Alchemy Lv 51, Wind Resistance Lv 04, Ice Resistance Lv 11, Curse Resistance Lv 20, Pain Resistance Lv 17, Fire Resistance Lv 22, Poison Resistance Lv 33

    Mental Fortitude Lv 18, Perception Lv 10, Rage Lv3, uracy Lv 32

    Craft Lv 53, Farming Lv 7, Archery Lv 6, Cook Lv 38,  Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 51, Staffmanship Lv 4, Meditation Lv 51, Trap Creation Lv 7, cksmith Lv 42, Swim Lv 21,  Swordmanship Lv 12

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    After hiding his equipment with the exception of his amulet, Leon started to walk toward the city. Dragons had destroyed the bridges, but it looked like someone repaired them with earth magic. It looked like Leon soon would find some mages like himself. Regardless, the only way to enter the city was by air or by crossing the bridges. Surprising the number of people leaving and entering the city wasn''t small.

    Considering that he would say that he crossed the whole distance on foot, Leon destroyed his improvised cape a little bit and dirtied it with water and earth, and he also dirtied the amulet. The number of soldiers protecting the bridges wasn''t small, even though the number of travelers was also rtively high, they were inspecting and examining almost everyone.

    "Good¡­ they can''t use magic to ess the survivors'' abilities."

    Although Leon knew Analysis and that skill could inspect magic weapons and a few other things, it didn''t work on humans. He was hoping to learn that eventually, but Leon''s hands were full, trying to absorb the mana of the slime''s core.

    When Leon got inspected, the soldiers didn''t do anything in particr, after confirming that he had no big weapons with him, they lowered their guards.

    "What is your name? Where are you from? What do you intend to do in New York." A random soldier who was wielding an ax asked.

    "My name is Leonard; I''m from Chicago," Leon said. "Some friends and I hoped to find better jobs here, but then we got attacked by a horde of monsters¡­ I''m the sole survivor."

    "You don''t look like someone who recently fought for your life." The soldier frowned. "Where is your weapon? How did you escape?"

    "I lost my weapon in the battle¡­" Leon slowly approached the soldier and whispered. "I learned magic by ident and blinded the monsters."

    Another thing that Leon learned from his sister was the fact that those who learned how to use magic were also hiding their knowledge there as well."

    Leon didn''t know if Makoto knew about how one could learn magic alone, but it was hard to believe that he didn''t. The motives¡­ there were plenty. Although Ren got mad when he discovered that Leon could only see Makoto as someone prudent, if there are too few people with power, the humans can''t survive, but then if there are too many people who have power, monsters wouldn''t destroy humanity. Humanity would destroy itself¡­

    Things wouldn''t probably get soplicated in Las Vegas since even ordinary citizens were ready to fight when Leon threatened Hector, but it was hard to believe that everywhere else would be the same.

    Regardless, when the soldier heard that, he looked at Leon suspiciously and then gave the order to another soldier to take Leon to the city. He imagined that he would take prisoner, but the soldier didn''t do anything. It even opened the door of a car they would use.

    "That is weird¡­ did I make a mistake already?"

    Leon had nned to make his skills famous little by little until he draws William''s attention, but it looked like that happened a little too soon. In the end, Leon was taken to a brand new building. It looked like it had been made by earth magic, so it wasn''t tall like a skyscraper, but it was like forty meters tall.<sub> </sub>

    Several soldiers were entering and leaving the building, after crossing the gate, Leon and the soldier walked toward one of the receptionists of the building.

    "His name is Leonard, and he can be tested," The soldier said. "Is there someone avable right now?"

    "Yes, I''m going to call one of the examiners." The receptionist said.

    "Wait here." The soldier said to Leon and then left the building.

    By the look of things, it didn''t look like Leon was in trouble. Surprisingly, the receptionist used a telephone to call the examiner. It was the first time he had seen one after his return, Leon didn''t have even seen one in Makoto''s house either.

    While Leon was waiting, he checked the situation in New York. As expected, ny-nine percent of the buildings disappeared. At least the survivors managed to get rid of the rubble and built new buildings, the shape was rtively uniform and simple, but it was the best that a few mages could do using magic alone.

    Since humans didn''t have time to worry about the appearance of their new buildings, the interior of that building was also quite rough. Everything was simple and basically made of earth, so it didn''t provide muchfort.

    The man who would examine Leon was a thin, ck-headed man who wore thick sses. Leon imagined that a muscr man like a military would examine him, but considering his magic would be examined, he thought a little too much.

    "Are you the one who is going to be tested?" The thin man asked. "Come with me."

    Leon arrived on a floor which had only four rooms, but those rooms were quiterge. Surprisingly, the walls were made of ss, and in each of those rooms, some type of weather was being emted. One room had a lot of sand, other had a lot of water, the third one was empty, but the wind was strong, thest one looked like a sauna without the steam.

    "What kind of magic can you use?" The thin man asked.

    "Earth Maniption," Leon answered.

    "Then, go to the first room and show me what you can do." The thin man said.

    Leon entered the room while thinking of what he should do. It looked like he was in a job interview. Considering that many buildings were made of earth magic, it looked like ording to the results of his test, he could end up building houses, or he could end up bing a soldier. The chances of him meeting William while building house was small, so in the end¡­ he decided to show off. Creating a bullet made of sand, he broke the bulletproof ss.

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    After recovering from the surprise, the examiner approached Leon and grabbed a notebook and a pencil, and asked several questions.

    "My name is Leonard. I used a magic bow, so my mana and intelligence are quite high. I didn''t share the information about how to use mana because I thought there is some kind of reason why this information wasn''t revealed to the public."

    "You did well; we have several mages who learned magic by chance." The thin man said. "The smart ones joined us, and those who can''t keep a secret ended up disappearing¡­ did you catch my drift?"

    "¡­ Yes." Leon answered.

    "The members of our group can use our facilities to train as much as they want," The thing exined. "And if you discover something, we will even pay you for the information. However, you cannot share that information with anyone, not even with other members. If you discover something and want to sell the information, you have to find an examiner, and after confirming that it is something new, the examiner will send him to talk with the directors or our organization."

    "I''m sorry¡­" Leon hesitated. "But the soldier who brought me here didn''t exin anything. What organization is this?"

    "¡­ We are the Heart of the North." The thin man said after a long sigh. "Our goals are to rebuild our country, subjugate the monsters and dungeons in our territory and destroy those who threaten our peace. Our final objective is to rebuild the entire world and put all humanity under our banner and lead humanity to a new age of prosperity."

    Leon almost let out a sigh, that looked like some kind of supremacist group would do. While Leon also wanted to reunite the world, he didn''t want to force others to follow his ideologies; he only wanted to treat other countries as equals and allies while respecting their differences. Leon was already sure that it was a shady organization.

    "I see¡­ so certain soldiers are being recruited to participate in those activities." Leon said. "You can''t just turn all survivors into your subordinates."

    "That is right," The thin man said. "We are only recruiting specialists and promising individuals¡­ Anyway, if you join us as I said, you will have the chance to use our facilities to your heart''s content. You will receive a sry ording to your rank, and you won''t have to pay taxes. Everything sold at the market of New York, you will be able to buy with a twenty percent discount. You will have your own furnished apartment with free water and power. You will also have a maid who will look after your apartment, and you will be able to ''use'' her the way you like."

    Once again, Leon almost reacted to those suspicious words. Now he had no more doubt that that organization was rotten to the core, he still had to see with his own eyes the situations of those maids, but¡­ he already had a feeling that it would be something unpleasant.

    "Can I ask one more question?" Leon asked.

    "What is it?" The thin man asked.<sub> </sub>

    "This organization¡­ is recognized by the leaders of the Allied Forces of the North-America, right? Leon asked.

    "Of course, our organization is new, but the founder is Mr. William," The thin man said with a face full of pride."The pir of the Allied Forces of the North-America."

    "Is that so¡­ then I want to join." Leon showed a sweet smile.

    After that, Leon filled out a form, and then the thin man gave a map of the city and guided him to his temporary room, which was very near to the building in which he had the test. The ce was rather small, but it had a lot of small rooms. Most of those were upied, and Leon felt a weird auraing from them.

    "What is this ce?" Leon asked.

    "This is where the new recruits stay until they be fully-fledged members of our organization." The thin man answered. "Go to this ce tomorrow, and you will do the final test. If you fail, you can try one weekter; if you seed, you will be a member, and you will have ess to the privileges. The final test will begin at 08:00 AM, don''t bete."

    The room for the recruits was really cheap; it looked more like a cell since it only had one bed and the toilet. The door didn''t even have a lock¡­

    "Ugh¡­ it stinks."

    It was still early, so Leon wanted to take a walk, but gave up on the idea since that could be suspicious. He would have time for that once he joins the organization. Things were a lot more organized in New York than in Las Vegas, Leon didn''t see the whole city, but it looked like it had a lot more survivors as well.

    Regardless, since the door didn''t have a lock, the wind made the door move frequently. For some reason, the other recruits passed and looked at Leon''s room while staring at them. He didn''t know if they were frustrated for failing so many times or if they wanted to scare him. Either way, it was a waste of time.

    <o>,m There was nothing to do, it was still early, and Leon couldn''t practice his skills, and since he was alone, he ended up thinking about something he didn''t want to think... about his parents'' death. He tried to avoid that while he was with Amanda in order not to make her sad, and when he was ying with Maya, he could only think that life was moving on... Still, now that he was alone, he couldn''t stop imagining theirst moments. Amidst the sadness and his frustration, Leon promised himself one thing...</o>

    "I will find the bastard who made those monsters appear on my and make him pay..."

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    The ce where the final test would be done was an improvised stadium... no, it looked more like an arena. Leon couldn''t help but wonder why something like that was built, but considering that he heard a lot of noise before he went to sleep, that ce was probably being used...

    All the recruits in the dorms headed to that ce, and there they saw only three examiners, one of them was a ck-headed bulky man who had a long sword on his back, another one was a slender woman who had a red bow, her hair was short and brown. Thest one was a in-looking blonde man who was carrying a magic staff.

    "My name is Paul, and I will select the new members of the defensive troop." The man carrying a sword said.

    "My name is Jess, and I will select the new members of the tactical troop," The woman carrying the bow said.

    "My name is Arthur, and I will select the new members of the offensive troop." The blond man said.

    That atmosphere was quite weird, but thanks to that, Leon had an idea where the spies of the Allied Forces of the North-America usually worked, it had to be in the tactical troop. It was possible that the ones involved with Makoto''s son''s death were spying other countries, but that a good start anyway.

    "You guys don''t have to do much to pass the final test," Paul said. " You just have to show what you can do against us. Each one of you will fight against the three of us, show us the best of you can do because that will define your rank. The first one will be¡­"

    Things gotplicated, Leon didn''t have much experience fighting against humans, he actually didn''t have any experience in that aspect at all. He could end up killing them if he fights too seriously, or Leon may end up in a low rank if he holds back too much.

    "What a pain... I wanted to start close to William, but it would be weird if I show too much power and skill after ''learning'' the magic just a few days ago."

    In the end, Leon decided to go with the basic version of his mostmon way of attacking. Anyway, just as expected, most survivors fought using melee weapons. Those guys fought quite decently against Paul, but against Jess, they barely had the chance to scratch her. As for Arthur, he just overpowered them with a spell called Earth Punch, which broke their bones easily... All in all, those recruits didn''t have half of that power Ren''s soldiers had. They would have a hard time fighting against slimes... obviously, they failed on the final test. The battles ended quite fast, so eventually, it was Leon''s turn.

    "Leonard, it is your turn now," Paul said. "Give it your best shot."<sub> </sub>

    Leon nodded and touched the ground; some earth started to levitate, and then eventually, the earth took the shape of two fists. Paul was already ready for the test, so Leon attacked his sr plexus with his right fist. Paul blocked, and the sound of metal colliding echoed across the stadium.

    ? Leon''s earth first aimed at Paul''s upper body attacked a few more times, but little by little, the weight of his attacks decreased until Leon tried to hit Paul''s hands, which were holding the sword. But instead of blocking, Paul jumped backward and changed his posture to block those attacks. However, that had been a mistake. The moment Paul used his sword to block an attack on his right knee, he felt the other earth fist on his left cheek.

    "... It is my loss." Paul said. " Why didn''t you attack with both fists since the beginning? You could have overpowered me. Why did you hold back?"

    " I don''t want to hurt my future co-workers," Leon answered. "I used only one first because I wanted you to focus on defending your lower-half of your body, and then I would surprise you."

    "Hmph... quite confident, aren''t you?" Paul chuckled.

    "How shameless... to lose like to someone who just learned a new trick," Jess stepped forward. "It''s my turn."

    "He was an archer, so he must have a pretty decent amount of mana and magic power," Paul said. "His uracy is superb, so don''t lower your guard."

    Jess snorted and equipped her bow, as an examiner, she would give the advantage of the first strike to Leon. He saw a few archers when he defeated the horde is Las Vegas, their attack speed wasn''t anything great, but they had a lot of power. So, Leon decided not to give her the chance to attack, he didn''t know if he could react fast enough and since he couldn''t show too much, it was the best option.

    Controlling both earth fists, Leon attacked relentlessly. He attacked her front body, her sides, and even the front and her back at the same time. But as if she had eyes in every part of her body, she blocked all Leon''s attacks using her bow without losing herposure. Leon also attacked from up and from below, but again, no results.

    Leon''s mana inside the fists was slowly decreasing, soon he would lose control over it, but that gave him an idea. Since it looked like Jess was underestimating him, only blocking his attacks to show the difference in skill, that was the perfect thing to do. Leon kneeled as if he was going to create another earth fist, Jess noticed that movement, but thanks to that, she didn''t notice the earth of the earth fist that flew toward her face dissipating. Jess blocked the fist, only for the projectile break, and the earth fell on her face. Before she could get rid of the dirt that blinded her, she felt something hitting her legs, knocking her down. Soon after, she felt two fists pressing against her cheeks.

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    Jess lost, and she was furious due to it, mostly she was furious because Leon used a cowardly trick. The problem was... none of the examiners said what they could or couldn''t do that kind of thing.

    "I want a rematch!" Jess shouted.

    Seeing a grow-up woman acting like a kid who lost in a game, Leon couldn''t help but frown and scratch the back of his head. Things could have been different if she hadn''t fooled around, Leon would decrease his attacks to block her arrows, making the battlest for quite a while. However, the things Leon could do using Earth Maniption were quite a lot so that he wouldn''t let a battle drag for that long.

    "It is your loss, Jess," Paul said. "Don''t embarrass yourself in front of the recruits."

    Jess clicked her tongue; it looked like she was a sore loser. Leon couldn''t help but wonder how someone so careless managed to survive until now. Perhaps she was only like that against humans... either way, Paul dered that she lost, and Arthur nodded in agreement.

    Thest battle would be difficult because Arthur didn''t look like someone who would hold back or underestimate any target. The test wasn''t a battle to the death, but idents could happen. To make matters worse, Leon only knew one spell of Arthur''s. By the look of things, he mastered that spell since he could use a weakened version of it only to break bones. If he learned the real deal and used it for a few months, Leon was sure that he could destroy someone''s limbs with ease if he wanted to.

    p The start of the battle was quite dull, Arthur cast an earth fist, and Leon used his to block the attack. Leon tried to little by little make his attacks advance, but Arthur didn''t let him. Leon was forced to move and dodge those projectiles when the earth fists dissipated, and he had to create others, but aside from that, nothing happened. After five minutes, the battle ended.</anda>

    "That is enough," Paul dered. "We don''t have all day to watch you two ying like that. It is a draw. You two have simr skills, so it can''t be helped."

    Leon and Arthur nodded and didn''tin, unlike Jess. Leon was pretty sure Arthur was holding back, so it was hard to measure his real power. But it was clear that he was an earth magic specialist. After the end of the battle, Paul, Jess, and Arthur discussed Leon''s skills in order to determine his rank. He was the tenth guy that had been tested that day, but he was the first one who had actually passed the test. Despite that, their discussion didn''tst long.

    "Congrattions, Leonard," Paul said. "We concluded that you are worthy of being a B rank member in our organization. By the way, Jess and I are also B ranks. Arthur is a rank A member."

    Leon nodded by the look of things; it was pretty evident that Paul was stronger. He didn''t use any skills, after all. Regardless, even though Leon didn''t know how many ranks that organization had, he was pretty sure that he started in a pretty decent rank. However, Leon was a little bothered...

    "I wonder if those guys can''t imagine spies joining their organization..."<sub> </sub>

    Leon was expecting more of the people who stole the materials from Japan, but until now, he only saw people who didn''t seem to know anything. The only option was really getting close to William...

    "Here, take this document to the main building," Paul gave Leon a brown piece of paper. "The main building is where you had the first test. There you will receive your new belongings."

    Leon nodded again and then left after offering a handshake to those three. Jess refused, but he didn''t feel offended by it. Although Leon was curious about the contents of the document, he decided not to open it. From that point onward, he couldn''t make a single mistake because any suspicious actions could lead to his downfall.

    When Leon arrived at the main build and showed that document, one of the receptionists, who was a blonde who had long straight hair and talked to him the previous day, guided him to an empty room where she gave him a purple ring, a cellphone and the keys of his new home, when Leon analyzed the ring, he finally understood why everyone didn''t look a bit worried about spies.

    Cursed Ring (Servant)

    It reveals the position of any servant to the user of the Cursed Ring (Master).

    Once you put it, you won''t be able to remove it without the order of the Master.

    Leon didn''t know how, but it looked like someone already discovered the method to make magic items. The effects were simple but quite useful. He would be tracked down day and night, so he wouldn''t be able to attack anyone by surprise, and if someone who has the ring dies, immediately the master could discover if one of his minions killed it. There was some room for mistakes, but it was like a seal for ves. Regardless, Leon put it without hesitation. He had to show that he wasn''t someone suspicious.

    "This phone has the numbers of all buildings under our control that you can use," The blond receptionist said, "You can also register the numbers of your co-workers. You can use as much as you want without worrying about the costs. Those are the keys to your apartment; you can find the building and the number of your apartment on the keys."

    Leon nodded but wanted to frown. Although that was a shady organization, it offered a lot of benefits to its employees. Putting aside the cursed ring and the maid ''services,'' it looked quite a good way to operate...

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    "As a member of the offensive troop, you can choose between the following jobs." The blond receptionist exined. "You can work protecting the city by killing the monsters who may approach. You can also work escorting our goods like the materials we obtain from dungeons and the things we may sell or buy from other cities, and you can also work with the teams who hunt in dungeons. Speaking of which, since your rank is B, the only way to reach rank A is by participating in the subjugation of a boss monster and contribute a lot to it."

    "I see..." Leon said.

    Leon already knew the method to raise his rank, possibly, after the rank A he would be rank S, but what were the conditions to be an S rank member? Regardless, he was pretty sure that by reaching that rank, he would be contacted by William.

    "I guess clearing a dungeon alone and defeating a boss should be enough to make him notice me... However, I can''t exactly do that anytime soon. While I pretend that I''m getting better at Earth Maniption, I will look for clues of the spies who killed Makoto''s son."

    "I want to clear dungeons." Leon dered.

    "Very well, the monster''s materials belong to the organization." The blond receptionist exined. "But we will pay you for those materials. Your monthly sry will be two thousand coins. If your team obtain weapons or the like, the item will go to the person who killed the monster. Is that clear?"

    Leon nodded. Although the sry seemed rtively small, considering that he would gain an apartment for free and a cellphone that could be used as much as he wants, it was a pretty good deal.

    "You should be at this building every day at 07:00 AM," The blond receptionist grabbed a map and pointed at a particr ce. "This is where those who clear dungeons reunite every day; you will fight until 05:00 PM. After six days of working, the seventh will be your day off. You will start tomorrow, so don''t bete. Also, for whatever reason, if you don''t work the days where you are supposed to work, two hundred coins will be decreased by your sry."

    "Got it," Leon said.

    "Thest topic... about your maid," The receptionist showed a slightlyplicated expression. "Do you have any preferences?

    <o>,m "Preferences?" Leon frowned.</o>

    "By preferences, I mean age, gender, nationality." The blonde receptionist said.

    This time Leon couldn''t help but let his mouth hanging open. Things were way worse than he had imagined, it was unknown if spies were kidnapping survivors of other ces or if they were using those who were traveling in the country when the monsters appeared... either way, it wasn''t something that could be exined.<sub> </sub>

    "The people here are kidnapping people from outside?" Leon asked.

    "No... just hiring anyone who lost everyone and everything along the past four years," The receptionist exined. "Due to many reasons, they don''t have the power to fight and don''t have the skills to do anything that can contribute to our current society... that is why they are working like that."

    Although Leon questioned the reality of the situation, he recalled that things were like that back in the day too. Those who didn''t have the qualifications would have bad jobs, and those without any skills didn''t even have homes... hell if those who had skills could even end up without a home if something unexpected happens... The world certainly became more dangerous and dark, but humans didn''t change all that much.

    "I don''t have... any preferences." Leon showed a slight look of disgust.

    Leon didn''t want to act suspiciously, much less when the activities of the organization were involved, but everything has a limit. He wasn''t a machine who could control his feelings like that; he wasn''t a spy either, Leon just wanted to avoid a war.

    "... You seem to be a good guy," The receptionist sighed. "In times like these, the more powerful the person, the worse that person is. I wasn''t supposed to say this, but... please treat the woman who will work for you well. Her previous master was rather... violent. He died a few weeks ago, even though she didn''t recover mentally yet, she needs to work to eat."

    "So, you look after the maids while they are not working," Leon said.

    "That is right... I''m not brave enough to fight, but I can speak severalnguages," The blond receptionist exined. "I also used to manage the supply of several stores back in the day, so I work doing misceneous things to this organization."

    Leon nodded and decided to shut up; in the end, he couldn''t let himself get too emotional because strong emotions lead to big mistakes. Leon noticed that she was also wearing the purple ring, so he shouldn''t talk with her too much, you never know when you can be betrayed for whatever reason.

    "She will start working from tomorrow onward," The blond receptionist said. "You should meet her after your return from the dungeon, that is all."

    Leon nodded and offered a handshake, he couldn''t trust in strangers too much, but that didn''t mean he couldn''t build up an amicable rtionship with them. After leaving the main building, Leon decided to familiarize himself with new buildings of the new New York. That being said, pretty much everything was the same. Aside from the main building, everything else was training fields, apartmentplexes, and warehouses. There was also the market, but aside from that, everything looked dull and lifeless.

    Just as Leon had expected, there was nothing particrly good being sold at the market. At that point in time, he was getting tired of seeing that scene repeating itself. Leon''s apartment was quite neat, but even though the furniture was brand new, it also looked lifeless. It wasn''t his real room... and he would never see his room ever again.

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    The next morning, Leon headed to the building, where he would reunite with his teammates. Since the more they worked, the more coins they would get; everyone was already outside of the building and ready to leave at 06:50 AM.

    The number of soldiers was quite high, but Leon was aware that a few dungeons were nearby so that those survivors would be divided into several groups. Although Leon was quite the average Joe, he was standing out in the group because he had no equipment whatsoever.

    "Whatever, it would be weird if I had bought something in the market after telling me that I lost everything when the horde ambushed my group."

    The number of warriors was high; sixty percent of the soldiers were warriors. While thirty-five percent were archers... aside from those, there were only four mages, Leon was one of them. Although magic was supposed to be hard to learn and tomes rarely dropped, it wasn''t impossible to find them.

    Surprisingly, Paul and Jess were two of the four who would lead the one hundred soldiers there. Jess clicked her tongue when she saw Leon, but Paul immediately selected him to his team.

    "Hey, wee aboard." Paul approached Leon after selecting the twenty-four soldiers who would work with him that day. "Usually, neers tend to rx for a while before looking for challenges."

    "Is that so?" Leon asked. "Well, I want to practice my magic, and I also want to raise my rank as soon as possible. So, I chose this job."

    Paul frowned when he heard that, he couldn''t understand why Leon was in a hurry. Although the organization was only a few months old and had big goals, no one was in a hurry. Regardless, Paul knew very well how skillful and talented Leon was.

    Several trucks were parked near that building, and the soldiers would be transported in them. There was no traffic, so the trip was quite smooth while they were inside the city, but after they left, things got quite bumpy since they didn''t have the means to repair roads. They could use earth magic, but it wasn''t worth the hassle since they didn''t have the ways to fix, not even the path until the dungeons.

    "Today, we will fight in the Desert Wolves'' dungeon," Paul exined. "They are fast and strong, so don''t separate from each other. If they bite you in the wrong ce, you will die. Everyone who had a melee weapon will apany me and block the monsters'' advance, we will attack, but we will mostly focus on defense. Archers and the mage will be the ones who will cause damage."

    There was only one mage, and he didn''t look that reliable. Although Leon was feeling bothered by the stares, it was quite troublesome since he wanted to be friendly in order to get information. Regardless, Paul looked to be friendly enough, and it seems like he was one of the first members of the organization so that he could obtain information from him.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey, Leonard," Paul said while driving the truck. "Can you make something sharper to attack? You have the power to stun them, but it would be better if you could kill them as soon as possible."

    "I can don''t worry," Leon said.

    There were four dungeons nearby New York, and all of them appeared when earthquakes urred and opened holes in the ground. Looking at the hole and the perfect ramp that led to an underground cave, Leon couldn''t help but think that the earthquake had been human-made. However, such an idea was beyond ridiculous. How could someone make earthquakes happen? How could perfect dungeons be formed thanks to the destruction of such a phenomenon?

    Regardless, like the other dungeons, the survivors installed those stones that absorbed mana from the ambient and illuminated the dungeon. As soon as they arrived, they saw the group that worked during the night. Surprisingly, their numbers were quite small, and they only fought against the monsters that tried to leave the dungeon.

    Like the Frost Dire Wolves'' hide, the Desert Wolves'' hide could be used to manufacture defensive gear. But unlike those ice type monsters, the desert wolves'' hid decreased the power of earth-based attacks. It would be a pain to transport those, but Leon noticed several carts that would be used to that kind of work.

    "All right, guys," Paul said. "We have a few new members today, so let''s just hunt nearby the entrance in order to make them gain somebat experience."

    Some people clicked her tongues, and some nodded in agreement. Some extra coins never bothered anyone, but Leon was sure that greed made many die. ording to what he heard yesterday from the blonde receptionist, the jobs weren''t easy; the danger would always be there. But unfortunately, some people couldn''t understand that the more the neers get used to thebat, the chances of anyone dying would decrease. Thus, giving them more opportunities to fight and obtain more coins.

    Regardless, Desert Wolves weren''t that much of a threat. They had the power, the weight, and the speed to overwhelm any of the warriors, but when Leon attacked their eyes with his fake Earth Arrows, the monsters became quite meek and an easy target. For some reason, the wolves were smaller than the ones Leon saw in Japan, and their fangs were longer.

    "Perhaps they are wolves from a different world?"

    It was a bit surreal that the monster''s world would have a single climate, so those wolves might have been from a different species that lived in the same world. However, considering that Leon saw a world that had only slimes and harpies, it wasn''t that improbable.

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    In the end, with the exception of a few scratches, nothing major happened. Leon was quite bored because he was helping the from the backline while blinding the wolves, and thanks to it, the front line didn''t let anything attack Leon and the archers. Noticing that even without having any equipment, Leon was still very useful, his co-workers stopped looking at him so unpleasantly.

    "This is a waste of time..."

    Leon understood that espionage work didn''t suit him, even though he wasn''t really one, he wanted to collect intel like one. However, joining and climbing the ranks of an organization to do that while holding back his power wasn''t something Leon liked to do. In a world where he had to his best to survive, holding back made his back feel itchy. Regardless, since the focus was to make the neers obtain experience, Paul decided to retreat several times to rest.

    "Did you get better controlling earth?" Paul asked. "It looks like your attacks are faster today."

    "Thanks to the soldiers protecting the city, I have a lot of free time in my hands," Leon said the sentence he prepared beforehand. "I spent thest two days training, and I have a feeling that I will obtain the power to be a rank A member pretty soon."

    "Why are you in such a hurry?" Paul asked. "Of course, you will have more benefits by raising your rank, but the jobs aren''t that easy, you know."

    Paul seemed to be the type of leader who was good at looking after his underlings, but knowing that he was working for an organization that makes use of cursed rings, spies, and maids, it wasn''t a good idea to talk with him that much. However, that was a good opportunity.

    "What kind of work rank A members do?" Leon dodged the question by making another.

    "Well¡­ most rank A members spend days and sometimes week outside the city doing their jobs." Paul exined. "Some of them help in dungeon breaks, others protect our borders, and some try to obtain materials from high-leveled dungeons."

    It wasn''t an easy job, but it was clear that that would make Leon get close to the principal activities under themand of William. Speaking of which, the easiest way to talk with William would be buying or selling information about magic, skills, and other useful things. But then again, Leonard spent all his coins in Chicago and lost his belonging when he escaped from the monsters'' horde¡­ so Leon couldn''t interact with him or the other directors anytime soon without making them suspicious of him.

    Anyway, as one could expect, the day passed rather slowly while Leon was working in the dungeon. He couldn''t train, nor could he show his skills, so that was only obvious. Around 04:00 PM, a new group arrived to hunt at the dungeon. So, Paul''s group returned to New York.

    "Good job guys, let''s keep up the good work tomorrow," Paul said. "To the neers, we will all receive the payment for the wolves'' hide at the end of the week, so don''t bother the people who are working in the warehouses and the main building."

    After that, the soldiers dissipated, and Leon didn''t move at all. He was feeling way too weird; he felt like he just lived a filler episode in his own life. Putting aside the fact that he and the others hunted monsters, he felt like he lived a day of an ordinary sryman. It was a really weird feeling¡­ However, things were about to be even weirder.

    While trying to rid of that weird feeling, Leon headed to his new home. His apartment was a rtively new building, and since the soldiers worked in three turns, most of the time, the ce was quite empty. Thus, he didn''t see anyone while climbing the stairs and after crossing the corridor that led to his apartment. However, when he opened the door, he saw a blonde young woman kneeling in front of the door, and she was wearing maid clothes.

    "Wee back, master." The blond woman said.<sub> </sub>

    Leon couldn''t help but frown; he thought the word maid was just a figure of speech¡­ not that the person who would take care of his apartment would actually wear maid clothes.

    "It is a pleasure to meet you, master," The blonde woman said. "My name is Gis, but you can call me whatever you want."

    "Hello¡­ my name is Leonard." Leon hesitated. "Gis¡­ why are you kneeling in front of the door?"

    "I''ve been waiting for you, master Leonard," Gis answered.

    "That doesn''t answer anything," Leon said. "Is this like the people from the Hearth of the North said you should work?"

    "No, this is how my previous master wanted me to greet him," Gis exined.

    "Well, I''m not your previous master, so you can act normally," Leon said.

    ? "How do you want me to greet you, master Leonard?" Gis asked, still kneeling.

    "Well, by not calling me master and not kneeling would be enough," Leon said.

    "... Understood. I apologize in advance, Leonard." Gis said and slowly got up.

    "Why are you apologizing?" Leon asked.

    Instead of receiving an answer, Leon just realized that Gis slightly trembled. Although she got up, she didn''t raise her head, so Leon got suspicious.

    "Raise your head," Leon said with a strong tone.

    It wasn''t his intention, but Leon ended up giving her an order, and his harsh tone made her tremble a little more. Gis raised her head, revealing the beautiful face of a girl who probably hadn''t been raised in America. Her skin was pale like the people who lived in an extremely cold areas of North Europe, and her eyes were light blue like crystal water¡­ not eyes, her eye. She had lost her right eye,

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    Leon received a shock since it was the first time he saw a person who had that kind of wound. However, it was because he didn''t pay enough attention. Leon was focused on his own problems that he didn''t notice when people without arms, legs, or ears passed by him. Leon only recovered when he saw Gis sweating bullets and trembling.

    "I''m¡­ if you are feeling unwell, you can sit and rest." Leon corrected himself. "There is nothing to do here, so you can rest."

    Leon said that he was sorry, but he stopped midway because he had no right to pity her. Leon sighed because he had been too na?ve¡­ Leon worked hard to escape from the ind, but he felt like he took everything for granted. He didn''t consider that he couldn''t regenerate lost limbs, and Leon didn''t consider that he could have lost his eyes in the middle of a battle¡­ he only thought that his wounds recover no matter what.

    "I''m fine, Leonard, you don''t have to worry about me," Gis said. "What are your orders?"

    "My orders? I don''t have any," Leon said. "Will you be punished if you don''t work or something?"

    "No, the only person who can punish me is Leonard," Gis said.

    "¡­ Please don''t say that again," Leon frowned. "It makes my back feel itchy."

    "Understood." Gis nodded. "The bath is already ready, please take your clothes and let me wash them."

    "¡­ I think I can do that myself." Leon sighed. "If you really want to do something, why don''t you buy something for dinner. I don''t have anything to make a meal; I don''t even have spoons. I want some hot dogs, what do you want to eat?"

    "Anything is fine, what do you want me to eat, Leonard?" Gis asked.

    "¡­ Why don''t you buy some hot dogs for you and something sweet to eat?" Leon asked. "You look a bit underweight, so a parfait or a cake should help you."

    Leon touched Gis''s hands to pass the coins only to see her trembling slightly; for some reason, she was afraid of males, but that didn''t bother him. Leon transferred the coins, and Gis left to buy dinner.

    "What the hell is going on¡­"

    Leon wasn''t that dirty or sweaty but hurried to clean himself and wash his clothes. It has been a long while since thest time Leon saw himself alone with a girl in his room. Although Leon wasn''t interested in doing anything at the moment, he recalled the memories of the days when he brought his girlfriend to his room¡ªalways making sure that he was clean and not smelling bad.<sub> </sub>

    "It looks like my life here will be a lot more tiresome than I thought¡­"

    Much sooner than Leon thought, Gis returned, by the look of her tired face, she went to the market running and returned while running as well. Fortunately, she didn''t arrive on time to see Leon changing; he was already meditating in the corner of the apartment to calm his nerves and rx his body.

    "¡­ You can go ahead and eat; I''m not hungry." Leon said.

    "I''m not hungry, Leonard," Gis said. "What are your next orders?"

    Leon sighed, it looked Gis became a person who had a single reason to live, and that was to obey orders. Although some people could think that as normal in a world like that, Leon couldn''t help but feel troubled, first of all, he didn''t need a maid; he survived alone for four years, after all. Still, looking at the tense expression in Gis''s face, it was possible that she would copse if Leon doesn''t give her any orders.

    <o>,m "¡­ Sit in the armchair... I didn''t want to talk about it, but since it is like this, I have no other choice," Leon said in a harsh tone. "I will tell you how you should behave here in order to avoid headaches since I already have too much in my head¡­ but first, I want to hear for how long you worked as a maid and how did you served the other guys."</o>

    "¡­ Understood." Gis said and then lowered her heard but then suddenly raised again.

    "You don''t have to look at me, just tell me how you worked," Leon said.

    Gis lowered her head again and then started to describe her life in that past four years. Although Leon didn''t ask for that, she said because she concluded it would be necessary.

    Four years ago, Gis was an exchange student from Germany when the monsters appeared; she was in the first year of college. In fact, she had been for New York for two weeks when the monsters appeared. Her family was away, and she didn''t have any friends yet, so she had no one to help her. Despite the odds, she managed to escape the city alive and unscathed.

    "Wait... didn''t you lost your eye when the monsters attacked?" Leon asked.

    "No..." Gis answered.

    Unfortunately, after escaping, Gis ended up joining a group of thugs. She wasn''t alone, several people were with her, and eventually, everyone discovered how to get stronger by learning skills. The thugs had weapons, but the weapons they had barely couldpare to the power a person could obtain by practicing a few hours. The more people that could fight, the better. But those thugs weren''t thinking among those lines; they wanted to keep the power for themselves. So, every time they saw someone who could threaten their hegemony, they would beat that person to death. Fearing for her life, Gis decided to obey... but that had been a mistake. Without the power to protect themselves, she and several others became ythings to those who were using the system and strengthening themselves... Gis''s nightmare started there.

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    Although she was suffering the second-worst thing that could happen in someone''s life, Gis didn''t give up hope. She wanted to survive to one day return to her hometown and family. However, things wouldn''t be so simple. Since those thugs didn''t want to live seriously, they didn''t consider the things they would need to survive. They lost their chance to create a camp and to scavenge food and water. Due to the fact that they were scumbags, not a single survivors'' camp epted them. However, not a single person stood up to free Gis and several other girls from the ws of those men. Without shelter, food, and water, those guys only did the only thing they could do to survive... they attacked survivors'' camps.

    For a while, they managed to survive doing that, but eventually, they bite more than they could chew. The thugs died after fighting against powerful soldiers of another camp. Unfortunately, Gis and the others didn''t be free... the big cities hadn''t been recovered yet. So, the only thing one could to survive was to fight. Gis didn''t have the power to fight... in the end, to be able not to die of hunger, she sold her body.

    At that point in time, history only repeated itself. Gis didn''t have weapons, and she couldn''t use magic, so, kept doing the only thing she could to survive. It was a vicious circle, without weapons or magic, one could obtain coins; without coins, one couldn''t buy things to eat or hire guards to protect themselves, without strength she couldn''t fight or obtain weapons.

    Eventually, cities like New York were recovered. However, people like Gis were ostracized from society. Even while the new society was slowly being rebuilt, her options didn''t change. Things only got a little better when William created his organization, to stimte his future subordinates, he contracted young and pretty people like Gis and trained them to be maids to serve his subordinates. While she was taught, Giss wasn''t mistreated. However, things changed when she found her first master.

    For some reason, maybe because he had a great physique and became a little famous before the monsters appeared, Gis''s first master was a very prideful person. Although he wasn''t that strong in terms of skills and stats, he treated himself like a big deal. So, every single of his problems, he tried to solve with violence, and when he got his ass kicked, he used Gis to relieve his stress. Punches, kicks, sometimes he even used his sword to torture Gis and at night...

    "You didn''t have to say that..." Leon said.

    Gis nodded. Although she was trying to hold back, Leon could see her trembling like a leaf. Leon thought it couldn''t get worse, but it got worse. One day, Gis''s master didn''t get just his ass kicked; he also got humiliated in front of a crowd. Like always, he unleashed his frustration on her, but that time... he went too far and destroyed her eye with his sword. After that, she almost died of blood loss.

    "... What did the people in Hearth of the North do?" Leon asked.

    ? "They bought potions to heal my wounds and discounted the price of those from his sry," Gis answered.

    "Only that?" Leon asked.

    "Yes," Gis said.

    "... How did your previous master react?" Leon asked.

    "... He tormented me where the others couldn''t see." Gis answered.

    "So, the reason why you greeted me while kneeling and always keep your head down is..." Leon said.

    "He said that he didn''t want to see something so ugly," Gis said. "He also said that I should stay in that position while he was away."<sub> </sub>

    "While he was away... that means that my apartment is also your apartment?" Leon asked.

    "No, Leonard." Gis shook her head. "I just sleep here, the apartment is yours, but if that idea displeases you, I can sleep in the corridor."

    "I''m not so heartless to make you do that..." Leon sighed. "But still... frankly speaking, I don''t want to sleep in the same ce as you. You lived a hard life, much harder than mine. So, it wouldn''t surprise me if someday you snaps and decides to kill me while I sleep."

    "I swear Master! I will never do that!" Gis raised her voice but soon lowered her head in apology.

    "I''m not your master... I will ask you a question, and I''m giving the order not to lie." Leon said. "What do you want to do from now on besides survive?"

    For a moment, Gis didn''t understand the meaning behind Leon''s question. Rather, she didn''t understand because Leon asked what she wanted to do, and her will and opinions became irrelevant in the previous four years. He wanted to hear what she wanted to do if she had the opportunity to do whatever she wants.

    Gis had a ready answer for that, but she gave up on the idea of saying it when she saw the look in Leon''s eyes, he didn''t want to hear a lie. In the end, Gis didn''t have to think all that much, his choices always tormented her, so if he had the chance to do something besides only surviving¡­

    "¡­ I want to obtain the power to protect my own life." Gis said, looking at Leon in the eye and showing her determination.

    "Very well, it seems you didn''t give up on hope yet; I will help you with that." Leon dered. "However, if you try to screw with me or reveal anything that I will do in this room, I will kill you. Do you hear me?"

    "Yes!" Gis said, still overflowing with determination.

    Leon created one steel knife and then gave it to Gis, the process looked so surreal that she hesitated in receiving it. When she epted it and felt the weight of the knife, she understood what Leon wanted her to do.

    "I will only give you three more orders," Leon dered. "Don''t try to kill me, don''t reveal what I can do to anyone and train here until you obtain the power you want."

    "Yes!" Gis answered.

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    After making the steel knife, Leon created a sword, an ax, a spear, a staff, a club, a bow, a il, a hammer, a crossbow, and many more weapons for Gis. It would take more than a few weeks for her to master those, but at least she would grow stronger while learning how to use them at the same time. Although she hesitated, in the beginning, she trained until she couldn''t move her arms.

    For a few days, Leon stayed wary of her. He decided to help her because Gis kind of reminded him of himself, even though she suffered far more. Leon was alone, but Gis was surrounded by people who didn''t care about her or only wanted to use her for their own selfish desires.

    Regardless, she trained and kept training until she would copse of exhaustion. After she woke up, she would eat something and do the same thing over and over again. In the end, Leon was the one who became the ''maid'' of the house. He had to buy food, and he even bought new clothes for Gis since training in her uniform wasn''t that practical. He also had to wash both of their clothes, but since he only used magic, it wasn''t that troublesome, and it was quite fast too.

    When Leon was bored with meditating, he also decided to learn how to wield the weapons he created.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ax Mastery.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hammer Mastery.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Whip Mastery.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Before Leon went to work in the dungeons, he slightly dirtied the entrance of his apartment with magic to confirm if the door was opened while he was away. After one week of doing that and not noticing any movements, Leon confirmed that Gis didn''t leave the apartment a single time and kept training single-mindedly the whole time.

    "I guess I can trust her... she doesn''t have the cursed ring, so I guess everything is fine."

    Things also progressed on Leon''s side, while faking his progress of the Earth Maniption, some rumors about him started to spread when he killed a desert wolf alone. Knowing that they could trust Leon to watch their backs, several survivors began to rx around Leon and eventually giving him pieces of information. Some talked about how Japan was too quiet as ofte even after the death of the prince, and some spoke about how the conflicts in Europe were intensifying.

    The most interesting that Leon heard was the fact that Paul hadn''t seen a single rank S member in the organization. With the sole exception of Arthur, he didn''t see any rank A members either. It was really surprising since Paul was an examiner since the very beginning and didn''t see anyone reaching rank A.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess six months it is not enough for a person to reach a high rank in such organization... unless that person obtains a powerful tome or something."

    It was possible that William and the other directors chose the rank A and S members based on the skills and the power they obtained along those four years. It was also possible that members like Paul and Jess would never even reach rank A because they were too busy working and protecting the new employees of the organization.

    "Regardless, they will be forced to promote me if I show the results. If I clear a dungeon alone and still don''t get promoted, the other members of the organization will get suspicious of the organization itself."

    That being said, Leon had to show his progress little by little and everyday while working. However, he was getting impatient. Holding back his powers was starting to get on his nerves. He was even thinking about clearing the dungeon after one month... Anyway, one week had passed, and that day was his first day off, and since Leon had nothing better to do, he decided to learn a few more spells. Surprisingly, Gis, who always stayed concentrated on her training, decided to strike a conversation.

    "Master, why don''t you sleep in the bed?" Gis asked soon after she ended one of her sessions of training.

    "I''m not your master... the bed is toofy for me," Leon said while he was trying to replicate Arthur''s skill, the Earth Punch.

    "The bed is toofy?" Gis frowned.

    Gis was so traumatized to the point where the only emotion she could show before was fear, but after working hard for one week, her body slowly started to remember how to act like an ordinary person.

    "It is kind of a pain for me to say this, but..." Leon scratched the back of his head. "Since you told me about your past, I guess I also should tell you about mine. When the monsters appeared, I was on an airne. Like you, I was also an exchange student, but the airne fell and ended up stuck on an ind for four years. That is why I decided to help you because I can rte to the feeling of returning home and reunite with your family."

    "Are they in New York?" Gis asked.

    "No, my parents passed away on the very first day¡­ my little sister is alive in Las Vegas," Leon answered.

    As Leon had expected, he wasn''t suitable to do that kind of job. Although his libido was still weak, Leon couldn''t help but answer all the questions of a prettydy. It was troublesome, but Leon didn''t learn on the ind how to be a charismatic person who could fool everyone while collecting the information he wanted. In the end, he could only do that the hard way.

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    The next month passed rather slowly, but at least things progressed a little. Obviously, in a single month, Gis didn''t manage to close the gap between her and survivors who fought and trained over thest four years. Leveling up skills worked better when one had a target, the more powerful the target, the faster the skills would level up. Despite that, Leon was almost sure that in a single month, she obtained the strength of a person who fought and trained for six months... but that was because she didn''t have to worry about anything aside from training. In fact, while swinging arge weapon, she could make the apartment tremble. To avoid any trouble, she suspended her strength training and was focusing on increasing her skill with smaller weapons.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Punch.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 10

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Punch.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 12

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Punch.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 14

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Punch.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 14

    p Leon progressed just a little inparison with the time he had to train. While he was training to learn Wind Punch, he had the idea to create an invisible attack using wind magic. However, while using wind magic, the projectiles would eventually be visible to some extent, probably due to the mana. Leon tried to create projectiles of wind, but he failed. Besides, even when he created something like a wind needle, the sound of the wind would always reveal the projectile''s position.</anda>

    "Master, do you intend to teach me magic?" Gis asked.

    "For the thousandth time... I''m not your master." Leon sighed. "I could teach you, but it can take months for you to understand and master the basics. But I guess it is worth a try... To make things progress faster, you must meditate at least four hours a day. After your mana and intelligence reach a decent level, I will teach you."

    "Yes, master." Gis nodded.

    "Like I said..." Leon massaged his eyebrows.

    Gis would probably return home first before her magic reaches a practical level. Although it wasn''t a waste of time learning magic, Leon was very aware of the fact that martial arts suited Gis. Without a teacher, she reached a level of mastery over the weapons which Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at it. Her movements were fluid, but at the same time fast and sharp. Maybe she always had the talent, but since she didn''t have the mindset, she never noticed.

    Regardless, the fact that Gis was still stubbornly acting like Leon was her master troubled him. Mostly because herplexion changed for the better in thest month, she wasn''t underweight anymore, and even though she had that scar on the face, she still could be considered a world-ss beauty. Since her muscles weren''t that big, she could have easily be a top-model if the monsters hadn''t appeared.

    "Come to think of it... I yed a game with such a plot in the past. A random guy suddenly hires a pretty maid and eventually starts to ''y'' with her... Ah, now I can understand howe Hector was my best friend in high school, I also was a scumbag..."

    After getting rid of those shameful memories, Leon headed to work. He really was feeling like a sryman. However, Leon soon became aware that things would change. When Leon and the others arrived at the dungeon, he saw several survivors wounded. Paul talked with those survivors and discovered that they messed up.

    "The boss of the dungeon defeated them," Paul exined. "It looks like the previous team also failed in defeating the monster. So, it is up to us to kill it."

    That was quite surprising, Leon was aware of the fact that the guys who fought at night weren''t ordinary survivors. Thanks to that, he had no idea why they would suddenly fail. Either way, it was his chance to get promoted to the next rank.<sub> </sub>

    Although Paul and his team reached the end of that dungeon several times, it was the first time they would challenge a boss. Paul was the cautious type, and even though he was working for a shady organization, he didn''t want to see his underlings dying. So, he decided to check their conditions before going to the dungeon. That took quite a while since the group now had thirty members since a few neers joined the team in thest month.

    "Leonard, try to conserve your strength," Paul said. "When we find the boss, I want you to go all out, all right? You are the one who can cause the most damage of my team, and we can defeat the ordinary monsters without your help."

    "Roger," Leon nodded.

    Leon showed them that he could control five Earth Arrows, he faked tiredness sometimes, but in fact, he could use those forever without running out of mana. Regardless, there was a reason why the survivors failed. So, he wouldn''t drop his guard.

    Health: 25 +

    Mana: 1698 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 66 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 42 +

    Intelligence: 276 +

    Endurance: 84 +

    Control: 115 +

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 600 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 464213

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Maniption Lv 59, Water Maniption Lv 34, Wind Maniption Lv 31, Fire Maniption Lv 31, Earth Transformation Lv 35, Water Transformation Lv 25, Wind Transformation Lv 30, Fire Transformation Lv 29, Earth Creation Lv 38, Water Creation Lv 34, Wind Creation Lv 27, Fire Creation Lv 33,

    Mana Reinforcement Lv 33, Ice Arrow Lv 11, Earth Arrow Lv 11, Wind Arrow Lv 11, Earth Punch Lv 06, Ice Punch Lv 06, Fire Punch Lv 06, Wind Punch Lv 06,

    Passive Skills: Craft Lv 54, Meditation Lv 53, cksmith Lv 43, Ax Mastery Lv 6, Hammer Mastery Lv 6, Whip Mastery Lv 6, Wind Resistance Lv 09,

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    Leon frowned when he and the others found the desert wolf boss. He heard that the evolved version of those creatures was bigger and could use wind and earth magic. However, he didn''t hear that the boss had two heads.

    "It is a mutant; be careful not to destroy the line of defense," Paul said. " Raise your weapons but only focus on the defense; if we make a mistake, the creature can easily bite the heads of two of us at the same time. This time let''s leave the damage in the hand of the archers and the mages."

    Leon was still the only mage in the team, but Paul said that to increase the morale of the troops. Even though they also knew that they only had one mage... Anyway, the front line moved forward as a whole and at the same pace. Only a few of them had a shield, but most of them were used to blocking the attacks of far bigger creatures using swords, spears, and axes.

    However, due to theck of experience and knowledge of the creature, several soldiers got knocked down when the beast charged forward like the wind. Those survivors screamed when the monster''s heads approached them, but Leon attacked the beast''s eyes to help them.

    Leon''s was good, and he aimed perfectly, but for some reason, he only blinded one of the four eyes of the creature. The beast screamed and trembled, giving time for the frontline to recover. Leon attacked again, but just like before, his arrows only slightly wounded the beast''s faces.

    "Is it using magic to prevent critical damage?"

    Leon stopped attacking for a bit, and then he noticed, when some arrows fell on the monster''s faces, it always moved to the sides beforending. It was wind magic; the creature was emitting an aura that made projectiles move and even lose power. To make matters worse, his attacks weren''t causing as much damage as they were supposed to generate.

    " Since it can use wind and earth, it can also resist to those¡­ the wind can decrease the power of fire arrows too¡­"

    There was no archer that could around attack with water or ice arrows, but that was undoubtedly the monster''s weakness. Unfortunately, Leon couldn''t use those.

    "Tch¡­ so troublesome."

    Leon could just overpower the creature by changing his earth arrow a little, but it would be suspicious, considering that his first attack only caused little damage. To win, he couldn''t use brute force; he had to use strategy since that would be more eptable in everyone''s eyes.

    Suddenly creating a singlence using the earth would be suspicious, so Leon decided to put the five arrows in a line and attack like that. The first arrow changed the directions thanks to the wind aura around the beast, but the second pierced the monster''s eye. Leon sessfully managed to blind the eyes of one head, but it wasn''t nearly enough.

    The beast quickly found the one who caused the pain and tried to attack Leon, but this time the frontline hold the creature. Arrows fell on the two-headed wolf while it was trying to open the path with brute strength, but those barely scratched the beast''s thick fur.<sub> </sub>

    The two-headed monster gave up on attacking Leon; it retreated, and then it happened... a sandstorm inside the dungeon. Using both earth and wind magic at the same time, the beast blinded everyone with a huge amount of sand and strong winds.

    "I didn''t hear that this thing could use two types of magic at the same time... it is because it has two heads?"

    It didn''t matter; either way, everyone stayed in position, but in the middle of the sandstorm, no one could see anything. However, Leon knew that he was in danger. He was aware that he would be the first target of the beast in the middle of that sandstorm... it wasn''t time to hold back. Fortunately, the sandstorm worked in his favor. He could attack whichever way he wanted, and no one would be able to tell what had happened.

    Unfortunately, Leon couldn''t see the beast. He only saw it when it was already toote. Instead of running, the two-headed wolf jumped over the frontline andnded right above him... Leon only had time two strengthen two earth arrows and shot before he lost consciousness.

    When Leon woke up, he was feeling terrible. He was so dirty that he recalled the days on the ind. His clothes were a mess, and his body was covered in sand and blood. Then he remembered hisst memory, himself being buried by a massive desert wolf. Leon got up only to see that he was back in the truck and returning to New York.

    "Woah, hold on," Paul said. "Stay still for a while; you almost died. Your body is back to normal, but you lost a lot of blood. So, take it easy."

    "... Did the monster die?" Leon asked. "How many did we lost?"

    "Not a single soul, thanks to you," Paul exined. "Aside from a few scratches, everyone is fine. It looked like the beast lost its ability to deflect projectiles when it used the sandstorm. That is why you managed to kill it before being devoured. Hahaha, you surprised us when we found you under the corpse of the beast."

    Leon frowned, even though he managed to avoid the beast''s fangs, its weight alone was enough to crush him. In the end, the blood covering his body was his own blood and the beast''s blood. Leon wanted to clean himself as soon as possible, but he would have to endure.

    "I hate to hold back my powers..."

    "Don''t make such a face, wepleted our mission," Paul said. "Although you almost died, you defeated a powerful beast. You can rest for a few days because you will be promoted."

    Leon almost died, but at least he managed to get what he wanted.

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    Leon managed to spend the first month in New York without letting anyone notice his presence. Although there were some rumors about him, no one knew his face. However, crossing the city covered in sand and blood made him stand out a lot. There was no water near the dungeon, so Leon only could clean himself at home. When Leon opened the door of his apartment, Gis weed him with her mouth wide open of surprise.

    "Master, what happened to you?" Gis asked.

    "I''m not your... forget it," Leon sighed. "Can you buy something for our lunch? I''m starving since I lost some weight to recover from my wounds. Don''t run."

    "Yes, master," Gis said.

    Although Gis wasn''t a stranger anymore and she had to train, Leon pretty much every time he wanted to take a bath, he would make her buy something. It was awkward to clean himself while someone so pretty was nearby, which was even more awkward since Gis respected Leon a lot.

    In the end, Leon burned those clothes since he wouldn''t be able to get rid of the smell of blood. Eventually, Gis returned, and Leon started to eat while recalling thest battle. In the end, the problem was the fact that he was holding back to fit in that organization. However, he almost died because he was too weak physically.

    "I guess I will have to train my body more frequently. I can increase my endurance and stamina just by training regrly, but I guess it is time to increase my health too... I''m not on the ind, and most of the doubts vanished. I guess I''m ready for some painful training sessions..."

    "Gis, do you know how a person can increase health without using status points?" Leon asked.

    "The only way I know of doing that is by eating dragons'' hearts, master," Gis answered.

    "Is that so... that is a problem since no one can choose what kind of status the dragon''s heart can increase." Leon massaged his forehead.

    In the end, it wouldn''t be so easy to increase the stat that could increase the amount of damage Leon could take. There was a chance that someone discovered the method of doing that without using a dragon''s heart, but since that information was too valuable, only a few handfuls of individuals could know that.

    "I can''t increase my health permanently... I guess the only is to learn some defensive or support spells."

    However, in the end, that was also difficult. Leon could use Mana Reinforcement to increase most of his stats to some extent, but he didn''t need that. Besides, it was too inefficient to improve his dexterity or strength when he only used magic. He needed to learn spells that could raise his endurance, speed, and mentality to increase his chances of survival. By increasing those, he would decrease the amount of damage he can receive if he fails on blocking projectiles or direct attacks.

    "Creating offensive spells is easy... I just have to give the shape and shot as fast as possible, but I have no idea of the logic behind support spells."

    At that point in time, Leon couldn''t deny that he was a mage, and he knew the mostmon defensive spell for a mage, the Mana Shield. However, give shape and physical attributes to mana while he couldn''t see it was just too difficult.

    "And I didn''t even learn how to absorb mana from cores yet..."

    The number of things Leon needed to learn increased, but he had no idea how to learn it. His future was uncertain...<sub> </sub>

    One weekter, Gisele''s mana and intelligence reached a decent level. So, Leon decided to teach her how to use Water Maniption. Although the building was mostly made of earth, they couldn''t use it since it was dangerous. Leon could create some earth to let her train, but he would have a hard time getting rid of that earth. It would be suspicious if suddenly throws earth from his window to the streets¡­

    Sooner than Leon thought, Gis learned how to manipte water. He still needed to give her some pointers, but he would do thatter because the blond receptionist paid him a visit.

    "Hello, long time no see." The blond receptionist said.

    "Yeah¡­ is it about my promotion?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, I came here to pick you up and take you to where the directors are." The blond receptionist said ."¡­ but first, can I see Gis for a moment?"

    "Sure¡­ Gis, someone is here to see you."Leon said.

    After a few seconds, Gis left the bathroom and approached the door, obviously, without showing the Water Maniption. She smiled when she saw the blonde receptionist, for some reason.

    "Hello, Sarah." Gis smiled.

    "Hi... you look much better than thest time I saw you." Sarah frowned. "Much, much better... to think that I would see your smile again is kind of surprising. Did something happen? You look... so full of life."

    "Yes, thanks to master, I found my path in life again," Gis said. "Now, I can clearly see the road that will lead me to my goals."

    "Is that so... I''m happy for you." Sarah frowned.

    Sarah couldn''t help but frown; it was only obvious since Gis looked like an entirely different person. Leon didn''t look like the type of person who could change a person so much, much less someone who stared at the abyss for so long... Either way, Leon and Sarah left the building.

    "Did you do or say something to Gis?" Sarah asked.

    "Yes, I keep saying to her to stop calling me master, but she doesn''t listen," Leon answered.

    Leon indeed didn''t look like the type of person who could help someone like that, but Sarah decided not to pry. Gis recovered herself, and that was the only thing Sarah was interested in.

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    "Is there a reason why you had to pick me up?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, rank A and S members of our organization work in a different manner than the members of lower rank," Sarah exined. "They do all kinds of things, and they receive the contents of the jobs from the receptionists who talked with them. It is necessary to create a sense of familiarity between members and the organization."

    "I see... so that means that from today onward, I may end up receiving jobs that may take days toplete," Leon said. "But it is also possible that somedays I won''t have to do anything?"

    "That is right, but you can rest assured," Sarah added. "Your sry will be paid even if you don''t receive a single mission in a month, and you will receive a bonus for each missionpleted.

    After arriving at the main building, they climbed the stairs until they reached the tenth floor. That floor only had four rooms, one room for each director, and a meeting room where they asionally received visits.

    "It is Sarah; I brought Leonard." Sarah knocked on the meeting room''s door.

    "Come in."

    It was the voice of someone fluent in English, so Leon imagined that it was William''s voice. Surprisingly, he seemed pretty calm, considering that he was leading a shady organization. Then again, aside from their goals and the fact they were using maids to satisfy the needs of their employees, everything else was pretty decent.

    When Leon and Sarah entered the room, he saw three figures sitting around an oval table, in the middle, there was a man who had short ck hair. He was tall and had the body of someone who loved to work out. Just by his haircut, Leon discovered that William wasn''t an ordinary person; he was once a marine.

    On his right side, Leon saw a brown-haired man who had a big mustache. His eyes were sharp but quite calm. His build was short, but despite that, his muscles were well-defined. The person sitting on the left side was a red-haired woman, she kind reminded Leon of Jess since she also some impatience in her eyes. Aside from her hair and eyes, she looked pretty ordinary.

    "Director William, Director Sanchez, Director Alisson," Sarah slightly bowed. "As instructed, I brought Leonard."

    "Thank you, Sarah, you two may sit," William said.

    The table was quite big, so Leon and Sarah ended up sitting on the opposite side of Wiliam. Leon expected the people who were ruling the Allied Forces of the North-America to look a little shadier, but that was probably because he watched too many movies in the past.

    "Hello, Leonard," William said. "We heard about you from the examiner, Paul. He told us how you defeated a mutated beast and about your progress in thest month."

    "I was lucky in surviving the battle and also in learning a type of magic," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "Even though you say that, I can see a lot of confidence in your eyes." William put his elbows on the table.

    "Well, I have been practicing that magic a lot, and I guess killing a beast like that also boosted my ego," Leon exined.

    "And you should feel prideful of yourself," William said with a severe expression. "Those beasts started to appear recently, but only a few soldiers can defeat them. The number of people in mymand that can solo that kind of monsters didn''t reach the two digits house... so you can imagine my surprise when I heard that a rank B member in the organization almost single-handedly killed a monster."

    "I was lucky, sir," Leon said. "The beast lost its defensive aura when it created the sandstorm."

    "Yeah, I heard of it," William nodded. "It is difficult to find mages, much less someone who has so much power. However, you haven''t fully mastered your power, have you? I believe you show great promise, but you still need to train for a while longer."

    "I also think the same, sir." Leon nodded.

    "Very good," William said, and then pulled a map out of his pocket and gave it to Sarah who approached to pick it. "While considering the potential of your growth, I think this is a pretty good ce for you to train. Our organization also needed the resources we can obtain there, but we are having difficulties in clearing the dungeon. But with your help, I believe the team stationed there will progress a lot and eventually clear the dungeon."

    "Of course, it will be my pleasure to help them," Leon said.

    "Good, Sarah will give you the information you will need about the dungeon and monsters," William smiled. "She will also exin to you about your new benefits. You can go now.

    "Yes, sir." Leon got up and slightly bowed.

    Leon hoped to hear something interesting while he and Sarah left the tenth floor, but something so convenient didn''t happen. Either way, now Leon had a good idea of who he was dealing with. He looked to be a cool and collected leader, but Leon was pretty sure that it was just an act. Regardless, in the end, whatever the people in the Allied Forces of the North-America decided to do, he had the final word, and that meant that he was directly rted to the death of Makoto''s son.

    It looked like William was a melee fighter, defeating him wouldn''t be easy, much less to imprison him. Maybe some metal clothes would stop his movements, but not for long. So, Leon couldn''t just capture him and ask who else was involved. He had to discover who was involved first and then capture all of themter.

    "Easier said than done..."

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    It wouldn''t be easy, by the look of things, William was nning to do something big pretty soon. So, to participate in that, Leon had to show results before that. His fake growth in the previous month didn''t make anyone suspicious, so Leon could continue doing that.

    "Your sry now will be ten thousand coins; you will also receive the same amount every time youplete a job," Sarah exined. " From now on, you will receive 60% of the coins of the materials you obtain. You can also move to a bigger apartment. Lastly... you can have four more maids if you want to."

    "I don''t need to move, and I don''t need to hear more people calling me master..." Leon sighed. "I will barely stay in my apartment, so it doesn''t matter."

    "Is that so... it looks like you didn''ty your hands on Gis," Sarah said. "If you are gay, you could have said so. Our organization doesn''t care about the preferences of our employees."

    "I''m not gay... and like I said, I don''t need more people calling me master." Leon sighed. "It doesn''t matter if they are male or female."

    "All right then... you can go to the dungeon whenever you want," Sarah said. "But I think you should go tomorrow as soon as you and Gis are ready. I will prepare a vehicle."

    "Do I have to take her with me?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, the dungeon is quite far from here," Sarah exined. "Going and returning by car isn''t that practical, it would take several hours. Besides, even though there is a camp there, everyone has to prepare their own meals and clean their own clothes. Instead of wasting time doing that you should rest, you should make the maid do that for you."

    Traveling long distances was easy for Leon, but he couldn''t move so fast without a vehicle since his movements were being monitored. He also could wash his own clothes, but it would be suspicious if he doesn''t make use of Gis in that regard. He didn''t treat her like a servant, but if someone gets suspicious, they would have problems.

    "Okay, I will bring her along..." Leon sighed.

    "Very well, the vehicle that will transport you to the dungeon will be waiting for you in front of the main building at 06:00 AM," Sarah said. "I wish you luck."

    After saying farewell to Sarah, Leon headed home. Only half an hour had passed between the moment he left his apartment and the moment he returned. It wasn''t much, but Gis was still ying with Water Maniption.<sub> </sub>

    "Wee home, master." Gis smiled. "I never thought it could be so fun training my magic."

    "Well, it seems that you will have a lot of time to practice that," Leon said. "I got promoted, and I''m going to a dungeon tomorrow. Since it is far away, you will have to go with me for the sake of appearances. I don''t know how the situation of the camp there, but I''m pretty sure the soldiers won''t have ces to sleep as big as this apartment. Your physical training will be in hiatus for a while."

    "Understood, master." Gis nodded enthusiastically. "Leave all the misceneous work to me."

    Until now, Leon avoided buying things like pans, spoons, and forks, but now it couldn''t be avoided. Leon transferred coins for Gis to buy that kind of thing and food supplies for at least one week. Sarah and William didn''t say for how long he could work in the dungeon, so he had to decide that for himself.

    "I guess seven If I work seven days and rest for three should be enough."

    Since Leon would also work in killing the monsters who may try to leave the dungeon, he basically would sleep a few hours and fight more than usual. So, that much of resting was fine. Regardless, since they would have to transport a lot of things, Gis ended up buying a cart too. She also bought charcoal, bottles of water, and products to clean clothes and cooking utensils... and there was still the food. That made Leon frown, his life on the ind was inconvenient but much more straightforward. Most problems he could solve with magic, but in human society, he couldn''t help but hide his skills.

    "The next time, I will think twice before offering myself to do this kind of thing¡­"

    Leon didn''t know if someone would inspect his apartment while he was away, but it was better to be safe than sorry. So, in the middle of the night, he sent the weapons he had made for Gis flying toward the sea.

    The next day, Leon and Gis moved toward the main building, and there they found the driver who would take them to the dungeon. There was no escort party as it looked like the directors only promoted those who could defend themselves outside New York.

    After traveling for four hours toward the southwest, finally, Leon and Gis reached their destination. Leon found several buildings around the dungeon; those were the houses where the soldiers would stay. At least it was big enough for Leon and Gis to sleep in their sleeping bags.

    The dungeon was located in the middle of an abandoned farm, but unlike the other dungeons, that were a cave or a hole... it was a structure that reminded him of a mausoleum. In front of it, he saw stairs that led to the underground, and the darkness of that ce made him feel shivers. It was the perfect ce for those creatures... Leon''s new adversaries were skeletons.

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    Leon had no idea howe skeletons and giant wolves were in the same ss; he could understand that regarding wolves, but not with skeletons. Since they had the same shape as the human skeletons, it was hard to think of them as monsters. But the fact that attacked any living creature was proof enough.

    Leon arrived on time to see a tall man smashing a skeleton with a massive hammer since the monsters were undead creatures; the only way to kill them was to smash them into dust. The man who killed seemed to be a very experienced fighter, his movements were fluid, and Leon saw no hesitation in him. But that much was to be expected since he had been selected to be a rank A member in William''s organization.

    "It looks like this is a special dungeon," Leon said. "I haven''t seen any skeletons so far, so there must be a reason for that."

    "Master, I heard that the longer those skeletons stay on our, the stronger they get," Gis exined. "I also heard that the directors participated in the battle to exterminate the skeletons that invaded our, and they had a hard time killing all of them."

    "I think killing is the wrong word here..." Leon frowned. "Still, I wonder why they are having a hard time clearing this dungeon, that guy just killed the skeleton in a single hit. By the way, how can the dust of the skeletons can be used?"

    "I don''t know how, but I heard that that is used to increase the defense of some equipment, master," Gis exined. "The process of creation is a secret, and it belongs to the directors."

    "Just like the method of creation of the magic items," Leon added.

    Leon wasn''t interested in increasing his defensive gear, but he was really interested in the process of creating magic equipment. If by chance, he discovers the method, he could create several items to increase the aspects where he wascking. Health was an excellent example of that.

    "Well, let''s greet these guys I''ll be working with for the next few days, after all" Leon said.

    Although Leon wanted to do that, it looked like everyone was resting in those houses. Only the guy who had killed the skeleton was on watch duty. Leon approached him and finally could see his appearance. He was tall and had long ck straight hair; it had been a long time since Leon saw a man with long hair... Regardless, Leon hoped for the people who founded the organization with William to be shady people, but that man didn''t pass that image through his face and light-brown eyes. He looked battle-hardened due to the several scars in his body, but he didn''t look that savage.

    "Who are you?" The man asked when he saw Leon approaching.

    "My name is Leonard. It is nice to meet you," Leon offered a handshake. "I got promoted recently, and director William sent me here to help."

    "Is that so..." The man grabbed his hammer and swung toward Leon''s head.<sub> </sub>

    Leon acted fast, sending mana through his feet, he made earth around him be a head-size cube and blocked the that guy''s hammer. A huge thud echoed through the air that made everyone inside the houses check what was going on, and they frowned when they saw a mage blocking their leader''s hammer without flinching.

    "Hoh... it seems the first guy to be promoted isn''t so bad." The man said. "Sorry for testing you, my name is Tom, and I''m the leader of the team here... It seems you won''t have any difficulties working with us."

    "That is not a problem," Leon smiled. "It is only natural to test an outsider. On the battlefield, you can''t trust a weakling to watch your back, after all."

    "Well said, but to think a mage would be the first one to join our group¡­" Tom rubbed his chin. "Anyway, you should amodate yourself in one of the free houses. It is not big orfortable, but there is enough room to store your luggage. We can talkter."

    Leon nodded and then headed to one of the houses that looked empty. Although there were ten of those, only five were being used. It looked like William and the others thought they would be able to find strong individuals to join them quite fast considering the benefits they offered, but soon they understood the cursed ring was like a two-edged sword. It protected them from spies, but it also made his possible allies afraid of them.

    There wasn''t much to unpack, so Leon and Gis finished rather quickly. Since she didn''t have to participate in the meetings, Leon created a few knives and a bucket of water for her to train and practice Water Maniption.

    While Gis was ying with water, Leon headed toward where Tom was. While he was away, Tom called the other members of the team; surprisingly, aside from Leon and Tom, the other two were a man and a woman who looked bored out of their minds.

    "This is Leon, our new teammate," Tom said. "He is a mage, and considering that the directors sent him here soon after he was promoted, I can see that they expect a lot of things from him and us. We can''t waste that much time here; we have to clear this dungeon in the near future."

    "Yeah, yeah..." The man said.

    "Whatever," The woman said.

    Leon noticed that those two would be useless, so he didn''t even bother memorizing their names. ording to what Leon heard from Tom, the others the same as those two, prettyzy despite having the power recognized by William. Those two would return the next day and while the other would return to New York to fool around.

    "Great... only Tom is working seriously here."

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    After the brief introductions, those two returned to their houses. Leon could look at them in amazement in how those guys be powerful. After fighting for weeks alongside Paul and his underlings, he understood that B rank soldiers had the same power of someone like Ren, who was the captain and responsible for protecting a small town. Those guys weren''t exactly weaklings, but rank A soldiers must be at least three or four times stronger. However, Leon had no idea how those guys reached that weak with such an attitude.

    "Well, that is it for introductions," Tom said. "Things around here aren''t thatplicated, so you will have an easy time learning the things you have to do. After defeating the skeletons, we must collect the dust that was once their bones. So, you should always have a broom and a shovel to get that."

    "Okay¡­" Leon frowned.

    "We only fight during mornings," Tom added. "After that, every single one of us stays on guard duty. If a skeleton appears, you smash it. If a monster appears, you alert the others."

    Leon nodded, even though he didn''t see many monsters after leaving New York, it was only because he didn''t pass any urban zones or at least what was left of those zones. It looked like monsters tend to gather in those zones because the number of ces that make for good hideouts was pretty decent.

    "With you here, we will be able to decrease the amount of time everyone will watch the dungeon," Tom exined. "Unfortunately, you will have to work on the worst turn since you a neer."

    "The final hours of the night¡­ I don''t mind." Leon said.

    "Ah¡­ eventually, you will mind." Tom said. "We usually also take turns in working in that turn¡­ well, you will understand why."

    Leon couldn''t understand the meaning behind Tom''s words, but since he eventually would see why, he decided not to ask for exnations. Anyway, since Tom had nothing more to say to him, he returned to his temporary home.

    "Wee back, master," Gis said. "Did something happen?"

    "No, I''m just curious about something. "You can continue your training."

    Gis asked that because Leon entered but didn''t close the door, he decided to observe his new teammates in case something happens. Tom was a soldier who focused on brute strength, Leon didn''t see him using any skills, but with the brute strength alone, he could smash skeletons with a single strike of his hammer.

    "I guess he trained and trains like a madman to obtain that much power¡­ He looks to be a decent guy, but if something happens and I ended up fighting him, maybe I will have trouble if I don''t finish him off fast."<sub> </sub>

    The other two were also powerful. However, their strength came from the skills that they obtained from tomes. The man could swing his sword and then shot an energy beam to destroy the skeletons. As for the woman, she could increase her strength and speed using a support spell, and with a rain of attacks, she would decimate her opponents using a purple spear.

    "No wonder those two are sozy, they didn''t work hard to obtain that power. They are not stronger than an ordinary B rank soldier, but their skills are so powerful that they were selected to be rank A members in this organization."

    It looked like their weapons had some extra effects as well, so Leon could easily imagine that their growth ended ages ago, and they would never grow stronger than that.

    Leon''s turn would begin at 01:00 AM, and he would work until 06:00 AM, which was the usual time where the soldiers would enter the dungeon, but surprisingly, the guy who stayed on guard duty before he knocked on his door at 11:00 PM.

    "Hey, newbie, it is your turn now."

    Before Leon could answer the door, he left, and as if it was a matter of fact, he entered his own home. Leon sighed, those guys were uncooperative beyond reason. Regardless, he couldn''t pick a fight on his first day, but he already knew how he would solve that problem.

    "Let me apany you, master," Gis said. "I will pick the dust."

    Leon didn''t refuse Gis''s help, and even though he would rather spend his night alone, it would be better if he gives her some pointers while she is practicing Water Maniption. There was a campfire in front of the entrance of the dungeon, so they headed there... before Leon and Gis could sit, they heard moans and low screams of pain, and then Tom''s words suddenly started to make sense.

    Leon frowned at first, but soon he understood what was going on. The man and the woman were having ''parties at their own houses. Although the space wasn''t thatrge, it looked like at least four people were inside each house. Leon heard sounds of whips and sounds of some objects being hit against human flesh; after that, he heard moans of absolute ecstasy.

    "Holy crap... a dominatrix and a sadist. Wait a minute... a dominatrix can also be considered a sadist... half of my teammates are sadists..."

    Leon didn''t like the sound of that, but it wasn''t his problem unless those two try to mess with him. Leon didn''t felt the need to help those maids and butlers, and by the look of things, he concluded that they didn''t want to be helped; they wanted more... or perhaps they have been trained by those two, and now they like. Either way, Leon didn''t want to be involved.

    At least Leon didn''t hear any sounding from Tom''s house, it looked like he was an ordinary guy, but considering that half of the teammates were weirdoes, Leon decided to be wary of him.

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    The noisesing from those the houses eventually stopped after two hours. Although Leon tried to concentrate on his task of watching the dungeon, he felt quite bothered by it, since he had a problem with his libido. Meanwhile, Gis gathered the skeletons'' dust and yed with Water Maniption as much as possible. She suffered so much that something like that was considered normal by her...

    "Master, you got promoted, right?" Gis suddenly asked. "Why didn''t you ept other maids?"

    "I don''t really want to hear anyone calling me master," Leon answered. "I also don''t need maids; I can do pretty much everything by myself."

    "But isn''t it boring?" Gis asked.

    "What is boring?" Leon frowned.

    "To relieve your sexual tension with your hands?" Gis asked.

    "The hell are you talking about..."Leon said.

    "Maids are trained to help their masters in that regard," Gis said.

    "Are you still considering doing that for anyone?" Leon asked. "What would your parents think if they hear this?"

    "They would be very disappointed..." Gis lowered her head. "But if it is with you master, I think it is okay..."

    "AH! Don''t say that! Don''t say that... my scumbag instincts are returning to surface!" Leon covered his ears. "Ah... they are noting. The holy sword is not standing yet. Anyway, don''t think about that again, all right? Just focus on obtaining the power to go to your home."

    "... Is it because I''m deformed, master?" Gis hesitated.

    "Ugh... my head hurts." Leon sighed. "You are going to make me say this, aren''t you... to think I would embarrass myself to this extent... When I was on that ind, I worked single-mindedly to reach my goal, and I used all my energy to reach my goal. That means I didn''t do anything to relieve my sexual tension... why I''m saying this in such a roundabout way? Anyway... after four years without unsheathing the holy sword, the de lost its sharpness. It will take a while before the holy sword can be used again... I''m getting depressed while saying this... Believe me, you are still pretty, but you are my friend, and I cannot see you in that kind of light."

    "Thank you, master." Gis showed a pure smile. "It warms my heart to hear that master consider me a friend... still, as a friend, I can do something to help you to solve that problem."

    "... What can you do?" Leon hesitated.

    "I heard that a lot of men could get erections when their butthole are stimted, so..." Gis said.<sub> </sub>

    "There is no way in hell you will touch that!" Leon dered. "Since ying with water isn''t enough for you anymore, you will train to learn your first spell."

    "Yes, Master!" Gis said.

    The dungeon wasn''t that close to the houses, so Leon was sure that no one would be able to see Gis''s training. After several hours, he taught her how to make a water bullet. Gis mastered the shape of the projectile quite fast, but she would need to train how to strengthen and how to create water first. Instead of learning how to do that with four elements, it would be more convenient if Gis focuses on one.

    When morning came, Gis returned to the house when Tom and the other two appeared. Aside from Tom, those two looked exhausted; the reason was so obvious that Leon couldn''t help but sigh. His teammates were the type of people who didn''t get serious while working. Leon hoped to see Tom scolding them, but nothing happened.

    "Leonard, don''t you have any equipment?" Tom asked. "I know that magic staffs are rare, but a mage like should have found one at some point in New York."

    "Yeah, I found a few, but I don''t like to rely on equipment too much," Leon said. "I will be more eager to train if I notice the growth of my skills without relying on external help."

    "Is that so?" Tom frowned. "Well, you managed to defeat dozen of skeletons the whole night without asking for help, so I think that is fine."

    By the look of things, it didn''t look like Leon had been observed while he watched the dungeon. However, that could be an act so that Leon couldn''t drop his guard.

    "That being said, the monsters inside the dungeon are more difficult," Tom said. "So, I think you should buy a magic staff the next time you return to New York."

    "Yes, sir." Leon nodded. "But how can they be more difficult?"

    "No need to be so respectful," Tom chuckled. "You already know that the more time they spent in our world, the stronger they get, right? The more time they spent on earth, the more they absorb mana to create their weapons and gear. If we let them run wild, in one day, an ordinary skeleton can be a skeleton knight. After ten days, the beast can be a skeleton rider, and after one month, those monsters be death knights."

    "I see... so they can create their own gear," Leon said.

    "That is right," Tom nodded. "Of course, skeletons can be skeleton archers and wizards as well. However, inside the dungeon, there are only skeletons knights, archers, and wizards. So, to avoid problems down the road, we have to kill them before they can get too powerful."

    Leon nodded, the skeletons were troublesome enemies because they had a lot of potential. Leon never fought a death knight, but he couldn''t imagine it being stronger than a three-headed earth dragon. Rather than that, Leon was more interested in their ability to absorb mana from the surroundings. Maybe those creatures would be the key that would lead Leon to discover how to absorb mana from objects and eventually from his surroundings.

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    "Leonard, your job will be to kill the skeletons archers and wizards as soon as possible," Tom said. "Their numbers are small, but they are very troublesome to melee fighters like us. You will conserve your mana, and whenever they appear, you will attack them with all your might. Got it?"

    "Ok." Leon nodded.

    Although Leon was thankful for not having to put himself at risk, thest memory of him trying to trust the frontline wasn''t a pleasant one. In a world where monsters could fly and jump dozens of meters upward, the formation didn''t have much utility, but he epted his function in any case. Before entering the dungeon, Tom made Leon push a cart where the skeleton''s dust would be stored. Since Leon didn''t have to use his hands, he could push that without a problem.

    As soon as they entered the dungeon, they were weed by three skeleton knights. Their equipment didn''t look all that impressive; it didn''t have any magic effects. However, it seemed pretty sturdy. The skeletons had a one-handed sword on their right side and a buckler on their left side. Their helmets had a spike on the top, and they also had breasttes.

    "How in the hell did those monsters manage to create all that?"

    The monsters charged, and their bodies blurred due to the speed, the fact that they were only bones increased their speed. However, charging forward without strategy wasn''t a good idea. Before the skeleton could touch him, Tom smashed it in a single strike. The man shot an energy beam and destroyed the second one. In three hits, the woman also destroyed the skeleton. Rather, it looked like the spear made the bones disintegrate¡­ it was a quite nasty way of attacking.

    "They are strong¡­ Tom is unexpected the most powerful of them. The brute strength capable of smashing bones and steel like that can''t beughed at."

    "Miller, Kelly, don''t spend your energy so soon," Tom warned. "We will fight until noon; if you two run out of energy again, we won''t retreat. Did you hear me?

    Miller and Kelly looked away, and since that scene repeated itself many times, Leon ended up memorizing their names and faces. All in all, they seemed pretty average. Both of them had light-brow hair, and their eyes were of the same color¡­ the only thing that stood in them was the perverted smiles that they showed each other. It looked they wanted to y together at night, but since both of them liked to dominate and not to be dominated, that never happened before.

    "Oh, boy¡­ to think those guys would think of that in the middle of a dungeon¡­ they will die young."

    It didn''t take long for Leon to find his targets. The skeletons wizard was wearing a robe and had a wand. As for the archer, it only had a green bow. It was evident that wizards could use magic, but he frowned when he saw a skeleton creating a thunder arrow. That wasn''t good, Leon transferred his mana to earth and formed two blocks of earth, before the monsters could attack, he smashed them into pieces. He exaggerated, Leon noticed that when he saw Tom, Miller, and Kelly looking at him with their eyes wide open.<sub> </sub>

    "Ah¡­ I used too much mana¡­" Leon tried to fake his nervousness, and it looked like he fooled those three.

    "...You surprised me, for a second I thought you hold back against me before." Tom said. "But it looks like the more mana you put into your attacks, the stronger and faster they get."

    "Yeah..." Leon forced a smile.

    Leon had nned sooner orter to scare Miller and Kelly in order to make them not to mess with him again. He didn''t mind staying up while watching the dungeon for a little longer, but not when those guys were fooling around.

    Anyway, Leon thought they would explore the whole dungeon in order to kill all the skeletons before they could grow stronger. Although they only transformed after a certain period of time, they became stronger by the day. However, they only explored the left side of the dungeon, and after three hours, they were back to the entrance.

    "Phew... thanks to you, Leonard, things were very easy." Tom smiled. "To think that a single mage could decrease our time working by the half... anyway, my time watching the dungeon will increase, but that is not a problem. You guys can go and rest.

    Leon and the others killed almost two hundred skeletons, it wasn''t that difficult, but Leon could imagine why Tom and the other two had to spend six hours hunting to finish one section of the dungeon. It was because they had to stop and rest several times due to theziness of Miller and Kelly. Their skills and weapons consumed their mana and stamina, and since their strength was of an ordinary B rank soldier, they used skills to kill the monsters. They had the speed to block the monster''s attacks, but it was too painful for them... even though they could heal in a few minutes.

    "Geez... they looked like spoiled kids."

    The dungeon didn''t look that hard to clear, that much was obvious if only three people were capable of surviving inside of it six hours, but that was strange since Leon had no idea why that dungeon hadn''t been cleared yet. Something was off, so Leon made a mental note to investigate thatter. First, he had to check if something happened while he was away to Gis and also check his progress since she was already trying to learn Water Transformation.

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    "Wee back, master," Gis said, showing aplicated expression. "I''m sorry, but it looks like this will take a while..."

    Gis spent thest hours trying to freeze the water of a bucket, but there was no sign of ice. However, Leon noticed that the water got colder.

    "You are on the right path, keep practicing," Leon said. "There is no need to feel embarrassed; I only learned that after training my magic for months."

    Leon patted Gis''s head, and then she nodded. While he was training on the ind, Leon noticed that it was easy to freeze water if he just inserts his mana in a small portion of water. Freezing the water of a bucket would be even easier since he didn''t have to control it. After giving a few more pointers, Leon left the house and headed to the entrance of the dungeon where Tom was. Since he was focused on watching the surroundings, he quickly noticed Leon''s approach.

    "Is something wrong, Leon?" Tom asked. "You spent the night awake and killed a lot of skeletons this morning; you should rest while you can."

    "I just came to ask a few questions," Leon said.

    "What is it?" tom asked.

    "You guys already found the crystal of the dungeon, right?" Leon showed a puzzled expression. "By what I saw today, ordinary skeletons don''t stand a chance against you guys. So, why didn''t you clear the dungeon yet?"

    "You are right," Tom nodded. "It is obvious, but it is due to the boss. That thing... it is very dangerous. Have you heard of ghosts'' dungeon? Japan has one, but we don''t have one here. The boss of this dungeon is simr to the boss of that dungeon; we call it Grim Reaper 2.0. However, it can summon skeletons almost infinitely. Not only that, but it also can suck our souls quite fast... we lost one member on the first time we fought against the boss."

    "It sounds very scary..." Leon said.

    "As if that wasn''t enough, we can only damage with spells and attacks that are strengthened by mana," Tom exined. "We don''t have enough mana, and we also tried to fight while using potions, but we didn''tst long."

    "Why didn''t you ask the directors to send a few archers or mages?" Leon asked.

    "We tried that before, but it is useless," Tom answered. "Unless we have a mage or archer deal a lot of damage, we can''t stop the Grim Reaper from summoning more skeletons. The beast apparently has infinite mana, and even if we destroy all skeletons with a single strike, eventually we will run out of gas. That is why the directors sent you here; I believe that think you have the potential to stop the grim reaper. Your attacks are powerful, but not enough."<sub> </sub>

    "Well, I guess I need to train until then," Leon said and then started to walk away.

    "That would help me a lot if you be powerful enough to stop that thing." Tom smiled. "Although I''m thankful for your enthusiasm, you should rest properly. This isn''t a sprint; it is a marathon."

    "May I ask you why I would end up helping you? You are the captain of the team, but you don''t have to stay here every single day, right?" Leon asked.

    "Well, with the payment of this job and the coins we may obtain from the boss," Tom said. "I think I will be able to take a few weeks off. You are right, I can take a few days off, but it wouldplicate things. I''m married, my wife and I opened an orphanage in New York, and to keep it running, we need coins."

    "I see... you are a lucky guy," Leon said.

    "No, I just married her recently," Tom exined. "You canugh if you want, but she was originally my maid. Although it may not sound so convincing considering that she had to obey all my orders, we married because we had many things inmon, we were orphans and lived on the streets for a long time. So, we had this dream to build a ce where others like us wouldn''t be mistreated or be shunned by society."

    <o>,m "I would neverugh at you... to be honest, I''m quite impressed," Leon said while showing his amazement.</o>

    "Ah, don''t say that." Tomughed. "It makes my back feel itchy."

    Leon was indeed impressed, until that moment, he only thought of doing things that would benefit himself. Sure, he was working for Makoto to avoid a war, but he was worried about how a possible war would affect his sister''s lifestyle rather than the number of casualties.

    After solving that situation between the two nations, Leon would spend his life in Las Vegas near his sister and niece to protect them from the danger and maybe protect Hector too since he didn''t want to see them crying.

    "I guess at some point I stopped caring about many things... Although I worked hard to escape from that ce by myself, I waited to be rescued for the whole time. Since no one helped me, deep down, I don''t feel the need to help those who I don''t love or care about. I became a selfish person..."

    It couldn''t be helped; deep down, Leon was aware that he couldn''t rely on anyone but family with the world in that state. Still, was that enough? Would he protect his family and see everyone else, dying? Did he want to live in that kind of world? Leon didn''t have the answers to those questions, but he didn''t want to see Amanda and Maya living in a world of death and destruction. It was time for Leon to stop being so narrow-minded¡­

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    After talking to Tom and noticing that he wasn''t doing nearly his best for the, Leon barely slept. He started to think of what he should after solving the situation between the Allied Forces of the North-America and Japan. To make matters worse, Leon didn''t discover a single thing of what he should do to absorb mana from objects and the environment. If Leon couldn''t sleep and discover anything about the things he wanted to learn, the only thing he could was to meditate, and so he did.

    Unlike the previous day, Miller didn''t try to make Leon begin his turn of watching the dungeon and the camp two hours earlier. So, after midnight, Gis and Leon sat in front of the dungeon. While she was trying to freeze the water of a bucket, Leon observed the skeletons and crushed them before they could cause him any harm. Still, he didn''t learn anything just by observing the monster.

    "There is no flesh, and there is no sign of any magic element in those creatures'' bodies¡­ so, they must have mana in their bones. They are undead creatures, but they still have mana. Without bones, muscles, blood, and a brain to control their bodies, only something like mana could grant them the power to move¡­"

    However, Leon was aware that something was off. Why the skeletons had their equipment inside the dungeon but had to wait for a day before they could evolve into skeleton archers, wizards, and knights? It was probably due to the fact that the dungeon was a portal that leads to another world because that world had a lot of mana, and the dungeon was part of that world¡­ to some extent. But that didn''t give Leon any clue either.

    "When mana is involved, I usually fail because I don''t understand the theory of what I''m trying to do¡­ there is a reason why I''m failing at absorbing mana; if those undead creatures can, I definitely can, too."

    ? "Master, is that a spell, too?" Gis asked.

    "No, I''m just manipting earth," Leon answered. "A person can''t control a spell for so long."

    "But isn''t that way of attacking more efficient than some spells?" Gis asked.

    "It probably is since Ipressed the earth and made it move fast," Leon exined. "However, I have to use more mana to be able to control it. Using a spell is more convenient because I don''t have to worry about giving shape to the projectile or increasing its speed. Besides, if you master a powerful attack and turn into a spell, you can shot that same spell over and over again to cause massive damage as long as you have mana."

    "It isn''t just better to create and control powerful magic projectiles and attack using them?" Gis asked.

    "It is not easy to control, and like I said, I can''t control for long; to obtain control over something you create, you will have to touch it," Leon answered. "And sometimes, that is not possible."

    "Can you only control something you created?" Gis asked.

    "That is right¡­ I think." Leon frowned.

    Leon started to wonder that perhaps that way of thinking was wrong. If someone could control something that a person created, then telekinesis shouldn''t exist. The logic was a bit wed, but if he could face grim reapers, then telekinesis must exist. At least that was what Leon wished.

    "Let''s see... Ah, I didn''t create the four elements, but I can still control them... Telekinesis definitely exists, but putting that aside... the four elements are definitely simple. Still, objects are moreplex since they don''t have a single substance... why am I thinking about this? I certainly want to learn telekinesis, but first, I want to learn how to absorb mana."<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, thanks to Gis''s question Leon found a clue. Using his mana, he could control the things he creates and the four elements with rtive ease. Without mana, he couldn''t do that without a few tricks. The key to not relying on tricks was to adapt himself; one excellent example of that was the fact that humans need food and water to live. However, just holding food and water isn''t enough, they have to drink and eat it.

    "I really don''t want to eat a slime''s core..."

    It was mainly a stone, so that wouldn''t be good for Leon. So, he had to find another way to adapt the stone to his needs. Leon needed to eat it... eat the mana, he had to eat something which he couldn''t see. To eat something he couldn''t know, he decided to use something he couldn''t see, and that was his mana in the purest form. Leon enveloped the slime''s core with his mana, he thought he would have to try that a few times before enveloping the entire core, but much to his surprise...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana-Eater.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mana: 20

    "Mana-eater? I wanted to absorb not to eat... ah, I didn''t learn how to absorb, I forced my mana to absorb the core''s mana. To absorb, I have to stimte the mana inside the core and transform it to be mine... probably."

    Leon had no idea if that was the case, but he confirmed his first theory when he checked his mana. It wasn''t full; he used more mana than he had eaten. When Leon analyzed the core, he became even more sure of it.

    Slime''s core

    It grants the user the power to use Fire Ball Lv 10, Water de Lv 10, Wind Lance Lv 10, and Stone Arrow Lv 10.

    Mana: 1418/ 1440

    "Mmm... I spent twenty points of mana to absorb two. The efficiency of this skill is terrible, but it has a lot of potential."

    Leon grinned and then used that skill again and again until the slime''s core became dust. For the time being, it was useless, but it was a start. Eventually, he would be able to absorb mana without spending... Leon was sure of it.

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    Although Leon only had a single slime''s core, he had several golems'' cores, and those belonged to bosses. However, he hid them outside New York. They could be sold for a high price, but Leon would use them without any hesitation to strengthen his new card, but since he didn''t have them, he couldn''t use it.

    "Maybe, I can use the skeletons'' dust..."

    Leon tried to absorb that, but he ended up absorbing only the particles he touched. The amount of mana recovered was low, but he was doing that to train his skill anyway. However, he decided to stop when the particles of bones became lifeless like sand.

    "... What did you do, master?" Gis asked, showing a surprised expression.

    "Just a little experiment... don''t worry about it; it is not something the current you can replicate," Leon answered.

    Leon has been ying with mana for the past four years, so it didn''t surprise that he learned Mana-Eater so fast. It was impossible for Gis to learn it anytime soon. Anyway, Leon now had a new way to obtain mana, he needed to train a little more, but it wasn''t something he needed right now.

    "Let''s see... Mana-Eater is probably a low-tier version of the skill to absorb mana, I want to learn that, but I think I should try to learn some support spells."

    After spending the entire night trying to use mana to strengthen his muscles, brain, and legs, Leon didn''t make any progress. On the other hand, Gis managed to freeze the entire bucket of water. That was hard to ept, seeing others progressing while himself didn''t was hard to ept, but considering the Gis had to use all his mana and he learned Mana-Eater, he decided to forget about it. Much sooner than Leon thought, it was time to teach Gis how to create water, but first, he had to work.

    "Tch... I will have to repeat that some bothersome process of faking my progress."

    It was annoying beyond reason, but it couldn''t be helped. Leon decided to y it safe during the next weeks while trying to find a way to use support magic, training Mana-Eater, and teaching Gis. Although she learned Water Maniption and Water Transformation rtively fast, it took her two weeks to learn Water Creation.

    "Now, you will try to learn how to use a real spell," Leon said. "It will be hard in the beginning, but once you seed, you will feel aplished and more eager to practice."

    "I will do my best, master!" Gis raised her right fist upward.

    After she manages to learn her first spell, Leon wouldn''t have to teach her water magic. The foundation was there, so she would have to decide her own means of attack. Since her homnd was in Europe, perhaps learning fire spells would help her, but Leon wondered if he would have time for that. Lately, he could see in Tom''s eyes his excitement. It looked like soon his fake progress would be enough to convince Tom. Eventually, he and the others would challenge the grim reaper of that dungeon. Speaking of the others, the other two members of the team were quitezy as well. A Canadian blond woman called Suzan, she was a whip user. And a Mexican ck-haired youth called Juan who used knives. Just like Miller and Kelly, they obtained a powerful skill by using a tome, and their weapons had special effects too. They also tried to mess with Leon but soon stopped.

    Two more weeks passed, and Leon decided to show the result of his ''training'' to Tom, he could control three earth spears and make them spin at fearsome speed, making the piercing power increase a lot.

    "It looks powerful, but we have to test it." Tom dered.

    "How?" Leon asked.

    "Your spear against my hammer," Tom said. "If you manage to overpower me, then you are ready."

    "All right then," Leon nodded.

    Leon and Tom walked toward the front of the dungeon, and after taking some distance from each other, they prepared themselves. Leon created an earth spear and made it spin. Meanwhile, Tom holds his hammer with all his strength. Tom wouldn''t hold back his brute strength this time, so Leon couldn''t hold back all that much either. He had already spent too much time in there.

    p Like an unreasonably fast bull, Tom charged and swung his hammer toward Leon''s head. However, midway he stopped because the earth spear hit the hammer. Tom tried to keep moving and sent the spear away, but he barely had the power to keep holding his hammer. Eventually, he felt the bones and muscles of his arms ripping apart. Tom tried to endure that too, but ultimately, he lost control over them.</anda>

    Without anything to hold it back, the hammer flew hundreds of meters away from Tom. He was used to the pain, but he still fell on his knees. Leon approached, showing an apologetic expression. He went too far¡­<sub> </sub>

    "Don''t worry; it will heal very soon¡­" Tom forced a smile. "We will clear this cursed dungeon tomorrow if I find my hammer in time."

    Health: 75 +

    Mana: 1735 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 66 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 42 +

    Intelligence: 281 +

    Endurance: 84 +

    Control: 117 +

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 600 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 499654

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Maniption Lv 60, Water Maniption Lv 35, Wind Maniption Lv 32, Fire Maniption Lv 34, Earth Transformation Lv 37, Water Transformation Lv 27, Wind Transformation Lv 32, Fire Transformation Lv 31, Earth Creation Lv 40, Water Creation Lv 35, Wind Creation Lv 29, Fire Creation Lv 34, Mana Reinforcement Lv 33, Mana Eater Lv 07,

    Passive Skills: Spearmanship Lv 52, Meditation Lv 54,

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    After seeing Tom''s wounded arm, everyone sighed when they understood what soon they would do. It was risky, but in the end, they didn''tin because they were also sick of that dungeon, they had been working there for the past seven months, after all.

    "Be careful, master," Gis said when Leon left the house.

    Leon nodded, even though he showed her a few things that he could, Gis wasn''t fully aware of Leon''s skills and probably never found since he wanted to keep a few cards hidden up his sleeve.

    "All right, I want this day to be thest day of us working here," Tom said. "However, I don''t want to see anyone dying toplete the mission. Is that clear? Do your best, but don''t kill yourselves."

    Everyone nodded, even though the n was way too simple, Tom was confident that it would work. Leon showed them that he could keep attacking the grim reaper without a break if he uses only one earth spear, so he would be responsible for attacking the boss as much as possible. Tom and the others would kill the skeletons, and whenever possible, they would attack the grim reaper while they protect Leon at the same time.

    Since the team was full and they had a lot of experience fighting skeletons, the battles were quite easy, to the point where no one had to use skills since Leon could always smash at least one skeleton whenever they appear.

    After walking for one hour, they reached the end of the dungeon, the crystal, and the boss. The creature was essentially the same as Leon saw in the ghost''s dungeon, but this one was bigger and had several purple rings on its fingers.

    "Come to think of it... is there a reason why bosses don''t leave the dungeons before the dungeons are cleared? Why doesn''t this boss just summon hundred of skeletons and make them leave the dungeon at the same time?"

    It was hard to be sure, but Leon concluded that the bosses'' presence was necessary to cause the dungeon breaks. Maybe they were emitting their mana and making the skeletons appear already in their first evolved form. Either way, it didn''t change the fact that they had to kill it in order to avoid the dungeon breaks and because that was their job.

    Since the grim reaper could fly, the chances of the beast dodging the attacks of every one were quite high. But since Leon could remotely control his earth spears, that wasn''t a problem.

    "Remember, don''t use your skills on the small fries," Tom said to everyone.<sub> </sub>

    They had no idea how much punishment the grim reaper could take, so their best option was to focuses their skills on the boss. Eventually, six skeletons appeareding from the other world. Tom, Leon, and the others retreated a little bit to kill them without letting the boss notice, and after that, they charged to attack it.

    Leon had nned to smash the beast against the dungeon walls, but at the moment they entered the boss''s field of vision, the creature summoned fifteen skeletons with a swing of its scythe. That caught everyone off-guard since that didn''t happen before. However, Tom threw his hammer like a boomerang; Miller shot several energy beams until his face became pale, and Suzan extended the reach of her whip using electricity. With the help of Leon''s spear, the boss got hit and was smashed into the dungeon walls. The entire ce trembled, but that hadn''t been nearly enough to kill the grim reaper. Now Leon would have to face the creature one vs one, while Tom and the others kept the skeletons away.

    "Let''s see if you can swing that again..."

    Before the grim reaper could escape from the hole that the impact created on the wall, Leon made his earth spear smash against the boss''s chest again and again. Moving his spear faster than he had previously shown to Tom and the others, they were busy fighting the skeletons, so he decided to make good use of that opportunity. However, even with the improved speed of his attacks, the boss blocked the earth spear with its scythe at some point and tried to recover again.

    "No, you don''t."

    Leon increased the power behind the spear; no one would be able to notice that suddenly his attack got heavier since that wasn''t possible to understand without being in the position of the reaper. So, Leon didn''t hold back and pushed the boss against the wall again. Then he had an idea, it wasn''t part of Tom''s ns, but Leon sent another wave of earth toward the grim reaper and sealed the monster''s arms by sticking it against the wall using thick earth rings. The amount of earth being used was the same as the earth spear, so no one got suspicious.

    Eventually, Leon would have to fake his tiredness, but he couldn''t imagine the battlesting that long now that the boss couldn''t move. Eventually, Tom and others killed all the skeletons and saw what Leon had done and didn''t waste time questioning him. Those who didn''t have ranged skills threw their weapons to cause damage, and those who still had mana used their skills. Little by little, they saw the cloak of the boss being damaged, and the monster''s bones were also cracking.

    When everyone was getting excited... it happened. The red glow in the reaper''s eyes grew stronger, and in the next second... there was nothing. It took a while for Leon to understand that the dungeon got enveloped by darkness. Leon felt shivers because the reaper also suddenly got strong enough to destroy the earth''s rings with brute strength alone.

    "Fall back! He freed himself!" Leon shouted.

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    As much as everyone wanted to retreat since something very unexpected happened, they couldn''t move that much, and they couldn''t see the path to the exit of the dungeon. Suzan illuminated the ce a little bit, but she quickly ran out of mana. However, at least that let everyone to approach.

    "Don''t move and don''t attack blindly," Tom ordered. "We will just kill ourselves by acting like that."

    Leon could illuminate the ce using fireballs, but it would be too suspicious if he suddenly learns in such a convenient moment how to create fire. However, he knew he didn''t want to die because he held back... again. The best option would be to spam Magma Spears or Ice Pirs, but he would have a hard time exining those.

    Leon created a thin curtain of sand around them in order to find the grim reaper; after that, he also created a massive earth spear. He would end that in a single strike; again, he would have a hard time exining how Leon could kill a boss in a single strike like that, but it would be better than dying, and he could always fake that he passed out. However, even after several minutes, nothing happened. He was ready to attack at a moment''s notice, but the boss didn''t do anything.

    "What the hell is going on..." Miller muttered.

    "Shut... up," Tom said.

    Something was off, it was the perfect chance for the grim reaper to wipe them out, but the beast wasn''t doing anything, it didn''t even summon skeletons. Considering that, it was improbable that the creature was waiting for the help of the next wave of skeletons. Leon only noticed what was going when Suzan copsed at his knees. He couldn''t see her, but she wasn''t wounded. So, there was only one reason why that happened.

    "The boss is draining our mana..." Leon said.

    "I thought I was getting tired due to the tension..." Tom clenched his teeth. "This isn''t good."

    Although Leon''s mana was decreasing, it wasn''t by that much. It looked like undead creatures were quite good at absorbing mana, but it couldn''t absorb a lot from so many targets. That would exin why the skeleton had to wait for a full day before they could equip their swords, helmets, breasttes, and shields, even though they could create those with only one-tenth of his mana.

    "It can''t absorb mana fast, and probably it can''t attack while it is absorbing mana... this is my chance."

    Leon decided to keep that information for himself, for the time being, to recover his energy, he decided to meditate and that made Tom frown, because even without light, he could hear his movements.

    "What are you doing, Leonard?" Tom asked.

    "Saving my energy while I search for the enemy," Leon answered. "We can''t escape since the whole dungeon is covered in darkness, so I will kill the bastard with everything I have."

    "Can you do it?" Tom asked.

    "I can try," Leon answered.

    The monster was troublesome, but it wasn''t at the same level as the three-headed earth dragon. So, Leon was sure he could kill it even using only earth magic. However, he was also waiting for Tom and the others to copse, because he didn''t want to show them his hidden cards.<sub> </sub>

    While his teammates fell one by one, Leon used the sand to look for the boss. He found the bastard hiding behind the purple crystal; the bastard was hoping that Leon could hit the crystal and summon a horde of monsters to help the creature. Tom was thest one to fall, and when that happened, Leon created a thirty-meter long earth spear that was sharp as hell. When he finished, he grinned.

    "I hope you like this..."

    Without a hint of hesitation and not demonstrating any signs of his attacks, Leon fired the spear. Before the beast could understand what just happened, the projectile hit its target, destroying its entire body in an instant. Leon didn''t hold back, so several blocks of earth started to fall from the ceiling of the dungeon, luckily when the boss died, the darkness disappeared, and he blocked those stones with his Earth Bullets.

    "Phew¡­"

    Leon sighed in relief, even though he could have strengthened the attack by changing the material of the spear, he didn''t because even himself couldn''t dispose of metal. Anyway, the earth spear became sand and create a pretty big pile of dirt. Leon sat down to rest because someone of his group could have faked their own copses to see Leon in action. Regardless, he stayed conscious to stop the monsters when they appeared. Surprisingly, Tom got up quite quickly.

    "What the¡­"Tom looked around, confused. "Did you kill it?"

    "Yeah, the boss couldn''t move and drain our mana at the same time," Leon exined. "So, it received my best attack in full."

    "I see¡­ you are unbelievable; you just killed a boss of a difficult dungeon alone." Tom massaged his eyebrows while trying the process of what just happened. "¡­ You fools, for how long do you n to sleep?"

    Tom pped them on their faces to wake them up, while he was doing that, Leon went to check for his loot. Skeleton''s weapons always disappeared when they died since they were made of mana. However, they still could drop items. Unfortunately, Leon didn''t get anything in the previous month. So, without any hesitation, he picked the grim reaper scythe that surprisingly didn''t disappear.

    Grim Reaper''s Scythe

    It grants the user the skills: Summon Skeleton Knight Lv 20, Summon Skeleton Archer Lv 20, Summon Skeleton Wizard Lv 20.

    Cost: 50 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    "I guess this is a jackpot..."

    Leon had no use for skeleton knights, but the archers and wizards could perform magic as attacks, and the power of those attacks were defined by Leon''s mana and magic power. Although those weren''t as impressive as Leon''s best spells, thanks to them, Leon didn''t have to hold back all that much anymore.

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    Ignoring the jealous stares, Leon walked toward the exit of the dungeon while keeping his guard up in case someone tries to kill him to get the scythe. Even though it looked like a melee weapon, it was a magic staff that only granted him three skills. It increased the number of things he could do but didn''t make him stronger. However, Leon had no thoughts in selling that whatsoever.

    Despite Leon''s not showing any kind of malice, he still looked quite ominous carrying such a weapon on his back. The scythe/magic staff''s color was silver, so it really looked like he had killed Death. He recalled a game in the past which he yed and obtained such weapon...

    "Let''s just hope this will help me instead of putting me in trouble..."

    "Master?" Gis frowned when she saw Leon''s new toy.

    Usually, Gis would be spending her days training, but since that day, Leon was going to face the boss, she decided to wait for him outside. Aside from his new weapon, everyone was pretty much unscathed. Despite the surprises in the middle of the battle, no one aside from Tom and Leon felt like celebrating, since they didn''t do all that much and lost the chance to obtain one hell of a weapon.

    "It is time to say goodbye to this ce; let''s start packing our things," Leon said, and Gis hurried to the house. "What do we have to do now, captain?"

    "You guys can go to New York and report the mission; I will watch the dungeon until the next team arrives," Tom answered.

    "Are you sure?" Leon asked.

    "Yeah, don''t worry about it." Tom smiled and offered a handshake to Leon. "I''m the captain, so my pay is higher than yours to do that kind of thing when it is necessary. I hope to work with you eventually, Leonard."

    "Me too." Leon epted the handshake.

    Once every three days, a trucking from New York woulde to transport the dust that once was the skeletons, and that day was one of those days. So, Leon and his teammates would use that vehicle to go back to New York. Aside from clothes and cooking utensils, Leon and Gis didn''t have much, so they finished rather quickly and waited until noon, which was the usual time for the truck to arrive, without doing anything.

    At the end of the day, they were finally back to New York, even though Leon and Gise returned a few times to buy food and to let Gis train her martial skills, the feeling of returning knowing that they wouldn''t go back to that dungeon was reassuring. That being said, Leon was aware of the fact that things would only be more difficult from that point onward.

    Leon went to the main building with his teammates while Gis and the other maids and butlers returned to the apartments. Although they only caused problems for Leon in the beginning, he was thankful for the fact that they wouldn''t work together for the time being. Putting their sexual preferences aside, the fact that they were noisy in bed was annoying.

    Sarah opened her eyes widely when she saw Leon and his teammates; it was too surprising that with his help, Tom''s team managed to clear a dungeon in one month when they didn''t clear in seven. Anyway, she soon recovered herself and guided them to the meeting room.

    "Director William, Director Sanchez, Director Alisson," Sarah knocked on the door. "The team who was working clearing the skeleton''s dungeon has returned."<sub> </sub>

    "... Come in." William said after a brief pause.

    Aside from William, the other directors frowned when they saw everyone, but Toming to give their reports. Since they participated in the mission to kill the skeletons who left the dungeon, they knew how troublesome those creatures were, and they killed the boss who was supposed to be far stronger than the skeletons.

    Since everyone gave their report vocally, and at the same time, there was no room for lies. Although Leon didn''t want to reveal what his scythe could do, he did it because he certainly wasn''t the only person in the world who could analyze items. Since no one had ever heard of someone obtaining the skill to summon skeletons, even William was quite surprised.

    "I see, the boss was a formidable opponent, Sarah, send another team to the dungeon," William said. "Tom and his teammates deserve to rest for a while."

    "Yes, sir." Sarah immediately left.

    "Well, you guys must be tired from your work," William said. "You can go to your homes and rest, in the next few days you will receive your rewards."

    Everyone nodded and left that surprised Leon; he thought he would immediately receive his next mission, and Leon even prepared himself to hand over his scythe. Those three were shad,y but not so stupid to be so unreasonable in front of their subordinates.

    "Well... now what?"

    Two months working in that organization wasn''t supposed to be nearly enough to gain the trust of the three directors. Still, considering his aplishments and the information on how to kill the grim reaper, Leon was hoping to be called to participate in the secret actions nned by William.

    "They will eventually call me... so, until then, I just have to be patient and y it safe."

    When Leon opened his apartment room, he was weed by an ice bullet. Fortunately, it just scratched his shoulders. Although the bullet cracked the wall behind him and cut damaged his clothes, it didn''t even cause a scratch.

    When Gis noticed what she had done, she fell or knees and begged for forgiveness. It looked like she just learned the spell and wanted to test it. Leon forgave her, but it took a few hours to convince her to get up.

    "My mentality is stronger than her intelligence, that is why it didn''t damage me... but still, to learn it so fast... I''m a slow learner but a good teacher?"

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    Leon thought he would have a few days to rest, but Sarah visited him the next day early in the morning.

    "Good morning, may Ie in?" Sarah asked.

    "Sure," Leon said.

    Usually, Gis would be training, but since Leon and herself were sick of eating hot dogs, cakes, and other types of junk food, she decided to make good use of the cooking utensils they bought and used over thest month. Thus, Gis was making breakfast. That day she was making pancakes since it had been almost a decade since thest time Leon ate that.

    "Good morning, Sarah," Gis smiled.

    "Morning, Gis, it is good to see that you are still full of life," Sarah said, showing a tired smile. " I want to talk more, but... I don''t have much time. Leonard, congrattions onpleting your first mission so fast. Here is your payment."

    Sarah offered a handshake, and Leon epted, then he received fifty thousand coins. Ten thousand was supposed to be his sry; the other ten was for the jobpleted. Leon also expected to obtain more ten for the dust of the skeletons...

    "You received a bonus for the information you obtained," Sarah exined. "Usually, we would let you rest for a few weeks, but there is to time. The directors want you to participate in a certain mission, you already proved your abilities, and with your new weapon, your presence will be required."

    "Is that why you look so tired?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, some important missions will be done over the next few weeks, and I have been doing preparations here and there," Sarah exined. "Anyway, about the mission. Ah, before that... you have been promoted again. Your sry doubled, and you can hire more maids, and... what was it again?"

    "... You are really tired, aren''t you?" Leon frowned.

    "Sorry... I didn''t sleepst night." Sarah massaged her eyebrows. "Well, I will tell you about your new benefitster."

    "Isn''t my promotion a bit too soon?" Leon faked his surprise.

    "Yes... the directors can see your potential, but they can''t imagine that you are on the same level as the other rank S members," Sarah exined. "Although you don''t have the same amount of raw power as them, you obtained a skill that can be very useful to the next missions... by the way, don''t tell the contents of the mission to anyone."

    "The power to summon skeletons..." Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "That is right," Sarah added.

    Leon nodded, but he was a bit surprised, even though he was still holding back, to be considered weaker than the S members of the organization while being able to defeat a grim reaper almost alone and now with the power to summon skeletons... He had no idea how those guys were, but they must be quite the powerful bunch.

    Now that Leon thought about it, he had no idea in which category summoning skeletons fall in. He didn''t use any elements to summon them; it wasn''t an offensive, defensive, or support spell either. Of all things Leon wanted to learn, summoning magic was the thing Leon had not a single idea of how to emte.

    "We lost control over a dungeonst week," Sarah exined. "It is located in Das, and we lost five of our S rank members due to it. It is almost impossible to clear it, so we are abandoning that area for the time being."

    Leon showed a difficult face, Das wasn''t that far from Las Vegas, the nearest which had survivors was Houston, but eventually, those monsters would be a threat to the whole country.

    "How are the dungeon break and the mission rted?" Leon asked.

    "As I said, we are abandoning the area until this mission isplete," Sarah answered. "If you and rank S members who will participateplete the mission, we will obtain a relic that will help us defeat the monsters."

    "A relic...e to think of it, what kind of monsters are we talking about?" Leon asked.

    "Demons... I didn''t see them, but from the reports, I read..." Sarah hesitated. "They are quite cruel and despicable, even for monsters."

    Leon frowned when he heard; it didn''t look like Sarah was using a figure of speech... the monsters were really demons. However, the other half of the mission worried Leon.

    "The relic is in the hands of the Russians, almost all Europe is under their control," Sarah said. "However, we know exactly where the relic is... and we will have to steal it. Your job will be to create an army of skeletons and attack Rome. Meanwhile, the other members involved in the mission will use the diversion you will cause to infiltrate Vatican City. Where the relic is being kept."

    The mission was so crazy that Leon didn''t even bother to hide his astonishment. He waited for a few minutes processing that information while waiting for Sarah to say that was a joke, but Leon wasted his time. William, Sanchez, and Allison already made an enemy out of Japan. They probably thought a nation of that size wouldn''t be a problemter, and they couldn''t be more wrong... and now they were challenging another country that had a massive territory and probably hundreds of thousands of powerful survivors under theirmand. There was only one possible exnation... William and the other two were mad.

    "Director William said that he is putting a huge burden on you, but it is necessary to save the citizens of the Alliance," Sarah said. "You and the others will leave in the middle of the night in order not to be seen by anyone. Go to the arena at midnight. This time, Gis will have to stay behind."

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    By the look of things, Sarah already knew that William and the other two attacked Tokyo and caused the death of Makoto''s son, it was even possible that she helped them directly. So, Leon started to wonder if Makoto would want her head¡­ Regardless, Sarah didn''t show a single sign of hesitation. She already concluded that that kind of thing was necessary to protect the citizens of the Alliance¡­

    "Cause deaths to prevent deaths¡­ this is insane."

    In the end, Leon nodded, showing that he would participate. It was crazy, but it couldn''t be helped. That was his chance to approach those who participated in the death of the prince.

    "I have to act faster¡­ If I take my time, I will cause an international incident while I''m trying to avoid a war."

    If, by chance, he ends up helping William and the others, eventually, Makoto would discover and conclude that Leon became an enemy. That would be the worst-case-scenario¡­ Makoto didn''t give him a deadline, but Leon couldn''t take his sweet time, two months have already passed, after all.

    "Master¡­" Gis hesitated.

    "Don''t worry about it¡­ it is just another job." Leon said. "Just focus on your training, remember, your goal is to return home."

    "¡­Yes." Gis said.

    Speaking of home, Italy is very close to Germany. So close that Leon could travel between them in one hour. Unfortunately, Leon couldn''t bring Gis with him, and it wouldn''t be that easy to find her home and her family... if they are still alive.

    Anyway, Leon didn''t have a lot of time to think. Now that it hase to that, his best option was to capture the S rank members involved in the mission and William to interrogate him. It would be good if he participates in the mission, but Leon had no idea if he would or not.

    "I hoped that I would eventually join the spies ranks... but I never thought my first would be to cause another diplomatic problem. My best option is to solve this tonight... but if those guys think that we really need that relic to kill the demons, should I really get them tonight? What will happen to the Allied Forces if I interrogate William and discover that Sanchez and Alisson are also involved? Ugh... this a pain."

    While Leon was thinking about what to do, time passed fast. In no time, the night came, and then the time to depart¡­ Leon hadn''t a single n of what to do. Specifically, he should have considered the possibility of such an event happening. What happens once, happens twice, after all.

    Leon packed some food and clothes, he didn''t know what would happen, and there was a chance that he really would have to cause an international incident, so he had to be ready for everything.<sub> </sub>

    "Be careful, master," Gis said when Leon opened the door to leave.

    "Yeah, just keep up with the good work," Leon said.

    Although New York had power, at night, most of the city stayed dark. The only exception was the bridges, and the extreme points of the city were some watchmen worked. However, Leon had an easy time walking to the arena since he just had to walk in a straight line.

    After a few minutes, Leon arrived at the arena, and he saw a few silhouettes in the middle of the darkness near the entrance. Unfortunately, there was no sign of William. So Leon immediately understood that he would work with the S rank members andplete the mission. The only way to put all the spies and William at the same ce would bepleting the mission and then giving the report.

    "I can only hope that the Russians will ept my apologiester... for that to happen, I can''t kill any of them, and I also have to prepare a gift."

    It was disappointing that his mission wouldst for a while longer, but soon Leon recovered from the disappointment. Although he couldn''t see their faces, everyone there had a good built, and even their presences were different from regr survivors. Unlike Miller, Suzan, Juan, and Kelly, those guys had the luck to find powerful skills; they also had the will to work hard to improve, but more importantly than that, they were born soldiers.

    ? Eventually, one morest shadow approached, it looked to be the silhouette of a woman since it was thin, and she was rtively short.

    "Follow me." The woman said.

    Leon didn''t recognize the voice, but it sounded kind of familiar... since everyone just obeyed, he concluded she was known among them. After walking for two hours, they reached the inhabited part of the city where a warehouse was. The building was quite big, big enough to park dozen of helicopters, and that was what he saw there. When he saw one chopper being prepared, he concluded they would use one of those. However, Leon was pretty sure a helicopter didn''t have enough fuel to cross the entire Antic ocean. Besides, they had to worry about dragons... even though it has been a while since Leon saw one.

    "Will we use a chopper to go to Europe?" Leon asked.

    "Mmm? Yes, you are the newbie, right?" The woman who leads them to that ce asked. "You seem nervous, don''t worry about it. Those choppers were constructed after the monsters appeared, they are moved by mana, and they don''t cause any sound, and on top of that, they can be invisible."

    Even that part of the city was dark, so Leon could only see everyone''s silhouette. Considering that they didn''t say anything, it wasn''t the first time they would travel in those choppers. However, putting that aside, Leon was quite surprised that someone built a helicopter that could use mana, didn''t make noise, and became invisible. It was one heck of a perfect vehicle for espionage work and for missions like that.

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    When Leon entered the chopper, he noticed a light blue glowing from some parts. It looked that was mana, but rather than that, Leon was surprised that a helicopter could fly using mana. He was also very interested in how such a vehicle could store mana. Since Leon never traveled in a chopper before, he was fidgetting a little bit while everyone else looked quiteposed and didn''t say a word. There was no mistake; every single person there did that kind of job behind the scenes many times...

    Aside from the pilot, who would fly them to near Italy and then back home eventually, eight soldiers inside the chopper would participate in the mission alongside Leon. He still couldn''t see their facespletely, but four of them were women. It was quite surprising since women were the minority when he was a B and A rank soldier. By the look of things, the woman who leads them would also be the captain of the mission.

    Eventually, the chopper took off, and just like the woman said, without making any noise. Surprisingly, after flying for over a few hundreds of meters, the helicopter became translucent, and so did Leon and everyone else.

    "The technology of the Allied Forces of the North-America advanced a lot... they can create magic items and things like this..."

    The trip would be very long, and even though the chopper was fast, it couldn''t cross the distance between New York and Rome in just five hours. When morning came, theynded on a certain forgotten ind in the middle of the Antic ocean. Leon didn''t have many fond memories of inds, but he decided not toin.

    At dawn, Leon finally noticed the appearances of his new teammates; they were quite a diverse bunch. Two were Russians, and two clearly looked like Japanese girls, so Leon frowned when he saw them. Could he be wrong when he thought he would find Makoto''s son''s murderers among that group? Could they be deserters who helped them?

    "...Yesterday I thought that your voice sounded familiar," The woman who is the captain of the team said. "But your face also looks kind of familiar... have we met before?"

    The captain of the team was a beautiful redheaded woman, her hair was short, and even though her voice was like an adult, due to her short built, she looked a bit like a teenager who was yet to have her growth spurt. Her eyes were green... her appearance was quite outstanding, but Leon also felt like he had seen her before.

    "... You think so? You don''t look familiar at all." Leon said.

    Leon was in an important mission, so he couldn''t waste time thinking about things like that, and he also needed to avoid any suspicion. Despite Leon trying to act like usual, the captain already had her eyes on him. Since those guys didn''t like to talk, she had all the time to stare at him, trying to figure out where she had seen Leon.

    Regardless, the ind was quite big. So, the Allied Forces of the North-America built a small base there for the teams who would asionally do certain things in Europe. There was a tent big enough for them to put several beds, the kitchen and toilet were simple, but they could be used. That being said, everyone brought their snacks, so they onlyy down on their beds and tried to get some rest.

    "Tch... it doesn''t look like I will hear anything here."

    Leon hoped to hear some conversations about their previous missions, but it didn''t look like he would. To make matters worse, the captain of the team decided to bother him again.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey, newbie. Come with me." The redhead woman said.

    Leon nodded, it was a pain, but he had to follow her orders. Since she didn''t call the other six members, she probably wanted to see by herself what Leon could do.

    "I heard that you joined our organization a few months ago and got promoted two times in a row." The captain said. "Your main job will be to cause a diversion to let us steal the relic. However, I need to see what you can do in a fight. Attack me with all your strength."

    The redhead woman grabbed two silver glowing knives that were hidden on her back and took a defensive stance. It looked like she wanted to block Leon''s attack head-on. He almost let out a sigh, so many people already asked him to test his power that he was already sick of it. Still, he couldn''t disobey the orders.

    Using all his power was out of the question, and he also couldn''t use the same attack that killed the grim reaper; her knives would probably break, and that would be a problem since it looked magic weapons. So, Leon created a shortnce by fusing three earth arrows and prepared himself.

    "Not bad, you do have a lot of control over your magic." The captain said. "I guess you are indeed our best mage."

    Leon didn''t have for an idle chat; he had to think of a way to avoid causing deaths in Rome. So, Leon shot the earth spear. Using both knives, the redhead woman blocked the attack, but since that alone wouldn''t satisfy her, he made the projectile push her back several meters. When Leon stopped the projectile, he saw the sweat running down on her face.

    p "Not bad, not bad at all." The captain said. "My name is Betty, what is yours, newbie?"</anda>

    "¡­ Leonard." Leon said

    Her name also sounded familiar, but Leon decided not to think about it. Unfortunately, after giving his name, Betty looked at him even more intensely.

    "Leonard¡­ Leonard¡­ Leon." Betty frowned. "By chance, did you live in Phoenix and then went to study abroad after high school?"

    Leon also frowned when he heard that espionage work didn''t really suit him since he had the good or perhaps the bad luck to find people of his past in the most unexpected ces. Leon eventually recalled who she was¡­ Betty was a ssmate during high school and once his girlfriend.

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    "¡­ Little Betty." Leon said when he recalled the moments he spent with her during high school.

    "So, it is really you, Leon," Betty crossed her arms and showed a displeased expression. "I thought you died a long time ago."

    The current Betty looked like a veteran soldier of many wars, she didn''t have many scars in her body, but Leon could see in her eyes that she had to dirty her hands with blood many times. She was so different from the shy Betty from ten years ago that one could think they were two different people, even though her overall appearance didn''t change all that much.

    Leon first met Betty on his first year at high-school, she was a shy girl who didn''t have many friends and liked to spend her time at school readingics. In her free time, she stayed at home yingputer, console games, and watching cartoons like Dr*g*n B*ll. Leon just recalled that she always got mad when Leon called them cartoons, she wanted him to call it anime¡­

    "You grew up in thest years, Betty." Leon smiled. "Three centimeters, I would say. You didn''t get mad when I called you little Betty, either."

    "I see¡­ so you are going to joke around about your captain''s height." Betty smirked. "It seems you are not afraid to see hell¡­"

    "I guess you didn''t grow all that much¡­" Leon shrugged.

    Leon saw a vein throbbing in Betty''s forehead. As expected, she still didn''t like to be made fun of like that. Little Betty was how her parents called her, and she hated that nickname with passion, Leon always called her like that to tease her.

    "¡­ What are you doing here?" Betty sighed to calm down. "You are from the south; you are not supposed to be here."

    "I could ask you the same thing¡­" Leon frowned. "When the monsters appeared¡­ I was returning home after graduating from college. The ne was forced tond in Vancouver, so I had to walk all the way back to Phoenix¡­ only to find our hometown destroyed by a nuclear bomb."

    "I see¡­ believe me; the bomb didn''t destroy the city, a horde of dragons did." Betty recalled her memories of that day. "The bomb killed dragons and the other monsters¡­ at least a few of them."

    Leon frowned when he heard, it looked like many dragons survived the power of a hydrogen bomb, but considering that many dragons could use fire, it wasn''t that surprising¡­ Leon made a mental note of that.

    "¡­ Anyway, without a home and my family, I just moved from one survivor''s camp to the other." Leon exined. "Until I heard that things in New York were going quite well."

    "I see¡­ and while you were traveling, you learned how to manipte earth." Betty added. "Still, to think that you could be this powerful after training and working for two months¡­ perhaps you have the potential to be the strongest mage in the world."

    "That looks like the title that the old you would want," Leon smirked.

    "No¡­, even the current me, would want that." Betty scratched the back of her head. "Although it is impossible, I''m quite satisfied with my current skills."<sub> </sub>

    Leon didn''t ask for Betty to show, but she did it anyway. Betty threw one of her knives to a nearby tree, and when the knife pierced the tree, she appeared in the same ce holding the knife.

    "It looks like the weakened version of teleportation¡­ very impressive." Leon tried to analyze how that skill worked. "It also looks like a game we yed in the past."

    "Hahaha, you remembered¡­" Betty smiled. "You can''t imagine how happy I was when I found those knives."

    "I actually can easily imagine." Leon chuckled.

    "¡­Anyway, we don''t have time for this. We can talk about the past after the mission." Betty said, a bit embarrassed. Now it is time for you to show me the power of your skeletons."

    "Yes, Ma''am." Leon nodded.

    Leon wondered why his friends of his high school days had such important jobs now that humanity was suffering against the monsters... maybe it was because of that. Just like Hector changed from a scumbag to a respectable leader, Betty wasn''t just a shy nerd anymore; she was the captain of an important team under the control of the Allied Forces of the North-America. Due to their rtionship in the past, Leon started to feel a bit conflicted, since the chances of her being involved in the death of Makoto''s son was quite high.

    Leon had no time to think about it, so he just summoned several skeleton knights. Even without her semi-teleportation, Betty destroyed ten skeletons in less than ten seconds. Her base stats were also quite high¡­

    "I guess they are on the same level as of those I faced before..." Betty concluded. "Why did you summon only skeletons knights?"

    "Because they don''t consume my mana when they attack," Leon exined.

    "Skeleton archers and wizards consume your mana?" Betty asked.

    "If I made them attack as soon as they appear, yes," Leon answered. "If I summon them a few hours before a battle, they will have enough time to absorb mana from the environment, and thus they won''t absorb my mana... for a while."

    "I see... I guess the best option would be to summon the skeleton knights." Betty nodded. "They are more sturdy, and since they don''t consume your mana to work, you will be able to summon more of them. The test is over, let''s join the others."

    Leon almost stopped Betty; she was a friend from the past, so Leon wanted to convince her to help him. But in the end, Leon stopped. Just like himself, Betty must have changed a lot in the past four years. He couldn''t just suddenly bring the topic, and he also had to prepare himself for the worst... Maybe in the future, he will have to offer her neck to Makoto.

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    Although they were more or less on the same team now, everyone else aside from Betty didn''t even look at Leon. Those six didn''t do anything aside from sleep all day, they didn''t train, and they didn''t even check their equipment and weapons. They didn''t even show their weapons to him...

    "Well, they are quite a secretive bunch... but they are smart enough not to give any information to the newbie of the team."

    Leon spent the day training at the beach, he got used to the silence and loneliness, but he didn''t get used to the creepiness of being in a ce with several people where not a single person recognized his existence.

    "You are really skillful with earth magic," Betty said and sat by Leon''s side while he was trying to create a golem made of sand. "You already an S rank in our organization, but it looks like you are the type who doesn''t miss a single day of training."

    p "Well, when you live in a world where dragons can destroy cities in a matter of seconds, even an extra hour of training can save your life one day," Leon exined. "There is no absolute power for humans; you shouldn''t ck off even you are one of the strongest in this organization."</anda>

    Leon still had no idea how to emte a defensive or support spell, so he decided to go for something more simple. His earth golems wouldn''t be as near powerful as the golems he faced in Japan, but as long as they could buy him a few seconds, it would be more than enough... for the time being. Leon was satisfied with moving at baby steps, but he hated the feeling of stagnation.

    "I know..."Betty said. "Anyway, I bet you are quite satisfied with being an S rank member in our organization while also being a man."

    "Mmm? Ah... the benefits." Leon smirked. "Are you jealous, little Betty? Even though several years have passed since the time you dumped me?"

    "Don''t call me that..." Betty slightly punched Leon''s stomach. "I didn''t do that because I wanted to..."

    "Of course not... you just did that because you got tired of your toy," Leon said. "After ying with my maiden''s heart, you threw me away and..."

    "Like always... you never take anything seriously." Betty sighed. "Anyway, don''t dodge my question."

    "... After all that happened, I don''t feel like ying around with women." Leon said. "I have one maid, but I don''t force her to do anything aside from cleaning the house and making food."

    The truth was that Leon was too busy thinking about how to avoid a war, he also was busy with his daily practice, and because the holy sword was still sealed. Every morning he woke up and saw the de unsheathed, but after a while, the seal returned... that being said, Leon would choose death over saying that to Betty.

    "Is that so... what is her name?" Betty asked.

    "Gis," Leon answered.

    "Ah... that girl from Germany," Betty made aplicated expression. "I heard what happened to her, but I also heard that she got better in thest few months. Is it because of you?"<sub> </sub>

    "Who knows..." Leon answered.

    "I saw her one, and she kind of reminded me of Sasha," Betty said.

    "¡­ Who?" Leon forced a frown.

    "She was your best friend''s neighbor," Betty exined. "She studied with us, and it looked like she had a crush on you."

    "Who could have thought a scumbag like me was so popr in high-school?" Leon smirked.

    "At least you are aware that you were a scumbag¡­" Betty said.

    "¡­ Anyway, Betty. What do you think of this mission?" Leon asked with a serious expression.

    "This is your first rank S mission, and you are already questioning it?" Betty frown. "I don''t like what we are doing, but we don''t have other choices. To save Houston and Las Vegas, and we will need that relic."

    "I understand the reason; I''m asking if you are fine solving a problem by causing another," Leon said. "Japan already doesn''t like us after the death of their prince, and now we are doing something that will make us the enemy of entire North Europe."

    "So, you knew about that," Betty said.

    "There are rumors about it everywhere; I would say half of the poption already believes it," Leon said.

    "I wish there is another way, but as I said, there isn''t." Betty bit her nails. "I faced those demons a few times, even though they are not as powerful as dragons and megalodons, they are dangerous in a different way. They mess with our minds, and they don''t kill us just to eat us, they kill because they think it is fun. Demons are experts in decreasing the morale of any army since they torture their foes in the middle of a battle."

    Leon frowned when he heard that, it looked like demons were quite smart¡­ until now, Leon saw monsters that attacked humans to eat them, but demons did that because they felt pleasure doing so.

    "Demons also heal pretty fast, unless you destroy their head and hearts at the same time, they are pretty much immortal," Betty added. "Although they are not much taller than humans, their flesh is much more sturdy. The best way to deal with them is by using light magic, and until now, only one weapon that has such powers has been found."

    Leon nodded; it looked like light magic was considered to be like holy magic since it could kill demons easily. That was probably why it was being kept at Vatican City. The best way to kill demons was to use holy magic if Leon could learn it, perhaps they could avoid such an incident. Then again, he had no idea how to emte such magic¡­ the list of things Leon wanted to learn increased once again.

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    Since learning magic wasn''t an option to solve the problem with demons, the only way was to steal the relic. That being said, to minimize the damage, neither Leon nor the others could cause deaths. They couldn''t fail in stealing and avoidings deaths so that the mission wouldn''tst long. Considering that, Leon didn''t have much time to get the information he needed.

    "Betty¡­ do you always participate in missions like this?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, I''m one of the first members of this organization, and I''ve know William for a while," Betty exined. "So, he made me the captain of this squad."

    "Did you participate in the mission to steal the water dragon scales?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ Yes." Betty closed her eyes and showed a regretful expression. "We really needed those scales, we needed them to fight the mermaids before they could destroy all the cities on the east coast, but even though we stole the scales and made equipment using them, we failed. It wasn''t our intention, but we ended up killing the prince of Japan."

    It was hard to be sure if Betty was telling the truth or not, but Leon couldn''t see any sign of Betty faking her emotions; she looked sad, just like the few times he saw her sad in the past. Anyway, the death of the prince wasn''t nned, that was good, but it wouldn''t be enough to calm Makoto''s wrath. He wanted to see the criminals punished, but Leon didn''t want to see an old friend dying because of him.

    "Who participated in that mission?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ Why are you asking this?" Betty frowned.

    "I''m just asking¡­ why do you look so suspicious all of a sudden?" Leon also frowned.

    "Because it is suspicious¡­" Betty said. "Come to think of it, why did you register in our organization as Leonard?"

    "Because¡­ I wanted to have a new start in New York." Leon forced a smile. "With a new life, I wanted a fresh name, but it would be too weird to change my name to Bob or Steeve¡­"

    "Really?" Betty asked. "Aren''t you trying to do something suspicious?"

    Keeping lying wouldn''t help, in the end, if Leon tells any more lies, Betty wouldn''t trust him when the timees. So, he decided to tell her his true intentions.

    "Betty¡­ I want to avoid a war." Leon looked her in the eye. "Humans don''t have the time and resources to waste fighting against each other."

    "That is obvious, but why are you telling me this now?" Betty asked.

    Leon looked around, but he saw no one. Still, there was a chance of someone with good ears being looked around. Despite that, Leon decided to take his chances. If he fails, he would have to knock down everyone.<sub> </sub>

    "I''m sorry, Betty. I lied to you." Leon said. "In thest four years, I¡­"

    It took a while, but Leon said to Betty what happened to him. The airne crash, his life on the ind and then his visit to Japan. Unfortunately, Betty didn''t show the expression Leon hoped she would.

    "You are lying, right?" Betty showed a baffled expression. "Why are you working for the Emperor of Japan?"

    "I''m not working for him; I''m trying to prevent a war," Leon answered. "It seems you guys think they aren''t a threat since their country is small and there is a massive ocean between us and then, but I came here with their help. So, as you can see, they can cross the ocean."

    "So what? Are you going to offer all of our heads to him?" Betty asked.

    "No, I will persuade him, I will end up owing him a few favors, but it will be okay," Leon exined. "You and your team are necessary for the country, and I don''t want to see you dying because of me¡­ but someone will have to be punished."

    "¡­Who?" Betty asked.

    "One of three directors," Leon said. "The person who gave the order to steal the dragon scales. Although all of them were involved, we can''t lose all of them. It will also serve as a warning to those who survive to change their ways. We can''t force anyone to follow our principles, we have to be allies to survive, but we must respect every nation. The world is too big for a single person or a small group to control."

    Betty looked conflicted, she recognized Leon''s reasoning, but she couldn''t readily ept what he was saying. By the look of things, she and William were on good terms, they worked together to survive for quite a while, so she didn''t see him die. It was him who issued themand to steal the dragon scales.

    "Betty, you are already aware that we reached a point in time that we can''t let our feelings get in the way," Leon said. "However, I''m not the right person to say this. My original n was to lock everyone who was involved in Makoto''s son''s death in a steel box and offer their necks to him to solve this problem once and for all. But after seeing that you participated in that mission, I don''t want to do that. Like I said, I will end up owing a few favors for Makoto, and I won''t be able to see Amanda and Maya for quite a while, but it will be worth the trouble."

    "Your little sister and mother are alive?" Betty asked, surprised.

    "No¡­, my mother passed away," Leon said. "Amanda is in Las Vegas with my niece; her name is Maya."

    "I see..." Betty crossed her arms and closed her eyes while she was thinking. "I understand that you want to avoid deaths, but how are we going to solve the situation with the demons?"

    "Don''t worry; we will get the relic without causing another international incident." Leon smiled. "We will just borrow for a while; I have a n."

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    After hearing Leon''s crazy n, Betty couldn''t help but frown. He exined to her that he obtained the power to deal with megalodons while he was on the ind, but she still couldn''t imagine that.

    "I knew you were a talented magician and that we would use your skeletons as a diversion, but..." Betty furrowed her eyebrows. "Can you really do those things?"

    "Yeah, it took a while, but I obtained the power to defeat hundreds of the king of the seas," Leon answered. "And like I said, I''m still improving. However, I can do that much, just fine. The problem will be to convince the other six."

    "I''m the captain; they will obey me," Betty said. "However, you will have to show them that, or they may think that you will lure them into a trap."

    "If you think I should, then I will show them," Leon said. "But are you sure we can trust them?"

    "Like I said, Leon, we are doing this kind of work to help the citizens of our nations," Betty answered. "Those guys are my friends, I know their families and I worked with them for months. They can be trusted."

    "... All right then." Leon said.

    Although Leon easily trusted Betty, it would a long time for him to trust her teammates. He knew her very well, and by looking at her in the eye, Leon was sure that her essence didn''t change. But he couldn''t read strangers like that, so he decided to be careful. The best option would be to use them as a diversion, and only Leon and Betty would steal the relic, but things could go wrong if they were alone. If they get surrounded, they would have no choice but to fight. So, to avoid any deaths, Leon decided to let them tag along.

    Leon''s n was simple; he would spend two days creating skeletons knights. Without sleeping, he would be able to create six thousand skeletons, and those would attack Rome from two sides. That would be enough for the diversion. Meanwhile, Leon, Betty, and the others would invade Vatican City by the skies. That was why Leon spend the rest of the afternoon, making Betty and the others levitate using earth magic. It was very annoying to reveal the things he could do to strangers, but it was in order to avoid deaths, so it couldn''t be helped. After convincing that he could make everyone cross Rome while flying and avoiding detection, they agreed to the change of ns.

    "I can''t believe you have so much mana to do something like this for so long," Betty said while she was floating in a chair made of earth.

    "Well¡­ I trained my earth magic a lot. Besides, the more intelligence you have, the more powerful and efficient your mana bes." Leon exined.

    For the time being, Betty and her teammates were thinking that Leon could use only earth magic. Betty probably noticed that he was still hiding his powers, but she could understand why, so she didn''tin.<sub> </sub>

    When it got dark again, they resumed the trip. The flight wouldst until sunrise, and this time they wouldnd in Italy. Since Leon couldn''t control the skeletons miles away from them, he could only give them a few orders. Leon would create three thousand skeletons knights in a port city called Naples, and from there, they would march while keeping a defensive instance toward Rome. After that, they would move to another city called Viterbo and create more than three thousand skeletons there and give them the same orders.

    "You will have to stay awake for three days and nights," Betty said. "Can you handle that?"

    "No worries, I''m used to it," Leon answered.

    Speaking of worries, Leon exined to them that his mission was to bring the responsible for the prince of Japan''s death. Some of them suddenly grabbed their weapons when Leon mentioned that, but they rxed a little when Leon exined that he would negotiate on their behalf to avoid their deaths. The who issued the order to steal the water dragon''s scales had been William, so he would have to pay for the consequences of his orders. ording to Betty, he wasn''t a bad person, a bit too thirsty for power perhaps and also a bit of a supremacist, but everything he did was for the sake and glory of his country¡­ Still, crime was a crime, and crimes must be punished.

    The next morning, theynded in the abandoned port city, and after checking the perimeter, they set up a small camp while Leon was meditating and creating his army of skeletons. Some monsters appeared to attack, but Betty and his team quickly killed them.

    Although Leon knew that he had the power to do it, just like Betty and the others, he was quite impressed while the undead army was increasing. Summoning magic was quite impressive, but it had a few weaknesses. Since it wasn''t elemental magic, none of the types of magic Leon learned on the ind could strengthen them. Not only that, controlling a few skeletons ultimately was possible, but not the whole army.

    Twenty-four hourster, Leon, Betty, and the others left the port by helicopter while seeing the army marching toward Rome.

    "It is quite a sight¡­ are you sure they won''t kill anyone?" Betty asked.

    "You can rx, I only gave them the order to block the attacks and march," Leon exined.

    Six hourster, theynded on Viterbo, after checking the perimeter and confirming its safety, they set up the camp and waited until Leon finished the second army of undead. Leon finished the job at noon, so they rested until it got dark.

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    Leon didn''t know the details, but it looked like some scientists managed to make the engine of the chopper be able to absorb mana from the surroundings. However, it had to absorb mana for twelve hours to fill the tank. Although the chopper''s tank was already full, they decided to leave it behind since they would use that to go home. It would be the best option to use the chopper in case some group find and tries to chase them. Even though Leon could make everyone fly at fifty meters per second, he couldn''t make them invisible.

    "How many guards protect the relic?" Leon asked while they were flying to Rome.

    "Only ten, in fact, they protect the entrance of the treasure room," Betty exined. " The treasure room is entirely made of steel... you said you could make holes in wall and floor using earth magic, but can you do the same to steel?"

    "Don''t worry about it; I will open the path to the treasure room," Leon said.

    In fact, Leon never tried to open holes in the wall and on the floor, but if he could use steel spears to pierce the skin of a three-headed dragon, he was pretty sure he could silently open holes in walls and floors using earth magic alone. He just needed to be quiet, and he knew the method to that quietly.

    "Still, to think that I would have to damage a building with so much history..." Leon said, feeling somewhat guilty.

    "It is to save lives, so it cannot be helped," Betty said.

    Since the whole building wasn''t made of a single uniform material, Leon couldn''t repair it. A few minutester, they finally reached the boundaries of Rome; they arrived just in time to see the moment of Leon''s armies arrived, and the battle started. Little by little, his skeletons began to fell. Thanks to their defensive stance, Leon confirmed that they wouldst for quite a while.

    While they were crossing the skies of Rome, Leon and the others also saw the moment when a few survivors were heading North stopped and then headed South. The second undead army also arrived on time. Leon analyzed the map of Italy and measured the distance, but he didn''t imagine that his calctions could have been so precise.

    Little by little, the lights of Rome were relighted, the only point which that didn''t happen was the Vatican city, which its lights were already on, to begin with.

    "ording to the map of the building, the treasure room is underground," Betty exined. "Right in the middle of the building."

    Leon sighed when he heard that he would have to damage the building much more than he thought... Even though the believers worked hard to rebuild the whole Vatican city after the dragons destroyed it.

    Unfortunately, there was no time to lose hesitating. Leon saw a few guards around the za, but none of them noticed their approach, not even when theynded on the top of the chapel.

    "I''m sorry... please forgive me," Leon said before he started to make a hole in the chapel.

    "I never thought you were a religious guy..." Betty said.

    "I''m not... but I respect the faith of every person," Leon said.

    Leon created an earth spear and made it spin before anyone could notice, there was a hole big enough to a person to cross leading to the interior of the chapel. Putting aside the fact Leon dirtied several rooms, he seeded in his mission because he didn''t make any noise.<sub> </sub>

    Despite the fact that they crossed several rooms, they didn''t find a single living soul. That was due to the fact that Betty chose a path that made them pass through rooms which were used only during the day. Eventually, they were in a room which was just above the treasure room, after digging a little Leon found the steel of the treasure room.

    "Ah¡­ I forgot about that." Leon massaged his forehead.

    "It will be noisy, right?" Betty asked.

    "No, it will be smelly," Leon said. "Cover your noses."

    Leon created a small but highly concentrated, powerful me and melted the steel. Although the walls were thirty centimeters thick, Leon managed to open a hole big enough for a person to enter in just thirty seconds. Before the round piece of steel could fall and cause a huge noise, Leon grabbed.

    "Ugh¡­ it is heavy."

    Leon gave the sign for Betty and the others to wait while he entered the treasure room since it was dark, he created a fireball to illuminate the ce. As expected of a treasure room, Leon saw several items that looked it had been dropped by bosses. However, among them, in the middle of the room, a silver bow stood out. It was on a table; the design was so beautiful that Leon thought that just touching would be a sin. Its color was silver, and it looked like it had been made bybining the wings of an angel. Despite that, Leon picked.

    Angelic Bow

    It grants the user the skills: Arrow of Light Lv 50. Intelligence + 50, Dexterity +50.

    Cost: 10 mana

    Cooldown time: 2 seconds.

    "This is one heck of a bow¡­ maybe it is even better than my scythe."

    After grabbing the bow, Leon left the twenty golems'' cores that he obtained in Japan on the table. When he returned to New York afterpleting the quest, he picked them; he also left a note.

    I''m borrowing the bow for a while, I''m truly sorry, but I didn''t have any other choice. These cores will be the payment for borrowing the bow. I will bring it back as soon as possible. Let me say this again¡­ I''m truly sorry.

    After that, Leon, Betty, and the others left before anyone could notice what they had done. Although it wasn''t much, Leon repaired the hole he made in the treasure room.

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    "I can''t believe youpleted an S rank mission alone..." Betty said soon after they left Rome.

    "I just had the right skills to do it... I was lucky." Leon said.

    Although six thousand skeletons invaded Rome, Betty couldn''t see a single sign of destruction. It would take a while before all the skeletons could die, but that wasn''t a problem. Unless an idiot let the army step on themselves, no one would die.

    Even though Leon was feeling bad for having invaded a sacred ce, he was quite refreshed because he didn''t have to hold back for three days straight. Regardless, things went well. Perhaps too well, and Leon considered that someone was chasing them while keeping their presence hidden. He had that feeling that something bad was about to happen.

    Nothing happened while they were flying, but as soon as theynded, Leon felt shivers. That was killing intent¡­ it was the first time Leon felt thating from humans. Monsters also emitted that, but Leon could only sense in certain situations. For example, when a megalodon was about to attack him. Although four of Betty''s six friends had their weapons aimed toward him, Leon felt the same bloodthirsty he always felt when he saw the megalodons'' colossal jaw.

    <o>,m "Guys¡­ I gave you the chance to do the right thing and to prove that you guys were innocent." Leon said and then looked at Betty and saw two knives and a spear, slightly rubbing her neck.</o>

    "I''m sorry, Leon¡­" Betty bit her lips. "It looks like I didn''t know them enough¡­"

    "Don''t move your hands, or we will cut her throat." The man holding the spear said.

    "So, it is going to be like that¡­ I guess we can''t avoid war like this, Betty." Leon said, showing an annoyed expression.

    "I''m sorry¡­" Betty closed her eyes and showed a regretful expression.

    "Don''t be¡­ sometimes, things just can''t be helped." Leon said.

    While Leon was busy trying to console Betty, the four soldiers around him swung their weapons to use their skills and cut his neck. However, those four and the two holding Betty fell on the ground like masterless puppets. Betty opened her eyes in surprise, and then she saw small Ice Arrows on their backs.

    Instead of relieved, Betty fell on her knees. She lost her family and friends when the dragons attacked; after four years, she thought she had found a new family and friends only to be betrayed like that¡­ everything was just an act.

    "Don''t worry; they are not dead," Leon said. "I just damaged their spines. Makoto will probably want to kill them himself. Besides, if I kill them, William will know. Honestly, I''m kind of relieved; with this, I will owe him only the favor to forgive you."<sub> </sub>

    "¡­ How did you know what they were nting?" Betty said.

    "I never knew, I just thought it was possible that they would try to kill me at the moment when I would be most tired and afterpleting the mission," Leon exined. "When you said that Makoto''s son''s death was an ident, I got suspicious. He was the only person who died, but he wasn''t the only person who chased your team. I can''t imagine him being weak since he worked in the security of such special materials¡­ considering all of that, his death might have been part of the mission, but it looks like you didn''t know."

    "Why William would want the death of the prince?" Betty asked with her head down.

    "Perhaps he wanted a war, or perhaps someone paid him to do it¡­" Leon scratched the back of his head. "It is difficult to conclude having so little information. Hah¡­ at this point in time, Alisson and Sanchez may as well be aplices in the crime. This will be a pain¡­"

    In the end, Leon will have to question them. To think that the people who united the survivors of three nations were that troublesome¡­ the Allied Forces needed them, but it looked like Leon would have to find someone else for upying their positions

    While Leon was thinking about what to do, he heard the sound of the helicopter took off. Without a hint of hesitation, he shot a stone bullet in the pilot''s head. Although his job was to pilot, he was quite strong, Leon only managed to knock him out.

    "Betty, can you pilot that?" Leon asked. "For how long do you intend to mop around? We don''t have time for this, did you forget that every minute demons are leaving that dungeon?"

    "¡­ Can''t you give me a few minutes to rest?" Betty red at Leon. "If you didn''t notice, the people who I thought were my friends almost killed me."

    Leon sighed; he had so many problems in his head that moping around was a luxury that he didn''t have. He didn''t even consider that¡­ Regardless, Leon picked several pieces of clothing and covered Betty''s ''friends'' mouth. They were conscious, but they could only move their heads.

    "You guys thought that I could only use magic through my hands¡­ too bad, I made you think that." Leon said. "It is a joke that William and those two can control the world using a bunch of careless survivors like you."

    Since Gis couldn''t recover her eye, Leon was pretty sure the damage in their spine wouldn''t heal as well. But Leon covered their arms and legs with steel rings in order to prevent them from moving, just in case.

    Despite having the nerve of trying to screw with Leon and even using Betty as a hostage, they helped him a lot. Although their equipment was nowhere as good as Leon''s, they were pretty decent. That being said, Leon had no idea of what to do with them since he would keep using the scythe¡­

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    After one hour waiting for Betty to recover from the shock, Leon was already tired of it. It looked like she forgot that they were in the territory of a country they just invaded. Fortunately, when Leon got up toin, Betty headed to the chopper and sat on the pilot''s seat.

    "Let''s go¡­" Betty said, showing an exhausted expression.

    "Don''t think too much about it, Betty," Leon said. "You are a good person, so you just tried to think they were your friends despite their obvious shady actions. They probably even received orders to act friendly once in a while to fool you."

    "¡­ Was that supposed to cheer me up?" Betty frowned.

    "I''m sorry¡­ my social skills are kind of rusty." Leon showed aplicated expression. "I won''t be able to stop and work on our territory for a while, but I assure you that I will never betray you, and I can even take you to a ce where you can find some trustworthy people."

    ? "How can I trust in other people after this?" Betty asked. "You spent four years on an ind, you returned three months ago, and you already know in who you can trust?"

    "Yes, to some extent," Leon said. "I don''t know how or why you came to the North, but if you had stayed in the South for a while, you could have met them. Hector, my sister, and Sasha are working in Las Vegas, and they are doing a pretty good job there."

    "Hector and Sasha survived?" Betty asked, surprised. "Now I can understand why you found your sister after so many years and still left her to do this job¡­

    "Anyway, Like I said, if you want to, I can take you to them," Leon said. "But, I think you would be more useful in New York, leading the survivors."

    "That is very funny¡­ I''m such a good leader that my subordinates almost killed me." Betty forced a smile.

    "Don''t be a drama queen¡­ Well, it is your choice," Leon said. "I will find some not so shady people to lead the survivors in New York and warn them not to use their human resources and resources to screw with other nations. Betty, this pilot was the one who rescued you guys in Tokyo?"

    "Yes," Betty said.

    "Well, then it is game over for him too," Leon said.

    Leon created several steel rings to make him unable to move a single finger, and he also covered his mouth with a piece of cloth. Considering that everyone in the organization could use cellphones, the chances of William, Sanchez, and Alisson being aware of his skills and of his actions were pretty high. However, he had to face them directly no matter what to solve that problem once and for all.

    After leaving Italy, they flew until they reached the Ind where they rested a few days ago. It was very unpleasant for Betty to look after the people she thought were her friends, even more, when they were showing the terror through their eyes. They couldn''t move their bodies, and they knew death soon woulde to them¡­ it was like a nightmare. However, it couldn''t be helped since the chopper had to absorb mana.

    While Leon and Betty were resting, suddenly, an explosion happened nearby. Now Leon was sure that William and the others knew about him, and they probably gave the order to those six to attack him. Leon left the tent only to find ten choppers and several soldiers attacking the ind. The first thing they destroyed was the chopper that Leon and Betty used.<sub> </sub>

    "Tch¡­ Now they really have done it."

    Luckily, for situations like that, the directors constructed underground shelters on the ind they used. Leon had already considered that they could be attacked, so he hid the pilot and Betty''s ex-friends there.

    "What are you going to do?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ I will help." Betty hesitated for a second. "But try to negotiate with them first, if possible, just knock them down."

    "Are you for real?" Leon frowned. "Why don''t you ask me to defeat all of them with my bare fists as well?"

    "I''m just saying¡­" Betty paused when a Fire Ball almost hit them, but Leon blocked the projectile with an Earth Wall. "If you want to change things in our territory, you will have a hard time convincing everyone if you kill those who oppose you indiscriminately."

    "You talk as if I''m the bad guy here, It is not like they have the numerical advantage or anything¡­" Leon sighed. "But you have a point."

    "Let''s just destroy the de of the choppers and knock everyone one down," Betty said. "You just defeated the remaining S rank members of our organization, so those guys must be rank A or lower. You can do that, right?"

    "¡­ Yeah." Leon said while blocking the magic projectiles that were aimed at the tent.

    Leon wondered how William, Sanchez, and Allison nned to reunite the world when they didn''t have many S rank members. Betty''s team had the behavior of professionals, but they got careless. After observing Leon for a few days, they concluded they knew everything about him and tried to kill him. They made a big mistake¡­

    "Those three were hiding something¡­ they must have hidden cards up their sleeves."

    Even if that was true, it wasn''t something Leon could think at that moment. He had to knock down several choppers while making sure to capture at least one¡­ while avoiding deaths.

    "This has to be some kind of joke¡­"

    Trying to be a good guy and solving all the problems the best way possible wasn''t easy. Leon also had to hold back in order not to make more enemies¡­ things in human society were soplicated that Leon missed a little his days on the ind.

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    "All right¡­ I will draw their attention." Leon said. "You will need to retrieve those who are unconscious and fall into the sea."

    "Got it." Betty nodded.

    Leon flew upward, and when all the soldiers saw him, they stopped attacking the ind to attack him. That being said, the speed of their projectiles could ever match Leon''s speed. While moving up and down to dodge the attacks, Leon approached the nearest chopper and destroyed its des with an earth arrow quite easy.

    "It looks like in order to the chopper move faster, the builders sacrificed the durability."

    The chopper started to fall, and then all the passengers jumped from the vehicle, Leon approached them and shot Earth Bullets in their stomach, some resisted the pain while others lost consciousness. However, both groups wouldn''t be able to fight for a while.

    Leon repeated that action a few more times, and in no time, half of the choppers had fallen. Then suddenly, Leon saw some familiar skills. Several earthnces flew toward him at a fearsome speed. Leon dodged them by a hair''s breadth, but then he felt his skin burning when several energy beams and lightning in the shape of a whip almost hit his back.

    "Tch¡­ that hurts! Damn it!"

    Leon looked at the chopper those attacks came from, and he became a bit surprised when he saw Tom, Arthur, and the guys he fought alongside in the skeletons'' dungeon. They weren''t holding back, and by the look of Tom''s eyes, he would do the same if he had the chance. However, he knew that his Boomerang Hammer wasn''t fast enough.

    "Dumbasses¡­ can''t you guys use your head a little? The only thing you guys can do is to follow orders?"

    That being said, Leon was aware that believing in their bosses was the obvious option instead of believing in a stranger that appeared a few months ago. Deciding to ignore them for the time being, Leon chose another chopper to knockdown.

    Imagining that he was acting too fast, Leon checked the beach only to find Betty easily knocking down those who managed to stay conscious. The number of soldiers in the sea was small because she was fast and could even teleport to some extent. Leon lost his hesitation and, in no time, knocked down the remaining chopper with the sole exception of the one which Tom was. He would use that one to return.

    Unfortunately, the pilot of that vehicle had other ns. Seeing that those soldiers had no chance, he decided to flee, but Leon didn''t let him. He sent a wave of sand to that chopper, and then he imprisoned the pilot. Leon saw Betty piloting, so he knew how to control the pilot and make himnd the helicopter on the ind.

    "You traitor!" Tom shouted.

    Leon approached the chopper to control it with more ease, and then Tom jumped toward him with his hammer. Leon dodged the attack and also imprisoned Tom using earth, they moved a little bit from the ind, so he couldn''t let him fall since the megalodons could appear at any moment. Noticing what Leon just saved Tom''s life, Arthur and Tom''s subordinates stopped their attacks.

    "So, you guys are finally using your head a little¡­" Leon frowned. "Let''s talk on the beach."

    They had no chance of escaping or winning the battle, so they could only obey Leon''s terms. They had no other choice but to obey the man who defeated almost one hundred rank A soldiers.<sub> </sub>

    p When theynded on the beach, Leon saw Betty had grabbed all the soldiers'' weapons and cellphones. The soldiers who were in Tom''s chopper threw their weapons on the ground, but Leon frowned when he saw that.</anda>

    "You don''t have to do that." Leon dered. "You guys can keep your weapons and attack me again, but this time I won''t hold back."

    "Leon! Don''t threaten them." Betty said.

    "I''m not threatening anyone, I''m warning them," Leon said. "Like you said, I cannot kill indiscriminately since they were just following orders. However, I have no reason to forgive the fools who may try to screw with me two times."

    In the end, Betty could only shut up. They didn''t live in a world where things like that could be forgiven. Most leaders didn''t give a second chance to their underlings, Leon wasn''t a leader, but he showed more mercy than the majority.

    "Well, then¡­ Let''s talk." Leon said. "I already know what William and the other two said two you guys, I''m a traitor who is working for the Japanese and h, h, h. The truth is, I''m just doing a favor for Makoto to alleviate his anger."

    "¡­ Who is Makoto?" Tom asked.

    "The emperor of Japan," Leon answered. "Thanks to him, I managed to return to my homnd. So, to repay the favor, I will bring back to him those who were involved in the death of his son."

    "You are just a dog of the Japanese!" Jess shouted.

    "Ah, you are here, Jess. Sorry, I didn''t notice you." Leon smiled.

    "Kuh!" Jess clenched her teeth and fists.

    Leon looked around and also saw Paul in the middle of the unconscious guys. That surprised him; he thought only rank A soldiers participated in that mission¡­ it looked like William, Sanchez, and Alisson were short-handed. Or perhaps they were plotting something else¡­

    "Anyway, I spared your lives, so you guys have two options," Leon said. "Die or stay out of my way. You don''t have to decide as a group. Those who want to die will die, and those who want to stay out of my way can do anything that doesn''t bother me."

    "Why should we trust you?" Jess asked. "You just killed the members of your new team aside from her."

    "Man, you are noisy¡­" Leon sighed. "They are not well, but they are alive. They are inside the underground shelter."

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    Little by little, those who got knocked down by Leon and Betty woke up. After being utterly defeated, they didn''t have the will to fight against the man who beat them while holding back. They thought they would die, but they felt a little relieved when they heard from the others about Leon''s intentions.

    Since most soldiers were just following the orders to have a good life, they decided not to antagonize Leon. However, they had a few questions.

    "What are you going to do?" A random soldier asked.

    "I will do exactly what I said," Leon exined. "I will imprison those who were involved in Makoto''s son''s death and offer their heads to avoid a war."

    "And after that? Will you be the new leader? Will you take the things we earned after we worked so hard?" The soldier asked.

    "No, after solving this problem, I will go to my home." Leon recalled Gis''s history." You guys can nominate a new leader, a not greedy person would be preferable. You guys can keep the maids and butlers that work for you, but unlike those three, I won''t ignore any mistreatment. They cannot fight and don''t have many skills to contribute to this world, at least, as of now. However, they are still human beings. They deserve to be respected."

    It would be a good idea to teach those who were weak and coward how to use magic, with the training they could be a decent force. However, Leon didn''t have time to do that for them. Nor he wanted to protect all the weak and helpless persons in the world because that was beyond his abilities. He wanted to do something like Tom to help the world, but he wouldn''t dedicate his life to it. His sister and niece were his main priorities.

    "What will you do if the emperor doesn''t keep his promise?" Another random soldier asked. "He is sending his spies to cause dungeon breaks, after all."

    "I don''t think he is," Leon answered. "I think someone is trying to cause a war between them and us. However, if Makoto doesn''t keep his promises and tries to destroy my homnd, then I will kill him myself."

    "Hey, Leon," Betty whispered. "Don''t call him by his first name; people will think you two are buddies or something. You shouldn''t say that you will kill him either."

    "Why not? I don''t have any more reasons to lie." Leon said. "I will do that to any assholed who tries to mess with me."

    "Geez, you are so bloodthirsty..." Betty frowned.

    "That is not the case; I just don''t have time to deal with those who cause me problems," Leon said. "Anyway, anyone who wants to keep trying to mess with me should take a step forward. The others wait for a while. Eventually, I will send the choppers to pick you guys up."

    In the end, not a single person stepped forward. However, after a while, Tom approached, he didn''t look friendly like before. Even though not even a week had passed since the time they worked together.

    "... Are you really not working for the Japanese?" Tom asked.<sub> </sub>

    "If I were working for them, why would I have brought the Angelic Bow?" Leon asked. "Although I won''t show mercy to those who try to kill me more than one time, my goal is to avoid meaningless deaths."

    "Maybe because you wanted another powerful weapon," Tom said. "Maybe this is just an act to fool all survivors."

    "Who said that I would use the bow?" Leon frowned. "I''m not that proficient with the weapon, so I will give it to someone who is. That person will defeat the demons while I deal with William, Sanchez, and Alisson."

    "Who is that person?" Tom asked.

    "My sister, she lives somewhat nearby the demons'' dungeon," Leon exined. "She is the best archer in her region, and someone who lives there should do the job, not me."

    "I don''t think you should do that," Betty said. " Your skeletons will be essential to avoid deaths."

    "I cannot leave William and the other two alone," Leon said. "They may plot something troublesome if I try to kill the demons. With your help, she, Hector, and Sarah can save many lives."

    "So, you intend to defeat them alone?" Betty asked.

    "Yes, this is my job, after all," Leon said. "I have a feeling that they are more powerful than they look. So, I don''t want to risk anyone''s lives in the battle that I started."

    "Phew¡­ if you are willing to go to that extent, then I guess I have no reason to doubt you." Tom said. "Honestly, when I heard that you were a traitor, I just thought about killing you before you could cause more people to rebel. Our new society is far from perfect, but the uncertainty of a new leader isn''t something that we need. Without those three, we will face a lot of problems, but it will be better than letting them lead us to war against other humans."

    "I wanted for Betty to be the new leader, but she rejected the idea," Leon said. "So, based on the people I know, you are the second-best option. You should try, but I must warn you, I don''t have time for troublemakers. Even if you don''t be the new leader, you should keep an eye on things."

    "You are so full of confidence¡­ you talk as if you already won." Tom frowned. "Let''s just hope that we can solve our problems before the Russians attack us."

    "That is not a problem; I already paid for the rent of the Angelic Bow," Leon said. "If that is not enough, I will try to repay the favor, somehow."

    The talk was over, so Leon and Betty rested on the chopper until it got dark. After that, they moved to New York carrying their prisoners and everyone''s cellphones, just in case.

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    Considering that William, Sanchez, and Alisson gave the order to the members of Betty''s team to use her as a hostage, Leon was worried about Gis, Amanda, and Maya. He didn''t reveal to them that he had found his sister or where she was, but William probably knew about Betty''s hometown. There was a chance that he could have figured out that Amanda and Maya are directed rted to him. There was also a chance that he also discovered that Gis became Leon''s good friend, but it was hard to be sure. Regardless, Leon had to check Gis.

    "No... I cannot do that. They can tell my localizations thanks to the ring, if by chance he didn''t capture Gis, he will notice that she is an important friend in the very moment I visit my apartment."

    The only option was to check Amanda, Maya, Hector, and Sasha. However, that also would reveal that he had important people in Las Vegas. If he fails, they will be in danger. Leon also had to deliver the prisoners to one of the transporters; he couldn''t keep them with him forever.

    "What a pain¡­"

    First of all, Leon picked the items that he had hidden near New York. A big battle was approaching, so it was battle to be careful. When Leon recovered his gear, he suddenly had an idea. He recalled what happened when he ate the mana of the skeletons'' dust, those lost their magical powers and became lifeless sand. What if he could do the same to the cursed rings?

    "It is worth a try."

    Betty frowned when she saw Leon touching the cursed ring, the moment anyone put those, it was impossible to remove it. The ring could be touched, and it wasn''t stuck to the flesh, but it just didn''t move. However, when Leon used Mana-Eater, he noticed the purple light bing dimmer. After several more tries, the ring lost its color, and then Leon managed to take it off.

    "Hehehe, too easy," Leon smirked.

    "How did you do that?" Betty asked, with her eyes widely open.

    "With magic¡­ hard work sure pays off." Leon answered. "Anyway, let me disable your ring, and the prisoners rings."

    "Will you teach me how to use that?" Betty asked.

    "It is not that simple, you can learn, but it will take a while," Leon exined. "The best for you would be to start with the basics."

    Leon taught Betty how to use Earth Maniption while he disabled her ring, on her first try, she seeded, but she only could make a depressed expression. It was easy and straightforward, that she could only feel ashamed by not trying to do that before.

    "This is a joke¡­ this has to be a joke." Betty covered her face with both hands to hide her embarrassment." Please tell me that magic is not that simple."

    "Elemental Maniption magic is rtively simple, but it will take a while before you learn how to use a spell," Leon exined. "I learned my first spell after almost one year on the ind, but Gis learned in only one month."

    "¡­ Why did you teach her?" Betty crossed her arms.

    "Why do you look upset? Could it be that you are still single after all these years?" Leon asked.

    "Don''t change the subject," Betty said.

    "She is learning how to use various types of weapons, but since magic is so convenient, I decided to teach her," Leon exined. "She wants to go to her home, so I decided to give her a hand."

    "I see¡­ Well, if you taught her, then you will have to teach me too." Betty dered as if it was a matter of fact.

    "Well, if you do a good work helping Amanda, perhaps I will," Leon said. "Anyway, wait here. I will check things in New York."<sub> </sub>

    After disabling the cursed rings of the prisoners, Leon flew to New York. Usually, most parts of the city would be dark at night, but every single energy pole that could work was working. Not only that, but several floodlights were also being aimed toward the skies.

    "Those guys sure are cautious¡­"

    Leon could see in the distance several dozen of soldiers moving toward the main building, William probably noticed that Leon disabled the cursed rings and was imagining that Leon would attack. He attacked, but only the floodlights. To make them unable to see where he was going, he destroyed every single one of them.

    Using the same method he used to invade the chapel, Leon invaded his apartment only to find the cepletely empty. There were signs of battles in it, Leon even saw blood¡­ a lot of blood. Several holes in the walls created by Gis''s ice bullets, and there were no signs of the weapons he left her to train.

    "They captured her¡­"

    In any other situation, Leon wouldugh. Those guys were so pathetic and dumb that their only strategy was to use hostages. Leon wanted tough, but he couldn''t¡­ because they threatened his friends. Leon sighed to calm his nerves, the enemy wanted to make him lose his cool, and he couldn''t give them that pleasure. After repairing the holes he created, Leon left the building and left New York. When Betty saw Leon''s angry face, she hesitated in asking that, but she did it anyway.

    "Did they capture her?" Betty asked.

    "Yes," Leon answered.

    "What are you going to do?" Betty asked.

    "I''m wondering if I really should give Makoto the pleasure to kill them," Leon said. "Maybe I should do it myself."

    Betty felt shivers when she heard Leon''s monotone voice. Until that moment, she only saw him slightly troubled by the situations. But after seeing one of his friends being taken as a hostage again. He got mad, really mad.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

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    After four years, Leon finally learned what the skill Rage could do; essentially, it raised his strength, speed, endurance, and health at the cost of his mana, intelligence, mentality, and dexterity. The higher the level, the more his physical attributes increased, and the more his magic attributes decreased. For someone like him, who used magic to do anything, it wasn''t very efficient. However, during the whole trip to Las Vegas, the skill leveled to the level seventeen, and now Leon was considering that using that and let loose once in a while wouldn''t be so bad.

    Two dayster, Leon and Beth finally reached Las Vegas. However, only Leon went to Amanda''s home since the moment the chopper stopped working; it would be visible. Leon arrived in the middle of the night, but surprisingly, Amanda and Hector were awake and working. It looked like they were revising some sort of n.

    "Leon? Thank God you are finally back!" Amanda ran and hugged Leon.

    "Hey, long time no see." Leon''s anger instantly disappeared. "I bought you a present."

    "¡­ Where did you get such a bow?!" Amanda asked, her eyes were wide open after seeing the stats of the bow.

    "I borrowed from the Vatican City," Leon said. "Come to think of it; it is not a present since I have to return it¡­"

    Hector and Amanda looked at Leon while frowning; it looked he did something unbelievable and was treating it like a joke.

    "Sorry, there is no time to exin," Leon said. "You will use that to defeat the demons."

    "Is that the relic I heard about?" Hector asked. "It is exactly what we need since we are preparing the city against the invasion of the demons, but¡­"

    "So, they are alreadying to this ce¡­" Leon said.

    "Yeah, Houston has fallen," Hector exined. "The regr citizens managed to escape a few of them came to Las Vegas, but 80% of the soldiers there perished."

    "Is that so¡­ even though we hurried¡­" Leon sighed. "Well, with this bow, you guys should be able to repel them for a while. I intend to help eventually, but I need to solve some things."

    "Did you already solved that problem?" Amanda asked.

    "Not yet, only half of it," Leon answered. "I know that you guys are busy, but you need toe with me. By the way, did you guys receive some message or visitor from New York?"

    "No, why would we receive them?" Hector asked.

    "Well, I guess I will exin along the way," Leon said. "I also brought someone who will help you guys in my ce for the time being. Let''s see her, but first.. is there someone here who can look after Maya?"

    "Don''t worry; Sasha is sleeping in her room," Amanda said.

    Leon nodded and then took Hector and Amanda to where Betty was, they didn''t like the feeling of flying using a thinyer of earth, but soon they got used to it. While they moved to where the chopper was hidden, Leon gave a brief summary of his actions in the past two months. Hector couldn''t help but let out a big sigh when he heard everything; his brother-inw did some crazy things and didn''t even consider asking him for help. Hector massaged his forehead while he was trying to assimte the whole situation.<sub> </sub>

    "Betty? That Betty? You found your girlfriend in New York?" Amanda asked.

    "Ex-girlfriend, she dumped after we graduated in high-school," Leon said. "Anyway, it doesn''t matter, she can be trusted, and she is one of the most powerful soldiers in New York."

    After a while, they finally reached the ce where Betty was, while Leon was busy moving the prisoners, Betty greeted and Amanda.

    "Woah, to think Amanda could be this big and feminine, maternity truly changes people¡­" Betty smiled. "I heard that you are a mother now, but I didn''t hear Hector was the father¡­ what a lucky scumbag."

    "Hey¡­" Hector protested.

    "Hahaha, you didn''t change much, Betty." Amandaughed. "You look the same as I remember."

    "Please don''t say that, it makes me feel depressed." Betty lowered her head and forced a smile. "By the way, Leon. Why did you bring them?"

    "To carry their weapons and armor," Leon said. "I''m going to deliver the prisoners, and since Makoto won''t ask for the items, the people of Las Vegas will make good use of it."

    "¡­ This spear is better than mine." Hector frowned.

    "Those probably are the best weapons of the Allied Forces," Betty said. "I can''t say for sure since I didn''t see William, Sanchez, and Alisson fighting in a long time. Considering that they didn''t even try to buy or take Leon''s spear, they probably had some crazy weapons."

    Amanda and Hector frowned when they saw what Leon did to the prisoners; they couldn''t move anything aside from their heads, and their eyes were essentially dead¡­ they had already epted their fates.

    "Anyway, I''m going to San Diego, and I will probably return in two days, but I won''t stay for long," Leon dered. "So, if you need help with something, then think while you can because I will return to New York soon."

    "Are you nning to rescue your friend alone?" Hector asked.

    "That is the idea; I can''t move that many people using earth magic," Leon said. "Besides, you will need all the help you can get to protect the city. Anyway, don''t let anyone see Betty and the bow before the battle."

    Amanda and Hector nodded, after that, he created an earth box in the shape of a massive rock to hide the chopper. Maybe they wouldn''t need the helicopter, but Leon decided not to make the box all that sturdy.

    After that, using earth, he transported everyone to Amanda''s house. Then, Leon went to San Diego, transporting his prisoners.

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    Strangely enough, Leon didn''t find many enemies while he flew to San Diego. Thanks to that, he arrived there in half a day. He didn''t see many monsters in the city either, so he got worried. Something bad was about to happen¡­

    Leon arrived at the ce where the transporter left him at noon, so he started to wonder what he would do until night. Fortunately, Leon saw the water moving and a megalodon slowly approaching. When the creature opened its mouth, Leon saw the man brought him to San Diego.

    "What is it?" The transporter asked.

    "Should you appear in the middle of the day?" Leon asked

    "There is no one nearby," The transporter exined. "Since you caused a ruckus in New York, anyone who wanted to find us left their posts and retreated to help to protect Las Vegas.."

    "I see¡­ so you guys already know." Leon nodded. "Well, here is a present for His Majesty. Those guys participated in the death of the prince. There is another three who were directly involved; soon, I will bring them."

    "I see¡­"The transported looked at the prisoners as if they were trash, and he was ready to step on them. "But three¡­ I thought there are four more people involved¡­"

    "Thest one is my friend, and she wasn''t directly involved in the death of the prince¡­" Leon frowned when he discovered he was being watched. "I will ask His Majesty to pardon her, don''t worry, I will eventually bring her to Tokyo."

    "We appreciate your sincerity." The transporter bowed and brought the prisoners to the mouth of the megalodon.

    "By the way, do you know why there are so few monsters around?" Leon asked.

    "You can thank demons for that, they have the power to hypnotize monsters and humans, so they are increasing their numbers by controlling monsters." The transporter exined.

    "Illusion powers¡­ that is a pain." Leon sighed. "Anyway, I can''t thank them since they are nning to destroy the city where my family is. Can I ask you guys for assistance to protect Las Vegas?"

    "Yes, His Majesty said to offer support if you ask for it." The transporter said. "Although it took a lot more time than we predicted¡­ since the scouts are no longer here and the people of Las Vegas are strengthening the defenses, we can move freely and offer support without being seeing. It looks like the horde of demons will reach Las Vegas sometime tomorrow¡­ so I can only contact fifty spies who have enough power to make a difference against such massive numbers."

    "Please do, you have my thanks, and someday I will repay the favor," Leon said.

    The transporter nodded and then left with the megalodon, then Leon suddenly recalled that she had to know who was causing dungeons breaks. There was a chance that the Japanese spies could know who was causing that¡­ Regardless, Leon didn''t have time to deal with that.

    "Fifty spies who can fight¡­ Makoto sure has a lot of useful subordinates."

    Leon didn''t have time to waste, so he returned to Las Vegas as fast as he could. Without the extra luggage, Leon managed to fly two times faster and was back to Amanda''s house at 07:00 PM. Unfortunately, Maya was already sleeping, so Leon said goodbye without hearing her cute voice.

    "You look tired; you should rest for a while," Amanda said.

    "I can''t I have to solve this situation as fast as possible¡­" Leon shook his head. "The Japanese spies will offer a hand, but they can''t exactly show themselves, so don''t expect any sh attacks. You should use this, create an army of skeletons'' knights, and make them hold the demons back while you shoot. Skeleton archers and wizards will suck your mana, so you shouldn''t use them."<sub> </sub>

    "Are you sure?" Amanda showed a worried expression. "We have a small army here, but you are the one who is nning to face an army alone. I think you need this scythe more than anyone else."

    "I won''t have time to create an army, and I don''t intend to face all of them," Leon exined. "Anyway, just make sure to survive, got it? I will return as soon as I can."

    "Yes, be careful," Amanda said. "Soon, we will have Maya''s second birthday, and I want you here."

    Leon smiled and patted his sister''s head; then he looked at Hector, his eyes told him, ''if something happens to her, I will kill you.'' Hector could only shrug while receiving such a threat.

    "I''m counting on you, Betty," Leon said.

    "Leave it to me." Betty nodded.

    "Why I always get the cold shoulder?" Hector asked.

    "You married his sister when she was sixteen¡­" Betty frowned. "You are lucky that Leon didn''t kill you¡­ yet."

    Hector sighed, his best friend was too cold¡­ Regardless, once again, Leon left Amanda''s house at his top speed. He didn''t want to leave his sister and niece alone while the city fights against a horde of demons and monsters, but William, Sanchez, and Alisson were equally as dangerous. Their greed could cause a war; they already proved that they would do anything to reach their goals so they can''t be left alone for long. Otherwise, they will eventually cause a discord that Leon won''t be able to solve.

    Despite all those reasons, none of them made Leon eager to fight them. What made them eager to kick her ass was the fact they used Betty and are using Gis as a hostage. That was something he couldn''t forgive¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    Leon flew for one day and one night without resting and ignoring all the monsters he saw along the way. He was finally back in New York, but his head was in Las Vegas. The demons probably were already attacking, and his little sister was fighting them...

    "Focus, focus... one problem at a time."

    While Leon was away, it didn''t look like things changed all that much in New York. Several teams were patrolling the borders, and the survivors of the city were using new floodlights to illuminate the skies. At that point in time, it was safe to conclude that Willia, Sanchez, and Alisson decided to stay in the main building.

    "This will end tonight... five days have passed since they discovered my goals, I can''t give them any more time to do as they please or plot anything."

    Leon didn''t know if the main building had any secret passages or underground shelters. The only way to confirm that was to check thest floor; if William and the other two weren''t there, then they would be hidden under the main building. Leon couldn''t believe they would run while leaving their troops behind. Besides, not a single survivor would treat them as leaders ever again if they ran away from a single person.

    Since they didn''t learn the lesson, Leon controlled an earth arrow, and once again, he destroyed all the floodlights. After that, he flew toward the main building and opened a hole in the wall of the meeting room, and as expected, they were there, since it was thergest room of the floor.

    Leon saw dozens of archers and mages, William, Sanchez, Alisson, and two blond women on the floor. One of them was Sarah, who passed out after being hit in the face. Leon could see several punch marks in her face... it looked like since she received quite the beating in thest few days. The other blond woman was Gis; she was a mess; her clothes and body had suffered damage from fire, ice, and sharp objects. Her face was facing the floor, so Leon couldn''t see the damage she suffered, but he saw a pool of blood where her head was.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Fire!" William shouted.

    Dozen of magic projectiles flew toward Leon, in a single moment, several explosions happened in midair where Leon was. A curtain of smoke formed, but the attackers didn''t stop. Every impact caused the noisy equivalent of a grenade when they hit the target. They kept attacking until their faces became white, and they ran out of mana. Eventually, the curtain of smoke disappeared, and in front of the Leon, they saw a steel wall.

    Suddenly, above the steel wall, a fireball appeared. Little by little, a fireball grew until it became of the size of a car. Without even touching the mes, the steel wall began to melt until Leon lost control over it, and the melted steel fell. When the steel wall disappeared, the soldier saw Leon unscathed, even though he was close to the fireball, he looked pretty much fine; he wasn''t even sweating. But rather than that, the soldiers saw his cold, piercing eyes; he looked at every single one of them like ants that were about to be crushed.

    "This will be yourst chance... leave this ce now, or I will kill every one of you and all the people who are rted to you guys. I won''t repeat it..." Leon said.

    Before Leon could even finish, half of the attackers had already left the meeting room. It didn''t take long before the ce was almost empty. The only ones there were three directors, Sarah, Gis, and Leon. Despite the fact that they lost their minions, William, Sanchez, and Alisson didn''t look that bothered. Soon, Leon understood why it was due to their weapons. Those weapons seemed to be of the same level as the Angelic bow. William had a pair of green gloves that emitted an energetic light. Sanchez had a golden shield. Meanwhile, Alisson had two rings, a silver and a ck one.

    Ignoring what those could do, Leon made his fireball move, but he stopped when William raised Gis''s body as if he would use her as a shield. Then Leon saw it... Gis''s fave covered in blood, and she had lost her remaining eye. William smirked when he saw Leon''s surprised face.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Why are you smiling?" Leon asked. "It looks like you are confident in your victory. I can''t imagine why you guys are so confident considering that you stayed in this building for thest five days instead of looking for me."

    "We are confident in our victory," William said. "We just stayed here to mess with you... we just wanted to see the face you made a few seconds ago."

    Leon sighed at that point in time; there was no need to hold back. He decided to put all his mana into that fireball and destroy the entire building and anyone in it. However, he stopped when he saw Gis''s body slightly trembling.

    "...Mas... ter..." Gis murmured.

    "I''m sorry, Gis..." Leon bit his lips. "My choices made you suffer..."

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon had been too naive... at the moment he saw William, Sanchez, and Alisson for the first time, he should have beat the crap out of them. He didn''t that; it was his first mistake. His second mistake was to trust in Betty''s ''friends''... in the end, he couldn''t get angry for his enemies using the opportunities he gave them. He could only get angry at his own stupid choices...

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    While Leon was busy ming himself for Gis''s misfortune, William threw her away and jumped to attack Leon. At the same time, Leon felt his body moving toward him. That caught him by surprise, but using earth magic, he counter-attacked whatever was making his body move.

    Leon put the fireball in front of himself, and the mes engulfed William. However, much to Leon''s surprise, William crossed the mes almost unscathed and tried to grab Leon''s neck... only to get hit by a massive block of earth that sent him flying to the streets of New York.

    "... How can he endure the mes that can melt steel?"

    Little by little, Leon''s body started to feel heavy. Then he noticed, that was Alisson''s works, she was pointing her ck ring toward him. With his magic, once again, he endured those weird effects, but William returned. Leon didn''t know how, but William managed to jump forty meters upward. The bastard tried to hit Leon, but he used the block of earth to stop him again. He avoided the direct hit, but not because Leon stopped William, but because William suddenly slowed down and changed the direction in midair... as if he was flying.

    "What the... Ah... It is Alisson''s work."

    Leon immediately understood what those rings could do; one could emte telekinesis, while the other could emte gravity. Now that Leon cooled down his head, he noticed that the few wounds that William received from the fireball were long gone... the gloves had the power to heal him pretty fast, and he himself had some sort of skill that decreased magic damage.

    "I see... William is the main attacker, Alisson gives him support with telekinesis and gravity. Meanwhile, Sanchez protects Alisson since she could help William and stop the enemies at the same time... a very interesting formation."

    The chances of that shield having the power to endure Leon''s magic attacks were rather high, so he wouldn''t be able to overpower them. However, that much was fine since defeating them using brute strength alone could make him end up killing them. Makoto would be the one who would have the pleasure to do it.

    Leon''s fireball was useless, so he shot it toward the middle of the main building. Thanks to that, the building started to copse, so Sanchez and Alisson jumped from the building toward the streets while William covered for them. They thought Leon wanted to distract them, but he used that opportunity to recover Sarah and Gis. Using two earth tforms, he made them fly upward several meters where they wouldn''t be attacked.

    Leon could only control six objects at the same time, that also meant that he could only create six objects at the same time. Using two tforms to protect Sarah and Gis, he could only attack with three projectiles since he was using one to fly. So, Leon decided to make good use of them. In no time, he created three steel spears and decided to attack their weak link... Alisson.<sub> </sub>

    William was strong and resilient, but without the help of Alisson''s skills, he was just a mad bull. So, Leon decided to get rid of her first. After creating three spears, William jumped to attack him once again. Leon fired the three spears, one toward William and the other two toward Alisson.

    She made Leon''s body get heavier again, and at the same time, she slowed down Leon''s spears, giving Sanchez enough time to block both. Meanwhile, William tried to punch the spear who flew toward himself to the distance, but he failed. The weight and the momentum of spear stopped him even from reaching Leon... that being said, he slowly was being pushed down due to Alisson''s gravity powers.

    "Let''s see what you can do against this."

    Leon made two spears attack Sanchez and Alisson from the front and the back, William was stillnding after his leap, so he could only observe. However, since William wasn''t attacking, Alisson didn''t feel the need to keep using gravity magic on Leon. So, he used both of her powers to slow down one spear and make the other fall with a thud. That surprised Leon; it looked like her powers suddenly got more efficient...

    "... I see, the closer an object is to her, the more she can affect them with gravity and telekinesis."

    Leon tried to use his third spear to attack her, but William was back and blocked the projectile. Leon clicked his tongue, conserving his mana wasn''t an option. He had to keep Sarah and Gis away from the battlefield, but they would die if he dies anyway. So, Leon had to be more assertive.

    When William jumped to attack Leon one more time, he let him get as close as he could before he tried to intercept him. Instead of blocking his attack, Leon made his spear spin and attacked him by behind when William almost punched him. Leon''s spinning spear could cut the dragon''s flesh, yet only caused a minor would on William''s back. That was troublesome, but it didn''t matter, because William failed in causing damage since Leon flew to the side. Alisson was too busy keeping Leon''s spears in check to help William, so Leon had a few seconds before he could be attacked again.

    Leon fired an Ice Pir, and the thunderous sound of the impact caused by Sanchez shield when it blocked the attack made that part of the city tremble. Little by little, the Ice Pir got absorbed by the shield, and now Leon knew what that thing could do. However, that was just a diversion, Leon shot several Ice Arrows toward Alisson''s head since the Ice Pir blocked their field of vision. The attacksnded and pierced her skin, but not as much as Leon had nned. For some reason, Sanchez also received some wounds on his face... that was their n B in case something unexpected like that happens.

    "How troublesome..."

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    The same tactic wouldn''t work twice, so Leon started to work on his next n.

    "They probably don''t know how I defeated Betty''s underlings, so I guess a surprised attack to damage their spine is the best option. The problem is, I can''t aim perfectly from afar. If I fail, it won''t work again. Not only that, but Alisson''s powers also be more powerful the closer I get to her..."

    Although they were quite confident of their victory, William, Sanchez, and Alisson didn''t mess around with their tactics and formation. They were confident, but they didn''t drop their guards, and by the look of things, they had a lot of experience fighting together against human targets, and Leon''s expertise wascking in that aspect.

    "Regardless... the fact that they work so well together also means that they needed each other to be a threat. If Sanchez is willing to go to the point to receive half of the damage Alisson receives, they are probably nothing alone."

    Causing damage until they copse would be too troublesome, Leon could always find a way to cut Sanchez and Alisson''s oxygen by imprisoning them in a prison of fire or ice since they didn''t look like they have the power to destroy one. However, that would cost a lot of mana, and that probably wouldn''t work on William.

    Before Leon could decide his next n of action, William tried to attack again. However, this time he made sure to use the walls of the buildings nearby in order to attack Leon more times. That being said, his attacks were still obvious, so Leon only had to move a little to escape from them. The buildings trembled, and little by little got damaged every time William used them to move horizontally in midair.

    "What''s the matter? Are you already out of options?" William asked when he stopped on the terrace of a certain building.

    It looked like William wanted to taunt Leon; he could only frown at that. Despite having to deal with so many problems caused by a single person, he still tried to look as if he was enjoying himself. Leon didn''t let the blood rush to his head, but couldn''t let that bastard do what he wanted. So, Leon decided to make him taste a bit of his own poison.

    Leon threw away his spears for a moment and looked at Sanchez and Alisson; after that, he created two magma arrows and prepared to shot. However, William got in the way. But Leon was hoping for that; he even let William grab his neck with both hands. Leon shot the magma arrows toward his eyes and then activated Mana Reinforcement in his body and let the Rage control his body for a while. The power of William''s grip decreased, and Leon grabbed his sword when William started to scream.

    "Let me make you taste the same pain you made Gis feel," Leon said and tried to chop off William''s arms.

    Leon''s strength nearly doubled thanks to Mana Reinforcement and Rage, but it hadn''t been enough to cut William''s arms off. However, he managed to damage the muscles and see his wounds healing at a fearsome pace. It was the power of the gloves.

    Alisson tried to make Leon get away from William, but without controlling the extra spears, he had plenty of leisure to counter-attack her magic. Since she probably couldn''t affect something she couldn''t see, Leon kicked William until he hit the main building and entered one of the test rooms. Without wasting time, Leon followed him. William finally managed to get rid of the magma that corroded his eyes. However, the damage was already done. William was blind.<sub> </sub>

    "So, how do you feel?" Leon asked.

    "You bastard! I will kill you!" William shouted. "But before that, I will torment that bitch slowly in front of your eyes until she begs for her death and then¡­"

    William talked so much that Leon had time to shot a magma ball toward his mouth and make him eat it. In the end, even those three underestimated him thinking that he couldn''t take a few hits or could only attack using magic. Leon deactivated Mana Reinforcement and calmed down to stop Rage. In just a few seconds, he used enough mana to cast a magma spear, but it was the only way to be physically strong enough to damage someone like William.

    Although the bastard had eaten a magma ball, he wasn''t dying. The gloves were healing his wounds, and with the sole exception of his eyes, his face was back to normal. Since William''s elemental resistance was also powerful, eventually, the magma ball stopped causing him pain, and he stopped from contorting in pain on the floor.

    "I guess your interior isn''t as strong as your exterior¡­" Leon smirked.

    Just by listening to Leon''s tone, William noticed what he intended to do. So, he covered his mouth like a scared child.

    "You don''t need to cover your mouth," Leonughed. "It is not like I need to use the holes of your body; I can create as many holes in your body as I want."

    William froze when he heard that, even in such a state, he was smart enough to understand that his only option was to run away and regroup. He raised his fists to break the floor, but Leon covered his whole body on earth to stop his movements. That being said, William was strong, so Leon had to cover his entire body with earth and then transformed the earth into steel. William lost the ability to move; the only thing he could do was to breathe because Leon didn''t cover his nose.

    Using telekinesis, Sanchez and Alisson flew and reached the test room where Leon and William were. Soon, they flew to escape at a fearsome speed when they saw William utterly defeated.

    "I guess they hesitated in approaching... they could have saved you, but they didn''t because they are cowards, just like you," Leon said to William.

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    When Leon left the building, he noticed a few soldiers that were about to enter. He shot the Ice Pir at the entrance to warn them, if they try to get in his way, they will suffer. Leon couldn''t control the tforms where Sarah and Gis were from a big distance, so he decided to leave them on the top of a random building. While he was doing that, Sanchez and Alisson disappeared in the darkness of the night. However, he knew what they were nning just by looking at the direction they went. They wanted to use a chopper to escape.

    Using earth magic and wind magic to increase his speed, Leon flew to the choppers'' hangar. He couldn''t let them reach those choppers by any means; even himself wouldn''t be able to find them once they be invisible. Thanks to thebination of skills, Leon moved much faster than usual. It wasn''t a speed he was used to moving, so he faced burned a little due to the friction against the air. However, he managed to reach the hangar in ten seconds and see Sanchez and Alisson destroying the entrance of the hangar.

    "Tch... I can''t let them go, but I can''t destroy the choppers either."

    Leon didn''t have much mana left, soon he would recovery one-third of it, but he still couldn''t use all his power because those choppers will be used to bring back the soldiers who were left on that ind.

    Leon grabbed his sword with his right hand and pointed his left hand toward Sanchez and Alisson. He could see them, but he still couldn''t use magic because if they dodge the attack, Leon will damage more than a few choppers.

    "It can''t be helped..."

    Leon charged forward and increased his rted physical status using Mana Reinforcement and Rage. Despite that, Alisson still managed to slow him down with gravity and telekinesis. Sanchez tried to smash him with the golden shield, but Leon blocked the attack with his sword. He kicked the shield with all his might, but Sanchez barely moved. He wouldn''t be able to defeat them so close to Alisson, where her powers were so effective.

    Leon deactivated Mana Reinforcement and calmed down his nerves. Thanks to it, his body got pushed down to the ground due to Alisson''s skills. Sanchez decided to join the fray, but he stopped when earth started to cover his body. He tried to get rid of it, and even Alisson tried to help, but in the end, they failed because even Alisson''s body got covered by earth. As much as Leon wanted to turn the earth into a steal, he couldn''t. He used all his remaining mana to chase and to stop them. So, he stayed like that on the floor, barely conscious until he recovered one-third of his mana. Instead of getting up, Leon just sat down and sighed.

    "Hah... you guys sure made a mess of things," Leon said. "Still... where in the hell you guys found such useful equipment?"

    Although Leon wanted an answer, he wouldn''t get because he covered their mouths too. Regardless, before covering their bodies with steel, Leon took their items.

    Shield of Dawn

    It decreases the damage of physical and magic attacks by 50%. Endurance +80, Mentality +80

    Ring of Telekinesis

    It grants the user the skill Telekinesis Lv 50, Intelligence +100, Mana +300

    Cost: 05 mana per second

    Ring of Gravity

    It grants the user the skill Gravity Lv 50, Intelligence +100, Mana +300<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 05 mana per second

    "What the hell... where did you get those?" Leon frowned. "Those are way too powerful..."

    Angelic Bow and the Grim Reaper Scyther couldn''t evenpare to those. Regardless, even though Leon wanted to interrogate them, he didn''t have time. Although Leon was exhausted, he had to return to Las Vegas.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sleep Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon wondered when that would happen, but he finally learned that skill¡­ he just had to stay awake for five days straight... Leon returned to the main building, and there he grabbed William and his gloves.

    Gloves of Regeneration

    It grants the user the skill Regeneration Lv 50. Endurance +80, Mentality +80

    Leon almostughed when he saw that information; it was crazy. No wonder William was a sturdy son of a bitch, those items were stupidly powerful. Leon''s worries increased, but when he saw a group of survivors in front of the main building, he calmed down. He went to the top of the main building, and there he used his gloves to heal Sarah and Gis. In just a few minutes, they were almostpletely healed, but the mental trauma¡­

    "I''m sorry, Master¡­ I''m sorry for¡­" Gis sniffed and almost cried, but she lost even that ability.

    "Don''t say that¡­ it''s my fault." Leon said. "Don''t worry; everything will be just fine. You should rest for a while, I have some things to solve in Las Vegas, but I will return soon."

    While Leon was talking with Gis, Sarah was looking at him with dubious eyes. It looked like she tried to protect Gis because she was tired of seeing her suffer, not because she believed in Leon.

    "So, you also think that I''m a spy." Leon frowned. " Unfortunately, I don''t have the skills nor the patience to be one. Anyway, you will solve things while I''m away, send the choppers to that ind to rescue the guys who tried to ambush me."

    "You didn''t kill them?" Sarah asked, surprised.

    "No¡­ I gave them one to chance to get out my way after I defeated them, and they obeyed." Leon exined. "Anyway, look after Gis while I''m away, if you can, you should send some survivors to help Las Vegas. Although I don''t think they will arrive on time¡­ the demons are attacking the city as we speak. So, I will go back."

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    "What? They already reached Las Vegas?" Sarah asked. "Where''s your scythe? Did you get the bow?"

    "My sister is using them; Betty is also there to offer support," Leon answered. " But a single person can only do so much. Anyway, let''s go to the entrance of the building. I have to give some warnings before I leave."

    Sarah nodded, and they headed to the entrance of the building. After showing what Leon did with the three most powerful survivors of that city, a lot of people trembled like leaves when he said he would do the same to anyone who tries to cause problems in the future. He also exined that the survivors and the soldiers would choose the new leader or leaders, but they had to wait for the guys on the ind. After that, Leon carried Gis to his apartment and let her sleep there. It was better to sleep in a ce she was used to, after all. In any case, without wasting time, he returned to Las Vegas.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Since Leon had a lot of luggage, he only arrived in the middle of the afternoon of the next day. Even from afar, he could see that things weren''t looking good, several ces in the city were burning, and Leon finally saw them¡­ the demons. Leon thought that they were called demons due to their crazy behavior, but no. They did look like demons; some of them had humanoid forms, horns, and dark wings. While the others had many shapes and sizes, birds, wolves, ck smiles¡­ However, the ones who had humanoid forms were the most dangerous and vicious. They were crazy enough to fly toward a group of survivors while being hit by magic projectiles only to pick a single survivor and slowly split them in half.

    "Monstrous bastards¡­ I will make you taste a little of your own poison."<sub> </sub>

    Although Leon wanted, he refrained from doing so. Those monsters were destroying his sister''s city, but he didn''t have time to waste with them. Leon had to eliminate them as fast as possible.

    "Let''s see¡­ destroy their brains and hearts."

    Leon had no idea where his sister was, but the first ce he was to check was her house. So, he killed those demons who could fly using his Earth Arrows. Some of them were fast enough to dodge Leon''s attacks, but not fast enough to keep avoiding forever and reach him. In no time, Leon made dead demons rain over the city while he flew toward Amanda''s home.

    When he reached his destination, he saw her garden on fire. The house was mostly intact, but Leon saw several dark slimes inside of it. Those couldn''t use magic, but they could spit acid that could melt stone walls instantly. Despite that, they froze and broke into pieces when Leon used Ice Arrows.

    Suddenly, Leon heard Maya''s cry. He hurried to her room, only to find Sasha protecting her against several dark slimes. Her skin had burn marks in several ces, but she was still fighting vigorously using two short swords. Leon killed them using several Ice Arrows, and Sasha sighed in relief when she saw an ally.

    "Le-Leon!" Sasha said."

    "Use this; it should protect your arms and heal your wounds." Leon passed the gloves to Sasha.

    While Sasha''s mouth was wide open looking at the information of those gloves, Leon hugged Maya and patted her head to calm her down. It looked like, despite the ns, things didn''t work well. Leon didn''t see a single soldier nearby Amanda''s house.

    "Where is my sister?" Leon asked.

    "She is probably fighting near the central za," Sasha exined. "Most of the demons and monsters came from the south, so our forces fought there. However, this morning, they also came from all sides. Amanda and Hector probably decided to retreat slowly in order to keep the formation."

    "Got it, I will keep an eye on things around for a while and then offer them some support," Leon said. " By the way, keep an eye those three and don''t let anyone or anything touch them."

    Leon didn''t want to let the steel balls, which were William, Sanchez, and Alisson, in Maya''s room, but it couldn''t be helped. He couldn''t fight while keeping them around, and he also couldn''t let them in an unguarded ce.

    Sasha frowned when she saw that three human beings were there, but soon she nodded. If those dark slimes could melt walls, the only thing Leon could do was to eliminate all of them before he joins Amanda¡­ and so he did. He couldn''t defeat all monsters, but he could attract them, and then the pile of corpses would lead them out of that part of the city. Leon created a huge fireball to reveal his position, so it didn''t take long before the monsters and demons flew toward him like moths to a me. Since they were stupid enough to attack Leon head-on, he burned them to a crisp and used the Ice Arrows to kill the dark slimes.

    There were a few demons here and there, but their numbers were small, and Leon couldn''t see othersing in the distance. He had done enough in that part of the city, so Leon flew toward the central za where a massive battle of humans against demons was happening.

    "Come on, Leon¡­ you can do it. After this, you can take a break for the rest of your life."

    Leon said to himself in order to make himself feel a little less tired.

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    Leon never had any military training; the only thing he knew about the war was what he saw in movies. However, when he reached the central za, the only way he could describe what he was seeing was using the word war. A horde of never-ending monsters was wiping out the few survivors that were still alive. Leon saw several arrows of light flying and making demons disintegrate, but soon the arrows stopped. Amanda was an archer who uses mana, but she didn''t have enough mana to stop so many demons.

    To make things a bit more efficient, Leon created his steel spears. Without running out of mana, he could only control six, but it was better than nothing. He killed the monsters and demons which were trying to surround the survivors in the central za and opened a path for him to reach them. Carrying the golden shield was a pain, so he had to lend that to someone.

    Thanks to the fact that Leon''s spears were spinning, a rain of blood started to fell, making the survivors frown. Seeing a human covered in blood approaching them made the survivors feel indescribable despair, they had to kill another of their friends¡­ However, three of those survivors sighed in relief when they recognized that figure killing demons and monsters alike as if he was a tank. Those three were Amanda, Hector, and Betty.

    "Leon!" Amanda smiled.

    "More killing, less talking¡­ why I''m saying this to my little sister?" Leon frowned. "Here use this. It is a loan, so don''t damage it."

    Leon passed the golden shield to Hector. Although he liked to fight using his spear alone, he was only using that to protect Amanda. With a shield, he would be able to do that more efficiently and protect many more people.

    "Where in the hell¡­" Hector frowned.

    "We will talkter," Leon said.

    Leon used his spear to kill three demons that approached him. The horde of monsters was stilling from the south, and Leon couldn''t see the end of that battle. Maybe it was a better idea to use Hail and decrease the pressure for the survivors, but Leon had another idea. Instead of slowing them down, Leon decided to stop them using the ring of gravity. When he put the ring and decided to use it, half of the demons and monsters around fell to the ground and had their bodies almost crushed thanks to the pressure. However, Leon lost one-third of his mana.

    "Ugh¡­ it is hard to control." Leon said.

    The survivors around him frowned when they saw that, he did something unbelievable. However, they didn''t lose time thinking about; they used that chance to decimate the monsters.

    "Leon, can you do that again?" Hector asked.

    "Only two more times," Leon answered.

    "Then use it to open a path for us to retreat," Hector said. "We created a stock of mana potions to use in case something like this happened, but the team who was supposed to transport stoppeding."

    "They probably got wiped out; some monsters invaded the city for the other directions," Leon said.

    "What? Then our home¡­ Maya is¡­" Amanda became pale.

    "Rx, their numbers weren''t big, and Sasha protected Maya," Leon exined. "She suffered some injuries, but I gave her something that will help her. Besides, I also killed most of the monsters nearby the house."

    Amanda and Hector sighed in relief, and the Leon prepared to knock down all the monsters blocking the path to retreat, when the creatures fell, all the survivors ran toward the warehouse where they stored the potions. Fortunately, the building was nearby, and it hadn''t been destroyed. The door was locked, but Leon destroyed it and then saw thousands of potions, he took a shower of mana potions and then in no time his mana was full again.

    "I guess I will focus on stopping the monsters," Leon said.

    "Yeah, keep an eye on things," Hector said. "We already lost too many people."

    It wasn''t the best ce to stay, but they decided to fight around the warehouse, that being said, every time a monster approached, Leon made the beast fall, and a survivor killed it. Now that Amanda also had ess to a crazy supply of mana potions, the number of demons she killed increased exponentially.

    Things got incredibly easy after that, without worrying about mana, Leon managed to stop the demons and monsters before they could even scratch the survivors. It took a long while, but in the end, the beasts stoppeding. After using 80% of the supply of mana potions, the battle ended on the morning of the next day. They saved the city; despite that, the survivors didn''t feel like celebrating; only fifty of them were left, and they lost 150 soldiers, and they didn''t try to count the dead among the civilians.<sub> </sub>

    Leon fell on his butt; he was exhausted. So, exhausted that the moment the tension left his body, he fell asleep. It didn''t matter that he was surrounded by corpses; he felt sofortable like never before because he finallypleted his mission.

    Health: 75 +

    Mana: 1782 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 66 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 42 +

    ? Intelligence: 281 +

    Endurance: 84 +

    Control: 117 +

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 600 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 625471

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Maniption Lv 61, Water Maniption Lv 36, Wind Maniption Lv 33, Fire Maniption Lv 35, Earth Transformation Lv 38, Water Transformation Lv 28, Wind Transformation Lv 33, Fire Transformation Lv 32, Earth Creation Lv 41, Water Creation Lv 36, Wind Creation Lv 30, Fire Creation Lv 35,

    Mana Reinforcement Lv 33, Ice Arrow Lv 13, Telekinesis Lv 50, Gravity Lv 50.

    Passive Skills: Rage Lv 25, Sleep Resistance Lv 11,

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    Leon slept for three days straight, so when he woke up, he was starving. Luckily, it was time for breakfast, and he could smell Amanda''s home cooking. In the kitchen, Leon saw Amanda and Maya eating.

    "Morning," Leon said.

    "The hero is finally awake," Amanda smiled. "You slept like a rock the past few days that we could hear your snore from all over the house."

    "I don''t snore... probably," Leon patted Maya''s head. "Where is everybody?"

    "They are cleaning the city," Amanda answered. "The number of demons and monsters is too high; if we leave them alone, the smell will cause diseases."

    "Do we have enough hands for that?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, fifty soldiers from New York came to help us," Amanda said. "You asked for their help, right? Anyway, we have another problem."

    "What problem?" Leon frowned.

    "Some survivors are questioning why you didn''t help us earlier," Amanda exined. "The power of those two rings is unbelievable, so they thought they could avoid a lot of deaths if you had stayed with us. Some people recognized from the first time you came and then know that you are my brother."

    "That equipment I got from William, Sanchez, and Alisson," Leon said. " If I had those before I would have let them in your hands."

    "I know that, and that is why I exined that you left the Angelic Bow and the Grim Reaper Scythe when they heard that they calmed down a little since thanks to those we managed to buy a lot of time. Although I said that we have a problem, this situation should solve itself. The survivors are only upset because everyone lost some friends."

    "I see¡­ how many civilians died?" Leon asked.

    "Only seven, the fact that you are also the reason that most people here can use earth maniption is helping to calm down the nerves," Amanda exined. "Thanks to that kind of magic, people managed to create underground shelters under their homes. That is why we avoided a catastrophe."

    "That''s good, but that makes me wonder why you two didn''t create one under your home," Leon said. "Sasha had a hard time against the dark slimes."

    "We should have done that, but in thest months, we didn''t have time," Amanda said. "Anyway, brother¡­ can I ask why did you let the directors in that situation? We can''t feed them, and we barely managed to give them water."

    "That is more than enough; those guys are lucky to be alive," Leon said. "They used two of my friends as hostages, and they also blinded one of them. I had a tough time controlling myself not to kill them while I was traveling.

    "I see¡­ I don''t remember seeing you so angry," Amanda said. "So, I guess they deserve that."<sub> </sub>

    "Well, when Hector said that he had married you, I almost did the same to him," Leon smirked.

    "Don''t ever think of that¡­" Amanda warned.

    Leonughed and then started to eat. He stuffed his stomach until he got sick of it, even though Leon wanted to help, he had a few things to do. First of all, he needed to deliver the prisoners to Makoto, and after that, he had to check things in New York. Sarah sent help, but he still had to confirm things with his own eyes. Besides, he also was interested in how William managed to create magic items and choppers that used mana. That kind of information he would find in New York.

    After breakfast, Leon went to San Diego to deliver the ''packages'' to Makoto. Once again, he found the transporter in the middle of the day.

    "Those are?" The transporter asked.

    "William, Sanchez and Alisson," Leon said. "The founders of the Allied Forces of North-America. You are already probably aware, but they managed to get their hands on some powerful equipment. I think before executing them, His Majesty should ''ask'' them where they got those."

    "Don''t worry; we will." The transporter said. "His Majesty was quite pleased when I gave him the other six prisoners. However, he was quite troubled when I said that you wanted him to forgive someone. When do you intend to visit him?"

    "In three or four days, I still have a few things to solve in New York," Leon answered. "By the way¡­ do you guys only collect information here? I don''t think His Majesty would give the order to cause dungeon breaks, but is there a chance of some Japanese spy causing that even without orders?"

    "¡­ I can''t deny that possibility," The transporter closed his eyes. "However, if that kind of thing happened, it should end, at least from our hands. We have information that spies from other nations are causing dungeon breaks all over the world."

    "Their identities¡­" Leon said.

    "It is impossible to identify them since they cover their faces when they are working in the shadows." The transporter exined.

    "I suspected as much¡­" Leon said.

    After that, Leon returned to Las Vegas to have lunch. He was still starving, and Amanda''s food was much better than anything Leon ever made. Since Betty was probably helping Hector and the others, Leon decided to leave her behind. Besides, he would fly slower, transporting someone else.

    "Considering that I will have to bring her to Tokyo no matter what, I should let her rest as much as possible. There is also the matter that her friends betrayed her¡­ she needs some time to think things through."

    Leon''s job was about to end. However, he already knew a goal, and without a doubt, he will have a hard time reaching that goal. He would train to obtain the power to heal Gis''s eyes. That was the least he could do after causing her so much trouble.

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    When Leon arrived in New York, everything looked pretty normal. That being said, it was midnight, so Leon couldn''t say for sure that nothing suspicious urred in thest few days. He had an easy time entering the building where his apartment was. There were no guards, and since few soldiers were living there, he didn''t find a single one.

    When Leon opened the door and turned on the lights, he saw Sarah holding one of the two knives Leon made to Gis train.

    "Ah... it''s you¡­ don''t scare me like that." Sarah sighed.

    "Is there a reason why you are so on edge?" Leon asked.

    "No, after you left, nothing weird happened," Sarah exined. "Two days ago, Tom was elected to be the one who would represent the soldiers while I would represent the ordinary survivors. We are working to make things decent¡­ but I have a feeling that some people won''t like how I will do things."

    "Maybe I can help you with that," Leon said.

    "How? You don''t intend to stay here, right?" Sarah asked.

    "It is simple; I just have to create a massive sword on the side of the main building," Leon said. "That should keep the troublemakers in check."

    "I guess that is a good idea¡­" Sarah said and then walked toward the bed where Gis was sleeping. She had bandages covering the wound in her face. "She lost too much blood, she won''t die, but she needs to rest."

    "How did she react after that?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ She has a thin appetite, and she doesn''t talk much." Sarah exined. "She doesn''t look depressed, but she doesn''t have the energy to do anything. Ie here every night to look after her, but I didn''t see any signs of her leaving the bed during the day. Maybe she will cheer up a little with you here."

    "I will heal her eyes; I will find a way¡­" Leon said. "Do you know someone who can heal wounds?"

    "No, I have never heard of anyone who is capable of healing wounds," Sarah answered. "There are items that increase the recovery rate, but isn''t the same thing, right? The best thing that I saw that could heal wounds was that pair of gloves."

    "But as you already know, it isn''t enough," Leon said. "However, those can give me a clue about how to learn the skill necessary to do that. I will study those."

    "Well, if someone is capable of learning that type of magic, I guess that someone is you," Sarah said. "I have an early day tomorrow, so I will go to my home."<sub> </sub>

    "Sarah, do you have ess to the information that William and the others obtained?" Leon asked. "I''m interested in how they managed to create magic items and those choppers that use mana."

    "Yes, we found those documents," Sarah said. "I will bring them to you tomorrow. I doubt that anyone would say anything against it."

    "Hahaha, I''m not asking them for free." Leonughed. "Just the copies should be enough; if you need help with something, I can help you tomorrow all day. However, we will leave the city the day after tomorrow."

    "All right," Sarah said.

    After that, Sarah left the room, and Leon brought the armchair to the side of the bed. Leon put the gloves and grabbed the steel knife, until now, Leon refused the idea to cause self-warm, with passion, but now to help a friend, he had to do it. His gloves could only heal wounds, and to understand the process, he had to see that with his own eyes.

    Slowly, Leon made a point of the knife touch his skin. Although the de was pretty sharp, Leon didn''t felt anything, then he understood why. The gloves increased his endurance, and since the knives weren''t magic weapons, it would have a hard time cutting the flesh. Leon had to strike without hesitation, and so he did it¡­ because he wanted to help a friend.

    Blood started to drip from the small wound, but after a few seconds stopped. Not to dirty the floor, Leon created an earth bucket and filled it with water. While he did that, he observed the wound closing at a fearsome speed. It didn''t even leave a scar.

    "I see¡­ the wound just heals a lot faster than it should. There are no shining lights causing a miracle¡­ the mana just elerates the natural healing process. I wonder if that is dangerous to the body."

    Although it was hard to be sure, Leon was quite certain that mana wasn''t harmful even when it elerates the natural healing of human flesh. That was because Leon used mana like a madman for the past four years, and until now, he didn''t feel anything weird with his body. It was as if¡­ mana was the purest and harmless font of energy in the universe.

    "So, I should just use my mana to make the cells heal faster?"

    To manipte the basic elements, Leon had to infuse his mana in them, to strengthen them, he had to do that twice, and to create them, he had to change the properties of his mana. However, he couldn''t imagine one of those steps making wounds heal faster.

    "I guess I have to do it again."

    Leon took off the gloves, and this time the knife pierced his skin quite easily. Leon tried to infuse his mana in the wound, but he failed again and again. Why? Because the injury was in his body, and his mana was in his body. He didn''t have to infuse his mana¡­ he had to make his mana inside his body heal the wound before the recovery heals it.

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    Leon spent the whole night trying and failing numerous times, he couldn''t control his mana to leave his body, and he could control it to strengthen his body with Mana Reinforcement. But, he couldn''t control the mana of a single part of his body, because he couldn''t feel the mana of a single part. He could feel the mana of a leg or an arm when he uses Mana Reinforcement, but only that wasn''t enough, and Mana Reinforcement didn''t heal wounds.

    Regardless, Leon stopped when he noticed Gis waking up. Leon could imagine how scary it would be to wake up and not seeing anything, so he held her hand.

    "Master?" Gis asked.

    "I''m back," Leon said. "How are you feeling?"

    "I''m fine. Excuse me; I will make breakfast." Gis tried to get up.

    "Nope, it is fine if you want to exercise a little, but you don''t have to do anything else," Leon said. "I''ll solve a few things today here, and then I will return to where my sister is, do you want toe with me? The current me can''t do it, but I''m trying to find a way to heal your eyes."

    "Heal my eyes¡­ is that possible?" Gis asked.

    "Well, there is one way to find out," Leon answered. "Learning that will be convenient for me, and it is also a way to apologize since my actions caused this. I promise you, while you try to obtain the strength to go to your home, I will learn how to heal your eyes, and I won''t learn anything else until I seed."

    "¡­ Thank you, master." Gis showed a weak smile.

    "Don''t worry about it, we are friends, so it''s only obvious." Leon held Gis''s hand tightly.

    It has been years since Leon walked holding the hands of a girl; despite that, he didn''t feel anything. If anything, he felt like in the past, when he would take Amanda to school. Before doing anything, they ate some pancakes and drank juice in the market, and then they went to the main building. A lot of people recognized him, but they looked away soon after.

    "Very different from the time I was a just regr soldier¡­"

    Leon didn''t want to feel feared, but being alienated was quite troublesome. Anyway, since Leon destroyed a few floors of the main building, Sarah and Tom were using the building in front of it. Before going there, he created a massive steel sword. It was fifteen meters long and five wide, Leon made that just to scare the troublemakers, the spear''s steel was rather thin so that it couldn''t be used forbat. Fortunately, Leon and Gis found Sarah in the lobby of that building.

    "I never thought you woulde and with Gis no less," Sarah said.

    "She needs some exercise. Anyway, are the copies ready?" Leon asked.

    "Yeah¡­ but there are some problems," Sarah said.

    "Problems?" Leon frowned.<sub> </sub>

    "Follow me," Sarah said.

    The building Sarah was working was pretty big too, but a lot of things had to be done before it could be fully operational. For the time being, they were seeding in sending troops to protect the city boundaries and clear dungeons, but they were having a hard time registering the data required to pay the soldiers.

    After reaching thest floor of that building, they entered an improvised meeting room. There Leon saw Tom reading a few pages and making aplicated expression when he asionally looked at a certain box.

    "Oh, it''s you." Tom got up and greeted Leon. "In the end you really did it, you kicked the asses of the directors alone."

    "Is that what I think it is?" Leon asked.

    "Yes¡­ the data the three directors had about how to create magic items and how to create the new engine of the choppers." Tom crossed his arms. "You were right, those three were doing some shady work, but that isn''t everything."

    Leon didn''t know what he meant by that, so he picked up the papers. There wasn''t a single note of how to make the engines, and to create magic items, they had to use another magic item that was inside the box. The papers were just instructions on how to use that relic.

    "Is there some chance that they don''t register the important information?" Leon asked.

    "Yes," Sarah said. "However, considering that I tried to find those who produced the choppers and didn''t find single information about them, it looks like the directors did that themselves, or¡­ they received them from someone. We always thought that they had a science division to study how to use and how to create objects that use mana to help our new society. But there is no trace of them."

    "I see¡­ I guess they were only the tip of the iceberg." Leon said. "Betty said that she fought alongside William before the Allied Forces were formed, so I will ask her if she noticed someone suspicious approaching him."

    "Well, we will try to make some individuals study the engines and the choppers to see if we can replicate them," Sarah said. "What are you going to do with that?"

    By that, Sarah meant the relic inside the box. It was another ring that could capture souls from monsters and lock them in items. Unfortunately, with the instructions they had, they could only create cursed rings. So, it was almost useless to Leon.

    "You guys can study that too; my goal is to find a way to heal Gis''s eyes," Leon said. "I won''t try to learn anything else until she can see again."

    "Okay, but I can''t promise you anything," Sarah said. "We thought the best chance to figure out how to use that item fully would be with a mage of your caliber, but we will see what we can do."

    "Master, please try to study the ring," Gis said. "Although survivors can find magic items and buy them in the dungeons, it isn''t enough. If the master discovers how to produce magic items, you will save many lives."

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    If he had the chance, Leon would do his best to avoid deaths, but his main goal was still to live a good life with his family and friends. If he couldn''t help a friend who was suffering due to his bad choices, he had no rights, nor did he have the will to help strangers. However, Gis would feel guilty if he refuses that. If Leon manages to reproduce the effects of those gloves, at least a weak version of it, he really could save many lives.

    "All right... I''ll see what I can do, but I don''t promise anything." Leon said and picked the ring.

    Ring of Sealing

    Grants the user the skill Seal Lv 10

    Cost: 100 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    By the look of things and since the cursed rings had limited effects, that ring couldn''t create awesome magic items, but it was better than nothing, and Leon had a lead of how to learn that skill. Still, Leon now had to study the gloves, that ring, and the rings of telekinesis and gravity since he wanted to learn all those skills.

    "Well, I guess this is it," Leon said.

    After that, Leon added Tom and Sarah''s contact addresses to his cellphone. He would use them, and they would do the same in case something happens. That being said, Leon was quite sure that he could use Makoto''s spies to collect the information he needed. But it was better to ask him first.

    Although not much, Tom and Sarah helped Leon, so it was his time to repay the favor. However, they only asked him to create some steel bows and arrows. Most soldiers had magic weapons, but those would be used to train the recruits, those who wanted to fight but didn''t have the means and ended up creating the situation with maid and butlers. They could always retrieve those arrows since Leon made them quite sturdy, but he decided to spend the day and the night making a good stock just in case.

    After packing the few things they had, Leon and Gis left New York. She looked a bit better after doing some exercises, but Leon decided to hold back a little the speed of movement, so they only reached Las Vegas after traveling for forty hours. When they arrived, it looked most of the city was clean again. So, Leon and Gis arrived on time to see Amanda, Maya, Hector, Sasha, and Betty having breakfast.

    "Dude¡­ can''t you stop to catch a breath?" Hector asked.

    "I''m a busy person¡­ Anyway, this is Gis, a friend, and I guess I can call her a student even though considering myself a magician teacher makes my back feel itchy," Leon said. "I hope she can stay here with us for a while."

    "That is no problem; we have plenty of rooms." Amanda smiled. "I will help you to unpack your things, but first, let''s eat. I imagined you would return today, and since you have quite the appetite, I ended up making a lot."

    After breakfast, Amanda took Maya and guided Gisele to her new room. Meanwhile, the others stayed in the kitchen to talk.<sub> </sub>

    "Betty, did you see those three using this equipment before?" Leon asked.

    "No, I imagined you would ask that, so I tried to recall the information of the past," Betty exined. "William and I fought alongside for several months when I went to the north. We more or less had the same power in terms of strength, but then one day he suddenly stopped fighting in front of others. If I remember correctly, it was around the time he met Sanchez and Alisson. As if it was only obvious, those three decided to clear a difficult dungeon together, and they did after a single try in just a few hours. After that, they became famous, and they decided to create the Allied Forces of North-America."

    "Did you see someone suspect contacting them?" Leon asked.

    "No, a lot of people went to talk with them when they created the Allied Forces," Betty answered. "But those only looked like small fries who wanted to benefit themselves by getting close to them."

    "I see¡­ it looks like someone secretly met and gave them those choppers, the ring to create magic weapons and the weapons they used." Leon said. "I thought that technology advanced a lot, but as expected, choppers that use mana aren''t something that is supposed to exist after four years, we became able to use it."

    "Do you have any idea where those things came from?" Hector asked.

    "I don''t think they visited the megalodon''s dungeon underwater," Leon said. "I also don''t think any monster I encountered so far could have dropped that¡­ However, there is a lot of ces that we explored very little. I guess the other side of the dungeons would be a good start."

    "Do you intend to explore those alien worlds?" Betty frowned.

    "No, at least not for the time being," Leon answered. "First, I''ll talk with Makoto and see what he learned. By the way, you will have toe with me."

    "Okay¡­" Betty seemed a bit tense.

    "Don''t worry about it, Makoto won''t hurt a friend of mine," Leon said. "He already knows that I can help him a lot, so I bet he will overlook your past actions to obtain my favor. We will depart after lunch, so rest as long as you can. The vehicle we will use to cross the ocean isn''t veryfortable."

    Betty could only frown after hearing that since she had no idea what vehicles the Japanese spies used.

    "By the way, how are the forces of this city holding up?" Leon asked.

    "It has been harsh; we don''t have enough hands," Hector answered. "I bet the demons are building their forces again, so we have to make preparations and find more soldiers. Amanda is building an army of skeletons, but she can''t do that the whole day and the skeletons can only hold for so long."

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    That was a problem, so Leon started to think of what he could do to help. Leon was still in the early stages of how to make a golem. Besides, his golems had to be controlled manually, so he had to find another solution. In the end, he couldn''t just create the workforce they needed.

    "¡­ Those are the numbers of Sarah and Tom, the people who are in charge of New York." Leon said. "Tell them how to learn Earth Maniption and also tell them that they can share that information with anyone. However, they also must tell that I can teach anyone how to use mana more effectively."

    "I see¡­ you want to attract more survivors to our city and make them protect and rebuild this ce while they learn." Hector rubbed his chin. "Magic isn''t something that can be learned so fast, so they will stay for quite a while, and some people are bound to decide to live here thanks to you."

    "It''s just the best way to solve that problem. Besides, the more people know how to use magic, the easier we will be able to protect the city." Leon exined.

    "Hey, you will teach strangers before you will teach me?" Betty asked.

    "You already know the basics¡­ but I guess I can teach you if you want." Leon answered. "Anyway, did you guys learned any spell?"

    "Amanda did, she has a lot of mana, so she progressed far more than any of us," Hector said. "Since things got hectic in thest months, we didn''t progress all that much, but it shouldn''t take long before we learn Earth Bullet."

    Leon nodded, even though Hector and Sasha showed ashamed expressions, Leon didn''t think they should feel like that. He had a lot of time on the ind to practice, and he only learned his first spell after almost a year on that ind. Speaking of spells, Leon''s arsenal wascking in the number of options. However, it would stay like that for a while, since he had to learn many things¡­ manyplicated things.

    After lunch, Leon created the weapons Gis would use to train, that should keep her mind busy. He didn''t intend to stay in Japan for long, but you never know when a problem will arise. Leon wondered how much time would he lose if he couldn''t fly using earth tforms. Until now, he used that like there was no tomorrow to solve problems here and there. However, he was starting to regret a little, because he didn''t have to wait for vehicles if Leon had to go somewhere, he could go by himself.

    Six hours after leaving Las Vegas, Leon and Betty reached San Diego. Betty almost attacked the transporter''s megalodon when it appeared, and as expected, she hesitated in entering the monster''s mouth.

    "The trip will be long, right?" Betty asked after she got used to the humid ce, which was a monster''s mouth. " Teach me how to learn a spell."

    "¡­ You sound like you think that you can learn one in just a few hours." Leon frowned. "To make things more efficient, you should meditate for a few days to raise your mana and intelligence."

    "All right then," Betty said, and then she started to meditate.<sub> </sub>

    While she was doing that, Leon resumed his own training. He was still learning the basics of healing magic, but Leon thought that he could learn something if he talks with Makoto''s daughter. Ren said that she could heal sickness, poisons, and curses, so he was pretty sure that was somewhat simr to what he was trying to learn. Regardless, it didn''t take long for Betty to smell blood and frown while looking at Leon.

    "What the hell are you doing?" Betty asked.

    "I can''t heal something that isn''t wounded," Leon said. "I don''t like this either, but there is no other way. No pain, no gain."

    "¡­ Just don''t get used to it." Betty said.

    Leon could only shrug, he knew where Betty wasing from, but in the end, that was the only way. Besides, he could only do that while Gis was away. Knowing that someone was getting hurt to find a way to heal her would make her depressed, anyway, after trying and failing for a few hours. Leon decided to stop; he didn??t sleep in thest three days. So, he decided to make good use of that free time.

    Leon and Betty arrived at Tokyo the next morning, a few months have passed since Leon had been there, but nothing seemed different. Betty, who was already nervous about seeing the most important man of that country, jumped and screamed when two of Makoto''s ninjas appeared.

    "¡­ Sorry for startling you." The ninja said. "We''re here to bring you two to the pce."

    As expected, those guys didn''t have enough mana to move three people from a ce to another. Leon nodded, and then those two touched their shoulders and moved them to the imperial pce/fortress. They appeared in the meeting room, and even though it was very early in the morning, Makoto was already working with his most prestigious advisors. Surprisingly, Ren was among them, and he smiled when he saw Leon. He also saw the slight angry expression on the baldie''s face.

    "Leon, you have returned," Makoto said and showed a small smile. "You really fulfilled the promise you made. I must thank you for giving me the chance to punish ordingly those who killed my son."

    "It was nothing. Although I had a hard time controlling myself not to kill them." Leon said. "I hope you are satisfied with the oue."

    "Indeed, I''m mostly satisfied with the oue¡­" Makoto looked at Betty, who slightly trembled. "However, I want to hear from your mouth why the leader of the spies who killed my son doesn''t deserve the same fate of the others."

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    "Your Majesty," Leon said. "First and foremost, she is a friend. So, I trusted her when she said that she wasn''t aware of the plot to murder your son. However, her teammates also used her as a hostage in order to kill me. She led the mission, which ended up causing the death of your son, but while the others received the mission to kill him, her sole mission was to steal the water dragon''s scales. That crime must be punished nheless, but I wish to ask for Your Majesty to be lenient."

    "I see... in that case, I will trust your judgment." Makoto nodded. "About the punishment, I don''t think anything will be necessary. Thanks to you, we are obtaining a lot of resources of the dungeons you cleared, and since you also taught Ren and his subordinates how to use Earth Maniption, a lot of people were learning the basics of magic."

    "I''m d to hear it," Leon said.

    Leon didn''t recall giving Ren the order not to reveal that kind of information to anyone. Besides, now that many people in Las Vegas could use it, that information was bound to spread.

    "That being said... I''m a bit disappointed, Leon." Makoto said. "You defeated those three, but gave their position to others. Why didn''t you decide to be the new leader?"

    "I don''t think I would be a good leader," Leon said. "If I can lend a hand, I will, but I don''t intend to solve all the problems of the Allied Forces. I would rather spend most of my time close to my sister and ying with my niece.

    "Is that so," Makoto smiled. "It makes sense; you worked hard to reunite with your family; I guess you deserve that. Well, about the directors... after we interrogated them, we discovered a few interesting things. As you had expected, they received those legendary items from someone."

    "Is that so¡­" Leon frowned.

    "Yes, they didn''t know that person''s name, but they said they found him inside a dungeon," Makoto exined. "By the look of things, that person wasn''t a human. It was a creature that came from another world¡­ I guess we should treat that as an enemy, even though it had a human shape, it also had dragon scales and a tail."

    "A creature that could talk with humans and had human shape¡­" Leon frowned. "I suspected that they obtained the items from someone that came from the dungeon, and I would eventually investigate it¡­ but I guess it is useless."

    "Why do you think that?" Makoto said.

    "Because just like our world, I think the world of the monsters is connected to many others," Leon said. "It is impossible to determine where that creature came from. It looks like a dragonnewt, but I have never heard of a dungeon that has those creatures."

    That''s right¡­ Dragonnewt a creature born between a dragon and a human." Makoto rubbed his chin. "I guess we have no choice but to wait until that monster decides to visit us again."

    "Did they say anything else?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, it looks like the creature tempted them with sweet words," Makoto answered. "They had to be the leaders of our world in order to save it. Because in the future, a cmity woulde, and the world had to be under the rule of a small group to survive the torment. That creature gave them those weapons in order to ''help'' them."

    Putting the sweet words aside, Leon wondered why the monster gave them that kind of information. Maybe that would happen, so Leon and everyone else had to prepare themselves, but what would the creature gain by doing that? That was what Leon was most concerned about.

    "It looks like you are very worried about that," Makoto said. "But I believe we can ovee whatever happens if Japan and the Allied Forces of the North-America work together."<sub> </sub>

    "Yes, Your Majesty," Leon nodded. "I believe we can do that while respecting our differences and traditions. Let''s also work together to convince the other nations that we don''t have time to fight against ourselves."

    "Of course," Makoto nodded. "What is your next n of action, Leon?"

    "For the time being, I want to learn a new skill, and I noticed that your daughter could perhaps help in that regard."

    "¡­How?" Makoto frowned.

    As expected, Makoto was quite the over-protective father. He worked hard for the best of Japan, but the subject was family, he was extra cautious.

    "I want to learn how to heal wounds that recovery cannot do anything about it," Leon exined. "So, I think I can find a few clues if I talk with her or if I observe her working."

    "¡­ Very well, you can observe her working and ask questions about her skills." Makoto said. "However, information about her cannot be spread."

    "Of course, I won''t share what I learn about her powers with anyone," Leon said.

    "All right, Ren. You should apany Leon since you two are close friends." Makoto said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty." Ren got up and bowed.

    After that, Leon, Betty, and Ren left the meeting room.

    "Long time no see," Leon said. "It looks like you got promoted.???

    "Hahaha, you helped to pave the way that led me to my current position," Ren said. "Before I forgot about it, here are the coins that I obtained when I sold the materials."

    Leon epted Ren''s handshake and then obtained 150000 coins. He was supposed to be happy to receive that, but he still had no idea how to spend those coins. While he thought that, they left the main building of the pce and as if Betty held her breath for the entire time, she sighed in relief.

    "Phew¡­ that was scary." Betty said and offered a handshake. "Nice to meet you. My name is Betty."

    "Hello, you can call me Ren." Ren epted the handshake

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    It didn''t take long before they found Yuki, like her father, she was also working very early. It was only obvious, but even though the world society was recovering from the damage that suffered over thest years, things were still pretty hard. Humanity could grow stronger and more resilient, doing all kinds of things, even without fighting. However, sickness still tormented a lot of people, now more than never, since mostboratories that produced medicine got destroyed.

    The number of people that needed her skills was so high that the queue to receive her treatment was long even before breakfast. So, Leon started to wonder how she managed to use her mana for so long.

    When those three approached, the soldiers nearby Yuki frowned and the sick people too. However, since Leon only needed to observe, they didn''t approach too much. Besides, they didn''t want to disrupt her concentration. Unfortunately, just watching her was already enough to annoy Yuki.

    "¡­ What?" Yuki asked without hiding her displeasure while looking at Leon.

    Leon and Betty looked at each other surprised due to the fact that the princess of Japan could speak English.

    "Lady Yuki, your father, gave permission for Leon to observe you while you are working, Your Majesty also gave him permission to ask some questions," Ren exined. "Leon wants to learn how to heal grave wounds that the recovery stat can''t."

    "¡­It''s impossible for him." Yuki said.

    "Why?" Leon asked.

    "I can see that you are quite good using mana," Yuki answered. "But, you aren''t good to feel it."

    "And?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ If you can''t feel it, then you cannot fully control your mana or the mana from others." Yuki exined.

    "I see¡­ that is why you don''t run out of mana." Leon rubbed his chin. "You only use your mana to stimte the mana inside their bodies. I presume you don''t have to use a lot of your mana since you are just making good use of their mana."

    "That''s right," Yuki said. "Perhaps you can learn how to fully control your mana, but without feeling the mana of other people, you will never be able to learn how to heal them."

    "How can you be so sure?" Leon asked.

    "I can feel your aura; you have the aura of someone who tends to use your mana violently," Yuki exined. "I can clearly see that you are the type of person who tries to solve everything with brute strength."

    Leon rubbed his chin and nodded; she waspletely right. In thend, he learned how to overpower his enemies since if they get too close, he wouldn''t have time to heal his wounds. Regardless, it looked like to learn how to heal; he had to learn how to feel the mana of other ''s people. Leon never tested that in other people, but he bet he could feel their mana if Leon uses Mana-Eater.<sub> </sub>

    "Lend me your hand for a second, Ren," Leon said.

    "¡­Sure." Ren frowned.

    Ren hesitated a little, but then let Leon touch his hand, but then soon he retreated when he felt his energy being sucked.

    "I see¡­ so that is mana from another person." Leon nodded. "It isn''t all that different from magic items. But I guess I can''t use it like that."

    "¡­ That''s right, now stop pestering me and go away."Yuki snorted.

    Leon ignored that and just observed Yuki healing people. As expected, he couldn''t see anything happening; he only saw the results. Some people started to throw up, and others copsed due to exhaustion. Even the process of healing sickness and poisons wasn''t magical. She used their mana to get rid of the poison or the bacteria in their bodies, but they still had to get rid of those bacteria by throwing up or using the toilet. As for the curses, the process of eliminating the curses caused some mental strain, probably because the curses stopped certain areas of the brain from working correctly.

    "Like she said, I always my mana offensively. However, to learn how to heal wounds, I have to learn how to use it without causing harm."

    Leon didn''t know how, but Yuki was capable of feeling everyone''s mana, and she could control their mana just by touching their hands. The processplex, but it wasn''t abrupt, and considering that she didn''t exhaust her mana, it was quite delicate.

    "First things first, I have to use my mana to feel other''s people mana. She can feel my mana even without touching me, so I guess I should learn that first."

    Leon, more or less, knew how Yuki''s skill worked, so he had to emte her powers bit by bit. Leon sat on the ground and closed his eyes and tried to emit his mana to his surroundings slowly. When he tried to absorb mana from the core, he did it roughly, so he ended up learning a skill that cost too much mana. This time, he had to do it calmly.

    Leon felt his energy leaving his body, but he couldn''t control it after a while, it was like the energy that emerged with the mana of the ambient. Besides, even though Ren and Betty were around him, he couldn''t feel their presence even though his mana passed by them.

    "I''m making a mistake somewhere¡­"

    In the end, Leon also had to divide into several small steps the first step of how to sense other people''s presences mana. Instead of trying to feel their mana immediately, he decided to create a thinyer of mana around his whole body. That being said, emit mana throughout every single part of his body was easier said than done. But Leon insisted¡­ and after three days practicing without stopping, he seeded. However, he got an unexpected result.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Armor.

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    Leon couldn''t help but frown, he wanted to learn a sensory skill, but he ended learning a defensive one. But at least he managed to obtain a spell that wasn''t offensive; the first step had been taken.

    Leon''s muscles were quite sore, so he stretched out only to find Yuki showing a fed-up expression and Betty behind as if she was about to die.

    "Did you finally give up?" Yuki asked while frowning. "I''m tired of seeing you here every day."

    "Can I stop this? I''m tired of meditating¡­" Betty moaned

    It looked like Betty also meditated for three days, as for Ren, he was a busy person, and he didn''t have the nerve to stay like that for three days in Makoto''s home.

    "We are done here; I believe Ipleted the first step," Leon said.

    p "Yeah, right¡­" Yuki smirked.</anda>

    "See for yourself." Leon activated Mana Armor.

    When Yuki felt theyer of mana around Leon, she couldn''t help but frown. Although the result was a bit different, he could use that to feel mana to some extent. However, to reach her level, he would have to make thatyer of mana less dense but bigger.

    "Is it finally time to go home?" Betty asked.

    "Yes, we solved most of our problems," Leon answered. "So, it''s time for us to train as much as we can before the next problem arises."

    It looked like Magic Armor could absorb physical and magic damage, at the cost of Leon''s mana, he wouldn''t suffer any wound even if a grenade explodes under his feet. It was very interesting, but it was still inefficient. Besides, if he wanted, he couldn''t protect his allies with that skill. The mana shield was possible the long-ranged version of that skill, and Leon was quite certain he would learn it while he tries to expand thatyer to feel other people''s mana. Just when Leon was about to leave, he heard Yuki''s voiceing from behind.

    "Hey¡­ if you manage to learn how to heal wounds, I want you to teach me." Yuki said as if it was a matter of fact. "You observed me learn that, so I have the right."

    "I don''t know if you have the right or anything, but¡­ sure." Leon said.

    It wouldn''t be simple to teach something that he didn''t even learn, but by doing so, he would make Makoto owe him a few favors. Although Leon could do a lot of things by himself, support from allies would save him a lot of time.

    Although Leon was hungry and thirsty, he decided to buy just a few things and eat along the way, even though it wasn''t that pleasant to eat inside a monster''s mouth. However, they at least had to say farewell to Makoto. Surprisingly, he was having his breakfast alone and decided to invite them.

    "You certainly are a hard worker, Leon," Makoto said. " I couldn''t meditate for three days straight even if my life were on the line."<sub> </sub>

    "It''s just a matter of practice, Your Majesty," Leon said. "I want to help a friend, so I want to learn that as soon as possible. Besides, the knowledge of how to heal people will prove useful to humanity. Since your daughter gave me a few pointers, I will teach her once I learn it."

    "You have my gratitude," Makoto said.

    Although Makoto was the emperor, his breakfast was somewhat standard. Although the taste of everything was superb, he always eats simple things. Fortunately, he was a fan of pancakes, so Leon and Betty had a good time eating with him.

    It looked like Ren was busy doing something, so they left without saying goodbye. That being said, they would see each other, probably¡­ so there was no need to worry about such things. On the way back, Betty started a conversation while Leon was trying to expand the Magic Armor.

    "Did I already meditate enough?" Betty asked. "How about some practical lessons?"

    "¡­ All right, is there some kind of element do you wish to focus on?" Leon asked. "I bet everyone can learn the four basics rtively fast, but it''s better to focus on one. Gis did that, and she learned one spell after training for one month."

    "I want to learn fire spells," Betty said.

    "Well, you do look like an arsonist, but we aren''t in a good ce to train fire maniption," Leon exined. "You already know Earth Maniption, you should try Water Maniption now."

    It was a bit moreplicated than earth, but Betty learned Water Maniption quite fast. However, she found some difficulties trying to control the wind. So, while she was practicing, Leon resumed his own training. Now that he learned the basics, he just has to be patient that eventually, he would reach the desired level.

    Twenty hourster, Leon and Betty were finally back to Las Vegas, and the city was back to its feet. Everything with the exception of the destroyed buildings was back to normal. However¡­

    "Hey, I see a lot of armed individuals¡­" Betty frowned. "I thought only fifty soldiers survived."

    "I guess a few came here looking for someone to teach them magic," Leon answered.

    New York had a lot of survivors, but Leon didn''t expect that more than one hundred woulde. When they arrived at Amanda''s home, Leon finally understood what had happened when he asked her for exnations.

    "It looks like Sarah and Tom also sent that message to several other cities," Amanda exined. "The survivors from Houston ended up going to all directions, but once they heard that information, they decided toe here. There five hundred soldiers and fifteen hundred regr citizens that wanted to learn magic from you. Most of them are interested in the steel weapons you can make."

    Leon frowned when he heard and then he started to regret a little, the problem of shortage of human resources disappeared, but now he had to teach two thousand people magic¡­ He finally found the thing he could do to make the world better.

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    Teaching two thousand people would be a pain. Although Leon could ask for a payment, he decided to make them work to protect and rebuild the city. Before anything, he decided to divide those two thousand into four groups. Each group would work for six hours protecting the boundaries of the city or working inside to make things more convenient. After that, Leon would teach them for two hours.

    Leon had a hard time organizing those people, but since they would help the city, he didn''t have to do it alone. Everyone helped him, at least everyone who was living in Amanda''s house. Amanda, Hector, Betty, Sasha, and even Gis helped.

    Some individualsined when they learned that they had to work in order to live in Las Vegas and to learn magic, and so they left. But the majority decided to help; they became even eager to help after the first day of lessons. Leon managed to make every single of those two thousand survivors use Earth Maniption.

    "I''m beat..." Leon said and then sat down on Amanda''s garden after the fourth lesson.

    "Thanks for your hard work, master," Gis said while she was swinging a great sword.

    It was 08:00 AM; the only ones at home were Gis, who was training, Maya, who was ying with water ball that was floating around, and Leon, who just finished the first day of the new survivors training. Checking the progress of so many survivors was tiresome, but at least it was worth the hassle. Besides, it wasn''t like Leon wasn''t training himself. He was making several spears flying around to increase the level of his skills and to make the survivors work hard by showing them something they could do if they try hard.

    "Master, can you please create a heavier sword?" Gis asked.

    "Sure... It looks like you enjoy training with heavy weapons." Leon frowned and then started to create a heavier greatsword.

    "Yes, I feel alive like never before after training until I barely can move my arms," Gis said.

    Leon could understand that feeling; it was the feeling of aplishment after surpassing one''s limits. However, only physical training wasn''t enough. Gis also neededbat experience. Leon had nned to train her in that regard, fighting against someone more powerful would make her skills level up faster. But now that she couldn''t see, that was impossible. It was also dangerous for her to train magic alone, so she would only do it when Leon was around.

    When Leon finished the greatsword, he frowned at the weight, he barely could swing it, but Gis could. She had already surpassed him in terms of raw strength, but that was only obvious since Gis was increasing only her health, strength, speed, and endurance.

    "I guess she more or less has the strength of a rank B soldier... she just needsbat experience."<sub> </sub>

    Leon wondered if Gis would ept his help if he offers it, she wanted the power to return home by herself. But obtaining the strength to cross the oceans while defeating megalodons was even harder than learning magic to defeat them. Regardless, that topic was out of the question since Gis couldn''t return home even if she wanted. Without her sight, she wouldn''t be able to give directions. So, instead of worrying about that, Leon returned to his practice.

    Despite the fact that a few demons appeared here and there, things were going well in Las Vegas. Thanks to the Angelic Bow in Amanda''s hands, Leon didn''t even have to fight. Unfortunately, he would have to return the bow. However, he was wondering if it would be fine to give one of the rings to the Russians. They were far more useful than the bow, but Leon would only do that after he learns telekinesis and gravity himself.

    "Maybe I should pay them instead of giving items..."

    It would be great if they ept it, but since the bow was kept in a holy ce, the chances of that happening were rtively small. Maybe instead of that, Leon could create some weapons for them steel arrows and bows were quite powerful, after all. However, that could only be decided once he talks with them.

    Now that Hector, Amanda, and Sasha had a lot of subordinates, they saw themselves with a lot of free time. Since they weren''t the type to waste good chances, they decided to learn magic from Leon during the afternoons. Betty wasn''t on the same level, but she also joined them. Thanks to that, Hector and Sasha, who were struggling with the process of learning the first spells, progressed a lot and finally learned Earth Bullet.

    "Hehe, this is so cool," Hector smirked. "I never thought that being able to attack from far away without using my spear could be so cool."

    "Earth Bullets belongs to the weakest ss of attack," Leon exined. " It doesn''t have enough piercing power, but I guess it can be useful to knock down human opponents. However, with your current level of intelligence, you won''t even be able to annoy a Desert Wolf. You have to meditate more."

    "But that is so boring..." Hector looked away.

    "Working out isn''t fun either, but the results are important and motivating," Leon said. "You will grow stronger if you train and fight; the same applies to magic."

    Aside from Hector, no oneined, so Leon never got tired of helping his friends. Although Gis couldn''t practice new spells, she used the afternoons to meditate since she couldn''t swing the whole day a sword which was heavier than herself. The greatsword weighed eighty kilograms and had the size of a male adult. It was so impressive that with each swing, Gis made anyone nearby feel a powerful wave of wind.

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    After one week of lessons, all survivors could manipte the essential elements... to some extent. After that, they decided to focus on training a single element in order to learn an offensive spell as fast as possible. Usually, that would mean that Leon''s workload would increase. However, he already exined the theory dozens of times, so the only thing the survivors could do was to practice while he corrects them.

    Leon also progressed after training his mana to cover the area around his body; he finally learned the magic that could protect himself from projectiles and all sorts of attacks with a barrier that also let his friends approach him.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Shield.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    However, since it was a defensive spell, it didn''t work to feel the mana of his allies. Leon was sure that he was on the right path, but he still had to let his mana be thinner to the point where barely any energy was spent.

    "I still can''t see mana, but I can feel my own mana around my body. However, considering that it can protect me, it means that it is too dense..."

    Leon had never been good with delicate work; things would be even more difficult since he was dealing with mana, and the only to control it was with his mind. Still, he had no choice but to learn. Although it was a pity not to train the skills he just learned that could save his life one day, Leon made a promise and his mind; he would do everything in his power to learn how to heal severe wounds.

    One random day while Leon was trying to make the mana shield thinner, Hector appeared to bother him. Since Gis was meditating and Maya was sleeping on his arms, he decided not to make much noise.

    "Leon, can you teach me an electric attack?" Hector asked.

    p "Dude... you can''t even use an ice spell yet." Leon frowned. "Ice is easy to control and to make; thunder isn''t it. Do you really think you can learn such a thing?"</anda>

    "Can''t you give some tips like always?" Hector asked.

    "... I only know a single electric attack, and it isn''t user friendly." Leon said. "I eventually will try to learn since the skill to paralyze an enemy is very useful, but for the time being, I decided to learn things that won''t hurt me."

    "Can you show me?" Hector asked.

    "I can, but what house do you want me to destroy in order to demonstrate that?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Is that powerful and hard to control? It sounds like you are talking about a lightning bolt." Hectorughed.

    Leonughed too, but only to make Hector feel like an idiot. Although Hector was annoying, Leon didn''t have a single thing toin about his current life. He lost his parents, but that was something beyond his control. Thanks to the power Leon obtained, now he could spend his days teaching magic to survivors, ying with Maya, and talking with his friends. Considering how happy he was, his four years alone on that ind had been worth the trouble.

    Two weeks passed after that without anything happening, the only thing that happened was some calls that Sarah and Tom made to ask for some more steel bows and arrows. It looked like ordinary citizens decided to participate more actively in defense of the city after a few dungeon breaks that happened. They offered some payment, but Leon denied it. It was better for them to use the coins to strengthen the defense of the cities, if they do a sloppy job even after receiving so much help, Leon will talk with them a little bit.

    Anyway, after training whenever he had the chance, Leon finally learned the skill he wanted. However, he didn''t let that go to his head since it was the first step in order to heal Gis''s eyes.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Dominion.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The effective range was rtively small, but the more it levels up, the bigger would get. Leon could feel the mana of everything around in a range of three meters around himself. It was so useful that he could predict the enemies'' actions just by feeling their flow of mana. As long as he levels up that and keeps active, the chance of him suffering ambush decreased by manifold.

    "Now that I can sense other people''s mana, I just have to learn how to stimte them."

    That being said, before learning how to stimte other people''s mana, Leon had to learn that by making his own wounds heal. All in all, he had to return to the part where he had to wound himself again. Leon couldn''t do that in the middle of the day, much less when someone was nearby, so he decided to train that only at night.

    Like everything Leon learned so far, he had a hard time understanding the principles and making things work the way he wanted. But in the end, after trying several different methods, he seeded in healing a small bit of a wound. It took another couple of weeks, but by concentrating his mana in a certain part of his body and stimting that mana, the energy itself reconnected the damaged cells. Still, the system didn''t recognize that as a spell.

    "Mmm?? it is probably because I''m slow, and I''m no able to stimte all the mana in all cells at the same time."

    Regardless, Leon was sure that with practice, he would learn the healing skill, and the second part of his training would beplete. However, the third part would be very difficult. He could heal wounds, but in thest part, he would have to heal body parts that didn''t exist anymore. That would be one hell of a challenge.

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    Things were going well, perhaps too well. Leon was living such a good life that he started to kind of fidget, he was still working to solve several problems, but even so, he was having an easy time. He was the kind of guy who couldn''t get used to a lifestyle where nothing caused him any trouble; it was all thanks to that ind.

    But in the end, that was just his instincts warning him that soon he would face some serious problems. He understood that when one of Makoto''s ninjas suddenly appeared at Amanda''s house when they were having breakfast. Everyone with the sole exception of Leon picked their weapons, even Betty, who already knew them. She was quite the scaredy cat...

    "Rx, guys," Leon said. "He is one of Makoto''s subordinates. Did something happen? Did he sent a message?"

    "Lady Yuki has been kidnapped; His Majesty requests your assistance." The ninja said.

    "¡­ Who is Lady Yuki?" Amanda asked.

    "She is the princess of Japan," Leon answered. "How did that happen? I''ve never seen her leaving the pce."

    "The contents of the situation are confidential." The ninja said.

    "I guess people like us can''t get involved," Hector said. "What are you going to do, Leon?"

    "You should go and help them; I can teach the survivors while you are away," Amanda said.

    "¡­Yeah," Leon nodded after thinking for a while.

    "I want to help, but I guess His Majesty doesn''t want to spread information more than the necessary," Betty said.

    "Be careful, master," Gis said.

    Leon was quite troubled by that situation, he and Makoto didn''t owe anything to each other, if anything, Makoto would be the one who was owing Leon more than a few favors. However, in times of crisis, it ismon for a nation to help an allied nation. The Allied Forces of North-America were still organizing themselves after losing the directors so that Makoto couldn''t rely on them. He wanted to rely on Leon¡­ it couldn''t be helped, but Leon would have to stop his training.

    ??If something happens, contact me immediately," Leon said to everyone.

    By the look of things, Makoto wanted to solve that problem quietly, even though his daughter''s life was one the line, he was aware that he couldn''t make an internationalmotion. That was why he requested Leon''s help alone. Anyway, Leon didn''t have many things to carry. He already had two big weapons, so carrying the shield of dawn would be troublesome. Aside from his sword and scythe, he decided to take the gloves, the rings just in case. It goes without saying, but he also was using his armor, cape, and amulet.

    "Well, then, I''m going," Leon said.

    "Be careful and try to return as soon as possible," Amanda said.

    Leon nodded, in a little more than one month, would be Maya''s birthday. Leon wanted to be present so that he would work hard for it, but he was aware of the fact that defeating the guys who captured Yuki wouldn''t be a walk in the park.<sub> </sub>

    "I''m sorry, Gis¡­ even though I promised you¡­" Leon said.

    "It''s all right, master." Gis smiled. "We''ll be waiting for you."

    Leon nodded, and then he and ninja guy left Las Vegas using a tform of earth. Although those guys could cross distances faster, Leon was aware of the weaknesses of such a convenient skill.

    While he was flying, Leon was concentrated on the job to reach San Diego as soon as possible, but once they were in the mouth of the megalodon, he resumed his training. The best thing he could do was to learn how to heal wounds faster and level up the Mana Dominion. Mana Shield would also help him in the mission. However, he decided to keep his new cards hidden.

    "I doubt that she was kidnapped so easily without the help of someone inside the pce¡­ I have to be careful in order not to let information about me spread too easily."

    As ofte, Leon didn''t hold back. So, Makoto''s spies and spies from other nations knew more or less what Leon could do. With that kind of knowledge, they could find a way to counter his skills, he was training daily in order not to let that happen, but caution was still necessary.

    "Fortunately, Mana Dominion can level up just by being kept activated, and I can recover mana while keeping it active."

    Leon thought of leveling up that skillter, but once he realized he could let that working non-stop even while he was sleeping, he changed his ns. Unfortunately, Mana Shield and Mana Armor didn''t work like that. It could only level up by blocking attacks.

    When Leon arrived in Tokyo, it was already midnight. As soon as they left the megalodon''s mouth, the ninja teleported them to the pce, and there Leon saw Makoto arguing with his advisors. Surprisingly, Makoto was arguing and looking viciously at Ren.

    "Your Majesty, I brought Leon." The ninja said and then disappeared.

    "Leon..." Makoto sighed to calm down his nerves. "I thank you for answering my call so fast."

    "It is alright," Leon said. "I believe we don''t have time to waste, so, shall we get to the business?"

    "Yes, two days ago, the pce was attacked by a group of Russian spies," Makoto exined. "We managed to repel them, but the attack was only a distraction, they had an agent infiltrated, and that agent kidnapped my daughter."

    "Who kidnapped her?" Leon asked.

    "Seiji...he and his soldiers struck down the imperial soldiers and fled to Russia," Makoto said while he was clenching his teeth. "I trusted him, I considered him to be my right-hand, and still he betrayed me, he betrayed all Japan! I cannot forgive him..."

    "So, the baldie did¡­" Leon murmured.

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    "Your Majesty, please reconsider!" Ren said. "You don''t have to do that yourself!"

    "Shut up, Ren," Makoto said. "What kind of emperor would I be if I don''t punish those who threaten my family and betray my country? If I don''t do that myself, I don''t deserve to be the emperor; I don''t deserve to be a father."

    Leon frowned when he heard that, it was only obvious why, but Makoto was way too nervous. He wanted to participate in the mission to rescue his daughter, and he also wanted to kill with his own hands, those who betrayed Japan. Ren looked at Leon, hoping that he could persuade Makoto; by the look of things, the other advisors didn''t dare to argue with emperor when he was so decided to do something. Although Ren was new in that position, he was the only one who said clearly that it was a stupid idea.

    "Your Majesty, I also think that is a bad idea," Leon said.

    Leon didn''t know how strong Makoto was, but considering that he trained at the earth dragons'' dungeon, he wasn''t a weakling. However, he wasn''t just strong; Makoto was also a very important figure for the country. The imperial family was that influential at the moment.

    "I''m sorry Leon, I''m thankful for the fact that you are willing to help," Makoto said. "However, not even an ally like you will change my mind."

    "Your Majesty! Do you have any idea what will happen to Japan if you die?!" Ren got up and shouted. "If something happens to you and Lady Yuki, then our nation will certainly will¡­"

    "Shut up! I''m going to make sure that nothing will happen to her!" Makoto raised his tone. "If you say such a foolish thing again, you will pay the price."

    It looked like Leon misjudged Makoto''s personality. Although he wasn''t young, he was very hot-blooded. Anyway, he sure knew how to put Leon in a bad spot; if something happens to him, the chances of the Allied Forces losing Japan was an ally were quite high. By the look of things, Makoto only had two kids and if Leon fails in the mission¡­ then they surely would lose Japan was an ally.

    Still, Leon could understand Makoto''s anger; if something simr happens to Amanda or Maya, he will destroy half of the world to rescue them. Leon could barely keep his head cool when his friends were injured or threatened by his enemies; if something happens to his family, it wouldn''t be strange if he decides to destroy a few cities or even countries. He had the resources to create an army of skeletons, and he had the patience to train alone on an ind for four years, after all.

    "I never liked baldie all that much, but I thought he was quite loyal," Leon said. "Did something happen for him to change his mind?"

    "Yes¡­" Makoto sighed. "After you dealt with those three, we observed Sarah and Tom for a while. Eventually, we concluded they wouldn''t cause any problems for the time being, so I decided to move the majority of my spies that were working in America to other locations. Seiji didn''t approve of my actions. Then a few dayster, it happened."

    "Is that all?" Leon frowned.

    "No, it looked like he was waiting for an opportunity," Makoto exined. "We investigated his residence, and we found clues that showed that he has been maintaining contact with those who help the power in China, India, and Russia''s territories. He waited until he concluded that Russia would win the battle for Europe and Asia. To show his loyalty, he kidnapped my daughter."

    "I see¡­ well, I guess in the end, his reasons don''t matter all that much." Leon said. "When will we depart?"

    "Leon!" Ren frowned.

    "What? I tried, and I can''t imagine him giving up on the idea." Leon said. "I don''t have the influence or persuasive power to convince him of staying here. The only for him to stay behind is by locking him a steel cage or by beating the crap out of him. Do you want me to do that to Your Majesty?"

    In the end, Ren could only show an exasperated expression. Makoto was the emperor of Japan; there wasn''t a single person on earth that could convince him of staying at home. Ren was also aware that Leon was in a bad position. In the worst-case scenario, all his work of the previous months will be for naught.

    "We will decide that soon, for the time being, you should rest and wait," Makoto said. "The room you used before is avable, we will call you eventually."

    Leon nodded; it looked like Makoto was being careful. He probably already had decided everything, but also decided to hid that information in case Seiji left a spy behind. Leon doubted that he would be able to rest before such a critical mission, he had to rescue Yuki and make sure that Makoto won''t die. Considering the dangers of the situation, he decided to train as much as possible; there was a chance that the healing spell woulde in handy.<sub> </sub>

    Health: 75/75 +

    Mana: 1814 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 66 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 42 +

    Intelligence: 281 +

    Endurance: 84 +

    Control: 117 +

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 600 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 775471

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Maniption Lv 62, Water Maniption Lv 37, Wind Maniption Lv 34, Fire Maniption Lv 36, Earth Transformation Lv 39, Water Transformation Lv 29, Wind Transformation Lv 34, Fire Transformation Lv 33, Earth Creation Lv 42, Water Creation Lv 37, Wind Creation Lv 31, Fire Creation Lv 36, Mana Armor Lv 02, Mana Shield Lv 02, Mana Dominion Lv 13,

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 21, Spearmanship Lv 54, Sleep Resistance Lv 13,

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    Leon had to wait for an entire day before a ninja transported him to outside of Tokyo. Fortunately, he used that time to practice healing skills. That said, he still had a long way ahead of him before he could truly learn the spell.

    Much to Leon''s surprise, he appeared in the middle of nowhere, and he didn''t see the team that would help him, he only saw Makoto.

    "Good, keep an eye on things while I''m away," Makoto said. "If you fInd any important information, you should only share with the advisors in the meeting room and when all of them are present."

    "Yes, Your Majesty." The ninja who brought Leon nodded and then disappeared.

    "Shall we go?" Makoto asked.

    "Wait a minute, Your Majesty." Leon frowned. "Where are the other members of the team who will rescue the princess?"

    "We are the team," Makoto said as if it was a matter of fact.

    "You can''t be serious¡­" Leon facepalmed.

    "You can rest assured, Leon," Makoto said. "Although I don''t have the means to defeat you, I''m the strongest soldier of my own army. Besides, after Seiji''s betrayal, I can''t trust anyone who has power. You are powerful, but you obtained the power to reunite with your family, so I can trust you."

    "I''m thankful for having your trust, Your Majesty," Leon said. "But still¡­ this is crazy. Do you understand what you are doing? Although I don''t have a daughter, I would do some crazy things to protect my sister and niece, but I''m an ordinary person, and you are not. Can''t you see that you are putting your country in a bad spot?"

    "Don''t worry about it, I solved the most pressing matters," Makoto exined. "The advisors can deal with the minor issues that will present themselves in the next few days."

    Leon could only sigh, he already knew that Makoto was crazy enough to participate in the mission to rescue his daughter, but not crazy enough to only select two people for the job. Still, Leon was aware that it was a waste of time convincing him, but he still tried for a while. In the end, Leon would have to seed in the craziest of the missions.

    "What is the n, Your Majesty?" Leon asked.

    "First, you will have to call me by my name," Makoto said. "Seiji and his soldiers left the castle using a simr skill that my ninjas use. So, we lost thempletely; we don''t have any idea where they went. Our only option is to look by them by investigating the hard way. I doubt that they already reached Moscow, so we have to look for them before they reach their goal."

    "Can''t you use your spies to find them?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ All the spies that I used to watch the Russias stopped giving their reports two days ago." Makoto exined. "Perhaps they are dead, or perhaps they are working for Seiji."

    Leon felt a headache; in that mission, they truly couldn''t wait to be helped by anyone. To make matters worse, Russia was stupidlyrge, Leon had no idea where to go or what kind of routes Seiji and hisckeys would use.

    "I don''t know anything about the geography of Russia, so I will follow your orders," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "Let''s start by going to the North," Makoto said. "We should use your earth tforms as much as we can at night. By the day, we should walk to avoid suspicious since you already are well-known in my country."

    It looked like not even Makoto''s spies knew how fast Leon could be. For some reason, Leon didn''t saw a single flying dragon since he left the ind, so he crossed the ocean flying without worrying about attacks. When morning came, Leon and Makoto arrived at Russian East Coast near a ce called divostok.

    "To think that you could fly so fast¡­" Makoto said, visibly impressed.

    n his own Leon could fly at almost seventy meters per second. While carrying his luggage and Makoto he could only fly at fifty meters per second. But he decided to keep that information hidden.

    "Makoto, can you speak Russian?" Leon asked.

    "Yes," Makoto answered.

    "In that case, I will let you do the talk in case we find someone," Leon exined. "If you see that people are getting too suspicious of us, you should cough three times, that will be the sign for me to attack anyone nearby."

    "All right, but let''s not be hasty," Makoto said. "A few Russians wanted my daughter, but that doesn''t mean that all Russians are to be med for the crime."

    "Well, it''s your call, I will just obey," Leon said. "By the way, do you fight with your bare fists? Where are your weapons and equipment?"

    "Information about the weapons and equipment I use ismon knowledge in Japan," Makoto exined. "So, I decided to leave everything behind and just brought my sword.

    "¡­ Where is your sword?" Leon frowned.

    For a second, Makoto made a silver katana float above his right hand. It was a magic weapon that could appear and disappear ording to his will and looked very convenient and powerful.

    "I guess that will do," Leon said. "Anyway, first, let''s rest for a while. I will make some equipment to use and disguise ourselves.

    That region seemed empty, but they still had to be careful. After hiding themselves behind a few rocks near the beach, Makoto watched the surroundings for people and monsters, meanwhile Leon made two sets of armor. Although the final product looked quite good, it was very thin since it was only a disguise. Leon made sure to make helmets that would hide their faces well.

    "I guess this is enough for the time being," Leon said. "Use those gloves under your gauntlets; this should keep you alive."

    As much as Leon wanted to use those gloves to protect himself, it was better to let Makoto use them. Everything in order to avoid the worst-case scenario.

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    Although Makoto''s n was crazy, at least he came prepared. He had brought the magic box that could store a stupid amount of things, and inside of it, he stored everything that they would need for the journey, including a stupid amount of mana potions. If Leon had imagined he would do something so insane, he would have brought the shield of dawn.

    Anyway, thanks to the spies'' work, Makoto had a pretty detailed map of Russia''s territory. The map showed the best roads, what cities were being used by survivors, and even the localization of dungeons. Still, despite so much information, Leon couldn''t help but frown. All because to reach Moscow, they would have to travel seven thousand kilometers. It was almost the same distance between New York and Rome.

    To make matters worse, since Russia had a lot of dungeons and its territory was vast, the number of monsters was high everywhere. Although Leon was using earth to auxiliary their movement while they pretend they were running, they had to stop many times to fight. They got attacked by Ice Slimes, Frost Dire Wolves, Frost Bats, and Frost Trents.

    Makoto charged forward like a bullet, and with a single swing of his sword, he split the head of a Frost Dire Wolf. He heard the sound of something hissing through the air, Makoto turned and used his sword to block perfectly an Ice Arrow that a Frost Bat shot. Once again, he charged forward, but in thest moment leaped to split Frost Bat in two.

    Meanwhile, Leon used his spear to cut a Trent in pieces swinging his spear horizontally. Those were slow and big, their only advantage was their long-ranged magic, which was the Icicle field, and Frost leaves, but by using earth under his feet, Leon was fast enough to kill them. Contrary to the other slimes, Frost slimes were quite easy to kill with physical attacks because their cores were made of ice.

    Anyway, even though Makoto was the emperor of Japan, his fighting style was quite simple. There were no elegant footwork or skills. He used brute strength to overpower the enemies, speed to surprise them, and lightning reflexes to stop their attacks.

    "Fighting without using magic is a pain¡­" Leon said while he used a steel spear to pierce the head of a Frost Bat."

    "I feel the same way," Makoto said. "Fighting without my katana makes me feel weird. That being said, you are quite strong, even without magic."

    Leon created a spear for him to use since Spearmanship level was quite high. As for Makoto, he was using a long steel sword that Leon also made. It wouldn''t be weird if some Russians use katanas, but it was better to avoid any suspicions.

    "Makoto, is there any chance that Seiji''s new friends may ask for ransom?" Leon asked.

    "I don''t think they will, they are probably nning to use my daughter and make me surrender my country," Makoto answered. "Then, on the first chance, they will kill Yuki and me. After that, they will kill the advisors and every single famous soldier in order to make the poption lose all the hope and surrender themselves."<sub> </sub>

    Leon nodded, in the end, without leaders or those rted to them, ordinary soldiers and citizens would have no choice but to follow the new chain ofmand. It wouldn''t be weird if Seiji did that to be the new leader of Japan. The people leading the Russian survivors had a lot of territories to maintain, so the best option would be to put loyal individuals to keep things under control.

    "I can understand that the chances are low, but what will happen if they ask for ransom?" Leon asked. "What if some other problems happen while you are away."

    "Not to worry, I gave my ninjas the order to only give my advisors reports in the meeting room for a reason," Makoto exined. "I put several electronic devices around that ce, and I can hear everything there in real-time."

    Makoto pointed to a small earphone on his ear¡­ Although he was a hot-blooded middle-aged man, he wasn''t a fool. For some reason, he had faith in the ninjas that worked in Tokyo, but Leon decided not to ask. Like William, Makoto probably has his own way of keeping things on a tight leash.

    Since Leon and Makoto were quite close to Chinese territory, it didn''t take long before they found some survivors. However, the situation wasn''t like they expected. The number of monsters was plenty in that region, but they saw Russian and Chinese survivors killing each other. Leon and Makoto decided to hide behind a hill and observe the battle.

    "We are only here for a few hours, and we already found survivors killing each other¡­" Leon frowned. "I knew that the situation between those three countries wasn''t good, but to think they would fight even here¡­"

    "The situation is pretty much like this all over the borders between Russia and China," Makoto exined. "Even though both nations have a lot of dungeons, they start a fight whenever someone tries to steal resources."

    Leon nodded, in the distance, he could see a cargo truck, and it looked like the Russians were trying to slow down the Chinese survivors. Things were so tense that they didn''t even consider trading or selling resources amongst themselves.

    "Well, it''s only obvious. When one or more powers are fighting for hegemony, they use many methods to weaken their rivals."

    That being said, the number of monsters around was so big, that stealing resources from dungeon wasn''t even necessary. Both sides were just wasting time and doing those crimes just to piss each other off. Leon thought that after four years, the world has stabilized, but he couldn''t be more wrong. With the sole exception of Japan, the whole Asia and Europe was a warzone. No wonder he had such an easy time ''borrowing'' the Angelic Bow¡­

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    Leon and Makoto found a road that would lead them directly to the next big city. However, that road was very near to the border, and since it was in pretty good shape, both Russians and the Chinese used that. Leon could see the signs of dozen of battles nearby.

    "I don''t think it''s a good idea to move during the day," Leon said. "I can build an underground shelter, and we can move freely at night using my earth tform."

    "Unfortunately, they don''t fight only during the day," Makoto said. "I also heard that the Russians managed to save a lot of their military equipment. It''s only a rumor, but it seems that they have several satellites working and in orbit. We will be noticed if we move too fast."

    Leon nodded, since their territory was big, several military facilities escaped the dragons'' rampage of four years ago. Although guns were quite useless now, there were other ways to kill a human and obtain an advantage over other nations.

    "Luckily, most humans move faster than cars now, " Makoto added. " And I''m pretty sure that Seiji and the other traitors are moving by car, so we have a chance to intercept them before they reach Moscow."

    "So, we have to find them before they reach Moscow," Leon said. "However, we cannot get noticed by their satellites, and we also have to discover the route they are using¡­."

    Makoto nodded, acknowledging that it was easier said than done. Regardless, it was the only thing they could do, so there was no point inining. Along the way, Leon and Makoto found several survivors camp. Although several cities in Russia had been recovered, the numbers of survivor''s camps were stupidly high because a lot of the survivors who couldn''t fight became farmers. Thanks to mana, any nt could bear fruit in a matter of a few hours. So, those who didn''t want to fight used their mana to nt and reap food while a few soldiers protect them. That being said, Leon and Makoto didn''t find more than two soldiers in each of those camps, and they didn''t look all that reliable. The same thing as that was also probably being done in America, but Leon didn''t notice until now.

    "Maybe I should see with my own eyes the situation of the new farms back home¡­ I don''t think there could be so terrible like this, but I guess it''s a good idea to think of a way of how to decrease the danger to the farmers."

    Leon created steel bows and arrows, Tom and Sarah probably sent some of those to protect those ces, but he wondered if that was enough. It wasn''t easy to master a bow, something more friendly-user would be preferable¡­

    "Like a rapid-fire crossbow¡­ it would be pretty heavy an object made of steel that could shot steel bolts, and the survivors would have a hard time maintaining the crossbow usable, but it was more useful to save lives."

    Leon would have to do a few tests, but it looks promising¡­ but he also felt that he was only creating more problems for him to solve. Anyway, after running for an entire day, Leon and Makoto arrived at a city called Khabarovsk. Although it was pretty close to China, the city was pretty big and had a lot of houses that endured the chaos of four years ago. As expected of a ce so near the border, the security was tight. The number of guards was tight, but they stopped those who looked strong and had magic items. Leon''s magic items were inside the magic box, but he and Makoto also were stopped. Apparently, one of the guards didn''t like Leon''s eyes.<sub> </sub>

    <o>,m Leon tried to act naturally, and Makoto stepped forward to talk with the guards. Eventually, the guards lowered their guards, and then Makoto whispered something on a certain guard''s ear before offering a handshake. Makoto bribed him.</o>

    "What did you say?" Leon asked.

    "One of the guards said that you looked too suspicious, too angry¡­"Makoto exined. "I said to them that we lost a few friends in a recent battle, and we separated from the other members of our group. We are here to look for them, and I also paid the guard to make him help us."

    "Won''t that backfire us?" Leon frowned. "If we leave a trace behind¡­"

    "Don''t worry, he offered himself to help," Makoto said. "But it''s clear that he only said to gain a few easy coins, he won''t do anything. Anyway, don''t talk, all right? They don''t like strangers."

    Leon nodded, even though he whispered it was better to be safe than sorry. Fortunately, the number of soldiers using helmets and armor was quite high, even inside the city. It was probably because that city suffered a little from dungeon breaks. Thanks to that, no one looked at Leon or Makoto when they entered one tavern without taking off their gear.

    Even though they had a lot of supplies inside the magic bag, Makoto ordered them a lot of food and beer. It had been a long time since Leon drunk anything alcoholic, and he didn''t like the idea of drinking while working, but it was necessary to do that as a cover. Makoto intended to stay there for a while and hoping to hear something interesting, after all. However, the mood in the tavern was quite gloomy. Everyone was drinking silently.

    For some reason, Leon didn''t feel anything while drinking the beer, even though it had been a while, beer was weak like juice. After drinking the fifth ss, Leon frowned while looking at Makoto, but he just shrugged. It looked like the problem was with him.

    "Mmm¡­ maybe my Poison Resistance is counter-attacking the effects of the alcohol."

    It was the only logical exnation, and considering that he spent four years eating slightly poisoning fish, it was kind of obvious. Anyway, when Makoto realized that Leon couldn''t get drunk, he had an idea.

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    For some odd reason, Makoto little by little started to make noise in the tavern. He said something in a loud tone, and then suddenly, a big bald Russian approached and sat on the table where Leon and Makoto were. The bartender also bought several sses of beer. Makoto and the Russian guy shook each other''s hands.

    "I guess this is a contest¡­ what Makoto is nning?"

    One at a time, Leon and the big Russian drunk a ss of beer. On the fifteenth ss, the baldie copsed, while Leon''s stomach was slightly full. Things got a bit noisier when Makoto said something, and then the bartender gave a free cup of beer to everyone inside.

    "I get it¡­ he was trying to make everyone get drunk and make them speak what he wants. It''s a good n, but I wonder if I willst long enough."

    Leon recalled his days on the ind; there were days that he ate a lot to recover the weight he always lost after recovering from big wounds. However, only a few times, he felt full. One of those times was when he ate dozens of kilograms of blue angel leaves.

    "I guess now that our bodies can use mana, we use and store energy more efficiently."

    That night, Leon went to the toilet several times, but even after drinking 75 sses of beer, he didn''t feel drunk at all. At that point in time, he was being looked by eyes full of wonder and fear among the drinkers of that bar. Regardless, things got noisy, so Makoto decided to stop there.

    Since Makoto paid five rounds of drinks to everyone, all the people inside the bar were looking at him as if they were best buddies. But for some reason, no one tried to talk with Leon. However, that was fine with him; he didn''t know Russian anyway. Leon and Makoto only left the tavern at midnight, and Leon wondered how they would find a hotel sote. However, much to his surprise, Makoto had other ns.

    "Let''s leave the city by the air," Makoto whispered. "Seiji and his soldiers stayed here two days ago. We don''t have time to waste, and I discovered the route they are using."

    p Leon nodded, then they walked toward a dark alley and flew toward the sky until they became almost invisible in the darkness of the night before they headed to North-East. It would be hard for the Russians to see them at night, it was almost impossible, but Leon decided to be cautious and created an ice tform. However, Leon made the tform also to protect them from the satellites. He even disguised the top of the tform by covering with sand to make it look more or less like a rain cloud.</anda>

    At dawn, Leon destroyed the ice tform and then created an underground shelter for them to rest for a few hours. They were in a hurry, but they also couldn''t afford to make any mistakes, and they needed to be well-rested in case they find the group who kidnapped Yuki.

    "What did you hear at the tavern?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "That a pretty big group of outsiders being escorted by a bunch of shady Russians stayed in that city for a night," Makoto answered. "Although the path is harsh and climate is severe, they are heading toward the nearest train station. The Russians created a railway that crossed their entire territory in order to transport the resources they gather from the dungeons to Moscow. They intend to use that railway to reach Moscow as fast as possible."

    "I see¡­ by the way, do you know why no one tried to talk with me?" Leon asked.

    "I told them that you were a heavy-drinker," Makoto answered. "But I also told them that you were born deaf and dumb."

    "¡­Anyway, If we know where they are going, shouldn''t we ambush them?" Leon frowned.

    "At first, that was my n," Makoto said. "However, Seiji used an item to escape from Tokyo. Items that can be used to move between big distances are consumables and expensive. But, the chances of Seiji having a few spares are high, to use it in the case of an emergency. If we try to ambush them and fail, things will be more difficult. If they notice that I''m here, they will send their men to hunt us."

    "That makes sense, so, what''s the n?" Leon asked.

    "We will nt an espionage device on the train to hear their conversations and follow them from a safe distance," Makoto exined. "With your skills, it shouldn''t be difficult to infiltrate Moscow. Once we know as much as we can about their ns and the ce they intend to keep Yuki, we will attack."

    Leon nodded, even though that kind of n would make Makoto stay away from Japan for more than a few days, it was the best chance they had in order not to fail. For someone who could be so hot-blooded when his daughter was part of the equation, Makoto sure could be cold-blooded.

    "How will we nt the espionage device?" Leon asked.

    "I will do that," Makoto said. "However, I can''t approach the train while Seiji and his men are cautious of attacks. So, you will cause a diversion and force the train to stop. Once the soldiers try to deal with the diversion, I''ll install the device."

    Leon wondered if choosing such a roundabout way was fine. However, considering that Makoto had far more knowledge about Seiji and the Russians, he soon understood he had a reason for that. Anyway, considering that Seiji and his men would probably reach the train station that day, they would have to move a lotter to prepare such diversion. So, Leon decided to rest as much as he could.

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    At noon, Leon and Makoto resumed the journey, and when night came, they flew toward the point where they would set the diversion. Although the train rails crossed the entire country, there wasn''t enough room for more than one train to work at the same time. Thanks to that, Leon and Makoto arrived on the valley covered in snow, where they would set the diversion and hide the espionage device several hours early than Seiji.

    "ording to the information I have, the train left the east side of the Russian territory yesterday." Makoto grabbed the map and showed Leon the stations where the train always stopped to receive the resources. "The train right now is probably here in Neryungri picking up Seiji and my daughter. They probably won''t stop to receive the resources since they imagine that I sent troops to rescue Yuki. So, we have a little more than five hours to prepare the diversion."

    "I guess this is more than enough," Leon said. "To make your job easier, I will make an underground tunnel."

    "Thank you," Makoto said.

    Although Makoto had a clear n of action, Leon could visibly see in his eyes his uneasiness. To avoid big problems, it was better to chase them from afar while obtaining information, but it was clear that Makoto wanted to rescue Yuki in that valley if he could.

    "If I had some means to cancel magic and magic items, we wouldn''t have to be so cautious. But I guess something like that is even difficult to learn than learn how to heal wounds. Besides, if I learn how to create a zone where magic items don''t work, I won''t be able to use my magic either..."

    There was no point in dwelling in something that he couldn''t do, so Leon started to make the underground tunnel. Seiji and Yuki would be most likely in the first wagon, so he created the end of the tunnel where he imagined they would stop. However, that was difficult. So, he ended up putting the bodies of some monsters above the train rails. That was also a bit suspicious, so he ended up spreading around the corpses of the monsters around in order to make that the monsters killed themselves. Since the monsters could only use ice magic, he killed them with Ice Arrows to make things look more convincing.

    "That''s why I hate roundabout methods... I have to consider every single small detail..."

    Leon spent a lot of time making the tunnel and spreading those corpses. Fortunately, his skeletons lured the nearby monsters and were holding them back until the traines.

    Just like Makoto predicted, the train appeared after five hours. In order not to derail the vehicle, Seiji gave the order to stop. Even from far away, Leon and Makoto could see Seiji and Yuki sitting on the same wagon. Again, just like Makoto had expected, Seiji used handcuffs to prevent any attempts of rescue or escape.

    "I knew it... by doing that, Seiji can teleport both of them at the same time if something happens." Makoto clenched his teeth. "... I''m going; you can deactivate your skeletons."

    Leon nodded, and Makoto entered the tunnel. Fortunately, the end of the tunnel was right below the wagon where Seiji and Yuki were, and since Seiji''s men and their escorts were too busy with the corpses, they wouldn''t notice the hole under the train rails. To avoid surprises, Leon reinforced the walls of the tunnel with steel. So, it was safe, probably.<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, Leon made his skeletons disappear. So, the monsters who had already noticed the sound of the train started to run toward it. The escorts and Seijickeys armed themselves for the battle... that being said, the confusion didn''tst even thirty seconds. Those creatures were small fries, after all. However, Makoto had time to install the espionage device in the lower part of the train. When he returned, the train started to move again.

    "It''s done," Makoto said. "However, I can only hear their conversation as long as we are five hundred meters away from them."

    "Don''t worry; we have plenty of snow here," Leon said. "We can move without being noticed by satellites."

    Leon created an earth box and covered all sides with snow. Things got a bit too cold, but by using his own ice magic, he made the ice around the box harder and unable to melt... at least for a few hours. Then, flying close to the snow, they started to chase the train. Makoto took a radio out of his magic bag and then adjusted the frequency. When Leon finally could see the train, the radio also started to work. Despite the fact that the device was below the train, the sound was quite good. Leon couldn''t understand what they were talking about, but Makoto tranted their conversation.

    "Lady Yuki, you should eat," Seiji said. "I cannot let you die of hunger of thirst."

    "Go to hell," Yuki said.

    Despite the situation, Yuki seemed like always. Makoto even chuckled when he heard that, he was aware that Yuki was... quite a harsh woman.

    "Listen to a piece of advice of someone who once served your family loyally," Seiji said. "You won''t get anywhere with that kind of attitude. Even if you try, you won''t die of hunger and thirst. If you try suicide, we have a lot of potions to prevent that."

    "Well, the same thing won''t happen to you," Yuki said. "Traitors don''t live long lives, you know."

    "Who can live a long life with the world in this state?" Seiji asked. "Anyway, with your harsh attitude and stubbornness, you''ll only have a difficult life ahead. I''m treating you well while I can, but the man who will look after you won''t be as kind as I''m. He''ll mistreat you in unimaginable ways until you show nothing butpletely obedience toward him and don''t be mistaken, the more trouble you cause, the more he will enjoy the process of ''taming'' you."

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    When Makoto heard that, he lost his temper and punched the earth box. Since he was strong, he ended up cracking the box. That being said, since Leon made it sturdier to carry two full-grown men, Makoto ended up injuring his hand.

    "Sorry¡­" Makoto sighed to calm down.

    In the end, Leon could only shrug. If he were in Makoto''s position, he wouldn''t be able to think straight; he would cause a massacre. However, Makoto was older, and he was wise enough to understand that acting purely based on his emotions would only lead to more problems.

    "Really, I can''t wait to see him." Yukiughed. "He trained you the same way? Because I can see that you are his dog."

    "¡­ Princess, you already twenty." Seiji sighed. "You can''t keep speaking like a teenager. Don''t be mistaken, I''m working for them, for the sake of Japan."

    "I knew that you are all muscles and no-brain," Yuki frowned. "But to think that you were stupid to this extent¡­ I''m impressed."

    "It doesn''t surprise me that you can''t understand what I''m doing," Seiji said. "You are one of the lots that blindly believes in Makoto, after all. People like you don''t say a word even when he is clearly destroying our prideful country."

    "You also have a bad memory¡­" Yuki said. "Did you already forget that my father and my brother were the ones who lead the people of the country four years ago? Thanks to them, hundreds of thousands survived. Thanks to them, we rebuilt several cities¡­ where in the hell you can see him destroying anything?"

    "Everything started after the death of your brother¡­" Seiji red at Yuki. "Foreigner dogs killed him, and what did your father do? Nothing, he did absolutely nothing! He did nothing when we lost the future of our country!"

    "¡­ Father wanted to do something. He wanted to have his revenge," Yuki said. "But he chose to prioritize our country. How many people would die if war was waged against the Allied Forces of North-America? They have more survivors and soldiers; they even have the technology to build choppers that can be invisible. Only someone stupid would start a war."

    "Only a coward wouldn''t avenge his son''s death," Seiji said. "Your mother died four years ago, and Makoto doesn''t intend to marry again. So, you are the only one left. Please don''t take offense in my words, but you will never be able to lead our country. Only someone who fights in the front-lines like your father can inspire the people. Makoto can do that, but he won''t live forever¡­"

    It looks like Seiji was thinking about the future of Japan in his own stupid way. Since he couldn''t see the future of his country, he decided to destroy the stability that they currently have¡­ it was foolish.<sub> </sub>

    "Again and again, your father refused my ns to retaliate for the death of his son¡­" Seiji sighed. "Still, I obeyed him, and I still could imagine a good future for our country. However, I lost all hope when Makoto decided to let that kid do whatever he wants. First, he cleared the dungeons, and after that, he was entrusted with the task to bring those who caused the prince''s death. That wasn''t a job for an American! It wasn''t something a Japanese soldier should have done!"

    "You are so noisy¡­" Yuki looked away. "Can''t you use your head for a change? If my father had a soldier that could have done that, he would have sent such a soldier, but he didn''t have. You and yourckeys couldn''t even clear all the dungeons of our country, and you still think that you could have done what he did? I don''t like that guy either, but I must respect his power. Besides, he isn''t greedy for recognition and stupid like you, so I can see why father trusted him the task for bring those who killed my brother."

    "He did bring all the criminals, but not all were punished," Seiji said. "He even had the nerve to ask Makoto to forgive the leader of the team who stole our resources, and Makoto readily said yes. He has no right to be the emperor of our country¡­"

    "You are so stupid that you make me feel embarrassed¡­" Yuki sighed. "You were my father''s right-hand man, do you know why he became the most influential person in our country? It wasn''t because of his title; it was because he saved lives, and he didn''t prioritize honor or his image above all else. Since you can''t see far ahead like my father, you didn''t be the new leader. That is so true that you probably don''t even know what to do after this."

    "You couldn''t be more wrong¡­" Seiji said. "It''s true, I will work for the Russians, but in exchange for that, I will be the new emperor of Japan and lead our country to a new age of prosperity!"

    p "Yeah, yeah¡­ I''m sure you will." Yuki looked away. "I bet you already have dozen of ideas of how to do that."</anda>

    Putting Yuki''s sarcastic remarks aside, Leon confirmed his suspicions. In the end, Seiji wanted to be Japan''s new leader. That being said, he wondered how just Yuki would be enough for Seiji to buy the Russians backing. He would have a better chance of obtaining that by offering Makoto''s head. Since Makoto himself never imagined that Seiji would someday betray him, they probably had a lot of chances of killing him.

    "I wonder why you kept such idiot as your advisor for so long¡­" Leon said.

    "¡­ I'' never seen this side of him." Makoto sighed. "Although I can see now that he is a fool, his troops are one of the best that my country has, and he also has a lot ofbat knowledge be against monsters of against humans."

    "I can''t imagine that." Leon frowned.

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    For a while, Leon and Makoto didn''t hear anything interesting. They could have heard a lot more, but since Yuki wasn''t all that friendly toward her kidnappers, the conversations were short. However, that was understandable.

    "Do you know who is currently controlling Russia?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, his name is Alexei, and he was an influential politician before the monsters appeared," Makoto exined. " He survived and used his knowledge to secure certain Russian facilities; the organization that controlled their satellites was one of them. With so much knowledge and power, he quickly became the most influential Russian figure. Then he built an army and started to conquer the North-Europe. If the Chinese and the Indians hadn''t caused him so much trouble, he could have conquered the whole Europe one year ago."

    If he was a politician, then he knew how to work behind the scenes while making that none of his citizens discovers his dirty work. However, by the look of things, he didn''t seem to be a mighty soldier. He had a powerful army, but he wasn''t all that powerful. Still, Leon couldn''t underestimate him. He was a man who decided to store the Angelic Bow in a chapel in the City of Vatican, after all. If he had the leisure to store such powerful weapons and make it work as a symbol to the people of Italy, he surely has a few cards hidden up his sleeve.

    "I also think that Alexei himself pretends to back Seiji." Makoto clenched his fists.

    "Why do you think that?" Leon asked.

    "I heard that Alexei likes Asian women quite a lot..." Makoto showed a face as if he was chewing something very unpleasant. "Seiji intends to gain favor directly from him. By offering Yuki to him, he won''t just damage our country''s pride and also will seal our future, since I don''t intend to have any more kids."

    "I see¡­" Leon said.

    It was hitting two birds with a single stone, with that in mind, it wasn''t a good idea to let Yuki stay with that guy for long. If they don''t think of a way to rescue Yuki sooner, Makoto was bound to do something reckless. He was a powerful, hot-blooded parent, so it wouldn''t surprise Leon if, at some moment, Makoto decides to attack Moscow head-on.

    "Hah¡­ your father is really a fool, princess Yuki." Seiji said. "I left a few men in Tokyo, and I heard some crazy things."

    Before Leon could make any n, they heard Seiji striking a conversation.

    "What is it?" Yuki showed a bored expression. "Did the citizens of Japan already dered you the new emperor?"<sub> </sub>

    "No, but it is only a matter of time before that happens," Seiji said. "I heard that Makoto didn''t mobilize a single soldier to rescue. Instead, he called that kid, and the next day, both of them disappeared. It looks like your father ising to rescue you, and that kid is helping."

    "Is that so?" Yuki asked. "Are you ready to have your ass kicked? You can''t defeat my father, and that guy can easily defeat yourckeys."

    "Well, yeah, but they will never catch you and me," Seiji smirked. "The moment they approach, I will use this, and then we will appear in Moscow."

    "Why don''t you use it now?" Yuki asked.

    "Because I have to see with my own eyes they are destroying the train," Seiji answered. "Once I report that and they confirm my report, they will hunt down Makoto and the kid. They won''t have an easy time defeating the soldiers here in their own territory."

    "Is that so?" Yuki asked. "Your foolishness has no limits¡­ if you think you know that guy''s full power, you are dead wrong. Like I said, he is not greedy, but he is not a fool either. He has a few cards hidden up his sleeve, and he is always trying to obtain more cards."

    Leon feels itchy when he heard that, it was quite ufortable spying someone and get praised like that. It looked like Makoto thought he had a good idea of how strong Leon was, but he changed his mind when Yuki said that because she was quite skillful in analyzing someone''s strength. Makoto looked at Leon, hoping that he would confirm his daughter''s words, but Leon just shrugged.

    "Well, even if that is the case, it doesn''t matter," Seiji said. "Do you think that kid is the only mage in the world? My new friends also found a talented mage, and they trained him ordingly to fight against that kid when they heard about him. Not only that, just like that kid is training the Americans to use magic, the Russians are also doing the same."

    Leon looked at Makoto, and this time he was the one who shrugged. He didn''t receive that information¡­ so Seiji has been choosing for a long time what Makoto would hear about Alexei''s actions. Still¡­ Leon started to get a little nervous; the only mage he fought was Arthur. Although he was very good, it looked like he had learned earth magic when he obtained a tome. In the end, Leon had no idea how well he would fight against an equally powerful mage.

    "If they started to teach magic, then they probably discovered how I learned how to use mana by observing that mage¡­ Well, it''s not like this is a problem, but the problem is that they are nning to use their new mages to wage war and conquer the world. Still¡­ to think that they trained a mage to fight against me¡­ this is kind of exciting."

    Leon couldn''t help but smile; the feeling of knowing that a big country was training mage just to defeat him made him feel thrilled. He finally found a new big challenge after leaving the ind. That being said, he couldn''t forget his goal¡­ to rescue Yuki and keep Makoto alive.

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    Time passed, and even though Leon and Makoto stayed on the range where they could hear the conversations between Seiji and Yuki, they didn''t hear anything useful. Makoto was getting impatient; soon, they would leave the areas where they could chase the train without being noticed, and it would be even harder to collect any information.

    "We could always fly above the train, but even if we try to camouge ourselves, we are bound to be found. I don''t have enough mana to chase them under the earth either..."

    Although Leon was resourceful, he wasn''t omnipotent. There was a limit of the things he could do with the magic he knew and with the amount of mana he had.

    "We have to change our ns¡­"Makoto said. "It looks like Seiji is worried that someone is spying him, that''s probably why he isn''t telling anything useful."

    "So, what are we going to do?" Leon asked.

    "I don''t want to let anything happen to my daughter¡­" Makoto said. "But I can''t let innocent people lose their lives. We have to do things the hard way."

    "I imagined you would say that¡­" Leon frowned.

    "Even if we infiltrate Moscow by the air at night, we are bound to be noticed by citizens of that city," Makoto said. "The only way to avoid being detected is if we cause a diversion. Leon, I want you to cause dungeon breaks."

    It looked like Makoto finally decided to take some drastic measures, even though he said he didn''t want to cause the death of innocents. Either way, that much was fine by Leon. If the leader of a nation was causing problems and the people of the said nation don''t rebel, they were also part of the problem. Still, Leon wouldn''t cause a massacre, and he would give everyone a chance as he did before. However, the price would be needed to be paid.

    "I will infiltrate Moscow in the middle of the confusion to gather as much information as possible," Makoto added. "There are eight dungeons around Moscow; you should cause dungeon breaks in half of them. Then you will watch how the soldiers of the city will handle the problem; if they are having a hard time, you should help them without letting them notice you. If they are having an easy time, you will cause more dungeon breaks."

    After hearing that, Leon couldn''t help but facepalm. Makoto not only wanted to make him do something that would make him be an enemy for the Russians, but he also wanted to work alone. That was the worst possible thing that could happen to Leon, if something happens to Makoto, even if he doesn''t die and just bes a prisoner, he would have a very hard timepleting the mission.<sub> </sub>

    "¡­Makoto, I thought we were friends¡­" Leon sighed. "To think that you would put me in such bad position¡­"

    "Hahaha, of course, we are friends." Makotoughed. "I''m sorry that I''m making you do something so dangerous and cowardly, but you are the only one of us who has the skills to knock down the soldiers protecting the dungeons without killing them. We heard before, Seiji left spies behind, and with my mind in such state, I''m not able to identify them. You are the only one who can help me, Leon. You worked hard to reunite with your family. So, I''m sure you can understand."

    "Yes, I can understand," Leon said. "It is not like I have a better idea. I''m just worried that this incident might cause problems for my country."

    "Don''t worry, I will take full responsibility for whatever happens," Makoto said. "You have my word."

    Leon nodded, in the end, he could only help the man who was worried about the only family member he had that was still alive. He could understand his position and feelings, so the only thing Leon could do was to work hard to avoid deaths while he causes one hell of a diversion.

    When night came, Leon and Makoto separated. Makoto would chase the train by running, and Leon would head to Moscow in a straight line. His job would be to cause the dungeon breaks around before the train arrives in Moscow. In the middle of the confusion, no one will notice a Japanese man entering the city soon after the arrival of the train. At least that was what Makoto was hoping for.

    The train would arrive in Moscow in two days, so Leon had to arrive a day early in order to cause the dungeon breaks in so many ces. Leon had no time to waste, and due to the fact that Moscow was twenty-four hundred kilometers ahead of him, he used wind magic to speed up his flying speed. By doing so, Leon managed to fly at one hundred meters per second at some moments. Unfortunately, even after doing that, he only managed to cross two thousand kilometers, and when morning came, he decided to stop and rest.

    "Hah¡­ why did I ept this mission? If I knew beforehand that Makoto was this insane, I would have brought at least Betty with me to keep an eye on him."

    What was done was done. There was no point in regretting orining, so Leon started to do the only thing he could: train. He wouldn''t be able to sleep anyway now that he left the emperor of Japan alone in the middle of the territory of a lunatic that captured his daughter.

    Little by little he got better and fast at healing wounds. Still, even to heal a scratch, he had to concentrate for several seconds. He wasn''t skillful enough to learn the spell¡­ despite that, Leon practiced non-stop until it got dark again. Because now more than ever, he was sure that he would need that skill in order to keep Makoto and Yuki alive.

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    When Leon arrived in Moscow, it was 09:00 PM. From above, he could see that the city had recovered a lot more than New York. Based on the number of houses, he concluded that Moscow had at least three hundred thousand survivors. That was three times more than New York.

    Confirming what Seiji said, there was a wall made of steel being constructed around the city. Leon thought of doing simr in Las Vegas, but it would take a few months before he could do so. The size, weight, and durability of those steel tes have to be decent. Otherwise, there was no point in using them to create a wall. Anyway, the survivors of Las Vegas would have to meditate for four hours every day for three months before any of them have enough mana and intelligence to make a steel te.

    Although the steel tes were being slowly built, it looked like Alexei already made a few survivors learn how to make bricks. Every house was made of brick, and Leon saw some huge deposits of the brick exposed around the city. However, there was one particr building that wasn''t made of brick, and Leon was sure that Alexei lived and worked there. As if it was a joke, a one hundred meters tall building had a shining V near the top. The ce was tall and made Leon recall the *v*ng*rs tower.

    "It looks like someone invested a lot of resources to build their own high-tech castle¡­ it would be a pity to knock down such a building. Although Alexei ordered the construction, a lot ofmon citizens must have helped¡­"

    Since Makoto couldn''t risk being discovered, he left the magic box and the map with Leon. However, he had a phone with him that they would use it if necessary. Without wasting time, he headed to one of the eight dungeons, which was most far away from Moscow. It was the Vampiric Harpies dungeon.

    "ording to Makoto, the train will arrive around 08:00 AM. In order to make things chaotic as possible, I have to select carefully the dungeons that I will attack¡­ I have to make all the monsters attack Moscow at the same time."

    It would be hard to make such calctions since there slow monsters like frost slimes and fast ones like the vampiric harpies. But in the end, all of them would attack Moscow. Thanks to the steel walls, the number of casualties would low, so that made Leon feel a little less guilty.

    After flying for an hour, Leon reached the dungeon. There he saw a campfire with six soldiers around. There were also six tents nearby, so Leon concluded that he only had to deal with those six. Fortunately, it was an exact number of objects he could control. Without wasting time, Leon created six steel punches and made them hit the faces of those soldiers. He didn''t want to kill them, but he couldn''t give them the chance to contact Moscow, so he ended up holding back a little. Fortunately, after seeing the blue bruise on their faces, he sighed in relief that he had seeded. After that, Leon hid them behind a hill. They probably would wake up once they hear the sound of monsters, so they would have the chance to escape.<sub> </sub>

    "I don''t know if Makoto is na?ve or a nice person¡­ but now that I think about it, killing those guys would be our best choice¡­ No, there is also the chance that they might notice that we did this and that we are nearby¡­"

    In the end, there were too many ifs¡­ so, it was impossible to conclude if killing them was the best option. Just to make sure that their boss would think that they just slept instead of being attacked by the enemy, Leon used a potion to heal their wounds. After that, Leon looked at the purple crystal while ughtering the vampiric harpies that tried to block his path. Thanks to his flying speed, he found the crystal rather quickly and then attacked.

    The whole dungeon started to tremble; it made Leon recall the earthquake he felt when he was on that ind. After the quake, twenty Ancient Vampiric Harpies appeared, and then an army of ordinary harpies also started to be summoned by the crystal. Leon didn''t wait to see how many would leave the ce, and he flew toward the exit.

    When he left the dungeon, Leon didn''t see any weird movement in the surroundings. His job there was done, so he headed toward the next dungeon.

    When it dawned, Leon could see an army of twenty thousand monsters marching to Moscow. He didn''t know if the guards he knocked down didn''t get found or if they woke up when the earthquake happened. But at some point, Leon stopped caring. The tension of the mission tired him out faster than he imagined. In the end, he couldn''t always wait for the best oue, he could only do his best to aplish, and his current mission was to rescue Yuki and keep Makoto alive. The casualties were beyond his control¡­ it was a bit irresponsible, but he decided to let Makoto deal with the aftermath of the problems.

    Anyway, Leon did his part, and now he just had to observe the battle and see how the Russians would fight. Much to Leon''s surprise, suddenly, dozen of monsters froze to death. Leon frowned he saw a mist in the distance covering those creatures and turning them into ice statues. Those creatures used ice magic, and they were supposed to be quite resistant against ice attacks¡­ but then Leon understood who was behind that.

    "I guess the mage who they trained to defeat me finally appeared¡­"

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    Although the mage who worked for Alexei couldn''t use that mist a lot, he certainly decreased the difficulty of the battle. Thanks to the steel walls, the monsters didn''t invade the city. The only real troublesome monsters were the vampiric harpies since they could make rain magic over the soldiers and drink their blood to heal their wounds and recover mana.

    "I guess their mage is specialized in Area of Effect spells¡­ That''s one of the things I need to learn. I wonder if I can copy him just by observing¡­"

    Unlike Yuki''s skills, that guy used his mana to attack, so it wasn''t all that different from what Leon used to do. That being said, Leon didn''t feel the need to learn an Area of Effect spell now that he had the ring of gravity. Although he still would rather use a skill than rely on an item forever¡­

    Twenty thousand monsters got ughtered before noon, no wonder the Russians managed to conquer the entire North-Europe, they didn''t have only the numbers and ess to resources to the technology of the old world, they also had the power and experience.

    "It isn''t a good idea to move during the day, but four dungeon breaks didn''t even work as a distraction¡­ Makoto should have been inside the city at his point, but he probably didn''t manage to collect all that much information. He will only contact me when he has a solid idea of Alexei''s ns¡­ I must keep causing dungeon breaks to buy us time."

    It wasn''t one of the best ideas, but Leon decided to use a corpse of a Frozen Dire Wolf. The thing was massive, so Leon would have to use a lot of mana, but at least if the satellites spot him, they won''t be able to identify him.

    Since all the soldiers retreated to protect the city, once again, Leon had an easy time causing dungeon breaks. Even the soldiers who were guarding other dungeons had no choice but to retreat, so Leon attacked the crystals of six dungeons.

    "This should keep them upied for a while¡­ to avoid any surprises, I guess I will build an army of skeletons and train my healing skills while I wait for Makoto''s contact."

    There wasn''t much ce to keep the skeletons hidden, so Leon decided to hide them under the snow. It was a pity that he could only make them in the open at night, but at least they would have time to absorb mana and get a little stronger.

    The second wave of monsters reached Moscow around midnight; this time, things got a little bitplicated for the soldiers. The number of monsters, the darkness of the night, worked against them, and they were also tired from earlier. Thanks to that, they were forced to fight until 09:00 AM. When the battle ended, Makoto finally contacted Leon.

    "Leon, you are doing a great job. I sessfully infiltrated the city, and I''m obtaining information while I also help the soldiers. Alexei is working organizing the soldiers, so for the time being, Yuki is fine. However, we can''t stop now. I still need to discover where she is, and when I do, we will rescue her."

    "All right¡­ are you sure things are fine on your end?" Leon asked. "If you are fighting with them, the chances of you being discovered increase by manifold."<sub> </sub>

    "Don''t worry; everyone is busy dealing with the monsters that they don''t have time to check the faces of who is nearby. Besides, this is closer than I can get to Alexei and his men without causing amotion. They are tired, and their guard is low; just by staying nearby, little by little, I''m obtaining the information we need."

    Leon nodded and then returned to the dungeons. After attacking the crystal of four dungeons, Leon finally found a problem. A party from Moscow came to investigate the dungeons, and Leon found Alexei''s secret weapon to deal with Leon¡­ a blond, green-eyed teenager created the mist and made it fly toward Leon.

    "Hey¡­ Alexei''s secret weapon is a kid?"

    He wasn''t supposed to be older than fifteen, so Leon couldn''t help but frown. However, Leon''s mana wasn''t full since he was flying carrying the body of a Frozen Dire Wolf. Although the kid was also tired, he wasn''t alone. Leon saw five soldiers with him, and their weapons looked powerful. There were probably stronger than Betty''s team¡­

    Leon created a fireball to counter the mist. Although he seeded in preventing himself from bing ice-cream, the mist was more powerful than his fireball. Slowly but surely, he was losing the battle of attrition.

    "I don''t have time for this¡­"

    As much as Leon wanted to face a powerful mage, the monsters were approaching behind him, and he couldn''t waste time. The more the soldiers have time to rest, the more chances the soldiers working for Alexei will have to notice Makoto.

    Leon created another huge fireball and shot it toward the kid and the soldiers who were there to assist him. Without any other choice, the boy used the mist to protect himself and his allies, and that gave Leon enough time to fly upward until they couldn''t see him.

    "I guess he can''t fly¡­ or perhaps he doesn''t have all that much mana¡­"

    Leon didn''t get chased, so, without wasting time, he headed toward the next dungeon. Since there was no point in keeping himself hidden, he threw away the wolf''s body in order to recover his mana faster, unfortunately, after causing another dungeon break. Leon left the dungeon and found those guys again.

    "The satellite is informing my position to them¡­ I guess it can''t be helped. It is time to fight for real."

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    Leon didn''t have time to create his steel spears, so he used the steel fists he kept with himself just in case. The kid''s mist was fast, but it was an Area of Effect magic, it wasn''t fast enough to chase Leon while he was flying. So, Leon just flew in circles around that party while attacking them with the steel fists. Making sure to hit their faces as much as possible, Leon made them focus too much on his direct actions that they didn''t notice Leon''s indirect actions. While they were busy trying to block and evade the steel fists, Leon slowly covered their bodies with earth.

    Leon''s n worked well, almost¡­ the kid noticed Leon''s actions and made him lose control over the earth that covered his body by freezing it. Although the ice was very powerful, the kid didn''t feel anything.

    "I guess he increased his Ice Resistance while he practiced his skills¡­"

    Leon had one minute to deal with him, in one minute, he would lose control over the earth that stopped his friends, and then he would have to start from the beginning again¡­ Although Leon wanted to test his skills against him, he didn''t want to risk killing a teenager. So, Leon shot several Fire Arrows, hoping that one of them would wound him. However, the mist dissolved the mes pretty easily.

    Leon tried Earth Arrows, but then again, the earth arrows lost its power and speed after covered in ice. He tried to damage him with his weak spells, but nothing worked.

    "This is a pain¡­"

    Leon gave up on the idea of fighting fair and square, Yuki and Makoto''s lives were more important than testing his skills. So, he used Gravity and Telekinesis to mess with the kid''s bnce. The kid got dizzy after Leon made him spin in midair, and then made him fall hitting his face against the ground. Just as Leon had expected, he wasn''t good at receiving damage either¡­

    Without wasting time, Leon covered the kid and his friend''s body in steel. The chances of them escaping that prison were close to none, but Leon decided to transport them to another location since he could hear the monsters'' footsteps approaching.

    "I didn''t want to make prisoners because I don''t have time to deal with them¡­ I don''t have time to give them water or feed them¡­ now what?"

    Leon could only hope that that situation would be solved before he has to save those six from dying of hunger or thirst. Anyway, Leon caused the six dungeons to break and then stopped. This time the soldiers protecting Moscow would have a hard time fighting, they were close to exhaustion, and now they lost their trump card and the five soldiers who were supposed to back him up.<sub> </sub>

    After hiding the mage and his friends in an igloo, Leon decided to practice his healing skills while the army of monsters marched to Moscow. The beasts reached Moscow at sunset, and this time, things got pretty chaotic. Although Leon was also pretty tired, he was used to fighting like that, but he noticed that soldiers weren''t.

    The second night battle in a row was disastrous, the citizens had time to evacuate, but several buildings, mostly ordinary houses got destroyed. Thanks to that, Leon was feeling guilty again. He could only hope that the soldiers would do their jobs and protect the citizens¡­ even though he had no right to hope for that since he caused such a situation.

    Still, as if he was madman, he started to make the skeletons and hid them under the snow. It was better to be safe than sorry. Leon also had a feeling that things wouldn''t go so smoothly, like the time he convinced those guys on the ind not to get in his way. He needed to have insurance for the worst-case scenario, after all.

    The battle extended throughout the night and only ended at the sunset of the next day. A good part of Moscow got destroyed, but Leon couldn''t confirm the damage from far away. Rather than that, he was more worried about Makoto. He should have contacted him, but he didn''t. Something must have happened, but Leon couldn''t just go and check. It wouldn''t be weird if the soldiers of Moscow already knew his face. Although he concluded that the satellites gave away his position, there was a chance that some who is good at hiding was observing and took his photograph.

    Leon was totally in the dark in that situation, but now he couldn''t do anything but wait. If he causes other dungeon breaks without hearing from Makoto first, he could create a disaster. Leon didn''t want that, even though he stole the Angelic Bow from them, Leon also wanted to make Russians his allies. If he causes the deaths of soldiers, then it was inevitable since Alexei kidnapped the daughter of his ally. There was still a chance that they could be his allies. However, things would be different; he causes the death of a dozen civilians.

    Anyway, while Leon was creating skeletons and trying to figure out what had happened, he received a call from Makoto, but Leon frowned when he didn''t recognize the voice on the other side of the line.

    "Hello? Can I talk with the American dog named Leon?"

    "¡­ I presume you are Alexei." Leon said. "Let''s not waste time calling each other names. What do you want, Alexei?"

    "What I want? I want your head in front of me so that I can smash it with kicks! Until now, I decided to ignore your country, there is an ocean between us, after all. But after conquering Ennd, I will attack the Allied Forces of North-America, and I won''t waste time trying to conquer your damn nation, I will just turn everything into rubble!"

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    "I guess I overdid it¡­"

    Alexei was so pissed that Leon could feel his bloodlust through the call. Still, it was quite troublesome that he was acting as if he hadn''t done anything wrong. For someone who managed to conquer almost the whole Europe, he was quite stupid, or perhaps he had a massive ego.

    "Sorry for the problems I caused, but you see, you caused a lot of problems to a friend of mine," Leon said.

    "Ah, your friend is here. No wonder Seiji betrayed him, I''ve never seen someone so stupid. I knew that he was nearby the moment you caused the dungeon breaks, so I prepared a trap, and he fell for it. I just had to show his daughter for a few seconds¡­ can you believe how someone can be so stupid?"

    "¡­ He is a father worried about his daughter, I''m not a father, but I can understand his actions." Leon said. "Anyway, Alexei. Let''s not cause more problems for each other, all right? Surely, someone of your influence can have as many women as you want without having to kidnap them. You probably tortured Makoto, but I''m sure that he is willing to forget this incident if you didn''t touch her. I''m the same because even though you are a bit shrewd, I want you to be an ally."

    "You are certainly overestimating yourself¡­ do you really think that you can defeat me? Do you really think you can make me your ally after you have done to my city and my soldiers?"

    "I think I can; as a token of my sincerity, I will even give you the gloves that were with Makoto," Leon said. "If you let Yuki and Makoto leave today, I will even give you a shield that can decrease the damage of physical and magic attacks. If you do that, I will also return the kid and his friends, and you will be able to prevent them from dying of hunger and thirst."

    "¡­ You didn''t kill them?"

    "No, as I said, I want us to be allies," Leon said. "Besides, the kid has potential. I only defeated him with ease because I have some stupid powerful items."

    "¡­ Stupid brat¡­ after I spent so many resources on him¡­"

    "He is just a kid, Alexei. He will be an important soldier for the world in the future, but he still needs training." Leon said.

    "It doesn''t matter; I won''t need him once I kill you and obtain your items."

    "¡­ Don''t do this, Alexei." Leon sighed. "You must know that greedy people don''t live long lives. Don''t make me fight you. I''m serious; I want an ally like you."

    "I don''t need you, I will rule this world on my own, and every single person who dares to defy me will die."

    "Please, Alexei. Don''t make me destroy your city, don''t make me kill your people." Leon said.

    "Don''t worry; you won''t kill anyone and destroy anything. You won''t have the chance."

    The call ended, and Leon sighed, in the end, the worst-case scenario happened. Thankfully, he predicted such a situation. However, he still needed sometime before he could have enough power to defeat Alexei.<sub> </sub>

    "I wonder what he is plotting¡­ he said that I wouldn''t have the chance to kill or destroy anything¡­"

    Soon, Leon understood the meaning behind Alexei''s words. Several missiles wereunched from somewhere in Moscow, and they flew toward where Leon was. Leon probably could stop them with telekinesis, but he didn''t know if he had enough mana to stop ten missiles. In the end, he did the only thing he could, Leon made his skeleton wizards and archers get up and attack the missiles.

    Those missiles were fast, but they didn''t dodge the attacks of five thousand skeleton archers and wizards. They exploded in midair, and Leon felt the air vibrating for several seconds.

    "To think that he would use that against me¡­"

    Leon felt the urge to call him and threaten the bastard, but Leon endured it. Thest thing he wanted was to make him angry while he had Yuki and Makoto. The confrontation was unavoidable. Still, Leon didn''t want to kill more than the necessary.

    "I guess I will use them."

    Leon took the kid and his friends to where he was building the skeleton army and destroyed the steel that covered their faces. As expected, they were pale and trembling in fear since they couldn''t see or move a muscle. Even though Leon only used the steel to stop them, that method also worked as psychological torture.

    Leon and those six arrived on time to see the second wave of missiles being shot. However, once again, the skeletons destroyed them. Even though it was night, those six could clearly see the army that Leon was building, and his intentions were obvious.

    p "Hey, does anyone here speak English?" Leon asked.</anda>

    "I¡­ do." The kid said.

    "That''s fortunate¡­" Leon sighed to calm his nerves. "What''s your name, kid?"

    "¡­ Lennart." Lennart said while trembling.

    When Leon approached, he felt like Lennart was quite familiar. He was a pretty boy, but he wasn''t America, so he probably saw him on TV or in some magazine.

    "As you can see, Lennart, your boss wants to kill me," Leon said. " He is even using missiles that can destroy whole buildings to do that. Eventually, he will increase the number of missiles, hoping that my skeletons will run out of mana, but they won''t. I will also keep increasing my skeleton army until I have enough power to rescue the emperor and the princess of Japan. However, Alexei won''t let me do that. So, he will use his soldiers to stop me. You know whates after that, right?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ Yes." Lennart answered, still trembling.

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    "You are smart, Lennart," Leon said. "We will have a war. Certainly, I won''t be able to defeat all the soldiers, I bet there almost one hundred thousand soldiers there, but I won''t stop until I rescue my friends and to do that¡­ I will have to kill a lot of innocent people¡­ I also don''t want to do that. So, I want you to help to stop this madness. You have two options, Lennart. Watch me kill thousands of innocent soldiers or convince them to get out of my way. What will you do?"

    Before answering, Lennart said something to his friends. However, all of them nodded and gave him their approval.

    "I will convince them¡­" Lennart said. "But, I don''t think I can do that alone¡­ If you let my friends go with me, people will understand that you are serious."

    "Very well¡­ I will free them too." Leon said. "However, I''m the type of person who holds grudges¡­ if you are trying to fool me. I will make sure that you will wish to die¡­"

    Leon didn''t feel good threatening a kid, but it was necessary, and he was telling the truth. Nothing good woulde if he tries to be merciful every single time; he could only give others a single a chance to choose to live for themselves or die for an asshole.

    "You guys just have to say that I will give just one chance to everyone who tries to kill me," Leon said. "Just one chance, I will do the rest of the job. Go."

    Lennart and his friends nodded, and then he and his friends walked toward Moscow. Since they didn''t have any other choice, they had to pass the skeletons, and they trembled like leaves passing by so many creatures that could stop those tactical missiles. The only way to stop Leon from a distance and ignoring the skeletons would by using a railgun or a nuke, but Leon doubted that they had one.

    Anyway, Leon resumed his tasks of creating skeletons. Despite having being caught, Makoto was a cautious man, he put thousands of mana potions inside the magic box, and Leon knew why he did that. Using those potions, Leon increased the number of skeleton archers and wizards at an astonishing pace.

    Just like Leon had imagined, Alexei shot several missiles again and increased their numbers. He was quite loose with money, or perhaps he was using them since he only obtained and didn''t create them. Anyway, Alexei used more than one hundred missiles to kill Leon. In hisst attack, he shot forty, and when Leon saw those, he couldn''t help but break into a cold sweat, but fortunately, his skeletons destroyed them on time.

    When it dawned, Leon had fifteen thousand skeletons, archers, and wizards. Although he used all the potions Makoto brought, it had been a good investment. That being said, Leon didn''t stop. Perhaps not all of the one hundred thousand soldiers in Moscow had the power to defeat a skeleton, but Leon knew that he had more soldiers all over Europe. He could have sent a message to make them return in order to attack Leon from all sides. So, despite all the fatigue, Leon meditated and summoned more and more skeletons.

    "Perhaps, I should have made the kid and his friends buy potions before letting them go to Moscow¡­ toote to think of that now."

    Leon thought that Alexei would send his soldiers to attack him at some point during the day, but nothing happened. He could see some soldiers observing him in the distance, but not a single one of them felt like approaching the army of skeletons.<sub> </sub>

    Surprisingly, after sunset, Leon received a call, it was Alexei once again.

    "Hello again, Leon."

    "I''m thankful for the fact that you didn''t call me a dog this time," Leon said. "Is there something I can do for you, Alexei?"

    "No, I''m just bored. Anyway, I guess I underestimated you¡­ I called Makoto a fool yesterday, but I guess I was also a fool in listening to Seiji. He described to me the things you can do, but he didn''t say that you can create skeletons."

    "I''m quite secretive, after all," Leon said. "Besides, he didn''t know, the only ones who knew were Makoto and his spies who worked in America. I''m quite relieved in hearing that, it would be troublesome if one of Seiji''s spies were there."

    "Anyway, I confirmed the fact that you didn''t kill Lennart and his team. You are a bit na?ve, don''t you think? You repelled my missiles, but you think you can defeat my one hundred thousand soldiers?"

    "That''s not my intention; I only want to rescue my friends," Leon said. "If you don''t want to be our ally, you don''t have to. But I can''t ignore the fact that you imprisoned them."

    "So, self-righteous¡­ you are powerful, Leon. You are a fool for making an enemy out of me, but you are powerful nheless. How didn''t you learn until now that the powerful can do everything they want now?"

    "Please, let me correct you," Leon said. "Everyone can do whatever the hell they want. However, there are certain things called consequences¡­ It doesn''t matter how much power you have; you have to deal with the consequences. Soon, you will understand that."

    "No¡­ I think you will be the one who will soon understand that. You will understand through the most painful way possible."

    The call ended, and Leon sighed because he only made Alexei mad. However, it couldn''t be helped, at that point in time, everything that goes against Alexei, even the most obvious things would annoy him. Anyway, it didn''t look like he intended to surrender, and that was proof enough to make Leon understand that he was a fool. He couldn''t leave the city by normal means even if he does; he will lose control over everything he obtained over thest four years. He couldn''t see that he had no chance against Leon that was building an army of skeletons and could even cause eight dungeon breaks.

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    Makoto''s POV

    From a safe distance, Makoto saw the train where Seiji and his daughter were entering Moscow. Despite the steel walls that were being built to protect the city, he could see the soldiers and citizens of the ce walking around doing all sorts of things. They were preparing for battle...

    "Good, Leon arrived on time and managed to cause the dungeon breaks."

    It looked like Alexei contacted all groups of survivors nearby and emitted an alert, Makoto noticed that when he saw several groups of soldiers running toward Moscowing from all directions. Some were also running alone, so he decided to do the same and enter the city.

    The east gate of Moscow was wide open, and the guards weren''t checking who was entering; all people were already aware of the dungeon breaks. So, obviously, only regr citizens and soldiers of the ce were expected to arrive. Thanks to that, no one noticed that Makoto was Japanese.

    Without wasting time, Makoto moved to the other side of the city, where the soldiers were reuniting and preparing themselves for the battle. Soon, he saw Alexei moving on the top of a car showing an extremely annoyed expression. Makoto felt his blood boiling, but somehow he calmed down his nerves. Makoto couldn''t kill the bastard before discovering where his daughter was.

    Soon, the battle started. Although Alexei wasn''t a mighty soldier, he had some tactical knowledge, and he gave some orders when problems appeared. Makoto tried to stay close to him to overhear his conversations while he fought, but he didn''t learn much. If the battle hadsted a little longer, perhaps things could have been different... but a kid that had impressive magic skills almost single-handily changed the tide of the battle.

    When the battle ended, Alexei sent the kid and his team to investigate what had happened. Fortunately, he stayed nearby observing the battlefield and waiting for the kid''s report... For the time being, Yuki was safe, but Makoto was getting tired of controlling his nerves.

    Makoto made a call and asked Leon to keep doing that the moment the kid and his team left. Much faster than he had imagined, another alert of monsters invasion had been given.

    "As expected, Leon sure is fast..."

    That lightened Makoto''s mood a little. Meanwhile, Alexei started to shout and attack his own subordinates. Things only got moreplicated along the night. However, much to Makoto''s surprise, Alexei looked pretty calm when he saw him the next day. Alexei was plotting something... but Makoto didn''t notice that on time. Suddenly the crowd of soldiers opened a path for some reason, then Yuki and Seiji appeared. His daughter had a thick steel chain on her neck, and Seiji was pulling her as if she was some sort of dog. Makoto felt something snapping on his head... but he managed to avoid his impulse to rush and split Seiji in two. However, everything changed when Yuki was put on the truck where Alexei was. She looked at him as if he was a dirty dog, and thanks to that, he kicked her on the stomach, and her body bent backward, and then she spat blood. The next moment, Makoto summoned his sword and charged to attack Alexei, five soldiers had been fast enough to feel and reacted to Makoto''s bloodlust, but they got split in half before they could even scratch him. However, when Makoto touched the truck, he got electrocuted until the point where smoke started to leave his body... after ten seconds he copsed.

    Makoto woke up receiving a heavy punch on his face, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Seiji in front of him with his fists clenched and Yuki on the other side what seemed like to be some sort of office. Alexei was there too... Makoto tried to move, but his body was heavy, and he couldn''t muster all that much strength. It looked like while he was unconscious, they put some chains around his body, magical chains that could drain his energy.

    "Father!" Yuki shouted, her eyes full of tears.

    "Sorry, Yuki," Makoto said. "I failed... but I will leave everything on your hand."<sub> </sub>

    "What exactly do you mean by that?" Seiji frowned.

    "Ah... you," Makoto said, looking at Seiji in the eye, making him tremble just by being stared. "I meant exactly what you think... I leave Japan in her capable hands."

    "What a fool... what can she do to Japan here?" Alexei asked. "Your country has no longer an imperial family; from today onward, Japan will be a Russian province."

    "... I wanted to be here the moment you see your dreams being crushed by a single man." Makoto said. "I failed, but he won''t fail, my daughter won''t fail either. I can see in them the hope for a good future in this world... as for you two... I can see only two dead men walking... for a while."

    "I think you are going to die first," Alexei said. "Prepare my throne on the other side; I will conquer everything, even the after-life."

    "Are these yourst words, Makoto?" Seiji picked Makoto''s katana that was on the wall.

    "... I guess I should die by the de of my own weapon." Makoto let out a long sigh. "It is a pity that a coward and traitor will be the one who will swing the sword.

    "Kill the bastard, Seiji!" Alexei shouted.

    "With pleasure!" Seiji said.

    "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Yuki shouted.

    "Trust him, Yuki," Makoto smiled. "He will be a good friend."

    With a smile on his face, Makoto''s head rolled on the ground while his neck was gushing out blood. After that, the corpse of Makoto was taken to a tform in front of Alexei''s tower. From his office, Alexei picked a strange weapon and pointed toward Makoto''s body while forcing Yuki watching to see the total destruction of Makoto''s body... when he pulled the trigger, Yuki copsed unconscious.

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    ? Five days passed since Leon arrived at Moscow, one week had passed since thest time he slept, so he decided to take a nap because he was at his limit. However, he gave the order of his skeletons to attack anything that approaches. Unfortunately, Alexei had other ns; when he saw the image of Leon sleeping in the middle of his skeleton army, he used a missile. Obviously, the skeletons destroyed it.

    "Crazy son of a bitch¡­ using missiles just to keep me awake."

    Leon was tired and worried, Alexei had Yuki under his control for five days and Makoto by four. Still, he couldn''t just invade the city to rescue them. He didn''t have enough skeletons to do it. Much less when Alexei was waiting for him¡­

    If Leon could, he would approach the dungeon to buy potions, but he couldn''t; there was a chance that Alexei would escape by chopper or by airne, and he wouldn''t be able to see that if he leaves that area.

    "What the hell am I doing¡­ a single man is trying to siege a whole city¡­ this is so stupid."

    If Leon weren''t so tired, he wouldugh. In the end, Leon tried to fake that he was meditating and slept while sitting. Thanks to that, he managed to take half an hour nap.

    Just as Leon had expected, Alexei had called reinforcement from other cities. He saw several choppers flying to Moscow and trucks in the distance, also entering the city. Alexei didn''t n on fleeing from Moscow, and he didn''t care how much resources he would have to spend in order to crush Leon.

    "I wish I could split my forces to stop his reinforcements, but if I do, he will probably try to attack me as soon as possible. The more concentrated the skeletons are, the more effective their attacks will be¡­"

    Still, things weren''t looking good. If Alexei uses those choppers, the skeletons won''t be able to reach them. Even the skeleton archers'' range had a limit, after all. Regardless, Leon decided to be patient; his skeletons were absorbing mana and charging their limitless battery. Although they couldn''t evolve like the other skeletons and their attacks wouldn''t be more powerful, they would operate for longer the more mana they absorb.

    Several hourster, another squadron of choppers flew to Moscow. Leon could destroy them and leave the skeletons to deal with the soldiers on the ground, but even he would have a hard time if dozens of those attack him at the same time. Considering that the soldiers being transported by those military choppers could survive the fall, Leon decided to attack those vehicles.

    Leon had to stop the skeletons'' productions for a while, but in a single minute, he knocked down twenty choppers just by destroying the choppers'' propeller. They didn''t expect Leon''s sudden approach, so they didn''t have time to react. The helicopters fell, but Leon saw that the soldiers survived the fall.

    "Well, that should work as a warning for them¡­"

    It worked, but not on the way Leon wished for. He noticed that Leon would destroy his choppers if they get to close. Alexei made enter Moscow by following a roundabout path. Just when Leon was about to take another nap, his phone rung. It was Alexei again.

    "Getting impatient?"<sub> </sub>

    "I''m the one who should be asking you that," Leon said. "What will happen to the countries that you conquered now that you are making your soldiers retreat? I''m also wondering about the loss you are having by not collecting the resources of the dungeons in those countries."

    "Believe me; it doesn''t matter if we dy my ns for a weak or two. With the power of your items, I''m sure we willpensate for the loss of time very soon."

    "What items do you specifically want?" Leon said. "Although you tried to kill me with missiles, my offer still stands, I can give you a few items if you return Makoto and Yuki."

    Much to Leon''s surprise, Alexei didn''t say anything. Then, he thought of a very curious thing, Alexei thought that Leon was nothing without them.

    "Let me guess, you tortured Makoto to learn the items that I have," Leon said. "But he didn''t reveal anything, right?"

    Once again, Leon didn''t hear anything except Alexei clicking his tongue. As expected, despite everything, Alexeiwas still cautious of Leon''s skills, and he imagined that he has dozens of stupidly powerful items.

    "Alexei, stop this madness," Leon said. "A single person can''t rule over the world, stop now while you can, or you will die full of regrets."

    "I will only have regrets if I obey a stupid kid like you. I will rule this world, and I will never lose anything ever again."

    "You don''t have to obey me; I''m just asking a favor," Leon said. "Release Yuki and Makoto, and I will give you the item to summon skeletons, that is not a bad deal, right?"

    "So, that is the power of a magic item¡­ I''ll be sure to make good use of it. Ah, good news. I prepared a gift for you. I hope you can ept it. By the way, even if I could, I wouldn''t release them. You will never see that fool again since I got rid of him, as for Yuki, she is here, warming my bed. Do you want to talk to her?"

    Leon sighed, in the end, he failed. He failed in rescuing Yuki on time and in protecting Makoto. Leon failed in such a crucial moment that he started to wonder why he was so full of himself. He wasn''t clearly arrogant, but he was sure that given time, he could solve all problems with brute force. Now that Leon lost a friend and an ally. He couldn''t help but wonder why he had so much power if he couldn''t protect a friend with it.

    "Leon¡­ kill the bastard."

    After hearing Yuki''s murmur, Leon''s doubts disappeared. There was one thing he could now that he had failed¡­ Avenge his friend.

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    Leon felt Yuki''s despair through the call; he had understood her message. He had to kill Alexei even if his attack causes her death indirectly. Japan would suffer a big loss by losing the two remaining members of the imperial family, but she still was willing to die as long as Leon kills Alexei. Leon also lost his hesitation and made his twenty thousand skeleton archers and wizards move.

    When they got close enough, the soldiers left the city to attack, and several choppers also came to offer support. When they were on his range, Leon made all the skeletons attack the space ahead of the soldiers with Fireballs and Fire Arrows. All the snow around melted, and the ground burned until it became dark and lifeless. So many projectiles destroyed over an area that was equal to the size of a big stadium. When they felt the heat, the soldier broke into a cold sweat. All of them remembered the message that Lennart and his teammates passed to the soldiers.

    "I will forgive them just one time."

    While that message was echoing through their heads, many soldiers run away to the city and toward their homes. They would take their families and friends and leave the city instead of facing an army of monsters that could burn them to a crisp. Before the choppers could approach half of the first group of soldiers had run away, and with each passing moment, more and more felt like it was useless to fight. Still, some of them stayed behind to fight. Leon didn''t know why they insisted on fighting even when Leon gave such a clear warning. Perhaps it was loyalty; perhaps they wanted to keep their ranks, maybe they thought Leon would destroy their hometown just for the fun of it. Either way, it didn''t change anything to Leon.

    "It is a pity¡­" Leon murmured.

    It was a pity to see soldiers dying due to a fool''s actions, but Leon didn''t think twice when they charged to attack the skeletons. On the second volley of attacks, one hundred and twenty-four soldiers died after being burn to a crisp. It was the first time Leon killed someone, and he just didn''t kill one or two, he killed more than one hundred. Still, he didn''t hesitate because they were fighting to take his head.

    Three hundred soldiers were sent to stop the skeletons on the first wave, one hundred and seventy-six fled, but on the second wave, only ny appeared. The other two hundred and ten ran away when they saw theirpanions burned almost instantly.

    Even from far away, Leon could see that the vast majority of soldiers were running away. However, he didn''t have time for that. The choppers were surrounding him, and they had mages and archers ready to attack. Leon also gave them one chance, he flew upward to avoid their attacks and shot Fire Arrows and destroyed their propellers. The soldiers jumped from the vehicles, while some were trying to make sure that they wouldn''tnd and hit their heads against the ground, a few tried to attack Leon and three guys managed to hit him with Thunder Arrows.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Truly, a pity¡­" Leon murmured and used the gravity ring to make sure that those who attacked him would fall to their deaths.<sub> </sub>

    Leon only wanted to make allies and work together to find a way to seal the dungeons and get rid of the monsters. But not everything was so simple, some people don''t listen to reason, after all. While the skeletons were approaching Moscow and killing those who weren''t smart enough to run away. Leon shot down the choppers, but only for a while. Even the pilots of the helicopters gave up on the idea of approaching him; it was close to suicide after all.

    Eventually, the skeletons reached the steel walls, but they quickly melted the obstacle. Without any enemies trying to attack him by the skies, Leon decided to follow the army of skeletons. Soon, he regretted the idea due to the smell of blood and burned flesh. Leon puked several times after seeing burned bones. It was the scene of hell, and it was the hell that he had created himself.

    Now and then, Leon would make his army stop just to make sure that citizens would have time to run away. Despite that, he burned every single building on his path. He couldn''t make twenty thousand skeletons fit in a single street after all. So, they destroyed blocks and marched above them. Even after causing so much destruction, Leon confirmed that Alexei wouldn''t give up so easily. Hidden under the debris, Leon felt the presence of several soldiers very alive. When he was close enough, they left their hideouts to attack him, but Leon attacked them first with stone arrows to their heads. They died even without noticing that Leon had noticed them.

    Leon and the skeleton army marched to the center of the city where Alexei''s building was. asionally stopping to attack some suicide soldiers and to give enough time to the others run away.

    Eventually, Leon and the army arrived at their destination. It was quite a nice building, but Leon felt like destroying it without a second thought. However, he couldn''t, Yuki was still there. So, he just picked his cellphone and called Alexei. Soon, Alexei epted the call.

    "Last chance, Alexei," Leon said. "Give up now, and I will grant you quick death."

    "I''ll choose option number two."

    "¡­ There is no option number two." Leon sighed.

    Leon heard Alexeiughing; he wasughing as if Leon hadn''t destroyed a good part of the city and still didn''t suffer a single loss to his army. He only understood why heughed when he saw a silver objecting out from one of the windows of Alexei''s building. Leon couldn''t tell what that was from so far. However, he discovered what that was when he saw the object emitting electricity. The bastard did really have a railgun¡­

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    Leon''s mind went nk for a second, but soon he recovered himself. He couldn''t stay there, but he also knew that he wouldn''t be able to scape the damage caused by the railgun. Even if he doesn''t take a direct hit, he will die. Thest thing he needed to do at that moment was to try to run away and show his back to the enemy.

    "Crazy bastard..." Leon murmured.

    Leon activated Mana Armor and created severalyers of earth between him and the railgun and tried to strengthen it as much as possible, but before the firstyer of earth could be steel... the railgun was used.

    Leon certainly got physically and magically strong; those four years on the ind certainly made him stronger. Despite that, Leon knew that he was far from being unbeatable. With magic, he was confident that he could block an attack of a tank. With some preparation, he could repel the attack of tactics missiles like he did before. But humanity created certain weapons that Leon knew that he wouldn''t survive against no matter what. Nuclear bombs were one of those types of weapons; the other¡­ were railguns.

    Leon didn''t even notice what happened. When he woke up, he was buried under the debris of random building feeling like crap, and his whole body hurt like hell.

    "Ugh¡­ damn it."

    Leon didn''t have to see to confirm that he had broken more than a few bones, his left side hurt like hell, and he could tell that he broke several bones of his ribcage. Fortunately, Leon didn''t feel much pain on the right side¡­ rather, he didn''t feel anything; only some burns. Leon tried to move his right arm and leg, but he didn''t feel them. Using earth, he managed to leave the debris only to feel shivers when he saw the burn mark on his right side. His right arm and leg had been burn to a crisp.

    "Oh, shit¡­ shit. That bastard¡­ I will kill him!"

    Leon almost gave the order to destroy the building, but Leon remembered Yuki. When he heard her voice, it sounded like she wanted to die. Leon failed, but he couldn''t cause Yuki''s death. It was the least he could do for Makoto.

    While Leon was trying to calm himself and use his mana to mend his bones, he felt some noiseing from the streets. It looked like his skeleton army was being attacked, things worked so well in the beginning that Leon totally forgot about Alexei''s presents¡­

    "He only sent a few cannon-fodder to stop me, he hid his best soldiers near his building to attack after using the railgun¡­"

    It was a pain to admit, but Leon only survived because that railgun was a small version of the real deal. If he had been hit by ones that were installed in ships, he would be dead by now. Still, he suffered a lot of damage. Enough damage that a few potions and the recovery couldn''t help him.<sub> </sub>

    "At least I can fool him just like the way he fooled me¡­"

    Leon paid the price, but he would make sure that Alexei would pay much more. He was so stupid that he didn''t know that Leon''s skeletons would disappear if he dies. Alexei didn''t even consider the possibility that Leon could have survived, and that would be his downfall. Leon decided to hide on the top of that building until night. He had a hard time trying to heal himself, but after a few minutes, the recovery did its magic, and most of Leon''s pain disappeared. His broken bones healed, but the burns were still there.

    "It''s probably because the burned flesh is considered dead¡­ something that is dead cannot be healed naturally."

    Still, Leon had sometime before sunset, so he decided to try to heal those burns. He also wanted to change his clothes since his current ones were in tatters, but he would have a hard time doing that with a single arm.

    "Ugh... it burns too much."

    As expected, stimting the mana of his body to heal the burns wasn''t enough. It looked like the principle to heal ordinary wounds and burns were different. That being said, the gloves he had lent to Makoto could heal burns, so Leon was sure that he eventually would discover how to do it. Still, he would have to do itter, because the night wasing.

    Leon''s skeleton army was quite powerful, but since they were only archers and wizards, they weren''t that durable. The railgun killed a lot of them, and after sunset, the soldiers destroyed all of them. Leon observed the floor where the railgun was for quite a while; the lights stayed on for a few hours showing that Alexei was still working with his underlings. But soon, he turned the lights off, even though the rest of the city was still working to repair the damage Leon caused.

    Anyway, Leon flew and approached the windows of that floor. As he had expected, it was bulletproof ss. Alexei was a cautious son of a bitch, after all. But something like that couldn''t even be counted as an obstacle to Leon. He created four steel spears and made them spin before he attacked and destroyed the ss. However, he couldn''t let an even single piece of ss fall on the streets, so, caught those with another earth tform. Leon had arrived just on time to see Yuki tied up in the bed and Alexei taking off his clothes. Although the lights were off, Alexei recognized Leon and then be pale as a ghost.

    "Surprise, motherfucker..." Leon said. "Your torment begins now."

    Alexei ran toward a certain table where Leon saw a stone; he didn''t know what that was, but it was something that Alexei wanted very much in that situation, and that was enough to make Leon stop him. Without much resistance, Leon destroyed Alexei''s arms and legs. He screamed and trembled a lot, but that didn''t even make Leon flinch. That was just the opening act for what Leon had in store for Alexei.

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    "Well, I cannot let you die yet, and you are too noisy," Leon said. "So, let me shut your mouth before I burn you."

    Leon covered Alexei''s mouth with a metal mask and then burned the wounds to stop the bleeding. Again, Alexei trembled, and he tried to scream, but no sound came. Leon thought that he would have more fun torturing Alexei like that, but he didn''t. As expected, he couldn''t bring himself to enjoy tormenting others.

    After making sure that Alexei wouldn''t do anything, Leon untied Yuki. Although she was still awake, she didn''t move an inch even after noticing Leon''s arrival. She didn''t care about anything anymore. Leon had failed miserably, and Alexei had caused unbelievable trauma to Yuki''s mind.

    "Sorry, I''mte," Leon said.

    Again, Yuki didn''t react to Leon''s words. At that point int time, it wouldn''t be weird if Yuki decides to die by starving to death. So, Leon decided to give her a few alternatives.

    "Shall I end your life for you?" Leon asked. "I already failed on my mission; I''m sure that another failure won''t change anything. In your current situation, you won''t be able to assume your father''s work, so perhaps you shouldn''t return to Japan¡­ if you are lucky, when you die, you will reunite with Makoto. The question is, would he like to see you die so soon?"

    "Shut up¡­ What do you know?" Yuki murmured.

    "I don''t know anything; I''m just telling your options," Leon said. "You can die here by my hands, and I will make sure you won''t feel anything or keep living and enduring the pain while you try to do what your father wanted to do. Anyway, you don''t have to decide now. You can think about it while I solve a few problems."

    Leon looked around and found several interesting things, magic weapons, a refrigerator, a closet, a desk, and a cellphone. He also found the gloves he lent to Makoto. Leon smiled because that would make things much easier. Leon picked the cellphone, one of his steel spears, and approached Alexei. At that point in time, most of the pain he felt disappeared thanks to the recovery, but Leon managed to break his will again by piercing Alexei''s cheek a little with his spear.

    "Do you have someone working for you who can contact every single person involved in the operation to kidnap Yuki?" Leon asked.

    Alexei nodded several times; he was so scared that he was even crying¡­ despite that, Leon only felt shame, to think that such a pathetic person caused so many problems to him¡­ it was humiliating.

    "You will call that person and make them call every single person who was involved in the mission," Leon said. "Give the order for them to wait at the entrance of the building and only to enter when all of them arrive. If I notice that you are plotting something¡­ I will make good use of those gloves and pierce my spear in your ass."<sub> </sub>

    Alexei nodded as if he could see Leon forgiving him if he cooperates. Imagining easily what he was thinking, Leon felt the urge to smash his head against the floor, but he held back his anger. Then Leon took off the steel mask.

    "Please, please! I will be your ally, subordinate, or even your dog!" Alexei said. "But please spare my life!"

    "That will depend¡­ if you don''t entice my anger, I will consider that." Leon said.

    Alexei pointed to a certain number registered on the cellphone, and Leon pushed the button to called it. Alexei sighed to calm down in order not to make anyone suspicious. A woman answered and then started to talk in Russian, even though Leon couldn''t understand it, he noted by the tone of their voices that they had an ordinary conversation. That being said, Leon didn''t drop his guard.

    When the call ended, Leon approached the window he broke to observe the movement of soldiers. Only a few of them started to approach the building, and they stopped in front of it, waiting for the others. By the look of things, they were unarmed, but considering that Makoto could make his weapon appear and disappear, caution was necessary. After half an hour, a group of fifty people entered the building. The majority were soldiers, but a few of them were just ordinary citizens. Among that group, Leon also saw Seiji and his underlings.

    "I guess I have to spare him for the time being¡­"

    Although the building had elevators, those weren''t big enough to carry so many people at the same time, but that only made things more convenient to Leon. The number of objects he could control using his own magic was limited, but he could multiply that by two using Telekinesis. Leon approached the elevator, and as soon as the door opened, he obtained full control over the bodies of six people. First of all, he took them out of the elevator and then broke their necks. After that, he attacked the head of the others with the butt of his steel spears. Since it would be unpleasant to hide too many corpses in that room where Yuki was, he decided to hide them in another random room.

    From that distance, Alexei''s underlings didn''t have any chance of resisting. So Leon killed them with such an ease that he couldn''t help but frown. Thest group to arrive was Seiji, and his men and all of them trembled in fear when they saw Leon.

    "Long time, no see baldie¡­" Leon smirked.

    Leon killed his underlings, but he was having quite a hard time controlling Seiji''s body. He was stronger than he thought¡­ still, he stopped struggling when he cut off his limbs. After making sure that he wouldn''t die of blood loss, he moved him toward the room where Alexei and Yuki were. Since Leon made his body fly low, the moment Yuki saw Seiji, she got up and kicked his face with all his might. After that, she ran toward the wall where the magic items were, and she picked a katana, and then Leon finally recognized Makoto''s katana.

    "Hey¡­ wait a minute." Leon said. "If you want to kill them, that''s fine, but not yet. They still have some use."

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    "Don''t stop me!" Yuki red at Leon. "That bastard betrayed my father, killed him with his own hands, and burned his body without giving a proper funeral!"

    "Listen to people when they are talking¡­" Leon sighed. "I''ll let you kill them, don''t worry. But like I said, I can still use them. First, let''s make sure that all the spies working for Seiji will be executed. After that, you can kill both of them in front of a huge crowd. That will work as a warning for any greedy bastard that may want to take their ces."

    Yuki couldn''t help but frown when she heard that, even though she knew revenge wouldn''t change anything she wanted to have it anyway, but not in front of a crowd. She didn''t want to make that a spectacle, after all. She took one step backward because Yuki didn''t know Leon''s bloodthirsty side, but then she finally realized the state of his body. He had all the rights just like herself to make those two suffer as much as possible.

    "What, you didn''t notice until now?" Leon frowned. "Even though they used the railgun here?"

    "I only stay here at night¡­" Yuki answered. "Are you okay? How can you move like that?"

    "I feel like crap¡­ but I can move using magic." Leon said.

    Now that Leon thought about it, he could fly using earth magic, but he just needed to use Telekinesis. The flying speed would probably be higher than the one when he uses earth tforms. However, Telekinesis uses much more mana.

    "Anyway, you can kick them as much as you want," Leon said. "But you can''t use the sword; it would be a good idea to avoid kicking their heads too. It will cause more impact if they die while they are awake."

    "¡­ You are quite nasty." Yuki said.

    Leon was aware of that, but he had no choice but to, otherwise he would be treated as a joke. Since he already caused a mess in Moscow, he had to make sure to leave a big impression on anyone who thinks of messing with him or his friends and family.

    Yuki kicked Seiji and Alexei a few times but soon gave up on the idea. She felt empty doing that; she knew that they deserved to be punished, but that wouldn''t bring her father back. She didn''t want to dirty her hands with their blood, Yuki liked her powers, she could make people healthy again. But the idea of causing pain and wounds was suffocating. Still, as much as she liked to do that, she wouldn''t do it ever again. She would rather than die than keeping recalling thest days¡­ Alexei humiliated her in so many different ways that she barely endured the wish to finish her own life, but even that caused even more disgraces. She didn''t give up, and in the end, her wish to live caused her father''s death. Yuki would never forget the look in her father''s eyes. He died with a smile on his face, but at the same time, he was asking for forgiveness for being powerless for not being able to save her.

    While Yuki was thinking of that, Leon looked for specific numbers in Alexei''s cellphone. There he somehow managed to find Lennart''s name, and he called. Lennart said something when he epted the call, but Leon didn''t understand.

    "Don''t react or don''t try anything funny, kid," Leon said. "It''s me, and I have your boss here with and with one foot on the grave."

    "¡­ I thought you died¡­ wait a minute there are some people nearby. It''s all right, no one can hear me now¡­ why did you call me?"

    "Because I want to give a message to anyone who wants to screw with me and my allies again," Leon answered. "Spread the word that Alexei wants to show something nice to everybody tomorrow at 08:00 AM in front of his building."

    "Are you going to kill him?"

    "What if I am? Do you want to fight again?" Leon asked. "This time, I won''t be so merciful."

    "No, I don''t want to fight¡­ in fact, I even want to help you. Alexei sacrificed many soldiers just to lure you into a trap. I was working for him because he promised something to me, but I recently realized he doesn''t intend to fulfill his promise."<sub> </sub>

    "Is that so¡­ well, you can help me by doing what I just told you." Leon said.

    "What are you going to do afterward?"

    "I will confirm with my own eyes if people received my message, after a few days I will leave," Leon answered.

    "Aren''t you going to be the new leader?"

    "No," Leon said.

    "So, you are going home¡­ you are American, right? Can I ask you a favor?"

    "You already asked too many questions, kid," Leon said. "And I''m not in the mood to talk with you. Just do what I told you, and I will leave you alone."

    "Please, just hear me out! I''m going to pay you for it¡­ I''m looking for someone; she went to study in New York four years ago since then, we lost contact with her. Our parents already gave up on hope, but I won''t give up until I discover what happened to my sister."

    Leon frowned because that was a history he had heard before.

    "Is your sister German?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, how did you know?"

    "Is she supposed to be around twenty-two years old?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ Yes."

    "Her name is Gis, right?" Leon asked.

    "You met her¡­ where is she? Is she alive?"

    "Yes, she is living with my sister¡­" Leon sighed.

    It looked like Lennart was Gis''s little brother¡­ what a small world.

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    Leon was pretty sure that Gis didn''t tell her background to anyone. So, the chances of Lennart really be her little brother was high. Anyway, he just had to call Betty and confirm things with her, Gis and Betty mostly spend their afternoons practicing magic together, after all.

    "I met her by chance in New York..." Leon said. "Perhaps if you help me, I will lead to where she is... Anyway, you know what you need to do."

    After that, Leon ended the call. Before confirming Lennart''s identity, he had to deal with Seiji''s spies. He was a traitor, but he was a warrior too. So, it took quite a while before he finally gave up and decided to obey Leon''s orders. Leon didn''t feel pleasure in torturing someone, but he had to do the dirty work. He couldn''t let the princess of Japan do such a thing.

    After ''persuading'' Seiji to cooperate, he made him give the order to all his spies reunite in their hideout in two days. Their shelter was located in the extreme north of Japan, very close to where the Frozen Dire Wolves'' dungeon was.

    "Do you know a way to contact, Ren?" Leon asked.

    "No..." Yuki said with her head down, still unable to get rid of the memories of the past few days.

    Makoto probably put some way to contact his spies or Ren in the magic box, fortunately, since it was on Leon''s back, it survived the railgun''s attack. Inside of it, he found a radio. When Leon turned it on, he heard the voice of a Japanese man. He didn''t understand anything, but then Yuki stepped forward and passaged the message.

    "Do you know the guy you just talked to?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, he is themander of my father''s spies..." Yuki said. "I also already passed the message that my father died..."

    "I guess we just need to wait until morning now..." Leon said and then sat down to concentrate.

    "... I wonder how you can meditate at a time like this." Yuki sighed.

    "I''m not meditating, I''m trying to heal my wounds," Leon exined.

    "I can do that for you," Yuki said.

    "Is your skill that convenient?" Leon frowned.<sub> </sub>

    "Yes, it can dispel poison, curses, sickness, and even cancel effects like burn and paralysis," Yuki exined.

    "I see... well, I''m going to refuse," Leon said. "I think If I manage how to heal those burns, I will be able to find a clue of what to do to reach my goal."

    "You are insane..." Yuki sighed again. "Why did you help my father on this crazy n?"

    "Because he was an ally and because he was a friend¡­ but mostly because he made me remember of my father." Leon looked toward the starry sky. "He was a bit older than Makoto, but they were kind of simr. Harsh and direct man, but when the family was the center of the question, he would be a bit unreasonable, just like Makoto was when he decided to rescue you with only my help."

    "Is that so¡­" Yuki said.

    "It looked like you and your father were quite close¡­ I noticed that, so I decided to obey Makoto instead of convincing him to recruit more people to help." Leon said. "Knowing that Seiji left spies behind and that he couldn''t trust in many people, he decided to go with the only person he was sure it wouldn''t betray him. I was jealous of him; he had the chance and the courage to face an entire army to rescue his daughter¡­ while I didn''t have the chance nor the courage to be with my parents when they needed me."

    "It couldn''t be helped, right?" Yuki said. "You were alone on an ind¡­"

    "Yeah, but if I weren''t so stupid, they could have survived¡­" Leon smiled weakly. "Although my father and I were logical persons, he was a bit overprotective, and like your father, he was quite hot-blooded about family. We head-butted a few times, but we were a normal family. However, when I decided to study abroad, he clearly said no. He said that I was too immature to live alone in another country, but I ignored him. We fought, and then I left America without saying a word. For the next four years, I didn''t talk with my father a single time, he was right¡­ I was too immature. When I graduated, I decided to surprise them and rub on my father''s face that what I did wanted to do and aplished many things, but then the monsters came¡­ If I weren''t so stupid, I could have said to them that I was returning and they would be waiting for me at the airport and escaped the dragons'' attack. But because I was a moron, my parents died¡­ I guess helping Makoto was my selfish way to make amends for my past."

    "You are too harsh on yourself¡­" Yuki said. "But at least I can see now why you are so determined and willing to go to such lengths to achieve your goals. I would be creeped out if you were trying to be some knight in shining armor trying to help everyone."

    "If I can lend a hand, I will, but I won''t lose time with those that don''t deserve to live," Leon said. " I don''t want to be a leader; I just want to make allies and work together to make our safe again¡­ because I don''t want to see, my sister, niece, and my friends struggling to survive every day."

    "I guess my father saw that on you¡­" Yuki said. "I wish I could help you, but I can''t¡­"

    Why not?" Leon asked. "All the people who caused you pain died and will die, no one knows but you and me what suffered here. Forgetting what happened is impossible, but you can''t just give up. Your people need you, if not your name; they need your skills."

    "Your persuasive skill sucks¡­" Yuki forced a smile. "All right¡­ I will help you; I don''t want to embarrass my family by choosing death. However, I will only help you as long as you carry my father''s katana on your back."

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    Leon couldn''t understand the logic behind Yuki''s words, but it was obvious that the katana had a lot of sentimental value¡­ It was her father''s, and if he hadn''t died, it would belong to her brother. It was proof of Yuki''s trust¡­

    Emperor''s Katana

    It grants you the skills: War Cry Lv 30. Strength +40, Speed +40.

    Cost: 200 mana

    Cooldown time: 600 seconds.

    As expected, it was a pretty useful weapon. Leon didn''t know how it fell on Makoto''s hands, though. Regardless, War Cry was very useful; it could boost all physical-rted status of all allies nearby Leon. He wasn''t used to fighting in groups, but that skill would help a lot when the timees.

    Several hours passed, and around 07:30 AM, things started to get noisy outside the building. A crowd was starting to form in front of the building; it was time to end that. Seiji and Alexei already knew that there was no way to escape from their destinies, so they only epted the inevitable¡­ in the end, Yuki decided to back down; she didn''t want to dirty her hands. Still, she made aplicated expression by making Leon do all the dirty work.

    "Don''t make such a face," Leon said. "I will do it with pleasure."

    The crowd was too close, so Leon created a few stones and made it fall. When the crowd moved away a little bit, he let Seiji and Alexei fall. Since Leon managed to survive the fall from ten kilometers of height on the day the monsters appeared, they wouldn''t die by the fall. Still, that wasn''t his goal. He just dropped them to make the poption of Moscow see them for a while. After confirming that the people saw those two, he dropped two steel pirs above them, smashing them to unrecognized pieces of flesh. In the end, Leon could bring himself to behead or to hang them. He could be, but the poption didn''t need to see such a vicious execution.

    After that, Leon and Yuki left the building toward the steel pirs. Theynded on one of those pirs, and Leon had nned a speech, but then he finally noticed that no one would understand him. Noticing Leon''s troubled face, Lennart approached and then frowned when he saw him without an arm and leg.

    "¡­ I will trante your words." Lennart said.

    "All right¡­" Leon nodded. " First of all, I would like to say that I''m sorry for the destruction I caused yesterday. I''m the one who created those skeletons and made them attack your city. I wish I could have done things differently, but I had no other choice since I wanted to help some friends."<sub> </sub>

    When Lennart tranted that, the people got nervous, and several of them decided to attack. However, only those who had bows did since they couldn''t be seeing in the middle of the crowd. However, Mana Shield blocked those attacks.

    "¡­ I will forgive you guys this one time, but the next people who try to attack me, I will make some steel pir fall on them." Leon said coldly. "Anyway, I made my skeletons stop several times to give time for the citizens to escape, so, I truly hope that only soldiers died¡­ You guys certainly know one of those who are buried under those steel pirs. Alexei was your previous leader, I don''t know what kind of leader he was, but he tried to kill me, he killed a friend and kidnapped another friend¡­ therefore I killed him."

    The crowd got suddenly quiet, as expected, by the look of surprise in their faces, they didn''t know what Alexei did.

    "Alexei worked with Seiji," Leon said. "A Japanese soldier who worked directly under the emperor Japan¡­ Seiji is the other one who just got killed. He kidnaped the princes and killed the emperor with his own hands. I guess that makes him an aplice. Anyway, I said and did this to give a warning for all greedy bastards who want to mess with my friends and me. If you follow that path, prepare yourself. I won''t hold back¡­ Anyway, I will try to repair all the houses I destroyed while I stay here. I will also try to repay all those who lost their things in some way or another. Until the next leader of your nation is decided by you guys."

    Things got noisy again; a person killed their leader and was pretending to leave as if nothing had happened. It looked like that at least they wanted Leon to take his ce in order for them to keep living their own lives¡­ Alexei wasn''t that popr, it seemed.

    "Some people are asking what they should do now without a leader," Lennart said. "They are worried that the Chinese and Indians might attack and destroy all their nations."

    "Didn''t they hear what I said?" Leon frowned. "Choose a new leader. As for the other problem, the next guy will have to deal with it. I originally intended to make Alexei an ally, but he refused through and through. I''m assuming that the next leader won''t join forces with Japan and the Allied Forces of North-America. If that person doesn''t want to be an ally, then we don''t have to help."

    "Some people are asking if they can return to their homes and reim thends of their countries that they lost when Alexei invaded," Lennart said.

    "Why are they asking me?" Leon frowned again. "I''m not from here; I can''t decide that for anyone. If the people are divided, they can do whatever they want, but like I said. Any greed bastard will die if they try to cause problems. We don''t have time to fight against ourselves, after all."

    Since he started that, Leon had to stay for quite a while, answering the questions the poption made. Leon thought most people in Moscow were Russians, but he was wrong. Many important figures lived there because it had be the new heart of Europe.

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    After answering questions until noon, Leon finally sighed in relief. He was exhausted, but the job wasn''t over yet. He wanted to sleep for a week, but he had to take Yuki back to Tokyo and oversee the decision of the poption. They had to decide by themselves instead of waiting for someone''s opportunistic bastard to take Alexei''s ce.

    "That''s it..." Leon said. "From tomorrow onwards, I will work to repair the damaged houses. As for today... anyone who has a problem with the things I have done can face me outside the city. If you are lucky, you will obtain the power to create a skeleton army."

    Leon said that to entice and get rid of the greedy people in that crowd, it was better to get rid of them as soon as possible. Surprisingly enough, not a single person tried to challenge Leon. He survived a railgun''s shot after all, and he didn''t even flinch when several arrows fell on his Mana Shield. They could only see Leon as a crazy monster.

    "What now?" Lennart asked.

    "If no one is trying to kill me, I''m going to sleep for the day," Leon said. "I have a lot of work ahead of me for the next few days."

    "If you are talking about the destroyed buildings, we have more than enough resources to rebuild them," Lennart said. "If you pay the workers and the families of the destroyed houses, you don''t have to waste time doing the work yourself. You should have enough since you killed Alexei."

    Leon checked his status and frowned when he saw that he had seven million coins. He didn''t know that, but he received the coins of those he killed.

    "Alexei wasn''t that powerful... why didn''t he use so many coins?" Leon frowned.

    "He wanted to buy powerful weapons and tomes when they appear," Lennart exined. " He bought the railgun in the shop of the dungeons."

    "What? Seriously?" Leon asked astonished. "How in the hell such a thing could be bought in such a ce?"

    "No one knows... anyway, more or less five thousand houses were destroyed," Lennart said. " Many people will leave Moscow and return to their homnds, so it will be better if you pay them. Around one thousand coins should be enough to pay for their houses and the objects they lost."

    "I see... that''s helpful to know." Leon said. "By the way... why are you trying to be so helpful?"

    "I want you to take to my sister as soon as possible," Lennart said.

    "Since you helped, I guess I owe you that much..."Leon scratched the back of his head. "Although the original n was to train Gis to let her return home using her own strength."

    "Can you tell me how she is?" Lennart asked, excited. "You don''t know for how long I''ve been waiting to hear anything about her..."

    "... It will be better if you see for yourself and talk with her," Leon said. "Anyway, I still have to see how things will end here. Sorry, Yuki. I wish I could bring you back home as soon as possible, but I can''t. We could always send you back by using one of those choppers, but you never know when someone might try to kidnap you again outside Japan."

    "It is okay... I need to rest for a few days before returning home." Yuki forced a smile.

    Yuki only had bad memories of the building, so in the end, they ended up sleeping on Lennart''s house. Even though he was just a teenager, he was one of the strongest soldiers in Europe and probably the best mage, so he had a pretty neat andrge house.

    With the help of Lennart and his team members, Leon had an easy time paying the citizens who had their houses destroyed¡­ even though he spent five days only doing that. Just as Lennart had expected, a lot of people left Moscow; around forty percent of that city poption actually came from different parts of Europe, and they decided to go back home after several meetings, and the poption decided to return the conquerednds for their respective nations. Leon sighed in relief when no one disagreed against that; he was pretty sure some greedy guys were lurking in the darkness, but they would have a hard time trying to amass the same power Alexei had.

    Although Leon showed something very unpleasant and bloodily, the new leaders of all countries of Europe decided to ally themselves with Japan and the Allied Forces of North-America. However, even though some people wanted their countries to be free again, they didn''t have enough soldiers and resources to maintain theirnds. So, even though small countries had their existence recognized, they still needed help from the Russians.

    To make things more convenient, the countries of Europe decided to create the European Council. Like in the old world, they would choose as a whole what was best for their countries. European Council members consisted of the leaders of all countries, so the number of members wasn''t small. Leon would have to watch them make sure that no other Alexei would arise again. Even though all of them were chosen by the poption, one couldn''t be too careful.<sub> </sub>

    Surprisingly, Lennart''s father became the leader of Germany. Even though he wasn''t a mighty soldier, he was a charismatic cksmith. Although his weapons and armor weren''t magic, it saved many lives. So, Gis was the daughter of the new leader of Germany¡­ what will the president do once he learns what happened to his daughter over the past four years?

    Health: 75 +

    Mana: 1850 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 66 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 42 +

    Intelligence: 297 +

    Endurance: 84 +

    Control: 117 +

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 600 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 7214523

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Mana Armor Lv 19, Mana Shield Lv 05, Mana Dominion Lv 18,

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 24, Rage Lv 29, Sleep Resistance Lv 19, Thunder Resistance Lv 14,

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    As if he was a diplomat or something, many new leaders approached Leon in order to create amicable rtionships with him. Even though Alexei spread the magic knowledge in Europe, those guys still wanted Leon to pay them a visit and give them some lessons. That was fine and all, but his hands were already full, just having two thousand students in Las Vegas. He didn''t need millions of them all over the world.

    That being said, Leon made a mental note to help them. He was a soldier of the Allied Forces of North-America, and he was their allies, helping allies was a given. Besides, even though he failed in saving Makoto and rescuing Yuki on time. He seeded in obtaining allies, and he also received a lot of coins, and more importantly, he received Makoto''s Katana and even the railgun.

    "... Are you sure about that?" Leon asked.

    "Yes," Lennart said. "The new leader of Russia said that they wouldn''t need it anymore. Since you don''t n world domination and this thing requires a lot of mana, it will be better if it stays on your hands."

    Speaking of which, the new leader of Russia was one of the few people who saw Leon got hit by the railgun. The projectile destroyed two thousand skeletons in an instant opened a massive hole in the middle of Moscow¡­ the Russian leader didn''t want to get too close to the person who survived that.

    "Well¡­ I will ept it." Leon said. "Even though it is a bit weird, carry the weapon that almost killed me."

    Alexei had many magic items, but none of them were as good as Leon''s current gear. Only the railgun was leagues above anything he had.

    Railgun

    It causes damage equal to the mana used.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    Cooldown time: 600 seconds.

    It didn''t grant Leon any skills or stats, but it was a stupidly powerful weapon nheless. The problem was the size and weight. It was bigger and heavier than Leon¡­ One week had passed since the day Leon killed Alexei and Seiji, and it was time to go back home. Makoto won''t return, and Leon couldn''t even bring back his body. However, Yuki was with him, and Lennart would apany him as well to see Gis. Their mother also wanted toe, but imagining one more passenger would make it difficult for Leon. Lennart decided to leave her behind.

    Everything was ready¡­ but still, Leon stopped on the east entrance of Moscow and looked at the building Alexei built to show his power and influence. He was a greedy fool, but Leon could have be him if he hadn''t found Amanda and Maya. Even though he didn''t want to, he ended up hearing Alexei and Seiji''s backstory. Both of them lost their wives and kids when the monsters appeared. In fact, Alexei''s first wife was a Japanese woman... in his own distorted way, he wanted to feel closer to his dead wife... After that, when they discovered they could be stupidly powerful, their damaged psych made them change¡­ it made them seek power in order to fill the void inside themselves. Alexei wanted to create a Russia that could protect its citizens, and Seiji wanted the same for Japan. However, they took a wrong turn along the way¡­ and lost sight of things. They wanted to sacrifice a few in order to save the majority; they wanted to conquer everything in order to make a country powerful enough.

    "I wonder what I would if I had discovered that even Amanda died that day¡­ what would be my goal? What would I be doing now?"<sub> </sub>

    That was a question hard to answer, close to impossible. So, Leon decided to forget about it. It would take a couple of days to reach Japan, and the trip was rather ufortable since Yuki wasn''tfortable traveling with someone who worked for the man who caused her so much pain. That being said, Leon was sure that she would get used to it. She still didn''t like Americans since one of them killed her brother, but she finally treated Leon as an ally. Anyway, the mood was heavy, and the trip would be long. So, Leon decided to strike a conversation.

    "Do you know how exactly your skill heal burns?" Leon asked.

    "It''s a bitplicated¡­" Yuki said. "With poison, sickness, and curses, I just have to use a little mana to gather all the impurities in one ce to destroy it or make the patient get rid of it naturally. However, to heal burns, I end up using more mana to revitalize the dead cells¡­ I guess it''s like using mana to use CPR all dead cells."

    "So, it''s like forcing the cells to revive," Leon said.

    "More or less¡­ using my and the patient''s mana," Yuki answered. "I make both energies pass through the wound and put them inside the dead cells; after that, I just force the mana to move inside the cells intensely until it revives them."

    Leon nodded; it was like the advanced version of his current healing ability. Still, he wasn''t good at the weak version of that skill, so it would take a while before he could learn how to heal burns, but Leon tried anyway. However, much to his surprise, he tried to do that in a burned area of what was left of his shoulder, and he seeded.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cure Burns.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "What?!" Yuki shouted in surprise. "How did you learn that so fast?"

    "I''m bad at controlling mana meticulously¡­" Leon said. " That is why I''m learning slowly how to heal ordinary wounds, but I guess I''m quite good at making my mana work violently."

    "¡­ As I imagined, you are a brute who tends to solve things with brute strength." Yuki frowned.

    "I won''t deny it, I trained to solve things with brute force," Leon said.

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    Leon learned the skills to heal burns, but since it was at a low-level, he had to use it several times before he could get rid of all burns in his body. However, he felt really refreshed after doing so.

    "Considering what you said, I can imagine that you don''t know any Area of Effects spells," Lennart said.

    "That''s right¡­ but how did you notice that?" Leon asked.

    "Because you didn''t use such type of skill against my friends and me," Lennart exined. "Nor did you, when you invaded Moscow. To learn an Area of Effect spell without a tome, you have to have pretty good control over your mana."

    "Is that so?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, since most of those spellsst for a while, to learn them, you have to keep sending your mana to the phenomena you created," Lennart exined. "To learn the spell Freezing Mist, I have to create the mist that could freeze most things and keep it activated for ten seconds."

    That didn''t sound like something easy to do, but that gave Leon a hint. Regeneration was probably an area of effect spell, so, to learn the spell, he would have to keep healing several wounds at the same time for at least ten seconds. If he could obtain the stronger version of it, he would be able to regenerate his limbs and Gis''s eyes.

    "Thank you for the exnation; I will make sure to put that knowledge in good use," Leon said.

    "It''s fine to train and all, but make sure to pay attention where you make this thing fly," Yuki said.

    Now that Yuki said that, slowly but surely, Leon noticed that they were losing altitude. Dozen of monsters were chasing them behind, even flying monsters, so things could be dangerous if they approach the ground too much. Leon wasn''t good at multi-tasking, but he had to try anyway. Looking at Leon scratching himself and soon making the scratches disappear, Yuki frowned.

    "It looks like you already discovered how to heal wounds... to some extent," Yuki said. "Do you n to teach me, as you promised?"

    " I didn''t master yet, but I guess it''s fine," Leon said. "Since you already used to this kind of meticulous work, you will probably learn faster than me."

    "Do you want to let me hear that?" Lennart asked.

    "It''s fine; you just gave me some good tips," Leon said. "Besides, the more people know how to heal wounds, the better. By the way¡­ do you only know Area of Effect spells?"

    "I have some difficulty learning spells that can only hit a single enemy," Lennart answered. "But I''m fine with that, instead of hitting one enemy at a time, I would rather kill or damage several of them before they approach my allies."<sub> </sub>

    "I guess your logic is sound¡­ it also looks like everyone has things they are good and things they are bad when ites to magic¡­" Leon nodded.

    "It looks like you are serious about regenerating your limbs¡­" Lennart said. "I know that magic can do pretty much anything, but I''m having a hard time that such a thing is possible."

    "Yeah, I''m serious¡­ because this isn''t just for me, this is also for your sister." Leon said.

    "¡­ What do you mean by that?" Lennart frowned.

    "I decided to let you see for yourself¡­ but now that I think about it, that isn''t a good idea." Leon said. "Your sister suffered a lot in the past four years, so your reunion should be a happy one. Make sure to feel anger and sadness as you want right now, for your sister''s sake¡­"

    Lennart was just a kid, but he had the right to know what happened to his sister, so Leon told him everything. As expected, he got incredibly mad, but then when he discovered that those who caused his sister''s suffering already died, he didn''t know where to focus his anger. Leon reminded the moment when he saw Hector, and he told him everything. He acted in the same way, but Lennart didn''t me Leon¡­ or perhaps he was waiting to hear his sister''s story by her own mouth to reach his own conclusions.

    "I originally nned to learn how to heal destroyed body parts fo her sake???" Leon said. "But, I guess I need such skill as much as her."

    "I see¡­ thank you for looking after my sister." Lennart said. "If you need help in some way to learn that skill, I will help you to the best of my ability. You need to learn that skill as fast as possible, not only for your or my sister''s sake."

    "What do you mean by that?" Leon frowned.

    "You are powerful, but if you want to make the Indians and Chineses allies, you will have to show such a skill to convince them without using brute force," Lennart exined. " Sorry, to say this, but¡­ they won''t take seriously a man who''s missing an arm and a leg."

    "I imagined that¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "By the way, how do the Russians n to defend their territory?"

    "They won''t, they don''t have the manpower to protect all their dungeons," Lennart exined. "So they will leave those to India and China. They didn''t say that openly, but they are hoping that you help them to solve that situation by negotiating with them."

    "I''m not an ambassador of the Allied Forces of North-America¡­" Leon frowned. "But I guess I will do what I can. I won''t lose anything by trying to be their allies. It will be better if we use our time to strengthen our forces rather than fighting against ourselves for resources. That being said¡­ sparring is also a good way to train¡­"

    The number of things Leon had to do increased, but for some reason, he didn''t feel burdened; he only felt the sense of trust that many people had on him.

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    Although Leon could, he didn''t fly for several days straight without stopping to rest. Even though they had camping gear that they could set in the earth tform to make the travel morefortable, it wasn''t enough. The cold wind against them didn''t let them sleep while Leon was flying. Besides, they couldn''t make a campfire on the earth tform. So, every night they stopped to rest. They could have borrowed one of the Russian choppers, but Leon could fly at almost the same speed. Besides, none of them could pilot, and there was also the matter about the fuel¡­

    Anyway, stopping at night gave Leon more time to practice the healing process while teaching the same to Yuki. Just like he had expected, she had talent in that area. In just a few days, she reached the same level.

    "I''m happy with this much progress¡­" Yuki frowned. "But having to hurt me to practice is a little unsettling."

    "I understand what you mean," Leon said.

    Leon also had nned to teach a few things to Lennart, but the kid was so eager to see his sister that he couldn''t think about anything else. Leon concluded that it would be better if he lets the siblings teach each other. It was a first for Leon, but to repay the favor, Yuki also decided to give him a few pointers of how to heal a bigger area and faster since she eventually surpassed Leon in terms of progress. After five days, they finally were back in Japan, and on that same day, Leon finally learned the basic spell he wanted.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Heal.

    Cost: 20 mana

    Restores: 20 health

    Cooldown time: 1 second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As it turned out, Leon didn''t have to heal a small wound in 0.2 seconds. He just had to do it in one second. Anyway, now he was one step closer to restore his limbs and Gis''s eyes. Yuki would also be able to help more people¡­ but Leon couldn''t see Yuki increasing her own workload. Although that wasn''t a problem since that was something she enjoyed doing.

    The next day they arrived in Tokyo, much to their surprise, the whole poption greeted them happily. Leon wasn''t much knowledgeable in Japanese culture, but he was pretty sure that the citizens only bent their knees to the emperor, so he frowned when they saw all of them doing that. Then again, perhaps some customs changed in the past four years, or maybe they were thankful for Yuki being alive¡­ or, they acknowledged her as the new leader of the country.

    "This is making my back feels itchy¡­" Leon said. "Shall I let you walk to greet them?"

    "There''s no need," Yuki said. "The advisors probably prepared a ceremony for my father''s funeral today; we can''t leave them waiting."

    Leon nodded, even though it was weird, he moved toward the imperial pce using the earth tform as fast as possible. The imperial guards didn''t even flinch when they approached and entered the pce. Once they arrived, they met Ren and several advisors; it looked like their numbers had increased.<sub> </sub>

    "It is good to see you back and alive, Your Majesty." Ren bowed.

    "¡­ Speak to me like before, Ren." Yuki said. "It''s not like I can assume my father''s position."

    "I cannot. Although it''s not official, the poption wishes for you to be the Empress of our nation." Ren said. " Not a single advisor or any other important figure of our nation is against the idea."

    "So, everyone is pushing their problems onto me¡­" Yuki sighed. "Well, if that''s the case, I will work hard to do what my father always wanted to do, protect our nation and its citizens."

    Ren smiled, and then he and the other advisors guided them to where the funeral of Makoto would be held. Seiji burned his entire body and got rid of the ashes, so they buried an empty coffin. Yuki didn''t let her angst and sadness show on her face, but she was unable to control her tears. Meanwhile, Leon could only feel empty. He failed again, and this time his failure cost a friend''s life. Lennart was feeling terribly out of ce, but he didn''t do anything.

    It would be rude to leave soon after the funeral, and Yuki wanted to stay alone for a while on the grave. So, Leon decided to return to the room he previously used and return only the next day to Las Vegas. Ren apanied him and Lennart, and when they entered the room, he let out a big sigh.

    "¡­It looked like you had a difficult battle." Ren said.

    "I messed up¡­ several times." Leon said. "I''m sorry."

    "Don''t apologize, I know that you did what any of us couldn''t." Ren shook his head. "Your Majesty was right in bringing only you¡­ Seiji left several spies behind; even a few advisors worked for him. We got rid of them with your help. If he had revealed his n to others, maybe even you could have lost your lives. Your Majesty only had a few ninjas who he trusted absolutely, so he used them to monitor things here."

    "I see¡­" Leon said with his head.

    "Anyway, if a few people didn''t like you before, now they don''t have any reason to dislike you," Ren said. "You brought back Lady Yuki and even killed those who plotted the kidnapping."

    Leon failed in many aspects, but he couldn''t reveal more than what he already did. So, he just stayed silent.

    "I wish we could repay you somehow¡­ but I guess Your Majesty already did." Ren said, looking at the katana on Leon''s back.

    "She said that as long as carry that on my back, we will be allies," Leon said. "I''m nning to do exactly that¡­ since I don''t know how to swing a sword properly yet."

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    Ren and Leon talked for a while, about most things that happened but in detail. Ren nodded when he heard that all people involved directly and indirectly on the kidnapping died, but couldn''t help but frown when he heard Leon brought back their railgun.

    "I heard that they killed a dragon a few years ago with that weapon... Although they had to hit the head to do it." Ren said. "You really are something else if you made them give that to you without even asking.

    "Really? They didn''t tell me that..." Leon said. "They probably assumed I heard about it."

    "You didn''t hear about it?" Lennart frowned.

    "No... I didn''t tell you, but I spent four years stuck in an ind." Leon said. "I only left after training my magic for four years."

    "... No wonder you are so powerful." Lennart said after he recovered from the surprise.

    "Anyway, talking about dragons¡­ are you guys investigating why they aren''t showing themselves anymore?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, we have been investigating that for the past months," Ren answered. "But we have no idea why they aren''t attacking anymore or where they went."

    "Do you know anything about this, Lennart?" Leon asked.

    "I was just a regr soldier, so I don''t have the details," Lennart said. "However, Alexei was also investigating the subject, but found nothing about them either."

    "I don''t like this¡­" Leon said.

    It was good that they weren''t attacking, but not knowing why it was equally dangerous. However, now that Allied Forces of North-America, Japan and all the countries of Europe would work together, he was sure that they would soon find an answer.

    "Yeah¡­ Anyway, what are your ns now?" Ren asked.

    "Well, first, I intend to restore my limbs, and then I will see what I can do to convince Indians and Chinese to work with us," Leon said. "But if something happens before I recover them, I guess I will have to fight like this; I don''t n to see our allies dying for no reason."

    "Don???t work too hard¡­" Ren frowned. "On our end, I think we can convince the Australians to join us; rather, since they are an independent nation like us, they don''t have any reason to refuse since our goal is just to work together to protect the world."<sub> </sub>

    "That''s good to hear," Leon nodded. "Now, we just have to convince the Caribean Fighters, Antic Free Nation, Africa, Indians, and Chineses¡­ we still have a long way to go."

    "Don''t worry; you don''t have to do everything alone, not anymore." Ren tapped Leon''s shoulders.

    The next day, after breakfast, Leon, Lennart, Ren, and Yuki walked toward the port where they would part ways. Usually, that kind of thing was only done at night, but since all the traitors were disposed of and now the Russians were allies, Yuki didn''t feel the need to be so discreet, at least for one time.

    Leon could always cross the ocean using earth tform, but he still wasn''t faster than a megalodon swimming. Besides, he would be in trouble if suddenly the dragons return.

    "Come to think of it; I have to return the magic box," Leon said.

    "Keep it, even though it''s a memento from my brother, in your hands will be put to good use," Yuki said. "Make sure to use it in a way that will make my father feel proud."

    "Got it." Leon nodded. "If something happens, you can contact me, Sarah or Tom. They should prove themselves useful."

    "If you trust them, then I will," Yuki said. "Thank you, Leon. Words can''t express how grateful I am."

    "We are allies and friends." Leon smiled. "Helping each other is a given¡­ by the way, if you try to concentrate your mana around your body and make it a little dense, you will learn a useful skill. Until next time."

    There was no reason for long or dramatic farewells, even though an ocean separated them, now they could contact each with ease. Leon just has to find a way to send some phones to Japan, or perhaps the Russians would be able to do that since they managed to preserve a lot of technology¡­ Anyway, after saying that, Leon and Lennart entered the megalodon.

    Even though Leon just learned how to heal wounds, he didn''t stop his practice. The next step would be to learn Regeneration, and that meant that he would have to wound himself in several parts of his body and make them heal at the same time. Just thinking of that was enough to make Leon sigh, he wondered if it wouldn''t be more efficient to level up the Heal until level one hundred and hope it to evolve. To do, he would have to be a medic in a war or to capture a monster, damage, and heal it thousands of times¡­ the first option was impossible, and the second was also out of the question. He killed hundreds of people, but he did to protect himself and rescue a friend. He also tortured Alexei and Seiji a little, but it was to obtain information that would solve many problems. Torturing a monster to level up his skill was something sick that Leon wasn''t interested in doing.

    "Wait a minute¡­ what will happen if I heal something that is already dead?"

    Leon didn''t think of reviving the dead, he thought of using Heal in skeletons. ording to certain games, the skeletons would suffer damage, but would that happen in the real world? Either way, there was a problem, to heal a wound, Leon had to touch it. The only wounds he didn''t have to touch where the wounds of his own body.

    "I wonder if it is possible to pass my mana to someone else¡­ Mana Transfusion doesn''t work on people, so I guess the stronger version of that skill must work on people¡­"

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    Although the number of things Leon wanted to learn increased, he didn''t feel bothered by it. The more skills at his disposal, the more problems he will be able to solve when the timees.

    Just as Leon had expected, making several wounds heal at the same time was hard. Still, he had no choice but to keep trying. It was the only way to find a clue about how to regenerate lost body parts.

    Leon and Lennart arrived in San Diego soon after sunset, and they didn''t waste time and flew toward Las Vegas. The kid was so eager to see Gis that Leon was already tired of seeing his eyes full of expectations. They arrived at Las Vegas around midnight on time to see a tired Amanda crossing the garden and everyone, but Maya waiting for her. When those two suspicious figures appeared, everyone jumped and prepared themselves, but soon they recognized Leon.

    "Bro¡­ ther¡­" Amanda said with her eyes wide open.

    It looked like the news hadn''t arrived in Las Vegas yet, so they couldn''t help but froze on the spot when they saw Leon''s body. If it were any one person, they would think that was a joke, but they couldn''t even think of that in such a moment. The only person who didn''t read the mood was Lennart, the moment he saw Gis, he jumped into her arms. She got confused, but after a brief conversation, she recognized her little brother''s voice.

    "¡­It looks like a lot happened." Hector said, showing a serious face. "Let''s talk inside."

    It waste, but everyone wanted to hear what happened after Leon left. In the end, they regretted not going with him; if one or two had gone with Leon, they could have prevented Makoto''s death and Leon''s injuries. They didn''t insist because they thought that would annoy Makoto. They didn''t know that he wasn''t the type of person who would refuse the help of those who Leon trusted.

    "I failed big this time¡­ I failed so much that I feel guilty by receiving Makoto''s katana and Yuki''s magic box." Leon said. "Although I didn''t ask for it, the new Russia leader even gave me the railgun."

    "To think that master would meet my little brother," Gis smiled. "Thank you for bringing him to me, master."

    "¡­ Master?" Lennart''s eyebrows twitched.

    "¡­ Don''t look at me like that, kid." Leon sighed. "I told your sister to stop calling me that hundreds of times."

    Lennart wasn''t satisfied with that exnation, but he decided to shut up for the time being. It waste, and he was at Amanda''s house, so it wasn''t the time or the ce to start an argument, much less when he just reunited with his sister.

    "Anyway, did something happen while I was away?" Leon asked.

    "Not much, I just learned the hard way how tiring is to teach magic to so many people." Amanda showed a weak smile. "Sarah called a few days ago to inform that they will have a hard time replicating those choppers¡­ aside from that, nothing."<sub> </sub>

    "I see¡­ well, I will talk with her tomorrow." Leon said. "By the way, the Angelic Bow is yours now. It belonged to Alexei, but now that he is gone, no one willin. Speaking of the bow, how are things nearby the demons'' dungeon?"

    "Everything is fine," Amanda said. "Now and then we go to the dungeon to decreased their numbers¡­ but soon, a dungeon break will ur."

    "I wanted to spend a few days of training, but I guess I will clear the dungeon," Leon said. "I wonder if we can find the devil himself on the other side of the dungeon¡­"

    "Don''t even joke about going to the other side," Amanda said with a harsh tone.

    "I''m just joking." Leon chuckled. "I truly want to spend as much time as possible, finding a way to regenerate my limbs and Gise''s eyes."

    "Come to think of it¡­ aside from the fact that you got hit by a railgun, you look awfully fine." Hector frowned. "I can''t even see the marks of burns."

    "I healed the burns, and I also learned how to heal wounds," Leon smirked. "Wanna see? Who is going to be my guinea pig?"

    Everyone was afraid of Leon''s cold smile, but Hector easily cut himself with his spear. It looked like he was quite used to pain¡­ to make his sister worried face disappear, Leon healed the wound in an instant.

    "I will try to teach this skill from tomorrow onward, but I don''t think it will be easy," Leon exined. "However, even if one percent of the survivors here learn the skill, we will be able to decrease the casualties by manifold.

    "Amazing¡­ I barely learned one spell this month, and you learned two very convenient spells." Betty said, astonished.

    "It may be hard, but I think every soldier needs to learn it," Leon added. "If they learn Heal, they can close wounds in an instant, and they would be able to fight for a long time. This will be our best weapon against the hordes of monsters¡­ Now that I think about it, I can use this knowledge to make the other nations be allies."

    "Ah¡­ if you tempt them with the power to heal wounds, they will probably ept your offer." Hector said. "The problem is, will they continue being allies after they learn the skill?"

    "That is no problem," Leon smiled. "If that happens, by the time I will have already learned the skill to regenerate my limbs. Then, I will show them how well I treat traitors."

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    Although Leon wanted to take it easy for a while, he learned the hard way that taking easy while the world was full of monsters, and humans were fighting against each wasn''t a good idea. He woke up early the next day to teach the survivors of Las Vegas, Amanda already had too many things to do, and she was a mother so Leon couldn''t burden her so much.

    After watching the survivors for a while, he noticed that they progressed a lot in thest few weeks. Some of them already knew basic spells and create steel tes. Leon felt like selecting those who learned how to use magic faster and teach them how to heal wounds, but he gave up on the idea. It was better to teach everyone equally.

    Soon after teaching the first five hundred survivors, Leon contacted Sarah and gave his report of hisst weeks'' activities.

    "¡­You never stop to catch a breath, do you?"

    "I wish I could, but I can''t ignore a friend asking for help," Leon said. "Anyway, most members of the European Council looked pretty friendly and liked the idea of working together while being mutually respectful toward each other, but you never know what someone may be thinking."

    "I understand, I will make spies keep an eye on things in Europe for the time being."

    "Now that we are working together, it will be more efficient if we can contact whenever possible," Leon said.

    "Yes, don''t worry about it. We already had the means to contact them. We just didn''t because we knew it was possible to reach an agreement before. I will also make sure to share our technology with Japan; we have a few survivors making a few modifications in cell phones. Soon, we will send arger number to them."

    "That''s good to hear," Leon said.

    "It looks like you didn''t make any progress in the magic items creation, but the Heal skill will help a lot. Do you n to teach that to the people here?"

    "I intend to send the first people who learned this skill here to you to help you guys learn," Leon exined. "By the way, I guess we also need to send some guys to teach basic magic to the survivors in New York, right?"

    "That''s not necessary. Amanda already told you the first steps of how to manipte, transform, and create the elements. We are passing the knowledge to all survivors who are interested, but I guess it would help if you or your sistere to teach them. I''m struggling to make earth be steel, by the way."

    "Well, if you already know, you just need to practice," Leon said. "Unfortunately, I''m going to pass on that offer. I need to find a way to regenerated my lost limbs."

    "It can''t be helped¡­ that being said, that kind of knowledge will also help us."

    Although Leon did want to learn that skill as soon as possible, he also wanted to stay with his family and friends as much as possible. It was impossible to say for sure when a problem would arise, and he would have to leave Las Vegas for a while. Therefore, he wanted to enjoy those moments as much as possible.<sub> </sub>

    Anyway, Leon didn''t reveal about Mana Armor, Mana shield, and Mana Dominion. Mostly because he wanted to surprise his possible enemies and because those skills would only be useful in the hands of people like Yuki and Lennart. Although everyone could recover mana pretty fast, if melee fighters try to keep Mana Armor activated, they wouldn''t fight for long if they receive too much damage. Leon wasn''t the best person to think about this, but it wasn''t a good idea to rely too much on those kinds of skills. Humans needed to feel the pain in order to also feel the need to improve their fighting style. If one relies too much on Mana Armor, one would eventually stop dodging attacks...

    While Leon was thinking about those things, Gis and Lennart approached. Aside from them, Sasha and Maya were also at home since Sasha was the one who looked after Maya when Leon was busy, and Amanda and Hector were away.

    "I''m sorry, for yesterday," Lennart bowed his head. "It looks like you just treated my sister like a friend and did nothing to her."

    "Don''t worry, kid," Leon said. "I can rte to your situation. Even to this point, I can''t ept that my sister married an asshole like Hector. So, I understand your feelings."

    "Right¡­ you didn''t forget my name, did you?" Lennart asked.

    "No," Leon said.

    "So, can you please stop calling me ''kid''?" Lennart asked.

    "No can do." Leon smiled. "That is something I always wanted to do before, but I never had the chance. Anyway, what are you guys going to do now?"

    "I want to repay master for your kindness¡­" Gis said. "However, I cannot help much in my current state. So, I wanted to train until I obtain the strength I want. However, I also want to meet with my parents."

    "Well, there''s no need to hurry," Leon said. "Besides, it looks like you progressed a lot while I was away. In any case, you don''t have to train only here. Shall I ask Sarah for a chopper to take you two to Germany?"

    "That will help a lot, master." Gis smiled. "However, I intend to return as soon as possible. I have the feeling that master will always be on the front lines when the problems arise so, I want to be nearby when the timees to offer my support."

    "I see¡­ what about you?" Leon asked.

    "I will use this chance to observe how things will y out in the European Council," Lennart said. "If things go well, I will return with my sister; if not, then I will stay there."

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    Lennart would work as an internal agent, so Leon decided to register his number on his cellphone. He doubted that the kid would lie to his sister''s benefactor, and he also seemed to be an honest kid.

    "Come to think of it¡­ what happened to that chopper Betty and I used before?" Leon asked.

    "It''s in the same ce you left," Betty said. "Why do you ask?"

    Leon looked behind and saw Betty approaching. Usually, she would work with Hector and Amanda to protect the city, but she came alone.

    "You are early¡­" Leon said. "Gis and the kid want to go to Germany, can you take them?"

    "Please, use my name¡­" Lennart sighed.

    "Sure, there''s nothing to do around here, and since the soldiers can fight now using magic, I can''t have a decent exercise." Betty nodded. "I guess I could use a break and travel the world a little."

    Leon frowned when he heard that, it looked like Betty was being a little too carefree. But Leon noticed that a person couldn''t be inbat mode day in and day out. A break and a change of scenery were necessary. Leon forgot about the meaning of those since there was no point in taking a break on the ind, there was nothing to do there, after all. That being said, there were days that he didn''t practice his magic there. Those were the days that he was too depressed to do anything¡­ and those were also the days he regretted the most.

    "Thank you, just make sure to give a call if something happens," Leon said.

    "Yeah, yeah," Betty said.

    "Anyway, how is your progress?" Leon asked. "Did you finally learn a spell?"

    "Hehe, thanks for asking," Betty smirked. "I trained day in and day out, and I finally learned Fire Bullet! Wanna see?"

    "¡­Rather than seeing, I want you to use on me." Leon said.

    Betty trained hard, but it looked like she wasn''t motivated enough. So, Leon decided to help her in that regard, and considering her past; he knew exactly what he had to do.

    "Are you sure?" Betty frowned.

    "Of course, I won''t even try to dodge, so do your best," Leon answered.<sub> </sub>

    "You and your cocky attitude¡­" Betty said, looking a bit offended. "Don''t regret itter¡­"

    Despite saying that, Betty hesitated in attacking a friend and much less an injured friend. After several seconds, she shot a Fire Bullet toward Leon''s feet. It didn''t cause any damage thanks to Mana Armor, and it barely hit the mark.

    "¡­ I guess you need to train your uracy." Leon said.

    "Why you¡­" Betty clenched her teeth.

    This time Betty hesitated a little less. She noticed that her attack didn''t damage Leon, even though it was supposed to damage even without directly hitting it. Her Fire Bullet hit Leon''s chest, but it didn''t even burn his clothes. She didn''t know why since Leon kept as a secret the Mana Armor. Unless a person decides to increase their mana as much as possible, Leon decided that he wouldn''t teach that.

    Betty tried a few times, but her attacks didn''t cause any damage. At some point, Betty stopped holding back when she saw Leon smirking. It was the same annoying smile that he showed when they yed fighting games in the past, and he won.

    "You need to level up that skill more," Leon said. "If, when you return, you manage to wound me even a little, I will teach you a new spell."

    "Hmph! The next time I will kick your ass." Betty snorted and then left.

    It looked like Leon wounded her pride a little, but he knew that Betty wasn''t the type who hold grudges. Every time he did that in the past, Betty practiced those fighting games for a few days until she could defeat him in a wless victory.

    After Betty, Gise and Lennart left to pack their things. Leon resumed his training. Truth be told, Leon wanted to Betty''s magic get stronger because he wanted to practice his skill to cure burns. She was the only one who could do it anyway, Amanda wouldn''t do that to her brother, and Hector wouldn''t do that to his brother-inw. Gis and Lennart were in the same situation, so the only ones left were Betty and Sasha. As for Sasha, she barely speaks with Leon.

    "Well, then¡­" Leon murmured.

    Using wind magic, Leon caused some damage to his skin. People already knew that he had to wound himself to practice that skill, but he still didn''t want to show that to anyone. Much less when Maya was nearby, so he caused the damage the way only someone very close would notice.

    Leon tried to heal all the wounds at the same time, but once again, he failed. He recalled the days where he trained to learn how to control several objects at the same time on the ind, and just like that time, he wouldn''t learn it so easily. Unlike healing skills as fast as possible, he had to heal several of them slowly, but at the same pace. He could heal two wounds at the same time, but one was faster, and the other was always slower, Leon was pretty sure he wouldn''t learn Regeneration like that.

    "What a pain¡­"

    Although it was annoying to fail so many times, Leon was sure that once he seeds, all the failures will disappear from his memory, and then he would only have the feeling of aplishment. Besides, it wasn''t like he had any other choice. It was a bit too much to hope that he would learn a more powerful skill if he levels up Heal until level 100. Not only that, but it would also take a long while before he could make a skill reach that level. Even after more than four years, his earth maniption that he used every day was still level sixty-two.

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    Several days passed and just like Leon thought, it would be hard to teach the survivors of Las Vegas how to heal wounds. Maybe it was because they only recently started to use mana consciously, but none of those two thousand had any sensitivity when ites to mana.

    Regardless, it was a matter of survival, so Leon had to keep teaching them while he can. Potions can heal wounds, but those are expensive, and it''s not convenient to use them in the middle of a battle. Besides, the more people offering support from the backlines, the more the chances of someone in the front lines dying will decrease.

    After one week of non-stop teaching lessons and practice, Leon finally managed to heal two wounds at the same time at a decent speed. However, just as he had expected, he didn''t receive the message confirming that he had learned a new skill. Without any other choice, he started his training to heal three wounds at the same time. But soon, he stopped because Sasha and Maya approached, and by the look of things, Maya wanted to y with her uncle.

    Maya was a very smart child. She was so clever that the first thing she asked Leon when she saw him after weeks was to ask what happened to his arm and leg. That made Leon''s heartache. He didn''t want to lie, so he promised her that he would tell her, once she catches the water ball, he always creates to y with her. Leon was hoping that he would regenerate his limbs before she can get fast enough to outspeed his projectiles, but¡­ you never know. Much to Leon''s surprise, Sasha decided to strike a conversation while he was looking after Maya.

    "¡­ Leon¡­ can you spar with me for a while?" Sasha asked after making some long pauses.

    "Do you want me to create steel spears and make them attack you?" Leon asked. "Or do you want to train your reaction speed by trying to block my spells?"

    "Both!" Sasha said, excitedly.

    Leon frowned, he couldn''t understand the reason for her excitement, but then he recalled Hector''s words. She liked him in the past, but it would be way too weird if she still likes him after several years¡­ that was even truer since she worked with Amanda for years, and she had epted her brother''s death a long time ago.

    "The romance topic just makes me feel depressed since the holy sword is still sealed¡­ better not think about it. Or maybe I should look for a spell to cure myself¡­ I doubt that medicines will help me since my Poison Resistance level is quite high."

    Anyway, Leon couldn''t damage his body while Maya was nearby, so it was a good idea to train his Spearmanship. Until now, he managed to overpower his enemies, but until when that would work? It was better to keep training since it was his most efficient way to defeat arger number of enemies.

    To avoid a bloody scene while his niece was watching, Leon decided to start slowly and see how fast Sasha was. Despite her meek and shy behavior, she was quite good at fighting with her two swords. Her movements were precise, fast, and strong. While Leon was going easy, she also easily blocked his two spearspletely. That being said, she paid the price for blocking Leon''s spears, her hands were bleeding.<sub> </sub>

    "Your attacks are quite heavy¡­" Sasha said, showing a pained expression.

    "Well, those spears weigh over thirty kilograms¡­" Leon said and then healed her hands.

    Leon''s attacks could be three times faster¡­ so if Sasha tries to block the full power of his spears with a single hand¡­ she would probably break her arm. However, she asked for more, because it was rare for her to find training partners and because her skill was leveling up quite fast.

    "It is probably because Spearmanship level is high¡­ or because the system recognizes me as a strong opponent for her¡­ either way, it works well for her."

    While Leon was sparring with Sasha, he noticed that she also had pretty good footwork. By the look of things, she practiced martial art in the past¡­ Leon didn''t want to pry, but he decided to memorize her movements. He had two swords now, and it was time to learn how to use them properly. Well, everything starts once he regenerates his limbs.

    Since Leon also felt the need to obtain a few extra points, he decided to use his weakest spells against Sasha. However, since Earth Bullet was powerful enough to break her fingers even though she blocked the projectile, Leon decided to use only Water Bullet and Wind Bullet. The damage caused by those was small, but they were powerful enough to force Sasha to concentrate, or if she fails, it will hurt a lot¡­

    "I need to train my low-level skills in order to increase my mana since my intelligence doesn''t increase the effectiveness of Heal or Cure Burns¡­"

    Leon thought he worked pretty hard to reach his current level of power, but considering that he had several skills under level ten, it was a waste not to obtain those free status points. Besides, he had ideas to create several other small spells. The problem was that he had many priorities¡­ At least now, he found a way to help Sasha train while he obtains a few status points.

    Anyway, after another week practicing regeneration, he finally could heal three wounds at the same time. The survivors of the city also progressed a little bit, of those two thousand Leon tried to teach Heal, fifteen of them finally could heal small scratches¡­ it was little progress, but they progressed nheless.

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    Leon thought that he was a pretty good teacher since he managed to teach Gis in one month, something he had to practice for almost a year, but he was wrong. Teaching Heal was being far moreplicated than he had imagined, and now some problems finally appeared. While Leon was feeling troubled, Sarah called him.

    "Hello, Leon. Sorry for bothering you, but how are the process of teaching the Heal skill?"

    "Slow... very slow." Leon sighed. "The survivors don''t have much experience using mana so that it will take a while. Why do you ask?"

    "Some leaders of the European Council are asking me rather constantly when you intend to teach their survivors how to heal wounds."

    "I see..." Leon sighed again. "At this point in time, they may be thinking that we are trying to monopolize that skill. My hands¡­ my hand is full with the survivors I have to teach here, but I guess we should let them send some survivors to see how difficult it is to learn that skill. You can also send some from New York, but you and the other should only send those who have some experience using mana. Otherwise, it will be a waste of time."

    "Okay, I will do that. Now, about the Caribbean Fighters. I decided to contact them since they are the nearest group of survivors. As expected, they are interested in bing allies after hearing about Heal. However, it looks like they won''t be able to help a lot unless we help them teaching Heal or fighting against the megalodons, they are suffering attacks from those beasts quite frequently as ofte."

    "Like I said¡­ it won''t be easy to teach them that." Leon said. "What about the second option?"

    "We can send a few soldiers, but none of them want to go because they are learning magic. Even if we contact other cities, we will hear the same thing. I know that you are trying to learn the spell to heal your body, so sending you is not an option. So, I thought that maybe if we could lend them the railgun would be the safest method to help them, but¡­???

    "Yeah, I get it," Leon said. "It is not a good idea to lend such a weapon for a group that hadn''t proved to be a trustworthy ally yet."

    "Yes, so I decided to send them a weapon that William thought of creating a few months ago. We called the Harpoon Shooter¡­ even though we didn''t manage to produce since we couldn''t produce steel like before."

    "So, you want me to create it." Leon nodded. "That is fine by me, but I will only be able to build if I have the blueprint and every part detailed very well. However, I won''t be able to mount the weapon."

    "That''s fine, we will send a team of engineers, and they will tell you how everything needs to be done. I think ten of those will be enough to help the Caribbean Fighters and don''t worry. The engineers will send the parts and mount the weapon. The problem will be the ammo, and I will need you or some of the survivors in Las Vegas to build the harpoons. The engineers will also transport those."

    "All right, I will select those who can create decent steel and make them do that," Leon said. "But I''m kind of curious how exactly those harpoons will kill such beasts."<sub> </sub>

    "The engineers will put poison inside the projectiles. There is a dungeon Greece in which deadly poisonous snakes can be found. We traded resources with them for the poison."

    "I see, that is good to hear." Leon smiled. "Anyway, I will be waiting for those engineers and the other guys."

    "Yes, have a good day."

    Leon felt proud because several countries of different continents were working together, and he helped to make that possible. However, it wasn''t time to rx yet. A few dayster, when Leon selected the survivors who would make the harpoons, several choppersnded in Las Vegas. Some of them were the engineers who would transport and build weapons, but most of them were the survivors of other nations who wanted to learn how to Heal wounds.

    "Now that I think about it¡­ how in the hell will I speak with them?"

    It was the best thing Leon could think of to avoid suspicions. When several nations were working together, there was no room for doubts or suspicious behavior¡­ Fortunately, in all of those teams, there was at least one person who could speak English.

    Anyway, the number of things Leon had to do increased. Aside from those two thousand survivors that came to Las Vegas to learn magic, Leon also had to teach five hundred survivors of other countries, and in his free time, he had to build the Harpoon-shooter. Leon wondered if the poison was even necessary since the weapon itself was the size of a tank. As for the projectiles, those were three times heavier and two times longer than Leon''s spears.

    Fortunately, Leon finished those ten weapons in one week. As payment for their work, the survivors who would create the harpoons didn''t have to participate in defense of the city. They could create those projectiles in two hours, so it was a pretty good deal to them. They would keep creating that ammo.

    When the engineers left, Betty and Gis finally returned. Surprisingly, even Lennart was back¡­ it looked like things were going a lot better than Leon had expected in Europe.

    "You guys came sooner than I thought," Leon said.

    "Of course, we came today because Maya''s birthday is tomorrow," Betty said.

    Leon frozen on the spot, he knew that his niece''s birthday was approaching, but he never asked the date. He also was too busy that he didn''t think of a present for her¡­

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    Birthday parties were rarity nowadays, even though Hector was the leader of that city, he wasn''t rich. The coins he and Amanda obtained were used to helping the city in some way or another... noticing that, Leon started to wonder if he was doing enough.

    Anyway, even though Leon forgot the present for Maya, the situation solved itself pretty easily. He just asked her what she wanted, and she said that she wanted to fly. Thus Leon flew with Maya in an earth tform for several hours. Even though it wasn''t his birthday party, Leon felt like it was. He felt so happy when they passed through a few clouds, and Maya smiled happily like a pure little angel. As much as Leon wanted, he couldn''t y with his niece all day, he had survivors to teach magic, but he reminded himself to fly with Maya now and then.

    It didn''t take long for Leon''s new students to notice that it wasn''t easy to learn Heal, thanks to that, the word quickly spread all over Europe that Leon wasn''t trying to favor anyone, not even hispatriots.

    "I guess I can finally focus on my own training again¡­"

    Just when Leon thought that Betty approached while smirking. It was finally time to show the results of her training. It was obvious that she didn''t do anything but meditate and shot Fireballs in thest weeks. Betty was full of confidence. Perhaps her magic skills were enough to damage monsters to the point where she could consider Fireball a part of her arsenal.

    "Well, show me what you got," Leon said.

    "Heh, don''t me me if you get hurt," Betty smirked and shot a Fireball. "DIEEEE!"

    Leon frowned when he heard that Betty was as weird as always, he also recalled that she always said that when it was payback times in those fighting games¡­ Despite her words, she didn''t aim at Leon''s head or heart. She just aimed at Leon''s hand that he put in front of himself to block the spell. This time, he didn''t use Mana Armor and just used his hands to block the attack, hoping that his defenses would be enough¡­ it didn''t.

    "Ouch!" Leon used to Heal to dissipate the pain soon afterward.

    Although it didn''t burn his hand, Betty''s attack was powerful enough to damage him even though his mentality was high. Leon thought that would also make Betty mad, but he was wrong.

    "¡­ I guess one month of training can''t surpass four years so easily." Betty sighed. "Well, I damaged you, now you have to teach me more."

    "I guess you did grew up after all those years, after all." Leon smiled. "Even though you are as small as always¡­"

    "Hah, you will have to try harder to make me mad." Betty crossed her arms and said proudly.

    Although his time to practice by himself decreased once again, Leon was more than happy with it since he was helping his friends.

    One month after his return, Leon finally was skill enough to heal five wounds at the same time, but he still didn''t learn Regeneration, and that was very weird.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess I''m not practicing the right way¡­ perhaps, just wounding my arm isn''t enough since the wounds are close from each other."

    Leon wounded his foot, arm, and his cheek, and then he noticed that it was very difficult to heal those since they were so apart from each other, but that would be a good practice nheless. While Leon started his new training, Amanda approached. For a change, it looked like she had a day-off.

    "Brother, I''m happy to see you are helping so many survivors and the city," Amanda said. "But I think you are working too much."

    "Is that so?" Leon frowned. "But it''s not like I have anything better to do."

    "Well¡­ that''s true." Amanda nodded. "Then why don''t you find a hobby? You also can always join Betty and Hector on their gaming sessions."

    "They have games?" Leon frowned again.

    "Yes, even though there''s no inte, console games can still be yed," Amanda exined. " Betty and Amanda managed to buy several consoles and games that some survivors managed to recover over the years. Hector didn''t use all that much in thest years, but once Betty came here, they started to y together very often."

    "I see¡­ what a bunch of assholes, they never invited me." Leon realized. "But I guess it isn''t that surprising since I can''t y with one hand¡­"

    "No, they didn''t invite you, because they don''t think you are the same Leon of the past," Amanda exined. "You are always doing something rted to magic, be teaching or practicing yourself¡­ in their eyes, they think you are a soldier who won''t be able to live a life outside the battlefield."

    Leon nodded since that was very urate. Training his magic in his free time was like breathing to him, and teaching was necessary to decrease the burden on his shoulders. Besides, he would feel guilty if people die when they could have survived some situations that even basic spells could have saved them.

    "Thus, I think you should rx now and then," Amanda said. "You can always y games with Betty, read books with Sasha, take sunbathes with Gis, and¡­ what does the Empress of Japan like to do?"

    "¡­ Dear little sister, didn''t anyone say to you until now that you aren''t very subtle?" Leon forced a smile and stroke Amanda''s head. "Still, to think my little sister would try to y the cupid for me makes me both happy and depressed¡­"

    "I''m just saying that you already fought for far too long," Amanda said. "You worked too hard and now can rx a little bit¡­ maybe it is about time for you to have your own family."

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    Leon started to think about what Amanda said; in the end, she only wanted to see him happy like she was. However, for several reasons that Leon couldn''t tell his little sister, that was thest thing in his mind.

    "Sorry, little sister." Leon smiled. "But even though you are saying that for my own good, you don''t have to worry about that. Back in the day, I fooled around plenty. So, now I have to do my best in order not to regretter."

    "Hah¡­ all right." Amanda sighed. "Just try not to overwork yourself to death. You can''t try to carry the world over your shoulders, brother."

    Leon smiled as he watched his sister leaving. In the end, Leon couldn''t bring himself to enter a rtionship with one of those four. They were just friends, nothing more. Perhaps if the holy sword weren''t sealed, his thoughts would be different, but as of the moment, he wanted to work hard to avoid other failures.

    "Despite surviving those four years on that ind, I''m still weak-minded. If something were to happen with my friends, I would go mad and do something stupid like I did in Moscow. Challenging thousands of survivors directly and even going to the point of showing myself to the enemy when I could have destroyed him without even stepping on that city¡­"

    Now that Leon could count on the survivors of Europe, Japan, and eventually the Caribbean Fighters, there was no need for him to do something so crazy like before. But considering thest years, Leon knew that the future was uncertain, and it was better to be safe than sorry. He only thing he could do to avoid worrying about the future endlessly was to train his magic like a madman.

    After two weeks of harsh training, Leon finallypleted the second stage of his n to regenerate his limbs and Gis''s eyes. As he had expected, just healing several wounds wasn''t enough; he had to heal wounds all over his body to learn that skill.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Regeneration.

    Cost: 1 mana per second

    Restores: 1 health per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Much to Leon''s surprise, the skill he learned was an active skill and consumed his mana while the skill of the gloves was a passive one and didn''t consume his mana. The logic behind was hard to understand, but now Leon didn''t need the gloves all that much, and he gave them to Amanda in order to increase her chances of survival in case something happens. There was no point in taking the shield of dawn from Hector, so Leon didn''t ask for it. Although he only left on his back, Hector said that protected him many times from stray shots.

    "Well, I guess now I need to train Regeneration a little bit¡­ Unfortunately, I didn''t obtain any clue as to how to regenerate my limbs while I practiced it¡­"

    In the end, Leon had to learn things the hard way... by trial and error. Just when Leon was thinking about ways to regenerate his limbs, he received a call from Sarah.<sub> </sub>

    "Leon, sorry to bother you. Can you talk now?"

    "Yes, what is it?" Leon asked.

    "First, I would like to report that the weapons you created to help the Caribbean Fighters helped them to decrease the casualties. They became our allies, and now we are trading resources from each other."

    "That''s good to hear¡­ what else?" Leon asked again.

    "We have a problem. Tom and I were negotiating with the leaders of the Antic Free Nation to be our allies, as well. Things were going well since they didn''t have any interest inpeting with other nations and only wanted to increase the chances of survival of their people. However, it looks like someone cause Dungeon Breaks in most dungeons of South America. Now, dozen of millions of monsters are marching toward the Brazilian coast, where most of their survivors are located."

    "Did someone see who or what caused the dungeon breaks?" Leon asked.

    "No, until now, no one caused dungeons breaks in South America. So, they were caught off-guard since they only watch the dungeons near the coast. Anyway, they are asking for help since they don''t have nearly enough soldiers to fight against such horde of monsters. The European Council is already busy trying to protect the Russian border. Japan is short-handed since they lost a lot of soldiers because they worked for Seiji. As for the Caribbean Fighters, they are still busy fighting the megalodons."

    "So, I''m the only option left¡­" Leon said.

    "I''m sorry if you could lend that scythe that can summon skeletons; it would help a lot, but considering that the power of the skeletons is rted to your intelligence, you are the best option."

    "Yeah¡­ there is no other choice then." Leon sighed. "Tell the survivors to buy as many mana potions as they can, even if my undead army can help them; there is a limit of how many I can create on my own."

    "Got it! I will send the message right now!"

    The call ended, and Leon sighed. By the look of things, Sarah imagined that Leon would refuse the job. He was helping and making all the nations be allies in order to decrease the burden on himself, so Sarah imagined that. Anyway, even though it was annoying since Leon just finished the second step of his n, there was no other choice.

    "I guess after learning how to regenerate my limbs; I will try to learn how to create shadow clones¡­ it is the only way for me to find peace in this world."

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    After informing about his next mission to everyone, Leon started to apologize.

    "Sorry, Gis." Leon lowered his head. "It looks like we will have to stay like this for a while longer."

    "It''s okay, master." Gis smiled. "I''m just a bit sad because I can''t help you."

    Sorry, Amanda." Leon lowered his head again. "You will have to take my ce and teach the survivors."

    "Don''t worry about it," Amanda said. "There is nothing left to teach; we just have to observe them and give a few pointers. The problem is, I am still struggling with how to heal wounds."

    "That''s no problem; I already told everyone what they need to do," Leon said. "Now, you guys just have to practice."

    "Do you need a hand?" Lennart asked. "I believe I can be of some use against a horde of monsters."

    "I don''t n to fight them up close; the skeletons will do the job," Leon exined. "Against millions of them, even I don''t want to get too close. Besides, I believe you should stay with your sister and help the city if something happens."

    "What about me?" Hector asked.

    "Unless you want to die painfully, I rmend you make good use of that shield and protect my sister and niece." Leon frowned. "Besides, it''s not like the leader can leave the city for weeks, right?"

    "Yeah¡­ but what about Betty and Sasha?" Hector said. "They are strong, but we already have the numbers to protects this ce. However, if something happens, I bet they can carry you on their shoulders and run like hell."

    "I don''t think I will need much help since the targets this time are just monsters¡­" Leon thought for a few seconds. "But if they want to go, I won''t refuse their help."

    "I''ming too!" Betty dered excitedly. "Hehe, a trip to Brazil¡­ I always wanted to go there."

    "I will try not to be a burden," Sasha said.

    After Sasha and Betty left to pack their things, Amanda and Hector greeted each other with a high five. Leon sighed when he saw that, it looked like his sister didn''t give up on the idea of finding a girlfriend for Leon, and now Hector joined the fray.

    Leon wouldn''t be able to keep an eye on his surroundings while he meditates to recover his mana, so it was better to bring some trustworthy people with him. That was why he didn''t refuse Hector''s offer.

    Fortunately, Leon already had thousands of mana potions inside his magic box, and his clothes and other useful things he would use on the trip were also inside. So, he just had to wait for Sasha and Betty and then put their things inside the magic box.<sub> </sub>

    Several choppers that had been used to bring the soldiers all over the world were in Las Vegas, but since most of them needed to be recharged and couldn''t be used during the recharge time, Leon decided to travel using his earth tform. After finishing the preparations, those moved to the garden to say their farewells.

    "Please, brother¡­" Amanda said, showing an unease face. "This time, return without losing your other limbs."

    "So, you can even joke about that, huh?" Leon frowned.

    "I''m not joking¡­" Amanda said

    In the end, Leon could only nod while forcing a smile. It was a dangerous job, and someone or something caused the dungeon breaks, so it was hard to imagine what may happen. His friends'' lives wouldn''t be in danger since they were there only to escort him, but if something happens, Leon wasn''t sure if he would be able to remain calm. The only thing he was sure was that he wouldn''t make the same mistakes he did in Moscow.

    "This time isn''t some secret mission," Hector said. "So, at least call Amanda now and then to inform that you are right."

    "I will. Don''t worry," Leon said.

    "Good luck, master," Gis said.

    "I wish you luck," Lennart said.

    After that, Leon, Sasha, and Betty left Las Vegas. Brazil was a vast country, but the survivors only manage to secure a few of them since they lost their means of transportation due to the dragon''s attack four years ago. Their first destination was a city called Fortaleza, the number of survivors and citizens there was quite the same they had in Las Vegas.

    "How long will it take for us to reach that city?" Betty asked.

    "If we fly in a straight line, we will reach in a little more than two days," Leon said. "Even though I don''t want to let anyone see us, we will fly over the continent. It''s too dangerous to fly over the ocean since there are no ces to hide, and there are nondmarks. A storm could hit us and make us lose our sense of direction. So, we will probably reach that city in three days¡­ If I don''t sleep."

    "Are you not going to sleep?" Sasha frowned.

    "No, if we don''t hurry, casualties may happen, and since we are the only ones who had been sent, the survivors won''t trust the alliance if we don''t show results as soon as possible," Leon exined. " We will need to protect five cities, but we can''t do that all at once. So, I will create an undead army in all of them. Hopefully, the survivors in those cities managed to secure the potions like I asked Sarah¡­"

    "What will we do in the meantime?" Betty asked.

    "Right now¡­ you two have to keep an eye on my surroundings," Leon answered. "I intend to fly over the east coast until we reach Fortaleza. However, I will use my free time to find a way to regenerate my limbs. So, my concentration will be halved. Report to me if you see something weird under us or approaching."

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    Although it wasn''t veryfortable, they flew without stopping. Leon was already used to staying awake for a few days straight. However, Betty and Sasha had to take turns while keeping an eye on things since Leon was concentrated in moving the earth tform and trying to think of a way to regenerate his limbs.

    In the end, Leon had a hard time thinking about it. He could heal wounds, but the wound on his shoulder was already healed, there was nothing to heal left. Leon tried to make his arm using mana and tried to stimte the mana, but nothing happened. That would be very hard... if he couldn''t heal, the only way to regrow his arm was to multiplicate his cells. Heal repaired dead cells... so he had to learn the method to heal a cell so much that one would be two cells.

    "That sounds somewhat unpleasant... I feel like if I make a mistake, I will end up creating a monster copy of myself..."

    Anyway, Leon had no other choice but to try. After focusing his mana as much as possible on his shoulder, Leon stimted his mana inside the cells, but there was no change in his body.

    "Well, until I have a better idea, I will keep trying."

    As it turned out, Leon didn''t think of anything. So, he kept trying for two days straight, and then when they reached the Brazilian territory, it happened. Leon''s theory was right; he could multiplicate cells by stimting them as much as possible. However, Leon felt terrible pain. His body trembled, and he lost the air his lungs, and then the earth tform started to fell.

    "Wha¡­ Hey, Leon, what is going on?" Betty shouted, noticing that they were falling.

    Sasha, who was sleeping, woke up and grabbed her weapons only to notice that no enemy was nearby. Both of them saw Leon trembling, his face was pale like a ghost, and he couldn''t hear them. Although that was a problem, the fall itself wasn''t dangerous. Betty grabbed Leon''s body, and then they jumped from the earth tform andnded on a beach. A few monsters approached, but Sarah easily killed them while Betty was looking after Leon. They finally noticed after several seconds why Leon so much pain. His arm had been regenerated¡­ at least a small part of it. They didn''t know how, but Leon recovered three centimeters of his lost arm. However, Leon only stopped trembling and recovered from the shock after half an hour. He felt like he tasted hell and just wanted to rest, but after noticing how much his arm had been healed and after looking at his surroundings, he got up.

    "Let''s go¡­ now I can finally focus on the mission." Leon said.

    "Wait, you should rest a little," Betty said. "You looked like you were being electrocuted from inside, you know. Although you learned the skill, it isn''t something so convenient."

    "I learned the method, but not the skill," Leon said. "I will probably learn once I heal my armpletely. However, I will do that afterpleting the mission. We don''t have time to rest. Just look around."<sub> </sub>

    Sasha had already noticed, but Betty only saw a massive destroyed forest around them after Leon mentioned that. In the distance, they couldn''t see anything but burn down trees and smoke. The monsters horde passed by that ce a few hours ago¡­

    "Are you really fine?" Betty asked.

    "Yes, I''m sorry for scaring you two," Leon said. "It looks like we can regenerate lost body parts by forcing the cells. However, multiplication of the cells using mana alone is like trying to stretch our bodies beyond the possible¡­ I felt like my very soul was being pulled out of my body."

    "That sounds¡­ unpleasant." Betty frowned.

    "Anyway, let''s go," Leon said.

    Leon created another earth tform, and they began to fly again. He hadn''t told them, but that power had many demerits. The pain caused couldn''t be alleviated by endurance and mentality. Other skills that also worked to decrease pain had no effects since that was a counter-effect of healing a lost body part.

    Leon began to wonder if there was another way to regenerate his body like that. The pain he felt was hellish¡­ it was almost unbearable that it wouldn''t be strange if some people decide to live their lives without a limb rather than feel such a pain. Anyway, Leon was worried about Gis, the pain he felt mostly was in his body, but he didn''t feel pain in the head. However, if he tries to heal her eyes, the pain would be much worse, to the point where medicine to dull the pain would be almost useless.

    Leon was worried about those effects, but soon he was forced to forget them when they finally catch up with monsters'' horde. The monsters were trents, snakes, harpies, and many types of oversized insects. However, what caught Leon''s attention were thousands of T-rex that he could see. Those things were huge, and just their appearances were enough to Make Leon feel shivers. He saw pterodactyls and velociraptors now and then, but the totally forgot that someday he would be able to see those humongous creatures.

    Leon started to wonder if his skeletons would be enough to kill so many of those creatures, and then his doubts disappeared when they had to fly for several kilometers to surpass the horde of monsters. His skeleton army would have no chance; those creatures would arrive and attack Fortaleza in two days. Unless the survivors managed to store hundreds of thousands of potions, Leon wouldn''t be able to build the army to stop them¡­ and that horde was just a fraction of those monsters since many others were going to the other four cities.

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    Leon spent more mana to reach Fortaleza faster, and thanks to it, he now had thirty-six hours to prepare for the battle. The monsters woulde from the West, so all survivors in the city, being soldiers or citizens, were helping on the preparations for the battle, mostly erecting barriers and traps to stop the monsters'' advance. Just like Las Vegas, a big part of the city was still destroyed, but the number of houses and other buildings that had been built over thest four years wasn''t small either.

    Most of the survivors frowned when they saw a piece of earth approach, but thankfully a few soldiers had heard that the Allied Forces of North-America had sent reinforcements, but even those frowned when they saw only three people and one of them didn''t have an arm and a leg.

    "Betty, keep an eye on things around me," Leon said and then started to summon skeletons. "Sasha, go find the leader of this city and ask him to bring as many mana potions as he can and equipment that raises recovery."

    "Got it," Betty said.

    "Yes." Sasha nodded.

    Every second mattered, so Leon didn''t waste time giving answers or asking questions to the people nearby. Fortunately, everyone who wanted to make a fuss or ask anything shut up as soon as the skeleton wizards and archers appeared. The number of trees around was surprisingly high, so Leon used that to his advantage. He cut their tops and ced steel tforms over them and summoned ten skeletons in each of those tforms. Things would be better for him if he had the chance to concentrate his forces in a single ce, but he couldn''t. The number of enemies was too big to march and attack a single point of the boundaries of Fortaleza.

    With Betty''s help, Leon used potions like there was no tomorrow. Still, in no time, he used the five thousand potions he had prepared over thest weeks, but at least things were going well in terms of preparations. Survivors didn''t try to stop him, and Sasha was finally back with several survivors who were carrying carts filled with potions.

    "Leon, this is Pedro da Silva," Sasha said. "He is the leader of the survivors here."

    "Hi, Pedro, I would greet you if I weren''t busy, but I am," Leon said.

    "No problem," Pedro smiled. "Is there something we can do to help you?"

    "Yes, use those potions on me, fast," Leon said.

    With several hands to drop the mana potions on him, Leon managed to speed up the process of creating skeletons and those tforms quite a bit. In five hours, he managed to create ten thousand skeletons but still wasn''t enough.

    "We need more potions," Leon said. "I think at least three million monsters will attack this ce, my skeletons can kill, but they won''t be able to do much if the monsters outnumber them in 300 to 1."<sub> </sub>

    "There are more cartsing," Pedro said. "However, we don''t have many survivors with so many coins. In a few minutes. the survivors who have equipment who can increase your recovery will arrive."

    Leon could only ept that, in the end, he was an anomaly who barely had any need to use his coins. Regardless, now he could use those coins he never used. It was better to use them to save lives than keep saving them for a moment that may or may note. Leon took Sasha''s hands and passed two million coins to her. She opened her eyes widely when she saw that massive amount of coins appearing in her status screen.

    "Pedro, you and Sasha will go to the nearest dungeon and buy potions," Leon said. "You will need many hands if you want to bring those as fast as possible. Stock the potions here, Sasha."

    After passing to Sasha the magic box, Leon started to meditate. Soon after Sasha and Pedro left, a few survivors came and lent their items to Leon. Most of them were rings that could raise his recovery by fifty. Unfortunately, he could only equip ten of those. But Leon also obtained an amulet and a circlet that increased his recovery by one hundred each. Thanks to those, with his recovery alone, Leon could create four skeletons per minute. However, it wasn''t enough.

    After covering the whole West side of the city with skeletons on tforms, Leon created several others behind the barricades the survivors created. After working for the next thirty hours non-stop, Leon managed to create almost one hundred thousand skeletons. Still, the odds weren''t looking good. From 300 to 1, it became 30 to 1.

    "How are the situations in other cities?" Leon asked.

    "Survivors and citizens are working together to increase their defenses," Pedro answered. "They will have a little more time to prepare since the monsters will have to cross several natural obstacles before they can reach Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, S?o Paulo, and Porto Alegre. However, all of them will be attacked in the next few days."

    "Do you have any idea what city will be the first attacked by the monsters?" Leon asked.

    "The monsters will reach us first, and for some reason, Salvador, Rio, S?o Paulo, and Porto Alegre will be attacked on this order," Pedro exined. "However, the time between the attacks are more or less of a day¡­ as if¡­"

    "As if someone or something nned, the dungeons break very carefully," Leon added.

    "¡­Yes." Pedro nodded.

    Sasha and Betty looked at each other, trying to understand what was going on. However, it was impossible to reach any conclusion. In the end, they could only work hard now to save the city and think about itter.

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    As much as Leon wanted, he couldn''t just rely on the skeletons alone. So, he asked Pedro to reunite all the people who couldn''t fight but had some mana. Noticing that they had no ce to run, no-one refused Leon''s idea. Even kids and the elderly end bing part of the n. Leon took out the railgun and put some steel tform he created above the first line of defense.

    "This is a railgun. Fortunately, this weapon doesn''t need projectiles per se." Leon exined. "But it needs fuel. Your job is to recharge this as much as possible with your mana; please be quick; once you pour your mana, go to the end of the queue and repeated that as many times as you can. It would be a good idea to let an archer with a good aim to use it and kill those Tyrannosaurus Rex."

    "I think I''m the best archer in the city..." Pedro said." You can leave that to me. But you look like you are a powerful mage, wouldn''t it be better if you use that yourself?"

    "Even I don''t have enough mana to charge it," Leon said. "However, I won''t use it because I will try to kill as many as the big guns possible before they reach the city. I don''t think the skeletons can kill the bosses before the bosses kill them."

    "You are going to... what?" Pedro frowned.

    Even Betty and Sasha thought that was madness, but after seeing the horde of monsters up close, they knew that was something that needed to be done.

    "Don''t worry, I''m going alone, you don''t have to risk your people," Leon said.

    "No, you are not going alone," Betty said.

    "Sorry, but it is our job to keep our eyes on you," Sasha added.

    Leon scratched the back of his head; those were resolute in going with him. Even the usually shy and meek Sasha seemed determined about it... It was probably their way to show to Hector and Amanda how grateful they were for their help and friendship.

    "All right then..." Leon sighed. "I will end up using more mana, but I guess you guys can keep the flying monsters at bay and let me concentrate on the bosses."

    Without wasting time, Leon created an earth tform and flew to west alongside Betty and Sasha. After two hours, flying, they finally found the horde, if seeing then by the sides was scary, looking the beast flying toward them was bone-chilling. It looked like a tsunami of monsters¡­ Leon couldn''t even decide where he should start.

    "Oh, boy¡­"

    "Don''t hesitate right now, Leon," Betty said. "That is not like you."

    "Let''s do our best and protect the city," Sasha said.<sub> </sub>

    "¡­ You guys are wrong; I''m not hesitating¡­" Leon said. "Just contemting my imminent doom¡­"

    The monsters were marching in unison, so Leon had no more doubts that attack had been instigated by someone. Regardless, it wasn''t time to hesitate or think about it. It was time to kill some monsters. Without wasting time, Leon shot three Magma Spears and killed three Tyrannosaurus Rex. As expected, those aren''t on the same level as the megalodons, so Leon decided to change his tactics a little bit and created some steel spears. However, while he was doing that, dozens of harpies and insects flew toward them.

    "It is you guys turn¡­ don''t hesitate, just swing your weapons." Leon said.

    Before they could say anything, Leon controlled them with Telekinesis and made them fly like bullets. Although both of them got caught by surprise by the speed, they swung their weapons and killed dozens of monsters in the blink of an eye.

    "I feel sick¡­" Betty said after she returned. "At least warn us the next time¡­"

    Ignoring herints, Leon focused on finishing his steel spears. It was a good time to learn the mana version of Regeneration, but the world wasn''t so convenient, so Leon couldn''t help but wait until his mana was recovered. Although Leon could only control six spears, now he had the recovery to use his mana to strengthen those spears'' power and speed without holding back. Even from afar, his attacks pierced the Tyrannosaurus Rexes'' skull with rtive ease.

    "Showing that much power, you make us look like we have been ying around in thest four years¡­" Betty frowned.

    "Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open," Leon said. "I don''t have to waste with the flying monsters. If I don''t concentrate, I won''t be able to attack with all my power."

    "Roger," Sasha nodded.

    Leon saw Sasha using a technique he had never seen before. She was shooting energy beams from her swords, and they were powerful enough to kill any of the flying monsters. Betty also didn''t waste time. Throwing her knives, she hit several monsters and teleported between them before slicing their throats. They were reliable and strong, Leon forgot that because he saw them struggling with magic¡­ but without using mana, Leon would have his ass kicked against them.

    After killing a few dozen of those monsters which were supposed to be fossils, several monsters recognized the threat that Leon, Betty, and Sasha were. From a safe distance, they tried to attack them, Leon dodged most projectiles, but some of them, he ended up having to use Mana Shield to protect himself and his friends. It couldn''t be helped, but Leon couldn''t spend his mana and time on small fry monsters.

    Then Leon had an idea when a Fireball hit his Mana Shield¡­ if he could absorb those spells¡­ his power output would increase many times. Leon tried to absorb those spells when they hit Mana Shield, but he failed. He also tried to use Mana-Eater and consume the mana, but he failed again.

    "I guess I''m not a shonen protagonist who can learn skills in the middle of a battle¡­"

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    Little by little, they were going back to Fortaleza. Despite the fact that they managed to kill thousands of monsters in two hours, they didn''t slow down the horde even a single bit. As if their hard work had been for naught.

    "This is not working..." Leon clenched his teeth.

    "Well... despite that, we killed a lot of monsters," Betty said.

    "It can''t be helped; your main strategy is to use the skeletons," Sasha added. "Let''s not worry too much about this, and we still will see the railgun in action. So, all the hope is not gone."

    Leon nodded; he had no doubts that such a weapon could kill a few T-Rexes in a single shot. The problem was, they don''t have time to prepare such a shot. They could only shoot several times, hoping that it would kill dozen of monsters every time. Another problem with the railgun was the fact that even after receiving the necessary mana, it had to wait five seconds to be used. So, at best, the survivors would be able to shoot a single every ten seconds. Still, there was nothing more than Leon could do, so he kept killing the monsters as much as he could.

    Eventually, they finally were back to Fortaleza, and Leon could see in the distance his skeletons and the barricades the poption created. Much to his surprise, a blue beam of energy passed nearby them at a fearsome speed and hit the horde of monsters. The range of destruction left Leon speechless. With a single shot, the energy beam killed hundred of monsters, ten of them were T-Rexes.

    "Jesus Christ... how did I survive that?" Leon frowned.

    "I was wondering the same thing..." Betty also frowned.

    Leon soon recovered his focus and started to kill the monsters while retreating. Fortunately, Pedro kept shooting every ten seconds; everyone was working hard, so things were looking good. When they were five hundred meters away from the first line of defense, Leon decided to retreat and join the others, but first, he made his skeleton wizards shot water balls as much as possible. The monsters were still out of their range, but that was fine, things would get interestingter.

    After joining the others, only Pedro kept shooting using the railgun. Still, that wasn''t enough to slow down the monsters. Two minutester, the horde finally entered the skeletons range, and Leon gave the order to his skeleton archers shot Thunder Arrows. The horde of monsters was stepping on the mud that the skeleton wizards created by using water balls so many times, and the skeleton archers electrocuted them with ease. The mud amplified the power of the thunder arrows, and Leon managed to stop the first line of the horde sessfully. It was finally time for the survivors of the city to do their job, so Leon used War Cry to help them a little.

    "Attack!" Pedro shouted.<sub> </sub>

    Leon wasn''t aware of it, but Pedro bought hundreds of bows and gave them to even those who weren''t used to the weapon. Despite that, thanks to Leon''sbination of attacks, even those who weren''t archers managed to hit the monsters. However, he didn''t notice that, because he was too busy ying monsters with his spears. Meanwhile, Betty, Sarah, and all the survivors who didn''t have bows were waiting for their turn. The small monsters were dying like ants, but the big ones were resisting quite a bit. Unfortunately, it didn''t take long before the bosses finally managed to free themselves from the Thunder Arrows. Pedro tried to stop them, and he seeded, but his shots stopped hitting several hundred of enemies thanks to that.

    "Keep hitting as many enemies as you can," Leon said. "I will deal with those that escape the Thunder Arrows."

    "Got it." Pedro nodded.

    That being said, even though Leon had the power to stop them, the horde of monsters was attacking too many ces at the same time. Even with his speed, Leon wouldn''t have time to finish them all. Still, there was nothing else that he could do.

    Leon, Betty, and Sasha flew toward the horde to draw their attention. However, only a few monsters paid attention to them. Instead of trying to eat those three, the horde was more interested in eating those thousand of humans who were ahead of them. Leon felt thankful but also annoyed due to that, he ughtered monsters at fearsome speed, but they didn''t pay enough attention to him. They retreated a little, and Leon attacked the monsters who managed to escape the range of Thunder Arrows with his Steel Spears. Despite that, several monsters managed to reach the barricade, and they were ready to kill the survivors who were holding their weapons, but at the same time looking at the monsters like scared kids.

    "¡­ I don''t think so!" Leon shouted.

    Using gravity, Leon stopped several of those monsters who were about to invade the city, and that gave the survivors enough time to react, but at the same time, Leon spent half of his mana to stop those humongous creatures. Even so, he didn''t manage to stop thempletely.

    The T-Rexes looked at Leon; they seemed very angry, and even from far away, they opened their mouths to eat him. At least, that was what Leon thought. They didn''t open their mouths to eat him, but to attack. Those massive dinosaurs spat fire toward Leon, Betty, and Sasha almost became ashes because the range of their attacks was surprisingly long and because Leon got caught off-guard.

    "Are you serious? They can use Fire Breath?"

    Then Leon understood, as the earth dragons, the T-Rexes were considered dragons that couldn''t fly. That was the only exnation¡­ still, Leon had an idea. After drawing their attention and making them use the Fire Breath, Leon positioned himself in front of other monsters. Thanks to that, the T-Rexes damaged each other greatly. Still¡­ it wasn''t enough to stop them.

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    Leon and the others managed to keep the monsters at bay for one hour, but eventually, the monsters managed to break the first line of defense. Leon and his skeletons kept attacking the monsters while retreating trying to save as many lives as possible, but even so, several soldiers got eaten and smashed like ants.

    "Sasha, Betty! Cover Pedro and the civilians!" Leon shouted.

    Sasha and Betty nodded, they were strong and fast, but they only could do so much to protect hundreds of civilians while fighting dozen of monsters.

    Leon''s skeletons weren''t fast like the skeletons knights, so their numbers started to decrease at a fearsome pace. However, the ones who survived managed to leave a sea of fire for the monsters to deal with. It wasn''t efficient like electric attacks, but fire also slowed the big ones down while killing the small fries.

    "Shit¡­ there is no end to this¡­"

    Probably hundreds of thousands of monsters had fallen, but the end of the battle still couldn''t be seen. Leon tried to cover the soldiers and civilians as much as he could, but that meant that he had to waste a lot of time looking around instead of killing the monsters in front of himself.

    Leon tried to save and Heal as many as he could, but after seeing so many people dying in front of him, he understood that he had failed again. He didn''t know if the job was impossible or not, but he had failed nheless again. Despite that, he kept fighting because it was the only thing he could do at the moment.

    Several hours passed, and Leon lost the count of those who he had failed in protecting or covering. He already could see thousand of survivors behind him and the sea as well. There was nowhere to escape, he could escape if he wanted, but what would be the point? Flying to escape while seeing thousands of human beings butchered by monsters? Leon didn''t want to do that; he didn''t survive the ind using brute strength to run in moments like these. He kept fighting until he felt that his head was about to explode due to the exhaustion.

    The number of skeletons that were still working barely reached the ten thousand mark, but the damage they caused was scarcely noticeable. Even Betty and Sasha''s faces were filled with despair, they didn''t know the people who were dying, but they couldn''t bring themselves to ignore such carnage. It was like reliving that day four years ago. They were ready to take Leon by force if it was necessary and flee¡­ but then it happened.

    "Look to your right!"

    A voice echoed in Leon''s mind; it was a weird yet familiar voice. Without asking why or who that voice belonged, Leon looked to his right side and saw a corpse of a T-Rex and nearby, he saw a tome.

    "What the¡­"

    Leon didn''t have the time to look for spoils or drops; he was only interested and fighting to save as many as he could. However, he was in a dire situation where it was impossible to save those people. In the end, the only choice he had was to look for weapons and items near the corpses that could grant him the power to solve that situation. Leon ran toward the tome and picked it up.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Zombie.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 100 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    Leon frowned, it didn''t look like a powerful skill, but once he tried to use and failed, he noticed what that skill could do.

    "A skill that turns dead monsters into zombies¡­"

    The cooldown time and the cost were quite high, but that skill would give him what he needed, time. Leon used the skill on the T-Rex corpse, and the creature instantly got up and attacked the nearby monsters. It wasn''t strong enough to stop another T-Rex, but that wasn''t a problem since it was much stronger and resilient than Leon''s skeletons.

    Summoning them whenever possible, Leon created several other T-Rex zombies, and they caused quite a ruckus before the other monsters finally recognized them as enemies.

    "Leon¡­ did you do that?" Betty frowned.

    "Yes¡­ anyway, cover me." Leon said. "I need to recover my mana."

    Betty and Sasha nodded, but even Sasha frowned when she saw the T-Rexes under Leon''s control using the Fire Breath that could turn most monsters into ashes in a few seconds¡­ that skill was way too convenient. After ten minutes, Leon had almost one hundred zombie T-Rexes under his control, and since they were under Leon''s control, they were way more efficient and organized in killing monsters. The survivors who managed to stay alive until now finally had some room to breathe, and Pedro and the others resumed on the job of using the railgun instead of running for their lives.

    It looked like the zombie T-Rexes could more or less suffer the amount of damage as the alive ones before running out of juice. However, considering the fact that Leon could kill one and make another zombie in a matter of seconds. His army only grew the more time passed.

    After one hour, Leon had three hundred and sixty of those monsters under his control, and now the survivors didn''t even have to fight. They only collected the spoils and treated the wounded. Ten hours after the start of the battle, it finally ended. Those who managed to survive celebrated the victory and the fact that they protected their hometown¡­ to some extent.

    Meanwhile, Leon, Betty, and Sasha couldn''t but look at each with skeptical eyes. They survived and won by chance; they got very lucky that Leon learned such a convenient skill. However, Leon knew that it wasn''t a coincidence.

    "That voice¡­ no, it can''t be¡­"

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    After observing the items and tomes the survivors collected, Leon only selected half of them and put them inside his magic box. The tomes weren''t that useful, so he left them to the survivors, they would need to rebuild and protect the city in case something like that happens again.

    Around five hundred soldiers died, and more or less two hundred civilians perished¡­ even though it was crazy, Leon wanted to protect all of them. Despite that massive loss, several people thanked him for his hard work. Leon didn''t feel like he deserved their gratitude. Besides, he still had to fight to protect the other four cities. However, much to Leon''s surprise, several choppersnded nearby, and Leon recognized several figures inside those choppers, Tom, Arthur, Jess, and the others he worked with for a while in New York.

    "The cavalry is finally here¡­ but I guess we are toote." Tom frowned when he saw the sea of monsters around.

    "I thought Sarah said that she was short-handed¡­" Leon said.

    "Yes, but after seeing the photograph, she selected several soldiers and sent us to help," Tom said.

    "Photograph?" Leon frowned.

    "Sorry, Leon." Betty lowered her head. " When I saw the horde, I concluded that those were too much, even for you. So, I took a photo and sent it to Sarah."

    "Why are you apologizing?" Leon asked. "In the end, you were right. We only won because we were lucky. Anyway¡­ we don''t have time to waste. We have a little more than ten hours to reach Salvador¡­ by the way, which direction is that city?"

    " If you follow the coast, you will eventually reach it," Pedro said. " What are you going to do with the monster''s bodies?"

    "I want half of the dragons'' hearts¡­ as for the materials, we don''t have any means to transport all of them." Leon said. "You can keep them."

    Pedro and the others will need those materials to obtain coins and rebuild the city, so it was better to let them all of those. That was also another way for Leon and the alliance to gain favor with the people of the Antic Free Nation. Now, he just had to do that four more times, and the chances of them bing allies would increase tenfold.

    There was a chance that other monsters would attack the city, so Leon left one hundred zombies behind and made the rest go to Salvador. He also gave them the order to go as fast as possible while killing every single monster they meet on the way.

    Health: 75 +

    Mana: 1927 +

    Stamina: 70 +

    Strength: 66 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 42 +

    Intelligence: 297 +

    Endurance: 84 +

    Control: 117 +<sub> </sub>

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 600 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 11236522

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Maniption Lv 63, Water Maniption Lv 38, Wind Maniption Lv 35, Fire Maniption Lv 37, Earth Transformation Lv 40, Water Transformation Lv 30, Wind Transformation Lv 35, Fire Transformation Lv 34, Earth Creation Lv 43, Water Creation Lv 38, Wind Creation Lv 32, Fire Creation Lv 37

    Water Bullet Lv 11, Wind Bullet Lv 11

    Mana Armor Lv 19, Mana Shield Lv 08, Mana Dominion Lv 25, War Cry Lv 30, Cure Burns Lv 11, Heal Lv 10, Regeneration Lv 03, Summon Zombie Lv 15,

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 21, Rage Lv 29, Fire Resistance Lv 22, Craft Lv 59, Spearmanship Lv 56, cksmith Lv 46,

    When Leon updated his status, he couldn''t help but frown. Even though he spent two million coins before the battle, now he had eleven million.

    "I guess since they are my creation, I earn the coins the zombies obtain by killing monsters."

    Leon didn''t think about it before, but using skeletons and zombies were a good way to obtain coins. Even though he only used coins until now to buy mana potions¡­

    "Anyway, let''s get going," Leon said.

    Tom and the others would offer air support, even though they soon would stop to let the engine absorb mana, they probably would arrive in Salvador before the battle. For a while, Leon apanied them while he gave those soldiers the best weapons he found after the battle. They were nowhere near as Leon''s gear or Betty and Sasha weapons, but those were better than the rank A soldiers had at the current moment.

    As much as Leon wanted to sleep to get rid of that terrible headache, he didn''t stop and flew toward Salvador. His zombies would probably arrive several hours after the start of the battle, so Leon had to buy as much time as possible with his skeletons.

    Leon arrived at Salvador eight hours before the horde of monsters, like before, he left the negotiations and the mission of buying as much as mana potions as possible to Sasha. However, Leon changed his strategy a little bit. Instead of waiting for the skeletons to absorb mana and use them only during the battle, he made the skeletons use Water Balls whenever they had absorbed enough mana to use it. Thanks to that, a few hours before the battle, his skeletons managed to create a smallke on the west side of the city.

    "To think they would be able to create something this¡­ I really want to learn the skill to absorb mana from the ambient¡­"

    If Leon had enough mana, he would change the scenery to slow down the monsters as much as possible, but he hadn''t. So, he had no choice but to utilize his skeletons'' power before the battle. Leon wanted to see how much water he could create by himself, but instead of satisfying his curiosity, he created skeletons non-stop.

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    This time, Leon, Betty, and Sasha didn''t try to decrease the number of monsters before the battle. Although it would be a good idea to create some T-Rex zombies before the battle, those would probably die before doing anything since the number of monstersing behind them wasn''t small. Besides, Summon Zombie had a weakness too; to activate the skill, Leon had to touch the corpse, and it would be beyond stupid approach the horde to create a single zombie.

    Just like before, the survivors of Salvador were quite cooperative once they saw Leon creating thousands of skeletons. Just like before as well, Leon lent the railgun for the best archer of the city, and hundreds of citizens would recharge the weapon with their mana.

    "It looks like we arrived on time this time," Tom said.

    Unlike Tom, many survivors of New York didn''t like Leon. He entered their ranks and hid his power from those he worked with, after all. Jess was one of them. However, all those people forgot their petty reasons when they saw the sea of monsters approaching. It was like a scene of a horror movie, and they couldn''t help but remember the feelings they felt four years ago when they lost several friends, family, and even their hometowns.

    "I wonder if this isn''t a nightmare or something¡­" Tom frowned.

    "You guys just make sure to keep the citizens who are recharging the railgun alive, okay?" Leon said. " I will keep the big ones at bay, so kill the flying monsters before they get too close."

    "Roger that." Tom nodded.

    When the monsters were one kilometer away from the first line of defense, the railgun began to be used. Leaving a trail of destruction and burning the ground, that weapon was terrifying, Leon was yet to know why such weapon had been sold in one of those dungeon shops, but it didn''t matter now.

    A few thousand monsters died before they finally entered the skeletons range of attack, but once again, the railgun alone didn''t stop the creatures. When the creatures stepped on the water, the skeletons shot Thunder Arrows. This time the attack had been even more effective thanks to the amount of water; even the T-Rexes couldn''t do anything but tremble while being electrocuted. Small monsters burned quite nicely, and the smell of burned flesh permeated all that part of the city.

    Things were looking good, but the soldiers who used bows nor Leon lowered their guards and just kept attacking the monsters. Leon was itching to create some zombies, but he also would be electrocuted if he approaches. It was better to wait for the big ones to pass the trap and make them use the Fire Breath once they be his minions, and so Leon did. The smallke and the electric attacks worked for quite a while; the monsters only managed to cross it after two hours and thanks to the fact that the corpses became a bridge to them. Leon, who until now was attacking while trying to converse his mana, suddenly killed several T-Rexes like a tornado and then turned several of them into zombies.

    "Go and attack any monster that crosses theke."

    The zombies divided themselves into two groups and moved to different sides. Although before they couldn''t win a one versus one match against the other T-Rexes, now they could show themselves to be quite the opponents¡­<sub> </sub>

    "It looks like the level of the skill also influences their power¡­"

    Leon tried to check the power of their Fire Breath several times and confirmed that even that attack got stronger. However, just like the skeletons, they absorbed mana from the surroundings to use magic, and when Leon used that too much, his own mana ended up being consumed. Fire Breath was strong enough to kill the hundred of small fries, but its use would limit the number of zombies Leon could create.

    "In the end, it is better to use them as another line of defense."

    Eventually, Leon created enough zombies to cover all the ces that were being attacked. Thanks to that, aside from himself, the archers, and the citizens who were recharging the railgun, the other soldiers didn''t have the chance to fight. However, they were thankful for that. Even the most powerful parties of that city couldn''t kill a single T-Rex without suffering severe damage.

    Another hour passed, and finally, the zombies Leon created in Fortaleza joined the fray. They had several hours to absorb mana, so Leon made them use Fire Breath until they couldn''t, wiping out the battlefield like a storm. This time, Leon wouldn''t fail. No one died, and he was happy for it, but he couldn''t help but wonder about that voice he heard and such a convenient skill falling on hisp.

    "Someone is trying to use me for something¡­"

    The skill had limitations, but even so, it was too powerful. If one could obtain the power to control the zombie version of a boss, that person would be a fearsome threat. However, such a convenient skill could also turn someone who has the potential to be someone powerful into azy and arrogant individual¡­

    "The tome that suddenly appeared and changed the tide of the battle¡­ and that voice in my head¡­ that person probably used Telepathy¡­ another very useful skill."

    It looked like Leon became part of something bigger than himself, he didn''t know why, but it was probably because he stopped William, Sanchez, and Alisson. Even though they didn''t want it, they ended up working for a Dragonewt. Leon was pretty sure that the owner of that voice wasn''t a monster, but it was hard to say for sure. If one could use Telepathy, one could also learn several other neat tricks.

    "For some reason, I don''t feel like using that skill anymore¡­ but I don''t have any other choice if I want to save as many as I can."

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    Just as Leon had expected, the battle ended without a single casualty on the human''s side. It was hard to tell, but more or less four million monsters died in four hours. Once again, everyone celebrated such an astonishing victory, but once again, Leon didn''t feel like celebrating.

    "You are frowning too much..." Betty said. "What will people think if the hero of this battle acts like this after such a victory?"

    "Still... I can understand why Leon is worried." Sasha said. "He learned a very convenient skill in a crucial moment; it is very suspicious that his luck is that good."

    Leon didn''t tell them about the voice, but Sasha was smart enough to figure it out that something was off. In any case, there was no time to stop and rx; they still had to fight to protect three other cities.

    Regardless, this time Leon and his zombies ended up winning the battle almost alone. So, Leon decided to take the dragons'' hearts for himself. He wondered what would happen to those monsters'' hearts once they be zombies, so Leon opened a T-Rex that had died again after bing a zombie. As expected, the skill wasn''t that convenient; the monster''s heart melted. Not only that, but the zombies'' corpses also rot in a matter of seconds after using all its juice.

    "It is powerful, but it is also a very unpleasant skill," Betty said.

    Leon could only nod, forcing dead creatures to fight was something beyond unpleasant. Still, Leon could easily use that skill to almost seal the dungeons if he defeats a few bosses and turn them into zombies, they could easily kill other bosses and monsters that the crystal will spawn. That would be very convenient for Leon, but would that help the world? In some sense, yes. However, stopping all the monsters by himself wouldn''t make the human race strong. Billions died four years ago because humans were weak and relied too much on tools. Even if Leon seal all those dungeons, no one can say that other dungeons won''t appear and liberate thousand of dragons on Earth again.

    "I can''t rely on this skill too much¡­ this won''t make me the onlyzy, but the whole world will be like that if I''m not careful."

    Leon and the others had some time before the monsters could reach Rio de Janeiro, so he decided to sleep in the chopper Tom brought, while they transported him to the next city. Once again, Leon left one hundred zombies behind and made one thousand of them move to Rio de Janeiro.

    Just like Leon saw in the movies, Rio de Janeiro was a beautiful but at the same time, a city destroyed by bad governments and militiamen. The natural beauty of the city was a sight for his sore eyes, but he didn''t have time to appreciate it. Anyway, this time, his zombies arrived in the city before the start of the battle, so he didn''t have to summon his skeletons. Once again, the battle ended without a single casualty. While Leon observed the zombies and the railgun doing all the work, he started to think.<sub> </sub>

    "I didn''t learn this skill by coincidence¡­ even though I also have the scythe, which grants me some useful skills, it is nowhere as near as powerful as the skill to summon zombies. Considering what that skill could do at this level and its potential¡­ there was a chance that a boss shouldn''t drop a tome of such level, the T-Rexes aren''t as strong as the three-headed earth dragon after all. So, the owner of that voice dropped the tome? If yes, why he didn''t do it sooner? What is that person''s goal? I certainly didn''t imagine that voice¡­"

    With so many doubts, Leon didn''t want to use that skill. Humanity needed to struggle more to fight and get stronger in case something like what happened four years ago repeats itself again. Still, he needed that skill to make Antic Free Nation his allies. If he holds back and lets someone dies, Leon would end up putting doubts in their minds, and a partner full of suspicions wouldn''t be so cooperative.

    The next two days, Leon and the others seeded again. Antic Free Nation survivors became allies, and the day had been saved¡­ however, Leon didn''t feel like his job was done. While the survivors were dealing the monsters'' corpses most with the Dragons'' hearts that Leon wanted, he searched for some very specific equipment, which was, oxygen tanks, a mask to let him breathe in high altitudes and winter clothes.

    "Why do you want that?" Betty frowned.

    "I want to see this continent from above¡­" Leon said. "I need to confirm something."

    Even Sasha frowned since she had no idea what Leon wanted to confirm. Leon also bought a map that showed them the locations of all dungeons in South America. After equipping those items, Leon created an earth tform, and they flew upward.

    Leon thought he would be able to see the whole continent if he tried to fly a little high, Leon indeed managed to see a good portion of the continent surface. Still, when they reached thirty kilometers of altitude, the temperature got so low that they had no choice but to retreat. Besides, even though they were using a tform that was being controlled by Leon. It was still scary flying so high.

    It looked like Leon would have to borrow some astronaut clothes if he wanted to confirm those things in his mind. Regardless, Leon managed to confirm at least one thing. From that height, he saw the trail of destruction the monsters left when the dungeons break happened. For some reason, after leaving the dungeon, the monsters choose the shortest path, not toward the cities, but to join the other monsters.

    "Whatever caused the dungeon breaks, it also made the monsters reunite in order to make them attack all cities at the same time but in different periods¡­ There''s no way this happened by chance. Someone caused this¡­ but why?"

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    "The job is done, and thanks to you, the Antic Free Nation became our allies," Tom said. "It looks like they will have five represents, and those five will contact the other international leaders when the timees. I also gave them the phones to do so. What''s the n now?"

    "I guess you guys should return to New York," Leon said. "It will take a few days for the survivors to collect the dragons'' hearts for me, even though they are dly doing that since my zombies are protecting their borders. Anyway, Sarah said that she was short-handed, so you guys really should return as soon as possible."

    "Got it, see you next time," Tom said.

    In the end, Tom and the others mostly worked to buy the mana potions Leon needed. In any case, there weren''t really needed since the zombies could protect the survivors while they rebuild the cities that were destroyed and work to prepare for the next fights. Unlike Leon had imagined, they were working hard to the next time be able to protect their hometowns themselves instead of being saved by a stranger.

    "I guess I will make the zombies disappear after one week just in case and tell them that the zombies have an ''expiration date.'' That will work for the best."

    That would work in order not to let the other nations rely on that skill too much. Besides, Leon couldn''t leave Las Vegas every single time something unexpected happens. The countries working together had to solve that themselves, obviously, Leon would help but once now and then. Otherwise, everyone would rely too much on him.

    "I''m going to investigate the areas around the dungeons of this continent." Leon dered. "What are you guys going to do?"

    "We will apany you, obviously," Betty said. "Amanda will get mad at us if we leave you alone for a second."

    "Yes," Sasha nodded.

    Leon couldn''t help but shrug. Even though his little sister was quite scary but at the same time cute when she was angry, he didn''t feel that intimidated. It was hard to understand why they were so serious about such a silly job.

    South America was too big and had more than three hundred dungeons, by Leon''s calctions, the survivors would need one week to collect all dragon hearts, so he didn''t have time to investigate every single dungeon. But in the end, he didn''t have to. After flying for a few hours, Leon found one of the ces where the dungeon breaks happened. It was a moths'' dungeon, the creatures were quite scary and ugly up close, but they were weak against fire and electricity... However, Leon wasn''t interested in that. He got interested in the massive crater, which was in front of the dungeon.

    "Did a meteor fall here?" Betty asked.

    "I don''t see any meteor..." Sasha said.

    The crater was massive; it was more or less two kilometersrge and five hundred meters deep. Leon and the others moved to the center of the crater, but they didn''t found any meteor. A meteor didn''t fall there; a monster created that crater with a powerful attack.

    "This is weird... if an attack of a monster caused this, the impact should have been felt at least in Porto Alegre. But the survivors there didn''t mention earthquakes or anything the like¡­"

    Leon investigated several other dungeons, some had no weird things nearby like craters, but some had. In some mountains that were nearby dungeons in Chile, Leon found several of them that had been destroyed in part by something.<sub> </sub>

    "What could have caused all of this?" Betty asked.

    "I don''t think that even dragons can destroy mountains so easily," Sasha said.

    After searching for a few more days, Leon also found something even more suspicious; he found craters that had been filled with sand. As if someone was trying to hide their actions¡­

    "Jesus Christ¡­ I thought that only brain-dead monsters were the cause of our problems, but that isn''t the case."

    If a monster caused the dungeons breaks and destroyed mountains and opened craters, it was a very smart monster since it was trying to hide the things it did. It was still very weird, why it would go so far to cause dungeon breaks and destroy several ces only to conceal its trails sloppily? It didn''t make any sense¡­

    Although Leon didn''t want to rely too much on his zombies to clear dungeons, he would use them to observe the dungeons for him if they could, but they couldn''t.

    "We have to monitor all the dungeons in the world to avoid such disasters again¡­ but, it is impossible to put cameras near them to watch them in real-time."

    Most ces where the dungeons appeared got destroyed by the wave of monsters, so there was no electricity. Thus they couldn''t use vignce cameras. The only viable solution was to create a camera that works by sucking mana from its surroundings. Still, ording to Sarah, the people studying the choppers were having a hard understanding of its mechanisms.

    Maybe Leon could ask for the Russian leader to monitor the dungeons, but that was unreasonable, even if he still had control over some satellites, it would be impossible for him to watch a thousand dungeons.

    "You look troubled, Leon," Betty said.

    "Shouldn''t you feel troubled, too?" Leon asked.

    "Usually, that would be the case, but after seeing thousands of dragons destroying my hometown, I reached the conclusion that some things are beyond human understanding," Betty said.

    "¡­ Who are you, and what did you do with the real Betty that I know?" Leon smirked.

    "You will need to try harder if you want to make me mad." Betty looked away.

    Still, Betty had a point; some things were really beyond human understanding. However, Leon didn''t want just to ept that so readily. He wanted to find out who or what caused the dungeon breaks and who or what made monsters appear on Earth.

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    One week have passed in the blink of an eye while Leon, Betty, and Sasha investigated some of the dungeons in South America. He also made his zombies melt, and he gave the excuse he nned beforehand. Anyway, it was time to collect the dragon hearts and go home, even though Leon didn''t feel like that incident had been solved. After checking the dungeons in several parts of South America, Leon concluded that whatever caused the dungeons breaks wasn''t nearby anymore.

    "Well¡­ I guess I shouldn''t look for that thing so eagerly. That creature caused hundred of dungeons to break, and it also has the power to control monsters to some extent¡­ that thing is clearly way out of my league."

    After collecting thousands of dragon hearts in Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Salvador, Leon met Pedro again. Although only in Fortaleza they suffered casualties, Pedro still received him warmly.

    "It''s good to see you guys again," Pedro said. "Mission Aplished, so it''s finally time to return home, huh?"

    "Yeah, I tried to investigate the dungeons, but I only found more questions than answers..." Leon sighed. "Anyway, keep in touch with us, all right? If something unusual happens, I want to hear it as soon as possible."

    "Got it," Pedro nodded. "I didn''t ask before because you were quite busy, but you are the one who is teaching how to heal wounds, right?"

    "Yes¡­ and you can send some of your men to learn it." Leon sighed. "But it won''t be easy, so it is better if you send archers and mages first since they are more or less used to mana."

    Leon only learned that afterward, but Pedro was one of the five representatives of the Antic Free Nation. He was a very busy person since he was also the best archer and one of the strongest survivors.

    "Yes, we will," Pedro said.

    Leon left Fortaleza carrying thousands of dragon hearts; he would have to eat only those for a while. Those were very convenient, but for efficiency''s sake, Leon decided to share them with his friends.

    Anyway, Leon could have obtained several magic weapons and a few tomes, but he decided to leave them to the survivors of the Antic Free Nation since he didn''t need them. However, those would be given to the civilians who wanted to be soldiers, after facing such a threat, several of them decided to be soldiers. That was good and all, but it would take a long time before they obtain the power necessary to fight.

    "I thought we would have to stay away from home for several weeks¡­" Betty said as soon as they started to fly. "Although we more or less seeded in doing what we came to do, I can''t feel like I did much."

    "I''m the same¡­" Sasha lowered her head.

    Leon didn''t say anything, he worked hard, but like those two, he didn''t feel that victory came thanks to their hard work. Still, there was no point in moping around, the only thing they could do was to keep training day in and day out in order not let something like that happen again, and by that Leon was referring toplete the mission thanks to sheer dumb luck or thanks to outside help.<sub> </sub>

    Although Leon, Betty, and Sasha could have returned home a lot faster, it took them five days to arrive at Las Vegas because Leon still wanted to check the dungeons on the way. Still, they found nothing. Regardless, Leon and the others arrived just on time to see Amanda, Maya, Hector, Gise, and Lenart lunching.

    "Oh, you are finally back!" Amanda jumped from her chair. "Sarah told me that you guys saved the day again¡­ but you don''t look pleased."

    "Well, it is a long story¡­" Leon forced a smile. "We can talk about itter."

    After lunchtime, everyone reunited in the garden soon after Maya fell asleep. She was a kid who was growing fast every single day so that she couldn''t skip her afternoon naps. Regardless, Leon exined to the others what happened, but he still kept the voice he heard as a secret. There was a chance that someone didn''t use Telepathy to talk with him, and perhaps that voice was a symptom of him going crazy¡­ either way, it was a good idea to keep that as a secret.

    "I see¡­ that is certainly suspicious." Hector rubbed his chin. " Did you see any sign outside the dungeons aside from the destruction caused by the monsters and those craters?"

    "No, I doubt that even if the monsters hadn''t destroyed everything we could have find," Leon answered. "The monster that caused the dungeon breaks can probably fly so that it wouldn''t leave any trails behind."

    "Why do you think that?" Amanda asked.

    "Because I think the monster who caused the dungeon breaks has some really powerful magic skills," Leon exined. "I can''t imagine a fist causing so much destruction, even if a fist caused that, why we didn''t find any other signs of a melee fight?"

    "That makes sense¡­" Hector said. "However, why the monster who caused the dungeon breaks left such signs of destruction? Dungeon breaks decreased here, but now and then they still happen, but the spies who cause them don''t leave such obvious sign of their presences."

    "That''s the one million dor question," Leon said. "We can''t monitor all the dungeons, and we don''t have enough information to figure it out such a thing¡­ so we can only keep our eyes wide open and don''t lower our guards¡­ Well, enough of that. I finally discovered how to regenerate lost limbs, Gis."

    "Is that so, master?" Gis asked excitedly. "As expected of you, master!"

    "Yeah¡­ but I don''t think it will be a very pleasant experience." Leon hesitated.

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    Actions speak louder than words, so Leon decided to show rather than exin the process. Betty and Sasha looked at Leon, worried, but they couldn''t stop him. They were aware of how inconvenient it was to live without an arm and a leg. Leon could move using earth, but it wasn''t natural.

    "Well... here goes nothing." Leon sighed to calm down his nerves.

    This time Leon would try to regenerate his whole arm, so the pain would be much more intense and prolonged. So, he needed to prepare himself mentally. Otherwise, some unexpected things may happen in the process, causing some kind of anomaly. Precisely, Leon imagined that he would create a monster instead of his arm... Regardless, his fears didn''t stop him.

    Leon concentrated and focused as much as mana as possible on his right shoulders, and then he stimted... then it happened. Little by little, Leon''s arm started to regenerate itself. Leon felt like his own mana was damaging him from inside out, but in fact, his mana was just creating the path that connected his arm to his brain. The pain made Leon fell on his knees, but he kept himself concentrated all thanks to the fact that he could feel little by little his lost arm again.

    The pain only stopped after half an hour, but despite the pain being gone, Leon felt like crap. The mental strain wasn''t something tough at; he didn''t copse because he was prepared for it. Still, Leon felt like the pain was worth the trouble when he tried to get up and feel his right hand again.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Full-Recover.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    Restores: 500 health, dispel all negative effects, and restores the body to its original state.

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Now Leon couldn''t help but frown, he just wanted to find a way to heal his limbs, but it looked like he ended up discovering one hell of a useful skill. He would celebrate if he could, but he stopped when he finally noticed everyone nearby looking at him worriedly.

    "I guess this is it¡­"Leon forced a smile. "I guess it wasn''t so bad, right?"

    "You looked like a fish out of water that was being electrocuted to the death¡­" Amanda frowned. "If you think that is normal, then perhaps you are not right. How do you feel now?"

    "Pretty good actually, refreshed," Leon said while he checked his fingers and right arm. "I guess the skill really regenerated my arm to its original state¡­ The process won''t be easy, Gis, since this skill forces your cells to regenerate to the point where they multiply. Are you ready?"

    "Yes, I''m ready, master!" Gis said, full of vigor.<sub> </sub>

    "Wait a minute, sister¡­" Lennart said. "Shouldn''t you prepare yourself mentally for a few days, you heard his moans of pain, but it is worse than you have imagined, you know."

    "I know, but I can''t wait any longer," Gis said.

    The pain would make her probably pass out, but since Gis was so eager, Leon didn''t hesitate either. Besides, they needed to heal her as much as possible, because there was no room to rx. From that day onward, Leon decided to train seriously, putting his life and his friends'' lives on the line. He received congrattions forpleting the job and protecting the survivors of the Antic Free Nation. However, he didn''t forget that feeling when he saw those five hundred soldiers and many others dying in front of him. He hadn''t been powerful enough to save them, and he never wanted to rely on outside factors to seed in anything ever again.

    Gis stepped forward, and Leon touched her cheeks, that was another problem of Full-Recover, he needed to touch the person who he was supposed to heal. However, he already expected that much. With the full knowledge of the skill in his brain, Leon only had to think of activating the skill, and then it started to happen. Gis started to moan in pain and sweat bullets; it didn''t take long for her to fall on her knees and tremble too. But as if she wanted to make Leon less guilty, she endured the pain and got used to it as much as possible.

    The area healed was smaller, so, Gis only suffered for five minutes, but when the pain was gone, she copsed. Lennart worriedly moved toward her and checked her pulse; it was normal. She just passed out due to the mental strain. However, such worries almost disappeared when Lennart took out the bandages Gis had on her head. He got speechless¡­ his sister''s eyelids were there, and there wasn''t a single sign of scars. He gently raised her eyelids, and then he saw the eyeballs.

    "Oh my God¡­ it''s healed!" Lennart shouted.

    "Don''t celebrate yet; we have to check her eyes when she wakes up," Leon said.

    "Yes! Yes! Thank you very much!" Lennart said and hurried to shake Leon''s hands.

    "Like I said¡­" Leon sighed.

    Before Leon could finish his sentence, Lennart carried his sister to her room. The others approached to congratte Leon, but they soon stopped when they saw his serious face. He just learned an unbelievable spell, but he wasn''t satisfied with that, he wanted more.

    "Is there something on your mind, brother?" Amanda asked.

    "Yes, a lot of things¡­" Leon said. "However, don''t worry. You guys only to have about keeping yourselves alive from now. We will train as much as possible to obtain the power to create our own luck. For the time being, you guys can rest. But from tomorrow onward, we will train while putting our lives on the line¡­ by the way, you should only cook food for Maya from now on.

    "¡­ Why?" Amanda frowned.

    "Because our food now will be dragon hearts day in and day out," Leon answered. "By the way, I will create an underground training arena under your house. I hope you don''t mind."

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    Every single person had heard of Dragon Hearts and their power. However, only a few nations have dungeons where they could obtain those. Leon considered the idea of causing a few dungeon breaks to get them, but considering that he had thousands of them inside his magic box, that was a n for the future. In any case, every soldier dreamed of someday eating them since they granted status bonuses, but they were expensive, and most countries who had, didn''t sell them. Amanda was also one of those who thought that it would be awesome if she could eat a few... but she changed her mind when she saw the real thing.

    "What an unsightly thing¡­" Amanda frowned.

    "It is the core of a monster¡­ it isn''t supposed to be a masterpiece of a cook; it is supposed to keep them alive and working." Leon exined. "Anyway, it''s rtively big, and it''s ugly. However, it can be cooked, and it''s delicious. So try not to be so pesky."

    It was the size of the human head, and since it was pure meat, it could easily be a regr meal of someone who has a big appetite. Most people would have a hard time eating something so big, but it was necessary to gain status bonuses.

    ? "Leon, why the sudden interest in training?" Hector frowned.

    "¡­ What would happen if the dragons return to attack us again?" Leon asked.

    "Many people would die¡­" Hector answered.

    "How would you feel if you see hundreds of people dying in front of you in such a situation?" Leon asked again.

    "¡­ Powerless, I guess." Hector answered.

    "That is the kind of scenario I want to avoid," Leon exined. "We are more or less practicing everyday magic and our fighting styles against monsters, but I can''t remember thest time I really struggled in a fight after I left the ind. I learned a few tricks since then, but I don''t think I grew all that much. Besides, skills and spells level up faster if you use them in real targets."

    Well, I know that¡­" Hector scratched the back of his head. "But we are not even on the same level as Betty and Lennart are. I think you can find better sparring partners."

    "¡­ I don''t need sparring partners; I need to train with those I can trust." Leon sighed. "If something like this happens again, but this time several cities get attacked at the same time. What do you think will happen?"<sub> </sub>

    "I guess you won''t be able to protect all of them unless you use your zombies," Hector answered.

    "That''s right. However, I won''t use that skill unless it''s absolutely necessary." Leon exined. "The world can''t rely on a single person. Besides, if I make the zombies do all the work, you guys or I won''t be able to grow. If we rely too much on that skill, eventually, we will face an unbeatable enemy because our growth stopped. When that timees, not even zombies will save us."

    "I guess the battle in Fortaleza left quite the mark in you," Hector said.

    "Yes, it did." Leon closed his eyes. "And I don''t want to feel like that ever again. So, just prepare yourselves because I need you guys to reach my power level."

    "Well, if that is your goal, then bring it on!" Hector smirked. "I want to obtain the power to kick your ass and make you stop talking crap to me every goddamn day. Ouch!"

    Amanda kicked Hector''s leg because he was getting carried away. Regardless, everyone epted the idea. Leon wasn''t the one who think they were relying on himself too much. However, they couldn''t do anything about it since they had responsibilities, and fight difficult enemies became almost impossible with so many soldiers in Las Vegas. But now they could themselves growing using dragon hearts and training with someone who did only that literally for years.

    After that, everyone went to do their own things. While Lennart was looking after Gis, Amanda and Hector used their free time to stay with Maya. As for Betty and Sasha, they went to their rooms to rest since they couldn''t sleep well on Leon''s earth tform. Leon spent the rest of the day teaching the soldiers of that city and informing them that he would change the time of the lessons. To make things more efficient, he would teach the four groups from 08:00 AM to 04:00 PM. During that time, the soldiers who would protect the city would be Hector''s subordinates and any of the soldiers who might skip their turn of watching the boundaries of the city. Would get kicked out immediately from the lessons.

    After dinner, Leon started to work on his new project, the underground training arena. Fortunately, there was no sewer under Amanda''s house, so Leon had an easy time creating the arena. He just had to dig, move the earth to outside the city, and reinforce the wall with steel tes to avoid the copse of the ce.

    Leon worked hard, and since he received those items that increased his recovery from the survivors of Fortaleza as a gift, he finished the job in a single night. With all his mana, Leon could move sixty tons of earth every minute. If moving so much earth wasn''t such a slow process, he probably would use it as a means of attack. Anyway, when it dawned, Leon had finished the two hundred meters long and wide arena. It was located fifty meters under Amanda''s house, and even though it wasn''t only ten meters tall, Leon had enough room to fly. The interior wascking a little since it was too simplistic, but he was satisfied with, nheless.

    "Now, I just need to make the time pass here three hundred and sixty-five times faster¡­ just kidding."

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    After that crazy idea, Leon decided to put how to control time on the list of crazy things he wanted to learn using mana. It was one hell of a big goal, but it was better to have big goals to keep himself motivated. Although Leon wanted to rest, he moved to the ce where he would train the survivors after having breakfast with his friends. Gis was yet to wake up, but by her semnce, it looked like she would wake up very soon.

    Just as Leon had expected, Gis woke up in the early afternoon, and everyone looked pretty happy for her. The use of the skill was a sess because Gis could even cry again, and that was the first thing she did when Leon returned.

    "Master! Thank you very much!" Gis smiled while she let her tears flow.

    "I presume there is nothing wrong with your eyesight, Am I right?" Leon asked.

    "Yes!" Gis said.

    "Good; for the time being, you should rest and pick a weapon to use," Leon said. "Our training sessions start today after dinner."

    Just as Leon said, after dinner, they reunited themselves at the training ground. However, since someone would have to look after Maya while she sleeps and in case something happens to the city, that day, Gis and Lennart stayed behind.

    "Ugh, I feel sick." Betty moaned while she made an expression of difort.

    "The meat was good¡­ but only eating meat is a bit¡­" Hector looked as if he was about to throw up.

    Congrattions! Your Endurance increased by 1 point.

    Congrattions! Your Mana increased by 1 point.

    Congrattions! Your Mana increased by 1 point.

    While everyone had a hard time eating a single dragon heart, Leon ate three of them. However, he was also feeling sick, but a few minutes of exercising should help with that.

    "So, Leon¡­ how are you going to do this?" Sasha asked.

    "I don''t have anything special in mind, let''s just focus on the basics and spar now and then," Leon exined. "Moving around with the stomach full won''t be easy. So, let''s start doing some strength training."

    Even Amanda had more strength than Leon, so hecked a bit in that aspect. In any case, just pulling weight wouldn''t help them, Leon and the others needed to gain strength while also training with their weapons. So, Leon created a copy of everyone''s weapons made of steel but a lot heavier.

    "This is¡­ heavy¡­" Amanda''s face was red while carrying a big steel bow on her hands and a quiver filled with steel arrows on her back.<sub> </sub>

    "Try to move a little while trying to emte your usual patterns of attacks," Leon said.

    Leon postponed until now, but it was time to regenerate his right leg. Although he used steel spears to attack most of the time, he would train to use swords and other weapons since he had them, and to do that; he would need his other leg. While everyone was busy trying to adjust themselves with the weight of their training weapons, Leon regenerated his leg. He regretted doing that while his stomach was still full, but once he confirmed that his leg was back and totally fine, Leon felt like the suffering had been worth it.

    Although Leon had two swords, he wasn''t skillful in any way to use both of them at the same time. So, Leon just created a copy of his katana and made it heavier. Still, swinging around a weapon like that wouldn''t let him learn anything, it was better to learn how to use it by learning from someone or by fighting properly.

    "Well, there isn''t anyone here who uses a katana, and right now, everyone is practicing by themselves to increase their strength and endurance¡­ So, I guess I should just practice a few simple swings."

    Leon''s weapons helped his friends more than he thought, it was part of their routine to do some strength training, but now that they had superhuman strength, it was hard to find new ways to push their muscles to the limit. But with those weapons, reaching their limits wasn''t difficult. In just one hour, even Hector and Betty, who had a lot of stamina, couldn''t move their arms anymore.

    "This is kind of refreshing," Hector said, covered in sweat, but smiling. "Can you make an even heaviernce?"

    "I can¡­ but we are not going to do strength training for hours." Leon answered. "It is not good to be a jack of all trades, but I don''t think you can solve everything with physical strength or magic powers alone. We will train both here, while also training to dodge attacks and projectiles as much as possible. Speaking of which, we will train now our reaction time and evasive maneuvers."

    "I''m more like a blocking type so that I will pass on that training," Hector said.

    "Can you block a meteor?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ Do you think we will face enemies who can summon meteors to attack us?" Hector frowned.

    "I don''t know, just like any of us didn''t know that someday our civilization would be destroyed by dragons," Leon said.

    "Geez¡­ you are really pessimistic, aren''t you?" Hector asked.

    "Perhaps, but it''s better to be safe than sorry," Leon answered. "We will eventually train our skills to block attacks and projectiles. So, just focus on covering all your bases."

    Leon decided to start things safely. First, he put his friends in front of him and kept them at a safe distance from each other. He would use Water Bullet to attack; by doing so, Leon would also level up his skills while training his friends, but then he had an idea.

    "To make things interesting, let''s add some punishment for those who get hit," Leon smirked. "If you get hit, you will have to do fifty push-ups with your steel weapon on your back."

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    "Brother¡­ you are too much of a spartan." Amanda said. "It won''t be more efficient if we just try to dodge as much as possible instead of wasting time doing push-ups?"

    "That would usually be the case, but since I will heal you guys if I cause even a small bit of damage, we have to find another way to motivate you," Leon exined.

    "You don''t have to heal us; we already used to fight while injured." Amanda frowned. "If you attack and damage us, I think it will motivate us more than enough to dodge the attacks."

    "Well¡­ I guess that''s true." Leon said.

    Leon began to shot Water Bullets in fast session without giving them room to breathe. Betty and Sasha were the types of soldiers who focused on quick attacks, so at the start of the session, they had an easy time following and dodging the Water Bullets. Amanda was also very skillful in that regard since she was an archer; she had a good eye and could somewhat easily dodge the Water Bullets with a bare minimum of movement. The only one who was getting hit almost continually getting hit by the Water Bullets was Hector; his movements were too rough. Maybe it was due to his personality or due to the fact that he always fought on the frontline protecting his friends, but he wasn''t good at dodging projectiles.

    "Ouch! It hurts like hell!" Hector said.

    Maybe Leon was trying a little hard to hit Hector, but he wouldn''t admit that even if someday hell freezes over. Regardless, even though they managed to dodge the projectiles for a while, it was hard to keep that level of caution for such a long time. Eventually, Amanda, Betty, and Sasha began to get hit and even bleed, so Leon had to stop. He wanted to make his sister even stronger, but there was no point in injuring her more than the necessary. Even he didn''t grow all that much overnight. The important thing was to keep improving little by little.

    "I guess it''s my time to dodge," Leon said. "Who wants to attack first?"

    "I will do it! With pleasure!" Hector said.

    It looked like Hector noticed that Leon punished him a little for making a move on his sister while he was away. Regardless, even though Hector already could use the bullet spell of all elements, he started by using Water Bullet too. Still, Leon easily dodged his attacks because Hector''s target was obvious.

    "This guy¡­ I guess he deserves a real beating."

    Leon recalled the time in high school when he was an idiot, not an intellectual idiot, but someone, who found fun doing stupid things. When they had nothing better to do, Leon and Hector yed ser, but not usual ser. They yed to kick the ball and hit each other''s balls. It was truly stupid, and Hector was trying to do that again.

    Anyway, since Hector was training the four elements equally, the speed and power of his attacks weren''t that awesome yet. Even when he managed to hit Leon, it only cut a part of his clothes; it didn''t even leave a scratch.

    "Hector¡­ why are you only aiming at brother''s lower half?" Amanda looked at Hector with cold eyes.

    "Haha, don''t look at me like that¡­" Hector forced a smile. "It is just a joke between men¡­ anyway, I''m out of mana. Who will be next?"<sub> </sub>

    "¡­ I guess I will." Amanda sighed.

    Now Leon had to be a little more careful, Amanda meditated almost every single day of thest four years since her attacks also depended on her intelligence. Unlike Hector, who trained all elements equally, Amanda focused mostly on earth and water. Earth projectiles could stun her targets if she hits them in the right ce, and she also could slow them down with ice. Leon tasted a bit of those, several times. His mentality was lower than his sister''s intelligence, and since he didn''t have a lot of health, her attacks hurt like hell. Leon also wanted to more or less get used to the tension of fighting while injured, when he saw his arm bleeding like a fountain, he couldn''t help but heal himself.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon tried to endure the pain as much as possible, he could use Mana Armor to block her attacks, but there was no point in training if he does that. Even though Leon tried to resist as much as possible, Amanda stopped after hitting him a few times.

    "Brother¡­ how much health do you have?" Amanda hesitated.

    "Right now, I have twenty-five," Leon answered. "Wearing my armor, I have seventy-five."

    "Twenty-five?!" Amanda shouted. "Why didn''t you increase your health?"

    "I didn''t need health to cross the ocean; I needed mana," Leon exined. "So, I focused on increasing my mana and recovery as much as possible."

    "Man¡­ you are insane." Hector frowned. "I get it that you barely get wounded, but still¡­ if information about this spreads, you could be the target of some assassins."

    "Don''t worry about that; I have a few tricks to catch them when the timees," Leon said.

    "I''m sorry, brother." Amanda lowered her head. "But I can??t keep doing this while watching getting wounded like that, much less by my hand."

    "¡­ I guess it can''t be helped." Leon sighed. "Even though you are only the one nearby who can wound me, I guess I will have to train without feeling the tension. Anyway, I will use a defensive spell, so you can attack me without worrying about anything."

    Amanda hesitated a little, but once she saw her attacks didn''t cause any damage to Leon, she lost her hesitation, and they resumed their training.

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    After blocking Amanda, Betty, and Sasha''s attacks with Mana Armor for a few minutes, it was finally time Leon to let them practice their dodge skills again.

    "¡­ I know that I said that I didn''t want to hurt you." Amanda said. "But attacking and not causing even a scratch is very frustrating."

    "You are never satisfied with anything, dear little sister." Leon shrugged. "You can''t have everything, you know."

    In any case, they practiced dodging projectiles for another hour. After that, they started training to block attacks. It wasn''t a good idea to block too much since that kind of thing could damage their weapons and those were their lifelines in fights against monsters, but sometimes somethings can''t be helped. Anyway, they would try to block magic projectiles with Leon''s steel weapons, so for the time being, that much was fine.

    "Be careful; if you make a wrong move, my spells will hit you guys," Leon warned them. "It won''t cause critical damage, but it will hurt like hell. Well, since today is the first day, let''s start the blocking training slowly too."

    Leon shot Water Bullets, and since the weapons were quite heavy and thick, everyone had an easy time not suffering damage. This time, Hector had a very easy time since he also had a steel shield that was simr in size to the shield of dawn.

    "Heh, now we are talking," Hector smirked.

    "Good, I guess you can endure the impact of something heavier," Leon said.

    Leon shot several Earth Bullets toward Hector, once again, he didn''t have any difficult blocking the projectiles, but he felt his bones trembling every time the shield got hit. Leon''s Earth Bullets could leave dent marks on a steel shield after all.

    "When I said blocking, I didn''t say block attacks directly," Leon said. "You can parry too, you know. Although that is not something you should do if you have allies nearby, you can''t always count that you will have several people watching your back."

    That was an unpleasant idea, but Leon was right. No one could tell the future; for the time being, humanity was rebuildings its society, but for how long the dragons would stay quiet? No one could tell if they are nning to wipe out humanity once and for all, they definitely had the numbers to do so.

    Hector heard Leon''s advice and tried to parry the projectiles, it wasn''t easy, but little by little he was getting the hang of it. The others also tried the same, but it was much easier for them to parry Water Bullets, and Leon wasn''t sure if they could endure even half of the impact of an Earth Bullet. Even though Leon didn''t level up that spell, his other earth-rted magic strengthened all earth-rted attacks. So, the damage caused wasn''t something tough at.

    Much to Leon''s surprise, it looked they weren''t blocking and parrying the attacks that easily. After hours of practice, Leon saw that the skin of their hands was peeling off. Despite that, they didn''tin about it, since something like that happened many times in the past.

    "It is gettingte, so let''s resume our training today after meditating for one hour," Leon said.

    "What? Already?" Hector frowned. "The training wasn''t even that intense¡­"<sub> </sub>

    "We are just getting started¡­ if you want to, we can jump to thest stage." Leon sighed.

    "What is thest stage?" Hector asked.

    "Make you fight against my six steel spears," Leon answered. "I practiced with Sasha a few weeks ago, but even though I went easy and only used one spear, the impact and the weight of my weapon made her break several bones of her hand. Are you prepared for that?"

    "I guess it can''t be helped¡­" Hector showed a dispirited expression.

    "Hey, Leon." Betty approached. "Can you make a copy of the Dr*g*n Sl*y*r for me?"

    "¡­ Why?" Leon frowned.

    "Because I think it would be very cool to have one," Betty said. "After that, you just have to make the B*rs*rk *rm*r. Wouldn''t that be awesome?"

    "I don''t know how to make magic items yet¡­" Leon sighed. "Besides, the original weapon would be too big for you. Even if you weren''t so small, it wouldn''t fit your fighting style."

    "I''m not small!" Betty stomped on the floor.

    "Yes, yes. You are not small, and I''m Leonardo DiCaprio." Leon smirked. "Now, stopining and begin to meditate."

    Betty wanted to protest, but noticing that wouldn''t lead her to anywhere, she decided to calm down and meditate. Leon had a point; it wouldn''t fit her fighting style. However, she wanted something so cool even if she wouldn''t use it in a fight. Betty made a mental note to practice her earth magic as much as possible and then make that weapon herself.

    Leon also started to meditate, but he had a hard time doing so since Betty gave him a very good idea. Now that he healed himself and Gis, perhaps it was time to learn how to create magic items. Some items could help them in their training and if he could replicate magic items from fantasy stories.

    "This will be hard since I spent eight hours per day teaching magic to the people of this city, and I want to train with my friends at least six hours per day¡­ No, some survivors are already progressing a lot, if I give some specific teams to some talented individuals, they can teach magic in my ce. But, first. I have to select at least ten mages of each element to do that, in order to make their job easier."

    Only a couple of months have passed since he started giving those lessons, but with the exception of teaching Heal, the survivors more or less already knew what to do. They only needed some supervision¡­ in any case, it was time for Leon to delegate part of his job.

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    Leon would have to observe those twenty-five hundred soldiers for a while before selecting those would substitute him. So, he couldn''t rush in order to avoid problems down the road. Anyway, on the second day of training, Sasha and Betty stayed behind while Gis and Lennart joined the others.

    Leon had a hard time deciding if it would be a good idea to make Lennart train his body instead of his spells. By the look of things, he was pretty good in Area of Effect spells, so perhaps it wasn''t a good idea to neglect his talents.

    "Hey, kid. What do you want to do?" Leon asked. "You can train your body in order to protect yourself without using mana, or you can use mana to protect yourself."

    "Although I know some spells, I mostly control my attacks directly," Lennart exined. "I won''t be able to do that if I have to move my body too much or worry about dodging attacks or projectiles."

    "I guess the option two is better for you then¡­" Leon said. "In any case, this won''t make things so convenient; you will have to increase your mana pool if you want to attack and protect yourself at the same time."

    "Yes." Lennart nodded.

    As for Gis, she said that she wanted to use a greatsword as her primary weapon. So, in the end, Leon ended up creating a replica of the sword Betty wanted. Gis still didn''t have a magic weapon, but Leon intended to help her find one.

    "I guess I will have to make a copy for Betty¡­ or she will annoy me."

    For the time being, they repeated the same training they did on the previous day while Lennart was trying to learn Mana Armor. Just like it took one week for Lennart to learn that spell, it took one week to Leon to find those who would decrease his workload. He would keep teaching survivors now and then, but he would only focus on those who had the potential to learn Heal.

    In any case, Leon found forty soldiers who learned magic somewhat faster than the others. Ten of them were more or less specialized in earth magic, while another group of ten was specialized in water magic and so on¡­ After negotiating with Sarah, twenty of those forty would be sent all over the world to teach magic to their allies, while the other half would look after the survivors who were learning in Las Vegas. Obviously, all of those guys would be paid for their work. Not only that, but they also wouldn''t be forced to fight and could practice their own spells as much as they want as long as they teach at least four hours per day.

    "Now, this should do¡­ I obtained more six hours where I can use to practice my spells, learn new ones, or try to develop magic items."<sub> </sub>

    Leon knew that relying too much on weapons or overpowered skills was dangerous, but not having them was equally troublesome in case something big happens. His friends had to have at least one back-up n to solve most situations. So, Leon decided to study how to create magic items.

    "Let''s see if my skeletons work as a catalyst for the cursed rings."

    Leon created a steel ring and then tried to use the Ring of Sealing to seal his own skeleton. In the end, it worked. The skeleton disappeared, and the Ring of Sealing was glowing in purple light as if it was telling Leon that it was ''charged.'' Leon touched the steel ring, and just like that, he imprisoned spirit of his skeleton was passed to the steel ring, creating a cursed ring.

    The test was over, so Leon destroyed the cursed ring since he had no use for it. ording to the documents that only worked on skeletons, but since the effect added was always the same, Leon had to find a way to ignore the weakness of that skill. However, the only way to do that was to learn the skill himself.

    "I wonder if the Dragonewt put some limitation on the ring because he was afraid that William and the others could create amazing magic weapons¡­ Anyway, I guess it doesn''t matter. Skills granted by items always have limitations, but the limitation of this ring to work on a single type of monster is too stupid."

    By the look of things, Leon was pretty sure he would have a hard time learning such skills. The concept of sealing spirits in objects was already an unpleasant one, and Leon had no idea how to do that. He observed the ring of sealing working with caution, but even with the whole process happening inside his Mana Dominion, Leon only noticed one thing: that the mana consumed to use the ring sucked the monsters into the ring.

    "If I learn the spell by myself, Do I have to seal the monster soul inside myself for a while? Won''t that cause some serious problems?"

    That was one of Leon''s worries, but considering that he had no idea of how to take a soul from a body yet, that was a problem for the future. While Leon trained with his friends, he imagined several ways of how the Seal skill worked, but in the end, the answer was obvious. Leon had to imprison a monster using his mana and then move its soul. Leon could control his skeletons, so it was hard to be sure if that skill could also stop monsters from moving before it''s beenpletely activated. Either way, the thing he had to do was still the same. Cover a monster''s body with his mana and move its soul to an object.

    "Oh, boy¡­ I guess I will have to y Doctor Frankenstein for a while¡­"

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    Everyone frowned when they saw that Leon had moved a Desert Wolf to the underground training arena. Not only that, but Leon also covered the poor monster with steel in order not to let the creature move. It was a monster, but it was kind of cruel to treat a living creature like that.

    <o>,m "Brother¡­ what exactly you intend to do with that?" Amanda frowned.</o>

    "I will keep it as my cat," Leon smirked. "I call him the bloodthirsty kitty."

    "I think that is a bit too big to be called kitty¡­" Hector frowned.

    "Brother¡­" Amanda said.

    "I''m joking; I want to use it as a test subject for the new skill I want to learn," Leon exined. "Anyway, I don''t like doing this either. So, don''tin too much."

    Ten days had passed since Leon, and his friends started to train together; their strength grew a few points, so the weapons were beginning to feel less heavy. So, Leon decided that it was time to spar with them.

    "Your steel weapons aren''t sharp like your real ones, but they are heavy," Leon warned them. "If you are not careful, you will end up breaking several bones."

    "Brother, I cannot spar with a fake bow," Amanda said.

    "Well, you just need to use one hand to aim your spells correctly," Leon said. "So, try to use them as if they were your arrows. Anyway, you guys know themselves better than I do. So, try to spar while trying to improve your own fighting style. I''m a mage who likes to block attacks, so I don''t think my advice will help melee fighters and archers."

    In order to increase theirbat experience, Leon wanted to let everyone spar with everyone. In the close distance, Hector would have an advantage over Amanda, but that kind of situation would be a valuable experience if someday Amanda sees herself in a simr situation. The same could be applied to Hector; spells could be used faster than arrows, so he would have to think twice before charging like a bull.

    The first ones to spar would be Betty and Sasha. Although both of them used two weapons, their fighting style was quite different. Leon noticed that when Betty charged to attack first. Like always, she moved to attack the target''s vital points, but without her daggers, she couldn''t teleport. So, Sasha blocked her steel dagger that was aiming toward her shoulder. Sasha used her weigh, making Betty pass by her a little and destroyed her stance. However, the swing of her short sword had been easy to read. The attack that she aimed at Betty''s rib cage had been evaded since she used her other dagger to block and buy some time.<sub> </sub>

    In the past, Sasha and Betty didn''t interact all that much, even though they went to the same school. Despite that and their different personalities, they were bing close friends. So, that was why they weren''t aiming at their vitals. They were only trying to cause some damage to make the battle end. However, since the weapons were heavy, they weren''t fast enough tond any clean hit.

    Anyway, Betty''s fighting style focused on offense. She used her speed and teleportation to catch the enemies by surprise and killing them without letting them notice what happened. Meanwhile, Sasha''s was a bit more tactical. She focused on dodging a bit too much, but she was good at making enemies drop their stances.

    Just observing wasn''t enough, but watching people fighting up close, it was also a good way for Leon to learn how to fight without relying on magic alone. Just like everyone else, it was better to develop his own fighting style. Still¡­

    "This is bad¡­"

    Although the weapons, made everyone slower, they were still way faster than Leon could move using his steel katana¡­ even Gis was already faster than him, swinging a humongous greatsword.

    "I need to run to increase my speed and stamina."

    Leon thought that sparring with his friends would be a good idea, it indeed was, but since the difference in their rted physical status was so big, that Leon would only make a fool out of himself. Leon would train alone for a while before he finally reaches a level where he can spar with his friends without using magic.

    Anyway, the spar between Sasha and Bettysted until Leon saw their hands bleeding. Blocking and parrying attacks still didn''tpletely nullify the power and weight behind the attacks. So, Leon was the one who had to stop to heal their broken bones.

    "You guys are more hardcore than I thought¡­" Leon frowned. "But, I guess that shows that you want to get stronger."

    The next spar was between Hector and Amanda. Much to Leon''s surprise, they didn''t fool around just because they were married. Even though Hector was an idiot and his little sister was still young, they knew the times to act seriously and the times to y around with each other. Since they trained together since the very beginning, their speed was more or less the same, and they knew each other moving patterns very well.

    Hector charged with his shield andnce raised, but Amanda jumped backward while attacking Hector''s legs with Ice Bullets to slow him down. It worked, since Hector''s shield couldn''t protect his entire body, but not for long. Using his eyes, Hector predicted the ces Amanda wanted to hit and parried the projectiles with hisnce as he charged again. Unfortunately, that tactic wouldn''t work forever. He couldn''t parry and attack at the same time; Hector noticed that when Amanda entered hisnce''s range and tried to hit her, but then saw her pointing her right hand toward his face. Both of them stopped; it was a draw.

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    In the end, Hector and Amanda sparred several times, but it always ended in a draw. As her older brother, Leon watched that while showing a fed-up expression. Hector and Amanda were so in sync that he felt that it was annoying.

    "At least pretend that you are happy for them¡­" Betty frowned. "You can''t find many married couples that knew each other so well, you know. Unfortunately, you lost the chance to protect your sister from ''bad guys.''"

    "¡­ It''s easier said than done." Leon sighed. "I''m trying to be as understanding as possible, but acting like the disapproving parents of a teenageres so naturally that I can''t help it."

    "At least your sister is more understanding than you in that regard¡­"Betty sighed.

    Both Leon and Hector weren''t stupid kids anymore, but it was still hard for Leon to recognize Hector in that regard. However, Leon was also aware that he was a bit childish too. Just like Hector tried to hit his balls using Water Bullets, Leon didn''t go easy on him on the dodging training.

    Anyway, after a few minutes, their sparring time finally ended. It was finally Leon''s time, but he was ready to withdraw his participation. It was a bit embarrassing, assuming that, but it was necessary.

    "Sorry, guys. But we will skip my turn." Leon said. "Without using magic, I''m not fast enough while using such heavy weapon."

    "Then, use magic," Betty said. "As you said, we should cover our bases, but we shouldn''t ignore our strengths either."

    "Just make sure to keep your defensive spells activated," Amanda said. "With such low health, this weapon may end up killing you."

    "That''s right," Sasha added.

    "Don''t give excuses and fight like a man," Hector smirked.

    Leon sighed, putting Hector''s childish provocations aside, it was pain for Leon to see his friends treating him as if he was made of ss. However, it couldn''t be helped. Inparison to how much damage his friends could receive, Leon indeed seemed like he was made of ss.

    "All right, then, let''s do this," Leon said.

    Using some earth under his feet to increase his speed, Leon readied himself. Betty would be the first one to spar with him, and she looked like she was ready to kick his ass. Betty charged aiming one of her daggers toward Leon''s stomach, Leon blocked the attack, but that had been just a diversion. He had to use both hands to wield the katana and thus to prevent the attack. Meanwhile, Betty still had one hand free.

    Betty used her free hand and dagger to attack Leon''s ribcage, but he jumped backward before the attack couldnd¡­ as expected, aside from the strain on his arms due to the weight of the steel katana, the spar wasn''t that difficult. Leon''s Mana Armor even was blocking the damage Leon would usually receive by blocking the attack of two very heavy weapons¡­

    "I have to increase my strength and speed as soon as possible¡­ otherwise, this training won''t have any meaning."<sub> </sub>

    In any case, Leon didn''t have the strength to swing the katana skillfully. So, he always had to use two hands to block an attack that Betty used a single hand. In the end, neither of them received all that much damage since Leon was always on the defense. They only tired their muscles out¡­

    "So boring¡­" Hector said.

    "Shut up¡­ this isn''t a spectacle." Leon sighed.

    After that, Sasha and Amanda sparred. But the result was more or like the time Amanda sparred with Hector; they knew each other moves well. So, no one managed to defeat the other or evennd a clean hit. Then, it was time for Leon versus Hector. But Leon could only sigh since Hector was grinning from ear to ear. His objective was obvious, defeat the man who once was his best friend but now was acting like a disapproving parent. Hector knew that with Leon''s pride, he couldn''t bring himself to cheat, so he was having the chance of his life to kick Leon''s ass.

    Hector charged with both his shield andnce raised, Leon could fly around using earth magic, but for experience???s sake, he only used that to make him run faster in order to keep up with the same pace of the others. Still, only that hadn''t been enough. Hector tried to knock Leon out using the massive weight of his shield added with his charge, but he ended up stopping because he saw Leon moving his hands as if he would use magic. Hector prepared himself, but no magic projectile came, instead of that, he heard Leon''s approach and the sound of his voice making an effort. Leon swung his katana with all his might hitting Hector''s shield, even though he didn''t have all that much physical strength, the impact made Hector tremble for a few seconds.

    "Hey¡­" Hector protested.

    "I didn''t use magic," Leon said.

    "So sneaky¡­" Hector looked away.

    "So na?ve." Leon smirked.

    It looked like Hector, and the others weren''t used to such tricks, it was probably because monsters wouldn''t fall for them. Still, Leon wanted them to understand that someday¡­ monsters wouldn''t be their only enemies.

    The first feint worked, but Hector was determined not to fall for the second. Leon was aware of that; he had to be more convincing. When Hector charged again, this time with his spear ready to hit the target, Leon created a Fireball above himself and made it move a little. Hector stopped and hurried to block the attack with the steel shield, but once again. He only received the impact of Leon''s katana hitting his shield.

    "Leon really likes to y dirty, huh?" Betty said.

    "I''m kind of surprised myself¡­" Sasha added.

    "Brother¡­" Amanda looked at Leon reproachfully.

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    It took a long while for Hector to understand that Leon wouldn''t attack him with magic no matter what. Even though using feints wasn''t a bad thing per se, Leon wanted to learn how to fight using a weapon and not mess with the opponent''s mind. So, he stopped doing that, not because the audience was looking at him reproachfully.

    Despite the obvious differences in strength, Leon still could block Hector''s attacks¡­ at least when he used hisnce. When he used his shield, the only thing Leon could do was to rely on his Mana Armor to deny the damage, but his skill didn''t stop Hector from pushing him back. In the end, Leon didn''t have the chance tond a single clean hit.

    "That was refreshing." Hector smiled.

    Eventually, Leon also sparred with Sasha and Amanda, but he didn''t manage to do anything against them either. Sasha was weaker than Betty, but she knew how to mess with Leon''s movements. Thanks to that, she hit Leon even more than Hector. As for Amanda, Leon had an even harder time against her since she was constantly on the offense while moving in order to keep her distance from the target.

    "That is the price for relying too much on magic¡­ I''m a joke when I can''t use it."

    Despite that, Leon was quite satisfied because he was an acquiring experience. Having a hard time sparring with his friends meant that he had room to grow.

    The next day, Leon sparred against Gis and Lennart. Gis wasn''t that fast with her greatsword, but blocking wasn''t an option. So, the only thing Leon could do was to run away. Against Lennart, they practiced their magic attacks, so there was no need for melee weapons. Surprisingly, Lennart didn''t only use his famous Freeze Mist but also used Ice Bullets. However, Leon blocked his attacks using earth magic. Sealing the mist inside an earth box and just blocking the bullets with some earth.

    "Did your sister teach you that?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, I understand that sometimes I won''t face many enemies," Lennart answered. "So, that is why I learned, and I''m learning single target spells."

    Since Lennart most fought alongside his friends, he didn''t learn any defensive spells. However, Leon taught him Mana Armor; they could hit each other several times before things could get dangerous. Leon thought that only Amanda could hurt him with spells, but Lennart attacks were even more powerful. Thanks to that, his Mana Armor was leveling up a lot.

    Regardless, from that day onward, everyone sparred against everyone on a daily basis. Lennart only practiced using magic, so Leon was the weakest of them in terms of physical power. But once again, that wasn''t something that bothered. Recalling his first days on the ind, Leon knew that the baby steps would take him far. Besides, just like his friends were learning magic a lot faster thanks to him, he was getting stronger physically a lot faster thanks to them.

    While by night, Leon was obtainingbat experience, by the day he was increasing his speed and stamina while trying to learn the Seal spell. Like always, time was something Leon couldn''t afford to lose. So, he decided to increase the efficiency of his training. Try to do that while trying to learn a dangerous spell like Seal was a bad idea, but it wasn''t when the question was to increase his speed and stamina. So, to increase his speed as soon as possible, Leon decided to run while carrying weights on his legs and arms.

    "I cannot let anyone see me training like an anime character¡­ Betty and Hector would mock me for days."

    Still, that was kind of hard to do since Gis didn''t have a job per se in Las Vegas, and she spent most of her time training, and Lennart was always with her¡­ at least they weren''t the type to talk about others behind their backs. Rather than that, when Gis saw that Leon was indeed getting faster thanks to that type of training, she requested the same weights.

    If his physical training was progressing, the process of learning Seal wasn''t. After a few days, Leon noticed that he couldn''t cover the body of the monster if he imprisons them with his steel. In the end, Leon had to knock the desert wolf down before removing the steel and practicing.

    As expected, it wasn''t something easy to do. Even though he covered his own body with mana, it wasn''t the same thing cover another body with his own mana. He had to concentrate for quite a while before finally managing to cover the monster''s body with his mana. Even so, the process hadn''t been perfect. While he tried to cover the creature''s body, some parts of the manayer were thicker. Besides, if he doesn''t control all the mana with care, the energy would dissipate. Regardless, nothing happened since the process was far from perfection.

    "Well, just like always¡­ I have to keep practicing until I master the technique."

    Health: 86+<sub> </sub>

    Mana: 1959 +

    Stamina: 91 +

    Strength: 73 +

    Dexterity: 10 +

    Speed: 49 +

    Intelligence: 320 +

    Endurance: 89 +

    Control: 119 +

    Mentality: 97 +

    Luck: 01 +

    Recovery: 600 +

    Willpower: 75 +

    Coins: 54123652

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Water Bullet Lv 14, Ice Bullet Lv 11, Wind Bullet Lv 13, Fire Bullet Lv 22, Earth Bullet Lv 9, Mana Armor Lv 21, Mana Shield Lv 11, Mana Dominion Lv 28, War Cry Lv 30, Cure Burns Lv 11, Heal Lv 13, Regeneration Lv 04, Summon Zombie Lv 18, Full-Recover Lv 01,

    Passive Skills: Meditation Lv 55, Swordmanship Lv 16, Sleep Resistance Lv 25, Thunder Resistance Lv 14, Earth Resistance Lv 04,

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    A few days passed while Leon was training with his friends and trying to learn the Seal spell. On a random day, a few of his acquaintances called him; the first one had been Sarah.

    "Hello, it''s been a long time. Are you busy at the moment?"

    "No, I''m more or less free now," Leon said and then decided to stop his daily practice to learn Seal.

    "Well, I just contacted you to inform you that the nations of Africa became our allies. We negotiated with them and then epted the alliance when we sent a few water mages and some magic weapons to help them in the battle against fire monsters."

    "So, until now, they had difficulty against that type of enemy?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, just like in North Europe, you found several types of ice monsters, and in Brazil, you found several insect-like monsters, the Africans had a lot of dungeons which spawn fire monsters."

    "I see¡­" Leon rubbed his chin.

    It looked like Leon could be of some use there and put his amulet and ice magic to good use there¡­ if he had time, which he didn''t.

    "By the way, I heard that you regenerated your limbs and healed Gis''s eyes. Congrattions."

    "So, do you want to send some people over for me to heal?" Leon asked.

    "Is that obvious?"

    "Yes, but don''t worry, you don''t have to be so roundabout about such a thing, it''s not really a problem," Leon said. "Still, you must warn anyone injured who wants to see their bodies back to normal. It''s isn''t a painless process, I don''t think the spell can actually fail, but at worst, those who I heal will end up unconscious for a few days."

    "I see, thank you very much for your understanding. I will inform the people about the pain¡­ Changing the subject, the engineers who are trying to replicate the choppers finally discovered a few things. Even though they are more or less understanding of how the engine can absorb mana, it''s impossible to replicate because the engine is made of an unknown metal."

    "I see¡­ so it''s not only alien technology but the metal used to create the engine is also from another world." Leon rubbed his chin. "Still, that took quite a while for you guys to notice that."

    "Well, the appearance and texture of the engine looked like regr steel, but after doing some tests, we concluded it wasn''t the same. The metal is much more resilient and lighter."

    "Is that so¡­ it looks like a good substance to make armors and weapons of." Leon said.

    "Do you think you can replicate it?"

    "I don''t know; I trained to make only steel because I think it would be enough for my personal use," Leon answered. "I have one of those choppers so I can try to replicate, but right now, my hands are full since I''m trying to make magic items."

    "So, you are finally studying that ring? Well, I wish you luck with that. No pressure, but we are looking forward to you solving the mystery behind it. If we could mass-produce magic items, we would be able to do a lot more things by ourselves."<sub> </sub>

    "I''m aware of it, but just like everything else when ites to magic, I won''t learn overnight," Leon said.

    "I understand."

    After that, the call ended, and Leon resumed his practice. But soon after, he received another call, this time from Yuki.

    "Did something happen?" Leon asked.

    "Can''t I call you without needing your help for something?"

    "You didn''t call until now, so I thought you wouldn''t unless something big happen," Leon said.

    "I called you¡­ I invited you and your friends to my coronation. But I heard you were busy saving lives in Brazil."

    "Bad timing, huh," Leon said. "Well, congrattions on your promotion. Once I learn my new trick, I will send my gift."

    "It wasn''t my birthday, so you don''t have to send gifts¡­ anyway, it was just a big ceremony and festival. Knowing you, you would refuse and spend the time in your basement doing your shady things."

    "So, you already heard about it," Leon said, impressed. "We just train here, nothing more."

    "I suspected as much. Well, I also called you to inform you that the survivors in Australia epted to be our allies."

    "Finally, huh," Leon said. "It took quite a while, did you run into some problems with them?"

    "Not at all, we had an amicable rtionship with them. They just took a while to ept the alliance for the sake of appearances; they had no reason to refuse it since so many nations are already working together. They had no choice but to pretend that they were thinking about it because, until now, they managed to survive on their own. The leaders there would appear weak if they epted the proposal so readily, the poption wouldn''t like that."

    "Yeah, I can imagine that." Leon nodded. "Anyway, now we just have to negotiate with China and India."

    "Yeah, but it won''t be easy. For the time being, they are busying hunting in the dungeons the Russians can''t watch, so they are not doing anything against Japan. However, even with the things, you may offer to them like teaching basic magic and Heal. I doubt that they will be allies that easily."

    "Why do you think so?" Leon frowned.

    "You know that India and China had a big poption in the past, right? They lost a lot of lives, but they still had many. ording to our alliance estimations, we have two million soldiers and fifteen million citizens. The Indians have two times more than that and the Chinese four."

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    When Leon heard that, he couldn''t help but frown. It was shocking that India and Chinabined had six times more survivors than the rest of the world. It wouldn''t be weird if they had a few individuals like Leon, who managed to learn by magic by themselves over the course of thest years. Although they were using the dungeons the Russians couldn''t watch, they weren''t causing trouble to his allies. So, there was no need to hurry up and negotiate with them.

    "What else do you know about them?" Leon asked.

    "Unfortunately, we don''t have all that much information¡­ even though their poption is numerous, infiltrate and spy their countries isn''t easy. Most of the allied nations already lost several spies to them."

    "I see¡­ have they tried to negotiate in some moment?" Leon asked.

    "To two nations negotiate, they must be on equal grounds economically and military. Only the Russians managed to negotiate a few times with the Indians, but not with China."

    Leon sighed, it would be hard to negotiate with them since they had the numerical advantage, and since that they had the confidence in surviving by themselves. In any case, Leon couldn''t leave them alone, even though they had bigger numbers. It was too dangerous to leave any blind spots when the subject was making all the survivors in the world work together. Sarah already informed the other nations about the monsters who gave William, Sanchez and Alisson, powerful magic items, technology, and even knowledge on how to produce magic items to some extent. If they are not careful, that creature will do the same again, and this time it would lure the Indians or the Chinese with sweet words for a trap¡­ the result would be disastrous.

    "Well, if something changes, just call me," Leon said. "I want to stay focused on learning my new trick, but I will stop to help my friends if they need a hand."

    "I understand, Mister Shounen Protagonist."

    After hearing Yukiughing, the call ended. Leon sighed, he was a bit too old to act like a kid who says the word friend in every sentence, but he couldn''t help it. The world became a ce which he could travel in just a few days, yet he couldn''t solve all the problems by himself. So, he had to rely on his friends to help him as much as possible. Leon was trying to have as many allies as possible, but he couldn''t trust in all of them. The only thing he could do was to keep safe those who deserved his trust.

    "I guess Heal won''t be enough to turn India and China into allies¡­ I should hurry and learn this technique already."

    Leon was still on the first stage of the process of learning how to create magic items, but since he already knew what he had to learn, it was only a matter of time before he obtains that power. Although Leon''s offensive capabilities stopped growing a little bit in the past months for the sake of learning utility spells, he didn''t feel all that bad about it because he was looking forward to the items he would create. Leon barely could contain his excitement imagining what kind of effects a ring which he seals the soul of T-Rex would have.<sub> </sub>

    <o>,m "The possibilities are endless, but everything starts once I learn the spell."</o>

    Two weeks passed since then, Leon and his friends already got used to the weight of the steel weapons, so they asked for heavy ones. Although Leon had nned to let them rest their muscles for one week, he ended up creating the new weapons since they were so eager for them. It was all because their strength increase by ten points in just a few weeks, and that was something that only happened a long time ago.

    Around the time Leon upgraded the steel weapons, he finally managed to create an evenyer above the test subject number three''s skin. Unfortunately, two desert wolves died while Leon was practicing since they refused his food and water¡­ it was kind of weird seeing a monster dying of thirst because it was too prideful to receive water from a human. Either way, despite the sess, nothing happened probably because Leon was too slow in creating theyer of mana.

    "Well, it doesn''t matter. Progress is progress."

    Leon thought it would take a few weeks before he could cover a body with his mana fast enough, but it only took him a few days. He just sent his mana as if he was filling a small cup with water. In his body, he had a massive torrent of mana, but by controlling that torrent and emitting it at the same pace, he managed to do it as fast as the time he emitted his mana to learn Mana Armor. Still¡­ nothing happened.

    "I''m making a mistake somewhere again¡­"

    Leon tried to move the desert wolf spirit, but once he did it, his mana dispersed. As expected, just covering a beast''s body with mana wasn''t enough.

    "I must do something else¡­ I must be something else¡­ I always wanted to say that, hehe."

    Putting the silly jokes aside, Leon was pretty sure that he didn''t do anything wrong, he just needed to do something more¡­ something like fusing his mana with the monster''s mana.

    "Now that I think about it when I sucked the mana of the cursed ring, it lost its powers. So, Mana-Eater absorbed the spirit of which was put in the ring¡­ so mana and spirit are directly rted. I can''t just cover the target''s body with mana; I also have to touch their energy."

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    It took a while for Leon to understand how he should touch the target''s spirit with his mana. As if just passing a soul to an object wasn''t unpleasant enough, he kind of had to torture the target''s spirit a little bit¡­ he had to make his mana pierce the desert wolf skin in several parts before he could begin to feel that he was pulling the monster''s spirit to the outside of its body. Just the theory was bone-chilling, but the practice was even more unpleasant. The more Leon tried to force, the more pain the desert wolf felt. It was hard to be certain, but it looked like the monster felt the same pain as when Leon regenerated his limbs. In the end, Leon tried too much, the skill failed, and the beast died.

    "I have to pierce its skin in maybe dozen of ces in order to pull a monster''s spirit¡­ this will be hard¡­ I need a break."

    Monsters were the enemies of all humans. Still, Leon wasn''t fighting; he was using monsters as test subjects. He wanted to increase the chances of his friends and human survival, but that didn''t make things less unpleasant.

    Leon was spending too much time in the training arena. He was still teaching the survivors how to heal wounds, but that only granted him two hours under the light of the sun. Ultimately, he had even been skipping meals just to progress a little bit faster. It was 11:00 AM when Leon arrived in the garden. There he saw his friends rxing a little, even though they were eager to grow stronger, they knew the importance of taking a break, unlike Leon.

    Sasha and Betty were ying with Maya while Gis was taking a sunbath. It looked like Lennart didn''t know the importance of rxing now and then either, but he was meditating under a beach umbre¡­ even though there was no beach nearby.

    "Look who has appeared¡­ why did the mad scientist leave the basement so early?" Betty asked.

    "Ha-ha, very funny," Leon said. "Where are Amanda and Hector?"

    "They are receiving some resources in the Central za," Sasha answered. "Are you struggling in the process of learning your new spell?"

    "No, I''m progressing quite a bit," Leon exined. "But, I''m struggling with my conscience."

    Controlling his mana while it was outside his body was bing easy, so in a few days, Leon was sure that he would learn the spell. The only problem was that he was feeling like he was a bit too ruthless practicing that on monsters whenever possible. Not only that, once he learns the spell, Leon was also quite sure he would have to use it hundred of times before it offers decent effects. So¡­ he would have to use even more guinea pigs.<sub> </sub>

    "Well, don''t worry about it too much." Leon forced a smile. "I''m going to enjoy the weather a little bit and take a nap before resuming my practice."

    "Try not to overwork yourself," Sasha said.

    It was spring, and despite that time of the day, it wasn''t that hot. So, Leon decided toy on the grass and close his eyes just like that. After weeks practicing that skill in the training arena, Leon felt like he was a bit too pale, so perhaps it was a good idea to take a sunbath like Gis. Leon wasn''t sleeping all that much either, so it didn''t take long before he fell asleep. Still, what waiting for him in the dreand wasn''t a peaceful dream, but a hellish nightmare.

    "You can''t rx yet¡­"

    Even in his sleep, Leon recognized that voice, it was the same he heard in Fortaleza, but before he could think much about it, Leon felt like he got transported to another world while he was dreaming. Still, that another world was very familiar. He saw himself flying above a destroyed city; countless dragons were flying above that ce¡­ it looked like that city had tall and thick steel walls, but that didn''t stop the city and the citizens from being destroyed. Leon couldn''t see anything but fire and rubble. Still, he recognized thendmarks in the distance¡­ he was flying over Las Vegas.

    As if he was watching a 3D movie from the point of view of the protagonist, Leon flew to a familiar ce, and he saw a familiar but destroyed garden. Nearby, there was Amanda''s house, and Leon saw that the ce got so destroyed that it fell apart until it reached Leon''s training arena. Inside of it, Leon saw pools of blood and pieces of flesh everywhere. He recognized those, but he didn''t want to think¡­ he really didn''t want to, but the fact was engraved in his mind. It was his family and friends'' remainings.

    "This is what will happen if you rx now¡­ you won''t be around forever, do what you can while you can, or will you regret it deeply."

    Leon woke up, covered in sweat, and breathing roughly. Not even on the ind, he had such realistic nightmares, not even on the days he was most depressed. Sasha and Betty noticed when Leon suddenly got up, he looked like he had the worst nightmare ever, but his next actions confused them. Leon flew upward like a bullet using Telekinesis, once he reached the height he saw in the dream, Leon stopped and looked around, Las Vegas was perfectly fine. However, he wasn''t checking the city; he was checking the surroundings¡­ and then he saw it. A figure in the distance, it was very far away, but Leon could see a dark robe covered that person. Leon flew toward that person, but then a small ck hole appeared and sucked that figure.

    "This is just the beginning, prepare yourself."

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    Now that Leon saw that figure, he was finally sure that something was happening behind the curtains. Possibly, that figure was the one who gave him the Summon Zombie tome, but why? That person just told him that he didn''t have time to rx, and yet it gave him a powerful skill that would make everyone bezy¡­

    "That doesn''t make any sense¡­ what the hell is going on?"

    If worrying about monsters, aliens, and making allies wasn''t enough, now Leon had to consider those weird events. Due to the circumstances, Leon didn''t want to believe in that person, but it was obvious that he couldn''t rx. He tried to sleep while keeping Mana Dominion and Mana Armor activated, but that person still managed to talk to him in his mind. That meant that Mana Armor couldn''t protect Leon from mental attacks.

    "Tch¡­ I can never catch a breath."

    It looked like Leon was destined never to have a day off ever again¡­ Regardless, he had to return home to calm his friends down. Leon acted without thinking, but thanks to that, he found that figure. However, now he had to exin his behavior to them. Fortunately, when he returned, Amanda hadn''t returned, so he had time to exin that before his little sister could worry about him.

    "What was that, Leon?" Betty frowned. "You acted like you had found your arch-enemy or something."

    "Sorry, I thought I had seen a monster that I had eaten on the ind." Leon forced a smile. "The meat was very good, but I guess I only dreamt that I had seen the monsters."

    "You acted like that because of food?" Betty frowned again. "What kind of idiot are you?"

    "Well, I can understand the master''s feeling," Gis said. "Dragon''s heart isn''t bad, but eating every day is a little too much."

    "If you are that eager to eat something different, you can always tell that to Sarah or Yuki," Sasha said. "They keep contact with many important figures, and most of them want to gain your favor."

    "Nah, I''m fine," Leon said. "I just acted like that because I was half-asleep. I guess working underground tired me out more than I imagined¡­ So, I will practice outdoors until dinner. See youter."

    Without giving them the chance to say anything, Leon left Las Vegas and went to the nearby dungeon. It was the ce where he captured the desert wolves, and now it would be the ce where he wouldn''t think of their well-being all that much. He would only stop once he creates a magic item that protects his mind from all kinds of spells and skills.<sub> </sub>

    Some of Hector''s subordinates were guarding the dungeons, but they didn''t stop Leon when he said he would enter the dungeon alone. He was a famous figure in Las Vegas, so everyone was fully aware that he could clear such a dungeon easily. Leon knocked down the desert wolves that tried to attack him. To increase his practice speed, he used both hands, and this time he ignored the monsters'' cries of pain. Until now, Leon had some room even to afford to consider the pain he was causing to the monsters, but now he did not. He would do anything to avoid seeing any unpleasant nightmares like that again, and he also would do anything to prevent that nightmare from actually happening.

    Much faster than Leon expected, Leon learned Seal two dayster. It was obvious that now that he had lost his hesitation helped him a lot. Anyway, the cost and the time he had to wait between uses was the same. Also, just as Leon had expected, the level of the skill influenced in the effects an item would have once Leon Seal, the spirit in the object. By the way, Leon couldn''t see his mana, but once he managed to take a seal out of a monster''s body, he could see a weird smoke flying over his hand. That was the monster''s soul. When Leon infused the soul into a ring, he had prepared beforehand, that was a result.

    Steel Ring (Earth)

    It increases the power of earth-rted attacks by one percent.

    "Oh boy¡­ it''s worse than I thought it would be."

    Maybe it could be sold, but Leon decided to train Mana-Eater and dispel the effects, by doing so, he would be able to train Seal and that skill at the same time. Leon tried to suck the soul of several desert wolves that he had killed, but as expected, it didn''t work. Regardless, Leon decided to train that skill and see how the effects would change in different types of weapons.

    As it turned out, the desert wolves'' soul really showed different results in different pieces of equipment. When Leon used sharp weapons like swords and spears, the effect was increased damage to monsters that use wind magic. However, sometimes the effect was some extra bonus stats in endurance and stamina.

    When Leon tested on a shield, the opposite happened; more times, the effect was an increase in status, and fewer times, it granted bonus in defense against wind magic.

    "Still¡­ the effects are too damn low. Maybe if I try to steal the soul of a boss, the spell will level up faster, and the effects will be better."

    Leon was right, the effects were better, but he had a hard time defeating the boss without killing it. Anyway, like the boss, he faced before, that one used wind and earth magic. So, the effects were rted to that, increasing of attack power when it was used on a weapon and in defense when it was used on protective equipment. Much to Leon''s surprise, he managed to create a weapon that granted the skill Sandstorm Lv 10 in one of his experiments.

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    Although it was initially his idea, Leon ended up skipping his training with his friends several days, all for the sake of creating magic weapons with decent effects. He managed to create a few of them, like, for example, a dagger that increased his speed by twenty points. Even though it was valuable, it wasn''t on the level Leon wanted. The Seal skill was leveling up faster, but not fast enough. Besides, he didn''t manage to create many items that offered useful skills.

    "If only I could find a monster which could grant Regeneration and Meditation to magic items, it would be enough to Amanda and the others for the time being."

    Leon was traveling the country and testing the spell in several monsters, but he was still to find the ones who would offer such useful effects. His friends already knew what Leon was doing, but they couldn''t help but worry since his behavior changed so much after that weird incident. Leon wasn''t the type to stop midway something he started, after all. While Leon was searching for those effects in dungeons, his friends gathered to talk about him.

    "Brother is acting strange as ofte..." Amanda said. "I wonder since when."

    "It didn''t start when he returned from Brazil?" Hector asked.

    "No, it started there..." Betty said. "Our first battle had been very difficult, Leon had stayed awake for three days straight, but he still stayed awake for several more days to prepare for the battle."

    "Yeah, but despite his efforts... everything had been almost for naught," Sasha added. "He managed to create an army of one hundred thousand skeletons, but the number of monsters was even higher. We tried to save as many lives as possible... in the end, hundreds died."

    "I remember the face he made when he was half a secondte to save a person..." Betty lowered her head. "It was a face full of despair as if he was ming himself for the losses. It was kind of surprising since he killed hundred of soldiers to save Yuki."

    "Betty..." Hector frowned.

    "I''m sorry, I didn''t mean to..." Betty said nervously.

    "We know that, don''t worry, Betty." Amanda forced a smile. "Anyway, did you guys noticed something weird aside from that when you three were there?"

    "No," Betty said.

    "... I noticed something." Sasha hesitated. "I was watching Leon''s back when he found that tome. It was weird... in the middle of the battle, while he was trying to kill as many monsters as possible, he just looked to his side and found the tome. Until that moment, he didn''t look for spoils, so that surprised me."

    "Well, maybe Leon has some magic that grants the power to feel the presence of such items," Hector said.<sub> </sub>

    "Even if he has, I don''t at that moment he had mana to keep such spell active," Sasha said. "He exhausted, he used all his mana to save as many as he could."

    "So, you are saying..." Hector said.

    "I''m not saying anything," Sasha interrupted Hector. "I just noticed and thought that was weird... after that, he acted the whole time as if something was bothering him. Considering that he spent four years alone, I can understand it... but I think he is keeping some sort of secret."

    "I guess it makes sense..." Betty said. "That day, when Leon took a nap on the garden, he acted weirdly again, and his face kind of reminded him of his worried expression when we were on Brazil."

    "I''m sure master has a reason to do what he is doing..." Gis said.

    "Even if he has a reason, wouldn''t it be better to share whatever is in his head with his family and old friends?" Lennart asked. "I understand why he would hide some things from me since we barely know each other, but that doesn''t make any sense with you guys."

    "... Brother is the type who overthink things." Amanda sighed. "He wasn''t like that before, but even though he tries to act like before, the ind changed him, and he won''t probably return to be the old Leon. Let''s just make sure to keep our training, if we show him that we can handle whatever he is trying to hide, he will eventually tell us what is worrying him."

    While Amanda and the others were having that type of conversation, Leon was testing Seal on megalodons in the middle of the Pacific Ocean while he was flying to Japan. Those were the most powerful monsters of the seas, so he was hoping that he would obtain some nice effects. However, Leon was looking forward to testing those effects on the trolls. Since they had an amazing regeneration just like the megalodons, Leon was hoping to get the magic items he wanted from one of them.

    Steel Ring V (Water)

    It increases the Swim speed by 50%, Mentality + 30, Endurance + 30.

    The Seal skill was leveling up fast, but the items weren''t good yet. Besides, for some reason, Leon wasn''t obtaining the effects he wanted.

    "If it can boost swimming speed, why can''t it give the regeneration effect is the level still low?"

    Leon noticed that the more powerful Seal was, the more the effects would change the ring. For example, even though it was an ordinary steel ring, it became Steel Ring V (Water) thanks to the megalodon''s soul. V was probably the tier of the magic item. Considering that megalodons could heal big wounds in seconds, Leon concluded that the problem was Seal''s level. Those beast''s skill level was probably too high, so Leon would have to keep practicing until he gains that effect.

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    In the end, Leon had flown over the ocean for three days practicing Seal. If he had practiced that on other monsters, he wouldn''t have leveled up the skill so much, but at least Leon got what he wanted... even though the chance of the effect granted was quite small.

    Steel Ring VI (Water)

    It grants you the skill Regeneration Lv 40, Mentality + 40, Endurance + 40.

    It wasn''t as good as the gloves, but it was something. Now, Leon just had to make six more. Amanda already had the gloves, so she didn''t need it. That ring Leon would give to Yuki; the six others would be for Ren, Gis, Hector, Sasha, Betty, and Lennart¡­ Leon continued in doing that for four days before he could get enough rings for everyone.

    Appearing without an invitation and without being brought by the ninjas, Leon caused quite a ruckus when he justnded on Yuki''s pce. Fortunately, Ren was nearby to speak for him. Not all imperial guards knew Leon, after all.

    "I thought we were being invaded¡­" Ren sighed. "Anyway, it has been a long time."

    "Yeah, sorry for the surprise," Leon said.

    "You look tired, did something happen?" Ren asked. "You came to talk with Your Majesty, right?"

    "Yeah, but I need to talk with you too," Leon said. "Just arrange a location where we can talk without worrying about anyone hearing us."

    "All right¡­" Ren said.

    Ren seemed a bit confused; he trusted Leon enough to hear him now and ask whyter. Yuki was busy talking with her advisors, but she stopped immediately when Ren and Leon appeared, by the look of Leon''s face, she concluded he was in a hurry. In the end, the only ce who wasn''t fully watched by her ninjas was Yuki''s room. Although she was the empress, her bedroom had an awful number of teddy bears in the shape of pandas¡­

    "So, what are you up to?" Yuki asked.

    "Your spies caught me leaving America even though I was flying pretty high?" Leon frowned.

    "Obviously." Yuki smiled as if Leon was asking something foolish. "I informed your sister and Sarah; both of them are worried that you are acting suspiciously."

    "So little faith they have on me¡­" Leon sighed. "Anyway, here are some gifts."

    Aside from the rings Leon created using the megalodons, he also gave to Yuki and Ren another ring that recovered their mana almost every second, and it also put the wearer in a meditation-like state. That way, his friends could grow their mana and intelligence without having to stop to meditate, that being said, the efficiency was halved, but it was better than nothing. The skill was called Zen, and he obtained that by sucking the souls of grim reapers¡­ it sounded like a joke, but Leon was actually capable of stealing the soul of a monster that was supposed to take his soul.

    "Those are¡­ incredibly useful." Yuki frowned. "I heard that you were practicing the skill to create magic items, but I didn''t think you would be able to create something like this so soon."

    "Indeed¡­ with both of those rings, anyone can fight for hours against high-leveled monsters." Ren added.

    "Well, that was the idea," Leon said. "I spent thest days doing nothing but trying to create them. Anyway, try to use them as much as possible to grow stronger and don''t let anyone know about them."

    "Wait a minute, are you leaving already?" Yuki frowned.

    "Yes, I just came to deliver those," Leon said.

    "Aren''t you going to exin your strange behavior?" Yuki asked.

    "I can''t, and it''s not because I don''t trust you," Leon answered.

    "Then why are you keeping secrets even from your family?" Yuki asked again.

    "¡­ You heard of thew of cause and effect, right?" Leon hesitated.

    "Yeah¡­" Yuki frowned.

    "So, that is why I cannot exin," Leon said.

    "That only makes me even more confused," Yuki said.<sub> </sub>

    "Leon¡­ if something is about to happen, you should tell us, and we will work to prevent it." Ren said.

    "Because of thew of cause and effect, I don''t think that can be prevented," Leon said. "But don''t worry, it is not something that will put the world at risk¡­ probably."

    "Probably¡­" Yuki sighed. "Leon, I know that you are worried about something, and considering that you are talking about cause and effect, you are trying to avoid the worst-case scenario. You have the knowledge that something will happen in the near future¡­ that much is obvious, but you are probably overthinking it. The future can''t change all that much if you tell one piece of information to only a few people."

    "I think you are wrong¡­ but I guess I need to tell you since I need to ask you a favor." Leon said.

    "What favor?" Yuki asked.

    "If something happens, I would like that your ninjas give a hand to my family and friends," Leon said.

    "They already have the orders to do so, but they don''t need to act while you are around, right?" Yuki asked.

    "Yeah, that is the problem¡­" Leon forced a smile. "The thing is, I won''t be around forever¡­ I think I will die in a few days."

    Health: 102+

    Mana: 2038 +

    Stamina: 99 +

    Strength: 83+

    Dexterity: 25 +

    Speed: 66 +

    Intelligence: 326 +

    Endurance: 96 +

    Control: 125 +

    Mentality: 103 +

    Luck: 15 +

    Recovery: 622 +

    Willpower: 82 +

    Coins: 61236574

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Mana Eater Lv 13, Mana Armor Lv 24, Mana Shield Lv 14, Mana Dominion Lv 30, Cure Burns Lv 11, Regeneration Lv 09, Seal Lv 37,

    Passive Skills: Craft Lv 62, Sleep Resistance Lv 28,

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    "What?!" Yuki and Ren asked in unison.

    "¡­ You guys are noisy," Leon sighed. "I should have known you two aren''t the type who can keep secrets¡­"

    "The hell are you talking about?" Yuki asked. "Why would you die?"

    "What kind of joke is this, Leon?" Ren asked.

    "It''s not a joke; I just have some information that makes me believe that I will die," Leon exined. "Why, how, and when I don''t know. I''m only sure that it will happen, that is why I hurried to create those rings."

    What kind of information is that?" Yuki asked.

    "I cannot tell," Leon said. "No matter what, I cannot tell."

    If Leon reveals more than that, perhaps soon everyone would forget his death since something far worse could happen. Certain things can''t be yed with no matter what, and Leon didn''t want to risk anything, only his life since he was already in dire straits.

    "It''s because of cause and effectw¡­" Yuki concluded. "Are you certain that you will die?"

    "I''m not that certain¡­ it is just the most obvious oue." Leon exined. "If I''m lucky, maybe I will just disappear."

    "Disappear to where?" Yuki asked.

    "¡­ Do you enjoy putting me into a difficult spot all that much?" Leon frowned.

    "A little¡­ anyway, how can you just disappear?" Yuki frowned. "You can fly over big distances in an hour, the only way to disappear is if you get lost in another world by using the purple crystal. In that case, you just need to avoid dungeons."

    "You are so na?ve¡­ the possibilities of how I can disappear are endless." Leon sighed. "You just can''t imagine because our knowledge of magic is still small¡­ Anyway, if I can avoid it, I will, but I don''t think I can. So, I''m counting you two to watch over my family and friends in case something happens to me¡­ by the way, don''t tell the contents of this conversation to anyone. Well, you can tell them if something big happens soon after I disappear."

    "Hah¡­ I don''t know what to think about this anymore." Yuki sighed. "You look like a spooked child who just woke up after having a nightmare. Anyway, I also intend to help my allies, so I won''t just stand and watch if something happens to your family and friends."

    "Yes, you can count on me, since you helped me a lot," Ren said.

    "¡­ Thank you for understanding my position." Leon smiled.

    Leon left Tokyo and flew toward Las Vegas. That voice bothered him since the first time he heard it, and after hearing such ominous things, Leon couldn''t help but work himself almost to death to prevent any regret. Leon wished that he had more time to create good magic items for everyone, but in order to create those rings that would keep them alive while also giving them the chance to grow, Leon had to consume the mana of the other magic items he created. Besides, too powerful magic items would make them stand out too much; something small and less shy like rings was the best option. When Leon returned, everyone was having dinner. Since he appeared so suddenly, they looked at him, surprised.

    "Brother! You arrived at a good time!" Amanda got up and smiled. "Look, for a change of pace, I made a lemon pie! It is your favorite, right? Join us."

    "Sorry, I''m a bit tired, so I''m going to pass." Leon showed an apologetic smile. "Here, I made those for you guys."

    "The world is really ending¡­" Hector said. "Leon just refused to eat a lemon pie¡­ Holy crap! How did you manage to create those rings?"<sub> </sub>

    "Unbelievable¡­ we don''t have to meditate anymore?" Betty asked, shocked.

    "Yes, I got lucky when I found those effects," Leon answered. "Anyway, this will help a lot of muscle heads like you and Hector."

    "What did you say?!" Betty got up.

    "Thank you for the gifts, Leon, I will treasure them." Sasha smiled.

    "Thank you for everything, master," Gis said.

    "It was nothing; I wish I had time to create weapons and defensive gear???" Leon said. "But I guess that will have to wait for the next time."

    Are you fine giving that to me?" Lennart asked. "I''m pretty sure I don''t deserve something like this¡­"

    "That''s true, we only know each other for a while, and you didn''t do all that much to earn my trust," Leon said. "But you can show me that you deserve those rings from today onward."

    "Got it." Lennart nodded.

    "I''m going to sleep now¡­ ah, give this to Maya when you see fit, Amanda." Leon said and passed another ring to his little sister. "I bet she will find it more enjoyable flying alone than with me."

    Steel Ring V (Wind)

    It grants you the skill Fly Lv 50

    "Brother, you are scaring me now¡­" Amanda said.

    "Sorry¡­ see you guyster." Leon forced a smile.

    Leon headed to his room, the most boring ce in Amanda''s house since it only had a bed, a closet, a table, and a chair. None of those had been used since the time Leon arrived at Las Vegas. Even the bed, Leon, most spent his nights sleeping on the floor¡­ but that day, he was so tired that he felt the tension fading away the moment he threw himself on the bed.

    "I did everything I could¡­ now I don''t have to worry anymore, right?"

    Leon understood the meaning behind those words the moment he heard them. He wouldn''t be around forever, so he had to find a way to help his family and friends while he can to make sure that they would survive even without his help. He was satisfied with what he had done, even though they probably couldn''t exert the same influence Leon had, they will eventually have the power to do, he was sure of it because he already saw with his own eyes their potential.

    "¡­ Now what? I just have to wait?"

    The hooded figure warned him about a possible future, something that would happen, which was beyond his control. That was why that person warned him to work hard to change that possible future¡­

    Regardless, while Leon was waiting for something to happen, he fell asleep. However, when he woke up, he wasn''t on Earth anymore. The owner of the voice was right again, he wouldn''t be around forever, and Leon had no idea when he would return¡­

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    When Leon opened his eyes, he saw himself in a grey world. No, it wasn''t a grey world¡­ the absurd tall buildings nearby were all grey, but the sky was blue. Speaking of which, even the floor was grey. Leon imagined it would be kind of hard to find things in that kind of ce since everything looked pretty much the same. It was hard to be sure, but the tall buildings just looked like dominoes¡­ there were no differences between them.

    Regardless, Leon soon lost interest in that when he looked behind and saw a green monster behind him. Leon prepared himself to attack, but he stopped when he noticed the beast was wearing mage''s clothes, not only that, he could walk in two legs.

    "Hello." The dragonnewt said.

    "So, it is you¡­" Leon said.

    "Do you know me?" The dragonnewt tilted his head.

    "You are the monster who gave William, Sanchez, and Alisson a hand, right?" Leon asked.

    "It is impolite to call other ''monsters,'' you know." The dragonnewt said. "You shouldn''t judge others just by their appearances.

    "Sorry," Leon said.

    "Anyway, you said William? Oh, the human who I gave a few presents!" The dragonnewt said. "Are you his friend?"

    "¡­ Is this some kind of joke?" Leon frowned. "He died, didn''t you take me to this ce to kill me? I was the one who caused his death, after all."

    "Oh, he died? I totally forgot about him." The dragonnewt said. "Don''t worry about it, we weren''t friends, I just wanted to use him a little, but he was so ipetent that I decided to leave him alone. I''m not here to kill you either. Well, not directly, at least."

    "I see, so you can''t directly harm me for some reason¡­" Leon frowned.

    "Yes, that is why I brought you to this ce." The dragonnewt said." On this kind of stage, someone like you who has a bit of arcane talent won''t be able to keep yourself ahead of others."

    "Talent? I thought I just worked hard and studied everything carefully¡­" Leon furrowed his eyebrows. "So, are you going to exin your mastern now?"

    "No, I will leave it to your imagination." The dragonnewt smirked.<sub> </sub>

    "I imagined you would say that." Leon looked around, bored. "To tell you the truth, I know more or less you want me dead, and why you tried to help William. By giving them those presents, you hoped that they wouldy the ground for you when the timees to destroy Earth, right? As for me, you are trying to get rid of me because I''m speeding up the growth process of humans and making them work together."

    "Oh, you are not half bad." The dragonnewt said.

    "Thank you very much, but you know, it is kind of obvious when you think about it," Leon said. "Why would a creature like you help us behind the scenes? Because you want to use us to make yourself stronger. Just like us, you are from a that suddenly got invaded by monsters, you havee a long way since you have the power to travel betweens without relying on the purple crystals. Since I''m not hearing any sounding from this world, it looks like you also have the power to control time. Still¡­ you are a weakling in the grand scheme of things, that is why you are trying to intervene with humans."

    "¡­ As expected, I don''t like you." The dragonnewt furrowed his eyes. "You think of yourself as too smart and never shut up."

    "Am I wrong?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ I will leave you alone now for you to enjoy your new environment." The dragonnewt looked at Leon viciously. "As much as I want to rip you to pieces myself, I have better things to do. Try not to die too soon."

    As if he was a mirage, the dragonnewt slowly disappeared, and then suddenly, things got noisy. Even though Leon was in an alley where there were no mosquitoes, he heard the sound of a thousand mosquitoes buzzing near his ear.

    "What the heck is this¡­"

    Leon covered his ears, but it didn''t help him. It looked like the sound was being transmitted by mana. Leon didn''t have much time to think about that because the inhabitants of that world started to appear and looked directly at him. They were skinny and shorter than humans, but thanks to Mana Dominion, Leon noticed that they had a lot of mana. They were a lot like humans, but they had a blue gem in their forehead.

    "I guess they noticed my presence due to my mana¡­ it seems they are not happy to see me."

    ? Leon dropped his guard for a second since they looked like humans, but the stone on their forehead made him understand that wasn''t the case. Well, maybe that was the cause since they were looking at him as if he was the alien invader.

    While Leon was thinking about what to do, he felt several presences approaching. He didn''t see them, but he felt that they had a lot of mana. Even more, than Leon had¡­ it wasn''t a good idea to stay and talk.

    Leon created some earth under his feet and then started to fly, he had no destination for the time being, but he knew that he wanted to go a ce where he couldn''t see the inhabitants of that world. However, before he could even start looking for a ce, he saw several figures flying and fastly approaching Leon. Those were the people Leon felt the presences¡­

    "Tsk¡­ I will have to be a little violent."

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    Three figures were chasing Leon and rapidly approaching, he had to get rid of them without killing, or in the future, he would have an even harder time. Leon used Ice Bullets to buy some time, but those three easily dodged dozens of bullets Leon used. Their flying speed wasn''t just high; they were also quite skillful.

    However, that didn''t bother Leon. He bought enough time to create three steel staffs, being hit by those would hurt, but it was his only option. Leon fired the staves, but much to his surprise, his weapons slowed down at some point. He even started to feel that he was losing control over them.

    "Telekinesis?! That lizard wasn''t joking when he said that I would have a hard time here."

    It looked like three figures chasing Leon could use Telekinesis, even though that was very surprising, he didn''t let that waver his concentration. Using the ring of telekinesis, Leon strengthened his control over his staff. That surprised those three; even though they reacted on time to avoid a direct hit to their heads, the arms and shoulders got hit¡­ after the Mana Armor covering their bodies decreased the power of the attack.

    "Oh boy¡­ even Mana Armor."

    Those three slowed down, and it looked like they didn''t have all that much health. Still, Leon could see several other figuresing all over the city toward his direction. That wasn''t good, Leon hurriedly looked to all directions, but saw nothing but those colossal skyscrapers. Even though he flew over several kilometers at his top speed, he couldn''t see the end of the city.

    "Tch¡­ not good¡­ huh?"

    Leon frowned when he saw a big cloud in front of him, he wasn''t flying that high in the sky¡­ then again, he was in another world, so perhaps that ce clouds could appear in low altitudes. However, Leon had to confirm if that was indeed the case, and since he was in a bad spot, perhaps that was the exit he was looking for. Leon approached the ground again while he created a passive steel pir; he built it rather fast since he didn''t have to worry about the shape. He just focused all his mana and then transformed it into steel, a thirty meters long, and two meters wide steel pir appeared, and Leon fired toward the ground in the middle of an alley. A big impact could be heard miles away, for a second, Leon thought he had dropped a gigantic bomb in the city since a massive wave of dust appeared and covered the whole region. The nearby buildings trembled and even cracked, but Leon paid no mind to it. Ignoring the dust, Leon approached the ce his steel pir hit, and there he saw a hole with no end in sight. In fact, Leon still could sense his pir falling.

    "I knew it¡­ this city hadn''t been built over the ground of this world. The city has been created way over the sea level¡­ if this has sea, that is."

    The hole was quite dark, but it was perfect for Leon to use and escape. He had no idea why the people didn''t build the city above the ground, but he was pretty sure they wouldn''t follow him so easily. Without hesitation, Leon jumped into the hole.<sub> </sub>

    The tunnel Leon created was one hundred meters deep, thanks to it, he was kind of surprised that his attack could pierce such a thickyer of ground. Then again¡­ maybe the density of the ground in that world wasn''t like Earth''s.

    "What a pain¡­paring everything to Earth is making my head hurts."

    It didn''t take long for Leon to understand why the city was built almost in the skies. When he left the hole, he saw thousands of metallic pirs supporting that massive gray city above him. The ce above looked quite organized and tidy, but the ce below looked like a world destroyed by war. Leon stopped his free fall because he could see a thick purple mist below him. If that wasn''t poisonous, Leon didn''t know what was. In some ces, the fog wasn''t that thick, and despite theck of sunlight, Leon saw the remainings of a destroyed city. It made him recall of Phoenix after the hydrogen bomb.

    "I guess this ce also got destroyed by monsters¡­ but the situation here got far worse. I guess the people of this world used some crazy chemical weapons to fend off the monsters."

    Now that Leon though about it, he didn''t see anything but grey in that city because he didn''t see any vegetation. Well, it was kind of obvious since the city had been built like that to make the inhabitants stay away from the poisoned parts of their world. It may rain on that city, but the ground certainly wouldn''t absorb water or sunlight, and thus nts wouldn''t grow.

    "What crazy world did that lizard summoned me¡­ my rings are here with me, my magic box too¡­ I guess he didn''t invade Amanda''s house; he just used some spell to summon me."

    The dragonnewt was veryzy in his work. He didn''t know that Leon also had the items he lent to Willian. Perhaps he didn''t even know that Leon could create magic items and had several of them¡­ Well, there was also the chance that he knew, but he didn''t care. Either way, it didn''t matter; it was a blessing in disguise.

    "I can only hope that I did enough in thest few days and that Amanda and the others will manage to survive without me. Well, they survived the four years I was on the ind¡­ so I bet they can survive other four without me, I just hope not to stay here for so long."

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    Leon was certain of just one thing; the lizard transported him into that world, knowing that he would have a hard time going back. Still, even though that monster has the power to travel between worlds and slow down time, his powers weren''t absolute. Otherwise, he wouldn''t need to use humans or interfere with Leon''s work.

    "If the humans of this world can use magic¡­ then they faced the same problems we faced. I bet I can find some dungeons in this world, and using those will be the easiest way to return home."

    The problem was, Leon could end up getting even more lost. Besides, he was pretty sure he didn''t hear of a dungeon that spawned humans that had stones on their foreheads. So the chance of him finding a dungeon that would lead him directly to Earth was null.

    "By the look of things, it seems the people here used magic to survive. That would exin why I saw so many individuals flying, and the people walking nearby noticed my presence. Just like the lizard said, I lost my advantage."

    Despite that, Leon was quite happy with the ce he was, because he would have the chance to learn several things. If he could choose between going home and learn several spells, he would choose to go home, but now that he was in trouble, he had to make the better of the situation. There was also even a chance that he may find a clue of how to return home by observing and learning how the people of that world use magic. If dragonnewt didn''t look sozy, Leon wouldn''t think that. Fortunately, the monster was pretty ipetent.

    "Let''s see¡­ I should make a few preparations first."

    Leon could have escaped from his pursuers a lot faster if he had created a few magic items for himself, but he didn''t. However, now he had the chance. It wasn''t a good idea to ck off on his practice, but Leon wouldn''t be able to practice if he dies or gets captured. He had to make a few magic items to keep himself safe¡­ Besides, it was kind of scary to imagine what those guys would do to him if Leon gets caught.

    "They aren''ting¡­ so I guess I''m safe for the time being."

    Leon looked to the hole and didn''t see any sign of someoneing down to chase him. However, the situation wasn''t that good. The mist was near the ground, but even in the distance, Leon couldn''t see any sign of sunlight. It would be hard to find anything in such ce, monsters and dungeons wouldn''t be an exception.

    "It looks like the world above is quite peaceful, I didn''t see monsters, and since I managed to create such destructions, monsters also could easily damage the city, but they didn''t. That means that the monsters are below the city, or perhaps those guys found a way to get rid of them once and for all."

    Just imagining things wouldn''t let Leon learn or discover anything, so he chose a direction and started to fly aimlessly. After flying for a few hours and finding nothing, Leon couldn''t help but frown. Even if the inhabitants of that world seeded in sealing the under and the upper world from each other, it was too weird not to find anything.

    "Maybe I should fly low for a while; even the destroyed city is big¡­ I''m bound to find something interesting near the ground. Besides, I have Poison Resistance, and Mana Armor should keep me protected."<sub> </sub>

    Slowly, Leon lowered his altitude; it was weird since he felt like the more he approached the ground, the heavier he felt. But soon, he discovered that wasn''t just his imagination.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Gravity Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It looks like poison isn''t the only thing I have to worry about."

    If Mana Armor couldn''t protect Leon against gravity, he was pretty sure it wouldn''t protect him from Poison. However, Leon had the skill to dispel it¡­ unless that mist melts his body, he won''t die so quickly.

    Beforending, Leon tried to disperse the purple mist with a powerful st of wind, but after a few seconds, the fog returned to cover the are¡­ as if it was an automatic spell. Not only that, when Leonnded, he felt like his legs were made of metal, and the ground was a huge ma. Thanks to Mana Dominion, he noticed that both the mist and the gravity were spells probably cast by the people on the upper world. A spell that consumed the mana of the world to keep its effects on indefinitely.

    "Those guys can certainly teach me a few tricks¡­ but considering that I destroyed their city a little, maybe they won''t be so eager to give me a few lessons."

    It didn''t take long before Leon could feel his nose burn and then to start to bleed. Even though he had the Poison Resistance, he would die if he breathes that for too long. Fortunately, the nosebleed ended once he activated Regeneration. That being said, the thick smell of something wet and salty was enough to make Leon feel dizzy nonstop.

    Although he would be able to train Poison Resistance and Regeneration at the same time, Leon decided to hurry up since he couldn''t imagine himself endure that odor for more than a few minutes.

    Using sts of wind, Leon managed to find several pieces of metal in all directions. Unlike their current state, it seemed like before the monsters appeared, the inhabitants of that world used metal to build almost everything.

    "It looks like their civilization was pretty advanced¡­ I can see several electronic objects in weird shapes. That exins why it looks like all their poption has a firm grasp over mana."

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    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While Leon was looking and walking around, the skill he just got was leveling up like crazy. He got a little stronger training with his friends and eating dragon hearts every day, so he understood that was gravity trap was more dangerous than it looked like. Usually, flying monsters were very light, but they also don''t have many muscles, so their capability of resisting that skill was low.

    Small monsters wouldn''t be a threat against guys that can fly and use Telekinesis, but Leon knew how hard it was to control big living things. However, the heavier the monster, the harder time it would get moving so close to the ground due to gravity.

    "Still, wouldn''t it be better to use this trap to kill all the monsters once and for all? Why let a spell that drains the''s mana keep working forever?"

    It was like sweeping under the rug. Regardless, if those guys were smart enough to make their whole poption adept of magic to the point where they can create such a humongous city much above the grounds, they must have a reason¡­

    "No nts or vegetation above and no nts or vegetation below¡­ it is like I''m in a dystopian world. Speaking of which¡­ I wonder what that stone on their foreheads does. It stores vast amounts of mana, or it just amplifies their power?"

    Leon was quite interested in why they had that, but once he thought about it, it became kind of obvious that was something they came up with to survive. Either if that stone stored mana or increased their powers, they would have an easy time defeating monsters if that was something they always had. Leon concluded that they imted that in themselves and kind of forced their bodies to evolve¡­ since they divided the world into two parts, it was evident that they did some harsh things to survive.<sub> </sub>

    "No animals and no monsters so far¡­ no signs of corpses or bones either. It looked like the problems we faced a few years ago; they faced several decades ago. Yeah, I''m wasting time here. I should just fly and asionally use the wind to show the terrain below me."

    Although Leon could see that he was stepping in some destroyed technologic devices, they were damaged beyond recognition. Besides, it wasn''t like Leon was some kind of genius who would make them work so easily. The chances of him finding something useful were close to none, so it was better to give up and just search while flying. Leon was slowly adapting himself to gravity, but he couldn''t adapt to the poison.

    Just when Leon thought of that, he heard the sound of some objects hissing through the air at fearsome speeds. Activating Mana Armor on time, Leon managed to avoid any damage, but the wave of attacks didn''t stop. His mana was decreasing at fearsome speed, despite that, Leon had time to see the objects that almost hit him.

    "Stone knives?"

    Leon frowned, those easily broke after being hit against his Mana Armor. Besides, they weren''t being controlled by Telekinesis. Looking at the directions the attacks came from, Leon fired a wave of wind to dispel the mist, and then he saw them. They had humanoid forms, but they had awesome bodies and bulging muscles. They looked like humans, but all of them were at least two meters tall, and their skin was dark-blue. Leon saw that one had boobs, and the other hadn''t¡­ a man and a woman looked at him surprised.

    "They¡­ don''t look like monsters... Another sentient species of this world?"

    Either way, it didn''t matter. Those two tried to attack Leon, and he wasn''t that forgiving¡­ still, Leon decided to spare them for the sake of information. Still, before Leon could do anything, those two ran away.

    "Not happening¡­ you guys owe me an annoyance fee."

    Despite the gravity trap, those two were fast, very fast. Leon only managed to catch up with them because he used gravity on himself to cancel the effects of the trap and also used it to slow them down. Leon created earth and tried to cover their bodies with it to turn into steel eventually. But when he did that, they dispersed the earth with a single movement of their body parts Leon was trying to cover.

    "What the¡­ are they stronger than William, Sanchez, and Alisson? Well, I''m in another world who have a lot more experience in dealing with monsters, so that is kind of obvious."

    If Leon couldn''t stop them the usual way, the only way was to do it with brute strength. Still, when Leon tried to knock them down with Earth Punches, they only suffered some scratches.

    Those two recognized that they wouldn''t be able to outrun Leon, so they prepared to fight. Suddenly, a spear and a bow appeared in their hands. Those were magic weapons that had the same power as Leon''s katana.

    "I should buy some time first¡­"

    They were faster than Leon, but the closer they got, the slower they became. So, Leon could react on time. Still, they weren''t that patient. As soon as their weapons appeared, the woman nocked a gray arrow and the man charger forward, but they stopped when two Ice Pirs flew toward them. The man managed to destroy Leon''s attack suffering only a few scratches, but the woman didn''t have the same luck. She didn''t have the same strength, and she couldn''t dodge the attack, so she used her bow and arms to defend herself. In the end she suffered enough damage to break her arms entirely and knock her down.

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    It wasn''t the best weapon he could make, but Leon managed to create a single steel staff while the guy was hesitating between attack and protecting his friend. Still, it was heavy and thick. Leon was pretty sure he would be able to knock that guy down before the woman wakes up and restore her body.

    Leon fired the steel staff, and the man blocked it. However, Leon saw that the impact damaged his hands. Leon''s staff nevernded on the man''s body, even though twoyers of gravity were slowing him down, he still was fast enough to block all Leon''s attack.

    "Well¡­ I wonder for how long you will be able to do it."

    While Leon was trying to knock that guy down with a single steel staff, he was creating another. The man clenched his teeth when he noticed that Leon saw in his eyes that he already epted defeat. Leo was just trying to buy time in order to let his friend wake up and ran away. When Leon noticed that, he created earth and covered her whole body from the neck until her feet and then turned it into steel. Since they were physically stronger, perhaps three or four times stronger than William, Leon decided to make theyer of steel very thick.

    That guy became enraged when he saw that, by his point of view, it looked like Leon had made his friend into a hostage. The man who fought even though the bones of his hands were all broken, dropped his weapon, and raised his arms. He surrendered, despite that, he looked at Leon as if he had insulted his ancestral.

    "Why are you looking at me like that?" Leon frowned. "Did you forget that you tried to kill me first?"

    "You invaded ournds and still frown when we attack?" The man asked. "Not only that, to use a hostage in the middle of a battle¡­ you are a coward."

    "You are quite stupid¡­ insulting the guy who can kill you with a single thought." Leon said. "Still¡­ to think that we speak the samenguage."

    "¡­ We don''t speak the samenguage¡­" The man frowned. "You are not from the world above, are you?"

    "Who knows¡­ maybe there is adder that connects this world and my world." Leon said. "Anyway, if you give me the answers I want, I will forgive you for trying to kill me. But first, let''s make sure you won''t try to do anything funny."

    Leon covered that guy''s body with steel, he noticed that he tried to increase his muscles in order to let some room for his body to move, but Leon wasn''t so na?ve to let him do that.

    "My name is Leon, nice to meet you," Leon said. "I would shake your hand your if you weren''t so stuck¡­ so let''s skip the pleasantries. If we don''t speak the samenguage, how can we understand each other?"

    "¡­ Because of the will of worlds want that." The big man said. "After obtaining the power to receive and produce mana, the worlds grants its inhabitants the power tomunicate with inhabitants of other worlds. If you don''t know that, then that means you came from a world that just started to produce mana, right?"<sub> </sub>

    "Sorry, pal," Leon said. "I''m the one asking the questions here if you don''t want to stay like that for more time than the necessary, don''t ask questions."

    Although Leon defeated those two, he was at a disadvantaged position in the overall situation. Not all battles had to be won with brute strength alone, so since those two were from a world that hat a lot more experience dealing with mana, the chances of them having a way to defeat people like Leon using some tricks were quite high.

    "Will of the worlds, huh." Leon frowned. "Why the heck the will of the worlds didn''t let me understand Japanese? Anyway¡­ how long ago this got invaded by monsters? You guys and the guys from above are from different species?"

    "The monsters appeared seventy-two years ago¡­" The big guy answered. "We are from the same species; we are different because we evolved following different paths."

    "Oh, I see now¡­" Leon nodded. "They are short and thin because they focused on using magic alone. While you guys are big and strong because you guys decided to follow the path of using brute strength alone¡­ what a waste, why don''t you learn both?"

    "Some tried to follow both paths¡­ but those on the top only wanted to use magic to survive and improve their society." The big guy exined. "People like us who didn''t have much talent in using magic and people who tried to follow both paths got ostracized by the vast majority who decided to use mana alone."

    "An advanced world where the leaders don''t want to let the people decide things for themselves¡­" Leon sighed. "I guess this world isn''t that advanced¡­ Anyway, your skin is dark blue because your bodies adapted to the poison, or you guys did a customized your body or something?"

    "We let our bodies evolved naturally, thanks to that the poison doesn''t affect us any longer." The big guy exined. "But the people above inserted that stone on their heads using the medicine, all to obtain more power."

    "Is that so¡­ they don''t look that strong to me." Leon frowned.

    "You probably just met civilians and the police force." The big guy said. "We are still at war against monsters, and the real soldiers are several times stronger than the weaklings above us."

    Leon frowned when he heard that. He had had a hard time trying to escape from them... If he runs into those that are fighting on the front lines, he would have an even harder time... If that was the case, why didn''t the lizard transport Leon near them?

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    "You call them weaklings, but they can kick your ass, right?" Leon asked.

    "They are weaklings¡­" The big guy said. "Even though they are stronger and even have the numerical advantage, they used tricks to chase us away and lock us here. They are a bunch of cowards who don''t have what is necessary to survive and always chose the easy way out to solve their problems."

    It wasn''t Leon''s ce to say that he was wrong; he didn''t know the history of that world. So, he couldn''t refute him. Even though Leon was quite adapted to the act of using tricks¡­ but at least he knew that he couldn''t use them at every moment for several reasons.

    ? "You guys really such at using mana, or you can''t use it down here?" Leon asked. "You used magic weapons, but I didn''t notice you guys using any special attacks."

    "We can use to some extent, but they used a spell to suck our mana¡­" The man clenched his teeth. "They cast a spell to cover the whole continent, and thanks to that spell, our own mana is what keeps us in here locked here."

    "Well¡­ that kind of sucks." Leon said. "I guess the people of your world did join forces but also cast aside those who didn''t fully obey theirmands. Still¡­ to think that bodies could change all that much in just a few decades. Mana is really something crazy¡­"

    "Are we done here?" The big guys asked.

    "Almost¡­ Now I just need a map with the localizations of all dungeons in this world." Leon said. "Give me that, and I will let you guys go."

    "¡­We don''t have a map with us." The man said.

    "That means that you guys have a map somewhere," Leon said.

    "Yes¡­ but even our map doesn''t have the localizations of all dungeons." The big guy exined. "Only the lower-level ones, since gravity and poison only affect weak monsters. But there is another problem¡­ the map is with our leader back at our camp."

    "That certainly is a problem¡­" Leon rubbed his chin.

    "Besides, even if we lend you the map, which we probably can''t." The big guy added. "You won''t be able to find your way home."

    "¡­ How do you know that is my goal?" Leon asked.

    "Several individuals like you already came to this." The big guy answered. "I didn''t hear any of them finding their way home, most barely survived a day, and I''m pretty sure you are the first one to reach the underworld."<sub> </sub>

    "Is that so¡­" Leon said.

    "Yes, their history is basically the same. Talented individuals who pissed of harvesters." The big guy said.

    "Harvesters¡­ you mean the guys who are trying to use worlds that recently managed to produce mana to strengthen themselves?" Leon frowned. "Are there a bunch of them?"

    "Yes¡­" The big guy said. "It looks your history matches with the others¡­ Regardless, at least you can rest assured that your world won''t have to deal with them directly."

    "You talk as if you guys are already dealing with them," Leon said.

    ???There are several levels of harvesters¡­ it is kind of hard to understand their power since they are much older than any of us." The big guy said. "But there are some that we can understand and we can fight back; we call them fake harvesters¡­ Basically, those are individuals of worlds that got destroyed by the real harvesters or other monsters and are trying to be as powerful as them. Their motives are unknown, but most of them are just greedy bastards who lust for power, but others just want revenge¡­ when I said our world is at war against monsters, I was referring to them."

    It looked like Leon got transported to aplicated world; some things were clear like the fact that the inhabitants of that world weren''t working toward the same goal. However, others weren''t ck and white, like the war against the fake harvesters¡­ still, Leon was more interested in why the lizard transported him to such a specific ce. He was an idiot, but even that guy had a goal by putting Leon in such a specific world.

    Now that Leon obtained some information, he started to wonder if he really could go home just by using dungeons. He had to confirm a few things, but he had a feeling that the dungeons on Earth were different from the dungeons of that world.

    "You shoulde with us to our camp," The big guy said. "Our leader has been fighting for quite a while, and I''m sure he can give you more information."

    "¡­ Why are you so friendly all of a sudden?" Leon frowned. "Are you trying to lure me into a trap? If you try to screw with me, my retribution won''t end with just your death."

    "I was just saying because I''m young, and I only know what I experienced." The big guy said. "Our leader had been fighting since the monsters appeared, so perhaps he can help you to find your way home."

    "He has been fighting for seventy years?" Leon frowned. "Even if that is the case, what would you gain from helping me?"

    "You are a magician, so I''m sure you can help us in many ways." The man said. "You have many reasons to hesitate, but if you help us, we will certainly help you. There is nothing suspicious in helping each other, right?"

    Leon frowned when he heard that, certainly, it wasn''t suspicious in working together, but it was kind of weird hearing something so reasonable from a muscr guy that looked like could crush Leon to bits using a single hand.

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    Regardless, if those two were young, then Leon really would have better chances of finding some clues talking with someone older. Regardless, by the look of things, their leader was supposed to be someone who was at least eighty years old¡­ and it was still fighting against monsters. It looked like mana also slowed down the aging process¡­

    "All right, let''s visit your leader," Leon said. "But I must warn you, if this is a trap, I will drop a meteor in your camp."

    "I understand." The big guy said.

    Leon couldn''t drop meteors in anyone, but the warn had being given. After that, Leon freed those two and healed their wounds. The woman was still unconscious, but the guy looked pretty surprised when his broken bones returned to its original state. It looked like healing magic was rare in that world too¡­

    "My name is Hammath, and this is Ava," Hammath said. "Sorry for attacking you so suddenly early."

    "Why are you apologizing?" Leon frowned. "I invaded yournds, after all. In any case, can''t you guys escape from the gravity trap? I can''t imagine anyone living a good life down here."

    "It is indeed difficult, but we found a way to escape from the mist," Hammath answered. "If we try hard, we can jump high enough to escape from those effects, or we can climb the pirs, but none of us know how to fly. So, we can only escape for a few seconds. Besides, if we try to go to the upper world, we will be killed on the spot."

    "Is that so¡­ can''t you guys just learn how to fly?" Leon asked. "It shouldn''t be hard to sneak out at night and steal the knowledge of a few convenient skills."

    "Yes, that is possible." Hammath nodded. "However, we have to consider our natural talents. Warriors like us would have a hard time learning how to fly. Besides, our mana pool isn''t thatrge."

    "Can''t you just meditate to solve that?" Leon frowned. "You guys can always increase your mana with status points, too, right?"

    "Yes, but it is inefficient," Hammath answered. "I heard that the people who were alive seventy years ago could increase their mana the way they wanted, but the next generations got influenced by their parent''s status. A son of a warrior would have an easy time increasing his physical-rted status, but the benefits of meditation wouldn''t be so effective. For example, people like me need to meditate for two days to obtain a single mana point. Meanwhile, I can increase my stamina five times faster¡­"

    "I see¡­" Leon said.

    It looked like mana changed people''s bodies to a gic level. Perhaps the next generations on Earth wouldn''t have that many options in terms of growth like Leon has. That was bad, but it was also good. Maybe a kid wouldn''t have much mana, but if that kid is born with a lot of health, the chances of the baby dying from diseases or of idents will decrease considerably.

    "So, you guys have bodies like that because you inherited from your parents," Leon said. "It''s all thanks to the status they had¡­ did you guys inherit skills too?"

    "Yes, I don''t know why, probably because our parents suffered a lot due to the poison, but most newborn babies are born with the Poison Resistance skill," Hammath said. "A few are born with some other skills like Strong Arms and uracy, but those are rare."

    "What did happen to the kids who aren''t born with the Poison Resistance?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "They suffer a lot, but the chances of them dying is low," Hammath answered.

    "Did their skin change too? I imagine the tone of your skin is thanks to that skill." Leon said.

    "Yes, once the skill reaches level 100, our bodies changed. It is probably because we are under the effects of poison at all times," Hammath exined. "The same applies to our upper and lower bodies once the skills Strong Arms and Strong Legs reach that level."

    "No wonder you guys have such amazing bodies¡­" Leon looked at the unconscious Ava, who had a pair of rocking tits.

    Leon tried to hide his interest, but it was kind of hard looking away from that set of boobs. She was fifteen centimeters taller than Leon, so she was a bit intimidating, but still¡­ unfortunately, the holy sword didn''t look that interested. Regardless, it looked like skills could pass level 100. Leon''s dream of learning some crazy spells by training his current ones to that point had been shattered, but it was kind of good to know that his skills could grow beyond such point.

    "To think that those guys have some skills that passed the level 100¡­ if it weren''t for the gravity trap, they probably would have killed me."

    While Leon thought that Ava suddenly got up and picked her bow, then she frowned when she saw Leon and Hammath sitting on a pile of rubble facing each other.

    "Lead the way to your camp; I will follow you guys from above since I''m already sick of this mist," Leon said.

    Ava frowned when she heard that, but Hammath quickly exined Leon''s situation. Unlike Hammath, who saw in Leon someone who could help to improve their current life, Ava saw in Leon someone dangerous who could destroy their lifestyle.

    "Don''t worry about it¡­ he isn''t like the people from the upper world." Hammath said. "He is just trying to find a way home. If we help him, he will help us as well."

    "But¡­" Ava hesitated.

    "Ava, we survived until now by ourselves, but for how long can we do that?" Hammath asked. "Just trust me, okay. I can see in his eyes that he won''t cause any harm to us."

    "¡­" Ava looked at Leon with dubious eyes.

    "Sorry, she doesn''t like strangers." Hammath forced a smile.

    "I can see that she is the smarter one of your group," Leon said.

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    Leon didn''t know why, but Hammath was acting as if he was sure that Leon wasn''t an enemy. Meanwhile, Ava didn''t drop her guard for a second. Leon didn''t have any intention of causing problems to those who could be of some use, but he also had no intention of believing in strangers so readily.

    "Well, let''s just see how things will work out¡­"

    With so little light, it was too dangerous flying around and searching for dungeons, instead of finding something, Leon could end up getting lost since it was hard to find any recognizablendmark amidst that destroyed city.

    "Come to think of it, what were you two doing when you found me?" Leon asked.

    "Hunting," Hammath said. "Our stock of meat in the camp is running low, so we decided to look for some of it."

    "There is no dungeon nearby?" Leon asked again.

    "There is," Hammath answered.

    "Can''t you guys eat the monsters'' meat?" Leon asked.

    "No," Hammath answered.

    It looked like the monsters the people from below had to deal with were mostly inorganic creatures like golems, at least that was the fact for Hammanth and his friends. Leon decided to stop asking and just see for himself. Suddenly, Hammath picked a stone knife hidden in his clothes, which were made of monster''s hide, and threw toward his right side, Leon used a gust of wind to see what he had hit, only to find a three-eyed dead rat. It was like fifty centimeters long¡­ so it had a lot of meat¡­ still¡­

    "I guess they can''t exactly choose what they eat around here¡­"

    Hammath and Ava''s clothes were made of rustic rat''s hide, even though they could speak well, with those clothes, they looked like cave dwellers. It looked like they just skinned the monsters and used some rustic sewing thread to stick the hides together.

    It was kind of a pain to fly low due to the mist, but Leon decided to do so in order to give them a hand. Using Mana Dominion, Leon could feel the presence of anything fifty meters around him. Even without seeing, Leon could use Telekinesis to catch those big rats. Although they were in a city that got destroyed decades ago, the number of those creatures was quite high.

    "Thanks for the help." Hammath smiled. "Are you hungry?"<sub> </sub>

    "Nah, I''m fine¡­" Leon said.

    Leon thought that he had a hard time on the ind, butparing his past situation to what those people were facing, he felt like he had been lucky. Eating fresh meat and delicious fruits every single day was a luxury that most people didn''t have even before the monsters invaded Earth¡­

    p Although the gravity and having to use a gust of the wind to disperse the poison mist was a pain, Leon did so because he was very interested in the rubble around. Although everything was destroyed beyond recognition, he felt like he could think of something interesting seeing the destroyed remains of a futuristic city. He had no idea when he would return to Earth, so Leon had to take most of the situation.</anda>

    "The chances of me finding technology that can be useful around here are low, but I wonder if the people above already are using electronics that use mana. It shouldn''t be difficult to learn¡­ that lizard isn''t that smart, and he produced the choppers for William, after all."

    Leon still had his railgun, but it would be great if he could create a small version since he didn''t have enough mana to use that weapon. It was powerful, but it had its limitations. Besides, using only once every twenty minutes wasn''t that convenient.

    After walking for a while, Leon saw something unexpected. It started to rain over him and the others, but much to his surprise, even the rainwater got absorbed by the mist, and the water was kind of smelly¡­

    "I don''t like this smell¡­" Leon frowned. "Come to think of it, how do you guys find water down here?"

    "We collect the water from the rain before the mist absorbs it," Hammath exined. "We know a decent spot where we can find and fill our reservoirs."

    Leon would have to see that spot to confirm it, but he was pretty sure that it was just an end of the sewers from the city above¡­ it wasn''t a good idea to drink that, even after purifying, but then again considering their Poison Resistance level, they would suffer all that much. If those guys had steel-like muscles, their intestines were probably pretty hard to upset as well¡­

    Leon had no watch, and it was kind of hard to imagine for how long they walked without seeing the sun, but after walking for what like seemed two hours, they found a massive pile of rubble. After Hammath moved a few tes of twisted metal, Leon saw a human-made hole. It looks like that was the entrance of their vige since the hole was prettyrge.

    "Ava, you should go first," Hammath said. "I need to close the entrance, and if Leon suddenly appears, the vigers may attack him."

    "¡­ Okay." Ava said.

    Instead of going down slowly, Ava jumped on the hole without care. The tunnel was quite dark, so Leon didn''t know if that was a good idea. Regardless, after Ava disappeared, he followed behind slowly and carefully. In the end, he noticed some dark crystals in the walls of that hole, the darkness was unnatural¡­ after flying down for ten meters. Leon finally saw Hammath''s vige. As expected, it wasn''t fancy, and most of the houses were made of the things the vigers scavenged from the rubble above. Still, the mist wasn''t that thick. So, Leon didn''t feel that bothered by the air around. Instead of that, he was more interested in the inhabitants of that ce. Just like Hammath and Ava, they had great physiques, and even the kids were more muscr than Leon. But they were looking at him as if he hade out from their nightmares.

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    Although Leon''s presence alone was enough to make everyone scared, Ava wasn''t doing anything to calm down her friends¡­ Instead, she was nowhere to be seen. Thanks to it, it didn''t take long for some armed individuals to appear as if they were ready to fight. Fortunately, Hammath appeared and stopped the guards before they could start a fight. Although Leon didn''t react, he was prepared to use his staff because the guards who approached looked far more dangerous than Hammath¡­ Leon concluded that after seeing their eyes. Those were the eyes that had stared at death hundreds of times.

    "Calm down, guys." Hammath put himself between the guards and Leon. "He is not an enemy¡­ that girl¡­ she can''t even obey a simple order."

    "Who is this guy, Hammath?" One of the guards asked.

    "He is a traveler¡­ from another world." Hammath answered.

    "A traveler who didn''t buy a ticket and didn''t want to travel¡­" Leon sighed and looked away.

    "He doesn''t have the mana crystal in his forehead¡­" The guard frowned. "So, the rumors are true¡­ to think one of them would survive the world above¡­"

    Being stared by eyes full of fear, curiosity, and confusion wasn''t that pleasant. Besides, Leon didn''t have time to waste. So, he stepped forward.

    "I''m in a hurry¡­" Leon said. "Where is your leader?"

    "Sorry," Hammath said. "Is grandfather busy? I want to let Leon talk to him."

    "Today''s meeting just ended." The guard said. "He is free."

    "Great, here share with everyone." Hammath passed the guard dozens of those weird rats.

    "¡­ It looks like you are on the way to be a good hunter, Hammath." The guard said. "It has been a while since I saw someone finding so much meat."

    "Ah, it was thanks to Leon," Hammath said. "Without his help, I wouldn''t have caught one-third of those. Spread the word that he helped me; it should calm down everyone''s nerves."

    Even though it was a bit rude, Leon didn???t hide his impatience. He was in a world where people have been fighting against monsters and creatures that could do all sorts of crazy things for quite a while, but he didn''t have time to be cautious. Leon had to hurry because he had no idea what could happen to Earth and his friends while he is away. He didn''t finish the job of making the survivors be allies, so if something happens¡­

    Although the vige leader''s house was big, it was just because several meetings were held there. The ce was wide, but it didn''t have anything inside of it, not even chairs. The vige leader was just sitting on the lifeless brown ground cross-legged, and his eyes were also closed. As if he was meditating¡­ Regardless, although he was supposed to be seventy years old, Hammath''s grandfather didn''t look much older than Leon. If he had to guess, Leon would say he was thirty years old. He had some scars here and there, but he had a healthyplexion. Maybe it was because they didn''t have much water, but he was bald. But that was thest thing Leon noticed, when he opened his eyes, Leon saw in his crimson eyes, the experience of a veteran of many death battles.<sub> </sub>

    "Grandfather, this is Leon," Hammath said. "A traveler from another world."

    "I can see that, Hammath." The vige leader frowned while looking at Leon. "¡­ I never thought I would see a magician after so long¡­"

    "Grandfather¡­ did something happen?" Hammath frowned too. "Why are you angry?"

    "Because you brought someone who greatly annoys me¡­" The vige leader said, still keeping eye-contact with Leon. "His mere existence annoys me."

    "Although he is a magician grandfather, he is from another world," Hammath said. "He doesn''t belong to the group who chased us to this ce."

    "He certainly isn''t from our world¡­" The vige leader said. "But magicians are all the same¡­ Harbingers of chaos and death."

    Leon didn''t like that guy''s tone, but he decided to stay quiet and hear more. After walking for a few hours, it would be a pain to leave without learning anything. Besides, if he opens his mouth, a fight would probably break out. Just like the vige leader seemed ready to pick a fight, Leon also wanted to kick the ass of someone so rude.

    "What are you going to stand there all day and hear me insult you?" The vige leader asked.

    "Just for a while," Leon answered. "Once I confirm that you are just a fool that can''t tell me anything useful and just can me your problems on others, I''m out of here."

    "Hah¡­ at least you aren''t so prideful like the fools up above." The vige leader said after smiling for a short moment. "My name is Gurr¡­ Although I don''t like people who made choices like you, I will answer a few of your questions since you helped my grandson."

    "How about answering a few more since I didn''t kill him when he tried to do the same to me?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ Hammath, it is time for your training." Gurr let out a long sigh. "I can''t believe that after all these years of training, you lost to someone who doesn''t have even half of your battle experience."

    Hammath didn''t like to hear that, but he obeyed readily, even though he was quite curious about what his grandfather and Leon would talk about it. Regardless, Leon was quite surprised when he heard that. By the look of things, The people of that vige could only use simple magic like Rage, but even without a spell to analyze his opponent''s status, Gurr could see that Leon only had a few years of battle experience.

    "Well, then¡­" Gurr looked at Leon in the eye. "I guess I should start exining why I don''t like people like you¡­ I can see that you came from a world that just experienced the beginning of assimtion, so it is only natural that you don''t know. Still, I wonder if that will even change anything¡­ you already probably set your world on the path of destruction, after all."

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    Leon frowned when he heard those words. He didn''t recall doing anything that would endanger Earth. If anything, he was working to avoid that humanity destroys itself¡­ but then again, he never thought about the. Considering that mana could make almost everything and was a source of powerful energy, he concluded that his world was safe, but its inhabitants weren''t.

    "What are you talking about?" Leon frowned.

    "Before that, tell me. When the monsters and dungeons appeared in your world?" Gurr asked.

    "Are you seriously start this conversation answering a question with another question?" Leon frowned again. "¡­ It happened almost five years ago."

    "Five years¡­ if one of the harvesters brought you here after such a short amount of time, then perhaps your world still has a chance¡­" Gurr said. "Listen¡­ mana is a source of energy like no other. It can elerate the production of food, make living beings stronger, and even prolong the life of those who have it. But there are several downsides to its use¡­ the people of your world will soon learn that."

    "What downsides?" Leon asked.

    "It will be easier to understand if I tell the history of this¡­" Gurr said, grabbed a little of the lifeless earth near him, and let it fall.

    That was called ''Miebos,'' and in theirnguage, the word meant ''grey''¡­ they called it that because a great part of that world was covered in ice. Leon didn''t have time to check, but it looked like the sun of that was quite distant from that world. That was why the temperature was low, and a long time ago, ice covered almost everything.

    Eight percent of the Miebos surface was made of water. The remaining twenty percent wasnd¡­ covered in snow. Then a group of people had an idea¡­ the idea was to create their own sun. That happened two hundred years ago, and although at that time their technology wasn''t that impressive, the inhabitants of that world managed to send to space a satellite that could collect vast amounts of sr energy. Then they used it to melt the snow of the. Although they could eat meat from the animals of their ocean, it looked like it wasn''t easy to fish in that world, since several creatures inhabited that unknown part of the world. Regardless, their n had been a sess, after getting rid of the snow, they finally obtained the chance to cultivate theirnds¡­ and thus, the age of prosperity of Miebos began.

    In one hundred and thirty years, the inhabitants of that world progressed so much that they even managed to sent a few astronauts to nearby nts and even created bases there. Science progressed to the point where parents could even decide the color of their children''s eyes¡­ but around the time the first flying cars got popr, the monsters and dungeons appeared.

    "Out of nowhere?" Leon asked. "Didn''t you guys notice anything weird that may have caused that?"

    "At that time, no." Gurr closed his eyes. "But we noticedter why those creatures and mana appeared in our world. Those appeared at the very moment we begun to run out of natural resources."

    Leon frowned when he heard that. Although some people have been discussed over thest decades that that kind of thing would soon happen on Earth, it didn''t look like that had happened five years ago. Then again¡­ Leon lived in a rich country, and his family was reasonably well-off. So, even if that kind of problem appeared in several parts of the world, it would take a while for him to notice that.<sub> </sub>

    When the monsters appeared, Gurr was a member of the police force of the capital of the world. Surprisingly, even though thend was quite vast, there was only one country, and coincidentally, the destroyed city Leon saw before was the devastated capital. Although the ce was several decades ahead in terms of technology inparison to Earth, it didn''tst more than a few days when dragons attacked.

    "So, literally, the same events happened here," Leon said. "Dragons destroyed cities, and the small fries hunted the people of this world. Earthquakes made dungeons appeared, and even more, monsters came to the."

    "Yes, the same thing happened here." Gurr nodded.

    "Did the dragons disappear after a while?" Leon asked.

    "Yes," Gurr answered.

    "Do you know why?" Leon asked.

    "No. Even the people above only have a few theories as to why they suddenly disappeared and then came back." Gurr exined. "It looks like at certain points in the history of every world. Monsters are bound to appear. Those monsters have the capacity to use mana, and thanks to it, that kind of energy bes avable to the people of the said world. And thus, a new age of evolution began¡­"

    "Well, I can see that." Leon nodded. "Mana is a source of energy way too convenient, and if the society of a world can learn how to use it without worrying about extinction, the society of that world would evolve in many aspects¡­ but why monsters appear? I can''t see them as a natural phenomenon."

    "We don''t know that yet," Gurr said. "What we do know is the fact that dragons weren''t supposed to appear alongside ordinary monsters. A sentient being would have to train for decades before one can obtain the power to kill them on their first stage. Their mana capacity was leagues above all other monsters¡­ Besides, the fact that they appeared out of nowhere without using dungeons doesn''t make any sense. Thus, we concluded that they were summoned by someone to elerate the evolution process of the world and their inhabitants."

    "Summoned? By who? The harvesters?" Leon frowned.

    "No¡­ even the harvesters don''t have the power to summon dragons even in their initial stage," Gurr said. "They were summoned by someone far more dangerous and impatient¡­ but we still don''t know who."

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    When Leon heard that, he noticed that it did make sense. Skeletons could have their equipment inside the dungeon, but outside, they had to absorb some mana for them to create those. Considering that they could destroy airnes in just a few moments and even match their speed¡­ it was evident that they were way too powerful, considering that they only appeared in a world that just obtained mana. Still¡­ Leon was a bit worried about the term ''first stage''¡­ it looked like dragons could evolve into something more fearsome.

    "Well, that does make sense¡­ the dragons I saw were only beasts that craved for destruction. They weren''t that smart, but if they be smart like humans¡­ is that dragonnewt an evolved dragon or son of one?"

    That was probably the case, that guy transported Leon to another world instead of getting rid of him. Considering his behavior, it was because he couldn''t, nor because he didn''t want it. That means the dragonnewt could only act in that world under some restrictions¡­ while the harvesters couldn''t. As for why Leon had no idea¡­ but he was pretty sure that guy was supposed to be way stronger than the harvesters.

    "I agree with you; it doesn''t make sense that dragons appear in worlds like ours so soon," Leon said. "But considering what you said, are you implying that dungeons are supposed to appear naturally in every world?"

    "Yes,s aren''t sentient beings. So it makes sense that earthquakes that create dungeons are natural phenomena. " Gurr exined. "Thes adapt itself to the energy know as mana, but since it is a very powerful source of energy, it can react in unexpected ways when it isn''t under the control of anyone. We still don''t know how, but we already know that mana can move things and people over long distances, you are living proof of that."

    "Yeah¡­ so you are saying that mana in the worlds can create ces like wormholes and connect distant worlds?" Leon frowned. "That is crazy, but¡­"

    In the end, Leon still only has a small amount of knowledge about mana¡­ it was unbelievable, but considering that he knew the existence of things that could bend time and space, it wouldn''t be weird that mana could create a secure version of that. While Leon was trying to understand the logic behind that, he noticed something¡­ he was a magician, and he used mana to do everything¡­ wasn''t he part of the problem? He used his energy to create many things, but he knew that once he uses mana, the energy wouldn''t be destroyed, it would only change its nature. Leon himself was elerating the process of evolution and if evolution was the appearance of things like harvesters¡­ then that wasn''t a good thing.

    "It seems you finally noticed¡­" Gurr said. "Magicians like you fill the world with mana and make thes be even more connected to the system. To put in simple terms¡­ you are creating the terrain to let even more powerful creatures invade your world."

    Leon felt like his head was about to explode. That was too much information for a single day¡­ and the fact that his actions somewhat could cause the doom of Earth wasn''t helping. Still, Leon had no reason to believe in the words of a stranger. However, it did make sense. It would exin why Gurr didn''t like him, and it would exin why the dragonnewt couldn''t kill him¡­<sub> </sub>

    "A fish can''t live outside the sea¡­ but if he finds a way to expand the sea, he won''t have to leave the sea." Leon said.

    "That''s a pretty urate analogy of the situation¡­" Gurr looked at Leon with stern eyes. "That''s right, even if you are powerful, you couldn''t show your strength in a world that can''t support your strength. Mana also increases the life and endurance of the worlds, after all."

    Leon bit his lips until it started to bleed¡­ if he only had noticed that mana was way too convenient sooner, he could have prevented a lot of problems Earth will face. He spread the knowledge of how to use mana, and thanks to that, the people of Earth would elerate the evolution progress of the. The human race survived the first years of assimtion, but it looked like things would be even moreplicated in a few years if they don''t stop using mana.

    "So, the only option is to stop using mana, right?" Leon asked. "I guess sealing dungeons is also an option."

    "Yes, but as you can imagine, it is impossible to stop the greed of sentient beings," Gurr said. "It is almost impossible to stop the evolution process¡­ but it can be dyed until the race of thes grows in physical strength and in numbers too. Although people also consume mana when they grow strong, the amount of energy used is small. As for the monsters'' corpses, all their energy is consumed by the."

    "Shit¡­ how many years ago the harvesters appeared?" Leon asked. "Did something else happen?"

    "They appeared twenty years ago. At the same time, the dungeons evolved, and new ones appeared." Gurr said. "It was around the time the people above started to teach telekinesis even to kids."

    Leon had no idea how many people lived in Miebos, so it was hard to know if the Earth had more or less than forty years before the harvesters could appear. By the look of things, considering that dungeons could evolve and new ones could appear, it looked like soon using mana to survive wouldn''t be an option, would be a necessity, and that only would give the chances to more powerful creatures invade Earth. Leon couldn''t let that happen by any means necessary, because if the world gets destroyed and the human race is decimated, he would be the cause.

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    People like Hammath hated the guys living in the city above because they lived underground in a ce where sunlight could barely reach. But survivors like Gurr hated them for many more reasons. Still, that wasn''t Leon''s problem, so he got up and looked at Gurr in the eye.

    "I need your map, I will return to my using the dungeons," Leon dered. "It looks like it doesn''t matter if you people use mana or not now that the harvesters are here, but you guys can''t use mana freely. So, I will do that for you as long as you give me the map."

    "Even if I wanted to trade the map for your services, which I don''t want to," Gurr smirked. "It would be useless in your hands. Like I said, the dungeons evolved, and new ones appeared. Do you know why? Because the mana on our reached a level where it could create those connections. Eventually, the mana on your will reach the same level, but for the time being, you won''t be able to use any dungeon on this to reach your goal."

    That also made sense, so Leon bit his nails in annoyance. Gurr was mocking him for his choices, but in the end, Gurr''s choices also led his people to live in that kind of ce where the food was scarce, and water wasn''t clean¡­ if Leon was a fool, Gurr wasn''t much better, and that only annoyed him even further.

    Still, Leon couldn''t afford to lose his cool. Once more, he was away from home, this time the trip back would be even longer, there was a chance that he wouldn''t even return¡­ but he couldn''t lose his cool. He had to use his head to use everything in his favor in order to reach his goal.

    "The knowledge and technology of the guys up above should be leaps and boundsrger than Earth. Maybe they can localize the position of Earth, and I will use a spaceship to return¡­ again with those crazy ideas. Even though they probably advanced in many fields even more over the course of thest seventy years, I doubt that they have that kind of technology yet."

    Leon wasn''t alone, but he felt like he was back on the ind. He couldn''t see any paths that would lead him to his goal, after all. It looked like the frustrating days of the ind returned to torment Leon.

    "I can''t wait until Earth reaches the second stage of assimtion¡­ the only thing I can do is to learn how to bend time and space¡­ even though I barely can control lightning."

    Fortunately, Leon didn''t have to feel like he was walking in a dark room. There was a way for him to learn that, instead of trying several different things hoping to discover what he wanted eventually. He just had to obtain the knowledge of the people above to find some clues or ask the harvesters. Both ns were crazy, those couldn''t even be considered to be ns, but Leon had no other options. So, he left that house without looking back.<sub> </sub>

    "Didn''t you hear me? You can''t return to your." Gurr said. "It is impossible."

    "¡­ Right now, it is indeed impossible." Leon looked back. "But not for long. I won''t let my be invaded by greedy bastards¡­ sorry for taking your time."

    After leaving the house, Leon saw Hammath training with several other people. It looked like he wanted to talk, but Leon ignored him because he was already tired of the stares of those people in that vige. Without waiting to receive permission, Leon left the underground hideout and then closed its entrance. Although Gurr was annoying, Leon didn''t felt like causing problems to those who only feared him.

    "First things first¡­ fill my stomach."

    Leon had no idea how many harvesters were trying to invade that world, but he knew one thing, their numbers weren''t supposed to be that big. Otherwise, invading worlds to get stronger wouldn''t be that efficient if thepetition was fierce. Still, if only a few were causing a problem to thousands perhaps millions of survivors of Miebos, then they were strong as hell, and Leon barely had the power to defeat the guards of a peaceful city¡­ he had to get stronger, and the fastest way was to eat dragon hearts. While Leon was toasting and eating dragon hears, he considered the things he could do to get stronger even faster.

    "My goal is to return to Earth before the second stage of assimtion begins, to do that I need to learn a simr spell that lizard used to teleport me¡­ I need the teleportation spell, but to reach Earth without knowing where in the universe it is, I will probably need a stupid amount of mana. My primary goal once again is to increase my mana¡­"

    That way of thinking was the exact thing that made Leon put Earth on its path toward destruction, but in the end, it was the only thing he could do. Dragon hearts would increase his physical strength too, but he doubted that even by eating those and training his body like a madman would grant him the power to travel between worlds by leaping. Maybe learning how to fly and increase his Ice Resistance would grant him the power to cross the outer space, but he couldn''t breathe??? Leon facepalmed¡­ his crazy ideas were returning at full force.

    "I need to find a dungeon and train to increase my mana before anything. Since using my spells against targets will make them level up faster."

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    Leon had a hard time finding a dungeon amidst that destroyed city, since there wasn''t much light and the mist was thick, he only saw one after looking for three days straight. Fortunately, while Leon was learning Magma Spear, he also learned how to multitask as well, and thanks to it, his arsenal increased.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Lance.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Lance.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    <o>,m Still, even though Leon flew in the same direction for several days, he didn''t find the end of the destroyed city. It was hard to believe, but it looked like the people of Miebos put together several cities to create the capital of the world, and the city was the size of a continent.</o>

    Regardless, Leon only found the dungeon because he heard something weird below him. When he approached, thanks to Mana Dominion, he felt the presence of something moving. That thing had a lot of mana, but it was quite small, and its shape was weird as well. Approaching without knowing his enemy was dangerous, so Leon used a gust of wind to disperse the mist for a while and then used a fireball to illuminate the ground, and then he saw it. A fifty centimeters long, grey spider.

    "What the¡­" Leon frowned.

    The size alone was weird, but the color was even weirder. Still, the spider foolishly jumped to attack Leon''s fireball. However, instead of burning itself, the damn thing absorbed the fire in an instant. Thanks to that, he saw clearly what that thing was.

    " A mechanical spider¡­ no wonder its presence it''s so weird."

    It was a robot in the shape of a spider, it was weird, but Leon attacked the thing anyway. But much to Leon''s surprise, the mechanical spider dodged Leon''s Ice Bullet with ease¡­

    "It can move pretty fast despite being a robot and even under the effects of powerful gravity¡­ I guess this is the type of monster Hammath mentioned that couldn''t be eaten."<sub> </sub>

    It was astonishing, but Leon confirmed that after using the gravity ring to slow down the spider and using several Ice Bullets to destroy it. After noticing the mana of the robot had dispersed, Leon used the telekinesis ring to grab the robot.

    "Wow¡­ it''s very heavy. Despite its size, it is as heavy as my steel spears¡­ this metal¡­ it looks like it isn''t the same material the choppers William received from that lizards. Its legs are razor sharp¡­ this thing can''t use magic, but its legs can easily cut a human in half."

    It was weird considering that thing was using mana to move, but it even had a circuit board. However, Leon could barely see the circuits. Those were so small that it was kind of hard to believe that the hands of a sentient being had built those¡­ most likely, it had been created by another robot. Soon, Leon found the cave where those mechanical spiders wereing from¡­

    "So the monsters I will see if I reach the other world will be only robots? Things were getting crazier¡­"

    Leon recalled that he wanted to try to help Sarah and replicate that weird metal, but he didn''t have time to do so. He also recalled that he didn''t have many difficulties destroying the des of those choppers¡­ so the metal itself wasn''t the source of the robot''s durability, it was the same inside them, Leon confirmed that after hitting the mechanical spiders that were leaving the dungeon.

    "Electric attacks would be the best weapon against them¡­ but I only have lightning¡­ I guess it''s time to learn the basic electric spells."

    Although his spells added with gravity ring were enough to destroy the mechanical spiders, Leon had to use a lot of mana. As someone who wanted to be efficient in everything he does, Leon couldn''t keep doing that forever. Besides, electric attacks had a fascinating effect, they could paralyze the targets as long as the projectile is strong enough, and in enemy territory, Leon needed such a weapon.

    "Come to think of it¡­ if the dungeons evolved, did the shop evolved too?"

    Leon had a stupid amount of coins, and he would be silly in not using them to speed up his progress. So, he decided to check the shop. Unfortunately, once he got too close, several mechanical spiders left the dungeon to attack him. The damn things couldn''t fly, by they could jump at a fearsome speed.

    "Let''s see how those little bastards handle water¡­"

    Leon created a pool of water and used it to block the entrance of the dungeon. Once the mechanical spiders entered the water, they didn''t break as Leon had expected¡­ Well, that was alien technology, so it was only obvious that those robots were waterproof. Still, they lost their mobility, and Leon could control them somewhat since the whole water was under his control. Damaging them was impossible, but Leon used that opportunity to ess the dungeon shop.

    Unlike the things on the Earth, the shop didn''t change all that much every second¡­ it looked like the people of Miebos decided to ignore the monsters that wereing from the dungeons and focused only on the harvesters. Still, the variety of things Leon could buy there was phenomenal. Leon could even buy tomes that would teach him Earth Maniption and the like¡­ he even found a railgun being sold there. The price was ten million coins¡­ it was stupid, but it could be bought.

    Unfortunately, the only weapons avable weren''t much better than his current weapons. Even the essories were leagues behind the ones Leon gave to his friends. That was a letdown, but in the end, Leon was fine with that. It wasn''t a good idea to rely too much on powerful weapons. A powerful weapon wouldn''t bring him back home. He needed to increase his strength for that to happen.

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    In the end, Leon only bought thousands of potions to help with his training. He recalled that his skeletons could use Thunder Arrows, but he couldn''t imagine them being faster than the mechanical spiders. He had to learn that himself.

    "The most efficient way to do things here is to learn new spells and use them to obtain free status¡­ Still, only electric attacks will give me the chance to attack the spiders before they cut me to pieces."

    It would be great if Leon could control his electric projectiles and cause damage over time, but to do that, he would have to touch them¡­ and electrocute himself in the process. Paralyze himself on the battlefield was out of the question, so Leon could only learn the active version of those attacks. His ultimate goal for the next few days was to cause a dungeon break and level up his skills as much as possible. But until Leon learns at least one electric attack that doesn''t consume so much of his mana, that was just a crazy idea.

    "Well¡­ let??s start with the basics."

    In the blink of an eye, Leon created a wind bullet. After that, he tried to strengthen the projectile. Much to his surprise, a Thunder Bullet soon appeared, but since its power wasn''t his on control yet, Leon got electrocuted, and the spell dispersed.

    "Ouch!" Leon said while his right hand was trembling.

    Just a small spark hit Leon''s arm, but since the difference of his intelligence and mentality was high, he lost twenty percent of his health, and his arm got paralyzed for five seconds.

    "Holy crap, this is dangerous¡­"

    No wonder it was so hard to control, the energy behind even the small thunder bullet was stupidly high. Still, Leon could clearly see the potential of that kind of attack. Besides, even though it wasn''t his intention, he also would train his Thunder Resistance.

    "Still¡­ I don''t remember being able to create electricity so easily on the ind¡­ is it because my intelligence is higher now?"

    It was hard to recall. The four years Leon stayed on the ind, he did nothing but practice his magic. Inparison, Leon did a lot of things in thest months, so he was having difficulties confirming that. Regardless, even though the spell was the size of a bullet, Leon had to practice his control for one week and the speed of the projection of the spell for another week.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Bullet.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    "I spent two weeks to learn a spell that it would take a few hours to master if it were made of earth¡­"

    Leon couldn''t help but sigh, even though his intelligence and control increased a lot, it looked like he wasn''t that talented¡­ despite the fact that everyone thought that he was a pretty good mage. In any case, Leon felt that he just lost time during those two weeks since he could have learned several other spells, practiced them, and obtained dozen of free status points.

    While Leon was thinking of that, he felt something approaching from behind. It couldn''t belong to the mechanic spiders, the dungeon was dozens of meters ahead of Leon, after all. Still¡­ soon Leon recognized the presences that were approaching since they were walking as if they were in their backyard. They were Ava and Hammath.

    "¡­ What are you guys doing here?" Leon sighed.

    "Hey, it has been a while," Hammath said. "We have been sent to investigate this dungeon¡­ since we didn''t find any spiders approaching our vige over thest week. But I can see now why we didn''t find them."

    It wasn''t a good idea to show his back to anyone, but since he kept Mana Armor activated 24/7, Leon did so. Although he had no bad feelings whatsoever to the people of that world, Leon didn''t have any good feelings toward them either. If anything, it was better to ignore them and keep doing his own thing, if Leon involves himself too much with the people of that world, he could end up postponing his return to Earth.

    "Sorry for before, Leon," Hammath said. "Grandfather didn''t want to be that rude, but he can''t control his feeling when he sees a mage, because the people up above used so much mana and made everything change twenty years ago. The new monsters killed my parents¡­ that is why he mes anyone who uses mana indiscriminately."

    "I don''t need your apologies, and you don''t have to apologize to me," Leon said. "Rather, I think it is weird that you don''t hate me like your grandfather."

    "I was too small when my parents died¡­" Hammath said. "Although I don''t like to live down here and I dislike the people that live above us, I can''t hate them, since hate alone won''t change anything."

    Leon wondered if he would feel the same in fifteen years, a few months have passed since he discovered about the death of his parents and he still wanted to hunt down the bastard who caused their deaths. ording to Gurr, the appearance of monsters, dungeons, and mana was like a natural phenomenon, but dragons weren''t. So, Leon felt even more eager to kill whoever summoned the dragons.

    It was a pity what happened to Hammath''s parents, but Leon didn''t waste much time thinking about it. He had too many problems in his hand to care about the problems of others. In any case, a mechanical spider appeared, and Leon finally had the chance to test his new spell and test something else. So, without a hint of hesitation, he fired a Thunder Bullet.

    Although Leon still had to use gravity ring to slow down the creatures, the result of the impact had been much better than expected. The mechanical spider trembled for several seconds until the paralyzes effect wore off. It didn''t cause damage, but it left the monsterpletely defenseless¡­ it was a sess.

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    "Wow¡­ to stop the creature for such a long time¡­" Hammath said, impressed.

    "¡­ Why didn''t you kill it?" Ava frowned.

    "It was just a test¡­ and the test is not over." Leon answered.

    Once again, the mechanical spider got hit and started to tremble while the electric current was still active. Leon approached and covered the creature with a thinyer of earth. After opening a small hole in theyer and receiving some shocks, Leon activated Seal. Much to his surprise, the skill worked, and he transferred the mana to his staff.

    Steel Staff III (Neutral)

    It grants you the Strength + 30, Endurance + 30

    It wasn''t bad, but¡­ it wasn''t good either. It looked like the mechanical spiders had no elemental capabilities, and that exined the status ''neutral.'' The creature used mana to keep itself working; it didn''t use to attack, after all.

    "I thought the effects would be better considering that those robots are the monsters of what supposed to be in an evolved dungeon¡­ I guess it is a waste of time to use Seal on them since those effects are ridiculous, and I can''t sell the weapons on the dungeon shop¡­"

    Then Leon had an idea. He looked behind and saw Hammath wondering what Leon just did and Ava, who was still looking at him suspiciously. Then, Leon tossed the staff to Hammath.

    "Do you want it?" Leon asked.

    "¡­Yes." Hammath said after noticing his growth in status.

    "Give me five hundred coins, and it is yours," Leon said.

    Hammath offered a handshake without thinking twice, and then he transferred the five hundred coins. It wasn''t a half-bad trade considering that Leon only spent less than a minute to create the staff and a few seconds to use Seal.

    "Mmm¡­ maybe the difference of an evolved dungeon and a non-evolved one are the bosses¡­ those mechanical spiders certainly are stronger than most monsters, but I can''t imagine them being stronger than earth dragons."

    Maybe it was because he now could almost stop enemies entirely using telekinesis and gravity, but Leon couldn''t feel the real danger of those creatures. Regardless, now that the test was over, it was about time to see the boss of that dungeon. Leon was also curious about the world those creatures came from. If it were a world without people, then it would be a waste of time to search there, but if there are people, maybe Leon could find a way to return to Earth. However, much to his surprise, Leon heard Ava''s voice.

    "Hey¡­ I want one too." Ava said.

    "Five hundred coins." Leon said."

    Ava offered a handshake and then transferred the coins, but soon Leon sighed and regretted a little.

    "I want a bow that increases my speed and dexterity," Ava said.

    It would take a while to find that¡­ even though Leon could create bows in a minute, the effects Seal would add to a weapon were random¡­ fortunately, on the third try, Leon got the bow she wanted.

    Steel Bow III (Neutral)

    It grants you the Speed + 30, Dexterity + 30

    It wasn''t worth the hassle carry the other bows, so Leon used Mana-Eater and destroyed them. Unless he obtains a bow that grants him the power to shot Thunder Arrows, he had no reason to use it. Regardless, when Leon stepped forward and bought a few more thousand potions, he was stopped this time by Hammath when he was about to enter the dungeon.

    "Are you going alone?"Hammath asked.

    "Don''t even try, dude," Leon said. "Don''t follow me, I don''t want to involve myself with you guys any further, and I don''t want to be chased by the people of your vige if something happens."<sub> </sub>

    "We are full-fledged warriors of our vige," Hammath exined. "Even if we die, no one would me you since we died inbat."

    "Say that to your hot-blooded grandfather, who was having a hard time controlling his anger not to punch me," Leon said. "If you die, he will have the excuse to attack me, and I don''t have time to waste with him. So, don''t bother me, all right?"

    Before entering the dungeon, Leon created a thick staff. It was shorter than the staff he sold to Hammath, but it was almost two times as thick. Leon would use that to smash the mechanical spiders.

    After taking a few steps and facing the first mechanical spiders inside that space, Leon finally noticed why those creatures trembled so much and for so long. It looked like the electric discharge messed with their circuits and nullified the effects of the mana on the metal. Leon noticed that when his staff smashed the mechanical spider almost without any resistance.

    "Mana truly gives them the capacity to move and also increase their defenses¡­ but since they are machines, they don''t handle electricity well."

    That was kind of a letdown. Still¡­ if mana could make that metal more durable, Leon concluded that making weapons using that as a basis could be a good way to produce pretty decent weapons. If the metal could be more resilient, the more mana it has, if the same principles could be applied to weapons¡­

    Health: 121+

    Mana: 2169 +

    Stamina: 111 +

    Strength: 96+

    Dexterity: 39 +

    Speed: 80 +

    Intelligence: 340 +

    Endurance: 102 +

    Control: 122 +

    Mentality: 119 +

    Luck: 25 +

    Recovery: 642 +

    Willpower: 99 +

    Coins: 61298745

    Status: 0

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Wind Maniption Lv 37, Wind Transformation Lv 37, Wind Creation Lv 34, Earth Punch Lv 07, Ice Punch Lv 07, Fire Punch Lv 07, Wind Punch Lv 07, Mana Eater Lv 23, Mana Dominion Lv 32, Cure Burns Lv 13, Heal Lv 16, Regeneration Lv 11, Earth Lance Lv 07, Ice Lance Lv 07, Thunder Bullet Lv 01,

    Passive Skills: uracy Lv 33, Cook Lv 39, Poison Resistance Lv 36, Sleep Resistance Lv 30, Thunder Resistance Lv 18, Gravity Resistance Lv 12,

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    After making a mental note of trying to replicate the metal the choppers were made of, Leon moved forward. Fortunately, that was a dungeon that didn''t have many bifurcations. So, Leon only had to explore the ce for a few hours before he could find the boss room. He could have reached much sooner if he had used some potions, but he didn''t it.

    Although the mechanical spiders made Leon recall real spiders, the boss of that dungeon didn''t make Leon remember anything. It was a robot, but it didn''t have the shape of an animal, it was not humanoid either. That thing had several des on the top of its body as if that were the des of a chopper. It also had a rectangr shape being four meters tall and one and a half wide. There were nor arms or legs. In its ce, Leon saw several silver guns, and he quite sure those guns wouldn''t shot ordinary bullets¡­ but what grabbed Leon''s attention was a hole in the center of that robot. Leon couldn''t see anything inside that hole, it was dark for some reason, even though the entire dungeon was well-lit¡­

    "That looks like a problem." Leon murmured.

    "It certainly looks," Hammath said. "It is the first time I have seen the boss of this dungeon¡­"

    Before he even turned around, Leon facepalmed¡­ Hammath and Ava were supposed to be around twenty years old, but it looked like their mentality was of someone who was eleven or twelve. It kind of makes sense, considering that people could live more thanks to mana. Still, that was hard to ept since Hammath had the built of the terminator¡­Truth to be told, Leon felt their presence, but he didn''t want to believe that those two would approach that much even after his warnings.

    "You guys already did what you wanted to do, right?" Leon asked. "Now, get out of here before I give your grandfather one reason to hunt me."

    "Can''t we watch you fight?" Hammath asked.

    "Do you think I''m here to have some fun?" Leon asked. "I don''t know even know if I can take down that thing, and you want to let you watch?"

    "If you give me a shield, we can make ourselves useful," Hammath said. "A few arrows also would help Ava in causing some damage."

    A vein started to throb in Leon''s forehead¡­ it looked like he was arguing with an unreasonable brat. Still, that wasn''t a half-bad idea. If someone could draw the monster''s attention now and then, he would have many more chances to attack, but that also was too risky. Mostly because Hammath and Ava could die and Gurr would me Leon, but also because Hammath was being too friendly and surviving a battle against a powerful enemy would only make him more troublesome.

    "If you let us help, we will tell you the location of the next nearest dungeon," Hammath said.

    "Why do you guys want to fight that thing so badly?" Leon asked.

    "Because we want to get stronger," Hammath exined. "It can''t be helped, but our people already epted that we would live the rest of our lives here. I can understand the feelings of those like my grandfather, who has been fighting for so long, but I cannot ept this lifestyle forever, and I have to try at least to make things better."

    "Here we go again¡­" Ava sighed.

    "You say that Ava, but I know that you are already sick of this ce," Hammath said. "Though you are most sick of the water since it tastes weird and the food since you are a glutton."<sub> </sub>

    "Shut up." Ava looked away.

    Leon sighed¡­ even though those two had the appearances of people who have been fighting for so long, in some aspects, they were just children. By the look of things, they never went to the surface, so they dreamed about living in the city above. Leon was aware that kids have difficulty epting certain things that adults ept as a matter of fact, but Leon could rte to that. In fact, he was fully aware that he was a ''you don''t know until you try'' person. Still, it was too risky to fight alongside them against an enemy of unknown skills.

    "This kind of thing wouldn''t be a problem if I could analyze my enemies¡­ the problem is, Analysis only works on things I touch, and I definitely can''t touch a living boss."

    Leon wondered if calling that thing a living boss made any sense¡­ anyway, Leon, now more than never, felt like he needed to learn the updated version of Analysis. Still, he didn''t notice any changes even after concentrating a massive amount of mana in his eyes. Just that wasn''t enough.

    "What are you doing?" Avan frowned when she noticed that Leon was moving his eyes suspiciously.

    Leon ignored her and focused on the task ahead. ording to the experiences he had so far, he was pretty sure there was a trigger to learn that kind of skill. He wouldn''t have to practice two weeks to learn that, so he wasn''t in a hurry.

    In any case, the skill Leon was looking for was supposed to be extremely convenient. But considering his past experiences and the things Leon learned recently, he knew that not everything could be so convenient. So, that skill probably had some serious demerits. As long as Leon discover those, he would discover the things he had to do in order to activate the skill.

    Leon had to try several different things before he could finally learn the skill. Unfortunately, the result wasn''t like he had expected.

    <o>,m Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Appraisal.</o>

    Cost: 10 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Ava

    To activate the skill, Leon had to concentrate mana on his brain and eyes at the same time. But it looked like the level of the skill determined how much information he could obtain from a target, and he could only use Appraisal on things that were within the range of Mana Dominion.

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    "I guess I need to practice and make it more useful," Leon said.

    "Practice what?" Hammath frowned.

    Hammath couldn''t help but feel confused. After all, Leon stayed quiet for one hour, and when he finally said something, his words didn''t make any sense. Regardless, even though it was a pain keep using such a boring skill, Leon used it and spent his mana without remorse to level up Appraisal. Still, only after one hour and drinking several mana potions, Leon felt satisfied with the progress of the skill.

    Ava

    Health: 752/752

    Mana: 15/15

    Stamina: 712/712

    Active Skills: Concentrated Shot Lv 61

    Passive Skills: Poison Resistance Lv 111

    Hammath

    Health: 988/988

    Mana: 15/15

    Stamina: 909/909

    Active Skills: Pierce Lv 69

    Passive Skills: Poison Resistance Lv 115

    It looked like the more information the target has, the higher level Appraisal would have to be to show that information. Leon could approach and use the skill on the boss, but once he does that, the battle would inevitably start. Most humans or living beings couldn''t feel Leon''s Mana Dominions, but he was pretty sure a robot would feel it if he gets too close.

    "I guess the safest way to start the fight is to charge the railgun and use it to cause as much damage as possible¡­ but that would be way too convenient, and my goal isn''t to defeat the boss¡­ I need to get stronger."

    In the end, Leon had no reason to let Hammath and Ava fight alongside him. He could give them a hand, but he couldn''t let them get on the way of his goal, and one of the easiest ways to obtain free status points was using his skills on bosses.

    "Sorry, but you guys will have just to watch me fight," Leon dered. "But if you two help me from the sidelines, I can give you another magic item for free."

    "¡­ What do we have to do?" Ava frowned.

    "Just throw mana potions at me," Leon answered. "That will suffice."

    Leon created a cart and then drop the contents of hundreds of mana potions inside of it. After that, he created two steel buckets¡­ Hammath and Ava frowned when they noticed that Leon wasn''t joking.

    "Wait, we can help more than that!" Hammath protested.

    "Yeah, I know." Leon looked away. "But I don''t need your help. If you want to get stronger, I can give you a hand, but the boss is mine alone."<sub> </sub>

    Fighting against bosses was the quicked way to level up skills, so Leon was a bit unreasonable trying to monopolize that advantage. But he couldn''t care less about such a thing. He couldn''t afford to waste time worrying about that kind of thing. He had and intended to use any means necessary to return to Earth as soon as possible.

    "Fine¡­ but how do you n to help us?" Hammath asked.

    "I can create the weapons you guys want to practice, or I can use magic to level up your resistances," Leon said. "It is your choice. Still, if you choose the second option, it will be painful. I can heal your wounds, but it won''t be something pleasant for you guys. Besides, I will only do so until we reach the next dungeon."

    It wasn''t a bad deal, so Hammath and Ava readily epted the offer. Although Leon assured them that they wouldn''t die, they chose the weapons¡­ but first, they had to defeat the boss.

    "Don''t get away from me, okay?" Leon asked. "Just stay close and use the mana potions on me."

    "How are we going to proceed?" Ava asked.

    "We will just face the boss normally," Leon answered. "You will see¡­"

    It wasmon knowledge that facing a boss without causing massive amounts of damage in a preemptive strike was suicide. So, Hammath and Ava couldn''t help but regret that they chose to follow a madman. Still, their opinions changed when they entered the final part of the dungeon, and the boss attacked Leon. Hammath and Ava imagined that Leon would be exploded in pieces, and then they would be the next to die, but nothing happened. Although they heard the sound of the boss firing something, they didn''t see the object, but they heard the sound of something blocking the projectile.

    LQH-999

    Health: ---/---

    Mana: 8995/9000

    Stamina: ---/---

    Active Skills: Mana Bullet Lv 80 Mana Beam Lv 60

    Passive Skills: Auto-Repair Lv 50

    "I guess it doesn''t have health and stamina because it is a robot¡­ but to think I would finally find the invisible attack I wanted to learn here¡­"

    Although Leon was looking at that status screen, he didn''t waste too much time thinking about it. He started to fire Thunder Bullets to stop the damn thing from shooting the invisible Mana Bullets. Although Leon''s mana was decreasing at the same time the boss was spending mana to attack, he didn''t want to fight for hours.

    Thunder Bullet started to level up like crazy, and little by little, its effects over the robot were bing stronger. Still, the machine barely stopped for half a second after getting hit by one of those.

    "The power and level of Thunder Bullet were too low to use it against a boss¡­ maybe this will get messy."

    Thunder Bullet didn''t cause damage, so Leon had to use his staff, but considering that he only made one, he wondered if that was enough. Still, little by little, his thick staff was damaging the boss. At some point, the boss stopped attacking and used its mana to repair itself.

    "Good for me¡­ it can''t do two things at the same time."

    That being said, the robot could barely repair itself since Thunder Bullets were continually interrupting the process¡­ the thing was just wasting its mana. Meanwhile, Hammath and Ava were constantly making Leon''s mana recover. Still, things changed when Leon clearly saw mana bing visible in the dark hole that was located in the center of the boss. Even his Thunder Bullets couldn''t stop it. The machine finally noticed that it couldn''t defeat Leon without using its trump card.

    "Here ites¡­" Leon murmured.

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    Leon didn''t have many good memories of being attacked by non-elemental attacks. Mana Bullets couldn''t even make him feel nervous since he had Mana Shield¡­ but Mana Beam made him recall the time he got shot by a railgun. Still¡­ at that time, he got attacked by a projectile that had the power of three thousand points of mana, but he survived. Since then, his skills increased, and he got stronger, so Leon was confident that he would survive this time without losing a limb¡­ probably.

    Mana Beam mmed against Leon''s Mana Shield, and the entire dungeon trembled. Once again, Hammath and Ava waited for the world after death, thanks to it, they stopped making Leon recover his mana.

    "Don''t stop!" Leon shouted. "It''s not over yet."

    Hammath and Ava recovered themselves, and Leon used Appraisal again. It was hard topare, but it looked like that attack was more or less thirty percent weaker than the full-powered railgun shot.

    LQH-999

    Health: ---/---

    Mana: 4125/9000

    Stamina: ---/---

    Active Skills: Mana Bullet Lv 80 Mana Beam Lv 60

    Passive Skills: Auto-Repair Lv 50

    "Although that special attack is good to finish off enemies, it isn''t that efficient against mages that have a lot of mana."

    The boss used two thousand points of mana, but Leon only lost fifteen hundred points of his own mana. But it was a bit too soon to celebrate¡­ there was a chance that the boss could use all its mana to self-destruct and cause massive amounts of damage. Fortunately, for some reason, probably because its system overheated after using that attack, the boss didn''t use Mana Beam again. In the end, after a few minutes, the robot just stopped moving like a masterless puppet.

    "No loot this time, huh." Leon looked away after confirming that the boss didn''t drop anything.

    "It''s finally over?" Hammath asked. "Phew¡­ I never felt so scared before."

    "I wish your grandfather could hear this." Ava approached the fallen boss and started to kick it. "Mages sure have convenient skills. I can''t imagine even our leader defeating such a monster without moving from a single spot."<sub> </sub>

    Leon started to imagine the strength of someone who has been fighting against monsters and training his body over the course of seven decades¡­ and he couldn''t help but imagine a super-man-like living being. Leon even started to wonder if he wasn''t getting too careless as ofte. After all, he said some harsh things to Gurr as well. Although Leon had an advantage as long as he keeps his distance, Gurr certainly has more tricks upon his sleeve and much more battle experience.

    "¡­ Anyway, I''m going to check the other world." Leon dered. "I''m serious this time. If you follow me, I will cancel our deal."

    Like always, there was a purple crystal at the end of the dungeon, and Leon touched it while preparing himself to act if something unexpected happens on the other side. After touching it, soon, Leon started to regret that. Putting the numerous bosses, Leon could see around aside; he was more interested and worried about the situation of that world. Leon felt the temperature of his body increasing because the weather in that ce was much higher than in any ce he had ever been. Not only that, but the air was also stagnated, and the smell of things rotting was everywhere.

    "The heck is this¡­"

    Leon appeared in the middle of a metal city; despite that, he could see pieces of metal and trash in all directions. He was even on the top of a pile of organic garbage that was incredibly unpleasant, and the texture made him recall a slime¡­ a dark slime. At first, Leon thought he was in an abandoned city where the living beings of that world used to throw their trash, but he changed his mind when he saw himself surrounded by skyscrapers¡­ that wasn''t something he would see in an abandoned city. Besides, some robots were still building some facilities.

    "Everything is made of metal¡­ it is as if robots created everything and intend to keep growing their empire."

    Leon didn''t see a living soul in the distance, he had to confirm that, but he didn''t have time. Still, he was pretty sure that it was a world that AI took control over everything and eliminated the intelligent race or races that lived in that world. That ce didn''t have the climate to sustain the life of ordinary living beings¡­ Regardless, Leon returned because he was about to be attacked dozens of those bosses.

    "What a scary ce¡­ it made me recall the Terminator world." Leon murmured.

    "Who is the Terminator?" Hammath frowned.

    "¡­ Someone who you will never meet." Leon sighed. "Lead the way to the next dungeon, once we get there, you will receive your rewards."

    Leon managed to level up his Thunder Bullet and Staff Mastery a lot while fighting the robot boss, but he still could train them against the mechanical spiders. However, he didn''t feel like it because he already had the means to defeat them with ease. Although Leon needed free status points, he also required battle experience. Raw power wasn''t the only thing he would need against the beings that were threatening that world.

    "My first option is to obtain knowledge on the city above, but I will also need power and morebat experience to return to that ce, obtain what I want, and escape alive."

    That was Leon''s n, but it looked like things wouldn''t go as smoothly as he wanted. Once Leon, Hammath, and Ava left the dungeon, they saw Gurr and four other men waiting for them, and by the look of Gurr''s face, he didn''te to say hi.

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    "Hammath, Ava¡­ return to the vige¡­ now." Gurr ordered.

    "Grandfather, this isn''t what you are thinking," Hammath said. "We followed Leon. He didn''t make us enter the dungeon. He ordered us to stay behind."

    "I didn''te here because of that." Gurr dered. "I came here because it looks like he doesn''t care about the problems he may cause and keep on using mana indiscriminately."

    "I see¡­" Leon closed his eyes and massaged his eyebrows. "We can''t help each other, but it looks like you don''t have any intention of overlooking my actions either. You don''t look that old, but I guess your brain aged¡­ it doesn''t make any difference if I use mana or not. Many in the city above have even more mana than me, and they keep using¡­ why don''t you try to stop them?"

    "I can''t stop them; they are too numerous¡­" Gurr said. "But I can stop you and dy the evolution process of this world. If I dy it, even for a single minute, I''m fine with it."

    "¡­Whatever," Leon sighed. "This will be a good session of training¡­ but remember, I didn''t start the fight. So, don''tinter about what will happen to your body once you die¡­ I will give you a hint about what will happen. You will be an undead minion¡­"

    "Despicable¡­ you even have that kind of spell." Gurr looked at Leon, disgusted.

    Gurr still wanted to fight, even after hearing that, then there was no reason to keep talking. So, Leon started to create his sharpest and most powerful Steel Spear. He wondered what would be the best method, turn Gurr into a zombie, or Seal his soul into one of his weapons.

    "¡­ I guess, soon, I will be a truly disgusting person."

    If Leon was considering doing that so a living being that closely resembled a human, he noticed that he was on a dangerous path¡­ Still, he couldn''t afford to spare the life of someone who wanted to kill him.

    Leon wanted to create five spears to deal with those five warriors, but before he could even finish the first, Gurr attacked. As expected, the difference in years of fighting was too big¡­ Leon didn''t even see Gurr moving. He just saw him hitting against Mana Shield. Gurr''s spear was blocked before it could even get close to Leon, but his target was clear¡­ it was Leon''s heart. A single attack made Leon lose fifty points of his mana, and it decreased a little more when the others attacked with their respective weapons, which were two swords and two hammers.

    "Mana Shield¡­"Gurr said, annoyed.

    "So you do know¡­ I guess I will y with you for a while." Leon said.

    Leon still had some mana potions inside his magic box, so he decided to make good use of them. Gurr and his friends were, without a doubt, the most powerful enemy Leon had ever fought. He couldn''t even see him moving, after all. So, to win, Leon would have to use his brain. Besides, staying like that for a while wasn''t a bad idea.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Shield has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Shield has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Shield has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Thanks for the help. I really wanted to level up this skill a few more times." Leon smirked. " Can you keep that pace until it reaches level thirty?"

    "Tch." Gurr bit his lips in annoyance.

    Despite saying that, Leon had to use mana potions like there was no tomorrow. Still, little by little, he was putting his n in action. Leon couldn''t see those five moving, but whenever they attacked the Mana Shield, Leon added some earth on their legs without letting them notice.

    Although Leon''s status grew a lot in thest few days, the only moment he could act was when their attacksnded. Thanks to that, he had to wait for a few moments and used almost all his potions before he could do anything. Still, the preparations had been made, and when the time came, Leon cut off their legs by sharpening the earth.

    "Ugh¡­ how¡­ with just this amount of earth¡­" Gurr fell and saw the clean-cut on his left leg.

    "Grandfather! Stop it, Leon!" Hammath shouted.

    "No can do¡­ I can understand why they don''t want to help me, and I don''t care about that." Leon approached. "However, things change when they want to stop me from returning home."

    While Leon was wasting time talking, Gurr and the four warriors got up. He didn''t know how, but they managed to slow down the bleeding. Since the cut had been so clean, they grabbed their foot, and they were obviously hoping to reattach them. Still, Leon wouldn''t wait for that. Now that they lost their mobility, Leon could attack them freely.

    Leon used the remaining mana potions to fill his mana. He would need his mana full in order to finish them off using Magma Spear. Even without their mobility, they were too dangerous, and it wasn''t a good idea to approach them.

    Before Leon could even aim, Hammath and Ava put themselves in front of Gurr and the others. Their weapons were on their hands, but they didn''t intend to use them to attack, they would use to block whatever Leon shots at them.

    "This is enough." Ava red at Leon.

    "Please, Leon¡­ don''t be an enemy." Hammath said. "Prove that you are different from those who locked us in this ce."

    "¡­ I don''t have to prove anything to any of you." Leon said. "¡­ But I will stop here. Remember, I could have killed all of you, but I didn''t, however, if you try to screw with me again. I will let a big chunk of that city fall on your vige."

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    After giving his warning and leaving that area, Leon let out a long sigh. He was too stressed¡­ it was all because Leon knew it would take years before he could return to Earth. Once again, he would have to work hard for years day and night to return to where his family and friends are.

    "I don''t have time, nor the leisure to let the blood rush to my head¡­ calm down, Leon. Focus."

    Once again, Leon would have to search for a dungeon blindly. Still, it was better than traveling with strangers. Besides, he was already used to staying alone. It was easy to concentrate alone, anyway.

    It took Leon a few days, but he eventually found the next dungeon after reaching the territory of a new type of monster¡­ golems, again. However, those were the evolved version of the previous golems. They couldn''t change the body to all the four elements like the bosses Leon faced back on Earth, but their bodies weren''t only made of earth, water, wind, and fire either. They were made of ice, magma, steel, and thunder.

    "They look more dangerous than that boss¡­ still, I guess this is a good opportunity to train my elemental resistances."

    It would be painful and very dangerous, but Leon knew that he had to make some sacrifices in order to avoid problems down the road. Besides, even though they were far stronger than the ordinary golems and probably had the same level of power as the boss, Leon faced, he still could counter-attack using their weaknesses. To stop a golem made of magma, ice would do the job and so on¡­

    "Still¡­ I wonder what kind of they came from. It is the same world that it was connected to Earth? Gurr said that twos couldn''t stay connected if they are in two different stages of the assimtion... but I have to check that."

    Although Leon didn''t even think about the boss of that ce, he was already wondering about their world¡­ it was a bit imprudent, but it couldn''t be helped given the situation.

    Like the golems Leon faced before, those were slow. However, their attacks were far stronger and faster¡­ Leon felt shivers when he faced a thunder golem and tried to block a Thunder Lance with an earth wall¡­ only to see his defense getpletely destroyed. He stopped the magic projectile, but the debris hit him. To make things worse, the power behind thence warmed the stones to the point where Leon suffered some burns where he got hit.

    "Why the hell did I give that thing the chance to attack first?"

    Before recovering from his injuries, Leon created five earth walls and made them two times thicker than the first. Thanks to that, he managed to block the attacks of the thunder golem. Leon used those blocks to smash the golem into pieces, but much to his surprise. The creature moved so fast when it noticed that Leon was trying to lock it, that it looked like it had teleported. However, it didn''t move to get closer. It moved to escape from the attack. Not only that, but the thunder golem also stopped moving and didn''t attack for a few seconds.

    "I guess it can use the thunder in its body to increase its movement speed¡­ but that is risky, and it can''t be used frequently."

    Before the thunder golem could recover itself, Leon shot an Earth Lance. The attack hit the core of the golem''s body, which was the only solid thing Leon could hit. Despite that, he barely caused damage.

    Thunder Golem

    Health: 1030/1150

    Mana: 1850/1900<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 440/440

    Active Skills: Thunder Lance Lv 50

    Passive Skills: Thunder Absorption Lv 100

    Those opponents were many times more difficult than mechanical spiders¡­ perhaps they were the true monsters of the second stage of assimtion. Regardless, Leon discovered the electric attacks would also heal the creature, but he didn''t intend to do that anyway.

    There was no time to waste, and Leon wanted to make a magical weapon out of that golem, so he didn''t hold back on the use of his mana. Once again, Leon tried to smash the golem using his earth walls, but the creature moved at an unbelievable speed again. Still, Leon already had a good idea where the golem wouldnd. So, without wasting a single moment, he created the earth and sent toward the creature covering its whole body. Turned the earth into steel would be the quickest way to kill the thing, but Leon would suffer a lot if he does that. So, Leon justpressed the earth and slowly smashed the creature.

    "I guess using the inverse element to kill them like this is also an option¡­"

    Before the thunder golem''s core could be destroyed, Leon created a spear and then activated Seal to steal the monster''s spirit. The shock almost made him give up but endured because he was pretty sure that magic weapon would be pretty nice, and he was right.

    Steel Spear IV (Thunder)

    It grants you the skill Thunder sh Lv 30. Speed + 40, Strength + 40.

    This weapon causes thirty percent more damage to water and ice-rted targets.

    Although the status and the new skill weren''t half bad since the spear could shot a wave of electricity in the shape of a crescent moon, Leon was more interested in using a weapon like that like he uses his own spears.

    "Mmm?"

    Still, much to his surprise, Leon couldn''t control it as he wanted¡­ it was an immense letdown, but after a while, Leon understood why he couldn''t use his new spear like that.

    "I can''t transfer my mana to the weapon because the weapon already has mana in it¡­ it is a magic weapon, after all." Leon sighed, disappointed.

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    In the end, Leon had to give up on creating several spears of the same element to attack the golems who had an elemental weakness against that said element¡­ but only for a while. It wasn''t exactly the way he wanted to control them, but by putting his earth around the weapon, he could control it as if he has infused his mana or as if he was using telekinesis. Of course, the power and speed behind his attacks weren''t the same, but it would help Leon to conserve his mana until he reaches the dungeon and buys more potions. In his current state, he could barely defeat three golems without running out of mana.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I thought I would be able to train my resistances, but¡­ I was too na?ve. It looks like I''m a ss cannon much frailer than I thought¡­"

    If thunder golems didn''t like to approach their enemies since they would be easy targets once they use their high-speed movement skill, magma golems were the inverse. They wanted to get close, and Leon could barely endure the heat they transmitted when they were ten meters away. Things were getting better little by little thanks to the dragon hearts, but soon they would end, and Leon would return to his predicament. He was in a world in which the monsters were more dangerous than the ones on Earth, after all.

    Still, if covering their bodies with water and freezing it to kill them wasn''t good enough, Leon had his Ice Pirs to do the trick¡­ that being said, the mana he saved using those skills was small.

    "This is annoying since I can''t advance like always¡­ but I can see this is a good ce to train my spells."

    Although the steel golems were the most resilient ones, they didn''t cause many problems to Leon. He could block their projectiles with his staff and causing damage to them was pretty simple, Leon just had to create a fireball of the same size and wait for them to melt. Still, that wasn''t nearly enough. He was training all his skills rted to maniption, transformation, and creation, but since those were already at high levels, he wasn''t obtaining that many free status points.

    "I need to create more spells and practice them¡­ the problem is, the more options I have, the less time I will be able to train each of them. I can easily imagine myself facing a troublesome enemy and not having the means to defeat it because I choose quantity over quality. What a pain¡­"

    Truth to be told, Leon knew that he could easily solve the problem of dealing with the golems, he just has to create amulets and rings that increase the power of his elemental attacks. But that wasn''t solving the problem. It was just doing a half-assed job. The same thing could be applied to his current actions; strengthening himself wasn''t only increasing his mana and intelligence¡­ Leon needed powerful spells to make his status shine.

    "In the end, I can''t just choose either of the options¡­"

    To avoid that kind of trouble, Leon could buy tomes in the store of simple spells. However, since their cooldowns were longer than the spells Leon learned himself, it was hard to train¡­ he had to wait between uses. Besides, Leon would literally spend coins to buy spells he would never use inbat since those spells were way less efficient.

    "I need to learn some sort of time magic¡­ that way, I will increase the speed of my training, and I will learn new spells faster. I will also have more time to practice the same spells and put them at decent levels."<sub> </sub>

    That was already in the list of Leon''s goals, but just everything else in that list, Leon had no idea how to learn the principles of such magic. Maybe finding some clues of teleportation magic in the city above was impossible, but Leon was hoping that things were different about things like time-magic and support-magic.

    Anyway, to speed up things a little bit and to save some coins, Leon decided to make magic items and use them to restore his manater. He was still hoping that all his problems would be magically solved the very moment a teleportation tome appears on the dungeon shop, and to buy it. Leon would need a lot more coins. Besides, there was always a small chance that Leon would hit the jackpot and create a magic item that could bepared to the rings he gave to his friends¡­ one could only hope.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Lance.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Lance.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    A few days passed while Leon camping nearby the elemental golems'' dungeon, Leon was diligently leveling up his skills, but he also tried to learn new ones. Although he didn''t create any magic item that could satisfy his standards, things were going well until he started to feel some difort.

    "Am I sick or something?"

    Leon''s current lifestyle couldn''t be considered healthy. He was only eating meat and drinking water he could produce. Besides, several weeks had passed since he had seen sunlight. Adding to all that the poisoned mist that was always covering that destroyed city, it wasn''t that surprising that Leon could get sick. Still, he felt like the origin of the difort wasn''t because of the environment or because of his circumstances¡­ his instincts were telling him that he was being watched.

    "I guess despite being a mage, that kind of sense can grow naturally, even without being considered a skill by the system. Four years alone on that ind changed me in many ways that I didn''t notice¡­"

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    "¡­ I can''t sense anything inside Mana Dominion¡­ so, whatever is observing me is a good hunter¡­ a survivor of this."

    Leon couldn''t help but sigh¡­ it looked like Gurr didn''t learn his lesson and sent someone to keep an eye on Leon. Maybe he wanted to learn more about Leon could do and create a n to kill him¡­ that was a bit too extreme considering that Leon certainly wasn''t the source of his misfortune. Still, Leon was aware that sentient living beings tend to avoid being reasonable at the necessary moments.

    Anyway, Leon could only wait until Gurr and his warriors do whatever they want. Although he could try to attack whoever was watching him, Leon was pretty sure he wouldn''t seed. He wasn''t fast enough, not even when flying. So, Leon just continued to do his own thing.

    However, much to his surprise, after a few minutes, Leon felt the presence of five people approaching. Leon prepared himself to fight, but those people were approaching as if they weren''t wary of Leon. Soon, he saw them, and their weapons were on their backs, not on their hands.

    "Greetings traveler," A random redhead warrior said. "My name is Eadmund, and I wish to talk with you."

    "¡­ If Gurr sent you, you should go away. I don''t have time to waste with you guys." Leon said.

    Leon frowned when he heard the guy called Eadmund. His courteous demeanor was way too suspicious. He had to reason to be so polite when Leon cut off the feet of the vige leader and other warriors.

    "You already met Gurr?" Eadmund frowned. "I can imagine he treated you pretty badly¡­ We are from different viges, so we have different beliefs. It looks like you don''t want to meet him ever again, but I assure you that we mean no harm and only wish to negotiate."

    "You wanted to negotiate now because you already know a few things I can do?" Leon asked.

    "Sorry, it is not an everyday urrence to find a traveler from another world." Eadmund slightly bowed his head. "I''m sure you can understand why we were cautious."

    "Yeah, I can¡­ but what I don''t understand is why you guys want to negotiate with me." Leon said. "I''m a mage, I''m not from the city above, but I''m certainly the type of person who made people like you suffer a lot."

    "So, you heard about Gurr''s story¡­" Eadmund looked sharply at Leon. "Although I do hate the people living above us, I don''t have any reason to hate you. Unlike Gurr, I don''t think that the use of mana is a bad thing per se."<sub> </sub>

    "How can you think that after decided to follow the path where you don''t have to rely on mana all that much?" Leon frowned.

    "Even if we have different preferences in terms of fighting style, it doesn''t mean we have to be enemies." Eadmund said. "Unlike Gurr, I''m not of the belief that mages only bring chaos and death¡­ do you know why?"

    "How am I supposed to know?" Leon shrugged.

    "You should know because you are part of the reason."Eadmund said.

    Leon frowned¡­ it looked like that guy was trying to mess with him and make Leon drop his guard saying random and convenient things. Still, Leon couldn''t see any malice in his brown eyes, not even in the eyes of the other warriors. It was a bit too early to trust in his instincts blindly, but Leon decided to trust them at that moment¡­ mostly because his Mana Shield was activated and ready to be used.

    "You look confused, but once you think about it, you will understand my reasoning," Eadmund said. "You know why you are here, right? Your presence was inconvenient in your world, at least to the being who brought you here. If you are a mage, I can imagine that you have been brought here because you spread your knowledge¡­ don''t you think that is weird? Why would the being who summoned you to this ce act like that when you did such a convenient thing for him?"

    Leon opened his eyes widely because, just like Gurr''s words, that guy''s exnation also made sense. By spreading the knowledge of how to use mana, Leon would elerate the process of assimtion of Earth¡­ eventually, that would give the chances to the harvesters to go to Earth. So, why that lizard brought him to another world¡­ Leon already knew that answer. It was because his actions were unfavorable to him. The question was¡­ were his actions unfavorable to harvesters?

    "Do you think the people in the city above don''t deserve to pay for their actions?" Leon asked.

    "I believe they deserve to pay for locking us down here because we wanted to do things in a different way." Eadmund answered. "I don''t think they deserve the me of causing our to reach the second stage of assimtion. At this very moment, they are fighting against the harvesters, after all. We lost many of our people when the second stage began, but even if that happened a few yearster, nothing would have changed. The event itself didn''t cause the deaths. Many died because we didn''t consider that new monsters could appear.??

    Leon nodded, they lowered their guard after they be used to the dangers of the new world¡­ theirck of preparation was what caused the deaths. Still, despite everything, Leon didn''t feel all that surprised that someone would think differently of Gurr. By the look of things, Eadmund was the leader of another vige and wanted to make use of Leon''s skills, unlike Gurr, who didn''t want to see even his shadow.

    Although Leon didn''t thank him, Leon felt for a while the need to thank Eadmund. There was a chance that he was lying, but he got rid of the weight that Leon had on his shoulders. Nothing could confirm that his actions didn''t doom Earth, but now Leon at least wasn''t sure that he condemned his.

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    "¡­ You want magic items, right?" Leon asked.

    "Indeed¡­ other items that may increase our powers and grant us some effects would help us a lot." Eadmund said. "The thing is¡­ what do you want? We can give you a roof to rest, but as you can imagine, it''s not muchfortable. We have food and water, but you have both, right?"

    "I want information," Leon answered. "Give me the location of all dungeons nearby and theyout of the city above. I want to know where is kept all the magical knowledge the people above learned over the years. I also want to know where the guards usually stay at night and the routes to avoid them¡­ give me that information, and I will give magic items even to the kids of your vige."

    "¡­ You certainly are an interesting person," Eadmund smiled a bit surprised. "No wonder a powerful being decided to summon you to another world¡­ Well, we don''t have the information you want, but we can obtain it. We just need a few months."

    "Months?" Leon frowned.

    "Yes. Although you want a lot of information, you will need even more." Eadmund exined. "We certainly can discover the best routes for you to use and which building you will find the knowledge you want. However, only that isn''t enough. Since you won''t just find the magical knowledge lying around in an open book, you will need some keycards to have ess to the building and the machines in which the knowledge is kept."

    "That is true¡­" Leon sighed.

    "So, we will have to monitor some possible targets to steal what we need." Eadmund added. "Anyway, it seems you are in the middle of your training, so you can keep doing that until we got the information you want. However, it would be a good idea to follow us in our vige. It seems you can stay awake for more than a few days straight, but instead of resting here when you need, you should go to the vige."

    Leon nodded, it was hard to be sure if he could trust Eadmund and his people, but he was quite sure he would rest with more ease under a roof where the poison mist is the thinner. So, he decided to follow him to learn the location of their vige and do half of the deal.

    Just like Gurr''s vige, Eadmund''smunity was underground and hidden in a massive pile of rubble. The poor-looking houses looked exactly the same to him¡­ since there was no reason to build more homes than the number of families that lived there, Leon would have to use Eadmund''s house to rest. But before that, he gave him enough magic weapons to arm half of the vige. He still had many more weapons and other items stored on the magic box, but he wouldn''t arm all the people of that ce before they do their part of the deal. Besides, it was dangerous¡­

    "I will give the other half once you give me the information I want." Leon dered.

    "Understood," Eadmund said.

    Although Eadmund''s policy dramatically influences the people of that vige, some still looked at Leon as if he was a weird creature. It was a pain to feel those stares, so Leon only returned to that vige to rest and nothing more.

    After a few days, Leon discovered that Eadmund and the other warriors only found him because they noticed a decrease in the elemental golems'' poption. It looked like that thing was bound to happen whenever he was training his spells near dungeons.

    Regardless, thanks to Leon''s presence, the warriors who patrolled and fought against the golems to protect the vige from being discovered, finally had some room to breathe since the battle against them wasn''t easy. But instead of taking a few days off, Eadmund sent them to obtain the information Leon wanted.

    Meanwhile, Leon himself didn''t leave the area around the elemental golems'' dungeon, even though Eadmund already gave him the location of several dungeons. But since they were too far away and the golems were still hard to beat, he decided to stay there, making good use of his spells that countered those creatures, and at the same time, he leveled up his elemental resistances.

    Health: 139+

    Mana: 2344 +

    Stamina: 133 +<sub> </sub>

    Strength: 111+

    Dexterity: 55 +

    Speed: 101 +

    Intelligence: 402 +

    Endurance: 116 +

    Control: 136 +

    Mentality: 139 +

    Luck: 35 +

    Recovery: 676 +

    Willpower: 109 +

    Coins: 62354152

    Status: 0

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Maniption Lv 64, Water Maniption Lv 39, Wind Maniption Lv 38, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 38, Earth Transformation Lv 41, Water Transformation Lv 31, Wind Transformation Lv 38, Fire Transformation Lv 35, Earth Creation Lv 44, Water Creation Lv 39, Wind Creation Lv 35, Fire Creation Lv 38

    Frost Lance Lv 9, Water Bullet Lv 14, Ice Bullet Lv 13, Wind Bullet Lv 13, Fire Bullet Lv 22, Earth Bullet Lv 12, Mana Reinforcement Lv 35, Ice Arrow Lv 13, Earth Arrow Lv 12, Wind Arrow Lv 12, Earth Punch Lv 12, Ice Punch Lv 12, Fire Punch Lv 12, Wind Punch Lv 12, Mana Eater Lv 25, Mana Armor Lv 26, Mana Shield Lv 21, Mana Dominion Lv 34, Cure Burns Lv 15, Heal Lv 18, Regeneration Lv 14, Seal Lv 38,

    Earth Lance Lv 11, Ice Lance Lv 11, Thunder Bullet Lv 11, Appraisal Lv 08, Wind Lance Lv 11, Fire Lance lv 11,

    Passive Skills: Perception Lv 12, Pain Resistance Lv 27, Fire Resistance Lv 25, uracy Lv 33, Craft Lv 62, Archery Lv 11, Cook Lv 40, Poison Resistance Lv 36, Martial Arts Lv 1, Spearmanship Lv 57, Staffmanship Lv 14, Ax Mastery Lv 12, Hammer Mastery Lv 12, Whip Mastery Lv 12, Sleep Resistance Lv 29, Thunder Resistance Lv 20, Earth Resistance Lv 08, Gravity Resistance Lv 17

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    Two months passed since Eadmung contacted Leon and three since he came to that world. Nothing happened while Leon was waiting for the information he wanted, Eadmund knew that Leon didn''t like to waste time with idle-chat, so he didn''t say anything to him aside from the usual greetings. The people of the vige got used to Leon''s presence, but since he always focused on his training, no one approached him to talk either.

    "I can finally see the botton of my stock of dragon hearts¡­ it is a pity that I won''t be able to keep increasing my status just eating, but I''m d¡­ because I''m sick of this meat."

    Everyone likes pizza, but no one could endure eating pizza ten times a day for three months¡­ Dragon hearts were also tasty, but Leon felt that after eating so much the same thing for so long, that grass would be even tastier because his stomach was desperate for a change.

    Anyway, after resting for a while in the vige, Leon was readying himself to continue his training routine when he saw those four guys who were with Eadmund the first time Leon saw him. It looked like they finally obtained the information necessary for Leon¡­ but Leon decided to wait for them to give their report to Eadmund. After a while, Eadmund finally called him, but he was making aplicated expression.

    "What''s wrong?" Leon asked.

    "I think we have a solid n for you." Eadmund rubbed his chin. "However, there a few problems."

    "It would be weird if you guys didn''t find any problem." Leon shrugged. "Just tell me them."

    "First of all¡­ the people above upgraded the security of some ces." Eadmund sighed. "To ess those ces, you will need a keycard, but also a gic identification of someone who esses that ce. The security system can confirm if the people are alive or not¡­ so you will have to take a hostage and use that person while keeping her alive."

    "I imagine you have a list of targets that I can use for that," Leon said.

    "Yes??? the problem is, almost all of them are troublesome opponents." Eadmund said. "I can sense that you got stronger over the past months, and while I think you can defeat a few of them, I don''t think you can do it in a¡­ quiet way."

    Leon nodded; in the end, the only skills he could use without making much noise were Telekinesis and Gravity because those couldn''t be seen, and they could only be felt when their effects were already on use. If Leon tries to use a magic projectile, he was quite sure most people in the city above would react because they also probably had Mana Dominion. In the worst-case scenario, they would even block the projectile using Mana Armor or Mana Shield. Although those spells could weaken Telekinesis and Gravity, it couldn''t nullify them.

    "The building you are looking for is the magical research center, a ce where numerous experiments are held every day." Eadmund exined. "As you can imagine, only recognized researchers and soldiers could enter and leave the ce whenever they wanted because of their vast amounts of mana. All citizens can assess the information on some types of magic, but the ones you are probably looking for aren''t. To make matters worse, if you take any device with you to inside the building, the security system will lock the ce for several hours, and only the director of the ce can unlock the building after that."<sub> </sub>

    "What more?" Leon asked.

    "... What I mean is, every single guard, researcher, and soldier who works there, has a vast amount of magical knowledge and mana." Eadmund said. "You won''t be able to knock them out. Besides, they will notice your presence the moment you approach. After a while, we finally found a suitable target. The problem is, while she is weak in terms of offensive magic, she has Telepathy, and it is at a high-level. The director uses her to organize the files of the building and to pass information to the frontlines."

    "I see¡­ so I have to find a way to make my presence disappear and find another way to stop her Telepathy." Leon said.

    "That is right¡­" Eadmund sighed. "I''m almost sure the people of magical research center already found a way to nullity some skills like Telepathy, but¡­"

    "It is well-hidden inside the building¡­" Leon added. "Well, maybe I should kidnap her and obtain the information I want."

    "That is not possible." Eadmund shook his head. "While she has ess to the files and passes messages to the frontline with vital information about the magic that can help them, they erase her memory after she leaves the building. So, she doesn''t remember anything she does inside the building."

    "That is¡­" Leon frowned.

    "You can''t expect much reason from the people above," Eadmund said. "Those people chased us out to this ce without flinching because we didn''t want to follow their path, after all."

    Leon sighed¡­ once again, he found that he needed new skills. He had already imagined that he would need some skill that would cancel the effects of magic and mana that was on his list of things he intended to learn at some point in time. But, then again¡­ he had no idea how to do that.

    "¡­ I just leveled up all my spells past level ten, and I was thinking of learning new ones¡­ but I guess I will have to stop everything and focus on learning how to nullify magic. What a pain¡­"

    As if learning wasn''t troublesome enough, Leon was fully aware that he would have to learn a spell that would nullify all magic effects within a certain radius. He didn''t learn a single Area of Effect spell yet, and he would start learning one that would cancel his advantage as a mage¡­

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    Leon was pretty sure that it was a waste of time, but he decided to check the dungeon shop for an item or tome that could have simr effects to the magic that could cancel magic... As expected, he found nothing. Although many used that feature since it was very convenient, the only thing convenient for Leon was the fact that he could buy infinity mana potions.

    "Now what?" Leon massaged his eyebrows.

    A magic item that could seal the mana within a radius couldn''t be bought on the dungeon shop, but Leon was pretty sure that thing actually exists¡­ somewhere in the universe. Anyway, since it was a magic item, it would use mana to stop mana from working the way it was supposed to be.

    "I guess using mana; I will have to create a space which cut off the connection between everything around me and the outside world."

    That was easier said than done, but luckily, Leon knew the perfect way to test if he was trying the right methods¡­ he just had to dissipate the poison mist and the increased gravity using his mana alone. Since it was too dangerous to practice that kind of magic near a dungeon, Leon returned to the surroundings of Eadmund''s vige.

    Sitting on the ground while doing nothing but staring at the poison mist, Leon received someone dubious staresing from the warriors who patrolled the surroundings. Still, they didn''t waste their time asking Leon what he was doing, and he did the same ignoring them.

    "¡­ I guess the magic to cancel the mana of an area is a variation of Mana Dominion. Using Mana Dominion, I can feel the energy of the ambient and of anyone who tries to approach¡­ so, do I have to use the boundaries of the barrier thicker to obtain that effect?"

    That wasn''t probably the case. If Leon does that, his mana would only be easily noticeable. It looked like just creating a dense barrier wasn''t the answer¡­ but what about it the inverse? Monsters could notice Leon''s Mana Dominion, and that meant his mana was too thick¡­ even though that skill barely consumes mana.

    "¡­Me and my habit of thinking in grand scales from the very beginning¡­ I have to start with baby steps."

    Leon discovered that he had to learn two things, create a barrier to stop anyone inside from using mana, and at the same time, the said barrier can''t be noticed by anyone nearby¡­ easier said than done. Anyway, there was no point inining, so Leon started to test a variety of things.

    Maybe it was because Leon was getting more used and skilled using mana, or perhaps it was because the dragon hearts increase his intelligence a lot. Either way, Leon soon made some progress. Mana Shield and Mana Armor couldn''t stop the poison mist from little by little damaging Leon''s body, but after practicing and strengthening his Mana Shield, Leon obtained the stronger version of the same spell.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Barrier.

    Cost: 10 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "¡­ It can stop the poison from approaching me, but since it can stop a poisonous mist, it also prevents that oxygen enters¡­"

    Leon sighed, it was a skill that could stop some strong poison air from approaching him, but for several reasons, it could only be used for a short time. Mana Armor and Mana Shield can''t be seen, but they can be felt. But Mana Barrier showed a semi-transparent wall around Leon¡­ it wouldn''t be useful to infiltrate the magical research center¡­

    The next thing Leon tried was to make his mana dissipate the mana inside the poison mist. Unfortunately, just using his mana offensively wasn''t enough to do that. So, he tried to focus his mana inside the Mana Shield to do that¡­ However, he only made the mist move, not to dissipate. He couldn''t control gaseous substances like that¡­

    "What about using gravity? Hammath said that gravity was made to keep the people down here from going to the city above, but Gurr''s warriors managed to go there¡­ Did the guys above underestimated their physical growth?"

    Either way, it didn''t matter. Leon noticed that perhaps the gravity was used to keep the poison down below to weaken the survivors and kill any monster here, but it doesn''t work on golems and mechanical spiders¡­

    Leon was getting sidetracked, he shook those thoughts out of his head and tried to use gravity to control the mist. That was even harder then he thought it would be because the mist wasn''t a single object¡­ it took Leon several days before he could control gravity and telekinesis to make the mist stay in a single ce. Fortunately, he affirmed the theory that he could control the mist to some extent without affecting his body. However, it wasn''t an efficient method since his rings consumed a lot of mana.

    Using his mana, Leon tried to emte that effect. However, it wasn''t easy to control the flow of things inside Mana Shield. However, after a few more tries, Leon discovered a way to do that. Instead of controlling the mana of a single area, he focused his senses to control all the mana of Mana Shield. That was even more difficult, but Leon found a trick to do that¡­ he just has to make the mana on the boundaries of the Mana Shield move to the epicenter of the skill¡­ where Leon was. That was a sess. Little by little, the poison mist began to reunite in a single space¡­ that made Leon feel sick since the poison was concentrated around him. But since that was just the first stage of his next skill, he endured that. He needed to keep practicing that until he manages to control his mana and make the mist stay where he wants.

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    After discovering that Leon could control the mana, which wasn''t his, inside the Mana Shield, he was one step closer to nullify the mana within a specific ce. The problem was, the mana within the poison mist still could be felt, and Leon couldn''t make the Mana Shield thinner to make it untraceable. He also needed to make his own mana untraceable, but that problem would solve itself once Leon finds a way to get rid of the mana within the poison mist.

    "Let''s see¡­ shall I use Mana-Eater?"

    Although the poison mist inside Mana Shield had be a dense, small sphere of poison that had the size of a marble, Leon still managed to absorb its mana. However, that itself didn''t solve the problem. If he could use Mana-Eater to eat every single bit of mana inside the Mana Shield every moment, perhaps that could work¡­ but he couldn''t.

    "This is so incredibly annoying¡­"

    After a long sigh, Leon resumed his practice. He didn''t recallining all that much when he was on the ind. Perhaps, heined a lot at the beginning, but after a while, he got used to the no-end practice¡­ it looked like he needed to get used to it again.

    "I guess my aplishments after I left the while made me be ax person¡­ I failed sometimes, but I guess I seeded more, and that was why I feel so annoyed right now."

    Learning offensive spells was so easy, that even if Leon had to practice for one week straight, he couldn''t feel bothered by it, because he already knew the things he had to do. Although learning new things always made Leon feel proud of himself, the process before the sess would always get on his nerves.

    While Leon was practicing to make the poison mist inside of the Mana Shield reunite in a single ce that wasn''t near him, he noticed one thing. All the mana around him, which wasn''t his, had also being absorbed by the mist. That was how the fog could keep itself working non-stop, but it wasn''t the mist that made the ambient mana¡­ Leon''s mana did.

    "I knew it¡­ maybe if I learn how the poison mist spell works, I can apply the same principle to Mana Shield and absorb the mana of the environment¡­ but first things first. I need to destroy it since I can''t absorb it, yet."

    In the end, Leon learned and recalled on the most annoying way the firstw of Thermodynamics¡­ '' energy is always conserved; it cannot be created or destroyed.'' In essence, energy can be converted from one form into another. Mana was a source of energy so that it couldn''t be destroyed¡­ he only learned that trying for one month.

    "I should have done push-ups on the ind instead of practicing magic¡­ I''m too dumb to be called a magician."

    While Leon felt like he wanted to bury his head on the ground to hide his embarrassment, he felt someone approaching. It was Eadmund.

    "It looks like you are having a hard time learning that¡­" Eadmund said. "It doesn''t surprise me. I''m pretty sure the people above didn''t even learn such skill and never will since that would cancel their magic advantage.."<sub> </sub>

    "Well, it''s not the first time I''m having a hard time learning something," Leon said. "By the way, how do you know that? I thought that kind of information was a military secret."

    "You are right, but even if they hide that information, rumors on the battlefield spread fast." Eadmund said. "We have ears and eyes on the frontline, and their job is to see what kind of new tricks the people up above learned."

    "I''m guessing you guys don''t have any idea if they can hide their mana," Leon said.

    "Yes, we absolutely have no idea." Eadmund said.

    That was withing Leon''s expectations, so he didn''t feel bothered by it. Anyway, Eadmund left since his presence prevented Leon from concentrating. Still, that brief pause made Leon clear his mind enough for him to notice that he was trying to aplish something impossible. Create a zone where mana couldn''t be used and keep that same zone from being seen was too much too ask for¡­ at least using mana alone or with Leon''s current knowledge.

    "If I can''t nullify, then I will just have to disguise it¡­"

    p Leon couldn''t keep training for another month to learn a single spell. His status was increasing thanks to the dragon hearts, but his other skills stopped growing. In the end, Leon decided to give up on the idea of canceling his target''s Telepathy. If she tries to use it, Leon will notice if he uses Appraisal, and if she uses it, then he would have to kill her and try another day.</anda>

    "I''m pretty sure I can''t make my mana emte the mana of another person¡­ at least not for the time being a not for long periods. So, my best option is to make my magic presence be like the ambient mana¡­"

    Although it wasn''t easy to emte, it was easy to understand. Leon just had to decrease his magic presence¡­ there were two ways of doing that, keep using his mana and let the mana bar almost empty, or he could ''calm down'' the mana in his body. After two more weeks trying to do that, Leon finally learned the skill, but there was a problem. He couldn''t use any other spell active like Mana Dominion and Mana Shield. So, if someone discovers him by chance, he wouldn''t be able to notice, and he would be totally unprotected.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Concealment.

    Cost: 10 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    "Are you sure you want to go using only that skill?" Eadmund frowned. "I can barely feel your presence now since you leveled up the skill, but there are several better trackers than me on the city up above. Most of them work on the boundaries of the city, but¡­"

    ? "It can''t be helped. I don''t think I''m powerful enough to learn a more advanced technique." Leon said. "Anyway, I will take my chances today, but if I fail, I will try again in a few months. I just want to do something more concrete to make me feel that I am truly putting my life at risk to return home as soon as possible."

    "I see¡­ Well, it is your choice, and you already did your part of the bargain for us." Eadmund said. "Although I don''t think you will need any back-up since the path you will have to take is pretty straight-forward, four of my warriors will go with you in case something happens."

    Although Leon wanted to refuse the help, he didn''t because he would need some eyes to keep watching things around him. Without Mana Dominion, he would invade a vital facility of the city above¡­ all in all, it was like he would invade enemy territory blindfolded.

    "Just one piece of advice¡­" Eadmund looked at Leon in the eyes as if he was about to say something significant. "Don''t kill the hostage¡­ in the world above, the level of your mana pretty much determines how influential or rich you can be. That girl isn''t either since she has close to none offensive skills, but she is the granddaughter of the most important man in the world. They don''t live together because he created a world where the weak can''t stay close to the strong¡­ but maybe he will do something unexpected if she dies."

    Leon sighed and facepalmed, the woman he would have to use to ess the research center wasn''t just an ordinary employee¡­ so, if he goes too far threatening her, even if Leon doesn''t kill her, he may end up being chased in the world below by some dangerous individuals.

    "I will try to be persuasive, but not too vicious." Leon dered.

    Leon and the four warriors who worked for Eadmund headed toward one of the numerous metallic pirs that supported the city above. As if their numbers weren''t massive enough, they were colossal and were three hundred meters tall and fifty meters wide. Leon had no reason to check those so far, but he almost had an unpleasant surprise when he tried to touch it. Leon almost got electrocuted to death, and he only stopped because he saw hundreds of three-eyed rats'' skeletons nearby. He wished that those four guys have warned him, but when he looked behind, he saw them wearing some thick gloves made of leather to avoid the electric discharge.

    Although with their physical strength, climbing that would be something easy and fast even considering the gravity, Leon decided to speed up things a little more by creating some earth tforms and made them reach the end of the pir. There he found a massive pipe¡­ it was one of many that the city above used to dispose of their trash. The smell was so strong that Leon almost passed out. It looked like Poison Resistance couldn''t protect him from strong smells.

    Although it was weird to see that kind of thing since it would lead to a manhole and then the city above, Leon confirmed that it had been built to stop invaders from the world below. Several thick railings prevented anyone from using the pipe as a path. However, since they had been created decades ago and no one repaired them, over time, they became weaker, and the survivors like Eadmund managed to destroy them.<sub> </sub>

    Soon they found a manhole, but instead of using that, they walked for several hours and used a random one, but soon Leon understood why.

    "If they get caught, they cannot let the people above discover where their people are¡­ in the end, the massive city was also a problem for the people living on it."

    It was hard to be sure, but once Leon left the maintenance hole, he felt like it was around midnight. The city waspletely silent, and the only light that illuminated the city was the light of a bright blue moon. It was a weird color, but it was enough to let people walk around without worrying about getting lost or hit something along the way.

    "Don''t make much noise," A random warrior said. "Although their numbers are not big, a few guards are patrolling the city."

    Leon nodded, and after that, he followed those guys from behind. To avoid any mistake, he wanted to use some earth to fly, but soon he gave up. Once he does that, Mana Concealment would be canceled. Regardless, Leon and the others were smelling thanks to the sewers, so he started to wonder if they would be able to infiltrate anything without being noticed¡­

    Soon Leon forgot about that when he saw that massive building, the research center didn''t have many floors, but it looked like some floors wererge than the others because of the experiments they did there. Leon started to wonder if that ce hadn''t monitored cameras¡­ either way, it was a bitte to worry about that. Besides, if that were the case, Eadmund would have stopped him.

    Leon and the four others observed the research center for a few minutes hidden in a dark alley until they found the target leaving the building. Although it was dark and she was like two hundred meters away, Leon clearly could see her appearance¡­ maybe the status changed him in unexpected ways¡­ Regardless, she was blond and had green eyes, so she kind of reminded Leon of Gis, but she was short like everyone Leon saw in that city. Not only that, but she also looked like she was exhausted and pretty dispirited.

    "Oh boy¡­ it looks like I will have to use a depressed kid as a hostage¡­"

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    Unlike the people down below, the people of that city looked like middle schoolers, so it was hard to say that she was a kid. It probably wasn''t, but Leon couldn''t help but feel like he was about to bully a kid who was bullied like every day.

    "I don''t have time to think about this kind of thing¡­ I will use any means necessary to return home."

    The four warriors spread around the area to keep an eye on things around the research center. No experiments were being held at night, but in case someone unexpected approaches, it was their job to find a way and inform Leon.

    Although Leon had zero stealth skills, he managed to approach the girl quite easily and without being noticed by anyone and even her. Maybe it was because she walked with her head down and sighing every moment, but it was hard to be sure. Every single building around was closed, and not a single living soul could be seen. Eventually, she felt something smelly, but before she could turn around, Leon grabbed her and pressed a steel spear against her neck.

    "Scream, and you will die, say anything, and you will die. Use telepathy, and I will make your head roll." Leon murmured.

    The poor girl trembled like a leaf, and Leon felt like he just threatened a ten-year-old kid. She had the same height as Amanda when Leon left home to study overseas, so he felt incredibly guilty by doing that.

    "Please don''t kill me," The girl said while she let tears flow. "My grandfather won''t give you a single coin for my life, but please don''t kill me¡­ I''m too young to die."

    "I told you not to say anything¡­" Leon said, annoyed. "Don''t say anything unless I ask something, do you understand?"

    "Yes¡­" The girl said.

    "You will turn around and guide me to the archives room at the research center," Leon said. "You won''t do anything suspicious and won''t try to stall for time. If you do that, I will let you go. Did you understand?"

    "Yes, yes¡­" The girl said.

    "Before that, tell me a route where we can avoid guards," Leon said. "I know that they erase your memories, but they only do that after you leave your post, right?"

    "Y-yes¡­ but I will only be able to ess the archive room in eight hours." The girl said. "My ess to that room is limited, and if I force my entrance on that ce¡­"<sub> </sub>

    "Shit¡­ whatever, just guide me to the room." Leon clicked his tongue. " I will do the rest."

    "Please, release me once we arrive there." The girl said.

    "Sorry, but no can do," Leon said.

    "Work hard, and you will be able to keep your head on the ce and even escape from being punished," Leon said. "Now walk and don''t try anything funny. If you do, my spear will pierce your head."

    Leon stayed a few steps behind the girl. Although the people in the city were short and they kind of an advanced civilization, Leon didn''t notice them wearing weird clothes. For some reason, even though people all over the world would mostly use clothes created using monsters'' skin, that girl was using clothes that looked like it had been made of cotton¡­ that being said, it wouldn''t be weird if they have a monster in that world where they could obtain a simr material.

    Although the girl left the building from a prettyrge and well-illuminated part of the building, it looked like that wasn''t the main-entrance only low-level employees used that. Anyway, Leon didn''t see anyone or anything that resembled a camera nearby. Still, his heart was beating like crazy. That kind of action was a first to him, so he couldn''t help but feel very nervous. He was defenseless in enemy territory after all.

    The interior of the research building made Leon recall of one of those five stars hotels back on Earth. Even the entrance used by simple employees was pretty impressive and tidy¡­ Leon saw the interior because some walls were made of ss, a very thick ss. Just like Eadmund said, the girl used a keycard, and a weird machine analyzed her DNA after collecting a small bit of her blood. Her legs trembled as if the world were shaking, and Leon could see the sweat dripping from her hands. Still¡­ both of them sighed in relief when the entrance opened.

    However, Leon felt like his heart got stuck in his throat when he heard some excited voices nearby. Leon held his spear even stronger, but nothing happened. He listened to the voice again and finally noticed that it belonged to the voice of someone who was celebrating something.

    "¡­ Who does that voice belong too? Why is he shouting like that?" Leon asked.

    "I-it belongs to one of the guards¡­ they are probably watching some footage of the frontline." The girl answered.

    Leon frowned when he heard that most leaders of countries wouldn''t reveal the actions of their soldiers on the battlefield since that could bring some serious problemster. But once Leon considered that the people of that world were fighting against the harvesters, which were invaders of another world, revealing that kind of footage could work as propaganda to recruit more soldiers. Not only that, now that people could use all types of magic, but most sports and ways of entertainment would also be boring¡­ but a battle against alien creatures wouldn''t.

    "If they don''t have cameras and can transmit that kind of thing, they probably know some magic that can transmit the memories of people¡­ this world magic is really advanced, and I need to discover some useful tricks that I''m sure that they have."

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    For some reason, Leon didn''t see any guards as they walked. It looked like the people that built the security system were pretty confident in it, or perhaps they didn''t feel the need to put so many guards since only a fool would attack such a building in the middle of the city. Either way, that worked well for Leon.

    "Y-you are that invader, right?" The girl asked. "The one who appeared and fled to the underworld three months ago."

    "What if I am?" Leon frowned. "And I don''t recall giving you permission to ask anything."

    "Why did you return now?" The girl asked. "What do you want from our world?"

    "It is none of your business¡­ now, keep moving and take me to the archives room." Leon answered.

    Leon had no time to give exnations, even if he had no one would believe him. As soon as the people of that city noticed his presence, they tried to attack him. So, talking was a waste of time¡­ that damn lizard summoned him to a world where he would be treated as an enemy even without being questioned why he was there. Anyway, since those people really wanted to treat Leon like an enemy, he would give them reasons to do so¡­

    "Why are there so few guards in this ce?" Leon asked after reaching the fourth floor, which was empty like the second and third.

    "Although they don''te here often, we have dozens of guards who live nearby and cane to the building in two minutes if the necessity arises." The girl exined. "Only authorized personnel can enter this ce; if someone tries to enter without authorization, hundreds of drones will leave the building and attack the invader."

    The drones were the first line of defense, and it made sense that the guards would live nearby. Just like Leon, the people living in that city didn''t have a lot of stamina and health¡­ they couldn''t watch the building for longs periods of time. Besides, by allocating them to the surroundings, they could surround everyone who tries to invade the ce from all sides.

    When they reached the fifty floor, Leon noticed that that ce only had two things a massiveputer that covered half of the floor and was like four hundred meters long and wise and the archive room.

    "What is thisputer used for?" Leon asked.

    "We use them to create simtions and apply theories to develop new kinds of magic." The girl exined. "That way, we can learn the fundamentals of several types of magic without having to put our soldiers at risk."

    That made sense, Leon recalled the numerous times he got electrocuted while he was trying to learn Thunder Bullet¡­ it was better and more convenient to learn the basic knowledge of a certain type of magic using thatputer. But Leon felt that wouldn''t be all that convenient¡­ although it was safer that way, the soldiers and everyone else who learned new types of magic didn''t feel the need to put themselves at risk to obtain new powers. That would make them feel toox¡­ but Leon didn''t have or feel the need to warn them about that.<sub> </sub>

    "... This is the archives room." The girl said, pointing to a massive room which had half of the size of theputer. "We keep the data we obtained using theputer here¡­"

    "All right¡­" Leon sighed. "So, I will have only two minutes, huh."

    "¡­ What do you intend to do?" The girl asked.

    "What else? I will melt this damn door¡­ retreat a few meters, but don''t try anything." Leon looked at her in the eye. "Or, you will have the same destiny as this door."

    "Wait a minute¡­ you might end up destroying the whole archives room." The girl said. "In this ce, we havepiled the knowledge we obtained over the course of seventy years¡­ if we lose this data, the chances of us losing the war will increase manifold."

    "Sorry, but I have my own problems and goals," Leon said. "I don''t have the leisure to worry about the problems or the future of others."

    Leon didn''t know if that girl was exaggerating; he also had no idea how the people of that world could stop the harvester from attacking the city. If they were that powerful, couldn''t they just fly high and invade by the sky? In any case, it was hard to be sure. Considering that Eadmund helped Leon imagining that it wouldn''t be too strange that she was might be telling the truth and Eadmund was using Leon''s goals to make the people above pay for their crimes.

    "Please, wait¡­ let me try to open the door." The girl said. "If I do that, you will have more time to read the files, right?"

    "Are you trying to screw with me?" Leon frowned. "How can you open this door when your memories are erased every day after you finish your work? And why would you help me?"

    "I don''t want to see the invaders destroy my world, that is why I want to help you. "The girl exined. " Although I don''t have memories of me opening this door, I have a feeling that my body still remembers how to do it¡­ even without the keycard or my identification."

    Leon frowned when he heard that¡­ Still, it wasn''t that hard to believe that she was telling the truth. Even when people lose their memories, they are certain things that stay recorded on their bodies, muscles, and even in their hearts. Besides, even if she fails, and the whole building gets locked, Leon would have time to destroy the door and read the archives until the director unlocked everything. He would have a hard time escaping from hundreds of guards and dronester¡­ but if Leon manages to learn something new and convenient¡­

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    Although the identification system was near her, the girl didn''t use her keycard. Instead, she managed to open a drawer revealing a keyboard and monitor, and then she started to type something at unbelievable speed.

    "Mmm¡­ I guess she is some kind ofputer nerd. Although her job is organizing the files, she must have some skills to keep the files protected. It looks a single government system exists in this world, but nothing says that the harvesters may use magic or some sort of advanced device to hack their system and destroy their archives¡­"

    "¡­ You were summoned to this world, right?" The girl asked.

    "What makes you think that?" Leon asked.

    "I heard about you, you appeared out of nowhere and ran away when the guards tried to arrest you." The girl said. "If you had the same goal as the harvesters, you wouldn''t run away. You would instead kill everyone on sight and destroy the systems that protect the capital."

    "I see¡­ so you guys use some kind of system to keep the harvesters away." Leon nodded. "But since you are still at war with them, it looks like the system can''t protect this ce forever¡­ You are right. I was summoned to this world by a lizard monster. Although the guards of this ce tried to kill me, I don''t have time to waste on things like revenge. I just want to find some clues to go back home."

    "I see¡­ sorry for causing you trouble." The girl said and slowed down her typing a little bit.

    "Why are you apologizing? You work organizing files. You aren''t a guard." Leon said.

    "It is because my grandfather gave the order to kill every invader on sight." The girl exined. "My grandmother died when the first traveler came to this world¡­ I don''t know if it was an ident or not, but¡­"

    "You should stop there. I don''t have time to hear about the sad past of those who tried to kill me." Leon said. "Just do your job, and I promise that no one will die today."

    Thest thing Leon needed at that moment was that kind of information, he didn''t want to waste time-fighting, but if some fights break out in the future, he couldn''t let his enemies walk away after defeating them. He wasn''t that na?ve, and he wouldn''t let anyone treat him like pushover two times.

    Much to Leon''s surprise, the door opened quite fast, and then Leon saw a single room that had the smaller versions of that massiveputer. Under everyputer, Leon could see some symbols, but couldn''t understand them.

    "Are these the letters of this world?" Leon frowned since those letters looked even harder to understand than hieroglyphs.

    "Yes¡­ by the way, it looks like the ess for this room is limited." The girl exined while she was reading something at the monitor. "The door will close in thirty seconds and will only be opened after three hours."

    "Shit¡­ then I will have lock myself and won''t be able to watch my surroundings." Leon clicked his tongue.<sub> </sub>

    ording to what Leon heard from Eadmund, he would have four hours to invade the research center¡­ half an hour had passed since he began the mission. So, the door or the archives room would open again a few minutes before dawn. He wouldn''t have the chance to ess that ce again, and he couldn''t let anyone see him, so he had to escape before dawn.

    "Let''s enter¡­ you will have to read the files for me." Leon said.

    The girl promptly nodded, for some reason, she wasn''t trembling like crazy anymore, but Leon ignored that and just let out a long sigh when the five meters thick titanium-like door closed.

    "You are looking for archives of what kind of magic?" The girl asked.

    "Anything rted to teleportation magic, space magic, and time magic," Leon answered.

    "¡­ You know that those use stupids amounts of mana, right?" The girl asked.

    "It doesn''t matter. I want to learn about teleportation magic." Leon said.

    The girl looked around and searched for theputers that had those archives. It looked like she was taking her time, but Leon wasn''t so sure of that since the number ofputers was close to three hundred. If Leon could take his time to learn at least a small portion of that¡­ but even if he could, he hadn''t time. Just hearing about something wasn''t enough to Leon learn, he would have to practice and polish the action until it bes a spell. Besides, the knowledge obtained by civilization over seventy years wasn''t something Leon could learn in his lifetime.

    "It is here¡­" The girl essed a randomputer. "Yes¡­ my brain doesn''t remember, but my body does¡­ It looks like we already began experimenting with teleportation magic¡­ but there isn''t a single positive result. The researchers tried to move some objects from one point of the city to another. However¡­ the said objects had never been found again. The archive about teleportation magic just says that."

    "Shit¡­ I will have to interrogate the harvester then." Leon clicked his tongue.

    "??? Are you going to do what?" The girl frowned.

    "I''m going to whatever I have to do to go home¡­ that is all you need to know." Leon answered, a bit annoyed. "Now, look for the files about space magic¡­ that being said, it shouldn''t have any information valuable either."

    The girl looked for the information in question, and just like Leon had imagined, there wasn''t the information Leon wanted. However, even though the people of that world failed at using teleportation per se, they managed to bend space to some extent. The spell was called Checkpoint, but it wasn''t like Leon would return to a certain point in case he dies. That spell was used to travel between locations that the user registers.

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    Although it was a convenient spell, it wasn''t something easy to put into practice. First of all, even though Leon would be able to use it to crossrger distances when he levels up the skill, at level one, he would have to spend almost half of his mana to travel between two ces that were one kilometer of distance from each other. Besides, he would have to use one thousand points of mana to create the ''checkpoints,'' and the checkpoints had to have some gravures and that gravures had to be made of mana.

    "It is a veryplicated spell¡­ I have no idea how the researchers discovered that." The girl said. " Can you memorize the gravures?"

    "No, but I already learned the logic behind it, so eventually, I will discover the right patterns of the gravures," Leon answered. "Now, where are the archives about time-magic?"

    The pieces information about teleportation, space-magic, and time-magic were pretty close to each other since those were deeply-rted. So, the girl found it rather quickly.

    "¡­ This looks quiteplicated." The girl frowned when he read the archives about time magic.

    "What does it say?" Leon asked.

    "It looks like the researchers are still in the early stages regarding the study of this type of magic." The girl exined. "Currently they managed to learn the spells Haste and Slow, they are trying to learn the version of those spells that can be used in multiple targets, but for the time being, they didn''t seed yet.

    Leon frowned because the name of those spells was the same as the skills of a game Leon yed alongside Betty when they were at high school. That made him recall some good memories, but he was more worried about why the name was the same¡­

    "To cast Haste, you have to create ayer of mana around your body or the body of the target and make the mana move to all directions very fast." The girl exined. "To cast Slow, you have to do the reverse¡­"

    ? Leon wondered why she thought that wasplicated, but soon he understood why. His body wasn''t like a sphere. The surface was uneven, so he would have to make his mana flow around his body, creating something like a torrent of mana. He couldn''t let the flow of mana slow down by making the mana concentrate on a single spot¡­ It would be hard to replicate that.

    "Those spells will be useful¡­ but I guess I will have to train for a few months to learn them. Regardless¡­ I found less information than I thought, so I have some time to search for something more, but what?"

    Teleportation, space, and time magic was what Leon needed to return home. But even that civilization didn''t have all that much information about those¡­

    "Information about summoning magic," Leon said.

    "Do you think you can do the reverse thing the lizard did?" The girl frowned. "Beings capable of doing that are even stronger than the harvesters¡­"<sub> </sub>

    "It doesn''t matter¡­ just look for it," Leon said.

    Unfortunately, they didn''t have much information about summoning magic, either. It looked like there was a dungeon that connected Miebos to a world where he could face a race simr to them to some extent. They weren''t warriors, but they could summon swarms of monsters to fight in their ce. Anyway, the people of Miebos knew that they could obtain the power to control monsters by forging a pact with them. But they still don''t know how to replicate that kind of thing, and they didn''t know how to move a being from a ce to another without using Checkpoint.

    "Shit¡­ this is almost a waste of time." Leon clicked his tongue.

    Time was running out, and considering that Leon would never have a chance like that again, he felt like he didn''t learn enough. Although somehow that girl managed to unlock the archives room, he doubted that she could delete all traces of his or her actions. Besides, he couldn''t keep her as a hostage to use her again another day, and since he would let her live, the researchers would amplify the security system.

    ??Look for anything rted to magic absorption and magic that can restore mana and stamina," Leon said.

    "¡­ All right." The girl said.

    Since it was hard to ssify those spells, the girl had to look for quite a while, and only after checking severalputers, she found what Leon wanted. But¡­

    "It looks like it is impossible to learn how to absorb magic attacks¡­ unless you make a pact with an Elemental Spirit. Although some magic items can have that power¡­" The girl exined. "Using your mana to recover your own mana is impossible, but you can transmit your mana to ally. You just have to infuse your mana to your ally while you decrease the tension of your mana. You should be able to do that since you managed to erase your magical presence. To restore stamina, you have to do the same thing, and you can use it to restore your stamina too. You just have to concentrate your mana on the lungs and the heart of your target."

    The logic behind was somewhat simple, but even though he was interested in asking about those Elemental Spirits, he decided to forget about because the door of the archive room opened. On the other side, Leon didn''t see anyone.

    "Let''s go¡­ I will release you once we leave the building." Leon said.

    Truth to be told, Leon wanted to get the hell out of that ce as soon as possible, but he forgot the way back because he was too nervous. Regardless, after ten minutes, they finally left the research center. But when Leon was about to run like hell, he heard¡­

    "Can Ie with you?" The girl asked.

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    "...What?" Leon frowned.

    "My life is over now¡­" The girl said. "I helped you to prevent you from damaging the archives, but none will ept that as an excuse."

    "... Surely your grandfather won''t let something happen to you." Leon said.

    "Most likely... grandfather will be the one to give the sentence." The girl looked down and trembled a little. "We are at war against the harvesters and traitor in times of war are...

    Leon sighed, it wouldn''t be weird if she ends being executed, and by the look of things, her grandfather wouldn''t lift a finger to help her. Maybe he didn''t care about family after losing his wife, or perhaps he had other descendants, either way, that girl was doomed. Leon was fully aware that he was an idiot; he was an idiot to the point of considering helping her because thanks to her, he obtained a lot of knowledge. He couldn''t let someone who helped him die like that... she probably actively helped him imagining that would happen, but even so, Leon felt like that was the only thing he could do... to bring a person who didn''t have any offensive power to the world below the city.

    "... Are you sure of that?" Leon sighed again. "The world below is far worse than you can imagine. The air is dense, there is the poison mist, the gravity will make you tire yourself faster and the food... don''t even ask about the food."

    "It seems worse than I imagined, but I don''t want to die." The girl said. "Besides, I''m tired of my life here. I sleep only six hours every day and work fourteen hours... however, since my memories are constantly being erased, I feel like I live only eight hours every day. I endured this for ten years, but I''m tired of it."

    Leon didn''t consider that, but it looked like it wasn''t a good way to live. Essentially, she was just a ve of the research center.

    "Why did you ept a job like that?" Leon asked.

    "I didn''t... my grandfather forced me to work here." The girl said.

    It looked like her grandfather could win the title of the worst grandfather ever with ease... Anyway, she didn''t have any offensive skills, but perhaps she could make herself useful with the other skills she has.

    "All right, let''s visit your house to take a few things you will need to live down there," Leon said. "My name is Leon, by the way."

    "My name is Darya. Thank you for giving me the chance to live." Darya slightly bowed her head.

    "I wonder if you hit your head somewhere..." Leon said. "To ask to apany the man who said that would cut your neck just a few hours ago."<sub> </sub>

    "Although you said, you never pointed your spear to my head," Darya said. "So, I noticed you were just bluffing."

    "... Maybe I was confident that I could attack you fast enough, even without being ready to strike." Leon frowned.

    "But I didn''t feel like you were serious when you threatened me," Darya said. "I was only scared because you were the invader of the rumors and because you smell like a monster."

    "Lucky you, then. If I smelled like the poison mist, you probably would have died. "Leon said. "I guess I need to train my acting skills... by the way, I''m not a traveler or an invader. I''m more like a victim of a kidnapping."

    Time was running out; soon, the streets of the city would be brighter. Despite that, Leon couldn''t speed up things to return. So, he just waited in an alley for Darya toe. Before she could return, the four warriors under Eadmund''smand appeared.

    "What are you doing? Soon the people of this city will begin to leave their houses." A random warrior said.

    "The girl wille with me. I''m waiting for her." Leon said. "Thanks to her, I obtained valuable information, so I cannot leave her behind, considering that she may be executed for it."

    "¡­ Although the vigers won''t mind your presence, I don''t think they will wee her." The warrior said.

    "That''s not a problem, you guys already helped me, and I already helped you guys," Leon exined. "I don''t have intention in overstaying my wee."

    Those four warriors realized that Leon had no intention of getting himself involved in the vigers of warriors in the lower world. Mostly because he intended to clear dungeon after dungeon until he obtains the power to face the harvesters... his n was close to madness, but they knew Leon was a little mad. He spent several weeks trying to learn a spell, failed but invaded the city above anyway.

    When Darya returned, she trembled when she saw Leon surrounded by four-man who looked like bodybuilders and armed with very powerful magic weapons. In her ce, Leon would probably feel the same way since she was 1,50 meters tall, and those guys were much taller than her.

    Much to Darya''s surprise, those four didn''t do or say anything. Even though they were more or less like mortal enemies after what their ancestors did... the four warriors didn''t look at her angry or annoyed. It was hard to say for sure if they were neutral because she was someone who didn''t do anything to them directly, or it was because they had no idea what Leon would do.

    Regardless, after a few minutes, they returned to the utility hole they used and used the sewers to reach the lower world. But before that, Darya spent a few seconds looking at the city... she was finally free of her old life where she couldn''t do anything but obey orders since she wasn''t strong. Despite that, she hesitated a little because things would be easier... from that day onward, she would have to run for her life because she was now a traitor.

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    Leon had already expected that Darya would have little stamina, but the situation was even worse than he predicted. Since he had two work for fourteen hours straight and could sleep for six hours, she was forced to stop several times to rest in the sewers. However, resting in such ces didn''t help her that much since the air around was enough to make her face turn blue.

    Unfortunately, since the ''soil of the city was only thirty meters deep, Leon couldn''t use his mana. Otherwise, someone would notice his presence. Only after six hours of walking through the sewers, they left that ce, and Leon created some earth tforms to rest. The smell of the sewers was left behind, but the stagnated air took its ce, and Darya didn''t feel all that much better.

    "You were right... it is worse than I imagined." Darya said while looking toward all directions and seeing nothing but destruction and poison mist.

    Despite Darya''s words, not a single warriorined, but Leon heard some grunts... it looked like Darya needed to use her head a little more before talking and saying those insensible things.

    After going down, Leon transported the four warriors until near the ce where their vige was hidden. He was sure that they didn''t want to show Darya where they were currently living.

    "Thanks for the help," Leon said. "I will keep training near the golems dungeon for a while, if you guys or Eadmund wants to obtain more magic items, I will trade them for coins, but don''t take your time."

    The four warriors nodded, and then they left, after that, Leon headed toward the elemental golems'' dungeon.

    "Didn''t you be their allies?" Darya asked. "Is because of me you cut your ties with them?"

    "No, we were working together, but only for a while," Leon exined. "I gave them weapons and they gave me intel... more important than that. What do you intend to do now? As you can see, the world down here isn''t a good ce to spend a vacation."

    "... I have no idea what to do now..." Darya raised her head and looked at the thickyer of earth that sustained the city above.

    "Don''t you have any rtives or friends who would be willing to take you in?" Leon asked. "Maybe they could help you to start a new life with a new name..."

    "I have rtives, but none of them would risk themselves to help me." Darya showed a self-deprecating smile. "I think they would even sell me to give my grandfather the chance to punish me for my crimes. As for friends... I have none. Over thest ten years, I have been working organizing and sending important information to the frontlines, but since my memory was erased every day... "

    "Ten years... by the way, how old are you?" Leon asked.

    "I''m twenty years old," Darya answered.

    Leon frowned when he heard that since he couldn''t imagine anyone sane putting a ten years old kid doing such important work. It was crazy and inhuman to erase the memories of a kid.

    Darya<sub> </sub>

    Health: 50/50

    Mana: 2000/2000

    Stamina: 44/44

    Active Skills: Telepathy Lv 259, Appraisal Lv 125, Analysis Lv 121

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 100, Meditation Lv 120

    <o>,m Once Leon used Appraisal on her, he confirmed a few things, it looked like Darya had been born with some talents, and that was why she had been selected to do that kind of job. Although she was depressed and tired of it, she had the perfect skills to organize and collect intel, and that was why her memories were deleted every day. It was to avoid information leaking...</o>

    "Now that I think about it losing one''s memories is a pretty scary thing. If that happens over and over again... it wouldn''t be strange if someone goes insane. But that probably would never happen to Darya since her Mental Fortitude is at an astonishing level."

    Maybe unlike Eadmund previous statements, Darya didn''t have offensive skills because she didn''t have the opportunity to use them. Instead of letting her choose her path in life, her grandfather decided the most convenient way to use her natural abilities. Leon would have to confirm if that was indeed the case, but for the time being, he decided to forget about it.

    "Anyway... I don''t intend to stay in this world forever." Leon dered. "So, you should think of a way to live a normal life up above. I will help you with that... as long as that doesn''t don''t dy my ns."

    "Okay... by the way, do you intend to let me fly on this earth tform forever?" Darya asked.

    Since Leon said farewell to the four warriors, he was walking through the poison mist while he was keeping Darya above the fog. She didn''t have much health and probably didn''t have the Poison Resistance skill, so she wouldn''tst long breathing that air. There was also the problem of gravity... since Leon didn''t want to stop letting her rest every five minutes, it was better to let her stay above the mist.

    "For the time being, yes," Leon answered. "If you want to enjoy this sweet fragrance, wait until we approach the dungeon."

    Either way, sooner orter, Darya would have to get used to the poison mist and gravity. Leon would have to heal her to avoid her death, but it would be a convenient way to use his skills that could heal wounds and cancel status effects.

    After a while, they finally reached the area near the dungeon, and Leon let Darya experience both the hard gravity and the poison mist. In the end, that had been a bad idea... she didn''t have the strength to keep standing, and after breathing the thick mist for a few seconds, she copsed... Leon had to keep casting Heal on her for three days straight until she finally woke up.

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    Darya

    Health: 50/50

    Mana: 2000/2000

    Stamina: 44/44

    Active Skills: Telepathy Lv 259, Appraisal Lv 125, Analysis Lv 121

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 100, Meditation Lv 120, Poison Resistance Lv 15

    When Darya woke up, Leon used Appraisal on her, she obtained Poison Resistance, and the skill leveled up a lot while she was unconscious. Her Gravity Resistance probably leveled up a lot too, but Leon''s Appraisal wasn''t that strong yet. So, it couldn''t reveal more than that.

    "I think I''m going to die..." Darya got up, showing an exhausted expression.

    "You are just hungry and weak," Leon said. "I made you drink some water, but I couldn''t feed you... normally, I wouldn''t give you this, but since you are small and your appetite must be thin, I will make an exception."

    Leon gave a massive chunk of meat, which was a dragon''s heart to Darya. He hoped that before she finished that, she gets used to rat''s meat because he wanted to use every single dragon heart to strengthen himself. After a while, Darya regained some color on her face and energy as well.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stamina Restoration.

    Cost: 20 mana

    Restores: 20 Stamina

    Cooldown time: 1 second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Controlling his mana inside of another being wasn''t thatplicated, so Leon learned quite quickly. He now just had to make Darya lose some mana, and he would learn how to transfer mana to another person. However, that wouldn''t be useful to her since she already had a lot of mana, to begin with. Regardless, Stamina Restoration would be fundamental for Leon from that moment onwards since he was in a world where everyone had massive pools of mana. He couldn''t just overwhelm a group of enemies with his mana, so he would have to strengthen and learn new physical skills to use in case the need arises.

    Elemental Golem''s Core (Magma)

    It increases the attack power of weapons in sixty percent against earth-type monsters. Itsts for one hour.<sub> </sub>

    Elemental Golem''s Core (Thunder)

    It increases the attack power of weapons in sixty percent against water-type monsters. Itsts for one hour.

    Leon wasn''t the type of guy who would rely on luck, but after eating so many dragon hearts, his luck increased a lot, and monsters finally started to drop some exciting things. Since the elemental golems were made of the basic elements, they would dissolve when they die, and nothing could be used from their bodies, but now with their cores, things changed a little bit. Leon wasn''t on the level where he could fight up close using swords or other types of weapons, but he would have to obtain the strength to fight like that too. He had no other choice...

    "Although it looks ugly, this thing is quite good," Darya said while she was eating the dragon''s heart. "I just wish I could drink something sweet alongside this."

    "... Try to infuse your mana in the earth below you." Leon said after a long sigh. "You should have high intelligence, and you have a massive pool of mana, so it should be easy."

    Darya frowned at first, but she obeyed, and then she obtained control over a pretty impressive amount of earth.

    "Ah... so this is Earth Maniption," Darya said.

    "I thought this kind of thing would bemon knowledge in your society," Leon said.

    "It is, but only after a while, we start to practice," Darya exined. "Kids only learn how to control their mana when they are ten years old and at school. Their parents can''t teach them... and when I began to work in the research center, I stopped going to school."

    "Well... I guess you canpensate now for the lost time." Leon scratched the back of his head. "The same logic applies to the other three basic elements..."

    Leon couldn''t see Darya''s other skills, but since he did that for years, she was more suited to collecting and organizing intel. However, that kind of thing was useless in the world below, so he decided to let her learn offensive magic. Eventually, she would obtain the power to protect herself, and considering the massive mana pool she had, it wouldn''t take long.

    Although Leon knew that Darya would learn how to manipte, transform, and create the four basic elements quite fast, he didn''t imagine she would do that in a single day. He couldn''t help but facepalm in the front of a true genius magician. Maybe it was her owntent talent or thanks to the mana crystal on her forehead... either way, it didn''t matter. Leon could easily imagine Darya learning Magma Spear in a single week. That being said, despite her progress, Darya didn''t look that excited.

    "It looks like you thought your life would be different once you be free," Leon said. "I can imagine that you dreamed of this day hundreds of times."

    "So, you noticed that, huh," Darya said. "I guess I was born in the wrong age... I wanted to live in a world that could let me be free as much as I wanted. I can be free down here, but I can only see how much destruction and sadness the society that treated me like a ve created over the past seventy years."

    "I cannot say that you are wrong, but you are not right either," Leon said. "Thanks to the society up above, you managed to live a life safe from the harvesters... maybe your grandfather treated you like an employee instead of a grandchild, but that doesn''t mean he only made bad things. The world... the worlds cannot be that ck and white."

    Leon knew he was terrible atforting people, but being realistic was the only thing he could be at that moment like this. Dreams and wishes never helped him, so he could only act like that and keep working hard in order to make his own luck and open his own path.

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    Creating a thinyer of mana around his body was easy, but moving the sameyer at high-speeds wasn''t. So, Leon was having difficulties learning that spell. Still, he wouldn''t stop until he obtains it. Leon was sure that Haste wouldn''t decrease the time he recovers his health, mana, and stamina. But his goal was to increase his perception and speed in order to at least duplicate his training speed. However, he couldn''t do that all day, and since Darya finally learned her first offensive spells, he decided to change his routine a little.

    "The best way to level up skill is by using them in stronger targets," Leon exined. "So, I want you to use your offensive spells on me."

    "Why?" Darya frowned.

    "I want to train my magic resistances," Leon answered. "While I can protect myself from attacks using Mana Armor and Mana Shield, I can''t use them forever since they consume my mana."

    "I understand the logic, but..." Darya looked away. "We have been doing nothing but practicing magic, and you don''t let me fight against the golems... is this how you spend your entire days?"

    "... This is how I expend the entire day when I have an impossible goal to reach." Leon sighed. "Cross the universe using magic or using brute strength will be much more difficult than invading the city above us. Anyway, it looks like you want to do something else, but exactly you want to do?"

    "I don''t know..." Darya lowered her head.

    "You said you wanted to be some kind of explorer, right?" Leon asked. "Exploring your will be meaningless since the people here probably explored everything... but you can still explore other worlds through dungeons."

    "You are right... but won''t that be dangerous?" Darya frowned.

    "How can you experience something new without exposing himself to some danger?" Leon shook his head. "If you don''t want to die, but still wants to see new things, there is just one thing for you to do."

    "Keep training, right?" Darya forced a smile.

    "That''s right... in worlds were dungeons and monsters exist, those who have power can do pretty much anything," Leon said. "Just don''t let power be your goal..."

    "I understand." Darya nodded.

    Darya''s grandfather probably wasn''t a person who became influential just because he pursued power, but even if that was the case, he used his granddaughter as a tool... he couldn''t be considered an evil person, but he couldn''t be considered good either. With an example like that in her family, Darya probably wouldn''t follow the wrong path.

    Leon deactivated his Mana Shield and then let Darya attack him using Fire Bullets. Although Leon''s Fire Resistance was level twenty-five and his mentality reached a decent level, he felt an annoying pain on his chest when he got hit. Darya''s skills didn''t even reach level five, and she already could cause damage in Leon.

    "Well... this is a bit frustrating and annoying, but I need to get used to the pain."

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Faster than Leon imagined, the pain increased, and now he was being forced to heal the wounds almost after every shot... the potential Darya had was terrific, but...

    "... I can''t keep doing this." Darya stopped. "I can''t keep wounding a... f-friend."

    "... What are you? A bullied child who just moved to the neighborhood?" Leon frowned. "Although I feel thankful for the consideration since you would scare me if you liked this, this is necessary. For you and me."

    "Why?" Dary asked.

    "You have no battle experience, and eventually, you will have to fight for your life... and you can''t hesitate in taking the life of an enemy," Leon exined. " If you wound someone in the middle of a battle and hesitate while an enemy is suffering, he will use that chance to kill you."<sub> </sub>

    "But still¡­" Darya hesitated.

    "Geez¡­ you have to understand that unless we make some sacrifices, we will never obtain the power we want." Leon sighed. " A certain person on my once said: ''the more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.'' Do you get it? If we suffer just a little now, we will suffer much less when the timees to put our lives at risk."

    "Okay¡­ okay." Darya sighed. "Just don''t me me if you regret itter."

    Although Darya said that, she made sure not to hit Leon''s vital points. Unlike her magic skills, her uracy wasn''t leveling up at an astonishing pace, and Leon sighed in relief. She was talented in magic, but even genius had to work hard.

    From that point onward, Leon and Darya spent several hours every day to train her attack and his magic resistances. Although Darya was progressing much faster, Leon didn''t feel bothered by it.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 2442 +

    Stamina: 145 +

    Strength: 122 +

    Dexterity: 69 +

    Speed: 116 +

    Intelligence: 449 +

    Endurance: 122 +

    Control: 149 +

    Mentality: 156 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 696 +

    Willpower: 119 +

    Coins: 62541236

    Status: 0

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Mana Armor Lv 29, Mana Shield Lv 26, Mana Dominion Lv 37, Cure Burns Lv 23, Heal Lv 24, Regeneration Lv 19, Full-Recover Lv 04, Seal Lv 40, Appraisal Lv 13, Mana Concealment Lv 15, Stamina Restoration Lv 07, Mana Infusion Lv 07

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 30, Fire Resistance Lv 30, Cook Lv 43, Poison Resistance Lv 39, Underwater Resistance Lv 22, Wind Resistance Lv 15, Ice Resistance Lv 19, Sleep Resistance Lv 30, Thunder Resistance Lv 23, Earth Resistance Lv 14, Gravity Resistance Lv 20,

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    p In the end, Leon had to practice for two weeks before he could learn. Around the same time that he learned Haste, his supply of dragon hearts finally ended, and now Leon and Darya were forced to eat rat meat... none of them wanted to do that, but they had no other choice. As expected, the meat wasn''t any good, and it was hard to chew...</anda>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Haste.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although his meals became poor, Leon soon forgot about it thanks to Haste. At level one, that skill increased by one percent, his moving speed, perception, and reflexes. And it would be even better the more he uses it. The cost was a bit troublesome, but it couldn''t be helped since the effects were outstanding.

    "Things will get interesting when I learn Slow..."

    Despite the power of his new weapon, Leon knew that with his current status, he couldn''t keep using Haste for more than a minute if he tries to run at his top speed. He didn''t even have enough mana to keep Haste active forever, much less stamina. Fortunately, Leon could meditate while using Haste to increase the period he could use the skill for a while, and he also duplicated the leveling up speed of Meditation.

    "If I buy mana potions, I will be able to level up that skill quite fast... but I already spent too much time learning a single spell. This time I will learn Slow... slowly... I can''t believe I''m thinking about this."

    While Leon was thinking that, Darya was behind him trying to learn Mana Armor. Although they faced a few elemental golems here and there, it was time to meet some real challenges. Otherwise, Leon''s senses would get dull, and Darya also needed to get used to the tension of a real battle. And that was why she was learning that skill, even though she was terrible at being patient.

    "Stop twitching your eyebrows every five seconds..." Leon sighed. "You won''t be able to control your mana unless you rx."

    "How can I rx on this dirty floor and when everything, even me, is smelling?!" Darya got up and stomped on the ground. "I hate this ce!"

    ording to what Leon learned from Hammath, the system tranted the words of sentient beings of different worlds. Somehow the mana of the worlds tranted their words, so Darya was supposed to be twenty-years-old in Earth years, but she behaved like a spoiled teenager. That was probably because her life experiences were always deleted for the past ten years...

    "I''m sure you will like a real battlefield even more," Leon said. "I don''t know which direction the frontlines are, but I''m sure you can guide me. Although the people of the city above can see some recorded battles, they can''t feel the smell of death and rotting bodies... You will feel alive the very moment when you fight and make monsters blood rain over your body and..."

    "Stop! Stop! All right... I won''tin anymore." Darya sat down and closed her eyes.

    Leon sighed again... Although Darya wanted to be an explorer, she was a scaredy-cat and hated bloody stories. So, Leon couldn''t imagine her realizing her dream of exploring new ces¡­ the only for her to do that was to cross worlds using dungeons, but she would have to pass numerous battlefields.

    Congrattions! The skill Bash has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Throw has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stamina Restoration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon couldn''t imagine himself learning a new offensive spell before Darya learns Mana Armor, so he decided to make good use of his Stamina Restoration to practice his few skills that consumed stamina.

    "I guess I can surprise enemies quite frequently if I activate Haste right before every attack... that way, I can save some mana and stamina while I also increase the damage I cause."

    Training magic required a lot of concentration, so now that Leon was using his stamina instead of his mana to train, he could use his head more and think of ways to improve. Still, Leon realized that his head worked in strange ways, even though he was practicing with Emperor''s Katana, he had the idea to create his first magic staff... it was a bitte to notice that, but he never used a weapon that was appropriate for mages.

    "Now that I think about it... what would happen if I create a gun and try to seal the spirit of a monster inside of it? Will I manage to create a magic gun?"

    It was an exciting idea, but Leon was sure that it would have some severe restrictions. He imagined himself using a gun and shooting like twenty magic projectiles per second, but¡­ it wouldn''t be that convenient.

    "Well, even I don''t know much about guns, as long as I give the right shape, it should work."

    It would be great if Leon could create the smaller version of the railgun, but he doubted that he could. Anyway, Leon created a replica of a handgun. The shape was a bit weird, but the trigger was working, so Leon was okay with that¡­ it would be even a better idea to create a magic gun that didn''t need a trigger, one where the user just has to pour in his mana¡­ but Leon decided to try thatter.

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    After defeating a magma golem, Leon sealed its spirit inside the gun, and he smirked when he analyzed his new toy.

    zing gun

    It grants the wearer the skill: Magma Bullet Lv 20. If the user has the spell, the damage caused by the projectile will increase ording to the user spell level.

    It can shoot three bullets per second.

    Cost: 30 mana.

    "Not bad for a first try..."

    Few people would be able to use that more than ten times on Earth, but the power of every bullet would be the real deal. Not in the long run, but to some extent, it was better to use a weapon like that instead of learning magic.

    "... I keep increasing the number of things I can do and the ways I can defeat the enemies. However, increasing my cards also decrease the time I can practice other skills..."

    Leon decided to store the zing gun, if he manages to create another one, he would be able to increase the damage he could cause at some golems by manifold, but the mana cost wasn''t something tough at... Anyway, Leon made a mental note to learn Magma Bulletter, because he felt that Darya finally learned Mana Armor. Just as he had expected, Darya got up and sighed in relief.

    "What is the next step?" Darya asked.

    "Level up your Mana Armor," Leon answered. "Keep it activated at all times and retreat when you see that your mana is about to end."

    Darya nodded and then Leon didn''t waste time, he shot three Fire Bullets that made Darya open her eyes widely because she lost a lot of mana.

    "Wait, Wait!" Darya said. "If you shot again, I will be hit."

    "I didn''t expect much from a level one skill, but this is... how many times it leveled up?" Leon asked<sub> </sub>

    "Nine... it became level ten just now." Darya frowned. "I guess you already surpassed the level of regr guards that work in the city... all thanks to the dragon hearts."

    "Thanks to my hard work." Leon frowned. "No one gave those dragon hearts to me. Regardless, we will try to clear the dungeon when your Mana Armor reaches level twenty."

    Leon didn''t know the difference in power between an ordinary guard and the soldiers who fought at the frontlines against the harvesters. But before trying to challenge the harvester to obtain the knowledge he wanted, he would have to surpass the first group. Practicing spells against each other was already better than fighting against the elemental golems, the problem was that mana was continually being used. So, they had to buy mana potions at the dungeon shop.

    The next day, Leon and Darya walked toward the dungeon. Darya was very tense because they wanted to test how well she could fare against an elemental golem alone. At that moment, she could only use Earth, Water, Wind, Fire Bullets, and the next level of offensive spells, which were Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire Arrows.

    ? "Just rx, okay?" Leon said. "This is just a test to make you gain confidence. Fear can keep you from making mistakes, but if you let it control you, you make even more mistakes."

    "Okay..." Darya breathed in deeply.

    Against elemental golems, Fire Punch, and the other spells like that would help Darya to make them stay away. She could learn those in one week, but Leon decided not to give her that time... Darya needed to get used to the fear. As a mage, sometimes, Darya will have to keep enemies from approaching, but that couldn''t be her sole goal in a battle. It was better to defeat them faster using spells that cause more damage instead of using the weaker ones, which could give her more time but prolong the battle for too long.

    The first golem that appeared had been a ice golem. Without even aiming for a few seconds, Darya shot several Fire Arrows, it wasn''t a surprise since she didn''t aim, but she missed the target.

    "They are slow... so you have time to aim," Leon said. "Lose some seconds, in the beginning, to make your aim steady, and you will be able to cause damage non-stop until the monster dies. Remember, even if you fail, Mana Armor will protect you."

    Darya breathed deeply to calm her nerves and to stop her arms from trembling... Leon recalled the moments he spent training Gis. Both of them had talent in different fields, but Darya didn''t suffer as Gis did. She didn''t have an easy life, but unlike Gis, at some moment, she epted that everything couldn''t be helped. She didn''t understand that she could have changed her fate a long time ago, Darya just needed to be a bit braver¡­

    There were two ways to defeat a golem, destroy him before he could regenerate its body, or attacks its core as much as possible. It was hard to be sure, but based on Leon''s experience, the core could receive half of the damage the body could before running out of juice. The problem with that tactic was that by doing that, the golems wouldn''t drop their cores no matter what, but that wasn''t a problem since the drop rate was low to being with. Besides, it was faster to kill it that way... one just has to have a good aim.

    Instead of trying to hit the core, Darya shot Fire Arrows at the ice golem''s legs. A few of her attacks didn''t hit the mark, but since she calmed down, Darya managed to stop the golem''s approach by destroying its legs. Once the creature slowed down to repair its legs, Darya managed to get rid of her nervousness and attacked non-stop... at the monster''s legs. Eventually, the beast died, but Darya had to use half of her mana... she was still afraid of fighting, and that was making her use more mana than she was supposed to.

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    As much as Leon wanted to let Darya obtain the power to protect herself as soon as possible, he couldn''t afford to wait any longer if she couldn''t learn that on the easy way, which was by forcing herself to get used to her fear, Darya would have to get used on the hard way... while fighting for her life.

    "Let''s go," Leon said.

    "Are you going to try to clear the dungeon?" Dary asked. "You think I''m ready?"

    "No, you are not ready," Leon answered. "But time is of the essence... just try to learn as you keep fighting and make sure to focus on keeping yourself alive. You didn''t practice all that much, but you probably can fly pretty fast if you use an earth tform. If something happens, escape and don''t look back."

    Four months have passed since Leon came to that world. Although he got strong enough to defeat five elemental golems before running out of mana, he was aware that only that wasn''t enough to clear the dungeon. However, Leon intended topensate that by using mana potions. It wouldn''t be that efficient, but by using mana potions to recover his mana and using his spells against a boss, he would be able to get stronger faster. Instead of using ordinary elemental golems, he would use the spirit of a boss to create his magic staff.

    "Let''s just hope my defenses increased to the point where I can survive for a while in a long battle..."

    Leon''s battle n was... unconventional. Just like the time he left the ind, he would try to recover his mana in a weird way. It was better to find a way to cultivate some blue angel leaves; in fact, he had some in his magic box. He visited the ind when he was using megalodons to create magic items for his friends. However, when Leon tried to nt those¡­ the poison mist sucked their mana and killed the nt.

    Leon and Darya walked toward the dungeon, some golems tried to stop them, but they failed miserably. Although she wasn''t that efficient, Darya was equally powerful as Leon, and with someone nearby to offer support, she didn''t feel afraid. So, the golems were being defeated at a crazy pace.

    Although they reached the dungeon quite fast, they stayed at the entrance for quite a while, because Leon brought fifty thousand mana potions.

    "... Are you sure you are going to need that much mana potions?" Darya frowned.

    "This is for both of us," Leon said. "It pains me to admit, but even though the level of your skills is lower, we can cause more or less the same amount of damage."

    "It''s because of the mana crystal in my forehead," Darya said. "Still... to think that I would have to participate in such weird n..."

    "It is just to save time... since we have the same strength, the battle won''t be easy, just shorter," Leon exined.<sub> </sub>

    His n could have been much more convenient if Leon could customize his magic box... but he couldn''t. Not only that, but Leon also couldn''t even see on the dungeon shop anything rted to the magic box being sold.

    ???I wonder if I can create a magic box... Nah, it would be too weird... but I should at least try."

    Reaching the dungeon had been quite fast since the enemies were scattered, and there was enough space to run in case something happens. But things changed inside the dungeon... Leon and Darya didn''t have room to dodge the magic projectiles, but their mana was being consumed a little faster. That being said, neither of them was in a hurry. Besides, the elemental golems were still formidable enemies that could make their skills level up incredibly fast.

    Regardless, it has been a while since Leon saw a weird dungeon. Except for the Frozen Dire Wolves'' dungeon, most dungeons looked like just regr caves. However, that dungeon had parts that were frozen, while others had small pits ofva, and some parts seemed to be made of some sort of metal.

    "This is the first time I have seen a dungeon like this..." Leon frowned.

    "I don''t know much about dungeons, but I do know that monsters that have strong magic powers can influence the interior of the dungeons," Darya exined. "I heard once that monsters sometimes just stop to rest, and their presences change the ce itself to let them have an easier time resting..."

    "I wonder why something inorganic would have to rest... much less even without fighting." Leon looked around and touched a frozen wall to confirm its nature.

    That dungeon had many bifurcations and dead-ends, adding that to the battles against the golems... Leon and Darya only reached the end after one day, and they finally saw the boss. The creature had a humanoid shape, but it was eight meters tall. Leon and Darya didn''t see the core of the beast, and despite having a human shape, it didn''t have eyes, nose, and mouth.

    "The heck is that..." Leon murmured.

    As if its overall appearance wasn''t weird enough, the golem had parts that were made of metal, magma, ice, and thunder... Adding to all that, the creature could move those parts at will. So, if at some point the head was made of ice and Leon decided to attack the head with magma or fire, the creature could change the element of its head to magma, and it would heal itself.

    "This is going to be difficult..." Leon murmured.

    Even without fighting, he knew that the strategy he used to defeat the golem boss on Earth wouldn''t work. That thing was several times stronger, and even if Leon got stronger, he wasn''t strong enough to freeze that part of the dungeon and kill the creature before it could react.

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    "What is the n?" Darya asked. "It looks like a few of my spells will be less effective here."

    "You are right..." Leon rubbed his chin. "That thing can counter our spells, but it can''t counter both of our spells... we just have to use different spells at the same time."

    "Mmm? Ah... you want to attack with a certain element, and when the creature tries to absorb that element, we will use others to cause even more damage." Darya said.

    "You understand my point. You should try to put the boss in a sphere of water and then freeze it." Leon frowned. "The boss will probably try to melt off, absorbing the ice. It doesn''t matter, either way. I will use thunder attacks to counter and stop the creature."

    "What are we going to do if that thing decides to absorb your thunder attacks?" Darya asked.

    "We will change and attack him with earth and magma and keep doing that until we kill it," Leon exined. "In the end, it''s metallic, and magma parts will be useless against ourbination of attacks."

    "I see..." Darya nodded.

    Before the fight, Leon had to make some preparations. In an ordinary battle against a tough opponent, the moment that would cause Leon''s defeat was the moment he runs out of mana. Although it wasn''t cheap, there was a way to avoid that. He just had to keep a huge container of mana potions nearby. The moment his mana decreased, he only has to touch the liquid, and he would recover his mana. Instead of transporting something like that, it was better to have someone keeping throwing mana potions at him, but there wasn''t. Leon tried to make some skeletons do that, but the stupid things could only obeymands like attack, defend, move and stop.

    It was weird, but with the help of some steel lines, Leon knitted a hose, using the leather of the three-eyed rats. After creating two containers of steel and filling them with the liquid of mana potions, Leon opened a hole, put the hose and connected the magic liquid to their backs¡­ every time they use their mana, their backs would absorb the liquid.

    "I always imagine myself fighting against monsters¡­ but not like this." Darya frowned while looking around and seen the disgusting rat leather almost glued to her back.

    "Don''tin¡­ I don''t like to fight like this either." Leon massaged his eyebrows.

    It was a n that would only work against a monster. A smart opponent would quickly find a way and destroy Leon''s supply of mana. Anyway, it was the best way Leon could think of to fight against a monster, keeping himself alive, without having to stop attacking.

    Leon didn''t want to use that method for longer than the necessary, so he and Darya walked toward the boss. When the creature saw them, it attacked shooting Magma Arrows, Ice Arrows, Steel Arrows. But Leon and Darya''s Mana Shield blocked the attack, even though they lost the chance to cause a lot of damage with a preemptive strike, that didn''t bother them. Without a care in the world, they shot several magic projectiles.

    Mystical Golem

    Health: 10000/10000

    Mana: 15000/15000<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 5000/5000

    Active Skills: Magma Arrow Lv 60, Ice Arrow Lv 60, Steel Arrow Lv 60, Thunder Arrow Lv 60

    Passive Skills: Thunder Absorption Lv 100, Ice Absorption Lv 100, Magma Absorption Lv 100

    As Leon had expected, the creature moved its body parts to absorb those attacks, but when it tried to absorb a massiveyer of water that Darya created and shot, it got electrocuted when Leon shot used lightning.

    The creature got caught off guard, so Leon and Darya had a lot of time to increase the water and strengthen the electric discharge. The creature suffered a lot of damage but eventually recovered itself because its left leg, which was made of thunder, decreased the power of their attacks. The creature created ayer of thunder around its body to nullify all damage, but that had been a bad move.

    Darya shot several Earth Arrows, and Leon hit the creature with Magma Spears. It was an incredible feeling using his most powerful spell without caring about the cost, but soon Leon stopped because the creature covered its body with magma this time.

    "It is powerful... but it is just a dumb monster, in the end." Leon murmured.

    Leon and Darya attacked using ice magic and after a few seconds managed to cool down the magma... after that, the same pattern repeated itself a few times. Although the Mystical Golem was far stronger than that weird robot, the creature didn''t pose a threat against Leon and Darya. The battle ended after ten minutes, and both of them still had some mana liquid that could be used to restore their mana. Before giving the final blow, Leon quickly cast a thickyer of ice around the creature, and when the beast managed to free itself using its right arm covered in magma, Leon used Seal and put the creature''s spirit inside the replica of a magic staff.

    Steel Staff VIII

    It grants you the skill Magma Arrow Lv 50, Ice Arrow Lv 50, Steel Arrow Lv 50, Thunder Arrow Lv 50. Intelligence + 60, Mentality + 40.

    It was the best weapon Leon had, but he regretted creating a staff... if he had created a shield, he probably would have obtained the skills to absorb the elemental attacks of the ordinary elemental golems.

    "This was easier than I thought it would be..." Darya frowned. "My skills also leveled up like crazy... your ns are weird but certainly efficient."

    "Don''t thank me yet, I want the coins you obtained," Leon said. "It is payment for the mana potions you consumed."

    In the end, Leon didn''t feel like celebrating because he spent one million coins and only obtained ten thousand from defeating that boss. Anyway, it was time to use the remaining mana to kill the golems that would soon begin to spawn.

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    Since it was too impractical to move those steel containers, Leon used all the mana liquid in those to defeat the elemental golems and practice Haste. He only used the purple crystal to see the other world after twelve hours, Darya stayed behind because she was tired.

    Still, there wasn''t much to see on the other side. Leon got attacked by several mystical golems, but he managed to escape from them flying to the sky. If Leon had to describe that world, he would use the word Pandemonium. In one direction, he couldn''t see anything, but ice, on the other only volcanoes and magma. On the different directions, he saw a wastnd and then a seemingly endless mountain range where rain clouds were constantly letting lightning bolts hit the ground. It was a weird world with weird ecosystems...

    Leon managed to return using Mana Concealment. The golems didn''t have eyes. So thanks to that skill, they couldn''t notice Leon... like many other monsters, they used their target''s mana to find them.

    ???Another failure..." Leon sighed.

    On the opposite side of the boss room, Darya was sleeping without a care in the world... another boss would appear in twelve hours, but it looked like that didn''t concern her. Although she was short, Leon decided to let her sleep instead of carrying her outside the dungeon. The poison mist didn''t enter dungeons, so it was a pretty good ce to rest.

    Although Leon also felt like it was a good moment to rest, he decided to keep an eye on things and learn his next spell. Besides, every ten minutes, six new golems would appear, so he would have to kill them. Although previously, he only had enough mana to beat five, with his steel staff, he could keep fighting them for one hour without having to use mana potions.

    "I wonder why that VII represents¡­ is the quality of the weapon or the level?"

    It was evident that it was important information, but Leon had no idea what that means... Anyway, he would learn itter. So, Leon forgot about that, and before Darya finally woke up, he learned a new spell.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Bullet.

    Cost: 30 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Did you find anything on the other side?" Darya asked.

    "I found a weird ecosystem..." Leon said. "You should rest while you can, we will fight against the boss again because I want to make a shield and obtain the skills to absorb spells."

    "Do you think that will be useful?" Darya frowned. "You wanted to face stronger monsters to grow stronger, right? Against stronger opponents, a shield like that won''t help you all that much."

    "Why do you think so?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Because those passive skills that can let you absorb spells, only work on spells that have a lower level than the skill," Darya exined.

    "I see... so if my shield has Magma Absorption Lv 50, it can''t absorb magma spells that are stronger than that." Leon nodded.

    "That is right." Darya nodded.

    In the end, it was a real waste of time. If Leon couldn''t level up those skills and the opponents would only grow stronger, it was useless. After a long sigh, Leon decided to move toward other dungeons. The magic items he creates would be useful, but if he creates a lot of them, he could grow over-dependent of them. If something happens and he loses those items, he would be in trouble.

    "I wish there was a dragons'' dungeon in this world..." Leon sighed again. "I''m already missing their meat, and the extra status points those could give me."

    "I heard that we had one," Darya said. "But the dungeon became inactive when the harvesters appeared."

    "What about the purple crystal?" Leon asked.

    "The crystal disappeared... that was why it was considered inactive," Darya exined.

    In the end, there was no easy way to obtain status points. However, Leon had an idea. If he could understand the logic behind Area of Effect spells, he could learn several of them quite quickly, and by using them against several targets, Leon would be able to level up them quite fast. Thus, granting him status points. Although Leon had to learn spells like Steel Arrow, Magma Arrow, Magma Punch, and others¡­ he decided to learn the Area of Effect spells first because the nearest dungeon didn''t have strong monsters but had a lot of monsters.

    "So, this time, are we going to fight the Bloody Wasps?" Darya frowned. "I can''t imagine ourselves getting that stronger fighting against that type of enemy."

    "It is the nearest dungeon, and this is also a good opportunity for us to learn Area of Effect spells," Leon exined. "Besides, even if the enemies don''t look like that they can pose a challenge, I still have to check their worlds."

    "I can understand that¡­If I were in your position, I would do the same." Darya said. "In fact, I would use the dungeons of the other worlds to look for the information you want¡­ Instead of trying to obtain the power to defeat a harvester or at least torture them for answers."

    Truth to be told, Leon didn''t want to face those enemies too. He had never seen them, but Leon could imagine their powers. Considering that mana can increase the lifespan of everyone... the amount of power a sentient being could obtain after fighting and training for thousands of years would be bone-chilling just to think about it.

    Even Leon wanted that kind of power because, with that, he would be able to protect his family, his friends, his world... However, before obtaining that, he had to get the knowledge that alsoes alongside with power. Leon didn''t find that knowledge in the city above, and the chances of him finding in other worlds were also small. But he was sure. He would obtain that knowledge from the harvester... They were invaders, after all.

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    From what Darya knew, it looked like Bloody Wasps weren''t much different from the wasps Leon knew. The only real difference is that they were one meter long and wide... they also could suck their target''s blood with their sting. The blood could be used to heal their wounds or to increase their attack power and speed. Either way, it wasn''t a good idea to let them get too close.

    "I guess fire magic is the best way to deal with them... so, shall Ibine wind and fire magic to create something like a Fire Tornado? It might be dangerous, so I should start with something more simple."

    Leon recalled Sandstorm, the spell and that mutant wolf that almost crushed him to death used. The spell itself didn''t cause much damage, but it blinded everyone nearby due to its scope. It was safer starting using that, so Leon decided to practice while he and Darya headed toward the Bloody Wasps area.

    Much to his surprise, soon, Leon managed to create a small version of the Sandstorm on the palm of his hand. The wind was strong, and the sand didn''t spread toward all directions... Leon was on the right track.

    "I don''t think a spell-like that will be useful against the bloody wasps..." Darya also replicated the smaller version of the Sandstorm.

    "I''m just learning the fundamentals before trying anything more dangerous..." Leon said. "Mana Armor doesn''t protect yourself from your own attacks, so you should be careful."

    Little by little, Leon''s control over the sandstorm increased as he also erged the scope of it. After walking for three days, they finally reached their territory of those creatures. Leon and Darya noticed that because they didn''t see any three-eyed rats... Regardless, they only began to fight one dayter when they both received the notification.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sandstorm.

    Cost: 10 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The spell barely caused damage, but it was enough to prevent the wasps inside from moving. Although the consumption of mana wasn''t big, it wasn''t small either. The effectiveness of the spell was kind of small. It only created an area of four meters tall andrge, strong winds and sand. However, both the speed of the winds and the range of the spell were increasing as the skill leveled up.

    Although they bought a lot of mana potions after leaving the golems dungeon, Leon and Darya decided to save their mana and also divided the work in order to increase efficiency. Sometimes Leon used Sandstorm to stop the wasps, and Darya used Fire Bullets to kill them, and sometimes they changed their roles.

    "It looks like these dungeons can spawn more monsters than others..." Darya said after noticing a few dozen wasps approaching."

    "Somehow, I feel things aren''t that simple..."Leon furrowed his eyebrows.

    It has been a while since Leon saw so many monsters in a small area. Although those monsters were so weak and a single Fire Bullet was enough to kill them, Leon was quite worried... he felt like he forgot something... something very important.<sub> </sub>

    Although Leon was in a hurry, he decided to at least learn one more Area of Effect spell before challenging the dungeon. Since the battles would happen in a confined space and the enemies were insects, the best option was to learn a fire attack.

    "Let''s try to learn something like a Fire Tornado," Leon said. "The boss of that dungeon is probably the bigger version of those wasps, it should be a little more resilient, but its weakness probably still is fire."

    "So, we just create a tornado and add fire, right?" Darya asked.

    It looked pretty simple, in theory. But if that were true, Lennart would use Fire Tornado instead of a Frozen Mist... perhaps the climate of the ambient could help or disturb the caster in that regard, but it didn''t change the fact that they had to be careful. Otherwise, their own attacks would harm them.

    Like always, progressing at baby steps, Leon practiced the spell. In the end, he had to be extra careful because the fire was moreplicated to control than sand... Still, instead of controlling both wind and fire, Leon started to wonder why Darya was progressing at the same speed Leon was.

    "Are you holding back or something?" Leon frowned.

    "...What are you talking about?" Darya looked away after making for a brief moment, an expression of surprise.

    "If you are worried about hurting my ego, I rmend you stop wasting time with that," Leon said. "I don''t know if it is thanks to your natural talent is due to the mana crystal in your forehead, but it looks you have an easy time learning the spells rted to the basic elements. Regardless, learn as many as the spell you can, as fast as you can. Then use your remaining time to get rid of your hesitation."

    "¡­All right," Darya nodded.

    Although it was a bit depressing after Leon said that, Darya managed to learn Fire Tornado in four days, while Leon had to practice for a week. It couldn''t be helped since Darya had the mana crystal in the forehead. The people of her world also had decades of experience using mana. Not only that, but she was also the third generation of a family who became leaders in that world using mana.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Tornado.

    Cost: 15 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Still, Leon started to wonder if it wasn''t a good idea to imnt the mana crystal on his forehead. However, even without asking, he was aware that the surgery to put that wasn''t something simple, or it was something anyone could do. Darya''s grandfather probably had control over that, and Leon was quite sure that it wasn''t a good idea to get himself involved with the most influential person of that world.

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    In the end, learning Fire Tornado had been one of the best things Leon had decided to do. After Leon and Darya headed to the dungeon and spending one million coins in mana potions, they entered the cave. Finally, they noticed why the number of Bloody Wasps was so significant. The walls of the dungeon were covered with thousands of cocoons, and every minute dozens of new wasps were born. Still, only a small fraction left the dungeon, and most of them stayed inside the ce to protect it from invaders...

    "Eww... this is so creepy," Darya said while she trembled.

    "I must admit this is quite a sight..." Leon frowned. "Is this the work of the boss of the dungeon? To think that a single creature couldy so many eggs... Ah!"

    "Did you notice something?" Darya said.

    "Yes... I had this feeling that I was overlooking things for a while." Leon answered. "I finally recalled what I was overlooking... Do dungeon breaks still happen in this world?"

    "Yes..." Darya answered.

    "Every time that kind of events happen, dozens of bosses appear," Leon said. "Still, there isn''t much food here for wasps, and we didn''t find any boss either."

    "So, you think they returned to their?" Darya asked.

    "That, or perhaps they died of hunger," Leon exined. "After noticing that they wouldn''t obtain much food in this world, dungeon breaks stopped happening. That would exin why we only found a single elemental golem boss."

    "That makes sense..." Darya nodded. "Some monsters eat meat, but some want to consume mana of their prey... a lot of information about monsters and dungeons are military secrets, so it wouldn''t surprise if that is the case. Still... that means that the bloody wasps'' world is...

    "Yep, it probably billions, perhaps we will find trillions of those monsters once we touch the purple crystal," Leon said.

    "Yikes... the idea alone makes me feel shivers all over my body." Darya contracted her body.

    It looked like they would have to use a lot of mana even to kill the mob monsters of that dungeon, so Leon tried to find a concentrated version of the mana potions, but he didn''t find it. In any case, to avoid being surrounded by the front and the back, Leon and Darya burned down those cocoons. Quickly, the smell of burned insects got strong, and it started to bother them, but they didn''t stop.<sub> </sub>

    The smell alone was strong enough to attract other wasps, so Leon and Darya sometimes had to stay one hour without moving forward because the wasps didn''t stop froming. It was a pain to consume mana potions at that speed, but since they killed numerous enemies every moment, they more or less obtained enough coins to pay for the potions.

    "I should try to create an earth tform a few dozens of meters above the poison mist¡­ wasting so much time and coins to buy potions is a pain."

    What Leon and Darya thought it would be a hunt that would take only a few hours, became a test of patience thatsted one week. The number of wasps was too big, so they had to return several times to the entrance of the dungeon to buy mana potions. Fortunately, their attacks leveled up a lot, and thanks to that, the wasps were burned until nothing was left behind, otherwise, at some point, the number of corpses on the way would have stopped them.

    Finally, Leon and Darya found thest part of the dungeon, and if the other parts of the dungeon were disgusting enough to make Darya tremble, the previous room made her face turn blue. Even Leon, like his back, was itching... what was supposed to be the boss room was a spacerge enough like the ce Leon fought the three-headed earth dragon. However, instead of walls, they were seeing more cocoons and flying to all directions, they saw fifty or so colossal bloody waspsying eggs without stop.

    Leon stopped to wonder how in the hell those things couldy so many eggs so fast, but soon he was forced to move because the wasps finally noticed their presence. Hundreds of wasps left their cocoons and flew to attack Leon and Darya alongside the bosses. Leon and Darya cast their Fire Tornados, but Darya was having difficulties controlling her spell because she was about to faint.

    "You really have to train your nerves..." Leon sighed.

    Although Leon said that, he was also scared since he wasn''t a fan of insects either. However, there was no reason to worry. Leon and Darya already had implemented their n to fight the boss and clear dungeons... those containers filled with mana liquid were behind and connected to their backs.

    At an astonishing rate, wasps began to die. Even a few of the bosses tried to attack them, but using their Fire Tornadoes, Leon and Darya blocked their advance and killed. It was all because they managed to level up that skill several times. It looked like that battle wouldn''t be difficult... Leon and Darya just have to keep using the Fire Tornado to stop their monsters'' charge. However, things changed when several of the bosses started to p their wings and dropped some shining dust around the battlefield.

    "Are you for real? Sleep Powder?" Leon frowned.

    Although it looked simr to the skill of a game Leon and Betty yed in the past, he didn''t imagine that he was right... but he was. Leon and Darya tried to block the dust, but soon one of the Fire Tornado disappeared, and Darya fell asleep on the floor.

    "Great... she didn''tst even a second."

    Leon frowned, it was all because Darya never had any reason to learn that skill. He only sleeps once every four days, after all. Still, despite his Sleep Resistance being level thirty, Leon started to feel a little sleepy. However, he got rid of that when he hit his magic staff against his head.

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    Leon tried to wake up Darya doing that, and he seeded, but since the Sleep Power had already spread toward that whole area, she could only stay awake for half a second.

    p "This has to be some kind of joke..." Leon sighed.</anda>

    As if fighting alone against thousands of monsters wasn''t bad enough for Leon, he also had to keep hitting his head against something to cancel the sleep powder''s effect.

    Bloody Wasp Queen

    Health: 1000/1000

    Mana: 3000/3300

    Stamina: 4000/5000

    Active Skills: Reproduction Lv 250, Sleep Powder Lv 40, Sting Lv 60, Blood Sucker Lv 50,

    Passive Skills: Rage Lv 20, Fly Lv 100, Mental Leadership Lv 100

    It was a bitte to use Appraisal, but Leon did anyway. He already knew the wasps weren''t that resilient, but if he had used it a little earlier, Leon and Darya could have thought of a way to cancel that... the ordinary wasps didn''t have that skill, so they were caught off guard. Anyway, what was done was done.

    "Now, I have to improvise... but that is okay, once I kill the bosses, Darya will wake up... hopefully."

    Leon grabbed a few spears he had created beforehand and put his mana in them. He had a few spare spears because he wanted to obtain the Bloody Wasps skills to suck blood and heal himself... he actually didn''t want that. But he was hoping for that somehow, he would be able to add that effect to his weapons, and then, the said weapon would heal the more damages it causes. However, even after sealing the spirits of hundreds of wasps, he didn''t obtain that effect.

    "Let''s hope I will obtain that effect using a boss spirit..."

    Leon used Fire Tornado to toast all wasps that tried to attack him. Meanwhile, he made his spears chase and attack the boss. It was hard to keep track of them if Leon splits them, so he decided to attack the bosses one by one and pierce them with his spears.

    "Come to think of it; I could have turned the wasps into zombies... they are stronger than my skeletons, after all. I didn''t try that against the golems because they were inanimate creatures, but I totally forgot to try that in the wasps."

    Leon would have lost some time, but he would save some coins... either way, it was toote to think about it. In a short amount of time, Leon''s spears killed five wasp queens, but soon that stopped from happening because the queens controlled the ordinary wasps as a meat shield. Although those didn''t stop Leon''s spears, it made them lose some piercing power. Besides, all their blood and body fluids were decreasing the sharpness of his spears.

    "Tch... so annoying. Try to block this, then."

    Leon didn''t want to spend much of his mana in small fries like the wasp queens, but his objective now was to give a chance to Darya to wake up. So, he shot several Magma Spears. The wasp queens used even more minions to block the magic projectiles, and even though they seeded in blocking them, things just got even more efficient for Leon, since a single Magma Spear killed hundreds of wasps.<sub> </sub>

    "Hehe, let''s see for how long you can keep using that."

    Leon''s container of mana liquid was bing empty at an astonishing pace, but at the same pace, tens of thousands of wasps were dying. Sometimes even the bosses would die since the magma would spread and hit everything nearby... even Leon so stored his spears and created a thick ice wall to protect himself and Darya.

    It took a while, but Leon managed to kill all wasps. Well, almost. He left one alive, after cutting its wings, and then he sealed its spirit inside a spear.

    Steel Spear VI

    It grants you the skill, Sting Lv 20, Blood Sucker Lv 10. Strength + 30, Speed + 25.

    It was far weaker than Leon had imagined, but the effect was there... every time Leon attacks an enemy, he would recover a small amount of health. The amount of health restored was rted to the amount of physical damage Leon causes with that weapon... so, it would only work on small fries since Leon was still weak physically.

    "Well, it''s better than nothing..."

    Since the wasp queens were already dead, Darya wasn''t waking up, and his supply of mana liquid was close to its end. Leon decided to hit his magic staff against Darya''s head to wake her.

    "Ouch! Ouch! What do you think you are doing?!" Darya frowned.

    "Punishing you for not helping me," Leon said. "Kill the wasps because soon, my mana supply will end, or you can let me use your supply."

    "My head is hurting like hell... I will help." Darya said.

    "Sorry, I guess I overdid it." Leon looked away and then healed Darya''s forehead.

    Seeing how massive and powerful Leon''s fire Tornado had be while she was sleeping, Darya decided to fight instead of letting Leon solve everything alone. Without the wasp queens, the remaining wasps didn''t pose a threat. In fact, a lot of them died before they could even leave their cocoons.

    "Mmm... Area of Effect spells really level up faster, but the consumption of mana is insane."

    Unlike they had thought, the number of monsters that wereing from the other world wasn''t that big. Only fifteen wasps appeared out of nowhere every ten minutes, so they really only lost some time in that dungeon due to the wasp queens.

    For some reason, despite having defeated dozens of thousands of monsters, Leon didn''t obtain a single item or tome. His luck increased in thest months, but it looked like luck didn''t increase the chances of him obtaining drops... Leon believed that his magic sword was broken due to his low luck.  As he had now risen that stat from one to forty-two and still no change. He was at a loss on what was actually wrong.

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    After thest wasp died, Leon and Darya headed to the purple crystal. Leon frowned when he saw that Darya also seemed prepared to see the other world.

    "What? Are you not tired?" Leon asked. "Ah... I forgot you slept during the most difficult parts of the battle."

    "Hahaha, you are right... It has been a while since I slept so well." Darya said. "I''m not that tired, and I kind of want to see the wasps'' world."

    "Well, just don''t leave my side," Leon said. "All monsters nearby the crystals are bosses. So, things may get messy if we are not careful enough."

    "All right." Darya nodded.

    Although he believed that there would be no connection between this world and his. He still needed to go to confirm his suspicions. Still, he had to confirm his suspicious anyway. After touching the purple crystal, Leon and Darya saw themselves in the middle of an abandoned city. The buildings around made Leon recall Ennd during the Industrial Revolution; in fact, Leon even saw some chimneys that were still producing smoke. Although there were no cars, Leon saw some machines... machines covered in webs and cocoons.

    "It is even worse than I imagined." Leon murmured.

    It was hard to find a single piece of wall or floor that didn''t have webs, cocoons, or eggshells. It was another world where the sentient beings lost to the monsters. Most likely, due to their high reproduction speed. Just like the slimes'' world, Leon also couldn''t see any sign of vegetation. It looked like wasps could even eat nts to survive... or perhaps it was because he appeared in the middle of the city. Leon and Darya would never know since they returned soon after confirming that that city had been abandoned decades ago. Even if there were some sentient beings alive, they would never have the information Leon wanted.

    "Another failure..." Leon sighed.

    "Well... it is just the third dungeon you tried, right?" Darya said. "Don''t lose hope yet."

    "I will never lose hope because I know that the harvesters have the information I want," Leon replied. "But I''m wasting too much time... and I will lose even more time before I can obtain the power to defeat them."

    Five months have passed since the damn lizard summoned Leon to that world; he did improve his status a lot and obtained several convenient spells. Still, he couldn''t imagine himself defeating creatures that would invade others just to be stronger. Unlike Leon, they not only had a lot of confidence in their powers and but they also were confident in their battle experience. If Leon had some time to prepare and had the chance to use all his skills, he was confident in defeating the soldiers of a city. He did that in Moscow, after all. But the conditions favored him. People of Earth didn''t know many spells, and their magic attacks weren''t that powerful. Plus, he had several convenient magic items.<sub> </sub>

    Challenging all the people of a world that has been using and polishing their magic skills over the course of seventy years was totally different... the difference between challenging a city that had only a few survivors capable of using magic and challenging the inhabitants of a world like Mieabos was like the difference between challenging a slime and a dragon. Thanks to all that, Leon thought that he would be lucky if he manages to return Earth in less than four years...

    Still, the only thing Leon could do was to keep moving forward and polishing his skills. While he was thinking about that, Leon and Darya left the dungeon only to find a few warriors of the lower world. That was kind of bing amon urrence, so Leon wasn''t surprised at all. Decreasing the poption of monsters would undoubtedly attract the attention of the nearest vige. Still, Leon was forced to raise his guard when he felt Darya trembling and saw the look in the eyes of the warriors. Although visibly upset, the warriors still approached without drawing their weapons.

    "Are you Leon? The traveler?" A warrior with long ck hair asked.

    "My name is Leon, but I''m a victim of a kidnapping, not a traveler," Leon said. "So, what business do you have with me?"

    "We heard that you could produce magic weapons." The ck-haired warrior said. "But first, I would like to ask, what she is doing here?"

    "... You probably heard this from Eadmund and from his men, but he didn''t tell everything." Leon let out a long sigh. "She helped me when I invaded the research center since her life would be dangerous up above; she is with me for the time being. I understand that you don''t like the guys above, I''m not a fan of them either. But if you want to negotiate with me, you will have to leave her alone and control your anger a little more."

    "... We can do that," The ck-haired warrior said after sighing too. "She isn''t doing anything. She helped you to decrease the number of wasps in this territory, right?"

    "Yes... why all you guys keep observing what I do and only appear after I clear the dungeon, anyway?" Leon frowned. "Well, it doesn''t really matter. I have plenty of coins, so this time, I will ask for information instead of money."

    "...What kind of information are you looking?" The ck-haired warrior asked.

    "I want you to teach me the most simple techniques that you guys use that consume stamina," Leon answered. "It doesn''t have to be anything especially powerful, just some useful moves or techniques would be fine."

    Darya frowned when she heard that, it looked like Leon also intended to learn some warrior techniques. Even though his magic wasn''t half-bad, considering that he hade from a world where people just learned how to use mana.

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    Although Leon didn''t want to waste time visiting another vige, he had no choice. Five people couldn''t transport the number weapons he had to give, so he ended up heading to the vige. That being said, he didn''t enter because Darya wouldn''t be weed. It was a bit dangerous to give weapons to people who he didn''t know, the possibility of them attacking him to obtain his weapons was big, but Leon some countermeasures in case that happens. Still, Leon was quite sure that the people living down there wouldn''t do that. Besides, it was a better idea to stay on the good side of someone who could create them weapons whenever he wants.

    Anyway, even though Leon didn''t have much stamina to use specific skills like the people below the city had, it was a good idea to have a few extra tricks in case something happens or if he runs out of mana. So, Leon started training to learn some physical skills.

    Leon never did something like that. He didn''t even hear about it. But it looked like stamina could be used and manipted like mana. The ck-haired man frowned when he heard that, Leon a little more stamina than people living in the city above, so he had imagined that he could use skills like that at will. Still, like everything in Leon''s life, to learn, he had to start with the basics. Although mana could be infused in weapons, trees, and even living beings, stamina couldn''t. So, Leon had to practice for a few days how to manipte his stamina. By practicing, he had to keep running non-stop for several hours while carrying a few hundred kilograms of metal. His goal was to control his stamina at certain moments to make his movements less tiresome, instead of moving and letting the stamina being consumed, and the best way to learn that was to exhaust himself. It took a while, but Leon''s hard work paid off.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stamina Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I can''t understand how you can move your body like that and still keep yourself conscious while breathing this damp and smelly air," Darya said while she was practicing Magma Bullet.

    It looked like Darya had a hard time reading the mood, and she wasn''t good at holding back her thoughts. She came from the ce where the people created that environment, but Darya had no problems in saying that kind of thing without thinking of what the warriors nearby would think. Fortunately, Anton, the ck-haired warrior, was the only one nearby. His subordinates, who worked with him, were patrolling the surroundings. Although he was quite a nice guy, he let out a long sigh after hearing that to calm his nerves.

    "¡­ Since you are a mage, I would rmend you to learn a few skills to strengthen your legs." Anton said. "Those will help in case you run out of mana and has to run away for an enemy."

    It looked like Anton was looking down on all mages, but Leon ignored that and just focused on the logic behind his words. He truly only wanted to learn new ways of attacking to surprise his enemies, but since he was just learning the basics, Leon decided just to listen. It would be great and cool if he someday learns something like the OMNISLASH, but he was aware that fighting up close didn''t suit him. A man who ignored his health and stamina for so long would only die a dog''s death trying to fight like that.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Strong Legs.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Backflip.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Knee.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon finally learned why he didn''t learn Strong Legs until now. Unlike Strong Arms, one of the requirements to learn that skill was Stamina Maniption. Leon also didn''t try to do any Backflips, but he now he could. However, by using extra stamina, he could move several meters backward and dodge attacks of an enemy to some extent. As for Steel Knee, it was like the defensive stance of Muay Thai. However, Leon raised his right or left knee a little higher to protect the organs of his stomach. Using his stamina, he increased the sturdiness of his legs.

    "Are you fine with only this much?" Anton asked.

    "Yes, I already spent too much time learning this," Leon answered.

    Anton felt like he didn''t pay for Leon''s weapon with just that much. Still, he couldn''t stop Leon if he wanted to leave. Leon spent ten days to learn those, but it was enough for the time being... in fact, he was tired of not practicing his magic. He thought that learning techniques like that would be a piece of cake... he couldn''t have been more wrong.

    "If I feel like it, I will return to learn some real means of attacking," Leon said.

    It looked like it would take a while before could learn Braver or Cross-sh, a few years maybe. As for Omnish... it would take a few decades. Although Haste increasing his training speed somewhat, it wasn''t enough. It would take a long while before he has enough recovery or mana to keep the spell active at all times. Then he had and idea...

    "I have to test if time passes at different speeds in other worlds and this world¡­ most likely, all worlds that are part of the system are spread all across the universe¡­ but wait a minute, if that is the case, then, there is also a chance that time passes faster in this world inparison to Earth."

    If such a thing was possible, Leon could solve the problem of time. However, there was no way to know if the time passes faster or slower in those words inparison to Earth... in the end, it was too risky to go other worlds hoping that time would pass slowly there.

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    After trying to think of a solution to his time problem, Leon only managed to find something that worried him even more, and that was nerve-wracking.

    "You suddenly look more stressed than usual..." Darya frowned. "Is something bothering you? Although you looked pretty tired a few minutes ago, you also looked quite refreshed."

    "...I''m just the type of person who can only stop worrying about the things when I''m doing something," Leon exined. "I just noticed the possibility that time here may pass slower than on my..."

    "Ah... that," Darya said. "That is certainly a quest that would make anyone go mad without a clear answer. Still, I think you shouldn''t think about it. Even if you worry endlessly about such a thing, nothing will change."

    Leon was aware of it; it was logical. That being said, even logic doesn''t make much sense when someone is worried about the people he or she loves. Until that moment, Leon was acting with two things in mind. The first one was to conserve his coins as much as possible. In the case of he get extremely lucky and find a tome that may teach him the teleportation spell. The chance was small, but in fact, it appears, Leon would have to have coins to buy, and it wouldn''t be weird if the tome''s price is something like one hundred million coins or even one billion.

    The other thing Leon was considering was to increase his recovery and mana again. Overall, mana would increase for how long he could fight and also would increase the distance he would be able to cross using teleportation. Recovery would grant him the chance to use the spell more times, so it was equally important...

    "Ah... I almost forgot," Leon said. "I have to test if the blue angel leaves can survive above the poison mist."

    Leon created an earth tform and raised upward almost to the point where it touched the ground of the city above. There he nted the leaf, but... it died a few secondster.

    "Even if it is an alien nt, it needs sunlight..." Leon sighed.

    "So you have those too," Darya said. "Although it is not from this, this is the single type of nt I have seen my whole life."

    "So, the people up above cultivate it," Leon said. "They must cultivate it near the frontlines. Otherwise, it would be a pain to transport them to the soldiers."

    "You are right," Darya said. "However, most people cultivate those near the houses, since they are quite tasty."

    "I need more mana, but I can spend my coins to buy potions," Leon dered. "Is there some kind of abandoned area on the city above where we can nt those without being noticed?"

    "Well... not on this continent, at least," Darya said. "We will have to leave the civilization to find such a ce, and I''m pretty sure the life on any ind will be even harder than here. We have some underwater dungeons after all, and there is always a chance that some harvesters leave the battle and explore the uninhabited parts of our."<sub> </sub>

    "Some ind, huh." Leon looked upward and sighed. "It looks like I''m destined to live on them for a good part of my life."

    "... What are you talking about?" Darya frowned.

    Leon was already sick of telling about his life on that ind, but it couldn''t be helped since Darya asked. For the time being, they were partners, and Leon knew more about her life than she knew about his.

    "Four years alone on an ind¡­" Darya opened her eyes widely. "I don''t think I would be able to keep myself sane alone for so long."

    "Almost a year had passed since I left the ind, but I still have some scars from that time," Leon said.

    "Like psychological scars? You look pretty much fine to me." Darya said.

    It was better to shut up instead of keeping talking and end up revealing about the holy sword. In the end, Leon''s best option was to look for an ind and nt his blue angel leaves. He also had to find a way to mass-produce them without having to waste too much time harvesting, but first things first, Leon had to leave the lower world.

    "If we try to find an ind, what are the chances of us finding soldiers or harvesters?" Leon asked.

    "Pretty high actually, the harvesters can attack the continent from all directions," Darya exined. "That''s why I said there is a chance that we may find them on the said ind. They always try to attack the boundaries that have fewer soldiers. We only managed to keep them from invading the continent probably because of the Checkpoint spell."

    "So, we will have a hard time leaving the continent," Leon nodded. "The soldiers will try to stop us. If they recognize you, they won''t hold back. And even if we seed avoiding them, we may end up fighting the harvesters¡­ I guess you should stay here. You already know how to protect yourself, and I don''t think the warriors down here will challenge you directly. Still, they won''t be able to kill using a surprise attack."

    "No¡­ I''m going with you." Darya looked at Leon in the eye. "I don''t have a life here, nor do I have a life above. I still have to find a new ce to call home. Besides, I still want to obtain the power to explore this world or other worlds. I won''t seed in doing so if I run away now."

    In the end, it was Darya''s own choice, so Leon just shrugged after hearing that. The journey ahead would be dangerous, and even though Darya still needed to change her mindset a few habits, she didn''t want to stop now. After all, it was the first time in her life that she had the chance to make her own choices.

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    Without having to worry about being surrounded by enemies or looking for dangerous monsters, Leon and Darya found the boundaries of the continent after flying for a few days. Just as Leon had imagined, that massiveyer of earth that was the soil of the city above extended until the ocean. It was weird since Leon didn''t see any signs of mountains... perhaps the battles of the past destroyed the world more than Leon had imagined, or maybe the people of the city above destroyed those in order not to build the city so high in the sky.

    Even from afar, Leon could sense the smell of the ocean. It wasn''t much different from Earth. The poison mist was thinner, but there were signs of patrols and battles everywhere. Some of the metallic pirs that sustained the city were also partially destroyed. Even though Leon was quite confident that he could cause some damage to those pirs, he was also sure that he couldn''t put them in the state they were.

    "I guess the best option is to dig a hole and create a path under the earth," Leon said.

    "What are we going to do once we reach the ocean?" Darya asked. "The pressure of the water will push us backward, and even if we manage to endure that, we will run out of air."

    "We will manage using Mana Barrier," Leon exined. "Before that, we will level it up as much as we can. That way, the barrier will be bigger, and we will have more room to store air and cross the ocean. If I use some mana potions, I will be able to decrease our weight using the ring of gravity and ring of telekinesis."

    "So, you have those too?" Darya asked. "I''m pretty sure gravity is the type of magic that can make our soldiers fly. Didn''t you learn yet?"

    "No," Leon answered. "... I should have asked for that kind of information since even ordinary guards can fly and use telekinesis... maybe it''s not toote, I just have to capture one soldier or a guard and ask ''nicely'' for information."

    "You should give up on that," Darya frowned. "Our soldiers are pretty united, they get angry when a fellow soldier dies, but if one is taken as a hostage to be tortured, they will be even madder and probably chase until you or then die."

    "... I guess I will do that once I have a little more faith in my skills." Leon said.

    After that, Darya started to practice Mana Barrier. Meanwhile, Leon began to dig the hole. Instead of creating and using some shovels, Leon just infused his mana on the soil and moved it. They were like three kilometers away from the ocean, and Leon also had to be careful while digging, otherwise they could be buried. Still, Leon didn''tin since it was a simple, but efficient way to practice his earth magic.

    Two dayster, Darya finally learned the spell. So, Leon stopped digging, and they attacked each other''s Mana Barrier. Although they were in a hurry to strengthen the spell, they only used Wind Bullets because it was silent, and the sound of impacts was barely noticeable.

    They practiced for one week because Leon only felt satisfied when the Mana Barrier was big enough to store five minutes of oxygen. The hole was almostplete, and both of them were ready to put the n in action, but they were forced to stop when they felt some earthquakes.<sub> </sub>

    "... It looks like one of them appeared here." Darya said, her face was pale.

    By them, Darya was probably talking about the harvesters. The ground below and even the one who sustained the megacity above them was trembling. In the distance, Leon saw the sea, but he also saw the lower body of a creature that had several parts of his body engulfed in mes.

    "Are you for real?" Leon frowned.

    "¡­ It is the fire titan." Darya said. "One of the most troublesome and powerful harvesters that attack our. We don''t know his name, but we do know he can absorb that fire attacks, and we don''t have a soldier who is powerful enough using water or ice magic to even scratching him."

    While Darya was giving her exnation, Leon felt the temperature rising. That was absurd, they were three kilometers away from the creature, and they could feel the heat emitted that thing''s body. Leon couldn''t even imagine how soldiers could withstand the heat, much less fighting against the one hundred meters tall fire titan.

    Darya''s Fire Resistance was still low-level, so she almost copsed due to the heat. Fortunately, Leon reacted on time to make the surroundings fresher bybining wind and water magic. Still, it wasn''t a good idea to continue with the n, so they retreated a little and waited for two days until the earthquakes stopped, signaling the end of the fire titan''s rampage.

    "... He sure has a lot of energy to keep causing earthquakes for two days straight." Leon frowned.

    "Do you still feel like challenging one of them to obtain the information you want?" Darya asked. "I don''t know about the harvesters that attack other worlds, but the ones who attack us are all giants like him."

    "I won''t change my mind." Leon dered. "It is clear now that the world of that dungeon is a world that got assimted, but its sentient being didn''t survive assimtion. So, it is a waste of time to search for any useful knowledge in those ces... the quickest way for me to go home is to ask those colossal creatures how they can travel between worlds without using dungeons."

    "Even if you learn that I don''t think you would be able to replicate," Darya said. "The difference in power, resilience, mana... is too great. Even we, who are a race that decided to increase our powers using mana alone, have little mana inparison to them."

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    Darya sure had a way with words... she was swift to annoy or depress someone. Regardless, Leon wouldn''t change his mind. He would try to go home in the quickest way as possible, or he would die trying.

    After waiting for two hours and confirming that the battle indeed ended, Leon and Darya finished the hole. Even before they could truly reach the ocean, the hole was starting to get filled with water. That was the sign Leon had been waiting for, so he and Darya used Mana Barrier, and they moved the earth faster. Suddenly the frontal part of the hole got destroyed by a massive waver of water that started to push Leon and Darya backward. But by using the gravity and telekinesis rings, Leon stopped that and even made them breach the ocean floor in a few seconds.

    Leon expected that the ocean of advanced civilization would be dirty, but that wasn''t the case. The Miebos ocean was a beautiful sight. Crystal clear water amid a soft white sandy beach. Unfortunately, due to the battle disced monsters returning, they couldn''t take the time to properly enjoy the view. As they could already see two mammoth creatures swimming in the area already.

    Kraken

    Health: 15000/15000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 5000/5000

    Active Skills: Water Cyclone Lv 150, Suction Lv 90, Dark Ink Lv 80

    Passive Skills: Swim Lv 80, Water Absorption Lv 150

    Ancient Horned Whale

    Health: 20000/20000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 4000/4000

    Active Skills: Water Maniption Lv 250, Water Torpedo Lv 150

    Passive Skills: Sonar Lv 150, Swim Lv 80, Underwater Resistance Lv 300<sub> </sub>

    Without personally battling each of these new creatures, Leon was unsure how well their powerspared to the most powerful sea creature, the megalodons, that he fought on Earth. Unwilling to risk battling these unknown foes, they escaped as fast as possible. Only shooting thunder bullets to slow the creatures down, as they made their underwater escape.

    Four minutester, Leon and Darya left the ocean and moved several hundred meters upward. Leon was pretty sure that the soldiers couldn''t see them on the continent. So, he decided to take a break because Darya was about to puke after drinking several mana potions... she was the type of girl who didn''t like to dirty her skin. Even though it was barely noticeable, anyone could see small fragments of blue angel leaves in the mana potions.

    While Darya was recovering from that... Leon looked around and didn''t see any flying monsters. That was kind of surprising because even though the world had a single colossal continent, it wasn''t impossible that there were no dungeons in some inds. In fact, Leon was expecting to find an ind that had a dungeon. Just practicing spells without a target wasn''t enough for him, after all. Although he mostly would use blue angel leaves to level up Haste, he couldn''t ck off on his magical training.

    "Hey... have you heard about any dungeon that was outside the continent which didn''t spawn aquatic monsters?" Leon frowned when he saw Darya''s face was still blue.

    "No... ugh." Darya let out the final wave of puke. "That kind of information they don''t spread... only the victories of the frontline are shown to the public."

    "Figures... Anyway, first let''s look for an ordinary ind." Leon sighed. "We will use the first ind that we find as a base to nt some blue angel leaves and then let you learn Mana Concealment. After that, we will slowly look for an ind that has a dungeon."

    "I see¡­ Mana Concealment will help us to avoid the eyes of the harvesters." Darya nodded.

    Soon, they started to look for a random ind, but then Leon started to frown. He was looking for some inds to stay, but as if that wasn''t weird enough considering his past, Leon would stay on a desert ind with a girl. He was pretty sure that he dreamed about that kind of thing at least once in the past... but right at that moment, Leon couldn''t imagine any romance developing mostly, because it has been a very long time since Leon has seen anyone in an erotic light.

    Leon sighed. Unless he stays awake for several days straight, he can''t fall asleep when he wants mostly because he is worried about his friends and family. But he still had room to worry about his problems down there... he wondered if he wasn''t taking things seriously...

    It didn''t take long before they could find an ind, but they looked for another even farther away from the continent. The harvesters that were attacking that world were massive, after all. So, it was better to stay away as much as possible from the battlefield. Besides, no one knew what they do between battles. They could always return to their world, or¡­ rest on Miebos.

    "Well, we found the ce." Darya looked around the ind, which was three kilometers long and five wide. "What do we do know?"

    "First, let''s secure the ce. Makes sure that no monster is nearby." Leon exined. "After that built a decent ce to sleep and then nt the blue angel leaves¡­ after that, I have to try to learn Telekinesis."

    "Why Telekinesis so suddenly?" Darya frowned. "I bet we can learn more simple spells and obtain much more status points while we try to learn that skill."

    "It is necessary, or we will lose too much time harvesting the leaves," Leon answered.

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    Leon and Darya finished their preparations in three days. Although Leon tried to use most of his time trying to progress his magic or physical skills even a little bit at every moment, sometimes he felt just like stopping for a few seconds and observing the ocean and the blue sky. This time Leon chose to stay on an ind. He wasn''t alone¡­ but he felt like that was some kind of bad joke of destiny.

    Anyway, Leon stored many useful things in his magic box, and even Darya had some clothes and bedsheets, so on the first nights on that ind, he didn''t feel like he felt on the first one. Regardless, despite everything, Leon felt thankful for feeling the light of the sun after six months of living underground.

    "Somehow, I feel like we are wasting time building a house here..." Darya frowned.

    "It is just temporary," Leon said. "Besides, it is better this way because it will prevent us from wasting time. We don''t know when or where we will find an ind that has a dungeon, so a base like this is important to avoid us getting lost."

    Leon didn''t notice that while he was living underground, even though he heard something from Darya that confirmed that, but it looked like Miebos'' days also had twenty-four hours, and the duration of days and nights were the same. It was a bit weird since the people of the past could control the weather of the using satellites... perhaps they tried to make days longer, but soon noticed that was a bad idea.

    "What do you know about Telekinesis?" Leon asked.

    "Not much," Darya answered. "What I do know is that it looks like people who have good imagination tend to learn faster. My grandfather... the government selects some kids that excel in that area and then give them the training to be soldiers. Telekinesis is one of the first things they learn."

    "Imagination, huh," Leon said.

    Despite saying that, Leon more or less knew how Telekinesis worked, he noticed that a few dayster, after trying to infuse his mana to a magic weapon only to see that that wasn''t possible. He couldn''t transmit his mana to those objects, so he used a hand made of earth to control them. What if Telekinesis was like controlling his mana like that and enveloping some objectspletely to obtain full control over them?

    "Now that I think about it. I bet I can produce the mana liquid even without Telekinesis. I just have to control small portions of earth to harvest the leaves... it is more efficient, but I''m sure Telekinesis wille in handy in the future."

    Leon approached one of the blue angel nts and pointed his hand towards it, then closed his eyes. He imagined himself creating a hand made of mana, thanks to Mana Dominion, even though Leon couldn''t see his mana clearly, he could feel it taking the shape he wanted. Slowly he pulled the leaf, and a few secondster, he felt the leaf falling on the palm of his hand.

    "Mmm... that wasn''t thatplicated."

    Although it hadn''t beenplicated, Leon didn''t receive the notification he wanted... he indeed used Telekinesis, but he didn''t learn yet. It looked like he needed to faster, even faster than usual, since Telekinesis was a skill that was activated instantly. In that case, there was only one thing he had to do... he had to practice.<sub> </sub>

    Darya also wanted to learn such a useful skill, but for a change, she was learning the skill slower than Leon. The problem probably wasn''t her imagination since she had to do something far moreplicated to use Telepathy... either way, she learned. Leon learned Telekinesis in two weeks, while Darya learned in three.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Telekinesis.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Just as I suspected, the skill itself is far more convenient than the skill granted by a magic item," Leon said. "Since the level is low, I can''t do much right now, but the cost of mana is much lower."

    "Isn''t it obvious?" Darya frowned.

    "Well, yeah..." Leon said.

    Every magic item has some restrictions. Consumption of mana and cooldown time was the mostmons, after all. Anyway, even though Leon could harvest the blue leaves without wasting too much time or mana, he could only collect eight leaves at a time. The skill was convenient, but his skill was also involved, after all.

    "It would be great if I could create some golems and make them turn the leaves into dust and make them add water... that way, we would be able to save a lot of time," Leon said.

    "... I don''t think anyone can create creatures like that that have that level of intelligence." Darya frowned again. "Any creature created by us can only obey simplemands."

    Leon already knew that, but he couldn''t help but the dream about making things more efficient. If he could tame monsters, perhaps things would work out the way he wanted... but he couldn''t. Leon recalled the spirits Darya mentioned before, but if those spirits were like intelligent monsters, he doubted that they would epted be treated like servants.

    While Leon was practicing Haste and Telekinesis, Darya tried to learn Fly using Telekinesis on her body. However, just as Leon had expected, she didn''t receive the notification, Fly was indeed a variation of gravity magic.

    Regardless, Leon and Darya practiced Telekinesis for one week, until the skill reached level thirty. As expected, using blue angel leaves was the best way to grow stronger. Leon was still interested in finding a way to create dense mana potions, but he was satisfied with it for the time being. After reaching that level, they started to explore Miebos, looking for an ind that has a dungeon.

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    "This is..." Darya said and then let out a long sigh.

    "The ind number 151 we found this week." Leon also felt like sighing, but he didn''t. "I guess things won''t be that convenient for us."

    One week had passed since Leon had started to explore the ocean of Miebos. For some reason, Leon though they wouldn''t find many inds, probably because the world had only a single continent. But he was wrong... still, they didn''t found any dungeon so far. Although they haven''t been neglecting their training, Leon was feeling like they were moving too much and soon would stumble upon a harvester... or the other way around considering the difference in size

    After another day without any sess, Leon and Darya returned to the ind they were using as a base. Although if they find a dungeon on an ind, their routine would probably change, the failures didn''t. So, Leon and Darya, as soon as they returned, started to practice their magic. There wasn''t any reason for both of them to learn Checkpoint at the same time, so Leon was the only one who was trying to learn it. While Darya was attempting to replicate the metal the lizards used to create the helicopters he gave to William and the others. After learning that, they would share their knowledge and provide some tips while teaching each other the skills. Since Darya was better than Leon using the basic elements, it was the perfect job for her. Meanwhile, Leon was trying to learn Checkpoint, which was something that one would have to have excellent control over its own mana to seed in replicating.

    Learning that kind of spell was necessary in case a harvester finds the ind they are using. After that, Leon would practice it like hell because with his mana, he could only transport himself and Darya to another ce one kilometer away from the original point, and he was pretty sure one kilometer wasn''t a safe distance from those creatures which were like one hundred meters tall.

    Until Leon learns that spell, he prepared an underground shelter in case something happens. The house and the blue angel nts would most likely reveal that someone was living there, but Leon also prepared an escape route through the underground shelter. So, they were fine for the time being.

    It was hard to be sure, but it looked like the more intelligence one has, the faster one can learn spells. Considering the opposite of that, Leon understood why he had to spend a week to learn simple physical skills. His physical stats weren''t strong enough for that... Anyway, much faster than he thought, Leon learned Checkpoint. Unfortunately, Darya didn''t make any progress trying to create that metal.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Checkpoint.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It looks like you are having a hard time... for a change." Leon.

    "This metal is just too weird," Darya frowned. "I tried to infuse a lot of mana in the sand, but I never get the result I want. And I already managed to replicate all kinds of metal we have on this..."

    Leon nodded, even though he also could create different types of metal, he always chose steel because it was the simplest and easy to create. Regardless, it looked like there was a trick somewhere to create the metal... but it wouldn''t be easy. After all, the people of Miebos probably tried to replicate the metal but didn''t seed. Although it looked like a waste of time, neither of them would give up. They were confident that kind of metal would give them the chance to create more powerful weapons. Besides, by trying to replicate that metal, they were also training Earth Maniption and Earth Transformation. It certainly wasn''t a waste of time.

    As much as Leon wanted to help, he decided to level up Checkpoint as much as he can for the rest of the day. Unlike the other spells, intelligence couldn''t increase the effectiveness of Checkpoint. Only by leveling up the skill, Leon would be able to increase the distances they would be able to cross.

    While Leon was traveling to the nearest ind, he noticed that he didn''t have to look for a dungeon on an ind. The whole ocean was a dungeon that dozen of different types of enemies. More than that, he was pretty sure that creatures like Kraken and the ancient horned whale were perfect targets to level up his skills.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 2654 +

    Stamina: 159 +<sub> </sub>

    Strength: 122 +

    Dexterity: 69 +

    Speed: 116 +

    Intelligence: 549 +

    Endurance: 128 +

    Control: 149 +

    Mentality: 156 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 743 +

    Willpower: 119 +

    Coins: 69325412

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Maniption Lv 66, Water Maniption Lv 41, Wind Maniption Lv 40, Fire Maniption Lv 43, Earth Transformation Lv 43, Water Transformation Lv 34, Wind Transformation Lv 40, Fire Transformation Lv 40, Earth Creation Lv 46, Water Creation Lv 41, Wind Creation Lv 37, Fire Creation Lv 44

    Mana Reinforcement Lv 35, Stamina Maniption Lv 11, Strong Legs Lv 08, Backflip Lv 09, Steel Knee Lv 08, Telekinesis Lv 30, Checkpoint Lv 08

    Magma Spear Lv 34, Mana Eater Lv 29, Mana Armor Lv 31, Mana Shield Lv 31, Mana Dominion Lv 39, Cure Burns Lv 23, Heal Lv 26, Regeneration Lv 21, Seal Lv 42, Thunder Bullet Lv 11, Appraisal Lv 17, Mana Barrier Lv 22, Mana Concealment Lv 21, Haste Lv 44, Stamina Restoration Lv 09, Mana Infusion Lv 09, Magma Bullet Lv 07, Sandstorm Lv 18, Fire Tornado Lv 35,

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 30, Craft Lv 63, Farming Lv 14, Cook Lv 45, Poison Resistance Lv 39, Martial Arts Lv 11, Spearmanship Lv 59, Staffmanship Lv 16, Meditation Lv 58, cksmith Lv 49, Alchemy Lv 56, Wind Resistance Lv 19, Ice Resistance Lv 23, Sleep Resistance Lv 32, Thunder Resistance Lv 25, Earth Resistance Lv 19, Gravity Resistance Lv 25,

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    "You have one crazy idea after the other..." Darya frowned when she heard about Leon''s ns of fighting against the Krakens and whales. "I don''t think they will leave their habitat, so you want to fight them underwater?"

    "Just at the beginning, once they get too close, I will leave the ocean to attack them," Leon exined. "Killing them won''t be easy, and it isn''t enough. We have to use their bodies as bait to lure other monsters. So, you will have to use your Telekinesis to move them to prevent them from sinking or getting washed away by the tides.."

    "... I don''t think I have enough mana to move suchrge bodies." Darya frowned.

    "You just have to make sure they will stay nearby," Leon said. "Besides, it will be a good way to level up your Telekinesis at a fearsome speed. The bodies of the big ones will attract the small ones, and I''m pretty sure they will try to eat us who still have mana instead of a corpse. Besides, we will finally have the chance to eat some meat. Two birds, one stone. The containers of mana liquid will be nearby, so soon you will recover your mana."

    Although that ind was simr in many aspects to the ind Leon stayed during his first four years. As expected, the food was way different. There were no coconuts or bananas, there was a weird hairy fruit, but it didn''t taste that great. So, most of the time, they would eat blue angel leaves and sometimes so green angel leaves for a change of pace.

    "I''m not a fan of monster meat," Darya said. "But I guess we don''t have other choices. Besides, I''m tired of trying to replicate that metal and failing."

    Leon didn''t see those weird fish either, but he saw monsters that looked like swordfish and eel. Aside from those odd fish and pterodactyls, and heart dragons, Leon didn''t eat much monster meat. However, based on his experience, the weirder the monsters look, the tastier it was. So, it was worth a shot.

    Even though learning more electric attacks was on his list, Leon decided to use Lightning. It has been a long while since thest time he used it, Leon''s intelligence had increased almost five times since thest time he used that attack. So, it was time to see that again in action. Besides, in case a harvester found them, that was the only spell that Leon had on his arsenal that might stop them for a few seconds... so he had to level it up.

    It wasn''t the fastest method of flying, but Leon decided to use Telekinesis to fly above the ocean. Even when he was two hundred meters above, he already could see a shadow underneath. Considering the shape, it was Kraken, but the damn monster didn''t move an inch. Instead of hitting the ocean, Leon had to hit the creature directly and wait for the surrounding water to increase the power of Lightning. So¡­ Leon had to risk himself a little.

    Although it wasn''t one of his most powerful spells, Lightning was a bit inconvenient since the spell could only hit a target ten seconds after Leon decides to use it. So, Leon did that while he was slowly approaching the ocean.

    Before Leon could even reach one hundred and seventy meters of height, the creature contracted its body and jumped out of the water. That caught Leon by surprise, even more, when he saw the tentacles of the beast quickly approaching him despite having just used those to jump out of the ocean. Leon wasn''t fast enough to avoid that. So, he used his Telekinesis to stop the monster. Unfortunately, the only thing Leon managed to do was to slow down the beast and stop its tentacles.

    Leon moved to the side and avoided the direct hit, two secondster, when the creature was falling back to the ocean. A massive lightning bolt fell from the skies, hitting the beast. Even though the damn thing was outside the water, the moment of the impact, Leon saw its flesh burning and its body trembling.

    Kraken<sub> </sub>

    Health: 8265/15000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 5000/5000

    Active Skills: Water Cyclone Lv 150, Suction Lv 90, Dark Ink Lv 80

    Passive Skills: Swim Lv 80, Water Absorption Lv 150

    It hadn''t been half bad considering the situation. However, Leon used twenty percent of his mana in that attack and more than twenty percent to stop the beast... Fortunately, the Kraken was in shock after getting hit. Leon didn''t waste that chance and let another Lightning fall, and this time he killed the creature.

    Leon won against a beast that probably was stronger than the megalodons, but instead of celebrating, Leon felt annoyed. The noise of two massive Lightning falling near him almost turned him deaf.

    "Despite having such speed, this monster sure is cautious... it could move pretty fast on inds, but it doesn''t want to take any chances."

    Darya started to use Telekinesis to make the monster approached the ind, while she was doing that, Leon opened the monster''s head and made a lot of blood go to the ocean. As Leon had predicted, hundreds of small fries started to appear from all sides. Leon thought they woulde in small groups, but he was wrong. So, he returned to the ind and approached the mana containers.

    p "Don''t let the monsters approach the containers, and you don''t need to hold back either." Leon dered.</anda>

    "Got it." Darya nodded.

    The mana liquid they created every day was only used to mostly practice their spells and Leon wanted to practice with his spears since that was the best weapon Leon had against a massive number of monsters. However, he changed his mind because he thought of an excellent way to surprise his enemies. Leon concentrated on the monsters'' heads... half a secondter, several of those exploded... Leon finally found a method to attack without being noticed.

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    Crabhammer

    Health: 1500/1500

    Mana: 1000/1000

    Stamina: 500/500

    Active Skills: Water Bullet Lv 70, Steel w Lv 90

    Passive Skills: Underwater Resistance Lv 40, Water Absorption Lv 50

    Sharp Starfish

    Health: 1200/1200

    Mana: 1100/1100

    Stamina: 1200/1200

    Active Skills: Water sh Lv 50, Adhesive Touch Lv 90

    Passive Skills: Swim Lv 50, Water Absorption Lv 40

    nt-Tentacle

    Health: 8265/15000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 5000/5000

    Active Skills: Water Arrow Lv 70, Steel Tentacle Lv 60

    Passive Skills: Swim Lv 30, Water Absorption Lv 50, Whip Mastery Lv 40

    Each of those monsters was pretty much a small fry that Leon could kill with a single thought. However, against a thousand of them, Leon couldn''t do help but pray that Darya would watch his back. Both of them would stay alive as long as they keep Mana Armor active, but they would die if the supply of mana liquid inside the container of steel Leon created that was again connected by a hose to their bodies gets destroyed. Leon felt like he was over-dependent on that kind of thing. But in the end, that silly n had saved them from being overwhelmed by hundreds of aquatic creatures.

    At first, Darya felt like increasing her aim by using Earth Bullets to kill those monsters. However, when they started to get too close, she copied Leon and began to explode their heads. Starfish and the tentacle-nts had no heads, but ripping them apart was enough to kill them.

    Fortunately, that was the only massive wave of monsters that they had to deal with. The battle ended after ten minutes, and after waiting for a few hours, no other monster came... it looked like the smell of blood attracted all monsters nearby, and they would have to wait for the next day to do that again. Still... Leon and Darya were pretty much okay with that.

    "Phew... those things and their tentacles scared me." Darya frowned.

    Leon wondered if that was some kind of feminine instinct, even though he wasn''t a woman, he felt threatened by them... probably because the Kraken and its tentacles surprised him early. It was better to think that instead of imagining something more traumatizing.<sub> </sub>

    p "Let''s clean this ce up and see if we obtained anything," Leon said.</anda>

    Leon wondered if he was gettingzy by moving the bodies of the monsters to the center of the ind by using Telekinesis, but in the end, that was the fastest method to get rid of any evidence that a battle happened there. They did obtain some magic items, but everything was pretty much trash. Amidst that pile of corpses and trash Leon found a single tome.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Wall.

    Cost: 15 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    "Yep, it is useless considering that I have three other spells which can guarantee my life as long as I have mana."

    That being said, it was another type of spell Leon could learn to obtain some status points. Speaking of status points, Leon obtained a few during the battle. However, instead of allocating them, he put a single point in intelligence because he wanted to see how much his damage would increase. He recalled the damage the Kraken received in mid-air... now he just has to repeat that... he just has to put himself in danger again, just to satisfy his curiosity.

    "... I''m utterly stupid." Leon let out a long sigh.

    "Why are you so down after winning such a battle?" Darya frowned.

    "I was just thinking about something else... you can rest now," Leon said. "I will get rid of the Kraken."

    After making sure that the monster had no air inside its body, Leon moved the creature to the ocean and covered all of its body with ayer of steel. After that, the corpse sank. After losing the sight of the monster''s shadow, Leon returned to the ind.

    The next day, Leon did the exact same thing after filling the steel containers he created with mana liquid. He looked for a Kraken and gave the monster the chance to attack him... but once again, he escaped.

    Kraken

    Health: 8258/15000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 5000/5000

    Active Skills: Water Cyclone Lv 150, Suction Lv 90, Dark Ink Lv 80

    Passive Skills: Swim Lv 80, Water Absorption Lv 150

    After killing the Kraken and facing a couple hundred more enemies, Leon did the math. A single point of intelligence increased the power of his lightning by 0.1 percent. Most likely, the level up of the skills made things more efficient instead of just increasing the power, since somes skill don''t cause damage or need a target like Cook or Craft.

    In the end, even though Leon satisfied his curiosity, he ended up with one more question on his head... Was it better to keep increasing his mana, or to increase his intelligence instead? In terms of raw math, allocating one point of intelligence was also like increasing his mana pool effectiveness by 0.1 percent. However, without mana, he couldn''t keep spells like Haste active for long periods of time...

    "So incredibly annoying..." Leon sighed.

    Leon managed toe this far without anyone giving him guidance. He was actually the one who provided guidance to others. Although it was shameful considering the things he managed to aplish by himself, Leon wanted a master too. Someone who would know all the answers and get rid of Leon''s worries... such convenient existence would be greatly appreciated. However, instead of something like that falling on hisp, Leon practiced Earth Wall, while he was trying to learn the other versions of that same spell.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Wall.

    Cost: 15 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Wall.

    Cost: 15 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Wall.

    Cost: 15 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    p Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Wall.</anda>

    Cost: 15 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon was pretty sure that he could learn spells like Magma Wall, Thunder Wall, even Steel Wall in a week or two, he didn''t feel like it. After learning those four spells, he went to sleep, but when he woke up the next day, Leon felt something he had felt many times before on the other ind. First, his body was sluggish, he didn''t feel like doing anything. Leon was thinking too much about useless things, things that would never help him in any way.

    "This is a waste of time... even if practice my skills day in and day out without sleeping, the harvesters are on this to be stronger. Considering that they can fight against hundreds of enemies, they are bing stronger much faster than I am."

    Although Leon didn''t want to move all that much, he forced himself to do the first thing he does every day, harvest blue angel leaves and turn them into dust, and then added water to create the mana liquid. At least, he managed to use the liquid to practice Haste. It was a good idea to run or exercise his body while that skill was active and while he was recovering his mana without much effort. But Leon felt that only that was enough... since Haste also increases his perception of time, perhaps he would get rid of that depression faster.

    However, different from the times Leon stayed in that state for several days on the ind, this time, he recovered before Darya woke up. It was thanks to the fact that he knew that his family and friends were alive. He did everything to increase their chances of survival in case something happens, and the ring he gave them would also make them stronger every day. So, Leon didn''t have to waste too much time doubting his efforts.

    "I need to make two of those rings for Darya and I... instead of killing them, I will have to use Seal... easier said than done. I don''t have attacks that can stop them without risking killing those monsters, and there isn''t even a guarantee that I will obtain those effects from Kraken or ancient whales..."

    After a long sigh, an answer to that question appeared in Leon''s head: Summon Zombie. Leon was aware that the situation he received that spell was dubious, but he knew he only would be able to weaken another monster and keep it busy, using a zombie. In the end, Leon would use a skill that would make his life much easier in obtaining another item that would make things even easier for him. Something like that couldn''t really be something good for him in the long run... without finding an answer by himself, Leon waited to hear Darya''s opinion.

    "So, you can create items that can let us recover and increase our mana without having to meditate?" Darya asked. "I''m all for it, now that I''m free to do whatever I want, I don''t want to spend my time sitting and without using my head."

    "I didn''t ask that..." Leon sighed. "I''m worried because using those kinds of skills and items may prejudice uster. Although I can create magic items, I don''t want to rely too much on external factors always to help me. I''m pretty sure those factors will put me in problems in the future."<sub> </sub>

    "You worry too much about the strangest things..." Darya frowned. "Do you n to use those skills and items to ck off? As long as you keep working hard, I don''t think you will have such problems."

    In the end, Leon could only nod. But he wondered if things could be so simple... It was hard to admit, but Leon knew he wasn''t smart, but he knew that he tends to be overly suspicious of everything.

    "... I guess a monster like Kraken could work as a good watchdog. If a harvester appears, I''m pretty sure a monster like that can buy us a few seconds."

    Leon hesitated for a while, but in the end, he transformed a Kraken he had just killed into a zombie. He also checked its status to confirm how strong the creature had be.

    Zombie Kraken

    Health: 18000/18000

    Mana: 12000/12000

    Stamina: 6000/6000

    Active Skills: Water Cyclone Lv 150, Suction Lv 90, Dark Ink Lv 80

    Passive Skills: Swim Lv 80

    "The skill leveled up two times, and that was why the monster''s health, mana, and stamina increased by twenty percent. Still... the creature lost its ability to absorb water attacks."

    It was a pretty impressive growth, didn''t create more than one. Leon wanted coins, but it was better to keep working hard directly to earn them.

    "I guess with this, we can explore the ocean and see the underwater dungeons," Darya said. "It is awe-inspiring that you have a skill like that. Even with all our technology, we didn''t manage to find many underwater dungeons."

    "That is true, but I think that an ancient zombie whale would be more useful in that regard," Leon said.

    "Why?" Darya frowned.

    "Because the creature can store more air inside its mouth," Leon answered.

    "Do you want to travel inside their mouths?" Darya frowned again. "I would rather use a Mana Barrier instead of exploring the ocean inside a monster''s mouth. Besides, how would we find the dungeons inside the monsters? We wouldn''t see anything."

    Although her reasons were pesky, Darya''s reasoning was sound. So, they would have to risk themselves a little more to explore the underwater dungeons. Leon was quite excited to explore the ocean, but also a little worried because he didn''t know if Kraken and ancient whales were the bosses... if those creatures had a stronger version of themselves inside the dungeons... things would get really messy.

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    It wasn''t necessary, but after luring one Kraken, Leon helped his zombie Kraken to speed up the end of the battle. Darya didn''t have any magic items; in fact, she was stronger than Leon without any magic items, and while her skills were still at a low-level... Still, Leon decided to create some magic items to keep her safe in case something happens. However... the moment Leon tried to seal the spirit of a Kraken on a steel ring, the ring started to burn and then exploded.

    "What the heck..." Leon frowned.

    Leon suffered no damage since his Mana Armor was always active, but he lost a lot of mana, and that scared the crap out of him. When the ring exploded, the mana within the Kraken spirit also dispersed. So, he had to find another one. However, when he tried to create a magic staff with the soul of another monster... it exploded again.

    "I guess I finally reached the limit of magic items I can create using steel weapons."

    Leon didn''t give up, he tried to create magic items bybining several types of metal with the spirits of Krakens and ancient whales, but he failed every time. Not only that, but he also spent one week trying.

    "I guess it is impossible to seal their spirits inmon metal," Darya said. "We have no choice but to keep using magic items from weaker monsters, or... we will have to learn how to create that metal or find in other worlds."

    "So, it can really be found in other worlds." Leon rubbed his chin. "The people of my didn''t try to explore other worlds all that much. Did the people here try that?"

    "Yes... but we stopped when the harvesters appeared." Darya looked away. "In fact, I even saw one magic staff made of that kind of metal."

    "Just one?" Leon frowned. "Is it that difficult to find? If that is the case, I thought this kind of item would be kept hidden in a very safe ce, and it would go to the hands of a very capable soldier. I didn''t think you have visited the frontlines."

    "I didn''t... that magic staff belongs to my grandfather." Darya let out a long sigh. "Only a few people know this, but by using that magic staff, he managed to stop a rampage harvester by himself."

    "Are you for real?" Leon said, his eyes wide open. "How exactly he did that? If I manage to learn what kind of spells he used... perhaps I could try to replicate it and then obtain the power to make a harvester tell what I want."

    "The details of the battle are ssified," Darya said. "Although there are rumors like that, no one knows what kind of spells my grandfather can use."<sub> </sub>

    "I see... but to think a man who has been using mana only for seventy years being able to defeat creatures like that..." Leon rubbed his chin. "Now, I understand why he is the most influential person in this world."

    "Well, just don''t think of asking him anything, okay?" Darya said. "He wouldn''t do it himself, but he will give the order to execute if someone caught me. As for you... he will definitely kill you since you invaded the research center and created a hole in the city... Well, the hole had probably been repaired a long time ago. But still..."

    "I got it," Leon said. "I have no intention of involving myself with someone who uses his rtives like tools and ves."

    That being said, Leon was quite curious of Darya''s grandfather skills and weapons. Anyway, after giving Darya some rings that would increase her health, endurance, and mentality, they decided to look for underwater dungeons. She was short and frail, so she couldn''t use shields, armor, or anything to have... those were the only things Darya could use.

    Regardless, even though Leon could defeat Kraken and ancient whales, he had no intention of entering their dungeon or checking their worlds. It was because he couldn''t use his crazy method of restoring mana. Although Leon and Darya could eat blue angel leaves, they couldn''t stay underwater for long periods of time. Besides, Leon just wanted to fight with no more than ten of those colossal monsters every day. His skills were leveling up like crazy, but that wasn''t good for the heart. And there was always the chance that they could find a harvester while they were at it.

    The zombie Kraken was so convenient that Leon almost forgot to ask if there were grim reapers in that world. He would need them to obtain the skill Zen, so he asked at the end of the day where they found a dungeon where the Krakens were spawning. Fortunately, it looked like only one appeared per hour. It looked like the second stage of assimtion changed the rules knew discovered after leaving the ind. It was a pain, but in that situation, that was favorable to them.

    "Grim reapers? I read in a book that they existed..." Darya said.

    "Before the harvesters appeared," Leon added.

    "Yes... If I remember correctly, the dungeon spawned skeletons, and that was the boss." Darya said. "But the dungeon became inactive twenty years ago."

    Leon let out a long sigh. He was already used to facing problems like that, so even though it was annoying, it wasn''t the end of the world. He could always find other monsters that have simr skills and create an item that has that kind of passive skill. In fact, since he was in a world that had stronger monsters than on Earth, he would probably find a much better version of it. He just has to have a little bit of patience.

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    Without having the need to lure monsters to the ind trying to replicate a dungeon break anymore. Leon and Darya spent most of their time practicing their basic spells and all levels of magic maniption, transformation, and creation.

    However, unlike Darya who needed to sleep at least six hours every day, Leon only had to sleep once every three days. He used that extra time to level up Haste. After another month living in that ce, Haste reached level sixty, and now Leon could experience everything one hundred and sixty percent times faster. The only real problem they faced so far was theck of monsters that resembled grim reapers. Since they were surrounded by the ocean, they didn''t found a single ghost-type monster.

    Despite that, things were going well, perhaps too well. Leon had a feeling that soon something troublesome would happen and throw their current routine out of the rails... Leon didn''t want to let that happen before he solves the problem with the Zen skill.

    "Checkpoint isn''t powerful enough to transport us from here to back to the continent... but at least it should take us to the halfway point."

    "What''s wrong?" Darya asked.

    "I was just thinking of leaving this ce for a while to find ghost-type monsters that can suck mana," Leon said. "Even though we will only be gone for a while. We need topletely erase our traces from this ind. Using Checkpoint, we will probably have an easy time leaving the continent to reach the ocean. However, to do that, we will have to reach the continent using an underground path. The best method of doing that is by..."

    "Using the mouth of an ancient whale in order to save time, and we won''t need to go to the surface to get air¡­" Darya sighed. "I supposed it can''t be helped¡­ I will get the nts, and you will destroy everything we created here."

    Darya was a bit troublesome because she was somewhat childish, but she was quick to understand that sometimes things couldn''t be helped. It was unpleasant for her, but to avoid detection, they would have to travel inside the mouth of a monster.

    While Darya was putting their stock of blue angel nts inside the magic box, Leon was making sure to destroy without leaving traces of anything they built on that ind. After half a day, everything was ready, Leon used the zombie Kraken to defeat an ancient whale, and after that, he made the decaying corpse of the Kraken fall into the depths of the ocean by deactivating the skill.

    Although they had to stop to make the whale stock some air, it was quite easy and fast since the monster didn''t have to put all his body out of the water. Regardless, when they were twenty kilometers away from the coast, Leon had the zombie stop. Then he created one of the points he needed to use Checkpoint skill. The limit of that skill was twenty-six kilometers at the moment, but it was better to keep some room for error in case something happens.<sub> </sub>

    Fortunately, that job had been quite easy since the ocean in that area wasn''t so deep, and Leon barely could feel the effects of the pressure. He had to use his gravity ring to make sure Mana Barrier wouldn''t go to the surface, but something like that wasn''t a problem.

    After travelling for a while, they finally reached the proximity of the coast. Leon and Darya were like two kilometers away from it, but if they get too close, the soldiers nearby would probably notice the zombie whale approach. So, they left the mouth using a Mana Barrier. Leon tried to find the hole he created, and he found it, but just as he had expected, something happened, and it was closed with some earth. Something like that couldn''t even be considered a problem, so both of them get rid of the obstacles and eventually found only the hole they created filled with water.

    Using Mana Dominion, Leon checked if someone or something was nearby, but he found nothing. Despite that, he left he hole slowly, only to find he and Darya alone under the massive city.

    "It looks like no one came to this ce since we left," Leon said. "Still, I will seal the hole just in case."

    "What is the n?" Darya asked.

    "I will ask the few acquaintances I have here about ghost-type monsters," Leon said while he was creating the second part of the Checkpoint. "I''m sure Anton or Eadmund would give the information I want as long as I help them a little. Even if they don''t have the information I want, they can give me some clues."

    After hiding the Checkpoint symbol under a fake rock, Leon and Darya flew toward Anton''s vige. Along the way, Leon created several Checkpoints and hid them as well. Although only Leon and whoever he wants to transport could use those symbols, they could be destroyed. So, hiding them was a must. Leon would be able to cut down the time it took to return to the ocean, and even level up the spell, increasing its effective range. The only real problem of Checkpoint was the cost of mana and that he could only move between two-predetermined locations.

    Although only a few months have passed since Leon and Darya left that area, they managed to reach the territory of Anton''s vige in two days, even though they had to fly during three when they headed to the ocean. Regardless, soon they noticed a few things... the number of bloody wasps was small, but not because Anton and his friends were making good use of the magic weapons. It was because they were fighting against something... and by the signs of destruction created by magic, it looked like they were fighting against the guards of the city above.

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    "... What do you think of this?" Leon asked.

    "... I think there is a chance that your invasion and my disappearance may have made the guards up above to look for us, and that caused the fight if that is what you are worried about." Darya answered. "However, now and then, some survivors down here cause a ruckus in the city, and a few dayster, the guardse to hunt them down or to at least cause some problems to make them think twice before doing that again."

    In the end, the chances of Leon have caused that was fifty percent. Regardless, Leon and Darya flew for a while, and they found the signs of many battles. Leon frowned because Darya said the warriors from above only conducted raids every few months. However, it looked like they attacked the warriors more than a few times and in just in a few days.

    Fortunately, Leon and Darya soon ran into Anton and his warriors, and it appeared nome of them were injured.

    "Hey, long time no see," Anton said. "I haven''t heard anything about you guys in the past few months. So I thought you had traveled to a far away zone."

    "Is everything alright?" Leon asked.

    Based on Anton''s and his friends'' attitude, it looked like they weren''t angry or nervous. As they didn''t emit any killing intent and Leon couldn''t feel their mana moving suspiciously either. Still, it was a good idea to stay alert just in case. Leon and Darya''s Mana Armor leveled up a lot in thest few months, but those guys had pretty good magic weapons created by Leon. Adding to that equation, their superior physical strength... they couldn''t be underestimated.

    "You look worried, but you can rx," Anton said. "As you can imagine, they attacked us because someone invaded the research center. We are aware that you went there, too. Still, they only sent a few recruits just to show to the poption above that they are working to keep things peaceful. Thanks to your weapons, the fight was easy and none of us were injured."

    "What about the other viges?" Leon asked. "What about retaliation? I can see that you defeated them, but won''t they send more than a few recruits after confirming that you guys obtained new weapons?"

    "Eadmund and I sent some men to help them just in case," Anton exined. "But I don''t think more than thirty guards woulde down here. Even if they send stronger opponents, we will manage. Well, I imagine you returned because you have a goal. We are still indebted to you, so can we help with something?"

    Leon looked at Darya, but she just shrugged. If things were alright, then Leon didn''t have anything to worry about. So, he asked Anton if he knew where he could find ghost-type monsters that can suck mana from their targets.

    "Ghost-type monsters? There is one in the extreme south of the continent." Anton frowned. "But I wouldn''t rmend going there."

    "Why?" Leon asked.

    "The monsters are very smart... because they were living beings like us who sold their souls and hearts to the god of death of their world," Anton exined. "They are liches, a bunch of annoying creatures who are very adept at dark magic. They can curse you and do all sorts of things to decrease your skills and status. Since they can only be damaged by magic, not a single vige can be found there. Fortunately, they consume a lot of mana to stay in our world, so they can''t get too far away from the dungeon that connects this to their world."<sub> </sub>

    "Eeww... that sounds pretty scary." Darya trembled.

    "Thank you for the information." Leon nodded. "Here is the payment for it, those should help you guys keep yourselves alive if the guys abovee with big numbers."

    Leon gave Anton a few rings that granted them Regeneration level ten. It wasn''t much, but since Leon had no use for them and currently had a massive supply of blue angel nts, he decided to give them away just in case.

    <o>,m "Well... thank you," Anton said, his eyes were wide open. "We will make sure to use them."</o>

    After seven decades fighting against monsters, that kind of equipment was supposed to be something easily found, but that wasn''t the case since golem''s only dropped cores and the pieces of the mechanical spiders were useless. To make matters worse, they couldn''t use mana all that much, so producing their own magic weapons was out of the question.

    It wasplicated to confirm that, but after two days flying, Leon and Darya finally reached the liches territory, so Leon concluded that the sole continent of that world had an area simr to Africa. It wasn''t a small territory considering that a single government had control over that massive area, but it was considering the whole size of a world. Considering that eight percent of the was ice and water, then Leon was certain that he would find some massive inds.

    Lich

    Health: 5000/5000

    Mana: 25000/25000

    Stamina: 2000/2000

    Active Skills: Cursed Ray Lv 150, Quagmire Lv 90, Stagnation Lv 80, Mental Drain Lv 90

    Passive Skills: Fly Lv 130, Zen Lv 90, Mental Fortitude Lv 120

    Leon couldn''t see their appearances thanks to a big cloak that covered their bodies, but he saw their thin and very pale arms. They looked like living beings at death''s door, but considering their health, that wasn''t the case. They also had some sticks that were supposed to be magic wands since they emitted a purple glow. While Leon and Darya were analyzing them, Leon got hit by a Cursed Ray and lost control over his legs... Mana Armor couldn''t protect them from that kind of attack.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Curse Resistance

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Curse Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Curse Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Curse Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Curse Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Curse Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon still had the cape that increased his resistance against curses, it was inside the magic box since he didn''t imagine his Mana Armor could be ignored like that. That being said, Leon had his armor since he increased his overall defense.

    "Holy shit... don''t try to block that attack," Leon said, his eyes wide open. "It can''t be blocked."

    "I noticed that," Darya said while she was shooting Magma Bullets to keep the Lich at bay. "Can you use Telekinesis to control your body?"

    "Yeah... no problem." Leon said and then erected his body while still feeling very ufortable for being unable to feel his legs.

    Putting the very unpleasant surprise that he couldn''t block a magic attack with Magic Armor aside, Leon was sweating cold because of theck of feeling in his legs. It has been a long while since Leon felt so weak and unprotected. He only felt like that when he got hit by the railgun. The shock had been so big that he forgot that he could easily cancel that annoying effect using Full-Recover.

    Even simple spells like Magma Bullets were very powerful in the hands of someone like Darya. However, she was having a hard time hitting the lich. The creature was quite thin and could fly at the same speed Leon couldbine several different types of magic, so, Darya only managed to burn a little the creature''s cloak.

    "Tsk... stop moving, damn it" Darya clicked her tongue.

    Leon created an earth tform and sat on it, Darya needed his help, so he couldn''t afford to waste time. Using the gravity ring and his Telekinesis, Leon decreased the speed of the monster a lot, but Darya didn''t have the chance to use that to attack. Leon and Darya''s body got heavier, and a pool of mud appeared under then.

    "Ugh¡­ why is my body so heavy?" Darya moaned.<sub> </sub>

    "It is probably due to Stagnation; it is a type of gravity magic," Leon said. "If you can''t focus, then switch with me. I will attack."

    Leon didn''t want to offend her, but Darya got angry. Ignoring her bones cracking, Darya cleared her mind and aimed toward the lich, the creature still could fly faster than she could run, but she still hit the damn monster with three bullets on its head in two seconds. Darya just had to adjust and predict the monster''s movement a little. The stagnation effect disappeared, but Leon still could feel his legs numb. He only calmed down and used Full-Recover when he looked toward all directions and didn''t see a single creature.

    "Damn monsters... I won''t let those bastards hit me ever again." Leon said while he was jumping and checking the situation of his legs.

    "I got scared too when you fell like a masterless puppet." Darya sais. "Aside from those massives Krakens and whales, it is the first time I felt such powerful magic."

    "What about the sleep powder from the wasp queens?" Leon asked.

    "... It is the second time I felt such powerful magic." Darya looked away.

    Leon sighed in relief; he was back to normal and couldn''t feel any weird mana inside his body. He wondered if it was a good idea to create a zombie of the lich''s body when Leon looked at it, he only saw an empty cloak around a pile of dust and the purple stick.

    "It looks like they turn into dust upon dying..." Darya frowned.

    "The price of immortality for selling one''s soul..." Leon picked the cloak and the stick.

    Undead Trent Branch

    It grants you the skill Cursed Ray Lv 150. Intelligence + 60, Mentality + 40.

    Mana 29900/30000

    It was a magic item, so Leon frowned when he saw the stats. It looked like it would break once someone uses that skill three hundred times, but it wasn''t half bad. Cursed Ray was excellent to immobilize enemies, and if he didn''t want to use it like that, Leon could always use Mana-Eater to recover some of his mana from it.

    "Trent is a type of monster... but why the hell a single piece of a monster tree would grant a level one hundred and fifty skill?" Leon asked.

    "Based on what Anton said, most likely, the god of death control the liches since they sold their spirit to him," Darya answered. "It must be a pretty scarybo... undead tree, undead monsters, and a god of death."

    Leon could easily imagine a gigantic undead tree, he obtained a part of its body after all. What he couldn''t imagine was the god of death. Was it really a god? Or just a regr boss? Would he find such a creature at the end of the dungeon of that region? He could obtain some good items by defeating it, but it was worth the risk?

    "What are we going to do?" Dary asked.

    "We came here to create magic items¡­" Leon said. "So, we will create the magic items we want. After confirming its effectiveness and our growth training here for a few days, we will decide if we should take some risks to obtain even more power."

    The liches dungeon was in a world that was in the second stage of assimtion, considering the difference between monsters of Miebos and Earth, Leon was certain that the boss of that dungeon would be more than a few times the grim reapers Leon faced. He had some room for leisure before, but he was pretty sure now that wouldn''t be the case.

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    Before fighting again, Leon decided to do some tests. It looked like Cursed Ray could move a little faster than one hundred meters per second. Although Leon could fly faster than that, react in time to dodge such attack wasn''t that easy, unless he uses Haste. However, Darya couldn''t use Haste, and her speed was low. So, Leon decided to change strategies a little bit.

    "There are too many monsters in this area," Leon dered. "I want to make some magic items out of these monsters. We will need to cull their numbers some or we will be in for some nasty surprises."

    "I can see that¡­ so what do you want to do?" Darya asked.

    "Let''s kill them without putting ourselves at risk," Leon said. "As we tried before, neither Telekinesis nor gravity magic are enough to stop them. Those liches probably have a high mentality¡­ so, if we can''t stop them using magic that cannot be touched, we will use one that can touch them and more or less ignore their mentality."

    "So, you want to use earth magic and imprison them in one of your ''earth'' cells." Darya frowned.

    "That is right. Even though we can cause more or less the same amount of damage using the basic elements, I still have better control and efficiency over them." Leon exined. "If I use a thick and heavyyer of earth, their high mentality won''t help them. Since their bodies are pretty skinny, they shouldn''t enough endurance to resist or strength to escape either. So, I will try to crush them. However, they could always have some tricks up their sleeve. That is why I want you to attack their heads, your uracy will improve, and even if you don''t hit the mark, you will end up drawing their attention."

    "Attack enemies from such a long distance¡­ it will be hard." Darya frowned.

    "It is necessary since we also need to learn the effective range of our spells," Leon added. "And we won''t be able to learn that, without a decent target."

    "What if I end up killing them?" Darya asked. "You want to make magic items using their spirits, right?"

    "That''s not a problem, just focus on improving your uracy," Leon said. "Eventually, you will end up knocking them down, and we will obtain our chance."

    Although that idea was just to avoid the unpleasant surprise that the Cursed Ray could cause, Leon ended up being more careful than ever, due to the fear. It looked like he wasn''t as strong mentally as he thought he was...

    Leon and Darya moved to one pile of rubble to the other very carefully, and Leon only used his earth to imprison on the liches when he was sure that he wouldn''t miss the target. His effective range was also one hundred meters, so Darya wasn''t the only one who needed to train her uracy.

    Just as Leon had expected, the liches couldn''t escape when he created earth under their feet and quickly surrounded their bodies with it. Although Leon tried to crush their bodies with only that, he couldn''t... the more distant he was from the target, the weaker his control over his mana would be. Still, he had done enough. The lich could use its head yet, but Darya exploded the creature''s head using an Earth Arrow. Without being seen and with a clear view to the target and without any monsters nearby, Darya had no reason to get nervous and lose her focus.<sub> </sub>

    "Hehe, did you see that?" Darya smiled proudly. "I can do if I try, my aim isn''t that bad."

    "You are right¡­ now we just have to ask for all monsters to stop moving and wait for you to attack them first." Leon furrowed his eyebrows.

    "Ugh¡­ you are merciless as always." Darya frowned.

    "Good job, anyway," Leon said. "However, next time, try to use an Earth Punch. Let''s see if you can knock them out with a spell like that. The sooner we get the items we want, the better."

    Darya nodded, even though she didn''t want to take any risks, just like Leon, it was necessary to create the magic items they needed. Fortunately, they found another lich quite fast. Even though the first Earth Punch only managed to stun the lich, the second one knocked it out for good. In the distance, Leon saw a few liches walking around aimlessly, so he decided to use Telekinesis and move the unconscious lich to their position.

    "What the heck is this¡­" Leon frowned when he saw the face of the unconscious lich.

    The monster pretty much looked like a human being, the only difference it was that the lich didn''t have any hair in its body, his ears were a bit pointy, and they had some sort of symbol engraved on their foreheads. It kind of made Leon recall the gravures Leon needed to make to create a checkpoint... it was some sort of magic rune or seal.

    "Those guys are kind of creepy..." Darya said.

    Leon couldn''t agree more, but he couldn''t say that considering that the lich was from a sentient race that was simr to humans and the inhabitants of Miebos. Anyway, even though the first thing Leon did was to take away the monster''s magic wand, he decided to finish his business with the monster once and for all.

    Steel Ring of the Liches

    It grants you the skill Zen Lv 60. Intelligence + 60, Mentality + 40.

    Leon frowned when he analyzed the ring he created using the spirit of that lich. The name was a bit different than the usual, and there weren''t the roman numbers anymore. Fortunately, the skill he wanted to have was already on the ring. So, Leon couldn''t help but smirk noticing the changes...

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    Leon had to test for a few minutes before he could fully understand how Zen actually worked. Although he created rings that had simr abilities before, he didn''t test them. Rather, he didn''t have time to test them.

    "As expected, Zen is the improved version of Meditation," Leon said. "Even though it is only at level sixty, it can recover one hundred and twenty points of mana per minute. It is two times better, and we don''t have to sit down and clear our minds. Here, this is yours."

    "Are you sure?" Darya asked.

    "Yeah, with the extra intelligence you will obtain from the ring, you will be able to knock down the liches with a single Earth Punch," Leon exined.

    The moment Darya put the ring, she noticed how powerful that thing was. If the soldiers on the frontlines obtain that kind of equipment, they would probably win the war against the harvesters.

    "How did you learn such a spell?" Darya frowned. "You said that the technology of this world is more advanced than the ce you came from, but I never heard of anyone creating magic items and even turning massive monsters into zombies to follow theirmands."

    "The spell to turn dead monsters into zombies, I learned by chance," Leon answered. "However, I only found the tome after hearing a certain voice¡­ I believe someone gave me that spell to make me ck off. As for the skill to create magic items, I learned after trying to replicate the skill that the creature who summoned me to this world gave to some troublesome guys¡­"

    "¡­ It looks like you and your world are being monitored by some suspicious individuals." Darya frowned. "It also looks like they belong to ces that have been assimted by the system a very long time ago."

    "I think so too¡­ even though I wasn''t supposed to learn this kind of skill at this point in time, I have no other choice but to use it." Leon exined. " That is why I train day and night in order not to let my body and mind get rxed by those spells."

    The next lich Darya attacked, got knocked down by a single Earth Punch, it looked like Leon wasn''t good at noticing that kind of thing and making some calctions. Regardless, using Telekinesis again, Leon moved the body of the monster and sealed its spirit in another ring. At the same time, he started to wonder about what he was doing, was it really fine seal the spirit of a sentient being inside an item? Considering their past, they certainly were sentient beings, but they didn''t act like one after leaving the dungeon¡­

    Although Leon was questioning himself, he soon forgot about it because he started to wonder if he could increase the effects of the Zen, if he equips several pieces of equipment that have the same skills. In the end, he couldn''t. However, Leon kept using their spirits to create magic items. Ny percent of the magic items he created came with Zen, so he decided to make stock... those could be usefulter.<sub> </sub>

    Although the liches weren''t numerous like the wasps, Leon and Darya had to hunt them for a few days before they were certain that no other lich would attack them from behind. Being killed by a surprise attack was scary, but losing control over one''s body by being hit by Cursed Ray was even scarier because they wouldn''t be able to control their bodies and due to the fact that perhaps the liches would carry them to their death god...

    "When the dragons appeared, I thought I was on a bloody fantasy story, but now I feel like I''m in a horror movie."

    That kind of feeling would increase with the passage of the time, as long as Leon try to check other worlds, he was bound to feel like that many times. Anyway, after a week of hunting, the only monsters Leon and Darya encountered wereing out from a mausoleum. It was the entrance of the dungeon of the liches'' world. Leon started to ponder why the dungeons were like that when undead creatures were nearby.

    "Please don''t say that you want to get in there.

    "To tell you the truth, I don''t want to," Leon said. "If those damn liches can make me lose control over my legs in a single attack, I really don''t want to see the boss of the dungeon. And if the boss is the thing they call the god of death, I don''t want to enter even more."

    That being said, Leon was aware that he wouldn''t go far by selecting his targets carefully. If he runs away from an obstacle once, soon, he would do it again. Leon didn''t want to run away, but he didn''t want to face a monster that has the name of a god of death without some preparations either.

    "Still, I will challenge the boss¡­ once I feel confident in my skills." Leon said. "Let''s train here for a while, we won''t recover as much mana as we did on the ind, but the rings I created will help us in that regard a little. Besides, we can always buy mana potions in the dungeon shop."

    "¡­ You are really insane." Darya let out a long sigh. "What is the n for the training then?"

    "We will do the same as always," Leon answered. "However, this time, we won''t attack the liches by surprise. I will let them attack me using Cursed Ray. That way, I will practice my Curse Resistance and even practice a little Full-Recover. Even if they manage to make me lose control over my body, I won''t lose my ability to use mana or spells, so it is fine. I will stop them with earth, and you will knock them out. The more undead Trent branches and magic items we obtain, the better."

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    Although not a single dungeon break happened in the lower world so far, Leon didn''t drop his guard. Even though his luck increased a little and his ns were progressing well, Leon couldn''t rx in a world where one hundred meters tall fire titans and dungeons that connected to worlds that had a god of death existed.

    All the dungeons Leon encountered so far in Miebos had some kind of irregrity, despite that, the liches'' dungeon spawned six monsters every ten minutes, just like the dungeons on Earth. Thanks to that, after letting himself get hit at least once by the Cursed Rays of those creatures, Leon''s cursed Resistance reached level fifty in one week. Now the Cursed Rays only managed to make half of a single leg go numb.

    "I guess this is enough for the time being... I don''t even know if the boss of the dungeon can actually use curses." Leon said.

    "Shouldn''t I train that Curse Resistance too?" Darya asked.

    "If you want, then go ahead," Leon said. "Although I think it would be less scary if I use the undead Trent branches and shot the Cursed Ray at you."

    "Let''s do that, then," Darya said. "I just have to use you as a shield to prevent that kind of attack."

    Leon sighed... almost five months have passed since he met and had been working with Darya, but it looked she would never stop saying things like that. Anyway, after that, Leon and Darya entered the dungeon. This time they wouldn''t have the time and the chances to attack the liches while they were unaware of them. So, they focused their chances to attack and kill the liches on the very moment they appear.

    Things got a little messy when more than one lich appeared at a time. However, Leon managed to stop their Cursed Rays from hitting Darya using himself and some Earth Walls as a shield to protect her. After one week practicing her spells and thanks to Zen skill, even Darya''s Earth Punches were powerful enough to kill the liches. They didn''tck in firepower, but all caution was more than wee.

    Fortunately, using Mana Dominion, Leon managed to feel the monster''s presence before they could be found. Not only that, but he also felt the directions the liches wereing from. So, Leon and Darya didn''t waste time in bifurcations finding dead ends. They walked almost on a straight line toward thest room of the dungeon.

    Without even reaching thest room, Leon and Darya sighed in relief because they already found signs of the boss of the dungeon. In thest five hundred meters of the dungeon, they found roots covering the walls and the ground. Although the roots looked to belong to a dead tree, Leon could feel a lot of mana in it... like the mana he could feel inside the undead Trent branches.

    "The boss is the undead tree that was used to create the liches wands, right?" Darya asked.

    "Yeah¡­ the pieces of evidence appoint to that." Leon nodded. "Still¡­ this is kind of weird."<sub> </sub>

    "What is weird?" Darya asked.

    "Until now, we only found dungeons that had some peculiar characteristics," Leon exined. "The ordinary monsters that are spawned by the crystals, always have some rtion to the bosses of the dungeon. Usually, they are the evolved forms of those monsters, sometimes that isn''t the case, but in some aspects, they have a connection¡­ However, where is the connection between an undead treant and liches aside from the wands? How did Anton obtain the information about the god of death?"

    "¡­ We should have asked for more information." Darya said. "However, I heard that trents could be used to produce wands¡­ and holy water. Water that can be used to purify wounds, cure sickness, dispel all kinds of negative status, and even increase the lifespan of those who drink it."

    "¡­ It looks like the kind of water some suspicious individuals would sell on TV." Leon said. "However, I don''t think an undead Trent would produce Holy Water¡­ it doesn''t make any sense."

    "Yeah¡­ that is why instead of Holy Water, I think this Trent is producing something like unholy water¡­ and that is why the people of the other world became liches." Darya exined.

    Leon frowned when he heard that. Still, considering that possibility and everything he noticed so far, it was very likely that was the case. Many people would sell their lives in exchange for immortality and power. That being said, it looks like they also sold their intelligence since the liches were only a few steps above the monsters in terms of tactics.

    "We still have to consider the god of death¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "If that isn''t just a weird rumor, I think this dungeon isn''t like the others¡­ did you hear anything about a dungeon like this before?"

    "No, but I don''t think the researchers above would lose the chance to study a ce like this if they had heard about it," Darya answered. "Maybe this dungeon evolved a few years ago, and since no vige could be found nearby, the guards of the city decided to overlook this region without even noticing the liches."

    "It makes some sense considering that if that is true that no vige could be found here, the guards above wouldn''t ask the warriors of other areas some information either." Leon nodded, "¡­ but something feels off. It is too strange¡­"

    "I agree¡­ Well, it is just a hypothesis." Darya said. "What are we going to do? I must say that a monster that can be this long looks like it is way out of our league."

    Darya was right, but in the end, even though Leon could feel mana in those roots, he didn''t see them moving. The creature was immense, but it couldn''t control all its body. Leon wanted to challenge that creature, and his will became a resolution to destroy the beast when he noticed that all roots were growing steadily every minute.

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    "Do you really want to do this?" Darya asked. "I can''t see this ending well for us."

    "I''m curious as to why this dungeon is weird," Leon answered. " I know it is dangerous, but where are dangers, one can also find opportunities. Although I wanted to use the monster''s body to try to fabricate magic items, we can''t afford to take any chances. So, we will use the monster''s weakness."

    "Fire, huh," Darya said. "I wonder if we will be able to defeat it using only that. If our theory is right and this is the creature that turned the sentient beings of another world in liches, these things certainly have a stupid amount of vitality."

    Leon nodded, even himself was thinking that this time he might be trying to bite more than he can chew. However, that dungeon was too strange to ignore. The fact that liches looked like humans was weird, the fact that a massive tree was the boss of the dungeon was weird, and the mention of a god of death was weird.

    In any case, Leon tried to use Appraisal on the roots, but he didn''t obtain any information... even though the roots clearly belonged to the corpse of the undead Trent. Considering that they knew nothing about the dungeon and that many unexpected things may happen, Leon and Darya spent three days preparing themselves for the battle. Most of the time, they spent buying potions and putting their contents in several steel containers. This time they didn''t have to connect hoses to their body. They could use Telekinesis to move the mana liquid as much as they wanted. Besides, they could move without worrying like that. Anyway, they spent ten million coins on mana potions¡­ Leon had a hard time buying so many mana potions, but in the end, it was everything to keep himself and Darya alive. It was an investment¡­ Leon repeated that several times like a mantra.

    "I think it is a bad idea to put containers of mana liquid near the roots of a monster..." Darya said. "Won''t the creature try to absorb the mana by using its roots?"

    "That is a possibility, and that is why we will destroy the roots first," Leon answered. "It won''t be easy, but that is why we brought so many mana potions. Still, I''m confident in our victory because I never heard of an undead monster than can heal itself using healing magic."

    That was Leon''s n, but after trying for one hour to burn the roots with magma spears, he gave up.

    "Now what?" Darya asked.

    "¡­ It looks like the roots are just a reservoir of mana." Leon concluded after trying to slice the roots with his spears. "That would exin why we can''t destroy it¡­ the reservoir can grow, but can''t be destroyed. Our only choice is to attack the creature head-on."

    "And hope that it can''t use its roots and surprise us by behind," Darya added.

    That was true, but Leon wouldn''t just say yes and nod. In the end, they wasted another day just to transport the containers to near the boss room. At that point in time, and after all that work, Darya didn''t feel like trying to convince Leon of retreating. She wanted to fight and get over that situation.

    The boss room wasrge like a baseball stadium, as expected, all the walls and floor were covered by roots. On the other side of the room, Leon and Darya found a fifty meters tall gray tree. There were no leaves in its body or nearby... but Leon saw a huge face in the middle of its body. The creature''s eyes were closed, but it was too creepy nheless. So, Leon shot several Magma Spears toward its hoping to kill it before the thing could wake up.

    Leon''s Magma Spears didn''t make only the undead tremble, it made all that part of the dungeon tremble since the creature''s roots were covering everything. Darya didn''t know Magma Spear, so she used Fire Tornado to attack the monster.

    "Ugh! Donan, you bastard... what do you think you are doing?" The undead Trent opened its eyes and said, annoyed.

    Leon frowned because it was the first time he had seen a talking monster, but soon her lost interest even on that name because, for some reason, the Fire Tornado under Darya''s control disappeared, and she was trembling.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey, why did you stop?" Leon frowned. "Keep attacking!"

    "That name¡­ that name¡­" Darya said, her eyes were wide open.

    "Why do you care about the name a monster said?" Leon asked. "Keep attacking!"

    "Donan is¡­ my grandfather''s name." Darya said.

    Now that was surprising, immediately Leon thought that was just a coincidence but soon discarded that idea. Something was off... why the undead Trent would say the name of the most influential person in that world all of a sudden? Although Leon was very interested in that, he didn''t stop attacking the moment he used Appraisal on that thing.

    Ancient Undead Trent

    Health: 446000/450000

    Mana: 1750000/1750000

    Stamina: 20000/20000

    Active Skills: Cursed Ray Lv 220, Quagmire Lv 120, Stagnation Lv 100, Mental Drain Lv 100

    Passive Skills: Water Absorption Lv 180, Zen Lv 150, Mental Fortitude Lv 120

    Leon had fired several Magma Spears, and Darya''s Fire Tornado helped him a lot, but they barely caused any damage to the undead Trent.

    "It doesn''t matter, we can think about thister," Leon said. "Just attack!"

    Darya shook her head and recovered her concentration. It didn''t matter why and how her grandfather''s name was mentioned there, what did matter was that thing was extremely powerful and much more troublesome than the liches. That became obvious when the atmosphere of that area of the dungeon changed, and Leon felt his body became heavy to the point where his bones started to crack.

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    Leon used Telekinesis and the ring of gravity to counter Stagnation of the ancient undead Trent, but the difference in power was too big. Since he also had to use that on Darya, the number of his attacks decreased a lot.

    "This presence... you are not Donan." The undead Trent said. "Another presence is simr to his... a descendant? That fool... he said that none would approach this ce."

    That monster was truly resilient. It was receiving Leon''s attacks, it was talking and was able to keep its concentration to cast spells. Despite having its body being burned by magma.

    "Tsk... let''s see if you can endure this." Leon clicked his tongue.

    Leon stopped shooting Magma Spears for a while and then concentrated, a few secondster, a massive lightning bolt fell from the top of the cave hitting the undead Trent. Stagnation effects disappeared, and then Leon and Darya had some room to breathe while the tree was letting some smoke out of its body.

    "So much power behind such a simple spell... your mana quality..." The undead Trent mumbled. "You are not from this world, are you?"

    It looked like the creature was blind. Regardless, Leon had no reason to answer that. Instead, he used the chance to make the tree eat some Magma Spears.

    "Insolent fool!" The undead Trent shouted. " You will pay for this!"

    The creature stopped using its mouth to talk. Instead, it used its mouth to spit a massive wave of mud. In the blink of an eye, the entire dungeon became a sea of mud... it was probably the skill Quagmire. The mud was like three meters deep, and if the creature uses Stagnation again... Just like Leon thought that the air around started to vibrate, and their bodies got heavier. Fortunately, the steel containers filled with mana liquid were five meters tall, and the mud didn''t spread that far. So, they were alright for the time being.

    Leon wanted to use Lightning again and stop the Stagnation, but he didn''t. He couldn''t see the purple crystal, but it was probably behind or inside the undead Trent, if he tried to attack with that kind of spell, he would cause a dungeon break. It was annoying and didn''t help all that much, but Leon created a block of earth to keep him and Darya out of the mud, and then he cast Regeneration on himself and on her.

    "Just hang in there," Leon said. "That thing can''t properly attack us, so we don''t have to worry about being suddenly killed."

    "Ugh¡­ okay¡­" Darya said on her knees.

    Although Darya was short and light, Leon could see her bleeding from her knees. She was a cannon-ss even more than Leon, and since she disliked letting the monsters get too close, her resistances weren''t at a high-level. Even though Leon''s Gravity Resistance was level thirty-five, it wasn''t of much use against Stagnation level one hundred.

    Leon stopped trying to counter-attack the monster''s spell, so he only focused on attacking using Magma Spears. Much to Leon''s surprise, despite the pain she was feeling, somehow, Darya managed to cast two Fire Tornadoes to attack the undead Trent.

    "Annoying little insects..." The undead Trent said, visibly displeased.

    Although that would slow down his firing rate, Leon decided to focus a little more before shooting his Magma Spears. He didn''t feel the need to use Haste before since his target was too far away, and it couldn''t attack him directly per se, but he activated to increase his reaction and overall speed. Despite that, the number of attacks halved, but all of Leon''s Magma Spears hit the monster''s face and caused a lot more damage.<sub> </sub>

    "How dare you... how dare you!" The Trent shouted.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon and Darya''s bodies got even heavier. This time even Leon''s knees started to bleed because he couldn''t do anything but use them as support. Darya was alreadyying down on the block of earth, and she lost control over one of the Fire Tornadoes. She was having a hard time breathing since her body got several times heavier...even the block of earth was starting to crack.

    "This is bad¡­"

    As if that was a joke, the eyes of the Trent started to emit a purple glow, and then it shot a Cursed Ray toward Leon and Darya. Leon created an Earth Wall to block the attack, and he seeded, but soon the Earth Wall started to break due to the Stagnation. He had to create a thick steel wall to stop that, but even so, little by little, the wall was sinking in the ground of the cave, all due to the Stagnation.

    "Tsk¡­ so annoying."

    Leon''s strongest spell, which was Lightning, was sealed, and he had no other spell powerful enough to make the undead Trent stop from cast its magic. So, Leon and Darya could only endure the pain. After making a mental note to level up all resistances at least to the level fifty, Leon had an idea. It would be dangerous, but it was the only thing he could do in that situation to change the tide of the battle. But first, he covered the earth block he and Darya were with steel.

    "Darya, stop your attack and just use your Telekinesis to help me," Leon said. "Just keep sending mana liquid to my body."

    Darya had no idea why Leon couldn''t do that himself, but soon she understood why when she saw a massive and thick steel spear being created in front of Leon. The bigger the weapon was, the more mana Leon would have to use to keep the weapon from falling on the ground beforepleting. Instead of creating a big tip for the spear, Leon created a short, but very sharp tip.

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    Eventually, Darya understood what Leon was nning, and despite the pain, she started to smirk. Leon was creating a more prominent and much heavier version of his spears, aside from those aspects, the only difference was the small tip and the butt of the spear, which wasrge and had a rectangr shape.

    After five minutes, Leon a spear that was twenty meters long and weighing over a ton. After casting Regeneration on himself and on Darya again, Leon flew to the ceiling of the boss room and then just let the spear fall above the undead Trent''s body.

    "What are you... Urgh!" The Trent moaned in pain when the spear pierced the top of his body with ease.

    It was hard to do calctions while one was almost being crushed by its own weight, but Leon concluded that Stagnation increased the gravity of that area at least ten times. So, the spear was piercing the undead Trent''s body with ease since its current weight surpassed ten tons. Leon intended to increase the weight over the spear by creating some steel blocks. But the effects of Stagnation disappeared... it was hard to be sure if the undead Trent canceled its own spell, or it suffered to much damage. It didn''t matter, either way, Leon couldn''t use Appraisal because he was preparing his next attack while he was retreating to where Darya was. A Lightning fell on the spear and electrocuted the insides of the undead Trent.

    "Urgh¡­ you little bastard! How dare you!" The undead Trent shouted.

    Ignoring the beast''sints, Leon cast Lightning after Lightning. Even though they were one hundred meters away from the monster, they could still smell a strong odor of burnt wood. Leon''s attacks were being a lot more effective, so he kept casting them.

    "Wait! Wait!" The undead Trent pleased. "Don''t kill me, if you spare me, my master and I will grant you an outstanding power."

    That was too convenient to be true, so Leon ignored and continued to attack using bolts of Lightning. The poor undead Trent didn''t even have time to recover and try anything. Eventually, the whole ce was covered in smoke, but Leon already knew where his spear was, so he didn''t have to see.

    "You are really merciless¡­" Darya frowned. "Don''t you think that monster can give you the knowledge you want?"

    "I will never trust in the words of a monster¡­" Leon said. "Much less in the words of a monster who called me ''little insect''. Sparing the life of a thing which wanted to drown us on mud is too stupid."

    Eventually, the undead Trent stopped from saying anything. Despite that, and continued to moan in pain for several minutes... the vitality of such a monster wasn''t something tough at. In the end, Leon and Darya killed the creature. He leveled up his Lightning several times while the basic wind skills also leveled up a few times.

    Anyway, Leon''s massive spear pierced the corpse of the undead Trent since it had be charcoal. Even the spear melted a little after being hit so many times by lightning bolts. As Leon had expected, the purple crystal was behind the corpse of the undead Trent... and much to his surprise, roots were still there.<sub> </sub>

    "Why didn''t this disappear?" Leon frowned.

    The moment Leon asked that the roots started to move. However, instead of attacking him, the roots moved to the crystal and got absorbed by it. Leon imagined something bad would happen, but nothing happened.

    <o>,m "What was that..." Darya frowned.</o>

    "¡­ It looks like the reservoir of mana... was pulled by something." Leon rubbed his chin. "Considering what we heard, most likely, the master of the undead Trent wanted that reservoir of mana."

    "What are the chances of the master of that monster being the god of death?" Darya asked.

    "Pretty high, actually," Leon said. "I thought the monster had Zen to grow stronger, but perhaps it was just a way to recover his own mana, while absorbing the mana of this world, to send it to the other world¡­ maybe the liches are being used by that."

    "That makes sense. Although the undead Trent was strong, it had way too much mana." Darya said, and its attacks didn''t consume even one percent of its mana pool."

    Leon nodded, everything was way too suspicious about that ce, and now that they solved the problem, they had to worry about the mention of Darya''s grandfather''s name.

    "¡­ I always thought that something was weird with my grandfather." Darya said, her head was down. "I heard that he was powerful, but he wasn''t leagues above others. After losing his wife, he worked hard to protect this world¡­ but twenty years ago, he suddenly got strong and repelled a harvester by himself¡­ I guess everything makes sense now. He probably is working with monsters of the world beyond this crystal."

    "Don''t jump to conclusions," Leon said. " That being said¡­ considering what we know, that is possible. From what I can see, harvesters are creatures that have more physical strength than magic powers¡­ so, I guess a huge deal of mana would be necessary in order to let someone face them properly. Since we saw those roots umting mana¡­ perhaps your grandfather has a method of increasing his mana beyond his limits."

    If it was a skill that he had, it would be dangerous to use, but if it was a magic item, Leon wanted one for himself. He already could think of many ways to use such a magic item... still, that was putting a carriage before the horses. Everything useful and convenient was bound to have severe limitations and drawbacks, after all.

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    "Well¡­ what are we going to do now?" Darya asked. "The only way to discover what is going is to use the purple crystal or talk with my grandfather, and I guess none of those situations will end well."

    "You are right¡­ if your grandfather can make a harvester run away, we are no match for him." Leon said. "As for the master of the undead Trent, he received a massive pool of mana, and that made him an obstacle impossible to defeat in his domain."

    Leon wondered if he could create a magic item that could store his mana, most of the time, he was practicing his spells, strengthening them and making good use of his recovery. However, it looked like a good idea to store his mana in an object, maybe to use as a bomb of mana, or perhaps to restore his own mana in the middle of aplicated battle. The problem was, he had no idea how to do that. Leon created thousands of magic items so far, and none of them had such skill or effect.

    "It would be a pain to transport those containers and not make good use of the mana liquid," Leon added. "Let''s stay here for a while until we use all the mana liquid."

    "What are we going to do if another undead Trent appears?" Darya asked.

    "We will defeat it, we already know the best way to do it, after all," Leon answered.

    In the end, Leon had to create another spear since that one lost its sharpness, and it was damaged. Meanwhile, Darya trained to reproduce Lightning. They stayed there for two days practicing their spells and making good use of the mana liquid, but no lich or undead Trent appeared, and that made Leon and Darya conclude one thing.

    "I don''t know how, but it looks like someone on the other side of the purple crystal obtained the power to control the other purple crystal and choose of sending monsters to this world or not," Leon said.

    "That seems the case..." Darya furrowed her eyebrows. "I didn''t want to think of this, but perhaps the other world is a ce that in an advanced stage of the assimtion. Usually, it wouldn''t be possible for twos to keep a link like that when they are in different stages¡­ but if we consider that someone is using their own mana to keep the dungeon connecting both worlds¡­"

    "If that is possible, why the harvesters didn''t do the same?" Leon asked.

    "Most likely, because theyck the specific skills or the mana necessary to do so," Darya answered. "They are fighters, not wizards."

    If that was the case, it looked like the god of death, who was the master of the undead Trent, was also a type of harvester... it was a pain since it looked like individuals like that wanted to grow stronger and could do so in many ways.

    "It pains me to say this, but we can''t face the master of the undead Trent, and we don''t have the means to make your grandfather give us the answers we want," Leon said. "In any case, we obtained the things we wanted here. Let''s leave this ce."

    Since Leon and Darya were on the southern part of the continent, instead of returning to the north, they headed toward the south. In the end, it wasn''t a good idea to stay in a single ce for too long.

    When they approached the ind, Leon recalled that Darya said something about a system that prevented harvesters from invading the continent. Still, he wondered why Darya didn''t say anything when they tried to leave the continent for the first time. So, he decided to ask her about it.

    "... I thought you decided to use an underground path because you knew the defense system couldn''t stop anyone from invading through underground paths." Darya frowned.

    "No, I just chose that option because we wouldn''t be seen," Leon said. "If the defense system has such a weakness, why didn''t harvesters discover this until now?"

    "They probably already know, but they wouldn''t ept invading the continent using such methods," Darya exined. "Besides, their goal is to be stronger. So, the most efficient way to do that is by fighting against the soldiers of our world. They probably try to invade to make the soldiers more eager to fight and kill them."

    Leon frowned after hearing that. It sounded pretty stupid... he also wanted to obtain power, but he wouldn''t care about the means. As long as he obtains the power to return home and protect his friends, he wouldn''t worry about such silly things. If they genuinely wanted to get stronger, the harvester would kill their targets and move to another... but considering that they were deemed to be fake harvesters, it couldn''t be helped that they were using such a roundabout way.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 3046 +<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 163 +

    Strength: 122 +

    Dexterity: 69 +

    Speed: 125 +

    Intelligence: 655 +

    Endurance: 128 +

    Control: 155 +

    Mentality: 161 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 763 +

    Willpower: 125 +

    Coins: 69521423

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Maniption Lv 76, Water Maniption Lv 51, Wind Maniption Lv 53, Concentrated Shot Lv 1, Fire Maniption Lv 53, Earth Transformation Lv 53, Water Transformation Lv 44, Wind Transformation Lv 54, Fire Transformation Lv 50, Earth Creation Lv 56, Water Creation Lv 51, Wind Creation Lv 52, Fire Creation Lv 54,

    Mana Reinforcement Lv 35, Lightning Lv 33, Magma Spear Lv 39, Mana Eater Lv 35, Mana Armor Lv 37, Mana Shield Lv 35, Mana Dominion Lv 39, Cure Burns Lv 28, Heal Lv 31, Regeneration Lv 33, Summon Zombie Lv 20, Full-Recover Lv 12, Seal Lv 53,

    Appraisal Lv 17, Mana Barrier Lv 22, Mana Concealment Lv 21, Haste Lv 60, Stamina Restoration Lv 09, Mana Infusion Lv 09, Magma Bullet Lv 09, Sandstorm Lv 18, Fire Tornado Lv 35, Stamina Maniption Lv 11, Strong Legs Lv 08, Backflip Lv 09, Steel Knee Lv 08, Telekinesis Lv 40, Checkpoint Lv 26, Earth Wall Lv 08, Fire Wall Lv 08, Water Wall Lv 08, Wind Wall Lv 08, Ice Wall Lv 08

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 33, Wind Resistance Lv 23, Ice Resistance Lv 26, Sleep Resistance Lv 36, Earth Resistance Lv 24, Gravity Resistance Lv 38, Curse Resistance Lv 50, Underwater Resistance Lv 26,

    uracy Lv 36, Farming Lv 22, Cook Lv 45, Poison Resistance Lv 39, Martial Arts Lv 17, Spearmanship Lv 69, Meditation Lv 61, cksmith Lv 54, Alchemy Lv 56, Zen Lv 60

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    After creating another underground route, and escaping from several krakens that were close to the coast, Leon and Darya begin to create some checkpoints while looking for a suitable ind to use. In the southern part of the continent, there were numerous small inds, but none were big enough for their purposes So, they used those to create checkpoints. The cost to use them wasn''t low, but it was the best way to escape from a ce without showing to an enemy where they went.

    Eventually, Leon and Darya found an ind that was four timesrger than the ind Leon first got stuck on. They would have the chance to nt around four times more nts there... While it would be troublesome this would allow them to nt and harvest four times more nts. This became necessary due to the new training regimen that he wanted to begin.

    "Here we go again..." Darya let out a long sigh.

    "Lessining and more working," Leon said.

    Even though Darya was using Telekinesis to do everything, the job was too repetitive and monotonous. Even though they hurried, Leon and Darya only finished everything after a week.

    "All right, you can have this," Leon passed the ring of gravity to Darya. "I would like you to try to crush me using the skill of this ring. Don''t hold back because we don''t have time to waste."

    "... I thought I got used to your crazy ideas, but it looks like you get worse every day." Darya frowned. "Well, I don''t want to kill you. So, I will increase the power of the spell gradually."

    <o>,m Leon nodded, he wanted to level up his resistances as much as possible, but in the end, he couldn''t force a friend to do something so unreasonable. Besides, Leon also wanted to discover some insight into gravity magic while he was at it. He wanted to learn how to fly as soon as possible, and if he didn''t learn by using Telekinesis, he would learn by using Gravity.</o>

    Regardless, Darya wanted to start slow, while she was holding back, her powers already could bepared with the liches Stagnation. Little by little, increasing the pressure of the space where he became very unpleasant. The pressure exerted was so great that even the sand on the beach was damaging Leon''s skin.

    After practicing for the rest of the day, while conjuring Heal non-stop, Leon managed to level up his Gravity Resistance six times, and he even understood a little how Gravity worked. Just like the time he wanted to learn how to control the magic inside his Mana Shield, he had to move his own mana to emte the increase of gravity.

    "This will be hard... I will have to send and control my mana to a ce away from me and make the mana move emting gravity."

    Leon probably wouldn''t learn the spell unless the manages to increase the pressure over the whole body of someone. So, he would have to envelop a target with his own mana and then make his own mana move to the points where he wanted while even invisible. It could annoy the opponents. He also would have to do that almost instantly, since the ring of gravity and the ring of telekinesis worked like that. It would be even much harder than learning Telekinesis...

    "Well, my intelligence is increasing by the day thanks to Zen... so it shouldn''t take that long to learn it."

    Leon eventually got used to the pressure that Darya and the ring of gravity could cause. Since Darya couldn''t increase the power behind that anymore, they have to do that for one week until Leon''s Gravity Resistance reached level fifty. In the meantime, Leon and Darya were also trying to learn Gravity themselves, but since their mentality was high, they barely felt anything. Besides, the whole process was tooplicated.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Gravity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It took Leon and Darya one month to finally receive that notification. In the meantime, they only increased their status and only leveled up a few skills. However, they endured that because they knew the potential of that spell. Both of them wanted to be able to properly fly instead of just using Telekinesis or earth under their feet.

    Without wasting any time, they used Gravity to cancel the effects of Miebos gravity over their bodies. However, they had to level up the spell until level ten before their bodies could finally levitate. At the very moment, they used the spell to change the direction of the spell to downward to upward. They received another notification.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fly.

    Cost: 10 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Hahaha, this is so fun!" Darya said, showing arge smile.

    Although Leon and Darya weren''t flying that fast, they felt an indescribable feeling of freedom. Controlling Gravity, they could fly. However, by using Fly, they could move toward all directions at the speed they wanted with a single thought... they didn''t have to control their mana. That was why they felt so free.

    That fantastic feeling disappeared when Leon felt something weird on the horizon. It looked like the air was vibrating in the distance... at first, it was just a small point, but the point slowly was getting bigger. Something was approaching¡­

    "Quickly, let''s hide!" Leon said.

    Darya got caught by surprise, but soon she recovered herself because she knew Leon wouldn''t act like that without reason. Without wasting time, they cast Mana Concealment on themselves and hid in a hole on the beach they created in case something like that happens. There was also a checkpoint under their feet that would transport them to an ind thirty kilometers away from there, but before using that, they needed to see who or what was approaching.

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    Leon opened his eyes widely when the figure got close enough and let him notice that it had the size and shape of a human. It wasn''t short like Darya, so it wasn''t an inhabitant of that world. Still, Leon didn''t drop his guard because the soldiers of that world were constantly increasing their powers since they were always fighting against the harvesters. Besides, that figure was making the space around him vibrate... it looked to be a man and Leon saw something like that before.

    "The fire titan..." Leon murmured.

    "The mes of the fire titan certainly make the air around him vibrate," Darya murmured. "But, it looks like you forgot the difference in size..."

    That was true, so Leon nodded. The fire titan was like one hundred meters tall, while that figure didn''t look taller than Leon, who was just 1,75 meters tall. Despite that, Leon was certain that something was off regarding the titans. Would Leon grow like them if he gets stronger physically? Leon couldn''t imagine or exin why someone grew so much, just increasing strength and endurance...

    "That armor¡­" Darya frowned.

    For some reason, that man was approaching the ind they were using. That was bad, even though it couldn''t be helped, it would be a pain to build another base in another ind. Putting such worries aside, Leon also recognized the pieces of equipment on the legs of that man... it was the same gear the fire titan was using. Since Darya recognized the circlet, the sword, and the other pieces of armor, it became clear that figure was the fire titan... in a smaller version. Its body didn''t look like it was made of magma, as one could think to look for a safe distance. His body was emitting some heat, but the zing inferno that he used as armor and to scare his opponents disappeared. Leon didn''t see his upper body before, but now he could see a beard... it was kind of disappointing, but his beard wasn''t on fire.

    "We always wondered why they could be so big..." Darya murmured. "They probably use some kind of skill to grow their size and increase their overall strength."

    "It looks like a very useful skill," Leon nodded. "Since it could make it grow his weapons and equipment while increases his range."

    Leon was itching to use Appraisal on that guy and see its status... he wanted to see how strong a being that could invade others could be. However, if Leon uses Appraisal, he would cancel Mana Concealment. Although that man was someone who chose to increase his physical stats, he probably had good instincts and would feel Leon''s presence.

    Until now, Leon imagined that the harvesters were god-like beings capable of destroying worlds. A few months ago, Leon destroyed a good part of a city, since then, he became much stronger... but considering how long the fire titan has been training and fight, the difference in power was too big. However, such thoughts disappeared when that many down on the beach and close his eyes... he was tired. He fought probably against the soldiers of Miebos and now was resting... that wasn''t something a god-like creature would have to do.<sub> </sub>

    "I see now¡­ that man is just another person who managed to survive the arrival of the system. He is just like any sentient being¡­ he just probably lived a lot more than any of us, but other than that, nothing is different. The fire titan is just a being capable of dying, made of bones and flesh¡­"

    It was obvious, but Leon never thought that way. Still... he wasn''t an opponent Leon could defeat now. Someone who could give Leon the answers he wanted was nearby, but at the same time, it was very far away from him.

    "The fire titan always fights for two days, but then he disappears and usually only returns after four days," Darya said. "Our soldiers analyzed him, and he always retreats when his health or stamina dropped to twenty-five percent of his total energy... this is the best chance to attack him, and I doubt that we will obtain such a chance again."

    Leon was aware of that fact, but even though the fire titan was on a weakened state, it wasn''t enough. Leon himself would observe and study the targets of that level, formte a n, and only after that. He would challenge the creature. He couldn''t attack without a n and when a friend was nearby. So, Leon shook his head.

    Leon and Darya would be forced to abandon that ce and the nts, even though Leon had thousands of samples inside his magic box, it would be a pain to create another base. Still, much to their surprise and luck, the fire titan woke up a few hourster and then just left...

    "Phew¡­ that was tiresome." Darya got rid of the sweat on her forehead after she left the hole.

    "I thought he would feel the presence of the nts¡­ I guess his senses aren''t that good." Leon rubbed his chin. "A surprise attack will definitely work¡­ in any case, let''s watch our surroundings day and night from now on. If he returns, we cannot let him surprise us."

    Fortunately, the hut they created was in the center of the ind, well-hidden by the dense forest Leon and Darya created. Even to find the nts, would have to walk for a while to see the nts... that caution was what saved Leon and Darya''s base.

    Although they just learned two awesome spells, they didn''t feel like celebrating anymore. They needed to train more because without defeating creatures like the fire titan, Leon would never return to Earth as soon as he wants and Darya would never be truly free. To reach their goals, they needed even more power and diligence... so, they resumed their training.

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    Since Gravity and Fly would be essential for Leon and Darya, both of them practiced only those spells for a week until they reached level forty. The flying speed improved the more Fly leveled up, but they couldn''t forget that they had other goals. Leon wanted to learn Slow, and Darya needed to create that new metal.

    Slow would certainly help Leon, making himself faster and decrease the speed of an enemy would make the battles much easier¡­ even though the cost of mana would be insane. However, he would have to touch the target to activate Slow, and that was a severe drawback. While Leon was thinking of that, he noticed the forest on that ind, all in all, the nts of Miebos weren''t much different than the ones on Earth. But since that was on the second stage of assimtion, he wondered if thes suffered some kind of mutation. Although Leon and Darya''s hands were already busy harvesting, blue, red, and green angel leaves, it wasn''t a bad idea to search for more types of useful nts.

    "As far as I know, when we reached the second stage of assimtion, the nts didn''t change all that much," Darya said.

    Although Leon doubted of Darya''s knowledge since she only had three hours of memories of each day of thest ten years, soon he forgot about it. He didn''t see any nts when he was flying over that massive city, after all. Besides, since the government strengthened their forces by increasing their magic knowledge, there was no way to apply thinks like poisonous nts to spells, at least not in an effective way.

    "Well, even though I won''t be able to replicate skills like Sleep Power, using poisons won''t be that effective either. At least, non-magical poisons¡­"

    Leon could probably learn a spell simr to Sleep Powder, but it would be weird if he could replicate an animal and create those kinds of spores. Anyway, after forgetting about that minor problem, Leon focused on learning Slow. Since he already knew the logic behind the spell, he just had to practice. After two weeks, he received that notification.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Slow.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Ha! Take that you little piece of shit!" Darya shouted and then threw something on the sand.

    Leon didn''t even have time to celebrate. It looked like a failure after failure messed with Darya''s mind. Although she looked a bit older, her mind was still of a teenager thanks to the fact that her memories had been erased over and over again. So, that kind of behavior couldn''t be helped. However, contrary to Leon''s expectations, Darya didn''t act like that because she was sick of that, but because she finally seeded. Leon saw the small piece of crystal-like metal, its color was light-blue, and he could feel a lot of manaing from it. However, Leon couldn''t analyze it.

    "What was the trick behind it?" Leon asked.

    "Instead of creating a random metal, I thought of condensing my mana in a single point," Darya exined. "After concentrating a lot of mana in a single point, that thing appeared."

    "Ah¡­ so it is a metal that it is born after huge amounts of mana concentrate in a single ce." Leon nodded. "It doesn''t sound soplicated, why wouldn''t the other people of this world discover something like this?"

    "I have no idea¡­ maybe because the cost of mana is stupid?" Darya said. "I had to spend one thousand points of mana to create a single gram of that¡­ Besides, there is always a chance that my grandfather decided to stop researching this kind of material. I can already imagine how powerful weapons creating this kind of metal can be, and even though it would strengthen our world, it also would give a chance to someone to overthrow him."

    "I see¡­ there is also a chance that he received a weapon like that from the Trent or the undead Trent''s master, too." Leon nodded. "The people of this world are managing to stop the harvesters, for the time being, right? So, they don''t feel worried about researching something they don''t know that actually exists."

    "That is right," Darya said.

    Although the theory was simple, Leon had to practice for a few days how to condense his mana in a single spot. The good side was, once he controls his mana to that extent, the rest was quite easy, and since they had a nearly infinite supply of blue angel leaves, mana wasn''t exactly a problem. That being said... Leon had to use the entire stock of leaves he and Darya consumed in a single day to create a single dagger.

    Mithril Dagger

    It grants you Strength + 90, Speed + 90.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon frowned when he saw that the dagger was way too powerful, and considering he just worked for a few hours. He didn''t expect to receive those notifications.

    "Ah¡­ I should have created a ring." Leon said.

    "Then why the hell did you create a dagger?" Darya asked.

    "¡­ Probably because the first weapon I had ever made using magic alone was a dagger." Leon said. "That doesn''t exin much, though¡­"

    "You arepletely right," Darya added.

    Still, such a thing didn''t matter since both of them knew now how to make weapons made of a mythical material.

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    It has been a while since thest time Leon felt he wasn''t progressing, but he felt weird imagining that several months had passed since thest time he felt depressed. Back on that ind, he would always spend at least three days in a month doing nothing...

    Maybe it was a coincidence, or perhaps Leon''s behavior was influencing Darya more than he thought. A few days after discovering how to create mithril, she looked restless, she looked a bit restless. Darya was a woman who had a small appetite and tended to sleep a lot, but recently she had eaten less and sleeping more.

    "What''s wrong?" Leon asked. "Getting impatient?"

    "I was thinking... won''t you solve your problems if you negotiate with my grandfather?" Darya asked.

    "What?" Leon frowned.

    "I mean... if you help him defeat the harvesters, he will probably ignore the problems we caused," Darya said. "And you will obtain the chance to question the harvesters."

    "Do you think your grandfather needs the help of someone like me?" Leon asked. "Is the army of this world that pathetic?"

    "The soldiers of this world don''t have the freedom to choose what they will learn and train," Darya exined. "They are specialized in certain types of magic and work together as a proper army to protect ournds. While you probably can''t face the full power of the best spell of a specialized soldier, you probably are fast enough to dodge those attacks and counter-attack them with other spells. At least in a battle one-on-one, I don''t think you won''t lose to most soldiers. But if you get surrounded by a small team¡­"

    "So, I am at that level already¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "Well, it doesn''t matter, I don''t intend to work with someone who uses his rtives like tools. Just that alone isn''t enough to make me trust him¡­ and there is even the question about the liches dungeon."

    "Are you sure about that? Don''t you want to go home as soon as possible?" Darya asked.

    "I want to go home as soon as possible, but I can''t sacrifice my conscience to achieve my goals," Leon answered.

    Leon had never seen Donan, but he felt like if he sees him, the first thing Leon would do was to kick his face. It didn''t matter if he did everything to protect his world, some things couldn''t be forgiven, and treating family like tools was one of them.

    Although Leon didn''t know if Darya was satisfied with his exnation, he decided to focus on other things, for example, what to do with his weapons now that he could create better ones made from mithril. He had no problems whatsoever changing everything. The problem was the Emperor''s Katana. Leon barely used the sword in the past months, but that didn''t mean he had forgotten the promise he made to Yuki. Besides, even though they only talked a few times, that sword was a memento of a friend.

    "Come to think of it¡­ what will happen if I try to seal the spirit of a monster in a magic weapon?"

    Leon started to wonder why he didn''t try that before. Maybe it was because clearly would fail... in the worst-case scenario. The weapon would break. Before trying that, Leon created a perfect replica of the Emperor''s Katana made of mithril.<sub> </sub>

    Mithril Katana

    It grants you Strength + 80, Speed + 80, Dexterity + 80.

    "What are you doing?" Darya frowned after watching Leon doing nothing but forging a katana made of mithril for three days straight.

    "A test¡­ you should create a magic staff made of mithril, too." Leon answered. "You should start forging a wand. Once youplete it, I will Seal the spirit of a Kraken in it if you want."

    Leon wanted to test if all magic items were the same, if that was the case, there was a chance that Leon could use Seal on the emperor''s katana and pass the spirit within to another weapon. Still, Leon soon realized that it wouldn''t solve anything. The material and the overall appearance of the weapon would change as well.

    Instead of making such tests using the emperor''s katana, Leon created a ring made of mithril and then sealed the spirit of a Kraken inside of it.

    Mithril Ring of the King of the Seas

    It grants you the skill: Cyclone Lv 130. Intelligence + 80, Mentality + 80.

    It was a very powerful ring and granted Leon an absurdly powerful skill. However, the cost to use Water Cyclone was one hundred points of mana per second. Still, that wasn''t over yet. Leon defeated another Kraken and tried to Seal its spirit in the same ring. This time Leon felt some rejection. The spirit almost dispersed, but thanks to his control, Leon seeded.

    Mithril Ring of the King of the Seas (+1)

    It grants you the skill: Cyclone Lv 143. Intelligence + 88, Mentality + 88.

    "Well, it improved¡­ even Cyclone became stronger. However, I don''t think I can add spirits of any monster inside the magic weapons. The spirits inside the magic weapons must have some sort ofpatibility¡­ the emperor''s katana doesn''t have any elemental attributes, so the spirit of a neutral monster should be enough to strengthen it."

    Although that was a good development because Leon would be able to make War Cry stronger, soon he found some obstacles. He didn''t know why, but the more spirits he tried to Seal in a single magic weapon, the more time he had to concentrate in order not to let the process fail. It looked like he would have to increase his control a little bit, because, with his current skills, Leon could only improve the mithril ring up until +3.

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    Now that Leon and Darya learned about the spells they found at the research center, Leon started to wonder if it wasn''t about time to make his preparations to take down a harvester. The problem was, ording to Darya, that while he was powerful, the teamwork of the soldiers would make it impossible for him to defeat them alone. If that was the case, could he take down a monster that could fight against hundreds perhaps thousands of those soldiers for two days straight? The answer was no. However, it has been one year since Leon was summoned to this world. Since he could use magic items made of mithril to counter the harvesters'' skills, he needed to work on that as soon as possible.

    "Darya, how many harvesters are attacking this world?" Leon asked.

    "Six, three others are like the fire titan, creatures that control other elements to strengthen themselves," Darya answered. "The remaining two can''t control the elements their bodies like that, but in what theyck in shy attacks and appearance, theypensate with the strength and savagery. The government didn''t reveal this kind of information, but I''m pretty sure they may havee from the same gxy."

    "What makes you think that?" Leon asked.

    "Because they appeared at the same time in this world," Darya answered. "Because they are all giants and never fight against themselves, even though their goal is the same. Sometimes, they will argue in the middle of the battle, but nothing more."

    "So, theye from a gxy that was probably wiped out from a real harvester," Leon said. "Theirs probably were assimted by the system around the same time¡­ that is why they decided to work together to have their revenge. They are training here to obtain the power necessary."

    "The chances of that being the case are certainly high." Darya nodded.

    "¡­ Based on what you said, it is safer to assume the battles against the harvesters that are more savage will probably be less difficult for me." Leon said. " While I would probably cause more damage to the fire titan using ice attacks, his fire attacks could kill me with ease, unless a level up my Fire Resistance a lot."

    Leon''s first targets would be those will be those two harvesters, but Leon would have to make some preparations since they were working together, he would have to defeat them faster. Although Darya knew a few things they could do, Leon felt that things would be more convenient if he sees them himself in action. However, that was another problem. It was impossible to determine when and where the harvesters would attack.

    "There are too many questions I need to solve before fighting those monsters, but one thing is certain¡­ I will need Haste and Slow to defeat them."

    After some tests, Leon confirmed the effective range of slow. Not only did Leon have to touch the target to activate, but he also had to stay within at least one hundred meters nearby the target... or the effects of the spell would decrease. That means Leon would have to remain in their range of attack.<sub> </sub>

    "In the end, my best option is to strike them by surprise," Leon said. "But we will have to use the soldiers of this world as a distraction¡­ so, they will also have a chance to kill the harvesters."

    "To attack them by surprise and knock them down, you will have to use one hell of a spell, too," Darya added. "I don''t think we have enough mana to do that, and if we try to carry those containers filled with mana liquid, we will be spotted with ease."

    "You are right¡­ by the way, do you intend to fight alongside me against the harvesters?" Leon frowned.

    "Of course," Darya answered.

    "Why? You may end up dying, you know." Leon said.

    "Well¡­ we are f-friends, right?" Darya looked away a bit embarrassed. "It is only natural to help a friend."

    Leon could only shrug andugh a little after hearing that, even though Darya sometimes says things without thinking, she had a great sense of responsibility. She felt indebted to Leon, so she wanted to repay the favor. Although they didn''t do much in the past few months but train and learn more spells, Darya felt like she had been alive like never before. That being said, Leon had no intention of putting a friend in danger. So, he would make sure to keep Darya out of the harvesters'' sight.

    "First things first... we have to collect intel without being noticed," Leon said. "The frontline probably has some means to observe enemies from a distance, so we have to find a way to counter that."

    "Yes... the only way to find the harvesters without letting them notice us is by looking for them near the coast of the continent." Darya nodded. "We will have to move quite a bit, and we won''t be able to find them without using mana. So, we can''t use Mana Concealment."

    There were two ways to solve that problem, learning the Invisibility spell, or create a magic item. Neither of them would be easy, not even creating a magic item since Leon and Darya didn''t know a monster that had such ability. But then Leon recalled the fact that those choppers were made of mithril, and they could be invisible. Creating a helicopter made of mithril wouldn''t be easy, and it would take more than a few days... Still, Leon couldn''t help but feel excited about building his own vehicle. Although he was already twenty-seven, some things would never change in a man''s heart and mind.

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    In the end, creating a helicopter was a bit too much. So, Leon ended up creating a far smaller version, one which Leon and Darya barely had room to sit and move their bodies. Still, Leon managed to create a box using his own magic box as a reference to store mana and use it as fuel to drive the mini-chopper. However, Leon and Darya had to transmit their mana into it... Leon didn''t know how to replicate the ability to drain mana from the surroundings yet. Despite that, somehow, the mini-helicopter could be invisible...

    "I thought this might happen, but I''m still surprised..." Leon frowned. "Is it because I created the mithril with that idea in mind?"

    "That is probably the case," Darya said. "When you think about it, creating weapons made of mithril, it is the same thing as creating weapons made of our mana. The same way we convert mana into spells to attack, crystalized mana probably has the same attributes we wish them to have in the moment of the creation."

    "Well, I wished the chopper to be able to absorb mana from the surroundings, and it didn''t work," Leon said. "I don''t know how to be invisible either, so why the vehicle I created can have that kind of ability?"

    "I don''t know... but when you think about it, it doesn''t make any sense that the weapons we created ourselves can increase our status," Darya said. " The most usible exnation is that the system recognizes such items as magic items, and it also recognizes our wishes when we turn mana into mithril. Let''s test that... try to create a dagger than can increase intelligence."

    Leon wondered if that wasn''t a waste of time... but after hearing that and using analysis and then Appraisal on the mini-chopper, he decided to do it.

    Magic Mini-Chopper

    Skills: Fly Lv 50, Invisibility Lv 50.

    Mana: 0000/5000

    Mithril Dagger

    It grants you Intelligence + 30, Mentality + 30.

    "¡­ It worked, but the status bonus is too weak." Leon frowned.

    "Maybe it was because you didn''t wish for it all that much." Darya rubbed her chin. "Or perhaps we also have to consider thepatibility of weapons¡­ daggers are usually weapons that fast people use, after all."

    "That still doesn''t exin why the chopper can have two skills," Leon said. "No¡­ it probably has Fly level fifty because I created the des and connected to the box where the mana is stored. As for the Invisibility¡­ it is probably because I made the fusge thin in order not to be heavy. It is weird¡­ but it makes sense. I created this vehicle to observe enemies, not forbat, and that is why it doesn''t have offensive skills or status bonuses."<sub> </sub>

    Leon wondered if an armor with those properties wouldn''t be more convenient. However, it would be challenging to create one that could cover their entire bodies and could be easily taken out.

    "Well, let''s make a flying test," Leon said.

    Mithril really was magic material, even though it could create sturdy as hell weapons, it could also be malleable like rubber, Leon understood that because he had no difficulties controlling the steering wheel... the chopper could fly perfectly, even without having a single electronic device in it. Mana was truly convenient...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Driver.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Surprisingly, Leon obtained a new passive skill... even though it was more like a title than actual skill. In any case, since Leon and Darya had a lot of mana and their recovery was also high, they could keep flying without having to stop. They couldn''t keep Mana Concealment and transfer mana at the same time, but that much was fine. Leon had no intention of getting too close to the battles the harvesters will start after all.

    "I can''t understand why you were so excited building that¡­" Darya frowned. "Flying myself in the air is much more fun."

    "¡­ Anyway, I will build an underground garage for this." Leon said. "In case we receive an unexpected visitor¡­ I cannot let such a useful item fall on someone else''s hands."

    Leon created another hole hidden on the beach of that ind, and there they put the chopper. Although he wanted to level up Driver, he would have a lot of time to do that once he starts to look for the harvesters. One problem had been solved, so things were going well. However, Leon still had to find a way to knock down a harvester and find another way to decrease the creature''s strength while he interrogates him.

    "Maybe the undead Trent branches wille in handy¡­ even if their Curse Resistance is at a high level, I will be able to numb their senses if I use it again and again after knocking them down."

    Leon could also try to replicate those handcuffs that could cancel spells. He would create a much better version, but it would help... However, Leon needed first to knock them down, and that was the tricky part. Leon''s most powerful spells were Lightning and Magma Spear. Lightning wasn''t the best option since Leon had to prepare for a while to cast the spell, and as for Magma Spear, if he levels up it too much, he could end up killing the harvesters if he hits the wrong ce.

    "Nah¡­ I don''t think they will fall so easily. I will train Magma Spear until I''m sure that it can destroy their limbspletely."

    Leon was hoping that eventually, he would think of a better way to achieve his goals, but for the time being, the only thing he could really do was to grind like there was no tomorrow... again.

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    "Are you sure that only this much is fine?" Darya frowned.

    "Yep, do you want to train something else?" Leon asked. "If you want to, you can attack as well. This is actually excellent to level up skills."

    "No¡­ I will just keep using my Telekinesis." Darya answered.

    Leon thought he would have a hard time leveling up Magma Spear, but the only problem was to recover his mana. However, once he turned an ancient whale into a zombie, that had been solved. He could store several containers of mana liquid inside of its mouth, after all.

    Leon and Darya were currently underwater hunting monsters like Kraken and ancient whales. Although Magma Spears didn''t cause a lot of damage to them and even lost a lot of power while it traveled through water, that wasn''t a problem. Leon wanted to level up that spell, not to kill monsters, after all. While Leon was shooting Magma Spears and hunting every colossal monster that lived in the ocean, Darya was using Telekinesis to move the mana liquid and restore Leon''s mana.

    Finding monsters was quite easy, Leon only had to use Haste on the zombie whale, and they could find a big-ass monster every five minutes. Although they also had to worry about the water of the ocean the moment the whale open its mouth, by manipting some water, Leon could quickly solve that.

    "Thebination of two types of magic is even better than I expected," Darya said, watching several Magma Spears crossing the waters and causing a lot of damage to a Kraken.

    "It is probably because while using this spell, I receive the bonuses of maniption, transformation, and creation of both earth and fire magic," Leon exined. "Lightning is more useful, but even though it consumes less mana, Magma Spear is more powerful."

    Despite that, Leon wasn''t that impressed. He spent more than a year to learn that spell, so he expected at least that much of raw power. Still, the effectiveness of Magma Spear even underwater made Leon create a mental note to learn more spells thatbined two elements.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Spear has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    p You obtained 01 status points.</anda>

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    For some odd reason, even Spearmanship was leveling up while Leon was using Magma Spear. It wasn''t that unexpected that Fire Creation and Earth Creation were leveling up; after all, his mana was being consumed to create those. In any case, Leon was obtaining some extra status points, and he had no reason toin about it.

    "Still... it is kind of weird that the same things don''t happen with Archery when I use magic arrows... is it because the amount of mana consumed is too small?"

    The possibility was high; in any case, Archery would level up more if Leon uses his magic arrows a little more often. After killing more than twenty ancient whales and thirty krakens in a single day, Leon started to wonder if it wasn''t a good idea to create a zombie army and use them to attack one of the harvesters. That certainly would make things easier for Leon, as long as he uses Gravity and Telekinesis, he was certain that the harvesters wouldn''t be able to escape. But still... Leon had that feeling that Summon Zombie was a skill that would cause his downfall. So, he was hesitating a lot in considering using that kind of strategy. Leon couldn''t even remember any time is his life; he felt so conflicted about doing something or not.

    "You are making that expression again¡­" Darya said.

    "¡­ What expression?" Leon frowned.

    "The expression that as if you are in doubt, and no matter what you choose, you will end up regretting," Darya answered. "I''m kind of relieved, even though you have some crazy ideas and never stop working to achieve your goals, sometimes you can''t help but hesitate a little bit."

    "Thank you for your insight, Captain Obvious," Leon smirked.

    After patting Darya''s head for a while in order to annoy her, Leon felt rxed as if a huge weight had disappeared from his shoulders. In the end, Leon decided to forget that idea again. He would end up losing a lot of time to put his ns into action without relying on that kind of spell. Still, in the end, the only choice Leon had was too believe in himself that eventually that he would obtain the power that he needed. He also would have to trust his friends who are on Earth, they survived without him for four years, and Leon also gave them items to help them in their growth.

    "Mmm¡­ let''s see if I can use Seal on the Steel Ring of the Liches. Maybe I can make a better version without returning to the liches'' dungeon."

    Leon tried to use Seal, but there was no response, in the end, he would have to return to that ce... even though he didn''t want to since the chance of some trap waiting for him there was high.

    Regardless, Leon was aware that even though he could choose his methods, he couldn''t choose his enemies. He wouldn''t choose the easiest path, but he would choose the shortest. It would be dangerous, but it was better to get rid of dangerous opponents like the master of the undead Trent, instead of letting him do whatever he wants and cause problemster.

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    Three months passed in the blink of an eye, while Leon was practicing Magma Spear like a madman, he noticed it would take years before he could obtain the power to destroy the harvesters'' limbs using a single spell. Maybe if Leon could learn something that had more potential than Magma Spear, things could be different, but he had no time for that. So, Leon developed another passive skill that could multiplicate the growing speed of his spells and even increase the amount of damage he could cause at the same time.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Multi-Conjuration.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The trigger to learn that skill was to create two identical magic projectiles at the same time and fire both of them. The cost of mana duplicated, but just like that, Leon''s damage output increased. The stronger the spell, the faster the skill leveled up, so soon, the skill reached level ten, and Leon now could shot three Magma Spears at the same time.

    "The speed you learn new skills sometimes scares me¡­"Darya frowned. "I don''t remember seeing anything like that being show in any the footages that were revealed to the public in the battles against the harvesters."

    "Really?" Leon rubbed his chin. "I guess I have some talent in learning and discovering ways to increase my powers¡­ that being said, the people of this discovered this that I always wanted to learn but had no idea how to replicate. So, you shouldn''t feel that impressed."

    That made sense, but the thing was, the people of that world had decades and resources to study many things. Meanwhile, Leon discovered a new type of skill just by himself. Still, because he wasn''t that creative learning anything aside from offensive magic, he was stuck in that world.

    "What type of magic the soldiers of this world exactly use?" Leon asked, wondering if now he could take down a small team of soldiers by himself.

    "I guess it is evolved form of the magic you taught me at the very beginning,??? Darya exined. "People here tend to focus on Pyromancy, Cryomancy, and skills like that. With that kind of skill, the soldiers here can learn new spells almost instantly. However, instead of doing that, they focus on strengthening those skills in order to stop harvesters like the fire titan."

    Leon nodded; he could see the logic behind that. That kind of thinking would truly make soldiers specialized in opponents that were also specialized in some types of elemental magic. Although soldiers wouldn''t obtain that many status points, they would be able to react and do many things even without using offensive spells. It was the best way to raise an army that could do many things, but it was the most efficient way to stop the growth of some individuals that grow to be much stronger, even using the basic version of that kind of skill.

    "Maybe if I learn Pyromancy, my chances to win a duel against the fire titan will increase... but since I have been manipting fire for years and I didn''t learn Pyromancy, then the trigger to learn that is something veryplicated. Still, my goal isn''t to defeat those harvesters head on..."

    Considering that those seven were fake harvesters, they belong to at least to worlds that reached the third stage of assimtion. They had at least a few hundreds of years to grow stronger, even though they chose a world that had opponents that didn''t pose much of a threat to them, Leon couldn''t hope to defeat them without the surprise element. Instead, trying anything aside from that was close to madness.<sub> </sub>

    "Still... we have grown a lot in thest few months. Maybe it is about time to create and upgrade at the same time the mithril rings of the liches."

    Leon created some equipment made of mithril, but all of those only had generic spec. He would have to develop specialized versions to caught the harvesters by surprise and knock them down. Unfortunately, he was fighting against aquatic monsters, and it was stupid to hope that those would give Leon bonuses that would increase his fire and earth magic. That being said, the rings of mithril would continue to be useful against all harvesters and even more before the battles.

    "I guess it is about time to create better rings and pay a visit to Anton," Leon said. "We probably are powerful enough to survive any trap that god of death may have prepared for us."

    "Shouldn''t we learn Zen ourselves instead of creating magic items that have that skill?" Darya asked.

    "That would usually be the case... but how do you feel when you have that ring equipped?" Leon asked.

    "Calm and rxed... even while we fight against monsters." Darya furrowed her eyebrows.

    "That is because the ring forces you to stay in that state," Leon exined. "You will probably get nervous if you get wounded or if we see an unusually powerful foe, but the effects of the ring won''t disappear. However, the same can''t be applied if you learn the skill. Because the skill will be under your control."

    "Ah... that makes sense." Darya nodded. "But what about the extra status points?"

    "Don''t worry, we will learn it eventually," Leon answered. "The problem is, to learn that skill, we will have to reach the next stage of meditation... I''m guessing that we will have to truly clear our minds and body to the external world to learn that skill. Meaning, in that state, we won''t be able to feel, hear, or notice anything that may approach us... our notion of time will deviate. So, I think we should get more powerful before we try something like that."

    "... You keep growing stronger, but you never drop your guard." Darya sighed. "I don''t know if you are cautious or just a scaredy-cat."

    Leon could only shrug after hearing that both options were probably right, but he would instead think of himself as someone cautious.

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    Once again, Leon and Darya returned to the continent using an underground route. It didn''t take long for them to reach the liches'' dungeon. However, they had an unpleasant surprise¡­ the liches formed a perfect barrier around the dungeon. Not using mana, but their bodies. They weren''t moving an inch either, and that was very suspicious.

    "There are thousands of liches there¡­" Darya frowned.

    "I can see that¡­ all of them had the undead tree branches, so I guess a new boss appeared." Leon rubbed his chin. "That is definitely a trap¡­ but I thought that the god of death would make something more borate. He should have known that we can kill those monsters¡­ even though it will take a while."

    "What are we going to do?" Darya asked.

    "¡­ I want to use Appraisal on them to confirm if those monsters have new powers or not," Leon answered. "But it is impossible to confirm that without being noticed¡­ I should have leveled up Appraisal more."

    It was a bitte to notice that, considering that Leon would have to use that skill without being seen to confirm the harvesters'' skills and status. However, it couldn''t be helped, Leon was someone who would fill the holes of his ns with the passage of time. He would rather focus on the core of his ns and worry about the small detailster.

    Leon didn''t have time to lose, so he prepared himself to kill the liches and knock down a few hundreds of them, there was no point in observing them since they wouldn''t reveal anything like that. However, Leon changed his ns when he saw one hundred liches leaving the dungeon and another hundred entering the dungeon... that was very weird.

    "There is no doubt that something shady is going on here," Leon dered. "We can''t discover what without approaching, but it is obvious that isn''t something good for us. Let''s attack."

    "Roger that." Darya nodded.

    Leon also improved his control over the past months, and he discovered that by every twenty points of control, he could manipte one more object. Now, he could control nine spears. However, those were mithril spears... much faster and stronger than the steel spears. In a few seconds, Leon killed almost one hundred liches, with them making rain blood over the area.

    "You don''t look that vicious, but someone can''t judge a book by its cover." Darya frowned.

    "I''m not enjoying this, but those are monsters," Leon said. "They sold their... equivalent of humanity to be powerful and immortal... I don''t have any reason to hold back against them. Still... it is kind of surprising that you can look at that without screaming or something when a few months ago, you trembled like a leaf when I threatened you."

    "I don''t think that different from you. Those are creatures that would kill me if they had the chance. Besides, they invaded my world. I also don''t have much reason to feel bad about this, even though I was just a civilian a few months ago." Darya looked away. " Although I was more like an outcast to my rtives¡­ I lost some of them to monsters, and I didn''t like that."

    In the end, even Darya had a reason to be ruthless against monsters. So, she attacked the liches using short knives made of mithril added with the power of her Telekinesis. Despite saying things like that, she only attacked their hearts. Darya didn''t want to destroy their heads like before. Still, she soon noticed that attacking only their hearts was useless... In the end, Darya also helped Leon to create a sea of blood.<sub> </sub>

    Despite that scene of carnage, the liches didn''t try to do anything. So, Leon and Darya couldn''t help but frown. Suddenly, one thousand liches raised their hand, and then the atmosphere around changed, Leon could clearly see their mana taking shape and creating a massive magic circle.

    "I guess the trap was much borated than I thought¡­" Leon started to sweat, feeling that massive wave of mana filling all the area. "Let''s get the hell out of here!"

    Leon and Darya moved toward the checkpoint they created nearby and immediately used it. Instantly, they appeared thirty kilometers away from there. But not even that had been enough, suddenly, a figure covered in a dark cloak appeared in front of them, blocking their part toward the next checkpoint. Inside the cloak, Leon and Darya saw nothing... only a shadow. It was weird because they felt like the shadow was alive. Leon didn''t know how, but he had imagined that that massive magic circle would summon something and by the look of things... that was the god of death.

    ???? (Shadow)

    Health: ????/????

    Mana: ????/ ????

    Stamina: ????/ ????

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????? ????

    Leon began to sweat cold, that thing was, without a doubt, the most powerful creature he had seen so far. The monster even had a skill that could counter Appraisal. Running wasn''t an option, but Leon and Darya decided not to attack either. That was an opponent way out of their league, and they didn''t have to anger it even more.

    "Greetings¡­ as expected, you two are the ones who defeated my minions some time ago." The shadowy figure said. "You two are smart enough to try to analyze me the moment, and I appear and not to attack without knowing the difference in strength¡­ as expected of Donan''s granddaughter¡­ but I didn''t expect an inhabitant of that little would do the same."

    "You¡­" Leon said, trying to control his nerves.

    "Yes, I know about your little." The shadowy figure said. "That is why I came here¡­ I have a proposal for you. Work for me, and I will give you the chance to return to Earth."

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    Leon opened his eyes widely after hearing that. He didn''t expect to receive that kind of offer. Still, Leon knew that was too good to be true.

    "Really?" Leon frowned. "Why would you help me?"

    <o>,m "For the same reason, I decided to help her grandfather." The shadowy figure answered. "I can see the same potential I saw in him in you. In fact, I can even see that you can surpass him in just a few years... It has been a long time since I saw someone so talented in using mana... No wonder that lizard recognized that you are a troublesome existence."</o>

    "So, you know that guy too." Leon rubbed his chin. "You guys are rivals or something?"

    "You can say that... that being said, my methods are less crude than his." The shadowy figure answered. " Not only can I help you return to your, but I can also help you to protect it from invaders. As you can imagine, this world is currently at peace, thanks to me."

    "Then, grandfather is..." Darya said, surprised.

    ???Yes, he is working for me." The shadowy figure answered. "Although he only became the leader of this world twenty years ago, he was the one who proposed create a city above pirs and even the means to keep those who didn''t agree with him down here."

    "That makes sense..." Leon nodded. "It is impossible that any civilization can discover how to cast two massive spells over the entire continent... no, three massive spells. The mist, the gravity, and the defense system are spells granted by you, right?"

    "Ah, you are quite sharp... I can easily imagine the lizard itching to kill you since you are like this..." The shadowy figure said. "No wonder you managed to learn how to produce mithril..."

    "That wasn''t me... Darya did." Leon said.

    "... I guess you are even more useful than Donan imagined..." The shadowy figure said. "If he weren''t so authoritarian, he could have discovered that you could be much useful to him..."

    Darya looked away, showing a sad expression. She also could imagine herself quite easily working even more for her grandfather if he had discovered her talent¡­ in the end. He would treat him even more like a tool. Noticing that, Leon made his choice.

    "So, what I''m supposed to do as¡­ as your employee?" Leon asked.

    "Not much. In fact, you won''t have to do anything for a few years." The shadowy figure said. "However, once your reaches the second stage of assimtion, you will have to make sure that no one would approach my dungeon."

    "Why?" Leon asked.

    "You don''t need to know why," The shadowy figure said. "You will return to your. I will give you new powers and knowledge far beyond you can even imagine¡­ that should be enough for you to ept my offer."<sub> </sub>

    "Indeed¡­ but how can you be sure that I won''t betray you?" Leon asked.

    "It is simple, you just have to sign a magic contract," The shadowy figure exined. "Just put in your right hand inside my cloak and say that you want to work for me."

    "I see¡­ can I have a few days to think?" Leon rubbed his chin.

    "¡­ No, you have to decide now." The shadowy figure said.

    "I already decided¡­ I decided to that I kill you bastards who think that can use others as your gym." Leon dered.

    "¡­ A foolish human." The shadowy figure sighed.

    "Yep, I''m stupid, but I''m not a coward rat like you guys who are too afraid to challenge yourself with the things that are in or above your league," Leon said.

    "¡­ An insect that just lived for a few years thinks that knows everything." The shadowy figureughed. "That is so funny. You don''t even know what you are talking about. You don''t even know what you will find. The deeper you try to explore the worlds that have been assimted for thousands of years¡­ I''m a fool for trying to dialogue with an insect."

    "No, you are a fool because you think you can lure anyone with sweet words," Leon said. "I know that you are sucking the mana of several worlds to strengthen yourself, and I know that the people of this are being used to maintain the defense system that keeps the continent safe."

    "What?" Darya asked, shocked.

    "¡­ So, you noticed that too." The shadowy figure said.

    "Obviously, why the hell a bastard like you would help the inhabitants of other worlds?" Leon asked. "It is clear like the sky that you are plotting something. The mist and the gravity can stay activated, absorbing the mana of the inhabitants of the lower world and the of the ambient, but to keep the fake harvesters at bay, Donan would need something else. A shield of mana. It took a while for me to notice that almost everything on this didn''t make any sense. Three spells that cover the entire continent? Mana crystals in the people''s forehead that can amplify their powers? Nothing of that could be for free¡­ the mana crystal amplifies their powers because they can use more mana in a single moment, but at the same time, much more mana is used to keep the defense system working."

    "You are an amusing fellow¡­" The shadowy figureughed. "You even noticed that I couldn''t keep my form here for long¡­ that is why you stalled for time. I guess you are not stupid enough to challenge me in my world¡­ I will see you again when the timees¡­"

    The shadowy figure instantly vanished, and Leon sighed in relief. Fortunately, he noticed that the mana around the monsters was dissipating. Otherwise, he would have done something stupid... perhaps even epted the creature''s offer. Regardless, it looked like Leon owed some exnations to Darya... she was looking angrily at him as if that was the case...

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    "You discovered all of that and didn''t tell me?" Darya said, her arms were crossed, and her face red of anger.

    ? "I had my suspicions¡­ but I only confirmed after seeing that creature." Leon exined. "Sorry¡­ I shouldn''t have said that kind of thing in such a situation."

    "I can''t believe this¡­ " Darya covered her face and sat on the ground. "Grandfather is literally using all the people of this world as tools¡­ he is even working for a monster of another world¡­"

    "Although that is the truth, you can''t deny the result of his actions," Leon said. "I don''t agree with his methods, but thanks to what he did, he can protect this world from the harvesters."

    But for how long?" Darya shouted. "I can''t see why you managed to survive the day you arrived in this world¡­ the guards can''t use all their mana efficiently, after all. But that only shows that eventually, the soldiers fighting in frontlines will perish¡­ in fact, in recent years, the number of casualties is increasing. All because they have to fight while working as a battery¡­"

    "You really are smart¡­ I have to think for almost a year to discover that." Leon scratched the back of his head. "Anyway, I don''t think that thing will bother us again. Although a lot of mana had been used to summon him, I don''t think the people in the city felt that. So, let''s return to the dungeon and create the magic items we want."

    "¡­ I can''t believe you can still think of things like that after seeing such a monster." Darya let out a long sigh. "I barely managed to keep standing in front of it¡­ that thing had so much mana¡­"

    "You let the fear control yourself again, you felt its mana, but you didn''t notice that the monster was also losing mana at an astonishing rate," Leon said. "Still¡­ the bastard could teleport and even feel our presence from very far away. If I didn''t have to sell my soul to it, I would probably have epted the pact."

    "You concluded the monster only wanted to talk because the lizards you two mentioned didn''t kill you?" Darya asked.

    "After some time, I concluded that¡­ it looks like there are some rules on thes that have been assimted." Leon exined. "One of those is: beings far stronger than the others can''t influence weak beings or worlds that are still in the early stages of the assimtion. That is why I believe we have some chance of surprising the harvesters, they are strong, but I don''t think they are strong like the lizard who summoned me to this world and the god of death. Most likely, theirs were destroyed as soon it reached the third stage of assimtion¡­ that is why your grandfather can keep them at bay using soldiers and the defense system."

    That made sense, but Darya could only sigh after hearing all that. Despite everything, despite how her grandfather treated her, she thought that he was a person who sacrificed more than anyone to protect their... but in the end, he was just working for someone who was very simr to the creatures that were causing problems to the world.

    "Anyway, just don''t overthink it," Leon said. "He may have fooled all your world, but just like I said, he got the results you want... The future is uncertain, so his actions might end up causing the destruction of this world, but until now, you and many others lived a peaceful life thanks to him."<sub> </sub>

    Darya sighed again. Maybe she was demanding a bit too much from the person who was the leader of the world but couldn''t ept that the safety of the world was based on lies and the careful usage of every single person in the world. Noticing that Darya would have to reach her own answer for that kind of problem, Leon decided to leave her alone with her own thoughts.

    After returning to the dungeon, Leon saw several liches roaming around like before. As expected, the god of death had to use his mana to control them to that extent... Despite having used a lot of mana to summon him, they didn''t die or anything.

    "It looks like even if I kill them, he will obtain some of their mana... I don''t really know how it works, but he doesn''t intend to leave this world alone even if I stay for months, killing his minions."

    It was disgusting seeing a being controlling its own people like minions, so Leon started to wonder if Donan would someday act like that... that would undoubtedly break Darya''s heart. She didn''t like him all that much, but he was a rtive. Regardless, just to annoy the god of death, he defeated all liches. Even though Leon knew it was useless since he probably had several dungeons with the sole purpose to gather mana in many other worlds.

    Mithril Ring of the Liches

    It grants you the skill Zen Lv 90. Intelligence + 90, Mentality + 60.

    "As expected, the material made of mana can grant more skills to magic items since it can conduct the spirit of the creature with more ease¡­"

    That being said, Leon wasn''t satisfied with only that, before adding other souls to the ring, he wondered how awesome it would be a magic item created using the spirit of an undead Trent. Still, it would take too long to defeat a creature like that.

    Mithril Ring of the Liches (+4)

    It grants you the skill Zen Lv 127. Intelligence + 127, Mentality + 84.

    Since his control increased, Leon also could improve magic items a few more times. By far, that ring was the most powerful magic item he has. Still, that was only the beginning. To decrease the difference of power between himself that only has almost six years using mana, to the creatures that were fighting for hundreds of years, Leon would need more... much more... and Leon could only hope that he would keep growing without relying on magic items too much.

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    Before their second visit to the liches dungeon, Leon only had a couple of hundred hundreds of undead Trent branches, but now he has thousands... Keep them stored was a waste of time, so Leon decided to use Mana-Eater and consume those. It wasn''t a n Leon would like to use often, but he could use that skill to tire his opponents out. But to do so, he would have to level up that skill more than a few times. Although Leon could also consume mithril to level up Mana-Eater, it wasn''t that efficient, since his mana was used to consume and create the mithril, after all.

    After creating the rings, he wanted and several spares, Leon wondered why he didn''t obtain a magic item that had the Mental Drain skill. Creating mithril weapons was time-consuming, so he attempted to seal the spirits of the liches in some steel weapons, still, it wasn''t enough to obtain the skill through magic items either.

    "... Maybe it is because they obtained that skill the moment they formed the pact with the god of death. It isn''t a skill that they could only have as long as they work for that thing... even though they don''t have any means to cancel the pact."

    Considering that the shadowy figure wanted mana, it was probably a skill that decreased the power of magic attacks and converted some of the energy into mana. Either way, it didn''t matter since Leon couldn''t have it.

    Leon wanted to create some items that would increase the magic power of his Magma Spear. So Leon and Darya headed toward the north of the continent and look for Anton. However, he stopped nearby the mechanical spiders'' dungeon.

    "Let''s see if my theory is correct."

    Leon attempted to seal the ''spirit'' of a mechanical spider inside the Emperor''s Katana, and he actually seeded. Although the growth was small, it was still something. For the time being, Leon was satisfied with the result.

    Emperor''s Katana (+4)

    Grants the user the skills: War Cry Lv 42. Strength + 56, Speed + 56.

    Cost: 200 mana

    Cooldown time: 600 seconds.

    While Leon was busy analyzing the status, he felt some presence approaching. That dungeon was nearby Gurr''s vige, so it couldn''t be helped that Leon and Darya would end up meeting with some of the warriors working under him. However, Leon recognized those who were approaching just by their speed and careless movement.

    "Leon..." Darya whispered.

    "Rx, I know those guys," Leon said.

    A few secondster, the figures of Hammath and Ava appeared. Although Leon knew that they were approaching, he couldn''t help but let out a long sigh when they left the poison mist.

    "Leon! Long time no see!" Hammath said, showing a big smile. "It looks like the rumors are true, and you are not traveling alone anymore."

    "Hello," Darya forced a smile.

    Although Darya saw the warriors living down there a few times, she couldn''t help but get nervous every single time she sees them... or perhaps it was because Ava was looking at her without hiding her displeasure.

    ? "Hey... are you sure it is a good idea talking to me after what happenedst time?" Leon asked.

    "Don''t worry, grandfather isn''t the type of person who holds grudges," Hammath said.

    "He certainly looks the type who actually hold grudges..." Leon frowned. "Well, it has been a long time indeed. We can talk if you want, but it would be preferable if Ava doesn''t emit so much bloodlust."

    "Sorry, she is prone to act like that, but the recent attacks of the people above worsened her mood even more than usual," Hammath exined.

    "Although Anton sent some of his warriors to help other viges..." Leon said.

    "He did, but every warrior has their pride in protecting their own homes..." Hammath exined. "Receiving help from others even if they are friends isn''t something we like to rely too much on upon."

    "That looks like the type of thing your grandfather would teach others..." Leon said. "Anyway, I have some weapons that can help you in that regard. If you give me the information I want, I will give you those."

    Steel Knife VI

    It grants you the skill, Sting Lv 20, Blood Sucker Lv 10. Dexterity + 30, Speed + 25.<sub> </sub>

    Steel Spear VI

    It grants you the skill, Sting Lv 20, Blood Sucker Lv 10. Strength + 30, Speed + 25.

    "... What kind of information you want?" Hammath turned pale after seeing the skills of those weapons.

    "I want to find fire-type monsters and earth-type monsters stronger than the elemental golems," Leon answered.

    "Fire and earth monsters..." Hammath rubbed his chin and thought for a few seconds. "... There is a certain dungeon that you can find monsters that can use fire and earth magic. But... isn''t a ce I would rmend to go... much less apanied by a woman."

    "A goblins dungeon..." Leon frowned.

    "That is right." Hammath nodded.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 4062 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 132 +

    Intelligence: 852 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 182 +

    Mentality: 169 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 788 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 82563214

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Analysis Lv 22, Earth Creation Lv 95, Fire Creation Lv 81, Mana Reinforcement Lv 40, Magma Spear Lv 95, Mana Eater Lv 55, Mana Armor Lv 47, Mana Shield Lv 45, Mana Dominion Lv 59, Cure Burns Lv 38, Heal Lv 41, Regeneration Lv 43, Summon Zombie Lv 24, Seal Lv 63, Appraisal Lv 27, Wind Lance Lv 11, Mana Concealment Lv 21, Haste Lv 70, Stamina Restoration Lv 15, Mana Infusion Lv 19, Magma Bullet Lv 13, Sandstorm Lv 18, Fire Tornado Lv 35, Stamina Maniption Lv 15, Strong Legs Lv 12, Backflip Lv 12, Steel Knee Lv 12, Telekinesis Lv 50, Checkpoint Lv 33, Earth Wall Lv 12, Fire Wall Lv 12, Water Wall Lv 12, Wind Wall Lv 12, Ice Wall Lv 12, Gravity Lv 50, Fly Lv 50, Slow Lv 45

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 26, Perception Lv 17, Fire Resistance Lv 33, Cook Lv 50, Spearmanship Lv 80, cksmith Lv 64, Alchemy Lv 78, Wind Resistance Lv 45, Ice Resistance Lv 46, Sleep Resistance Lv 45, Thunder Resistance Lv 48, Earth Resistance Lv 42, Gravity Resistance Lv 55, Curse Resistance Lv 55, Zen Lv 127, Driver Lv 06, Multi-Conjuration Lv 15

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    Leon couldn''t help but frown while hearing the description of the goblins. They were pretty much like the ones he saw in books and in some games, merciless little devils that were incredibly lustful. They used females of many races to reproduce their numbers... even monsters. That kind of behavior was enough to make Leon feel disgusted, but he was infuriated because unlike the goblins or most males in the universe, he couldn''t use his holy sword...

    Putting personal matters aside, since Leon was in a world that was in the second stage of the assimtion, the goblins were far stronger they were supposed to be.

    "Come to think of it... I don''t remember hearing that existed goblins'' dungeons on Earth."

    Regardless, the dungeon spawned only goblin shamans, goblin champions, female goblins, and baby goblins. They weren''t that strong, but they weren''t that weak either, and they were quite smart for a bunch of lustful monsters.

    "You can stay behind if you want," Leon said. "If I were a woman, even if I could kick their ass, I would avoid getting near them."

    "... I''m fine. They can''t touch me as long as Mana Armor is active." Darya said.

    It looked like Leon''sments that criticized Darya''s guts were backfiring now. She chose the wrong moment to be brave... or perhaps it was the best moment. Leon couldn''t tell.

    Although Hammath described them as quite the troublesome monsters, Leon couldn''t imagine them being more powerful than the elemental golems.

    The dungeon of the goblins was on the east side of the continent, even though those creatures were far less dangerous than the liches, Hammath said that the survivors living down below weren''t using that region. Soon, Leon understood why. Even before finding the dungeon, Leon saw several goblin viges, and in each vige, there were at least two hundred goblins... their number was stupid.

    "Now, I can see why the people left this ce." Leon frowned. "They leave the dungeon and even build their camps on this side."

    "That is kind of surprising... why would they choose to live here?" Darya asked. "It is difficult to imagine an ambient worse than this."

    "I believe your imagination iscking a little bit," Leon said. "Despite the poison mist and gravity, living beings can still survive here. Even on Earth, I found some worlds that were impossible to be inhabited by people like me and you. And those didn''t even reach the second stage of assimtion..."

    "... It looks like each vige has ten goblin shamans and ny goblin champions." Darya said. "The other half of the vigers are..."

    "female goblins and kids," Leon added. "Our targets are the goblin shamans and the goblins champions... but those won''t just watch we defeat half of the vigers. We will kill all of them, they are monsters, and they intend to do the same to us... remember that."

    "... Yes." Darya sighed.

    Leon couldn''t use Appraisal since he was too far away from the targets, and he couldn''t let the goblins escape to the other viges, they might alert the others, and Leon and Darya would be at a disadvantage against an army of goblins. So, they had to be fast and precise.

    "Just cut the limbs of the goblin champions and of the goblin shamans," Leon said. "This should be enough to stop them."

    Although Leon''s spears lost some power and speed due to the distance, he still sliced the goblins left and right with ease. Leon didn''t enjoy that kind of thing, but at that point on time, he had no reason to hesitate. He had already killed hundreds of fellow humans, so he decided to do the dirty job and kill the female goblins and goblin kids. He wanted their spirits to reach his goal, so Leon couldn''t let Darya do that kind of thing.

    Despite Hammath saying to be careful, Leon and Darya defeated two hundred goblins in less than a second. They were utterly defeated, before they could even find who or from where they were being attacked.

    "Stay here, I will finish this quickly," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "I already told you that you don''t have to worry about me," Darya frowned.

    "Puberty, huh..." Leon sighed. "So, you finally reached your rebellious phase."

    "What the hell are you talking about?" Darya asked.

    In the end, there was no meaning in saying to Darya to control her fear and not letting her see the result of their actions. It was Leon''s conscience that was making him do that, but if the person in question said that she was fine, then Leon didn''t have to insist on that matter.

    Despite everything, Leon made sure that his targets would die without even noticing. Although he was a bit interested in what kind of magic items he could make using the spirits of monsters like the female goblins and goblins kids, he wasn''t ruthless to the point where he would torment those who didn''t have weapons.

    Goblin Shaman

    Health: 60/1000

    Mana: 6000/6000

    Stamina: 1000/1000

    Active Skills: Pyromancy Lv 100, Summon Lesser Fire Spirit Lv 50, Meditation Lv 90

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 150, Fire Blessing Lv 90, Earth Resistance Lv 50

    Goblin Champion

    Health: 300/5000

    Mana: 1000/1000

    Stamina: 5000/5000

    Active Skills: Stone Skin Lv 150, Regeneration Lv 20, Summon Lesser Earth Spirit Lv 50

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 100, Fire Resistance Lv 50, Ax Mastery Lv 80, Earth Blessing Lv 90

    While Darya was making a guilty expression watching the limbless goblins she defeated herself, Leon used Appraisal on them. Their status wasn''t that impressive, but their skills were very interesting. Even the goblin champions, could use summoning magic, but the most interesting of their skills were the Fire Blessing and Earth Blessing... it looked like that trip would be much more rewarding than he thought.

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    As if knowing how to use summoning magic wasn''t enough, the goblins also had magic weapons made of stone. However, it wasn''t like weapons made of stone that Leon could make. It was much harder and heavier... Leon could also feel a lot of manaing from them, and it wasn''t because it was a magic weapon.

    "It looks like those monsters are far more intelligent than we imagined..." Leon rubbed his chin.

    "You noticed that only now?" Darya frowned. "That became obvious to me when I saw this vige."

    Leon sighed, in the end, to make things easier for him, he decided to treat monsters like soulless creatures that lived only to cause death and destruction. However, it was evident that it couldn''t be applied to every single monster.

    Enriched Stone Axe VII (Earth)

    It grants you Strength + 30, Endurance + 30, Mentality + 30.

    Enriched Stone Staff VII (Fire)

    It grants you Intelligence + 30, Endurance + 30, Mentality + 30.

    "Those are better than the weapons the warriors living down here have," Leon picked and used Appraisal on the weapons of the goblins. "But they didn''t try to challenge the goblins because they had bigger numbers and some powerful skills."

    "It doesn''t surprise me. Challenging those creatures without some ranged attacks would be suicide," Darya said. "It wouldn''t surprise me if goblins even have some tactical knowledge since they can build built viges like this."

    Now that Darya mentioned that, Leon noticed that the viges were pretty well organized. The shapes and sizes of the houses were pretty much the same, and those were made of wood... it looked like the goblins brought a lot of wood from their world.

    "They really came to this side with the intention to build new homes..." Leon frowned. "But why?"

    "Why are you asking?" Darya asked. "It is obvious that you are going to check their world."

    "I''m curious, but it is not certain that I''m going..." Leon said.

    Leon had to confirm something first. So, he used Seal, on a goblins shaman and passed his spirit to the mithril staff he created... Leon sighed after using Analyze on his new weapon. Even after his luck increased, he was still an unlucky guy...

    Mithril Staff of the Goblins.

    It grants you the skills: Meditation Lv 90. Intelligence + 90, Recovery + 90.

    After trying that in some steel weapons, Leon confirmed his theory, the goblins obtained powers by making pacts with spirits. Although they were smart, there was no way that they could have discovered summoning magic on their own.

    "It looks like we are going to the world of the goblins," Leon dered. "I''m pretty sure we will be able to find some spirits that can grant us special abilities."

    "Spirits, huh." Darya rubbed her chin. "I heard that some worlds have them, but grandfather wasn''t interested in them."

    "I wonder why... maybe it is because they didn''t grant especially powerful skills," Leon said. "Or perhaps the spirits can''t grant skills to people who don''t belong to that specific world."<sub> </sub>

    "What are you going to do if that is the case?" Darya asked.

    "I need a magic weapon that increases the power of my fire and earth spells," Leon answered. "It is a pity, but if the spirit didn''t grant me at least some skills, I will defeat it and create a magic weapon out of it. I''m pretty sure I can create something awesome."

    "As crazy as ever..." Darya murmured.

    After picking all the magic items of that vige and creating a few new ones, Leon and Darya headed in a straight line toward the dungeon. Although they had no interest in any fights since they couldn''t make many types of useful magic items, Leon and Darya were forced to kill all the goblins along the way.

    Mithril Staff of the Goblins. (+4)

    It grants you the skills: Meditation Lv 136. Intelligence + 136, Recovery + 136.

    Mithril Shield of the Goblins. (+4)

    It grants you the skill: Stone Skin Lv 210. Endurance + 94, Mentality + 94.

    Although those wouldn''t be that useful to Leon''s current goals, they could be usefulter. Regardless, Stone Skin was a skill that increased endurance ording to the level of the skill. It was excellent to use against melee fighters, but it cost twenty mana points per second. To make matters worse, Leon had no idea how to replicate that skill.

    "If spirits can grant skills, then probably those skills can''t be learned bymon ways¡­ It is like the skills to absorb spells¡­"

    It was more efficient to Seal the spirits in Mithril weapons, but since Leon and Darya didn''t create many, they ended up sealing the spirits of the goblins in steel weapons. They could sell thoseter or even use to recover some of their mana, after all.

    "Don''t drop your guard," Leon said before they entered the dungeon. "We don''t know what the boss is or what the creature can do."

    "We never know what the enemies can do..." Darya said. "What is the n after that? Do you have any idea how we will find the spirits in the first ce?"

    "No, but it shouldn''t be that hard since all the goblins found," Leon answered.

    "You are awfully optimistic considering that you usually are so careful and always imagine the worst possible oue," Darya said.

    "Haha, I''m just a bit excited." Leon smiled. "If we seed, we will end up obtaining some powerful skills and even some pets."

    "Pets?" Darya frowned. "Do you think the elemental spirits will be your pets?"

    "Well... something like that," Leon said.

    Darya''s mouth stayed wide open after hearing such nonsense. It looked like Leon knew nothing about the elemental spirits... he had no idea that they were creatures that existed since the birth of the universe.

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    Despite their caution, Leon and Darya didn''t see a single goblin inside the dungeon. However, they found one hundred goblin shamans around the purple crystal... as if they were waiting for something. They observed the situation for a few hours, but nothing happened.

    "What do you think they are doing?" Darya asked.

    "Considering that they are living in this world... those goblin shamans are probably guarding the crystal in case somethinges from their world to this one." Leon answered. "They fled from their world because of something, and they are afraid of that something."

    Possibly, it was a predator of their world, or perhaps an invader like the harvesters. Since Leon could use the purple crystals of that world, then, invaders could also travel between worlds using the crystal of other worlds¡­

    "Shouldn''t we make some preparations?" Darya asked. " I don''t think the entire poption of a world could fit in a small area around a dungeon. Most likely, the goblins almost went extinct of their world, and that is why they fled to this one."

    "¡­ I think Mana Armor will be enough to keep us alive," Leon answered. "If anything happens, we just have to touch the crystal as soon as we appear on the other side."

    Before heading to the other side, Leon and Darya cleared the path. The power of mithril weapons was absolute... in ten seconds Leon and Darya killed all the goblin shamans. That only made Leon more sure that those creatures only had those skills because they received them. Otherwise, they should have at least one skill like Mana Armor.

    "Come to think of it... that shadowy figure said that he granted skills to Donan... is he a spirit too?"

    Leon shook those thoughts out of his head, that probably wasn''t the case. That creature has simr powers... but then again, the only information Leon could see when used Appraisal was that that thing had the property ''Shadow''. It was weird to use his game knowledge, but it was clear that shadow was one of the elements...

    "So many questions and so few answers..."

    In the end, Leon concluded that the shadowy figure wasn''t a spirit. Even though spirits could make pacts with sentient beings, the goblins were different from the liches. The goblins weren''t ves of anything, and they were living in that world without some shady goals, after all.

    After picking the magic items of the goblin shamans, Leon and Darya touched the purple crystal. Half a secondter, they saw themselves in a wastnd. The ce made Leon recall of the slimes'' world¡­ soon, Leon understood was also a world that was being gued by creatures that devoured anything that has mana. However, unlike slimes, those creatures were far more grotesques.

    Devourer

    Health: 10000/10000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 10000/10000<sub> </sub>

    Active Skills: Mana Absorption Lv 150

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 100, Earth Resistance Lv 100, Wind Resistance Lv 100, Mana Tracking Lv 100

    Devourers were fifty meters long earthworm-like creatures. Those creatures were so big, and their mouth had so many teeth that even Leon felt shivers looking at it. Darya''s face was pale as a ghost after she saw them... In any case, the devourers tried to jump and eat Leon and Darya. However, even before Leon could use his mithril spears to destroy them, the creatures stopped mid-air, as if they had hit an invisible wall. Leon noticed that everything, even some parts of the ground, had been eaten by those creatures, but everything around the purple crystal was being protected¡­ however, the area protected was less than ten meters wide.

    "Now, I can see why the goblins escaped from this¡­" Darya said. "It looks like they weren''t the dominant race of this world."

    Leon and Darya could see some hills and mountains in the distance, but aside from that, there was nothing. The devourers ate everything that had mana in that world, for a second, Leon even imagined that those creatures could have eater the spirits he was looking for¡­ but he couldn''t confirm that even without searching for some time.

    "Let''s fly, I don''t think that they can jump that high," Leon said.

    "Okay," Darya nodded.

    To avoid any unpleasant surprises, they flew upward at their top speed, and just as Leon had suspected, the devourers couldn''t reach them. It looked like those creatures were very powerful. Leon certainly could make some useful magic items out of them. However, he hesitated since they had Mana Absorption and Mana Tracking.

    "Well, let''s make some tests first," Leon said.

    Darya frowned after hearing that, but soon she understood the meaning behind Leon''s words when one of his mithril spears approached the ground, and several Devourers tried to eat the weapon.

    "¡­ Yikes, those creatures really like to eat mana." Darya said. "Do you think we can defeat them before they consume our weapons?"

    "I don''t think your knives willst that long," Leon answered. "As for my spears¡­ there is only one way to find out."

    Leon made all his nine spears fly low, and at the very moment the devourers tried to eat them, he made them spin at their top speed. In the end, those creatures regretted trying to eat the spears. The power and the spinning speed behind them destroyed the creature''s head before they could even close their mouths.

    "Ah¡­ I can''t create magic weapons if I kill them¡­" Leon sighed.

    Fortunately, several other devourers approached the moment the first four died. It looked like they were divided into territories. Regardless. If his spears could defeat those monsters with ease, Leon had a hard time using a staff to knock just one of them down. Leon also had to move that massive body upward using Telekinesis, so he spent a lot of mana. They were troublesome enemies in many ways¡­

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    Mithril Spear of The Devourers

    It grants you the skill: Mana Absorption Lv 150.

    Leon frowned when he created a magic spear using the spirit of a devourer. There were no status bonuses, but the skill was at a high level. Still, the problem was the fact that Leon had no idea how that would work¡­ considering the nature of the devourers, Leon would have to fight up close to see that skill in action, and that was something Leon didn''t want to do against the devourers.

    "I will test thister¡­ Although I''m also interested in those creatures'' passive skills, first, we have to look for the spirits." Leon dered.

    "Shall we split and look in different directions?" Darya asked.

    "No¡­, let''s look together since we don''t know if those monsters are the only ones in this world," Leon answered. "We can''t use checkpoint while flying, so if something happens, we won''t be able to reunite fast enough."

    "So, over-protective¡­" Darya sighed.

    "I don''t mind risking myself to reach my goals," Leon exined. "But I don''t want to cause deaths of those close to me to reach them. So, try not to cause too many troubles for me."

    "Yes, yes¡­" Darya said.

    It would be hard to look for the ces where the spirits were supposed to be, but considering that the purple crystal was being protected, Leon imagined that he would find simrndmarks nearby them. Leon and Darya had no idea how big a spirit was, so they couldn''t fly that high.

    "Let''s look for anything suspicious nearby mountains and volcanoes while flying toward a single direction," Leon said. "If you see something unusual, inform me."

    "I can see pretty much nothing in all directions," Darya said while looking around. "I''m sure we will get lost at this rate."

    It was impossible to identify thendmarks around each other. So, Leon started to wonder what he could do to solve that problem. It was better to create a trail of some sort¡­ In the end, Leon created some devourer zombies to follow them by behind while eating the ground. The mark on thend was clear, so that problem had been solved. But Leon wondered where in the hell that dirt being eaten was going¡­ it looked like inside those creatures. There was some sort of distorted space where they could separate mana from matter¡­

    Leon and Darya moved first toward the direction they concluded that it was North, but it was hard to say for sure since they flew for several hours, and they didn''t notice the sun of that moving. Now that Leon thought about it, that was quite hot. He didn''t notice because he leveled up his Fire Resistance more than a few times¡­ at least that was his impression, and that confirmed itself after flying for several hours and not finding any sigh of water.

    "Fortunately, we can create our own water¡­" Darya said. "But what about food?"<sub> </sub>

    "I''m pretty sure the meat of the devourers must be quite tasty and tender¡­" Leon smirked.

    "There is no way I''m going to eat that," Darya dered. "I would rather starve."

    "I wonder for how long you can keep that attitude," Leon said. "Rx, I stored some cabbies inside the magic box."

    Although he didn''t say that, Leon had no intention of eating the devourer''s meat. He spent four years eating tasty nts, fish, coconuts, and bananas. Leon didn''t want to admit that, but he was also quite picky. Regardless, Leon and Darya''s notion of time was weird on that. They were pretty sure several hours passed, but the sun didn''t move at all, and there were no signs ofkes, rivers, or even the sea.

    "Could be that this a world that the devourers even drank all the water for mana?" Darya asked.

    "It is every possible¡­" Leon nodded. "No trees, no water¡­ it also looks like that the days here a longer. This is another world any sentient race can''t live for long."

    To make matters worse, there were mountains, but Leon couldn''t see any signs of volcanoes. It was crazy, but it looked like the devourers ate those too. After flying for what Leon felt like it was twenty hours, he concluded that he soon would reach the same point where he started. It took a little longer, but Leon and Darya found the starting point where the purple crystal was after flying for over thirty hours.

    "Ugh¡­ I''m exhausted." Darya said.

    "We barely moved¡­ we just sat on an earth tform." Leon frowned. "Still, to think that we wouldn''t find even a single nt¡­ it looks like the devourers had a lot of time to destroy this world. Most likely, soon, this world will reach the third stage of assimtion."

    "Are you going to give up now?" Darya asked. "We didn''t find a single sign of the spirits."

    "I don''t want to give up, but¡­ let''splete anotherp around this world," Leon said. "We will follow other directions. If we don''t find anything, we will give up."

    Leon knew he couldn''t, nor did he want to rely on something like luck. Still, he couldn''t keep looking for something like spirits in another world forever. In any case, at this point on time, it became clear that in the second stage of assimtion, people would need much more luck to obtain things like tomes and magic weapons. So far, the only things he found were magic weapons and those that belonged to the humanoid creatures he defeated.

    While Leon was thinking about that kind of thing and Darya was murmuring, they noticed something weird in the distance. When they approached, they recognized that it was a building made of stone, the same stone that was made the goblins'' weapons. For some reason, the building was intact and made Leon recall of an old temple.

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    After approaching, Leon and Darya confirmed that just like the area around the purple crystal, the devourers couldn''t attack the temple-like building. They felt the energy protecting the ce when they crossed the barrier¡­ it looked like they weren''t unweed.

    "Mmm? I feel something with a lot of mana inside this building¡­ but it looks like its mana is decreasing." Darya said.

    "Yeah¡­ It looks the owner of this energy created the barrier around the purple crystal," Leon nodded. "I can feel that both barriers had been erected by the same¡­ thing."

    Most likely, a spirit had erected those barriers, but why? Why would a spirit stop any monster from going to another world, when the goblins went to another world? There was only one way to know. Besides, Leon and Darya had to hurry. They didn''t notice when they were nearby the purple crystal, but if the creator of the barrier around the temple was losing mana, then it means that soon the devourers will have the chance to go to Miebos. That was a problem for Leon because he wouldn''t be able to create magic items if those creepy monsters devourer all other monsters.

    Although the front looked like a temple, the interior was exactly like just of another cavern. Fortunately, the ce wasn''t like most dungeons that had many bifurcations and dead-ends. Leon and Darya found the end of the cave, where they found a semi-transparent red sphere above an altar.

    "It has been a long time since I received some visitors," The red sphere said. "But this is the first time I received visitors from another world."

    "It talked!" Darya said, in shock.

    "How did you expect the goblins made a pact with the fire spirit?" Leon asked. "By using hand signs? Of course, it can talk¡­ Hello, we came to negotiate."

    "I''m aware of it," The fire spirit said. "I''m a fragment of the great fire spirit, Efreet. What are your name, travelers?"

    "Darya," Darya said.

    "Leon¡­ Is that your name?" Leon frowned.

    "Yes," Effreet answered.

    That was a bit surprising, to think that fire spirit would have the same name of the spirit of fire that Leon saw in countless games and books. Was that another coincidence? If that was the case, the universe sure had a lot of them¡­

    "May I ask why you are here?" Leon asked. "If you are the great fire spirit, aren''t you supposed to be doing something great instead of staying here and waiting for the end of this world?"

    "The great spirits probably have some sort of goal and are doing something ''great,''" Effreet said. "However, this is the ce I was born, and I don''t have any intention of leaving it."<sub> </sub>

    "Mmm¡­ this is a bit worrisome since you will end up being eater by a devourer," Leon said. "By the way, you and yourplete form were born in this world?"

    "No, I don''t know where the original Efreet is or where he was born," Efreet said. "It is probably as old as the universe is, but I don''t have his memories. I only know what I lived, and I know that I''m his fragment because the essence he left in this world was what originally my birth."

    "So, the mana that his presence left in this world is your origin?" Leon asked.

    "That is right," Effreet said.

    That was, in many ways, amazing, but it was also kind of scary. If mana can give birth to creatures like that, would Leon leave such trains behind if he keeps increasing his mana? Or was that just amon thing between spirits?

    "Why are you trying to protect the purple crystal?" Leon asked.

    "The other inhabitants of this world offered me a tribute to buy them some time," Effreet answered. "That is why I created a barrier around the purple crystal¡­ they should have been ready to face the devourers by now. Still, they gave me enough mana to support my existence for a few years, and I used half of that mana to create the barrier. I intend to fulfill my part of the pact until the veryst moment."

    Leon wondered if he should say that he killed the goblins on Miebos, he didn''t kill all of them, but he certainly caused a big problem to them. The goblins won''t be able to kill the devourers without those hundred shamans.

    "How about I give you a hand with that, and then we work together from today onward?" Leon asked. "I can kill all the devourers of this world, and then you cane with me."

    "You can?" Darya frowned.

    "I have no intention of leaving this ce, I will disappear the very moment my mana extinguishes," Effreet said. "I''m just a fragment of the original Efreet, but whatever his goals or what is the reason for his existence, I have my own goals and motives, and I want to stay and die on this. But I can see that both of you are looking for power, even though neither of you are inhabitants of this world, I can offer you a portion of my power. As long as you give me some offerings."

    <o>,m "What kind of offerings?" Darya asked.</o>

    "Anything that has mana will do," Effreet said. "The more you sacrifice, the more I will reward both of you."

    Leon scratched the back of his head. He was disappointed, very disappointed. He wanted to make the fire spirit his pet, but even though it was a fragment, it was a very peculiar sentient being. Efreet knew he was just a copy, but that didn''t matter to him, he wanted to live by his own rules. However, that was too troublesome. So Leon considered if it wasn''t a good idea to use the spirit to create a magic weapon after giving an offering and receiving its power¡­

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    In the end, Leon decided not to do that. It was against his principles of not attack those who helped him in some sort of way. In any case, the goblins could summon spirits, but if those were just temporary allies that obeyed Leon''s will, they weren''t half bad. It was much better than having the constant attention of some sort of super-intelligent sentient being monitoring him 24/7.

    Regardless, Leon would have to spend a few days creating a few mithril spears, but to obtain all the power Effreet could give him, he intended to offer all his eight spears. The moment Leon showed the first mithril spear, Effreet murmured impressed.

    "Mithril¡­ if you have that, a single weapon will be more than enough to give you all the powers than I can grant you." Efreet said.

    "Is that so?" Leon asked. "Then, can you tell us where we can find the earth spirit? Since a mithril spear is more than enough to receive all of your blessings?"

    "Certainly, I could do that for free if you have asked sooner," Effreet said.

    Darya''s weapons were small, so Leon sacrificed two of his spears for them to obtain all the power that Effreet could grant them. Although Leon waited for some shady ritual to happen, only a red sphere of energy left Effreet''s body and entered Leon and Darya''s bodies.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Pyromancy.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Lesser Fire Spirit.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Blessing.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As if learning those useful skills wasn''t enough, Leon''s Fire Resistance leveled up until level one hundred and fifty, and he also obtained the status points of that. So, he couldn''t help but show a broad smile on his face. Leon would have to find another fire monsters to create a magic weapon, but he was fine after those rewards.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess with this, you don''t change your mind and try to kill me," Effreet said.

    "¡­ You noticed even that¡­" Leon said, surprised.

    "Spirits are essentially made of mana, so we can see other creatures as if they are made of mana as well," Effreet exined. "Your thoughts and feelings can be identified by the tension of mana in your body. Putting in simpler words, I can tell what you are thinking just by looking at you."

    "Sorry for that, but I don''t have any other choice but consider things like that," Leon scratched the back of his head. "I want to go home, I will try to keep my anger and impatience in check, but I don''t know for how long I will be able to do that."

    "You don''t have to an apology," Effreet said. "You didn''t do anything, after all."

    "Thank you for your understanding," Leon slightly bowed his head.

    "Really¡­ sometimes I don''t know if you are a good or a bad guy," Darya sighed.

    "The concept of good and evil change from person to person¡­" Leon said. "Anyway, thanks for your help. Where can we find the Earth spirit?"

    "Just follow the opposite direction from the purple crystal," Effreet said. "If you keep using the skills I gave you, there is a chance that you might end up finding a stronger fragment that will you grant you more skills, perhaps you may even find the original Efreet¡­ However, to obtain power, you will have to offer some sacrifices¡­ and the next time, they might not ask for mana."

    "Got it, thanks again," Leon said.

    While Leon and Darya were leaving the temple, they felt the mana inside Effreet increasing a lot. He consumed both mithril spears, and with that alone, it looked like he would be able to protect the purple crystal and its own temple by a few years.

    ??I thought spirits would be more¡­ intimidating," Darya said. "I can see why even the goblins built a temple for him."

    "Don''t jump to conclusions. Perhaps the original Effreet is just like you imagine," Leon said. "Anyway, Fire Blessing increasing the power of fire attacks¡­ but considering that the goblins dungeon appeared in thest twenty years, I guess your grandfather nor anyone working for him came to investigate it. They are more than satisfied with their current situation¡­"

    "Yes¡­ grandfather probably has a n on how to get rid of the harvesters," Darya said. "I''m quite sure that he thinks that he has a n that won''t fail¡­ just because he is working for that thing."

    "Still¡­ I wonder what his n is after that," Leon rubbed his chin. "The soldiers of this world are only getting stronger by fighting against the harvesters since all the dungeons are below the city or outside the continent. Will he try to get rid of all the people living under the city and then use the dungeons again?"

    "That is probably the case¡­" Darya said. "If he seeds, he will need to focus everyone''s attention on a new enemy, and the best target would be the people who didn''t follow their rules over the course of thest seven decades."

    Leon wondered if Donan was that close to obtaining the power to defeat the harvesters. If he tries to kill a single harvester at a time, then it was fine, but if he kills every single one of them at the same time, Leon would be in dire straits. The harvesters and the god of death were the only beings that could give Leon the answers he wanted, and he was pretty sure he would need more than a few years of training to defeat the god of death.

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    The Earth spirit was called Gnome¡­ Leon imagined that, but it looked like the spirits had the same names of the spirits of games and books. At that point in time, it was a waste of time to dwell on that. In any case, the Gnome of that world was just like Efreet, and a fragment of the original Gnome, and it also was a semi-transparent sphere, but its color was yellow.

    Maybe it was because they lived simr lives and origins, but Gnome of that was just a chill spirit like Efreet. He had no intention of bing Leon''s pet, and he had no intention of leaving that either. That being said, Gnome also agreed to give part of his powers to Leon and Darya.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Geomancy.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stone Skin.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Lesser Earth Spirit.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Blessing.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Gnome of this world is stronger than Efreet¡­ he granted us one more skill," Leon said. "I thought there wasn''t much difference between Earth and Fire Maniption and between Pyromancy and Geomancy¡­ but I was wrong."

    "Yes, it is much easier to control earth and fire now," Darya nodded. "The elements obey us much faster."

    Leon and Darya will have an easier time learning simple spells from now on¡­ the problem was, they didn''t have time to invest in learning those simple spells since it wouldn''t help them all that much. Besides, spells like Summon Lesser Fire Spirit were like Haste, they consumed a lot of mana every second. On the good side, they couldn''t be attacked and could shoot fireballs like a machine-gun. Not only that, but they were also like drones that attacked everything that was considered an enemy.<sub> </sub>

    For the first time, Leon noticed that he was also very greedy for power. He was considering looking for spirits in other worlds, he was pretty sure those would help in the long run. However, finding a world that had spirits was like finding a gold mine¡­ close to impossible. That was even truer considering Leon''s misfortune.

    "I guess our business is over," Darya dered. "What are we going to do now?"

    "We still need weapons to increase our Fire and Earth-based spells," Leon answered. "We will look for the monsters that grant us that. After that¡­"

    "Return to the ind and level up our new skills," Darya added.

    "Yes, smart girl," Leon smirked. "I would give you a cookie if I had one."

    "What is a cookie? And don''t treat me like a kid." Darya hit Leon''s hand when he tried to pat her head.

    Leon''s ns were progressing well, maybe in a few months, he would have enough power to surprise the harvesters. However, he was aware that he was neglecting one possible scenario¡­ the scene where the soldiers of that world would try to stop him from capturing the harvesters.

    "Considering what I know, most likely, my elemental spells will be countered. If I keep leveling up Telekinesis and Spearmanship, I''m sure I will be able to defeat them with brute strength¡­ the problem is, will I seed in overpower a group of fifty soldiers or more?"

    Leon needed a countermeasure for battles against arge number of enemies. Something that could be used constantly and doesn''t consume much mana would be preferable. It couldn''t be an elemental spell either¡­ The problem was, the only skills that didn''t fit that criteria were Summon Zombie, summon skeletons, and his physical skills.

    "I need a new skill, one that can''t be countered or even noticed¡­ Ah¡­ Mana Bullet!"

    Leon wondered why he didn''t try to learn that before¡­ it was probably because he didn''t have enough mana to keep training for longer periods of time. It was also because he could only shot five bullets per second, but with Multi-Conjuration, that problem was solved.

    "Great, now that I have a clear n of action, I just have to train for a while¡­ again."

    While Leon and Darya were flying back to the purple crystal, he tried to create mana bullets. He still couldn''t see them, but inside his Mana Dominion, he could feel the shape of everything that had mana, so seeing what he was creating wasn''t a problem. Usually, Darya would practice with Leon, but she was so tired that she left Leon under control of the earth tform, and she was sleeping using his back as a support.

    "I guess it is better than the solid earth..."

    Leon left his zombie devourer near the purple crystal, and the creature did a good job killing the others nearby. It was already close to death, but thanks to it. Leon didn''t have to wake up Darya to approach the purple crystal.

    Soon Leon and Darya returned to Miebos, so he started to wonder if it wasn''t a bad idea to return to their base and look for the monsters to create magic itemster. They would have to train their new skills anyway, and it didn''t matter if Leon and Darya obtain the magic items now or a monthter.

    However, those thoughts disappeared from Leon''s mind when he approached the entrance of the dungeon. Thanks to Mana Dominion, he felt the presence of hundreds of soldiers in that world. Leon had the means to defeat them, but among that group, he felt the presence of someone extremely powerful... it was finally time to meet Donan.

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    "Darya, wake up," Leon said. "We have some visitors."

    Darya frowned when she heard that, slowly she opened her eyes, but then suddenly she started to tremble and sweat cold. Darya recognized the presence of her grandfather nearby.

    "Oh boy... it looks like you don''t want to see him after such a long time..." Leon frowned.

    "W-what are we going to do?" Darya asked while she was trembling like a leaf.

    Leon sighed, it looked like Darya''s personality returned to the point where she was one year ago... Regardless, Leon messed up. He knew that the shadowy figure or another undead Trent would tell what happened to Donan, but he didn''t expect that they have some means ofmunication. Perhaps, Donan just happened to visit the shadowy figure in thest few days, and that was why a trap was waiting for Leon and Darya outside the dungeon...

    "¡­ First, let''s see what he wants to do. After that, we will decide," Leon rubbed his chin. "If something happens, just escape as fast as possible without looking behind. We will reunite on the ind. It would also be a good idea to escape using an underground path, we are far away from our base, but thanks to Geomancy, we should be able to move quite fast through underground routes."

    "A-are you sure?" Darya asked.

    "Geez¡­ why do you have to act like this just because your grandfather is nearby?" Leon sighed. "Just remember, if something happens, run away as fast as you can. Create some diversion and then escape through an underground route."

    p Darya nodded, even though that kind of incident wasn''t within their expectations, she just had to keep doing her best to avoid the worst possible oue. Things could have been different if they had created a checkpoint inside the dungeon, but they didn''t because that wasn''t possible. For some reason, before Leon or Darya could cast the spell, their mana would dissipate inside the dungeon, and that only happened when they tried to use Checkpoint.</anda>

    Leon and Darya started to walk toward the entrance of the dungeon, and soon they saw hundreds of soldiers around pointing their hands toward them. As expected, if they wanted to kill Leon and Darya without asking anything, Donan wouldn''t be there.

    Tybalt

    Health: 100/100

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 100/100

    Active Skills: Pyromancy Lv 210, Mana Armor Lv 150

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 100, Wind Resistance Lv 100, Fire Resistance Lv 100

    Amiens

    Health: 100/100

    Mana: 11500/10000

    Stamina: 100/100

    Active Skills: Cryomancy Lv 210, Mana Armor Lv 150

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 100, Wind Resistance Lv 100, Fire Resistance Lv 100

    Verges

    Health: 100/100

    Mana: 9500/10000

    Stamina: 100/100<sub> </sub>

    Active Skills: Geomancy Lv 200, Mana Armor Lv 150

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 100, Wind Resistance Lv 100, Fire Resistance Lv 100

    After using Appraisal on a few soldiers, Leon confirmed a few things. Donan wasn''t a fool, and he brought a lot of soldiers who had Fire and Earth Resistance at a high level. It was difficult to know if he knew that Leon''s most powerful skill was abination of both elements, or it was just a precaution since Leon and Darya went to the other world to receive the blessings of Efreet and Gnome.

    "Their status is rather¡­ identical. It looks like they don''t have all that much freedom to use their status points where they want¡­"

    Donan (Shadow)

    Health: 5000/5000

    Mana: 5000/5000

    Stamina: 5000/5000

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    If that was the case to regr soldiers, the same rule didn''t apply to Donan. It looked like he also had the same skill that could counter Appraisal¡­ it had been granted by the shadowy figure, obviously. Leon tried to level up Appraisal a lot to avoid that scenario, but it looked like it wasn''t enough.

    Regardless, Donan and Darya had many simrities. The same color of hair and eyes, but his hair was very short. His physique was also very different from the soldiers or most of the inhabitants of Miebos. He was a little taller than Leon, and his muscles were big like Hector''s¡­ Although he also had a mana crystal on his forehead, it was clear that he decided to be a magic warrior or something like that.

    "Hello, Darya. Hello, invader." Donan showed a small smile.

    "Hello¡­ grandfa-" Darya said.

    "Hello, another invader''s dog ." Leon interrupted Darya while he smiled.

    Donan trained his men well, despite hearing the enemy insulting their boss, none of the soldiers reacted. Leon looked at them in their eyes, but he still could see the reason in them, they hadn''t been brainwashed, they were just that obedient.

    "Hahaha, what are you talking about¡­ Invader?" Donan red at Leon while he was smiling.

    "ying dumb, huh." Leon shrugged. "I guess that suits you¡­ What do you want, dog?

    "¡­ I want my granddaughter that you kidnapped." Donan''s eyebrows twitched.

    "I''m the one who has been kidnapped, you can call me Prince Peach," Leon smirked. "Darya decided to work with me. I didn''t force her to anything. Unlike you¡­ dog."

    Even from afar, Leon could feel Donan''s mana boiling, he was about to explode¡­ although he wasn''t a fool, he had a lot of pride. Donan couldn''t withstand being called a dog so many times¡­ even though he truly was the dog of that shadowy figure.

    "Spare me of your lies, invader," Donan said, while he was having a hard time controlling his urge to smash Leon. "Release her, and I will grant you a quick death."

    "Wow, so generous¡­" Leon smirked. "Still, do you see some chains attached to her limbs? If she wanted to, she would have already gone to your side¡­ dog."

    The next moment, Donan''s body became a blur. Leon''s taunts finally worked, but even so¡­ he wasn''t sure if he would seed in what he wanted to do¡­

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    The very moment Leon saw Donan tensing his muscles, he used Gravity on himself and on Darya to decrease their weights. After that, he used Telekinesis to move his body backward while he also made Darya move to her right side, where a few hundred meters ahead, she would find a checkpoint.

    Still, Leon focused too much on sending Darya to the exact location where the checkpoint was, and due to that, he didn''t move all that much in that fraction of a second. The next moment, Donan punched his face, but Mana Armor stopped it. Despite that, Leon was thrown backward much faster than he could fly. His body hit numerous piles of rubble without losing speed, even though those piles of debris were mostly made of distorted steel.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon didn''t even understand what had happened or for how long he flew. When he recovered his consciousness, he was feeling like crap. It had been a while, but he felt the same way when he woke up on the ind¡­ that single punch had been stronger than the railgun. Somehow, Leon didn''t lose all his mana blocking partially that attack. Maybe because it was because of the improved mithril ring of the liches, but it didn''t matter. His mana was recovering with every second. However, before Leon could get up or heal himself, something grabbed his neck, it was Donan.

    "Mana Reinforcement and Rage¡­" Leon murmured while looking at Donan in the eye.

    "So, you noticed¡­ I imagine you used thatbination at least once," Donan smiled. "However, there are a few more secrets behind my strength."

    " I know," Leon grabbed Donan''s arms and started to use Mana-Eater while smiling. "You received some presents from that shadow¡­ dog."

    The very moment Leon said that several veins popped out in Donan''s forehead, he was truly furious, and he couldn''t recall if Rage could change his appearance that much. Aside from the veins, even his body turned red and also emitted a reddish aura¡­ That was bad. Mana Armor wasn''t enough, so Leon used Regeneration and Stone Skin, one of the new skills that he barely had time to level up.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Stone Skin decreased Leon''s pain a little, but soon he lost its effects since his mana became zero. Thanks to his ring, Leon soon recovered control over his body¡­ well, almost. He could only control his head, but that was more than enough. Leon couldn''t let himself be caught again. He wouldn''t survive the third punch. The only thing he could do was hide.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Using Earth Maniption added with the power of Geomancy, Leon created several underground paths. He didn''t have much mana. He just needed to buy a few seconds. Besides, he didn''t use any of those paths. Leon just hid in a hole and destroyed any signs of his movements. Unfortunately, he had to cancel Regeneration in order to use Mana Concealment. He was having a hard time breathing and even holding back his moans of pain.

    "Shit¡­ to think that this bastard would be a magic warrior¡­ did he fought against a harvester using punches and kicks alone?"

    For several seconds, the area around Leon trembled. But fortunately, there was no sign of Donan getting close. He probably was destroying every underground path Leon created, hoping to bury him alive¡­ Still, that had been a risky n. If Donan had at least one tracking skill at a decent level, he would have found Leon, since he didn''t have time to practice that skill a lot. In any case, before Leon could run out of air or mana, the tremors stopped. However, Leon waited for a few seconds before he could use his mana to create an underground path that could take him out of that area. Still, Leon moved slowly and used small quantities of mana at a time. Only after he was deeper underground, he felt safe to use Full-Recover and eat blue angel leaves.

    "¡­ I hope Darya managed to escape. The soldiers didn''t have Telekinesis¡­ but perhaps they had, and Appraisal didn''t reveal since its level is still low."

    Leon waspletely lost. However, he still could feel the mana of his checkpoints. Using that alone, Leon managed to find his way back to his base¡­ Although he had to travel for one week and using an underground path. However, much to his surprise, Darya wasn''t there, and there were no signs of her arrival.

    "This is bad¡­ this is truly bad¡­"

    Despite that, Leon managed to calm down. Perhaps, Darya chose another route, or maybe she was hidden because some soldiers managed to follow her. She could fly at one hundred and fifty meters per second if shebines Fly and Gravity, so there was no reason to worry. Besides, her checkpoints could let her travel instantly between points thirty kilometers away from each other¡­ Leon just had to wait. Leon waited and waited¡­ but after one month, he finally understood that Donan captured her.

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    Congrattions! The skill Mana Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "¡­"

    Over the course of thest month, Leon learned and practiced Mana Bullet. Since the skill didn''t consume much mana, he managed to level it up until the level seventy with the help of Multi-Conjuration. That skill only consumed a single point of mana, but now it had the power to explode the small fry monsters that always appeared when Leon killed krakens and the ancient whales.

    "¡­"

    Things changed a lot in thest month, thanks to the wounds he received from Donan, and now due to the fact that he had no one to talk to, Leon felt like he had indeed returned to that ind. Now he had thousands of blue angel leaves every day that he could use to train his skills just to himself. Still, if he could, Leon would instead share those with someone. Leon and Darya mostly talked about magic and what they could do to better their spells¡­ However, now and then, they talked about their homes and lives¡­ She was a friend to him, just like Hector, Gis, and the others were.

    "¡­"

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "¡­"

    It has been a long time since Leon leveled up Rage. It wasn''t a coincidence, but it leveled up whenever one of his friends was under the control of the enemy. Rage didn''t level up when Leon was trying to rescue Yuki, mostly because Leon was more disappointed with himself since he failed in protecting Makoto. As expected, Leon wasn''t a hot-blooded person or someone or someone who would take most things seriously. But when family and friends were part of the equation, he couldn''t keep his head cool.

    "¡­"

    In thest month, Leon didn''t say a single word. He was pissed with himself more than anything, but he couldn''tin, nor could he waste time ming himself for his bad choices. The only thing he could do was to keep training in order to obtain the power to defeat the harvesters and kick Donan''s ass.

    "¡­"

    Leon still wanted to go back home as soon as possible and help his friends. However, Darya was also his friend, and she was much closer than the others. It was only obvious that his choice would be to rescue her first and find a way hometer. However, he knew that even if he defeats Donan, things probably wouldn''t be like before¡­

    "¡­"<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Reinforcement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Reinforcement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Reinforcement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon knew that fighting up close didn''t suit him. Mostly because of his status points, which were focused on intelligence, mana, and recovery. Still, he decided to train Rage, Mana Reinforcement, and Martial Arts. Why? Because he wouldn''t be able to calm his rage unless he defeats the bastard in his own game.

    Leon had no interest in a bastard that treats his rtives like tools; that was why he decided he wouldn''t involve himself with him. However, instead of apathy, Leon felt pure hatred toward Donan¡­ Still, even though Leon wanted to crush him with his bare hands, he couldn''t. Leon wasn''t strong enough. Besides, Donan has more or less sixty years of training and experience fighting with his fists alone. Leon was confident in a year or two. He could find a way to kill the bastard using magic. But he didn''t want that¡­ he wanted to break Donan''s bones and destroy his flesh while feeling it with his own hands¡­ Leon truly couldn''t think straight when family and friends were part of the equation.

    "¡­ Here I go again trying to act like a one-man army again¡­" Leon sighed.

    In fact, Leon knew that he already could invade the continent. It was very simple how he could do that. He just had to create thousands of zombies. Things would be even easier if he defeats the harvesters and turns them into his ves too. Sometimes, Leon was really considering that. But in the end, he always cooled his head because he knew that Summon Zombie was a spell that would cause his downfall and because nothing would change after defeating Donan.

    "I already failed, and nothing will change that¡­ but when I seed, I want to attain victory without relying on external help."

    Leon already knew that the ind changed him. Despite that, he was a bit too serious about seeding alone instead of relying on someone or something else help. Although he considered himself as not a prideful guy, that kind of stubbornness was the sign of someone very prideful¡­

    "Pride, huh¡­ I guess I''m prideful."

    Congrattions! You have recognized that you take pride in your powers alone.

    You have learned the skill: Lion''s Pride.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "¡­"

    At that point in time, nothing would surprise Leon. To think that he would obtain such a passive skill just by epting that he had one of the seven deadly sins¡­ the assimtion was really something hard to understand.

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    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "What a weird skill¡­" Leon frowned.

    ? The more Leon practiced his spells alone or the more he fought alone, the faster Lion''s Pride could level up. Not only that, but the skill was also a double-edged sword¡­ it increases his status by a percentage ording to the level. However, it increased when he was alone, but it would decrease if he is in a group¡­ It was a very depressing skill, despite its usefulness.

    Regardless, Lion''s Pride would multiply his status and grow stronger as long as Leon keeps practicing, and just like most skills, it would be even faster with the help of Haste.

    "Based on health, mana, and stamina alone, Donan is at least three times stronger than me. Considering the years he had to level up Mana Reinforcement and Rage, he should be at least ten times stronger if he uses those¡­ and I still have to consider the skills and possibly items the god of death granted him¡­"

    Leon could counter-attack and decrease the difference of power using those same skills, but it wouldn''t be enough. If he tries to learn new buffs, his mana would be consumed much faster. Leon was alsocking in health, stamina, and even on the mana department¡­

    "Maybe things will work better if I defeat a harvester and use its spirit to create a melee weapon after questioning him to obtain the information I want¡­"

    Although mithril was a malleable material, Leon couldn''t make a glove using it. If he wanted to destroy Donan''s with his fists alone, he would need bracers. Those would increase his endurance and strength¡­ as long as he seals the spirit of a harvester in it. It was a bit risky, but the rewards would be phenomenal. So, Leon started to wonder about what was the correct order to solve his problems.<sub> </sub>

    "Hah¡­ so many things happened that I even forgot to test the mithril spear I created using the devourers."

    As it turns out, Leon could absorb mana from monsters. Each strike would suck mana from his targets and restore his own mana. The problem was, he had to hold the spear to receive the mana, and small monsters usually had even less mana than the spear could absorb. So, it was inefficient¡­ even though he could immobilize then with a single scratch.

    "I could use it on that bastard¡­ but no. He will taste my fists."

    If Leon could level up Stone Skin a lot and create some bracers using the devourers, he would solve the problem of the cost of his buffs, and at the same time, he would decrease Donan''s mana. But was that enough? No¡­ Leon wanted to make the bastard feel real despair, and he wouldn''t achieve that using such tricks. Besides, Donan knew that Leon could drain his mana. The next time he woulde with some counter-measures. Still, Leon created some bracers anyway.

    Thanks to Mana Bullet, Leon leveled up Multi-Conjuration until level fifty-five, and now he could create six Magma Spears. So, he could level up that skill six times faster. The problem was mana. Even with his recovery, Zen, and the blue angel leaves, Leon could only keep casting Magma Spears for one hour. It wasn''t nearly enough to speed up his growth.

    "Even if I use a half-dead Kraken or ancient whale, it won''t solve the problem. Besides, it would be too much work to move them to the ind¡­"

    In the end, Leon could only use Mana-Eater on the undead Trent branches to recover his mana. He could only hope that by doing so, he would obtain the power to keep the harvesters at bay after defeating them.

    "Yeah, that will do. Once I cut off their limbs, I will hold them off using the mithril spear of the devourers. Since they are melee fighters, they probably don''t have many skills that recover their mana at a fearsome speed."

    Leon could decrease his enemies mana, but he wondered if he would ever be capable of finding a solution to his own mana problems. Eighteen months ago, he could only shot six Magma Spears, and then he would have to wait for ten minutes to be able to shot another two. Now, he could shot one every minute without even relying on recovery or mana potions, but then again¡­ it wasn''t nearly enough.

    Thousands of undead Trent branches were used in three days. Thanks to that, Leon managed to level up Magma Spear, Earth Creation, Fire Creation, Spearmanship, Fire Blessing, Pyromancy, Lion''s Pride, and Multi-Conjuration several times. He felt even like going to the liches'' dungeon again¡­ but now, the soldiers were probably waiting for him, while they also wait for the harvesters¡­ it wasn''t a good idea.

    After thinking for a long time, Leon found three possible solutions for his mana problems. He could learn how to absorb spells by looking for a spirit; the chances of him finding one in that world were close to none. He also could learn how to absorb the ambient mana, which he had no idea how to do it, and thest one¡­ he could try to emte the barrier around the continent that sucked the mana of the people inside of it, to maintain itself¡­

    "¡­ None of those are possible for me, for the time being, at least." Leon sighed.

    Leon couldn''t do any tests. His Magma Spears were powerful enough to knock down a Kraken as ofte if he uses Multi-Conjuration even underwater¡­ but it was hard to be sure if those would work against the harvesters. If he tries and fails, Leon would have to face a very annoyed harvester while the soldiers watch the battle.

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    Three months passed since thest time Leon saw Darya, at least he didn''t receive any visitors in the meantime. He already had an idea what Donan intended to do with Darya, but Leon still imagined he would torture her to obtain information. The fact that no one bothered was a proof that probably didn''t happen¡­ or if it did happen, she didn''t open her mouth to talk about it. But Leon didn''t want to imagine his friend enduring torture.

    For a few days, Leon thought of trying to discover a way to upgrade the blue angel nts, but soon he gave up on the idea. Although there were many differences in the world in different stages of assimtion, it looked like blue angel nts didn''t change or could be changed. Mana was the lifeline of the people of that world, so they probably tried to find a way to improve their nts¡­ if they didn''t seed in seven decades, the chances of Leon seeding in months were low. Besides, he wasn''t a botanist.

    "I guess it is time¡­ I can''t keep doing this even for a minute more."

    When Leon was on the ind, he was always about his family. He still hoped for the best¡­ hoping for the best; he chose the safest method for himself to return home. But now, he couldn''t afford to do that. His friend was in the hands of the possible candidate of the worst rtive ever, so Leon couldn''t keep training without trying to do anything. He already knew what would happen if he seeds; it wouldn''t change anything. But Leon couldn''t let that bastard keep acting as he wants for much longer.

    "I still don''t have the power to defeat him with my fists alone, but¡­ whatever."

    That wasn''t one of the problems of istion, one time Leon wanted to do one thing, and then half an hourter, he wanted to do something else. His head was telling him that facing Donan now wasn''t a good idea¡­ so, Leon was hoping that by seeding inpleting the first part of his n, he would suppress a little bit of that frustration. And the first part of the n was to capture one of the harvesters.

    "I managed to pretend that I''m sane until now¡­ but considering that the holy sword is sealed and now I''m going to try to capture a creature that has been fighting and strengthening themself for centuries with the help of assimtion¡­ it is clear that I''m insane."

    After putting three hundred thousand blue angel leaves inside the magic box, which was the leaves he could harvest in three days, Leon started to fly using the mithril helicopter. It would be a pain, if Leon needs, he would have to eat them. He couldn''t store anythingrger than his arm inside the magic box, after all. So, he couldn''t put the containers he used to store the mana liquid.

    Anyway, at least to keep the chopper invisible and to fly, Leon had more than enough mana. Although he asked before, Darya had no idea how long the barrier extended around the continent. So, Leon stayed at five hundred meters away from the maind while he was flying, he also kept that altitude. Just to make sure the harvesters'' weapons wouldn''t reach him or the chopper.

    Congrattions! The skill Driver has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Driver has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Driver has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The Driver''s skill was leveling up pretty fast while Leon was flying around in search of battles. Although those notifications were interesting, Leon was more interested in the coast of the continent. Although the continent was immense, Leon found one fortress made of steel every ten kilometers. Not only that, but there were also some warehouses nearby those fortresses and even sharp-looking immense weapons.

    "I guess several soldiers have to use Telekinesis to control those at a decent speed¡­"

    Although they were more durable and sharp, Leon''s mithril spears were far lighter. His steel spears were five meters long but weighted around thirty kilograms. Meanwhile, he couldn''t even imagine the weight of the spears lying around the fortress since they were fifty meters long¡­

    The helicopter could fly at almost one hundred meters per second, but it took a few days before Leon could find the first harvester. Ten kilometers away from it, Leon felt the temperature decreasing¡­ it was a harvester that could control water and ice apparently. Leon wanted to attack one of the two harvesters that didn''t have that kind of elemental power, but he still approached to see what those things could do.

    Leon arrived just on time to see the end of the battle, thanks to that. He only saw the harvester shing her sword toward the thousands of soldiers who were trying to hold back her attacks that created dozens of Ice Spears and failing. Leon saw some spears stopping mid-air and frowned, but then he understood that was the effects of the barrier around the continent¡­ it blocked most of the projectiles, but not all of them¡­ the barrier wasn''t indestructible, and Leon grinned thanks to that.<sub> </sub>

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 5210 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 132 +

    Intelligence: 1022 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 240 +

    Mentality: 169 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 920 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 88874523

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Creation Lv 115, Fire Creation Lv 106, Mana Reinforcement Lv 80, Magma Spear Lv 135, Mana Eater Lv 95, Mana Dominion Lv 89, War Cry Lv 42, Appraisal Lv 57, Haste Lv 130, Slow Lv 45, Pyromancy Lv 85, Summon Lesser Fire Spirit Lv 40, Geomancy Lv 70, Stone Skin Lv 31, Summon Lesser Earth Spirit Lv 40, Mana Bullet Lv 70

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 40, Rage Lv 86, Fire Resistance Lv 150, Craft Lv 86, Cook Lv 80, Martial Arts Lv 41, Spearmanship Lv 105, cksmith Lv 84, Alchemy Lv 98, Earth Resistance Lv 150, Zen Lv 127, Driver Lv 06, Mana Absorbtion Lv 150, Multi-Conjuration Lv 85, Fire Blessing Lv 80, Earth Blessing Lv 75, Lion''s Pride Lv 90,

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    Although Leon wanted to observe more of the powers of the ice titan, he couldn''t mostly because the titan was a woman who was using a very revealing outfit. It wasn''t bikini armor, but it was weird seeing a woman wearing that when everything around her was covered in ice. Not only that, but she also had terrific curves¡­ strangely, her short hair and eyes were light blue. She was a sight for Leon''s sore eyes¡­

    "The hell am I looking at?" Leon shook his head. "She is a friend of one of the guys I intend to interrogate and use as material to create a magic weapon¡­ I''m really insane¡­ for a moment, I even forgot about my goal¡­ I couldn''t even imagine what would happen if the holy sword weren''t sealed¡­"

    Genelosa (Water)

    Health: 4952/25000

    Mana: 221/10000

    Stamina: 1111/20000

    Active Skills: Water Transformation Lv 372, Water Creation Lv 341, Frozen Aura Lv 299, Forest of Ice Lv 302

    Passive Skills: Ice Resistance Lv 344, Battle Aura Lv 355, Water Absorption Lv 122, Ice Resistance Lv 283

    Before the ice titan could leave, Leon remembered that he had to use Appraisal. He had to approach a little, but it looked like she didn''t notice¡­

    "¡­ Her statuses are way lower than I predicted. How can she fight against thousands of soldiers with only that much power?"

    The ice titan was way stronger than Leon, but it wasn''t like he was staring at a mountain he couldn''t see the peak. Her primary skills were at a decent level, but those didn''t look god-like. Regardless, it was a good chance for Leon to follow her. He recalled that the fire titan decreased its size after a long battle¡­ based on Genelosa''s health, mana, and stamina, that was the perfect moment to attack her.

    "No¡­ I should stick to the n. The titans that don''t have the blessings of the spirits are easier targets¡­ wait a minute, did she obtain the blessing of the spirits? Why didn''t I see that skill?"

    It was weird if Genelosa had time to level up Frozen Aura and Forest of Ice. If she obtained those from an ice spirit or water spirit, she probably would have received a blessing from the same spirit, and its level would be even higher than those skills. Appraisal always showed the level of the highest skills of a target, not seeing that was way too suspicious.

    "Speaking of which¡­ I wonder when I will be able to see the strength and intelligence of my opponents¡­"

    Three dayster, Leon arrived on the northern part of the continent, and he finally saw another harvester. That one was a bald man that had many scars around his body, Leon arrived on time to see him smiling maniacally despite being bleeding in several parts of his body. Unlike the fire and ice titan, that guy had no armor, and his element, thunder, wasn''t covering his body. However, above him, Leon saw some thunderclouds that consistently hit the barrier around the continent with lightning bolts, and sometimes the soldiers¡­ those who got hit mostly got burned to a crisp.

    Iver (Wind)

    Health: 12425/30000

    Mana: 5214/8500

    Stamina: 9652/23000<sub> </sub>

    ? Active Skills: Wind Transformation Lv 377, Wind Creation Lv 331, Electric Aura Lv 291, Thunder de Lv 282

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 334, Swordmanship Lv 325, Wind Absorption Lv 112, Thunder Resistance Lv 271

    Since Leon arrived in the middle of the battle, he noticed a few things. First, that harvester could recover around three thousand points of health, mana, and stamina every ten minutes. That was crazy, but that exined why they could fight for days. However, Leon noticed that several lightning bolts fell on his opponents¡­ he should have used much more mana than he could recover to use that spell so many times. Much more than his entire mana pool¡­

    "I guess even those guys have a few tricks up their sleeve¡­ they aren''t just stupidly powerful and big¡­ Again¡­ no elemental blessings¡­"

    Although the harvesters had more mana than Leon, their magic attacks weren''t that powerful. They focused more on the scope of the attack than on the power itself¡­ still, that couldn''t exin why they were using more mana than they actually have.

    "¡­ Maybe it is rted to those Frozen and Electric Aura¡­ perhaps that skill changes the weather around them¡­"

    That certainly looked like one of the skills someone would obtain from a Spirit¡­ Although Leon probably solved one question, another one just got more confusing. Regardless, Leon watched the battle for a while, but nothing really happened. Since the soldiers of Miebos had low health, they couldn''t focus on offense, they used most of their powers to protect themselves or to at least slow down the harvester. After all, it was close to impossible to block a lightning bolt.

    Two dayster, Leon found another titan, and this time he saw a harvester that had no elemental attributes like the others, and fortunately, it looked like that battle was close to an end.

    Alurelle

    Health: 6235/24500

    Mana: 523/6800

    Stamina: 3256/27500

    Active Skills:, Aura de Lv 333, Pain Resistance Lv 303, Rage Lv 282

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 235, Two Sword Style Lv 399, Fire Resistance Lv 225, Water Resistance Lv 255, Earth Resistance Lv 215

    The harvester was a ck-haired woman, her hair was concise, and like all other harvesters, she had a great physique. However, soon she would be forced to retreat, and it would be Leon''s best chance to attack¡­ Leon was feeling a little bit conflicted, and he started to wonder if by feeling like that because the opponent was a woman, or it was because he would attack by surprise.

    "Shit¡­ Why it is so damn annoying to have a loud conscience¡­"

    However, despite being conflicted, Leon made his choice and followed the harvester when she retreated to the ocean.

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    Alurelle didn''t drop her guard even ten minutes after the end of the battle. A long time has passed since thest time the soldiers of Miebos followed her to the ocean to ambush her on her weakened and tired state. But for a warrior that fought for hundreds of years, one or two more hours of caution after a battle were nothing.

    "Ahhh¡­ So tired¡­" Alurelle massaged her shoulders. "I''m tired of eating krakens and whales¡­ maybe I should revisit the crab''s dungeon."

    Although Alurelle didn''t drop her guard, she trusted on her eyes and her experience a little bit too much. The fact that never a soldier of Miebos managed to inflict a big wound on her aside from Donan yed an essential part in her fall. The fact that she was flying in a straight line also would make her regret for the rest of her life¡­ and he started to feel like that when she felt a sharp paining from her knees.

    "Wha-¡­" Alurelle muttered in shock when she the part of her legs under her knees, falling to the ocean.

    Once Alurelle recognized the origin of the pain, things only got worse. The pain became almost unbearable, and thanks to it, her transformation was undone, and then she returned to the size of an ordinary inhabitant of her world, which was between 1,80 and 2,20 meters of height. Although she was on the short side of her race, she was still taller than Leon.

    Regardless, the pain warmed her warrior''s instincts. Instead of thinking of running away, she looked for the bastard who attacked her by behind. Alurelle found a single man, inside of a vehicle that resembled a little bit the aircraft that she saw hundreds of years ago on her world. She also saw nine red-ish spears flying toward her, but it was toote. Those also cut off her arms. Fortunately or perhaps unfortunately, Alurelle wasn''t bleeding, and she noticed why¡­ she got attacked by one heck of spears that were made of abination of earth and fire. The attack was so powerful that it immediately cauterized her wounds. Despite having such high-level resistances, she still got easily cut.

    "What the¡­" Alurelle murmured in shock.

    Along time has passed since Alurelle felt something like that¡­ utterly hopelessness. No¡­, only twenty years have passed. She felt like that when she left her and arrived on Miebos¡­ not even Donan made her feel like that twenty years ago. Alurelle instincts told her to escape instead of fight¡­ and so she did. However, Alurelle felt an incredible force pulling her toward that figure was.

    "Gravity¡­ Telekinesis, too?" Alurelle said, surprised while she was watching the figure approaching.

    Alurelle started to sweat cold, with her limbs cauterized, recover wouldn''t regenerate them, and without her arms, she couldn''t grab her swords that were on her hips. She only had two options, escape or headbutt the enemy. However, the very moment she tried to attack, the figure changed his control over Telekinesis and Gravity. He really didn''t want to let her get close

    "You!" Alurelle shouted.

    "Sorry¡­" Leon said and then made he made several mithril staves attack her.<sub> </sub>

    Leon''s mithril staves were two times bigger than Alurelle; despite that, she took dozens of hits before she finally passed out. Regardless, that had been much easier than Leon expected¡­ he couldn''t face an army of hundreds of soldiers of Miebos, so it was clear that the harvesters were hiding some tricks.

    "Mmm¡­ I guess I seeded thanks to Multi-Conjuration, Pyromancy, and Lion''s pride¡­ those basically increased the power of my Magma Spears at least twenty times¡­ although I can only use their full power two times without running out of mana."

    Regardless, Leon could think of those thingster. First, he had to return to his base and start to extract information from Alurelle. He seeded in the first part of his ns, but things would only get unpleasant from that moment onward.

    When Alurelle woke up, she was tied up on a steel chair. Since she could fly, Leon made sure to tie the chair to the ground. To make things difficult for her, Leon sharpened the parts of the chair that were in touch with her body. If she tries to move too much, she would only hurt herself. Not only that, but Leon also impaled his mithril spear of the devourers on her left side, and he was currently using her own mana to keep a fireball above themselves¡­ since they were in a basement Leon created under his base. The ce was deep, but notrge. If Alurelle tries to escape by bing big, she would only get stuck on the hole.

    "Sorry about this, but I needed some countermeasures," Leon said.

    "Ugh¡­ kill me," Alurelle murmured barely being able to open her eyes.

    From Alurelle perspective, everything was spinning. She was too dizzy since Leon''s spear was draining her mana and making her bleed¡­ she wouldn''tst half an hour in that state.

    "I will probably end up doing that, but first, I need to know how you guys manage to travel between worlds," Leon said.

    "Go to hell¡­" Alurelle said.

    "Do you guys also have that kind of insult, or is this the will of the worlds tranting the insult in a manner I can understand?" Leon frowned. "... Do you know how I''m able to drain your mana? It is thanks to this spear. It is a magic weapon that I created using the spirit of a devourer¡­ a monster of another world that eats anything that has mana¡­ This will be the first time I will use the spirit of someone I can talk to as a catalyst to create a magic weapon. I don''t know if you will stay ''alive'' inside my weapon, but I don''t think it will be fun nheless. If you okay with that, then it is fine. But you must know that I will use the magic weapon I will create using your spirit to interrogate your friends¡­ unless you give me the answers, I want."

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    Despite saying that kind of thing while smiling, Leon felt a terrible taste in his mouth. Physical and psychological torture¡­ he never imagined he would fall so low. He fought against numerous monsters and humans, he didn''t take pleasure on that, but even though he killed a lot, he never retorted to torture¡­ causing pain to an already defeated foe was¡­ unsettling.

    Leon begun to feel even worse when Alurelle started to tremble and bite her lips, it looked like Darya was right, the harvesters came from the same world¡­ or from at least the same sr system.

    "It is your choice, this may end with you, or I will continue with your friends¡­" Leon said. "In fact, I''m looking forward to creating magic weapons using their spirits too."

    "¡­ Why do you want to learn that?" Alurelle asked.

    "Why do you care?" Leon frowned. "¡­ Well, keeping that as a secret or telling won''t change anything¡­ I want to return to my world, that is why. A lizard bastard brought me to this ce, hoping that I would die here¡­"

    "You are not from this world¡­" Alurelle said, surprised. " Even if I told you, you wouldn''t be able to return to your world."

    "Why?" Leon asked.

    "A lot of mana is necessary to use that method, fair more than you or I have," Alurelle exined. "Besides, you would have to know the precise location of the you want to go to. You don''t know that, right?"

    "Shit¡­" Leon bit his lips and clenched his fists.

    p "We had to collect mana from millions of monsters to have enough mana to travel to the nearest that also had been assimted," Alurelle said. "We searched for others to divide ourselves, but there wasn''t a single that had been assimted by the system in this part of the universe¡­ Your is probably on the other side of the universe. Even if you sacrifice mana of a fews, you wouldn''t be able to return."</anda>

    "I will return¡­ that bastard summoned me with a single spell, and he didn''t look tired," Leon said. "You guys method is just crude, that is why you need so much mana. Besides, you are from a race of warriors, so it doesn''t surprise me that you managed to learn such a low-level of teleportation¡­ Still, maybe by learning that, I can find a way to learn the real teleportation. Tell me about the spell you guys used."

    "I don''t know the details¡­ What I do know is that to travel between my world and this world, we had to create a bridge made of mana," Alurelle exined. "You connect two ces with enough mana, and you will be able to Transfer to the second point."

    "Transfer, is that the name of the skill?" Leon asked. "It looks like it is an improved version of Checkpoint."<sub> </sub>

    "I gave you the information you asked for," Alurelle red at Leon with her unfocused eyes. "Now promise me that you won''t touch them."

    "Well, that will depend¡­" Leon said. "Why did you guys left your world? Why are you guys attacking the people of this world?"

    "¡­ We lost ours because we weren''t strong enough when the third stage of assimtion started." Alurelle bit her lips. "We lost them before we could even react¡­ without any other choice, we created a n to flee to another assimted world, where we still could grow stronger¡­ until one day, we obtain the power to reim our worlds."

    "You guys have a decent goal¡­ but you guys are killing the people of this world and, at the same time leading them to their doom," Leon said. "So, I guess you are not much different from the creatures that took over yours."

    "You are wrong! We are here only to challenge the dungeons and strengthen ourselves!" Alurelle shouted. "Assholes like Iver and Inr kill the soldiers of this world, but that is not the goal of our group."

    "Inr? Who is that? The fire titan?" Leon frowned. "Either way, it looks like despite having amon goal, your group isn''t that cooperative. Regardless, it doesn''t mean anything to me if you kill the people of this world or not¡­ In any case, if your friends don''t bother me, I promise I won''t do anything to them."

    After that, Alurelle lowered her head and prepared herself. The fate of those who drop their guards on the battlefield was obvious. She was in another world, where she was the enemy of the dominant of that world. Still¡­ she was attacked by surprise, so Alurelle epter her death.

    Noticing her resolution, Leon could only sigh. For the first time of his life, Leon was afraid of himself, while his hand approached Alurelle to use Seal, he noticed that he was trembling like a leaf. Those harvesters weren''t his enemies, but he was willing to use their lives just to achieve his goals faster¡­ he obtained the information he wanted, despite that, Leon was still willing to treat those who weren''t his enemies like tools¡­ in a sense, he wasn''t much better than Donan.

    "Tch¡­" Leon clicked his tongue in annoyance.

    Leon grabbed a mithril staff and hit on Alurelle''s head. He would probably regret thatter, but at the moment, Leon was unable to shut up his conscience¡­

    Alurelle woke up in the middle of a random ind, and at that very moment, she recalled every single part of the conversation she had with that strange individual. In the end, he spared her, but for what? Alurelle didn''t even have her¡­ her limbs were back, and all the wounds of her body disappeared.

    "What the¡­" Alurelle murmured in shock.

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    "I''m an idiot... but an idiot with a clear conscience¡­" Leon murmured.

    In the end, Leon had to move his base to another ind. He didn''t know if Alurelle would be able to track that ce or not, but it was better to be safe than sorry. Although Leon could have obtained one hell of a magic item, he was satisfied with the knowledge that he obtained. It took two weeks of practice, but Leon finally learned one hell of a useful skill.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Transfer.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although it was a skill that was the upgraded version of Checkpoint, it was rtively simple to learn it. Considering that Transfer and Checkpoint were simr, Leon just had to apply the simrities of one to learn the other. After drawing the runes of Checkpoint using his mana alone and in a ce a few meters away of himself, Leon obtained the power to cross distances almost instantly. However, the cost was absurd, and Leon could only transfer himself to ces he could see.

    "With this skill, I won''t be able to return to Earth¡­ but I will be able to give a very unpleasant surprise to Donan¡­"

    Although Transfer was handy, Leon wondered if the next stage of that skill would be the real Teleportation. In his mind, Teleportation was something much more straightforward than creating a circle full of runic symbols¡­ it was the power to cross massive distances with a single thought¡­ but now that Leon was thinking about it, that was a god-like ability.

    In any case, Leon decided to level up Transfer for a while in order to make the cost of mana more efficient. Although Leon defeated a harvester, he didn''t let that feeling fool him. He defeated a weakened one, and he attacked Alurelle by surprise. The chances of her being able to dodge his full power attacks weren''t null; in fact, it was pretty high.

    "I have no doubts that a direct hit will kill Donan¡­ but he is probably even faster than the harvesters."

    Leon could have asked how the harvesters could be so big and how they didn''t sink on the earth. He was also very interested in how they used many more spells than they had mana. However, the chances of Alurelles answering that were low because that would give Leon some insights into how he could defeat them in a confrontation, and she looked the type who would never do that.

    "Hah¡­.." Leon let out a long sigh. "I should have at least ''borrowed'' her swords¡­"

    What was done was done. Besides, it was Leon''s conscience that let him sleep soundly at night¡­ so it couldn''t be helped that certain actions were required of him.

    "Alurelle said that they also use the dungeons of this¡­ why?" Leon rubbed his chin. "Considering their powers, they probably cause dungeon breaks to make things more efficient¡­ she said that they sacrificed millions of monsters to connect two worlds¡­ they have a way to use the monsters'' energy?"

    It was weird since Leon didn''t see any suspicious skills when he used Appraisal on them. Most likely, it wasn''t a skill¡­ it was a racial trait or something. Like the people of Miebos became more skilled in using mana and, at the same time, became shorter and physically weaker. Alurelle and the others probably had a trait that granted them some advantages¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    After practicing for one week, Leon leveled up Transfer to the point where he could move to the extreme limits where his eyesight could show him. He could increase the scope of his vision by flying, but that wasn''t necessary. Transfer didn''t have a cooldown time, so he could immediately use it after its use¡­ as long as he has mana.

    "Now, I just have to test if this skill works inside dungeons."

    Using the same underground path Leon created before, he headed toward the goblins'' dungeon. When Leon left the hole he used to escape, he saw the destruction Dn caused. His rampage left the entire area around the dungeon clean¡­ at least from the rubbles of the previous city. The poison mist was already there, but the goblins'' viges weren''t.

    "It looks like he got rid of them¡­"

    Although the territory was free of goblins, Leon could see some guards flying around, searching for the warriors who lived below their city¡­ or perhaps they were waiting for Leon. But that was unlikely. Four months have passed since Leon was there, and those guys guards were seriously patrolling the surroundings¡­ even if they were diligent, after so much time, anyone was bound to rx on their jobs. Those guards were definitely waiting for something.

    "I should wait and see for a while¡­ their numbers aren''t that impressive, but even if I defeat them, Donan may prepare another trap for me while I''m on the other world¡­ I can''t fall for the same trick twice."

    Fortunately, Leon didn''t have to wait inside a hole for a long time. Soon, the area started to tremble a little. When Leon left the hole, he saw some warriors attacking the guards. Among them, Leon recognized Gurr, Eadmund, and Anton.

    "Why are they attacking the guards? Do they want to go to another world?"

    That probably wasn''t the case, Leon noticed that when the guards reunited in an area to fight, opening the path toward the dungeon. Despite that, Gurr, Eadmund, and Anton didn''t even look at the dungeon. They were fighting vigorously¡­ they weren''t saving energy to go to the dungeon.

    "I guess they are just fighting like always¡­ I can use that¡­"

    Leon didn''t feel indebted to either of those three and besides, they had the advantage since they had the magic weapons Leon sold to them. Without a care in the world, Leon used Transfer and appeared inside the dungeon without letting anyone notice¡­

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    After confirming that he could use Transfer freely inside the dungeon, Leon rxed a little, with that spell, he wouldn''t be caught by surprise by Donan anymore. Regardless, Leon shook those thoughts out of his head because he had another goal... create the mithril bracers of the devourer.

    "In the end... I can''t just let my anger dictate my actions, but I can''t ignore my anger either."

    To make things work, Leon decided topromise with his reason and his feelings. He would punch Donan in the face until he feels satisfied with it, but his soldiers and guards wouldn''t just watch Leon and their leader fighting. So, that was why Leon needed topromise. He would use Donan and his minions as fuel to keep himself rampaging... Even though winning or losing, nothing would change...

    Mithril Bracers of the Devourer (+6)

    It grants you the skill: Mana Absorption Lv 240.

    "Good with this, I will be able to move around punching everyone, moving around and recovering mana while I''m at it¡­ why does this sounds so fun?"

    Putting Leon''s imagination aside, it looked like the number of times he could improve a magic weapon increased, just like his control. As expected, the weapon didn''t raise his status, but it didn''t matter. With every hit, Leon would be able to increase his buffs for several more seconds, and that would increase his attacks.

    " I would cause more damage using a spear, but my anger wouldn''t dissipate with that¡­"

    With the help of Lion''s Pride and Haste, Leon was sure that he would be able to move at the same speed Donan could. However, even with Lion''s Pride, Leon felt that hecked a little in the brute strength aspect. So, he was hoping to train Martial Arts at least for one month in order to increase his damage. Besides, he needed to have some experience using his fists. The better option would be to fight against powerful human opponents, but warriors that live under the city didn''t have much mana, and without draining mana, Leon wouldn''t be able to train his skills.

    ? "The problem is¡­ what I''m going to do after dealing with my anger issues¡­"

    It won''t surprise Leon if he stays depressed for a month or two after the next big battle. Defeating Donan wouldn''t change anything, and now that he knew that the harvesters didn''t have a decent method to travel between worlds, Leon knew that he would be stuck on Miebos until Earth reaches the second stage of assimtion, or until he develops teleportation himself. Leon visited an underwater dungeon to check the shop every day, but there was no sign of the tome he was looking for¡­ that was why Leon was trying not to think about it.

    Regardless, when Leon left the dungeon, he saw that the warriors and guards were still at it. Bothnds suffered some losses, but since their numbers were almost equal, they were on a stalemate.

    "Maybe I shouldn''t get involved in this¡­"

    If Leon makes them owe him a few favors, he could end up learning a few cool techniques, but in the end, Leon was a mage to his core. Even though he learned a few skills that consumed stamina, he always forgets to train them¡­ but he never forgot to train his magic. It was already an instinct¡­

    In the end, Leon just left that area using the spell Transfer. A few hourster, Leon was back to his base. Considering his experience, Leon knew that the best targets to train Martial Arts and his buff would be the krakens and ancient whales. However, using magic to attack them and attack with his fists underwater were two very different things. Still, did Leon have any choice? The answer was no.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess this kind of training will be helpful for the future¡­"

    For the first time, Leon started to explore the ocean of that world without the help of a zombie Kraken or whale. Thanks to his Underwater Resistance, Leon could dive quite deep in the sea, using Mana Barrier he could go even deeper, but he couldn''t use his fists. Soon, several nt-Tentacle, Sharp Starfish, and Crab-Hammers approached to attack him. But even underwater, Leon was faster than them¡­ with the help of Haste. Leon''s Swim was leveling up fast, but he wasn''t causing that much damage with his punches.

    "Well, this much was expected¡­"

    Although his punches weren''t causing much damage, Leon didn''t even have to worry about using all his strength. The monster stopped moving after getting hit five times, thanks to Mana Absorption. While they were in that state, Leon made good use of them as sandbags.

    Still, those weren''t Leon''s targets. Soon, an ancient whale approached. The creature recognized that Leon had a lot of mana, but underestimated his power. Instead of using any of its special attacks, it just moved to eat Leon. The moment the creature opened its mouth, Leon transferred himself to the inside of it. With the help of Fly, Leon prevented the water from pulling him into the whale''s stomach, and after that, he started to punch.

    "Here I go¡­"

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon''s started to punch the insides of the monster; of course, he wasn''t causing much damage. The creature was one hundred meters long, after all. However, soon the beast started to sink since Leon''s punches drained all its mana. To make things more exciting and to make good use of his limited time underwater, Leon used the extra mana to recover his stamina while he used Bash. The single offensive skill that he could use with his fists.

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    Congrattions! The skill Bash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon wondered if he asked nicely, the harvesters would let him punch them just to level up his skills. The difference leveling a skill that consumed a single point of stamina and another that consumed three hundred points of mana was insane¡­ just before Leon left the whale because he was running out of air. He managed to level up Bash more than ten times¡­ Leon, in ten minutes, leveled up the skill the same number of times he did in six years. Well, the fact that he rarely used weapons was also to me.

    "I guess this won''t be difficult at all."

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Leon''s damage didn''t increase a lot even though he was leveling up multiple skills, soon, he noticed the difference. After training for a single day, he returned to his base to test the power of his punches. As it turns out, Leon managed to crack a massive rock with a single punch¡­ but he also broke his fists.

    "Making full use of my mana without holding back changed my mindset more than a little¡­ to think that I would punch a rock without caring for the well-being of my fists is¡­ unsettling."

    Congrattions! The skill Iron Fists has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Iron Fists has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Iron Fists has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    At least Leon learned his lesson and even learned a new passive skill. It was another buff that increased the power of his punches and the defense of his arms. A little more stamina was consumed with each blow, but something like that wasn''t a problem with Stamina Restoration. Eventually, Leon''s fists became powerful enough to defeat the small fries that lived on the ocean.

    "Those buffs are a little different than the ones I imagined before, but they work well enough¡­"

    Little by little, Leon was reaching the physical strength he wanted to crush Donan. Just like Leon, he probably didn''t have much endurance, using his superior speed and the skills he got by the god of death, he could overpower his foes. So, Leon was confident that his punches would make him taste his own blood. Once Leon drains all his mana, Donan was bound to show his hidden cards. After that, things would be more difficult, but Leon didn''t want an easy victory anyway.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Stone Skin leveled up quite a bit in the battle against Donan, Leon decided to level up even more. Even though he already got used to pain, he wasn''t fond of it. Despite that, for the sake of efficiency, he decided to let the stronger monster of the ocean hit him with its tentacles. Luckily, Leon decided to be a bit reasonable and wear his armor. The troll king''s armor was almost a trash item inparison to Leon could create, but it was the best armor at his disposal since Leon always created weapons and rings, instead of real protective gear¡­ Regardless, he regretted both choices. A single tentacle of the Kraken had enough power to make Leon almost hit the bottom of the ocean. Not only that, his armor than endured the shot a railgun got destroyed¡­ Leon almost died.

    Leon used his powered Magma Spears to kill the beast because it liked to attack the defenseless Leon. When he returned to the surface, Leon noticed that his nose and ears were bleeding¡­ probably thanks to the pressure of the water. Even though he left Regeneration activated.

    "Well¡­ at least that hit leveled up Stone Skin ten times¡­"

    Leon made a mental note not to train like that ever again, but when looked around, he thought that perhaps he would never obtain the chance to level up his skills again. A few meters above him, Leon saw a figure wearing a red armor¡­ it was the fire titan.

    Inr (Fire)

    Health: 32500/32500

    Mana: 11000/11000

    Stamina: 24500/24500

    Active Skills: Fire Transformation Lv 401, Fire Creation Lv 341, Burning Aura Lv 312, Fire de Lv 313

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 344, Swordmanship Lv 355, Fire Absorption Lv 312, Pain Resistance Lv 253

    "Shit¡­ I imagined that the chances of me finding them were close to none. But I didn''t consider that they would look for me¡­ in their non-gigantic form."

    Despite that, Leon soon understood that the fire titan didn''t want to fight¡­ even though Leon tortured his friend quite a bit. He restored her body to her normal shape, but that didn''t change things.

    "Are you the mage who defeated Alurelle?" Inr asked.

    "No, I''m just a regr fisherman," Leon answered. "I heard that there was a mage living on an ind in the south of here."

    "Then, how do you exin those mithril bracers?" Inr asked.

    "Those are family heirlooms," Leon answered.

    "¡­ Do you enjoy acting like a fool all that much?" Inr sighed. "You can rest easy. We just want to talk."

    ? "We?" Leon frowned.

    "Yes¡­ we want to talk to you," Inr said. "My friends and I are going to ignore the fact that you attacked Alurelle¡­ as long as you talk with us for a while."

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    Leon let out a long sigh. He hated with a passion the words luck, destiny, and fate... but he couldn''t help but wonder if he was doing the right thing trying to ignore all of those. Regardless, that kind of event happened before, so Leon already knew what to do. The only difference was the fact that the harvesters could kill him with just the weight of their giant forms.

    "I don''t want to work with you guys," Leon dered. "So, let''s just ignore each other, okay?"

    "You can decide that after," Inr said. "Come, we already wasted too much time looking for you."

    "Dude, you should listen when people are talking," Leon said. "Give me just one reason to go to a party of giants that can smash me like an insect."

    p "... We might help you to return to your world." Inr said.</anda>

    "Oh, really?" Leon looked away. "Then, instead of working with you guys, I will be your dog. How about it?"

    "We sacrificed millions of monsters to transfer us to this," Inr exined. "However, those were monsters that could exist ins that were on the second stage of the assimtion. They had a lot less mana inparison to monsters that can exist in worlds that are on the third stage of assimtion... Putting it in simple terms, even the weakest monsters would have the same amount of mana you have."

    "... So, you think you can sacrifice monsters of the third stage of assimtion to send me home?" Leon asked.

    "That is the idea," Inr nodded. "First, we will have to recover our worlds and then find a way to look for your, but that shouldn''t be difficult. The monsters that are in our world can drop much more useful and powerful tomes. You can create magic items, right? So, you probably left a magic item that has your mana there. If we learn some tracking skills, it should be possible to find your mana in others very far away."

    "If? So you think that we might just waste time looking for such skill." Leon frowned.

    "Yes... It is possible to find the means to help you return to your world..." Inr added. "But everything is a big if... just like we are betting that we may help you, we are also risking our lives with this n. Anyway, that is just one of many possibilities... if you want to hear more, you will have to talk with all of us."<sub> </sub>

    Leon let out a long sigh again. It was very annoying to be lured by such attractive offers. However, even though he was trying not to think about it, he was against the wall. He wanted to defeat Donan just to calm his anger. Beating him wouldn''t help Leon in any way... It looked like to return to Earth, Leon would have to experiment with the other stages of assimtion in different worlds... It wasn''t decided, but Leon decided to hear them out. At the very least, he has bound to hear some interesting information.

    "Lead the way," Leon said.

    In the end, Leon and Inr flew together in silence for a few hours. Although Inr didn''t show any sign of wanting to fight or any suspicious movement, Leon didn''t drop his guard. Now he could understand why he could damage them using his full-power; it was because they didn''t obtain the necessary power to fight before their world reached the thirds stage of assimtion. Still, despite being able to wound them, Leoncked in every single other aspect inparison to them. So, caution was necessary.

    Much to his surprise, Inr stopped in the middle of nowhere and pointed downward. It looked like he and his friends were using a dungeon as a hideout... that was why no one could tell where they stayed between battles and why Leon didn''t happen to see them a lot over thest year... it was because their base was in another world, one directly connected to Miebos.

    Some monsters tried to attack Leon and Inr, but even the massive Kraken and ancient whale didn''t prove to be a challenge to him. The guy was so strong that he didn''t use his ''super Saiyan'' form; he shed everything apart as if they were made of butter. Although that was a dungeon that spawned ancient whales, it didn''t take long before Leon and Inr could reach the purple crystal.

    If Miebos was a world that had only a single continent and was surrounded by a massive ocean, that other world had nond. At least nond that could be used above the sea-level. It was kind of surprising finding a ce like that, but a bit troublesome. Although Leon could fly, he missed the feeling of walking, and he didn''t want to stay wet all the time.

    Although that world''s surface was covered by water, after looking around, Leon saw a massive tower in the distance. It looked terribly out of ce. Not only because it stands out in the middle of the blue ocean and skies, but because it seemed quite high-tech. It was like one kilometer tall, and it was even bigger since some of its parts were submerged. It wasn''t made of mithril, but the material seemed pretty sturdy¡­ It also made Leon think that was some kind of spaceship, but that probably wasn''t the case. Inr and his friends traveled to Miebos using Transfer, after all.

    "The others are waiting there," Inr pointed to the tower. "Let''s go."

    Leon wondered if something was wrong with his head, he was following a person that he considered to be an enemy to his base. Leon could kill him and his friends, but he would only have enough mana to kill two of them¡­ at least in their giant forms. Still, as long as he can see the exterior of the tower, he was confident that he could escape. So, Leon just readied himself.

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    When Leon and Inr arrived at the tower, he noticed that the ce was more like a high-tech hotel than a spaceship. Everything inside that tower was an electronic device of some sort, lights, doors, windows¡­ even when Leon approached the walls, a few chairs appeared out of nowhere, as if his approach caused to that kind of reaction. In some walls, Leon saw weapons hidden. Every type of weapon was at the harvesters'' disposal¡ªeven railguns. However, none of them were made of mithril. So, despite having the knowledge and resources of a race that reached the third stage of assimtion, they weren''t that good at handling mana.

    Regardless, soon Leon and Inr reached thest floor of the tower, and there they found the other six titans¡­ Leon wondered if it was fine to think of them as titans, at that moment, they were just a little taller than Leon, after all.

    Jorhorn (Earth)

    Health: 30500/32500

    Mana: 15000/15000

    Stamina: 22500/22500

    Active Skills: Earth Transformation Lv 341, Earth Creation Lv 341, Stone Skin Lv 333, Stgamite Lv 323

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 224, Spearmanship Lv 375, Earth Absorption Lv 295, Pain Resistance Lv 223

    Jertien (Ice)

    Health: 29500/29500

    Mana: 9000/9000

    Stamina: 23500/23500

    Active Skills: Frost Nova Lv 333, Ice Meteor Lv 321, Ice Arrow Rain Lv 289, Frozen Enchantment Lv 313

    Passive Skills: Ice Resistance Lv 302, Hammer Mastery Lv 301, Ice Absorption Lv 312, Meditation Lv 253

    Ismenria

    Health: 27500/32500

    Mana: 13000/13000

    Stamina: 24500/24500

    Active Skills: Battle Aura Lv 320, War Cry Lv 240, Mana Reinforcement Lv 312, Fury Arrow Lv 313

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 344, Archery Lv 299, Underwater Resistance Lv 312, Pain Resistance Lv 253

    Putting aside their difficult names to memorize, they didn''t look much different than humans. Not only that, but they also weren''t wearing their armor, and their weapons weren''t nearby. Leon didn''t know if they were a bunch of idiots by acting like that, or if they were trying to make Leon drop his guard.

    Jorhorn was the tallest of the group, and he was looking at Leon as if he was having a hard time deciding if he wanted to punch him or not. Although he was bald, he looked a little bit like Alurelle¡­ Most likely, they were siblings, and that would exin why he seemed so pissed¡­ he wants to crush the man who tortured his sister.<sub> </sub>

    Jertien looked to be the oldest of the group since he had white hair, but it was hard to be sure because Genelosa had light blue hair. Regardless, he also seemed to be the calmest of the group. Jertien looked at Leon just a single time, lost interest, and returned to his meditation.

    Ismenria was thest of the group, unlike the others who looked like battle-hardened warriors, she looked frailer, probably because she was quite slim. She was a blonde, and like everyone else in the room, her eyes had the same tone of her hair.

    "So, this is the council of those who want world domination?" Leon asked.

    "He really came¡­ for a mage, he is quite brave," Iver said. "Or perhaps he is just a fool."

    "He is our guest here, Iver," Alurelle red at him. "Don''t be rude. You think by acting like that makes you look brave, but you only disgrace our race."

    "I don''t care about what you think of my actions," Iver said. "I will act the way I want, and no one can make me stop."

    "I think a meteor in your head can stop you," Jertien said, while his eyes were still closed.

    "Good luck with that, gramps," Iver shrugged.

    "¡­ Who else is going to embarrass themselves in front of this kid?" Ismenria asked after a long sigh. "I think it is your turn Jorhorn. You said that you would crush him the moment he puts his feet here¡­ I think you are a bitte for that."

    "Ismenria, can you please shut up?" Alurelle asked. "I don''t want to have to calm down my brother again."

    "Why does this always happen when we reunite," Genelosa sighed. ??I''m tired of this, even though this only happens once a year."

    Leon scratched the back of his head when he heard that, those seven were quite the weird bunch, even though the fate of their worlds was on their hands, they still could act like¡­ the human beings Leon knew. That was very weird, considering that they were supposed to be hundreds of years old.

    "Well, let''s start again, this time with some introductions," Alurelle said.

    "There is no need, I already know more or less everyone here," Leon said. "I saw a few of you before, and a friend told me about your actions."

    "¡­ That is why you acted like that when you saw me," Inr frowned. "A friend, huh. It is hard to believe that the people of this world would befriend an invader."

    "I''m not an invader, and I didn''t attack the people of this world every day before breakfast," Leon said. "That is probably why I managed to talk with some people in this world. In fact, I believe my life would be much easier if you guys didn''t attack the soldiers and the barrier almost on a daily basis."

    "You didn''t find me by chance?" Alurelle asked. "That means you could have killed some of us?"

    "Maybe, I saw him and her while they were rampaging," Leon pointed at Genelosa and Iver. "However, I wouldn''t gain anything by killing them. That is why ignored both, and then I found you, tired after a long battle."

    "¡­ You chose her because she would be the easiest target in that state?" Jorhorn asked, his face was red with anger.

    "Yes," Leon answered.

    After hearing that, Jorhorn began to emit a yellow aura¡­

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    ? "Hahaha, that is funny," Iverughed. "This obviously a bluff, why are you so nervous after hearing that, Jorhorn."

    "I think killing you would be especially easy," Leon said. "You don''t use armor and let every soldier hit you with ease."

    "What did you say?" Iver frowned. "I can turn you into charcoal with a single finger¡­ insect."

    "¡­ I''m wasting my time here," Leon sighed. "Just tell me already what you guys want to say."

    "Startint the conversation after that will be difficult, but¡­" Alurelle massaged her forehead. " You already know that we want to reim our worlds, and as you probably heard from Inr, we need your help. Although you are powerful, we believe that you won''t be able to help us all that much on the battlefield, because you use too much mana in every single attack. However, your ability to create mithril will help us a lot."

    "You guys have more mana than me," Leon said. "Why don''t you create yourselves?"

    "Although we have a lot of mana, we can''t produce mithril because we don''t have the physiology of a mage," Alurelle answered.

    "¡­ Exin that in detail." Leon frowned.

    "As you already know, the people of Miebos lost some of their physical strength because they used mana instead of fighting directly," Alurelle exined. "Something simr happened to us. We were born with a racial trait that grants us the ability to grow in size ording to the energy we have in our bodies. Since that also increased our physical strength, we focused on bing something like magic warriors. We used mana because our body could store mana. Still, we didn''t increase our intelligence to make our mana more powerful."

    "Can''t you just increase your intelligence to solve that problem¡­ Ah," Leon recalled specific information.

    "That is right. The status you allocate doesn''t just increase your strength, speed, and endurance," Alurelle exined. "It changes your body to a molecr level after a few years. Once you decide to follow the path of a warrior or mage, you can''t change thatter. We can fight against thousands of soldiers of this world because our endurance and mentality are much more efficient since we focused on increasing those soon after the assimtion started on our sr system. We focused on survival, and that exins why we can''t defeat the soldiers of this world with ease, even though we had seven times more time than them to strengthen ourselves."

    "So, the assimtion started in your world five hundred years ago?" Leon asked. "That doesn''t exin how you guys use so many spells without losing all that much mana."

    "Yes, but even though we didn''t manage to find a lot of mithril in our, we seeded in adding the use of mana and its properties to our technology," Alurelle exined and showed a metallic bracelet on her arm. "We created this two hundred years ago, this absorbs our own energy when our health, stamina, and mana are full, and when we need it back, the bracelet gives us the energy. That is why we can maintain that size for a few days."<sub> </sub>

    "I see¡­ but to think that every single person of your world would follow the same path," Leon nodded. "It is kind of stupid¡­"

    "Ugh¡­" Jorhorn murmured.

    "¡­ We had some mages, but since the survival rate of mages was low, most people followed the idea to increase endurance and mentality to increase their chances of survival," Alurelle added. "Mithril can only appear in worlds that are in the second stage of assimtion, but even so, it is extremely difficult to find. Although mithril can be created, only mages can create them since their bodies can create and control the purest type of mana."

    Leon nodded, to create mithril, one would have to use and control a lot of mana. That wasn''t easy, because mana couldn''t be seen, only felt. Only those who used only mana day and night could reach that level of mastery¡­ and it looked like those who wanted to be mages on their worlds, soon changed their minds after noticing that their odds of survival were quite low.

    "The dragons decimated our worlds'' poption, but after they disappeared, we didn''t suffer many losses even when we failed to prevent dungeon breaks," Alurelle exined. "However, we didn''t die¡­ but the battles were long because we weren''t strong enough. That is why we developed this device¡­ we solved that problem, but we grew to reliant on external help. In the end, we just ignored the problem, and that is what caused the fall of our race."

    "So¡­ you guys didn''t learn your lesson," Leon dered. "You guys want to solve the problem of yourck of power by asking me to create mithril weapons¡­ I assume that your weapons and equipment are also a result of the technology of your world, but those aren''t that powerful. Only useful to some extent."

    "Even by using technology, we never managed to produce weapons more powerful than the ones made of mithril," Alurelle nodded. "Weapons made of mithril can disy a terrific amount of power, and they can be useful for warriors like us and mages like you."

    "You said that you guys didn''t find a lot of mithril in yours," Leon frowned. "Then how can you talk like that about the weapons that you barely saw?"

    "We didn''t have the technology to create weapons made of mithril either," Alurelle answered. "So, we never had weapons made of mithril, but a certain species of monsters has weapons made of mithril¡­ in fact, all their weapons are made of mithril. It was that race of monsters that exterminated the poption of our worlds and forced us to escape."

    "What monsters are those?" Leon asked.

    "Angels," Alurelle answered.

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    Leon couldn''t help but frown, if dragons could exist, then it was evident that angels existed as well. Despite that, Leon didn''t know if they could be considered monsters, they indeed weren''t human beings, but¡­

    "They spawn in dungeons, or did they invade your world like you guys invaded this one?" Leon asked.

    "They came through dungeons," Alurelle answered. "Although their main weapons are bows, sword, andnces, their principal weapon is light magic. Most defensive gear can''t withstand the power of their light magic attacks, but we believe that mithril can since it is made of condensed mana. It will endure their attacks for a while."

    Light magic¡­ it probably was considered elemental magic, and Leon knew that most likely, it was a mix of all other elements except for darkness. Leon saw Amanda using the holy bow and shooting light arrows, those could explode demons, probably because ofpatibility. However, it wouldn''t be weird if light magic also has all the attributes of other elements and cause damage likesers¡­ it was scary to imagine something like that. However, the chances of his mana armor being able to block that kind of magic projectile were high.

    "Considering that Mithril won''t be able to grow like our equipment, then you will have to create armors and weapons with that can be used by us on our giant form," Alurelle exined. "Our first goal will be to recover my, and there we will show you that we will do everything in our power to make you reach your own goal."

    "You talk as if I''m going to ept this no matter what¡­" Leon frowned. "How do you intend to show me that."

    "You are not the only one who can use Appraisal," Alurelle said. "We know that you have the power of spirits, so I imagine that you may want more of that. When my reached the third stage of assimtion, two spirits awakened. One of them was Gnome, and the other was Volt. They only appeared at that time because the world didn''t have enough mana. Considering that, we knew that they would give us powerful skills. However, to receive that power, they wanted to test us¡­ we didn''t have time for that."

    "So, you guys killed them¡­" Leon let out a long sigh. "You guys killed five spirits when by some miracle, you guys found six spirits in your sr system¡­ I''m quite impressed that any of you still managed to escape."

    "Don''t test my patience, kid," Iver said. "Use your tongue a little more, and you will end up losing it."

    "You are quite confident, considering that you abandoned your and now is using a weaker race to grow stronger safely," Leon said.

    This time Iver was the one who got pissed to the point where he enveloped his arms with electricity. After hearing what Alurelle said, Leon was quite confident that he would endure a few hits of him. In-game terms, all those seven were tanks. They could survive long battles, but without their giant forms, they probably didn''t have enough power to kill Leon.

    "Stop this, Iver," Jertien looked annoyed at him. "The boy is right; we abandoned our world and failed to protect our families and friends. Getting angry won''t change that. It will only prove the point that we failed pathetically and made bad choices."<sub> </sub>

    "Tsk¡­" Iver clicked his tongue in annoyance.

    "¡­ Back to the topic," Alurelle sighed. "The angels probably made a pact with the spirit of light; that is why they can use light magic. So, we are quite certain that they wouldn''t attack another Spirit. With our help, you will probably seed in Volt''s test, and the power you will obtain from him will be much more impressive than the ones your current have."

    Everything was starting to make sense, but in the end, those guys were just tempting Leon with the promise of power. Besides, for how long would he have to work to obtain a means to return to Earth? If Leon didn''t want to be fooled, he would have to go with those guys to their, after all. And to recover not one, but several worlds from the clutches of angels was something beyond insane.

    Despite all that, Leon had no other choice. Leon''s luck was too low for him to even obtain tomes on Miebos, and to make things worse, he didn''t want to rely on something so uncertain like luck. He would instead work actively to find a way home. One of those ways was to go a world that was on the third stage of assimtion and hope the Alurelle and her friends would obtain a tome that could help Leon in some way or the other¡­ even though that was quite uncertain.

    "There is nothing in this world for me¡­ I just want to punch Donan and break his teeth to satisfy my own ego. Darya won''t even¡­ ah."

    There was no point in dwelling on certain things, but Leon couldn''t help it. Come to think of it, why he was so sure that he could survive those guys attacks? Leon failed so many times that thinking that was insane¡­ even more insane than going to another world where his chances of dying would increase.

    "¡­Even if I wanted to help, it would take far too long to craft equipment of your size," Leon sighed. "I don''t have nearly enough mana or resources to create them."

    "That won''t be a problem, as long as you use this," Alurelle approached the wall, and then a sword glowing in dark-blue tone appeared.

    Soul Eater

    It drains and stores all the mana of enemy foes.

    Mana Stored: 256232

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    Leon finally discovered how Elurelle and her friends managed to use Transfer ande to a far away. At first, he had imagined that they had killed and put millions of monsters inside a massive magic circle¡­ but that obviously hadn''t been the case.

    "This is a weapon we obtained after killing an angel," Alurelle said. "We were lucky, without this, none of us would be here. For years, we struggled with how we would be able to return to our world, even though we are not powerful yet, but with you here, we have someone who can use Transfer."

    "So, you guys came without knowing if one day you would manage to return¡­" Leon sighed. "I guess with a weapon like that I will be able to obtain the mana needed to create the things you want¡­ but first, I have to deal with some unfinished business."

    "Well, since we are going to work together, we can help you," Alurelle said. "What do you want-"

    "Wait¡­ before we decide anything, I want to see you creating a mithril weapon," Jorhorn said. "We need to confirm with our own eyes your skill."

    "All right then, give me the sword¡­" Leon sighed.

    Alurelle hesitated a little bit, but she ended up passing Soul Eater to Leon. It looked like the sword was made of Titanium, so it couldn''t be helped that the sword had only the power to drain mana from the corpse of the targets and didn''t increase his status even a little bit. Regardless, it looked like they were quite confident in the amount of mana the weapon had at the moment, but Leon managed to create a single weapon¡­ and it wasn''t that useful to warriors like them.

    Mithril Needle

    It grants you Agility +90, Dexterity + 40.

    Everyone in that room frowned when they looked at the needle, but they opened their mouths widely when they used Appraisal, but they frowned again when they used Appraisal on Leon and the Soul Eater. A lot of mana had been used just to create a single weapon.

    "If you guys want something more practical, work hard while I finish my business," Leon said and then left the tower.

    It looked like the weapon could store an infinite amount of mana; it only had that ability, after all. Leon bet that he could speed up his training quite a bit with that weapon, but considering the words he heard, Leon decided not to ask for it.

    "I need to find a way to counter Appraisal¡­"

    That skill was useful, but being the target of the ability was annoying. Alurelle and friends discovered that Leon could use Transfer, so they became even eager to work with him. Still, despite their sweet words, Leon knew that he couldn''t trust them.

    "Well, considering what they want from me, it won''t be hard to make some counter-measures¡­"

    Putting aside the problems Leon might face in the future, that conversation gave him quite a few ideas. Considering the weapons and equipment those guys have, Leon could make an even better version of technology products added with the power of mana. The first thing Leon decided to create was a telescope, a massive one that would allow him to find far aways. Making ss was easy, so that wasn''t a problem. Even if it takes a while to build a telescope that would help Leon find Earth, it wasn''t like any he had another choice.

    "Regardless¡­ before dreaming big¡­ I have to deal with Donan."

    The group of harvesters knew that they would probably need billions of mana points to create equipment for everyone, so they probably wouldn''t mind if Leon returns only a monthter. That being said, Leon wanted to put his n in action in two weeks.

    "They need a lot of mana to fight for several days, so they probably won''t attack Miebos. I won''t be able to use them as a distraction¡­ Still, I doubt that the soldiers guarding the barrier will arrive on time to protect Donan. I will just have to deal with regr guards, and they won''t be a problem. Aside from Donan, the only problem will be¡­"

    Leon sighed and decided not to think about it. He needed to focus in order to take the next step without a somewhat clear conscience. At first, Leon had decided to challenge Donan using only his mithril bracers as equipment. However, since he wouldn''t be able to attack him and keep Mana Armor activated, he decided to increase his defense a little bit¡­ just in case someone manages to catch him off-guard and hit his back or the back of his head. With the help of monsters'' hide, Leon seeded in creating a breastte and a helm. With those, he would be able to protect his vital points, even if he wanted, Leon couldn''t use more equipment, because he wasn''t used to wearing several pieces of armor.

    Light Mithril Breastte (+6)

    It grants you Endurance +150, Mentality + 120.<sub> </sub>

    Light Mithril Helm (+6)

    It grants you Endurance +120, Mentality + 90.

    Leon decided to focus on raw defense because it would be impossible to create countermeasures to all elements using only two pieces of gear. Still, that much was enough for Leon¡­ and after two weeks, he headed toward the center of the continent.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 5585 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 132 +

    Intelligence: 1138 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 255 +

    Mentality: 169 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 1001 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins:91236521

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 64, Bash Lv 61, Dash Lv 23, Seal Lv 73, Appraisal Lv 67, Haste Lv 150, Stamina Restoration Lv 45, Stamina Maniption Lv 25, Slow Lv 55, Stone Skin Lv 71, Transfer Lv 20,

    Passive Skills: Rage Lv 96, Cook Lv 85, Martial Arts Lv 91, Swim Lv 71, Underwater Resistance Lv 76, Alchemy Lv 98, Sleep Resistance Lv 55, Mana Absorbtion Lv 240, Multi-Conjuration Lv 85, Lion''s Pride Lv 90, Iron Fists Lv 50

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    When Leon arrived in the territory where Gurr''s vige was located, he started to wonder how he should proceed. Destroy buildings and cause panic while risking killing the civilians, or just suddenly appear in front of the research center and kick the guards'' asses that try to attack him?

    "Either way, it doesn''t matter. If some people die, they probably deserve that since they epted to be ruled by an asshole¡­"

    Although Leon believed that to be true, in the end, he gave up on the idea. Leon doubted that even Donan''s subordinates knew the kind of person he was. It was impossible that the general poption could even imagine that he was a bastard who treated his rtives like tools. In the end, just appear and wait for him would be the best choice. Due to the fact that would annoy Donan the most since it was a sign that Leon was buying a direct fight with him.

    Using a mithril staff, Leon started to hit the soil of the city. With every strike, the surroundings trembled, and some of the soil fell downward. A few secondster, Leon appeared in the city, and he saw some people running or using magic to escape from there. While the civilians were running away, some guards that worked on the research center approached.

    "Now then¡­" Leon pointed his index fingers toward them.

    Pointing his fingers to use Mana Bullets was unnecessary, but Leon felt like putting a show to them since that would be thest time he would be seen on that. The first wave of Mana Bullets got repelled by their Mana Armor, but it didn''t take long before the guards started to get hit. Mana Bullet was a skill that didn''t receive bonus damage with the help of skills like Earth Maniption or Earth Creation, but at the same time, it was a skill that couldn''t be weakened by the elemental resistances¡­ Thanks to Multi-Conjuration and Lion''s Pride alone, Leon defeated a group of thirty guards in mere seconds.

    "Even though Mana Bullet doesn''t consume much mana, I need to take things seriously now¡­"

    After seeing several groups of guards flying and approaching, Leon decided that it was time to stop ying. For the time being, his buffs were unnecessary, but the cost of Transfer wasn''t something tough at. When the first group was one hundred meters away from him, Leon used Transfer, and when he appeared in front of them, he started to punch like a madman. The guards got caught by surprise and became speechless when they saw that only one hit was enough to knock them down. It wasn''t because Leon''s strength was that impressive. It was because by using the bracers and Mana Absorption, Leon could cancel their mana armor.

    "Well, this is an unexpected but pleasant surprise¡­"

    Leon was spending even less time with the minions than he imagined, so with the extra mana he received from them, Leon used Geomancy and buried them almost entirely on the soil of the city¡­ only their eyes and mouths could be seen outside the ground.

    Despite the scene that it looked it came out from a horror movie, the guards didn''t stoping, even after dozens of theirpanions got buried on the ground. Almost two years ago, Leon had difficulties escaping from those guys, but since they didn''t have to use their skills a lot or had to deal with criminals, their growth stagnated while Leon grew much stronger¡­ adding that with Leon''s new gear and abilities, they couldn''t pose a threat to Leon.<sub> </sub>

    Eventually, some guards that could use Geomancy appeared and tried to free their friends. But Leon focused on knocking them out. He didn''t have time to keep doing the same thing again and again, so that was a must.

    After half an hour doing that, Leon started to wonder if he had started thatmotion in the right ce. Guards were keeping non-stop, but there was no sign of Dn¡­

    "I should have asked Anton or Eadmund where Donan usually stays¡­"

    The number of guards buried on the soil was getting close to one thousand, and Leon made sure that they wouldn''t bother him by creating some sharp steel shackles on their limbs. Since they didn''t have all that much health or endurance, that was enough to keep them in check. Even those who could use Geomancy couldn''t do much without risking losing their limbs.

    Although Donan was taking his sweet time to appear, some unexpected guests arrived at the party. Coming out from the hole Leon created, he saw the warriors that lived under the city. Among them, Leon saw the figures of Gurr, Hammath, and Ava.

    "Oh boy¡­ I can''t believe they are trying to use me like this¡­"

    Their intention was obvious. They wanted to cause massive damage to the people living in the city above without even knowing Leon''s goal. It was also hard toprehend what their purpose was, just take a few lives or escape or use the momentum to conquer the world above? Either way, Leon wouldn''t let them use him like that¡­ when some warriors approached the guards buried on the soil to finish them off, Leon shot several Mana Bullets toward their heads. It didn''t kill them, but it hurt to the point where they started to bleed.

    "You guys are not going to kill them¡­" Leon dered, showing his cold eyes. "Go destroy buildings or something¡­ Oh, and don''t attack civilians, unless you want to be my enemy."

    "Tsk¡­" Gurr clicked his tongue in annoyance.

    It looked like Gurr didn''t forget about the time Leon cut off his leg, at that time, Leon was much weaker. So, as of now, Gurr couldn''t do anything but obey¡­ unless he has a death wish.

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    Eventually, the guards stoppeding. Leon had buried a little more than two thousand guards. So, a few things became clear. Donan was plotting something¡­ or perhaps Leon chose a bad moment to attack. There was a chance that Donan was paying a visit to that shadowy figure, after all.

    "¡­ Maybe he is waiting for the soldiers of the front line¡­ they probably won''t leave the barrier unprotected, but they will probably send more than a few soldiers. No¡­ Donan wouldn''t wait for that. He kicked my ass thest time we met, after all."

    Leon flew high to see the situation around, there was no sign of other guards, but Leon could see signs of destruction in the distance. Most likely, Gurr and his people weren''t the only ones who decided to take advantage of the chaos.

    "Causing so many problems to me¡­"

    Leon thought of shooting a few Mana Bullets on them, but he forgot about that when he noticed two figures flying and approaching at fearsome speed. Eventually, they slowed down, but that didn''t surprise Leon. Something like that was within his expectations, Leon just confirmed what Donan was nning when he saw him smirking¡­ alongside Donan, Leon saw Darya looking at him. Her eyes full of hate, and there wasn''t a single sign that she could remember that they worked and traveled together for almost an entire year¡­ this time, Donan make sure to erase her memories of a whole year.

    "Invader," Donan smiled arrogantly.

    "Dog," Leon waved his right hand at him.

    As expected, Donan became furious, but he didn''t do anything. Instead, Darya attacked Leon using Gravity and Telekinesis. Her powers increased a lot in thest few months, but she wasn''t the only one who improved. Thanks to Lion''s Pride, Leon withstood Darya''sbination of spells.

    "He is stronger than you said, grandfather," Darya murmured.

    "Yes¡­ it looks like he obtained a few more tricks," Donan red at Leon. "But don''t worry if we work together, we can easily defeat the invader."

    "Yes, grandfather!" Darya said excitedly.

    Leon couldn''t help but sigh, in the end, Donan did what he had imagined. He erased Darya''s memories and then treated her well for several months while training her just to build her loyalty. Although he was an asshole, he wasn''t an idiot. After the battle against Leon, he noticed that soon Leon would be more than just a small nuisance. So, he worked with that in mind to avoid some headaches in the long run. Still¡­ despite thinking that he was prudent, Donan wasn''t careful enough.

    "Cover me, we will finish this quickly, and then we will deal with the other sewer rats," Donan said.

    "Yes, grandfather!" Darya said excitedly.

    Leon also prepared, putting his arms in front of himself to protect his mouth and his vital organs, Leon red at Donan. It was the famous peek-A-Boo style¡­ and that was one of the only two things Leon practiced over the course of thest month. Donan frowned when he saw that, it looked like Leon wanted a fistfight. Even though he had seen his bracers before, he only thought those were just only for protection.

    "You will pay for your insolence¡­" Donan said.

    "Please, don''t bite me too roughly. Dog." Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    The next moment, Leon got sent flying a few meters backward. In his previous position, he saw Donan standing there, showing an expression which was a mix of surprise and annoyance. Leon blocked his attack entirely. He received damage. But the bones that got cracked started to mend a few secondster, thanks to Regeneration.

    "It is my turn now," Leon said.

    Even though Transfer was useful, it wasn''t enough to surprise someone like Donan. Besides, Darya was there to support her grandfather. So, Leon decided to go all out from the very beginning. He wasn''t in anime where he could hold back his powers and slowly fight more seriously after all. After using Haste, Transfer, Strong Arms, and Bash, Leon appeared on Donan''s right side and punched his face twice in rapid session, much faster than he could shoot spells. The fist punch scratched Donan''s face a little, but the second, it sent him flying the same distance he made Leon fly. Not only that, but Leon also made Donan feel the taste of his own blood.

    "Heh, that is the power of the basics," Leon smirked. "Not even you can withstand the might power of the legendary one-two."

    The second thing Leon trained for a month¡­ the one-two. As much as he wanted to use some cool techniques like Omnish or even the Dempsey Roll, Leon was aware that he wasn''t that skilled. Thest six years turned him into a survivor, but he was a survivor with inadequate motor coordination. It would take a few years for him to learn those special moves¡­ that being said, the most straightforwardbination of punches surprised Donan. He became even more speechless when he noticed that he lost his mana.

    "What''s wrong, dog?" Leon smirked, "Cat got your tongue?"

    Donan (Shadow)

    Health: 6821/7000

    Mana: 6785/7000

    Stamina: 7000/7000

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Donan''s face turned red of anger, and for some reason, his status increased. Leon frowned when he saw that, but not for long because he had seen such a thing happening to himself several times in thest month. His status increased whenever he was fighting alone or practicing¡­ that only meant one thing. Donan''s had a skill simr to Lion''s Pride.

    "Wrath¡­" Leon murmured.

    "Ah¡­ so you have a cursed skill, too." Donan smiled. "No wonder you grew stronger more than I predicted."

    That was unexpected, one of the secrets behind Donan''s strength was also the secret behind Leon''s power¡­ things won''t be so easy as he had imagined.

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    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Iron Fists has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the middle of the battle, Leon received those notifications. However, he didn''t have time to think about them. In the end, insulting Donan had been a wrong move. Just like Leon, he could grow stronger the angrier he bes¡­ it was idiotic, and that skill was probably around the level two hundred, so, Donan had the potential to be three times stronger, faster, and resilient.

    "The power of a shonen protagonist¡­ what a fearsome thing."

    Putting the jokes aside, Leon was in a bad spot. Even while using all his buffs, every single hit he received from Donan made his bones crack. Regeneration was solving that problem, but it was unpleasant nheless.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Now, Donan''s attacks were powerful enough to cause massive shockwaves that could make the air around vibrate. Those attacks made the buildings nearby tremble and break every single thing that was frail nearby. Weirdly enough, the moment Leon suffered from Donan''s attacks, it was also the moment he could feel some relief from Darya''s Gravity and Telekinesis. To make matters worse, Donan and Darya should have run out of mana a long time ago, but they didn''t. Leon didn''t know the secret behind that, but he was aware that Donan''s mana never was below the two thousand points. He was draining his mana, but Donan wasn''t losing.

    "I guess the shadowy figure also gave Donan the power to drain mana from the surroundings or perhaps from the barrier¡­"

    Regardless, Leon didn''t have time to think about those things, because Donan liked the battle even more. Now, Leon barely had the chance to punch, and he was only hitting to drain Donan''s mana and keep his buffs active.

    "What''s wrong?" Donan smiled. "Getting tired?"

    Donan faked a punch and tried to grab Leon by his neck, but Leon reacted on time, to Transfer himself to Donan''s side and punch his ribcage instead of his face. Perhaps make him lose some air would make things easier for Leon, but it didn''t.

    Donan (Shadow)

    Health: 7121/8000

    Mana: 3214/8000<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 6521/8000

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    "I didn''t want to use this, but¡­ it can''t be helped."

    It hurt Leon''s ego a little bit, but he made a Magma Spear appear on Donan''s right side and fired at him. Donan noticed the heat of the Magma Spear, so he flew backward as fast as he could. The Magma Spear didn''t even scratch him but destroyed a thirty floors tall building that was a few hundreds of meters away from where they were fighting. The shock of the surprise gave Leon some room to breathe, but it also showed him something interesting.

    Donan (Shadow)

    Health: 5121/6000

    Mana: 3214/6000

    Stamina: 4521/6000

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    "I guess it is hard to keep yourself angry when you just noticed that you almost died¡­"

    That was a useful piece of information, but Leon would have to be more careful using such tricks. Otherwise, he would end up causing some casualties¡­ Darya couldn''t remember who Leon was, but since that would be the first time he would see her, Leon decided that he wouldn''t show any deaths to her.

    Doing nothing actually made Leon lose a lot of mana, so he transferred himself to Donan''s left side and attacked using his one-two. Both attacksnded, and this time Leon didn''t end there before Donan could recover from the shock, Leon transferred himself to Donan''s right side and attacked again. Leon tried to do that for the third time, but he stopped when he heard a high pitching sound approaching. Flying away wasn''t an option, so Leon used Transfer and moved to a safe position, and then he saw an Earth Arrow, but that one was spinning at a fearsome speed.

    "I didn''t teach her that¡­ but I can certainly learn from that¡­"

    That probably was one of the means of attack the soldiers who could use Geomancy developed, or perhaps some researchers did. It didn''t matter either way. What it did matter was the fact that Leon discovered a new way to increase his powers¡­ even though he already used spinning to increase the piercing power of his spears, but didn''t apply to spells.

    Regardless, Leon''s Magma Spear made Donan warier of him. Leon wanted to challenge him to a fistfight, which was something that Donan was specialized, but he wouldn''t sacrifice everything just for that.

    "I should have killed you when I had the chance¡­" Donan red at Leon.

    "Yes, but you failed in killing me, even after directly attacking me two times when I was much weaker," Leon said. "But you failed, and I fooled you."

    Donan''s status increased again, and Leon clicked his tongue, fighting against a sentient opponent while keeping his mouth shut was difficult. The fact that Leon hated Donan for treating Darya like a tool wasn''t helping either.

    Regardless, thanks to Darya''s sudden attack, Leon confirmed that the mana of the barrier was probably restoring her and Donan''s supply of mana. She was holding back because she knew that¡­ even if Darya has forgotten about the things she learned about, certain things can be memorized not only by the brain but also by the heart¡­ in the deepest parts of her heart, Darya didn''t want to use the mana of her people like that, because she knew that was wrong.

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    Leon decided to fight while biting his lips to make sure he wouldn''t open his mouth. Thanks to that, he started to wonder why the guards weren''t bothering him again. It was probably because the warriors living under the city were attacking en masse.

    "Fortunately, their actions don''t seem to be affecting Lion''s Pride¡­ maybe it is because I don''t care about their goals, or perhaps it is because they are just using my rampage¡­"

    Although that was fine, their actions would only make things difficult for Leonter. It was hard to be sure if Donan gave the order to some soldiers to retreat to deal with Leon, but thanks to the warriors'' actions, something like that became apparent. So, Leon decided to increase the pace of the battle a little more.

    After using Transfer, instead of attacking, Leon just touched Donan''s shoulder and cast Slow on him. The spell worked, but Donan didn''t get slower as much as Leon had expected¡­ he lost around ten percent of this speed. It looked like mentality also affected the effectiveness of the skill. Regardless, Leon made sure to take advantage of the momentum and attacked Donan just like that, using one-two and using Transfer when his strikes made him fly a few meters backward.

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Iron Fists has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The notifications excited Leon, but soon he lost his excitement when he heard that high pitching sound again¡­ Leon used Transfer to escape but noticed that he barely avoided the arrow that had been aimed toward his head. Being attacked like that by someone he considered to be his friend¡­ was heartbreaking.

    "What are you looking at, invader?" Darya asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Nothing¡­" Leon looked away. "Did your grandfather tell you how you lost your memories?"

    "Yes, it is all thanks to you!" Darya shouted. "Your other attack almost killed me. I only escaped alive thanks to him! You monster!"

    "I see¡­ that is a very touching story, Donan," Leon said. "It looks like you didn''t lose only someone you loved¡­ you also lost your dignity. Well, I already knew that."

    "Shut up¡­ just shut up!" Donan shouted. "What the hell do you know?"

    "I know that I feel something much more powerful than hatred, it is called remorse," Leon said. "You hate monsters for taking the life of your wife and almost destroying your world? Well, I feel remorse because I could have prevented the death of my parents. If I were a fool like you, I would be at home now, but to do that, I might have end causing the doom of my. I want to return to my family and friends, but I''m not egotistic bastard who would sacrifice the fate of his world just because I''m a bit lonely."

    To Leon''s words, Donan couldn''t say anything. In fact, he could have saved his and its inhabitants from a painful present, but he knew that he had might as well doomed them to a dark future. Once one looks at Leon, that became crystal clear. When Leon came to this, he barely escaped the guards, and now he could defeat them while going easy on them¡­ the world was at peace, but its people were almost stagnated on time and space. There was no sense of urgency because they sealed the problem of the dungeons, as for the harvesters, they had the barrier and soldiers that could fend-off them. However, that was just a temporary solution.

    "This is a waste of time¡­" Leon sighed. "I guess it is time to take a few risks¡­ sorry about this, Darya, but you will see one hell of a bloody scene."

    Leon wondered why he was so afraid of making Donan angry. It was stupid to be so cautious at that moment. It was crazy to think that he would invade the city rampage for quite a while and then leave without suffering a single wound. As ofte, Leon had been thinking about this and that, deciding certain things and then changing his mind¡­ quite frequently. That was weird since Leon didn''t recall himself being that indecisive back on that ind. Well, maybe it was because he didn''t have many options there and now that he obtained some power, he could think of different ways to solve his problems¡­ Regardless, it was time to finish off his business with Donan.

    After opening his arms a little bit and giving up on the peek-A-Boo style, Leon let out a long sigh while he recalled something he heard in the past from a wise woman. ''If your opponent uses his legs to attack, attack his legs. If your opponent uses his fists to attack, attack his fists. If your opponent uses his head to attack, attack his head.'' Leon decided that he would follow that advice. It would be a bit painful, but in the end¡­ no pain, no gain.

    Leon focused his senses on the opponent, the moment Donan became a blur, Leon also moved his right hand and punched. A significant impact happened, and the air around the research center trembled like never before. Leon seeded in hitting Donan''s right hand, both of them suffered some damage, but Leon''s fist was bleeding more.

    "You are interesting, invader," Donan smirked. "To think that you would not only challenge me to a fistfight but also would try to test our strengths like this¡­"

    "This is nothing, dog," Leon showed a small smile. "Let''s see what is the most powerful between your hatred and my remorse."

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    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Heal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Darya couldn''t help, but what in shock at the scene in front of her, two crazy men, were bleeding through their fists and didn''t even flinch while using the same fists over and over again to hit each other''s fists. What was even more shocking was the fact that one of the crazy men, was her grandfather¡ªa man who only showed her smiles over the course of thest four months.

    "Grandfather¡­" Darya murmured while she felt shivers.

    Although Darya had never seen her grandfather fighting in those four months, everyone treated him as if he was by the most powerful person in the world. While everyone decided to use mana to attack from a safe distance, he decided to use mana to attack from a close distance. That alone made him be respected by many, and the fact that he repelled alone the attack of a harvester almost automatically turned him into their leader. However, that person was now fighting while his face was pale due to the pain, and the cause of that was a single invader who was supposed to be a magician but was fighting with his fists. Meanwhile, the invader was looking at her grandfather as if he was bored¡­ that situation has been like that for thest five hours.

    "I can use Heal in you if you want," Leon said. "I didn''t have time to teach that skill to Darya. She only learned Regeneration because ''it was a pain to stop attacking monsters to use a healing spell.'' Well, that was what she said¡­"

    "Shut up¡­" Donan murmured in pain.

    "The level of Regeneration is also low since she barely received any scratches," Leon exined. "Adding that to the fact I''m using bracers made of mithril and you are bare-handed, this result isn''t that unexpected."

    "Shut up!" Doan shouted.

    Donan (Shadow)

    Health: 3222/15000

    Mana: 3952/15000<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 12412/15000

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    After several hours of fighting, it looked like Donan finally reached the peak of his strength. Every single of his punches were powerful enough to break the bones of Leon''s hands, even though the mithril bracers were protecting them, and those didn''t suffer a single scratch¡­

    For some reason, even though the people of Miebos could learn things like Geomancy and Pyromancy without the help of spirits, they didn''t learn how to heal wounds. Maybe it was because most of them were long-ranged fighters or perhaps because they relied too much on recovery¡­ it was hard to be sure.

    The fact that Donan had no equipment was also weird. Maybe it was because he was too strong and the weapons didn''t endure his attacks all that much, or perhaps because he was trying to prove that he was so strong that such things were unnecessary¡­ Either way, that way of thinking made him feel a lot of pain in thest hours. There was a za in front of the research center, Leon and Donan were fighting there and thanks to their fistfight, most of the square was covered in red¡­ it was their blood.

    "I can feel already my body bing lighter¡­ even though I''m using mana to heal the wounds, it looks like I can''t recover my blood with mana, only recovery can do that¡­ to some extent."

    Despite everything, Leon had the upper hand. His skills were growing stronger since the opponent was supposed to be stronger than him. Meanwhile, the same thing wasn''t happening to Donan, since Leon was supposed to be weaker than him.

    Regardless, even though the pain was decreasing, and Leon could shorten a lot the moments he could feel the pain, he was already tired of that. Donan was the leader of that world for many reasons, and his tenacity was one of them.

    It was time to finish that battle, but it looked like Leon would have to face a few more problems before that. In the distance, Leon saw several figures approaching, they were faster than the regr guards, so it was evident that they were soldiers who came from the frontline. Some soldiers stopped to deal withmotion the warriors of the lower world were causing, but the majority came toward Leon. After creating massivences made of fire, ice, and earth, they prepared to shot at Leon, but soon they stopped.

    "STOP!" Donan shouted and made his subordinates tremble. "Don''t interfere¡­ this is my fight."

    Leon frowned, it looked like Donan was also very prideful¡­ it would be troublesome if he learns Lion''s Pride in the middle of the battle, so Leon got a little agitated. Meanwhile, it looked like Dona calmed down¡­ even though his status didn''t decrease.

    "¡­You have done enough, Darya," Donan said. "Thank you¡­ but from here on out, I will fight alone."

    Leon couldn''t help but keep frowning since Donan just said what a shonen protagonist would say before the starts to fight seriously. That was obviously a bluff. There was no way Donan would hold back while his fists were being destroyed. At least that was Leon thought but soon changed his mind when a lot of mana started to concentrate around Donan. The air around him began to vibrate, and then, slowly but surely, Leon saw a shadow appearing around Donan.

    "That certainly is the power he obtained from that shadowy figure¡­"

    Leon begun to feel shivers while looking at Donan covered in shadows, and then he immediately felt that he was in danger when he saw the bloodshot eyes within that shadow. Without thinking twice, Leon activated Mana Armor. However, he still got hit by something he didn''t even see when Donan disappeared¡­ the next moment, Leon saw himself at the bottom of the lower world.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Darkness Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In mere seconds, Leon learned a new skill and also leveled up the same skill up to level thirty. Leon didn''t know how, but he managed to block the attack. However, that had a price. Leon''s arms were bent in the wrong direction, and both bracers had some scratches¡­ Now Donan had the power to damage an extremely rare and powerful material¡­ instead of thinking that, Leon used Heal to recover from his wounds, but then noticed he had almost zero mana. A single attack from Donan made him fall to the ground of the lower world and even consumed all his mana¡­ despite that, how did Leon manage to block such an attack?

    "Shit¡­ that was dark magic¡­ that was definitely teleportation. I didn''t even see his body blurring¡­"

    If it were teleportation, then it would exin how Leon managed to block the attack. If Donan had increased his speed, Leon wouldn''t have the chance to react and block. Still, it was weird¡­ if he now could teleport, why didn''t he teleport to attack Leon again? Certainly, Donan knew that Leon was more resilient than that¡­

    A few secondster, Leon recovered enough of his mana to use Heal, and at the same time, he saw a shadowing over from the city¡­ It was Donan, but despite his speed, he was descending quite slowly.

    "I see now¡­ that kind of power-up came with a cost¡­ Donan probably is suffering some serious drawbacks to maintaining that form. Not only that, since he obtained power far beyond his current body can handle, he probably can''t fight like before, or for long."

    As much as fun analyze his opponent''s skills was, Leon didn''t have time for this. Donan''s attacks could make Leon spend all his mana just to keep himself alive, so he had no choice but to retreat a little and use Mana-Eater in one of his mithril spears in order to restore his mana.

    That was very annoying considering that Leon started that fight, but it couldn''t be helped. That was a strategic retreat. He wasn''t running away¡­ at least that was what he was telling himself, while Leon created a hole in the ground and hid in there¡­ Then Leon had an idea. If that power upgrade, made Donan stronger but it was physically taxing, then, possibly¡­

    Instead of covering the hole, Leon made the entrance muchrger, in order to let Donan notice. While Leon was recovering his mana using Mana-Eater, he erged the hole and made it much more profound, to the point where even he couldn''t see the end of it.<sub> </sub>

    When Donan was close enough to see the hole Leon created, it already had the size of a baseball stadium. It was clear that Leon was there, but even Donan hesitated in entering the darkness of that ce¡­ even though he was covered in something simr.

    "Clever little insect¡­" Donan murmured.

    Still, Donan was tired of dealing with Leon. Not even the harvesters could endure the power of his attacks on that form, but unless he returns to the surface with Leon''s corpse, he will lose the respect of many. And a leader who wasn''t respected by all his subordinates was no leader¡­ at least that was what Donan was thinking.

    After descending for several seconds, Donan finally reached the bottom of the hole, and he couldn''t see anything. He also couldn''t sense anything either since thatyer of mana covering his body had a single purpose, boost his power beyond the limits his current body can endure. Still, even if he couldn''t see, Donan could react in time to counter-attack. It was clear that Leon wouldn''t use magic to attack him directly, so that much was fine.

    Just like Donan predicted, Leon attacked. Leon tried to punch Donan''s left cheek two times, but only the first onended and barely scratched Donan. Before Leon could attack again, Donan kicked his stomach but felt the hardness of mithril blocking his path.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    A few momentster, the hole trembled when Leon''s body hit against the walls of the hole. Leon imagined that Donan would attack again, but he didn''t, probably because he knew Leon would transfer himself to another location.

    "Ugh¡­ He is saving his mana¡­ it looks like every attack consumes a lot of his mana¡­ Anyway, I guess I can''t attack twice."

    Donan''s second attack didn''t cause as much damage because he didn''t see Leon, so he was more or less fine after that. Still, even though it was risky, Leon would have to deactivate Stone Skin. Recovering his mana with a single punch, he wouldn''t be able to keep all those buffs active. Still, as long as Leon has Haste and Mana Dominion, he would be able to escape from Donan''s attacks¡­ even without seeing anything as well.

    Leon was also tired of the fight, so he didn''t waste time, transferred himself, punched Donan, and returned to his original point before he could get hit. Leon escaped the attack, but he felt the air vibrating just by the movement of Donan''s right arm alone. The tension was exhausting, but even though Leon wanted to sigh to calm down his nerves, he couldn''t. However, when Leon noticed a weird smell on his right hand, he understood that battle wouldn''tst long¡­

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    Donan used that strategy to try to counter-attack Leon''s attacks for a few minutes, but soon gave up on the idea and started to move around like a madman punching the walls and empty space while he tried to hit Leon by chance. However, he failed miserably. Donan was using the sounds to find Leon, and whenever he heard anything, he moved to somewhere and attacked¡­

    "I knew it¡­ his body is slowly getting destroyed by that dark aura¡­"

    Leon couldn''t use Appraisal without seeing the target with his own eyes, even though he could feel it, that wasn''t enough. However, something like that became evident after Leon punched Donan''s a few times¡­ that dark aura also had the smell of blood, probably because Donan was bleeding inside of it, but the blood couldn''t leave the aura.

    It was hard to be sure, but Leon concluded that dark aura consumed a few hundreds of mana points per second. So, it was more than obvious that Donan was receiving mana from something. Despite that, his wounds weren''t healing as fast as his body was getting destroyed.

    "This is so stupid¡­ his wrath could make him three times stronger, while the dark aura probably increased his power ten times. Despite all that, I don''t even have to attack to defeat him."

    Still, the hole Leon created was slowly falling apart, and it would be more difficult to hide if he let Donan rampage like that. Solving the problem with magic would be easy, and even though that wouldn''t be much satisfying, Leon decided to attack using abination of magic and physical powers. There was no room for mistake because Leon intended to concentrate all his mana and stamina in a single attack.

    "Here goes nothing¡­"

    Leon decreased his weight using Gravity while he tried to increase the power behind his right fist using Stamina Maniption and Mana Reinforcement. The effects of Rage, Haste, and Lion''s Pride were already there. So, Leon just finished everything by flying toward the rampaging Donan. At thest moment, Leon increased his weight using Gravity, and that increased the potential of his punch even more. The result had been shocking in many ways¡­ a thunderous impact echoed through the entire area and even made the ground tremble for several seconds, and that had been the result of Leon''s fist hitting Donan''s face alone. The entire hole copsed when Donan''s body got hit against the wall. Even though a lot of earth stopped him, the impact made him open a fifty meters long tunnel.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mega-Punch.

    Cost: 1000 Mana and 100 Stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Ugh¡­ shit¡­" Leon murmured in pain.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It wasn''t a skill that Leon could use, not with the body and status of a mage. Every single bone of Leon''s right arm broke, not only that, Leon had several spots where he could see bones and muscles¡­ Somehow, the pain was much worse than the time he woke up on the ind. So, most likely, Leon destroyed his muscles, arteries, and tendons. Instead of using just Heal, Leon used Full-Recover when he ate some blue angel leaves and had enough mana.

    "Although Rage, Mana Reinforcement, and Lion''s Pride increased my physical status, to the core, I''m a mage¡­ my body already adapted to be a long-range fighter. So, I guess it makes sense that punching a stronger person will destroy my fists¡­"

    Regardless, Mega-Punch would be one of the skills Leon would rarely train and use only to surprise his opponents. Putting that aside, Leon walked toward the tunnel he created using Donan''s body, there he saw the unconscious Donan covered in blood. The Dark Aura disappeared, so Leon didn''t have to worry about anything.

    "Mmm¡­ I punched him a lot of times, but only a special skill made me achieve my goal here."

    Leon''s punch broke most of Donan''s teeth, so he was satisfied¡­ to some extent. He achieved his goal, but in the end, that didn''t change anything. Darya was alive and was being fed by Donan''s lies. Considering everything, it was most likely impossible to restore her memories, Donan wasn''t a fool to leave a blind spot like that, after all.

    "Hey, dog¡­ wake up," Leon kicked Donan''s head.

    ? Leon didn''t hold back, but even after a strong kick on Donan''s head didn''t wake him up. Although he was bleeding, he won''t die. However, his body reached a peak of exhaustion, so it wouldn''t be weird if Donan sleeps for a week or two. It was annoying, but Leon used Heal on Donan''s head a few times until he woke up. However, he was so exhausted that he barely could keep his eyes open.

    "Now, we are even," Leon said. "Still, I can''t forgive you for what you did to your own granddaughter. However, I know that spell you used probably deleted her memories instead of sealing them. The Darya I knew doesn''t exist anymore, you can keep acting as if you care about her, but if you delete her memories again, or let her die, I will return to kill you. And don''t think you will die fast, I will cut your limbs one by one and feed you with them¡­ is that clear?"

    Donan could only move his head a single time before losing consciousness again, Leon wondered if he would remember that after he wakes up. However, he already gave his warning and wouldn''t say the same thing twice. After that, Leon grabbed Donan''s by the neck and flew toward the hole Donan created when he attacked Leon¡­ it was time to say goodbye.

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    When Leon returned to the now destroyed za, he saw that some soldiers were freeing the guards Leon buried. Some warriors of the lower world had been confined, while others died, since both sides had several losses, the soldiers of the frontlines were waiting for Donan''s orders about how to deal with them. However, they became shocked when they saw the half-dead Donan and thepletely fine Leon¡­ even though he was feeling like crap.

    "You!"Darya shouted angrily when she saw Leon grabbing Donan by the neck as if he was a piece of trash.

    "He is alive, and for the time being, he will stay alive," Leon said. "Unless some of you guys try to mess with me."

    Darya and the soldiers hesitated, the soldiers knew how powerful Donan was using Dark Aura. Although he only had shown that a few times, his strength was unparalleled. His speed, power, and endurance reached unbelievable levels¡­ yet a single man defeated him, and that was something that even the invaders failed time and time again.

    "¡­ It looks like both sides suffered some casualties," Leon said after he looked around. "I guess both sides should also be satisfied with this oue¡­ Still, this is enough. Release them."

    "What?! They destroyed our city, and you want us to release them?" Darya shouted. "You won''t give any order to us!"

    "My, my¡­ Donan educated you well¡­" Leon frowned. "Still, I didn''t finish talking¡­ I will say a few things to you guys. First, release them. After that, you guys should create a path that will connect the lower world to this city. And then you guys won''t stop the people down there froming to live here in this city¡­ if you guys don''t do that, thene to see me on the southern coast of the continent. I will show you something interesting. Bring the leaders of every vige to that ce, don''t forget. I will wait for you there in a month."

    After saying, Leon tossed Donan''s body to Darya, before she could catch him, Leon returned to the lower world using Transfer while everyone was looking at their wounded leader that had been thrown like a piece of shit.

    "What a massive waste of time¡­"

    Leon let out a long sigh, he thought that by punching Donan''s face would make him feel better, but it didn''t. Meeting Darya again only made things even moreplicated because there wasn''t a single sign of doubt in her eyes. She was sure that Leon was her enemy, and nothing would change that. Regardless¡­ Leon gave his ultimatum. If Donan deletes her memories again, he would beg for death, and Leon wouldn''t grant it to him. Next time he wouldn''t try to satisfy his ego, he would arrive shooting dozens of Magma Spears toward Donan''s head.

    Darya didn''t talk about other rtives, but it looked like Donan didn''t have a big family. Still, it would be better to let Darya experience a good life with her family, even though things weren''t that sincere than living a life where she knew she was only a tool. At least that was what Leon was thinking.

    "Let''s just hope that bastard learned his lesson¡­"

    Things didn''t go well as Leon had imagined, but he certainly wounded Donan''s ego. Besides, there was a chance in thest months while he was training Darya he recalled the memories of the times he wasn''t an asshole. One could only wait for the best and prepare for the worst¡­

    One dayter, Leon returned to the harvesters'' tower. He also started to wonder if that was the correct way to refer to them¡­ in any case, he frowned when he saw them carrying the bodies of several monsters while others were transferring their own mana to the Soul Eater.

    "Hey¡­ did you finish your business?" Alurelle asked.

    "Yes¡­ do you guys n to attack Miebos?" Leon asked. "If the answer is yes, I would like that you don''t do that and focus on gathering mana. Also, I want you guys to do something for me in one month."<sub> </sub>

    "Sure¡­ although we can''t drain mana from that barrier, so we didn''t intend to attack that world anyway."Alurelle exined. "The monsters here have more mana, so we won''t leave this ce."

    Now that Leon thought about it, he didn''t see the type of monsters of that world. However, since some of Alurelle''s friends were transporting their bodies. Leon didn''t have to look for them.

    Aqua Slime

    Health: 5000/5000

    Mana: 30000/30000

    Stamina: 3000/3000

    Active Skills: Water Creation Lv 250, Tsunami Lv 200, Water Maniption Lv 300, Cyclone Lv 300

    Passive Skills: Water Absorption Lv 250, Underwater Resistance Lv 220, Meditation Lv 250

    The monsters of that world were slimes that had the sizes of megalodons, they were pretty scary since they could absorb water to regenerate their parts and because their attacks were insanely powerful. However, the harvesters could easily defeat them using their massive weapons after taking them out of the ocean.

    Regardless, those creatures could reproduce themselves at a fearsome pace, and they also could grow stronger just by absorbing mana from the environment. Adding that to the fact that they were the mob monsters of that world, it was indeed the perfect ce to use Soul Eater.

    "Here, I guess with this, you can create something," Alurelle passed Soul Eater to Leon.

    Soul Eater

    It drains and stores all the mana of enemy foes.

    Mana Stored: 45236521

    Leon frowned when he analyzed the weapon, with that much mana, he would be able to create a weapon which was much lighter than the harvesters currently could wield in their giant form¡­ Still, light and big weapons would be convenient, for many reasons. So, Leon began to work because it would take more than a few weeks to create weapons and equipment for everyone.

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    Leon had to work for an entire day to create a weapon that would satisfy its user and his own criteria, but in the end, he was more than satisfied with the result. Since Alurelle was the less annoying of the group, he created her twin swords first.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Colossal Mithril Swords

    It grants you Strength + 450, Speed + 450, Endurance + 450

    It was pretty good for a day''s work... that being said, it was too big, and Alurelle couldn''t even dream of using that around on her ordinary form. Since she couldn''t stay in that form all day, Leon decided to create an earth tform near their base to store their massive weapons. He had to spend some mana to create something like that, but with Soul Eater at his disposal, that wasn''t a problem.

    "Unbelievable... to be this strong even without any enchantments..." Alurelle said in shock. "You can enchant items, right?"<sub> </sub>

    "Do you mean sealing the souls of monsters inside a weapon?" Leon asked. "Yes, I can. But you should only think about that once you return to your world. The angels are strong, right? Then, using them as catalysts is obviously the best option.

    "Yes... you are right..." Alurelle said while staring at her new weapons and imagining how strong she would be once Leon enchants those swords.

    ording to Alurelle and friends, their weapons were fifty percent weaker than the twin swords. They were big and had some enchantments, but weren''t that impressive. In fact, their only special power was the power to be much bigger.

    Regardless, Leon thought that creating bigger weapons would increase their power, but he didn''t have enough mana or time to test that theory. Although Leon wanted those twin-swords for himself, he couldn''t use them due to its size... but that wasn''t a problem. The more Leon level up Craft and cksmith, the stronger the weapons he creates will be.

    "The swords are powerful enough..." Jorhorn said, visibly displeased even though that weapon belonged to his sister. "But, you used too much mana."

    "If you think you can do better, then be my guest," Leon said while he was allocating the status points he received.

    Leon didn''t know if that group had a leader, Jorhorn certainly had the presence and the annoyance of an authoritarian leader, but Jertien was the oldest. He passed him the vibes of a calm leader who was always thinking about his next steps... Regardless, it wasn''t a good idea to annoy any of them, but Leon wouldn??t let them treat him like a servant.

    "My weapon will be next!" Ismenria dered. "Can you make a bow that can only increase my dexterity and speed?"

    "Yes, but you will have to create the string," Leon answered.

    Ismenria tried to act cool before, but she obviously was the most childish one of the group. Even though she was fighting to recover her world one day, she looked at Alurelle swords as if that was a new toy, and she wanted one.

    Regardless, it wasn''t his job to collect the mana from forging the weapons. So, Leon returned Soul Eater to Ismenria, and then he began his own training. While Ismenria was making everyone help her to look for monsters, Alurelle became bigger to practice with her new swords.

    "Now then... what should I train now?"

    Since Leon would need mana more than anything, he started to nt the blue angel leaves. In thest battle, Leon managed to avoid certain attacks thanks to Haste, so keep training that skill was a must. Besides, it was too much fun to keep that spell active since Leon could be a lot faster. That being said, Leon would have to build a colossal telescope hoping to find Earth, and after that... the only way choice he had was to use transfer.

    "I also have other option... face that shadowy figure and discover how to teleport."

    Donan could teleport while he keeps Dark Aura active, but it wasn''t a spell per se. It was one of the effects of other skills. Dark Aura also was physically taxing, so Leon would have to endure some painful after-effects.

    "Let''s see... there is a small chance of me finding something that will help me return home on the harvesters'' worlds. There is also a small chance that I will find Earth in the middle of the vastness of the universe... even if I find it. I will have to have a stupidly,rge mana pool... Last but not least, I can also try to defeat a monster that has the title of ''god of death'' in order to obtain the knowledge of how to bend space... three great ns with ''high'' chances of sess."

    Leon could only sigh while thinking about those options, in the end, it couldn''t be helped since Donan probably didn''t know to exin that power... he only could use it. The people of Miebos had some magic knowledge, but it wasn''t enough for Leon. Alurelle and friends probably came from a world that developed perhaps even more in terms of magic research. Still, the survivors were magic warriors, and the only magic they could use was offensive magic.

    As always, the chances of Leon seeding in any of his ns were quite dim. Still, he had no intention of giving up. Six years ago, heughed at the idea of flying while pping his arms, but now that was probably possible since he was fast and strong enough... that being said, he had no intention of doing that. Anything was possible...

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    It looked like Alurelle and her friends were cking off when they managed to store that much mana for two weeks because, after three days, they obtained the same amount, and now Ismenria was bothering Leon to create her bow.

    "It looks like they don''t know how much mithril I can produce with my own mana... they were quite skeptical of my skills, but now they are working hard to receive their own weapons."

    Ismenria could produce her own arrows since she could use Earth Transformation, so Leon didn''t try to make a few more tests and add special skills or effects to the weapons he created, he decided to do thatter, for himself...

    Ismenria also had a magic box, but hers could store those massive arrows. It probably had been customized with their technology... and that gave Leon another idea. However, before testing his idea, Leon created Ismenria''s bow.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Colossal Mithril Bow

    It grants you Dexterity + 675, Speed + 675

    "... I want to kiss you," Ismenria said after she analyzed the bow.

    "Usually, I wouldn''t refuse," Leon said. "But if your affection can be bought with something like this, then, I will have to refuse. Instead of that, I would like to borrow the Soul Eater. I need to create a few things that may help me return home, and the best material is mithril. If you guys don''t trust me, I don''t mind if two or three of you follow me while I collect mana."

    "That is fine, right, brother?" Alurelle asked.

    "... Only if two of us are watching you while you collect the mana you want," Jorhorn said. "In order to speed up this, you will only have the chance to do that for a single day every three days, after youplete a new piece of equipment."<sub> </sub>

    "Sure," Leon said.

    Since Leon just finished a weapon, he borrowed the Soul Eater, and since Alurelle and Ismenria wanted to practice with their new weapons, they went to watch Leon. Anyway, fighting oversized slimes in the ocean wasn''t easy. However, at that point in time, Leon had enough power to crush those monsters using Gravity and Telekinesis alone while Soul Eater absorbed their mana. Although Alurelle and Ismenria went to keep an eye on him, they ended up helping. So, at the end of a single day. Leon managed to store one hundred million mana points. His blue angel leaves could help him a little more, but Leon decided to use those to level up his skills.

    After collecting that amount of mana, Leon wanted to produce the things he wanted alone. However, every single moment when Soul Eater was on his hands, at least two other people were watching him. To make matters worse, Alurelle and friends also had the habit of sleeping only once every three or four days. So, it couldn''t be helped that Leon would have to create his new items in front of them.

    "Let''s see if I can add some skills to the items I create without even using monsters'' spirits..."

    Honestly, Leon wasn''t expecting much. The power to create magic weapons was already great sealing spirits of monsters... creating a powerful material using mana alone was also very impressive. If Leon also could add special abilities to the items just using mana, things would be way too weird.

    In the end, nothing happened, Leon created a mithril ring that only increased his intelligence and mentality, even though he only wished for a ring that could grant him the power to shoot Mana Bullets. It was a rtively simple skill, so it became obvious that something like that wasn''t possible.

    "Well, a variation of that should be possible..."

    Instead of creating a ring that would grant him a skill, Leon focused his mind solely on creating a ring that would only increase his recovery... the result had been much better than expected.

    Mithril Ring of Recovery

    It grants you Recovery + 200

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magic Craftsmanship.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magic cksmith.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I wonder why I didn''t learn those before... is it because I didn''t think of customizing the itemspletely?"

    That certainly was a possibility, and Leon confirmed that after creating eight more of those rings and leveling up both skills several times. Theplete set would help Leon to recover his mana even faster in the middle of battles, using the bracers of the devourer was useful, but against a mage or monsters that focused their attacks on using magic, getting close to attack sometimes was suicide.

    Mithril Ring of Recovery

    It grants you Recovery + 220

    Things got really interesting when Magic Craftsmanship and Magic cksmith reached level ten. Not only Leon got a little faster, creating items, but the effectiveness of the items also improved...

    "Well, something like that was already expected... Let''s see if things can be interesting even more..."

    Mithril Ring of Health

    It grants you Health + 110

    Now Leon couldn''t help but frown, it looks like the effectiveness of items decreased by half, but it still was weird to create a ring that could increase his health so much. That being said, Leon didn''t hesitate to create eight more of those... he could use nine of those sets of rings because the tenth would always be the ring that granted him the skill Zen.

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    In the end, Leon created more rings that could increase his intelligence, stamina, endurance, and mentality. However, after testing them, he noticed one thing... even if he tried to equip ten rings that could increase his recovery, the bonus never surpassed the total recovery he actually had. The same applied to the other attributes¡­ those would be useful in the future, but Leon felt like he wasted time creating several rings that could increase his health and stamina.

    Since Leon spent almost a day collecting mana, he would have to create some bigger things in order to use that mana. Pretty soon, Alurelle and friends would look for monsters in order to obtain mana for their own equipment. Considering that he would go to a world where the monsters decimated the dominant race, and the monsters only appeared in worlds that were only on the third stage of assimtion. Leon decided to focus a bit on defense after creating a set of five mithril spears.

    "With my current control, I can use Telekinesis to move twelve objects. While attacking with twelve mithril spears would be cool and all... I guess I will use the remaining mana to create four shields."

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Mithril Shield<sub> </sub>

    It grants you Endurance + 120, Mentality + 120

    "Good, they are big enough to cover me..."

    After thinking for a while, Leon concluded that controlling a shield with Telekinesis would have been far more effective to stop Donan. As long as Leon doesn''t use magic directly to attack him, it would be fine... at least that was Leon thought now that his head had cooled down. Regardless, Leon would use those four shields to protect himself from everything. He decided that after recalling a game of the past which he yed with Betty, a certain female warrior had two shields floating around her that could almost automatically protect her. Leon''s shields wouldn''t automatically protect him, but it was better than nothing.

    "My status won''t grow with them all that much either, but as long as they stop the enemies and projectiles, I won''tin."

    <o>,m After using all the mana stored, Leon returned the Soul Eater to Jorhorn, as always, he looked at Leon as if he was eating something every bitter, but Leon ignored him. He wasn''t there to make friends, after all. They were using each other to satisfy their needs... even though Leon felt weird describing his rtionship with the harvesters like that.</o>

    Anyway, three dayster. Leon created another weapon, this time. The user was Jertien, and Leon created a hammer that increased his intelligence and strength. However, everyone frowned when the status of the weapon was slightly better than the others.

    "Don''t look at me like that," Leon shrugged. "I obtained new skills that will affect the power of the weapons I create using mithril. The more those skills level up, the stronger the weapons will be. Before you guys say something, it should be faster to collect mana in your worlds, right? So, don''t ask me to create new weapons just because a few have slightly better weapons. Once we arrive there, I will create better ones."

    "That is probably for the best," Alurelle nodded.

    There was no point in hiding about those skills since Alurelle and friends could use Appraisal. Besides, by saying things like that, Leon would make them even eager to fulfill their side of the bargain. If they keep their word, better weapons are waiting for them... it was the perfect bait to make sure that Leon wouldn''t be betrayed. Well... almost.

    "Mmm... since I''m at it, what kind of items from videogames and any other medium I can create, and that can help me at the moment?"

    The first that came to Leon''s mind was Mao''s helmet... it was the simplest thing he could think of that possibly could counter Appraisal, but it would be too suspicious to create one at the moment. Alurelle and friends might think that he is nning to backstab them.

    Since Leon focused only on strengthening himself over the course of thest six years, his memories were kind of foggy. With the exception of a few things, he couldn''t recall many useful items... most of them were overpowered swords that could banish evil or something, and that wasn''t something Leon needed at the moment.

    "Now that I think about it... I won''t be able to store my shields inside the magic box. I guess my next goal should be to replicate a bigger version of my magic box... something that can be used or controlled would be preferable. I don''t want to waste time stopping in the middle of a fight to take items out of the improved magic box..."

    Still, creating something like that would be troublesome. The magic of the magic box certainly was space magic, but Leon didn''t recall seeing any monster using anything like it. The closest to that was the devourers... those creatures could destroy matter to absorb mana, after all.

    "I guess it is worth a shot."

    Leon decided to make a backpack and try to enchant the weaponter. Soul Eater was on his hands, so the harvesters would probably oppose that idea. Anyway, after creating a few more spare mithril shields and spears, Leon headed to the goblins'' world, hoping that he would create a better version of his magic box.

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    In the end, Leon returned empty-handed. Even though it was made of mithril, the backpack didn''t even ept a devourer''s spirit... it was an utter and total failure. Leon also tried to create a bigger magic box, but it didn''t work either.

    "Maybe once I learn some space or perhaps dark magic, I will discover some clues as to how to create items that can store many things..."

    It was a pity, but Leon was already used to that kind of failure. Anyway, Leon was out of ideas on how to solve the problems of the storage of the shields. So, he would have to do the only thing he could... use telekinesis to move them.

    "Well, at least I will be able to level up my telekinesis while I''m at it."

    In any case, Leon started to build his telescope. First, he created a magnifying ss. Although he had some difficulties adapting the lenses, he eventually gave them the effects he wanted. And just as Leon had expected, the mithril increased its effectiveness many times. Even using his prototype was enough to help Leon see grains of sand with great detail. It could be improved, but it had a lot of potentials.

    "The problem is¡­ I can''t store something too big inside my magic box."

    Alurelle and friends wanted to bring that tower back to their, so perhaps Leon could install his telescope at the top of the tower. However, it probably wasn''t a good idea to expose one thing that could help Leon to return to Earth. They would go to a world where the monsters were too dangerous, after all. As if building a telescope when Leon did not know about it wasn''t enough, he had to miniaturize it...

    "Why... why things can''t be simple at least once?"

    Still, even if Leon fails time and time again, eventually, he would seed, and when he seeds, the effects of the items he will create will be outstanding because even while he fails, Leon''s skills would level up.

    Regardless, Leon was starting to wonder if his magic skills would get dull. He trained for one month his physical skills just to beat the crap out of Donan, and now he would have to craft equipment made of mithril for probably at least two months. Still, it couldn''t be helped. Even though Leon was itching to emte the magic projectiles that could spin, he couldn''t. Well, he could but not without slowing down the progress of Haste and his tests with his mini-telescope. Although Leon could use the items that had Mana Absorption, he had to use those up close, and against the aqua slimes, that wasn''t a good idea.

    "Instead of learning new spells of the four basic elements, I should try to learn dark magic. It certainly will be effective against the angels, but I didn''t understand the logic behind it, even after watching Donan using it."

    Leon asked Alurelle if she or the others had seen dark magic, but as expected, they only saw when Donan used it. Regardless, one month passed, and it was finally time to pay a visit to Miebos. Coincidentally, that day was the day Leon finished thest weapon of the harvesters. He still needed to create their defensive gear, but he had already made a lot of progress.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Colossal Mithril Spear<sub> </sub>

    It grants you Strength + 700, Speed + 700

    "... It is much lighter than I expected," Jorhorn said while he was frowning and looking at his new weapon.

    "Mithril is basically the physical form of mana," Leon said. "It is energy in a physical shape... it doesn''t have to be dense or heavy like other materials."

    Jorhorn was a very annoying guy, but Leon decided to answer that question because, for specific reasons, that was necessary. After Jorhorn tested his spear for a while, Leon and the harvesters headed to Miebos. Fortunately, the dungeon that connected both worlds was quiterge since the aqua slimes were quite big. Leon imagined that the most troublesome ones like Jorhorn and Iver would refuse to help him in something so useless, but it looked they were smart enough to stay on Leon''s good side.

    When Leon and the harvesters arrived on the southern side of the continent, which was the fortress that Alurelle and friends like to attack most, they saw a massive army ready to fight. It was hard to be sure, but Leon imagined that twenty thousand soldiers were there.

    "Stay here," Leon said.

    The harvesters could be seen from far away, so they didn''t need to get close. Besides, Leon just wanted to confirm a few things and see if Donan and his subordinates understood the message.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 6202 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 132 +

    Intelligence: 1295 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 255 +

    Mentality: 169 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 1001 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins:93541263

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 74, Analysis Lv 27, Bash Lv 71, Mana Reinforcement Lv 110, Mana Eater Lv 105, Mana Armor Lv 67, Mana Dominion Lv 99, Regeneration Lv 63, Haste Lv 145, Stamina Restoration Lv 55, Stamina Maniption Lv 35, Telekinesis Lv 85, Gravity Lv 60, Fly Lv 65, Stone Skin Lv 81, Transfer Lv 30, Mega Punch Lv 01,

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 55, Craft Lv 96, Farming Lv 32, Cook Lv 85, Martial Arts Lv 96, Spearmanship Lv 115, cksmith Lv 94, Swim Lv 81, Underwater Resistance Lv 86, Alchemy Lv 103, Sleep Resistance Lv 60, Lion''s Pride Lv 105, Iron Fists Lv 65, Darkness Resistance Lv 55, Magic Craftmanship Lv 48, Magic cksmith Lv 48

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    Much to Leon''s surprise, Donan was there and even Darya. He also recognized Gurr, Eadmund, and Anton. By the look of things, they were being treated like prisoners, but there were no signs of wounds on them, and judging by their expressions, they had been treated reasonably well.

    "Hello there," Leon said a few dozens of meters away from the fortress.

    "¡­ What do you want?" Darya red at Leon

    "Nothing, I just came to confirm a few things," Leon answered. "How are you guys? Did they obey my orders?"

    "Yes," Eadmond answered. "Thanks to you, our people can now live in the city¡­ the other inhabitants look at us as if we pieces of shit, but since we look at them the same way, that isn''t a problem."

    "I see¡­ " Leon nodded.

    "What are your intentions with this?" Eadmond asked while looking at the harvesters.

    "I''m just experimenting," Leon exined. "As you can see, I will help them for a while. I''m necessary for them to reach their goals, so I asked them to stop attacking. I can also ask them to attack even more or worse. I can make them suddenly appear inside the barrier¡­ but that is not necessary, right, Donan?"

    Donan was clearly mad, but he didn''t intend to act crazily in front of his men. Not when the harvesters gained a power upgrade thanks to the man who defeated him. Fighting against them now would be catastrophic, besides, if it could be avoided, the best choice would be not to fight the harvesters.

    "Did he say something?" Leon asked.

    "... No," Donan answered. "He doesn''t care, as long as he gets what he wants."<sub> </sub>

    "I see..." Leon rubbed his chin. "Well, then. Let''s be allies. Surely you can understand we won''t obtain anything by opposing each other. Besides, since the barrier is useless against me, you don''t have much of a choice. Not only that... you can now understand that you solved a problem but created others."

    Donan looked away, annoyed; he became a bad person after losing his wife, but not an unreasonable maniac. He knew about how he was limiting the growth of his people while offering a false sense of security by creating the barrier using their mana and segregating those who didn''t agree with them in the past.

    "As long as you understand that, everything else doesn''t matter," Leon said. "What is done is done. As long you change your ways a little bit and don''t make the same mistakes of the past, we won''t be enemies. Maybe we can be even allies. I''m sure you can have some use for weapons made of mithril."

    Donan looked at Leon, puzzled. It looked like he imagined would make some unreasonable demands. He concluded that Leon was just an insane idiot because he challenged him to a fight where he certainly didn''t have any advantage. That was the problem for most people. They judge others based on their own prejudices and past experiences. To most people of Miebos, sentient beings of other worlds were all evil. Mostly because of the harvesters¡­ Still, even though Leon didn''t feel like letting Donan alive, if he repeats his mistakes, it was a good idea to show that he was a reasonable guy. That way, Miebos would find another leader, and Leon would be able to give them mithril in exchange for their magic knowledge. As long as Leon doesn''t show or tell them how to produce mithril, everything would be fine, after all.

    "Anyway, I wille to y eventually," Leon said. "So, y together nicely¡­ because I wille to visit without giving any warnings."

    After that, Leon used Transfer and reappeared at the harvesters'' side. With that alone, his warnings became much clear. That skill was still at low-level, but eventually¡­ it wouldn''t be weird if Leon obtains the power to travel half of the world in a second¡­ but before that, he would have to improve his sight many times.

    Just as Leon promised, he visited Miebos many times while he kept his identity hidden. Finding the warriors that once lived in the lower world was quite easy since they big and easily stand out from the other short inhabitants of Miebos. As expected, most people looked at them with annoyed eyes, but soon most of them would also forget about that kind of prejudice. Without the harvesters to torment them and now that no one was living on the lower world, both warriors and the mages of Miebos would have to work together to defeat the monsters down below and on the oceans. Fighting together and helping each other would probably solve that problem.

    As much as Leon wanted to obtain knowledge of the research center, he refrained from appearing in front of Donan and Darya. It would be suspicious if he appears before then now and then suddenly stops visiting since soon he would go to the harvesters'' worlds. So, it was better to make them stay on guard for a long time.

    Regardless, while the people of Miebos that treated each other as mortal enemies for decades were trying to find a way to work together, Leon resumed his job of producing the harvesters'' equipment. Although Leon wasn''t used to creating armor or many types of protective gear, it actually went much easier than the time he created the weapons. The harvesters weren''t that fast, so they didn''t want anything that could hinder their movements all that much. So, Leon only created helms, knee pads, elbow pads, and breasttes bybining mithril with monsters'' skin. Alurelle and her friends went to search for the other materials, and that saved Leon a lot of time. After one month, Leon finished their gear.

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    Colossal Mithril Elbow Pads

    It grants you Endurance + 450, Mentality + 330

    Colossal Mithril Knee Pads

    It grants you Endurance + 450, Mentality + 330

    Colossal Mithril Helm

    It grants you Endurance + 550, Mentality + 420

    Colossal Mithril Breastte

    It grants you Endurance + 600, Mentality + 450

    Even though Leon had to create a set for everyone, the job hadn''t been that difficult. If anything, creating the same things over and over again only helped Leon to be more skilled in creating equipment. Besides, the sweets status points he obtained by leveling up his skills could also be treated as a payment.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Satisfied with them?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Yes," Alurelle answered. "Mithril will certainly endure the attack of light magic, but the increase of our endurance and mentality will also help a lot since we won''t be able to block every single attack."

    "I hate to use all those pieces of armor," Ismenria said. "However, they are surprisingly light¡­ just like our weapons."

    "This color doesn''t suit me," Iver frowned. "Why do I even have to wear those? I will kill those fucking birds faster than they can even think of attacking me."

    "Yeah, I remember that I had to escape while carrying you half-dead on my shoulders just before we fled," Jertien frowned. "I''m pretty sure you said something simr before getting beaten to death."

    "Shut up, stupid old man," Iver clicked his tongue.

    "I don''t know if I should be happy while watching everyone acting like usual after obtaining better equipment¡­" Genelosa sighed. "Or if I should feel depressed, noticing that this power-up didn''t make us more responsible since we finally have a real chance to recover our worlds."

    "... Now what?" Leon asked.

    "Now we collect more mana until we have enough to let you use Transfer and transfer all of us and this tower back to Celosie," Inr said. "From there, we start to reim our worlds."

    "No... We will start from Dasaliv," Jorhorn said. "Celosie will be thatst we will recover."

    "... Are you sure of that?" Inr frowned.

    "Yes," Jorhorn answered.

    After that, Leon felt that the atmosphere around slightly changed. It looked like something was happening behind the scenes, and Leon didn''t know what that was. It would be difficult to confirm that based on such simple words, and noticing that Leon noticed that, Alurelle decided to exin.

    "Celosie is a world that doesn''t have many natural defenses," Alurelle said. "So, we will be easily spotted and lose the surprise factor there. It will be a better idea to let that to be recovered forst."

    "Why do I have to know that?" Leon asked.

    "Celosie is the I came from," Alurelle answered. "It is the ce where we found the Volt''s fragment. So, to obtain his power... you would have to help us to retake five others."

    "Is that so... Well, it can''t be helped," Leon shrugged. "Well, while you guys work to obtain mana, I will do some tests with my telescope."

    Leon flew to the top of the tower, and there he pushed a button that unlocked the telescope the harvesters used to find Miebos. The telescope was thirty meters long and three wide, it took a few minutes to adjust it, but eventually, Leon found thes in question. Leon didn''t ask their names, but Alurelle taught him how to use the telescope since Leon needed to create a better version of it using mithril. Although Leon couldn''t see the six worlds and the sun of that system with perfection, he could clearly see thes, and that was more enough to use as a basis.

    "So, I will have to help them recover fives before I can obtain half of what they promised me, huh¡­"

    It was kind of hard to conclude if their sizes were small or big without having a clearparison to Earth. However, Leon had the feeling that they were quite big. So, it would take a while before they could reconquest so many worlds and with a small group¡­

    After taking a three meters tall telescope out of the magic box, Leon tried to find the sr system that he would go in a few weeks. Although Leon could see a small yellow point in the distance where the sun of that system was, he didn''t feel satisfied with his progress of creating telescopes for one month.

    "To make matters worse, they will focus on gathering mana to return home¡­ So, I will have to use my own mana and the blue angel leaves to create more telescopes¡­"

    That was a bit depressing, but it couldn''t be helped. Regardless, it was clear that it would take perhaps a few months to create a small telescope that was better than the one the harvesters'' had. So, Leon decided to slow down a little bit in that process. He progressed quite a lot in the two years since he came to Miebos, but that much progress wasn''t enough to defeat the monsters on severals that were on the third stage of assimtion.

    "I guess it is finally time to learn a few new tricks. Although attacking with my spears if the best way to deal with a massive number of enemies, they won''t be that effective against sentient enemies¡­ It is time to put Pyromancy and Geomancy to good use."

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Explosive Fire Arrow.

    Cost: 25 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spinning Earth Arrow.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Punch.

    Cost: 25 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Arrow.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Thanks to Geomancy and Pyromancy, Leon managed to learn those spells in just one week. Explosive Fire Arrow and Spinning Earth Arrow were particrly handy. At level one the first spell could explode upon impact, causing enough damage that was equal to a grenade¡­ it was hard to be sure since Leon didn''t see any real grenades exploding.

    Spinning Earth Arrow not only had a fearsome piercing power, but it could even destroy some big rocks¡­ Even though those probably wouldn''t be enough to kill the angels, it would probably be enough to keep them at bay, in case a horde of themes to attack Leon. In a world where they were everywhere, using Transfer to escape from a battle wasn''t the best idea.

    "The bestbination would probably be water and thunder magic... but to learn those without something like the equivalent of Pyromancy, it would take too long."

    Leon had some idea of spells that wouldbine Pyromancy and Geomancy, but creating magma out of thin air wouldn''t surprise the enemies. The best way would be to attack from the ground, but against flying enemies, that wouldn''t work. While Leon was thinking of creative ways to decrease his problems, he thought of something interesting¡­ what if he creates a golem made of earth and put the spirit of a monster?

    "Mmm¡­ just creating a golem won''t work. The same thing will happen when I tried to create a magic backpack¡­ but what if I make a golem that instead of regr limbs, he had spears or swords?"

    <o>,m It was worth a try since most likely. The creature would fall on the weapon category. Although that wasn''t even necessary since Leon had the Summon Zombie skill, he wanted to use something he worked hard to obtain and learn. Regardless, Leon created a golem made of earth and tried to put a soul in it¡­ it didn''t work. The next step would be to try to create one made of mithril since it would be a pain if Leon creates a big golem made of mithril and it doesn''t work again, he decided to create a small bird made of mithril. Much to his surprise, he was quite skilled at putting details. However, since it needed to be a weapon, Leon decided to put a short sharp spear on the ce of the beak. Leon put the spirit of an aqua slime inside of it and seeded.<sub> </sub></o>

    Inorganic Familiar (Bird)

    Skills: Piercing Attack Lv 20, Water Cannon Lv 20, Fly Lv 50

    Mana: 0000/9999

    Control: -05

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Interesting... very, very interesting..."

    Since it was made of mithril, the thing couldn''t move like an actual bird, but it could fly like a drone. It would be interesting if it could grow stronger, but it wasn''t such a useful skill. It also needed mana to move, but considering that was a creature like the lesser spirits that could act independently and follow Leon''s orders at the same time, it was useful nheless.

    "Control -5¡­ my control didn''t decrease. So, my control decides how many of those creatures I can control?"

    That was probably the case, the skill had several limitations, or it would be way too useful if Leon could create an army of mithril dragons that could follow all hismands. Maybe it was the difference between size and weight, but that bird could fly for one minute using only ten mana points.

    "Although it is cool and all having a familiar working for me, I don''t think I will be able to create many that could be useful in battle... until I increase my control, shall I make them harvest blue angel leaves for me?"

    That probably wouldn''t work unless Leon creates those inorganic familiar using the devourer''s spirit¡­ No, even if Leon uses those, the devourers had to eat things that had mana to absorb mana. So, before putting them to work, Leon would have to waste some time putting the familiars in an appropriate ce where they could defeat enemies and absorb their mana. It was a good way to obtain a few extra coins, but not much use to help Leon increase his training time.

    "Wait a minute, what if I give an inorganic familiar the shape of a shield... won''t he protect me at all times? It certainly will... but I doubt that can withstand more than a few attacks. Besides, using my Telekinesis, I will be able to prevent a possible magic projectile making the shield smash me."

    It would be great if Leon could absorb the mana of those familiars stored, but then again, they weren''t that convenient. In the end, that kind of power wouldn''t be useful unless Leon spends a lot of time and mana on it. Since he was already too busy improving his telescope and training, he would try thatter.

    Anyway, ording to Alurelle, it would take a month before they could have enough mana to travel back to their world. Leon would have to keep practicing Transfer for one week at least until that skill reaches level one hundred for efficiency''s sake. So, Leon would have two more weeks to train freely. Learning new spells to obtain status points wasn''t a good idea, so Leon used his remaining free time to level up Explosive Fire Arrow and Spinning Earth Arrow.

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    Mithril Shield of The Devourers (+6)

    It grants you Endurance + 192, Mentality + 192

    Just before Leon started his training to level up Transfer, he decided to upgrade his shields. Although it would be better to enchant them using the spirits of angels, it was also better to be safe than sorry.

    While Inr, Jertien, Iver, and Ismenria were working to gather the mana on the Soul Eater, Genelosa, Alurelle, and Jorhorn worked together with Leon to level up Transfer. Well, the only thing they did was actually buy mana potions and use them on Leon. Much faster than they predicted, thanks to Leon''s equipment, skills, and stats, Leon''s Transfer reached the level one hundred.

    Around the same time, Leon managed to create a telescope as good as the harvesters have. It was much smaller and easy to carry, so they understood the incredible potential mithril had. Leon wanted to create a railgun made of mithril, but he decided to do thatter, once he has some time alone. He and the harvesters were working together, but they couldn''t reveal each other''s cards just like that.

    "We are ready now," Alurelle said.

    Alurelle and friends were on their giant form and equipped with their items made of mithril. It looked like the battles would start at the very moment they arrive on Dasaliv, so Leon also readied himself. He didn''t test, but ording to the harvesters, everything nearby that Leon wanted to transfer, could be transported alongside with him. So, the harvesters didn''t have to touch his hand or his shoulders.

    Soul Eater

    It drains and stores all the mana of enemy foes.

    Mana Stored: 25142363314

    After receiving Soul Eater from Jorhorn, Leon checked its status and frowned at the stupid amount of mana stored in there. Leon wondered if he would be able to return to Earth with that amount of mana if he could see Earth from there¡­ Well, such an amount was probably necessary if he wanted to transfer the entire tower with him.

    Although Leon was a bit nervous, he didn''t hesitate to transfer himself, the tower, and the harvesters after he started to see clearly Dasaliv on the telescope. At a fearsome speed, his mana got drained, and then he recovered it several times within a second. Soul Eater was working, but Leon wasn''t worried about that. He got concerned when he saw himself, the tower, and the harvesters traveling through the outer space. Stars in the distance became lines of light due to the speed, they were probably moving much faster than light, but Leon didn''t feel that on his body. He felt that he was just distorting space while walking¡­ it was weird, but that only showed him that Transfer was really several levels below the true Teleportation.

    After five seconds, Leon felt his body falling, and then suddenly, he understood what was happening. He only transferred himself and the others to the atmosphere of that¡­ since it was the only thing, he could see from so far away. Still, that wasn''t a problem falling from a few dozens of kilometers of height wasn''t a problem to any of them.

    "Mmm... Soul Eater still has some mana... I guess I will use it..."

    Alurelle, Jorhorn, and the others were looking around for enemies. In fact, they could see several angels moving near the ground so, while they were busing observing the enemies. Leon created several things using the remaining mana. He had gotten more skilled in thest few months, so Leon managed to create several things before they could finally prepare themselves for the battle.

    Much to Leon''s surprise, that ce looked a lot like Earth. It was quite colorful, but Leon frowned when he saw several red parts¡­ those were signs of blood and fire. Putting that aside, Leon finally saw the ''angels,'' they were pretty much humans, their size was simr and even their bodies had the same shape. The only real difference was the white wings on their backs, but those felt a bit unnatural. Harpies arms were also their wings, but even though the angels had wings on their backs, they looked a bit like monsters. As if¡­ as if they had imnted those wings on their backs.

    "Well, it doesn''t really matter if they are real angels or not... if they try to kill me, they are enemies."

    We are finally back¡­" Alurelle said while looking at the angels and holding her swords tightly. "Leon, your job will be to give us support from behind. You should focus on healing our wounds, but it would help a lot if you use Gravity or Telekinesis on them."

    "¡­ Give back the Soul Eater," Jorhorn said.

    "Sure," Leon tossed the sword at Jorhorn, who grabbed and stored it under his armor.

    Jorhorn and the others wouldn''t be able to use Soul Eater with their current size, but he didn''t want to leave such rare items on his hands either. After receiving Soul Eater, Johorn approached the tower and clicked on some button, then the tower disappeared¡­ that was Leon thought, but it only became much smaller. Leon couldn''t understand why he didn''t do that earlier.

    "Well?? they can increase their size so¡­ better not to think much about it."<sub> </sub>

    It didn''t take long for the first angels to notice their approach. Although several of them seemed to be fighting near the ground, only seven flew toward Leon and others to attack. Although they had different types of weapons, they were all using a simple breastte and some light pants¡­ all of those were white. The color fit them, though. Since they were blond and had blue eyes¡­ it was a coincidence that Leon imagined them having that hair and eyes?

    Yienial (Light)

    Health: 27000/27000

    Mana: 12000/12000

    Stamina: 21000/21000

    Active Skills: Sword of Light Lv 330, Regeneration Lv 300, Heal Lv 340, Rage Lv 390

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 270, Swordsmanship Lv 280, Pain Resistance Lv 230, Wind Resistance Lv 320, Light Resistance Lv 300

    Cercage (Light)

    Health: 25000/25000

    Mana: 15000/15000

    Stamina: 20000/20000

    Active Skills: Spear of Light Lv 310, Regeneration Lv 290, Heal Lv 330, Rage Lv 340

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 280, Spearmanship Lv 300, Fire Resistance Lv 295, Pain Resistance Lv 260, Wind Resistance Lv 320, Light Resistance Lv 300

    Tenora (Light)

    Health: 12000/12000

    Mana: 33000/33000

    Stamina: 15000/15000

    Active Skills: Arrow of Light Lv 350, Fly 330, Heal Lv 330

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 330, Archery Lv 280, Underwater Resistance Lv 360, Wind Resistance Lv 320, Light Resistance Lv 300

    Leon couldn''t help but frown at looking at them, putting aside their crazy status, that was even higher than the harvesters, they weren''t genderless creatures like Leon thought real angels were. Both male and female flew to attack them¡­ and strangely enough, they were looking at Leon and harvesters as if they were possessed by something.

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    "Heal Level 340... Regeneration Level 400... what the heck is this?" Leon frowned

    "They have high vitality," Alurelles said. "So, unless you smash them to bits or burn them instantly, they will eventually recover and attack as if nothing had happened."

    "Why didn''t you mention that earlier?" Leon asked.

    Demons probably couldn''t heal wounds, and the angels obtained that power from the spirit of light¡­ but it was quite weird to think that they are simrly difficult to kill. Anyway, soon they started to attack using their special attacks. Much to Leon''s surprise, even the angels that had spears and swords could shoot beams of light. Leon imagined those magic projectiles would be way faster than his, almost impossible to see with his own eyes. However, although those were faster than Leon''s, Jorhorn swung his spear and blocked all attacks.

    "¡­ Those weapons work," Jorhorn analyzed his weapon and said after he confirmed that it was perfectly fine. "We can block their attacks! Don''t hesitate!"

    Every single one of them could fly, but with that size, the consumption of mana was massive, and the speed wasn''t high. So, Ismenria was the fast one to attack. She shot a steel arrow much bigger than Leon, and although she missed, the movement of the arrow caused a shockwave that slowed down the angels, not only that, it caused arge thud when it hit the ground.

    Iver didn''t waste that chance and then made several lightning bolts fall on the angels with a single swing of his sword. He smiled excitedly because, with that attack, he had the chance to approach and slice all the angels in two. The attack made the creatures fall at fearsome speed, to the point where theynded, a crater appeared. However, their torment didn''t end there. Iver fell over their bodies and started to stomp on them.

    "Take this, you little insects!" Iver smiled excitedly. "Did you like this, huh? Did you like it? What? I can''t hear you... scream a little louder!"

    Leon frowned when he watched that, and he couldn''t help but wonder if he would act the same if he were in his position. Imaging himself losing his world to alien monsters was indeed scary¡­ but it was hard to imagine the feelings he would have.

    "What an idiot¡­ Shut up, Iver," Jertien sighed. "Our goal is to reconquest our worlds, but we don''t achieve that tomorrow or today. We need to start things quietly."

    "Well, it is not like they can use their heads all that much," Ismenria shrugged after shended. "The moment they see anything that doesn''t have their wings, they attack instead of informing their allies."

    "This is your, right, Genelosa?" Inr asked. "Then, guide us to a ce where we can create or use as a temporary base. We can''t just stay in the open and wait to be attacked."

    "As if I would know every single ce of this world¡­" Genelosa shrugged. "Let''s see¡­ this terrain and weather¡­ We should be on the southern continent. If we head south, we will find and a natural cave. It was too big to be a regr dungeon, so we can use that ce to rest and store our weapons."

    "All right," Jorhorn said. "Let''s kill all the angels nearby before heading south. We can''t let any of them seeing us. Otherwise, we willpromise our hideout."<sub> </sub>

    Several angels were alreadying, so Alurelle and friends didn''t have to look for them. Their size was a huge sign or bait, after all. Regardless, while they were fighting, Leon looked around and saw some corpses of monsters. The holes in their bodies and the extremities of those holes, there were signs of burns¡­ those were signs of monsters that got hit by a projectile of light magic.

    "What a nasty way to die¡­ as I expected, light magic is like aser¡­"

    Although that was somewhat scary, Leon was sure that his shields could block them¡­ as long as he is from a safe distance. Attacking those creatures was out of the question for the time being, but Leon could use Gravity and Telekinesis to annoy them.

    "I wonder if I should let their attacks scratch me¡­ just to let me obtain Light Resistance¡­"

    It would be very painful, but as long as Leon doesn''t get hit on his vitals, it would be fine¡­ Besides, it was to avoid problems down the roadter. Still, it would be hard to obtain that skill since everyone was smashing the ''angels'' to bits quite easily.

    "Thest twenty years of training finally paid off? They don''t seem to have that much difficulty¡­"

    Leon thought he would encounter several new types of monsters, but he only found corpses, for some reason, the ''angels'' were killing every single monster. Although that only helped them in the long run, it was quite troublesome since Leon wanted to see new types of magic and use the monsters'' spirits to create magic items.

    "Well, if I only have one option¡­ "

    Everyone was fighting quite excitedly, drunk on the taste of the power of their new weapons¡­ but Alurelle wasn''t that excited, so Leon decided to give her a hand in order to capture a few angels.

    Alurelle frowned when she saw some angels approaching her losing speed, but then she saw Leon flying nearby and noticed his intentions. Instead of splitting the angels in half like everyone else was doing, Alurelle smashed them on the ground with the hilt of her swords. Although she had to do that a few times before the angel could lose its consciousness, in the end, it had been worth the trouble.

    Holy Colossal Mithril Swords

    It grants you the skills: Sword of Light Lv 215. Strength 495, Speed + 495, Endurance + 495

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    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Alurelle looked at her swords for several seconds in amazement¡­ she couldn''t believe that she just learned a level 215 skill just like that. Besides, with a single enchantment, her bonus in status grew by one hundred and thirty-five points.

    "It looks like the effects won''t be that higher since those monsters are from a in the third stage of assimtion¡­"

    As much Alurelle wanted to test such skill, the effects would be meager against the angels since they had the Light Resistance skill. Noticing that Alurelle got a little stronger, and her swords now were emitting a transparent glow, the others decided to hold back their anger and frustration they suffered twenty-years ago¡­ but it was already toote. They killed all the angels nearby that saw the harvesters falling from the skies. Despite their massive size, only a little more than thirty angels came. But at least Leon also made some progress.

    Holy Mithril Shield

    It grants you the skills: Light Resistance Lv 200. Endurance + 132, Mentality + 132

    Now Leon just has to enchant all his four shields six times each and to the same to his eight spears¡­ Unfortunately, he would have to do that other day. After checking that none of the angels dropped anything, everyone reunited.

    "Let''s go to that cave, Genelosa mentioned," Jorhorn dered. "There, we will be able to prepare everything ordingly while we increase our strength by enchanting our equipment. Lead the way, Genelosa."

    "I already said that I don''t know every part of this world¡­" Genelosa sighed.

    Despite saying that, Genelosa took the lead and started to walk. The more Leon and others walked, the more destruction and corpses of monsters they found. Leon saw several bodies of chimeras, and where he found those, the signs of battles were massive¡­ it looked like chimeras were also troublesome opponents.

    "This is definitely the southern continent of my world," Genelosa said. "It is the only ce I heard that chimeras started to appear¡­ a few days before I escaped."

    Leon''s memories were a little blurred regarding fantasy chimeras. In his mind, a chimera would have the head of a lion, the body and legs of a goat, wings of an eagle, and the tail was supposed to be a snake. Those chimeras in that world were five meters long and two meters tall, but they didn''t have the body and legs of a goat, it was the body of a lion added with wings of an eagle, the snake as a tail. It was impossible to use Appraisal on a dead body, so Leon was quite curious about their abilities.

    "Hey, since the angels are exterminating other monsters," Ismenria said. "Wouldn''t they make a camp nearby the dungeons that spawn chimeras? They are mad-dogs when they are fighting, but they are smart enough to understand that the easiest method to kill arge amount of them would be staying near their dungeon¡­ We aren''t heading toward that dungeon, right?"<sub> </sub>

    "No, If I remember well, their dungeon should be located on the east side of this continent," Genelosa answered. "Although this is the smallest continent, we should be fine."

    "If you remember well?" Ismenria frowned. "Can we even trust your rotten memory?"

    "¡­ Even if your memory is right, some dungeons may have appeared in thest twenty years," Leon sighed.

    "¡­ You are right," Genelosa nodded with a serious expression.

    "We won''t change our ns," Jorhorn dered. "We will go to the cave, but we will proceed with caution. Also, don''t use sh attacks Inr and Iver."

    "Yes, yes¡­" Inr looked away.

    "Tsk." Iver clicked his tongue.

    Leon was feeling quite out of ce following a group of giants that were walking, trying not to make much noise. Still, from time to time, an angel would appear alone as if it was looking for something, and once the monster saw them, it would charge forward without even thinking about numerical disadvantage. Also, while it was understandable that they didn''t try to talk, it was also weird since they were supposed to be intelligent creatures.

    "Is something wrong?" Alurelle asked. "You have been frowning for a while."

    "I''m just wondering why those creatures attack us like that," Leon answered. "It is a bit weird because they attack us as if we were their mortal enemies. It is also strange that they are killing other monsters¡­ do you know why?"

    "¡­ When they first appeared, they shouted several things," Alurelle recalled the days when her world reached the third stage of assimtion. "One of them was ''we will clean this world from all sinful creatures''¡­ Based on their actions, anyone who isn''t with them is a sinful creature."

    "That is a rather dangerous way of doing this¡­" Leon frowned.

    There wasn''t much difference between the self-proimed angels, the harvesters, and Leon. Even the people of Miebos aren''t that different¡­ in fact, just the fact that they could speak was enough to make Leon wonder if in the past if he could treat them like monsters. Right now, he couldn''t¡­ but it was hard to think the same as for the angels. Their behavior wasn''t much different from beasts, after all. Besides, why would they clean the worlds they obtained ess to? Twenty years have passed since Alurelle and friends left theirs, so it was evident that the angels weren''t doing things the right way¡­ most likely, they didn''te to conquer. Or perhaps, using the dungeons of those worlds, they went to others in order to clean them¡­ considering their behavior, it wouldn''t be weird that they did a half-assed job cleaning Dasaliv.

    Regardless, after flying for half a day, Leon and the others reached the cave in question. Fortunately, they didn''t find any dungeons on the way. So, Leon''s worries decreased by one.

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    Although the cave was big, it wasn''t big enough for one hundred meters tall creatures to enter while standing and keeping themselves at that size. So, everyone had to return to their standard sizes while Leon was transporting their equipment using Telekinesis.

    Much to Leon''s surprise, the cave was pretty near the ocean, and there he could found the same krakens and ancient horned whales. But there was an interesting addition to the sea creatures of that world¡­ a busty woman who had lower-half of a fish¡­ and she wasn''t wearing any clothes! The beast wasn''t just sexy. It was incredibly beautiful¡­ almost unrealistic beautiful. The moment Leon looked at her, he felt something entering his Mana Dominion¡­ before he could get mesmerized even further, he shot his full-powered Magma Spears at the creature, obliterating it.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Illusion Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Illusion Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Illusion Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Illusion Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon couldn''t help but frown once he killed the creature. For some reason, the head of the beast escaped his attack, and that made him feel depressed¡­ because the mermaid also had the head of a fish¡­

    "Great¡­ now monsters can also y with my brain¡­"

    When Leon looked behind, he saw Inr, Iver, Jorhorn, and Jertien looked away¡­ it looked like they have been mesmerized too. But unlike Leon, they didn''t notice that something was wrong. Meanwhile, Alurelle, Ismenria, and Genelosa seemed pretty okay.

    "I guess mermaids can''t charm other women¡­"

    Leon didn''t even have time to use Appraisal, the very moment he looked at the creature, he got caught by its illusion¡­ it wasn''t an enemy. He could analyze or go easy. Otherwise, he would be a minion of a monster.<sub> </sub>

    "A new type of monster¡­" Genelosa sighed.

    "At least, it isn''t that strong," Ismenria frowned. "But to use that kind of power¡­ how shameless."

    "Let''s just be thankful that Leon noticed on time the trap," Alurelle said.

    Leon didn''t want to be thanked for that, if anything, he escaped the illusion not because he didn''t entirely fall on the trap¡­ it was all because the holy sword was sealed. Not even the illusions of a powerful monster could trick that part of his body into working properly. It was a bitte to notice that, but Leon certainly had a mental condition that was affecting his libido. The memories of his youth were quite blurred, but Leon was quite sure he had been a lustful teenager. However, after leaving the ind, the number of times Leon thought of finding a girlfriend was close to none. Even now, he was like that. Leon would rather spend his time training than looking at Genelosa training¡­ and she was definitely one of the sexiest women Leon had ever seen¡­ few Hollywood actresses could bepared at her.

    "The hell am I thinking the same day I arrived in this dangerous world?"

    Anyway, even though Kraken and ancient horned whales were monsters that only appeared in the world that were on the second stage of evolution, those mermaids weren''t. By the look of things, they didn''t treat other monsters like enemies either. And that was a relief. The harvesters would be able to find food to maintain their gigantic form¡­ as long as Leon is around to keep the mermaids at bay, because they also found merman, and they could charm the females of the group.

    After securing some food, the harvesters and Leon reunited at the cave. Although he was part of the group, Leon didn''t know all that much about what they should do. This was one of theirs, so the harvesters probably would have better ideas of how to proceed. So, Leon decided to nt the blue angel leaves while they talk.

    "What now?" Ismenria asked.

    "We will decrease their numbers until we have the chance to attack their dungeon on the central continent," Jorhorn said. "We will have to be patient in order not to let their leader discover about us. That guy isn''t a maniac like the others, and he is pretty smart¡­ if we get careless, he will destroy us again."

    As expected, the angels had a leader and considering things Leon knew so far. It probably was an angel who also was a dungeon boss. Strong and smart¡­ it wouldn''t be an easy opponent. Still, now that he was on that, Leon started to wonder how their n would work. They couldn''t seal a dungeon, opponents of that level could quickly destroy any barrier that the harvesters might create. So, trying to seal the dungeons would be the same as creating a time-bomb.

    "The easiest option would be to strengthen someone to the point where that person can clear all the angels that leave the dungeon, even the boss, but that person would have to stay behind the moment they reconquest the. And that would make things difficult on the others¡­"

    "What about the monsters of other dungeons?" Alurelle asked.

    "For the time being, we will ignore them," Jorhorn answered. "We don''t know the changes the dungeons suffered when we reached the third stage of assimtion. Besides, the angels are by far the most troublesome enemies. As long as we keep defeating them, we will grow stronger, and the difficulty will decrease¡­ at least regarding the fights against non-bosses."

    Leon made a mental note about that topic. He also had to memorize the changes and number of dungeons in that world. Things on Miebos were a bit different and rather irregr, thanks to that shadowy figure. However, all information would be usefulter when Leon returns to Earth¡­ as long as he returns to Earth on time.

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    For a few days, Jorhorn''s group used the cave as much as possible and only left in random moments to hunt the angels. They were being more careful than Leon imagined, but that was understandable. They lived for hundreds of years, so acting like that for weeks or months wasn''t that surprising. However, the same thing didn''t apply to Leon.

    Holy Mithril Shield (+6)

    It grants you the skills: Light Resistance Lv 300. Endurance + 192, Mentality + 192

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon managed to upgrade thest of his four holy mithril shields to its limit, but he wasn''t satisfied with the speed of Jorhorn''s group progress. Although Leon would probably live or reach their age, as long as he doesn''t get eaten by a monster, he didn''t have time to do things so slowly. So, one week after they arrived on Dsiv, Leon decided to use his new spells on the monsters of the ocean. It was risky, but Leon wouldn''t obtain power fast if he doesn''t ept some risks. Much to his surprise, Jorhorn blocked his path.

    "Where are you going?" Jorhorn asked.

    "I''m going to train," Leon answered. "Unlike you guys, I don''t have all the time of the world."

    "¡­ You can''t," Jorhorn said. "You will end up revealing our position, and it will take a while to find a good ce to use like this if we get discovered."

    "I will be careful," Leon said. "Besides, if the angels attack only me if they see only me. I will work as a bait, and you guys can finish them off. It is perfect, right? You guys will have the chance to kill the monsters without even leaving the cave."<sub> </sub>

    "If we kill too many monsters here, even if we dispose of their bodies, we are bound to be noticed," Jorhorn exined. "That is why it is important to kill them in other areas."

    "All right then¡­" Leon sighed deeply. "I won''t cause problems, but in that case, you will have to be my target¡­ in order not to cause problems for me, as well."

    "What?" Jorhorn frowned, annoyed.

    "I just want to level up my spells," Leon shrugged. "Hitting any powerful target will do. Don''t worry. I won''t try to wound you. I will shot at the same ce, so you will be able to block. Here, I will even lend you one of my shields."

    "¡­ I don''t need a shield," Jorhorn smiled confidently. "My spear will block every single one of your attacks."

    "Well, your confidence puts me at ease¡­" Leon sighed in relief. "I will use an earth spell since you have a high tolerance against that kind of elemental attack. If you want me to stop, you just have to say. Also, to avoid any unpleasant surprises, I won''t use any items that increase my intelligence."

    Jorhorn bit his lips to the point where he started to bleed. Despite that, he didn''t attack Leon; he only grabbed his old spear and readied himself. While Leon was putting the rings that increased his recovery, he couldn''t help but frown while looking at him¡­ there was a limit of how someone could be so unreasonable. Almost every single one of his actions or words annoyed Leon, and he does that intentionally, but he always got incredibly mad at the rare asions Leon did the same.

    Regardless, despite being a hundred years old, Jorhorn was the type who would self-destruct thanks to his short-temper and anger. Although that would cause some problems for Leon, he already had some ns of what to do in case the harvesters fail. Although it wasn''t that practical, he could use containers to store mana liquid, and then he would be able to find the spirit of thunder. After obtaining that power upgrade, he would keep strengthening himself until he can Transfer himself back to Earth or find some other tome that may help him.

    Anyway, without wasting much time, Leon shot several Spinning Earth Arrows toward Jorhorn''s spear, he didn''t even have to move his arms to block the projectiles. The speed also paled inparison to the attack of the angels. However, every arrow made a thunderous noise when it hit Jorhorn''s spear. Not only that, but it also made him tremble from head to toe, even though he didn''t change his stance. Little by little, he was also being pushed backward.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Spinning Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Spinning Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Spinning Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Hehehe, now we are talking¡­"

    It was really useful to have powerful ''allies'' that could help Leon. Thanks to their existence, Leon could level up the spell he learned a few days ago, like crazy. The earth shards were hitting against Jorhorn''s body and even leaving some scratches¡­ even though he was supposed to have a strong resistance against earth magic.

    "Mmm¡­ using Multi-Conjuration would make this skill level up faster, but I don''t have that much mana and recovery to keep using like that without relying on potions¡­ wait a minute¡­"

    Leon knew that even without using Multi-Conjuration, he would run out of mana soon. However, instead of worrying about something like that. He had another interesting idea¡­ and couldn''t help but smile while imagining it.

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    Instead of automatically casting Spinning Earth Arrow, Leon decided to create the projects one after the other manually. His attack speed decreased, but eventually, he was focused enough and managed to attack at the same pace while he was doing that automatically. And when he finally surpassed that speed where he could create a projectile in 0.2 seconds¡­

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fast Conjuration.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon smiled widely while looking at his new skill, which not only would increase the speed of his attacks, but it was also a passive skill. He would increase the speed of his attacks without having to spend more mana!

    "Hehe, this will be very useful¡­ while I can cast multiple spells while using Multi-Conjuration, I can''t make them hit the same spot. But things change with Fast Conjuration."

    That being said, that skill only increased his cast speed by one percent, so Leon would have to level up that skill to level one hundred in order to double his attack speed, attacking instead of five, ten times per second.

    Congrattions! The skill Fast Conjuration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fast Conjuration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fast Conjuration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The moment Leon learned the spell, those notifications started to appear at a fearsome speed. It was evident because the most powerful the target was, the faster the skill leveled up. Unfortunately, Leon had to stop because he ran out of mana.

    "Thanks for the help," Leon smiled, satisfied. "Let''s take a break because I used almost all my mana."

    "¡­ Maybe you should practice a less noisy spell," Alurelle said.

    "I wanted to practice underwater because of that¡­" Leon sighed. "Besides, even though I''m making noise, Ismenria is watching our surroundings. Didn''t you say that she was suited for that job because she had good eyes as an archer?"

    "Well¡­ even so¡­" Alurelle said, nervously.

    "¡­ Fine," Leon sighed.

    It was annoying, but since he wasn''t working alone, Leon had topromise. Although his attacks were less powerful since he wasn''t alone all thanks to Lion''s Pride, he still was powerful enough to make even Jorhorn be pushed back on his ordinary form. Since Mana Bullet probably wouldn''t be effective against angels, Leon decided to learn a new earth spell. It wasn''t that powerful, but it could be used to surprise the opponents since the projectile was quite small.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Needle.

    Cost: 03 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon made a test and shot at Jorhorn. The impact caused some noise, simr to a marble hitting an ordinary wall, even though the noisy would increase, the sound of the ocean was enough to camouge that sound.

    "Satisfied?" Leon asked.

    "Yes¡­ you can continue," Alurelle smiled wryly.

    "Good grief¡­" Leon sighed.

    Since Leon did almost everything by himself over thest six years, having topromise was indeed annoying. He knew that it was necessary since monsters had dominated the world, and his group only have eight people, but still¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Needle has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Needle has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Needle has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although those status points will be useful in the future, the fact that Leon wouldn''t be able to kill angels with Earth Needle was annoying. Still, he didn''t have much choice but to keep training small spells like that, because ordingly with Leon''s calctions, his spells were leveling up four times faster while he was using them against Jorhorn.

    "I can''t wait to obtain Volt''s powers¡­ even small spells will be useful since they can electrocute my enemies."

    Still, eventually, Jorhorn got tired of being Leon''s target practice, and no one else felt like helping Leon. Their excuse was that they needed to conserve their strength for their future operations.

    "So, it is going to be like that¡­"

    In the end, Leon was already expecting something like that. However, even if it was slower leveling up his skills against the monsters in the sea, it didn''t really matter, because alone, he could level up Lion''s Pride. The next time Leon decided to train on the ocean, Jorhorn tried to stop him, but this time Leon paid him no mind and used Transfer. He immediately appeared underwater, and even though several monsters came to attack him, he survived because no mermaid was nearby. It didn''t take long for a pair of merpeople to appear, though.

    Mermaid

    Health: 5000/5000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 10000/10000

    Active Skills: Enthralling Aura Lv 310, Water Cannon Lv 300

    p Passive Skills: Underwater Resistance Lv 330, Water Creation Lv 350, Swim Lv 320</anda>

    Merman

    Health: 10000/10000

    Mana: 8000/8000

    Stamina: 11000/11000

    Active Skills: Enthralling Aura Lv 310, Water Cannon Lv 300

    Passive Skills: Underwater Resistance Lv 340, Water Creation Lv 330, Swim Lv 310

    Leon used Appraisal before he could feel the effects of Enthralling Aura. He didn''t know if that would work, but he wounded his arm a little hoping that the pain would decrease the mermaid illusionary powers. It did, but it was barely noticeable.

    In a hurry, Leon used Gravity and Telekinesis to slow down both of them while his spears approached. Still, despite that, they could swim faster than Leon''s spears could move underwater.

    "Time to change tactics¡­"

    Leon grabbed the mithril spear of the devourers and readied himself to use Transfer and stab those monsters by appearing in front of them. However, before Leon could try that, two Ice Meteors fell on the ocean and smashed the creatures. When Leon left the sea, he saw Jertien flying above him.

    "All right, boy¡­" Jertien sighed. "You won, I will practice with you."

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    Leon wondered what Jertien was nning, but it looked he didn''t have anything in mind since Jorhorn was always making unpleasant expressions while looking at them. In any case, it looked like Jorhorn didn''t like the reason behind Leon''s actions since he started to hunt for the angels more frequently.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Needle has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fast Conjuration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pyromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    After hunting angels quite frequently for two weeks, Leon helped them, and at the same time, he leveled up his skills. However, it looked he would have to stop that because Jorhorn was nning to attack the base of the angels on that continent. Much to their surprise, they had one, and after looking around for a while, they found where it was¡­ it was in front of the chimeras dungeon.

    "Our n is simple," Jorhorn said after he dered the attack. "Kill every single angel that is nearby that dungeon. This time we can go all out because we can''t risk letting any of them live and report about our presence to that guy."

    Leon was tired of hearing about that guy without knowing his name, it was evident that he was the boss of the dungeons on that world, but until now, Jorhorn or any other didn''t tell Leon about his abilities.

    "How strong is ''that guy''?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "¡­ The army of angels has six leaders, and they are more or less two or three times stronger than the average angel in terms of health, mana, and stamina," Alurelle exined. "However, the problem is their skills and battle experience. You saw that the ordinary dungeons attack us without thinking all that much. However, those six don''t make any mistakes, and they use all their abilities from the very beginning¡­ They can be spheres of light, and by activating that, we can''t even apany them with our eyes¡­ they are so fast and deadly that we are only alive thanks to a stupid amount of luck."

    "So, it is a spell simr to the one Donan uses," Leon said.

    "Yes, but much more effective," Alurelle nodded. "Donan doesn''t have the body to withstand that skill for a long time, so the level of his Dark Aura is probably low. We can react to Donan''s attacks, but not to those six¡­ if we want to seed, we have to take them down one at a time. If we try to face two of them, we will, without a doubt, fail."

    Leon wondered why his luck had to be so terrible¡­ the enemy has six generals, and all of them were much more dangerous than Donan. Since they didn''t fool around, it was impossible to catch them off guard. Leon''s Mana Armor would probably prevent him from instant death. However, for how long?

    "We will attack at night," Jorhorn dered. "So, rest while you can and don''t make any mistakes."

    It would be quite a sight to see those seven going all out, and Leon would make sure to observe everything with his eyes wide open for many reasons. Anyway, even before decisive battles, Leon didn''t tend to rest. So, he just practiced Gravity and Telekinesis on himself to increase their effectiveness. His new spells would level up a lot using against the angels, but he would have to hit them for that to happen, and for the time being, using spells like those on such opponents was a waste of time and mana.

    Although it was a bit hard to travel at night, Leon and the others didn''t have difficulties while flying and killing the angels they found along the way. It was quite easy to find them, after all. One just had to follow the trail of destruction and fire, the more recent the trail, the easier it would be to find one.

    "I guess light magic is really abination of all four basic elements¡­ but to make thembine like this, it looks like I will have to reach a terrific level in creating all basic types of elemental magic."

    Leon concluded that after seeing a perfect hole on the ground, even though it was minimal, he could see signs of earth and water magic in those holes. The extremity of the ces that got hit by Arrow of Light of simr projectiles was a little wet, and at the same time, there was a sign that something that had mass, sttered the dirt that didn''t melt. Since the burning smell was intense, it was evident that fire was part of that kind of attack. As for wind¡­ Leon didn''t identify any signs of wind magic on those attacks, but there was no reason to believe that it wasn''t part of thebination.

    Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at the ''camp'' of the angels. There were no patrols, no barracks, tents¡­ nothing. They were only sleeping on the ground without caring for the cold of the night and the rough feeling of the ground on their bodies. Some angels were guarding the dungeon and waiting expectantly for some chimeras to appear, but there was no sign of them. There was a bonfire in the middle of their ''camp,'' but only that¡­

    "I can''t help but wonder what their end goal is¡­" Leon frowned. "They want to kill all monsters, but then what? Why they don''t even think of building a society here?"

    "It doesn''t matter," Iver smiled excitedly. "They will die, so it doesn''t matter."

    "That would be the case if they are the only ones who are still¡­ but it isn''t," Genelosa sighed. "The only way to discover that would be by talking with their leaders, but even though they are not vicious, they aren''t talkative either, when they see someone who doesn''t have wings on their backs."

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    After those seven positioned themselves around the dungeon, Leon started to fly above where the battle would happen. He was two hundred meters above the dungeon, and his job would be too oversee the entire battle and make sure that no angel would escape¡­ even though the possibility of them running away at their own volition was pretty low.

    "At this distance, the effects of Gravity and Telekinesis will be weak¡­ but it should be fine since they are going all out."

    The first one to attack had been Inr. His job was to increase visibility and give the angels one hell of a surprise. Inr jumped toward the dungeon, and then he fell, he pierced his sword on the ground, a tsunami of fire went to all directions. Not a single angel escaped from his attack, but the damage they suffered wasn''t that impressive. However, all the trees nearby got burn to a crisp.

    It wasn''t his style to start with ranged attacks, but Iver raised his sword and made lightning bolts fall around the dungeon, and not a single of them fell nearby Inr. At the same time, Jertien made it fall his ten meters long meteor on the angels that were being electrocuted, and those who escaped those three areas of effect attacks got hit by a rain of magic arrows, Ismenria created.

    "Now!" Jorhorn shouted.

    Everyone with the sole exception of Leon and Ismenria jumped andnded near the dungeon. Leon hoped to see a battle, but in reality, what happened was a carnage. The angels, after getting hit by three massive areas of effect attacks, didn''t even have time to recover and got smashed like ants and pierced like pigs. In less than a minute, five hundred were killed.

    "As expected, their power is crazy¡­ I probably can''t endure their attacks on their giant form, but the same probably won''t happen in their smaller size."

    Leon also could survive the sea of fire Inr could create, but the same things didn''t apply to Jertien''s Ice Meteors and Iver''s Lightning Bolts. He could use Transfer to escape, but the window to notice the attack and escape as small.

    Regardless, after the battle, it was time to look for items. For some reason, the weapons of the angels disappear when they die. Even when Leon tried to keep one alive to keep its weapon, his hands got burned when he touched¡­ as if it was an item that belonged only to the angels¡­

    Over the course of thest three weeks, Leon and others found some tomes, but nothing very impressive. In fact, even though the tomes gave powerful spells, Leon already knew them. Fire Lance, Lighting, Ice Lance were of those who appeared. Since everyone worked more or less with the operation, the tome would go to the one who finds it first. Usually, Ismenria would be the one to see since she had good eyes, but Leon had the advantage since he was flying above the battlefield and found the only one that appeared.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Sphere.

    Cost: 50 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    "Acid Sphere?" Leon murmured while he was frowning.

    Learn such a spell Leon never thought of creating was excellent and all, but the cooldown time was annoying. Still, Leon was a bit interested in how one could create acid using mana. Most likely, it was abination of three elements instead of two. Which elements? Leon had no idea¡­ the things he learned at his chemistry sses had been long gone forgotten.

    "Well, it is a free spell¡­ I won''t be able to level up like the others, but it maye in handy."

    It was the third spell Leon learned by using a tome, it wasn''t weak like Freeze Lance, but it wasn''t incredibly powerful like Summon Zombie, so Leon was sure that it wasn''t a trap or something like that¡­ possibly.

    Although they were sentient beings but acted a little bit like mindless monsters, Leon hesitated in testing that spell on the corpses of the angels. He felt like it was disrespectful¡­ even though he was a man who sealed the spirits of monsters in items. In the end, Leon decided to test on a random rock that didn''t melt after getting hit by Inr''s attack, even though it was possibly powerful, it was only a level one skill. It wouldn''t damage the bodies of angels that had high-level resistances.

    "Mmm¡­ it isn''t half bad."

    Leon shot the Acid Sphere, and it melted a part of a rock and created a hole that it had the size of the Acid Sphere, which was the size of a human head. It would be useful against monsters that had high-defense, noticing the potential, Leon had an idea. Even though he had to wait five seconds to cast another Acid Sphere, if he wanted, using Multi-Conjuration, he could cast nine of those and level it up much faster¡­ if he has a powerful target.

    "I guess I will test it on the chimeras."

    Leon reunited with the others and frowned when he saw Inr and Iver stepping on the bodies of the angels. Leon already expected that, but it looked like Inr was quite vicious as well. It couldn''t be helped; they lost theirs to those creatures and probably saw several of their friends and rtives being killed by them, after all.

    "What is the n now, brother?" Alurelle asked.

    "We will use this ce as a temporary base," Jorhorn dered. "Hunting chimeras should help us somewhat, and we will also need to store potions and anything useful that we may found on the dungeon shop."

    Leon opened his eyes widely; he had forgotten about checking the dungeon shops of that world. Still, he wondered if he would find something useful for him. Leon had almost had one hundred million coins¡­ he certainly was bound to find something, right?

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    Ice Meteor

    Cost: 300 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    Price: 1000000

    Sunburn

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Duration: 30 seconds

    Cooldown time: 180 seconds

    Price: 500000

    Electric Rope

    Cost: 150 mana

    Duration: 15 seconds

    Cooldown time: 30 seconds

    Price: 500000

    Ghost Punch

    Cost: 50 stamina

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    Price: 100000

    "Well, it doesn''t matter¡­ I hate the term luck, anyways."

    Those were the tomes Leon found being sold at the dungeon shop, even though Ghost Punch was cool since it was like punching someone without getting close, the cost was too high. The most powerful one he found was Ice Meteor, but after watching Jertien using many times, Leon was sure he could replicate it¡­ he just needed a month or two to practice. Still, the tomes Leon saw being sold at the shop gave Leon a few good ideas. He would try to learn those spells himself without having to deal with their drawbacks. It was better that way.

    "Even If I have to go to a world where every single monster is a dragon, I will definitely find a tome that will teach me Teleportation, and I will buy it."

    Leon also didn''t find any decent weapons being sold, rather every weapon in that shop was weak inparison to his mithril weapons¡­ There were a few of those being sold, but the effects were quite subpar. Besides, why would Leon buy weapons when Leon can create them?

    "Right now, I don''t need any of those¡­ the things I do need and want aren''t here and probably won''t appear in the shop either."

    Contrary to Leon''s prediction, several things were appearing and disappearing currently in the shop. That was weird¡­ they were the only ones killing monsters. No¡­ the angels were also killing monsters¡­

    "I already suspected that¡­ but to think that monsters can even interfere in the dungeon shop. I guess in their eyes. I''m a monster too¡­ will I drop a tome or items if I die?"<sub> </sub>

    That way of thinking was a little disturbing, but it was possible. Considering Leon''s experience so far, it was clear that the assimtion was something that was being controlled by someone. It would be too weird if it weren''t. After all, how can someone exin the worlds in different parts of the universe getting connected by an odd crystal?

    While Leon was thinking about that, the first chimera appeared. It was an excellent chance to see what that thing could do, and Leon almost missed the opportunity because Jertien smashed the beast with his hammer.

    Chimera

    Health: 12000/12000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Stamina: 14000/14000

    Active Skills: Fly Lv 300, War Cry Lv 310, Poison Bullet Lv 300, Poison Mist Lv 330

    Passive Skills: Winds Resistance Lv 290, Fire Resistance Lv 310, Thunder Resistance Lv 250, Frightening Aura Lv 320

    "Mmm... those things have some useful skills. The Poison Mist could probably help us against the angels. The problem is... which weapon should I seal those skills?"

    Leon would probably learn Poison Arrow if he seals their spirits inside a bow, he might even learn something like Poison Arrow Shower in case he doesn''t learn Poison Mist directly. Although as much as Leon wanted to learn spells that could cast poison, he had no idea how to do so. It wasn''t something he could createbining the elements¡­ probably.

    "Next time, try to crush only their lower half," Leon said to Jertien. "Perhaps I can make something good using a chimera."

    "Okay, boy," Jertien nodded.

    Leon thought he would ask a piece of equipment that could grant him the effects Leon wanted, but it looked like that wasn''t the case. It was strange. Everyone knew that Leon could add some skill of the monsters to weapons, the most high-leveled ones had the chance toe, but they didn''t ask for weapons that could poison enemies.

    "I guess this is a warrior thing¡­ they must be thinking among the lines ''poison is for cowards''¡­ or something like that."

    Poisonous Mithril Bow

    It grants you the skills: Poison Arrow Lv 150. Dexterity + 150, Speed + 150

    "It isn''t a fast as my spells that can be used non-stop, but I guess it is something... I really need to train Archery and uracy anyway, so this should be enough."

    It would be great if he could transfer the level of War Cry to the Emperor''s Katana¡­ Leon tried but failed. Chimeras were definitely poison type monsters¡­ not neutral. Regardless, Leon also put the spirit of a chimera in one of his spears and obtained War Cry Level 155.

    "I should learn this... the problem is, I don''t fight in groups all that much. Besides, at least one of them probably knows this skill."

    It was a good idea to learn the skill itself instead of relying on items, but Leon also had no idea how to infuse mana on his voice in order to give the boost of status to his allies.

    "Inr, Iver, and Ismenria," Jorhorn said. "You three will look for enemies and crush them if they get too close. The others will help me to fill Soul Eater with ours and the monsters'' mana."

    Leon didn''t have to help Jorhorn, Alurelle, Genelosa, and Jertien, even on their smaller form, they could easily defeat the chimeras. So, he decided to practice a new spell. It wouldn''t help him all that much against the angels, but Leon decided to practice Freezing Mist, the most powerful spell that Lennart could use.

    "Abination of wind and water magic¡­"

    It wasn''t something Leon could put to practice because the power of his single target spells was devastating, but he could at least for a few seconds, use the spells on himself, and level up them a little faster. Although it took a few days, Leon eventually learned the spell. He already knew the tricks tobine two different elements, after all.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Freezing Mist.

    Cost: 20 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Freezing Mist has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Freezing Mist has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I hate cold¡­ I definitely hate cold¡­ Achoo!" Leon murmured.

    The battles against angels became more and more scarce, so Leon focused on his training as much as he could. For some reason, that dungeon never spawned any boss, and the spawning rate of ordinary chimeras was quite slow. So, for both reasons, Jorhorn decided that it was time to move on to the next continent.

    "Genelosa, how do you think we should proceed?" Jorhorn asked.

    "If we are cautious, we should attack the northern continent next," Genelosa answered. "The number of dungeons there is much higher, so we will be able to eliminate many more angels. However, it will be hard to move without being noticed. There aren''t many well-hidden ces that we can use."

    "That is not a problem," Jorhorn said. "With my powers and with Soul Eater, I will be able to create a fake mountain or an underground shelter that is capable of keeping us hidden."

    "An underground shelter will do, but it won''t be pleasant," Genelosa said. "The northern continent is a massive desert, and the heat is annoying, and at night the cold isn''t less unpleasant."

    Leon started to wonder when he would see some civilization in that world. The southern continent didn''t have much aside from forests and mountains. If the northern continent was a vast desert, then it looked like the only ce he could see cities or something would be on the central continent. However, considering the angels'' behavior, Leon wouldn''t probably see a single building standing. Things built by sinful creatures are probably wicked in their eyes too.

    Regardless, it looked like Leon would be able to train his Fire and Ice Resistance on the next stage. So, instead of keep leveling up Freezing Mist, Leon decided to practice new thunder spells. However, he would have to do thatter because the harvesters would have to travel in their smaller form in order not to let themselves be noticed. Meanwhile, Leon would have to carry their gear using Telekinesis.

    The tripsted for four weeks because the southern and northern continents were literally on opposite sides of that. Not only that, since passing near the central continent wasn''t a good idea now, but they also had to cross a massive ocean. For many other reasons, like Leon didn''t have enough mana to carry tons in equipment for long periods of time and dungeons that were along the way, they were forced to stop and only proceed after securing the route ahead of themselves.

    ??Yep, I''m not going to ally myself with any other race on the brink of extinction¡­ they will just treat me like a luggage carrier¡­ to hell with that."

    Given the circumstances, it couldn''t be helped, but Leon didn''t want to be treated like a convenient tool, even if it couldn''t be helped. Maybe it was because two months have passed since the n to recover the harvesters world had started, but Leon was getting more impatient than usual. Perhaps it was because he couldn''t decide his actions freely, or maybe it was because of his rusty social skills. Either way, the only thing he knew was that he didn''t want to spend a decade to recover those sixs.

    Leon had already imagined the northern continent when Genelosa described it, but the ce was even more insane than she mentioned. There were only the yellow sand and the blue sky in all directions¡­ Leon had no idea how they would move and not get lost without a map. Even if all of them could fly, they wouldn''t be able to locate the dungeons and angels if they fly high enough to see a big part of the continent.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess he wants to practice his earth magic since he didn''t use it all that much in thest two months."

    Although Leon''s specialty was earth magic, Jorhornd decided to create their massive underground hideout alone. It wasn''t that efficient doing that by himself when Leon clearly had the most potent magic among the group¡­ but he was the leader, and that was his choice.

    While Jorhorn was taking out a massive amount of the sand, he created walls around the hole he was making. It didn''t take long before the hole was like two hundred meters deep, but he didn''t stop. The walls Jorhorn created using earth magic were sturdy, but a little too rough. Leon wondered why he couldn''t be a bit more precise, but soon he forgot about because Jorhorn didn''t intend to sleep on an uneven ground again, heunched some object to the hole, and then that tower appeared.

    "Ah¡­ I had forgotten about that¡­"

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 6823 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 132 +

    Intelligence: 1514 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 1001 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins:93541263

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Analysis Lv 27, Concentrated Shot Lv 21, Water Transformation Lv 54, Wind Transformation Lv 54, Water Creation Lv 71, Wind Creation Lv 72, Fire Creation Lv 106, Mana Reinforcement Lv 130, Mana Eater Lv 115, Mana Dominion Lv 109, War Cry Lv 155, Seal Lv 93, Appraisal Lv 77, Haste Lv 155, Telekinesis Lv 115, Gravity Lv 60, Transfer Lv 100, Explosive Fire Arrow Lv 35, Magma Arrow Lv 20, Magma Punch Lv 20, Spinning Earth Arrow Lv 65, Earth Needle Lv 70, Acid Sphere Lv 21, Poison Arrow Lv 150, Freezing Mist Lv 51

    Passive Skills: uracy Lv 56, Craft Lv 106, Farming Lv 52, Archery Lv 41, cksmith Lv 94, Alchemy Lv 123, Wind Resistance Lv 65, Ice Resistance Lv 76, Sleep Resistance Lv 70, Multi-Conjuration Lv 95, Magic Craftmanship Lv 68, Magic cksmith Lv 68, Light Resistance Lv 200, Illusion Resistance Lv 30, Fast Conjuration Lv 60

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    Although the tower had some useful functions¡­ it didn''t have a venttion system. So, Iver had to use his magic to keep the air breathable, Jertien and Genelosa had to keep things fresh during the day, and Inr had to keep the tower warm at night¡­ using his fire magic.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Punch.

    Cost: 20 mana

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Arrow.

    Cost: 30 mana

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    p You obtained 01 status points.</anda>

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    While Jorhorn, Ismenria, Genelosa, and Jertien were trying to map the continent, finding the new dungeons and where the angels were supposed to be. Leon, Inr, Iver, and Alurelle were killing all the monsters that got too close to the dungeon. Although the tower was well-hidden under the desert, they had some noisy and insistent neighbors.

    zing Earthworm

    Health: 14000/14000

    Mana: 11000/11000

    Stamina: 14000/14000

    Active Skills: methrower Lv 300, Earth Maniption Lv 310, Fire Creation Lv 280, Burning Aura Lv 330

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 290, Fire Resistance Lv 310, Earth Resistance Lv 250, Rage Lv 310

    Those monsters only appeared when the world reached the third stage of assimtion, so they could quickly destroy the earth walls Jorhorn created. That being said, the fact that they had to keep their mouths open to do everything was their downfall. Leon practiced his new thunder spells on them since their mouths were great practice targets.

    "methrower¡­ it sounds interesting."

    At first, Leon considered creating a weapon and give that power to it, but soon, he changed his mind. It was better to learn the spell itself, and that kind of attack gave Leon another exciting idea.

    "Wouldn''t it be awesome if I could replicate the same kind of attack using other elements? Instead of holding back an enemy for a few seconds, I could stop it for several more if I could use shot lightning bolts through my hands non-stop."

    It would be weird to replicate that using earth magic, but even using water, Leon could stop a monster''s advance using something like that. He could perhaps even kill it if he makes the attack concentrated in a single spot!<sub> </sub>

    Leon felt like he should train his elemental resistance a bit more, but that idea was too good just to put on his list of the things he wanted to learn. Although a simr effect could be obtained by leveling up Fast Conjuration, it could be used at different moments to get different results. Leon started to practice immediately, but it took him a few days to learn the spell per se.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: methrower.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm¡­ I guess my habit of trying to conserve mana slowed me down a little bit. This type of spell doesn''t require a certain speed to be learned, but arge amount of mana must be consumed to learn it."

    While Leon was analyzing his new spell, Jertien approached to see the damage Leon caused to the reinforced walls Jorhorn created. Since it was only at level one, the signs of damage were meager, but there were signs.

    "You sure learn spells fast," Jertien rubbed.

    "That is probably because my intelligence is somewhat high, and I increased it since the very beginning," Leon said.

    "That is probably the case," Jertien nodded. "Since you made that kind of choice, you can learn spells quite fast¡­ that being said, it is a bit dreadful seeing you learn so fast when my intelligence is higher than yours."

    Despite hearing that, Leon didn''t feel anything, it was the result of his own actions, after all. If Leon''s attacks could increase by every point, he allocated in intelligence. The same thing could be applied to Jertien''s defenses. He still needed to test the effects of the growth of other stats, but it was evident that they wouldn''t be as efficient as his intelligence.

    Regardless, even though it was cool to keep shooting mes like that, it wouldn''t be that useful against the angels. They were fast, and methrower also had an effective range. Still, Leon decided to level up that spell.

    "Can I use that on you?" Leon asked. "You have a spell of ice that freezes the area around you and decreases the power of fire attacks, right?"

    "Sure, go on." Jertien smiled.

    Congrattions! The skill methrower has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill methrower has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill methrower has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Jertien''s cooperation was suspicious, but Leon wouldn''t lose that chance. Despite the speed that methrower was leveling up, Leon didn''t see Jertien even moving away from the mes. He didn''t use his hammer to block either¡­ that was the power of his defensive skills.

    "I guess that is to be expected¡­ even if he obtained the power of the spirit of ice, he didn''t have to sacrifice his Fire Resistance."

    Leon wondered if he could learn that Frozen Aura, that kind of skill would be beneficial since it could stop fire attacks like that. It was also possible that it could increase the power of ice attacks, but Leon decided not to ask if that was the case to Jertien since it was like trying to learn the weaknesses and strengths of one of his primary skills. Leon tried to change the nature of his Mana Armor and wanted to make it colder and hotter, but he failed. Unfortunately, it looked like that kind of skill could only be learned by making pacts with spirits¡­ Leon could only hope that he would meet those spirits someday in the future.

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    After exploring the northern continent for one week, Jorhorn decided to act again. Leon didn''t know it, but the tower had an electronic panel that had the map of the six worlds. However, aside from that, nothing was registered, because everyone knew that monsters destroyed everything over thest twenty years. Still, after exploring for a week, it had seven new entries. Those were locations of the dungeons of that continents, and the ''camps'' of angels were nearby as well.

    "After observing those ces for a week, we concluded a few things," Jorhorn said while he was pointing to the screen. "The number of dungeons in our worlds decreased, but all of them spawn new creatures. Chimeras, mermaids, merman, and Fire Earthworms are four of them. The others are Reptilians, Cyclops, and Centaurs. They are at the same level as the Chimeras, but their dungeon is much more active. So, we will be able to use them for a while."

    "The situation is supposed to be more difficult," Alurelle frowned. "Why didn''t you tell the problems we will have to face yet?"

    "I was going to start now¡­" Jorhorn sighed. "There are several problems. Those dungeons aren''t that far away from each other. All of them are located on the southern side of this continent, and the angels tend to fly to other dungeons at random moments. There is a chance that we may find a slightly smarter angel among them, one that will retreat once it notices our approach and then tells their leader about us. If we want to seed in destroying them without fail, we will have to destroy all of them in a single night."

    "We already seeded once," Iver said. "We can do that seven times easily."

    "As I said, the dungeons of those ces are very active," Jorhorn added. "So, to keep the monsters of those ces from leaving their dungeons, we will have to leave someone nearby to kill the monsters. Otherwise, the monsters poption in this world will increase, and that will give the chance of the angels in the central continent to notice that something is wrong here."

    "I see¡­ so the more we seed, the harder the battles will get, and our chances of failing will also increase¡­" Genelosa sighed. "How troublesome."

    There was a way to solve that problem, Leon just had to use Summon Zombie. However, it looked like they didn''t know how useful that skill was. So, Leon started to wonder about what he should do¡­ exin the card in his hands or just wait and see.

    "As expected, this skill is too suspicious¡­ not even those guys who lived for hundreds of years know what I can do with this skill¡­ I don''t want to use this skill even more."

    "So, even Leon will have to watch one of the dungeons¡­" Alurelle said. "Or he will have to help thest of us to destroy thest enemy camp of this continent¡­"

    "We can''t keep watching those ces forever," Jertien dered. "After are we going to do when we have to attack the central continent?"<sub> </sub>

    "I didn''t say we have to watch the dungeons forever, only until we get stronger enough to kill that fucker," Jorhorn said. "Having one dungeon to each one of us will increase our speed growth, so it is perfect¡­ as long as he doesn''t leave the central continent to make some inspections."

    "I guess it makes sense," Ismenria said. "With our numbers, we can''t protect six worlds from monsters forever. We will only be able to do that after increasing our numbers¡­ and that will take a long while."

    Repoption¡­ Leon felt like giving them a hand, but then he recalled that the holy sword lost its edge, and he didn''t have time to fool around in other worlds. Besides, leave some kids behind who would never know their father was something Leon didn''t want to do. Putting those thoughts aside, Leon finally understood why Jorhorn was so cautious. Conquering that world first and slowly was necessary because he wanted to build the strength of the group. Once they defeat one of the six enemy generals, the others would probably find a way toe and attack them. They were doing things slowly, in order to seed in case that happens.

    "Well, I probably won''t have a dungeon by myself, but I will make good use of them when I obtain the opportunity. It is not like they can stay awake forever, after all."

    Although Leon wanted Volt''s power, it was better if he stays grinding in a single dungeon until the teleportation tome appears on the dungeon shop, or a simr skill appears, or until Leon collects enough mana using Soul Eater and he builds a telescope powerful enough for him to see Earth.

    "For the time being, we will strengthen ourselves for one month," Jorhorn dered. "Until we collect enough mana to let us go all out for several hours, we will stay hidden, killing the angels that may appear and the fire earthworms."

    "Isn''t it dangerous to wait for such a long time?" Alurelle asked. "We destroyed their base on the southern continent, even though you tried to hide any traces of the battle using earth magic, that guy will certainly be suspicious if he hears about it."

    "Even if he suspects of our existence, he can''t confirm it," Jorhorn said. "Besides, we are well hidden in here, and we will keep our eyes on the angels'' movements. We just have to keep training and adapt our n if something happens."

    Leon would have one month to grind his skills and obtain some extra status points¡­ Although, as much as he wanted to keep improving his telescope, it was better to level up his offensive skills. He needed the power to clear the dungeons of that world with ease. Although he probably could kill the monsters there using Magma Spear, he couldn''t use that against every single monster. Besides, he also needed to create magic items using their spirits.

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    Leon''s main goal was to return home; to do that, he had to do two things. The first was not to die, and the second was to obtain enough mana in order to return home using Transfer. To do both, he needed to get stronger, and the only way to get stronger was by fighting against powerful opponents. However, it was clear that the monsters of that world were way out of his league. If he fights against one or two, he might win¡­ but not against the army of monsters that were continually leaving the dungeons.

    "I need to learn and train a single spell that will stop the monsters from killing me and, at the same time, will kill them, while it conserves some of my mana."

    Leon didn''t know how, but it looked like the dungeons spawned between two and three monsters per minute. The easiest way to deal with them would be leveling up Fast-Conjuration until level two hundred. By doing that, Leon would be able to cast fifteen magic projectiles per second. If he could borrow Soul Eater, he would be able to do that, but Jorhorn was collecting mana to him and his friends. So, Leon''s only option was to learn a new spell that was simr to methrower and would be able to stop the monsters even at a low-level.

    "A thunder spell will do the trick¡­ at the very least, it will help me to keep the monsters at bay. While I paralyze them using a constant thunder spell, I will destroy their heads with some other spell that has more power. Until the thunder spell has enough power on its own."

    Following the same logic of methrower, Leon created a constant breeze leaving from the palm of his hand. Little by little, he increased the power of wind until it became powerful enough to be another spell.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Air Beam.

    Cost: 40 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Air Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Air Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Air Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Okay¡­ now I just have to strengthen the wind."

    Leon decided to go slowly because things could get dangerous. He would have a much easier time once he obtains the powers from Volt, but things weren''t that convenient. Also, little by little, the wind began to emit electricity, and since that was hard to control as always, Leon received some damage several times. Despite all that, things were going well since he was sending his concentrated mana in a single direction continuously. The number of times he got shocked were much smaller than Leon predicted. Still, since his power wasn''t something tough at, his Thunder Resistance leveled up several times while Leon was trying to learn the spell.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ...

    Leon increased his intelligence and control to learn the spell faster, but it took one week for him to receive the notification¡­ Although his intelligence increased his powers, it looked like Leon had some affinity with other elements instead of wind.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Ray.

    Cost: 60 mana per second

    ? You obtained 01 status points.

    "Oh well¡­ no pain, no gain, I guess."

    In the end, Leon''s hard work paid off. Although Thunder Ray didn''t fly in a straight line, it always hit Leon''s target. Besides, the speed of the projectile wasn''t something most creatures could react in time to dodge the attack. In fact, even after hundreds of years of battles, Leon doubted that even the harvesters could avoid that attack. Perhaps blocking them was possible, it would decrease the damage they would receive, but it would be painful and¡­ shocking.

    "All this trouble could be avoided if I had decided to buy potions or frequently use blue angel leaves. While I''m fine in using those to train, it isn''t a good idea to rely on them in the middle of a battle. Any smart enemy will try to prevent me from using them. Besides, the moments I focus on restoring my mana will be a moment where my focus will wane."

    Leon didn''t waste time and went to y with the fire earthworms using his new toy. Since Leon couldn''t leave the hideout to buy potions and he was still renting his blue angel leaves, he used Mana-Eater to restore some of his mana by absorbing the energy of some trash magic items he made. He had tons of those which were made of steel, and those aren''t useful anymore. So, it was time to get rid of those.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Leon leveled up that skill non-stop for three weeks, in the end, he had to use it for sixteen seconds before he could kill a fire earthworm. Leon had to use three times more mana than Magma Spear consumed. He decreased that time by half using mithril rings that increased his intelligence, but then again, Leon didn''t feel satisfied with that.

    "I guess I would have to keep improving while I try to stop all the monsters of a single dungeon of this world by myself¡­"

    The time finally came to crush all the angels'' camps on the continent, so Leon had to put his training on hold because that was a job they couldn''t fail.

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    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Achoo!" Leon sneezed.

    Leon already knew that deserts were cold at night, but to know something and feel it with his own flesh were two very different things. Thanks to Inr''s fire magic, the nights in the tower were pretty warm. So, Leon started to wonder if he also would have to endure the scorching desert during the day and the freezing of the nights in order to use those dungeons.

    "I guess it was a sacrifice I will have to make¡­ all for those sweet, sweet status points."

    If Leon was having a hard time dealing with the harsh weather, the harvesters and angels looked pretty much okay with them. They weren''t wearing any extra pieces of clothing, and the angels were even sleeping on the sand. That was quite brave considering that the fire earthworms could attack them quickly like that, or perhaps they already traumatized those creatures and now didn''t have to worry about them.

    "It looks like this group of angels is bigger than the one we faced before," Jertien said.

    "It won''t be a problem," Jorhorn said. "As long as we attack like before, they won''t have any chance to run away or try to fight. We have enough mana to pull this off several times, so don''t hold back."

    Like before, Leon''s job would be to oversee the battlefield from above. So, he flew up and went to his position, even from his current height, he could see the dungeon was spawning chimeras. Since he already created some weapons using them, he didn''t want to stay on that dungeon for long.

    "I guess the variety of monsters will also decrease the more thes get deeper and deeper on the assimtion process."

    It wasn''t a good idea to assume things, but Leon couldn''t help but doing it so anyway. Even Earth had several dungeons that spawned the same type of monsters, after all. Regardless, Leon was itching to test his Thunder Ray on the angels. His job was to stop them in case some try to run, even though Gravity was more efficient, he could afford to spend some mana since only a few would be able to survive the fullbo of the harvesters.

    Just like before, Inr ''warmed'' things up with his fire magic and a big dramatic entrance. Jertien followed his lead and made it rain Ice Meteors around his friend. After that, Iver cast a Thunderstorm and fried the angels that didn''t die after the first two waves of attacks. One lightning bolt fell on Inr''s right shoulder¡­ it was clear that had been intentional, Inr looked at Iver annoyed, but he just shrugged. Much to Leon''s surprise, even though that camp had more enemies, those three alone finished every single angel in a matter of seconds¡­ Leon didn''t even have the chance to test Thunder Ray.

    Iver (Wind)

    Health: 30500/30500

    Mana: 8700/8700

    Stamina: 24000/24000

    Active Skills: Wind Transformation Lv 382, Wind Creation Lv 331, Electric Aura Lv 291, Thunder de Lv 297

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 338, Swordsmanship Lv 335, Wind Absorption Lv 112, Thunder Absorption Lv 129<sub> </sub>

    Inr (Fire)

    Health: 33000/33000

    Mana: 11700/11700

    Stamina: 25200/25200

    Active Skills: Fire Transformation Lv 405, Fire Creation Lv 349, Burning Aura Lv 321, Fire de Lv 319

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 349, Swordsmanship Lv 369, Fire Absorption Lv 312, Pain Resistance Lv 259

    Jertien (Ice)

    Health: 30300/30300

    Mana: 9900/9900

    Stamina: 24200/24200

    Active Skills: Frost Nova Lv 339, Ice Meteor Lv 325, Ice Arrow Rain Lv 295, Frozen Enchantment Lv 316

    Passive Skills: Ice Resistance Lv 309, Hammer Mastery Lv 308, Ice Absorption Lv 315, Meditation Lv 265

    "It is obvious, but I''m not the only one who grew stronger in the past few months¡­ in fact, their growth is much more noticeable. Their recovery is also higher, and they can store energy¡­ so they can level up their skills much faster."

    Putting those thoughts aside, Leon started to look for loot, but only a few crappy magic items had been found.

    "We have to move," Jorhorn dered. "Ismenria, you will guard this dungeon. The others wille with me to the next camp."

    "You should have told me that earlier!" Ismenria stomped on the ground. "If I knew I would be the one who would guard the first dungeon, I would have brought my bed!"

    "¡­ This ce isn''t for you to rx," Jorhorn sighed. "It is to grow stronger. We don''t know what might happen at the other camps, so don''t drop your guard."

    The next dungeon was thirty kilometers away from their location, so it wouldn''t be surprising if a team of angels noticed the noise and came to investigate. So, they couldn''t waste time. Despite the cloudy weather, they had Leon to scout ahead and see if any angels wereing, He found a group of them heading toward the dungeon they attacked. So, he used his Thunder Ray inside the clouds to alert the harvesters. The angels didn''t even imagine their enemies had created that phenomenon. Regardless, those six angels got easily crushed.

    Ten minutester, Jorhorn gave the sign for another attack to begin. This time, Inr, Iver, and Jertienbo didn''t finish the enemies off. So, Leon had time to use Thunder Ray on a couple of angels that tried to attack the harvesters from above. Despite catching them off-guard, Leon didn''t manage to kill the angels¡­ even with the rings, he only managed to stop them from moving. The angels recovered from damage Leon was caused almost immediately.

    "Shit¡­ it needs even more power, huh."

    It couldn''t be helped due to the circumstance, but Leon would have to level up Thunder Ray and put a lot of points in intelligence before he finally obtains the power to defeat angels alone.

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    A few hourster, Leon and the harvesters finally managed to secure three more dungeons. Genelosa and Alurelle stayed behind to defend the previous two dungeons.

    "You will stay here," Jorhorn dered. "Eventually, we will return and confirm our sess to you."

    Leon looked around and saw the corpses of hundreds of angels and some mermaids. The dungeon was located on a beach on the southern part of the northern continent, and that only meant one thing, Leon would have to guard the dungeon, which was the closest to the central continent.

    "Even if your powers are not enough," Jorhorn smirked. "Considering your new spell, you should be able to deal with the monsters here."

    Leon indeed was weak inparison to the mob monsters of that world, but he didn''t want to hear that from him. Still, Leon decided to shut up and just nod. The elemental advantage would help him, as much as he wanted to create weapons using the spirits of cyclops, reptilians, and centaurs, and even seeing them, Leon had to move at the correct pace.

    Fortunately, even the angels needed the light of campfires to fight. So, Leon didn''t have to create one after Jorhorn and the others left to clean the other camps.

    "Let''s see how much I improved against those mermaids¡­ Also, I should keep my eyes off their boobs just in case."

    Half of the mermaids'' dungeon was underwater, so Leon had to be careful in order not to let them flee to the ocean. However, that wasn''t a problem, thanks to Mana Dominion. That skill was at a level where Leon could feel anything within two hundred and twenty meters around him. The very moment three mermaids left the dungeon, it was the moment where Leon electrocuted them with two Thunder Rays. Although he only managed to hit two directly, the ocean conducted the electricity and also shocked the third monster. After being hit for five seconds, all mermaids died.

    "Thanks to the elemental advantage, I can kill them using the same amount of mana I would have to use by using Magma Spear¡­ isn''t half bad, but¡­ it is all thanks to these rings."

    It was a weird feeling, Leon created those rings using his own power, but couldn''t help but feel frustrated¡­ it was probably because after he left the ind, he didn''t have much of a hard time against the monsters. Or perhaps it was because Thunder Ray wasn''t that awesome as he imagined it would be.

    "My standards when ites to magic are too damn high¡­ There is no spell that I want more than teleportation, after all."

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ...

    Leon managed to level up Thunder Ray quite a bit before morning came, surprisingly, soon after things became brighter again, Jertien appeared.

    "Hey, there," Jertien said. "It looks like you have been guarding the dungeon well."

    "Where are the others?" Leon asked.

    "Protecting their respective dungeons," Jertien answered. "Soon, I will have to do the same, but before that, I havee to tell you something. We will need you to create Checkpoints near the dungeons and connect them to our tower. We will use that in case something happens and when we feel like resting for a while."

    "So, everything went well?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, you don''t have to worry," Jertien smiled calmly. "Despite our numbers, we managed to secure all the dungeons. Anyway, you will have the chance to use this dungeon as much as you want. However, to save time, you will also have to help us move from our base to the dungeons."

    That would be a massive pain in the ass, but considering the situation, it couldn''t be helped. Leon could only Transfer himself and others to a point where he could see with his eyes. That n was a bit risky, but it wasn''t like Jorhorn could solve that problem just by thinking of something. Again, Leon could solve everything by using Summon Zombie, but again he decided to stay quiet about it.

    "All right then," Leon said. "I will do that."

    In the end, Leon would have a dungeon to train by himself. It was a dungeon of a world that was on the third stage of assimtion, so he couldn''t ask for more at the moment to grow stronger.

    It took Leon an entire day to create the checkpoints in all dungeons, but in the end, even though Checkpoint wasn''t as useful as Transfer, it would be helpful in the future.

    For a few days, Leon did nothing but killed mermaids. Some mermen noticed the ughtered caused by Leon and came from the sea to attack him, but they suffered the same fate. Regardless, even though Leon didn''t enter the dungeon, but only checked the shop now, and then, Inr and Iver did, and they also learned something interesting. If monsters wanted, they could use the purple crystal of the dungeons to return to their own.

    "I didn???t remember monsters doing that back on Earth or Miebos¡­ I guess this is only possible because this world is on the third stage of assimtion."

    Another weird thing about those dungeons, it was the fact that they didn''t spawn any boss. That was weird since Leon was pretty sure those six angel generals were bosses¡­ or at least he imagined that they were. Although most mob monsters were troublesome alone, the fact that the dungeons didn''t spawn bosses helped Leon¡­ at least that was true gainst mermaids and merman.

    "I just hope nothing will happen for a while¡­ although I can use the Checkpoint or even Transfer to escape, I really need to grow stronger as fast as I can."

    Maybe those words were one of those death gs, but Leon couldn''t care less about such a thing. Although he was hoping for the best, he would never stop preparing for the worst.

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    One month passed without any incident, so Leon couldn''t help but frown, imagining that the angel general of that world was cking off on his duties. Any decent leader would have noticed that the angels that were on the northern and southern continent didn''t send any word or even appear.

    "Perhaps he doesn''t care¡­"

    His minions were quite crazy, after all. Besides, if the angels are numerous enough to conduct a conquest of six worlds and decimate the sentient beings of that world. Losing a few thousand was probably nothing¡­ for a cold blood leader.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    After a month using only Thunder Ray, Leon finally decreased the time he had to spend electrocuting mermaids from five to three seconds in order to kill them. So, he decided to work on his survivability again. Using Telekinesis and Gravity, he could control the mermaids and prevent them from escaping. Since they couldn''t do anything else, they attacked him with their Water Cannon. The level of that skill was quite high, so Leon leveled up Mana Armor insanely fast¡­ at the price of his own mana.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess I also should learn Water Cannon..."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Cannon.

    Cost: 40 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon had to stop training his Mana Armor for a few days in order to have enough mana, but he eventually learned. It took him almost a week because he could only practice between battles, after all.

    "It looks like they don''t n on using me to guard other dungeons... so, I guess it is time to start my secret training."

    Leon postponed that because he needed to obtain the power to y all the mermaids that leave the dungeon before anything. Besides, he had to confirm that everyone would act precisely the same for a few days in order to chance his own routine.

    Although it was tiresome, all harvesters and even Leon could only rest once every seventy hours. Someone always has to keep an eye on the dungeons, so it couldn''t be helped. Every ten hours, Leon would use Checkpoint to move one person from a dungeon to the base, and thest person who had rested on the tower would go to that same dungeon. As expected, that was annoying since Leon was the only one who had to do the extra work, but at least that allowed him to confirm that he wasn''t being watched.

    Even if it were secret training, it would be useless unless Leon learns how to counter Appraisal. It was evident that all the harvesters could see his status and skills, so such a thing was necessary before anything.

    "I don''t know if I can consider Appraisal to be as one of the elemental skills¡­ but the skill to counter it certainly belongs to the shadow element. Donan and that shadowy figure are living proofs of that. The problem is, I didn''t find any monster aside from demons that may have that element."

    Maybe Leon would be able to obtain that skill once his Mana Concealment reaches level one thousand, but then again¡­ he didn''t have time to level up his skill to that point. Could he learn the skill without even a bit of an idea on how to create the elements shadow and light?

    "Donan didn''t have items, so he actually received as a skill the means to counter Appraisal."

    If white was the mix of all colors and ck was theck of any color, Leon imagined that he would be able to replicate shadow and light using the same theory. But he wasn''t even sure if he knew all basic elemental magic¡­ no, he probably knew. Wind, water, fire, and earth definitely were the basic elements. Ice, magma, thunder, and steel were only the strengthened version of those elements. So, to learn light magic, Leon would probably have to mix all elements¡­ but since his first goal was to counter Appraisal, he would have to start on the tricky part.

    "If I can''t find a monster that can do something like that, then the only option is to learn by trial and error."

    p Just concentrating mana around his body wasn''t enough. Even if Leon tries to create a condensed aura of mana around himself, he would only produce mithril, so that obviously wasn''t the answer. The obvious way to counter Appraisal was by using Invisibility, but Leon was pretty sure that spell belonged to the light-type magic.</anda>

    While Leon was pondering about those things, three mermaids left the dungeon. In a hurry, he used Thunder Ray and fried to the point past of well-done. If they weren''t so ugly and had humanoid forms, Leon would have considered to eat, but since that was the case, he decided to ignore his hunger.

    "Although concentrating my mana around me doesn''t look like to be the answer... Donan did exactly that, but no... Dark Aura is a different spell. It can''t be that rted to the skill I''m looking for."

    While Leon was shaking his head, another three mermaids appeared. It looked like the beasts didn''t want to let him find the answer he was looking for¡­ That greatly irritated Leon, so he fried them a bit more this time.

    "Those bitches keep bothering and didn''t even drop a single fucking tome¡­" Leon sighed. "As expected, not even a ring that doubles my luck can solve the problem of my misfortune."

    Thinking about luck and misfortune was a waste of time itself, so Leon shook off those thoughts of his head. In the end, he had no choice but to endure the interruptions as well.

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    After a month trying to learn any principle of the magic of the element shadow, Leon reached a single conclusion¡­

    "The guy who invented this status screen is the biggest asshole in the whole universe and across all the multiverse¡­ I raised my intelligence time and time again, but that didn''t make me wiser or smarter. It only increased the power of my magic. Although I''m thankful for that, why that asshole didn''t change ''intelligence'' to ''magic power''? Stupid bastard¡­"

    After trying to find an answer and finding nothing, Leon out a long sigh. He already knew that increasing intelligence didn''t make him smarter or wiser, but after such a long time and not finding a single clue was too frustrating. At that point in time, it was evident that the angel general wouldn''t travel around the world looking for troublemakers. It made sense since he and his minions only had to deal with monsters, after all. But still¡­ Leon didn''t have all the time in the world to waste on an alien.

    "More than three years have passed since that fucker summoned me to Miebos¡­ I thought I became powerful and that I could solve everything with magic¡­ I was dead wrong."

    Congrattions! The skill Mental fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As if the system wasughing at Leon''s situation, he received that message. Usually, he would snap even at the empty air, but since he received a free status point, he didn''t. Anyway, it has been a long time since Leon felt suchck of progress. It was really frustrating because he couldn''t get angry and level up Rage, the cause of that situation was his half-dead brain, after all.

    "As if this situation isn''t enough... those freaking mermaids don''t drop a single tome." Leon clicked his tongue. "Damn you... fucking ugly-ass bitches."

    One of the many reasons Leon decided to ignore luck; it was because he was naturally unlucky. It looked like he would have to kill thousands of more mermaids before he obtains a new tome. And the chances of the said tome being crappy were also high.

    "Whatever... at least I managed to level up Thunder Ray a lot in those two months," Leon said after breathing deeply to calm down his nerves.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Thunder Ray reached the level one hundred, and now it could toast all mermaids in two seconds. Maybe it was also thanks to the fact that Wind Creation leveled up as well, but¡­ that was just a good detail.

    "Now that I think about it¡­ how much mithril can I find lying around? The harvesters said that they found a little when this and the other worlds were on the second stage of assimtion. If the mana increased, then it should be easy to find mithril. Won''t be easy to give it shape, though."

    Leon''s frustration was so big that he was thinking about random topics just to forget about his annoyingck of progress. Although he knew how to make mithril and how to make weapons out of mithril, he didn''t know how to forge without using magic. So, that topic was useless¡­ well, just a bit. Leon could use the mithril lying around to restore his mana, after all.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The notification appeared again, but this time Leon stared at it, even after it disappeared. Maybe he was making a mistake somewhere¡­ like he always does when he is learning something new.<sub> </sub>

    "If Mana Armor can''t protect me from illusions or mind attacks, the thing that can protect me from that, will work against Appraisal?"

    Leon couldn''t defend itself from that kind of magic; the only thing he could do was to kill the monster before he tries something funny. However, following the logic of everything Leon learned so far, there must be a way for Leon to protect his brain from that kind of spell. If Mental Fortitude was a passive skill that helped Leon to endure some setbacks, there must be an active skill that could help him more effectively.

    Still, Leon didn''t have any other choice but to learn a spell that can counter Appraisal somewhat¡­ that spell also has to help Leon against illusions and other mind attacks.

    "It can''t be just as concentrating mana on my brain¡­ I already did that when I learned Appraisal¡­ It won''t be as easy as just concentrating a little more mana¡­ right?"

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mental Armor.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After blinking several times, Leon decided to activate the skill. It looked like it was a version of Mana Armor whose sole purpose was to block attacks that direct to Leon''s nervous system. He noticed that because a few mermaids appeared and used their Enthralling Aura.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Armor Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Armor Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Armor Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In an instant, the skill went to level one to level forty just because of the three mermaids. Also, thanks to the skill, Leon didn''t fell for their trap¡­ he could endure the illusion attacks of one, but not of three.

    The effects of their power decreased, and Leon snapped off their illusion by shocking himself with a little electricity. Without wasting time, he fried them alive¡­ he seeded, but almost copsed because his mana was empty¡­ Mental Armor saved him, but it consumed a lot of mana.

    "Now, I just hope this skill can also block Appraisal... Am I asking too much?"

    There was the only way to find out, the harvesters didn''t have any illusion attacks, so if Leon meets them and his mana decreases, then it was evident that the skill was a sess.

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    The next one Leon would have to pick and take to a dungeon would be Jorhorn, so he would be the perfect test subject. He was clearly wary of Leon and probably wouldn''t waste a chance to use Appraisal on Leon.

    The very moment Leon appeared at the tower, he felt his mana decreasing one time and another once again a little more. Jorhorn was right in front of him, frowning.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Armor Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Armor Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "What''s wrong? Leon asked.

    "Nothing..." Jorhorn answered.

    "Well, let''s go then," Leon said.

    Leon was trying really hard not to show a broad grin, but in the end, he started to wonder if doing a test like that had been a good idea. Jorhorn''s Appraisal obviously failed, but that could give him the impression that Leon was plotting something.

    "No, perhaps he thinks that his skill failed because his intelligence isn''t high, and I increased my mentality..."

    The increasing mentality was the obvious way to counterspells, after all. Still, being cautious was necessary from now on. The dungeon Jorhorn would guard today was the centaurs'' dungeon. As much as Leon wanted to make some magic weapons using their spirits, he had to return to his own dungeon. After taking Jertien back to the tower, Leon returned, and he started tough maniacally.

    "Hehehe, finally! FINALLY!" Leon shouted. "No¡­ I have to calm down. I spent two months wasting time because I''m so dumb. I have to keep improving¡­"

    Although Leon leveled up a lot some of his skills and obtained several status points, it wasn''t enough. Even with his mithril ring of liches + 6, his magic growth wasn''t enough. Thunder Ray was proving itself to be a beneficial spell to eliminate monsters, but it probably wouldn''t help Leon as much as Magma Spear would. In two attacks, Leon would spend almost all his mana, but those two attacks would be devastating. Besides, it was abination of two elements, so the strength wasn''t something tough at.

    "If light magic is really abination of all basic elements, then it would be a very good idea to learn it. After all, the power of any spell would be four times bigger because the earth, fire, water, and wind creation would increase the power. Perhaps, even more, considering Pyromancy and Geomancy... but I can''t spend two months learning it."<sub> </sub>

    In the end, Leon was hesitating to practice it. The chances of him failing and wasting time were significant. It was already a fact that he was terrible at learningplicated spells.

    "Oh, well¡­ even if I fail, I will be failing, but at the same time, I will level up some elemental skills. So, I guess that isn''t a problem."

    Just trying tobine all elements in a single projectile because colors worked like that seemed a bit silly, but it wasn''t like Leon would think of having any other idea. Since Leon still had to guard the mermaid''s dungeon, he couldn''t spend much mana training. So, he decided to start with something simple, a bullet that hebined fire, water, wind, and earth¡­ the result was¡­ wet earth bullet that had smoke and wind inside of it.

    "¡­ I already knew that would fail on the first try, but this is¡­ I guess I can''t just mix the elements. I have to use them in their strongest forms¡­ without making them be steel, ice and thunder¡­ probably."

    Leon tried again, and this time the bullet was made of magma and was emitting smoke¡­ a lot of smoke. Leon tried again and again, but he failed and obtaining any result. The fact that the mermaids were regrly appearing started to annoy him still.

    "I can''t lose my cool here¡­ just kill them and move on."

    After using for Thunder Ray for a few seconds, Leon noticed that lightning was kind of simr to the energy beams that were the angels'' light projectiles. Maybe instead ofbining their basic form, Leon would have to connect the elements at their highest output. The cost of mana would be insane, but it would probably be easier tobine thunder, magma, and steel, instead of wind, fire, and earth.

    "Magma isn''t fire strengthened; it is just abination of earth and fire, but¡­ whatever."

    There was also a possibility that Leon had to reach a certain level of mastery over the elements before he can create something like light. He also concluded that probably it didn''t exist something Light Transformation, possibly Light Maniption existed, but its use wouldn''t be easier than Light Creation¡­ While Leon was pondering about that, three other mermaids appeared.

    "¡­ If Transfer didn''t cost so much mana, instead of killing those freaks, I would send them to outer space¡­ Why is my concentration waning so much as ofte?"

    Leon shook those thoughts out of his head and then focused on the task at hand. Creating a bullet using any element was easy, but creating a magic bullet using all the four strengthened versions of the same elements wasn''t.

    Things got a bit weird at the beginning, but eventually, Leon noticed that the bullet was taking its shape and emitting light. It probably was the light of the electricity, the smell was quite strong, and the mana used wasn''t something tough at. Still, Leon didn''t receive any notification.

    "It probably took a while to obtain those properties because my power over those elements is still weak¡­ and I won''t receive any notification unless I create a projectile fast enough."

    It was hard to be sure if Leon would obtain the result he wanted, but he was convinced that he received something bybining the strengthened version of the basic elements. However, that was just the beginning, and it looked like things wouldn''t be easier. Leon imagined that he would eventually learn something like a Light Aura, but considering that smell¡­ No one would endure such a spell for long.

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    Congrattions! The skill Wind Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Leon was using just a small amount mana between the fights against the mermaids, his skills were leveling up like crazy. Even those that were past level one hundred.

    "I wonder if it is because I''m doing something difficult.."

    Despite a few setbacks, Leon didn''t feel like stopping any time soon. Although he wasn''t progressing all that much to learn a new spell, he was being rewarded more than he could ask for. Still, it looked things wouldn''t improve just as he wanted. Perhaps in a few more days, Leon would learn something incredible, but suddenly Jertien appeared, and it looked like he brought bad news.

    "We have a problem. We will have to abandon our n to strengthen ourselves," Jertien dered.

    "What happened?" Leon asked.

    "I was worried as to why we didn''t find any angelstely, so instead of resting. I decided to investigate," Jertien exined. "On the central continent, I discovered that the angels and their leader are preparing for a ritual."

    "... What kind of ritual?" Leon frowned.

    "I don''t know, but it is something massive," Jertien said. "They are creating a magic circle that is half of the size of the central continent. Their leader didn???t care about the disappearance of a few angels because he was killing every single monster that tried to destroy the magic circle."

    "A magic circle, huh..." Leon rubbed his chin. "I wonder how they can store mana to create a magic circle of the size of a continent."

    "They are not using mana to create the magic circle, the circle is made of monsters'' blood," Jertien exined. "Most likely, they are going to sacrifice mana for whatever they are nning to do. Possibly the entire world''s mana is going to be sacrificed, and we don''t know what might happen if the suddenly loses all its mana."

    Leon wondered if such a thing was even possible, still... considering that the angels were probably even older than the harvesters, they probably have much more knowledge. Perhaps their invasion had that single goal... and they used thest twenty years just for preparation for that.

    "Now that I think about it, I don''t know much about magic circles. Well, it is not like I can learn about just by thinking or defeating monsters..."

    Leon and Jertien returned to their hideout, and there they found everyone in silence and showing worried expressions.

    "... We will attack the central continent tonight," Jorhorn dered. "Rest while you can because this battle will be long."

    "How many angels are we going to face?" Alurelle asked.<sub> </sub>

    "That is a difficult question, I didn''t observe them for long, nor did I checked all the magic circle," Jertien frowned. "But..."

    "Just say it," Jorhorn said.

    "If I had to guess... I would say the enemies are one hundred thousand strong," Jertien said. "Perhaps a bit more... I''m not really worried about their numbers. I''m worried about how mad their leader will be once we destroy the thing he has been nning for decades."

    Facing an army of one hundred thousand humans and facing an army of one hundred thousand angels were two different things, so Leon was worried. Besides, their leader seemed far more dangerous, and if he gets mad, he will be even more dangerous.

    "Don''t worry. We didn''t have enough time to grow strong as we nned," Jorhorn said. "But we can take that bastard down if we work together."

    "Aren''t we missing something here?" Ismenria asked. "What if they are nning to do the same thing on the others?"

    "Even if they are¡­ we can only fight them here," Genelosa answered. "This battle will be long, and we will probably use a lot of mana stored on Soul Eater. I doubt that at the end of the battle, if we survive, we will have enough to start another battle on another."

    "Tsk." Ismenria clicked her tongue and looked away, annoyed.

    "¡­ Perhaps we don''t have to worry about that," Alurelle said. "Remember, the angels invaded all sixs¡­ so, maybe, they need to do this in all sixs for them to seed."

    "Mmm¡­ there is a chance that you are right," Jertien nodded. "If they needed only one world, invading a single would make things progress much faster."

    "That is a possibility," Jorhorn said. "Anyway, like I said. Rest while you can, we will depart soon."

    Leon wondered why those guys weren''t curious about what the angels were nning to do, creating such a magic circle. They only wanted to destroy it, and even though it was reasonable, theirck of curiosity wasn''t.

    "Using the mana of an entire world is crazy, but using the mana of six worlds on the third stage of assimtion? What the hell the angels are nning to do with so much power?"

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 7671 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 132 +

    Intelligence: 1832 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 1001 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins:104658652

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Transformation Lv 63, Water Transformation Lv 64, Wind Transformation Lv 114, Fire Transformation Lv 60, Earth Creation Lv 135, Water Creation Lv 81, Wind Creation Lv 132, Fire Creation Lv 116, Mana Armor Lv 87, Mana Dominion Lv 119, Appraisal Lv 97, Haste Lv 160, Telekinesis Lv 125, Checkpoint Lv 63, Gravity Lv 80, Pyromancy Lv 75, Geomancy Lv 80, Air Beam Lv 11, Thunder Ray Lv 101, Water Cannon Lv 11, Mind Armor Lv 41

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 35, Thunder Resistance Lv 68, Fire Blessing Lv 100, Earth Blessing Lv 95, Lion''s Pride Lv 135

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    Even at night, the angels were working non-stop. Leon had already thought that before, but they looked more like zombies or machines when they were working or fighting. They didn''t consider things like a numerical disadvantage, and in most cases, the only option they could see was to fight.

    Regardless, the magic circle had already been created. The angels engraved the circle on the earth and added some sort of paint that wouldn''t let thend absorb the monsters'' blood. At the moment, they were just adding blood to that paint on the ground.

    "So, that is how they are preventing the blood from being absorbed..."

    Leon and the harvesters were flying high on the sky because they were nning to attack the points where the angels were still working. If they wanted to seed, they had to kill as many angels as they could before their boss shows up. The best way to do that would be to attack the ces the angels were in and move on using Leon''s Transfer.

    "Let''s go," Jorhorn said.

    It was another cloudy night, so even after the harvesters became gigantic and fell toward the ce where the angels were working, they didn''t notice their presence. Leon imagined that the central continent would be the only ce he would find some signs of civilization, in the end, he only found remains of destroyed cities buried by nts and grass... there was nothing to see. It looks like the angels and nature itself had destroyed everything the harvesters'' built along thest five hundred years.

    Inr fell in the middle of the enemy like usual and created a shockwave of mes, despite that, everyone fell nearby and received some damage thanks to his attack. Unfortunately, that couldn''t be helped because there was no room for mistake, and some sacrifices had to be made.

    This time, Iver waited for Jertien to attack, making several Ice Meteors fall, and then Genelosa froze all the ground in a five hundred meter radius. With that much ice and the fire that Inr created, the battlefield was now full of water, and Iver finally attacked. The harvesters started to float to escape that terrificbination of spells. Meanwhile, the angels got burned to a crisp.

    "I guess my job is to look for loot again..."

    Leon dly did that, but unfortunately, as soon as Jorhorn destroyed a massive part of the magic circle using his earth magic, they started to fly and joined Leon. After using Transfer and reappearing above the clouds, the harvesters returned to their standard size... Leon''s job was to carry their gear using Telekinesis, Gravity, and using Transfer. Again, he felt like a servant, but since he was holding Soul Eater and leveling up all of those, he decided not toin out loud.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    It didn''t take long before they could find another point where they found hundreds of angels working, but they couldn''t just avoid a few hundred and hope that the battles would get morefortableter.

    "This is going to take forever," Ismenria said.

    "Yes," Genelosa added. "Even if we use Transfer to escape, I bet that bastard will be able to chase us... if he manages to see us."

    "We can speed up things if we split our group," Jorhorn said. "However, that will also mean that we will lose our advantage against their leader. We can''t afford to do that, so just keep working fast and just shut up."

    Leon wondered if things wouldn''t get easier if Jertien just creates a massive Ice Meteor and then let it fall on the center of the continent. The angel boss was probably there, and it would be the easiest way to kill him. But that probably wouldn''t be possible if he obtained that skill by the spirit of ice instead of learning alone. The same thing could be applied to Jorhorn, even though he could manipte and create the earth, and also had Soul Steal at his disposal, he wouldn''t be able to use it efficiently, since the bigger the projectile, the more mana he would have to spend to keep it under his control.

    The harvesters attacked several other points, and despite the number of angels in those beings rtively small, they killed ten thousand angels in just one hour. Although Leon didn''t obtain a single coin, since his job was to use Transfer in case something happens, he got a nice reward.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Beam.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess this is the ice version of methrower... hehe, this will be very useful."

    Perhaps it would be even more useful than Thunder Ray. After all, Leon could freeze his opponents and use their spirits instead of burning them to a crisp. That way, he would be able to train several skills like Magic Craft and Magic cksmith, he needed to train those as much as he can because he didn''t have time in thest months to improve his mithril telescope.

    "To level it up faster, I will use it inbination with Thunder Ray. Although the cost of mana will be insane, that way, I will increase the power of Thunder Ray."

    That was Leon''s n for the future, but it looked like he would use much sooner. Leon''s job was also to observe the surroundings, and thanks to that, he saw a beam of light approaching at an unbelievable speed. The creature appeared in the middle of the battlefield, and Leon only noticed momentster... that creature definitely used the inverse of Dark Aura... it used Light Aura.

    Putting that aside, Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at the boss of the angels. That one was very different from the others. His wings didn''t feel out of ce on his back... that one looked like a real angel...

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    ???? (Light)

    Health: ????/????

    Mana: ????/ ????

    Stamina: ????/ ????

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????? ????, ????, ????, ????, ????

    "Not again..."

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The angel looked at Leon, annoyed, and only his eyes made him feel shivers. It had been a long time since Leon felt fazed by so much bloodlust, but despite all that, the angel didn''t move and then looked at Jorhorn and his friends. The creature didn''t have a halo, but aside from that, it looked quite... holy. It looked to be a male, but it was beautiful to the point where one could think it was a female... despite its muscles. Unlike the other angels, this one was wearing full te white armor, and also had a sword that was enveloped by light.

    "Mmm... since I have Soul Eater with me, then I guess I can keep trying it..."

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The angel looked at Leon even more annoyed this time... as Leon had expected, the creature was losing mana since it was also using Menta Armor to protect its status from being identified. As much as Leon wanted to decrease the monster''s mana, he didn''t want to annoy the creature to the point and make it its first target. So, he stopped.

    "So, you seven escaped..." The angel muttered. "And return after a few years... just because a single human is helping you."

    Iver swung his sword and sent a massive Thunder Wave toward the angel, but the creature turned into a sphere of light and moved toward Iver. However, it stopped the very moment it got hit by Jertien''s hammer. Despite suffering the full impact of his attack on his gigantic shape, the angel didn''t move an inch and was holding back the hammer without breaking a sweat.<sub> </sub>

    "This is really mithril..." The angel frowned. "Where did you guys find so much? I thought we collected all the mithril this world could produce..."

    Leon frowned when he heard that, why did they need mithril? Their weapons didn''t seem like it was made of mithril... then Leon looked at the magic circle on the ground, if thend couldn''t absorb the monster''s blood, it was probably because the paint had some magical properties... Most likely, the angels added mithril to the paint in order to prevent thend from absorbing the blood.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Since the creature was busy thinking about everyone''s weapons, Leon decided to use Appraisal non-stop sneakily. He needed to level up that skill faster, and the angel that could counter Appraisal was the best option for him to do that. However, that made the angel looked at Leon with vicious eyes. The creature turned into its light sphere form and flew toward Leon, but he used Transfer and hid behind Jorhorn. That wasn''t a joke, that thing could kill Leon in an instant, even if his Mana Armor protects him for two or three hits, it wouldn''t be enough.

    "Come to think of it... I don''t have to worry, as long as I have Soul Eater with me, I probably won''t die instantly."

    Despite that, Leon couldn''t get careless. Even if it has a massive supply of mana, thanks to Soul Eater, eventually, the angel would notice and find a way to deal with it.

    "Transfer... I see now how you survived and escaped," The angel muttered. "However, I don''t think any of could have obtained so much mana to go to Earth... so where did you find a human?"

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The angel tried to use Appraisal on Leon, but he got countered and opened his eyes widely. Leon felt like smirking, but decided not to do so... it was better to annoy an opponent when the opponent was beatable.

    "Weapons and equipment made of mithril..." The angel muttered. " After a few years, you guys now return with the help of a single human... I guess I don''t have any other choice."

    The angel raised his right hand and then caused an explosion of light, Leon hoped to receive some damage, but it looked like its goal was just to buy time. The creature disappeared... it ran away, and it took a few moments everyone to understand that.

    "Let''s chase the bastard!" Jorhorn said, or he will call his allies!"

    Everyone approached Leon, and then he used Transfer toward the center of the continent. Every second, they moved dozens of kilometers, so it took only a few minutes before they could reach the angels'' dungeon. It was in the middle of a ruined city. It made Leon recall the city he saw in the lower world of Miebos. However, instead of observing the destroyed city, Leon saw several angels running toward the dungeon.

    "The son of a bitch escaped..." Jorhorn clicked his tongue." Kill all the angels! Don''t try to save your mana!"

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    After giving the order that made him sound like the evilst boss of an RPG, Jorhorn made Earth Spikes rain over the destroyed city. He didn''t hold back, so dozens of angels got impaled.

    "Hah! Now we are talking!" Iver licked his lips and started to cut to pieces every single creature nearby.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Making good use of Soul Eater, Leon attacked using Thunder Ray and Ice Beam. Surprisingly, thebo of those skills was far more potent than Leon had imagined. Using both of them for twenty seconds was enough to kill most angels... at least those who didn''t try to fight.

    Unfortunately, without holding back. Jorhorn soon had to take Soul Eater out of Leon''s hands. But he was more than satisfied with the result. He managed to level up Ice Beam up to level forty, after all.

    A random angel tried to attack Leon, who was keeping a safe distance from them, but it died before it could even move a few meters. Ice Beam slowed them down, and Thunder Ray made them twist in agony... that could be considered torture, but Leon didn''t hesitate in exterminating the things that looked at him as if he was a dirty dog.

    "I''m using too much mana..."

    Leon had an idea, instead of frying them fast, he decided to turn the angels into an ice statue and then recover his mana by killing them using the mithril spear of the devourers, he lost some time doing that. Still, at least he didn''t have to leave the battlefield.

    Despite the absolute power the harvesters could show, it took two days before they could eliminate all angels that were working on that magic circle. Those who weren''t on the center of the continent had to join the battleter, so that was why itsted for so long. However, since they weren''t concentrated and didn''t attack at the same time, Leon and the others won. Even if they have absolute power, if they couldn''t keep using the skills non-stop to kill all the angels, it wouldn''t grant them the victory.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon was exhausted after the fight, despite all that, he was smiling... every single angel had more mana than him, so every angel he defeated replenished his mana thanks to the mithril spears of the devourers. Since the monsters around were powerful and he could use their mana, Ice Beam, Thunder Ray, Transfer, Haste, and many other skills leveled up a lot. In fact, in just two days, he grew stronger than he did in three months guarding the mermaids'' dungeon.

    "Hehehe, and we still have to collect the loot...??

    Leon''s smile disappeared from his face when he saw Genelosa standing and looking at the remainings of what once had been a megacity. She was looking at everything as if she missed that scenery but didn''t recognize anything.

    "The hell am I am doing... why getting excited about things like status points... they won''t mean a thing unless I return to Earth soon."

    Every one of them was more powerful than Leon, but what was the use of their power if they didn''t manage to protect their worlds? That question was probably the reason none of them didn''t treat Leon like someone pathetic. Inr and Iver were pretty wild and liked to fight, but they weren''t drunk on their own power because they felt powerless like never before when they fled from their respective worlds.

    After making a mental note not to fall for that false sense of confidence, Leon started to look for the spoils of war, that was something that it would be foolish to ignore. After all, the angel fled, but everyone was pretty sure he would return with his friends...

    With a single exception, all tomes and magic items that the angels dropped were pretty much subpar, or at least Leon already knew them. However, even though he was pretty sure that tome didn''t drop by an angel he killed, Leon obtained a new spell.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Eruption.

    Cost: 100 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although the skill had a cooldown, the duration of the skill was also ten seconds, so it didn''t matter. The eruption caused a small eruption under the feet of the target. It was a perfect skill to surprise some foes. Anyway, after resting for a while and letting Genelosa seeing with her own eyes what her world had be in thest twenty years, Jorhorn called everyone.

    "That bastard probably is heading to reunite with his allies..." Jorhorn said, visibly annoyed. "Now, we will have to face them all at once."

    "Can''t we just fill the dungeon with earth, ice, or something to prevent them from using it?" Alurelle asked.

    "We can, but I doubt that will stop them," Jorhorn answered. "They probably can travel through outer space in that light form. Most likely, they won''t use the dungeons to reach us. If this magic circle is necessary for them and they are doing the same thing on others. Then, they wille in the next few days."

    "I don''t think they will..." Jertien said. "They know that we can use Transfer and have enough mana to reach the nearbys. Most likely, they will prepare a trap to stop us from escaping first."

    That would be the easiest way to deal with Leon and the harvesters at the same time, but it looked like they would have to use one hell of a spell to stop Leon using Transfer from any point of the Celosie...

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    Leon''sst option was to run away in case things turn south. Still, he couldn''t let the angels prevent him from using Transfer. That would be very troublesome in many ways...

    "That kind of thing will take a while to prepare..." Leon said. "Shouldn''t we visit the world where we will find Volt? I think that extra power can help us."

    "No," Jorhorn said.

    "... Why not?" Leon frowned.

    "... Most likely, the angels know that we might use the spirit of thunder to help us," Jertien exined. "We can''t obtain Volt''s power, but you can, so the angels will protect the ce where Volt''s fragment is. Just like they will protect the ces where the other magic circles are."

    "Is that so..." Leon said and then looked at every one of the harvesters in the eye.

    It had been the first time Leon looked at them like that at the same time. Despite that, they didn''t show any emotion. Only Alurelle avoided meeting Leon''s eyes.

    "I guess it can''t be helped..." Leon shrugged. "What is the n, then?"

    "There is nothing for us to do but keep strengthening ourselves," Jorhorn exined. "If they will find a way to lock us on this, then that will work for us because they won''t have the chance to escape in case something happens. Besides, this is a big opportunity if we face them directly and defeat them, then our worlds will be ours again."

    All in all, Jorhorn wanted to give the angels thest battle they wanted. They wanted to face the angels directly all at once, but they didn''t want to provide Leon with the opportunity to obtain a boost in power. They were hiding something... Jertien''s words made sense, but Leon still felt that something was being kept hidden from him. Perhaps they killed Volt as well and didn''t obtain any power from it, or maybe Volt wouldn''t give Leon any power because he worked with the harvesters and they killed Volt''s friends... or rtives. It was hard to be sure what kind of rtionship the spirits had.

    "Well, it doesn''t really matter..."

    Since he didn''t have much choice at the moment, he decided to follow the harvesters, but not for much longer. The angels wouldn''t appear from the dungeon nearby for a while, but the number of dungeons on the central continent was even higher than on the northern continent. So, Leon and harvesters didn''t have to take turns in clearing those ces. However, instead of looking for a dungeon, Leon approached the paint of the magic circle and used Mana-Eater. Just as he had expected... he felt traces of mithril there, small particles could be felt. So, he recovered some of his mana.

    "I guess this will do... I don''t have to worry about noise, so shall I train Spinning Earth Arrow, Explosive Fire Arrow, and Fast-Conjuration, or shall I keep training Thunder Ray and Ice Beam? Why not both?"

    There were some dungeons nearby, but the monster poption on Celosie was small outside the ocean, thanks to the angels'' work. However, it would take too much time to find those monsters and collect the mana from the magic circle. To make things more efficient, Leon had to be near the magic circle and of a dungeon.

    "The angels won''te for a while, right?" Leon asked. "In that case, I''m going to look for a dungeon."

    Jorhorn had the tower in his miniaturized form with him, so they wouldn''t need Leon for the time being. Finally, he had some freedom, and he decided to leave without waiting for an answer. Since the magic circle was the size of half of the continent, it didn''t take long for Leon to find a dungeon that was close to some marks of the magic circle, and there he found a new type of monster... Hellhounds.

    Hellhound<sub> </sub>

    Health: 15000/15000

    Mana: 13000/13000

    Stamina: 16000/16000

    Strength: 1450

    Dexterity: 950

    Speed: 350

    Active Skills: Fire Breath Lv 300, Fire Maniption Maniption Lv 310, Fire Creation Lv 280, Burning Aura Lv 280, Fire Transformation Lv 310, Fire Tornado Lv 280

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 290, Fire Resistance Lv 350, Earth Resistance Lv 250, Rage Lv 310, Fire Absorption Lv 330, Pyromancy Lv 300

    "Is that a hellhound?"

    Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at the creature, instead of flesh, it looked like the creature was made of shadows... its eyes were basically a red glow amidst the darkness. Regardless, probably because Leon leveled up a lot Appraisal, but now he could see some extra skills and some status of the opponent. As a mage, it couldn''t be helped that he would have some low status like strength and speed, but the fact that such a monster had so much speed was insane... it could have even more if the beast weren''t absurdly so strong.

    "It is a fire type monster... let''s see how well can handle Thunder Ray and Ice Beam."

    Since it worked against the angel, Leon thought it would be a piece of cake defeat the hellhounds... he couldn''t be more wrong. The very moment Leon used both spells, the creature jumped to the side and avoided the spells. Leon tried to follow them, but his attacks never hit the mark. The beast was fifty meters away from Leon, his magic projectiles could fly that distance in 0.1 seconds, but the creature was fast enough to dodge them. The hellhound could run around Leon indefinitely and would never get hit...

    "... I guess this is the true power of monsters of a world that is on the third stage of assimtion has..."

    Attacking like that was a waste of time, so Leon stopped Thunder Ray and Ice Beam. The very moment Leon did that, the hellhound charged. However, that was within Leon''s expectations. So, he used Thunder Ray and Ice Beam again, freezing and electrocuting the creature at the same time.

    "I''m not the right person to say this, but... you are just a bit smarter than the angels," Leon said.

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    Infernal Mithril Helm

    It grants you the skill: Burning Aura Lv 140. Endurance + 120, Mentality + 120.

    After freezing the hellhound, Leon used its spirit and enchanted the helmet he created previously. Initially, he intended to develop Mao''s helmet... but since he now had Mind Armor, it was no longer necessary.

    "Mmm... I can feel a warm aura around my body, this certainly protects me from ice and water type attacks, but can it increase the power of my fire attacks?"

    Leon tested that and confirmed that wasn''t the case. Still, it was handy, but it was a pain to keep using a helmet... maybe it was because Leon was used to fighting with his clothes alone, but he felt annoyed with that on his head. However, he would have to get used to it.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    One very interesting about Leon''s current situation, he didn''t have to leave his position to use Mana-Eater. Somehow the angels created a paint using mithril, so since the paint was connected, he could absorb all the mana of the circle that was covering half of the continent...

    "So much mana... why did the angels still need monsters blood? Were they sacrificing the world or something?"

    Such thing was the theme of many books and games Leon saw in the past... human beings using blood and making an offering to summon na evil creature, and then those same human beings were eaten by the beast they summoned. Regardless, Leon and the harvesters would probably learn what they were plotting once the angels return. That being said, Leon couldn''t imagine them appearing and giving the answers Leon wanted to hear.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After improving the mithril helm eight times, Leon wondered if he could keep enchanting other equipment. He didn''t have all that much equipment he could enchant, and besides, he had to improve his telescope. The only way to do that was to keep trying to create better versions of it while Magic Craftsmanship and Magic cksmith level up.

    "Increasing the size will also help, but... it will make it easier to find, and my enemies will try to destroy it just to mess with me. I guess the only option is to keep improving the small version until I solve the other problems."<sub> </sub>

    Things could be solved faster even faster if Leon obtains a Soul Eater, but it looked like the harvesters got one thanks to an incredible amount of luck. After killing one hundred thousand angels, nothing evenparable had been dropped by them. Creating a weapon that has a simr effect would be the best option, but Leon didn''t meet any monster so far that has any simr skill.

    "I guess my only option is to keep improving my mana pool and level up Transfer to make it more efficient... at least for the time being."

    While he was waiting for the hellhounds to leave the dungeon, he practiced Transfer and improved his telescope. While Leon was training, Jertien suddenly appeared in the middle of the first night after that battle. Leon had nothing against the old man, but it was getting hard to keep a straight face while looking at him.

    "Hello, Leon," Jertien said. "I came to ask why the angel looked annoyed at you so many times. It is because you obtained a skill to counter Appraisal?"

    "I don''t remember learning such a skill," Leon frowned. "I only recently learned a spell that can counter some illusionary spells and mental attacks."

    "Is that so?" Jertien asked. "It seems to me such skill also can counter Appraisal. Can you give a few pointers, I think such a skill will be handy against the angels."

    "Sure, but how about you teach me something useful first?" Leon asked. "That way, we will be able to help each other."

    "I guess you are quite angry because we didn''t fulfill our end of the bargain," Jertien rubbed his chin. "Well, that is easy... how about I teach you some spells that may help you defeat Jorhorn? Truth to be told, he gets on my nerves too."

    "Nah, I don''t need something like that," Leon said. "It doesn''t have to be something powerful. If it is useful, I''m fine with it."

    "I''m pretty sure a spell that can help you defeat Jorhorn would be very useful..." Jertien frowned. "Well, it is your choice then. How about I teach you a spell that I developed after I obtained the power of Celsius. The name of the spell is Ice Trap, you pour your mana into a ce, and then a spike of ice will pierce the opponent the moment he steps on it."

    "So, the name of the spirit of ice really is Celsius..." Leon said. "Well, I''m fine with Ice Trap. How can I learn?"

    "It is very simple, just pour your mana into any ce on the ground and try to create the runes," Jertien created two small sculptures of ice that had the shape of a Z and upside down R. "Put those above each other while your pour your mana and you will learn it."

    Leon couldn''t help but frown. Although those were supposed to be runes and were very different from the ones Leon had to create in order to create a Checkpoint, he did so, anyway.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Trap.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "You actually learned on the first try..." Jertien frowned.

    "How did you discover that you could use Ice Trap like this?" Leon asked.

    "I just saw those runes in a temple on another world," Jertien exined. "I saw some gravures that made me think of Celsius, so I decided to try."

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    Would someone try to replicate a rune they just found? The answer was yes, if that someone was pretty insane. Jertien passed the image of a wise old man, but it looked like that wasn''t one hundred percent true. Regardless, Leon taught Jertien how to learn Mind Armor, too.

    "Are you sure is that how you learned?" Jertien frowned.

    "Yep, did you try that before?" Leon asked. "Maybe you should put more mana in your brain."

    Leon imagined that Jertien and the others would quickly learn, even if that was the case, that only help Leon in the future. However, it looked like they tried before, but didn''t seed.

    "Now that I think about it, perhaps skills have certain requirements... for example, to learn Ghost Punch someone would have to have at least fifty points of stamina since that was the cost of the skill. Considering that Jertien has a lot of mana, perhaps to activate the trigger and learn Mind Armor, he also would have to learn Mana Armor, or have Mana Armor at a certain level..."

    That was a possibility, but that kind of thing he didn''t have to answer or exin because no one asked.

    "I will give it a tryter," Jertien said. "Well, I''m going. I also need to work hard and get stronger while I can."

    After Jertien left, Leon started to wonder f those guys'' brains had rotted after so many years. Their intentions were clear; most likely, they didn''t intend to help Leon after they deal with angels. If they seed, they won''t have time to help a creature of another, even though that same creature was pivotal for them. Jorhorn was the leader of the group, but he was stupid to the point where he couldn''t hide his hatred and bloodlust. He hated beings of other worlds since one of the many destroyed his world, family, and friends, but he hated Leon even more because he almost killed Alurelle.

    "I gave them plenty of chances and helped them without receiving anything in exchange... if that is the path they want to follow, then so be it. I''m tired of this crap... I don''t mind if they n to get rid of me after solving this problem, but treat me like a dead brain for so long is annoying beyond reason."

    Leon knew from the very first moment he saw Jorhorn that he would never be an ally. Despite that, they had things that could help Leon in the long run. Knowledge and technology were one of them, and that was why Leon did his part and made himself useful, but it was time to stop the acting.

    "Their betrayal is obvious, but it didn''t happen yet... so I guess I can''t be an ally of the angels... I don''t even think that is possible, anyway."

    In the end, Leon couldn''t even follow the ''enemy of my enemy is my friend,'' be angels, or harvesters, all of them were his enemies. So, he could only act once he decreases the numbers. The difficulty would be severe, but the rewards would be awesome.

    "Well, one step at a time..."

    Suddenly Leon had the idea to use his telescope and try to see what the angels were doing on the others, it was night, so it wouldn''t be difficult to find the nearbys, and he indeed found them. However, Leon couldn''t see anything aside from water and clouds¡­ the clouds weren''t moving, and those were covering all the continents of the fives.

    "They used a spell to prevent us from spying? Or is that the result of thepletion of the other magic circles?"

    In the end, Leon couldn''t even go to Celosie alone if he wanted. The cost of the trip would be a stupid amount of mana, which he didn''t have, and to return would be even more difficult since he didn''t know what was waiting for him there.

    Leon resumed his hunting/practice while changing things a little bit, now that he mostly didn''t have to worry about mana, thanks to the magic circle, he decided to add Gravity and Telekinesis to his training program. Both skills would be necessary for the future, and even though that would make the battles easy, Leon couldn''t afford to worry about such things now that he was sure that he couldn''t count on the harvesters'' help to go home.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I also have to resume my training ofbining the elements... oh, man... so many things to do..."<sub> </sub>

    Leon almost forgot that due to the recent events, but betterte than never. He thought it would take only a few days for him to develop and receive the notification considering the mana of the magic circle, but it took Leon two weeks for him to master that kind of spell.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: sma Bullet.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "sma Bullet? No Light Bullet?" Leon frowned.

    Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at the results of his hard work, even at the level one, that spell was terrific. sma Bullets could pierce ten meters of earth easily... Still, even though it had some simrities, it wasn''t the effects he saw that light-type attacks could cause.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I guess this is one level below light magic... Well, this will do."

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    If sma Bullet was much smaller but consumed one-third of the mana Magma Spear consumed, then the potential of the skill was there. However, since that was the case, Leon couldn''t afford to learn other forms of attacks bybining elements. To maximize the potential of that skill, Leon had to learn different spells that consumed less mana and level up them to obtain status points, and he felt quite satisfied after doing that for a month.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Bullet.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Arrow.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Lance.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Wall.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Needle.

    Cost: 03 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Wall.

    Cost: 40 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Wall.

    Cost: 40 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Lance.

    Cost: 30 mana<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although some spells, he learned with more ease thanks to Pyromancy and Geomancy, Leon leveled them up until the level twenty just for the status points. He wasn''t in a world where such skills could be useful, after all.

    "Well, not bad considering that I also leveled up other skills while I was fighting against the hellhounds... but seriously, not a single tome? Again? I''m wearing a ring that increases my luck, damn it! I can''t believe even that is useless on my hands..."

    Putting such thoughts andining aside, even though he wasining, Leon didn''t feel the need to obtain tomes. Learning new spells was bing easier the more points he put in his intelligence, after all. Besides, he also leveled up sma Bullet to the point where the hellhounds couldn''t escape, and only five bullets were enough to kill them. So, all in all, Leon was progressing much more than he expected.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "...Again, huh."

    Such a thing happened a few times in thest month. It was clear that one of the harvesters was trying to use Appraisal on Leon from a ce he couldn''t see. It was so evident that it was stupid. Still, Leon had to act as if nothing had happened. He couldn''t reveal that countering Appraisal required quite a lot of mana.

    "Well, for the time being, I don''t need to hurry... unless they are truly stupid, they won''t try to get rid of me before thest battle against the angels. It is a bit clich¨¦d, but the best moments to backstab someone is soon after the big victory or a few moments before... although in their case, they won''t backstab me, they will crush me with their weapons..."

    Considering that they spent twenty years creating a magic circle on that, it was hard to be sure when the angels would prepare the method to lock Leon and the harvesters on that world. In Leon''s head, one month was more than enough. But it was hard to be sure of that... angels were sentient beings that were even older than the harvesters, after all. However, even if they know the method, they couldn''t prepare suchrge scale spell so fast.

    "I guess my current arsenal can handle most of the enemies I will face... the problem is how to keep myself alive. I''m, without a doubt, the easiest target of this group. So, the angels will try to get rid of me first... to increase my chances of survival; I will have to keep Haste active at all times. So, I guess from now on, I will only practice Haste and sma Bullet."

    It was apparent that Soul Eater wouldn''t stay on his hands on the battle against the angels, so Leon would have to use Haste to save some mana and keep himself alive. Transfer was useful, but it wasn''t something Leon could use for an undetermined amount of time against six enemies that could move faster than his eyes can see.

    "Some points in speed will help me with that, and since Haste will multiply those by two hundred percent, then I don''t have to put so many. It will also beplicated if my speed suddenly increased, but I''m not used to it."

    Leon had several sets of mithril rings that he could increase his status ording to the situation, but since they could only duplicate his current status, he had no choice but to do that.

    Congrattions! The skill Haste has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the blink of an eye, another month passed. Haste reached level two hundred, and sma Bullet reached level one hundred. That was good, and all, but Leon was getting impatient again. Getting stronger was good, but that wasn''t his goal. Besides, waiting for such a tant attack was wearing his nerves.

    "Why are they taking their sweet time? Don''t those idiots understand that they are giving us time to get stronger?"

    It was insane to give time to the enemy to get stronger and prepare themselves, Leon knew that they were making a spell or relic that would prevent them from leaving the world, but that was insane. They were that were most likely one thousand years old, perhaps even more... and they even had the numbers. While Leon was waiting anxiously... several months passed and before he could notice, he was thirty years old.

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    "Thirty years old, huh..." Leon sighed. "Oh boy... should I feel old? My lifespan probably increased thanks to mana, but it doesn''t change the fact the weight of those words..."

    Six months passed since thest time Leon saw an angel, it was clear that eventually, they would return, but he couldn''t wait anymore. So, he headed back to the harvesters to give his farewell. For a change, the harvesters were eating together.

    "Hey, I came to say goodbye," Leon dered. "Until now, I haven''t received all that much from helping you guys, and I can''t waste time waiting for you guys enemies. So, I guess it is time to go our separate ways."

    The harvesters looked at each other and talked using their own eyes. Leon didn''t have time to waste, waiting for their answer. So, he just turned around and prepared himself to leave. However, he felt shivers when he heard the familiar sound of the harvesters getting bigger and heavier.

    "So, it is going to be like that..."

    Leon prepared himself, but he was forced to stop and turned around again when he heard the sound of wings pping. The harvesters also turned around and saw the angels... they were back, and the final battle was about to begin.

    "Ah,e on... Really? Now of all times?"

    That had to be a bad joke, Leon spent thest week making preparations to go to Celosie alone using Transfer and everything, but now that he looked at the sky, he saw it turning into red. He had no choice but to fight.

    Without care, everyone started to attack the numerous angels that were leaving the dungeon, it looked like a dungeon break, but it was weird since the angels themselves couldn''t cause that... Most likely, the generals of the angels'' army also found a way to control the connection between worlds.

    Regardless, since Leon didn''t need to help the harvesters since their massives attacks were powerful enough to kill most angels, he decided to kill those that managed to survive. Combining Haste, Gravity, and Fly, Leon could fly even faster than the angels, and he used that to approach one of them by behind and stab the creature with the Mithril Spear of the Devourers. After recovering the mana spent and finishing a random wounded angel, Leon flew to attack the next target.

    Amidst the chaos and carnage, Leon and harvesters saw six spheres of light leaving the dungeon at the same time but then flying toward different directions. Then, they appeared, the six angel generals... since they had short blond hair and blue eyes, they looked quite simr. The only real differences were the fact that three of them were men, and the other three were women... their weapons were also different from each other. The guy with the sword was back, but others had a white spear and another one that had a white hammer. As for the women, their weapons were a bow, a whip, and a magic staff... it was weird to remember them by their weapons, but Leon decided to use that method because he didn''t have time to memorize their faces or even see their names.

    "Be careful with the small one," The sword-wielding angel said. "He has more than a few tricks up his sleeve."

    "I can see that," The angel wielding a staff said.

    "Ismenria, kill the angels who leave the dungeon," Jorhorn dered. "The others will work with me to kill those bastards."

    "Why me again..." Ismenria said, annoyed. "I want to kill them too."

    Leon wondered if he should give Ismenria a hand. In the end, even if Ismenria can kill hundreds of those every second, eventually, she would have to retrieve her arrows, and they would be a nuisance for the big battle. Keep attacking the entrance of the dungeon wasn''t an option, so Leon decided to create severalyers of Magma Wall in front of it. The angels barely felt the power of the walls, but it slowed down a little bit.

    It was hard to keep his eyes on all six angels at the same time, so Leon decided to fly upward in order to see the entire battlefield. Fortunately, the impatient Iver helped him with that, the moment Leon started to move, he pointed his sword to the skies, and several thunderclouds appeared... it didn''t take long before lightning bolts began to fall. The six angels managed to fly and avoid those, but the same couldn''t be said to the ordinary angels, or the harvesters and Leon.

    "You idiot!" Jertien shouted. "Control your power more! What is the point of damaging your friends?"

    Luckily, Iver wasn''t a mage, and Leon was with his Mana Armor activated, so he didn''t suffer any damage. As for the others, they only suffered some scratches, their helmets made of mithril protected them.<sub> </sub>

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 8494 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 2203 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 1201 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins:142512362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Transformation Lv 93, Water Transformation Lv 104, Wind Transformation Lv 144, Fire Transformation Lv 90, Earth Creation Lv 145, Water Creation Lv 121, Wind Creation Lv 162, Fire Creation Lv 126, Mana Armor Lv 87, Mana Dominion Lv 139, Appraisal Lv 137, Telekinesis Lv 135, Gravity Lv 90, Pyromancy Lv 95, Geomancy Lv 80, Air Beam Lv 11, Thunder Ray Lv 151, Water Cannon Lv 11, Mind Armor Lv 71, Ice Beam Lv 121, Eruption Lv 11, Ice Trap Lv 21, sma Bullet Lv 130, Steel Bullet Lv 20, Steel Arrow Lv 20, Steel Lance Lv 20, Steel Wall Lv 20, Ice Needle Lv 20, Ice Wall, Lv 20, Magma Wall Lv 20, Thunder Wall Lv 20, Thunder Lance Lv 20,

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 29, Mental Fortitude Lv 35, Craft Lv 126, cksmith Lv 114, Fire Blessing Lv 120, Earth Blessing Lv 115, Lion''s Pride Lv 165, Magic Craftmanship Lv 108, Magic cksmith Lv 108, Fast Conjuration Lv 60, Burning Aura Lv 224

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    With much more precision, Jertien made Ice Meteors fall on the battlefield. Still, despite their speed, it wasn''t enough to hit the six angels. So, Leon decided to give a hand and increase gravity around them.

    "Huh... this is..." The spear-wielding angel frowned.

    "It is him," The bow-wielding angel said. "The power is weak but extremely precise."

    "Mhk, you didn''t get rid of him when you have the chance," The whip-wielding angel said. "It is your job to get rid of him. Once you deal with him, we deal with the rest... it looks like he consumed a good part of the mana of the magic circle, he destroyed your work. So, you are the best suited to deal with him."

    Mhk was the angel Leon saw before, and it looked like he was even angrier after noticing that Leon consumed the mana of the magic circle. Unfortunately, it looked like no one wanted to give Leon a hand... if anything, they were d that their battle would be seven against five, instead of seven against six...

    "Oh, boy..." Leon sighed.

    The moment Mh became a sphere of light, Leon canceled Gravity and activated Haste, soon before he used Transfer and finished off an angel that was leaving the dungeon and consumed his mana. Although Leon did that in half a second, the sphere of light was already close by when he killed the angel.

    "Tsk..." Leon clicked his tongue.

    Leon used Transfer again and reappeared several kilometers above the battlefield. Despite that, Mhk covered that distance in just ten seconds...

    "That is insane, how can he move like that without suffering any damage?"

    Still, despite that, Leon noticed one very interesting thing. In that form, Mhk could only move in straight lines. If he had to change directions, he had to stop... Although he was fast, his brain couldn''t react at the same speed.

    "This far should be enough..."

    Leon shot five sma Bullets toward Mhk, the angel didn''t even try to dodge, so it got directly, but he regretted that choice.

    "What... this is..." Mhk murmured after returning to his original form.

    Leon frowned, it looked like he couldn''t keep the sphere form if he receives some damage. Regardless, Leon didn''t waste that golden chance and attacked the confused Mhk again with sma Bullet.

    Mhk blocked Leon''s attacks, but he was forced to back down thanks to the power behind them. Since Leon used a lot of mana, he returned to the dungeon and killed a few more angels to recover his mana.

    "...Why does he keep returning and killing our servants?" The bow-wielding angel frowned. "What Mhk is doing?"

    Leon frowned when he heard that it wasn''t obvious? One just has to use Analysis, and they would see what Leon''s spear could do.

    "Could it be they can''t use Analysis or Appraisal in anything that is directly touching my body?"<sub> </sub>

    That was a possibility... Regardless, several secondster, Mhk returned, and his friends noticed the stern expression on his face. Before he could say anything, Leon used Transfer again and reappeared ten kilometers above the battlefield.

    "A sma Bullet is too small... I guess I have to hit him with something bigger. He isn''t that fast on his humanoid form. So, If I manage to break his weapon..."

    Before Leon could start his preparations, he saw several beams of light being shot in his direction. He immediately took out his mithril shields from his magic box and used them to block the attacks. If Mhk didn''t intend to use his full speed, then Leon didn''t have to waste too much mana either. A few secondster, Mhk appeared, and Leon also took out his mithril spears. If he wanted to fight in his humanoid form, Leon was confident that he could stop him using four shields and twelve spears.

    Without a care in the world about the massive amount of mana he was using, Leon used Gravity with his full power on Mhk''s body, to the point where he was having a hard time keeping his altitude.

    "This is much more..." Mhk said, surprised.

    Leon didn''t wait for him. He made all his spears fly toward Mhk. He would have a hard time blocking all of them since Leon made them pierce his body from all directions. However, despite the speed of his spears and the Gravity effect. Mhk still managed to fly even faster and dodge the attacks. Only to get weed by Acid Sphere. Mhk blocked the projectile, but the acid sttered toward his face. It was a low-level skill, so it only annoyed him a little, but it had been enough to give Leon the chance to hit his face with several sma Bullets.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Sphere has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Sphere has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Sphere has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Kuh..." Mhk said, annoyed after noticing the small scratches on his face. "How can this be..."

    Mhk looked annoyed at Leon, but he only found a space in the ce Leon was one second ago. Leon returned to the dungeon to stab a few more angles and recover his mana.

    "Little insect..." Mhk bit his lips until it started to bleed.

    Only a few seconds had passed since thest time Leon had been near the dungeon, but things got a lot more... noisy, in those seconds. The harvesters were using an area of effects spells as if they had infinite mana, but they were barely scratching the angels. Meanwhile, Ismenria stopped just using her bow and arrows to attack. She was just stomping on the angels that were leaving the dungeon as a means to kill them. Although she was hurting her feet since the angels used their weapons to protect themselves, she didn''t stop.

    That wasn''t Leon''s problem, though. So, he just attacked any nearby angel and replenished his mana, until Mhk returned, and he did everything again...

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    After repeating that process a few dozens of times in thest hour, everyone couldn''t help but frown while looking at the messed up face that Mhk now had. Meanwhile, Leon waspletely unscathed.

    "Truly pathetic, Mhk," The angel who was wielding a hammer said. "How can you suffer so much damage from a creature that has been using mana just for a few years... you disgrace our race and god."

    "Shut up, Zephon," Mhk said, annoyed.

    Although Leon was interested in the angels'' reaction, he got more than a little interested in their worlds... the angels had a god... it made sense, but why did they mention such a god now?

    Regardless, it looked like sma had the power to slow down the healing effect of recovery and even of magic spells like Regeneration and Heal. Although Mhk could heal fast using both methods, he wasn''t being healed fast enough. That being said, Leon couldn''t celebrate, he used more than ten times his mana pool to cause wounds that were far from mortal. Killing Mhk wasn''t impossible, but it would take longer.

    "Well, I''m not in a hurry, and I don''t want to make mistakes by getting ahead of myself either..."

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Besides, he was leveling up his skills pretty fast... little by little Leon was getting stronger and also little by little, he was decreasing the danger for his life. Regardless, at that rate, it would take weeks before Leon could defeat Mhk following such careful actions. Although the harvesters were holding their own, it was clear that the angels were holding back and only conserving their strength while they wait for Mhk.

    "Human... why did you ally yourself with those creatures?" Mhk asked.

    "Buying time to recover yourself by talking??? Leon frowned. "If you want to hear an answer, then answer me this first, why do the ordinary angels look so different from the six of you?"<sub> </sub>

    "That? We are from different races..." Mhk answered. "Although we have the same origin, the six of us are pure-blooded angels. Our servants are beings who lost their wings, but we gave them back once they decided to work for us to resurrect our god."

    "Resurrect a god?" Leon frowned. "So, the magic circle had been made to resurrect something... I guess it''s my turn now. I''m working for them because they promised to help me. I was about to call off our deal, though. The moment you guys returned..."

    "Is that so..." Mhk said. "I bet they promised you power. Perhaps they said that they would help you to obtain the power of the spirits. Well, they lied to you... they can''t even get close to the ce where thest remaining spirit of this sr system is. All because they killed the others."

    "I figured as much," Leon shrugged. "Well, it doesn''t really matter. I will go there alone."

    "If you get out of our way, I will give you free ess to the world where Volt is," Mhk said. "So, step aside, and you will obtain the power you wish for."

    "This again, huh..." Leon sighed. "Come to my side, and I will give you power... h, h, h. Your offer is interesting, but I don''t have any reason to join your side when you guys treat your subordinates as inferior beings and call them servants. Besides, I''m pretty sure you guys just didn''t add wings to them... You brainwashed them."

    "They certainly act a bit violent and without regarding their well-being," Mhk said. "But that is only because they are eager toplete our mission... it is not your ce to judge their actions and choices."

    "I''m not judging them. I''m judging you," Leon dered. "You destroyed six worlds and exterminated the people who lived in those ces. For what? To resurrect your god? Don''t make meugh, even if that being is important for your race, you can''t decimate sixs and its inhabitants to bring him back to life... You and your friends are just a bunch of low-life mass-murderers."

    Mhk swung his sword and shot an energy beam, but Leon blocked it using his shields. Although he was managing to prevent the attacks, Leon could see some cracks on the first shield... it was only a matter of time before he loses all of them.

    Using the same tricks twice wouldn''t work, so Leon decided to change tactics a little bit. After summoning both a lesser fire spirit and a lesser earth spirit, Leon gave them the order to attack. The projectiles were powerful, but Mhk easily dodge them and those he couldn''t avoid, he quickly destroyed with a single of his sword. However, that gave Leon time to fire Spinning Earth Arrows several times, while he used Mana-Eater to consume the pieces of his mithril shield that were falling off.

    Despite all that, Mhk wasn''t suffering any injuries or being pushed back. So, he used that chance to recover himself as much as possible... he was liking seeing Leon spending his mana like that. However, he didn''t notice that thanks to gravity, small grains of earth were getting stuck on his body, clothes, and even on his sword. Leon was having a hard time keeping himself from smirking while looking at that.

    After a while, Mhk''s body was yellow-brown thanks to the grains of earth... they became a single object, a thinyer of dirt and Leon could control that. The very moment Leon tried to move Mhk''s arm, he opened his widely in shock.

    "Sorry, but I''m going to borrow your sword," Leon dered.

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    Mhk tried to resist, but Leon quickly added more earth to his body and then turned it into steel. The angel had superhuman strength, but it couldn''t do much when Leon''s mana was also involved in the equation. Besides, to muster all his strength, Mhk had to move several parts of his body, which he currently couldn''t. So, his power to resist decreased a lot.

    After noticing that brute strength wouldn''t help him, Mhk turned into a sphere of light, but before he could even move on that form, Leonpressed the steel and enveloped all the sphere. Although the metal was under hismand, Leon had a hard time controlling it. Mhk wouldn''t be able to return to his standard form like that, so he tried to escape to his friends.

    "Tsk..." Leon clicked his tongue. "Just give up already!"

    Leon couldn''t control the sphere of steel covering Mhk''s body for long, so he decided to use his remaining mana to create a small pool of sma. Once he finished it, he opened the steel sphere and let Mhk''s escape... toward the pool of sma. The entire sphere of light got hit by it, so Leon thought a lot of damage had been caused. Ten secondster, Mhk''s body fell on the ground creating a massive wave of dust to spread... Unfortunately, hended a bit far away from where the harvesters were fighting, so they wouldn''t be able to finish him off. Meanwhile, Leon used Mana-Eater to recover his mana from the damaged mithril shield.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I should have finished him off... but I''m not powerful enough. Things will get difficult now..."

    After recovering his mana, Leon couldn''t help but frown while he was waiting for Mhk to return. It was hard to be sure, but it looked like he didn''t leave the crater his fall caused. Leon couldn''t see his body from such a distance, but it was clear that he was plotting something.

    "I don''t have all the time in the world, but I will certainly not fall for that trick."

    Instead of approaching, Leon shot several sma Bullets, but since using that would be impossible to know if he was hitting anything, he decided to use Earth Needles. Leon''s uracy from so far away would beughable, but by firing severals, he was bound to hit at least a few times and receive the notifications for level up... that didn''t happen.

    "Is hiding underground trying to hide, or is he trying to attack me by surprise?"

    That certainly was a silly way to act considering how old that angel was supposed to be, while Leon was thinking about that kind of thing, a massive energy beam left the crater at an astounding speed and flew toward Leon. Blocking that wasn''t an option, so Leon used Transfer. Although Leon increased his speed and was using a ring that increased his speed too, and Haste was active, he barely reacted on time. The pressure and the speed of the attack made Leon''s ears vibrate even thought the reappeared one kilometer away from there.

    Two secondster, the attack hit the red barrier around the. The energy dispersed, but the atmosphere itself started to tremble¡­ the scope and the power of that attack had been far more significant than anything Leon had seen so far.

    "The hell was that¡­" Leon frowned.

    Much to his surprise, another attack of the same magnitude flew toward him, and then Leon understood what was happening. That was Mhk''s most potent attack, it probably used all his mana, but he was consuming the mana of the magic circle to recover his own mana.

    "Shit¡­ he can use Mana-Eater too."<sub> </sub>

    If all the angels could use such a devastating attack, they could wipe out Leon and the other harvesters rather quickly. Even their equipment made of mithril wouldn''t save them for that. Perhaps it couldn''t withstand two or three attacks, but if they also could use Mana-Eater, then enduring a few attacks was useless.

    Another attack came from the crater, but Leon was already prepared for it and escaped before it could even get close. Still... it would be much easier to hit Leon if the angel tried to get a little close. So, Leon started to wonder why Mhk wasn''t leaving the crater.

    "I had to check why he isn''t leaving the crater... but getting close would be suicide."

    Just keep thinking wouldn''t help Leon, so he decided to attack using Ice Beam and Thunder Ray. Before he could even freeze a small part of the crater, another massive beam flew toward him. Leon escaped yet again, but it was getting tiresome, avoiding such an attack every ten seconds.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Ha-ha, that is very funny..."

    Mhk only managed to fire that massive beam of energy two more times, the crater was frozen, but despite that, Leon didn''t notice his coins increasing. It was risky, but Leon had to check if he was dead or unconscious. Using Transfer, Leon approached.

    The crater was one kilometer wide, so it wouldn''t surprise Leon that Mhk''s fall caused a massive tremor. Regardless, Mhk was there on the center of the crater covered in ice... all his limbs were missing, even his wings had disappeared. Somehow, his sword was still intact and near his body.

    There were some runes of the magic circle nearby, but it looked like the impact cut the link between those and the rest of the magic circle. The mana Mhk absorbed to fire those shots, was the mana he managed to absorb from those runes. His mouth was open as if he had shot those energy beams through his mouth, and his eyes were still alive, but he couldn''t move an inch. Leon didn''t know why his friends didn''te to check his condition, but he wouldn''t lose that chance. After using his spear to suck all his mana, Leon used Mhk''s spirit to create a magic weapon.

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    Holy Mithril Spear

    It grants you the skills: Spear of Light Lv 220. Strength + 250, Endurance + 250, Speed + 250

    Cost: 500 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    Holy Sword (Light)

    It grants you the skills: Sword of Light Lv 330. Strength + 250, Endurance + 250, Dexterity + 250

    Cost: 500 mana

    Mhk still had armor, but it got useless after being hit by a small pool of sma. Leon wondered why they didn''t create some equipment since they found enough mithril on the to generate enough magic paint that could cover half of the continent... Regardless, the armor wasn''t made of mithril, but at least protected him from being hit by a small but condensed magic element.

    "He died rather quickly... no, considering that he used sword of light many times, he probably didn''t have all that much endurance and mentality. Since he had enough strength to stop Jertien''s attack in his giant form, he probably focused on increasing strength, mana, and intelligence."

    It was a bit weird since Donan had to suffer a lot of damage to keep his body covered in Dark Aura, but the difference of his body and an angel body was too significant... Besides, angels have Regeneration and Heal at high levels. So, they can cancel the damage to their sphere form.

    "What to do now..."

    Leon had the option to turn Mhk into a zombie to help him, even without his limbs, he could be useful. But in the end, Leon decided to bury his body very deep on the. Those angels wanted to revive a god, so, if they could use that kind of a spell on a weaker being, they probably wouldn''t need that much mana.

    "Well, I guess I must observe the battlefield before deciding what I should do..."

    Leon tried to keep his distance, but as soon as he was one kilometer away from the angels, he felt their gaze. Their instincts were crazy... there was no point in pretending, so Leon approached naturally while he was analyzing the battlefield. Few words could describe the ce around the angels'' dungeon, and pandemonium was one of them. Thend had been burnt countless times, and the rocks that got melted becameva. The corpses of the dead angels had been burnt to a crisp, and not even bones were left. However, hundreds of them were still leaving every second. It looks like things got annoying thanks to them, so Jertien decided to give a hand to Ismenria and was attacking them with Ice Meteors. All in all, the harvesters looked fine, a bit tired, but there was no sign of wounds on their bodies. As for the angels... they looked the same since thest time Leon came to restore his mana.

    "Pathetic... I can''t believe Mhk lost to such lower lifeform," Zephon said. "He was the weakest of us, but this is disgraceful."

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ...

    Suddenly, Leon started to receive those notifications at a scary pace. Even his mana was decreasing as if it were being sucked. Someone was trying to cast a spell on him. It wasn''t an Appraisal. It was a potent spell. So, to counter it, Leon used Mana-Eater on his damaged mithril shield. All angels were looking at him, but thanks to Mana-Dominion, he noticed the one who was trying to put him under a spell, it was the woman who had a bow.

    "Can you please stop that," Leon said. "I like to keep my mana full in case something happens."

    "You are indeed an intriguing mage¡­ considering that you came from such a small," The bow-wielding angel said. "You are from that world that the inhabitants call it Earth, right? What are you doing here? How can you have so much mana to counter my mind-reading spell? What is your name?"

    "Ah, so you can read minds¡­" Leon said, impressed. "You have the same skill as¡­ as¡­ what was her name again? Hiroko? Hirako? Ah! It is Ryoko¡­ Am I just thirty years old, but I already forget things¡­"

    "¡­ You didn''t answer any of my questions¡­" The bow-wielding angel said.

    "I don''t want to answer," Leon shrugged. "When you ask someone''s name, you should introduce yourself first."

    "My name is Sanvi." Sanvi said.

    "My name is Chuck Norris," Leon said. "It is nice to meet you."

    "... You are lying." Sanvi twitched her right eye.

    "How can you be so sure?" Leon frowned. "You gave up on using your skill on me, remember? Seriously, my name is Chuck Norris. One day a snake bit me, and after three days suffering from a hellish pain... the snake died."

    "...I will get rid of this insect myself," Sanvi dered, looking at Leon viciously.

    "Wait, Sanvi." The spear-wielding angel said.

    "Don''t try to stop me, Adellum," Sanvi readied her bow.

    "You are more powerful than Mhk," Adellum said. "But, you aren''t much more resilient than him. This boy managed to defeat Mhk, and that confirms what he said, he has a few tricks up his sleeve. I will deal with him myself. If we lose another one of us, our n will be dyed for another decade... we can''t afford to wait that long."

    "Tsk... it can''t be helped then," Sanvi said and looked away, annoyed.

    "Wait a minute," Leon said. "Before we fight, can I talk with them for a minute? This will be real quick, and perhaps you guys will like the result."

    "I highly doubt that..." Adellum said.

    "Just be a bit patient, okay?" Leon said.

    Leon used Transfer and reappeared in front of Jorhorn, like always he looked at him displeased, but Leon ignored it.

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    "Give me Soul Eater," Leon dered. "I already know that you guys can''t approach Volt''s temple, so you guys can''t help me on his test. Given that you lied to me and didn''t help me all that much, I demand Soul Eater as payment. Since I decreased the number of your enemies, I deserve that."

    "No," Jorhorn looked at Leon in the eye and smirked.

    "Last chance... give me the Soul Eater," Leon said.

    "No," Jorhorn smiled triumphantly.

    "... It is a pity that your brain didn''t increase with your size," Leon sighed.

    Leon looked around and confirmed that no one was against Jorhorn''s decision. Alurelle looked conflicted for a while, but soon she seemed away uninterested and looked at the angels ready to fight. Leon sighed and again and then shook his head, it was a pity, but things would get much messier.

    Suddenly, Leon disappeared from the battlefield, and everyone frowned. It didn''t look like he had any intention of running away, so even the angels got caught off-guard. While everyone was confused, Jorhorn''s spear suddenly left, his hand flew upward. After getting out of Jorhorn''s reach, the spear stopped, and Leon appeared above it.

    "Let''s see how well you can fight without this," Leon smirked.

    The harvesters looked at Leon astonished, even though he had a high-level in Telekinesis, his skill wasn''t powerful enough to make the spear escape from Jorhorn''s grip. He did something to make that possible, but they didn''t know what.

    "How did you..." Jorhorn said, astonished.

    "You have a nice expression there..." Leon smiled. "Regardless, I don''t need to exin anything to you."

    There was a reason why everyone thought that their weapons were lighter than they were supposed to be considering their size. It was because Leon created them hollow; there was enough space inside them to Leon fit inside. He transferred himself to the inside of the weapon and then filled with his mana. With the help of Telekinesis, he managed to take back the mithril spear. It was his, after all, and if the harvesters didn''t intend to follow their path of the agreement, he would take his equipment back... even though he used their mana to create them.

    "HAHAHAHAHA!" Sanviughed as if she had heard the funniest joke of the universe. "I can''t believe this, they are fighting amongst themselves in front of us... a single small human has those creatures on the palm of his hands!"

    "Well then, untilter..." Leon waved his right hand.<sub> </sub>

    Before Leon could use Transfer again, Iver turned into a massive sphere of lightning and jumped toward him. Despite his size, his speed was almost equal to Mhk''s when he was in his sphere form. However, Leon managed to escape the direct hit. He didn''t escape from the region but moved a few hundred meters away.

    "I will take care of him," Iver dered. "Just hang in there, this will be quick."

    Leon used Transfer again and again, but since he had to look at the direction he wanted to go, Iver managed to follow him on his ''electric'' form. While he was running, he left a path of burned earth andva, because everything that got close to him burned or melted.

    "I guess he is the fastest and physically strongest using that skill... that is why he is confident that I won''t take the sword away from him."

    Leon wondered for how long Iver could keep that skill active. However, even if he had a time-limit, Leon wouldn''t keep running until he runs out of mana. He would fight once he confirms that no one of his friends will try to get on his way. Much to Leon''s surprise, they were being followed by a sphere of light... it looked like Adellum wanted to fight against Leon no matter what.

    "Things may get even messier if they team up..."

    Half an hourter, Leon, Iver, and Adellum reached the extreme north of the central continent. Leon felt that was more than enough, so he stopped. However, he made his massive spear fly toward Iver''s forehead. It looked like even Iver''s reaction speed increased. He managed to react on time and block Leon''s attack. The area trembled, and the air vibrated due to the impact¡­ but Iver suffered no damage from it.

    "I guess even if I can control the massive spear with Telekinesis, it doesn''tpare to Jorhorn''s strength¡­"

    Iver and Adellum finally returned to their ''ordinary'' forms, Leon waited for a second, trying to understand how things would proceed. Iver was also wary of Adellum, but it looked like the angel just wanted to observe the fight. His hammer was on his back, and his arms were crossed.

    "Go on," Adellum said. "Fight to your heart''s content. "I will face the winner."

    ? "Face a weakened winner, I see¡­" Leon frowned.

    While Leon and Adellum were talking, thunderclouds started to appear above the area. Iver was wild and quite reckless, but he knew how to make good use of such chances. However, before any lightning bolt could fall, Leon used Transfer and reappeared above those clouds, and once again, he fired his massive spear. He decreased the weight of the weapon at the moment he shot and increased the moment it was about to be blocked by Iver¡­ once again, the area trembled, and the air vibrated to the point where small sparks of electricity were emitted when the weapons collided.

    Leon used a lot of mana, but he caused some damage, and he even obtained the chance to use Transfer and appear behind Iver very close to his nape. A single attack wouldn''t help him much, even in that position. However, Leon could decrease Iver''s defense, and so he did it. Using Telekinesis from that distance, he managed to steal Iver''s helmet.

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    "Now, this has returned to its rightful owner..." Leon said while he was flying and touching the gigantic mithril helm.

    "You think you can defeat me by doing that?" Iver frowned. "For an insect, you sure are arrogant."

    "Who needed the help of the insect to return to this?" Leon frowned. "Who asked for the help of an insect to obtain better weapons and equipment?"

    Instead of answering, Iver swung his sword and shot a Thunder de at Leon, but he used Transfer and escaped.

    "No answer, huh?" Leon looked away, bored. "Figures..."

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    At that moment, Leon was controlling three objects with his Telekinesis. The massive spear he took back from Jorhorn, the helmet he retrieved from Iver and his damaged shield, which he was using to recover his mana. The colossal mithril helmet would work better than three of his shields, it wasn''t appropriate for that, but it would work.

    Regardless, Leon would take Iver''s mithril equipment one piece at a time in order to increase the damage he could cause. However, it was quite unpleasant doing that in front of someone who was there just to observe the fight and learn more about Leon could do. He could attack it once or twice, causing a lot of damage without letting Adellum know what he did, but it wouldn''t work forever. Just changing his position a bit would be enough for that.

    "I guess I don''t have enough time to take all his equipment..."

    It was risky, but Leon had to finish Iver quickly in order not to reveal much information about himself. If he could use Transfer and move to the back of Iver''s head and then create a sma Lance or something, he was confident he could kill him in a single strike, but he didn''t have enough mana or time for that.

    Iver didn''t have the intention of letting Leon create a strategy to deal with him. So, he kept shooting thunder attacks toward Leon. It wasn''t his specialty, but Iver wanted to finish that problem without getting closer to Leon. He didn''t know how, but Leon killed one of the angel generals, and Mhk alone was the angel who defeated the seven harvesters alone.

    "I can''t let that guy see sma Bullet... it is my only weapon that can damage them. My only choice is to defeat Iver slowly..."

    Congrattions! The skill Fly has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Haste has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Beam has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Instead of using Transfer, Leon decided to fly around Iver and attack him using Thunder Ray and Ice Beam. Although he had Thunder Absorbtion, it wasn''t at a level where he could absorb all the power of Thunder Ray andbining Ice Beam with that, Iver started to feel annoyed since the ice around his body was quickly getting thicker. However, once Iver activated Electric Aura again, the damage Leon was caused decreased.

    "Tsk... I guess this won''t work..."

    Leon had another option to finish things quickly. However, to seed in that, he would need to get rid of more pieces of Iver''s armor. Unfortunately, the breastte wouldn''t be easy to steal. If Leon had made the armor while thinking of that, the harvesters would have noticed his intentions.

    "I can use that, too..."

    After Leon made his choice, Iver suddenly charged forward. His speed was fearsome, but Leon slowed him down using the colossal mithril spear before he used Transfer and reappeared behind Iver''s head with Mhk''s sword on his hand.

    "Ugh!" Iver moaned after getting hit by behind.

    Despite the protection of Electric Aura, Iver suffered a lot of damage, and his head started to bleed. Not only that, he got caught by surprise, lost his bnce, and the colossal mithril spear managed to ovee his sword and hit Iver''s shoulder piercing the skin a little.

    Iver''s charge only stopped two kilometers away from there, but despite the wounds, he was smiling, because he now had the colossal mithril spear on his hand. After returning, Iver smirked.

    "Now, you won''t be able to stop me anymore," Iver dered.

    "I wonder if things are simple as just as you are assuming..." Leon frowned.

    Leon showed Mhk''s sword and also equipped the spear he created using his spirit. Without a hint of hesitation, he used Sword of Light and Spear of Light. Surprisingly, the projectiles made of light were more powerful and faster than the angels could use. Iver got caught by surprise, suffered another wound on his shoulder, but the other he blocked... even though he was pushed back a few meters.

    "... Maybe I should have kept this as a secret... it is more powerful than my sma Bullets."

    Although it was a spell, Leon thought that intelligence didn''t affect all that much the power behind it. The angels didn''t use many spells, after all. Although one of the generals had a magic wand, they couldn''t be called a race of mages.

    "I will definitely learn this eventually..." Leon dered.

    "Hahahaha," Adellumughed. "You won''t be able to learn it... unless you find the spirit of light."

    "How can you be so sure?" Leon asked.

    "Spells of the light and shadow attribute can''t be learned, only taught by their respective spirits," Adellum shrugged. "Only beings like spirits can understand the logic behind those attributes, after all."

    Leon couldn''t help but frown... if that was the case, then sma Bullet wasn''t just a lower-level type of light-magic... it was just abination of the other elements. If teleportation were shadow-type magic, then Leon would never find a tome being sold at the dungeon shop... that left him speechless.

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    After receiving that piece of information, Leon got really annoyed. Until now, he enjoyed the fights against the angels and harvesters, but now he wasn''t in the mood for any of that shit.

    Although Leon couldn''t replicate the massive energy beams Mhk used before dying, he could make something very simr bybining Fast-Conjuration and Sword of Light... the thin light beam was tormenting Iver. Even though he managed to block the attacks so far by using both weapons on his hands, both of them were about to break. They were made of mithril, but they couldn''t withstand the continuous attacks of a level three hundred and thirty skill. That being said, using all his mana, Leon could only keep shooting the beam of light for three seconds. After that, he had to recover using Mana-Eater. Thanks to all that, his damaged shield that previously had Leon''s size now was smaller than a ser ball.

    "..." Iver looked at Leon, annoyed while he was trying to catch his breath.

    Even though he kept Electric Aura active for a while and that skill could increase his endurance and mentality, Iver''s body now had dozens of wounds and burn marks. Leon wasn''t naive enough to keep attacking him from the same position; he used Transfer and attacked by many angles and didn''t give him many chances to block his attacks.

    "Well... this ended quite fast," Adellum frowned. "For a mage, you sure fight weirdly. You use several types of tricks and items at your disposal... I can''t even say that you have a specialty."

    p "Tsk," Iver clicked his tongue after hearing that.</anda>

    Adellum was talking with Leon, but Iver got greatly annoyed by his words. He knew that he was in a tight spot, but he didn''t want to believe that he would lose for someone who has been fighting for less than ten years, while he had been doing that for five centuries.

    "Don''t look at me like that, all this is the result of your actions," Leon shrugged. "You didn''t get strong enough and fled to a weaker world in order to get stronger in a safer manner. After obtaining my help, you guys decided to get rid of me for whatever reason. Maybe it was jealously, but I couldn''t care less. But the most stupid thing you guys did was to betray me without having a clear n of how to defeat me. Just being big, having the numerical advantage and powerful weapons don''t mean a thing when you underestimate your opponent."

    Leon couldn''t help but frown. It looked like he became a bit preachy after he obtained his powers. He didn''t like that, but it was the truth. Surprisingly, the annoyed expression on Iver''s face disappeared... after a long sigh, he looked pretty calm. Leon only understood what was about to happen when Iver pointed his sword at him.

    "Sword of Light," Iver said.

    Iver finally threw away his pride, for a change, he decided to forget about everything, and even about the excitement he used to feel during the fights. He used the power of his enemies because it was the only thing he could use to defeat Leon... he used the power of the creatures that took everything away from him. Despite that, Leon blocked the attack using Iver''s helmet.

    "Sword of Light, Sword of Light, Sword of Light, Sword of Light, Sword of Light..." Iver said.

    The attack was more potent than the of the ordinary angels, but it was weaker than Leon''s attacks... despite all that, the torrent of attacks damaged the helmet more and more, until it broke. However, the attack that destroyed the helmet stopped on Leon''s Mana Armor. Using Telekinesis, Leon recovered those pieces and used Mana-Eater to recover his mana.

    "The fact that I won''t run out of mana in this battle also thanks to you guys..." Leon said. "I guess this is another one of your mistakes."

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon weed the chance to level up his Mana Armor, so he just epted Iver''s attacks until he ran out of mana. When that happened stuck his sword and the spean on the ground and then crossed his arms.

    "Mmm? Oh... I see now," Leon said. "You lost your reason to fight along time ago... I didn''t think you were the type of guy who would assume a defeat, but... I guess I was wrong. Unfortunately, I won''t kill you. Since you caused me so much trouble, I will seal your spirit in a weapon."

    Even after hearing that, even without knowing he would be dead or alive in such a state, Iver didn''t react to Leon''s words. He just stayed there waiting for Leon... he had lost interest in everything. He lost his, family, friends... and now he lost to a creature that has been fighting for less than a decade. Ivear couldn''t see any reason to keep living.

    Despite all that, Leon didn''t drop his guard. After creating massive hammer made of earth, he knocked Iver down, and after that, he sealed his spirit on a mithril sword that Leon could adequately use.

    Lightning Slicer

    It grants you the skill: Thunder Storm Lv 250. Strength + 280, Endurance +280, Speed + 280

    Cost: 500 mana per second.

    Congrattions! The skill Seal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Seal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Seal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Now that was really surprising, for the first time, the name of the weapon changed a lot... Regardless, Leon felt quite satisfied with the skill he obtained. Although the cost of the skill was absurd, it was a skill Leon would have a hard time replicating. Until he learns it, the Lightning Slicer would be handy.

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    Thanks to Mana Dominion, Leon didn''t have to worry all that much about surprise attacks. Despite that, he still was quite confused when he turned around and saw Adellum looking at him with an amused expression.

    "You really are something else," Adellum said. "I don''t remember seeing that guy before, but he looked quite the typical warrior. Big ego, pride, small brain... but you made him ept his defeat easily."

    "It is all thanks to your dead friend," Leon said. "His weapon helped me a lot, but you already saw that. So, you will be the-"

    Suddenly, dozens of arrows of light appeared around Leon. The next moment, they flew toward him. He survived thanks to Mana Armor, but Leon lost half of his mana.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "You have a lot of mana for someone so young," Adellum frowned.

    "And you have a lot of nerve to attack me like-" Leon got interrupted by another wave of Arrows of Light. "I see now... You are the type who liked to surprise opponents. I guess we are a bit simr... can''t say I like you, though."

    "You are a weird mage, and since you can counter Appraisal," Adellum said. "This is the easiest way to deal with you."

    After repeating his attack one more time, but failing at causing any damage to Leon since he recovered his mana consuming the pieces of the colossal mithril helm, Adellum turned into a sphere of light and disappeared.

    "The hell was that... did he give up?"

    Something was off, Leon couldn''t imagine the angels running away after the battle. Their goal was to use sixs to revive their god since Leon slowed down their ns; they wanted to kill him. However, Leon understood what Adellum was nning when he saw that the Iver''s armor had disappeared.

    "Shit... I forgot they could use mithril to restore their mana too..."

    Since Adellum observed Leon''s fight, he more or less knew how much mana Leon had. Even if he couldn''t use Appraisal, he could estimate his strength by observing him fight. Suddenly, several Arrows of light appeared nearby Leon again. However, he couldn''t see Adellum anywhere...

    "That guy... how can he aim with such precision when he clearly isn''t nearby?"

    Despite having a hammer as a weapon and also a body of someone who used to fight up close, Adellum was a pretty good ranged fighter. That was bad. Iver''s armor was much heavier and had a lot of mithril. If both of them rely solely on that to survive, Leon was bound to lose the battle of attrition. Mana Armor''s level was obviously at least three times weaker than those Arrows of Light, after all.

    "He is ying with me... Adellum probably can attack using that massive beam of light, but he won''t use that. He is careful, but Adellum wouldn''t go that far... unless he is put against the wall, Adellum won''t fall to Mhk''s level."<sub> </sub>

    Leon had to conserve his mana, and the only way to do that was to take some risks. Leon deactivated his Mana Armor and used Haste. In the blink of an eye, dozens of Arrows of Light appeared around Leon, in a hurry, he flew to the side, but his left arm got pierced by several of those.

    "Ugh... shit..." Leon moaned in pain and started to sweat cold due to the pain.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Resistance.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Light Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Light Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Light Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon felt like the nerves of his arm had been cut off; he couldn''t even feel the mana in his arm. His arm was severely damaged, but it was still there... so it was weird that Leon couldn''t feel the mana. Regardless, Leon cast Full-Recover and recovered himself.

    "I can''t believe I''m such a masochist..."

    Leon just learned the skill, and it leveled up to level thirty. Unfortunately, he would have to do that again, so he allocated those points on mentality. He had to make such preparations while he can before Adellun, or the other angels decided to use their trump card.

    After repeating the same process of letting his arm being pierced two more times just to increase his resistance, Adellum suddenly appeared. He was visibly confused, so he couldn''t help but ask.

    "What are you doing?" Adellum asked.

    "I''m bored, so I''m letting you wound me to pass the time," Leon said. "Perhaps by doing that until I get half-dead, you will muster some courage to face me."

    "You are an interesting boy," Adellum said. "Weren''t you the one who used Transfer to attack that man several times and even attacked his back?"

    ???He reacted to my attacks more than a few times, right?" Leon asked. "Besides, he always could attack me because I never left his range. You can''t say the same thing about yourself, right?"

    "I didn''t think there are rules on the battlefield where the final goal is to kill your enemy..." Adellum frowned. "Did youe from a ce where such things exist? If you have better eyes than your enemy, on your, you can''t use that advantage if your enemy has bad eyes?"

    Leon didn''t have an answer for that, but he didn''t feel bad about it. It wasn''t like he wanted to make Adellum face him directly, he just wanted to taunt him a little¡­ Regardless, since Adellum felt like he won the argument, he disappeared again and resumed his tactics.

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    Congrattions! The skill Light Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Full-Recover has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Light Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Full-Recover has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    When Leon was alone on the ind, he made a silent promise to himself. He would never hurt himself, no matter what... Leon broke that promise a few times after he left the ind, but what he was doing at that moment was making him question his sanity.

    Although Leon was healing himself almost immediately, the blood loss was already taking a toll on his body. He was getting thinner and thinner every time the Arrows of Light hit him. Despite all that and the pain that didn''t look to be decreasing, he had no intention of giving up. Why? Because he could no longer choose the best options to grow stronger, he was alone on another, and thest events made him understand that he couldn''t trust anyone but himself to reach his goals.

    "Well... at least the pain made me understand that Adellum was telling the truth... light magic isn''t abination of all elements. If that was the case, my other resistances should have leveled up a few times by now."

    Leon was a bit curious about the other battle, even though he couldn''t care less about their lives, Leon intended to use the harvesters'' spirits to create weapons. It was the annoyance fee he required from them for their betrayal and lies. Regardless, even though he was a patient one, Leon couldn''t afford to keep that pain training... his body was so thin, and he was so hungry that he felt like eating even the hellhounds and they didn''t look tasty...

    "I guess it is time to end this..."

    Using Telekinesis, Leon took control over Jorhorn''s spear and Iver''s sword. The helmet had already being used to use Full-Recover and several other skills several times. Besides, after getting hit several times by those Arrows of Light, Leon already knew where Adullem was hiding, he was above him... several kilometers above. However, Leon couldn''t just go there and face him. He had to make some preparations... in the end, he had to consume all the mithril of the spear in order toplete his preparations and to keep himself alive from the Arrows of Light, but eventually, he was ready.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon looked up, and the next moment he appeared fifteen kilometers above. On his left side, he was controlling Iver''s sword, and on his right side, he had under his control a small and ordinary mithril spear... Leon was going to use both of them to defeat Adellum. After looking around for half a second, Leon found a figure five hundred meters away from him, using Transfer again, Leon approached and found Adellum.

    "How did you find me?" Adellum asked.

    "You used the same trick too many times," Leon answered. "That spell, the arrow that always attacked me first, was the arrow above my head. Thus I concluded that your mana wasing from above."

    "I see..." Adellum smiled. "Since you found me, then it would be disgraceful and useless to keep using the same trick. Let''s fight for real this time."

    Adellum grabbed his hammer, but Leon didn''t pay attention to his words. That angel tried to catch him off-guard several times, and Leon wouldn''t fall for the same trick twice.

    Adellum turned into a sphere of light and then flew toward Leon, but the colossal mithril spear blocked him. Despite the difference in size, even Adellum managed to block it entirely. Somehow, it looked like he could use the sturdiness of his hammer in that form... Regardless, Leon tried to use the same trick he did against Mhk and covered the sphere of light with earth. However, before he could lock Adellum on a sphere of steel, he quickly escaped... by making its form vibrate in all directions, he dispersed the dirt.

    "I should have expected this..."

    Leon increased the gravity around the sphere of light, and at the same time, he made his small spear spin faster and faster. Adellum noticed that Leon was plotting something, and he had no idea what that was, so he decided to retreat and return to his original form.

    Without wasting time, Leon attacked using the colossal mithril spear, but Adellum blocked it again using his hammer with the swing of a single arm. He didn''t even break a sweat¡­ but that was just the beginning. Leon decreased the weight of his small spear and fired toward Adellum, before the impact, he increased the weight several times.

    Adellum frowned while looking at that, the piercing power of such an attack was impressive, but only that wouldn''t even scratch him. The amount of mana in that weapon wasughable, so he decided to crush it with a single punch. The mithril spear shattered in pieces, even the shards that were under the effect of the centrifugal force scratched any part of Adellum''s body, but what was inside the spear did. Before he could react to it, a strange shining thing flew toward and hit all his body. Thanks to the centrifugal force, most of the sma Leon put inside the spear hit Adellum and started to eat his flesh¡­ his armor protected most of his body, but not his face.

    Adellum lost control over Iver''s armor, and Leon used that chance to retrieve it and recover his mana. The battle wasn''t over yet, and Leon wouldn''t lose that chance to attack.

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    Although Leon wanted to create one heck of a weapon using the spirits of the six angels, he wouldn''t bet everything for that. Leon was too close, and he wouldn''t be able to dodge another one of those beams of light. So, before the enemy could recover, Leon used Sword of Light several times and hit Adellum''s head... which he was trying to decrease the pain by pulling the flesh that was being consumed by the sma... it was quite a horror scene, so Leon couldn''t help but wonder if he hadn''t gone a bit too far.

    "You! You!" Adellum shouted while he was trying to suppress the pain. " I WILL KILL YOU!"

    Before he could get the chance to try, Leon attacked, again and again, using the Sword of Light. His attacks would be more potent if hebines them with Fast-Conjuration, but Leon didn''t want to give time for Adellum to recover. Leon also tried to freeze him in a massiveyer of ice but failed. Adellum was trembling so violently that not even level 121 Ice Beam could freeze him. Leon also tried to lock in the sphere of steel, but it didn''t work.

    "Tsk¡­ just die already," Leon said.

    Suddenly, Adellum stopped ripping off the flesh of his face with his hands, and then tried to look around but saw nothing... his eyes and most of his face had been destroyed. Leon could see muscles and bones... Despite that, he managed to find where Leon was, probably using the direction his attacks wereing from, or a simr skill to Mana Dominion. Regardless, Adellum opened his mouth, and Leon felt shivers.

    "Crap!" Leon used Transfer while at the same time tried to fly away from his position.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Ugh..." Leon moaned in pain

    Leon only escaped for a fraction of a second, despite that, he didn''t escape unscathed... He had lost his right arm because his Mana Armor wasn''t activated, but in the end, that worked for him, because if Mana Armor blocked that attack, he wouldn''t have mana to use Transfer.

    Adellum had a lot of mana. He shot three more of those energy beams before he finally stopped. He was exhausted, despite that, he tried to look for Leon, but he failed... since he couldn''t concentrate on using his mana to do that. Adellum tried to use Heal, but only that wouldn''t heal his wounds... instead, Heal didn''t make him regenerate a single cell.

    "The power of thebined elements is fearsome... I should end this quick."<sub> </sub>

    It was hard to know, but since sma seemed to be the result of several elements, the body of the user couldn''t counter that kind of attack with any resistance. So, it was a skill that basically ignored all elemental resistances... possibly, that kind of attack had perhaps even more potential than light magic.

    While Adellum was busy trying to find the person who caused him so many problems, Leon was creating a hundred meters long hammer made of earth. Transforming everything into steel would take too much mana, and Leon couldn''t waste much more time. So, he smashed Adellum''s head and sent him downward. When Adellum fell, another massive wave of dust spread around, and even from that high in the sky, he heard the sound of the impact.

    On the center of 1.5 kilometer-long crater, Leon found Adellum''s body... he was still alive, but unconscious. He didn''t lose a single body part, unlike Mhk.

    "What a terrific vitality..."

    To avoid any unpleasant surprises, Leon used his spirit to upgrade the sword he obtained after defeating Mhk, and he also grabbed Adellum''s hammer.

    Holy Hammer

    It grants you the skills: Prison of Light Lv 250. Strength + 250, Endurance + 250, Mentality + 250

    Cost: 500 mana

    Holy Sword (Light) (+1)

    It grants you the skills: Sword of Light Lv 363. Strength + 275, Endurance + 275, Dexterity + 275

    Cost: 500 mana.

    "Phew... I''m tired of this..."

    Leon used Mana-Eater until he had enough mana, and then he used Full-Recover. The number of enemies decreased from thirteen to ten... but he was already sick of that. Although he was getting stronger and obtaining powerful weapons, his objective wasn''t that. He could reach home faster doing different things, instead of fighting to the death. However, the remaining enemies, despite their age, seemed the type who couldn''t forget their grudges. So, ignoring them wasn''t an option.

    "If it worked once, it will work twice¡­"

    Leon prepared several mithril spears and filled their hollow parts with sma. That way, he would be able to surprise everyone who was still alive¡­ probably. It took Leon a few hours to collect enough mana from the magic circle, but he eventually finished his work.

    Since he wasn''t in a hurry and he would profit more if both angels and harvesters kill themselves, Leon took his time to return to the battlefield. Much to Leon''s surprise, before he could even see the battlefield, he was weed by several massive beams of light¡­ for a hidden technique, the angels sure were using that quite frequently.

    "I should have approached using an underground route¡­"

    It was a bit toote for that, but at least the attacks came from the horizon, and thanks to their sizes, Leon noticed their approach before it was toote. However, Leon couldn''t help but frown when he saw the four remaining angels flying at him, and the harvesters were nowhere to be seen.

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    When Leon noticed that he would have to face the four remaining enemies generals, he did the only thing he could do, run. Facing two of them at the time was suicide, fighting against four was asking to be tortured to death. That was even truer considering that Leon killed two of their friends.

    "Now what?"

    Even if Leon uses his spears and the sma inside of them, it wouldn''t be enough to kill the angels. He would only seed if, by some miracle, he destroys the eyes of all of them, and like always, Leon didn''t want to rely on luck.

    "I have to get Soul Eater..."

    There was also a possibility that Soul Eater wouldn''t change anything. The harvesters used their skills like madmen and didn''t even damage the angels. So, there was a chance that they used all the mana, and Leon was screwed. If that was the case, Leon''s only choice was to use the dungeon and run away to the angels''. Finding the spirit of light there would be interesting, but not realistic, Leon also couldn''t escape to Celosie in order to find Volt''s fragment. It would take too much time to find its temple without asking the harvesters first.

    While Leon was thinking about those things, the other four massive beams of light were shot toward him. Leon felt shivers when one of them felt very close to him¡­ even though he was using Transfer and zig-zagging at the same time, that was a silly action considering the speed of those attacks.

    "I guess it can''t be helped¡­"

    Leon returned to the region where he fought against Iver and Adellum, without wasting a second, he used Summon Zombie on Adellum''s body. His zombie got up and was waiting for orders.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Zombie has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Zombie has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Zombie has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Adellum

    Health: 120000/120000

    Mana: 62000/62000

    Stamina: 60000/60000<sub> </sub>

    Active Skills Rage Lv 390, Mana-Eater Lv 330, Fire Creation Lv 300, Earth Creation Lv 300, Water Creation Lv 280, Wind Creation Lv 270

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 370, Hammer Mastery Lv 380, Pain Resistance Lv 330, Wind Resistance Lv 420, Iron Fists Lv 260, Meditation Lv 310

    "Oh, boy... how did I defeat this guy?"

    Before Leon could answer his question, he passed one of his mithril spears to his zombie and gave him the order to y with his friends. The zombies lost several skills the angels were supposed to have, but it was strong nheless. It would at least buy Leon a few seconds.

    The zombie started to fly using his damaged wings, and immediately, the four angels stopped when they recognized the armor that disfigured the creature was wearing. They got even more surprised when it attacked them fiercely... While the angels were trying to block the zombie''s powerful attacks, Leon created a hole, closed it, and it was already moving toward the angels'' dungeon at an incredible skill... all thanks to Earth Maniption and Geomancy.

    "It couldn''t be helped... I didn''t have any choice... or I had to use that skill, or I would die..."

    Leon hated that skill with passion because he knew that it was too convenient... a quick and easy way to solve his problems wasn''t what he wanted. Regardless, even after getting several kilometers ahead from that ce, Leon didn''t leave his hideout, he only approached the surface to get some air, but always made sure to get rid of any evidence of the path he used.

    "There is also the possibility that they will wait for me there... It''s not like I can go to Celosie using Transfer. Even if I can travel between worlds using dungeons, it would be impossible to reach the angels'' world if angels are stilling to this world..."

    It looked like Leon''s worries would never end... Regardless, even though he had to leave the gigantic equipment he made for the harvesters behind, he had more than enough mana and recovery to travel using an underground path without having to stop. After several hours digging in a straight line, Leon finally felt the harvesters'' presence. He couldn''t hear the sound of battles, but Leon decided to approach carefully. He could feel all of their six presences, but two of them were pretty weak.

    "I don''t feel the angels'' presences, nor the sound of their minions leaving the dungeons..."

    Leon used Magic Concealment and moved upward using the mithril spear of the devourers as a shovel. Eventually, he was back to the surface and could see everything around without being noticed. Jorhorn and Ismenria were severely injured, the others seemed fine, but they looked pretty tired and also had wounds on their bodies. Maybe it was to conserve energy, but they returned to their regr size. Thanks to it, Leon could see Soul Eater on Inr''s back.

    "Shit... where in the hell is Iver?" Inr clicked his tongue. "Did he mess up?"

    "If he didn''t return until now, that is possible," Genelosa said. "That guy and the angel might have teamed up to kill him..."

    "Shut up!" Inr shouted. "He wouldn''t die even if a worm and one of those bastards team up against him!"

    "Just shut up and save your strength," Jertien said while he was meditating. "They might return at any moment, and we will need to be well-rested."

    While they were talking, Jorhorn and Ismenria were unconscious, Alurelle was pouring health potions on the wounded. At the same time, she was biting her lips as if she was furious about something. The cause was probably Leon since he probably was the cause Jorhorn was in that state.

    "It is a bit too soon to feel like that, my dear..."

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    Leon observed things for a while, but the very moment he saw Inr dropping his guard, which was the moment he was going to sit on the ground, Leon used Prison of Light. The next moment, Inr got hit by several arrows of light, and before he could even fall, Leon appeared and took Soul Eater from him.

    Soul Eater

    It drains and stores all the mana of enemy foes.

    Mana Stored: 35214633

    "Ugh... you..." Inr murmured while trying to keep standing.

    "You guys used a lot of mana and didn''t even scratch them..." Leon frowned.

    Everyone, with the exception of Inr, was shocked, they didn''t expect that Leon would appear so boldly and steal Soul Eater just like that. The first one to recover was Alurelle, she turned into her giant form, grabbed her swords, and looked at Leon viciously.

    "You!" Alurelle shouted.

    "Me what?" Leon asked. "Please, don''t try to act as if you guys don''t deserve the current situation you were in."

    Although Leon was pretty close to them, Jertien didn''t hesitate to use Ice Meteor, several of them fall almost over Leon, but he used Transfer and moved away.

    "Here is a gift for trying to kill me," Leon said, and then the next moment, Jorhorn got attacked by Prison of Light.

    "Brother!" Alurelle cried in despair.

    Although he was pretty wounded, Jorhorn endured the attack and even woke up. Although he was in pain, he still found the strength to look at Leon without hiding his hatred. Genelosa and Jertien turned into their giant forms, but Inr stepped forward and stopped them.

    "... Where is Iver?" Inr asked.

    "Here," Leon took out Lightning Slicer from his magic box and showed to Inr. "Do you want to join him?"

    ? "DIEEEEEEEEEEE!" Inr shouted after turning into his gigantic form and shed his sword at Leon.<sub> </sub>

    Leon was in the mood to act like a viin, so he moved as if he was going to block Inr''s attack using Lightning Slicer. However, it didn''t change anything. Inr was so blind by rage that he didn''t hesitate to destroy the weapon where Iver''s was sealed. Leon used Transfer and reappeared five meters on the south side of the dungeon. He couldn''t go to the north because he could meet the angels... the best option was to lure one or two harvesters from that region to another ce. Surprisingly, only Inr followed Leon, and he only had to show him Lightning Slicer.

    "I guess the others have to look after the wounded... well, this works for me..."

    Although he was wounded and tired, Inr didn''t think twice before activating his Burning Aura to increase his speed. He wasn''t as fast as Iver, but he got twice as fast... and he also left a path ofva where he stepped.

    "I don''t know why the angels are taking their sweet time... but I have to finish this before they follow such obvious trail."

    Leon was quite confident that that battle would end quickly, Inr wasn''t thinking straight, and there wasn''t a better opponent to surprise and attack than a mad dog. With Soul Eater on his possession, it would be even easier. However, he still couldn''t be careless.

    After using Transfer to keep ahead of Inr for half an hour, Leon arrived in a mountainous region. Thanks to his aura, Inr was melting even mountains and creating a sea of magma. Although Leon wanted to use the terrain to make Inr trip, that much would do.

    When Leon stopped, Inr swung his sword and shot a massive wave of mes toward Leon. However, inparison to the speed of the beams of light, it was aughable attack. Without having a better idea to take out his pieces of equipment, Leon used Transfer to escape the attack and reappeared in front of Inr''s left leg. Leon couldn''t get close enough due to the Burning Aura, so he shed Inr repeatedly with the Sword of Light until the light beam pierced Inr''s leg deeply. However, Leon had to retreat because Inr was about to split him in two and burn him to pieces with his sword

    "Fire Storm!" Inr shouted and raised his sword upward.

    The next moment, big Fireballs started to fall from the sky. Leon didn''t know that Inr had such skill, and the power behind it was no joke. Even though his Fire Resistance was level one hundred and fifty, Leon felt his skin burning when one of the projectiles passed within five meters of him. To make matters worse, Leon had to keep moving while he was avoiding the Fireballs, while several of them were falling around Inr, creating a barrier around him.

    "I guess I can use this chance..."

    Inr was too focused on attacking, so even though he was a bit far away, Leon managed to steal his helmet using Telekinesis. Leon didn''t have time to use Mana-Eater, so he threw the helm far away. Inr looked at him annoyed, but he took something out of his pocket and let it fall on his head... the next moment, Inr''s old circlet reappeared.

    "... I won''t be able to decrease his defense all that much if he is carrying his older equipment, but... whatever. If he wants this, then it works better for me."

    Instead of running away, Leon used Ice Beam upward and disintegrated all Fireballs that were about to fall on him. At the same time, he used Telekinesis to strip Inr of his mithril protective gear. He was so focused on attacking that he couldn''t do anything to stop Leon. As if that was a joke, Inr tossed away his mithril sword and equipped all his old weapon and gear. He was outraged beyond reason... he thought that he could defeat Leon without relying on the things Leon himself created.

    "Truly madness..." Leon muttered.

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    Even while using his old gear, it didn''t take long before Leon could pierce Inr''s left leg all the way to the other side using Sword of Light. He lost some of his mobility, but it looked like only that wouldn''t be enough...

    "What''s wrong with these guys..." Leon frowned. "Was Iver that important to you?"

    Just destroying Inr''s legs wouldn''t be enough, so Leon went for his arms to make him stop the damn Fire Storm. Leon didn''t move and blocked the Fireballs using only Ice Beam, despite that, Inr didn''t stop, his mana was being drained at fearsome speed, and Leon even attacked his shoulders to make him unable to raise his arms or hold his sword... despite all that... he didn''t stop.

    "So, you too, huh..." Leon muttered. "I guess you two have a hard time faking your feelings... you also gave up a long time ago... and now only want to destroy everything."

    Inr and Iver couldn''t be considered friends, perhaps rivals they were, and that would exin why Inr got so angry after learning about Iver''s death. Just like Iver, he had no more reason to keep fighting. They were alike in that aspect...

    Someone who stole the power of the spirits by killing a fragment of them should have better control of using the magic he obtained... even if he wasn''t a mage, Inr should have better control at handling Fire Storm. However, he was using his attack as if he wanted to burn the entire... Leon was getting dizzy because it was getting hard to breathe since he was surrounded by magma.

    Leon decided to end it even more quickly, ignoring the piece of armor protecting his chest. Leon pierced everything using Sword of Light all the way to Inr''s heart. He was from a race that focused on increasing their endurance and mentality to survive, so even though he fell because he lost control over his body, he didn''t die soon afterward.

    "What is this... this sense of defeat..." Leon touched his left chest because a cold feeling there was bothering him. "This is payback. They deserved that... but... whatever. I could use both of you since your zombie forms would be useful to solve my current problems, but I won''t torment those who are tired of fighting."

    The sky cleared, and even though Inr understood Leon''s words, he didn''t react to it. Just like Iver, he was waiting for the end... he also couldn''t care less about what happens next.

    ming Impaler

    It grants you the skill: Fire Storm Lv 280. Strength + 280, Dexterity +280, Speed + 280

    Cost: 500 mana per second.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Why can''t I obtain one Electric Aura or Burning Aura?" Leon frowned those are much more useful..."

    It wasn''t time toin since Leon just killed a person, but he did it anyway. He couldn''t feel guilty now aftering this far, for every action, there is a reaction... If Leon starts to be so forgiven to those who betray him, he won''t live a long life.

    "Now what?"

    The obvious choice is to return to the harvesters and finish them off, but Leon decided to consume the mithril equipment he made for Inr and transfer his mana to Soul Eater. The best scenario would be the one where he will findter, both harvesters and angels killing each other or at least damaging themselves in order to make Leon''s life easier. However, the chances of that happening were close to none... so Leon had to increase his stock of mana at least.

    "It is a pain that Soul Eater can''t absorb the mana from objects, only from living beings..."

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    It took Leon a full day before he could absorb all of the mana in that equipment and transfer them to Soul Eater, the time consumed was annoying, but what annoyed Leon, even more, was the fact that Mana-Eater wasn''t that efficient.

    Regardless, Leon wouldn''t make the same mistake twice. So, he returned to where the harvesters were only using an underground route. He could have arrived much faster if he had used Soul Eater without a care, but despite that, he arrived on time to see the harvesters and angels fighting fiercely. This time, even the angels looked pretty beat up¡­ in fact, they had familiar wounds¡­ wounds caused by sma.

    "Now, I understand why they took so long to return¡­"

    Once again, the mithril spear that had a gift for the angels inside broke at the best moment, and the sma hit all the four remaining angels. While they were suffering under the effects of the sma, the zombie made sure to torment them.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 8731 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 2339 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 1201 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins:167,512,362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Transformation Lv 93, Water Transformation Lv 104, Wind Transformation Lv 144, Fire Transformation Lv 90, Earth Creation Lv 145, Water Creation Lv 121, Wind Creation Lv 162, Fire Creation Lv 126, Mana Eater Lv 150, Mana Armor Lv 117, Mana Dominion Lv 139, Summon Zombie Lv 34, Full-Recover Lv 32, Seal Lv 103, Appraisal Lv 137, Thunder Ray Lv 151, Mind Armor Lv 81, Ice Beam Lv 121, Spear of Light Lv 220, Sword of Light Lv 363, Thunder Storm Lv 250, Fire Storm Lv 280

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 49, Pain Resistance Lv 65, Rage Lv 96, Magic Craftmanship Lv 118, Magic cksmith Lv 118, Burning Aura Lv 140, Light Resistance Lv 90

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    Even without Soul Eater, and having two of them severely injured, the harvesters managed to scratch the angels here and there¡­ Leon noticed why that was happening, it was because they also relied on their wings to fly, and their wings were damaged.

    "I guess that is because of me¡­ Well then¡­ How should I proceed?"

    First of all, Leon wanted some things. He didn''t want to fight against them one-on-one, that would take too long, and he was already tired of fighting. He had some preparations to make, so Leon couldn''t waste time with that. He also wanted to make some magic items and improve the ones he currently had, but it wasn''t worth of risking his life.

    While Leon was thinking about that, the region trembled violently. Even the angels were fighting without care now when the light projectiles hit the ground, it destroyed almost everything nearby and caused small earthquakes... it wouldn''t take long before Leon gets hit by a stray shot.

    "I should make some preparations first..."

    Leon still had those mithril spears filled with sma, but the angels wouldn''t fall for the same trick. So, he would have to attack the angels with them and make the weapons get destroyed at the same time... after that, he would have to deal with the harvesters, but he already had a means of how to deal with them.

    "Come to think of it... shouldn''t the sma corrode mithril as well? If it can destroy the flesh of angels, then..."

    Leon very carefully took out one of those mithril spears... but he didn''t find any sign of corrosion. Leon wondered if it was because mithril was made of mana, or if it was both mithril and sma were made of his mana... either way, it didn''t matter. Leon didn''t have to think about the durability of his spears, and that was good.

    "If I hit their armor, the spear should break and spread the sma. Fortunately, I have four remaining spears, so I should be able to damage them quite a bit... but I have to be fast and deal with the harvesters soon afterward."

    After preparing his spears, Leon used Transfer and reappeared right behind the angels. They immediately felt his presence, but since they were in the middle of firing their magic projectiles, they didn''t have enough time to react. Leon made his spears spin as much as possible in that brief moment of time and then shot. The angels turned into their sphere of light form, but Leon thought that would happen and had aimed at the exact same point the spheres appeared. The mithril spears broke, and sma fell on them angels.

    Without waiting to confirm the damage caused, Leon used Transfer again and appeared behind the harvesters. Genelosa and Jertien tried to block Leon''s path, but they fell after being hit by a massive barrage of Magma Spears... no, they didn''t fall. They lost their legs... Leon didn''t expect that, but he actually couldbine Magma Spear with Multiple Conjuration and Fast Conjuration. Thanks, to those he could fire fifty Magma Spears per second...

    "Oh boy... this is insane..."

    Leon recovered from the surprise and attacked Genelosa and Jertien''s arms. Those didn''t resist all that much too. The wounded Jorhorn and Ismenria looked at Leon ready to fight... however, Alurelle stepped forward and opened her arms to protect them.

    "Wait! We can..." Alurelle was interrupted by another barrage of Magma Spears and fell after all her limbs got cut off.

    Even Jorhorn and Ismenria were caught by surprise, but soon their turns came. Leon didn''t hesitate and cut off their limbs too. Magma Spear cauterized their wounds, so they wouldn''t be healed, even if they had potions to heal wounds, they couldn''t use them in such state. So, Leon faced the angels again and repeated what he just did. Sword of Light was powerful, but it wasn''t truly his spell. So Leon attacked using Magma Spear...

    "Ugh! This isn''t over!" Zephon shouted and then flew toward the dungeon. "We won''t die here! We will revive our god!"

    Although all the angels returned to their ordinary forms and didn''t suffer much damage on their faces, they gave up on fighting and tried to fly to the dungeon. However, using Telekinesis, Leon used Jertien''s hammer and crushed all of them at the same time. They were too busy running for their lives to notice Leon''s actions, so they received a lot of damage since they didn''t try to resist or block the attack.

    Congrattions! The skill Hammer Mastery has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Hammer Mastery has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Hammer Mastery has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Even after that attack, the angels were still trying to get up, so Leon damaged them a little more using Magma Spears. He only stopped when their limbs were damaged beyond recognition, and their wings became dust. That annoying feeling was increasing, but Leon didn''t stop. The angels weren''t holding their weapons anymore, but Leon decided to get them using Telekinesis and then stored them on his magic box, just to be sure.

    "You... how... so much mana... it shouldn''t be... possible." Zephon muttered.

    Holy Sword (Light) (+5)

    It grants you the skills: Sword of Light Lv 495. Strength + 375, Endurance + 375, Dexterity + 375

    Cost: 500 mana.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon looked around and confirmed that no angels were leaving the dungeon, somehow the harvesters managed to defeat all of them. Upon noticing that, Leon understood what was that annoying feeling... it was guilt... guilt because he just caused the extinction of a race and that wouldn''t be the only race he would end that day.

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    When Leon turned around, he saw Alurelle grabbing one of her swords with her teeth. She wasn''t wounded enough to fall unconscious. Still, despite her state, she wanted to fight¡­ Alurelle wanted to protect her friends and brother. Using Telekinesis, Leon raised Jertien''s hammer, but he hesitated in letting it fall on her head. Despite everything, Leon couldn''t help but respect someone who had so much fighting spirit¡­ Still¡­

    "An enemy is an enemy¡­ those who betray me¡­ are my enemies," Leon said. "You understand that, right?"

    Alurelle didn''t answer, just red at him as if she was in the right, and Leon was wrong no matter what. She looked at Leon as if her group''s actions were all justified¡­ they suffered a lot, and they fought for centuries¡­ someone like Leon couldn''t understand their struggle. She was absolutely right, maybe someday, Leon would be the one who will act like that¡­ but he would fight to prevent himself from following the path of the traitors.

    Leon let fall the hammer on Alurelle''s head. It was better to put the harvesters out of their misery as soon as possible. It was hard if that would be the case, but sooner Leon finishes that job; the sooner he would get rid of that feeling¡­ at least that was what he was telling himself.

    Sturdy Helmet (Earth)

    It grants you the skill: Earth Resistance Lv 340. Endurance + 250, Mentality + 250

    Aquatic Mithril Guard (Water)

    It grants you the skill: Water Resistance Lv 300. Health + 200, Endurance + 200, Mentality +200.

    Ice Fury (Ice )

    It grants you the skill: Ice Meteor Lv 330. Mana + 200, Intelligence + 200, Recovery +200.

    Cost: 300 mana

    Cataclysmic Spear

    It grants you the skill: Aura de Lv 340. Strength + 250, Endurance + 250, Speed +250.

    Cost: 100 stamina.

    Refined Impaler

    It grants you the skill: Battle Aura Lv 350. Strength + 250, Dexterity + 250, Speed +250.

    Cost: 50 stamina per second.

    Using the spirits of the harvesters, Leon created five powerful magic items. A helmet, a shield, a magic staff, and two spears. Leon won and obtained a lot, but he didn''t feel any sense of aplishment... only emptiness. Being alone on an ind was something, but he was alone in a very far away world...

    Holy Bow (Light)

    It grants you the skill: Rain of Light Lv 350. Speed + 300, Intelligence + 300, Dexterity + 300

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    Holy Whip (Light)<sub> </sub>

    It grants you the skill: Chains of Light Lv 330. Speed + 300, Intelligence + 300, Dexterity + 300

    Cost: 500 mana

    Holy Spear (Light)

    It grants you the skill: Cannon of Light Lv 360. Strength + 300, Mentality + 300, Dexterity + 300

    Cost: 1000 mana

    Holy Magic Staff (Light)

    It grants you the skill: st of Light Lv 350. Recovery + 300, Intelligence + 300, Dexterity + 300

    Cost: 1500 mana

    The weapons of the angels were also powerful as expected, but Leon looked at them uninterested. They granted him powerful spells and status bonuses, but they had no use for Leon, they wouldn''t help Leon go home faster, nor would they give him status points, that would only help him indirectly.

    "Ah, forget it... I don''t have time for this."

    Leon got up and started to use Mana-Eater, consuming the harvesters items Leon created and fill Soul Eater with mana. It took Leon three days for him to absorb them, things stayed pretty quiet on the first two days, but then monsters finally started to appear. However, no angels came from the angels'' dungeon.

    "I guess now my true work will begin..."

    The best way to make good use of Soul Eater and the monsters of that world was to keep them alive and drain their mana using Soul Eater. Unfortunately, the monsters were too powerful for them to be locked in a chunk of ice by Leon''s Ice Beam. So, he had no choice but to kill them.

    Leon''s next goal would be to go to Celosie and look for the fragment of the spirit of thunder. However, since he would have to pass the test alone, Leon would have to make some preparations. He had no idea what the test would be, but Leon was pretty sure he would have to use a lot of mana to seed.

    "Well, I guess I have more than enough thanks to the mithril equipment..."

    Soul Eater

    It drains and stores all the mana of enemy foes.

    Mana Stored: 5253321777

    In fact, Leon probably had enough mana even to return to Miebos. However, that wasn''t his goal. Regardless, before going to Celosie. Leon decided to bury all the angels and the harvesters... although they tried to kill him, they were dead, and there was no sense in hating the dead. Heal didn''t work on dead bodies, so it was a bit dreadful burying corpses that were semi-disfigured or missing limbs. Still, it was another feeling Leon had to endure.

    Seven days have passed since the angels created the barrier around the, and on that day, the sky became blue again. Jorhorn was thest one Leon buried, and before he did so, he looked for the small capsule he kept with himself. It was the miniaturized version of the tower they used. The ce had several magic weapons there, and Leon took all of them to himself, even though they weren''t that useful.

    After burying Jorhorn, Leon started to wonder about Earth. Four years had passed since the lizard summoned him, there was even a chance that time could pass faster on Earth... but there was no point in worrying about that. Leon was worried about what might happen to his family and friends while he was away, would an irregr person like himself surge and lead thes to its doom? Would the being who summoned the dragons made them rampage again and kill his family and friends? If that happens, they won''t receive a decent funeral... just like his parents did... Leon thought that when he aimed his Telescope toward Celosie and used Transfer.

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    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Just as Leon heard from the harvesters, Celosie was really a world that had a lot of mountains. Most of them had more than five kilometers of height, so Leon wondered how that world progressed, having so little space for cultivating theirnds and growing crops and things like that. However, those thoughts soon disappeared.

    "Well, now... where I will find the temple of the fragment of the spirit of thunder?"

    Just like Jorhorn said it would be hard to reconquest that world thanks to its terrain, it would be equally challenging to find anything. Leon could have asked before defeating the harvesters, but it was a bit unrealistic to wait for them to answer his questions when it was apparent that he wouldn''t spare them.

    "Well, it shouldn''t be that difficult... the angels probably left the temple standing and destroyed everything else created by this world''s inhabitants."

    Even though he used his telescope to find anything that looked like a temple, Leon didn''t find anything. However, he was confident that as long as he flies low, he would feel the presence of the spirit. Things would progress faster if Leon decided to ignore all monsters and look for the temple, but he chose to collect their mana.

    It wasn''t that surprising, but Leon didn''t find any new monster while he was looking for the temple. The power level of the monsters also was pretty much the same, and there was no sign of an angel...

    "They probably made the magic circle here too... it would be awesome if I could absorb the mana of the magic circle with Soul Eater, but I can''t."

    Once Leon finds the spirit of thunder, he wouldn''t have any reason to return to Celosie. So, it was a good idea to practice Mana-Eater and fill Soul Eater with even more mana. Although the process would be very time-consuming, Leon could speed up things using Fast-Conjuration. Besides, it would be too much of a waste to leave such a reservoir of mana behind.

    Congrattions! The skill Fly has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fly has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Celosie had four continents, and as expected, the magic circle was on thergest one. Regardless, Leon had to look for two weeks before he could feel a mighty presence. He looked around but found nothing, only mountains.

    "Is he in a cave?"

    Leon decreased his altitude and started to look for a cave, and fortunately, he found one that wasn''t a dungeon rather quickly. No monsters were nearby, and Leon could feel a barrier covering the whole mountain where the cave was in. Leon didn''t hesitate and entered, the ce was a bit dark, but Leon illuminated everything using a Fireball.

    Still, it didn''t take long before Leon found the end of the cave and noticed that thest part looked like the exterior of a building. The walls weren''t rough, and the ground wasn''t uneven. However, on the altar, instead of seeing a ball floating, Leon found a humanoid figure. Its body was made of electricity, so Leon was having a hard time looking at it. The spirit''s body was pretty average and seemed to be one of a man, but it was hard to be sure if that was the case.

    "Hello, traveler," The spirit said.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey, My name is Leon... this may sound like a stupid question, but..." Leon hesitated. "Are you one of the fragments of Volt?"

    "Indeed I am," The spirit answered. "You can call me Volt, the spirit of thunder, a fragment of a spirit... it is your choice."

    "I see... well then, Volt," Leon said. "You know I''m here, right?"

    "Yes, you want my power," Volt nodded.

    "Yes, so... what is going to be the test?" Leon asked.

    "There is no need for a test," Volt shook his head. "You can have my power."

    "...Why?" Leon frowned.

    "Because you already did what I wanted, you killed those who killed my brothers and sisters," Volt said. "Although we are not the original spirits, we have a great sense of simrity. We were born in the same way, after all. Besides, we gained consciousness at the same time. So, we used to talk a lot... but now I can only feel faint voices now and then when the original spirits pass nearby this sr system."

    "I see... you can hear them," Leon rubbed his chin. "When was thest time you heard their voices?"

    "Six years ago," Volt answered.

    "I guess he or she had a lot of time to get ahead of me..." Leon frowned. "It will be a waste of time look for them now... well, since I don''t need to be tested, I will ept your power."

    "Understood," Volt nodded and then sent a sphere of thunder inside of Leon.

    At first, Leon thought he had been attacked, his body started to tremble, and he felt like he was being electrocuted. However, soon the energy stabilized, and Leon received several notifications.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electromancy.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Armor.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Lesser Thunder Spirit.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Blessing.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

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    "Thank you very much." Leon smiled in satisfaction.

    Thunder Resistance leveled up to the level two hundred, and Leon once again obtained the points for each level up. The Thunder Blessing he was already expected to receive; that being said, Leon thought he would be able to summon a more powerful spirit, not another lesser spirit... Regardless, Leon forgot about that when he saw the description of Electric Armor.

    Electric Armor: A spell that envelopes your body in electricity. It increases your speed, strength, endurance, and the power of your electric attacks by a certain percentage that equals the level of the skill.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    "The cost is a bit high... but I guess it is the thunder version of Dark Aura. I won''t be able to teleport, but it will increase my speed exponentially. However, the stronger it bes..., the more difficult it will be to keep the skill active for longer periods of time... that is probably one of the reasons Thunder Resistance is now level two hundred."

    It was a pretty good power-up, Leon now could count on three lesser spirits to help him, and he also would be able to learn thunder spells faster. There was no reason for him to feel unsatisfied.

    "May I ask you a question?" Leon asked.

    "Another one?" Volt asked.

    "Yes... do you know where I can find other spirits?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, you can go to the of angels," Volt answered. "You will find the fragment of the spirit of light there. Receiving his cooperation will probably be impossible."

    "Why?" Leon frowned.

    "You killed a lot of the people who worshiped him," Volt exined. "Even though they didn''t have, the angels offered him many offerings over the decades. Thanks to those offerings, he will be able to live for hundreds of thousands of years. So I doubt that he will have any interest in negotiating with you."

    "I see..." Leon looked away, disappointed.

    Leon could always kill a spirit in order to obtain a part of its power, but that would probably make things difficult if he finds another spirit and notices what he did. Besides, Leon decided not to think of that, since spirits could read his mind by the movement of his mana...

    "Well, I can always find another spirit of thunder somewhere else..." Leon said. "There is another spirit nearby?"

    "... There is someone who killed another spirit. You can go to his world if you return to Miebos." Volt said.

    "Ah, that guy..." Leon said. "I guess I won''t be able to find the spirit of shadow there, but I will be able to recover a part of his power."

    "Indeed. Although you can''t defeat him now, you will receive almost the same amount of power I gave you," Volt exined. "That being killed a fragment which was far stronger than me, so most likely, you will receive a huge deal of power."

    "Well, I will see what I can do," Leon smiled. "Have a good day."

    Leon turned and walked toward the exit of the dungeon, and he only started to think about what he heard when he left the mountain. It was hard to be sure, but there was a possibility that Volt also tempted him with promises of power.

    "Considering Volt''s words and brief hesitation... he wants that shadowy figure dead. Well, it is obvious considering that he killed a spirit to obtain its power, but his actions were still a bit dubious... considering that he has been alive only for twenty years or so..."

    Regardless, it looks like Leon won''t obtain the spirit of light''s power for the time being since he caused the end of the race that more or less worshiped him. It was a pity, but Leon couldn''t always get what he wanted.

    "Well, I can''t waste time, and should it level up as much as I can..."<sub> </sub>

    Leon activated Electric Armor, and he felt all his body really ticklish, the spell was really above his skin, but the electricity wasn''t wounding him in any way. However...

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The more the skill leveled up, the bigger the difort grew... It didn''t take long before Leon could feel his skin burning. Thanks to Thunder Resistance, his body wasn''t getting numb, but the damage was there.

    "As expected... the cost to keep such useful skill active isn''t only mana. Still... I have no other option but to endure this. This spell is too useful to ignore."

    That being said, Leon''s primary goal was to return to Earth, so he couldn''t just ignore everything to level up Electric Armor. The list of useful skills Leon had to level up was increasing... but it couldn''t be helped. He wanted to cross the universe, after all. Such a task couldn''t be done with guts alone.

    Leon returned to the biggest continent of Celosie and then started to use Mana-Eater and drain the mana of the magic circle. He had no idea for how long he would have to do that, but he was decided to stop only when the mana of the magic circle disappears or until he manages to see Earth using his telescope.

    "This will take a long time... I guess I shouldn''t keep thinking about that and should just start..."

    Leon sat on the ground and started to use Mana-Eater...

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    It took Leon six months for him to absorb all the mana on the magic circle of Celosie. In that period, Mana-Eater leveled up to the level one hundred ny, and Fast-Conjuration reached the level one hundred fifty.

    "Testing, one, two, three... Testing, one, two, three..." Leon coughed a little. "All right, I guess my voice is normal today too..."

    In those six months, Leon felt like he was back to the ind, but the ind was now a. Gravity couldn''t stop him anymore, and the beasts didn''t scare him... thanks to that, Leon was getting worried about silly things like suddenly losing his voice or the possibility that his voice might be more acute due tock of use of his vocal cords.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "All right... it is time to test the telescope number seven." Leon said.

    Leon knew that to reach significant goals, one had to take slow but steady steps. So, to reach Earth faster, he decided to develop a new telescope every month. However, every new telescope had to be at least one meter longer than the previous one. That way, the efficiency of his skills wouldn''t be the only thing that would multiplicate the effectiveness of the telescope.

    "Mmm... It looks like everything is well on Miebos, a lot more warriors are starting to walk around the city as ofte..."

    On the days of clear sky in boths, Leon could clearly see the inhabitants of Miebos through the lenses of his telescope. Although he was using only one-third of the capacity of the telescope, Leon had to make that kind of test every day just to make sure he wouldn''t screw up.<sub> </sub>

    After doing his usual test, Leon changed the telescope to his full capacity, and now he could see another gxy even more distant the Miebos. Leon already knew that Miebos and Celosie gxies were neighbors, but finding another gxy was a big step... However, Leon couldn''t see any of thes of that ce in detail. However, Leon knew that it wasn''t the Milky way gxy...

    Creating a telescope and improving it using mithril seemed the n who had the most significant chances of sess for Leon, but after those six months, several things became clear... Magic wasn''t omnipotent, if it was, then Leoncked the mastery to create a telescope much more potent than the ones on Earth. Even if Leon was a powerful mage, he couldn''t ovee with his mana alone, centuries of progress the human scientists managed to obtain.

    "...Now what?" Leon asked after a long sigh.

    Six months of never-ending practicing and training granted Leon the power to find a new gxy, that was good and all, but it wasn''t nearly enough for him. Once again, Leon started to ponder about his options. Using a telescope and Transfer, waiting for Earth to connect with Miebos, demand Donan''s cooperation... or face the shadowy figure and obtain the power of the spirit of shadow and possibly learn how to teleport.

    Leon had more than two hundred million coins, yet, he couldn''t find anything useful in the dungeon shops. The chances of him finding were close to none since he was only living being on those sixs killing monsters, after all. Not only that, not a single fucking grimoire had been dropped by monsters in those six months...

    "If I return to Miebos and tell Donan how to produce mithril, his scientists will be able to create a much better telescope... that being said, I will have to use a lot of mana to return, and there is always a chance that the shadowy figure prepared a trap..."

    Leon wouldn''t work for someone like Donan who mistreated Darya, but he could make some demands in exchange for knowledge. Was it worth the risk? Leon couldn''t say...

    "If I take my telescope to Miebos, I will be able to see the next gxy with more precision. Perhaps there I will find a that has been assimted, and then I could go there... but it would be the right direction? It is impossible to know If by traveling like that, I could be getting closer or even farther away from Earth."

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon could also go to different worlds through dungeons and use his telescope there. Still, considering the vastness of the universe and the fact that his current telescope could only see anything two gxies away from his current position, the chances of him seeding were slim.

    "I wonder if that guy lied when he said that he could take me back to Earth... no, he wasn''t lying. He said that he wanted Earth''s mana... so he definitely the way to go and how to go... I guess my only real option is to beat the crap of a being that is called the ''god of death.''"

    Leon stopped thinking and let out a long sigh. His life was stupidly hard. If he couldpare with a game, it would be like ying Dark Souls, blindfolded and without his arms...

    Regardless, defeat such a being that was consuming mana from severals to get stronger was too realistic. Most likely, that shadowy figure was on a world that was on the fourth stage of assimtion. A creature was so powerful that it couldn''t even materialize itself on worlds like Miebos. Leon thought for a while, but he didn''t find an answer to his questions... in the end, once again... he could only open his path with steel and blood.

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    Congrattions! The skill Throw has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Analysis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Concentrated Shot has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Jesus Christ... why my life has so much grinding... It''s not like I hate this, but everything has a limit."

    Leon already knew that, but it looked like life would always spit on his face that he couldn''t choose the safest option. To find the fastest and possibly the only way to return home, Leon couldn''t do anything but keep doing insane things. He didn''t know if the shadowy figure was a god or not, but since he killed a powerful fragment of the spirit of shadow, he was a fearsome enemy, and he would have to get stronger to beat him and get the answers he wanted. So, to obtain that power, Leon decided to level up all his skills up to level thirty.

    Soul Eater

    It drains and stores all the mana of enemy foes.

    Mana Stored: 12123625412

    After returning to Dasaliv, Soul Eater had that much of mana. Although it wasn''t a small amount, against a creature that was absorbing mana of several worlds, Leon would have to increase it by many times. So, he also decided to use half of the mana he obtains by using Mana-Eater to store it in Soul Eater and the other half he would use to level ups his skills.

    Congrattions! The Frost Lance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Well, at least everything bes much simple and faster, all thanks to Multi-Conjuration and Fast-Conjuration. Let''s see for how long the mana of this magic circle can help level up my most basic skills..."

    Leon wondered for quite a while if it wasn''t a better idea just to level up Magma Bullet or develop even more powerful skillsbining all basic elements. That kind of attack worked well against the angels, after all. However, it was clear that the shadowy figure was someone who a lot of magical power. Thus it was safe to assume that he had ess and the means to counter such spell. So, it was better to increase his raw power and mana and then attack using the Sword of Light. It was the most high-leveled skill on Leon''s arsenal, after all. Besides, the light was probably the best element to damage someone who had the power of the spirit of shadow.<sub> </sub>

    "Well, that makes sense in games, but what about reality?"

    Leon and the harvesters caused the downfall of almost one million angels, despite all that, it wouldn''t be weird if that shadowy figure faced and still faces monsters that can use that kind of element. So, most likely, the shadowy figure has some resistance against light-type attacks. Anyway, even if that was the case, Leon had no better weapon to use.

    Still... if ites the moment where Leon''s magic bes useless, that was another thing he could use... but he really didn''t want to use that... So the only thing he could really do was to work hard and prepare himself for all possible oues.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Pir has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Punch has leveled up.

    ? You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After the end of the first day of training, Leon made a mental note to increase the level of his lowest skills at least once every day. Although he wouldn''t always have such a convenient way to recover his mana, it was too easy to level up the low-level skills he learned years ago. His mana pool grew to the point where that kind of thing was possible, and he also had the tools to recover his mana quite fast. So, leveling up his weak spells in order to gain some status points was a must.

    "Why I feel so empty doing this... Is it because I got used to it? Or is it because I have a lot of skills? It has been a while since I felt any sense of aplishment..."

    Suddenly, Leon stopped and frowned due to his feelings. He obtained a lot of status points, and those would help him to go home... but Leon couldn''t feel even a bit happy. At first, Leon thought it was his usual depression after so many failures, but that wasn''t the case. He wasn''t feeling lethargic, after all. It was just... as if everything had be routine. Training his spells, obtaining status points, getting stronger, and failing at reaching his goal... it became... normal.

    "This is a very bad feeling... no matter what, I can''t let myself get used to failures."

    Maybe it was because his goal became even more difficult, or perhaps it was because the scale of his problems was much bigger. Either way, Leon couldn''t let himself be overwhelmed by any situation or problems.

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    It took Leon one week for him to level up all his skills to level thirty, he was a bit satisfied with his progress, but to change the mood of thest days, he decided to take a break from his never-ending training. Since his only days off on his eight years were the days he was depressed on the ind, he decided to take a day off for a change of pace. However, Leon didn''t have any hobbies, and there was nothing nor even anyone to talk to.

    "So, my only option is to go insane talking to myself or keep acting like a workaholic who doesn''t feel anything..." Leon sighed. "I don''t think I sinned so much in this life to deserve this..."

    Still, Leon tried to rx even for a few hours... looking at the starry sky. That didn''t help him. It only made Leon feel like he didn''t have time to waste. Regardless, it looked like only impressive aplishments would make him forget that...

    "This will be a bit troublesome... but I guess it is the only way to avoid myself from getting toox."

    Instead of thinking of new spells, Leon decided to look for them on the dungeon shop and try to replicate them. He would do that once every three days and would only return to his task of filling Soul Eater with mana once he learns a new spell. That would add the sense of urgency Leon was missing as ofte.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Rope.

    Cost: 150 mana

    Duration: 15 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess I also should level up this to the level thirty..."

    Much faster than he expected, thanks to Electromancy, Leon learned a new spell. Although the cost was a bit high, Leon leveled up the skill until level thirty within a day. Thus, he had two days to keep draining mana from the magic circle.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder sh.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Two dayster, Leon learned another skill and again leveled up the skill up to level thirty. It was thanks to Electromancy, so it couldn''t be helped that he was learning new skills fast. In the end, Leon decided to learn other types of the spell, because he wasn''t feeling aplished doing that.

    "I don''t even know what I''m doing anymore¡­ I''m trying to go home by making myself motivated, or am I just trying to feel proud of myself?"

    Trying to learn spells like Ice Meteor would take too long, and if Leon keeps failing, he would only feel depressed and make things worse. So, he decided to keep things as simple as possible.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Orb of Magma.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 50 mana

    Duration: 5 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Orb of Magma was a skill that Leon developed bybining a Magma Bullet and Telekinesis, by using both, he could keep using the same projectile for a certain period of time. It was quite a good way to kill small fries while saving his mana.

    Unfortunately, the same type of attack with other elements wasn''t that useful. The same thing couldn''t be applied for Fire sh, Ice sh, and Earth sh, so Leon practiced those for the next ten days. However¡­

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire sh.

    Cost: 40 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice sh.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth sh.

    Cost: 40 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Yep. Although I''m getting stronger, this isn''t changing my mood¡­ I lived an irregr life since that dragon crashed that ne¡­ only random and surprising things will change my mood. Only real tension will motivate me to keep me working hard and let me stay focused."

    It was pathetic, but Leon would never feel that way as long as he stays alone on such a. There were no challenges for him there¡­ he finally understood why he felt so motivated and focused on the ind. It was because he was never safe. He didn''t know at the time that dragons suddenly disappeared, but he thought that he would see them the very moment he leaves the ind. At that time, two species of Apex-predators dominated the skies and the seas, so he couldn''t help but feel motivated to obtain the power to defeat them.

    "I guess I will have to return to Miebos much sooner than I nned¡­ It is a massive waste to leave all the mana on those fours, but I guess it can''t be helped¡­"

    In the end, Leon decided to at least absorb all the mana in the magic circle on Dasaliv. Still, quite surprisingly, he didn''t feel all that bothered anymore. He soon would get close to another enemy, and this time the enemy had for sure the means to send him back to Earth. Although the monsters were weaker and the mana Leon will be able to collect, there couldn''t bepared to a world on the third stage of assimtion; everything wasn''t just bad news. Leon could obtain ess to knowledge of the researchers on Miebos, after all. He already kicked Donan''s ass once, so he can do it twice if he has to. Of course, he would negotiate, but when someone doesn''t listen to reason, the chances of that someone listening to painful lessons increase.

    "Well, I should get going¡­ I''m quite scared of what long periods of istion can do to my psyche, considering that those four years sealed my holy sword¡­"

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    One monthter, Leon finally managed to drain all the mana of the magic circle. Then, he started to wonder about what he should do to the tower of the harvesters. It had probably been made on that¡­ it belonged to that ce, and it would be a good sign that a sentient race lived there once since everything else had been destroyed.

    "The dead won''t need this¡­ maybe the researchers of Miebos will be able to study it. It will serve as a good gift for them, and I''m pretty sure they will give me ess to their database of magical knowledge if I give it to them."

    Leon didn''t know how, but some researchers that were once the harvesters''panions managed to use space magic to increased and decrease the size of many things. Leon always wondered how they did that, but he would never know¡­ since they died more than twenty years ago, and the harvesters themselves had no idea how even their weapons worked.

    Regardless, after miniaturizing the tower, Leon adjusted his telescope and then used Transfer once he could see Miebos.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    To save some time, Leon used Transfer and reappeared five secondster, right in front of the research center. The hole his created had been repaired a long time ago, and he also could see some of the warriors that lived under the city walking around¡­ but they stopped, everyone stopped when Leon suddenly appeared.

    "I must look for someone in the research center that can contact Donan¡­ things look to be quite normal around here, so I should go down to business without wasting time."

    Although Leon could create things like knives to cut his hair and beard, it couldn''t be helped that he still had a somewhat messy appearance. He wasn''t that skilled, after all. So, he was quick to draw the attention of others¡­ or perhaps he was attracting many stares because he was holding Soul Eater and a ten meters long telescope. It was hard to tell¡­

    Leon headed to the entrance of the research center and was weed by the security of the ce. They looked pretty wary of him, but at least they didn''t attack.

    "Hello, I want to talk with Donan," Leon said. "Can any of you call him?"

    The guards ignored Leon''s words and kept staring at him, it looked like they were waiting for something, and they were also looking at him as if he was a weird creature. It couldn''t be helped since he didn''t have bulging muscles or a mana crystal on his forehead, but that was still annoying.

    "Do I have to make a scene again? Why didn''t I ask where Donan works before?"

    While Leon was thinking, a hulk-like man left the building and looked at themotion. It was Anton, Leon almost recognized him immediately, but Anton was still looking at him and frowning at the same time.

    "You look familiar¡­" Anton said.<sub> </sub>

    "It is me, Leon¡­" Leon said, "I didn''t think you were the type of man who had a bad memory."

    "Leon¡­ Leon¡­ Ah! The traveler that appeared years ago," Anton said. "It is okay, guys; you can rx. I know this man, and he isn''t dangerous¡­ right?"

    "Why are you asking me that?" Leon frowned. "Did I cause problems before without reason?"

    "Well¡­ a long time has passed¡­" Anton said. "People can change¡­"

    "I don''t think can change so much in a year or two," Leon said.

    "Yeah, that is right¡­" Anton hesitated.

    Something was off, Eadmund was older than Leon, but he recalled that he was a pretty chill guy to talk with. Judging by his clothes, it looked like now that he was working as a member of the security of the research center. Still, it was hard to imagine such a job could change him so much after just two years.

    "Am I missing something?" Leon asked. "Did something happen?"

    "You left with the harvesters, right?" Anton asked. "Are they back, too?"

    "Are you seriously going to answer my question with another question?" Leon furrowed his eyebrows. "They are dead¡­ they won''te to this world anymore, and you can rest assured. Now, answer my question."

    "That is good to hear¡­" Anton said. "Still, nothing happened after you left. So, I don''t think there is anything worth saying."

    Everything was a bit weird, but considering that Leon left by making some threats, it couldn''t be helped that even Anton was looking at Leon with caution. He left to work with the harvesters, and now Leon returns without them telling why that they are dead¡­ anyone sane would be suspicious.

    "¡­ Whatever, I want to talk with Donan," Leon said. "Where is he?"

    "¡­ Mr. Donan died, Ms.Darya is our leader now," Anton answered. "You can find her on the government tower North of here."

    Leon couldn''t help but frown, Anton looked quite sad after mentioning Donan''s death, as if that wasn''t weird enough he said that Darya took his ce. If those two things were worth mentioning to him, then something was wrong with Anton''s head¡­ that or he wanted to get his ass kicked.

    Still, it was hard to imagine Donan dead. He was a tough bastard, the only person in that world who could defeat a harvester¡­ how did he die considering that the harvesters left Miebos two years ago? Besides, it was bizarre that Darya took his ce. The people of that world only learned about her after Donan erased her memories? If that information was confidential, how Anton found that information?

    "I see¡­" Leon said. "When did he die?"

    "Ten years ago," Anton answered.

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    "...What?" Leon asked astonished.

    Leon couldn''t believe his ears, so he asked that on a foolish tone. He was making a face as if he was a kid who just learned that Santa us doesn''t exist...

    " I left two years ago..." Leon said. "What kind of joke is this?"

    "What?" Anton frowned. "You left almost twenty years ago..."

    Again, Leon couldn''t believe his ears. That didn''t make any sense. If that was a joke, Anton was going a bit too far. He knew that Leon''s goal was to return home, and that kind of thing was bad for his heart.

    "No, no, no..."Leon massaged his eyebrows. "You didn''t say that twenty years have passed since I left... you said twenty months, right?"

    "... It looks like the assimtion affects the worlds much more than we imagined," Anton said. "Most likely, time passes ten times more slowly. The higher the is on the stage of assimtion."

    That was thest thing Leon wanted to hear, he considered the possibility that something like that would happen in different worlds, but he didn''t consider that the process of assimtion would cause that, much less be so drastic.

    "Three and a half years... it means thirty-five years..." Leon''s face turned white. "two years there, was twenty years here... then two hundred years on Earth...

    Leon started to tremble, that was a bad joke... that had to be a bad joke, it has to be. He couldn''t, nor did he want to believe that two hundred years have passed on Earth since the time he left.

    "Damn it... that fucking bastard..." Leon bit his lips. "I would kill him If he were alive."

    "... What are you talking about?" Anton said.

    "I''m talking about your dead fucking leader!" Leon shouted. "The bastard probably knew that, and he didn''t tell me... fucking asshole."

    The moment Leon said that the guards prepared themselves to attack. However, using Telekinesis, Leon sent them flying toward the walls of the research center. After that, he locked them there, creating steel rings.

    "Try to attack me again, and the next time I will bury all of you alive," Leon dered.

    Without waiting for them to resist, Leon flew toward the north, where he was hoping to find the building where Darya was. He still couldn''t believe what he heard, but little by little, things started to make sense. That kind of time dtion was probably part of the system, even if a powerful being can''t act directly on some worlds, he could send and train powerful minions to those ces and do the dirty job for him. That time dtion was a means to help the inhabitants of the new worlds being assimted to have enough time to grow stronger. Leon didn''t know if that was a natural thing or not, but it was terrible for him nheless.

    "While I was on Dasaliv or Celosie, a dungeon connecting this world to Earth could have appeared¡­ Shit, shit¡­ why my luck has to be so rotten¡­"

    In the end, the damn lizard didn''t act hoping that Leon would die on Miebos, he hoped that he wouldn''t be able to help Earth''s inhabitants for hundreds of years.

    "That damn lizard bastard¡­ I will kill him! I will kill him in the most painful way possible!"

    It didn''t take long for Leon to find another massive building, that was probably the ce where Darya was. Since now he couldn''t waste even a second, Leon broke the windows of the top floor only to find Darya talking with men and women. They seemed to be high-ranked officials, but Leon couldn''t care less about that.<sub> </sub>

    "All of you, leave," Leon said. "I need to talk with her."

    "You!" Darya got up, annoyed.

    "Give them the order to them leave, now," Leon ordered. "Or they will leave using the windows, and I will make sure that they won''t be able to use Fly or Telekinesis."

    Although those people were powerful, they hesitated to face Leon. They grew stronger over thest twenty years, but their mana still couldn''t bepared to Leon''s. In fact, some of them still could remember him and even remember the stated he brought Donan back to the surface. He wasn''t someone they had any chances of winning, even by joining their forces.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I''m running out of patience here¡­" Leon said and then took out the Mhk''s sword from his magic box.

    "It is okay¡­" Darya said. "We will resume this meetingter. Go, he doesn''t have any intentions of killing me."

    Darya''s tone was much different since thest time Leon heard her, even though her overall appearance didn''t change all that much. In those twenty years, she didn''t only inherit Donan''s position. She became the true leader of that world. That was obvious since no one dared to disobey her. Leon was happy to see Darya, despite the unpleasantness she was showing in her eyes¡­ Still, there was no time to chat.

    "Did he tell you?" Leon asked.

    "Who told me what?" Darya frowned.

    "Your grandfather¡­ did he told you about time dtion?" Leon asked again.

    "Time dtion? He never mentioned anything like it¡­" Darya said. "Did you discover something about that subject?"

    In the end, there was no point for that shadowy figure to say anything about the differences of time on differents. Leon just went ahead assumed that was the case because he was too mad¡­ that kind of information only interested Leon, because he was the only one who could travel betweens and was far away from his own.

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    Although that was impossible for the time being, Leon decided to share the knowledge with Darya, because in the future, they might have the technology to travel to a world that is a lower stage of assimtion. They could send their soldiers to that world to practice their skills and obtain power faster¡­ even though the enemies would be weaker.

    "I see¡­ times pass ten times faster in worlds that are in the lower stages of assimtion," Darya nodded to herself. "I guess we must study and improve our movement spells more and also develop our telescopes. About that, what did you¡­"

    "Forget about that," Leon said. "Did any new dungeon appeared while I was away? Did one of the inactive dungeons became active again, and beings like me started to appear?"

    "No¡­ we monitor all dungeons down below," Darya answered. "I also go there quite frequently, and I have never seen anyone like you."

    That was a stupid question, considering how much the people of Miebos changed in just a few decades, it wouldn''t be weird that the humans of the earth changed and evolved.

    "Did you see any sentient being leaving the dungeons?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ Only the liches, and they are not even that smart." Darya frowned.

    "Shit¡­ shit!" Leon shouted and punched the floor, making the entire building tremble. "Why it has to be like this? Damn you¡­ fucking lizard."

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    It took quite a while for Leon to calm down, he wasn''t holding back his anger, much less his strength. Although he was tapping his feet on the ground, slowly, the whole room was getting full of cracks.

    "¡­ Did your grandfather said anything to you?" Leon said after breathing in deeply for several minutes. "How did he die?"

    "We analyzed his body after the death, but we didn''t find the cause," Darya looked away, trying to hide her sadness. "The only thing we discovered was that his internal organs just aged too much for some reason¡­ we checked the bodies of the warriors that once lived down below, but we didn''t find any anomaly. So, the cause wasn''t the distribution of his status¡­ the cause was most likely a disease that we can''t identify with our technology."<sub> </sub>

    "I see¡­" Leon said.

    That was a bit suspicious, but Leon had many reasons to believe that the cause of his death was the shadowy figure. He gave Donan powers that his body couldn''t withstand, even though he used it just a few times, the price to use it was too high¡­ it wasn''t a power he obtained naturally, after all.

    "He didn''t say anything in particr on hisst days¡­" Darya added. "He only said that we shouldn''t get near the liches area."

    Leon nodded; it looked like even Donan understood that the power he received was the cause of his death. At least he died without making his granddaughter, or anyone avenge him. That being said, it was hard to know if that had been the right choice, the shadowy figure was still collecting mana from Miebos to himself, after all.

    Still¡­ now Leon was facing a problem thanks to him. Should he tell Darya what he did? That he erased her memories time and time again and that he possibly sold his for an unknown being? Considering that Darya was now on his position and was working hard to proceed with his ''legacy'' the answer was obvious¡­ or so Leon thought at first. It was impossible to know¡­ Darya was forty years old, even though she looked young as ever, she spent thirty years of her life working for her grandfather, and then of those she was being treated like a tool. She looked happy when she recalled the moments she spent with her grandfather, what would happen to her if thest twenty years of her life were based on a lie?

    "It doesn''t matter, even I tell her¡­ she won''t believe¡­"

    Believe in the words of a rtive that treated her well for years or believe in the words of a violent invader? Any sane person would choose the first option¡­

    "¡­ Why are you so quiet?" Darya asked.

    "It is nothing¡­" Leon sighed. "Here, this is a building the harvesters used to rest. It has many interesting machines inside. Eventually, your researchers will be able to understand how it works¡­ it will be handy for the future of this world. Don''t try to use it in the middle of the city, though. You will end up destroying several buildings."

    "¡­ Why are you giving me this?" Darya frowned.

    "I want to have ess to all the archives on the research center, and I want to make use of the soldiers you guys train there," Leon said.

    "What?!" Darya asked, shocked.

    "I won''t reveal the things I learn there to anyone, and I won''t kill any of your subordinates," Leon dered. "That being said, they will get hurt¡­ many times."

    "This is¡­" Darya hesitated.

    "I guess this isn''t enough¡­ I will teach your people how to produce mithril." Leon said. "However, if any of you try to stop me, get on my way, or betray me, prepare yourselves. My retribution will only end when I see this whole continent underwater."

    Leon didn''t enjoy threatening someone who was once a friend, but in order to prevent the worst-case scenario, he had to make that clear. He didn''t feel good causing the end of two races, but he won''t stop with two if he is betrayed again. Even if a friend betrays him, he won''t be merciful¡­

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    Leon didn''t have time to think about motivation or things like that. He decided to use the research center at his own convenience to get stronger as fast as he could. So, after giving Darya the tower and the knowledge of how to create mithril, he flew to the research center and went to the archives room while Darya was telling everyone what Leon wanted to do there and how things would proceed for a while.

    Much to Leon''s surprise, several sections had information about how to learn some warrior''s techniques. Those would be useful, but Leon wouldn''t have many chances to train it.

    Congrattions! The skill Sunburn has leveled up.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Duration: 30 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Prison of Fire has leveled up.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Prison of Ice has leveled up.

    Cost: 120 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Prison of Earth has leveled up.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon started learning the first spells he found, and that seemed easy to replicate. He also practiced them until they reached level thirty, thest three were somewhat easy to learn because Leon saw a simr spell before... the Prison of Light. Leon just had to create elemental arrows around the target, and then he learned it... after practicing and bing fast enough.

    After spending the first-night practicing those spell and leveling them up, Leon sparred with the soldiers of the building. Leon vs. ten mages... and he couldn''t use magic. However, that much was fine. He wasn''t practicing with them to obtain fight experience. It was to obtain mana for Soul Eater.

    While he was flying around the massive training field and dodging the numerous magic projectiles being shot at him, Leon attacked them using Telekinesis and Soul Eater. The power of Soul Eater was the same as the strength of its user, even though it wasn''t a weapon that was made for the battlefield, Leon could easily behead those soldiers... after he absorbed the mana that kept their Mana Armor active.

    Although Leon went easy on them to absorb their mana, they didn''tst even two hours. Another group came, but they weren''t much better... in the end, Leon obtained fifteen million points of mana after defeating ten groups of ten soldiers.

    "Hunting krakens and ancient whales is more efficient to store mana... but I guess it can''t be helped. Regardless, now that I can face several targets... I guess it is a good time to level up Slow."

    Congrattions! The skill Slow has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Slow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Slow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The cost to keep that skill active was absurd, but once Leon gave the order to someone nt his blue angel nts, the problem had been solved. To speed things up, even more, he nned to hire one hundred people to produce mana liquid for him. But Darya managed to hire the people for free... at least that was what Leon thought, she just used her influence. Besides, the information of a stranger using the research center at his own convenience couldn''t spread, so she choose a group of people who wouldn''t spread the word... she was preventing information leak.

    "I guess she is a totally different person now. The current Darya is the person this world needs, and it would be too cruel to reveal what I know. That being said, not revealing it would be cruel. I guess the best option is the one who makes her suffer less... Regardless, I guess training isn''t enough. I will ask Darya to investigate the other worlds in order to find a possible connection to the earth. It would be advantageous if they find a spirit, but the chances of that are low..."

    The chances of Darya risking her soldiers to do that were also quite low, but it wouldn''t hurt to ask. Anyway, Leon also decided to transfer some coins to Darya in order to make her duplicate the production of blue angel leaves. Most likely, Soul Eater could work against all enemies, but Leon had no intention of getting close to the shadowy figure or even attack with it to absorb mana. At least, not until he has a good grasp of the enemy''s skills. So, if that weren''t possible, Leon would use the blue angel leaves to increase the mana stored.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Despite the growth of Swordsmanship, Leon wouldn''t use Soul Eater up close, no matter what. Still, he could only hope that the shadowy figure wouldn''t notice the effects of such a weapon. Otherwise, Leon would be in dire straits if the weapon would break in the middle of the battle.

    "Now that I have the means to store mana and recover my energy, I guess I should invest all my free status points on intelligence. That way, my raw power will increase, and I will be able to damage the shadowy figure more... Thus decreasing the chances of myself getting hurt."

    It was a risky n, but against a creature that managed to kill a high-leveled fragment of a spirit and is continually absorbing the mana of several worlds... such risks were necessary. Besides, it wasn''t like Leon would have all that many chances to escape in the case is defeated... If he fails, perhaps it would be less painful die than return to Earth after five hundred or maybe one thousand years...

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    Congrattions! The skill Earthquake has leveled up.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Heat Wave has leveled up.

    Cost: 50

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Fang has leveled up.

    Cost: 30

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Fang has leveled up.

    Cost: 25

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Fang has leveled up.

    Cost: 25

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although the people of Miebos focused on increasing the power of their Pyromancy, Geomancy, Criomancy, and skills like that, they sure knew how to emte several easy spells. Leon was quite interested in learning Cryomancy, but it looked like it would take a while, so he decided to try thatter. He already knew what to do, he just had to practice, but bending ice wasn''t easy.

    "Ice Fang, huh," Leon said while looking at the ice projectile in the shape of a small wolf head. "It is pretty cool... I wish I had the leisure to attack using cool spells instead of only the powerful ones."

    Although Leon was keeping the pace of learning a new spell every day and leveling it up until to the level thirty, he wasn''t satisfied enough with that. His magic attacks became three times stronger since he had a lot of free status points; it was all thanks to the fact that he leveled up almost all his skills to the level thirty... Still, it wasn''t enough. Leon wasn''t unsatisfied because the Sword of Light was now three times stronger, it was because he didn''t know if only attacking would grant him the victory.

    "The shadowy figure can teleport, so I will have to increase my speed many times if I want to have the reflexes to escape his attacks or anything he throws at me. I can''t put points into speed, so my only option is to level up Haste and Electric Armor."

    Leveling up Haste wasn''t a problem, the cost was, but that was another matter... However, using Electric Armor wasn''t only very costly to his mana, but his health as well. After hearing about Donan''s death, Leon got quite wary of Electric Armor, it wasn''t as powerful as Dark Aura, but it had several simrities. Even though mana increased the lifespan of everyone, Donan still died due to the effects of Dark Aura... So, Leon had to be careful with those skills that boost his physical abilities. Despite all that, it wasn''t like he had any other option. Leon would use Transfer, but only that wasn''t enough. Just like before, the shadowy figure moved a big distance instantly when Leon met him for the first time. To avoid that kind of power, he would need lightning reflexes.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    p Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has leveled up.</anda>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Ugh, it is painful, but eventually Thunder Resistance will level up, and the pain will decrease... probably. Besides, leveling up two skills at the same time is very convenient..."

    Once Leon deactivated Electric Armor, he saw the burn marks all over his body... It already reached a point where Regeneration alone couldn''t help his body fast enough... Even though Regeneration was at a higher level.

    "No pain, no gain..."

    Although Leon could see his spells bing faster and stronger, he didn''t test the power of his skills on a real enemy. Most of his spells made the training field tremble when he was practicing then, but Leon was missing the feeling of feedback when he attacks someone. So, as a test, he decided to use Gravity on the guys of the research center... the result had been very satisfactory. Since every one thousand points, the power of Leon''s magic power increased by one hundred percent. His Gravity now could stop the mages of the research in less than a second. In fact, the pressure of his skill had been so powerful that their legs snapped, and some started to choke.

    "I guess putting all my points in intelligence was a good choice... I should keep doing this for the time being. The problem is... for how long?"

    Leon couldn''t wait to see how powerful the Sword of Light had be, but he wouldn''t find a suitable target on that. Besides, if Leon uses such an attack, the undead trent might feel it and inform its master... It was a much better idea to keep increasing the expectation and then surprise the shadowy figure with everything he has. In any case, if more than a hundred years have passed on Earth, then the ce was probably already on the second stage of assimtion. Time was passing on Miebos at the same time on Earth, but it was hard to know for how long Miebos would stay on that stage... that world was full of mages, after all.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 9432 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 4915 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 1201 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins:206,214,423

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Spear of Light Lv 220, Sword of Light Lv 363, Thunder Storm Lv 250, Fire Storm Lv 280, Ice Meteor Lv 330, Aura de Lv 340, Battle Aura Lv 350, Electromancy Lv 71, Electric Armor Lv 61, Summon Lesser Thunder Spirit Lv 71, Thunder Blessing Lv 71, Electri Rope Lv 30, Thunder sh Lv 30, Orb of Magma Lv 30, Fire sh Lv 30, Ice sh Lv 30, Earth sh Lv 30, Sunburn Lv 30, Prison of Fire Lv 30, Prison of Ice Lv 30, Prison of Earth Lv 30, Earthquake Lv 30, Heat Wave Lv 30, Ice Fang Lv 30, Fire Fang Lv 30, Earth Fang Lv 30,

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 75, Rage Lv 107, Swordmanship Lv 76, Ax Mastery Lv 30, Whip Mastery Lv 30, Sleep Resistance Lv 80, Thunder Resistance Lv 200, Lion''s Pride Lv 185,

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    After one month of training, Leon felt like it was time to study some other types of magic instead of offensive ones. Thanks to the presence of the hulky warriors, the number of physical skills increased, it looked like a good idea to study them. Still, considering that Leon destroyed his arm in a single punch against Donan, it was clear that only some evasive skills would be useful.

    "Did you guys manage to develop some kind of spell that can make a person split in two?" Leon asked.

    "Is that supposed to be some kind of joke?" Darya frowned. "Of course not... You went to the harvesters'' world, right? You didn''t find anything like that there, and you think you will find it here?"

    "I think that my luck stat is bugged... I spent almost two years there, but I didn''t find a single tome there myself. By the way, how high is your luck? Mine is forty-two. If I am using a ring, it is eighty-four."

    "I didn''t ask..." Darya frowned. "Mine is pretty high; it is two hundred fifty-five... while the average on the people of this world is one hundred and ten... my soldiers don''t increase their luck because their value is around that and they obtain plenty of tomes when they hunt."

    Leon nodded, in the end, he was an abnormality in many senses. His luck wasn''t that high, but it didn''t make sense for him to be so unlucky¡­ he was probably cursed or something, and that would exin why the holy sword was still sealed.

    "What about summoning spells," Leon said. "Did you guys made some progress in that area?"

    "No, after you and the harvesters left, we started to explore others and found some runes in several ces," Daria exined. "We tried to use those runes tobine them together, but we didn''t learn anything. We hoped that those runes would help us in that area, but that wasn''t the case."

    "Did you guys develop any nonbat spell that could be useful at all?" Leon asked.

    "You talk as if we are a bunch of brutes who enjoy fighting against monsters..." Darya red at Leon. "We have some spells that fit those criteria... Dense Fog, Sharp Eyes, Sonic Scream..."

    "Now that I think about it, your grandfather obtained the power to create the Poison Mist down below, right?" Leon asked.

    "Yes... we don''t have any need for that anymore," Darya answered. "However, that power was obtained thanks to a relic... we can''t replicate suchrge scale spell yet."

    "I see..." Leon nodded. "Well, I guess I should look for the most useful spells since they seemed to be quiteplicated..."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dense Fog.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sharp Eyes.

    Cost: 30 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sonic Scream.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Dense Fog was the easiest spell to learn, the fog that appeared was naturally thicker, and as it levels up, the range of the spell would increase. It was just abination of wind and fire, after all.

    "Sharp Eyes will help me to increase the distance I can cover using Transfer... but I guess even if it reaches the max level, my eyes won''t be better than a telescope..."

    It was just a small detail, but Leon only learned Sharp Eyes when he focused his mana on his pupil. Little by little, his eyesight increased, but Leon only noticed the difference when it reached level ten. Like other skills, it only increased the power and efficiency by one percent. However, eventually, even at that pace, it would reach a very useful point.

    Although Sonic Scream couldn''t cause a lot of damage, it could stun most targets... as long as it reaches a decent point. Even better, it couldn''t be countered by Mana Armor and Mana Shield, even if the target covers his ears, the sound would be absorbed by their skin.

    "What about spells that can stop magic?" Leon asked.

    "Why would we research that?" Darya frowned.

    In the end, Leon could only shrug. It was a waste of time for the inhabitants of Miebos to research that kind of thing... it was like creating a weapon that could cause their doom.

    "Well, it isn''t like a mage wouldn''t have counter-measures against that. Even if I manage to seal his magic powers, it doesn''t mean that I can win in a closebat fight... he certainly has a few tricks up his sleeve."

    p It was kind of hard learning new techniques when Leon''s sole goal was to return to Earth, and his enemy was probably a ten thousand years old creature... Everything Leon could think of sounded childish against someone so long-lived. The more Leon thought about it, the more it made sense that the only way for him to return home was to overpower a being that probably was considered to be a deity on his own... it was insane.</anda>

    "What about a spell that can suck the mana of a target from a safe distance?" Leon asked.

    "... We are researching how to drain the mana from monsters," Darya frowned. "But only someone like you would think of such a convenient trick could be learned so easily and fast."

    Leon could only nod. He thought that if he alone couldn''t learn something in a few years, a group of people could discover how to replicate that in a few weeks... Regardless, Leon still had some time to see how things would work out. He didn''t know how much time he has, but he had to wait for some things while he prepares himself. One of them was the massive telescope made of mithril he asked Darya to build.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Geyser.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mud Bomb.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mud Rain.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon had to return and learn new ''offensive'' spells. The researchers managed to find some nice nonbat spells, but Leon didn''t find much use in learning them since his current goal was to defeat the shadowy figure. Although he had to prepare himself for all possible situations that may happen during the battle, he more or less had the means to avoid the worst possible oue using Sharp Eyes and other spellsbined.

    Regardless, based on what Leon knew, the chances of the shadowy figure having the means to drain elemental attacks were quite high. Even if that wasn''t the case, he was pretty sure that using the element shadow, he could nullify those attacks greatly. The same probably couldn''t apply to sma Bullet and the spells of the light element, but Leon still wanted other tricks. Things like Acid Sphere would be nice, but the researchers didn''t develop anything like it.

    "Using one of my magic bows, I can use Poison Arrow. Acid Sphere will also help me... I wanted to learn more spells of that ss, that being said, I won''t have time to level them up."

    Leon actually had time; he just didn''t want to train because it was more efficient learning several easy spells and obtaining some status points by leveling them up. One month has passed since Leon returned to Miebos, and even though he was focused on the task of getting stronger, he barely could endure the weight of his worries and doubts. Was Earth still fine? Were his friends alive and well? He didn''t do much, but he worked to make everyone work together... he was hoping that someone worked hard to keep the nations helping each other. But that kind of thing was hard to achieve... even before the monsters appeared, only people with power could influence others to that extent.

    "Amanda, Hector, Sasha, Gis, Lennart, Yuki, and Ren... all of them had the potential to be strong. The rings I gave them should have helped them with that... but I can''t help but wonder if they obtained the necessary strength on time to be influential..."

    Leon was losing his focus, but it couldn''t be helped due to his current situation... Fortunately, he recovered his focus when he found a group of new spells.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Auxiliary Fire Sword.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Auxiliary Ice Sword.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Auxiliary Earth Sword.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Auxiliary Thunder Sword.

    Cost: 30 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "We discovered those spells soon after grandfather died..." Darya exined. "When you cast them, the elemental swords stay near you and attack anything or anyone that wants to attack you. You can cast one more sword after leveling the skill ten times, the cost of mana will increase, though."

    That was kind of obvious; it would be weird if he could cast more elemental swords using the same amount of mana. Regardless, it was very cool to keep those magic swords floating around Leon, and it was even better than he didn''t have to control them to attack or to protect himself.

    "I don''t think Multi-Conjuration can cancel the weakness of the spell, but it is still handy¡­ even I can''t summon more than one at a time, but I can cast several of them one after the other since there is no cooldown time."

    Those spells would help to increase Leon''s offensive capabilities; it was worth leveling them up past level thirty? It was almost impossible to reach a conclusion¡­ Leon didn''t know much about the shadowy figure, after all.

    "I wish I could obtain some information first before facing that thing¡­ I could create a powerful zombie, but I won''t be able to see anything unless I use the purple crystal too. The best option would be the undead trent since the most powerful monsters are krakens and ancient whales¡­ but they can''t cross the dungeon. Besides, can I turn into a zombie, an undead creature that is already working for someone else?"

    It was very unlikely, even if Leon manages to create a zombie using an undead trent, the chances of that thinging back to life under the control of the shadowy figure were quite high.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frost Breath.

    Cost: 60 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Breath.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Breath.

    Cost: 60 per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "In the end, I''m already taking too many risks fighting against an unknown being... I don''t need to take more risks leveling up skills that I don''t know if it will be effective or not."

    Leon decided to put the ns of strengthening the elemental auxiliary swords aside; those would probably be useful in the future. But instead of using that, Leon decided to count on ''his'' most powerful attack, which was the Sword of Light, and on his absolute defensive spell, Mana Armor.

    "Just to be safe, I guess I should also leave Mind Armor activated..."

    Although Leon didn''t know much about the enemy, he knew that it would be his end if he ends up falling into an illusion. Unlike against the mermaids, Leon probably wouldn''t escape the illusion of the shadowy figure.

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    Almost two months passed since Leon returned to Miebos and started his training, and it was starting to get hard to learn a new spell every day and train it. Even though he had Pyromancy, Geomancy, and Electromancy.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spark Wave.

    Cost: 70 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frost Wave.

    Cost: 70 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fiery Rope.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess it won''t be possible to keep that pace and increase my intelligence so much... Since that is the case, I should learn more spells like sma Bullet."

    Leon couldn''t level up Sword of Light, so it was better to learn and level up a more powerful version of sma Bullet. The problem was, for how long? The cost of mana would be huge, and the more time he spends training, the less mana he will be able to store in Soul Eater.

    Soul Eater

    It drains and stores all the mana of enemy foes.

    Mana Stored: 13254998256

    "Maybe I''m a bit too cautious... This should be more than enough mana to deal with a being who lived probably one hundred times longer than me, right?"

    It was impossible to know... the fact that the creature had to use one thousand liches to be summoned and couldn''t even could stay for long on another was proof enough that Leon wasn''t too careful in any way. Still, Leon would never feel satisfied with his preparations. Using blue angel leaves alone, Leon could increase the mana stored on Soul Eater by ten million points, but he didn''t feel satisfied with that. Because he didn''t want to fail... and die after struggling so much, would leave him with so many regrets... even after surviving crazy situations time and time again.

    "Whatever... even if I fail, I won''t be able to hear anyoneint, and as far as I know, the Amanda, Maya, and everyone else already forgot about me... they probably concluded that I died a long time ago..."

    In the end, Leon recalled that feeling he had just before he fell on the ocean, he epted his death, but tried a little more just in case and bet on his small chance of survival. After everything Leon experienced in thest nine years, he wasn''t scared of dying... he was scared of giving up. He wanted to return home as soon as possible because it would be useless to return if the people he cares about were no longer there.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: sma Arrow.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It took one week for Leon to learn that spell, the cost was insane, and it would take a while before it equals Magma Spear in terms of raw power. Although the effects were powerful, only that wasn''t enough.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I don''t have time to learn other spells of the same ss... I will just use this for a month and use it against the shadowy figure... there is no other way."

    Leon couldn''t use such powerful spells on the people of the research center, so Leon decided to hunt krakens and ancient whales. However, before that, Leon decided to leave some gifts for Darya. He was thankful for her assistance and friendship... even though she didn''t remember him. Giving her the magic items he didn''t use was easy, but it would be meaningless. Instead, he decided to leave on her office the things he made on Dasaliv when he thought of her. Unfortunately, it would take a while to finish the telescope since the researchers didn''t have a lot of experience in using mithril, so he couldn''t wait for it.

    Mithril Magic Staff (Ice) (+8)

    It grants you the skill: Ice Beam Lv 350. Recovery + 300, Intelligence + 300, Dexterity + 300

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Mithril Shield (Wind) (+8)

    It grants you the skill: Wind Resistance Lv 320. Endurance+ 300, Mentality + 300, Health + 200

    Mithril Helmet (Fire) (+8)

    It grants you the skill: Burning Aura Lv 300. Endurance+ 300, Mentality + 300, Health + 200

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    "Maybe I should teach her how to use Seal, now that she knows again how to produce mithril... but I wonder if she will ept that, Darya will probably think that I''m plotting something..."

    Leon didn''t recall giving gifts to friends before the monsters appeared... he only gave gifts to women when he had second intentions. So, he couldn''t help butugh while he invaded Darya''s office in the middle of the night.

    Leaving a letter behind would be too ufortable, and Leon didn''t know how to write the words that were used on Miebos, anyway. So, he escaped from dying of embarrassment. After finishing his business, Leon left the continent using Transfer again and again.

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    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon spent one month to level up sma Arrow up to level one hundred, once the skill reached level fifty, he could one-shot kill krakens and ancient horned whales. So, Leon was more than satisfied with the power of his new spell.

    Soul Eater

    It drains and stores all the mana of enemy foes.

    Mana Stored: 16251369741

    "I guess this is enough... with his much mana, I will be able to use Sword of Lightbined with Fast Conjuration and Multi-Conjuration for more than one day without stopping... I can only hope that this will be enough."

    Leon decided to take a day off before facing the shadowy figure. Fortunately, he was quite close to the first ind he used alongside Darya and decided to go there. Any signs of their actions there disappeared. Still, that much was fine, Leon just decided toy on the sand and just sleep. Even though Leon''s Mana Armor was active, he still didn''t manage to rx. Despite that, no monster came even close to Leon.

    " I guess the monsters can feel my mana and understand that they don''t stand a chance..."

    In the end, Leon soon got bored... it was toote, he had already be a workaholic. Regardless, Leon headed toward the liches'' dungeon. It didn''t take long for him to arrive there, and surprisingly, he wasn''t nervous. However, he got surprised when he saw Darya in front of the dungeon alone.

    "What are you doing here?" Leon frowned.

    "I''m just doing some inspections," Darya answered. "So, why did you leave those magic items behind?"

    "It was payment for the help," Leon answered. "Well, it was nice to see you here."

    "¡­ Aren''t you going to enter this dungeon?" Darya asked.

    "Nope, I was just passing by," Leon said and then used Transfer.

    Leon didn''t understand, but that coincidence was a bit strange. So, Leon decided to hide and wait until Darya leaves, but after several hours, she was still standing in front of the dungeon.

    "What the hell is she doing here?"

    Something was off¡­ Still, Leon had no idea why Darya was there. She didn''t show any signs that she recovered her memories, after all. Anyway, it looked like Leon would spend too much time waiting for her to leave.

    "Seriously, what are you doing here?" Leon asked once he returned to the entrance of the dungeon.<sub> </sub>

    "¡­ I dreamed about this ce," Darya answered while looking at the dungeon.

    "¡­ You inspected this ce many times, right?" Leon hesitated. "It wouldn''t be weird if you dreamed about this ce once or twice. Since this dungeon is quite different from the others¡­ Anyway, why are you disobeying your grandfather''sst words?"

    "I always wondered why I had the skill to summon lesser spirits while others didn''t," Darya said. "Grandfather said that once I decided to explore a dungeon and found by coincidence, two spirits that were about to die¡­ He said that I went to that dungeon alone, but I once dreamed that I met two spirits, and I wasn''t alone."

    Leon wondered how that was possible. He knew that the spell to erase memories couldn''t be countered, and the lost memories couldn''t be recovered. That kind of magic was useful, but it was so repulsive that Leon didn''t even think once of learning. Killing an enemy on a battle was the result of several things, it couldn''t be helped sometimes, but erasing the memories of anyone was disgusting beyond reason.

    "I don''t remember the face of the person, but I think it was you," Darya said. "In the dream, I couldn''t see your face or body clearly, but the shadow used the same spells you used during some fights against monsters."

    "You are just imagining things¡­" Leon looked away a bit perplexed.

    "...Before the death of my grandfather, I also had several dreams where I was going to the research center," Darya exined. "For some reason, I don''t remember anything inside the research center, but I remember the day where I stopped going there... that day someone pointed a spear at me... I remember that person''s voice. It was yours."

    "... Aren''t you dreaming a bit too much?" Leon gulped. "Considering that you are forty years old?"

    "How did you know how old I am?" Darya asked.

    "Well... you are the most important person of this world, politically speaking," Leon said. "That kind of information ismon knowledge..."

    "Only my grandfather and I know how old I am..." Darya said. "Right now, that information is a secret, and I don''t n to reveal to anyone since there are people much older than me, and they would use my age as an excuse to take my ce. Well... it doesn''t matter. I just want to confirm if those dreams are just hallucinations or if they really happened. Look at me in the eye and tell me if they happened or not."

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon wasn''t afraid of dying, but he was quite scared of keeping lying and acting as if nothing was wrong. Dying was one thing, dying knowing that you kept lying to someone you cared about was... unsettling.

    "You don''t want to hear the truth," Leon said. "And you won''t have any reason to believe me, anyway."

    "Just answer my question, and I will decide everything by myself," Darya said. "I don''t need to hear your excuses."

    Leon breathed in deeply before he exined everything about what happened to Darya, and the more she heard, the darker her face became.

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    Leon told Darya everything that happened since the very first moment that they met. Darya spent the entire time looking to the ground without moving an inch, in the end, she didn''t even flinch when Leon mentioned that Donan erased her memories... many times.

    "I see... it makes sense," Darya said.

    "How so?" Leon asked.

    "Grandfather said many things when he was about to die..." Darya said. "I''m sorry... he said that many times. He was feeling guilty to the point where he couldn''t even look at me in the eye. He probably also erased the memories of anyone who knew about my job at the research center. Just to make sure I would inherit his position one day..."

    Leon frowned, he couldn''t imagine that his beating could have changed Donan all that much. Maybe if he had some preaching skill or the ''Talk no Jutsu'' from Naruto¡­ but he didn''t. It was impossible to know if it was due to remorse or if it Darya was that capable, but both options were possible.

    "Anyway, it looks like you didn''t even try to rescue me," Darya said. "You dislike mypany that much, or was I really useless."

    "¡­ I knew that he would erase your memories and treat you well after that," Leon said. "Once, I confirmed that there was nothing I could do¡­ you looked quite happy too. My path would be hard, and I didn''t know if I would seed or not. So, I decided not to involve you any further."

    "That is true. I was quite happy, but still¡­" Darya bit her lips. "I can''t me you¡­ What should I do now? Everything around me is based on lies, and everything I worked for is based on those lies¡­"

    "Just keep doing your best," Leon said. "It looks like Donan regretted his actions¡­ until now, you didn''t regret assuming his ce. So, why should you abandon everything you worked for in thest ten years?"

    "It is so easy to solve a problem when you aren''t rted to it¡­" Darya looked away. "Even if I do that, the doubts in my mind will never disappear¡­ I will go with you."

    "Ha-ha, very funny¡­" Leon said. "You aren''t going anywhere, much less with me. I''m going to face a troublesome enemy, and I don''t want your help."

    "I can''t stay in this world anymore, but I can''t just abandon it either¡­" Darya said. "I will kill the thing that threatens my world¡­ this will be thest thing I will do for this."<sub> </sub>

    "You may think that you remember about this, but the reality is far worse," Leon said. "I''m far stronger than you now, and I don''t know if I can survive an encounter with that, much less win."

    "Hah, you are dreaming if you think that I only stayed inside a room giving orders thesest twenty years," Darya said.

    Before Darya could finish her sentence, Leon made her float using Telekinesis. She got caught off guard but tried to resist¡­ unfortunately, she failed. Although she had ten times more time to grow stronger, she didn''t face many powerful opponents. She was already at a level where most enemies of that world couldn''t even scratch her, after all. Meanwhile, Leon faced many powerful monsters and even have the help of a useful relic and his own skills to grow stronger even faster.

    "If you can''t escape even from this, then you can''t even protect yourself from the monster I''m going to fight," Leon dered. "You can explore others as you wanted before, but I''m not going to let you die by following me. Unless you want to get stuck on a sphere of steel, you should step back and think things through."

    "Kuh! Fine! If you don''t want to, then I don''t want to follow you either," Darya looked away, annoyed. "I will follow my own path¡­ now stop using your Telekinesis."

    It looked like Leon made Darya quite mad. Still, he couldn''t back down¡­ the next battle wouldn''t be like the others, so he couldn''t risk the life of a friend. Although she had powerful items, some things couldn''t be ovee by power or skills alone. Besides, Lion???s Pride wouldn''t work if Darya helps him¡­ to keep her safe and to fight with all his power, Leon had to fight alone.

    Before leaving, Darya looked at Leon as if she was furious and disappointed. Although she wasn''t acting like before the moment, her memories were erased for thest time, that still made Leon feel a bit hurt. Once Darya disappeared in the distance, Leon let out a long sigh and then calmed down his nerves. His next battle would take a lot from him, and he couldn''t waste his energy before and due to his apprehension.

    After calming down, Leon confirmed that for some reason, there was no lich nearby. Still¡­ Leon didn''t drop his guard and proceeded with caution. After walking for half an hour, he didn''t find anything, only the roots of an ancient undead trent.

    "I don''t know if his minions are here, but why he didn''t make the boss return? Probably because this dungeon can''t be used both ways like that¡­ Miebos isn''t on the third stage of assimtion, after all.??

    It didn''t take long before Leon finally found the boss. As expected, the creature was sleeping or meditating; it was hard to know. Regardless, Leon already knew how to deal with that. So he shot several Steel Spears and then used Thunder Ray to fry the undead trent. Leon was in a hurry, even though Thunder Ray was powerful enough to prevent the monsters even from speaking, he also used methrower¡­

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    Although the undead trent had a lot of health, it didn''tst long while being damaged by Leon''s attacks. Thebination of methrower and Thunder Ray turned the monster into charcoal in a matter of seconds¡­ like always, the beast didn''t drop anything.

    Leon approached the crystal, but then hesitated a little bit. The other side of the crystal was another world, and the world as a whole was the enemy territory. Leon managed to defeat the angels and harvesters using a few tricks and thanks to the unexpected power of sma. However, he still wasn''t sure if any of those would be helpful against a being that was another level above his previous enemies.

    Although he was already ready, Leon checked his gear one more time. On his head he had his sturdy helmet, Leon doubted that it would be useful elementally speaking, at least it would increase his defense. On his back, Leon had the aquatic mithril guard, and inside of it, it was a soul eater. Unless the enemy destroys the shield, he wouldn''t see why Leon''s mana wasn''t decreasing past a certain level.

    On his left hand, Leon had the ice fury, his best magic staff. Although he didn''t n on using Ice Meteor, the status bonuses would be useful. Finally, on his right hand, there was the holy sword he got from Mhk¡­ the weapon Leon intended to use to defeat the monster. Leon breathed deeply again to calm his nerves, and then suddenly, he touched the crystal.

    The next moment, Leon appeared on the other side. He hopes to analyze the terrain as fast as possible and also locate his target before he is attacked¡­ but he didn''t see anything.

    "What the¡­"

    Leon felt like his eyes were closed, that was the only exnation, but after blinking several times, he confirmed that wasn''t the case. He stomped on the ground and confirmed that there wasnd under him... it was hard to be sure, but it looked like he was on an arid area since, by the sound, Leon concluded that he was in a desertic area.

    "You havee¡­" The shadowy figure said. "You have guts, boy¡­ you could have be a very useful minion¡­"

    Instead of answering, Leon used Sword of Light toward the direction the voice came from. Even though seventeen beams of light flew toward that direction, Leon didn''t hear anything being hit by it¡­ Even though such an attack was supposed to illuminate the ce, it didn''t dispel the shadows even a bit.

    "The hell is going on¡­"

    Leon created a Fireball, but again¡­ nothing happened. Leon could see the Fireball, but he couldn''t see anything being illuminated by it. Come to think of it, Leon couldn''t feel any presence nearby either¡­ the voice of the shadowy figure was close, but at the same time, the creature wasn''t.

    "You have made nice preparations¡­" The shadowy figure said. "You even managed to obtain a Soul Eater¡­ Still, it is too early for you¡­"

    "Show yourself, and let''s fight¡­" Leon said. "I promise I won''t hurt you too much."<sub> </sub>

    "You are brave, boy???" The shadowy figureughed. "This wouldn''t be a fight¡­ I can see that you won''t be my minion, but it is too soon for you to be an enemy. Killing you here would be too easy, and I wouldn''t obtain anything from it."

    "I see, you want a good fight, huh?" Leon asked. "So, what are you going to do? I think it would be very convenient for you if I return to Earth, I would have plenty of time to get stronger there thanks to time dtion."

    "Hahaha, nice try, boy," The shadowy figureughed. "Giving you time wouldn''t be enough to make you stronger. You need to feel true despair to be strong enough to entertain me¡­ you will soon learn that one year in hell will make you much stronger than one thousand years on Earth."

    "¡­ Come on, man¡­ let''s fight," Leon said, nervously.

    Before Leon could keep taunting the shadowy figure, he felt his equipment being pulled by something. It was Telekinesis, and he couldn''t counter even when he used his own Telekinesis and Electric Armor¡­ Leon lost every single of his items, even his magic box, and Soul Eater. His struggle didn''tst even a second¡­ Leon felt powerless like a newborn baby.

    "You have got to be kidding me¡­"

    Before Leon could notice, he had been teleported to another ce. If he couldn''t see the things on the shadowy figure world, Leon now could see things way too well. At first, Leon thought that he was seeing an illusion since everything around him was red or orange, but the crazy heat and stagnated air proved that he wasn''t wrong.

    "The hell is this¡­"

    Leon was inside a cave, and below him, he could see a river of magma. Leon didn''t know how, but the rocks and walls around absorbed so much heat that they were also emitting heat and make Leon feel as if he was indeed in hell. Leon looked around and found a single path leading to his front, on his back, he only saw a dead-end.

    "Son of¡­ a bitch¡­" Leon coughs incessantly. "Did that bastard really teleport me to hell?"

    It was difficult to know if the creature used a figure of speech or not, all that Leon knew was that he was in a hellish hot ce. Before he could even start to move, three creatures left the river of magma and flew toward him. They were pretty fast and had humanoid shapes¡­ more important than that, they were made of magma. Leon tried to stop them using Ice Beam, but his spell had be a lot weaker than he recalled¡­ it was because he lost all his items.

    "Shit¡­ I lost my items, and even the environment is decreasing the power of ice spells¡­"

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    Before those weird creatures could get too close, Leon stopped them using Thunder Ray. In the end, he defeated them, but to have enough time to do that, Leon had to fly upward, and then he touched the ceiling. The magma creatures became rock thanks to Leon''s attack and fell on the river.

    "Ouch!" Leon screamed in pain when he felt his back burning. "How can this be so hot? My Fire Resistance is level one hundred fifty, dammit!"

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It wasn''t that surprising that his skill leveled up, but it had been a long time since that happened that Leon was left speechless. However, it looked like the surprises wouldn''t end there. Three other creatures left the magma river and flew toward Leon. He used Appraisal, but the skill didn''t work.

    "What the hell.."

    Leon didn''t see anything, not even the question marks or any blue screen appeared¡­ that was too weird. Leon tried to take a spear out of his magic box, but then noticed again that he didn''t have anything aside from his clothes¡­ it was a habit, but Leon felt like an idiot.

    "Eat this!" Leon shot three sma Bullets and made the monsters fall on the river of magma again.

    Leon sighed in relief, only a sma bullet was enough to kill those things, but it looked like he wouldn''t have any peace even if he kills those monsters in one shot. Another three monsters came out of the river¡­

    "Just what the hell is going on here¡­ Are those three the same monsters I killed before? Is the river healing them even though they exploded?"

    Leon decided to escape. It wasn''t time to face any monster. Although he could kill them, he was spending a lot of mana, and he didn''t have any means to recover his energy unless he waits for it.

    Leon flew and tried to escape from the monsters, but they also could fly quite fast. Not only that, but the more Leon flew, the more monsters appeared out of the river of magma to attack him. He couldn''t outrun them, and his mana was bound to end, even if he only uses Fly¡­

    "Using buffs would only increase my consumption of mana¡­ I have to defeat them."

    There weren''t many ces where Leon could put his feet, he found one eventually, but it was quite close to the river of magma¡­ fighting there would be very unpleasant and risky, but he had no other choice. While Leon flew to the small earth tform, he created a hammer made of earth and hardened it. The hammer was five meters long, and a lot of mana would be consumed to turn into steel, so he decided not to do it.

    The very moment Leon stepped on the earth tform, his shoes melted, and his feet started to burn. The pain annoyed and made him moan in pain, but at least that made Leon recall that he could fly using much less mana¡­ just by creating a thinyer of the earth under his feet and so he did.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Shit, am I inside a volcano or something?"<sub> </sub>

    Leon''s clothes were even starting to burn, so he couldn''t wast time with those creatures. The moment they entered his range, the heat increased, but he ignored, activated Haste for a second, and smashed three of them on the tform. If the magma were healing them, they wouldn''t recover as long as they don''t fall on the river.

    The other three surrounded Leon, but he increased the Gravity around himself and made the creatures falter. After a full swing, Leon knocked them down and made them be a paste. One of thest trees grabbed Leon''s arm, and he felt his flesh being consumed by the mes, everything could have been solved if Leon had used Mana Armor, but he decided not to do it.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Hammer Mastery has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon paid for his choice, but Rage increased his speed, and then after another full swing, he smashed them on the ground.

    "Dammit... even the hammer is burning my hands."

    Leon''s hands were already peeling and red, it wouldn''t take long before his muscles suffer some damage, and that would be the worst... as if that wasn''t bad enough, Leon saw the remaining of those magma creatures moving toward the river of magma.

    "This has to be a bad joke..."

    Leon created a thin wall of earth around the tform to stop the magma creatures from returning to the river... but his earth didn''tst long when the remainings of the magma creatures touched it. The only thing Leon could do was escape and gain some distance over them, and so he did. However, even after flying for quite a while, Leon didn''t find an end to that hellish ce.

    "How in the hell can exist such a big volcano? This doesn''t make any sense..."

    Leon thought he had adapted himself to many situations pretty well, but it looked like that wasn''t the case. Although he left the ind using his power alone, as ofte, he was relying a bit too much on magic items, blue angel leaves, and mana potions. This time if he wanted to escape that hell-hole, he would have to improve his survival instincts to a whole new level.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Still... Leon couldn''t help but wonder if he would seed or melt before that happens...

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    Leon flew for a while, but it looked like the scenario was repeating itself, he could only see magma, walls, ceiling, and rocks. As if that wasn''t weird enough, those odd creatures that couldn''t be analyzed by Appraisal never stopped froming.

    "I need to change my tactics. At this rate, I will die after exhausting my mana or even by this annoying and hellish heat."

    Leon stopped above a rock and confirmed that only three magma creatures were following him. For whatever reason, they couldn''t keep themselves working after getting away from the ce they appeared. So, instead of continuosly running away, it was better to deal with the three of them before others join the group.

    "Let''s see how well Frost Wave can deal with them..."

    Leon shot a sphere of ice, and when the sphere hit the creatures, it exploded and ice-covered it. As it was expected, the heat of the river of magma soon started to melt the ice. To counter that, Leon moved the blocks of ice using Telekinesis to the ceiling, but even there, the ice was melting.

    "This will only buy me a minute or two... it won''t solve the problem."

    In the end, Leon could only solve the problem with brute strength as always. He was out of time, but he still decided to solve a lot of problems he was going to have at once since Leon lost his items.

    Leon created a thinyer of earth under himself and sat on it while it approached the ceiling of that hellhole. After that, he started to meditate. His goal wasn''t to increase his mana and intelligence. Instead, Leon wanted to learn Zen since it would be much more efficient to recover his mana using that.

    Meditation started to recover Leon''s mana, but the magma creatures began to attack his Mana Armor. He wasn''t losing his focus, but it was clear that he was losing more mana than he was recovering... Leon had no time for that. There was no point in keeping Mana Dominion active. If he feels every single movement of the magma creatures, he will get distracted, so he deactivated it. However, it took a full hour before Leon could reach the level of focus necessary to receive the notification. Still, at least in that state, he didn''t have to worry about the heavy air and the heat. His body was still suffering a lot, but he wasn''t suffering mentally all that much.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Zen.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Since I''m already at it... I should level up the skill while I can. Who knows for how long I will face only this many enemies and when a new and more powerful one will appear..."

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...<sub> </sub>

    When Leon deactivated Zen, he saw his clothes drenched in sweat. Although his mind was at peace, his body was still suffering due to the heat and the stagnated air. His mana was reaching dangerous levels, Leon wanted to make a weapon at least made of steel, but it looked like he wouldn''t have enough time to do it.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "At least made the heat decrease dammit... why this shit skill levels up and I don''t feel any better?"

    Leon didn''t even have time to think about that. He had to deal with the magma creatures. Using Thunder Ray, Leon stopped the creatures and saved some mana because he stopped their attacks, but Leon used much more using Thunder Ray. The magma on the creature''s bodies hardened, and they started to fall back to the river, but Leon stopped them using Telekinesis and moved to some rocks.

    "This should buy me some time..."

    Leon started to work on a steel spear, but before he couldplete half of it, the magma creatures freed themselves. They only stayed stuck on their own hardened shells for two minutes...

    "Give me a break."

    It was a waste of time, so Leon decided to attack the creatures and send them back to the river of magma. They would return in thirty seconds or so, but at least Leon wouldn''t spend too much mana. Using his half-made weapon, Leon destroyed the monsters'' head in a single strike, but even without their heads, the creatures could still move.

    "They are like puppets... exploding their heads isn''t enough."

    In the end, it was a waste of time to save mana and lose time using his own strength. Using Telekinesis, Leon controlled his half-made spear and split the creatures in two, making them fall on the river of magma. Without wasting time, Leon started to meditate, and when the creatures returned a few secondster, he destroyed them in the same manner.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon repeated that process over and over again until his mana was full. In the blink of an eye, he built the remaining parts of the spear.

    Steel Spear

    It grants you Strength + 10, Speed + 10.

    "A very crappy spear... but it will do the job."

    The monsters returned once again, but Leon didn''t waste time in killing them. However, it looked like Leon would have to let them close a little more. His spear had just been made, but it was already losing its edge thanks to the heat and the magma on the creatures'' body.

    "I never can catch a break..."

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    After flying for a while, and killing some magma creatures, Leon finally found a bifurcation in that damn cave. Still, the scenario was repeating itself, so it was hard to know, but Leon was pretty sure that he flew for more than ten hours. It was insane, but it looked like he was on a cave very deep underground.

    "It is a wonder I can breathe here... my coughing finally stopped, but it is still hard... and I''m hungry..."

    Leon doubted that he could find anything to eat so close to a river of magma, eating the magma creatures was out of the question, so Leon couldn''t help but worry about it. He could create water, so he wouldn''t die of thirst.

    "Now what..."

    Leon had to choose, he could go to left or right, and unfortunately, it was impossible to know if he would find food or the end of that hellhole. Leon hesitated. It has been a long while since he had to choose a path so risky. He chose several fights with dangerous opponents, but he never felt like that in a dungeon-like cave. Leon could survive a few weeks without eating food, but most likely, inside that ce, he wouldn''tst for half of the time he was supposed to survive.

    "Whatever, I will choose the left path as always..."

    Although the steel spear decreased the consumption of mana, Leon couldn''t save a lot of it, since he had to use mana again to repair the spear time and time again. Still, at least now he wasn''t spending mana like crazy. That being said, Leon was feeling quite restless, for many reasons. One of them was due to the fact that he wasn''t practicing any offensive spell like he was used to doing.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "... It looks like I will train my passive skills more while I stay in this damn ce..."

    Leon already was feeling hungry, but his stomach started to annoy him, even more, thanks to a loud grumbling. Since the day hended on that ind, he didn''t remember feeling hungry at all. Even on Miebos, even though Leon hesitated, he ate a lot of three-eyed rats. It was disgusting, but Leon wasn''t eating because it was tasty... it was because he had no other choice. Most likely, a single day hadn''t passed since he was teleported to that hellhole, but Leon was already missing that disgusting meat.

    "Oh boy... when did I be so weak-minded?"

    Those thoughts disappeared when Leon saw something moving in the corner of his vision; he looked in that direction but found nothing. After a few seconds, he finally found a cockroach-like thing. It was a parasite... it was disgusting, and it was as big as Leon''s hands. Still, it was the only thing Leon found so far, which wasn''t a rock or made of magma.

    "There is no way I''m going to eat that..."

    Even though Leon said that he started to wonder for how long he would be able to keep that mindset. The thing had a red carapace and several small legs... just looking at it was enough to make Leon feel goosebumps. Still, Leon pierced the creature and stored it in a small earth box.

    "I''m not going to eat this. I''m not going to eat this. I''m not going to eat this..."<sub> </sub>

    Leon repeated those words like a mantra, but it was better to be safe than sorry... in case he doesn''t find anything else to eat... just thinking of that was enough to make Leon feel like throwing up... Even the carapace of the parasite was hot enough to burn Leon''s hand, so he didn''t hold it for much longer. It was disgusting and hot, two very annoying qualities...

    "I should have learned Cryomancy while I had the chance... maybe I should start now, once I find a peaceful ce to stay."

    Leon could only hope that he would find such a ce, but it was pretty difficult to keep his expectations high after traveling for so long in an endless cave and above a river of magma that it looked like it had no end.

    After flying for several hours, or at least Leon felt that had been the case, he found a dead end. He breathed in deeply several times because he was getting pretty pissed.

    "I don''t have time for this shit... I will open a path."

    Using Geomancy, Leon started to dig upward. That skill and Earth Maniption was really useful for that kind of thing, but since everything around was sturdy rocks that resisted the heat of that hellish ce, things got a bitplicated. A little more mana was being used, but Leon ignored that.

    After he dug ten meters, Leon decided to dig to his left side a little bit in order to create a ce where he could stand, instead of doing that using magic and so he did. At first, the tform was pretty cool, but little by little, it got hotter.

    "It is the hot air... and the constant approach of those damn creatures isn''t helping."

    Leon felt like covering those bastards in steel and hit the ceiling of the cave with their heads in order to give, but since that would cost more mana, he refrained from doing that. After a while, the hole Leon created was finally twenty meters long, but Leon found a weirdyer of earth. It wasn''t rough like the rocks around, and it looked quite... rubbery. It was too odd to be some kind of metallic substance... Leon used Appraisal and got shocked by what he saw.

    ???? (Fire)

    Health: ????/????

    Mana: ????/ ????

    Stamina: ????/ ????

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????? ????

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    "A monster?" Leon frowned.

    It was weird; why it didn''t attack Leon? He only saw few creatures that could hide their status and skills, and those he saw were very powerful... even if it was just a monster, it was supposed to have noticed Leon''s approach.

    "Something is off..."

    Leon didn''t intend to hesitate to kill any monster, but it wasn''t a good idea to attack without knowing what the hell was going on. It was a fire-type monster, so it wasn''t surprising that decided to stay on that hellish ce, but why it was hiding in the ceiling? Leon was pretty sure that thing could endure the heat of the magma, so there was no reason to hide there.

    "I guess I should dig a hole in another ce... there must be a reason why it was hiding and probably why it is sleeping. I should ignore it... I don''t have that much mana to spend on fighting, anyway."

    Leon didn''t know if he could defeat that creature even if he could, it wouldn''t help him in any way. Such a being couldn''t be sealed in a steel weapon, so Leon wouldn''t benefit all that much from killing it. It was a pain, but Leon created another hole on the bifurcation he found several hours ago since he didn''t know how big was that creature. After a while... Leon received a shock. He found the same creature there.

    ???? (Fire)

    Health: ????/????

    Mana: ????/ ????

    Stamina: ????/ ????

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????? ????

    "Just what the hell is going on..."

    It would be too weird if Leon could find now several creatures that could hide their status and skill when he barely found ten of those in almost nine years. Still, Leon wanted to believe that was the case... if that wasn''t...

    "Am I inside something? Inside of a monster?"

    That was insane, but Leon only saw insanity since the damn shadowy figure teleported him to another ce. After several hours on that damn ce, Leon finally made a mental note to develop a skill that counters forced teleportation and summonings. If he doesn''t learn that, he won''t stand a chance against that damn lizard and the shadowy figure.

    "I don''t have time for this shit..."

    Leon grabbed his spear and then attacked the creature... much to his surprise; his attack didn''t even scratch the skin of whatever the hell that was. Leon tried again and again, but soon gave up, he wasn''t strong enough to do that with his hands. If Leon couldn''t use that with his physical strength, he would do it with magic. Leon made his spear spin using Telekinesis until he started to hear a high-pitching sound. Despite that, Leon also decided to make his spear gain force by taking some distance. Once he did that, he fired the spear and made it hit the creature... his attack didn''t even scratch the skin, and the steel spear bent until the point where it looked like a boomerang.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Are you for real? A single attack destroyed my weapon when the creature didn''t even try to block it?"

    Even when Leon fought on Miebos, his weapons didn''t break like that. He knew that weapons tend to lose durability the more they were used, so he always made his weapons particrly sturdy and heavy. Still... that only meant one thing. He was in a ce where monsters were far stronger than the ones on Miebos.

    "That bastard said that one year in hell would make much stronger than one thousand on Earth... did he send me to another world that is on the fifth stage of assimtion?"

    That had to be some kind of joke... it couldn''t be real. However, considering everything Leon experienced so far, it was possible. Regardless, Leon would have to use a mithril weapon if he wanted to pierce that skin, and he didn''t have time to create anything made of mithril. Considering his current status, he could only produce two grams of mithril every ten minutes... he didn''t have any other choice but to keep moving and looking for an exit.

    <o>,m "Shit, shit¡­ fucking bastards¡­ I will kill them all."</o>

    Leon flew following the right side of the bifurcation. In the end, it looked like the things he could choose in that hellhole were minimal. His options were minimal. Leon had to do the only things he could do to survive or die trying to be stubborn. Leon already knew what he had to do¡­ chose the worst and most disturbing things possible to grow stronger, but that would very unpleasant. In fact, saying that was unpleasant was an understatement.

    In that ce, he could grow stronger as the shadowy figure said¡­ but Leon would have to pay the price. To make himself stronger, Leon would have to endure several things that would, without a doubt, damage his psyche¡­

    "Shit, shit¡­"

    Leon bit his lips until it started to bleed, even though the pain was very annoying, it was bearable inparison to what Leon would have to do from now on¡­ in the end, Leon understood that he didn''t have many options after flying for three days and finding nothing but three other parasites. He caught all of them, but even though they were rotting and his stomach was grumbling, Leon didn''t eat them. It would take a while before he could notice that there was no other ''food'' there. However, Leon already understood one thing. He would have to suffer to grow stronger.

    Leon stopped flying and approached the river of magma, after staring at it for a few seconds, he put his arms in there.

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    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Heal! Heal! Heal! Heal!" Leon shouted.

    Although it wasn''t necessary, Leon was calling the name of his skill to use it. Despite all that. He couldn''t recover his damaged flesh faster than the magma could eat it away. While Leon was feeling shivers despite the ce he was in due to the pain, three magma creatures jumped out of the river of magma to drag him to it. Leon looked at them, annoyed and made his broken spear send them back to the river. Although the weapon lost its edge, it was more than enough to deal with those worms.

    Leon had made his choice. He would leave that hellhole, destroying everything in his path¡­ he was determined to do that. However, Leon barely endured that process for a single minute. When Leon took his arms out of the river of magma, he saw his muscles being burned. The sight was quite shocking, but the pain didn''t let him get surprised. He kept using Heal until his body was back to normal¡­ Although he recovered his health pretty fast, he used Heal again and again just to decrease the pain and speed up the regenerating speed.

    Congrattions! The skill Heal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Heal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Heal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Shit... shit..."

    Leon''s arms were trembling, and even though he had the resolve to keep training, his body suffered too much damage to keep obeying him. Leon''s mind wanted to keep leveling up Fire Resistance, but his body didn''t want to follow... it wanted to get the hell out of there. In the end, Leon stopped because he was getting even hungrier... he looked at the box he was carrying and frowned when he looked at the dead cockroach-like creatures.

    "Shit..."

    Leon grabbed one and took a bite... as expected, it tasted like shit, the texture was terrible too. The fact that Leon felt the little legs of the thing made Leon feel like throwing up. Still, he chewed it until nothing was left. Leon felt some satisfaction from his stomach, but his mouth was numb.

    Congrattions! The skill Poison Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    "Why this doesn''t surprise me..."

    Since his mouth and tongue were still numb, Leon decided to eath the other parasites, it wouldn''t be pleasant, but at least he wouldn''t have to endure the taste, and he also would gain some weight... and so he did. After having his ''meal,'' Leon approached his arms back to the river of magma, but then again, his body refused to move. It couldn''t be helped, so Leon decided to keep himself moving and then start again once his cowardly body is ready for his maniac training.

    "In this ambient, the effectiveness of ice will decrease. To counter that, the only thing I can do is to learn Cryomancy... I will need a lot of mana to practice that, so I will have to create a safe ce to meditate."

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    For the time being, Leon was enduring the heat, but while he looks for the exit of that ce, he would have to rest now and then. Leon doubted that he would be able to sleep without cooling the temperature of a ce, and to do that efficiently, Leon would need Cryomancy.

    "Hydromancy will also help... I guess. But the water itself won''t help me against the magma creatures all that much. It can evaporate pretty fast, and the steam might blind me during a battle, and that would be very troublesome."

    Regardless, Leon didn''t research how to use Hydromancy, but it shouldn''t be much different than Cryomancy. Anyway, Leon created a tunnel on the ceiling of the cave and then created a space where he could at leasty down and sit when necessary. After that, he sealed the ce only leaving small holes to let air enter... despite all that, the temperature inside of it was insane.

    Unlike Pyromancy, Geomancy, and Electromancy, which Leon learned thanks to the spirits and thus he couldn''t exin, he knew the logic behind Cryomancy. Since the ice was solid, Leon had to control the mana inside of the ice to learn the skill. Even though Leon created several chunks of ice, and his mana was inside of them, things didn''t solve themselves quickly.

    Since ice had a solid shape and was pretty dense, there was a trick to manipte it. Leon just had to move the mana inside of it fast enough without making the ice break. As Leon already knew, he was good at moving things violently, but moving things forcefully without breaking a single thing wasn''t his specialty.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In the end, Leon had to break his personal record and stayed awake for ten days... He surpassed his limits to the point where the skill leveled up two times in a single day, and Leon also was beginning to see things, and that was a dangerous sign.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cryomancy.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon didn''t have much time left. He was already exhausted to the point where he couldn''t concentrate on meditating. If he tries that, he will fall asleep, and since he was tired, he would sleep for a day or two, and that wasn''t a good idea without doing something to cooldown that damn improvised room.

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    Leon couldn''t keep a machine that decreases the temperature around him running while he sleeps. So, Leon''s best option would be to learn Frozen Aura. However, the cost of that skill was too high... Leon had to learn a weaker version of it. One that wouldn''t change the ambient all that much and reveal his position to the magma creatures, but at the same could turn the ambient a little less... hellish.

    "I can''t learn just like that how to emit a cold wind through all my body... but I can do that using my hands... so tired, I have to finish this on the first try."

    Ice Beam was too powerful, so Leon decreased the power of it by many times. He was slowly creating wind and water from the palm of his hand,bining it and leaving it without a target. It was weird... it wasn''t an offensive spell, but Leon soon received a notification.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: North Breeze.

    Cost: 3 mana mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The moment Leon received the notification, he fell asleep... fortunately, the spell stayed active since the palm of his hand was still upward and firing the breeze upward. Several secondster, the wind and small particles of ice begun to fell on him.

    Congrattions! The skill Cryomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill North Breeze has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cryomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill North Breeze has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    When Leon woke up, he was feeling many things, a bit hot, wet and kind of refreshed and very hungry... for a second he thought that he had wet his clothes while he was sleeping. But soon, he shook off those thoughts out of his head. He saw several notifications in front of him and understood what happened.

    "Cryomancy and North Breeze leveled up until level fifteen... that is kind of surprising. In the end, the skill didn''t create all that much water. Otherwise, this ce would have been filled by steam."

    The cost of the skill also helped Leon. He could keep that active forever, after all. If the cost were just a bit higher, North Breeze would have been deactivated, and Leon would probably die due to the hellish heat. Regardless, Leon solved two of his problems, but he was far from leaving that hell.<sub> </sub>

    "Shit... the first thing I have to do after I woke up is look for parasites to eat? Is that some kind of bad joke?"

    If that was the case, Leon wasn''tughing... Anyway, even though Leon had to spend half an hour to create that hideout, he couldn''t stay there forever. Leon left the ce and immediately got attacked by the magma creatures. Since his mana was full, Leon created another hammer of earth, hardened it, and then send the monsters back to the river of magma. He was too tired and hungry to waste time with them, to make matters worse, every time Leon thought about the food he got even madder.

    To make matters worse, before Leon could find his breakfast, he bound a bifurcation... once again, he had to choose between the left or right path. Leon stopped to take a deep breathe... because that was getting on his nerves.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was hard to know if getting pissed would help Leon or not. Getting worked up would level up Rage, but at the same time, he would consume a lot more energy... considering that food was scarce there, it wasn''t a good idea to do that. Regardless, Leon chose the left path again... only to find a parasite and another dead end.

    "That bastard really teleported me to this ce to annoy me... instead of getting stronger, I feel like I''m going to die since a vein will probably explode If I keep getting pissed like this."

    Leon returned to the bifurcation and repeated the same things he did previously... he put his arms on theva and only took them out once he couldn''t endure the pain anymore.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Heal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess I stillck some passive skills... the fact that I got teleported again and couldn''t do a single thing is proof enough. Still... I''m pretty sure I have all elemental resistances. So, how can I counterspells like teleportation and summoning?"

    Mana Armor didn''t work, and there was a chance that perhaps Mana Barrier could work, but Leon wouldn''t bet on that possibility. Until now, he thought that Teleport belonged to the shadow element, but since Leon obtained Darkness Resistance when he fought against Donan and he didn''t receive any notification after meeting with the shadowy figure again, he was wondering if that was really the case.

    "There are spells like Mana Bullet that can''t be categorized in any elemental sses, after all. So, it is possible that Teleport doesn''t belong to any elemental category... I need another type of resistance to stop that kind of thing from happening."

    Leon concluded that there was something like Teleportation Immunity, but if he couldn''t even learn something like Fire Absorption, could he learn something like that even without having no idea how to replicate? The answer was no. In the end, Leon only came up with a single idea of how to counter that kind of attack... he had to keep moving. Teleportation certainly was a spell that bends the space, but it couldn''t bend all space. So, Leon couldn''t give his enemies the chance to aim.

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    After leveling up Cryomancy once again while he was sleeping, Leon decided to test the power of Ice Beam. He wanted to spend only a second to freeze the magma creatures in order to have some peace of mind and train his other skills. However, Leon had to spend four seconds to freeze each one...

    "It looks like in this environment, I will only be able to freeze them once Cryomancy reaches level one hundred."

    That kind of problem could be easily solved if Leon increases his intelligence, but at the moment, he decided to focus on recovery. Without nts, items, or potions, aside from damaging himself to get status points, Leon needed recovery to increase the time he could spend training. Creating a weapon would solve the problem, but Leon would have even more of a headache if he loses his items and weapons again. Instead of relying on things he could lose, Leon decided to improve himself since only death would make him lose his powers¡­ probably.

    "Auxiliary Earth Sword probably can stop the magma creatures from harming me... the cost is rtively small, and the environment won''t make the weapon lose power."

    Although Leon could level up his skills against those monsters, a long time ago, he noticed that practicing spells against them or against the empty air was the same thing. Those creatures weren''t part of the system, so they didn''t even grant Leon a single coin¡­ dealing with them was a massive headache because of that. So, Leon had to deal with them using the most efficient way possible.

    "Although Mana Bullet is the spell that consumes less mana, the scope of the attack is rather small¡­ since that is the case, I don''t think it will make those annoying bastards fall back on the river¡­ Regardless, why I always find only three of them every minute?"

    The fact that they couldn''t be analyzed was weird enough, but it was even weirder the fact that it looked like they spawned at the same ce at certain intervals of time. In any case, since it wasn''t part of the system, it was a waste of time thinking about it since that information wouldn''t help Leon in any way.

    Congrattions! The skill Auxiliary Earth Sword has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Auxiliary Earth Sword has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Auxiliary Earth Sword has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon didn''t waste time and put the skill to use, as expected, only one of them wasn''t enough to knock down a magma creature, but two was. Leon was forced two used the spell twice, but he got rid of them even without slowing down.

    "It is weird... they don''t use magic attacks, but they can fly here... I also can feel their presence when Mana Dominion is active. So, why they aren''t part of the system?"

    Leon thought of a possibility, but that was insane... but considering for how long he has been flying around in that hellish maze, it did make sense. Leon was indeed inside a monster, and the beast was so big that the magma creatures that were as big as Leon were the antibodies of a hell of a creature... that was really insane, but...<sub> </sub>

    "I shouldn''t think about this... there is only so much my head can ept and deal with."

    Leon was pretty sure that he recovered a distance that would beparable to flying around Earth three or four times. If a creature bigger than that could exist, finding it would crush the minds of any human being since defied almost every aspect of the logic humans knew.

    Anyway, now Leon could sleep and fly around without worrying about enemies. Still, he couldn''t see the end of that ce. More and more, he was confirming the hypothesis that the only way to leave that ce was going up. The only way to do that would be by creating a mithril weapon, and the only way to create a mithril weapon would be by leveling up Zen and increasing recovery. Both options would decrease the time Leon would spend, but not all that much. So, that was why Leon was still looking for an exit. Leon was already doing everything he could do that, but it looked like it wasn''t enough... he had to take another step further.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Poison Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I don''t have Soul Eater, and I can''t use blue angel leaves... I can''t buy potions, and I can''t drain mana from my enemies... I can''t level up several skills to a certain level to obtain status anymore. The only way left to obtain status without using mana is to learn passive skills..."

    Leon had to be a lot more creative to learn those... the most obvious would be absorption and immunity to certain elemental spells, but it was clear those couldn''t be discovered so easily. However, Leon soon had the idea of a skill he could use.

    After Leon stopped for a moment, he created a steel sword. The de wasn''t that sharp because Leon''s purpose wasn''t to kill the magma creatures. The monsters jumped out from the river of magma, and Leon waited for them to get closer. Instead of getting nervous, he didn''t react in any way. He only moved when the first one was about to grab Leon''s neck. With a single swing, Leon cut off the monsters'' arm. The second creature tried to hug Leon by behind, but once again, in a single swing, Leon turned around and split the creature in two. Leon grabbed the hand of thest one that almost touched his head, the magma burned Leon''s hand, but he ignored that pain and destroyed the previous monster attacking and moving his sword using a single arm.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Nerves.

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    "It worked..." Leon frowned. "I see... it is a skill that increases my stats as long as don''t let my feelings control me. It is quiteplicated to level up since I can''t get emotional in any way."

    It looked it was a skill that could only be learned during a battle, and it had a lot of requirements such as attacking and defending without thinking about anything... to some extent. If one stops from thinking, one wouldn''t be able to react or attack, after all. Regardless, Leon wondered if he could level up that skill while using magic... he had no choice but to test it.

    " I guess since it only can be learned inbat... then I can only level up the skill inbat too."

    Three other magma creatures appeared, after breathing in deeply, Leon pointed his right hand toward them. He didn''t have to use his hand to use spells, but it happened naturally because Leon didn''t let his knowledge to meddle at the moment. Leon shot three Earth Lances, and all of them crushed the magma creatures making them fall again on the river of magma.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Nerves has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Nerves has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Nerves has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon couldn''t help but frown... the skill leveled up quite a lot considering how weak those things were. As expected, something was very strange about that ce... but Leon couldn''t truly understand what.

    "I don''t have time to think about this or that... I have to be stronger while I look for the exit of this hellhole."

    Since the monsters woulde every thirty or so seconds, Leon didn''t have to look for them. He just had to move, and they would organically appear. While Leon flew and attacked those things, he also searched for the exit, but obviously, the skill reached level thirty before he could find even his lunch. Steel Nerves were leveling up fast, his body wasn''t tired... but his mind was. Keeping that state of absolute focus was too tricky when Leon had to worry about the path and the monsters ahead.

    "Time to learn the next skill... I wonder if I can learn something like Bloodthirsty..."

    There was a particr game Betty spent years ying as a barbarian, that ss had that skill. Although Leon couldn''t remember what that skill could do, if he could adapt to the system considering its name, he was pretty sure it was a passive skill that would work for melee fighters who let themselves be excited during the battles. They wouldn''t get angry... they just liked to fight and spill the enemies'' blood.

    "Can I do that? I hate those monsters, but can I force myself to emte those feelings?"

    There was only one way to discover... Leon readied his sword and started to fly. It didn''t take long before the next three magma creatures appeared, Leon tried to emte some excitement, but even after he split the monsters in two, he didn''t feel anything aside from that. Enjoy killing the enemies wasn''t something Leon could force himself to do... Besides, he was a mage. His spells could decimate his enemies quite easily... if he starts to enjoy that, then he would be one step away from bing a sociopath.<sub> </sub>

    "No, it is okay... I only want to learn it to obtain status points, and it is not like I intend to be a melee fighter."

    Still, Leon''s worries and natures would, without a doubt, make things difficult. He would have to do some mental training in order to truly feel that way, at least for a while. In the end, Leon had to imagine himself beating the magma creatures before he could actually feel that way... The human psyche was indeed an incredible and somewhat scary thing... at least Leon knew that he was okay because soon after he learned and practiced the passive skill, he felt quite scared of himself.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bloodthirst.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bloodthirst has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bloodthirst has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bloodthirst has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The more excited Leon gets while fighting, the more powerful he would get, but in the end, he decided to seal the passive skill for the sake of his mental health.

    "Well... what other passive skills I can learn..."

    It would have helped if Miebos research center had that kind of information, but it didn''t. That was probably why Leon was struggling so much to learn new skills. It was because the people of Miebos and him chose the same path. It was easy for them to learn offensive attacks since that was more or less their nature... the nature of the people like to solve problems with explosions.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Vignce.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After a while, Leon finally learned a new passive skill, but that one was quite hard to level up because Leon had to stop the enemy''s attacks at the veryst moment. Since the magma creatures damaged his skin even without getting close, that wasn''t very pleasant. Regardless, at least that skill was quite helpful because it could help Leon to see and prevent surprise attacks since it increased his speed for a fraction of a second without any extra cost of mana. It was a skill that could be used in perfect sync with Mana Dominion... Leon just had to train his body and reflexes to move at speed necessary.

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    While Leon was thinking about the next skill he should learn, he remembered about Yuki and couldn''t help but wonder how he would face her now that he lost the Emperor''s Katana. Fortunately, the chances of her remembering him after two hundred fifty years were pretty small. Besides, to return to Earth, Leon would most likely have to face the shadowy figure. He would die trying to defeat the creature, or at least he would seed and recover his items... unless the bastard sucked their mana and made them be dust. Regardless, that doubt made Leon think of learning War Cry.

    "I''m really an asshole... in the end, instead of worrying about the real problem, I''m wondering if I can learn War Cry now..."

    Leon sighed... he could only do that given the situation. In the end, the matter of losing his items became a problem hidden deep in Leon''s mind because he started to practice in order to learn War Cry.

    "The effects of the skill are like Rage, but the skill is much less powerful, and there were no demerits to the allies. I''m pretty sure the skill would level up faster if I use on several allies, but I''m interested in the variations of such skill."

    For the time being, Leon had enough buffs, but learning a few debuffs wouldn''t be in any way a hassle. Well, it would beplicated, but it would be very beneficial. The problem was, as always, learning the basics.

    "Why I always get sidetracked so easily... my goal was to learn more passive skills, and now I am worrying about learning more buffs and debuffs..."

    Despite that, Leon knew that he needed to increase his status like that. Aside from mana, intelligence, and recovery, every other of his stats were on lower levels. Since Leon also made sure not to rely on tools anymore, that kind of spell was vital.

    Regardless, since Leon didn''t know the logic behind buffs and debuffs aside from Haste and Slow, he decided to practice certain actions of a famous RPG. Since the name of the spirits he had seen so far were the same as the elemental spirits of some games, it was possible that he could learn the skills of the same games. Thus he started to Cheer... as if he was watching a ser match and cheering for an actual team, but in front of him, he could only see the walls of his hideout. Obviously, Leon was feeling quite silly since he didn''t receive any notifications.

    "Maybe I should add mana to my voice like when I use Sonic Scream..."

    It took quite a while for Leon to learn the said spell. Since he practiced Sonic Scream before, he ended up using the spell every time he emitted mana using his mouth... The right way to do that was to emanate his mana slowly to his surroundings. Eventually, Leon learned the weaker version of War Cry.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cheer.

    Cost: 30 mana

    Duration: 30 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Oh, boy... I really learned."

    Leon wondered if his mindset wasn''t still stuck to some ''realism.'' He now was inside one hell of a massive creature, and he visited severals, he could fly and create a magic metal... it was kind ofte for that, but Leon decided to experiment with many things in order to grow stronger.

    "Well... one step at a time... I can''t get ahead of myself."

    Leon learned Cheer, a skill that raised the strength and speed of himself and any ally close him. At level one, the skill raised his strength by one, and at level two, his strength and speed increased by one, and so on. That was fine, and all, but Leon was more interested in the skills which would increase his intelligence and mentality. That being said, Leon leveled up Cheer until it reached the level fifteen before trying anything else.

    Once he did that, Leon tried to learn the other spells, but things didn''t go as expected. Most likely because Leon had to do weird things to learn the skills he remembered from games. It was strange to look at an enemy and try at the same time scary them¡­

    "Using mana through my voice is easy¡­ the problem is, how do I do that using just my face? Can I even use my mana to make myself look scarier?"

    Leon didn''t have the habit of looking at the enemy showing hatred on his face or eyes. However, Leon soon found a way to learn that, but first, he had to do something unpleasant.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hateful Gaze.

    Cost: 30 mana

    Duration: 30 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 9437 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 4919 +

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2195 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 206,214,423

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Heal Lv 66, Auxiliary Earth Sword Lv 40, Cryomancy Lv 15, North Breeze Lv 25, Cheer Lv 15, Hateful Gaze Lv 01

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 75, Rage Lv 122, Fire Resistance Lv 175, Poison Resistance Lv 58, Spearmanship Lv 115, Staffmanship Lv 16, Sleep Resistance Lv 80, Lion''s Pride Lv 190, Zen Lv 10, Steel Nerves Lv 30, Bloodthirst Lv 30, Vignce Lv 30

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    I see... so Hateful Gaze decreases the strength and speed of an enemy."

    The angry face Leon always was forced to make when he put his arms on theve helped him to learn that. He just had to emit some mana through his face ¡­Still, even though Leon learned that, he couldn''t level up Hateful Gaze without a target. Although those buffs were also very useful¡­ Leon didn''t know how to replicate the other versions.

    "I guess until I think of ways to learn those buffs, I should resume my task of learning new passive skills."

    Soon after, Leon found a dead end. However, that was a problem because he didn''t find any bifurcation in a while, and he was sure that he investigated all possible paths. Leon was locked, and to leave that ce, he would have to open his path.

    ? "To avoid wasting time, I have to create a weapon that will help me with that¡­ I don''t want to rely on weapons, but it is not like I can dig using my own hands. Those damn rocks are sturdy and hot as hell, after all."

    It was possible, but it was a bit hard to use Geomancy on rocks since the particles were much more connected to each other. Regardless, creating a decent weapon would help Leon to save mana, and he needed mana to level up his offensive spells since those were his bread and butter.

    After creating a hideout, Leon started to develop his next mithril weapon. Leon''s best weapon would be a spear, but since he could only produce half a kilogram of mithril per day, that was out of the question.

    "I guess I can only create a needle¡­ It will be easy to repair it. Even though I only intend to crack the rocks and let Geomancy do the rest."

    Leon could only sigh while he was creating the thirty centimeters long needle. He could create so many things in the past thanks to the help of mana potions, magic items, and blue angel leaves, but now Leon could only create weapons that didn''t need to be held by both of his hands¡­

    "I can''t rely on recovery forever¡­ now more than never, I have to learn how to drain mana from my enemies. I must learn that myself¡­"

    The list of things Leon had to learn was increasing at a scary pace now that he didn''t have magic weapons. It was troublesome, but once Leon ovees that problem, he would have many more chances to surprise his enemies while moving unarmed, after all.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon thought he used his mana pretty efficiently, but since he had a vast supply of blue angel leaves and useful weapons, he understood that wasn''t true. Now that he had no choice but to do things slowly since he had limited mana, he was much more precise, and that exined why his skills leveled up. Regardless, Leon felt satisfied with the result of his work.<sub> </sub>

    Sharp Mithril Needle

    It grants you Strength +100, Speed + 50, Dexterity + 50.

    "Mmm¡­ much better than I expected. I guess this all thanks to the high level of my passive skills¡­"

    Leon spent one day creating the needle¡­ probably. It was hard to be sure of the passage of time in that hellhole. So, he didn''t waste time and begun to dig a hole on the dead end. Leon didn''t know if he would find the same obstacles as he did when he tried to go upward, but he had to confirm that.

    Leon''s new weapon proved itself to be very useful, in just a few strikes, the rocks blocking his way started to crumble apart instead of just cracking. That was because Leon''s Telekinesis was very powerful and also because he increased the piercing power by making the needle spin. Five minutester, the hole was already twenty meters long, and Leon found it¡­

    ???? (Fire)

    Health: ????/????

    Mana: ????/ ????

    Stamina: ????/ ????

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????? ????

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon didn''t even flinch. He started to attack the flesh of whatever the hell that was without a hint of hesitation. The mithril needle endured the impacts much better than the steel spear, and more importantly than that, it was actually scratching the flesh. Leon thought that once the needle pierces that flesh enough, the wound would flood that ce with blood¡­ but much to his surprise, that didn''t happen. Leon just found anotheryer of flesh once he destroyed the first one.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "¡­ Did I just destroy the equivalent of a cell of this creature? It makes sense no one or anything would bleed upon losing a single cell, but¡­"

    It was quite a disgusting sight, but considering what Leon has been eatingtely, the destroyed flesh and the living flesh didn''t bother him in the least. Despite the heat, Leon could even feel an unpleasant smelling from the flesh, but he didn''t stop. He kept attacking and opening a path until the mithril needle lost its tip. However, Leon repaired it in just one hour. Leon had a long path ahead of him, that much was obvious considering how much he traveled so far. However, nothing would stop him¡­ definitely, nothing or anyone would stop him.

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    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Leon was getting more distant from the river of magma, the heat wasn''t decreasing. Leon also couldn''t help but wonder why the hell the temperature wasn''t falling despite the fact that Fire Resistance leveled up a lot.

    "I guess even the flesh of this damn thing even emanates a lot of heat... Still, considering the size of this monster... how the hell this thing can emanate so much heat every single moment? It doesn''t run out of fuel? Even if its recovery is high, the consumption of food would also be immense..."

    Leon couldn''t help butpare that those parasites he was eating were like bacteria everyone would have on their bodies. Most likely, those would enter anyone''s body through the ingestion of food. But he still was having difficulties epting that because it would mean he would be inside of a creature that was perhaps as long as the sr system where Earth was... Whenever Leon thought about that, he would lose his focus and wonder what the hell was that assimtion system and why it did exist if he could grant the opportunity to a creature reach that size... that was a very troublesome question because Leon was a curious guy. Since he was curious, he would waste too much time thinking about some things that there were impossible to exin. At least with the knowledge and experience he has.

    "I have to keep my focus... I already have too many doubts in my mind to keep pondering about insane things."

    Even though Leon was getting more and more distant from the river of magma, surprisingly enough, his surroundings weren''t getting dark. Probably because the heat was being generated by mana, and at the same time, it was illuminating the ce. The magma creatures also stoppeding to attack Leon, but he felt that that wasn''t enough.

    "It would be great if I could meditate or activate Zen and keep opening this path... but I can''t. So what else can I do?"

    Although using Telekinesis to move that needly didn''t cost him much mana, Leon was spending a lot of mana to repair the needle. So, he had to obtain status points outside of the battles and without having to stop that... the only thing Leon could really do was use his stamina or do some exercises to increase his status a little bit. However, both of them would make him hungry, and the food there was scarce, and Leon still disliked it... even when he was starving.

    "I wonder if the meat of this thing is better than those damn things..."

    Leon was opening a path while destroying the thick flesh of that massive creature, but the thing he was seeing was like the cells of any living creatures he saw before in a microscope. Although his body was also made of cells like that, he felt very disgusted in trying to eat that.

    "Yep... I am very picky..."

    Regardless, since Leon was destroying the flesh that had the format of cells, something started to bother him. Was that cell oversized because he was inside of colossal creature, or the cell had his size because he got smaller? If the second option was true... would he return to his normal size once he kills or leaves the creature?<sub> </sub>

    "Geez... why the hell I always lose my focus..."

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Just when Leon wanted to forget those questions, he at least confirmed that that colossal creature was part of the assimtion system. Telekinesis was leveling up pretty fast, considering that Leon was controlling a single object. Little by little, things were starting to make some sense, but soon Leon couldn''t help but sigh when he found ayer of rocks. When he touched it, he burned his hands.

    "I already know what is on the other side..."

    p Five minutester, after finally leaving the path he created, Leon found another river of magma, and the scenario in front of him wasn''t much different from the one he left behind. In the end, it wasn''t all that surprising that Leon would find that. He was inside a gigantic creature, so it was only apparent that he would find several parts of its body that were identical in structure. Even if Leon try to create a path upward, he was pretty sure that the same thing would happen again and again for a very long time.</anda>

    "I''m tired of this shit..."

    Recently, Leon has been repeating that a lot. It couldn''t be helped, but that now was his favorite sentence. It was a bit ufortable, but Leon decided to use Zen in the path he just created since he also would be able to level up Fire Resistance in there without suffering all that much. He needed more status points to open his next path faster... but when he looked behind, Leon saw the cells he destroyed regenerating at an astounding speed.

    "Shit... I guess it was only obvious that would happen."

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Heal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon had to suffer a lot now in order to suffer lesster on. So, he put his hands on the river of magma again. The pain was beyond annoying as always, but at least his Fire Resistance was still leveling up at the same crazy speed.

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    After Leon''s daily dose of self-harm, that was the training to level up his Fire Resistance, Leon created another hideout hidden in theyer of earth and rocks of the ceiling of... whatever the hell he was. It was already more than clear that he wouldn''t escape that hellhole anytime soon, but he decided to create a mithril needle every day to increase his digging speed. Instead of stopping one hour from repairing those, he would use another to open the path once a needle loses its tip. He would fix themter once he stops to rests.

    "It is also a good idea to use several needles at the same time to open the path faster, but that also means that I will have to decrease my sleeping hours even more."

    It wasn''t the same thing, but Leon decided to use the moments he uses Zen as moments of rest... it wasn''t a good idea, but he had no other choice. As long as Sleep Resistance keeps leveling up, the effects of his tiredness would decrease, probably.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    For the time being, Leon decided to level up Zen as much as possible. He would need that skill in order to save some time creating the mithril needles. Besides, he also intended to increase their size in order to increase their piercing power and durability. Meditation could help with that, but Zen was much more efficient.

    "I should stop allocating points into recovery once it reaches 2500... even though that stat will help me train my spells more frequently, it will be less useful once I learn how to drain mana from my opponents."

    Leon felt like almost a month had passed since he arrived on that hellhole, and since then, he didn''t increase his intelligence using status. Zen increased it a little, but it wasn''t enough. Without seeing his intelligence growing, Leon couldn''t feel his power growing, so that was necessary.

    Mithril Needle

    It grants you Strength +80, Speed + 40, Dexterity + 40.

    "Mmm... I guess this time, I didn''t do well since I made the weapon faster, thanks to Zen."<sub> </sub>

    Leon was a bit disappointed, but since he made the weapon in twelve hours instead of twenty-four, he didn''t let that bother him for long. At the very least, that gave him some good piece of information... he could make better weapons if he focuses a little and more and work minutely.

    Regardless, once Leon finished the second needle, he started to dig, this time upward. In order to make sure he wouldn''t choose the longest path, Leon decided to dig once upward and once to the side... There was a chance that he would also end up following the longest path that way, so he decided to dig to his left side, then up, and then to his right side... even so, since his sense of direction and time were weird there... Leon decided to forget about everything and just dig. Worry about every single thing was too damn annoying, and Leon didn''t have time for that.

    "I don''t have time, but... what else can I do?"

    Until now, Leon only moved forward... the only times he retreated; he did that because he had no other choice. It was a retreat or die, but now he was questioning if only moving forward was the best option. If he had taken his time and essed things with caution, he could have saved himself from many problems. If Leon had decided not to ally himself with the harvesters, two hundred years wouldn''t have passed on earth while he was away¡­ but he also wouldn''t have obtained Volt''s fragment''s power.

    "I don''t even know if such a long time has even passed on Earth¡­ it is just the worst-case scenario."

    That being said, Leon was pretty sure that he was in a ce where time passed faster than Miebos¡­ Regardless, questioning his past choices now that he knew the oue of them was a waste of time. In the end, the true worst-case scenario would be Leon dying full of regrets¡­ he was doing his best whenever possible to avoid that.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Once Leon finished the path upward and found almost the exact same ce he left below, he resumed the task of creating another mithril needle. This time, he didn''t even waste time sighing upon realizing that his efforts didn''t take him to the exit of that ce. It was meaningless¡­

    Time and time again, the same thing happened. Leon dug and just found another maze-like space¡­ but time and time again instead of stopping to sigh orin, he just moved forward. Leon endured the pain to increase his Fire Resistance, and once he did it, he created a hideout and created another mithril needle.

    That whole process repeated itself seven times, and once Leon had ten mithril needles, he started to increase their size, but soon he stopped. It was obvious, but something wrong with that ce¡­ Leon understood that he couldn''t escape from there, and he was there to suffer when his Fire Resistance reached level two hundred fifty, and the heat didn''t decrease even a single bit.

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    "I wonder why I didn''t notice this sooner..."

    Leon was inside a gigantic creature; it was obvious. However, it was impossible that something alive asrge as the sr system could exist... a living being couldn''t be thatrge, it didn''t make any sense. So, Leon reached a conclusion... he was inside a living trap.

    "I don''t know if this is a pet of that bastard or not... but it is clear that this thing can distort the space inside himself. The only thing I can do to leave this ce is to explode the whole thing... or find the key to cancel this power."

    The shadowy figure wanted to make Leon stronger... why? It was impossible to find the correct answer, but Leon had a few hypotheses. Maybe the shadowy figure would find another way to control him once their level of power gets close to each other, or he would just kill him to be stronger. Usually, one could only grow stronger fast facing stronger opponents, but the stronger the one gests, the harder it bes to find anyone who could be worthy of their time... Although it wasn''t the best option, it was better to use spells on weak targets than practicing them against nothing.

    "I guess that bastard wants to use me as a guinea pig to practice some skill or spell he developed."

    It was insane that a living being could think of another living being just as a tool to get stronger or to reach such a simple goal, However, it wasn''t surprising that the sense of morals of someone would deviate after living for thousands of years. Leon could easily imagine humans acting like that if they have thousands of years to nurture their ego. In the past, even though some people weren''t actually more powerful, but just rich, some individuals gave no value to other people''s lives.

    "Since he sent me to this ce, does he want to level up a fire-type spell? No... I can''t just assume things. Regardless, that bastard wants to kill me, and I can''t leave this ce. What can I do to solve those problems?"

    Leon''s best option not to die was to level up Heal and Regeneration in order to save some mana from using Full-Recover. Harming himself was easy, Leon just have to stay near the magma, but would that solve the problem? Wouldn''t that just prolong his torment in case he bes a guinea pig to the shadowy figure? Leon found the answer; he shouldn''t search for the exit... he must kill the beast.

    "Ick the mana to do that... but if I manage to learn how to absorb mana, then I will have a chance to seed before that bastard teleports me again."

    Leon created another hideout, but this time he created it very close to the monster''s flesh. The creature was so big that even Mana Dominion couldn''t recognize its presence since it was much bigger than the effective area of the skill. Despite that, even though Leon''s hand was starting to burn, he could feel the mana inside of it.

    "Heh... I already know how I will kill this damn thing. I just have to learn how to absorb mana."

    Leon tried several things, inserting his mana and forcing the mana of the monster to go to his body, envelop his mana on the cell of the creature, and consume it... Leon even tried to use mithril as a catalyst to drain the mana. After trying that for several days, he gave up. The answer wasn''t something so simple.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    After receiving those notifications, Leon recalled that he could feel mana inside the magma creatures... could he use Mana-Eater on them? If that was the case, could he suck the mana of the magma?

    "Even if I can, I''m not looking for that easy option... I want to absorb all the mana of this freak, not only a small part."

    Mana-Eater forced the mana of the things that were in touch with Leon to give their mana, but Leon couldn''t do that on a massive monster. So, he had to change his ways...

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon had an idea when he received that notification, instead of trying to absorb mana itself, how about trying to absorb the heat? It was clear that the monsters as using its mana to keep emanating so much heat, after all. Unfortunately, the heat only increased Leon''s body temperature, and he couldn''t control it at any level.

    "I can feel the heat... why can''t control it? Is it because it doesn''t have my mana? I should have been able to control it thanks to Pyromancy..."

    Even if Leon has Pyromancy, it made sense that he couldn''t control the heat caused by something far more powerful. Besides, if he wanted to absorb the heat, he wouldn''t actually learn how to absorb mana. He would learn Fire Absorption. So, it looked that it wasn''t the right path.

    "How about I use the same method I use when I use Seal?"

    It would be hard since when Leon uses Seal, he covers the entire body of the monster, and that was something he couldn''t do. So, he had to adapt the skill a little bit... After destroying a bit of flesh, Leon covered the wound with his mana. Despite that, he couldn''t feel anything because the mana of that part dispersed when he destroyed it. However, when Leon created hundreds of small connections using his mana thought the other cells, he started to feel the massive mana around him.

    " I guess this is the first step..." Leon said while he broke into a cold sweat since it had been the first time he felt so much mana in a single being.

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    Leon tried to suck the mana of the flesh while his own mana was in touch with. However, that didn''t work... it was like he was trying to drink the water of a bottle by making a small hole on the bottle. The hole was so small and ridiculous that it was like it wasn''t even there.

    "I guess this is a failure... Although I want to drain the mana, this isn''t the way I imagined it would be. In the end, draining mana from a distance and without putting myself at risk is a crazy wish."

    Suddenly, the damaged flesh started to repair itself, and Leon''s mana begun to disperse. Being so close to that process was scary and disgusting, but Leon didn''t take out his hand. He decided to take that risk in order to feel the mana inside that small amount of flesh even more... even if he had to lose a hand.

    Surprisingly, the regeneration stopped when it touched Leon''s hand. His hand was being pressed against it, but it wasn''t that painful. Regardless, even though the cell wasn''tpletely healed, Leon could feel its mana inside of it. The temperature of his arm started to increase due to the heat, but he endured again.

    "What now..."

    Leon was in a hurry, but it wasn''t like that would help him to learn the spell faster. Anyway, Leon wouldn''t stop until he finally learns that damn skill. Since Leon''s skin was starting to burn, he was forced to activate Regeneration to counter that. Then Leon felt his arm getting hotter.

    "What the..."

    It was weird, his arm was getting hotter, but the temperature of the ambient didn''t increase... when Leon focused his attention, he felt that the nearby mana was approaching more and more his arm.

    "Is the mana of the cell reacting to my mana?"

    That was very weird... it wasn''t like healing magic had that kind of effect. So, Leon couldn''t help but get confused. The more his arm healed, the more the creature''s mana got stuck to Leon''s arm... it was like the cell was trying to transmit mana to Leon, but why?

    "Is it because I''m healing myself? Or is it because my arm is losing mana to heal itself?"

    Leon decided to use all his mana and see what would happen, but after creating a small mithril needle, the mana didn''t get absorbed by his arm. After using all his mana, the flesh sent Leon the same amount of mana, and now he was feeling as if his left arm was inside magma... even though no damage was being caused.

    "Most likely... the cells transmit mana to all body parts that arecking mana. So, since I left my arm inside the flesh, it is treating as if I''m part of the monster... it is a really dumb cell."

    Something was off, his mithril spear of the devourers could drain mana after wounding monsters, but Leon only received that chance when the damage he caused to the flesh healed... well, almost. Regardless, there was a difference between the spear and Leon''s arm, and he soon realized what it was... the spear was a magic weapon whose sole purpose was to drain mana.

    Leon didn''t know if that would work, but it was worth a try. He covered his arm with a thinyer of mana and then tried to mix it with the monster''s mana. He seeded, but only obtained control of the same amount of mana he used. So, the mana on his arm that he could control duplicated.

    "Well... now, how do I make the mana return to inside my body?"<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Before Leon could start to think, the mana got absorbed, and then he understood everything. Just like Seal, the target had to be alive for the skill to work. However, the body of the target couldn''t be damaged... well, at least the part which Leon had to touch in order to drain the mana. But the most important rule was, he had to use mana to absorb mana. The mana he would obtain would be the double of the mana he uses. At level one, he could only absorb two points of mana.

    "In the end, I got ahead of myself... I was already feeling the mana, but I didn''t try to absorb using mana. The spell is rtively simple... but it must have some requirements. Regardless, it looks like even this skill has limits. If the level max is 1000, then I cannot drain more than two thousand points of mana of a target."

    Leon took out his arm from the flesh and started to use it. Another weird thing, the skill was passive when he had the mithril spear of the devourers, but now it was an active skill. It was just like the Gloves of Regeneration... In any case, that actually helped Leon, since he could only use Fast Conjuration and Multi-Conjuration.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In just one hour, Leon leveled up Mana Absorption until it reached level fifty, it wasn''t enough for his ns, but he started anyway... Little by little Leon was creating a mithril spear, the biggest mithril spear he had made so far, and he couldn''t help but smirk since he would create the weapon using the mana of the monster he is going to kill, not only that, he also would use his spirit to create the biggest magic weapon of the universe... probably.

    "The problem will be to move such a thingter... well, one problem at a time."

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    Since Leon was already sick of that hellhole, he decided to make his spear hollow in order to move faster. He would open a path, and by moving inside the spear, Leon wouldn''t have waste time. Even though that was his n to save time and mana, things weren''t going fast enough. Even if Leon uses Haste and multiplies by three the speed he could drain mana, he could only create two grams of mithril per second. It was very impressive but not enough considering Leon''s goal.

    "If by some miracle I reach the max level of this thing in less than a month, it still will take months to finish the spear..."

    After two hours, the spear already had Leon''s size, and he was fortunate enough that there was no sign of the mana ending or of the monster reacting. Still, time was of the essence.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ? Congrattions! The skill Haste has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Multi-Conjuration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fast Conjuration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Shall I wait and see and hope that by leveling up, I will eventually reach my goal in just a few months, or should I try something more?"

    Just attacking the flesh of the monster wasn''t enough since it could regenerate, but if Leon leaves the mithril spear stuck on the flesh, it will prevent the healing was, and at the same time, it would of stack up the damage caused. Leon had to be smart because he couldn''t do three things at the same time; he could only use Mana Absorption in one hand and create the mithril spear with the other. Although he could control several spears, it was very different from using spells.

    In the end, the only thing Leon could do was also to use Electric Armor to increase his speed a little more, it would be ufortable, but it wouldn''t be as unpleasant as the heat of that hellhole.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Blessing has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Regeneration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    At least by using those active skills, Leon didn''t have to worry about his concentration. Also, after several level-ups, Leon managed to reach one of his goals, his recovery reached 2500 points, and now he could focus on increasing his intelligence again.

    "It looks like Craft, cksmith, Magic Craftsmanship, and Magic cksmith won''t level up until I finish the weapon. That means I will obtain a lot of status points once I finish... but that is troublesome."

    There was also a chance that the creature could react in some way before Leon finishes the weapon and causes critical damage and then stop him from finishing it. That would be very annoying, but it wasn''t like Leon had much choice. Although the tip of the spear was more or less finished, he couldn''t finish the butt of it because if he does that, he would have problems lifting the spear and make it grow upward.

    "Shall I add some spikes around the spear? I bet it would make this damn thing suffer a lot... it is a pity that I would have to waste a lot of time to create that."

    In the end, Leon didn''t have time to be nasty and make that living prison suffer. Just killing was more than enough for the time being. Regardless, Leon had to work non-stop for one week to create a mithril spear long enough that could pierce twoyers of those maze-like paths. Leon forgot that he would most likely prate a river of magma, so he almost wet himself when he saw magma flowing inside the spear.

    Afterward, things got a little faster since several skills leveled up. However, even after Mana Absorption reached the level two hundred, Leon still had to work for three days straight in order to pierce anotheryer of space inside the creature.

    "Since it hase to this, I guess I don''t have to worry about this monster suddenly trying to kill me... unless I destroy some vital organ, it will just ignore me. Rather, this thing even knows that I''m inside of its body?"

    Either way, Leon wouldn''t change his attitude, but he couldn''t help but think that he would love to have such a chance again. Although it was dangerous, the next time he finds another unbelievable gigantic monster, he would stay inside for a while just to have ess to nearly infinite mana and train his spells.

    After working hard for one month, Leon''s spear was already seven hundred meters long and now pierced through twentyyers of flesh, magma, and rocks... Still, Leon couldn''t see the end of it. Regardless, now Leon could prate oneyer of rock, magma, and flesh every single day, and he also discovered something. After leveling up, Mana Absorption to the level three hundred, the beast stopped emitting its hellish heat. Leon could absorb one million mana points every ten minutes, and that was the same amount the monster could recover in that time.

    "I don''t know if feel happy that I can produce one kilogram of mithril every ten minutes... or if I feel scared that a creature that has one million points in recovery can exist..."

    After confirming that and noticing that nothing changed on his surroundings, Leon confirmed that nothing would happen to him. So, he started to work even faster...

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    After a while, Leon finally noticed that now that he could drain all the mana that monster could recover, he could use Appraisal on it. So, he didn''t waste time after consuming all the mana of the creature once again.

    Gctic Snake (Fire)

    Health: 32954136/35000000

    Mana: 0/ 18000000

    Stamina: 12000000/12000000

    Strength: 444523 +

    Dexterity: 96588 +

    Speed: 321523 +

    Active Skills: Fly Lv Max, Burning Aura Lv Max, Fire Creation Lv Lv Max, Hellfire Lv Max, Regeneration Lv Max, Burning Sacrifice Lv Max

    Passive Skills: Rage Lv Max, Fire Absorption Lv Max, Wild Instincts Lv Max ? Hellish Poison Lv Max, Ice Resistance Lv 650, Gravity Resistance Lv 751, Mana Tracking Lv Max, Spatial Distortion Lv 596

    "What the hell..."

    Leon knew that he was inside of an apex predator like no other, but he didn''t expect to see such crazy status and skills. Still, by the look of things, he only damaged ten percent of the monster''s health... it took him one month to damage only to that extent such a beast. At that rate, Leon would only kill it after almost one year.

    "You have got to be kidding me..."

    Everything even the name of the monster was ridiculous, Leon''s life was absurd... ten years ago he only worried about bills and grades and now he had to worry about a Gctic Snake... a snake that probably traveled between gxies. If that wasn''t insanity, Leon didn''t know what it was.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Yeah, I know... no need to tell me."<sub> </sub>

    Leon didn''t have time to worry about such insanity, so he just kept increasing the size of the mithril spear. Regardless, after analyzing the beast, Leon managed to discover that the thing had to rest for six hours before it could restore all its mana. He used that to organize the time he would use to rest. That being said, it looked like Leon couldn''t increase the speed of his progress, it was only obvious, but even the mana of that hellish creature had a limit.

    "What can I do to speed up this process?"

    Leon had some ideas, but first, he had some tests to make. First, he tried to move the mithril spear upward using arge steel tform. That would help him save a lot of mana, but that would only be possible if the steel can endure the small moments where the flesh could transmit its heat. If the flesh couldn''t damage or melt the steel, then it would work.

    The test had been a sess, even though recovery could also repair damaged flesh, it wasn''t powerful enough to break or ignore the steel. That made sense and Leon experienced something simr, when he woke up on the ind, recovery didn''t work while his bones were damaged and out of their respective ces.

    Leon decreased by half the amount of time he needed to pierce ayer of that thing''s body. However, another problem appeared. The weapon was getting too heavy that the steel base was getting crushed by the weapon''s weight.

    "Hehe, I know how to solve this..."

    Leon created another tip for the spear, the second one would be pointed downward, and even without Leon''s help, it started to pierce the creature''s flesh, all thanks to the massive weight of the weapon. It was a pity now that the spear he was making had some steel parts, but it couldn''t be helped. Everything was to save time.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "ACHOOOOOO! Holy shit... what is this cold now?"

    Surprisingly enough, maybe it was because the time the creature could emit heat was decreasing more and more, things started to get really cold. When Leon pierced the nextyer of flesh, he got surprised when he saw the magma had be rocks again... that cold was something else, so Leon couldn''t help but wonder why the snake was getting so cold.

    Regardless, it was a problem Leon didn''t have to worry about. Although its health was high, a fire monster getting cold only meant that creature was suffering damage from outside sources, and that was a very beneficial thing for Leon. The problem would be after he kills the beast...

    "I just hope this thing is on a for the time being... considering there is oxygen here, then perhaps I don''t have to worry. But also considering the size, this beast can store a lot of oxygen... Until now, I didn''t feel this monster moving. So, the chances of this thing are flying through the space are very high. Still, if that is the case, howe the gravity is still working? So many questions..."

    Leon was someone who tends to worry a lot, so thinking about that kind of thing was unavoidable. Regardless, Leon had to prepare for all possible oues. So, he decided not to increase the temperature of the ambient and just leave his Ice Resistance leveling up... even though that would make him sneeze non-stop.

    Little by little, the creature was dying, Leon endured that test of patience for several months. However, after six months, the snake only had ten percent of its health remaining Leon decided to stop. Most likely, once that thing dies, the shadowy figure would notice. If that happens, Leon would be teleported again... he had one thing to do before he finishes the beast.

    "I have to learn a spell to counter Teleportation."

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    Leon already knew what he needed, a spell that could counter any spell that may change the space around him or force him to move. Such a spell wouldn''t only counter teleportation. It also would counter Telekinesis, Gravity, and skills like that. The n to be fast enough to evade those was a good one, but a bit unrealistic. Leon couldn''t keep himself focused at all times to dodge such spells, after all.

    "Fortunately, I have a terrific source of mana with me. So, I don''t have to worry about the cost of mana to learn such spell... the problemter will be how I will keep the spell active every single moment. And it if was a spell that consumes my mana to prevent such attacks, for how long I will be able to counter? Those are good questions, which I can''t answer right now."

    The only way Leon could think of how to do that would be to keep himself holding something rich in mithril at all times. However, until now, he didn''t find mithril lying around, and considering his past experiences, Leon would be a fool to wait to found such useful things. The only option left was to create mithril or stay close to monsters in order to use Mana Absorption.

    "I will worry about such problemster... the shadowy figure probably is a persistent bastard. However, even he won''t bother me all that much once I counter his actions a few times... probably."

    Anyway, Leon had to learn the spell and worry about such thingster. His first idea of how to learn the skill he wanted was to improve Mana Barrier. Leon activated it and confirmed that it could counter the heat of the magma and even the cold. Leon already knew that it could counter poison, but now that Leon thought about it, it didn''t counter gravity when he learned it. He didn''t feel all that much the effects of the gravity under the city of Miebos because his Gravity Resistance was high and because he got physically strong.

    "This spell has to active automatically in case something happens, but it would be a pain if it blocks the entrance of even oxygen... I have to use Mana Barrier to counter the heat of this creature automatically, since that is emitted thanks to the mana of this creature, if I seed in doing that, then..."

    After learning that, creating a sphere and thickening that mana in it was easy; however, creating the sameyer of mana instantly was veryplicated. When Leon learned Mana Armor, Mana Shield, and Mana Barrier, he didn''t have to worry about the speed... it was like he returned to the moment where he learned the basics of offensive magic.

    "Even that isn''t enough... the mana has to be thick enough even to counter things like Gravity and Telekinesis, the problem is... how do I hell do that?"

    Leon thought that it would be hard to find an exnation of how to do that, but that hadn''t been the case because he already knew the logic behind Telekinesis and Gravity. To counter those, he just had to do revert those effects using his mana. Much to his surprise, it didn''t take long for Leon to obtain some helpful feedback.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Anti-Telekinesis Field.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Hehehe... now I know what do I have to do."

    It wasn''t much efficient, and it could only counter Telekinesis. Still, since that kind of skill would only consume his mana if someone tries to control his body using Telekinesis, it was handy nheless. Leon had to use mana to use Telekinesis and to counter Telekinesis, but he ended up leveling up his new skill quite a bit.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Telekinesis Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Telekinesis Field has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Telekinesis Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Doing the same thing, Leon learned Anti-Gravity Field. However, would both of those be enough to counter forced teleportation? At least, in theory, the answer was yes since Telekinesis and Gravity were used by mana on their purest form. Teleportation was probably the same thing, at least Leon thought that was the case since Transfer worked like that.

    "Wait a minute... If I can do that with Telekinesis and Gravity, then..."

    Leon focused on emitting his mana to his surroundings as fast and violently as possible. Much to his surprise, he soon obtained a notification but opened his eyes widely when he felt those effects.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Anti-Mana Field.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Oh, boy... I thought this would solve all my problems, but this is quite scary."

    Just like when Leon uses Mana Concealment, he couldn''t use spells when Anti-Mana Field was active. However, the skill was muchplicated than that. Leon couldn''t use mana, and he could block magic attacks as long as he has mana, but he also couldn''t feel the effects of his passive skills. It was a skill that made him turn into an almost ordinary human again...

    "This skill will certainly prevent forced teleportation, but while I fight, I will have to deactivate the skill, and that will give the chances to my enemies to use Teleport and summoning again... I can never catch a break."

    It was a bit too much to hope that Leon could learn spells and then solve his problems just like that. However, he couldn''t help but feel like he just learned something that could cause many problems in the future for him. Although Leon solved one of his issues quite fast... he only felt like sighing.

    "I guess speed is the answer to everything... if I be fast enough, I won''t have to worry about such problems."

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    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    It took Leon a few days, but he managed to level Anti-Mana Field up to level fifty. It was better to make that skill as efficient as possible while he can because Leon would need a lot of mana to counter the spells of the shadowy figure.

    Regardless, Leon felt like he had always wasted too much time inside that creature. So, he didn''t only resume his job but also sped up things quite a bit by making more steel than mithril. In a single week, Leon managed to decrease the health of the creature until it reached five percent of its maximum. However, things changed after that... the whole ce started to tremble, and his spear started to suck everything, even Leon.

    "Oh shit... this reaction and effect... This thing is really in outer space."

    Leon tried to seal the hollow space inside his spear with severalyers of steel, and he finally managed to stop his body from being sucked to outside of the monster. However, the beast was still trembling, and as if that wasn''t enough, it started to move to somewhere... the sudden movement made Leon hit his body against the rocks below him. The movement had been so strong that his body only stopped after hearing the frozen river of magma.

    "Shit... I should have kept Mana Armor active..."

    Leon used Full-Recover, and the next moment, he was back on his feet. However, things were starting to get cold really quickly, not only that. The air was getting heavy to breathe.

    "I have to seal the hollow parts of the spear for the time being... the oxygen is being sucked to outside of the monster. I can produce it, but..."

    The sudden movement finally stopped, and the body wasn''t trembling, but Leon could feel that the creature was moving to somewhere. It would be troublesome if it were getting close to the shadowy figure, so Leon hurried to finish the spear and kill the beast.

    The more Leon was approaching to finish his spear, the more he could feel the creature slowing down its movements. Eventually, even the lower part of the spear reached the outside of the snake''s body, and Leon felt his body being sucked again. He also sealed the lower part of the spear, but Leon couldn''t help but frown since the snake still had some health.

    Gctic Snake (Fire)

    Health: 36215/35000000

    Mana: 0/ 18000000

    Stamina: 12000000/12000000

    Strength: 444523 +

    Dexterity: 96588 +

    Speed: 321523 +

    Active Skills: Fly Lv Max, Burning Aura Lv Max, Fire Creation Lv Max, Hellfire Lv Max, Regeneration Lv Max, Burning Sacrifice Lv Max

    Passive Skills: Rage Lv Max, Fire Absorption Lv Max, Wild Instincts Lv Max ? Hellish Poison Lv Max, Ice Resistance Lv 650, Gravity Resistance Lv 751, Mana Tracking Lv Max, Spatial Distortion Lv 596

    "What a fearsome monster... well, it isn''t that surprising that it has so much vitality."

    It was time to finish the weapon, so Leon sealed the holes he created on the spear in order to see the other parts of the monster. Leon could always use Transfer since he knew the interior of his weapon was hollow, after all.

    Gctic Hybrid Mithril Spear

    It grants you Strength + 2500, Endurance + 2500, Speed + 2500<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "... I knew I would level up those skills a lot, but... seriously? Two hundred levels in all of them?"

    Considering that it was the fruit of half a year of work, it wasn''t that surprising that Leon obtained eight hundred status points. The status of the spear was also insane, after all. Regardless, that was only the beginning. Leon used Seal to put the spirit of the snake on that weapon... but the skill failed.

    "I guess the creature still is very much alive... it has more health than I have mana, after all."

    Leon shot sma Arrows around until the health of the creature''s health dropped to five thousand. After that, he used Seal again, but even though the cost of the skill was supposed to be only fifty points of mana, Leon used one hundred times more.

    "Ugh... this is..."

    The moment Leon used Seal, he obtained control over the spirit of the snake. However, even that was beyond that he could control, his right arm started to burn, and he was losing control over the spirit. Without wasting time, he put the spirit inside the massive spear... but not before his arm got damaged to the point where his muscles and bones could be seen.

    "Shit... Full-Recover."

    Congrattions! The skill Seal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Gctic Hybrid Mithril Spear

    It grants you the skill: Burning Sacrifice Lv 900. Strength + 3500, Endurance + 3500, Speed + 3500

    It was a pity that Leon couldn''t even hold the spear to test it. Besides, now that the creature was dead, he didn''t have time to spend his mana testing skills. Regardless, Leon moved upward using the hollow part of the spear while making sure that the steel he created would prevent him from being sucked to outside.

    At some point, Leon lost the notion of how long the spear became, but at least from the position; he stayed for thest six months until the tip of the spear was eighty kilometers long. When Leon noticed that he was about to leave the monster''s body, he activated Mana-Barrier, and then he started to sweat cold when he saw that really was on the outer space. However, he felt shivers like never before when he saw that the snake was still moving toward a very familiar... the snake was still moving and would collide with Earth very soon.

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    Leon was in shock. He couldn''t understand why he was so suddenly returning to Earth... no, why the snake was heading there. While Leon was thinking about that, he saw the dead snake passing by Mars at an astounding speed. It was quite surprising that such speed didn''t crush his body, but it was probably because he was still inside the spear, and he did an excellent job making it thin, but stable.

    "This creature once started to move a few days ago... so why it suddenly started to move and why toward Earth? Did that bastard do something? Or the creature finally felt my mana and heading to a ce where I left some trails there?"

    Either way, it didn''t matter. Although the creature slowed down upon death, it still would hit earth... it was like the creature made a path using its mana or somehow managed to make its body get attracted by Earth, like a ma... Still, Leon had to stop the beast, but Leon could really do one thing to seed... use Summon Zombie.

    "Why do I always have to use this damn spell whenever I am against the wall? This has to be a joke..."

    Leon didn''t have much time, even though the snake died, it was still flying at unbelievable speed... Leon only had a few minutes before impact. He had no other choice but to use Summon Zombie because the creature wouldn''t be able to slow down so fast. In the end, Leon did it.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Zombie has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Zombie has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Zombie has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Stop now!" Leon shouted.

    The beast probably didn''t hear Leon since he was so small, and he was very far away from its head. But Leon felt the snake moving its body and slowing down... thanks to it, his body hit against the mithril spear and Leon broke his nose. Ten minutester, the creature finally stopped in the middle of the outer space, and Leon sighed in relief... Earth was still very far away, but at the same time, it looked so close... at least it was much closer than any point Leon had been in thest six or seven years. He could see the ce clearly thanks to Sharp Eyes, but only after he calmed down, he understood that things looked a bit different on Earth... America and Africa looked more prominent, and the shapes of the continents were a bit different than Leon recalled.

    "Oh boy... how many years have passed while I was away?"

    Leon probably could use Transfer and appear back on Earth, but he couldn''t leave his zombie nearby. Although he didn''t want to use that skill, Leon would need such a creature if the lizard or the shadowy figure do something again...

    "It is not like I can make this thing ''park'' on Earth... how big is this anyway?"<sub> </sub>

    Leon used Transfer and appeared far away from the snake, he was pretty sure the monster was at least one hundred kilometers wide since that was more or less the size of his spear, but he couldn''t measure how long that thing was. The gctic snake made Leon recall J?rmungandr... the gigantic snake of Nordic mythology... but it was actuallyrger than the thing Leon saw in a game. However, that was to be expected.

    "Yep... I can''t let this on Earth. It is too big... I wonder if it can stay on the moon... where is the moon?"

    Leon frowned when he didn''t see the moon, but then he recalled that it might have been on the side of the. After deciding to approach slowly, the zombie snake obeyed Leon''s thought and begun to fly... it was quite a good vehicle, it was like a spaceship that could be controlled by thoughts. Regardless, Leon didn''t know if leaving such a massive beast on the moon would cause some sort of disaster, but Leon decided to keep it nearby in case he needs to use it. Besides, it would be an excellent weapon to threaten anyone who may try to screw with Leon.

    Regardless, Leon was running out of oxygen, so he decided to return to the interior of the zombie snake in order to create some oxygen... things would get messy inside his Mana Barrier if he doesn''t refresh the air inside of it.

    Once Leon returned, he was close enough to see that Earth was a bit more green than usual. During his student years, he saw many maps, and all of them showed that the area where he lived was quite brown... but now it was green. A lot of years have passed, Leon knew that, and even though more trees were good, Leon couldn''t feel happy about it. Only sad... it wouldn''t be weird if more than five hundred years have passed since he left.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    At least Leon didn''t stay sad for long... getting angry wouldn''t help, but it was much better than to feel depressed. Eventually, Leon was close enough to Earth that he could almost enter in orbit... but instead of using Transfer, he made the zombie snake fly to the other side of Earth... and Leon confirmed that the moon really had disappeared.

    "What happened while I was away..." Leon sighed and massaged his eyebrows. "Now it makes sense that the continents are different... even Japan and Australia got bigger. Regardless... stay here and don''t move. Don''t try to get too close to Earth."

    Leon looked at his snakes and stared at it waiting for a nod... soon he got tired of it and used Transfer where Las Vegas was supposed to be... he found Las Vegas, but Leon barely could see anything only a massive forest.

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    Leon couldn''t help but frown while he was falling. After using Transfer, Leon appeared in the middle of the atmosphere and now, he couldn''t help but wonder if he had gone to the right ce... Leon recognized the terrain to some extent, but he couldn''t see any decentndmark.

    Before Leon couldnd, he started to fly and confirmed that the zombie snake was still on the ce he left. Although he couldn''t see it perfectly, Leon could see a massive ''stain'' on the sky. It extended from one horizon to the other, after all. Regardless, Leonnded on the gigantic forest and activated Anti-Mana Field. Now that he was finally back, he couldn''t leave any bastard to summon or teleport him again.

    "I guess I should be fine for the time being... if something happens, I can always grab the mithril spear and drain its mana. Mmm? What is this?"

    After taking a few steps, Leon noticed that he was above a pavemented street. There was a thickyer of sand above it, but Leon noticed a curb under his feet. The forest was too dense to confirm that he was indeed at the ce once it was Las Vegas, but it wouldn''t be long to find any sign of civilization. Even if one thousand years have passed, he was bound to find the remaining buildings and houses.

    "Let''s see... I can''t use any active skill, and my passive skills don''t work either. However, it looks like my other status are working... it is like I''m not ordinary human again. I''m just a survivor with pathetic status."

    Leon''s health and stamina were low, but he would be able to run in case something happens. If the worstes to worst, he can always cancel Anti-Mana Field for a second and use Transfer.

    After Leon started to walk, it didn''t take long before he could find a monster. Rather, the beast found him. Suddenly four blocks of earth appeared out nowhere and smashed Leon... Well, only sand hit Leon. The blocks of earth became dust soon after it got one meter away from Leon.

    "Tsk... I got too much used to Mana Dominion..."

    Leon looked around and didn''t find the enemy. He only noticed what had attacked him after he saw a random tree, slightly trembling. Leon didn''t think twice and used sma Arrow and destroyed the creaturepletely... it was a trent... a monster tree.

    "Oops... I can''t use... Mmm?"

    Leon frowned when after noticing that he attacked instantly, but he frowned, even more, when Anti-Mana Field was reactivated soon after he cast sma Arrow. He cast an Earth Bullet and confirmed that the spell activated soon after Leon attacked... in the brief fraction of a second, the spell deactivated and activated without caring about Leon''s will.

    "I see... so it works like that. In the end, this is a spell... a mage''s tool, a spell that put the mage at risk like that can''t exist. Although the spell has its demerits, it has some advantages, too."

    That being said, there was a chance that Leon could be summoned or teleported while he attacks. It was probable that Anti-Mana Field would stop both spells, but that only means that only could attack now and then, but he couldn''t make use of Fast Conjuration.

    While Leon was thinking about that, the entire area started to tremble. No, it wasn''t the area... the trees were shaking, and Leon couldn''t help but frown when he used Appraisal on them.

    Ancient Trent (Earth)

    Health: 45000/45000

    Mana: 15000/150000

    Stamina: 20000/20000

    Strength: 2123 +<sub> </sub>

    Dexterity: 1452 +

    Speed: 656 +

    Active Skills: Earthquake Lv 353, Earth Execution Lv 263, Earth Creation Lv 355, Water Creation Lv 322, Water Cannon Lv 275, Mud Rain Lv 222

    Passive Skills: Earth Absorption Lv 313, Water Absorption Lv 309, Meditation Lv 399? Deep Slumber Lv 425, Poison Resistance Lv 250, Multiplication Lv 333, Mana Absorption Lv 311, Pain Resistance Lv 396

    "Hey, hey... what the hell is going on? A forest of trents? And all of them are stronger than angels?"

    Before Leon could think of an exnation, several blocks of earth started to appear around him again and again. Leon could counter Earthquake and save a lot of mana just by flying a little bit, but his mana was quickly decreasing because Anti-Mana Field was countering Earth Execution.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Too many enemies, and I am not here to fight..." Leon flew high and escaped from the monsters'' reach, but their attacks didn''t stop even after he was three hundred meters above them. "I have to look for any traces of Amanda''s house, but... if there is a horde of monsters here, then I won''t find anything."

    Leon bit his lips... Las Vegas was no more. Although it was crazy, it looked like Earth became greener thanks to those trents. They were more robust than the ordinary angels, so it wouldn''t be weird if that were on the fourth stage of assimtion. The angels were the strongest monsters on Celosie and Dasaliv, after all.

    "I have to see how things are in New York... I should be able to collect some good pieces of information there."

    Leon could only hope that Sarah and Tom were still there, but considering that at least two hundred years have passed on Earth since he disappeared, it was very unlikely that they were still the leaders... Regardless, Leon didn''t have any other option, and he used Transfer toward New York while his lips were leaving a trail of blood behind.

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    While Leon was using Transfer and moving toward New York, he started to wonder about the things he should do now. He suffered a lot inside the gctic snake because he lost his magic items and everything else he had, but because he lost them, he also obtained power and skills that no one would be able to steal from him. Because Leon couldn''t rely on anything but himself, he got a lot stronger... so he was wondering if he should use monsters and create some mithril in case he needs it.

    "Solving problems in the middle of a battle using that method will be easy... but won''t I get toox if something simr happens? Instead of relying on tools, I should use my head to think of ways to prevent troublesome situations instead of thinking of ways to solve them."

    Leon was thinking about that while he was flying over Kansas City... or at least was left of that ce. That wasn''t one of the areas that had been recovered by survivors after the monsters appeared, but Leon was worried about the fact that he didn''t find any human or civilization along the way. He only saw monsters...

    Hellhound

    Health: 18000/18000

    Mana: 15000/15000

    Stamina: 19000/19000

    Strength: 1650

    Dexterity: 1100

    Speed: 500

    Active Skills: Fire Breath Lv 333, Fire Maniption Lv 325, Fire Creation Lv 290, Burning Aura Lv 290, Fire Transformation Lv 330, Fire Tornado Lv 290

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 310, Fire Resistance Lv 360, Earth Resistance Lv 270, Rage Lv 320, Fire Absorption Lv 340, Pyromancy Lv 320

    "They are a bit stronger than I remember... Anyway, it doesn''t look like they want to put everything on fire."

    They had quite a bit of mana, so Leon decided to attack them using Thunder Ray and drain their mana. Although Leon got powerful, his offensive spells didn''t level up in thest months. In the end, Leon needed mana to train them. However, since Leon was in a hurry, he only made a small box of mithril, which weighed one kilogram.

    Even though Leon spent one hour doing that, he arrived in New York two hours after leaving Las Vegas... his mobility increased a lot thanks to Transfer, but he didn''t feel like celebrating that. New York wasn''t covered in a forest of monsters, but the ce was abandoned. All the bridges had fallen due to theck of maintenance. Leon couldn''t even see the ground or the streets since the grass was pretty tall. Even though a lot of time has passed, Leon noticed some craters... those were signs of battles and some big spells had been used to destroy most of the city.

    "Shit... all my work had been for naught."

    Leon also found a dungeon in the middle of the destroyed city, and the monsters that the ce was spawning didn''t give Leon time to get angry or sad.

    Ghost Sword

    Health: 20000/20000

    Mana: 14000/14000<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 19000/19000

    Strength: 2250

    Dexterity: 750

    Speed: 1500

    Active Skills: Sword Dance Lv 305, Mana sh Lv 325, Mana Reinforcement Lv 350, Rage Lv 290, Steel Tornado Lv 330, Mana Tornado Lv 310

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 330, Fire Resistance Lv 350, Earth Resistance Lv 310, Fire Resistance Lv 340, Thunder Resistance Lv 320, Ice Resistance Lv 300

    Ghost swords were creatures that were ten meters tall and had the appearance of a massive sword. However, the hilt looked alive, and Leon could see a single glowing eye in the middle of it. Those creatures would be annoying if they get too close, so Leon hit their eyes with sma Bullet. Surprisingly, only that wasn''t enough to kill them. However, sma Arrow did the job.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Earth really is on the fourth stage of assimtion... I didn''t notice any difference on Miebos, but on Celosie and Dasaliv, monsters could use the purple crystal at will to move between worlds... what changed now?"

    It was only evident that the monsters got stronger, but Leon wasn''t interested in that. If New York had been abandoned and Las Vegas was no more... then the chances of Leon finding any survivor in his country were low. He taught a lot of people how to use Earth Creation, and those people worked to create walls in Las Vegas... Still, Leon didn''t find a single sign of walls there. The situation was worse than Leon had imagined, and his head was in turmoil.

    "Shit... shit... why, why? I spent so much time teaching people magic, why this ce is abandoned?"

    Since Leon didn''t find any sign of Amanda and Maya, then he would have even less luck finding his friends. It would also be challenging to find Sarah and Tom... the only options Leon had left were Yuki and Ren. However, considering that America was the center of the alliance with the other nations, Leon couldn''t imagine Japan surviving whatever happened to the world. Besides, Leon disappeared before he could talk with the Indian and Chinese leaders, considering that Japan was close to them. It wouldn''t be weird that the country that suffered the most.

    Despite not hearing anything aside from the movement of the ghost swords, Leon walked around New York for quite a while. He couldn''t use Mana Dominion, so he could only rely on his senses to hear anything or anyone. However, there wasn''t a single sign of human life there.

    "Amanda, Maya, guys... where are you?"

    Leon headed to Japan to confirm that, but based on what he saw... his home country was now their of monsters. America was no more...

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    While Leon was crossing using his powers alone for the third time the Pacific Ocean, he couldn''t help but feel many things. For him, everything started there... Still, that kind of thought disappeared when Leon saw a weird creature resting on his ind... the ind he spent four years alone.

    Scy

    Health: 15000/20000

    Mana: 24000/24000

    Stamina: 11000/11000

    Strength: 750

    ? Dexterity: 1300

    Speed: 1500

    Active Skills: Water Creation Lv 335, Water Maniption Lv 325, Water Transformation Lv 320, Water Cannon Lv 360, Cyclone Lv 330, Swim Lv 400

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 340, Fire Resistance Lv 240, Water Absorption Lv 360, Fire Resistance Lv 280, Thunder Resistance Lv 240, Ice Resistance Lv 300

    "What the hell... is the exact same thing I saw in that game..."

    Scy... the monster of Greek mythology. Another woman who was naked on her upper body, she also looked very sexy, and this time wasn''t because of an illusion. However, she had three heads of dogs as her upper body, and her legs were tentacles of a massive octopus... it was quite the terrifying sight. Regardless, even though the damn beast was on Leon''s property, he decided to ignore it since he didn''t have time to waste with monsters.

    "No signs of dragons... Are all the dragons under the bastard who summoned them to control Earth? Still... I can''t help but feel shivers imagining how powerful they will be once they return..."

    A few minutester, Leon finally found Japan and couldn''t help but frown while looking at it. He looked to one side to the other and only saw one hundred meters tall steel walls protecting the entire country. When Leon approached from above, he confirmed that the walls were thirty meters wide... he couldn''t imagine megalodons, Scy, or krakens even damaging that.<sub> </sub>

    "It looks like Yuki is doing well... but if Japan is safe, why America isn''t? She said that she would give a hand in case something happens to my family and friends..."

    When Leon approached the walls, he felt his mana being drained... no, Anti-Mana Field was being used to keep Leon from being wounded by magic attacks. After moving a few meters backward, Leon''s mana stopped decreasing.

    "A barrier that causes magical damage to anyone who touches... it looks like the one Donan cast on Miebos. Steel walls and magic barriers... Yuki certainly is cautious. She didn''t pass that image to me, though."

    Leon could see some patrols walking above the walls, for a second, he thought of talking to them, but then Leon recalled that he was pretty much naked. For some hard to exin reason, the only parts of Leon''s clothes that survived the hellish heat of the gctic snake had been the parts that covered his hip. That being said, even that part looked worse than the warriors of Miebos created using three-eyed rats hide. Leon also didn''t have time to shave of cut his air, so he looked quite messy. The patrols on the walls would treat him like an enemy or a beggar. Both situations would be very troublesome.

    "... Whatever, I will enter Yuki''s pce and ask some questions directly to her. I don''t have time to deal with her underlings."

    Ten minutester, Leon arrived in Tokyo, and he couldn''t help but keep frowning while he moved through the country. The whole ce looked to be pretty much fine, Leon found dungeons, but no monsters... there were several andrge farms producing crops and even raising cattle. It was like the monsters never appeared in the first ce... it was very different from the time Leon crossed the country and only found destruction in some cities.

    "I''m happy for the people of this country, but... something is off."

    The first time Leon visited Tokyo, it looked like the people decided to revive the old imperial days. But now Leon couldn''t see any sign of that time... the streets were filled with light, and several buildings had massive TVs on their walls. Something was being said on those TVs, Leon could see some soldiers, but as expected, he couldn''t understand Japanese. It looked like Tokyo had returned to the time before the monsters appeared... which was weird. A lot of time was supposed to have passed since then. The entire country was supposed to have developed much more.

    "Well, maybe they didn''t have the chance since they still have to worry about monsters, and they probably don''t have the numbers to progress beyond that age of technology... or perhaps keep involving their technology would be dangerous."

    The only building that skill made Leon recall feudal Japan was the imperial pce. However, the building was muchrger and taller than the one in his memories. The current pce was fifty meters tall and five hundred meters long... it was kind of surprising since it was like several buildings had been put together to create that. Regardless, it looked well-made and majestic. It was obvious considering that it was the pce of the empress... or perhaps some descendant.

    It was getting dark, so Leon hurried to the main hall where he talked with Makoto several times. Some guards started to shout when they saw him, but Leon ignored them because he couldn''t understand their words. Before the guards could draw their swords and run toward Leon, he appeared in the middle of the main hall and saw a fist heading to his face. Before the punch couldnd, Leon used Transfer again and appeared behind the figure that almost hit him. That was quite surprising since Leon recalled that was a ce where the leader of the nation talked with his advisors... it wasn''t a ce to punch someone.

    Leon frowned even more because he saw several men and women lying on the floor, they were bleeding from their noses and if they had been punched there. Before Leon could understand what was going on, the figure that almost hit him turned around and attacked him again. Before the fist couldnd, Leon used Electric Rope and stopped the attacker... the figure fell on the floor and started to being electrocuted... it was Yuki.

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    Yuki changed a lot since thest time Leon saw her before she looked like a real princess. She was full of herself and stubborn and not very friendly... at least that was the first impression had of her. However, the current Yuki was like that too, but her hair was short, and she didn''t look frail at all. She had quite a well-toned body. Yuki looked like someone who had been practicing martial arts for decades.

    "You bastard!" Yuki shouted. "How dare you invade my castle and attack me like this!"

    "Your behavior changed quite a bit while I was away..." Leon frowned. "Why are you shouting? It doesn''t look like you are suffering all that much. Ah... my Electromancy leveled up quite a bit, so perhaps it is hurting quite a bit."

    Yuki suddenly got up, and even though she was being electrocuted, she managed to find the strength to destroy the electric ropes just by moving her muscles... Yuki didn''t look like a priest. She looked like a monk of games that had physical strength and could cure herself.

    The very moment Yuki freed herself, the imperial guards appeared, but she ignored them and attacked. She was very fast, but not fast enough to fool Leon''s eyes, which got used to moving around with Haste and Electric Armor active. Leon used Transfer and dodged her punch.

    "Why are you attacking me?" Leon asked. "I just protected myself... We need to talk, Yuki."

    "Don''t use my name so leisurely!" Yuki shouted.

    Leon sighed. It looked like Yuki became a kid who could only shout while she speaks. Leon noticed while he was using Transfer, Yuki didn''t recognize him... she wasn''t even a bit surprised that someone suddenly invaded her pce and even though he didn''t attack her, she didn''t want to talk... As if she was used to that kind of situation where someone suddenly appears, but unlike Leon, the people who visited her like that wanted to take her life.

    "Mmm... It looks that you are still using the ring that grants the Zen skill," Leon said. "You remember the guy who gave you that, right? It is me, Leon. So, stop this already."

    Yuki didn''t even react to Leon''s words, so he couldn''t help but sigh. Still, for some reason, Leon was starting to get tired. Although he was easily avoiding Yuki''s punches, he could feel the pressure of her attacks. Her movements were simple and didn''t consume much of her energy, but Leon could feel it... every single punch could explode his head.

    Yuki

    Health: 5000/5000

    Mana: 11000/11000

    Stamina: 3650/4000

    Strength: 3541

    Dexterity: 1889

    Speed: 1785

    Active Skills: Heal Lv 512, Regeneration Lv 435, Full-Recover Lv 455, Strong Arms Lv 360, Bash Lv 430, Iron Fists Lv 405

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 540, Rage Lv 530, Martial Arts Lv 460, Fire Resistance Lv 380, Thunder Resistance Lv 340, Ice Resistance Lv 400

    "Hey... howe you have almost the same amount of mana I have?" Leon frowned. "How many years passed since I disappeared?"

    "Your Majesty!" Someone shouted.

    Leon recognized that voice, and when he turned around, he saw Ren armed with a zing katana. He also looked very battle-hardened and angry... just like the first time Leon saw him. It was hard to believe that Ren would remember Leon, but it wasn''t like he had any better option.

    "Hey, Ren... You remember me, right?" Leon asked. "Helm me to calm down Yuki here."

    "How dare you! Don''t call her name so leisurely!" Ren shouted and swung his sword firing a small but powerful wave of mes, but Leon stopped it by using Ice Beam

    "Man... when all of you became such hot-blooded fools," Leon sighed.<sub> </sub>

    Leon was already tired of that, so he decided to end that quick. After using Transfer and appearing behind Yuki, he grabbed her neck and activated Mana Absorption. In just two seconds, she falls on the floor without able to move a finger. Soon, she would recover thanks to the ring, so Leon decided to take it for the time being.

    "You bastard!" Ren shouted.

    "Just shut up already..." Leon sighed again.

    The number of guards was quickly increasing, but Leon quickly defeated them after draining all their mana. Since Ren had the same ring with him, Leon took out to buy a few more minutes. After Leon immobilized the thirteenth soldier, he looked at Ren and Yuki.

    "Did you guys finally understand?" Leon asked. "I could have killed you and your men now... I''m here to talk not to fight. So, what are guys going to do? Will you shut up and answer my questions, or do you want me to knock down unconscious all the soldiers of this ce?"

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 11565 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 5425+

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2500 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 256,214,423

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Heal Lv 66, Regeneration Lv 133, Summon Zombie Lv 312, Full-Recover Lv 32, Seal Lv 233, Haste Lv 280, Electromancy Lv 191, Electric Armor Lv 191, Summon Lesser Thunder Spirit Lv 71, Thunder Blessing Lv 191, Auxiliary Earth Sword Lv 40, sma Arrow Lv 105, Cryomancy Lv 35, North Breeze Lv 35, Mana Absorption Lv 350, Anti-Telekinesis Field Lv 20, Anti-Gravity Field Lv 20, Anti-Mana Field Lv 60

    Passive Skills: Fear Resistance Lv 59, Mental Fortitude Lv 60, Pain Resistance Lv 130, Rage Lv 122, Fire Resistance Lv 320, Craft Lv 361, Poison Resistance Lv 118, cksmith Lv 369, Ice Resistance Lv 121, Sleep Resistance Lv 115, Thunder Resistance Lv 230, Multi-Conjuration Lv 245, Lion''s Pride Lv 250, Magic Craftmanship Lv 413, Magic cksmith Lv 413, Fast Conjuration Lv 270, Zen Lv 15, Steel Nerves Lv 30, Bloodthirst Lv 30, Vignce Lv 30

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    Both Ren and Yuki looked at Leon as if he was some trash that was making some unreasonable demands... they couldn''t see that they had be unreasonably violent and hot-blooded. Regardless, it was evident that they wouldn''t be able to damage Leon using normal means, so they stopped their useless struggle.

    Yuki was still the empress, but she sat on the floor of the main hall as if she was sitting on a dojo. However, that was actually a dojo... Yuki turned the main hall, where she used to receive her advisors in a training area. The people who were bleeding from their noses were her sparring partners. Regardless, Leon sat down too, but just that action made both Ren and Yuki click their tongue. Leon also could hear the dozens of guards around them ranging their teeth.

    "Why are you guys so mad?" Leon asked.

    "Look at you... someone with your appearance invades the pce and even acts as if nothing is wrong with that," Ren said. "You filthy dog..."

    "Excuse me for my appearance," Leon shrugged. "But it has been a very long while since I saw a clothing shop... Anyway, how much time has passed?"

    "What kind of question is that?" Yuki asked, very annoyed. "How much time has passed since what?"

    "... Since the monsters appeared." Leon said.

    "How the hell should I know?" Yuki raised her voice again.

    "Good grief..." Leon massaged his eyebrows. "Did you forget how old you are, too?"

    "Hey, Ren," Yuki said. "How old am I?"

    "You are nine hundred and eighteen years old, Your Majesty," Ren answered.

    After hearing that, Leon''s mouth stayed open for quite a while... Nine hundred years have passed since he disappeared. Yet, Ren and Yuki didn''t look a single day old... In the end, despite all his efforts, Leon didn''t return on time. Many years passed, and it wasn''t that surprising that Yuki and Ren forgot about him.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Shit, shit... I will kill those fucking bastards." Leon bit his lips.

    "Mind yournguage in front of Your Majesty!" Ren said.

    "Shut the hell up, Ren!" Leon shouted. "... Did you guys forget who gave you those rings too?"

    "Gave? No one gave us anything. We found them," Yuki said.<sub> </sub>

    "... Where did you find it?" Leon frowned.

    "... Hey, Ren. Where did we find those rings?" Yuki asked.

    "My apologies, Your Majesty." Ren lowered his head. "I don''t remember..."

    "You forgot where you obtained an item that you have been using for nine hundred years..." Leon furrowed his eyebrows. "But you didn''t forget her age when Yuki herself forgot... that is one hell of tonic love."

    "What! You bastard!" Ren shouted.

    Although he was nine hundred and some years old, Ren got embarrassed. Leon couldn''t help but shake his head. He just tried to make fun of him, but he actually stepped on andmine. Regardless, Leon didn''t have time to waste with that.

    "I was the one who created those rings, you fool," Leon said. "Still, I guess it can''t be helped considering for how long I disappeared... did you guys forgot about Makoto''s death too?"

    The next moment, Yuki''s body became a blu,r, and she attacked Leon. However, he already expected that kind of reaction, Yuki just hit the empty space and destroyed everything that was on her path... even the floor of the dojo. She only stopped after she collided against three of her guards.

    "Don''t use my father''s name as if you know him..." Yuki red at Leon.

    Leon felt his mana decreasing. It looked like Yuki learned or obtained a tome that taught her Hateful Gaze. Regardless, the skill didn''t work.

    "I knew him... even though you forgot, I was nearby when he died," Leon said. "Well, forget about it... It looks like you also forgot about his sword."

    "My father''s katana... where... what..." Yuki opened her eyes widely once she remembered about it.

    "You gave the katana to me. You said that it was proof that we were allies..." Leon sighed. "I''m sorry, but I lost it... Well, I don''t really have to apologize since you forgot about it. Anyway, what happened to America and the other countries? Don''t tell me that you forgot that you were allied with them too."

    Yuki''s face was full of confusion, but then she got mad again... not because of the katana, but because she remembered about those allies.

    "What? Are you one of them?" Yuki said, her face was distorted of anger. "I made those bastards run away from this. I don''t need any weaklings or goody-two-shoes idiots on my side or this."

    "You did what?" Leon frowned.

    Leon couldn''t believe how imprudent Yuki had be, she got defeated by Leon with rtive ease, and now she was taunting him as if that had never happened. Regardless, it looks like the countries didn''t manage to work together for long after he disappeared and Leon couldn''t understand why... Yuki, Ren, Amanda, Hector, Tom, and Sarah just had to negotiate with the Indians and the Chinese...

    "You didn''t hear me?" Yuki frowned. "I said that I don''t need the help of such useless people. Since they would only cause problems for me, I made them run away."

    "Exin what happened," Leon said.

    Before Yuki could exin anything, one of her soldiers appeared with a box on his hands. Yuki smirked when he saw it, and as soon as the soldier opened the box, something flew to her hands.

    "Hah! Why should I?" Yuki said while she was pointing to Leon, her fists that now were equipped with some gloves.

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    Yuki just stalled for time while she was answering Leon''s questions. It looked like she became unreasonable enough to try to fight again the man who knocked her down in two seconds, and all that confidence came from two gloves.

    Electric Dominance (Thunder)

    It grants you the skill: Electric Rush Lv 350. Health + 1000, Strength + 1000, Speed+ 1000.

    Cost: 200 mana

    "I guess you didn''t grow mentally strong as you did physically, Yuki," Leon shrugged. "Only a fool would get so confident just by using a weapon."

    Yuki''s smirked, her speed increased, but she wasn''t confident because of that. Suddenly, as if her body had be thunder, she disappeared and only left a single small bolt of lightning on her ce. Leon''s Anti-Mana Field would probably stop that effect, but it wouldn''t stop Yuki''s momentum. So, instead of running away or try to counter-attack. Leon decided to let her attack. Leon activated Mana Armor and received the punch on his face.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    It hadn''t been a good idea. The impact made Leon fly backward dozens of meters. Despite that, Leon saw the moment Yuki''s fists shot a Thunder Wave toward his body... her attacks could use paralyze her targets with that. Leon only stopped when he hit the walls around the pce. Despite the power of the attack, he only suffered a few bruises... that been said; he lost half of his mana.

    "I guess it is only obvious... she has been training and fighting for hundreds of years, after all."<sub> </sub>

    Leon had to save his mana, and he couldn''t use spells regrly since he couldn''t give to his enemies the chance to teleport or summon him. So, he changed his strategy a little bit. Yuki attacked again, but Leon dodged her attacks by activating Haste and Electric Armor at the veryst moment. He hid behind her to escape from the pieces of the wall she destroyed, and then he pinched her ears.

    "You..." Yuki clenched her teeth.

    Yuki tried to punch Leon again, but she hit nothing and end up returning to her dojo since she couldn''t stop her momentum like that. In terms of raw speed, Leon couldn''tpare to Yuki. However, by using Haste, Electric Armor, and thanks to Lion''s Pride, Leon could be much faster, but enough to outspeed Yuki. Leon could cover two kilometers in one second if he wanted, but that had a price... his skin and clothes would start to burn, and even dust in the air could damage his eyes. So, to evade that kind of problem, Leon decided to use his max speed only to dodge attacks and move a few meters.

    "You are fast, but if you use that skill, you can only move in a straight line," Leon exined. "If I were your enemy, I would have killed you."

    Yuki looked at Leon as if she was a vicious dog. It looked like she overwhelmed everyone who tried to mess with her using that kind of attack. Well, it wasn''t surprising since she left a path of destruction whenever she used Electric Rush. Regardless, Leon didn''t have time to waste analyzing her or exining why her attacks wouldn''t work. It looked like even though she had a lot of mana, she didn''t learn many spells in the past nine hundred years... She only used her healing skills and punched everything on the way, since she had a talent for both, she didn''t have to worry about learning spells.

    Despite Leon''s exnations, Yuki didn''t give up. She tried to attack him again and again until the whole pce had marks of Electric Rush on the floor. Yuki only stopped when she ran out of mana. Still... when Yuki fell on her knees, breathing hard and pale, Ren took her ce.

    "So, it is you this time..." Leon sighed. "This isn''t like I imagined we would see each other again... but I guess it can''t be helped. Once I defeat you, you two will answer all my questions, and this time you guys won''t stop until I feel satisfied and if something happens again... I''m sorry, but I''m going to break a few of your bones in order to teach you a lesson."

    "Shut up, Invader," Ren said. "You will pay with your life for threatening our peace."

    A red aura enveloped ren''s body, and Leon felt the temperature rising. It looked like he became a fire swordsman, even though leveled up his Fire Resistance a lot inside the snake, he still started to sweat despite the distance between them. Ren charged, he was slower, but even at a distance, he could cause damage. His red katana was so powerful that the air around was vibrating due to the heat... Leon couldn''t let that get too close. Anti-Mana Field could decrease Ren''s power, a lot, but Leon couldn''t spend so much mana.

    Leon used Ice Beam and froze Ren''s legs, he imagined that Leon would also freeze all his body, but Ren only saw Leon pointing upward.

    "As if I would fall for such a trick..." Ren smirked.

    "What about you, Yuki," Leon looked at Yuki. "What do you think of that?"

    Yuki frowned, but she didn''t have to worry about falling for any tricks since Ren was in front of her, and he could easily melt that amount of ice. So, she looked upward without a care only to freeze on the spot, and then she broke into a cold sweat. During the day, she people frowned when she saw that weird stain on the sky, but now at night, Yuki could clearly see an immense snake on fire.

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    Noticing that Yuki was too quiet, even Ren decided to take a peek at the sky, and he also was left speechless. Even Leon was quite surprised that the zombie snake obeyed his thoughts from so far away... not only that, it could actually emanate fire from its body on the outer space. That monster was something else, but Leon already knew that since it took him months to kill it.

    "Very impressive, right?" Leon said. "I was inside that thing for only God knows how long... and now it is under mymand. I didn''t want to use that spell, but some bastards are messing with me, so I don''t have much choice but to use it. Anyway, can we talk now instead of fighting?"

    "That was very funny... as if a human being could control something like that," Ren smiled nervously.

    "Then how about this..." Leon said.

    The next moment, the snake started to move around the Earth. Even though it was fast despite its size, it had to move for ten seconds toplete a fullp around the. It was hard to be sure, but if the snake was five times longer, it could bite its tail while circling the like an ouroboros.

    "That was... just a coincidence," Ren said.

    "I guess your skepticism has no-limits..." Leon frowned. "Do I have to make the monsternd on the for you to understand that I''m not joking?"

    Yuki, Ren, and the guards were utterly defenseless. They forgot that Leon was a threat, and now they were wide open. Although it was quite sad to be treated like that by his old friends, Leon didn''t have time for that. Yuki, Ren, and the whole of Japan were fine, and that was good, but Leon didn''t have time to celebrate. For some reason, Yuki waged war against the allies from the past, and Leon had to confirm what she did... if Maya, Amanda, and his friends died due to her actions... Leon wouldn''t be able to forgive her.

    "Asking you this, it is a waste of time..." Leon said. "Did you guys register what happened over the years? I believe you two would at least give the order to someone do that..."

    It took a long while before Ren and Yuki could recover from the shock. Despite that, Leon couldn''t make them hurry. So, he just practiced Zen while they stared at the zombie snake as if they were zombies themselves.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ...

    That skill wasn''t on the level of Meditation, but it was almost as efficient. Anyway, things got noisy outside the pce. Since Japan recovered itself, the country was quite well illuminated during the night, so most people only noticed the zombie snake moving around Earth after the word scattered.

    "So... you are American... and apparently, you know us... right?" Yuki asked.

    "Yeah, four years after the monsters appeared, I met you two," Leon answered. "For me, only seven years have passed since then, but for you two, nine hundred years have passed."

    "How exactly you know that?" Ren asked. "How is that even possible?"

    "Because I was summoned to another world and there, I discovered that time passes ten times faster in different stages of the assimtion," Leon exined. "The few times the world changed, new dungeons appeared, right? Some dungeons stopped working entirely because of those changes... it is because the amount of mana on the increased. I learned that when those events happen, it is a sign that the is advancing to the next stage... the people of the first I visited said that it was a part of the assimtion system and the system has several stages."

    Ren and Yuki looked at each other as if they heard the most stupid bullshit... even if they were to believe it would take a long while, so they guided Leon to the archives room of the castle. There Leon found Ryoko, Ren''s number one subordinate... Although she was a warrior before, it looked like she became more suited to collect intel and register things rather than fight. Regardless, she didn''t recognize Leon either, and she clearly showed her displeasure because someone who looked like a beggar entered her workce.

    "Ryoko, our... guest... wants to see the oldest documents we have since the monsters appeared," Ren frowned. "We need any file directed to America and the events that happened soon after the monsters appeared. Is that enough?"

    "For the time being, yes," Leon answered. "But I also want to learn about the biggest events that happened after that."

    "...What are you going to do once you learn about what we did to America?" Yuki asked.

    "That will depend... unless you have some good reason, I will retaliate," Leon said. "Even if you had some good reason, I won''t forgive you if you caused the death of my family and friends."

    "What are their names?" Yuki asked.

    "Amanda, Maya, Hector, Betty, Sasha, Gis... and I guess Lennart, Tom, Sarah, and Pedro da Silva," Leon said and then rubbed his chin.

    Leon only talked with Pedro one or two times, but he had been quite helpful. As for Lennart, Sarah and Tom, they were a bit close than Pedro, and they also helped Leon in some situations. Still, he was wondering if he would go to attack Ren and Yuki if they died due to their actions.

    "Ah, those guys..." Yuki said, visibly displeased. "I tried to kill them many times, but they are strong... as strong as us... We waged war against them, but they survived and fled."

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    Leon wanted to ask why Yuki waged war against them, but it would be better to read the registers... there was a chance that everything written there would be the only information that would make Yuki and Ren look like they were on the right, but Leon would notice that. He wouldn''t believe such obvious biased information... that being said, Leon couldn''t read Japanese, so Ryoko had to read for him.

    "The first thing registered is the actions of ourte emperor, the prince, and Your Majesty Yuki actions," Ryoko said. "After fighting for a month to clean the area around Tokyo of monsters, we recovered the city and started to rebuild our capital. Eighteen monthster, some spies stole water dragon scales from us... the prince tried to stop them and died inbat."

    "I already know that," Leon said.

    "... I think this iste Emperor''s handwriting... it is written here that six monthster, the Emperor heard about an American had arrived and started to work with one of his advisors... his name was Leon, and the advisor was Ren," Ryoko frowned.

    "That did really happen?" Ren frowned. "I don''t remember that..."

    "What do you remember about Makoto?" Leon asked.

    "Our Emperor was a good man who would fight on the frontlines to protect his people," Ren answered. "He was very honest and capable."

    "What else?" Leon asked. "How old was he when he died? What were the powers of his sword?"

    "... I forgot." Ren looked away.

    "It is obvious that we can''t trust your memories," Leon said. "You may continue."

    "... The man called Leon worked together with Ren, and then he cleared five dungeons in order to obtain His Majesty cooperation." Ryoko said. "A few monthster, Leon returned and brought the people that cause the prince''s death."

    "I thought father disappeared one day and then suddenly returned after finding the killers himself," Yuki frowned. "Someone must have faked these documents..."

    "It is said here that Leon and his friends protected a city called Las Vegas from demons... a very dangerous race of monsters," Ryoko said. "This is thest register that was made with His Majesty handwriting... I remember now... this book was His Majesty diary, and I decided to use it as the first register when it was decided that I would work here, organizing documents."

    "When that happened?" Leon asked.

    "I think we found these twenty years after the death of His Majesty," Ryoko answered.

    "Twenty years... I guess the things that happened before I disappeared aren''t written here," Leon starts to bit his nails.

    "... No, it is here... I registered that His Majesty and Leon disappeared and then je returned several weekster with princess Yuki," Ryoko frowned. "She had been kidnapped by someone... one of his Majesty advisors."

    "Kidnapped? Me?" Yuki frowned. "This is obviously a bad joke... You must have written this when you were drunk, Ryoko."<sub> </sub>

    "I can''t imagine Your Majesty getting kidnapped either." Ren nodded.

    "... Continue," Leon sighed.

    "It looks like that I wrote that after hearing about a massive monster invasion in Brazil, the man called Leon disappeared, and there is no mention of his return," Ryoko said. "It looks like Your Majesty, lord Ren and the people of America worked together to find him for quite a while... the group searching for him was quite small, but they investigated even the worlds on the other side of the dungeons."

    "Well, well... I guess some people missed me," Leon shrugged.

    "I don''t remember doing something like that," Yuki said.

    "I don''t remember either," Ren said.

    "Most nations of the were working together, but China and India didn''t want to be their allies because they thought the other nations didn''t have the means to contribute with them," Ryoko exined. "Although the person called Leon worked hard to make several countries work together, things didn''t progress after he disappeared. Mostly because his friends were looking for him... but they stopped looking after ten years."

    "Well... I guess it is only natural." Leon said after a long sigh.

    "It looked like his friends were forced to stop looking for him because the number of dungeon breaks was increasing," Ryoko exined. "After a while, it looked like the inhabitants of the nations that were suffering because of dungeon breaks discovered that it wasn''t happening by chance... people of their own countries were causing dungeon breaks."

    "What? Why?" Leon frowned.

    "It is not written here... It was impossible to identify the people who caused the dungeon breaks because that their goals were unclear," Ryoko said. "The most obvious answer would be that they wanted to cause more deaths, but it wasn''t a motive that makes sense. Since it looked like they had no goals and only wanted to cause destruction and death, people started to refer to them as ''The Fallen.''"

    "I think I heard something about that a long time ago," Yuki said.

    "Me too," Ren nodded.

    "Can''t you do anything but agree with her now?" Leon frowned.

    Although Leon got caught by surprise, he soon understood what their goal was... it was to increase the amount of mana Earth could handle. The more mana the has, the faster the second stage of assimtion would begin.

    "It looks like that the lizard bastard was behind the dungeon breaks, after all. William and the others wouldn''t be enough to create the situation he wanted... so he probably promised power to random survivors, in exchange they would cause the dungeon breaks... it makes sense, only someone powerful or has some useful and rare skills could do such things and still keep their identities hidden."

    "The fallen kept doing that for ten years... but then they suddenly disappeared when the world started to change," Ryoko said. "New dungeons appeared, and more powerful enemies invaded Earth, while some dungeons stopped working. We call it that... the start of the second great war against the monsters.

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    "The second great war... I guess some people considered the first attack of dragons the start of the first war. Regardless, it looks like it stayed rtively peaceful for a little than thirty years. I guess my actions alone didn''t speed up the assimtion process..."

    "The new species of monsters proved themselves to be much more difficult to deal with," Ryoko said. "Although many people learned magic over thest three decades, humanity suffered many losses... it looks like it was around that time that Your Majesty began to fight up close. Your healing skills were powerful, so you decided to join the frontlines in order to heal as many as you could."

    "Really? As far as I can remember, I always fought on the frontlines," Yuki frowned.

    "It was also around that time that you received your nickname," Ryoko added.

    "What nickname?" Leon asked.

    "The immortal empress," Ryoko answered.

    "I think the imprudent empress would be more fitting," Leon smirked. ???Immortal... just because you heal your wounds faster than you can suffer mortal wounds?"

    "Why, you..." Ren said, annoyed.

    "I think the beggar sorcerer would suit you," Yuki said. "The mage who doesn''t take showers would also be good... What do you think of the title: swamp creature?"

    "I think youck creativity, but that is to be expected considering that you punch strangers first and ask questionster," Leon frowned. "Continue."

    "... Although the new monsters caused some problems, most countries managed to suppress them, those who didn''t receive help from others," Ryoko said. "However, ten years after they disappeared... the fallen returned and cause massive dungeon breaks. The small nations started to fall from those dungeon breaks. Even big countries suffered many losses, so many started to hunt the fallen."

    "That I remember, India and China suffered a lot back then," Yuki said. "Although they had some survivors who could, to some extent, read the minds of others, they failed in finding those bastards. It was discovered that some people hadpses of memory, so it became clear someone who could erase memories and control other survivors was using other people to do their dirty work."

    Leon clicked his tongue, that would make things much tricky. He already found monsters that could control others using illusions and Donan had the power to erase memories, Leon had no intention of learning that since he didn''t want anyone doing what he wanted to do for him. It was disgusting to erase people''s memories, even using that on enemies. Although he could resist and counter both, it didn''t mean that it couldn''t cause problems.

    "The people of both countries got tired of losing so many friends and rtives, so they demanded that the authorities to arrest those who had lost some of their memories since they obviously were the ones who caused the dungeon breaks," Ryoko said. "That didn''t solve the problem, so soon they started to demand their execution... from there, things turned south, and both countries suffered more problems due to the rebellions than from monsters."<sub> </sub>

    In the end, it wasn''t that surprising... they had the numbers and people could get powerful even without fighting a single monster. So, it was only evident that something would happen sooner orter. The chances of the lizard not being involved in the fall of both China and India were big, but Leon would never be one hundred percent sure.

    "Some individuals managed to seize power for themselves in China and India, so both countries were divided into many parts," Ryoko said. "Those who didn''t want to take part in any more conflict between humans fled to other countries. However, even after fleeing to other ces, many of them got kidnapped and brought back to their countries, they also kidnapped many civilians of other countries to use them."

    "It has been so long that I even forgot about them..." Ren said. "So, that battle started like that, huh."

    "Yes, same here..." Yuki nodded. "After so many years, my only memory remaining of that time was the cowardice of our pathetic allies."

    "I am expecting to hear details of this..." Leon said.

    "Although many people got kidnapped, many managed to escape and get rescued..." Ryoko furrowed her eyebrows. "At least that was we thought... we ignored those confinements camps for a while because they had unexpected powerful soldiers. So, the allied nations worked together to free them in quiet operations. We seeded so many times that many started to worry that something was wrong, but we never figured out what it was... until some people started to get sick."

    "Sick?" Leon frowned.

    "Yes, forty years after the new monsters appeared, people started to copse," Ryoko answered. "They had symptoms of ordinary flu... but suddenly those sick people started to explode, and one couldpare the damage of such explosion to strategic missiles. In the beginning, we thought that was an alien disease. But after suffering many attacks at the same time several people exploded, we understood that wasn''t a disease. It was a spell that was put on some survivors that makes their mana concentrate for a few days at a small point. After the mana reaches a certain level, it would explode."

    "Let me guess, those who seized power to themselves after the unrest in India and China caused that," Leon said.

    "Yes, since they have the power to erase memories and control people, we would only notice who was being used by them when it was toote," Ryoko exined. "After suffering many losses, Your Majesty decided to exterminate those people and their small kingdoms."

    "I didn''t think you would be able to take such a decision," Leon looked at Yuki.

    "I still remember that time," Yuki closed her eyes. "I endured my anger even when some of my most loyal advisors died, but after seeing kids exploding and survivors losing their friends and rtives in front of them and like that, I made my choice. I will never let terrorists make my people suffer ever again. I decided to crush them to bits, and so I did."

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    Leon already could imagine what happened that destroyed the alliance, some countries wanted to crush every single of those terrorists'' camps and others didn''t because there were prisoners there. Innocent people would die if they attack, but since innocent people were already dying because of those human explosions, Yuki and many others decided to act.

    "So, my other friends didn''t ept your decision," Leon said.

    p "Gis, Lennart, and Tom did," Yuki said. "Gis and Lennart lost their father in one of those explosions. As for Tom, he lost many of the orphans he and his wife were looking after. The others didn''t. For a while, we worked together and decimated the terrorists. That cost the alliance, though. Sarah, Hector, and Amanda wanted to reach a middle ground, but we couldn''t find one since we lost many people. So, after we destroyed those camps, we didn''t negotiate or worked together in any other aspect."</anda>

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder what he would do if he were on both sides... he wasn''t a patient one, so he wanted to kill the lizard and the shadowy figure. However, Leon didn''t want to sacrifice innocent lives to reach his goals... so he couldn''t see himself choosing one or the other option.

    "You said that you worked for a while, but how long exactly?" Leon asked.

    "I believe Tom, Gis, and Lennart worked with us for two hundred years," Ryoko said after she analyzed some documents. "They decided to stop working with Japan a few years after the start of the third war against the monsters."

    "Why?" Leon asked.

    "Some insurgents started to cause problems again, and since we never confirmed the death of the terrorist''s leaders, we decided to register every single person''s name, status, and skills to avoid criminals from entering our territories," Yuki exined. "From that moment, onward, Tom, Gis, and Lennart choose their own paths. They didn''t want to put so many restrictions on their people, and they also thought that it was like they weren''t trusting on their allies. It was for the greater good, but they didn''t ept it. Even though I was the first one to register my skills and status, anyone can ess those on our database. Because of that, we can quickly find anyone who is suspicious since the poption can inform the authorities if they find anything suspicious. The database is updated using magic, so it is a very efficient way to find criminals before they do anything."

    "You talk as if you are very proud of such spell," Leon said. "But you attacked me on sight, and that only means that many assassins use that information to attack you frequently. Don''t they use that kind of information to assassinate other humans?"

    "That is not a problem," Yuki showed a confident smile. "We also have a database where the poption can find information about how to learn several spells. Today 99.9 percent of the people living in Japan can use Mana Armor, so any assassination attempts won''t work that easily. If someone tries, it will be noticed by every single person nearby."<sub> </sub>

    That was kind of amazing, but Leon was wondering why Yuki looked so proud when he was the one who taught her that spell. Regardless, there was no point in arguing since that was a system that had been implemented a long time ago, and it seemed to be working.

    "What happened afterward that made you wage war against the other countries?" Leon asked.

    "Three hundred years ago, those explosion incidents started to happen again," Yuki answered. "Our country was developing well, so we were the focus this time. We knew that no one inside this wall had the skills to do it, so we demanded the other nations look for the culprits and execute them. The other nations took their sweet time giving the answers we wanted, so we started to look for the criminals ourselves. They tried to intervene, saying that we were too rough, and the war started like that."

    "... So, you banished people all over the world from their countries?" Leon asked after a long sigh. "I''m kind of surprised that you seeded, but I''m also disappointed because you had no right to do that. The terrorists survived because you let your feelings get on the way and didn''t n everything carefully. So... everything outside Japan belongs to monsters now."

    "How dare you..." Ren said after he stomped on the ground. "Because of Her Majesty''s actions, we solved that problem, and no one is dying from acts of terrorism. Those who agreed with our methods now live in peace inside these walls. There are even more survivors in Australia. Although we still didn''t recover our world from the clutches of monsters, the number of losses we suffered in thest three hundred years is minimal."

    "Tell me, do you really believe that you and other nations alone can protect Earth?" Leon asked. "Didn''t you guys notice that I arrived here without letting any of you notice me? You guys must be daydreaming if you think I''m the only one who can this and if the real enemies are those brain-dead monsters."

    Although Ren wanted to retort Leon very much, he couldn''t because he was aware that Leon had a point. Until now, the real enemy didn''t appear, but everyone knew that sooner orter, something far more dangerous woulde... in fact, Leon could be considered that something. He defeated one hell of a massive snake, and Ren and Yuki were aware that they couldn''t defeat something of that size.

    "I''m disappointed in both of you..." Leon sighed. "But I guess that doesn''t mean a thing when neither of you remembers me. I understand your reasoning, I''m a bit unreasonable, but I expected more of you both. Anyway... I will look for my family and other friends. If they survived for six hundred years here, I''m sure that they are still alive, and then I will bring them back to Earth because this is our home. I just hope you both don''t get on the way of it... because I won''t be so lenient like I''m now."

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    After giving that warning, Leon left the pce. In the end, nothing happened after Japan and Australia were the only countries that were inhabited by humans. Fortunately, Yuki received survivors all over the world... they just had to obey her rules. Before leaving, Leon asked for a map that has the locations of all dungeons active on Earth. Although all of them spawned powerful monsters, the number was close to one hundred, and there were still two hundred dungeons that were still active since the start of the third stage of assimtion.

    "There is no liches'' dungeon... I guess that bastard is already sucking the mana of too manys and decide to forget Earth. Still... why didn''t he try to teleport me yet? Is he waiting for me to run out of mana?"

    That was a very troublesome question that Leon probably would never get out of his head. Anyway, at least not everything was bad news or doubts. The dungeons that Amanda''s group and Gis''s group used to leave the were still active. So, Leon could always find their trail... a very cold trail since three hundred years passed since they left Earth.

    "I guess I will leave the zombie snake behind... there is also a chance that the shadow bastard isn''t trying to mess with me because of this monster. I will confirm that once I leave Earth again..."

    Leon obviously would start looking for Amanda and Maya first, so he returned to America and went to the hippogryphs dungeon.

    Hippogryph

    Health: 15000/15000

    Mana: 20000/20000

    Stamina: 16000/16000

    Strength: 2452

    Dexterity: 2652

    Speed: 3212

    Active Skills: Fly Lv 480, Tornado Lv 435, Wind Creation Lv 455, Steel Wings Lv 420, War Cry Lv 410, Iron ws Lv 415

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 440, Wind Absorption Lv 430, Fire Resistance Lv 360, Ice Resistance Lv 380, Gravity Resistance Lv 310, Darkness Resistance Lv 400

    "They look kind of cool... I think it would be pretty nice fly on the back of one."

    Hippogryphs were like Leon imagined, and many games and books portrayed them, they were essentially four-legged eagles. Since Leon would have to deal with them anyways inside the dungeon, he decided to drain their mana and make mithril. Leon didn''t use the mithril box he created earlier, but more mithril wouldn''t disturb him in any way.

    Although dealing with them was easy using sma Arrows, Leon saved some mana same using Thunder Ray... it wasn''t that surprising that flying enemies were weak against electric attacks.

    "I just hope they aren''t moving from one world to the other..."

    Leon forgot to ask, but since there wasn''t any mention on Japan''s archives, the chances that the dungeons spawned boss were quite low. Maybe there was some other change when Earth reached the fourth stage of assimtion, but Ryoko and the others working with her didn''t notice. Regardless, Leon was also a bit curious as to why Amanda and Hector decided to go to the Hippogryphs world, flying enemies were quite troublesome, after all. Even if humans got stronger and could jump dozens of meters, the Hippogryphs mobility was annoying.

    "Well, since the people of Japan reached a point where everyone could use Mana Armor, and they could produce enough steel to surround the entire country, there is a chance that the people of Las Vegas reached a decent point in terms of offensive magic powers."

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    After Leonpleted another small box of mithril, he finally found the purple crystal of the dungeon. He didn''t notice anything different until now, so he hesitated a little bit in touching the crystal.

    "Well, here goes nothing."

    Leon touched the crystal and immediately saw himself at the top of a vast mountain. Although he wanted to analyze the new environment, Leon didn''t have the chance because several hippogryphs were already flying toward him. It seemed that like ordinary eagles, they also liked to leave in tall ces.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon shot several sma Arrows, and one-shot kill the monsters, even though those creatures had some mana pool, he couldn''t risk himself against so many.

    "This won''t help me for the time being, but I guess I should learn Tornado before I forget it."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Tornado.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While Leon was surveilling the area, he observed how the hippogryphs used that spell. It was pretty simple, and Leon already knew the basics since he knew Sandstorm. Regardless, Leon was in a pretty warm region of the world. Although the mountains didn''t have much vegetation, the areas between them werepletely green. Even with his Sharp Eyes, Leon couldn''t see the end of the mountainous region.

    "Well, it is a different world in a different part of the universe... so it wouldn''t be weird if I find mountains everywhere. Anyway, I''m not here to analyze the geography of this world."

    It would difficult and time-consuming, but Leon was aware that he couldn''t move using only Transfer. He would end up drawing the attention of the hippogryphs, and he would waste too much time if he fights every minute. Besides, Leon wouldn''t be able to find traces of humans unless he stays close to the ground.

    "This will be a long journey... I might as well make good use of every second while I look for them."

    Leon got powerful even without using his offensive skills for months, but it was time to resume his practice. Although he couldn''t let the bastards cause problems for him again, Leon couldn''t live in fear forever.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cyclone.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ignite.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Rocket.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Rocket.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess this should be enough for the time being..."

    Leon spent three days investigating the area around the mountain he first appeared. Although he hoped to find some traces of human activity, he found nothing. Three hundred years have passed, after all, so it was only obvious. Besides, considering Yuki''s current behavior, it wouldn''t be weird if Amanda and Hector decided to create another base far away from the purple crystal in case Yuki sends some ''visitors.''

    Although Leon lost three days without finding a single sign of them, he learned a few spells. For the time being, they wouldn''t be of any use against the hippogryphs, but Leon was confident of their potential. Cyclone was just a regr tornado, but it was made of water. Ignite was a spell like Frost Wave and Spark Wave, Leon shot a small ball of fire at the enemy, and then the whole target would start to burn. As for Earth Rocket and Fire Rocket, that was something Leon learned by chance when he tried to use Earth Lance and increase its speed using Telekinesis. It was a spell that would chase the enemies, no matter what.

    "Hehe, it is very cool... but I don''t have time to feel proud of my new spells."

    Even though Leon was in a hurry to find Amanda, Maya, and the others, he started to wonder if it wouldn''t be a good idea to have bought some clothes first while he was in Tokyo. Most likely, he wouldn''t have been treated well, but he couldn''t care less about that. Still... now that he wasn''t in a hellish environment, he couldn''t help but frown while looking at his current attire.

    "I bet not even Amanda will recognize me... hell, there is even a chance that she also forgot about me. I can''t me her, though."

    It was registered that everyone looked for Leon for ten years, but after that, there was no mention about him... at least on Japan''s archives. Still, it wouldn''t be weird if Amanda forgot about her brother... many things happened over the course of several centuries. Three hundred years passed since they left Earth... they probably left a lot of memories there, never to remember ever again.<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, it was time to increase the scope of his search. In order not to overlook any sign, Leon would have to be careful. However, he couldn''t just walk around or just run at his average speed. He would have to use his buffs, and that means he would have to keep Anti-Mana Field off.

    "I can only hope that I will be able to notice and react fast enough if something happens while that skill isn''t active..."

    Haste would be more effective, but Leon decided to use Electric Armor because it was ayer of condensed mana in a state that could be seen. If the lizard or the shadow bastard try to teleport Leon, it was very likely that Electric Armor would react in some way. That skill causes some damage to Leon, so he would notice in case that happens.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Leon had mana to keep Electric Armor active, he didn''t have enough stamina to run all that much. Leon had to stop several times, but despite that, it didn''t take long before he could find another purple crystal at the top of another mountain. Unfortunately, there were no signs of human activity nearby.

    "If they went to another world, they probably created some camps nearby the purple crystal they used while they investigated those ces... even after three hundred years, it was clear that some sort of trace would be left behind. Unless they created their buildings using magic alone and then got rid of them using magic in order not to leave any traces behind. That would be the most logical option to avoid pursuers or unpleasant visitors."

    Technology didn''t develop all that much on Earth because they found a dungeon that spawned the mechanical spiders. After investigating the world on the other side, they understood the dangers of it. So, instead of developing technology, humans decided to develop themselves physically and magically. Considering that, it wouldn''t be weird if Amanda and the others had some sort of trick or spell to create decent camps and then get rid of their traces. That would be very smart of them but made things veryplicated for Leon since it was like he was getting deeper and deeper inside an infinite maze.

    "I guess I have to learn some tracking skills that grant me the power to search for signs of other people''s mana. Mana Dominion can do that, but it only works on high and very recently concentrations of mana."

    The best option would be if Leon could learn some skill that let him see mana clearly... but he had no idea how to learn that. He already had to use mana in his eyes in order to activate Sharp Eyes. Leon was in a bind, and he would have to find a way to do that before he explores that whole world.

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    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    After two weeks, Leon finally explored that entire world. After a while, he was forced to create a map using a steel te in order to keep it safe while Leon was away. That had three continents, and all of them had several mountains where the hippogryphs used to create their nests and reproduce. That kind of information would help Leon if he wanted to hunt them non-stop, but that wasn''t the case.

    "This world has eleven purple crystals; one of them leads to Earth. So, I have ten options..."

    Unfortunately, Leon didn''t find any signs of humans in that world. He also didn''t manage to think of any ways to observe mana... even if Leon could, the chances of him finding any traces after so many years were dim.

    Although Leon had many doubts in his mind, he at least discovered a few things. One of them was the fact that monsters from other worlds weren''ting to the hippogryphs'' world.

    "Mmm... why the monsters of other worlds aren''ting to this one? I didn''t notice that before, but I didn''t see any monsters aside from the devourers on the world where I found Efreet and Gnome. What are the differences between those worlds, and why that happens?"

    It doesn''t matter how much Leon thinks about it. He wouldn''t find an answer without finding some differences first. However, Leon already knew what the worlds that were being invaded by several types of monsters had inmon; all of them had sentient species.

    "Goblins couldn''t talk, but they could build their own societies and cities. So, they can be considered as the homo sapiens of Earth... Considering that, it makes sense that monsters would attack the words that have such creatures, because they could learn new skills faster and even mine mithril or other stones enriched with mana."

    That kind of information was valuable, but it wouldn''t help Leon all that much. Regardless, if monsters tend to invade worlds that had sentient beings, could it be than all the other ten purple crystals would lead tos like Earth, Miebos, and Celosie? Leon couldn''t imagine that.

    "... I have to stop thinking about this for the time being. My goal is to find Amanda, Maya, and the others. After that, I can afford to worry about other things."

    Although Leon wanted to move on, he didn''t know what crystal he should choose. Just like he didn''t find any sign of humans nearby them, there wasn''t much difference in choosing one or another.

    "I guess I will start choosing the purple crystal most distant from the one that leads to Earth¡­"

    After touching that crystal, Leon saw himself inside another cave. He didn''t find anything inside of it¡­ Without wasting any time, Leon walked to the exit of the dungeon. It didn''t take long before he could instantly conclude that Amanda and the others weren''t there. Leon saw a world that resembled Earth a lot, a lot of green and blue. The only difference was the buildings that were rounder¡­ However, Leon didn''t find any species that resembled humans. He only found little brown creatures that had spears, and the tip of their weapons was on fire.

    Gremlin (Fire) (Shadow)

    Health: 12000/12000<sub> </sub>

    Mana: 22000/22000

    Stamina: 17000/17000

    Strength: 1452

    Dexterity: 2433

    Speed: 1452

    Active Skills: Fly Lv 430, Fire Tornado Lv 415, me Thrower Lv 405, Fire Creation Lv 410, Fire Transformation Lv 410, Fire Rush Lv 415

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 220, Fire Absorption Lv 450, Bloodthirsty Lv 420, Spearmanship Lv 340, Rage Lv 330, Darkness Resistance Lv 440

    "They aren''t like cute like in the movie..."

    Leon was quite sure that the gremlins could be considered demons, at least their attitude makes them look like that. They were burning buildings that were already destroyed, putting trees on fire, and even killing each other for no reason.

    Usually, Leon would turn around and get the hell out of there. But Leon didn''t because he was interested in their short spears. They seemed to be magic weapons, and it would be a good idea to grab a few of them instead of half-killing monsters to drain their mana.

    "I don''t want to rely on tools anymore, but even though it will be hard to transport so many of them, it will be a good idea to have those around to save time."

    Since Leon stared at them for so long, the gremlins eventually felt his presence. Although the little demons had several ranged skills, they were vicious and stupid to the point of approaching Leon to pierce him with their spears. In the end, that caused their downfall and helped Leon a lot. Shooting sma Bullets with the help of Fast Conjuration, Leon killed them in seconds. However, the smell of blood attracted many, many more gremlins... that world had been totally taken by them. It was a wonder that the world as a whole didn''t be a ball of fire.

    Demonic Fire Spear

    It grants you the skill: Fiery Pierce Lv 200. Strength + 400, Speed + 400.

    Cost: 200 mana

    Mana: 9620/10000

    Although the weapon was more powerful than the liches'' wands, it had less mana to be drained. Surprisingly, Leon didn''t manage to get the mana inside of it using Mana Absorption. Only Mana-Eater worked on magic weapons...

    "Well, I already expected some problems to use Mana Absorption... I can''t have everything I want, as always."

    It wouldn''t change a thing since those little demons had already taken that world. But Leon still felt refreshed in killing the creatures that couldn''t do anything but cause destruction.

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    Leon managed to level up his skills quite a bit while he was killing the gremlins. Those creatures couldn''t endure a single sma Bullet on their heads, so Leon was having a great time obtaining magic weapons that would be used to restore his mana and obtaining status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fast Conjuration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Two thousand spears should be enough to produce... twenty kilograms of mithril. It won''t be enough to explore an entire world, but it would be a pain to carry more than this."

    Although transporting everything using Telekinesis was simple, Leon was focusing on speed, so he couldn''t even carry all that much demonic spears while running. Monsters could feel the mana, so burying the weapons on the ground was a waste of time.

    Regardless, Leon returned to the hippogryph''s world, and then he headed toward the second purple crystal that was the farthest away from the one that would make Leon return to Earth.

    "Considering my past experiences, I will find only any traces of them in thest dungeon... "

    There was no point in wondering about such possibilities, even if they were right. So, Leon touched the purple crystal... two monthster, after investigating thest dungeon of that world, Leon returned to the hippogryphs'' world, and then heid his back on the ground. Leon was exhausted.

    "Oh, boy... now what?" Leon said after a long sigh.

    Leon didn''t find a single trace of human activity in any of those ten worlds. At first, he just investigated the worlds that had less violent monsters, but after finding nothing in those, Leon also examined the most violents... but he found nothing. Those ten worlds had dungeons that would take Leon to others... but the possibilities were big enough to make Leon feel dizzy just thinking about them.

    "I''m overlooking something..." Leon said.

    Leon was confident that Amanda, Maya, Hector, Sasha, and Betty didn''t flee to another world with a small group of people. In fact, it wouldn''t be weird if they left Earth alongside hundreds of thousands of survivors. Considering that, it was evident that they wouldn''t move so much away from Earth, and they would keep an eye on the in case something happens.

    "There is also a chance that they learned a movement skill like Checkpoint or Transfer by chance... Checkpoint would be most likely since it isn''t that difficult to reproduce and use. If they had that, they wouldn''t have to cross dungeons in case suddenly something happens, and this loses its connection to Earth."

    A lot of mana would be needed to move between worlds, Leon couldn''t imagine a single person having so much mana. But if Amanda and the others managed to find something like Soul Eater, then...<sub> </sub>

    "I can''t specte all that much without any concrete proofs... I guess I will have to take my chances and investigate this world using Mana Dominion."

    It was risky, but Leon didn''t have much choice. He could only hope that Vignce would alert him on time in case something happens. Besides, Leon''s practice was also going slow since, after so many failures, he decided to focus solely on looking for his friends... Leon had to find them as soon as possible before something happens with him or Earth.

    The very moment Leon used Mana Dominion, he felt several presences and some kind of magic barrier... below him. Leon sighed, it was one very basic way to hide, and he didn''t think about it.

    "I have been visiting this ce quite a few times, but I didn''t see anyone until now... why? They don''t leave their hideout no matter what? That can''t be possible... how can they get food and water?"

    As always, Leon had many questions, but he wouldn''t be able to get the answers alone. So, he started to dig using Earth Maniption and Geomancy. Since it would be dangerous if the hippogryphs see him doing that, Leon decided to exterminate the few hundreds of them that were living in the nearby mountains.

    It didn''t take long before Leon finally find something. Thirty meters underground, he found some kind of ss, Leon could feel a lot of mana in it. So, it was evident that it had some magical properties. Leon couldn''t see what was on the other side because the ss was very dense, and the mana probably was influencing on that.

    "Bingo..."

    Although the ss was very dense like a mana barrier, Leon managed to use Transfer and appear inside of it. As long as he was sure that such ces existed, Leon used his skills like that. Regardless, it wasn''t time to think about that... Leon saw a rtivelyrge city below him. The ce was muchrger than Leon imagined, and the number of survivors was high just as he had expected, and possibly all the survivors there were ready to attack since their hands were being pointed to Leon, who was falling.

    "Hey... Ie in peace, don''t shoot." Leon shouted and waved his hands.

    Leon tried to look as friendly as possible, but since he currently looked like the swamp monster like Yuki said, it didn''t work. When he was fifty meters above the floor of the city, the survivors started to shoot at him all kinds of spells. As expected, Anti-Mana Field destroyed those, but Leon''s mana was quickly decreasing.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

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    Since that was an excellent opportunity, Leon decided to level up Anti-Mana Field as much as possible. That being said, he couldn''t fly, thanks to that. So, eventually, hended in the middle of the city. Although the ce didn''t look all that developed, Leon recalled New York. There were several buildings made of concrete... it looked like the survivors managed to produce it using mana. The houses and buildings didn''t look much different from each other, but the ces seemed quitefortable and secure.

    When Leon''s mana was about to end, he used Transfer and reappeared above the city. He had to recover his mana, so he used the remaining mithril box. He had to do that and then let the people of the city attack his Anti-Mana Field again.

    Leon had to do that for a few minutes before they finally gave up, but he wasn''t mad at them. Thanks to them, Leon leveled up that skill up to level one hundred twenty. So, Leon was in a very mood... he found the ce where his sister and niece were probably hiding, and he obtained sixty status points just like that... he had no reason not to be.

    "Hello, guys." Leon smiled. "My name is Leon, and I''m looking for... some acquaintances. Can any of you lead me to your leader? I guarantee that I mean no harm and just want to talk. As you can imagine, even any reasonable people would have attacked you guys back, but I''m not here to waste time with conflicts."

    "I''m the leader of this ce," A familiar-looking green-eyed man said. "... What do you want?"

    Leon couldn''t help but sigh... why the hell Hector was still the leader of so many people after hundreds of years? It was also a pain in the ass that he would be again the first person he would find upon finding some traces of his family.

    "Not you again, Hector," Leon showed a fed-up expression. "I want to talk with Amanda, not you."

    "What?" Hector frowned.

    "Does the name ''Leon'' ring any bells?" Leon asked.

    "I met many who had that name..." Hector answered. "What about it?"

    "How many of them do you know who are... I don''t believe I''m saying this... your brother-inw?" Leon asked.

    "I don''t have a brother-inw..." Hector said.

    "This isn''t going anywhere..." Leon sighed. "I''m your brother-inw who taught you magic and is, unfortunately, once was your best friend. We lost a lot of time during our youth doing useless things... the most recent was you trying to hit my balls with magic. Do you remember that?"

    Hector looked at Leon as if he was saying some impossible nonsensical things. Now that Leon looked at him more clearly, Hector seemed very tired. Even after four years of fighting for his life, Hector still looked a bit youthful when Leon found him eight years ago... but even though he didn''t age, Hector seemed very tired.

    "... It doesn''t matter if you don''t remember me, where are Amanda and Maya?" Leon asked.

    From the middle of that massive crowd, two women appeared. Leon recognized one of them, it was Amanda, and the other looked pretty much like her, but her eyes were green, and she was taller. It was Maya... Leon sighed in relief when he saw them, but he couldn''t help feel his heart growing cold when he saw the look in their eyes. They were looking at him as if he was some weird creature...

    "Ouch... that piercing gaze hurts," Leon forced a smile. "I guess even you forgot about me, huh... Dear little sister."

    "... Who might you be?" Amanda frowned while she was holding a green bow tightly. "Have we met before? I don''t recall seeing someone like you before..."

    Leon hoped for a few seconds for Amanda to start tough and say that was a joke... but that didn''t happen.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mental Fortitude has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...<sub> </sub>

    "Really? Now of all times?"

    Leon couldn''t remember thest time he cried... so, when he felt his eyes getting filled with tears, he looked up and sighed. He didn''t want to embarrass himself in front of such a crowd... Regardless, thanks to his actions, he finally noticed how the people managed to live in such a ce. The ss covering the city was a spell and ignored all the earth above and around them... somehow. It was like they weren''t even living underground, since Leon had no idea how to replicate that, he felt amazed.

    "... I guess I will returnter," Leon said. "I would like to buy some clothes, where can I find them?"

    "We can give you some for free..." Hector said. "What kind of clothes do you want?"

    "Anything is fine, I just don''t want to keep looking out of ce like this," Leon said.

    In fact, Leon looked like a caveman who just came from the Stone Age to the future... Regardless, Leon managed to preserve his little bit of dignity and after Hector found some clothes for him. He disappeared without saying a word.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 11885 +

    Stamina: 175 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 5425+

    Endurance: 139 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2500 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 256,571,235

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Mana-Eater Lv 280, Mana Armor Lv 132, Electromancy Lv 221, Electric Armor Lv 221, Thunder Blessing Lv 221, sma Arrow Lv 105, Mana Absorption Lv 360, Anti-Mana Field Lv 120, Tornado Lv 10, Cyclone Lv 10, Ignite Lv 10, Earth Rocket Lv 10, Fire Rocket Lv 10

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 70, Multi-Conjuration Lv 245, Magic Craftsmanship Lv 413, Magic cksmith Lv 413, Fast Conjuration Lv 280, Zen Lv 25,

 405 Chapter 404

    Three days after his first visit, Leon decided to return to the underground city. He was calmer, and now he looked more like a human since he cut his hair, shaved, and took a long shower to get rid of all the dirt on his body. After putting the clothes, he received from Hector, Leon really felt like a human again...

    "As expected, the difference between humans and animals is the clothes... and the brain... and the fact that we do many shitty things."

    Although many people got surprised when Leon suddenly appeared, no one looked at him as if he was some sort of weird creature. The clothes really do make the man... Leon ignored the stares and just walked around the city since a spherical magic barrier was protecting the city; every single meter was being well-used. There was a limit of how the city could grow, and it looked like it already reached that limit since Leon couldn''t see cars or any vehicles.

    "Come to think of it; those are pretty much useless now..."

    Although Leon couldn''t see any vehicles, he could see several points being monitored by soldiers. When he approached, he felt the mana simr to the ces when he created a Checkpoint. Most likely, those Checkpoints would move the inhabitants of that city to the dungeons of the world without being noticed by anyone or anything.

    The city was five kilometers long and wide, Leon didn''t see any signboards with the name of the ce, but it wasn''t necessary. Despite everything, that was just a hideout. It wasn''t their home... While Leon was thinking about that, he saw Hector approaching. Probably some of his soldiers recognized Leon by his presence instead of his appearance, and that was why he decided toe.

    "Hey... you really came," Hector forced a smile. "Sorry for before... we treated you like a monster."

    "I can''t me you, I looked like a mess," Leon said without looking at Hector in the eye. "Anyway, you have a really nice ce here. It is almost as good as Japan... you guys did well consider that you have to start from scratch."

    "Are you talking about the immortal empress?" Hector frowned. "You talk as if you know her or saw her recently."

    "I know, and I visited her recently," Leon said. "It was thanks to her that I found you guys."

    "I see..." Hector hesitated. "About what you said before... We feel like we knew someone called Leon before, but it looks like that was a long time ago. So, we..."

    "Neither of you remember me," Leon said. "The same thing happened to Yuki and Ren... it doesn''t surprise me all that much."

    "Yeah... so we knew you, but then you died or something?" Hector asked.

    Leon sighed, but then he started to exin what happened to him over thest eight years. It was a pain to give a summary of his life to every single person, but it was necessary. A lot of time passed, so since they didn''t remember him, Leon decided to leave some critical parts hidden... It pains to admit him, but they could be his enemy.

    "Summoning, teleport, and time dtion..." Hector massaged his eyebrows. "This is pretty difficult to digest."<sub> </sub>

    "I know, you don''t have to worry about that," Leon said. "Putting that aside, it looks like Amanda and Maya are fine. You did well protect them."

    "Mmm? Ah... I don''t think I did all that much," Hector forced another smile. "I feel like I was the one who had been saved all the time."

    "I see... how are Betty and Sasha?" Leon asked.

    "You know them too?" Hector frowned. "Come to think of it. I don''t even know the first time I met them... They were doing well; they are doing a good job training our recruits. You said that you taught us magic, right? Maybe this runs in the family, but Amanda is the best magic teacher of the city... even though she is an archer. As for Maya, no one can fly as fast as her."

    "Is that so..." Leon looked to the barrier above and let out a long sigh.

    Leon knew that feeling very well, that sense of distance... but he had never been on the receiving end of it. Regardless, there was no point in thinking about it.

    "Do you want to see them?" Hector asked. "Perhaps spending time with them will make them recall something."

    "Did this conversation made you remember something?" Leon asked.

    "No... but they are your family," Hector said. "Some events may make them recall those lost memories."

    "I doubt that," Leon shook his head. "When they needed me most, I wasn''t around, but... I guess it is fine. Lead me to where they are."

    It would hurt a lot, but Leon at least had to try in order not to regret itter. Amidst that city, some buildings were different; those were the training camps, the shops, and the warehouses. Those were also the only buildings in New York that were different from most.

    "It almost looks as if Sarah was the one who made the design of the city," Leon frowned.

    "You know her, too?" Hector said, surprised. "She was actually the one who designed the city. We don''t have much space, so we had to build everything while being cautious about using every single meter efficiently."

    After entering one of the training camps, Leon saw Amanda teaching some teenagers how to create fast enough Steel Arrow. For a while, he just observed her. Amanda also looked a bit tired; she was forcing herself to keep a smile on the face, and she showed an even bigger smile when someone seeded... Most likely, she taught thousands of people that, but she was still was doing that in order to make her students feel proud of themselves.

 406 Chapter 405

    It was almost noon when Amanda stopped her lessons. After the kids left the building, she noticed Leon and Hector''s presence. Although she was feeling quite awkward, Amanda came to say hi since she recognized Leon... as the mysterious figure that appeared a few days prior.

    "Hey... you look more like a human now," Amanda said. "Sorry about the other day..."

    "Don''t be," Leon said. "Your actions were only justified."

    "... We do really have some physical simrities," Amanda rubbed her chin. "Your hair and eyes... Although I feel that obviously had a brother and parents... I don''t remember a single thing about them. I''m sorry to say this bluntly."

    "No problem," Leon smiled. "You are alive and well, and that is the only thing that matters."

    "Thank you for your understanding," Amanda said.

    Things got really awkward about that, Leon didn''t know what to say or ask, and Amanda clearly had no interest in the stranger that imed to be her brother. That was the price of those who lived long lives had to pay... Amanda lived so much, cried so much,ughed so much and fought so much that those emotions lost their heaviness after so much time. Although that was his little sister, at the same it wasn''t... it couldn''t be helped, it was like topare a forty-five years old woman with the child she was when she was only a toddler.

    <o>,m Without photographs, videos, or even paints, there was no way someone could keep on their memories the face or voice of someone for nine centuries... it was absolutely impossible. Noticing that Leon hoped a bit too much for a happy reunion, he started to feel like a fool.</o>

    "Well, you look tired, so I won''t take any more of your time," Leon said.

    "Yes, excuse me," Amanda smiled and then left.

    Leon waited and observed Amanda while she left the building... something was very off, and he was only a small part of the equation.

    "Did something happen between you two?" Leon asked.

    "...We got divorced two hundred years ago," Hector answered.

    "I see..." Leon said.

    Leon recognized once more that nothing could beat time... time can beat everything, even the human''s emotions that many thought that it was very powerful.

    "...Let''s finish this," Leon said after a long sigh. "Take me to where Maya is."

    "Why?" Hector asked, showing cautiousness in his eyes.<sub> </sub>

    "I just want to talk with her for a while," Leon said. "After talking with her, Sasha, Betty and Sarah, I promise that won''t bother you guys anymore."

    "... All right," Hector said.

    If Amanda couldn''t remember Leon, the chances of Maya recalling any memories of when she was only one or two years old were very dim. Still, that was necessary.

    Leon and Hector found Maya keeping the hippogryphs away from a purple crystal. It looked like a group of soldiers used that crystal and are currently hunting in another world. Much to Leon''s surprise, Maya was the only one guarding the crystal, but it looked like she was more than enough. Leon saw several hippogryphs dead nearby, and he also arrived on time to see her in action.

    Maya was like tactical missile while she was flying, Leon barely could follow her with his eyes. One moment, a Hippogryph was flying, and then in the other, it would be falling, headless. Maya''s weapon of choice was a green sword, and Leon could feel wind magic been emanated from it.

    "Dad! And our... visitor." Maya ran toward Hector but slowed down when she saw Leon. "What are you two doing here?"

    "Just walking around and breathing some fresh air," Hector smiled. "Is everything fine around here? Did you find any mutants today?"

    "No, everything is calm as ever," Maya smiled.

    Although Leon wanted to chat with Maya, he didn''t feel like after that initial exchange of nces. Maya didn''t like strangers... most likely because the people that were used as human bombs in the past. Besides, Leon decided to stop disturbing the conversation between daughter and father.

    On that same day, Leon visited Sarah, Sasha, and Betty. All of them were amidst the crowd when Leon invaded the city, so they looked at him with stern and cautious eyes. It wasn''t that surprising since they were quite pretty, but all of them were married and had children... Betty was the leader of a family that had members of six generations.

    "Well, this is it," Leon said. "Sorry for having bothered you."

    "It was nothing, you cane to visit us anytime," Hector said.

    "If my goal is to harass the leader of the city and make him watch me all day long while he keeps himself ready to attack, then I will do that." Leon smiled.

    Hector smiled nervously; his acting skills could use some work. He wasn''t just the leader of the city because he was popr, but probably because he was the strongest. Regardless, Leon headed to the crystal that would lead him back to Earth. However, he stopped to observe that world... that was Amanda and Maya''s new home. It was evident that they had no reason or wished to return to Earth. More importantly, it looked like they finally found peace there. Although they still had to fight against monsters, it wasn''t like the hellish life they lived just like Leon in those five years... They rebuilt human society there, and now hunting monsters was like working and studying.

    "They became ordinary people again... they can use mana and do things humans couldn''t do before. But they are no longer soldiers and warriors... there was no way someone could keep themselves fighting a war for many years. They will only recover their edge when this world reaches the next stage of assimtion."

    It was a pity, but Leon will never find his family and friends, not the ones he was forced to leave eight years ago... while that was true for Leon, it was also true that he became a relic of a past they couldn''t bring themselves to remember.

 407 Chapter 406

    While Leon was flying to Germany, where Gis, Lennart, and Tom used a dungeon to leave Earth, he also was wondering if he could give Gis the benefit of the doubt. The girl treated Leon as if she was really a master of magic, even though he only learned the basics. Still, if Amanda forgot about Leon, he wasn''t expecting a lot from Gis... that kind of mindset would decrease the pain if he confirms that, but would also make him feel really guilty if, by some miracle, Gis still remembers Leon.

    "Make me proud, Gis... as my student number one, I have great hopes for you. Don''t make me depressed as everyone did."

    Even though Leon was saying that to himself, it was clear on his face and voice that he wasn''t expecting much... Regardless, after flying for a few hours, Leon eventually found the dungeon. There was no traffic and no humans to cause problems along the way, so the trip had been very peaceful. That being said, it looked like things would get violent... Leon understood that after seeing the territory of Germany filled with minotaurs.

    Minotaur (Earth)

    Health: 25000/25000

    Mana: 8000/8000

    Stamina: 19000/19000

    Strength: 3345

    Dexterity: 1423

    Speed: 185

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 440, Bash Lv 385, Earth Transformation Lv 330, Stone Skin Lv 410, Earth Spikes Lv 410, Stone Rain Lv 300

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 220, Fire Resistance Lv 350, Ax Mastery Lv 400, Thunder Resistance Lv 330, Rage Lv 330, Poison Resistance Lv 290

    They were three meters tall and had a fabulous physique. Unfortunately, their axes were made of earth, so they couldn''t be used by Leon. They tried to block Leon''s sma Arrows, but they failed miserably. Earth Transformation strengthened Their axes, but it was far from being enough.

    "It is a bit troublesome since they don''t have much mana, but I guess I should drain their mana. I just have to destroy their limbs using sma Arrows."

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon spent quite a lot of time draining their mana, even though they didn''t have a lot. In just a few days, Leon created ten kilograms of mithril. Although he was doing that and using that as an excuse to prepare himself, in fact, he was quite afraid of meeting Gis. To be forgotten by every single person on Earth while he was alive was terrifying.

    "All right... it is time to go, Leon."<sub> </sub>

    After a long sigh, Leon headed to the heart of the dungeon and touched the purple crystal. The minotaurs were fierce enemies, so the chances of Leon finding Gis and the others right on that were quite small. However, much to his surprise, Leon saw a giant earth tower just a few kilometers ahead.

    Leon appeared in the middle of grasnd where several minotaurs were nearby, but he didn''t find any sign of battles or destruction nearby. If one could ignore the presence of minotaurs, one would think that ce was pretty peaceful. The grasnds almost extended endlessly... that looked full of life.

    "This ce doesn''t look much different than Earth... considering that, it would make sense to build a base here, but why to create a massive tower that would reveal their position?"

    It was weird, Leon didn''t know if Gis, Tom, and Lennart became the leaders of that human base, but it was possible considering the existence of that tower... they were muscle-heads, after all.

    Regardless, Leon used Transfer, and in an instant, he arrived on the region that tower was. The city Leon found there was muchrger, but also much more straightforward. Instead of a magic barrier to hide its existence, Leon saw a thick andrge steel wall. The houses had weird shapes and sizes, so most likely, the people who lived in those buildings created them. Regardless, the very moment Leon appeared, he got attacked by magic projectiles. This time he looked like a human from the 21st century, but it looked like unexpected visitors weren''t wee.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Once again, Leon decided to let those projectiles attack his Anti-Mana Field in order to strengthen it and prove that he wasn''t an enemy. It took quite a while for that to happen when the guards that were patrolling above the walls noticed that it was a waste of time attack him with magic. They decided to approach while holding their weapons tightly.

    Considering his past experiences, Leon imagined that he would find one or two acquaintances working as a guard, but he only found strangers. Although those were the guards of that ce, their equipment wasn''t uniform... so it seemed that they had a lot of freedom while they work.

    "Who are you? What do you want here?" A random guard asked.

    "My name is Leon, and I''m looking for some friends who fled to this ce three hundred years ago," Leon answered.

    Everyone looked at Leon with dubious eyes, but he ignored them since he already used to that.

    "You may look for whoever you want in our city," The guard said. "As long as you prove that you are not an enemy."

    "... How do I do that?" Leon frowned.

    "Climb that tower and defeat our best warriors, if you seed, then your true intentions will be recognized," The guard said.

    Leon frowned and then sighed; he had no idea how something like that could prove anything... it looked like all that was just an excuse to make Leon fight some individuals.

 408 Chapter 407

    Soon Leon learned that the city was called Dragon Yard... quite the mighty name for a human city in another world. Leon couldn''t help but wonder if a ten-year-old child had given that name. Regardless, it was only obvious, but the ce warehouses, shops, and specialized buildings to skin all types of monsters.

    The tower was in the middle of the city, and now that Leon was close, he could see that the ce didn''t have all that many floors. The tower had ten levels, and Leon would have to defeat ten warriors to prove that he wasn''t an enemy.

    "This ce doesn''t seem too bad... but it looks only the strong can prove their points here."

    Leon could see some kids ying around and teenagers practicing their skills. They didn''t look in any way sad or beaten¡­ it looked like the current leader of the city was a good guy who didn''t tolerate violence against the weak.

    The tower of the sin... it was the name of that tower. Now Leon was sure that the same kid named both the city and the tower. That tower was made of steel, and every floor was separated by thirty meters of pure steel. Even if superhuman like beings fight there, the ce wouldn''t be destroyed.

    Although the inhabitants of that ce looked at Leon with dubious eyes, they didn''t seem afraid since fifty heavily armed guys surrounded him. Perhaps they would feel some fear if they knew that Leon got attacked by several minutes but didn''t suffer a single scratch.

    "Enter," The guard said.

    When they arrived at the tower, the guards made sure that Leon had no route to escape, and the only possible path was to enter the tower. Leon couldn''t help but sigh if they wanted to close all the routes, they also had to fly...

    Regardless, the steel gates of the tower opened, and Leon entered without any hesitation. The first thing Leon found was a longdder around the walls of the tower, the inside of the ce was one hundred meters long and wide, but it looked like Leon would have to climb a little before finding his first challenge. Eventually, Leon met the first warrior he would have to face. Although he expected to hear some cheesy lines, the man on the other side of the room just readied his sword.

    "No talk, huh," Leon said.

    It looked like there were no rules for the battle or someone to oversee the action, so Leon just attacked using Mana Bullets, the swordsman didn''t see the attack, but it felt the air vibrating. The warrior tried to dodge while protecting his head using his sword, he seeded in preserving his head, but Leon hit every single other part of his body and break his bones since he wasn''t wearing any single piece of armor. The warrior fell on the floor, unconscious due to the amount of damage he received, and Leon approached it while he was moaning in pain to heal his body.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I should do this in order to make them spread the word that I''m not an enemy."

    Although the battle ended quickly, Leon obtained some status points, so he was feeling quite generous. Soon the warrior woke up and then granted Leon the chance to move to the next floor.

    The second warrior was a redhead, female archer. She also wasn''t wearing any armor so Leon couldn''t help but wonder if that was a thing or he would face more equipped adversaries the more he climbs the tower. Once Leon got ready, the archer shot several steel arrows in fast session, and much to his surprise, he didn''t see her stopping her attacks.

    Even if Leon''s Anti-Mana Field wouldn''t stop those arrows, since those had been created by magic but had physical forms, Leon stopped the arrows using Telekinesis and then connected them all together using Gravity. That action created a giant steel arrow that, at the same time, protected Leon and could be used as a weapon.

    Leon shot the massive chunk of steel, and that made the female warrior pale since the speed was unbelievable, but she passed out after being hit by an Earth Punch on her face. The steel arrows would be an overkill, and Leon wasn''t there to kill anyone. So, he did that and waited for the female warrior to wake up.

    The difficulty increased a little bit with every warrior. So, Leon started to wonder if that wasn''t something that came out of a game or something. Still, Leon facedncers, swordsmen, archers... but not a single mage. So, he couldn''t help but frown after he defeated the seventh warrior.

    "What the hell... I wasted my time teaching so many people, and the best thing they could create using mana are steel tes?"

    Certainly, being a mage wasn''t easy... the ordinary ones couldn''t do anything or fight for longer periods without mana potions. But that kind of barrier only helped Leon to find creative ways to solve his problems. While Leon was thinking about that, he reached the eighth floor, and there he finally found someone familiar... Tom.

    "Wee, young warrior," Tom smiled brightly. "You did welle so far and surviving until this point. It has been thirty years since someone reached this floor and challenged me."

    "So, no more silent battles now, huh," Leon said. "I guess it is already obvious who are the two I will have to faceter..."

    Tom didn''t change all that much physically, but it looked like his attitude changed a little... Regardless, he didn''t recognize Leon either.

 409 Chapter 408

    Tom''s weapon of choice was still a hammer, but that one was identical to the one Leon obtained after defeating one of the harvesters... a blue hammer capable of granting its users the power to summon Ice Meteors.

    "I don''t know how he obtained that, but... I can''t go easy on him."

    Leon and Tom were on a confined space, but it was still possible to summon an Ice Meteor, the magic projectile wouldn''t have much speed, but its area of effect would be massive.

    When Tom took the first step forward, Leon started to fire Spinning Earth Arrows. Tom tried to destroy all of the projectiles by swinging his hammer. Although the weapon had his size, he could move around as if it was a dagger.

    "Hehehe, now we are talking!" Tom said. "It has been fifty years since someone so powerful managed to push me back all this much!"

    Leon ignored the fact that Tom made him recall a middle boss of a console RPG and just kept firing Spinning Earth Arrows. There was no reason to stop since his adversary was quite powerful, and the skill was also leveling up.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Hahaha, very good, very good!" Tom said. "It has been a while since I have seen a mage with this much skill after Lennart... However, for how long can you keep using your magic like that?"

    Leon frowned, he recalled that Tom was quite a friendly man, but he didn''t remember him being so talkative, and he didn''t enjoy the fights all that much. Regardless, it was time to end that. Leon was attacking using earth magic because he defeated Tom using something very simr, but obviously, only that didn''t trigger any memories of his past.

    Leon activated Fast Conjuration, and the number of Spinning Earth Arrows increased almost six times, and that got Tom by surprise.

    "What?!" Tom said, surprised while he used his hammer to protect his head.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon didn''t want to kill Tom, only wear him out and then obtain some status points. Fortunately, Leon seeded in both, only because he had a lot of mithril hidden in his clothes. So, it was impossible for ordinary adversaries noticing him using Mana-Eater.<sub> </sub>

    After five minutes, Tom fell on his knees, breathless. He left his hammer fall on the floor because he couldn''t move a single muscle in his arms. He was unscathed, but he had been ultimately defeated.

    "You defeated me. You can face the next warrior," Tom said.

    Leon sighed and massaged his eyebrows that looked too simr to an event of a game, so he couldn''t help but do so. Regardless, Leon looked at Tom for a while, waiting for him to recognize Leon, but nothing happened after a while. So, Leon moved to the next floor.

    As expected, Lennart would be Leon''s next adversary. He grew up a little bit, and now he looked more mature... at least that was the image Leon had after seeing him meditating.

    "Hey, kid," Leon said. "Long time, no see."

    Lennart opened his eyes and frowned when he saw Leon. Obviously, he didn''t recognize Leon. He only reacted to his words since those also sounded like an insult or taunt.

    "It has been a long time since someone defeated Tom," Lennart said. "I guess it is finally time for me to work again... Mmm? I don''t see weapons or items in you, how did you defeat him? You made a lot of noise, and you are even unscathed?"

    "All right, kid," Leon said. "I will show you how I defeated him. You probably don''t want to suffer the same fate, after all."

    Leon tried to replicate the same way he treated Lennart like before, but only mocking words left his mouth. Lennart got mad since, by the look of his eyes, no one spoke to him like that before.

    Suddenly, the entire floor got covered by a mist, and Leon felt the temperature decreasing at an astounding ce.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon tried to counter the spell by creating a massive Fireball, but the scope of Lennart''s Freezing Mist wasn''t the only thing that increased, its power and effectiveness were leagues above Leon''s Freezing Mist.

    "Achoo!" Leon sneezed.

    That was also an excellent opportunity Leon couldn''t let pass. So, he endured the cold for quite a bit... However, once Ice Resistance leveled for the tenth time, he decided to end that because his balls were freezing.

    Lennart was still sitting on the floor as if nothing had happened. He was quite bold of acting like that in front of an adversary, so Leon decided to punish him a little. Leon used Gravity and decreased his weight and then used Telekinesis to spin him around for quite a bit.

    "What... wait, wait!" Lennart said.

    Leon spun him until Lennart started to droll unconscious... he had gone a bit too far, but it was necessary to teach that Lesson. Lennart didn''t have any Gravity Resistance, so it was a bit too soon for him to feel confident and act like that... even though he was nine hundred years older than Leon.

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    Leon finally reached the top of the tower, and there he saw a pretty woman swinging a massive and thick sword around. It was Gis, and she looked far more beautiful and fuller of life than in Leon''s memories.

    "Mmm? Someone defeated Lennart?" Gis said when she noticed Leon''s arrival. "Now, that is shocking... I can''t even remember thest time I had to fight here."

    Maybe it was a coincidence, but Gis''s current weapon was pretty simr to the one Leon made for her to train. The new one was a magic weapon, and it was emitting a brown glow; it probably was a weapon that had the properties of earth magic.

    "Hello, my name is Leon," Leon smiled. "Does that name ring any bells?"

    "Leon? I know a few... what about it?" Gisele asked.

    Leon didn''t answer but continued to smile. It was regrettable to be forgotten by everyone, but at least they were fine, so Leon decided to put his depressing thoughts aside.

    Gis

    Health: 17500/17500

    Mana: 9000/9000

    Stamina: 10000/10000

    Strength: 3752

    Dexterity: 1212

    Speed: 1655

    Active Skills: Ice Bullet Lv 499, Water Maniption Lv 445, Water Creation Lv 455, Water Transformation Lv 390, Bash Lv 430, Ice Meteor Lv 425

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 440, Rage Lv 430, Swordsmanship Lv 430, Fire Resistance Lv 350, Thunder Resistance Lv 350, Ice Resistance Lv 370

    Gisele got really strong. In a certain area, she was even stronger than Yuki, and that was very impressive since Yuki had talent, magically speaking, and also had a head start of four years over Gis.

    "You got really strong, Gis," Leon said. "I''m proud of you."

    "... Why would you feel proud of other people''s strength?" Gis frowned.

    Leon only forced a smile instead of answering, but it was getting hard to keep doing that. Still, even though Gis forgot about him, even though she wasn''t the same person, she still was pursuing strength in order to be the one who controls her own destiny. She was forced to leave Earth, but it was clear by her status and actions that she wouldn''t stay on that for long. Gis would regain her right to live on Earth, even if she had to obtain that by spilling her and her enemies'' blood.<sub> </sub>

    Leon didn''t feel the need to fight now that he found those he was looking for, but he still fired several Spinning Earth Arrows toward Gis... because that probably would be thest time he would see her. Even if she doesn''t remember him anymore, as someone, who was once called master by her, he had to teach her onest thing... something that he learned after returning to Earth.

    Gis blocked Leon''s attack without even flinching or moving a single centimeter using her massive sword. Soon, she charged forward but then got surprised when Leon''s attacks increased. The piercing power of the Spinning Earth Arrows and the numbers of Fast-Conjuration made her feel her fingers slowly going number. Even though her sword could block all those attacks without suffering a single scratch, it wouldn''t disperse all kic energy.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Waiting for Leon''s mana to end, Gis waited patiently. However, after several minutes, she understood that it wouldn''t happen. Instead of blocking the attacks, Gis jumped to the side and then charged forward, but the arrows apanied her movements, and she was forced toe to a halt.

    Eventually, Gis''s body was being pushed back because Spinning Earth Arrows were leveling up, its power was increasing, and it would increase even more if Leon decides to use Multi-Conjuration. Noticing that she didn''t have any choice but to move forward, Gis decided to advance.

    One step at a time, Gis moved forward. Her hands were bleeding, but she didn''t stop because mages were weak at closebat. The very moment he enters her range, he would be done for. With that thought in mind, Gis moved forward again and again. Leon couldn''t help but smile while looking at that. He didn''t train her spirit to be like that. He only taught her a few things regarding magic also gave her a few items. Gis truly earned an unbelievable strength on her own and could have gotten much stronger than Leon, given the same problems he faced.

    The good part of thest floor was already red when Gis finally was close enough to attack Leon, but then when she prepared to swing her sword, Leon stopped and then used Transfer. He appeared at the border of the tower, and Gis frowned when she saw his refreshing smile.

    "You are still a warrior, Gis," Leon said. "A very tough warrior, you will probably be much stronger given time, but you must remember one thing. Just like this battle against me, you won''t be able to reach your goals if you try to retreat or move to the sides. Learn with your past mistakes, but no matter what, keep moving forward."

    "What?" Gis furrowed her eyebrows.

    Instead of answering, Leon looked toward the horizon and disappeared, leaving Gis speechless. Leon reappeared at the entrance of the dungeon he used previously. In the end, everyone had forgotten about him, but given the circumstances, it couldn''t be helped.

    "They don''t remember, but they are alive and well, and that is what matters most."

    Leon said to himself many times over thest week. He repeated that as if it was a prayer. Although his heart couldn''t ept that his return was toote, his mind was at ease because he really did everything he could, and, in the end, they survived while Leon was away. Leon could only feel proud of them... With those mixed feelings, Leon returned to Earth.

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    Although Leon was sad, he didn''t feel that depressed when he returned to Earth after finding his family and friends. In the end, he could only me himself for whatever happened. He didn''t regret any of his choices, because Leon always tried to do his best. Besides, there was a limit to how much he could do alone.

    "The problem is... what I''m going to do now? My n to bring my friends back to Earth won''t happen. So that means... I don''t have to worry about anything else aside from myself now."

    Leon would be lying if doing whatever he wanted wasn''t the best thing for him. If he had tried to return to America without Makoto''s help, perhaps he could have avoided several problems. William wouldn''t have died, and Leon would stay on Earth because the lizard bastard wouldn''t have noticed him.

    Regardless, Leon soon recalled the first thing he decided to do in order to satisfy his own desires... kill the bastard who implemented the system and the one who summoned the dragons. Although Leon learned on Miebos that such an event was bound to happen in mosts after they start to run out of natural resources, he doubted that nature itself would cause such a thing. Someone or something made such a thing to happen to perhaps thousands ofs... for one reason he couldn''t imagine why yet.

    "If the same bastard is the culprit of both problems, even better. However, I have to kill the lizard and the shadowy figure first."

    To beat them, Leon would have to get stronger, much stronger, and he already knew two ways to get stronger fast. The first was to look for spirits, and the other was to use time dtion.

    "The person who has the most ess to information on Earth is Yuki. If the people here have discovered their existence, she probably would have met them... So, I guess there isn''t a fragment of a spirit here or in any of thes that are connected through dungeons."

    Leon himself wasn''t able to feel the spirits'' presence unless he is really close to them. So, the only thing he could do was to find them automatically while he trains on worlds that are on the third stage of assimtion. Even if Leon doesn''t find them, he will save time training there.

    "Let''s see... where I will find a dungeon that will lead to a world that is on the third stage of assimtion, and the monsters there have a lot of mana..."

    Leon quickly found a dungeon that fits his criteria, even though he decided not to go there, the dungeon was located in Japan. As if that wasn''t strange enough, the ce was the same dungeon where he fought against ancient frost dire wolves... the creatures were the Ice Skeletons.

    "I wonder if it is just a coincidence that the monsters have the same elemental properties... Maybe I should ask Yuki if they had explored that world. Suppose the weather is that severe just as the ancient frost dire wolves'', I wonder if it doesn''t increase the chances of me finding the spirit of ice. I already have Cryomancy, but more free skills won??t disturb me in any way."

    In the end, Leon decided to invade the dungeon without telling anyone. Using Transfer would make things easier. Besides, he didn''t want to meet the people he knew... Leon needed to maintain his focus and not let his feelings get in the way. Cultivate blue angel leaves in a world that has such weather was impossible, but Leon wouldpensate that using Mana Absorption.

    To avoid problems, Leon ''invaded'' Japan during the night in order not to let anyone see him flying on the skies. Although several soldiers were watching the surrounds of the dungeon, and the ce was well illuminated. However, Leon entered the dungeon without being noticed, all thanks to Transfer.

    Ice Skeleton

    Health: 8500/8500<sub> </sub>

    Mana: 16000/16000

    Stamina: 9000/9000

    Strength: 1256

    Dexterity: 1563

    Speed: 1745

    Active Skills: Snow Storm Lv 290, Water Maniption Lv 255, Water Creation Lv 275, Water Transformation Lv 300, Ice Beam Lv 280, Ice Arrow Shower Lv 295, Cryomancy Lv 330

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 270, Meditation Lv 330, Fire Resistance Lv 250, Thunder Resistance Lv 250, Ice Resistance Lv 330

    "Mmm... they have Cryomancy and are big..."

    It didn''t take long before Leon could find the first ice skeleton, they were just like that, skeletons made of ice that were three meters tall. Although they were supposed to be creatures that used magic as a primary weapon, they didn''t have equipment in them. Their red eyes were quite scary since it had a vicious glow, and their entire body had a light-blue tone.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Achoo!" Leon sneezed. "Let''s see how well you can endure my... Achoo! My Thunder Ray."

    Sapporo was as cold as ever, and the things were much worse inside the dungeon. Since a cold wind wasing from the heart of the ce, it wasn''t a good idea to use methrower. So, Leon decided to use Thunder Ray. Although the creatures had no flesh and even muscles, its body trembled while it was slowly melting. Ice was just water, and thunder was capable of burning everything given time. So, it was very efficient. Ten secondster, the ice skeleton was dead... Although Leon couldn''t say if it were alive before.

    "Ah... I have to drain its mana. Next time I should attack its limbs instead of its whole body... the electric current will spread across its body, but it won''t melt entirely... probably."

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    After defeating a few skeletons, Leon finally recalled that he didn''t check the dungeon shops yet. However, considering the fact that he managed to defeat Yuki and Gis, he wasn''t expecting much from the thing he could buy.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Without wasting too much time, Leon touched the purple crystal and reappeared on the other world. As expected, it was a world of snow and ice. Leon didn''t appear inside a mountain of snow because there was a barrier around the purple crystal. However, Leon could see that the snow was twenty meters deep around the crystal... it was as if that world was suffering from a never-ending snowstorm.

    "ACHOO!" Leon sneezed.

    Just like always, Leon didn''t react well to the cold weather. However, instead of running away from it, Leon decided to endure in order to gain status points. Some individuals caused problems for him, and Leon couldn''t run away from that of the situation if he wanted to pay them back really nicely.

    "To increase the efficiency of my training, I guess I should also level up Haste and Electric Armor... However, since I will have to move around using both, I won''t be able to level up Ice Resistance all that much. But I guess it is okay since I won''t be able to keep them active at all times anyway."

    While Leon thought that, an Ice Meteor fell near him. Fortunately, since the snow was so thick, he decided to reactivate Mana Dominion in order to feel the enemies'' approach, and thanks to that, he escaped unscathed.

    "I guess this will do..."

    Electric Armor easily melted the snow, so Leon used that to approach the ice skeleton that attacked him and counter-attacked using Mana Absorption and Thunder Ray. Leon didn''t try to do that before, but even while he was attacking an enemy using Thunder Ray so up close, he didn''t suffer any damage. All thanks to Electric Armor.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    That also would increased his mana consumption of mana a bit more, but Leon decided to keep Regeneration active in order to heal his body from the effects of Electric Armor. However, that was unnecessary because soon, Leon ran out of stamina.<sub> </sub>

    "I always think so much of leveling up the magic skills that I ended up forgetting that my health and stamina are on pathetic levels... I should work on that once I investigate all this world."

    Even though Leon wanted to learn more buffs, he couldn''t even run for thirty seconds while using all of those that increased his speed. That was stupid, considering that he could maintain an unbelievable speed as long as he has mithril and keeps healing himself. Regardless, despite that, Leon managed to investigate all thend of that cold world in one week, just like did when he was looking for Amanda and the others.

    "No sign of the spirit of ice... I guess I will find their fragments in several ces, not only on thes that favorite their elements."

    Leon managed to level up his Ice Resistance forty times in a week, it was a pretty good pace... but he decided to continue thatter because it was too damn annoying having the power to run almost two kilometers per second and won''t be able to do that because of hisck of stamina.

    "It is time for me to be a beefy wizard... Howe I can say this with a straight face?"

    Although Leon could use mana to recover his stamina, he decided to make things more efficient. First, he returned to Earth, and then he headed to that ind. Although he got stuck on suck ce for four years, now that everyone on Earth forgot about him, he felt a sense of familiarity there that he couldn''t sense anywhere else. However, he put the nostalgia aside and grabbed a lot of red, green, and blue angel leaves. He would use those in his training, but since a few hundred years have passed since Earth reached the fourth stage of assimtion, Leon decided to train in another world. It was impossible to know when the would reach the fifth stage, and things would be very hectic once that happens.

    Instead of returning to Japan, Leon decided to go to another dungeon, one where no one would bother him and that he could ess the dungeon shop whenever he wanted. So, he returned to America and then headed to ogre''s dungeon that was located near Las Vegas.

    Ogre

    Health: 23000/23000

    Mana: 3000/3000

    Stamina: 9000/9000

    Strength: 4125

    Dexterity: 1123

    Speed: 956

    Active Skills: Bash Lv 300, Rage Lv 285, Strong Arms Lv 275, Shock Wave Lv 300, Chaotic Strike Lv 270, Sharp Eyes Lv 265

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 250, Hammer Mastery Lv 330, Fire Resistance Lv 260, Thunder Resistance Lv 280, Ice Resistance Lv 300

    Ogres were like cyclopes, but they had horns, and their weapon of choice was a hammer made of bones of some weird creature. Regardless, they were strong but slow. Besides, they had an obvious and easy spot to hit and kill them quickly. It was their eyes. A single sma Bullet in their eyes was enough to kill them in one shot, so Leon decided to train in their world.

    The ogres were violent, but they weren''t vicious like the gremlins, they left a trail of destruction in their world, but they didn''t destroy forests. So, their world had a pretty lovely climate. It was a perfect ce to increase his stamina... but first Leon had to nt the leaves.

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    Congrattions! Your stamina has increased by one point

    Congrattions! Your Endurance has increased by one point

    Congrattions! Your stamina has increased by one point

    Congrattions! Your Endurance has increased by one point.

    ...

    Leon wanted to increase his stamina without relying on status points. Still, even though he knew his body changed to the body of someone who a lot of mana and used mostly magic to attack and defend, he didn''t expect it would be so difficult to increase it after so long. Since he was still waiting for the leaves to grow and then multiply their numbers, Leon couldn''t keep running non-stop. But after doing some tests, while using Stamina Restoration, Leon confirmed that he had to run for six hours in order to increase both stamina and endurance by one point. It wasn''t all that difficult, but it wasn''t easy either.

    "If I use Haste and Electric Armor, the time needed will decrease... the muscr pains will be very troublesome, but I don''t have any other option but endure."

    Leon didn''t try that, but he eventually learned that he could use the dungeon shop even on the world of monsters. Although that seemed obvious since Leon used the dungeon shop on Miebos, it wasn''t the same thing since there wasn''t a connection between Miebos and Earth.

    "I wonder how Darya is doing... I bet a lot of time has passed there since I left."

    Considering how much time had passed on Earth, Leon was pretty sure that the gctic snake was from a world that on the fifth stage of assimtion... if not from a world, from a gxy, considering the creature''s size. So, it was very likely that hundreds of years also passed on Miebos, and soon Darya would be another person who would forget about him. Since that kind of thought was too depressing, Leon shook it out from his head.

    Congrattions! The skill Farming has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Alchemy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It will take a while before I can have enough leaves to keep running until I copse... this shitty shop only sells crap items..."

    Leon wondered if he was so unlucky to the point that even his luck was affecting the things that he could buy in the shop. Still, at least that saved him from spending his coins. Leon would rather not purchase anything instead of putting a single point in luck... even if everything that happened in the past years, happens again, he wouldn''t change that approach. Even if the human race evolves and he stays like that, he wouldn''t increase his luck. The concepts of luck, fate, and destiny were things that Leon would deny relying on them, no matter what.

    Trying to increase his endurance and stamina without using green angel leaves would take too long. So, Leon decided to learn a few more spells and practice them for the extra status points. Although the dungeon shop was useless for Leon, at least the tomes there gave Leon the ideas of new spells.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Rocket.

    Cost: 120 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Rocket.

    Cost: 120 mana<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Learning spells that I don''t have to aim to use is nice and all, but their cost is troublesome... What shall I practice now? Spinning Ice Arrow? That should be easy now that I have Cryomancy."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spinning Ice Arrow.

    Cost: 25 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spinning Earth Lance.

    Cost: 60 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Explosive Fire Lance.

    Cost: 60 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon could use Geomancy, Pyromancy, Electromancy, and Cryomancy, it was still challenging to learn spells that consumed a lot of mana. Maybe things would get easier the more he levels up those same skills, but for the time being, he had to practice for at least two days to learn spells that consumed between fifty and one hundred mana points. It was troublesome, but at least Leon could focus on that and forget for a while the things that happened. Leon tried to find a new goal in order to keep his mind busy, but it was clear that such things wouldn''t be forgotten so easily.

    Regardless, since the ogres were also sturdy and powerful enemies, Leon didn''t have to waste too much time leveling up those skills. If they had more mana, Leon also would level up other skills, but Leon was aware that things wouldn''t be so convenient.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frost Rope.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spinning Ice Lance.

    Cost: 70 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon learned those spells and practiced them for two months. Although he could have obtained a lot more status points by training and investigating other worlds, it couldn''t be helped since he couldn''t leave his nts alone. Regardless, after those two months, one could notice that the surroundings of the purple crystal got very colorful. It was hard to be sure, but Leon concluded that he had one hundred thousand leaves of every color. It was like a small and colorful flower camp... and the flower camp was being destroyed by a monster that was running around it at a terrifying speed. Although the beast was only eating the leaves...

    "It looks like I won''t be able to use Electric Armor... If I use it, my movement speed will damage the earth and even the nts if I get too close. I guess it can''t be helped. I will only use that when I face monsters."

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    After running for one month only stopping to sleep and eat the leaves that restore his energy, Leon finally noticed one thing, physical training wasn''t that efficient as he thought it was. In the beginning, thanks to Haste, Leon could increase his stamina and endurance after running for ny minutes. However, the more his endurance increased, the less the effects of running decreased. After raising his stamina and endurance by two hundred points, Leon had to run for six hours, even while Haste was active, to increase them again.

    "I guess I canpensate that carrying weights to increase the difficulty as I did before, but... it is clear that the system was implemented for the people to make use of the status points to grow strong. Why? I have no idea..."

    Leon understood why despite having fought for nine hundred years, Yuki and the others didn''t have more mana than him. It was because the effects of regr training would decrease the stronger the body gets. Leon couldn''t help but wonder why he didn''t realize that after seeing the warriors from Miebos and the harvesters. Hammath said they could increase his stamina quite fast, but it was probably because he trained more while fighting against monsters than properly running or swinging his weapon.

    "This is so stupid... imagine how much stamina would have if they could increase their stamina every day for nine centuries... a human being would have a monstrous three hundred million points of stamina. This is just insane... Regardless, I guess I will have to put some points into stamina and health from now on. I already am back to Earth, so I don''t have to worry about my mana pool anymore."

    Leon also doesn''t have to worry about his family and friends anymore; they are alive but forgot him, so he was feeling less and less human. Leon had been born on Earth, but there was nothing there for him anymore. Besides, he wouldn''t reach his current goal by staying nearby.

    Congrattions! The skill Haste has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Alchemy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Even though stamina and endurance aren''t increasing fast enough, other skills are... I have to train here for a while since I don''t want to rely on tools anymore, I don''t have much choice. Obtaining status is rtively easy by facing more powerful monsters, but if I go to another dungeon, I won''t make good use of time dtion."

    Besides, it would be a waste leave now after creating the environment to train for two months. Regardless, Leon had to look for fragments of spirits, but in order to do that and not lose his nts, he had to secure the area.

    Leon had no idea how or what speed the ogres could reproduce, nor did he have any interest in it. So, he did the only thing he could really do... he hunted them down without remorse.

    In the end, it took Leon two weeks to explore all that world... Once again, he found no signs of fragments of spirits. But since he was making good use of time dtion, that wasn''t much of a problem.

    "Alchemy is making the liquids I create more potent... but considering how much mana I have, it isn''t enough. If I didn''t find better nts until now, I doubt that I will find it in the future. The only option is to find a way to improve things with what I have..."

    Using less water to create the magic liquids wouldn''t solve the problem, the powder produced by smashing the leaves wouldn''t be dissolved, after all. Leon also doubted that just mixing all the three types of liquid would improve anything.

    "Since I don''t have to drink the liquid... I guess I can mix it with all kinds of things... like monster''s blood."

    Surprisingly, Leon didn''t hesitate to do that. Hismon sense was slowly falling apart now that he was just a relic of the past, forgotten by his family and friends. He didn''t have to worry about his conscience or bing a vicious monster. He would have to be a vicious monster to fuck up the bastards who messed with him, after all.

    It didn''t take long before Leon obtained some results. Ogre''s blood could increase the effects of mana liquid by ten percent, and the stamina liquid by twenty percent. However, it could increase the effectivity of health liquid by fifty percent... it was very weird that their blood could get mixed with those liquids so easily.

    "I guess the effects will vary ording to the monster. If they have more stamina, then their blood will be more effective in increasing the effects of the stamina liquid. The same logic will apply to monsters who have more mana... I should have collected the water of the ice skeletons."<sub> </sub>

    Leon could only sigh, but it couldn''t be helped.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 12266 +

    Stamina: 375 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 5452+

    Endurance: 339 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2500 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 278,521,453

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Dash Lv 80, Mana Dominion Lv 149, Appraisal Lv 167, Haste Lv 290, Pyromancy Lv 125, Geomancy Lv 110, sma Bullet Lv 150, Electromancy Lv 241, Electric Armor Lv 231, Cryomancy Lv 75, Ice Rocket Lv 30, Steel Rocket Lv 30, Spinning Ice Arrow Lv 30, Spinning Earth Lance Lv 30, Explosive Fire Lance Lv 30, Frost Rope Lv 30, Spinning Ice Lance Lv 30

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 140, Farming Lv 72, Alchemy Lv 143, Thunder Resistance Lv 240, Fire Blessing Lv 140, Earth Blessing Lv 135, Lion''s Pride Lv 270, Thunder Blessing Lv 241

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    Six months passed after Leon started his training on the ogre''s world, eighteen days passed on Earth. In that meantime, he exterminated every single ogre in that world. Leon didn''t know if those were the only ogres on the universe. Still, Leon could put in his curriculum the extermination of another race... that wasn''t something Leon felt proud of. Still, it was better to eliminate them, instead of letting those monsters roam around his home.

    "It is getting hard to increase my stamina... now I have to run for twelve hours straight to increase it by a single point. Shall I stop this training?"

    Leon increased his stamina a little more than four hundred times in those six months. It was impressive, but not for Leon. Maybe he had no other choice but to use status points to increase his health and stamina... even though he had the means to restore them and protect himself only using mana. While Leon was thinking about those things, the started to tremble.

    "What the... this is..."

    Leon instincts were telling him to get the hell out of there, and so he did. Without looking back or even stopping to grab a few leaves, he used Transfer and touched the crystal. When Leon appeared back on Earth, the dungeon was also trembling. The purple crystal was glowing, and Leon knew that was a bad sign, again and again, he used Transfer, and then thirty secondster, he was outside the dungeon. Fortunately, only the mountain where the dungeon was located was trembling. Just a few secondster, the event ended, and Leon saw the entrance of the dungeon disappearing.

    "Phew... that scared me."

    It was weird, it looked like the ogres'' world reached the next stage of assimtion, but if that was the case, why the dungeon became inactive? Earth was also on the fourth stage of assimtion... There was no reason why thes had to lose the connection between them.

    "Did this happen because I exterminated all the ogres? Come to think of it. I didn''t find any purple crystals there aside from the one that leads to Earth... If it was because there were no more creatures that could increase the mana of the? It doesn''t make sense. Since the can absorb the corpses of monsters... Ah, it was because there would be no more deaths there. The wouldn''t absorb more mana... because I was the single creature alive there."

    Leon learned his lesson. He couldn''t exterminate the species of a certain world just to cultivate some nts... Otherwise, something like that will happen again. Since it was impossible to cultivate nts, look for the fragments of spirits and keep the monsters of that world alive, all at the same time, Leon decided to end his stamina training. It would be much more efficient just put status points there.

    It was dark when Leon returned, even though there were no lights anywhere close. The ce was well-illuminated thanks to snake zombies in the sky that worked like a very weird and creepy bulb.

    "I have no time to think about this... I have to resume my magic training since I didn''t learn a single spell in months."

    Before doing that, Leon had to decide what dungeon he would go next. The best ce in terms of mana, it would be the gremlins'' dungeon, they had a lot of mana, and even their spears had a lot of mana. However, that world was on the fourth stage of assimtion... so Leon wouldn''t be able to use the time dtion.

    In the end, Leon decided to go to a bizarre dungeon in Brazil. It was a dungeon that spawned three types of monsters... they looked pretty much the same though since they had humanoid forms but emitted different types of energy.

    me Elemental

    Health: 10000/10000

    Mana: 15000/15000

    Stamina: 10000/10000

    Strength: 2000

    Dexterity: 2000

    Speed: 2000

    Active Skills: Fire Creation Lv 300, Fire Transformation Lv 300, Pyromancy Lv 300, Fire Meteor Lv 300, Fire Arrow Shower Lv 300, Fire Tornado Lv 300, Heat Wave Lv 300

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 300, Fire Absorption Lv 300, Thunder Resistance Lv 300, Earth Resistance Lv 300

    Frost Elemental<sub> </sub>

    Health: 10000/10000

    Mana: 15000/15000

    Stamina: 10000/10000

    Strength: 2000

    Dexterity: 2000

    Speed: 2000

    Active Skills: Water Creation Lv 300, Water Transformation Lv 300, Cryomancy Lv 300, Ice Meteor Lv 300, Ice Arrow Shower Lv 300, Ice Tornado Lv 300, Frost Wave Lv 300

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 300, Water Absorption Lv 300, Thunder Resistance Lv 300, Earth Resistance Lv 300

    Thunder Elemental

    Health: 10000/10000

    Mana: 15000/15000

    Stamina: 10000/10000

    Strength: 2000

    Dexterity: 2000

    Speed: 2000

    Active Skills: Wind Creation Lv 300, Wind Transformation Lv 300, Electromancy Lv 300, Lightning Lv 300, Thunder Storm Lv 300, Thunder Ray Lv 300, Spark Wave Lv 300

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 300, Wind Absorption Lv 300, Earth Resistance Lv 300, Gravity Resistance Lv 300

    "What the heck is this..." Leon frowned.

    Putting the fact that they had the same status and very simr skills aside, the fact that their skills were at that level was peculiar. It looked like Leon would suffer a little bit to drain their mana since he would have to touch their bodies, but it couldn''t be helped. Besides, it would increase his elemental resistances. So, Leon would have to endure.

    "I wonder what I will find on the other side of this dungeon... something is very off about those monsters. Putting the Thunder Elemental aside, the Fire Elemental and the Frost Elemental were supposed to be enemies... why are they ignoring each other?"

    There was only one way to discover that, so Leon decided to ready himself to invade the other world. To avoid unpleasant surprises, Leon decided to increase his stock of mithril.

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    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon didn''t want to rely on tools because he could lose them, he decided to create some equipment made of mithril instead of just hiding them inside his clothes. He did that because he didn''t have time to waste. Right at the moment, he was facing enemies that had a lot of mana, but eventually, Leon would meet monsters like ogres again.

    "Walking using equipment only made of mithril is a pain, but I guess it can''t be helped since those elementals disappear once they die."

    Leon was wearing bracers, boots, breastte, and a helmet made of mithril. The weight of thosebined was equal to fifty kilograms, so after one week draining their mana, Leon decided to enter the dungeon.

    The first enemy Leon faced inside the dungeon was a Fire Elemental, the creature pointed both hands toward Leon, but he moved faster and shot several Frost Waves. The small projectiles flew toward the beast and instantly froze the creature when it hit. However, soon it started to melt... the level of the skill was slow, after all. However, Leon had been waiting for that. The water decreased the monster''s fire and amplified Leon''s Thunder Ray. The creature trembled while it was being electrocuted, but soon evaporated without causing a single scratch in Leon.

    "Killing them is much easier... Well, it''s not like I have any choice but to do that in a confined space."

    Leon decided to drain their manater because it was too dangerous to get too close to them inside the dungeon. Leon used a simr strategy to defeat the Frost Elemental, after using the Heat Wave to surprise and annoy the enemy, he covered the creatures with a thickyer of earth. After that, Leon melts the creature bybining theyer of earth with his methrower. The monster could extinguish the fire, but not magma, at least not fast enough.

    "I wonder why they don''t have cores... they kind of remind me of golems."

    The elementals were pretty chill creatures. They didn''t destroy everything on sight... at least not intentionally. They only looked for the enemies and didn''t show any signs of emotions... if anything, they were like improved versions of Leon''s lesser spirits. However, it was clear that wasn''t the case, Leon could only summon several spirits, as long as they weren''t from the same element.

    "Since they die without leaving anything behind, they weren''t created by using something as a catalyst... Yep, I don''t understand the logic behind it, at all."

    Although they had different magic properties, the same strategy worked well on the Thunder Elementals. In fact, it was even easier to defeat them. Leon just had to create a very thickyer of earth around them. The monster would try to destroy it using its elemental properties, but it would only damage itself since the earth would eventually be magma. To speed up things a little bit, Leon used methrower.

    "Even though they also are monsters that came from a world that is on the third stage of assimtion, they can''t even bepared to angels..."

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill methrower has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although his skills were leveling up nicely, Leon was already thinking about the new ones he should practice. However, considering that he already had some skills under level thirty and now he was facing elemental creatures, he decided to level up his weakest elemental spells first. Although the cost was slow, the damage would increase due to the elementalpatibility... in fact, it was the perfect moment to do that.

    "Well... first, I must see how things are on the other side and then secure the surroundings."

    It didn''t take long for Leon to find the purple crystal, and to keep his momentum. He decided to touch the crystal. Leon hesitated a little bit, even if he had taken his time to do it, nothing would change, but Leon couldn''t help but feel like he made a mistake after seeing a horde of elementals around him.

    "Oh, crap..."

    Leon didn''t know if all of those would go to Earth or if that wasn''t the case, why were they there? However, it didn''t matter... it also wasn''t time to level up his low-level skills, Leon attacked those creatures using sma Arrows because he shouldn''t give them any chance to attack.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    p You obtained 01 status points.</anda>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Fast Conjuration, sma Arrow, and Mana-Eater kept him alive while at the same time, exploded the creatures that finally noticed his presence and turned around to attack Leon. Fortunately, the sma Arrows were so powerful that they hit three or four enemies before they finally lost power and stopped.

    In just a matter of a few minutes, Leon killed thousands of elementals. Although he was already used to the tension, he couldn''t help but fall on the ground when thest elemental finally exploded.

    "Phew... that scared the crap out of me... I really need some spells to summon creatures, something more convenient than lesser spirits."

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    After the battle, Leon noticed that he had consumed a good part of his two boots... as expected, he did the right thing in making them useful in that kind of situation.

    "Mmm... this ce is..."

    Leon couldn''t help but frown when he looked around, he had imagined that he would see a world very simr to one of the elemental golems, but that one also looked very ordinary. Leon could see in the distance a forest, a few mountains and... a massive castle.

    "The sentient race of this still exists? That is surprising... but if that is the case, why they aren''t trying to invade Earth?"

    Maybe Leon should change his mindset a little... it was a bit harsh to consider that every single creature of others were his enemies. Regardless, the building was so massive that Leon couldn''t even see any scratches from that distance. It was hard to imagine if that had been built after the dragons appeared or before and managed to survive their attacks.

    "I wonder what I should do... if there are people there, I can''t understand why they didn''t try tomunicate with the humans from Earth. If they aren''t interested in domination or aren''t concerned with them, it must be because they are powerful, but that doesn''t make any sense, since this world is supposed to be on the third stage of assimtion."

    The more Leon thought about it, the more confused he got. To avoid problems and unpleasant surprises, Leon decided toy low for a while and do his own things. He came to that world to train, after all. Not to make friends. It didn''t take long before a few elementals started to approach the purple crystal that would lead to Earth.

    "I guess it is time to level up my skills. I must start following the order on the list..."

    After covering the monsters'' bodies with earth magic, Leon shot several Fire Bullets toward them bybining Fast Conjuration and Multi-Conjuration. Leon used a lot of mana, but the creatures also started to tremble while they suffered damage... even though they were creatures that had no proper feelings like fear, they still could react that way upon receiving damage.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    It didn''t take long before Fire Bullet could reach level fifty, Leon used a lot of mana, after all. Despite that, some elementals were resisting and didn''t die... they were all Fire Elemental, as expected. Leon already imagined something like that would happen, so he fired Ice Bullets toward them at the same time he was slowly consuming the mithril around his body.

    Most of the Ice Bullets started to melt even before it hit the Fire Elementals'' body, but little by little, the water was decreasing the hear they could emit. At the same time, Leon''s spell was getting stronger and more resilient. Still... only those weren''t enough to kill such monsters, much less a group of them.<sub> </sub>

    "It is time to bring the big guns..."

    Leon fired several Spinning Ice Arrows, the power of those were still low, but they did the job and stopped the fire elementals before they could get too close. Regardless, Leon had to use the equivalent of the double of his mana pool to defeat a small group of fifteen elementals... that was troublesome. Still, since Leon''s goal was to level up skills and obtain status, he decided not to overthink it.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As if they had been programmed or something to do that, five minutester, another group of five fire elementals, five frost elementals, and five thunder elementals headed toward the purple crystal. More and more, it was bing clear that they weren''t monsters... they were magic creatures obeying the will of someone.

    "A harvester... one much more powerful than the ones who tried to screw with me."

    That was clear because the status of the elementals didn''t change no matter what... that being said, Leon was having difficulties imagining how someone could create so many creatures that had that much mana.

    "It is probably a mage, and since that is the case, I shouldn''t get too far away from the crystal since they can probably feel their minions getting killed."

    Since Leon didn''t know the logic behind summoning or perhaps monster creation, he wasn''t sure. But it made sense that the mana of someone was creating those creatures, Leon didn''t have the skill to create golems, even though he was pretty sure that it does exist and it wouldn''t require a catalyst to be used.

    Leon decided to concentrate in order to act in case something happens, the chances of a mage that was specialized in creating minions approaching him to fight were low, but one can''t be too cautious.

    Regardless, it looked like things wouldn''t go the way Leon wanted. When the fourth group of elementals appeared, they suddenly stopped and vanished. Much to his surprise, a semi-transparent screen of mana appeared in front of Leon. Nothing was being shown on the screen, but then Leon heard a strange voice amidst the sound of static.

    "Hello, traveler. I want to talk to you. Can youe to my castle?"

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    Leon frowned when he heard that voice. It sounded a bit too calm to belong to an enemy. Yet it seemed too casual considering that Leon just invaded their or perhaps base, and killed several of its minions. Besides, as soon as Leon heard that voice, the mana dispersed... as if the person who sent the message was sure that Leon would ept the invitation.

    "I guess I should look for another dungeon... I''m too old to trust the words of a stranger just like that."

    The moment Leon was about to touch the purple crystal, a voice echoed inside his head.

    "Hey, wait a minute, I just want to talk," A feminine voice echoed in Leon''s head. "I''m not an enemy, and I''m not mad that you destroyed a few of my elementals."

    Leon frowned; it was Telepathy. It has been a while since Leon met someone who could use it. Only Darya could use it, after all. Still, the tone of the voice, despite being calm, it only made Leon feel more worried. He didn''t kill a few elementals. He killed thousands of them. If Leon had that power and someone destroys his creatures just to create mithril, he would get really pissed.

    "Hey, are you listening?" The woman''s voice echoed in Leon''s head again. "Is Telepathy working? Am I using proper words? It has been a while since I talked with someone."

    "No, you are not using proper words," Leon said. "Since that is the case, I''m going to leave, have a good afternoon."

    "... If I am not using proper words, how did you understand my question?" The women asked.

    "... I am very good at... solving puzzles... that is why I managed to understand the message," Leon facepalmed because of his stupidity.

    "Whatever... you are one of them, right?" The women asked. "One of the guys who got involved with the harvesters and now wants to kill them, I''m the same. That is why I want to talk to you."

    Leon wondered how someone could understand that much just by looking at him. Now that Leon thought about it, Mind Armor was still active, but someone still could use Telepathy to talk with him... Probably because it wasn''t an offensive skill. Regardless... everything was too suspicious. Although he concluded that the person who was talking to him was a harvester, she was acting as if she wasn''t one.

    "Why do you want to hunt them?" Leon asked. "You are the same as them."

    "No, I''m not," The woman said. "I''m not killing sentient beings, only monsters... you should have noticed that. Did you find any other type of monster near the dungeon? My golems only attacked you because I wanted to confirm my hypothesis. I''m sorry for that, but I wouldn''t be able to judge if you were an enemy or not without doing that."<sub> </sub>

    Leon scratched the back of his head; things were getting weirder and weirder. Now that he heard about it, the elementals didn''t cause all that much destruction, and he didn''t see any monsters aside from the elementals around the dungeon either. Still, the chances of that being a trap were quite high... Besides, even though the holy sword was sealed, Leon knew that he was weak when he listens to the sweet voices of women. That was like a universal fact. It was even truer considering that he had to endure more than ten years of forced celibacy.

    "Well, now... what should I do?"

    "Juste to my castle," The woman said. "I already told you I just want to talk, you probably have the information I want, and of course, I will help you a little bit if you prove yourself useful."

    "Don''t read my mind..." Leon frowned. "What kind of information do you want?"

    "You picked the interest of some harvesters, right?" The woman asked. "I can tell because I already saw many like you."

    Now that was surprising... Leon didn''t expect to hear something like that anytime soon. However, it wasn''t that surprising that he would meet someone in a simr position, or at least someone who knew several individuals that experienced what Leon experienced. Everything was starting to make sense, that woman was much more powerful than someone who would actually live in a world that was on the third stage of assimtion. She was capable of creating those elementals, after all. She was only there to make use of time dtion.

    "If you are that afraid, you just have to create two checkpoints using mithril," The woman said. "Just put one of them near the crystal, and you will be able to move to their instantly as long as you keep the second with yourself."

    As expected, she was really a magician that had a lot more knowledge than Leon has. That kind of information was valuable, but Leon was angry because he was clearly being taunted but still was falling for that cheap trick.

    "Hah... I''m not going to keep insisting," The woman said after a long sigh. "In the end, someone so fearful wouldn''t help me in any way."

    After that, Leon didn''t hear anything. Leon felt alleviated, but he couldn''t help but wonder about what he should do. Until now, he only found enemies that had more magical knowledge than him. It had been the first time that he met someone who knew more than a few tricks and clearly didn''t show any hostility.

    "Mmm... It is risky, but like everything that is dangerous, it may grant me many things. She probably is going to ask me about the harvesters that I know... most likely, she also wants to hunt a harvester or two. I will take my chances."

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    Leon had to use Transfer many times before he could get close enough to the castle to the point where he could touch its walls. The building was massive. It was ten kilometers tall and forty kilometers long and wide. The material was just regr earth, and it looked like it had been made by the same woman who talked with Leon.

    "I wonder how many years it would take to build something like this with my current status," Leon rubbed his chin. "Rather, why build something so massive? Just to show off or level up her skills? I guess it is probably the second option... I did something simr, creating the spear that killed the gctic snake, and I received a lot of points."

    There were no windows on that building, but it had four massive entrances that were being used only by the elementals. As expected, they were leaving in groups of fifteen and walking toward very specific locations... they were going toward several purple crystals.

    Leon entered the building, and this time the elementals ignored him. Despite theck of windows, the interior of the castle was well illuminated by candles made of mithril... it was quite an inefficient way to use mithril, but thanks to the numbers, Leon found the way to the center of the building. It was weird, but the whole castle had only one room... the woman created four walls and a ceiling and then decided to call it that a castle just because it was big.

    Leon found the woman sitting cross-legged right in the middle of that massive room. She was a redhead... it was the only thing Leon could see since her hair was so long that covered her whole face and most of her body. Leon could see some parts of her clothes, but those became brown thanks to the dusty, and Leon couldn''t recognize if she was wearing a dress or something else thanks to it. It looked like she stayed in that position for a very long time...

    "Oh, you really came," The woman said. "Guess you aren''t a coward, after all, a coward wouldn''t choose the path you are following. My name is Ilyana Daeyarus. You can call me Ilyana."

    "My name is Leon... nice to meet you." Leon hesitated for a second but decided to greet the weird woman.

    "Well, Leon... how about we make things fair for both of us?" Ilyana asked. "You can ask a question, and then I will answer whatever you ask. After that, I will ask a question, and you will answer with the best of your ability. How about that?"

    "I guess it is fine..." Leon said.

    "Well, then, let''s start," Ilyana said. "You can sit down; I don''t think this conversation will end anytime soon."

    "All right..." Leon sat down but decided not to rx too much. "Do you know how to use Teleport?"

    "Yes, but to think that you would start asking such a thing..." Ilyana frowned... at least it looked like she frowned, it was impossible to know since her hair was covering her face. "For someone who only experienced the system for more than a decade, you certainly are quite hasty."<sub> </sub>

    Things were getting weird again, Leon already knew that Ilyana could read minds, but he couldn''t imagine how she discovered that, given that Leon didn''t think about that.

    "Don''t make such a face," Ilyana said. "First, you have to learn that every spell, skill or passive skill can be countered. There is no power that is absolute for creatures like us. The appraisal is very useful and all, but it has its limits. The improved version of Appraisal is much more useful. I can even see your age, date of birth, and the youe from."

    "That is..." Leon frowned.

    Terrifying, to say the least... it was like the universe had the register of every single living being, and that skill granted Ilyana such knowledge. That being said, Leon didn''t know how such knowledge could be used during a fight.

    "Well, it is my turn now," Ilyana said. "You got transported to another world, right? How many times and by who?"

    "You asked three things..." Leon said. "Yes, I was summoned by a lizard man once and by a shadowy figure that I couldn''t see another time. The second teleported me to the insides of a massive monster."

    "I see... I know them," Ilyana nodded. "I never met them, though. Well, you can ask three questions."

    "How do I learn teleportation? Can you teach me how to summon creatures?" Leon asked. "Andstly... why did you call me?"

    "You are not ready to learn teleportation," Ilyana said. "You have to have at least ten thousand points in intelligence to control it effectively. Not only that, but you also have to understand the principles of dark magic. I can teach you how to summon basic creatures like golems, to summon something else, you will have to study for months, maybe years. And I called you because I want to ask you where you met them."

    As expected, to learn certain skills or spells, minimum attributes were necessary. Perhaps that woman could see that by using the skill she used to counter Leon''s Mind Armor. Regardless, Leon obtained some valuable information, but he could obtain, even more, he just has to be a bit patient.

    "There is a called Miebos. I found a dungeon that spawned liches, and that was connected to the world of the shadowy figure," Leon answered. "As for the lizard man, he did some things here and there on Earth, but a long time has passed since then. I only saw him once on Miebos, too."

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    "I see..." Ilyana nodded. "Their movements have been kind of hectic as ofte, but that information will help me to understand their actions a little more. Well, I have heard what I wanted. You can ask anything now."

    "Sure... So, you were a victim of harvesters too?" Leon asked. "There are many others like us?"

    "If you live long enough, you will find a few hundreds of people that have been messed with by several troublesome individuals," Ilyana exined. "Most of them are much older than me, so I can''t understand what their goal is, but a few only want to get rid of individuals like you because they can elerate the growth of entire races."

    "I imagined something like that," Leon said.

    "After reaching a certain level of power, they can only manifest their bodies in worlds that are on the fourth stage of assimtion," Ilyana added. "However, they can only kill individuals because they are beings that considerate to belong to the worlds on the sixth stage of assimtion. I can''t say for sure, but I think they are in a race to reach the seventh stage of assimtion... I never heard of a sentient being that bes powerful enough to reach that stage, but many think that is thest stage... the ones who reach that level will be gods."

    "Seriously... "Leon massaged his eyebrows. "They caused so much trouble to many just for power... I already knew that, but... after hearing that from someone else only makes me feel a terrible headache."

    "If you want to know, I can tell you how your world will change," Ilyana said. "At this pace, in four hundred years, Earth will reach the fifth stage of assimtion, and the true harvesters will be able to manifest themselves there. It will be a ughter. As you can imagine, the people there aren''t strong enough or have the numbers to protect themselves. Some of them fled to others. Only that won''t solve the problem. With the level of mana on your at the fifth stage, the will be able to heal itself from the damage caused by them. However, even though it will be hard, it won''t be impossible to destroy the whole if two or three harvesters that are on the sixth stage get serious."

    "Is that so..." Leon said.

    "After one thousand years on the fifth stage, Earth will reach the sixth stage of the assimtion," Ilyana added. "From that point onward, your won''t be destroyed no matter what. However, the harvesters will be able to use their power freely and appear and leave whenever they feel like it. Their presences alone will change the weather of your world and destroy everything that makes it habitable."

    "That sounds scary," Leon said while he was scratching his chin.

    "In the end, those harvesters that messed with your sole goal was to prevent you from returning to Earth and making preparations for their arrival," Ilyana said. "Everything they said to you was a lie to keep your mind busy and take you out from the fastest path toward home... they did that to hundreds, perhaps thousands of times and they killed many individuals like you and me whose sole purpose was to obtain revenge... knowing that, do you still want to face them?"

    "I don''t want to face hundreds of them," Leon answered. "I will be satisfied in beating the two that messed with me to a pulp... I guess I can''t just leave Earth behind since the fastest way to find them is to try to protect Earth."<sub> </sub>

    "So, are you going to protect your world?" Ilyana asked, "Even though no one there still remember who you are?"

    "I don''t have much of choice," Leon said. "Even though that is the case and I don''t know for how long I will live, I want to keep that ce habitable. Besides, it doesn''t matter if my family and friends forgot about me. I didn''t forget about them, and my memories won''t let me just watch they die."

    "I see... considering your level of Mental Fortitude. I''m quite impressed." Ilyana said.

    "Is that so?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, ny percent of people like us be mad dogs after understanding everything," Ilyana exined. "Being forgotten by every single person is enough to crush the spirit and heart of any ordinary individual. The people who suffer through that sometimes even chose to end their own lives."

    "Well, being forgotten is really a scary thing, after all," Leon said.

    "Do you want to work with me?" Ilyana asked. "I failed to save my, now that ce can''t even grow a single de of grass... but perhaps with my help, you can save yours."

    "... Why would you help me?" Leon frowned. "What would you gain by doing that?"

    "Not much, but if you manage to kill one or even two harvesters, my workload will decrease a lot," Ilyana exined. "If you are that dubious of my intentions, then you don''t have to do anything that I would rmend. Just ask what you want to know and train the way you want to train."

    That was quite a good proposal. It would actually decrease the chances of Leon falling into a trap. If what Ilyana said was true, she already had the means to kill Leon. That world was on the third stage of assimtion, and she would only be able to stay there if her power was considered to be on the fifth stage. The system wouldn''t stop her from killing Leon. Despite all that, there was a chance that she could lure him into a trap, in some way or another. Unfortunately, Leon would have to ept some risks in order to obtain power. To find the other spirits, it was better to ask her.

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    "I will ept your offer, but for the time being, I would like to do things in my own way," Leon said.

    "That is fine; what do you want to learn?" Ilyana asked.

    "I would like to know where I can find the spirits," Leon answered.

    "You really are hasty..." Ilyana sighed. "I have been hunting harvesters for five thousand years, and after all this time, I didn''t find the real spirits, not even once. Although I heard of the locations of the great fragments, when I arrived there, I didn''t find anything. Other harvesters killed them in order not to let others obtain their powers. I only know where to find the intermediate fragments."

    "That is fine," Leon said.

    "To obtain their powers, you will have to prove yourself," Ilyana said. "But I guess you should be able to pass their trials and obtain it. Which spirit do you want to find first?"

    "From which one do you think I should start?" Leon asked.

    "Do you want to follow my rmendation? Even though you still don''t trust me?" Ilyana frowned.

    "... I guess I will start with the spirit of the wind." Leon looked away.

    "All right, touch the crystal that you will see and then head to the northern part of the continent when you appear on the other side," Ilyana said.

    Leon frowned when he heard that, it didn''t make much sense. But then, Ilyana teleported Leon inside of a dungeon, and he was in front of a purple crystal.

    "Shit... the difference in power is so big that Anti-Mana Field doesn''t even work. The shadowy figure was really just messing with me all along..."

    Leon bit his lips but didn''t waste much time doing that. He still had time to grow stronger, and he couldn''t waste even a single second getting pissed or feeling like a fool. Leon touched the crystal and then found himself in the middle of a windy desert. Leon barely could keep his eyes open because the wind and dust were messing with his vision. In the distance, Leon could see several Sand Tornadoes and a sand storm approaching.

    "I have to move soon, or I will lose any sense of direction... she said to go North, I must find the wind spirit after passing through that sand storm."

    Leon decided to use Transfer and keep moving at a high altitude, but even at ten kilometers of altitude, the wind was strong, and there was dust too... the weather of that was crazy.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Despite the strength of the wind, Leon could see the figures of Ilyana''s elementals moving without a problem... he couldn''t see any other monster, though. Regardless, Leon didn''te to look for monsters. He wanted to find the spirit of the wind, so he started to move towards the North.

    If it weren''t for Transfer, Leon would have had a hard time moving in a straight line. He couldn''t see the end of the storm, and the winds were always pushing him back. Leon''s face and clothes were already getting filled with dust, and he was also getting very annoyed since he was forced to eat some grains of sand like never before.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "At least I am obtaining status points..."

    It was hard to be sure if the spirit of wind had any rtion with that massive sand storm, but it looked like that it works well as a natural barrier to keep his location hidden. Since Leon couldn''t see all that much thanks to the storm, he had to keep using Transfer for quite a while, only after three hours, Leon finally found the edge of that continent, but there was no sign of the temple.

    "I guess I will have to fly low to feel the spirit''s mana... I just hope that I won''t get lost."

    Hoping that while flying in the middle of a sand storm was a bit insane, but fortunately, Ilyana''s directions had been quite urate. Even before Leon couldnd, he felt the presence of the wind spirit. After flying for a few meters, Leon saw a sole sand tornado that it wasn''t moving an inch.

    "Inside of that, huh... I guess that is a kind of barrier."

    Leon activated Electric Armor and forced his entrance on that massive vortex of wind and sand. At the center of the tornado, Leon really found a small building... it was the temple of the wind spirit, and it looked like he would find it deep underground.

    After deactivating Electric Armor, Leon entered the building and followed the stairs that led him to the underground. Much to Leon''s surprise, the ce was quite clean, despite the massive sand storm outside. Probably because of that particrlyrge tornado around the building. Regardless, Leon had to move downward for quite a while, and he was already getting dizzy since the walls were repetitive and quite simple.

    Twenty minutester, Leon finally reached the bottom of the temple, and there Leon found an altar where he found a humanoid creature made of wind in the same position as the Reclining Buddha. It looked like the spirit of the wind was bored. Leon arrived on time to see the figure sighing. Regardless, just like Volt''s fragment, he found in the harvesters world, Leon couldn''t tell if it was male or female.

    "... Oh, a living creature!" The spirit of wind said, very excited. "Nice to meet you. My name is Sylph. What is your name, traveler?"

    "Leon... nice to meet you," Leon frowned.

    "Well, let''s skip the pleasantries, all right?" Sylph said. "You came here to obtain my power, right?"

    "Yes," Leon nodded.

    "Well, if you want my power, you will have to catch me," Sylph said, and then it flew upward at an unbelievable speed when the wind around its body began to move more intensely.

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    It took a few seconds for Leon to understand what just happened... it looked like the test would be a game of tag. That was very weird, so Leon couldn''t help but sigh.

    "I guess even spirits can develop weird personalities..."

    Leon didn''t have time to waste, Sylph could move quite fast, and since he didn''t mention if there limits to where they could go, most likely, they could go to any part of the. Leon looked upward and then used Transfer to appear at the entrance of the building, and there he found Sylph.

    "Oh, you are quite fast!" Sylph smiled. "This will be fun!"

    Sylph disappeared again, and Leon only saw a light beam pointing toward the south... that was the trail Sylph left by moving at high speeds. That would be difficult, but Leon didn''t have time to waste and decided to consume all his mithril in order to end it as fast as possible. Leon activated Haste and used Electric Armor and then followed Sylph''s trail.

    A few secondster, Leon found Sylph, and the spirit smirked. He was just like a kid who really wanted to y tag. Sylph didn''t want to gain a lot of distance over Leon. He just wanted to keep at a distance where he could see him, but couldn''t catch.

    "Bad choice, Pal."

    Leon used Transfer and appeared right in front of Sylph and block his path. He opened his eyes in surprise when Sylph saw Leon''s hand moving toward him. However, much to Leon''s surprise, Sylph didn''t even slow down. It moved backward as if its body didn''t have to worry about momentum or even of thew of physics.

    "What the..." Leon frowned.

    "Hehe, you almost caught me," Sylph smiled. "But it won''t be fun if this ends so quickly."

    "It will be very fun, for me at least," Leon said. "If you decide to work for me, we can y now and then."

    "Mmm... I will think about it if you manage to catch me today," Sylph said.

    Things were getting interesting; Leon could think of numerous ways to catch Sylph in just a few minutes. However, Sylph wouldn''t enjoy it if Leon uses cheap tricks. However, if Leon catches him fair and square as soon as possible, there was a chance that he coulde with him. Leon decided to work to reach that scenario.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "This will be hard since the wind is slowing me down, and it clearly isn''t affecting Sylph."

    Sylph moved again, and Leon followed him. He decided to change his strategy in order to catch the spirit. Leon used Cheer and then Gravity to decrease his weight. Although the bonus of speed was meager, any bonus was wee in order to catch Sylph using raw speed alone. Leon''s speed increased a lot thanks to Gravity, and little by little, he was getting closer to Sylph. Despite his incredible speed, Sylph could turn his body around and still keep his speed.

    "Hehehe, that is good, that is very good," Sylph smiled. "But it isn''t enough."

    Sylph increased his speed again, and by the look of his face, that was his stop speed... the wind spirit could fly at three kilometers per second even inside that massive sand storm. Even though Leon was using Gravity, he couldn''t move faster than 2.5 kilometers per second. It was his maximum. It wasn''t possible to increase than in any way since he was already suffering a lot of damage, even though Regeneration was active.

    "Mmm? That might work..." Leon smiled.

    Leon had an idea in order to increase his speed. He recalled the times when he watched some car race. The mana consumption would increase by a lot, but Leon''s speed also increased when he started to use Air Beam. His spell dispersed the wind and dust ahead of him, and thanks to that, he matched Sylph''s speed.<sub> </sub>

    Sylph''s eyes opened widely when he saw that Leon was getting closer again. Changing directions to gain an advantage would be easy, but Sylph''s pride didn''t allow him to do that. In the end, Leon caught Sylph because Air Beam didn''t affect him in any way.

    "Ah... you caught me," Sylph said dispiritedly. "Well, a promise is a promise."

    A light-green semi-translucent sphere flew toward Leon, and then he felt the energy inside him stabilizing.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Aeromancy.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Armor.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Sylph''s Fragment.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Blessing.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon smirked while he watched his Wind Resistance was leveling up and his status points increased. It only stopped when it reached level two hundred fifty.

    "Since you managed to catch me really fast, then I will go with you," Sylph smiled and then disappeared, but Leon felt some mana entering his head. "But we have to y like this every week. Next time I won''t lose."

    "Got it," Leon said.

    It was a weird feeling having a sentient being inside his head, but it was the price Leon had to pay for power. Obviously, an intermediate fragment would much more useful than a lesser spirit that couldn''t do anything aside from following orders, after all.

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    Although Sylph was under Leon''smand, the sand storm didn''t lose strength... it was probably a variation of the weather after the managed to absorb so much mana from monsters. Regardless, it wasn''t a problem for Leon. Now that his Wind Resistance reached the level two hundred and fifty, the effects of the sand storm were bearable.

    "Since I''m here, I guess I should make good use of Wind Armor."

    "That is a good idea," Sylph said.

    Leon froze for a second, wondering if Sylph would always read his mind and answer his thoughts... that was a vition of his privacy, after all. Regardless, it was another price he had to pay for power... he had to listen to a childish spirit now and then.

    Wind Armor effects were simr to Electric Armor, but instead of increasing the power of Thunder skills and spells, it increased the power of the ones of the wind element.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Aeromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Blessing has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    A few hourster, Leon was back to Ilyana''s castle, and he frowned when he looked at the ce she was supposed to be. Instead of a woman that very long air and a messy appearance, Leon saw a world-ss redhead beauty, her hair was long, but not as long as Ilyana''s. It only extended until the middle of her back. Her eyes were light-blue, and she had quite a well-toned body... despite not moving around all that much. However, Leon was more interested in her pointy ears... it looked like ears of an elf, but elves Leon knew were all blond or had gray hair. He, in fact, didn''t know any elf, Leon only saw them in movies and games.

    "Oh, you are back," Ilyana said. "You returned faster than I thought, and it looks like you even managed to convince Sylph to work for you."

    "What is the asion? Is someoneing to visit you?" Leon asked.

    "No, I just feel like cleaning myself," Ilyana answered. "You can joke about it if you want given my previous messy appearance, I don''t mind."

    Leon had no right to judge other people''s appearances, he spent four years on an ind wearing only rags, after all. Besides, he also lived a parasitic life inside the gctic snake. Still, Leon could easily imagine himself living a simr lifestyle like Ilyana''s. He would at least take a bath once three days, but that wasn''t enough to consider himself as a person who likes to take showers... Leon didn''t change all that much since his teenage years.

    "Well, what spirit do you want to look for now?" Ilyana asked.

    "I was thinking about the spirit of ice," Leon answered.

    "All right, then," Ilyana said. "Touch the crystal and then look for the tallest mountain at the East of the ce you will appear. The ce will be covered in snow, but you should find a cave. You will find the spirit''s temple inside of it. Don''t try to attack the mountain, or the spirit won''t give her powers. You will also have to patient."<sub> </sub>

    "Why would I attack a mountain?" Leon asked.

    Before Leon could finish his sentence, he was teleported again. Since he was already familiar with that process, he just touched the purple crystal in front of him, while wishing that he soon would learn Teleport. Such thoughts instantly disappeared when he found himself in the middle of a snowstorm like no other. Leon couldn''t even keep his eyes open without feeling the snow hitting against them.

    "I guess I was wrong that the spirits don''t care about the weather of the worlds they are or rest..." Leon said while he was starting to tremble. "Achoo!"

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon could only pray that the spirit of ice would increase his Ice Resistance up to the max level. Still, somehow, he had the feeling that even if that happens, his sensibility for cold won''t decrease...

    "There are elementals everywhere... I didn''t find any monster on that. Does that mean Ilyana hunted them all down? That probably isn''t the case. She would have noticed if there weren''t any more monsters for her to hunt."

    Before the snowstorm could turn Leon into ice-cream, he decided to move east and look for the mountain Ilyana mentioned. Leon started to move, and then he began to suffer damage from the Electric Armor instead of the piercing and hellish cold of that. Leon''s boots finally disappeared after he used Mana-Eater so many times, and now Leon started to consume the mithril of his breastte.

    After a few hours flying, Leon finally found and mountain and also understand why Ilyana said not to attack the mountain. It was because the temple of the ice spirit was inside of a massive monster that had a huge chunk of Earth on its back.

    "Is that a turtle? It kind of reminds of me of some monsters that I found in some games..." Leon frowned.

    The creature had the size of Ilyana''s castle, and since he saw the very moment, the creature was taking a step; her warning was useless. But soon Leon understood he just got lucky... after taking a single step, the turtle stopped to rest.

    "I can''t me that creature... if I had its size, moving around would be a huge pain in the ass."

    Although the creature was massive, it didn''t look violent. Since Leon couldn''t attack it either, he didn''t even waste time using Appraisal. He just started to look for the cave he would have to use.

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    Looking for a hole in that massive chunk of earth hadn''t been easy, but Leon eventually found it after feeling the wind getting sucked by it. He had toplete threeps around that creature to feel it, though.

    After entering the cave, Leon noticed that only the breathing of the creature was enough to make the entire mountain tremble. It wasn''t that surprising, considering the size and possibly weight of the beast. Although Leon didn''t feel it, even a single step of it could cause earthquakes.

    As Leon had expected, the cave had turned into an ice cave, the humidity and cold made everything slippery or sharp. Leon wouldn''t be impaled by those ice stctites thanks to Mana Armor, but he didn''t want to risk slippering either. So, he just flew toward the end of it.

    Eventually, Leon found the end of the cave and the temple of the spirit of ice. As usual, he saw the spirit sitting on an altar. The spirit had a humanoid form, and Leon could see small shards of ice floating around the light-blue spirit. However, unlike Sylph, the spirit of ice was sitting cross-legged as if it was meditating. Ilyana said the spirit of ice was female, but Leon couldn''t see that just by looking.

    "Excuse me, my name is Leon," Leon said.

    After waiting for a while, Leon decided to greet the spirit since the spirit didn''t move an inch. After hearing Leon''s voice, the ice spirit opened her eyes and looked at Leon as if he had just woken her up.

    "What?" The spirit of ice asked.

    "... I havee to request your help," Leon said.

    "Go look for another ice spirit. I don''t have time to waste with you," The spirit of ice said.

    Leon scratched the back of his head. It looked like that spirit was difficult in another way. Silph almost looked like a reasonable adult in front of the spirit of ice... Still, Leon had no intention of leaving without receiving her powers. So, Leon decided to activate Zen and wait.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Zen has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! Your intelligence has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! Your intelligence has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! Your intelligence has increased by one point.

    ...

    Three days passed; Leon continued to wait patiently. Although he felt like he was wasting time, it was a price Leon had to pay. He already learned the lesson that some sacrifices had to be made. Although Leon could obtain more status points and increase his intelligence by training his spells, it wasn''t a good idea to leave that ce or cause a ruckus.

    One week passed, and Leon was starving. Surviving only drinking water was hard, but he was already used to that feeling when he spent several months inside the gctic snake. Regardless, Leon''s perseverance finally paid off. The spirit of ice finally got up and stomped on the ground right in front of Leon.

    "For how long do you intend to annoy me?!" The spirit of ice asked.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Achoo!" Leon sneezed.

    The temperature decreased a lot just because the spirit of ice moved a few meters toward Leon. For a few seconds, Leon felt his legs growing numb due to that cold alone. The spirit of ice took a few steps back when Sylph suddenly appeared.

    "Celsius, don''t get too close, or you will end up freezing him to death," Sylph said. "If you do that while I''m inside him, I will die too, you know."

    Leon didn''t like Sylph''s choice of words, but he decided to keep quiet because there was no one nearby who would misunderstand that. Besides, there was a chance that Sylph might help in obtain Celsius cooperation... however, there was also a chance that he could make things even moreplicated.

    "You... you are intermediate spirit just like me," Celsius said, surprised.

    "Oh, boy... you waste too much of your time meditating that you never noticed any spirit nearby?" Sylph asked. "How can you do such a boring thing for so long?"

    "Shut up," Celsius crossed her arms and looked away.

    "... Just give your powers or at least test him," Sylph sighed. "As you already noticed, he won''t leave this ce unless you cooperate with him. Also, it is about time for us to y. You shoulde with us. It is so much fun!"

    "I don''t have time to waste with you guys," Celsius said.

    "Considering the only thing that you did over thest days was to meditate, I can say for sure that you have a lot of free time," Sylph said.

    "... If you want to obtain my power and cooperation, then you will have to move this creature to a world that is warmer and has a lot of food," Celsius looked at Leon, annoyed.

    "What does this monster eat? Why do you want to move it to another world?" Leon asked.

    "This monster protected my temple for many years, even though it did unconsciously, I owe it a lot," Celsius exined. "This creature can eat anything, monsters, nts... it doesn''t matter, everything that has mana can be its food."

    Leon wondered why Celsius would ask for something like that, she didn''t know even the name of the monster, and by the look of things, they never talked to each other. But in the end, it doesn''t matter. Leon received the test, and he would do anything to seed.

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    Since Leon couldn''t use another spell while using Transfer, he wouldn''t be able to rely on mithril to solve that problem. To move that monster to another world, Leon also would need a lot of mana, he didn''t have enough on his own to do that, but he knew a way to make the spell seed. It was by creating a massive container of metal and fill it with mana liquid.

    "Spells only fail when there is something wrong with it and when the user doesn''t have enough mana, so that should work."

    Transporting that huge turtle to Ilyana''s world wouldn''t be possible since she was filling the world as a whole with her elementals. However, he could create the mana liquid there and then move it using the purple crystal. It could transport everything that was touching him, after all.

    "That sounds a lot of work, do you want a hand?" Ilyana asked after hearing Leon''s n.

    "No, thanks, I can do this myself," Leon answered. "I just need some space around that dungeon in order to cultivate the blue angel leaves."

    "Okay, I will leave my elementals out of that region until you seed in obtaining Celsius'' cooperation," Ilyana said. "Still, even though that is different from the one I met, they sure are simr. It is probably because the real spirit must be like that too."

    Leon heard something interesting but decided to ignore it since he had a lot of work ahead of him. While Leon was cultivating the blue angel leaves that Ilyana gave him, he also started to create another telescope made of mithril. The chances of both worlds being close were almost zero, so Leon would need another telescope in order to find another world that was close to Celsius'' worlds. It would be difficult, but considering how much his Magic Craftmanship and Magic cksmith leveled up after creating the spear that killed the gctic snake, it should be possible.

    Congrattions! The skill Farming has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Farming has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Farming has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon started with one thousand blue angel leaves, after one month, he finished his telescope and also found the that he would transport the giant turtle. However, when he saw, the number of leaves he had was more than fifteen million. To harvest all those leaves, he couldn''t even sleep or stop to eat... so, he decided to stop renting them. Farming leveled up a hundred times, so Leon didn''t feel like he worked more than he would receive.

    Congrattions! The skill Alchemy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Alchemy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Alchemy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Two monthster and after leveling up alchemy ny times, Leon opened his eyes widely when he saw Ilyana walking outside her castle. That had been the first time he had seen walking outside the castle, as expected, she was pale like a ghost.

    "Who is going to visit you?" Leon asked.

    "Why are you always asking that?" Ilyana frowned. "Now and then I walk around this world for a chance of pace, I want to reach my goals, but I''m not a machine... Anyway, I havee to say that you already have enough mana to go to the other world and return."

    Surprisingly, Ilyana really left after saying that... she only came to talk to Leon to say that. It was kind of weird, but perhaps many things would be weird once Leon gets as old as her.<sub> </sub>

    While carrying the massive container of mana liquid that was fifty meters tall and twenty wide, Leon returned to that world. Although Leon worried that the cold weather would freeze the mana liquid, that didn''t happen, the steel hose that was connected to Leon''s body was slowly burning his skin since it was getting pretty cold.

    Since Leon was already sick of that cold, Leon touched the giant turtle and used Transfer once he could clearly see the in question. Much to Leon''s surprise, that had carnivorous nts. A species of monster that he never faced before... but that only meant the big turtle would be able to eat both nts and animals.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    <o>,m Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.</o>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Man-Eater

    Health: 7000/7000

    Mana: 7000/7000

    Stamina: 7000/7000

    Strength: 1125

    Dexterity: 1356

    Speed: 563

    Active Skills: Earth Creation Lv 230, Sleep Power Lv 220, Sharp Leaf Lv 200, Stone Bullet Lv 250, Water Creation Lv 230, Water Bullet Lv 250, Refreshing Rain Lv 300

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 200, Earth Absorption Lv 200, Ice Resistance Lv 300, Water Absorption Lv 200

    Putting its weird name aside, it didn''t look it was a monster of a that was on the third stage of assimtion. However, considering that Leon could kill monsters that were on the fifth stage, given time, he doubted that he could stay there for long.

    After a while, Celsius left the cave and looked annoyed at Leon. He just shrugged because he didn''t want to have a round mark on his body. Regardless, the climate of that world made Leon recall of Brazil, it was pretty nice, but Celsius seemed ufortable.

    "Shall we return?" Leon asked.

    "No... just wait a few minutes," Celsius said and then observed the massive turtle eating the carnivorous nts and trees at the same time.

    Leon didn''t want to ask about it, but it was clear that Celsius'' temple and the massive turtle were connected in some way. It was impossible that the people of that world created her temple in just a random ce, and then eventually, a turtle just grew under such a ce.

    Regardless, Celsius smiled after seeing the giant turtle full of energy now that had a lot of food... but Leon was quite scared of imagining what would happen if that turtle keeps eating monsters and trees at that impressive rate.

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    "You havepleted the task I gave you; my power is yours," Celsius said.

    Celsius turned into a light blue sphere and entered Leon''s body. As expected, as soon as his body had epted the energy, Leon received several notifications.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Armor.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Celsius'' Fragment.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Blessing.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cryomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cryomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon smirked again while his skills were leveling up, Cryomancy leveled up until level two hundred, while Ice Resistance leveled up until level two hundred and fifty.

    "You sure a difficult one, Celsius," Sylph said. "Hepleted my test in just one hour, why would you give someone such a test. It looks like you ask him to do something you wanted but couldn''t do."

    "Shut up," Celsius said.

    Leon''s frown took the ce of his smirk. Now he heard two weird voices in his heard. The feeling that he was getting insane had been multiplied by two... Regardless, Leon decided to check Ice Armor before anything and soon rubbed his chin when he understood its effects.

    "So, it increases my endurance and mentality as well as increase the power of my ice spells and my defense against them..."

    "That is right," Celsius said. "You look like someone who might die if a monster bumps into you, so that spell wille in handy."<sub> </sub>

    "I''m worried about the cold I will feel while wearing an armor made of ice...??

    Leon was already ying tag with Sylph now and then, so he didn''t feel much the need to level him up. Leon''s mana was being used to keep his form now that he left his temple, after all. However, Celsius didn''t look the type who would appear just to do something like that. So, Leon decided to summon her when he decides to learn some new ice-type spells.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon returned to Celsius''s previous world and then immediately headed toward Ilyana''s castle. He justpleted a job, but he couldn''t ck off now since he had to work for three months to obtain the cooperation of a single intermediate fragment. Leon was hoping that the others would cooperate more easily. But he wasn''t naive enough to trust that such convenient developments would happen.

    Ilyana was creating her elementals like always, but she looked a bit troubled, and that was a first. Leon didn''t know if he should pry into her matters because he didn''t trust her yet. But it looked like he wouldn''t have to ask.

    "You have returned at a good time," Ilyana said. "Since you decided to work with me to some extent, I also decided to put Earth under my surveincework. It looked like some weird individuals returned to Earth by using dungeons."

    "Howe you know that they are weird?" Leon asked.

    "They came using the same dungeon, and as soon as they left the dungeon, they spread toward all directions in the middle of the night," Ilyana exined. "That is themon behavior of those who have something to hide. Besides, even though I couldn''t see them, I could notice that they had something different in their mana."

    "It is kind of amazing that you can watch all the dungeons of Earth at the same time, but it is even more impressive that you can notice that even without seeing them," Leon frowned. "Do you think that they are enemies?"

    "They are puppets," Ilyana answered. "As I told you before, the behavior of the harvesters doesn''t change all that much, they get rid of people like us, but they also cause a ruckus by using some infiltrated agents... you researched about the things that happened to your while you were away, right? Does that ring any bells?"

    "Yes... There is a group of people who caused a ruckus and many deaths," Leon felt his body getting hot just by remembering about those guys. "Japan had destroyed the ces they controlled, but they never confirmed the death of its leaders. They used the mana within other people in order to create massive explosions... in the end, their actions made the alliance between humans fall apart."

    "Anothermon strategy, I''m pretty sure that wasn''t something the lizard or the shadowy figure you mentioned tend to do, but..." Ilyana rubbed her chin. "I''m quite certain that their goal was probably that, destroy the alliance between humans."

    "Divide and conquer..." Leon bit his lips. "In the end, after obtaining what they wanted, they fled to other worlds, to obtain more power, right?"

    "Yes, it looks like things stabilized on Earth again, so their goal is to cause ruckus again in order to slow down the poption growth in numbers and power," Ilyana exined. "If you want to protect your, you can''t leave them alone."

    "I know, I wasn''t nning to leave them alone," Leon smirked. "I''m just a bit surprised that they returned such a convenient time."

    "They probably are nning to do that once or twice every one hundred years," Ilyana said. "They stayed away until now to grow strong enough to increase their chances."

    "I see¡­" Leon said, his eyes showed a weak but vicious glint. "It doesn''t matter, though. I will crush them to bits."

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    "One hour passed since I noticed their arrival, so only six minutes passed on Earth," Ilyana said. "However, you won''t be able to pursue them. You will only find them near their targets. It looks like the people of your world managed to discover a way to find them, but considering that they returned now of all times..."

    "It means that they can keep their skills hidden to some extent," Leon said. "They probably learned a specialized version of Mind Armor that can hide only the skills they wanted to choose in order to fool their opponents."

    "That is right, even if you have a max level at Appraisal, you won''t be able to identify them," Ilyana exined. "The only way for you to find them is to use this."

    Suddenly a tome appeared on Ilyana''s hands. It looked like she had absolute control over space magic. She could take things out of the space she stored stuff at will, even while she was creating her elementals...

    "You store the tomes of the skills you already have?" Leon frowned.

    "No, I created this tome," Ilyana smiled.

    "You... what?" Leon asked, astonished.

    "Anyone can create tomes, you know, there is no reason to be so shocked," Ilyana said. "You just have to have the skill you want to transcript to the tome at the max level and then pass a copy of your memories of the said skill to the tome. Of course, you won''t receive the skill at the max level, and you will use it under themon restrictions those skills have."

    Leon was even more shocked that anyone could create tomes, that being said, the requirements to make them weren''t something that anyone was able to replicate. All of Leon''s skills were under the level four hundred, after all.

    "... What do you want in exchange for that?" Leon asked.

    "You are cautious as ever..." Ilyana sighed. "Just go to your and finish your business as fast as you can. I will feel like I wasted my time if, in four hundred years, you don''t obtain the strength to annoy even a single harvester. That is all."

    Ilyana tossed the tome to Leon, and then the tome suddenly disappeared when he touched it.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Eyes of the Truth.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    Considering that it was just a skill to obtain information, the cost to keep it active was quite high. Leon felt like testing on Ilyana, but he decided not to do it. Thest thing he needed was to anger someone who could do so many things using mana alone.

    "Well... thanks," Leon said. "I will return as soon as I can."

    Leon used Transfer and then left the castle in a hurry. Considering everything that Leon knew, the targets of the terrorists were obvious. They would attack Japan and Australia since it wasn''t possible to enter Amanda and Hector''s city without their consent.

    Although Leon wanted to get rid of those bastards himself, it was a better idea to inform Yuki and whoever was leading the people in Australia. Since both nations were allies, Yuki probably had the means to contact the leader of Australia directly. So, as soon as Leon returned to Earth, he flew to Japan. Two hourster and after consuming a few parts of his mithril breastte, Leon arrived at Yuki''s pce. However, it was 02:00 AM.

    "Well, now, what should I do? Invade the castle in the middle of the night was a crime. If Leon decides to enter Yuki''s room, he would be hunt down by every single Japanese soldier."

    Leon had to find a way to make Yuki appear there in order to avoid future problems, but he had to make sure that she woulde no matter what. Leon decided to use Sonic Scream. In the end, he went too far and broke several windows. But at least several guards, Yuki and even Ren came.

    "What a simp..."

    Although Leon thought that, he was a bit jealous of Ren''s position. At least Ren could feel in act considering his feelings and desires toward women, while Leon couldn''t do any of that. The holy sword was sealed, and he was almost thirty-five and didn''t show any interest in any single woman over a decade. Just thinking about that was so depressing to the point where Leon could feel like sniffling.

    "Who are you?" Yuki asked.

    "... It is me, Leon," Leon said after noticing that he looked much different now since he wasn''t covered in dirt, sweat, and blood. "I came to give you an alert, they are returning, and you must warn your allies on Australia."<sub> </sub>

    "Ah... you. Who ising back?" Yuki asked.

    "The terrorists that exploded several people," Leon said. "However, you must not attack them. I will deal with those bastards myself."

    "What did you say?" Yuki said, a bit surprised and, at the same time, mad.

    "How do you know that? And why shouldn''t we kill them on the spot?" Ren asked, surprised.

    "A... friend of mine told me," Leon hesitated a little bit. "You shouldn''t attack them because they might use innocent people again and because I want to interrogate them."

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 12296 +

    Stamina: 756 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 6496+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2500 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 278,521,453

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Electromancy Lv 241, Electric Armor Lv 231, Aeromancy Lv 20, Wind Armor Lv 20, Summon Sylph''s Fragment Lv 50, Ice Armor Lv 01, Summon Celsius'' Fragment Lv 01, Eyes of the Truth Lv 01,

    Passive Skills: Farming Lv 172, Cook Lv 115, Alchemy Lv 143, Wind Resistance Lv 250, Ice Resistance Lv 250, Sleep Resistance Lv 125, Thunder Blessing Lv 241, Zen Lv 35, Wind Blessing Lv 20, Ice Blessing Lv 01

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    Although Leon didn''t want to let the power got over his head, he slowly understood that might makes right. Despite having kicked her ass, Yuki didn''t want to follow Leon''s advice of capturing the terrorists alive in order to interrogate them. She became a muscle-head to the point where she said that just killing would solve all their problems.

    "... If you kill them, you will never discover if they have more allies hiding somewhere," Leon said after a long sigh. "You will only dy the inevitable trying to satisfy your own thirst for blood. If you want to make them suffer, just leave the things here to me and tell the Australian leader just to capture anyone who may enter the continent over the course of next week. I assure you that killing them is being merciful."

    "Your Majesty..." Ren hesitated.

    "Shut up, Ren..." Yuki said, annoyed. "I won''t let you do whatever you want in a situation that may endanger my people. We will keep an eye on them and on you while you prepare this ambush of yours. Unless you ept these terms, I won''t follow your n."

    "So, you want toe with me?" Leon frowned. "How can you be so imprudent... whatever, do what you want."

    Ren and Yuki would work with Leon, but he doubted that they could keep up with him. Besides, Leon would be the one to identify the troublesome individuals, so those two would always be one step behind them.

    Regardless, Leon had to wait for half an hour while Yuki and Ren were talking with the Australian leader and readying themselves. They said to him that they shouldn''t spread that information and just lure any new individual to a ce where they couldn''t escape using the excuse that visitors had to be questioned about certain things.

    Eventually, Ren and Yuki appeared. Ren, aside from his red katana he was wearing a set of red Japanese armor... it looked like he decided to focus on increasing his Fire Resistance because he was waiting for the return of dragons. Leon couldn''t understand following that logic, why the hell he became a specialist in fire magic as well... he probably just wanted to serve as a meat shield for Yuki.

    Aside from her gloves, Yuki was wearing a set of light armor and boots. All of them had a light-green glow... Leon didn''t know if she liked the color or if they were all enchanted with the thunder element, and she liked that. Most likely, she only used those because that increased her thunder attacks and, thus, her speed.

    "Now that I think about it, I have to ask Ilyana about the guy who summoned dragons... she probably knows the bastard. I guess the number of assholes I have to kill increased..."

    "What are you looking at?" Yuki furrowed her eyebrows.

    "Nothing," Leon looked away. "This may take a while, are you guys ready for that?"

    "Yes, we will wait for them at the East entrance of our country," Ren exined. "It is the only entrance of those whoe from the continent to enter. I don''t think the terrorists will enter our country like you, but I gave the order to our soldiers at the walls to keep their eyes wide open."<sub> </sub>

    Leon didn''t think of that, but since Ilyana didn''t warn Leon about that possibility, the chances of them invading Japan using Transfer were low. If the terrorists wanted to cause a lot of ruckuses, their best option was to enter the country legally and be epted as citizens in order to obtain many chances to create human-bombs.

    Alongside with Ren and Yuki, Leon moved toward the East entrance of Japan. At first, Yuki said that they would go by using the choppers William received, but Leon refused that idea. Moving using Transfer would be much faster, even while transporting two more people. Leon became quite surprised when he heard that Japan produced those. It looked like Japan was mining mithril in several parts of the world, and now they had the knowledge of how to create those. Although Leon was, it wasn''t that surprising since almost they had hundreds of years for them to explore and test that magic material.

    They arrived on the East entrance around 03:30 AM. Unfortunately, the walls were very close to the ocean, so there wasn''t any ce where Leon, Ren, and Yuki could hide. Their only option was to wait above the walls. Fortunately, things were well illuminated all over the walls. The soldiers who were protecting the ce were using floodlights... surprisingly, their battery was mithril. Leon''s mouth was wide open after hearing that.

    "You guys sure have a lot of mithril..." Leon frowned. "Do you guys know how to produce?"

    "Produce?" Ren frowned too. "Don''t you mean, mine mithril?"

    "Mages can create mithril," Leon created a small sphere of mithril and then gave it to Ren. "Well, I guess you guys don''t need it since you are using mithril like that."

    "We have great reserves... and we findnew mines quite frequently since the itself is creating them," Yuki said while she was observing the small piece of mithril. "However, we are always looking for more since we invest a lot to keep our people safe."

    Yuki became a hot-blooded woman, but at least she didn''t lose her focus. Her goal was still to keep Japan safe, even though she didn''t miss a single chance of kicking the ass of any bastard who wanted to target her country, Yuki knew the things she had to focus.

    "Do you guys receive a lot of immigrants at night?" Leon asked.

    "No, since they would have to cross the ocean at night," Yuki answered. "If they show themselves now, it will be clear that they are enemies, so I don''t think they will arrive at night."

    Leon nodded since it made sense. Regardless, he wouldn''t drop his guard. If he makes any mistakes, the chances of him catching every single terrorist will decrease a lot.

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    "Tsk... when are those bastards nning toe?" Yuki said while she was sitting on the top of the walls and tapping her index finger on the floor.

    It was already 10:00 AM. Seven hours had passed since Leon, Ren, and Yuki started their watch, and there was no sign of the terrorists yet.

    "Maybe some information leaked... I shouldn''t have made a scene when I arrived at Yuki''s pce."

    Leon started to think about the things that may have happened. Even though it would be dangerous in a different way, even though Leon would be treated as a pervert, he should have talked with Yuki alone in her room. Because Leon was in a hurry to gain their trust again, he revealed what was about to happen to a few guards.

    "You are truly stupid," Celsius said. "Why would you care about something so silly? You would only receive such titles if you invaded her room and ripped off her clothes."

    Leon felt as if he was mentally tortured, receive a lecture from a female spirit inside his head about such matters weren''t something Leon could use to. He thought Sylph would be a pain in the ass since he looked like a growing child... he only wakes up now and then and mostly when it was time to y tag with Leon.

    "Hahaha, Leon is the type who worries about small things like that a lot," Sylph said.

    Leon decided to ignore the spirits because he couldn''t lose his focus. Fortunately, in the distance, Leon saw a group of people flying above the ocean and heading toward the East gate.

    "It looks like people also managed how to learned how to fly... or perhaps they obtained the tome."

    Both options were possible since Leon saw that some of the people of that group were being carried on the back of others. Regardless, that group was a bit too big. Ilyana didn''t mention how many left that dungeon, but Leon was pretty sure it couldn''t be more than ten people. For the sake of efficiency, the best method was to invade both Japan and Australia at the same time but only cause ruckus after a few months.

    "There are a lot of people in that group..." Ren frowned. "Much more than we receive in a single week."

    "So, there are a few survivor camps scattered around the world who don''t want to leave Earth or follow your rules?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, in the beginning, the groups were quite big," Yuki answered. "But over time, they understood that it was impossible to live on their own. Some went to others and are slowly returning to Earth, while the others soon gave up. By the way, didn''t you say that you would look for your friends and bring them back?"

    "I changed my ns..." Leon said. "They don''t look like they want to return to Earth. However, if they change their minds, I will give them a hand. I hope when that timees... you won''t get in my way."

    "That will depend..." Yuki looked at Leon, showing some caution in her eyes. "If your actions will or not cause problems for my country."

    Leon had a few things to say about that but decided to keep quiet for the time being because he was finally able to look at that group, and then clearly see thanks to Sharp Eyes.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    As expected, that group was powerful. It was only obvious since his skill leveled up a lot by looking at them. Regardless, Leon also had to activate Eyes of the Truth. Considering the knowledge he obtained when he touched the tome, the skill had some limitations. The lower leveled the skill was, the less information he could see. But fortunately, he could always see the things he was looking for.

    ???? (????)

    Health: ????/????

    Mana: ????/????

    Stamina: ????/????<sub> </sub>

    Strength: ????

    Dexterity: ????

    Speed: ????

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????, ????

    Congrattions! The skill Eyes of the Truth has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon frowned when he used that skill for the first time, mostly because he didn''t expect to see so many question marks. However, he found something weird, even amidst that... it was the question marks after the name of the individual he tried to analyze.

    "What is that? I only saw that kind of thing in monsters that had certain elemental affinities and the people who killed spirits..."

    Suddenly, Leon recalled something, and then he used the skill again on the same man who was leading the group.

    ???? (Chakra Affliction)

    Health: ????/????

    Mana: ????/????

    Stamina: ????/????

    "I see now... That is the name of the disease. I even forgot that I had to identify anyone who was infected since I was too focused on killing those bastards..."

    Leon used the skill several times and confirmed that twenty-five of those people had been infected by the disease... even five children. Leon felt his body getting hotter and Rage activating, but he soon breathed in deeply to calm down. Leon had to act quickly because the group finallynded in front of the East gate.

    After using Eyes of the Truth on the remaining five men, Leon finally saw their status and found the skill he wanted to find.

    ????

    Health: ????/????

    Mana: ????/????

    Stamina: ????/????

    Strength: ????

    Dexterity: ????

    Speed: ????

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????, Curse of Vengeance Lv 350

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????, ????

    The next moment, Leon used Transfer and appeared in front of the five men.

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    The moment Leon appeared, the first thing he thought was to rip the heads of those five bastards. However, Leon couldn''t kill them... at least not yet. Since he couldn''t give them any chance to run away either, he covered their entire bodies with the exception of their nose with earth then transformed it into steel. Even if they could use Transfer, they wouldn''t be able to move a single centimeter since their eyes had been closed.

    "Shit... now I can''t punch them." Leon clicked his tongue.

    The other twenty-five people started to scream and ran when they saw five of their allies had be deformed steel statues. However, they were stopped when the guards of the wall suddenly flew and surrounded them. At the same time, Yuki and Ren finallynded on the ground.

    "At least warn us when you decide to act..." Yuki furrowed her eyebrows. "Are those five the terrorists?"

    "Yes," Leon said while he was distorting the steel shape to make those bastards feel in their limbs as much as pain as possible.

    "What about the others?" Ren asked.

    "They had been infected, their memories had been erased or perhaps even reced as well since they are acting as if those pieces of trash are really their allies," Leon answered.

    "We can''t revert their memories back," Yuki said. "But, I can cancel the infection."

    "Good, lock those maggots in a safe ce while I visit Australia to capture the others," Leon said and then turned around the steel balls and made them hit their heads on the floor a few times. "Don''t let them wake up. They might have Telepathy and try to inform their other allies."

    <o>,m "Your Majesty..." Ren said.</o>

    "Yes... do what he said," Yuki said. "I will leave things with you, Ren. I''m going with him to Australia. We will be able to solve things faster if I head there myself."

    "Understood." Ren nodded.

    The moment Ren left the ce while he and some soldiers were transporting the terrorists, Yuki started to use Full-Recover to cancel Chakra Affliction. Leon analyzed the status, and he confirmed that that skill really worked.

    Congrattions! The skill Eyes of the Truth has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Eyes of the Truth has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Eyes of the Truth has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    While Yuki was exining to the immigrants what just happened, her phone begun to ring and when he checked it. She smiled widely, and she looked at Leon and nodded... the other terrorists appeared in Australia.

    At the cost of half of his breastte, Leon and Yuki arrived in Australia half an hourter. Although the whole continent had the same walls that were protecting Japan, not the entire area inside of the walls had cities or even fields to grow crops. Although Mana changed the climate and even the vegetation for the better, there was a limit of how much food they could eat. The production was fast, so they didn''t have to make use of their whole terrain.

    Regardless, Leon and Yuki had to fly for more than five minutes in order to reach the convoy that was transporting another group of exactly thirty survivors. They could have arrived faster, but it looked like Yuki didn''t like to fly all that much. Thus, her flying speed was low.

    "They are smart enough to split after returning to Earth, but not smart enough to choose a different strategy for both groups..."

    Leon made sure to fly high enough for his body to be mistaken as of some bird. Despite the distance, he still managed to see and analyze all those thirty immigrants... once again, twenty-five of them had been infected while five men were the real terrorists. Without wasting any more time, Leon used Transfer, and when he appeared in front of the group, he covered them using earth magic once again. However, this time he made sure to leave their mouths free for a few seconds. After punching their mouths and breaking their teeth. Leon felt refreshed and then covered the rest of their bodies in steel.

    "And you call me imprudent..." Yuki frowned when she appearedte again.

    The guards that were escorting the group stopped their convoy when they heard some of the immigrants screaming and causing a ruckus. Now that Leon thought about it, those people sure were a bunch of scaredy-cats considering that they lived and fought the monsters for over nine hundred years.

    "Perhaps those bastards can even change the personalities of some people by recing their memories... what a bunch of low-lives..."

    "Lady Yuki? I knew that you wereing, but..." One random guard said. "I didn''t hear that you would appear like this."

    "Sorry, but we are in a hurry," Yuki said. "If you know about the situation, you should exin it to the immigrants after we leave. We will only take the terrorists with us in order to interrogate them."

    "Understood, I will pass the message to my superiors," The guard said. "Thanks foring in-person to solve this situation."

    While Yuki and the guard were talking, Leon turned the terrorist''s upside down and made their heads hit the ground several times. Although the mass of steel was pretty dense, Leon was pretty much fine since he was constantly absorbing his mithril breastte. Still, at that rate, once they return to Japan, Leon would only have a helmet and the bracers... and that would make him look pretty silly.

    "You sure are skilled at using earth magic," Yuki said while she was using Full-Recover on the immigrants. "What is your secret?"

    "The power of friendship..." Leon said.

    Although Leon had no problem in answering that to his old friends, he wouldn''t reveal the existence of spirits to a bunch of strangers. Trust the friends that forgot about him wasn''t a good idea, but revealing that kind of information slowly was an excellent way to test them if they had any intentions of betraying him or not.

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    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Leon was in a hurry, he decided to return to Japan using Celsius'' power. It was better to do that while he can before he forgets about it if something happens. Currently, Leon, Yuki, and the five terrorists were flying on an ice tform created by Celsius. Conveniently enough, only Leon could see Celsius. So, Yuki didn''t know about the existence of spirits yet.

    "To think I would be used like this..." Celsius clenched her teeth. "The next time you try to use my powers as a vehicle, I will freeze you to death."

    "If you don''t like that, you can think of ways to regain your power. You need my mana to grow stronger, right? Feel free to do so whenever you feel like it... I won''t force you, but at least train once a week is necessary."

    Since no one aside from Leon could see Celsius, no one could hear her either.

    "By the way, Celsius and Sylph, even though you two are working with me, you guys can still give your blessings to other people?"

    "Yes," Sylph answered.

    "Obviously," Celsius said.

    Leon started to wonder why Ilyana didn''t say that... she probably had an intermediate fragment of all spirits, after all. Most likely, she didn''t say anything because those spirits could only grant the same powers of lesser spirits like the Efreet and Gnome Leon met on the goblins'' world.

    "Do you guys have to test the people I decided to receive your powers?"

    "No, if you want to give them basic powers, you just need to sacrifice ten thousand points of your mana," Celsius answered. "Just don''t go throwing around my powers to every single idiot you find."

    Leon sighed, being warned like that by a spirit was kind of depressing. Even himself doesn''t intend to give that power to his friends, unless he proves themselves to be trustworthy again.

    It was 05:00 PM when Leon and Yuki returned to Tokyo as if Ren had locked the terrorist there, Yuki guided Leon to her pce. Although he wanted to fly in order to level up Celsius, Yuki said to use Transfer in order not to let anyone see the terrorists... it looked like Ren did something like that too. Much to Leon''s surprise, on Yuki''s dojo, there was a hidden door that would lead to an underground prison.

    "A prison under the pce?" Leon frowned. "You are a bit insane, don''t you think?"<sub> </sub>

    "My pce is the building most well-guarded of the country," Yuki exined. "Since that is the case, the most suited ce to create a prison is under the pce."

    "I wonder how that makes any sense for you..." Leon sighed.

    Yuki sure had confidence in her skills. If a prisoner escapes, she would be the first target, after all. Regardless, the interior of the ce looked quite old, so that idea has been working so far.

    After going down for a few minutes, Leon and Yuki finally reached the bottom of the prison, and the ce really looked like a dungeon. There were no cells, but there was a type of coffins made of mithril that were being used to keep the terrorists locked. Ren was there, keeping his eyes on them and electrocuting them with a spear the moment they were about to wake up.

    "What the hell is this? A torturing chamber?" Leon frowned. "I wouldn''t be able to sleep knowing that such a ce lies below my room."

    "Your Majesty! You returned pretty fast!" Ren ignored Leon''s words.

    "It looked like you already started," Yuki said. "Did they say something?"

    "No, I didn''t let them stay awake," Ren said.

    "Do you guys have any device or magic item that cancels the effect of mana or spells inside a specific area?" Leon asked.

    "No, wouldn''t that kind of thing be a problem for you?" Yuki frowned.

    "I wouldn''t sleep soundly at night if I let myself worry about such things," Leon answered. "Well, it doesn''t matter. There is another way to stop them from using any spells and contact their allies."

    Leon started to use Mana Absorption and drained the terrorist''s mana, thanks to that. He obtained a few minutes to question them. However, before deciding one to interrogate, Leon analyzed them. They were all men that seemed to be around thirty and forty years old. Three of them had ck hair, four were blond, and three had red hair... they seemed to be people from all over the world. The only they had inmon was their lust of power and the fact that they doomed hundreds of thousands of survivors.

    Since they all had the bodies of warriors, Leon decided to choose the one who looked to be the youngest. He was blond and had a scar on his chin. After taking him out of the mithril coffin, Leon used methrower and started to burn his right leg.

    "AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" The blond terrorist wake up once his flesh started to melt.

    The smell of flesh burning made Leon almost puke, but he endured. Much to his surprise, Yuki and Ren looked pretty calm, as if that was something they had seen or done many times. Leon only stopped when the blonde terrorist lost half of his leg. At some point, the pain decreased, but he was still moaning and crying.

    "Who are you working for?" Leon asked. "Where you stayed in the past years?"

    "I-I don''t know... he didn''t say his name to us." The blond terrorist answered while snort was running to his mouth.

    Leon used methrower again and burned the rest of the blond terrorist right leg.

    "You forgot to answer my second question," Leon said.

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    Leon thought he would feel something annoying after torturing the terrorists, but he didn''t feel anything. He didn''t feel good, nor did he feel bad. In the end, he felt satisfied with that. It was a sign that his psych wasn''t that damaged.

    After making an example out of the first terrorist, Leon still burned one of the legs of the other ones. Causing damage without asking anything first was an excellent way to convince them to talk. Unfortunately, in the end, Leon only obtained a few pieces of information. First of all, they never met the harvester who was controlling them. The sneaky bastard only talked directly with their minds and gave them directions. Upon arriving in those ces, the terrorists obtained magic items and tomes. They used that to get stronger and be the leaders of small groups of survivors. Now and then, they would hear the voice of the harvester promising them more tomes and magic items... as long as they cause a ruckus on Earth.

    "Who are those harvesters?" Yuki frowned.

    "The guy who summoned me to another world and the bastard who teleported me to the stomach of that massive snake are harvesters," Leon exined. "Essentially, they are beings who wanted to mess with the progression of the worlds in order to, when the timees, have a good environment for them."

    "Are you saying that a being of another was controlling the terrorists and that being nned to weaken Earth''s defenses?" Ren asked, surprised.

    "Yes, you guys forgot about it, but one of them caused problems to us before," Leon said. "Regardless, their goal wasn''t just to cause a ruckus for no reason. They wanted to destroy the alliance between countries and then seeded. Now human forces are divided into three ces. It will be easier for them to kill humans if they are divided."

    "Hmph! Whoever nned this, that person is dead wrong if they think things will go the way they wanted." Yuki snorted.

    "Things are already the way they wanted..." Leon sighed. "I can''t me you since the true enemies are beings that lived much more than any of us... Anyway, you guys can do whatever you want with them. I will take one of them with me in order to confirm that everything we heard was true."

    "... Although we disagree in many things, I must thank you for your help," Yuki said after she crossed her arms and looked away. "Thanks to you, we solved this situation without suffering a single loss, and you even gave valuable information for us."

    "If you really feel thankful, don''t cause problems for me in the future," Leon said and then disappeared alongside one of the unconscious terrorists.

    Although Leon solved that problem in less than a day, he couldn''t ck off. In the end, one day there was the equivalent of ten days on Ilyana''s world. He did it for a good reason, but he lost ten days where he could have trained several skills or even obtained the cooperation of a spirit.

    After confirming that no one was around, Leon killed the terrorist and then activated Summon Zombie using his body. As expected, the skill worked, and the creature looked at Leon with his dead white eyes waiting for answers.

    "Hey... can you talk?" Leon hesitated.

    "Yes..." The zombie answered.

    "Do you remember the things you did while you were alive?" Leon asked. "Do you remember when I tortured you?"

    "Yes..." The zombie answered.

    "Did you hide something? Did you lie?" Leon asked.

    "No..." The zombie answered.

    "Is there something you know that it will be useful for me about the creature that talked to you?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "No..." The zombie answered.

    Leon looked away, very annoyed. Then he created massive rock and let it fall over his zombie, smashing it into bits. Leon only wasted time using that skill that he hated with a passion. Regardless, Leon returned to Ilyana''s castle and gave her a summary of what happened.

    "I see... I guess the number of harvesters that will target Earth in the future won''t be small," Ilyana rubbed her chin.

    "Right... do you know that the dragons appeared on several worlds because apparently, a harvester summoned them?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, the same thing happened to my world," Ilyana exined. "However, the dragons that you saw weren''t real dragons. Just like the elementals I create, they were just weakened copies of the real deal. The real dragons can cause trouble for the people who have survived until the beginning of the fifth stage of the assimtion... What about it?"

    "Because of him, my parents died, and he is the number one bastard on my kill list," Leon answered. "Can you tell me anything you know about him or her?"

    "Sorry, but that is not possible." Ilyana shook her head.

    "...Why?" Leon furrowed his eyebrows.

    "She is my number one target too," Ilyana looked at Leon and showed her vicious eyes for the first time. "I won''t hand her over to anyone... I will kill her myself."

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fear Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    It looked like that was a personal matter to Ilyana, and she didn''t intend to let Leon do what he wants about that harvester. In the end, arguing wouldn''t change anything... unless Leon obtains the power to refute Ilyana, he wouldn''t be able to kill such harvester anyway. So, he put that kind of worry on the back of his mind.

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    "Before you ask the location of the next spirit, I think you should spend the coins you have," Ilyana frowned. "I know that for some reason you think you will be able to buy a teleportation tome, but you won''t. That thing never appears in the dungeon shops...e to think of it, you didn''t obtain many tomes, did you? I have never seen someone so unlucky in those five thousand years..."

    "What do you rmend for me to buy?" Leon asked. "I want to increase my intelligence in order to learn Teleport as soon as possible. So, any rmendations that will help me with that are more than wee."

    "Just use it to buy some area of effect spells," Ilyana said. "Even if those have a cooldown time, as long as you have mana, you can keep them activated and level them up. Poison spells and acid spells can also help you obtain some status points. You are not skilled enough to learn them on your own for now anyway."

    "What else?" Leon asked.

    "Neutral offensive spells will also help you with that, you currently only have Mana Bullet as a neutral spell, right?" Ilyana asked. "Just learn those for the time being and level them up for a week or two. After that, you can request the cooperation of another spirit."

    Leon nodded and then headed toward one of the many dungeons. He didn''t know if it was a good idea to believe in Ilyana all that much, but it made sense to spend some coins to learn those spells. It would save him time trying to learn them on his own, after all.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Storm.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Duration: 30 seconds

    Cooldown time: 30 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frost Nova.

    Cost: 500 mana

    Cooldown time: 30 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stgmite.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Duration: 30 seconds

    Cooldown time: 30 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Bullet.

    Cost: 15 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Arrow.

    Cost: 30 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Arrow.

    Cost: 30 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Cannon.

    Cost: 200 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Arrow.

    Cost: 10 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess this should be enough to keep me upied for a week..."

    Leon didn''t spend even five million coins, and it was already satisfied with it. Little by little, it was bing clear that he wasn''t saving coins in order to buy the teleport tome, it was because he was stingy. Since Leon''s breastte had be half of what once had been, he decided to absorb it in order to train the skills. In the end, that had been enough for Leon to level up his new skills up to level thirty.

    "One week passed... I guess it is time to look for the next spirit. Ilyana said to train for a week or two, but just one should be fine. I want to obtain the spirits'' cooperation before anything."

    Although it was clear that they weren''t cooperating with each other all that much, Ilyana let out a long sigh since Leon returned after just one week.

    "I think I''m going to the spirit of fire now," Leon said.

    "Yes, yes," Ilyana massaged her eyebrows. "Head south, and you should find him after you use the purple crystal."

    The next moment, Leon appeared in front of a purple crystal and then without wasting any time, touched it. A few momentster, Leon appeared in the middle of a forest, strangely enough, he didn''t see or find any signs of Ilyana''s elementals.

    "Now that I think about it... maybe I should listen to her more. Thanks to her, I discovered about the terrorist and caught them before they could cause any problem."

    Leon wanted to protect his and friends, even though his sense of familiarity was getting dimmer by the day. However, he didn''t have the means to use time dtion and keep an eye on Earth. He had to rely on Ilyana for that. Leon was still wary of her, but he didn''t have much of choice in such matters.

    "I shouldn''t get on her bad side... if I cause problems and show too much caution, she may decide to ignore Earth altogether. I also need to ask her to keep an eye on thes where Amanda and Gis are..."

    Leon wondered if he wasn''t being a bit too shameless in thinking about that, be wary of someone, not willing to trust her, and then asking for favors... Maybe asking to learn the spell she uses to monitor several ces would solve that problem, but that would only show that he didn''t trust her no matter what.

    "She doesn''t look to be a bad person... I can feel the presence of monsters here, but there are no signs of her elementals, probably because their existence alone would destroy this forest."

    Instead of clearly being wary of her, Leon decided to stay neutral, not trusting in every single Ilyana says or doubting them. Someone as old as she would probably notice Leon''s change of behavior and understand why he was doing that. However, that was something that couldn''t be helped. Besides, Leon couldn''t solve every single problem just by thinking about them. Upon realizing that once more, Leon moved toward the south, hoping the Efreet''s intermediate fragment wouldn''t cause him a lot of trouble.

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    Just one hour had passed since Leon arrived on that new. At first, he didn''t see anything aside from grass and trees. But now, because of him, the ce was quickly bing a sea of fire. He was flying at his top speed in order to escape that hellish fire.

    "Why spirits have to be soplicated?"

    "You are just too simplistic, Leon," Sylph said.

    "I''m notplicated," Celsius protested.

    Now Leon couldn''t even talk alone inside his head without hearing some sharp remarks... Regardless, as expected, Leon found an intermediate Efreet''s fragment. But in order to receive his power and cooperation, Efreet demanded a duel.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon looked back and saw Efreet flying fifty meters away from him, even from that distance, he could feel the heat of his mes. Fortunately, despite being at a low level, Ice Armor was making things more refreshing for Leon. Still, Leon was running out of mana and didn''t know how to defeat the fire spirit since he didn''t have any ice offensive spell at a high level aside from Ice Beam. Leon could use that to cool Efreet down, but he would have to get a bit closer.

    "Why are you running away, human?" Efreet asked while he was smiling viciously. "Come and face me! This won''t be fun if you keep running forever."

    Although facing Efreet directly would be a problem, at least Leon knew that he would be more cooperative than Celsius regarding training and battles. Things would get even noisier inside his head, but then again... everything has a price.

    "In the end, he won''t agree to work with me unless I face him directly and without using any cheap tricks or spells like Mana-Eater..."

    Efreet fired a massive Fire Spear as if his presence alone wasn''t enough to put everything on fire. Although they had the same speed while Leon was using Haste alone, the spear quickly approached Leon. Without much choice, Leon used Transfer and appeared behind Efreet.

    "It is time to end this..." Leon said and then shot Thunder Ray and Ice Beam.

    Efreet got hit by both attacks and started to tremble. Leon barely could keep his eyes open due to the heat, but at least he could see that the ice he was creating was quickly melting around Efreet''s body, but at least the water was increasing the power of Thunder Ray before it could be steam.

    Efreet was resisting, as expected, it was a bit too much face an intermediate spirit without using external sources to recover his mana. However, much to Leon''s surprise, his ice was starting to surpass Efreet''s heat... after thirty seconds, his body was covered in a thickyer of ice.

    "If you continue with this, you will kill him..." Celsius said.

    "Seriously?" Leon asked in shock.

    Leon stopped and jumped back, imagining that probably wasn''t the case... he got stronger. Still, Leon couldn''t believe that he got strong to the point where he could defeat an intermediate spirit so fast and without relying on externals sources to recover his mana. Fortunately, the ice was melting little by little, and that was a sign that Efreet was alive.

    "Now that I think about... recently, I put all my points into intelligence in order to learn teleport as soon as I can. Maybe that exins my sudden power up."

    Since he didn''t fight all that much in a while, Leon didn''t notice that. However, since he put more than one thousand points in intelligence, his magic offensive powers got a little more than two times stronger. Suddenly, the chunk of ice where Efreet was locked exploded.<sub> </sub>

    "Hahaha! You almost killed me, human!" Efreetughed maniacally. "You defeated me. My power is yours. However, once I be strong again, we will fight again! Hahaha!"

    Efreet turned into a sphere of light and then entered Leon''s body. That was one hell of a weird spirit since heughed like a demon king, but despite that, he wasn''t evil per se... burning half of a forest was something pretty bad. However, Leon wouldn''tin since he just received his powers.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Armor.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Efreet''s Fragment.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pyromancy Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Blessing has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon sighed in relief and then smiled satisfied when he saw Fire Resistance leveling up to the level four hundred, Pyromancy leveled up until the level two hundred, and the same thing happened to Fire Blessing. Leon''s status points increased by two hundred... pretty nice progress for a single day of work.

    "Oh? Sylph and Celsius are already here?" Leon imagined Efreet frowning while he said that. "Did you guys got beaten by him two? I bet I was the one whichsted for longer."

    "Heya, Efreet," Sylph said.

    "Only someone stupid would waste time fighting and destroy half of a forest just to have fun," Celsius said.

    "Isted longer, right?" Efreet asked. "No need to feel embarrassed, you two can admit."

    "We didn''t fight," Sylph said.

    "... Just shut up already," Celsius said after a long sigh.

    Leon also sighed... because things got a lot noisier than he had expected. Although Leon wanted to extinguish the fire Efreet caused, the mes disappeared the very moment Efreet became Leon''s partner. A massive part of the forest had been burned... but in the end, Leon couldn''t do anything for that ce. He already had his own problems to worry about, after all.

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    Once Leon returned to Ilyana''s world, he wondered how he should proceed. Ask the location of another spirit or just train some of his skills in order to obtain status points.

    "I forgot about the nts I used to solve Celsius'' problem... I guess I will use them for training my skills up to level fifty. But first... I should inform Ilyana about my arrival, she already knows that I returned, but the visitor still had to greet the owner of the house... or in this case, the owner of the."

    Ilyana was just like always, sitting cross-legged in the middle of her massive castle, Her eyes were closed, it looked like she was using Zen... but somehow the elementals still were appearing around her every five seconds. Suddenly, she opened her eyes.

    "You have returned..." Ilyana said.

    "Sorry to disturb you, I just came to inform you that I returned," Leon said.

    "What spirit are you going to look for next?" Ilyana asked.

    "I think I will level up my skills up to the level fifty-first," Leon said. "I just noticed that my offensive attacks grew a lot, and I want to increase it even more in case something happens. I wille to ask for the location of the next spiritter."

    "All right," Ilyana nodded.

    Leon left the castle using Transfer and then headed toward his ntation of leaves. He forgot to ask how she could keep Zen active and then use other skills at the same time, but it was probably something Leon couldn''t emte for the time being. Besides, he could always askter.

    "I should also ask the real differences between Transfer and Teleport... well, everything in its due time."

    It would take a while, but considering the order in his active skills list, Leon would have to train Lightning first... he would have to start with the most troublesome one. But it was better than letting that fortter and in the end skipping the skill because of its cost and cooldown time.

    Congrattions! The skill Lightning has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Pir has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm... one week to level up five skill twenty times. Since their costs aren''t high but low either, it is difficult to level them up without targets."<sub> </sub>

    "Then why don''t you ask for that woman to use her elementals as targets?" Celsius asked.

    "I don''t want to bother her with it..." Leon answered. "She is doing her own things to get the revenge she wants, and I don''t want to get on her way."

    "You really worry about the stupidest things..." Celsius sighed. "She can create elementals every five seconds... It won''t change anything for her if you kill one or two thousands of them."

    Leon wished he could be so positive like that. Still, even though the spirits that were with Leon were probably older than him, they couldn''t fully understand his worries and problems. They were sentient beings, but they weren''t people like Leon and Ilyana that at some point were only ordinary people. Besides, their existences were different. For numerous reasons and because Leon solved his problems alone until now, he wanted to rely only on himself. Using Ilyana''s knowledge would be something that would go against that logic, but don''t use it would be stupid.

    Considering the things Ilyana could do, it wouldn''t be strange if she could read Leon''s memories like aic book... so, it was clear for her that Leon wouldn''t betray her and join the dark side... probably. So, she wasn''t losing all that much by giving Leon the knowledge he wanted, and she also was training a possible useful ally.

    Regardless, Leon leveled up thirteen other skills up to level fifty the next two weeks. Although his status was growing nicely, just practicing spells without real targets were boring and not very efficient.

    "Since my goal became something massive... I''m losing sight of things like small aplishments. Strength is also only a means to an end for me, so I can''t be excited even though it is clear that I''m growing stronger... Anyway, I will continue with thister."

    Leon was having motivational problems again unless he finds a real obstacle to surpass or get his ass-kicked, it was unlikely that he would ovee that anytime soon. His enemies can''t be found using reasonable means, and Leon would only fight them in hundreds of years. So, it couldn''t be helped that he was getting unmotivated.

    "Can you stop making such a pathetic face?" Celsius asked. "It is very annoying to see you showing that kind of expression."

    "We can solve that easily!" Sylph dered. "Let''s y tag!"

    "Bahahaha! Nothing like a good battle to raise the spirits! Let''s fight, Leon." Efreetughed maniacally like usual.

    Leon scratched the back of his head and then let out a long sigh. It looked like the ''voices'' in his head wouldn''t let him waste time with useless thoughts. Although they were noisy and troublesome, Leon was thankful for that.

    Instead of training or looking for another spirit, Leon decided to materialize Sylph, Celsius, and Efreet and let them make noise outside his head. He had to keep using Mana Liquid in order to keep them materialized, but in the end, it had been worth the hassle since their voices didn''t let Leon think about useless things.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

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    After a week doing nothing and just observing Sylph, Celsius, and Efreet doing whatever they wanted. Leon decided to resume his search for the other spirits. Those three were already noisy and somewhat troublesome. However, with their presence, Leon wouldn''t feel abandoned or forgotten anymore. Although they weren''t humans, they were part of his power and had their own interests and personalities... More important than that, they would always be there, until the moment he dies.

    "Maybe that is why Ilyana can manage to stay sitting like that for so long... she has them too,"

    "What does Ilyana have?" Sylph asked.

    "Nothing... I was just daydreaming," Leon answered.

    Leon went to Ilyana''s castle, and she was like always, sitting cross-legged and creating elementals... Leon wondered what was her goal by creating them for so long. Did she want to level up the skill until level max? Or was that just azy way to obtain coins?

    "Morning," Leon said, smiling.

    "You seem a good mood," Ilyana frowned. "You also practiced for longer than I imagined you would... Good for you. So, what spirit will you look for now?"

    "I guess the spirit of water..." Leon rubbed his chin.

    "I see." Ilyana nodded. "It will be difficult to find her... I can''t give you any directions."

    "May I ask why?" Leon asked.

    "The spirit of the water''s temple is in a simr situation of Celsius'' temple was," Ilyana answered. "It will be better if you see for yourself."

    Without giving any other proper exnation, Ilyana teleported Leon to another purple crystal, and when Leon touched it, he understood what she meant by that. Leon appeared underwater; he was in some ocean. Leon reacted on time and swam upward, after flying upward for a while, he confirmed that he was in another ''water'' world.

    "So... the spirit of the water temple is underwater, and some creature is moving the temple from one ce to another."

    Leon let out a long sigh. It would be really annoying finding the temple underwater that was even truer since there were nondmarks above water, and Leon could only see thendmarks underwater when he was close.

    "Do you guys feel the presence of the spirit of water?" Leon asked.

    "Yes," Sylph answered.

    "Obviously," Celsius answered.

    "I''m bad at that kind of thing," Efreet answered. "But I''m good at destroying things."

    "Okay... which direction should I go?" Leon asked.

    "I can''t tell," Sylph answered.

    "Just find it yourself," Celsius answered.

    "Finding the spirit is part of the trial," Efreet answered.

    Leon decided to reevaluate the importance he was giving the spirits... they were a little important to keep himself sane and not depressed, but they were still very annoying. Regardless, the ocean was deep. So, Leon couldn''t just fly above it and hope to feel the spirit of water presence. While Leon was wondering about that kind of thing, he felt something approaching at unbelievable speed. Without wasting any time, Leon used Transfer and appeared one kilometer above that ce, and when he looked downward, he saw a massive snake-like monster leaving the ocean... it was one hundred meters long and had several fins along its body... it made Leon recall of the earthworms since that creature had a massive month, scary teeth and no-eyes.

    Sea-Snake<sub> </sub>

    Health: 20000/20000

    Mana: 15000/15000

    Stamina: 10000/10000

    Strength: 1525

    Dexterity: 2412

    Speed: 2236

    Active Skills: Water Creation Lv 460, Water Transformation Lv 400, Hydromancy Lv 425, Cyclone Lv 330, Tsunami Lv 320, Bite Lv 340, Water Beam Lv 450

    Passive Skills: Water Absorption Lv 490, Wind Resistance Lv 300, Earth Resistance Lv 250, Fire Resistance Lv 275

    "... Why I always find those damn colossal monsters with such ease?"

    Leon escaped the monster''s first attack, but the very moment the creature noticed that Leon escaped, the thing shot a small, but powerful cannon of water... It was the Water Beam, the evolved form of Water Cannon. The skill was so fast and powerful that Leon didn''t have time to dodge and lost seventy percent of his mana when Mana Armor got hit. As if that wasn''t enough, the attack shot Leon upward, spinning.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Shit... do I have to find the water spirit inside an ocean where that kind of monster lives?"

    Leon only managed to stop his body from spinning and moving when he was five kilometers above sea level. Fortunately, it looked like the Water Beam couldn''t hit him from so far away. Because the sea-snake didn''t show itself...

    "I thought that I got stronger... but I guess I was getting ahead of myself."

    Leon got stronger, but it looked like that was a monster that was almost on the fifth stage... a creature that grew much stronger than the current world it was in. After thinking for a while, Leon concluded that it wasn''t possible that he would find a massive number of those monsters. Since it was very likely that it was a cannibal monster... Leon didn''t find any other possible way to exin that absurd power. However, even if that were the case, Leon would have to lose a lot of time dealing with them... in order to reach his goal as fast as possible, Leon would have to use Summon Zombie.

    "This world is probably on the third stage of assimtion... a single day here will equal ten days on Ilyana''s words. How troublesome..."

    Leon was in a bind, lose some time in order not to rely on a high that would solve his problems too fast, or rely on it and little by little dig his grave?

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    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lightning has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lightning has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon made his choice, and when he did it, he approached the ocean. A few momentster, the same sea-snake that attacked him came to chew his body, but Leon made it eat twenty-four lightning bolts. Leon had to use all his mana, but he killed the beast instantly... at the price of almost losing his hearing. Leon''s lightning bolts were so powerful that their movement made the entire air in several kilometers vibrate.

    "Phew... I guess I have to return to Earth and ask Yuki if they are selling headphones there. My ears won''tst long if I keep using this kind of attack often and keep them unprotected."

    Leon solved that problem thanks to Multi-Casting, but he had time to notice that thest lightning bolt was the one that killed the beast. Since the skill level up, he would be able to save a little more mana, but it didn''t change the fact that he would waste a lot of time making that ocean of that world explorable and secure.

    In order to save time, Leon started to absorb the mithril of his equipment and flew around that world. Five minutester, he found another sea-snake, and things repeated itself. However, this time, Leon escaped the Water-Beam. The creature fell on the ocean, but after a few seconds, it returned to annoy Leon, but his presence was ready to be delivered and then once again... Leon killed another beast using Lightning and Multi-Conjuration.

    Although it wasn''t good for his heart, Leon used that strategy to lure and kill the sea-snakes for an entire week. After doing that for so long, the tax of encounter decreased from twelve every hour to one per hour. It wasn''t one hundred percent safe, but Leon couldn''t keep going like that, he had to find the spirit of water because time was something he couldn''t afford to waste. Leon decided to take some risks.

    "I think I''m walking in circles being stubborn not to use Summon Zombie and still thinking that I don''t have time to waste... in the end, I''m putting myself at risk two times more..."

    Since Leon couldn''t feel the mana of other living beings and keep Mana Concealment active, he had no choice but to swim and ept the risks. Well, floating was probably the correct way to say it, since he was using Mana Barrier. In the end, he wasn''t that unprotected.

    "I heard that some animals get scared when they feel the smell of their own blood in some enemies... Shall I do that? Will those monsters even feel the smell underwater? Can they even feel fear?"<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Much to Leon''s surprise, several hours passed, and he didn''t find a single sea-snake. Maybe along the previous week, he managed to show all of them who was the boss... or if they were cannibal monsters, they were eating the corpses of the monsters Leon killed. However, Leon was pretty sure the second option wasn''t the case. He found several bodies intact, after all.

    "I wonder what it will be this time... A turtle was carrying Celsius'' temple on its back, now would be what? A whale?"

    If that was the case, Leon doubted that he would need Mana Dominion''s help. Although his eyes weren''t that good underwater, it was impossible not to notice such a massive thing moving.

    After exploring for quite a while, Leon noticed that there was no sign of small animals in the ocean. Most likely, the sea-snakes devoured even the small fish. Suddenly, Leon felt a presence under him. It was massive and powerful. So, that caught Leon by surprise. He looked below, surprised, but didn''t find anything aside from a coral reef.

    "Could it be?"

    Leon approached the coral reef and eventually found an underwater cave. However, when he approached, suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared in the middle of the coral reef. Leon almost shit his pants, because that scared the shit out of him. The eyes of that thing were bigger than Leon''s body. It was an ancient eagle ray, so old that would spend a massive amount of time sleeping underwater that it gave time for a coral reef growing on its back and to be a sort of disguise.

    "It must also have Mana Concealment... there is no way that such a disguise would work against every single other monster on the oceans."

    While Leon was thinking about that, the creature started to swim away from him. Despite its size, it was quite big and not violent. It didn''t even try to attack Leon, after all. Regardless, after returning to the surface to fill his Mana Barrier with air, Leon used Transfer and appeared inside the cave.

    Moving around inside the underwater cave wasn''t easy since everything was so dark, and Leon couldn''t use any spell because it could damage the temple or the massive monster, his Mana Barrier bumped against the walls of the ce more than a few times, and that made his mana decrease. Regardless, Leon didn''t know how he would be able to talk with the spirit of water, underwater, and inside the Mana Barrier... he could only pray that they would reach some sort of agreement after talking with their eyes.

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    Although the monstrous eagle ray was big, it only could carry so much on its back. After a few seconds, Leon eventually found the end of the cave and the spirit of the water''s temple. Everything inside was dark, but Leon found the path because the spirit itself was glowing and showing the path.

    Again, the spirit had humanoid form, but it was impossible to know if the spirit of water was male or female... if Leon memory could be trusted, he was pretty sure that Ilyana said that the spirit was female, and it also made sense considering the lore that Leon obtained in some games.

    "Mmm... Hello?"

    Leon tried to use his mind to talk, but as expected, the spirit of water just stared at him. He didn''t know Telepathy, after all. Leon tried to move his hand and tried to use signs, but then again, the spirit of water didn''t react in any way.

    "Come on, guys. Give me a hand here."

    "I can''t," Sylph said.

    "Don''t want to," Celsius said.

    "I hate wet and depressing ces like this," Efreet said.

    Leon let out a long sigh. In the end, he could only rely on the spirits for small things. However, suddenly, the spirit of water became a sphere of light and entered Leon''s body... that had been way too easy.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hydromancy.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Armor.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Undine''s Fragment.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Blessing.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Underwater Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Underwater Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Underwater Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ...

    "Hello, it is nice to meet you," Undine said inside Leon''s head. "It''s nice to find some other fragments here too."

    "Hello... is it fine for you to help me without a test or trial?"

    "You already did what I was going to ask you," Undine exined. "You killed a lot of those monsters. Lately, they have been actively hunting my friend here, but now that you decreased their numbers, they will be my friend''s meal for a while."

    Undine''s voice was pretty sweet, and Leon felt a motherly feelinging from her. Maybe it was because she sounded wise and, at the same time, prettyid back.

    "You knew what I did," Leon frowned. "So, why didn''t you say anything?"

    "I was trying to mess with you," Undine said.

    Leon learned another lesson; he can''t judge a book by its cover. In some sense, even Undine was a pain in the ass. Regardless, Leon was running out of the air and decided to get the hell out of that ce, but then he recalled that he had no idea where the purple crystal he used was...

    "I totally forgot to mark in some way the ce I appeared..."

    "You are quite the airhead, Leon," Undine said.

    Leon wished that he could deny that with all his head, but he couldn''t. Regardless, the number of voices inside Leon''s head increased by one.

    Despite Leon''s worries, he found the crystal he used just after a single day. He just had to follow the path of corpses that he left behind, and he also hurried because of those corpses had only bones left... Although Leon decided to practice a few skills and the Summon Undine''s Fragment, he chose to ask Ilyana a few questions that had been bothering him as ofte.

    "Hey, Ilyana..."Leon hesitated. "You confirmed that the dragons had been summoned by one of the harvesters to destroy a good part of the assimteds. The same applies to earth dragons and T-Rexes?"

    "No, even though you can obtain dragon hearts from them, they are the weakest type of dragon," Ilyana exined. "Let??s see... putting in simpler words... they would be like cats, and the real dragons were like tigers."

    "That is a terrifyingparison..." Leon frowned. "What about three-headed earth dragons?"

    "They are a mutation of earth dragons, that is why their dragon hearts are far more powerful," Ilyana exined. "Did you find them on your? They rarely appear in worlds that are on the first stage of assimtion. By the way, the effects of a real dragon heart are five times stronger than the ones you can obtain from earth dragons on T-Rexes."

    "I see... wait a minute," Leon said, surprised. "Doesn''t that mean that the bitch who can create dragons and killed my parents can created dragons and eat their hearts?"

    "Yes, she can," Ilyana answered.

    "Isn''t that really bad?" Leon frowned.

    "I don''t consider that a problem," Ilyana shrugged. "Even if that makes her stronger, it only increases her status. It won''t give her real battle experience or level up her skills."

    Leon nodded, but still... if he could eat one of those per day, he would obtain half of the status he can currently obtain by training.

    "Can you create them?" Leon asked.

    "I could learn, in fact, I have some skills that create simple living beings, but I won''t use them," Ilyana answered. "You can understand why right?"

    Leon nodded, killing enemies was one thing. Creating living beings just for that wasn''t something Ilyana would do; it didn''t matter if that was a convenient way to grow stronger. It was... immoral. Even if they were living on a that they were the rulers, they still had their own sets of things they could do and couldn''t in order to get stronger. If one day they decide to follow their path, they wouldn''t be much better than the bastards who destroyed worlds and civilizations just to satisfy their own selfish desires.

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    Congrattions! The skill Fire Tornado has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon spent a week training some of his spells and then leveling up the skills to summon the spirits. He was progressing, his status was growing, and he was clearing bing stronger, but Leon himself didn''t feel that. He could only see himself training his spells as a rxing activity... there was no tension or danger. It was thanks to that; Leon didn''t feel that he was actually preparing himself for the battle that will take ce on Earth.

    "I wonder how many other spirits exist..."

    "If you are lucky, you can find six types,??? Undine exined. "The spirit of water, wind, ice, thunder, earth, and fire. The others are more difficult to find, and only individuals that lived very long lives manage to find them,"

    "Hey, why is my element was thest to be mentioned?" Efreet frowned. "I''m the strongest, so I was supposed to be the first."

    Putting Efreet''sints aside, Leon was pretty sure that he was an anomaly. He found two lesser spirits purely by chance, andter he found five intermediate fragments and managed to obtain total cooperation of four. Considering that the giant harvesters had to fight together in order to obtain their power, it was clear that obtaining their cooperation wasn''t easy. Regardless, it looked like Leon would have to find another Volt''s fragment, but he couldn''t imagine himself obtaining his cooperation that easily, since he failed once.

    Leon headed toward Ilyana''s castle to hear about the location of the next spirit, but before that, Leon decided to ask her a few favors.

    "Ilyana, can I ask you a favor?" Leon asked.

    "Sure," Ilyana answered.

    "Can you please monitor the humans'' camps in the other worlds?" Leon asked. "My family and friends are there, and even though they forgot about me, I still want to help them in case something happens."

    "I am already doing that," Ilyana said.

    "Oh, really?" Leon said, surprised.

    "I figured you would ask that sooner orter," Ilyana exined. "Besides, even though they won''t probably be strong enough when the timees, there is strength in numbers. If we are lucky, they will manage to kill a harvester without losing half of their forces."

    Leon frowned when he heard that. Although Ilyana did something good, it didn''t look like she was worried about making humans fight in a battle they couldn''t win. It was probably one of the effects of getting really old... Leon wondered if he would be so alien to other people''s problems like that, too.

    "... I heard that other spirits could be easily found," Leon decided to change the subject of the conversation. "What are the others aside from Gnome and Volt?"

    "There are other three aside from them," Ilyana answered. "Rem, the spirit of light. Shadow, the spirit of darkness, and Sekundez... the spirit of the time."

    It looked like things were a bit different from the games Leon knew. Regardless, nine spirits were enough. Leon didn''t want to hear so many voices inside his head, after all.<sub> </sub>

    "The trials of those three will be much more difficult. Well, it is only obvious considering how much power one can obtain by obtaining their cooperation," Ilyana exined. "You should prepare yourself. It doesn''t matter how strong you are. You can easily die or go insane, trying to obtain their power and cooperation."

    "Is that so..." Leon rubbed his chin. "I guess it isn''t that surprising since they can control things that are far greater than my understanding of things."

    "Are you not scared?" Ilyana asked.

    "I am, but it doesn''t mean I have to show that, right?" Leon forced a smile.

    "That is true, but you can always find ways to decrease the dangers... if you ask, I can make my spirits give you the lesser blessing." Ilyana studied Leon.

    "Nah, it is cool," Leon said. "If I don''t obtain that kind of power on my own while putting my life at risk, I won''t be able to use it fully when the timees. I''m more than satisfied with just learning from you about their locations."

    Leon knew that Ilyana was testing him, even though she said that he already had the potential to be someone useful, she didn''t say that he definitely would. So, Leon decided to let her hear the answer she wanted.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 12296 +

    Stamina: 756 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 7635+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2500 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 273,521,453

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Frost Lance Lv 50, Water Bullet Lv 50, Ice Bullet Lv 50, Wind Bullet Lv 50, Fire Bullet Lv 50, Earth Bullet Lv 50, Mana Reinforcement Lv 130, Lightning Lv 80, Magma Spear Lv 135, Fire Arrow Lv 50, Ice Pir Lv 50, Ice Arrow Lv 50, Earth Arrow Lv 50, Wind Arrow Lv 50, Earth Punch Lv 50, Ice Punch Lv 50, Fire Punch Lv 50, Wind Punch Lv 50, Earth Lance Lv 50, Ice Lance Lv 50, Thunder Bullet Lv 50, Wind Lance Lv 50, Fire Lance lv 50, Fire Tornado Lv 50, Earth Wall Lv 50, Fire Wall Lv 50, Water Wall Lv 50, Wind Wall Lv 50, Magma Storm Lv 30, Frost Nova Lv 30, Stgmite Lv 30, Poison Bullet Lv 30, Poison Arrow Lv 30, Acid Arrow Lv 30, Mana Arrow Lv 30, Mana Cannon Lv 30, Fire Armor Lv 01, Summon Efreet''s Fragment Lv 20, Hydromancy Lv 20, Water Armor Lv 01, Summon Undine''s Fragment Lv 20

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 400, Multi-Conjuration Lv 245, Fire Blessing Lv 200, Lion''s Pride Lv 290, Water Blessing Lv 20

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    "Why you guys like to mess with me so much?" Leon said after a long sigh.

    Currently, Leon was in the middle of abyrinth. Thebyrinth was inside of a massive mountain range. After asking Ilyana about where he could find an intermediate fragment of Gnome, the spirit of earth, Leon went to another that had a lot of mountains and forests. Fortunately, this time, Ilyana knew where to find Gnome... the problem only started after Leon find the spirit. Just like Sylph, Gnome was a goofball that liked to y. In order to receive his powers, Leon would have to find him, at the end of that massivebyrinth.

    "Why do youin so much?" Celsius said, annoyed. "Just break all the walls and move in a straight line."

    "That won''t be fun!" Sylph protested.

    "Gnome will probably get mad if someone destroys thebyrinth he created with such care... while he didn''t have anything better to do," Undine smirked.

    "What a stupid trial," Efreet said. "If you are spirit, you have to test your powers!"

    It was a waste of time, but Leon couldn''t help but hear the spirits''ints. Although he wanted to hear something useful to raise his spirits, he only became more depressed since they weren''t worried if Leon would find Gnome in time or not. To obtain his cooperation, Leon would have to find him in twenty-four hours and to obtain his power. He had one week... twelve hours had already passed, and Leon was already sick of it.

    "I guess always moving forward and to my left side won''t work anymore... I got it! I will use Electric Armor, that should help me not to get lost."

    Until that moment, Leon only used Haste to move in order to conserve mana, but since Electric Armor would also burn the path he passes, it would be an excellent way not to follow a path he already explored.

    In the end, that simple decision solved Leon''s problems. Even though the mountain range and thebyrinth were massive, they had a limit. After saving a lot of time not exploring the same ces over and over again, Leon found Gnome.

    "Aww... you found me," Gnome said, dispirited. "You are the first person that found me so fast... but the next time, I will create an even betterbyrinth."

    "Next time?" Leon frowned. "Wait a minute..."

    Before Leon could protest because it looked like Gnome would cause problems for him every week just like Sylph, he turned into a yellow sphere and entered Leon''s body. The energy stabilized like usual, and then he received the notifications.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Armor.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Gnome''s Fragment.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Blessing Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "...380 more status points," Leon rubbed his chin. "I guess I don''t have much of choice andply with his demands."

    Although Leon was the boss, he didn''t want to force his spirits to do everything he wanted. A loyal friend would be more helpful in a battle than a ve, after all.

    "Things are starting to get tight here," Sylph said.

    "I know that I''m not very smart, but is my head that small?" Leon frowned.

    "The hell are you talking about?" Celsius asked. "The space inside of you that beings like us can upy is defined by the amount of mana you have. Considering your current mana, you can store six of us inside you. But it won''t be pleasant for us, so hurry up and increase your mana."

    Leon sighed, he wanted to increase his intelligence in order to learn Teleport, but it couldn''t be helped. Leon decided to divide all the points he obtains from now on into intelligence and mana. Since he already had a few, he allocated them.

    "... It is a little better now," Gnome said after a sigh. "Please hurry up and increase your mana. I don''t like tight ces."

    Since it would be difficult to obtain the other spirits'' cooperation, Leon decided to use Zen for a while once he returns. He needed to level up that skill, after all. Using that skill, Leon also would increase his mana and intelligence.

    "I should also use my other low-level skills... not make use of that ntation of blue angel leaves would be a big mistake. Come to think of it... I also need to ask Ilyana to teach me how to absorb mana from the environment."

    Finally, Leon was back to the point where he had no idea the best way to increase his strength in an efficient manner. In the end, Leon decided to spent half of his free time using Zen and the other half collecting blue angel leaves and leveling up his low-level skills. That way, he would decrease his headache when he discovers the most efficient way to grow his status.

    However, before that, Leon went to Ilyana''s castle and reported to her about his sess. Leon couldn''t help but frown when he saw her... Ilyana was just like usual, cross-legged, doing whatever she usually does to obtain mana and creating elementals. It has been a few months since he met her, but aside from the first time, she looked pretty normal... not messy like a creature that hadn''t take a shower and cut her hair in decades.

    "I guess she became more aware of her appearance again after I appeared... No, that is just me imagining things. Certainly, she doesn''t take a shower and clean herself whenever I''m about to show up... right?"

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    Leon felt like he returned to his teenage years while he imagined that everything and everyone had a hidden reason to be that way... it looked like the sealed holy sword, and the forced celibacy was already messing with his head.

    p "Ilyana certainly is long-lived... maybe I should ask her if she knows some way to cure my... my problems down there."</anda>

    "Ugh... At least warn us when you are going to think about such things," Celsius said, visibly displeased. "The next time, I will cover my ears."

    "That kind of thing is normal for a man to worry about, Celsius," Undine said. "That is a delicate subject for males of most species, after all."

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder why Undine was trying to sound so knowledgeable about the subject when he probably spent hundreds of years living underwater and only receiving visitors now and then. Regardless, Leon decided to keep that question to himself since he and Ilyana were the only sentient beings on that. That kind of question would make him very ufortable. In that regard, Leon was an old-fashioned idiot.

    "You returned faster than I thought," Ilyana said. "Do you want to learn Volt''s fragment location?"

    "No, I just came to say hi and said that I seeded," Leon said. "Hi... I seeded."

    "I see..." Ilyana frowned.

    "So awkward..." Undine giggled.

    Leon felt embarrassed after that, but he used Transfer and left the castle before he could show that. It has been a long time since Leon felt like that... it almost looked like he returned to his college and high-school days. In a way, it was a good sign. That showed that Leon was still human despite everything... but it was annoying because Leon felt weakened.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Undine''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Gnome''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon wanted to level up his other skills, he only leveled up his summoning skills. All because he noticed that the power of his spirits was increasing very slowly.

    "Do you guys know when you will be as powerful as before?" Leon asked.

    "We will only equal the same power we had before when our level reaches the same level we had before," Celsius exined.

    "I didn''t use Appraisal in any of you," Leon said. "So, I don''t know your previous level. Your current level and the level of my skill to materialize you guys are the same, right?"

    "Yes, since our existence is connected to you, our strength will only increase when you use our powers," Celsius answered. "Previously, our level was equal to the amount of the mana those worlds had. For example, Efreet was in a world that just reached the fourth stage of assimtion. So, his level was just four hundred."

    "I see..." Leon nodded.

    Leon understood that exnation faster than he thought. Even though Celsius was unfriendly, she was good at exining things, it seems. Regardless, Leon learned that the spirits would only recover their strength once they reach that level. However, Leon started to wonder about what would happen once they reach the max level.

    "So, your powers are defined by the level of the skill," Leon said. "Is there any other way for you guys to be stronger after reaching the max level?"

    "If you find other fragments and they ept to cooperate with you, then we will be stronger," Celsius answered. "You misunderstand some things. A max level lesser fragment of a spirit is five times weaker than a max level intermediate fire spirit."

    Leon nodded, it looked like the difference between the great fragments, and the intermediate ones were also something like that. It was kind of surprising that the original spirit could be so much stronger than the intermediate ones. Regardless, Leon asked Celsius to use an Ice Arrow and confirmed that it was much more powerful than his own... even though he had Ice Blessing and Cryomancy.

    Leon also asked Efreet to shoot a Fireball, and the power of that was around six times stronger and faster than the power of Leon''s lesser spirit. Anyway, Leon would have to be patient, but it looked like things were going on the right path since Celsius''s presence alone created a thinyer of ice below her.

    After leveling up the spirits for one week, Leon decided to resume his work and find thest one hoping that the next Volt would agree to work with him, unlike thest one. However, it looked like things wouldn''t go as nned again. When Leon went to talk with Ilyana, he saw that she had stopped creating her elementals, and unlike usual, her eyes were open, but she wasn''t looking at anything. She was focusing on her hearing. It was clear that something was happening, so Leon just waited for her.

    "... It looks like soon the human camp where your sister and niece are will be attacked by another race, the demi-minotaurs," Ilyana said, showing aplicated expression on her face. "It will be a massive attack, and your people won''t have any chances of defeating them."

    Leon was speechless. Leon easily could imagine how those demi-minotaurs looked like. They were possibly simr to the warriors that once lived on the underworld of Miebos. Strong physically and possibly even have a decent pool of mana, but even without that, Leon couldn''t imagine his family and friends surviving. They had stronger bodies, but their minds returned to the point where they lived ordinary lives. They weren''t fighting to survive. They were fighting just to live another day... they would be decimated.

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    "What are the chances of things going well if I help them?" Leon asked. "You know those demi-minotaurs, right?"

    "Yes, as you can imagine, they are physically stronger than humans, and they also have enough to use buffs and increase their status even further," Ilyana exined. "Annihting them in order to prevent other attacks is impossible, but if you find a way to restore your mana in the middle of the battle, I think you can stop them before humans suffer any casualties."

    Leon didn''t know if that was good or bad news. Although he got stronger in the previous months, he still was far from having enough power to stop an entire civilization.

    "If you want to, I can send my elementals to give a hand," Ilyana exined. "I could also go, but that would make it moreplicated for humans."

    "Why?" Leon frowned.

    "I''m not the only one who is hunting," Ilyana exined. "Some harvesters are hunting me too. I cast a spell on this world that prevents my presence from being noticed, but the same thing won''t happen on that. In the end, my actions will make your friends be targets of even more harvesters."

    "If you sent the elementals, won''t be the same thing as revealing that?" Leon asked. "No, I learned that skill when I came to this. You are the only one who knows that I can create them."

    That would be disastrous, but Leon didn''t want to ask for Ilyana''s help, anyway. He didn''t even want to rely on her elementals. In the end, that was also an opportunity to make everyone change their ways. Although the humans of that hidden city lived a peaceful life, they would never have true peace unless they obtain the power to protect themselves even from harvesters.

    In the end, Leon felt quite troubled. He wanted to make his family and friends recover their fighting spirit, but he didn''t want to risk their lives. Saving them would only prevent his own feeling of loss... it wouldn''t solve the problem.

    "What is the demi-minotaurs goal?" Leon asked.

    "They probably noticed that things would only get harder from now on, so they decided to fight another species that probably won''t survive the next stage of assimtion," Ilyana exined. "All in all, they are hunting sentient races that had big numbers but aren''t a real threat for them. They will use them to grow stronger and increase the chances of survival."

    Although that was quite a selfish way to act since it would cause the doom of at least one-third of the human race, Leon couldn''tin. He decimated two alien races, after all.

    "How many demi-minotaurs appeared on that?" Leon asked.

    "I''m not sure... I just heard them, after all." Ilyana shrugged. "But they have around two hundred thousand soldiers... the people living that in that city equals four hundred thousand, but only fifty thousand of them can face a demi-minotaur and survive."<sub> </sub>

    Leon sighed. The situation wasn''t really good. Amanda, Maya, Hector, Sasha, Betty, and Sarah probably could kill a few dozens of those without running out of mana or stamina, but that wouldn''t change things all that much. The demi-minotaurs were physically stronger and also lived as much as humans.

    "I can see that you are anxious and thinking about many things," Ilyana said. "I can give you a few magic items and tomes that will help with that."

    "Sorry, but I''m going to refuse," Leon shook his head. "I decided that I won''t rely on external help again. Although you gave me information about the spirits, that only saved me some time."

    "Are you sure?" Ilyana frowned. "Your decision might cause the death of many, and even the death of those dear to you."

    "I will do my best in order to avoid that, but even it happens, it will only prove that was my limit and that they chose the wrong path at some point," Leon said. "Anyway, I''m going. I will return as soon as I can."

    There wasn''t a purple crystal that would lead to the hippogryph''s world, so Leon had to return to Earth. Although time passed ten times slowly on that, Leon didn''t waste time buying potions or collecting blue angel leaves. He headed toward Earth, and once he arrived, he summoned Sylph.

    "Sylph!" Leon said.

    p "You got it," Sylph said and then enveloped Leon in the wind and then made him fly toward the hippogryph''s dungeon while Leon was using Zen to recover his mana.</anda>

    However, after just a few minutes, Leon ran out of mana and was forced to run and drain monsters'' mana on thend. It took Leon a few hours to arrive in the world where his family and part of his friends were. Fortunately, he arrived on time and didn''t see the demi-minotaurs in the distance.

    "They are a sentient race... so they won''t attack without strategy like usual monsters attack. I guess I have a few hours. It shouldn''t be enough for Hector and Amanda to prepare their forces, but it is better than nothing."

    Once again, Leon killed the hippogryphs in the region, and then he dug a hole until he found the ss that protected the city, and once Leon used Transfer, he found the people moving around nervously.

    "I guess they also noticed the enemies'' approach. Although they lost their fighting spirit, they didn''t be stupid orx regarding the security of their city."

    Since they were already aware of the demi-minotaurs arrival and were preparing for it, Leon decided to spend the time before the battle buying mana potions. In the end, it was better for him to do his own things when necessary instead of helping the survivors of that ce and don''t let them suffer the result of their actions.

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    "I will need your help, guys," Leon said and then summoned all his spirits.

    "I can''t believe that you are considering using us like this," Celsius said, visibly annoyed.

    "I will repay the favor...somehow," Leon said.

    Although Leon talked with his spirits like a lot, he had no idea what things Celsius liked. Perhaps, she liked toin, but that was something Leon could only think when she was out of his head. As for the others, Efreet liked to fight, and Undine liked to tease Leon. Meanwhile, Sylph and Gnome liked to y.

    "Just don''t get used to this," Celsius said.

    Leon made a mental note to be a few times more friendly with his spirits after that. They were his friends, after all, and their help would definitely change the tide of the battle. While Leon was buying potions, he was also creating several massive containers of steel. All the spirits were helping Leon, but Efreet couldn''t do much alone using magic or even his body... his mes quickly melted the bottles.

    "Efreet, I think it will be a better idea if you keep the hippogryph''s at bay," Leon said.

    "Hahaha! Now we are talking!" Efreetughed. "I don''t like wasting time doingplex tasks like that!"

    Although Efreet wasn''t strong enough to fight them, Leon helped now and then. Regardless, after a few hours, Leon noticed a group of soldiers approaching, one of them was Hector.

    "Hey, long time no see..." Hector said while looking at the containers of steel and observing the mana potions moving around thanks to the help of ice, wind, water, and earth. "I don''t think it is a coincide that you returned after such a long time, right?"

    "Nope, I havee to help... to some extent," Leon said while he was still buying mana potions non-stop.

    "I thank you for that, but... what do you mean by that?" Hector frowned.

    "Given the circumstances, I don''t have the right to judge your actions or choices," Leon said. "However, considering the things I know, it is clear to me that you guys are walking a dangerous path. Wishing for peace is good, I also want that, but it is clear that none of us will have that until we get rid of all monsters and troublesome enemies. Running away and hiding wasn''t the best choice you guys made."

    The two soldiers looked at Leon, annoyed, and he felt their mana getting intense, they were readying themselves to fight. One more sentence like that, and they would attack Leon, but that was thest of his worries. After looking them in the eye for a single moment, Leon understood that they were men who were born after the humans came to that to hide. They were strong physically since they could defeat hippogryphs, but they weren''t true survivors... those only who survived numerous battles and tasted despair many times have the right to have such a title. In fact, even Leon thought that he didn''t deserve it. He survived a lot of troublesome situations and tasted despair many times, but he doubted that he suffered more than Hector and Amanda.

    "I see... so, how are you going to proceed?" Hector asked.<sub> </sub>

    "I will kill the demi-minotaurs as much as I can, but only after you guys understand that the battle against monsters will never end," Leon answered. "In the not so far future, some bastards wille to Earth and eventually this to hunt down all humans. They will turn our into a living hell. I''m going to protect it, but I''m not going to babysit anyone."

    p "... I understand, it looks like you know a lot more than any of us," Hector said after studying Leon for a while. "Well, I will thank you in advance for doing what you are doing... If I survive, I hope that you will tell me more about what you know."</anda>

    After raising his death g, Hector and the two soldiers left the ce. Leon sighed, in the end, he didn''t like his words... he sounded too preachy. Regardless, Leon wondered howe Hector had time to talk to him at a time like that, but soon, thousands of soldiers started to appear above the underground city. They already had done their preparations, so Hector came to see for what side Leon was going to fight.

    "I guess the battle will finally being..."

    Since everyone worked hard, Leon spent twenty million coins and created five containers full of mana liquid. He felt satisfied with that while he was observing the wave of dusting from the west.

    "I didn''t think they would send all their troops at once, but... I guess they did it."

    It looked like the demi-minotaurs were also quite desperate, or perhaps they didn''t have much time left... either way, they hade to finish the battle fast. Leon wondered if they couldn''t abandon their and start over in another ce, but perhaps being sentient creatures, they still didn''t change their nature... of choosing to die fighting instead of running away to survive.

    "Sylph, I want you to use your wind and pour the mana liquid over me," Leon said. "Efreet, you keep attacking the hippogryphs, and don''t let them attack me."

    "Okay!" Sylph said.

    "Hahaha, alright!" Efreet said.

    Gnome, Celsius, and Undine will attack once Imand," Leon said.

    "And when would that be?" Celsius asked.

    "That will depend on the situation," Leon answered. "We will attack the demi-minotaurs after we see the humans fighting hard to survive or when we seem them getting massacred."

    Leon already tried once, ying hero didn''t help him or anyone. If he tried to save every single life, the humans wouldn''t feel true despair again and recover their fighting spirit. He wanted to save his and the human race, but he wouldn''t carry every single life on his back.

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    Although the demi-minotaurs could have arrived and started the battle much faster, they took their time in order to build their numbers and formation. However, when they were one kilometer away from the first group of human warriors that formed a line of five thousand soldiers, they suddenly charged forward and covered that distance in mere seconds.

    Leon was near the bottom of a mountain, but still could see the battle clearly since he was only two kilometers away from it. It looked like the humans nned to attack and decrease the demi-minotaurs with magic, but they got caught by surprise. When the mages that were on the backline started to fire their spells, dozens of human soldiers were flying around after being hit by the monsters'' charge.

    "Shit... things turned south faster than I thought."

    Leon was worried. People were dying much sooner than he expected. He didn''t like to see fellow humans dying, but at that moment, he was more concerned if Maya and Amanda were in a safe position and if his friends wouldst long. Leon could see some arrows flying and hitting the massive horde of demi-minotaurs. He also could see some soldiers flying and attacking using several types of arrows and magic... but the number of humans being throw around by the first line of monsters surpassed that.

    "I can''t wait any longer... shit. I just hope they learn the lesson after this." Leon bit his lips. "Celsius, Undine, Gnome! Now! Make sure not to wound the humans."

    Celsius, Undine, and Gnome flew toward the battlefield, they would be fine since they couldn''t be seen by anyone aside from Leon. Regardless, he also didn''t waste time and shot sma Arrows toward the massive horde of demi-minotaurs. Since the humans were being pushed back, he didn''t have to worry about hitting them by ident. Every second, Leon emptied his mana, but Sylph worked hard and recovered it. In fact, using his wind alone, he created a frequent stream of mana liquid that was falling over Leon.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon''s skills were leveling up like crazy, but he paid no mind to it. He wasn''t fighting to obtain status points, he was fighting to keep his sister, niece, and his friends alive.

    It didn''t take long before Leon could see that the demi-minotaurs stopped their seemingly unstoppable charge. They could see the arrows flying and hit their friends, but they couldn''t see the mage who was creating them. Not only that, but earth and waternces were also falling from the skies and annoying the soldiers. Meanwhile, small snowkes were falling and freezing the creatures.

    Upon noticing the confusion in the middle of the monster army, the humans started to like the battle and push the creatures a little more. Despite that, they only managed to stop the advance of the first line of attackers. Although things were going well, Leon noticed that he didn''t even kill ten thousand demi-minotaurs, while he had used one of his five steel containers.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess this is the price of shooting dozens of sma Arrows every second... They willst only for twenty more minutes, at this rate. I have to end this before that happens."

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Undine''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Gnome''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The spirits were also leveling up quite fast, so perhaps Leon''s worries would soon disappear. However, ten minutester, Leon noticed that that wouldn''t be the case. Despite having lost half of their forces, the demi-minotaurs were still fighting fiercely. At some point, they decide to ignore the problems the spirits were causing to them and focus solely on taking down as many humans as they could with them.

    ? "Why things can never go as nned..." Leon said and then sighed.

    Leon didn''t want that, but he ended making a few mithril spears... soon he would run out of mana liquid, and he couldn''t wait for his recovery solve everything else. He didn''t want to rely on tools, but he didn''t have much of a choice because his fellow humans were still dying at an astounding pace even though he was killing dozens of demi-minotaurs every second.

    Leon thought that things couldn''t get worse, but it actually could. From the backline, Leon saw a single demi-minotaur charging forward and even knocking down his friends. When he reached the first human line of defense, he ignored it and just passed and killed them as if he was a mad bull. The creature was so powerful and fast that it stopped when it was above the underground city, and by the look of it, the creature intended to destroy everything downward until it reaches the city.

    "So, that is the most powerful demi-minotaur..."

    Leon couldn''t see them clearly before because of the wave of dust the battle created, but now he could the three meters tall humanoid creatures. As expected, they had great physiques, and they also looked quite human. However, their mouth was a bitrger, and they had two horns above their ears. Amidst the human army, a single soldier stepped forward to stop the beast... it was Hector and his rednce.

    "That idiot... here I am trying not to y the hero, and then he appears at such a convenient moment."

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    Fortunately, Leon could see both, the massive demi-minotaur and the wannabe hero, Hector. In case something happens, Leon could quickly use Transfer and help him if the need arises, but Leon doubted that he had the reflexes to act in case that happens.

    "I guess I need to use Haste and Electric Armor... I just hope that idiot isn''t trying to look cool in front of his daughter... or descendants."

    Leon activated both, and thanks to that, the speed of his mithril spears were being created increased, but since his focus was on the battle, Leon didn''t notice the several errors he was making. But it couldn''t be helped since Hector''s words echoed in his head. Although he was an idiot nine hundred years ago, he was already respected by an entire city. It would be weird if he didn''t grow up a little bit more after such a long time.

    While Leon was thinking about these things, the massive demi-minotaur charged, but surprisingly, Hector stopped him while pressing the tip of hisnce on the creature''s forehead. Despite that, his weapon only caused a small scratch. Hector corrected his posture and then pulled back his right arm andnce. The next moment, he moved both toward the enemy and shot a concentrated methrower, Leon decided to call that Fire Beam because it looked exactly like that. The attack caused a massive explosion when it hit the demi-minotaur, but Leon felt that it hadn''t been enough. As expected, when the dust disappeared, Leon saw the monster standing, and his arms protected his vital organs.

    "Those bastards sure are tough... only a few of them had pieces of armor, but none of them have weapons. I thought they were supposed to use axes since they were half-minotaurs."

    Some warriors approached Hector. He gave them the signal for them to fall back. Either he wanted to keep his men alive and well, or he wants to hog all the glory for himself... but Leon could only see him dying. It was quite amon event, Leon saw that many times... in movies and cartoons.

    Leon couldn''t use Appraisal from such distance, but he was pretty sure that Hector didn''t have enough mana to shot more than five of those Fire Beams. Unfortunately, Leon couldn''t imagine Hector killing that creature even if he manages to hit the demi-minotaur left chest five times. Unless he gets a clean hit on the head, the beast won''t die.

    "Efreet, what do you think?" Leon asked Efreet, who was flying a few meters above him.

    "That man already has Pyromancy. If I give him my blessing, he will win." Efreet answered.

    Leon nodded, that would be easy to do, but was that the oue he wanted? Would that solve the actual problem of the people of that underground city? The answer was clear; no. Even though Leon didn''t feel any animosity toward Hector, since he protected Amanda and Maya for hundreds of years, and that was something he didn''t have the chance to do, he would have to let him suffer a little more and solve the problem himself.

    As if the creature until had fought without using any buffs, the demi-minotaur''s body became red, and then the air around it started to vibrate. That caught everyone by surprise, even Leon. However, the next moment, something even more surprising happened. The demi-minotaur disappeared, and Hector got hit and sent flying backward by something. Leon saw what happened. The creature got much faster and stronger to the point where even Leon, with all his buffs and passive skills, barely could follow with his eyes. A single punch had been so powerful that Hector hit the mountain Leon was in. For a second, Leon thought he messed up again, but when the wave of dust disappeared, he saw Hector alive. It looked like he reacted on time and only broke half of the bones of his body.

    p "I guess this is it..."</anda>

    Hector got up to fight, but it was clear that he didn''t have any chance of winning. Besides, two people put themselves between the demi-minotaur and Hector in order to give him some room to breathe. Those were Amanda and Maya. Leon couldn''t take any chances, that creature war stronger than anything humanoid creature Leon had seen so far, even stronger than the angels. He couldn''t let his sister and nice die. The lesson was over.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In the end, the mana liquid only gave Leon the chance to create only ten mithril spears, but that was enough. Before the creature could charge to attack again, Leon used Transfer and appeared right above it. The very moment the demi-minotaur felt his presence, was the moment the beast got impaled from all sides by the mithril spears.

    "I didn''t think you could be so sneaky, Leon," Undine giggled.

    Leon ignored Undine''s words and just increased the power on his spears. Although he got surprised by the piercing power of his weapons, it didn''t have been enough to kill the demi-minotaur in a single attack. However, eventually, the creature fell dead.

    Leon''s actions and arrival surprised everyone. Amanda and Maya were quite shocked since he appeared quite at a convenient time. Regardless, Leon ignored them and started to ughter the demi-minotaurs. Leon was causing the fall of another race and civilization, but he ignored those facts. He was just a single human, there were only so many things he could worry and protect, and he wouldn''t seed in reaching his goals if he let those who almost killed his family and friends live for long.

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    Leon thought that the battle wouldst for quite a while, but much to his surprise, the demi-minotaurs didn''tst long. Leon soon understood why, even though they had powerful buffs, they didn''t have enough mana to keep them active for more than a few minutes.

    "Now I understand why they attacked with all their forces... attacking with all their soldiers would actually increase their chances of sess."

    A few thousand demi-minotaurs started to run from the battlefield from the very moment the one who faced Hector died. Leon and the other soldiers hunted them, but not for long. Leon didn''t have much mana left since he wasn''t holding back and also was controlling several spears. Besides, the human side also looked pretty beat down.

    "I guess my job here is done..."

    Leon recalled that Hector wanted to talk with him, even though he was busy tending his wounds and identifying the fallen soldiers, Leon decided to wait for him at the same spot where he created the metal containers. It took a few hours for him to appear, but Leon didn''t feel bothered by it since he obtained more coins than he spent. Thanks to it, he bought more potions and let his spirits do whatever they wanted. Regardless, Hector came not with his soldiers, but with Amanda and Maya.

    "Thank you for your help again," Hector said. "I guess I can say that you saved my ass."

    "No problem, given the circumstances, it couldn''t be helped that I had to do that," Leon said. "Anyway, did you learn your lesson? I can imagine how you or anyone else is tired of fighting, but unfortunately, you nor anyone else don''t have a choice. It doesn''t make any sense, but you will only find true peace after fighting for several more hundred years."

    "Can you exin to me what you know?" Hector asked. "It is clear that despite having lived less, you know a lot more."

    It took a while, but Leon exined to those three most of the things he knew. However, he kept as a secret what he was doing and where he was hiding. Leon also didn''t mention in any way about Ilyana''s existence. Although there was a chance that Leon could be being observed by some harvesters, there wasn''t any other way to make Hector and the others understand the real danger of the situation.

    "I see..." Hector let out a long sigh. "I guess we don''t have much choice. We have been hiding for hundreds of years, and this is the fifth attack we suffered so far. Honestly, I''m going to talk with the other survivors, but I''m tired of moving from one ce to another. I don''t want to run away anymore, and I want to return to Earth."

    "Is that so?" Leon asked. "But are you sure of that? In four hundred years, the harvesters wille. I don''t think you guys will be ready for that."

    "Yeah, forty years won''t be enough," Hector nodded. "But we can prolong that time using time dtion. You are also making use of that, right? I can feel that you got much stronger in just a few months."

    "Yeah," Leon said.

    "Well, uh..."Hector hesitated. "I will try not to be a burden when the timees."<sub> </sub>

    Hector really changed, Leon couldn''t remember a single time when he hesitated in saying something. He wasn''t someone who would act like that in front of anyone. Although Hector wanted to leave, Amanda stepped forward and forced a smile. She was thankful for the help, but she still didn''t feelfortable to be around with him.

    "Thank you for your help... brother," Amanda said.

    "You don''t have to call me brother," Leon said. "Just treat me as usual, unless you remember something. However, don''t try to fool me. I will know."

    Leon got up and then turned around toward the purple crystal but then turned around again and gave Efreet the order to give part of his powers to them. In the end, Leon couldn''t help but spoil his friends a bit. Many humans died in that battle, Hector, Amanda, and Maya seemed to have understood that they didn''t have much freedom from that moment onward. It was fight or die. There wasn''t a third option. While Hector, Amanda, and Maya were surprised by the notifications, they received. Leon touched the crystal.

    "Well, well..." Undineughed. "You don''t need to feel embarrassed by acting so nicely, Leon."

    "Unless they prove themselves to be worthy of my power, I don''t intend to give them," Celsius said. "Even if you order me."

    Leon sighed, that kind ofments were best ignored. Regardless, Leon could have given them the power of five spirits, so just one couldn''t be considered that he was going too far. Leon wanted to do that, eventually. But he decided that he would only do so once they show themselves that they deserve that.

    "I already helped Yuki once, and I also warned her. So, I don''t think she will do anything in case Hector and the others return to Earth."

    Leon returned to Ilyana''s world, and much to his surprise, she wasn''t anywhere to be seen. She wasn''t inside her castles, nor was she anyce around it. Her elementals were near the crystals, but they weren''t moving.

    "Now that is shocking..." Leon said.

    "What is shocking?" Ilyana''s asked.

    Leon felt that his heart almost stopped when he heard Ilyana''s voiceing from behind. It has been a long while since he had been scared by the sudden arrival of something. Fortunately, Leon didn''t fall pathetically on the floor. He just turned around and copied Bruce Lee''sbat stance.

    "That certainly is a weirdbat stance..." Ilyana frowned. "Anyway, sorry for startling you. I was doing some espionage work, so I couldn''t drop my guard down until now."

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    Although Leon was curious about such espionage work, he decided not to ask about it. Leon already owed too many favors to Ilyana, and if he starts to ask even more questions, his debt will increase. If someday she asks for something, Leon would feel almost forced to obey her.

    "It looked like things went well with your friends," Ilyana concluded just by looking at Leon. "Still, I think you are spoiling them a bit too much. Giving them the power of spirits and even saving them so fast..."

    "... You can read minds and even see my past actions?" Leon frowned. "Couldn''t have you just done that when you first met me? There was no reason to answer my questions."

    "As I said before, you can be an ally, would you trust someone who would use such powers the very moment you meet?" Ilyana asked.

    "I wouldn''t trust someone who reads my memories like that, even if that someone was my sister..." Leon answered.

    "Now that you mention... that makes sense," Ilyana said, looking briefly startled. "Sorry about that, it is a bad habit I have. It takes too much time to collect intel by talking."

    It seemed that Ilyana''smon sense was deviating since she barely had any contact with other sentient beings. Ilyana couldn''t waste much time if she wanted to be powerful enough to kill the harvesters and the creature that caused the fall of her and many others. So, that kind of thing couldn''t be helped.

    "Anyway, you want Volt''s intermediate fragment location, right?" Ilyana asked. "Since you already have five spirits, you just have to find him, and he will ept be your ally. After touching the crystal, just for a temple at the top of the tallest mountain of that world. You can''t miss it."

    "Will it be that simple?" Leon frowned.

    "Yes," Ilyana nodded. "Although you are an exception since you obtained their cooperation pretty fast. Spirits tend to attract each other and long for the presence of their equals. Usually, the level of the spirits affect the chances of another spirit joining your team, but considering that you already have five of them, such a thing won''t matter. Besides, Volt tends to be the spirit who cherishes most the presence of other spirits."

    Leon nodded, that made sense considering his experience with the other Volt he met. Still, receive his help without doing anything was convenient, but Leon felt quite troubled by it. Without waiting if Leon wanted to ask anything more, Ilyana teleported him to the dungeon what would lead him to the where he would find Volt''s intermediate fragment.

    "Now that I think about it... it is pretty weird that a single world has a link to other worlds that has all the six mostmon spirits."

    "Yes... your redhead friend is certainly hiding something," Celsius said, and Leon imagined her frowning. " She already has the fragment of all other spirits, so why would she stay in a that is connected to others where there are other fragments?"

    ???Who cares?" Sylph said.

    "You guys worry about every single detail..." Gnome sighed. "It is just a coincidence."

    "Let''s fight, Leon!" Efreetughed. "Those hippogryphs didn''t even work as a warm-up."<sub> </sub>

    Leon wondered his spirits couldn''t be just a little less oblivious to his problems. Still, Undine didn''t say what she thought about that, so Leon was quite curious about her opinion.

    "What do you think about this, Undine?" Leon asked.

    "... She is sleeping," Celsius answered after a few seconds.

    "Since when? Do you guys even need to sleep?" Leon frowned.

    "No, we don''t. But we can if we feel like it." Celsius answered. "She has been sleeping since you returned."

    Leon sighed, it would be much more convenient if the spirits were wiser and serious as Leon imagined that they were. However, they resembled humans a bit too much. Regardless, Leon touched the crystal and then found himself in another world that had a lot of mountains. However, that one was pretty dark. Even though Leon felt that it wasn''t night, the thunderclouds were so numerous that the sunlight was barely passing by them.

    Suddenly a lightning bolt fell from the sky and hit Leon''s mana armor, he only lost five percent of his mana, but Leon was quite surprised that the scare decreased his lifespan in a few decades.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Holy crap... it looks like today is the day where the will of the universe decided to scare the crap out of me."

    Leon saw several other lightning bolts falling nearby. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but Volt certainly found an appropriate ce to stay given his elemental nature. A few kilometers north of where he was, Leon found one big ass mountain, and it looked like that was the mark zero of the destruction caused by those thunderclouds. Everything Leon could see was a lifeless wastnd. He could see signs of charcoal that once were trees that had been hit again and again by those lightning bolts... yet, there was no sign of rain.

    "Again... another in which the weather doesn''t make any sense. Or perhaps I don''t know anything about climatology... both options are very likely."

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    A man once said, ''Lightning never strikes the same ce twice.'' Now more than ever, Leon was sure such a man never left Earth. Regardless, even though that was scary and not good for his heart and eardrums, Leon didn''t hurry and just left his Mana Armor protect him while he was consuming his mithril spears using Mana-Eater.

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    Eventually, Leon found Volt''s temple at the top of that mountain. Although Leon was physically fine, being hit by so many lightning bolts was a terrible experience, that he hoped never to repeat. He used his hands to cover his ears and even Earth Armor, but it didn''t help all that much... Fortunately, Full-Recover, could heal his damaged ears, and he did that many times.

    Since Volt''s temple was in the open and even was getting hit by lightning bolts a lot, there were no walls or ceiling left, only burned rocks and a few stubborn pirs. The altar was also fine, but it was because Volt drained the lightning bolts before they could damage anything else.

    "Hello, human," Volt said while he was lying down on the altar and watching the thunderclouds above him. "It has been a while since I saw someone like you."

    "Hey there... Another human already reached this ce?" Leon frowned.

    "Yes, a few," Volt nodded. "It is that surprising?"

    "Just a little bit." Leon forced a smile.

    Leon wondered who the people who found that world and why the hell would someone head to such a dangerous mountain were. Usually, no one would go to such a ce just to explore... it was evident that those humans knew what was there, and they received that information from someone, possibly a harvester.

    "I guess even though Ilyana is powerful, she can''t monitor every single ce connected to her world."

    "Obviously, she is just a single sentient being, not a god," Celsius said.

    Little by little, Leon was confirming that the thing Celsius liked to do was to make him hear her sharp remarks. She always said things that were kind of obvious, but Celsius liked to say that in order to make Leon feel stupid for not recognizing that fast.

    "So... uh, I havee to ask for your cooperation," Leon said. "Can I count on your help?"

    "Sure, you arrived at this ce, after all," Volt nodded. "I don''t think I could test you even more than those lightning bolts... Besides, it has been a long while since I talked or saw another spirit. I think it will be prettyfortable inside of you."

    Leon frowned after hearing that, Volt''s choice of words was weird, but Leon decided to stay quiet about it. Although the world looked like it was perfect for him, Volt didn''t hesitate in turning into a sphere or purple light and being absorbed by Leon''s body. It wasn''t that surprising since that world looked rather deste, after all.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Volt''s Fragment.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Blessing has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ...

    "Hello, everyone," Volt greeted the other spirits, and Leon imagined him bowing slightly. "I hope we can get along together."

    "Heya," Sylph said. "Just don''t get too close, okay. I don''t want to be electrocuted.

    "It''s getting tight here again..." Celsius protested.

    Before anyone could do that, Leon used all his status points and increased his mana. He also had another idea in order to increase his mana even further.

    "Thanks for your help, Volt," Leon said. "I''m counting on you... by the way, can you still absorb those lightning bolts and prevent them from hitting me?"

    "Yes, I can turn into my power again or convert them into mana," Volt answered. "What do you wish for me to do?"

    "You can use them to get strong," Leon said. "I will solve the problem of mana."

    "As youmand." Volt nodded.

    After Leon summoned Volt, he started to fly a bit higher in order to attract all lightning bolts. It didn''t take long for him to get hit, and Leon obtained some notifications.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Volt''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Volt''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Volt''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon forgot about that, but it made sense that the spirits could absorb things that were made from their elements. Leon should have trained Undine and Celsius in their worlds... but he couldn''t imagine just being underwater or under snowstorm would make them level up. It would be like cheating... most likely, they could only absorb things that had mana. However, it was also hard to imagine that the things that didn''t have it could wound them.

    Since Leon was solving two problems at the same time, he wasn''t in a hurry to leave that world. So, he just walked for several kilometers. In just a few hours, Volt reached level fifty, and Leon only had to use mana to keep him materialized since his Thunder absorption was a passive skill.

    "This actually might be quite useful..." Leon rubbed his chin. "Hey, Efreet. Do you think you can get strong fast like that if you stay near the mes of a powerful monster or even if you swim in a river of magma?"

    "Yes, if mana is being spent to keep the mes of the magma active, then that is possible." Efreet said. "But if you act without being careful, I will be powerful enough to defeat you. Bahahaha!"

    That could be troublesome, but since he would obtain status points, the more Efreet levels up, he doubted that he would get stronger than Leon. That would only be possible if he finds another fragment, and Efreet absorbs it. Leon didn''t ask that to any of the spirits or even Ilyana, but it was possible that they would get stronger even if Leon finds other lesser or intermediate spirits. However, Leon decided to do that other day... he was already tired of the side quests had to give him.

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    Since Leon didn''t lose much time, he returned quite soon, and Ilyana was back to her cross-legged position. However, she wasn''t creating elementals anymore. Instead, she was summoning Ghost-Swords... which was weird since Ilyana said that she didn''t have any intention of creating living creatures.

    "You havee at a good time," Ilyana said. "Kill those creatures. Their level is too low, and the inhabitants may frown if they look at them and notice how weak they are."

    "What happened to the elementals?" Leon asked. "I also thought you wouldn''t create living creatures."

    "They aren''t living beings," Ilyana frowned. "Ghost-Swords are born when the swords absorb too much monster blood, and their wielders die full of regrets. They aren''t much different from my elementals."

    "How can you create such monsters without regrets and the monster''s blood?" Leon asked.

    "Mana can create anything, as long as you have a clear understanding of that thing you want to create," Ilyana said. "About the elementals... that skill already reached level max, so I decided to train others."

    "Howe the skill reached the level max, but the elementals only were level three hundred?" Leon frowned again.

    "I can decrease the power of the things I create..." Ilyana looked at Leon as if he just said something pretty stupid. "Can''t you choose how much heavy your mithril spears were?"

    Leon nodded, but he didn''t feel like creating a weapon, and a monster was the same thing. He also couldn''t even imagine how mana could emte the feelings of regret of someone... Regardless, even though Ilyana could control the level of the monsters she created, she couldn''t just raise their levels if the level of the summoning skill was low.

    "Just make your monsters move toward my ntation," Leon said. "I will ask my spirits to attack your creatures."

    "All right," Ilyana said.

    That would be a good chance for Leon to train his spirits and even think while he harvests the blue angel leaves and creates the mana liquid.

    "Sylph, Celsius, Efreet, Gnome, Undine, Volt." Leon summoned them and then started to harvester the blue angel leaves. "You guys can attack Ilyana''s ghost swords as you see fit."

    "Hell yeah!" Efreet said, on fire. "It is time for a death battle!"

    "We should get away from each other, or our attacks will nullify each other," Celsius said.

    Ilyana just started to practice that summoning skill for a few hours, but a horde of those monsters was already moving toward Leon and his spirits. While Leon was trying to recover his mana faster than his spirits were spending, things got really noisy since they got stronger, and their spells could cause a lot of damage in arge area.

    "Mmm... now that I think about it, I don''t have to harvester those leaves. I can just absorb the mana of the ghost-swords."

    Although that was true, when he looked at the ruckus his spirits were causing, Leon understood he wouldn''t escape from their massive Area of Effect spells unscathed. If he receives damage, he wouldn''t be able to focus and use Mana Absorption, so it was better not to do that.

    Regardless, even though Leon was working fast, he couldn''t recover his mana faster than six spirits could consume. Thanks to that, the horde of ghost-swords didn''t stoping... in fact, they were waiting in line for their turn to be destroyed.

    "Although it is convenient to use my spirits to fight for me since they can take their own actions, I can''t level up skills like Fire Creation or transformation. Because I''m not the one creating it... Fortunately, skills like Geomancy and Cryomancy can level up."

    The logic behind it was weird, but it didn''t take long before Leon could understand it. It was because part of the spirits'' bodies was made of that element, and since Leon''s mana was being used to keep them materialized, it made sense that Pyromancy could level up while Efreet was summoned. It would be more efficient if they don''t use too much mana when they attack, but Leon knew that it was impossible that things could be so convenient.

    "It doesn''t look like Ilyana has any intention of stop sending her minions... fortunately, I''m also obtaining some coins, then this can be counted like a.... wait a minute, why I can obtain coins?"

    "Didn''t you know? "Celsius asked, surprised. "You can obtain coins from every creature that you kill that has mana. If that creature were created or summoned by someone, the killer would obtain coins, even if the creature doesn''t have."<sub> </sub>

    "Although youin a lot, you always answer his questions, Celsius," Undine smirked.

    "What are you trying to imply?" Celsius frowned.

    Leon was about to say less talking and more working, but he couldn''t say that to his spirits, they weren''t his workers, after all. Besides, he was the one who started the conversation. Regardless, that was very strange because it was evident that two summoners could grow a lot stronger, just making their minions fight against each other, and now he discovered they could obtain coins... that system was bing weirder and weirder.

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 13719 +

    Stamina: 756 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 7850+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 320 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2500 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 292,452,362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Pyromancy Lv 230, Geomancy Lv 230, Electromancy Lv 321, Cryomancy Lv 200, Aeromancy Lv 80, Summon Sylph''s Fragment Lv 110, Summon Celsius'' Fragment Lv 100, Summon Efreet''s Fragment Lv 90, Hydromancy Lv 70, Summon Undine''s Fragment Lv 90, Earth Armor Lv 25, Summon Gnome''s Fragment Lv 80, Summon Volt''s Fragment Lv 80,

    Passive Skills: Farming Lv 182, Alchemy Lv 153, Thunder Resistance Lv 300, Fire Blessing Lv 220, Earth Blessing Lv 270, Lion''s Pride Lv 300, Thunder Blessing Lv 311, Wind Blessing Lv 80, Ice Blessing Lv 80, Water Blessing Lv 80,

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    In the end, Leon spent a week doing nothing but harvesting blue angel leaves and creating mana liquid. Things could have gotten more efficient if he had added monsters'' blood to it, but there wasn''t a single monster in that world aside from the ones Ilyana created. Although it was repetitive, Leon felt satisfied, thanks to the coins and status he obtained. Ilyana''s army stoppeding, and Leon understood why. Her skill had already reached level three hundred.

    "Well, I guess you guys can take a break now," Leon said to his spirits.

    They wanted to be strong again, but working like mules wasn''t the best way to do that. Regardless, Leon headed toward Ilyana''s castle.

    "Thanks for the help," Ilyana said when Leon approached. "Thanks to you, my new summons reached level three hundred one day faster than they would be without fighting."

    Leon frowned, it looked like Ilyana was making fun of him, but he couldn''t see that on her face. He studied her for a few seconds, but she only tilted her head in confusion because Leon avoided staring at her for long.

    "... So, the summons can get stronger just by fighting?" Leon asked. "They kind of remind me of the spirits."

    "Every creature can grow stronger by fighting against other beings that have mana," Ilyana exined.

    "Why don''t you make your monsters fight against each other?" Leon asked.

    "That is the sole exception of that rule," Ilyana said.

    It made sense, or that kind of skill would be way too overpowered. Leon recalled his grim reaper scythe, and he also recalled that he didn''t see any living being so far capable of summoning other beings... except for the grim reaper he fought against. It was evident that summoning was way more advanced than basic elemental magic.

    "Wouldn''t it be easier for us if I also learn how to create monsters?" Leon asked.

    "You will need to increase your control up to five hundred to create slimes," Ilyana smiled as if that had been a good joke. "I don''t think slimes will help me all that much."

    Now Leon felt the sarcasm on her voice. Still, he would have done worse in her position, so he didn''tin. Besides, he was shocked at that crazy fact... to learn how to create slimes. He would have to have five hundred points in control... how much would he need to create something like a golem?

    "You can rx, you can create powerful things with low control," Ilyana said. "To create basic golems, you will need fifteen hundred points in control."

    "I don''t think someone who had fifteen hundred points in control, actually has low control..." Leon frowned. "With so much control, I would be able to use Telekinesis on dozens of nts and harvester their leaves at the same time."

    "You think like that because you didn''t live as much as me," Ilyana said. "You have a zombie that has millions of points of health, and that thing is only at the fifth stage of the assimtion."<sub> </sub>

    "Yeah... still, that is a problem," Leon said. "Although it would be fun to create even slimes, I still want to learn teleport, but I also need to increase my mana. The spirits said that things are crowded inside of me... Even though I want to avoid using that kind of sentence."

    "To learn teleportation, you will need ten thousand points in intelligence and five thousand in control," Ilyana exined. "So, are you free of one of your worries now?"

    Leon now more than ever was certain that Ilyana needed to practice her conversation skills, she said something like that with a straight face, but Leon could only imagine her making fun of him... Regardless, the system was strange. Why would he needed three times more control to learn Teleport the same amount he needed to summon a simple golem.

    "That kind of thing can''t be solved using a tome?" Leon asked.

    "I said that you need those status considering that you would learn the skill using a tome," Ilyana frowned. "You learned your skills so far using your mana forcefully. To learn Teleport that way, you will need fifty thousand points in intelligence."

    Leon was starting to wonder if having someone so much knowledge was useful or just depressing. Most of the time, Ilyana was making him feel depressed and shocked by the things she knew, after all.

    "So, do you already know what you are going to do next?" Ilyana asked. "Obtaining the power of the remaining three spirits won''t be easy. You need to get stronger before trying that."

    "I was thinking about learning how to absorb mana from the environment and from my enemies at a certain distance," Leon said. "However, considering the things, you said..."

    "Yes, you will need fifteen thousand points in intelligence and five thousand in control to learn that," Ilyana said. "If you decide to ept the tome I create, that is."

    Leon didn''t want that. He only epted the tome of Eyes of the Truth because he wanted to prevent many deaths. Until now, he learned every single of his best weapons alone and after countless hours of practice... and he wouldn''t change his ways just for the sake of convenience.

    "Nah, it is fine," Leon said. "It is not like I desperately need that skill right now. Since I will have to increase my control, my Telekinesis will improve, and the speed of creating mana liquid will also increase. So, it is fine."

    "You are so prideful..." Ilyana let out a long sigh. "Well, it is your choice. However, I can still help you to obtain status points fast, and you will still be satisfied with your own efforts."

    "... How?" Leon frowned.

    "I just have to half-kill you with my elemental spells," Ilyana said as if it was a matter of fact.

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    At first, Leon frowned when he heard it, but soon he understood the logic behind Ilyana''s reasoning. She would attack him using elemental spells, and Leon would use Full-Recover shortly afterward... that way, Leon would level up his resistances quite fast and also level up Full-Recover. The only downside of that was that it would be very painful.

    "I guess that is a good way to gain status points," Leon said. "I''m fine with that."

    "Good, just focus and use Full-Recover fast... or the pain will traumatize you," Ilyana nodded.

    Ilyana didn''t even stop creating her new minions, and, with a single thought, she made a pir of fire erupt from the ground and engulf Leon. His health decreased to dangerous levels in an instant... the pain had been so terrifying that he even didn''t have time to scream or moan in pain. Leon felt on his knees, and the pain decreased because all the skin and good parts of all his body had been burned to a crisp. In the end, Ilyana was the one who used Full-Recover on him.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Geez... I told you to get ready," Ilyana said after a long sigh.

    Although the pain disappeared, it took Leon a few seconds to recover from the shock. His body was back to normal, and much to his surprise, his hair was also back to normal, and clothes didn''t even get burned. Even though that wasn''t that surprising given that Ilyana was extremely powerful, Leon didn''t expect that a single spell cast by her could cause more damage than magma.

    "Are you ready?" Ilyana asked. "Don''t worry. We won''t do this for long. We will have to stop soon because your body won''t have the nutrients to recover that fast."

    That was true, and it was also a relief, but Leon''s body wasn''t listening to him... he didn''t even manage to get up. Leon was training, but he didn''t remember being so close to death while he trained in the past.

    "Shit... do it again," Leon slowly got up.

    "Okay, but this time I will change things a little bit," Ilyana said. "I can''t risk traumatizing your psych doing that over and over again."

    Leon was engulfed by a pir of mes again, but soon after, he got covered in a thickyer of ice. Then, Leon got engulfed by mes and then covered in ice again. Ilyana stopped there because she had already depleted most of Leon''s health.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    This time, Leon managed to use Full-Recover. Still, he was feeling like crap. In just a few seconds, Leon obtained status points that he would usually obtain by training low-level spells for a day. However, that kind of training was far less convenient than he had imagined.

    "... This should be enough for today," Ilyana said. "Although we don''t have much time, we are not desperate to do that every day. Eat well for a few days and thene here again."

    Leon felt on his knees. Even though he already expected the pain, his body didn''t endure the heat and cold as much as his mind did. Regardless, at least Ilyana wasn''t unreasonable as he had expected. In fact, she looked a bit worried, which was very surprising, given her usual behavior.

    Leon left Ilyana''s castle only to let his body fall on the ground when he returned to his ntation. It was a bit too early to sleep, and it had been a long time since Leon felt like that, but he wanted to close his eyes and rest for a week.

    "Don''t be a drama queen, Leon," Undine said, and Leon imagined her smirking. "You just got close to death two times in a row by someone who you considered to be an ally. There is no need to make such a fuss by acting like that."

    Leon ignored Undine and then got up. He didn''t have time to waste because he things he needed to do weren''t few... Leon had to increase his mana in order to make the spirits feelfortable. He also had to increase intelligence and control in order to learn many things. Although in that world, he would have almost four hundred years to obtain the power he needed, he wouldn''t get strong on time if he let events like that bother him for long.

    "I guess I will increase the size of my ntation since I will increase my control again from now on. Sorry, guys. But just hang in there for a while longer... once this ntation gets big enough, I will be able to train more and increase my mana exponentially. To make things more convenient for everyone, I guess I will summon Gnome. His powers will help me with that."

    "Aye, Aye, Sir!" Gnome said after he materialized.

    Using his powers, Gnome raised several, and small pieces of earth, and Leon nted the blue angel leaves using Telekinesis. They did that for five days straight until Leon''s ntation became five times bigger... that growth rate was scary, but Leon wasn''t satisfied. He would only be if he manages to create an automatic process of harvesting and nting the leave. But asking for that was a little bit too much.

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    Leon got close to death two times while he ''trained'' with Ilyana. Still, only that had been more than enough for Leon to lose a lot of weight after using Full-Recover. Since there were no animals or organic monsters in that world, it was a bit hard to gain weight only eating fruits and nts... but Leon forced himself to eat a lot of that in order to recover his weight one weekter and then resume his training.

    "You really came after one week," Ilyana said, visibly impressed. "Just keep your mind focused, and the pain will decrease... However, don''t start appreciating the pain."

    "I won''t... be a masochist," Leon said.

    "That is the least of your worries. Things would getplicated if you start to feel something else aside from sexual pleasure from pain," Ilyana frowned. " In fact, it would be convenient if you be just a masochist."

    Leon started to wonder if it was convenient for training or if it was because that suited Ilyana''s tastes, but soon he shook those thoughts out of his head. Ilyana could read his mind, after all. Besides, all his spirits could hear his thoughts.

    Just like before, Ilyana burned and froze Leon, since he endured that two times, she decided to use it a third time. Leon was getting stronger at least mentally, but even though the pain was bing bearable, the feeling after training was annoying and persistent. To make things worse, his healing spells couldn''t help him in that regard.

    "We can always help you level up your resistances, Leon," Sylph said.

    "It is alright," Leon forced a smile. "It isn''t that efficient, and I know that you guys would rather get strong fighting real enemies than just obtaining power like that."

    Leon just had to endure that for a while until he learns how to summon golems. After that, things would really start to move because he would use them to create his mana liquid. Since Ilyana''s monsters obeyed all her thoughts, Leon was certain that that was possible... but Leon couldn''t understand why Ilyana wasn''t doing the same thing.

    "Most likely, she is already absorbing mana from the ambient, and that is way more efficient."

    Leon didn''t know the downsides of such skill, but if he could use alongside Fast Conjuration, the amount of mana he would be able to recover would be insane. Leon knew that because Mana-Eater and Mana Absorption were very useful when used with that passive skill.

    "Well, everything starts after I increase my intelligence, mana, and control up to the necessary levels."

    Congrattions! The skill Explosive Fire Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Sphere has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Considering his past experiences, Leon was quite surprised that he managed to keep training like that without having any disturbances. However, that was expected since time on Earth passed ten times slower.

    After training for a few days, Leon noticed that he didn''t have to waste time thinking about new spells unless they arebined spells. He could actually ask for his spirits about the ones that didn''t consume a lot of mana. Those were the best spells that could quickly and easily give him status points, after all.

    "If you want to obtain status points faster, I would rmend Hail and Ice Arrow Shower," Celsius said. "If you ask that woman, you can easily level them up to level one hundred if you use them on her monsters."

    "For the time being, I want to level up my spells only up to the level fifty," Leon said. "So, I guess practicing without hitting anything will be enough. Besides, Ilyana has her own goals. So, I don''t want to bother her all that much. I don''t know if I will be able to obtain the power to fight against harvesters or even if I live a long life, after all."

    "Yourck of confidence depresses me deeply," Celsius said.

    Despite her words, Celsius taught Leon the spells. It wasn''t as convenient and learning from a tome, but he learned them much faster than he would by trying alone and failing again and again.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hail.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Arrow Shower.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm? I''m pretty sure Hail consumed a lot less mana when I had the sword that granted me the spell." Leon frowned.

    "That is probably because the weapon had been enchanted to be like that," Celsius exined. "If you use the spirit of the right monsters, you can create weapons with that kind of effect."

    "What about Ice Arrow Shower? The arrows are much smaller than the ones I can create," Leon protested.

    "Why don''t you try to use that spell and create an Area of Effect spell?" Celsius frowned. "I doubted that you would spend only fifty mana points per second to do something like that."

    It was evident that Leon was hoping a little too much for his spells. It was probably because he recalled the same skill being used by some monsters, and the arrows were way bigger... but it made sense the level of those skills wasn''t one. Regardless, like usual, Leon practiced both spells until they reached level fifty. It took him a few days, but he was more than satisfied with the result. Although Leon wanted to learn a few other spells from other spirits, unfortunately, it was time for his weekly dose of torment.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Arrow Shower.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Needle.

    Cost: 04 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Thanks, Sylph," Leon said. "From here on out, I can continue alone."

    "Roger!" Sylph smiled energetically and then disappeared.

    Leon thought that were many other spells that had low cost, but it looked like he was wrong. The variety only increased when the cost increased as well. That became obvious after Leon learned a few more spells from Sylph. If the spirits didn''t know spells that had a low cost of mana like elemental needles and bullets, then it was clear that they didn''t exist.

    Despite that, not everything was bad news. Leon was getting closer to his spirits, and their loyalty was increasing with that, and it would only increase the more Leon interacts with them.

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    To make things even better, Lion''s Pride was still leveling up, even though his spirits were fighting and training alongside him. In the end, that was a bit obvious since the spirits became part of his strength, after all.

    "Let''s see... after leveling up those two new spells, I should level up a few others that I already have up to level fifty."

    "Aww... but it was my turn next," Gnome said, disappointed.

    "Just wait a few days, and it will be your turn, Gnome," Leon forced a smile.

    <o>,m Even though Gnome stayed materialized for several days to help Leon expand his ntation, he still wanted more... of the spirits, he was the one who disliked most staying in his non-material form.</o>

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Air Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Cannon has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Eruption has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Trap has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon''s momentum was good, so he decided to keep himself focused, but it looked like fate had other ns. Just when he was about to summon Gnome and ask him to teach a few spells. He heard Ilyana''s voice inside his head.

    "We have a problem," Ilyana said, using Telepathy. "It looks like something is going to happen on Earth."

    "What is going to happen?" Leon asked.

    "The humans that followed your friends, Gis, Lennard, and Tom returned to Earth," Ilyana hesitated for a while. "... and they are heading to Japan."

    "Maybe that is just a coincidence..." Leon started to bit his nails. "When I saw their city, they didn''t look like they were nning a war."

    "That doesn''t change the fact that they didn''t even stop to rest on their previous camp," Ilyana said. "Besides, they only sent powerful soldiers... I would say that they want to cause massive damage to Japan in order to make think twice before they try to banish them from the again."

    "Shit... How didn''t I notice that Gis had such a goal?" Leon bit his lips. "It was evident that was the case... she was training a lot at the top of that tower. I just hope that my words didn''t cause this..."

    "What are you going to do?" Ilyana asked.

    "... Just let them do whatever they want until they are tired of it," Leon smirked when he had an idea.

    "It looks like you have a n," Ilyana studied Leon. "I hope you won''t cause more problems than solve them."

    Leon used Transfer and then reached the purple crystal that would lead him back to Earth. Fortunately, Leon already knew the route Gis, Lennart, and Tom would take since he knew the ce they came from. So, he found them after a few hours in the middle of the previous Russian territory.

    "It looks like they have more or less fifty thousand soldiers... Now that I can see them, it is evident that they want to fight. Still, I have to talk with them."

    No one noticed Leon''s approach while he was flying high in the sky, so Gis, Lennart, Tom, and the soldiers got startled when Leon suddenlynded in front of them. Even though a few of them recognized Leon, they didn''t drop their guard.

    "You?" Gis frowned. "What are you doing here?"

    "It has been a while, everyone," Leon said. "It looks like you guys are going to a party? Are you sure that this is a good idea?"

    "Are you working for the Immortal Empress?" Lennart readied himself.

    "Nope, even though I talk with her now and then, we aren''t allies, at least for the time being," Leon answered. "Gis, if you aremanding this attack, I would like you to stop."

    "... Why do you use my name as if you know me?" Gis frowned. "I don''t feel any ill intentionsing from you. But I won''t back off even from someone like you who defeated us. We were allies before, but that woman didn''t hesitate to chase us out of the just because we weren''t as radicals as her."

    "Considering the current you, I don''t think it would be a good idea to exin why I talk like that," Leon exined. "Let''s forget the past and focus on the future... Nor you or Yuki will have a good future if you guys headbutt each other."

    "... We will fight and obtain our right to live on this world again," Gis said. "If you get on our way, we destroy you too."

    "No, I won''t get on your way," Leon smiled. "I will just get on the way of those who try to destroy this."

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    After giving that warning, Leon disappeared. However, he only returned to fly in the sky again. While he was talking with Gis, he noticed that she looked far tenser than before. She knew that Leon didn''t have any ill intentions, so it was evident that something was off.

    "It is impossible that someone might infiltrate Japan our Hector''s camp, but there is a chance that someone might have infiltrated Gis''s city. They created that strange tradition for visitors to climb the tower... so someone might have arrived before I fought her and even convinced Gis to start a war against Yuki and her country."

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon didn''t have much mana left since he had to fly, but he leveled up that skill a lot while he followed Gis''s army. His goal was to find someone who looked more powerful than her. However, even after several hours, Leon didn''t find anyone who was as powerful as Tom, Lennart, or Gis.

    "Did I just imagine things? Maybe Gis just suppressed her feelings for long and now decided to make them explode..."

    Regardless, Leon was running out of time, so he decided to enter in position... One hourter, Leon arrived on the west gate of Japan''s territory. As expected, soldiers were moving around and preparing themselves because they already knew about the approach of Gis and her army. Much to Leon''s surprise, Yuki and Ren were already there and quickly approached him.

    "Your time is impable as always," Yuki frowned. "... May I ask what your goal is this time?"

    "I''m going just to observe this battle and make things interesting," Leon said and then started to create a massive arena of earth. "You guys can do whatever you want. I won''t stop you or Gis."

    Yuki and Ren looked at Leon with dubious eyes, they were starting to rx a little more around him, but now they couldn''t help but be wary of him once again. Leon wondered if he was doing the right thing, it was hard to be sure, but at least he would do his best to avoid meaningless deaths.

    It didn''t take long before Gis and her army to arrive on the west gate. They came ready to fight, and they were even shouting while they were flying to raise their spirits. However, they couldn''t help but stop when they saw the massive arena Leon created. The arena was in front of the west gate, and the Japanese soldiers were inside their barrier and above the wall hoping for something to happen. The soldiers didn''tnd, but Gis, Lennard, and Tomnded on the arena where Leon was.

    "¡­ What is this?" Lennar frowned.

    "An arena, the perfect ce for hot-blooded fools to relieve stress and get rid of their grudges," Leon answered. " To speed up things a little bit, let''s make a team battle of ten versus ten. The weapons will be your fists only¡­ neither sides can attack the region below the waist. Kicks aren''t also allowed, and-."

    "Bahahaha! You are a really funny kid!" Tomughed loudly. "This is a fascinating idea¡­ but tell me why we should follow your rules?"<sub> </sub>

    "Why do you think the Japanese soldiers didn''t do anything to stop me from creating this?" Leon asked.

    "No idea¡­ maybe it is because you are their ally," Tom frowned.

    "If I were their ally, I would kill you guys, instead of trying to prevent both sides from suffering losses," Leon said. "Do you want to see the real reason?"

    "See?" Tom frowned again and got confused when Leon pointed to the sky.

    "¡­ What the hell is that?" Lennart turned white when he saw the shadow of Leon''s zombie snake.

    "That is my pet," Leon answered. "Yuki and her soldiers didn''t attack me because of that."

    "Ha-ha, that is very funny," Lennart looked viciously at Leon. "There is no way that would¡­"

    That trick was useful as ever after Leon made the zombie snake turn around the earth following the opposite direction.

    "That is just an illusion..." Tom said.

    "Really? I guess you guys discovered how I tricked Yuki and Ren for several months..." Leon sighed. "We can confirm that, who wants to go with me see that snake up close?"

    "What is your goal?" Gis interrupted Leon,

    "My goal for the next few hours is to prevent the death of you and your soldiers," Leon answered. "The same thing applies to Yuki and her army. I''m pretty sure you guys will be able to get rid of your grudges after punching each other for a few hours because I''m pretty sure she didn''t cause the death of any of your friends. Did she kill any of you when she chased you guys out of the?"

    "...No," Gis answered after a few seconds.

    "I get it. You guys can''t forgive them. In fact, you don''t have to," Leon said. "However, I won''t let any of you die here. I have my own personal reasons for that... Besides, you guys and everyone else will have to protect this world from the hands of the true enemies."

    "Who are the true enemies?" Gis frowned.

    "I will answer that after I confirm that neither side has too many idiots," Leon said. "Now, who is going to fight first?"

    Putting matters of life and death aside, Leon was really looking forward to the battle of Gis versus Yuki. It would be epic, and everyone nearby agreed with him.

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    Much to everyone''s surprise, even though Leon said the battles would be of ten versus ten, only Gis stepped forward and threw her brown armor and massive great sword on the floor. Even without saying a single world, she challenged Yuki to a fight just by looking at her.

    Yuki epted the challenge, and she did the same, threw away her equipment and even her gauntlets before she approached the arena alongside several soldiers. Gis''s underlings also understood that the two leaders would fight, and they would only watch. Some of them were ready to fight, but soldiers of both sides didn''t dare to interrupt the battle of their leaders.

    "Now that I think about it, I should have made the arena using only steel..."

    Leon made the arena to be pretty sturdy, but he already knew how both Yuki and Gis got strong... The arena wouldn''tst long, so he would have to repair it every time it got destroyed. Both warriors jumped on the arena, and they didn''t even wait for Leon to give the sign of the start of the battle. Yuki and Gis charged forward and only stopped when they hit other faces in the middle of the ring.

    Gis was stronger physically and caused more damage, Leon noticed that when he saw Yuki bleeding from her nose. However, Yuki recovered faster and was already aiming upper at Gis''s sr plexus. Gis blocked it using her left elbow, soon after she retreated a little and then headbutted Yuki. That caught her by surprise, and Yuki took a few steps back because the attack made her feel dizzy.

    "Heal," Yuki said and then healed her wounds and recovered from that state.

    "Mmm... maybe this battle will be more difficult for Gis than I thought..."

    However, when Leon looked at Gis''s face, he noticed that the wound that Yuki caused was healing. Although her healing skills weren''t as good as Yuki''s, Gis could heal herself too. In the end, Leon confirmed that the battle would only end after a few hours when neither of them could stand anymore after spending the nutrients of their bodies to heal themselves.

    Yuki activated Haste for a second and suddenly appeared behind Gis, she learned that trick from Leon, but Gis also activated Stone Skin the very moment Yuki disappeared from her sight. Yuki frowned when she received more damage than she caused, but still managed to dodge the roundhouse kick Gis prepared.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey... I said no kicks," Leon frowned. "Don''t use headbutts as well."

    Both Yuki and Gis ignored Leon''s words and just punched each other fists. Although Yuki could be much faster, she decided not to use Haste, or she would be spending a lot more mana than she wanted. Yuki decided to save her mana to heal her wounds. Gis did the same, to protect her from surprise attacks, she would only Stone Skin only now and then.

    After only causing harm to their fists, Yuki and Gis stepped back. Yuki decided to heal her fist, but Gis chose to attack. After suddenly jumping, Gis fell even faster and punch the ce Yuki had been a few moments ago. Her attack had been so powerful that the entire arena started to crack.

    "So violent..." Leon sighed and then started to repair the arena.

    While Gis was still on hernding position, Yuki readied her body and pointed her left elbow toward Gis before activating Haste for a moment. Her charge almost caught Gis by surprise, but she activated Stone Skin again. Although she still suffered some damage since she used her arms to block the attack, didn''t escape unscathed either.

    Using tricks, spells, or anything wouldn''t help either of them to win the battle. So, both Yuki and Gis decided to fight without relying on that. Gis recovered from the impact and charged forward while she raised her right knee. Yuki took a step backward to escape her attack range, and at the same time, she prepared a roundhouse kick. The very moment Gis noticed that she rxed her left and lowered her stance before her attack could even end. After hitting the air and escaping Yuki''s roundhouse kick, she charged forward almost running like a dog and tried to headbutt Yuki''s stomach, but the immortal empress decreased the power of the impact by using both arms to stop her attack.

    That attack pushed Yuki back a few meters, but at least that gave her the chance to attack Gis''s back or head. However, before she could do that, Gis grabbed her legs and then jumped upward, Yuki got caught by surprise and started to punch Gis''s back, but since she was in mid-air, the power of her attacks decreased a lot. Eventually, both girls fell on the arena again, but Gisnded while sitting over Yuki. Gis had the advantage in that position, but Yuki wouldn''t let her do as she wanted. Gis prepared a punch, but Yuki did the same even though her position was terrible, Yuki managed to cause a lot of damage even when Gis attacked because she activated Iron Fists. However, Gis knew she would do something like that, so she also activated Rage... in the end, both girls just punched each other and made the other side lose a few teeth.

    Gis punched Yuki a few times on that advantageous position. Still, eventually Yuki counterattacked and took the position over Gis and attacked with consecutive punches... from that point onward, the same thing repeated itself several times. Little by little, Yuki and Gis''s face were receiving more and more wounds, and the arena was getting redder by the minute. Although the fight had been very impressive even though not much mana had been used, Leon was already sick of watching... it wasn''t a good thing to see his friends hurting each other like that.

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    Several hours passed, and it was already night. However, Yuki and Gis were still fighting... Almost ten hours had passed since the start of the battle, and Leon still could see the will to fight in their eyes. Still wasn''t something good to see, but Leon didn''t take his eyes out of them because he had to understand their feelings and their grudges before he could be their allies again.

    Although Leon wanted to see that until they copse of exhaustion, Leon felt something weird. Everyone''s mana was calm until now, but Leon felt two presences getting agitated... much to his surprise, each side had one of those presences.

    "I guess I wasn''t totally wrong..."

    Leon used Transfer and appeared behind a Japanese soldier that was concentrating his mana in his right hand. Leon grabbed him by the neck and sucked his mana using Mana Absorption. Several soldiers panicked when they one of them losing control over his body when Leon appeared, but he ignored them and used Transfer to grab one of Gis''s soldiers by the neck and did the same thing. Yuki and Gis only stopped fighting when Leon appeared in the middle of the arena and started to hit the soldiers like hammers against the arena. In the end, Leon only stopped when the ce was totally destroyed, and he was striking the soldiers against the ground.

    "Phew... that was refreshing." Leon left the half-dead soldiers on the floor and then stretched his body only to find everyone, even Yuki and Gis, pointing their weapons at him. "Calm down guys, let''s not do anything hasty."

    Why did you do that?" Ren asked.

    "Those guys were nning to attack Yuki or Gis, maybe both," Leon answered. "They are powerful fighters, after all. Their deaths also would cause instability in both groups. Do any of you guys remember when they joined your armies? "

    Gis looked at Lennart, and he just shook his head, the same thing happened to Yuki and Ren. However, some soldiers stepped forward and mentioned that they joined their sides, just after the battle when the terrorist camps had been destroyed.

    "What were their positions in your cities?" Leon asked. "Where they close to any of you?"

    "... That soldier was one of my advisors," Yuki said. "Are you sure he was preparing to kill me?"

    "I felt a massive amount of mana being concentrated in his right hand," Leon answered. "What about the other guy?"

    "... He was just an ordinary soldier that protected our walls," Gis answered. "However, he talked to me many times about returning to Earth, and he was also the number one person who wanted to reconquest ournds back using brute strength."

    "There you have it, it is evident that they worked for the terrorists," Leon said. "They were quite the patient bastards... a bunch of assholes that had the patience to wait for three hundred years to kill the human leaders... crap."

    Leon noticed that something simr might have happened to Hector''s city. He had to find the spy before something happens. So, he pierced the two spies hears using Magma Spears... in the end, nothing much was left of their bodies.

    "I guess you guys can understand that until now, someone has been working behind the scenes to put the humans in a bad spot," Leon said. "I know that you won''t be able to forget your grudges soon, but it isn''t time for that. In forty years, powerful beings wille to Earth and kill every single human to get stronger. Don''t waste your time fighting against each other; save your strength to fight against them."

    Leon didn''t wait to see Yuki and Gis''s reactions; he just left and headed toward the hippogryphs'' world. If they still decided to fight after hearing that, then humans were doomed, and Leon could only give up.<sub> </sub>

    "Shit... I hope that is thest time those bastards will cause me so much trouble."

    If Hector convinced the other survivors to return to Earth, Leon would have a hard time finding the possible spy infiltrated. Besides, his presence had already been revealed by every single person there. So, at any moment, something might happen.

    A few hourster, Leon arrived at the entrance of the hippogryph''s dungeon. He arrived in time to see hundreds of people leaving the ce. Since it was dark, Leon didn''t notice, but it looked like Hector, and other soldiers cleaned the area of monsters, and now the general poption of his city was finally returning to Earth.

    "Shit, I won''t be able to use Appraisal in every single person like this... now that I think about it since those guys infiltrated Gis and Yuki''s camp, it will be impossible to identify them because they probably don''t have those spells to make other humans explode."

    Fortunately, Leon found the new camp pretty close to the dungeon. It was a bit reckless, but given that the soldiers fought against that kind of creatures for hundreds of years, they would handle. Their problem was theck of fighting spirit, not real power.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon knew that trying to find a possible infiltrated agent would be close to impossible, but he had no other choice but to try, at least for a while. Maybe there was a chance that a spy didn''t infiltrate Hector''s camp, but Leon couldn''t just hope for that and do nothing... until thest person crossed back the portal to Earth he used Appraisal in every single human...unfortunately, he found no one strangely powerful.

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    It took only a single night for every human on Hector''s side to return to Earth. Since the travel had been pretty short and fast, every single person started to help with the construction of the new walls of the city while the soldiers watched the surroundings and killed the monsters who appeared. Meanwhile, Hector, Amanda, Maya, Sarah, Sasha, and Betty started to build using their own magic, a temporary center of operations. Once the building was half made and not many people could see what was happening inside of it, Leon used Transfer and appeared inside of it. The very moment Leon appeared, he activated Mana Concealment because he didn''t want to be noticed.

    "Leon?" Hector frowned. "It is good to meet you, but... what are you doing here, and why did you appear so suddenly?"

    "Lower your voice," Leon said. "I came here to tell that there is a chance that some allies of the terrorists might have infiltrated your camp, don''t spread this information and be careful."

    "What? That is impossible." Hector said, looking skeptical of such a possibility. "Not a single human joined our side in three hundred years."

    "I just recently learned that magic could do a lot of things..." Leon said. "Anyway, spies infiltrated Yuki and Gis''s camps three hundred years ago and stayed quiet until now. So, I advise that you should act carefully because I can''t keeping every single time you guys face a problem. Also, Gis''s camp also returned to Earth. I already told them what I told you... if both sides have brains, then everyone will save their energy to protect Earth when the timees. Make good use of the time dtion until then."

    Without waiting to hear their opinions about such matters, Leon used Transfer and left the temporary center of operations. In the end, Leon couldn''t help but sigh... he wanted to make his friends and every single human strong, but he couldn''t be over-protective again. Even his family and friends forgot about him. It was already an instinct to try to protect them.

    "I know what I can do to make them cooperate more..."

    Leon returned to the center of operations and surprised everyone again, but this time he didn''t say anything. Leon just offered a handshake to drain their mana and asked Efreet to pass a part of his powers to them. Once again, Leon left the ce while everyone else was confused.

    "Leon... My powers aren''t something you can give people like that," Efreet said, visibly annoyed.

    "Sorry... We will fight three times this week since you gave your powers to three of my friends," Leon said. "If you do the same to the others, we will fight every day for the entire week. Is that fine with you?"

    "Bahahaha! Of course! Of course!" Efreetughed maniacally. "If you fight me every day, then it doesn''t matter if you decide to give my power to every single person on this!"

    Leon could smile upon hearing that. Although fighting against Efreet was troublesome since the cost of mana was high and it wasn''t that efficient, Leon couldn''t ignore the tendencies of his spirits. Since they were helping him, he had to help them as well.

    A few hourster, Leon returned to Japan only to see that the ce where Yuki and Gis fought was empty. That being said, Leon found Ren and Yuki above the wall, as if they had been waiting for him.

    "Where are Gis and the others?" Leon asked.

    "They decided to retreat and start building their base on German territory," Yuki answered.

    "Hector and the others also returned to Earth," Leon said. "What are you going to do about them?"

    "... As long as they don''t cause problems, I will ignore them." Yuki answered.

    Leon offered a handshake and Yuki epted, once she realized that her mana was being drained, she tried to pull back her arm. However, when she received the notifications of Efreet''s power, she stopped struggling. Leon did the same thing to Ren before he left.

    "If you guys don''t cause me any more problems, maybe I will give you other gifts," Leon said.

    Leon headed toward the direction Gis and the others went, and upon finding them, Leon did the same and told them the same words before he vanished. That day had been a bit tiring, but Leon was quite sure that he did a good job. In the end, all the humans were back on Earth. Although they weren''t allies anymore, they weren''t enemies either, and that was a good start. Besides, it wasn''t like they would have to stick in the same ce for them to protect Earth, the harvesters were incredibly powerful beings. Knowing that they wouldn''t fight at the same time and in the same ce since their powers could collide and disturb each other. The primary preparations had beenpleted, now Leon had to increase his power as much as he can and hope that his friends would do the same without him babysitting them.<sub> </sub>

    Health: 154 +

    Mana: 13923 +

    Stamina: 756 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 8012+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 500 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2500 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 292,452,362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Ice Wall Lv 50, Explosive Fire Arrow Lv 50, Magma Arrow Lv 50, Magma Punch Lv 50, Acid Sphere Lv 50, Thunder Punch Lv 50, Thunder Arrow Lv 50, Air Beam Lv 50, Water Cannon Lv 50, Eruption Lv 50, Ice Trap Lv 50, Summon Sylph''s Fragment Lv 110, Summon Celsius'' Fragment Lv 110, Summon Efreet''s Fragment Lv 90, Summon Undine''s Fragment Lv 90, Summon Gnome''s Fragment Lv 100, Summon Volt''s Fragment Lv 80, Hail Lv 50, Ice Arrow Shower Lv 50, Wind Arrow Shower Lv 50, Wind Needle Lv 50

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 140, Fire Resistance Lv 420, Farming Lv 182, Alchemy Lv 153, Earth Blessing Lv 270, Lion''s Pride Lv 310, Thunder Blessing Lv 311, Zen Lv 65, Wind Blessing Lv 80, Ice Blessing Lv 100, Water Blessing Lv 80

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    When Leon returned, he was received by Ilyana''s piercing gaze. He frowned because she clearly was in a bad mood, and that was a first. Usually, he wanted to joke about such a thing, but he decided not to do it.

    "You seem to be in a bad mood," Leon said.

    "Yes, I told you that you shouldn''t spoil your friends too much," Ilyana said. "Giving them power just because they act the way you want won''t help you or any of them."

    "In my position, would have done something differently?" Leon asked.

    "No," Ilyana answered.

    "So... why do you look so upset?" Leon frowned.

    "Because I did the same thing you did, and that didn''t help the people of my world," Ilyana exined.

    Now Leon finally understood why Ilyana was upset... He did the same thing that Ilyana did in the past, and it looked like that didn''t help the people of her. There was even a chance that she considered that such action caused the downfall of her race... considering that hypothesis, it wasn''t that surprising that she was irritated.

    "I won''t tell you how you should act or what you should do," Ilyana said. "I''m just trying to prevent that you suffer and see the same things that I saw."

    "Thank you for your concern," Leon said. "I will be more careful frown now on... Putting that aside, I would like to learn how to create a slime since my control is already high enough."

    "All right, I will give you the tome after leveling up your resistance a bit," Ilyana said.

    "Instead of that, I would like just to hear the theory, and then I will replicate the process myself," Leon said.

    Ilyana looked away and sighed, it looked like Leon''sck of trust, and his behavior was already starting to annoy her. The future of their partnership looked quite uncertain since they only see each other once every week, and things were already gettingplicated.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I feel like crap more than usual... it looks like this time Ilyana let her annoyance control her a little bit, and she decided to punish me... even though she said that she wouldn''t tell me how to act. What is the point of saying that if she decides to punish me on my resistance training?"

    "You should be thankful for her. If it weren''t for her, you would be making a mistake after mistake," Celsius said, and Leon imagined her making an angry expression like usual. " It is really disgraceful to give powers to your friends just like that."

    "I agree, Leon," Volt said. "Those who don''t venture in other worlds and search for power don''t deserve our blessings."

    "... I will keep that in mind,??? Leon sighed. "Once they aplish something, I won''t ask any of you to give your powers again."

    Leon felt like he was back in high school, where he heardints from his father every day about his behavior and choices. Although it was a bit annoying, he missed them since it was clear that Leon wasn''t good at making decisions. He was too naive, and most of the time, he would choose the most obvious option, and then he would wait for the best oue.

    Regardless, at least one thing Leon was sure that he would never regret doing, and that was training. Although Ilyana looked pretty irritated, she exined to him how he should create a slime using mana.

    "Let''s see... create a mass of water in a random shape and then create the core of the monster by concentrating exactly nine hundred mana points in its center. How did she discover such an exact number? Anyway... I also have to add instincts to the creature... How do I do that again? Just by emting hunger? I''m already hungry, so it should be easy."

    "It impresses me that you managed to be the best mage of your," Celsius said.<sub> </sub>

    Leon was also impressed, but he would never reveal that. Regardless, it took him three days to do everything correctly and fast enough, but Leon eventually learned the skill and created the first slime.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Slime.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Slime ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 50 +

    Mana: 50 +

    Stamina: 50 +

    Strength: 10 +

    Dexterity: 10+

    Speed: 10 +

    Intelligence: 10+

    Endurance: 10 +

    Control: 10 +

    Mentality: 10 +

    Luck: 10 +

    Recovery: 10 +

    Willpower: 10 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Fire Bullet Lv 01, Water Bullet Lv 01, Wind Bullet Lv 01, Earth Bullet Lv 01,

    Passive Skills:

    "Wow... so weak, and the cost of mana is insane!" Leon said, shocked.

    "I''m honestly surprised at your reaction, Leon," Undine said without her usual mocking tone. "What did you expect? It is a level one slime. "

    "Yeah... I guess you are right," Leon nodded. "The cost is high because the creature can level up and be much stronger... Anyway, can I use their attacks to strengthen you guys?"

    "Unfortunately, that is not possible," Volt said. "We can materialize using your mana, and since the slimes are made of your mana, such effects aren''t possible."

    Leon nodded since it made a lot of sense. Still, it was surprising that the name of the skill was Summon Slime instead of something like Slime Creation. The active spells were also different from Leon recalled, but it was based on his own spells, so it was only obvious. Perhaps he actually copied a random slime of his memories and then just summoned it using his mana. That would be a more usible exnation.

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    Since there were no monsters on that and Leon doubted that his slimes could do anything against the creatures on Earth. Leon decided to make his slimes attack the Ghost-Swords Ilyana was creating. They wouldn''t cause any damage so that it wouldn''t be a problem.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Much to Leon''s surprise, things worked much better than he expected. His slime only shot a single Fireball and leveled up five times. However, the Ghost-Sword that got hit approached Leon''s slime and split into two, killing the creature in an instant.

    "I guess she is still mad..." Leon rubbed his chin while he was allocating his status points. "Anyway, this might work faster than I expected."

    Leon summoned several other slimes, and he noticed that all their status grew around five percent... it was the effect of five level-ups. Although his slimes still couldn''t scratch the Ghost-Swords, their attack power was visibly increasing little by little. Now and then, Ilyana summoned monsters would attack the slimes, but it was clear that she was getting less irritated over time.

    "It is kind of impressing that she can control her monsters like that, the slimes are slow and only obey simplemands... I guess she also has some kind of skill to increase her control over them."

    Leon also noticed that his other skills weren''t leveling up. So, even though they could use elemental magic and the same offensive spells Leon could, nothing aside, the skill to summon them would level up. The slimes didn''t receive a bonus of attack of skills like Pyromancy or Fire Blessing either.

    ? "I guess it can''t be helped... I can''t always have what I want. Still, it is kind of rxing summon monsters and let them fight for me. Unfortunately, that isn''t a feeling I should get used to it."

    Leon thought he would manage to level up Summon Slime pretty fast since they only needed to attack at a distance using magic. However, soon they ran out of mana. Although their recovery was increasing at a pretty good pace, it would take a while before they could fight for more than a few seconds. In fact, Leon soon understood that the slimes wouldn''t be able to fight for more than a few minutes without running out of mana. Considering that they were periodically growing stronger, one percent every time they leveled up, their recovery wouldn''t be higher than one hundred. Leon understood that when he finally noticed that their growth rate wouldn''t increase over time... it was only one percent of his initial status.

    "Well, it doesn''t matter. It wasn''t like I intended to use them in realbat, after all."

    Slimes like to jump in the face of their targets to make them suffocate, but it obviously wouldn''t work on Ghost-Swords. Besides, leveling up using a skill like that would happen at the same speed Leon obtain status points in Martial Arts by punching the air.

    A few hourster, Leon noticed that he had more than one thousand slimes, so he decided to leave it at that and make them train alone while he learns other spells. He wouldn''t level them up at the same speed as Ilyana''s, but hoping for that was a bit too much.

    "Gnome, it is your turn now," Leon materialized Gnome while he was preparing the mana liquid for the next training session.

    "Yahoo! After you learn the spells, you have to let me increase the size of mybyrinth," Gnome said.

    Leon sighed, but it couldn''t be helped. Gnome was creating an undergroundbyrinth under the area where Leon''s ntation was. He was already having difficulties and wasting some time looking for Gnome in thatbyrinth, and he wanted to increase its size even more... it looked like Leon would have to level up Electric Armor and Haste sooner than he expected.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Bomb.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Arrow Shower.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Gnome didn''t care about anything but his fun, Leon learned those spells in just two days. Earth Bomb was like Ignite. Leon shot a sphere made of earth at a target, and the sphere would explode, and Earth Arrow Shower was self-exnatory. Regardless, while Gnome was consuming Leon''s mana to increase the size of thebyrinth, Leon trained his two new spells for three days until they reached level fifty.

    "The problem of using time dtion is the fact that things that don''t happen fast enough on Earth... it is kind of hard to focus on training while worrying about everyone."

    Leon was quite certain that his friends wouldn''t fight amongst themselves anymore, but he couldn''t help but worry without receiving news from Ilyana. Since just thinking about his friends always made Leon felt like just rxing and watching the blue sky, he decided to shake those thoughts out of his head and do something else. Since he wasn''t ready for his weekly dose of suffering on Ilyana''s hands, Leon decided to level up other spells.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Lance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Needle has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It is time," Ilyana said, using Telepathy.

    Although Leon trained his spells trying to forget about that annoying training, Ilyana didn''t forget about it. In the end, Leon just sighed and headed to her castle.

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    "You should create at least ten thousand slimes if you want to level up that skill to a decent level," Ilyana said after another session of torture ended. "Those won''t be useful in the future, but at least they will grow and buy you a few seconds if the necessity arises."

    p "Ten thousand slimes... that is a pretty big number," Leon rubbed his chin. "It will take a while to create that many... by the way, do you have any idea when my skill will reach level max with that many slimes attacking your monsters?"</anda>

    "Something around one hundred and fifty years," Ilyana answered.

    Leon opened his eyes widely after hearing that... it was insane, after all. Still, it kind of made sense since every skill had some drawbacks. No wonder Ilyana created elementals for months to make the skill reach the max level.

    "If I create stronger monsters, you will be able to level up your skill faster, but..." Ilyana hesitated.

    "Nah, it is fine," Leon said. "I was just asking because I was curious. Once I learn how to summon other monsters, we can make them fight to help each other, but for the time being, I''m fine with my own pace."

    "All right, then," Ilyana said.

    Leon left Ilyana''s castle and did some math. Currently, he was obtaining around three hundred status points per day. So, if he keeps allocating his points equally into intelligence, mana, and control, it will take ten days before he can finally try how to summon golems. It was quite a good pace, but not enough.

    "If I create some steel weapons and control them using Telekinesis, I will be able to level up passive skills like Staffmanship pretty fast... I guess I will do that."

    "Aww... I thought it was my turn now," Undine said, apparently dispirited.

    "Just wait for a bit, this shouldn''t take too much time," Leon said.

    It was hard to know if Undine was sad or if she was just trying to mess with Leon, so he decided not to overthink it. Leon created several steel staves and started to hit the Ghost-Swords with them. He already expected that, but be able to control twenty-five objects at the same time was still shocking.

    Congrattions! The skill Staffmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Staffmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Staffmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "It is kind of scary that control can increase my ability to use Telekinesis so much..."

    "You can multiply your speed by almost ten times, you have six intermediate spirits under yourmand, and you also have a colossal snake orbiting your..." Celsius frowned. "And you still get impressed by that?"

    "Well... yeah," Leon acknowledged that looked pretty stupid. "But you guys aren''t under mymand. We are allies."

    Putting the sweet words aside, Leon focused on his task of leveling up Staffmanship. In the end, the skill reached level eighty in just two hours, but the weapons were totally destroyed after that, and Leon even managed to kill some of the Ghost-Swords with such low-level weapons.

    "That wasn''t half bad... What shall I train next? Ax Mastery? I just hope Ilyana doesn''t get mad if I kill a more of her monsters..."

    "Why do you still worry about such things..." Celsius sighed.<sub> </sub>

    In the end, after just a couple of hours, Leon managed to level up Ax Mastery, Hammer Mastery, and Whip Mastery up to the level eighty. He wanted more, but Leon didn''t manage to learn new skills after using ils, knives, or even blunt weapons. Most likely, that kind of weapon belonged to other weapon categories.

    "I didn''t use many times, but I wonder if I can learn something like Gunmanship... I decided not to rely on tools, but it should be fine using a magic gun to obtain status points."

    In the end, Leon decided not to think about it. When the timees, if such skill bes necessary, he was pretty sure that Ilyana would offer him a way to learn it and master much faster.

    "Well then, it is your turn now, Undine," Leon said.

    "Hah... just when I was about to take a nap," Undine protested when Leon materialized her.

    Leon sighed, as always, it was hard to understand what Undine was genuinely feeling. Fortunately, she still taught Leon two spells... However, even though Leon could haveined while he was learning, he only did it after receiving the notifications.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Shower.

    Cost: 4 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Rain.

    Cost: 40 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "...What is the meaning of this, Undine?" Leon asked.

    "You asked for two spells," Undine frowned. "Didn''t you like them?"

    "I want spells to defeat the enemies who will threaten my world," Leon said. "I don''t want to clean them or wash their fields."

    "Well, you should be more specific the next time," Undine smiled. "Since everyone just taught you two spells, I will only teach me after everyone''s turn."

    Undine disappeared and returned to the inside of Leon''s head... The rank of troublesome spirits changed. Undine now was by the most troublesome one, even more challenging to deal with Sylph and Gnome. However, since she wasn''t totally wrong, he couldn''tin. So, Leon did the only thing he could really do... he leveled up both Shower and Rain up to the level fifty.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

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    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Curse Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon finished another ''training'' session with Ilyana wondering if something was wrong with him. Ilyana could even use curses, and even though it wasn''t painful being cursed, it was very unpleasant. Still, he didn''t feel all that bothered by it... Although he didn''t trust herpletely, Leon didn''t imagine that she would attack him while he was in such a state. If she wanted, she could burn Leon to a crisp, after all.

    "I''d better not overthink it... Efreet," Leon shook his head and then materialized Efreet. "You are up now, teach me some useful OFFENSIVE spells."

    "... Why did you have to say it like that?" Efreet frowned. "I''m not Undine. If you be stronger, our duels will be more fun!"

    It was refreshing to talk with a spirit that wasn''t so troublesome... Although Efreet was noisy, he wasn''t as difficult to deal with like Undine... maybe it was because he wasn''t that smart, but Leon was thankful for it, anyway.

    "You are not a melee fighter, but the first skill that I will teach you will help you surprise your enemies," Efreet said and then punched the ground, causing an explosion that could bepared to the explosion of a grenade. "This skill is called Explosive Touch; you create a dense but small sphere of fire in front of your hand and then attack the enemy. You already know Fire Explosive Arrow, so this should be easy for you."

    "Don''t you think that spell is a bit weak?" Leon frowned, looking at the small hole on the ground."

    "I adjusted the strength," Efreet exined. "If I had used all my strength, I would have destroyed all your ntation. Bahahaha!"

    "That is not funny, but it sounds like a powerful spell," Leon said. "Why didn''t I see you using that before?"

    "I tried to use on you," Efreetughed. "But you never let me get too close."

    "Were you trying to kill me?" Leon raised his voice. "Don''t use something so dangerous!"

    "It won''t be fun unless we fight serious, so it can''t be helped," Efreetughed again.<sub> </sub>

    Leon sighed again... it was amazing how every single spirit made him changes his opinions about them so frequently. Regardless... Leon started his practice. Although he soon managed to replicate the effect, he also damaged himself.

    "Ouch..." Leon was shaking his hand, trying to decrease the heat he was feeling just like that. "Why the skill damaged me?"

    "Well... what did you expect?" Efreet frowned. "Not even I can make the explosion only cause damage toward a single direction. Since your body isn''t made of mes, I guess the only option is to use that skill alongside one of the elemental armors."

    "Hahaha, that is what you get from trusting Efreet too much," Undineughed.

    Leon shook his head and sighed... it was a very troublesome way to train skills, but since his elemental armors were at a low level, Leon decided to practice to obtain those extra status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Explosive Touch.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Arrow Shower.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although it caused some problems, Leon felt pretty cool when he punched the air and caused explosions by activating that skill. The skill was very convenient, and it became much more powerful when Leon used alongside Fast Conjuration. Even though he couldn''t punch that fast, every single punch caused at least five explosions... it was an excellent way to cause damage while surprising his enemies and train his elemental armors. As for Fire Arrow Shower, Leon didn''t have many difficulties since he already knew the others, the only difference was the element of the spell, after all.

    "I have some information for you," Ilyana said, using Telepathy.

    "All right, I will use Transfer and..." Leon said.

    "You don''t have to," Ilyana interrupted Leon. "I just want to inform you that Yuki sent some of her soldiers as ambassadors to talk with Gis and Hector. Neither side is showing any ill feelings until now. It looks like they will ignore each other and just strengthening their soldiers for the time being. That is all."

    It was weird. Usually, Ilyana would be too friendly, but now she was quite unsocial. Leon didn''t expect her bad mood wouldst for so long, given their previous conversations he concluded that such things wouldn''t bother her all that much. After all, if Earth gets destroyed and its inhabitants end up dead, nothing would change for her.

    "No... maybe she is hoping that by helping me, the people of Earth would eventually be an ally. It doesn''t matter how much powerful she is... it is crazy to hope that she alone can take down hundreds of other individuals like her. Individuals that perhaps have been fighting for far too long."

    Leon could only keep imagining such possibilities, even though he wasn''t good at deciding what was possible and what wasn''t, he was pretty sure that the wasn''t far from the truth. Besides, it was a fact that Earth and the people of Earth wouldn''t find genuine peace unless they get rid of every single enemy and monster.

    "I can only hope that such a thing can be achieved... Still, I can''t imagine myself nor anyone else reaching such a level of strength in order to make that happen. The only where I can see myself doing that is by defeating a harvester and use Summon Zombie to obtain control over it."

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    The next few days passed rather anticlimactically. ording to Ilyana, Japan, Australia, Hector, and Gis''s camp didn''t do anything unusual. They only made more use of dungeons that led tos that were still on the third stage of assimtion. It was kind of surprising, but Japan and Australia didn''t notice about time dtion because they didn''t have those dungeons in their territories.

    Although Hector and Gis were making their soldiers go rather frequently to such ces, they weren''t cking off in the construction of their new base. They knew that time wasn''t something they could afford to waste, but they couldn''t just live in non-walled cities now that monsters that could quickly melt steel or destroy it with their magic attacks were roaming all over Earth.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Orb of Thunder.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Arrow Shower.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Thanks for the help, Volt," Leon said. "You can rest now."

    "Understood," Volt nodded. "You can always call me when you wish to learn more spells, Leon."

    Leon felt weird because he was starting to treat his spirits like Pok¨¦mons, but he was pretty sure that everything would be fine unless he starts to give themmands like ''use scratch.'' Regardless, Leon beginning to get tired of his routine, he felt like challenging a dungeon. However, he soon gave up on the idea because challenging a dungeon that would prove itself to be a challenge would literally be a waste of time. While Leon would hunt down a few thousand tier four monsters in a few hours, he could have trained for days in Ilyana''s world. Having such a downside, Leon didn''t feelpelled to escape from his routine.

    "I just have to hang in there. I''m sure that things will be more interesting once I learn how to summon golems. I just hope that Farming and Alchemy will still level up... even though I intend to outsource all the work. "

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Lance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Rope has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder sh has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Orb of Magma has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Since Leon knew that the spirits wouldn''t be able to teach him spells that consumed small amounts of mana, he decided to level up the ones that he had and were still at low-levels. Despite that, Leon felt that he wasn''t progressing fast enough. Ten days have passed since the time Leon made some calctions, he thought that he would learn how to create a golem that day, but Leon obtained only seventy percent of the status points he thought he would obtain.

    "This is bad... even though I''m constantly learning new spells. I''m not progressing all that much. Wait a minute... I can use that."

    <o>,m Leon wondered how he forgot such a thing... it was an excellent way to level up some skills he had forgotten until now. Leon headed toward his slimes that were attacking without causing a single scratch the Ghost-Swords and then used Cheer.</o>

    Congrattions! The skill Cheer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Cheer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cheer has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    He had to move quite a lot to buff all his slimes, but since the effects of the skill didn''tst long, Leon soon could use them on the same group of slimes again. After a few hours, Leon also decided to level up Hateful Gaze. He didn''t even have to move to level up that skill. Since Ilyana''s monsters were frequently leaving her castle, he just had to stand near one of the entrances, and he would be able to use the debuff on many creatures.

    "After the next training session, I should ask her about some buffs and debuffs... Ilyana probably knows the better and easy ones to learn. Regardless, I''m also running out of ideas for spells. So, I guess I will buy some tomes... I have to make a habit of this since coins are pretty much useless for me now."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Wave.

    Cost: 50 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Wave.

    Cost: 50 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Wave.

    Cost: 50 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sand Wave.

    Cost: 50 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Why are you so stingy?" Celsius said, and Leon imagined her frowning. "You don''t use those coins for anything, why don''t spend all of them already?"

    "Although I don''t use coins that frequently, I like to the number high, I guess..." Leon scratched the back of his head.

    "You are so weird..." Celsius said.

    " I can''t deny that..." Leon shrugged.

    It couldn''t be helped that it became a habit for Leon to see and enjoy his coins growing in number. Although he couldn''t see them, those increased every day while he was on that ind for four years. But now that Leon thought about it, perhaps spending them would increase the speed that he obtain status quite a bit. Even though those skills couldn''t be used frequently, Leon could ignore the cooldown time by using Multi-Conjuration, and since that passive skill would always be useful, it was an excellent time to make use of it.

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    "It looks like you are struggling to obtain status points as ofte," Ilyana said after another training session.

    "You can also tell that, huh?" Leon said, not even a little bit surprised.

    "Obviously," Ilyana said. "Since you already summoned the ten thousand slimes, that I rmended you to summon, I guess I can teach you some spells that will help you to increase the power of your summoned creatures and allies. The cost will be high, but those are very useful."

    "Really? I''m getting interested..." Leon said.

    "However, since you are a stubborn and prideful idiot, it will take a while to learn all of them," Ilyana said.

    Leon frowned when he heard that, it was actually the first time Ilyana tantly insulted him... even though she only told the truth. As if that had never happened, Ilyana exined how to learn the spells, and Leon listened to it.

    "This kind of spell belongs to the emanation series, you emit your mana to an area around yourself and with it your recover one type of your allies energy or increase one of their statuses," Ilyana exined. "Fortunately, you can keep more than one skill at a time active, so eventually you will be able to increase all the status and regenerate the energy of your allies and monsters. However, it will take a long while before you obtain the power to keep such skills active at all times."

    Based on what he heard, it looked like a type of active skill that also resembled the passive skills. It was also a buff, but Leon was more interested in the speed he could level them up. Leon just needed a few more points, and he would be able to learn of how to summon a golem, and he couldn''t wait to outsource his job of creating mana liquid.

    p "Let''s start with the basics..." Ilyana said. "Try tobine Regeneration and Mana Shield."</anda>

    Leon frowned when he heard, but it kind of made sense... Ilyana wanted to learn something that basically was thebination of two things that Leon already knew. Unfortunately, Leon had no idea how tobine a defensive spell and a healing one. Besides, they worked in different manners. Mana Shield worked around Leon, while Regeneration did its magic healing his wounds.

    "You can train outside, and once you learn it, I will teach you the other skills," Ilyana said.

    Leon left the castle in a hurry since Ilyana still was in a bad mood. Although she only exined the basics and couldn''t say that she teaches anything, Leon couldn''tin since it was his idea to learn new skills without relying on tomes.

    "Let''s see... since it is a skill that heals everyone around me overtime, I don''t have to make the mana thick like Mana Shield... but I also have to heal everyone nearby me, unconsciously. This is moreplicated than I thought."

    "Not really," Undine said. "You just have to emit your mana to your surroundings while intending to let anyone nearby absorb it. However, you have to make sure that the mana would heal the wounds and not be absorbedpletely. That is the logic of the skill to recover your allies'' health, not mana."

    "I see... Thanks for the tips," Leon said.

    Although it was weird for Undine to be so cooperative and not mess with Leon for a change, he decided not toin or make jokes. Otherwise, she would never do that again... possibly. Besides, the insight of spirits was more than wee since they were essentially beings made of mana.

    Regardless, Leon started his practice. Just like always, things started very slowly because healing was one of the skills that he was really bad at... since he couldn''t heal anything without touching it. Although Leon''s intelligence was high, healing spells didn''t rely on that. They relied more on control and mana. Thanks to his increase in control, Leon was obtaining results faster than he had had expected... but emitting mana while trying to make the mana heal everything nearby wasplicated because a lot of mana was continually being consumed.

    "Even though she said that this spell would consume a lot of mana, I didn''t expect it would be so much... I guess this one of the spells that only be useful at high levels."<sub> </sub>

    Fortunately, Leon''s ntation of blue angel leaves was nearby to solve that problem. That being said, it took Leon three days for him to learn that... three days where he didn''t do anything but to practice that spell. So, when he finally received the notification, Leon didn''t feel like celebrating, because he could have obtained the status points he needed to learn to summon golems.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Health Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Effects: Restores 01 health per second to all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "No wonder it took so long to learn this... the radius of the skill is insane. But considering what Ilyana said, the radius of the skill will also increase a lot."

    After studying that skill for a while, Leon also understood that the skill had a lot more potential than he had imagined. Although the healing effects probably wouldn''t increase a lot, it wouldn''t decrease the more monsters or allies were within the range of the skill.

    Congrattions! The skill Health Zone has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Health Zone has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Health Zone has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Well... at least the number of monsters being healed also increase the growth speed of the skill. It also levels up even when the monsters'' health are full."

    Although Leon had to work quite fast to harvester the nts and make the mana liquid, in just a single hour, the skill reached level fifty because the radius of the skill increased by ten meters with each level up.

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    "The heck... the range of this skill will be insane at the max level," Leon said when Health Zone reached level fifty. "At this rate, I will be able to heal a whole army soon enough..."

    "That is why I taught that skill," Ilyana said, using Telepathy.

    "... How can you hear me from so far away?" Leon frowned.

    "My Sharp Ears skill is at the max level," Ilyana answered, still using Telepathy. "Putting that aside, to learn the mana version of Health Zone, you need tobine Mana Shield and Mana Infusion."

    Leon already imagined that, and it was looking forward to learning that one because he would be able to restore his slimes'' mana and, thus, make them level up even faster. That skill had been quickly learned since Leon already knew the basics.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Effect: Restores 01 mana per second to all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The very moment Leon activated the skill, his slimes resumed their attacks to the Ghost-Swords, and he also received several notifications.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Zone has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Zone has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Hahaha! Grow my minions! Grow stronger and be my strength!" Leonughed maniacally.

    "Why don''t you say the same thing when we level up?" Undine asked.

    "You guys, aren''t my minions. You are my friends," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "Because we are powerful?" Undine asked. "If we were weak like slimes, wouldn''t you treat us differently?"

    "I would like to think that you wouldn''t threat any sentient and sapient being as my minions," Leon said. "But, I guess only words aren''t enough to prove that."

    In the end, Leon got ahead of himself, and that caused a misunderstanding. For a change, Undine makes a question without using her usual mocking tone. It was clear that she had doubts about Leon''s intentions. It was weird considering that he joined his side without much of a fuss, but it was evident that Leon couldn''t drop his guard or rx. Otherwise, he eventually would take the path the harvesters took... they killed fragments of spirits to obtain their power and probably still are hunting the original spirits.

    Putting such thoughts aside, Leon finally had the status necessary to learn how to summon golems. Still, he was pretty sure that Ilyana wouldn''t teach him until he learns all the other skills from the ''emanation series.''

    "This kind of spell is too useful, so I guess I will have to learn one for each one of the status... Luck will probably be the sole exception. It would be convenient, but considering the cost of such a spell, it would be weird if there exists a version that restores energy and increase all status. Or if it exists, Ilyana knows that I''m not ready for it."

    In the end, in no time, Summon Slime reached level one hundred, and Mana Zone reached level fifty. Although Leon wanted to keep leveling up those skills since it was so easy, Ilyana had other ns.

    "You probably already know things, but to learn the next spell, you have tobine Mana Shield and Stamina Restoration," Ilyana said using Telepathy. "Now that I think about it, you should learn more skills that consume stamina. Although you rarely will use them, the extra status will help, anyway."

    Leon already knew that, but it couldn''t be helped since he was stingy and always only looked for new spells to learn... even though the cheapest ones weren''t that useful. Regardless, Leon finally understood why he learned Mana Zone so fast... it was because he had a lot of it and because he had a lot of experience using it. The same thing couldn''t be said about his stamina, and even though his mana was being consumed, it didn''t make things easier.

    "If learning how to restore health, mana, and stamina in a massive area is difficult, I can''t even imagine how difficult it will be to increase the other attributes. I don''t even have buffs that increase my status without doing things like shouting or looking at the enemy..."

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon was getting tired of spending so much time learning the spells instead of using tomes, not everything was bad news. Even though he was stubborn and prideful, that were his characteristics, those were the straits that granted him such useful passive skill.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stamina Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Effect: Restores 01 stamina per second to all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Three dayster, Leon finally received that notification, and he started to question those skills. Although they were useful, their cost was too high, and he wouldn''t be able to restore his energy or even increase his own status with them. Those skills would be only useful to someone who would fight with friends and allies, Leon obtained Lion''s Pride because that rarely happened. Even considering the extra status he was receiving, it wasn''t enough to make Leon felt motivated to keep using them.

    "... Whatever, I don''t have time to waste with such thoughts. My goal is to kill the bastards who caused my parents'' death and those who wanted to destroy Earth."

    "It is time," Ilyana said, using Telepathy.

    "It is time for another torture session... I mean... training session. Those are getting mixed up in my head since both of them are actually true."

    Leon felt like sighing, but he still headed toward Ilyana''s castle.

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    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon was starting to wonder howe the pain he always felt wasn''t decreasing even though his resistance skills were leveling up like crazy. But the answer was obvious; it was because Ilyana was adjusting her power. Not only that, little by little those training sessions were increasing.

    "About the next spell..." Leon said after using Full-Recover again like usual to decrease the feelings of weakness.

    "To learn Power Zone, you have to emit your mana like you do when you use Mana Shield," Ilyana exined. "But you need to make your mana stick on the skin of your allies. Don''t let it be absorbed."

    "... I was thinking about learning Summon Golem next," Leon said. "It will be more useful to make them create the mana liquid in my ce."

    "You should give up on that," Ilyana shook her head. "Even if the golems will be made using your mana, you won''t level up Farming or Alchemy. I don''t mind teaching you how to do that after you learn the emanation series spells, but you should make both skills reach level max before you do that. "

    Leon sighed, as expected, he wouldn''t be able to level up Alchemy unless he does the difficult work himself. Alchemy increased the effects of the mana liquids he makes, after all. So, such a skill needed to be leveled up.

    Since it was a waste of time trying to negotiate with Ilyana, Leon decided to leave her castle and resume his training... in the end, he had to train for three months to learn all the spells that increase his allies'' status. Leon didn''t obtain many status points himself, so he felt quite discouraged, and he wasn''t alone.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Power Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the strength by one point of all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ability Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the dexterity by one point of all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Velocity Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the speed by one point of all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magic Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the intelligence by one point of all allies within a ten meters radius.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Tolerance Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the endurance by one point of all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dominance Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the control by one point of all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magic Tolerance Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the mentality by one point of all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Restoration Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the recovery by one point of all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Determination Zone.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Increases the willpower by one point of all allies in a ten meters radius.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Hey, Leon. Let''s y..." Sylph said, looking bored out of his mind. "You can''t just use all your awaken time training."

    "I wish that something could happen... anything because these days are looking even more boring than my time in that temple," Celsius said while she was lying on the ground and looking at the sky.

    "Let''s fight, Leon!" Efreet said. "After sweating a little bit, everyone can feel much better!"

    "I wasn''t to increase the size of mybyrinth," Gnome said.

    "So noisy..." Undine sighed.

    Leon summoned all his spirits for a change of pace since thest three months had been filled with intense training. However, soon he started to regret that. Volt was the only one who wasn''t causing a ruckus... Although Leon didn''t use many thunder spells, he became his favorite spirit since he wasn''t noisy, and when he had free time, he just meditated, and he was doing exactly that... even though meditation wouldn''t increase his powers all that much.

    Regardless, since it has been a while, Leon decided to take it easy for a change of pace. He still had some mana liquid nearby so his spirits could stay on their physical forms for one hour or two. So, instead of worrying about that, Leon started to wonder about several things. One year had passed since he met Ilyana and he was already thirty-five... Even though he had a wild imagination, never in his wildest dreams, he imagined that he would live such a life. Everything seemed insane... using magic every day, not for the fun of it but to get stronger and prepare for a battle that it will take ce in hundreds of years, traveling betweens, talking with spirits... bing the student of a five thousand years old witch. Leon''s life didn''t make any sense.

    "I never wished for a boring life, but I never asked for a crazy one either..."

    Although Leon became someone who could influence other people and change a little bit the whole destiny of Earth, he didn''t feel satisfied with it. He lost his parents, his home, he wasn''t there when his sister needed him, and now he had been forgotten for every single person he cared about.

    Leon paid a high price for the power he obtained, but if he had the chance, he would trade everything for his old-life. His ultimate goal was revenge, and that wasn''t something that the old Leon or even the current Leon could consider as a good goal. Because after having his revenge, Leon would have nothing left.

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    In the end, Leon only managed to rx for a few hours. Although his body wanted to rx after training for so long, his instincts were telling him to continue because his enemies were getting stronger much faster than him. So, when the mana liquid ended, Leon got up and then walked toward the Ilyana''s castle.

    Things were going well on Earth, ording to Ilyana, his friends were building their new homes and also making use of the time dtion... things were going well, perhaps too well and that kind of thing was what bothered Leon most.

    "I guess so many things happened so fast in the past that I got used to it to the point where I miss troublesome situations for me to solve..."

    Regardless, after walking for two hours, Leon reached Ilyana''s castle, and after half an hour, he found her in the center of the empty building. As always, she was sitting cross-legged and creating Ghost-Swords.

    "Mmm? I don''t think it is time for your weekly resistance training," Ilyana said, surprised at Leon''s arrival. "If you want to train your resistance more and faster, you need to increase your health."

    "Didn''t you hear me approaching?" Leon said, surprised. "I thought you are always watching me."

    "Do you want to be watched every single moment by me?" Ilyana frowned.

    "No..." Leon answered. "Anyway, I learned Determination Zone... though I think it is weird that there is a spell that can motivate my allies. Regardless, I havee to learn how to summon a golem."

    "It isn''t much different of how to summon a slime... you just have to create a mass of earth of the size of the earth golems you saw before and concentrate forty-five hundred mana points in its center," Ilyana exined. "The feelings you have to think while you create it is something like: attack everything on sight and the same feeling you have when you manipte Earth."

    Leon frowned upon hearing that, again the exact numbers... but he didn''t overthink it. The problem was the things he had to feel while creating the golems since he had to pass those feelings to them. Otherwise, they would only be statues.

    "You look confused, but it isn''t thatplicated," Ilyana said. "Just imagine yourself like a golem that attacks everything and also imagine yourself using Earth Maniption."

    Leon nodded and then left the castle. The theory seemed a bit more simple, but Leon was aware that he would have a hard time learning the spell since he had to everything in the blink of an eye.

    "Since golems are made of earth, that means you can create them, Gnome?" Leon asked.

    "Of course," Gnome answered. "But they will be under mymand, even though I will end up using your mana."

    Leon nodded, in the end, he couldn''t solve the problem so easily. Regardless, Leon started his practice creating only a statue of the golems. Using mana to create their cores would make him consume too much mana, so it was better to do thatter once he can create the bodies of the golems fast enough.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    <o>,m ...</o>

    Fortunately, Geomancy made everything much easier. The old and good elemental magic was straightforward to use, so Leon managed to create the statues pretty fast. However, he only stopped when he could make a perfect golem when he could do that in 0.1 seconds. It was insane, but Leon could do it thanks to Lion''s Pride that enhanced his attributes even without consuming his mana.

    "Now I just have to make a copy made of mana of the golem''s core, at the very moment I finish its body..."

    Just as Leon expected, things got difficult from that moment onward. Mostly because the cost of mana to create the core was high. After failing only three times, Leon had to use mana liquid or blue angel leaves to restore his mana. However, since Leon was really looking forward to that skill, he persevered, and two dayster, he finally seeded.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Earth Golem.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Earth Golem ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 250 +

    Mana: 50 +

    Stamina: 150 +

    Strength: 50 +

    Dexterity: 10+

    Speed: 10 +

    Intelligence: 10+

    Endurance: 50 +

    Control: 10 +

    Mentality: 50 +

    Luck: 10 +

    Recovery: 50 +

    Willpower: 00 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Stone Skin Lv 10, Earthquake Lv 10, Earth Bullet Lv 10,

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 50

    It couldn''t be helped, but Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at the golem... the fact that creature was in status only five times stronger than a slime was depressing. The cost of mana was also insane... even though it was expected. Regardless, Leon started to create more and make them attack Ilyana''s Ghost-Swords. Things got noisy since the magic projectiles were made of earth, but Leon ignored that because he also started to receive a lot of notifications.

    "I knew I wanted to learn how to summon them, but... man, they take a lot of space."

    Leon created three and tried to control them in order to make some mana liquid, but even though he only made then make the powder, the effects of the mana liquid decreased. When Leon was the one who made the powder, and they add it to the water... the same thing happened. It couldn''t be helped, and Leon already knew that, but he couldn''t contain a long sigh once he confirmed that fact.

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    For a while, Leon harvested some blue angel leaves to make mana liquid while he nted others. It was a pain to do that, but given that he needed to level up Farming, it couldn''t be helped. Fortunately, things weren''t that annoying because his golems were still leveling up a lot.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I guess the power of the attacks also influences how fast someone or skills can level up... just attacking powerful monsters isn''t enough."

    Although Leon was creating golems five times slower, the speed of the skill leveling up was the same as the slimes. In fact, it was slightly faster since their attack growth was much more noticeable. Regardless, while Leon was working, Leon heard Ilyana''s voice in his mind.

    "We need to talk,e here," Ilyana said.

    "Did something happen?" Leon asked, surprised. "Can''t you just say via Telepathy?"

    "I can, but you will have toe anyways," Ilyana said.

    It was a bit troublesome to obey without knowing why, but Leon decided to do so. Although he was trying not to rely on Ilyana that much, his debt was increasing at a fast pace since she was keeping an eye on his friends, teaching him new magic, and letting him attack her monsters.

    It looked like that was a serious matter since Ilyana stopped summoning Ghost-Swords and was making a serious expression while she waited for Leon''s arrival. The only time she did that before was when Gis and her army came to Earth and was about to attack Japan. So, Leon could easily imagine the gravity of the situation.

    "I want you that you do something for me," Ilyana said.

    "What is it?" Leon said, trying to hide his surprise.

    "I found the existence of some individuals that may cause problems for us," Ilyana said. "I want that you deal with them."

    "By deal, you mean killing, right?" Leon asked. "Did they do something?"

    "Yes and no," Ilyana said. "They are the sole survivors of a certain. Their psych is damaged since they just lost all their rtives and friends. I said that they might cause problems for us because of that."

    "So, they will be harvesters?" Leon asked. "Even if that is the case, don''t you think we have a good start over them? Besides, are you sure that you want them dead just because they might be enemies?"

    "I''m not afraid of that, I''m thinking about something else," Ilyana shook her head. "In their current state, they can easily be lured by sweet words... instead of bing harvesters themselves, they may be their minions. I saw this happening many times, so the likelihood of them joining their camps is high."

    "What about talking with them and make them be our allies?" Leon asked again. ???Wouldn''t it be better to increase our numbers by acting first and not letting the harvesters contact them?"

    "You are so insistent..." Ilyana sighed. "As I said, their psych is damaged, they won''t listen to reason. At this moment, thest thing they care about is about others or the battles of others. After losing everything, do you think they will do what you are doing? They would wish to obtain power on the quickest way even if they had to be minions of some asshole."<sub> </sub>

    Leon understood what Ilyana was talking about, something very simr happened to Donan. He sold his soul and the fate of his world to obtain power and fill the void inside him by trying to protect his world and its people using the power of an unknown creature. Still, eradicating another species wasn''t something Leon wanted to do, but...

    "If you can''t do it, then I won''t force you," Ilyana said. "The weight of killing thest members of the species of a world isn''t something to be taken lightly. However, it won''t be the first, or thest time this will have to be done. Unless you get used to this, you don''t have any chances of facing the harvesters who will invade your world and defeat them."

    "... I will do it," Leon said after a sigh.

    It was a bit too much to act considering the possibility of some things that were even truer when lives were on the line. But it was time for Leon to repair at least some of the favors he was owing to Ilyana.

    "I guess there is no point in trying to act like a decent human being... I killed hundreds of humans and killed thest members of two different species. If I want to save my friends and Earth, I can''t take any chances of ignoring possible enemies."

    Health: 325 +

    Mana: 15425 +

    Stamina: 756 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 9667+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 1750 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 2500 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    ? Coins: 287,452,362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Cheer Lv 65, Hateful Gaze Lv 65, Summon Sylph''s Fragment Lv 110, Ice Summon Celsius'' Fragment Lv 110, Summon Efreet''s Fragment Lv 90, Summon Undine''s Fragment Lv 90, Summon Gnome''s Fragment Lv 120, Summon Volt''s Fragment Lv 80, Summon Slime Lv 100, Earth Bomb Lv 50, Earth Arrow Shower Lv 50, Shower Lv 50, Rain Lv 50, Explosive Touch Lv 50, Fire Arrow Shower Lv 50, Orb of Thunder Lv 50, Thunder Arrow Shower Lv 50, Fire Wave Lv 50, Water Wave Lv 50, Wind Wave Lv 50, Sand Wave Lv 50, Health Zone Lv 50, Mana Zone Lv 60, Stamina Zone Lv 50, Power Zone Lv 50, Ability Zone Lv 50, Velocity Zone Lv 50, Magic Zone Lv 50, Tolerance Zone Lv 50, Dominance Zone Lv 50, Magic Tolerance Zone Lv 50, Restoration Zone Lv 50, Determination Zone Lv 50, Summon Earth Golem Lv 50,

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 110, Pain Resistance Lv 230, Fire Resistance Lv 500,Farming Lv 222, Alchemy Lv 243, Wind Resistance Lv 320, Ice Resistance Lv 330, Sleep Resistance Lv 215, Thunder Resistance Lv 360, Earth Resistance Lv 320, Gravity Resistance Lv 160, Curse Resistance Lv 155, Multi-Conjuration Lv 285, Lion''s Pride Lv 330, Darkness Resistance Lv 155, Illusion Resistance Lv 130, Light Resistance Lv 140

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    For a change, Ilyana teleported Leon directly to the where he would find the individuals he had to kill. Much to his surprise, Leon didn''t even have to chance to check his surroundings. He didn''t know if Ilyana did that on purpose, but he appeared in the middle of a swarm of monsters. To make matters worse, the enemies were gremlins.

    "Efreet,e and absorb their attacks," Leon said.

    "Bahahaha! Now we are talking!" Efreet said, visibly excited.

    Gremlins used Fire Tornado and methrower, but as if he was a ma to those, Efreet absorbed all the mes. Meanwhile, the monsters that tried to pierce Leon with their weapons got killed by a single sma Bullet in the head.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Their numbers are even higher than on that I first saw them... I guess it is because the dominant species of this world is on the verge of extinction... and I''m going to be the one who will deliver the finishing blow."

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder if he was weak by having second thoughts or if he was reasonable. He didn''t ask Ilyana if he could talk with them, but since she didn''t say anything about it, most likely, it would be a waste of time.

    "Efreet, absorb their attacks and use half of the fire to recover my mana," Leon said.

    "You got it!" Efreet said.<sub> </sub>

    Unfortunately, Leon didn''t have time to waste. Although that world was only on the third stage of assimtion and it was crowded with monsters, there was a chance that the ones Leon was looking for would escape. Ilyana probably could track them, but letting them escape would deteriorate their partnership. Until now, despite everything, Ilyana showed herself to be lenient and patient, but she clearly disapproved of several of Leon''s actions. She didn''t need him, but Leon needed her to keep track of his friends and also to grow strong at a decent pace. In case he doesn''t obtain the strength necessary to protect Earth, he more or less could count on her since her goal was to kill the harvesters... Leon had no choice but to keep himself on her good side.

    After dealing with that massive number of gremlins, Leon finally could analyze his surroundings or what was left of it since the gremlins were little devils that liked to destroy everything. It wasn''t surprising that Leon could see several forests burned, but he didn''t find any real building. In all directions, he could only find scorched mountains and burned down forests.

    "She could have told at least tell me how the targets look like..."

    Ilyana only said to Leon head north, but only that wasn''t enough for someone curious like Leon. Besides, he couldn''t let his presence be noticed, so every piece of information could help him.

    "I guess I will leave this spears on the ground for the time being... those will help me to find the way back."

    In order not to be noticed, Leon killed every single Gremlin as soon as he spotted them. His targets were on the north, so he couldn''t let those little bastards reveal his position. After flying for a while, Leon also found chimeras, centaurs, and minotaurs. Their numbers as expected it was immense, but since the monsters were killing each other. Leon didn''t have much trouble attacking them by surprise.

    After flying toward North for a few hours, Leon found only mountains and more mountains. All of them had caves, and those caves looked pretty well-made. It was clear that the previously dominant species of that world created them, and Leon finally understood why he didn''t find a single building or destroyed city so far. The species of that world lived inside the mountains.

    "I guess they are a race like the demi-minotaurs, closely resembling humans and another type of creature... I don''t know how that is possible, but given that mana can change everything in many ways, it isn''t that surprising."

    Regardless, if they lived inside the mountains, they probably would notice Leon''s approach if he tries to use an underground route. Leon would have to approach by foot while keeping Anti-Mana Field active that way, he will cancel all spells that may reveal his position, and when his mana starts to decrease, he will have to find his targets.

    "Well, until then... I will have to check every single cave while hoping that those aren''t dungeons."

    After making Efreet return, Leon started to explore those caves one after another. It didn''t take long before he could find something... since there was a limit of how someone could build inside a mountain, Leon only found small destroyed viges. Their houses were quite rustic. It looked like those had been carved out of the rocks and stones of the mountain.

    Also, it didn''t take long before Leon could find some corpses. Although most of them had been burned down to a crisp, some of them had only be stabbed by the gremlins spears. The once-dominant species of that world had long and hairy ears and nose. Most of their bodies were covered by ck fur. Although the overall shape of their bodies closely resembled humans, the fingers of both hands and feet were a bit longer.

    "Those were... a Rat-men species?"

    Leon didn''t see many animals after he fell from that airne, but now that he thought about it, it wouldn''t be weird if animals also could evolve thanks to mana. He didn''t find any sign of other dominant species, but the chances of the rat-men being only animals that evolved were rtively high.

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    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon found a lot of gremlins in some viges. The little devils sometimes just enjoyed watching things burn. That became clear once Leon realized that there were no rat-men nearby. Regardless, Leon could easily escape from their sight and explode their heads using Transfer and sma Bullet. Besides, he also could restore his mana using their spears, so they were just a minor nuisance.

    "I''m starting to wonder if Ilyana actually wanted to make me see this and experience the tension and apprehension while searching for the targets..."

    Although he was doing an important job, things could have ended quickly if Ilyana had told him the precise location of the rat-men. So, he couldn''t help but feel that she also had other goals aside from killing possible future enemies.

    Just a few hours had passed since Leon started his search, but it was already getting dark in that world. Although his eyes wouldn''t be that efficient at night, he decided to keep looking for the targets, just in case something unexpected happens. Unfortunately, as usual, fate itself would make sure to surprise Leon no matter what. Despite his cautiousness, he quickly found signs of his targets, and it looked like he had a visitor. Leon noticed that after seeing a battlefield that had signs of a recent battle, Leon deactivated Anti-Mana Field for a moment and felt trails of mana of six individuals... Ilyana said that he would kill five.

    "To leave so much mana behind that even Mana Dominion can still feel it... I don''t remember seeing or feeling anything like this before."

    Leon wondered if he would have felt something like that when he fought against the fake harvesters and the angels. Those guys and the rat-men probably had the same level of power, after all. In fact, since they had shy attacks, the chances of that being true were high, but he didn''t use Mana-Dominion when he fought against them. It didn''t matter, either way. Leon found their trail, and someone was with them... and only someone troublesome would appear at such an inconvenient time.

    Looking around and toward all directions, Leon tried to imagine which direction they went. He didn''t find any mana aside from the center of that battlefield, so Leon wouldn''t be able to feel the mana in the air in case they run away flying. Leon wasn''t a tracker either, so he doubted that he would find any of their signs on the ground.

    "I should have learned some tracking skills or spells..."

    The current range of Leon''s Mana Dominion was three hundred meters. At the level max, the range would be two kilometers. However, that was the limit of the skill when it was used automatically... the same way Leon could create a hundred kilometers long spear and two meters long, he could alter the power and range of his spells. Since the cost of Mana Dominion was small, Leon was sure that he would be able to expand its current range a lot. However, there was a problem. The moment Leon find them, they would discover Leon too. At the very least, the sixth individual would feel Leon''s mana.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Thanks to his high intelligence and control, Leon managed to increase the range of Mana Dominion at an astonishing speed. If he knew that he could level up that skill like that, Leon would have done it much before. Regardless, the range that was three hundred meters became three kilometers in just a few minutes. Leon''s mana was being consumed much faster than before, and he was also feeling an annoying headache since he could feel the presence of hundreds of monsters, but he didn''t stop.

    When Leon was about to run out of mana, he felt six humanoid-like presences ten kilometers north of his position inside a mountain. He also noticed that one of them noticed Leon''s presence. Without wasting time, Leon used his remaining mana to approach the nearest Gremlin and then hit its head with his elbow. Before the creature could fall, Leon grabbed it and used Mana-Absorption to recover his mana. When his mana was full again, he killed the beast and picked its spear... he would need all the mana he could get.

    Ten secondster, Leon was at the top of the mountain where he felt the presence. However, even though his Mana Dominion was supposed to make still Leon feel their presence, he couldn''t at the moment. Leon looked around and then saw small points flying the distance.

    "They sure are fast..."

    Leon used Transfer and appeared two hundred meters away from them. At that distance, Leon finally could see five rat-men and the sixth individual. Much to his surprise, he closely resembled a human... ck short hair, brown eyes, and no physical sign that made him look like a member of another species. However, Leon saw a tattoo of a dragon on the left arm of the sixth human, and it closely resembled the ones Leon saw on Earth. The only difference was the pieces of silver armor around his body.

    "A human?"

    Leon caught off guard. He didn''t expect to find a human in such a ce. It looked like he wasn''t the only irregr human on Earth that had different experiences than most. However, the surprises didn''t end there. The sixth man shot several magic projectiles, and Leon frowned when one of them passed by his Mana Armor and instantly destroyed his arm.

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    The speed of the projectile had been much faster than Leon could see with his eyes, even though he had been used to move around two kilometers per second with his buffs active. However, the moment Leon got hit, the shock of the pain sharpened Leon''s senses for good and the bad. Leon moved his head and eyes to observe the projectile that hit him. It looked like Leon''s sma Bullet. Still, Leon couldn''t feel the same properties... it looked like it was the perfect form of the attack, where the projectile wouldn''t lose energy by emitting heat or anything else, even after ignoring Leon''s Mana Armor.

    "Aser? Highly concentrated mana attack? Light magic?"

    Leon didn''t know what that was, but he knew that it was too dangerous since it also cauterized the wound. He used Full-Recover and recovered himself, but Leon immediately paid the price. His body felt a little heavier and sluggish, but Leon ignored that.

    "The speed of the attack is too great... I can''t react in time if he attacks using that again."

    Still, Leon couldn''t just chase them from a safe distance, they could find a dungeon and escape from that at any moment, and things would be much more dangerous from that moment onward. The only way to solve that as quickly as possible was by taking some risks, and Leon decided to do it.

    Leon used Transfer and appeared in front of the man, he moved his arm to grab him by the neck and activated Mana Absorption, but then suddenly, Leon felt his body losing all his mana... it was the effect of the Anti-Mana Field. Instead of grabbing the man''s neck, Leon decided to punch it in order to make him suffocate. Without having the power to use mana, active skills, or passive skills. Leon could rely only on his tenacity to kill the man. His fistnded, but it didn''t cause damage as Leon had imagined. That man smirked, and everyone started to fall since his Anti-Mana Field was veryrge.

    That man grabbed Leon''s left arm and prepared a punch on the right side of Leon''s ribcage, but he raised his knee to block it. Leon seeded, but he felt the power behind the attack... Although that bastard could use someplicated spells, he was stronger physically than Leon.

    "Shit... How can he be so physically strong and know Anti-Mana Field?"

    The power of the enemy attack made Leon''s falling speed increase, so he gained some distance over those six. However, not to the point where he could leave the range of his Anti-Mana Field.

    Ten secondster, everyonended, and the impact created a wave of dust spreading around. Things couldn''t have be worse, Leon was alone, and he couldn''t use his magic or mana. Six enemies were in front of him, and all of them were obviously physically stronger... Still, Leon couldn''t run away.

    Before the dust wave could disappear, Leon heard the footsteps of someone approaching. The first thing he saw was a fist aiming at his face, but he managed to react on time and lower his stance before charging forward and hitting the attacker on the stomach. This time, Leon felt like he had caused some damage. The attacker took several steps backward while holding his stomach, and that confirmed that fact. Two secondster, the wind finally gets rid of the dust wave, and Leon saw the human in front of him, showing an expression of pain.

    "You... how..." The human said.

    Leon had no idea, he could feel that he couldn''t use magic or any skills, but his body felt light like usual. Perhaps, Ilyana did something, but Leon couldn''t feel anything different... in the end, Leon understood that Lion''s Pride was still working.<sub> </sub>

    "That, huh..." Leon said.

    It was weird that Leon didn''t notice that before, but considering that he learned that passive skill in a strange way, it wasn''t odd that still could work. Regardless, Leon''s best weapons and fighting style were still sealed. Besides, it was clear that despite everything, the rat-men were still physically stronger than him... While that human was recovering, Leon had time to observe them up close from the first time, and he bit his lips. Two adult men and one adult woman... and a little boy and a little girl.

    "Shit..." Leon said, visibly conflicted. "You have got to be kidding me."

    Those five were heavily armed and protected by several pieces of armor;nces, sword, ax, and bows were their weapons. The very moment the moved just a little bit, Leon pointed his hand toward them. He couldn''t use magic, but they didn''t notice his bluff.

    "Don''t move... I don''t want to, but I will kill all of you if any of you move," Leon said.

    The human finally recovered from Leon''s counterattack and red at him as if she was some piece of shit. Leon himself couldn''t help but frown while looking at that, he didn''t want to use the concepts of good and evil, but it was clear that that human was doing something immoral by trying to obtain allies on the moment of their weakness.

    "Who are you?" Leon asked. "Why are you doing this?"

    "I could ask you the same thing," The human said. "Why did youe to this ce and are chasing us?"

    "Answering a question with another question?" Leon frowned. "You have quite the nerve... I know that you are working for one of the harvesters. I''m asking why you are doing this considering that one of them caused the destruction of Earth."

    "The hell are you talking about?" The man said, visibly annoyed. "I''m working with someone who is hunting them."

    "What a stupid lie," Leon smirked. "If that were true, would have toe to help those guys much sooner... why did youe only now on their weakened state?"

    "Again, I could ask you the same thing," The man said.

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    Things were starting to getplicated. Leon couldn''t feel any real ill intentionsing from that guy. Still, he wasn''t in a better position because his sudden arrival was also very suspicious. Leon didn''t know a lot about that situation. He only heard what Ilyana told him... so he couldn''t help but feel that something was out of ce.

    p "My name is Leon... You are a human from Earth, aren''t you?" Leon asked. "Don''t you think it is strange that whoever you are working with sent you here at this point in time?"</anda>

    "Why are you so friendly all of a sudden?" The man frowned. " It isn''t strange, and I don''t have to exin to you why. Those guys areing with me on their own volition. You are not going to stop us."

    It was evident why, but Leon couldn''t help but think that things wouldn''t solve itself just by talking. That human didn''t even want to reveal his name, after all. While Leon was thinking about that, the six rat-men approached that guy, and then he suddenly took something out of his armor and broke it. Instantly a shadow enveloped them, and Leon felt his mana again. Little by little, the shadow decreased in size until it bes small and round... like the shadow, Leon saw when he met that cloaked figure after that weird dream. When the shadow finally disappeared, the man and the five rat-men weren''t there anymore.

    "Shit... what the hell is going on..."

    Before Leon could think of anything, he was teleported back to Ilyana''s castle, and she was looking at him as if he had disappointed her greatly... It couldn''t be helped, but Leon felt annoyed by it.

    "You have failed," Ilyana said.

    "...Perhaps if you had given me more information, things would have been different," Leon said.

    "So, do you want to receive every piece of information necessary to help you do every single thing?" Ilyana frowned. "It surprises me that you survived so far with that kind of mindset."

    "... You sent me because you knew that I would meet that guy," Leon said. "Why?"

    "Because you are not the only one who is working with people more powerful than yourself," Ilyana answered. "That man is working with the woman I want to kill, the same person that summoned the dragons that caused the death of your parents. The terrorists were just a minor nuisance. If you want to get your revenge, you will have to deal with people like him again and again."<sub> </sub>

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder if that was really true. Ilyana didn''t say anything before, just that he had to kill some individuals, and now she was telling such convenient information. Maybe that guy was being tricked, but for all that Leon knew, he could be being tricked as well. To powerful people like Ilyana, keeping an eye on Earth and its people, it shouldn''t be moreplicated than lifting a finger, after all. Still, Leon failed in hiding those thoughts from his face.

    "It looks like you don''t believe," Ilyana said. "Well, it can''t be helped given the circumstances. You can go now. I bet you will have a fun time imagining the future of those rat-men. You may think that they escaped from death thanks to that human, but a fate worse than death waits for them."

    Leon left the castle because, just like Ilyana, he didn''t feel like chatting. Although it looked somewhat obvious, things were far less ck and white than Leon had imagined. Even though Ilyana could be right, the inverse was also true. In the end, there was no point in trying to save every single sentient species of every world because they didn''t need to be rescued. They had to understand that they needed the power to protect themselves. The only way to obtain that was by first tasting real despair. In fact, even Leon sometimes couldn''t help but wonder if all that effort wasn''t just a waste of time. In the end, even if he achieves his vengeance, nothing would change. His parents wouldn''t return, and his friends wouldn''t remember him... he could make new memories with them, but it wouldn''t be the same thing.

    "You don''t have to feel that depressed, Leon," Sylph said. "It would be very suspicious of you if you had obeyed her others without questioning them. In the end, nothing says that they will follow the path that Ilyana things they will."

    "That is right," Undine said. "Just observe things with your own eyes and reach your own conclusions. There is no point in living if you have to obey and follow the thoughts of someone else every single time."

    Undine was serious for a change, so she was probably right. Still, it didn''t change the fact that Leon owed a lot to Ilyana. He doubted that he could obtain alone half of the powers will he obtain by working with her. He had to pay his debts, but considering how powerful someone like her was, few things could be considered a problem for her.

    "Man, I wish I could have fought that human," Efreet said. "He looked even stronger than Leon... I can''t understand why he ran away, though."

    "He escaped because he thought Leon would be far weaker without his magic," Volt exined. "He got caught by surprise since that wasn''t the case, so he decided to escape because he couldn''t measure Leon''s strength."

    Leon nodded since that made a lot of sense... Regardless, at least that served well to make Leon understand that he still needed to train and learn more spells. The list of things he needed to learn increased since he failed for several reasons. The number one was because he didn''t know how to counter Anti-Mana Field. He couldn''t let himself lose his powers, even temporally again.

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    Before starting training, Leon recalled how the battle against that human went. He got caught off guard two times because of the speed of his attack and because his magic projectiles ignored his Mana Armor and probably his mentality... but Leon couldn''t think about his psyche all that much, since it wasn''t high like his other status.

    "Because I also don''t fight using my fists all that much, I didn''t cause much damage when I punched his neck. He messed up my stance when he activated Anti-Mana Field."

    Leon decided to increase his health and stamina little by little, but he didn''t expect such an event would happen so fast. He doubted that it would happen again, but he couldn''t just rely on such possibilities. Until now, from the very moment, the monsters appeared, several things that Leon didn''t wait for happened. Instead of imagining when that kind of thing may happen, he has to work and prepare himself for it.

    "Still, prepare myself without relying on tools or weapons is difficult... that kind of problem will only disappear once I learn how to absorb mana from the ambient. But until then, I have to manage to solve the problems using my body and mana alone."

    It would take a while before Leon learns or discover a way to counter Anti-Mana Field directly, so he decided to experiment with it to find its weakness. First, Leon created an earth sphere and let it float above his hand, and then he activated Anti-Mana Field. At the same time, he lost control over the sphere. Unfortunately, when deactivated Anti-Mana Field, the sphere didn''t float again... Leon lost control over the mana inside of it.

    "I can''t use unless I put my mana inside of it... that means..."

    Leon tested that using the Auxiliary Earth Swords, as expected, he lost control over them, but they didn''t lose their shape. They fell to the ground, but Leon could control them with his hands.

    "It isn''t the best weapon... but it is better than my fists."

    Unfortunately, the more that skill leveled up, it only increased the number of swords Leon could summon. It didn''t increase their power or durability. That kind of strategy would only work against weak foes. Leon would have to think of another way to counter that spell while he trains. Although his hesitation helped, he ultimately failed because he wasn''t strong enough to overpower that other human. He didn''t feel like learning new spells the hard way, so he decided to buy some tomes.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stone Rain.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Duration: 30 seconds.

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ring of Fire.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ring of Ice.

    Cost: 100 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ring of Thunder.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ring of Earth.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Maybe it was just a coincidence, or perhaps it was because he was in a bad mood, but the first tomes he found that could be useful for him were quite nasty. The first one was self-exnatory... Leon could make rain stones over an area. Getting on the head by dozens of stones wasn''t something pleasant.

    As for the other skills, they were quite nasty too. Leon could summon a barrier around the target, and after two seconds, the barrier would decrease the size and attack everything inside of it. It looked like some torture spells...

    "I guess I need to work on my mood... I just spent ten thousand million coins without a second thought. Still, I can''t understand how those spells can be more expensive than the ice meteor... is it because their cost is low?"

    Time was of the essence, so Leon started to practice those new spells on Ilyana''s ghost-swords. Some of them died, but Leon decided to ignore that. After training for a single day, Leon leveled up his new spells up to level fifty. However, at some point, the ghost-swords stopped leaving the castle, and a new monster appeared. Much to his surprise, the new ones were the mechanical spiders he faced before.

    "Your golems probably can scratch those at least for a while," Ilyana said directly to Leon''s mind. " Let''s make our monsters fight. Since you can''t create them at the same speed I do, you can absorb the mana of some. They will die once you do that, but they will obtain the experience as if they had fought, so it isn''t a problem."

    "... Alright." Leon said.

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder how Ilyana still could keep herself hidden when he, after a few months, she changed the monsters that she was making spawn in this world. It was probably because the big guns didn''t have time to worry about smaller or thes that got annihted by monsters. Regardless, Leon had his own problems to worry about.

    Although the mechanical spiders didn''t have enough mana to grant Leon the chance to create an earth golem, two had. That being said, even though they had the advantage at the beginning, his level seventy golems so started to fall against the mechanical spiders. One hour after Ilyana started to summon them, they were already on the same level as them golems... and they had to fight for three days to reach that level. Leon had a long way ahead of him...

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    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Three dayster, Leon''s golems reached level one hundred. Meanwhile, the mechanical spiders already surpassed the level two hundred... Ilyana''s monsters already could decimate Leon''s golems in a single strike, so she stopped them from attacking Leon. Although she didn''t say to Leon to stop, he did stop killing them by absorbing their mana.

    "I have to level up Alchemy and Farming, so I guess it is time to stop."

    "It is time for your resistance training," Ilyana said, using Telepathy.

    Leon headed toward her castle without wasting time because he had some questions to ask, not because he was eager for another torture session.

    "It looks like you have some questions," Ilyana said when Leon arrived. "What is this time?"

    "The human I faced used Anti-Mana Field, and that made things a little bit difficult for me," Leon said. "How can I counter it?"

    "It is simple, just break his spell," Ilyana said. "As you know, Anti-Mana Field consumes your mana to stop magic attacks or effects from reaching. Even if you don''t feel it, if you try to use your mana, the enemy will lose his mana to block your attempt to use it. All in all, the best way to try to cancel or break Anti-Mana Field is to have arger mana pool than your enemy and try to use spells that consume a lot of mana."

    The answer was a bit too simple than Leon had imagined. Still, it made sense. That spell was like Mana Armor, after all.

    "... Does a high level in that skill increases how much time the enemy can stop me from using mana?" Leon asked. "It makes the spell more efficient?"

    "Yes, but if you have a high-level spell that uses a lot of mana can counter that effect," Ilyana exined. "Training the skill can help, but not all that much."<sub> </sub>

    "That guy also attacked me, and his magic projectiles ignored my Mana Armor," Leon said. "How is that possible?"

    "Once you be skilled enough, you will be able to create Anti-Mana Fields even around magic projectiles without making them lose their magic properties," Ilyana said. "It will take a long time and insistence, but it is possible. Mana can do pretty much anything. The secrets are your imagination and non-stop practice."

    "I see... thanks for the exnation," Leon said. "Before doing the regr thing, I would like to level up some of my defensive spells."

    "That is not a problem," Ilyana said.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Telekinesis Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Gravity Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Ilyana was a lot more coborative and friendly than Leon imagined she would be after the failure of that job. It was weird, but Leon didn''t have much time to think about that because since his health increased, the torment became longer as well.

    At the end of another training session, Leon suddenly had an epiphany. Blue angel nts were magical nts, so could exist monster nts that could produce it. Leon returned to Ilyana''s castle to ask about it.

    "They do exist," Ilyana said. "I made use of them before, but unlike the blue angel nts, they needed to eat to produce the mana fruit. They have to eat other monsters. The stronger the monster, the more mana its fruit can restore... I guess it can be useful for you, but you are not strong enough. I doubt that I can exin to you how to produce an organic monster, and to learn by using a tome, you will need to have ten thousand points in control and thirty thousand in intelligence."

    Leon opened his eyes widely... it would take some long years before he can obtain that level of power, after all. Regardless, even though Leon hated to say or even think about such a thing, it looks he was destined to keep working doing menial chores. Although he could increase his speed and quickly rent more blue angel leaves and use the same spells to fabricate the mana liquid, it wasn''t that simple because his speed could easily affect the environment. If the tries to move at his max speed around his nt, he could quickly burn down his nts.

    Even if Leon tries to use only Telekinesis now that his control reached an absurd level, things wouldn''t just progress as fast as he wants. Although Leon had to level up Farming and Alchemy eventually, he didn''t want those skills to slow down his growth or the growth of other spells.

    "The only way for you to grow strong as fast as possible is by facing my monsters," Ilyana gave the answer Leon wanted even though he didn''t ask for it or liked the method. "Although you are strangely adamant in not using that method frequently, it is the best option for both of us. I would say that your strength is around the same level of the species that fought daily, and their is about to reach the fifth stage of the assimtion. Even if I make my monsters fight against thousands of other monsters on the same as them, they won''t grow strong as the same speed as you."

    Ilyana was strangely very interested in making Leon cooperate with her. Although her arguments were sound, Leon could help but think that she was nning something or that he would be the only one that would receive benefits from that... in the end, Leon decided to ept her idea.

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    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Frost Breath has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Breath has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Breath has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Things started to progress much faster once Leon began to face the mechanical spiders Ilyana was creating. Using Mana Absorption alone, he could destroy in less than a second, but since he had to spend the mana obtained, he was taking a few more moments. However, considering that Ilyana could create mechanical spiders once every three seconds. It was more than enough to make Leon stop her whole army of monsters alone.

    "Come to think of it, following the logic of games and some stores... Fire, Ice, and Thunder Breath were supposed to be techniques of dragons."

    "Dragons can learn that kind of technique faster, but it doesn''t mean other species can''t replicate the same action," Ilyana said via Telepathy.

    Leon sighed. Now the number of people monitoring his thoughts increased by one. Although Ilyana wasn''t as troublesome as his spirits, Leon couldn''t rx around her. Regardless, putting such thoughts aside, at least Leon returned to the pace where he could obtain three hundred status points every day. Still, Leon couldn''t help but feel out of ce since things were too easy, and he could even create some golems and slimes to help him with the extra mana.

    "Things would be much more convenient if you guys helped me,"

    "Getting stronger by training and facing real opponents is one thing," Celsius said. "but this isn''t either of that. Unless those mechanical spiders reach level five hundred, it wouldn''t be a real challenge to destroy them."

    "And if we destroy them, you won''t be able to absorb their mana," Undine added.

    Leon nodded since it made a lot of sense. In the end, the spirits would get stronger faster, and at a fast pace, the mechanical spiders would be even more boring. Much to Leon''s surprise, even the battle-freak Efreet wasn''t interested in that. In contrast, Sylph and Gnome were more interested in rxing if Leon wasn''t going to y with them. Volt was the only one who said that he was fine with it. But Leon noticed by the tone of his voice that he also wasn''t that happy in getting stronger facing weaker but numerous enemies.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Rocket has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Rocket has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Rocket has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I guess it is also a good idea to level up Mana Armor now that I have the chance to face so many enemies...e to think of it, I wonder what will happen to those robots if I use Anti-Mana Field near them."

    "You will kill them, but you will spend some mana and won''t be able to drain any," Ilyana said via Telepathy."

    Although the answer was wee, once again, Leon couldn''t help but feel... troubled. Overthinking about every single thing wasn''t good, but obtaining the answer to his questions quickly wasn''t good either. Regardless, Ilyana and even helped Leon to train his Mana Armor even without saying anything. It was convenient, but weird... Leon couldn''t even think that Ilyana was strange since she was practically monitoring his thoughts.

    "... I have to focus on the training," Leon said after a long sigh.

    One weekter, Leon finally achieved his current small goal... all his skills were on level fifty. Leon started to wonder what he should do... learn new spells or level up his current ones? In the end, he had another idea.

    "Ilyana... won''t I learn the debuff version of Health Zone and the other spells like that one?" Leon asked.

    "The reverse skill of Health Zone can drain the health of enemies around you," Ilyana answered. "Can you even drain the health and stamina of a single monster?"

    "... No," Leon answered. "Why do you ask when you already know the answer?"

    "You will eventually learn both, but you are not ready yet," Ilyana said.

    In the end, Leon could only shrug. It looked like to prepare himself for the battle that will take ce on Earth. He would have to learn many things. It was clear that Leon was a magician, but he wondered if it was fine in bing a jack-of-all-trades magician. Status changed his body down to a molecr level, but it looked like that changed didn''t apply to elemental properties or anything simr. That was why Ilyana intended to make Leon learn offensive magic, support magic, and even summoning magic. They had some time until the battle, so it couldn''t be helped that she wanted to teach him everything.

    Still, Leon couldn''t help but wonder... wouldn''t it be better to have several students instead of a single one? If Ilyana decides to teach magic to all the people on the Earth, Leon was pretty sure that they would be able to aplish much more than Leon could do alone.

    Just teaching and learning weren''t enough. Leon was aware of it. Things like loyalty and battle experience were necessary to create a good soldier. Most likely, Ilyana didn''t think that the humans of Earth could be loyal or that they even had enough battle experience. It was also necessary to consider that other harvesters may notice if she decides to make such a big move... in the end, Ilyana had to consider many things.

    Leon wasn''t special, but considering everything, Ilyana knew that he fought plenty of battles against stronger enemies and that he would never betray those who helped him in some way. He was a safe investment...

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    Since the mechanical spiders granted Leon fifty coins, each and Ilyana could create twenty-five thousand of them. He decided to spend the coins he obtained over the course of that week. Leon also made a mental note of to make that a daily task... but considering that he had nned to spend his coins every day to buy at least one tome and failed, he wasn''t expecting much of that mental note too.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cascade.

    Cost: 80 mana per second

    Duration: 20 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Cascade.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    Duration: 20 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Touch.

    Cost: 80 mana per second

    Duration: 20 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Since Leon was facing several mechanical at the same time, it was the best moment to level up his Area of Effect spells. So, he decided to buy some of them and use them against Ilyana monsters. He also learned the thunder version of the spell Efreet taught him, even though it wasn''t exactly a safe skill to use since he had to touch the enemy and even receive some of the shocks, it was the perfect way to immobilize the careless enemies that may approach.

    "More than a few days must have passed on Earth... I wonder how everyone is."

    Someone once said that no news is good news, but Leon couldn''t help but worry about his friends. It couldn''t be helped since Amanda, Maya, and his friends were the sole reason for him to struggle so much and return to Earth after so many years. Regardless, even though Leon had been warned to leave them be, he still wanted to help them a little more.

    "Those monsters are weak, and since I can defeat them fast, my concentration is wavering."

    Leon still could improve on the patience department, but it looked like it would take a long time before he bes a patient person. He was already thirty-five years old, but he still a single day older than twenty. Several life and death situations didn''t change that, so only a lot of time would make him feel older and wiser.

    "It won''t be fast to level up my skills past level fifty against the mechanical spiders... it will take a few months, but I guess my best option is to learn new spells and train them up to that level."

    The only problem was that he couldn''t stop from destroying the mechanical spiders. So, Leon''s only option was to buy more tomes. Leon wanted to learn things the harder way in order to get rid of the demerits that he would have to deal with by using tomes like the cooldown time... but it couldn''t be helped.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Rush.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    Duration: 05 seconds

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Rush.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    Duration: 05 seconds

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Woah... it is worse than I imagined." Leon frowned. " The cost, duration, and cooldown time of the skills are terrible."

    "You could have obtained those spells by using my tomes," Ilyana said via Telepathy. "I don''t understand why do you spend coins when you can have them for free."

    "It is the force of the habit..." Leon said. "Do you have those skills at the max level?"

    "Of course," Ilyana said.

    "Well... I have to feel that I deserved those skills," Leon said. "That feeling is small even by buying the tomes since I''m used to learning spells the hard way. So, I guess this much is fine."

    Despite the demerits, those skills were pretty useful. The damage caused by the thunder that enveloped Leon''s body was amplified by his intelligence, Wind Transformation, Wind Creation, Electromancy, and Thunder Blessing, after all. So, he could destroy the mechanical spiders just by staying nearby them for a few seconds, and the same thing applied to Fire Rush. In that meantime, he could use Mana Absorption. So, it wasn''t all that bad.

    "Focusing on learning new spells in order to have the means to escape all kinds of troublesome situations is good and all," Ilyana said. "But it is time for you to learn some physical skills as well. Although the effectivity of those skills will decrease given your status, it is necessary nheless."

    "I guess you are right..." Leon sighed.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ghost Punch.

    Cost: 50 stamina

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Beast Aura.

    Cost: 100 stamina

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Triple Crescent Kicks.

    Cost: 150 stamina

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although those were some cool moves, Leon would have a hard time leveling up them since they could be used alongside Multi-Conjuration or Fast Conjuration. Ghost Punch was the skill that Leon concentrated some stamina on his hand and then make it fly toward the enemy. Beast Aura was an improved version of it. Leon had to focus stamina around his arms and then move them toward the enemy to fire a wave of energy that had the shape of a wolf toward the target. Triple Crescent Kicks was the coolest skill of them all, as its name says, Leon could kick the opponent''s head or whatever he tries to use to block the attack three times... the skill was so powerful that Leon could even move a few meters upward without even using magic!

    However, since Leon''s body wasn''t used to that kind of skill... he started to feel some muscle aches after using them just a few times.

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    Since the cooldown of his physical skills was high, Leon would have to level them up very slowly. However, despite the muscr pain, Leon wanted to use them more frequently because it was very cool.

    "Do you know how I can learn those myself?" Leon asked. "Waiting for the cooldown time is a pain."

    "No," Ilyana said.

    "No... what?" Leon frowned. "You don''t know, or you don''t want to teach me?"

    "I don''t know, and I never got interested in learning that," Ilyana said. "It is fine if you use it just now and then."

    "Heh... that is surprising," Leon rubbed his chin. "I thought you would know everything."

    "Although I''m old, I don''t know everything about every single fighting style," Ilyana said. "No one can know everything. Not even the harvesters that are much older than me know how to fight using their bodies or magic alone. If you try to be an all-round fighter, you won''t reach the apex of neither."

    Leon wasn''t interested in that. He just wanted to kick the asses of the bastards who messed with him and wanted to mess with Earth even more. Regardless, Leon decided to follow Ilyana''s advice again... to some extent. Since he already knew Stamina Maniption, he was sure that with some training, he would know how to replicate those moves. It wouldn''t be his primary goal, but it would be a good hobby... he was really in need of one. Soon, after Leon decided that, Ilyana talked to him once again using Telepathy.

    "I have a job for you," Ilyana said. "This one is much easier, so you don''t have to worry about failing again."

    Leon didn''t feel any contempt on Ilyana''s words, but her choice of words made him imagine her looking at him as if she was showing a very annoying smile full of contempt. Regardless, every change of pace was wee, so Leon headed toward Ilyana''s castle without wasting time.

    "A certain dungeon in a certain world us spawning a lot of mutant enemies," Ilyana said. "I want you to go there and deal with the problem without letting anyone notice you."

    "Why?" Leon frowned.

    "Because they need to think that the problem solved itself after several mutant monsters appeared," Ilyana exined. "It would be troublesome if they see a stranger solving their problems and get used to it."

    "I mean... why do you want to help them?" Leon asked. "Even if I do that without being noticed, shouldn''t they solve the problems themselves in order to grow stronger?"

    "The current situation in that world will only escte further if we leave them alone," Ilyana answered. " Mutant monsters appear when dungeon breaks happen too many times in the same dungeon. The mana of the area gets richer in mana too fast, and that causes the mutation of some monsters. Given that the mutant monsters are stronger, even if they are killed, their deaths will only increase the mana inside the dungeon... creating a never-ending circle and also elerating the assimtion process of that world."

    "You still didn''t answer my question..." Leon said. "Why would you help the species of another world without reason?"

    "I have a reason, they can be useful, that is why," Ilyana exined. "That world is on the second stage of assimtion, and something simr happened when it was on the first stage. They managed to solve the problem by luring the mutant monsters into a death zone. After that, they never let dungeon breaks happen so frequently."<sub> </sub>

    "If that is the case, howe the dungeon breaks happened again?" Leon asked. "Unless..."

    "Yes," Ilyana nodded. "Most likely, someone is causing the dungeon breaks... someone that unlike me, thinks that the people of that world will be a problem."

    "A harvester..." Leon said.

    "The chances are high, but I can''t say for certain that that is the case," Ilyana closed her eyes.

    In the end, Leon could only nod even though Ilyana''s behavior was suspicious. Fortunately, he didn''t have to overthink about it since it was a dirty job. The people he was going to help were strangers, but helping strangers wasn''t a bad thing. Besides, he would decrease his debt a little.

    "Before killing the beast, suck all their mana and then take their body to the ce I will send you to," Ilyana said. "Don''t let the body touch thend, or the will gain ownership over it."

    Those were some strange rules. Most likely, Ilyana would transport the beast''s corpses to her in order to prevent their mana from behind sucked by that. Ilyana probably knew why such a phenomenon happened, but Leon decided not to ask. He liked to keep things simple in his head, after all.

    "Are you ready?" Ilyana asked. "Ah... you will need this."

    Ilyana made a tome appear floating above her right hand. As expected, Leon hesitated in receiving that but considering it was a necessity for the job and he had to solve that problem as soon as possible. He had no other choice...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Invisibility.

    Cost: 10 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon frowned when he received that notification. He just learned the spell that most male teenagers wished for at some moment in their youth. Despite the usefulness of that, Leon didn''t feel even a little bit excited... it was all due to the curse that affected the holy sword.

    "You can''t use other spells while you keep that active," Ilyana said. "So, you should increase your recovery in order to be able to keep that skill active while you investigate that world."

    As expected, Invisibility had some drawbacks. It was troublesome, but since Leon didn''t allocate the status points that he obtained in thest few days, it wasn''t that annoying.

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    When Leon appeared in that world, he started to wonder if he wasn''t getting too used to teleportation when he didn''t know anything about the spell. Given what he knew so far, Ilyana would be able to transport him back to her world in case something happens. But the chances of something happening were rtively small, the chances of a harvester finding him were small, after all. And thanks to Invisibility, those chances would decrease because, ording to Ilyana, that spell was very simr to Mana Concealment. Only a high-tier tracking spell would be able to make someone notice him.

    Putting such thoughts aside, Leon looked around to analyze the ce he was in. Invisibility was already active, but caution was still more than necessary. Although Leon could see forests in the south and mountains in the north, Leon quickly found a prettyrge city in the west. Not only was the cerge, but the buildings were quite tall, but at first nce, Leon couldn''t see anything but a dull ce since everything was gray or brown. Every single building had been built using enriched stones... a material as resistant as carbon steel. It was necessary because the dominant species of that world was the Grizzly Giants. Leon didn''t know if that was the real name of the species, but it was that Ilyana referred to them.

    The city looked dull not only because of the colors but because every building was pretty uniform and straightforward. The grizzly giant couldn''t waste their materials worrying about appearance because they were tall and heavy. So, their structures had to be sturdy more than anything.

    "It is quite surprising that they became so tall before the mana even appeared on this world..."

    Leon could see some scouts walking around in search of monsters. The grizzly giants were just like that, four meters tall and covered in a thick grizzlyyer of hair in most parts of their bodies. Contrary to Leon''s imagination, they didn''t look particrly strong. In fantasy games and books, some portrayed giants as nice and calm creatures, but Leon imagined the reverse.

    Regardless, that world wasn''t much different from Earth. Leon also couldn''t feel in the air or its surroundings anything that could exin the size of the dominant species of that world, but soon he forgot about that. He came to that world to solve a problem, not to study.

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    For some odd reason, Leon''s new spell leveled up a lot when some scouts looking at the ce he was in and found nothing. Using would make the skill level up, but fooling enemies would make it level up much faster. Putting such thoughts aside, Leon started to walk toward the east, where Ilyana said he would find the dungeon in question.

    "It is a good thing that Lion''s Pride still increases my status... but I guess I can''t run. I''m pretty sure that I''m not good at concealing my presence all that much. Besides, even if I''m invisible, I can still make noise while walking and running."

    Considering his recovery, Leon would be able to stay a little more than eight minutes invisible before he recovers his mana. So, he had to be careful. If he messes up and someone starts to look for him, they would have a little less than two minutes to find him.

    Fortunately, Leon couldn''t see any monster in all directions, not even in the skies. It looked like the dungeon that was causing problems was an irregrity. Still, despite that, Leon found more and more scouts the more he walked through the east.

    "The people here are already suspecting that someone caused the dungeon breaks, that exins why there are no monsters around, but too many scouts can be found."

    Although there were no signs of destruction, Leon found many ces where scouts weren''t investigating. Thanks to that, he found several ces to rest and recover his mana while he walked toward the east. Fortunately, after just three hours of walking, Leon found the dungeon mentioned by Ilyana, and he also found hundreds of giant grizzly soldiers around it.

    Leon found several buildings, and most of them looked like facilities that were being used to treat the wounded soldiers. That became evident when Leon saw the creature they were facing.

    Mutant Devourer

    Health: 22000/22000

    Mana: 22000/22000

    Stamina: 22000/22000

    Strength: 1562<sub> </sub>

    Dexterity: 1548

    Speed: 1985

    Active Skills: Spiritual Drain Lv 295, Drain Touch Lv 285, Geomancy Lv 280, Pyromancy Lv 300, Suppress Lv 270, Powerful Bite Lv 265

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 280, Fire Resistance Lv 280, Thunder Resistance Lv 280, Ice Resistance Lv 290, Mana Tracking Lv 350

    Leon felt shivers while looking at that thing. Much to his surprise, the monster was a variation of the devourers, but that species had more or less a humanoid body. It was still long andrge, but it also had legs and arms... it was one the creepiest things Leon had seen so far since it had arms, legs, but no real head.

    Health: 325 +

    Mana: 15425 +

    Stamina: 756 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 9667+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 1750 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 4950 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 257,452,362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Stone Rain Lv 50, Ring of Fire Lv 50, Ring of Ice Lv 50, Ring of Thunder Lv 50, Ring of Earth Lv 50, Cascade Lv 50, Magma Cascade 50, Electric Touch Lv 50, Fire Rush Lv 50, Thunder Rush Lv 50, Ghost Punch Lv 30, Beast Aura Lv 30, Triple Crescent Kicks Lv 30, Invisibility Lv 10

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 130, Pain Resistance Lv 250, Fire Resistance Lv 530, Farming Lv 232, Cook Lv 135, Poison Resistance Lv 158, Underwater Resistance Lv 280, Alchemy Lv 253, Wind Resistance Lv 380, Ice Resistance Lv 350, Sleep Resistance Lv 235, Thunder Resistance Lv 380, Earth Resistance Lv 340, Gravity Resistance Lv 200, Curse Resistance Lv 185, Multi-Conjuration Lv 305, Fire Blessing Lv 240, Earth Blessing Lv 290, Lion''s Pride Lv 350, Darkness Resistance Lv 155, Illusion Resistance Lv 130, Fast Conjuration Lv 305, Light Resistance Lv 140, Thunder Blessing Lv 331, Wind Blessing Lv 110, Ice Blessing Lv 120, Water Blessing Lv 110

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    "Mana Tracking level three hundred and fifty... I bet that thing can feel my presence even invisible."

    "It has a lot of health, mana, and stamina, considering that it is only a mutant monster of a world that is in the second stage of assimtion," Celsius said.

    Leon nodded, it wasn''t weird that the creature was causing problems and hundreds of grizzly giants had to face the thing at the same time. He arrived on time to see a battalion of them shooting steel arrows toward the beast, but the projectiles only caused scratches.

    "Their bows are big like their wielders... the power should be greater than any normal bow. Still..."

    Although the grizzly giants were tall, they liked light armor. In fact, Leon couldn''t see a single one among those hundreds of warriors wearing heavy armor. Their weapons were bows andnces. Weapons that had a big range and could keep them away from the monsters. They were a race that survived the assimtion for decades, but it looked like their nature didn''t change. Either they didn''t like to fight, or they always focused on winning the battles without suffering any wound.

    Even though they were equipped with magic weapons, only a few hits were necessary for the mutant devourer to break those. Those creatures were powerful, but not powerful enough to do that. Leon noticed that when those things got too close, the magic weapons little by little lost their glow.

    "Oh boy...their presences alone suck the mana of everything around. I want to learn that. "

    "That is a skill the monster evolved at random when it suffered the mutation," Undine exined. "Even though the other mutant devourers probably have that same skill, I doubt that you can replicate or even understand as of now."

    p "Thanks for the vote of confidence..."</anda>

    Despite saying that, Leon knew that it was true. If he could learn such a technique, Ilyana would have taught him since mana could increase Leon''s training speed exponentially.

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon frowned when he received those notifications again, but soon understood why it appeared. While Leon was talking with the spirits, the grizzly giants finished off the mutant devourer, and some of them looked around in search of something. It was quite an interesting way to level up skills. Leon wasn''t spending more mana than usual, after all.

    "The problem is... how the heck will I manage to stop the monsters from appearing and then leave carrying all the corpses?"

    Ilyana didn''t know when Leon would finish the job because she also didn''t know for how long would have to stabilize the mana inside the dungeon to make everything return to normal. She already said that before, but even Ilyana didn''t know everything. However, she exined that the mana of the monsters slowly would flow back to boths. So, Leon had to keep working while the mana stabilizes and not let the ambient absorb more than the necessary mana.

    "The grizzly giants will probably enter the dungeon to investigate the very moment the mutants stoping... I can''t help them directly and let them see me. So, if that happens, they will probably die since the monsters have the advantage in a confined space."

    It would be a pity, but Leon didn''te to save some lives. He hade to that world in order to make things a bit more convenient for Ilyana in the future. Regardless, Leon had to wait for several hours until things got dark and quiet. During the day, the number of attacks by the mutant devourers was intense. At least one every ten minutes was bound to appear. Thanks to that, Leon saw several grizzly giants being knocked down unconscious. They weren''t that physically strong, either... Leon saw some of the warriors'' arms being broken like twigs.

    "It doesn''t make any sense... but it looks like they even disturb the mana inside of living beings'' body and make them frailer."

    Leon wondered if things would be fine with him, but considering that Ilyana said that he had to drain their mana, it wouldn''t be that difficult. It was a mutant version of a monster in a world that was on the third stage of assimtion, but Leon would be fine as long as he is careful.

    At night, some warriors watched the entrance of the dungeon, but since the mutant devourers didn''t appear that frequently, they rxed a little, and Leon obtained his chance to enter the ce. Using Transfer, he appeared inside of the dungeon and behind the guards. They had good instincts and felt the presence of something behind them. But when they turned around, they found nothing. The giant grizzly guards waited for a monster to appear for a while, but after a few minutes, they rxed and just shrugged while looking at each other.

    Leon sighed in relief when he activated Mana Dominion and confirmed that no one was following him. However, he couldn''t help but worry when he didn''t feel any signs of monsters in the range of his skill.

    "That is weird... I already don''t understand how this ce can spawn only mutant monsters, but I can''t understand why it spawns so frequently during the day and almost nothing at night."

    Leon didn''t know anything about monsters'' biology. He doubted that even if such a thing exists could be applied to a mutant species. But it looked like the mutant devourers were a species that only could function well during the day. Leon found the purple crystal, but there was nothing weird in any ce.

    "Now what?"

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    Leon waited for several hours, but nothing happened. In case he received some unexpected visitors, Leon created a hole in the ceiling of the cave and hid it with the earth. Still, it wasn''t a good idea to use that ce to hide. If a mutant devourer appears at the same as the grizzly giants, his temporary hideout won''t help him in any way.

    "It looks like the grizzly giants don''t intend toe... they probably already know about the usual time the mutant devourers appear, so I think I am safe for the time being."

    Leon wondered if it wouldn''t solve the problem, just kill all the devourers of the other world. However, in the end, he decided not to do that. First of all, if that were an excellent way to solve the problem, Ilyana would have told him that. The grizzly giants would notice that someone interfered with them if the monsters just suddenly disappear, so that wasn''t a good idea.

    Also, even though that would probably decrease the spawning rate of the monsters, it was a bit too much to hope for that Leon would find all the devourers of the other world. They were essentially massive earthworms, after all.

    "Some distractions could help me, but the people of this world if something happens around this ce and then soon after the problem of the mutant devourers is solved... I can''t do that."

    In the end, Leon decided to just wait for the monsters. He couldn''t leave any signs of his presence lying around. Leon''s only option was to deal with the monsters whenever they appear and when the inhabitants of that world aren''t around. Besides, he was in a world that was in the second stage of assimtion. Time there passed ten times faster than in Ilyana''s world, so if anything, that were a good chance for him since eventually he wouldn''t be able to go to that kind of world anymore.

    It has been a while, so Leon decided to meditate since Zen would make him unable to feel or hear the things that may happen near him. Much to his surprise, the skill leveled up ten times before the first mutant monsters finally appeared.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ? ...

    Leon didn''t know if it was because the concentration of mana inside that ce was high or if it was because he was in a world that was on the second stage of assimtion, and that made everything more efficient, but he could think about such thingster. Leon left his temporary hideout and immediately felt his mana being drained by the creature that just appeared in front of the purple crystal. Even without eyes, the grotesque monster could feel Leon''s mana and pointed its arms toward him. However, whatever that thing was trying to do. It missed because Leon used Transfer and started to absorb its mana when itnded on the back of it. In just two seconds, Leon drained all the mana of the beast and then made it levitate using Telekinesis before using earth to cover the creature''s whole body and thenpressing everything inside of it. Leon tried topress the earth sphere until it bes of the size of a ser ball, but he failed. The best he could do was to decrease the size until it was tall as himself.

    "I guess this will do... I just have to hide this in the ceiling. As long as it is inside my earth sphere, it won''t be absorbed by thend, after all."

    To confirm that everything was going as nned, Leon counted the seconds until the next mutant devourer appeared. The creature appeared after exactly three hundred seconds, but that one Leon ignored it and let it move toward the exit of the dungeon. The grizzly giant would find that something was wrong if suddenly they stoping, so it couldn''t be helped. Leon had to create a tunnel on the ceiling of the dungeon in order to escape from the range of their Mana Tracking, but that was just a minor nuisance.

    Three hundred secondster, another one appeared, and this time Leon killed, and it also stored its remaining in a sphere of earth. Leon only noticed any difference after killing the tenth monster... the countdown decreased one second.

    "Well, I guess this is progress... Did you guys notice the decrease of mana inside this ce?"

    "Yes," Celsius said.

    "Yep!" Sylph said.

    "You should take advantage of this ce while you can," Undine said. "This kind of ce rich in mana is rare to find. It will make your magic much more effective and increase the potential of your training by manifold."

    "Is that so?" Leon rubbed his chin. "I killed a lot of Ilyana''s monsters. Why the ce we fought didn''t be like this?"

    "Because the monsters she created aren''t the meat of flesh and bones," Undine exined. "Even if they were, you always drain their mana. Another important factor is the ce... inside dungeons, mana can gather and concentrate with more ease. Someone as powerful as her can probably create a simr environment. I''m pretty sure her castle is simr to this ce. Still, this kind of action can also speed up the assimtion process of the world."

    Leon nodded since it made a lot of sense. Still, if he wanted, he couldn''t train like usual in a ce like that. Leon was in the middle of an important job, so the only thing he could do to take advantage of that was use Meditation... and so he did.

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    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In the end, Leon had to work like that for a week. He only stopped when a mutant devourer appeared and didn''t move from the front of the crystal. It looked that would be the new boss of the dungeon... Regardless, Leon confirmed that it was time to leave that ce and report to Ilyana. But first, he would have to find a way to escape that dungeon while transporting via Telekinesis hundreds of earth spheres that had his size.

    "I guess this is a job for you, Gnome," Leon said. "You like to dig holes and create paths inside a huge chunk of earth, right?"

    "Yahoo! Just leave it to me," Gnome said after he appeared.

    While Gnome was creating the path toward the top of the mountain, Leon made sure to get rid of every trace of his presence there. Once Leon realized that he would for more than a few days, he made sure to create some mithril during the nights while he meditated. So, he left the mountain and covered the hole pretty fast.

    "Well, this is the time where usually something unexpected might happen," Leon said while looking around in the middle of the night and at the top of that mountain.

    "So pessimistic..." Celsius said.

    "After spending four years alone on an ind before finally obtaining the power to return using magic and after being abducted by an alien lizard and then returning when nine hundred years passed on earth, I would be crazy if I weren''t someone pessimistic," Leon frowned.

    Despite Leon''s worried, nothing happened. So, he just flew to the first ce where he appeared in that world carrying tons of earth that were the earth spheres. Not even his control was enough to grant him the power to use Telekinesis and move three thousand massive spheres of earth. So, Leon lumped them all together.

    Fortunately, Leon didn''t have to wait even for a second. The very moment hended it was the moment Ilyana teleported him back to her.

    "Youpleted your job," Ilyana said via Telepathy. "Thanks for the help... about your reward. I think it will be enough if you leave the corpses that you brought to be absorbed by thend around you. It should create a zone simr to that dungeon, and that will also stay active for a week."

    "Are you sure about that?" Leon asked. "Won''t that increase the assimtion process?"

    "It doesn''t matter; the amount of mana this will receive after absorbing those corpses will only elerate the process in a week or two. Besides, my castle is a ce built to speed up the growth speed of my skill, and I did the same thing several times, and I wasn''t nning to use this forever anyway."

    Ilyana probably didn''t offer Leon the chance of training in such a ce because she knew he would refuse. Her reasoning was sound, so he decided to do it. Leon only noticed the difference the next day when suddenly, his golems and slimes started to cause a lot of noise. Their skills had gotten more powerful all of a sudden, and Leon received several notifications.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "This isn''t bad, not bad at all," Leon said while he was allocating his status points.

    Leon finally understood that that battle in Brazil probably helped the poption quite a lot since he killed millions of monsters in the same area. Still, they had to price... hundreds of lives were lost there.

    Regardless, Leon decided to focus again and make good use of that event, and the best way to do was by learning spells using tomes.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Bomb.

    Cost: 200 Mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana-Destroyer.

    Cost: 100 Mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stamina-Destroyer

    Cost: 100 Mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon was so focused on finding ways to absorb the energy of his targets that he forgot that there was an easier way to decrease their energy. It wasn''t as nearly as effective or all-purpose like the spells he wanted but by Mana-Destroyer and Stamina-Destroyer. He couldy a trap on the ground that would directly attack the enemy''s energy. Although its use was difficult, it was also very handy if a timees when Leon has to face an army alone. That happened more than a few times, so that kind of skill was more than wee.

    "I won''t be able to level up Stamina-Destroyer all that much, but I rarely find the monster or other enemies that fight only using attacks that consume stamina, I guess that is fine."

    Mechanical spiders moved thanks to the mana in their bodies. It wasn''t due to the stamina. In fact, they didn''t have stamina. They weren''t living beings, so it made a lot of sense. Despite the fact that the cost of the new skills was high and it wouldn''t make Leon defeat the mechanical spiders fast, he wasn''t nearly as worried about that because he would have the chance also to practice Trap Creation.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Rain

    Cost: 100 Mana per second

    Duration: 30 seconds.

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Tsunami.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    Cooldown time: 15 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Bomb.

    Cost: 150 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    p Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Bomb.</anda>

    Cost: 150 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Bomb.

    Cost: 150 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Bomb.

    Cost: 150 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon imagined he would be able to level up at least fifty new spells up to the level fifty that week, but that hadn''t been the case. Instead of suddenly disappearing, the effect of enriched soil by mana slowly disappeared. So, its effectiveness decreased slowly, as well. It was a bit disappointing, but it couldn''t be helped.

    "It is time for your training," Ilyana said via Telepathy.

    It was hard to tell since everyday Leon did nothing but train his spells. Besides, he only would sleep once every four or five days. Still, he was pretty sure that only six days have passed since thest torture session. Although his body was back to its normal weight, he wasn''t that interested in doing that training more often.

    "The fact that I''m increasing my health to increase the speed of this training also bothers me... Still, it isn''t like I have any other choice. I don''t want to rely on tools anymore, so keep my max health at a low level would be more than stupid. It would be insane."<sub> </sub>

    After another sessful resistance training session that made Leon feel like crap, Leon started to walk toward the exit, but Ilyana stopped him.

    "I noticed that you don''t have many utility spells," Ilyana said and then tossed two tomes toward Leon. "These two eventually will be useful, since you can''t solve all your problems with brute strength alone."

    Leon already knew that, but given that he was training, it couldn''t be helped that he would always learn and buy offensive spells. Those were the easiest ones to use and level up, after all.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Transformation.

    Cooldown time: 1000 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Transmute.

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon frowned when he touched both tomes and received those notifications, it looked like those spells could be useful, but it would be a pain in the ass to train them.

    "Don''t look at me like that," Ilyana said. "You don''t have to level those skills like a madman. Besides, you can level up Transform just by keep it active while you fight. Your status won''t decrease, and you will also be able to use your skills."

    That was precisely why Leon couldn''t see the point of having those. He wouldn''t lose anything, but he wouldn''t gain either. If anything, he would only assume a shape that he wasn''t used like a four-legged animal. Using magic, there wasn''t a thing a monster or animal could do that Leon couldn''t. Besides, even if he uses that kind of skill to hide near an enemy, he doubted that the skill would make anyone unable to sense his massive mana pool.

    As for Transmute, he already could create things and change the nature of elements. Leon couldn''t imagine any real application to that kind of power that he couldn''t do using magic... at least for the time being.

    "How much do I have to pay for those?" Leon asked.

    "You can have for free, as a real payment," Ilyana said.

    Leon doubted that he could force Ilyana to ept some of his coins, so he just made a mental note to force her to ept the payment first before sending the tomes. Regardless, Leon left the castle and decided to make use of Transformation. Leon tried to transform into a dragon, but the skill failed. Leon tried to transform into a giant, but the skill failed. Leon also tried to transform into a Cerberus, but the skill failed.

    "The hell is wrong with this skill?" Leon frowned.

    "The skill is at the level one..." Celsius said. "You are crazy to think that can transform into a dragon with the skill at that level. Try to transform into slime or a stone."

    Leon was speechless, it made sense, but it also made Leon notice that the Transformation was worse than he had imagined. But then he understood a few things, once Transformation is at the right level, he could transform into anything, like a Cerberus, and he would be able to use Fire Breath, Frost Breath, and Thunder Breath at the same time. It wouldn''t be easy, but eventually, he would be able to transform into a human being that has several arms, and then he would be able to use several weapons at the same time.

    "I guess this skill isn''t half bad..."

    Leon didn''t waste time and turned into a slime, immediately he felt the difficulties he would have to face in moving such a body. Walking in a slime form was like crawling without using arms or legs. Leon didn''t know if it was due to the low-level of the skill or if it was because he wasn''t used to it to that form... Regardless, at least he managed to use magic and fire Thunder Ray toward the mechanical spiders.

    Congrattions! The skill Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

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    After leveling up Transformation a few times, Leon felt his slime body bing more... usable. His movement speed increased, but it looked like it would take a while to transform into something useful. Instead of using other magic attacks, Leon decided to use Transmute at the same time. The cost of mana would be insane, but it would work to level up both skills at the same time.

    "Let''s see... I guess I can''t start trying to create the fricking Excalibur."

    Leon decided to create a chair made of wood using the earth under him as a basis. Although he already expected that, it actually worked and surprised him since the wooden chair he had imagined as right in front of him.

    Congrattions! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "... I guess this skill will also be very useful."

    "Your talent to second guess yourself so often amazes me," Celsius said.

    It also amazed Leon, but it couldn''t be helped since, at least mentally, he was a battle-freak who focused only on learning offensive magic day in and day out. Regardless, Leon began to wonder if he could create magic weapons using only his mind and Transmute. It seemed a bit over-powered but considering that Ilyana almost forced him to learn that, it was understandable.

    "Well, it is understandable since it is a power that grants the ability to change the form, shape, andposition of everything down to a molecr level... Still, the cost of mana is insane."

    Leon noticed that he spent two thousand mana points to create a wooden chair, but that much was fine since it was evident the skill would be more efficient as it levels up.

    Leon was looking forward to the future things he could do using both skills, so he used them, and after a few hours, both reached level fifty. Leon still couldn''t transform into a Cerberus, but he could transform into a three-headed puppy. He also couldn''t transmute the Excalibur, but he could create steel spears much sharper than the ones he can make alone.

    "It looks like someone found a new toy," Undine said.

    It couldn''t be helped since the potential of both skills was amazing. Leon could even imagine himself creating something like a spaceship or bing the size of his zombie snake, but it would be hard with his current mana pool to do so. Besides, Leon could only create things that he knew how were made of. He couldn''t build a spaceship, for example. Not even a car was possible to make... unless Leon creates a weird vehicle that consumes his mana somehow. In fact, that was possible, since he also created a chopper using only mithril.

    Unfortunately, Leon had to stop his fun time because the number of mechanical spiders was rapidly increasing. Like everything else, he would only have the chance to train in his free time.

    The best way to learn new skills, at least for Leon, was by asking his spirits to teach him. But since they were waiting for the mechanical spiders to get strong enough, he decided to them some free time until the timees. The mechanical spiders were on level three hundred and fifty, so in a few weeks, their turn woulde.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Dragon.

    Cost: 200 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Dragon.

    Cost: 200 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Starfall.

    Cost: 100 stamina

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The cost of the skill was increasing, but at least they were also way cooler than the dull and straightforward magic projectiles Leon currently could use. Fire Dragon and Water Dragon were just that, elemental attacks that had the shape of an oriental dragon. Their effectiveness was a little better than spells like methrower and Water Cannon, but the cooldown time was a pain, as usual.

    "Time to test Starfall..."

    Leon jumped mid-air and then selected his target, a random mechanical spider. Soon, afterward, he activated the skill, and the gravity around his body changed. Instead of falling downward, Leon fell vertically toward the mechanical spider and hit it with his right leg. The result? Leon broke his leg.

    Congrattions! The skill Starfall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Starfall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Starfall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "It is too powerful... or perhaps the level of the mechanical spiders is too high for someone who has my physical capabilities."

    Before some tears could build upon his eyes, Leon used Full-Recover to heal his bones and get rid of the pain once and for all. More and more, Leon was convinced that physical skills were very cool, but more and more, Leon was also confident that he would never be a decent martial artist.

    "Leon, it surprises me how much you like to use skills like that," Sylph said, and Leon imagined him frowning. "Even though you always end up hurting yourself, you always smile while you use those."

    "Well, it is probably because I didn''t grow up mentally all that much," Leon forced a smile.

    It looked like Sylph was a bit worried about Leon''s mental health, and he felt thankful for it. However, it couldn''t be helped that Leon was already getting used to pain. In the end, but he had no choice but too because, in the future, he would be forced to face powerful intergctic assholes.

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    Although Leon''s skills and status were growing by the day, Leon was feeling weird again. It was that bizarre situation where he couldn''t feel himself growing stronger. The numbers on his status screen were just number... they didn''t represent anything.

    "I wonder where and when I became such adrenaline junkie..."

    It was clear that Leon was feeling like that because the number of times where his life was indeed in danger decreased by manifold. Even though Ilyana was constantly using spells powerful spells to level up Leon''s resistances, she always gave him time to cure himself. As weird as it sounds, Leon reached a point where he didn''t feel his life threatened even when his health was on the single-digit mark. He always felt like that when Ilyana was around, and that was kind of disturbing.

    Leon got surprised by that other human a few weeks ago, but his sense of urgency was decreasing little by, and so was his motivation. Leon needed to do something about that because he couldn???t remember anything more annoying than his currentck of motivation.

    "Efreet, I need a favor," Leon said.

    "Sure, if it is anything rted to fighting, then I will do my very best," Efreet said.

    "Great, I want you to punch me every time I sigh or start daydreaming," Leon said.

    "It looks like someone''s losing their mind because of boredom..." Celsius said.

    "Things are getting interesting all of a sudden," Undine said, and Leon imagined her smirking.

    "Instead of fighting, ying would surely solve your currentck of motivation, Leon," Sylph said.

    All spirits were right in some sort of way. It was all because Leon wasn''t disciplined enough. If he had a clear goal, he could work hard and single-minded to achieve it, but when he is goal was something so distant and unclear like vengeance, he couldn''t help but feel like his current training was pointless. Maybe if he had a clear image of the bastards he wanted to kill, things would change, but he only could recall the lizard bastard, and he couldn''t even feel much hatred towards it. Most likely, because Leon also felt responsible for every single problem he faced.

    "I have another job for you," Ilyana said via Telepathy. "Come to my castle."

    Ilyana ''appeared'' right before Leon could concretize his new strategy to keep himself working at full speed and still stay motivated. Still, he couldn''t help but sigh thanks to that. A job would probably keep his mind busy for a while, but since it was something that Ilyana wanted him to do, it wouldn''t be something dangerous. Just a minor nuisance.

    "Who am I trying to fool like this? I don''t even have the discipline to keep myself focused in order to grow strong and protect the earth in a few hundred years... Now I understand howe, Hector, Amanda, and Maya grew tired of battle and started a new human society in another world."<sub> </sub>

    "It can''t be helped, Leon," Volt said. "You lived only one-tenth of the time you will have to wait for the enemies to appear. It is like you are hired by someone to do something for free for ten years and only receive payment after those ten years... On a muchrger scale."

    Leon nodded. Even though it was rare for Volt talk or even start a conversation, he always would reach the core of the question very quickly. Unfortunately, just knowing that wouldn''t solve anything. Maybe talking with his old friends would help, but Leon was aware that that could also cause some addiction effects. Besides, it wouldn''t be the same thing talking with them as of now inparison to the people they were a long time ago.

    "A spaceship is going tond on one of the worlds that are connected to this one," Ilyana said when Leon arrived where she was. "You have to prevent them fromnding. If you fail, you will have to all of them."

    "... Are you for real?" Leon asked astonished.

    "Yes, we can''t afford to take the risks of letting any race capable of crossing the space in spaceships to find this world," Ilyana said.

    "Why are you worried about that?" Leon asked. "This world and Earth are connected, after all."

    "It isn''t the same thing," Ilyana shook her head. "The people of the earth decreased in number thanks to the interference of those who worked for harvesters and also because of in-fighting. Not only that, but Japan also had the chance to grow technologically speaking, but they didn''t because the chances of things growing wrong were high. But why do think it happens when a species survives the assimtion by growing stronger and also making good use of technology?"

    "I don''t know... I''m not imaginative enough to think of what might happen," Leon frowned. "Perhaps they created the exterminator, Sk, or something."

    "... Science develops a lot thanks to mana, and the species of such world starts to modification their bodies to be much stronger while being able to use mana," Ilyana exined.

    "That sounds convenient... why wouldn''t you use such a method to grow stronger?" Leon asked.

    "Body modification can make one''s body stronger and sturdier, imagine someone that has half of their body made of mithril, it is very convenient as you say, but it has some demerits," Ilyana said. "For example, you can''t heal such parts with magic. Even if you be smart enough to repair yourself, the process will take a few hours, at least."

    "I see..." Leon rubbed his chin. "I imagine that they also would have a hard time facing enemies that can drain their mana and the mana inside their mithril parts."

    "Yes, but that isn''t the real problem," Ilyana said. "Since it isn''t something simple to do, only a few selected individuals would be modified. Soldiers would be the first ones to have those modifications, and in many worlds across the cosmos, soldiers only have one job. Die protecting their world and its citizens... instead of letting a soldier die and waste those mithril parts, many would require modification them even further to make them explode at the very moment they die."

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    That was a very scary thought. Unfortunately, Leon didn''t doubt Ilyana even for a second. Not a single species would have survived the assimtion without taking some drastic measures. Leon began to imagine the size of destruction a human could cause if their body were half made of mithril, and Leon could clearly see such a thing wiping out an entire city leaving only a big hole in the ground.

    "I more or less can understand how dangerous such a thing is, but considering that, do you really think it is fine to let me do that job?" Leon asked.

    "Yeah, you can handle it," Ilyana said. "Besides, I know that you quickly get bored with training. So, that will work as a good change of pace. If you fail to prevent theirnding, you can defeat such soldiers by consuming the mithril on their bodies. Their bodies will explode after they lose some of it, but you can cancel the explosion by using Anti-Mana Field."

    Leon nodded, he could prevent the worst-case scenario, but it still was very scary. He recalled that his Anti-Mana Field could prevent the use of magic, so most likely, the explosion wasn''t a spell, it was just the after effect of some chain reaction caused by a small amount of mana. However, it was the kind of job Leon was waiting for... he really had be an adrenaline junkie.

    "It won''t be bad if they noticed that someone is living on the?" Leon asked.

    "I want them to notice that, if someone is living there and that someone can stop their spaceship, then they will leave and look for another ce," Ilyana answered. "After traveling through outer space, any intelligent species wouldn''t take the chances of facing someone or a species capable of doing that."

    Leon nodded again, but he still couldn''t imagine himself doing something like preventing a spaceship that was transporting an entire alien civilization. Upon noticing that, Ilyana interrupted his thoughts.

    "You can easily solve that problem if you use your zombie snake," Ilyana said. ??But, it would be better for your growth if you use your magic alone."

    "Can that snake even follow mymands from so far away?" Leon frowned. "It will even arrive on time?"

    "Yes, that monster can move much faster than you think," Ilyana answered. "If you give the order, it should arrive on that in one week. The spaceship will only arrive in two weeks. I''m saying this to you know in order to give you some time to prepare yourself."

    The job was difficult, but Leon wouldn''t have to kill anyone or exterminate an entire species just because Ilyana said so. The chances of him having to do that weren''t low, but as long as Leon prepares himself ordingly... the worse can be avoided.

    "Things would be much simpler if I give you a Soul Eater, but you won''t ept it, right?" Ilyana asked.

    "... Yes, but how can you produce such a weapon?" Leon frowned.<sub> </sub>

    "You don''t have the skills necessary, so it is useless to exin," Ilyana answered. "Well, I hope to hear good news the next time we see each other."

    Ilyana used Teleport and Leon appeared in the middle of a forest. He didn''t hear anything aside from the sound of the wind and some insects. There were no monsters nearby, so Leon rxed a little bit.

    "I guess to create a magic weapon using mana alone. I need a few more skills. Still... how does she know the exact time the spaceship will appear? I thought she could monitor several worlds, but it looks like her monitoringwork is muchrger than I expected."

    "What is the n?" Celsius asked. "Are you going to prepare a cannon and explode the spaceship?

    "... You have a scary imagination," Leon frowned. "I don''t want to be a species yer. Even if they reached a point where they use their soldiers'' remaining to cause the death of their enemies, I don''t want to do anything to them unless they cause problems for Earth and me."

    "There is always a chance that they might go Earth after deciding to leave this ce alone..." Undine said, smirking.

    "Even if that happens, Ilyana will probably warn me with some antecedence," Leon exined. "If that happens, I will deal with them the same way I deal with those who try to screw with me."

    Although Undine was probably joking around, Leon decided to take things seriously. That was possible, after all. Regardless, it was time to begin his preparations. If Leon didn''t want to make unnecessary enemies, then the only option he had was to use Gravity and Telekinesis to make the spaceship turn around and return to whatever direction it came from. However, Leon knew that with his current mana pool, that was impossible. Perhaps if he levels up both skill up to the level max, that will solve the problem, but that was unrealistic. In the end, Leon needed something like Soul Eater, but he would rather create something like that instead of relying on someone else''s tool.

    "Things could have been solved much faster if Ilyana had teleported me while carrying several containers filled with mana liquid... but I guess she wants to me solve this problem doing something else."

    Soon, Leon understood that was just the beginning. There were animals there and nts, but Leon couldn''t feel mana in them. So, Leon wouldn''t be able to absorb their mana. After a few hours, Leon also confirmed that there were no monsters in that world, not even the ones that belonged to Ilyana.

    p "Some this is off..."</anda>

    That had mana, but no monsters. Most likely, Ilyana killed every single monster in that world, or she hid them very well... then everything started to make sense.

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    For some very stupid reason, Ilyana was testing Leon. He didn''t know if it was a test to force him to learn how to absorb mana from the ambient, but it was clear that Ilyana was plotting something.

    "Maybe she wants to force you to choose..." Celsius said. "Choose between failing or solving the problem by destroying the ship.?

    "Why?" Leon asked. "If she wanted me to do that, she just had to say. I owe her a lot, and I can''t make an enemy out of her."

    "I don''t know. I don''t understand this either," Celsius shrugged.

    Time was running, so Leon decided to create some mithril in case he needs. It was clear that the job this time was beyond his current mana pool could let him do. When his mana was empty, Leon meditated, and when he was full, he created mithril. That same thing happened hundreds of times while he was thinking about what Ilyana was nning.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Most likely, it wasn''t a way to force Leon to learn how to absorb mana from the environment. If he could have the necessary to learn that, Ilyana would just grant him the tome to save time. She did that before, so there was no reason to do something different from other skills.

    Eventually, Leon decided to stop thinking about it. He would obtain the answers he wanted directly from Ilyana''s mouth. After creating a small sphere of mithril and meditating for a full day, Leon decided to make things a little more efficient. If his spirits could absorb the mana of some elements, perhaps he could make use of that.

    "Gnome, can you feel the mana in the earth around us? Can you consume it and turn it into my mana?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Nope! Aside from magic attacks of the element earth, I can only absorb anything rted to earth that is enriched with mana," Gnome exined. " And I can''t feel anything like that around.

    "Undine?" Leon asked.

    "If you find a river that was created by a storm that was caused by a concentration of mana in clouds, then I can absorb it," Undine exined.

    "Celsius?" Leon asked, already massaging his eyebrows.

    "Same here," Celsius answered.

    Leon was already used to that, but finding no easy way out in a situation that he could understand almost nothing was as annoying as ever. Efreet probably could absorb some mana if Leon finds some volcanoes, but he would spend too much time and even mana looking for it. In the end, Leon could only rely on his recovery and his skills to recover mana and create some stock of mithril.

    It didn''t take long before finally could understand that he wouldn''t create enough mithril to use itter. He didn''t know the size of the spaceship, but they did know that the job would be moreplicated than anything Leon had to do before since he couldn''t rely on tools or even on monsters to drain their mana. Leon tried to find some mithril and purple crystals by flying around and feeling the presence of massive reservoirs of mana. Still, even after covering a distance close to one thousand kilometers, he didn''t feel any.

    ? "I still can make my zombie snakee to this world... if anything, that monster''s size should be enough to scare any alien civilization... but I guess I won''t call it. That monster also can work to scare invaders that may target earth for the time being and also shows that I''m around to Hector, Yuki, and Gis."

    A job that Leon thought it would be easy was starting to get on his nerves. Still, he couldn''t afford to get upset because by getting tense, he wouldn''t be able to meditate and recover his mana faster. The best way was to use Zen, but he couldn''t use it because he couldn''t clear his mind since he couldn''t understand what the heck Ilyana was nning.

    "Maybe I can transform into a gigantic angel, and that will scare the people on the spaceship... but after traveling through outer space for probably years or decades, only showing the real difference in power will make them change their minds... Why the hell am I still even thinking about this job when that crazy bitch clearly is messing with me?"

    Knowing Ilyana, Leon was pretty sure that she was monitoring him and that she still could even read his mind, but such things were thest of Leon''s worries. Even his patience has a limit. She was a powerful being that could wipe out the entire poption on Earth. It wouldn''t be strange if she could make the explore. But Leon couldn''t keep doing whatever she wants forever if she keeps doing things or make Leon do things for her without giving him some reasons or at least a few clues.

    It wasn''t a good idea to make an enemy out of Ilyana, at least not for the time being. However, someone who acts like that and puts unnecessary worries on Leon''s heard would never be a true ally.

    "She has been acting as ofte as if she knows the best way that I should do things, but I guess it is time to draw a line between the things she can or not can do. Until now, I endured her bullshit, even though I owe her a lot, it was her idea to form an alliance. Unless she gives me some answers after this, I will tell her to screw it."

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    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon managed to meditate for one week before he finally decided to change his strategy. With his current skills and the mithril he could create, there was no way for him to seed in repelling the space ship. The only option left was to fight the species that were there. Still, Leon''s anger reached a point that he decided not to kill them. He would force them to leave after fighting them and using their mithril avable against them.

    "Now I want to see the face she is going to make after this... Although the best option would be to ignore all her orders and let the spaceshipnd and that species live in this world, I can''t just let them do that. The chances of them ignoring me were very unlikely. It wouldn''t be weird if they decided to exterminate me since I''m their only threat in this world."

    "What an act of pesky revenge..." Celsius said. "I can''t say that she doesn''t that, though."

    "Leon, you should work on your revenge ns," Efreet said. "Inparison to true cruel vengeance ns, your n can be considered as a tantrum of a petnt child."

    "I''m aware of it, but I can''t just suddenly step on her feet to show my point. Regardless, the opponents, this time, is a powerful species that crossed the cosmos in search of a new ce to call home. It should be a worthy opponent to all of you, right?"

    "Hahaha! Hell yeah!" Efreetughed maniacally. "As long as you give me mana, I will make sure to unleash hell over your enemies."

    Leon didn''t want them, but he wouldn''t control his spirits to the point where he would try to prevent casualties. Besides, Efreet was probably the only among the spirits who would kill everything indiscriminately unless Leon gives the order.

    Considering what Leon knew, his skills would be enough to deal with the species that wereing to that world. Although Ilyana liked to hide some vital information in order to make things more difficult for Leon, she never told a lie so far. Or at least Leon didn''t have perceived one.

    "I guess I should train sma Bullet just in case. It has been a long while since I leveled up that, so it is a good chance. The only problem is theck of targets and the fact that I have to rely on my recovery alone."

    "Why don''t you create some weapons using Transmute?" Volt asked. "In my opinion, you must at least create some shields. Although shields made of steel or anymon metal won''t help you all that much, it shoulde in handy eventually."

    Leon nodded. He was aware that he could get killed by a suicide attack if the soldiers notice how dangerous he was. His Anti-Mana Field had a limited range, after all. Although he could escape the range of the attacks using Transfer... he couldn''t imagine himself seeding if several soldiers cause a chain reaction. It was insane, but the explosions Leon imagined were bigger and much more powerful than the ones caused by nukes.

    "The chances of them using that on a that they can possibly live are low... but I guess I have to be careful."<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon created some Titanium shields and only got satisfied with the result of his work when he created one that could withstand ten of his sma Arrows. The shields were big enough for him to stay behind them, so it should be enough to protect him from some explosions for a few precious moments. Leon didn''t want to rely on tools, but he didn''t have much of choice considering the danger that he might face.

    Titanium Shield

    ? It grants you: Endurance + 250, Mentality + 250

    "It isn''t half bad considering that it isn''t made of mithril."

    In the end, instead of training sma Arrow, Leon felt that it was much more useful to create sets of Titanium Shields and hid them underground. Leon could only imagine how much destruction fifty kilograms of mithril could cause when it explodes, so he hid the shields very deep underground. In ces where it was difficult to breath,e and the heat was close to unbearable.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I guess this is one way to train Fire Resistance... to train Ice Resistance, I just have to go to outer space."

    "You will freeze to death in instants," Celsius warned. "Your brain will stop working even faster."

    "... I guess training at high-altitudes but still inside the atmosphere shall suffice then."

    Although cold and heat are annoying, even more, annoying was being stocked by lightning or stones, which was the fastest way Leon could think of to train both resistances. As for wind and underwater resistance, those were rtively easy to train. In fact, Leon practiced those now and then just for fun when he was cleaning and drying his body.

    Regardless, the remaining week passed in no time while Leon was creating underground tunnels and hiding his set of shields. Since the number of sets was close to fifty, he had to create some signs to help him find them while keeping the underground tunnels still hidden. Two weeks after Leon''s arrival in that world, Leon saw a shining object that was approaching the in the skill. At night Leon finally noticed that was the spaceship, and based on his calctions and eyes, it was bigger than Earth''s moon.

 487 Chapter 485

    "How much mana would I need to use in order to stop that thing? Hell, both Gravity and Telekinesis would have to be at the max level for that to be possible, and I also would have to swim in an ocean of mana liquid to do that..."

    Leon couldn''t even imagine how all the people on the Earth would have to work together in order to build something of simr size. People could create all types of metal, but he still couldn''t imagine humans creating something so gigantic. Suddenly, Leon also started to have disturbing thoughts... wouldn''t such a spaceship be extremely useful on his hands? Why didn''t Ilyana give him the order to steal that?

    "... I can''t think of doing something like that. Fighting to survive is one thing. Fighting to loot the corpses of an entire species isn''t the same thing. Besides, it is obvious that not every single person inside of it is a soldier."

    Leon observed the spaceship for the entire night, even though he needed to rest, he couldn''t rx seeing that humongous thing approaching the where he was. The spacecraft only stopped moving a few hours before dawn. Leon didn''t know why Ilyana said he couldn''t let the spaceshipnd, but it was that that thing couldnd on that just the moon couldn''tnd on any.

    Regardless, it was evident that the inhabitants of that spaceship had smaller vehicles, and Leon confirmed that at the morning when he saw some weird objects flying in the sky. The shape of the vehicle was a bit odd. It was like a square, and Leon could see some small turbine-like things on all sides of those vehicles.

    "It is time to start... fortunately, their vehicles have some obvious weak spots."

    The flying whatever the hell those vehicles were called were flying low and slow. Despite that, Leon couldn''t hear them making much noise. Since they had the sizes of small trucks, Leon expected a lot of it, but that wasn''t something he had to worry about it.

    The flying vehicles and the people inside of it were checking the terrain of that world. Since they were in a hurry, Leon could snipe them and hit their turbines with sma Bullets, but just to be sure, he used Transfer and destroyed the turbines of two vehicles before hiding himself again. Leon didn''t give them the chance to be noticed, he spent twenty percent of his mana, but at least he seeded in making two of the vehicles fall. Since their altitude was high, the pilots left them almost unscathed, and Leon finally could see them.

    Sarer

    Health: 15000/15000

    Mana: 5000/5000

    Stamina: 8000/8000

    Strength: 2956

    Dexterity: 1395

    Speed:2020

    Active Skills: Mana Reinforcement Lv 370, Iron Fists Lv 340, Bash Lv 350, Stamina Maniption Lv 280, Tiger Stance Lv 280

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 320, Fire Resistance Lv 350, Earth Resistance Lv 330, Rage Lv 310, Thunder Lv 330, Ice Resistance Lv 300, Martial Arts Lv 310

    Zallod

    Health: 15000/15000

    Mana: 5000/5000

    Stamina: 8000/8000

    Strength: 2956

    Dexterity: 1395

    Speed:2020

    Active Skills: Mana Reinforcement Lv 350, Iron Fists Lv 360, Bash Lv 350, Stamina Maniption Lv 290, Tiger Stance Lv 270

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 330, Fire Resistance Lv 360, Earth Resistance Lv 310, Rage Lv 320, Thunder Lv 320, Ice Resistance Lv 300, Martial Arts Lv 320<sub> </sub>

    Much to Leon''s surprise, the creatures that left those vehicles looked pretty much like humans. The only differences he could see were some white thingsing out from them should, elbows and knees. There was a thinyer of mithril over those, as if he had been put there to protect it.

    "Is that... bones?"

    It certainly looked like bones, but Leon didn''t expect a race that had some bones outside their bodies. Regardless, contrary to what Leon imagined, half of their size wasn''t made of mithril. Only certain parts like fists, forearms, feet, and everything else below the knees and elbows. Thanks to Mana Dominion, Leon also felt high concentrations of mana inside of them.

    "It looks like that they exchanged regr organs by mithril parts... that is kind of insane. I will call them... the half-mithril people."

    Leon wondered if he also could refer to them as cyborgs, but soon shook those thoughts out of his mind when the third vehiclended and picked it those two. The pilot was a woman, but she also had short hair and buffy bodies like the other two. They talked for a few seconds returning to the third vehicle and flying back to their spaceship.

    "I guess this is it for today."

    That job would be long, and to avoid problems, Leon decided to stay hidden and only practice his Sharp Eyes for the time being. There was a chance that those scouts may leave the space ship and investigate other parts, and Leon would have to better his sight in order to notice when that happens.

    Health: 549 +

    Mana: 16026 +

    Stamina: 1091+

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 10212+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 2055 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 4950 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 247,452,362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Analysis Lv 70, Earth Maniption Lv 126, Appraisal Lv 187, Invisibility Lv 50, Mana Bomb Lv 50, Mana-Destroyer Lv 50, Stamina Destroyer Lv 50, Acid Rain Lv 50, Tsunami Lv 50, Fire Bomb Lv 50, Ice Bomb Lv 50, Wind Bomb Lv 50, Thunder Bomb Lv 50, Transformation Lv 100, Transmute Lv 120, Fire Dragon Lv 50, Water Dragon Lv 50, Starfall Lv 10

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 260, Rage Lv 142, Fire Resistance Lv 540, Poison Resistance Lv 168, Meditation Lv 121, Trap Creation Lv 100, Underwater Resistance Lv 280, Wind Resistance Lv 390, Ice Resistance Lv 350, Sleep Resistance Lv 255, Thunder Resistance Lv 390, Earth Resistance Lv 350, Gravity Resistance Lv 220, Curse Resistance Lv 195, Lion''s Pride Lv 360, Darkness Resistance Lv 165, Illusion Resistance Lv 140, Light Resistance Lv 150

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    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although that skill was leveling faster than Leon imagined, it wasn''t nearly enough for him to see the scouts leaving the spaceship anding to that using their weird flying vehicles. During the day, things would be even moreplicated thanks to sunlight. Strangely enough, Leon could those vehicles entering the atmosphere of that with ease.

    Regardless, the flying vehicles alwayse to investigate in groups of three, and he also knocked down two of them more four times. Leon was really eager to study those flying vehicles up close, but he decided not to. Even though he sessfully knocked them down, the chances of whoever was inside the spaceship are monitoring that world with more precision now were quite high.

    "Are you sure of this?" Celsius asked. "By knocking down so many flying vehicles in this area, you will draw their attention at this ce alone. It is only a matter of time before they find you."

    "I actually want to make them send their troops to this zone," Leon exined. "Unless I fight against many of them at the same time, I won''t be able to pass my message."

    "Which is?" Undine asked.

    "Get the hell out of here," Leon said.

    "I wonder if that message will be understood so easily..." Undine said. "A species capable of crossing the cosmos in a spaceship of that size wouldn''t create one just to travel for a few weeks."

    Leon was aware of that, but it wasn''t like he had any other choice. Ilyana was annoying, but she gave him a big job, and he was pretty sure that after solving that situation, his debt would decrease a lot. Although it was crazy for a single person to im ownership over a, it wasn''t that insane considering how long the harvesters lived or how much power someone like Ilyana was. Unfortunately, he half-mithril people would have to find another to settle in...

    One week passed, and the number of flying vehicles that Leon destroyed was about to reach the three digits mark. Unfortunately, he had to leave those alone for all this time because he could feel any mana in them. Those certainly had some powerful and efficient batteries since Leon couldn''t imagine any of them weighing less than twenty tons.

    Suddenly, a massive area around the fallen vehicles started to grow. The hole where Leon was hidden was also within that area, so he began to sweat cold and decided to get the hell out of there. However, Leon recalled that he could cancel every magic effect by using Anti-Mana Field. He activated the skill, but he didn''t notice any change in his mana pool.

    "Ah... they are trying to recover their vehicles. I guess I can use that."

    The vehicles that were floating as if they were being abducted started to slow down when Leon increased the gravity of that area. Little by little, their weight increased until they became nine times heavier, which was the limit Leon''s Gravity could do. However, that had been enough to make the vehicles fall back to the. Leon had to spend eight percent of his mana in just a few seconds, but it had been worth the hassle.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Mmm? It seems you can''t rx just yet, Leon," Sylph said.

    Much to Leon''s surprise, the vehicles started to float again and this time much faster than before. The half-mithril people really wanted their vehicles back for whatever reason, but Leon wouldn''t let them take back something that could problems for himter. Leon quickly recovered his mana using the mithril he created over the course of thest weeks and thenbined Telekinesis and Gravity to pull back all flying vehicles. This time he consumed all his mana in a matter of seconds, but fortunately, he seeded at the same speed. The strange vehicles fall back to the ground and caused massive impacts since Leon didn''t hold back.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sleep Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Hah... so tired," Leon said, exhausted.

    Leon was about to break his record of staying awake for ten days straight. Keeping his eyes open was already painful enough, and now that he exhausted his mana. All the tiredness he was suppressing came back at full force. It couldn''t be helped since he had to observe the spaceship and because he was too tense to sleep even though the scouts only appeared only four or six hours after each patrol.

    "You already know that they won''t do anything in thest few hours," Celsius said. "You just can''t rest because you are too pessimistic."

    "We can watch the surroundings while you sleep, Leon," Gnome said. "Just promise that once this is over, you will let me duplicate the size of mybyrinth."

    "All right..." Leon forced a smile." I will leave things with you guys... but first, I have to make sure they won''t abductee their vehicles."

    Although Leon could counter them in that regard, he had no idea how much energy they spent in each attempt. Although he had some mithril, Leon couldn''t afford to waste it outside the battle. So, he created huge steel tes underground and connected them to all the fallen vehicles. Leon had an even better idea. He connected all the steel tes underground. Now to recover those, they would have to pull a massive block of earth too.

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    Although Leon always would sleep for a full day after staying one week straight awake, he woke up exactly four hourster. His biological clock and worried forced him to wake up at that moment, but he still felt refreshed after that nap.

    "Did I lose something?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, the half-mithril people recovered their vehicles while you were sleeping," Celsius said. "We tried to wake you up, but your snores nullified the sound of our voices."

    "For real?!" Leon shouted and then got up, but then he found the fallen vehicles at the same ce.

    "What a silly joke, Celsius," Volt said. "You don''t have to worry about that kind of situation, Leon. We don''t have to sleep, and even if we decided to sleep, the chances of all us doing that at the same time are null. The only ones who like to sleep here are Undine, Sylph, and Gnome. Putting such matters aside, we can use your mana even without your permission. So, if something happens, we can wake you up using our elemental magic."

    "Oh! That is... good to know." Leon said, excitedly but then soon, he became scared.

    It was a terrifying thought to wake while being burned, electrocuted, or drowning. Regardless, Leon would probably be able to sleep a little more soundly after hearing that... or maybe not.

    Until now, Leon managed to keep his presence and identity hidden, but it looked like things were about to change. Instead of three flying vehicles, he found only a single and massive one approaching.

    "I see... so they want to recover their vehicles by using something more physical. They sure are a cautious bunch... can''t they just build other vehicles? It shouldn''t be a fast process, but still..."

    Leon''s theory was right. That massive flying vehicle was like a gigantic copy of the ones he attacked before, and from it, hundreds of soldiers appeared and put themselves around the terrain in order to secure it. After the perimeter had been secured, a small group of mithril people also left the vehicle. They looked far less buffy, but Leon noticed that their entire arms were actually a mithril prosthesis. They also had helmets that seemed quite hi-tech and apparently were made of mithril. Leon wasn''t sure because he was using Mana Concealment.

    Trined

    Health: 3000/3000

    Mana: 15000/15000

    Stamina: 1000/1000

    Strength: 359

    Dexterity: 2586

    Speed:312

    Active Skills: Mana Bullet Lv 350, Mana Bomb Lv 310, Mana Arrow Lv 350, Mana Cannon Lv 380, Mana Armor Lv 380, Mana Shield Lv 310

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 220, Fire Resistance Lv 240, Earth Resistance Lv 210, Thunder Lv 200, Ice Resistance Lv 200

    Amphos

    Health: 2900/2900

    Mana: 14000/14000<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 1000/1000

    Strength: 333

    Dexterity: 2652

    Speed: 333

    Active Skills: Mana Bullet Lv 340, Mana Bomb Lv 300, Mana Arrow Lv 340, Mana Cannon Lv 380, Mana Armor Lv 380, Mana Shield Lv 300

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 210, Fire Resistance Lv 250, Earth Resistance Lv 220, Thunder Lv 210, Ice Resistance Lv 210

    It was kind of depressing to see the mages of another species and confirm that they had more health than Leon, even though they looked much frailer. Their status was pretty much the same, and their bodies too, it became clear that they weren''t soldiers, perhaps researchers and Leon confirmed that when they approached the fallen vehicles and analyzed the destroyed turbines. Leon was quite interested in their helmets. So, he decided to borrow one. While the soldiers and researchers were busy, Leon used Transfer two times in a fraction of seconds and returned to the hole he was in with one of the helmets in hands.

    "Woah... it is pretty heavy."

    Leon had been lucky. If the helmets were stuck to their heads like the other mithril around their bodies, he would have revealed himself while trying to pull the helmet. Regardless, Leon used Mana Concealment again because things were getting noisy around the researchers.

    "Although this is a magic weapon, it should work without consuming my mana... considering that their vehicles have some kind of highly efficient batteries, then this should have been made with that kind of efficiency in mind as well. Let''s see what this can do."

    The very moment Leon put the helmet, he saw a simr status screen appearing in front of his eyes. Not only that, but he also saw the status of the mithril people near them as if he had used Appraisal... he could even see the mana flowing around their bodies.

    Without a hint of hesitation, Leon threw the helmet downward toward where he had hidden a set of titanium shields. Those were much more useful than he thought, thanks to them, Leon found the location of some blue angel and green angel leaves nearby, and some of them were underground.

    "Crap... those helmets can even find the magical presence of things even underground to some extent... I did well in using Mana Concealment before they arrived. Although they looked like a warrior species, they have mages and warriors just like humans."

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Concealment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The very moment Leon thought that he saw some half-mithril soldiers looked at his direction. Fortunately, the hole he was using to observe everything around was so small that no one noticed him. Leon sighed in relief but soon focused himself again.

    "Change of ns, goal number one: prevent them from recovering their vehicles. Goal number two: borrow their helmets. Goal number three:plete goals one and two without being noticed."

    "Why do you always use the word borrow when you should use steal?" Celsius asked.

    "I would say that it is because Leon wouldn''t sleep soundly at night," Undine said. "He intends to think himself as a good guy even though he does questionable things one after the other."

    Leon ignored them and just readied himself. Those helmets weren''t only made of mithril, but Leon could use them to recover a lot of mana.

 490 Chapter 488

    Although the researchers didn''t lower their guard even for a moment, and some of them were even holding their helmets with both hands, little by little, Leon borrowed their helmets. Using Haste, he could easily use Transfer every 0.1 seconds and appear and escape without letting anyone notice him. Even when someone saw Leon, they only saw a strange figure covered in earth. Since everything happened so fast, some of them started to question their mental health...

    Before noticing that they couldn''t do a thing to stop Leon, the researchers had lost seven of their ten helmets. They finally decided to get the hell out of there even without identifying the cause of the destruction of their turbines, but Leon didn''t let them.

    "Don''t you think you guys are going to escape with my helmets."

    <o>,m "Is this a whole new level of finders keepers?" Celsius asked.</o>

    Before the researchers could return to their vehicle, Leon borrowed another helmet. Upon noticing what was happening, the soldiers decided to form a circle around the researchers, but they failed in preventing Leon from taking the helmets.

    In the end, the half-mithril people returned to their massive spaceship with even fewer things... even though they hade in order to recover their vehicles. Regardless, now that Leon would have to wait for them, he decided to recheck the mithril helmets. It was kind of amazing that some species managed to develop a HUD interface that could show the exact information anyone could see by using the word ''status.''

    "Interesting... there is abat mode that helps the user to fight with the help of an auxiliary aim, there is also the search mode that focuses on finding things even farther away... thank goodness this thing can only track things that have mana. Holy shit... this can analyze the data of someone and even store some samples of mana of some targets to track them? This is insane."

    Leon was speechless. That was one hell of a helmet. If using that helmet as like ying a game in an easy mode, the way Leon always yed was like ying in the impossible mode while using his forehead to press buttons.

    "Battery... battery... here it is, ny percent?"

    Leon tried to transmit his mana to the helmet, and only one thousand mana points had been enough to fill the battery. Leon yed with the helmet for quite a while, and he confirmed that he could use it for sixteen hours straight. As expected, it was a very useful and efficient device. Leon couldn''t help but wonder why the hell didn''t install a program to identify the users of the helmets. Thanks to that, Leon could use helmets like that instead of just using it as a mana source.

    "No time to y... I have to level up Sharp Eyes while I can."

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sharp Eyes has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon did the same when he found that other human, he concentrated a lot of his mana and put even more in his eyes while he was using Mana Absorption. Thanks to it, his sight improved by leaps and bounds, and he could even with more details the death-star-like spaceship. It wasn''t as long as his zombie snake, but it was prettyrge. Most likely, hundreds of thousands of half-mithril people lived there.

    "Even though the vehicles they use to fly on this have a cubic shape, their main spaceship is round, I don''t understand, but I guess it doesn''t matter."

    The same way it was annoying to expand the range of Mana Dominion, Leon felt like his eyes were burning when he forced to increase the capacity of Sharp Eyes. Before that could cause some damage to his brain or eyes, he deactivated the spell.

    After that event, only after a few days, new scouts appeared. Since Leon''s eyes got better thanks to Sharp Eyes, he noticed that they wouldn''t investigate other areas until they secure that one. It was convenient, but it looked like he would have to stay awake for quite a while to deal with them. The half-mithril people took their time to return because they were advising a new n, and the n was to get rid at all cost the thing that was bothering them. Leon noticed when thousands of their vehiclesnded, and Leon found groups of three warriors and two mages leaving from them.

    "I don''t know much about guerri tactics, but I guess it is time to use it here... at least for the time being. Going all out can wait."

    "Aww... but I wanted to fight," Efreet said, dispirited.

    "Just hang in there for a while. Once I increase my stock of mithril, I will let you guys rampage to your heart''s content."

    Leon''s n was to annoy Ilyana by ignoring her orders and making the mithril people leave by showing the difference in power. However, Leon couldn''t do that for months. He would give them some time to decided, and if they don''t notice that, Leon will kill them. They are soldiers, so they are ready for that. As long as someone steps on the battlefield, someone must be prepared to die.

    "I should at least give them some chances since they will increase my stock of mithril and level up my skills. Anyway, this would be much easier if I had some spell like sleep or even curses... I should make a mental note to do that once I finish this job."

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    Leon started his n; basically, he would kidnap every single soldier and drain their mana. For warriors, they had quite a bit, but Leon could make them copse of mana deprivation in less than a second. Leon selected a random soldier who was a bit too far away from their friends, used Transfer, grabbed him, and returned to his hole. Half a secondter, his mana was empty, but Leon frowned when it suddenly started to regenerate at a fearsome speed.

    "What the... Ah, their mithril parts."

    It wasn''t weird that their customized bodies had such kind of feature. If the warriors use too much mana, their mithril parts would be used to restore their mana. Perhaps it could even regenerate health and stamina, but Leon couldn''t test that. It was the perfect way to create soldiers who could fight for longer periods of time...

    "Well, let''s see for how long you can do this..."

    It was like a test of patience. Leon drained the mana, and mithril parts recovered it. In the end, he had to produce more mithril because his mana was full and couldn''t absorb it anymore. For some strange reason, instead of disappearing, the mithril on that warrior''s body was losing its color instead of decreasing in size. Instead of light blue, the material was bing semi-transparent like ss.

    "I guess this must be an organic matter created by using their own DNA and mana... their technology certainly is advanced. That is exactly why they aren''t that dangerous, relying too much on tools slowed down their growth."

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Since just creating spheres or cubes wasn''t efficient, Leon created weapons with the mana he obtained. Once again, he felt like he was having second thoughts about not relying on tools because that could make him face the same problems of the mithril people, but then again, it couldn''t be helped. Weak weapons wouldn''tst for long while being used against powerful targets and the only way to level up skills at a decent pace was by using them against a powerful target.

    "It is a massive pain in the ass to think about this... Why can''t I find an easy answer just once?"

    In the end, Leon managed to create two short swords using the mana of that soldier. That was insane since, with him, he managed to produce forty kilograms of mithril. Much to his surprise, the warrior was still alive and rtively well despite being half made of mithril.

    Mithril Short Sword

    It grants you: Strength + 450, Speed + 450, Dexterity.

    "Oh, boy... I can create small weapons that have the same power to the ones I created for the harvesters... this is insane."<sub> </sub>

    It was insane and scary since Leon could easily imagine someone as powerful as the harvesters creating something like death stars or gravitational beam emitters... Leon''s imagination was starting to work on a sci-fi scale instead of a fantasy one now. Regardless, Leon couldn''t just use Transfer and put the mithril soldier back to his friend''s side. So, he decided to keep it hidden underground while he decreased their numbers one by one.

    "I also have to make some mithril shackles in order to prevent them from trying anything... I can now understand why it is so easy to be evil. Trying to be a good guy who doesn''t kill for whatever reason is a pain the ass."

    "I totally agree," Efreet said.

    "I guess you don''t like to be reasonable, then," Undine said, Leon felt shivers when he heard her. "Only despicable beings kill their enemies without good reason."

    Leon didn''t want to start an argument, so he decided to shut up. Most likely, the spirits would talk about those things for hours and hours if Leon tries to defend himself, and that was something he didn''t want to deal with.

    "It would be great if I could add some extra effects to those shackles... but just like Ilyana said, I''m not ready."

    Leon selected his next target since it looked like the other warriors didn''t notice the disappearance of one of them. The same thing happened again. The only difference was the fact that Leon created mithril rings to prevent the warriors from moving. Much to Leon''s surprise, the semi-transparent ss in the first warrior''s body, was slowly but surely regaining its color.

    "They also made this to recover mana pretty fast... can''t be helped, I will have to drain their mana periodically. Still, why he didn''t wake up? I can''t feel any change in his mana, so he isn''t pretending. Most likely, this material is made to collect mana and keep their vital functions active... he won''t receive mana until the ss reaches a certain level in mana."

    That was weird, considering that they were soldiers that could explode, why go to that extent to keep them alive? Leon was pretty sure that their leader was someone who would treat them like disposable soldiers... then again, he didn''t confirm that they could explode. Ilyana was the one who told him that.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    p Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.</anda>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon didn''t have anything better to do, and since no one noticed the soldiers who were missing, Leon dly leveled up his skills and increased his stock of mithril.

 492 Chapter 490

    After three days, the number of prisoners under Leon''s control reached the three-digit mark. He didn''t know how well those guys'' bodies could work, but three days without eating and drinking anything wasn''t easy, and it was pretty dangerous. So, Leon decided to free them in order to avoid deaths.

    One at a time, Leon used Transfer and made his prisoners appear back near their friends. Once the soldiers noticed that and caused amotion, Leon moved another to another location.

    "I wonder what is wrong with these guys... isn''t obvious that I''m hiding underground?"

    After freeing all his prisoners, Leon couldn''t help but frown. Maybe there were ying dumb and waiting for Leon to mess up... Regardless, after recovering their allies, those soldiers returned to their flying vehicles and then headed toward their spaceship.

    "Now what?"

    "Now it is our time to shine!" Efreet dered.

    Although Leon wanted to wait for a while longer, he wouldn''t be able to do that if the soldiersnd on the. So, he decided on onest thing to scare the crap out of the mithril people.

    After organizing the mithril he obtained after draining the mana from the prisoners, Leon waited until it got dark to act. Only when the ce was dark enough, and he couldn''t see anything weird on the spaceship, Leon made his move. Focusing his sense and also entering in the mood, Leon pointed both hands toward the spacecraft and then activated Gravity and Telekinesis. The very moment he tried to turn the space ship, his mana dropped to zero.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I can''t believe you are trying to pull this off," Celsius said, and Leon imagined her frowning.

    "This is getting exciting," Undine said.

    "Hah! As expected of Leon," Efreetughed. "Only someone who defeated me many times would try to do something so insane."<sub> </sub>

    Leon ignored everyone''sments and tried to see if the space ship had moved even a little bit. Since his mana had been used, then his skills worked... but it looked like he was out of range because he didn''t notice anything different.

    "Well, I don''t have anything better to do, and I have a lot of mithril... I guess I will use this to level up some skills."

    It was already actually amazing that he could make his mana reach something so far away. Still, Leon didn''t feel satisfied with his current level of power. Unfortunately, he didn''t have many skills that could reach something so far away. Some of his most powerful magic projectiles probably could hit the spaceship, but they would lose a lot of power and speed once they leave the atmosphere of the.

    "I bet I can make the space ship move if I touch it andbine Telekinesis, Gravity, and Geomancy... Still, I would probably freeze to death before I even aplish anything in outer space."

    In the end, Leon spent the night leveling up Gravity and Telekinesis, and he also spent a few kilograms of mithril. However, he didn''t notice any change in the spaceship. Although Leon thought that had been the case, it looked like he did something without noticing it. When morning came, Leon was about to fall asleep when he heard a high-pitching sound. Leon opened his eyes widely when he saw thousands of magic projectiles falling from the skies and hitting the ground. Leon immediately recognized those; they were sma Bullets... the power behind themcked a little but the number of projectilespensated for that. Leon didn''t take any chances, so he used Anti-Mana Field and canceled the effects of the bullets that almost him.

    "I guess they put the technology and mana to put good in many fields... Still, I didn''t expect they would destroy the like this."

    "It won''t destroy the," Gnome said. "sma is basically the four basic elements in a condensed form. Even though it will destroy the surface to some extent, the mana will enrich thend and make the vegetation grow much faster."

    "They are probably using this kind of attack knowing that," Undine nodded. "The mithril people, just want to get rid of you using a method that they had nned to execute all along."

    If that was the case, then the n was stupid. At that point in time, whoever was in charge of the spaceship was already supposed to know that Leon could drain mana. Even if there were no monsters or people nearby, Leon still could restore his mana using mithril. The guys who built the spaceship were also supposed to know that mages can produce it. It was the only exnation for them to have so much of it.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Anti-Mana Field has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon didn''t notice that, but it looked like the half-mithril people decided to destroy that entire region since it was obvious that Leon was somewhere nearby. They kept firing for hours and hours until a hole that was five hundred meters deep was created, and it was asrge as a small city. Still, it hadn''t been nearly enough to reach the point where Leon had hidden his titanium shields.

    "They can always recreate thend destroyedter, but I didn''t expect they would destroy their flying vehicles as well... in the end, it is only obvious that wouldn''t let their technology fall on the hands of others."

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    A few hourster, after the continuous attacks of sma bullets. Another massive convoy of flying vehicles returned to that, but before they couldnd, several of the vehicles got hit by something in midair. The pilots of those vehicles didn''t notice the presence of anyone nearby, but they identified the things that hit them. They got hit by massive elemental spears.

    "Bahahaha! Finally! Finally!" Efreetughed maniacally. "It is showtime!"

    "Less talking and more fighting," Celsius said, annoyed by the noisy Efreet was making.

    Only Leon could see and talk with his spirits, so they were the perfect agents to attack a numerous army without exposing him. After the attack of sma Bullets, Leon finally noticed that the mithril people wouldn''t give up on that so easily. So, he decided that it was time to get serious.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Gnome''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Undine''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Volt''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Since the spirits weren''t holding back, they were leveling up at a scary pace. Still, the best thing they could do as of now was to damage the flying vehicles, which was fine, since Leon would be the one who would take of the soldiers on thend.

    Although Leon didn''t want to reveal himself because he looked ridiculous as of now, he had no choice but to. The worst thing he could do in case a soldier decided to explode was to hid underground where everything was dark, and he couldn''t see very far ahead for obvious reasons.

    When the first soldiers left their flying vehicles, they were weed by barrage sma Arrows. The first got annihted without even noticing what hit them. The same thing happened to the second until the tenth group. Eventually, some soldiers finally noticed a weird figure inside a Mana Barrier and surrounded up to the neck with mithril. Some charged and tried to attack Leon, but he destroyed their heads using a barrage of sma Arrows.

    "What a nasty way to kill someone... but it isn''t like I have any other choice."

    While Leon was capturing some soldiers to scare the army of half-mithril people, he noticed that a thinyer of mithril was protecting all of their bones that were inside their bodies. Externally, the mithril was thicker around the torso area, and the part where he could cause more damage was the head. Leon felt some resistance even there as if that thingyer was even more, sturdier than the helmets he got, but even so, there was a limit of how much damage that kind of defense could endure.

    "Things could have been different if they had weapons, but I guess the mithril parts increase their physical strength to the point that can easily destroy even magical weapons just by holding them."

    Leon confirmed that when a group of three soldiers got close enough and hit Leon''s Mana Barrier, just three punches had been enough to decrease his mana by seventy percent, but Leon recovered that in just a few moments, he was surrounded by mithril inside that Mana Barrier for that reason.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The corpses around Leon were increasing by the minute, and the number of soldiers that were about to attack him was also increasing since his spirits worked fast in taking down the flying vehicles. Still, it looked like Leon wouldn''t see any explosion. Most likely, if those guys could really explode, they were programmed not to do so when their allies nearby. Still, Leon couldn''t help but wonder if someone in that spaceship could control the time of the explosions manually. Without knowing that, Leon couldn''t rx even for a second.

    "There is always a chance that they won''t make the bodies explode since that will increase the mana of the and rebuilt it even using magic would beplicated... If if the people of Miebos understood that effect, a species that built a spaceship probably knows that too. Still..."

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Much to Leon''s surprise, the soldiers that were running toward him suddenly disappeared. The same happened to the flying vehicles that were about to fall and from the ones that were still flying and trying to understand how Leon could attack them from so many angles at the same time.

    "What?" Efreet shouted, visibly annoyed. "Don''t run away, cowards!"

    "Something is off..." Undine said.

    "Maybe they are tired of fighting and decided to return to y on their toy house," Gnome frowned.

    "You guys have to return... Undine is right-..." Leon said.

    Before Leon could finish his sentence, the bodies of the more one hundred soldiers he killed started to shine. Half a secondter, they all exploded at the same time, and Leon was right in the middle of the circle of corpses, and the explosions blocked his field of vision...

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    In the end, Leon still could escape upward by using Transfer, but he decided to ept some risks. He didn''t move at all and just used Mana-Eater on the mithril around his body in a crazy session, much faster than his mana was being consumed to keep the Mana Barrier active in the middle of those hellish chain explosions.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "... What the hell are you doing? Why are you smiling?" Celsius said, and Leon imagined her frowning.

    "Eh? I am smiling?" Leon said. "Don''t know why... probably because I''m insane."

    It has been a long while since Leon felt his life in danger. Maybe it was because of that. Perhaps he was a hardcore adrenaline junkie... that would exin why he didn''t escape those explosions. Even though for a fraction of a second, he realized that would be the perfect chance to level up one of his defensive skills.

    Putting such matters aside, Leon was feeling great despite the fact that he was in the middle of massive explosions caused by a sudden expansion of mana, and he could feel and hear his heart beating lime drums. Regardless, instead of saying that was an explosion, it was more precise to say that the mana reached the most dangerous stage, it could reach still keeping its non-elemental attribute. It didn''t just force everything to move to its current position like sudden explosions would. It only destroyed everything it touched, the air, the ground, nts... the only thing that escaped from being wholly destroyed was Leon''s Mana Barrier... as if the ultimate stage which mana could reach would have the same power as the dark matter.

    The light around Leon only dissipated after precisely thirty seconds, and Leon saw himself in the middle of a massive crater. Leon didn''t know why, but he thought that the meteor that killed the dinosaurs changed thendmark like that.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess all my titanium shields evaporated after that..." Leon sighed.

    "Is that the first thing you say after deciding to use the explosion that caused this to level up your skills?" Celsius asked, and Leon imagined her frowning again.

    "Don''t be a drama queen," Leon said. "We survived, didn''t we? Besides, my mana didn''t decrease all that much when we were in the middle of the explosion."

    "You are right, Leon," Volt said. "But that doesn''t change the fact that you risked yourself too much to obtain a few status points. Next time try to be more careful. You got lucky because the mithril people don''t know a way to cause an efficient explosion."

    It was hard to refute Volt. In fact, he was the only one who Leon had a hard time talking with because he was much more logical than Leon. Regardless, when Leon heard the term efficient explosions, he frowned, but soon understand what Volt was trying to say. Leon didn''t know if they had added the explosion feature like that, but it looked like it had been designed to take as many enemies as they can with a single explosion. Instead of focusing on bringing anyone too powerful nearby. Still, it made sense because someone powerful and smart would have the chance and would choose to escape from the unnecessary damage, unlike Leon.

    "What is the n now?" Efreet asked.

    "Let''s just wait and see what the mithril people will do for now," Leon said. "Their sma rain didn''t do anything, and I survived the damage caused by the explosion of hundreds of their soldiers... if they try to use anything more powerful than that, they will probably destroy the. If they are smart as I think they are, they will try to attack me again and again from a safe position until I ran out of mithril."

    "That is a boring n, can''t we do something more interesting?" Efreet asked again.

    Without destroying the spaceship and causing problems for the civilians in there, the answer was no. Leon just killed more than one hundred of their people, but he still didn''t want to kill those who didn''t point their weapons at him. Even though their leader just tried to nuke Leon.

    "Still... I wonder how the vehicles and the soldiers just suddenly disappeared," Leon rubbed his chin. "I don''t think every single of the warriors could use Transfer or Checkpoint. I also didn''t notice their mana changing... forced teleportation? If that is the case, they are pretty impressive since they recovered thousands of their soldiers and hundreds of their vehicles."

    Leon looked at the sky and saw the shadow of the space ship in the sky, he couldn''t see it with precision thanks to the sunlight, but it was more than enough.

    There was no point in hiding anymore, so Leon decided to use his magic helmet on the search mode to find some blue angel leaves. He wanted to get the hell out of that ce as soon as possible, but he had to prepare in case that doesn''t happen. Besides, if the mithril people still decide to fight like the way Leon predicted, he would need those.

    "I guess I should look for the nts inside forests. That way, they won''t notice my ns and preparation... it will be especially dreadful if they destroy the nts. If it happens, it couldn''t be helped since the leaves need sunlight."

    Although Leon couldn''t hide anymore, he still could move without being noticed. He just needed to be careful while collecting and nting the blue angel leaves... Transfer would be essential for that.

 495 Chapter 493

    Commander Crik was watching the Liastea from the window of his office while showing an annoyed expression. His arms were crossed, and he had been tapping his right feet on the floor for thest ten minutes, and thanks to that, he created a small hole on the floor. Even though it wasn''t his intention, he couldn''t avoid it, given the circumstances and his strength.

    Commander Crik''s body was covered in ayer of mithril, and that was why his body was utterly light blue. Unlike any other soldier who managed to survive the procedure of imnting organic mithril on their bodies, he decided to change ny percent of it, just to be much stronger than once was. Thanks to that, he became much stronger than any and eventually reached the seat of themander of his people. Many called him insane when he decided to customize his body to that extent. After all, the survival rate of the procedure was only thirty percent, and that was the soldiers only changed half of their bodies.

    None of his people would ever be stronger than him, but he had to pay the price for changing every single thing aside from his brain, heart, and veins for the organic mithril. He couldn''t taste any food. He couldn''t smell anything either. His sense of touch was weak, and he could only ''see'' people, thanks to Mana Dominion. Thanks to all that, he didn''t see the massive crater his soldier just caused on that, even though he gave the order.

    The door of his office suddenly opened, and one of his soldiers suddenly appeared but didn''t say anything. He was waiting to receive his orders. The soldier was wearing a helmet made of mithril like the ones Leon stole, but he also was using a magic cloak that covered all his body.

    "The status of the battle?" Commander Crik asked.

    "Sir... we lost one hundred and thirty-three soldiers and fifty more of our vehicles," The soldier hesitated for a little bit. "Our men finally saw the individual that caused problems. He resembles us but judging by his clothes. It looks like he came from a primitive. The individual managed to ignore the attacks of several soldiers at the same time while he also could kill several of our men in just a matter of moments... our men also said that he used the mithril he stole from us against us."

    "Did you recover the footage of the battle?" Commander Crik asked.

    "Yes, sir!" The soldier said, and he touched a device on his left hand and made a hologram screen made of mana appear in front ofmander Crik.

    The scene of Leon standing still while shooting sma Arrows toward all directions made Crik frown. He quickly realized that that individual was the one who made all the systems in the spaceship stop working a few days ago. He didn''t know how, but it was clear in Crik''s eyes that Leon was a troublesome mage.

    "Did you analyze his mana and transmitted the information to all soldiers?" Commander Crik asked.<sub> </sub>

    "About that... we didn''t manage to collect any sample of his mana or even analyze the frequency of it," The soldier hesitated again.

    "... Why?" Commander Crik asked, visibly annoyed.

    "Possibly is the same reason why he doesn''t appear in our radars," The soldier turned pale and begun to tremble like a leaf. " He can use and keep several spells activate at the same time... despite his appearance. He has an extremely powerful spell that can counter the effects of our technology."

    "We destroyed a good part of our new home... and we didn''t even manage to kill him, because of the weapons we gave to him," Commander Crik said as if he was chewing something very unpleasant. "We sacrificed hundreds of our men with that damn method, and we still failed... give the order to our soldiers rest. I will solve this problem."

    "But, sir!" The soldier protested.

    "You have your orders, don''t make me repeat them," Commander Crik said and then turned around to observe the for a while longer.

    Without any other choice, the soldier left Crik??s office to do his job. Crik sacrificed everything to obtain the power and the position he had. Still, he was tired of it. He has been fighting for six hundred years, and two hundred of them he spent on that spaceship traveling the cosmos and looking for a that could be used his people. In order to avoid the extinction of his species, Crik sacrificed himself and now lived the life of a machine. He couldn''t have kids, and nothing would happen if he takes a wife.

    To make matters worse, he felt stagnated in time and space. Since the moment he took the procedure to change his body and obtain power, he didn''t feel any growth in thest two hundred years. He was no different than the machines in his room that made the ambient clear and warmer. Like them, Crik only had a single function; it was tomand his people. And conquering that would be thest thing he would do before abandoning his post.

    Despite all that, Crik was feeling a bit excited. His men didn''t dare to spar with theirmander, and even though they met several creatures crossing the cosmos pile their spaceship, they never fought against them. Crik didn''t want to risk the safety of the spacecraft, and the five hundred million inside of it just get some emotion while fighting. Fortunately, he found an appropriate target to use to relieve his stress... Crik couldn''t have asked for someone better. A mage that could face hundreds of his soldiers and also was getting in his way... there was no way Crik wouldn''t feel excited to meet such an enemy.

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 496 Chapter 494

    Leon was wondering what the hell the mithril people were plotting. After the corpses of a little more than one hundred of their soldiers exploded, a full day passed, and he didn''t see any sign of them leaving the spaceship.

    "Although I hate to keep waiting, that only means I will have the chance to find a lot more blue angel nts."

    It was a bit surprising, but the number of nts Leon could find underground was insane, but considering several things that Leon knew, it wasn''t a good idea to think as those nts worked like the ordinary nts of Earth. In just a single day, Leon had found five hundred of them. At that pace, soon he would have a decent stock and the chance to crease massive reservoirs of mana liquid.

    Suddenly, when Leon was about to grab the 505th nt, the entire world trembled. Leon''s tunnel started to copse, but he avoided being buried alive thanks to Geomancy and Earth Maniption. Leon was five hundred meters deep underground, so only something pretty massive would have caused such an impact.

    "A meteor? Or it was another magic attack?"

    Either way, it didn''t matter. Leon had to check with his own eyes, and in fact, he was bored out of his mind, even though he was doing something that would help him solve that problem faster than usual. Leon expanded the range of Mana Dominion to the maximum he could do using mana, and he felt a single living presence. It was very simr to one of the soldiers... but that one seemed denser and more menacing.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "... It looks like they sent their trump card. That works for me."

    "It looks like someone is getting ahead of themselves," Undine said.

    "Hahaha! It is time for battle!" Efreetughed maniacally, as usual. "Summon me, and you will be able to kick the ass of whoever appeared."

    Before anything, Leon prepared himself using Mana Barrier and collecting his mithril. While he was doing that, he noticed that his new target just caused the impact equivalent of a meteor when they hit thend. Even if the mithril people were a bit heavier than humans, there was no way just falling from the skies would have caused so much noise.

    When Leon left his new and half-made underground route, he finally understood how that happened. Before he could see or hear anything, he got sent flying backward. Something very powerful had hit him, to the point where seventy percent of his mana had been drained to nullify the damage.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "What the..."

    Before Leon could recover or even stop flying, he felt something approaching. Immediately, he used Mana-Eater to recover his mana, but it looked like things wouldn''t be so easy. Leon still had a lot of mithril, but the interior of the Mana Barrier was sorge that he wasn''t touching any of it at that moment. Leon focused his eyes for a second and used Transfer, and then he appeared five hundred meters above that ce. After doing that, Leon finally saw the figure who attacked him, a muscr and baldly man. His body was all light blue, and Leon couldn''t help but think that he was a real android.<sub> </sub>

    Crik

    Health: 40000/40000

    Mana: 20000/20000

    Stamina: 15000/15000

    Strength: 7585

    Dexterity: 2215

    Speed:5563

    Intelligence: 2022

    Endurance: 4127

    Control: 2522

    Active Skills: Mana Reinforcement Lv 430, Iron Fists Lv 420, Bash Lv 450, Stamina Maniption Lv 390, Tiger Stance Lv 390

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 400, Fire Resistance Lv 400, Earth Resistance Lv 400, Rage Lv 300, Thunder Lv 400, Ice Resistance Lv 400, Martial Arts Lv 350,

    "What the heck... that guy..."

    Crik was looking around for Leon. He eventually found it when he looked upward, and his body blurred. Still, this time Leon had time to grab some mithril shackles he made previous and absorb them. He got sent flying again, at least he didn''t receive a direct hit and also obtained some status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I can''t believe you are doing this again..." Celsius said, and Leon imagined her facepalming.

    "I guess Leon likes to y with his opponents more than Efreet," Gnome said.

    While Leon was spinning in midair and trying to correct his posture, his spirits were saying whatever they wanted. Although that was another good opportunity to train Mana Barrier, that wasn''t Leon''s sole goal. He wanted to see what Crik could do before he decides to attack, but that was kind of hard because his enemy didn''t let him rest even for a second. At least every two seconds, Crik punched Leon''s Mana Barrier as if he was ying volleyball and his sole goal was to make the ball (Leon) fly even higher.

    "Bastard... he wants to kill me in outer space. With his body, it won''t be weird if he can survive there."

    Leon concentrated again, and when his eyes focused, he used Transfer and appeared right back on the ground. All thanks to Sharp Eyes, he could move from ten kilometers of height toward thend just like that. However, Leon thought that would give him a few dozen seconds to breathe, but Crik appeared three secondster.

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    Crik wasn''t an opponent Leon could use to gain status points. He had to get rid of him before something unexpected happens. The guy with his fists alone was powerful enough to destroy Leon in a matter of seconds if he didn''t have some mithril to use, after all. Instead of using the helmet, it was supposed to be, Leon just equipped one to consume it using Mana-Eater. After that, he pointed both hands toward Crik and activated Gravity and Telekinesis... in an instant; his mana became empty.

    "You have got to be kidding me..."

    Leon managed to slow the speed of Crik by half at least and made him open his eyes in surprise. In that fraction of a second, Leon used Mana-Eater and then Transfer to escape. On the ce he was 0.1 seconds ago, a massive explosion happened. Crik hit the ground as if he was a meteor. Leon''s attack didn''t stop him but messed with his rhythm.

    "This will be difficult..."

    While Leon thought that, he recovered his mana and fired several sma Arrows, every time he could, he shot another, but he didn''t feel that he had hit Crik. He felt that because he was sure that he didn''t cause much damage, but the notifications said something else.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In the blink of an eye, something left the wave of dust created by the impact, and one momentter, Leon saw Crik about to punch him. The speed of that guy was insane. Leon had no idea how he couldn''t burn his body even a bit by moving around at that speed for so long. Even if it was made of mithril, it should at least overheat his system or something. But then Leon heard Crik''s heart beating... despite everything, his target still was a human or something simr. Everything will end once he damages their brain or heart.

    Leon let Crik attack him upward several times until Leon could feel his body freezing since he was close to leaving the atmosphere of that world. Once again, he returned back to thend and used the time where he was recovering his mana from focusing. Two secondster, Leon saw Crik flying toward him, but he didn''t panic. Leon created a single sma Arrow and waited for thest moment. By activating Haste and Electric Armor, Leon managed to see Crik''s movement, he wasn''t fast enough to just move out of the way, but he didn''t want that. He wanted to attack at the very moment Crik punched his Mana Barrier, and so he did.

    Leon didn''t see until now, but he could imagine that Crik fought like a mad bull, and he was right. Crik fighting style was rough, and focused only on punching his targets. Since he focused on speed and brute strength, every single punch could kill the toughest of the opponents, but that left him wide open to counter attacks, and that was what Leon decided to do. He adjusted his aim at the very moment Crik punched the Mana Barrier and made not only one, but several sma Arrows fly toward Crik''s eyes. As expected, Leon was sent flying before he could see the result of his actions.

    Leon didn''t have time to see with his own eyes that he caused something. He didn''t get hit a few seconds after attacking, so that was a start. Still, Leon felt quite restless after suddenly stop being yed with like a volleyball.

    When Leon stopped and analyzed his surroundings, he saw Crik holding his head with his left hand, covering the left eye, the one Leon had aimed at. He couldn''t see blood, but it was clear that Crik suffered some damage. Contrary to his expectations, Crik was grinning from ear to ear, as if he had found the most interesting thing he had ever seen.

    "That was good, that was very good," Crik said while smiling viciously and then revealed just a small scratch on his inorganic left eye. "It has been a while since I felt this tension! Let''s continue, and I hope that you can keep that level of focus for quite a while."

    Leon frowned because even though he liked to train and do exciting things to pass the time, he wasn''t a battle-freak... or so he thought. It looked like Crik could be a good friend of Efreet, but that itself was a problem because it was clear that Crik forgot his goal and wanted to fight just to have fun. Leon also wished to enjoy a good battle now and then, but he didn''t want to spend days or weeks doing that. Unfortunately, Leon saw in Crik''s eyes that he wanted to fight for quite a while, and considering that Leon saw that his health, mana, and stamina didn''t decrease even a little bit, it looked like he could use the mana stored in their mithril parts to restore their energy automatically.<sub> </sub>

    Health: 745 +

    Mana: 16563 +

    Stamina: 1312+

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 10745+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 2352 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 4950 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 247.452.362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Transformation Lv 173, Water Transformation Lv 164, Wind Transformation Lv 204, Fire Transformation Lv 160, Earth Creation Lv 215, Water Creation Lv 201, Wind Creation Lv 202, Fire Creation Lv 166, Mana Dominion Lv 239, Mana Barrier Lv 210, Pyromancy Lv 300, Geomancy Lv 310, Appraisal Lv 202, sma Arrow Lv 165, Electromancy Lv 361, Sharp Eyes Lv 130, Mana Absorption Lv 520, Aeromancy Lv 170, Hydromancy Lv 170

    Passive Skills: Fire Blessing Lv 260, Earth Blessing Lv 310, Lion''s Pride Lv 380, Thunder Blessing Lv 341, Wind Blessing Lv 120, Ice Blessing Lv 130, Water Blessing Lv 120

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    Crik charged toward Leon. As expected, the small would didn''t scare him even a little bit. That was clear because he didn''t slow down as well. Although Leon couldn''t help but worry since he was facing someone troublesome like Efreet, he didn''t lose his focus. Leon tried to attack the same spot. If he hits the same ce over and over again, then it was possible that eventually, he would reach the brain. Unfortunately, Crik knew exactly what Leon was nning. Crik still charged forward like a mad bull, but at the moment he punched Leon''s Mana Barrier, he also protected his eyes with his left arm.

    "Tsk... so incredibly annoying."

    Leon wouldn''t let someone so simple-minded cause problems for him. Before Crik could attack him again, Leon created a massive fist made of earth, and again, when Crik hit his Mana Barrier, Leon hit him as well. Unfortunately, Crik''s momentum alone had been enough to ignore the attack and destroy the massive projectile. However, Leon didn''t stop there.

    To make sure that Crik would think that Leon was trying several things instead of a single one, Leon attacked him with massive hammers, axes, and spears made of earth. Little by little, one of his oldest tricks of the book was taking shape while Leon also was obtaining status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Hammer Mastery has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ax Mastery has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon imagined that having a body like that made Crik lose at least his sense of touch to some extent, and it turned out that he was right. His body was getting from light blue to brown thanks to small particles of earth, but he didn''t notice. Once Leon confirmed that every single particle was connected, creating a singleyer of earth, Leon made his move.

    Instead of stopping Crik in the middle of a charge, Leon decided to use his Earth Maniption and Geomancy to stop him just before he couldnd a blow. While Leon was spinning around like usual after being attacked, he felt that Crik''s body was under his control to some extent. He used that chance to create as much earth as he possibly could and enveloped all his body, turning into a massive sphere of earth.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Just to make sure that the sphere would hold Crik for more than a few seconds, Leon hardened it as much as he could. Still, even without being able to fully control his body or even using skills like Gravity and Telekinesis, it didn''t take long for Crik to crack the sphere. In the end, Leon only had ten seconds to create a ten meters long sma Spear. He didn''t receive the notification that he had learned a new spell, but it didn''t matter. The moment the sphere split in two, he fired it toward Crik.

    Crik had used all the muscles of his body to free himself. Unfortunately, he couldn''t move as much as he wanted after such effort, even though his health, mana, and stamina were still full. He moved his arms to block the magic projectile, but that hadn''t been a good idea. Smoke started to be emitted by his body, and that was the sign that the sma was consuming something... unfortunately, soon the smoke disappeared. Crik''s mithril body was much more durable than Leon had imagined.

    "Shit... it looks like even I drown the bastard into a pool of sma, he can endure it for a few minutes. The heck is wrong with his body?"

    "It looks like most of his body is made of mithril," Celsius said.

    "Isn''t that obvious?"

    "I am saying that his body is actually made of mithril, it isn''t just ayer of protection that the others used," Celsius added. "Since most of his skin and several organs are made of mithril, his new body can emte his endurance added with the sturdiness of the mithril."

    It was a bitplicated, but Leon understood Celsius'' words eventually. It meant that mithril isn''t just an armor. Crik''s body was an armor. By turning his body like that, Crik became something like four times sturdier, unlike the ordinary soldiers that became only two times.

    "That is very convenient."

    "Don''t be jealous," Undine said. "He obtained a great deal of power after sacrificing his body, but he also sacrificed is growth. Although mithril is sturdy, he can''t make even sturdier just by applying more mana. So, even if he increases his endurance, his body won''t be more resilient."

    "That exins why his health and mana are stranger more impressive than his other status."

    Before Leon could continue that conversation, Crik recovered from the small damage he received and smirked and then charged toward Leon. It has been a long time since he fought a formidable opponent like that, but it was annoying because that opponent enjoyed fights a little too much.

    "It is time to change my ns a little bit..."

    Leon had a lot of mithril to use and recover his mana, but it looked like that battle wouldst for quite a while, even considering that. So, he decided to use the few weapons he created using his prisoners'' mana. Leon deactivated Mana Barrier for a second, and then he attacked Crik with several swords and spears.

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    Crik frowned when he saw several weapons flying and trying to hit him from all directions. Still, he just shrugged when he saw that those were only short weapons made of mithril. Crik could ignore that. He knew his target was a powerful magician, but only his sma attacks managed to damage Crik. There was no point in worrying about such weapons that didn''t even have enchantments.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Crik was right. Even though those were mithril weapons, they were far too weak. Still, he didn''t notice that Leon was slowly making his attacks stronger by leveling up his weapon masteries. Besides, he also didn''t notice that Leon decided to stop the attack at a single point.

    "If I had some room to drain his mana, this would end a lot quicker... but he will probably snap my whole body in a single moment if I deactivate Mana Barrier."

    There some advantages in changing his body like that, but in Leon''s eyes, there were more demerits in doing that. One of them was the mithril itself. If Crik or his underlings face someone who can absorb mana like Leon, they would be in dire straits. Even if someone powerful like Crik is powerful enough not to give any chances to the enemy to absorb the mithril, there was still a way to defeat him a little faster... one just has to keep attacking from all sides. Even if Crik''s defense were powerful, his mithril would only work as long as it has mana. Crik had durability, or so to say, he could ignore most damage at the price of the mana stored in his mithril parts.

    It took a few hours, but Crik eventually noticed that his body was getting sluggish. Even Leon was surprised by that... eventually, both of them noticed that Crik strength also decreased even though his status was normal. Crik also looked pretty shocked when he saw that his body had lost some color.

    "I see now... it isn''t the mithril that boosts your strength, is the mana itself that does that," Leon dered. "By the look in your face, you didn''t face an opponent who could make your body lose so much mana until now. It can''t be helped, since you probably are the leader of the mithril people..."

    It was kind of surprising that they didn''t notice that their strength and durability would decrease the less mana they have inside their mithril parts. But considering that they have been crossing the space in a spaceship, the number of enemies they could have faced was minimal.

    While Crik was contemting his own mortality once more, Leon attacked him again, and again this time by spamming Prison of Fire. The darts weren''t all that powerful, but he imagined that the fire would cause extra damage. Once he received the motivation that the skill was leveling up like crazy, he also used Prison of Ice and Prison of Earth.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Prison of Fire has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Prison of Ice has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Prison of Earth has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Before Leon could allocate those sweet status points, Crik charged again, and this time he looked even more excited. He was a battle maniac through and through... for a moment, Leon thought that his attacks even became powerful again, but even though he got sent backward dozens of meters, he noticed that this time, his mana only decreased by half.

    "All right, the n is working... I just have to endure this for a while longer."

    At first, Leon felt quite bothered by the fact that he had to rely on mithril and weapons again, even though it was clear that he was facing the most powerful member of an advanced species. However, such thoughts disappeared when he noticed that Crik was also using mithril to have some advantages.

    Regardless, Leon couldn''t rx and stop attacking because his own stock of mithril was ending. Little by little, his weapons were losing their edge, and he already had consumed three helmets, Leon still had seven more, but he wanted to keep at least one because those were cool and useful.

    However, it looked like Crik finally noticed that he wouldn''t win if he doesn''t use his head a little. Since he was fighting for his people, it was only obvious that he had to win. Suddenly, Crik stopped his charged and prepared to grab Leon''s mithril weapons. Leon noticed that, but Crik still managed to catch all the spears, even though Leon tried to make them retreat. After seeding in decreasing Leon''s weapons by half, Crik suddenly jumped toward the sky with all his power. Much faster than a rocket, he left the atmosphere.

    "Son of a bitch... he wants to get rid of my supply of mithril, he is using my own strategy against me! What a coward..."

    "Says the man who is safely inside an unbreakable defensive spell," Celsius said.

    Leon knew he was unreasonable, but he expected full support from his spirits regardless of his choices or words. Putting such thoughts aside, Leon couldn''t let something like that happen again. He would have to deal with Crik using magic alone again. Although it was troublesome to lose some mithril, Leon knew a way topensate for the loss. Besides, he was pretty sure Crik wouldn''t use the mithril to recover his energy, he just left the to throw Leon''s spears away. He confirmed that because Crik returned after twenty seconds.

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    Leon weed Crik with a barrage of Magma Spears. Although sma Arrow was, without a doubt, his most potent spell, Magma Spear was troublesome because it had a lot of mass and could fly at high speeds. Being hit by a single Magma Spear was no different than getting hit a small meteorite. It wasn''t that troublesome for someone of Crik''s power, but being hit dozens of meteorites every second was...

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Spear has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pyromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Crik opened his eyes widely when he felt his body trembling while being hit by the Magma Spears. It was a simple spell in his eyes, but the raw power behind it far surpassed his expectations. He knew that he could endure even a river of magma for quite a while, but bearing the power of something that was staying still was very different.

    Crik was forced to stop in mid-air before he could even get close to Leon, but after changing directions, he escaped the range of attack, but not for long. Leon activated Haste and Electric Armor. It wasn''t time to worry about his stock of mana. It was time to end that once and for all.

    The barrage of Magma Spears stopped Crik once again. He changed directions and finally noticed that it wouldn''t work. Leon was able to follow him with his eyes, and he finally noticed how, when he saw the strange mana around his body.

    "I''m sorry, everyone¡­ but I can''t have some fun and win this battle unscathed at the same time," Crik said.<sub> </sub>

    Crik made his choice, his people were probably watching him, and he didn''t want to show a pathetic fight. That would be hisst battle, and he felt that he deserved to do whatever he wants at least onest time. All his choices Crik made in the past two hundred years, he made thinking about his species. After sacrificing everything for them, he wanted to fight for himself against a worthy opponent.

    "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Crik shouted.

    After the shout that made Leon feel shivers, he noticed that Crik was charging in a straight line again. It looked like he was as weird as Leon, he wanted to enjoy the fight, but sometimes he wanted to win no matter what. That was strange, but since it was convenient for Leon, he decided to just keep attacking and move backward whenever that was necessary.

    Unfortunately, and even though he was clearly getting weaker, Crik still managed to attack Leon before he could even think of using Transfer. For the thousandth or so time, Leon and his Mana Barrier spun around as if both were a ser ball.

    "Shit... What a guy..."

    Instead of attacking again using Magma Spears, Leon used Ice Beam and Thunder Ray, which surprised Crik for a moment, but soon he ignored the shock and ice and charged forward once again. Leon wanted to fry his circuits, but it looked like Crik didn''t have any, even though he had the resilience of the exterminator himself.

    Leon thought of summoning his spirits, the consumption of mana would increase exponentially, but so would the damage. However, he decided not to do so, just like his target decided to face him alone, Leon couldn''t rely on his spirits on that battle. Besides, if any of them wanted to help, they would have said so. Even Efreet was silent because he clearly respected the man who decided to face Leon alone. Leon also felt the same, but he was too tired to keep fighting. So, he decided to take some risks.

    Leon deactivated Mana Barrier, and the mithril around him fell on the floor. Crik opened his eyes widely when he saw that and noticed the look in Leon''s eyes. He was tired and, at the same time, dead-serious about something. Leon disappeared from his sight in the blink of an eye, then Crik searched for him in all directions. But he felt something touching his back. Crik turned around and punched Leon, but much to his surprise, Leon epted the punch while at the same time grabbed his right arm.

    p Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.</anda>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon managed to stay in the same position because Crik grabbed Leon''s right arm, but that had been a mistake. Crik''s mana started to decrease at fearsome speed, and then he noticed what Leon was nning. He tried to shake Leon off, but he received so much damage that even Leon had the strength to continue grabbing his arm even after receiving his punches in a fast sequence, as long as he keeps Mana Reinforcement active. Mana Armor nullified the damage, but Leon still could feel the vibration since the skill wasn''t so convenient.

    Little by little, Crik''s strength was decreasing. The fact that he always attacked with full power didn''t help him. Despite the fact that he was going to lose thanks to an indirect way of attack didn''t make him change his mind or get angry. He knew that there was no point inining. In a duel to the death, only a fool wouldn''t use all the tricks upon their sleeve.

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    Crik lost all the strength in his body and fell unconscious. Leon threw him on the ground when he confirmed that his mana was empty. He wasn''t dead and most likely soon would recover a stupid amount of mana, but Leon didn''t care. He wanted to rest for a while.

    "What a troublesome fellow... he fell unconscious as if his batteries died," Leon sighed.

    "That was a good fight, Leon," Efreet said. "When I recover my powers, our showdown will be much more impressive."

    Leon wanted to fight now and then because never-ending training was boring. It was obvious that four years of practice on that ind was nowhere near enough to solve his problems, but Leon felt like he had already trained too much for a lifetime.

    "What are you going to do with him?" Celsius asked.

    "It will depend on his answer," Leon said. "I will ask him if he and his friends will leave and find another ce to settle down... Damn Ilyana, making me do this shit job. The next time some job simr to this appear, remember me about this one."

    Leon recovered his mithril and started to watch the spaceship using Sharp Eyes. There was no telling what Crik''s underlings would do after confirming about his defeat, after all. Regardless, that job had been much more troublesome than Leon had expected, so he felt like his debt toward Ilyana decreased a lot. One or two more small favors should be enough to clear his tab, but first, he had to make sure he wouldn''t ask for her help anymore. Leon was working for his own future, for the future of his friends and Earth, but he felt disgusted with himself by forcing the mithril people to look for another. Anyone who has mana can live longer, but without a world to call home, it wouldn''t be weird if some of them felt like prisoners inside the spaceship.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Gnome''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Undine''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Volt''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Even though Leon was exhausted, he materialized his spirits in order to give him some room to think about some things. They couldn''t hear his inner thoughts when they were outside his head, after all. Suddenly, Crik opened his eyes. He woke up a lot sooner than Leon had predicted. He was a tough son of a gun, but Leon already knew that.

    "... Why didn''t you kill me?" Crik asked.

    "I still can kill you, but first, if you are nning to die, you have to tell that in front of your people," Leon answered. "Once you do that, then they won''t bother me anymore. I???m sorry to say this, but you guys can''t have this world. It already belongs to someone else... and I know that is crazy, so you don''t have to say it to me."

    "... Do you work for one of the destroyers ofs?" Crik got up and asked.<sub> </sub>

    "I work with someone who says that hunts them," Leon answered. "If that is true or not, I don''t know."

    "You are suspicious as always," Ilyana said via Telepathy. "Then can have this, you can say that to them, but they can''t use the purple crystals, if they do, I will wipe them out myself."

    "... The hell are you talking about?"

    "I said that they can have the as long as they obey my conditions. They don''t have to use the purple crystals since I will send some of my monsters," Ilyana exined.

    "Why would you do that after giving me those orders?"

    "I want you to give them a clear warning about what might happen if they don''t follow my rules," Ilyana answered. "They know that I''m stronger than you. So they will obey it, they won''t lose anything by doing so."

    "You made me kill one hundred of them just to give a warning?"

    "You wouldn''t fight seriously if you knew my goal, so it couldn''t be helped," Ilyana said. "Besides, they would lose many more lives if they had invaded my world even by ident."

    Leon bit his lips and started to bleed. He had never been a patient person from the very beginning, but that was beyond he could endure. Still, Leon decided to shut up. Ilyana was the one who could make Leon save a lot of time by giving him the locations of the remaining three spirits, after all.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "... Change of ns, she said that you can have the, but if any of you use the purple crystals, she will eradicate your species." Leon said, having a hard time controlling his anger.

    "What?" Crik asked, visibly surprised.

    "Don''t ask me... I don''t understand her either," Leon said. "Teleport me back."

    The next moment, Leon appeared back on Ilyana''s castle. Suddenly, it became much more difficult to control his anger.

    "I''m sorry for hiding a few things from you," Ilyana said. "But you needed to be reminded that you are still weak. Could you have defeated Crik without using the mithril of his underlings? The answer is no. If he had attacked soon after their vehicles fell, you would have died. You know that you are still, but it is clear that you need to be reminded of that quite frequently."

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    Even though Ilyana was right, Leon''s anger didn''t decrease. Most likely, Ilyana used one hell of an illusion spell to hide dungeons, purple crystals, and everything that could help Leon in the battle against the mithril people. Perhaps the Soul Eater she offered was just a lie too. Her real goal was just to make Leon realize that.

    Leon turned around and headed toward the exit of the castle, he didn''t feel like training his resistances, and he didn''t feel like looking at her face even for a second. She was dead wrong to think that an apology would make up for her actions.

    After leaving the castle, Leon created a human-size steel statue and started to punch it. He needed to relieve some of his anger before he could waste more time dealing with his anger. Leon also activated Regeneration because it was obvious that even though he could damage even steel, his fists wouldn''tst long.

    Congrattions! The skill Rage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Art has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Iron Fists has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "That is certainly a way to kill time," Undine said. "Lucky for you, there is a lot of blue angel leaves that you will have to eat to regain your normal weight."

    Instead of stopping because he couldn''t withstand eating more leaves than he already had to, Leon stopped because Undine was concerned about him in her own way. Maybe the fact that Leon only left the leaves while he was on that yed a small role in his decisions, but he decided to think that was thanks to Undine.

    "... I guess it is time to learn a few more spells," Leon said after a long sigh. "Who wants to go first?"

    "I want to!" Sylph shouted, and Leon felt almost as he went deaf, even though he was inside his head.

    "Me! Me! Choose me!" Gnome said.

    "I guess both of you will be good enough," Leon said. "I want to learn a few more spells like Magma Spear. It will be difficult to learn, but it will be useful since the power behind it will be absurd."

    Leon thought it would be hard to learn a spell that had the properties of earth and wind at the same time since the teachers were Sylph and Gnome, but much to his surprise, they already knew several ones. Even though they never showed to Leon or talked about it, the spirits couldbine their powers with ease.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Quicksand.

    Cost: 30 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Punishment.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sand Cloud.

    Cost: 50 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Quicksand was self-exnatory. Although it was useless against opponents that could fly, Gravity could help with that. Punishment was a small sand tornado that caused damage thanks to the tiny shards of earth that were created inside of it. Sand Cloud was precisely that, a cloud of sand that could blind several enemiespletely.

    "Are you not going to level them up against the mechanical spiders?" Celsius asked when she saw Leon using the spells several times without a target.

    "Nope, I can''t keep owing favors to her," Leon said. "Otherwise, she will put me in those annoying situations again.

    "Are you fine saying that out loud?" Celsius asked again.

    "Even if I try to hide, what I think and feel are clear," Leon said. "It won''t change anything by saying that out loud or not. Come to think of it... I can level up my resistances and train these spells pretty fast. I just have to use it against myself."

    "Self-harm, huh?" Celsius asked, and she seemed troubled. "That is a dangerous path, be careful, or you will be one of those who treats pain like some kind of god."

    "I can''t see the difference between doing that myself or just letting someone do the damage for me," Leon shrugged.

    Maybe Leon was just overthinking, but owing a favor to others and repaying favors was one of the reasons why he felt bored and sometimes annoyed while training. He didn''t have the freedom he always had. Maybe it was his anger that was making him think that, but Leon never felt like that when he was training alone with a single goal in mind. Since he was always working alone, Leon never had to worry about other people''s goals or schemes. It if didn''t affect him, he could ignore it. If it was troublesome, then crush it. It was a pretty simple and good lifestyle. Maybe that was he truly obtained after those four years... simplicity.

    "Before I forget... I need to learn some debuffs and curses. I needed them in that world."

    It was much more practical using curses to stop an enemy for several hours than using a mithril shackle. Even though Leon could consume the mithril, some mana was always wasted, after all.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cursed Ray.

    Cost: 100 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blind.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Coward''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Surprisingly, tomes that taught curses were quite expensive. Still, their effects would be useful as long as the enemy doesn''t have a high resistance to curses.

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    Cursed Ray was a spell that Leon was very familiar with, but the effects of his own spell were still pretty pathetic. Using against himself, Leon could only feel his limbs growing number after using for five seconds. As for Blind, it could do exactly that as long as the caster has mana, but first, Leon had to hit the enemy''s head. Coward''s Curse was a spell that could decrease the target''s speed. Those curses, just like all the other spells, would get weaker the more Leon is away from the target.

    Congrattions! The skill Cursed Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cursed Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cursed Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I already know why, but the cost of mana of those things are stupid... I already have to increase my health, mana, stamina, intelligence, and control. Do I will have to increase recovery once again?"

    Maybe Leon???s joke about learning how to create shadow clones was really the only way for him to solve so many problems. But he didn''t find anything like it being sold at the dungeon shops.

    "Mmm... I created small weapons that increased my status by twelve hundred points. Maybe I should consider creating rings again to duplicate my recovery."

    Rings made of mithril could increase status a lot, but once again, he couldn''t help but hesitate in creating them.

    "You know... your hesitation is really annoying," Celsius said, and Leon felt shivers because she really looked upset. "What do you want to do? Reach your goals or feel good about yourself? Maybe both?"

    "Both, I guess..." Leon said.

    "You are really a greedy bastard," Celsius said. "So, why don''t you use your time to move forward instead of questioning every single thing?"

    "Well, because I made many mistakes," Leon said. "Besides, once I relied on magic items a lot, but when I faced someone immensely much more powerful. I couldn''t do a thing and ended up inside of the biggest monster I have ever seen."

    "Do you know why that happened?" Celsius asked.

    "Because I am weak," Leon answered.

    "No, it is because you overthink," Celsius said. "You can increase your power and the effectiveness of your training by many times, but you don''t. Meanwhile, those who don''t overthink doesn''t care about the means to be powerful. They just do... instead of worrying about how you should worry, what are you going to do with the power you want. As long as you don''t do what they do like sacrificing lives, you will still be better than them."

    Although, in the end, what Leon truly wanted was not to feel bad about himself, Celsius was right. Leon could have be much stronger if he doesn''t hesitate in every single thing. It was stupid to try to do every single thing perfectly. It wasn''t like he didn''t have to use his head and just charge forward. He could do all that avoiding the worst-case scenario... as long as he doesn''t try stupid things. Which knowing himself as Leon knew, it wasn''t easy... but achievable.

    "Well, thanks for the lecture..." Leon said. "I will count on you guys to warn me if I am about to do some stupid mistake."

    "Roger," Sylph said.<sub> </sub>

    "You can leave it to me, "Gnome said.

    "Mmm... what is it, everyone?" Undine asked. "Did something happen? I was sleeping and felt the smell of something cheesy."

    "Understood," Volt said.

    "I''m not good at such things," Efreet said. "But I can warn you if you are about to make some bad move during your fights."

    Leon scratched the back of his head. If anything, Leon could trust on his spirits. The best people one could rely on were those who weren''t greedy, and it was obvious that for the time being, the spirits'' goals was to help Leon since they didn''t have anything better to do. After recycling the mithril he still had, Leon analyzed the rings he created.

    Mithril Ring

    It grants you: Recovery + 1350

    Mithril Ring

    It grants you: Intelligence + 1350

    Mithril Ring

    ? It grants you: Health + 1350

    Mithril Ring

    It grants you: Mana + 1350

    Mithril Ring

    It grants you: Stamina + 1350

    Mithril Ring

    It grants you: Control + 1350

    Leon used all the mithril he still had, but at least he managed to create sets of ten of each type of ring. Although Leon could improve them much more, Leon decided to do thatter since there was a limit of how much his status could be increase by using items. Unfortunately, Lion''s Pride didn''t help Leon any further.

    "Well, for the time being, this should be enough... I can even keep Haste activated non-stop, after all. Even while sleeping!" Leon smirked.

    Now Leon just has to worry about creating mana liquid to train his other skills, and so he did it. Leon had to train his new spells, after all. The number of spells would increase since Leon was aware that spells like Coward''s Curse would be much more effective instead of the ones like Cursed Ray because they affect only a single attribute.

    Regardless, Leon knew that he would have to train for a few weeks in order to make his new spells reach a usable level. So, he worked for several days, only creating the mana liquid. It was less annoying that way, after all.

 504 Chapter 502

    Congrattions! The skill Cursed Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Blind has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Coward''s Curse has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The difference in using the mithril rings had been noticed by Leon much faster. Although he thought he would be able to level up his skills like two times faster, it had been, in fact, a little more than that. In just one day, he leveled up his new skills up to level fifty.

    "It is difficult to find monsters or other enemies that have well-distributed status... everyone wants to be specialist at something be at magic or punching people," Leon said. "So, I guess I should keep this pace, learn, and level up the other curses that decrease status."

    The problem was, every single spell of that series cost five million coins. Even though it wasn''t really expensive to him, even though it was necessary, even though he decided not to hesitate anymore... he felt bothered when he bought them.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Savage''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Inept''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fool''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sick''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wild''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Anima''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Degeneration''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Terror''s Curse.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon felt quite satisfied with seeing his skill list getting more prominent, he felt troubled by losing so many coins.

    "Don''t overthink about it, don''t overthink about..." Leon said as if that was a prayer to think about something else. "Anyway, I guess there is no misfortune curse or something. Savage''s Curse decreases strength, Inept''s Curse decreases dexterity, and Sick''s Curse decreases endurance... those alongside the Coward''s Curse will be useful to deal with troublesome melee fighters."

    The most troublesome enemies that almost killed Leon until now were warriors, their resilience was annoying, but the true enemies, the harvesters, most of them were mages or at least those who could one-shot kill Leon. So, Leon couldn''t ignore the Fool''s Curse that decreased intelligence, Wild''s Curse that decreases control, and Anima''s Curse reduces mentality.

    "It would be great if, by using those skills on myself, I could increase my attributes, but I guess that is a bit too much to hope for," Leon said while he was leveling up his new skills. "Still... the feeling caused by them is quite... unsettling."

    Leon didn''t be smarter when he increased his intelligence thousands of times, but he could feel himself getting dumber when he used the Fool''s Curse. He felt likeining to Ilyana and saying some pretty heavy things to her, and the sentences that Leon felt like saying couldn''t be shown to some audiences. The same thing happened to other curse''s; the Coward''s Curse made Leon be even more worried by the smallest things... it was like an extra effect very convenient for Leon, but that would trouble his enemies quite a bit.

    Congrattions! The skill Cursed Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cursed Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cursed Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although the effects were troublesome, the notifications made Leon continue to use his skills. He also was determined not to worry too much about the smallest things anymore. So, that helped him to some extent.

    "Just the magic items I have isn''t enough... Although the attributes I can gain by using them are limited, the skills aren''t. It is time to obtain some special effects to increase my training speed even more. But first, I want to check the weapons in the dungeon shop."

    Leon didn''t check the weapons being sold at the shop in a long time, and he decided to buy some things that would make his life much more convenient like a magic box and soul eater, but he didn''t find those."

    "... Maybe I will find those in the dungeon shops of other worlds."

    Leon was about to leave that anyway, so that wasn''t all that troublesome. Still, he had to inform Ilyana. Even though she was annoying and troublesome, they were partners... at least for the time being.

    "I''m going to visit a few worlds to make some magic items," Leon dered. "If you need me for something, you can use Telepathy."

    "Well, betterte than never..." Ilyana shrugged. "Just a piece of advice, even though you can forge items that can grant you some skills up to the max level. You shouldn''t use them outside this ce. Those things leave a trail thatsts for a long while. Unless you want the harvesters to attack your, you should only use those here."

    Leon nodded since it made sense. Still, even though he wanted to give a few of those magic items, he refrained from doing so since all of the important figures and the troublesome bastards would investigate them first before doing anything. Regardless, after that, Leon left that world and explored the ones that were connected to Earth.

 505 Chapter 503

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Invisibility has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "This is weird..." Leon said.

    In order to avoid problems and to train his skills as much as possible, Leon was traveling while keeping himself invisible. One week had passed since he started to travel around creating some useful magic items, and he learned a few troublesome things. Even after checking all the dungeon shops in the worlds that were on the fourth stage of assimtion, he didn''t find anything useful like a magic box and soul eater as he wanted.

    "Yuki''s brother obtained a magic box when Earth was still on the first stage... the fake harvesters obtained soul eater when their world reached the third stage. So why can''t I find those in those dungeon shops?"

    Leon also didn''t find any tome that could teach him space magic, which he concluded that both weapons belonged to that ss of magic item. Although Leon had decided not to waste too much time thinking about small things, that was just too suspicious. Just thinking about it wouldn''t help Leon all that much, so he decided to focus on doing something more useful for himself. The most efficient way to start things would be by creating rings using the liches spirits, but much for Leon''s surprise, he didn''t find any lich.

    "That is another strange thing... the shadowy bastard said that he would certainly drain Earth''s mana once he has the chance. Did he lie, or perhaps his dungeon wasn''t found until now? No... if his minions were here, Ilyana would have informed me."

    In the end, Leon had to find other monsters. But as usual, he didn''t find the most important ones, those that could use space magic. He only found...

    Mummy

    Health: 10000/10000

    Mana: 20000/20000

    Stamina: 10000/10000

    Strength: 2022

    Dexterity: 2215

    Speed:1899

    Intelligence: 2929

    Endurance: 3102

    Control: 2874

    Active Skills: Cursed Eyes Lv 430, Earth Creation Lv 420, Earth Transformation Lv 450, Drain Touch Lv 300, Undead Song Lv 410

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 300, Fire Resistance Lv 340, Earth Resistance Lv 330, Zen Lv 300, Thunder Resistance Lv 350, Ice Resistance Lv 330, Gravity Resistance Lv 350<sub> </sub>

    Leon didn''t know if that was a coincidence. Besides, he was pretty sure that mummies were found in several parts of the world, but he found the mummies dungeon around the territory that once belonged to Egypt. Regardless, they were troublesome enemies since they could drain Leon''s health even if Leon is the one who makes contact. A single second was enough to drain half of his health and make Leon feel like crap, so the process of creating magic items using them had been very unpleasant. But at least it also had been worthy of the hassle.

    Mithril Ring of the Mummy (+25)

    It grants you the skill: Zen Lv Max

    Mithril Bracers of the Mummy (+25)

    It grants you the skill: Drain Touch Lv Max.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon already knew by experience that things wouldn''t go as he wanted. He still felt like sighing after killing thousands of mummies and still didn''t manage to increase the bonus status of his new items. Creating the magic items and granting them those abilities wasn''t that difficult, but he couldn''t understand why the hell he only could use the bonus of status.

    "Well, at least as crazy as it sounds, I can recover one thousand points of health with every single hit. I''m nearly immortal!"

    "That''s cute..." Celsius said. "You have less than one thousand points in health and think that you immortal. That is the best joke I''ve heard."

    Leon dropped his shoulders. He knew that Celsius was right, but it looked like even though they never mentioned that so far, Leon''s health was on a ridiculous level. Regardless that could be solved by increasing his health, and since he decided to use magic items again, his training efficiency would rise by leaps and bounds.

    "Thanks to Zen''s new level, I can recover two points of mana every second... hehe, this isn''t half bad. In fact, if I create a stock of those and give to all the humans... I bet our numbers wouldn''t decrease all that much when the harvesters arrive."

    "Unless your people endure the battle against them without your help for a few minutes, they will never understand the true terror and cling to their lives as much as possible," Efreet said. "Without both of those, the chances of them surviving the attack of beings of Ilyana??s level is close to none. Even if you create the best magic items of the universe."

    Leon decided to save those words on his mind. Efreet wasn''t the type of spirit who would say serious things like that. In fact, that was the first time he said something in a serious tone. Leon could imagine how powerful Ilyana was, but since his spirits were made of mana, they had a clear idea of it.

    "Now, I just have to create other bracers that can drain my enemies'' stamina and mana."

    With theplete set of bracers, Leon could imagine himself using Mega-Punch quite frequently. The problem would be the pain and the mental strain that that kind of attack would cause to his mind. Still, Leon was fully aware that he wouldn''t be able to keep his psych healthy until the moment his enemies appear or even after if he manages to survive them.

 506 Chapter 504

    In the blink of an eye, a month passed, at least for Leon. Since he didn''t find any other monster with interesting skills, it looked like he would have to make things work with the equipment he obtained using the mummies'' spirits. Regardless, time passed really fast because instead of returning to Ilyana''s world, Leon went to other worlds that were on the third stage of assimtion in order to hunt the monsters there. In fact, he only went to a single world, the gremlins'' world, since their numbers were insane. Although they weren''t that resilient, Leon felt satisfied hitting something that could move.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Beam has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Using sma Arrows was overkill, so Leon decided to train other spells while he also used Thunder Ray and Ice Beam to stop them. It was hard to be sure, but Leon felt like he had killed a few hundred thousands of gremlins. At least that was what he thought after noticing that smoke on that world decreased a lot and saw the pile of demonic spears behind him.

    "Looking for the gremlins is a pain now... I guess I will just learn a few more spells while I wait for them. So, who wants to teach me somebined spells?"

    "Celsius and I are going to teach you this time." Undine dered.

    "Why me and why both of us at the same time?" Celsius frowned.

    "Can I ask to learn something more practical for battles?" Leon asked.

    "Don''t worry, the spells you will learn are very battle oriented," Undine smiled.

    After hearing that, Leon only felt more worried. Celsius was easy to understand, but the same things couldn''t be said about Undine. Regardless, both of them started to demonstrate for Leon the first spells, and Leon couldn''t help but frown when a rain cloud appeared above the ce, and just a few small drops of water fell from the sky. However, every drop of water created a massive spiked block of ice when it touched the ground. It was the perfect skill to defeat swarms of gremlins, but they didn''t even try to help Leon.

    "... Why didn''t you use that to help me?" Leon asked.

    "Because you had everything under control and because you didn''t ask," Undine answered.

    Leon sighed because she was right. Leon had everything under control even when dozens of gremlins flew toward him, he didn''t ask for their help because he felt like they wouldn''t agree to kill many weakling monsters. However, even though the spirits were stronger despite being at a lower level, the gremlins weren''t exactly pushovers.<sub> </sub>

    Comining about that wouldn''t help Leon in any way, so he could only learn his lesson and practice that new spell. Although it was a bitplicated since Leon had to create drops of water that had a lot of mana without making them turn into ice, Leon had the intelligence and control to learn something like that. It took a few days, but he eventually learned the spell.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mystic Rain.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    Duration: 30 Seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It isn''t bad for an Area of Effect spell, even though it is slow, it can be used to surprise some enemies," Leon said to himself. "As long as I stay out of their range, it should work."

    "Well, the next spell is..." Undine said with a big smile on her face and then nodded to Celsius when she saw a gremlin approaching.

    Leon opened his eyes widely when he saw Undine and Celsius, pointing their hands toward the monster, and then the skin of the gremlin started to get dark. The creature screamed in pain until itpletely stopped moving and just fell when half of his body became dark and lifeless.

    "The hell was that..." Leon said, shocked.

    "It is Frostbite. You use the water around the corpse of an enemy and freezes it," Undine said, still showing a big smile. "It is a bit difficult to control, but it is very useful, as you can see."

    That was one hell of a terrifying spell. It was terrifying because Undine used while keeping a smile on her face... Regardless, the logic wasn''t that difficult. Leon just had to control the water inside the enemies'' body and use the power of ice to freeze that same water instantaneously.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frostbite.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon eventually learned the spell, but he was pretty sure that some gremlins would torment him in his dreams because he used them as test subjects. The beasts were vicious, but despite that, they could scream and tremble like any other creature. Leon wasn''t vicious enough to torture monsters like that just to learn a skill, but he did it because there was no other way to learn the skill.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Coffin.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Thest spell Undine and Celsius taught Leon was something far less vicious, but still pretty terrifying. Applying the same theory of Frostbite, but this time using the humidity around the target, Leon could lock most monsters inside an Ice Coffin. The spell itself wasn''t that useful at low levels since it could be broken, and the damage caused by the ice was rtively small... but at least Leon learned a good lesson from that. He learned that he should think twice before asking for Undine''s help. She was scary in many different ways.

 507 Chapter 505

    After spending one more week on the gremlins'' world, Leon decided to make good use of his new bracers somewhere else. The perfect ce would be the minotaurs'' dungeon, and so he headed there.

    "I think I''m going to regret this... but It is the perfect way to train Pain Resistance," Leon said after a long sigh.

    As expected, the minotaurs'' dungeon was in the same way. Their numbers were massive, but at least it looked like it wouldn''t increase. Regardless, Leon looked for a solitary minotaur. Although that wasn''t necessary since he could just sneakily approach using Invisibility and then be invisible again once he defeats the monster, Leon decided to do things slowly since fighting up close wasn''t his area of expertise... he didn''t even know if magic was, but liked to think that was the case. After finding the perfect test subject in the perfect situation, Leon readied himself when the beast charged at him.

    "Mega... Punch!" Leon shouted.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mega-Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mega-Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mega-Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    As expected, Leon felt shivers when a sharp pain traveled through his arm to all parts of his body, but one momentter, a torrent of energy filled his body and immediately healed his destroyed arm. As for the minotaur, Leon''s punch broke his nose and made the creature lose one-third of its health.

    "I guess the result isn''t half-bad."

    "Why did you shout the name of the skill?" Celsius asked.

    "I would bet that the reason is pretty stupid," Undine said.

    "Hahaha! You two can''t understand the spirit of a warrior," Efreet said. "To get in the mood, a warrior has to do things like that. Otherwise, his blood won''t burn in the middle of a battle area."

    Leon shouted the name exactly because of that, but since the reason was stupid, he decided to keep quiet about it. Regardless, the enemy wasn''t dead, but before killing it, Leon decided to increase his health to see the difference. He already had increased it a lot in the previous month, but it looked like it didn''t have been enough.

    This time without trying to look cool, Leon waited for the minotaur''s charge, and when the beast was about to swing its ax, Leon stepped forward, activating Mega-Punch. As expected, the pain decreased, but it was still enough to make Leon sweat cold since the pain was internal and not external.

    Congrattions! The skill Mega-Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mega-Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mega-Punch has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Much for Leon''s surprise, the cause fifty percent more damage and even stunned the minotaur since the bones of its face had been destroyed, and the brain received shook due to the impact. A regr Bash had been enough to finish off the beast.

    p "Although my health is much bigger than before, the effects of the Mega-Punch are still stupidly powerful. The pain didn''t decrease all that much... so I guess increasing endurance is the only way to decrease the pain."</anda>

    That was a problem because Leon didn''t want to increase the number of statuses he had to spend his free status points. In the end, Mega-Punch was just a hidden card that Leon wanted to use to surprise some opponents. Since the pain onlysted for a moment, he decided to endure instead of getting rid of it. Besides, Pain Resistance had to been put to good use.

    "Let''s just hope this skill won''t damage my nerves and blood vessels..."

    Since Leon was already there and the minotaurs wouldn''t use magic unless he uses first, Leon decided to train his physical skills. It was the perfect moment to do so... even though he was barely causing damage. Despite that, Leon had a great time using them. There were few things more pleasant than kicking a monster that was made of flesh and bones instead of metal.

    In order not to waste the mana he was recovering faster than he could spend fighting up close alone, Leon decided to level up his other weak spells. Despite their cost, they could prevent Leon from being surrounded by enemies, and he also needed more status points, so he killed two birds with one stone.

    Health: 2322 +

    Mana: 17683 +

    Stamina: 2541 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 11658+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 3025 +

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 5000 +

    Willpower: 134 +

    Coins: 242,452,362

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Water Transformation Lv 194, Wind Transformation Lv 234, Water Creation Lv 221, Wind Creation Lv 222, Ice Arrow Lv 90, Mana Dominion Lv 259, Appraisal Lv 222, Haste Lv 340, Mega Punch Lv 80, Thunder Ray Lv 201, Ice Beam Lv 171, Summon Slime Lv 200, Summon Earth Golem Lv 180, Cursed Ray Lv 50, Blind Lv 50, Coward''s Curse Lv 50, Savage''s Curse Lv 50, Inept''s Curse Lv 50, Fool''s Curse Lv 50, Sick''s Curse Lv 50, Wild''s Curse Lv 50, Anima''s Curse Lv 50, Degeneration''s Curse Lv 50, Terror''s Curse Lv 50, Drain Touch Lv Max, Mystic Rain Lv 50, Frostbite Lv 50, Ice Coffin Lv 50,

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 170, Perception Lv 87, Pain Resistance Lv 270, Martial Arts Lv 106, Fire Blessing Lv 280, Earth Blessing Lv 380, Lion''s Pride Lv 400, Fast Conjuration Lv 325, Thunder Blessing Lv 341, Zen Lv Max, Wind Blessing Lv 160, Ice Blessing Lv 170, Water Blessing Lv 170

 508 Chapter 506

    Leon spent two weeks ying with the minotaurs in their world until he got tired of it and returned to Ilyana''s world. Someone once said that no news is good news, but ording to Leon''s experiences so far, no news meant something shitty was about to happen. Despite all that, he didn''t see anything different when he returned. The only real difference is that Ilyana was summoning Mud Golems this time.

    Mud Golem Lv 135

    Health: 4500/4500

    Mana: 2200/2200

    Stamina: 3000/3000

    Strength: 441

    Dexterity: 232

    Speed:111

    Intelligence: 323

    Endurance: 749

    Control: 99

    Active Skills: Stone Bullet Lv 110, Water Bullet Lv 120, Earth Creation Lv 100, Mud Rain Lv 130, Water Creation Lv 120

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 50, Fire Resistance Lv 70, Earth Resistance Lv 180, Thunder Resistance Lv 70, Ice Resistance Lv 40, Water Resistance Lv 190

    "How was your vacation?" Ilyana asked, using Telepathy. "Did you bring any souvenirs?"

    "No," Leon answered.

    ???So thoughtful..." Ilyana said. "If you don''t mind, can you help me a little? I want to level up my golems. Just do the usual, drain their mana and create more of your own minions."

    Leon sighed. Ilyana didn''t wait for his answer and just imagined as if he would help her as a matter of fact. Leon owed her much more than that and would owe much more once he finds the other spirits, so it couldn''t be helped.

    Slime ¨C Lv 200

    Health: 150 +

    Mana: 150 +

    Stamina: 150 +

    Strength: 30 +

    Dexterity: 30+

    Speed: 30 +

    Intelligence: 30+

    Endurance: 30 +

    Control: 30 +

    Mentality: 30 +

    Luck: 30 +

    Recovery: 30 +<sub> </sub>

    Willpower: 30 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Fire bullet Lv 30, Water Bullet Lv 30, Wind Bullet Lv 30, Earth Bullet Lv 30,

    p Passive Skills:</anda>

    Leon slimes got a little stronger, but he would never find an opponent that they could kill alone. Mostly because Leon couldn''t go to a world that was on the first stage of assimtion. Leon also doubted that his Earth Golems would be strong enough for it before Leon''s existence starts to be rejected by those worlds.

    Since the earth golems could level up more efficiently, Leon decided to create three slimes and one earth golem, and so on per turn. He was just summoning them to gain status points, so it didn''t matter which one reaches level max first.

    "Did something happen on Earth while I was away?" Leon asked, imagining that Ilyana could hear him.

    "Weren''t you there?" Ilyana asked.

    "Don''t pretend that you don''t keep an eye on me, 24/7," Leon shook his head.

    "Nothing happened, you friends are diligently increasing their power while building their defenses," Ilyana said. "Can''t you endure seeing your friends for a few months? At this rate, you won''tst until yours are attacked."

    Leon let out a long sigh to calm his nerves, Ilyana knew about the things he endured to return home and find his family and friends, and she still was capable of saying things like that. However, Leon couldn''t understand why she was like that. She probably lost the people she cared about thousands of years ago, and even though she wanted revenge, she was doing that for herself, not because someone caused the deaths of her family and friends. Just like Amanda forgot about Leon after nine hundred years, Ilyana probably forgot about most of those she cared about.

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder if something like that will happen to him. If he manages to survive after protecting his family, his friends, and Earth... will he forget about them after a hundred years? Will he still care about them four hundred years in the future to risk himself for them? Leon was more than aware that humans weren''t creatures easy to understand. He himself was quiteplicated and, despite everything, quite emotive. It wouldn''t be weird if someday he suddenly snaps and decides to forget about them after being treated like a stranger for who knows how long... Leon shook those thoughts of his head. He didn''t have time to think about that kind of thing.

    "When are you going to tell me the location of the spirits?" Leon asked.

    "You are not ready yet," Ilyana answered.

    "And when will I be ready?" Leon asked.

    "It is impossible to know," Ilyana answered. "It isn''t about status or skills. It is about your will... The current you won''t survive any of the tests, the three remaining spirits will force you to pass to obtain their powers."

    It was a pain, but it looked like Leon would have to be a little more mature or perhaps bloodthirsty to pass the trials of the spirits of light, shadow, and time. Leon couldn''t even imagine what kind of things they would force him to do... Leon was a man who would put his arms in a river of magma just to train his elemental resistance, but it looked like only that much bravery wasn''t enough. He needed to be more insane... and that wasn''t something good.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Those notifications were the things that made Leon wake up in the middle of the ''battle'' against the Mud Golems. At some points, he started to fight full-auto. Although it wasn''t bad to find a way to fight without overthinking, fighting without thinking was just too dangerous.

    "I guess it is time to learn the next summoning spell... Let''s see If I can learn this on my own."

    Leon, more or less, knew the logic behind summoning spells, and if summoning an earth golem was rtively simple, he imagined the same thing would apply to the other types of golems. With that in mind, Leon started to practice.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Fire Golem.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Fire Golem ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 250 +

    Mana: 50 +

    Stamina: 150 +

    Strength: 50 +

    Dexterity: 10+

    Speed: 10 +

    Intelligence: 10+

    Endurance: 50 +

    Control: 10 +

    Mentality: 50 +

    Luck: 10 +

    Recovery: 50 +

    Willpower: 00 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Fire Bullet Lv 10, Fire Tornado Lv 10, Fire Arrow Lv 10,

    Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 50

    "As expected... the logic behind was the same. Even the initial stats are the same as the earth golem," Leon said while analyzing his new summon.

    "Training a new spell while you fight my mud golems? You have quite the nerve," Ilyana said.

    Although her words make her look angry, Leon didn''t feel anything behind Ilyana''s words. Regardless, Leon summoned several whenever possible to level up the skill. Little by little, things were starting to get really noisy, and Leon started to miss the previous weeks where he didn''t have to endure caused by a battle of monsters.

    "Wait a minute... If I create a fire golem like this, then I probably can apply the same logic to create ice slimes or even those gigantic aqua slimes. Still... since they are far more powerful than the ordinary monsters, the cost of man is probably higher than I have right now..."

    Leon took a break and looked for a summoning spell on the dungeon shop, but he only found how to summon regr slimes and golems. Something was off... those monsters were way too weak. Considering that, that kind of skill should be avable on the dungeon shops of a world on the third stage of assimtion. But then Leon recalled that until now, he didn''t face or find anyone who was a specialist in summoning monsters. The cost of mana was high, but after fighting for hundreds of years, anyone would have mana to summon at least a slime.

    "This is very suspicious... but I don''t have to worry about this. What about passive skills?"

    Leon didn''t find any, even though that was depressing; he was fully aware that learning a passive skill by using tomes was a bit too much. Learning new spells by himself was fine, but buying new tomes without waiting for Volt and Efreet''s turn to teach him a fewbinations weren''t. So, Leon decided to resume his task of helping Ilyana and training his monsters.

    Creating an ice or thunder golem was a bit too much since creating ice and thunder consumed a lot more mana. Leon also couldn''t imagine creating a wind golem, but one made of water was supposed to be possible to have the same level of difficulty.

    "Well... first, I have to make my golems reach at least the level fifty."

    It wouldn''t take long since Leon''s golems weren''t being attacked, and he could create one every few seconds. After half an hour that happened, and as he had nned, Leon practiced his new skill, and just after a few tries, he received the motivation.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Water Golem.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Water Golem ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 250 +

    Mana: 50 +

    Stamina: 150 +

    Strength: 50 +

    Dexterity: 10+

    Speed: 10 +

    Intelligence: 10+

    Endurance: 50 +

    Control: 10 +

    Mentality: 50 +

    Luck: 10 +

    Recovery: 50 +

    Willpower: 00 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Water Bullet Lv 10, Water Wall Lv 10, Water Lv 10,

    Passive Skills: Water Resistance Lv 50

    "The skills changed a little bit... it is probably because I don''t have all that many water spells. Water can cause some damage, but unless it is high-pressurized water, the power has its limitations."

    Although that was troublesome, Leon didn''t feel bothered by it. Golems mostly attacked with their bodies and using elemental bullets, after all. Regardless, Leon''s army of monsters was bing more colorful and weirder by the minute. Still, there was a limit of how many creatures he could summon since, just like Ilyana, he didn''t want to y with lives. Maybe he could ovee that w by learning how to summon all monsters but in a robotic form.

    "A mechanic dragon... it looks really cool. I never thought I would say that kind of thing after the thirties..."

    Although that was a solution, Leon doubted that it could be so simple to create a creature that had some mechanism and having the size of a dragon. It would be simple if Leon learns by using a tome Ilyana created, but he didn''t like that kind of shortcut, and that would also increase his debt.

    Just a couple of hours had passed since Leon returned, but the mud golems were already at the level one hundred and sixty. It was impressive, but it would take a while before they reach the level Ilyana desired.

    "I guess I don''t have much of choice... I will have to stay here for at least a week."

    ? "You can always ask for Undine, and Gnome drains their attacks and convert into your mana," Celsius said.

    "Don''t even start," Undine said.

    "Don''t wanna," Gnome said.

    Celsius offered Leon a chance to multitask, but the spirits didn''t want to face weak enemies just to get rid of a few inconveniences. If Leon really needed their help, they wouldn''t mind, but since that wasn''t an important task, they refused. It wasn''t like Leon was in desperate need of mana, but the more, the better. However, it was clear that that wouldn''t happen. Usually, Gnome would try to negotiate with Leon, he would help, but Leon would let him increase the size of hisbyrinth and this time that didn''t happen.

    Leon sighed, feeling like he should be rigorous with his spirits, but he couldn''t. They were his allies, not his servants.

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    "You can return to your life of tourism again," Ilyana said when her mud golems reached the level three hundred and fifty. "Thank you for your help."

    One week had passed since Leon returned, and it looked like he finally had the chance to leave again. Unfortunately, he was starting to have second thoughts. It was stupid and crazy, but at some point, over thest week, he started to wonder how Ilyana dealt with loneliness. Most likely, she also has the intermediate fragment of spirits inside her head, so things weren''t exactly silent. Still, what would she talk about with her spirits if she rarely lives her castle? If nothing happens, even best friends or rtives would have a hard time talking to each other.

    Leon was fully aware of how difficult it was to be alone. Most of the time, when he was alone, he questioned himself, his current actions, his past actions... Learn with the past is something good, but dwell on it every single wake moment was just sad.

    "... It has been a while since you gave me some job," Leon said. "Is everything under control?"

    "That kind of thing happens often," Ilyana exined. "It isn''t strange for me to stay here for ten years without anything troublesome happening. Just before you appeared, I spent thirteen years doing nothing but learning and practicing my spells."

    That was insane, but it wasn''t that surprising considering how old Ilyana was and her goal. In the end, Leon decided to leave without overthinking about it. He already had too many worries in his head, and worrying about someone who always hides crucial information from him wouldn''t do him any good.

    "Volt and Efreet, it is you guys turn now," Leon said.

    "Understood," Volt said.

    "Hahaha! I will teach you some neat tricks to pulverize those who dare to get on your way." Efreet dered.

    Leon expected to learn something easier, considering that Volt was very considerate and also aware of Leon''s limitations, but since Efreet was also part of the equation, things got a bitplicated.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Explosive Lightning.

    Cost: 250 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bolts of Torment.

    Cost: 250 mana per second

    Duration: 20 Seconds.

    Cooldown time: 10 Seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Just like their personalities,patibility between fire and thunder wasn''t that great, but at least Leon managed to learn some powerful spells. The first one was Explosive Lightning, it was like an ordinary lightning bolt, but upon hitting the target, the impact also caused an explosion and burned the area and everything near the target. The second spell was something even insane. Instead of causing explosions, the lightning bolts would melt the area around the target and make some magma balls jump out of it and hit anything nearby.

    "Escaping the total damage caused by those spells will be nearly impossible," Leon said. "Thanks for the help, Volt, Efreet."

    Leon quickly leveled up those spells before finding the new world where he would train. Opening a path toward a dungeon that had too many enemies on the way would only make Leon waste time, so Leon decided to go to the first dungeon he finds that seemed less troublesome. In the end, Leon chose the one that spawned centaurs. Those creatures couldn''t talk... at least Leon couldn''t see them talking using words an intelligent species use. But they looked pretty smart since they always walked in groups of five.<sub> </sub>

    Centaur (Spear)

    Health: 18000 +

    Mana: 5000 +

    Stamina: 15000 +

    Strength: 1578 +

    Dexterity: 1956+

    Speed: 2212 +

    Intelligence: 1851+

    Endurance: 1563 +

    Control: 1822 +

    Active Skills: Pierce Lv 330, Rage Lv 250, Rupture Lv 300, Vital Blow Lv 250, War Cry Lv 300, Fury Strikes Lv 310, Burn Strike Lv 270

    Passive Skills: Spearmanship Lv 323, Wind Resistance Lv 250, Fire Resistance Lv 310, Earth Resistance Lv 290, Thunder Resistance Lv 290, Ice Resistance Lv 240, Water Resistance Lv 290, Gravity Resistance Lv 300, Light Resistance Lv 180

    Although there were centaurs that used bows and swords, most of them were armed with spears, and their status was between the bowman and the swordsman of their species, so Leon decided to use them a basis.

    Before anything, Leon surprised out of nowhere and hit all of them with sma Bullets on their heads. Unfortunately, that hadn''t been enough to kill the group of scouts. But at least managed to wound the centaur armed with a bow and take him out of the picture. Despite the man, the remaining monsters readied themselves to face Leon. But they didn''t manage to do much since Leon was flying high in the sky. Throwing their weapons wasn''t an option. At the very least, the centaurs were smart enough not to do that. So, they began to retreat.

    "Now that is surprising..." Leon said.

    Leon had a clear vision of the mountain where their dungeon was located, but even though there weren''t many obstacles along the way and they could reach it by walking in a straight line, the centaurs were heading toward the north of the dungeon.

    "They are heading toward their allies... they want to make me fall in a trap."

    That was troublesome. Leon wanted to use them to level up his skills, but it looked like things wouldn''t go as nned. Still, that situation wasn''t itself so bad... Leon wouldn''t level up his skills as much as he wanted, but by fighting enemies that could think of retreating and preparing ambushes would be a valuable experience.

    "It looks like a trip to their won''t be a walk in the park."

    Leon shot several sma Arrows, and the centaurs blocked with their weapons. Even though their weapons got destroyed, it had been more than enough to protect themselves and also buy some time.

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    Suddenly, Leon heard several hissing sounds. Instead of looking, he just used Transfer and appeared several meters ahead of that point. When they turned around, Leon saw several arrows hitting against each other from several directions.

    "What the..." Leon looked around and didn''t see or felt anything within the range of his Mana Dominion. "Mana Concealment? Those centaurs sure are crafty..."

    There were some trees and piles of rubble nearby, so Leon imagined that the centaurs were hiding behind those. However, before Leon could investigate those, another massive number of arrows flew toward him from several points he wasn''t watching. Again, only the hissing sound warned him.

    Leon used Transfer, and soon after, he activated Invisibility. Thanks to that, he began to fell from the sky, but hisnding didn''t cause a loud noise or wounded his legs.

    "I thought they fell from my trap... but I guess I fell from theirs. That group of scouts'' sole purpose was to lure every creature that may approach their dungeon."

    Leon had to wait for a few minutes before the centaurs finally left the ces there using to hide. Leon thought several of the archers were hitting him, but it was just four... they changed their positions without letting Leon noticed and also made him think that their numbers were higher. Regardless, the creatures reunited and started to murmur something on theirnguage. Leon approached, and when they were on the line of fire, he shot sma Arrows toward their heads.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The centaurs fell on the ground dead after their heads got destroyed. As usual, no drops, their weapons disappeared as soon as their health bar became empty.

    "In the end, I had to use some tricks as well," Leon said. "If I really want to learn something from them, I should avoid doing that in their world."

    The centaurs didn''t have special skills, so Leon wouldn''t have to waste time sealing their spirits in weapons or items. Leon headed toward the dungeon, and it didn''t take long before he found another group that tried to lure him toward a trap. Since he was already tired of that trick, Leon used Transfer and bombarded the five centaurs that were running away using Thunder Bullets, the power behind them was still weak, but it had been enough to paralyze them until their brains fried up.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Bullet has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Once again, Leon began to fly in the sky while looking for the archers that would attack him. Judging by the position of the first group, he already knew where they were. However, he still heard the hissing sound of the arrowsing from the three different directions because he could only look at a ce at a time.

    "Even without seeing me, one of them was aware that I was observing his position... I thought they were just a warrior race, but they also had some tactical and tracking knowledge."

    Leon used Transfer and escaped the volley of arrows, still, that hadn''t solved the problem. Bing invisible to attack them by surprise wouldn''t let him learn much... Leon couldn''t observe the four ces at a time if he summons his spirits, that could be solved, but then again, Leon wouldn''t learn anything.

    "What to do..."

    Just standing still in mid-air was foolish, but Leon stayed like that in order to test something. He also activated the Mana Barrier and just waited for the volley of arrows, Leon got attacked, and he noticed that the arrows of all directions hit his Mana Barrier after certain intervals. The onesing from the south hit him first, since those aimed at his back, it was hard to identify with his eyes alone. After that, his Mana Barrier got hit in the west, north, and east side. Leon was pretty sure that was the correct order, and somehow the centaurs used that order to signalized to each other.

    After turning to the west, Leon got attacked first by the east, then south, west and north... the first volley of arrows would always be aimed at his back. The one who was behind Leon was the one who had to judge the best time to attack.

    "Not bad, but..."

    After getting hit so many times, Leon already knew the angles and the trajectory of the arrows. When he heard the first hissing sound, Leon turned around and used Transfer. He barely arrived on time to see the centaur hiding under the earth... the monsters could use magic like that to surprise their enemies. Leon killed the creature before it could hide entirely, and he also didn''t have difficulties finding the others.

    "Their tactics aren''t so bad, but nothing very impressive either... Unless they can do something much better than this, I won''t spend much time in their world."

    The same thing happened several times before Leon finally entered the centaurs'' dungeon. It looked like they didn''t find many enemies so far that could quickly find their positions or ignore their attacks like that. Regardless, their tactics didn''t change even slightly, probably because they didn''t notice Leon defeating their friends. Although Leon felt a little bothered by it, it couldn''t be helped given that he was dealing with monsters that couldn''t even use proper words.

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    In the end, Leon didn''t spend much time on the centaurs'' world. He didn''t face any problems there, the only real dangerous situation he faced was when he appeared, and hundreds of archers tried to kill him. Aside from that, nothing happened, and he didn''t learn anything new. Besides, the number of centaurs he faced was severelycking... the fact that they used tactics like that wasn''t because they weren''t that smart. It was because it was their only way to increase their chances of survival.

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Concentrated Shot has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Frost Lance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Well, I leveled up some skills up to the level one hundred. So, not everything is bad news... Still, what now?"

    The best way for Leon to gain some status points was to fight some powerful enemies, and the best ce to fight was on the world that were on the third stage of assimtion. If Leon could reunite his friends and practice with them, things would evolve by leaps and bounds, but was that even possible? Those guys became enemies over the course of nine hundred years. Besides, Leon would have to waste some time organizing that kind of thing...

    "I must forget that kind of idea... I don''t have the time or the right to babysit them."

    Although Ilyana saw a potential that she couldn''t find in people that managed to keep their fighting spirit burning for years like Gis and Yuki, Leon, on the other hand, was kind of unstable. He already knew that helping him was a bet Ilyana decided to make, but despite the hardships he had to endure, Leon wasn''t mentally strong. He did everything because he wanted to reunite with his family and friends. Although such a person could be dangerous, only someone who was mentally strong to pursue revenge for hundreds of years could achieve their true potential... At least that was what Leon imagined that Ilyana thinks.

    Leon knew that whenever he starts to think too much about things, his progress would slow down. The best way to avoid that was to buy some tomes and practice them for a change of pace, but since Leon already starting leveling up his old skills up to the level one hundred, he decided to keep doing that until the very end.

    "There is also the option of facing Crik again. I bet I could level up my skills at an insane speed training with him... but something was off about him. There is also another problem... I would have to ask Ilyana for a favor in order to meet him, and I even don''t know in which stage that world is."

    In the end, Leon decided to look for the dungeons that spawned the most troublesome enemies first, near the ces that have no humans. That way, Leon would avoid hunting monsters that could make other survivors grow strong and prevent those creatures from harming the.

    "The most troublesome monsters are the gremlins... but I already exterminated hundreds of thousands of them."

    The best ces to hunt would be in dungeons in Africa and South America. Although Ilyana''s dungeon was there, she was sending her monsters periodically to the world where the mithril people are. So, she probably didn''t have the need to make her monsters hunt other monsters. Gis''s camp was in Europe, and considering her strength, Leon doubted that she and her friends would suffer many losses even if all the monsters in Europe and Asia try to attack them. Japan''s territory was under the total control of Yuki, and Australia also became a walled country.

    "I guess I could give a hand to Hector and Amanda... It looked like they regained their fighting spirit after that battle, but I doubt that those years of peace won''t be difficult to leave behind. No... it is exactly because of that that I can''t help them."<sub> </sub>

    In the end, Leon headed toward Africa to kill some three-headed smanders and Man-Eater nts. He couldn''t rx on his resistance training, so those creatures would help him with that... even though Leon had a hard time enduring the shivers that the tentacles of the Man-Eater nts gave him for some reason.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although fighting such opponents was troublesome since Leon wanted and could only use those low-level skills, it wasn''t so bad because Leon had to focus on their attacks more in order to avoid getting hit in vital areas.

    "I wonder if just this is enough to protect my from the monsters..."

    "What do you mean?" Celsius asked.

    "I mean... the harvesters will attack this world when it reaches the fifth stage of assimtion. When that happens, won''t the dungeons that connect this world with worlds on the third stage of assimtion disappear?"

    "Probably," Celsius said. "... but did you forget that you visited that had only single weather before? Worlds that only had deserts or were covered in snow and ice... those worlds didn''t be like that due to the actions of harvesters."

    Leon nodded, doubting himself was already a habit, but he understood that his actions weren''t meaningless. Leon recalled the world of the slimes that he once visited... even small and weak monsters could destroy entires. He certainly wasn''t wasting time in decreasing their numbers.

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    "I feel like I can understand myself with more ease..." Leon crossed his arms and closed his eyes while nodding to himself. "It looks like one week doing the same thing over and over again is my limit before getting bored out of my mind."

    "That is rather impressive," Efreet said. "I doubt that I could do the same thing for more than a few hours without getting bored."

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Pir has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Arrow has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Since Leon spend four years doing nothing but training with a single goal in mind, and then when he became free, he traveled the world solving several problems. He became a workaholic. He already knew and recognized the fact several times, but just that wasn''t enough to change anything.

    "I wonder how many times this damn cycle will have to repeat itself... I hate training arcs..."<sub> </sub>

    Earth didn''t have many dungeons connected to worlds that were on the third stage of assimtion, so that cycle would eventually end in a few months if Leon decides to clean up most of those worlds for just one week. Although it was insane to hope for that to happen almost every week until the harvesters appear, he wanted to do things while others were on risk. Leon could only feel himself growing strong physically and mentally in that kind of situation.

    "Maybe if I increase my willpower, I will also increase my patience regarding those kinds of things..."

    It looked like a waste of time and points, but Leon decided to increase his willpower and test that hypothesis. In the end, Leon confirmed a few interesting things. His patience really grew, and he also could endure staying awake for twelve instead of ten days straight. However, that didn''t make things less monotonous, only a little more bearable.

    "Although I doubled my willpower, I didn''t be two times more mentally stronger... I guess each status work and make progress in different manners. No, only my intelligence work in a more efficient way because I focused a lot on that in the past. Meanwhile, the other status is less effective."

    Instead of increasing his willpower, Leon needed a hobby. He wasn''t at the level of Ilyana when ites down to the resilience to keep training skills day in and day out, but he was quite sure that was among the top one hundred humans that were ''grinding professionals.''

    "Just what the hell am I thinking... in the future, dozens, maybe hundreds of bastards wille and attack Earth just for the fun of it, and I''m thinking about finding a hobby."

    "I think that is a great idea," Undine said. "You are just a human. There is no way that you willst long only training in order to be and protect your."

    "That is right," Volt nodded. "Unless you prepare yourself ordingly, you will fail, Leon. To achieve big goals, you don''t have much choice but decrease the goal is smaller parts and achieve them one at a time."

    "I already know that," Leon massaged his eyebrows. "The problem is, I am an idiot. I can''t rx knowing that some bastards that messed with me and with my, but I''m not disciplined enough to keep pursuing power every waking moment for more than a few days straight in order to deal with them when the timees."

    "I think that is only obvious," Gnome said. "I would worry if you be or try to act like a battle freak like Efreet."

    "Hey... I don''t pursue power all the time, you know," Efreet frowned. "I don''t think about that kind of thing when I''m sleeping."

    Leon also frowned when he heard Efreet''s excuse. It was also pretty weird that Gnome knew such a term... but given that the spirits could read his mind, it was understandable, and it wouldn''t be weird if they had ess to his vocabry. Regardless, Leon stopped to think for a moment about his past self. For the first time in fourteen years, he recalled that he went abroad to study civil engineering, but never put to good use that kind of knowledge.

    "Now that I think about it... I actually used that knowledge when I stayed on the inds." Leon nodded to himself.

    At the time, he couldn''t make anything muchplicated since his magic was pretty rough, but he created a small pipeline in order to clean himself now and then to store clean water... He also built a house and walls using trees and steel tes. Now that Leon''s mana pool was muchrger, he could also do all kinds of things using Transmute.

    "I wonder if that will work... I want to make a living being a civil engineer, it wasn''t a hobby," Leon scratched the back of his ear. "My hobbies were... wasting my time doing stupid things with Hector and ying games with Betty. Although I want a hobby, I want a productive one, and I don''t see the logic of ying games when I have the powers of several overpowered protagonists..."

    Leon could create all kinds of materials using magic. He also could transform those materials in some pretty useful things using Transmute. However, to make things like cars, drones, or any other object that had electronicponents, Leon would have to learn several things. Then Leon had an idea and smirked... if things go well, he will find a hobby and even solve several other problems.

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    Leon headed to Japan, and after arriving at Yuki''s pce, he waited at the entrance for her. Some guards already knew very well who he was, so Leon didn''t have to invade the pce like before. It was around 07:00 PM, so she probably was having dinner. It wasn''t a good idea to interrupt the most important person in the country like that. That was even truer since Leon was going to ask for a favor.

    Still, even though Leon said that he wasn''t in a hurry, Yuki appeared five minutester alongside Ren. Leon sighed, or Ren was the most loyal guard he had ever seen, or he was the creepiest simp of the entire cosmos.

    "Hello, did something happen?" Yuki asked.

    "No, I just came to buy a few things, and I think things will faster if I negotiate with you directly," Leon said.

    "Thank goodness..." Yuki sighed in relief. "You always appear so suddenly, and when something troublesome is about to happen, so I thought... Anyway, what do you want to buy?"

    "The most potentputer you have that can work using rechargeable batteries," Leon said. "I also want all the knowledge you have on technology, be military, robotics, and of other more general areas."

    "... What?" Ren asked, surprised.

    "Why do you want something like that?" Yuki narrowed her eyes.

    "I want a hobby and produce something that will help me in the long run," Leon exined. "Since I don''t know much about technology, I will need even the most basic materials that will teach me about the subject."

    "I don''t think you alone can produce anything really useful," Yuki said. "That is even truer considering that you are a beginner in the subject."

    "It doesn''t matter," Leon said. "If I fail, then it will serve as a lesson. Don''t worry about it, I won''t give the information to anyone, and I will pay for it."

    Yuki and Ren looked at each other, showing some doubts in their eyes, it made sense since Leon also wanted to learn about their military technology, but it looked like they were more worried because that was a massive waste of time for both parts. Leon sighed and created some earth above his right hand. After that, he used Transmute and create a pair of sunsses.

    "Do you still think this is a waste of time?" Leon asked.

    "How did you... no, it doesn''t matter," Yuki shook her head. "It will take a while to organize everything."

    "All right, I''m not in a hurry," Leon said. "How many days you need do you need?"

    "To digitalize everything, organize the parts and install all systems... perhaps three days will be enough," Yuki said.<sub> </sub>

    "All right, I will return in three days," Leon said and then turned around to leave, but then stopped. "Do you guys need help with anything? I can lend a hand if you want."

    "We don''t have anything troubling us..." Yuki said. "But, you can help train our troops if you want."

    "How?" Leon asked.

    "Just your magic and hit the soldiers," Yuki exined. "Ren, guide Leon to the training grounds. I will join you guyster."

    "Yes, Your Majesty," Ren bowed, and then Yuki left.

    Although it was a bit weird for her soldiers to be trained around that time, Leon knew that Yuki herself had be a battle maniac. So, it wouldn''t be weird that she demands from her soldier rigorous training day in and day out. Although it wouldn''t be that efficient since Earth was on the fourth stage of assimtion, it wasn''t so bad... Leon had to interact with other people now and then, after all.

    The training grounds in question was located where a long time ago existed a ser stadium. It looked like the building withstand the end of the world, and Yuki decided to reform the whole ce and create a ce for her soldiers to train to some extent. Most people on Earth became super-humans, so they couldn''t go all out in such a ce.

    Even from afar, Leon could feel some vibrations on the flooring from the center of the stadium. A few minutester, Leon and Ren found the origin of the impacts. Some soldiers were punching each other or trading blows using their weapons without moving the spot they were in.

    "All right, guys," Ren pped his hands to get the soldiers'' attention. "Change of ns, today we will practice our parrying skills and our resistances against a mage. This is Leon. He is going to help us with that."

    Some soldiers recognized Leon while others looked at him as if he was a nuisance. Training against mages wasn''t that fun for melee fighters. They couldn''t attack, after all. And many felt like punching bags. Still, the number of soldiers was rtively high. It would be difficult to hit them fast enough without risking exploding their heads. Although Leon wasn''t skilled enough to shoot with precision so many targets, he could easily solve that problem using his mithril helmet.

    "... What is that?" Ren asked while he was observing Leon equipping the mithril helmet.

    "A special helmet that will increase my uracy," Leon answered. "Will you join them?"

    "I will wait for Her Majesty," Ren said.

    The soldiers readied their weapons, and Leon selected the targets and also the ce where he was going to hit. It was weird how such equipment could improve his skills to that extent, but he wouldn''t waste time questioning about it.

    Without wasting time, Leon cast Ice Punch and multiplied their numbers using Multi-Conjuration. In the blink of an eyeter, the magic projectiles hit the soldiers'' weapons. Some of them endured the impact while others fell back aftercking the strength to endure the attack.

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    Ren frowned when he saw Leon hitting thirty of his soldiers with scary precision. His soldiers didn''t block the attack. Leon was the one who hit their weapons at the same time.

    "You have a pretty good aim..." Ren said.

    "It is thanks to the helmet, without it, I doubt that I would even hit half of the targets," Leon said.

    The soldiers got caught by surprise, but soon they recovered from the shock. They had been trained well enough to recover themselves. Leon didn''t wait for them to say something. He just shot another volley of Ice Punches.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Multi-Conjuration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It looked like Leon wouldn''t actually waste too much time there. His skills would progress even faster when Ren and Yuki join the fray. A few hourster, Yuki appeared and saw some soldiers on the floor and breathing hard. Their arms had several bruises, and she could see signs of broken bones and damaged muscles. Yuki became a muscle-head, but Leon noticed that she didn''t neglect her talents while looking after the soldiers he ''beat to a pulp.''

    "It looks like you have a lot of fun while I was away," Yuki said after she healed her soldiers. "Let''s see if you will have the same fun against me."

    Yuki entered her battle stance, but she didn''t move from the ce. She wasn''t armed with her gloves, which means that she wanted to block Leon''s attacks using her arms alone. Leon hesitated but soon got rid of those thoughts. Even if he damages Yuki a little bit too much, she was fast enough to heal any wound before something bad happens. Ren joined her sides, but it looked like the soldiers wouldn''t join them. They were preparing to leave, and no one was approaching.

    "Only you two this time?" Leon asked.

    "The other soldiers will only join us at dawn," Yuki said. "Don''t hold back. This won''t be fun unless you take things seriously."

    Yuki became a troublesome woman, but since she asked for it and it would be disrespectful to ignore her wishes, Leon decided to take things seriously. However, he couldn''t go all out. Besides, his goal was to train his spells, so he cast five Ice Punches toward her and the other five toward Ren in a rapid session. As expected, Yuki used her own fists to attack and destroy all the magic projectiles. Meanwhile, Ren engulfed his sword on fire and destroyed all Ice Punches in a single strike. Still... both of their hands started to bleed. Their weapons didn''t fully nullify the power behind Leon''s attacks.

    "Is that all?" Yuki asked. "I can''t believe you defeated my soldiers with just that."

    "I didn''t defeat them, I just practiced with them a little," Leon sighed. "Why are you getting so worked up?"

    p In the blink of an eye, the bleeding stopped. So, Leon resumed his actions. The next time and fired seven Ice Punched toward them. But once again, they destroyed the magic projectiles. There was no need to tell them to heal themselves, so Leon attacked again and increased the projectiles little by little.</anda>

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Punch has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    When it dawned, Leon was allocating his status points while studying the fallen Ren and the pale, but still smirking Yuki. It was very impressive. They helped Leon to reach the level one hundred in two skills in just a few hours. But he couldn''t help but worry about their mental health... their bones broke again and again, but they didn''t ask for a pause, and things didn''t get easier when Leon used the Fire Punches. There was no impact, but the heat of the fire wasn''t something tough at.

    "Look on the good side. I''m not the only one who can have his mental health questioned."

    When the next group of soldiers appeared, they frowned when they saw their empress wounded and her right hand on the floor in front of a strange man, but Yuki exined to them what had happened before something troublesome could happen.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Punch has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Lance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Lance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Lance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In the end, those three days passed in the blink of an eye since Leon didn''t have to wait even for a minute for a new target. Many, many soldiers came to the training ground because it was a rare chance to see the immortal empress and her biggest simp training together with a mage that could actually wound them.

    "This wasn''t as bad as I had imagined it would be. At least it is clear that my hard work still is paying off, that is clear considering that even my weakest spells can wound the most powerful survivors of Earth."

    Leon would feel even more bored with training if the difference in power between himself and the other humans decreased... even though the inverse would actually decrease his worries a lot. Even though Ren, at some point, became weaker than Yuki, he wasn''t half bad. In the future, Leon was sure that they would help a lot in the battle against the harvesters.

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    Leon frowned while looking at theputer he asked for. He was pretty sure technology had progressed to the point where even notebooks could be terrifically fast and powerful, but thepute Yuki gave him was just like the one he had in his room when he was a teenager. The only real difference was the CPU that was the size of an ordinary car.

    "Why is this so big?" Leon asked. "I just want to read some archives... I don''t want to make calculus and discover how to use them all the energy of the sun."

    "You asked for the bestpute, that is the best we currently have," Yuki said. "With it, you can make simtions of many things. Though, I doubt that you know how to use it. Anyway, you will find all the information you are looking for inside of it. There are also tons of images that you can use as a reference. I don''t know how you can transform a small amount of earth into sunsses, but you will need that kind of extra information for whatever you are trying to do."

    "Thanks. How much do I owe you?" Leon asked.

    "You can have it for free since you helped us a lot more than once," Yuki said. "That is what I would like to say... but we are quite interested in your helmet. You said with it you can increase your aim and also have several other functions. If you are fine with it, we would like to study and try to replicate."

    "It will be difficult since that is alien technology, but I guess it is fine," Leon said. "But if you seed in replicating it, you will have to negotiate them with the other camps."

    "That is only fair," Yuki received the helmet. "I will try not to rip them off... too much."

    Leon sighed. Regardless, he wouldn''t need that helmet for the time being, probably. And considering everything, it would be safer and more convenient to install it and study on Ilyana''s world.

    "Ilyana, can you transport me and thisputer back to your world?" Leon asked.

    Yuki and Ren frowned when they heard Leon saying that, they didn''t know any Ilyana. So, they couldn''t help but frown since no one was near them. To make matters worse, Leon waited for an answer for several minutes.

    "I know that you are watching me, don''t pretend and try to make a fool out of me," Leon said.

    Once again, no answer. Leon was getting kind of angry since it was evident that she was trying to mess with him, but two people can y that kind of game.

    "You don''t transport me and thisputer now. I will learn Thoughtography and distribute the picture of how you looked on the first time I saw you to all the people on the," Leon smirked.

    The next moment, Leon and hisputer appeared back on Ilyana''s world, where he usually trains.

    "You have got quite the nerve to threaten me like that," Ilyana said.

    "It was just a joke, but thanks to this, I know that that kind of ckmailing action works against you," Leon smirked. "Besides, you deserved for trying to make me look like a fool... even more than I already look."

    After a few seconds of silence, Leon finally noticed that he acted without thinking. That kind of dialogue made him feel closer to her, and that wasn''t something he wanted. Feel closer to someone who always hides information from him. Regardless, before doing anything, Leon created a room where the wind and rain wouldn''t damage hisputer. Since some stray shot could fall on that building, he made everything exceptionally sturdy. The price of that was the heat inside of the building...

    "Well, it doesn''t matter, I can use Cold Breeze to make the ambient more pleasant."<sub> </sub>

    "We didn''t ask this before, but what do you n to create?" Celsius asked.

    "Nothing veryplicated at first, but since I can create several things using Transmute as long as I understand them, there are several things I want to use. Bybining magic and firearms, in the future, I want to create a weapon that absorbs sr energy and disperse it to cause massive damage, there is a limit with the things I can do with magic, but since sr energy doesn''t have a cost, it will be useful against the invaders."

    "That certainly is an interesting idea..." Undine said. "But will you learn that alone and before the start of the battle? Even if you seed, that will only happen in the far future. What do you want to create now? I''m quite sure anything you can create using the technology of your world can be replicated using mana."

    "You are right, but I''m doing this to rx, remember? For the time being, I will feel satisfied in creating surveince cameras that can work using sr energy only or, at the very least, some robots to produce mana liquid for me. The effectiveness will decrease, I know, but it will help me save time."

    Still, before turning on hisputer. Leon had to train for a few days since he spent three days on earth, but thirty passed on that world. Things progressed slowly since he didn''t have a target, but Leon was okay with it. Now that he had a new goal aside from revenge, he could do things at a more reasonable pace.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Lance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Concealment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stamina Restoration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sandstorm has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

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    When Leon checked his skill list, he noticed that his summoning skills grew a lot while he was on Earth. That being said, Ilyana''s Mud Golems reached level five hundred when his own monsters didn''t level up, not even one hundred levels. So, Leon couldn''t get ahead of himself.

    Since Leon was really looking forward to learning how to build useful things, he decided to train his skills just by keeping his spirits materialized. Now and then, he would have to stop and create some mana liquid, but he felt quite rxed while doing that in between his study sessions.

    "I never thought you were a bookworm," Celsius said.

    "It is kind of surprising that humans can read books for so long without getting bored," Sylph said.

    "I''m just reading and keeping reading because I have a goal," Leon said, a bit annoyed. "And because I don''t understand anything that is written here," Leon said.

    In just a single day, Leon read the same archive that had three hundred pages three times, the content was like middle-school level, but since it has been decades since Leon read a book, he forgot nearly everything when he went to school and college. The only things he really could recall were practical knowledge. Still, even if he couldn''t understand the content, as long as he can memorize the internal parts of an object and what functions those parts have, he could replicate it... probably. At least that was what Leon was telling himself.

    Since Leon didn''t want to mess with gunpowder, his first goal was to create a weapon that used high-pressurized water. After that, he would study batteries and sr panels. He knew that he wanted to create some things that only existed in sci-fi stories, but considering that he moves faster than the sound, the sky was the limit.

    "It is only obvious, but I should start with baby steps..."

    Leon already could create simple things like sunsses using Transmute, but since he wasn''t someone who wasn''t good at understanding or exining the theory of things, even about the magic that was more or less his specialty. Leon decided to start trying to create some simple but ''practical'' things. Instead of jumping ahead and trying to create a gun that could shot massive amounts of water, he went with basic and created a water gun... a toy. It was mostly made of stic, but since its ''mechanisms'' were pretty simple, he seeded in creating it.

    "What the heck is that?" Celsius asked. "A toy?"

    "No... this is a small step for me and a giant leap for no else," Leon said and pulled the trigger, making some water fly a few meters in front of him. "Anyway, it does work. Now, I just have to make some adjustments, change the materials, add some things, and then eventually, I will create a railgun myself."

    "No one needs to pay to have dreams, even the most stupid ones," Celsius said.

    Although Leon was still in the early stages of his experiments, he already could imagine himself creating a gun that used mithril bullets, and those mithril bullets would be some element when the trigger were pulled. It would be really convenient if all humans could use a methrower or Water Cannon just like that... even though it would be more convenient to create a gun using mithril and seal the spirit of a monster that has such skill within.

    "I can''t think that way... this is just to make me rx and to use my mana in unexpected ways."

    It couldn''t be helped that Leon would even take a hobby seriously like that. The only thing he did in the past fourteen years was to take everything seriously, after all.

    Congrattions! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Leon couldn''t understand all that much the contents of the archives he read, his memorization capacity seemed to have improved quite a bit. After observing the image of the interior design of a handgun, he managed to replicate and even adapt. Instead of using gunpowder, he created a paintball like a gun, the design wascking, but he could store bullets made of earth and make them fly for fifty meters before losing speed and altitude.<sub> </sub>

    "This isn''t so bad..." Leon said to himself. "At this rate, I''m pretty sure that I will be able to create something useful soon enough."

    "You shouldn''t waste time mixing magic and technology," Ilyana said, using Telepathy.

    Leon''s heart almost stopped since he didn''t expect to hear Ilyana. After he calmed down, he decided to ask why she seemed so upset. Leon could only pray that she wasn''t mad about the previous joke.

    "If you create weapons using mana, it is fine, but ordinary weapons that also use mana won''tst long," Ilyana exined. "Although mana is a type of energy clean and its use is very friendly, the metals that can withstand their use for a few months are rare."

    Health: 2706 +

    Mana: 18232 +

    Stamina: 2541 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 12111+

    Endurance: 512 +

    Control: 3559+

    Mentality: 250 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 5000 +

    Willpower: 268 +

    Coins: 243,412,563

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 100, Throw Lv 100, Analysis Lv 100, Bash Lv 100, Dash Lv 100, Earth Creation Lv 245, Water Creation Lv 241, Wind Creation Lv 242, Fire Creation Lv 216, Frost Lance Lv 100, Water Bullet Lv 100, Ice Bullet Lv 100, Wind Bullet Lv 100, Fire Bullet Lv 100, Earth Bullet Lv 100, Lightning Lv 100, Fire Arrow Lv 100, Ice Pir Lv 100, Ice Arrow Lv 100, Earth Arrow Lv 100, Wind Arrow Lv 100, Earth Punch Lv 100, Ice Punch Lv 100, Fire Punch Lv 100, Wind Punch Lv 100, Earth Lance Lv 100, Ice Lance Lv 100, Thunder Bullet Lv 100, Wind Lance Lv 100, Fire Lance lv 100, Mana Concealment Lv 100, Haste Lv 350, Magma Bullet Lv 100, Sandstorm Lv 100, Fire Tornado Lv 100, Stamina Maniption Lv 100, Summon Slime Lv 240, Summon Earth Golem Lv 210, Summon Fire Golem Lv 120, Summon Water Golem Lv 110

    Passive Skills: uracy Lv 116, Archery Lv 261, Cook Lv 165, Multi-Conjuration Lv 315, Fire Blessing Lv 300, Earth Blessing Lv 300, Lion''s Pride Lv 410, Thunder Blessing Lv 351, Wind Blessing Lv 180, Ice Blessing Lv 190, Water Blessing Lv 190

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    Leon understood Ilyana''s reasoning, but it wasn''t like he wanted to rely on that too much. It looked like she didn''t understand that he was doing that to rx... She couldn''t understand the reason why someone would take their minds out of work. Still, he felt like questioning her a little bit.

    "That can''t be easily solved by repairing the weapon," Leon said.

    "Even if you are the only one who will use the weapon you created, it is a waste of time to repair something in the middle of a battle," Ilyana exined. "Unless you manage to create a weapon that can emit as energy as aet, it won''t be useful to defeat powerful enemies."

    "What about the Gravitational Beam Emitter?" Leon asked. "If the problem is the material, then I just have to create a weapon made of mithril that works like ordinary guns."

    "What is a Gravitational Beam Emitter?" Ilyana asked. "Mithril doesn''t work like other forms of energy, and I didn''t see you studying that helmet. It is a bit presumptuous to think that you will develop what hundreds of other races didn''t when they had the help of thousands of scientists... don''t you think?"

    "Well... yeah," Leon said. "But it is fine if I don''t manage to create anything really useful, I just really want to take my mind out of the training now and then to recover my focus."

    Leon wasn''t good for delicate work, and now more than ever, he was aware that he wasn''t that smart. Still, one couldn''t the result of one''s actions until it happens. So, there was no point in thinking about that. Maybe all that knowledge wouldn''t be as useful as Leon wanted, but it didn''t matter. At least he would rx his mind and body while doing something that could produce some interesting results. Besides, he wasn''t wasting time and mana...

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Gnome''s fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Undine''s fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Volt''s fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon had to stop when he created a gun that could fire earth bullets and hit things one hundred meters away from him. It wasn''t bad considering that he didn''t use anything special... Regardless, it was time to resume his regr training.<sub> </sub>

    "Hehe, now I''m a bit more eager to train," Leon smirked. " A day off is everything one needs to break the boring routine."

    "That is what I wanted to hear," Ilyana said via Telepathy. "Since you are eager to train, you can fight my mud golems. The new guys can''t handle the number of golems I can create."

    By new guys, Ilyana was probably referring to the mithril people. If that was the case, Leon couldn''t imagine they have all that much difficulty... as long as Crik stays with them, Leon was pretty sure they could face even hordes of gremlins. Still, Leon didn''t feel like asking why they were having difficulties, and since Ilyana was asking for a favor that in the end would help him, Leon had no reason whatsoever to refuse.

    "All right..." Leon said and then started to drain the mud golems mana while creating more of his elemental golems.

    It looked like another week of grinding would begin, but then suddenly, Leon felt something strange with him... as if something inside him had disappeared. A few momentster, Leon noticed that was the connection that he had between himself and the snake zombie had disappeared.

    "What the..." Leon said.

    "Shit... this is bad, I wasn''t expecting this," Ilyana said using Telepathy. "It looks like the harvesters won''t give us the time we need. They are already preparing Earth''s terrain. By the way, they killed your zombie snake."

    "What are they doing?" Leon asked.

    "They are teleporting the corpses of thousands of powerful monsters on your in order to make the mana there increase faster," Ilyana exined. "This isn''t the work of one or two harvesters... I can sense at least the mana of twenty of them creating spatial distortions on Earth, and I can''t stop all of them."

    "We can at least try, right?" Leon asked. "Or at least buy some time and give the humans some time to prepare or escape."

    "It is impossible..." Ilyana said.

    Despite the surprise, Ilyana soon recovered, and Leon noticed that she was hiding something again. It wasn''t the first time, and it was clear that she would stay quiet, so Leon moved toward the purple crystal that connected that world to Earth. However, his body stopped moving.

    "I''m sorry, but I won''t let you die," Ilyana said.

    "I won''t die, I will kill those bastards once and for all," Leon said. "They will regret messing with me, my friends, and my."

    "You can''t do anything against them as you are right now..." Ilyana sighed. "It can''t be helped. I will send you to where you will find the fragments of the other spirits."

    "What?! This isn''t time for that, are you insane?" Leon shouted.

    "If you hurry, you will return in time," Ilyana said. "I will buy the time that we need."

    Before Leon could protest again, the scenario around him changed, and then he found himself in front of what seemed to be a Greek temple, at least made Leon recall one. For a change, Ilyana sent him to the exact ce where he would find a spirit, but she did so at the worst time possible.

    "Fucking crazy bitch..." Leon bit his lips. "If she fails in protecting my friends, she will be the first one I will kill..."

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    "Shit... why now of all times?" Leon kicked the ground. "I find a hobby, things start to go well, then suddenly shit happens..."

    It was weird, Leon felt like it was night, but he couldn''t see any lights around, but the temple could be seen as if it was in the middle of the day. Considering that, Leon was supposed to see several things, but he couldn''t. He could only see the temple... when Leon turned around, he saw a shadow around it as if some shadow had covered the entire. As if that wasn''t weird enough, the sky looked far more beautiful and, at the same time, ominous. The stars were shining stronger than the ones Leon could see even at nights on Ilyana''ss... for a moment, Leon thought he was in a world with no atmosphere.

    "Hey, Leon..." Celsius hesitated. "What is that on your left arm?"

    Celsius''s question made Leon wake up from his daydreaming, it wasn''t the time or the ce to admire the surroundings, but Leon couldn''t help but do so. Regardless, Leon saw a weird tattoo on his forearm, it had the shape of a square, and it was an emitting a light blue glow. It was made of mana, and even though he never tried to feel her mana, it was clear that Ilyana had created that.

    When Leon touched an interface simr to the one he could find in dungeons appeared. However, unlike the ones he could find in the dungeon, Leon found some status requirements in weapons and tomes. Leon found one skill he wanted to learn at some point and found the details about it.

    Summon Corrupt Tree of Mana tome

    Cost: 15000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    Requirements: 15000 Intelligence, 7500 Control, Lv 350 Water Creation Lv 350 Earth Creation.

    Cost: 0 and 20000000 coins. (Since you are stupid, I know you will spend your coins.)

    Leon frowned at first, but soon he understood that rune connected to some sort of spatial ce controlled by Ilyana. Most likely, he would buy or even take for free things from her vault. That became clear when Leon saw the prices.

    "That is insane... she created a smaller version of the assimtion system," Leon said in shock. "She probably knows that I wouldn''t ept anything for free, but considering the actual situation, she also gave me the option to ept all the tomes for free... Just what the hell is going to happen here?"

    Leon thought that he would only spend a few days in the worst-case scenario toplete the trials of the three remaining spirits. Still, by the look of things, Ilyana made preparations as if she imagined that Leon would only seed after many years.

    "She could have at least gave me some pointers..." Leon sighed. "Damn it... I''m instinctively relying on her too much."

    There was no point in dwelling about what happened. Leon had to hurry because soon, Earth would reach the fifth stage of the assimtion. Leon started to walk toward the entrance of the tremble, but it didn''t take long for him to notice that something was off. Although his legs were moving, he couldn''t see or feel the entrance getting closer. After a few minutes, he concluded that there was some sort of illusion trap around the temple... Leon expanded Mana Dominion to feel the range of it, but even though he could sense powerful mana around him, he couldn''t discern its whole range.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Dominion has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "It looks like the trial already started..."

    Instead of walking, Leon used Transfer, but even though his mana was being used and moved toward the ce he was seeing, the temple didn''t get any closer. Time was something Leon couldn''t waste now, but it looked like time was essentially the test there...

    "The spirit of time... Sekundez," Leon said.

    Leon didn''t know if that spirit test would be the hardest, but Leon was expecting a lot from its power. If he could master it, perhaps he could even bend time to his will and return to Earth at the moment the harvesters decided to put their ns in action... maybe, he could even turn back on time to the moment his parents died and prevent their deaths.

    "You shouldn''t think about this, Leon," Undine said in a severe tone. "Considering your aplishments so far and your talent despite having just a few years in mana use, perhaps you can aplish what you want... but you will have to pay a veryrge price."

    "I know... returning nine hundred years in the past will cost a lot of mana," Leon said.

    "That is not the point," Undine added. "Even if you manage to obtain enough mana to return to the past, even small changes will greatly influence the world. I''m sure that you are well aware of the term time-paradox."

    "Yeah..." Leon nodded with his head down.

    "What already happened, can''t be changed so easily," Undine exined. "If you just move in a single instant to the point of the time you want to change, you will just move to another dimension where that thing didn''t happen yet. You will be able to prevent some tragedies, but you will end up essentially abandoning the current Earth and your friends. The second option may help you achieve your goal, but it is physically impossible."

    "Can you please exin my second option?" Leon asked.

    "If you try to use the power of the spirit of the time to undo time, you will retrace your steps up until the point in time you want," Undine exined. "The cost of mana will be even higher, but I doubt that you reach your goal because you will lose everything along the way, your status, your mana, and even your memories."

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    The price for bending time wasn''t low. Leon was aware that Undine was right; the first option wouldn''t actually solve anything. As for the second option, it was impossible for many reasons. Since he would lose his memories, he would eventually forget his goal. Since he would lose his mana, he also would lose the power to bend time. Most likely, he also would lose his spirits.

    Leon also had some ideas, but none of those would actually help him. There was one thing he could try, but it would be not easy, and it would take a while before Leon could confirm if that were possible or not.

    "I will think about time travelter," Leon dered. "Right now, I have to find a way to enter the temple."

    Leon created a Checkpoint, and after using Transfer for a while, he couldn''t feel the presence of his Checkpoint anymore. It was out of range, so it became clear that Leon was more than thirty kilometers away from it.

    It wasn''t a good idea, but Leon decided to attack the floor of the temple. Maybe some tremors would make stop whatever was messing with Leon''s senses or perhaps halt the caster of the spell. Leon attacked the floor using an Earth Bullet, but he didn''t even scratch it.

    "Well... it is a weak spell, so it can''t be helped," Leon frowned.

    Without hesitation, Leon fired several Magma Spears in quick session... but again, no scratches. Although Leon felt the sound of the impact, the magic projectiles quickly disappeared once it touched the blocks of earth. That wasn''t some piece of ordinary floor... it looked like the floor, and everything rted to that temple had been made using some material that had high magic resistance. Leon tried to use Mana Absorption, but there was no response.

    "Things are starting to getplicated..." Leon rubbed his chin. "Gnome, can you give me a hand?"

    "Of course!" The gnome said after Leon materialized him.

    Without wasting time, Gnome began his work and then tried to change the environment using earth magic just to create somendmarks in order to make Leon feel less lost. However, even Gnome''s magic disappeared just after a few seconds... even though it hadn''t been used to damage anything. The temple repelled and canceled most types of magic.

    "Well, thanks for the help, Gnome," Leon said and then made the spirit return.

    Leon could use Mana Dominion and Transfer, so the problem wasn''t that bad. By using Haste and Electric Armor, Leon started to run toward the entrance of the tremble. He also activated Regeneration to recover from the wounds such high-speed movement was causing, but eventually, he had to stop and cancel his spells.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon''s skin was burning, and he received some notifications again, so it became even more evident that he was moving. He couldn''t feel his body getting heavier, and he also could feel his mana, but there was a chance that Leon was unconscious or something and everything around him was just a massive illusion. However, that was hard to ept. Ilyana, without a doubt sent him to a ce where he could find a fragment of the spirit of time... but if just a fragment had that much power, he couldn''t even imagine how powerful was the original spirit. Leon imagined that the original spirits were god-like existences, but even that was a bit too much.

    "I''m getting tired of this..." Leon said.

    To make things more efficient, Leon decided to run only using Haste and use the remaining mana to recover his stamina. By doing that, he would manage to increase stamina to some extent while training some of his physical skills like Dash. However, after a few hours, Leon still couldn''t see any difference or change around himself.

    Congrattions! Your stamina has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! Your Endurance has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! The skill Dash has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stamina Restoration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Despite being in a race against time, Leon endured that situation for what seemed to be days. He received those notifications time and time again, but Leon ignored it. If Leon had made some calctions previously, he would have noticed that he had run for ten days straight in an inhuman speed, but the only noticed that something was off when the muscles of his legs tore apart. Leon immediately used Heal, and his legs returned to its previous shape. However, his body was at its limit... he didn''t eat anything in several days. So, Leon''s body was like the time when he had lost a lot of blood... skin, and bones.

    "You have to rest," Celsius said. "At this rate, you will only kill yourself and won''t find the spirit of the time."

    "Thank you for your concern," Leon said. "But after running for so long, I''m pretty sure the test is something along those lines... the spirit of time won''t receive me unless I try to reach it and almost kill myself while I''m at it. Since that is probably the case, I just have to speed up that process."

    "It surprises me how much your illogical words sometimes makes so much sense," Volt said.

    "Thanks, I think that is one of the few talents I have," Leon forced a smile.

    In the end, Leon did well in investing some points in willpower. Despite acting like that, he was at his limit. Although somehow he managed to convince his spirits of that, Leon himself didn''t know if that was actually the real way to reach Sekundez''s fragment.

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    Before Leon could notice, he passed out. He didn''t know how much time passed, but when he woke up, he was perfectly fine. His body wasn''t just skin and bones anymore, and his hunger disappeared. However, he still could see the temple in front of him at the same distance it was when he firstnded.

    "For how long did I sleep?" Leon asked.

    "Just a few seconds," Celsius answered.

    "... How did my body returned to normal?" Leon asked.

    "What are you talking about?" Celsius asked, and Leon imagined her frowning. "Was something wrong with your body before?"

    Now it was time for Leon to frown, was everything he experienced just a dream? After checking his status, Leon noticed that the changes were still there. It wasn''t a good idea to keep that kind of thing hidden from his spirits, so Leon told them.

    "... It makes sense," Volt said. "The spirit of time undo the time you spent here, Leon. His actions also erased our memories, so most likely, we won''t be able to help even if we wanted. Sekundez''s fragment doesn''t want to make us endure the same test you will have to deal with."

    Leon sighed, because that made a lot of sense. Still, just thinking about living again in almost total solitude was enough to make Leon feel shivers. His spirits were still there, but they won''t be able to recall the things that will experience there... Sekundez''s fragment was much more powerful than Leon thought, and judging by the fact that it made Leon return on time and didn''t say anything, Leon would have to endure that more than a few times before the spirit show itself in front of Leon.

    "There is only one thing I can do here... speed up this damn process."

    Leon finally could understand what Ilyana meant when she said that he wasn''t ready for that trial. Even though Leon could understand the rules of the trial, he wasn''t sure if he would be able to endure that for long. Repeating the same process over and over again while worrying about Earth''s situation would drive him mad eventually. Ilyana was powerful, but there was only so much a single person could do. Besides, he spent several years in a world that was on the third stage of assimtion. So, her power could be considered to be on the fifth stage... she couldn''t defeat the ones who were on the sixth stage.

    Congrattions! Your stamina has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! Your Endurance has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! The skill Haste Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While thinking about that kind of thing, Leon ran and didn''t stop even for a second. The muscles of his legs almost erupted several times, but Leon healed them before he could even fall. In order to copse of total exhaustion again, Leon didn''t have much choice but endure the hellish pain and fatigue and keep moving forward.<sub> </sub>

    "Well, think about the good side of this..." Leon said to himself moments before he copsed for the second time. "I will be able to increase my endurance without using status points."

    <o>,m Congrattions! Your willpower has increased by one point.</o>

    Congrattions! Your mentality has increased by one point.

    Leon woke up when he received those notifications, he didn''t know what he did to increase his mentality, but it looked like ovee some mental hardships would increase that as well. If willpower decreased annoying adverse status effects, mentality also could increase by enduring them, at least at a slower speed.

    Regardless, Leon got up and started to run. He could feel the confusion of his spirits, so Leon quickly informed them again about the things he discovered so far. This time they felt a bit troubled by it because the difference in strength between them in the spirit of the time was absolute. It was unfortunate, but Leon couldn''t afford to waste time thinking about it.

    Congrattions! The skill Haste Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although usually, the increase of stamina and endurance would grant Leon the chance to run for a while longer, Haste, Electric Armor, and even Lion''s Pride increased his speed with every level up and countered those effects. The time Leon could keep himself running non-stop was roughly eleven days, and that didn''t change... even when Leonpleted the fifth cycle.

    "Fifty-five days have already passed... I can''t waste more time with this," Leon said. "I''m going to kill the spirit and obtain its power."

    "What?!" Celsius said, visibly astonished. "Have you lost your mind?"

    "Even if you could, and you can''t, you won''t reach him unless you deal with his time trap," Undine said. "You are just letting the blood rush to your head."

    "Calm down, Leon," Volt said. "There is always a chance that he is making sure that time passes much faster here. We all know that those who seek our power want something, and only a fool or someone who clearly needs its power would try to find the spirit of the time."

    After exining the situation for the fifth time for his spirits, Leon decided to take some drastic measures. They were right, Leon couldn''t defeat the spirit, and there was also a chance that Volt was right... but there was also a chance that they were wrong. It would be difficult. It would be difficult, but if Leon focuses to several days in creating a massive amount of sma, there was a chance that his attacks could ignore the effects of the time trap and of the temple.

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    In the end, Leon soon gave up on that idea. It was too reckless, and he wasn''t strong enough to do it. Even if he manages to pull something off, Sekundez''s fragment could easily undo time around Leon and make him forget about that. Besides, he couldn''t kill another spirit, or he would show to his own spirits he could do such a thing in case things don''t go the way he wants.

    Leon started to run again, it was clear that eventually, Leon would think about such a stupid thing again, but at least until then, he had to be powerful enough to endure or destroy the spirit of time power. But it looked like that was impossible. He didn''t obtain skills like time resistance, after all. Time was something Leon couldn''t do anything against it...

    Congrattions! The skill Haste Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has leveled up.

    <o>,m You obtained 01 status points.</o>

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Heal has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Shit... shit..."

    It was only obvious, but on the test of the spirit of the time, Leon felt like he was wasting time. Earth was in a pinch, and Leon wasn''t obtaining status points like usual. The speed had decreased a lot since he needed mana to spend more stamina and tire his body faster. But then, Leon recalled that it was a quicker way to make his body reach its limits more quickly and even train his spells at the same time.

    "Another crazy idea, huh," Celsius said.

    "If you have any better suggestion, I''m all ears," Leon said.

    Leon sat down and took a deep breath. He couldn''t believe that he was about to harm his own body to reach a near-death stage. Obviously, he would heal his body before his life is in danger, but the damage caused would be faster than when he just runs at his top speed. Without wasting any time, Leon started.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Wall has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    It wasn''t the best way to use magic to damage his own body, but Leon used Earth Wall because it was one list of his skills he had to level up to the level one hundred. He created Earth Walls and damaged his limbs... thanks to the nature of that space, the Earth Walls disappeared after a while, but that didn''t matter. What did matter was the fact that his body was getting covered in bruises at a scary pace, and he was healing his body even faster? Thanks to that, he copsed seven dayster. He decreased the days he would copse of exhaustion andck of nutrients in three days... that had been insane, but Leon, fortunately, wake up on that same world a few hourster, and his body was back to normal.

    "Come on... isn''t this enough?" Leon shouted. "I know that your power is amazing, but for how long do I have to keep doing this?"

    Leon was sure that Sekundez''s fragment could hear him, so he shouted for a while. He had to deserve its power, but he couldn''t sacrifice months of his life just to obtain his cooperation. His family and friends were probably fighting at that very moment. If a spirit couldn''t understand how much they were necessary for Leon, he didn''t need their help. Such a heartless and annoying being would only cause more headaches than help.

    Unfortunately, there was no way out of that trial. Leon couldn''t see a purple crystal or anything like it. Perhaps he could escape using Transfer moving toward others, but his eyesight wasn''t good enough to find them. Unfortunately, every magical thing that touches the ground of that world disappears, so Leon couldn''t be built a telescope either.

    "Shit.. shit..." Leon bit his lips and resumed his crazy training.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Wall has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Little by little, Leon was getting used to the pain and even making his healing skills more efficient. Despite that, the number of days he had to torture himself didn''t decrease because his elemental resistances were also leveling up. Leon could take some drastic measures and destroy his limbs and then recover them by using Full-Recover, but he decided not to do that in order to keep his sanity.

    "It is okay... I just have to endure this for a few more days."

    Leon told himself that imagining that not even the powerful spirit of time would be vicious enough to make Leon experience that kind of terror for more than a dozen times. At the end, when that cycle repeated itself ten times. He heard a single and very calm voice saying one thing...

    For a second, Leon thought that he had finally gone mad, but it was clear that that voice didn''t belong to him. Despite all that, nothing happened.

    "Is that it?" Leon asked. "Are you fucking kidding me?"

    If anything, the owner of that voice seemed to be mocking Leon''s efforts. Even though Leon was trying to restrain himself, more and more, he felt like killing the spirit of the time. It was okay, Leon told himself, that little bastard was the only fragment in the universe... he could find others and force them to join his side, even if they refuse, it was fine. They would be his strength in one way or the other.

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    "Time never waits..."

    "I know, your damn asshole... tell me something I don''t know!" Leon shouted.

    Leonpleted the twentieth cycle, and then he heard that voice again. Despite his insults, the voice didn''t say anything. Leon was too mad to notice that he was only digging his own grave by insulting the spirit. He was getting stronger since he was using his skills non-stop and even increased his elemental resistances, but he would need something more to defeat just a fragment of the spirit of the time.

    Despite that, his spirits couldn''t or wanted to say anything. Leon''s psych was being damaged little by little, but they couldn''t do anything to help Leon. Although they lived a lot more than him, they didn''t know how it was to wish for one thing so much but being out of its reach, despite being at the same time so close.

    Congrattions! The skill Poison Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    p You obtained 01 status points.</anda>

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Fortunately, not everything was bad news. Leon managed to level up most of his skills up to the level one hundred. Just a few support skills didn''t level up because of their costs, some passive skills could only be used while fighting, so it couldn''t be helped. Not only that, Leon discovered a few things, there was no acid resistance, but when he used skills that created acid, he leveled up his Water and Fire Resistance... he could make acidbining water and fire, and the small price he had to pay was to watch his flesh behind devoured by it.

    In order to speed the process to make his body reach the limit, Leon had to increase his mana, intelligence, and control only. Thanks to those, his power increased a lot, and now his body could only endure five days doing that hellish ''training.''

    "Shit... why do I have to endure this..." Leon bit his lips, and then he started to bleed through his mouth.

    It was insane, but there wasn''t much Leon could do about it. Maybe Leon was wrong again, but it looked like Sekundez wanted to test him by forcing him into a state where he was close to madness. Facing a mighty enemy and getting wounded was something, but the spirit wanted to make Leon wound himself until a dangerous point. At the very least, that only showed how much he valued his own power... Leon was expecting many things from it, but if its power disappoints him, Leon was determined to hunt a kill every single fragment of the spirit of the time. But for that, Leon would need power...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Avnche.

    Cost: 200 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    Duration: 20 seconds

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sleep.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Savagery Barrier.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon learned a few more spells, but it looked like they wouldn''t be that effective on his current goal. Regardless, Leon bought them because their effects were interesting. Sleep could almost intensely put someone to sleep, and Savagery Barrier was simr to Mana Shield. Still, instead of nullifying, it umted the power of the attacks, and then when it reaches a certain point, it would repel all the damage caused. Leon''s mana would be consumed faster, but it was useful, and it was also better to buy before he forgets about it.

    Without wasting time, Leon began his task of wounding himself using snow created by the Avnche. It wasn''t that painful, but the cold was annoying beyond reason. With every single level up, the damage piled up, and Leon''s body begun to pay the toll for keeping recovering from the wounds.

    "I don''t know for how long this willst... but even though I recovered to some extent the speed I obtain status points, I can''t let this repeat indefinitely. I will only endure this until the one-hundredth time... If nothing happens after that, I will focus on getting the hell out of this ce by leveling up Transfer and increasing my mana pool."

    It was a bit insane, but drastic times call for drastic measures... Leon was fully aware of that. As long as he uses Mana Barrier, he wouldn''t die in outer space, and if levels up Transfer up to the level max, he bet that he could easily move from one to the other. He also would have to level up Sharp Eyes, but that wasn''t a problem.

    By deciding that, Leon managed to take out a heavy strain in his body. It would be a waste to leave without at least talking with Sekundez''s fragment, but even after going to such lengths, the spirit doesn''t show itself. It would only mean that the little bastard was beyond annoying, and just its presence inside his head would make Leon mad. Maybe returning sooner than Ilyana expected would only cause his death. Still, Leon would rather die fighting for his family, friends, and than obtain power and not having anything or anyone to protect using that power. Just having power without a goal was meaningless.

    "Don''t you think that isn''t a pretty difficult goal?" Celsius asked. "You are just on the twentieth run, after all."

    "Considering Sekundez''s fragment power... I have to try that much, at least," Leon answered. "It is risky, but I''m betting that Ilyana and my friends will manage to survive for a while..."

    Ilyana''s words were bothering Leon a little bit, but he decided to stay quiet about it. He knew that overthinking things wasn''t one of his many ws, so it was better to avoid that subject.

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    "Time never waits..."

    Leon heard that same voice in the same boring tone for the fourth time. Although the voice actually sounded neutral, Leon always imagined someone smirking while watching him struggle. The spirits he had found so far weren''t like that, but Leon felt like it was time to find the biggest asshole in the spirits'' history.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Quagmire.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Duration: 20 seconds

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fear.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Tiger Stance.

    Cost: 5 mana and 5 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon wanted to learn several more skills, he only learned a few because the cost was too high. Until he finds a way to obtain coins again, it wasn''t a good idea to spend so much without caution. Even though he still had millions. Regardless, Leon had a hard time practicing those skills for obvious reasons. Fortunately, Leon leveled up Tiger Stance quite fast, since it was a skill that was simr to Iron Fists, the real difference it was the fact that increase the power and speed of attacks and blocks using his arms.

    "This time, I should level up my offensive skills up to the level one hundred fifty... It won''t be very easy, but I don''t have any choice but to endure. Besides, I have a lot of free time here."

    "Why don''t you learn some new spell from us, Leon?" Sylph asked.

    "It will take too much time, and I will kill two birds with a single stone using the spells I already have and using them against myself," Leon exined. "Status-wise, learning new spells is more efficient, but I also need to train my elemental resistances before returning to Earth."

    Even though they didn''t have any memories of thest two hundred days, the spirits were quite worried about Leon''s mental state. Only a few individuals were crazy enough to harm themselves to near-death points, and the chances of one escaping the training without mental issues were very low. Unlike them, Leon was pretty confident in his mental health because he could see one thing that tempted him every moment...

    Teleport tome<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 5000 mana

    Cooldown time: 5 seconds

    Requirements: 10000 Intelligence, 5000 Control, Lv Max Checkpoint, Lv Max Transfer, Lv 100 Darkness Maniption.

    Cost: 0 or 10000000 coins. (Since you are stupid, I know you will spend your coins.)

    Although Leon could buy it, he didn''t have all the requirements to learn it. Besides, he was pretty sure that Ilyana decreased the prices... Regardless, Leon would have to find the spirit of darkness before he can have the chance to learn that.

    In the end, Leon managed to level up around seventy percent of his skills up to level one hundred fifty in the next fifty days. It wasn''t half bad. Still, Leon wasn''t satisfied either... it couldn''t be helped since he was basically torturing himself day in and day out. However, things changed when hepleted the fiftieth run.

    "Time never waits... I congratte you, traveler. In enduring my trial up to this point," Sekundez''s fragment said. "You have earned the right to see me. I''m waiting inside the temple."

    Leon had a really hard time controlling himself not to say something that would put himself in a bad situation, but in the end, he avoided that. He walked toward the temple, and Leon finally noticed himself actually approaching the building. The ce was huge, but it was only one hundred meters away from his original position.

    "Try not to screw up aftering this far," Celsius said.

    "It would be a pity to disappear, but I guess it would be pretty interesting seeing Leon picking a fight with such powerful spirit," Undine said.

    "Bahahaha! If you want to fight the spirit of the time, you can count on my help!" Efreet dered. "Even I am bored after such trial... not to mention that everything you endured was just to meet them. What an egocentric excuse of a spirit!"

    Leon ignored his spirits and just kept walking inside the totally dark temple. Although he thought of killing the spirit of time numerous times, now that he finally calmed down, Leon was fully aware that he didn''t have any chance against it. The power of that fragment was far greater than Leon''s. If they wanted, the spirit could torment Leon for all eternity, just making Leon experience thousands of times what he already experienced in that world.

    Regardless, much to Leon''s surprise, Sekundez''s fragment actually was made of flesh and bones, unlike the other spirits. As usual, it had a humanoid body that was hard to identify if it was a male or female. But by judging by its voice, Leon concluded it was a female.

    "Wee, I''m one of the three fragments of Sekundez''s, the spirit of the time," Sekundez''s said.

    "My name is Leon... I imagine that you already know why I am here,?? Leon narrowed his eyes and showed that run on his left arm. "But before going to the main topic, is one of your fragments with the woman who created this?"

    "That is incorrect, the woman who created that also has a fragment like me, not a fragment of me," Sekundez exined.

    "I see... is the third fragment in some part of the space like you or is with another being?" Leon asked.

    "The third fragment is with someone else. I''m the only remaining fragment that can be found in the universe," Sekundez exined. "If you manage to show me that you deserve my cooperation. The original spirit of time will be the only one that still will be free."

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    It was hard to say if that were good news or bad news. The fact that the original Sekundez was still free was good news because it means that Leon could obtain her cooperation, but it was terrible news because it showed how difficult it was to find it. Besides, just a small version of her power caused a lot of trouble for Leon... He was sure that the real Sekundez would be a massive pain in the ass.

    "One more question... do you know how many days, months, or years have passed on a called Earth since I arrived here?" Leon asked.

    "This ce works following a pre-determined set of rules since it is a ce lost in time and space," Sekundez exined. "One of them is that the time passes ording to the challenger''s notion of time and level of power. It is hard to say how many days and nights you stayed here since there is no day or night, but ording to the cycle of mana in your body, three hundred and twenty-three days have passed since you appeared here."

    Leon bit his lips, that was roughly eleven months. The harvesters might have already arrived on Earth. Still, there was a chance that he could return on time. Ilyana already proved that she wanted Leon as an ally, so she would do her best in order to help the human race and make Leon feel indebted to her. If she at least manages to protect his family and friends, her goal could be aplished.

    "I want your cooperation, not only your power," Leon dered. "What do I have to do to deserve that?"

    "It is pretty simple, just keep your sanity while you experience the same amount of time and things I experienced so far," Sekundez answered.

    "... Will time continue to move at the same speed here and on Earth if I decide to take the test?" Leon asked. "There is no meaning in obtaining your power if I return to Earth in thousands of years in the future."

    "You can rest assured, just like you can''t afford to waste time, I also don''t want to wait for so long to see if you deserve my cooperation or not," Sekundez said. "I will transport you to a ce where the concept of time doesn''t exist, so while you will experience thousands of years of solitude, only an instant will pass on this reality."

    "Thousands of years..." Leon said.

    "Yes, I can''t tell the precise amount of time you will have to stay there since that is also part of the trial," Sekundez added. "While you will be able to use powers and make them stronger, you won''t be able to receive help from the spirits you already have with you."

    "Hey, this isn''t fair," Celsius protested.

    "My, my... she wasn''t joking when she said thousand years of solitude," Undine said.

    "I thought the mental torture couldn''t be worse," Volt said, and Leon felt the uneasiness in his voice. "I was obviously wrong."

    "Forget about this, Leon," Efreet said. "The power of a single fragment isn''t worthy of so much trouble. Even if I were the original Efreet, I wouldn''t make someone to endure so much trouble to obtain my cooperation."

    "Right! It isn''t fair!" Sylph said.<sub> </sub>

    "I didn''t finish my greatbyrinth, Leon," Gnome said. "So, you can''t ept such a dangerous trial."

    The spirits were worried about their ways, but aftering this far, there was no way that Leon would return to Earth empty-handed. He only could do one thing, obtain Sekundez power no matter what.

    "Can I ask you a favor before starting the trial?" Leon asked.

    "Sure, the trial will be difficult, so I can take some worries out of your mind in order to let you focus on the trial alone," Sekundez nodded.

    "Drain some of the mana while I''m in that ce," Leon said. "If I fail, I want you to send the spirits within me to Earth. Although it would be preferable to let them join my other friends, I don''t want to force them to do that."

    "I can do that, but you must know there is only one way for me to do that," Sekundez said. "If you just lose your mind, I won''t be able to do anything, but if you..."

    "I know..." Leon sighed. "Anyway, thanks for hearing my wish. You can begin the trial."

    Leon couldn''t help but frown, considering that the conversation happened without any troubles so far, and the fact that he was so pissed at Sekundez a few minutes ago that he was still considering killing her. Regardless, before the spirits could protest again, Sekundez sends Leon to the ce where the trial would be held... a momentter, Leon frowned when he saw himself back on that ind where everything began or ended for Leon.

    "Man... she doesn''t really hold back," Leon sighed after he checked his surroundings and confirmed the ce he was in. "I thought those four years were long, but I guess that eventually, I will feel like that those years will be just like a random weekend."

    There was only one thing Leon could do on that ind to pass the time, train to get stronger. However, before that, Leon bought a certain tome on the shop that Ilyana created for him.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thoughtography.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Those years will be long, very long... so Leon created some pictures using that spell. He didn''t have a single image of everyone together, but Leon created photographs of everyone he cared about at some point in his life. His parents, Amanda, Maya, Hector, Sasha, Betty, Gis, Lennart, Sarah, Tom, Yuki, Ren, Makoto, Darya, and his spirits, even though he never saw how the spirits really looked like. In the end, Leon also created one for Ilyana and Sekundez... despite everything, all of them would give him the strength to endure the years that are toe.

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    Although that ce seemed to be an illusionary space created by Sekundez, everything looked exactly like how Leon remembered, and he also could change the environment. If he chops down a tree, it won''t regenerate, and if he creates something like status, it won''t disappear.

    "Pretty well made for an illusionary space..."

    Before Leon could keep staring in amazement at every single thing around him, he heard something weirding from behind. Leon turned around to find a group of ten slimesing out of the ocean. Leon didn''t feel their mana when they were underwater, but he could clearly feel when they reached the beach, and that was very weird.

    "So, she can even create something like this..."

    Slime - Lv 01

    Health: 50/50

    Mana: 50/50

    Stamina: 50/50

    Strength: 10

    Dexterity: 10

    Speed: 10

    Intelligence: 10

    Endurance: 10

    Control: 10

    Active Skills: Fireball Lv 10, Earth Arrow Lv 10, Water Spear Lv 10, Wind de Lv 10

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 01, Fire Resistance Lv 01, Earth Resistance Lv 01, Underwater Resistance Lv 01,

    "Their statues are bit different than I remember... probably because it is just a copy from Sekundez''s memories."

    Instead of destroying them, Leon created three of slimes and let them fight. The difference in power was evident since his creatures passed the level two hundred. Although they defeated the creatures without suffering a single scratch, one minuteter, another group of slimes came out of the water.

    <o>,m "Well, I suppose this isn''t a problem... I obtained coins, after all."</o>

    Leon tried to leave the ce and make his slimes do the work, but the enemiesing out of the sea always ignored everything just to approach him. In order to avoid problems, Leon had no choice but to stay close to the battle.

    "It is just a minor nuisance; those things can''t even scratch me, so it is fine."

    Leon resumed his own training since he didn''t have anything better to do. Although that was no longer necessary, he started to use his spells against himself again... after doing that for almost a year, that already became a habit. This time he wasn''t in a hurry, and he doubted that a spirit would lie so tantly while creating such an environment that could make him grow much stronger. So, Leon decided to stop harming himself.

    Usually, Leon would be able to level up one skill up to the level fifty every single day, but the process became four times slower since he wasn''t harming himself again. It couldn''t be helped. Although there was food around and he could heal himself, it was dangerous to put his body into such a perilous state. Regardless, Leon frowned after sunset because he didn''t imagine he would have days and nights there, but that was just one of many surprises. The next day, Leon used Appraisal on the slimes again and noticed a few differences.<sub> </sub>

    Slime - Lv 10

    Health: 55/55

    Mana: 55/55

    Stamina: 55/55

    Strength: 10

    Dexterity: 10

    Speed: 10

    Intelligence: 10

    Endurance: 10

    Control: 10

    Active Skills: Fireball Lv 12, Earth Arrow Lv 12, Water Spear Lv 12, Wind de Lv 12

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 04, Fire Resistance Lv 04, Earth Resistance Lv 04, Underwater Resistance Lv 04

    "I guess summoned monster and ordinary monsters work to grow stronger in different ways...

    That was a bit surprising, but then again, it was just a minor nuisance. Although the number of coins Leon obtained didn''t increase, he wasn''t expecting much from slimes. Regardless, Leon was pretty sure the slimes would continue to grow stronger and eventually cause problems for his own monsters, but they would never do anything more than that.

    "Will those slimes level up every day until the level max? What is going to happen after that?"

    It would take a while, but Leon was the kind of man who didn''t like to be surprised, so he couldn''t help but think about it. As expected, the next day, the slimes that appeared were at level twenty. Although staying alone for thousands of years was one of the worst ways of torture Leon could imagine, he would love to learn how to create such a ce with such features in order to train other people. Maybe he could learn, but only after he finishes the ''game'' Sekundez''s prepared for him.

    "Mmm... I wonder If I can nt or even find blue angel leaves here. I need to level up Alchemy and Farming as well."

    The mana liquid would also help Leon in the long run, but after searching for a while, Leon didn''t find any on that ind. Without any sign of hesitation, Leon decided to look for those nts on the continents, but after using Transfer a few times toward East, he found himself flying over the ind again.

    "I guess it can''t be helped... it would be crazy if Sekundez had made a copy of the whole Earth just for me. Illusion magic or not, that would be insane."

    During those four years, Leon felt like he was in a prison, there were no cells, no guards, and he could walk as much as he wanted. His prison was pretty big... but now that Leon could do so many things like fly and even cross between massive distances in the blink of an eye, the ind felt small like a small cell.

    Still, this time Leon didn''t feel even a little bit uneasy or worried. He decided to trust on Ilyana that she would be able to protect his family ands for a year. Once he passes Sekundez''s trial, Leon knew that he would have the strength to protect everything he cherished. However, only that wasn''t enough... Ilyana probably obtained the cooperation of the other fragment but didn''t obtain absolute power to annihte her enemies. Leon wanted to even beyond that...

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    Since Leon couldn''t use blue angel leaves, he had two options, buy potions or increase his recovery and then make better items to duplicate that effect. Both options were possible since Ilyana also stored mana potions in her vault. Besides, Leon could obtain a single coin by every slime killed, so he could obtain almost fifty thousand coins every day. However, that changed when the slimes reached level one hundred. Instead of one, the slimes gave him two coins.

    "I guess that is to be expected... Still, while potions are useful, some time is lost to use them. Increasing recovery will help me more in the long run."

    Although that was the case, Leon decided to first increase his health and stamina up to recovery''s level. In order to make things as efficient as possible, he had to make good use of the full effects of all his status.

    "I will have a lot of time here, so it will be a good idea to level up Zen and Meditations up to the level max in order to pass the time. But before that, I must create a few more slimes in case I lose the notion of time."

    Although Zen was at the level max on his skills screen, it was due to the ring he created. Regardless, instead of a few, Leon made hundreds of slimes just in case. Even though he was pretty sure Zen would be deactivated if his Mana Armor takes too much damage, caution was necessary.

    Congrattions! Your mana has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! Your intelligence has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! Your mana has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! Your intelligence has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Meditation would be the easiest to level up, so Leon decided to start with that one. Although it would be more efficient to learn new spells, Leon needed to rx a little bit because his pace had been too frantic since Ilyana transported him to Sekundez''s temple. Although meditation wasn''t one of the most exciting things to do, time passed much faster since Leon also was thinking about new spells to learn. Besides, he didn''t have to hurry or get worked up because of his worries.

    Thanks to his constant meditation, Leon managed to level up most of his skills up to the level one hundred and fifty. That happened around the time the slimes that appeared where at the level five hundred.

    "I knew I couldn''t expect much from the slimes potential, but this is worse than I expected."

    The smiles stats were five times stronger than those they had at level one, but they were still just too weak. Still, thanks to them, Leon now could obtain seventy-five thousand coins every day and even while he sleeps. It was better to treat them like a fountain of coins and time. It was hard to be sure if they would disappear once they reach the level max, but Leon also decided to use them to count the time he stays on that illusionary space. In order not to forget a single day, Leon decided to create a slime mithril statue, and he would make one for each monster that appears.

    "I don''t know if this kind of thing will help me to keep my focus or just drive me mad faster, but... oh, well. I have to keep my notion of time at least here somehow."

    Leon''s days on that ind were pretty simple. When he was tired of using his mana, he would run, and when he was tired of running, he would use his mana. Every day was an uneventful day. Still, Leon didn''t feel all that bothered by it. He already had epted that kind of situations when he decided to take Sekundez''s trial, after all.

    Around the time the slimesing from the sea reached the level seven hundred, Leon decided to challenge himself stupidly. It was a very silly thing to do, but he decided to try to level up his Summon Slime skill to the level max before the slimes that wereing from the sea reaches the same level. Why? Because he would have a very long time ahead of himself, and he could stay inbat or training mode every single moment. Otherwise, the situation would really drive him mad.

    To make things more interesting and less pointless, Leon decided that he would purchase for free one of the many tomes Ilyana put up for sale on her vault. In the end, Leon lost the bet... his slimes only reached level nine hundred even though he did nothing aside from summoning them for one month.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Bullet.

    Cost: 20 mana<sub> </sub>

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The skill Lion''s Pride lost ten levels.

    In a very strange manner, Leon discovered how to keep himself disciplined.

    Health: 5000 +

    Mana: 24985 +

    Stamina: 5000 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 250 +

    Intelligence: 18523+

    Endurance: 603 +

    Control: 6745+

    Mentality: 295 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 5000 +

    Willpower: 315 +

    Coins: 203,412,563

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Strong Arms Lv 150, Throw Lv 150, Analysis Lv 150, Bash Lv 150, Dash Lv 150, Mana Transfusion Lv 150, Earth Maniption Lv 150, Water Maniption Lv 150, Wind Maniption Lv 150, Mana Dominion Lv 309, Cure Burns Lv 150, Heal Lv 150, Regeneration Lv 153, Summon Zombie Lv 312, Full-Recover Lv 150, Summon Slime Lv 900, Avnche Lv 150, Sleep Lv 150, Savagery Barrier Lv 150, Quagmire Lv 150, Fear Lv 150, Tiger Stance Lv 150, Thoughtography Lv 50, Acid Bullet Lv 01

    Passive Skills: Mental Fortitude Lv 230, Perception Lv 150, Rage Lv 242, Fire Resistance Lv 600, uracy Lv 156, Poison Resistance Lv 265, Underwater Resistance Lv 340, Wind Resistance Lv 450, Ice Resistance Lv 410, Sleep Resistance Lv 375, Thunder Resistance Lv 500, Earth Resistance Lv 420, Gravity Resistance Lv 300, Curse Resistance Lv 305, Lion''s Pride Lv 520, Zen Lv Max, Steel Nerves Lv 150, Bloodthirst Lv 150, Vignce Lv 150, Wind Blessing Lv 280, Ice Blessing Lv 290, Water Blessing Lv 290

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    "I see now... while Lion''s Pride can increase my status and level up while I fight alone, the skill can lose levels if I do something that is against my pride. It is a very weird skill..."

    Leon wondered why that didn''t happen before but soon noticed that even though he was prideful, he never crossed a certain line. Still, he also started to wonder if Ilyana knew that something like that might happen and still granted Leon the chance to obtain things for free.

    Regardless, finally, some things changed on the ind. Slimes at the max level only appeared for a single day, and then Leon finally noticed that new monsters would appear at every one hundred and two days.

    Sahuagin - Lv 01

    Health: 100/100

    Mana: 70/70

    Stamina: 80/80

    Strength: 30

    Dexterity: 10

    Speed: 10

    Intelligence: 30

    Endurance: 10

    Control: 30

    Active Skills: Water Arrow Lv 20, Swim Lv 30

    Passive Skills: Spearmanship Lv 20, Water Maniption Lv 30, Water Creation Lv 20, Wind Resistance Lv 10, Earth Resistance Lv 10, Underwater Resistance Lv 40

    "It has been a while since I saw those guys... it is a pity that these ones don''t drop weapons since they are basically illusions."

    Although the Sahuagins were stronger than slimes, they were still at level one, and the ind was full of slimes. In fact, Leon had to kill some of them since he could create one every two seconds. The poor Sahuagins immediately got killed when they left the ocean. Another group of ten appeared one minuteter, but they suffered from the same destiny.

    "I guess I can leave with them the task of getting rid of my slimes."

    Leon had to level up Acid Bullet and then decide what he should do next. Although he obtained a lot of points summoning slimes for one month straight, he could have obtained a lot more by training seriously. So, he had to take things seriously for a few days before doing something silly again.

    "It looks like gradually the difficulty of this ce will increase, while that is good to make me stronger, it is also dangerous if someday ten dragons started to appear every minute... Still, following that logic, the best way to proceed is by learning as many skills as possible and practice them against powerful monsters."

    Still, most likely, it would take a while for any strong enough monster to appear. It was possible that only monsters that appear in the world that were on the first stage of assimtion would show themselves for the time being.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Meteor.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Meteor.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Meteor.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After leveling up Acid Bullet to the level one hundred fifty, Leon decided to learn some shy spells. It would be less tedious and time-consuming to use those, after all. Although Leon could use them on the sea, it was a bit troublesome to get hit by mini-tsunamis afterward. He only did that because the Sahuagins gave him two coins each, and considering everything he knew so far, eventually, they would give him twenty.

    "The meteors are just one meter long, and they are quite round at level one... I guess their size will increase by leveling up."

    Jertien''s Ice Meteors were five meters long, so Leon was expected a lot from those new skills. Still, thanks to their cost, Leon only finished his job of leveling them up to the level one hundred fifty, one monthter. It was around the same time his slime summoning skill reached the level max.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Slime has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Slime - Lv Max

    Health: 500/500

    Mana: 500/500

    Stamina: 500/500

    Strength: 100

    Dexterity: 100

    Speed: 100

    Intelligence: 100

    Endurance: 100

    Control: 100

    Active Skills: Fireball Lv 100, Earth Arrow Lv 100, Water Spear Lv 100, Wind de Lv 100

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 50, Fire Resistance Lv 50, Earth Resistance Lv 50, Underwater Resistance Lv 50,

    "I know that I obtained one thousand points by using those guys, but... looking at their status, I think that I only wasted time. It would be great if the skill had evolved or something, but not even that happened..."

    To make matters worse, even though the Sahuagins reached the level three hundred, they only killed a small number of slimes. The ind was still crowded, and Leon would have to summon golems. Summon water golems would be a waste of time, so Leon decided to summon fire and earth golems for the time being. While they also fought against the Sahuagins that appeared, they also destroyed the slimes. In the end, Leon made them stop because he noticed that he could drain their mana while doing the dirty jog.

    "This will save me some time, but it is very weird..."

    Thanks to Haste, that was always active, Leon get rid of his slimes quite fast, and soon afterward, one-third of the ind was being used by golems. The poor Sahuagins who didn''t manage to kill not even a few hundred slimes barely could scratch the golems. The difference in power was evident, so Leon wouldn''t have to create thousands of golems... at least for the time being.

    Although it was a bit strange living a gradual process of assimtion, Leon felt a bit satisfied with it because he didn''t experience anything so far on the same order or at least at the same speed as the other human being. Besides, it was a bit exciting imagining what kind of monster would appear next... even though the time waiting was almost fifteen weeks.

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    "Now that I think about it... it would be a big waste if I can''t take these back to reality."

    Leon was about to finish the mithril statue of a Sahuagin when he noticed that. Although he could use the rings and the skills he had in reality, could he take the things he created there to the real world? It was impossible to know...

    Regardless, Leon didn''t waste time, and as soon as he bought or learned a few spells, he immediately practiced them until the desirable level. Leon thought that the number of spells he could learn had a limit, but it looked like he was wrong. The problem was Leon''s creativity.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Shower.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Duration: 05 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Tame.

    Cost: 10 mana per second.

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Telepathy.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Zoolingualism.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hibernation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wall Crawling.

    Cost: 05 mana and stamina per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon had to spend fifty million coins, but he learned several useful things. Unlike previously that he thought that guy who could control a megalodon was the owner of the beast. He was just controlling it for a time. Leon didn''t notice before, but that guy probably invested all his points into recovery.

    Although there was no one he could talk to, Telepathy also worked on monsters. The Sahuagins couldn''t understand hisnguage, though... that was why Leon learned Zoolingualism. By using that alongside Telepathy, Leon could trante his words to a monster and an animal, and he also could understand their thoughts. That being said, Leon didn''t hear anything useful when he used those on the Sahuagins.

    "Kill him! Kill that strange man!"<sub> </sub>

    "Kill him! Kill! Kill!"

    Although it was a bit depressing, Leon forced himself to hear that in order to level up his skills. Wall Crawling and Hibernation were self-exnatory. Even though there were no walls on the ind, Leon could create some made of earth or steel. The skill also worked on trees. Hibernation was even more useful than any of those. By activating the skill, Leon couldn''t instantly fall asleep and even determine for how long he wanted to sleep.

    One hundred and two dayster, after the first group of Sahuagins appeared. A new species of the monster came out of the ocean, and Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at them.

    Goblin - Lv 01

    Health: 150/150

    Mana: 70/70

    Stamina: 200/200

    Strength: 50

    Dexterity: 20

    Speed: 40

    Intelligence: 10

    Endurance: 40

    Control: 20

    Active Skills: Bash Lv 20, Strong Arms Lv 30

    Passive Skills: Spearmanship Lv 20, Swordsmanship Lv 30, Rage Lv 30, Wind Resistance Lv 10, Earth Resistance Lv 10, Pain Resistance Lv 30

    Pointy ears, short, green, and bald... the goblins were like Leon saw in many games andics. They also had those vicious eyes that could make even the most violent person few shivers... Still, they didn''t pose a threat against Leon''s golems.

    "The goblins I found in Miebos are probably the evolution of those... Still, making them appear out of the water it is weird. I guess even the illusionary magic of Sekundez has limits."

    Although they were stronger than the Sahuagins, the fact that they could only attack up close was their biggest weaknesses. Leon''s golems defeated them in mere instants, and even if they manage to get close enough, Leon doubted that they wouldn''t manage to do anything.

    Little by little, Leon was bing quite sure that the wouldn''t be able to take anything back to reality from there. The fact that not only the Sahuagins but they also goblins didn''t leave their weapons behind confirmed that theory.

    "Well, at least by creating those statuses, I will train my crafting skills."

    It wasn''t much, but the level one goblins also granted Leon three coins. Little by little, his ie increased, but then Leon started to wonder if he buys some essories, would those essories return to reality once hepletes the trial? Most likely, the answer was yes. If Ilyana''s vault was still working, it was because she had control time to some extent. The answer to his problem was to Leon create a space simr to that, but Leon doubted that he could do it without Sekundez''s power.

    "Now that I think about it... isn''t this ce like the interior of a magic box?"

    Leon knew that time never passed inside his magic box, but he was pretty sure that imaginary monsters didn''t spawn inside of it. Leon shook those thoughts out of his head because that kind of thing was troublesome, and he would end up questioning himself if dreams didn''t happen in some parallel universe.

    Regardless, even though Leon wanted to summon some water golems since the opponents this time weren''t aquatic monsters, Leon refrained from doing so because the ind was already too crowded, and the fire and earth golems weren''t leveling up fast enough. Adding another group of elemental golems would only make things less efficient.

    "Wait a minute... if I managed to level up my spells using against myself, won''t that work on my golems as well?"

    There was only one possible way to find out the truth, but Leon was already certain that his torment would begin again.

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    Congrattions! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Zone has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Restoration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In order to make things more efficient, Leon had to chop some trees. Fortunately, the trees could still grow on the massive earth tform Leon created above the ind. Thanks to that, Leon managed to keep his food safe and also give a clear vision to all the golems of the ind in order to attack him. Although the magic attacks of the golems barely could damage Leon, he was feeling quite troubled because their attacks had the same power of a mosquito bit... now imagine yourself being bit by thousands of them at the same time.

    ???I thought Pain Resistance would nullify this annoying feeling, but I was wrong..."

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Fire Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Fire Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    At least Leon was managing to obtain a lot of status points while enduring that annoying situation. In fact, it was one of the few situations Leon could use his ''Zone'' skills.

    "I will need to increase my mana regeneration a lot more, but I guess with this many monsters around me, I will be able to level up Health Zone, Stamina Zone, and others skills like that pretty fast."

    There were thousands of golems around Leon, and as long as he stays in the center of the ind, his skills would reach his monsters. Although it wasn''t a convenient way for monsters to grow stronger, it wasn''t half bad to make them fight much more powerful monsters.

    That kind of situation could also help Leon to level up skills like Mana Armor, Mana Shield, but the cost of mana would be even higher. So, that was a n for the future. Although that kind of situation was a bit annoying and unsettling for Leon since whenever he uses too much mana, he would wake up, Leon decided to keep Mana Zone active even while he sleeps. Most likely, that would make him wake quite frequently, but at least the golems would reach the level max much faster.

    "Now that I think about it... I should learn the Summon Corrupt Tree of Mana. If I can absorb the mana within my monsters here, that nt can eat those monsters and generate the mana fruit."

    Unfortunately, even though Leon had enough status to learn, Water and Earth Creation weren''t at the necessary level. So, he would have to train those for a while before learning the skill. It would be a bit dreadful to see a carnivorous nt eating a corpse, and Leon was pretty sure that the efficiency wouldn''t be that great since the goblins didn''t have all that much mana. Still, Leon decided to stop using Mana and Restoration Zone to level up the skills he needed to learn what he wanted. Two weekster, Leon finally learned it.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Corrupt Tree of Mana.

    Cost: 15000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    Corrupt Tree of Mana ¨C Lv 01<sub> </sub>

    Health: 300 +

    Mana: 300 +

    Stamina: 300 +

    Strength: 30 +

    Dexterity: 30+

    Speed: 20 +

    Intelligence: 80+

    Endurance: 30 +

    Control: 60 +

    Mentality: 60 +

    Luck: 20 +

    Recovery: 40 +

    Willpower: 50 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Steel Whip Lv 50, Razon Leaf Lv 50, Devour Lv 80

    Passive Skills: Water Resistance Lv 100, Earth Resistance Lv 100, Wind Resistance Lv 40, Thunder Resistance Lv 40, Ice Resistance Lv 50

    The monster was quite ugly, but Leon learned how to summon it because he was interested in its abilities, nor its appearance. It was very weird since it had a big mouth and teeth on the top of its body, but had no eyes or ears... it was indeed a nt that had several tentacles that could be used as whips and leaves around its body that could be used as projectiles.

    Without wasting any moment, Leon gave the corrupt tree the order to eat a goblin. Fortunately, the creature was quite big and managed to devour the whole corpse in a single moment. However, it spent one full minute chewing it... at the final of the process. Nothing happened.

    The same thing happened a few more times until a blue apple-like fruit appeared at the bottom of one of its tentacles. That was the mana fruit, but Leon hesitated since he had never eaten something so blue... Although Analysis or Appraisal didn''t work on the fruit, Leon ate it and confirmed that he restored one thousand of his mana points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Corrupt Tree of Mana has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Corrupt Tree of Mana has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Corrupt Tree of Mana has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Not bad... it tastes like a mix of orange and lemon," Leon said.

    Unfortunately, after generating the first fruit, it took a few more minutes for the nt to create another. However, Leon soon understood why. The creature could produce a fruit that restored mana equivalent to its level multiplied by one thousand, but it needed to consume half of the mana to produce fruit. So, if the level of the nt was thirty, it could only produce a fruit that restored thirty thousand mana points, after eating corpses that in total had at least sixty thousand mana points.

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    In order to make things as efficient as possible, Leon decided to summon several corrupt trees. Although it would take a while for those produce the mana fruit as fast as Leon wanted, it wasn''t a waste of time since they could clean the battlefield.

    "Oh boy... it looks like the list of weird spells won''t end."

    Leon thought monsters could only learn some spells, but it looked like Ilyana found a way to cheat the system. At least that was what Leon thought at first, but soon he changed his mind when he saw his new skills in action.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Silk Creation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sonar.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    Duration: 30 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Aquatic Breathing.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Enhanced Smell.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    Duration: 30 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Creation.

    Cost: 30 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although it was weird that Leon was learning a lot of animal-like skills as ofte, it couldn''t be helped since he was focusing on learning skills that were cheap and could be easily used. Fortunately, those skills were easy to use, and Leon didn''t have to produce silk or poison from certain parts of his body.

    Sonar, Aquatic Breathing, and Enhanced Smell were self-exnatory. Although Silk Creation and Poison Creation were rtively simple, their use wasn''t that convenient. Since those were skills Leon learned by using tomes, they could only be used one at a time, and since their level was low, their effectiveness was still questionable.

    "It is weird that I can create some very stic and yet durable silk, but I guess that is only a small bonus considering that I can create new clothes."

    The world Sekundez created was really weird. Leon thought that it was an illusionary space, but more and more, he thought that actually was some sort of small parallel reality or at least a world inside her head. Leon could sweat, feel hunger and thirst... his clothes were getting damaged. It wasn''t an illusion...<sub> </sub>

    "This is one god-like ability... if a fragment of Sekundez can do this, the original spirit might as well be stronger than Ilyana and all the other harvesters."

    Putting such thoughts aside, Leon focused on his task of leveling up his new skills. Although the mana fruits were increased the speed of his training a lot, there was still so much mana Leon could use at a single moment. One weekter, Leon leveled up his new skills up to the level one hundred and fifty, but instead of spending more coins to buy new tomes, he decided to make another race against time.

    "Well, this is silly as always, but at least I don''t have to focus too much. It will be rxing, and as long as I punish myself for failing, it will be a good lesson."

    This time Leon bet on making his fire and earth golems reach level max before the goblins reach level five hundred. Although there was a limit of how much monsters he could create on that ind, that drawback could be countered easily by making them use their attacks against himself again. Even better, thanks to the mana fruit, Leon could give them mana much more frequently.

    ? "I just recovered the levels I lost by epting a tome for free... I can''t fail again."

    Seven months have passed since Leon started that trial, and life was boring in that ce, and it would continue to be boring until some dragons began to spawn, so Leon had to do that kind of thing to feel challenged in some sort of way. In the end... Leon failed again. His golems only reached the max level when the goblins reached the level six hundred. As much as that difficult, Leon punished himself again...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: irvoyance.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The skill Lion''s Pride lost ten levels.

    To make sure that Leon would try even harder the next time in order to not fail, he acquired a spell that would be difficult to level up. irvoyance was basically the evolved version of Sharp Eyes.

    Congrattions! The skill irvoyance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill irvoyance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill irvoyance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Much to Leon''s surprise, he used all his mana when he tried to see Sekundez''s temple. Although he felt a massive headache, he leveled up that skill mana times, and that wasn''t half bad.

    "I will be able to cross over longer distances using this and Transfer... That is when I leave this ce."

    Although the mana consumption would be higher than usual, by using thatbo, Leon would be able to ovee the major w of Transfer. It was his line of sight. Although Teleport still far more useful, he believed that irvoyance would grant him the chance to arrive in certain ces without being noticed even after using Teleport. That skill would probably grant him the power to move to ces he had been before or to ces where he could feel certain things, but positioning himself would be difficult.

    Regardless, even though it wasn''tfortable, Leon soon made irvoyance reach the desirable level by trying to see things outside that dimension.

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    Leon was checking the list of tomes he could buy, and now that he could see things without worrying about time, he noticed several questionable spells. Spells to control mind and body... even spell to possess the body of something else. While those were useful, they had some severe drawbacks. For example, if the body Leon possesses dies, he would die too. Also, even if he is outside his body, if his body gets destroyed, he would die... so it was impossible to seek immortality by transferring to other bodies.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mind Control.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Body Control.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Corruption.

    Cost: 500 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Spikes.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    Duration: 20 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Nova.

    Cost: 500 mana

    Duration: 20 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Purification.

    Cost: 500 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon was spending more coins than he was recovering, but it couldn''t be helped since he wasn''t that creative to think of new spells. Although he could recall one or another ability he saw in movies and cartoons, replicate them was too difficult. Regardless, thanks to that, Leon found some interesting spells, Corruption and Purification.

    "Corruption can slow down regeneration speed and decrease the effectiveness of healing spells. Meanwhile, Purification can nullify such status effects and even clean the body of the target... I guess I will never feel dirty in here. Still... why not even Purification can cure my ED? This is just too much..."

    Putting Leon''s personal problems aside, the cost of the mana of the skills increased a lot, so it took sometime before Leon could make them level up. Besides, since Leon''s fire and earth golem reached the level max, he also had to summon water golems and train them as much as possible in case the next enemy surprises him.

    Killer Bee- Lv 01

    <o>,m Health: 150/150</o>

    Mana: 150/150<sub> </sub>

    Stamina: 220/220

    Strength: 40

    Dexterity: 40

    Speed: 50

    Intelligence: 30

    Endurance: 30

    Control: 30

    Active Skills: Pierce Lv 25, Poison Sting Lv 30, Poison Bullet Lv 20

    Passive Skills: Rage Lv 35, Wind Resistance Lv 30, Earth Resistance Lv 20, Pain Resistance Lv 10, Ice Resistance Lv 20

    However, much for Leon''s surprise, the next monster was just a bit stronger than the goblins. Although thepatibility between his golems and the enemies was bad since the poison could damage the golems'' bodies, Leon didn''t feel troubled by it. If anything, that would give him the chance to level up his Health Zone.

    "Mmm... I guess it is about time to find my next summoning skill."

    That would be difficult since Leon only wanted to summon inorganic creatures. Although he had some time until the water golems reach the level max, it wasn''t all that much since he was continually transmitting his mana to them. Fortunately, Leon soon finds a new type of monster he could summon, mimics. They were essentially like the ghost-swords, objects that absorbed the wishes of the dead... it was weird, but it looked like mimics were born from coffins of those who lived to satisfy their gluttony.

    "This will be hard to level up, but I guess even them must have some sort of magic projectiles to use."

    It would be weird to be surrounded and attacked by thousands of chests, but since Leon had seen far weirder things in thest sixteen years, that would be thest of his worries.

    While Leon was training, he also checked Ilyana''s vault to see the other tomes he could buy there, and since he had a lot of free time, he ended up founding some really suspicious tomes.

    Eromancy tome

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    Requirements: 12000 Intelligence, 8000 Control

    Cost: 0 or 1000000 coins. (Why are you checking this tome?)

    Leon frowned when he found that tome. Why the heck Ilyana learned that? Thest sentence in the description annoyed him a little, but he decided to forget about it because Leon was quite interested in that type of magic and its applications.

    "Maybe if I use that... the holy sword will be unsealed. If that skill reaches the max level and still nothing happens, then... I won''t have much of choice. I will just have to ept the forced celibacy."

    Leon wondered why he hesitated in buying tomes that would grant him the power to drop meteors on monsters but didn''t hesitate in purchasing that tome. Putting such worries aside, Leon brought the tome and immediately learned and begun to use it on himself.

    Congrattions! The skill Eromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Eromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Eromancy has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon thought that Illusion Resistance or some other resistance would counter the effects of such magic, but it didn''t. Leon only felt some resistance when he activated Mind Armor... Unfortunately, even though he used the skill almost non-stop until it reached level two hundred, Leon didn''t feel anything. The goddess of love had cursed him... it was crazy, but it was the only usible exnation.

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    It took a while for Leon to recover for that low blow. He clearly wasn''t a sex beast and until now managed to endure the hardships... but after confirming that he had been gued by a cosmic disease that couldn''t be cured by magic, Leon couldn''t help but feel depressed for a few days.

    "Well, it isn''t like Eromancy would have much use here..." Leon said while showing a self-deprecating smile.

    Leon had a lot of time to waste, but he was tired of staying depressed like that. Instead of just moping around without doing anything, Leon decided to mop around while leveling up some skills.

    Congrattions! The skill Underwater Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Zone has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Restoration has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Water Golem has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "One year passed since I came to this ce, but it felt like a lot less... I guess what I heard before was right, the older you get, the faster time seems to pass."

    p Instead of marking trees, Leon was marking the days he was on the ind behind the statues of mithril he created. Although the statues of mithril weren''t that big, it was enough for Leon to mark every single day the monsters appeared. Still, Leon was beginning to worry if that ind wasrge enough for that task. Sekundez said that Leon would have to endure that for thousands of years until now, only small monsters appeared so far, but they were increasing in size as they were increasing in power. Although his golems still were able to hold them back, eventually, Leon would have to fight for himself. Before that happens, he had to obtain as many spells as possible.</anda>

    "I should start to think more seriously about new offensive spells and abilities, soon my coins will end, and I can''t rely on Ilyana''s vault forever, and I definitely can''t let Lion''s Pride decrease in level again."

    Although it was hard, finding new, summon tomes and think of new offensive spells were the only difficult things Leon had to do. Using magic was like breathing to him, so it wasn''t tiring. Training his body wasn''t that efficient, but it was easier than keep using his brain trying to be creative. Regardless, Leon continued to help his golems to level up until he had a new idea of a spell. Although the scope and damage caused by his new spell were impressive, he soon learned thanks to the mana fruit and his high intelligence and control.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Tempest.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    By making small darts of fire fall over a certain area, Leon received that notification. Even though the power behind it wasn''t like Fire Meteor, the spell had a lot of potentials to decimate several enemies at the same time. It also didn''t take long for Leon to learn the other versions of that kind of attack. He just had to change the element used.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Freezing Tempest.

    Cost: 400 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Tempest.

    Cost: 400 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Smashing Tempest.

    Cost: 300 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Although it is cool and all to make rain fire and lightning, the cost of those skills is insane and keeps increasing... Fortunately, there are numerous ways to restore my mana. Otherwise, it would be a massive pain the ass to train such spells."

    For the time being, everything was fine thanks to Leon''s recovery, mana fruit, and his ring that granted him Zen at the max level, but eventually, not even all that would be enough. Although it wasn''t his forte, Leon would have to train his physical skills even more frequently. However, since Ilyana was a wizard, she didn''t put many tomes that taught that insider her vault, and Leon wasn''t even less creative to think of new physical skills.

    Around the time Leon''s water golems reached the level max, the killer bees were level seven hundred. It would be tough, but he had no other choice but to make his new level one summons suffer a little.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Mimic.

    Cost: 6000 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Mimic ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 300 +

    Mana: 600 +

    Stamina: 300 +

    Strength: 30 +

    Dexterity: 30+

    Speed: 10 +

    Intelligence: 100+

    Endurance: 40 +

    Control: 60 +

    Mentality: 80 +

    Luck: 20 +

    Recovery: 60 +

    Willpower: 50 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Fire Arrow Lv 35, Earth Arrow Lv 35, Water Arrow Lv 35, Wind Arrow Lv 35, Devour Lv 50

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 50, Wind Resistance Lv 50, Thunder Resistance Lv 50, Ice Resistance Lv 50

    "Yep, they aren''t all that great... but they do have some magic potential," Leon nodded to himself.

    Although the cost to summon them was higher than the golems, Leon quickly increased the poption of mimics while he absorbed the mana of them golems. The killer bees had the power to kill Leon''s monsters in a single strike, but while they could kill ten mimics per minute, Leon could create the double of that. In the end, thanks to the killer bees, Leon had to stay focused on the task of creating mimics for a long period of time, but that only helped him to level up the skill even faster.

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    While Leon was creating the mimics, he thought of new spells. Unfortunately, Leon was the type of guy who could only assume that making more powerful attacks was the best solution. That worked pretty well to create Area of Effect spells, but it was bad because he couldn''t learn as fast as he wanted some more delicate spells.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire st.

    Cost: 600 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice st.

    Cost: 800 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind st.

    Cost: 600 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth st.

    Cost: 600 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Using those skills with a single thought, Leon could envelop the area around him with the elements he wanted to use. Those skills could even amplify and decrease the power of certain spells within its radius, and that was quite surprising since Leon just thought and practiced a spell that could decimate all enemies that may approach him. Regardless, Leon spent a few weeks training those spells, but he was out of ideas again.

    "I have two options... buy other tomes or level up the skills I already have."

    It was pretty early to run out of ideas for offensive spells. Just one year had passed inside that dimension, after all. Leon recalled the months he spent inside the gctic snake. When he was there, he had the idea to copy some moves and skills he saw in games. Although it was pretty crazy, he learned a few skills. So, Leon decided to try to replicate some of those.

    "Let''s see... if Ibine Fire Armor, a jump, and an uppercut..."

    Leon used his skill and jumped while trying to perform an uppercut, but as expected, he didn''t receive any notification. Maybe it was because he used the spell instead of trying to cover only his arm on fire, or perhaps it was because his posture sucked... Either way, Leon tried it for several hours until he finally obtained the notification he wanted.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Rising Fire Dragon Uppercut.

    Cost: 100 mana and stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "What a long name for an offensive skill... Well, it is cool, and it is pretty useful as well." Leon smirked while he tried the skill several times.

    Putting the name aside and the fact Leon couldn''t use Multi-Conjuration using physical skills, Leon had a lot of fun practicing that skill. It worked even in mid-air, so Leon could rise toward the sky until he runs out of mana and stamina. It could be used to fool an enemy and make them think he can''t fly, but it sounded a bit inefficient since a lot of mana and stamina would be used. Regardless, while Leon practiced Rising Fire Dragon Uppercut, he also thought about the next skill he should learn. There was another video-game move he wanted to try but that one would be more difficult.

    "This one defies gravity to some extent. So, the best way to replicate would be using Telekinesis or Gravity... but I can''t use those directly," Leon said.

    Instead of using magic, Leon just used his physical skill, and on the first try, he actually seeded. By running as fast as possible and then leaping while aiming to hit the head of an imaginary opponent with a single kick, Leon learned one famous skill.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Flying Dragon Kick.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 50 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Not bad... the cost isn''t that high, too," Leon nodded to himself.

    Although some momentum was necessary to activate the skill, as usual, it was pretty fun to use physical skills like that. Still, Leon had to stop his practice after a few days because a new enemy appeared, and Leon didn''t have finished the mithril statue that had the shape of a killer bee.

    Bloody Bat - Lv 01

    Health: 200/200

    Mana: 250/250

    ? Stamina: 250/250

    Strength: 40

    Dexterity: 50

    Speed: 60

    Intelligence: 40

    Endurance: 40

    Control: 50

    Active Skills: Bite Lv 35, Vampirism Lv 30, Sonic Scream Lv 30

    Passive Skills: Night Vision Lv 35, Wind Resistance Lv 40, Earth Resistance Lv 30, Fire Resistance Lv 20, Ice Resistance Lv 20

    "Woah... they can suck blood. What a cliched monster." Leon frowned.

    Bloody Bats were essentially like the average bat, but they were red and also five times bigger. He didn''t recall seeing that kind of monster on Earth, but then again, he didn''t goblins and killer bees either. Regardless, Those creatures didn''t pose a threat against the level three hundred mimics.

    "Mmm... there is no Night Vision in the tomes of Ilyana''s vault," Leon rubbed his chin. "Did she forget or passive skills can''t be learned by using tomes?"

    Leon fought for countless times at night, and he didn''t learn that skill, so it was evident that there was a trigger somewhere to learn it. Although Mana Dominion was all-purpose, every single skill that could help Leon to be stronger was more than wee. Well, almost.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Night Vision.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It took a few days, but since Leon wasn''t in a hurry, everything went smoothly, and he learned that passive skill. Although there was no cost, the effects of the skill were quite meager. Leon would have to use it for quite a while before it bes really useful at night.

    "The fact that I only can train at night is also a problem..." Leon analyzed the changes after the skill leveled up ten times. "Oh, well... I can''t always have everything I want."

    Although that was a problem, Leon didn''t sleep every single night. So, that was just a minor nuisance.

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    After finishing the mithril status of a killer bee, Leon resumed his physical training. Although he called it like that, Leon was only trying to obtain some skills by replicating moves of fighting games. Regardless, that was less boring for him, so it worked well in the end.

    "There are many skills in fighting games that I can''t reproduce using Gravity and Telekinesis no matter what," Leon nodded to himself. "So, I shouldn''t try crazy things."

    Leon wanted to try many things, but he was fully aware that he wasn''t skilled enough to replicate certain things. Besides, even though he would have a lot of time in that dimension, he could waste months to learn a single physical skill. In order to keep things advancing, Leon decided to learn only the simplest ones.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Freezing Summersault.

    Cost: 100 mana and 100 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Burning Summersault.

    Cost: 100 mana and 100 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Summersault.

    Cost: 100 mana and 100 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Not bad considering that I copied just a regr martial move and added some magic effects," Leon rubbed his chin. "Still, thank goodness my resistances are at a high level. Without them, I would probably just wound myself."

    Things were starting to get repetitive again, but Leon felt like it was time for another of one of his silly challenges. Lion''s Pride had leveled up twenty times since thest time, so it was a good moment. Still, Leon didn''t know what would be a good challenge at that moment.

    "Maybe train all my skills up to level two hundred before the next monster appears?" Leon asked himself. "No, it is impossible. Even if I try hard, I won''t be able to level even half of my skills up to that point. That would be just realistic. Besides, I''m pretty sure the mimics will reach level max before that, and it would be a pain to let them fight at the max level."

    Leon could slow down things a little if he decides not to use Mana Zone and Restoration Zone. However, even though Leon didn''t mind about taking things slowly, he had to use those skills now and then to make full use of the mana he received by eating the mana fruit. Not doing that wouldn''t be like taking things slowly. It would just be foolish.

    "I can''t learn to summon skills on my own," Leon said. "Well, I can, but it would take too long to understand and replicate even inorganic creatures out of nothing. The only option is to use Ilyana''s vault. No... wait a minute. There are still certain types of golems that I can replicate."

    Leon recalled that he could create magma golems, ice golems, metal golems, and even thunder golems. Considering what he knew, they were monsters that only appeared in worlds that were on the second stage of assimtion. It would be hard to create them, but Leon would save some coins, and then again, he wasn''t in a hurry.

    "Well, I should at least see the requirements in Ilyana''s vault," Leon said.

    Summon Magma Golem tome

    Cost: 25000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    ? Requirements: 20000 Intelligence, 10000 Control, Lv 400 Earth Creation, Lv 400 Fire Creation.

    Cost: 0 and 40000000 coins. (Since you are stupid, I know you will spend your coins.)

    "I need to increase my control a little more, as, for the skills, Earth Creation is almost there," Leon said. "I just need to practice Fire Creation for a few weeks, and it should be enough."

    Fortunately, imagining that that kind of thing might happen, Leon didn''t allocate the status points he obtained recently. So, he actually just needed to level up Fire Creation to meet the requirements of that skill. The requirements to learn how to summon ice golems, thunder golems, and metallic golems were basically the same with a few exceptions. So, once Leon learns those skills, he would be free of that worries for another year or maybe two.

    Unfortunately, Leon''s calctions were based on when he uses his skills against himself, but he forgot to do that... In the end, Leon only met all requirements when his mimics were about to reach the max level, and that made Leon feel as if he had wasted a lot of time.<sub> </sub>

    "I can''t wait for the time when the strong monsters will spawn," Leon said. "That will multiplicate the speed of my training, and I won''t have to feel like crap every single wake minute."

    In the end, Leon''s growth was also making his monster grew stronger faster. That would change when he learns how to summon stronger monsters, but maybe he will be strong enough even to counter such unavoidable effects. His mimics reached the level max when the Bloody Bats also reached the level max, and also, at the same time, he discovered how to summon a magma golem.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Magma Golem.

    Cost: 25000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Magma Golem ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 1000 +

    Mana: 800 +

    Stamina: 700 +

    Strength: 100 +

    Dexterity: 40+

    Speed: 40 +

    Intelligence: 50+

    Endurance: 80 +

    Control: 40 +

    Mentality: 100 +

    Luck: 30 +

    Recovery: 90 +

    Willpower: 80 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Magma Arrow Lv 80, Eruption Lv 50, Magma Lance Lv 70, Magma Wall Lv 60.

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 150, Wind Resistance Lv 50, Thunder Resistance Lv 50, Fire Resistance Lv 150

    "Ah... I forgot to create the mithril statue again," Leon massaged his eyebrows. "Anyway... the magma golem is weaker than I imagined. Health, mana, and stamina aren''t everything, but I expected they would have a lot more."

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    In the end, the difference between monsters wasn''t just on the level and status. Leon couldn''t see the monster''s levels using Appraisal, but if he could, it would only show strong they were inparison to how strong they could be. A level one hundred smiles were much weaker than a level one hundred magma golem, after all.

    "I guess it can''t be helped," Leon analyzed the status of the magma golem. "Although the level max slimes overall status is higher, magma golems at level one has more health, mana, and stamina."

    Dire Wolf - Lv 01

    Health: 300/300

    Mana: 200/200

    Stamina: 300/300

    Strength: 60

    Dexterity: 40

    Speed: 70

    Intelligence: 40

    Endurance: 40

    Control: 40

    Active Skills: Bite Lv 50, Steel ws Lv 50, Bloody Fury Lv 60, Enhanced Smell Lv 40

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 50, Earth Resistance Lv 30, Fire Resistance Lv 40, Ice Resistance Lv 40

    As if watching bees, bats, and goblinsing out of the sea wasn''t weird enough. Some big ass wolves started to appear in order to say hi. Regardless, Leon discovered a few new skills thanks to those big and gray wolves. Despite looking vicious, they didn''tst long against the few magma golems Leon had time to create.

    "Learning Bite and Steel ws are out of the question... I don''t want to attack using my teeth and nails. That would be insane," Leon said while he analyzed the wolf status. "Bloody Fury... It probably isn''t an interesting or useful skill since I didn''t see in any dungeon shop or Ilyana''s vault."

    After Leon created the hundredth magma golem, Leon decided to create the mithril statue of the bloody bat before he forgets it. Meanwhile, he studied the wolves and finally understood how Bloody Fury worked. Basically, the more wounded one is, the stronger one can get by activating that skill. Unfortunately, it only increased strength by a percentage, so it wouldn''t be that useful for Leon. Still, he decided to try and learn it. It was pretty simple. Actually, he just didn''t have to control his anger when he gets wounded.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bloody Fury.

    Cost: 50 mana

    Duration: 30 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It took Leon a few weeks before he could fill the entire ind with magma golems, but considering how much mana was needed to summon one, it couldn''t be helped. Besides, considering that it was a monster that only appeared in worlds that were on the second stage of assimtion, it was only obvious that a lot of mana had to be used to create them.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Magma Golem has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Fire Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Earth Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Pain Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Ouch... even though they aren''t that strong yet, their attacks can be quite painful," Leon said to himself after testing their power and being attacked by thousands of magma golems at the same time. " I guess I will use them for training my resistances, but I won''t give them my mana all that frequently. While summoning monsters are useful, the cost to summon them is too high, and there is a limit of how many inorganic monsters I can summon... It will be a pain if level them up too fast and doesn''t have enough coins to buy the tomes necessary."

    It didn''t take long for some magma golems started to die from the hands of the wolves. They were leveling up faster than the magma golems, after all. Regardless, Leon resumed his physical training. Although it was a bit reckless, he decided to continuebining physical attacks and magical attacks with something he always wanted to try at least once, but he never had the chance to do it in real life... drop-kicks.

    As expected, Leon had a hard time replicating that kind of attack because his body would be entirely vulnerable to counter attacks. Still, even though he didn''t receive any notifications when he used that kind of move alone, he did it when he used magic.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Freezing Dropkick.

    Cost: 150 mana and 150 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Burning Dropkick.

    Cost: 150 mana and 150 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Dropkick.

    Cost: 150 mana and 150 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Yep, I will never use this kind of attack in a real battle," Leon said while he got and cleaned his body from the sand beach. "Even though I can protect myself using Mana Armor, I would be wide open to receive the most powerful counter-attacks. Besides, I''m a mage... I have the advantage while I stay away from my enemies."

    Although Leon said that, he practiced the skill over and over again. He wanted the status points, but even though it would be dangerous to use in a real battle, it was fun to use outside of it. It became clear only recently for Leon, but time passed much faster while he was moving his body being running or just practicing his physical skills.

    "Well, I guess it is time to learn new spells," Leon said after leveling up his physical skills for several weeks straight. "... I forgot to think of new spells, so I will have to buy the tomes from Ilyana''s vault... I should also start to create the wolf''s mithril statue before I forget this too."

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    After creating the mithril statue of a wolf, Leon checked Ilyana''s vault. In the blink of an eye, his coins decreased, and now he just had fifty million. Although it was a lot, Leon couldn''t buy even ten tomes with them. So, he couldn''t help but sigh.

    "I wonder if by buying those, I''m not digging my own grave..." Leon rubbed his chin. "I''m pretty sure I will empty her vault before I leave this ce."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Ssh.

    Cost: 100 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Stream.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    Duration: 20 seconds

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Astral Projection.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Deafening Shout.

    Cost: 200 mana

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Confusion Ray.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 05 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As expected, Leon had a hard time leveling up Astral Projection, Deafening Shout. Using the other skills, he could cheat and make them level up faster using Multi Conjuration, but it was a bit too much too for the same thing using the other skills.

    "Well... they should be useful at some point in time. So, I don''t have any other option but level them up," Leon said after a long sigh.

    Although Leon was worried about the fact that eventually, he would run out of tomes to buy, it was a bit too much imagine that he would be able to learn alone spells like Astral Projection and Confusion Ray. They weren''t elemental attacks and didn''t even cause damage, so Leon couldn''t even imagine how to make his mana hit a target and cause such effects.

    After leveling up those skills, Leon analyzed his status, as expected, he reached a pretty scary level of power. Still, Leon couldn''t imagine himself being close to Ilyana''s level. She could read minds, teleporting other people to other worlds, and she also could monitor several ces at the same time without being there, after all. There were a lot of things she could do, and Leon had no idea how to replicate, so it wasn''t time to feel satisfied with his growth.

    "My statuses aren''tcking, and I''m sure that I will grow even stronger here," Leon nodded to himself. "The problem is my battle experience. Although I fought against many powerful foes, I don''t have nowhere near battle experience like Ilyana. I suppose I will obtain tons of experience here, but probably only against monsters. Monsters aren''t my real enemies, the harvesters are."

    Maybe some battles, even against monsters, would give Leon thebat experience he wanted, but it would be hard to obtain it if he only uses his inorganic monsters to train himself. Considering that the monstersing from the sea were getting stronger by the day, eventually, Leon would face some formidable foes, but even so...<sub> </sub>

    There was a way for Leon don''t need battle experience. He just had to overpower his opponents and defeat them before they could even try. If Leon obtains Sekundez''s fragment''s cooperation, that was something achievable, since only the original spirit of the time, Ilyana, and another person could control time.

    "Still, Ilyana obtained the cooperation of a fragment, but I didn''t notice her using that power," Leon rubbed his chin. "Considering the first time I saw her, she looked like she had been training for decades, but would she get that messy training in a dimension like this?"

    The more Leon thought about it, the more confused he got. Although he decided not to overthink things, it was difficult not to use his head while he was in that ce. Regardless, Leon studied his status and nodded to himself. ording to what Ilyana told him, status wise, he already could learn how to absorb mana from the environment. However, it looked like he would have to obtain some coins for quite a while in order to buy it.

    Mana Maism tome

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Range: 05 meters

    Cooldown time: 60 seconds

    Requirements: 15000 Intelligence, 5000 Control, Lv 400 Mana Dominion, Lv 400 Mana Absorption.

    Cost: 0 and 100.000.000 coins. (Since you are stupid, I know you will spend your coins.)

    "I will have to level up some skills too..." Leon rubbed his chin. "I guess it doesn''t matter. It will take a while to obtain the coins, after all."

    Health: 6500 +

    Mana: 27900 +

    Stamina: 6500 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 290 +

    Intelligence: 20000+

    Endurance: 603 +

    Control: 10000+

    Mentality: 295 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 6500 +

    Willpower: 315 +

    Coins: 50,756,325

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Summon Slime Lv Max, Summon Earth Golem Lv Max, Summon Fire Golem Lv Max, Summon Water Golem Lv Max, Summon Corrupt Tree of Mana Lv 150, Silk Creation Lv 150, Sonar Lv 150, Aquatic Breathing Lv 150, Enhanced Smell Lv 150, Poison Generation Lv 150, irvoyance Lv 150, Mind Control Lv 150, Body Control Lv 150, Corruption Lv 150, Earth Spikes Lv 150, Magma Nova Lv 150, Purification 150, Eromancy Lv 200, Infernal Tempest Lv 150, Freezing Tempest Lv 150, Electric Tempest Lv 150, Smashing Tempest Lv 150, Summon Mimic Lv 100, Fire st Lv 150, Ice st Lv 150, Wind st Lv 150, Earth st Lv 150, Rising Fire Dragon Uppercut Lv 150, Flying Dragon Kick Lv 150, Freezing Summersault Lv 150, Burning Summersault Lv 150, Electric Summersault Lv 150, Summon Magma Golem Lv 200, Bloody Fury Lv 150, Freezing Dropkick Lv 150, Burning Dropkick Lv 150, Electric Dropkick Lv 150, Acid Ssh Lv 150, Acid Stream Lv 150, Astral Projection Lv 150, Deafening Shout Lv 150, Confusion Ray Lv 150

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 370, Fire Resistance Lv 690, Underwater Resistance Lv 340, Wind Resistance Lv 450, Ice Resistance Lv 410, Sleep Resistance Lv 375, Thunder Resistance Lv 500, Earth Resistance Lv 490, Gravity Resistance Lv 300, Curse Resistance Lv 305, Lion''s Pride Lv 490, Night Vision Lv 150,

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    Leon didn''t know if he would be able to collect mana from the environment in that dimension, but considering that he could absorb mana from the monsters, such a possibility does exist. Still, he had to collect coins for weeks in order to have enough coins to buy the tome.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Maism.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Range: 05 meters

    Cooldown time: 60 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Although I will eventually learn how to use this skill and get rid of the cooldown time, it is still a bit troublesome..." Leon said.

    Soon, Leon used the skill, and It didn''t take long for him to nice that it was very strange. While active, the skill increased Leon''s mana regeneration by five points. The skill was like Mana-Eater. It wasn''t that efficient initially, but that one would take quite a while to be a trump card. That was what Leon thought at first, but when the skill reached level twenty, and its range reached one hundred meters, the skill already could keep itself active. However, there was a downside, everything nearby Leon would lose mana, even his monsters.

    "Now that I think about it... won''t this ce lose all its mana if I keep this skill active?" Leon looked around, observing his fallen monsters. "It is also bizarre that I can keep sucking mana from the environment non-stop. Althoughs are big, following the logic of everything I learned so far, evens were supposed to run out of mana."

    Leon noticed if that was possible, perhaps that would be a great way to slow down the assimtion process. Still, since Ilyana never mentioned such a possibility, she probably knew that it was impossible.

    "Unless worlds have statuses like monsters and intelligent species, it doesn''t make sense that I can drain mana from the environment like that non-stop," Leon walked around while thinking of several possibilities. "But if the world has a recovery status and can grow stronger when more mana is used nearby... then, that does exin why Mana Maism can stay active and still be stupidly efficient."

    Leon recalled Ilyana''s words. She mentioned that Earth would be able to heal itself from the damage caused by the harvesters. If that kind of process happens again and again, the will be inhospitable, but the itself would survive. Little by little, it was bing more evident that even though worlds didn''t fight, they were part of the system like humans and monsters were... in fact, they were in the middle of the bnce because they didn''t have to kill anything and could grow stronger and obtain energy tost possibly forever. They weren''t in a bad position.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Mana Maism has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Mana Maism has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Mana Maism has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...<sub> </sub>

    "Still, this doesn''t exin how I can obtain so much mana from this dimension..." Leon said. "Unless this is really another world and the appearance of this world is just an illusion created by Sekundez''s to make me feel morefortable with it... Ah, this is a pain. I have so much free time that I can''t help but question trying to understand every single thing."

    Anaconda - Lv 01

    Health: 300/300

    Mana: 400/400

    Stamina: 200/200

    Strength: 60

    Dexterity: 40

    Speed: 70

    Intelligence: 50

    Endurance: 40

    Control: 50

    Active Skills: Bite Lv 50, Strangle Lv 40, Poison Bullet Lv 60, Infrared Perception Lv 40

    Passive Skills: Poison Resistance Lv 150, Earth Resistance Lv 40, Fire Resistance Lv 40, Ice Resistance Lv 50, Wind Resistance Lv 30

    While Leon was training his new skill, a new monster appeared. Much for Leon''s surprise, he felt shivers when he saw those twenty-meters long snakes leaving the ocean and moving toward him. He didn''t notice that before, but he barely had the chance to fight against that kind of monster from so close. Leon saw some when he fought to help the Brazilian survivors, but he never got that close. Still, soon he forgot about that.

    "Infrared Perception... here it is," Leon checked Ilyana''s vault. "Ten thousand coins... this type of utility spell always surprises me with their prices."

    Again, Leon didn''t need any other tracking skill since he had Mana Dominion, but he would buy the skill nheless for the status points.

    Although Leon wanted to stop thinking about Mana Maism and about that dimension, he failed in doing so. It was a bit hard to imagine that just understanding would grant Leon the power to replicate it, but maybe that kind of knowledge would help him in the future. Most likely, the dimension Sekundez created was like an virtual reality. Everything that happens there only influences the people inside of it. It wasn''t weird to think that someone could learn how to wield a sword in such space, so it makes sense that Leon could train his skills and learn new ones there. In the end, the levels of his skills were just the mastery he had over those skills. Besides, considering that he could increase the power and effectiveness of his spells as long as he has mana, it was only obvious that he could benefit from that kind of experience outside that dimension.

    "I guess I can consider this to be only an imaginary world created by Sekundez were almost everything that happens is just a reaction of my actions," Leon nodded to himself. "The circle of days and nights and the monstersing out of the sea are the ''rules'' she established for this ce in order to make me experience the same things she did. But I guess it would be weird if those were the only things that could influence this world."

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    Leon tried to increase his control over Mana Maism in order not to drain the mana of his golems, but just as he had expected because he learned the skill using a tome, he couldn''t target only his enemies and the ambient. To do so, he would have to learn the skill the hard way. Still, that was a n for the future.

    "Now that I used all the coins I saved up until now, things will slow down a little bit," Leon said. "But I guess that is for the best, and even though it is a pain, I need to train my creativity."

    Putting such thoughts aside, Leon decided to study his skill list. Although it wouldn''t be easy, the best way to create new spells was to make some variations in the current spells Leon had, and now that he thought about it, Leon didn''t find any of those variations in Ilyana''s vault.

    "... She probably only stored ''basic'' tomes there," Leon rubbed his chin. "For a magician, creativity is important. Otherwise, it would be difficult to prepare ordingly to some battles."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Mist.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Pressure.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infrared Perception.

    Cost: 30 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon learned two spells before he had enough coins to buy the Infrared Perception. By heating and cooling down the poison Leon created using Poison Generation, Leon learned Poison Mist. Although such skill caused him some headache, the fact that he could control the mist at will made everything worth the hassle. On the other hand, Earth Pressure had been really easy to learn. That skill was just a variation of methrower, after all.

    "Mmm... it is kind of weird keep Infrared Perception active," Leon said. "While it is useful at night to give me a clear view of everything alive around me, it wouldn''t be useful if the enemies are like my magma golems."

    Using Infrared Perception in a fire monster was like trying to look at the sun... Fortunately, it only made Leon feel some headaches and didn''t cause any damage to his eyes and mind.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spinning Mana Arrow.

    Cost: 40 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Lance.

    Cost: 60 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spinning Mana Lance.

    Cost: 80 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "This isn''t as hard as I thought it would be..." Leon rubbed his chin.

    Although adding rotation to his spells was a pretty basic thing, Leon forgot to do that until now. Probably because he never had much time to think about things, but mostly because he was an idiot. Regardless, even though that kind of action was good to learn new spells, it was impossible to keep the surprise factor in using that kind of attack. The mana in non-elemental attacks was hard to be seen, but the more powerful the attack was, the more noticeable it would be.

    "... It looks like Ilyana prepared her vault knowing exactly the skills I had," Leon said after checking the shop Ilyana created. "Although there are some simple spells, the vast majority areplicated ones. That will help me to save time..."

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder if he didn''t have been a bit unfair to Ilyana. Although she was difficult to deal with, she helped Leon in many ways, and the vault she connected to that run on his arm also saved Leon from many problems. Still, Leon couldn''t help but feel conflicted about her.

    "The fact that she hides too many things prevents me from trusting her too much. In the end, that is for the best, I guess."

    Regardless, putting aside a few exceptions, Mana Maism help Leon level up his new spells much faster than before, and since he didn''t have to concentrate in order to keep such spell active, he found a loophole in the system. Bybining Mana Maism and Mana Zone at the same time, he could drain and restore the mana from his golems. That way, he could train both skills at an astonishing speed without sacrificing anything, and that was very suspicious.

    "I knew that something like this was bound to appear considering that everyone pretty much can learn everything, but this is far crazier than I imagined..." Leon frowned. "This is the environment, Ilyana''s vault, Sekundez''s power... and now this skill. I know that Ilyana knew about this beforehand and prepare everything to help me reach this situation, but something still feels out of ce."

    Although there were some risks involved and the price to obtain power in that ce was high, everything looked a bit too convenient... at least for Leon''s standards. Leon knew that he wouldn''t rx until he gets rid of that annoying feeling, but for the time being, he decided to avoid thinking about that as much as possible. He had a long way ahead of him in that dimension, and he wouldn''t confirm anything until he seeds in Sekundez''s trial... it was better to keep his doubts to himself, for the time being.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Storm.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Snow Storm.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Storm.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The best way for Leon to forget his doubts was to use massive area of effect spells, and so he did it.

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    "It looks like I increased my mana regeneration too fast..." Leon said.

    While Leon was sure that he could create orbine several spells, his brain wasn''t working the way he wanted. He already knew that he wasn''t a creative person, but after a few days without a single idea of new spells, Leon felt like an idiot. Regardless, Leon couldn''t stay like that forever.

    "I guess I will level up my skills up to level two hundred," Leon rubbed his chin. "By doing so, I will keep my mind busy, and perhaps I will obtain insight into new spells."

    Two years have already passed since Sekundez''s trial had started, and even though it was convenient to be in such a ce, Leon once again was feeling restless since solving problems became a habit. Leon was almost forty years old, and even though most of the time, he felt strong and young like usual, he was also feeling the weight of his age, at least mentally.

    "I never nned my life with detail... but I never imagined that I would be in a situation like this," Leon looked at the starry sky of the night while he imagined several things. "It is quite insane that someone like me had been forced to stay single and without having the chance to use the holy sword for so long. The fact that surprised me most is the fact that I didn''t have gone mad... yet."

    Leon recalled his high school and college years. Even though he wasn''t a sex beast, he was quite carnivorous. Still, maybe it was because he wanted to avoid such depressing thoughts, but he was pretty sure that he wasn''t mentally strong enough to endure such a situation for almost two decades. Most likely, the fall of the ne caused some irreparable damage to Leon''s psyche and body. Damage that not even the all-purpose mana could help him to solve. Although that kind of problem saved Leon of a lot of trouble since he would have to stay in that dimension for a lot of time, it was still disheartening.

    "Now that I think about it... Ilyana watched all my movements and is probably aware of the seal that had been put on the holy sword. Usually, despite everything, she tries to be quite cooperative in order to stay on my good side... but I guess even she wouldn''t be shameless enough to offer an alternative to my problem directly. Perhaps she lived for so long that such a problem isn''t even worth the hassle for her."

    Although that was a very important subject for Leon, he still felt like he was wasting time and even digging his grave while thinking about such a thing in that dimension. Leon shook those thoughts of his head and focused on pursuing his new goal. In the end, Leon achieved his goal... but it took him two years.

    "Oh, boy... that kept me upied, but I didn''t expect it would take so long," Leon said. "As expected, training skills will be even more difficult from now on. So, learning new ones will be vital."

    In those two years, Leon managed not to spend his coins, and his sum reached a new record... now Leon had eight hundred million coins. He also some ideas for new spells, but those would have to be put to practiceter.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Magma Golem has reached the max level.

    ? You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Ice Golem.

    Cost: 25000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Ice Golem ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 1000 +

    Mana: 800 +

    Stamina: 700 +

    Strength: 100 +

    Dexterity: 40+

    Speed: 40 +

    Intelligence: 50+

    Endurance: 80 +

    Control: 40 +<sub> </sub>

    Mentality: 100 +

    Luck: 30 +

    Recovery: 90 +

    Willpower: 80 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Ice Arrow Lv 80, Ice Wall Lv 50, Ice Lance Lv 70, Ice Bullet Lv 60.

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 50, Wind Resistance Lv 100, Thunder Resistance Lv 30, Fire Resistance Lv 50, Ice Resistance Lv 150

    "As expected, there isn''t much difference between the golems of the second stage," Leon said. "Still... it took more time than I expected for Summon Magma Golem to reach the max level... probably because I focused too much on reaching the level two hundred in the other skills."

    Although that been somewhat troublesome and a very slow process, Leon learned that he works best with short-term goals like that one. Most likely, Leon would have to spend four to five years to make his skills reach level two hundred and fifty, but as long as that keeps him busy, it was fine.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Maelstrom.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Beam.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ring of Magma.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I canbine several spells, but I forgot that I also could upgrade a few of them," Leon said.

    Even though that was true, Leon only noticed that some spells could only be upgraded after he had enough intelligence. Although he didn''t know the requirements for methrower, he found a Fire Beam tome in Ilyana''s vault, and that required ten thousand points in intelligence, and that was something Leon didn''t have before meeting Ilyana. Also, much to his surprise, the tome disappeared from the vault after Leon learned Fire Beam alone.

    "I didn''t buy the tome, but I guess Ilyana did something to make me see only the tomes of spells that don''t have," Leon rubbed his chin. "Clearly, mana can do a lot more than cause destruction, but I guess I''m only good for that."

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    Since Leon wanted to have all his skills to be higher than the level twenty, it took some time for him to level up his new ones. Still, instead of learning of the ones he had in mind, Leon decided to buy some tomes from Ilyana''s storage. It was time to make good use of the coins he obtained.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Carnivorous Spores.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    Duration: 30 seconds

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hypnosis.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Ray.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Easye and easy go..." Leon sighed. "Sixty million coins in just three spells. Although they will be useful, I can''t help but wonder if Ilyana just didn''t put some random prices. Although she did many things to help me, she doesn''t look to be the type of woman who would go to such lengths in order to do everything perfectly."

    Velociraptor - Lv 01

    Health: 450/450

    Mana: 350/350

    Stamina: 300/300

    Strength: 80

    Dexterity: 40

    Speed: 80

    Intelligence: 50

    Endurance: 60

    Control: 50

    Active Skills: Bite Lv 60, Dash Lv 50, Steel ws Lv 60, Enhanced Smell Lv 40

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 50, Fire Resistance Lv 60, Ice Resistance Lv 50, Wind Resistance Lv 50<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, Leon put too good use of his new skills and tried them on the current monsters that were leaving the ocean... the velociraptors. Leon only wanted to test the skill but soon regret it a little when he made the small yellow could fly toward a monster''s head. Ten secondster, the creature fell on the floor dead, and its head lost all the flesh. Leon felt shivers while looking at it.

    "Oh boy... what a scary spell," Leon said it is only at level one and already can kill a velociraptor easily. Well, the velociraptors aren''t that strong yet, but even so..."

    The number of mithril statues was increasing, but it looked like it would take a while before Leon sees the ocean spawning the monsters that can only be found in worlds that are on the second stage of assimtion. Although it wasn''t wrong to keep that pace, because Leon liked to be surprised in that dimension, the fact that Leon didn''t have to lift a finger to defeat them was a terrible drawback.

    "Mmm... I wonder why I didn''t see any boss until now," Leon frowned. "Usually, bosses are pretty big, and even though the monsters at level max are strong, I can''t imagine they being the bosses of their species."

    At first, Leon thought that bosses were just evolved forms of the monsters of a dungeon, but since he found several dungeons with different types of monsters, he confirmed that that wasn''t the case even though that same theory could apply to some monsters.

    Regardless, after leveling up the skills he learned by using tomes, Leon practiced a few more ones that he had in mind. He couldn''t help but wonder why he didn''t think of those before... it was probably due to his worries. Fortunately, he decided to write on a rock the spells he thought about it during those two years, and Leon would do the same if he has a few more.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Punch Rocket.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Punch Rocket.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Punch Rocket.

    Cost: 120 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Punch Rocket.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Punch Rocket.

    Cost: 120 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Learning new spells would be much easier if everyone were with me... even the noisy ones like Efreet and Gnome would be a goodpany now," Leon forced a smile after a long sigh.

    That was the fourth time, the fourth time that Leon was forced by an external factor to stay alone and don''t have any contact with anyone. The airne crash, his kidnapping, his presentment inside the gctic snake... Four crazy situations, and in all of them, Leon was forced to stay in a stranger ce where he had no one to rely on. Leon didn''t believe that forces like destiny and fate could exist, but it was like someone or something was telling him that it was his destiny to be alone and endure such hardships quite frequently.

    "Well, perhaps once I leave this ce, I will have enough power to deny and maybe go against those forces fully," Leon said. "Still, it will be useless unless I reach my final goal."

    Leon decided to put those thoughts aside, and while he practiced his new spells, Leon searched on Ilyana''s vault for a tome that would grant him the same power that she has, the power to use Zen and still be able to use spells. Although Leon could keep using Zen and doing other things, some extra status points were always weed.

    "Mind Creation and Divided Mind..." Leon found two tomes that were most likely the ones Ilyana uses. "Each tome cost one hundred million coins... Well, I already expected such crazy prices. Still, to be able to create minds and divide my own mind is kind of scary. Isn''t the same as creating my own splitting personalities? Maybe with that, I won''t feel so lonely anymore, but I wonder how such a splitting personality would work, considering that it would never obtain control over my body."

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    In the end, Leon decided not to have a split personality. He doubted that another Leon inside his head would be as boring and depressing as himself, but he didn''t want to bet one hundred million coins on it. Regardless, thanks to that, Leon discovered a new hobby... analyzing the tomes he could buy using Ilyana''s vault.

    "I already knew I''m a brute even when ites to magic. Yuki already said that to me before, after all," Leon frowned while looking at the semi-shop. "But this is insane... the things one can learn using mana is stupidly broad."

    Although the tomes Leon could buy were quite questionable, their effects and powers were very interesting. Mind Control, Mind Reading, Mind Exchange, Mind Summoning... Leon was quite interested in thest one, but to buy it, he would need to spend ten billion coins. Although he could obtain it for free, Leon was quite certain that Lion''s Pride would drop to level one if he does so. There was even a chance that he would lose the skill.

    "Well, no need to rush..." Leon said. "I should start with the cheaper tomes and gradually move to the most expensive spells."

    Leon also found a skill called Mind Pce, most likely that was the skill Sekundez used to create that dimension. Of course, the power to make things pass faster inside the Mind Pce belonged to her status as a spirit of the time. Still, it was quite impressive that she could use such a skill that wasn''t rted to her magic affinity.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Feral Mind.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 60 seconds.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mind Melding.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 600 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Hehehe, this will be fun," Leon smirked.

    Leon spent ten million coins in order to learn Feral mind and fifty million just to learn Mind Melding. Although the first wouldn''t be that useful since Leon was a mage, the second would grant Leon awesome opportunities if he uses that alongside Monolingualism in some monsters... he would be able to read their memories and learn their special abilities!

    Leon found the skill of Omnilingualism, but he had to spend one hundred billion coins to obtain the power to talk with every single thing in the universe. Although it was useful, that would be one of thest things he would probably learn. For the time being, he was satisfied with learning skills from animal-like monsters.

    "I guess even if I don''t intend to use it in realbat, I should learn Steel ws from the velociraptors," Leon rubbed his chin. "If anything, that will prove my theory that bybining those skills, I will be able to learn how to replicate their powers."

    In the end, Leon also had to use Sleep alongside Zoolingualism and Mind Melding because Velociraptors weren''t known for their love for humans. They just love them like a human being loves chicken...

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Mind Melding has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Mind Melding has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Mind Melding has leveled up.

    <o>,m You obtained 01 status points.</o>

    ...

    The cost of mana was insane, but Leon managed to find the knowledge he was looking for rather quickly because the velociraptor he chose just tried to attack him using that skill. Although Leon was reading the monster''s memories, it was like he was reading sentences. It was more like he was experimenting with the same sensations, which was even more convenient. Although Leon wasn''t that used to manipte stamina, he recognized the feeling of covering his fingers with energy. On his first try, he received the notification.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel ws.

    Cost: 03 mana and 03 stamina per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Hahaha! It is a sess!" Leon raised his fist upward while he was smiling.

    Although Leon was quite happy that his idea worked, soon he understood that skill would be only useful, perhaps only once or twice every one hundred days as long as he stays in that dimension. It was useful, but Leon didn''t solve all of his problems... he only found another tool to help him reach his goal.

    In any case, since he was at it, Leon decided to keep the skill active in order to level up. The cost was so low that he could keep active forever without running out of mana or stamina.

    "Maybe I should keep using thatbo and see If I can learn something else," Leon said while he observed a new group of velociraptors appear from the sea. "I don''t think I can assimte their experience just by reading their memories, but I suppose it can''t hurt to try."

    Although that surprised him a little, Leon soon learned that the monsters barely had any memories. Leon studied the things they saw, but he only found a few memories of them underwater and the even fewer seconds they spent on the beach. Although he was in an imaginary space, Leon couldn''t assimte the memories of imaginary creatures. Still, there was a chance that perhaps something unexpected if he tries to use that on a real monster, but it was hard to be sure.

    "Now, I feel like I''m truly reaching the realm of the true harvesters..." Leon looked at both hands and felt the power he obtained in those four years. "Although this power is a massive aplishment, I''mcking in some many aspects that I can''t even feel proud of it."

    Although Leon couldn''t rx yet, he couldn''t ignore his aplishments either. Otherwise, he would eventually feel unhappy about doing anything but train. For a while, he felt satisfied while he tested Steel ws on the velociraptors, but soon started to train other skills.

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    During those two years where he leveled up his skills up to level two hundred, Leon also recalled that some spells had some variations that he didn''t learn. So, Leon decided to learn those variations as well.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Pir.

    Cost: 120 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Pir.

    Cost: 120 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Air Cutter.

    Cost: 150 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "The cost of these ones is small," Leon said while he studied his new skills. "I suppose I can learn a few other spells."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Tornado.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Fountain.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Bybining wind and Poison Generation, Leon created Poison Tornado. After that, instead of creating mud, he created Poison Fountain by mixing poison and earth. It was a bit surprising that poison was so versatile. Unfortunately, it would never be part of Leon''s true arsenal since it could be countered by Poison Resistance and spells like Purification. Regardless, soon Leon would be preupied with something else because it was time for a new monster to appear.

    Mutant Mantis- Lv 01

    Health: 450/450

    Mana: 300/300

    Stamina: 450/450

    Strength: 70

    Dexterity: 60

    Speed: 100

    Intelligence: 50

    Endurance: 50<sub> </sub>

    Control: 50

    Active Skills: Bite Lv 60, Heat Bubble Lv 30, Steel ws Lv 80, Haste Lv 40

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 70, Fire Resistance Lv 30, Ice Resistance Lv 40, Wind Resistance Lv 40

    The new monster was surprising in many ways. The mutant mantis was precisely that, an oversized mantis that instead of arms has two very sharp looking des. It was even more surprising that the creature had a spell and could even use Haste. Unfortunately, even though the monster''s arms looked like des of swords, it always lost its edge when the creature died.

    "I suppose those parts could still be used, but it would be a waste of time considering that I can create mithril," Leon said. "Although it is only a single spell, I should be happy that I can learn something that isn''t in Ilyana''s list."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Heat Bubble.

    Cost: 20 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    There was a trick to learn such a spell. Although it wasn''t powerful, itbined the power of water, fire, and wind, after all. The trick was rtively simple. The bubble just had to have a coldyer of air between the water and hot air... it was so stupid that Leon couldn''t help but let out a long sigh. Regardless, Leon obtained two hundred status points in no time since the cost was low.

    "I can make a bigger bubble, but I doubt that I can learn a new spell doing so," Leon said. "I also doubt that I can create a stable bubble trying to give it different shapes."

    Regardless, even though it would be more convenient if Leon buys some tomes, he decided to save his coins in order to learn Omnigualism. With that kind of power, he would be able to learn skills and spells from all kinds of monsters and possibly from objects. It was evident that he wouldn''t be able to take anything he obtains in that dimension, even from Ilyana''s vault to the reality, but he could learn some useful skills.

    "Objects don''t talk, but I will learn how tomunicated with them by touching them... hopefully," Leon said.

    It would take several years, perhaps even decades, before Leon obtains enough coins to buy the tome, but at least he would find a new way to learn new spells and save some other coins in the future.

    Although there wasn''t much to do in that dimension, Leon was already used to it. In less than a year, he made Mana Maism reach the max level, and thanks to it, he learned that that space exactly dimensions. The dimension created by Sekundez has the exact range of Mana Maism had at the max level, five kilometers tall, long andrge.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Corrosive Touch.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Weary Strike.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bite.

    Cost: 03 mana 03 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon also learned a few other tricks thanks to monsters, but in the end, he even decided to learn Bite. Even though he had no intention of fighting using his teeth, it wasn''t umon for Leon to second guess himself, but he felt that the more time he spent in that ce, the less control he had over his inhibitions. Although that was good on one side since that would grant him the chance to learn many more things using mana, it was also bad because that increased the chances of him bing a different person.

    Leon was growing old. Despite the fact that he felt full of energy like usual, he felt the weight of age. His memories were getting fuzzy by the day, even though some events were hard to forget, less and less details he could recall with precision. Although that was the natural process of things, Leon didn''t want to forget anything. He didn''t want to forget why he decided to ept that nightmarish trial without a second thought. He was doing that for his family, for his friends, and for his world... Unfortunately, little by little, the power of his will was getting weaker, and now he could clearly understand why most people in Hector''s camp lost their edge.

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    Leon quickly found a way to counter those annoying feelings, by using Mind Melding on himself, he managed to revive several moments of his life. At first, the skill had been surprisingly effective, considering that Leon felt incredibly motivated many times after some sessions. However, soon Leon understood wasn''t aplete solution to his problems... nothing was. The more he experienced some parts of his old life, the less he felt after re-experiencing them.

    "I guess this is only obvious... even though those were precious moments of my life, they are precious because I experienced them just once," Leon said. "Experiencing them would only make them less precious."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sunlight Nova.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Rain.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    At the very least, by training, Leon could forget about his worries. Even though ignoring his problems wasn''t a good thing to do, just worrying about them endlessly wouldn''t help him in any way. Regardless, Leon learned a few pretty neat spells. Their cost was high, but it was pretty useful and quite dreadful to see in action. Sunlight Nova was the exactly thing Leon wanted to create a satellite for. Using magic, he made the area around a monster or monsters get so hot that everything in it would just turn into dust. One would think that a meteor fell in that ce, but one wouldn''t see any signs of it.

    "Although poison can truly sign when it is inside someone''s body, it can''t be ignored when it falls on the eyes or the nose of someone," Leon said while watching some pterodactyls agonizing thanks to the Poison Rain.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Dragon.

    Cost: 250 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Dragon.

    Cost: 250 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Dragon.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Following the same logic that applied to spells that had the shape of eastern dragons, Leon tried to create magic projectiles using monsters and animals as a reference. However, even though he created them pretty fast, Leon didn''t receive any notification.

    "I thought I could create the spell I wanted, but it seems that I didn''t notice that still exist hidden rules when ites to spell creation and learning," Leon said. "Well, no matter. I just have to look in Ilyana''s vault and try to replicate whatever is there."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Wrath.

    Cost: 500 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Wrath.

    Cost: 500 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Wrath.

    Cost: 500 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although that worked for a while, Leon was a specialist in finding destructive ways to use his mana. Meanwhile, Ilyana''s vault was full of tomes that mostly could teach him of non-offensive magic and spells. While that could be learned, Leon wouldn''t be able to train his other spells, and he was pretty sure none of those would fall in the elemental magic category.

    "It will be hard to keep saving those coins..." Leon said and then sighed.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Ice Golem has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, another of Leon''s skills reached the max level, and he started to work and learn the next summoning skill. Now that Leon thought about it, he couldn''t help but wonder if he summons monsters from his mind using Mind Summoning wouldn''t be more convenient. Although the price of the skill was high and its cost would be even more absurd, everything would be solved with a single thought. Perhaps he would even receive some skills notifications.

    "... Why do I keep thinking of ways to find even more free time?" Leon asked after a long sigh.

    It was insane, but even though learning and practicing his spells were the only thing Leon could do to past time productively, it looked like he wanted to get rid of that process as well.

    "Still... I wonder what the limits of Mind Summoning are..." Leon rubbed his chin.

    That was a dangerous topic, but Leon couldn''t help but feel attracted to it. Without a doubt, that was one god-like ability, so it was very possible that he could do god-like things with it. For example, creating humans... even without having it yet, Leon already could imagine himself regretting in the future. Just like Ilyana said, every magic has a weakness, andtely, he learned that most times, the weakness was the caster.

    "I already decided that I wouldn''t create living beings... but maybe I could create... my parents..." Leon bit his lips. "No, I can''t fall for that temptation... even if I create them, their existence will be determined by my memories. They won''t be my real parents."

    Leon also started to understand that Sekundez''s trial was even harder than he had imagined. In that environment where one could get stronger indefinitely and obtain all kinds of powers, the chances of one going mad were exceptionally high. Things were even moreplicated thanks to the fact that Leon had ess to Ilyana''s vault.

    "Now, I''m back to the square one, and I''m questioning her actions and goals again," Leon said.

    After a long sigh, Leon resumed his training. In the end, he could only ept that he was bound to reexperience several things over and over on his life. Based on his life experience, it was obvious that he would experience the most annoy thing things quite frequently.

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    Even though Leon barely used Haste, Slow, or even Hibernation, in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed since the trial started. Leon felt like it was time to level up all his skills to the level two hundred and fifty because he was already bored with thinking of new spells. Although he learned a lot, most of them were just variations that would never be used in actualbat.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fighting Spirit.

    Cost: 100 mana and 100 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: War Cry.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spiritual Touch.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Exhaustive Touch.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Among the dozens of skills, Leon learned, Fighting Spirit, War Cry, Spiritual Touch, Exhaustive Touch were the only ones who would be useful in some situations. Fighting Spirit was like Rage, but it didn''t make Leon more impulsive. The effects of War Cry were already well-knows, but Leon didn''t expect to learn it from monsters that only appeared in the first stage of evolution.

    "By using Spiritual Touch and Exhaustive Touch, I will be able to decrease the enemy''s mana and stamina while restoring my own energy," Leon said without a hint of satisfaction. "Well, I guess it is time to learn a new summoning spell."

    In the end, years have passed since Leon bought any of Ilyana''s tome. He almost had forty billion coins, so Leon decided to spend fifty million coins and learn how to summon mechanical spiders. The skill had a cool down, but something like that was just a minor nuisance.

    Mechanical Spider ¨C Lv 01

    Health: ----

    Mana: 2000 +

    Stamina: ----

    Strength: 100 +

    Dexterity: 40+

    Speed: 80 +

    Intelligence: 20+

    Endurance: 80 +

    Control: 40 +

    Mentality: 100 +

    Luck: 10 +

    Recovery: 50 +

    Willpower: 80 +

    Coins: 00<sub> </sub>

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Steel ws Lv 80, Bronze Skin Lv 60, Sonar Lv 90

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 70, Wind Resistance Lv 70, Thunder Resistance Lv 30, Fire Resistance Lv 70, Ice Resistance Lv 70, Gravity Resistance Lv 100

    "Mmm? Ah... Those monsters didn''t have health and stamina back then," Leon recalled his time on Miebos. "I guess my summons can also have the skills that I don''t have."

    Although Leon wanted to make his monsters use Bronze Skin in order for him to try to replicate it, he decided to do thatter, because, at the moment, T-Rexes wereing out from the sea. Leon didn''t even notice that it was already time for that, but even though those creatures were a bit troublesome, Leon pay them no mind because just before, he had faced earth dragons, and they didn''t have dragon hearts. It was evident that those guys wouldn''t have too.

    "I don''t understand the logic, but it is kind of hard to understand things inside the mind of a spirit," Leon said.

    Most likely, Sekundez''s imagined that it would be too convenient for Leon if the dragon type monsters he faces have dragon hearts. Regardless, once Leon finished summoning enough mechanical spiders, he made some of them use Bronze Skin. Even though he couldn''t use Omnilingualism yet, Leon could sense the mana being used by everything inside his Mana Dominion. Learning just by watching and feeling wasn''t easy, but after watching and feeling countless times, Leon managed to replicate it.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bronze Skin.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "As I have suspected, it is just the evolved form of Stone Skin," Leon said after noticing his endurance increasing by two points. "The cost of the skill is two times higher, but the effects also increase at the same pace."

    Since both Stone Skin and Bronze Skin could be used at the same time, Leon found a way to increase his endurance by a stupid amount. Although Leon was pretty sure, there was something like Steel Skin. He decided to learn it once he finds a summon or an ordinary monster that he can ess its memories.

    "Still... I have fought dozens of monsters until now," Leon crossed his arms and started to think. "If I remember well, the T-Rexes were probably the strongest mob monsters I faced. I didn''t face Megalodons until now, not even three-headed dragons, and it is clear that those are bosses... What will happen after this?"

    Leon thought it would take a few more decades before he finally deals with most monsters that appeared in the first stage of assimtion, but when he thought that, he didn''t imagine he wouldn''t face the bosses of those species. Thanks to that, during the next three months, Leon waited patiently for what was going to happen or appear once the T-Rexes reaches the level max.

    Something much more stranger appeared when the T-Rexes disappeared. Instead of bosses, Leon saw hundreds of zombiesing out from the sea at the same time and moving toward him. Although they weren''t falling apart like the zombies Leon saw in movies and games, they were definitely dead. Their skin was gray and lifeless, their mouths were emitting a rotting odor that was strong enough to make Leon feel dizzy, and Leon couldn''t see life in their eyes... they were definitely zombies, and that was strange because Leon didn''t hear about them. Not even a single time.

    Zombie - Lv ???

    Health: ---/---

    Mana: ---/---

    Stamina: ---/---

    Strength: ---

    Dexterity: ---

    Speed: ---

    Intelligence: ---

    Endurance: ---

    Control: ---

    Active Skills:

    Passive Skills:

    To make matters worse, Leon saw that when he used Appraisal... those weren''t regr enemies, and it looked like this would be a challenger like no other.

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    Although Leon hesitated for a few moments, he soon recovered himself when he saw that the number of zombiesing out from the sea stopped at some point. Those creatures resembled humans, but some of them had pointy ears, while others had animal parts like arms, fur, and even extra eyes and arms. Still... in the end, that didn''t matter. Those were monsters who wanted to test Leon''s flesh. Besides, he was in an imaginary world... even if he kills zombies that look like humans, it wasn''t real.

    After making his decision, Leon shot Mana Bullets toward all directions while aiming at the zombies'' heads. As expected, their heads exploded, and they fell on the ground. However, a few momentster, even headless, the zombies started to move toward Leon. Although his mechanical spiders were constantly ripping the zombies apart, the creatures didn''t stop.

    "If they don''t die when their heads are destroyed, it is a waste of time try to destroy their hearts as well," Leon said. "There is the only thing for me to do here."

    Leon activated his Mana Armor and then used Sunlight Nova. Although the range of the skill was limited, it still wasrge enough to even damage Leon if he stays close. Regardless, the massive beam of sr energy created by Leon burned the zombies that were close to Leon to a crisp. The only way to get rid of them was too destroy the creaturespletely, and it looked like Leon would have to do that several times because one minute had passed, and another wave of zombiesing from the sea was walking toward him.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sunlight Nova has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sunlight Nova has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sunlight Nova has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Well, even though they don''t have status, they can be used to train my skills," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    Leon imagined it would be a waste of time, but he also tried to drain their mana. It failed, but something like that didn''t bother him the least. Instead, Leon was questioning why Sekundez was making him experience that kind of thing. Ilyana never mentioned zombies, so it was hard to believe that Sekundez had to deal with them at some point in her life.

    "Sunlight Nova destroyed all my monsters, so I can only rely on Mana Maism to recover my mana," Leon said.

    It was more than enough since Mana Maism was very useful, and Leon didn''t have to worry about the ambient running out of mana. Leon started to think about what was going while he was destroying the zombies. Considering the appearances of those creatures, it didn''t take long for Leon to understand what they were... they were the dominant races of many worlds that didn''t survive the first stage of assimtion.

    Leon didn''t know why Sekundez had to see that kind of thing, but it wouldn''t be weird if she had found some survivors who tried to kill her in order to obtain her power and save some time forcefully. The best option was always to pass the trial, but only a handful of madmen like Leon would ept to take such a risk. Although the full power of a fragment of the spirit of time would be much more useful, an experiment warrior would be able to at least use a fraction of that power and manage to obtain the power of the real spirit of the time. Leon didn''t want to think of himself as a bad guy, but that was the type of thing someone evil would do, and Leon considered that more than a few times.

    "Still... how can someone use Summon Zombie without corpses?" Leon rubbed his chin. "I guess the only way is to by reading the memories of survivors of diverse races and using Mind Summoning."

    After considering several things, Leon concluded a few things. Now that he thought about it, it wasn''t necessary to kill a spirit in order to obtain its power. If he was really right and someone used Mindscape Materialization to summon thousands, perhaps millions of zombies to attack Sekundez, it was possible that such a person could also have the power to alter memories... the real goal wasn''t to kill Sekundez, it was to weaken her and forcefully delete her memories, give new ones and make her be an ally. Still, considering that she was still there, however, tried failed miserably despite having god-like powers.

    "Sekundez''s said that I would experience the same things she experienced," Leon said. "So, it looks like when she was just ten-year-old, a powerful individual tried to defeat her... I know that the spirit of the time is powerful, but it doesn''t make sense that a young spirit can defeat someone who lived for possibly thousands of years."

    Although Leon wanted answers, it looked like he wouldn''t get them anytime soon. After defeating thousands of zombies time and time again, hundreds more woulde out from the sea a few secondster. Although Leon could decimate all of them before they could even touch him, he was fully aware that they would bother him for quite a while. Eventually, Leon would have to sleep, and he wouldn''t be able to do so knowing that he was so close from the spawning point of the zombies.

    "Although Sunlight Nova is very efficient in destroying them, I guess acid can do the trick," Leon rubbed his chin.

    After confirming that the zombies couldn''t fly and jump all that high, Leon created a massive tower in the center of the ind. After using mithril to reinforce the power, Leon used Acid Rain. Clouds that made acid fall appeared at the center of the tower, and as expected, it didn''t kill the zombies that tried to climb it immediately. But eventually would do the trick. Leon just had to level up the skill or increase the mana used to keep the spell active.

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    Congrattions! The skill Acid Rain has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Rain has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Rain has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Thanks to the fact that every minute around seven thousand zombies left the sea and moved toward Leon, Acid Rain was leveling up at astonishing speed. Unfortunately, Leon didn''t have many reasons to celebrate... and one of them was the fact that the zombies don''t give him any coins.

    "It looks like I will have to stay here for quite a while," Leon said while watching the ind being destroyed by his Acid Rain and the pile of corpses increasing. "I guess I can use Sunlight Nova from here and get rid of the corpses, but I will need to practice it for a while. Perhaps increasing my control will do the job."

    It was also possible that some summon would help him with that, but for the time being, Leon wanted to level up his mechanical spiders. At the very least, when ites to summoned monsters, Leon didn''t want to stop in the middle of the strengthening process.

    Since Sunlight Nova could even damage mithril, Leon made sure to practice the skill now and then while targeting the ocean. Although the spell was from the max level, huge amounts of steam appeared when Leon used it.

    "Now that I think about it... won''t be better to create a massive container of water and Transmute it into oil?" Leon rubbed his chin. "After dropping the oil on the zombies, my magma golems can do the rest of the job."

    Although thatbination would eventually damage his tower, Leon was pretty sure that he could repair it before it crashes on the ind. In the end, Leon did exactly that, create a massive container of water, then transmuted the liquid into oil and let it fall all over the ind. However, instead of allowing his golems to do the job, he used his fire spells to level them up. The points he would obtain by doing that would go to intelligence and increase the power of Acid Rain even further.

    "Man... just what the hell am I doing here?" Leon asked himself while he watched the hell-like ambient his oil and fire spell turned the ind into. "I wanted the power to protect, but more and more, it looks like I only have the power to destroy. I don''t have many fond memories of this ind, and the importance of this ce in my mind decreases by the day, but still..."

    In the end, it didn''t matter if Leon was on a burned desert ind, but if he had to choose, he wanted to stay on a ce full of life. Although that was quite difficult considering that zombies were crawling out of the ocean by the minute...

    Congrattions! The skill Sunlight Nova has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sunlight Nova has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sunlight Nova has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Eventually, Leon managed to decrease the scope of Sunlight Nova and finally obtain the power to decimate the corpses without damaging the tower. Thanks to Acid Rain as well, the zombies couldn''t even reach half of the five hundred meters long tower without losing their limbs. Still, there was no end on sight for the attack of the zombies.

    "I can''t consider the rules of when this ce was spawning ordinary monsters since the zombies appear inrger numbers and more frequently," Leon put the hands on his hips and looked around. "Mmm... didn''t the numbers of zombies increased?"<sub> </sub>

    One week had passed since the time the first zombies appeared, and Leon counted that they appeared in groups of seven hundred, but it looked like they appeared in slightlyrger numbers... eight hundred this time.

    "I don''t like this..."Leon rubbed his chin. "I don''t like spending so much mana without receiving coins for it."

    Although Leon''s worries were slightly off, soon, he understood that he was already in way too good situation. He was in an imaginary dimension where he could obtain coins from most monsters and even buy tomes, after all.

    As expected, the number of zombiesing out of the sea increased once again after a week. Although Leon''s spells were managing to hold them back quite well, he was still worried about them. Although he could increase the power of his spells even after they reach the max level by increasing his intelligence, it was clear that eventually, Leon would have to do much more than just rely on two spells to solve that situation. If the zombies disappear after one hundred days like every single creature, then Leon wouldn''t have to worry about them, but if that doesn''t happen...

    "Whatever... worrying about such possibility won''t help me in the least," Leon shrugged. "If that happens, then I will find a way to deal with if it doesn''t happen, good. One less annoying thing to keep me awake at night."

    Health: 10000 +

    Mana: 48890 +

    Stamina: 10000 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 290 +

    Intelligence: 31212+

    <o>,m Endurance: 603 +</o>

    Control: 14000+

    Mentality: 295 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 10000 +

    Willpower: 315 +

    Coins: 39,256,875,009

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Summon Slime Lv Max, Summon Earth Golem Lv Max, Drain Touch Lv Max, Summon Fire Golem Lv Max, Summon Water Golem Lv Max, Summon Corrupt Tree of Mana Lv Max, Summon Mimic Lv Max, Summon Magma Golem Lv Max, Mana Maism Lv Max, Summon Ice Golem Lv Max, Summon Thunder Golem Lv Max, Summon Steel Golem Lv Max,

    Passive Skills: Zen Lv Max,

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    "Finally,... they are gone..." Leon let himself fall on the sand and then sighed in relief. "The smell is gone too."

    Congrattions! The skill Sunlight Nova has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Rain has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transmute has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon had to kill zombies for a full year before the creatures finally stoppeding out of the sea. Leon felt like he just survived the most stupid zombie game ever on the lunatic mode. Still, he leveled several skills to the max level thanks to it, not like he had any choice but to do it.

    "In the end, using oil and fire became one of my main strategies..." Leon sighed. "Ah,e on... give me at least a day off."

    Leon protested when he saw some mechanical spiders leaving the ocean. Despite his protests, he was quite satisfied with it because he would obtain coins again. Besides, that was the start of the second stage of assimtion.

    "In the end, the bosses never appeared," Leon rubbed his chin. "I wonder why..."

    Putting such worries aside, Leon summoned his own mechanical spiders. It would take a while to fill the ind with those creatures, but Leon wasn''t in a hurry, so it was fine. Still, eleven years have passed since the start of the trial, and Leon couldn''t help but wonder for how long he would have to deal with that situation. Considering the tomes that he could buy, it was clear that he wasn''t strong enough to defeat the harvesters that threaten Earth, but the constant grinding was bing more and more difficult. The only times that he didn''t feel bored was when he was trying to learn new spells, and given his creativity, those moments were getting less and less frequent.

    "Now that Transmute reached the max level, I bet I can create some things to kill time," Leon rubbed his chin. "The problem is, I can only create things that I understand."

    Transmute was useful, but Leon couldn''t create a PC, for example. Because he didn''t know every single thing, he could find inside of it. In the end, Leon created some simple pitching machines. However, even though his speed and dexterity were considerably lowpared to another status, it was still more than enough to hit a ball flying at one hundred kilometers per hour.

    "By using Mind Summoning, I bet I can create some pitching machines that shot balls faster than the sound." Leon nodded to himself. "Hell, with a skill like that, I can probably create the death start itself."

    The technology would probably be questionable, but since it worked inside his imagination, Leon was naively thinking that anything he imagines would fit perfectly in reality. Regardless, even though Leon''s Transmute reached the level max, he couldn''t just make a block of earth turn into mithril... that kind of material could only be created using mana, no matter what.

    "Even god-like spells have limits..." Leon said. "Still, even though I can''t change some memories, interacting with some of my past memories isn''t half bad, I just have to do it with moderation."

    Regardless, a few years have passed since the time Leon used all his spells in order to make them reach a certain level. Even though he felt like it was time to repeat that, Leon decided to learn some other physical skills. The knowledge he obtained when he practiced Steel ws and Bite would be put to good use.

    First of all, Leon created a random sword and then started to transmit his mana and stamina toward the de. As expected, using his energy to cover some parts of his body was much easier. Still, he didn''t give up. It took more than a few days to learn it, but Leon felt more than satisfied when he finally seeded in using the skill and split the ocean for a few seconds.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana de.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 300 mana and 300 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "No wonder is so powerful... the cost of the skill is pretty impressive," Leon said, surprised. "Besides, I can only use this with weapons like sword and axes."

    It wasn''t a spell that would surprise an enemy since Leon couldn''t instantly cast it, but it could have its uses. The de of energy that would fly once Leon swung his weapons were fast as lightning, and the effective range was quite broad as well. However, that just one of the skills Leon wanted to learn.

    The second weapon Leon created was ance, it was difficult to use, but the movement Leon would have to replicate was rtively simple. Much to Leon''s surprise, he learned the next skill much faster since he just focused his mana and stamina on the tip of thence and made it fly toward his target.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Sting.

    Cost: 300 mana and 300 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Well, well..." Leon said after seeding in using Mana Sting for the first time. "It is slightly faster and more powerful since it is a concentrated attack, but Mana de is cooler."

    Although that kind of training was fun, it wasn''t that efficient since Leon could create elemental variations. Most of his spells had simr effects, shapes, and sizes, after all. Fortunately, the same logic didn''t apply to Leon''s punches and kicks. But the long names were a bit annoying.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Back Spin Fire Kick.

    Cost: 150 mana and 150 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Back Spin Frost Kick.

    Cost: 150 mana and 150 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Back Spin Electric Kick.

    Cost: 150 mana and 150 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    Although Leon felt like he was close to bing a rainbow while adding several elements to basic move attacks, he didn''t stop training them, and eventually, they reached the level two hundred.

    "Well, since I didn''t receive the notification of learning the Dempsey roll after this while, it is clear that I won''t receive it even if I practice it for hundreds of years," Leon said. "It is time to return to my magical training."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poisonous Fang.

    Cost: 150 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Toxic Cage.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poisonous Vortex.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Learning Poison Generation was the right choice," Leon nodded to himself. "It isn''t as efficient as Poison Creation, but I guess it doesn''t exist since I didn''t find it yet. Anyway, with this type of skill, I can learn many others with rtive ease. So, I guess I should focus on learning simr skills."

    Although Leon concluded that, he was decided to learn Omnilingualism. Even if they were monsters that had been created by himself of by the imaginary space Sekundez''s created, Leon wanted to hear or at least feel some voices. Even if he had a sweet voice, Leon would feel tired of hearing only his voice and thoughts for over a decade.

    Regardless, Leon was also tempted to learn Mind Summoning, and if he doesn''t keep his feelings in check, it will take a while before Leon learns anything using a tome. Although Leon some idea of spells, those were only based on the knowledge he had of tabletop games. They weren''t as simple as just giving the shape of energy, changing its elemental properties, and make it fly toward a target. So, Leon had no idea how to replicate them. Thanks to that, Leon was slowly getting less stubborn about the idea of creating a second mind inside his body. That would help him think faster and develop new spells quite frequently.

    "It still sounds like a bad idea..." Leon said. "I can customize the memories of that split personality, but would be that even be necessary? As long as it has my memories, it still would be me. I don''t know why I keep thinking that such skill would only grant me the chance to create an evil alter ego."

    Leon didn''t have confidence in his mentality, but it was only eptable that he could feel that way. Leon made many mistakes in the past, and some of his mistakes indirectly caused some deaths. Although it wasn''t that bad of an idea and it would only solve the problem for a while, Leon decided to check his memories after the ne crash. He wouldn''t be able to use his senses and feel the difference in the monsters'' mana, but he could have some ideas of spells by recalling those memories.

    "I didn''t have much of a hard time on earth after I left the ind," Leon said. "So, I guess I should start with my memories the very moment I arrived on Miebos."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Pierce.

    Cost: 10 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It didn''t take long before Leon could learn a new skill. Pierce was a rtively simple skill, and Leon saw Hammath using it many times. Although Leon felt satisfied that his idea was working surprisingly well, he also started to wonder how things were on that. Hopefully, Darya was still leading everyone. Everything was fine... but it was hard to be sure since the people there lost decades being toox.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Ink.

    Cost: 10 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Torpedo.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Well, well... I thought it would be difficult creating ink," Leon frowned. "Thanks to Transmute, it isn''t. Anyway, it is just the lower-tier version of Blind, but it will be useful to obtain status points."

    At first, Leon had some difficulties learning skills like Adhesive Touch and Steel Tentacle, but once again, Transmute helped him. By changing the properties of the humidity around his hand, Leon learned Adhesive Touch... even though he was sure that he would never use that in battle. As for Steel Tentacle, Leon didn''t have tentacles, but he could transform into animals that had. Besides, he just had to strengthen the mana around his arms to have a simr effect.

    Much for Leon''s surprise, he learned a lot more skills than he thought he would. Things could have progressed a lot faster if his spirits were with him, but Leon managed to learn several types of skills he thought only spirits could grant.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frozen Aura.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Aura.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Burning Aura.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Unlike the elemental armors, this kind of spell doesn''t damage me since it is just an aura that envelops my body, not real fire or thunder," Leon rubbed his chin. "Still, the cost is the same, and it doesn''t increase my status... I guess it can''t be helped."

    Still, Leon was satisfied with the result of his training, he obtained more skills, and that meant more status points. Regardless, Leon decided to put aside his recent achievements in order to practice some variations and the spells he still could learn by reading his memories. Some skills in the past seemed impossible to learn, but that kind of challenge would only make Leon more eager to insist on learning it.

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    "Well now... these are some enemies I didn''t expect to face," Leon said when the first group of liches left the sea.

    Although they had been recognized by the system, Leon knew that the liches had been created by the shadowy figure. Still, that meant that Sekundez had been attacked by the shadowy figure as well. In any case, Leon couldn''t help but start to wonder about some weird things again. Did Sekundez experience the assimtion in that exact same order? If the answer was yes, it was very weird because only someone very lucky would have the chance to get strong at a steady and rtively safe pace.

    "It is also weird that she would have enough mana to defeat so many enemies," Leon said.

    If the answer was no, why Sekundez would make Leon face the monsters in a convenient order? That was the kind of thing Leon couldn''t understand since neither answers made any sense.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frozen Enchantment

    Cost: 30 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Enchantment

    Cost: 30 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Burning Enchantment

    Cost: 30 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although the elemental armors could make more or less the same thing, Leon felt quite satisfied in learning elemental enchantments. With them, he could make better use of the elemental weaknesses of monsters since he could add the power of several elements to his weapons and even his punches and kicks.

    "Things are progressing well... soon, I will be able to buy the tome of Omnilingualism," Leon rubbed his chin. "Although I decided to learn Mind Summoning after learning Omnilingualism, I think it is a better idea to learn Mind shifting. Maybe if I delete my memories of this endless grinding, I will manage to handle the years toe."

    Mind Shifting was probably what Donan''s used to delete Darya''s memories. Although Leon had decided not to learn that, that kind of power would help him. Those years alone were hard to deal with and it was clear that Leon wouldn''t miss the days where he didn''t think of anything and only used spells nonstop. But there was one problem, Sekundez. Would she cancel the trial if Leon learns and use such a skill?

    "It is probably fine, Sekundez said that I just have to experience the same things," Leon nodded to himself. "Besides, she didn''t stabilize any other rules. Sekundez probably knew who Ilyana is what this mark on my arm could do and still didn''t say anything, after all."

    It was a bit risky, but Leon was willing to take that risk in order to delete his own memories that would be useful. It was better to clean the HD of his brain and keep as much space as possible avable for the memories of his family and friends. Leon was enduring that for them, after all.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Omnilingualism

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    In the week Leon became fifty years old, he finally obtained that skill. It was a weird present for himself considering Leon''s age... even though he didn''t feel any day older than when he was in college. Regardless, without wasting any time, Leon bought a wand in Ilyana''s storage and since the wand had a skill Leon thought it would be difficult to replicate, it was the perfect test subject.

    Flesh-Eater

    It grants you the skills: Acid Beam Lv 400. Intelligence + 500, Recovery + 500, Dexterity + 500

    Cost: 500 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds.

    "The skill isn''t half bad, but it is crap ifpared with Ilyana''s tomes," Leon frowned.

    Without wasting time, Leon activated Omnilingualism. As expected, since it was an object, Leon didn''t hear voices, he only felt the exact same thing over and over again. The same thing the wand felt when Acid Beam was used... it was the only thing that objects only felt in its entire existence.

    "I guess this answer one of my doubts... spirits sealed in objects no longer have consciousness," Leon said. "This information puts me at ease."

    Although Leon did that over and over again, he always wondered how the monsters and even sentient beings he sealed in weapons felt. Although he still caused the death of those, that wasn''t something he could regret of doing so. He only killed those who tried to take his life more than once. As such, Leon didn''t feel all that bad for causing the deaths of assholes.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Beam

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm... it was easier than I had imagined," Leon said. "I guess feeling the same thing again and again helped a lot."

    Leon received the notification after a few tries, so he confirmed his theory that he could learn skills directly from magic weapons. Not only that, it was much easier than he had imagined, the problem was the cost. Although Leon could obtain the weapons for free, his pride didn''t allow him to do that. Still, Leon''s mind was upied with something else.

    "That feeling... that feeling..." Leon said.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Creation

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It seemed a bitte to learn that, but it couldn''t be helped given that Leon wasn''t that good atbining elements yet. Acid Beam gave Leon the chance to create acid directly bybining water and fire, so that was why he only learned that at that moment.

    "Still..." Leon frowned. "I wish that I had learned this a little sooner. Learning this kind of skill when the current monsters are liches is quite troublesome."

    Liches were monsters, Leon had no doubts about that. Still, their humanoid appearances made everything much moreplicated.

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    In the end, it took Leon two years for him to obtain enough coins to buy the Mind Shifting tome. Although it had been two long years, he imagined they would be worthy of the wait because he had some ideas of using that spell, aside from deleting his most boring memories.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mind Shifting.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    p You obtained 01 status points.</anda>

    "Oh boy... one thousand mana per second?" Leon frowned. "I should have expected that give what I can do with this skill, but still..."

    Leon could elerate or slow down the process of how he reexperiences his memories again, but there was a limit. Besides, he couldn''t be careless, the chances of him deleting some unnecessary memories in that imaginary dimension were low, but the chances were there.

    It already had be a habit, so Leon used that skill for several days until it reached the level two hundred. Thanks to Mana Maism, Leon leveled up the skill very quickly and deleted some of his memories when he was training his spells. Leon only didn''t delete the memories where he learned new skills or managed to make others reach the level max.

    "As expected, I feel less mentally tired and bored now," Leon nodded to himself after analyzing the changes he made. "Still, I have to be careful and not delete the memories that tell me why I want to delete some memories... this is a bit confusing, but I guess it is impossible to happen since I''m always thinking about the reason. Well, now... it is time for the second test."

    Just like many spells have more than one application, Mind Shifting could do more than create and delete memories. Instead of deleting the memories of a target, Leon could transfer those memories for himself. Although that would go against Leon''s previous n, Leon had to test if something was possible. Since his mechanical spiders reached the level max, it was time to learn a new summoning spell, and Leon found the perfect creature to do that.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Ghost-Sword.

    Cost: 50000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Ghost Sword ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 3500 +

    Mana: 1200 +

    Stamina: 2000 +

    Strength: 750 +

    Dexterity: 450 +

    Speed: 400 +

    Intelligence: 100+

    Endurance: 500 +

    Control: 400 +

    Mentality: 100 +

    Luck: 100 +

    Recovery: 300 +

    Willpower: 100 +<sub> </sub>

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Mana de Lv 150, Fighting Spirit Lv 100, Earth Creation Lv 120, Earth Transformation Lv 100, Self-Repair Lv 80

    Passive Skills: Swordsmanship Lv 200, Earth Resistance Lv 100, Wind Resistance Lv 100, Thunder Resistance Lv 100, Fire Resistance Lv 100

    "They are pretty strong for a level one monster... their potential is terrific, but I already expected that given that I had to spend one hundred million coins to buy the tome," Leon said.

    The ind was currently being attacked by devourers, even though those monsters weren''t that strong, they were quite problematic, so Leon hurried to create as many as Ghost-Swords as possible. However, five of them he just gave the order to attack the empty hair for a few hours. After that, Leon used Mind Shifting and absorbed their memories.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Hehehe, it does work," Leon smirked.

    Although it wasn''t the same thing, it was simr. By making his monsters do something like swinging around their bodies for a while, by assimting those memories, Leon received the same kind of experience he would obtain by training with swords. That kind of application was really interesting and useful. However, Leon''s surprises didn''t end there.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mind Absorption.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "What the heck..." Leon frowned.

    Despite the surprise, Leon had already found a tome that could teach him that skill. The problem was the price... one hundred billion coins. Given that information, it was clear that Ilyana''s wasn''t just putting random prices in the items in her vault. Regardless, Leon didn''t expect to learn it just because hebined Mind Shifting, Omnilingualism, and Mind Melding.

    "I guess the requirements of Mind Absorption is exactly that, use those skills at the same time," Leon rubbed his chin. "Still... I didn''t expect to save one hundred billion coins, just like that."

    Mind Absorption was even more powerful than Mind Shifting. Even though he couldn''t use that on his summoned monsters, Leon could use that skill to obtain all the knowledge a monster has. Skills, spells, levels, battle experience... Leon could obtain them all by using that skill. The price to use the skill was high in mana, but he also would have to keep stored in his mind the lives of the monsters he uses that skill.

    "There is a way to counter that... If I just absorb the exact moment a monster learned skill, and grind the skill myself, I will be able to delete the memories without losing the skills and levels," Leon said. "But it will be hard to find those moments."

    In the end, even stupidly powerful and useful skills like that have limitations and drawbacks, but Leon was pretty much okay with it. Skills like that were much better than Summon Zombie that didn''t have any apparent weaknesses, and Leon didn''t do anything to deserve to have it.

    "Mind Absorption won''t work on the monsters that this ce spawns either since they are created a few moments before they appear," Leon said. "Still, it doesn''t matter."

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    Thanks to Mind Melding, Omnilingualism, Mind Shifting, and Mind Absorption, Leon''s notion of time started to deviate a little bit in that imaginary dimension. Aside from the time the relived some of his memories and the times he had some thoughts about certain things, he pretty much deleted his memories of that ce. The sole exceptions were the times he learned and made skills reach the level max.

    "ording to my memories, I feel like I have been free for a couple of years," Leon said while he studied his mithril statues. "But ording to those... twenty years have passed. Now I understand why the shadowy figure let me live, the bastard and probably all the other harvesters absorb the minds of anyone who might get in their way, and thus they obtain a huge deal of power pretty fast."

    As usual, mentality and Mind Armor could counter those effects, but Leon''s mentality was at a stupid low-level, and Leon saw many times his Mind Armor being ignored. Regardless, even though Leon had to get rid of the problem of time by deleting some of his memories, it looked like he would have to stop reliving the memories of the past. He had to do that to increase the passage of time even more, or at least to make him feel like the time was passing much faster.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Nightfall.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: me Spike.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Obliterate

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was weird, but Leon''s memories were getting filled with only the moments where he received those notifications. He already knew the cause of it, but Leon couldn''t help but feel weird considering that his life had be like a life of a superb magician. Most of Leon''s new skills were quickly forgotten because of it... even though it was weird, it was also fine because Leon had no intention of using anything aside from his sma skills since those were thebination of several elements.

    "There is also a chance that the skills I will obtain thanks to the spirit of light and shadow will be more effective," Leon said. "Regardless... Ilyana probably has the same exact of power. Why didn''t he use that on me? Using without consent would be unforgivable, but I can''t why she never mentioned such a possibility. Was she considerate?"

    After thinking for a while, Leon concluded that Ilyana wanted to experience many things. One of those was a failure. If Ilyana had helped with that kind of training since the very beginning, Leon wouldn''t have lost to that guy who rescued the rat people.

    "I wonder why she keeps so many secrets..." Leon rubbed his chin. "She isn''t young anymore to think that trying to look mysterious will make her look cool, so it doesn''t make any sense."

    p Although Leon didn''t find a proper exnation for that, he decided not to delete those memories. In the end, he had to keep some doubts in his mind in order not to fall for any tricks or traps. After that, Leon resumed his magical training.</anda>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Force Fury.

    Cost: 400 mana<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Fury.

    Cost: 400 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Fury.

    Cost: 400 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Now and then, Leon would have some inspiration for new spells, but not even the monsters had that many skills that he didn''t have. So, Leon was thinking about level up all his skills again. This time he decided to do it since the monsters didn''t have any new skills as ofte. As expected, even though Leon spent years doing that, he only kept the memories of a few moments.

    "One, two, tree... twenty-nine statues," Leon counted the mithril statues that he created while he was training all his spells. "I spent eight years training all those skills only to reach level two hundred and fifty. As expected, I need to fight against strong monsters."

    It would take a while for that to happen because Leon only focused on training himself and helping Darya, he didn''t find many types of monsters in Miebos, but it looked like the number of species increased instead decreasing. Regardless, even though there wasn''t much to see or experience in that ce, Leon felt like his life was a game that only had cutscenes, and he was skipping all of those.

    "Shit... since I so focused on training my skills, I forgot to learn a new summon," Leon bit his lips, annoyed.

    Leon already imagined that something like that might happen, but he didn''t notice that he would overlook such important detail for long. Still, so he rxed because the ghost-swords were monsters that only appeared in worlds on the third stage of assimtion. In the worst-case scenario, only one or two years must have passed since the time the skill reached the max level. Still, thanks to that fact, Leon finally noticed another thing that he had overlooked.

    Summon Skeleton tome

    Cost: 1000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    Cost: 0 and 5,000,000 coins.

    "Oh, boy... I can''t believe I forgot this too," Leon, without a hint of hesitation, learned the spell.

    It couldn''t be helped, but forgetting the skill he used to solve so many problems made Leon feel like he was really getting old. Regardless, unlike the skills he lost, that one only summoned an ordinary skeleton, but only meant the skill had several variations and upgrades. So, without wasting any time, Leon began to use it.

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    Before Leon could repeat the same mistake, he decided to buy the tomes that granted him the power to summon all types of skeletons as soon as the ind was full of the ordinary ones. Given how fast those creatures were dying, soon, he would have to summon more of them, but that was a problem forter.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Skeleton Archer.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Skeleton Knight.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Skeleton Wizard.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Skeleton Rider.

    Cost: 15000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Death Knight.

    Cost: 50000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    "Mmm? I didn''t notice that before... but why the cost of mana to summon them is so high?" Leon frowned. "I didn''t have to use so much mana when I had that magic staff."

    That was very weird, but considering the potential of such skills, it was only obvious that the cost would be higher. It would be stupid to summon thousands of level max skeletons using just fifty points of mana. Regardless, now that Leon got rid of such thoughts, he wondered if it was really fine to use skeletons. They were undead creatures, and Leon used them many times before without thinking... but it wasn''t like summoning dead creatures? Although Leon wasn''t using corpses as a catalyst, those things must havee from somewhere.

    "It is a bitte to do that, but... I''m worried," Leon scratched the back of his head.

    Regardless, Leon didn''t have time to think about that because goblin champions were massacring his ordinary skeletons. Much for Leon''s surprise, they even have the power to summon lesser earth and fire spirits.

    "There is no mistake... since they only can summon lesser spirits of those elements, it is evident that they are from that world," Leon said. "I didn''t ask Sekundez if she had ever left that ce, but it is definitely weird that she saw those creatures. I''m pretty sure there are no purple crystals around her temple or in wherever her temple is."

    Maybe it was a good idea to use Hypnosis, make some of those goblins use Stone Skin for a few days, and then make Leon absorb those memories, but soon he gave up on that idea. Imaginary monsters or not, Leon didn''t want to make use of any living creature just to help him a little. It would be no different for summoning living monsters and make them fight for Leon. He couldn''t let himself be like his enemies who could only see other living beings like stepping stones that could be used to make them stronger.

    "I already recovered the coins I spent to buy Omnilingualism. In a few more years, I will be able to buy Mind Summoning," Leon concluded after checking his status. " After that, learn Mindscape Materialization might be a good idea. I want to experiment with a lot of things with it."

    Now that Leon solved the problem with the extra memories, he was also nning to increase the speed of the passage of time in that ce. Still, he couldn''t get greedy. Otherwise, he might fall on the path of his enemies. If Leon summons Death Knights and make them level up to the max level, Leon could probably use Hibernation and sleep for fifty years, and they would still have things under control. Unfortunately, Leon couldn''t do that and lose the chance to level up his skills.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Skeleton has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Skeleton has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Skeleton has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Given how weak those skeletons are and also considering that they can appear in worlds in the first stage of assimtion, those skills will reach the max level pretty fast, so I don''t have time to use Hibernate all that frequently," Leon concluded. "Besides, if I try to cheat too much, maybe Sekundez won''t be satisfied with the trial. I have no choice but to keep things as they are."

    Leon didn''t know if he could do anything that could cheat, even more, considering that he is deleting his memories on a regr basis, but... his deck of options was increasing quite fast with those stupidly powerful skills.

    "Anyway, even though I''m not obtaining status points like before, that was already expected," Leon said. "The number of skills I can still learn using Ilyana''s vault still is far from the end, but I guess it is time to learn a better version of Anti-Mana Field. The version where I can still use my spells, and my enemies don''t... or at the very least a version which that can''t be countered so easily."

    The easiest way to get rid of those problems was to increase his mana pool and also increase his rted physical status, but Leon was greedy enough not to feel satisfied with apetition of raw power. Having a massive mana pool was good and all, but in the end, what Leon truly wanted was an absolute trump card. If he finds one in Ilyana''s vault, then Leon would have to think of a skill that is even better and overpowered. The chances of Leon learning eventually one once he obtains the power of time, light, and shadow were high, but he didn''t feel like waiting.

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    It was starting to get hard obtaining spells and skills even from monsters, and it was also getting hard to remember the moments Leon was struggling in learning new spells as well since he deleted most of those moments.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Scald.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Assault.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frost Assault.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison ws.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although learning spells and skills from tomes could free Leon from that kind of problem, Leon was determined to learn Mind Summon and Mindscape Materialization. Although even that kind of skill had limits, Leon was sure that he could find ways to use those powers well.

    Years passed, and Leon finally had enough coins to buy Mind Summoning, and so he did it. When he received the notification, Leon couldn''t help but feel like he was obtaining an absurd power, something that he didn''t deserve to have yet. But that feeling was probably because he was deleting his memories of constant training.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mind Summoning.

    Cooldown time: 6000 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Putting the stupid cooldown aside... it is kinda surprising that the skill doesn''t have a cost of mana," Leon rubbed his chin. "It is probably because it depends on what kind of thing I want to summon."

    Leon had a lot of mana, but the skill still was at level one. Considering the cooldown, Leon would have to summon somethingplex from his mind, but if he ends trying something far tooplex, the skill will fail, he would be forced to wait for almost two hours to use the skill again, and he also would spend all his mana. In the end, Leon ended up being a little too careful and summoning a ser ball, and he only spent a few hundred mana points. The skill leveled up a few times, but Leon a headache thanks to his stupidity.<sub> </sub>

    "Woah... the texture and the weight are perfect," Leon said while he was touching the ball. "It is the exact same thing I felt when I bought that ball for Amanda."

    Leon watched some of his memories when he was still in high school recently, and among them, he saw one where he bought the nine years old Amanda a ser ball. Leon wasn''t good at sport, and even though he yed a little bit using that ball with Amanda and Hector, Amanda was the one who used it the most since she was really into ser when she was a kid.

    In the end, Leon made the ball explode when he tried to kick... he got too excited thanks to his memories, and he didn''t control his strength enough. Although the mana fruits were quite good, Leon decided to summon some lemon juice this time... maybe it was because the skill was at level ten, but Leon didn''t spend even one thousand mana points to summon it. Weirdly enough, the juice didn''t taste weird at all... it was insane, but now Leon could create his own food and eat everything he once had when he was an ordinary guy.

    "Well, I shouldn''t get drunk on this power..." Leon warned himself once he realized that he was a bit too far amazed at his own skills. "I didn''t learn this on my own, so I shouldn''t feel proud of it. It is only thanks to Sekundez and Ilyana''s power."

    That was a good reminder, but it was clear that Leon would need some mental training to fully realize that. In any case, Leon didn''t stop there. He could summon organic and inorganic things from his mind, so it was time to summon something else. Something moreplex and that could move by itself would be a perfect test subject, so Leon summoned the first slime he met.

    The creature moved around from one side to the other. It looked confused, but soon found a new goal when it saw Leon. The slime attacked Leon with Stone Arrows and Fireballs, but he didn''t feel anything.

    "I guess I can''t learn summoning other monsters like this... I knew it wouldn''t be so convenient." Leon said.

    Leon spent one thousand mana points to summon that, so it looked like he could something far moreplex. Perhaps even a smart monster... Still, Leon hesitated in doing so. As usual, he didn''t want to y with lives, not even for science. Although testing the limits of his skills was something Leon had to do sooner orter, he was decided that he wouldn''t cross certain lines.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Summoning has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Summoning has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Summoning has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although Leon wanted to be careful, he ended up testing the limits of the skill in a way that caused him a lot of headaches. After trying to create the mithril helmet he got from Crik''s men, Leon spent all his mana, and the skill failed.

    "Shit... it looks like mithril can''t be produced on any other way," Leon his eyebrows to get rid of the headache. "Although I probably can create something simr to that helmet, I still can''t spend less mana than the necessary to create that amount of mithril."

    To end the first day of the test, Leon tried to create Makoto''s katana, and he seeded... Leon just had to spend half of his mana, and he obtained an exact copy of it. It wasn''t the same, and Yuki didn''t even remember about the weapon. So, it wouldn''t change anything.

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    Although the monsters Leon could summon using Mind Summoning didn''t obey him, those creatures could give him coins, and he also could use Seal on them, unlike the monsters that that ce spawned.

    <o>,m "Well, I can only summon monsters using Mind Summoning that appears in worlds that are on the second stage of assimtion," Leon said. "So, what kind of equipment should I do with it?"</o>

    Considering Leon''s control, he could upgrade a piece of equipment many times. The question was, what kind of equipment could help him at that moment? One that could increase the speed of his training would be a good idea. Leon already had a ring that granted him a skill at the max level, so he knew very well how useful such an item would be. But by using a ring or any other type of equipment that may grant him Haste at its max level, he would lose the chance to level up the skill. It was better to be patient and master that skill and instead think of another.

    "Most skills have stronger and weaker versions," Leon said. "Maybe Haste has a stronger version."

    Even if that was true, Leon didn''t find such skills while using Appraisal on monsters, so he would have to learn and level up the skill the hard way. Most likely, such skill wouldn''t make time pass faster, and he would have to experience even greater time in that dimension, but it doesn''t matter because Leon would delete those memories.

    In the end, Leon managed to conclude that spells like Time eleration and perhaps Future Hastening did exist. However, those obviously belonged to the spirit of time''s power. Leon was exactly in that ce because he wanted Sekundez''s power, and the chances of him obtaining that without her cooperation were close to none.

    "There is no tome in Ilyana''s vault that has the power that I''m looking for..." Leon said and then scratched the back of his head. "In the end, the only option is the simplest one... I have to increase my speed."

    There was a possibility Leon didn''t consider so far. It was that the reason he was getting so bored of things quickly was because of his speed. Although he always moved at the speed of an ordinary person before the monsters appeared, he was fully aware that his senses and reflexes were far too sharper than before. Maybe it only happened while he was focused or during battles, but it was clear that his mind and body moved much faster than before. There was only one way to find out... Leon had to run.

    By activating Haste and Electric Armor, Leon couldplete a fullp around the ind in two seconds. Although he wasn''t fully conscious of the fact, even though he couldn''t remember the exact moments, Leon managed to run over only the beach instead of moving to the sea. That meant that despite theck of total control over his body, Leon''s body always ended obeying his will. Even without directmands.

    "It is like my body obey my instincts, even though my mind can''t move at the same speed," Leon concluded. "In the end, intelligence doesn''t increase the potential of my brain and the speed it works... it only increases the power of my magic attacks."

    It wouldn''t be the same thing, but Leon found some spells that would help him in that regard... one of them was pretty simple. It had the same effects as Haste, but it only increased the speed of his brain.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Concentration.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I wonder why I didn''t learn this spell... It is probably because it is a double-edged sword," Leon said.

    Keeping Concentration active would help Leon to think faster, but unlike slow that drops the speed of mind and body, it increases the speed of mind to the point where one''s body can''t react in time. Considering the cost in mana, it was clear that there were better versions, but for Leon to use them, he would have to increase his speed.

    It was quite a scary thought having a fast mind but a slow body. Still, it could be one of the best weapons under Leon''smand. But first, he would have to level up the skill for quite a while.

    "The chances of me being able to use Mindscape Materialization in this space are low since this ce is obviously the same thing," Leon rubbed his chin. "But if I manage to do that, there is still a chance of me finding a way to speed of time in this ce. Well, it will take probably twenty years to obtain enough coins to buy the tome, so I just have to wait patiently."<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Charge Soul.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    Restores: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sr Typhoon.

    Cost: 700 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Nova.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Invigorate.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    Restores: 5000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Patience wasn''t one of Leon''s qualities, but at least he didn''t have to feel impatience for more than a few hours thanks to Mind Shifting. Also, thanks to Mind Shifting, he could delete those memories and keep his head refreshed to learn and create new spells. Although Poison Nova and S Typhoon weren''t user-friendly spells, the others would be very useful.

    Regardless, without a better option to pass the time, Leon decided to train all his skills again for a few decades until he obtains enough coins to buy Mindscape Materialization. This time... the sessionsted for thirty years.

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    "This is stage issting longer than I imagined..." Leon rubbed his chin and used Appraisal on the krakens that were trying to kill him. "Even though I trained for several months on an ind and underwater while I was on Miebos, I didn''t notice that the variety of aquatic monsters was so wide."

    Kraken ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 10000/10000

    Mana: 6000/6000

    Stamina: 3000/3000

    Strength: 750 +

    Dexterity: 1000+

    Speed: 800 +

    Intelligence: 600+

    Endurance: 900 +

    Control: 1400+

    Mentality: 900 +

    Luck: 300 +

    Recovery: 1000 +

    Active Skills: Water Cyclone Lv 100, Suction Lv 60, Dark Ink Lv 60

    Passive Skills: Swim Lv 80, Water Absorption Lv 100

    Although the skills were at a low level for some reason, the status of the Kraken''s was pretty high. After using Appraisal on monsters for so long, Leon also began to think that some monsters also had other ways to increase their status instead of relying only on the system. Leon thought for the first time when he saw the gctic snake, the creature had too much health, mana, and stamina, and it was just a monster that experiences only the fifth stage of assimtion.

    "No, there is always a chance that such a creature is a survivor of a world destroyed by harvesters," Leon said. "It is impossible that is even older than Ilyana... she also said that dragons reappear when worlds reach the fifth stage. So, it wouldn''t be weird that the snake would gain status points by going to such worlds."

    Even though it was risky, Leon knew that a creature that could survive in the outer space would be able to hold her own against harvesters who would fight for those dragon hearts. Regardless, Leon put those thoughts aside because it was time for another experiment.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mindscape Materialization.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 10000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Woah... I havee a long way since the time I was hesitant in buying things from the dungeon shop," Leon frowned. "I just spent one hundred billion coins without even blinking... Anyway, as expected, the cost in mana to materialize a space visualized by me isn''t small. Since I don''t have Sekundez''s power yet, it wouldn''t be useful that skill to train all that much."

    Although it was evident that Sekundez was using more mana to make the time pass fast inside that imaginary dimension, she was the spirit of the time, that was her forte. So, it was also evident that she had full control over her mana being used for that. Putting that aside, Leon used the spell without a hint of hesitation to test its effects, and in the blink of an eye, Leon saw himself in his old room. His books, his bed, his PC... the messy room was just like he recalled in his memories. The fresh smell of summer was even there... the skill had been a sess. Even though Leon didn''t establish that consciously, he created a copy of his room without his parents and Amanda. Seven secondster, everything disappeared, and Leon felt tired like never before.

    Congrattions! The skill Mindscape Materialization has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mindscape Materialization has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mindscape Materialization has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "I used too much mana... too fast," Leon said. "But at least I confirmed the fact that the more mana I use, the faster this skill will level up."

    It was weird, objects created by Mind Summoning had the same durability as the real ones, and they didn''t disappear after a while, but everything that Mindscape Materialization created disappeared. As expected, even that might skill had several limitations, but considering that Leon could lock his enemies there, it would still very useful... Still, everything would start once Leon has enough mana to keep that spell active for more than a few seconds.

    "Maybe if I control the mana more efficiently, I will obtain results faster," Leon rubbed his chin.

    Instead of creating an entire environment, Leon decided to create just one thing... a copy of himself. Until now, he was pretty scared of what might happen if he creates another mind, but considering that everything created by Mindscape Materialization disappears, that wasn''t a problem.

    "A copy of the current me with my current knowledge and experiences will be fine," Leon said. "If I create an older version of myself, things would just getplicated."

    After a few moments of hesitation, Leon activated Mindscape Materialization, and a copy of Leon''s really appeared in front of him. For a few seconds, they just stared at each other because, much for Leon''s surprise, they shared the same conscience. Leon finally learned the Shadow Clone technique... but he could only maintain it for four seconds.

    "As expected... creating a human is much moreplicated and consumes much more energy than creating something made of stones, wood, and stic," Leon nodded to himself. "Considering my recovery and even Mana Maism... maybe I can keep a copy of myself active for five seconds, and then I would have to rest for ten before creating another copy."

    It wasn''t that efficient, but it was progress considering that Leon could increase his training experience. If Leon stocks a lot of mana fruits, he would be able to solve that problem but only momentarily. The other options were to increase his recovery or increase the range of Mana Maism, the second option would cause Leon one hell of a headache, but it was bearable. However, he couldn''t use that in that dimension because of the dimensional limits of it. Not even Sekundez was omnipotent, after all.

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    In the end, Leon found another way to solve that problem for a while. Leon just had to create Soul Eater using Mind Summoning. Considering how useful that sword was, Leon expected that he would have some difficulty creating it. Still, it looked like he would to level up Mind Summoning to the level max before he seeds because he barely could materialize half of the weapon with his current mana pool.

    "Something is off... while that weapon is handy, it is something that appeared in a world in the third stage of assimtion," Leon said. "I didn''t feel a high concentration of mana when I had Soul Eater, so it isn''t made of mithril. Most likely, it was weapon enchanted by the light or shadow attribute... but that doesn''t exin why I would need so much mana to summon a weapon that appeared in the harvesters'' world."

    It was bizarre, but Leon wouldn''t obtain or speed the process of creating Soul Eater by dwelling on it. In the end, the only thing he could do was to focus on leveling up Mind Summoning. However, soon after, Leon decided that monsters stoppeding and more zombies appeared.

    "Not again..." Leon said, and then he let out a long sigh.

    Fortunately, the tower Leon created was still standing since he imagined something like that might happen again. In any case, the zombies looked a bit different this time. Leon couldn''t see their status clearly, but they seemed pretty buffy.

    Zombie - Lv ???

    Health: ---/---

    Mana: ---/---

    Stamina: ---/---

    Strength: ---

    Dexterity: ---

    Speed: ---

    Intelligence: ---

    Endurance: ---

    Control: ---

    Mentality: ---

    Luck: ---

    Recovery: ---

    Active Skills:

    Passive Skills:

    Even though it couldn''t be seen in their status, Leon felt like they would be much more troublesome to deal with. Considering the things Leon experienced on that dimension, it was clear that those zombies were sturdier than the others and their numbers weren''t small either.

    Despite that, Leon was quite confident that he would have to deal with them. The current monsters of that ind that were under his control were the Death Knights, and they were close to the level max. A single one of them couldn''t take down a Kraken, but twenty could and Leon ten thousand of them. Unfortunately...

    "What the hell..." Leon frowned when he saw his death knights losing pieces of their bones every time a zombie bite or scratched them.

    Leon insisted on relying on the death knights, but after summoning them for a while, he gave up on the idea of relying on them. The cost of mana to use them wasn''t small, and they barely couldst for five seconds when ten zombies attacked them at the same time.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Death Knight has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It can''t be helped, but I guess I will be forced to use Acid Rain again," Leon used Transfer and then appeared at the top of the tower. "The skill is already at the max level, but it will help me to level up Acid Creation."

    It was very likely that Acid Rain wouldn''t be enough to stop the zombies from reaching the top of the tower, but Leon didn''t have any other choice but to try. He got stronger since thest time the zombies appeared, so there was always a chance that he would seed.

    "I have to learn another summoning spell," Leon said while he made acid rain over the zombies. "Unfortunately, that will have to wait. I spend all my coins to learn Mindscape Materialization, and I didn''t obtain enough coins to buy any other tome."<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Creation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    The Acid Rain soon fell over Leon''s skeletons and the zombies. As expected, the skeletons fell much faster. Still, little by little, the zombies were also falling while Acid Creation was leveling up. It was a pity to see the ind getting destroyed again just when some trees were about to make things colorful again, but Leon didn''t hesitate. Thest thing he wanted was to let those walking corpses get close to him.

    The smell of burning and rotten flesh was strong enough to reach Leon, who was five hundred meters above the sea level, and make him feel dizzy. It has been a long while since he felt something like that. Although that kind of unpleasant memory could be deleted, Leon decided to increase the height of his tower instead of waiting for the end of that attack.

    "I just have to hang in there for a while longer..." Leon said. " This is the sign of the end of the second stage... It is obvious, but I''m much closer to the end of the trial than before."

    Health: 15000 +

    Mana: 90653 +

    Stamina: 15000 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 290 +

    Intelligence: 39232+

    Endurance: 603 +

    Control: 21000+

    Mentality: 295 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 15000 +

    Willpower: 315 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Sunlight Nova Lv Max, Acid Rain Lv Max, Transmute Lv Max, Summon Ghost-Sword Lv Max, Summon Skeleton Lv Max, Summon Skeleton Archer Lv Max, Summon Skeleton Knight Lv Max, Summon Skeleton Wizard Lv Max, Summon Skeleton Rider Lv Max, Summon Death Knight Lv Max,

    Passive Skills: Multi-Conjuration Lv Max, Fast Conjuration Lv Max

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    "Oh, boy... so much work to be done," Leon said after a long sigh.

    After five years, the horde of zombies finally stopped. In the end, Leon had to increase the height of the power because the number of zombies was too big. He also had to reinforce the foundation... a big headache giving the size of the ind and the fact that the zombies didn''t give him a single minute of a break.

    "Let''s see... I don''t want to create other statues of zombies, but I don''t have much of choice here," Leon scratched the back of his head. "Creating one for every year should be enough."

    Since Leon had to know for how long he had been there, he didn''t have any choice. After those five years, Leon was now ny-nine years old. The more Leon thought about it, the more he felt like it was a foolish situation. Regardless, since many things were getting even weirder, Leon decided to use Mind Summoning and bring a notebook and a pencil. Most likely, those wouldn''tst until the end of the trial, but those would help me remember specific questions.

    "Why am I facing the monsters in such obvious order? Why am I facing the zombies that made me recall the people that died trying to survive the assimtion?" Leon wrote in the notebook.

    Those were the two most weird questions that Leon couldn''t understand after thinking for quite a while. The moments he tried to understand the situation and other things were also the moments he didn''t delete from his memory, but the more he thought about it, the less sense it made for Leon. Regardless, Leon didn''t much time to think about it because a new enemy appeared... gremlins.

    Gremlin ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 8000/8000

    Mana: 14000/14000

    Stamina: 11000/11000

    Strength: 950

    Dexterity: 1600

    Speed: 800

    Intelligence: 900+

    Endurance: 800 +

    Control: 1200+

    Mentality: 1500 +

    Luck: 500 +

    Recovery: 2000 +

    Active Skills: Fly Lv 200, Fire Tornado Lv 240, me Thrower Lv 220, Fire Creation Lv 200, Fire Transformation Lv 180, Fire Rush Lv 170

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 100, Fire Absorption Lv 250, Bloodthirsty Lv 150, Spearmanship Lv 140, Rage Lv 160, Darkness Resistance Lv 200

    "So, those little monsters are the weakest ones that can be found in the third stage of assimtion?" Leon asked. "That is kind of surprising."

    Maybe it was about time for Leon to do somebor work and kill the monsters himself. Since the gremlins were fire monsters, they had a bad affinity with Leon''s corrupt mana trees. So, the best option was to kill them instantly, and so Leon did. A single sma Bullet in the had been enough to kill the gremlins. After that, the corrupt mana trees ate the corpses.

    "It has been a while since I saw this... and I''m already sick of it," Leon frowned.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill sma Bullet has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...<sub> </sub>

    "Let''s see... the cheapest summoning spell I can learn now is... Summon Fire Elemental," Leon rubbed his chin. "The monster that made me find Ilyana."

    Against the gremlins, the me elemental would be useless. So, Leon decided to start with the frozen ones. Although Leon would obtain the power to summon them once the gremlins are around the level three hundred, he was sure that it would be fine. Thebination of ice and thunder was quite powerful, after all.

    In any case, leveling up those three summoning skills to the level max would take at least one decade. Although that was quite a good amount of time, Leon learned his lesson this time. He could have easily leveled up to the max level four or five summoning skills while fighting against the zombies, but he didn''t. Due to the circumstances, he was forced to use his most powerful area of effect skills to defeat them, and those were already at the max level, so Leon didn''t obtain a single coin and only a few status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon me Elemental.

    Cost: 70000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Frost Elemental.

    Cost: 70000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Thunder Elemental.

    Cost: 70000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Aquatic Slime.

    Cost: 75000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Mechanical Scorpion.

    Cost: 75000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Mechanical Golem.

    Cost: 75000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Since Aquatic Slimes can be found in worlds in the second stage of assimtion, why are their tomes more expensive and the cost of manarger?" Leon frowned. "Did Ilyana messed with the prices?"

    While Leon was looking for new summoning spells, he found some monsters that he had never seen before. Although the map Yuki gave him had the locations of dungeons that spawned such creatures, he never went to those ces. In any case, Mechanical Scorpions and Mechanical Golems and were farrger than Mechanical Spiders, but just as Leon has expected, they didn''t have any elemental attributes. Just like the mechanical spiders, they didn''t have health and stamina either. Considering their nature and how difficult it would be to summon several of them, it would take more than a few decades to make those reach the max level, but Leon wasn''t in a hurry.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Skin

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Let''s see... the skin increases my endurance by three points by each level," Leon said after he activated his newest skill. "It really is an upgraded version of Bronze and Stone Skin."

    Much for Leon''s surprise, the mechanical golems had that skill, and he soon replicated it. Although Leon was only using the frost and thunder elementals to get rid of the gremlins, he still summoned some of his monsters to see what they could do. Unfortunately, that was the only skill he didn''t have.

    "I wonder if there is a simr skill that increases another status..." Leon rubbed his chin. "I suppose Strong Arms and Iron Fists fit in that criteria. No... those skills only increase my status when they are used. Besides, the difference can''t be seen in the status screen."

    Much for Leon''s surprise, he didn''t find what he was looking in, Ilyana''s vault. However, that didn''t mean that it doesn''t exist. Leon learned Strong Arms purely by chance, so he had to do something else to learn skills that would increase his status. Fortunately, thanks to his skill controlling mana, he soon obtained some results. After concentrating some mana around the muscles of some parts of his body...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Herculean Strength.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "At level one increases my strength by one point..." Leon furrowed his eyebrows. "I guess this is at the same rank as Stone Skin. Well now... what I have to do to learn their higher versions of this spell?"

    Leon also tried to find anything rted to boosting status using spells like that in Ilyana''s vault. He tried for quite a while but found nothing. Ilyana heavily favored magic, even though Leon didn''t find any spell that increased intelligence or control, it was clear that she focused on those most. There was also a chance that she didn''t create tomes of every single skill because she wanted to make Leon learn those by himself, but that was very unlikely since she allowed Leon to learn other crazy spells like Mind Summoning.

    "I don''t have much for that right now, but I wonder If I can create a tome using Mind Summoning," Leon said. "ording to Ilyana, she used other ways to create tomes, but I don''t think her method is the only one possible."

    As it turned out, Leon was right. He also could summon tomes using Mind Summoning, but it wasn''t that efficient. To summon the Frost Lance tome, Leon had to spend fifty thousand points of mana. Most likely, Ilyana''s method was the most efficient one. That would be helpful once Leon leaves that dimension, but he wondered if his friends would have time to train the skills Leon might give them.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Strength Augmentation.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Enhanced Strength.

    Cost: 100 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon just had to increase the amount of mana he concentrated in his muscles to learn the upgraded versions of Herculean Strength. Still, even though he tried to improve his status even more by focusing more mana, nothing happened. That was the limit he could do.

    "It looks like there are only three buffs like this per status... even if I use all kills at the max level, in the end, the bonus won''t be higher than six thousand," Leon concluded. "It isn''t all that much considering how high my intelligence and mana are... but I guess it will be useful considering the other status that I''m ignoring."

    Although Leon''s closest goal was to create a Soul Eater, he would need to increase his mana for that. Considering the nature of those buffs, it would be rtively easy to level them up, so Leon decided to focus on them while he also trains Mind Summoning. He wouldn''t learn other spells by himself aside from the ones he copies from the monsters for the time being, but that was a small price to pay.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Quick Legs.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Speed Augmentation.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Enhanced Speed.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Much faster than Leon predicted, he received some other notifications and immediately put the new skills to good use. Since Leon would have to get used to his increase in speed, there was only one thing he could, and it was run.

    At first, Leon''s body managed to endure that speed. He was so fast that his movement alone created a shockwave capable of sending the gremlins flying if they were too close. However, soon Leon started to feel the same effects as when he uses Haste and Electric Armor. His skin began to heat and eventually burn.

    "If I want to run without damaging my body due to the friction, I don''t have any other choice but use Stone Skin, Bronze Skin, and Steel Skin at the same time," Leon concluded. "The increase in endurance will negate the effects of the high-speed movement."

    Electric Armor could protect Leon from that, but Electric Armor itself also damages Leon, so it was useless.

    "Well, I can''t solve all my problems at once," Leon shrugged. "Besides, using Teleport will be much more convenient... in the worst-case scenario, I can also increase my endurance and solve the problem once and for all.

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    It took him quite a while, but Leon eventually learned the spells that increased his status as long as he uses his mana. It would take a while before Leon can recover his mana faster than he can spend using all those skills, but he was okay with his progress so far.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Perseverance.

    Cost: 20 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Willpower Augmentation.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Enhanced Willpower.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "That was already expected, but it is quite troublesome the fact that there are no spells that increase only recovery and luck," Leon said while he watched his new buffs in the skill list. "In any case, it is time to return to my regr training."

    That would be difficult because Leon was out of ideas again, and the monsters didn''t have any new spell. To make matters worse, a new enemy appeared to make Leon lose focus again.

    Vampire ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 1200/12000

    Mana: 12000/12000

    Stamina: 12000/12000

    Strength: 1100

    Dexterity: 1500

    Speed: 1200

    Intelligence: 1100+

    Endurance: 900 +

    Control: 1200+

    Mentality: 1500 +

    Luck: 400 +

    Recovery: 3000 +

    Active Skills: Fly Lv 150, Wolf Transformation Lv 250, Bat Transformation Lv 250, Vampirism Lv 300, Spiritual Drain Lv 200, Blood Maniption Lv 200

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 150, Fire Resistance Lv 250, Thunder Resistance Lv 200, Darkness Resistance Lv 300, Gravity Resistance Lv 230, Night Vision Lv 350<sub> </sub>

    "What the hell..." Leon frowned when he saw a group of cloaked and pale figures leaving the ocean in the middle of the day. "Vampires? Are you for real?"

    Another type of monster that Leon didn''t see so far, even though some skills that they have, didn''t make any sense. They weren''t that strong... if they get too close to an enemy, then things could dangerous, but Leon was pretty sure, considering their humanoid shape, that they wouldn''t survive if he crushes their head and heart.

    Leon''s elementals made ice and electricity rain over them, and since they were at the level three hundred, the first group of vampires quickly died.

    "I really don''t want to drink blood... but I guess the transformation skills might be useful," Leon said. "Blood Maniption also seems quite interesting."

    Leon couldn''t take the memories of the moments the vampires learned those skills, but he could use Mind Control and make them use those skills for quite a while and then transnt those memories to his head. Although the monsters resembled a lot of humans, in the end, Leon didn''t hesitate to use them. Leon considered that hypothesis, but those weren''t racial skills. After experiencing the memories for a while and trying to replicate the things he felt, he received some notifications.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wolf Transformation.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bat Transformation.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blood Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm? This is weird..." Leon frowned while he flew around in the shape of a two meters long bat.

    Leon soon understood the meaning of his difort; his status changed alongside the transformation. Most of his points went to stamina, and the same thing happened to intelligence, but the points went to speed. Something simr happened when Leon transformed into a wolf... it wasn''t like his ordinary Transform skill. For the good or for the worse, that skill changed his statuspletely.

    "Blood Maniption is like Telekinesis, but with more precision, since I can ignore the flesh and bones of the targets..." Leon said astonished.

    The problem with Blood Maniption was that Leon could only practice in living beings. He wouldn''t try on himself since he would end up causing damage to his brain, and the vampires were undead creatures, so it wouldn''t count as a practice. Although that was troublesome, it was probably for the best... killing a monster using Telekinesis was one thing. Killing a monster making the blood stop flowing through a monster was quite dreadful. Leon didn''t even have to test to know it.

    "... Whatever, even though it is troublesome, I miss the feeling of aplishments of when I learn some impressive spells on my own," Leon said after a long sigh. "To get rid of my worries, I guess something like that might help."

    It didn''t take long for Leon to have some ideas. Even though it was getting hard as ofte to learn new offensive spells, his mind was still working in strange ways to make things more efficient and even to surprise his enemies.

    It took a while, but after training Blood Maniption in order to make small amounts of blood leave his own body, Leon obtained enough control to make it impossible without letting him feel a thing. That would obviously be more useful using corpses as a basis, so Leon decided to stop after seeding in creating a single spell.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blood Bullet.

    Cost: 10 mana and 10 health

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It less harmful than I thought it would be..." Leon frowned. "Still, just what the hell am I thinking of using my own blood as a weapon? Is this one sign of me going mad?"

    Leon saw Ilyana''s tomes many times, and he didn''t see anything that used the life of the user as a basis. Still, considering how Leon acted so far, he would probably be suspicious if Ilyana had put a tome like that insider her vault in order to make Leon learn it...

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    Although Leon was still hesitating in using blood as a means of attack, using it his own could surprise his enemies in life or death situations. So, that was why Leon thought of another skill to solve one problem that bothered him since the moment the monsters appeared. It was his weight loss whenever he recovered from a significant injury.

    "While relying on recovery and simple healing spells alone, I can''t counter those after effects," Leon said. "But considering that mana can create anything, then perhaps there is a way to create potions that heal my wounds without making me lose weight."

    The easiest option would be to create a potion using Mind Summoning. Even though Leon could create potions using that, he couldn''t make a potion that could recover his blood and restore his damaged flesh without understanding the logic behind it. The first step was to learn how to create such a potion. After that, Leon would be able to mass-produce if he wants using Mind Summoning.

    "There is no tome in Ilyana''s vault that can teach me how to create potions, but there must be a way," Leon said.

    Leon already knew more or less how to create mana liquid. That was the first step to learn how to create potions himself, but he didn''t know how the magical leaves worked, well, he knew, but he didn''t understand how it was possible since he wasn''t a scientist and never asked if someone studied those nts further. Still, it shouldn''t be that difficult. He knew how to make mithril, after all.

    Regardless, Leon started creating a leaf simr to the blue angel leaves using Transmute. He didn''t feel any magical power in it, so Leon had to add magical power and thus create a leaf that restores mana upon consumed. That was easier said than done, but then again, Leon had a lot of free time in his hands.

    It took Leon a few days, but in the end, he seeded and obtained much more than he expected. The trick behind was straightforward, Leon just had to Transmute anything in the shape of a leaf, but he had to infuse some extra mana while the leaf was being created. Even leaves had things like veins, and Leon just had to store it there.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It seemed a bit toote to learn something like that, but Leon weed the notification. Most likely, to obtain that skill Leon had to have sufficient control over his own mana. Control was something that he rarely practiced. The only thing Leon really practiced was how to destroy things using his mana.

    "Well, now instead of the leaves, I just have to turn them into powder and mix with water and put it inside a bottle," Leon said.

    Although the process of creating leaves that restore health and stamina would be different, Leon was a little more interested in what would happen if he tries to do all those steps at the same time. He was hoping a lot for that because he couldn''t imagine Alchemy to be a skill that doesn''t belong to a tree of other skills.

    As expected, creating the earth, turning into ss, putting water, and add the dust of the blue angel leaves inside a bottle all at the same time wasn''t easy. But eventually, Leon seeded in doing so. Somehow, he thought it had been a little too fast, but soon Leon understood why.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Maniption has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Potion Mastery.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm... it restores fifty points of mana, I guess it was to be expected since I use mana to create the ss and the water," Leon analyzed the potion and concluded. "Still, but it should get better the more I level up the skill. No... it would be way too weird If I create a potion that restores more mana than I use. However, Potion Mastery will do that."

    Leon expected to learn a skill to create potions automatically, but that was a bit too much. In any case, the experiments were far from over. To create red angel leaves, instead of infusing his mana, Leon had to apply a small scale regeneration spell on the veins of the leaf. And to create the green angel leaves, Leon had to do something, but instead of using Regeneration, he had to use Stamina Restoration.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Potion Mastery has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "No notifications this time, huh," Leon said. "I guess it can''t be helped..."

    Leon managed to learn how to create very efficient potions, but it looked like he would have to make enhanced versions of those in order to obtain the effects he desired. Perhaps a more powerful version of Potion Mastery would grant him that, but it was hard to be sure.

    "Mmm? I already know how to make better potions. I just have to add monsters'' blood," Leon said.

    The current monsters trying to kill him were vampires, so using their blood wasn''t possible. Still, Leon wondered if he could have his own blood to obtain the same effects. He wasn''t hypocrite enough to say that his blood was better or worse than of the monsters, but in the end, he decided just to do a few tests because using his blood as a catalyst for potions was like creating a bank of his own blood. It wasn''t a bad idea, but considering that he would lose some time and wouldn''t be able to take those potions to outside that dimension, it would also be inconvenient.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Enhanced Potion Mastery

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon confirmed his theory. His own blood wasn''t much different from the monster''s blood. Probably the first thing he would do after leaving that dimension would be to create a magic box and store thousands of enhanced potions.

    "I guess I can y with Mana Maniption now... there were certain things I wanted to learn, but those were pretty dangerous without proper control of mana," Leon said.

    Since the moment the monsters appeared, Leon always wanted one thing, to see mana. Until now, he learned many things but not how to do that. Fortunately, Leon soon found what he was looking for... the perfect skill that would grant him a massive advantage as a magician.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Eyes.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I see... so it is like that," Leon nodded once he received the notification and activated the skill.

    Just like Leon created magic projectiles condensing a lot of mana, Leon could see the light blue aura around and inside nearly everything. When he uses Mana Maism, that aura will disappear from thend for a fraction of second, but soon returned... as if thend had stupid fast regenerative abilities.

    Still, Leon didn''t stop there. Now that concentrating mana around his eyes was much easier. Leon managed to create a protectiveyer around it while he also could send a beam of energy through his eyes and even changing the nature of the beam before it could reach the target.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Heat Vision.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Freezing Vision.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Petrifying Gaze.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: X-Ray Vision.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Although some of those skills are questionable, they will be of some use at some point," Leon rubbed his chin. "This was thest skill I really need to put my ultimate n into action... now I just have to learn more skills, level them up to the max, and train my brain in order to be used as much as possible to this kind of power."

    Although it was more convenient to rely on Mana Maism, Leon also had to train Farming and Alchemy. So, it was time to create some blue angel leaves. At some point, Leon imagined that he would learn nt Maniption or Creation, but that never happened most likely, because he relied on Transmute to create those leaves.

    "I don''t have much use for the time being for the potions I will create using Alchemy, but I guess it is a good idea to store them for when the next wave of zombies appear," Leon concluded. "Although creating a magic box should be easier than create Soul Steal... I want to create and customize one to fulfill my needs, so I will need to learn space magic."

    To save some time, Leon decided to buy a tome that could grant him that ability, but unfortunately, Leon didn''t find any. That was weird, but something like that wouldn''t be enough to stop Leon. It may be possible that spatial magic belonged to the shadow element, but Leon wasn''t so sure of that. He wanted to learn Teleport, and he needed the power of the spirit of darkness. Still, even though such skill was usefulpared to skills like Mind Summoning and Mindscape Materialization, it was leagues behind. Besides, Leon was pretty sure that instead of distorting space, spells that have that kind of attribute most likely transformed the user and mana into shadows... that would exin why the Dark Aura didn''t let Donan''s blood flow to outside.

    In any case, now that Leon learned Mana Maniption, there was a chance that he could learn spatial magic even without tomes or watching monsters use it. In the end, Leon was right. He managed to create a space where he could nullify the effects of time. Inside a semi-translucent box of mana, Leon could see a Magma Bullet he created. He wasn''t controlling it, but the bullet was still floating and wasn''t emitting any smoke or signs of deterioration... However, it took Leon two years to reach that stage because the requirements to learn Spatial Maniption was rtively high. One of them was that the user needed to have fifty thousand points in intelligence, and the other was to have Mana Maniption at the max level.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spatial Maniption.

    Cost: 10000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "... Another skill with a stupid cost of mana," Leon dropped his shoulders after a long sigh. "Although the cost is high and I can''t do anything with it yet, it has a lot of potential."

    Leon could only create a space like that that had the size of a fist. Leon couldn''t even control the things inside the space, so he needed to do some tests as well. Without wasting any time, Leon started to train the skill while creating an extrarge copy of the magic box. It had no effects since it was only made of mithril. Leon manipted the space around the box andpressed it until it became the size of the magic box he once had, but it looked like only that wouldn''t be enough because nothing happened.

    "Mmm... I guess I need other skills to add the effects to items without relying on Seal," Leon rubbed his chin after a long sigh.

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    Once again, Leon didn''t find the spell he wanted in Ilyana''s vault, but once again, only that didn''t stop him. That was something Leon didn''t have tried until now, but Leon decided to make a copy of his memories using Spatial Teleportation. He tried many things, transmitting only the things he felt instead of real knowledge, and even the inverse, but nothing happened. By using Omnilingualism, Leon knew that he hadn''t made any mistake. However, he needed to do something else...

    "What now..." Leon said.

    In the end, Leon found an answer rather quickly. The only real way to add a magic effect to an item was by using Seal, but Leon didn''t want to wait for a monster that could help him with that. Besides, Ilyana could create magic items out of nothing. So, there was a way for Leon to do the same. He just didn''t find it yet.

    "I guess the only way is to create a copy of my mind without memories and only add the knowledge of the magic I want to add in a weapon," Leon concluded.

    It was a rather dangerous thing to say and do, but since Leon could use Omnilingualism, he would be able to stop if the weapons he creates himself are a problem or not.

    Usually, Leon would have to touch something before creating a copy of his mind, but after a few minutes of practice, he managed to create one without his memories. Once he added the knowledge of Spatial Maniption, Leon felt the mana that he was using to control the copy changing... until it became identical to the spirits, he could take out of the monsters'' bodies.

    "Holy crap... did I just create a spirit?" Leon asked himself, astonished.

    Fragments of spirits could appear thanks to the mana left by the original spirits, but Leon didn''t expect to himself create one someday. Regardless, now he could understand more or less how vicious monsters were created... several dots started to connect inside Leon''s head.

    Although Leon started to worry, at the moment, he had no pressing concerns. Without wasting time, Leon used Seal on the mithril box. The next moment, the box decreased in size until it became an identical copy of his first magic box.

    "I can only store small potions, but I guess this is a start..." Leon analyzed the item he just created. "I guess I need to customize a little more the knowledge that I can..."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Skill Bestowal.

    Cost: 10000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon didn''t expect notifications, so he got quite surprised when he received one. Not only that... that skill seemed stupidly powerful. With that, Leon finally obtained the power to create tomes.

    "That is weird. Ilyana said that one would have to have a skill at the max level to create a tome," Leon frowned. "But I just passed the knowledge of spatial magic to a spirit I created..."

    Maybe it worked because the spirit had been a copy of his mind, or perhaps the effects were temporary. Either way, Leon could create magic items with it. Regardless, once Leon confirmed that he couldn''t feel the spirit anymore, only its essence in the magic box, he started to work on the customized version.

    Spatial Magic Box (+10)

    Functions: it can store magic projectiles and fire them with a single thought of its owner.

    It consumes potions and other consumables with a single thought of its owner and converts the energy to them.

    Durability: 1825000 days<sub> </sub>

    Capacity: 0000/10000 tons.

    "Not bad... not bad at all," Leon nodded in satisfaction.

    It was quite weird, but it looked like the magic box wouldst five thousand years... Leon probably could repair or even increase for how long that item willst, but for the time being, he was fine with that. Besides, he could create another spirit with simr properties whenever he wants.

    "Now, I should see what I can do with Skill Bestowal," Leon said.

    After a few tests, Leon confirmed several things. He could use bestowal skills to all his monsters. However, they would lose upon dying, so it was only temporary. Leon also could grant them skills for a certain time and of a certain level. For example, he could grant them Fire Bullet level ten if his Skill Bestowal was at level ten. Also, they would only be able to use that for ten minutes. It was useful, but like every other skill, it had some limitations. However, Leon could recover the skill and the experience obtain from monsters before they lose that temporary bonus.

    "I guess now I can train all my skills by using my summons..." Leon concluded. "Although it would be more convenient just to give them a copy of my memories, that doesn''t mean they will learn certain skills. There is also the matter ofpatibility."

    The number of crazy things Leon could do was increasing a lot, but most likely, the enemies he had to deal with not only had those same abilities, but they also mastered them. Leon had to keep growing and use the time in that dimension as much as possible.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Smoke Screen.

    Cost: 50 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Oil Creation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steal.

    Cost: 10 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stealth.

    Cost: 03 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Thanks to Mana Eyes, Leon now could see several things... even the mana stored in the monsters'' bodies would turn into items once they die. The chances of Leon seeding in stealing those items were low, but that was just a minor nuisance.

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    In the past, Leon had to watch his skill list in order to think of new spells unless he has some sort of sudden inspiration, but Mana Eyes changed that. Using his own spells, Leon could see how they worked in a manner like he never did before and thus think of new ways to use them. That kind of change was enough for him to learn new spells.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Tranquility Curse.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Orb of Dispersion.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Assault of Poison.

    Cost: 400 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hellfire Ceremony.

    Cost: 400 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "The names are getting less objective, but instead of that, I wanted to cost of mana could decrease..." Leon sighed. "My mana pool is gettingrger, and recovery is also growing by the day, but it isn''t enough."

    It looked like the problems of mana would never leave alone. Even though he could recover five thousand points of mana every second, thanks to Mana Maism, he wanted more. It was a wonder that Leon didn''t obtain the lion''s greedy or something. Maybe he didn''t obtain such skill because a person could only have one, and Leon''s pride was more powerful than his greedy for power.

    There were many things that Leon couldn''t understand about that kind of skill. Regardless, even though that kind of thing was useful, Leon didn''t want to put more restrictions on himself. To use Lion''s Pride, he had to fight alone. Donan had to get mad and predictable to activate Wrath of whatever, so that was a problem as well.

    "I wonder if Ilyana has that kind of skill..." Leon rubbed his chin. "I never saw her eating anything, so if she has that kind of skill, it isn''t gluttony. Since she rarely leaves her castle, perhaps sloth is her deadly sin, but how would that sin work in her benefit?"

    Putting such questions aside, Leon resumed his training. Although it was a pain, he ended up creating another ind using Earth Maniption and Geomancy in order to cultivate the blue angel leaves and train the skills that increased the effects of potions. It took a little while thanks to that, but Leon eventually managed to create a Soul Eater. He probably could have done that a little earlier if he had created a sword and given the effects of a magic box, but Leon decided to follow n A just to because he felt like it.

    "The best way to collect mana using Soul Eater would be to create them and pass them to my death knights," Leon said. "I''m pretty sure I can control them to do that... the problem is, that skill is already at a max level. Geez... I''m really greedy for mana. I can recover using nts, mana fruit, Mana Maism, and now I even want the mana from monsters."

    Fortunately, Leon couldn''t think of any other way to recover his mana. Otherwise, he would work toward obtaining it. After noticing that was indeed the case, Leon started to think that maybe it was time for another session of endless grinding. He had already used Skill Bestowal and created some Soul Eaters and gave them to his summons. Still, much to his surprise, he would have to look for new ones, because he was already using the mechanical golems, and they were already at the level four hundred.<sub> </sub>

    "Even though I''m not creating them all that frequently, the battles against monsters of the same level increased their growth speed," Leon concluded. "Even though I decided not to use buffs to help them... those creatures are sturdy as hell."

    Leon experienced how hard it was to deal with inorganic creatures, but it looked like regr monsters were particrly bad in dealing with creatures like mechanical golems. They were immune to negative status, after all. Besides, they didn''t feel pain when they were attacked.

    Regardless, even though worrying about new summons was difficult, it was only for a while. Leon decided to focus on the monsters himself once Farming, Alchemy, Potion Creation, and Enhanced Potion Creation reach the max level. It would take a few years, so Leon would have to buy a few more tomes that grant him summoning spells.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Death Machine.

    Cost: 80000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Cold Core.

    p Cost: 50000 mana</anda>

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Explosive Core.

    Cost: 50000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "This should be enough..." Leon said.

    Although Leon felt like he was continually being troubled by summoning skills, he only felt like that because he was deleting his memories since it always takes years to make a summon reach the max level. Regardless, Leon summoned his new monsters and tested them inbat. Death Machine was another robotic summon. Unlike the previous ones, it didn''t have an animal-like shape. It resembled the boss that Leon fought when he arrived on Miebos since it could shoot Mana Bombs like a machine-gun.

    The other monsters were also weird. They were basically stones made of ice and fire that floated without doing anything. They could slowly freeze and burn whatever tried close to them, but their real power was activated when they were about to die... they caused a self-explosion that caught Leon by surprise the first time it happened. Still, even though their power was weak at the beginning, the cold core could freeze half of the ind once it reached the level two hundred.

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    Congrattions! The skill Farming has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Alchemy has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Potion Mastery has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Enhanced Potion Mastery has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Phew... finally," Leon sighed in relief.

    As Leon had expected, it took him a few years to make those skills reach the max level. Even though he created two other inds and even constantly used the mana liquid and potions he created, that had been very time-consuming progress.

    "Considering how much time I had to spend dealing with zombies the next time, I guess I will wait to train my skills once they return," Leon said.

    After counting the number of statues and even several calendars Leon had made of mithril, Leon concluded that he had already exterminated the same amounts of species of monsters when he did on the second stage of assimtion. Since Leon still didn''t find a particr strong species so far, it looked like it would a few more years before the fourth stage starts. Still, none of that mattered for Leon at the moment. He was more worried about his age. He was one hundred and twenty years old... Leon deleted some of his memories, and even though it was weird, he knew exactly how many years of memories he had in his head... fifty. He wasn''t young anymore in one way or the other... even though his appearance didn''t change.

    "Well now, I literally deleted some of my worries and problems, but my time here is starting to bother me again," Leon scratched the back of his head. "I guess my only option is to use Hibernation and sleep for a few decades to feel refreshed again."

    It was a bit wasteful and pathetic, but it was better than take risks and try to mess with time without receiving Sekundez''s cooperation. In a way, using Hibernation was the quickest way for Leon to deal with the time problem.

    "Another option is to delete my memories of the time that I relived some of my precious memories," Leon said. "Still, I think that wouldn''t be a good way to treat the memories I care about."

    Regardless, Leon''s new summons were about to reach level max, so he would do as nned and deal with the monsters himself now. In order to get rid of his boredom and train his skills more efficiently, he had no other choice but to do that, at least until he finds a new interesting skill to learn.

    It was weird, but Leon didn''t find any spell in Ilyana''s vault that could teach him to really transform into some monsters. Considering the things that Leon knew about her, she probably would learn how to transform into a beast that could increase her magical capabilities, but Leon could imagine such a monster. Perhaps turn into a great spirit would do the trick, but Ilyana said that she never saw one, which would be difficult.

    "I guess I will have to wait until another monster that can transform appear," Leon said. "Even though it would be weird to see a monster than can turn into other monsters... humanoid creatures like vampires are more expected to have that kind of power. Like angels..."

    Now that Leon thought about them, he couldn''t help but wonder if they would be thest type of monster he would face before the zombies reappear. The ordinary ones didn''t have impressive status. The problem was the light magic... considering everything Leon knew, they were supposed to appear alongside zombies since they were in a simr position to humans, but it was hard to be sure.

    Scy ¨C Lv 330

    Health: 12000/12000

    Mana: 20000/20000

    Stamina: 9000/9000<sub> </sub>

    Strength: 600

    Dexterity: 1000

    Speed: 1200

    Intelligence: 1500+

    Endurance: 1000 +

    Control: 12000+

    Mentality: 1200 +

    Luck: 500 +

    Recovery: 2000 +

    Active Skills: Water Creation Lv 310, Water Maniption Lv 320, Water Transformation Lv 340, Water Cannon Lv 330, Cyclone Lv 300, Swim Lv 350

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 320, Fire Resistance Lv 210, Water Absorption Lv 310, Fire Resistance Lv 230, Thunder Resistance Lv 220, Ice Resistance Lv 230

    Although Leon''s current enemy wasn''t half bad, it was leagues behind angels. Leon''s sma bullets were enough to decimate their heads, so Leon didn''t feel like he was training. Since the creatures mostly used magic to attack him, Leon decided to train something different while he also practices Mana Eyes. Instead of just attacking first and killing the enemies, Leon observed each one of those, and when the mana in front of their bodies started to take shape, he decided to intervene.

    "Water Cannon... got it," Leon smirked.

    Instead of using his own Water Cannon, Leon sent his mana toward where one of Scy was focusing her mana. Thanks to that, Leon managed to mess with her attack. He didn''t stop the spell, but Scy''s lost control over it, and water flew far over Leon.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spell Breaker.

    Cost: it is equal to the mana spent by the target

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon obtained an unexpected new spell when he was just trying to mess with the monster, he ended getting hit by nine Water Cannons. Although his defensive spells nullified all damage, getting hit wasn''t something Leon liked. Anyway, the skill was useful, but it had limits. Since Leon''s intelligence was high, he could make the enemy miss the target, but to cancel the spell, his skill has to be on the same level as the enemy skill.

    "I guess my new goal is to master the spell and disrupt the spells of ten monsters at the same time," Leon said.

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    While Leon was training Spell Breaker, he had a few ideas for new spells. As usual, he only managed to think of powerful spells that caused a lot of destruction, but it was better than nothing.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Aze.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sea of Fire.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fiery Hail.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Eruption.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Absolute Zero.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Bybining oil and fire, Leon could crease the temperate of his fire attacks, but it was quite difficult to give it shape by using suchbinations. So, the only thing Leon could really do with it was to cause chaos. Aze was a sphere of oil that would burn once it hits an enemy. Sea of Fire was just a little more oil that was thrown at a certain area, and then it would burn. Meanwhile, Fiery Hail was a rain of oil... and the droplets would burn everything it touches like acid.

    "Oh boy... why I always create some nasty spells?" Leon frowned while he watched the Scy burning even underwater.

    Acid Eruption was no better... usually, Leon would use acid, and the monster would suffer damage from head to toe. But with that skill, they would lose their legs first and scream until the death. Fortunately, Absolute Zero was the instant version of Frost Nova. By shooting a sphere of concentrated ice in an area, everything around would freeze to death and be a statue of ice.

    "Maybe I should learn more ice spells," Leon said. "Although they kill as fast as any other spell, those don''t make the monsters suffer... probably."

    Thanks to that kind of thinking, Leon remembered that he could learn some types of a skeleton he had forgotten previously. Those were the ice skeletons... and since they had that element, it was very likely that Leon could find tomes that would teach him to summon fire and possibly thunder skeletons.

    Just as Leon had expected, he found them. Despite the fact that those creatures had some serious elemental weaknesses, Leon brought them for two hundred millions each. It wasn''t cheap, but Leon had more than a few coins to spend.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Ice Skeleton.

    Cost: 100000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Fire Skeleton.<sub> </sub>

    <o>,m Cost: 100000 mana</o>

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Thunder Skeleton.

    Cost: 100000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I barely have enough mana to summon them..." Leon sighed. "Anyway, even though I don''t have to use summons all that frequently, not learning the spells would be too much of a waste."

    Leon decided to make his skeletons do the job for a while until he levels up Spell Breaker to the max level, but only that wasn''t enough for him. Creating a copy of himself to increase the speed of his training was also a goal that he wouldn''t reach anytime soon, so Leon had no choice but to find another midterm goal to make things interesting.

    "Mmm... maybe it is about time to learn how to absorb elemental spells," Leon rubbed his chin. "My spirits didn''t teach me that yet, but most likely, isn''t a skill that I will obtain once a find some more powerful fragment. In any case, since they didn''t teach me that before, it only means that I didn''t have the necessary requirements for it."

    Like most skills, Leon''s elementary resistances were probably the lowest level of skills in a skill tree. It was hard to be sure, but after Fire Resistance, the next of that skill would be Fire Immunity, and the next would be Fire Absorption. The other elemental resistances certainly worked in that manner. Considering that not even the most helpful spirits like Volt and Celsius taught him that, it was clear that Leon needed to have the elemental resistances at the max level before learning the improved versions.

    "I guess that is impossible for the time being..." Leon concluded. "Shall I make good of the mana stored in the magic boxes and soul steals?"

    Although that was a difficult goal to reach, a taste of that power would probably motivate Leon quite a lot. By his calctions, Leon concluded that by using all the mana in a single magic box, he could keep a copy of himself active for one hour. It wouldn''t be enough to train decently enough, but Leon wanted to see what a copy of himself could do.

    Without wasting time, Leon created a copy, and since he and the copy had a mental link, they didn''t to talk. So, the copy just grabbed one soul eater and started to fight against the monsters that wereing from the sea. The speed, strength... everything was on the same level as Leon''s. However, the copy didn''t have mana, it could use all Leon''s spells, but it would consume Leon''s own mana to it.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Perfect Replica.

    Cost: 30000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Perfect Replica has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Perfect Replica has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Perfect Replica has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Well, well... this is very surprising," Leon smirked.

    It was weird. Leon felt his own body gaining the battle experience, even though he was only losing mana. In any case, it was a stupid skill that consumed thirty thousand mana points for second. It would take hundreds of years before Leon truly use that skill effectively.

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    In the end, Leon used all the mana liquid stored in all the magic boxes just to keep his replica active. It wasn''t because it was like a shadow clone, but it was because the cost of the skill was decreasing by fifteen points with each level up. It made sense since it would be weird if the replica gets stronger than Leon by leveling up. Regardless, at the max level, the replica would drain fifteen thousand mana points per second, but it was better than nothing.

    "Just in case, I shouldn''t use the mana stored in the soul eaters," Leon nodded to himself. "Although the perfect replica is useful, it won''t be helpful against the zombies."

    It looks like Leon''s worries were unfounded. He didn''t feel anything weird when his mind was connected to the perfect replica. Since the copy and the original share the same brain and even the same mana pool, Leon would have noticed if something weird happens.

    Regardless, at the max level of both Summon Perfect Replica and Mana Maism, and even if Leon concentrates for longer periods of time, he would only be able to keep the replica active for one in three seconds. To maintain a single copy without relying on anything except recovery, Leon would have to increase his mana to nine hundred thousand points alongside recovery.

    "Considering my pace of obtaining status points so far... that will take two thousand years," Leon frowned. "The skill is useful since alone I can see the enemies from two directions, but it is really worth the hassle?"

    Leon could decrease such problems by half using items, but it seemed a bit weird to focus on that. Still, Leon decided to have someday enough power to keep at least one copy of himself active... because the damage that replica suffered wasn''t transmitted to Leon. Meanwhile, the replica could do anything in its power to recover and transfer mana to Leon.

    "There are many things that I don''t know, and it would take a while to form countermeasures against mages," Leon said. "Considering that I''m not definitely the only one who thought of ways to deal with other mages, the best option is to rely more on recovery. My copy doesn''t have a status like me, but it can cast spells with the same level of power and control. So, unless its heart and head are destroyed, a replica can recover from any wound. So, I guess I don''t need to increase my health and stamina, considering that."

    Considering the unknown level of power of some creatures, Leon''s health and stamina still were at a disappointing level. However, it was more than enough for someone who never deactivated Mana Armor. It was time to focus again on increasing only intelligence control and recovery.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Shield.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Shield.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Shield.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Shield.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "The cost is annoying as usual, but I guess this will help me obtain some status points," Leon said while watching the elemental shields floating around him.

    Just for the fun of it, Leon decided to create a variation of his auxiliary elemental swords. Most likely, it would work in other types of weapons, but Leon chose to create those first since they could be repaired by consuming Leon''s mana and also because it was easy to level them up.

    Congrattions! The skill Herculean Strength has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Strength Augmentation has reached the max level.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Enhanced Strength has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm? I had forgotten than I left those skills active..." Leon said, surprised at those notifications. "I guess it is time to level up the next three skills."

    Leon deactivated those skills that leveled up and then activated the ones which increased his speed. It has been a while since he trained his body so, he decided to run around the ind and see how fast he could increase his endurance and stamina. Thanks to his new skills, he didn''t have to worry about expending his mana, so he would be able to train both at the same time.

    In the end, despite having the power to recover so much stamina, Leon still had to use Stamina Restoration. However, thanks to it, he learned several things. One of them was a certain rule. To obtain one point in endurance and stamina, Leon had to run for six hours, and his speed had to be of at least two kilometers per second. It wasn''t easy, but he could run two times faster than that by using some buffs, so he did it. All in order to cut the time training by half... from that day onward, Leon ran three hours every day all in order to increase his speed and endurance.

    Health: 15000 +

    Mana: 105963 +

    Stamina: 15000 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 290 +

    Intelligence: 51399+

    Endurance: 603 +

    Control: 30000 +

    Mentality: 295 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 30000 +

    Willpower: 315 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Mana Maniption Lv Max, Summon me Elemental Lv Max, Summon Frost Elemental Lv Max, Summon Thunder Elemental Lv Max, Summon Aquatic Slime Lv Max, Summon Mechanical Scorpion Lv Max, Summon Mechanical Golem Lv Max, Summon Death Machine Lv Max, Summon Cold Core Lv Max, Summon Explosive Core Lv Max, Herculean Strength Lv Max, Strength Augmentation Lv Max, Enhanced Strength Lv Max

    Passive Skills: Farming Lv Max, Alchemy Lv Max, Potion Mastery Lv Max, Enhanced Potion Mastery Lv Max,

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    In the end, Leon waited for the moment the angels would appearing out of the sea, but they never came. However, they appeared when the third wave of zombies emerged from the ocean. Although their appearances seemed a lot different since they were now zombies... Leon recognized their wings and clothes.

    "I guess the zombies that I faced and will face are the sentient beings that died during the assimtion..." Leon rubbed his chin. "No matter, this time, I made some preparations imagining that."

    Leon was leveling up his ice and fire skeletons when the zombies appeared, but even though those could cause a lot of damage, directly and indirectly, he didn''t summon others when they died. Instead, Leon summoned the Explosive Cores and Cold Cores. They were so powerful that they could explode, freeze and burn it all of the ind and everything in it. It wasn''t a friendly-user idea since his own tower was receiving damage from time to time, but Leon''s strategy was causing a chain-reaction that wiped all the zombies that were appearing every minute.

    "Mmm... it looks like I just needed to cold and two explosive cores to wipe all out the zombies," Leon concluded after watching observing the battlefield below the tower. "I can recover three hundred thousand mana points per minute thanks to Mana Maism, so that isn''t a problem, and I won''t have to worry about a change of ns since the power of my monsters doesn''t decrease after hitting hundreds of zombies. I will end up destroying the whole ind for good this time, but I can always rebuild it."

    Although it was efficient to summon four monsters every minute, things got really dull after that. Since Leon allocated them in four different parts of the ind, there was no room for the zombies to get even close to the tower. Regardless, based on his experience, this attack of zombies wouldst even longer than the previous one, so Leon had to use his time wisely and get stronger while he in case something unexpected happens.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Silent Step.

    Cost: 05 mana and 05 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon wondered why as ofte, he was testing so many things that looked quite useless for him. Learning Stealth and Silent Step were two of them... Regardless, despite having some simrities, the skills were different from each other. Stealth had simr effects as Mana Concealment. Leon could hide his physical presence with it. Meanwhile, Silent Steps canceled the sound Leon would cause by moving even while he was using skills like Stealth.

    "Mmm... maybe if I use all of them at the same time..." Leon rubbed his chin.

    Leon used Stealth, Mana Concealment, and Silent Step at the same time, but nothing happened. He had forgotten than Mana Concealment would make him unable to use mana, so he only used Stealth and Silent Step, but again... nothing happened. However, once Leon activated Invisibility...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Absolute Concealment.

    Cost: 100 mana and 100 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Even though it has this name, I''m pretty sure Mana Eyes can counter this skill," Leon said. "Erasing the traces of my existence using mana can fool the senses of probably many types of individuals, but not from mages... Regardless, this will have its uses."

    The good side of that skill was the fact that Leon could keep himself invisible while attacking. However, considering the cost of such a skill, it would take a long while before he manages to keep it active for more extended periods of time.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Surge.

    Cost: 800 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fiery Rage.

    Cost: 800 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Agony.

    Cost: 800 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Typhoon.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frost Strike.

    Cost: 600 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, despite always experimenting with many things, Leon would always return to his magical training without noticing it. Thanks to Mana Eyes and Mana Maniption, Leon was learning spells really fast, but he still felt like that wasn''t nearly enough. Since he already got used to creating massive spells, it couldn''t be helped that he felt that was something boring. Leon wanted and needed to be more creative.

    "Let''s see... creative ways to get stronger..." Leon rubbed his chin. "How about using mana to increase my status permanently? If the bitch who summoned dragons can use them to eat dragon hearts, then I''m sure something like that is possible."

    Although Leon concluded that for no reason and without having any proofs, he searched for something simr in Ilyana''s vault, as expected, he found nothing... there was no way he would find such a convenient tome ready to be purchased.

    "There must be a way..." Leon frowned. "Ilyana managed to replicate the system in a small scare with this tattoo... if she managed to do that, then it is possible to replicate the system that grants us the chance to grow stronger as well. At least on a small scale."

    Based on what Leon knew, even though humans couldn''t level up, experience and knowledge could make them stronger. The experience of training and fighting would make humans train their skills and obtain status points... Meanwhile, their knowledge could make them learn even more skills after practicing it for a few moments.

    "Those are the keys... the problem is how do I make use of them without letting my body absorb the experience and knowledge?" Leon asked. "How do I replicate that kind of thing?"

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    In the end, Leon found a way to increase his status using his own energy. However, it was incredibly difficult, annoying, and probably not efficient. By concentrating his own mana in a single spot and let his body absorb that same mana, Leon could increase his own max mana. However, to do that, Leon had to concentrate a lot, and thus he wouldn''t be able to use any other spells. Besides, to increase a single point of his mana, Leon had to spend one million points of his own mana.

    Congrattions! Your mana has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Sacrifice.

    Cost: 10 mana per second

    Mana Necessary: 1,000,000

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I found the skill I was looking for, but I didn''t expect to be so difficult," Leon frowned. "I can''t stop in the middle of the process of gathering mana... so I can only rely on my recovery to obtain enough energy, and I also can''t let the mana crystalize and be mithril..."

    In any case, Leon was sure that he could do the same thing using his stamina and health. Health Sacrifice would be a little more difficult to learn because Leon barely trained the spells that consumed his own health.

    "Using this kind of skill will be difficult, and I bet I can increase my mana much faster just by learning new spells and training the old ones," Leon concluded. "Still, the other versions of this skill will be necessary for me. Even though controlling stamina and health will be difficult, there is a way to ignore that kind of problem. I just have to outsource the whole process."

    <o>,m Congrattions! Your stamina has increased by one point.</o>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stamina Sacrifice.

    Cost: 10 stamina per second

    Stamina Necessary: 1,000,000

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! Your Health has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Health Sacrifice.

    Cost: 10 health per second

    Health Necessary: 1,000,000

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After learning those skills, Leon created spirits and gave them the knowledge of how to use the same skills. Although it was annoying to repeat that process over and over again since the skills were at a low-level, that worked better for Leon because even though the skill couldn''t get more efficient, the cost of energy consumed by every second increased a lot.

    Ring of Health Sacrifice (+5)

    It drains your health in order to increase the total amount of your health.

    Health Stored: 550/ 1,000,000

    Cost: 50 health per second

    Ring of Stamina Sacrifice (+5)

    It drains your stamina in order to increase the total amount of your stamina.

    Stamina Stored: 550/ 1,000,000

    Cost: 50 stamina per second

    "Mmm... I should have left the skill at the level one," Leon frowned, when he noticed that both rings could kill him if he gets careless. "No, if I had upgraded the rings only a single time, I would be able to keep them even while I sleep, but now I will have to be careful."<sub> </sub>

    Although Leon made a mistake, that mistake granted him the opportunity to notice several problems of those rings. As expected, when Leon equipped the rings, he felt like a monster was biting his fingers and draining his energy. Thanks to it, Leon noticed that he was also losing his vital force... it was the same process when he recovered after losing a lot of blood. Little by little, Leon was losing weight.

    "I will have to increase the amount of food I have to eat," Leon nodded to himself. "While that isn''t so bad, losing vital force so frequently might be dangerous."

    In any case, even though that was problematic, that wouldn''t make Leon lose some nights of sleep. Fortunately, the rings could store the energy they drained from Leon, so he could resume the process or stop whenever he wants.

    Regardless, thanks to those rings and skills, Leon would be able to increase his health and stamina without doing anything except spending status points. With one less worry in his mind, Leon decided to train for real again.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Sword.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Shield.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Shield.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Siphon.

    Cost: 200 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Static Frenzy.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: zing Missiles.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon spent a few weeks training those spells and his discovery of how to increase his energy was still recent, he was starting to feel like learning something impressive again.

    "I guess I''m about to learn the ???whatever''s Greedy," Leon said. "I still have some coins to spend, but considering that I don''t know how long the zombies will attack me, it isn''t a good idea to spend it."

    Leon''s only option was to learn something new alone. While that wasn''t entirely impossible, it would be difficult since his Soul Eaters weren''t absorbing more mana since the zombies didn''t have any.

    "Well, even though it will be more difficult and troublesome, I will feel more proud of myself after it," Leon said. "Still, what can I possibly learn that will be as incredible as myst achievements?"

    Leon thought for quite a while, but in the end, that kind of inspiration could onlye in a rare moment, and it was beyond his control. The only thing Leon could do was to keep training and keep his mind sharp.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Shield

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Shield.

    Cost: 250 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: sma Shield.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While Leon was looking for inspiration, for powerful abilities, he learned a few more interesting spells. Although the primary use of that kind of shield was to nullify elemental attacks, they could be used offensively as well. Rather, not using them offensively was a waste of mana.

    "I wonder if there are some other spells that I can use at the same time and learn thebined version of those spells," Leon rubbed his chin. " I guess the most obvious choices are the zones skills and the spells that increase my status."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Absolute Enhanced Zone.

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "As I had expected, the cost of mana is a lot higher than all the basic skillsbined," Leon said. "Still, that is a bit troublesome."

    In any case, it will take a long while before Leon has the power to keep such skill active for so long. Although the cost to keep his status bonus would also have a simr cost, Leon decided to do it anyway because there is always a chance that he might forget to do thatter.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Omni-Augmentation

    Cost: 2500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm... I guess it would be too weird if this type of skill had several levels," Leon said.

    Unfortunately, Leon only learned that when he used all of the highest tiers of spells that increased his status. Still, given that spell alone could increase his status by ten points per level, it was more than satisfactory.

    "I guess what really would solve all my problems was finding a skill that increases my recovery like Mana Sacrifice," Leon nodded to himself. "Still, while it is logical that endurance and strength can be increased by doing physical activities, I can''t imagine what kind of action could increase my recovery."

    Leon already had one hundred and ten years of experience using magic. He already knew what he had to do to increase all his status with the exception of luck and recovery. Considering that, imagining himself discovering that kind of thing was bing harder and harder. Still, also while considering that he would stay for thousands of years in that imaginary space, it was a bit early to give up on that.

    "Draining energy is rtively easy," Leon said to himself. "Now, draining attributes will be much more difficult. While I can decrease the status of an enemy, it isn''t the same thing. Still, that kind of power seems really appealing. Even if it is only temporary, the ability to drain the enemies'' statues would be stupidly useful."<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Web.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Web.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Web.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Web.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Web.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon was progressing quite well, he decided to rx a little bit, and by rxing, he decided to train all his skills up to level three hundred and fifty. Since he couldn''t think of any special ability that would be stupidly powerful, that was the only way to decrease the weight in his mind.

    "I just hope this will be enough to refresh my mind," Leon said to himself.

    It didn''t take long for Leon to regret that idea, since he couldn''t use his mana to summon his cold and explosive cores anymore, the zombies began to climb the tower using the bodies of other zombies.

    Leon easily could solve that problem by using the spells that were already at the max level, but that would be a waste. Although the zombies didn''t grant him a single coin, they were as strong as angels, after all. Besides, unless Leon annihtes their bodiespletely, the corpses would only help the next zombies.

    "Using Sunlight Nova will solve the problem, but..." Leon hesitated a little bit. "I suppose it can''t be helped."

    The pile of corpses that was almost one kilometer high evaporated when Leon used Sunlight Nova. Fortunately, he didn''t have to use that skill for more than a few seconds... the ashes of the zombies flew toward the horizon after just a few seconds.

    "I forgot about it... but since my intelligence increased, the power of Sunlight Nova increased as well," Leon scratched the back of his head. "Still, it is a bit weird that I''m using such powerful skill just to clean the ind..."

    Putting such small worries aside, Leon focused on the task at hand. Thanks to the fact that his next goal was now clear, time passed really fast. In no time, the fifth year of the battle against the zombies started, and it ended there as expected. Although time was passing fast for many reasons, Leon wasn''t progressing all that much. After four years, he had only leveled up twenty percent of his skills to the level three hundred fifty. At that rate, it would take decades before Leon could reach his next goal, and in the end, the zombie hordested for twenty-five years, and Leon was still on his task of leveling up his skills.

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    Leon had a hard time leveling up his skills, but things got a lot better when the first monsters appeared after the third wave of zombies. The first monsters were ice skeletons, and even though they weren''t that resilient, Leon''s skills started to level up faster.

    "Well, now... I guess this is time where I should begin to worry, right?" Leon asked.

    Leon didn''t experience the effects of the fifth stage of assimtion, but he wasn''t expecting to experience that on that ind and so earlier. Obviously, Leon didn''t expect that things would proceed at the same speed as Earth, but even so... finding monsters that only appear after in the fourth stage after one hundred and forty years was a bit too strange.

    "I guess Sekundez didn''t n everything with care..." Leon said. "If she experienced things at this speed, maybe in one hundred years I will face the monsters that only appear at the fifth stage of assimtion. While that is good to level up my skills, I''m worried about the rest of my time here..."

    The moment Leon stopped his training, he would think about problematic things, so he decided to focus himself again. Thanks to it, he obtained a lot of status points, even though it took him a few years. Fortunately, he also had some time to test a few things he was training. Leon never tried to create spells like a golden arrow, goldennce, but once he tried, he failed. Leon also experimented with other materials, but nothing happened. However, there was a variation of the earth that he managed to create spells with.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Crystal Bullet.

    Cost: 40 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Crystal Punch.

    Cost: 80 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Crystal Arrow.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Crystal Lance.

    Cost: 250 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Those unexpectedly cost a lot of mana... but their power if quite surprisingly high," Leon concluded while he was leveling up them against the hippogryphs.

    Although the crystal projectiles were weaker than the steel ones, they could fly faster. Maybe it was due to their weights, but Leon didn''t want to think too much about the subject since he could overpower his enemies with spells thatbined the power of several elements.

    Regardless, while Leon was leveling up his new skills, he also was checking Ilyana''s vault. It has been a long while since he bought a tome from there, so it was time to make good use of it. Fortunately, it didn''t take long for Leon to find something quite interesting...

    Foresight tome

    Cost: 10,000 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 6,000 seconds

    Requirements: 100,000 Intelligence, 50,000 Control, Lv Max Mana Eyes, Lv Max Meditation.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 0 and 1,000,000,000,000 coins. (Since you are stupid, I know you will spend your coins.)

    "Oh, boy... one trillion coins," Leonughed while looking at the tome that seemed so close and yet so far. "Why do I keep looking at her vault knowing that I will find this kind of thing?"

    It would be very troublesome, but Leon had no choice but to level up meditate. Fortunately, he would have a lot of time to do so since he didn''t even have one hundred billion coins. Fortunately, even the level one monsters were giving him hundreds of coins. So, it wouldn''t take more than a few decades for Leon to learn that. However, instead of waiting, Leon started to think about how he could obtain that power by himself.

    "Well, first... I need to train Mana Eyes and Meditation," Leon said.

    It was a bit hard to imagine that someone who was only good at learning destructive spells would learn how to see the future alone, but that kind of challenge was what Leon was looking for. Even though it was possible that many harvesters had that power, Foresight would be much more useful outside the battle than during a battle. Leon would be able to shorten his training speed if he uses Foresight while he trains, after all. He just had to use Foresight whenever he makes some changes in his actions.

    "Foresight... I wonder how much far in the future I can see with such skill," Leon rubbed his chin.

    Although it was quite painful, Leon used Haste, Electric Armor, Quick Legs, Speed Augmentation, Enhanced Speed to speed up the Meditation training. Even though Meditation recovered his mana, Leon had to stop several times because it wasn''t enough to keep all his skills while healing himself. It took a while, but after eighteen months...

    Congrattions! The skill Haste has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Quick Legs has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Speed Augmentation has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Enhanced Speed has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Meditation has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Resistance has reached the max level.

    ? You obtained 01 status points.

    "It isn''t as much as usual, but I did obtain some status points..." Leon said. "Still, I kind of was expecting that, but to think that I won''t immediately learn Thunder Nullification after leveling up Thunder Resistance to the max level is quite depressing."

    In any case, Leon would have to train Mana Eyes, but that soon would happen since Leon always used it while he was practicing new spells or trying to copy the ones from monsters. Unfortunately, after all that training, Leon had no idea how to replicate Foresight.

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    While Leon was practicing Mana Eyes, he tried many things to learn Foresight. Considering the requirements of the skill, trying to replicate the skill without Mana Eyes seemed a waste of time. But even if Leon fails, he knew that he could obtain some insight into that skill.

    Unfortunately, just increasing the amount of mana wasn''t the key. Concentrating on the skill didn''t change anything either. Since Mana Eyes was a very objective spell, Leon didn''t have many ideas on how to customize it.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Ax.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Ax.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Ax.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Ax.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Ax.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Ax.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although he could, Leon decided not to focus too much on leveling up Mana Eyes. He had already spent eighteen months working for the sake of Foresight. So, he decided to take things slowly this time.

    "I want to understand why Foresight''s tome can be bought... It was supposed to be part of Sekundez''s power," Leon said. "Maybe if I discover why it doesn''t belong to her domain of power, I will find some hint."

    Leon started to wonder if he wasn''t wasting too much time seeking such crazy abilities and cking off in his training. Thest wave of zombies was difficult, and the fourth one would be even more difficult and will probablyst for more time... perhaps one hundred years. Regardless, Leon could forget about Foresight and ignore his training because he still needed a lot of points to have the basic requirements to learn Foresight.

    Unless Leon learns a few more tricks really fast, he would be forced to ignore his recovery for a while, which would be troublesome. Because after so long, his health and stamina were about to surpass his recovery. With his rings in their current state, soon, Leon would be able to improve them a little bit. Even though increasing one point of health and stamina every day was enough to make Leon lose twenty pounds.

    Although those rings were useful for some gluttons, it wasn''t easy to keep them. For example, while wearing the rings, Leon felt like he was being bitten by a tiger non-stop, and he couldn''t his fatigue disappearing either. It was like he was in a constant fight where he couldn''t use anything aside from his body, and that wasn''t something Leon was used to.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Fire Field.

    Cost: 30000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Water Field.

    Cost: 30000 mana<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Earth Field.

    Cost: 30000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Wind Field.

    Cost: 30000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Oh, boy... to think that I would be able to change the environment like this..." Leon frowned while looking around and seeing a grasnd.

    Although the best option was always to buy tomes, Leon could try to replicate them on his own. It wasn''t easy, but he managed to learn spells that not only changed the environment on arger scale while also increased greatly elemental attacks. That being said, those elemental fields could also cause problems. If Leon fights alongside allies or even his summoned monsters, the fields could make them lose their bnce, which was just one of many possible oues.

    Changing the terrain would be advantageous, even though Leon mostly fights while flying. So, he would have to train those spells, and it would take a long while before they reach the max level, but considering that the level of the field increased or decreased the power of certain elemental attack by one percent per level, it was more than necessary to do so.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blood Punch.

    Cost: 40 mana and 40 health

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blood Arrow.

    Cost: 50 mana and 50 health

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blood Lance.

    Cost: 100 mana and 100 health

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blood Sword.

    Cost: 150 mana and 150 health

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blood Shield.

    Cost: 150 mana and 150 health

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although it wasn''t a good idea to use skills that had consumed his health while he was also feeding a ring that was consuming his health with every passing moment, Leon still learned those spells in order to speed up his progress.

    While Leon was training those spells, he had another idea. Right now, the only skills he couldn''t train were the skills that granted him the power to summon his spirits and the passive skills Light and Darkness Resistance, but now that he had skills like Mind Summoning, he probably could summon monsters that could help him train those passives. Although training those will be easy once he obtains Sekundez''s power, Leon wouldn''t feel much like training once he leaves that imaginary dimension. So, he decided to summon a Donan''s copy and an angel''s copy.

    Even though Leon had decided not to y with lives, he couldn''t care less about the lives of those who caused so many problems to him. There was a possibility that something could go wrong along the way, but Leon was sure that he could deal with the issues Donan and an angel could cause.

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    Even though Leon had made his choice, at thest moment, he hesitated in doing that. Summoning a copy of himself was one thing, but bringing some back from the dead was another. Even though it was just for a short time...

    In the end, Leon ended up summoning Donan from his mind. Much to his surprise, Leon had to use far less mana to make Donan appear. Using Mana Maism alone was enough to maintain his form. Regardless, Donan opened his eyes widely when he saw Leon in front of him.

    "You... why are you back so soon?" Donan said, visibly surprised. "What ce is this?"

    "This is a dimension created by the spirit of the time, Sekundez," Leon answered. "Right now, I''m trying toplete a trial to obtain her power. Anyway, what is thest thing that did you remember?"

    "... You and the harvesters leaving my world," Donan answered after frowning for several seconds. "You said that you would help them but also would keep an eye on my world."

    "Ah... that makes sense," Leon said. "Well, I''m not really sorry by saying this, but you died, and my power alone created your current existence."

    "... What?" Donan asked, shocked.

    "I spent some years in the harvesters world, and after I killed them, I returned to Miebos and discovered about your death," Leon exined. "ording to Darya, your organs suddenly stopped working because they aged too fast. The doctors of your world didn''t know the cause, but most likely, the Dark Aura was what killed you. You didn''t have a body strong enough to withstand such power-up."

    "What kind of nonsense is that?" Donan asked; he was pale like a ghost. "Do you think that you can fool me?"

    "Deep down, you know that is true, you are getting nervous because you know that," Leon said.

    "You are lying!" Donan shouted and activated Dark Aura.

    One of the problems of Mind Summoning was the fact that it wasn''t like the other summoning spells. Whatever Leon creates with it, it wouldn''t obey him. So, Leon could be attacked, and to make matters worse, whatever tries to attack him, it would consume his own mana.

    However, in the end, Leon didn''t have to do anything. He just cut the link between his mana pool and Donan, and that made him disappear. Before summoning him again, Leon decided to create a statue of mithril that had the same height and dimensions as the real Donan. That would help him understand that Leon was telling the truth.<sub> </sub>

    Leon summoned Donan again, and he frowned when he noticed that Dark Aura was no longer active. He frowned even more, when he saw the mithril statue between himself and Leon.

    "As you know, creating something with so much mithril takes time," Leon said. "Do you think I can create something like this in the blink of an eye? Even if you think that, do you think it''s wise to pick a fight with me?"

    "No... it can''t be..." Donan fell on his knees," Why so suddenly?"

    "It wasn''t suddenly. You eventually noticed that you were dying, and because of that, you prepared Darya to take your ce," Leon said. "Although that kind of action didn''t erase the fact that you yed with her life for many years, at the very least, you had the decency to warn her to keep a distance from that bastard''s dungeon."

    "... Is she alive?" Donan asked after he bit his lips.

    "I don''t know... thest time I saw her, I was going to face your boss," Leon scratched the back of his head. "I want to believe that she followed my advice and didn''t follow me, but I can''t be sure."

    Leon started to wonder if it was a good idea to act so nonchntly like that in front of someone who was dead. Although Leon could keep Donan alive, it wasn''t the same Donan that once existed. It was the Donan that Leon interacted with. So, he had no reason whatsoever to keep him alive for more time than the necessary. In any case, it took a while for Donan to process everything. Although it would be easier for Leon just to read his memories, he didn''t want to treat even him as a tool.

    "... What do you want from me?" Donan asked once he epted the fact that he was dead.

    "I want three things from you, everything you know about the shadowy figure, I want you to teach the skills that you have, and I want you to help me train Darkness Resistance," Leon said. "Unfortunately, this isn''t a negotiation, so you only have one option. I''m sure you can understand that given than I brought you back from the dead... even though it is just for a short time."

    "... You probably know much more about him now since you lived long enough to obtain the power to... do this," Donan looked away and saw Leon''s elemental skeletons defeating ogres. "He only told me a few things... he wants to hunt the creature that developed the system and to do that, he needed all the mana in the universe. I decided to follow him because his enemy was the one who put every single creature in the universe in a battle royal for survival."

    For a power-hungry bastard like the shadowy figure, Leon imagined that he would thank whoever created that weird system, but after hearing that, Leon couldn''t help but frown. Leon was one hundred percent sure the shadowy figure was a bastard who deserved to die, but at the very least, ording to Donan, he wasn''t an idiot who was just seeking power to stand above others. Still, that was hard to be sure because Donan died and was probably fooled by the shadowy figure.

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    Although that perhaps wasn''t one hundred percent true, since the shadowy figure didn''t force Donan to use Dark Aura, the possibility was still high. Still, even if the shadowy figure lied, his methods didn''t change. He used many sentient beings and yed with their lives... For all intentions and purposes, he caused a lot of problem for Leon, and that was enough to make Leon wants to kill the bastard.

    "What about the technology you obtained from him?" Leon asked.

    "I never understood how that worked, I made several individuals study the relics he gave me, but we never discovered anything about it," Dona said, with his head down. "He gave me three massive crystal-like rocks and said that I should hide if the most secure ce since those crystals worked together. All I know about them is the fact that they create a barrier around our continent, creates a Poison Mist underground while it also increases the gravity several times. Thest power of the crystals is the power to drain the mana of everyone under its protection constantly. No one notices that effect because the drain only happens when the individuals'' mana is full or when they try to use spells."

    "I already knew that..." Leon let out a long sigh. "Anyway, he said that he would attack my once the dungeon connects the worlds appear, but he never did. Do you know why?"

    "No... maybe he just tried to taunt you," Donan said. "Although he is powerful and can force the connection between several worlds, I don''t think he can keep so many connections... Did you manage to return to your world before it got destroyed?"

    "Yes..." Leon rubbed his chin.

    Thanks to Mana Eyes, Leon could tell if Donan was lying or not. For some reason, he didn''t even try to Leon. Maybe it was because he used Appraisal and noticed that Leon was much stronger than him now and could tell if he lies.

    Regardless, Leon was more interested in why the shadowy figure would taunt him. The most obvious option was to make Leon get stronger and then absorb his mind. But why would he do that considering that he made the gctic snake move toward Earth? The impact of such a massive creature would probably destroy the world... Still, Leon couldn''t even tell if the shadowy figure made the gctic snake attack Earth. There was also the possibility that Leon himself, without intention, made the snake attack the nearest that had some trails of his mana.

    Once again, Leon decided to forget such questions because there was no way he would find the answers in that dimension. Although he had a lot of free time, he didn''t want to spend it in conspirations.

    "Well, I guess this is enough..." Leon said. "It is time for you to teach me some skills."

    Although Leon was acting as if it was only obvious, he was feeling a bit weird since he decided not to be like his enemies but was still somewhat forcing Donan to help him. Despite that, Donan taught him several skills. Although his exnations were sound, he was doing without showing a bit of interest.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stalking.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Backstab.

    Cost: 10 mana and ten stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Backflip.

    Cost: 10 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon, more or less, knew that, but it looked like he still could learn several basic abilities. Although he couldn''t imagine himself using skills like Backstab and Backflip, he practiced them for those sweet-sweet status points.

    It has been a long while since he talked with someone, but it looked like he chose the worst person to talk to. Donan was telling everything Leon wanted as if he was a robot without will. Although it was hard to me him given that his entire existence was on Leon''s hands, that was a bit annoying... then again, Leon would feel like he would be even more pathetic if uses Mind Summoning to create someone from his past just to keep himpany. Regardless, thanks to Donan''s situation, Leon had a lot of time to think and have other ideas.<sub> </sub>

    "Since Donan costs me less mana, it means that the weaker the existence, the less mana I will have to spend... perhaps I can summon the me from the past when the monsters appeared. Well, I will try thatter."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Skin.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Eye.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Vitality.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poisonous Enchantment.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acidic Enchantment.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mirror Image.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was only evident that Donan would have only a few skills that Leon didn''t have, but fortunately, he had quite a few interesting ones. Dragon''s Skin increased his endurance and mentality by ten points per level, so Leon felt quite satisfied with it since it increased his survivability. As for Dragon''s Eye, Leon would be able to see what kind of things his enemies were feeling... anger, envy, sloth... it only resumed as the seven deadly sins, but it would be useful. As for Dragon''s Vitality... It was a passive skill that increased Leon''s health passively. The skill would level up every time Leon''s wounds are healed, so he didn''t have to worry about using it.

    "I already knew that, but... I really defeated Donan purely by chance."

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    ording to Donan, the shadowy figure gave him the knowledge of how to learn only Dragon''s Heath. However, ording to Leon''s experience, it was clear that there was a version of that skill that increased his mana and stamina passively. Although at the level max, those skills would only increase his health, mana, and stamina by ten thousand points, it was more than enough for him to find a way to learn the others.

    Regardless, the other skills would be useful, but Leon wouldn''t focus on them for the time being. Once Donan ended the lessons, his eyes were more dead than before. He was just looking at Leon, waiting for him to cancel the spell.

    "... May I ask you a favor?" Donan asked.

    "I will do everything in my power to protect her," Leon replied.

    "I don''t think you have any use for it, but you will always have my gratitude," Donan bowed.

    Leon canceled the spell, and Donan disappeared. Although he didn''t owe any favors despite everything, Leon indeed would do his best to protect Darya. He couldn''t tell what happened to her until now, but she was a friend, and she was as important to him as the people he cared about on Earth.

    "Well, moving on..." Leon said and then turned around to change his mood. "It is time for the next experiment."

    To create a replica as powerful as himself, Leon had to spend twenty-five thousand mana points per second. Still, once he noticed that to keep Donan existing, he used less mana. Leon noticed that he could create a copy of himself with a lot less mana. The copy would have to be weaker, but that also meant that Leon could summon monsters from his memories and absorb their minds. Perhaps that would increase his growth speed. But for the time being, Leon decided to summon a copy from the moment he woke up on the ind.

    "AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" Leon''s copy screamed in pain while lying on the ground.

    "Ah... I forgot to summon a version that wasn''t about to die," Leon frowned.

    In the blink of an eye, Leon healed his replica, and the replica looked at him astonished when he saw himself... things were about to get very confusing, so Leon decided to use Sleep and pass some of his memories to his replica. When he wakes up, he would probably understand everything and help Leon.

    "Mmm... five hundred mana points are being consumed per second," Leon said while he was analyzing his replica body. "It is weird, but I guess instead of the power, the older the creature is, the more mana will be consumed."

    Perhaps the amount of knowledge the summoned creature had also influenced in that. It was hard to be sure... Regardless, when the replica woke up, it understood the situation. Although it was weak since the two Leon''s had a massive gap in experience, both of them could feel a link connecting them. After processing everything for a while, the replica looked at Leon.

    "So... you want to use me to get stronger... is that it?" The replica asked.<sub> </sub>

    "No, I want your cooperation to get stronger," Leon replied.

    "What will happen to me once your training ends?" The replica asked.

    "You will return to my memory," Leon replied. "Don''t worry, even though you will obtain different experiences, your existence will be safe in my mind. If you are unsure about that, then we can test it."

    The replica nodded, and Leon canceled the spell. After a while, he summoned that same replica, and as expected, he didn''t remember anything happening. The replica only existed when Leon used his mana to keep its existence.

    "Well, time to do some more tests," Leon said. "Although it would be useful if you could use several skills and while I can give you the knowledge necessary to do so, it won''t be necessary. For the time being, all you need to do is to meditate."

    The replica nodded and just sat down and started to meditate. Leon could feel some energy gathering around the replica. Still, it would take time before that energy bes an increase in mana or intelligence. Regardless, even though it was a bit dangerous to summon the same replica over and over again, Leon decided to force his control over it. Being a replica or not, it was a copy of himself from the past. Although it was fine to use Mind Control or keep erasing the memories of the replica in order to keep it obedient, Leon didn''t want to mess with his past self. That kind of action won''t change anything in the real world even if Leon creates some replica to increase his mana and intelligence, but Leon still wanted to be cautious of his own actions in order not to let himself fall on a dangerous road.

    After a few hours, Leon felt that meditation finally increased the replica''s mana and intelligence, so Leon decided to assimte that knowledge by copying the memories of the replica. Still, when he did so, nothing happened.

    "He got a bit stronger, but the consumption of mana didn''t increase... and I didn''t obtain one extra point of mana and intelligence either. I guess since usually, I have to meditate for almost a day, the same amount of experience acquired is necessary for my mana and intelligence to increase... even though a replica probably would have increased its intelligence and mana several times."

    Leon also tested that theory... after letting his replica meditating for a full day, Leon assimted the experience.

    Congrattions! Your Mana has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! Your Intelligence has increased by one point.

    "Assimtionpleted... assimtion... assimtion..." Leon frowned. "This world really sounds ominous.

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    As expected, the more the replica got stronger, the cost of keeping it existing increased, it would take a while, but eventually, it wouldn''t be that efficient. The best way Leon could efficiently use that method to get stronger was to by summing his replica that received the knowledge after sleeping for a few hours.

    "Things are starting to get even weirder..." Leon frowned. "Now I''m summoning copies of myself as if I''m copying and pasting files of aputer. Although that is an efficient way to get strong, it is really problematic that several individuals have the same power, and they don''t have my noisy conscience."

    In any case, Leon could keep ten replicas of himself active as long as he doesn''t do anything but keep using Mana Maism, he could create a lot more if he uses his Soul Eaters, but he decided to let them continue to absorb the monsters mana. Instead of worrying about increasing his mana and intelligence passively like that, Leon resumed his training.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Brain.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Lung.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Explosion.

    Cost: 800 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Air Charge.

    Cost: 400 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Freeze Mind.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After learning the mana and stamina version of Dragon''s Vitality, Leon resumed his experiments. As expected, the monsters he summoned using Mind Summoning still had their memories, so Leon quickly managed to learn several spells. Although he had to use spells like Mind Control and Mind Melding to make and the cost of mana to keep all those spells active wasn''t low, it was worth the hassle.

    "I can assimte the knowledge and experience of my replicas, but the same process it isn''t so simple with monsters," Leon rubbed his chin after he failed in copying Fire Trap, a skill that he had never seen gremlins using but actually have. "I guess it is only obvious given that they are monsters and their bodies work in different manners."

    Regardless, even though Leon couldn''t copy every single action and skill of the monsters as they do, he could customize them, and so he did it. It was quite surprising that monsters had the knowledge of runes, but Leon felt thankful for it instead of confused. Maybe one day, he would be able to create his own runes and thus different effects, but he still had a long way ahead of himself, considering that he had only a few spells that used those.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Trap.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Trap.

    Cost: 100 mana<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Trap.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Well, even though those are basic spells, I can use them quite frequently even without waiting for them to activate," Leon said. "Putting that aside, even if I level up those skills to a decent level, I will need ten thousand more points to meet the requirements to learn Foresight finally."

    Leon still didn''t have even thirty percent of the coins necessary to buy the skill, and considering his progress so far, he wouldn''t learn it alone. Thanks to that, he started to wonder if it wasn''t a waste of time to buy it. In the end, he could learn a lot more skills by copying from monsters and also buying tomes.

    It has been a long while since Leon felt hesitant in doing something. It was a useful skill. Who didn''t want to see the future? It was as appealing as it was dangerous... In the end, the only thing Leon could actually do as to think while he practices his new spells.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Blizzard.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fury Kicks.

    Cost: 50 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bloody Mist.

    Cost: 300 mana and 300 health

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hoaring Fire.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Unfortunately, training didn''t make things easier for Leon. On the other hand, even if he decides something, he probably wouldn''t learn the skill in the next few months or even years, and he didn''t have enough coins to buy it. So, Leon was at least safe from the temptation.

    "If only I could learn a spell like Dark Aura... I would be able to hibernate without worrying about anything until the day this dimension disappears," Leon said after a long sigh. "Well, first, one has to make some replicas and order to mediate day in and day out, but it is pretty clear that Dark Aura would increase my strength exponentially."

    A long time has passed since Leon had to deal with Donan; by the day, his hatred for him was decreasing. Still, even at the moment he hated him the most was that exact day, Leon wouldn''t be able to force him to use Dark Aura over and over again just to study it. Leon still believed that he could learn something like that without the power of the spirit, he would find a way, but to do so, Leon would have to make Donan die several times... he was one of the worst sons of a bitch Leon had even met, but Leon wasn''t cruel enough to make him taste the same death over and over again.

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    Congrattions! The skill Pyromancy has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Geomancy has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cryomancy has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Aeromancy has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electromancy has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Hydromancy has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While Leon was thinking about what to do, several of his elemental skills reached the max level. Finally, his control over the basic elements was as efficient as possible. Now, Leon just had to level up his blessings, and then their potential would reach the apex... at least considering the bonus damage added thanks to such skills. Intelligence would still keep increasing the damage of his spells, but that was just something obvious.

    "I guess I will never be able to forget such skill..." Leon said after allocating the status points, he obtained in intelligence. "In the end, the only real option is to buy the tome once and for all once I have enough coins."

    That was a headache Leon couldn''t get rid of, so he decided to do something that would keep his mind busy... and that was to summon other living beings from his memories. He also decided to summon Donan now and then to increase his Darkness Resistance, but since he was annoying, Leon didn''t do that often.

    "Summon humans for my own convenience it wouldn''t be something decent to do... even though they wouldn''t be the real deal," Leon said. "I guess summoning the angels would be good. They treated me like monsters, so I guess it is okay."

    It would also be a good idea to copy the knowledge of other humans, be of skills, spells, or even ordinary non-magic knowledge, but then again... Leon was feeling conflicted in summoning humans just to satisfy his thirsty for knowledge.

    "Well, considering that I was even hesitating in using copies before, I''m sure that eventually, I won''t hesitate in doing that," Leon concluded.

    The angel''s generals Leon faced before probably knew about many things, but Leon decided to summon an ordinary one. Since those creatures would drain his mana to attack, it wasn''t a good idea to summon the big-shots for the time being.

    As expected, the first angel frowned when it suddenly appeared in the middle of an unknown ind. However, the very moment itid her eyes on Leon, it jumped backward and prepared her bow to attack Leon.

    "Without thinking... I ended up summoning a big-boobed angel..." Leon frowned. "Maybe it wasn''t without thinking... but it can''t be helped. My memory isn''t perfect, and it is only obvious that something like this would stand out in the eyes of a guy."

    Putting such concerns aside, Leon active all the buffs that increase his mentality. Despite that, Leon still felt the Arrow of Light piercing the hand he used to block the magic projectiles to the point where Leon saw a hole opening in the palm of his hand.

    Congrattions! The skill Light Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Light Resistance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    "Shit... no pain, no gain... I guess," Leon said while he was enduring the pain.

    The angel attacked Leon again and again, but since Leon could heal himself faster than the angel could do damage, there was no risk for his life. Once Leon''s mana dropped to zero, the angel even disappeared. So, Leon could recover his mana in peace.

    Since those angels were almost mindless monsters, Leon didn''t hesitate and ended up using Mind Control to stop the big boobed angel after summoning her again. As expected, he found the memories of her using light magic rather quickly. However, even after feeling the same sensations and thinking the same things the angel thought several times, he couldn''t understand the logic behind the attack... Leon felt like a three-year-old kid who couldn''t go to school yet, but was trying to understand how the human brain worked. The level of difficulty to learn light magic alone was something like that.

    Once Leon copies the memories of a being, he doesn''t need to use the same being again. He just had to rey the memories inside his head... even after several days doing that, nothing happened. Leon felt once again like he was trying to be a scientist when he didn''t even go to elementary school while trying to study that magic.

    "Once I thought that light magic was abination of the basic elements, but I couldn''t be farther from the truth," Leon rubbed his eyebrows. "Although there are signs of the basic elements, light magic has much more than those basic effects."

    Considering the cost of such low-level magic projectiles, Leon knew that the secret of the angels'' power couldn''t be so difficult. Regardless, training that would also work well to keep Leon''s mind busy. The only real problem was the fact that he also would have to taste the power of light magic on his body, but hopefully, that would help Leon.

    Health: 29232 +

    Mana: 128963 +

    Stamina: 26232 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 290 +

    Intelligence: 98256+

    Endurance: 603 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 295 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 30000 +

    Willpower: 315 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Summon Ice Skeleton Lv Max, Summon Fire Skeleton Lv Max, Summon Thunder Skeleton Lv Max, Haste Lv Max, Mana Eyes Lv Max, Quick Legs Lv Max, Speed Augmentation Lv Max, Enhanced Speed Lv Max, Pyromancy Lv Max, Geomancy Lv Max, Cryomancy Lv Max, Aeromancy Lv Max, Electromancy Lv Max, Hydromancy Lv Max,

    Passive Skills: Meditation Lv Max, Thunder Resistance Lv Max,

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    After a while, Leon was forced to give up on light magic. In the end, there were certain things that just persistence and hard work couldn''t surpass. The power of the light and the shadow spirit were ones those things...

    "Mana Maniption is already at the level max. If I can''t replicate light or dark magic, not even a little bit, then it is impossible without the power of the spirits," Leon shook his head and then sighed.

    Although it was a pain to stop in the middle of the journey again, Leon had no choice but to do it. Still, he imagined that the trials of the other spirits would be a lot less time-consuming... if they weren''t, it was better to kill them. Leon didn''t know how the other spirits would react. If possible, he wanted to have them as friends, but he wouldn''t waste other thousands of years doing something as hardcore as that.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Static Beam.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Decimate

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Moonlight Eruption.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: sma Bomb.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Chaotic Storm.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Freeze.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Well, for the time being, I''m good with learning the spells and skills from monsters," Leon said. "Although light magic can dull the senses, and still I have no idea what dark magic can really do, those can be only learned farte in the game."

    Even though Leon could forget about some monsters, he always could ess his own memories and summon them using Mind Summoning. He made sure not to delete some information that might be importantter, after all. Still, it would be difficult to forget those monsters since Leon created a mithril statue for every single type of monster and the number of statues already surpassed the number five hundred.

    The real problem now was to learn and level up all the skills all the types of monsters had that Leon didn''t before the next type of monster appears. Regardless, to speed up his training even more, Leon had the idea of giving a single Ring of Mana Sacrifice for his replica, but unfortunately, his n failed. Even though he assimted all the knowledge or even when he tried toplete the mana inside the ring when most of the work had been done by his replica, he couldn''t use it.

    "Well, as expected... every skill has a limit and some weaknesses." Leon shrugged.<sub> </sub>

    In any case, even though it was still very troublesome for his body to keep up with that, Leon finally had the status to use the Ring of Mana Sacrifice, Ring of Health Sacrifice, and Ring of Stamina Sacrifice. To not damage his body too much, Leon used thetest only enough to increase his health and stamina two times per day.

    Although the skills Leon could learn from monsters had many variations, their use was ratherplicated for humans. For example, Leon could create Sleep Powder, but he couldn''t use it alongside Fast Conjuration or Multi-Conjuration... he could only expand its range in order to make it level up faster or work on more enemies. Putting its use aside, Leon was learning the skills pretty fast... and before he could notice, two hundred years have passed since Sekundez''s trial begun.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Scorch.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sr re.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Runic Bomb.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Hail.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Orb.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Raging me.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "My memory is starting to get full again..." Leon said once he noticed that two hundred years have passed. "Thanks to Mind Melding, I deleted most of the ''useless'' memories, but despite that, I am still feeling the weight of the years. I suppose that is inevitable..."

    Leon hoped that he would leave that dimension within the worst-case scenario, memories of fifty years of experience, but it looked like that wouldn''t happen. He was thinking about many things as ofte, things that didn''t make sense and things that were too suspicious, and he didn''t want to get rid of those. One of them was the fact that the number of skills he could buy from Ilyana''s vault was too big, considering that she said that she lived for five thousand years.

    "Well, perhaps she also deleted some memories like me, and she feels like she only lived for five thousand years..." Leon said. "That would exin a lot, but it wouldn''t exin howe she would still be an existence that could inhabit worlds in the third stage of assimtion."

    Maybe unlike Leon, who always allocated the status points as soon as he earned them, Ilyana wasn''t using hers in order not to make her presence heavier for thes, but even if she is really doing that, it won''t make sense since she has one of Sekundez''s fragment. In the end, Leon sighed because he couldn''t find an appropriate answer, and he also didn''t want to delete from his memories those worries.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Charged Attack

    Cost: 100 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Brute Strength.

    Cost: 10 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Hahaha! This is so much fun!" Leon smirked.

    While Leon was facing some cyclops, he saw them using some interesting skills. Although it would be difficult and quite painful to train them, he replicated them. Charged Attack was exactly that, an attack that would get stronger the more Leon concentrates his power. Although he couldn''t move and it also didn''t work on spells, it was quite a sight to see so much destruction caused by his punches or kicks. To increase the power of that, Leon learned the active and more powerful version of Strong Arms. Brute Strength increased the power of his physical attacks a lot. Using suchbination of attacks against a rock would probably destroy Leon''s fist, so he instead used against the air. Thanks to it, his punches now could cause massive shockwaves and even kill the monsters that were being spawned at that moment. It wasn''t an efficient way to train, but it was fun.

    "Although using Charged Attack and killing monsters with those shockwaves isn''t efficient, I can use that to rx now and then," Leon concluded. "Still, I can''t ck off in my real training."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Aero st.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Air Cutter.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Iron Tempest.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sweet Mist.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although it was difficult, Leon was forcing himself to learn more spells and skills and train them as soon as possible to the level where his weakest skills were. It would be a lot less annoying if he stopped at the level one hundred, but such easy goals wouldn''t force him to keep moving forward.

    "Even though even the smallest goals are bing quite difficult to reach, using them on those monsters also helps me to level them up faster, so I guess that is one less problem to worry about," Leon said while looking at some giant skulls that could melt anything that touches them.

    Leon was missing using his summons, but since that they were at the max level, it would be a really waste to use them. Leon used them when he wanted to take a nap, and even so, he did it after hesitating for quite a while.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bubble Cannon.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Corrosive Mist.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Putting such worries aside, Leon frowned when he saw the enemies appearing and their skills. They were lizardmen that had spears on their hands, but the name of their skills was somewhat confusing.

    "I suppose lizards are somewhat simr to dragons, but..." Leon frowned. " I can''t see the difference between those monsters and that dragonewt."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Discharge.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Ascent.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon w.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Dance.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Fury.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In any case, Leon replicated their skills and learned them. Since he didn''t see the lizardmen talking or trying to talk, perhaps the differences between them and the dragonewts was that... there was even a chance that the dragonewt was using a disguise in order not to reveal its true power...

    "Ilyana once said that my power was on thete stage inparison of worlds that were on the fourth stage of assimtion," Leon rubbed his chin. "Does that mean that I am already on the fifth stage in terms of power? Those lizardmen are strong, but they don''t pose a threat to me, after all."

    Although that kind of question would only help Leon to prepare for the fourth wave of zombies, he was quite interested in that topic... not because he wanted to confirm to himself if he was strong or not, but because he wanted to certain things... one of them as if the idea of power changed his mindset in some sort of way.

    "Well, I guess I''m safe until I start to think about cosmic conquest," Leon massaged his eyebrows.

    It took Leon quite some time for him to train his newest skills. Even though he deleted the memories of his grinding, he could tell how much time he spent training those physical skills by the number of species he faced.

    Regardless, before Leon could notice, he finally reached another milestone... probably because he forgot about Foresight for a while, his coins jumped from three hundred billions to one trillion. It actually didn''t jump. Leon just didn''t check his coins for several years.

    "Well, not learning the skill would be a huge waste after not buying anything for decades..." Leon shrugged.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Foresight.

    Cost: 10,000 mana per second

    Cooldown time: 6,000 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Without wasting time, Leon activated the skill, and much for his surprise, instead of just seeing the future, he still could see the present with his eyes. The images of the future started to appear in Leon''s head. Fortunately, the images of the future wouldn''t be uncertain as Leon had imagined, but unfortunately, he couldn???t just see a certain point of the future... Leon had to progressively receive the images from the future from the very moment he was.

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    It took a while for Leon to understand how Foresight worked. Basically, the time in his head passed two times faster inparison to the time outside his head while the skill was active. For example, by keeping the skill activated for two seconds, Leon would be able to see the things that would happen two secondster... It wasn''t an overpowered skill as Leon had imagined, but as long as he keeps recovering his mana and also his practice the skill, he would be able to ovee even the cooldown time.

    "I can''t use other skills while I use Foresight... so the best way to train the skill is by using the mana on my Soul Eaters," Leon concluded. "The problem is, while I can see the future, the future might change ording to my actions. So, it isn''t a good idea to rely on Foresight during a battle."

    Leon couldn''t help but think that the price of the tome was a bit too high considering that, but it was clear that he didn''t know the best ways to use that power yet, just like he didn''t know at the beginning that he could summon a weaker replica of himself when he learned Mind Summoning.

    Congrattions! The skill Foresight has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Foresight has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Foresight has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Although it took a while for Leon to notice it, even Foresight could be more efficient. Once he used the mana stored in a Soul Eater and leveled up Foresight, he noticed that by each level up the speed, he could see images of the future increased. Most likely, for every level up, the efficiency of the skill increased by one percent, and once Foresight reaches the max level, Leon would be able to receive images of the future ten times faster.

    "At the max level, I will be able to see everything that happens in the next ten seconds in just a single real-time second," Leon concluded. "I wonder if my brain can keep up with that much information."

    Finally, Leon could see a part of the true potential of Foresight. Still, considering the cost of the skill and the fact that he couldn''t use Fast Conjuration or Multi-Conjuration, it would take a long time to level up such skill, and Leon couldn''t ck off on his regr training.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Explosion.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fiery Dance.

    Cost: 200 mana and 200 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Spin.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Spin.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Spin.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Gust.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm... maybe there is a way where I can train all those skills and Foresight at the same time," Leon rubbed his chin. "But I''m not smart enough to imagine it. My replicas can''t exactly help me with that since they also consume a lot of mana. Even if I teach them Mana Maism, I don''t think that is a skill their bodies can handle... and to make stronger copies of myself; I would have to use more mana. What a splendid vicious cycle..."

    Perhaps Leon would be able to increase the range of Mana Maism once he leaves that dimension just like did it a few times with Mana Dominion, but he would have to wait for that.

    A few years passed, and Leon finally noticed something, not all types of monsters have appeared on Earth. He couldn''t recall the exact number, but he was pretty sure that there weren''t more than one hundred dungeons on Earth that connected to other worlds that were on the fourth stage of assimtion. Despite that, the number of monsters he had faced so far since the end of the third wave of zombies was over one hundred fifty.

    "Maybe that is why the liches dungeon didn''t appear on Earth... or perhaps the shadowy figure gave up on Earth since other harvesters were already working behind the scenes," Leon said.

    That was another question that Leon wouldn''t find an answer before he leaves that imaginary dimension, so he decided to forget about it. One of the dangerous things about deleting memories was the possibility of Leon thinking precisely the same thing again, so to avoid that kind of thing from happening, Leon didn''t delete from his memories, that kind of moment.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Headbutt.

    Cost: 100 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hydro Vortex.

    Cost: 100 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Pyro Vortex.

    Cost: 100 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Icicle Crash.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Icy Wind.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Max re.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Regardless, after leveling up thetest skills to a certain level, Leon learned a few new ones. However, despite that, he was already checking Ilyana''s vault to find something more useful and buy it.

    "It is getting kind of hard finding new and still stupidly powerful skills like Foresight and Mind Summoning," Leon concluded. "Now that I think about it... can I summon something from the future?"

    Although that was insane, at least that showed to Leon that his mind was still working properly in finding crazy ways to apply his powers.

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    Even though Leon spent days training his skills and searching for interesting tomes in Ilyana''s vault, he didn''t find anything particrly interesting. The number of things he could buy was great, but sometimes Leon felt like some of the tomes only appeared randomly. In any case... Leon was more and more certain that Ilyana was far older than she said she was.

    "Well, it wouldn''t be weird if she has lost some notion of time if she did the same thing I''m doing with my memories," Leon concluded.

    Regardless, goals were necessary, and since leveling up his skills was something like breathing for Leon, he decided that his next goal would be to create something like the tattoo Ilyana created and put on his left arm. Creating a mini game-like system would be interesting, but it looked like Leon would have to do thatter because a group of new, unexpected enemies appeared... witches.

    Witch ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 5000/5000

    Mana: 50000/50000

    Stamina: 3000/3000

    Strength: 225

    Dexterity: 2500

    Speed: 750

    Intelligence: 40000 +

    Endurance: 800 +

    Control: 10000+

    Mentality: 5000 +

    Luck: 500 +

    Recovery: 10000 +

    Active Skills: Mana Armor Lv 350, Fire Creation Lv 500, Water Creation Lv 500, Earth Creation Lv 500, Wind Creation Lv 500, Max Geyser Lv 450, Max Hailstorm Lv 450, Max Lightning Lv 450, Enthralling Aura Lv 400

    Passive Skills: Wind Resistance Lv 350, Fire Resistance Lv 350, Thunder Resistance Lv 300, Darkness Resistance Lv 300, Gravity Resistance Lv 330, Ice Resistance Lv 250, Zen Lv 500, Fast Conjuration Lv 400

    "Well, that certainly is unexpected..." Leon frowned while looking at the witches, leaving the ocean while flying on their brooms.

    The new monster surprised Leon, even more than the vampires since they had brooms, pointy hats, dark robes... theplete set of the old witches of fairy tales. The only difference is the fact that those ones weren''t old and ugly. They were rtively young and very good looking. Their massive bust size was also somethingmon between them despite the fact that the witches didn''t look like each other, at least considering their faces... Regardless, Leon soon understood that everything was just an illusion created by Enthralling Aura, so he attacked them the very moment they left the ocean.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Max Geyser.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ? Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Max Hailstorm.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Max Lightning.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While Leon was learning the witches'' spells, he stared at them for quite a while, hoping that some stimulus would be sent to the holy sword. Illusion or not, the appearances of the witches was quite a sight for his sore eyes. Unfortunately, even though Leon''s head was full of bad ideas, the holy sword was stillpletely sealed.

    "... I should have known," Leon after a long sigh.

    Not even a thousand years of istion would make Leon give up on the holy sword, but even someone with that much determination couldn''t help but feel depressed sometimes. Regardless, even though Leon wanted to train his skills as much as possible, he couldn''t ignore the amount of mana the enemy has. So, he drained their mana as much as possible using his Soul Eaters.

    An interesting way of using those enemies would be by creating several Soul Eaters and impaling them with it. Although the witches looked humanoid, at least considering their faces, they were essentially monsters. Despite that, Leon couldn''t bring himself to do that. He wanted power and create more reservoirs of mana, but even Leon couldn''t do something like that. He needed restraint, even against monsters.

    "I guess restraint is the difference between the bastards who destroy worlds just to get stronger and me..." Leon said. "I can''t forget that, no matter what."

    Although that way of thinking always put more hardships along Leon''s way, it was also a good thing for him mentally speaking. Always choosing the easy way out would, without a doubt, cause problems to himter.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mystical Fire.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ominous Wind.

    Cost: 300 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Fang.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon hoped to have a break after dealing with the witches, but a new enemy appeared with some skills that he didn''t have. Still, for the time being, he could train them, but he was more interested in creating a game-like system as Ilyana created. Although that seemed like a waste of time since the system itself was game-like, Leon wasn''t interested in the enjoyment he would have. He was interested in some aspects of games that couldn''t be emted in reality... if he could emte those aspects, Leon would obtain a powerful hidden card.

    "I guess creating a shop using her vault as a basis is the easiest method and the simplest application," Leon concluded after thinking for a while. "Now that I think about it... it isn''t useless to create a shop-like system? Why would Ilyana create something that would be useless to her?"

    Considering the application of the shop and only the owner could put things inside it, it wouldn''t benefit Ilyana in any way if she had given to someone who doesn''t intend to pay for tomes and items. There was a chance that Ilyana created that system to help the people of her world, but... Leon wasn''t sure of it. In any case, that kind of training would be useful for Leon because he wouldn''t train offensive spells, he would try to create concepts using magic, and if he seeds...

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    It didn''t take long for Leon to find some obstacles. He was trying to create a constant concept of magic, after all. In any case, now that he could manipte space to some extent, that kind of application should be possible. Unfortunately, Leon was only good at destroying things with his mana, creating something out of nothing was also possible using Mind Summoning. Still, Leon had to understand the logic behind that very something. If that something is a living being, Leon would have to spend even more mana to keep the living being... alive. In any case, aside from offensive, defensive and support magic that Leon knew, the closest thing Leon could think of that could change the nature of something were the runes. Unfortunately, his knowledge about it was still small.

    "Jertien said that he discovered a rune in Celsius'' temple... maybe If I summon the version of her that was at level one after bing my ally, she will be able to teach me a few things," Leon concluded. "Still, considering the nature of spirits, it would be weird if she manages to teach me something that isn''t rted to ice magic."

    To create a shop like the one Ilyana made, Leon would have to build a magic box and then create a spell that would be connected to it even while the spell is inactive... That would be difficult, Leon didn''t see anyone who could do that kind of thing aside from Ilyana, and he couldn''t buy a tome to solve that problem. Maybe the dragonewt and the shadowy figure could use something like that, but Leon wouldn''t be able to summon them.

    "My best options are to summon the angel generals and Crik or someone who he does know since he and his men created a death star-like spaceship," Leon concluded.

    Still, the chances of them knowing anything about conceptual magic were close to none. If they knew something so convenient, Leon wouldn''t have defeated them... while Leon was thinking about that, he leveled up his old skills and now had to learn new ones.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Punch.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Rock st.

    Cost: 400 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Seismic Toss.

    Cost: 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spider Web.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    <o>,m "I guess conceptual magic is impossible for me... at least for the time being," Leon rubbed his chin. "Still, there are some useful things that I still can do without conceptual magic."</o>

    Considering Leon''s power, the best way for him to do that would be creating a familiar. However, that was something a bit scary... creating a living being that sole goal would be to help Leon was... unsettling. Although he had summons, replicas and could summon monsters from his memories, creating another existence was another thing altogether, even if that existence is being created by using a copy of his knowledge and life experience.

    In the end, Leon decided to create a spirit that has the knowledge of spatial maniption and divided the spirit in two. After that, he sealed both parts in armor and another in a magic box. Somehow, Leon seeded in creating two items that had a connection without the need for a spell. That being said, even though the armor and magic box had a connection, Leon couldn''t do anything with it. He could store things in that magic box, but only that.

    "I guess I also need to copy some of my wills... If I copy the will to use potions whenever my mana is below fifty percent... then..." Leon rubbed his chin.<sub> </sub>

    There was only one way to find out if that was possible, by doing it. In the end, Leon seeded, and even better, the effects Leon added didn''t cost him even a single bit of mana.

    Steel Armor of the Rescuer

    Auto-Potion Function: It uses the potions in the user''s possession to restore the user''s energy.

    Condition: When the user''s health, mana, or stamina are below fifty percent, one potion will be used per second

    Durability: 180 days

    "The durability is a bit weak since I used only half of a spirit, so it can''t be helped," Leon nodded to himself. "Fortunately, the armor also recognizes the potion inside my magic boxes. So, it isn''t half bad. In any case, I''m one step closer to create a talking sword."

    Leon had no intention of creating one, though. Regardless, since Leon had to make the potions, the process itself wasn''t perfect. So, Leon tried to create another armor that has the same effects as Soul Eater. However, he failed because he wanted to make the armor drain mana from the ambient or meditate. Such skills couldn''t be used by an object... only by a living being.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Tectonic Rage.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Shuriken.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Shuriken.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Shuriken.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon couldn''t focus too much on experimenting with new things, but after learning a few more spells, he resumed his experiments a little slower. Although the armor he created couldn''t drain and store mana from the ambient, there was some room for improvement. Leon concluded that because he had a ring that granted him Zen at the max level. Although items could be lost or destroyed in the middle of the battle, Leon would make good use of them while he trains... and he was determined to create even more equipment that would help him in that regard.

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    In the end, Leon didn''t manage to create the armor he wanted. As expected, creating an inorganic object that could drain, store, and restore his mana was a bit too much... However, Leon managed to make some interesting gear.

    Semi-Indestructible Mithril Armor

    It grants you: Endurance + 1500, Mentality + 1500

    Self-Repair function: It uses the mana of the user to repair itself.

    Condition: When the armor suffers any damage.

    Durability: 18000 days

    It was pretty impressive, but considering that Leon could use Mana Armor, Mana Shield, and Mana Barrier, it felt somewhat useless. However, Leon already met individuals that could ignore his defensive spells, so such armor was a necessity. Leon''s ultimate goal was to create a power-suit, but it would take some time before that happens.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Shuriken.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Shuriken.

    Cost: 700 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Shuriken.

    Cost: 700 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Shuriken.

    Cost: 700 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Shuriken.

    Cost: 700 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "The power-suit won''t be indestructible as the name of this armor says, but I guess it is a good start," Leon nodded to himself.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Creation has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Creation has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Creation has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Creation has reached the max level.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Those unexpected notifications also made Leon conclude that he could create a giant robot if he wanted. Although the massive weight would be a problem, he could nullify that by using Gravity and Telekinesis.

    Regardless, before thinking of creating giant robots, Leon had to be a lot more stronger in order to make that much mithril. Even though that kind of idea was already proof enough that he got a lot stronger...

    "In any case, I need another goal since it is too early for me to learn conceptual magic..." Leon said. "Maybe I won''t even need to learn it to reach my ultimate goal. Well, I guess it is time to learn how to absorb spells."

    Leon was aware that after Resistance, the second tier of elemental passive skills would be Immunity. But despite the fact that he trained his elemental resistances for decades, he had no idea how to be immune to elemental attacks. Despite its name, Leon was fully aware that even skills like Fire Immunity would have limits, but it was the next step and goal he needed.

    "Well, just in case, I guess I should train my elemental resistances up to the max level," Leon said. "It would be a pain if those skills are part of the requirements to learn others, and I only discover that far in the future."

    In the end, Leon forced himself not to kill the monsters, and he even let them attack him as much as they wanted. As expected, the power behind the attacks of monsters on the fourth stage wasn''t something tough at. Despite that, Leon only killed them when the ind was full.

    Thanks to Leon spartan training, he was forced to eat much more than usual since he was losing a lot of weight even though he was healing himself whenever possible also to train his healing skills. Despite that, it took five years for him to level up his resistance to the max level. Leon even made use of Donan and the angels for that...

    "Now I don''t need to harm myself anymore... good grief," Leon said after a long sigh. "Now, I can focus on learning new skills again while I try to understand the logic behind immunity skills."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cremation.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fist Cannon.

    Cost: 100 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Skull Crasher.

    Cost: 400 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Lightning Uppercut.

    Cost: 300 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hell Spiral.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Considering that it was the upgraded version of the elemental resistances, the immunities also were supposed to be passive skills. So, Leon couldn''t learn them by using mana. If Leon couldn''t use mana, then the only way to learn it would be by burning himself... but if he burns himself, then he won''t learn the skill because it was supposed to prevent that...

    "No, in the end, skills can only do so much on their own,?? Leon said. "Even if I have Fire Immunity at the max level, if I face a stronger opponent that uses fire, I will get hurt in the same way if I didn''t have the skill."

    In the end, Leon could only use fire and see what happens. As expected, since his intelligence was high, he ended up burning himself a lot, even using a small me. Fire Resistance was supposed to prevent that, but since his Fire Creation increased his fire power, it was unavoidable.

    "Mmm... some skills also have status requirements. Maybe that is what is missing," Leon rubbed his chin.

    Leon''s mentality was really now, and since he had no idea if his theory was true or how high his mentality would have to be, he hesitated in allocating his points. However, in the end, he did it. Leon still could remember how easily he lost his arm when that other human attacked him... to avoid that kind of scenario again; he would need more defensive skills.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Immunity

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon managed to learn Fire Immunity after allocating ten thousand points in his mentality. As expected, that passive skill also had a requirement in status.

    "Let''s see if I can use learn the other passive skills..." Leon said and then started his experiments.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Pain Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Curse Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Darkness Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Immunity.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Even though he tried to learn it for quite a while, Leon didn''t learn Illusion Immunity, Sleep Immunity, and Gravity Immunity... most likely, those were impossible to learn, or they could be trouble for their users, so the system didn''t recognize them.

    "As expected, even with those immunities, I can still suffer elemental damage..." Leon rubbed his chin. "I need to make some tests, but I guess those skills decrease the power of elemental by one hundred points per level."

    It would be difficult to test that on himself, but Leon was also pretty sure that, for example, instead of decreasing the power, Fire Resistance decreased the damage caused by spells by ten points per level. Meaning, at the max level, Fire Resistance now could nullify ten thousand points of harm to any fire-rted attack. Meanwhile, Fire Immunity could be ten times more efficient... that would exin the mentality requirement.<sub> </sub>

    "I suppose to learn Elemental Absorption; I will have to increase my mentality and also level up my elemental immunities to the max level..." Leon dropped his shoulders and then sighed. "Still, something is off... I found certain monsters with that kind of skill, but they didn''t have a high mentality... More and more, it is bing certain that monsters work in a different system. At least in terms of status and skills."

    Regardless, after so much literal painful grinding, Leon decided to train those new passive skills slowly. He still would have to stay at least two more thousand years in that dimension, so there was no need to rush. Even though it was a bit troublesome that learning how to absorb spell became a medium-term goal, it was a goal that was bound to be reached.

    Although Leon decided to take it easy in punishing himself, for the time being, he ended up letting himself get wounded to obtain some sweet, sweet status points. The elemental resistances were at a low level, after all. It was the best moment to gain status using them.

    "With my Elemental Immunities, the damage caused by small fry will decrease and perhaps even disappear altogether," Leon concluded. "Unless I use some buffs on my summoned monsters, they eventually won''t cause damage to me anymore... It looks like all my roads lead to self-harm."

    Leon did some tests, and even though the immunities were at a low-level, only monsters that were above the third level of assimtion could scratch Leon. The increased mentality was helping with that, but Leon felt satisfied with his progress nheless.

    Leon frowned when he saw several giant hands appearing out of nowhere to attack him. Although Mana Armor protected him, it didn''t change the fact that he got caught by surprise. However, once he activated Mana Eyes, he clearly found his new targets. Even though they were using Invisibility, Leon could clearly see a group of humanoid creatures that had wings and horns.

    "Demons?" Leon frowned. "They don''t look that dangerous."

    It looked like those were a variation of the ones Leon faced before. They were smarter and far calmer. Regardless, they tried to kill Leon using a sneak attack, so he didn''t hesitate to kill them.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Giant''s Water Hand.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Giant''s Wind Hand.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Giant''s Earth Hand.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Giant''s Fire Hand.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After a while, Leon finally learned their attacks, but he frowned when he tried to create some variations. Those elemental attacks had the shape of a massive hand, but instead of attacking the targets with a punch, it only pped the target. Leon tried to create the punch version of that skill, but the system didn''t recognize it.

    "Well, that kind of thing happens sometimes..." Leon said.

    Leon analyzed that species of monsters hoping that they would teach him some more interesting spells, but he didn''t find any in their skill list. Fortunately, those four spells could generate the other four, so for the time being, Leon was okay with it.

    In any case, while Leon was leveling up those skills, he finally found another expensive spell worth of the hassle... Mindscape Transportation. With that skill, Leon could transport his enemies to a ce created by his mind, and Leon would have full control over the events and rules of such a ce. Thanks to that, Leon understood that was the skill Sekundez used... it was a very useful spell, but as expected, the price was very high... Leon would have to spend another one trillion coins.

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    Some time has passed since the time Leon bought thest tome. Still, it would take a few decades for him to obtain the necessary coins to buy that tome.

    "Well, it will be useful, so it is worth the hassle," Leon nodded to himself. "After learning that and obtaining Sekundez''s power, I will be able to create this environment and create super-soldiers at an astonishing pace."

    The cost of mana wouldn''t probably be high since Sekundez said that only a moment would pass in reality while Leon undertakes the trial. The only problem would be too finding individuals how could withstand being alone for hundreds of years. The human race wasn''t strong enough to survive the attack of the harvesters, but they had the strength that couldn''t be surpassed by just a few decades of training. Hence, the kind of situation where Leon was in was necessary.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Giant''s Magma Hand.

    Cost: 1500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Giant''s Ice Hand.

    Cost: 1500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Giant''s Ice Hand.

    Cost: 1500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Giant''s Steel Hand.

    Cost: 1500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although the cost of mana of those new spells was high and he couldn''t customize them as much as he wanted, Leon would still use them because of their effective range, and considering the size of skills, it would be perfect for smashing the zombies with them.

    "Using Mindscape Transportation, my replicas will probably meditate faster..." Leon concluded. "Even without Sekundez''s power, I should be able to increase the speed of time passes there... the problem is, can I transport a replica to such a ce when I''m in a ce created by someone''s else mind?"

    The answer was probably yes since Leon could summon things from his mind, after all. Still, Leon could think of applications of that skill once he learns it. For the time being, it was better to focus on the things he could do.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bottomless Swamp.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Vacuum Fist.

    Cost: 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bloody Aura.

    Cost: 100 health and 100 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Telepathy.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon hesitated a little bit, after learning some skills from a random species of monster that he lost interest in, he decided to summon a replica of Darya in order to learn Telepathy. To avoid all possible problems, he summoned the Darya before he even learned her name, and even so... as soon as she appeared, he used Sleep before entering her mind and finding the memories of her using that skill. As soon as Leon found those memories and copied them, he made the replica disappear.

    "In the end, I feel like I did something even worse of creating someone to talk to..." Leon said, dropped his shoulders, and then sighed.

    Although Leon did that to summon Donan and some angels, it was different since most versions of them treated him like an enemy. The only version of Darya that treated Leon like an enemy was the one who helped Donan when Leon challenged him.

    In any case, Leon didn''t have to summon his friend again because most of the skills Darya had, Leon was the one who taught her. Now, Leon could take with his summoned monsters without being nearby or touching them, but it would be useless for the time being since his monsters were already at the max level, and he wasn''t using them to fight all that much.

    "I guess the easiest way to level up Telepathy would be too try to talk with Sekundez," Leon nodded to himself. "Trying to make my mana leave this ce will certainly consume all of it... Although that will cause a massive headache, I can''t see better ways to level up Telepathy here."

    It already had be amon urrence at that point, but a new monster appeared when Leon was about to do that kind of experiment. Much for Leon''s surprise, the new species of a monster was very small... smaller than his fist. But even without using Appraisal, he discovered what they were just by seeing them flying around with small wings and sparkling like gems.

    "Fairies?" Leon asked, dumbfounded.

    In Leon''s mind, all fairies were females, but he saw some males among that group. However, such concern disappeared from his mind when those little creatures started to sing. Their voices were beautiful, and the melody was also rxing, but Leon didn''t feel even a little bit rxing when his health, mana, and stamina started to drop for some reason.

    Without wasting time, Leon used Sunlight Nova. The choral-like sound disappeared while the corpses of the monsters turned into ashes. Leon couldn''t remember a single game or story where fairies were enemies, but it looked like they would torment him unless he kills them fast.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Song of Despair.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Song of Mncholy.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Song of Weariness.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Harmony.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Disharmony.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was already obvious, but Leon still felt quite surprised when he learned the fairies'' skills. They could use their songs to attack the enemies'' health, mana, and stamina directly. They also increase the status of their allies and decrease their enemies'' status just by singing... it would be great if Leon could use all those skills at the same time, but he couldn''t unless he uses Transform and create a version of himself that has five heads.

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    In the end, Leon could transform into a giant that had five heads, and each head could activate one of those song skills, but since it was scary, he soon stopped that. Although it was more efficient to use all the skills at the same time, those songs were Area of Effect skills, so they could affect several enemies at the same time, thus making the skills level up faster.

    "Although it is weird, it is also kind of cool to attack monsters using songs," Leon nodded to himself. "It is also tiring for someone like who isn''t used to singing, but I bet this could be useful in the hands of humans nonbatants."

    Since that kind of skill also can''t be countered by any resistance, it was very useful. Besides, even those tone-deaf like Leon could use it perfectly... magic could really perform miracles.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Blessing has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Blessing has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Blessing has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Blessing has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Blessing has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Blessing has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although those skills were useful and were leveling up at an astonishing speed, Leon still had to use several other spells. Thanks to it, part of the power he received from spirits also reached the max level.

    "It is kind of scary that I managed to make so many skills reach the max level..." Leon frowned. "I honestly thought several times that I wouldn''t live long to reach that stage."

    Leon was pretty sure that leveling up skills would be much easier when he obtains Sekundez''s power, but he always had to consider the chance of failure. If the worstes to the worst, he wouldn''t have any other choice but kill Sekundez and to do that. He would need a lot of power. Considering that Sekundez could control time and even survived those hordes of monsters and even can use freely the power of a skill that cost one trillion coins, it was clear that Leon was much weaker than her.

    Even though Leon wanted to put all his worries aside, he couldn''t help but wonder when he would face thest monster of the fourth stage. After counting the number of mithril statues, Leon concluded that two hundred and fifty years had passed the trial begun. Roughly, one hundred twenty years have passed since the first monster of the fourth stage appeared, and he still couldn''t see the end in sight.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Death''s Embrace.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cold Fate.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Death Impact.

    Cost: 1000 stamina<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Rose Thorn.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Lightning de.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The best thing Leon could do was to train, so he practiced his new spells after copying them from monsters he found in the past.

    "I just hope that I can learn Mindscape Transportation before..." Leon said but then suddenly stopped.

    All of a sudden, dozens of zombies started to leave the ocean from all sides of the ind. That surprised Leon a lot since they usually only appeared at the points close to Leon. Regardless, the increase in the number didn''t surprise Leon. What did surprise him was the appearance of the zombies. Some of them had mithril parts like Crik and his underlings...

    "Just what the hell is going?" Leon frowned. "If they got attacked, why Ilyana didn''t tell me that? No... perhaps they were attacked while I was on the first trial."

    In any case, the difficulty increased by a lot, Leon hoped that he would learn his new overpowered skill after a few decades, but at that rate, it wouldn''t be weird if he only learns it in two hundred years.

    Leon used Death''s Embrace, a spell that instantly freezes everything nearby. Although the spell was powerful, it wasn''t at a level where it could instantly freeze such powerful zombies. Leon also summoned his cold and explosive cores, but their effective range decreased greatly for some reason.

    "It must be because of the zombies since they are sturdier, they can absorb a lot more damage," Leon concluded.

    Although it wasn''t as nearly as effective as it was in the past, Leon still used Acid Sphere, Acid Arrow, and Acid Bullets over the horde of zombies that were quickly climbing the tower. It would be more effective to use Acid Rain, but Leon still wanted status points... since he couldn''t obtain coins from zombies, if he doesn''t get status points, he would genuinely be wasting time.

    In the end, by using Fast Conjuration and Multi-Conjuration, Leon managed to slow down the zombies a little bit. Despite that, even though the skills were leveling up at an astonishing pace, eventually, the zombies would reach Leon, or at least their weight would knock down that tower.

    "Such annoying creatures... I guess it can''t be helped," Leon clicked his tongue. "This kind of skill would force me to use the Soul Eater''s mana... but it is better than using skills that already are at the max level."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Aqua Laser.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Laser.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Laser.

    Cost: 1500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    A few days ago, Leon had summoned the harvesters to see what kind of skills they had that he hadn''t noticed before, and he found three that were particrly terrifying. Those were Aqua Laser, Fire Laser, and Thunder Laser. Thest name was weird, but Leon didn''t think too much about it. Even though they could, thanks to Soul Eater, they decided not to use those skills for whatever reason... maybe it was because magic wasn''t their forte, but it didn''t matter. Using Mind Control, Leon forced them to use those skills, and his mouth was left wide open when he saw the power behind it.

    In essence, those spells could destroy almost everything. The high pressurized water created by Aqua Laser could cut everything even at level one. Leon saw the mithril parts of the zombies getting destroyed in a fraction of seconds. Fire Laser also had the power to melt everything instantly. Meanwhile, Thunder Laser had both aspects of the other skills, even though it was a bit less efficient.

    "Boy, oh boy... this is terrifying," Leon said while he was using his new spells and seeing them destroying the horde of zombies like a hot knife could cut butter.

    It didn''t take long for Leon to feel the tower trembling. Aqua Laser finally pierced all the zombies along the way and now reached the soil of the ind. That spell alone was causing an earthquake, so Leon controlled it a little more in order to hit the other zombies. Despite that, the tremor always returned after a few moments since the zombies didn''tst even a full second.

    Congrattions! The skill Aqua Laser has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Laser has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Laser has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Mmm... I guess it will be better if return to the ground and attack the zombies from there," Leon concluded after seeing that the zombies were constantly leaving the ocean instead of waiting for a minute. "That way, I won''t end up knocking down the tower myself."

    This horde of zombies won''t be only longer... it would be intenser as well. For the time being, Leon managed to destroy the zombies as soon as they left the ocean, but even he would have to sleep at some point, and he doubted that he would be able to sleep soundly like that.

    "Well, I guess I don''t have much of choice here," Leon rubbed his chin. "I have two options, summon more powerful monsters or spend even more the mana stored in my soul eaters."

    That was a tough call. Leon wanted to use that mana to level up Foresight and see the things that may happen in the future as much as possible. In any case, Leon had to make his decision as soon as possible, because if he chooses to summon more monsters, he would have to give them some time to level up.

    "Wait a minute... what if I turn those zombies into my zombies?" Leon rubbed his chin. "There is also a possibility that I can use Tame on them."

    Although that was a good n, that had some problems. First, the zombies couldn''t die. Even if Leon destroy their heads and hearts, their other parts could still move, so the only option was to obliterate them. Also, Tame only worked on creatures that had some degree of intelligence. So, that was a no.

    "I can''t use Tame of Summon Zombie... so how about Mind Melding?" Leon asked himself. "If they have memories of the time, they were alive... maybe I can obtain their experiences and level up several skills."

    Leon knew that monsters didn''t have previously memories, at least the monsters that spawned there were like that. However, there was a chance that the zombies were different. There was only one way to find out. Unfortunately, the zombies didn''t have memories.

    "Annoying little monsters..." Leon clicked his tongue and increased the gravity of the ind.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Chaotic Gravity.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Suddenly, even the tower started to sink over the ind. Leon didn''t hold back, so a lot of mana had been used thanks to that. Regardless, the zombies fell as well, and they started to crush each other thanks to it.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Mechanical Warg.

    Cost: 150000 mana<sub> </sub>

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Warg ¨C Lv 01

    Health: 7500 +

    Mana: 6000 +

    Stamina: 7000 +

    Strength: 720 +

    Dexterity: 650+

    Speed: 600 +

    Intelligence: 500+

    Endurance: 800 +

    Control: 400 +

    Mentality: 700 +

    Luck: 300 +

    Recovery: 1200 +

    Willpower: 800 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Dark Bite Lv 200, methrower Lv 250, Steel ws Lv 150, Self-Repair Lv 150, Fire Creation Lv 150, Earth Creation Lv 250

    ? Passive Skills: Fire Resistance Lv 200, Ice Resistance Lv 150, Wind Resistance Lv 200, Thunder Resistance Lv 100

    "The number of skillscks a little bit, but maybe he will obtain more as it levels up," Leon said to himself after summoning his new monster and nodding.

    Putting cost in mana aside, Leon decided to learn that skill because that was the first summoned monster Leon found that could use self-repair . That kind of ability would help a lot in long battles, and the battles against the zombies would be one hell of a long battle.

    Regardless, thanks to his Mana Eaters, Leon managed to create an army of mechanical wargs pretty fast. When the creatures jumped toward the ind, dozens of zombies got crushed by their weight, but their vicious attacks were actually the thing that made them shine on the battlefield. Still, it would take a while for them to make good use of their self-repair skill. The number of zombies was too high, and they didn''t have time to stop and use it.

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    In the end, Leon had to stay awake for three weeks straight summoning mechanical wargs day and night because the creatures only managed to overpower the zombies after a while; they reached level four hundred and finally obtained some room to use self-repair. Leon exhausted and felt like hibernating for three weeks, but since it would be dangerous for many reasons, he only slept for a day.

    When Leon woke up, the number of mechanical wargs decreased a little, but the battle against the zombies still was in their favor.

    "I can finally resume my training..." Leon said and then let out a long sigh. "Maybe it is time to take some time off and really hibernate for a month or two, but considering that dragons appear on the fifth stage of assimtion, I guess I don''t have time for that."

    Although Ilyana was the one who gave him that information, Leon had no reason to doubt her. Regardless, dragons were leagues above other monsters, not only in terms of raw power. They were fast and sturdy as well, so Leon would, without a doubt, have a hard time with them if ten of them also spawn per minute.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sonic de.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spiral Attack.

    Cost: 200 mana and 200 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Eagle Dive.

    Cost: 300 mana and 300 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Burning Force.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Soaring Dragon.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm... maybe I should create some mana liquid," Leon said. "Although I won''t be able to use their hearts, I can still use their blood to increase the efficacy of potions."

    Leon didn''t know if Sekundez''s also experienced the sixth stage of assimtion, but it wouldn''t make any sense for him to experience that in that dimension. It would be way too convenient. Perhaps not so convenient since he could still die for real in that ce.

    "Well, in the worst-case scenario, I can always try to tame the dragons or turn them into my zombies," Leon said. "So, I guess I''m rtively safe here."

    To avoid any unpleasant surprises, Leon decided to spend all the mana of the soul eaters. It would be great if he could cheat and use the mana he obtained from monsters by using Mana Sacrifice, but he couldn''t. So, training Foresight as much as possible, learning new skills, and leveling up old ones would have to be done even more intensively.

    Leon postponed until now the training of his immunity skill, but considering the nature of the dragons, he couldn''t do that any longer. Leon saw dragons that could breathe fire and use earth magic. He also heard about a water dragon when he heard the incident that caused Makoto''s son''s death. So it was time for Leon to level up those skills. The problem was, zombies couldn''t use elemental attacks... in the end, Leon would have to harm himself again..

    "This has to be some kind of sick joke..." Leon dropped his shoulders and then sighed.

    Fortunately, even though Leon''s wasn''t as durable as the monsters he faced on the fourth stage of assimtion, he still had the same amount of health as most monsters. Perhaps even more. So training his spells against his own body wasn''t less efficient.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Lion''s Pride has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Soon after Leon started his training, he received that notification. Although he was a bit surprised and satisfied, he was more surprised because it took a lot longer for him to level up that skill.

    "I guess the fact that I didn''t face many dangerous enemies here is the cause of that," Leon concluded. "Anyway, those extra statuses will help with the training."

    Now that Lion''s Pride reached that level, Leon''s status could be ten times higher as long as he fights alone. Although that was one hell of a power-up, Leon wasn''t satisfied. The true power of that passive skill would only shine muchter, and that was one of the many reasons Leon couldn''t stop his training. It was because from now on. Every status point would be ten times more effective... as long as Leon trains and fights alone.

    "I finally obtained the power to keep one perfect replica active for almost one hundred seconds..." Leon showed a self-deprecating smile. "It is not bad, I guess, considering that could keep one active for three seconds years ago, but... oh, well. The grinding can''t stop."

    Grinding already had be part of his being. It was like breathing, so such thoughts didn''t bother Leon anymore. Little by little, by doing so, he would obtain the power to do unbelievable things, but no one had even done the only thing they wanted to do. So, he had to keep moving forward until he has the power to do it...

    Health: 45336 +

    Mana: 186255 +

    Stamina: 42333 +

    Strength: 127 +

    Dexterity: 88 +

    Speed: 290 +

    Intelligence: 108962 +

    Endurance: 603 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 10000 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 50000 +

    Willpower: 315 +

    Coins: 465,396,251,000

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Earth Creation Lv Max, Water Creation Lv Max, Wind Creation Lv Max, Fire Creation Lv Max

    Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv Max, Fire Resistance Lv Max, Poison Resistance Lv Max, Underwater Resistance Lv Max, Wind Resistance Lv Max, Ice Resistance Lv Max, Sleep Resistance Lv Max, Earth Resistance Lv Max, Gravity Resistance Lv Max, Curse Resistance Lv Max, Darkness Resistance Lv Max, Illusion Resistance Lv Max, Light Resistance Lv Max, Fire Blessing Lv Max, Earth Blessing Lv Max, Lion''s Pride Lv Max Thunder Blessing Lv Max, Wind Blessing Lv Max, Ice Blessing Lv Max, Water Blessing Lv Max,

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    In the end, it took Leon thirty years for him to make all his elemental immunities reached the level max. After those thirty years, the zombies were stilling, but the mechanical wargs could stop their advance with ease.

    "I can finally focus on learning new skills again..." Leon said and then sighed.

    Although Leon could have done both at the same time, Leon decided to focus as much as possible on just one task in order to focus on the otherter. Unfortunately, Leon was already wondering about the elemental absorptions..., but as usual, a few skills to learn and level up were what he needed to focus himself again.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Torrent.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Final Embrace.

    Cost: 4000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Gravity Gale.

    Cost: 800 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Geostigma.

    Cost: 4000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Orochi''s Fury.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Now that I mastered the elemental immunities, the best choice would be to learn the elemental absorptions because those skills would be a thirdyer of defense," Leon muttered. "That being said, I have a feeling that dragons will let me learn that much faster than trying to do it on my own."

    It would be too easy if the requirements to learn elemental absorptions were the max level at the elemental immunities and a certain number in mentality. Although the upgraded version of certain skills can be learned by doing simple things, Leon doubted that it would be as easy to something so useful as the elemental absorption skills. At least that was his instincts were telling him. So far, they never failed Leon, so he decided to listen to them.

    "Well, if the worst-case happens, I doubt that even the dragons of the fifty stage can survive for long if I make them eat sma or poison," Leon shrugged. "Still, just to be safe, I guess I will level up some offensive skills to the max level before this horde of zombiese to an end."

    Although it was possible that Leon would find some poisonous dragons or even acid dragons, he doubted that he could find a sma dragon... so that kind of skill would be useful against them if they show themselves to be stronger than expected.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: sma Lance.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Before anything, Leon decided to learn sma Lance since that would be the easiest and perhaps one of the powerful weapons he could trainalone. After that, he stopped from learning new skills and trained all the sma rted skills. sma Bullet, sma Arrow, sma Bomb, sma shield... since they allbined the strength of the basic elements, it took quite a while to level up all of them to the max level. It took Leon fifteen years...<sub> </sub>

    "Since I managed to learn all elemental immunities, perhaps I will find some dragons that have all of them, and the power behind it will decrease..." Leon rubbed his chin. "If that happens... I guess I will have to make do with my fists alone."

    Although Leon said that, he had no intention of training his physical skills to the limit for the time being. He was determined to level up them at the same pace as the other ones.

    "I wonder if I also should do some strength training..." Leon rubbed his chin. "My strength, dexterity, and speed will never be as high as the other status, but maybe I should increase those as well instead of just relying on buffs."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Burning Moon.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Edge.

    Cost: 700 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Raging st.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Beastly Blow.

    Cost: 800 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Ward.

    Cost: 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, even though Leon allocated some status points to the attributes he ignored until now, after a while, he would always increase his intelligence and recovery again. To achieve his ultimate goal, he needed both of those alongside with mana and control... nothing else.

    "Although recovery is growing well, maybe it is time for me to create magic items that grant me effects like Mana Maism," Leon muttered. "Even though there is a limit of how much I can obtain in this dimension using that skill, it should help me save some time."

    The mana stored in Soul Eaters was running out at an astonishing speed, so Leon was forced to worry about that again. Although most likely the dragons would be an excellent source of mana, Leon doubted that he could drain their mana using the soul eaters faster than they can try to destroy them.

    In the end, Leon tried to create a mithril ring that had Mana Maism, but it didn''t work...

    "The only real difference between Mana Maism and Zen is that one is an active skill while others is a passive one," Leon said. "Is that why I can''t seal a spirit that has the knowledge of that skill in anything?"

    Even though Leon has been sealing spirits inside items for literally centuries, he still didn''t know all the limits of such spells. Regardless, that hadn''t been the first time Leon failed at something, so that didn''t bother him all that much.

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    "Let''s see, let''s see... today I have to learn the skills of those ancient trents," Leon said after making a mark on another mithril statue. "I finally learned all the skills possible that monsters on the third stage have..."

    In the end, Leon didn''t manage to keep up the pace. So, it couldn''t be helped that he had to summon the monsters he faced in the past to see the skills they had. He was crazy enough to learn and use them to level up as much as possible, after all. Regardless, quite surprisingly, that monster had a skill Leon didn''t expect to find.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Siphon of Life.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    Restore: 1000 health per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "An area of effect healing skill..." Leon said, astonished. "So, I can finally heal monsters and people without touching them."

    Leon wondered why he never tried that before. Most likely, it was because he rarely fought alongside others. In any case, that kind of skill probably would be mortal for the undead... without wasting time, Leon decided to test it.

    As expected, the range was limited since still was on a low-level, but the zombies started to tremble, and some part of their bodies started to disappear... even though those creatures didn''t have clear valor in health, it took more than a few seconds for them to die.

    "When the skill levels up, the health restored increased by ten points, so I guess it is like the usual," Leon nodded to himself. "At the max level, the skill will be ten times more efficient."

    The cost of mana was high, but since the range of the skill increased by one meter per level up, eventually, Leon would manage to damage several zombies at the same time. Although he had some summoned monsters, he could use that healing spell, Leon decided to use it on the zombies alone.

    "Considering that I can use Fast Conjuration even alongside healing spells, I don''t really need it, and there is also Full-Recover, but... why are there so few healing spells?" Leon rubbed his chin.

    Maybe it was because one could use a potion or even herbs to recover their health. Still, Leon couldn''t help but frown while thinking about it. Full-Recover could heal most of the health of most individuals and even regenerate body parts, but the fact that so few monsters or even sentient being knew that kind of spell bothered Leon a lot. Regardless, even if it was weird, it wasn''t a problem for Leon since he could use those skills.

    Since the zombies didn''t stoping and Leon could recover mana faster than they could spend using Siphon of Life, he managed to reach the level max using that skill after a few months. Although the efficacy wasn''t that amazing against zombies, Leon felt satisfied in having a healing skill that worked at a distance and could heal so many targets.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cataclysm.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Wave.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Landslide.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Air Bolt.<sub> </sub>

    <o>,m Cost: 500 mana per second</o>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon just learned a few spells, he was already looking at the next group because it was a weird choice of magic projectiles. Still, since thetest ones he learned were all area of effect spells, Leon would have to contain his curiosity for the time being.

    "It is quite weird that monsters can have so many types of area of effect spells while I took my sweet time to learn them..." Leon frowned while he saw the skill list of a dark harpy. "I guess their status isn''t the only thing that grows when the monsters reach other stages of the assimtion..."

    It was a pain to analyze those little facts, but in the end, Leon had to because nothing was happening, and he didn''t learn the impressive skill. If he just skips those moments by deleting them, he would eventually forget what those skills could do, after all. Regardless, after a few months, Leon finally summoned an ancient lich and then learned its best skills that Leon himself didn''t have.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bone Bullet.

    Cost: 50 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bone Punch.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bone Arrow.

    Cost: 150 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bone Lance.

    Cost: 200 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hex of Bones.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Phew... I don''t really have to use my bones; after all," Leon forced a smile.

    Even though it was a bit gross to create bones out of nothing and use them to attack, it still was a very efficient way to cause damage since an elemental resistance to counter that kind of attack didn''t exist.

    Much toLeon''s surprise, those spells were also quite effective against the zombies... Most likely, even though they didn''t have a status like ordinary monsters, the zombies still had the sturdiness they obtained in life. Even though the cost of those new spells wasn''t low, Leon managed to decrease the work of his mechanical wargs. That leads to fewer deaths in the mechanical wargs. Thus, Leon didn''t have to summon new ones while he was practicing his spells.

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    Before Leon could notice, fifty years have passed since the fourth wave of zombies started. He didn''t know if Sekundez saw so many species dying before her or if that was just a representation of something else. All Leon know was the fact that he was sick of killing zombies and not obtaining any coins.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spiral re.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Azure Heavens.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bloody Rose.

    Cost: 500 health and 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Predator Instinct.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Inferno.

    Cost: 10000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It has been quite a while since I learned a passive skill... I did right in summoning one werewolf again," Leon said.

    It was getting kind of hard to summon all those monsters who weren''t under his control, and copying their memories while they were trying to attack Leon was another downside. Regardless, just by having Predator Instinct, Leon could tell the location and feel how strong the nearby monsters were. It was weird to know that without using Appraisal, but the skill could make Leonfortable or slightly ufortable if a beast was weak or slightly troublesome.

    "I should have met more people... If I had met all kinds of people, I would be able to summon a copy of them here and learn all kinds of things that could grant me some insight of how to learn conceptual magic," Leon said, after a long sigh. "Yet, here I am learning in numerous offensive spells and grinding because I did it too much in the past."

    In the end, Leon was certain of just one thing, that Ilyana was plotting something. Considering the things she could do, she could have easily created a copy of her, or at least a copy of her mind to help Leon train. But she didn''t... perhaps she considered the fact that Leon would feel suspicious of it and decided to refrain from doing so. There was even a chance that she knew that not even a copy of her would be allowed during Sekundez''s trial. Either way, it didn''t matter.

    "Ah! Begone useless thoughts!" Leon shouted. "I don''t have time for conspiracy theories..."

    In the end, conceptual magic would only help Leon during training since he was someone just good at destroying things. Although he learned one thing or another that could help outside the battles, that wasn''t by far his specialty.

    Regardless, even though Leon had been thinking for decades of how to apply mana and make new rules for at the least space he could influence, he didn''t obtain any result. In the end, he couldn''t stop trying, but those failures at least helped Leon to focus on what he was really good at, and that was learning new offensive spells.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Torrent.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frost st.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Death re.

    Cost: 1500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Luby.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Chains of Mana.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    <o>,m You obtained 01 status points.</o>

    In the end, even though that was good for his sanity, Leon''s notion of time started to deviate since he wasn''t learning anything particrly powerful or interesting. Since most of his memories wereposed of the moments, he learned new skills and leveled up them; decades became as long as weeks. Leon could tell that, and he knew it wasn''t something one hundred percent good, but it was necessary because he was enduring that hellish environment to obtain the power to protect his friends and perhaps get rid of his enemies once and for all.

    In the end, just to confirm that he was progressing as expected, Leon tried to copy several actions that Ilyana did in the past. As he had expected, only by using Transmute and creating a copy of his knowledge about a certain skill, Leon could make a tome, but also as expected, for that to work, his skills had to be at the max level.

    Leon also discovered how Ilyana could monitor several ces at the same time without being there. He just had to create any object made of mithril and then seal spirits that had the knowledge of Telepathy, and Sharp Eyes or irvoyance, and then Leon would be able to see everything that is happening in the ce that object is. That being said, a magic item that had such skills needed mana, and since it consumed itself to work non-stop, it couldn''tst long. Most likely, to conserve her mana, Ilyana created magic items that had Telepathy and some other skill that increases hearing.

    "Although that kind of thing doesn''t grant any skill, it is a good way to test my creativity," Leon nodded to himself, satisfied. "Well, I guess I do need some skills that enhance my hearing."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sharp Ears.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon learned that skill quite fast, and now that he thought about it, he could probably learn the improved version of that skill and even Sharp Eyes... most likely, irvoyance was thest tier of Sharp Eyes, and Leon missed the skill in between them. However, those wouldn''t be all that useful in that dimension.

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    Although that was indeed the case, in the end, ny-nine percent of the skills Leon learned, he learned for the status points. So, there wasn''t a good reason to stop doing that. Besides, even though Leon had a massive stock of mana fruits, he was kind of bored of the taste since he was eating it day in and day out. Learning a skill that would enhance his sense of taste would be quite interesting in that scenario.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Enhanced Taste.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Enhanced Hearing.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Enhanced Vision.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Well, well... this isn''t half-bad," Leon said while he was testing Enhanced Taste. "I guess the name of the skill would be misleading if it were called Sharp Tongue..."

    Putting such worries aside, Leon could tell that the mana fruits became a lot tastier. Enhanced Smell had a lot of potential since after eating the fifth mana fruit, Leon wasn''t getting bored of the sweetness.

    Regardless, Leon also practiced Enhanced Hearing and Enhanced Vision; with both, he could hear the sound of the waves far away from him, and he also could see in detail even grains of sand.

    "I wish I had learned those skills when I was on Miebos..." Leon dropped his shoulders and then sighed. "Life would have been much easier with them."

    Leon couldn''t wait to eat some meat while keeping that skill active, he actually could just summon some meat using Mind Summoning, but that would be weird. Leon wanted to eat something fresher. In any case, since a lot of time has passed since he saw her, Leon couldn''t remember all of the incredible things Ilyana could do.

    Leon already could create tomes, monitor spaces far away from him, use Telepathy, read minds... the only thing he could recall was her teleporting him around. But to do that, Leon would need the power of the spirit of darkness. Since that was something that would only be possible in the far future, Leon resumed his training since he could keep his new skills active while he learns some other spells.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Torment.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sr Burst.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Death Barrage.

    Cost: 500 stamina per second<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    p Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Ray.</anda>

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Hail.

    Cost: 800 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "What scary names..." Leon frowned. "Still, the names are quite fitting, considering that all those skills can do is cause destruction."

    Although those skills weren''t that effective against zombies, Leon still practiced them eagerly because skills like Torment and Magma Hail also influenced skills like Fire Transformation, Wind Transformation, and Earth Transformation. Death Barrage was just a quick session of punches but still could help Leon level up Martial Arts faster... even though it was quite scary getting near zombies and punching their heads.

    "I guess it would be safer to use a replica and give the knowledge of those skills..." Leon rubbed his chin. "Still, what will happen if my replicas get bitten? What will happen if I assimte the knowledge of a replica bitten by a zombie?"

    Although Leon wanted to take some risks in order to grow stronger faster, risking himself against the possible virus was another thing. Dying after being defeated by a power monster was eptable. Dying by a zombie virus wasn''t.

    Not even Mana Eyes could grant Leon the power if those zombies had some kind of disease, so Leon barely attacked them physically. Maybe he was thinking too much about it because he saw many zombie movies in the past, but since Leon had a lot of free time, that was only obvious.

    "Eighty years have passed since the fourth horde of zombies started... there is a big chance that this horde willst for more forty-five years," Leon nodded to himself. "Although that is a pretty long time, maybe I should focus on learning something different from offensive spells... I can''t rely too much on my defenses to deal with the dragons, after all."

    As long as Leon has mana, he wouldn''t instantly die. Still, not dying wasn''t enough. Just defending wasn''t enough, so Leon started to work on the next level of some defensive skills.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Reflect Shield.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Reflect Armor.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, it took him thirty years of training to learn just two spells, but Leon was more than satisfied with the result. Just like Mana Shield and Mana Armor, Reflect Shield and Reflect Armor protected Leon from all types of attacks, but they also could reflect those attacks and the mana he used also increased the damage the attacker would receive.

    "Hehehe, now we are talking," Leon smirked.

    As expected, the cost of mana used was higher, but considering its wonderful effects, it was more than worth the hassle. Leon understood that when he saw the zombies crawling over his Reflect Armor and get destroyed in pieces. Although they didn''t die instantly, they eventually would die since they were zombies and didn''t think or do anything aside from attacking.

    Although Leon hesitated a little bit, he decided to level up both skills to the max level before anything. What exactly took him fifteen years, and as expected, after one hundred and twenty-five years, the zombies stoppeding... and the dragons appeared.

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    Although Leon never tried to get ahead of himself, it looked like at some point, and he failed in doing so. The very moment the first dragon left the ocean, he felt shivers... those creatures were leagues above anything Leon faced so far. The only thing that was really more powerful than the dragons was the gctic serpent, but still...

    Fire Dragon- Lv 01

    Health: 450,000/450,000

    Mana: 300,000/300,000

    Stamina: 450,000/450,000

    Strength: 70,000

    Dexterity: 60,000

    Speed: 10,000

    Intelligence: 50,000

    Endurance: 50,000

    Control: 90,000

    Mentality: 100,000 +

    Luck: 42,000 +

    Recovery: 50,000 +

    Willpower: 54,500 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Active Skills: Bite Lv 600, Fire Breath Lv 600, Steel ws Lv 500, Inferno Lv 400, Fire Meteor Lv 500, Fire Creation Lv Max, Fire Transformation Lv Max, Fire Creation Lv Max, Omnilingualism Lv Max<sub> </sub>

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv 500, Fire Resistance Lv Max, Fire Immunity Lv Max, Fire Absorption Lv 500, Ice Resistance Lv 400, Wind Resistance Lv 400, Gravity Resistance Lv 400, Thunder Resistance Lv 500, Pain Resistance Lv Max,

    "Boy, oh, boy... I''m so fucked," Leon smiled like a fool when he saw nine other identical dragons leaving the oceaning from all directions.

    Unlike other stupid monsters, the dragons left the ocean from all sides and immediately started to fly. They are smart enough to understand that the skies were their domain, and only a fool would try to defeat them there. Leon was exactly that, a fool. Still, it wasn''t like he had any other choice. Fighting them on the ind would be suicide since their Fire Breaths could attack him from all angles.

    "How the hell a level one monster has so many skills at the max level?" Leon asked himself while clenching his teeth.

    Although they had the numerical advantage, the dragons were flying in the limits of that dimension for some reason. Most likely, they were studying the terrain and their target. They also were smart enough to understand that they were in a weird ce. Despite that, even though they had Omnilingualism, they had no intention of talking with Leon.

    In the end, Leon made a mistake. Instead of attacking first, he decided to counter-attack and cause as much damage as possible the very moment the dragons attack. However, he forgot thews of that dimension... a few secondster, a group of ten blue dragons left the ocean... they were the water dragons. Their status was identical to the fire dragons, but their overall appearance was far less scary since they weren''t ck and red.

    "This isn''t time to admire them..." Leon said.

    Although the mechanical wargs were fast enough to run even over water, it was a bit too much to hope that they could be of any help against the kings of the skies who were even faster. Leon decided to forget them and just used Transfer. After appearing right above a random fire dragon, he pierced its head by using sma Lance and Fast Conjuration at the max rate. In the blink of an eye, Leon killed the beast and created a pir of sma that reached even the bottom of the ocean. Leon also used half of his mana in just a second, but he still had more than enough to use Transfer and return to the ind while moving the dragon corpse using Telekinesis.

    "They can kill me in a second if I get careless, but I''m a mage, and my specialty is cause damage," Leon said. "I can also kill them like that if they are careless."

    Using Mana Eyes, Leon saw that the dragons got surprised when one of them suddenly died, but soon they recovered themselves from the shock. Ignoring the death of their friend, the dragons still just flew around the ind waiting for something.

    "Are they waiting for more dragons? They already understand how this ce worked?" Leon asked himself, surprised.

    Although it would be weird considering their level, it wouldn''t be weird considering their skills if some dragons had experienced that kind of dimension in some way or another. Regardless, Leon couldn''t wait for other dragons to appear. Even though he could move around almost instantly thanks to Transfer, the dragons were big and fast. If one hundred of them appear in that space, he won''t survive for more than a few seconds.

    Without hesitation, Leon grabbed a soul eater and recovered all his mana. However, he spent much more quickly because he summoned several corrupt mana trees. Even though Leon had a stock of mana fruits and his soul eaters still had some mana, it wouldn''tst forever, not against dragons.

    "I also have to look after my monsters... I can''t let the dragons kill them," Leon muttered. "It will be insane, but I will have to kill a dragon every six seconds in order not to get surrounded."

    Leon began to use Transfer frically, and whenever possible, he killed a dragon by destroying their brains. However, even though he more or less could kill a dragon every two seconds, Leon spent a little more time because he needed to make things as efficient as possible. Little by little, he decreased the power of Fast Conjuration until he confirmed that he needed to spend exactly fifty thousand points of mana to kill a single dragon.

    "That isn''t so bad, but it isn''t that impressive either," Leon frowned. "I can''t recover that much mana in just six seconds ... Besides, the dragons will grow stronger every day."

    Things could be even worse, and it looked like Leon wouldn''t have to wait for that to happen. The next wave of dragons woulde in thirty seconds, and Leon barely had killed ten dragons. The remaining dragons finally noticed that they also couldn''t wait any longer, and they just flew toward Leon.

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    The dragons were smart. Even though they were trying to surround Leon, they weren''t moving at their max speed. Leon could tell that they were preparing themselves to react in case Leon uses Transfer, and at the moment he does that, they would attack him with everything they had even if they have to sacrifice one of their kind.

    Despite the fact that they belonged to different species, the water and fire dragons at least were smart enough to work together to kill themon enemy. Leon noticed that, and thanks to it, he would never fall for such an obvious trap.

    The very moment the dragons opened their mouths to use their breath attacks, Leon used Transfer and appeared several hundred meters above them. The dragons noticed where he was, so they close their mouths and readied themselves to organize their formation again, but Leon didn''t let them do that. By creating a massive yet concentrated gravitation field, Leon forced the dragons to still move to the point where he had been previously. Leon was draining a lot of mana from his soul eaters, but he ignored that and massacred them using sma Lances alongside Fast Conjuration and Multi Conjuration at their max output.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In mere seconds, ten dragons died and became piles of destroyed flesh. However, since Leon''s gravitational field was still working, he managed to teleport all that flesh to the ind and made his corrupt mana trees eat them. Before Leon could even think of tasting how delicious dragon''s meat was, a group of ten thunder dragons left the ocean from all sides of the ind.

    "Give me a break..." Leon sighed.

    The thunder dragons'' scales had a light green glow, and those were also sharper than the fire dragons. Not only that, Leon could actually see some sparks of electricity in those scales. He will probably be electrocuted to them if he touches those monsters. In any case, the status of those creatures didn''t change. So, Leon would continue with that strategy... but it was clear like the sky that he eventually would run out of mana.

    "sma attacks are my most powerful weapons... but It is impossible to decrease my consumption of mana without taking unnecessary risks," Leon said. "I guess it is time to see if I can turn them into zombies or tame them."

    Leon had to do those experiments while he has some leeway with mana, so he didn''t waste time and killed the dragons as fast as possible without worrying about the stupid amounts of mana he used. As expected, even though he only destroyed their brains, Summon Zombie didn''t work... Leon finally reached a point where not even that skill could solve all his problems.

    "...I guess I have to test Tame now." Leon clicked his tongue.

    A few secondster, a group of ten ice dragons appeared. Although he didn''t want to spend more mana than the necessary, Leon was forced to use Reflect Armor because the ocean froze on the parts those dragons had appeared. Those ice dragons were much different than the thunder dragons. They will turn Leon into ice cream if he gets careless. Once again, Leon killed nine dragons in the blink of an eye, and thest one he tried to turn into his pet, but the skill failed even though a stupid amount of mana had been used.

    Congrattions! The skill Tame has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Tame has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Tame has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Isn''t my intelligence high enough? Or is my control low?" Leon asked himself.

    Both were pretty high, but not high enough to Tame dragons. Most likely, since the dragons had a lot more control than Leon, he couldn''t Tame them. That problem would eventually be solved if Leon allocate all his status points to control, but that was only a temporary solution. Leon was pretty sure that he would only be able to control a single dragon at a time if he was really correct about control.

    "Such troublesome monsters..." Leon bit his lips in annoyance.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Little by little, the power of sma Lance was increasing, but eventually, that growth will stop, and the only way remaining to increase its power would be by increasing his intelligence. However, he wouldn''t be able to increase his intelligence without using skills that could level up... it was another perfect vicious cycle.

    "I can learn some useful skills from them, but maybe somehow, I can ovee that problem with it..." Leon rubbed his chin. "But wait a minute... why so many types of dragons are appearing? I guess it would be only obvious considering that they had basically the same status... but it still is bizarre."

    Regardless, that was a problem Leon would be able to worry about once he has some leisure while dealing with the dragons. The possibility of that ever happening was low, giving that the monsters would grow stronger every single day, but at least Leon didn''t have to pay for dreaming about something like that.

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    As expected, the next day, the level of the dragons increased. Although Leon had to keep a high level of caution to avoid unpleasant surprises, things looked good for the time being. However, at that rate, he would run out of mana fruits, and the mana stored in his soul eaters would end in more or less two months...

    "Now that I think about it... why dragons are the first monsters that appeared on the fifth stage of assimtion?" Leon rubbed his chin. "Ilyana said that they would return, but she didn''t say the exact time... considering everything I saw so far, only the weakest monsters would appear first on each stage."

    Aside from the gctic snake, the shadowy figure, the lizard bastard, and Ilyana, Leon didn''t know anything more powerful than dragons. Not even Crik could deal with them solo... there was also the woman who Ilyana wants to kill, but Leon knew close to nothing about her.

    Regardless, if Leon would face monsters even stronger than dragons in that dimension, he had to prepare himself ordingly. However, in the end, the only thing way he thought of to deal with the dragons as efficiently as possible was to by returning to his past self... where he used weapons instead of only one use spells.

    "I don''t have much of choice... it is a pain to rely on weapons again, but by doing so, I will be able to save a lot of mana and thus train other spells."

    To save himself of some trouble, Leon decided to take some risks. He still had enough mana stored to kill dragons for two months. However, he sacrificed half of that to create a single mithril spear. It wasn''t the size of the one he used to kill the gctic snake, but it was at the same level since Leon got more used to weapons creation, and even his skills leveled up.

    Misery''s End

    It grants you: Strength + 3500, Endurance + 3500, Speed + 3500

    ...

    Congrattions! The skill Craft has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill cksmith has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill of Magic Craftsmanship has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magic cksmith has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Woah... what a scary name for a weapon," Leon frowned.

    Although Leon created that weapon in less than a second, the spear even received a name, unlike the usual ''mithril spear.'' Regardless, the power behind it was real, and Leon could still enchant the weapon one hundred times to further increase its power... it would be great if he could create a specialized weapon to kill dragons, but so far, he didn''t obtain such effect.

    The spear was fifty meters long and weighed over fifty tons. Just to have that weapon under his control, Leon had to spend five thousand points of mana per second. So, considering that, he made some adjustments. First of all, he created a hollow space inside the weapon where he could stay. After that, Leon used spirits that could use Mana Absorption... that way, whenever he attacks a monster, the weapon would drain its mana and transfer to Leon.<sub> </sub>

    Misery''s End (+ 100)

    It grants you: Strength + 350000, Endurance + 350000, Speed + 350000

    Automatic Effects: Mana Absorption (Drains ten thousand points of mana per second from enemies.)

    "What? The effect of the skill increased as well?" Leon said, shocked.

    Putting aside the stupid status bonus that Leon already knew he would obtain, the automatic effects were just too good to be true... in any case, since Leon didn''t have a lot of endurance, strength, and speed, only a small fraction of the bonus could be applied. But that didn''t matter since Leon could use his magic to attack.

    It was quite a powerful weapon, even though Leon created in less than a minute... Regardless, it was time to test it. Another group of fire dragons appeared, and even though they could move faster than Leon could control the spear, he closed the distance between them by using Transfer. From a random fire dragon''s blind spot, Leon fired his gigantic spear. However, even though Leon didn''t hold back, the spear only managed to pierce the dragon''s skull... it didn''t hit the brain.

    "Just another push..." Leon muttered.

    Instead of retrieving the spear, Leon increased its weight by using Gravity... he could have done that and increased its power, but he forgot about it. He also could increase the piercing power by making the spear spin... but he forgot that as well. In any case, Leon noticed that and made the mental notes to apply thatter.

    Eventually, the mithril spear hit the dragon''s brain, and the creature screamed, but just for a moment. The brain wasn''t that resistance, so it quickly got destroyed.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Before Leon could even celebrate the good result of the test, the other dragons were already about to fry him alive with their breath attacks. However, Leon used Transfer and escaped the danger. This time he didn''t forget to add spin and the decrease the spear''s weight before shooting... the result of that attack scared even Leon. The dragon''s head got destroyed beyond recognition.

    Leon would never forget that moment for many reasons. One of them was because that day, and at that moment, the dragons looked at him, and he saw fear in their eyes.

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    After two weeks, Leon confirmed a few things about the dragons. They were highly intelligent, but they still didn''t have any intention of negotiating with Leon. That showed him that despite their differences, they could work together to show to other species that they were superior.

    Their attributes also varied quite a bit. Dragons of fire, water, wind, thunder, earth, ice were the mostmons. But here and there, a poisonous or acid dragon could appear... which was weird because even though Leon could see them working together, dragons of different attributes looked at each other without a hint of camaraderie. It was strange that poison and acid dragons could exist since those types were basically a fusion of two or more elements.

    "Well. There is an exception to every rule... maybe some dragons loved each other like Romeo and Juliet, and from that kind of forbidden love, poison and acid dragons were generated," Leon shrugged.

    Putting such crazy ideas aside, Leon still decided to check if the dragons had hearts for him to eat... but he didn''t find any. Fortunately, their meat was the best thing Leon had eaten so far. Maybe it was because it was rich in mana, but he couldn''t care less.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Gravity Trap.

    ? Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Restriction.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Air Charge.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Siphon of energy.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    Restores: 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Assault.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Regardless, despite the fact that Leon had to use a lot of mana to control his spear, he already was training and leveling up his new skills much faster thanks for two reasons. First, the dragons had a lot more mana than any monster Leon had seen so far, so he could recover more mana than he uses against them. The second reason was rted to the first one; the dragons were powerful. Based on their status alone, they were far stronger than Leon, but since there weren''t ss cannons like Leon. They were physically and magically strong, incredibly sturdy, but at the same time fast.

    "No wonder they were the most powerful type of monsters... if they weren''t so prideful, I bet they could have destroyed earth..." Leon rubbed his chin. "In any case, by my calctions, things will get difficult again once the dragons reach level five hundred..."

    For the time being, Leon could one-shot kill dragons using his spear. However, he constantly had to repair it because the dragons'' scales and flesh were hard, so the spear constantly would lose its edge. Since his crafting skills already reached the level max, Leon would have to rely on the amount of mithril he uses and, at the same his own skills to make stronger weapons. He felt like the dragons would give him an unpleasant surprise sooner orter, and that was why Leon was already thinking of making a stronger spear.<sub> </sub>

    "I can increase the effectiveness of mana liquid by using dragon''s blood, but there is a limit of how much that will help me," Leon said. "Besides, I have to sleep eventually, and I still don''t know how I will be able to sleep, considering that dragons don''t stop froming."

    Leon also had to consider how he would learn the elemental absorptions. The dragons had those passive skills, so the best option would be too analyze their memories. The problem was, if that isn''t enough, Leon would be forced to increase his mentality... The number of worries increased, but fortunately, Leon found a possible solution to the problem in Ilyana''s vault.

    Summon Mechanical Dragon tome

    Cost: 1,500,000 mana

    Cooldown time: 10 seconds

    Requirements: 500,000 Intelligence, 200,000 Control, Lv Max Earth Creation.

    Cost: 0 and 1,000,000,000,000 coins. (Since you are stupid, I know you will spend your coins.)

    "One fucking trillion coins..." Leon said while his eyes were wide open.

    Putting the requirements and the cost in coins aside, it was clear that it would be a good investment... However, it was a solution Leon couldn''t count on for the time being... he will only have that stupid amount in intelligence and control in one hundred years at best.

    "I really don''t miss those types of dragons... but I wonder why there are no dark dragons, or light dragons," Leon rubbed his chin. "In any case, I guess it would be weird if also exists time dragons."

    Now that Leon could rx a bit, his mind was starting to ponder about such things. Instead of finding ways to help him have good nights of rest while the dragons still try to eat him alive.

    The most obvious ''solution'' would be too keep Mana Armor or Reflective Armor active while holding a soul eater and just sleep. However, Leon''s mana would end before long. Even if that doesn''t happen, once he wakes up, Leon would have to deal with thousands of dragons. He could always sleep underground while keeping Mana Concealment active, but the problem of the number of dragons would still be there...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Taunt.

    Cost: 100 mana and 100 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Steel Heart.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frenzy.

    Cost: 200 mana and 200 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon finally had an idea that might solve his problems to some extent. He still would have to face thousands of dragons once he wakes up, but when dragons were part of the equation, easier solutions aren''t hard to find... Leon decided to use their bones.

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    As expected, the production of mana fruits slowed down the moment Leon started to separate and try to craft weapons out of the dragons'' bones. Since he had to do that between battles, he didn''t have much time. So, in the end, Leon decided only to use the most massive bones.

    The ideal option would be to create other giant mithril weapons, but Leon would have to spend too much mana, and he didn''t have enough mana or time. Even though the dragons'' bones were resilient, Leon''s idea started to take shape pretty fast.

    Bone Spear of the Ice Dragon

    It grants you: Strength + 3000, Endurance + 3000, Speed + 3000

    "Mmm... it is much better than I expected," Leon nodded to himself. "I guess the fact that I spend a day crafting is also affecting that."

    Even though Leon could use his mithril spears to give the bones the shape he wanted, sometimes he was forced to use sma. Despite that, the process was really slow. Perhaps he should speed up the process and decrease the quality of the weapons... Although that spear would probably be more useful against fire dragons, a few dozens of that wouldn''t be enough to kill thousands of dragons.

    "I guess my only option is to sleep one or two hours per day..." Leon dropped his shoulders and then sighed. "Even by doing that, I will be forced to deal with more than six hundred dragons at once."

    If Leon uses Mindscape Transportation, things will get a bit easier, but he would need a few more weeks to learn that kind of skill... even though the dragons granted him tens of thousands of coins. Regardless, since Leon couldn''t think of a better option, he resumed his work.

    As expected, Leon could use the dragons'' spirits either. Fortunately, that was just a minor nuisance since Leon could create his own spirits and give the attributes and effects he wanted to those weapons. To the spears made of bones of ice dragons, he added a freezing effect that would even cool down fire dragons, and he also improved the weapon until its limits. Leon had to spend a little more mana to do that, but once he noticed that effects worked much better than expected, he concluded that was a good investment.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Although I''m spending a lot of mana without obtaining status points, fortunately, other skills are leveling up and increasing the power of my spears," Leon nodded to himself. "I just hope that will be enough."

    In the end, Leon worked for twenty days straight and created thirty of those spears. He was exhausted, but Leon couldn''t bring himself to sleep without confirming that that idea would work as nned. After using mana concealment, Leon waited for the number of dragons to increase... he only began his test half an hourter when three hundred dragons were flying around the ind. While looking at that, Leon couldn''t help but sweat cold.

    "Boy, oh, boy..." Leon muttered while smiling like a fool.

    The air around that whole area started to vibrate the very moment the dragons noticed Leon''s presence. Some of them opened their mouth, and the air stagnated, but Leon didn''t wait to be attacked, the key of the victory would fall one the hands of who attacks first and that was one of the few things Leon was good at.

    Once again, without holding back on the consumption of mana, Leon moved around using Transfer and piercing dragons'' skulls before they could react. Although the bone spears weren''t as good as his own mithril spear, their effectiveness increased a lot since he had four of each element, and he used them to attack dragons that were weak against it.

    Working ferociously, Leon killed a dragon in a second and would spend another second securing its corpse and looking for another target. As expected, the dragons started to sacrifice their allies in order to kill Leon. Poison Breath, Acid Breath, Fire Breaths... they used everything they could to kill Leon, and dozens of dragons died when other dozens attacked without holding back. Still, he escaped unscathed every single time, because he saw that attack thousands of times and he never deactivated Mana Eyes.<sub> </sub>

    "Oh, man... this is one hell of an exercise," Leon said after a long sigh. "And I will be forced to do it every time I wake up."

    Leon just waited half an hour, but he had to fight without a single moment to rest for another half an hour because the dragons continue to spawn... Fortunately, things ended well despite the fact that his ind was now a graveyard of dragons. It was all thanks to the fact that he used thergest and more durable of the dragon bones. If Leon had used other parts... the weapons could end up breaking.

    Health: 68452 +

    Mana: 223547 +

    Stamina: 65662 +

    Strength: 227 +

    Dexterity: 288 +

    Speed: 390 +

    Intelligence: 136845 +

    Endurance: 855 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 10000 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 70000 +

    Willpower: 545 +

    Coins: 825,425,966,000

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: sma Lance Lv Max, sma Bullet Lv Max, sma Arrow Lv Max, sma Bomb Lv Max, sma shield Lv Max, Summon Mechanical Warg Lv Max, Siphon of Life Lv Max, Reflect Shield Lv Max, Reflect Armor Lv Max, Craft Lv Max, cksmith Lv Max, Magic Craftmanship Lv Max, Magic cksmith Lv Max

    Passive Skills: Fire Immunity Lv Max, Pain Immunity Lv Max, Poison Immunity Lv Max, Water Immunity Lv Max, Wind Immunity Lv Max, Ice Immunity Lv Max, Earth Immunity Lv Max, Curse Immunity Lv Max, Darkness Immunity Lv Max, Light Immunity Lv Max

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    The mana Leon thought it wouldst for two months onlysted for two weeks. Fortunately, at least he was able to kill the dragons and craft new weapons using their bones with the mana he could recover.

    "Mmm... weapons of capable of piercing and cutting are impossible, but maybe I can create a hammer using the dragons'' scales," Leon nodded to himself. "It won''t be as powerful as my spears, but it might help."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Phantom Sword.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Phantom Spear.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Phantom Shield.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon was forced to slow down his pace, but he didn''t forget to learn the skills the dragons had. Leveling up those to the necessary level wasn''t possible for the time being, but a few extra status points would help.

    "Create an improved version of my mithril spear, creating other bone spears, learning and training new spells..." Leon sighed. "So many things to do."

    At least Leon was so busy that he doubted that he would have to erase his memories for quite a while. Although he was avoiding even getting wounded, Leon was obtaining a lot of battle experience. Still, even considering that Leon couldn''t imagine himself surviving against the level max dragons... before, he concluded that he wouldn''tst fighting the level five hundred dragons. At least not with a limited supply of mana... but now he had a limited supply and could see himself surviving even the level eight hundred dragons, but that wasn''t enough.

    Considering the nature of the trial, things wouldn''t get easier for Leon after he survives that wave of dragons. Fortunately, by Leon''s calctions, he would learn Mindscape Transportation before that happens.

    "Let''s just hope that will be enough... I guess I should also hope that I will be able to retrieve their bodies if I kill the dragons in an imaginary dimension," Leon scratched the back of his head.

    Although there wasn''t much, Leon finally had some room to breathe. Even if things getplicated, he still had a trump card... and those were the mithril statues. Although he wanted to use only those as a reminder of the time he spent there, Leon wouldn''t risk his life more than necessary just to keep some mithril statues. If anything, he could always create some miniatures of those...

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Breath.

    Cost: 1000 mana<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Breath.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I feel kind of weird using those attacks, but..." Leon frowned while he was replicating some of the dragons'' attack. "Whatever... at this point in time, I don''t have the leisure to worry about how do I look using this kind of attack."

    In any case, now that Leon had a lot of meat, he decided to level his skills Health Sacrifice and Stamina Sacrifice. Using skills that consumed his health or stamina on the dragons wasn''t an option, so that was a good way to put them to good use... Besides, he was getting a bit plump since he took a liking to dragons'' meat and Enhanced Taste.

    Leon doubted that he would reach a point by using those skills where he could think of facing a dragon directly, but in the end, every point in health and stamina would increase his survivability. As for mana, the only way for Leon to increase it would be by using status points, since he had to fight and couldn''t count on the help of his summoned monsters.

    Regardless, even though barely had enough room to rx, one month passed in the blink of an eye, and he finally had enough coins to learn Mindscape Transportation.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mindscape Transportation.

    Cost: 10000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm... I thought it would cost a lot more mana to use it," Leon rubbed his chin. "There is something wrong here..."

    It didn''t take long for Leon to understand why the cost of the skill was just that given its nearly infinity possibilities. Although it was weird, he could move himself to the imaginary dimension, and there he found nothing... he had decided to create a grasnd of some shorts using that skill, but it looked like the spell didn''t work like that.

    After some tests, Leon concluded that he had to create everything in that imaginary dimension using his own mana. Fortunately, once he creates something, that very same thing would be stored inside that dimension forever.

    "I see... so, if I create a copy of mithril spear, I will be able to attack anything with it without worrying about the extra cost of mana," Leon nodded to himself. "But it looks like I will have to spend the same amount of mana to create and store those things..."

    Basically, if Leon wanted to create one hell of a spear in his mindscape, he could, but the cost would be the same as if he was making a real object... and that was weird since the mindscape was basically the world that worked with the rules he wanted. However, that wasn''t the only weakness. Since Leon would create everything using mana, his enemies would also be able to use mana there.

    "Well, at this point in time, it would be weird to hope for a skill that would have no drawbacks," Leon said. "Anyway, this spell will still be very useful for my purposes."

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    Although Leon barely had enough mana to deal with the dragons, he still found some room to y with Mindscape Transportation. It was a pity, but he couldn''t summon anything from outside to inside that dimension. If he could, Leon''s problems would be solved quite easily. He would just have to transport all his weapons to that dimension, after all.

    However, once Leon creates something inside that dimension, he could freely transport that same thing to outside and to inside that dimension. So, it looked like Leon would be able to take something he creates in Sekundez''s dimension to reality.

    "That is quite impressive... if someone has Sekundez''s power and the power to use Mindscape Transportation, doesn''t that mean that very same someone can create a perfect environment to train or create powerful weapons?" Leon rubbed his chin.

    Although that was indeed the case, Leon soon understood that kind of thing couldn''t be so convenient. Most likely, the main weakness of that kind of strategy would be the fact that one wouldn''t be able to see what is happening outside that dimension and even if someone''s control time, that dimension would be unprotected from attacks.

    After doing some tests, Leon confirmed that hypothesis. Instead of going to another imaginary dimension, Leon only retreated his consciousness to that ce. His body was still on the ind, but his mind was on that mythical dimension.

    "I see now... when I use this kind of spell, my real body will be defenseless," Leon nodded to himself. "Even though this skill is convenient, like any other spell, it has several drawbacks."

    The easy way to create an environment that would be deadly for the dragons would be to make copies of his mithril spear, but since Leon didn''t have nearly enough mana for that, he had to be creative. His first idea had been to summon some of his monsters and grant them the power to use Mana Maism and teach them how to produce mithril. But since the time in that dimension only passed while some enemy was there, that wasn''t an option.

    Although Leon could make time pass ten times faster in that dimension, creating a ce was filled with magma, ice, or water wouldn''t be enough to kill them either. Leon also thought of creating a replica and making that replica kill the dragons, but since Leon wouldn''t be able to keep the spell active for a long time, the replica wouldn''t be able to recover energy fast enough.

    "No... that might actually work," Leon rubbed his chin. "As long as the replica is as strong as me, the replica will be able to kill the dragons in less than a second. Considering the cost of both skillsbined, I will spend twenty-five thousand mana points per second since no matter what, I can only cancel the spells after a second... Anyway, I will be able to cut the cost of mana by half, and I can use the remaining mana to create mithril and give it to my replica."

    Some mana will end up being lost along the way, but considering that Leon would be able to assimte his replica experience and knowledge, it wasn''t a bad idea. Without wasting time, Leon put that idea into practice... even though there were some cases where his replica took longer than expected, Leon still managed to cut the mana cost to kill dragons by half. Not only that, once the dragon died and Leon canceled the spell, the corpse would leave the dimension, and Leon could give it to his corrupt mana trees.

    "This is a bit of a roundabout way, but for the time being, it is what I can do," Leon nodded to himself.

    Another downside of Mindscape Transportation was the fact that Leon had to touch whatever he wanted to transfer to his imaginary dimension. So, thanks to that, he ended up freezing, electrocuting and burning his hands quite a few times. In any case, that was a price he decided to pay in order to have some room to learn new skills.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fire Dragon Wings.

    Cost: 10000 mana and 10000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Dragon Wings.

    ? Cost: 10000 mana and 10000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Dragon Wings.

    Cost: 10000 mana and 10000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Dragon Wings.

    Cost: 10000 mana and 10000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Wow... those skills are insane," Leon said, his eyes were wide open while looking at the massive wings on his back.

    Dragons had several skills, but the most powerful offensive skills Leon found were those. Usually, when dragons wanted to deal with troublesome enemies, they used that middle-ranged attack... by creating wings that were asrge as their bodies, dragons could slowly kill enemies with an elemental rain or smashed them with a single p of both wings. Even though Leon wasn''t that physically strong, when he replicated those skills, he made the entire dimension tremble. Well, considering the size of that dimension, it wasn''t that impressive, but Leon at least could stun any dragon with it for a few precious moments.

    "Maybe at the max level, I will be able to smash dragons like mosquitoes using those wings... but it will take quite a while for me to reach that level," Leon scratched the back of his head.

    Given the cost of those skills, that was only obvious, but since its use could decimate dozens of enemies, perhaps that wouldn''t take so long. Regardless, Leon still had to learn several skills of the dragons, so he didn''t have time to waste.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Dragon Wings

    Cost: 10000 mana and 10000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Dragon Wings.

    Cost: 10000 mana and 10000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Dragon Wings.

    Cost: 10000 mana and 10000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Dragon Wings.

    Cost: 10000 mana and 10000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although those skills were a bit moreplicated to replicate, Leon managed to learn each one after practicing for a single day... if he had the energy to spare, things could have progressed a lot faster. But unfortunately, the enemies were dragons. It would be weird if Leon could deal with them without being careful.

    "In the end, I will have to memorize the dragons'' flow of mana..." Leon said once he noticed that he wouldn''t have time to replicate all their skills. "Well, I guess that isn''t so bad. I can always ess my memories and experience the same situation over and over again to learn those same spells."

    The dragons that appeared that day were at the level eight hundred and seventy, so in two weeks, they would reach the level max. It wasn''t nearly enough time for Leon to learn their skills, and since he would be worried about what kind of monster woulde after, he wouldn''t be able to stay focused as usual.

    In the end, knowing that Leon decided to train some spells based on their elemental properties. Against fire dragons, he made his copy using ice attacks as much as possible. Against water dragons, he made his replica use electric attacks as much as possible and so on. Everything to obtain to obtain status points and grow stronger. Thanks to it, even while facing dragons at the level max, he could kill them after firing twenty or so sma Lances. However, instead of worrying about that, Leon''s mind was thinking about something that happened earlier that day.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Force.

    Cost: 10000 health, 10000 mana, and 10000 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Just what the hell is going on?" Leon frowned.<sub> </sub>

    Leon didn''t do anything to learn that skill. Although he saw that on the list of the dragons'' active skills list, he never saw them using. Most likely, they never used it because that skill consumed their energy at an astounding pace and even caused damage. In any case, Leon was quite interested in the effects of it... but before testing, he had to know why he learned.

    "I don''t remember learning any skill after killing thousands of monsters... killing dragons for one hundred days probably didn''t trigger that," Leon nodded to himself. "The only real difference is that I ate a lot of meat... dragons'' meat."

    Although that made sense, Leon ate even more of those weird fish after the ne crash, and he never obtained any skill from eating that. Still, it would be weirdparing fish to dragons.

    "The cost of health worries me, but I can test for a second or two without worrying about putting myself at risk," Leon said.

    That skill had a cool and powerful name, and since he probably learned it after eating dragons'' meat for months, Leon expected that it would be useful despite the cost of health. After preparing himself mentally, Leon activated the skill, and soon afterward, he felt his body getting hot and his bones cracking... not only that, some of his blood vessels romped.

    "What the heck..." Leon muttered in pain.

    After harming himself for years to train his passive skills, Leon got used to the pain, but he still felt the danger to his life when he felt his body getting cold at an astonishing pace. He had to deactivate the skill, but before that, he opened his status window... everything aside from health, mana, and stamina had increased by precisely one thousand points... even his luck and recovery.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon kept the skill active for three seconds... those mere seconds had been enough to cover Leon in blood and make him feel like crap. It would be dangerous to face the dragons in that state, even though his replica was the one doing all the fighting. So, Leon used Full-Recover to stop the bleeding.

    "Now I get it... even though this skill has such powerful effects, not even dragons would be able to fight properly keeping this skill active," Leon concluded. "Still, one thousand points in all status is... It would be better if my hair could get all spiky and blond, but... oh, well."

    The skill would be even more powerful by leveling up, so its potential was insane. Training it would be near impossible, but it was necessary given that it could be an irreparable trump card in Leon''s hands.

    "Mmm... maybe I should create a stock of dragons'' meat," Leon rubbed his chin. "Perhaps something simr will happen again."

    Hoping for that was a bit too much. Besides, even if it happens, the cost of the next skill would be stupidly high. Although Leon could counter those after effects by using Heal and Stamina Restoration, not even Mana Maism could help restore his mana fast enough.

    Regardless, that kind of worry didn''t stay in Leon''s mind for long, because one day after dealing with the dragons at the max level, they still didn''t disappear. Although they reached the max level, the dragons still appeared with more skills and increased status.

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    Fire Dragon- Lv Max

    Health: 4,545,000/4,545,000

    Mana: 3,030,000/3,030,000

    Stamina:4,545,000/4,545,000

    Strength: 700,700

    Dexterity: 606,000

    Speed: 101,000

    Intelligence: 505,000

    Endurance: 505,000

    Control: 909,000

    Mentality: 1,010,000 +

    Luck: 424,200 +

    Recovery: 505,000 +

    Willpower: 545,000 +

    Coins: 00

    Status: 00

    Active Skills: Bite Lv Max, Fire Breath Lv Max, Steel ws Lv Max, Inferno Lv Max, Fire Meteor Lv Max, Fire Creation Lv Max, Fire Transformation Lv Max, Fire Creation Lv Max, Omnilingualism Lv Max

    Passive Skills: Earth Resistance Lv Max, Fire Resistance Lv Max, Fire Immunity Lv Max, Fire Absorption Lv Max, Ice Resistance Lv Max, Wind Resistance Lv Max, Gravity Resistance Lv Max, Thunder Resistance Lv Max, Pain Resistance Lv Max, Fire Blessing Lv 20

    "Hey... this isn''t fair," Leon said, shocked.

    What wouldn''t be fair was the fact that dragons may have a limit of how strong they could get while other species like humans didn??t. Still, Leon couldn''t help but feel like that was some kind of bullshit. The level of the fire dragons didn''t increase, but all the skills Leon could see reached the level max, and they even obtained Fire Blessing. A passive skill that was only granted by those who met Efreet''s fragment.

    <o>,m In any case, that was a very bad sign... if dragons were thest creatures, Leon would have to face there, and their status and skills would grow like that... eventually, he would be decimated by them. That dimension was already small to begin with, so eventually, they would be powerful to destroy anything in it.<sub> </sub></o>

    "When Ilyana mentioned that thes would be near indestructible once they reach the fifth stage of assimtion, I thought it was bullshit," Leon bit his lips. "But considering that those creatures are bound to appear, it is only evident that such a thing is necessary. A group of ten even growing dragons could easily destroy earth in a few months if they don''t stop getting strong, after all."

    The situation wasn''t so bad because Leon still could obtain coins and drain their mana, but even so. Everything has a limit... eventually, Leon wouldn''t be able to keep increasing his intelligence faster than the dragons'' health increase. Or even worse, they would find a way to counter his Mana Concealment, and he would die forck of sleep. That would be a pathetic end for someone who kept himself sane after centuries of solitude and after killing almost one million dragons.

    "Well, first things first... kill the first group of dragons," Leon said. "I can worry about this situationter."

    Although Leon had decided to use his replica, this time, he just used Transfer and appeared above one of the dragons and started to drain their mana directly. It was better to do that and drain their mana directly to attack the others at the same time, but much to Leon''s surprise, the fire dragon, resisted Mana Absorption.

    "What is this time?" Leon clicked his tongue.

    It looked like his targets could resist, and Leon only noticed that because he never tried to use Mana Absorption in creatures like dragons. In the end, he had to rely on his replica until his mana corrupt trees give him some mana fruits.

    Usually, a dragon''s corpse would appear one second after he moved it to his imaginary dimension, but this time it took double of that amount. The same thing happened again nine times, so Leon went to that dimension to assimte the memories of his replica.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Perfect Replica has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mindscape Transportation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon saw the very moment the fire dragons appeared in his imaginary dimension. As if every single of them had been expecting for that, they attacked the replica using their Fire Dragon Wings in rapid session. The replica couldn''t approach since those wings were pping, and the dragons could as well use to attack him if he gets too close... so his replica ended up using sma Lances and faced the dragons directly in a battle of attrition.

    In the end, sma Lances won the battle against the innumerous magic projectilesunched by the Fire Dragon Wings, but the replica used a lot more mana to protect itself and to kill the beast.

    "Just what the hell is going here..." Leon bit his nails.

    After thinking for a while, Leon thought a few possibilities. Maybe those dragons can share between themselves a single mind, and that would exin why the fire dragons were readied to attack Leon''s replica. Leon would have to analyze their passive skills, but it wouldn''t be all that weird that they obtained the power to share their experiences with others. However, that was weird because Leon killed all the fire dragons before they could think of that.

    There was also the possibility that Sekundez herself transmitted that memory to the dragons, but that would also be weird considering that she said that time would pass really fast in that dimension inparison to reality. Maybe she lied, and time didn''t pass there faster, but why? What would such spirit gain by lying to him?

    "... What a headache," Leon said after a long sigh.

    In the end, Leon epted some risks and didn''t think of the consequences. He was in a dimension where Sekundez was basically a goddess. Although he lived there for almost four hundred years and nothing weird happened that could threaten his life, Leon couldn''t just wait for the end of the trial any longer. He was in a convenient dimension where he could stronger for only Sekundez know how long, but until he confirms certain things, he would never be able to focus.

    "Maybe it is a bit soon... but it is time to leave this ce," Leon decided.

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    After analyzing Mindscape Transportation again, Leon confirmed a few more things. It took him quite a while, but he managed to use Mind Control and make a fire dragon attack the boundaries of the mindscape. At first, he thought that ce was somewhat simr to an illusionary trap. Whenever he tried to fly in a straight line, toward one direction, he would always return to the ind, but that wasn''t true. He would always return to the ind because not even Sekundez could create a real-size world. Perhaps the original spirit could, but not her fragment.

    Leon felt his mana decreasing a little faster when the fire dragon started to use its spells toward all directions. Although there was nothing to attack, that space had been created by mana, so the mana he was using to keep that space existing was being damaged.

    "So, I have to attack this very dimension and make her run out of mana..." Leon concluded. "This will be hard... even if Sekundez lied at some point. She is still powerful enough to create millions of monsters and billions of zombies using her powers in this imaginary dimension. Most likely, she didn''t create them all at once, but still... to create those dragons and even make them steadily grow strong. She had to use a lot of mana."

    Leon still didn''t know the limits of Mindscape Transportation, but he was pretty sure Sekundez''s skill was already at the max level. Maybe that dimension could only have that size, but there was also a possibility that Sekundez just created with that size to save mana. She got attacked once, so it wouldn''t be weird if Sekundez got attacked again. Knowing that anyone smart enough wouldn''t spend all its power in a trial.

    "I got a lot stronger in those four hundred years, but I still can''t imagine myself being strong enough to destroy the spell of someone who created such a perfect barrier around its temple," Leon rubbed his chin when he recalled those months where he had been forced to starve to death several times.

    Maybe Leon could find a way to destroy that dimension using brute force. He was only good at that, after all, so why not? However, he gave up on that idea. Destroying the dimension seemed like a good idea, but then he recalled the Spell-Breaker... a skill that he learned to counter magic spells. The problem was that skill only worked when the enemy was about to use their skill. Leon couldn''t use to destroy a spell that was already active.

    "Mmm... there is a more powerful version of Spell-Breaker," Leon said. "Usually, to counter a spell, I would have to use the same amount of mana, but in this situation, I just have to disturb the mana that is being used to maintain this dimension."

    Although the logic behind it was simple, Leon had no idea how to apply it. Besides, considering the fact that Leon could use Mana Maism and recover a lot of mana from a space that couldn''t create any mana, perhaps the reactions of the ambient were just an illusion created by a simtion-like ambient... Leon felt a terrible headache by thinking about it since he wasn''t a theoretical person.

    There was also a chance that Leon was just worrying too much about something very unlikely, but it was better to be safe than sorry. In the worst-case scenario, he would be forced to give up on Sekundez''s power, but his mental health was more important than that.

    "As I suspected... there isn''t a skill like Spell-Breaker Ilyana''s vault," Leon massaged his eyebrows.

    After a few more tests, Leon confirmed that only mana and its effects would be able to damage that dimension. Although his main goal was to cancel the spell, he had to prepare himself for the possibility that he may not learn that. If the worstes to the worst... Leon would have to use brute strength.

    Instead of learning new spells, Leon used the extra mana he was gaining to expand the scope of his Mana Barrier to its limit since there was a chance that defensive spells would counter the effects of that dimension. However, as expected, expanding the scope of that skill beyond the limits of its level wasn''t easy, and a lot of mana had been used... just to cover the entire ind, Leon had to expend enough mana that equaled to the dragons entire mana pool... Leon had to consume four kilograms of mithril that he had thought it would be enough in just a minute.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "By my calctions... I will have to spend ten times more mana to make a Mana Barrier reaches the boundaries of this dimension," Leon bit his nails. "If that fails, I will have to try Mind Armor and Reflect Armor, and those will consume a lot more mana... shit."

    The chances of Reflect Armor to work in that kind of situation were quite dim, but in case Mind Armor fails, Leon had no idea what to do next. However, before Leon could try any of those, he had another idea. It was a bit risky since he never tried anything like that before, and he was pretty sure that kind of magic wasn''t supposed to be used like that... but maybe Spatial Maniption could help Leon with that.

    "Although the cost of that skill is already stupidly high considering what it can do, maybe if I increase the output of the spell... I will be able to change the dimensions of this ce," Leon nodded to himself. "There is a chance that something may go wrong along the way, but I won''t die... probably.''

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    Spatial Maniption basically distorted the dimensions of certain ces inside of some objects. Although it was more urate to say that Leon just surprised a certain space and sealed inside an item, Leon was pretty sure that the inverse could be done... in case someone gets trapped in a spatial trap.

    "The problem is, I don''t have much time to do this," Leon said. "The dragons are getting stronger by the day... much faster than me. If I use my mana to create weapons, I can counter that effect, but since I will need a lot of it to leave this ce, I will end up putting myself in a dire situation if I fail."

    In the end, Leon created a mithril spear that would help him along the way against dragons and that he would absorb to use Spatial Maniption to its limits. If he fails, he would have a lot of trouble, but not much as if he tries to consume his only mithril weapon.

    In order not to findter that his n was impossible and end up using too much mana and time in something useless, Leon decided to run a test after he created a spear that weighs one thousand kilograms. Even though some concentration was needed in order to increase the scope of such skill, in the end, for the good or the worse, Leon was good at using his mana violently. So, he managed to increase and use in reverse the power of Spatial Maniption while he also used Mana-Eater to restore his mana.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Spatial Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Spatial Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Spatial Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Leon smirked when he saw those notifications. That was a sign that he was doing things right. Although that was hard to confirm... given that Leon was making the entire area around himself tremble using a non-offensive spell. Increasing the size of a ce was to be theoretically impossible. Still, Leon could do that with magic... he was certain that he was doing things right because he could feel the temperature around himself decreasing. His Spatial Maniption was creating a vacuum, and that was making the temperature decrease.

    Unfortunately... Leon would have to use much more mana, and he also would need to concentrate much to achieve the results he wanted. In the end, with that spell, he only managed to increase the dimensions of half of the ind, and since he didn''tplete what he wanted to do, the skill failed at the end, and everything returned to normal.

    "This is definitely the key to leave this ce," Leon nodded to himself. "I increased the proportions of this dimension for a brief moment, and I made the ind berger... it felt like was under illusion since everything looked so distorted, but it is probably because I want to destroy this dimension."

    In any case, given that Sekundez didn''t do anything until maybe she didn''t lie that time would pass much faster in that dimension. That would exin why nothing happened while Leon was trying to destroy the dimension.<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, even though it would be minimal, Leon could increase the effectiveness of his actions if he focuses on a single skill. It was dangerous, but he had no other choice but to restore his mana using soul eaters... that means he couldn''t create another mithril spear to attack them. Soul eaters don''t have any offensive power, and even though Leon could amplify the piercing power by using Gravity and Telekinesis, it wasn''t enough to pierce the dragons'' flesh, so Leon couldn''t use them to directly drain the dragons'' mana.

    "In the end, the only option is to store my ow mana inside of soul eater," Leon concluded.

    Fortunately, even though his corrupt mana trees were at the max level, a single dragon could grant him two mana fruits. The trees still had to have some time to digest the dragons, but considering that Leon summoned thousands of them, the preparations ended after a single day.

    The best option would be to slowly level up Spatial Maniption, but Leon didn''t have time or the patience to do that. He wanted to get rid once and for all of his worries. Without holding back, Leon activated Spatial Maniption and increased its scope to its maximum level. Leon felt dizzy countless times in a single moment due to the mana exhaustion, but the soul eaters restore his own mana at the same pace.

    Congrattions! The skill Spatial Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spatial Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spatial Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    In the blink of an eye and even before the spatial maniption could reach the boundaries of that dimension, Leon saw cracks appearing in the sky. As expected, he found the way to leave that ce. Although he could use Transfer and leave that ce just like that, Leon didn''t want to risk since he couldn''t see anything beyond those cracks. In the end, it was better to finish the job...

    Fortunately, at the same pace Spatial Maniption leveled up, Leon made his skill reach the boundaries of the dimension. In the end, everything around him started to chatter like ss. However, even though that was a good sign, it looked like Leon wouldn''t leave that ce until he destroys every single part of that dimension. Although it was quite scary to destroy a dimension being an imaginary one or not, Leon endured the goosebumps he felt while he was slowly getting surrounded by the darkness of the void...

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    In the end, things only changed when thest piece of the dimension fell from its position. Before he could notice, Leon was back on Sekundez''s temple. His spirits were still there and Sekundez as well. Suddenly, he fell on her knees as if she was suffering or extremely tired.

    "Oh, you guys are still here..." Leon said.

    "What are you talking about?" Celsius asked.

    "Did you do something? Why is nothing happening?" Undine asked.

    "I was hoping to see something shy, but I guess time magic isn''t something so special, after all," Efreet shrugged.

    "...What did you do?" Sekundez asked. "My mana..."

    "I destroyed that dimension," Leon replied. "I couldn''t focus anymore on the training since I had too many questions in my head... but I guess, as usual, I was just overthinking things."

    "So... the trial already begun and ended?" Sylph tilted his head.

    "You don''t look much different, Leon," Gnome said. "How many years did you experience there?"

    "I see now... in order to change too much and lose your focus, you decided to delete some of your memories," Volt said. "That is a very surprising way of using Mind Melding..."

    Leon already had imagined that, but Volt was probably the smartest one of the groups, maybe Undine was on his same level, but that was hard to confirm given her usual behavior. Regardless, while Sekundez was recovering from the exhaustion, Leon exined that four hundred years have passed in that dimension.

    "I see... I was hoping that you grew up a little, but you look like the same fool," Celsius said.

    "Ouch... such sharp words," Leon sighed and dropped his shoulders. "Well, let''s finish this conversationter... what is going to happen now? I was hoping that you would recover pretty fast, but it looks like I was wrong."

    "... Fragments of spirits can''t exist by themselves; they need mana from external sources to exist," Sekundez exined. "You made me lost all the mana I obtained by destroying that dimension. I won''tst long at this rate."

    "Well, that is a problem... I want your power, but I didn''tplete the trial," Leon rubbed his chin. "Wait a minute... how do you obtain mana here? You don''t look like someone who has many visitors, and since you test them quite harshly, there is no way they would leave after failing and give you some magic weapons full of mana."

    "Many tried to obtain my power, and failure isn''t an option... you are the first one who didn''t die," Sekundez exined. "As you can imagine, I only transported your mind to that dimension... that being said, if the mind of someone dies there, their bodies would die as well. But before that happens, I consume their mana for quite a while as a fee for the trial."

    "... I see... so you use people like me as batteries when they fail," Leon narrowed his eyes in annoyance. "I must say, you are quite brave in saying that given that you are about to disappear and your sole existence depends on me now... Well, no matter. I still want your power, even though your methods are dubious, I can''t condemn someone who wants to live."

    Leon tried to transfuse his mana to Sekundez, but before he could do that, she disappeared, and Leon started to sweat cold. Although he obtained a great deal of power, he endured those four hundred years to obtain the power to control time.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Sekundez''s Fragment.

    Cost: 300 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Time Maniption.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: elerate.

    Cost: 10000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stop.

    Cost: 10000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Death Sense.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Temporal Awareness.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Temporal Armor.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "There is no need. You defeated me in a way that was supposed to be impossible," Sekundez said inside Leon''s head. "It is clear that you have what is necessary to endure and seed inpleting the trial. You will have my cooperation."

    Leon was quite surprised, but then he sighed in relief. It looked like he saved himself of a few thousand years of istion, but he still was a bit worried about Sekundez. Leon still needed some exnations.

    "Although I would like to hear directly from you how those new skills work, I think I want to hear first about the trial," Leon said.

    "Of course. As you know, the goal of the trial was to test your patience... but the real goal was to make you understand the importance of the time," Sekundez exined. "My power can change the universe much more than any other spirit, after all."

    "I already know that I want to know about why I was facing dragons after only four hundred years..." Leon said. "What would I face for the next centuries? Before answering me, I think I should use Mindscape Transportation and increase the passage of time there... I still need to learn several skills, after all."

    "That is a good idea, but first you have to understand that I lost all my powers, so I won''t be able to replicate the environment of the trial," Sekundez said. "You will have to level up the skills you obtained to do that."

    "Is that so... let me check something for a second," Leon said that and then began to focus.

    While he was destroying the imaginary dimensional, he discovered the perfect way to increase the scope of any skill... he just had to focus all his mana and then send it toward the direction he wanted. Although he was pretty sure he still wasn''t at the level of Ilyana, with that kind of action, he would be able to be as powerful as her in a sense for at the least a moment.

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    Although Leon had no idea in which direction he would find Earth, he didn''t have to know that since he had irvoyance. After focusing all his mana, Leon made it work using irvoyance, and then he saw Earth... from a distance since he decided he wanted to see Earth, not a city in particr.

    "Oops... I have to focus and imagine Amanda''s camp," Leon shook his head.

    Leon''s manasted for three seconds, but he still had enough time to see hundreds of dragons attacking a city walled by mithril walls. Outside the walls, Leon saw Hector leading the humans from that camp while Amanda and Maya were offering him support from the lines... the number of death among humans was high, Leon couldn''t even count the number of corpses, but he also saw hundreds of dragons dead on the ground.

    Congrattions! The skill irvoyance has leveled up.

    ? You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill irvoyance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill irvoyance has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "They are fine..." Leon sighed in relief. "But, where is Ilyana?"

    "She is probably fighting in another world," Celsius replied. "I don''t see any harvester, only dragons. A battle between people of her level would probably decimate anyone and anything on the whole, after all."

    Leon nodded, but he still had to confirm that. So, he recovered his mana using Mana Maism and then used irvoyance again. Another good aspect of that skill, Leon could observe ces, but he also could find new ces by trying to find people. This time, his skill onlysted for two seconds, but Leon still managed to see a world trembling while some blurs were moving around, hitting each other. Those were probably Ilyana and the harvesters... somehow, she was able to fight against three monster-like being capable of destroying worlds.

    "You arete..." Ilyana used Telepathy. "What is this... your power isn??t at the right level yet."

    "So, you can feel me even though I just used irvoyance?" Leon frowned. "Anyway, I obtained Sekundez''s cooperation, but I didn''tplete the whole trial... I escaped her dimension after four hundred years."

    Much for Leon''s surprise, Ilyana didn''t look like she was struggling. Her voice seemedpletely normal as usual as if she wasn''t even fighting seriously...

    "I should have imagined that..." Ilyana sighed. "To make matters worse, I just received a stupid amount of coins... how can you be so prideful?"<sub> </sub>

    "Forget about that... many humans died, and you are still holding back? Why?" Leon asked.

    "If I fight seriously, other harvesters wille to kill me, and they also feel my actions on Earth," Ilyana replied. "If I try to protect every single one of them, I will put them in a more dangerous situation."

    That made sense, but Leon couldn''t help but sigh. Regardless, he wanted to help and prevent deaths on Earth, but if he appears and changes the tide of the battle, perhaps the same thing would happen. Leon didn''t know if Ilyana was acting like usual because she knew his friends were alive or if she didn''t care... but in the end, Leon had to trust on them and on Ilyana.

    "You probably is already powerful enough to find Shadow and Rem''s presence, and you can reach their ces andplete their trials," Ilyana said. "However, Sekundez''s power will be more convenient, so you need to train it as fast as you can."

    "Yeah... I will do that," Leon said.

    It would be a pain to continue his training and ignore the fact that dozens of humans were dying at that very moment around his friends, but Leon didn''t have much of choice. Although he could use Skill Bestowal and grant some of his powers of even his memories with them, it would be weird if they suddenly got too powerful. It was clear that not only three harvesters had their eyes on Earth, but so many others were also probably monitoring things.

    "It can''t be helped... still, this is a good opportunity to get used to something I wanted to test for quite a while," Leon said.

    "What do you want to test?" Sekundez asked.

    "You will find out soon enough," Leon smirked.

    Before anything, Leon had to customize his mindscape. He wouldn''t obtain coins there, but it didn''t matter. After summoning a perfect replica, Leon also created a copy of the ind. He didn''t have time to waste with aesthetics, so Leon just made the soil and surrounded with water.

    "You guys will train with my replica," Leon dered. "Meanwhile, I will gather the mana to maintain my mindscape, and Sekundez''s will help me to increase the flow of time inside of it."

    "Hahaha! So, it''s finally time to reach the apex of my strength!" Efreetughed manically. "This will be interesting!"

    "If you don''t mind, we will change the overall appearance of this ce," Undine frowned. "This looks like a painting of a five-year-old child, after all."

    Putting aside Undine''sints, Leon was fully that was the case. Regardless, Leon didn''t have to worry about since the mana used inside wouldn''t change anything for him. After that, Leon returned to the reality and felt his mana being consumed at an unbelievable speed. But then again, Leon focused himself to its limits and then activated Mana Maism. A terrible headache started to torment Leon, but with that level of focus, Leon managed to duplicate the amount of mana he was absorbing from the ambient. That was enough to maintain his mindscape active.

    "I believe I have to warn you that isn''t a good way to restore his mana," Sekundez''s said. "You forcefully increased the output of a skill, and even though that isn''t veryplicated to do, you are damaging your mind by doing so."

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    In a different manner than Undine, it was hard to understand what Sekundez was thinking or feeling. She seemed like a spirit who didn''t care much about anything, and that was what made things prettyplicated. But Leon felt a slight tone of worry from her voice... it looked as if she had some experience with that kind of dangerous action.

    "Thanks for your concern, but this is absolutely necessary," Leon forced a smile while ignoring the headache. "Besides, it is just the beginning since I also have to train your skills, and I will need more mana to do so."

    Most likely, that headache wouldn''t decrease if Leon increases his mentality or endurance... because he was damaging his spirit directly by forcing it to obtain mana much faster than his current body can handle.

    "Anyway, I guess it is time for you to exin what the skills I learned can do," Leon said. "Based on the knowledge, I will be able to focus on the most useful skills first."

    "First, I''m going exin what the passive skills can do," Sekundez said. "Temporal Armor can nullify the effects of time maniption if someone uses that power against you. However, it works like Mind Armor. It will only work as long as you have mana. As for Death Sense, it is also another self-exnatory skill. Usually, beings that have a lot of mana like you can live much longer, but there are many ways to die without aging... Death Sense will alert you about your death. You will feel like life is leaving your body... the best way to counter that effect is by leaving the ce where you are or fleeing from the battle. As long as you get away from whatever will cause your death, those effects will disappear."

    "Interesting... what about Temporal Awareness?" Leon asked.

    "That skill will warn you if someone or something suffered from the effects of Time Maniption," Sekundez replied. "Some users of Time Maniption may try to use the time to destroy objects and memories of living beings by making time pass faster or even backward. As soon as you get close to anything that has been suffered under those effects, you will notice it."

    Leon wasn''t sure about how much that skill could be useful, but most likely, once Leon is powerful enough, he would be able to restore the memories of certain people and the effects of magic items. However, that was dangerous... if Leon tries to make Darya recover her memories about him or even his friends from Earth, they will lose their powers as well as the other memories. In any case, Leon didn''t have to use that kind of power... there was another way to restore lost memories.

    "Stop is another self-exnatory skill," Sekundez said. "As long as your target''s mentality is lower than your intelligence, you can stop their flow of time. Since that kind of skill can''t be more powerful, it will be more efficient and cost less mana the more you level it up."

    <o>,m Although that was useful, Leon could think of a dozen of ways to stop a target from moving without spending so much mana. Still, Stop was more powerful because it didn''t grant the chance for the target to react in any way. The problem was the requirement for the skill to work... Leon wouldn''t be able to use it against dragons.</o>

    "elerate does exactly that. It increases the speed and flow of time of certain things," Sekundez added. "Although it can work on humans, it has limits. For example, the skill will be canceled if you suffer any type of damage or touches something that has mana. So, it isn''t that convenient to use in the middle of a battle. As for its effects, each level increases the flow of time one time. At the level of one hundred, you will be able to increase the flow of time in your mindscape by one hundred times. At the max level, you can speed the flow of time as much as you want, just like you are using Mana Maism, but consume of mana will increase exponentially as well."

    Leon nodded, it would be useful, but the weaknesses were troublesome. Most likely, if Leon wanted to speed the flow of time two thousand times, he would have to spend the double of mana and so on... Considering the effects of the mindscape, time will pass ten times faster at the level max without Leon''s interference. So, Leon would have to spend twenty thousand mana points to give someone the chance to train in a friendly environment for almost three hours while just one second would pass in reality.

    "This will be useful... and about Time Maniption," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "Using that spell, you will be able to make the time pass forward forcefully or backward of someone or something without their notice," Sekundez said. "However, the more mana something or someone has, the more mana you will have to spend."

    "I see... Well, I guess it is obvious that I have to use elerate first," Leon nodded to himself. "By the way, how do I use that spell to increase the speed of the things that happen on my mindscape?"

    "Just wish for it, and it will happen," Sekundez replied.

    Leon wondered if it could be so simple, but he did that, and then his mana started to decrease even faster. In the end, Leon only managed to keep all spells active for a little more than twenty seconds. Much to his surprise, his spirits didn''t return when Mindscape Transportation was deactivated... they would stay there just like his replica unless Leon wishes for them to return.

    Congrattions! The skill elerate has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill elerate has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill elerate has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "What a fearsome power..." Leon muttered.

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    Although Leon wanted, he couldn''t just increase the range of Mana Maism in order to keep elerate and Mindscape Transportation active indefinitely. Just like in everything else, Leon had to progress steadily since his Pain Resistance and Pain Immunity weren''t helping him all that much.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Unstoppable.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Unstoppable has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Unstoppable has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    Fortunately, even though he wasn''t progressing at speed, he wanted. Every hour, Leon managed to learn a new skill and obtain at the very least fifty status points. Training like that was easy. Leon just had to say what kind of skill his replica had to learn and train. Then, once every hour, Leon would assimte the knowledge and receive those notifications.

    "While fifty status points per hour are awesome, it is nothingpared just to be immensely stronger in just a moment," Leon rubbed his chin. "I guess it can''t be helped since I jumped to conclusions, but I ended up paying the price by imagining the worst and not hoping for the best."

    Leon didn''t trust in Sekundez, and that was why he was in that situation... humans were dying every minute, and he couldn''t help them because he still wasn''t strong enough. Although that was worrying, Leon was a bit more worried about why Sekundez still epted to help him... even though he didn''t trust her words.

    "Sekundez, you still owe me some answers," Leon said. "For how long the test wouldst, and what I would face after the dragons?"

    "The test wouldst for forty-eight centuries, and after fighting against dragons for a year, the environment would reset," Sekundez replied. "After that, everything would repeat itself exactly eleven times."

    "four thousand and eight hundred years... I guess I can think that I saved myself a lot of problems, but I also ended up losing a great opportunity," Leon said after a long sigh. "You said I would experience the same things you did, but you experienced the same things twelve times?"

    "Yes," Sekundez replied.

    "Why?" Leon frowned.

    "I cannot answer," Sekundez said.

    That was weird since all the spirits were more or less forced to obey Leon... Still, Leon could imagine a few exnations, so he decided not to force her. As usual, the best option would be to make Sekundez exin eventually without forcing her. That way, he would obtain her cooperation on many levels.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Neutral Attack.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Neutral Attack has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Neutral Attack has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ...

    "Say... is this ce one hundred percent safe???? Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Nothing or anyone is absolutely safe from anything," Sekundez replied.

    "Such ominous words... I guess it might be dangerous to use Mindscape Transportation on myself and train to increase my mana and intelligence there," Leon rubbed his chin. "It would be problematic to leave my unprotected body behind."

    Leon could always trust in his spirits, but he doubted that he could stay in that ce for long if Sekundez starts to fight someone. She would drain his mana pretty fast, after all. And if she doesn''t kill the enemy, Leon would return to reality without a single drop of mana.

    In the end, Leon could only keep that pace and grow strong as fast as possible to let his replica train while he does everything else. Perhaps eventually, he would recover enough mana to use Mana Sacrifice, but Leon couldn''t help but wonder if humanity wouldst that long. He couldn''t intervene directly or indirectly since the real troublesome harvesters would notice his actions, just like Ilyana noticed.

    "Sekundez... is there any other spell that you can teach me to make time pass even faster inside my mindscape?" Leon asked.

    "No," Sekundez replied.

    Leon dropped his shoulders and then sighed. In the end, the only real option was to be patient since he eventually would be able to increase the output of elerate.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Fury.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Devotion.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Shield Charge.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Gravity Prison.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: me Path.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Thanks to the fact that skills that cost more mana could level up a little faster, elerate reached level fifty on the first day. One second, in reality, was equal to five hundred inside Leon''s mindscape, it wasn''t bad, but Leon''s patience was running low since he knew his friends were fighting against dragons.

    "Man... this is so frustrating," Leon bit his lips in annoyance.

    It couldn''t be helped that even the power to control time had some drawbacks, but Leon didn''t imagine he would feel so frustrated once he obtained Sekundez''s power. Leon had always imagined that once he obtained her power, he would solve all his problems with rtive ease... his enemies wouldn''t be much of a threat. The only exception would be those who also had a fragment under their control.

    Unfortunately, the reality was just much more annoying and cruel. Time magic was excellent for training, but just when it reaches the max level, spells like Stop were only useful against small fries.

    "Given that the dragons are getting stronger, the more Earth approaches the sixth stage of assimtion, I doubt that eventually, I will be able to use Stop on dragons," Leon shook his head and sighed. "Ilyana said that usually a needs one thousand years after reaching the fifth stage to reach the sixth, but considering that some bastards elerated that progress, I doubt that we have so much time."

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    Since Leon''s list of spells that he had to learn was quickly getting smaller, he began to wonder about Sekundez''s skills. She lost her powers when she became Leon''s ally, but eventually, she would recover her powers. The question was: would she be able to replicate a copy of that dimension?

    "In the end, it isn''t necessary..." Leon nodded to himself. "Sekundez will use my mana to summon every single monster, after all. So, the quickest way for her to do that is by increasing my own mana pool."

    "Why are you talking about me as if I''m not hearing?" Sekundez frowned.

    "It became a habit of speaking my mind out loud..." Leon replied. "A few centuries of istion is enough to do that."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Venom Strike.

    Cost: 300 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Venom Dart.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Trap.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Acid Nova.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Heavy Arrow.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Little by little, Leon was increasing the scope of Mana Maism, so the time his replica had to train was also increasing. Sometimes his replica decided to train some spells on his own, but Leon didn''t feel any harm in that because most of the time, the replica would think like Leon. Just like the replica, Leon also had decided to learn the new skills in that order, but now that he received the notifications, Leon couldn''t help but wonder why he would learn so many nasty spells in a row...

    "Now that I think about it... it is probably possible to use Mindscape Transportation on myself and leave a replica controlling my real body," Leon rubbed his chin. "That way, I will be able to use Mana Sacrifice quite a lot."

    "That isn''t possible," Sekundez said.

    "Why?" Leon frowned.

    "Because the moment you use a copy of yourself controlling your body, that copy will be the owner of the body," Sekundez''s exined. "You still can increase your mana pool by using Mana Sacrifice, but only if you are the owner of your body... only the original conscience can use that skill."

    Leon dropped his shoulders and sighed. As expected, having so many restrictions was a pain... In the past, Leon thought that being a magician was the quickest path to be strong, but now that he had ae long way, he knew that it was a path full of restrictions.

    In the end, there was no easy way to obtain true power. Leon only learned that after fighting for four hundred years... as expected, he was terrible at learning things. He wanted the power to protect his family and friends, but he was only good at destroying things... it would beic if it weren''t tragic.<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, even though Leon was getting used to that headache, he was getting annoyed to the point of thinking of learning a way to cancel that pain. Since Leon still had ess to Ilyana''s vault, he looked for such a thing there, but as expected, he didn''t a quick way to solve his problems.

    "Whatever... I just have to get used to the pain," Leon shrugged. "Hey, Sekundez, do you think I can use Time Maniption to make time move backward in a single area of my brain? If I do that, I will be able to cancel the headache."

    "It is impossible to use time magic to counter such effects," Sekundez replied. "But like I said before, this pain is caused because you are restoring mana too fast, and mana is stored in your spirit, not your brain. Your spirit is being damaged by such actions... even though you feel like it is your brain that is suffering."

    "How about making the time flow backward one second constantly for my spirit in order to cancel those effects?" Leon asked.

    "You are just ignoring my main point," Sekundez added. "Although you can probably do that, it won''t solve the problem. It will only grant you momentary relief. Let me say one thing straight... your spirit is the reason of your existence is where your memories and feelings are actually stored. If you mess or damaged it too much, someday you won''t recognize yourself in the mirror, and you will end up bing the very thing you hate the most."

    The very thing Leon hates the most... he had no idea what that was. If Leon had to pick one thing, he would say that he hated the woman who Ilyana is hunting. However, that wasn''t true hate... it is hard for someone to hate another person who they never saw. Leon also hated the lizard bastard and the shadowy figure... but he felt that hate for so long that such feeling was slowly fading away.

    "I guess this is better than feeling nothing but hate... even so..." Leon frowned.

    In the end, thinking too much about it wouldn''t help Leon, and his doubts would only increase. Instead of worrying about that, Leon focused on his training.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hydro Disk.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Chain Explosion.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Arctic Field.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Seismic Wave.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Panic Cry.

    Cost: 300 mana and 300 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Yeah... I should focus on my current problems," Leon said to himself. "I will leave my future problems for the future me."

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    It took him a full week, but Leon eventually managed to endure the pain while recovering enough mana to keep Mindscape Transportation and elerate active non-stop. Although that was quite a progress, Leon still wasn''t satisfied because he couldn''t stop worrying about Earth and his friends.

    "Ilyana didn''t contact me, so things must be under control, but even so¡­" Leon sighed and then dropped his shoulders.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Lion Howling.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Arm Cannon.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Lightning sh.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Stigma.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Drilled Shot.

    <o>,m Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina</o>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    At that rate, it would take a few months for Leon to master elerate¡­ Although that also was excellent progress, Leon could only think about how he had messed up by almost killing Sekundez by losing the opportunity to be much stronger in mere moments. Regardless, thinking about it wouldn''t change anything. ording to Sekundez, he was damaging himself by restoring so much mana with his current body, so he didn''t have time to think about past mistakes.

    "I''m kind of hungry¡­ I should have enjoyed more those dragons'' meat," Leon sighed.

    When Leon thought about that, he noticed that perhaps things weren''t so bad on Earth. While some humans were dying, the survivors had the chance to obtain valuable loot and even the dragons'' hearts. Considering the overall appearance of Hector, Amanda, and Maya, Leon concluded that they were having a hard time, but they didn''t give in yet¡­ so perhaps things weren''t as bad as he thought.

    "Even if that is true¡­ there is no reason for me not to increase the pace here," Leon nodded to himself.

    It was time to move on. Even though Leon got used to keeping Mana Maism with that scope active non-stop, he still had other things to do, like finding the spirit of light and the spirit of darkness. To find them, Leon would have to recover even more mana, so that he would need a few more days for that.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cruel yer.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Diamond Dust.

    Cost: 5000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Night Hunter.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Mana Armor.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Shooting Star.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm¡­ my replica is progressing much faster than I expected," Leon said, surprised. "As expected of me¡­ I guess. Two new passive skills and a variation of Mana Armor that can be used to protect allies, not bad."

    Although Leon''s own mana would be spent whenever someone he wants to protect gets hit, that wasn''t a problem since now he found a way to increase the scope of his Mana Maism. Even though Sekundez said that kind of thing might damage his spirit, Leon couldn''t care less about it. Nothing would damage more his spirit than the death of his family and friends, after all.

    "Protecting every single person on the Earth will be impossible with this skill, but at least if I manage to keep Amanda, Maya, and the others safe, it will be more than enough," Leon nodded to himself. "At least for my self-satisfaction."

    Regardless, after increasing the recovery speed of his mana a little more. Leon decided to begin his search for the remaining spirits. Most likely, they wouldn''t be as powerful as Sekundez, but the mana necessary to keep them in physical form would still be quite high.

    "Ilyana said that I would be able to find them alone," Leon rubbed his chin. "I will probably need Mana Dominion for that¡­ I just hope no one will find me by doing so. Thest thing I need now is to fight someone. Even though I''m itching to kick some bastards'' asses."

    Just in case, Leon used Foresight at the same time he increased the scope of Mana Dominion. That way, he would know beforehand if something troublesome is about to happen.

    "Now that I think about it, I also should use Foresight along with irvoyance to confirm now and then the safety of my friends," Leon concluded. "I can''t rely too much on Ilyana despite everything, after all."

    Putting such worries aside, Leon quickly found some signs of massive mana pools. The scope of Mana Dominion had increased tremendously without Leon could notice¡­ it was because his intelligence, control, and mana increased a lot¡­ but the fact that such skill drained little mana was also important.

    "I don''t believe that using the same directions outside Earth is urate, but whatever," Leon shrugged. "There is one spirit-like presence at the north and another one at east¡­ Although that is very convenient, I can''t believe Mana Dominion can cover entire gxies now¡­"

    Even though that was convenient, the cost was a massive headache. Leon could endure it, but it wasn''t one hundred percent convenient. Without wasting time, Leon activated irvoyance and tried to see what was on the location where he felt those two spiritual-like presences. However, he found nothing¡­ in one ce, he just saw endless darkness, and in the other, he saw a dazzling light. Most likely, the spirits created such environments to hide themselves, but both ces were a pain in different ways since, in one, his eyes wouldn''t work forck of light, and the other, his eyes wouldn''t work because there was too much light.

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    Although Leon could use both elements to make things easierter when dealing with the other spirit, he didn''t have to choose which one he would go to. First, he immediately went to look for Shadow. The reason was simple, Leon has been waiting for centuries to learn how to teleport, and one of the requirements to learn that skill was Darkness Maniption.

    In any case, even though Leon became powerful enough to travel between gxies bybining Transfer and irvoyance to have a simr effect of teleportation, he still couldn''t survive in outer space. He needed oxygen, after all. Besides, the absolute cold of the space could turn him into an ice statue. So, he created some mithril before doing anything.

    "It is better to move instantly instead of stopping several times in randoms in which I don''t know if they are less dangerous than outer space," Leon nodded to himself.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Moon Rising.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Chakram Tornado.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Diamond Knee.

    Cost: 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bear''s Fangs.

    Cost: 200 mana and 200 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Static st.

    Cost: 400 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    After finishing his preparations and absorbing the knowledge his replica obtained, Leon readied himself and activated both irvoyance and Transfer. Although he couldn''t see anything in that endless darkness, Leon still could feel that he was on a. Although that was only obvious given that all spirits so far, he found in some sort of temples, Leon was fully aware that every rule has an exception.

    "I wonder who created Sekundez''s temple¡­" Leon muttered.

    "Why are you asking as if I''m not here?" Sekundez frowned. "I created myself since every spirit has one. It would be weird if I were the sole exception. That he was in already had several traps to keep unpleasant visitors away, but we can''t exactly keep ourselves hidden. In one way or another, we have to give to everyone the chance to obtain our power, after all."

    Speaking his mind out loud certainly was quite troublesome¡­ Regardless, Leon ended up more interested in Sekundez''s exnation. Although she looked to be a spirit who didn''t care about anything, in the end, she feltpelled to create a temple to have the same experiences and life as the other spirits, even though in terms of power, she was far above them.

    Although Leon wanted to talk more with her, despite the fact that she made him worry too much inside that dimension, Leon couldn''t. Earth and everyone Leon cared about were in danger, so he couldn''t afford to waste time focusing on knowing his allies. Leon''s sole objective at the moment was to obtain absolute power¡­ absolute power to protect his friends.

    "It is weird¡­ it feels like the whole darkness is part of the spirit," Leon rubbed his chin. "I guess this is another defense system. It is kind of obvious considering that I can''t pinpoint their position."

    ? Leon walked around but didn''t feel himself bumping into anything. If he was really in any kind of world, the chances of that happening were zero. Still, Leon couldn''t understand what was going on since even though he could touch, he couldn''t feel the ground below him was dead or full of life.

    Despite the fact that he didn''t feel his body or mana getting weird in any way, Leon began to think that was some sort of illusionary barrier to protect the spirit of darkness. Something like that was to be expected, but it wasn''t delightful nheless.

    "Illusionary barrier or not¡­ let''s see if this ce can endure this," Leon said.

    That worked against Sekundez''s power, so Leon was also hoping that using Spatial Maniption to increase the dimensions of that ce would destroy the illusion. Even if Leon doesn''t obtain any result immediately, as long as he seese chances, he would learn that he was on the right track.

    The very moment Leon used Spatial Maniption, the darkness begun to shatter like ss. Although not on the same speed as things happened back on Sekundez''s mindscape, it had been enough to make Leon feel the spirit''s manaing from the cracks¡­ thanks to it, Leon found where their real body was.

    "Found you¡­" Leon smirked.

    Although Leon couldn''t see anything aside from his body in that darkness, Leon could move while his eyes were closed as long as he could feel the presence of something. After using Transfer, Leon used Spatial Maniption in front of himself. Then, half a secondter, the darkness shattered in that space, revealing the spirit''s body¡­ However, even his body was made of shadows. Fortunately, once he got discovered, the spirit dispelled the illusion.

    ??Congrattions¡­ you found me quite quickly," The spirit of darkness forced a smile. "Well, I supposed it couldn''t be helped given that you already obtained the power of a fragment of the spirit of the time."

    Although the spirit tried really hard to congratte Leon, he failed in hiding his disappointment. The spirit of darkness also had a humanoid form covered in shadows, but considering the voice and the shape of the body, Leon concluded it was a man¡­ Well, given its attitude, Leon thought that spirit resembled more a depressed kid. That was quite surprising since Leon expected to meet an edge lord or a battle freak like Efreet.

    "¡­ Nice to meet you. My name is Leon, and I havee to ask for your cooperation," Leon said after a brief moment of hesitation.

    "I''m the spirit of darkness¡­ you can call me shadow," Shadow said with his head down. "I guess I don''t have much of choice here. I will help you."

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    Although that was very convenient, Leon frowned when he heard that. He could feel Shadow''s presence and power, and it was clear that he was much stronger than the other spirits, with the exception of Sekundez. So, why would he help Leon so readily when the others tested his prowess?

    "Are you fine with that?" Leon frowned.

    "Well, yeah¡­ life here is boring, and I don''t want to die," Shadow replied. "So, following you is my only option."

    "I never said I was going to kill you if you refuse to help¡­" Leon narrowed his eyes. "I believe I didn''t think that, so why did you assume that?"

    "Because I''m the only fragment remaining of the real Shadow," Shadow exined. "Knowing that, will you give up that easily on my power and cooperation?"

    Leon sighed¡­ Although he thought once of even killing Sekundez if she proved herself to be an enemy, he didn''t think he would have to consider that after obtaining her power and cooperation. That was really troublesome since Leon really wanted to learn teleportation.

    "¡­ I won''t force you, but leaving without your power isn''t an option for me," Leon said after a long sigh. "Can''t we reach an agreement? Why don''t you test me more to confirm that I deserve your cooperation?"

    "You survived Sekundez''s trial. It doesn''t matter what I do to test you. You will seed," Shadow shrugged. "Many people tried to find me, and almost all of them give up after finding this¡­ but you found me in just mere moments."

    That made sense, but Leon didn''t want the cooperation of a spirit like that. Everything he did so far, except for a few things, Leon felt like he deserved everything he obtained, and he didn''t want to stop now. Besides, it would not be very pleasant to have a spirit that didn''t want to follow him talking inside his head now and then.

    "How about this¡­ if youe with me, I will help you to the best of ability to avenge the other fragments like you," Leon said. "As you said, you are the only fragment of the shadow is still free, but many others were killed. In fact, I think we have amon enemy¡­ I know someone who killed a fragment like you."

    "What is the point of that?" Shadow asked. "That won''t change anything¡­ Even though some spirits want to avenge their friends, most of us can''t see the point in more fruitless violence and actions."

    Shadow was a pain in the ass in many ways. Despite that, Leon was getting tired or impatient. At the very least, he was more reasonable than some spirits. In any case, Shadow was a difficult spirit to deal with, but if the worstes to the worst, Leon would have just to endure Shadow''s behavior. He wanted more allies, but in the end, to reach his goals, Leon didn''t have to befriend every single spirit.

    "Shadow¡­ I don''t know for how long you lived, but I must warn you that things will change," Sekundez said. "A big battle that will escte quickly just started on Leon''s, and based on my experience, that battle will change many things and cause the end of many races. Unless you want to stay here until you ran out of mana, your sole option is toe with us and do something about yourck of motivation."

    "Well, I don''t really care about dying or living¡­" Shadow said. "There is nothing for me out of this ce. I''m just a fragment, after all."

    "Leon, use Mana Absorption on him," Sekundez said.

    "Why?" Leon frowned.

    "Let''s see if he really doesn''t care about living or dying," Sekundez replied. "His behavior probably will change once he sees his very existence disappearing."

    Shadow didn''t say anything to that, but Leon wondered if spirits could fear death. Even aftering this far, Leon didn''t know what will happen once he dies. Considering how many he killed, he probably would go to hell, but he was unsure if hell actually existed. In any case, given that Shadow would lose its power, it was better to drain his mana before he decides to cooperate with Leon. It was a bit risky, but Leon decided to trust the judgment of someone who lived ten times more than him.

    Leon thought something would happen to him once he touches Shadow''s body, but nothing really happened. Most likely, the shadows around his body could harm his enemies, but Shadow could control it. Regardless, Leon started to use Mana Absorption, and at the same time, he was creating a mithril spear using Shadow''s mana. It didn''t take long before the spear was ten meters long¡­ as expected, Shadow had a lot of mana stored, just like Sekundez, but that was kind of obvious since the stronger they were, more mana they would consume to keep their physical form. After one hour, the spear was one hundred meters long, and its weight was over five hundred tons.

    "For someone who says that doesn''t care about living or dying, you sure stored a lot of mana to live a long life," Sekundez said.

    "Ah¡­ okay, okay¡­ I want to live," Shadow said after a long sigh. "Dying must be pretty boring, after all."<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Shadow''s Fragment.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Darkness Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Absolute Destruction.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Aura.

    Cost: 5000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Absolute Stealth.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: ck Hole.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Intangibility.

    Cost: 5000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    Leon couldn''t help but chuckle when Shadow became a sphere of energy and entered his body. Putting that aside, the skills he obtained had quite fearsome names. Absolute Destruction, ck Hole¡­ those didn''t look the powers a depressed spirit was supposed to have.

    "Mmm? This is ce isrger and morefortable than I expected," Shadow said. "It is quite surprising that someone managed to find Sekundez, and I didn''t find the other spirits yet."

    "The others are training in my mindscape," Leon said while he was studying his new skills. "I guess I will send you there right now."

    "It is fine. I would rather regain my powers alone¡­" Shadow said.

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder if he really obtained the cooperation of one of the three more strongest spirits or if he created a mind of a shy and depressed teenager. Regardless, Leon didn''t listen to Shadow''s protest and just sent him to his mindscape. He and the other spirits would have to work together alongside Leon, so getting used to each other was necessary. Besides, time would pass faster in that dimension.

    "I guess it is time to assimte the knowledge of my replica, but before that, I have to see what those skills can do." Leon nodded to himself.

    Absolute destruction was exactly that, a spell that destroyed everything without leaving any trace. Most likely, even though he couldn''t understand, Leon could create dark matter using that skill¡­ it wasn''t that surprising that darkness could have the same effects of dark matter in some spells, but it was terrifying.

    Dark Aura was the spell that Donan used before, and much for Leon''s surprise, it didn''t have a cost in health, nor did it hurt Leon when he tried to use. Still, the spell only increased his status by twenty points per level, and it didn''t increase his health, mana, and stamina.

    "Donan probably received damage because he didn''t have a fragment of shadow with him," Leon concluded. "In any case, it is a buff, and it is better than most of my current buffs, so I will use it to my heart''s content."

    Absolute Stealth was self-exnatory, a skill that erased all traces of Leon''s physical and magic presence¡­ but just like other spells that had the sole goal to keep the user hidden, it didn''t let Leon keep himself hidden while using other skills. Intangibility was simr to that, but Leon could be seen and couldn''t attack. However, he couldn''t be damaged either.

    Although all those skills were useful, Leon was more interested in ck Hole than in any other spell. Leon''s imagination was running wild, but he didn''t hesitate to experiment with it. Still, since the skill didn''t have a clear cost, Leon could determine the power of it just by thinking, so he started with baby steps by creating a ck Hole of the size of a grain of sand¡­ despite that, Leon felt the trembling and winds being pulled by the small ck Hole. Although the spell was quickly sucking wind, other grains of sand, and the dust in Leon''s clothes, it didn''t growrger¡­ Meanwhile, Leon was spending only five hundred points of mana to keep that active.

    Congrattions! The skill ck Hole has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill ck Hole has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill ck Hole has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    "The power behind it is fearsome¡­ but it is a spell that can''t be used when allies are nearby," Leon nodded to himself. "Not until I obtain full control over it.

    Maybe Shadow could help Leon with that. Even though Leon just obtained his cooperation somewhat, the spirit would be much more skilled at using it. Now that Leon thought about that, he also wondered if Sekundez could help him to increase the flow of time in his Mindscape Transportation¡­ there was only one way to find out.

    "Sekundez, can you use your powers and duplicate the effectiveness of elerate?" Leon asked.

    "¡­ Do you want to damage your spirit even faster?" Sekundez said, visibly astonished. "It is possible, but like all your other ideas, I wouldn''t rmend it."

    Leon would have to increase the scope of Mana Maism and thus increase the strain in his head, but he was more than willing to ept that because that would instantly duplicate the speed of his replica training. Still, Leon started to wonder if he shouldn''t listen more to Sekundez''s warnings.<sub> </sub>

    "Sekundez, you can see my spirit since you are one, right?" Leon asked. "Can you see my spirit being damaged?"

    "Yes, I can," Sekundez replied.

    "If I continue to increase the effectiveness of Mana Maism, how much time do I have before I damage my spirit too much, and something bad happens?"

    "If you maintain the current effectiveness of Mana Maism, I think in four or five years, you will reach the point of no return," Sekundez replied.

    He still had some time but considering that Leon wasn''t nning to stop from increasing the range of Mana Maism, it was clear that he had much less time. To make his body get used to that amount of mana restored, Leon would have to increase his recovery. That would probably counter somewhat of his actions somewhat¡­ but Leon''s main goal was to increase his mana and intelligence, and he wouldn''t change his mind about it.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Electric Rage.

    Cost: 700 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Flood.

    Cost: 800 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Extinguish.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Evil Eye.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sharpness.

    Cost: 50 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon was walking on a dangerous road, but he couldn''t stop thinking about it. So, he just assimted the knowledge and the battle experience of his replica to change his mood and think about his next step.

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    Although Leon''s next step was clear, instead of looking for the spirit of light, he decided to stay on Shadow''s for a week. Despite the fact that he became Leon''s ally several days ago, the darkness was yet to disappear from the¡­ Even though it was a pretty decent spell, Shadow used one that consumed only a small amount of mana to stay active, but that also could maintain itself for a few days in case something happens with Shadow.

    Given Shadow''s behavior, Leon thought the he had chosen to stay on would be more deste and grimmer. However, Leon only found a that made him recall an Ambiental park. The vegetation was full of life, and everything was very colorful¡­ despite that, Leon was feeling annoyed seeing that because he was troubled. Leon couldn''t forget about Earth''s situation, nor about his friends¡­ and the fact that Ilyana didn''t give him a single report was annoying as hell.

    "Once I finish this training, I will giver her a piece of my mind¡­" Leon bit his lips, annoyed. "Anyway¡­ Sekundez, do you have any other spells that you can teach me?"

    "Yes, but to learn them, you will have to have Time Maniption at level max, and I also need to be at the max level," Sekundez replied.

    It was only evident that useful time magic spells would have such requirements, but Leon still felt depressed hearing it. Regardless, since training those would be a pain, Leon''s only option was to wait for his other summons to reach the max level before focusing on Sekundez to do the same.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Heat Drive.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Knee Assault.

    Cost: 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Kaiser Wave.

    Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spiral st.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Armor Breaker.

    Cost: 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Learning physical skills is good and all, but I guess I should tell my replica to focus on using spells since those are easier to learn and practice," Leon rubbed his chin. "For the time being, the list of skills I can learn from dragons is still pretty big, so I can afford to train physical skills only now and then to make good use of my health and stamina."

    It would be a good idea to train Dark Aura since Leon soon would have to a ce full of light thanks to the spirit of light actions. By using that, he probably wouldn''t go blind¡­ even though Leon probably heal the damage in his eyes using Full-Recover, he didn''t want to experience such things.

    "The problem is the cost of mana, but maybe it wille in handy in the case to obtain their cooperation, I have to defeat the spirit of light in a fight," Leon said.

    "The trial probably won''t be a fight," Sekundez said. "The fragments of the spirit of light I found so far were all pacifists. You should be more worried about your usual violent behavior since spirits of light tend to be pacifists. They don''t get along well with violent beings."

    "I''m not violent¡­ I''m just prone to solve problems by using brute strength," Leon said.

    Although that wasn''t a good argument, it was the only one Leon could think of. In any case, Leon didn''t expect to hear that. Even though he didn''t see the spirit that gave power to the angels, he didn''t expect much from a being that gave power to those creatures that blindly attacked anything that didn''t have wings.<sub> </sub>

    "By the way¡­ how did you manage to meet other fragments of the spirit of light?" Leon asked.

    "I didn''t spend my entire life in that temple," Sekundez replied. "Besides, some people that challenged me also had the power of the spirit of light, so I had the chance to talk with them directly while their masters were trying toplete the trial."

    "I see¡­ in any case. Most spirits can absorb the mana of some elements to level up faster. Can you do the same thing?" Leon asked.

    "I can absorb the power of all elements and be stronger by absorbing it, but the process isn''t that efficient," Sekundez replied.

    "Why?" Leon asked.

    "Basically, I make the time of certain spells go back in time to the moment where they were just mana, and I absorb it," Sekundez exined. "Although I just make the time go back to a single thing and only for a few moments, a lot of mana is used. That skill is called Temporal Absorption and is one of the skills I will teach you eventually, but as you can imagine, it is only useful against powerful skills."

    Just knowing that Leon could absorb mana like that was enough to make Leon feel excited to learn it. Although its use would be difficult, it was the perfect skill to use against dragons.

    Congrattions! The skill elerate has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Undine''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Gnome''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Volt''s Fragment has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "elerate is at level three hundred¡­ Meanwhile, all my spirits reached the level six hundred," Leon nodded to himself. "It is good progress, but not fast enough."

    elerate was almost at the level where one second in the real world was one hour in Leon''s mindscape. Despite that, he would only really feel satisfied once he reaches the same level as Sekundez¡­ it would be insane. Still, Leon wanted to create an environment where one second, in reality, would be five thousand years in an imaginary dimension.

    "Now, I finally understand why Ilyana has so many tomes stored in her vault," Leon said.

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    At the end of that week, just when Leon was about to leave and look for the spirit of light, he received the notifications that his spirits reached the max level. That was awesome, but suddenly all of them left the imaginary dimension. Everyone left except for Shadow because he had ate start.

    "That new spirit is really annoying," Celsius said after a long sigh. "I can''t believe it is more powerful than us."

    "Hahaha! I''m finally free from that depressing atmosphere!" Efreetughed.

    Although the others didn''t say anything about it, Leon could feel that they were quite troubled by Shadow''s behavior¡­ even Undine and Volt were the most understanding ones. As for Sylph and Gnome, they looked bored but didn''tin since they had the mentality of good kids.

    "Bullying the new kid, huh," Leon crossed his arms and frowned. "How unexpected of you guys."

    Although Leon said that, he was fully aware that Shadow was hard to deal with like a troublesome teenager??? the problem was: Shadow was much older than any teenager, so he would never grow up from that behavior. In the end, Leon decided to assimte the knowledge more frequently to make new and refreshed replicas. Although Leon would always revive the memories of his replicas, he couldn''t remember them since he always deleted those soon afterward.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Slicer.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Storm de.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Phoenix Ascension.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Phoenix Dive.

    Cost: 5000 mana<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "New and cooler spells¡­ if only they were stronger than my sma attacks, I would use them in real battles, instead of using them just to obtain status points." Leon said after a long sigh.

    Wind Slicer was a generic spell, but Storm de was very different. Although those weren''t that powerful, by casting that spell, Leon created several swords that could cut an enemy or several of them in quick sequence, just like a tornado. As for Phoenix Ascension and Phoenix Dive, those were just a bigger and shier version of Fire Armor. Instead of protecting Leon, he created a massive firebird around his body and fired the same toward his enemies upward or downward.

    "It is time to look for another spirit for you guys to bully," Leon said.

    "We didn''t bully anyone. It is just tiring to deal with Shadow," Celsius protested.

    "Whatever¡­ I believe that you guys can still teach me some new spells," Leon said. "So, rx while you can because eventually, you will have to teach me then, and the best ce to learn and practice spells is in that dimension."

    Leon thought he would hear some protests, but nothing happened. Most likely, the spirits customized the imaginary dimension to their liking. Leon knew that, but he couldn''t imagine how they could feel rxed in there. Although Leon could force and increase the dimensions of his mindscape, his brain was already too busy dealing with Mana Maism, so his mindscape was just five kilometers long, arge and tall cube. To make things fair, they shared all the terrain among themselves, so each spirit had an area to y around that was five kilometers long, wide, and eight hundred meters tall¡­ they imed Leon''s mindscape for themselves without asking for permission, but it couldn''t be helped. The spirits helped him quite a lot, after all.

    Regardless, Leon had to prepare himself for a while, but he eventually had enough mana to move toward the location where he felt another spiritual-like presence. As expected, he appeared in what to be inside of a massivemp. The light was so dazzling that even with Dark Armor, Leon was having difficulties keeping his eyes open. To make matters worse, Light Resistance wasn''t helping in any way.

    "What know¡­" Leon muttered.

    This time Leon couldn''t feel the spirit''s presence. That was weird since he could feel it from afar¡­ in any case, it was clear that the spirit of light was using another method to keep themselves hidden. However, that wouldn''t work forever¡­ Leon discovered recently another property of ck Hole, that skill sucked mana from any living being aside from Leon that was nearby. If that environment had been created by using mana, it wouldn''tst long.

    ck Hole got more powerful, so even a miniature of the skill quickly started to drain the mana of the environment. Although Leon didn''t have much mana left, he concluded soon things would end because some cracks started to appear immediately in that ce.

    "This is enough," Leon heard a male voiceing from all directions.

    Suddenly, all the light disappeared, and another full of life revealed itself before Leon. However, before he could observe that ce further, a figure covered in light appeared in front of him. It was evident that was the spirit of light, but fortunately, Leon still could look at it without getting his eyes annoyed by the light.

    "As expected of someone who managed to obtain the cooperation of all other spirits," The spirit of light smiled brightly. "You dealt with my defensive spell in mere instants. I''m one of the fragments of Rem, the spirit of light. Nice to meet you."

    "¡­ Nice to meet you. My name is Leon," Leon said after a brief moment of hesitation.

    Leon didn''t know what to expect from the spirit of light after he met Shadow. Although he heard somethings about it from Sekundez, he still didn''t drop his guard. Fortunately, and strange enough¡­ the spirit of light seemed rather normal.

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    "Well, then. Shall I give you my powers immediately? Or do you want to drain all the mana I stored before that?" Rem asked.

    "Huh?" Leon frowned. "What about the trials?"

    Leon got caught by surprise when he heard that, but in the end, it wasn''t that surprising that a spirit could read his mind and even his memories to some extent. Sekundez could do a lot of things, after all. That being said, finding a so cooperative spirit raised a lot of questions in his head. Also, considering Sekundez warnings, Leon imagined he would have a hard time convincing a pacifist spirit to help someone like him who wanted to protect Earth and his friends no matter what.

    "You found me and destroyed my defensive spell in the blink of an eye," Rem replied. "That is more than enough for you to obtain my powers and total cooperation. Besides, I know what you want to do with my powers, and I don''t have any reason not to help someone who wants to protect others."

    The reasoning was sound, but Leon couldn''t help but feel weird, given that the spirit of light was too cooperative. Regardless, in the end, that only would help him¡­ Leon didn''t have time to waste since Earth was in danger, and his friends were fighting for their lives.

    "All right, then. Thank you for understanding my situation and for deciding to help me," Leon said.

    In the end, Leon spent two hours draining the mana stored in Rem''s body. Still, he stopped when his mana was around twenty percent remaining. Leon didn''t want to risk killing the spirit, after all.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Rem''s Fragment.

    Cost: 100 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Maniption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Solidification.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Aura.

    Cost: 5000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light-Speed Movement.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: True Damage.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sphere of Light Transformation.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Hello, everyone," Rem said already inside Leon''s head. "It is nice to meet you. As you are aware, I''m Rem''s fragment. Since we are allies now, I hope that we can get along."

    "Sure," Celsius said.<sub> </sub>

    "You look strong," Efreet said. "How about we test our powers once you reach the max level?"

    "Something smells fishy with you," Undine said.

    Although Leon shared Undine''s feelings, at least he wasn''t worrying all that much since Rem was pretty considerate and polite. Still, as usual, Leon soon understood that Rem was a pain in the ass just like Shadow¡­ but in a totally different sense.

    ???Heh, so you were the first spirit who decided to follow, Leon," Rem said. "It seems you had a lot of fun with him since then."

    "So, you like to fight against Leon now and then, Efreet," Rem said. "That is very impressive considering that we are basically a part of his power, and we will never be able to surpass him in terms of raw strength."

    "As expected of Gnome!" Rem said. "You managed to convince our master to give you mana to create your ownbyrinth. That is very impressive since that isn''t something that would help him in any way."

    If Shadow was like a depressive teen, Rem was a happy-go-looking guy who liked to talk a lot and even ess the memories of everyone without asking for permission. He was a real chatterbox and couldn''t see how problematic it was for everyone that he was reading their memories. Although Leon could do something simr, he would never do that to his allies.

    "In any case, I think you should join Shadow to recover your power as fast as possible," Leon said.

    Before Rem could give him an answer, Leon used Mindscape Transportation and sent Rem to his mindscape. He wanted to hear some exnations of the skill he just received, but considering Rem''s behavior, that would only annoy Leon instead of informing him.

    Light Maniption was a self-exnatory skill. Although it was powerful, the logic behind now that Leon had Rem''s cooperation was rtively simple. The same could be applied to Light solidification. By using some extra mana, Leon could solidify things made of light. That would be useful in the future¡­

    "Light Aura¡­ I thought that was the skill that granted the angels the power to keep that small sphere form, but I was wrong," Leon rubbed his chin. "That skill is Light Sphere Transformation¡­ by using that skill, I will be able to increase my defenses and probably use Light-Speed movement without damaging my body."

    The only skill Leon had no idea how truly worked was True Damage, but after some tests, he quickly understood what that could do. In essence, with that skill, Leon could attack the health, mana, and stamina of his enemies directly and ignore their defensespletely. Leon couldn''t help but grim after noticing that.

    "¡­ It is too soon to get excited," Leon shook his head. "Although I finally obtained the cooperation of all spirits, I''m still far from reaching my goal."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Shockwave.

    Cost: 300 mana and 300 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Pitfall.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Magma Surge.

    Cost: 500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Judgement de.

    Cost: 2500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As usual, Leon decided to assimte the knowledge and experience his replica obtained to calm down. After that, Leon began to concentrate because his next steps would need to be carefully selected.

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    Leon''s next goal was to return to Earth and help his friends. Things will get really easy if he gives them the power of the spirits, but he would have to convince his spirits first. Although things worked out when he gave them a part of Efreet''s power, things would beplicated with others. It would be even troublesome when it''s Sekundez, Shadow, and Rem''s turn.

    "After surviving this far, Ilyana won''tin if I give a hand to those who faced dragons and survived to tell the story," Leon rubbed his chin. "In any case¡­ I need to be strong enough to deal with harvesters before returning to Earth."

    "You already strong enough to do that," Sekundez said. "You can easily defeat those three the woman you call Ilyana was facing. Against those three, you will probably die, but winning in a one-on-one fight shouldn''t be difficult."

    Leon, after everything Leon had to experience, he was probably at the level when he could deal with harvesters like the ones who appeared on Earth. They weren''t among the strongest since they were the first to arrive, but it was clear they were supposed to be way more powerful than any human on Earth.

    In any case, to return as soon as possible, the only thing Leon could do was to ask for Sekundez help and make her use elerate alongside him to duplicate the effectiveness of the skill. Leon already had used the mithril he created from draining Shadow''s mana, but now he had another massive mithril spear, thanks to Rem''s stored mana.

    "Before that¡­ I wonder if it isn''t a good idea to look for other fragments to increase you guys'' power," Leon said. "I can''t increase Sekundez power by looking for another fragment, and the same thing probably applies for Shadow and Rem, but for everyone else. It should be possible."

    "Didn''t you know? You can make any spirit forcefully evolve," Sekundez said. "You just have to feed them with your mana."

    "Really? Ilyana never told me about that." Leon frowned.

    ???She probably concluded that you imagined that," Sekundez replied. "If you think about it, it is only evident that it is possible. Given the circumstances of a spirit birth, do you think we just appear on our max level?"

    "No¡­ but I heard about it that the spirits have powers ording to the they are," Leon frowned. "But I guess that makes sense¡­ if a spirit experiences their world reaching another stage of assimtion, that means that their potential would increase."

    Although it made sense, it was quite surprising¡­ considering that, it doesn''t mean that even fragments can be as powerful as their original versions? As long as they have someone who gives them a lot of mana, their growth couldn''t stop. Still¡­ just how much mana Leon would need to sacrifice for that? Given that his replica was training his skills and learning new ones, Leon, for the time being, just have to recover enough mana to keep elerate and Mindscape Transportation active.

    Leon wondered if just give them a massive amount of mithril would be enough for that, but as it turns out, his mana needed to be transferred to his spirits directly. Considering that was the case, Sekundez should have said that earlier. That way, Leon would have transferred Rem''s mana to another spirit¡­ However, Sekundez was a spirit who rarely talked. So, unless Leon brings certain topics, she wouldn''t talk about it.

    "Now that I think about it¡­ I can gain some time just by going to another that is on a lower stage of the assimtion," Leon said after a long sigh. "How can I so forgetful¡­ I''m just four hundred and twenty-two-year-old¡­"

    There were no purple crystals in Sekundez, Shadow, or Rem''s worlds. So, Leon had to use Mana Dominion again to find a suitable¡­ However, after a while, he didn''t find any world on the third stage of assimtion. Thanks to the mana he obtained from Rem, Leon managed to feel and analyze the mana in fifty s systems¡­ but he only found fives that had mana, and all of them were on the fourth stage.

    "I suppose it can''t be helped¡­" Leon shrugged.

    Finding a ce where the passage of time would be ten times slower inparison to Earth was already great, to begin with. Again, before Leon could do anything, he decided to assimte his replica''s experience.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Shadow''s Fragment has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Gungnir

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sting Shot.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: st Arrow.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Grand Arrow.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Dragons sure had shy names for skills. Even though Leon had memorized the moment a dragon used such a spell, it was one of those memories he could only ess by using Mind Melding. In any case, before Leon could think of anything else, Shadow appeared and let out the longest sigh Leon ever heard. He didn''t know if it was intentional or not, but Shadow was quick to make things depressed.

    "¡­ What a happy idiot," Shadow said. "Leon, I have a favor to ask, I want to stay in your imaginary dimension while Rem is on the outside world, and when he is there, I want to be on the outside."

    "Sure, but I can''t let you do what you want in the middle of important battles," Leon warned. "So, you will have to deal with other eventually."

    As expected, Shadow and Rem were like water and oil. Even though that couldn''t be helped, Leon didn''t intend to spoil his spirits more than the necessary. So, he would count on them, even if their teamwork sucks.

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    "Anyway, Shadow," Leon said. "I want to learn Teleport; you can help me with that, right?"

    "¡­ Yes," Shadow said after a long sigh.

    "Yourck of motivation is so annoying that I would force you to teach me to step by step that spells if I weren''t in a hurry," Leon furrowed his eyebrows. "Just use the spell. After that, I will make a copy of your memory and replicate whatever you did."

    Although he didn''t say thank you, Shadow felt thankful for it. It was problematic to have a spirit like that, but it wasn''t good to force his allies to do every single thing for him. For the good or for the worse, Leon only wanted to count on them during fights.

    In any case, since his replica trained a little bit the spells he learned from Shadow, Darkness Maniption already was at the level necessary. For efficiency''s sake, Leon should have made his replica train that before, but Leon''s mind wasn''t working properly due to the headache. Regardless, much faster than expected, Leon learned the spell in just ten minutes.

    Teleport

    Cost: 5000 mana

    Cooldown time: 5 seconds

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "The range is one kilometer as well¡­ even though the cost is five-time higher," Leon rubbed his chin. "The cost is too high for me to use in one go and move to the¡­ I guess my replica will have to train it."

    Although his replica could skills much faster in that dimension, the cost of the skill was too high. So, Leon had to wait for one hour. After that, the skill reached the level of three hundred. Despite that, Leon had to consume a huge chunk of his mithril spear to reach the world in question, and he also had to use it several times.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    "¡­ In the end, I spent much more mana and time when I tried to save both," Leon said after a long sigh.

    Regardless, soon Leon forgot about that because he recognized that world covered in snow. Leon didn''t feel any presence there like before, but he still had to confirm it with the person who lived that before.

    "Hey, Celsius¡­ is this¡­" Leon frowned.

    "Yes, the ce where you found my old friend and me," Celsius replied.

    Some time has passed since that time, so it was only obvious that such a would have reached the fourth stage of assimtion. But it was kind of surprising that Leon couldn''t feel the presence of monsters. Even though the world was covered in snow, he didn''t feel all that much cold. But all that was because Leon had Ice Resistance and Ice Immunity at the max level.

    "I can''t feel any dungeons here¡­ I guess the connection to other worlds disappeared when all the monsters of this ce died," Leon concluded. "Well, I guess this will be a good base of operations for the time being."

    Although Leon wasn''t being bothered by the cold, the snow was kind of annoying. So, he created a massive building to use as a temporary house. Leon already had to deal with an annoying headache. He didn''t need to feel more ufortable than that. So, he created some objects to increase hisfort like a bed and a couch.

    "Well, now¡­ before returning to Earth, I have to decide my main offensive spells," Leon said to himself. "What is more powerful, my sma projectiles, dark magic, or light magic? What do you think, Sekundez?"

    "I''m pretty sure those three types are equally useful," Sekundez replied. "You just need to use them at the right time."

    "Thank you, captain obvious," Leon sighed. "It will be a pain, but I can''t delete the memories of when I used those spells against difficult enemies. That way, I will be able to use them at the right time as you said¡­ by the way, Shadow. Why didn''t you teach my replica other spells?"<sub> </sub>

    "Because you didn''t ask¡­ Besides, he was busy learning other spells," Shadow hesitated a little bit.

    "Then¡­ What exactly did you while you were there?" Leon frowned. "You just existed?"

    "Something like that," Shadow replied.

    Leon sighed and massaged his eyebrows. Even his patience had a limit, but in the end, the only thing he did was to transmit his anger throughout his voice.

    "Return to that dimension and teach my replica some offensive skills," Leon said. "Tell to Rem that he also needs to do that."

    "But, he is annoying¡­" Shadow retorted. "I don''t want to deal with him."

    "This will be your punishment forzing around," Leon said. "Deal with it in silence."

    Before Shadow could retort again, Leon sent him to that dimension. Despite that, Leon had to wait for several minutes to calm down his nerves. He never thought he would have to deal with a difficult child like that.

    "That surprised me," Volt said. "I guess even Leon isn''t immune to Shadow''s behavior.

    Health: 72219 +

    Mana: 248952 +

    Stamina: 69521 +

    Strength: 227 +

    Dexterity: 288 +

    Speed: 390 +

    Intelligence: 151365 +

    Endurance: 855 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 10000 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 90000 +

    Willpower: 545 +

    Coins: 000

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Spatial Maniption Lv Max, irvoyance Lv Max, Summon Efreet''s Fragment Lv Max, Summon Undine''s Fragment Lv Max, Summon Sylph''s Fragment Lv Max, Summon Gnome''s Fragment Lv Max, Summon Celsius'' Fragment Lv Max, Summon Volt''s Fragment Lv Max, Summon Shadow''s Fragment Lv Max

    Passive Skills:

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    Although Leon became quite mad, one hourter, he ended up letting Shadow return. Not because he was feeling guilty or anything like it, but because Shadow worked really hard and also begged Leon to get away from Rem.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bullet of Darkness.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Punch of Darkness.

    Cost: 750 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Lance of Darkness.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sword of Darkness.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Arrow of Darkness.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cannon of Darkness.

    Cost: 10000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Unholy Spike.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Well, I guess it is fine¡­ obedient kids have to be rewarded," Leon said while he was reading those notifications. "However, if something like that happens again¡­

    "I got it. I got it!" Shadow said anxiously. "It won''t happen again! I will do anything as long as you keep me away from Rem!"

    "As long as you understand that¡­" Leon said.

    "I guess I was wrong¡­" Volt said. "Leon is just too lenient."

    "I bet he is the type of man who bes a father and spoils his kids rotten," Undine smirked.

    Now Leon finally could understand how Sekundez would feel whenever he tried to speak his mind out loud as if no one was hearing. He wished that his spirits didn''t talk on his back when he was listening, but Leon couldn''tin about it since that was a w that he also had.<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, even though Leon managed to find a way to motivate Shadow to work hard, Leon couldn''t rx yet. To make his spirits evolve now that they reached the max level, he would have to give them huge amounts of mana and to do that. He would have to increase the Mana Maism output.

    "In the end, I can''t wait for my recovery to get more efficient¡­ it is the only way," Leon muttered.

    "It is not the only way. You can always obtain more mana by absorbing mana from enemies," Sekundez said.

    "Yeah, but you can''t see any monster here, can you?" Leon asked. "I was lucky in finding such world because harvesters probably aren''t monitoring this ce anymore. If I go to another world and drain the monsters'' mana, they eventually will find me. While I want to fight those bastards as soon as possible, I can''t take any chances while my friends and Earth are on the line. The big shots will probablye to Earth if the conflict esctes there or anywhere else."

    Sekundez couldn''t retort Leon''s logic because she knew he was right. Although Leon was the one who was having a hard time convincing himself, he didn''t let himself rush toward the battles. At that point in time, a single mistake would cause thousands of deaths, and Leon''s hands were already dirt with the blood of too many.

    "Sekundez, when you reach the max level, can you teach me a way to make time to pass faster and my recovery work faster?" Leon asked. "I think elerate was supposed to have such effect, but I have the feeling that isn''t the case.

    "¡­ Why are you always thinking of ways to die faster?" Sekundez asked, visibly shocked. "Don''t you have any concerns about your own well-being?"

    "I don''t think I have I have¡­" Leon frowned. "Can you answer my questions now?"

    "¡­ Yes, it is possible," Sekundez said after a long sigh. "And you are right. elerate can''t help you to make your recovery work faster. There is another spell that can do that¡­ obviously, the effects are much weaker than elerate. But are you aware of the effects of such skill on your body and mind?"

    "Yes, it will make time pass faster only to my body and mind," Leon nodded. "Although that will be useful, I will age faster than other people."

    "Yes¡­ even if you survive the use of Mana Maism for more than a few years, you will decrease your lifespan considerably," Sekundez added. "Also, that skill only is effective to make someone age faster and to make recovery stat more frequently useful. So, the effectiveness of elerate or any other spell won''t grow."

    That was a very troublesome effect¡­ in the end, Leon could solve the problem of damaging his spirits, but the price would be his lifespan. All roads lead to Rome¡­ In Leon''s case, it was more urate to say that all paths lead to his doom.

    "Well, I will think about it once I cross that bridge," Leon shrugged. "I need to make you level up, after all."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Bullet of Light.

    Cost: 100 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Punch of Light.

    Cost: 750 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Lance of Light.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, it would be faster to make Sekundez level up inside his mindscape. Still, Leon hesitated in doing that because Sekundez was also draining his mana to increase the training of his replica. If Leon leaves Sekundez there, the efficiency of the training will decrease by half. Leon hesitated and only assimted his replica''s experience and then left.

    "What would you rmend, Sekundez?" Leon asked. "Keep expanding the scope of Mana Maism or use the skill you mentioned."

    "I can''t choose either," Sekundez shook her head. "Both skills will cause your death, and I can''t choose the way you will die."

    Sekundez talked as if Leon had control over that, but in the end, the only thing he could really do was work hard in order to die after reaching his goals.

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    Eventually, Leon spent all the mana he had obtained thanks to Rem. So, he began to focus on expanding the range of Mana Maism again. Thanks to his recent increase in intelligence, Leon managed to do that with rtive ease¡­ even though that kind of action also increased the headache, Leon was feeling. It wasn''t much, but Leon would be able to recover one thousand more points of mana aside from what was necessary to keep elerate and Mindscape Transportation active.

    "Sekundez, you can evolve, too, right?" Leon asked. "Transferring my mana to you can speed up your leveling up speed?"

    "No, spirits can only assimte your mana to evolve," Sekundez replied. "So, I will only be able to do that once I reach the max level."

    "I see¡­ Well, who wants to evolve first?" Leon asked. "This might take a while, so someone patient will be the best option.

    "I want to be the first!" Sylph shouted.

    "Me too! Me too!" Gnome joined the fray.

    "I don''t really want to use such methods to evolve, but I guess it is the only way," Efreet said. "I also want to be the first."

    "I guess you guys don''t understand what being patient means¡­" Leon sighed.

    In any case, Leon couldn''t show favoritism. That being said, Celsius, Undine, and Volt were his first choices. However, since they weren''t in a hurry, Sylph, Gnome, and Efreet had to choose between themselves¡­ and there was only one way to solve them fairly. By using rock, paper, scissors.

    In the end, Efreet won the contest, and Leon began to transfer his mana toward him. After twenty minutes, Leon had transferred one million mana points to Efreet, but he didn''t notice anything different with him.

    "Do you feel different?" Leon asked.

    "Just refreshed thanks to your mana," Efreet replied.

    At the very least, that wasn''t a bad sign, but that also meant that the process might be even more time-consuming than expected. Although that was troublesome, it wasn''t so bad considering that Leon would eventually increase Mana Maism''s scope.

    "Sekundez, do I have to keep transferring my mana non-stop, or can I take a break now and then?" Leon asked.

    "You are transferring your mana to the spirit very existence," Sekundez replied. "Although you can''t see or feel it, Efreet is bing stronger as an existence. So, you can stop as much as you want."

    Leon wasn''t tired, but he needed to assimte his replica''s experience every hour in order to give him orders more frequently.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sword of Light.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Arrow of Light.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cannon of Light.

    Cost: 10000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm¡­ it looks like Rem is quitepetitive," Leon nodded in satisfaction. "

    It would be great if Shadow and Rem couldpete with each other without annoying Leon, but as expected, he couldn''t have everything he wants. After stopping to allocate his status points in intelligence, Leon resumed his job of transferring his mana for Efreet. Thanks to those points, Mana Maism range increased a little, but even so, Leon still had a long way to go.

    Although that kind of thing would happen faster inside his mindscape, Leon couldn''t stop his replica training since it was the only method where he could be stronger at a pretty awesome speed.

    Fortunately, Leon only had to keep transferring his mana to Efreet for a few days. More or less around the time he transferred one billion mana points, Efreet started to glow¡­ like a Pok¨¦mon.

    "The hell?" Leon said, surprised.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment evolved to Summon Great Efreet''s Fragment.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While Leon was reading that notification, the glow around Efreet''s body finally disappeared, and Leon saw a man made of fire in front of him. He was like two hundred and thirty centimeters tall. He also had bulging muscles. However, Leon recognized the vicious smile on his face. Efreet had lost his genderless appearance and closely resembled a human¡­ but he had a pair of horns on his head.

    "Hahaha! So, I really evolved!" Efreetughed. "I lost some of my power, but I can feel that my potential grew exponentially."

    "Good for you, now wear some clothes," Leon said. "Thest thing I need is to see the body parts of another man that makes me feel depressed."

    In the end, Efreet could produce clothes. Only a fire armor appeared around him. Although the cost of mana increased, it was much better than see a man naked. Before Leon could notice, he started to look forward to the time Celsius and Undine would evolve. They would probably lose their genderless features as well¡­ so¡­

    "I can hear your dirty thoughts¡­" Celsius said, visibly displeased.

    "I don''t know if I feel relieved or worried by seeing you imagine this," Undine frowned.

    Leon shook his head and then analyzed his status. None of his statuses decreased, but Leon lost the skill Summon Efreet''s Fragment. That was relief¡­ in any case, Leon tried to test Efreet''s power. As expected, it looked like his strength decreased, and it was around the level when he was at the level two hundred. That means that Efreet could be five times stronger than before.

    "I guess you can really be identical to the original spirit," Leon rubbed his chin. "But I doubt we will have time for that."

    Although Leon wanted to make his spirits evolve as fast as possible, it wouldn''t be a good idea to make them lose their power at the same time. So, Leon tried that again once Efreet reaches the level two hundred inside his mindscape.

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    After Efreet reached the level two hundred, it was Sylph''s turn to evolve. Although Mana Maism was little by little bing more powerful, it would take at the very least ten days for him to evolve. However, Leon kind of wanted to focus more on that because he was eager to see the new form of his spirits.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Haste.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Slow.

    Cost: 100 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Divine Ruination.

    Cost: 3500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Shadow de.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dusk de.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Boy, oh boy¡­ even though I try to learn skills that don''t consume so much mana, it looks like it is a waste of time," Leon said after a long sigh. "In any case, my replica did well in learning the ranged versions of Haste and Slow. It would be great if I could use skills Herculean Strength on my allies, but I''m pretty sure it isn''t possible."

    Although Leon was learning several spells and growing strong quite fast, he felt like his mana wasn''t growing like before. It was only evident given that he was forced to recover and spend almost thirty thousand mana points per minute, but it was troublesome not to be able to use Mana Sacrifice like before.

    "Well, this shouldn''t be a problem. Eventually, I will run out of skills to learn¡­ so I will use Mana Sacrifice like there was no tomorrow until I discover new spells to learn," Leon nodded to himself.

    That would only happen once Leon makes all his skills reach the max level, but given that his replica is working hard, it shouldn''t take long for that to happen.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Rem''s Fragment has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "It looks like some interesting things happened while I was away," Rem appeared already smiling brightly. "When will it be my turn to evolve?"

    "I should have asked to evolve first¡­" Shadow said and then sighed.

    "You will be thest, Rem," Leon answered.<sub> </sub>

    "Why?" Rem asked, shocked.

    "Because you were thest spirit that joined my side," Leon replied. "It is only obvious that you turn will be thest. Just hang in there and don''t bother me all that much."

    Leon thought of motivating his spirits to work by promising them that their turns mighte sooner if they teach more simple spells to his replica, but that wouldn''t be fair. In any case, after seeing Efreet evolving, even the usual calm and quiet Volt expressed his wish to evolve. That was quite surprising that they didn''t show any interest in getting stronger faster than before¡­ maybe there was some hierarchy among the spirits, and Leon wasn''t aware of it. Or perhaps all of them were just thatpetitive.

    As expected, things got quite noisy now that Rem and Shadow were in the ce. Although Shadow was a bit depressed, the other spirits already got used to his presence and behavior. Basically, he was justzy¡­ so treating him as such would be less annoying for everyone else.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hell Dive.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Critical Strike.

    Cost: 2000 mana and 2000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Power Bomb.

    Cost: 1500 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Phoenix Strike.

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Fatality.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm¡­ it looks like Efreet was to stay on my good side, and he is teaching some spells to my replica," Leon rubbed his chin. "Most likely, he wants to be the first to evolve again if there is a chance to make the spirits evolve again."

    Although making the spirits stronger was a very interesting way to increase his own power, Leon didn''t know if he would have that much time. Although time on Earth was passing ten times faster, everything could change in the blink of an eye, and Leon would have to return to Earth and cancel elerate and Mind Transportation¡­ it would be insane to fight harvesters while trying to maintain such high-cost spells, after all.

    By Leon''s calction, at the max level, the original Efreet would be at the max level, more than one hundred times stronger than a lesser fragment at the max level. While an ally like that would be useful, it would cost too much mana to keep and to evolve such spirit active. Considering that Leon had to spend one billion mana points to make Efreet evolve, in the best-case scenario, he would need one trillion mana points next time¡­ Leon couldn''t even imagine how many skills he could level up to the max level by using a massive amount of mana.

    "In any case, I don''t have much of choice there," Leon rubbed his chin. "One of the safest methods to deal with my opponents would be by trapping them using Mindscape Transportation. While my replica will have the same chances of winning against any opponent, things will work better if he has the support of the spirits."

    In fact, making his spirits be as powerful as their originals were probably the key to make Leon use elerate and Mindscape Transportation on himself without worrying about enemy attacks. Most likely, they would be able to stop any harvester and gain some time once they reach the apex of their strength.

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    Leon was starting to get impatient again. Usually, he would erase his memories to get rid of his worries somewhat, but now that he really needed some battle experience, he couldn''t do that. The situation wasn''t exactly bad, but Leon wasn''t someone who could do something for long while knowing that something far more important was happening somewhere else.

    "I guess this is the moment where my patience will truly be tested¡­" Leon sighed.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Abyssal de.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Unholy Sacrifice.

    Cost: 5000 health

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Chain Lightning.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Frost Barrage.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hell Stone.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As usual, assimting the experience of his replica made him focus for a while, but little by little, that trick was bing less and less effective. In fact, it was making Leon grow even more impatient.

    "If I return to Earth now, even if I draw the attention of other harvesters, things will probably work out as long as I pass some of the knowledge to my friends," Leon started to bit his nails. "They would need to train and level up some skills, but even at level one, the power of Rem, Shadow, and Sekundez should be useful to them."

    Leon would have to convince his spirits first to give their powers to a lot of people without confirming if they were worth it¡­ but in the end, that way of thinking made Leon conclude that his enemies probably had done the same thing. Although it wasmon to see lone super-viins. A smart viin would grant power to their minions¡­ just like the shadowy figure did to Donan. They wouldn''t even imagine that using such skills without properly learning might cause their doom, but his enemies didn''t have to worry while sacrificing some of their pawns.

    p "Shit¡­ even if the number of harvesters that have all the spirits is low, I also have to consider that they might keep using Summon Zombie and create a near unbeatable army," Leon said, visibly annoyed. "In the end, making an appearance now without having the means to instant get rid of my enemies wouldn''t solve anything."</anda>

    That was one hell of a headache, but Leon didn''t have much of choice. For the time being, his best shot was to level up Sekundez and train the spells he learned from her to its limits. The same thing has to be applied to Rem and Shadow''s spells. Although Leon could increase the output of the power of those spells, he didn''t want to keep training to do that.

    "I have to calm down¡­" Leon said and then breathed in deeply. "I already messed up by destroying Sekundez''s dimension¡­ I can''t mess up here in the real world."

    Leon managed to calm down that he eventually noticed that his spirits were too quiet. Since he was worried about many things, the spirits weren''t causing a ruckus like usual. Not even Sylph, who was currently absorbing his mana to evolve.<sub> </sub>

    Even Leon couldn''t keep acting like that when he was worried about the few friends he made over the course of four hundred years. So, this time he calmed down for real before resuming his training.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sonic Wave.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Esoteric Spike.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Holy Spike.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Brutal Swing.

    Cost: 200 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Land Smash.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm¡­ Although now and then I learn a skill that doesn''t consume stupid amounts of energy, those kinds of skills are rarelying around now," Leon rubbed his chin. "No wonder the number of skills my replica can learn and train in just a single hour doesn''t increase¡­ it is all thanks to the mana cost."

    It would be more efficient to train his first spells in order to gain status points. Although his replica doesn''t have a target, Leon could always make the replica harm itself to train the skills faster, but he didn''t want to do that. Although the replica was an exact copy of himself, Leon couldn''t bring himself to cause such suffering to another existence. He was already going too far by constantly assimting its memories, after all.

    "Maybe I don''t need to make my replica suffer¡­" Leon said. "Sekundez, if I store some mana in a soul eater, can you use my mana to summon a random dragon through Mind Summoning?"

    "Yes, I can," Sekundez nodded. "However, to create the weakest version of any dragon, I will need ten million mana points. Well, considering that you just want to practice some weak skills, that should suffice."

    In the end, Leon still hesitated in doing that since he was creating another life or at least bringing others from his memories to increase the speed of his training. However, Leon ended up summoning the monster because he couldn''t make his friends on Earth wait for him any longer.

    It was time to do the things Leon wouldn''t be able to do¡­ he just wanted to save his friends and, but even though his intentions were pure, Leon''s methods weren''t. Idealism was fine, and all, but Leon finally found the limits of his idealism. Humans were dying every minute. Even though he could handle the death of a few strangers, he couldn''t bring himself to ignore the death of thousands. To save as many as possible, Leon decided to sacrifice some of his conscience¡­

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    Congrattions! The skill Frost Lance has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm¡­ the progress is much better than I had expected," Leon nodded to himself in satisfaction while he obtained the notifications of continuous level-ups. "As expected, it is much easier to be an asshole who doesn''t care about morals."

    Eventually, it would reach a point where leveling up some skills wouldn''t more efficient than learning new ones, but Leon was sure it would take a long while to reach that point. In any case, the addition of a dragon probably yed an important role in the training. Even though the dragon was weak and it wasn''t Leon''s control, it was a good target to level up weaker spells.

    "In the end, there are more efficient ways to grow stronger than just increasing the number of weapons at my disposal," Leon shrugged.

    "Hey, Leon," Sylph protested. "Focus more on transferring mana to me! I want to evolve as soon as possible.

    "Yes, yes," Leon said.

    In the end, even though worry about every single thing every moment was tiresome, in some aspects, it was better than be bothered by his spirits. However, Leon got rid of those thoughts since they were far more understanding than him.

    "Now that I think about it¡­ summoning mechanical wargs would have been much more efficient than summoning a weak dragon," Leon rubbed his chin. "My summoned monsters are at the level max, after all."

    Considering that they were robots and not living creatures, Leon wouldn''t have to worry about making them suffer just to make him get rid of some inconveniences. Regardless, what was done, was done. Besides, it was better for the experience''s sake to fight against a real enemy.

    "If you want to use some monsters that are incapable of feeling anything to help your replica to train, Rem and Shadow can help you with that," Sekundez said.

    "Is that so?" Leon frowned. "Is that true? Why didn''t you guys say something?"

    "You didn''t ask¡­" Shadow replied,cking motivation as usual.

    "Ah¡­ that is true. I was so busy reading your memories that I didn''t consider that possibility," Rem said, as a matter of fact.

    Leon sighed, but in the end,ining was a waste of time. Those two were a pain the ass, so it couldn''t be helped. Leon thought they would teach him some incredible spells, but as it turns out, those were another simple spell¡­

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Golem of Light.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 150000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Summon Golem of Darkness.

    Cost: 150000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although the golems didn''t have any skills and their statues weren''t that impressive, nearly everything that touched them died. The Golem of Darkness''s body had the properties of dark matter, so that could destroy everything that touched it. Something simr to the Golem of Light was capable of, the creature not only could cancel most forms of magical attacks but also could numb the senses of whatever touches it.

    "They are slow¡­ but they can be a pretty useful line of defense," Leon nodded to himself. "Aerial attacks would be their weak point as a line of defense, but it would be weird if this kind of creature didn''t have any weakness."

    Considering the properties of those creatures, Leon began to wonder how he could defeat them if, by chance, he meets a harvester that can use those same spells. In the end, Leon soon found their weaknesses. Basically, they could only maintain those properties as long as they have mana. Once they ran out of fuel, they were no better than ordinary golems.

    "Don''t you have any spell like this, Sekundez?" Leon asked.

    "Maybe¡­ maybe not," Sekundez replied.

    "Why sometimes you give me those ambiguous questions?" Leon frowned.

    Either way, since Sekundez didn''t teach Leon any new skill so far, something like that could only be learned once Sekundez recovers her powers. Besides, among all spirits, Leon was really looking forward as to how powerful Sekundez would be once she evolves. She was naturally ten times stronger than spirits like Celsius, so Leon imagined that difference in power would continue or even grow once she evolves.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Memory of the North.

    Cost: 10000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sword Rain.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spiritual Curse.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "¡­Only three spells this time?" Leon said after sighing. "As expected, I did the right thing in starting to train to the level max my first offensive spells."

    The cost of the Memory of the North was stupid, but it couldn''t be helped given that was another massive area of effect spell that could freeze anything in a radius that was equal to the stadium. However, Leon was more interested in Spiritual Curse since it made him recall of that nasty spell that made humans explode.

    "I see¡­, so this spell makes the target lose its mana continually," Leon nodded to himself. "It isn''t mortal but is somewhat useful."

    That being said, Leon had no intention whatsoever of using that kind of spell to recover his own mana. Why? It was because that spell made the target lose their mana through their ass¡­ it was basically mana diarrhea.

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    Before Leon could notice, eight days passed since the time he began to transfer his mana to Sylph. Since his Mana Maism was slowly bing more powerful, the evolution happened faster than expected.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s Fragment evolved to Summon Great Sylph''s Fragment.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In front of himself, Leon saw a tall and slender man with childish features. His eyes and hair were green¡­ even though he had a humanoid form and thus had legs and arms. He was sitting on the top of a small tornado.

    "Wow! I feel so much lighter and powerful than before," Sylph said. "Thank you, Leon!"

    "You are wee, now put on some clothes," Leon turned around to resume his actions only to find Gnome waiting for him. "I guess I won''t have even a moment to rest¡­"

    Just like Efreet, Sylph created an armor of his element to use as clothing. Since that was already draining Leon''s mana and he would need all he can get to make Gnome evolve as fast as possible, Leon sent Sylph to the other dimension.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Transfusion has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Maniption has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Maniption has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Maniption has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Maniption has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Concentrated Shot has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "No offensive spell has reached the level max this time, huh?" Leon asked.

    "Yep, those skills were easier to level up, so I focused on them," The replica replied.<sub> </sub>

    Leon nodded. Leveling up Mana Transfusion probably had been a lot easier than using any other skill. He just had to nt trees, after all. Regardless, the speed of the training increased by four times, so Leon was obtaining for times more status points than usual. Thanks to that, he didn''t have to force his brain as much as before, but in the end, Leon forced his brain because the more the strain, the more mana he could collect from the surroundings.

    Thanks to that, Gnome evolved just after six days. Much for Leon''s surprise, Gnome didn''t be young like Sylph. Although Leon still could feel his childish aura, Gnome now had a long beard, and he was kind of short like a dwarf.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sylph''s Fragment evolved to Summon Great Gnome''s Fragment.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Yahoo! Now, I feel like I can turn a whole into a maze!" Gnome said excitedly.

    "Yeah, good for you¡­ clothes," Leon said while massaging his eyebrows.

    Leon was pretty sure that Efreet was about to reach the max level in his new form, so he didn''t have to wait before he could begin the turn of the next spirit. However, before Leon could continue, the world started to tremble.

    "What the¡­" Leon said, a bit surprised.

    Even though Leon used Fly, he still could feel his body vibrating. He didn''t understand why that was happening, but then he felt a massive amount of mana passing nearby that¡­ To make matters worse, Leon recognized that presence. Even without using Mana Dominion, he recognized that thing because Shadow was on his side now¡­ that shadowy figure just passed by that.

    "That bastard is one the move¡­ that direction is¡­" Leon said, annoyed.

    Leon canceled all his spells for a moment and used irvoyance to see what was in the direction where the shadowy figure was heading. Although he soon spent all his mana, Leon managed to recover it by using Mana Maism. At that point in time, using that skill was like breathing for Leon¡­

    Then Leon found it. A familiar blue was on the path of the shadowy figure¡­ it was Earth. Despite his caution¡­ it looked like Earth was destined to face some hard times. Leon didn''t know why so suddenly the shadowy figure would want to go there, but it didn''t matter. Leon couldn''t wait any longer. By activating Telepathy, Leon started a call with Ilyana.

    "I''ming to Earth right now," Leon dered. "Some asshole is heading there. I won''t risk my friends'' lives by letting them face that bastard alone."

    "¡­ You are not ready yet," Ilyana replied.

    "Then, I will be ready in the middle of the battle," Leon said.

    "¡­ Things would have gotten a lot easier if you had just used the tomes I prepared," Ilyana said after a long sigh. "I can deal with him. Even if those three decided to join forces with that guy, I can defeat them. I will end up revealing myself a bit too much, but it is better than letting you face them right now. If the others realize that the two of us are fighting together¡­ the chances of us having to face dozens of harvesters eventually will be pretty high."

    Ilyana was powerful, but she was fully aware that he couldn''t fight against so many enemies while worrying about the lives of the humans behind her. Leon knew that, too, if he goes all out, his friends might end up getting wounded or perhaps even die.

    "I will still go," Leon dered.

    Leon was human. He had to face alongside other fellow humans. Despite everything, he was thankful for Ilyana''s help, but he couldn''t let her fight for himself after everything he experienced. Besides, he made a promise to Donan that he would look after Darya. He didn''t have the chance to check things with her, but if something happened to her, the cause would have been the shadowy figure¡­ and Leon had to confirm that now.

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    The shadowy figure had a portion of a shadow''s fragment, he probably didn''t have the same level of power with that element ifpared to Leon, but the creature had far more battle experience and years of training. So, Leon couldn''t drop his guard.

    "I wonder why he didn''t use Teleport¡­" Leon rubbed his chin.

    Although that was suspicious, that kind of question wouldn''t help Leon in any way. Instead, he focused himself on using Teleport and return to Earth. Given that such skill wasn''t at the level max yet, Leon had been forced to create a few kilograms of mithril, but he only lost a few seconds to do that.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    "Guys, I''m counting on you," Leon said to his spirits the very moment he returned to Earth.

    "I guess it can''t be helped," Celsius sighed.

    "After surviving this far, humans do deserve our powers," Undine shrugged.

    "Just say the word, Leon," Volt said.

    Leon activated his Mindscape Transportation again in order to let Efreet, Sylph, and Gnome level up. So, Celsius, Undine, and Volt would help Leon by giving their blessings to as many humans as possible. After using Teleport again, Leon appeared in the middle of a battle. Hector''s group was fighting against a pack of acid dragons.

    "What the¡­ You!" Hector said, surprised.<sub> </sub>

    Amanda and Maya opened their eyes widely when they recognized Leon, but he ignored them all. In the blink of an eye, many of his mana was drained because his spirits gave a portion of their powers to his friends. After that, the spirits did the same to anyone nearby while Leon was recovering his mana by using Mana Maism.

    It was kind of surprising, but the dragons retreated the very moment Leon appeared. Although that gave them some time to talk, Leon ignored them and just moved the people that received the power of the spirits to his mindscape. He waited for ten seconds and then freed everyone and disappeared without saying anything. The shadowy figure was about to arrive, so Leon couldn''t focus on a single ce. Leon could only hope that those twenty-four hours of training would be enough for the time being.

    The next moment, Leon appeared in Japan. Much to his surprise, the walls of the country had been destroyed by the dragons. Despite that, Yuki''s arm was fighting fiercely against the monsters¡­ it didn''t take long for Leon to recognize the lighting beam moving around and hitting dragons several times in a row. Leon also recognized a massive fireball moving around and attacking the beasts. It was Ren¡­ although It wasn''t that surprising, Leon smiled in satisfaction when he saw both of them killing dragons without receiving help.

    "I guess that is to be expected¡­" Leon said.

    Leon did the same thing with Ren and Yuki once they stopped to rest. His spirits also gave a portion of their power to many soldiers. Again, after transporting them to his mindscape to train, Leon disappeared without saying anything.

    It was snowing heavily in central Europe, but Leon quickly found Gis, Lennart, and Tom fighting a group of ice dragons while another group was conjuring a massive spell to keep that snowstorm active. Leon killed both groups before appearing in front of those three¡­ as expected, they didn''t change all that much. They had a few more scars here and there, but nothing major.

    Regardless, after finishing his job there. Leon sighed in relief, and then he was forcefully teleported by Ilyana. Much to his surprise, Leon still appeared on Earth. Ilyana was facing him with her arms crossed. Despite everything, she looked at him as if everything couldn''t be helped.

    "You arete," Leon said.

    "And you messed up," Ilyana sighed and shook her head. "Anyway, at least until you learned some useful skills. What is your n now?"

    "I thought you would like to give me the one leading. I don''t think I have done enough to be the leader and give the calls," Leon shrugged.

    "¡­ It will be a bet, but since you are here, we might as well take some risks in order to make most of the situation." Ilyana hesitated a little bit. "The goal is to protect your friends and this, right? So, I will summon you and the shadowy figure to my mindscape. Killing that guy shouldn''t be that difficult for me, but many will die even if they are far away from this ce. So, in this situation, I will use all my power to keep him there, and you will try to kill him."

    Leon nodded, it wasn''t exactly a brilliant n, but considering the possible oues, it was their best option. The shadowy figure would be only the first target they would have to deal with, and considering that he certainly wasn''t the strongest, Leon had to make good use of him.

    In order to save some time, Ilyana transported all of Leon''s spirits to her mindscape. Although she could do better, the time there would pass ten thousand times faster, her remaining mana would be used to make sure the shadowy figure wouldn''t escape.

    Even from very far away, Leon still felt shivers when he felt the presence of that bastard. He was so powerful that the entire sr system was getting darker thanks to him. Even though Leon had Rem on his side, he doubted that the elemental advantage would be enough to grant him victory.

    As if the shadowy figure had felt their presence, the bastard flew directly toward Leon and Ilyana. Eventually, Leon could see a dark meteor-like thing approaching them at tremendous speed, but before he could notice, Leon saw himself in the middle of a destroyed world. Then the shadowy figurended there as well.

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    "You¡­" The shadowy figure said, surprised once he recognized Leon. "You survived and didn''t try to find me? Was that small the ce you were born? How is it intact?"

    Leon frowned for a moment¡­ why the hell that bastard would want to talk with him? Considering that he suddenly also got teleported to an unknown ce, he also seemed pretty calm. Regardless, that was a good chance for Leon to understand his enemy a little.

    For some reason, the shadowy figure wasn''t the mass of darkness like he had seen before. Leon could only see in front of himself a creature that had a massive cloak that covered its body. He was a bit taller than Leon, but he didn''t look physically stronger¡­ the shadowy figure was really a mage through and through.

    In the blink of an eye, Leon created a replica of himself and made the replica attack using Arrows of Light. It was better to see what he could do using his elemental advantage before anything. Meanwhile, Leon''s was recovering his mana using Mana Maism.

    "I see¡­ you not only managed to survive but also found all the spirits," The shadowy figure said while he was getting hit continuously by Arrows of Light. "You had more potential than I thought."

    Leon clicked his tongue but soon recovered himself when he felt shivers. Something was changing around him, but Leon reacted fast enough to cast Anti-Mana Field. Although he didn''t say anything, Leon could feel the surprise in the red eyes of that man.

    Light magic was useless. Projectiles made of darkness probably wouldn''t be any good. So, Leon made his replica attack using sma Lances. However, just like before, Leon didn''t see any damage being dealt with.

    "Just what the hell¡­ no, think about it¡­ something fishy is going on here. The bastard isn''t moving or attacking for some reason¡­ he is probably conserving his mana while he tries to understand this ce."

    Leon knew that the shadowy figure was using a protectiveyer of darkness, and considering that type of magic had the same properties of dark matter. He wouldn''t cause any damage unless the bastard runs out of mana. Leon couldn''t tell, but the shadowy figure was probably using Mana Maism as well.

    "Well, it is like this, then¡­"

    Combining his spells with the max output wasn''t possible since Leon couldn''t let himself run out of mana, but he still fired Magma Spears while his Fast Conjuration was active. Even though the protective barrier would destroy all the matter, Leon wasn''t worried about that¡­ he wanted to prepare something else.

    Although the Magma Spears got destroyed, while they existed, the heat caused by them still made space vibrate around the shadowy figure. That was making his vision blur¡­ Meanwhile, Leon concentrated on himself because he was about to do something crazy, and that might kill him.

    Fortunately, all that concentration and focus paid off. Suddenly, a massive beam of light fell from the skies and hit the shadowy figure.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Judgement.

    Cost: 5000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Judgement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Judgement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Judgement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    The massive beam of energy made the entire mindscape tremble. Still, Leon knew that something of that level wouldn''t be enough to stop that bastard. He just wanted to confirm if the area of effect spells would make him lose more mana to protect himself¡­ Leon confirmed that when the shadowy figure moved toward him.

    Leon''s speed was severelycking, but he still managed to follow the shadowy figure with his eyes. It was kind of surprising that a mage would try to approach another mage without using any spell, but he soon used¡­ ck Hole.

    The dark sphere of destruction appeared before the shadowy figure, and the bastard wanted to make Leon be sucked by it. That game could be yed by two, so Leon thought of using the same. He just needed a single moment to caught the enemy off guard, after all. But in the end, Leon gave up on the idea. He destroyed Sekundez''s mindscape by using Spatial Maniption, and the ck holes essentially could suck anything. If something goes wrong, he might end up destroying that mindscape and making Ilyana use all her mana.

    After activating Dark Aura, Leon used Teleport and moved to behind the shadowy figure and grabbed his neck. Well, he tried¡­ Leon felt like his hand had just passed by the insides of a ghost since he didn''t feel anything.

    "Intangibility? Or was that just a normal reaction when dark matter touches dark matter?"

    Leon wanted an answer from Shadow, but he couldn''t hear one at the moment. In the end, Leon deactivated Dark Aura and activated Light Aura. However, before he could attack, the shadowy figure disappeared¡­ Leon didn''t have to see or use Mana Dominion to know that he was behind him. So, at the very moment he understood the shadowy figure used Teleport, he also escaped and hid behind his replica.

    "Nice instincts¡­ now you can thank for them," The shadowy figure said, and Leon felt like he was smiling. "Thanks to the time you spent that monster, your instincts improved by leaps and bounds."

    Leon''s heart was beating like crazy, but that was because he was itching to crush to bits the bastard who made him lose so much time inside a monster while hundreds of years passed on Earth. Meanwhile, the bastard was full ofposure¡­ In the end, it looked like elemental attacks wouldn''t help Leon all that much. He had two options, but instead of using both at different times, Leon decided to use both simultaneously.

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    Leon charged forward this time without trying to do anything fancy. Teleport consumed too much mana even to cover short distances, so he couldn''t use that frequently. The best option was to force the shadowy bastard to do that. When Leon was twenty meters away from the bastard, his body turned into a sphere of light, and at the exact same moment, Leon activated Light-Speed Movement.

    Congrattions! The skill Light-Speed Movement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Light-Speed Movement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Light-Speed Movement has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Leon didn''t try to use that skill before, but the effects were devastating. The shadowy figure didn''t have time to dodge. Not even Leon knows what happened. He just activated the spell. The next moment, he saw that his body and the shadowy figure had hit against something¡­ Leon didn''t find anything, except a crack in the dimension that Ilyana quickly repaired.

    As expected, light and darkness canceled each other. So, Leon and that bastard could hit each other while their bodies were covered with those elements. However, Leon received a shock when he felt his mana dropping at an astounding speed. The shadowy figure was smirking, despite the fact that such an impact made him lose a lot of mana.

    Leon tried to counter that effect by using Mana Absorption since that guy was holding his left arm, but even though Leon tried to increase the power of the skill¡­ he lost in terms of raw magic power.

    "Shit¡­ this bastard has much more intelligence than me!"

    That was the only exnation, and Leon didn''t need any other. He couldn''t teleport since he would bring with him anything that was touching him, so Leon just activated Reflect Armor to repel the bastard, and that worked. It cost a lot of mana, but Reflect Armor put the shadowy bastard away from Leon.

    "You learned a lot of interesting tricks¡­" The shadowy figure said. "Back then, you only had some elemental affinities, but your power and skill weren''t anything great¡­ Is that woman your master? She is stronger than you, but I can''t tell how much¡­"

    "¡­ Talk to your heart''s content because you will die today," Leon red viciously.

    "Don''t be like that¡­ You survived thus far, thanks to me," The shadowy bastard shrugged. "Can you imagine the past you surviving without that time inside that snake? You tried to kill a being which you couldn''t even understand its power. People like us don''t receive second chances often, so you should treasure your life more."

    Leon bit his lips in annoyance¡­ in the end, he should have focused on mastering the spells that he already had instead of learning new ones. A battle between high-level mages was far moreplicated than he thought¡­ but at least Leon knew that shadowy figure main skills were of the dark attribute. Light magic worked against that. So, without any hesitation, Leon pointed both hands toward that asshole and activated True Damage in a fast sequence. Although mana was the lifeline of mages, he still could stop one without even decreasing their mana a little bit.

    Congrattions! The skill True Damage has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill True Damage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill True Damage has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    The shadowy figure immediately understood what Leon was plotting¡­ his stamina was being targeted. At the same time, he countered that spell. That being said, Leon could use that skill and attack both the health, mana, and stamina of the target, but could the target use three spells simultaneously and at the same speed to counter those? The answer was no.

    The shadowy bastard finally lost the smile on his face, he opened his arms, and the Dark Aura started to expand. The dimension began to tremble, and Leon immediately understood that wasn''t good¡­ that son of a bitch already discovered a way to escape from there.

    Leon used Spell Breaker, and immediately, eighty percent of his mana was consumed to stop the shadowy figure. That left him speechless, and Leon felt unprotected with so few mana.

    "Thank goodness I always keep Mind Armor active¡­ If he had noticed that I used so much mana¡­"

    Leon couldn''t use Appraisal or Eyes of the Truth to see the shadowy figure status. It looked like the bastard had an even better version of Mind Armor. Regardless, even though they couldn''t see the numerical value, they could feel each other''s power and overall energy just by looking and being next to each other. The shadowy figure had three times more mana and two times more intelligence¡­ that was a terrible match-up, but Leon still had a chance. If it were impossible, Ilyana wouldn''t have let him stay in that dimension for long.

    "All right, Leon. Calm down,¡­ the time here passes much slower than in the real world. No need to worry, just focusing on using that bastard for as long as you can."

    Leon thought that the shadowy figure would attack him with another even more powerful spell, but the bastard was just looking at Leon in total silence. Suddenly, that guy pointed to his left side, and then a dark smoke appeared out of nowhere. Leon frowned, but he didn''t feel any danger to his life. Weirdly enough, the smoke didn''t even more¡­ it was getting smaller and denser until it took a human-like shape.

    "She was another fool who tried to fight me¡­" The shadowy figure said. "Although she was stronger than you, she didn''t pose much of a threat. However, her potential was impressive. So, I made her join my ranks¡­"

    "No¡­" Leon recognized that figure, and his blood begun to run cold.

    She had the eyes and the body of a zombie, but Leon recognized that person stature, hairstyle, and mana crystal in the forehead¡­ it was Darya.

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    Leon''s mind started to get foggy¡­ it had been a long time since he felt like that. His body was getting hotter because Rage was already at the max level. Despite that, the bonuses it granted for Leon''s physical status were still increasing.

    "You¡­" Leon said while he clenched his fists. "Death will be a mercy that you won''t have¡­ I will be sure to make you suffer much more than you actually deserve."

    "This was much easier than I expected," The shadowy figure said. "But it is not over yet."

    Several shadows started to appear nearby Darya. All of those were zombies, but they didn''t belong to the same species. Leon could see demi-humans that had the features of many species, ants, centaurs, minotaurs¡­ Leon could even see angels there. Most likely, all those people were the best fighters of their respective species, and the shadowy figure made sure to strengthen as much as he could before turning them into zombies.

    "Sekundez¡­" Leon muttered.

    "The current you can''t do anything about it," Sekundez replied before Leon could even ask. "You fought against angels before who were trying to revive their god, bringing someone back from the dead. You would have to sacrifice that amount of mana."

    "Is that so¡­" Leon bit his lips.

    In the end, Leon would have to deal with another failure. He obtained beyond his wildest dreams, but even somethings were impossible for him. Regardless, saving Darya was impossible, but at least Leon would free her from that torment.

    Leon used Teleportation, but instead of himself, he moved Darya to his side. Without wasting time, Sekundez began to use Time Maniption. ording to her, zombies were basically bodies without souls. They weren''t much different from objects, thanks to that, a lot less mana was used to make her body turn back to a regr corpse, but that cost ny percent of Leon''s mana. After that, Ilyana moved Darya''s body back to reality.

    "Oh? So that is the power of the spirit of time??" The shadowy figure said, visibly impressed. "But you used a lot of mana to save a single one of them¡­ do you think you have enough time to do the same with those?"

    Even if he wanted, Leon was fully aware that the shadowy figure wouldn''t let Leon do the same to his ever-growing army of zombies. Leon could see thousands of zombies in front of him. That was the result of working behind the scenes for thousands of years. Most likely, each one of those zombies was stronger than the dragons Leon had faced in Sekundez''s dimension. So, it wouldn''t be easy¡­

    However, Leon didn''t want to save those people. They were strangers for him. The best thing he could do for them was to make the shadowy figure lose control over them. The best way to do that was by making sure that the bastard wouldn''t have any more corpses to use.

    "Efreet¡­" Leon muttered.

    "Hahaha! Leave this to me! I will burn them all!" Efreet suddenly appeared while falling, and then he hit the center of the army of zombies.

    "Don''t use too much mana¡­" Leon said.

    The amount of mana Leon could recover there was limited. To make things worse, the shadowy figure wanted his zombies to make him spend even more mana than he can recover. Although he was stronger, he needed to be careful because he didn''t know if Ilyana could intervene.

    In his previous form, only Leon could see Efreet, but now that he evolved, things changed. The army of zombies tried to attack him, but whenever they tried, they burned their hands, and their bodies started to melt. That surprise the shadowy figure a little bit, so he granted his undead army a small portion of his power. It wasn''t much, but now they had a weaker version of Dark Aura. That would prevent them from dying too soon, and they also would make Leon lose more mana since Efreet''s existence was directly rted to it.

    Leon decided that he wouldn''t kill the bastard. He would torment him for as long as he can. However, he couldn''t defeat such a creature without, at the same time, trying to kill it. So, he could only hope that the son of a bitch would survive what he was about to do.

    Pointing both of his arms toward the shadowy figure, Leon began to concentrate. A small me appeared in front of him, but the small me was so powerful that it could make all the space around it vibrate. A few momentster, the sphere became round and now had the same size as a baseball. It was a mini-sun. Even though it had the power to decimate the zombies one after the other, it wasn''t enough to take down that bastard.

    "It looks like I will cause some problems for Ilyana¡­" Leon muttered.

    It was insane, but Leon was determined to fuse a spell that he hadn''t even learned yet with another that he barely could control. That could easily cause his death, but unless he goes to such lengths, Leon won''t defeat the son of a bitch.

    The red sun suddenly started to get dark, and the atmosphere of that dimension begun to change. Everything started to be pulled by the dark-reddish sun, even the dark aura of the zombies.<sub> </sub>

    "Shadow¡­" Leon muttered.

    "What a pain," Shadow sighed.

    Before the dark aura could be pulled by the magic and disappear into oblivion, Shadow absorbed it and transferred the mana to Leon. The shadowy figure finally understood what Leon wanted to do, and due to it, he began to sweat cold.

    Health: 72219 +

    Mana: 263128 +

    Stamina: 69521 +

    Strength: 227 +

    Dexterity: 288 +

    Speed: 390 +

    Intelligence: 163774 +

    Endurance: 855 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 10000 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 100000 +

    Willpower: 545 +

    Coins: 000

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Summon Rem''s Fragment Lv Max, Frost Lance Lv Max, Water Bullet Lv Max, Ice Bullet Lv Max, Wind Bullet Lv Max, Fire Bullet Lv Max, Earth Bullet Lv Max, Summon Golem of Light Lv Max, Summon Golem of Darkness Lv Max, Mana Transfusion Lv Max, Earth Maniption Lv Max, Water Maniption Lv Max, Wind Maniption Lv Max, Concentrated Shot Lv Max

    Passive Skills:

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    Without wasting time, the shadowy figure made his zombies ignore Efreet and run toward Leon. No matter what happens, he couldn''t let him finish that spell. Althoughbining darkness with any other element was supposed to be impossible given the properties of that kind of magic, Leon managed to do it. The theory behind it was rtively simple. Leon just had created a sphere of darkness that had the same gravitational power as a ck Hole. However, since it wasn''t a spell per se, he could control to some extent what he could absorb, and right now, he wanted only to absorb other sources of dark magic.

    The more the zombies approached, the bigger the dark-reddish sun became. However, as expected, with Leon''s current skills, there was a limit of how much mana he could absorb, so several zombies managed to jump over that small sun. However, they were stopped by a massive wall of earth.

    "Thanks, Gnome," Leon said. "But try to consume less mana next time."

    "You got it!" Gnome said.

    Although Leon could control what that dark sun could absorb, moving it was a bit too much. As expected, he wasn''t supposed to learn or use something like that at that moment. However, only something that powerful would be able to kick the ass of the shadowy figure.

    Suddenly, the shadowy figure''s presence disappeared. Most likely, he was trying to fool Leon. Although it wasn''t much, even his Dark Aura was being used as a fuel to increase the size of that dark sun. So, it was only obvious that he couldn''t let his own mana be used against himself. It was clear that he was still around, but Leon couldn''t pinpoint his location since he couldn''t concentrate on anything else but the dark sun at that moment.

    Eventually, all the zombies got killed by the dark sun, and the sphere was now as big as Leon. That being said, the cost to keep that active was stupidly high, and Leon didn''t even receive a notification that he learned the spell. It needed to be bigger, but all the mana Leon could recover and drain was being used to keep the spell active, which would be difficult.

    The shadowy figure was still hidden, waiting for the moment to strike Leon. However, he wouldn''t approach unless the dark sun disappears, so he was waiting for Leon to get tired.

    "In the end, I won''t be able to do that without causing a lot of trouble to her¡­" Leon sighed.

    Just using his own and the shadowy figure''s mana wasn''t enough, so Leon decided to change the target of his dark magic. He couldn''t control that kind of effect if he chooses two targets, so Leon made his spell focus on draining all the mana from the surroundings. Shadow couldn''t help him drain mana directly, but Leon still could do that by using Mana Maism, but he wasn''t the only one.

    Suddenly, and at the same time, his dark sun started to grow again. Leon felt a presence behind him. Although Leon couldn''t make his sun move, he still could use spells like Transfer, and so he did it. Leon appeared on the other side of the dark sun, and he felt shivers when the sphere began to tremble, but fortunately, it soon became stable again. However, Leon''s problems didn''t end there¡­ the shadowy figure wouldn''t give up that easily.

    Since ying that game of rat and cat was useless, the shadowy figure decided to attack the dark sun. That would be dangerous and could very well kill both of them, but he had a hidden card if something happens. So, he didn''t hesitate to fire a ck Hole towards it.

    As expected, this time, the dark sun didn''t absorb the energy of the spell, and it started to tremble violently, but with the help of Efreet and Shadow, Leon managed to stabilize the sphere again. With that extra amount of mana granted by the shadowy figure, the dark sun finally became five times bigger than Leon.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Sun.

    Cost: 100000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    It was the craziest spell in Leon''s arsenal, but due to its cost in mana. It wasn''t that easy to use to use. However, once Leon obtained that notification, the strain in his mind and body decrease because the system recognized that spell belonged to him. It was like controlling an arm that was ten times longer and heavier, but now Leon could control the Dark Sun.

    Leon smirked, but he had gone too far in absorbing the mana from that dimension. Several cracks started to appear in that ce. That was the sign that Ilyana''s mana was about to reach the bottom. The shadowy figure didn''t lose that chance and used Teleport to move toward those cracks, and soon he disappeared.

    "Shit¡­" Leon bit his lips.

    Without much of choice, Leon dissipated that massive amount of energy, and the dimension returned to its normal state. Even that way, Ilyana could recover their energy. She was more terrifying than Leon thought. Soon, Leon appeared outside that dimension, only to find the shadowy figure turning around and facing outer space. Behind him, Leon saw a pale Ilyana.

    "The nerve you have to use my mana without my permission," Ilyana red at Leon.

    "Sorry¡­" Leon said and then faced Darya''s corpse lying on the ground.

    Leon wouldn''t stop until he kills that bastard, and he would chase him soon afterward, but first, he approached his friend and hugged her onest time. He failed yet again in protecting someone dear to him. However, Leon obtained and lost something thanks to it. He finally obtained the courage to do the necessary in order to obtain the power to crush his enemies, and he lost part of his morals¡­ morals wouldn''t help him protect anyone.

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    Ilyana offered herself to deal with the shadowy figure, but Leon that he would deal with him. Although he was a being that could recover his energy in a matter of minutes, the mental damage he suffered was enough to make him less dangerous. Considering that Leon destroyed a massive zombie army of super-soldiers, Ilyana felt that he did enough, but that zombie had be a personal matter for Leon.

    "Don''t take your time. That guy probably grabbed the attention of many others," Ilyana said. "He may be useful, so don''t destroy his body."

    "Don''t worry. He won''t die¡­" Leon said and then used Teleportation.

    At that point in time, Leon couldn''t feel the presence of that bastard anymore, but Shadow could feel clearly the trail left by Teleportation since it was a spell that belonged to his realm. Leon felt a bit worried about letting Shadow teleport him around, but soon he forgot about that when he started to feel the shadowy figure''s presence.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Not even in his wildest dreams, Leon imagined that he would chase someone through outer space. Yet, he couldn''t feel anything while doing that. He was only focusing on increasing the scope of Mana Maism and recover his mana as fast as possible in order to let Shadow do his magic. The pain in his head was annoying, but the pain Leon was feeling in his chest couldn''t bepared to that.

    Even though the shadowy figure already mastered Teleport while Leon was still leveling it up, he soon gave up on trying to run away because Leon couldpensate for that by recovering his mana faster than he actually could. Despite his previous actions, the shadowy figure looked pretty calm. If anything, he was confident that he could take Leon now that he was far away from Ilyana.

    Leon analyzed that world. Judging by the mana he could feel around him, he concluded that was a lost world on the third stage of assimtion. It was a lost world because he couldn''t feel any presence nearby. Most likely, all the creatures of that world died. Considering that both of them could fly, analyzing the terrain was somewhat useless, but since it already became a habit, Leon did it so anyway. However, there wasn''t much to analyze. Leon could see the ruins of a fallen civilization.<sub> </sub>

    "This is¡­" Leon muttered in surprise.

    Although he only chased the shadowy figure for a few hours, he actually managed tond on Miebos. Darya''s home. It looked like the people there only managed to survive for so long, given that the shadowy figure was working behind the scenes. Darya to protect her and the people who once treated her like a tool, but she failed, and that was the result.

    Although Leon imagined that bastard would insult him, like any half-assed wannabe thest boss would do, he actually just teleported behind Leon. Instead of doing anything, the shadowy figure only made some mana enter his body. Leon immediately understood what he was trying to do¡­ he was trying to create a ck Hole inside of him and destroy him from inside. However, Leon countered that by using Anti-Mana Field. Leon couldn''t take down that bastard without using magic, so he soon deactivated the spell once he confirmed that he lost control over that mana.

    Much to his surprise, Leon wasn''t that angry anymore. In the end, he was also to me for Darya''s death. If he had let her follow him, they would have suffered a lot together. Still, they also could have be strong together¡­ perhaps she would regret eventually doing that once she learns about the future of her world, but Leon would never be able to confirm if that would ever happen. Regardless, at times like these, the bad guy would strike a conversation, but Leon did that. That being said, Leon couldn''t tell if he was in the position of being a good guy, given that he focuses solely on getting stronger and helping those he cared about.

    "You did this?" Leon asked.

    Ignoring Leon''s question, that guy created a ck Hole, and he shot it toward Leon. Although that kind of spell would lose time, the farther it gets from the caster, its gravitational force was still enough to pull Leon''s body easily. However, the projectile disappeared when it was five meters away from Leon. Shadow had absorbed it.

    "Unless you use a lot more mana, you won''t be able to attack me," Leon dered. "Why are you so cautious? Anyway, answer my question."

    <o>,m Leon didn''t know why he was asking that. He could always read his mind once he crushes that bastard to pieces, after all. Regardless, it looked like that bastard didn''t want to talk, and this time didn''t feel like ying around as well. The shadowy figure raised his arm, and in the next moment, that entire world was engulfed by darkness. For a moment, Leon thought he was teleported to that guy''s domain, but that didn''t happen.</o>

    Once again, Leon couldn''t feel that guy''s presence clearly. Still, it was clear that he was still around. If he weren''t, Shadow would have notified him. Before Leon could try anything, the mana created in that environment started to circle around him. He overlooked that, but the darkness that covered the world was now only covering his body.

    "Darkness Execution," The shadowy figure said while smirking.

    He had to use eighty percent of his mana, but the shadowy figure didn''t hesitate a single bit of casting his most powerful spell. ck Holes were scary because they could suck everything, even light, but they still could be countered. However, no one would be able to counter a ck Hole if they were already in the center of it.

    That shadowy figure thought his victory was assured, but he frowned because he didn''t receive any coins. Rather, in that next moment, his spell dissipated, and the darkness got sucked by something that was on Leon''s right side.

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    "I wonder why I was so cautious¡­" Leon said and then sighed while Shadow was draining the mana of the darkness.

    The shadowy figure knew that he could destroy things using the power he obtained by killing one of Shadow''s fragments. Still, he didn''t know that the spirits could grow stronger or even recover their ally''s mana by absorbing the elements. Although it wasn''t that efficient since the shadowy figure was stronger than Leon, Shadow still could absorb a part of his power, as long as Leon grants his enough mana to bnce things. For example, at his current level, Shadow could only eat dark magic-rted spells that didn''t cost more than one hundred thousand points of mana. Darkness Execution used six times more than that, but just like any other spell, Leon could temporarily make his spirits stronger as long as he increases the mana he uses to keep them in them summoned.

    Noticing that Leon survived his strongest spell unscathed, the shadowy figure began to tremble a little. That was something that he had never imagined, and that only happened because he killed the fragment of Shadow that he found instead of making it his ally.

    Leon didn''t lose that chance. After using Teleport, Leon activated every single of his buffs and punched the bastard in the face. Thanks to that, he destroyed his right arm, but half a secondter, it was back to normal thanks to Full-Recover.

    Leon watched the shadowy figure fall on Miebos'' ground. His attack drained the remaining mana the shadowy figure had. Thanks to it, he didn''t have enough mana and finally received some damage. After seeing a lich-like creature falling and bleeding from all the holes in his face, Leon couldn''t help but sigh. His opponent was powerful, but in the end, he was just a lunatic that became that powerful after living for thousands of years and after sacrificing millions, perhaps billions of lives for his own selfish ambitions.

    "The god of death, huh¡­" Leon sighed. "In a sense, he deserves that title, but¡­ whatever."

    Leon couldn''t let that bastard recover his mana, so he used Teleport and grabbed his body. However, much to his surprise, Leon couldn''t sense any life in it. Something was off¡­ he was pretty sure that a single punch wouldn''t be enough to kill that guy. Even if he was a magician, there were many ways to be more resilient.

    "Did he transfer his mind to somewhere else?" Leon frowned.

    "That is possible," Sekundez answered. "He didn''t have mana, but maybe he had some sort of artifact that would make him transfer his mind to another body once his mana reaches the bottom."

    On that guy''s body, Leon found a single broken ring. Since it was broken, he couldn''t analyze nor feel its mana. That being said, by using Time Maniption, Leon managed to restore the item.

    Mind Transference Ring

    It grants you the power to possess the body instantaneously of those marked by this ring.

    Cost: 5,000,000 mana

    Mana Stored: 0/5,000,000

    "He sure had an interesting ring¡­ most likely, he masses produced those to situations like this," Leon nodded to himself. "I thought the system would save our progress in our bodies, but I guess that isn''t one hundred percent true¡­ or if it is true, he just mass-produced some copies of his body."

    Even though it was a troublesome process, Leon was quite sure that he also could create a copy of his body without a soul. That kind of thing should be prettymon among bastards like the shadowy figure. It was one perfect way to escape and move to other sides of the gxy in an instant, after all. Still, Leon knew more or less where to find that bastard.

    Without wasting time, Leon tried to look for the traces of his mana in that world. Fortunately, all the circles he created to use Checkpoint were still active, and thanks to it, he found what was left of the dungeon where he found the liches. The purple crystal wasn''t there anymore, but after concentrating for a while, he found traces of that bastard''s mana moving toward the same direction.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Teleport has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ¡­

    After using Teleport for a few more hours straight, Leon finally found another world covered in darkness, and there he finally found that guy''s mana.

    "He had plenty of time to escape¡­ why is he still here?" Leon rubbed his chin. "Well, it doesn''t matter either way. They should be ready by now."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Darkness Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Water Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wind Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Thunder Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Earth Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ice Absorption.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    For an instant, Leon went to his mindscape, and there assimted the knowledge his replica obtained. Although the replica barely had the chance to train those skills, Leon wasn''t worried about their levels. For the time being, he just wanted to have some measures in case the shadowy figure tries something unexpected.

    Instead of status requirements, to learn how to absorb the elements, Leon''s replica had to endure for several days being damaged by those elements. It was quite hardcore given that he didn''t have time to rest or eat¡­ so it didn''t surprise Leon that he took his sweet time learning it.

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    Although Leon managed to deal with the shadowy bastard using a new spell and with Shadow''s help, things would be different in that world. That ce was the enemy''s domain. Aside from hundreds and perhaps thousands of bodies, he could transfer his mind if things go south. That bastard probably had some traps waiting for Leon.

    "Well, now¡­ what shall I do?" Leon rubbed his chin.

    Leon was watching that dark world from space, and even though he could just there forever since he could recover his mana to create oxygen and keep Mana Barrier active nonstop, time on Earth was passing as fast as time was passing, using his body as a basis. So, he couldn''t take his sweet time.

    "There is no gravity here, so I will try that," Leon smirked.

    Leon created massive rock, and little by little, the rock was reaching unbelievable proportions. Although he knew that he could create a meteor as big as the ones which decimated the dinosaurs, Leon knew that he didn''t have time or mana to make the meteor move that fasts and destroy the world. Regardless, that wasn''t his goal.

    Once the rock was big enough, Leon waited for a while to recover his mana, and after obtaining full control over it, he fired the meteor toward the. As expected, he only managed to make the meteor move around ten kilometers per second, but that had been enough to make that tremble¡­ for a few seconds. Even from afar, Leon felt that his mana inside the rock got destroyed instead of dissipating.

    "So, the darkness also has the nature of dark matter¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "Even if Shadow helps me, if that guy controls all the darkness in that world, I won''t survive."

    Leon doubted that that guy could control so much darkness with his current mana pool, but he recalled that the bastard was draining mana from severals. Most likely, he was doing that to fill his own with darkness and create the perfect environment for himself. That was the perfect moment to train Darkness Absorption, but Leon doubted that he wouldst long before the skill reaches the max level.

    "What do you think, Shadow?" Leon asked after summoning Shadow from his mindscape.

    "About what?" Shadow asked.

    "¡­About that world," Leon said after a long sigh. "Do you think you can absorb all that darkness fast enough in order to make you evolve?"

    "Yes, if you endure the attacks for fifty hours, I will evolve," Shadow replied. "However, I won''t be able to help you with anything else since I will be focused on absorbing the darkness as fast as possible."

    Leon nodded, as expected, even though Shadow could, the amount of mana he would absorb had a limit. It couldn''t be helped given that he was just a fragment, but it made sense. By the look of things, Leon would have to put himself in danger no matter what. Although it couldn''t be helped, given the power of his current enemy, Leon would have to waste a lot of time.

    "Sorry, guys¡­ I will need all the mana I can get," Leon said after canceling Mindscape Transportation. "So, your training camp will be postponed."<sub> </sub>

    Fortunately, his spirits didn''tin since they were understanding, even Efreet, Sylph, and Gnome, who wanted to reach the peak of their power again.

    After that, Leon used Teleport andnded on that. Just like before, he couldn''t see what his surroundings looked like, not even when he used Mana Dominion. Shadow started his work of absorbing the darkness. Meanwhile, Leon was alternating in using Mana Armor and Darkness Absorption to stay alive.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ? Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    "That son of a bitch can attack me even without revealing its position now¡­" Leon clicked his tongue while he was watching his mana decreasing at fearsome speed. "It can''t be helped."

    Leon didn''t know for how long that guy''s mana wouldst, but Leon wasn''t that worried because he was fully aware that no matter what happens. That guy would never be able to use all the mana he stored in a single moment to kill Leon. There were two reasons for that. The first was the fact that killing Leon wasn''t that guy''s ultimate goal. Leon was just another obstacle, as of the next reason, it was the shadowy figure''s own limits. Even if one day, someone manages to create a vehicle that absorbs sunlight efficiently, that vehicle would still have a limit.

    Even though magicians can somewhat ignore that kind of rule, their limits would still be determined by their mana pool. Even if a gun has an infinite supply of bullets, that gun can only fire so many bullets per second. In other words, that bastard could only cause damage that was equal to his mana pool multiplied the level of the current skill and also multiplied the level of his Darkness Maniption¡­ per second.

    In any other situation, his foes would be decimated. However, the targeted of the shadowy figure''s attacks this time was someone who had all the spirits, Shadow was decreasing the damage he was receiving, Leon also had Darkness Resistance and Darkness Immunity at the max level¡­ not only that, Darkness Absorption was quickly leveling up and also decreasing the damage he could receive. Of course, even with those, Leon wouldn''t be able tost the power of his attacks for more than ten seconds straight¡­ and that was why he had Mana Armor at the max level. By increasing the scope of Mana Maism by ten, it was more than enough for Leon to survive being attacked by spells that could cost five hundred thousand mana points per second. Thanks to it, it didn''t take long before the shadowy figure could understand that his only option was a direct confrontation.

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    Despite knowing that the shadowy figure only forced himself to act when he felt that something made of mana that was around, Leon suddenly became weaker. Although that was the case, the shadowy figure finally could see Shadow when he evolved.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Shadow''s Fragment evolved to Summon Great Shadow''s Fragment.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    <o>,m You obtained 01 status points.</o>

    Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at the Shadow''s new appearance. Although he had the behavior of a troublesome kid, now he looked devilish, just like Efreet. He had a single horn on his forehead, but he also had the wings of a fallen angel. His hair was long enough to pass even his waist, so it felt bizarre while looking at him since Shadow was a male.

    "Master, thank you for¡­" Shadow said.

    "Clothes," Leon interrupted Shadow.

    It looked like Shadow really felt thankful for evolving. He even bent his knee and bowed his head while he was thanking Leon. However, Leon didn''t want to be thanked by a male for anything while he was naked.

    "If you want to thank me, keep working hard," Leon said. "I hope that you will absorb more darkness now in this form."

    "Yes, Master." Shadow nodded.

    Although his sudden behavior change was suspicious, Leon felt the damage his Mana Armor was receiving decreased considerably. Suddenly, Leon felt shivers, and he concluded that he wouldn''t have much time to rx. That bastard finally noticed that even in his domain, he would have to face Leon directly.

    "Shadow, can you see him?" Leon asked.

    "Yes, but since his mana created this darkness, he doesn''t have a physical body," Shadow replied. "This whole world is his physical body now; we won''t be able to kill him unless we make him use all the mana at his disposal."

    "Fantastic¡­" Leon said and then sighed. "Anyway, don''t kill him. Even if he causes some problems, I still will have some uses for him. Just do your best to stop his attacks.???

    "Yes," Shadow nodded.

    Leon wondered if cutting the link between that guy and the darkness wouldn''t be enough. Usually, in games, bosses would have a relic that needs to be safely guarded in order for them to be able to fight at their max power, but things were different in reality. Only a fool would create spells that would such obvious weaknesses.

    Regardless, before Leon could think of a new way to deal with that bastard, he felt his body being pulled by a ck Hole. Amidst that darkness, he couldn''t even feel mana properly, so Leon couldn''t react in time. Fortunately, Shadow absorbed the mana used, and the effect disappeared.

    The same thing happened a few more times, but with some variations. One time the shadowy figure would create two ck Holes around Leon, and some other times, he created some very close to Leon''s body in order to destroy his Mana Armor, but Shadow prevented that from happening.

    "I guess he is testing my defenses and how well Shadow can deal with his attacks¡­"

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder why that guy didn''t try Darkness Execution again¡­ that spell would cause a lot of damage, perhaps even more than Shadow could handle. If he could create a continuous version of it, the chances of Leon dying would increase quite a bit, but it looked like he was too scared to make such a bet¡­ or perhaps he couldn''t since the darkness was now his body. Either way, Leon had to keep himself focused on using Mana Maism.

    Again, suddenly, Leon felt his body being pierced and pushed by something. It had the shape of a sword, but given that Leon felt his flesh disappearing just by keeping contact with it, he knew that it was a sword made of darkness.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    "¡­ Damnit," Leon used Teleport to move and checked his wounds.

    "He materialized a sword already touching your Mana Armor and body¡­" Shadow said, astonished. "Forgive me. I didn''t react in time."

    Leon checked his wounds, and he could only feel the blood flowing and a part of his belly missing. Fortunately, he reacted in time to use Teleport, and Leon recovered pretty fast using Full-Recover, but even if he could do that, Leon''s body would pay the toll.

    Once again, before he could think or feel anything happening, Leon felt another sword piercing his neck. Thanks to his reflexes, Leon managed to keep his head in the right ce, but it was clear that it was just a matter of time.

    "Shadow¡­ just absorb all the darkness around us," Leon said. "I will deal with him myself."

    "¡­ Understood," Shadow nodded.

    Even though Shadow could somewhat see the shadowy bastard, it looked like he didn''t have to get that close to creating a magic projectile that could kill Leon. It made sense. Even those effects would decrease the higher the intelligence someone has. Every mage could show their true power even one hundred meters away from their target. In that case, the shadowy figure''s true power was enough to grant him the chance to kill Leon before he could even notice.

    It wouldn''t be that efficient, but Leon activated Dark Aura and then increased its mana output. Thanks to it, he created another spell, one that would protect his body at the cost of his mana.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Darkness Armor.

    Cost: 15000 mana per second.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    The next moment, Leon felt something touching his body, and a lot of his mana ended being consumed. However, his body didn''t suffer any damage. Darkness Armor was working just the way Leon needed.

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    "How¡­ why¡­ this cannot be," The shadowy figure muttered.

    "If you had obtained the cooperation of a spirit, you could have unlocked the full potential of their powers," Leon said. "But you killed one of Shadow''s fragment instead of working hard to obtain its cooperation¡­ I guess this is the difference between us."

    The shadowy figure couldn''t ept that exnation, so he tried to attack Leon for quite a while and from all angles trying to discover the weakness of Darkness Armor. That was quite surprising, given that he probably has been using that power for thousands of years. Leon figured out he already learned every single spell directly rted to darkness. Spells like Dark Sun were an exception, but even so¡­

    Although Leon countered one of his best ways to attack, he still couldn''t damage the shadowy figure in that state, so the only option left was to wait for him to drop his guard. However, considering how manyyers of protection someone like that must have prepared beforehand, Leon was pretty sure that it would take a while.

    "Shadow¡­ how much time until you evolve again?" Leon asked.

    "I don''t know, Master," Shadow replied. "I made the calctions before based on the mana the others had to consume to evolve."

    "Mmm¡­ do you think all this darkness will dissipate if we kill him?" Leon asked.

    "I don''t think that is the case," Shadow replied. "A spell of this scale takes a lot of time and mana to cast. It would be easier to just keep the spell active since this is also being used to fortify his base."

    Leon nodded; he couldn''t imagine even Ilyana having enough mana toplete fill a with darkness. Most likely, the shadowy figure was using the mana he collected and was still collecting from others.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Armor has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Although Darkness Armor was leveling up pretty nicely, Leon didn''t have time to waste there. For the time being, he was fine since Ilyana didn''t contact him, but time in that ce was passing as fast as on Earth, and that was bad.

    Maybe things will work out better once Shadow evolves again, but Leon couldn''t wait for that. Leon had an idea¡­ it was a bit risky since that would decrease the amount of mana, he could recover using Mana Maism, but it was the only thing he could think of to save time. However, that also would cut the supply of the shadowy figure''s mana.

    That bastard was so tense and thinking of a way to kill Leon once and for all that he didn''t even notice when Leon transported both of them to his mindscape. Although the darkness came with them, he still could feel the changes in the scenario he could, but he didn''t realize since fear and anger clouded his judgment.

    In the end, to save mana in order to keep his mindscape active for as long as possible. Leon deactivated all his defensive spells. The shadowy figure noticed that and attacked Leon relentlessly. However, Leon survived thanks to his passive skills and Full-Recover. After using so much mana, the darkness disappeared, and the shadowy figure finally noticed that he had run out of mana and couldn''t make use of the supply he created previously. That would be the best oue for Leon¡­ if he weren''t skin and bones now¡­

    "H-how?" The man who looked like a lich asked visibly in panic.

    "Shadow could see you¡­ Besides, when you control so much darkness to attack me, you can''t move that much," Leon smirked, even though he looked like he was about to starve to death. "Thanks to that, I managed to bring you here."

    That man finally understood that his body was still outside, and he still had essed to a vast amount of mana, so he tried to use it. However, he also eventually noticed that his body couldn''t be controlled as long as he stays in that dimension. He tried to recover his mana as fast as possible. Still, in a limited mindscape with that, he could only recover so much¡­ before the bastard could cover his entire body with darkness, Shadow drained that same darkness quite easily. The spirit was still weakpared to that man, but he could exert his full power when he has mana.

    "Don''t panic¡­ you won''t die," Leon smirked. "I will make sure of it. In fact, you won''t suffer all that much as well. You are a source of knowledge and power valuable, after all. I will make good use of your abilities to my heart''s content."

    Leon had learned his lesson. Even though he wanted to kill the son of a bitch in the most painful way possible, that wouldn''t change anything. In fact, it wouldn''t alleviate his anger since there was no point in feeling any anger¡­ Darya died in part because of him, after all.

    Regardless, the shadowy figure struggled for quite a bit. The bastard also had some elemental spells at the level max that weren''t rted to the darkness attribute, but his spirits absorbed those attacks. In the end, he also tried to fight using his body alone. However, since he was a lich who could transfer his conscience to many other bodies, he was unable to heal himself with magic.

    Eventually, Leon managed to knock him down without killing him. That had been tiresome since Leon was literally about to starve, but instead of eating something nice, Leon absorbed the memories of that bastard. That wouldn''t fill his belly, but it would feed his growth.

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    Congrattions! The skill Mind Melding has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Shifting has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Absorption has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Even though that son of a bitch was unconscious, he was still someone who fought and lived for thousands of years. His natural defenses were also quite powerful, so Leon had to work for quite a while, absorbing the memories he wanted while he erased others.

    The first time Leon heard about that kind of power, he had decided that he would never use it since it was disgusting to erase the memories of someone. However, after living for so long, he finally found things that he couldn''t forgive¡­ things that would make him dly use disgusting spells in order to torment his enemies.

    "Now that Shadow became less annoying, you are assuming his role as the emo kid of this group?" Celsius asked.

    "No,¡­ please just overlook the fact that I''m letting my darkest instincts run rampage right now," Leon replied.

    "Well, it is only understandable that you want to do what you are doing," Celsius shrugged. "Just try not to feel too excited about it."

    In the end, to save even more time, Leon decided to make a replica do that work for him. He could feel his real body running out of mana, so he had to return. After leaving Efreet, Gnome, and Sylph behind to watch over his replica, Leon returned to reality and confirmed that the darkness didn''t dissipate.

    "Shadow, absorb all the darkness you can while you guide me to the ce that has thergest concentrations of mana in this world," Leon said.

    "Yes, Master," Shadow nodded.

    That master bullshit was getting on Leon''s nerves, but since it was less tiring than dealing with the little old shadow, he decided to overlook that. Just as he had expected, even though he couldn''t see, eventually, Leon could feel himself approaching to arge concentration of mithril. The mithril was powering that darkness, so it was better to cut that link off in order to use that mana to make his other spirits evolve.

    Leon thought Shadow would protest when he ordered to find and destroy the connection between the darkness and mithril, but he didn''t. He obeyed without hesitation,¡­ it looked like his sudden change of behavior wasn''t just an act.

    Regardless, Leon frowned when he saw a mountain of mithril in front of him and thousands of cables connected to that mountain and heading to all directions.

    "It looks like he wasn''t just using magic¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "I also wanted to try tobine technology and magic, but I didn''t have enough time to do that."

    Fortunately, those cables wereplex, but their use was rtively simple. So, Leon would be able to use the mithril without wasting any of it. He also would save some time since those cables could transmit one million mana points per second if necessary.

    "Well, before starting this, I have to see how things are on the other side," Leon said to himself.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Shield.

    Cost: 5000 mana<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Darkness Absorption has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon only found a few individuals that could use Shadow''s power, that bastard sure took his sweet time to level up Darkness Absorption. In any case, Leon felt thankful for his battle experience. However, things didn''t end there when he absorbed part of the mind of that guy without leaving anything behind.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Skill Absorption.

    Cost: 10000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Oh, boy??? my list of fearsome skills keeps increasing," Leon frowned.

    Although the skill he could absorb was limited by the level of Skill Absorption, Leon now could absorb abilities from his enemies. Since the memories and experience of them using those skills would go to Leon too, he also would obtain status points. However, he could only use on unconscious enemies.

    Most likely, the shadowy bastard had nned to do something simr to him, but lost in the end, and now Leon will absorb his memories until he bes an empty shell. Things were so serious in Leon''s mind that he didn''t even want to use Appraisal to learn that guy''s name. Calling him shadowy bastard was more than enough.

    Once Leon returned to reality, he summoned Celsius, Undine, Volt, and Rem began to transfer some of the mana to them. He also wanted to do the same for Sekundez, but first, she had to reach the level max, and that was why he left her in the mindscape.

    "It looks like you won," Ilyana suddenly said, using Telepathy. "Good job."

    "How are things on Earth?" Leon asked.

    "Same as usual, the humans were fighting the dragons, and no other enemy is around to bother us," Ilyana replied. "If anything, some humans were looking suspiciously at your friends because they suddenly got strong thanks to the power of the spirits."

    "Eventually, I will give the same power to them¡­ once I have time," Leon said. "Anyway, why don''t you use Teleport and grab some of this mithril? I guess half of this will be enough to pay all the favors I owe you."

    "Just use it to grow stronger as fast as you can," Ilyana said. "I''m pretty sure you know that saying about the calm before the storm¡­ right now, we are enjoying the calm, but soon new harvesters wille¡­ and you lost a lot of time dealing with one of their small fries."

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    Leon sighed. As usual, Ilyana would cancel the Telepathy in order for her to have thest word. Still, Leon was fully aware that she was right. Regardless, he soon forgot about that because his spirits finally evolved. At some point, probably because of Darya''s death, Leon forgot that his spirits would be even more human-like.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Volt''s Fragment evolved to Summon Great Volt''s Fragment.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Celsius'' Fragment evolved to Summon Great Celsius'' Fragment.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Undine''s Fragment evolved to Summon Great Undine''s Fragment.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Rem''s Fragment evolved to Summon Great Rem''s Fragment.

    Cost: 150 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Unlike the male spirits who were quite shameless and had the nerve to show themselves naked in front of him, Undine and Celsius appeared after evolving already wearing some pieces of armor. Both of them looked like he wanted to see Leon reacting in some sort of way, but he didn''t. He was tired and wanted to finish that job as soon as possible in order to give Darya a proper funeral.

    While Celsius was wearing full te armor, Undine was wearing something like a bikini armor while she was smirking. In any case, since they were somewhat deeply rted, both of them had simr features. Their hair of both was light blue and very long, but Undine looked more adult-like, but Leon was pretty sure that she was using mana to look like that. Also, Undine had a tail that made Leon recall one of the whales, but hers was a lot more slim and smaller.

    As for Volt, he also appeared already wearing armor. However, he looked far more ominous than Celsius since his armor covered his whole body, even the head, and also emitted electricity. His armor had many spikes. Probably he would use those to emit even more mana.

    "Thank you for your consideration, but I can''t see your face," Leon said. "I didn''t imagine you were that shy."

    "You are wee," Volt nodded. "My appearance is irrelevant, this armor and form would exponentially increase my power, so I''m satisfied with it. Thank you for this chance to evolve, Leon."

    Rem somewhat looked like an angel; he also wings like the ones the real angels he faced in Celosie. Unlike his behavior, his new appearance made him look like a battle-hardened warrior. His muscles were impressive, even though he was only wearing a light armor that was supposed to protect his vitals¡­ but Leon was pretty sure spirits didn''t have any.

    "Well¡­ now what?" Leon rubbed his chin while facing the mountain of mithril in front of him.

    "Hey¡­ aren''t you going to praise our new appearances?" Undine asked.

    "I didn''t think you would need any praise," Leon frowned. "Both of you looked like you are pretty satisfied with yourselves. Well¡­ in any case, both of you look great. If I were in the mood, I would think of better adjectives, but unfortunately, I''m not."

    Leon had to think of something because he noticed that Celsius also wanted to hear something nice. His life changed so much that he even forgot that even women who took a lot of pride in their appearances needed some praised now and then.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Press.<sub> </sub>

    Cost: 5000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Shadow st.

    Cost: 4000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Darkness Shower.

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Shadow Rush.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Darkness Torrent.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Bomb.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Regardless, Leon decided to increase the passage of time inside his mindscape since he could use that mountain of mithril to do so. Besides, that would increase the leveling up the speed of Sekundez, so he didn''t hesitate. That being said, it looked like it would take a while for that to happen. It also would take a while for his replica to analyze all the memories of the shadowy bastard.

    "He sure knew a lot of skills of the dark attribute¡­" Leon scratched the back of his head.

    It was weird, but even though his memories were being absorbed in that mindscape, the shadowy figure''s body was still in the same ce and also hundreds of kilometers away from the mithril mountain. Although spells had limits, the things one could do using mana were crazy.

    "It will be a pain to keep this guy alive, but since he will be useful, I don''t have any other choice," Leon said. "Sealing his spirit in a weapon is possible, and it will probably create the most powerful weapon I have ever seen, but keeping him alive will be more efficient."

    Leon was pretty sure that he could grant him some memories and make him be loyal, but he didn''t want to do that. Once the shadowy figure loses its use for Leon, he would smash him into bits¡­ trying to make him into an ally would make that kind of thing difficult.

    "I''d better focus¡­" Leon said and then sighed. "Although time on Earth passes at the pace as here, I want to spend my time there instead of here. It won''t be so efficient since eleration isn''t at the max level, but I will use the max output to use the mithril as fast as possible."

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    In the end, Leon somehow managed to use all that mountain of mithril in just three days. He had to use all the mana his body could absorb and emit per second, but he seeded. However, that had a price¡­

    "What is this¡­" Leon said while his whole body was trembling even though he couldn''t feel anything.

    "That is what happens when you emit too much mana through your whole body for too long," Sekundez said already in her evolved form. "Although you aren''t a machine, you too emit heat and energy. Well, given you natural healing abilities, you should be back to normal in just a few hours."

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Sekundez''s Fragment evolved to Summon Great Sekundez''s Fragment.

    Cost: 500 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill elerate has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Rocket.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Volley.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Vortex of Darkness.

    Cost: 5000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    In the end, there were so many skills one could learn using only one element. The number of spells Leon could learn of the darkness attribute from the shadowy figure ended, but he still had a lot of memory to read.

    Regardless, Sekundez''s new appearance made Leon frown. She and Ilyana were quite simr. However, Sekundez''s hair wasn''t red, and she didn''t have pointy ears as well. Instead, her hair had a silver tone, and unlike the other spirits, she was wearing a white dress instead of armor.

    It was quite a good sight for his sore eyes, but Leon didn''t feel like watching her. It would be too creepy to watch an ally like that, and besides, it was time to offer Darya a proper funeral.

    Without wasting time, Leon returned to Earth, but only to take Darya''s body back to Miebos. Although she said that she didn''t like that ce all that much, she fought and died trying to protect it. So, her ce was there. In the end, Leon even summoned the Donan from his memories to participate in the funeral. He didn''t owe him anything, but he had promised that he would protect her¡­ if anything, Leon deserved to hear hisints, but after hearing from him what had happened and while watching the state of his world, he couldn''t bring himself to me Leon. Donan only stood there in silence while he let the tears fall¡­

    Leon''s body was still numb, but he still could feel a cold inside his body. If anger makes his body hotter, sadness was so cold that Leon couldn''t help but wonder his resistances weren''t protecting him from that.

    "Did you kill him?" Donan suddenly asked.

    "No¡­ he isn''t of any use for me dead," Leon replied. "I''m absorbing his memories and assimting his powers. Eventually, he will be just an empty shell. As long as he can make me obtain status points, he will stay alive."

    "¡­ Can I ask you one more thing?" Donan hesitated.

    "I won''t summon her¡­" Leon said without a hint of hesitation. "Even if I tell her what happened, she won''t be the same person. Just like you, she would be only a copy based on my memories."

    Leon didn''t want to fool himself by ying with magic like that. He failed, so he didn''t deserve to see those who died. Leon shouldn''t y with their lives either since their existence would only be temporary.

    "This will be thest time I will summon you," Leon dered.

    In the end, Leon stayed there until his body returned to normal, and without saying anything, he canceled his Mind Summoning. Before leaving, Leon watched one more time on the ind where he buried Darya. It was the first ind they found, and spent some months training together. That ce hadn''t changed one bit, so he felt pretty satisfied with having her funeral there instead of the continent where he could only find ruins.

    Leon felt like he should stay in that ce for a while more, but he couldn''t since his other friends also needed his help. Leon couldn''t fail with them as he failed with Darya. If he tries hard, maybe Leon could develop a skill that would grant him the chance to summon her soul at least to talk with her for a while. At the very least, Leon wanted to ask for forgiveness. However, Leon wanted to think that she was in a good ce right now, and by summoning her, he would only make her recall the memories of her life where he suffered a lot and had been treated like a tool for decades. It was just a possibility, but Leon really wanted to believe that was the case.

    He more or less knew it was useless, but at some point, he asked Sekundez if he or she could reverse time to the point where the body had a spirit. But as expected, it was impossible. The moment a person dies, their spirit loses the connection with their body. When that happens, the spirit and body be two things¡­ even if Leon could spend all the mana in the universe, he would never be able to bring her spirit back.

    There was a chance that he could bring her back by studying the method the angels tried but sacrificing the mana of several worlds was necessary. Leon knew that Darya wouldn''t want to sacrifice the potential and the life of six worlds to bring her back¡­ she was that kind of person.

    "Darya, I failed you," Leon said. "But I promise you something¡­ I will hunt and kill all the bastards involved with the system, or I will die trying. That way, you and everyone else who died will rest in peace. You have my word.

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    Congrattions! The skill Summon Great Efreet''s Fragment has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Great Sylph''s Fragment has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Great Gnome''s Fragment has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    As soon as Leon returned to Earth, he received those notifications, and his spirits left his mindscape. Although they returned, making a lot of noise, Leon felt thankful for it. He couldn''t forget about his failures, but he couldn''t let himself feeling down every single moment. He had to keep his promises, and he wouldn''t rest until those who caused so many problems for him and the death of those he cared about to disappear.

    "Mmm¡­ she isn''t here anymore," Leon frowned when he used Teleport and returned to Earth because Ilyana wasn''t there anymore.

    Leon couldn''t help but wonder why Ilyana refused to see any humans, that was weird, but given that she was an alien from humans'' standards, that was somewhat reasonable. She definitely, wasn''t someone shy, after all.

    Now that Leon had some free time, he had an idea that might help him quite a lot. It might end up making things even moreplicated with his friends, but he could make them relive the memories of nine hundred years ago. If he could do that on himself, then it was obvious that he could do on others.

    "I guess they won''t feel any suspicious. I just granted them the power of the spirits, after all," Leon said.

    In the end, granting them powers and then making them recall those memories would make them feel actually even more suspicious. Leon was pretty sure that was the modus operandi of certain viins¡­ give people power and then try to make them loyal.

    Maybe it was due to the fact that causing self-harm while he was training became a habit, but Leon decided not to do that. It would be suspicious, but if someone tries to do the same thing, his friends at least would feel suspicious. If something goes well once, their guards would below if that same thing happens again, after all. Besides, Leon couldn''t forget that they forgot about him, because he wasted too much time in other worlds. In any case, Leon used irvoyance and found Ilyana back on her.

    "What is the n now?" Leon asked, using Telepathy.

    "You can do whatever you want as long as you don''t ck off on your training," Ilyana replied. "At this point in time, there is no meaning in trying to hide your existence. You battle against that guys already made many harvesters look at Earth with interest. For the time being, only small fries wille to attack, but it shouldn''t take long before the real troublesome enemies start to appear."

    "What are you going to do?" Leon asked.

    "I will keep doing the usual," Ilyana shrugged. "You can spoil your friends if you want. Making them train in your mindscape might help them, but there is a limit to how many people you can transport there. Besides, the stronger they get, the more the other humans will feel jealous and even demand protection from them."

    Leon could easily imagine that. In fact, Ilyana was telling him with a conviction that made Leon thing that he had seen that kind of thing happening many times. In the end, Leon had to be moderate¡­ Otherwise, things could get out of control. In any case, that was, in fact, good because it would give more time for his replica to train alone.

    "If my friends get strong, they wouldn''t have to eat dragon hearts," Leon said. "If they give the spoils to other humans, that should nullify the backsh of their sudden power-up."

    "Yeah, it should¡­" Ilyana shrugged again.

    As expected, dealing with Ilyana was difficult on many levels, but Leon even missed that while he was in Sekundez''s dimension, just like he missed his family and friends. Since it should be fine to stay with his friends for a day or two, Leon decided to head to where they are. As usual, Leon head to see Amanda and Maya first.

    "Hey, Sekundez," Leon said. "When you gave my friends your power, did you teach them elerate as well?"<sub> </sub>

    "Yes, that skill isn''t that useful unless it is used alongside Mindscape Transportation," Sekundez replied. "Although those humans had enough mana to use both skills at the same time, they can only do so for a single second."

    "I see¡­ Mindscape Transportation is about to reach the max level, so maybe I should give them the knowledge of how to use that skill. As long as they can use that method themselves, they eventually will be able to help more people. At some point, they aren''t plotting anything."

    Although that was one of the skills that he couldn''t practice inside the mindscape, Leon increased its efficiency a lot thanks to the mountain of mithril. Still, Leon could only hope that his friends wouldn''t get in any problem by having the power of all spirits and even the power to create dimensions inside their heads¡­ he could only hope that Ilyana was just worrying too much.

    ? Health: 73442 +

    Mana: 275932 +

    Stamina: 70852 +

    Strength: 227 +

    Dexterity: 288 +

    Speed: 390 +

    Intelligence: 171993+

    Endurance: 855 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 10000 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 110000 +

    Willpower: 545 +

    Coins: 245,956,254

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Mind Melding Lv Max, Mind Shifting Lv Max, Mind Absorption Lv Max, elerate Lv Max, Summon Great Efreet''s Fragment Lv Max, Summon Great Sylph''s Fragment Lv, Max, Summon Great Gnome''s Fragment Lv, Max

    Passive Skills: Darkness Absorption Lv Max

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    Although only two days have passed since Leon saw them, Amanda, Maya, and Hector looked much better than before. They didn''t look exhausted, so the power of the spirits was proving to be useful as expected. Even though they could only summon lesser spirits¡­

    Their camp also seemed pretty much fine; Leon could see hundreds of dragons being dismantled only a few human corpses. Although no casualties were the best option, Leon wasn''t na?ve enough to think that fighting against dragons and not losing some lives was something possible.

    p Even though Leon appeared suddenly by using Teleport, Amanda, Maya, and Hector rxed a little bit when they recognized him. Although that was convenient, that wasn''t. They should do just by recognizing a face. So, he used to Transform and be a kitten.</anda>

    "Don''t lower your guards," Leon said, still in that form. "Recognize your allies by their mana, not by their faces. I''m not the only one who can do this, you know."

    "¡­ You really can do a lot of things," Hector said, surprised while he watched Leon returning to his real form.

    "Thanks to you, and the power you gave us, the battles became a little less messy, and now we can prevent many deaths," Amanda smiled and then bowed slightly. "Thank you for your help¡­ even though we treated you poorly more than once, you helped us more than we can rpensate you."

    Leon felt that her natural smile was more than enough, but he couldn''t get all that sentimental in front of his little sister. So, Leon only nodded and showed a small smile. Maya still seemed a bit cautious of Leon, but that was only a sign that she wasn''t dumb or na?ve. However, it wouldn''t make any difference if her guard was up or not if the enemy was someone who had the same power as Leon.

    "Sorry for noting sooner. I spend a year trying to find the spirit of the time," Leon said. "That being said, her powers were worth the hassle, as you can see. The moment we noticed that Earth was about to be attacked, we hurried to make me find the other spirits, but¡­"

    "One year¡­ I suppose it couldn''t be helped since you tried so hard for a year," Hector said, visibly impressed. "Still¡­ somehow you look a bit different than before, your overall appearance didn''t change, but I guess your behavior matured¡­ no offense."

    Hector''s instincts were right, and it was quite surprising that he could tell that. Still, it was a bit too much to hope for that he had to endure four hundred years of solitude to obtain Sekundez''s power. Regardless, Leon changed the subject by forcing a smile.

    "How many new dungeons appeared? Are the others still active?" Leon asked.

    "We know the locations of ten dungeons that became active and that are spawning dragons," Hector showed a serious look in his eyes. "All the other dungeons became inactive, so we can only hunt dragons for meat and other resources¡­ Well, it is not like we can ignore them."<sub> </sub>

    As expected, dragons were most likely the ultimate race of monsters they would face. Although they were spawning like mob monsters, their power was the real deal¡­ Leon had to ask the details about the sixth stage of assimtion, but he could already imagine what would happen¡­ a battle royal of all the species that managed to survive.

    Considering the power anyone could obtain as long as they have coins, most likely, the big guns would use summons to weaken people like Leon and Ilyana. So, they would need human help to avoid that. That gave Leon another idea¡­ dragons would be the best monsters to hunt for the sake of status and coins, but it was too risky. So, he decided to use his own summoned monsters to help humans while he can.

    "How are your forces? Do you guys think that you have enough soldiers?" Leon asked. "If you need to train some recruits, I can help you with that."

    "Really? That will help a lot," Hector replied. "Some people had ate start, so that will help those. However, since dragons tend to attack at night, sending your monsters between noon and sunset would be more convenient."

    Leon nodded, and then he passed them the knowledge of how to learn Mindscape Transportation. Most likely, Leon wouldn''t be able to help all that much, but Ilyana would¡­ she had plenty of monsters lying around on that, after all. Regardless, Leon also gave them the knowledge of several buffs they could practice with rtive ease. Some other skills would help a lot, like Mind Summoning, but since that kind of spell might make humans turn a wrong turn somewhere, he refrained from doing that.

    After that, Leon transported his friends'' consciousness to his mindscape and let them train there for a few days. Meanwhile, only thirty seconds passed in reality.

    "Use that power to help the others," Leon said. "As much as I wanted to help, I have to focus on myself since that will help us all."

    "Thank you¡­ brother," Amanda said.

    Leon had turned around and was about to leave, but thanks to those words, he hesitated a little bit. It wouldn''t be weird if Amanda had some dreams of some events triggered the memories of the past, but Leon couldn''t help but think that Amanda was told that because he was strange who helped them a lot but also imed to be her brother. In the end, Leon used Teleport and vanished.

    Now more than ever, Leon couldn''t fail, but he couldn''t drop his guard either. It was impossible to know how or when his enemies would strike, so he couldn''t ck off.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Temporal Absorption

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Temporal Variation.

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Call of Ruin.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Rage Fungus.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Finishing sh.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Things got a bit more hectic suddenly, but Leon finally managed to learn the skills he wanted from Sekundez while he also obtained new ones thanks to his replica. Putting his new offensive spells aside, that would only be useful to make Leon gain status points. He immediately tested Temporal Absorption and Temporal Variation. In the end, he confirmed that Temporal Absorption would only be useful once it reaches the level max. At a low level, that skill consumed too much mana to absorb the elemental attacks of dragons.

    As for Temporal Variation, each level would make Leon''s bodywork ten percent faster. Instead of waiting six hundred seconds to see his energy recover naturally, Leon just had to wait at level one 599.4 seconds. Given the cost of mana, it wasn''t that impressive, but eventually, it would be.

    Although it was noon when he talked to Maya, Amanda, and Hector, as soon as Leon appeared in the middle of Europe, it was already dark, and Leon could hear the sound of battle in the distance.<sub> </sub>

    "Dragons really are nocturnal creatures¡­" Leon frowned.

    It was weird given that he had fought against hundreds of thousands of dragons, but since Leon fought them in unexpected situations, it couldn''t be helped. Regardless, Leon approached but just watched the battle instead of helping. His friends, Gisele, Lennart, and Tom, were fighting alongside hundreds of soldiers and repelling dozens of dragons.

    Leon couldn''t help but feel proud watching Gisele swinging her massive sword at a speed he barely could see. Every time she swung her sword, big chunks of the dragons'' flesh would fly in every direction¡­ Lennart and Tom weren''t quite there yet, but they were good at watching and protecting Gisele from the sidelines since he was a bit too wild like Yuki.

    In the end, Leon only watched them for one hour. He still had to talk to Yuki and Ren, after all. Besides, it was impossible to know when the other harvesters woulde, so he had to use his time wisely. After they cleared that group of dragons, another pack that had thirty or so monsters were approaching. Without wasting time, Leon used Teleport and killed the beast one after the other in mere instants and without even damaging their scales¡­ Leon just created a small ck Hole inside their heads, and that had been more than enough.

    Gis and everyone else frowned when the dragons fell dead, but at least her, Lennart, and Tom understood what had happened when Leon appeared before them.

    "You guys improved," Leon said.

    "You always appear and disappear so suddenly," Gis frowned and then sighed. "Well, we improved quite a lot, thanks to you. We are thankful for your help, the number of casualties decreased a lot thanks to the power you gave us, but some individuals are starting toin about it."

    "I suspected that would happen¡­" Leon shrugged. "Deal with them as you see fit. I''m not their leader."

    Gis studied Leon for a while as if she wanted to ask him something. Probably, she wanted to ask if he had given the same powers to Yuki and Ren. In the end, Gis decided to stay quiet¡­ Although their rivalry didn''t end, it was hardly the time to think about such things.

    "Excuse me, you said that Earth would reach the next stage after a few hundred of years, but things happened a lot sooner," Lennart stepped forward. "We have a few theories as to why that happened, but we would like to hear the exnation from you."

    "You already know the answer," Leon said. "The corpses of monsters that appeared one year ago were being sent by the guys who want to use the human race. My zombie snake got killed by them, so you can imagine how powerful they are."

    "Yes, but¡­ where are they? We only fought dragons so far," Lennart frowned.

    "My¡­ partner and I dealt with four of them," Leon hesitated in using Ilyana''s name. "Fighting with them here on Earth would be catastrophic, so we made sure to take the battles to somewhere else where we wouldn''t be bothered or cause the deaths of bystanders."

    It looks like Gis had be quite the muscle-head as well, since he didn''t look that interested in details. Lennart could understand and imagine how they did that, but Tom seemed a bit suspicious of it. It couldn''t be helped, if the enemies were as troublesome as Leon made them to be, they were supposed to have noticed some signs of them, but they didn''t. To solve that problem, Leon decided to use Skill Bestowal and give them Mindscape Transportation.

    "With this skill, you can forcefully transfer the consciousness of most beings to a dimension inside your head," Leon exined. "You can also make time move faster inside that dimension, so you can imagine the possibilities of using this skill and time magic at the same time. However, if you move your consciousness, your body will be vulnerable. Only use that when you have someone trustworthy to watch over your bodies. I guess using this power to help other survivors will help you guys deal with those who areining as well."

    In the end, Leon thought about telling them how to make spirits evolve, but he gave up on it. He didn''t know if his enemies had that kind of knowledge, but they could learn if Leon talks too much. It was a pity, but humans would have to have only lesser spirits.

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    Leon thought of giving that knowledge to his friends via Telepathy. He could trust them. However, even if he could, his enemies could still use skills like Mind Reading to obtain that kind of knowledge.

    Regardless, Leon used Telepathy for something else, to them for the humans he could trust, and then Leon would give them the power of the spirits first. However, even his friends could trust them. Leon would have to ess their memories in order to confirm that they weren''t spies from the harvesters. Leon also passed that message to Hector, Amanda, and Maya.

    "Well, I guess this is it¡­" Leon said and prepared to leave. "If you guys need train some recruits, I can send some monsters here. Although they will be summoned monsters, you guys can still obtain coins from defeating them."

    "Yes¡­ that will help a lot," Gis frowned. "We are counting on you."

    Gis seemed less tense while Leon was around. Meanwhile, Tom looked at him, still expecting to be backstabbed, and Lennart could only see Leon for his uses. Those two had quite the nerve¡­ but Leon could only shrug at their behavior. Trust can''t be built overnight or with the gift such as power and knowledge.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Holy Storm.

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Holy Rush.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Holy Torrent.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Bomb.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Rocket.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Volley.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Vortex of Light.

    Cost: 5000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Before heading to Japan, Leon assimted his memories¡­ and he couldn''t help but wonder why the hell suddenly Rem forced his replica to learn so many light magic spells when he wasn''t done absorbing the skills and battle experience from the shadowy bastard.

    Most likely, it was stabilizing things in Leon''s skill list¡­ Rem was weird, but it looked he didn''t want to see Leon having fewer spells rted to his elements than inparison to darkness. Having more or fewer spells of a given element wouldn''t change a thing for Leon, but he decided not toin about it¡­ his spirits were weird, after all.

    Although Leon''s sense of time was starting to get weird thanks to Teleport, he decided to ignore the fact that sometimes he was in the middle of the day, and two hourster, he was in the middle of the night.

    Regardless, Japan seemed to be still fine even though its walls were destroyed in several parts. Once Leon arrived in Tokyo, he finally noticed that the poption increase a lot there. Protect the citizens would be easier if they put their forces in a single ce, and that was why the poption moved to Tokyo.

    "Well, now¡­ where are those two?" Leon pondered and then used irvoyance.

    It was 09:00 AM, so Leon didn''t expect to see Yuki and Ren in some unexpected circumstances. Fortunately, or maybe, unfortunately, Yuki was just sitting on her throne and sleeping. On her right side, Leon could see Ren sleeping while standing.

    "That guy takes his work ways too serious¡­" Leon sighed.

    Given that they were fighting every single night against the dragons, it couldn''t be helped that they were sleeping at such time. Unfortunately, Leon had many things to do, so he couldn''t wait for them. So, he just appeared in the middle of the throne room. As expected, the very moment he appeared, Ren and Yuki opened their red bloodshot eyes and grabbed their weapons.

    "Oh¡­ it is only you," Yuki said after a long sigh.

    "This will be quick. Soon enough, you will return to your snoring," Leon said.

    Although they hesitated in letting Leon touch their heads, Yuki and Ren couldn''t do anything if Leon wanted to explode their heads. They understood that after they received a fraction of the power of the spirits, and they were fully aware that Leon had more powerful spirits than the ones they had.

    Regardless, both of them still frowned when they received Mindscape Transportation. They recognized the skill since Leon used them, but they couldn''t believe that they would be able to use it. They couldn''t believe in the cost of such a skill either.

    "Since you are the Empress, most jealous individuals can''t protest about your power," Leon said. "But this spell will be useful to deal with them¡­"

    Leon didn''t want to repeat himself, so he just used Telepathy and told them what they needed to know. Although Leon didn''t feel all that distance from Ren and Yuki anymore, he quickly left the ce once he told them that eventually, he would summon monsters to help their recruits.

    "I finish things here much quicker than I expected¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "Although they aren''t as cold as before, it was a bit too much to hope for that they would be as casual just like before."

    Regardless, Leon used Teleport and returned to Ilyana''s world, and immediately, he began to feel the effects of his power. Leon''s body suddenly started to feel heavier than usual. He was also even having a hard time breathing.

    "What is this¡­" Leon said, surprised.

    "This is what happens when the difference in the quality of the mana between your body and the is too far apart," Ilyana answered via Telepathy. "If you deactivate the skills you are using right now, you will feel better. Otherwise, you will have to deal with that."

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    In the end, Leon decided to keep his skills active and deal with those annoying feelings. It was much better than wasting time, in reality, essing the memories of the shadowy bastard.

    "Are you feeling this too?" Leon asked, visibly surprised. "Come to think of it¡­ How can you exist in this world? I''m pretty sure your power is much higher than mine. So, you should be in the sixth stage of the assimtion."

    "As long as you keep your power at a minimum level, you can ignore this rule to some extent," Ilyana exined. "That being said, it isn''t something I would rmend since you feel even worse than you are. Besides, recovering my usual power takes some time, and that makes me vulnerable for a short while."

    It was something risky, but the benefits were quite good¡­ Regardless, after giving his report, Leon asked Ilyana if she could send some of her monsters to Earth. The connections between those worlds had disappeared, but Leon would use his magic to send those months to Earth if he had to. He needed to train those spells, after all.

    "Very well, I don''t think will help them a lot, but I will do that for you," Ilyana nodded.

    The list of things Leon owed to Ilyana was increasing again, but at this point in time, there was no reason to worry about that. As long as he deals with other small fry harvesters and saves her some time, eventually, his debt would be paid.

    Congrattions! The skill of Mana Reinforcement has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Lightning has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Spear has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Pir has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm¡­ it looks like my replica is finally having some difficulties finding memories of new spells," Leon rubbed his chin. "Just absorbing the skills using Skill Absorption would be easy, but I need to see if that guy had any useful information."

    Just learning all the skills the shadowy bastard had wasn''t enough, and since Leon could level up his own skills by essing his memories, those chances were too good to lose. Unfortunately, even though his replica had read two hundred years'' worth of memories, he didn''t find anything useful. That guy only yed with other people''s lives for quite a while and then turned into zombies when he got tired of them.

    "Although he learned spells like Mind Absorption and Mind Melding, he didn''t learn Mindscape Transportation¡­" Leon frowned. "I guess a bastard like him wouldn''t have the patience to save so many coins."

    There was also the fact that he didn''t have ess to something like Ilyana''s vault. Still, considering that he lived for thousands of years, the shadowy figure could have learned if he had put the effort in the right areas instead of tormenting people and dooming worlds.<sub> </sub>

    Since assimting the experience of when the shadowy bastard was practicing his spells was quite easy, Leon decided to use that opportunity to train his spells as much as possible. It was much better and convenient than thinking of looking for new spells, after all. So, he did that without a hint of hesitation.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Punch has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Punch has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although obtaining new status points became even easier, Leon felt like he was being pushed down to the deepest of the ocean of magma the more he allocated those status points. His body was getting strong, magically speaking¡­ but it looked like that was beginning to repel his very existence.

    "Althoughs aren''t sentient beings, they can understand that creatures like Ilyana and me are harmful," Leon nodded to himself. "Our presences alone are enough to harm the, so it can''t be helped that we are being treated like viruses."

    Leon wasn''t as strong as Ilyana, so he couldn''t afford to find methods to decrease the weight of his existence, so he could only endure it. Regardless, now that his replica could train one thousand times faster in that mindscape, Leon saw himself without anything to do. He was using Mana Maism, and other spells were active, but that was too damn boring. To make matters worse, he already learned most of the things he wanted to learn.

    "Time magic, Telekinesis, Gravity, Manipte Space, absorb mana from the ambient, summoning magic¡­" Leon muttered. "I already learned most of the things I wanted to learn. Now what?"

    The only thing Leon could think of to learn that would help him was to how to bring people back from the dead, but he didn''t want to step on that territory. Leon wanted to think that his parents, Makoto and Darya, were in a better ce, but if they weren''t and tried to bring them back, things could go very wrong. Instead of the people he knew, he would bring back beings that couldn''t be recognized as humans anymore¡­

    Since that kind of thought was too dangerous, Leon forced himself to forget that idea. He was determined not to be like his enemies. However, the more powerful he got, the harder it was bing to maintain some principles.

    "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely¡­" Leon muttered.

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    Congrattions! The skill Fire Punch has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Punch has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana-Eater has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Armor has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Shield has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Before Leon could notice, his life had be that¡­ a life filled with light blue screens. Since his replica was doing a good job assimting the memories of the shadowy bastard, every time he received his memories, blue screens would pop out endlessly. To make matters worse, those screens would only disappear once Leon learns the entire content. After Leon reads all the blue screens, it was time to reess his replica memories¡­ and the whole process would repeat itself.

    "Now I understand why Ilyana is silent most of the time," Leon nodded to himself. "In the end, status points are more than wee, but unfortunately, this isn''t a job that I can outsource."

    Although it was troublesome, it was something that Leon could solve quite easily¡­ he just had to delete the memories of him receiving those notifications. That solved the problem of his mental tiredness, but now Leon felt like his days only had one or two hours.

    "Well, whatever," Leon shrugged. "This is something I have to endure until I deal with the bastards that are watching Earth. Besides, it is much better getting stronger at this speed than worrying about of increasing the efficiency of my training."

    That being said, Leon eventually had to stop his training because it was time to receive the word from his friends. It was time to see those who deserved the power of the spirits, and the better moment to do that was when the candidates were sleeping.

    After using Telepathy and talking with his friends, Leon received a list of one hundred fifty-five people who Hector, Lennart, and Ren believe that they were trustworthy, and that was just the first list¡­ In the end, to save time, Leon summoned three replicas and made them head to Earth. He had to postpone his training in order to have enough mana to maintain three replicas, but it couldn''t be helped.

    Considering that his replicas also had to use mana to ess the candidates'' memories, things didn''t get easier for Leon. Fortunately, his replicas finished the job in a single morning. They didn''t find any weird or suspicious memory among that group. They also didn''t find signs that their memories had been altered.

    "I guess after fighting for so long, the chances of them having spies near them is quite low¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "Still, I can''t lower my guard."

    Time was of the essence, so after his replicas returned, Leon himself went to Earth and gave a part of the spirit''s power to those 155 people. Using so much mana without leveling up a single skill was kind of annoying, but it was all for the future of the human race. It certainly wasn''t a waste of time.<sub> </sub>

    "You sure like to waste time with useless actions," Ilyana said as soon as Leon returned.

    "My actions are useless¡­ are you speaking by experience?" Leon asked.

    p "Yes," Ilyana nodded.</anda>

    Receiving such an honest answer was quite troubling, but in the end, giving the power of the spirits to some humans was the only thing he could do without risking exposing himself and Ilyana. ording to her, just focusing on himself would make things easier, and Leon was more or less aware that was the case. If he just focuses on himself and obtains absolute power to protect Earth, then it was fine. However, if Leon fails and everyone dies? That kind of worry didn''t leave Leon''s head. So, in case that happens, the best thing he could do was to give them the power to try to protect themselves. At the very least, if he fails and they die, Leon would be able to think that he did his very best.

    Regardless, Leon sighed in relief because that kind of way of thinking showed that he was still a human and didn''t be a power-hungry monster. For the good or for the worst, he was still a human full of ws¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Lance has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Lance has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Appraisal has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Lance has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Before Leon could feel proud of that, he resumed his training. For the time being, he had no choice but to rely on Mana Maism while increasing its range, but little by little Temporal Variation was bing more powerful. At the max level, Leon would be able to make use of recovery every six seconds¡­ he also would get old one hundred times faster, but it couldn''t be helped. Suddenly, Leon''s stomach growled, and he found another w of that spell.

    "I suppose it can''t be helped," Leon shrugged.

    It wasn''t much of a bnced meal, but Leon could always eat blue angel leaves. Then he had an idea, hunt dragons just to eat their meat. Considering their sizes, just one should be enough to fill Leon''s belly for a year, but now considering the effects of Temporal Variation, Leon doubted that those wouldst even a month.

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    "Food really is a powerful drug¡­" Leon said while he was chewing a huge chunk of dragon''s leg. "I can barely feel that headache."

    In the end, Leon could increase the scope of Mana Maism quite easily while he was doing everything else. Although it wasn''t as good as a potion, eating monsters'' meat also was could recover his energy and even heal his wounds. Thanks to that, Leon got carried away, killed three dragons, and brought them to Ilyana''s world.

    "It looks like you are trying to fool yourself again," Ilyana said, via telepathy. "Eating dragons won''t solve the problem caused by Mana Maism and won''t slow down the effects of Temporal Variation."

    As usual, Ilyana was fast to understand and see the changes in Leon''s body. That being, she was quite lenient, considering that both skills would lead Leon to an early grave.

    "Oh, well¡­ I guess she is tired ofining all that much," Leon shrugged.

    "Or perhaps she knows that you are a lost cause," Celsius said.

    "I think that is highly possible¡­" Leon closed his arms and nodded. "Anyway, you aren''t talking all that much recently."

    "Are you saying that I talked too much in the past?" Celsius frowned.

    "No¡­ I''m saying that you are too quiet," Leon scratched the back of his head. "Is that because I didn''t spend half an hour praising you and Undine? If that is the case, I''m sorry. My social skills have grown rusty."

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Lance has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Barrier has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Concealment has reached the max level.

    ? You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stamina Restoration has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Infusion has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Maybe it was time for Leon to ask to be taught some new spells by his spirits, but everyone except for Rem and Shadow looked weirder than usual. Sekundez was always like that, so it couldn''t be helped. In the end, Leon decided to wait for a while and just assimte the knowledge his replica was obtaining.

    "That shadowy bastard had more or less eight hundred thousand points in mana," Leon said to himself while thinking about the things he could really do at the moment. "To summon a mechanical dragon, almost the double of that amount is needed. Most likely, even more, it will be necessary to summon a dragon¡­ So, at the very least, the woman who summoned the dragons that destroyed Earth nine hundred years ago had two million points in mana."

    That was the best scenario, but it wasn''t that good since Leon had seven times less mana than the most terrifying enemy he knew of. Regardless, if Leon uses Mana Maism and nothing else, without even increasing its scope, he would be able to increase his mana by one point every three minutes. That wasn''t so bad, but considering the status, he was obtaining just by absorbing the mind of that guy, it wasn''t that good.

    "In the end, just having enough mana isn''t enough¡­ but at least that determines how much mana one can use per second," Leon said.

    It would be great if he could, but even if Leon reaches the level max in all his skills, his mana pool won''t reach that level. Even if he focuses solely on increasing that¡­ Of course, Leon had no intention of summoning dragons. That was just a milestone he had to ovee in order to confirm his own power.

    Leon looked to his left arm and still could see Ilyana''s tattoo in there. It looked like she wanted to make Leon use her vault. Maybe Leon would find more ways to get stronger by using that, but even if he uses the coins he obtains, he doubts that kind of power would help him truly.

    "I only felt really growing when I learned on my own Magma Spear and sma Bullet," Leon said. "Magma Spear isn??t that useful anymore, but the magic projectiles made of sma still are¡­ I doubt that I will find anything better in dungeon shops. Ilyana''s vault is definitely a treasure chest. Well, in the end¡­ it will be better if she ends up obtaining those coins for¡­ for¡­ does she use coins for anything?"

    Coins more or less became useful for Leon since his power was always above the level of the, he had been¡­ at least considering the offensive spells. But things were probably different from Ilyana¡­ she probably knew many types of spells, but she never stopped training, which means that she was always learning a new spell. However, Leon was more interested in how she spends the coins.

    "Do you want to know?" Ilyana suddenly asked.

    "I don''t want to think that¡­ but I''m pretty sure that you watch me every single moment," Leon frowned. "Don''t you think that is a bit shameful?"

    "Not at all," If you get as old as I am, something like that won''t bother you in any way," Ilyana shrugged.

    "You don''t even have the decency to deny it¡­" Leon sighed. "Well, tell me, how do you spend your coins."

    "Just use irvoyance and think of the coins while you look for the entrance of the dungeons in all the worlds of the universe," Ilyana replied.

    Leon frowned when he heard that, but he tried to do that anyway. First, he did that in the dungeons of that world, and much to his surprise, even without being there, Leon could ess the shop. Considering the density of mana there, Leon also managed to find dungeon shops in worlds that he hadn''t go yet¡­ he could even ess the dungeon shops in worlds that were only on the second or first stage of assimtion.

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    Just having ess to all dungeon shops in the world seemed impressive, considering that he wasn''t even there. Still, Leon couldn''t believe that was the only thing that made Ilyana be stupidly powerful like that. In any case, as long as he has enough, Leon would be able to buy all kinds of tomes that would grant him basically an endless amount of skills, not only the magical and might ones that can found in Ilyana''s vault.

    "This is pretty impressive," Leon rubbed his chin. "But I was waiting for something more incredible."

    "How about using the coins to create something that doesn''t even exist?" Ilyana asked. "That should suffice, right?"

    "Can you do that?" Leon frowned.

    "No¡­ but I imagine coins do things like that," Ilyana shrugged. "It doesn''t make sense that tomes just suddenly appear and disappear ording to the number of monsters that are being in in that world."

    "Well,¡­ you are right," Leon nodded.

    "I think that while a part of the mana when a monster is killed goes to the, while other part goes to the person who killed it," Ilyana added. "But I also think that another part of the mana is used to create the things one can buy in the dungeon shops. At this point in time, it is obvious that someone created the assimtion system. That someone has a stupid amount of mana, but I don''t think even someone who created something like this could create a system that could create magic artifacts without the need of mana."

    "¡­ That is interesting and all, but what is your point?" Leon asked.

    "My point is: everyone will be able to buy whatever they want¡­ once they reach the seventh stage of the assimtion," Ilyana replied. "I''m trying to do that before that happens since I don''t know what will happen to me once I reach that stage, and I think you should do the same."

    That was easier said than done, but it wasn''t like Leon could just suddenly learn things like that. He didn''t have time to think of such things when assholes were targeting earth.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sandstorm has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Tornado has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Wall has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Telekinesis has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Oh, well¡­" Leon sighed. "At least thinking about that kind of thing will keep my mind upied while I read all these notifications."<sub> </sub>

    Although Leon had some coins to spend, he didn''t feel like learning anything new at that moment since training his first spells would be efficient in order to obtain status points. Regardless, while he was reading his notifications, he was thinking about what Ilyana said. Considering that he could use Transmute, it wasn''t hard to believe that the system could create almost anything using the fallen monsters'' mana. However, what was really bothering Leon was why someone would create such an borate and automated system. Putting the efficiency side, since Leon had no idea how mana could multiplicate like that when it was used and divided in so many ways, he wanted to know why someone would create the system.

    "Most likely¡­ a conscient lifeform created the system," Leon said. "I don''t think a god did it¡­ Considering that that lifeform has a goal and the system they created will make them reach that goal. I don''t know why, but it looks like it is convenient for them if people like to grow stronger using mana¡­"

    For some reason, Leon was pretty sure that his suspicions were urate. He couldn''t tell why. Only his instincts were making him feel like that made sense¡­ in the end, Leon knew that one of the goals of the system''s creator was to cultivate mana. For what reason? Leon would never discover¡­ unless he finds such a person.

    "Well, I don''t think I will be able to hold a conversation with someone like that¡­" Leon shrugged. "Most likely, I will end up punching him, or her, or it¡­ and that will get me killed. At this point in time, I know myself too well to understand that."

    In any case, thanks to the fact that Leon was finally thinking seriously about the creator of the system, he had a few new ideas. When he was in Sekundez''s dimension, Leon thought of creating a small-scale version of the assimtion system, but he failed because he had no idea where to start. However, thanks to Ilyana, he knew something that he could do¡­ the first one was to transform mana into coins. Coins that were being used and epted by the system¡­ at that point in time, the power of the mind was absolute, and Leon learned that much faster than he had expected.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Transformation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Without even having to actually create the coins, just by concentrating. Leon could transform his mana into coins in the status screen. Although Mana Transformation was leveling up a lot, it wasn''t bing more efficient. To obtain a single coin, Leon had to spend ten points of mana.

    "I guess the higher the level of the skill, the more things I will be able to create with it¡­" Leon nodded to himself.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Wall has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Wall has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Wind Wall has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Wall has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Gravity has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    If Leon could learn Mana Maniption and Mana Transformation¡­ he immediately concluded that he could learn Mana Creation, but was that really possible? Would that help him in any way? Regardless, it wouldn''t be simple to create even more mana if that was possible¡­ so Leon decided to focus on the things he could do using Mana Transformation.

    "Let''s see¡­ if I can create coins, I will most likely increase my status permanently using mana," Leon rubbed his chin. "Well, Mana Sacrifice can do that already, so that also proves my theory."

    Unfortunately, just using Mana Maniption to increase his status wasn''t working, so Leon had to do something else. Giving that order for his replica to learn the ins and outs of that skill would save him a lot of time, but since the replica was busy training several skills, it wasn''t a good idea.

    "The transference rate won''t be as high as it is with coins, so eventually, I will have to leave that kind of thing to my replica," Leon said. "Still¡­ I have a feeling such effects won''t be permanent unless I do it myself. It would be weird if my replicas obtain status points, and then I get them once he disappears, after all."

    After a while, Leon finally discovered the tricks behind Mana Maniption. In order to increase certain status, he would need to concentrate a vast amount of mana in certain areas of his body. For example, to increase his speed that had 390 points, Leon would have to sacrifice 39000 mana points to increase a single point in agility¡­ the current level of the skill multiplied by one hundred.

    Congrattions! Your stamina has increased by one point.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Transformation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    "It is good to increase the status that are on low-levels, but eventually, it will be too inefficient¡­" Leon sighed. "Eating dragon hearts is much more efficient."

    Leon also thought about using that skill and create dragon hearts, but that wasn''t something he could do just by wanting either. He couldn''t understand the process of creating another lifeform of another species.

    However, much to Leon''s surprise, he managed to spend one million mana points to increase his intelligence by a single point¡­ it still was terribly inefficient, but it was something.

    Congrattions! The skill Strong Arms has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Throw has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Analysis has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bash has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dash has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although it was weird and curious about why his replica only trained physical skills this time, Leon decided not to ask. As long as he assimtes the experience obtained, the replica would most of the time do the things Leon nned, but now and then, some unexpected things would happen.

    Regardless, Leon learned how to increase his status directly using mana. The chances of Ilyana know how to do that were already quite high, given that she wanted to use coins to create things that don''t even exist, so Leon didn''t bother reporting that to him.

    "Well¡­ now what?" Leon rubbed his chin.

    Although it seemed like an interesting idea, Leon started to wonder if he was doing the right thing focusing on that. Creating a simr system might make him understand what was the end goal of the creator of the system, but would help Leon directly thatte in the game?

    Perhaps the system he might develop would help other humans, but Leon was already spending too much time analyzing and giving the spirits'' powers to those who would cause problems in the future.

    "Well, I should be thankful that I have the leisure to think about this kind of thing¡­" Leon shrugged. "While I didn''t have many options on the process of bing stronger, many others had even fewer choices."

    In the end, Leon decided to continue and develop a system even more convenient than the assimtion system. Since he had the power of the spirits, he could add some features that might save his life more than once, but he was yet to discover how to make things like a ''retry.''

    "Now that I think about it¡­ you are pretty good at things like this, right Sekundez?" Leon asked.

    "I''m good at what?" Sekundez asked.

    "At creating process and rules in a system," Leon replied. "Howe you made the monsters spawn every minute in that dimension? I also would like to understand how you managed to increase the number of zombies that attacked me every week."

    "You just have to wish for it when you use Mindscape Transportation," Sekundez exined. "Of course, the rules of the ambient must be decided beforehand, and you can''t change while the skill is active."

    In the end, Leon just had to do the same thing he always does when he sets the speed of time in that dimension. However, it looked like Sekundez couldn''t apply that kind of thing to reality¡­ unless Leon manages to alter the rules around his body, he wouldn''t be able to create the system the way he wanted.

    In any case, Leon already could bend the space to some extent, so the first step had already been taken. The only thing left he would need was time to finish that, and it looked like he wouldn''t have.

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    "We have a problem," Ilyana said via Telepathy.

    "That doesn''t surprise me¡­ something always happens when I decide something important," Leon said after a long sigh. "What is it?"

    "I detected a group of harvesters approaching Earth," Ilyana replied. "They are stronger than the small fries we faced so far¡­ and I don''t think you are ready to face their leader."

    "You already know who the leader is?" Leon asked, visibly surprised.

    "Yes¡­ it is the dragonewt that summoned you to Miebos," Ilyana hesitated a little bit. "His name is Netro, and fifteen more dragonewts are following him."

    Leon''s body started to burn. Thanks to that bastard, many people on Earth died in terrorist attacks. Thanks to that son of a bitch¡­ his friends didn''t remember him anymore. Still, thest thing Leon needed at that moment was to let the rage control his body.

    "Most likely, Netro felt the effects of your rampage and recognized your mana," Ilyana exined. ??Since he is leading the attack and ising alongside all his allies, he probably recognized your potential and came to destroy you before you be a real threat personally."

    "What are our chances?" Leon asked.

    "I divide harvesters into three groups¡­" Ilyana suddenly appeared and then crossed her arms. "There are the advanced, the intermediate, and the lesser harvesters. Netro is among the second group, so I can deal with him, but the others are almost reaching that stage¡­ putting in simple terms, they are as strong as the guy you defeated."

    Leon nodded¡­ Earth was about to be invaded by beings with the same level of power as the guy who caused many problems to Leon. He couldn''t face all of them by himself. Maybe Ilyana could, but by the look on her face, if she goes too far, other harvesters woulde to Earth after making a few preparations, and those would be as powerful as her¡­ The human race wasn''t ready to face, not even a single Ilyana, much less a few dozens of her.

    "We will have to rely on the people on Earth¡­" Leon massaged his eyebrows.

    "Yes, there is no other way," Ilyana nodded. "Your friends didn''t have a lot of time to prepare or even practice the power of the spirits all that much, so you should help them while you can. Since they are in different parts of the world, they won''t have to deal with all of Netro''s forces at the same time, but even two of them would cause a lot of trouble to each camp."

    Suddenly, Hector, Amanda, Maya, Gis, Lennart, Tom, Yuki, Ren, and even Betty and Sasha were teleported to that world. At the same time, Ilyana disappeared. There was no time for exnations, so Leon just transported them to his mindscape and used Telepathy to make his replica do whatever he needed to do.

    Congrattions! The skill uracy has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Archery has reached the max level.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Martial Arts has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Spearmanship has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    p Congrattions! The skill Staffmanship has reached the max level.</anda>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I just they don''t hate me after this training¡­" Leon bit his lips. "Well, as long as they stay alive, I don''t mind if they hate me. Everyone, I''m counting on you, do whatever you need to increase the chances of survival of my friends."

    After saying that, Leon transported all his spirits to his mindscape. It would be a bit too much to hope for that they would learn and make all elemental resistances, immunities, and absorptions reach the max level, but Leon would do everything in his power to make that happen.

    Leon began to focus, and then in the blink of an eye, he expanded the scope of his Mana Maism to its utmost limits that his mind could support. Leon felt like something was trying to open a hole in his head with the precision and delicacy of a stone crusher. Still, he endured that because he was recovering one hundred thousand mana points per second, and thanks to that, time will pass one hundred thousand times faster in his mindscape. One second, in reality, would be more than a full day there¡­

    "Are you nning to sit this one out?" Ilyana asked. "If you are nning to fight, I would suggest decreasing the amount of mana you are using."

    "Thanks for worrying about me, but I don''t want to take any chances," Leon replied. "If they die, I won''t have any reason to keep fighting. I''m not a good person who can must all its power and determination to save strangers or a world full of them. I can only do that while people I care about are still among them."

    Leon wasn''t young anymore to feel embarrassed by saying that kind of thing, but his back was quite itchy thanks to it. Regardless, Ilyana didn''t say anything after that. Leon also wanted revenge, so he could understand her to some extent, but Leon knew himself too well to know that he wouldn''t achieve anything just pursuing that. If his friends die, he won''t live long. He was stupid enough to let rage control his emotions¡­ In fact, Leon could easily imagine himself dying in a suicide attack that wouldn''t bother even a little bit his enemies.

    In any case, Leon knew that he was slowly killing himself, but even if he dies in a year or two, as long as he achieves his goals, he wouldn''tin. In fact, he would feel great. Everything was better than keeping failing at saving those he loved and kept finding their dead bodies.

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    In the end, Leon only managed to help his friends for ten minutes. Ilyana appeared again to inform that the harvesters were about to reach Earth. So, Leon canceled Mindscape Transportation for a second then used again, but this time he asked his replica to let his friends rest.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Transfer has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mega Punch has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Explosive Fire Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    A few momentster, he canceled the spell again. Leon saw his friends before, and they looked like they were about to die, but now they looked quite refreshed, but Yuki and Maya seemed pretty mad for some reason.

    "How much time passed here while we were in that dimension?" Yuki asked, visibly annoyed.

    "Ten minutes¡­ you caninter. The harvesters are about toe," Leon said. "Do what you can to organize your troops."

    Before anyone could say anything, they disappeared, and Leon was left alone, still suffering from the effects of using Mana Maism with that much power. His ears were ringing, and even though the pain decreased, it was barely bearable.

    "What is the n this time?" Leon said while tried to endure those ufortable feelings.

    "We are talking about the future of your," Ilyana appeared again. "You decide what we should do."

    In the end, Ilyana and Leon were alike in that aspect. They didn''t want to take responsibility for some things, and that was why they would let others take responsibility for their actions after helping them for a while.

    "Sekundez, how did things proceed during the training?" Leon asked.

    "Their elemental resistances and immunities reached the level man," Sekundez replied. "As for their elemental absorptions, it only reached level seven hundred."

    "I see¡­ you guys must have worked quite hard, huh?" Leon frowned. "My replica didn''t level up several elemental spells, after all."

    "When spirits do things, they do it seriously," Sekundez added. "Although those humans aren''t rted to us, they are important to you, and since our existence is connected to you, their fate could make things different for us. So, it couldn''t be helped that we tried hard to increase their survivability."

    "What a roundabout way to say that you also care about them," Efreet frowned.

    "Well¡­ Sekundez is always trying to y cool, after all," Undine added.

    Although it wasn''t time for that, Leonughed quite a bit. However, he soon became serious to think about the things he could and should do. The enemies'' level was too high this time¡­ even if the training helped his friends a little bit, things wouldn''t solve itself that easily. The enemies didn''t n to decrease the Earth''s forces by using summoning creatures, so Leon had to make sure as many humans as possible will survive that battle.

    "I will take care of the Netro, and I would be grateful if you help my friends preventing casualties as much as possible," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "¡­ What part of that you are not ready you didn''t understand?" Ilyana asked after a long sigh. "The enemy this time isn''t a coward who uses cheap tricks to overpower his opponents. The opponent has the strength of one thousand dragons, and don''t fool yourself by thinking that you can outsmart him. Netro had thousands of years of battle experience. Thest thing he will do is underestimate you."

    "I wasn''t nning to outsmart him¡­ I just thought that it might be possible to defeat him with the power of friendship," Leon shrugged. "Anyway, at this point in time, we don''t have more room to take things slowly. We already in thete game, and it is clear that I don''t have the power to face the big shots yet¡­ So, I have to use that chance to obtain the power necessary."

    Ilyana sighed again because she knew that Leon had a point. As expected, solving things herself wouldn''t actually help all that much. Even if she defeats Netro, others wille eventually, and Leon wouldn''t be of any help to defeat them.

    "Don''t get the wrong idea here, but I don''t have any intention of letting you die¡­" Ilyana said, showing the tension in her eyes. "I spent too much time and resources on you to let you die here. If you are about to die, even if your friends were dying as well, I will leave them behind and save you."

    "Well¡­ then I can''t let Netro push me that far," Leon shrugged.

    Although it was kind of surprising for Ilyana to say something like that, Leon didn''t let that get to his head. He didn''t have time for that, anyway.

    Health: 73442 +

    Mana: 296782 +

    Stamina: 70852 +

    Strength: 227 +

    Dexterity: 288 +

    Speed: 390 +

    Intelligence: 184123+

    Endurance: 855 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 10000 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 130000 +

    Willpower: 545 +

    Coins: 245,956,254

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Mindscape Transportation Lv Max, Mana Reinforcement Lv Max, Lightning Lv Max, Magma Spear Lv Max, Fire Arrow Lv Max, Ice Pir Lv Max, Ice Arrow Lv Max, Earth Arrow Lv Max, Wind Arrow Lv Max, Earth Punch Lv Max, Ice Punch Lv Max, Earth Lance Lv Max, Ice Lance Lv Max, Thunder Bullet Lv Max, Appraisal Lv Max, Wind Lance Lv Max, Magma Bullet Lv Max, Sandstorm Lv Max, Fire Tornado Lv Max, Stamina Maniption Lv Max, Strong Legs Lv Max, Backflip Lv Max, Steel Knee Lv Max, Telekinesis Lv Max, Checkpoint Lv Max, Earth Wall Lv Max, Strong Arms Lv Max, Throw Lv Max, Analysis Lv Max, Bash Lv Max, Dash Lv Max, Stone Skin Lv Max, Mana Bullet Lv Max, Transfer Lv Max, Mega Punch Lv Max, Explosive Fire Arrow Lv Max

    Passive Skills: uracy Lv Max, Archery Lv Max, Martial Arts Lv Max, Spearmanship Lv Max, Staffmanship Lv Max

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    The n was simple, Leon would lure Netro to another, and hisckeys would attack Earth¡­ at least they would try. The humans would fight back as much as they could, and once Netro is far away, Ilyana would cast a spell simr to the one where the angels used on Celosie and thus cut the connection between Earth and the rest of the universe. After that, Ilyana would help the humans deal with Netro''s allies.

    Leon couldn''t remember all that much the conversation he had with Netro, but he seemed a prideful guy. So, the chances of that happening were rtively high. The problem was to how to defeat him. The only thing Leon knew about him was that he could use summoning magic to summon being like Leon to other worlds. Since they didn''t teleport to Earth, they probably didn''t have the power of Shadow on their side. So, if something goes wrong, Leon would be able to run away for a few minutes.

    "You never know what can happen in life¡­" Leon said that while he was standing on Mars.

    For a moment, Leon was wondering if after surviving the ne crash, he stayed in aa-like state and everything he experiences so far was just a dream. But if it was, that dream was the most intense dream he had¡­ Regardless, Leon couldn''t fight near Earth, not even on that sr system. So, he decided to draw Netro''s attention there and then move to another, one that has mana.

    However, such a thing didn''t happen¡­ the moment Netro felt Leon''s presence, he stopped moving and then head to that. Meanwhile, hisckeys flew to Earth. Before he could evennd, Netro raised his right arm, and then the whole scenario changed.

    Leon saw himself on what seemed to be a dead. The skies were filled with thunder clouds, and lighting bolts were falling around endlessly. Leon also could see several volcanoes spitting magma to all sides¡­ the ground was burned and lifeless. Leon was in a world that was in the sixth stage of assimtion¡­ However, what made Leon think was how light the air and his body felt. That ce was filled with mana, and yet, he couldn''t sense any signs of life there.

    Netro didn''t say anything, but Leon could tell that he was already ready to fight¡­ But instead of doing anything, Necro just gets rid of the cloak that was covering his body, and Leon saw the well-toned body of a half-dragon. That bastard had even more amazing muscles that the fake harvesters Leon met in Miebos, and he also had a reddish spear on his back.

    "A magic warrior¡­ this will be troublesome."

    Leon never saw a warrior that could use summoning magic so easily, nor did he see one that could use spells like Seal and create choppers made of mithril¡­ it was evident that fight would be much harder than Leon had imagined, but that wouldn''t change anything.

    Congrattions! The skill Spinning Earth Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Punch has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Needle has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Sphere has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Even though he was about to face the most powerful enemy he had ever fought, he didn''t deactivate Mindscape Transportation¡­ Leon would need every single stat point to defeat that guy, so he could only endure and fight as much as he could using the bare minimum of mana.

    Suddenly, Netro disappeared, and without even trying to find out where he went, Leon used Teleport and appeared five kilometers above the battlefield. However, he still got hit on his back, and the next moment, Leon woke up kissing the burned soil of that.

    "Shit¡­ another bastard that can ignore Mana Armor."

    Before Leon could even think how Netro managed to follow him so fast, he already could feel his presence behind him. Without wasting time, Leon activated Dark Aura¡­ despite that, Netro didn''t hesitate and punched Leon again.

    The next moment, Leon saw himself in the middle of a volcano¡­ those two punches nearly killed him, but Leon managed to heal himself before his body could react to all the damage caused.

    "Punches¡­ there must be a reason why he isn''t using his spear."

    Old habits really die hard¡­ even though he was facing an opponent that was much faster and could ignore his magical defenses, Leon still was trying to analyze him instead of letting the surprise get the better of him. At that point in time, the fear of death wasn''t something that Leon had to worry about. He only worried about how long his friends wouldst facing that enemy¡­

    Leon was already using all the buffs he could use, but it wasn''t enough. In order to keep his mindscape active, he couldn''t let himself being hit constantly like that. It wasn''t that easy to increase the scope of Mana Maism while he was getting his ass kicked, after all. It was a bit risky, but Leon had another buff that he didn''t train or used due to its cost¡­ it was Dragon Force.

    "Here goes nothing¡­"

    Leon activated the skill and immediately begun to feel his blood and energy boiling. That alone made Netro frown because the skill was at a low-level, so its efficacy wasn''t that good yet. However, the next moment Netro charged forward, Leon jumped to the side and also grabbed the monster''s arm. In a single moment, he drained twenty thousand points of health, mana, and stamina. Thanks to it¡­ Leon canceled the damage his body received from the skill.

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    Upon noticing that his opponent''s reflexes had increased exponentially, Netro didn''t let the surprise being shown in his face. Instead of that, he kicked Leon, who was focused on the task of draining his energy. However, before it could even touch the darkness, his feet were repelled by an invisible barrier. Given that each of his attacks could have killed Leon if he were a bit slower, he had expected to see Netro''s leg-breaking, but nothing happened. Just like him, Netro was healing himself before the total damage could be caused.

    "I just had this idea and decided to put into practice¡­ but I guess I''m not the first to try something like that."

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    In the end, even though it was a bit more costly in terms of mana, Leon decided to deactivate Dark Aura and use only Reflect Armor alongside Dragon Force. For some reason, Netro was just observing Leon while seeing him using several spells to counter the cost of Dragon Force. As expected, by using the spells like Full-Recover before Leon''s body could get damaged, he could nullify even the cost of nutrients he had to consume to heal his body. That way of fighting was as impressive as it was reckless since dozens of thousands of points were constantly used to keep Leon''s body at top condition. However, thanks to the fact that they were in a world on the sixth stage of assimtion, Mana Maism was a lot more effective than usual.

    "Even if that is the case¡­ my body is just of a human, something like this can''t be relied upon forever. The fact that he is taking his sweet time to attack proves that."

    Even if they might have a simr status, the body of a human and a dragon''s body was very different. It was obvious which body was the strongest¡­ Regardless, Leon couldn''t let his energy being spent while Netro was just observing him, so he decided to take some risks. Instead of letting the skill active every moment, he decided to use it only when he felt that his life was in danger. That battle was to protect his friends and Earth, but it was also to make him stronger for the final battle that was approaching¡­ Leon couldn''t afford to die before he obtains that power.

    The very moment Leon canceled Dragon''s Aura, Netro disappeared and tried to attack him from behind. Leon countered it by using that spell again, but this time, Netro reacted in time to avoid being touched by Leon. After jumping backward, he just observed his enemy consuming a lot of energy just to have the reflexes to react.

    "Son of a bitch¡­ he is waiting to see me destroying myself using all these spells."

    Usually, Leon would onlyst a few seconds while using Dragon''s Aura, but thanks to numerous spells that were being used to recover all the energy spent, he could prolong that period. However, it wasn''t easy to use those spells so frequently¡­ To make matters worse, Leon knew that Netro wasn''t fighting with his full power yet. He still was studying Leon, trying to find his weakness in order to kill him in the most efficient way possible. Just like Leon, Netro was thinking about the future, and he couldn''t use all his energy or get beaten up so badly when it was clear that Leon wasn''t working alone.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bronze Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Skin has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Although Leon wanted to use his mindscape and make his replica train some skill that would help him defeat Netro, he couldn''t obtain any information that might help him. So, his replica was only training the skills that he needed to survive. That alone wasn''t enough since time in that world would pass ten times slower than on Earth.

    "Well, at least this means that Ilyana can finish things there a lot faster¡­ Maybe I won''t win that fast, but as long as I don''t lose, Ilyana won''t abandon my friends on Earth."

    Although being rescued by beauty such as Ilyana would be pretty nice, Leon didn''t want to let that happen. He just didn''t obtain Lion''s Pride by coincidence, after all.

    Regardless, it was a bit risky, but Leon''s time to scare Netro a little bit. Although it wasn''t a good idea to show his hidden cards, he couldn''t afford to keep fighting like that without obtaining a single piece of information. So, the very moment Leon deactivated Dragon''s Aura. He immediately created a small Dark Sun behind him. As expected, Netro fell for that trap¡­ but when Leon turned around, he only saw his right hand emitting some smoke.

    "Hey, hey¡­ are you for real?"

    Leon finally caused some damage, but after spending fifty thousand mana points, the wound in Netro''s quickly healed. More important than that, Leon was interested in how that bastard destroyed a small sun with his bare hands.

    "No¡­ if it were that easy, he would have attacked me soon afterward."

    Ilyana had warned Leon, but that opponent was truly several levels above the others. Netro wasn''t showing any emotion, and he wasn''t underestimating Leon, but he was studying every single part of his fighting styles and spells.

    "I suppose it can''t be helped¡­ this will be a long battle."

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    Congrattions! The skill Stone Skin has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Bronze Skin has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Skin has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mentality Augmentation has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Enhanced Mentality has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Perseverance has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Several hours passed after the start of the battle. It looked like Netro expected to see Leon crumbling apart just by using spells to fight on equal terms, but that never happened. Thanks to that, Leon''s replica had enough time to master several skills. It wasn''t nearly enough to defeat Netro, but at least that forced the creature to give up on fighting using his bare hands.

    "It is finally time¡­ I just hope that I won''t regret thister."

    Leon thought that while he was observing Netro, grabbing the spear on his back. Leon didn''t even see what had happened¡­ he had rxed a little because Netro''s spear was being pointed toward the ground. All that Leon felt was his body being split by something absurdly hot.

    "What the¡­"

    Before he could lose consciousness, Leon used Gravity and made his lower and upper body that had just been cut apart, stay connected. At the very same moment, he used Full-Recover, and the wound disappeared instantly. However, Leon still could sense the effects of having almost died. His body was cold¡­ because his spirit had almost left his body.

    Leon bit his lips and prepared to be attacked again, but he only saw Netro facing him as usual without expressing a single sentiment. It looks like that attack couldn''t be used repeatedly. However, Leon was fully aware that his defensive spells couldn''t protect him from that. Now that he thought about it, it was also weird that he reflects Armor could reflect a physical attack when Mana Armor never did¡­ most likely, Netro didn''t know that spell.

    "Hey, Leon¡­ you almost died there," Efreet said, visibly worried. "It is time to count on our help."

    "For a change, Efreet is right," Celsius said. "Why are we just watching this battle? Aren''t we supposed to help at times like these?"

    "¡­ I can''t ess or measure Netro''s true power, so summoning any of you would be too risky," Leon replied. "Unlike before, in your evolved form, you guys can be seen and thus being damaged."<sub> </sub>

    "We are spirits. We won''t die that easily," Undine shrugged.

    "Not a single one of you will die on my watch¡­" Leon dered. "I can prevent that whenever necessary, but the opponent this time can do more than that. He is holding back his powers, so it isn''t a good time for any of you to show up."

    Leon was thankful for the fact that they were willing to help, but he already knew that the one hundred or so harvesters Ilyana had mentioned had the power to kill the greater fragments. Although Leon didn''t know them for long, they were as important as his friends from Earth¡­ he wouldn''t take any chances when they were part of the equation as well.

    Suddenly, Leon felt like his life was at risk again. He didn''t see Netro doing anything, but it looked like whatever he did, it could be done after waiting after ten or so seconds. Using Teleport, Leon left that area immediately and appeared ten kilometers above the battlefield. However, he again felt his upper body being split from his lower body.

    "Just what the hell is going on¡­"

    Leon reattached his body and healed his wounds. However, that was only dying the inevitable¡­ Leon couldn''t understand that technique, so he couldn''t make a n to counter. However, he did understand one thing¡­ Netro couldn''t control that attack perfectly. If he could, he would have split Leon''s head instead of just his upper and lower body.

    Regardless, he had to find a way to deal with that because Leon didn''t want to keep dying so frequently. After a few moments, Leon understood another thing¡­ Netro couldn''t move at all when he intended to use that attack¡­ or perhaps he could and was just baiting Leon.

    "It can''t be helped¡­ any need to heighten my senses to understand attack better."

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Force has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Given that they wanted to help if the spirits didn''t say anything, it was because they couldn''t understand what was going on either. Even Sekundez was totally in silence. If even she never saw something like that, then Leon truly was in a bid.

    Regardless, Leon didn''t know if he could trust in something like that given that Netro could be holding back even on the use of that skill, but he still counted the time between the attacks. After fifteen seconds, he felt his life in danger again. This time, he teleported himself to outside that atmosphere¡­ but he still got hit the very moment he appeared out there. Not even Mana Barrier, Reflect Armor, or Mana Armor could protect him from that¡­ not even Mana Dominion could tell him what was going on.

    "Shit¡­" Leon bit his lips after healing himself again.

    Leon used Teleport and moved to different parts of that. However, every fifteen seconds, his upper and lower body would be severed no matter what happened. At some point, Leon became able to heal his wounds a fraction of a second after suffering it¡­ but it was clear that he still was slowly dying.

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    While Leon was suffering from that inexplicable attacks, he even made his replica, trying to understand what was going on. However, even after thinking about it for the equivalent of a month, he didn''t understand it either. None of them had enough information toe up with a hypothesis.

    Congrattions! The skill Freezing Mist has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Punch has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill methrower has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Air Beam has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although the replica didn''te up with an exnation, he sure was doing a good job earning status points. It was a pity that not even that could help Leon at the moment, though.

    "Sekundez, I will send you to the mindscape, and I will ask you to check Ilyana''s tome list as fast as possible," Leon said. "Finding anything useful there for this moment with the coins I have won''t be possible, but you should be able to find something that might exin a little what is going on."

    "All right," Sekundez said.

    Leon was starting to understand little by little that kind of attack, but he still needed another push to make him tell with words what Netro was doing. In the end, Sekundez returned before even the next attack couldnd¡­ Leon frowned thanks to that, but he decided not to express his doubts.

    "He is using Absolute uracy¡­ that is why he is hitting you no matter what you do," Sekundez exined. "As for why you can''t see his spear moving, it is probably because he is attacking with a conceptual attack. He is attacking you by ignoring the process of normal attacks."

    "Absolute uracy? That is kind of weird considering that he is hitting my head¡­ gah!" Leon got split in two again but soon recovered. "Thest part¡­ are you telling me that he is causing damage to me that would be equal to his full power without even moving his body?"

    "Mana can probably do anything¡­ so he is using his mana to emte the attack without even attacking¡­" Sekundez said. "I know that this doesn''t make any sense, but that is what he is doing. Attacking you in a non-physical realm while causing physical damage."

    That was the kind of thing Leon wanted to learn no matter what, but he was too dumb to create or understand the concept. Regardless, Netro would be really useful if Leon defeats him, but the chances of him managing to do that were quite small.

    Leon was quite good at destroying things, but now and then, it was better tobat fire with fire. The problem was: he couldn''t just learn how to create a conceptual attack in the middle of a battle, and he couldn''t buy a tome that had that kind of ability from Ilyana''s vault. It was clear as day that that kind of thing couldn''t be a spell. Because it wasn''t an actual way of physically damaging someone¡­ it was a process that ignored every singlew of the physical realm, after all.<sub> </sub>

    "It is kind of scary that I think that not even by using this that damn monster is showing his true power, but¡­" Leon started to bit his nails. "Whatever¡­ every single thing rted to mana has weaknesses. As long as I stay alive, I''m bound to find it. Besides, I''m quite thankful for him to be gradually increasing his power instead of going all out to crush me."

    Although that seemed like a thing, a half-assed viin would do, keeping hidden certain techniques was a must when beings of such massive strength exist.

    In any case, running away wasn''t an option. By the look of things, Leon had been marked in his stomach at some moment, and that was why he was being hit whenever Netro could attack him. That was possibly one of the requirements for Absolute uracy to work, and that was the weakness of that skill.

    "As for the conceptual attack¡­ he probably needs to reach stupid levels of concentration. That is why he isn''t moving at all," Leon concluded. "Approaching and attacking him by surprise seems like the best approach, but since it is obvious that is the only way to stop this kind of attack, he certainly has something waiting for me if I approach."

    Leon heard that once than ny-nine percent of the wars are won outside the battlefield, but he didn''t expect to experience something simr. Trying to find the opponent''s weak points even without exchanging blows was something that he rarely tried before, after all.

    "Not even Mana Eyes are helping me to see his attacks¡­" Leon muttered. "ording to Ilyana, everything can be countered, but I can''t counter something that I can''t see or feel. So, it is clear that Mana Eyes and Mana Dominion can evolve."

    However, would evolving those skills prevent the attacks? As long as Leon is marked by Absolute uracy, the answer was probably no.

    ? "Well, if anything¡­ I just have to disrupt his concentration by doing something unexpected," Leon concluded.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Ray has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Water Cannon has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Armor has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Beam has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Eruption has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After assimting his replica''s memories in the blink of an eye, Leon gave his replica new orders¡­ and he could only hope that things would work out before he dies.

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    In the end, it didn''t take long for Leon to feel that his body was already reaching its limits. He finally understood that Netro had given up on trying to make him run out of mana¡­ Mages like Leon could recover as much as mana they wanted as long as they focus on it, but they couldn''t recover their bodies that easily. After half an hour of being attacked by a conceptual attack, Leon''s body was already skin and bones. He survived hundreds of those attacks, but that had been the price.

    "Shit¡­ nothing yet?" Leon said, annoyed.

    The equivalent of five years had passed inside his mindscape, but his replica didn''t manage to do what he wanted. It looked like Leon had been too greedy trying to evolve that spell as well.

    "I guess this is it, guys," Leon said to his spirits. "I hope all of you find a less dumb human to call master the next time¡­ I would rmend my friends, but I rmendation of a dumb guy like me isn''t appreciated, right?"

    "Leon, it is too soon to give up¡­" Sylph said. "Hey, Sekundez. Can''t you do something about Leon''s body?"

    "To make time move backward to a living being, a stupid amount of mana would be necessary," Sekundez crossed her arms and said. "Even if Leon explode his head trying to obtain that amount of mana, his body can''t handle it. So, I cannot do anything."

    Before, Leon had tried that before, making time move backward only on his body¡­ he actually seeded in making time in his body move backward by 0.002 seconds. He had spent two hundred thousand points of mana to do that. Of all spells Leon had tried so far, that was by far the costliest.

    Regardless, even though Leon said that. He wouldn''t go down without a fight¡­ Leon had noticed that the closest he gets to Netro, the more powerful his attack would be. That was only obvious given that he was using mana to attack. Still, that means that if he gets too close, Leon will receive the full power of that conceptual attack. However, he didn''t have any other choice. To cause as much damage as possible, he also needed to close to the target.

    "Let''s see if that son of a bitch can destroy this with his conceptual attack," Leon smirked while he was creating an altered version of Dark Sun.

    Leon couldn''t afford to die without even taking down the enemy with him, Ilyana didn''t owe him anything, but perhaps if he kills Netro, she would protect Earth. Teleporting wasn''t an option. Leon would need all the mana to make that attack cause as much damage as possible, and in the worst-case scenario, he also would need to send a copy of his memories to Ilyana. So, Leon would have to fly directly toward the enemy.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Fire Shield

    Cost: 300000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After learning the spell, Leon flew toward Netro at his top speed. Even if he dies, the momentum will let him crush the bastard with a massive shield made by darkness and fire. In the end, Leon only epted his imminent death when he felt those shivers again. However, ¡­

    ¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Foresight has leveled up.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Foresight has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Foresight has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Mode.

    Cost: 15000 health, 15000 mana, and 15000 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "You have got to be kidding me¡­ Now? Of all times?"

    Somehow, his replica managed to cancel Mindscape Transportation on his own and also sent the knowledge Leon needed. He also understood why he took so long¡­ just trying to evolve Dragon Force alone wasn''t enough. His replica had to use Foresight and try many ways to strengthen the spell before discovering a way to do it. In the end, Leon had to burn his energy to learn that spell instead of increasing his body''s power.

    "Dragon Mode!" Leon shouted.

    Leon didn''t have to, but he shouted because he was truly in a desperate situation. Immediately, all the senses in his body became numb, but at the same time, he felt an immense sensation of freedom while his skin was bing ck and turn into a scale-like shape. His speed increased, but Leon still got attacked before he could smash Netro. However, his upper and lower body didn''t get separated this time¡­ the attack only cut halfway through his belly, and Leon didn''t hesitate in healing that wound.

    At thest moment, Leon saw the surprise in Netro''s eyes. Thanks to it, he smirked in satisfaction, but also, in the blink of an eye, the bastard started to glow like the spirits when they evolved. He didn''t expect that he would kill the bastard that easily, but Leon also didn''t expect he would have such a trump card¡­ Netro had turned into a dragon and easily blocked Leon''s attack with a single paw.

    Somehow, Leon reacted on time to deactivate Dragon Mode and recover enough mana to Teleport away from there before he could get crushed by the other paw. While Leon could actually feel life leaving his body now that he didn''t have enough nutrients to recover his wounds, he studied Netro''s new form. A one hundred meters long fire dragon, his scales were red like blood, and his eyes were ck like the void of outer space. Although Leon couldn''t tell how much mana he had before in his humanoid form, Leon felt like the time he tried to ess the total mana of the gctic snake¡­ that was the difference in power of Netro, the dragon, and Leon, the human.

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    "You¡­ how did you manage to learn that skill?" Netro asked, finally using his voice. "You used not only one, but two skills that can only be used by dragons¡­ how?"

    Leon was quite surprised by Netro suddenly questions. If anything, answering his questions might help him buy some time. However, given that Leon was literally starving to death, he didn''t have time for that. Still, did he have any other option? Leon barely damaged Netro, and that was when he was in his half-dragon form. Now, he was about to die of hunger, and his opponent was perfectly fine. Not only that, he wasn''t using even a single drop of mana to maintain that form.

    "¡­ Someone once told me that everything was possible using mana," Leon replied. "The people who tried to learn those spells probably didn''t try for long."

    If Leon remembers well, he obtained Dragon Force by eating dragons¡­ but now that he thought about it, he didn''t eat all that many for him to start to change physically and be like one. If that were possible, many people on Earth would have obtained that skill by know. They have been hunting and eating dragons for a year, after all.

    "Mmm¡­ there is also the fact that I ate thousands of dragon hearts, but if only that were enough, Ilyana would have attempted to motivate me to eat dragons more."

    In any case¡­ Leon suddenly had a sh of inspiration. He didn''t feel like when he was in his humanoid form, but Netro now looked quite delicious¡­ not sexually speaking. He had a lot of meat in his body. The answer to many of his problems was actually in front of him¡­

    "Eating a half-dragon would make me feel bad since they were humanoids¡­ but that doesn''t apply for someone who has the body of a dragon that big."

    Leon had to strike down now while Netro was shocked by his Dragon''s Mode. The only where he could secure his lunch was now¡­ if he fails, Netro will understand his intention, and that would never work again. To increase the chances of sess, Leon would need the cooperation of Rem and Shadow.

    "Rem, Shadow¡­ you two need to work together," Leon talked with his spirits using his mind alone. "At this rate, I will really die of hunger¡­ so I want you two to bring me a piece of that guy''s tail."

    "At once, Master," Shadow said.

    "It has been quite a while since you gave me any orders, but I guess this is quite an interesting one," Rem nodded.

    Although they were equally powerful and stronger than the other spirits except for Sekundez, they seemed by far the less reliable ones. However, Leon didn''t have any choice but to rely on them. If he moves too much, he might copse of starvation, and besides, the spirits could use the elements and cause as much damage as Leon. They just needed the mana and barely had to concentrate.

    The very moment Leon summoned them, Shadow used Teleport, and both of them appeared right above Netro''s tail. Ren cast a massive Light Lance, and thanks to it, Netro lost the sense of touch on his tail. Meanwhile, Shadow created a ck Hole to damage a small part of it. In the end, they consumed all of Leon''s mana, but they also managed to bring Leon the tip of the tail¡­ five kilograms of pure dragon''s meat.

    "You bastard¡­ how dare you!" Netro shouted, and the whole started to tremble. "How dare you eat the tail of a dragon that is still alive!"

    It looked like that was something impolite to do, but Leon couldn''t care less about such costumes, rules, or whatever the hell that was¡­ He was hungry and hungry people don''t care about how they managed to get food.<sub> </sub>

    As expected, the scales were getting on the way, but even without cooking, the meat was pretty good, and with every bite, Leon felt his energy recovering. He was supposed to feel quite scared while being stared at by Netro''s bloodshot eyes, but then again, Leon was too hungry to care about anything else.

    "Shadow and Rem, your job will be to bring me more food," Leon dered. "He is focusing too much on me, so there will be plenty of chances. He will probably regenerate, and in terms of abilities, he still can overwhelm me, but as long as we buy some time, we will grab the chance when ites."

    "You know¡­ when we mentioned that we wanted to help, we didn''t mean it like this," Celsius frowned.

    The meat of that dragon was so nutritious that Leon could feel a lot of his mana being recovered naturally. Not only that, even his body was regenerating much faster than usual. That would be a war of attrition like no other, but Leon would use Netro himself to defeat Netro.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    To give Rem and Shadow the opening necessary, Leon activated Dragon Mode again and immediately moved toward Netro. Although it wasn''t that effective at the low-level, his attributes'' bonus was fifty percent more powerfulpared to Dragon Force. At level one, that skill increased his status by fifteen hundred points, and each level up was increasing that¡­ No wonder Netro was so much stronger than Leon.

    Leon shot several sma Lances, but Netro blocked them all with a single-arm, and using the other one, he tried to crush Leon. However, by using Telekinesis, Leon managed to stop the beast.

    "What?!" Netro said, visibly surprised.

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    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Even Leon was shocked when he noticed that he managed to stop Necro by using Telekinesis. Although Dragon Mode increased his status, he didn''t expect that he still would be able to do that¡­ it didn''t make any sense. However, Leon soon understood what had happened. He had used too much mana and much faster than usual¡­ Leon didn''t know how, but it looked like Dragon Mode increased not only his status and the resilience of his body but also his ability to control mana because his body was almost as simr as one of the dragons, after all.

    Leon''s ability to expand the scope of Mana Maism increased as well, so Rem and Shadow still had enough power to do what Leon asked them. However, the difference of power was still too big¡­ in just a few moments, Netro freed himself from Leon''s Telekinesis and opened his mouth to use the skill the dragons were known for¡­ Dragon''s Breath.

    Leon immediately teleported to dozens of kilometers away from there, but surprisingly, nothing came from Netro''s mouth. Still, Leon felt the danger for his life. Without a hit of hesitation, he used the few scales he obtained from Netro''s body and used them to protect his vital organs. As expected, in the next moment, Leon''s body, legs, and arms became dust.

    "Shit¡­ another conceptual attack, but at least I managed to protect the other parts of my body that would need a lot more energy to regenerate."

    It looked like Netro couldn''t use the same skill as before, but he had an alternate version that he could use on his dragon form. Although that been a terrific attack, Leon knew that he had a few seconds left before the next one. So, he began to eat the slightly bigger chunk of dragon''s tail that Rem and Shadow brought to him.

    "There is an exception for every rule, but as expected¡­ even that guy can''t use an attack more powerful than his body can withstand. If he were a mage like me who is only good at destroying things, I wouldn''t have survived his dragon''s breath, but that also means that he won''t go down that fast."<sub> </sub>

    Regardless, thanks to all that, Leon learned a lot, and he could see firsthand the power of the conceptual attacks, something that he always wanted to see but never asked even Ilyana to show. Not only that, Leon eventually saw that Netro wasn''t healing his body¡­ he wondered if the dragon was waiting for recovery to do its magic in order to conserve energy or if he was trying to fool Leon. Nevertheless, after surviving thus far, Leon wouldn''t get careless.

    Still, thest thing Leon needed was to let that battle get longer than necessary. Although that might be good because that would give Ilyana plenty of time to save things on Earth, he couldn''t let her expose herself all that much¡­ the final battle would eventually happen, but Leon didn''t have to let that happen even sooner.

    "If his breath can damage me no matter what¡­ then¡­"

    After healing himself, Leon teleported and approached Netro again. It looked like since his body was massive, he didn''t want to move all that much in order to conserve his energy, but Leon knew how fast his paws could be. Regardless, he still charged forward because the scales wouldn''tst that long. Those probably could withstand one or two more attacks, so time was of the essence.

    Netro opened his mouth again, but that only gave Leon a chance he had been looking for. After using Teleport again, he appeared inside the dragon''s mouth and activated every single skill that increased his strength and then grabbed the Netro''s tongue to use as a shield. However, the power of a conceptual attack was even more amazing than Leon had imagined. Even though he was behind the tongue, only his body got destroyed.

    "This isn''t over yet¡­" Leon muttered while he withstood the pain of having his limbs being destroyed down to a molecr level.

    Even without asking, Rem and Shadow did what Leon wanted and attacked the interior of Netro''s mouth. The best option would be to damage his brain, but Leon was fully aware that they wouldn''t have enough time. So, they only attacked the same point above Leon. When Netro''s mouth was about to close and smash Leon, they finally damaged the dragon''s left eye.

    The pain made Netro close his mouth even faster, but it was already toote when he did. Leon had already escaped, and his eye was already destroyed.

    "Kuh! You bastard¡­" Netro red at Leon as if he was trying to kill him with his eyes alone.

    Leon ignored the bloodlust of that dragon because he was too tired to care about it. He had been close to death so many times in thest few hours that he got used to it. Regardless, Leon didn''t waste time and teleported to attack the remaining eye because even the dragon''s meat wouldn''t let him recover his body fast enough if he continues to get hit by that conceptual dragon''s breath.

    Leon attacked the right eye using several sma Lances while Shadow and Rem tried to get another chunk of the dragon''s tail, but the beast had been waiting for that. Netro protected its right eye by using both of its paws and swung his tail to smash the spirits. Thanks to Shadow''s power, they escape unscathed, but that confirmed that the same trick wouldn''t work that easily anymore. It looks Leon would need the power of another spirit.

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    "Sekundez, I will need your help," Leon dered.

    "Even with my current power and even if use all your mana, I can''t stop that dragon for more than a moment," Sekundez exined. "Although he doesn''t have the power to control time, he has plenty of resistances, and as you can see, his mentality is stupidly high. So, the effects won''t be that impressive."

    "It is alright," Leon said. "I just need a moment to confirm and try something."

    Using the power of those three spirits at the same time would cost a lot of mana, but Leon didn''t have much choice there. So, he focused himself on the opening that Sekundez would give him.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon teleported, and at that very moment, suddenly, Netro''s right path was about to crush him while the left one was moving to protect his right eye. However, both of them slowed down for a moment, thanks to Sekundez''s power. She created a zone where the time passed slower around the dragon''s head and arms.

    Without wasting time and the precious mana used to do that, Leon created a smaller version of Dark Sun and fired toward Netro''s remaining eye. As expected, blood and flesh were spilled in all directions when the time has begun to pass like usual, and now Netro was blind¡­ but he only stayed like that for a mere moment. In the blink of an eye, a light covered his wounds and made those disappear entirely.

    "¡­ At least I managed to make him taster a bit of his own poison," Leon said after a long sigh.

    Netro was back to normal, but he was as mad as ever. However, instead of worrying about that, Leon had an idea while observing the blood on Netro''s face. As expected, using that to attack the beast directly would work only once. However, as long as he is subtle, Leon could do several other things.

    "He also healed his tail, so I''m back at the beginning¡­ In any case, I have to be fast and subtle. Although he already knew what I did, he won''t be able to counter Sekundez''s power¡­ probably."

    "Hey, Leon. I want to fight, too." Efreet protested. "It is not fair that only Sekundez, Shadow, and Rem can have this much fun."

    "Fun, you say¡­ I can''t let all of you fight at the same time. If he uses that conceptual attack on you guys, I don''t know if I will react on time and cancel the summoning of all of you."

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    While Leon was fighting for his life, Efreet as carefree as ever. Although that wasn''t unexpected, given his usual behavior, Leon still got a little angrier since he was worried about their well-being, and Efreet couldn''t care less about it. He looked like of those warriors of TV shows who didn''t care about dying¡­ Efreet probably didn''t believe in Valha and Valkyries, but he certainly was like a Viking who didn''t care about dying on the battlefield.<sub> </sub>

    Leon charged forward again after getting rid of the semi-destroyed scales that were protecting his vitals. Although Netro''s scales were pretty big, Leon would need to get a new set to yesterday, so he couldn''t fail this time.

    After appearing in front of Netro''s head again, Leon prepared himself to attack. However, that only was a diversion since he didn''t have enough mana to attack and give Sekundez, Shadow, and Rem at the same time. Netro noticed that Leon would repeat the same thing over and over again. So, he decided to crush Leon once and for all.

    After sacrificing a part of his tail, Netro focused his eyes on Leon while Sekundez used his power to stop him. Despite that, Leon''s body still got paralyzed. He didn''t know how or why. All Leon knew was that he was screwed. The effects of Sekundez''s action ended, and both of Netro''s paws fell over Leon.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Netro smirked when he raised his paws and saw the semi-crushed body of Leon, but he opened his eyes widely when he saw that same body recovering in the blink of an eye. A momentter, Leon disappeared.

    "Oh, boy¡­ I thought I was a goner."

    Leon had no idea how he survived, but he would say that it was thanks to Dragon Mode if he could bet on something. That skill changed his body much more than he had expected¡­ so despite his small endurance and mentality, his body was also much more resilient for physical attacks.

    "He really seems shocked¡­" Leon said while he was eating a part of Netro''s tail. "Still, as expected, he has many tricks up his sleeve¡­ I tried to fool him, but he still got me."

    Leon checked his body and the ck scales seemed a little bigger and sturdier than before. Although that made him feel worried, those disappeared whenever he deactivated the skill, so it wasn''t a real problem¡­ possibly.

    In any case, it looks like the n to surprise Netro was working better than expected. The interval of his conceptual attacks was rather irregr, and Leon could understand why by looking at the eye by looking at his eyes. He said it before that it wasn''t possible to learn that kind of spell, so that was really disturbing him, and that was making his concentration waver.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "¡­ This skill is certainly leveling up quite fast. I wonder why¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "Anyway, Netro is powerful, but he is a living creature that can still get scared¡­ so I have to show him something even more surprising in order to obtain an opening to kill the bastard."

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    "Hey, Sekundez¡­ do you think I can create a stronger version of Dragon Mode?" Leon asked. "I''m pretty sure that will give us the opening that we need."

    "Do you want to be a dragon or something?" Sekundez frowned. "That certainly will surprise your enemy, but I doubt that you can buy enough time for that. Dragon Mode certainly increased your skill to use mana, but even though you are not feeling right now, the increased range of Mana Maism still is damaging your spirit."

    Leon nodded. He also had to put into consideration the mana he would need to keep his mindscape and replica active. Using both at the same time, Leon wouldn''t have enough mana to give to his spirits. Maybe he would obtain a lot more mana if he makes his replica train Temporal Variation. Still, even if Leon uses all the mana he can obtain between the interval of the Netro''s attacks, he doubted that the skill would reach the level max.

    Congrattions! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Sekundez didn''t say that it was impossible, but by the look of things, Leon would have to solve things with the cards he had in hand. In the end, Leon had an idea. It was a bit risky, but it was the original purpose he had learned that technique, to begin with¡­ Leon used Teleport and then appeared right above Netro. In the blink of an eye, he created a massive Light Lance. Being hit by that would be dangerous. So, Netro opened his mouth to attack and used his paws to protect his head. This time, the scales didn''t protect Leon, and he didn''t even have time to finish his attack¡­ his whole body turned into dust.

    Suddenly, Netro felt a presence behind him, and he tried to move his tail to smash whoever was there. However, his control over his tail had decreased for some reason¡­ in the blink of an eye, he jumped and made the entire area tremble. A few momentster, he was already flying in the sky. Although that consumed a lot of energy thanks to his massive body, he didn''t have any choice. On the ce he felt the presence, Netro saw Leon eating a five meters long part of his tail and doing something with a massive sphere of blood.

    "Bastard¡­ he used a replica and drained the blood from my tail to weaken that part," Netro said, visibly mad for having fallen for such a cheap trick. "He also is draining the vitality from my blood."

    Congrattions! The skill Blood Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Blood Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Blood Maniption has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    ¡­

    It wasn''t that efficient, but Leon could drain the blood''s nutrients and make his body absorb it. That was one of the many uses of Blood Maniption¡­ even though it wasn''t visible. His body had recovered some weight and a lot of life. It was all thanks to the fact that his enemy was a dragon¡­ that being said, Leon has begun to feel like a vampire.

    "Well, being a vampire is better than being someone like that asshole¡­" Leon shrugged.

    Without wasting time, Netro used Full-Recover, and his body returned to normal. However, it was clear that he was also getting smaller, just like Leon, when he was forced to endure the conceptual attacks'' damage. Still, it was clear who had the advantage there¡­ Leon had because his enemy was big and, at the same time, a nutritious dragon. In the end, even if Netro defeats him, he wouldn''t be able to recover by eating his human body.

    "Well¡­ now what?" Leon said.

    Before he could think of the next thing, he should do. Leon felt that his life was in danger, but not because of a conceptual attack. Eventually, he felt something entering the range of his Mana Dominion, and it was massive. Leon teleported away from there, only to see a five kilometersrge meteor crashing on that. The entire world trembled, and a massive wave of dust spread.

    "No conceptual attack this time?"

    Something that big was supposed to kill everything nearby, but since that world was on the sixth stage of assimtion, its effects weren''t that powerful. Regardless, Leon couldn''t see Netro any longer. Leon didn''t imagine he would run away, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

    After activating irvoyance, Leon managed to find Netro still amidst the massive wave of dust. He wasn''t moving, and it was back on the ground¡­ which was very weird. Why would hend again when he had a lot more mobility while flying?

    "Perhaps he can''t concentrate while moving that massive body of his¡­" Leon concluded. "Still, what he is really nning?"

    Several seconds have passed since thest time Netro had attacked, so he was supposed to have enough time to concentrate and attack Leon with his indefensible dragon breath¡­ he was preparing something else. Something even more dangerous than his conceptual attacks. Whatever that was, Leon couldn''t let him do it. Leon teleported to above Netro and then used Dark Sun. Without a hint of hesitation, he fired toward the beast''s face. However, much to Leon''s surprise, Netro just epted the attack and smirked when one of his eyes and a good part of his face''s scales got destroyed.

    "What the¡­" Leon said, visibly shocked.

    Something terrible was about to happen. It was clear that Netro was plotting something to kill Leon once and for all. He was willing, so even while suffering damage to that extent, after all. He was doing something that needed all his focus¡­ Leon felt shivers when he felt the temperature of the rising.

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    Leon had no idea what was actually happening, but he was quite sure that Netro wouldn''t make a suicide attack. Whatever he was trying to do, he had the confidence that he could survive it. Meanwhile, Leon was just a puny woman who had some talent in destroying things and now had two spells that made his body be as sturdy as one of the dragons.

    "This is bad¡­" Efreet said in a surprisingly serious tone. "I can feel the nearest sun approaching, and it looks like you are attracting it, Leon."

    "What? How is that even possible?" Celsius asked, astonished.

    "Netro probably has that kind of power¡­" Sekundez replied. "He can use Absolute uracy, and considering that he chose this, he probably hadid some traps in case he ends up bringing some troublesome opponents."

    "That doesn''t exin anything!" Sylph shouted. "Even if he is a dragon, the power to control a sun isn''t something a being made of flesh and bones is supposed to have."

    "That would normally be the case¡­ unless that same being created the same sun," Volt added.

    "Can you do something, Efreet?" Gnome asked.

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    "I can try, but there is too much energy even for me to absorb," Efreet shook his head. "I don''t hate to say this, but it is impossible for me¡­ the sun is gaining speed, and by the look of things, it won''t stop unless Leon or Netro are killed."

    "Mmm¡­ Well, everyone," Rem smiled. "It didn''tst long, but it was fun to meet all of you."

    The only spirit who didn''t take part in that conversation was Shadow, and it was because he was too busy helping Leon to attack Netro''s head. Even before his spirits concluded that Leon understood that the only way to stop that attack was by killing the caster, that being said, the more he attacked the head, the harder it was getting to keep damage¡­ as if the exterior of Netro was less resilient and the interior would be sturdier to protect his heart.

    Thanks to that, Leon noticed why Netro was doing something so reckless. He might as well end up causing the sun to be a supernova. Yet, with a body like that, he was confident that his heart could regenerate his body as a whole. If anything, dragons take a whole of pride in their bodies¡­ Besides, even if it was physically impossible to recover so much organic matter without eating, mana was there to do that thing. To make the impossible possible.

    "Shit¡­ I can''t even escape by using Teleport if the sun is gaining speed thanks to this bastard," Leon bit his lips while he was kicking the Netro''s disfigured face. "In fact, he is probably hoping that I will try to escape in order for him to be damaged by the sun."

    Leon could think of only one way to prevent his death; he had to destroy the sun before it gets even closer. However, that idea itself was insane. He indeed got power over the course of four hundred years, but he couldn''t just destroy something that probably had been prepared by Netro for hundreds of years in a single moment. Besides, Netro probably considered that someone might try that and took the necessary precautions into ount.

    The temperature of that increased so much that Leon saw the thunderclouds disappearing. He only was enduring that because he was now using a Mana Barrier and created a mini atmosphere around himself. Despite, Netro was still lying on the ground as if nothing was happening. Even the dead soil was bing hot to the point was bing magma again, but the son of a bitch acted as if he was on vacation in Hawaii. That was insanity, but that insanity gave Leon a good idea¡­ it was good in his eyes, but in the eyes of any sane human, it would be the worst idea ever.

    "Aren''t you a brave dragon?" Leon smirked. "Why don''t we test ourselves? Do you want to bet how will give up first? I bet my life that you will."

    Although Netro couldn''t see anything, he still could feel everything thanks to his mana. Even though he was using all his mana to make the sun he created pursue Leon, he still that much mana left. He wasn''t a weak dragon, after all. Despite that, he didn''t answer Leon. He could use Telepathy, but he wouldn''t answer to his cheap provocations. However, he understood what Leon was nning when he forcefully opened his mouth and then, without hesitating, entered his body.<sub> </sub>

    "You bastard¡­ what do you think you are doing?" Netro asked, using Telepathy.

    "I''m betting my life that you don''t have the guts to continue what you are doing," Leon replied.

    Netro''s throat wasrge enough for Leon to fit there, and he could sense a vast amount of pure mana nearby. So, it was clear that Netro''s heart was nearby, but it would be impossible for Leon to damage it. However, that was also the safest ce he could be at the moment.

    Health: 74523 +

    Mana: 312365 +

    Stamina: 71583+

    Strength: 227 +

    Dexterity: 288 +

    Speed: 390 +

    Intelligence: 202963+

    Endurance: 855 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 10000 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 130000 +

    Willpower: 545 +

    Coins: 245,956,254

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Spinning Earth Arrow Lv Max, Magma Arrow Lv Max, Magma Punch Lv Max, Earth Needle Lv Max, Acid Sphere Lv Max, Stone Skin Lv Max, Bronze Skin Lv Max, Steel Skin Lv Max, Mentality Augmentation Lv Max, Enhanced Mentality Lv Max, Perseverance Lv Max, Freezing Mist Lv Max, Thunder Punch Lv Max, Thunder Arrow Lv Max, methrower Lv Max, Air Beam Lv Max, Thunder Ray Lv Max, Water Cannon Lv Max, Mind Armor Lv Max, Ice Beam Lv Max, Eruption Lv Max

    Passive Skills:

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    "You¡­ are you not afraid of being eaten alive?" Netro asked.

    "If you could do that, you already would have done it," Leon replied.

    "Hahaha! As expected of Leon!" Efreetughed. "I did well in following you. If I knew where a human who was this brave, I would have epted to be your ally without even fighting."

    "Your ability to think of crazy ns always surprises me to no end," Celsius sighed. "If we die here, at least we would die by fighting a worthy opponent."

    Although that was troublesome, Leon decided to cancel Mana Barrier and trust his ability to keep his body working properly, using only mana to create everything necessary. He needed to ept those risks because he also had to drain Netro''s mana, and he couldn''t do that without touching his body directly.

    "If I return to my normal size, you will be crushed like an insect!" Netro shouted. "At least die while fighting!"

    "I don''t care about that, just do it, but I don''t think you can," Leon replied.

    It would be weird if Netro would have that much vitality even if his humanoid form. Just like Leon''s abilities increased while he was using Dragon Mode, he also imagined that something simr would happen to Netro. In his half-dragon form, he probably wouldn''t be able to make Leon attract a sun¡­ and as expected, he didn''t do it. Everything he said was just a bluff.

    In the end, Leon had to abandon the idea to drain his mana because the bastard could do that too. Leon wouldn''t be able to make Netro suffer a little more, but at the very least, he managed to make his life as hard as it could possibly be.

    While Leon was waiting for both of them to be damaged by the sun, he activated Mindscape Transportation and Summon Replica. At the same time, he tried to read Netro''s mind, but he couldn''t since he was much more powerful than him. So, the only thing Leon could really do was to obtain as much mana as possible by using Mana Maism and use it to increase the speed in his mindscape.

    By obtaining some status points and allocating them into the mentality, Leon would be able to decrease the pain and increase his chances of survival if Netro was crazier than he had imagined. Still, instead of that, Leon bet on finding the answer as to why the son of a bitch was so confident in his survivability.

    Five minutester, Leon has begun to feel his insides literally burning. The sun finally hit that, and both Leon and the dragon were being hit by it. There wasn''t actually an impact, only the pressure and heat¡­ even though he was using all his defensive spells, it barely nullified all the energy emitted by such a star. While being damaged, Leon lost control over his mindscape, and the spell deactivated. In the blink of an eye, he received sixteen years of memories of his replica trying to evolve Dragon Mode or discover why the dragons were such resilient bastards¡­ unfortunately, he didn''t discover anything.

    Both Leon and Netro began to use Full-Recover every single moment to nullify the pain they were feeling, but that didn''t end well. Leon couldn''t even see what was happening anymore because he couldn''t regenerate his eyes faster than the sun could destroy it, but he could feel it. Netro''s body, despite being one much stronger, was suffering from the same fate¡­ only one part was still working despite everything properly, it was his heart.

    Thanks to that, Leon had an idea¡­ it was risky, but it was the only thing he could do to survive. Eventually, even his brain would stop working, and then he wouldn''t be able even to use mana. So, he made a copy of all his memories and used Seal¡­ he sealed all of those in his heart, turning it into a magic item. Something like that Leon didn''t even know if it was possible, but he did it.<sub> </sub>

    After his body begun to evaporate, Leon''s heart begun to work on its own¡­ producing blood using Transmute, creating oxygen to make the heart continue work, and using mana to protect itself and repair from all the damage. All that while using Mana Maism.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Aura.

    Cost: 20000 health, 20000 mana, and 20000 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Soul.

    Cost: 25000 health, 25000 mana, and 25000 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Heart.

    Cost: 30000 health, 30000 mana, and 30000 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was insane and hard to believe, but Leon managed to make his body turn into something that could survive using mana alone. It was a pity that he couldn''t feel or think anything about that since he no longer had a brain or even a body¡­ only his heart was working. It was impossible to know for how long he stayed like that, but eventually, his body began to regenerate using mana to construct every cell. Full-Recover could do that, but it took quite a while for his heart to obtain all that mana to create everything that was necessary.

    When Leon opened his eyes again, he saw himself in outer space. It looked like. Fortunately, the sun didn''t explode and created a supernova. If that had happened, he probably would be stuck inside of it forever, trying to regenerate itself. His heart finally stopped working on the automatic when his brain finally recalled everything that had happened.

    "I am still me¡­ right?" Leon checked his body, having a hard time confirming that he survived the power of the sun.

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    "You are still you¡­ the same stupid Leon as ever," Celsius said.

    "I can''t believe I just witnessed this¡­" Sylph added.

    Since he didn''t see what had happened, Leon was confused after hearing those responses from his spirits. However, eventually, Sekundez appeared to exin everything that had happened.

    "You won the bet¡­ Netro didn''t have the guts to endure the power of his own sun for long," Sekundez exined. "He tried to absorb the mana of his own sun in order to heal himself and nullify the pain, but he failed since he couldn''t concentrate. In the end, the only thing he managed to do before copsing was to cancel Absolute uracy. So, after a while, the sun returned to its natural ce."

    Leon still couldn''t believe that, but in the distance, he could see a massive star of fire moving away slowly from where he was. It was kind of impressive that its gravitational field didn''t pull him, but he wasn''tining. Regardless, near him, Leon saw a five-meter-long chunk of meat that was still beating despite not having a body¡­ it was Netro''s heart. In the end, he didn''t react fast enough, and he became like that. However, he eventually would regenerate. So, it was better to deal with him before that happens.

    "I wonder if Stop can work now," Leon rubbed his chin.

    "Yes, it will work," Sekundez answered. "Without a brain, he won''t be able to resist your spells. That being said, he wouldn''t be in this state if he had done what you did. It looks like he was one of the strongest of his race, but he didn''t reach the true potential of the dragons¡­ but you did."

    "I did?" Leon frowned.

    "¡­While you were in that half-dead state, you learned some skills," Sekundez hesitated a little bit. "I guess it was because you gave the order for your heart to do several things to keep itself working."

    Leon checked his status screen and found there three skills that had powerful names. Dragon Aura, Dragon Soul, and Dragon Heart¡­ those seemed pretty useful since their effects were simr but much stronger than Dragon Force and Dragon Mode. However, he couldn''t help but wonder if he deserved those¡­ he wasn''t a dragon, after all. So, why would he have such skills?

    "You learned Dragon Aura when your heart managing to protect itself almostpletely from the sun, Dragon Soul you obtained when you managed to recover from the damage received," Sekundez exined. "You learned Dragon Hearth when you managed to do both of those skills at the same time without dying."

    By the look of the things, his heart worked quite a lot and even activated those spells soon after receiving those notifications. Given the cost of the skills, it was indeed impressive that he managed to do all that without dying, but if he didn''t remember him learning that¡­

    "I died¡­" Leon said.

    "I don''t think that is urate," Sekundez answered. "If you concentrate, you feel that your heart is different than usual. It is because you sealed a copy of yourself in it. So, you are the same Leon¡­ but your heart will probably take a life on its own if you do something so reckless again."

    Leon could really feel that he was different than before¡­ Although he felt powerful, he also was feeling weird. He just regenerated his body using mana alone, after all. Also, ording to Sekundez, it was pretty clear that Leon obtained something like a partial-immortality.

    "You still damaged your spirit a lot to obtain enough mana to survive the sun," Sekundez said. "So, don''t get carried away thinking that you are immortal now."

    Sekundez came and threw a bucket of cold water on Leon¡­ he didn''t really need it, but he felt thankful for it. In any case, Leon used Stop to stop the time around Netro''s heart, and then he decided to hide it at the same ce where he hid the shadowy figure''s body¡­ underneath Ilyana''s castle.

    After that, he didn''t waste time using Mindscape Transportation and Summon Perfect Replica. He would need all the knowledge his replica could obtain from Netro, so time was of the essence.

    "Hey, Ilyana, can you hear me?" Leon asked, using Telepathy.

    It was weird, Leon felt that the message had been sent, but he couldn''t hear any answer. Ilyana was alive, but it looked like she was in a situation where she couldn''t answer. Leon used irvoyance only to find a red aura enveloping Earth. He couldn''t actually approach his vision thanks to that aura.<sub> </sub>

    "What the¡­" Leon frowned.

    The aura had a cube format, so Leon quickly found what created that¡­ eight of the fifteen of Netro''s underlings created that. It probably was a field that canceled Teleportation and all other kinds of spells. Those guys knew that someone was working with Leon, so they prepared that trap in order to lock Ilyana on Earth while Netro would deal with Leon.

    "Well, too bad for them¡­" Leon shrugged. "But I survived."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ignition Spear.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hell st.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mega Buster.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Rushing Sword.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Cross sh.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Without wasting time, Leon essed Netro''s memories and found the quickest way to dispel that barrier¡­ he just had to kill one of the eight dragonewts.

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    Although Leon defeated their boss, he couldn''t get carried away since he only managed to do that because he made Netro nervous and not think straight. In terms of raw strength, Leon was still light-years behind Netro, but now that his replica was working on the dragon''s memories, he was certain that he would be much stronger.

    "My replica didn''t even finish analyzing the memories of the shadowy bastard, and Netro was probably even older, but¡­ Oh, well. I should feel happy now that I have two free sources of skills."

    ording to Ilyana, those eight dragonewts were as strong as the shadowy figure. Leon got a bit stronger since that fight, but it still was hard to imagine he could kill in one shot one of them. Although not as powerful as Netro, they were still dragons¡­ In any case, Leon had to kill them as fast as possible in order to free Ilyana. Maybe the dragonewts wouldn''t help because they probably need to maintain their positions to keep the spell active, but Leon wouldn???t bet on that. Besides, even if that were necessary, Leon would bet that those goons could also create replicas of themselves if he could.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Moonlight sh.

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Heaven''s Wrath.

    Cost: 4000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Red Lotus.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Sword.

    <o>,m Cost: 3000 mana</o>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: me Rose.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon hoped that his replica would have learned how to use Absolute uracy, but things wouldn''t be so simple as expected. He also could order his replica to absorb the skill, but then if he does that, Leon would miss several pieces of information not so deeply rted to that skill. So, it was better to avoid that.

    In the end, Leon decided to fool his enemies instead of crushing them. He didn''t have time, and he certainly didn''t have the spell to kill one of them in a single moment, after all. So, after using Transform, Leon assumed Netro''s appearance and approached one of the dragonewts. Leon couldn''t say or tell who was among them the easiest one to fool, but he picked the one who had the less mana of the group. Perhaps that was the youngest, it was hard to tell, and Leon had to bet on one of them anyway.<sub> </sub>

    "Oh! Lord Netro!" A red dragonewt said, a little bit surprised. "You took your time defeating that creature, but as expected, despite your worries, he didn''t cause many problems for you."

    "Yes¡­ how is the n going?" Leon asked.

    "Everything is going ording to the n," The red dragonewt replied. "The humans are facing half of our numbers and being helped by the unknown being you mentioned. However, they didn''t notice that our trap is slowing down their notion of time."

    "Good¡­ it is time for us to¡­" Leon said, but then he stopped when the barrier has begun to tremble.

    Just like the dimension created by Sekundez, that barrier created by the group of dragons begun to crash like ss, and then suddenly Leon felt Ilyana''s presence growing stronger¡­ he also could feel that she was super mad, probably because she fell for the enemies'' trap.

    In the end, the barrier disappearedpletely when Leon felt that one of the dragonewt had died. The poor bastard didn''tst even a second facing Ilyana. Leon shrugged and grabbed the red dragonewt by the head before exploding it using Dark Sun.

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dark Sun has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Again, in the blink of an eye, two dragonewts died thanks to Ilyana. The others tried to run, but Ilyana and Leon gave chase to them. It was a pity killing the enemies that could have so many spells and useful information, but they couldn''t risk capturing them when their numbers were high. They fooled Ilyana once so that they couldn''t underestimate them.

    They caused quite a bit of trouble since they were dragons, and they could use all their power just to run away, but Leon and Ilyana ended up killing all of them before they could even leave the sr system. Leon killed only two while Ilyana killed six¡­ Leon even managed to see Ilyana grabbing one of the dragonewts by the neck. Then the creature simply became dust after that¡­ as expected, Ilyana also knew some conceptual attacks.

    "So, you actually fell for the enemies'' trap," Leon said using Telepathy. "That is really unexpected¡­"

    "¡­ This wasn''t supposed to¡­" Ilyana hesitated, and that made Leon frown. "It is nothing¡­ I dropped my guard."

    Leon decided to check his friends'' presence just to be sure, and they were still fighting against the eight remaining dragonewts. No¡­ they were fighting against only three. His friends looked pretty tired, but they were very much alive. Leon could tell that many humans died, but they still managed to hold on to their own without his help.

    It was risky, but Leon decided to let his friends finish their own job. They would need that kind of battle experience if they wanted to keep growing physically and mentally. Besides, it was clear that those dragonewts couldn''t use conceptual attacks or attack others with suns. In the end, the three remaining dragons died fighting a few dayster because they knew they wouldn''t be able to escape while Leon and Ilyana were watching.

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    For the first time in quite a while, Leon felt refreshed. He thought that he would feel empty after having his revenge, but much for his surprise, that hadn''t been the case. He defeated a being that caused so many problems for him and caused so many human deaths that he actually felt proud of it. However, Leon only avenged himself¡­ now, he had to avenge his parents'' death by helping Ilyana kill the woman who summoned the dragons.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Trap has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Bullet has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Arrow has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Lance has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Steel Wall has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm¡­ learning new spells is being more difficult than I thought," Leon rubbed his chin. "I guess it is easier to be more powerful. Just level up the skills one already has instead of looking for new and more useful ones."

    That kind of thought was exactly that that made Leon win the battle against Netro, so he had to learn from his opponent''s mistakes and not repeat them. So far, considering the memories he obtained from Netro, it looked like his life was a process of endless grinding. Netro was quite certain that his conceptual attacks were everything that he needed to. He just leveled up all the skills that had a low cost up to the max level in order to increase their raw power.

    In any case, even though he didn''t want to repeat that, Leon needed to learn the secret behind Netro''s conceptual attacks, but it was getting hard for his replica to find those memories. Although he could just try to replicate the memories and feelings Netro had in the middle of the battle, it would be better if Leon finds the first memories rted to that¡­ that way, Leon would be able to customize it.

    "Maybe I''m focusing too much on that¡­ I didn''t even learn the trick that guy used against me, after all."

    By that guy, Leon was talking about the human who took the rat-men with him. That guy could use Anti-Mana Field in a way that Leon couldn''t do it and forcefully ignore all magic defenses. Leon was quite certain that he could learn it if he makes his replica train that for a while, but then again¡­ all he mana he could gather was being used to speed up the passage of time inside his mindscape.

    "The final battle is approaching¡­ but I guess I can talk with my friends for a little bit and see how they are holding up," Leon muttered.

    Just a few hours had passed on Earth since the end of the battle, so Leon would probably arrive while his friends buried the humans who died. It wasn''t a good time to visit, so he decided to use Telepathy.

    "Hey¡­ how are you guys?" Leon asked after creating a link between his, Hector, Amanda, and Maya''s mind.<sub> </sub>

    "Leon?" Hector asked.

    "Leon?" Amanda asked.

    "You¡­" Maya said, visibly annoyed.

    For a moment, those three frowned because they didn''t expect to hear their voices like that. However, given that Leon had managed to create a group call using Telepathy, they eventually epted that¡­ even though they had never seen someone using Telepathy like that.

    "Sorry, I couldn''t help because I was busy dealing with someone who caused a lot of problems to me in the past," Leon said.

    "Mmm? You didn''t help us?" Hector asked, surprised. "Then, who he healed our people?"

    "It was the person who is working with me," Leon replied. "That person is quite shy, but an ally. Although maybe it is not the time to say this, given that many died, but I have to congratte you on surviving this battle. That being said, only a part of the problem had been solver¡­ eventually, more troublesome individuals wille to Earth. So, you guys will need to keep training hard."

    "Is that so¡­" Hector said and then sighed.

    "May I ask about what you were doing while we were fighting for our?" Maya asked, still visibly annoyed.

    "Maya¡­" Amanda sighed.

    "Sure¡­ it was the guy who summoned me to another world," Leon replied. "He was the leader of the group of dragonewts, so it took me some time to defeat him¡­ In fact, I almost died hundreds of times."

    "So, that really happened¡­" Amanda said.

    "Well, for the time being, we are fine, but¡­" Leon said.

    "No, I was talking about something else," Amanda said. "A few days ago, Yuki asked about the registers that we have on human history since the monsters appeared. We indeed had some documents, and we sent those to her, and while he also asked for the copies of their registers¡­ there we found information about you and how you suddenly disappeared."

    "Well¡­ let''s not dwell on the past too much," Leon said. "Just celebrate this victory while you can and prepare ordingly because not even my ally can tell when the next battle is going to happen. I can''t say that the shadowy figure or Netro were the ones pulling the strings of all the things that caused so many deaths on Earth, so keep improving is a must."

    In the end, Leon decided to stop there because it was evident that they were tired and were forcing themselves to be amicable enough, considering that they saw many people dying due to the dragonewts.

    Regardless, Leon still had to pass the message to the others despite that because things would only be even more difficult in the future¡­ they might die in the next battle. Still, it was clear that humanity was one step closer of getting free from the greed of the harvesters.

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    After talking with Hector, Amanda, and Maya, Leon used irvoyance to see their camp''s situation. Unfortunately, the camp was semi-destroyed. Fortunately, Leon found a staircase that would lead to an underground shelter, and there he found the civilians. They didn''t suffer any casualties, thanks to another magic barrier. Half of the poption was made of civilians, but the other half had lost twenty percent of their forces¡­ so the next battle would be much more difficult.

    "Maybe I should develop some spell to protect the soldiers directly¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "Although I can cover their bodies by summoning Mana Armor. That would decrease how much mana I would be able to use in a fight. Besides, protecting them from every single damage might make them get toox."

    Leon couldn''t let that even to his friends. They were diligent, but every human would get reckless once they recognized that their lives weren''t in danger. Still, Leon was aware that in the next battles, many more people would die¡­

    Protecting his friends was a must, not for the sake of the human race, but for Leon''s mental health. Still, given that he couldn''t go too far or everyone would also feel suspicious about it, Leon decided to ask Ilyana for a spell that could protect his friends from the death but not from ordinary wounds.

    "¡­ I know the spell you are looking for, but it is not that practical to use," Ilyana said. "In order to make full use of your mana pool, it isn''t the perfect thing¡­ and it also dangers your life."

    "How much?" Leon asked.

    "I didn''t have to fight against Netro, and thanks to that, my identity remained hidden," Ilyana said, and then she pointed her index finger toward Leon. "You can consider this a reward for your hard work. I can think of several other spells that might help you, but you won''t ept more than this one considering your usual behavior.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Protector''s Realm.

    Cost: 10000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    It was kind of obvious at this point in time that Ilyana would have Skill Bestowal¡­ Regardless, Leon obtained the full knowledge and effects of the skill in a single instant. It was exactly the thing he needed. All the magic or physical damage that might kill his friends would be directly sent to him. However, his own defenses would be able to nullify the damage. So, Leon would be able to protect himself using Mana Armor or even Reflect Armor. Still, the cost of mana would be even more absurd than just summoning those defensive spells on his friends. The only real good thing about that spell was the mana consumed to keep the spell active. The cost wouldn''t increase or decrease even if Leon decides to protect one or ten thousand humans. However, the limit of humans he could protect was determined by the skill level, and it would only be limitless once it reaches the max level.

    "Well, considering how much mana I will have to spend protect myself and my friends from deathly attacks, I guess my best option is to make my replica master Temporal Variation," Leon concluded.

    ¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Temporal Variation has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Temporal Variation has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Needle has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Wall has reached the max level.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Wall Lv Max has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    In the end, Leon had to slow down the analysis of Netro''s memories, but at least now he could use the effects of recovery every six seconds¡­ at the cost of his lifespan.

    "I still can''t believe you really intend to use that spell, and I actually taught you that¡­" Sekundez said and then sighed, and that was a first.

    "Well, it is not a bad deal, right?" Leon forced a smile. "I will sacrifice my lifespan, but that will grant me enough mana to make my friends live for much longer. This time, I won''t fail in protecting those I care about."

    Thanks to the effects of recovery and Temporal Variation, Leon would be able to recover a little more than twenty-two thousand mana points per second. The number of things he could do would increase a lot, and he wouldn''t have to kill his spirit by using Mana Maism slowly¡­ he would only use that during battles when he doesn''t have any other choice.

    "Leon''s life is like the most powerful and shining candle I have ever seen¡­" Efreet said in a calm tone, which was also a first. "A candle that shines brighter than any sun, but it doesn''tst that long."

    "How poetic¡­ Well, I can''t deny that" Leon shrugged.

    Leon only lived half of the time his friends lived, but socially speaking, he didn''t experience not even ten percent of the things they did. Most of the time, he fought alone, after all. Most of the time, he could only rely on himself¡­ Although he took a lot of pride in surviving everything he survived so far, he couldn''t help but wonder if things could have been a little better if he could have relied on someone.

    Regardless, Leon had to level up the Protector''s Realm as fast as he can. So, he visited his friends while using Invisibility and then activated the spell on them one after the other. Thanks to the stupid cost of the skill, it was leveling up like crazy. So, in the blink of an eye, all his friends were now under his protection.

    Congrattions! The skill Protector''s Realm has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Protector''s Realm has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Protector''s Realm has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

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    After making some tests, Leon confirmed that Protector''s Realm didn''t interfere with the bonus he received thanks to Lion''s Pride. Maybe things could change in the middle of a battle. He would only see that when the timees.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Guardian Strike.

    Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Illusion Stinger.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Odin''s Spear.

    Cost: 20000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Railgun.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Azure Finale.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Finally, my replica is obtaining some results¡­" Leon nodded. "Still, why the hell an alien creature would have a spell called Odin''s Spear? I''m pretty sure that is a myth, and I doubt that story would have been made outside Earth¡­ Anyway, it looks like now I can use Railgun without having the proper weapon."

    It was a bit toote for that given that Leon had far more powerful and convenient spells, but it was another skill that would grant him many status points, so that was just a side note.

    "It seems that you are not progressing fast enough in essing their memories," Ilyana said, using Telepathy. "I have a feeling that she wille soon, so I think I will help you with that."

    Leon frowned when he heard that, for the first time, Ilyana said something that Leon was involved but didn''t ask for his opinion. She wouldn''t take a no for an answer, so Leon worried about what he should do. Still, deny her help and ept the risk that might not be strong enough to deal with the woman who caused his parents'' death or just nod and say yes?

    Lion''s Pride already was at the max level, so Leon doubted that he would lose some levels. Besides, Ilyana would just offer him the mana that he needed to increase the speed of the passage of time inside his mindscape.

    "I guess it is fine¡­ but do you think you are powerful enough to defeat her?" Leon asked.

    "I am," Ilyana red at Leon.

    For the first time, Ilyana looked at him angrily¡­ Leon was experiencing many things as ofte, and he couldn''t help but wonder if that was a bad or good sign. Regardless, Ilyana touched Leon''s hand and nodded, and then in the next moment, he used all his mana to speed up Mindscape Transportation. Despite that, Ilyana quickly transferred him to the same amount of mana. Thanks to all that, in reality, one second was equal to four days in that mindscape.

    It didn''t take long for Leon to feel that numbness again. Ilyana probably noticed that, but she didn''t stop transferring his mana onto him. So, the only thing Leon could really do was to endure.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Lance has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Armor has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth sh has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Rope has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder sh has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Orb of Magma has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire sh has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice sh has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth sh has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sunburn has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Prison of Fire has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    After a single minute, Leon had to stop and received those notifications alongside his replica''s memories. As expected, having a lot of mana was really convenient. Despite having spent so much, Ilyana didn''t feel even a bit tired¡­ her reservoir of mana was muchrger than Leon''s.

    "I still need to keep increasing my intelligence in order to make my attacks more powerful, but it looks like it would be wiser to increase my mana and make time pass even faster in that dimension. Still, considering the future, increasing recovery also would help a lot¡­ I wonder what Ilyana would rmend if I ask her about this."

    Before Leon could ask or even think of a solution himself, he soon activated Mindscape Transportation again when Ilyana touched his hands. Most likely, if she didn''t give her opinion about his status until now, she wouldn''t say anything if Leon asks. At best, he would hear an ''it is up to you.''

    In the end, Leon didn''t find the perfect solution, but he decided topromise and increase all those statuses equally. If he finds the perfect answer in the future, at the very least, he would feel thirty-three percent less depressed by making a possible mistake.

    Regardless, it was a pain in the ass to keep reading all those notifications, but Leon had no choice but to in order to allocate the status points obtained. Still, he doubted that he would have to endure that situation for so long¡­ Although he couldn''t feel any after-effects for using so much mana for so long, even Ilyana wouldn''t make Leon train like that for so long. At least that was what Leon thought¡­ he never imagined that he could be so wrong.

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    "Hey¡­ this is enough. I''m tired already," Leon said, almost begging.

    "No, this isn''t enough¡­" Ilyana said forcefully. "You will keep doing this until I feel satisfied."

    Although those words might someone think that they were doing some adult activities, Leon and Ilyana were just training. Actually, only Leon was training, and Ilyana was providing him her mana.

    Although Leon was thankful for the help, Ilyana didn''t even give him time to delete the unnecessary memories of his replica training. So, in a single hour, Leon obtained the knowledge and experiences of almost forty years¡­ he felt like his head was about to explode. However, thanks to that, he also obtained fifty thousand status points.

    That pace was insane, but considering that Leon was literally sacrificing his lifespan to have ess to more mana, those experiences were the only things that made him feel that he was actually living more than he could. Thanks to all that, Leon had an idea¡­ but he hesitated in asking both Ilyana and Sekundez.

    "Hey, Sekundez¡­ I was wondering¡­" Leon said.

    "Spit it out," Sekundez said.

    Leon frowned. Sekundez was really in a bad mood for some reason. Thanks to that, Leon felt even lesspelling to ask it.

    <o>,m "Is there exist a spell that can grant me to steal the time of someone?" Leon asked.</o>

    "I won''t teach you something like that," Sekundez answered without a hint of hesitation. "Although you have the power to manipte time to some extent and you can eradicate the life of someone, stealing their time is something different and despicable."

    "I was just asking. No need to get so worked up," Leon shrugged. "Still¡­ can you exin why that killing is eptable and stealing time isn''t?"

    "When you kill someone or something, the spirit of that living being will still exist and might ''live'' in another ne of existence," Sekundez exined. "However, when you steal the time of someone, you actually damage the spirit. If you damage the spirit of someone too much, the spirit will be destroyed, and the spirit won''t have that chance."

    Leon started to wonder if it wasn''t fine just to destroy the spirits of all assholes in the universe. At the very least, Leon thinks that the woman who summoned the dragons to Earth, the shadowy bastard, and Netro deserved that. But that was just his hatred for them speaking. Besides, it was impossible to know what will happen to their spirits. There was a chance that they would reincarnate into different people without their previous memories and thus be decent beings, but then again, Leon wondered if they deserved that chance.

    Considering that Ilyana also had a Sekundez working with her, she probably knew that. So, it would be a waste of time asking her about it such a thing. In fact, Leon began to worry about his state of mind, considering something like that wasn''t one of the things he would do in the past. Now, he was even using two half-dead monsters and draining their memories just to get stronger. What would he do next if he keeps losing his sense of morals?

    Congrattions! The skill of Health Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Zone has reached the max level.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Stamina Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Power Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ability Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Velocity Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Before Leon could think of what might happen next if he keeps losing his sense of morals, Ilyana made another break. Probably because she noticed that Leon was thinking about something troublesome, his concentration was wavering, and he was using all his mana to increase the speed of his mindscape, after all.

    Regardless, Leon forgot about that because he finally reached a point where he mastered all the skills he obtained before he met Ilyana. At least the active ones¡­ That was quite the memorable mark, but that only made Leon realize how he was on a never-ending journey. While those who want to get stronger still live, he would never have peace. Humans wouldn''t have peace¡­ they had to conquer the peace they wanted, and for that, they needed power. As if that wasn''t the only thing Leon and all humans wished for themselves for the past nine hundred years.

    "If I were you, I would stop right there," Ilyana said. "Second-guessing yourself won''t end well considering the opponents we have to deal with."

    "So, you noticed that, huh," Leon said.

    "Obviously, you think that I didn''t think the same things you did hundreds of times?" Ilyana frowned. "You and I became part of the system because were weak¡­ the system is a tornado that sucks everything that is too weak to fight against it. Now, we have only three choices, deal with the enemies as they keep appearing, die, or find the creator of the system and kill him."

    The options were extremely limited, but Leon knew that Ilyana was right. In the end, she also thought about the creator of the system several times, but since she didn''t mention it, Ilyana probably didn''t know what was their end goal either.

    Considering how powerful that being could be and know intelligence, they managed to create something that might happen as a natural phenomenon and in several worlds. Leon could even begin to imagine was the end goal was¡­ but considering how much death and suffering the system cause, Leon knew one thing. No matter what it was, it wasn''t worth causing so much pain and destruction.

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    It took him quite a while, but Leon''s replica finally found some spells that he didn''t know yet. At that point in time, sighing while observing the spells'' cost wasn''t even something Leon would consider to do anymore.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Ignis Crusher.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Soul Ignition.

    Cost: 4000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Brutal Cutter.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Burning Phantom.

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: sma Burst.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Although I''m thankful for learning these¡­ it is kind of depressing that they aren''t that useful like time magic or projectiles made of sma," Leon frowned.

    In any case, thanks to all the mana Leon was receiving from Ilyana. He could train several spells without sacrificing his lifespan or damaging his spirit. That was a bit way too convenient considering that Ilyana didn''t try to stop him from doing so until now¡­ but maybe she could see something using Foresight that Leon couldn''t yet. Although Leon used that spell to learn other spells, Ilyana was so powerful that he could afford to use it in order to find when the opponents would strike.

    That being said, if that was really true, it was weird that she didn''t see the attack of the shadowy figure or the trap of the dragonewts. Ilyana wasn''t the type to make simple mistakes, so there was only one exnation.

    "Although we can''t see that using Foresight, the future is always changing. In the end, that skill is only useful when things were stale and only to see a small part of the future¡­"

    Regardless, Ilyana was so experienced in using mana that she did know exactly for how long Leon had to rest after receiving such vast amounts of mana. Besides, with his current ability to recover mana, Leon could keep Mindscape Transportation active at a certain speed even while he rests. To break the bnce of the status he wanted to increase, Leon would definitely focus on letting him train for longer periods of time while using mana without messing with his body. Still, until now, intelligence, mana, and recovery had the same effects on that problem. So, it wouldn''t be now that Leon would get rid of that worry.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! The skill of Magic Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Tolerance Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Dominance Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    <o>,m Congrattions! The skill Magic Tolerance Zone has reached the max level.</o>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Restoration Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Determination Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon received so many notifications that he didn''t even have time to question why people like the shadowy figure and Netro would have skills like that. They were arrogant bastards that used beings like humans to help them satiate their hunger for power, so it didn''t make any sense that they could use massively buffs of an area that could help so many.

    Still, even if he had time, Leon wouldn''t think much about any of that since he was only eager to find all the basic information rted to conceptual attacks. He had some ideas in how he wanted to customize those concepts, but it would be hard to imagine if any of what he wanted was possible without knowing the basics.

    "Conceptual attacks¡­ now that I think about it, I wonder what happened to Netro''s spear. I didn''t see him throwing it away when he became a dragon, so I can''t imagine that thing melting and getting destroyed when the sun almost killed us."

    Most likely, Netro stored it in some space created by his space magic, and Leon would only obtain it if he uses Mind Control on him. Although that weapon seemed powerful, Leon couldn''t imagine that it would be useful in the next few battles. If that were really useful, Ilyana would have asked about it after she heard Leon''s report.

    "It is also a pity that I won''t be able to use their spirits and create magic weapons with them¡­"

    That was one of the downsides of absorbing the mind and skills of someone. It would make them weaker. So, it was clear that the weapon created using their spirit would be much weaker and have poor effects. Still, that also means that Leon would be much stronger, and his body would be the weapon that he needed. A weapon that wouldn''t be easily broken or stolen.

    Thinking back, Leon couldn''t help but frown while he recalled the moments of his first battles. Give that he was just an ordinary average joe, it couldn''t be helped that he couldn''t fight very well. Still, he had walked quite a long path since the day he killed the first of those weird fish using a small sphere of dirt¡­ until now, the moment where he could create ck Holes and wanted to learn conceptual attacks.

    Thinking about things like that, Leon understood that he was raising his own death g, but he did that so many times that he already used to it. Regardless, to achieve his goals, he would have to think about everything he did in the past to find clues that could help him achieve his ultimate goal¡­ and that was something that even Ilyana couldn''t imagine.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Phantom de

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Demonic Cannon.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Demonic Breath.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Spectral Spear.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Phantom Rush.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon''s new skills had powerful names, he couldn''t help but sigh while looking at those notifications at that point in time. Doing things right for the sake of status points made him lose some time¡­ conceptual magic wouldn''t be easy to learn and replicate since he wouldn''t be able to use it just by learning a single spell would need a lot of time to understand it. But even with Ilyana''s help, things weren''t progressing as fast as he wanted.

    "In the end, I have to be patient because I also need the battle experience that the shadowy figure and Netro have¡­ Still, they only faced weaklings in hundreds of fears, so perhaps theirbat experience won''t help me all that much."

    It looked like Leon would have to trust on his instincts more than anything. He wasn''t that smart despite being a mage, so trying toe up with some borate ns to defeat enemies much more powerful than he wouldn''t be so simple. He was a guy who decided to be his life that his enemy would give up first when Netro decided to smash both of them with the sun, after all. If Leon had any doubts that nning ahead was one of his weak points, he confirmed that after almost dying.

    Regardless, at that point in time, Leon was quite interested in how much powerful Ilyana was. Still, just using Appraisal wouldn''t help him to see her status¡­ Although that would be a rude thing to do, he had to see it in order to have an idea of how powerful the next opponents could be. Of course, asking Ilyana was out of the question. Leon couldn''t learn a more powerful version of Appraisal either because Ilyana would know, so he only could trust his instincts to tell him that.

    Given that Leon now had three hundred thousand mana points and Ilyana still could transfer to him that same amount of mana every second, it was clear that she could recover far more than that. Leon started to wonder how someone could recover so much without risking herself¡­ She certainly wasn''t using Temporal Variation, and Leon couldn''t feel any signs on her that she was using Mana Maism by increasing the scope of that skill to its limits. The only possibilities remaining were¡­<sub> </sub>

    "Her recovery is stupidly high. She has a stock of mana fruits, and several replicas are consuming them somewhere while transferring the energy to her¡­ Or, she captured more than a few harvesters over the years, and now she is using them as batteries."

    In the end, all three possibilities weren''t that eptable. If Ilyana was just relying on recovery alone and she could recover more than three hundred thousand mana points per second, then that would mean that she has one hundred eight million points in recovery, and that would be more than insane.

    The second option didn''t seem the real one because mana fruits could only restore one hundred thousand mana points even at the max level. A single person wouldn''t be able to east that fruit so fast and considering the cost to keep the replicas active. It seemed like a waste of mana.

    The third possibility seemed like the most possible. Instead of relying on replicas, Ilyana probably found some way to send all the mana of the people she defeated her while keeping them alive. That seemed like a good idea, but it was probably toote for Leon to do that¡­ he wasn''t strong enough, so he needed to absorb the minds of his enemies, and that alone would slowly decrease their status, after all.

    "Haa¡­. Why my life has to beplicated?" Leon asked after a long sigh.

    He was saving a lot of time thanks to Ilyana, but thanks to the urgency of the situation, Leon couldn''t afford to worry or think of ways to do things in a perfect manner. Given that Ilyana lost many things, it wasn''t possible to tell that she created a path to cultivate her power that seemed perfect, but it looked like she did it from an outside perspective.

    Congrattions! The skill Stone Rain has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ring of Fire has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ring of Ice has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ring of Thunder Zone has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ring of Earth has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cascade has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Regardless, after allocating the status points he just obtained, Leon started to wonder if there was something else that he could do to be stronger instead of just increasing the numbers on his status screen. Although hecked experience ifpared to Ilyana and the woman who summoned the dragon on Earth, that problem would be solved somewhat thanks to the shadowy figure and Netro¡­ Still, just like the points in his status screen, the fighting experience wouldn''t be enough to make Leon reach the level of beings like Ilyana and that woman who had a massive head start from the very beginning.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Absolute Analysis

    Cost: 10000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Supersonic Buster.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Sonic Spike.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Light Grenade.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Grenade.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Well, well¡­ it looks like I finally learned a spell that I would use even after making it reach the max level," Leon said when he received the notification of Absolute Analysis. "Can I use it in you? I bet Absolute Analysis will level up much faster if I use it on someone powerful like you."

    "Go on," Ilyana said. "Now that I think about it, you never tried to see my status. I don''t know if you were smart or a fool for not trying it before."

    Leon knew that both possibilities were quite true in their own way. He was smart for trying not to anger someone who was much more powerful than him, but he was also dumb because he never tried to measure how powerful someone who could easily kill him was.

    Congrattions! The skill Absolute Analysis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Absolute Analysis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Absolute Analysis has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    p ¡­</anda>

    In the end, Leon felt like a fool for the asking. He only saw question marks¡­ the only thing he saw on the Ilyana status screen was her name. Despite that, he didn''t show anger or anything like it because he leveled up that skill like crazy. Putting such thoughts aside, it was only obvious that Ilyana wouldn''t let him see her status. She didn''t interact with humans all that much because she didn''t want them to be one day her weakness. Leon couldn''t believe that she would treat him like her weak spot, but given that she rarely interacted with anyone after the poption of her world was wiped out, it could happen.

    It doesn''t matter how much power someone might be. If someone keeps its conscience and greedy for power in check, the only thing they could treasure more than power was their rtionships with others. Ilyana said that he wanted his help because he had the potential and suffered just like her, but even though she never showed, it could be that she thought of him more than just a useful ally. But Ilyana still couldn''t let such a thing get on her way to her revenge.<sub> </sub>

    "Well, better not get ahead of myself¡­"

    Leon still could tell that he owed Ilyana much more than before. Although she didn''t protect all the humans, she did protect his friends while he had his showdown against Netro. Regardless, since he was too curious about the status he could see by using Absolute Analysis, Leon made his replica use it on Netro. When he received those memories, Leon couldn''t help but frown¡­ he obtained the all the information about Netro¡­ name, any rtives that he had, date of birth, local of birth, how old he was¡­ all his status and the full list of the skills he had. However, he could get only the level of those skills by using a little more mana¡­ one hundred points of mana.

    "It looks like the cost it will only disappear, and truly all the information will be avable once this skill reaches the max level."

    It would take a while for that to happen since his replica was absorbing the memories of Netro and the shadowy bastard in chronological order. Leon wanted to make all his skills reach the max level before the next battle happens, but that was highly improbably. Besides, if the enemies give him time to grow stronger, he would worry quite a bit because that also would mean that they were plotting something. It was crazy, but the sooner the enemy attacks, the less worried he would be.

    In any case, Leon started to feel weird all of a sudden. His senses were trying to tell him something, but he couldn''t tell what since he was too busy training. However, it didn''t take long for him to find the source of those feelings¡­ it was Ilyana. It was only obvious that she would look at him since she was sharing with Leon her mana, but she was looking way too attentively¡­ not only that, despite her deadpan expression, Leon could see some droll leaving her mouth.

    Leon frowned at that; he didn''t expect to see a woman drooling so close to him while she was awake. However, much to his surprise, the drool suddenly vanished, and Ilyana''s expression became even more neutral than before.

    "Maybe I imagine things¡­ I can''t be that attractive to make her drool while looking at me."

    After having hundreds of years of life experience in being single, Leon doubted that he could emit pheromones that could make any woman feel attracted to him. Besides, for the good and worse, Ilyana''s was his boss. He couldn''t dream about his boss when such a massive battle was approaching. Well, at the very least, that made him realize that he still longed for the opposite sex¡­ in some weird sense.

    Health: 74523 +

    Mana: 354836 +

    Stamina: 71583+

    Strength: 227 +

    Dexterity: 288 +

    Speed: 390 +

    Intelligence: 242153+

    Endurance: 855 +

    Control: 50000+

    Mentality: 10000 +

    Luck: 42 +

    Recovery: 180000 +

    Willpower: 545 +

    Coins: 245,956,254

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Ice Trap Lv Max, Steel Bullet Lv Max, Steel Arrow Lv Max, Steel Lance Lv Max, Steel Wall Lv Max, Ice Needle Lv Max, Magma Wall Lv Max, Thunder Wall Lv Max, Thunder Lance Lv Max, Electric Armor Lv Max, Electric Rope Lv Max, Thunder sh Lv Max, Orb of Magma Lv Max, Fire sh Lv Max, Ice sh Lv Max, Earth sh Lv Max, Sunburn Lv Max, Prison of Fire Lv Max, Health Zone Lv Max, Mana Zone Lv Max, Stamina Zone Lv Max, Power Zone Lv Max, Ability Zone Lv Max, Velocity Zone Lv Max, Magic Zone Lv Max, Tolerance Zone Lv Max, Dominance Zone Lv Max, Magic Tolerance Zone Lv Max, Restoration Zone Lv Max, Determination Zone Lv Max

    Passive Skills:

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    Although Leon wondered why Lion''s Pride was still working even though he was using Ilyana''s mana to train, he still tried to learn many things before he couldn''t do to the mana consumption. One of them was the sma Armor, one hell of a useful skill with all the bonus points of his defensive spells, but none of their restrictions. That being said, given the cost of mana, it would be weird if it had even more restrictions.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: sma Armor.

    Cost: 10000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Morph.

    Cost: 1000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Poison Barrage.

    Cost: 1000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Matter Explosion

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "To think that I would learn a spell on my own that automatically transform monsters into magic items¡­" Leon frowned. "It is a bitte to notice that, but I''m pretty insane, aren''t I?"

    "You are not the first person to use that spell, so you don''t have to worry about it," Ilyana said.

    "Can you guarantee that those who can use this spell aren''t insane?" Leon asked. "Rather than that¡­ I was monologuing here; don''t jump into the conversations I have with myself."

    "I guess you are definitely insane¡­" Ilyana looked away.

    Regardless, sma Armor not only could destroy most magic projectiles but could also increase Leon''s defensive status by two hundred points per level and also could damage those who might attack him physically. The other spells were just ordinary ones, so Leon didn''t pay much attention to them.

    "Your body already got used to using vast amounts of mana," Ilyana suddenly said. "So, you should be able to learn a certain spell."

    "Are you going to teach me one without asking for my opinion?" Leon frowned. "That is rare¡­"

    "We are in a hurry, and we can''t afford to lose the next battles, so it is absolutely necessary," Ilyana said. "This skill won''t work if you keep receiving mana from another person. So, use this."<sub> </sub>

    Soul Eater

    It drains all the mana of defeated foes.

    Mana Stored: 1.000.000.000.000

    Ilyana suddenly made a soul eater appear out of nowhere and then made it fall over Leon''s hands. The amount of mana stored in it was insane, and by the look of things, Ilyana wanted to teach him one hell of a crazy spell.

    "Learn this spell is easy. All you need is to wish for it with all your might and have a decent source of mana," Ilyana exined. "Wish to use all the mana stored in the soul eater and at the same time, use Mindscape Transportation, elerate, and Summon Replica. Thest thing you need to do is to think of a skill you want to level up until the level max."

    "¡­ What kind of spell is that?" Leon frowned again.

    "It is called Instant Mastery,??? Ilyana replied. "By using that spell, you automatically create a ce inside your head where you can level up any skill up to the max level. The cost of the skill is a bit troublesome, but it is worth the hassle."

    That was like too good to be true¡­ a spell that could let anyone master other skills instantly? Wasn''t that way too overpowered? Then again, Leon had been ying with time for thest months, and that also was a power beyond human imagination.

    In any case, considering the spells Ilyana told him to use it, Leon imagined that perhaps such a spell actually exists. That would exin why Ilyana was much more powerful than she was supposed to be, given that she was five thousand years old.

    "Isn''t this spell way too powerful?" Leon asked. "I thought eating dragon hearts was a crazy method to get strong, but this is much more insane."

    "No, both of those are equally useful," Ilyana said and then showed an angry expression. "Just like you, that woman has the power of a deadly sin¡­ the power of gluttony. She can eat anything without having to worry about getting full. Not only that, but she also obtains a part of the power of the things she eats. Thanks to that power, most monsters that she eats works like dragon hearts for her."

    "That sounds incredible¡­ then again, I don''t think Lion''s Pride is weaker than that," Leon rubbed his chin. "By the way¡­ you are the first person who noted that I have such skill¡­ you have one too, right? The power of a deadly sin. What is yours?"

    "I''m not going to tell¡­" Ilyana looked away, and then she crossed her arms.

    That reaction surprised Leon. That was the first time Ilyana seemed¡­ flustered? Embarrassed? Given how old she was, Leon imagined she would be above such emotions, but it looked like that wasn''t the case¡­

    "You¡­ you have the power of lust, don''t you?" Leon asked. "The more you wish for someone, the more powerful you get, right?"

    For some reason, that made a lot of sense in Leon''s head. Given that her''s people died a long time ago and Ilyana didn''t do anything aside from training and working to have her revenge, he couldn''t imagine her wishing to have somebody. Still, if his hypothesis were right, that would exin Ilyana''s power and massive mana pool.

    Leon didn''t stop to think about the demerits of gluttony, but considering the nature of lust¡­ perhaps as long as Ilyana''s keep wishing for someone without having sex, she would be more and powerful. However, she would lose all that bonus power once she getsid. Maybe she wished for a lover that died a long time ago? Leon wasn''t sure.

    "Shut up! Idiot!" Ilyana shouted and then disappeared.

    "¡­ What the hell was that?" Leon asked, astonished.

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    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Instant Mastery

    Cost: 72.000.000.000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Magma Cascade has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Although Leon was still confused at Ilyana''s behavior, he couldn''t stop his training. Somehow, he really managed to learn the spell¡­ that being said. Mastering a skill like that left him with a terrible headache. He just received ten thousand hours of training in a single instant, after all.

    "I guess I should also make my replica erase some of the memories of the training," Leon concluded. "Now, I have to see how this skill will improve by leveling up¡­ in any case, I wonder when she will return. I need to ask her a few more questions and¡­ apologize? I guess most women would feel insulted if someone deres them as lustful."

    "Well, well¡­ looks like Leon didn''t be a robot yet," Undine said. "You still have small portions of sensibility."

    Leon could only nod at it. He was a pretty insensible fellow, he was fully aware of it, and it was because of that, that he needed to ask his spirits a few questions, even though he was pretty sure he would regret it.

    "What do you guys think of Ilyana''s behavior?" Leon asked. "I''m talking with you, Sekundez, Undine, and Celsius."

    "Don''t involve us with your personal problems," Celsius said.

    "Although I''m quite old, I don''t have much experience with the behavior of beings like you and Ilyana," Sekundez said.

    "Well, even though Ilyana is doing some jobs here and there, she shouldn''t talk with many people, even fewer males since they would cower at the presence of a powerful woman," Undine said. "Although you are boring like a tree, it wouldn''t be weird if Ilyana develops some feelings for you, given that you are the only male presence in her daily life?"

    "Feelings? For me?" Leonughed. "Nah¡­ as if! Don''t put such thoughts inside my head, Undine. Begone, Mara, Amen."

    As if someone would feel attracted to a man who was some sort of cosmic disease that prevents him from unsheathing the holy sword. Then again, perhaps Undine wasn''t just joking around like usual. That being said, considering that made Leon feel a headache. He was probably reaching the end of his journey, and here was he wondering if someone loved him or not. He was literally too old for that.

    "I guess I will erase those thoughts from my head," Leon shrugged.

    "Even if you do it, I will keep raising that g again and again since you can''t delete our memories," Undine dered.

    Leon sighed¡­ it looked like he couldn''t even erase such thoughts from his head anymore. Although he couldn''t do choose the easy way out, Leon still could overload his head with memories of his training and then naturally forget about it.

    "Don''t you think that will be so easy¡­" Undine smirked.

    Leon was massaging his eyebrows while he was thinking of a way to keep his thoughts in a space where his spirits couldn''t listen to them. However, he had no idea how to do it. In the end, Leon just shrugged at it and resumed his training.

    Congrattions! The skill Electric Touch has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Rush has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Ghost Punch has reached the max level.<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Thunder Rush has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Beast Aura has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Triple Crescent Kicks has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Mmm? Now that I think about it¡­ I can create more than one space inside my head?" Leon frowned once he realized that he had two replicas and two mindscapes inside his head. "Geez¡­ I''m so slow."

    It had been quite a while since Leon checked his other replica''s progress, but as usual, he didn''t learn anything particrly useful or any information about conceptual attacks. Leon shouldn''t worry, but he knew that the earlier he learns, the more time he will have to customize his own conceptual attacks. Netrocked creativity, and thanks to that, he didn''t manage to kill Leon and even died due to its own attack. Leon had to learn from his mistakes.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Wolf''s Stance.

    Cost: 500 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Stance.

    Cost: 1000 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Infernal Bomb.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Combustion.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "I can''t understand why a dragon would have the skill: Wolf''s Stance¡­" Leon muttered. "Well, perhaps, Netro tried to get strong following different paths."

    Leon was beginning to regret essing the memories of those two assholes in chronological order. It would be less efficient, but by searching for their most powerful skills, Leon would have saved a lot of time. It was toote to change his ns now since that would mess up with his training rhythm, but Leon learned his lesson. Next time, he would look for the strongest skills of his opponents before anything else.

    Eventually, the mana from the soul eater had beenpletely used, but Leon couldn''t sense any sign of Ilyana''s presence. She didn''t look that mad before. Leon felt as if she was more embarrassed than anything. Still, Leon couldn''t take any chances. The curse that was put on the holy sword was only a small part of the problem, but even after living for hundreds of years, Leon couldn''t understand women. So, he checked the situation with his friends and confirmed that Ilyana hadn''t harmed them.

    "Well¡­ at least I confirmed that she isn''t that crazy," Leon shrugged.

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    Although Leon couldn''t use Instant Mastery since he didn''t have nearly enough mana, he managed to level it up to the level two hundred the few times he used it. It wasn''t that unexpected given how much mana he used, and in fact, he thought he would level the skill up many more times.

    Instant Mastery

    Cost: 60.000.000.000 mana

    "The cost still will be stupidly high at the level max, but at the very least, it will decrease by three times," Leon nodded after checking the cost of the skill. "Regardless, I can''t stop my training now even if Ilyana isn''t around."

    Fortunately, the next time Leon obtained a portion of Netro''s memories, he finally found some clues as to how to use conceptual attacks. It wasn''t a skill, so Leon wouldn''t be able to automatize the whole process. However, that also meant that Leon wouldn''t have a bunch of restrictions.

    "It looks like the system doesn''t recognize conceptual attacks¡­" Leon frowned. "I wonder why¡­"

    The logic behind conceptual attacks wasn''t thatplicated. Complicated was to try to perform such deeds. What Leon needed to do was to make his mana do what he wanted without taking shape. He also had to do that instantly. For example, instead of burning someone or something by casting Fireball, Leon could do the same thing and ignore the target''s mentality if he manages to make his mana contact the target''s body and then move it in a way that would cause friction. Again¡­ Leon would have to perform that instantly, or the opponent would notice, and their mentality wouldn''t be ignored.

    "It is like Anti-Mana Field¡­ but moreplicated since I''m using in something else instead of on myself," Leon nodded. "That kind of thing must also be the evolved form of what that guy did when he fought to protect the rat people."

    Leon immediately understood that trying to attack causing effects like burn and freeze would be a waste of time. Instead of that, trying to use conceptual attacks by imagining light and dark attacks would be more convenient because dark magic could destroy matter, and light magic could nullify the target''s senses. Considering that Netro did, he probably inspired by dark magic, used that attack that split Leon in half many times.

    Although Netrobined his Dragon Breath with the conceptual attack, it only was useful because he was a dragon. Spitting fire was like breathing to him because it was¡­ Still, despite obtaining such mastery over that kind of attack, Netro could only do that once every few seconds.<sub> </sub>

    <o>,m "Seeding in creating a spell like that must be pretty difficult considering that Netro could only the same area of my body," Leon nodded to himself. "Regardless¡­ what is the most convenient way to use such concepts?"</o>

    Although Leon called them conceptual attacks, he was aware that they could be customized. Even though he was only good at destroying things and at everything else he had to train really hard, Leon couldn''t just ignore the other ways he could use his mana. Just like he learned how to increase his mana to create coins and even increase his stats directly, he could be creative and use those concepts in other manners.

    "Usually, I would have to start with the basics¡­ but do I have time for that?" Leon rubbed his chin. "Although I can speed up the process of learning such technique by using the ce where my replica is training, I also can''t stop learning the abilities that the Necro and the shadowy bastard still have. From now on, I will need even more time to level up the skills I have, so just using elerate won''t be enough."

    Leon was in a bind; he didn''t know what he should do to make things as efficient as possible. He could try to solve things with Foresight, but that would make him consume even more mana. Leon could solve such a problem by using Mana Maism. Still, he was already sacrificing his lifespan to keep Temporal Variation active, and he couldn''t afford to destroy his spirit before he is sure that all those who may threaten Earth are dead.

    "Well, it is not like I will need to use much mana on the early stages, so I guess I can train that myself while my replica keeps absorbing the minds of those two," Leon concluded. "I should start with something simple¡­ I guess destroying a rock is simple enough."

    Leon created a rock as big as himself and then began to implement the knowledge he obtained from Netro. As expected, even though Leon knew the feelings, the thoughts, and the actions, he didn''t manage to replicate not even on a small scale that attacks that split him in half. Leon was emitting his mana in a shape that would split the rock in two, but he could see the mana dispersing quickly since he wasn''t using a spell, and he clearly didn''t seed in creating the effects of dark magic with it.

    After many failures, Leon changed tactics and tried to perform a conceptual attack that could split the rock like the wind¡­ it would be much simpler to create wind the dark matter, after all. Still??? Leon failed many times and couldn''t see any sign of progress.

    "This isn''t unexpected¡­ but still is surprisingly annoying," Leon smiled bitterly.

    Leon recalled the days where he was trying to learn more types of magic at that ind, and that also made him recall that conceptual attacks didn''t exist in reality, so he had to make his mana reach another stage of existence. That was easier said than done, but as usual, Leon was more than willing to ept another challenge in his life.

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    Although he hadn''t seeded in making his mana exist in other levels, Leon already recognized that his deck of options would increase manifold once he seeds in doing that. Why? Because Leon knew that he would be able to bend the rules of the universe even more than he was already doing it.

    "Well, everything will happen once I manage to scratch this damn rock," Leon said, annoyed.

    Currently, Leon was facing the rock with his arms crossed. Make his mana destroyed the rock was easy. Make his mana destroy the rock without activating a single spell wasn''t. In the end, Leon even tried his replica to learn the trick of that technique. However, even though his replica had five years'' worth of time to do so, he failed. Leon began to wonder if his replica was dumb or something, but given that the replica always tried the most obvious things, just like Leon, the problem was himself.

    "In the end, I have to try something unexpected, I guess," Leon muttered. "In any case, I should try with something basic and simple. The Water Bullet will do."

    Although Netro was a dragon and used dark magic as an inspiration for that attack that split Leon in two many times, ording to his memories, he imagined wind when he attacked. Why? Because that is one of the basic types of magic, he managed to master. Following that logic, Leon decided to start with the first spell he learned by himself.

    Leon tried that, but¡­ whenever he wished to create an invisible Water Bullet, even though he didn''t want it, the Water Bullet would take physical form. Leon sat on the ground and began to think. By the look of things, he couldn''t even use his magic knowledge. However, after a while, he had an idea. Considering that Netro could damage Leon no matter what or where he was, it wasn''t the same thing, but Leon decided to use time magic because he didn''t learn a single spell that had Sekundez''s power and the power of other spirits. Speaking of which, considering that the other spirits always tried to teach him new things, Sekundez was certainly weird¡­ but Leon didn''t have time to think about that.

    Leon couldn''t justbine a random element and time because time doesn''t have a physical form, and considering the nature of conceptual attacks, Leon would have to the power of time first and the other elementter. At first, Leon had a tough time visualizing the attack, but eventually, he had another idea of how to do it. Instead of controlling time of anything, Leon decided to control the time of his own will.

    Leon visualized the rock getting damaged by an invisibly Water Bullet many times, and when he somehow could clearly see that happening in the future, he activated his Time Maniption. Suddenly and much to his surprise¡­ a small part of the rock got cracked. Leon seeded, but his attack didn''tnd in the ce he had visualized.

    "Did I mess up somewhere?" Leon frowned. "As expected, I didn''t receive a notification for learning something new¡­ Still, the cost of mana is surprisingly small."

    Leon thought Netro used that kind of attack many times because he was a dragon and had a massive mana pool, but ording to his analyzes, he only spent the mana that he used to control time.

    "Can you exin this, Sekundez?" Leon asked.

    "You seeded in elerating the time of your thought process, and thus you created a phenomenon that only happened in another of existence," Sekundez exined. "That is the true nature of conceptual attacks: the power to make something happen even though it wasn''t supposed to happen because the process to make it happen didn''t happen."<sub> </sub>

    "Okay¡­ so you knew about this beforehand, and you knew that I was troubled over it, but still decided not to give me a hand?" Leon asked.

    "Ilyana also can do something like that, so why do you think she didn''t teach you?" Sekundez asked.

    "Don''t answer a question with other questions¡­" Leon sighed. "I have no idea¡­ maybe because she has a lot of secrets?"

    "She has a lot of secrets¡­ but she didn''t teach you that because it is an ability that needed to be learned alone," Sekundez said. "Only those who find the answers about some things have the right to use it."

    "Who decided that?" Leon frowned.

    "The first person I met who could use conceptual attacks," Sekundez replied, much to Leon''s surprise.

    That was weird, Leon wasn''t expecting an answer, but it looked like the person who discovered that ability also made up some rules. That being said, it also looked like those words belong to someone who didn''t like to teach anything to others. Still, despite all that, Leon could understand the logic. After all, he was nning to use that knowledge to bend the universe''s rules to some extent.

    Regardless, instead of worrying about that, Leon needed to worry about why his attack didn''tnd on the ce he wanted. That made him recall that Netro couldn''t aim his attacks perfectly, so perhaps they had the same problems. Still, Leon didn''t discover why his attack could only be used once every few seconds.

    "Netro didn''t have the power of Sekundez," Leon said. "So, perhaps he was using his own skills to create such phenomena, am I right, Sekundez?"

    "You are right," Sekundez replied. "After much training, Netro managed to develop his own style of conceptual attack. He didn''t need the power to control time. He just concentrated all the energy he could muster in a period of time and then let it explode in a single moment. Thanks to that, he couldn''t control where the attack wouldnd, but he found a way to counter that drawback with Absolute uracy to some extent."

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    Netro was an asshole, but he sure managed to do some crazy things despite his limitations, but then again, that much as expected, given that he was probably the strongest of a race of dragons. Leon felt that he was giving too much credit for Netro''s bloodline, but it was a fact that dragons were formidable enemies at all levels.

    "It looks like I will face the same problems he faced while using conceptual attacks," Leon said. "Still, I can understand why aiming isn''t difficult¡­ it is like attacking while skipping the principal steps, after all."

    In any case, Leon seeded in performing a conceptual attack, so he could keep improving. Although there was a problem with the attack''s aim, he could think of numerous ways to decrease those drawbacks. However, instead of confirming that, Leon had to confirm if the distance would only make things even worse.

    Leon took a few steps backward and tried the same thing he did it before. This time, he used his mana, but nothing happened. However, when he tried again, a small part of the grass got destroyed by an invisible Water Bullet. As expected, the area wasn''t even wet. However, Leon confirmed that the distance between him and the target would make things even moreplicated.

    "Netro canceled the need to aim with Absolute uracy, but by relying on that skill to solve the whole problem, he sacrificed the chance of destroying the opponent''s head or heart," Leon concluded. "By the look of things, the ces I can hit can''t be controlled by normal means¡­"

    Maybe Sekundez and Ilyana know a way to counter that. Still, the chances of them giving him such useful information were close to none, given that they didn''t share the knowledge of how to seed in using conceptual attacks. Regardless, considering that Netro used a skill that had such a name would make his attacks hit his opponents no matter what and still couldn''t kill them in one shot, Leon would have to work even more. However, instead of worrying about the problems, Leon was already thinking about other new ability applications. Now that he could skip some steps of several things, Leon decided to create a copy of Ilyana''s vault. Now that he could use space magic, time magic, and could use conceptual attacks, perhaps he could replicate and customize to improve it.

    In the end, much to his surprise, Leon seeded on his first time. By using all those skills at the same time, he created a space like his mindscape. However, Leon had to create some rules to ess such a ce. He could only store and take inorganic things there, and some mana had to be consumed to take certain things. Also, only those who had a part of Leon''s mana in their bodies could ess it.

    "This was much easier than I expected¡­" Leon frowned. "I guess I just need to change the currency from mana to coins¡­ coins are just mana, after all. Tattooing, everyone will also be a pain. Instead of that, I should just create a ring that has my emblem engraved."

    Again, things progressed pretty fast. Leon created the ring and could tell just by feeling that the ring''s wearer could ess the mindscape he had created to store all kinds of things. Now Leon would be able to help all humans and even obtain some mana from it. Also, since that mindscape existed in another n of existence, Leon could change coins to mana at will, and the reverse was also possible.

    "Perhaps Ilyana transformed my coins into mana, and the mana I had used thanks to her were the coins I had spent previously," Leon nodded to himself. "Anyway, when does she n to return? It has been a week already."

    Although Leon found something nice to y with, he has begun to worry about Ilyana. She was probably fine, but given that she already became a part of his routine, it was weird when he doesn''t hear her voice.

    "Whatever¡­ time to replicate those rings and distribute them among the people of Earth," Leon smirked. "I bet I can make even better items than the ones they can find in the dungeon shops."

    Without wasting time, Leon began to create mithril items that could increase status by leaps and bounds. However, the very moment he put the first item in the shop he created, Leon received an unexpected notification.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Creation.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "What the heck¡­" Leon frowned. "Mana Creation?"

    Leon didn''t recall doing anything special to learn a new skill, and if that name was correct, it looked like he created mana without using mana¡­ was that even possible?

    After thinking for a while, Leon understood that the space he had created was auto-sufficient somehow. Even though it couldn''t exist physically, it required mana to exist. It was only obvious¡­ but then again, Leon was confused because he couldn''t understand how he created such a feature without wishing for it.

    While Leon was creating the rings, he understood how his shop could exist without consuming his own mana. However, after several hours, Leon didn''t find an answer. He was only a newbie in such matters, after all.

    "Sekundez," Leon said. "Do you know why this is happening?"

    "Do you think only Sekundez has the answer, and all the other spirits are stupid?" Celsius asked.

    "No, I just asked because it was rted to her power¡­" Leon frowned. "If you have the answer, then I don''t mind in hearing it from you."

    "It is so obvious that I feel annoyed in saying something like this," Celsius sighed. "You just reached the level where you can create mana."

    "Create instead of infusing?" Leon asked. "I always wondered howe people could get stronger by using mana. Somehow, I always felt that mana was rted to our life experiences since those were the only things that changed the more we fought."

    "You are not wrong," Celsius said. "Mana is the power of your spirit since we spirit are made of mana, something like that should be already obvious to you. In any case, a spirit can be stronger in many ways by umting hard experiences or by getting old, and the stronger the spirit, the more energy it can contain and produce."

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    Leon always knew that mana couldn''t be considered like all other ordinary sources of energy. It was an energy that could be all kinds of things, from ice and fire to strangely durable metals. However, Leon never imagined that he would reach a level where he could create his own mana. Absorb from the ambient was withing his expectations. Absorbing from the enemies was also part of his ns, but not create out of nothing.

    However, it didn''t take long for Leon to fully understand that. After all, he now could skip crucial steps of certain things. He now could attack without letting the opponent understand how and he could a magical shop.

    "Maybe now I can use Mana Maism while skipping the step that makes me damage my spirit," Leon said.

    "That is highly improbable," Sekundez said. "The same way you can''t control where a small conceptual attack willnd, you can''t control the mana of the ambient without using Mana Maism."

    Leon could only nod at that. It was logical¡­ he could always keep training until he reaches that level of mastery, but considering that he had absorbed three thousand years'' worth of memories from Netro. He didn''t manage to master such ability in so many years. Leon doubted that he could do it so easily.

    Most likely, Leon would have to stop his training or create another mindscape by using Ilyana''s mana. There was the solution of collecting the mana from the shop, but it would take a while before his rings spread, even if Leon count on Yuki, Gis, and Hector''s help.

    "Speaking of training¡­ I forgot to absorb the memories again," Leon sighed. "That is the price in getting so absorbed in a new type of ability."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Demonic Venom.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Photon Bomb.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Erosion.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mind Bomb.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Demon''s Lance.

    Cost: 10000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Hex of Hell.

    Cost: 3000 mana per second<sub> </sub>

    You obtained 01 status points.

    At that point in time, Leon was only learning new spells for the status points since it was clear that his new ability was way more versatile and had much more potential. However, there was a downside to Leon''s new power. After practicing for a while, he noticed that the amount of damage he could cause was equal to his ability to control it¡­ his status wouldn''t help him in any way.

    "That is some serious downside¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "However, that also means that I don''t need to increase some status to get better at it."

    "It looks like you learned a new trick," Ilyana suddenly appeared in front of Leon said it. "You took your sweet time."

    "I also could say the same," Leon frowned but then rxed. "Sorry for before¡­ I guess I was a bit rude."

    "About that? I already forgot about it. Something came up, and had to deal with. That was why I disappeared," Ilyana exined.

    Leon frowned again because, despite her serious expression, Ilyana was obviously lying. She wanted to y it cool, and Leon let it at that. It was better to forget about that incident than keep thinking about it.

    "Now that you learned how to create a simple system, it is time to take the next step," Ilyana said. "Do the same thing when you created the shop, but instead of storing things, think about creating a new status screen. However, instead of status, think of jobs and sses."

    "What?" Leon frowned.

    "I''m teaching you how to customize the system," Ilyana said. "It will have a simr effect on the skills, so it will be very efficient since you don''t have any sses and jobs at the moment."

    Leon imagined that it was possible to change the system, but he didn''t imagine that it could add a new status screen. No¡­ it was more precise to say that that was a method to create a system aside from the assimtion one.

    This time Leon didn''t need to use space magic. He just used his will like before, added time magic, and tried to emte the screens he saw when he checked his status. It was hard to imagine that something would actually happen, but something actually appeared, much to his surprise.

    sses:

    Jobs:

    "What the hell¡­" Leon frowned. "It worked¡­. How?"

    "Usually, that kind of screen would only appear to show your capabilities and affinities through a profession system," Ilyana exined. "However, some requirements are necessary to create them. For example, the ability to use conceptual attacks, the power to bend time, and the power to create mana."

    "How does this work?" Leon asked.

    ???It is really simple," Ilyana replied. "Just try to do something rted to a ss, and you will unlock that ss. However, that will only work for people like us who can use mana freely. I''m pretty sure you are thinking of giving this power to your friends, so they will have to learn the hard way."

    That was way too weird¡­ but it wasn''t weirder than controlling time, so Leon quickly epted it as a matter of fact. To test what Ilyana told him, Leon created a steel sword and then decided to swing it, but before that could happen, he already received a notification.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one cksmith!

    Your dexterity and strength will increase by two points, your speed, health, mana, and stamina will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    "This is¡­ interesting," Leon smiled.

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    Obviously, some skills would ovep with jobs and sses, but something like that didn''t matter for Leon. He was more interested in the bonus status he would receive by each level up. Although the bonus was smalls since he learned several ways to increase his health, mana, and stamina, and all the other status, Leon was betting that some special sses would grant him even more awesome bonuses.

    Without wasting any more time, Leon began to swing his steel sword, and it didn''t take long for him to receive a notification. Although he wasn''t a swordmaster, he knew a few things about how to use a sword.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Swordsman!

    Your strength and health will increase by two points, your speed, endurance, mana, and mentality will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    It has been a while since Leon had so much fun, so he couldn''t help but grin from ear to ear. Although seeing the sses at level one was a bit annoying, Leon decided to unlock new ones instead of leveling up the ones he already got.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Wizard!

    Your intelligence and recovery will increase by two points, your dexterity, health, mana, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one, Archer!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by two points, your speed, health, mana, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Magic Swordsman!

    Your health and mana will increase by two points, your speed, strength, mana, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    "Man, this is so much fun!" Leon smiled excitedly. "I knew that learning how to use conceptual attacks would open new possibilities, but I didn''t imagine those would be so fun."

    "You really are enjoying yourself, aren''t you?" Ilyana frowned. "Well, as long as you keep training, I guess it is fine."

    "You sure created something interesting," Leon said. "Knowing you, I never imagined you would create something so¡­"

    "I didn''t create this system¡­" Ilyana lowered her head. "A man in the past created and taught me. Despite his magic talent, he¡­"

    It looked like Leon had stepped on andmine. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but Leon found several sides of Ilyana that he didn''t expect that still could exist. She looked incredibly sad while recalling that system''s creator, which was unexpected since Ilyana didn''t look sad when she mentioned the extinction of her race.<sub> </sub>

    "Anyway¡­ although they don''t have the powers to create the system, your friends should be able to use it if you transfer the knowledge to them," Ilyana sighed. "You guys have linked thanks to that other skill, so that is more than enough for them to have ess to the same system."

    Although it was weird that Ilyana was so cooperative when Leon''s friends were part of the equation, it wasn''t unexpected. They have been working for quite a while, so it was only a matter of time before Ilyana could respect his wishes. In any case, his shop and the profession system would certainly help humans and Leon. Still, there was no telling how much time they had left, so Leon hurried to mass-produce the rings. However, instead of telling them about the profession system, Leon copied and sealed a part of his will into the rings. Now those who had the rings would have ess to both systems.

    "That will increase my work, but it will also reward me greatly," Leon nodded to himself. "After all, it is much more convenient to use the ring to buy things then head to a dungeon¡­ Still, I have to keep the stock of things inside always up to date."

    Congrattions! You have be a Level two cksmith!

    Your dexterity and stamina increased by two points, your speed, health, mana, and control increased by one point.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level three cksmith!

    Your dexterity and stamina increased by two points, your speed, health, mana, and control increased by one point.

    ¡­

    In the blink of an eye, his job began to level up like crazy, and by the look of things, Leon would reach the max level in that job since he intended to create rings for every human. Again, that would be time-consuming, but he would obtain much more when the humans began to use their coins to buy things from the shop.

    "I also can sell tomes now¡­" Leon nodded to himself. "Still, I shouldn''t add a crazy variety of things. Otherwise, the users will have a hard time finding things, as I did before."

    "You sure have some nerve ofining about my vault when I''m so close," Ilyana said.

    In the end, Leon spent three days creating the rings, and he only stopped when hepleted the set of twenty million. ording to with Ilyana, that was the number of humans on Earth. As expected, Leon expected to have more. Not even the walls that protected Japan and Australia made the human race recover. Besides, there was also the fact that dragons were spawning at that very moment.

    "Well, call me if something happens," Leon said. "I will need to exin in person to my friends how the rings work. So, I will be out a few days."

    "Whatever¡­ just don''t forget to keep your replica training," Ilyana turned around and then headed to her castle.

    Leonughed when he heard that. As usual, Ilyana didn''t like it when Leon spent time on Earth with his friends, which was even truer when he was going to help them somehow, but also, as usual, she never tried to stop him all that much.

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    With Hector, Gis, and Yuki''s help, Leon''s rings were quickly spreading all over the world. As expected, having the world leaders'' cooperation was really useful when showing how useful the rings were. Since it didn''t take long for his friends to understand the rings'' potential, they didn''t waste time asking questions. More important than that, Leon''s shop was quickly receiving tons of mana. Barely one hour had passed since he began to spread the rings, and he already had two hundred million mana points stored in it.

    "I guess I will need to create another replica, one that will only create things for the shop," Leon nodded to himself. "I just hope I will obtain enough mana from this to do other things."

    "Thanks, once again, Leon," Hector said after he heard Leon muttering something to himself. "Although you don''t look that reliable, you always surprise us with new things that help us again."

    "It looks like you are recovering your old annoying habits¡­" Leon sighed.

    "Really? Was I like that when I was young?" Hector smiled. "I just tried to crack a joke, but¡­ now that you mentioned it, it feels kind of natural."

    "I also feel full of nostalgia after hearing that," Amanda forced a smile. "How can I feel nostalgia toward something that I don''t remember?"

    Leon shrugged. It was weird, but nostalgia was one of the things he barely could feel. All thanks to the power to control his own memories. If he wanted to re-experience something, he could do it easily. Speaking of which, Leon also created the tomes that would let his friends learn the same things he did it. If they had the time and enough coins, they would be able to remember about Leon on their own. As much as Leon wanted that to happen, he couldn''t demonstrate. So, he didn''t lower the price of those tomes. That was one of the reasons. The other was about efficiency. If Leon doesn''t recover, at the very least, the same amount of mana he used to create those things, he basically would be wasting time. Precious time that he could focus on increasing his strength. It may sound arrogant, but Leon was fully aware that he was one of the best human fighters, and he couldn''t ck off aftering this far.

    "Well, I''m going," Leon said. "Since I''m the core of the profession system, I need to unlock other sses and jobs for you guys to have ess to. Once I unlock them, I will tell you the requirements to unlock the ss. Spread the knowledge about it as you see fit."

    Before leaving, Leon watched the silent women who were also with them. It was Maya, his niece. Although she wasn''t looking at him suspiciously anymore, she still had a frown on her face. Leon felt quite like he had found a prettyme goal, but he wanted to be a respectable uncle¡­ but it looked like that would never happen.

    Without wasting any more time with sentimentalism, Leon returned to Ilyana''s world. Although he didn''t make much progress in terms of his own powers recently aside from the shop and system creation, Leon felt pretty good about himself. To keep the momentum, Leon decided to resume his training at once.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Summoner!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by three points, your stamina, health, dexterity, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Assassin!

    Your speed and stamina will increase by three points, your mana, health, dexterity, and luck will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Samurai!

    Your strength and health will increase by three points, your mana, stamina, dexterity, and endurance will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Battlemage!

    Your strength and intelligence will increase by three points, your mana, stamina, health, and recovery will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    "Man, I can never get tired of this¡­" Leon grinned. "This is strangely addictive¡­ I wonder why."

    The system could be improved, but for the time being, it was more than enough. Besides, considering that Leon doesn''t have much experience using his new ability to skip steps of things and create new rules for others, maybe it was better for him to keep improving himself instead of the system. That was also the fact that he needed to keep unlocking new sses for the people on Earth to get stronger as well.

    "If I only had this system when I was on that ind¡­" Leon sighed. "Well, imagining, that is pointless. It is crazy to think that the system''s creator could have saved billions of lives if he had spread this knowledge on Earth. Besides, there is also the fact that maybe that person discovered this after all that happened. Time dtion is insane, after all."

    Leon began to make some calctions and then concluded that when Ilyana was probably on the fifth stage of assimtion, Leon got stuck on that ind. It was hard to imagine a being less powerful than the sixth stage being able to use conceptual attacks, so it became evident that he only created the system when Earth was already on dire straits. Besides, instead of helping aliens, if Leon were him, he would use the system to help humans. So, hoping that some stranger would do something, he wouldn''t was meaningless.

    "Well, the knowledge of this system already proved itself to be more valuable than anything, so perhaps¡­" Leon muttered and then considered a few possibilities. "No¡­ I''m not sure of that yet. I''m not strong enough to do something like that¡­ even if I seed in defeating the remaining harvesters, there is no telling if I will seed or not¡­ I need to keep improving until¡­ I obtain unlimited power."

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    Although his objectives were different, Leon felt like he was walking on the same path as the other harvesters. ording to Ilyana, they wanted to reach the seventh stage of assimtion, where they imagined they would be gods. That was very tempting, but Leon only wanted to leave in peace with his friends even after such a long time. Truth to be told, he was tired of fighting. Although the training was interesting sometimes and here and there he would find something interesting like the profession system, he was tired of it. Leon wanted to live a normal life, even for a few years again. Because he knew that he wouldn''t live for more than two decades, that was the price he had to pay for using Mana Maism beyond the limits of his own body and for using Temporal Alteration non-stop.

    Still, despite all that, Leon was fine with it. Just ten years¡­ he just wanted ten years of normal life, and he would be satisfied with it. Even after such a long time, Leon was still wishing to settle down, form a family, and have a kid or two¡­ those were his goals, even though they seemed impossible, and Leon felt as if he was approaching more and more the bad ending of his life.

    "I''m really pathetic," Leon sighed. "I only have a few hundreds of years'' worth of memories, and I''m already tired of it. Inparison to Ilyana, Ick determination and willpower."

    "You are not pathetic," Sekundez said. "You definitely are not¡­"

    That surprised Leon. Sekundez wasn''t the type of spirit who would talk when Leon doesn''t start the conversations. Much less try to raise his spirits. That was strange, but Leon decided not to think too much about it.

    "Thanks, since it is rare to hear nice wordsing from you, this really helped me a lot," Leon smiled.

    Although he had been sincere, Leon didn''t hear a replying from Sekundez. As expected, he reallycked in his social skills. It couldn''t be helped, but Leon was also already tired of thinking so often: it couldn''t be helped.

    Congrattions! The skill Punishment has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Sand Cloud has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Cursed Ray has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Blind has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    To change the gears, Leon decided to check one of his replicas'' progress, but then again, there wasn''t much. Considering that he defeated Netro and the shadowy figure, it was only obvious that he shouldn''t have expected much more, but that was really disappointing.

    As for the replica that was creating items for his shop, at the very least, Leon confirmed that with the mana that he was receiving, he could keep the spells active and even obtain a bonus of fifteen hundred thousand points of mana per hour. By the look of things, maybe the humans from Earth were using the shop a bit too much, or perhaps his friends were forcing them to use. Or maybe the variety of things they could buy was just too good. In any case, things were progressing well, and that was what mattered.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Guard!<sub> </sub>

    Your health and endurance will increase by three points, your mentality, stamina, mana, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Pirate!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by two points, your speed, health, mana, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Rogue!

    Your speed and stamina will increase by three points. Your strength, health, mana, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Novice!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by three points, your stamina, health, dexterity, and recovery will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    The variety of sses and jobs increased, but Leon didn''t expect he would unlock so many sses and so easily. By using Steal, he unlocked Pirate and Rogue. Just by staying still while carrying a shield, he obtained the guard ss. As for novice, Leon obtained that when used one of his most basic healing spells.

    "I guess it is only obvious¡­" Leon said. "Ilyana didn''t tell me how many sses and jobs exist, but the list should be pretty big. While I unlock new ones, I should level up those I can do so passively, like summoner. Come on out, guys, give my mind some moments alone, will you?"

    Leon summoned his spirits, but since they didn''t have anything better to do, they justid on the grass and begun to sleep¡­ even though they didn''t need it. Leon shrugged when he saw that¡­ it looked like they were bored since he hadn''t been paying much attention to them as ofte.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level two Summoner!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by three points, your stamina, health, dexterity, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level three Summoner!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by three points, your stamina, health, dexterity, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    ¡­

    In any case, just as Leon had expected, his summoner ss begun to level up quite a lot, thanks to the fact that he was using a lot of mana to keep his spirits in the physical realm.

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    Leon couldn''t remember thest time he felt so nervous about something, but he didn''t lose his mind thanks to the profession system. Every single moment when he was awake, Leon would worry about when the harvesters woulde. That apprehension was slowly but surely making him lose the feel nights of sleep that he already had.

    Not only, that, but Ilyana had also been avoiding Leontely. Thanks to that incident where he said that she had the power of lust. At the very least, she wasn''t mad, but not talking with Leon made him feel as if he was amb that was about to be sacrificed. Besides, the mana she provided him was too useful, and he was missing that.

    "I should be thankful that the harvesters are taking their sweet time," Leon sighed. "Still, thanks to that, I can only worry while imagining that they are preparing a sure-fire n to obliterate Earth."

    The enemies were harvesters, beings that were as powerful as Ilyana. So, Leon''s scary imagination was helping him imagine all crazy scenarios. However, finding a solution to those scenarios was another matter altogether.

    In any case, Leon was somewhat confident that he could still take out harvesters at the level of Netro despite the power difference. However, he wasn''t so certain about the woman who summoned dragons on Earth. Leon didn''t want it, but it looked like he would have to leave her to Ilyana since he couldn''t imagine himself getting stupidly strong as Ilyana so fast, not even if he tries to master the profession system. Currently, even with all sorts of things Leon could draw mana from, he barely had enough mana to keep two replicas training in two mindscapes. So, he couldn''t create a third ce inside his head to master the profession system.

    "Well, at this point in time, I''m already used to this kind of problem," Leon shrugged. "Come to think of it. I can generate mana now¡­ so I should see the limits and how useful that skill can be."

    Leon activated the skill, but nothing happened. At least, nothing he could notice. However, after a couple of seconds, he noticed that he couldn''t generate mana because his mana was already full. Only after summoning Volt, his mana begun to decrease. It was because his capacity to recover was mana equal to the mana required to keep his replicas working.

    Leon tried to activate Mana Creation and confirmed that he obtained one hundred points of mana out of nowhere. That was certainly impressive given that the skill still was at level one. Not only that, Leon didn''t even try to use his full power. He just wanted to test his skill.

    "Mmm¡­ It still is kind of hard to think that I''m creating mana without doing anything," Leon frowned. "What do you think, Volt?"

    "I think it is a beneficial ability that suited someone as talented as you," Volt replied.

    "I''m asking about what do you think about creating mana out of nowhere¡­" Leon said.

    "You tend to question every single thing, Leon," Volt said. "That is part of your nature, so it is eptable. However, you must understand that you are no longer a normal human. The very moment you surpassed normal humans'' lifespan, you should have understood that you have be something like a demi-god. After training for so many years without non-stop, you should feel as if it was only natural that you can do such a thing."<sub> </sub>

    Volt''sment made sense, but Leon still could see himself as nothing more than just a human. If he weren''t one, he wouldn''t have made so many mistakes and lost some allies along the way. Leon wasn''t normal anymore, that much he could ept, but he couldn''t think of himself as an evolved form of the humans.

    Still, considering that Leon doesn''t remember a single day where he didn''t train his magic, perhaps Volt was right. He should feel proud of his abilities instead of questioning them. Hell, he even had a skill rted to pride¡­

    "Well, let''s try to use this skill on you," Leon said. "Since your body is made of mana, you should be fine, right?"

    "Yes," Volt nodded.

    Since the spirits were a part of his power, Leon thought he would seed, but he failed. He couldn''t create mana outside his body. That demerit made sense¡­ otherwise, Leon could be a being that could elerate the process of assimtion of worlds. However, he didn''t give up.

    "Let''s see if we can do this while you are inside my head," Leon said and then canceled Volt''s summoning.

    Leon couldn''t see the spirits while they were inside him, but he could feel their presence and after reaching his level, transferring his mana while they were there was something easy. Besides, Leon didn''t forget about feeding his mana to the spirits in order to make them be as strong as their originals. This time, Leon seeded, and, in an instant, he managed to give Volt 362 points of mana. Leon didn''t know why that number was exactly that at level one, but he did his best.

    "How do you feel?" Leon asked. "Is there any difference between my own mana and the mana I created?"

    "There is no difference," Volt replied. "However, the mana feels a little cleaner for some reason."

    Leon''s eyebrows twitched. Although he knew that wasn''t Volt''s intention, it made Leon think that as if he had implied that his mana was dirt or something. However, it was only obvious that the newly created mana would be purer in essence.

    "Well, let''s add this skill to the skill of skills my replicas need to train," Leon said. "It is only obvious, but this spell will be very useful in the future¡­"

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    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Geomancer!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by four points, your health, stamina, recovery, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Cryomancer!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by four points, your health, stamina, recovery, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Pyromancer!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by four points, your health, stamina, recovery, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Hydromancer!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by four points, your health, stamina, recovery, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Leon imagined that would happen once he tried to directly use the power he received from the spirits, and he was right. Slowly, but surely, the bonus of the sses was increasing as well. However, Leon felt as if something was missing¡­ if he were the system''s creator, he would have made the sses and jobs grant other things aside from status bonuses. Things like skills and other bonuses would be really convenient.

    "I shouldn''t ask if this were the case, but it looks like Ilyana''s friend didn''t have much time to customize the system," Leon muttered.

    Although that feature would only benefit others, it was still something Leon would do as long as they were not assholes. The more allies, the better. For someone like Leon, who was forced time and time again to solve things alone and without the opportunity to rely on others, those were his honest thoughts.

    "Let''s see¡­ thanks to the people from Earth, I already have twenty-four million mana points stored," Leon analyzed the currency of his shop. "This should be enough to create another mindscape and replica for twenty minutes. That replica will also have forty thousand minutes,¡­ almost twelve hours to train. If let that replica focus only on unlocking new jobs and sses, then¡­"

    Before Leon could finish the sentence, the whole began to tremble, as if it were in itsst moments. The trembled to the point where Leon could imagine it screaming. As if that wasn''t enough, Leon felt the whole being enveloped by a dreadful aura full of malicious intent. Someone was about to attack the, and Leon had a good idea of who had so much power and could even make the hair of his back stand.

    "She has found us," Ilyana said after suddenly appearing in front of Leon. "I should have known that this time things wouldn''t go as nned¡­"

    Although her voice was calm, Ilyana''s eyes were cold and also full of killing intent. Her mortal enemy found her base and decided to attack directly. If that wasn''t enough to make Ilyana feel extremely annoyed, then nothing was.

    "Do what you can while you can, Leon, or you will regret it," Ilyana said.

    "You¡­ those words¡­" Leon opened his eyes widely when he recalled that day, the day where he saw that weird figure being sucked by a mini ck hole.

    "If she sees you, then things will getplicated," Ilyana said. "So, I will deal with her on my own. Meanwhile, protect the Earth while you get as strong as possible, Leon. We can''t afford to lose this time¡­"

    "What is the meaning of this?" Leon raised his voice.

    Ilyana looked away, she didn''t want to answer that question, and even if she wanted, she didn''t have time. Suddenly, the Earth began to crack around them, and as if that was some cartoon, massive pieces of the ground begun to levitate. A meteor fell from the sky and hit the, but before the shockwave could hit Leon, he was sent back to Earth.

    "Shit¡­ always so full of secrets," Leon bit his lips in annoyance.

    Leon was mad, so mad that he could feel that it wouldn''t take long before one of his veins explode. However, it looked like he wouldn''t have time for that. Several meteors also began to fall on Earth, but those were much smaller than real meteors. Not only that, Leon could feel the mana of living being there¡­ those were no meteors, those were people. The soldiers who had been sent by Ilyana''s archenemy.

    As if Ilyana had predicted some things, a certain someone fell a few hundred meters away from Leon. He had already forgotten about that guy, but the dragon tattoo on his body made Leon recall who that man was.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey¡­ it has been a long time," The human Leon faced before grinned.

    Health: 78782 +

    Mana: 380125 +

    Stamina: 76523+

    Strength: 1562 +

    Dexterity: 4542+

    Speed: 390 +

    Intelligence: 255000+

    Endurance: 2422 +

    Control: 50255+

    Mentality: 12532 +

    Luck: 199 +

    Recovery: 20222 +

    Willpower: 789 +

    Coins: 245,956,254

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: Magma Cascade Max, Electric Touch Lv Max, Fire Rush Lv Max, Thunder Rush Lv Max, Ghost Punch Lv Max, Beast Aura Lv Max, Triple Crescent Kicks Lv Max, Invisibility Lv Max, Mana Bomb Lv Max, Mana-Destroyer Lv Max, Stamina Destroyer Lv Max, Acid Rain Lv Max, Tsunami Lv Max, Fire Bomb Lv Max, Ice Bomb Lv Max, Wind Bomb Lv Max, Thunder Bomb Lv Max, Transformation Lv Max, Transmute Lv Max, Fire Dragon Lv Max, Water Dragon Lv Max, Starfall Lv Max, Quicksand Lv Max, Punishment Lv Max, Sand Cloud Lv Max, Cursed Ray Lv Max, Blind Lv Max,

    Passive Skills:

    sses: Swordsman Lv 44, Wizard Lv 99, Archer Lv 29, Magic Swordsman Lv 55, Summoner Lv Max, Assassin Lv 12, Samurai Lv 15, Battlemage Lv 78, Guard Lv 05, Pirate Lv 11, Rogue Lv 33, Novice Lv 59, Geomancer Lv 01, Cryomancer Lv 01, Pyromancer Lv 01, Hydromancer Lv 01,

    Jobs: cksmith Lv Max,

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    Leon somehow managed to defeat this guy before, no¡­ he managed to make him decided that running away was the best option. Still, Leon, more than anything else, knew that time was rtive. As far as he knew, that guy could have be much stronger since thest time. So, he couldn''t underestimate him. Without wasting any time, Leon used Eyes of the Truth.

    Ss (time)

    Health: 200200

    Mana: 200200 +

    Stamina: 200200

    Strength: 100100

    Dexterity: 100100

    Speed: 100100

    Intelligence: 100100

    Endurance: 100100

    Control: 100100

    Mentality: 100100

    Luck: 100100

    Recovery: 100100

    Willpower: 100100

    Coins: 55.326.325

    Status: 00

    Skill List

    Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

    Leon sighed. Even though that skill was at the level max, he was still being countered because he didn''t have the ultimate identification skill. Still, at the very least, he could Ss'' status and frowned while looking at it.

    "Your statuses certainly are weird," Leon said. "So, you really are working for the woman of the dragons."

    "Where is she?" Ss asked.

    "The dragon woman?" Leon frowned. "Did she send you to Earth without telling where she was going?"

    "I''m talking the woman who is controlling you," Ss replied.<sub> </sub>

    Leon got annoyed when he heard that, even more¡­ He wanted to deny that, but he couldn''t. It was clear that Ilyana was that ck-haired figure. For some reason, she decided to alert Leon about the dangers of rxing at the time when he had finished most of his work a long time ago. Considering that, it was clear that Ilyana has been keeping an eye on Leon for quite a while. So, the chances of her being controlling him weren''t small. Not directly, but indirectly.

    "So, aren''t you going to deny this time?" Ss asked. "Leave it to me. I will free you and all the other humans from her clutches."

    "Did someone ask you that?" Leon frowned. "Rather, howe are you so certain that you are not in a worse position?"

    "Isn''t it obvious?" Ss asked. "What were you trying to dost time we met, and what did I do?"

    Leon bit his lips in annoyance because that was one simple but good answer. Leon had the job to kill the rat-people, while Ss was trying to save them. It was obvious who was the bad guy in that scenario. In the end, Leon couldn''t understand Ilyana anymore. She was trying to make him fight the person who could easily make him doubt himself and soon after practically revealing that she had been watching him and probably working behind the scenes. Everything that Leon did so far was his own choices, or were the choices that Ilyana gave him?

    "This is the worst time to doubt yourself, Leon," Efreet said. "A weak mind can turn a strong body in a week one. As long as you doubt yourself, you will never be able to win this fight."

    That would probably be true at any other opponent, or if Leon weren''t a human, but Ss was someone who probably had simr experiences as Leon, and that was why he didn''t attack him while he was clearly hesitating. However, things changed when Ss saw the fighting spirit inside Leon''s eyes.

    Ss disappeared and then reappeared right in front of Leon, ready tond a punch. However, his fistnded on a semi-invisible barrier, and his attack was repelled. Not only that, blood started to drip from his right hand.

    "Reflect Shield¡­" Ss muttered. "You certainly learned a few tricks sincest time."

    "Why did youe here?" Leon asked. "How are these peoplending on Earth? What is their objective?"

    "You will have to defeat me to get the answer you are looking for," Ss replied.

    Leon clicked his tongue in annoyance but soon recovered hisposure. Efreet was right, and he couldn''t afford to get upset in the middle of a battle, and he confirmed that when Ss attacked again. His speed was absurd as expected, but he always would have to approach to attack Leon, and he did it, but this time, Reflect Armor didn''t work.

    Leon had imagined that something like that might happen again since it happened before, and thanks to it, he activated all the buffs that could increase his endurance. Everything to see clearly what had happened¡­ the small area of the Reflect Shield where Ss'' fist crossed, disappeared suddenly. Leon didn''t find an exnation, but before he could get hit, he understood why.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    When the fist connected, Leon felt the world turn upside down. Despite all the buffs, he still suffered a lot of damage, and his brain even trembled. Not only that, Leon felt his health, mana, and stamina being sucked. However, after training his resistances countless times with Ilyana and during the battle against Netro, Leon got skilled enough to heal his wounds before his body could feel the total damage.

    Before Ss could even think of attacking again, Leon grabbed his arms and prevented his body from being tossed for hundreds, perhaps thousands of meters. At the same time, a dark aura enveloping Leon''s hands begun to devour Ss'' flesh.

    "You shouldn''t have attacked me this time," Leon red at Ss and made him feel shivers. "I have a lot of things in my mind right now. Things that I don''t understand, and when I don''t find the answers I''m looking for, I get mad."

    Ss tried to free himself, but the more he tried, the more pain he felt since his flesh was being eaten much faster than expected. In the blink of an eye, Ss covered his left arm in mana and then shed at Leon. Using Teleport, Leon evaded the attack and even managed to see Ss cutting off his damaged arm.

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    Ss looked at Leon, annoyed, but even though he had lost his forearm and right hand, he didn''t feel that troubled. Leon frowned at that. If he thought that he could heal his arm, he would have to spend a lot of energy, which would cost him a lot. Besides, it wasn''t like Leon would just observe.

    However, in the blink of an eye, without Ss doing anything. His arm was back to its rightful ce andpletely healed. Obviously, he did it, but Leon was having a hard time believing in that. Based on his experiments, Ss would have to spend 70 million mana points to make the time of his arms move in reversal, and he didn''t have that.

    "It looks like you are quite cherished," Leon said. "To think that she would spend so much mana on you even though she is fighting right now."

    "Are you jealous?" Ss smirked.

    "Jealous for being protected in the middle of a fight?" Leon frowned. "Not really¡­"

    Although Leon didn''t have time to talk in the middle of the fight, he needed to buy some time in order to check his friends. As expected, after using irvoyance, he confirmed that some weird looking guys attacked all of his friends. Although none of them got heavily wounded, the fights aren''t being easy since the opponents have the power of low-ranked harvesters. Much to his surprise, Leon saw Yuki fighting against the rat-people. They seemed much more different than before. The kids have grown up and now had the bodies of people who fought for decades. They also had some impressive mithril weapons.

    "I see¡­" Leon sighed. "So, you havee to my friends. Let me guess. She said that they are being controlled by someone evil and that you need to kill the leaders of this world to save humanity."

    Ss didn''t say anything. However, he wasn''t surprised either. As expected, even though he was resolute in his mission, he had considered that perhaps Yuki, Hector, and Gis weren''t bad people. He probably thought that they just joined the wrong side because they didn''t have any other choice. Even if they had ill intentions, it didn''t change the fact that they had protected many lives. Ss''s serious expression showed Leon that he had considered all of that. Still, he had made his choice.

    "Since you are a human, I thought we could reach the middle ground," Leon said. "You are resolute in killing them, so I won''t show mercy."

    Leon''s words didn''t faze Ss; it was only obvious that they reached a point where they couldn''t solve things just by talking. However, given that Earth''s poption decreased from seven billion to only a few dozen million, Leon felt the need to try it. Too many humans had already died, and even though Ss was an enemy, their positions could have been the opposite.

    Leon didn''t want to follow the advice of someone who obviously was hiding too many things from him, but then again, Ilyana was right. Leon needed to get much stronger, much faster than before. Everything made him think that the final battle finally started on Earth, but that was hard to be sure. To obtain unlimited power and to reach his goals, Leon will have to be perhaps even worse than his enemies. That was something unpleasant to do, but at that point in time, Leon was tired of it. Tired of his hesitation, tired of fighting, tired of the uncertain future.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Force Field.

    Cost: 2000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Moon re.

    Cost: 2000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dark Crescent.

    Cost: 3000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Oblivion.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Abyss Extinction.

    Cost: 5000 mana

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Requiem.

    Cost: 5000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Leon deactivated the Mindscape Transportations and even his summoned replicas. After he received those notifications, Leon used Summon Replica, and three of them appeared near him. Ss frowned while looking at him.

    "Is that your strategy?" Ss smirked. "It is useless. Even if you multiply yourself by one hundred, it won''t change anything since all of the replicas will use the mana of the original."

    Although Leon was impressed that Ss knew that, he didn''t think of making his replicas fight alongside him. His replicas used Teleport and then went to somewhere, making the smile disappear from Ss''s face.

    "Trying to help your friends?" Ss asked. "That would be a¡­"

    Before Ss could finish that sentence, he saw Leon''s skin getting dark and a red aura enveloping his body. Truth to be told, Leon had enough mana to create five replicas, but he would need some to fight, and he decided to use his Dragon Mode to face Ss.

    ? Congrattions! You have be a Level one Draconic Warrior!

    Your strength and health will increase by ten points. Your speed, mana, stamina, and recovery will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    The smile disappeared from Ss'' face, and only an expression of astonishment was left there. At any other moment, Leon would have great while watching that, but since that skill consumed not only his mana but also his health and stamina, Leon was feeling like crap, but that would only work to fuel his rage.

    "You¡­ How?" Ss asked. "What did you do with your body and spirit to emte the power of dragons?"

    Instead of answering, Leon charged in a straight line. His speed increased so much that he didn''t could control his attack. However, just by pointing both of his arms toward Ss, Leon hit him and sent him flying for several kilometers.

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    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Brawler!

    Your strength and health will increase by four points. Your speed, mana, stamina, and endurance will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Monk!

    Your strength and health will increase by four points. Your speed, mana, stamina, and endurance will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Berserker!

    Your strength and health will increase by ten points. Your speed, mana, stamina, and endurance will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Enchanter!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by four points. Your dexterity, health, stamina, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    After using Dragon Mode in a single attack, Leon received those notifications. It was only obvious, but fighting really was the best way to get stronger. However, things wouldn''t go as nned. Ss left the massive cloud of dust that he caused when hended on a nearby mountain and appeared in front of Leonpletely unscathed. His mastery over the power of the time was absurd¡­ no, once again, Leon didn''t feel any of his mana being used to make the time flow in reversal¡­ it was the power of his boss.

    Ss red at Leon, but not for long. Instead of letting himself be controlled by the rage, Ss took a deep breath and then showed Leon a state of total concentration in his eyes. Before Leon could even imagine what he was plotting, Leon felt his body getting crushed by innumerous blows.

    "What¡­ the¡­" Leon muttered.

    Even though the difference in speed was supposed to have decreased when Leon activated Dragon Mode, Leon still didn''t see the moment where Ss attacked him. Not only that, the attacksnded so fast that Leon had no idea how many times he got hit. It was like¡­ Leon got hit by a barrage of instantaneous attacks.

    When his body begun to suffer the damage, Leon used Full-Recover, but he still was thrown to the ground. Opening a massive hole in the area, causing an earthquake and raising a dust cloud. It didn''t take long for Leon to recognized that a conceptual attack had attacked him, but that one¡­ was stupidly more precise than the ones Necro used. It wasn''t supposed to be possible¡­

    "The power of time," Leon muttered while he was getting up. "He used his control over the time to attack me many times in a fraction of a second. However, since he didn''t have magic or weapons to attack, only his fists, the uracy was incredible."<sub> </sub>

    Although it was weaker, attacking with one''s body was a smart way to counterbnce the downsides of using conceptual attacks. However, after using irvoyance, Leon confirmed that Ss was pale. Perhaps he hadn''t used a conceptual attack and actually increased his own body''s speed to attack Leon several times¡­ It was hard to be sure, which was the case. Either way, Ss couldn''t use that to attack consecutively.

    However, much to Leon''s surprise, after a couple of seconds, Ss lookedpletely fine and ready to attack again. That was a problem. Leon couldn''t use any other spell for the time being to increase his defensive capabilities. Although Darkness Armor would probably damage Ss to some extent, his time powers would decrease its effectiveness. Ss was ready to attack again, and Leon didn''t know a good way to counterattack, so he only did one thing. Enchanted his eyes and brain with the power of time.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Time Mage!

    Your control and mana will increase by ten points, your intelligence, health, stamina, and mentality will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Leon used all the mana he could, but despite that, he only managed to see Ss'' after images when he moved his arms. Maybe it was to save energy or because that ability had several limitations, but Ss actually hit Leon with the shockwaves created by his punches, but it was weird. Since Leon didn''t feel or heard the shockwaves flying toward him.

    Regardless, in the blink of an eye, Leon managed to count his body, getting hit by two hundred attacks thanks to his improved senses. Despite the pain, Leon was surprised and impressed at Ss''s skill and power. To think that he could attack more than ten times in 0.001 seconds. Just like Leon, he had worked and trained hard. Leon was proud that a fellow human obtained that level of strength but sad that they were enemies.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mana Link.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    "Finally," Leon sighed.

    It wasn''t much, but Leon could feel manaing toward him from several points on Earth. His replicas were still working, but they already seeded inpleting the first part of Leon''s ns: capturing dragons and seal them away while they send their mana to Leon. He couldn''t help but wonder why he hesitated so much in using such a tactic before. What was the point in threatening those who threatened all the human life on Earth fairly? Regardless, it didn''t take long for Ss to notice what Leon was plotting. Still, there was nothing he could do about it.

    "You are really low," Ss furrowed his eyebrows. "To think that you would use such a tactic¡­ you are indeed evil. You are not being controlled."

    "Yeah¡­ I''m evil, but don''t worry about it," Leon said. "Soon, you will also join the group of batteries that will feed my mana. Besides, do you know what your boss does to be strong?"

    There was no point in asking or talking. Still, Leon would do everything necessary. He didn''t know if Ilyana would defeat that woman, and even if she defeats her, there was no telling anymore if Ilyana was an ally or something else. Leon was resolute in not losing anyone anymore. He lost Darya, and he lost Makoto. He lost his parents; he lost his hometown and had been forgotten by his friends and family. Leon was tired of losing. Frown now on, he would be the one who would take things away from others.

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    Leon had nned to take his time building his mana pool by absorbing the mana from all the dragons his replicas could find. However, suddenly, his mana decreased by one hundred points without him doing anything, and Leon could tell that one of his friends just got hit by something so dangerous that they could have taken their lives. Leon used irvoyance and confirmed that when he saw Maya flying at the center of a massive crater, Leon couldn''t even see the bottom. Her face was pale as a ghost because she couldn''t understand how she survived that attack.

    A few hundred meters above her, Leon saw a winged creature flying. He recognized those wings, those long yellow hair, and the eyes'' color, but he didn''t recognize that angel. It was a female, or at least it looked like one. The weapon that she was holding was also vastly different from the others. It was¡­ a pistol. However, Leon could feel the same aura he felting from those six that he killed.

    "Death will be too good of an end for you," Leon said to the female angel via telepathy.

    Leon couldn''t create another replica to solve that problem, so he used Teleport and left Ss alone for the time being. In New Mexico, Leon appeared and didn''t find any other presences nearby aside from Maya and the angel. By looking at things, she was forced to split up with Hector and Amanda since they were facing other powerful foes.

    "You¡­" Maya said, surprised when Leon suddenly appeared.

    "Go help your parents and don''t leave their side until the battle is over," Leon said. "I will deal with her."

    "I can help," Maya said. "Don''t treat me like someone useless."

    That wasn''t his intention. Leon just didn''t want to show Maya what he was going to do. Regardless, Leon could feel Ss approaching, so he didn''t have time to argue. Besides, Leon could feel a lot of mana being sucked by that pistol, and if that weapon was what caused that hole, Leon couldn''t let it be charged.

    Shadow probably could deal with that angel on its own, considering the affinity of their attributes, but since Leon had split his spirits among his replicas, he couldn''t do that at the moment. Leon wouldn''t be able to keep those spells active, not even for a second without healing himself, but he activated Dragon Force, Dragon Mode, Dragon Soul, Dragon Heart, and Dragon Aura. For a fraction of a second, Leon''s appearance changed, a tail appeared in his body, and dark wings grew from his back. Two horns were on his forehead¡­ Leon looked like a dragon himself¡­ or so, Maya thought. When she blinked again, Leon was back to normal, and the angel that almost killed her was falling from the skies, unconscious and without her limbs.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one yer!

    Your strength and health will increase by ten points. Your speed, stamina, mana, and endurance will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Shapeshifter!

    Your strength and health will increase by twenty points. Your speed, stamina, mana, and endurance will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Draconic yer!<sub> </sub>

    Your strength and health will increase by twenty points. Your speed, stamina, mana, and recovery will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    Leon grabbed the body of the angel and immediately used Mana Link on her. However, before he could use the other skills necessary, Leon felt the pain of changing his body more than he could. His muscles started to get ripped apart, and some of the veins of his body exploded. Before something could happen with his brain or heart, Leon utilized Full-Recover many times. Fortunately, he saved himself, but his body was still covered in blood, and of course, he had lost some weight.

    "What happened to you¡­" Maya frowned. "What did you do to her?"

    "He ising¡­" Leon said. "Help your parents and be careful. This time, they might die¡­ don''t let that happen."

    Leon ignored Maya''s question and teleported her away. After that, he used Mind Melding to seal away all the memories of the angel. Leon also used Mind Control and put her under an illusion that will never end. She will sleep until the day of her death, or until Leon dies.

    "I can''t hide her on Ilyana''s¡­" Leon muttered. "Come to think of it. I can make those I capture given me mana even faster. I just have to give them the knowledge of how to use Mana Maism."

    Leon felt as if he was about to cross a line he wasn''t supposed to. Not only he intended to use the angel as a tool to fuel his mana, but he was also about to literally transform that being into something that could would exist only to do a single thing. There wasn''t much difference when ites down to it, but Leon couldn''t help but feel that way.

    In the end, Leon decided to do it. He already had made many sacrifices; he was even sacrificing his lifespan to get more mana. So, Leon only hesitated for a couple of minutes. After sealing away, the angel memories, Leon gave her a new conscience. One that sole purpose was to use Mana Maism.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Illusionist!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by six points. Your control, health, stamina, and recovery will increase by three points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Conjurer!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by six points. Your control, health, stamina, and recovery will increase by three points whenever you level up your ss.

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    Before Leon could find a ce to hide the angel''s body, he felt Ss was about to appear. In the end, he just teleported her away to Miebos. That probably wouldn''t change anything since it was only obvious that Ss reached a level where he could feel the presence of all his allies, but then again, Leon didn''t want to let him try to undo his spells on her.

    While Leon was passing the message to do the same thing to all dragons to his replica, Ss appeared. As expected, he was mad. His re was powerful enough to make Leon feel shivers.

    "Where is she?" Ss asked.

    "In a ce, you will never find out," Leon replied.

    Those words enraged Ss even more. It was fine for Leon because he would get time to create the nutrients topletely recover his body. He didn''t forget how he survived the fight against Netro, after all. Although he could try to finish off Ss just like he did it with the angel, it was hard to tell if that would work. Her boss seemed to treasure quite a lot, so, if she keeps healing him with the power of the time, Leon was bound to lose a war of attrition if he goes all-out. His best n of action was to slowly damage him until his boss gets tired of spending so much mana to keep him well. Or until Ilyana defeats her.

    "No¡­ I can''t decide things based on outside factors," Leon muttered. "I have to create the conditions I need myself."

    The next moment, Ss didn''t make the usual attack. Instead, he pointed his right hand toward Leon and activated some unknown spell. Although Leon''s defenses were also activated like usual, it didn''t protect him from an instant wave of pain.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    In the blink of an eye, Leon felt as if Ss had attacked him with the power of time again by punching him through shockwaves. However, this time there were no punches¡­ there was nothing, only the pain, and this time, the pain came in a concentrated dose, instead of getting hit in a ce a single time and then hit another ce. Leon felt as if his whole body was getting hit several times at the same time. As if Ss had thousands of hands.

    "The hell is going on¡­" Leon muttered in agony.<sub> </sub>

    Leon activated Full-Recover many times and as fast as possible, but that didn''t solve the problem. He felt like his spirit had also been damaged, and he had no idea how to heal his spirit. Based on what Ilyana and Sekundez told him, it was probably impossible.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

    You obtained 01 status points.

    ¡­

    The wave of pain finally ended, but before Leon could even recover from it, it came again. At that point in time, Leon understood what Ss did. He controlled time and made Leon''s body reverse to the moments where he got his by the previous attack, and once that happened, he just did the same thing again. He made Leon''s body return to the time where he was damaged¡­

    "How this asshole has so much mana¡­" Leon bit his lips in annoyance. "That woman is probably feeding him¡­ Still, to think that she could spare so much when she is fighting Ilyana."

    That probably wasn''t the case. Most likely, she also had a system of batteries like the one Leon was creating with the dragons. That was why she had a massive supply of mana that she could give to Ss the power to reverse time in several seconds.

    Temporal Armor was leveling up at a crazy pace, but by the look of things, Leon''s body wouldn''t hold up before it reaches a point where his resistance can counter Ss'' time maniption. If two magic skills have the same level, the bnce will break ording to the users'' intelligence and mentality. Although Leon had much more intelligence, his mentality was weaker. So, most likely, Ss would have to use more mana, but he still would be able to damage Leon without putting himself at risk. Leon couldn''t bet on a stalemate and surprise attack; he also couldn''t wait for his replicas to capture enough dragons since Ss probably have ess to a stupidly high mana pool. So, Leon was forced to do something else and fast.

    In the end, it was a bit risky, but Leon decided to fight fire with fire. His mastery overtime magic wasn''t at the same level as Ss'', but he couldpensate for that with something unexpected.

    While Leon was being attacked by the effects of time magic that he couldn''t prevent or see, he focused his senses to the limit. He couldn''t fail because if he fails, Ss will raise his guard, which would get even moreplicated. Still, somehow in that situation, Leon managed to cut his connection with all the pain he was feeling and focused his senses. Then he did it¡­ suddenly, Ss left arm was sucked by something that he couldn''t see or feel, and he lost his focus.

    The pain over Leon''s body disappeared, but his mind was suddenly overloaded due to the mana depletion. He only used time magic to create the effects of a small ck hole that it would appear only in the future, but Leon used almost all his mana to do so. That surprised him but surprised Ss even more since he now learned that Leon could use magic conceptual attacks.

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    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Doomlord!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by ten points, your control, health, stamina, and recovery will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Warlock!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by eight points, your control, health, stamina, and recovery will increase by four points whenever you level up your ss.

    While Leon checked those notifications and Ss tried to understand what happened, Leon concluded that he used a lot more mana than expected because his attack''s power was the same as if it hasst for several seconds. Even though it onlysted for a moment. Meaning, if Leon wanted to cause something, he would spend the mana necessary for that to happen. Even if the enemy''s resistances weren''t part of his calculus, he still would use the mana to do it.

    "I already knew that, but this kind of power is way tooplicated," Leon muttered while he was recovering his mana by using Mana Creation.

    Leon smirked when Ss moved his body as if he was trying to force his arm to return back in time, but then nothing happened. It seemed like Ss didn''t understand that his arm got sucked by a ck hole that never existed. Even if the effect of ck holes could be nullified, the same thing couldn''t be said about one that was created through the power of conceptual attacks. Leon not only destroyed Ss'' arms. He erased it from time and space.

    "Your power to control time exceed mine," Leon said. "However, considering that you decided to be abat mage that only uses mana to buff your attacks, you will never be able to defeat me fast enough."

    By the look of things, Ss couldn''t use the power of time alongside with other elements, or if he could, it wasn''t at the level of his punches. Still, despite saying that, Leon still was feeling like crap. His mana was full again, but the headache didn''t leave him alone. That was the price of using a powerful attack he wasn''t used to.

    Based on Leon''s experience, now was the time for Ss to pull out some hidden card, he didn''t want to let that happen, but even though he was trying, he wasn''t seeding in repeating the attack. Leon thought that he would be able to do everything as long as the numbers in the status and skill screen were high enough, but it looked like that wasn''t the case.

    Without any other choice, Ss used Full-Recovery, and a new arm grew. However, he had to pay the toll. Ss got pale, and his body shrieked a little bit. However, unlike Leon, who was still slightly average physically speaking, Ss was still muscr.

    "No wonder your status looked funny," Leon said. "Even though you only use your fists and time magic, your status was of someone who chased both the magic and physical path. Was that something that your boss made you do?"

    "What is the pointing of asking?" Ss red at Leon. "Will that change anything?"<sub> </sub>

    "No, but it greatly interests me," Leon shrugged. "That won''t change anything for me since I''m already physically a mage, but you know¡­ for future reference."

    Truth to be told, Leon was only interested in intellectually speaking because he couldn''t believe that the path to bing an all-rounder would be so simple. Leon didn''t know if his power over time magic would be higher than Ss'' considering their status, but knowing about something was always better than not knowing. Perhaps that information could serve as some insight in the future. Regardless, Ss didn''t confirm or deny it. He was more interested in how Leon destroyed his arm.

    Suddenly, Leon felt a wave of energy filling his body. It looked like his replicas finally managed to find other dragons and make them learn Mana Maism. Although they couldn''t hide half-dead dragons, that was enough for the time being. After doing some more basic calculus, Leon summoned two other replicas and gave them different orders. Those two, he teleported them away to Miebos, to keep an eye on the angel''s body and to summon monsters.

    "I guess this is enough," Leon muttered. "I feel like I might explode my head if I try to attack that way again. "If I hold for just a couple of minutes, I feel confident that I will get enough mana to defeat him once and for all."

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Puppet Master!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by four points, your speed, health, mana, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Master!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by eight points, your speed, health, mana, and control will increase by four points whenever you level up your ss.

    The very moment his new replicas began to work, Leon received those notifications. As expected, eventually, Ss noticed that Leon was starting to umte much more mana than usual. He noticed that when after a single minute, Leon summoned another replica.

    "¡­ You¡­ how in the hell you can do so many things?" Ss asked.

    Leon didn''t have to answer that because the answer was obvious. It was training. Considering that Ss could control time so well, he was supposed to know that. Regardless, just like Leon could use Mana Link after brainwashing monsters, he could summon others and do the same thing. Instead of making them battle, Leon would make them use Mana Maism and send their mana to him. It started slowly, but Leon now could use almost one hundred thousand mana points per second.

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    Ss finally understood that Leon was an enemy that he couldn''t fight while holding back. He had too many tricks up his sleeve, and even though before he looked hesitant, now he had lost all restraint and would do everything to obtain power.

    For some odd reason, Ss began to look at Leon in the eyes. His eyes were fixed on Leon''s pupils, and he wasn''t showing any emotion. That was creepy as hell, but such a thing was the least of Leon''s worries when he felt his mana being drained at a fearsome rate. Although his Mind Armor was at the level max, it wasn''t stopping Ss from doing whatever he was doing. Still, it didn''t take long for Leon to see what Ss was doing. Leon tried to read his mind only to see that Ss himself was also reading his mind at a fearsome rate.

    "Son of a bitch¡­" Leon clenched his teeth and then immediately created a fist-size Dark Sun.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Sunlord!

    Your strength and intelligence will increase by twenty points, your stamina, health, mana, and control will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    However, before Leon could attack, Ss finished his mind-reading. Unlike Leon''s power, he only essed the visual memories inside Leon''s head. Ss didn''t try to find the secret of his powers. Instead of that, he was looking for a certain moment in his life¡­ Although he couldn''t use time magic alongside other elements, Ss could use it alongside other skills.

    Leon didn''t know what Ss was nning, but he didn''t have to wait for it. Leon used Teleport and appeared behind Ss, but before he could attack, Leon felt a shiver. He jumped back since he felt that his life was in danger, but that didn''t change a thing. Leon''s lower and upper body still got separated.

    "What¡­" Leon muttered in shock.

    Immediately, Leon used Full-Recover. However, before he could evennd, his body got cut again. Once again, he healed himself, but the same thing happened again. That was insane. It was the same attack Netro used, but much faster and frequent.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Healer!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by four points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Medic!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by six points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by three points whenever you level up your ss.<sub> </sub>

    Their positions have inverted. Now Ss was the one who was smiling. Leon knew that he could use time magic alongside some other special types of magic, but he couldn''t exin how Ss copied and even improved Netro''s attack to such an extent and in such a short time.

    The very moment Leon healed himself was the moment he got cut again. That happened many times. To make matters worse, the pain wasn''t getting any weaker. Leon tried to attack Ss with a rain of sma Bullets, but his spell was canceled every time he tried. The pain didn''t let him concentrate. In that state, he couldn''t do anything else. Besides, if he tries somethingplex, Leon might lose the chance to heal himself.

    However, Leon understood that heal himself wouldn''t solve the problem. So, he suddenly stopped healing, and the attacks stopped. At the same time, he covered both the damaged areas of his lower and upper body in a thickyer of ice to stop the bleed. The pain decreased a little, and for some reason, Ss didn''t try to repeat the same attack in other areas of Leon''s body.

    "I see now¡­" Leon muttered while he was sweating cold. "You are using something like Wound Memory¡­ a variation of time magic that makes my body feel the same wound that I suffered at a specific point in time."

    "Wow¡­ you really think fast," Ss said, visibly impressed. "You are also quite brave¡­ not many people would abandon half of their bodies to solve a problem like this. Still¡­ I wonder for how long you can survive."

    Leon didn''t abandon his lower half, nor did he intend to die like that, but for the time being, it was the only thing he could do. Some of his internal organs cut split in two, so Leon would have to worry if he wanted to reattach them without any issues.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Viking!

    Your strength and health will increase by six points, your speed, stamina, mana, and endurance will increase by three points whenever you level up your ss.

    Maybe it was because of the madness of wanted to fight in such a state, but Leon received that notification. Although hoping for that was a bit too much, Leon wished that he had received a notification more useful than that. However, thanks to that notification, Leon managed to calm down and notice that suddenly, Ss rxed. He didn''t lower his guard, but Ss looked far less tense than before.

    "Most likely,¡­ even though he can use and even improve the attacks his target suffered, he still needs to concentrate a lot to replicate such phenomena."

    Knowing that was good and all since it was a sign that Ss couldn''t use such a technique easily, but Leon couldn''t think of a way to counter him just using that information. However, he had another idea¡­ it was insane, but at that point in time, Leon couldn''t do anything else to surprise Ss.

    Ss took his usual fighting stance in order to use his fists to finish off Leon. Maybe it was because he was prideful or because he didn''t want to spend much more mana form his boss, but he decided to fight like that since his opponent was weakened. Leon bit his lips and prepared himself because things would get messy, even if he seeds.

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    Ss charged toward Leon, and as expected, Leon barely had any time to react, but instead of doing anything, Leon just used his arms to protect his head and vitals. Despite that, he got thrown several hundred meters backward and only stopped after rolling on the ground for quite a while. However, he left a present for Ss. The very moment Ss rxed afternding the punch. He felt something hitting his back and make it crack. In the next moment, Ss lost control over his lower half as well. When he noticed what was going on, he only saw Leon''s lower body approaching him again, and both of his legs were engulfed by light and dark magic. Leon''s second attack almost broke Ss'' neck, but his target reacted on time and used both his arms to protect himself. Still, that had been more than enough to make Ss bleed and break his spine.

    Before Ss could think of healing himself, his blood begun to flow weirdly toward his wounds. Much to his surprise, the blood was attacking and increasing the size of the wounds. Ss''s time magic eventually nullified the damage, but not before he could lose his focus.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Bloodmancer!

    Your intelligence and control will increase by eight points, your speed, health, mana, and stamina will increase by four points whenever you level up your ss.

    The notification was nice and all, but Leon''s attack nearly didn''t buy him enough of the time he wanted. Regardless, Leon felt Ss concentrating again, and this time he wasn''t looking at him. Ss was looking at his lower half. Although that looked weird, Leon knew what he was nning. However, Leon teleported his lower half away before Ss could do anything. At that moment, Leon''s lower half was considered dead, so he probably wouldn''t be able to heal it.

    Ss clicked his tongue in annoyance, and that actually gave Leon an idea. It was difficult to tell if that would be enough to surprise someone of Ss caliber, but Leon had to try at least since he, at the moment, he needed every single extra second to think. Besides, Leon also needed to confirm the limits of Ss'' ability.

    For a single moment, Leon covered himself in Light Aura, and then he charged. The bright dazzling light made Ss ufortable, but something like that wasn''t enough to force him to cover his eyes. The very moment Leon got too close, Ss made his body get crushed by what seemed to have been a single punch. Leon''s body flew several kilometers backward and only stopped after hitting a random mountain and creating a massive crater in it.

    "A concentrated punch¡­ added with the power of the time," Leon muttered.

    After seeing the single massive fist wound in his torso, Leon concluded that. Before Leon could heal himself, Ss appeared before him, and without wasting time, he attacked again, crushing Leon''s skull. Ss sighed in relief, but then he frowned since things ended way too quickly. However, he felt a presence behind him. The moment Ss turned around, Leon''s corpse dissolved into particles of mana.

    "A replica¡­" Ss bit his lips in annoyance.

    As expected, Leon was behind Ss, watching as if nothing had happened. Soon, Ss understood that one was also a replica, and the real Leon was elsewhere. He was right. The real Leon was on Miebos healing his face from the damage caused by Ss. Just like his replicas could give him mana and knowledge, they also transmitted him the pain they suffered. However, before his head could get crushed, Leon healed all his wounds, and he even reattached his lower body.<sub> </sub>

    "Now, let''s see if he can use the power of time on me from such a distance," Leon said while he was using irvoyance.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Spy!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by four points, your speed, health, mana, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Spymaster!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by six points, your speed, health, mana, and control will increase by three points whenever you level up your ss.

    Ss tried to find Leon with his tracking skills, but he failed. It couldn''t be helped, given that Leon was so far away. There was also the possibility that he didn''t train those skills all that much, given how much mana was used to control time. Regardless, since Ss didn''t intend to attack, Leon''s replica charged. Still, Ss easily stopped the replica with a single punch. Obviously, Leon wanted to conserve mana, so the number of things he could do was limited.

    After breathing deeply, a single time, the air around Ss changed again. It was clear that he was preparing something big, but it was also clear that Leon''s replica couldn''t stop him. Considering all things, it was highly probable that Leon would even be attacked from such a distance. Still, he couldn''t show himself yet.

    Suddenly, Ss''s body begun to change. It didn''t get bigger or smaller, but his physical form began to lose color. Leon frowned when he saw that¡­ little by little, but surely, Ss was having the same transparent body that Sekundez had. It didn''t take long for Leon to understand the implications of that. Ss was controlling time to make his body stronger, no¡­ he was controlling time to make his body age to a point where his body would equal in power the power of the spirit of the time. However, it was clear that Ss would be much stronger than the actual Sekundez¡­ there was a chance that Ss would be stronger even than the original spirit of the time.

    Leon began to sweat cold, imagining the things that Ss would be able to do; however, before he could even think of doing anything. Leon was forcefully transported back to Earth, and he appeared before Ss. As if that wasn''t surprising enough, Leon''s limbs got cut off, and his whole body became purple like a massive wound.

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    That pain wasn''t like anything Leon felt before. It was like his very existence was getting crushed by the power of a ck hole. Leon even lost the ability to think, but his heart that had turned into a magic item healed him before he could truly die. In the blink of an eye, using Telekinesis, his heart reattached his limbs and used Full-Recover. In the next second, Leon was back, almostpletely fine, but he was only skin and bones again. Leon watched in shock the expression Ss was showing while looking at him. There was nothing in his eyes: no fear, hatred,passion, anger¡­ nothing.

    "So, you are Leon¡­" Ss muttered, uninterested. "You must be someone really troublesome if you forced me to use this."

    Leon frowned when he heard that. Ss not only looked different, but he also sounded different. His voice was calm andcked any sentiment, just like his eyes. It almost looked as if Ss had forgotten about him, but that wouldn''t make any sense since he still tried to kill Leon. Still, before Leon could understand what was going on, the same thing happened again. Leon''s body became a mess in an instant. However, this time, the very moment Leon noticed those effects. He also used Time Maniption on himself and made his body return in time to the point where he wasn''t damaged by whatever Ss used.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Time Lord!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    "Oh¡­ you also have the power of the time on your side," Ss muttered, showing a bit of surprise on his face. "It seems you won''t go down as easily as thest one¡­"

    Leon bit his lips in annoyance. Although he seeded in countering Ss attacks, it was clear who had the upper hand there. Leon had been using time magic only to help on his training while Ss was using to all kinds of crazy things. Most likely, he made his body age to a point where he reached the apex of his strength, even though that made him forget about Leon. Still, countering Leon''s actions would be easy. Ss would just have to slow down the effects of his attacks and make it continuous.

    "Shit¡­ this is bad," Leon clenched his teeth. "If only my replicas could work a bit faster."

    There was also a way for Leon to counter Ss'' power. He just needed to have ess to one million points of mana per second. That way, he would be able to reverse the time in his body non-stop. Leon didn''t know what would happen with him if he does something like that, but it probably would be better than dying.

    However, much to Leon''s surprise, Ss took his sweet time appraising Leon. There was a slight glow of interest in his eyes¡­ as if someone extremely bored found something slightly interesting. By the look of things, Leon was right. Not only Ss''s body aged, his mind aged as well, but he didn''t forget his original intent when he used that kind of crazy ability, and he intended to kill Leon.

    "May I ask you something?" Leon asked in a hurry since he didn''t have any other idea about how to stall for time.

    "It is useless," Ss said. "You can''t fool me. Like my body and mind aged, my skill list also reached a point where it has all the skills obtained. I can hear your thoughts as if you are saying them out loud. I can feel what you feel as if you were me. Stalling for time is meaningless."<sub> </sub>

    That was insane, but Leon somehow didn''t doubt Ss'' words. It was weird, but Leon couldn''t even feel Ss''s presence anymore. He could see him, but his instincts told him that he was so far away that what he was saying was just an illusion. As if¡­ as if Ss'' had be a god-like existence.

    "So, I can''t defeat you?" Leon frowned.

    "You can''t," Ss replied. "Just like you, I have the power of the Foresight now. I can see everything you might try to do right now as we speak. Attacking me by using a conceptual attack with the power of meteor, poison, using mypanions as hostage¡­ everything you might try to do is useless."

    Leon frowned when he heard that. It looked like things would eventually make him so desperate that he would look for hostages in order to survive. It actually wasn''t hard to imagine himself doing that. After surviving up to this point, Leon would do anything to seed in achieving his goals.

    "I guess Foresight can be used like that, huh," Leon sat on the ground and nodded. "Let''s see if I can do it."

    Leon didn''t learn the skill himself in order to get rid of the cooldown time, but maybe he could find a way now. Despite the limitations of the skill, Leon managed in a second, see the events that would happen in the next six minutes by using all his mana. That being said, Leon didn''t see anything unusual. He just talked with Ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Prophet!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by ten points, your control, health, stamina, and recovery will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    "I see¡­, so this is what will happen if I don''t do anything suspicious," Leon nodded to himself. "That transformation sure changed your personality¡­ the previous you won''t talk with me for more than a few seconds without us questioning each other''s intention."

    "The future isn''t set in stone," Ss shook his head. "Although you saw the future where we talked, the future might change now that we know what might happen."

    "I guess that makes sense," Leon shrugged. "Still, that doesn''t change the fact that you are absolutely sure that you can kill me, right? Or do you think that I future where I defeat you might happen if we talk a little?"

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    "It is meaningless," Ss replied. "I already told you, stalling for time is useless."

    "Didn''t you say that the future isn''t set on a stone?" Leon frowned. "So, why do you think it is meaningless? If the future is uncertain, then¡­"

    "Total Pain," Ss pointed his right hand toward Leon and said.

    Again, Leon saw his body turn into a pulp of something barely recognizable as a human body. However, he reacted on time to cancel the attack with his own Time Maniption. Leon couldn''t lose his focus because the moment he does, his body would lose the nutrients to keep itself working, and when that happens, Leon would certainly die. Although his heart was working like a magic item that could revive him again and again, it was only a matter of time until Ss notices that. Besides, even more than before, his heart was his weak spot, so he couldn''t reveal what it could do.

    "I see now¡­" Leon smirked after recovering. "Your powers certainly improved¡­ you used a spell that makes me feel all the pain and wounds I suffered throughout my whole life in a single instant. What a nasty spell¡­"

    After facing hisst opponents, Leon realized that hecked imagination. Leon never thought of learning a spell like that. Come to think of it. He also should have thought of using his monsters'' recovery a long time ago. If Leon had thought of that while he was training in Sekundez''s dimension, perhaps he wouldn''t have suffered so much as ofte.

    Just as Leon had expected, it came. A continuous wave of Total Pain¡­ he tried to counter the spell by using Time Maniption again, but he only had enough mana to reverse time for 0,200 seconds every second. It wasn''t nearly enough¡­

    Leon tried to withstand the pain of suffering that he suffered his whole life in a single moment, but his body gave up before his mind. Still, his heart didn''t. Even though Leon wished that he didn''t have to show that, his heart healed his body back to shape. Well, almost¡­ he was still skin and bones since his heart could only regenerate his body only to a point where Leon himself would recover his conscience.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Soulguard!

    Your health and stamina will increase by ten points, your speed, endurance, mana, and mentality will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Draconic Cleric!

    Your health and stamina will increase by twenty points, your speed, endurance, mana, and mentality will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    "This is¡­ intriguing," Ss muttered. "I see now¡­ your heart has the power to resurrect you again and again¡­ I should have expected that when I saw you surviving the first attack."

    Although Leon''s body would be able to endure the torment again, at that rate, his mind would give up too. It couldn''t be helped, but Leon was looking at Ss with a fed-up expression. Suffering in a single instant all the pain he endured all his life wasn''t something easy. Even if his body could get healed, his mind couldn''t.

    "I''m tired of this shit¡­" Leon sighed. "I''m tired of all of you¡­"

    Ss frowned when he saw the cold look in Leon''s eyes. Those were the eyes of someone who really have given up. Still, Ss still felt a crazy amount of bloodthirsting from Leon, so that didn''t make any sense.

    Leon used Mindscape Transportation and Summoned Perfect Replica. In a single instant, he gave the order to his other self to learn two spells. Those weren''t on Ilyana''s vault, so the replica would have to learn the hard way, but that much was fine. Leon was using all the mana he could to make time pass faster in his mindscape. Not only was he using the mana from the dragons he captured and from thousands of summoned monsters, but Leon was also using Mana Maism to his utmost limits without caring about the cost.

    From two hundred thousand mana points for second, Leon begun to obtain five hundred thousand. In the blink of an eye, several days passed in his mindscape, and when Leon canceled the skill after just a couple of seconds, he received some notifications.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Health Link.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Stamina Link.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Ss saw those notifications as if he had got them himself. Although he had those skills, Ss never thought of using them the way Leon was about to do it. Rather than that, he was more interested in how Leon learned those so fast. Ss already knew that Leon had used Mindscape Transportation, Summon Perfect Replica and elerate to learn them, but still¡­ Leon learned them way too fast.<sub> </sub>

    "You intrigue me," Ss said. "As you already know, I''m the future version of Ss¡­ the version of a future where he survives until he reached the apex of his potential. It is only obvious that by reaching this power level, I can consider myself as someone skilled. Still¡­ your ability to learn and control spells at your age is¡­ iprehensible."

    "You know what nning to do, right?" Leon red at Ss. "And you still want to take your time talking?"

    "Your current n can''t defeat me either," Ss said. "You will need something more."

    "Then I will show you something more," Leon replied after opening his vicious eyes widely.

    Health: 85622 +

    Mana: 395423 +

    Stamina: 82365+

    Strength: 3952 +

    Dexterity: 7412+

    Speed: 5563 +

    Intelligence: 265433+

    Endurance: 5999 +

    Control: 54232+

    Mentality: 15223+

    Luck: 1885 +

    Recovery: 23966 +

    Willpower: 1963 +

    Coins: 245,956,254

    Status: 00

    sses: Swordsman Lv 89, Wizard Lv 115, Archer Lv 222, Magic Swordsman Lv 285, Summoner Lv Max, Assassin Lv 125, Samurai Lv 99, Battlemage Lv 165, Pirate Lv 74, Rogue Lv 88, Novice Lv 115, Geomancer Lv 01, Cryomancer Lv 01, Pyromancer Lv 01, Hydromancer Lv 01, Draconic Warrior Lv 133, Brawler Lv 45, Monk Lv 75, Berserker Lv 99, Enchanter Lv 45, Time Mage Lv 222, yer Lv 45, Shapeshifter Lv 90, Draconic yer Lv 90, Illusionist Lv 75, Conjurer Lv 65, Doomlord Lv 71, Sunlord Lv 55, Healer Lv 245, Medic Lv 235, Viking Lv 66, Bloodmancer Lv 45, Time Lord Lv 150, Prophet Lv 125, Draconic Cleric Lv 222,

    Jobs: cksmith Lv Max, Spy Lv 44, Spymaster Lv 33, Guard Lv 96, Puppet Master Lv 500, Master Lv 495, Soulguard Lv 99,

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    The very moment Leon gave the order to his replicas also use Health Link and Stamina Link on all monsters they found. Leon felt his body getting revigorated. Even though his energy was full, his body still felt used for that extra energy. Much faster than before, Leon was recovering his weight, and his body was also gaining color. Still, before he could getpletely recovered, Leon activated all his draconic skills.

    In the blink of an eye, Leon turned into that thing Maya saw before. Now, more than ever, he could feel his mortality. While the skills were draining his life and energy at a crazy pace, Leon could also feel his body receiving hundreds of monsters'' energy, and the number was quickly increasing. Although that was the kind of skill an evil boss of an RPG would use, that was the least of Leon''s worries. He finally gave up¡­ Leon didn''t want those ten years of a normal life anymore¡­ he just wants to get rid of all those who threatened life on Earth and then die. Tired of struggling so much for so long, Leon just wanted the peace of the afterlife. At least that much, he deserved.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Draconic Mage!

    Your intelligence and mana will increase by twenty points, your stamina, health, endurance, and mentality will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    Ignoring that notification, Leon also activated his Mana Reinforcement and Rage. He had never been good at thinking, so it was better to let his fists do the job. In all his years, Leon barely could remember the times that he felt excited while using magic. In the beginning, he felt excited, but soon that became something normal. However, Leon always felt very aplished when he decimated his foes with his fists, so it was better to let that excitement control him.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Rage.

    Cost: 40000 health, 40000 mana, and 40000 stamina per second

    You obtained 01 status point.

    That new notification didn''t even surprise Leon. Still, the very moment he realized what that skill could do, Leon activated. Leon''s eyes became red like blood, and his whole body begun to emit a reddish aura. It was probably his blood evaporating from his body¡­ the extra skills were causing massive amounts of damage to him, but Leon ignored it because each level, the skill would increase all his status by one thousand points.

    "For a human like you to almost be a dragon¡­" Ss frowned. "You¡­ what are you?"

    "I am¡­" Leon''s voice was rough and darkened due to his new appearance. "

    "Your father?" Sekundez said before Leon could finish his sentence.

    Leon, who almost reached the apex of his rage, lost the momentum when Sekundez suddenly returns to his head. Leon also obtained the memories of the replica that was with her and frowned when he saw that she forcefully canceled the spell to make her return.<sub> </sub>

    "We feared that you would reach this point eventually, but¡­" Sekundez sighed. "I supposed it couldn''t be helped given everything you experienced so far. Still, get a grip! You are too old to let yourself be consumed by rage! You are embarrassing me."

    "¡­ What are you plotting, Sekundez?" Leon asked. "The very moment I saw you, I noticed that you were different from other spirits. Your power, behavior, words¡­ all sound pretty suspicious. Still, I treated you fairly because you didn''t do anything directly against me."

    "Well, thank you very much for that," Sekundez shrugged. "Treating me differently would make others feel pretty jealous."

    "What are you talking about?" Leon asked.

    "I can answer this question if you survive to live another day," Sekundez replied. "Since you went too far and even turned yourself into something like that, she has sensed you."

    Leon was getting impatient as if Sekundez''s actions weren''t suspicious enough. She was talking as if she was a different person. Leon''s head was already full of worries since Ilyana''s actions also were suspicious, but such thoughts disappeared when Leon felt something dreadful approaching. It was the same feeling that he had when he still was on Ilyana''s.

    "Why¡­ why is sheing?" Ss asked, astonished.

    By the look of things, even though Ss changed a lot and forget some things, he didn''t forget about his boss after bing that powerful. It was insane to think that, but based on his reaction, Leon concluded that she was even more powerful than him. Despite all that power¡­ they didn''t reach the seventh stage of assimtion.

    Suddenly, the space around them begun to distort. Leon also felt as if his existence was getting crushed by a single massive hand. He didn''t even have enough time to deal with Ss, and now he will have to deal with his boss¡­ someone even Ilyana couldn''t have stopped froming to Earth. Although that was dangerous, Leon only shrugged. He wasn''t smart enough to obtain enough power to kill a being like her in hundreds of years, so there was no reason for him to feel afraid or disappointed. In the end, the fate of his friends and Earth were too much for his shoulders.

    As if the sky was made of sort of ss, it broke, and then the shattered pieces began to fell, revealing a dark-night sky. From the darkness, a single being began to descend¡­ her hair was long and ck, much longer than her own body. She was only a single and long dark gown, and her skin was pale like the skin of a corpse. Although that figure looked weird, she also looked particrly beautiful. As if those characteristics weren''t weird enough, the woman''s body also seemed a bit transparent, as if it was a mix of a human body and a ghost.

    "How¡­ how many times do you intend to get on my way," The dark eyes of the woman were fixed at Leon when she asked.

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    Leon frowned when he heard that. It looked like he was missing something or that woman was just insane. There was also a changed that she mistook him for someone else, but that was hard to believe.

    Suddenly, Ilyana arrived at Leon''s side. She didn''t make a scene like the weirddy, but despite the fact that she fought with a god-like being, she lookedpletely fine. With the sole exception that she was ring at the ck-haired woman as if she was trying to open a hole in her with her eyes.

    "It looks like you didn''t solve things here, too," Ilyana said. "I didn''t expect that you would be cornered by another human. Still, it wasn''t that unexpected."

    Leon summoned Sekundez and then moved away from Ilyana. He didn''t know what those two were thinking, but he couldn''t afford to trust them when they were clearly hiding something. When they noticed what Leon was thinking, both of them shrugged. They did so at the same time and that only made Leon frown because their movements matched so perfectly that if their physical forms weren''t so different, one could have thought that one was the real and the other was a mirror image.

    "Let''s defeat them, Leon," Ilyana said. "After this, there won''t be any more secrets between us."

    "I will fight all of those who threaten this, I don''t know if I will win, but I will fight," Leon said. "That includes you as well¡­"

    "¡­" Ilyana silently lowered her head.

    "How many times did you lie to me? How many times did you hid important things from me?" Leon asked. "How many times did you work behind the scenes to make me do something?"

    "¡­ All I did, I did for a reason," Ilyana replied after a few moments of hesitation.

    "Of course, you did, people like you always think that you are in the right, no matter what happens, your actions are justified, right?" Leon smirked. "Hey, you¡­ aren''t you the same? You summoned dragons to Earth because you had a good reason, right? My parents died because of your dragons, but I bet that you had a good reason. Nope, you don''t have to tell me, I understand everything."

    After a while, everything begun to make sense in Leon''s head. Yuki''s power to heal curses and simr effects, the magic box that Makoto''s son had, the dungeon breaks in South America, the voice he heard, that strange figure, the soul eater that the harvesters had¡­ Ilyana was involved in those. Leon thought that it was utter bullshit when he heard that a god gave Yuki the power to dispel negative effects. Magic box was an item that had the power to space magic, so it was only obvious that those weren''t suppose to exist in a world on the first stage of assimtion.

    Thanks to the dungeon breaks, Leon got aware that weird things were happening behind the scenes, but the sole purpose of that was to make Leon not notice about Ilyana''s real intentions. Perhaps even the fact that he survived the fall from the ne was something that her hand was involved. Based on those things, Leon concluded that Ilyana wanted him to be strong, for what or why? That he couldn''t tell.

    "Can''t you trust me?" Ilyana asked. "I''m serious, after this battle, I will exin everything and then everything will make sense."

    "Screw you," Leon said.<sub> </sub>

    "I understand now¡­" The ck-haired woman smirked. "You really are pathetic Ilyana, you always take your sweet time when he is involved."

    "Shut up, your crazy bitch!" Ilyana shouted.

    Something weird was going on, something that Leon had no idea what it was, but he couldn''t care less about the things that were happening behind the scenes when those two monsters were involved. As far as Leon could tell, both of them were his enemies. Leon would use everything in his power to make them run away from Earth, or die trying.

    "Since it is like this, I won''t lose this chance," The ck-haired woman said and then opened her arms. "Die feeling the same regrets you made me feel time and time again!"

    The sky that was dark before turned red, Leon recognized that, the ck-haired woman used the same spell the angels used to prevent anyone from escaping the, perhaps she used a more powerful version. It didn''t matter, what was important was the fact that the crazy witch would do something with the whole.

    "Master!" Ss shouted. "What is the meaning of this?"

    "I''m sorry, Ss," The ck-haired woman said. "We have to change our ns and crushed them before they stop my ns once again."

    "But¡­ this is my home!" Ss said.

    Ss who looked before like a bored old man suddenly recovered his vigor. Perhaps he could keep more than a few thoughts once he transforms into his final form. Either way, it looked like he didn''t expect that his boss would destroy the he was trying to save.

    "Don''t worry, once we deal with those two, we will reach the final stage of our n and then we will have enough power to do whatever we want," The ck-haired woman smiled sweetly and said.

    Leon couldn''t read the minds of those who were more powerful than him, but he honestly couldn''t see any bad illsing from that woman. More and more, Leon begun to feel that Ilyana only told him lies. Still, as far as he was concerned, the ck-haired woman was still his enemy.

    Suddenly, Leon felt his body being throw around to the side as if he had been hit by arge meteor. However, Ilyana grabbed him and stopped Leon from being throw around. She was still troubled by what Leon said to her, but something like that didn''t stop her from helping Leon. Despite that, Leon teleported away from her and then saw what seemed to be a five hundred meters tall tsunami of dusting toward him.

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    As crazy as it sounded, the gigantic wave of dust didn''t have only dust. It had trees, rocks, monsters and even humans¡­ dead humans. Although Leon activated Anti-Gravity Field, he could feel his mana being consumed to keep his body in the ce. Whatever that crazy woman did, it caused a massive coteral effect¡­ that wave of dust quickly gained forced destroyed and killed everything in its path. Even the humans who were fighting the invaders. Almost as if¡­ the ck-haired woman had stopped the from rotating and moving around the sun.

    "Damn monster¡­" Leon clenched his teeth.

    Leon could feel his mana being consumed to protect his friends. The skill that was protecting them from mortal damage was working. Still, it didn''t change the fact that the ck-haired woman just caused the instant death of millions of humans. If she really made Earth stop moving, then not many would have strong bodies to endure that. That idea made Leon even madder than before.

    "Don''t worry, you won''t die with this," The ck-haired woman smiled. "But you will fill the same agony that I felt many times thanks to you."

    That woman was speaking nonsense. Still, something inside Leon was wondering if that was really the case. He felt like some important piece of the puzzle was still missing that piece would make everything make sense. More important than that, Leon himself was wondering that that crazy was nning to do, suddenly stopping Earth caused a disaster like that wave, but it wouldn''t be enough to decimate all humans'' beings or kill Leon. Even if Leon uses Mana Link in millions of monsters, he wasn''t sure if he would be able to stop Earth from moving. So, it was clear that he had no way of stopping the ck-haired woman.

    "Are you sure about this?" Sekundez asked.

    Before Leon could answer Sekundez, he noticed that she was facing Ilyana. That was weird, even though Ilyana also had a fragment of Sekundez, she wasn''t supposed to be able to see her. Ilyana who was facing the wave of destruction heading toward just nodded while showing a tired expression.

    "Yeah¡­ I''m also tired of this," Ilyana replied. "I tried to do things right, but I messed up¡­ we have to many irregrities this time. Leon, you will have a long dream. It will be easier for you this way. When you wake up, I hope that you still will chase our dream."

    "Again¡­ talking nonsense," Leon said annoyed.

    ? "I won''t let you!" The ck-haired woman roared.

    Before Leon could react, he felt his consciousness getting weaker. That happened so fast that he didn''t have time to do anything and thest thing he saw was his body falling on the ground below, but before it could fall on the ground, his body disappeared. That was weird because Leon saw that happening as if his spirit had left his body. However, the moment his body disappeared; Leon was engulfed by darkness.

    When Leon opened his eyes, he saw himself inside an airne. Immediately, he recalled the previous events. However, for some reason, his body didn''t react the way he wanted.<sub> </sub>

    "This is¡­" Leon muttered. "The same thing I experience when I use Mind Melding on myself¡­"

    It didn''t take long for Leon to recognize where he was. It was that airne, that one that fell and lead him to stay on that ind for four years. Still, something was off¡­ relieving that day strange enough, but he felt that something else was different.

    "My clothes¡­ the date¡­" Leon frowned when he saw the screen showing him that he still had one day before the monsters appear.

    Leon wondered why Ilyana was showing such an illusion. If she wanted to make Leon change his mind, she should have at least changed his memories a little more. However, when Leon looked at the window on his side, he noticed that the airne was already flying over Phoenix and it was noon.

    If he could, Leon would bite his lips in annoyance, but he couldn''t do anything and since who was using Mind Melding was Ilyana, Leon will have to stay in that state until she feels satisfied. Suddenly, Leon saw the time moving forward really fast and his body also apanied that speed. In the blink of an eye, the airnended and he left the airport. The fast forward only stopped when Leon appeared at the door of his parent''s home¡­ his old house was exactly the same he recalled. The garden his mother liked to look after, Amanda bike parked near the door and the garage where his father liked to store all kinds of weird things.

    Leon saw his body taking a deep breathe before knocking on the door and open it and only to find his parent watching TV while drinking coffee. Leon''s parents'' hair was already most grey, and they looked like a couple who was about to retire from their respective jobs. They suddenly got up when they heard someone opening door and they quickly ran toward Leon to hug him.

    "Wee back," Leon''s father said.

    "We missed you," Leon''s mother said.

    "Shit, shit¡­" Leon muttered annoyed while he was feeling what that Leon was feeling.

    That Leon let the tears flow and then hugged both of his parents with all his strength. By the look of things, that one also had made a mess out of things before leaving to study abroad. That one was stubbornly didn''t say sorry and only appeared suddenly without saying a word. Still, this time he managed to say that the was sorry for what he had done.

    While the real Leon felt his chest being filled by remorse, happiness and at the same time anger, he begun to wonder once again what Ilyana was plotting. That woman''s behavior had been really strange as ofte. Still, ying with his memories wasn''t something Leon could forgive. Regardless, after talking with his parents for a few hours, Leon went to party with Hector, he went too far and ended up spending the night fooling around with his old friend. However, the next day he woke up when they heard things getting noise outside. The moment Leon left Hector''s house; he saw a dragon opening its mouth.

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    Somehow, Hector left the house before the monster could burn it down with him inside. The explosion made them fly away for a few meters¡­ when they got up, Hector''s house was no more. The whole ce had been burned to a crisp. Not even the walls resisted. Hector only got up to fall on his knees when he recognized the fact that his parents had been buried alongside his house.

    "This is¡­" Leon muttered.

    That Leon looked to the skies and saw a scene that came out from a horror movie: dozens of massive lizards were flying over the city and destroying everything that slightly picked their interest. It was the day where Leon was supposed to fall on the ocean, but for some reason, that didn''t happen.

    "¡­ If I remember well, I had nned to return a few days before that date," Leon muttered. "However, there was no seat avable for that date¡­ so¡­ why¡­"

    Time moved forward again, and Leon saw himself in front of his house. Only half of it had been burned. The other half was the garage that had been semi-destroyed. With Hector''s help, Leon removed the rubble, and they found Amanda there. His sister was half-dead, but Leon still carried her on his back, hoping to find the hospitals still running. However, soon after getting Amanda, the city began to be overrun by monsters. Goblins, Sahuagins, Pterodactyls, Killer Bees¡­ Leon found them all.

    "Is this an alternate version of the past?" Leon frowned. "What Ilyana hopes to aplish by showing me this¡­"

    Leon already knew that Mind Melding was a dangerous skill and, in the wrong hands, could have made the life of any person a living nightmare. Still, even though he wished for the end of it with all his might, nothing happened.

    While carrying the unconscious Amanda, Leon and Hector tried to escape from the monsters that were swarming the city and killing those who survived the dragon''s attack. In that chaos, Sasha joined their group alongside twenty or so other people.

    After looting a gun shop, Leon, alongside hispanions, managed to leave the city just in time to see a hydrogen bomb falling over it. The scene left everyone speechless. That sudden light made that Leon sweat cold. He barely had returned home after four years, and now he had lost his parents and even his hometown.

    Leaving the city didn''t solve their problems. Monsters were everywhere, and their numbers didn''t stop from increasing. In just two days, half of that group members had died due to monsters'' attack, and their ammo had also had beenpletely used. Amidst the despair, Leon found a single thing that changed the destiny of his life: the fireball tome.<sub> </sub>

    "I guess this is really a vision of an alternate universe," Leon said. "There is no way I would obtain a tome at such a convenient time."

    Things didn''t be rainbows and sunshine after that. However, with Leon''s spell, the survivors managed to fight back and little by little obtain items and coins that strengthened the group. That Leon found problems here and there when his group had to contact another survivor''s group, but thanks to Hector''s leadership, they managed to survive and keep moving. Eventually, Amanda recovered from her wounds and joined the fights. Surprisingly, she was quite skilled with the bow despite being a total novice, and she became a fine addition to the team.

    It was hard to be sure, but it looked like that Leon and his group traveled from ce to ce, searching for survivors and supplies for two years while building their strength. Still, even though the group increased, many were already tired of walking with no clear goal. So, Hector decided to recover Las Vegas. It would be a good base for the group. After all, the city wasn''t nuked.

    Although they had to kill dozens of thousands of monsters, that Leon and his friends managed to take Las Vegas from monsters. That was good, but Leon was more interested as to why he was obtaining so many tomes. That Leon fought a lot, so he deserved it, but considering the bad luck, Leon had, he deserves something that wasn''t enough for him to obtain it. Weirdly enough, nothing serious happened after recovering Las Vegas. The only serious thing that happened was that Leon punched Hector so hard in the face and made him lose some teeth when he discovered that his sister was pregnant and Hector''s father.

    "Why the hell that happened while I was around?" Leon frowned. "If I remember well, it was around that time William and hisckeys began to get famous, but that Leon didn''t hear anything about them. There are no mentions about Makoto either¡­"

    If that really were the events that happened in a parallel universe, it was only obvious that different things would happen. So, why Amanda and Hector still had a kid? After doing some basic calctions, Leon confirmed that everything matched with Maya''s time, and Leon confirmed that when the baby was born. The kid was identical to Maya and even received that name¡­

    In any case, by the look of things, that Leon had a life totally different from Leon. Although that one also became a mage, he didn''t have anywhere near mastery as Leon. Regardless, Leon confirmed that things proceed rtively favorably to that one. Helping other survivors making his own camp grow, that Leon eventually also reunited with Betty¡­ More important than that, the holy sword wasn''t sealed! Leon confirmed that when that Leon eloped with Betty, and then Sasha and after a few months¡­ he also found an astonishing foreigner beauty that joined his harem: Gis.

    "Seriously?" Leon asked in shock. "Another version of me married three times?"

    Leon began to wonder if hisck of luck was due to the fact that his other versions were too lucky like that one¡­ maybe fate just chooses one of them to pay for the lust and crimes of all others¡­"

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    Although Gis didn''t have a hellish life like Leon knew, one was also weak when they met. Leon was the type who wanted to be the shield who would protect the ones he loved, but that Leon wasn''t crazy enough to think that they shouldn''t train and improve themselves.

    Weirdly enough, Sasha, Betty, and Gis had simr fighting styles to the ones Leon knew. Also, weirdly enough, he was by far the best mage of a group of thousands of survivors. Maybe that was why he got ahead of himself and decided to marry three times. That being said, Leon would be lying if he says that he wasn''t jealous of that Leon.

    Of course, Leon, who punched Hector for making his sister pregnant, was also lectured by his younger sister. ording to Amanda, the world was full of monsters, and billions died, but that wasn''t an excuse for that Leon to have three wives. Regardless, despite everything, Leon had a good life, but Leon didn''t venture outside the country to make all the world nations work together. So, it was only obvious that Leon never met Makoto and Yuki.

    "I don''t think the fact that that ne didn''t fall was the cause of all of this¡­" Leon muttered. "It wouldn''t make sense¡­"

    Leon wanted to know why he couldn''t see Netro''s hands behind some events. Still, even though he didn''t find the answer he was looking for, that one hell of a long move continues to be yed, and in the blink of an eye, several years passed, and after thirty years of the monsters'' arrival, Earth reached the second stage of assimtion.

    "That is weird¡­ I didn''t teach many people how to use mana, but the assimtion process still advanced quite fast¡­" Leon frowned. "Is that something fated to happen? Just like Maya''s existence?"

    Now that Leon thought about it, he, Sasha, Betty, and Gis didn''t have a single kid in all those years. That was weird because when he saw Sasha and Betty again, they had a lot of kids¡­ as for Gis, she was pursuing power above all else, so it would make sense that she wouldn''t have any. Maybe the problem was with Leon¡­ even if the holy sword was unsealed, it lost its power¡­ that kind of thought made Leon a bit depressed, but that was something he already was used to it.

    Regardless, since new strong monsters suddenly appeared, the human race got caught off guard, and many died. That Leon''s camp had two hundred thousand survivors, but after a couple of weeks of the constant fight, that number decreased to fifty thousand. The thought of the same loses being happening all over the world made that Leon freeze in terror. Although eventually, people got strong enough to ovee the monsters once again, if such a disaster happens once again. It was only a matter of time before the human race is wiped out.

    In any case, another thing that Leon didn''t experience was ''the fallen.'' Those assholes who used weird spells to make people explode never appeared. Leon concluded that it was because Netro didn''t involve himself with Earth in that parallel universe. Still, given how much trouble the human race was having in dealing with monsters alone, it was only obvious that the harvesters didn''t feel the need to intervene.<sub> </sub>

    The more time passed, the more Leon felt ufortable watching all that. It was like watching a low-budget movie that was copying one that made a lot of sess. Although Leon was struggling a lot, Leon knew that things could have been way worse¡­ he had experienced that himself, after all.

    Just as Leon had expected, the third stage of assimtion happened, and things got much worse than before. That Leon saw his oldpanions dying left and right¡­ even Betty. Although they were fighting side by side, she was impaled by the spears of dozens of gremlins.

    "Shit¡­" Leon bit his lips, frustrated.

    That Leon grabbed the dying Betty before she could fall on the ground. Her whole body had been wounded beyond salvation, and that Leon couldn''t do anything since he didn''t know any healing spells. That Leon saw Betty dying in his arms, and he couldn''t do anything but despair and tremble. In Betty''sst movements, Leon recalled everything they had experienced in thest three hundred years. Fought together, trained together, loved together¡­ and a group of fucking monsters robbed them of the right of dying together.

    Still, Betty''s death didn''t surprise Leon. Why? Because her fighting style was different. The Betty he knew was way more skilled¡­ not only that, that Leon''s status was much lower inparison to the one Leon had when he left Miebos to face the angels. That Leon also didn''t have the power to heal wounds or create magic weapons either. In fact, everyone looked far weaker than the versions Leon knew¡­ it was like¡­ his presence made them weaker. Leon didn''t want to admit that, but it was the only usible exnation he found.

    That Leon already practiced his spells quite a bit, but he did that even more frequently after Betty''s death. That being said, he was nowhere as skilled as Leon, so it took him a long while before he could learn healing spells and even how to create magic weapons by using the spirits of monsters.

    That Leon put a lot of effort into the next hundred years, but weirdly enough, the assimtion process was happening even faster than it was supposed to be. So, before the fourth stage could even begin, the angels attacked Earth¡­ the same angels Leon fought alongside the fake harvesters. Their power couldn''t even bepared to the other monsters on the fourth stage, and due to it¡­ many died. Sasha and Amanda were among that group.

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    Currently, Leon was just a spiritual being who couldn''t do anything, but weirdly enough, he could feel his blood boiling when he saw his sister and Sasha''s corpses. It was only obvious that he would feel mad beyond reason. Showing him that wasn''t only cruel. It was disgusting, despicable¡­ something only a low-life would force him to watch.

    For some reason, even before they would wipe out all the humans, the angels tried to create that massive magic circle on Earth. Using the mana of sixs wasn''t enough to revive their good by the look of things. In any case, Leon and that Leon couldn''t care less about their goals.

    After fighting for dozens of years, the human race finally killed all the angels. That Leon and his friends finally had their revenge, but they didn''t feel anything over it. Not only that, Hector changed. He was the group leader who now only had a couple of thousands, but slowly, he abandoned his position and eventually even disappeared, leaving Maya behind.

    Things didn''t get any easier after that. Although Leon''s control over magic was increasing, there was only so much he could do given that he had to fight and protect the few humans who were still alive. Around that time, that Leon finally mastered his area of effect and healing spells. So, he began to research spells that increased one''s status, and movement spells like Transfer and Checkpoint.

    "Yeah¡­ this one here is very slow inparison to me," Leon sighed.

    Leon was fully aware that he had some talent when ites to magic, but it looked like the same way he had all the misfortune of the others. He also stole all their talent. Again, it was the only exnation.

    At that point in time, Leon began to wonder if Ilyana really wanted just to torment him. If that were the case, there wouldn''t be any reason for her to show him an alternate version of himself who wasn''t very good at learning new spells. Despite that, the big picture was still unclear, but Ilyana''s words began to echo inside his head.

    "When you wake up, I hope that you still will chase our dream."

    Although her intentions were unknown, at least Ilyana''s behavior could make one thing that she was thinking about Leon. The ck-haired woman''s words also made Leon think that. However, Leon couldn''t let himself in assume that so easily.

    "You really are pathetic, Ilyana. You always take your sweet time when he is involved."<sub> </sub>

    Those words were weird, but considering their meaning and Leon''s goal that he had dreamed of many times but had forgotten about it due to the circumstances made him think of a few hypotheses¡­ Regardless, perhaps that dream would give Leon some insight and the opportunity to chase that dream still.

    The dream continued, and Leon managed to find Hector a few times. It was only obvious, but he had changed to the point that he could barely listen to Maya. She asked him toe back many times, but he ignored her all those times. Until eventually, no one saw Hector anymore. That Leon concluded that he had died, doing what or why that he couldn''t tell.

    The fighting for survivalsted for seven hundred years. That Leon and the few friends he had managed to survive until the reached the fifth stage of the assimtion. Although that wasn''t unexpected, Yuki and Makoto didn''t appear in those dreams a single time. Not only that, Leon was supposed to have met Ilyana, but he didn''t¡­ and then they returned¡­ the dragons. As if those beasts weren''t troublesome enough, the lower-ss harvesters also came to Earth and used it as their yground.

    That Leon was powerful enough to drop fifty meters long meteor on his enemies, but his spells didn''t do a thing against the harvesters and dragons. Gis could split mountains with a swing of her sword, but she couldn''t block a single attack of the harvesters. Maya could fly fast around the globe in a couple of seconds, but the dragons could easily block her attacks¡­ aftering this far and obtained such power, only to be easily crushed by his enemies, only left them with a single thing. Utter and total despair.

    Without any other choice, that Leon, Gis, and Maya were forced to leave thes. As the sole survivors of their group, they were forced to do so. However, not even the right to escape was given to them. The harvesters chase them in severals for weeks. Fighting back wasn''t an option, so the inevitable happened¡­ Gis and Maya died, and that Leon was the sole survivor¡­ perhaps of the whole human race.

    "I guess this guy wasn''t that lucky¡­" Leon said and then sighed. "To think even this alternate version of myself would have to endure this¡­"

    It was like a sickening joke of destiny, but if it was, no one wasughing. As one would expect from someone who had fight monsters his whole life, that Leon swore revenge on all monsters and the harvesters, they took everything away from him, and Leon would take their lives in exchange for it. However, that Leon was fully aware that he was weak and couldn''t even take down a single dragon on the fifth stage of assimtion¡­ he needed more power, and to obtain it, Leon would have to train a lot.

    "Well, at the very least, this alternate version of myself has the guts to face the odds," Leon said. "I guess this is the time for another fast forward¡­"

    As Leon had expected, time began to pass faster on that movie. While he was trying to escape from the harvesters, that Leon traveled from to and studied everything he found. Ancient registers about magic, runes, even monsters'' skills¡­

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    It took Leon several hundred years, but he eventually mastered hundreds of spells and even learned how to use sma spells. However, the surprises didn''t end there. When his alternate version learned something that Leon didn''t know, he saw something unexpected.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Mirror Shield.

    Cost: 10000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status point.

    ¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Mirror Shield has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    "What the¡­" Leon frowned. "I can see how this skill works, but¡­ it is not like I tested and practiced. So, how¡­"

    That was strange¡­ it wouldn''t be weird if Leon learns a spell that let him learn the skills of his alternated versions, but he didn''t learn that spell yet, and that was why he couldn''t understand what was going on. At that point, his alternate version was probably as strong as Leon was when he took Sekundez''s test. So, it wasn''t weird that his alternated version could learn spells that Leon didn''t learn yet.

    ? Leon thought it was a bit soon for him, but that Leon began to hunt down and kill all the harvesters he found. However, after returning to Earth, he didn''t find a single one of them, nor did he find other humans. The now only looked like a ck marble that had no life and could explode at any moment. Seeing his home like that made Leon feel only more resolute on his revenge. So, he began to travel through the stars by using dungeons.

    "Mmm¡­ I wonder why he didn''t find a single spirit," Leon frowned.

    Again, it took a while since it was rare for a ne to reach the fifth stage of assimtion and still have survivors, but Leon found one that was on the verge of copse. Just like before, dragons were rampaging and eating the few survivors left and right. Meanwhile, the harvesters were killing both inhabitants of that and dragons as if that was the world''s greatest sport. Strangely enough, the people of that world resembled humans quite a bit. The only real difference was their pointy ears and the fact that all of them had red hair. Amidst that carnage, Leon found a single woman that was exploding the dragon''s head with a single movement of her hands while she was also stopping the harvesters who were chasing the few survivors who were trying to leave the¡­ that woman was Ilyana.

    "Is this¡­ her home?" Leon frowned. "If this isn''t an illusion¡­ then that means¡­"

    Unlike the Ilyana, he knew, that one was a lot more savage. It was only obvious that someone sane wouldn''t smile on the battlefield, but that Ilyana looked like a war goddess or a war demon since she was covered in dragon''s blood from head to toe. However, since she wasn''t as strong as Ilyana Leon knew, she eventually copsed from overusing her mana. Despite the fact that she fought for who knows long, not a single of the survivors she fought to protect turned around to rescue her while falling on the ground. That was theplete opposite from that Leon''s life. Leon fought hard but ultimately failed to protect those he loved, but in the end, those he tried to protect died to give him the chance to survive.

    That Leon bit his lips in annoyance, he couldn''t forgive traitors or those who showed their backs when their allies were still fighting. Still¡­ Leon wasn''t there to kill them; he hade to kill the harvesters, and he did that.<sub> </sub>

    When Ilyana woke up, she saw a weird figure fighting five harvesters alone. Despite the odds, he was calmly facing them with his arms crossed. The next moment, after a single blink, Ilyana saw them falling on the ground without their limbs. As if that wasn''t weird enough, the man who defeated them with ease didn''t kill them. It only dragged their bodies toward a dungeon.

    "Who are you?" Ilyana asked. "What are you going to do with them?"

    "Why do you care?" Leon frowned. "You just need to know that they won''t bother you anymore."

    After saying that, Leon returned to the dungeon he used. Although he wanted to kill them, that would be a too good end for those assholes. So, Leon decided to find a way to use them¡­ at least until he obtains all the power necessary to deal with all the harvesters. In any case, that was the first time Leon saw Ilyana.

    Since that Leon''s power was at the halfway point to the sixth stage, he couldn''t hide his prisoners in any ce. Earth had be a lifeless, that could die at any moment, but Leon still decided to hide them there because he didn''t know many unhabituateds yet.

    After creating a deep underground hideout, that Leon began to work on his next spells. Although he easily managed to defeat those five guys, Leon was sure that he could increase his power by two if he seeded in his ns. It took Leon five years of non-ending research and training, but he eventually learned and also leveled to the max level certain spells.

    Congrattions! The skill Mana Link has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Health Link has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Stamina Link has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    "Notifications again¡­" Leon frowned. "Regardless, it looks like I only have crazy ideas when I''m against the wall¡­"

    Although it was weird, Leon confirmed that he could ess his status screen there. Not only that, but he also received the points when those skills received those updates. It was weirdly convenient but also worrisome¡­

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    For some reason, that Leon didn''t know any summoning spells. So, the only thing he could do considering the utility of Health, Mana, and Stamina Link was to capture dragons and use those spells on them. However, that Leon also didn''t have any spells that could control the mind of monsters. Although that Leon could make intelligent beings stay unconscious for long periods of time just by letting those spells active on them, the same thing couldn''t be applied to dragons. Even though harvesters could defeat most dragons, those creatures have an indomitable will. After trying to leave a dragon unconscious just by using those spells and failing, that Leon concluded that he needed to learn something less destructive.

    "I guess even an alternate version of me is also a muscle head," Leonughed for a short time. "It took him and me a very long time to try different spells like Mind Control or even using illusions."

    Leon didn''t think of that because hecked time to do it, but that Leon decided to look and investigate races of monsters and even intelligent beings that were particrly talented at using illusions and spells that directly affect the mind. Although that was a roundabout way to do things, it was necessary. Besides, the harvesters wouldn''t suddenly vanish. The path of destruction they would leave behind was easy to find. Besides, that Leon knew that hecked strength. There was always someone above and stronger, after all.

    After some years of search, Leon found the vestiges of a race that could fly even without mana. Although their bodies were weak since their only source of food was their moons'' light, they were particrly good at using spells that affected the mind. Leon had a hard time finding vestiges and any registers of their powers since they all had died, he had even a harder time trying to trante theirnguage, but eventually, he seeded.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Oracle!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by ten points, your speed, health, mana, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Adept!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by ten points, your speed, health, mana, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! The skill Mind Control has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Feral Mind has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Freeze Mind has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    After confirming that those spells could turn even the wildest dragon into a lifeless doll, Leon resumed his work of searching for harvesters. He only truly stopped when he found monsters that had a lot of mana and recovery because those were what he needed the most. In any case, after a few months, Leon found another in the middle of the fifth stage, and this time he found three harvesters fighting Ilyana. That was weird since it wasn''t her.

    "You¡­" Ilyana frowned, imagining that Leon might also join the enemy side and fight her.<sub> </sub>

    Leon didn''t recognize those harvesters, but he could feel that they were a bit stronger inparison to the others he fought before. That would be not easy¡­ unless that Leon works alongside Ilyana.

    "Shall I lend you a hand?" Leon asked. "If you ept my terms, I don''t mind helping you."

    "Your timing is too convenient¡­" Ilyana red at Leon.

    "So what?" Leon shrugged. "We don''t have all day, and I don''t need to exin why I only appeared now. If you are that scared of me backstabbing you, just don''t show your back."

    Ilyana understood that Leon was right. That stranger saw her unconscious before and didn''t try to kill her, so what would he gain by trying that now while she was awake? Regardless, Ilyana was used to fighting outnumbered, so it wouldn''t surprise her if anything happens.

    "Just don''t get in my way," Ilyana said.

    "Likewise," Leon suddenly appeared at her side. "By the way, don''t kill them. They will be part of my collection."

    The three harvesters who watched their exchange silently finally recognized Leon as another enemy, so they readied themselves to fight. Leon was quite interested in the fighting style of those harvesters. At that point in time, he was obsessed with learning new things and try to perform them, but much to his surprise, the fast forward suddenly activated.

    "Don''t fast forward at such a time¡­" Leon sighed.

    Since he didn''t receive any notification, Leon assumed that the battle hadn''t been all that important. Regardless, the fast-forward only stopped when that Leon was already transporting the unconscious harvesters to his hideout.

    "I agree in letting you take them to wherever you want to," Ilyana said. "But what exactly are you going to do with them?"

    Truth to be told, that Leon didn''t feel like answering Ilyana''s questions. He helped her because he would kill two stones with one bird, and she also got something out of it. Still, that Leon concluded that if she wasn''t a harvester herself, Ilyana could prove to be useful in some other way.

    "Give me some interesting piece of information, and I will answer you," Leon said.

    Ilyana frowned when she heard that. Still, at the very least, he wasn''t a stranger who wanted to help her solely for his good reasons. Although Ilyana wasn''t fond of someone so greedy, it was better than not knowing what he wanted. In the end, Ilyana taught him how to use mithril, and he exined how he would use those harvesters as batteries. Of course, Ilyana frowned once again when she heard that. Harvesters were the worst type of assholes, but they deserved quick death instead of being used like that.

    "It looks like that Ilyana was quite na?ve¡­ even though she lived for hundreds of years as well," Leon muttered. "In any case, Ipletely didn''t notice that this alternate version of me didn''t know how to produce mithril¡­ what a useless guy. Well, the current me only learned how to create it thanks to Darya, so perhaps I''m no better."

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    Over the years, Leon and Ilyana met each other several other times on the battlefields. Again, it was rare for people to survive until the fifth stage of assimtion, so they only saw each other once or twice every ten years. Whenever they met, they teamed up and defeated the harvesters.

    "How many did they defeat?" Leon asked himself. "A few hundreds already? The current me only fought a few dozen of them¡­ still, I guess it makes sense that new harvesters appear when others are defeated."

    In a sense, that Leon was also a harvester. He wasn''t destroying worlds for power, but he was using living beings to do that. Living beings that deserved death or even worse, but living beings nheless. Also, each time Leon and Ilyana fought together, they learned new things by watching each other. That Leon finally learned how to summon monsters.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Necromancer!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    ¡­

    Congrattions! You have be a Level Max Necromancer!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control increased by five points.

    However, after a while it started to get harder to find harvesters and even though they didn''t find the enemies, Leon and Ilyana met each other while looking for them many times¡­ until they decided to really work together since their goal was the same: to hunt all the harvesters.

    "I was starting to think this really was the life of an alternate version of myself, but now Ilyana is appearing so much that I''m having doubts again," Leon frowned. "Well, she is anything but stupid¡­ so, I doubt that she would use such a cheap trick knowing that I would blindly believe¡­ so¡­ I guess this is really the life of another me."

    It was hard to know for how long I have been watching that, but he didn''t feel like days have passed¡­ Still, so much knowledge was being absorbed by him that it was also hard to believe that was the case.

    "What happened to those guys you tried to protect?" That Leon asked while they were investigating some ruins that had a lot of runes.

    "They died¡­" Ilyana answered with her head down. "While I was fighting those three, other harvesters ambushed them on another."

    "So, you are thest of your race?" That Leon asked.

    "I guess I am," Ilyana forced a smile. "I warned them so many times¡­ but no one believed me when I said that we should prepare for the next stages of assimtion. They thought again and again that when new monsters appeared, that was just a coincidence."<sub> </sub>

    By the look of things, Ilyana foresaw some future events. That was something that Ilyana Leon knew didn''t tell him. Well, when they talked about it, Leon didn''t ask many questions since he still was aware of her, after all. Although Ilyana also wanted revenge, she didn''t be obsessed over it like that, Leon. Even when the people called her crazy and abandoned her, she still fought for them. That Leon thought that they were kindred spirits, but that wasn''t the case.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Runemaster!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by twenty points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    ¡­

    Congrattions! You have be a Level Max Runemaster!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by twenty points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control increased by five points.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Runecaster!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by twenty points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    ¡­

    Congrattions! You have be a Level Max Runecaster!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by twenty points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control increased by five points.

    After studying the runes of several ruins for decades, Leon and Ilyana mastered their use, but it was weird. Some of them could turn into skills, while others couldn''t. That was something neither Leon nor that Leon or Ilyana could understand why. Also, after receiving those notifications, Leon confirmed that Leon didn''t have the ss system. So, he wasn''t receiving the notifications. That was weird, but at that point in time, Leon was already used to it.

    Although Leon had obtained the knowledge of how to use the runes before, the things he could do with it were limited. However, with the knowledge he obtained now, he could do many things, and his other version also began to test the things that he wanted to test. Maybe the system couldn''t recognize certain runic spells because there was an equivalent that could grant him the same effect, but both Leon felt more excited in using runes than normal spells. Why? Because runes could be infinitely stronger, the more mana one uses to create it. One didn''t have to level up the skill to obtain that ability. Just wish to use all the mana inside your body was enough. That being said, like skills, runes could only be used for a while, but Leon manages to replicate interesting effects with it. For example, he could write a rune that could negate gravity''s effects and thus make a big rock float for quite a while.

    "This kind of effect would be very useful if I still wish to create a giant robot made of mithril¡­" Leon sighed. "Well, I will wee this knowledge."

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    Just as Leon wished for it, his alternated version used runes in different ways, and while watching that, Leon received some notifications.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Runic Knight!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Runic Wizard!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Runic Archer!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Everything was fine, and all, but Leon couldn''t help but frown while looking at those two. Ilyana knew how to summon monsters, and she was always developing a new technique in that regard, so it didn''t make sense that she hadn''t a single spirit with her. The fact that they hadn''t been mentioned a single time bothered Leon deeply. As if that wasn''t crazy enough, after training together for a while, Leon saw his alternated version learning something that he wasn''t supposed to learn alone: light magic.

    "What the hell is going on here?" Leon frowned.

    Although his alternated version trained really hard and for hundreds of years, it didn''t make any sense that he could learn that. However, the surprises didn''t end there. After a couple of decades, that Leon also managed to learn dark magic.

    "It looks like I was mistaken¡­" Leon muttered. "I didn''t steal all the talent of my alternated versions¡­ I knew that I shouldn''t have trusted the words of strangers. I don''t regret finding the spirits, but perhaps I could have learned those types of magic alone."

    Soon Leon realized that his alternated version was about to reach his own level of power. However, that Leon trained for what seemed to be one thousand of years without using time magic¡­ so, something like that was to be expected. Instead of something that cannot be learned alone, light and dark magic were something thates naturally to their users naturally after a long life of continuous training.

    At that point in time, it wouldn''t be weird if that Leon learns time magic. However, that didn''t happen. Who learned time magic first was Ilyana, while Leon learned space magic. That happened when Ilyana decided to use the same strategy Leon was using. However, instead of capturing random dragons and harvesters to continuously receive their health, mana, and stamina, Ilyana used that on her summoned monsters.

    "So¡­ this Ilyana also had that idea that I have?" Leon frowned. "I guess it would be much more convenient than capturing monsters¡­ she didn''t have to use mind control spells on their monsters, after all."

    Once Ilyana used that, she suddenly got much more powerful and even stronger than Leon. After thinking for a while, Leon noticed that such an event was deeply connected to the moment she learned time magic. Maybe it wasn''t a rule, and it was just a coincidence, but Leon was having a hard time confirming that. However, he noticed that he learned light magic when he could use half-million points of mana per second, while Ilyana learned time magic naturally when she could use one million points of mana per second.<sub> </sub>

    After a while, Leon confirmed that his theory was right¡­ Ilyana tried to teach Leon how to use time magic, but he failed. He only seeded when he reached that power level. Once that happened, their training speed increased by leaps and bounds, that was good, and all, but Leon was already worried about something else. That Leon and Ilyana were getting way toofortable near each other. Eventually, both sides were looking at each other without hiding their intentions¡­ and then it happened. Ilyana and that Leon slept together.

    "This is so weird¡­" Leon frowned. "It has been hundreds of years since I watched porn, but I didn''t expect to see someone who looked like me doing the deed. Well, it was only a matter of time, those two aren''t machines, and unlike me, this Leon''s body is healthy."

    After losing all his friends and his wives, that Leon didn''t think he would be able to love someone else again, but after working with someone who had the same goals for so long, that Leon recovered more than a little bit of his humanity.

    "Now it is a good time to use fast forward, but knowing Ilyana, this won''t happen" Leon shrugged.

    Watching a life where he and Ilyana hooked up and worked together as equals? That wasn''t something Leon wanted to watch because he couldn''t find a single exnation as to why she lied and hid so many things from him. Still, even though it was annoying seeing another version of himself with Ilyana, it was better than keep watching him have a miserable life. Someone once said that misery lovespany, but Leon wasn''t someone who would wish that for others, even though he only had that for who knows how long¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Meteor has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Ice Meteor has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Meteor has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Acid Shower has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Now that they could train together at every moment possible, that Leon and Ilyana''s skills grew by leaps and bounds. When his alternated version reached the level max in some spells, Leon received those notifications and the status points. It was convenient, but Leon couldn''t help but think that Ilyana was trying to bribe him by giving him power so shamelessly.

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    Leon already knew that, but once again, he discovered that there was always someone stronger when after a long time, he found a single harvester destroying an entire world: The ck-haired woman.

    The very moment that Leon and Ilyanaid their eyes on her, they understood that they couldn''t defeat her. Flying over a destroyed without showing any sign of emotion, that woman controlled a horde of thousands of dragons that had hundreds of skills at the max level. Even though that Leon and Ilyana also had hundreds of skills at the max level, and they could use light, dark, and time magic, it was clear that they would have a hard time defeating one of those dragons.

    "Ss isn''t with her¡­" Leon frowned. "Maybe only in my current universe, she decides to train him to be her ally. Still¡­ she didn''t show those dragons before¡­ did Ilyana killed them all while they fought on Ilyana''s?"

    ? Regardless, even without using any skill to confirm that, that Leon and Ilyana froze on the spot when they realized the difference in power¡­ it was like they were newborn babies hoping to defeat a powerful martial artist. Obviously, the ck-haired woman noticed their arrival but only looked at them for a single instant before losing interest. They weren''t opponents even worth to be killed by her. So, she suddenly disappeared without leaving a single vestige.

    That Leon was the one who first recovered from the shock, only to see Ilyana showing an expression that was a mix of terror, fear, and ecstasy. That was one hell of an expression¡­

    "Those dragons¡­" Ilyana muttered. "I recognize them¡­"

    "Do you?" Leon asked, surprised. "All dragons are pretty the same for me,¡­ with the exception of their colors."

    "It was their presence¡­" Ilyana fell to the ground and hugged her knees. "It was the same presence of the dragons when the monsters first appeared on my world."

    Just like that, Ilyana concluded that the ck-haired woman was the one who released all the dragons on her. That Leon thought she was jumping to conclusions. Still, after living for so long and now considering that hypothesis, he also understood that dragons were way stronger than any other monster he had faced when Earth was on the first stage of the assimtion.

    "I see now¡­" Leon muttered. "The Ilyana I know probably confirmed that after asking the ck-haired woman when they talked, they acted as if they had faced together many times..."

    Although he had been consumed by vengeance before, that Leon didn''t let his mind get filled with murderous intent upon finally finding someone that caused the death of his parents. Why? Because a lot of time had passed since their death. Another reason was the fact that killing her would be close to impossible, and even if he seeds, it won''t change the past. Lastly, there was a very special reason¡­ Ilyana''s tummy was getting bigger¡­ she was pregnant even though she didn''t tell him.

    "Seriously?" Leon massaged his eyebrows in surprise. "How two beings of different species can¡­ forget about it¡­"<sub> </sub>

    That Leon was ying dumb trying to act as if he had not noticed, but it was obvious. However, a problem appeared¡­ Despite her condition, Ilyana changed a little. Finally, finding the being that made her lose so many of the people she cared about triggered in her the same dark feelings that Leon developed after running away from Earth.

    "We have to hunt that woman," Ilyana said. "She may not be the core of all the problems we faced before, but she certainly is responsible for a big part."

    "Well, I agree, but¡­" That Leon hesitated.

    "But what?" Ilyana frowned. "We don''t have any other option here."

    "¡­ Even if you are right, why should we risk ourselves against her?" That Leon asked. "If by some miracle we win, nothing will change, we will only feel good about themselves for a short while and then nothing. It isn''t worth the risk anymore, Ilyana. Besides, soon you won''t be in a condition to fight anymore."

    Ilyana bit her nails and then looked away, she had been hiding the fact that she was pregnant, but only someone blind wouldn''t notice that. Although they were both mages and could heal themselves, they couldn''t treat the baby the same way they treat themselves. Get half-dead in the middle of a fight and then heal them could be deadly for a being so vulnerable.

    "What are you suggesting?" Ilyana asked angrily. "You want to forget those who died and gave us the chance to be here?"

    "No, but right now isn''t a good time," Leon replied. "The difference in power is too big, and we also have to consider the baby. We are from different species, so we don''t know what might happen. For the time being, let''s focus on the kid, and we can resume our hunt in the future."

    Ilyana was visibly exasperated. She knew that Leon was right, but she also knew that the ck-haired woman was very powerful, and she was constantly getting even more powerful. There was no other reason as to why she would destroy others aside from making herself stronger, after all. After surviving this far, the idea of having a normal life wasn''t something that Ilyana could ept, and that troubled that Leon deeply.

    "As expected," Leon muttered. "This really is an alternate reality¡­ that Ilyana is way too hot-blooded. I thought pregnancy makes most women more sensitive, but the same thing didn''t happen to this one. Well¡­ it is not like I have any experience in this matter."

    Although that whole situation made Leon really ufortable because the mother of his first child was Ilyana, he wholeheartedly agreed that Leon was right. In his ce, he would be done the same thing. Vengeance wouldn''t grant them anything, but seeing a new life be born and then grown-up would, without a doubt, be a new light in their dark lives.

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    They were no doctors, but after obtaining so much magical knowledge, Leon and Ilyana could just by feeling if the baby''s condition could change. Knowing that Ilyana didn''t slow down on her training. In fact, she was so eager to get stronger than she forced Leon and herself to do nothing those months aside from summoning monsters and then use Health Link, Mana Link, and Stamina Link on them.

    However, both of them stopped when Ilyana gave birth to a girl that resembled her quite a bit. It looked like Ilyana''s blood was strong, and the girl only had inherited from Leon his deep-brown eyes.

    Given the situation, Leon thought that his alternated version would cry like a little kid, but he only smiled like a fool for days. Just watching the angel-like face of his daughter was enough for him to leave. After a while, Leon began to have mixed feelings about that whole part in his alternated version''s life. Those were moments he never experienced or never will, the joy of being a parent¡­ sadness, anger, jealously¡­ at the same time, Leon felt proud, fulfilled, and worried since the baby was like too healthy and never made any fuss.

    "What is the name you want to give her?" Ilyana asked.

    "How about Serena?" That Leon asked. "She never makes any fuss and spells quite a lot, after all."

    "What do you think, Serena?" Ilyana asked while holding the sleeping baby. "What do you think of your father''sck of creativity?"

    Although Ilyana stayed calm for a few weeks, soon, he resumed her harsh training. Given how much Serena liked to sleep, they had a lot of free time in their hands, after all. Still, something unexpected began to happen simultaneously when they resumed their training. Serena''s mana and body began to grow quite a bit fast. When she was only six months old, she already could walk¡­ and use Telekinesis. When she was one year old, Serena already could run without falling, she could speak clearly, and she also looked as if she was three years old. At that point in time, it was obvious¡­ but Serena could use time magic, and she used it to speed up her growth.

    That Leon and Ilyana were impressed by their kid, but Leon, on the other hand, was shocked¡­ why? Because more and more, Serena was beginning to look like Sekundez. Putting her magical abilities aside, Serena was like a mini-version of Sekundez.

    "Just¡­ what the hell is going on here?" Leon muttered while his mouth was hanging open.

    That was too weird to be a coincidence, but if Sekundez were actually a spirit created based on Serena, then a lot of things would make sense. Her behavior, the fact as to why she was way more powerful than the other spirits¡­ it also would exin why the spirits have been mentioned so far. Ilyana probably created them¡­ why? That was a good question.

    Congrattions! The skill Sonar has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Aquatic Breathing has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.<sub> </sub>

    ? Congrattions! The skill Enhanced Smell has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    ¡­

    Regardless, with lightning speed, Serena began to learn the skills that Leon and Ilyana have just by observing them, and eventually, she even began to help them with the training. Even though she didn''t have all that much mana, she already could manipte time way better than her parents.

    "I thought to be able to use so much mana every moment was a rule to control time, but I guess I was wrong," Leon frowned. "That much mana is needed to control time forcefully¡­ Still, I already knew that my kids would have insane control over magic."

    In any case, as if things weren''t weird enough, things in that movie began to make Leon embarrassed. His alternated version was a good father, but she acted like a fool in front of Serena and was always trying to spoil her rotten.

    "You are so talented, Serena," That Leon smiled like an idiot. "Papa is very proud of you! Here, your reward for being so talented is a bear hug from me."

    "Father¡­" Serene looked at that Leon reproachfully. "Stop fooling around and take things more seriously, like Mother. You two are mages, but her skill exceeds yours. Unless you want to be surpassed by me sooner than I expected, you should train more."

    Serena was also too smart for her own good¡­ she was talking as if surpassing that Leon was only a matter of time. Although that was true, that Leon couldn''t care less about it. Because while he was with Serena, he felt like a normal human being again and a decent one. That Leon wanted to enjoy those precious moments before he inevitably disappoints her.

    "I guess it is only natural that someone would feel that way being the sole survivor of the human race," Leon looked away and then imagined what he would do in his shoes. "Still, I can also rte to the feelings of this Ilyana. Eventually, they would be powerful enough to be targets of the ck-haired woman¡­ instead of being hunted. It is better to hunt."

    Regardless, even though she was just a child, Serena also used summoned monsters to increase her overall capacity to recover mana. It was astonishing¡­ something that Leon only obtained after fighting and training for hundreds of years, Serena had when she was just five years old¡­ which was the power to use dark and light magic.

    In any case, even without her parents telling her to do so, Serena understood that using Time Maniption to speed up her growth process wasn''t something she should frequently do, so she stopped doing that when she was ten years old. Still, at that age, she looked exactly like the Sekundez that Leon knew¡­ there was no mistaking. They were the same person.

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    Congrattions! The skill Summon Magma Golem has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire st has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Purification has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    ¡­

    "This is enough, right, Leon?" Ilyana asked on the day of Serena''s twentieth birthday. "We will hunt her down now."

    "¡­ I guess it can''t be helped," Leon said after a long sigh after they finished another training session alongside Serena.

    While that Leon and Ilyana mastered several other spells, Serena finally was powerful enough to make her body stop aging. Serene was virtually immortal, or so to speak¡­ Although it was weird that she had too much affinity with Time Maniption, Leon and Ilyana could only shrug at it. In any case, Serena understood a long time ago how serious her mother was about hunting a certain harvester and, without thinking too much about it, decided that she had to help.

    That Leon was the only one who didn''t feel like hunting anyone or anything anymore. Even though he could use millions of mana points per second, he didn''t want to risk his current life for something as petty as revenge. Instead of letting Serena experience a life of never-ending battles like he did, that Leon wanted to have a normal life¡­ Although that was difficult since he could control time in a manner that no one could exin.

    "Mmm¡­ now that I think about it," Leon frowned. "Earth was already on the fifth stage of assimtion¡­ is that why Serena was developing so fast? I wonder why there isn''t some counter effect on beings that are weaker inparison to thes they were in¡­"

    Ilyana and Leon''s bloodline couldn''t be the only thing that granted Serena her powers¡­ then again, just like their parents, Serena was also a training maniac. She didn''t lose a single day of training since the very day she managed to use magic for the first time.

    After thinking for a while, Leon concluded that the whole Sekundez he knew was just a persona. He already had thought about her many times and wondered why, as a spirit, she would be so different from others. Even more so, it made sense when Leon recalled the first thing she did after suddenly canceling one of his replicas. It was a reference from a sci-fi movie very famous. Something that she wasn''t supposed to know¡­ even if the spirits could see Leon''s memories and read his mind, that Sekundez wasn''t supposed to say something like that.

    "I also can''tpare Serena and Sekundez''s behavior¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "Still¡­ it would make sense if the act differently since Serena is much younger, and who knows how old Sekundez is¡­"

    Regardless, while looking for the ck-haired woman, those three didn''t ck off on their training, and since Serena was more than a fine addition to the team, they began to explore other aspects of magic. Spatial magic was one of them¡­ it was weird, but Mindscape Transportation was part of the domain of spatial magic. Still, in their eyes, it also made sense.<sub> </sub>

    Before those three could find any trace of the ck-haired woman, they mastered Mind Summoning, Omnilingualism, and even the power to create spirits by copying a part of their minds. It was a bit unsettling and weird, but given that they were using their memories as a medium, they didn''t feel so bad about it.

    "As expected," Leon said. "Things could have developed a lot faster if I had found some mages like them, but based on my experience, only those two could have be allies. All the others who hadparable powers turned and followed the dark path¡­"

    It was only natural, but good people are always the first ones to die in apocalyptic scenarios. Why? Because they are decent and perhaps crazy enough to risk their well being for others. That Leon saw that happen time and time again¡­

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Shadow de!

    Your speed and intelligence will increase by twenty points, your mana, health, recovery, and control will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    ¡­

    ? Congrattions! You have be a Level Max Shadow de!

    Your speed and intelligence have increased by twenty points: your mana, health, recovery, and control have increased by ten points.

    Once that Leon learned Teleport and started to use to assassinate monsters in the blink of an eye, Leon obtained those notifications, but things didn''t end there. Once Leon buffed his attacks with dark magic, he obtained several sses: Dark Knight, Shadow Stalker, Ninja, Shadow Ninja, Fallen Knight were a few of those. Although that was interesting and all, Leon felt his back getting itchy by seeing those sses¡­ it made him recall the time of his adolescence, where he passed through his emo phase.

    Such thoughts disappeared when that Leon, Ilyana, and Serena finally found the ck-haired woman destroying all the inhabitants of another. However, she didn''t look surprised at all. Instead, the ck-haired woman looked as if she had been waiting for them.

    Ilyana madly rushed at her only to see herself in the blink of an eye surrounded by four massive meteors. Ilyana was caught off-guard, but the meteors suddenly stopped when they were about to hit her. Not only that, they soon disappeared as if they never existed in the first ce. Serena reacted on time to protect her mother, but she used all the mana she could reunite in a full minute to do so.

    "So, she is the one who Mother wants to kill," Serena forced a smile. "This will be difficult¡­"

    "I told you two that we are not ready for this," that Leon sighed in exasperation. "Toote to notice that¡­"

    Despite all that training, despite adding Serena''s power to their routine¡­ Leon couldn''t feel as if the distance between them and the ck-haired woman had got smaller. Despite that, she didn''t think of running away¡­ she would fight because he won''t let Ilyana and Serena die. No matter what¡­"

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    Leon was by far, the least skilled of his family. When ites to time magic, that was even more visible. Still, despite all that, when ites to crazy and destructive ways to strengthen himself, Leon was the best. Probably in the whole universe, she didn''t have any regard for caring about his well-being.

    Although Leon didn''t see his alternated version practicing that skill, by the look of things, he did it when he was meditating and without even using Mindscape Transportation. He had the idea in his head, but since it was a dangerous spell, he didn''t want to show it to Ilyana and Serena since they were both more skilled than him, and the effects of such technology would be even more deadly on them.

    Suddenly, that Leon''s body begun to gather a lot of mana. Both Ilyana and Serena frowned when they saw that because the mana levels in his body reached a point they never saw before. Even the ck-haired woman didn''t try to stop Leon. Instead, she observed him with great interest.

    As if that wasn''t weird enough, that Leon''s body begun to change¡­ his body begun to look as if it was losing its physical form, but at some point, it stopped. That Leon''s body looked transparent¡­ as if he was a ghost.

    "That technique¡­" Leon muttered, shocked. "It was Ss''¡­"

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Alternative Future Possession

    Cost: 1.000.000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Leon frowned when he saw that notification. Then he realized that it wasn''t the same skill that Ss had used. It was an even more insane version of it. The glow in that Leon''s eyes didn''t change, so it was clear that he didn''t have forgotten about anything. Regardless, when the knowledge entered his head, Leon opened his eyes widely in surprise¡­ that skill not only could grant Leon the power and abilities of a future version of himself, but he also could customize that version to his liking. For example, if Leon needed a near infinite reservoir of mana, he could wish to summon a version of himself that would train until the day he obtains all the skills and levels them up to max level while he also created a massive reservoir of mana every single day during that happens.

    <o>,m "It is like conceptual magic¡­" Leon realized. "I can summon a version of me that will create the reservoir of mana or anything else that I need for countless years, but the cost is¡­"</o>

    The cost of mana couldn''t even bepared to Leon''s body''s cost would have to pay. Since it was a possession, the real Leon wouldn''t obtain the power to himself. It was an insane but temporary power boost. Although the power was temporary, Leon would sacrifice his lifespan for it. If he could live for ten thousand years and obtain that power, he would need to train and fight for nine thousand. He would lose those nine thousand years in a single instant.

    "Well, if anything, this is the skill I was looking for," Leon smirked.

    Sacrificing lifespan was something that Leon was already doing on a daily basis. So, he wouldn''t mind in dying soon after using such a skill, as long as he defeats his opponents. Regardless, since Ilyana and Serena knew very well about time magic, she understood that skill''s effects. That had been enough to calm down those two hot-blooded fools.

    "Leon¡­" Ilyana muttered in shock.

    "Father¡­ Why?" Serene asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Because I''m your cool father," Leon smirked. "And because I would rather die than see any of you dying before me."

    "Don''t speak such nonsense!" Ilyana shouted.

    "I''m not done yet," that Leon said. "Once we defeat this woman, let''s make more babies. Serena looks the type who wants to be the eldest daughter of a big family. So, how about¡­ eight more kids?"

    "Shut up, idiot!" Ilyana said, and then looked away, a bit embarrassed. "Don''t say such a thing in front of your enemy and soon after using such a stupid technique."

    "Gross¡­" Serena said, visibly displeased and while frowning. "Don''t say such a thing in front of your daughter."

    That Leonughed loudly after hearing their responses. Despite the situation, he was really enjoying himself. At the very least, if he dies there, he wouldn''t die, leaving a dark atmosphere behind.

    "So awkward¡­" Leon covered his face with both arms and then sighed. "To think I would be such an idiot just by bing a father¡­ Someone, please kill the fool. The universe will be better without him."

    The ck-haired woman watched that whole exchange while furrowing her eyebrows. She thought that a fool was trying to defeat her and soon lost all interest in the fight by the look of things. In the blink of an eye, she summoned thousand of dragons and gave them the order to finish off those worms, but much to her surprise. The very moment the dragons appeared, they began to fall and hit the ground. After a while, she saw their eyes and nose bleeding.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Armageddon Sorcerer!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by twenty points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    "You¡­ you destroyed their brains without using an ordinary spell," The ck-haired said, a bit surprised. "Interesting¡­"

    "Interesting?" that Leon frowned. "I wouldn''t find it interesting to see someone killing my pets."

    "They weren''t my pets; they were merely tools¡­" The ck-haired woman said and then tried to replica the same skill Leon used but then failed. "You ignore the whole process of attacking them directly¡­ you somehow just destroyed their brains. Can you show it to me again?"

    Suddenly, the ck-haired woman summoned a ck dragon. In fact, it looked exactly like the first that had fallen on the ground, and Leon understood that she had used Mind Summoning.

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    "You are seriously weird¡­" that Leon frowned. "I''m not here to satisfy your curiosity... now, die."

    That Leon didn''t even have to point his hands toward the ck-haired woman. Just suddenly, her head suddenly when that Leon''s magic conceptual attack destroyed it. However, less than half of a secondter, her head was back to normal.

    "I see now¡­ you call this magic conceptual attack?" The ck-haired woman rubbed her chin and then nodded. "It is a fitting name since you just ignored the process of the attack and just dealt with the damage."

    Leon knew that he eventually found an enemy like that, an enemy that could survive the power of his conceptual attacks, but what he saw now was beyond his expectations. The ck-haired woman could literally return to death in a mere moment when her head was destroyed, and she treated it like something¡­ curious if anything.

    "That Leon reached a level of mastery where he can control perfectly those kinds of attacks and still¡­" Leon frowned. "Even if I use this technique on her, there is a change that I won''t win¡­ in fact, if this dream is what I think it is, the ck-haired woman probably already have a way to counter this¡­ hell, this one here doesn''t even care about the damage, so maybe there isn''t a need to counter it."

    To make matters worse, the ck-haired woman didn''t lose a single gram of her weight. That Leon decided to go all out and destroy her whole body by using a massive ck Hole and his conceptual attacks. That worked against Ss, to the chances of that seeding was pretty good.

    That Leon attacked, and in a single moment, the ck-haired woman''s whole body disappeared. However, soon after, she was back andpletely fine. Ilyana and Serena, who didn''t understand what was going on, couldn''t help but be astonished.

    "You aimed for my body now?" The ck-haired woman smiled. "How devious of you."

    That Leon tried the same thing over and over again, but the result didn''t change. If a ck hole couldn''t decimate her existence, Leon had no idea what else could. There was one spell he wanted to try, but that one would be deadly and would destroy everything, perhaps in that whole gxy, but he couldn''t do that while Ilyana and Serena were there.

    "Sorry¡­ maybe this will be thest time we will see each other," that Leon smiled and then waved his right hand at them.

    "No¡­ you wouldn''t dare¡­" Ilyana said, and before she could say anything, she was forcefully teleported to another on the other side of the cosmos alongside Serena. "That bloody fool!"

    "Mother¡­ what is Father going to do?" Serene hesitated.

    "He is crazy enough to explode himself along with the enemy," Ilyana bit his nails in exasperation. "Let''s try to find his presence and then teleport to where he is."

    Ilyana was particrly good at tracking living beings, but she didn''t feel Leon''s presence despite that. Both Ilyana and Serena tried to find him using irvoyance, but the skill didn''t work either. That Leon was simply too far away from them. However, suddenly, they felt a big explosion of energy, and at the center of that explosion, they felt Leon''s mana.<sub> </sub>

    Trying to recover as much mana as they could, Ilyana and Serena teleported many times toward the direction they felt the energy. However, despite their powers, they had to travel through the stars for three whole months to find where Leon was, and in there, they only found one thing: A Supernova.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Super Nova.

    Cost: 1.000.000.000.000 mana per second

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Cosmical Sorcerer!

    Your speed and intelligence will increase by one hundred points; your mana, health, recovery, and control will increase by fifty points whenever you level up your ss.

    "Seriously?" Leon asked while his mouth was hanging open.

    At that point in time, Leon already knew that mana could do everything. Create and destroy things, change things, and improve them. Still, to think that an alternative version of himself could cause something like that¡­ Leon watched that massive colorful sphere of light expanding endlessly for quite a while. Then he began to question somethings, why was he seeing things from Ilyana''s perspective now? Did the other Leon die?

    In any case, if the ck-haired woman didn''t die after that attack. Nothing could destroy her. That Leon used all his mana to make the nearest sun go Supernova, after all. If ck holes and supernovas couldn''t kill her, then it was weird that she didn''t reach the seventh stage of the assimtion.

    After searching for ten whole years, Ilyana and Serena finally found Leon''s body crossing the cosmos as if he had be a meteor himself. Somehow, his body was intact, but he was sleeping¡­ a slumber that Ilyana and Serena failed in trying to make him wake up from. Both of them used their best healing spells thousands of times, but there was no reactioning from Leon''s body.

    It was weird. There was no sign of the ck-haired woman, and healing spells weren''t working on Leon. Even though Ilyana and Serena traveled the cosmos again, searching for clues of new and more powerful healing spells, they didn''t find anything that could help them.

    Leon was only sleeping, his while wasn''t in danger, and weirdly enough, his body was using its own mana to sustain his life, so food and water were unnecessary. Years became decades, decades became centuries, and Leon still continues to sleep profoundly. However, exactly one thousand years after causing that cosmical disaster, Leon woke up.

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    Leon''s perspective changed once again, and he returned to see the things that the other Leon was seeing. Although he slept for a long while, he didn''t feel anything weird in his body¡­ only some shivers when he saw the reproaching eyes of Ilyana and Serena. However, before the lecture, they hugged him tightly.

    "It looks like I brought us the time that we needed," that Leon forced a smile. "I''m aware that I slept for a long while, but instead of learning for how long, I want to confirm that she didn''te after you while I was away."

    "The first thing you ask when you woke up after sleeping for one thousand years is another woman?" Ilyana frowned.

    "That wasn''t what I asked¡­" Leon shrugged. "One thousand years¡­ it took one thousand years for my spirit to recover from that, huh."

    Leon frowned when he heard because, ording to Ilyana and Sekundez''s damaged spirits couldn''t be healed, and he also concluded that they couldn''t recover on their own. Then again, even though his spirit had recovered, it didn''t change the fact that he sacrificed ten thousand of years of his lifespan. Somehow, he knew that he had lost exactly that¡­ and that he could die at any moment, even though Leon still looked exactly like that guy on the day the dragons appeared.

    "Why did you do that?" Ilyana asked.

    "I told you, I''m not going to let any of you die before me," Leon shrugged. "If you want to die so badly, do so after me. Once your turn arrives."

    "How can you say something like that?" Ilyana lowered her head and then let the tears flow.

    "Sorry¡­" that Leon hugged Ilyana firmly to the point where he could feel the soft and pleasantness of her Ilyana big boobs. Noticing his intentions, Ilyana headbutted him.

    "Ugh¡­ at least wait until I leave the room," Serena frowned and then hurried to leave the room before she could be traumatized for life despite her age.

    Leon frowned once again when he saw the other Leon and Ilyana performing the task of conceiving Serena''s first sibling. Weirdly enough, that feeling slowly got weak until itpletely disappeared. It was only obvious that would happen since he was forced to watch them do that over and over again every single day like monkeys in the heats. Regardless, that only stopped when Ilyana got pregnant again¡­ the second child was another girl. One that had white blue hair, and that was always smiling. Leon had hoped that Ilyana would name her, but just like before, she asked him to choose the name, and Leon named her Urs.

    Urs grew up to be a girl who likes to y a lot. Her main hobbies were pulling Leon''s hair and pinch his sides when he was unaware of her. Unlike Serena, Urs didn''t have amazing control over overtime magic, but she liked to y so much with water that eventually became her specialty.<sub> </sub>

    "Wait¡­ that is¡­ Undine?" Leon frowned.

    The semnce was there, but instead of that, Leon began to worry if all his spirits weren''t ying him¡­ he didn''t want to believe it, but if Ilyana had created them based on the children, other versions of them had, then the spirits were like his kids¡­

    Regardless, since they never heard of the ck-haired woman again, Leon and Ilyana decided to stop their hunt and just live a normal life. That was the only thing left for them because each day, Leon''s hair was bing more and more grey¡­ instead of wasting their remaining time together fighting assholes, Ilyana decided to live a normal life.

    Their third child was a big redhead boy that Leon named Ernest. Ernest was wild, unlike Serena and Urs. The boy liked to y fight with his father whenever possible¡­ that being said, even when he was just five years old, his punches begun to hurt Leon quite a bit. Although his parents were mages, Ernest had the talent to fight in closer quarters, but he also had talent in using fire magic.

    The fourth child was a small yful boy who Leon decided to call Simon. Simon loved to run. Even before he could do it without a stumble, he challenged his elder sisters and parents to races. Simon also liked to rx quite a bit feeling the wind of the backyard, so to rx as much as possible, he learned how to use wind, which became his talent.

    Remington was the name of their fifth son¡­ at that point in time, Leon couldn''t help but wonder if that was one hell of a coincidence that their kids had magical affinities to different elements and their names also were very simr to the spirits¡­ Regardless, Remington wasn''t a bad kid, but he was a bit hard to deal with since he was a smart ass. Even though he didn''t nearly have lived as long as his parents or even Serena, he was trying to outsmart them in the arguments about trivial things.

    That Leon decided to call the sixth kid Volker. Unlike the other kids, Volker was a very quiet kid, he wasn''t particrly shy, but he wasn''t that sociable either. Volker liked to watch everyone when they were together. Weirdly enough, Volker didn''t have any particr elemental affinity, so perhaps the fact that the kids had simr names to the spirits Leon found in games was just a coincidence.

    Ignis was the same as the seventh kid. Although he was also yful like Simon, Ignis liked to y with earth alone instead of with someone else. Since he became quite skillful in using earth magic, he made everyone, except Leon, by throwing mudballs at them.

    The eighth kid was a difficult child¡­ his name was Shaun, and Shaun was a crybaby. He also was pretty small. Adding that to his personality made him the perfect target for Remington, who like to look smart. Thanks to the constant semi-bullying, Shaun became like the gothic kid of the family. Leon could easily imagine him using earphones and listening to some punk rock music during a meal¡­ nevertheless, he was his son just like the others were, so that never bothered him.

    That Leon''s face already had many wrinkles, and his hair waspletely white when thest of his kids were born. Her name was Celia, and even though she also was a crybaby, but since she liked Leon quite a lot, she was always full smiles when Leon was carrying her on his shoulders or arms. She was a daddy''s girl...

    However, ten years after her birth, that Leon died...

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    As one would expect, Leon had mixed feelings after watching that life. He didn''t know if his alternative version defeated the ck-haired woman or not, but at the very least, hisst years were nothing but happiness. Still, did that Leon deserves that happiness? Failing to protect his friends and his previous wives? Does the current Leon deserve a life like that when he messed up so many times and even killed hundreds of humans?

    The answer for that question, Leon didn''t have. Still, considering that the harvesters were mass murderers that have been ughtering other living beings left and right and without being punished, perhaps, he at least has the right to do. However, much to Leon''s surprise, even though his vision had darkened, the dream didn''t end there.

    "Is everyone ready?" Serena asked. "Good¡­ are you sure about this, Mother?"

    "Yes¡­" Ilyana said. "It is the right thing to do¡­"

    Leon didn''t like those words. By the look of things, everyone had decided to perform a shady ritual to revive him perhaps, but nothing happened. The darkness didn''t dissipate, and Leon didn''t wake up either. However, after a while, Leon opened his eyes and then saw himself in a familiar ce¡­ that airne.

    "Not again¡­" Leon sighed.

    It looked like Ilyana wanted to show to Leon more than a life of an alternate version of himself. Although that a bit useful since Leon could obtain status points without doing anything and just absorbing the memories and knowledge of those versions, he didn''t want to see his other versions'' lives. Why? Because if they had better lives than him, Leon would feel jealous, and if they somehow had worse lives, he would feel depressed.

    "Well, at least this exins why Ilyana has so many spells," Leon shrugged. "If she can see the lives of other people in parallel universes, she can learn virtually all possible skills. In any case¡­ why did she create spirits based on the kids of another version of himself? Come to think of it¡­ did she feel embarrassed before because, in another universe, we lived together? That is kind of creepy¡­"

    Regardless, things didn''t repeat in the life of the next Leon. Some things that happened with the first one happened with the second. A dragon didn''t attack the airne. Leon arrived home and received a warm wee from his family¡­ but then the next day, Leon''s parents didn''t die when a dragon burned down their house. Somehow, the morning when the dragons appeared, Leon, Amanda, and their parents went to do some shopping.

    However, as if fate wasughing at Leon, the supermarket they were in got overrun by a horde of velociraptors. Without weapons to use and fight, Leon saw helplessly his parents being eaten by monsters, and this time, Amanda died along with them¡­

    "Shit¡­ shit!" Leon bit his lips in annoyance as strongly as he could, but he didn''t feel anything since he was in a non-physical form.

    That was one of the reasons why Leon didn''t want to watch something like the life of another himself. In the end, he would just watch the same thing over and over again, the apocalypse, the end of the world where people die while being eater by fucking monsters that came out straight of fantasy stories. It was sickening and unnerving¡­<sub> </sub>

    With those changes, that Leon didn''t have the same start as the previous one. That Leon didn''t find Hector and thus left Phoenix alone and wandered like that for quite a while. After running away from monsters for months, that Leon finally found some equipment to protect himself and fight back. However, he wasn''t particrly athletic, so he barely had the strength to fight for more than a few monsters every day. Things only began to change when that Leon found a magic bow that granted him the power to shoot fire arrows. Such a weapon was umon, and since its firepower was deadly, Leon began to get famous, and then he finally joined a group of survivors¡­ but calling that a gang was more appropriate, though since half of the members were criminals of some sort.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Ranger!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by four points, your mana, health, recovery, and control will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Elemental Archer!

    Your dexterity and stamina will increase by four points, your mana, health, recovery, and control will increase by ten points whenever you level up your ss.

    "Crap¡­ this time, this Leon will turn into a no-good asshole," Leon sighed. "Well, I''m not much of a virtuous person, but I''m tired of being surrounded by darkness and misfortune."

    Although that Leon didn''t be an asshole who would do anything that he wants to satisfy himself, he didn''t stop his teammates from doing exactly that. Instead of worrying about others, that Leon only did everything he could to be stronger

    "I guess this one became a power-hungry semi-asshole¡­" Leon sighed. "Can??t say I would do differently after seeing my whole family being devoured by dinosaurs¡­"

    Although the existence of monsters was enough to make that Leon mad, it wouldn''t make him as furious as the previous Leon because the real enemy wasn''t an intelligent entity. So, Leon couldn''t help but wonder what would happen in the long run. Although the end of the world was the perfect yground for assholes, he was fully aware that idiots wouldn''t survive long there.

    In any case, as if he was destined to do that or something, that Leon changed his fighting style when he found a few tomes after clearing a certain dungeon. Upon learning how to cast Frozen Lance and Thunder Bullet, that Leon abandoned the bow and truly became a mage.

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    "Although this is convenient, knowing that I''m prone to be a mage in parallel universes is really troubling," Leon frowned. "Anyway¡­ for how long his crazy behavior will continue? No one that I know will appear here?"

    Four years passed in the blink of an eye, and Leon confirmed that things would be very different this time. That Leon didn''t find a single person that he knew to put him on the right path¡­ as if that wasn''t bad enough, that gang was starting to be really notorious all over the world.

    One random day, a familiar person suddenly appeared and then contacted the leader of the group. Leon frowned when he recognized William. For some reason, he was alone, but given the work he wanted to pay the gang to do, it was obvious that he was up to no good.

    "I want you guys to raid Tokyo in Japan," William said. "While you guys distract them, my party will do something else there."

    That Leon frowned when he heard that, but the gang leader didn''t react in the same way. In fact, he was more interested in how much he would be paid to do that. Meanwhile, Leon was wondering if he would reveal more than that.

    "Count me out," that Leon said. "I won''t do anything that isn''t rted to killing monsters."

    Leon was pretty sure that the timing wasn''t that urate, but given William''s words and the job, it was pretty clear that he wanted to steal something from Japan. Probably it was the dragon scales again, or perhaps Makoto''s son''s magic box. Either way, he sighed in relief when his other self refused that job because he hadn''t fallen so low¡­

    Regardless, that troubled the rest of the gang because without Leon, they were just an average team. Even though they had one hundred and fifty members, Leon was lone was powerful enough to be worth of fifty survivors. Knowing that they couldn''t change their mind and that facing human beings was way more dangerous than facing certain monsters, the other gang members decided to refuse the job.

    ???I guess this won''t be the time where I will meet Makoto and Yuki," Leon muttered, a bit disappointed.

    Although that Leon didn''t get involved with William and caused an international incident, things still got messed up after a while. After a few months, that Leon and the gang received the word that Japanese warriors were attacking the East Coast.

    "I don''t like this¡­" Leon furrowed his eyebrows. "Makoto didn''t attack America not even when his son died, so what made him change his mind this time? Unless¡­"<sub> </sub>

    By the look of things, William managed to carry out his ns without Leon and his gang''s help, and also by the look of things¡­ he probably killed Makoto''s son and Yuki while he was at it. It was only logical that Makoto would wage war after losing both of them. Although that Leon and the gang stayed out of the problem before, things changed now¡­ it was a war, and no sane person that could fight would let foreigners damage theirnds.

    That Leon didn''t fight humans until now, but when the time came¡­ he didn''t hesitate to dirty his hands with human blood when the time came. While watching his alternative version freezing and shocking Japanese warriors to death, Leon let out a long sigh. He had worked hard to prevent humans from killing each other. Even though Leon had killed hundreds of them, his ultimate goal was to stop them from killing each other in a war while he was on Earth. However, after seeing the start of one, Leon couldn''t help but think that he had been too na?ve.

    A certain once said that war is inevitable. The wars will only end when it exists only a single human on the. Why? Because humans are crazy, and they would rather lose anything thanpromise. They would rather sacrifice lives for resources instead of looking for a more viable alternative. That Leon was a perfect example of that¡­ he never cared all that much about his teammates, but upon seeing them dying in a war, he felt that he needed to retribute.

    There wasn''t much strategy involved in that war. Humans had be strong enough to survive grenades, after all. With the most of the world''s technology sealed, it was only natural that humans would retrocede to primitive moments of their existence¡­ Regardless, when Leon saw one of his allies die, he froze to death a random Japanese warrior. When two of his teammates exploded due to a Fireball, he shocked four others until they stopped moving¡­ that madness continued until each side had barely a few dozen people alive. Much to his surprise, Leon recognized two warriors on the other side.

    "Shit¡­" Leon bit his lips in annoyance.

    Those two were Makoto and Ren¡­ the emperor himself was participating in the war. That only made Leon confirm that the human race was truly mad¡­ but would he try something different if he had lost his children? No, he would create a situation even worse than that.

    Ren stepped up to protect his emperor, but even though he was a bit stronger than expected, he didn''tst more than a few seconds against Leon. Seeing himself killing a friend made Leon feel more than a little difort¡­ that Leon had no rtion with Ren, but knowing that didn''t make things easier. He electrocuted Ren to death, after all. That wasn''t a fight; it was an execution.

    "Damn you, Ilyana," Leon clenched his teen and muttered. "You will pay for showing me all of this¡­"

    Despite his frustration, Leon couldn''t bring himself to really hate Ilyana, not after seeing the previous life. Besides, in the deepest parts of his heart, Leon felt that he deserved to watch all of that¡­ for some reason, he felt that it was an appropriate punishment. Punishment for what? That he couldn''t tell¡­

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    p After a while, Leon saw he was the only one left alive on the American side. All the people he fought alongside in the previous four years had died. Yet¡­ that Leon didn''t feel anything about that. Makoto was still alive and had two other soldiers on his side, but instead of letting them weaken the enemy in front of him even more, Makoto stepped forward and gave his men the order to fall back.</anda>

    Both Leon and Makoto didn''t say anything to each other. There was nothing to say. They were enemies and nothing more. Leon couldn''t care less if Makoto''s wish for justice was right, and Makoto couldn''t care less if the man in front of him didn''t have anything to do with the death of his kids.

    Suddenly, Makoto dashed forward, and Leon barely had time to move his arms and aim at his head and torso. A Thunder Bullet flew toward his head while the Frost Lance was aimed at his stomach. However, with a single swing of his katana, Makoto blocked the projectiles. His arms got electrocuted, and he was forced to slow down, and that was the chance Leon had been waiting for. In the blink of an eye, several Frost Lancesing from all directions surrounded Makoto. However, much to Leon''s surprise, Makoto only protected his head and ignored the pain and the wounds when he got hit by them because they barely pierced his body. Makoto was bleeding a little, but nothing more.

    Leon had been fighting for a while, so he didn''t have much mana left. Given that Frost Lance and Thunder Bullet were his most powerful spells and still weren''t powerful enough to stop Makoto, he would have to risk himself in order to seed.

    "I wonder why even those versions of me also don''t like to rely on weapons all that much," Leon frowned. "Is that an instinctive action or something?"

    Instead of trying again, that Leon just pointed both hands toward Makoto. Since he couldn''t see any sign of resignation in Leon''s eyes, he concluded that he was plotting something. It was only obvious¡­ despite that, Makoto couldn''t bring himself to fall back or hesitate in front of his soldiers. Thousand of his warriors had died in that battle, so his pride didn''t allow him to do that either.

    Makoto had hoped that he would force those who killed his kids to fight against his army by causing a war. Even though he didn''t have any idea who did that, he thought that they had been forced to fight and died since there was only one enemy in front of him. Makoto didn''t know if he had aplished his wishes, but he felt that it was time to end everything once and for all.

    Concentrating all his strength in a single moment was what Makoto was good at, and since the opponent didn''t intend to attack first, he couldn''t have asked for a better moment to do that. After concentrating for several seconds, Makoto raised his sword and then disappeared. Despite that, Leon didn''t panic. He was fully aware, based on Makoto''s stance, how and where he would attack. When Makoto appeared before him and swung his sword downward to split him half, several Frost Lances appeared on Leon''s right hand and stopped the attack. Makoto managed to cut down several of them, but he lost his momentum in doing that. Suddenly, Leon grabbed Makoto''s head with his left hand and then grinned when hepletely covered his mouth.

    "Thunder Bullet."

    A direct electric attack hitting the inside of his mouth was enough to kill Makoto. Although humans could train their bodies, once their heads and hearts are damaged beyond repair, everything is over¡­

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Barbarian!<sub> </sub>

    Your strength and health will increase by six points, your mana, stamina, recovery, and endurance will increase by three points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one, King yer!

    Your strength and health will increase by eight points, your mana, stamina, recovery, and endurance will increase by four points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Emperor yer!

    Your strength and health will increase by ten points, your mana, stamina, recovery, and endurance will increase by four points whenever you level up your ss.

    Once again, Leon feltplicated things while watching other Leon tossing Makoto''s body aside while smiling. Most people would feel proud of themselves by defeating a worthy opponent, but not Leon¡­ not even when he had the power of pride. The two other soldiers tried to avenge their emperor, but they failed¡­ Amidst thousands of corpses, that Leon sat on the ground and begun tough maniacally. He was the strongest¡­ he was the sole survivor of a war of beasts. He defeated countless warriors that could use all kinds of crazy abilities¡­ he deserved to be called the strongest. However, that feeling soon disappeared.

    When his head cooled down, that Leon finally realized that he had be a monster himself¡­ emptiness. That was what he felt inside him. He killed hundreds of soldiers for no reason. Although it was a war, he had no reason to hate his enemies or smile while killing them. In a sense, that Leon caused more deaths that many monsters. With his head down and while letting the tears of his face flow, that Leon left the battlefield.

    "Shit¡­ this is so messed up," Leon said, annoyed. "Although it is better than watching myself be even worse, it isn''t unpleasant to see this either¡­"

    Once again, Leon felt that not only he deserved to watch himself endure so many hardships, but this time he also felt that he had the duty to do that. It was a weird feeling beyond exnation.

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    After the war, nothing interesting happened. That Leon decided to build a house in a remote area and then only fight when monsters tied to kill him. He didn''t have any reason to worry about the situation of the world. Why struggle so much? Those who he loved died, and all the people he knew probably had the same destiny¡­ what was the point?

    Due to those actions, that Leon only saw other humans very often. The more years passed, the fewer humans he would meet. To make matters worse, he understood that mana made his body stronger¡­ stronger to the point where he could live a lot more. Still, that wasn''t a good thing for him. The years passed, and then Earth finally reached the second stage of assimtion. The monsters were much more troublesome than before, but despite that, Leon managed to survive even though he only used his skills during the fights against the monsters and never tried to train or learn new spells. He wanted to die¡­ and he got what he wanted when Earth reached the third stage of assimtion. A hellhound dungeon appeared near his home, and that Leon died while being eater by a swarm of hellhounds.

    "Is that it?" Leon asked in shock. "So incredibly pathetic¡­"

    Since that guy was basically him with different experiences, Leon felt the right to criticize him to his heart''s content. Despite all setbacks, Leon always moved forward and tried to improve. He hated more than anything being a spectator in his life, which was one of the many reasons why Leon wanted power.

    "This isn''t good, you know," Leon suddenly heard Serena''s voice. "You can''t have a life like that¡­ you need to be even better than before instead of worse."

    Leon frowned when he heard that, but in the end, he didn''t have much time to think about it because the next movie started¡­ The same things happened again, Leon was on a ne, returned home, and reunited with his family, but he was tense because things could be different despite all that. It was hard to imagine something worse than being devoured by monsters, but perhaps something equally cruel would happen to his family. However, this time¡­ they didn''t die. Even Amanda managed to leave Phoenix before the ce could be nuked.

    "So¡­ no matter what, the city is destined to face total destruction?" Leon said bitterly. "This is shit¡­ why this has to¡­"

    Comining wouldn''t change a thing, so Leon decided to shut up and just observe. Alongside his family and some friends that managed to escape, Leon began to work as the new camp leader. Hector wasn''t there. He never found Sasha or Betty¡­ but despite all that, Leon worked hard and managed to recover Las Vegas in just one year. In the blink of an eye, that city became the city in America that had the most survivors and was prospering, considering that new survivors appeared every day.

    "I thought I didn''t have any leadership abilities, but¡­" Leon frowned. "Well, it looks like I can do it if I try."

    Although Leon''s power was thanks to tomes, and he couldn''t teach other survivors how to use magic, he still found other ways to strengthen them. Hunting together was one of the many methods he used. Even though causing wounds wasn''t pleasant, he also leveled up the resistances of all survivors.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Warden!<sub> </sub>

    Your speed and intelligence will increase by four points, your mana, health, recovery, and control will increase by two points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Administrator!

    Your speed and intelligence will increase by six points, your mana, health, recovery, and control will increase by three points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Leader!

    Your speed and intelligence will increase by eight points, your mana, health, recovery, and control will increase by four points whenever you level up your ss.

    Although unlocking new jobs at that moment made Leon frown a little, he was thankful for it. After all, the number of jobs that he hadcked considerably. Regardless, Leon felt thankful that another version of himself didn''t have a gruesome and dark start this time. Still, he was fully aware that things would never proceed so favorably while Earth still stays under the assimtion system.

    Even though Leon never found Hector, Sasha, Betty, and even Gis, Las Vegas directly under hismand prospered so much that he even received requests tomercialize with other countries, such as Japan. That Leon even received one of Makoto''s ninjas in his home alongside a letter written by Makoto himself. Since he didn''t have any reason to refuse, that Leon epted the deal. After all, only a couple of countries had ess to dragons'' hearts.

    "So, this time, Makoto became an ally, huh," Leon sighed in relief. "This is so much better than before."

    Despite all those good things happening, Leon never lowered his guard. In fact, both of them never did. Those two were fully aware, despite their positions, that things could turn south at any moment. However, nothing happened¡­ the second stage of assimtion came, and humanity managed to endure without suffering too many losses. At that point, Leon and Makoto became the most known leaders of the world. Instead ofmercial partners, they became friends since whenever something happened in America or Japan, they worked together, even the smallest of the problems. Things proceeded so well to the point where Makoto let Leon marry Yuki, and he didn''t even have to save the world seven times¡­

    "Oh, boy¡­" Leon covered his mouth to hide his smile from no one. "Yuki this time, huh. Can''t say that I''m not jealous of him."

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    That timeline was way too weird in Leon''s eyes. Although he didn''t find some of his friends, a lot had changed. For example, Makoto''s son was still alive¡­ his name was Kenji, and he was a fearsome warrior just like his father. Also, Yuki was a bit different¡­ since her brother died; she never hated Leon or Americans since the beginning. If anything, the arrival of monsters didn''t let her be an easily irritable woman. Instead of that, she was a shy and very easy to tease girl. That only made Leon even more jealous, but only for a while.

    Strangely, Leon and Yuki never had any kids in hundreds of years. Still, despite that, they lived happily together for hundreds of years¡­ until Earth finally reached the fourth stage of assimtion. The number of monsters didn''t increase, but Earth began to be attacked by several other sentient races.

    "More wars¡­ I knew things would getplicated at some point," Leon said after a long sigh.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one, Lord!

    Your endurance and mentality will increase by ten points, your mana, health, stamina, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one King!

    Your endurance and mentality will increase by twelve points, your mana, health, stamina, and control will increase by six points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Star King!

    Your endurance and mentality will increase by fourteen points, your mana, health, stamina, and control will increase by seven points whenever you level up your ss.

    Leon frowned when he received those notifications. He couldn''t tell what he did to deserve them. Although he was the leader of millions of humans, he certainly didn''t act or was treated like a king¡­ Perhaps he could be considered a lord since his word was treated seriously by many, but certainly, he wasn''t a Star King.

    "Well, the profession system is kind of weird, so it can''t be helped," Leon shrugged.

    At some point, Leon thought that something like that would happen to Earth, but it never happened along with his life. However, it was clear that his might have happened in other timelines. While it would be interesting to watch them all, Leon was already tired of seeing the lives of other versions of himself.

    Time and time again, Earth got invaded by millions of members of others'' dominant races. Since the opponents weren''t dumb like monsters, the human race began to suffer a lot of casualties despite the fact that they managed to repel several of those invaders. It was weird, but their sole goal wasn''t to dominate others. It was just to fight and defeat others¡­ almost as if their sole goal was to strengthen their race members.

    "The same thing happened with those demi-minotaurs¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "It makes sense, really. Unlike the harvesters, those people are trying to make their whole species stronger¡­ distributing the power among several individuals would be more efficient than letting a single one of them get stronger alone, after all. However, only those who didn''t face beings like Netro and the shadowy figure would try that. Sheer numbers don''t mean a thing against their power."

    Unfortunately, Leon and the human race were following that path to get stronger as a whole. They only understood that instead of making everyone stronger, it was better to create a small army of specialized soldiers when Crik and his soldiers attacked Earth.<sub> </sub>

    "A lot of things changed in this timeline¡­ but things didn''t change only on Earth," Leon muttered.

    Five hundred years have passed since the first monsters appeared. Leon knew that Crik and his men would only leave their home in two hundred years in the future, but something happened with them, and that made the order of things change a lot. Regardless, Crik and his soldiers decimated humans. The mithril people had been modified to be much stronger, after all.

    Despite the difference in strength, the human race fought for months against the mithril people, but they still got defeated. The few times Crik participated in the battle, Leon didn''t manage to scratch him even a single time. The human race lost, and only a few survivors had been left alive when Crik and his men left the. Leon was one of them¡­ however, after that battle, he had lost everything. Yuki, Amanda, his parents, Makoto¡­ they all died fighting the mithril people.

    "Damnit¡­ all this crap again," Leon muttered, annoyed.

    The other Leon tried to look for survivors, and he found all of them, but upon realizing that those he truly loved had died, he gave up on ying nicely. Just like the second Leon, the third one began his quest to obtain absolute power. After fighting and surviving for so long, it was clear that the third Leon would perhaps reach the level of the first Leon. After considering that, Leon noticed that the third one had status much better than the first Leon when he had the same age, but he still was behind himself.

    "Is this a coincidence?" Leon frowned.

    It didn''t matter. Regardless, just the previous ones, Leon began to study and research magic like a true schr. Without having to worry about anything else, his skill using mana increased by leaps and bounds until he found a weird dungeon that was spawning elementals¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Steel ws has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Fire Pir has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! The skill Earth Pir has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    ¡­

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    While the third Leon was reaching the max level in certain skills, Leon was also receiving those notifications¡­ perhaps that was Ilyana''s goal. Make him stronger by essing the memories of parallel universes. Although that was convenient, it was much more painful for Leon than training by causing harm to his own body. Still, it was weird because he couldn''t understand if that was totally necessary. He just learned the techniques that put the ck-haired woman to sleep for a while, so what was the point of continue watching that.

    "Let''s see how things will y out this time with Ilyana¡­" Leon muttered and then crossed his arms to observe the other Leon.

    However, much to Leon''s surprise, things went the same way as it did with him. The third Leon was obviously cautious of someone like her since he couldn''t measure her power and frowned once Ilyana proposed an alliance.

    "It can''t be helped that you are cautious of me," Ilyana said. "Then, how about this: I will show you a way to obtain power fast without doing anything suspicious. Have you heard of the great magic spirits?"

    The third Leon obviously didn''t hear of them, and Leon frowned because it didn''t make sense that they would exist at that point in time when they didn''t exist in other universes. However, the strangest thing of everything was that Ilyana herself wanted to give the third Leon the spirits'' power.

    "I wonder if Ilyana not only can obtain the knowledge of other universes but also can give them useful pieces of information," Leon said. "Perhaps she told others how to create the spirits¡­ still, is this Ilyana powerful enough to create them?"

    Leon''s doubts didn''t stop increasing¡­ as usual; he couldn''t quite picture Ilyana''s end goal. Leon had some suspicions, but he didn''t want to jump to conclusions. Regardless, the third Leon epted that once he learned about the spirits and just as things went him, things proceeded well with the third Leon, and in the blink of an eye, he obtained their cooperation. The fact that he didn''t have to worry about Earth anymore helped a lot. That being said, not having anything to protect didn''t make the third Leon stronger¡­ if anything, it made him weaker.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Spiritualist!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Master of the Spirits!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    "I guess the trigger to learn those is to form contracts with the spirits," Leon nodded to himself.<sub> </sub>

    Even though Leon was hoping to see things from Ilyana''s perspective, that didn''t happen. Leon was also hoping to notice any strange behavior, but that didn''t happen either. The third Leon acted exactly like him, and thus she acted the same way she did it with him. The only real difference was that she was also conveniently training to kill a certain species that decimated her''s dominant race. They were the dragonewts.

    "Given that the Ilyana that I know lied to me. Perhaps this one is also lying," Leon muttered. "Still¡­ the dragonewts exists. Those are the fellows that we defeated alongside Netro¡­ so perhaps, she isn''t lying."

    It was a massive pain in the ass to wonder if someone was lying or not, but it was absolutely necessary for Leon. He couldn''t let himself be fooled again, and since the skills he used to analyze the opponents didn''t work if they were stronger than him, he had to find other ways to confirm his suspicions.

    Strangely enough, Ilyana never asked the third Leon to do any jobs for her. The only thing she asked him to do was to train his resistance as much as possible. In fact, Ilyana even gave him the knowledge of how to learn the elemental immunities and absorptions. In no time, the third Leon was strong enough to endure without trying to defend himself the power of a fifty-meter-long meteor falling on him. It was painful but bearable.

    "This is weird¡­" Leon frowned.

    As if that wasn''t strange enough, Ilyana also taught the third Leon useful spells like Mana Absorption, Mana Maism, and even Mana Link. The next step was obvious, Ilyana taught him summoning spells, and then Leon used Mana Link on the summoned monsters.

    "This is way too weird¡­" Leon frowned. "It can''t be a coincidence that this Ilyana is using the same method that the first Leon used¡­ the first Ilyana definitely taught this one the method to increase their mana pool. Or perhaps¡­"

    There was a certain possibility that Leon has been considering for a while, but he didn''t want to admit that because that wouldplicate things on many levels, that would also exin a lot. In any case, after making a lot of effort to forget that, Leon returned to watch the movie.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Master Summoner!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    After a while, Leon noticed that this Ilyana smiled quite a bit. She also didn''t nag him all that much¡­ probably because the only thing that that Leon could do was to train. There were no humans to make him stray from the path of chasing power alone, after all. Also, the spirits'' behavior didn''t change all that much, and even though they resembled a little the behavior of the first Leon''s kids, it wasn''t that simr¡­

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    It was kind of surprising but that Leon managed to stay focused on the training for like three hundred years. Since his partner was Ilyana, he got stronger much faster than he was supposed to. However, after that much time without seeing Ilyana and the spirits without showing any weird behavior, Leon began to imagine that the crazy theories in his head were just that.

    Just when Leon began to think that, Ilyana began to act weirdly again. Although that Leon couldn''t notice, even in that spirit-like form, Leon could sense that she was using magic to observe him day and night¡­ that Ilyana was like a stalker that reached a whole new level. As if that wasn''t enough, Leon also could feel some resonance between the mana inside their heads¡­ where their spirits were supposed to be. As if¡­ their spirits weremunicating with each other.

    "The first Vol that I met said that he couldmunicate with spirits of others, so it wouldn''t be weird if the fragments couldmunicate with others fragments," Leon rubbed his chin. "Still¡­ that doesn''t exin why they do that without letting that Leon realize it."

    As if Ilyana''s behavior couldn''t get any more suspicious, she began to offer that Leon the chance to use her mana. That was something pretty unnecessary since he already could recover millions of mana points per second.

    "It is unnecessary¡­." That Leon frowned while he was watching Ilyana extending her hands.

    "It doesn''t matter," Ilyana said. "Just hold my hands and use my mana, I have a lot more, and thus you will be able to be stronger even faster."

    It was weird¡­ it looked like Ilyana was really looking forward to seeing them holding hands. That behavior was kind of cute even in Leon''s eyes, but it wasn''t supposed to be the behavior of someone who had the knowledge of another version of her. It was also weird that Ilyana was visibly interested in that Leon. Why? Because even Leon could tell that that version of him was boring as hell. The only thing he did in all those years was train day and night, never smiling, neverughing, never trying to do anything novel with his powers¡­ the sole redeeming quality that such a guy had was the fact that he still treated the spirits like friends.

    Still, with that kind of behavior, Leon didn''t see many reasons why he should say no to Ilyana''s proposal. So, they held hands, and he began to use her mana to speed up his growth speed. While the third Leon was focused on his training, Ilyana stayed the whole time in a good mood¡­ showing a wide smile the whole time. However, when his concentration waned, she would feel it, and then she would put a serious fa?ade on her face.<sub> </sub>

    "This is¡­" Leon said, a bit surprised.

    It was a weird feeling¡­ to think that he would begin to feel so conflicted about someone. Despite that, Leon was fully aware that it was only a matter of time before that could happen. After watching memories worth of a lifetime where he and Ilyana stayed together, it was only natural¡­ and now after seeing Ilyana silly but expected actions, Leon couldn''t help but wonder seriously¡­ was that just really an illusion or the memories of another version of himself in a parallel universe? Weren''t those his own memories?

    Once Leon learned about Sekundez''s existence, he always wondered about one thing¡­ could he use her power to go back in time to the point where everything started? Perhaps even before that? Just moving to the past wasn''t enough for him; Leon wanted to reverse the whole universe''s time because that was the only option to solve the things he wanted to solve without any risks. However, once he obtained her power and realized that mana''s cost to make his body alone return on time a fraction of a second was tremendous, Leon realized what he wanted was close to impossible. Despite all that, here was he wondering if somehow Ilyana, Serena, and all the other kids managed to do that when the first Leon died. At the very least, the first two Leons didn''t obtain the power to make time move backward in the whole universe.

    <o>,m "I can''t jump to conclusions¡­" Leon muttered to himself. "There is always the chance that several Ilyanas across the multiverse obtained the power tomunicate with each other and perhaps even share their memories¡­ that actually is more usible than anything."</o>

    If their memories are getting mixed up, then that would exin the behavior of that Ilyana. However, in the end, Leon knew that that was only his wishful thinking. The Ilyana he knew could do everything, and now that he thought about it, she didn''t need to train. So, the time he saw her summoning monsters was just an act to fool him. Just like him now was leveling up his skills by watching those lives, Ilyana could have obtained her power by doing the same thing. However, there was one thing Leon couldn''t understand. If Ilyana, Serena, and the other kids really managed to reverse the whole universe''s time, why did they do it? That was the only question Leon couldn''t find an answer to¡­

    In any case, after using Ilyana''s power to get more powerful for a while, the third Leon finally felt confident that he could find and destroy the whole spaceship that belongs to Crik and his people. However, before he could put his ns into action, Ilyana''s world begun to tremble, and then a dreadful aura began to envelop it¡­ the ck-haired woman finally appeared again.

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    Again, the ck-haired woman suddenly appeared while making a big scene. As if she was some sort of thest boss, she appeareding out from a ck and ominous, bizarre mist. With her eyes full of killing intent, she red at Leon and Ilyana.

    "You¡­ you two!" The ck-haired woman shouted, enraged. "You will pay forst time¡­"

    Leon frowned when he heard that. Whatst time? Before that encounter, only the first Leon managed to survive long enough to meet the ck-haired woman. So, that one wasn''t supposed to know them¡­ unless¡­ she somehow managed to recover her memories, even though those memories were supposed to have been deleted. When Ilyana and the kids made time move backward¡­ then again, if Ilyana were really making Leon see the things that he lived and experienced many times, then it wouldn''t be weird if the ck-haired woman could do the same on her own.

    "The chances are dim¡­ but just like the third life had a different life from the first one, perhaps this woman also obtained different powers, and those made her realize what Ilyana did and then recover those memories," Leon concluded. "That means¡­ that she probably is even more dangerous than before."

    Considering that Ilyana perhaps had even more time to get stronger, maybe she could defeat her. Still, judging the surprised expression on her face, Leon concluded that wasn''t the case. It looked like she wasn''t expecting to be found by her at this point in time. However, despite that, Ilyana reacted fast enough. Massive amounts of mana begun to circle around her body until Ilyana became semi-transparent.

    "That is¡­" Leon frowned, surprised. "Alternative Future Possession?"

    "Serena!" Ilyana shouted while she was charging up her energy even more. "Do it!"

    "Are you sure?" Leon heard Sekundez''s voiceing from the third Leon''s head. "After all this time, you didn''t even¡­"

    "Just do it already!" Ilyana interrupted her.

    After that, Leon didn???t know what happened, but after seeing the movie ending, he realized that Sekundez/Serena used her powers alongside the massive amounts of mana that Ilyana obtained by using Alternative Future Possession. When the darkness was dispersed¡­ Leon saw himself on that airne again.

    "This is seriously messed up¡­" Leon muttered. "Ilyana didn''t look the type who would act so rashly¡­ Besides, why reset time up to this point? If Ilyana and Serena can really make time move backward, couldn''t they make it move a few months or years?"<sub> </sub>

    Leon was really interested in how Ilyana and Serena managed to develop such power. Perhaps they did the first Leon slept for one thousand years. Then again, that didn''t exin why the spell had such limitations and why they were making it move to the very beginning.

    "All skills have limitations and certain effects," Leon rubbed his chin. "Perhaps the effect of that spell is to make everyone and everything return on time to the point where they first had any contact with mana."

    Now that Leon thought about it, using a skill that had such effects was more usible than forcefully making the entire universe go back in time to a specific point. Leon knew that it was foolish to try to use logic to understand how mana worked, but he also knew that much more mana than someone could withstand would be necessary to perform such a task. However, if they could control the time of only things that had mana in their bodies, then perhaps¡­

    "Although I''m interested in this, I will only hear the correct exnation once this all ends¡­" Leon sighed. "Whatever, let''s just finish this¡­"

    Leon really wanted to know how many times that would have to repeat itself, but after recalling something he heard from Sekundez, Leon understood that he would have to watch the lives of twelve versions of him. Sekundez had said that after the trial, that trial would repeat itself that number of times because it was the times someone tried to obtain her power, but that was obviously a lie. That was the number of times he was forced to reset the time of all things.

    "So, I have to endure this more nine times¡­" Leon sighed. "Great¡­ this will be one hell of a brainwashing session."

    Ilyana''s words finally began to make sense in Leon''s head. Although this long dream could make him feel the same love he had for her in the first time they lived together, it also could make him sick of her¡­ Leon and Ilyana weren''t perfect beings. So, if they lived together more than a few times, it was only obvious that they would have argued with each other quite a bit. Considering that Amanda and Hector got divorced after a few centuries, it was only natural that something like that could happen to those who lived together for thousands of years¡­

    It was the fourth time¡­ and for the fourth time, Leon crossed the Pacific Ocean in a ne. Still, he was worried that the ne might still crash and he would have to endure four years of boredom on a tropical ind??? but fortunately, that didn''t happen. Once again, Leonnded on American soil intact, and once again, he had a warm reunion with his parents. The fourth time was supposed to be boring considering that, but Leon could only watch that with a smile on his face¡­ a sad smile, but a smile nheless.

    However, the next day came, and Leon found his heart racing when he saw that his whole family was at home and the dragons would arrive in just a few minutes. They were in the living room, the only part of the house that was burned down due to the power of the dragons. Leon shouted¡­ trying to tell fourth Leon to get the hell out of there, but it was useless.

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    By the look of things, the fourth Leon would be the one who would have a short life. Still, he would die with his family instead of watching them die¡­ that kind of thought at least made Leon sure that the fourth wouldn''t have a crappy life. However, much to his surprise, he heard a certain voice.

    "If you want to save yourself, your sister, and your parents, leave the house now."

    That voice¡­ that sweet, but at the same time, the strong voice belonged to the dark-haired woman. Suddenly, Leon felt shivers imagining what would happen next. As one would expect, the fourth Leon suddenly felt reallypelled to obey that voice. It was only natural since that voice echoed clearly in his head. However, before anything, he left the house alone to see if the ce was really in danger¡­ and he left just in time to see dozens of distortions in the sky. When the first dragon appeared, the fourth Leon didn''t think twice and then dragged everyone out of the house and turned on his father''s car. Three seconds after they left the house, a dragon stopped right above it and then burned everything into ashes. Leon, Amanda, and their parents watched everything in aplete daze¡­ however, the destruction had just started.

    "Why is this happening?" Leon muttered and bit his nails. "She shouldn''t be able to interfere like this¡­ rather isn''t the attack of the dragons'' something she had forced to happen?"

    Leon''s mind was in turmoil. The future of the fourth Leon seemed pretty dark even though he saved Amanda and their parents. Considering everything he knew, the dark-haired woman appeared before and very suddenly because she suddenly recovered her memories. Still, even though she could summon thousands of dragons at that very moment, she wasn''t supposed to be powerful enough to counter the effects of the spell Ilyana and Serena developed.

    After thinking for a while, Leon finally had a vague idea of what the hell was going on. The ck-haired woman didn''t recover her memories at that point in time. Instead of that, she recovered those in the future, but she was using her powers tomunicate with Leon in the past. Although that was insane, it wasn''t crazier than make the time of every single thing that has mana reset.

    Regardless, before leaving Phoenix, Leon drove the car and then stopped to check Hector and Sasha''s houses. Surprisingly, they were both alive and well alongside their respective families. It was only natural that they would join forces and leave the city, and so they did it. The fourth Leon also tried to look for Betty, but he learned that she had moved alongside her parents to another state.

    Half an hourter, Leon and a group of one hundred survivors left Phoenix. More than one hundred vehicles had joined them along the way, but most of them had been attacked by monsters, and they didn''t make it.

    Although Leon and the others wanted to move as much as possible away from Phoenix, they could only use only so much fuel. Besides, dragons weren''t the only monsters that appeared. Even small ones like goblins could cause a lot of destruction. The gas stations along the way had met such ends. So, after a while, Leon and the other survivors were forced to abandon their vehicles and fight their way out while walking. Their numbers decreased at an astonishing rate. In the blink of an eye, Leon saw himself surrounded just by thirty survivors. His father had been gravely injured, and those who survived had wounds all over their bodies. As if that wasn''t enough, they saw the very moment a hydrogen bomb exploded in Phoenix. Everyone watched in shock that massive mushroom cloud, and after a while, they felt the shockwave.

    p "What the hell is going on here?" The fourth Leon finally asked himself now that he had some time to ponder about things. "What was that voice¡­"</anda>

    "My name is Tyrselle," The fourth Leon suddenly heard her voice again. "It is nice to meet you."<sub> </sub>

    Leon facepalmed when he heard that Tyrselle power tomunicate with the past wasn''t that restrictive by the look of things. So, he could easily imagine how Tyrselle would fool the fourth Leon¡­ if that was her real name.

    "Who are you?" The fourth Leon asked.

    "I''m someone from the future," Tyrselle said as a matter of fact. "I helped you, Leon because I also need your help."

    The fourth Leon frowned when he heard that, but Leon facepalmed again. His theory was correct, but he didn''t expect that Tyrselle would confirm that so easily. That was troublesome in many ways.

    "From the future," The fourth Leon asked, surprised.

    "Yes," Tyrselle replied. "That is why we can''t meet face to face now. However, I assure you that if we work together, we can create a future where both of us will feel satisfied."

    Leon sighed; those words would easily fool that Leon. Although he looked suspicious of Tyrselle, Leon himself was the type who would easily trust those who helped him in some way. To make things even moreplicated, Tyrselle just didn''t save him. Thanks to her words, Leon saved his whole family.

    "What do you think, Leon?" Tyrselle asked. "I will give you all the knowledge that you need to protect those you care. If you form a contract with me, I swear that you will obtain the power to do so without relying on anyone. Also, the very moment I broke my words, you will be free from the contract."

    The fourth Leon felt even more suspicious after hearing that. However, did he have any room to think about that? The answer was no. Dragons were destroying cities, and some assholes were dropping nukes on American soil. The future was uncertain, and Leon needed all the power and knowledge possible to survive and protect Amanda and his parents.

    "I will ept the contract," Leon said. "As long as you don''t lie and those dear to me don''t die, I will help you."

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    Leon never thought of creating a contract with anything. Summoning magic was like that, but at the same time, magic contracts were a lot more restrictive even though they granted some freedom to both parts.

    The very moment Leon epted the terms, some magic words appearing in his right arm. Although they weren''t words of Earth, he could understand their meaning since the contract was bound with his soul, just like it was with Tyrselle. The first topic of the contract was that Leon and Tyrselle would work together to reach a future which they could feel satisfied with. It was a bit vague for his tastes, but at the very least, it granted him the chance to reach a middle point between his goals and Tyrselle''s.

    The second topic was what Leon demanded from her. Tyrselle couldn''t lie to him, and neither could Leon to her. Thest topic was about how long the contract wouldst¡­ it wouldst until Amanda, and his parents survived. Unfortunately, Leon couldn''t put more persons there because, ording to Tyrselle, even magic contracts had limits.

    "Both parts have assigned the contract," Tyrselle said. "Now, we can work on helping things on your end."

    "How can we do that?" the fourth Leon asked.

    "We have to make you stronger," Tyrselle replied. "I can''t interfere with the past more than I''m already doing. So, you have to do what you want with your own hands."

    "That sounds fair¡­" Leon nodded. "In any case, what is your goal? You already know what I want, so it is only fair that I need to know what is your end goal."

    Although he was a bit na?ve, the fourth Leon wasn''t stupid. Tyrselle couldn''t lie, and it was better to learn what she wanted from the very beginning. Although Leon felt like he was putting too much trust into something created by a stranger, it was the perfect time to test if he hadn''t been fooled or if that contract was really working on both of them.

    "I want to¡­ revive someone," Tyrselle hesitated, and that made Leon frown. "However, there are some people who intend to get in my way, so I need to deal with them.

    "Revive someone¡­ shouldn''t that be easy given that you can talk to me when you are in the future?" The fourth Leon asked.

    "No,¡­ even my power has certain limits," Tyrselle replied. "Also, even though I also can make time move backward, it won''t help me achieve my goal. To really obtain enough power to reach my goal, I need to deal with some¡­ annoying individuals. With your help, I''m sure I will be able to get rid of at least one of them."

    Leon felt shivers when he heard that. Tyrselle goal by using him was obvious. She wanted to make him and Ilyana kills each other. That was really bad¡­ but if that was something that already happened to him, perhaps worrying about it was a waste of time. Instead of that, Leon began to wonder about Tyrselle''s end goal. Until now, her hesitation showed that she was thinking seriously about what to answer. So, maybe she wasn''t lying, and the contract was really working on her. Everything so far made Leon think that.<sub> </sub>

    Still, after thinking for a while, Leon nodded that reviving someone was probably harder than control time. Why? Because the body of that someone probably doesn''t exist anymore, and the soul existed in an unknown ne. Reviving someone was truly the hardest thing one could possibly do. By the look of things, one couldn''t keep their memories once they control time to a distant point in the past. Or if there was a way to do that, Tyrselle didn''t know, but Ilyana and Serena knew. Or perhaps just like Tyrselle suddenly recovered her memories, Ilyana and Serena also recovered them at some point. It truly was somethingplicated¡­

    The fourth Leon doubted that one day he would be powerful enough to help someone who couldmunicate with the people in the past, but at that point in time, he didn''t have the leisure to worry about that. Without thinking too much about it, he began his training and did everything Tyrselle told him, and on the first day, he learned how to manipte earth, fire, water, and wind.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Elementalist!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by two points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Tyrselle didn''t forbid him from doing anything, so Leon taught everyone how to learn those skills. Of course, it wasn''t like suddenly everyone became powerful enough to defeat monsters alone, but which tried to attack them, got decimated by dozens of elemental bullets from the next day onward since Tyrselle quickly taught him how to learn spells as well.

    "Oh, man¡­" Leon sighed. "This is like¡­ really bad."

    <o>,m Although the circumstances changed him, Leon always valued his friends and allies more than anything. Upon realizing that such knowledge prevented him and his allies from dying, the fourth Leon began to trust on Tyrselle more and more. Slowly, but surely, he was falling into the trap she was preparing for him.</o>

    Given that Ilyana wasn''t or didn''t try to intervene, Leon concluded that his hypothesis was probably correct. By using the spell to reset the time of everything, she and Serena had lost their memories and would only recover in the future.

    Regardless, the fourth Leon spread the knowledge of how to use magic and learn spells like wildfire. Instead of worrying if that was a weapon that could be used against himter, he just wanted to help as many humans as possible. Thanks to that, many people began to follow him¡­

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    Thanks to Tyrselle''s support, the fourth Leon managed to recover Las Vegas just one month after the monsters appeared. That was one hell of an achievement, and that made everyone that heard about him run as fast as possible toward the city and join his side. Despite that, the fourth Leon was at least smart enough not to get ahead of himself. After all, he obtained knowledge from someone else, and he only survived until now, thanks to Tyrselle.

    Tyrselle also gave him a lot of information about dungeons and monsters. When they would break, what type of attack was the weakness¡­ Tyrselle even revealed to him the location of all dungeons near Las Vegas. After just one year, ny percent of those who survived until that point was now living in Las Vegas. That was roughly five million people.

    As one would expect, many problems began to happen, but Tyrselle also told Leon who were the troublemakers, and he dealt with them. Those who threatened the peace just vanished every night without leaving any sign of their existence. Thanks to all that, after just two years, all thoughts of cautiousness about Tyrselle had disappeared from his mind.

    "I should have expected that¡­" Leon facepalmed and then sighed." Why am I so gullible? This guy never saw her face¡­ but although she is as pretty as Ilyana, and does have a sweet voice¡­ and¡­ whatever¡­"

    It doesn''t matter who Tyrselle looked like, she summoned the dragons, which caused his parents'' death, and that also forced Leon to stay four years alone on a tropical ind¡­ he didn''t have to worry about how she looked. Tyrselle had to die, end of the story. Still, it was only natural that he would be forced to ponder about such things while he had to see things from another perspective.

    Regardless, even though he waited for troublesome guys like William to appear, only small fries tried to cause problems, and since the fourth Leon was quick to eliminate them, the problems never escted. It took a while for the rest of the world to deal with the problems of their own territories, but once they recovered a few of their cities and managed to create a decentwork to collect intel, most world leaders decided to contact the fourth Leon¡­ Makoto was one of them.

    "Let''s see how things will y out this time¡­" Leon sighed. "A lot of things changed¡­ so maybe my interactions with them changed as well."

    Just as Leon had imagined, Makoto and Yuki were different. It was due to the fact that Makoto''s son died when the Earth Dragon''s dungeon broke a few months prior. Makoto had be an emperor who would seek strength for himself and for his soldiers, no matter the cost, and Yuki was also following the same path¡­ weirdly enough, she didn''t have her healing powers.

    "Now that I think about it¡­ she didn''t have it before when I watched the third Leon''s life. "Leon rubbed his chin and nodded to himself. "More and more, it is getting obvious that Ilyana is probably the one who gave her those powers¡­"<sub> </sub>

    Although that made sense in Leon''s head, he couldn''t exin why Ilyana did that. Based on the life of the first Leon, she was a bit of a jealous wife¡­ so why give power to someone who once married Leon? After thinking for a while, Leon realized that such powers granted Yuki the chance to stay more on the backline¡­ although Yuki had talented at fighting with her fists, that was something she only noticed after Leon disappeared¡­ Perhaps Ilyana knew Leon would be mesmerized by her while she fights or something.

    Makoto became a powerful ally and a good friend, but much to Leon''s surprise, the fourth Leon and Yuki didn''t get along all that much. There was no chemistry between them. That Yuki was only interested in getting stronger, so even though she was supposed to be the next leader of Japan, she wasn''t interested in political affairs.

    Several years passed, and Leon noticed that the fourth one seemed to be destined to remain single. Leon was too busy training his skills and learning new ones while teaching other people. Despite all that, not a single woman tried to get closer to him more than necessary. It was really sad, but Leon could rte to that one.

    "Anyway¡­" Leon said and then sighed. "No signs of Betty yet¡­ Gis didn''t appear until now either. This isn''t unexpected, but it is very sad¡­"

    After a while, Earth finally reached the second stage of assimtion. New dungeons appeared, and new monsters began to attack the human race. Despite all that, the number of casualties was minimal. It was all thanks to the fact that Leon taught magic to everyone without discrimination.

    "How many years have passed here? Twenty?" Leon frowned. "I guess Hammath''s grandpa wasn''t wrong when he concluded that mages could speed up the assimtion process."

    The human race didn''t have a lot of time to get stronger, but thanks to Leon''s hard work, they got powerful fast enough to deal with the monsters'' power-up. Leon recalled that during Sekundez''s trial, the monsters grew stronger each day, and that was something that also happened in reality. The more mana a has, the stronger the monsters there get. However, given that most human beings could fight and defeat the monsters alone, the prospects of the human race finding doom at the end of that journey seemed quite small. That was even truer considering that their leader was receiving privileged information from someone from the future¡­ Despite all that, Leon never dropped his guard.

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    After a while, Leon noticed that the fourth one, despite the privileged information he was receiving from Tyrselle, wasn''t that strong. His status and skills certainly were better than the others, but when Earth reached the fourth stage of assimtion, he wasn''t as strong as Leon when he returned to Earth after defeating the gctical snake.

    "I guess it is only obvious¡­" Leon shrugged. "This guy here invested a lot of time teaching others all kinds of spells and skills."

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    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Trainer!

    Your strength and health will increase by two points, your stamina, mana, recovery, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Just like before, once Earth reached a certain point, several sapient races begun to attack humans. However, things proceed to favorably this time. Eventually, Crik and the mithril people also attacked them. Still, even though the fourth Leon couldn''t defeat him in singlebat, humans had more power as a race. They managed to defeat them after fighting day and night for several weeks¡­ the fourth Leon finally concluded that after defeating such a powerful race, he would be able to rest a little, but things only got weirder after that.

    "What have you done, Leon?" The fourth Leon finally heard Ilyana''s voice echo inside his head. "Why did you make a contract with her¡­ her from all people."

    Leon was right. Even though Ilyana could reset the time, she couldn''t carry all her memories alongside her. Something had to happen to trigger the event that would cause her to remember everything, and by the look of things, that happened just now.

    Regardless, the fourth Leon had no idea who Ilyana was, so he only frowned after hearing another unknown voice that sounded extremely disappointed and sad. That Leon didn''t have any reason to listen to another voice inside his head, so he decided to ignore her, but Ilyana wasn''t someone who would give up that easily.

    "I see¡­ so that is what she told you," Ilyana said, and then Leon imagined her forcing a self-mocking smile. "Did you wonder who those people she wants to defeat might me, Leon? What would you do if, by any chance, you are one of the people she wants to defeat?"<sub> </sub>

    When he heard that, Leon frowned why someone as powerful as Tyrselle made a pact with a man she wanted to defeat? That didn''t make any sense¡­ again, the fourth Leon decided to ignore Ilyana''s words. Things were getting way tooplicated, and even if that stranger was telling the truth, Leon couldn''t just ignore the contract. That Leon felt that he and his family only survived until now, thanks to Tyrselle. If he betrays her, once they reach the future where she can influence him and the human race, he could easily imagine her wiping them out.

    As usual, Leon''s imagination was pretty wild, but since the fourth Leon was also him, he knew that that kind of thought was only his instincts alerting the other guy. The fourth Leon grew dependent on Tyrselle, and after surviving thus far, he couldn''t risk everything based on the words of a stranger alone. He was responsible for millions of humans'' lives, after all.

    Without having any other choice, Ilyana decided to show the fourth Leon everything the others had lived through and experienced. Thest thing that Leon needed was to watch everything again, but fortunately, he didn''t have to. Time moved forward until the fourth Leon finally learned everything from Ilyana. As if everything wasn''t crazy enough, Ilyana appeared before him.

    "You must have realized now that she is just toying with you," Ilyana said. "I don''t know how she managed to develop a spell that granted her the power tomunicate with you in the past and seeded in altering the past events of her reality. It doesn''t matter. Her goal is solely to defeat you and me, who will be the only people who can survive against her in the future."

    "Shut up¡­" Leon clenched his teen and fists and then said after lowering his head.

    "Leon¡­ you won''t have a future by staying on her side," Ilyana added. "You already know what happened. Surely you understand that¡­"

    "I said: SHUT UP!" Leon roared. "What do you want from me? If you want to show me it wasn''t an illusion, then answer this question. Why did you make time move backward not once, not twice, but three times¡­ why did I have to endure all this bullshit so many times?"

    "You know why I did that¡­" Ilyana recovered from the shock and then said. "I did it for you¡­ to let us reach the perfect future. I know that you always wished for us to have a normal life with our kids¡­ this is the only way for us to-"

    "Perfect future?" Leonughed after saying that. "Don''t make meugh. Where is the perfection in a future where I''m the sole human alive? Are you so insane that you concluded that I''m insane as well? Even if you reset the times one hundred times, we will never reach the perfect future. Maybe for you, it will be perfect, but not for me. Not after losing all the people I cared about on Earth¡­ not after dirtying my hands with my enemies'' blood so many times."

    "You are right¡­ the future will be only perfect for me," Ilyana said. "Still, it will better than keep losing time and time again. You and I aren''t perfect beings, so we can''t develop perfect magic¡­ we won''t be able to create the perfect path that will lead us to a perfect future, but at the very least¡­ we will seed in crushing those who toyed with our lives and the lives of others we loved."

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    Leon watched that whole exchange showing a calm expression. He imagined that he would feel enraged after hearing all that. However, after confirming his theories directly from Ilyana''s mouth, he felt¡­ strangely calm. Although the fourth Leon''s reaction was justified given the things he had to see and experiment with, Leon could understand him but not react in the same way.

    "I guess a lot of things makes sense now¡­" Leon muttered. "I learned magic fast and developed my skills faster than the others because I experienced the same training more than a few times¡­ thus, the knowledge of how to learn certain spells and skills came naturally to me."

    <o>,m Leon''s behavior wasn''t just altered based on his magic instincts. The other ''lives'' that he had made him endure the solitude in that ind, the fear when he was, in other words, and all the anger when he was inside the gctic snake. Without knowing it, his past experiences helped him reach the point where he was now¡­ thanks to all that, Leon could understand what Ilyana was trying to do. She lived as much as him, she was fully aware that they would never reach their perfect end, but she was trying with all her might to reach the best possible end.</o>

    For the first time, Leon felt something inside his heart while watching Ilyana. It was respect¡­ respect for someone who was willing to experience a living hell time and time again just to have a quick nce of a good end. Leon knew that he didn''t have the nerve to reset the time of all things¡­ he didn''t want to experience all the hardships of the past again and again. That was why he could only admire her now¡­ the current Leon¡­ lost all the wish to use time magic to nullify all the events that happened. Why? Because it was meaningless¡­ Leon was prideful, and someone like that wouldn''t try to do everything again, knowing that it was impossible to reach the perfect end.

    "So, my parents died once because of Tyrselle''s dragons, huh," The fourth Leon said. "This doesn''t surprise me all that much. I knew from the very beginning that dragons were way too powerful than any other monsters¡­ still, that doesn''t change the fact that I will doom the entire human race by betraying her. She fooled me without lying. It is urate to say that she betrayed me first but won''t help me in any way. Can you guarantee to me that by joining, I will be able to protect everyone?"

    "No¡­" Ilyana lowered her head. "I just recovered my memories, but my powers haven''t returned yet. To fully recover my powers, I will have to relive those memories more than a few times¡­ Right now, I don''t have the power to oppose her."

    "Then, we don''t have anything more to discuss," the fourth Leon said. "I won''t risk the lives of the humans who survived until now for an unknown future."

    "But Leon!" Ilyana protested.<sub> </sub>

    "Sorry, but it won''t happen¡­" Leon turned around and then begun to walk away from Ilyana. "I can''t abandon everything I fought for until now to pursue my own happiness¡­ My conscience won''t allow it. If I do something like that, I will be like those I hate the most¡­ the monsters who see no value in other people''s lives."

    Ilyana clenched her teeth and then showed a pained expression, but soon she gave up. She had imagined that something like that might happen because just like Leon had seen his previous versions growing stronger than the previous one, Ilyana and even Tyrselle were getting stronger as well. The experience was umting in all of them, so it was only obvious that Tyrselle would find a way to counter Ilyana''s actions and powers.

    Leon quickly epted that he did that in the past¡­ it was easy to judge someone while looking at things from a distance, so he didn''t that. Besides, what was the point of judging his own actions? Doing that was only useful when he could learn from his mistakes, but given that Leon would perhaps lose those memories, then it was a wasting of time.

    Ilyana disappeared and never contacted Leon again. Tyrselle probably saw their whole conversation, but even though she talked with Leon thousands of times after that, she never talked about it. After that, things proceeded quite favorably for the humans, but everyone noticed that Leon had changed, no one could understand why, but it didn''t matter since he continued to work hard to make the human race survive.

    Two hundred yearster, the fourth Leon finally learned Foresight. Without wasting any time, he began to train it, and when he saw the things that would happen in the next few days. Tyrselle finally appeared before Leon and then teleported him and the whole human race to the where Ilyana was. The fight started, but Ilyana didn''t try to protect herself¡­ she couldn''t bring herself to fight Leon and those who he wanted to protect. In the end, Leon dealt the finishing blow, and Ilyana died without offering any resistance and with a smile on her face. Leon bit his lips in anger when he did that¡­ he could feel that the spirits were nearby, but they only observed him. It was just a possible future, but just the possibility of him killing the mother of his kids in cold blood enraged him. More than that¡­ it made Leon felt as if he was worse than any of the monsters he killed until now. The harvesters, the angels, Netro, the shadowy figure¡­ he was worse than them, and that was sickening, to say the least.

    The fourth Leon felt no different than him, the things Ilyana showed him were like a hazy memory, but he still could imagine what he had felt in that timeline. Then, he canceled Foresight and readied himself.

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    The fourth Leon already knew what would happen. If he changes his mind about his contract with Tyrselle, he and the human race would be decimated. He knew that yet¡­ he couldn''t bring himself to fight Ilyana and kill her in cold blood. The fourth Leon only interacted with her a little bit, but those memories didn''t let him choose anything else.

    "It looks like I grew up a little here¡­" Leon muttered while he observed the eyes full of determination of the fourth Leon. "Let''s just hope he will do the right thing and won''t mess up."

    Just as he had seen when he used Foresight, Tyrselle suddenly appeared before Leon. Until now, everything proceeded ording to her ns, so she was in a good mood and appeared, showing an amazing smile. However, the smile quickly faded away when she saw Leon''s serious expression.

    "I see you have made your choice," Tyrselle red at Leon. "I should have known that such a roundabout method wouldn''t work¡­"

    "No¡­ to be honest, I''m still sorting my options here," the fourth Leon said. "Let''s reach a middle ground, Tyrselle. You did some unforgivable things, but thanks to you, this time, those I love are still alive. I owe you for that, and that is why I''m offering you this chance."

    "Do you seriously think that you have the power to defy me?" Tyrselle frowned. "You may have recovered the knowledge of how to use the skills that you used to defeat me before, but the same trick won''t work twice. Besides, you have nowhere near the mastery over your abilities to replicate that again."

    "I''m fully aware of it," Leon nodded. "I will have to improvise¡­ but even if I fail, you won''t seed in your ns. While Ilyana is out there, she will do the same thing over and over again until she is satisfied or gets tired of it. She probably can face you right now, or at the very least, she has enough power to reset time again."

    "You are dead wrong if you think that you can convince me to spare you and her after making me lose so much time," Tyrselle said while showing her madness true her eyes. "Those memories of thest times are very useful; I can feel myself much more powerful than before¡­ but the amount of time I wasted all because of you two¡­ isn''t something I can forget."

    "You seem to have forgotten that we also have the memories of the other times," the fourth Leon shrugged. "That being said, we aren''t as old as you¡­ so I can more or less understand a little bit of your anger. However, you don''t have anything to win by letting that anger control you. Like I said¡­ let''spromise here. I will let bygones be bygones, so you do the same, and I will do my best to convince Ilyana as well. After this, we will work together to reach our goals."

    "¡­ Die." Tyrselle said and then made the fourth Leon''s head explode.

    Leon sighed¡­ he had hoped that things would be different, but he was wrong. The fourth Leon tried to find a path where he didn''t have to dirty his hands even more, but he failed. However, much to his surprise, the scene around him didn''t get enveloped by darkness. By the look of things, the fourth Leon''s life didn''t end there. Suddenly, his head reappeared as if it had never been destroyed. Leon recognized that¡­ it was the saw insane regenerative power Tyrselle showed to the first Leon.<sub> </sub>

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Corrupted Dragonewt!

    Your strength and intelligence will increase by forty points, your mana, health, stamina, and recovery will increase by twenty points whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Draconic Battlemage!

    Your strength and intelligence will increase by forty points, your mana, health, stamina, and recovery will increase by twenty points whenever you level up your ss.

    "Just like you learned how to use my conceptual attacks, I decided to follow the same path you used to get stronger." The fourth Leon said, and then his body begun to shine a little, and then the light disappeared, and his body became semi-transparent.

    "That annoying little trick again won''t save you this time," Tyrselle bit her lips in annoyance.

    "I wonder about that¡­" Leon shrugged. "Eating dragon hearts for ten thousand years certainly can change people like you and me. Although I don''t have the power of gluttony, it doesn''t change the fact that now I can regenerate myself just like you and not lose a single gram of my body."

    It was only obvious that the reason behind Tyrselle crazy regenerative abilities came from eating dragon hearts day and night. That was the first idea that came to the fourth Leon''s mind. Despite all the knowledge he obtained, he couldn''t think of a way to defeat Tyrselle in a fair fight. Even if he cheats a lot, he couldn''t see a path that would lead him to victory, but at the very least, he would be able to stop her for the time being. More than that, Leon would also be able to give Ilyana a lot of mana if she isn''t ready to reset time again.

    Tyrselle paid no mind to Leon''s words. Instead of that, she crushed, ripped him apart, sliced him so many times that Leon lost the count. After watching Leon''s unfazed face for quite a while, Tyrselle finally noticed how the people felt when they tried to fight her¡­

    "I will never forgive you," Tyrselle red at Leon. "I will kill you and that bitch in the most painful way possible and make you both regret from ever being born¡­ those who you hold dear won''t have a quick death. They will pay for you getting on my way once again."

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    Tyrselle disappeared after making her threats¡­ Although her words made Leon feel shivers, he soon forgot about it. He protected everyone once more, and Leon was more satisfied with that. Besides, he was going to die once again for using that power, and this time, he would make sure not to just sleep for one thousand years.

    "Ilyana, I know that you are watching," the fourth Leon said. "You don''t have to hide anymore."

    Suddenly, Ilyana appeared before him. As expected, she was ready to offer back up if Leon needed it. In fact, Leon felt her mana making the region vibrated when his head exploded for the first time, but she reacted on time to stop when she felt that his mana was still active.

    "What?" Ilyana asked, showing an expression without any emotion.

    "Sorry about before¡­" the fourth Leon said. "I couldn''t risk everything¡­ even though you already showed me what happened."

    "Is that so?" Ilyana said, still not showing any emotion on her face and eyes.

    "I''m sorry for making you endure all this by yourself," Leon said and then lowered his head. "Although you did all this on your own volition, I believe I''m part of the reason¡­ Anyway, what I said before still stands. We are both suffering a lot through this, but now I''m willing to ept everything¡­ as long as we reach our perfect end."

    "I wonder about that¡­" Ilyana looked away while rubbing her chin. "I made a lot of sacrifices until now, but are you willing to do the same?"

    "Yes," Leon nodded.

    "For example¡­ if I were to tell you not to involve yourself with other women, would you do it?" Ilyana asked.

    "Yes¡­ but promising that will change anything?" the fourth Leon frowned. "Once you reset the time, I will forget everything, after all."

    "That is fine. It isn''t a problem," Ilyana smiled sweetly. "You seem to forget that I''m older than you, so I will be able to intervene with your life quite a bit while you are unaware of it. In any case, I just need your permission."<sub> </sub>

    "¡­ To do what?" the fourth Leon frowned.

    "To stop from getting involved with any woman that isn''t me," Ilyana continues to smile sweetly. "I have to study and practice what Tyrselle did, but I''m sure I can customize, and then I will be able to interfere with the past just a little bit¡­ That way, I will be able to stop your toy from functioning until you remember of me once again."

    Leon facepalmed when he heard that¡­ the holy sword has been sealing in several of his lives, all thanks to Ilyana. Given that she could only interfere from the moment onward while Leon has mana, she wouldn''t be able to interfere in the rtionship he had with Betty, but¡­ Still, that was a bit too much. Leon prayed that the fourth Leon would refuse that, but he already knew that didn''t happen.

    "That will probably make me feel depressed quite a bit more than a few times¡­" the fourth Leon sighed. "But given that you will be waiting for me for a long time, I guess I must do the same as well. Well, in order for me not to go crazy in that situation, you must help me build my willpower. It would be best if you made me as unlucky as possible¡­ that should be enough. I just hope I won''t regret this."

    Ilyana smiled, turned into a grin, and then she hugged him with all her might. Sealing the holy sword was the next level of madness. Leon now was sure that Ilyana was the craziest yandere that ever existed¡­ but his masochist instincts didn''t let himin all that much. Considering that they lived together for more than any humans that he knew, it was necessary that their level ofpromise would reach whole new heights. Besides, when Ilyana kissed him with her soft, red lips, while the fourth Leon felt her big and soft boobs, he felt that the price he was paying was worth the trouble.

    "I wish we could stay like this for a little longer¡­" Leon said. "But I can feel my life ending¡­ I need to give you all the mana that I obtained by using this skill before I die."

    Ilyana nodded at him, and then this time, she kissed on his cheek before letting all the spirits, their children appear before him. Leon wondered if their memories also had disappeared and only returned after some time. That was probably the case because now they looked much more human-like than spirit-like than before. Serena and the other kids didn''t have clothes made of fire or any other element. Instead, they were wearing all types of ordinary clothes¡­ that being said, their bodies also were a bit of semi-transparent. They smiled at Leon.

    "I will see you guys in the future¡­ or perhaps in the past," the fourth Leon frowned. "It is hard to know¡­ anyway, stay well."

    The fourth Leon wished that he had the chance to say goodbye to his Amanda, his parents, and his friends on Earth, but he didn''t have time. After saying that, the fourth Leon condensed all the mana that he could reunite in a single ce. However, in the end, his mana dispersed quite a bit, but the energy wasn''t lost. Instead of that, the fourth Leon created an entire gxy, and that gxy only had blues. Thoses were made of mithril.

    "Humans can do anything as long as they try hard, huh," Leon smiled.

    Leon smiled when he saw that. He always thought that he only had the talent to destroy things, but in the past, he managed to create something amazing like a gxy using his power alone¡­ all he had to do was to sacrifice his life for it. For the first time, Leon thought that he was also quite good at creating things¡­ but only that much wasn''t enough to make him feel satisfied. Leon would never feel satisfied until he reaches his perfect end.

 720 Chapter 717

    After the fourth Leon, things proceeded in many ways. Only a few things repeated themselves time and time again. Those were: how Leon met Ilyana, the fact that the holy sword was sealed, and that Tyrselle didn''t try to fool him anymore. Leon received a few notifications here and there, but overall, he already obtained all the knowledge and skills that he had obtained in the past.

    Leon thought he would feel wiser and more mature after watching all of that, but that never happened. Those memories were probably the memories that Ilyana managed to savage since Leon died several times while fighting against Tyrselle¡­ even though they fought together, her power was absolute. Just like she said, old tricks wouldn''t work twice on her. After watching the twelve lives that he had lived¡­ Leon finally returned to reality.

    When Leon woke up, he saw himself back in Ilyana''s world. The ce was semi-destroyed, but it wasn''t abandoned. Leon could see thousands of inorganic monsters around, and when he used Mana Dominion, he confirmed that there were trillions of monsters there¡­ all of them were monsters bound to Ilyana''s Mana Link.

    "Well, now¡­" Leon crossed his arms and then closed his eyes." What should I do?"

    Leon had a few ideas as to how to defeat Tyrselle once and for all, but all those ideas relied on using Alternative Future Possession. He was already tired of sacrificing his lifespan, so he wanted to do something else. Besides, this time he didn''t want to leave Ilyana and their kids. Leon couldn''t let himself be defeated, nor could he sacrifice everything to win against Tyrselle. This time, he would make sure to survive until they reach the seventh stage of the assimtion. That way, perhaps they would be able to ovee the downsides of time maniption together.

    After a while, Leon finally noticed that his body wasn''t heavy. He got many times more powerful than before after watching his past lives, but his body was weakened in Ilyana''s world. The reason was simple; the world wasn''t on the third stage of assimtion anymore. That massive number of monsters was the proof of that. The world was probably on the sixth stage of the assimtion¡­ and that was what gave Leon a new idea.

    "Hehe, this will be interesting," Leon smirked.

    Although Leon got a lot more skills, jobs and sses, he didn''t have ess to a crazy amount of mana like Ilyana has. He also didn''t have the time to summon monsters and use Mana Link on all of them. Leon could feel Ilyana and Tyrselle''s mana shing against each other even from that distance, after all. He had to do something before their fight destroys the whole universe.

    Health: 6.999.999.999.999

    Mana: 6.999.999.999.999

    Stamina: 6.999.999.999.999

    Strength: ----

    Dexterity: ----

    Speed: ----

    Intelligence: ----

    Endurance: ----

    Control: ----

    Mentality: ----

    Luck: ----<sub> </sub>

    Recovery: ----

    Willpower: ----

    Coins: ----

    Status: ----

    After concentrating for a few seconds, Leon used Appraisal while looking at the ground and then confirmed his hypothesis. The system had also recognizeds as living beings. Still, Leon frowned while looking at those statuses. It was simply insane and very weird. Why did the numbers stop at that? Why didn''t they reach seven trillion? Was it because there was a trigger to cause that? Leon lived the equivalent of almost one hundred thousand years, considering all the lives he had when Ilyana reset time. Still, he couldn''t understand even that yet. However, if he didn''t know something, he could always learn. As long as he exists, Leon could always find the answers he was looking for.

    Leon touched the ground with both hands and then tried to activate Mana Link. If that was a living being, then something like that was supposed to be possible. However, the skill he failed.

    "Not good enough, huh," Leon frowned. "Let''s try to use my best talent¡­ the power to use brute force."

    Leon forced his mana to envelop the whole surface of that. After that, he activated Mana Link again. The skill not only activated this time¡­ it evolved.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Absolute Mana Link.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    ¡­

    Congrattions! The skill Summon Absolute Mana Link has reached the max level.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    It was weird, but aside from his own mana pool, Leon felt that he could easily control that''s mana. However, even though the skill was useful, Leon knew that it wasn''t wise to use the mana without any thoughts. First, he checked the limits of it. After a while, Leon confirmed that the could recover a little more than eleven billion of mana points per second¡­ no wonder Ilyana said thats couldn''t get destroyed after a certain point. With that amount of mana, thes would be able to repair itself easily.

    "As I thought¡­" Leon rubbed his chin. "No matter, with this much mana, I can create hundreds of replicas. Let''s make them use Absolute Mana Link in all thes they can find using dungeons as fast as possible."

    Although Leon recovered his powers from the past, he only managed to summon one hundred replicas. After doing that, his body got paralyzed¡­ the amount of mana he used had been much more than his body had used, after all. Even though he had that much power, his body couldn''t easily endure it.

    "Crap¡­ this is the worse," Leon blinked several times since he felt that his head was spinning. "I don''t have any other choice¡­ better make all my replicas use as much mana as possible while they look fors that have mana. That way, my body will get used to it faster as well."

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    Although, for the time being, Leon couldn''t create more than one hundred replicas, the rest of the mana he had was being used to make them move faster using Teleport. Little by little, Leon felt that his mana pool was increasing. However, before even ten of his replicas had used Absolute Mana Link, he felt their approach. Leon tried to be faster, but Ilyana, Tyrselle, and Ss were already on their way. Leon thought of using elerate to buy some time, but that barely had any effect. Those three were powerful, after all.

    Ss and Tyrselle appeared in front of Leon, but Ilyana already appeared behind him and didn''t waste time to hug him from behind. Although Leon saw that happening many times when he watched those memories, nothing could bepared to the real thing.

    "You and your bad habit of keeping your eyes on me all the time," Leon forced a smile.

    "You and your bad habit of always worrying me before you learn the truth," Ilyana said and then buried her face on Leon''s back.

    It was weird, Leon and Ilyana were much older than they were supposed to be, but they didn''t change all that much despite their memories and the powers they obtained during all their journey.

    "What is going on here?" Ss asked, astonished. "Why did he suddenly get so much stronger?"

    Future Possession was still active, but Ss was nowhere as calm as before. Maybe it was because he finally realized the price of using such skill was too high, or perhaps he was truly scared as to why someone he could easily have defeated a few minutes ago suddenly became many times stronger.

    "Just like you did with me, you also hid several things from Ss, huh," Leon said and then red at Tyrselle, who clearly was very annoyed. "I guess even if we restart our lives several times, all of us are bound to repeat the same mistakes over and over again."

    Tyrselle could feel that Leon had recovered his memories and his powers. Not only that, but she could also feel that he was obtaining massive amounts of mana every minute. Despite all that, she couldn''t act rashly. Leon and Ilyana were opponents that defeated her many times, after all. Besides, even though Leon and Ilyana had an advantage over Tyrselle and Ss, they couldn''t just go all out to kill their enemies. As they already knew, defeat her wouldn''t be easy, and whatever they try to do, they will cause quite a bit of destruction.

    "It looks like we lost the chance to see of a touching reunion," Sekundez suddenly said.

    It was weird, but it looked like while Leon was watching the memories of his other lives, Sekundez had left to do something else, and now she returned alongside all the other spirits, probably because they had to travel quite a bit of distance.

    "Eh? Eh!" Celsius shouted in surprise. "Leon is¡­ our father? And Ilyana is our mother? What is going on here? Did Leon go senile, and now his memories are trying to fool me as well?"

    "By the look of things¡­ he isn''t senile," Undine frowned. "Now, a lot of things made sense. No wonder Sekundez looked quite a bit like Ilyana."<sub> </sub>

    "I think we are safe to assume that resetting the time made all of us lose our memories¡­ temporarily," Volt rubbed his chin. "Considering that someone obviously created the whole system, it is clear that we shouldn''t be that old."

    "What do you mean by that, Volt?" Efreet asked.

    "It means that mana was something created by someone, and considering that we are beings essentially made of mana, it wouldn''t make sense that the original great spirits exist since the universe came to be," Rem added. "Considering the things we know so far, there aren''t great spirits. We are the great spirits¡­"

    "This too confusing¡­" Sylph closed his eyes and crossed his arms.

    "Nothing is confusing," Shadow said. "If the master is also my father, then my respect for him will only increase even more."

    "Mmm¡­ since we doubt Leon''s memories, there is a trigger for us to recover our memories as well, right Sekundez?" Gnome asked.

    "That is right," Sekundez nodded. "While this crazy bitch is wasting time hesitating in acting, transfer some of your mana to the others. Eventually, they will remember everything."

    Leon nodded and started to do that. Even though he had recovered his memories, there were things that he didn''t know because some things only happened after his death. However, soon he understood what Ilyana and Serena did. Although they had the power to reset the time of all things, they would nullify several events by doing so, like the birth of all Leon and Ilyana''s kids. To prevent that from happening, Serena and the other kids decided to change their physical forms. They became a part of Ilyana''s spirit.

    p Just like Leon suddenly had new ideas for skills and spells in the past, their existence would eventuallye to be once Ilyana reaches a certain level of power. That was probably the trigger that would make her remember everything as well. Regardless, since Ilyana also wanted to let her kids interact with their father as much as possible, she made up that whole story of the great spirits and put those rumors in the head of several people Leon met. In the end, there were no lesser spirits or great spirits.</anda>

    "Ilyana¡­ can you please move away from me for a bit?" Leon said, looking a bit ufortable. "Even though you are not showing your face, I can feel your drool on my back. Besides, now that you are not using your powers on me again¡­"

    The holy sword was standing uncontrobly¡­ that was something Leon couldn''t say out loud in front of so many witnesses. Much less in front of his kids¡­ it doesn''t matter how much older they were. Certain things shouldn''t be done, no matter what. Besides, it was time to solve things with Tyrselle once and for all.

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    Even though Leon''s power had returned, and he could use Supernova if he wishes so, Tyrselle was confident that she could resist the power of such an attack. Their skill and power reached a point where numbers wouldn''t be enough to determine the winner of the confrontation, and that was why she was being careful. She couldn''t afford to lose again¡­ she had been struggling for far too long as well¡­ she couldn''t afford to waste any more time.

    However, her hesitation disappeared when Leon obtained full control over the mana of the one-hundredth. Why her hesitation disappeared? It was because Leon''s mana pool became half of the size of hers. Tyrselle bit his lips and then started to bleed in annoyance. That happened many times before¡­ whenever she was confident of her victory, Leon would do something unexpected and then turn the tide of the battle just like that. Besides, using Mana Link was something that he never did before, so Tyrselle had no countermeasures against it.

    "As usual, you are pretty quick at thinking of crazy ways to increase your power," Ilyana said while she was cleaning the droll near her mouth. "I think this is pretty unfair considering that had to create trillions of monsters over centuries to have this much mana, but I won''tin. Because with this, we will finally reach the seventh stage of the assimtion."

    Tyrselle knew that Ilyana was right. If one could obtain full control over alls in the universe that have mana, it was clear that that person would reach the seventh stage. If that weren''t enough, then the seventh stage wouldn''t exist. However, Tyrselle doubted that was the case. The seventh stage does exist, and she would reach and then obtain unlimited power.

    Copying what Leon did would be easy, but for the time being, Tyrselle would have to defeat Leon and Ilyana because they wouldn''t let her do the same. Tyrselle couldn''t just go all out either because she couldn''t afford to make the mana of several worlds disperse in the universe after destroying them. Although she knew thats would be a lot more resilient thanks to mana, obviously, the destruction caused by a Supernova would decimate them.

    Tyrselle breathed deeply to calm her nerves. The stakes were much higher this time. This would be herst chance to revive her little brother. If Leon and Ilyana reach the seventh stage, then they wouldn''t reset the time again, and even if they do, they would have enough power to erase her existence from time and space¡­ it was a dangerous spell that Tyrselle barely had used before. Still, she didn''t hesitate in pointing her right hand toward Leon.

    Suddenly, Leon felt a shiver like no other. As if some distortion was messing with the system, Leon saw his health, mana, and stamina bar trembling and slowly getting transparent. Leon''s vision darkened¡­ even though all his defensive spells were active. They didn''t do a thing against that¡­ against Death.

    Leon''s body vanished. There was no sign of blood or even of the damage he suffered because, just like he could use conceptual attacks to skill several steps when attacking, Tyrselle could do the same on a greater scale. She could skip the attacks when her target suffers the damage and just jump to the point where her foe just dies. However, space where Leon had been, distorted and his body returned to normal.

    "Tch¡­" Tyrselle clicked her tongue when she saw Ilyana pointing her arms toward Leon and when she felt an invisible presence doing the same thing.

    "To think she would develop such spell¡­ she won''t go down easily, Leon," Ilyana said. "Let''s go all out."<sub> </sub>

    "It looks like I just died again¡­" Leon frowned. "Well, it also looks like you can revert the effects of death as long as you are close and act fast¡­ I should have expected no less from two masters of the time maniption."

    Regardless, after seeing how Tyrselle made a technique, he developed to reach the ultimate level. Leon recognized once more the fact that he couldn''t be careless. Although he defeated her many times, she also defeated him. Leon wanted to make his kids recover their memories, but it looked like he will have to wait for a while before that happens.

    "Master Tyrselle¡­" Ss hesitated. "What can I do to help you?"

    "¡­ You have done enough," Tyrselle replied after a brief moment of silence. "Return to Earth and make our forces retreat. I will deal with those two alone."

    "But¡­" Ss insisted.

    "You don''t want to kill your fellow humans, right?" Tyrselle asked. "The ones you need to kill can''t be killed because they are under his protection. So, any attempt in doing that would be a waste of time. Besides, I''m not sure if I can win this fight. If I fail, I don''t want to die knowing that you and all the others will follow me."

    Leon frowned when he heard that. Tyrselle''s behavior was a bit different than he had expected, given that she caused the deaths of billions of humans and many other beings on others. Perhaps she changed her ways a little bit, knowing that she couldn''t face Leon and Ilyana alone, even though she still wanted to kill anyone who may get in her way.

    "¡­ I will give you onest chance, Tyrselle." Leon red at her. "You caused a lot of destruction and caused the death of too many¡­ but we still can repair everything. Stand aside, and perhaps I will be able to¡­"

    Tyrselle opened her arms, and then the entire world began to tremble¡­ no¡­ the entire gxy began to tremble. That was Tyrselle''s answer, and Leon sighed when she forcefully teleported Ss away.

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    It didn''t take long for Leon to realize what was going on. Tyrselle was getting reckless¡­ using all the power she could muster. She turned that into the most powerful ma in the universe¡­ making all the nearbys getting attracted by it.

    "I don''t like this," Ilyana muttered. "She knows this won''t kill us, but she is doing it anyway¡­ Still, at the very least, she will destroy several of the monsters under my control and cause a massive blow to my mana pool."

    "I''m more worried about what she will do after all thes and stars in this gxy finally be a single massive object¡­" Leon frowned.

    Ilyana finally noticed that. Tyrselle''s actions would probably create thergest massive cosmic body of the entire universe. She not only would deal a massive blow to Ilyana and Leon''s power, but she decides to make such a body go kaboom. Perhaps a good part of the universe would be destroyed.

    Knowing Tyrselle, Leon was fully aware that anything he used against her in the past wouldn''t stop her. Still, Leon didn''t want to go too far and cause the destruction of others. If he does, he would end up destroying Miebos and perhaps even Earth since those were close enough to be destroyed if he uses anything as powerful as a Supernova.

    When Leon finally had an idea of how to deal with that situation, something unexpected happened. Ss returned, and as if that wasn''t weird enough, several distortions appeared around them, and in each of those distortions, someone else appeared. Being of all kinds of species appeared and put themselves between Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle.

    "You bunch of idiots¡­" Tyrselle bit her lips in exasperation. "What is the meaning of this, Ss?"

    "We can''t abandon you, Master Tyrselle," Ss said. "Not now when suddenly our goal is finally so close."

    It was quite surprising, but thousands of warriors of several species nodded at Ss'' words. By the look of things, Tyrselle had been quite busy gathering several individuals that picked her interest and were talented in certain areas. Those individuals weren''t as powerful as Ss, but all of them were at the level of the most powerful warriors of Earth.

    "Suddenly, I feel like I''m the bad guy here," Leon frowned.

    "Fools¡­" Tyrselle lowered her head and said. "I cannot back down here¡­ leave now, or all of you will die!"

    "It is okay, Master," Ss smiled. "At the very least, we will buy you some time."

    "I¡­ I used all of you," Tyrselle said in a barely audible tone. "All of you were only stepping stones for my n! None of you know that, but I was the one who summoned the dragons in yours. I''m the one who caused the death of many of yourrades. I''m your enemy, not your master or leader¡­ now get the hell out of here and don''t show yourselves in front of me again."

    Leon frowned. That already had be a habit, and, in that situation, he couldn''t really do anything else. If that was an act, Tyrselle could gain the Oscar in all categories because she really looked conflicted and sincere in Leon''s eyes. However, the reaction of her followers only made Leon feel more puzzled.<sub> </sub>

    "Is that so¡­" Ss closed his eyes and then nodded to himself. "I''m sorry to say this, master, but I don''t believe you. You may have indeed caused the destruction and death in ours, but you didn''t do anything simr after we met you. If you had walked the wrong path before, you chose another after some point. We survived until now, thanks to you, master. You gave us the power to reach our goals and didn''t ask anything in return. For that, I will always be thankful, and at the very least, to show my gratitude, I will help you reach your own goal."

    <o>,m Leon looked at Ilyana, hoping to hear some exnation from her, but she looked as puzzled as him. Her memories seemed fresher than Leon''s, and given that Ilyana studied Tyrselle''s battle style, again and again, she probably didn''t delete any memory rted to her.</o>

    "Many weird things happened after thest time I used Reset," Ilyana shrugged. "Maybe she indeed recognized the value of friendship while she was looking for useful pawns to help her."

    "Weird things? Such as?" Leon asked.

    "The fact that you got involved with Netro and the other guy much sooner is one of them," Ilyana replied. "Also, as you remember, this time was the only time your airne got dyed and, thanks to it, got attacked by a dragon. Do you remember when the other harvester began to teleport dead monsters to Earth to make the fifth stage start sooner? That also never happened before."

    That wasn''t surprising. Even though Ilyana and Serena could manipte time, they didn''t have total control over it. That was why they couldn''t keep their memories all to the point where the time was reset. In any case, now the number of opponents had increased exponentially, and despite the things Tyrselle didn''t do on theirs, they were willing to fight for her until the very end.

    "What do you think of this, Ilyana?" Leon asked.

    "There is strength in numbers," Ilyana replied. "Even if we counter her spell, those guys will make thingsplicated for us."

    "I suppose it can''t be helped¡­" Leon sighed. "I will summon them."

    "Are you sure?" Ilyana asked. "I thought you have been fighting until now to protect them."

    "I can''t just take responsibility for their lives anymore," Leon said. "This is probably thest battle¡­ those who want to keep living, have to earn the right to keep living."

    "Let''s just hope that we will solve this before the nearests crush your friends," Ilyana said.

    In the blink of an eye, and with the help of Ilyana, Leon summoned all humans from Earth¡­ the poption of her just increased by several millions.

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    "What is going on?"

    "What happened?"

    "Where are we?"

    As expected, several humans began to panic when they suddenly got teleported to Ilyana''s. However, most of them calmed down when they felt the presence of their leaders. Hector, Amanda, Maya, Sasha, Betty, Lennart, Gis, Tom, Yuki, and Ren.

    "Leon?" Hector frowned. "What is going on here? We were fighting the invaders, then they disappeared, and after a while, we felt something weird¡­ they are here."

    When Hector finally saw the enemies he had been fighting with a while ago, he stopped talking. As expected, Tyrselle''s followers caused a lot of destruction in just a few hours. All of Leon''s friends had wounds all over their bodies, and they looked exhausted. Despite all that, they were ring at the enemies before them as if they couldn''t care less about their wounds.

    "As you can see, I teleported all of you to fight alongside us," Leon said. "This is Ilyana¡­ I guess she is my wife. Also, she was the one who has been helping me all this time. The ck-haired woman over there is the leader of the invaders. This is probably thest battle, and we have to defeat her before all the stars in this gxy crush us."

    "What?" Hector asked in shock.

    It was hard to tell for what information he was shocked. If it was due to the fact that Leon married an alien, or if the final enemy was finally in front of them. Or if perhaps it was due to the fact that they could die before they defeat the enemies due to a crazy attack.

    "I think you are too calm about all of this," Ilyana frowned. "Also, if you want to make them fight more fiercely, you should make them relief the memories of the past where they still could remember you."

    "Are you sure?" Leon asked. "I thought you would be thest person who would agree to that."

    "Yeah, now that you recovered your memories and still want to fight alongside me, then I don''t mind," Ilyana smiled.

    "Why?" Leon frowned. ???Are you scared before that I would live among the humans again and create another harem?"

    "Just a little bit¡­ but those doubts vanished from my mind already," Ilyana replied.

    Talking with Ilyana while she wasn''t hiding anything sure was nice, but Leon couldn''t help but wonder if they really had time for that. Fortunately, the closest stars were moving slowly by the look of things while the distant ones are moving faster, so they still had some time. However, that also meant that Tyrselle wanted to crush everything without leaving any room for error.

    "What do you guys think?" Leon asked for his old friends. "Do you want me to make all of you remember the things you forgot about me?"<sub> </sub>

    Everyone looked at each other, dubiously. If Leon had such power, then he might as well have the power to brainwash them. It was risky, but given that he was asking for permission, perhaps there was no need to be afraid. Besides, if Leon could teleport all the people from Earth to another, then he could brainwash them even if they try to resist.

    "Go on," Hector stepped forward and said.

    "Always you, huh," Leon sighed. "Well, I can''t say that I''m surprised."

    Leon touched Hector''s forehead and then, in the blink of an eye, transported Hector to his mindscape, where he showed him the memories after he escaped the ind, how he met Ren, Makoto, Yuki¡­ how he returned home. The people he fought and finally the moment where they reunited. After that, Leon essed Hector''s memories and made him relive everything he experienced from the moment the dragons appeared until the moment Leon disappeared again. Everything happened in the blink of an eye, but surprisingly, he didn''t feel dizzy or anything simr. Instead of that, Hector blinked a few times, and then he began tough maniacally.

    "I guess after this. People will think that I really have the time to brainwash them," Leon frowned. "By the way, why are Tyrselle''s soldiers so quiet?"

    When Leon looked at them, he saw them moving¡­ very slowly. The same thing was happening to the humans, they began to run, but they weren''t running that fast. The only ones who weren''t affected by whatever was going on were Leon, Ilyana, his friends, and Ss and Tyrselle.

    "I imagined you need some time to restore their memories," Sekundez said. "So, I created a temporal barrier to buy the time you needed."

    "Thank you, Serena," Leon said. "Come here. As a reward, I will give you a bear hug."

    "Shut up,¡­" Sekundez said. "Don''t say such a thing with a straight face. It is gross."

    Leon shrugged. Regardless, Hector finally stopped hisugh, and everyone looked at him dubiously. However, there wasn''t any sign of insanity in his eyes. If anything, he only looked refreshed.

    "Man¡­ I can''t believe I became such a serious guy," Hector smiled and thenughed for a moment again. "You took your time to return, Leon. Still¡­ sorry for forgetting about you."

    "You talk as if I reced your personalities," Leon frowned.

    "No, but you made me recall and feel how when I was young," Hector said and then patted Leon''s right shoulder. "This was just a personification of the past me¡­ Wee back, Leon."

    Leon couldn''t help but smile while watching Hector. For the first time since he returned to Earth, he could see in his eyes that Leon was more than just a powerful stranger that could help him when he needs¡­ he was a friend. In any case, after watching them for a while, Amanda stepped forward. She still looked hesitant, but in her eyes, Leon could see that she wanted something. Without hesitation, Leon touched her head.

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    A momentter, Leon felt as if his whole body was getting crushed. He didn''t even have time to check things in Amanda''s eyes. She just hugged him with all her might without a hint of hesitation.

    "I''m sorry¡­ I''m so sorry," Amanda said while she buried her face on Leon''s chest and let tears flow. "I''m sorry, brother."

    "It is alright," Leon returned the hug and then patted Amanda in the head. "It couldn''t be helped. Besides, I know that you waited for me for a very long time. Rest assured that after this, we will have all the time in the world for this."

    Despite hearing that, Amanda didn''t let Leon go. As expected, after watching her mother acting like that, Maya decided to be the next. However, when she was a toddler, her memories were quite hazy, so even after Leon restored them, she could only frown.

    "It looks like you really are my uncle¡­" Maya said.

    "Yep, but calling me that is forbidden," Leon smirked. "Instead of that, you can call me big brother."

    "No, thank you," Maya said.

    After that, no one hesitated in letting Leon mess with their memories a little bit. In fact, Yuki and Gis were quite looking forward to seeing their past selves. Yuki couldn''t believe that she once got kidnapped, and Gis felt that she had forgotten something very important along the way. Something that had been kept hidden inside her heart for a long time and made be someone who would lose a single day of training.

    Leon already expected that, but Yuki got really embarrassed when she relived the times when she was just a survivor who focused on helping others on the backlines. As for Gis, she bent her knee and then lowered her head.

    "Master! Please punish me!" Gis said. "I''m an unworthy disciple¡­ I can''t forgive myself for forgetting about you."

    "It is alright," Ilyana said, and that surprised Leon. "You guys didn''t forget him. It was Netro that slowly delete your memories that had any rtion to Leon."

    "Why didn''t you tell me that before?" Leon frowned. "If you had told me that earlier, I wouldn''t have hesitated in making them recover those memories."

    "Well, you never asked¡­" Ilyana shrugged. "Besides, it was pretty obvious that someone like you wouldn''t be forgotten so easily. After all, you taught magic to thousands of people."

    "I wonder about that¡­ you always read my mind," Leon furrowed his eyebrows. "Didn''t you tell me that because I would have spent a lot more time on Earth if I had learned about that?"

    "Maybe that was part of the reason," Ilyana looked away. "However, even if I had told you that it wouldn''t change anything. You only obtained the power to ess certain memories during Serena''s trial."<sub> </sub>

    "I guess it makes sense¡­" Leon said.

    Surprisingly, Ren began to cry when he saw once again thete emperor. Tom seemed pretty calm as usual since Leon only interacted with him because of work. Lennart was in a simr situation, but he looked a bit ufortable while watching his sister kneeling and calling Leon master again. As for Sasha and Betty, they didn''t know how to interact with Leon after so much. They once loved him, but now they had families. Words weren''t necessary at such a moment. Leon just raised both of his hands, and then both epted the high-five.

    "I guess this is enough for the time being," Leon dered while facing Tyrselle. "So, who is going to give the motivational speech? I''m bad at that kind of thing, but even I know that we need one before this battle."

    "It is unnecessary. This is thest battle, right?" Hector asked. "Besides, a lot of ourrades already died, so our troops are more than motivated to fight."

    "If you say so," Leons shrugged. "Well, I will give you the knowledge of how to use Telepathy and also ess to my mana pool. That way, all of you willmand the human troops with more ease."

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Reverse Mana Link.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Leon never tried anything simr before, but as expected, he could also give his mana pool ess to others. At that point in time, it wasn''t a matter of spoiling his friends. It was a matter of necessity. Millions of people could fight along their side, but they would need to be coordinated in order to avoid as many deaths as possible.

    Sekundez lifts the barrier around them, and time began to move again. Without wasting any time, Leon''s friends begun to spread, and as fast as possible, they connected their minds to all the other survivors¡­ but the task hadn''t beenpleted before thest war was finally resumed. Tyrselle''s soldiers were more powerful, so the human side quickly began to lose many warriors. When Leon saw that, he closed his eyes and then took a deep breath. Leon tried to avoid bloodshed, but as expected, a conflict would always arise when there is a disagreement. Tyrselle did and was doing, he couldn''t forgive, but she wasn''t the real enemy in the end. The real enemy was the one who created the system, and Leon would hunt him or her once that battle happens, but to do that, Leon had to stop that carnage.

    "Ilyana, Serena," Leon said. "Can I ask you two to just prevent casualties on both sides? We can''t afford to lose any more people."

    "¡­ It looks like you have a n this time," Ilyana studied Leon for a few moments. "I will trust you them."

    "Father is na?ve as always, but I suppose it can''t be helped," Sekundez shrugged. "You can leave it to me."

    Leon smiled at then nodded at them. Despite that, he was nervous and afraid that he was making another mistake. However, to end everything once and for all, Leon will have to risk everything¡­ he will have to risk all the life in the universe.

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    Leon opened his arms and then began to focus while he was watching the battlefield. Hector and Ren charged toward the enemies engulfed by massive Fireballs, and even though they failed in killing all those who tried to stop them, both knocked down several enemies. Thousands of humans followed them by behind, but at the time they finally had the chance to do anything, Tyrselle''s soldiers were already back on their feet.

    A few kilometers away from there, Leon saw Sasha and Betty leading another group of humans. Unlike Hector and Ren, who was fighting mindlessly, those two were charging alongside the humans and offering them support when necessary. Thus, preventing anyone from getting critically wounded. They were both good at fighting while watching their surroundings. However, after a while, humans began to notice that the enemies were healing incredibly fast. Fortunately, they had no idea what was going on. Ilyana and Serena were too skilled to be let seen by them, after all.

    "What are you plotting?" Tyrselle asked via Telepathy.

    "I''m preparing a big surprise," Leon replied. "I can''t convince you to stop, but I can force you to bend your knee once I win in your own game."

    "You are only wasting time and energy¡­" Tyrselle said. "I will reach my goal¡­ no matter what."

    "I''m sure of that, but things won''t go exactly as you want," Leon nodded.

    Tyrselle didn''t like the total confidence in Leon''s voice, but she couldn''t back down now. She knew what he was nning, just like Ilyana did several times, he will reset the time of everything, and then all of them would be forced to relive those painful memories again. Tyrselle didn''t know how they could do that, knowing how much they would suffer, nor did she want to understand. She only wanted to prevent it and then someday revive the most important person to her.

    Tyrselle closed her eyes and then clearly saw that scene that happened thousands of years ago. Her world wasn''t much advanced, and its inhabitants were constantly fighting amongst themselves for petty reasons. Thanks to all the fighting, she had lost her parents, and the whole vige where she lived was destroyed. The sole survivors were the fifteen years old Tyrselle and her three years younger brother.<sub> </sub>

    It didn''t matter if the first kid was a boy or a girl, and in the culture of Tyrselle''s world, the eldest kid of a family had the duty to protect the younger ones no matter what, even at the cost of their lives. Tyrselle did her best and then seeded in protecting her brother until they reached a cave and hid there, but then it happened¡­ monsters began to spawn in that world, and the cave where Tyrselle and her little brother were hiding became a dungeon¡­ the Earth Dragons'' dungeon.

    Although, after a while, humans could fight dragons, and in the early stages of the assimtion, monsters were at their weakest point, there wasn''t much Tyrselle, and her little brother could do when they saw the first Earth Dragon. The creature shot an Earth Arrow, and that made her little brother''s body explode in thousands of pieces. Tyrselle watched that happen with her eyes full of horror. However, before she could be the next target, Tyrselle awakened her powers in her rage. Somehow, with the little mana that she had, Tyrselle used gravity and made the dragon explode as well¡­ leaving only its heart behind. Before Tyrselle could fall unconscious and die once the next earth dragon appears, she saw the heart and felt the urge to ate it. Somehow, she could sense a massive amount of power in it¡­ Tyrselle ate it, and then her journey began¡­

    Tyrselle opened her eyes and then red at Leon in the distance. He couldn''t imagine the weight of the responsibility that she has been carrying for thousands of years. He also had a little sister, a sister that he lost a few times¡­ he also lost his parents many times, but he never thought of reviving them. Yet, he was getting in the way of someone who wanted to aplish what seemed impossible. That wasn''t something she couldn''t forgive¡­ it was only obvious that she couldn''t reach a middle ground with someone that she couldn''t forgive.

    Feeling the alteration in Tyrselle''s mana, Leon confirmed once more that she wouldn''t back down. He felt that perhaps telling his ns to her might make her change her mind, but Leon''s n was risky. If Tyrselle wanted something so badly that she didn''t hesitate in decimating billions of humans, then it was clear that she wouldn''t trust the methods of someone else. She was the type of woman who wouldn''t entrust her ambitions to someone else.

    Leon sighed and then turned his eyes to observe Amanda and Maya fighting together. He smiled when he saw mother and daughter working so well together. Maya was leading another group''s charge, and Amanda was offering firing support with pinpoint precision. For a moment, Leon smiled, imagining how nice it would have to have such a chance. He yed quite a bit with them before the first reset, but not as much as he really wanted.

    Regardless, in the eastern nk, Leon could see Lennart guiding several mages. They were physically weaker, just like Leon, but they had a lot of firepower. That was why while they were making rain Fire Meteors on the enemies, Tom and the most resilient warriors were protecting them from all angles.

    Lastly, Leon saw something that made him frown. Ren and Hector were quite wild while they fight, but it couldn''t bepared to Gis and Yuki. Although Leon gave them the power tomunicate with as many people as possible, they were only charging recklessly without leading anyone. Still, just their attacks and fury were enough to make thousands of people follow them¡­ even though they were covered in the enemies'' blood from head to toe.

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    "I guess I can''t deny it anymore," Leon smirked. "Gis is really my disciple, all right."

    Leon also fought in a near berserk state several times, so he could see that Gis inherited his fighting spirit. Still, from time to time, Gis would re at Yuki, and Yuki would also return the re. They weren''t in a berserk state¡­they were justpeting amongst themselves to see who is the strongest.

    "Good grief¡­" Leon sighed. "Well, enough of this¡­ it is time to end this."

    Leon wondered for quite a while what he could do to make Tyrselle give up. To someone like her who had even more experience in using mana than Leon and Ilyana, only something beyond exnation would shock her to the point where she would lose all the will to fight. That was necessary because Leon also would need her power. After fighting for so long, Leon couldn''t let himself be controlled by anger. Ilyana caused the death of his parents, but he couldn''t let even that cloud his judgement. For the sake of his and everyone else''s happy ending, he needed her.

    Still, what would make someone who can cause the instant death of anyone with a snap of her fingers? There was only one event that was more powerful than a Supernova¡­ the Big Bang. Still, Leon was fully aware that he couldn''t move Tyrselle to another ce, and using such an attack means also risking the human''s lives. Despite all that, Leon decided to do it.

    "148, 149¡­ 150," Leon muttered when he felt the number ofs under his control had increased. "This should be enough. Well, now¡­ how do I cause a Big Bang with mana, and how can I control it in order not to cause any deaths here?"

    p Leon couldn''t help but think that he was only causing more problems to himself, considering that he didn''t want to cause more deaths. However, that was necessary. It wasn''t because he was merciful. In the end, Leon decided to use his best talent: the talent of causing destruction.</anda>

    Suddenly, the atmosphere on the began to vibrate. As if that wasn''t weird enough, the also began to get hotter. Ilyana and Tyrselle soon realized what Leon was plotting when they saw him raising his hand upward, and they couldn''t help but feel shivers while imagining what would happen if that thing gets out of control.

    It took a while, but everyone else also saw what Leon was doing when the began to get brighter¡­ too brighter. Several kilometers above the battlefield, everyone froze when they saw a massive white sphere that was still growing in size at a fearsome speed. Usually, mana can''t be seen in its raw form, but something like that could happen once vast concentrations of mana gather in a single ce. That was how mithril could be created, after all. Still, despite that, the mana wasn''t turning into mithril, for some reason. Eventually, everyone understood why it didn''t happen. It was because whoever created that had absolute control over their power.

    After just a few minutes, the white sphere was already covering the whole sky. None of the armies were fighting anymore, and they couldn''t even look at that sphere because it was just too bright. Besides, the heat caused by it was making everyone exhausted.<sub> </sub>

    "I really hope that you know what you are doing," Ilyana said. "If you lose control over that¡­"

    "I know¡­" Leon said and then took a deep breath and cleaned the sweat in his forehead since gathering that much mana was more than exhausting. "Herees the grand finale¡­"

    After gathering all the mana of thes under his control, Leon started to make the sphere of mana shrink. If he wanted, he could make the sphere even bigger since evens could recover their mana overtime, but that wouldn''t help him in his purpose.

    Every time the sphere decreased in size, the trembled. It was like the space around itself was being distorted since there was too much mana in a small ce. Despite that, Leon didn''t stop. Tyrselle watched him while he was doing that without moving a single inch. She was certain that Leon wouldn''t risk everyone''s lives just to defeat her. Besides, if anything, she was confident that she would survive the collision of their attacks. Her followers would die. She had made her mind a long time ago that she would reviver her little brother, no matter what. Even at the cost of the little conscience that she still has.

    Leon felt that the nearbys were already too close, and it wasn''t just his massive sphere of mana that was messing with the gravitational field of the. He had to hurry. Otherwise, he would lose that golden chance¡­ Surprisingly, Leon felt the strain in his body decreasing, and the bonus of his Lion''s Pride also disappeared when he felt that Ilyana forcefully added her power to his Mana Link. Not only that, she put her hand on his right shoulder, and just like that, the speed at which the mana sphere was shrinking increased.

    Following Ilyana, Hector, Amanda, and Maya did the same and put their hands on his shoulders. Their power couldn''t bepared to Ilyana and Leon, but they also managed to increase Leon''s control over the sphere of mana. Gis, Yuki, Sasha Betty, Lennart, Tom, and Ren¡­ they all did the same, and in no time, the sphere became the size of a ser ball. Although no one, not even Leon, could look at the sphere directly, everyone could see the space distorting around it. Small shes of lightning, sparks of me, grains of dust, cold winds¡­ were moving around the sphere. The mana wanted to take shape into something since it was its purpose, but Leon didn''t let that happen.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Big Bang.

    You obtained 01 status point.

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    Although his body suddenly got heavier thanks to losing the effects of Lion''s Pride, Leon felt weirdly refreshed. He had never wished to fight alone¡­ even though he literally got ten times weaker, it was much better than enduring the weight of everything on his shoulders alone.

    Leon pointed the Big Bang toward Tyrselle, but her soldiers put themselves in front of her. That was some crazy loyalty, sweating cold and trembling like leaves, Leon could tell that they were scared to death, but they had no intention of backing down.

    Many humans died when Tyrselle''s soldiers attacked Earth, it was a pity, but it was something necessary for Leon to kill some of them and make Tyrselle give up. It was the only option giving that Tyrselle would cause an equal amount of destruction if she makes all thes of a gxy collide¡­ it was hard to tell. Leon slowly flew toward Tyrselle while pointing his spell toward her¡­ the first Leon would have to kill was Ss, a fellow human.

    Leon didn''t slow down; he couldn''t hesitate now. It was the price of betting everything for the sake of everyone''s future. If Leon had to destroy even more his conscience, so be it. Ss watching Leon''s approach without moving a single bit, he was fully aware that attacking that sphere of mana would probably cause a chain reaction and kill all his allies alongside the humans on the enemy side. So, he didn''t even try it. His goal was just one¡­ decrease the power of Leon''s spell, all to increase the chance of Tyrselle''s survival.

    When the sphere of mana touched Ss¡­ his body turned into dust instantly. He didn''t even have time to feel pain¡­ he just vanished from existence. That surprised even Leon, but what happened after surprised him even more.

    "STOP!" Tyrselle shouted.

    It wasn''t that surprising, but Ss suddenly returned, wondering why Leon had backed down. He didn''t even notice that he had died, and Tyrselle reversed the time on his existence before his spirit could disappear.

    "It looks like she isn''t the mad dog that I thought she was¡­" Ilyana frowned. "Well, I guess this is for the best."

    "Do you surrender?" Leon asked.

    "Yes¡­" Tyrselle said and then lowered her arms.

    Before she could even answer, Leon felt her mana getting calmer. Not only that, her gravity that was pulling thes toward where they also vanished entirely. Leon sighed in relief when that happened. Truth to be told, Leon expected that Tyrselle would be the most reasonable foe he would face. He didn''t want to believe that mad individuals like Netro or the shadowy figure would reach her level because they didn''t truly have a goal. They just wanted power to have power and stand above others¡­ Leon didn''t know her goal yet, but given that she dozens of thousands of years of life experience, she had a strong one.

    "That was so anticlimactic¡­" Serena suddenly appeared and then said.

    "Even after all this long, you still wanted to see more destruction and bloodshed?" Leon frowned.<sub> </sub>

    "No, but truth to be told, I wanted to see you use something simr to Supernova," Serena replied. "It was the most beautiful event, and I had seen in all my lives, after all."

    Considering that she was referring to the destruction of an entire gxy, Leon couldn''t help but frown when he heard thating from Serena''s mouth. She changed quite a bit since the first reset¡­ meanwhile, Leon and Ilyana didn''t change all that much.

    "Well, what is the n now?" Serena asked.

    "I''m also curious about it," Ilyana frowned. "I just hope you don''t want to do something insane¡­ even more than usual."

    "Well, before exining that, let me return this mana to thes," Leon said and then concentrated once again to make that absurd amount of mana disperse in all directions without causing any problems.

    It took a few minutes, but Leon eventually seeded in doing what he wanted. There was no one better than him at controlling mana, after all¡­ probably. Regardless, Leon wanted to exin his reasoning to everyone, but he heard some humans making a lot of noise. They stopped the fight when Leon prepared the Big Bang. However, now they want to fight again, they couldn''t understand why Leon suddenly stopped just when the enemy leader asked him to do so.

    Some of Tyrselle''s soldiers were around her to protect their leader if another fight breaks out. Meanwhile, Tyrselle was just sitting on the ground absently looking at it¡­ he had lost all the will to fight because she put the lives of her subordinates over her goal. She couldn''t understand it¡­ but Leon could. It was all because, after such a long time, Tyrselle finally learned how it was to be a social being. She didn''t do that before, and even though Tyrselle did it while thinking of using everyone to help her defeat Leon and Ilyana, at some point, her mindset changed, and she began to threaten them like allies and not tools.

    "Let''s calm down," Leon said via Telepathy to all the people on Ilyana''s. "If you guys want to fight, then I will give you the chance to have one hell of a fight, but not against the invaders or against each other."

    Tyrselle raised her head, and then she studied Leon. By the look of things, she thought of doing the same thing as he is nning right now, many times, but gave up at some point.

    "There is another enemy, Leon?" Hector asked. "Someone even more powerful than her?"

    "Yes¡­ and I will bet that everyone here has a grudge against this particr foe," Leon said. "The real enemy¡­ is the creator of the system."

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    All of his friends looked at Leon with dubious expressions. It was only natural that they would do that considering that they didn''t live as long as Leon, Ilyana and Tyrselle. Even if they wondered about the origin of the system at some point, they forgot about it after a long while due to the problems they faced during the stages of the assimtion.

    "Are you saying that the system was created by someone?" Hector asked.

    "Of course, it was," Leon frowned. "The terms used make that obvious. Besides, the trigger for the monsters to appear are just too weird. Why would they spawn thens begin to run out of resources? The fact that time passes faster or slower in different stages of the assimtion is also weird. The system recognizess as living beings like you and me. So, to that make sense, time in my body was supposed to be slower inparison to you, but that doesn''t happen."

    Hector nodded after hearing that. Still, considering what Leon told, everyone recognized the fact that the person or whatever created the system was supposed to be very smart and powerful. If that was the case, why would they leave such obvious trails behind?

    "I know what you are thinking, it doesn''t make any sense, right?" Leon said. "However, it starts to make sense, if you think that the being who created the system wants to be found and also wants to let everyone knows that they exist."

    "So, do you think to reach the seventh stage of the assimtion you will need a lot of mana?" Ilyana asked. "That exins why you spared Tyrselle and her followers, but¡­ instead of bing gods, those who reach the seventh stage will find the creator of the system?"

    "Yes, I think that is indeed the case," Leon nodded. "Everything we learned so far made me realize that. In the end, to reach the seventh stage, everyone just has two options. Kill everyone else and be the strongest of the universe or have ess to all the mana avable in the universe."

    Tyrselle got up and then red at Leon. She didn''t say anything, but she couldn''t believe that the second option was really something that would help them reach the seventh stage. In her eyes, that was just Leon being na?ve.

    "It looks like you disagree with me," Leon said. "Can you exin why my reasoning isn''t sound in your eyes?"

    "You won''t obtain the cooperation of every single person who is still alive at this point in time," Tyrselle said. "It is impossible. You will have to kill many¡­"<sub> </sub>

    "Killing is also an option, but it isn''t necessary," Leon shrugged. "For the time being, I will need sometime to confirm if only the mana in all thes that are under the assimtion system won''t be enough. If that is the case, I doubt that someone can try to defy you, Ilyana or me."

    "So, are you going to force me to obey you?" Tyrselle frowned.

    "Nope, but you are going to help anyways," Leon shrugged again. "My goal is to nullify all the events caused by mana all over the universe while keeping our memories intact. I''m sure that will help you in some sort of way."

    "How do you intend to do that?" Tyrselle asked.

    "We are going to talk to the creator of the system to do it, if he says no, we are going to force him," Leon replied.

    When everyone heard what Leon said, they thought he was mad. The only ones who didn''t think that were the spirits, Tyrselle and Ilyana. Challenging the creator of the system would be the same as challenging a god-like being. The person who created the concept of mana¡­ challenging the very person who gave them the chance to obtain power. It was madness because all the powers they obtained, was something derivate by the creator of the system. Still, everyone there was smart enough to understand that anyone wouldn''t give power to another without a good reason. That being wanted something and he used every single being in the universe to help them achieve that. After thinking for a while, everyone understood that they were just pieces in the chessboard of someone else. They were wheels of a machine that would help someone else achieve their goals. When they realized that, even the calmest of the warriors begun to feel their blood get hot.

    "I can''t forgive any of you for attacking mys and causing so many deaths," Leon said while looking at Tyrselle and her followers. "However, I''m willing to let bygones be bygones to reach an ending where all of us will feel satisfied with. If we seed, we won''t have any more reason to keep killing each other, the people that you cared about and died, the things you lost¡­ everything, everything will return to its rightful ce. Does any of you here is against that?"

    Leon offered a handshake to Tyrselle. Truly, she only wanted to reviver her younger brother. She didn''t want anything else. However, Tyrselle was also fully aware that what Leon was proposing was madness. Even if they join forces to fight, she couldn''t imagine them winning. Even though they were probably the three most powerful beings of the entire universe. Leon could understand her feelings, after all, all the power they obtained was thanks to the creator of the system. They put a lot of effort to obtain so much power, but against the creator of the system¡­ it was impossible to know if they could do anything, much less win.

    Despite all that, Tyrselle epted the handshake and she became part of the Reverse Mana Link. After such a long time, she didn''t obtain the power to revive her younger brother. In the end, facing the creator of the system was the only thing she could do to reach her goal.

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    Leon though he would have to deal with some headaches while convincing humans and Tyrselle''s soldiers to work together. However, only a couple of individuals protested for more than a few minutes. The vast majority of the humans didn''t dare to oppose their leaders. Gis was a symbol of discipline; Yuki has been the empress for nine hundred years. Meanwhile, Hector has been working hard to protect his followers for the same amount of time. As for Tyrselle''s soldiers, no one protested after she made her choice. It wasn''t because she was powerful or an authoritarian leader, it was because they had faith in her.

    Another fact that shut up the protesters was the feeling of awe those who became part of the Reverse Mana Link showed. They obtained ess to an almost seemingly infinite mana pool, after all. That alone was enough to convince even the most stubborn of the protestors.

    "While I can understand your reasoning since this can convince most to cooperate, wouldn''t be better to just use Mana Link?" Ilyana asked.

    "It won''t be efficient, I know." Leon nodded. "It would be better if you, me and Tyrselle only could use all this mana. However, we don''t exactly know what will happen once we obtain ess to all the mana in the universe. Besides, even if they are weaker that us, we have millions of humans on our side. Status wise, I doubt that any of our status are equivalent to more than a few thousands of survivors."

    Ilyana could only nod at that. As long as they could use mana, the humans were bound to cause a lot to damage even on the most fearsome enemies given their numbers. Ilyana felt that she had fought alone for far too long and those experiences were clouding her judgement. However, she shook her head to get rid of those thoughts. Ilyana didn''t have to endure everything alone once again. Besides, they were betting the fate of all the life in the universe. So, it was only natural that many if not all those who could use mana should participate in the battle.

    While most of Leon''s replicas were puttings that have mana under his control, others were teaching humans and Tyrselle''s soldiers how to use summoning magic and Mana Link. There was a limit at how many monsters they would be able to summon and increase their mana pool further, but Leon didn''t want to take any chances. Even a small growth could be helpful.

    Meanwhile, Leon himself, Ilyana and Tyrselle were traveling through manys and talking with all the people who survived the assimtion system until now. Ilyana and Tyrselle''s diplomatic skills could use some work, but just a quick and harmless demonstration of power was enough to make everyone they met join their side.

    "We can''t travel to alls and I can feel that most of thes that have mana are just on the first or on the second stages of the assimtion," Leon said via Telepathy. "Should we send a past replica of us to thoses? I''m not sure the people with that level of mana will be able to help us all that much."

    "I agree. Besides, it is too dangerous." Ilyana said. "If we force people on the early stages to fight alongside us, we will possibly be leading them to an early death given that their statuses are just too small."<sub> </sub>

    In the end, there was only so much a near infinite mana pool could do against a god-like being. Mana was really only useful in the hands of those who were powerful enough or have a stupidly high intelligence to maximize the damage output. So, Leon decided to contact only the species that were on the fourth stage of the assimtion and above. In that area, Tyrselle and Ilyana more or less knew the location of many species, so they helped a lot. Meanwhile, the only race that Leon knew that had a vast number of soldiers were the mithril people. After a long while, Leon met Crik again.

    "Hey, it has been a long time," Leon said after suddenly appearing before Leon.

    The Ilyana gave to Crik and his people changed quite a lot while he was away. Leon could see a massive light-blue city in the distance¡­ a city made of mithril or something very simr. However, Crik was living very far away from the civilization. He wasn''t the leader of his species anymore. He was just a retired soldier living in a hut that he had built himself.

    "You are¡­ what are you doing here?" Crik asked while he was resting his back against a tree.

    Leon exined to Crik what he was nning and why he suddenly appeared without any warning. Several decades had passed in that without Ilyana or Leon doing anything with them, so it was only obvious that Crik needed an exnation.

    "What do you think?" Leon asked. "Do you want to join us in thest battle? I won''t force you and your people to fight alongside us, but whether you like it or not, I will need your mana."

    Crik studied Leon for a while. He wasn''t as old as Ilyana and Tyrselle, but he was old enough to know that what he was trying wasn''t anything but madness. Although that was the case, Crik had already decided that he would join the fight.

    "I would refuse your offer if you said that you wanted to undo everything while erasing our memories," Crik said and then got up. "However, given that we won''t lose our memories and will recover everything we lost during all those years, I don''t have any reason to refuse."

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    While Leon and Crik were convincing the other mithril people to join the fray, he realized that Crik''s people didn''t grow all that much in those years. In fact, that whole species was in a state of stagnation. They became a warrior race, but thanks to Ilyana, they didn''t have to fight anymore, and now that they had a new to call home, they lost the sole goal that kept them moving for hundreds of years.

    Leon didn''t know that before, but the mithril people were near immortal with their new bodies. However, immortality was like a curse to those who couldn''t find a new goal and could only feel a limited number of things. They had the chance not only to recover their home and to be beings that could feel the taste of a good meal again¡­ with those prospects, every single person on that epted Leon''s invitation.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Diplomat!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by two points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by one point whenever you level up your ss.

    Congrattions! You have be a Level one Gctic Diplomat!

    Your mana and intelligence will increase by ten points, your stamina, health, recovery, and control will increase by five points whenever you level up your ss.

    Although Leon didn''t interact with them since thest Reset, he had to negotiate with many other species he had interacted with before. Some people refused him tantly, while others felt the appeal of his words. Literally, everyone who was still alive wanted something that they had lost after all those years of fighting back. Given that Leon also wanted to keep everyone''s memories intact, the reasons to refuse were close to none. They would most likely lose their powers, but with their memories, they could recover them eventually and perhaps even surpass beings like Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle.

    "I can''t believe that I''m willing to ept such schemers on our ranks," Leon sighed.

    "You are lucky that you didn''t find many of them this time," Ilyana shrugged. "All the harvesters that I contacted until now and forced to join us are thinking among those lines."

    Tyrselle opened her mouth to say something, but after looking at Leon for a while, she decided to stay quiet. Leon shrugged when he saw that because he could easily imagine what she wanted to say. ''just get rid of them or delete their memories for good. There is no need to merciful with backstabbers.'' Tyrselle didn''t say that because she once fooled Leon, and it was clear that she was thest person he wanted to hear that from.

    After a week of working non-stop, Leon felt that the number ofs under his control was close to five hundred. It was getting harder to finds on thest stages of the assimtion to use Absolute Mana Link, but that was something that he already had expected. Such thoughts disappeared from his mind when Leon finally obtained control over the 500th. For some reason, when that happened, Leon felt his body getting colder. He could tell that his body was fine, and that was just his instincts warning him of something. That feeling of cold was an aura¡­ an aura that belonged to someone and covered the whole universe.<sub> </sub>

    "Leon¡­" Ilyana said, and for the first time in a long while, she showed an uneasy expression.

    "Can you feel that too?" Leon asked.

    Ilyana nodded. Leon and Ilyana both returned to the where the humans were, and there, they saw many, many humans on their knees trembling like leaves. They could feel that aura, too¡­ it was the aura of the creator of the assimtion system. Just the aura was enough to make most people cower in fear. While Tyrselle was making a look that could make anyone feel shivers, Ss was sweating bullets.

    "This is weird¡­" Ilyana frowned. "I can understand why we only can feel that presence now. We needed a vast amount of mana to notice something as big as that. However, why that presence is exactly in the center of the universe? There isn''t nothing there, just a¡­ ck hole."

    Now that Leon thought about it, he could feel the mana of that being was like a ck hole. It was constantly sucking more mana from all the universe¡­ which was bad. Leon realized that perhaps, the system''s creator could grow even stronger than they were already supposed to be. The strength of that being was almost equal to all the mana that could be found in the entire universe. Leon confirmed that when the presence suddenly disappeared and then reappeared when one of his replicas obtainedmand over the 501st.

    "It looks like they were hiding somewhere not all that obvious," Leon said. "No,¡­ they weren''t hiding. We just didn''t have the necessary requirements to find them, but now we know how we can find it."

    The final battle was approaching. Those who didn''t lose the will to fight to begin to train as much as they could while they could. However, that wasn''t helping. Every time someone got stronger, that aura also increased in density. It was just like they had noticed¡­ whoever was inside the ck hole was getting stronger at the same pace the mana in the universe was increasing.

    "Do you still want to fight after noticing that?" Tyrselle asked.

    "Yep," Leon nodded. "It won''t be easy, but after noticing this, we confirmed the fact that we can achieve our goals if we win the next fight."

    Tyrselle studied Leon for a few seconds and didn''t feel any fear in his eyes or in the mana in his body. However, Leon was afraid. He just obtained the power to hide it from everyone. The stakes this time were just too high, and if they fail¡­ there won''t be anyone left to do a Reset and save everything.

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    "I assume with all this mana at your disposal. You can teleport all of us to where that ck hole," Yuki said, and then she looked around before sighing. "However, it looks like you won''t be able to take everyone here alongside you. So, what is the n?"

    After working for several more days non-stop, Leon, Yuki, and Tyrselle managed to assemble a force of one hundred million warriors. Those were the people who survived the assimtion, at least until the fourth stage of the assimtion. All of them, more or less, could take down a dragon. However, now that everyone could feel the power of the system''s creator just like they could feel the air and the rain on their bodies, they lost the will to fight. Only those who almost died dozens of times didn''t lose their fighting spirit, and among that group, a little more than one hundred thousand fits in that criteria. Even some of the warriors that are being led by Crik once again lost their courage. Upon noticing that, Leon understood that things wouldn''t go as nned.

    Leon looked around and saw the leaders of each race, people he never met, people he met in order lives, and people that were once his enemies. They were his allies for the time being, and as such, he would exin to them his ns without hiding anything.

    "Although I want all the help I can get, we don''t know what is waiting for us inside the ck hole," Leon replied. "So, I think it would be safe if Ilyana, Tyrselle, and I were the first ones to go. Our main goal is to nullify the effects and everything the system caused, with or without a fight. It will be easier to convince whoever is on the other side that we only want to talk if we bring a small group of people first."

    "Isn''t that too risky?" Hector asked. "Let''s suppose that whoever is on the side is willing to talk and attend our demands. Even if they say, they are going to do what we want, what assurances do we have that things will go the way we want?"

    "He is right," Tyrselle said. "The best way to assure that we will have what we want is by defeating the creator of the system. If he has ess to even more mana than we have, he might as well be watching us right now and try to fool uster."

    "You are not entirely wrong, but you are not entirely correct either," Leon said. "I know that you don''t want to take any chances, but just like you, I don''t want that either. Before, I thought that the system''s creator was an enemy, but right now, I''m wondering if that is really the case. Maybe they had a good reason to start all this¡­ maybe that reason won''t convince us, but just assuming that their reason doesn''t matter might cause problems for all of us in the future."

    ''In other words," Amanda frowned.

    "In other words, we will go ready to fight, but not without trying to talk," Leon said. "At any sign that negotiation isn''t an option, we will fight. I will trust your judgment when the timees. You guys don''t have to follow mymand. If any of you notice anything strange, you not only can but must teleport all those who are ready to fight and help us. That being said, try not to let your feelings get in the way."

    Leon said all that while looking at Tyrselle. She didn''t survive that long, relying on her talent alone. She was also cold-hearted enough to take hard decisions to reach her goal but considering they were going to face the system''s creator. She might as well go even crazier than before when she tried to destroy an entire gxy just to decrease Ilyana and Leon''s power.<sub> </sub>

    "Anyway, since training might as well just increase the difficulty of the next battle, all those who will stay behind should just focus on creating potions," Leon said. "That way, we will only be using the mana that already exists."

    Leon already had used Skill Bestowal and gave everyone the knowledge of how to use Full-Recover. So, as long as they react on time, they will be able to avoid death a few times. He also taught them space magic, which they were using to store all kinds of things¡­ Leon also gave them the knowledge of how to produce an armor that would be connected to their inventories and would use potions automatically. If Leon had time, he would teach them many more things just to increase their chances of victory, but since they were in a race against time, they couldn''t. The more they wait, the more the creator of the system would be powerful.

    "Well, this is thest chance," Leon said. "Who wants to give us a motivational speech? We don''t know if we will have to fight or not, but now is the time for that since I doubt that we will have time for itter."

    "Brother¡­ stop joking around," Amanda said and then pinched Leon''s side.

    Leon could only shrug at that because he wasn''t joking. If someone wanted to say something, anything, now was the time. However, no one had anything to said. After surviving for so long, words were unnecessary. Actions could show much more than words, and that was even truer to those who lived for hundreds of years.

    "Don''t you want to use the mana to make everyone remember of you?" Ilyana asked.

    "No¡­ not doing that now will motivate me more to seed and then do thatter," Leon said.

    Leon didn''t use enough mana to make the spirits remember him. Thanks to it, despite having ess to Leon''s memories, they didn''t know how to treat him. Aside from Serena, all the other spirits were weirdly quiet. It was only natural because that situation was simr to finding the mother and father they never thought they had.

    Ilyana could only nod at that because she could understand his motives. At that moment, they would need all the motivation they can get. Leon didn''t want farewells, so he only teleported himself, Ilyana, and Tyrselle to where the ck hole was.

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    As if an entire gxy had disappeared to give space to the ck hole, Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle couldn''t see a single star in the distance. Even with their best skills active, they could only see small points hid in the emptiness of space that was representing the nearest stars.

    The ck hole was massive, and its gravitational field was insane. Fortunately, it looked like it wouldn''t grow stronger than that. Weirdly enough, the closer Leon got, the more he felt his mana reacting to it. It was strange. ck holes couldn''t be seen with the human eye, but even thought it was sucking mana, Leon couldn''t see it with Mana Eyes either. It was there, but he could only ''see'' thanks to his other senses.

    "I wonder why I never to study this thing further," Ilyana frowned.

    "Well, most people wouldn''t study ck holes by using magic alone, not the sane ones, at least," Leon said. "Also, I''m thankful for it. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have met you so many times. Considering the difference in power of our past selves and this massive vortex that feels like an infinite pool of mana, I would say that anyone who might try to see what is on the other side would meet a tragic end. Even if the creator of the system isn''t an enemy."

    Ilyana nodded at that. Considering that that ck hole was like a portal that would lead them to a ce where the creator of the system was, it was clear that not everyone would be able to resist the power of a ck hole, or the dimension in which exists that stupidly insane quantity of mana. It has been a while since Ilyana felt weak due to the over usage of mana, but without a doubt, every single past version of her would probably get crushed by trying to swim in that massive sea of magical energy.

    "Spare me of your flirting," Tyrselle said, visibly annoyed. "We already wasted too much time, and I want to finish this as soon as possible."

    It has been a long time since Leon heard someone using that word. Besides, that wasn''t his intention, he was just being sincere and honest, but in the eyes of someone else, he concluded that Tyrselle was right. After spending so much time alone and wondering about dark things, Leon felt like he wanted to say some nice sentences more frequently. However, he shook those thoughts out of his head. If he achieves his goal, he would have all the time in the universe to do that. So, it was time to concentrate on the task ahead.

    "Well, let''s get going¡­" Leon sighed. "Before Tyrselle gets impatient and punches whoever is on the side as a greeting."

    Leon teleported all of them closer to the ck hole. Although he also wanted to end things once and for all, he was too nervous to just teleport to the center of the ck hole. So, Leon did it slowly and several times in order to confirm the strength of the massive vortex. Although Leon probably could cross the cosmos from one extremity to the other while transporting thousands with him with all the mana he had now, he still couldn''t bring himself to approach the ck hole carelessly. However, such worries disappeared when after a while, the gravitational force of the ck hole disappeared entirely. It was weird, Leon and the others were supposed be pulled so close to it, but they felt nothing.

    "It looks like we aren''t unweed here," Ilyana said.<sub> </sub>

    "Let''s go already," Tyrselle said. "Now you don''t have any more reason to chicken out."

    Leon didn''t like to hear that, but what Tyrselle said was true, so he couldn''t protest. Leon was supposed to feel some fear even when the gravitational field disappeared since he couldn''t see anything aside from mana in that massive vortex, but he didn''t. He lost all the hesitation and soon felt as if he had a crossed an invisible barrier amidst that darkness. When he felt that, he also lost the feeling of connection that he had with everyone else thanks to the Mana Link. Leon''s mana didn''t decrease, but now he couldn''t quite tell where they were.

    As if that wasn''t troublesome enough, Leon saw himself amidst a pitch-ck darkness. He couldn''t even see his body, much less see Ilyana and Tyrselle. He couldn''t only feel their presences near him. Leon tried to illuminate that ce with some sphere of light, but although he could see the sphere, the light wasn''t illuminating anything aside from the sphere itself. It was as if its power could barely affect its surroundings.

    "I don''t like this," Ilyana said via Telepathy.

    Leon could only nod at that, his presence was already weakened thanks to that fact that they were at the center of endless sea of mana, and now he confirmed that his spells wouldn''t work nearly as well¡­ it wasn''t a good sign. Leon could already feel Tyrselle''s bloodlust increasing, but she somehow calmed down after them finally found the location of a single presence amidst that darkness. A giant and powerful presence that wasn''t theirs¡­ it was the creator of the system.

    "Let''s approach while being careful," Leon said via Telepathy.

    Just like their spells had weakened a lot thanks to the mana around them, Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle couldn''t quite tell if they were moving at all, but after a while, they finally stopped when they confirmed that they had reached their destination.

    "Greetings."

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    Leon expected to hear many thingsing from an ominous voice, but he didn''t expect to hear that. Besides, the voice seemed pretty calm. Perhaps too calm, given the circumstances. Then again, maybe that was how someone should act after living for who knows long.

    Regardless, even after hearing the voice, Leon couldn''t see its owner. He could still feel a gigantic presence ahead of him, but only that. Realizing that keeping quiet would be a bad move, Leon decided to return the greeting.

    "Hello¡­ how do you do?" Leon smiled wryly.

    Although he couldn''t see them, Leon could easily imagine Ilyana and Tyrselle frowning. Leon decided to ignore them because they were too tense to talk. Despite all his shorings when ites to diplomacy, Leon was fully aware that he was more suited for that kind of job than Ilyana, who was quite impatient despite having so much life experience, and Tyrselle, who was quick to solve things with magic attacks.

    "I''m pretty much fine. Thank you very much, Leon."

    "Oh¡­ so you know who I am," Leon said after a few moments of silence. "I presume you also know why we are here."

    "Yes, of course. I have been watching all of you for a very long time. Perhaps too much time, thanks to Ilyana''s Resets. Although your goals have always been the same, Tyrselle''s goal was a bit different, but you managed to convince her to join your side. Something like that wasn''t supposed to happen, but then again, Ilyana''s Resets made many things change in unexpected ways."

    "Well, yeah¡­ by the way, before we continue this conversation," Leon said. "Can you tell us your name?"

    "Name? I don''t have one."

    "I see¡­" Leon said.

    "Aren''t you going to ask why I don''t have a name?"

    "I''m certainly thinking about asking, but I''m afraid that I might step in andmine." Leon forced a smile.

    "Don''t worry, whatever you say, I won''t take any offense. Regardless, I don''t have a name because I wasn''t given one. Do you know what most races across the cosmos have inmon, Leon? The parents give names to their kids. Some species decided their own names after a certain age, but they are a minority. However, I don''t belong to any species. There is no other being like me, and I wasn''t born like you or anyone else. I simply existed and then evolved until I became who I am."<sub> </sub>

    Leon already expected to hear some crazy things, so he managed to stay calm after hearing all that. At the very least, the system''s creator was pretty calm and wasn''t prideful to the point of the threat itself, like someone special or above others. Then again, Leon was fully aware that it was a bit too soon to conclude that.

    "Is that so," Leon said.

    "Well then, which question should I answer first? About the system? Why I created it? Why everything had to happen this way? or perhaps should I keep talking about myself in order to give you some clue as to how to deal with me if the necessity arises?"

    That was a big pain in the ass. Leon felt as if he had returned to the past where Ilyana and spirits could hear every single of his thoughts, and he couldn''t do anything about it. He also imagined that something like that could happen, but even though he forced himself to bury in the deepest part of his mind that he perhaps will have to kill the system''s creator, his actions were meaningless. There was also no sense in pretending that wasn''t the case, so Leon decided to y it cool.

    "Well, if you don''t mind, can you exin things from the start?" Leon asked. "Why did you create the assimtion system?"

    "Although I''m different from all other species, as a sapient being that has a physical, I''m bound to feel all things you feel and perhaps evenmit the same mistakes. Just like you once took pride in your power and learned Lion''s Pride, I''m also an individual that has a w. I''m greedy¡­ I want everything, and I want to know everything."

    "Then, what are you doing here?" Leon asked. "Why didn''t you try to dominate the universe or something?"

    "But I already did. Who do you think that all thoses that have mana belongs to?"

    "So, mana is like a mark you created to have control overs?" Leon asked. "Even though I used Absolute Mana Link on them, and now their mana can be used by me?"

    "No, I didn''t create mana with that goal in mind. It just happened by chance. As for yourst statement,¡­ who gave you the capacity to use mana? Although you three discovered a way to create mana yourselves, it doesn''t change the fact that most of your mana was developed thanks to me. As such, not only thes you conquered, all your mana, skills, strength, and everything you obtained thanks to mana, belongs to me."

    "You¡­" Tyrselle said bitterly.

    That was one hell of a statement, but then again, Leon and Ilyana, even Tyrselle, had considered many times in the past that their current power was just a borrowed one. They didn''t create the system. They only used it¡­ it was like a tool that could be taken away from them at any moment. Although Leon developed the profession system and could develop others, he would lose all the power he obtained thanks to the assimtion system if the system''s creator wishes for it. Even if Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle maybe had the power to defeat him, the creator could just take it away from them. They would be billions of times weaker, and the creator would be two times more powerful. That kind of thought was enough to make Leon and Ilyana sweat cold.

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    "Well, I must say that I''m not quite fond of the idea that my power belongs to you and that everything I conquered is also thanks to you," Leon said. "But let''s put that aside for now¡­ let''s say that you already conquered all the universe since mana is practically everywhere. Did you already satisfy your greed by learning anything? I don''t think that is the case."

    ? "You are right; I didn''t satisfy my curiosity yet. If you want to know something that happened in the past, what would you do, Leon?"

    "I would read a book about it or search for it on the inte," Leon frowned.

    "Yes, you would search for registers made by the humans that came before you. It is a logical answer, but what would you do if you were the first human and want to learn the things that happened before you came to be?"

    "That is¡­ a tricky question," Leon frowned again.

    "Exactly. Imagine that, and you can take a small glimpse at my angsty. I want to know everything, yet, I''m bound to learn only the things that came after me. I want to know how this universe was created; I want to know if someone did it. I want to know if I only happened by chance. I want to know what awaits our existence beyond the limits of life and death. I want to know if this physical realm will exist forever¡­ I want to meet someone older than me. I want to meet God."

    "Well¡­ that is what I call a hard to attain goal," Leon frowned. "Have you already tried to die? Maybe you will find him on the other side."

    "I considered that possibility many times, but even to that, the answer is unclear. I''m greedy for knowledge, but I cannot sacrifice all my knowledge to answer that question. Just like you, I have a spirit, a soul that stores all the things that I obtained since I came to be, but once my soul leaves my body, all that can be lost."

    Leon nodded at that, satisfied. So far, he learned that the system''s creator had a physical form and that he also knew that it could be killed. That made Leon understand that he wasn''t trying to do something impossible. If the worstes to the worst, there is a chance of victory. However, that also made me realize that things might getplicated. The creator was greedy, but he involved all the life forms in the universe, probably to satisfy his thirst for knowledge, considering that the chances of it doing what Leon and everyone wanted was quite small. They want to return to a point in time before mana could change their lives forever. They also want to keep their memories and not to be part of the system ever again.

    "So, you created the system to meet God?" Leon asked.<sub> </sub>

    "Even though I evolved for thousands of years, there is so much a being like me can do and learn alone. So, I divided myself into millions of parts and spread them across the cosmos on suitables. The arrival of my parts made thes have their first contact with mana, and from that point onward, everyone and everything also obtained the power to use and create even more mana, even without knowing. Thanks to this, I learned many things. For example, I learned from you how to use a conceptual attack. I learned from Ilyana how to use Reset, and I learned from Tyrselle how to increase my lifeforce even further."

    "Well,¡­ you are wee," Leon shrugged.

    "I don''t understand," Ilyana said. "If you want to learn more things, why did you let me use Reset so many times? You probably learned after I used it just one time."

    "That is true; your actions made me wait for quite a while to learn something new. However, after every Reset, all the being''s universe became part of the system again with a little more potential. You can consider that me not doing anything was the price that I had to pay to see you and many others reach new heights much faster than before."

    That was rather impressive. To have such patience to see everything happen again and again was something. Having the patience and having the means to stop all that but not doing it was insane in Leon''s eyes. If he were in their position, Leon didn''t know if he would be able to do that¡­ for the first time in a long while, Leon felt thankful that his deadly sin was pride. In the long run, and greed and sloth were probably the most difficult ones to deal with.

    "So, after all this time," Leon said. "Did you find any sign of God? Although many have the power to see the future, the future always changes, and aside from Tyrselle, I don''t know anyone who can use a spell that can interfere with the past."

    "No¡­ in all these years, I didn''t find any sign of Him. I didn''t find anyone older than me either. Considering that you three are the first ones to reach me in this ce, maybe it is time to move on. I can''t see the potential of the species that are in the early stages of the assimtion, and I doubt that you three have the eagerness to show me new paths and things."

    "Move on?" Leon frowned. "To where?"

    "To other universes¡­ just like stars, there are countless universes out there. So, I''m certain that I can find and learn new things outside the limits of this universe."

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    Leon was left speechless. The system''s creator was saying that he wanted to go to another universe¡­ as if he was just going to buy something at the nearest convenience store. Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle have considered that may exist other universes, but they had no idea how to leave the current one. Rather, they had no interest in doing it. There was a chance that they don''t exist in other universes. If what the system''s creator was right, maybe things out there were so different that they wouldn''t find any purpose in those ces.

    "Perfect, now that you are leaving, you just have to manipte time and cancel all the effects of your actions," Leon said. "As you said, you learned many things thanks to us. So, at the very least, you have to return our old lives."

    "That isn''t possible. To do that, not only will I have to sacrifice a lot of mana, but I also will have to sacrifice a massive part of my powers. Without the strength I have right now, I can''t move to the next universe."

    After hearing that, Leon felt Tyrselle''s mana getting agitated. Even in her rage, she tried to be subtle with her actions, but there was only much subtle she could be while preparing a massive attack. Leon recognized her actions immediately since she did the same thing recently¡­ Tyrselle used all the mana she could use to create a gravitational field around her in order to attract all the nearby stars and destroy the fake ck hole alongside the creator of the system. The problem was: if Leon noticed that, then the creator probably did it as well.

    "There is no need to get nervous, Leon. Everything you thought, felt, and might do, alongside all your allies, friends, and family, had already be seen by me. As a human, your body can withstand quite an intense use of mana, thanks to your evolution. However, all the Resets made your body return to its original stage, but you need to know that Ilyana''s Resets never worked on me. It decreased the amount of mana I could use time and time again, indeed, but only that."

    "What do you mean by that?" Ilyana asked while she was preparing herself.

    "It means that my body can withstand the use of all the mana in this universe without any restraint or after-effects. I use all the mana at my disposal every moment to see the ever-changing future. Thus, I know everything you will do. The number of possibilities of your actions in the next year equals 203.989. A pretty impressive number, but not enough to manage tond on me a surprise attack."

    "So, you already knew from the very beginning that a confrontation was inevitable," Leon bit his lips in annoyance. "Despite all that, you still answered my questions."

    "Of course, just as much you owe me, I owe quite a lot to all of you. Answering the questions you have and ignoring all ill intentions were the least I could do to all of you. Unfortunately, I cannot help you to reach your goal. It is also unfortunate that with me, all the mana in this universe will disappear. All of you can try to create all the mana necessary for it after I leave, but I doubt that you will live that long¡­ Knowing all that, what are you going to do?"<sub> </sub>

    "We are going to kill you, asshole," Tyrselle dered and decided to stop hiding her killing intent. "You are going to pay for creating the situation that killed my little brother."

    "I see¡­ so that is how it is. It is a pity that the only ones who reached a stage next to mine decided to be enemies. However, I also thank you for letting me learn how it is to feel to be treated as an enemy¡­ and how to treat others like one."

    Thest sentence made the hair on Leon''s back stand. Until now, the conversation didn''t let Leon feel any ill intentionsing from the creator of the system, but things changed after that. Even though Leon couldn''t feel any real difference in the tone, the voice was cold, and he could feel the killing intents like he never felt before.

    "Just as you wanted to have everything back by taking everything from me, it is only obvious that I will do the same to you. You made me understand that leaving this universe behind in its current situation would be the wrong choice. Instead of leaving all of you alone and helpless, I will destroy everything. Perhaps by doing that, another lifeform like me eventually will appear."

    "So, it is like that, huh," Leon bit his lips and clenched his teeth. "That is my line¡­ you involved all the universe in your petty quest to find someone older than you. I understand how loneliness can be hard, but it didn''t give you the right to make others feel so much despair over the course of so many years. As usual, my instincts were right¡­ You are the enemy of all lifeform of the universe, and now you will pay for what you have done."

    Leon readied himself and decided to summon everyone who was waiting on Ilyana''s, but before he could try anything, the darkness around them was dispelled. The creator of the system didn''t feel the need to stay hidden anymore. However, the creator of the system didn''t do that only to show himself as a final act. For whatever reason, the more the darkness disappeared, the more Leon and everyone''s mana got wild and uncontroble. At the same time, it was leaving their bodies.

    "Don''t worry. I will teleport them here for you. However, I cannot let you use all my precious mana, right?"

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    Leon imagined that at some point, the creator of the system would try to steal their mana, but he didn''t imagine that he would be able to do that on all the living beings in the entire universe. Fortunately, even though the creator could do that, he wasn''t omnipotent. He couldn''t just steal all their mana in the blink of an eye.

    When the darkness was dispelled, Leon saw that all the nearby stars got much closer than before. It was only a matter of seconds before Tyrselle''s attack couldnd. Leon and Ilyana readied themselves to attack as well, but they stopped in a moment due to the shock when they noticed the thing in front of them.

    "What the hell¡­" Leon opened his eyes widely.

    In front of them lies a gigantic and grotesque body. Leon thought the aura of the creator was big, but it was only thanks to its massive mana pool. That wasn''t the case. No wonder the creator of the system said that the monsters were fragments of its body. It was much bigger than the gctic snake?? it was much bigger than Earth itself. The body was quite humanoid-ish, but it was sorge that the creator has space in its trunk to have ten arms on each side. The arms weren''t quite like humans, though. They had fingers, but only three, and the arms'' movements resembled quite a bit of tentacle. As if that wasn''t gross enough, the legs of the monsters were equally weird and grotesque. Red, hairy, and too small inparison to the arms, but the numbers were unreal. At the very least, the numbers wererger than Leon could count in a few minutes. Although the legs were smallpared to the arms, those were muchrger than any buildings Leon had seen in his entire life.

    However, what creeped them out them more than anything was the nearly infinite number of eyelids in that body. In every single part, they could see a pair, but the eyelids were just a minor, aesthetic problem in their eyes because, behind the eyelids, they could feel the existence of a nervous system.

    "Are you surprised? I suppose my body is strange by your standards. All of you had the power to change your bodies at will, but neither of you did it because of pesky reasons. You three imagined that the system would be enough to make you stronger, and it did, but this body is what makes our strengths so far apart."

    The monster was right. Even though Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle didn''t have the same technology Crik had to change the bodies of many, they could use mana in many ways, including to change their bodies. They have the knowledge of how to create monsters, after all. So, something like that would be easy. However, they didn''t want to change because they didn''t want to be monsters themselves like the bizarre creature in front of them.

    While she was preparing her mana to use time magic at a moment''s notice, Leon reunited all the mana he could gather in a single point. He wished that he had created that spell faster, but it was a bit toote for Leon to wish for that. While the massive sphere of mana was decreasing in size, Leon saw a small grin in the mouth of that massive monster that was located in the center of its body.<sub> </sub>

    "Two massive, powerful attacks and a vast concentration of mana that can make her control time freely to the point where she can negate all the events that she wants. As expected, you three reached the apex of your physical forms. However, that isn''t enough¡­ let me teach you onest thing before you cease to exist. Mana is the power of the mind, the older you get, the stronger your mind bes, but there is a limit to how much stronger a single mind can be. No matter how powerful you are, a single brain can only store so much information, after all."

    Although Leon always liked new pieces of information, he didn''t like that one. Essentially, at least when ites to the use of mana, the most powerful brain wins. Still, when two enemies have equally the same amount of power and their brains been equally powerful, who will win? The one who has the best strategy, probably. However, even that wouldn''t guarantee a victory. There is another method to guarantee victory, increase the number of brains.

    "Let''s see if your grotesque body is powerful enough to endure this," Tyrselle said.

    Severals and stars passed by them from all directions and headed toward the creator of the system at an astonishing speed. However, the creature wasn''t fazed by that attack or by Tyrselle''s words. Suddenly, some of its eyelids opened, and that shot mana beams toward those celestial bodies. As if massive nes and stars were just small stones to that creature, he destroyed them all without even showing any sign of effort.

    Leon and Ilyana opened their eyes widely while the small pieces of those stars hit their Mana Barriers. Tyrselle didn''t let that faze that. Instead, she focused even more on increasing the speed of the other stars that wereing. However, time and time again, those eyes shot mana beams that hit thoses, causing massive explosions and eradicating them. After a while, even Tyrselle was left with her mouth hanging open.

    "Don''t feel too bad about this. As I said before, mana is the power of the mind. It is only natural that someone like me, who has millions of minds and hundreds of thousands of years of experience, can do this with ease."

    Leon bit his lips in annoyance. Although the monster didn''t have a condescending attitude, its words were already getting on his nerves. Leon had to finish that right now. He couldn''t let things end like that.

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    Leon lost the count of how many stars ands that monster had destroyed. However, it doesn''t matter. His attack was already ready, and so was Leon.

    "Ilyana, watch my back," Leon said. "Whatever happens, we have to make that this attack will hit."

    "Got it." Ilyana nodded.

    If that doesn''t work, Leon would be forced to summon everyone to that ce. It would be insanely hard for his allies to fight in outer space, and many of them would be their advantage, but he wouldn''t have any other choice. Leon couldn''t summon them before using Big Bang at least once, after all.

    Leon charged at his top speed. He had to end things right now before the battle can escte, and their disadvantage can be even more apparent. Leon charged without hesitation¡­ yet, in the deepest part of his mind, something began to worry him. The monster said that he would teleport his allies, but it didn''t so until now. Why? That question was tormenting him because Leon had an urate answer. The monster wanted to summon them to kill all of his allies in front of Leon after trying everything he can and fails. That kind of thought made Leon sweat cold, but it wasn''t enough to make him give up.

    "I will definitely kill him," Leon muttered. "No matter what¡­"

    This was the golden chance Leon needed. The final enemy was right in front of him. If he could defeat it, he and everyone else would probably receive all the mana they needed to fix things up. This was definitely thest battle; Leon would bet everything on thatst attack. Yet¡­ he couldn''t feel anythinging from those innumerous eyes across that monster''s body¡ªno fear, no anxiety¡­ absolutely nothing.

    "Tsk." Leon clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Don''t underestimate us."

    Although he couldn''t see a single sign of sentiment in all those eyes, they still shot massive and concentrated Mana Beams toward Leon. Yet, he didn''t dodge them. Leon couldn''t lose the momentum of a direct charge, he trusted Ilyana, and she answered his trust by making those Mana Beams return to its eyes. She had reversed the time of all those attacks. Leon smirked¡­ yet¡­ the monster only shrugged.

    Leon ignored that because his attack was about tond. To make sure he would damage all the nervous system was freak was so proud of, Leon aimed at one of the eyes in the center of the body. The attack hit the monster''s body, and immediately, all the concentrated mana exploded.

    Engulfed by light, Leon was sent flying backward while he was feeling the mana destroying his body at a fearsome rate. It was only natural that one attack like that would also damage him. Still, the pain wasn''t nearly as intense as Leon thought it would be. As if that wasn''t weird enough, he stopped flying after just a couple of seconds. When Leon stopped, he noticed that he was still quite ahead of Ilyana and Tyrselle. Their mouths were hanging open while looking at where the monster was supposed to be. Leon turned to face the monster, only to see the mana that was supposed to cause a big bang had stopped expanding. The monster''s body was covered in light, but it wasn''t because the attack was damaging it. It was because its eyes were absorbing the mana.

    "What the¡­" Leon said and then felt a terrible shrive.<sub> </sub>

    That attack even made Leon lose all his limbs, yet, he couldn''t sense the body of the monster suffering any damage. The presence of the creature hadn''t changed as well. No¡­ it changed¡­ it had berger and more fearsome.

    "Now that all of you used your best attacks, it is time to teleport everyone here."

    For a second, Leon thought that was just a figure of speech, but then suddenly, all that empty space got crowded with many different life forms. Monster of all kinds and apparently near infinite. Leon also saw the sapient species of worlds in the lower stages of assimtion there. Unfortunately, those quickly began to die thanks to the cold of outer space since they didn''t have Ice Resistance at a sufficient level or any other skill that could prevent them from suffocating.

    Leon saw his allies, who still decided to fight despite the monster''s fearsome presence, but they weren''t the only ones who came. All the one hundred million warriors he managed to reunite were forcefully teleported as well. By the look of things, that monster had truly summoned all the life forms of the universe.

    Panic quickly spread among all of Leon''s allies. It was only natural after seeing such a grotesque and massive monster like no other. Some tried to run, and those who turn their backs the creature exploded.

    "Please, don''t show your backs to me. As far as I know, you humans have the habit of respecting your elders, so I ask for the same treatment."

    As usual, there was no animosity in the monster''s voice, but that didn''t help Leon''s allies from panicking. Those who had decided to fight quickly begun to shot magic projectiles toward the monster, those who couldn''t do that flew to attack the creature with their weapons and fists. Hector, Amanda, Maya, Sasha, Betty, Tom, Lennar, Gis, Ren, and Yuki were among them.

    "It is all or nothing, Leon," Ilyana said. "Let''s fight up close and use our mana just to prevent casualties!"

    Leon nodded at Ilyana''s words. However, before his body could obey his mind, suddenly, all the humans exploded, with no exception. In the blink of an eye, Leon, Tyrselle, and Ilyana were the only ones left alive to fight the beast.

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    Ilyana was also caught off-guard. She did expect that eventually, she would be forced to rewind the time of many dead people, but she didn''t expect that she would have to do it for all of them. Still, with the help of Serena, she focused all her senses in that red cloud of blood and made time move backward. Suddenly, millions of humans were back to life, but Ilyana was forced to use an overwhelming amount of mana. Her whole body didn''t get only numb, thanks to that. She began to bleed from all the pores of the body.

    "Ilyana!" Leon shouted in shock.

    "This is nothing," Ilyana forced a smile. "Let''s focus on that thing."

    However, the damage, despite having being countered by Ilyana, had already been done. The fear of losing finally was stuck in Leon''s head and in the head of those who realized what just had happened. They died for real, and they were brought back to life¡­ they died without being able to do a single thing. Many lost the fighting spirit and tried to run away again¡­ only to be decimated like the others.

    "How futile¡­ I can''t understand how all of you managed to survive when you only have this much willpower. Regardless, a few of you might counter my attacks, but I wonder for how long can you do it."

    Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle had already used a lot of mana before their allies appeared, and after reversing the time of so many individuals, it was clear that they didn''t have much more mana left, and the remaining they could use was being sucked by the monster. Even if they wait for a while for their recovery to help them, Leon couldn''t see their victory ahead.

    "I''m sorry, everyone," Leon bit his lips. "It looks like we don''t have any other choice¡­"

    Using the Absolute Mana Link as a medium, Leon used Skill Bestowal and gave everyone the knowledge of using Absolute Future Possession. It was the only thing they could do to turn the tide of the battle at that point in time. Despite all that, only a few individuals use it. Although they were facing a monster that could make everyone explode without effort, they hesitated in sacrificing their lifespan to beat it.

    Those who used it without hesitation were Leon and his friends, Ilyana, Tyrselle, Ss, and their followers, alongside Crik and his men. Only a couple of thousand people¡­ however, considering all the strength they obtained by using such skill, they imagined that they had a chance.

    "Don''t hold back!" Leon roared. "Attack with everything you got!"

    While he was charging toward the creator of the system, Leon had another idea. He passed to everyone the knowledge of how to use all the draconic skills. In the blink of an eye, Leon turned into a half-ck dragon, and the others also transformed. Their power increased exponentially once again, and the small horde of half-dragons attacked the massive monster at the same time. Using magic was a waste of time, so they punched, kicked, headbutted with all their might.

    After the first punch, Leon noticed that his fist was red, and a little blood wasing out from the spot he attacked. The same thing happened where his allies attacked¡­ they could win. Leon smiled confidently. They wounded the beast, and if they could wound, they could kill it.<sub> </sub>

    "Impressive¡­ I congratte all of you for reaching such a level of power. If only your goal were different, perhaps we could have worked together to find and learn everything that ever existed. It is truly a pity¡­"

    Leon didn''t know that he could feel goosebumps in that new body, but he felt some crazy ones. The monster was still as calm as ever, even though it was losing health. That much was nothing in their eyes. Noticing that their leaders could cause damage, many warriors decided to take their chances. Using Alternative Future Possession, they forced their bodies to be much stronger to the point where they could endure the draconic skills toll. However, after they transformed, those who wanted to join Leon and the others suddenly exploded. Things didn??t end there; the system''s creator did the same thing to all others who weren''t attacking him.

    Ilyana clicked her tongue. Although their mana pool increased with the skills they used, there was a limit of how much she could do if she brings everyone back again. Yet, Ilyana did it. Those were the allies Leon had after working hard. They were her allies as well. Although most of them lost the will to fight, perhaps if she brings them back, they will understand that fighting is the only option.

    The red cloud of blood and destroyed flesh disappeared and once again took shape in the form of their allies. However, Ilyana opened her eyes widely when she saw they getting destroyed again after a mere moment.

    "If you want to oppose me that badly, then you will join them first."

    When Leon heard that, he felt as if a cold hand grabbed his heart and begun to smash it. He couldn''t let that happen¡­ Leon wasn''t as skilled as Ilyana in the control of time, and the current power he had to control time was thanks to Serena. If Ilyana dies, then all the spirits will disappear, and even if he learns time maniption by himself as fast as possible, it wouldn''t be enough.

    "You don''t have to panic, Leon. I already understood that this is meaningless. You and everyone else already served your purpose and taught me new things. So, as a sign of gratitude, I will erase all of you at the same time. That way, neither of you will be alone on the other side."

    Leon bit his lips in annoyance. He couldn''t remember many things that he hated as much as that attitude. Those old feelings returned to Leon''s heart¡­ he would die first instead of letting everyone die. Without considering his body''s limits, Leon infused all the mana he could gather in his right fist. He would explode his whole body, and if he had to, but he wouldn''t see his friends die again. In the blink of an eye, Leon gathered a stupid amount of mana and then let it explode while he punched the monster. That would definitely kill him, Leon could feel the mana of three Big Bangs behind that attack, but that much was fine. He would take the monster with him. Then, time stopped before his fist couldnd.

    Leon couldn''t move his body, but his conscience was still active. Using irvoyance, he decided to confirm the safety of everyone. However, he regretted that¡­ one after the other, everyone exploded. Hector, Amanda, Maya, Gis, Lennart, Tom, Sasha, Betty, Yuki, Ren, Tyrselle¡­ and Ilyana. Their connection with the Absolute Mana Link was cut off, and Leon felt the spirits disappearing.

    Trying to channel all that mana to transport them to the past, Leon focused all his senses, but then all the mana inside his body had gone wildly and begun to move insanely fast. Leon tried to control because he knew what woulde next, but he failed¡­ a momentter. Even Leon''s strengthened body that was equivalent to a ck dragon exploded. Leon died for thest time.

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    It was hard to know what was happening. Leon didn''t feel anything when he died. Maybe that monster had been merciful enough to destroy his nervous system before killing everyone in order not to let them suffer. Then again, only someone insane would that monster for it. Although the monster spared them from the pain, the bastard took away their most valuable possession: their lives. By losing their lives, one loses everything. The only thing remaining was the memories of those who continue to live. However, the monster took away even that from them. The universe returned to its original state¡­ where no sentient or sapient beings exist.

    "Mmm?"

    Leon noticed that he thought he had died, but his mind was still functioning. However, he couldn''t do anything aside from that. He couldn''t feel his mana or even more a finger. Rather, he couldn''t even feel his body. By the look of things, Leon was in his real spiritual form.

    "So, this is it, huh? I guess I was a bit greedy too. I wanted the perfect ending, but I failed, and since I bet everything on it. I lost everything."

    Leon didn''t have eyes, so he couldn''t open them. Although he was surrounded by darkness, he wasn''t that afraid, even though he couldn''t do anything. Leon had tried his best, and even though he failed many times¡­ he failed trying his best. He failed by his actions, not by inaction.

    "Oh, man¡­ We failed in reaching our perfect end twelve times. Why couldn''t we just reach it just one time? That is so depressing¡­ I worked so hard for it. We worked so hard for it¡­ for so long."

    Leon began to imagine a quiet life like the one he had before the monsters appeared. However, in this one, despite being a regr dude, he would be friends with Makoto, Yuki, Tom, Gis, Lennart, and even Ilyana despite the fact that she was from another. Although fighting for survival was what put them together, Leon knew that the bond that he had with them was more than just that. Yet¡­ that was what was left to him. Imagining how nice things could have been¡­ if he had won.

    "What now? Will I meet God? Buddha? Morgan Freeman? Well, at least I wish that whoever I met, they are willing to listen to myints."

    There was also the possibility that Leon might not meet anyone, but he didn''t want to think of that. In the deepest part of his heart, he thought that he might convince them to revive him and try again to defeat that freaking ass monster. However, after a while, nothing happened. No one came¡­ and Leon was left with that feeling of absolute loneliness that he felt so many times.<sub> </sub>

    "So, this is it, huh. There is no one on this side? Or perhaps I did so many crimes that I don''t deserve even a trial¡­ Damnit."

    Once Leon thought that feelings were just a response of his nervous system to certain situations, he noticed that wasn''t the case now that he was dead. Leon lost his body. Still, he could feel so many things that it was difficult to put into words¡­ anger, shame, guilt¡­ living for who knows how long only to have such an ending was incredibly disappointing, to say the least.

    "I''m sorry, everyone¡­ In the end, I wasn''t cut to lead anyone. I only lead everyone to their deaths."

    Despite his words, Leon noticed that he had the chance. He wouldn''t change anything. He would do everything over and over again if necessary. As if he would leave a monster alone toy with their lives just to satisfy its greed for knowledge. As far as Leon knew, his friends wouldn''t change anything either. Just like Leon, they weren''t perfect. They were many things, but they weren''t cowards. They wouldn''t let themselves be pieces in someone else''s chessboard. That was one of many reasons Leon took pride in having them as friends.

    "I''m sorry, Ilyana¡­ but it looks like this is it. We won''t be able to live an ordinary life after all this. Ah¡­ how I wished to feel your soft boobs touching by back again. Crap¡­ I''m thinking of this when I''m dead. I''m the father of nine very old kids¡­ I think I need to be more respectable considering that. No¡­ I was the father of nine kids."

    Although Leon wanted to talk more with his kids and give them the chance to grow up in a more ordinary environment, it looked like they wouldn''t have that chance. Now that he thought about it, growing up in a destroyed world while watching their father rapidly grow old seemed to be a life much harder than the one he had, even after the arrival of monsters.

    "I guess I was a failure as a human being, as a mage, and as a father¡­"

    Ilyana and Leon tried to repair Earth as much as they could before the first Reset, but there was only so much they could. Besides, despite all the power they had, nothing could bepared to the real thing. That was one of the things that he hated most about loneliness. He hated the introspection because Leon was quick to feel depressed and recognize his mistakes. Yet, there was nothing he could do there aside from that. Leon didn''t know how much time had passed in that dimension, but even after what it felt like a week, nothing happened, and his conscience wasn''t disappearing either.

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    "Well, I guess this isn''t half bad¡­ it is much better than suddenly stop existing. Still, this situation is troublesome because it will eventually make me think that there is still a way."

    Death was different than Leon had imagined, he existed, but he couldn''t do anything. That was kind of scary since he didn''t know for how long that wouldst. Would his sanity keep him going for long? After surviving so many battles, Leon wanted to think of himself as someone mentally strong, even though he was quick to feel depressed. Still, there was so much one mind could withstand in the situation.

    "I wonder if I''m experimenting this because I had too much mana. If that is the case, maybe I can find Ilyana and Tyrselle, but how? I can''t feel anything. Besides, why would the mana I had in life interfere with things here when I can''t feel it? I thought that I wouldn''t have so many questions in my mind after death, but once again, I was dead wrong."

    Leonughed after thinking of that pun. He wasn''t someone funny, so thoughts like that had to be treasured by him. Regardless, Leon tried to call Ilyana and Tyrselle, but even though he tried to raise his voice, his voice didn''t change. He was only thinking, after all. He couldn''t shout inside his mind.

    "In the end, I can''t do anything in this damn ce until when?"

    Leon began to think about what might happen in that void where he couldn''t see, feel or hear anything. Based on his life experiences, he probably would continue to exist until he begins to forget about things. He couldn''t use mana to relive those memories and keep his mind fresh. So, it was clear that something like that would happen. To make matters worse, he couldn''t do anything about it, even though once he could.

    "I can''t let this happen¡­ but what can I do? I had the power to create mana before, but that power was something that was borrowed from that monster. I can''t use it here. Even if I could, it would strengthen that bastard even further."

    Although he had many ideas, all of those were rted to the use of mana. That was the price of using something like that for thousands of years. In the beginning, Leon somehow knew that it was a borrowed power. That was why he never got carried away. Despite forgetting about that, Leon never stopped training, but also never stopped being humble... now and then.

    "The profession system won''t help me here¡­ since it is closely rted to the use of mana. I had to create something simr¡­ but without mana. Can I create another type of energy even in this realm?"<sub> </sub>

    Leon couldn''t feel anything in that state, so he wouldn''t be able to put them into practice if he has some good ideas. He really was in a very troublesome situation. Leon couldn''t even tell the directions in that situation, after all.

    "The monster said that mana was something it came to him naturally after living for quite a while¡­ maybe it was the same process that urred to me before the first Reset. The problem is: Do I have the luxury to wait for a new idea and concept of energye to me? I''m not smart, so this might take forever. Besides, that bastard is leaving this universe, and that puts me into a race against time."

    As if creating a new type of energy wasn''t difficult enough, Leon had to create one that could match mana in usefulness, and that could also grant him the strength to face the monster once more. In fact, he had to find a source of that energy in order to counter all the magical effects caused by the monster. Leon needed a powerful and useful energy that he would force the monster never to try to mess with him ever again.

    "I feel like I''m getting ahead of myself here, but in fact, I really need to create a new type of energy while considering all that."

    Easier said than done. Again, it was impossible to tell how much time has passed there, but Leon was quite sure that weeks have passed while he was thinking. At that point in time, Leon began to question if he wasn''t already toote. Tyrselle and Ilyana were more talented at that kind of thing, yet, if he was still dead, it meant that they didn''t find a way to revive themselves. In Leon''s mind, if he managed to think that perhaps the only way to solve that predicament was to create a new type of energy, then it was clear that they would be able toe up with the same idea, or perhaps one even better.

    Suddenly, Leon felt his existence getting smaller. It was a weird feeling, he felt that he had lost a piece of himself, but that wasn''t something that should be possible. However, after a while, Leon noticed that something had changed. He had lost a piece of the memories that were rted to his time in college. His predictions were correct; he would eventually forget about everything and be nothing since that was what people would be without their memories and feelings. Still, Leon didn''t imagine that the process would be so direct. Leon had to do something before he bes empty.

    "Shit¡­ this is bad. This is really bad¡­"

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 742 Chapter 738

    After concentrating for quite a while, Leon discovered which part of his life he had lost. He didn''t lose a single moment of his memories; he lost the entire semester of hisst year in college. Leon couldn''t quite sure understand why he lost six months'' worth of memories in a single instant, but it wasn''t hard toe up with an exnation. It was probably because those six months were the most intense ones.

    "Regardless¡­ I feel like I have been here for one month. At that rate, I will lose more than six months'' worth of memories in the next month. I can''t let myself forget about everyone¡­ about my struggle. I won''t let that happen."

    No matter what happens, Leon would never give up. Not even death would stop him¡­ at least that was what he was thinking. His mind was the only thing that was working, and he decided to use it fully before even that stops.

    "That monster said that mana is the power of mind¡­ the stronger the mind, the more precise powerful bes the use of mana. That was why that freaking monster had so many nervous systems, to power up its control and power over mana. I don''t have a nervous system right now, only a mind¡­ so what can I do with it to defeat the ultimate enemy, that is death and that bastard?"

    After suffering a total defeat, Leon didn''t know if he still wanted to follow the path of magic. After training for thousands of years and still only scratch thest enemy was depressing, to say the least. However, only a miracle created by magic would make him revive. Besides, only magic would make things return to the right path. So, it wasn''t like Leon had a choice there.

    "I have to create a new type of energy using only my mind, and before I lose even more memories. The problem is, even that bastard had to train to obtain the stupid high amount of mana that he has¡­ I can''t train here. Nor do I have a body to train, and I don''t have the time either¡­ Still, I feel like I''m missing something."

    Based on Leon''s experience, he felt like he forgot an important detail. However, he couldn''t quite pinpoint what that was. After thinking for a while, I concluded something. Even though he had Mana Creation, he couldn''t just create the mana out of nowhere. He didn''t notice, but he probably paid a certain price to create mana. After all, mana, despite being like miraculous energy, it is a form of energy. It can be created out of nowhere.

    "Not many people can create mana¡­ it is a powerful skill, and essentially, it counters all downsides of recovery and all spells that are used to make one''s mana recover faster. So, what is the price of using suck a skill? I feel like if I learn that, I will be able to find the answer I''m looking for."<sub> </sub>

    After thinking for quite a while, Leon understood one thing. He learned Mana Creation only after he lived for hundreds of years. During the resets, he died early. He didn''t learn it¡­ perhaps the answer was there.

    "I learned Mana Creation only after living with Ilyana many times and during with long periods of time¡­ so what is the key to learning that? Using happiness? No¡­ when I learned this skill thest time, I was quite suspicious of her behavior. So, what is the secret? Living a long life? Life experience?"

    Considering the system, perhaps life experience was probably the key for mana.s were considered living beings by the system, but they don''t have a mind, yet, they possess mana. Not only that, Leon was pretty sures have memories¡­ at least physical memories. Vegetation grows and dies, people and animals change the environment somehow, and sometimes, disasters happen and leave marks thatst for a pretty long time.

    "This is weird¡­ when I used Mana Creation, I didn''t feel like I was losing my life experience. However, considering how much grind one has to do to be strong using the system, perhaps that is the actual answer. Oh, I see now¡­ mana is the physical form of our life experiences, and the stronger they are, the more powerful our skills can be!"

    Although it was weird in Leon''s head that life experience could be energy and then create things out of nowhere, it wasn''t weirder as that bastard who was a monstrous creature that suffered so many mutations until it bes the size of a. In the end, a monster could only create a form of energy that couldn''t make any sense but still had many limitations.

    "Now, my goal is clear¡­ I have to create a form of energy that makes sense and doesn''t have any limitation¡­ easier said than done."

    Since Leon had to counter that monster''s power, he had to consider things like that. It would be nice if he could use life experience and create another type of energy, but he was dead, and Leon was pretty sure that he wouldn''t be able to use something like death experience. Still, he had to sacrifice something to create a type of energy that would be as effective against mana and as convenient enough to make him powerful as fast as possible. However, after thinking for a long while, Leon didn''t find anything he could sacrifice. Right at that moment, he only does have one thing¡­ his memories.

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 743 Chapter 739

    "Well, now¡­ it looks like I don''t have any other choice."

    Someone once said: if you want something, you must sacrifice something of equal value to obtain it. It was thew of the equivalent exchange. Thatw applied to most things in the physical realm. For example: to build something big and durable, one''s has to spend time learning how to build it and then spent perhaps even more time building it. It was a troublesome process, but it wouldn''t leave any pitfalls along the way. To obtain unlimited power¡­ Leon will have to sacrifice his memories; he will have to sacrifice who he was.

    "Well, by doing this, at very least, I won''t be someone unreasonably greedy like that fucking monster¡­ I just hope this will be enough."

    As long as Ilyana, his kids, and his friends receive back their lives, Leon was fine with it. Although most of his memories were filled with hard memories, the few moments where he felt happy were already more than enough to him. To sacrifice himself to those who he loved was something that was only natural to Leon because, without them, he wouldn''t have never felt happy like he once felt. Besides, it was a cheap price, considering how much he could obtain if he seeds. Still, then again, Leon felt as if he was getting ahead of himself, considering the best possible oue when he hadn''t even discovered a new type of energy yet.

    "In any case, the only thing I can use it here as fuel are my memories, but how do I do that?"

    Leon was aware that he couldn''t use mana''s knowledge to solve that question because it could make him lose the edge over that monster. He couldn''t lose anymore, Leon had to win and kill the beast, but he wouldn''t mind banishing that thing to another universe as long as he is sure that he won''t be bothered by it anymore. Leon couldn''t be greedy and want to kill a monster that had the power to destroy all life in the universe was insane if not just wishful thinking.

    Suddenly, that sensation returned. Leon felt his existence getting smaller once again and, at the same time, felt that he lost an important piece of himself. Although he was curious about what memories he lost this time, Leon decided to focus on that feeling that he had. It was insane, but maybe the process that was slowly leading him to his doom would actually help him solve that enigma.

    "Feel¡­ try to feel where those memories had gone¡­ try to control my memories the same manner. You can do it, Leon. You have to seed."

    Despite wishing for all his might, Leon didn''t manage to feel what happened to those pieces of him that disappeared. If he was in the void, perhaps the very moment those pieces separate from his mind, they disappear forever. That means that Leon couldn''t recover them¡­<sub> </sub>

    "Shit¡­ I need something. Just a single clue will be enough."

    Leon could use his mind to think. He could recall most of his memories. At least, the most intense ones at that moment. However, he couldn''t make them burn as fuel. He recalled the feeling of mana exhaustion and tried to replicate it. Even though he didn''t want his power to have such a weakness, but right now, he needed anything to help him find his answer. However, he failed in doing that¡­

    "I already knew this would be difficult, but¡­ damn."

    It was only obvious doing something magic without mana would be difficult. Leon was trying to create a new concept of mana, after all. He was trying to aplish many crazy things, revive alone, defeat a monster that is looking for God, use Reset without deleting everyone''s memories¡­ Still, he couldn''t help but be impatient. To do just one of those things, he will have to sacrifice who knows how many memories, and there was a chance that he might not even find that monster anymore. So, Leon thought that it was natural to feel that way.

    Leon lost the notion of time while he was thinking about what to do, and then it happened again. A fragment of his mind begun to detach itself from his mind, but this time he didn''t let that happen without trying anything. While thinking as fast as possible, Leon identified the memories that he was losing and used all his willpower to recall those moments in order not to lose them. Suddenly, Leon felt that the process ended, and he didn''t lose his memories¡­ it was weird to seed like that, but Leon didn''t think too much about it. After all, the memories he almost lost were rted to his first months on that ind. That was probably why he identified that so fast.

    "If I can stop his process, then I definitely can turn my memories into power."

    Leon seeded in protecting his memories, but then after a while, he tried to replicate the reverse process. Trying to separate them from his existence without risking losing them. It was risky, but at that point in time, there was no point in hesitating. Besides, he already witnessed that process a few times, so Leon was a bit confident in doing it. However, time and time again, he failed. Leon failed in making his memories be energy.

    Suddenly, Leon seeded in detaching the memories of the time he spent inside the gctic snake. However, even though he seeded in preventing the memory loss when it happened naturally, he failed in doing that when it happened by his own will. Leon didn''t give up, yet, he was having difficulty reliving those moments while keeping his concentration. Suddenly, the process ended, and Leon felt those fragments returning to his mind. However, he couldn''t remember anymore what memories he was trying to protect. While Leon was reflecting on that failure, he noticed something odd¡­ he was feeling cold.

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 744 Chapter 740

    "I am feeling cold¡­ why?"

    Leon was fully aware that he shouldn''t feel cold without a physical body. Something changed¡­ something changed after he messed with his memories. After investigating for a while, Leon noticed what had changed. It was small, incredibly smallpared to the massive reserves of energy that he once had before, but by concentrating, Leon could feel some energy inside of him.

    "I see¡­ so that is the key to transform my memories into power, huh. When I forcefully made my memories leave my mind, those lost their properties because they spent too much time outside of me. Yet¡­ I managed to recover something. Something that wasn''t the memories¡­"

    Leon learned plenty of things by ident in the past, but he didn''t feel satisfied in learning things by chance when so many things were at risk. His memories, his future, everyone who he cherished¡­ he never relied on luck before, and he didn''t want to start relying on it right now. Still¡­ at the very least, that made him save some time.

    Regardless, Leon had energy now, but how can he use it? It was fine to start some tests when he just obtained a little bit? Should he sacrifice more memories for the same of more energy? Those questions were troubling him¡­

    "I don''t this amount will be all that useful. Considering what I''m trying to pull off, it is only natural that it isn''t enough. Still¡­ it would be helpful if I could see the numerical value of it. I am already too used to that, after all."

    Leon wasn''t quite good at measuring things by feeling, so he wanted to develop his own system, which doesn''t rely on mana. However, Leon had a long way ahead of him before he bes skilled enough to create it.

    Without wasting any more time, Leon began to repeat that process of detaching his memories from his mind and then struggling to make them return in the form of energy. However, the more he did it, the easier that process became. It was obvious that his newfound energy was helping him on that. Also, Leon learned that the more intense the memories, the more energy he could obtain, making the whole circle much easier and convenient. Not only that, but Leon discovered one fascinating thing¡­ he also could use the memories of his time in the void. So, he wouldn''t have to sacrifice his entire self¡­ the problem with that was: he might lose the notion of time there, and by the time he manages to revive himself, it would be already toote.

    "As usual¡­ everything on my path has its merits and demerits¡­ Still, I''m thankful for it because it only means that I won''t get ahead of myself and end up falling on some pitfalls."<sub> </sub>

    Even though it was the answer he came up with, Leon was still a bit worried about the energy he was obtaining from his memories. Until he could fully understand the process, he would never be able to use it fully. However, the more energy he obtained, the more his senses sharpened until he understood how the energy was created. It was pretty simple that losing his memories would make his mind lighter by decreasing the things he could remember and diminishing the amount of spiritual energy used to keep it stored. Still, it also would sacrifice the life experience obtained in those memories. It was like mana, but the cost was higher and moreplex.

    Although Leon had plenty of memories that he could sacrifice without thinking too much about it, eventually, he reached a point where the only memories he had left were of the people he cared about and his goals. After sacrificing thousands of years'' worth of memories, he felt that he had enough energy to face Netro again, but not to defeat the assimtion system''s creation.

    "Shit¡­ to think that this would be the limit. There is also the fact that I can''t recover energy without a physical form. I don''t know even if I can recover energy based on my memories without sacrificing even more memories¡­ Crap, what should I do?"

    Leon was walking in a fine line. Even though he didn''t sacrifice his most cherished memories, he already could tell that his determination was wavering. The feelings of hatred for thest boss and sheer determination weren''t the only things that kept him moving forward. All the memories of his lives also had a pivotal role, and he had sacrificed all that.

    "Can I return to life by using this amount of energy? Even if I could, the chances of me defeating that bastard are dim¡­"

    Leon was fully aware that reviving himself at that moment would be meaningless. Now that he thought about it creating a new form of energy that was far moreplex yet easier to produce would obviously have its downsides. However, he didn''t give up. He still could sacrifice all his memories and leave only the wish to defeat those moments and reviver his allies, but that would be hisst card. Those memories were the intense ones, so he was pretty sure that it would be enough to revive him, Ilyana, and Tyrselle. If anything, those two were more than capable of leading others.

    Still, instead of using his memories, Leon began to spread his energy around his existence. He frowned when he noticed that the energy wasn''t decreasing despite being used quite roughly. His memories had be a strength that would never leave him¡­ Leon was closer and closer from getting the unlimited power that he wanted.

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 745 Chapter 741

    "Not yet¡­ this isn''t enough. If I can use this energy freely, then¡­"

    Leon decided to refer to the afterlife as the void, and if in the void where the ce where souls would eventually crumble away and disappear, perhaps he could find some souls there. Just like his own soul had memories, the others would have as well, and he would use them. The creator of the system ughtered billions of monsters and peoples after summoning them to the final battle, so it was obvious that they should have arrived at the same time, if not a little earlier than Leon.

    Expanding his energy, Leon began to look for those souls. Yet, even though his energy could expand quite a lot, it had a limit, and within that limit, Leon didn''t find anything. The void was the ce beyond the physical realm, so it was only obvious that it was infinite. Even if billions of monsters and people were forced to go there after death, it doesn''t mean that finding them would be easy.

    "Let''s see if I can move myself here now that I have energy¡­ if I can feel things, then that should be possible."

    Using his knowledge and experience in using mana, Leon tried to control his body and move to the side. Even a little bit was enough. Little progress was progress in the end. Yet¡­ he failed. Leon couldn''t apply the logic of the physical realm in the void.

    "What a massive pain the ass¡­ I don''t have time for this."

    Despite his anger, Leon still managed to focus on the task ahead of him. If he couldn''t apply the physical realm''s logic in the void, he could always try something new. If he managed to obtain a new type of energy, then something like that should be possible for Leon as well. At least in theory¡­

    "Why the path in front of me is always soplicated¡­ I know I''m trying to do something insane here, but man¡­ give me a break."

    After a lot of struggle, Leon realized that there was only so much he could in the void. Thinking, controlling his energy, avoid losing more memories, and constantly using the memories of his time in the void to increase his energy. However, after a while, he had an idea. Instead of expanding his energy around him in a perfect circle, he decided to create a single and very thin line¡­ a line that would keep advancing toward the ends of the void¡­ at least that was a general idea.

    Although it was hard to make his energy turn into a stupidly long needle due to the concentration required, Leon''s efforts soon were paid off. Amidst the darkness of the void, he felt the presence of something. It wasn''t clear as himself, but he could that it was a soul.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey, can you hear me? If you can understand my words, react in some sort of way."

    That presence was the very thing, so thin that Leon couldn''t pinpoint if it belonged to a monster or a sapient creature. Leon was sure that he could pass his feelings through his energy, but he didn''t feel anything despite all that. Considering the nature of his energy, that soul was supposed to react in some sort of way when Leon''s energy touched it. Yet, there was no response. That soul was thin for a reason. It was because it was about to disappear.

    "No luck on the first try, huh. Well, it doesn''t matter¡­ if you lost your sense of self, then I''m sure that you won''t be bothered if I take your remaining memories."

    Leon couldn''t forcefully take the memories of a soul in the void, not yet she didn''t have the necessary proficiency. However, the very moment a new piece of that soul begun to crumble away; it was the moment Leon used his energy to forcefully absorbed these fragments. However, he didn''t have time to wait for the soul to disappear slowly. So, he enveloped it with his energy, and forcefully pulled it toward him.

    "So, I can do this much with weaker souls, huh. Maybe my proficiency with his energy increased, or perhaps there is another factor that I''m unaware of¡­"

    Strangely enough, when Leon tried to mix his soul with the other one, he didn''t feel anything repelling each other. In fact, they mixed quite well and easily, to the point where Leon could see the new memories as if those had been his from the very beginning.

    The memories of a Gremlin¡­ Leon didn''t expect that he would absorb the memories of an annoying monster like that so soon. Yet, there was much to witness there. Leon only saw himself in the body of the monster burning everything and anything to the ground. Those were the sole memories that the monster had. Weirdly enough, even though Leon received ten years'' worth of memories, he didn''t feel anything when he experimented all that in a single moment.

    "My energy increased a little bit since those memories are quite intense. I see now¡­ the more troublesome the soul, the more energy I will obtain."

    Even if the soul was about to disappear, even if it belongs to a rtively weak monster, the power within couldn''t be measured by mana alone. Leon confirmed that his n perhaps wasn''t as insane as he thought. He still had a long way ahead of him, but Leon would never stop, and he would aplish his goal, no matter the cost.

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    The assimtion system creator watched every single being that has mana in the universe explode without feeling anything. Yet, when those few thousand warriors that managed to scratch died, he felt disappointed. Not sad, just disappointed.

    "I suppose it was only obvious considering that the origin of their power is me. I have all the knowledge rted to mana; I can use all the techniques they also developed. Not to mention, I have a vastly superior nervous system. Yet¡­ it intrigues me that not a single one of them decided to abandon their old bodies and became limitlessly powerful."

    The system''s creator watched for a while the massive red cloud of flesh and blood that was quickly freezing in the outer space. The creator of the system realized they weren''t like him. Those little creatures didn''t suffer so many mutations over thousands of years to obtain their current form. They inherited from the ancestors what seemed to be the strongest body their species had obtained for many years. Yet¡­ they didn''t evolve at speed as the creator of the system. Nor did they have the urge to abandon their old bodies¡­ not even when their fellow allies by the droves. It was only natural, the creator of the system thought. Even though they didn''t obtain the power of pride, they had some pride in their current forms. The system''s creator was the only one in that universe who obtained the power of greed¡­ an endless greedy that made it a real monster with thousands of brains.

    "It is time to go. I will have to start everything from scratch once I leave this universe, but that is the price I have to pay for my endless greed. How many universes are out there I wonder¡­ how many of them will I have to investigate in order to find the creator of everything."

    The creator of the assimtion system decided to move on because it knew that all the universes are always expanding, and it couldn''t lose more time there. However, before it could Teleport and move to the ends of the universe, the system''s creator felt something weird. For a second, it felt a weird energying from that massive red cloud of blood and flesh. The creator of the system also felt a slight movementing from the frozen pieces of flesh.

    "To think I would feel conflicted about this to the point where I would imagine things¡­ Maybe I have grown fond of all those little creatures. I have been watching them for a very long time, after all. Despite their struggle, most of them never tried to be something else. Something that they judged as evil or immoral¡­ They sure had weird standards."

    The system''s creator faced the direction of the nearest universe, but then it was forced to turn around because it felt that weird sensation again. It hadn''t been its imagination¡­ the creature saw some pieces of flesh moving, blood as well. Several minutes had passed since the end of the battle, so it was impossible that someone managed to stay alive in that state. Besides, the system''s creator made sure to destroy all the connections between their brain and heart to the rest of the body. Without those, none of them would be able to revive themselves. Yet¡­ some pieces of flesh were moving and bing a body again. Obviously, the reassembled body was a mess, but little by little, the body began to repair itself and unfreeze itself.<sub> </sub>

    "This energy¡­ this body¡­ interesting. He managed to obtain new power and revive himself. Fascinating¡­ Still, what is this energy? It is not mana."

    The creator of the system could have destroyed Leon''s body once more before it could recover itself. However, it didn''t. The creature wanted to talk with Leon, ask about the things he learned on the other side in just a few minutes, even though it was clear that Leon''s goal didn''t change.

    It took him a few seconds for Leon to repair his bodypleted. It was only natural since that had been his first experiment in manipting reality from the void. Yet, instead of doing things slowly to prevent failure, Leon decided to try to seed on the first try. Repairing his body was difficult enough, now making it withstand the new type of energy and then teleport his soul from the void to reality had also been veryplicated. However, after a couple of minutes, Leon opened his eyes and confirmed that he had revived.

    "Incredible. You always surprise me, Leon. If you change your mentality a little, perhaps this time, you will be able to defeat me. However, before we fight, let''s talk a little more. I''m quite curious about your new power."

    Leon stared nkly at the creature in front of him. There was no hatred in his eyes. There was no fear; there was no sympathy. There was nothing in his eyes¡­ In the blink of an eye. The creator of the system understood the nature of Leon''s power. He lost his memories to revive itself and obtain a fount of energy that would never end. The creator of the system then, for the first time, showed some signs of boredom in its eyes. That had been foolish. Leon was back, but he had to sacrifice everything to return. The person who he once was and all the knowledge he obtained. That was something iprehensible for the creator of the system. At the very least, the massive beast wouldn''t do the same thing. Knowledge was the most valuable possession that it had ever had.

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    Leon looked around and saw the remaining of all his allies and all the monsters in the universe. An endless sea of blood and flesh¡­ a disgusting and disturbing sight. Yet, he didn''t feel anything while looking at it. Given the knowledge and experience that he still had, Leon knew that he was supposed to feel something, but just knowing that wasn''t enough to make him actually feel anything.

    "So, you are the monster that I have to kill, huh," Leon said. "If this is what is left of my allies, you without a doubt deserve it."

    "If you think you have the power to try again, then I dly wee you. I can feel endless energying from you. It really looks like you obtained unlimited power¡­ yet, what you expect to aplish alone? Did you perhaps also sacrifice the memories of yourst moments? If that is the case, I can understand why you are trying to do something so foolish again."

    "Yes, I did," Leon replied. "You look¡­ disappointed. Is there any reason for you to feel like that?"

    "I thought you fought this far to protect your life and the life of your allies, but I was wrong. What is a being without its memories? It is like a newborn child who can''t do many things. The current, you aren''t a warrior. You are not even a threat. I don''t know how you manage to revive with the few memories that you have, but that is clearly the only thing you will be able to do."

    "At some point, I wondered myself about that many times," Leon closed his eyes and nodded. "Who would I be after sacrificing all my memories? Certainly, I would be a different person. However, eventually, I reached a single conclusion, and that is the only memory I didn''t sacrifice aside from my goal. My memories¡­ aren''t mine alone. The memories I cherished the most are those of the time I spent with everyone. I will never be able to recover them since I sacrificed them in the void, but as long as we win. I can make new ones along with everyone else."

    "I see, so you are fully aware that you can''t recover the memories you lost even by using mana again. Given how much it is at stake here, it is only natural that you would feel sopelled to win to the point of sacrificing the man who you are. Still¡­ I have lost my interest. Bring back your allies to life if you want. I don''t have any more time to waste with you."

    "Thank you for giving me the time necessary to do that. It would be hard to revive them while repelling your attacks," Leon smiled.

    It was hard to recognize a frown in that monster''s body, but Leon felt the mana inside of it changing, showing that the giant monster was confused. Still, that was only a small detail to Leon. Rather than that, he was more focused on following the few memories that were engraved in his mind. The first one was to revive, and he already seeded. The second was to revive everyone, the third was to kick the ass of the giant monster, and the fourth¡­ was to turn things back to normal, as they should be.

    Leon thought he would have to focus quite a bit, but the experience of reviving himself made things easier for him. In the blink of an eye, the bodies of all his allies were repaired. He didn''t have to do the same to the monsters since he absorbed their souls when he was in the void. Still, only a few thousand of his allies suddenly opened their eyes. Restoring everyone''s bodies was necessary since everyone''s flesh and blood got mixed up, but Leon only needed those who wanted to fight. The others would only wake up after the battle¡­ once everything ends. How did Leon recognize those who fought alongside him until the very end when he sacrificed his memories? That was easy. Even though everything had be a sea of blood and flesh, there were still those who exploded near the monster. Leon revived those.<sub> </sub>

    "Leon¡­" Ilyana said after looking at Leon and recognizing the new energy within his body. "You sacrificed everything, didn''t you?"

    "Yes. I assume you understand why I did it." Leon said.

    Ilyana couldn''t help but bit her lips in exasperation. Leon''s voice was calm and serene¡­pletelycking in any feeling. To the current Leon, Ilyana, and everyone else was just a bunch of strangers.

    "I wish I had been faster¡­" Ilyana said. "That way, the burden on you would be halved."

    "I don''t know what you are talking about," Leon said. "All that I know is this. My mind keeps telling me that what I did was necessary."

    Ilyana could only stay silent after that. In fact, Leon found everyone while he was in the void. Although they couldn''t talk, they could transmit their feelings through memory energy. Ilyana and Tyrselle had already found the way to revive themselves, but Leon had been faster. Despite all that, everyone had lost some of their memories. It was only natural¡­ Although just a few minutes passed in the physical realm, years passed in the void.

    "Since from the beginning, this battle was a huge bet," Tyrselle said while facing the massive beast. "We wanted everything back, but we didn''t set our minds to pay the price to have it back. Now that has changed¡­ if you don''t want to be a dead weight, I advise you to do the same."

    Tyrselle said that to Ilyana while facing the thousands of warriors behind them. They lost many of their memories, and they also sacrificed even more of those for the sake of having the same energy that Leon discovered. Upon noticing that, Ilyana steeled her resolve.

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    "Leon, I promise you this," Ilyana said. "After this battle, I won''t leave your side ever again."

    Ilyana hugged Leon, and when their forehead touched each other, she passed some of her memories to him. Thest years they had before the first Reset. The time where they raised their kids. Leon frowned when that happened but soon smiled afterward. Somehow, he felt that he had expected something like that would happen. Those weren''t the same memories that he once had, but he still felt strangely satisfied in seeing them from Ilyana''s perspective.

    "Got it," Leon said.

    The sense of familiarity between them returned a little. That is right, Ilyana still had that opportunity. She didn''t have to fear for more moments where Leon would treat her like a stranger. Even though mana was the energy created by the system''s creator, mana itself wasn''t something evil that they should reject. They still could use their old abilities to solve problems like that.

    Leon looked around and saw the best warriors of the universe. His friends, his family, his allies. Although many of them lost a lot, they didn''t lose the will to fight. It was a weird feeling, Leon felt as if things would change forever after that battle, but now he was sure things would take a turn for the better.

    "I feel like I have to say something like this," Leon said while looking at his friends. "But I''m not quite sure what it is."

    "Well, you already made that joke twice, but you are the type who would repeat it in a moment like this," Hector shrugged. "In a moment like this, you would ask if someone wants to give a speech to encourage the troops."

    "I see¡­ Well, I don''t think we need one this time," Leon said. "We will win, so we don''t need to boost our morale."

    "Brother, are you all right?" Amanda asked.

    "I''mpletely fine," Leon replied.

    Leon found his allies when he was in the void and taught them how to create memory energy. Yet, he didn''t give them many details in order to not let them use all their memories. That was why they were worried about him. All of them could feel the endless potential of memory energy. Still, they couldn''t tell if that was enough to death the creator of the system once and for all, given that they only had no experience in using it in the physical realm.<sub> </sub>

    "Just believe in yourselves," Leon said. "The power of our memories is more awesome than whatever the big guy there can pull this off. Alone, we might not be able to defeat it, but together we can do it. Those can use Mana Creation, use it to protect yourselves, and then use memory energy to attack. You two can focus only on attacking like me."

    Ilyana and Tyrselle nodded. Their capacity to create mana was leagues above everyone else, so it would be a problem if they use it and keep strengthening the system''s creator. Regardless, after saying that, Leon turned around and faced the creator of the system. All of his eyes were solely focused on Leon.

    "Sorry for the wait," Leon said. "As a reward for letting me prepare everyone, I will let you leave once this battle ends. I will give you the chance to leave the universe. You will just have to leave all the mana behind. You said that you need mana to reach the next universe, but I''m sure you will find your own way to do that without it."

    "It looks like Ilyana gave you some of her memories, and along with it, you recovered the imprudence of your previous self¡­ Once again, I must thank you for teaching me something new. Thank you, Leon. For letting me experience what is the feeling of being looked down on by ants."

    "Well, you are wee. Although by our perspective, you are not an elephant. Just a massive mass of disgusting flesh and bones." Leon smiled. "If you find God, I hope he doesn''t feel the same way we felt when we found you. That would traumatize you, to say the least."

    The massive monster raised its arms and then joined all of them together a single time. In the next moment, everyone felt their bodies getting smashed by an invisible force. However, they reacted fast enough to use the memory energy and cover all of their bodies with it. Rather, it was more urate to say that the energy moved itself to protect them. For the first time since the time the system''s creator was found, he showed a clear frown. Frowning while he watched thousands of small beings being protected by what seemed to be a red aura that enveloped their whole bodies while at the same time strengthened them.

    "It is just like Leon said," Hector muttered in shock. "This really is one hell of powerful energy. It can protect us even without obeying our will."

    "Did I say that?" Leon frowned. "I can''t remember it."

    Leon ''said that to everyone while they were on the other side, but of course, he sacrificed those memories too. Regardless, memory energy could protect their users because they were the core of the energy. Even though the memories were lost, it didn''t change the price everyone had to pay. Unlike mana, memory energy wouldn''t decrease after use, and no matter what would protect them.

    However, even memory energy had its limitations. Just like everyone had to train for quite a while to obtain certain powers by using mana, memory energy could be the same. So, right now, the only thing everyone and even Leon could do was to use simple attacks.

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    "Interesting. The price you all paid was quite high, but all of you obtained rather interesting and powerful energy. I suppose it only is natural. Even though it lost its properties, your memories are still trying to protect all of you and¡­"

    Before the giant beast couldplete another sentence, Leon, Ilyana and Tyrselle flew at their max speed and hit the monster with their fists. Surprisingly enough, the whole body of the monster trembled and even moved backward a little bit. The monster opened all its eyes widely in shock for a short brief moment, but then it quickly recovered.

    "As I thought, we should sacrifice more memories," Tyrselle said. "This much power isn''t nearly enough."

    It was weird. Even though they attacked with all their might, Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle''s attacks didn''t wound the beast. It caused a massive impact to the point where it moved the monster''s whole body, but there was no sign of wounds. After analyzing that for a while, Leon understood that it was due to their mastery over memory energy. Since their control was low, the energy was dissipating upon the impact. Leon concluded that after all, the energy returned to his body from all directions.

    "Thank goodness this energy always returns to our bodies," Leon frowned. "If that weren''t the case, it would be extremely impractical to use it even if it is practically infinite."

    "Focus on the enemy ahead, Leon," Ilyana said. "It isn''t time to be monologuing and analyzing our new powers."

    "It can''t be helped," Leon shrugged. "I''m not an instinctive type when ites to magic. I need to analyze everything carefully, and then I need to make small steps at a time."

    While Leon and Ilyana were talking nonchntly in front of a massive monster, their allies were left wide open. It was only for a brief moment, but they did notice the expression of shock on the monster''s face. However, they were more impressed that only a few punches managed to move a body that was as big as a. The first one to recover was Hector. As usual, his usual behavior always helped him with that. He put a hand on Amanda and Maya''s shoulders and then smiled.

    "Let''s go," Hector said. "We can''t let Leon and his newpanions hog all the glory for themselves. This is a historical moment. We can''t fall behind, or we will regret itter."

    "Yeah," Amanda nodded. "I only had a few chances to fight alongside brother, this is the final battle, so I can''t lose this chance."

    "You are getting too sentimental with old age, mother," Maya said. "You too, father. Don''t be reckless."

    "We are not old!" Amanda and Hector protested in unison.

    Before Leon, Ilyana and Tyrselle could attack again, Hector, Amanda, and Maya charged. As expected, their attacks didn''t have as much energy as Leon and the others, but the creature''s whole body trembled.<sub> </sub>

    "Well, if they can do it, I can do it too," Gis said while biting her lips and smiling at the same time. "Rather, if I don''t do it, I will only embarrass myself. All of you who still have enough balls to fight, follow me!"

    "Gis¡­ that isn''t something a woman should be saying," Lennart frowned.

    "A fistfight with a new type of power?" Tom grinned. "That is what I was looking for!"

    Those three attacked the massive beast, and the body of the monster trembled again. At that point in time, there wasn''t any point for the assimtion system''s creator to hide its surprise, and that enough had been enough to raise the morale of those thousand warriors.

    "Tsk. Gis¡­ that brute always rushing ahead without thinking," Yuki said while clenching her teeth. "How dare she do something as cool as that before me? Ren, follow me! We have to defeat the monster before she does."

    "Yes, Your majesty!" Ren nodded.

    Following those closely behind were Sasha, Betty, Crik, and all the other warriors. Despite having been revived, all of them had some doubts in their minds that everything was a waste of time, but after seeing the results of a few attacks, they changed their mind.

    A massive barrage of punches and kicksnded on the monster''s body. Even though they barely had any experience using memory energy, they quickly managed to push the monster backward constantly with their attacks. Leon''s memories about his allies were quite fuzzy since the ones he had belonged to Ilyana, and those happened before the first Reset. Despite all that, he felt a weird feeling in his left chest while watching all those people fight. Not only that, Leon caught himself smiling amidst all that. However, not for long. Despite everyone attacking the monster, the creature has yet to retaliate. It didn''t even try to defend itself. Something was off, and if anything, Leon knew that such a beast wouldn''t go down without a fight.

    Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle prepared themselves tounch another attack with all their might, but suddenly, the monster''s body began to tremble in a weird fashion. Something wasing. Even Leon feltpelled to retreat a little, but what came next was beyond his wildest expectations.

    "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

    The monsterughed, and everyone stared at it in shock. They didn''t expect such a monster couldugh like that. For a second, they thought that perhaps that thing wasn''t so much different from, but then everyone changed their minds again.

    "Interesting¡­ Interesting! To think a bunch of ants like yourselves could make my blood boil like this. Come! Please show me your true potential! Kill me and show me that perhaps all my knowledge is worth sacrificing to obtain the same power!

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    "Now he sounds more like thest boss, all right," Leon frowned after hearing the monster''s speech. "Now I''m kind of scared of getting close to that."

    Leon was a mage. Even though he fought with his fists plenty of times in the past, he wasn''t that skilled at it. However, Leon wasn''t sure if he could create a ranged attack using the memory energy. He managed to use that energy in the void to search for all his allies, but it required a lot of focus and time. Doing the same in the physical realm wouldn''t be any easier. In fact, it would be much moreplicated. Before Leon could think of a way to use memory energy outside his body, he saw the giant monster''s numerous arms moving in a weird way. From up to down and left to right. The next moment, Leon saw the little mana that he had recovered inside his body getting out of control again. However, this time, it wasn''t about to explode. Instead of that, it controlled Leon''s body from inside to outside.

    "What is this¡­" Tyrselle muttered while her arms were trembling and trying to resist the maniption.

    "What do you think of my Absolute Maniption? As the creator of mana, I already can drain the mana from every single being in the universe, but all of you already know that. However, that is not the only thing I can do."

    Although memory energy was protecting everyone, it was only protecting them from outside threats. Besides, it wasn''t like everyone could discard their mana either. At that moment, they were only able to survive in outer space because their mana was being used to generate oxygen constantly and to create a Mana Barrier around their bodies.

    Leon frowned when he saw both of his hands moving toward his neck. It was obvious what the monster was trying to do. If killing them seemed a waste of time, the beast would demoralize all the troops by forcing them suicide. Since they were using mana to survive, mana''s level was low, but they wouldn''tst for long.

    "Well, looks, we don''t have time to think. Since we can''t use our arms, let''s kick the crap out of that monster," Leon said.

    "I don''t think so."

    The next moment, Leon felt his control over his legs decreasing. However, he also noticed something else. The monster had lost almost half of its power on controlling his arms. Although the skill had a powerful name, nothing was absolute. The monster was using mana, and since the mana within their bodies was limited, it was only obvious that its control over them was limited. Leon and the others gained a few more seconds, but that was it.

    "Well, if we can''t use our arms and legs, then¡­" Leon said but then was interrupted when he saw Tyrselle headbutting the massive monster. "¡­ we can headbutt them."

    The monster trembled, and for a fraction of a second, the creature lost its power over the mana inside everyone''s bodies. Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle noticed that and decided to use it in their favor. However, before doing that, they had to discover how Tyrselle moved her body when she couldn''t control her mana.<sub> </sub>

    "Hey, Tyrselle, how did you-" Leon said.

    "Just wish for it," Tyrselle replied after clicking her tongue. "This energy is our energy; it can obey every single one of our thoughts. Just like that disgusting mass of flesh can learn everything rted to mana, we can do everything with memory energy."

    "I see¡­ so the best thing you could think of considering that was to use a headbutt?" Leon frowned.

    Tyrselle red at Leon. It was a joke, at least it was a poor attempt, but it was evident that Tyrselle wasn''t someone who would feel embarrassed by it. Regardless, despite what Tyrselle said, Leon knew that it wouldn''t be so easy. Even if it was a power developed by him, it needed to be trained properly. Given that Leon didn''t have time to create something fancy and useful, he decided to go for the easy route.

    Suddenly, the space around Leon begun to vibrate, and the red aura around his body begun to shine much more intense. Leon wasn''t doing anything special; he just made his memory energy move within his body as fast as possible. When Leon felt that he would be able to use all his energy in a single attack, he disappeared, and at the same time, he disappeared, he appeared headbutting the massive monster.

    In the next moment, everyone felt their bodies bing light again. Leon''s attack disrupted the monster''s actions. Not only that, it made the creature fly backward for an unknown distance, but just judging by the fact that the creature seemed to have decreased in size by the moment, everyone realized that the attack had been colossal. However, that hadn''t been the only thing that happened. The impact almost destroyed Leon''s head, and at the same time, it made thousands of the monster''s eyes explode.

    Leon''s body didn''t fly backward. It stopped moving at the same spot it had hit the monster. Ilyana quickly approached to heal him, but she saw Leon moving and then standing before she could do so. His head was a mess, but she could see it recovering at an astonishing speed.

    "As I thought, fighting melee doesn''t suit me," Leon said while cleaning the blood from his face.

    "Have you gone mad?" Ilyana asked, and before Leon reply, she punched his right side, making him lose the air in his lungs. "Just because you revived once, it doesn''t mean you will seed again. This time, I bet that monster will destroy our bodies down to an atomic level if we lose, and before you try to repair it again, the monster will stop you."

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    Leon had to listen to Ilyana''s lecture for quite a while, but he didn''t have any other choice since he sent the monster flying away from them and because he needed to heal himself. However, thanks to all that, they noticed that the memory energy could even heal their wounds. Still, unlike any other convenient healing method, memory energy was simply sticking the destroyed pieces together. Even the blood that Leon lost was returning back to his body. It was like time magic, but at the same time, it wasn''t.

    "This so weird," Leon frowned. "But not as weird as that."

    While everyone was flying to approach the monster, they saw the creature regenerating its eyes. It was a truly gruesome sight since a lot of its blood still could be seen along the way. Just seeing the monster heal itself like that was enough to put some doubts in the minds of many. Hector, Yuki, and Gis, who fought leading thousands of soldiers many times, soon realized that. Yet, despite their experience, they didn??t know what they could to increase the troops'' morale.

    "Leon," Hector said. "We have to cause more damage. We have to attack faster than that monster can regenerate. That way, our allies will fight more fiercely."

    "I don''t think that is possible," Leon said. "Did you forget that that monster has control over all the mana in the universe? Even if its body is huge, it can heal itself in a single instant if it uses magic. What we see right now are only the results of its natural recovery."

    "That is right," Ilyana nodded. "That is a monster that can survive in outer space without the protection of any spell. We also know that such a monster is very old and had to survive many mutation stages to be as powerful as that. Not to mention, that thing can also change its body at will. That is why the monster has so many brains. That thing will probably find a way to change its body and then be immune to our attacks and memory energy. We can''t expect anything from that creature."

    "If that is the case, what can we do?" Yuki asked. "A battle of attrition against such a monster would only demoralize our troops, and considering what you said, a fight like that is exactly what that monster wants."

    "Although I was expecting to fight a long battle and make that monster give up, I suppose we are not resilient enough for that," Leon said. "I have an idea¡­ we shouldn''t rely too much on mana right now, but we don''t have any other choice. Ilyana and Tyrselle, create a replica of yourselves."

    The very moment the replicas appeared, they disappeared soon after, thanks to Leon. As usual, it was another crazy idea, but at that point in time, Leon didn''t know what else he could do to defeat such a monster. He spent all his time in the void looking for his friends and collecting energy, after all.

    "¡­ What are you going to make them do?" Tyrselle asked without hiding her frown.

    "The usual, our replicas will try to develop a crazy technique to end this once and for all," Leon replied. "After that, I will pass the knowledge to everyone."

    "Another special technique developed by Leon, huh," Hector said a little pale." I wonder if we will be able to use it."<sub> </sub>

    "Don''t worry about it," Leon said. "This time, this technique won''t have any weakness or drawbacks."

    "Why are you so certain of it?" Tyrselle asked.

    "Because this one will be a special coboration between you, me, and Ilyana," Leon replied. "You can feel proud of the final result because you will be the one responsible for the sess."

    Tyrselle didn''t like those words. Her mortal enemy was just saying without a hint of hesitation that thanks to her, they would be able to develop one hell of a technique that would help them to defeat the worst monster that they had ever met. It was a weird feeling¡­ to consider someone who was once a mortal enemy, arade, but it wasn''t a bad feeling.

    "¡­ Let''s just hope we will be fast enough," Tyrselle said after a few moments of silence.

    "Ah, we will, without a doubt," Leon said. "That was why Ilyana is there to make sure that we will seed in time."

    Ilyana shrugged after saying that, once again, it looked like she would be the main support for Leon''s ns. Afterings this far, she liked to be on the front line where Leon would support her. However, she wasn''t dissatisfied about it because, in the end, the final result would be a coboration of everyone''s hard work. Besides, she was more interested in the aftermath of the war instead of the end itself. Ilyana was drooling, just thinking about how things would proceed once things return to normal. However, she shook those thoughts out of her head when Ilyana saw Leon frowning while looking at her¡­ lust was a powerful double-edged sword¡­

    Leon and the others finally arrived where the monster was. The creature was back to normal. The wounds caused by Leon''s attack had been healed. Yet, the creature didn''t try anything. It was only natural that such a monster wouldn''t take them seriously so soon. However, Leon was already sick of that attitude.

    "It looks like you are preparing something for me. Very well, it is time to face all of you with a bit more respect. You deserve that after pushing me this far¡­ However, don''t regret itter."

    The monster''s body began to shine in orange tone, and then all the mana inside it exploded. In the blink of an eye, the monster became a massive fireball that was continuously expanding. The monster itself had be a sun¡­ a sun that was expanding at an astonishing speed. Leon already knew what would happen afterward¡­

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    Everyone was ready to attack, but as one would expect, they hesitated when they saw a sun suddenly appearing before them. Although they obtained a new and very convenient power, there was a limit to the things they could. Punching and kicking a sun wasn''t one of them.

    "Now what?" Yuki asked.

    There weren''t many things they could do that. Yuki just asked because someone had to. Even though she was fully aware that asking what to do in such a moment was unreasonable. In fact, everyone knew what to do, but they only moved away from the beast when they felt their mana being drained at an astonishing pace. The system''s creator still was draining their mana, but the sun was the main cause of their loss of energy. Even without hitting them, the massive ball of fire was damaging their Mana Barriers.

    Leon didn''t have to order a retreat. Everyone quickly moved backward. That being said, the troops'' speed was barely enough to avoid them getting swallowed by the huge fireball. Leon, Tyrselle, and Ilyana could teleport everyone away to a safe spot immediately, but by generating that much mana, it only would increase the monster''s power.

    "Shit¡­ this is so bright that I can''t even tell how much big this fucking sun is," Hector protested while turning around and covering his eyes due to the massive light behind him.

    "Don''t turn around, you fool!" Amanda said. "Although you can heal your eyes, we don''t have time to waste looking behind. Focus on getting the hell out of that."

    "What do you think of this, Leon?" Ilyana asked.

    "I don''t like this," Leon replied. "This attack can wipe out all of our forces, but given that the sun has to have a spherical form to stay stable, all of us can outspeed this attack. That is what logic says¡­ but a monster like that should be able to create such a thing without worrying about logic. Not only that, we need time to develop this new technique. That monster knows that and still is giving us the time we need anyway."

    Something was off. Everyone knew it. Despite all that, they couldn''t do a single thing to stop that sun from expanding until it goes supernova. Even if the system''s creator was in the center of the attack, the creature was confident that it would survive no matter what happens. That kind of arrogance could be deadly, but it looked like that arrogance in Leon''s eyes was just confidence in the system''s creator.

    After a while, Leon and the others finally returned to the point where they could see the remaining of all the monsters and sapient beings in the universe. Despite all that, they were forced to leave those behind and be destroyed by the massive sun. That dropped the morale of the troops, but everyone was smart enough to understand that they didn''t have time to look after those. However, after a while, everyone was already tired of running away. Since they were using the bare minimum of mana to keep themselves alive, their minds were already reaching the peak of exhaustion. In the distance, everyone could already see the near starts with the naked eyes. They had fled away quite a distance, and that only showed them the difference in power between themselves and the creator of the system. After all, the sun that the monster had created was already muchrger than an ordinary sr system.<sub> </sub>

    "This is bad," Ren muttered. "It may happen at any moment, and if something like that big explodes¡­ Leon, are you not ready yet?"

    "I''m ready, but our replicas aren''t," Leon shrugged. "They aren''t developing an ordinary technique, so there is no point in getting flustered. Just wait patiently."

    Everyone wondered why Leon could stay so calm in a situation like that, but the answer for that was simple. If the worsees to the worst, he could create and use enough mana to teleport them away to the other side of the universe. That would strengthen the massive monster, but it was necessary. They needed to buy time, after all. However, considering the power of the system''s creator, he wondered if that would be enough. Discover what Leon was thinking should be pretty simple for them, yet, the creature seemed unfazed by the things Leon could do. Unless¡­ the monster was preparing an attack that could decimate the entire universe and everything in it. The possibility was low of that happening, but if someone could do that, someone was the system''s creator.

    "A supernova capable of destroying the entire universe¡­" Leon muttered. "Just thinking about that makes me feel chills."

    However, even after quite a while, the replicas didn''t develop the technique that Leon wanted. Nor did the creator of the assimtion system made the sun go supernova. Leon wasn''t that knowledgeable about stars, but it was hard to believe that an ordinary star could expand like that and not explode. Still, that only showed to them how awesome that monster was at controlling its own power. After a few hours of running, the sun was the size of a small gxy, and yet, there were no signs of the supernova.

    "That thing doesn''t want to destroy us with that sun," Tyrselle said. "It doesn''t want to kill us by causing a supernova either."

    "I guess that makes sense," Leon frowned. "Although that isn''t a star per se. There is only so much a physical being can do using mana in our reality. By the look of things, we aren''t watching a sun expand."

    Only a few people understood the meaning behind Leon''s words. It was very clear that the monster was now trying to fight them for real and what they were seeing was just a diversion of the real attack.

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    "I shouldn''t have given so many orders to my replica," Leon said, a bit annoyed while watching a being engulfed by the monster''s attack and then feeling its mana increasing even further. "Creating a perfect technique that had no drawbacks and can be used by everyone is not a simple task, but¡­"

    Indirectly, the creator of the assimtion system showed to everyone another power. The power to destroy matter and made it be mana. That was what just happened. Even though the creature didn''t create a proper sun, there was a lot of power behind that thin superficies. Just by touching anything, it could destroy and even makes explode. However, that didn''t happen. All thes and stars that got touch by the fake sun only got absorbed by it. Evens that didn''t have mana could be absorbed and further strengthen the creature.

    "Master," Ss said while he approached Tyrselle. "At this rate¡­"

    "You don''t need to tell me something obvious, Ss," Tyrselle said while biting her lips.

    It was weird that Leon could feel that the monster wanted to wipe them out as soon as possible, but such an attack only strengthened the creature. Although that was troublesome, Leon was more worried about the reason behind the creature''s actions instead of its power that was growing at an astonishing speed.

    Leon was starting to consider increase the speed in his mindscape instead of just relying on Ilyana''s replica to that. Although she was far more skilled than him at manipting time, even a little bit more help would be wee¡­ even if that only makes their replicas finish their task one second faster. After all, the monster was already devourings and increasing its mana thanks to it, creating more mana to help them wouldn''t affect the final oue all that much.

    At the same time Leon decided to do that, he felt the mana behind him getting more intense. Leon didn''t even have to look behind to tell that the expansion speed increased almost three times. By the look of things, the system''s creator managed to absorb more than a fews on the sixth stage of assimtion. Leon didn''t expect that, but it was only obvious that something like that would happen on the stars ands near a fake ck hole that contained a stupid amount of mana.

    "Hey¡­ this is bad," Hector muttered. "We can''t increase our speed like that without increasing our mana."

    "Then create and use all the mana you can," Leon said. "We are facing thest move of our final enemy. It is time to go all out and not worry about small details."

    Even if Leon''s allies were the best warriors of the entire universe, they couldn''t produce a''s mana equivalent. So, it doesn''t matter if the mana they are using will strengthen the system''s creator. The only thing they needed to worry about right at that moment was to survive until Leon obtains his new technique from the replicas. After receiving the order, all the warriors increased their speed. However, even at their max speed, they wouldn''tst long. Perhaps using memory energy would be the best alternative to escape, but that was something they couldn''t do with their level of mastery.<sub> </sub>

    Leon''s notion of time started to deviate since he and everyone else were flying in outer space, but after what seemed to be several hourster, the speed of the expanding sun increased once again. The ability of the creator of the system had already decimated dozens of gxies, and now the mana over its control couldn''t even bepared to before. Not only that, Leon confirmed with that amount of mana, the monster could really destroy the whole universe.

    "I guess that creature wasn''t nning to do this all along," Leon said. "It probably didn''t try to absorb all the matter in this universe because that thing thought it would have an easier time in the other universes. That monster finally epted that we are worthy opponents and that it may find others in the other universes."

    ??That is all very nice and good, but we have more pressing matters than worrying about what that thing thinks of us," Ilyana said. "Just what the hell you made our replicas create? More than one hundred years must have passed in your mindscape."

    "I can tell that five hundred years have passed," Leon forced a smile. "As usual¡­ I went too far."

    Leon''s allies opened their eyes widely when they heard that. They couldn''t imagine a technique that would cost five hundred years to be developed. However, given that the replicas themselves didn''t cancel the spell, they didn''t give up, and they probably obtained some results. It was possible to aplish what Leon wanted¡­ it was just a matter of time. Unfortunately, time wasn''t something that they had.

    Suddenly, the expansion of the sun increased many more times. Leon and his allies saw themselves about to be engulfed by the mes of the massive attack. Thanks to that, Leon noticed something. Not only Leon noticed it, but Ilyana and Tyrselle noticed that the expansion''s power had decreased the power of that attack quite a lot. To the point where their allies could endure it.

    "Brace yourselves!" Leon shouted using Telepathy. "Use the memory energy to protect yourselves! This attack cannot harm us!"

    Leon''s allies thought that he was insane, but there was nothing else they could do at that point in time. So, they just used the memory energy to protect their bodies. It onlysted a single moment, but the surface of the fake sun damaged everyone''s bodies to the point where some even lost their limbs. However, no one died, and soon they began to heal themselves when they noticed that they were back to that space where they couldn''t see anything.

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    "So, we are back to square one, huh," Leon said. "That monster really fooled us."

    Everyone realized quickly that the monster wasn''t just absorbing matter and turning into mana. The monster was creating anotherir, but this one would be muchrger¡­ it would be the size of the universe. The concentration of mana they felt before couldn''t even bepared to what they were feeling right now. Leon thought that memory energy was more convenient than mana, but he wasn''t quite sure if he could absorb matter and turn it into energy like mana could. There was always the chance that perhaps only the system''s creator could do that, but Leon wouldn''t ept it. That thing grew, absorbing the knowledge that many sapient beings obtained, so if that thing could do it, anyone after training could do it as well.

    The monster didn''t move an inch from its initial spot, but even after confirming that its targets survived the first attack, the creature didn''t try anything else. In fact, the thingyer of the fake sun was still expanding behind them at a fearsome speed.

    "I see now¡­" Leon bit his lips while sweating cold. "This might be bad¡­"

    "Everything was just a diversion, huh," Ilyana said. "We should have attacked the monster while we could before the damn creature could obtain even more power¡­ It is toote to think of that, though."

    "Did you notice something, brother?" Amanda asked.

    "Yes¡­ I can see now what that monster is nning," Leon replied. "That thingyer of energy that looks like the surface of a sun was never meant to kill us. It was just the first part of its n to obliterate us once and for all."

    "How does that monster intend to do that?" Hector asked.

    "It is simple¡­ the creator of the system will absorb all the matter in the universe," Leon replied. "That is the first step¡­ the second and final step is to destroy our notion space with something powerful as the big bang, perhaps even more powerful. If that creature destroys space itself, we will be unable to exist in the physical realm and thus return to the void¡­ unable to revive ourselves."

    "Destroy¡­ space?" Yuki frowned. "Is that even possible?"

    "I did something simr in the past, but on a much smaller scale. That was how I passed Serene¡­ the spirit of the time''s trial. Although I didn''t have much energy back then, I destroyed an imaginary space of five hundred cubic meters. Right now, thatyer of energy that looks like the surface of a sun had those two goals. Absorb everything and then reach the limits of this universe."

    Everyone opened their eyes widely; they didn''t know a single person who could manipte space. Now thest enemy was nning to manipte all space and destroy the physical realm of the universe. If that wasn''t a god-like enemy, then nothing was.

    "We are running out of time," Ren said. "But we still have some. Isn''t your new technique ready, Leon? Maybe you should change your ns and try to develop something simpler."

    "No can do," Leon said. "This technique I want to develop will give us the power to survive everything that monster throws at us¡­ perhaps we can even survive that monster''s trump card. I didn''t want to believe that such a monster would be able to do something like that, but I considered that possibility, and that is why I gave the order to my replica develop the ultimate technique."

    Everyone wanted to know what that technique was, but they were already too tense and worried about facing their imminent doom¡­ again. Thus, wondering what Leon was nning was close to meaningless. Leon''s closest friends believed in him, but the others not so much. That was why they didn''t want to ask for something that may not be ready before everything ends.

    "Given my experience, it looks like our replicas will only finish their task at the veryst moment," Leon said.

    "Are you for real? I don''t think my heart canst so long to endure this crazy tension," Hector dropped his shoulders. "Can''t you speed up things a little bit?"

    "I can, but I don''t think it will help," Leon replied. "This is the final battle, and in moments like these, miracles only happen at the veryst moment."

    Leon was spouting nonsense, but everyone soon forgot about it when the space around them begun to vibrate. Somehow, the massive monster managed to increase its nes'' speed even more¡­ the second step of the monster''s attack was about to begin. Amidst that darkness of the monster''sir, everyone felt shivers when suddenly, even the air inside their Mana Barriers begun to vibrate. For a second, the vibration stopped, and at the same time, the air inside their barriers disappeared. Everything around them begun to vibrate, but their air didn''t return. Panic started to spread among Leon''s allies.<sub> </sub>

    "Don''t panic!" Tyrselle shouted via Telepathy. "Use your mana to recover the air!"

    However, the next moment, even Tyrselle opened her eyes widely in shock. Space was starting topress, but not from the extremities of the universe, but from every single point. A terrible wave of coldness begun to cross through their bodies¡­ the reality that granted their existence was being destroyed in an unexpected manner. Leon had expected something like a reversal big bang, but the monster wouldn''t give them time to counter-attack. Even Leon and Ilyana began to panic. They had no time left. However, just as Leon had expected, himself, Ilyana, and Tyrselle obtained some notifications at thest moment.

    Congrattions! You created the Arcane System!

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Mode.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Aura.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Soul.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon Heart.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Rage.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Dragon''s Armor.

    You obtained 01 status point.

    Congrattions! You have learned the skill: Absolute Draconic Transformation.

    You obtained 01 status point.

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    Leon grinned from ear to ear while the information of the skills he obtained was getting absorbed by his brain. After almost eight hundred years of non-stop experiments, the replicas finally developed the skill that Leon wished for¡­ the skill to be a real dragon.

    "It looks like they had to divide the experiments into several phases because even with the memory energy, it wasn''t possible for us to be real dragons," Leon said. "Regardless, we finally obtained that power."

    Ilyana and Tyrselle opened their eyes widely when they received those notifications. It was insane¡­ not only Leon managed to develop a system that was very simr to the assimtion system using memory energy, but he also managed to create a skill that changes their DNA. The name was fit for the skill. Using it, they would be real dragons, and they would benefit from all the dragons'' natural talents. As if that wasn''t enough, the skill had no real cost since the memory energy wouldn''t leave their bodies, and to make matters even more insane, they could return to their previous forms without any issues.

    "I see now¡­" Ilyana said. "No wonder you said that Tyrselle would be the main responsible for this skill. You used all the knowledge she had about dragons to develop this. This skill is absolutely perfect¡­ there are no weaknesses."

    It was only obvious that such a skill would be perfect. That was what Leon wanted from the very beginning. Regardless, it wasn''t time to feel impressed by it. Everyone already was at their wit''s end thanks to the situation, so, without wasting any more time, Leon passed the knowledge of that skill to everyone. The panic gave room to surprise. They couldn''t believe the information they obtained. However, the surprise disappeared the very moment Tyrselle used the new skill. The red aura formed by the memory energy began to expand at a fearsome speed, and in the blink of an eye, Tyrselle disappeared, and a fifty-meter-long red dragon appeared where she once was. The red dragon scales weren''t that sharp, but those looked sturdy as hell, sturdier than anything Leon or everyone else had seen before.

    "GYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

    The red dragon screamed in rage¡­ Leon began to think that the skill probably wasn''t perfect. The rage he could feeling from Tyrselle wasn''t anything like he felt before. It was powerful enough to make him sweat cold. However, it seemed that he was just overthinking as usual. After her hoar, Tyrselle looked at Leon with her new red eyes and then nodded. She did the same thing to Ss and her followers that were still alive behind them. After that, she began to fly toward where the system''s creator was supposed to be at a fearsome speed. Tyrselle was fast enough to make the space around her distort.

    "Let''s go!" Ss roared. "We can''t let our master face that monster alone!"

    Without a hint of hesitation, Ss transformed into a fifty meters long silver dragon. His eyes were also silver, but his scales, instead of sturdy, they were razor sharp. Unlike Tyrselle, Ss didn''t let the dragon''s blood that he had now control its emotions, but Leon already could feel the crazy torrent of feelings inside him about to explode. However, Ss managed to contain those and let them explode once he reached thest boss. Ss began to fly toward Tyrselle, and so did all her followers.<sub> </sub>

    "Wow¡­" Hector said, astonished. "I didn''t think they could be even more powerful, but they are much more powerful than before. To be honest, I''m quite scared of this sudden power-up. Unlike you guys, I built my strength so far steadily."

    "You don''t have to worry," Leon said. "If someone as bloodthirsty as Tyrselle still is capable of keeping her sanity, then you should be fine. By the look of things, the dragon''s blood enhances all our basic status immensely, but we also have to be a bit more savage, just like real dragons. I don''t think we will be able to use ournguage in that form, so use Telepathy."

    Even Leon didn''t know everything about his new skill because the very moment his replica learned that, it passed the knowledge to him. However, despite by that, one by one, his allies begun to transform into dragons. They noticed that the effects of the destruction of the physical realm decreased a little when Tyrselle and her followers used the skill. Not only that, in their new form, they didn''t look bothered by the destruction of reality. At least not directly.

    When everyone transformed, they felt those heavy sensations decreasing. Their lives still were in danger, but the agony disappeared. However, they didn''t charge forward. They were waiting for their respective leaders to takemand as usual. Upon noticing that, Leon''s friends lost all their hesitation. Hector and Ren transformed into red dragons, Yuki and Gis turned into wind dragons. Strangely enough, Amanda and Maya transformed into water dragons¡­ and so on, until Leon and Ilyana had been left behind.

    "It looks like we did it, Leon," Ilyana hugged Leon and then buried her face on his chest before taking a deep breath.

    "You just raised the biggest death g ever¡­" Leon frowned. "Well, I''m quite a bit confident that we will win as well. No¡­ we will win, and then we take it back our lives."

    After saying that, Leon kissed Ilyana''s forehead. For a normal life where both of them, his children, his friends, his allies, and everyone else can be happy, they will defeat the creator of the system. Ilyana nodded, and then their bodies began to shine until they also transformed into real dragons.

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    When Tyrselle finally saw the massive beast, she didn''t think twice about attacking it. The creator of the system frowned when it saw an unknown dragon approached. Since the creature was too busy preparing the biggest spell that he had ever use, it didn''t notice what Leon and the others were up to. Using magic to stop the dragon would only slow down the spell, so the creature only moved several of its arms to stop the dragon. The monster seeded in blocking the attack, but not at nullifying the power behind the dragon''s charge. The arms that had been used to stop the dragon exploded in several pieces. Not only that, the creature was sent flying backward for who knows how many light-years. Several of its eyes also exploded, and that damaged many of its nervous systems.

    "What? Who¡­ Tyrselle?"

    The massive beast recognized those eyes full of hatred, the tone of the eyes changed, but the creator of the system would never forget those eyes of the woman who caused the destruction of so many sapient races. Tyrselle was the creature that the system''s creator had admired the most since she rarely hesitated in doing what was necessary to achieve her goals. However, the current Tyrselle was different from the one she knew. Her goal was right in front of her. All that she had to do was to let loose and defeat the monster in front of her.

    The system''s creator analyzed the figure in front of itself and then understood what Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle had done. They developed a technique that granted them the power of the dragons, temporarily. They decided to be monsters, but they didn''t abandon their previous selves. It was exactly because of that; they took so long to retaliate. However, the surprises didn''t end there. Several other dragons appeared, and they followed Tyrselle''s lead and attacked the massive beast. Those weren''t as powerful as her, but they still managed to damage them and make the whole body of the beast tremble.

    "This is¡­ this is¡­"

    For the first time, the creator of the system felt its life at risk. Those puny creatures were cutting, piercing, and destroying massive chunks of its flesh faster than the creature could regenerate. Even with all the mana''s power in the universe, the creature couldn''t recover naturally faster than they could damage it. Still, that was just the first wave of attack, the humans joined the fray, and the beast''s damage increased once again.

    "My life is¡­ in danger?"

    The monster joined several of his hands together and pped them. Causing a massive shockwave of mana that made all the dragons, with the sole exception of Tyrselle to fly backward. As if that wasn''t crazy enough, all the wounds disappeared from its body. Tyrselle clicked her tongue in annoyance and attacked again. With a single swing of her ws, a huge chunk of flesh in the size of a mountain was cut off from the monster''s body. However, in the next moment, the wound disappeared.<sub> </sub>

    Tyrselle clicked her tongue in annoyance, but she didn''t stop and resumed her attacks. Despite being a bit surprised that the monster could recover instantly, all the others didn''t lose the will to fight.

    "Don''t stop!" Hector shouted. "Keep attacking! This creature won''t be able to destroy the universe faster if it is busy healing itself!"

    "I wonder about that."

    Although Tyrselle and everyone''s attacks decreased the pressure, they felt before. The same pressure returned much more powerful than before. The monster joined all of its hands for a reason, and that was to raise its focus. Thousands of warriors were attacking at the same time, but the wounds were vanishing instantly. Not only that, for the first time, since everyone revived, they could feel that same sensation that they felt in the void¡ªthe feeling of inexistence and weakness. Small distortions appeared around them¡­ it was clear what would happen if any of those get too close to it¡­ they would return to the void. However, the tension only made everyone fight even more fiercely. Every time Tyrselle attacked, the monster was sent flying backward quite a bit, and its focus would decrease, but it wasn''t enough. They needed some extra power¡­

    Suddenly, the creator of the system and everyone else felt some presence approaching. Before they could think of who''s those presences belonged to, two massive rays of light hit the massive beast. The impact had been so powerful that the monster lost control over its spells for several seconds. Not only that, all of the eyes of the creature exploded. It was quite a gruesome sight, but Leon''s allies didn''t have to look at that for long. The monster was sent flying backward and quickly disappeared in the distance. After that, everyone saw two dragons, a ck and a white one. The white dragon seemed like a sculpture that hade to life. Despite being a dragon, the creature didn''t make those who looked at it feel fear. The eyes of the white dragon had a glint of resolution but also gentleness. The scales weren''t razor sharp like others, and the surface of its body was quite even, but they emitted so much light that anyone could see and feel how powerful the creature was.

    On the other hand, the ck dragon looked like a fearsome creature. The creature had sharp scales everywhere. Not only that, but the teeth of the dragon were so big that they couldn''t fit inside its mouth. The red eyes of the creature showed to everyone only two things, madness, and savagery. Needlessly to say, those were Leon and Ilyana.

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    "What are you guys looking at?" Leon asked via telepathy. "I didn''t make my body be like this to scare everyone. It just became like this when I activated the skill. You guys think I look scary, but I think this form is pretty cool."

    Everyone sighed in relief when they heard Leon''s voice. He hadn''t be a demon lord, even though he looked like one. Even in Tyrselle''s eyes, Leon looked quite fearsome¡­ and that was the opinion of someone who created millions of dragons. Perhaps she wasn''t the best person to give her opinion about it since all her dragons'' forms and shapes were pretty generic.

    "We can do this, everyone," Ilyana said. "That monster is trying to take everything away from us, but that monster isn''t immortal. We can defeat it!"

    After hearing Ilyana''s words, everyone roared. It was insane, but the roar of dragons even in outer space could make the space around them vibrate, just like the monster''s ultimate attack. Although that was a first since Ilyana only fought by Leon''s side until now, her speech raised all warriors'' morale. They could do it; they could defeat the beast.

    "We need some n," Tyrselle said while she was watching the beast recovering from Leon and Ilyana''s attack. "The power of everyone increased, but it is not enough. We have to finish this in just a couple of minutes."

    Leon nodded at her. He could feel the void growingrger andrger around them. Unfortunately, there wasn''t much they could do instead of keeping attack. However, after a while, Leon smiled, thinking of the best way of using everyone''s strength.

    "Stand in line!" Leon shouted via Telepathy. "For a single line and stand side by side! We will attack at the same time."

    It was a straightforward n, but it was the best. The enemy was just a single massive beast, while on his side, Leon could count on the courage and the power of the best warriors of the entire universe. There was no need for aplicated n. Instead of that, everyone would solve that by using their strengths together.

    "I feel a bit silly doing this," Hector said. "However, it isn''t a bad way to end this once and for all."

    "Another death sh¡­" Leon sighed. "Shall we give our hands and raise this death g even more?"

    "We better not," Amanda smiled despite her answer. "Honestly, I''m not a person who believes in that kind of thing, but since the stakes are so high right now, I won''t take any chances. Let''s just do our best, and that will be plenty.

    The creature was just a tiny point in the distance, but Leon could tell that the monster was trying to speed up the process of destroying reality. Somehow, Leon could tell that they only had sixty or so seconds. The cold of the void was already prating even his thick dark scales, so the chances of him being wrong were quite small.

    "This is it, everyone," Leon said. "This is the moment where all of you should use all of the feelings you cultivated since the monsters appeared in your worlds as fuel. We have to do that because it is the only way to achieve victory and because we will need to get rid of all the dark feelings that we all have inside of us¡­ we need to get rid of them for a fresh new start. Attack with everything you got. Attack with all your might. Attack as if your future depends on it because it depends."

    Everyone nodded. Now it was the time to let loose all the feelings that they kept stored inside themselves. Everyone who survived until now did everything they could to survive and wait for a peaceful future, a future where they wouldn''t have to fear losing everything they held precious. Now was the time to give shape that future instead of letting it happen.<sub> </sub>

    "Concentrate¡­ and let the energy inside of you explode¡­" Leon said and then took a long and deep breath. "CHARGE!"

    Although the speed and power of that army of dragons varied, strangely enough, everyone moved toward the beast at the same speed. All of them had thought the same thing. They would fly at the same speed, and then when they were about to crash against the massive creature, they would make their memory energy explode¡­ all at once to cause massive damage.

    The creator of the assimtion system, for the first time, felt shivers when it felt what would happen if it is attacked by so many of those dragons. The result would be disastrous, and perhaps, the creature wouldn''t even have time to heal itself. Recognizing the threat, the beast clenched its massive mouth before opening widely. In the blink of an eye, several small suns and dark holes had been shot by its mouth. The creature knew that wouldn''t be enough to kill a single one of them, but the creature needed to buy time, just a few more seconds, and then it would seed in destroying the universe. However, all of its attacks got repelled by the army of dragons¡­ their energy began to flow in unison as if it was forming a single being.

    That surprised the beast, but it didn''t make it give up. The creator of the system changed its n. If attacking wasn''t enough, then making time move backward would do the trick. The creature tried that, but given that Leon and everyone else had little mana inside of them, its actions were futile.

    "Are they no longer bond by my mana? Did their newfound energy upies more space inside them than mana?"

    For the first time, the creator of the system begun to doubt if winning was still possible. The creature just needed a few seconds, but the dragons wouldn''t die by a half-assed attack. Yet, the creature couldn''t stop the destruction of the universe from trying anything else. The creature¡­ didn''t do know what to do.

    "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!"

    The creator of the system roared. It was the first time since it created the system that such a creature didn''t know what to do. To think that its own actions would make such puny creatures grow and even create their own source of energy¡­ one source of energy that would give them the chance to win against itself¡­

    "I won''t ept this!"

    The monster decided to buy some time by charging toward the dragons. By doing so, the creature imagined that it would decrease its power without losing its focus¡­ However, that wasn''t the only thing the monster nned. All the remaining mana inside its body begun to concentrate in the center. Leon felt that and soon concluded that the mana there was the equivalent of several Big Bangs. Was it a suicide attack? Leon doubted that the monster would do such a thing. If anything, the monster knew it could survive anything caused by mana. However, Leon paid no mind to it. Now that he had ess to another kind of energy, he could tell the difference between them. He won''t lose¡­ together with his allies, Leon won''t lose.

    "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

    When the massive monster entered their range of attack, everyone roared and let their energy explode. The system''s creator did the same, and the two massive waves of red and blue energy collided against each other.

 Chapter 758 Epilogue

    Pacific Ocean, Present day.

    Leon suddenly woke up amidst the fly when he heard the announcement of thending. Although he wasn''t a nervous flyer, he couldn''t help but wake up like that whenever he took a nap while flying. Resting on his right shoulder, there was an astonishing beautiful redhead¡­ it was Ilyana, and she also was sleeping. Leon scratched his left cheek and then showed an embarrassed smile while looking at Ilyana''s belly. She was pregnant and, in a few weeks, she would give birth. It was a strange feeling for Leon, to feel so happy and not even a single bit worried about the future. Feeling like that, Leon couldn''t help but wonder if that final battle hadn''t been just a weird and crazy dream, but it wasn''t¡­ because in Ilyana''s belly, Leon could feel Serena''s presence.

    Just as Leon had expected, when he and his allies attacked the system''s creator, the monster tried to take all of them at the same time. However, the power of their energy was much more intense than the monster''s attack. Thanks to that, they endured and survived itsst trump card. When the monster got hit, several parts of its body exploded, and many others got dismembered. However, things didn''t end there. The army of dragons, Leon, and his ally continue to push the monster and cause damage while charging forward at an astonishing speed. Since their energy was affecting everyone, their power became one, and their speed also became equal.

    The monster lost control over all its mana, and little by little, the creature shrunk in size. However, before the creature could actually die, they hit the boundaries of the universe than had shrunk in size thanks to the monster. When that happened, the monster''s presence begun to disappear, but before that happened, Leon felt a bit of the monster''s mana suddenly disappearing from the universe and moving to somewhere. It wasn''t much¡­ but it wasn''t enough to save the conscience of the monster. Tyrselle tried to take chase, but Leon and Ss stopped her. They could feel the mana moving to somewhere, probably to another universe, but they couldn''t feel what was that that could separate the universes. Fortunately, Tyrselle stopped when she realized that the monster''s body waspletely destroyed and now was releasing all the mana under its control.

    Everything with the sole exception of Leon and his allies had been destroyed, the universe was practically dead, but with so much mana at their disposal, they managed to restore things the way they should be. In fact, they even managed to change a few things. For example, Ilyana forced Leon to reset the time until the day he was born and made her be born on the same day and even be her neighbor¡­ Leon already knew that, but Ilyana was an unrivaled stalker. Twenty-two years have passed since then, and now Leon was on a trip to visit Makoto. No, he was going to visit Ren and Yuki because they are going to marry.

    "Why do you look so serious?" Ilyana said in a low voice very close to Leon''s right ear in a sweet manner.

    Leon opened his eyes widely because of the sudden stimulus. He had some sensitive ears, and Ilyana liked to tease him quite a bit that way. Although that itself wasn''t a problem, Leon was quite troubled because he felt like making another kid when Serena wasn''t even born.

    "I told you to stop that while you are pregnant," Leon sighed to calm down. "Sorry if I woke you up."

    "Still thinking of where the creator of the system went?" Ilyana asked, this time showing a serious expression.

    "I''m wondering if that thing managed to escape or if something scavenged the remaining''s of its soul," Leon replied. "Even that thing had a soul, but just like it said before, it couldn''t escape this universe with a low amount of mana."

    "You should rx," Ilyana said. "Several years passed since then, and we didn''t notice anything weird happening. We are safe."

    "I know that we are safe. We can defeat whoever tries to mess with us," Leon said. "But what about life in the other universes? The soul of the creator of the system was scavenged for a reason, and I don''t feel like rxing knowing that something simr that happened to us might happen somewhere else, even somewhere very far away."

    Ilyana nodded. That idea was unpleasant to everyone who still has memories of the things that happened before. However, they earned their lives back, and they deserved a break. They have been fighting for dozens of thousands of years, after all.

    "Don''t worry, I''m not nning to go anywhere," Leon said. "If the people in the other universes are in danger, they should be the ones to protect themselves and protect their reality. I''m just thinking of giving them a hand indirectly."

    "If that is the case, then you can count on me," Ilyana said and then kissed Leon''s right cheek. "Until Serena and the other eight is with us, I don''t want to go anywhere."

    It looked like Ilyana didn''t discard the idea of looking for possible threats outside the limits of the universe, but Leon did it. However, Ilyana was someone cautious and didn''t like to leave possible enemies alone, and maybe she would eventually hunt them. Looking at their wedding rings, Leon decided that he would go with her and clean the other universes if the timees. Just like she promised to him that she would never leave him anymore, he promised the same to her.

    When the airnended in Tokyo, Leon began to think that not many things had changed despite the fact that mana was still avable to be used. The reason for that was simple. People feared that the use of mana would create an existence like the creator of the system. When Leon and the others restored the universe, they made sure to pass the memories of thest battle to every single sapient beings in the universe. Thanks to that, things have been really peaceful as ofte, but here and there, a dumbass appears thinking that they can obtain amazing powers and rule the world, but here and there, Leon also disappears for a couple of minutes and then solves the problem. At least, he only solves that kind of problem on Earth. He didn''t want to be a gctic police officer, after all.

    "Hey, Leon. Can you hear me?" Darya asked via Telepathy. "You can hear me, right? Aha! I did it! I''m finally strong enough tomunicate with you even though we are so far away!"

    Leon smiled. While some people were afraid of mana, given that all the universe was almost destroyed, others were still ying with it. However, given that Darya was one of the leaders of her world, it was natural for her to be even stronger. Regardless, Leonmunicated with her quite frequently, but this was the first time Darya was the one who started the conversation.

    "Well done," Leon said. "It seems you have been training a lot. Despite that, you still are in high spirits. How are you, and is everything fine on Miebos?"

    "The same as usual," Darya replied. "Some idiots appear now and then, but they are all small fries. I''m quite bored these days, that is why I have been training Telepathy nonstop. I guess I will train Teleport now. It must be awesome to cross entire gxies instantly."

    Although Leon and the others still had their powers, they didn''t feel much the need to use them. It sounded like a waste of time to use airnes when he could just use Teleport, but then, Leon wouldn''t be able to enjoyfy moments with Ilyana as he had before. Besides, showing off wasn''t something he liked to do. That was why the dragons'' identity who defeated the creator of the system still was kept a secret. Only a few individuals knew about them.

    "How is Donan?" Leon asked.

    "The same as usual," Darya replied. "He still can''t believe that everyone is back. He also can''t believe that you defeated so many monsters. Whenever I bring you up, he looks as pale as a ghost. Still, you don''t have to worry. It isn''t an excuse, but he became what he became due to the circumstances. You don''t have to worry about him."

    "That wasn''t my intention, but¡­ whatever," Leon shrugged. "Sorry, I need to grab my things. I will talk to youter."

    "Still using the old-fashioned methods to move around, huh," Darya said. "You are so weird."

    It was weird, but Darya changed quite a bit. It was almost like she was a teenager again, even though she lived for sixty years previously. Then again, it was the right way to take things in order to live a fuller life.

    Weirdly enough, when Leon and Ilyana left the airport, they met all their friends. Makoto, Yuki, Ren, Hector, Amanda, Betty, Sasha. Even Tom, Gis, Lennart, and Sarah were there. Although they fought as allies and enemies in the past, just like Leon asked them, they get rid of those feelings during thest battle. That being said, there still was a feeling ofpetition between Gis and Yuki, but nothing too serious. Regardless, unlike Leon, those people had no worries about entering other countries by using Teleport, even though that was illegal.

    "Took you long enough," Hector said. "Well, given the speed you lived your previous life, I guess it is only natural that you want to take things slowly."

    "It has been a while, right, Leon?" Makoto said and then smiled. "You two look great."

    "Only a few months, you also look great, Makoto. For someone is about to be a grandpa." Leon said and then smiled. "By the way, if I remember correctly, you said that your future son-inw would have to save the world seven times. I''m pretty sure saving the universe a single time must be enough to receive your blessings."

    "Don''t bring that again, Leon," Ren said after dropping shoulders.

    "Don''t worry, Ren," Makoto smiled and then touched. "You may not have saved the world seven times, but you stayed at my daughter''s side for centuries. You two certainly have my blessing."

    "Can you two please stop as if I weren''t here?" Yuki looked away, a bit embarrassed.

    Afterughing for a while, Leon and the others headed to the imperial pce. Makoto was one of the few who didn''t participate in thest battle but knew everything that happened. So, he invited Leon and the others pretty much constantly. In current Japan, his family didn''t have much political influence, so he had a lot of time in his hand. Aside from training his sword skills, he spent most of his time talking with his old friends.

    Leon wasn''t very good with stiff rules, so he spent most of his time worried that he might make some sort of mistake during the ceremony on the next day. The Japanese style ceremony was a bit different from the one he had, but fortunately, everything proceeded well, and Leon didn''t mess up, even though he was just a guest. At the end of the party, everyone decided to let loose. Leon frowned since a traditional ceremony just happened, but it looked like he wasn''t the only one who felt overwhelmed by the previous atmosphere. Although Yuki really looked like a refined princess during the ceremony, at that moment, she and Gis were making everyoneugh while they werepeting to see who can eat more rice balls in five minutes. Leon thought Makoto would feel embarrassed by his daughter''s behavior, but he was actually the one who wasughing more.

    "Hello, are you busy, Leon?" Crik asked via Telepathy.

    "Well, it depends on your notion what it is to be busy," Leon said. "If watching two grown-up women acting like kids isn''t be busy, then I am pretty much free. How are you, Crik? How are things on your side?"

    "I''m fine. I just want to inform you that the number of individuals who are using mana to start wars is increasing," Crik replied. "Things on my are as well as they could be, but so manys on this side of the universe are starting to wage war against each other. However, some individuals are starting to develop spells that grant them the power to move over long distances and thus arrive on others. It is only a matter of time before someone troublesome appears."<sub> </sub>

    "Can''t you handle them?" Leon asked.

    "I can, but I was wondering if kill them would be the right thing to do after all that trouble of restoring everything and everyone," Crik replied. "I was thought of using Mana Link and that other spell on them and at the same time, make them unable to use mana ever again."

    "I guess turn them into living batteries is better than killing them," Leon said. "If you think that will be enough, then do it."

    Leon imagined that something like that would happen sooner orter, the world¡­ no, the universe didn''tck fools who want to wage war for the sake of conquest. With that in mind, Leon gave people like Crik the knowledge of how to use Mana Link in many ways. One of the ways Crik created was to constantly suck the mana of those connected to him by Mana Link, that way, those would lose their powers forever.

    "Understood," Crik said. "If something happens, I will inform you."

    The job of a gctic police officer fell on Crik like a glove. Now that he and his people recovered their bodies, they felt alive never before, even more so considering that they were back on their. In any case, Leon just wanted that Crik could rx a little and not treat him as his boss. They wererades who fought for the sake of the future, and just that was enough.

    The festivities rted to Ren and Yuki''s marriagested for an entire week. At the end of it, Makoto couldn''t help but cry like a little kid. He was the type of father who always dreamt of seeing his daughter married. Makoto wanted him to stay for another week there just rxing, but Leon had to refuse. Although he could, he decided not to use his powers to earn money. Besides, he couldn''t spend more than one week without working. That didn''t surprise anyone, but Leon ended up bing a teacher¡­ not a magic teacher, just a regr one. Despite the fact that he felt more satisfied in teaching magic, Leon felt strangely proud of bing a middle school teacher.

    "Well, take care," Leon said to Makoto, Yuki, and Ren. "When Serena is born, I will bring her over for you guys to see her."

    "It is a promise," Makoto nodded.

    This time, for some reason, everyone felt like returning home by airne. Strangely enough, everyone decided to stop at Leon and Ilyana''s house before returning to their respective homes. That included Gis and Lennart. Leon felt thankful for it because with them nearby, Ilyana wouldn''t try to mess with him. Her voice was too sweet, after all.

    Although many of the other passengers looked unsatisfied by it, Leon''s friends didn''t stop making noise the whole trip. Sharing recent stories, telling jokes. They had a pretty fun time during those hours. However, that had to stop because Leon heard the voice of someone unexpected in his head. It was Tyrselle.

    "Hey, can we talk?" Tyrselle asked via Telepathy.

    "I''m listening," Leon said while he was seeing Ilyana frowning. "I hope you don''t mind if Ilyana can hear us. It is not like I can stop her, after all. Besides, it will prevent her from getting weird ideas."

    "I don''t mind," Tyrselle said. "This message is also for her, but I don''t think I can say this directly to her."

    Leon frowned when he heard that because Ilyana heard directly anyway. Regardless, Leon and the others hadn''t seen or talked with Tyrselle since the end of the battle. Mostly because they didn''t have a reason to talk or see each other. For a long time, they had been enemies, so it was understandable. Besides, even though it wasn''t something she did indirectly, she caused the death of many who were dear to Leon and his friends. Even though those were things of a distant past and all those events had been erased, it didn''t change the fact that it happened.

    "It has been twenty-two years, right?" Tyrselle asked. "Things have been a bitplicated here, so I have been busy. However, in thest few years, I have been thinking about what I should do and say to all of you."

    "I see¡­" Leon said.

    "However, no matter how much I think, I can''t find a way or actions that show you how much I''m sorry for my actions," Tyrselle said. "Because there is nothing I can do or say that will be enough topensate for the things I did."

    "You arepletely right," Leon nodded.

    "So, I will say this only once: I''m sorry for everything," Tyrselle said. "This is all that I can do right now. However, it doesn''t mean that I will forget what happened. It won''t change the past since the past can''t be changed, but I will do my very best to make the future even better, even though I don''t know if that is possible."

    "Well¡­ intentions are important. Results cer," Leon said.

    "In the future, if you need a hand, you can call me," Tyrselle said. "It doesn''t matter if you need help with something big or small. You can count on me."

    "Got it, I won''t forget this, Leon said. "Is Ss with you?"

    "Yes, do you want to talk with him?" Tyrselle asked.

    "No, just look after him," Leon said.

    "All right¡­ see youter," Tyrselle said.

    Before the ''call'' could even end, Ilyana was already pinching Leon''s side. She was a jealous woman, so it was only obvious that she would feel that way when Leon was treating Tyrselle so nicely.

    "Don''t feel that way," Leon said. "None of us can bring ourselves to forgive what she did, but even though it isn''t an excuse, she also is a victim of the situation like us. Besides, killing her wouldn''t change anything. In this scenario, we got rid of an enemy and obtained an ally. Isn''t it the best-case scenario?"

    "I suppose so¡­" Ilyana frowned. "Just don''t try to talk to her too much, or else¡­"

    "All right, all right," Leon shrugged. "I will only talk to her whenever you whisper on my ears when you shouldn''t."

    Ilyana didn''t like all that much to negotiate in that situation, but she decided topromise in the end. A few hourster, everyone was back at Phoenix, and Leon called his parents, saying that they would visit them. It was Sunday afternoon, and give them the next day he would have to work. Leon decided that it was time to visit them. Besides, only a couple of things were better than having lunch with his parents at their home on Sundays.

    The weather was perfect for a barbecue, Leon thought, and weirdly enough, his parents thought the same thing. Leon and the others found several tables in the backyard and the smell of meat being toasted.

    "Wee home, son," Leon''s father said.

    "Oh, dear, you brought everyone," Leon''s mother said. "Thank goodness your father prepared quite a bit."

    Upon finding his gray-haired and well-built father preparing the food while his bit plumply and gentle mother organizing the table, Leon felt a sense of aplishment like never before. He felt that way many times since thest battle, but the feeling was as strong as ever.

    "I''m home," Leon smiled from ear to ear.

    The end.

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