Merrion drove fast and only stop when they reach the Brig's manor. He then escorted Lucas and the lady inside.There are no other complicated ceremony as the lady excuse herself ,as she have just survive a life threatening incident and will need rest.The servants then lined up in front of Lucas asking him of what he needs. Lucas was embarrassed by the sudden luxury and decided to just asked for a clean clothes and a bath.His uniform that was now in a pretty beat up situation was then stored in his inventory.After his bath ,Lucas the slept on the bed that was prepared for him, he was elated that he can now sleep on a bed .Because of the comfortable atmosphere, Lucas was able to sleep in a flash.MidnightA four horse carriage came in front of Brig's Manor and stop adruptly with a tug from it's driver.A man that appears to on his late fifties pop out of the carriage door with a slam and then immediately walk in a fast pace along the path.The butler Fore was standing on the path as
" I'm sorry,wrong place!"Lucas then walk back.A deep voice then sounded from behind him." This is the mage tower .. Your in a the right place."Lucas flinched by the sudden voice.' Maybe he is a giant mage! after all this world has many races'" No ,I'm not a giant. I'm human magician of this tower.."' He can read minds!?'Lucas was flabbergasted" No , I can't read minds.."The towering muscles of a man stated to making Lucas more confused." Then how-?"" People always asked the same thing after thing when they see me .. "" Oh !"' He must one of those mage who cast 'fist' 'Lucas pondered." What brings you to the tower?..."asked the man in a slow low voice.Lucas was then remembered what he came for." Ah , yes ! I'm here to register as magician!"The man look at him for a while and then gestured at him." Follow me.."He then walked without talking , Lucas then entered.*****Lucas survey the surrounding field for any monster.He used his life detection skill and found thre
" Tht came from the city gate"Lucas look over the horizon to the direction of the gates.He bit down the last meat on his skewers and then run over on the said direction.He run fast and reach the periphery of the gates in a few minutes.Armed guard are now converging on the the big gate.Smoke can be seen on the path leading to outside.The guards also prevented the unauthorized people to get near, including Lucas.Lucas the choose not to push himself through and just observe from afar. He then saw a huge guys in magician robe rushing to the gates accompanied by two smaller guys with the same robes.Lucas was elated and rush to the magicians.The group now have reach the guards and Gerald is now speaking with them when Lucas got near them." Gerald !"Lucas called out.Gerald look back. The guards raised their raised their hand in to stop Lucas ." Sir , I need you get back unauthorized people are not allowed her right now."Gerald then wave his hand which then confuse the guards."
" Are there any reply from the guild master or the tower master ?"Asked Lord Brig's to the people inside the room.They are Gerald and some of his magician college, A armored old man ,the vice guild master of the guild,together with three gold rank adventurers, The Knight Commander, and lastly a priests in all white garb that seemingly glow as the light hit it.It was the first time for Lucas to see this people, especially the priest as he have only walked around the city for a few hours.He recalled that the lady prevented him from joining the adventurers guild but as he observe those people he finally understood why. The adventures guild are composed of commoners, so it may appear as a disgrace for a noble to be associated with them. Lucas thought that he should have just joined the guild if he knows that the words of the lady was out of prejudice, but it's all irrelevant now as he now belongs to the tower of mage.They convened a meeting to discuss their plan on how they should fa
The sun was now high up the sky. Above the wall, soldiers lined up with their bow and arrows. Ballistas are also being prepared.The mood is heavy, every person are now in a trance and do their task without warning.Lucas observe the people as they scurry to evacuate out the west of the city, it has only been an hour since the explosion of the carnage flower.Some knights and soldiers are managing the evacuation,making sure that everything is moving fast enough.Lucas walk forward as he saw a elderly woman drop her luggage. He pick it up and brought it on the carriage, the old woman thanks him which Lucas replied with a smile.*Hoooooonnnnnnggggg* The sound of the signal suddenly sounded making the hearts of everybody to jump out their throat." No time to evacuate, you four escort the civilians on the east side of the city , find a building and hide there.The rest of you to the wall!"Shout the knight captain to the people helping out in the evacuation.Lucas also run up the wall an
Lucas tried tried to see through the gaps of the trees by squinting his eyes.As the sound of heavy steps gets closer , he saw something covered in black fur. He tried to use his appraisal but it suddenly disappear from his sight." What the-"Lucas was stunned quiet has he saw the surrounding became darker, a bad premonition came to his mind. He look up and saw a huge gorilla with black fur , hurling full speed at his location." Sh*t!"Lucas turn tail at full speed , after a second the huge thing fell with a * bang*.Lucas stumbled and roll to as the ground beneath his feet shook.Lucas recover fast , and look at the gorilla." That huge d* nm monkey!"Lucas fire up his appraisal to see what is it.( Rage Gorilla(lvl23) leader of rage monkeys, huge, awakened)Lucas was flabbergasted as what he saw.' that's huge alright, it should be around 5 meters in hight alone!'*bang*bang*"Roaar!"The gorilla bang it chest and roar loudly. This made the monkeys on the field to fall into a f
"" U saving a life , 2 SP deducted!""x 19"" Unsaving a life, 1 SP deducted""x 1"" You killed Goblin archers( lvl 13), 150 XP gained!""x3"" You killed Goblin archers( lvl 14), 170 XP gained!""x4"" You killed Goblin warrior( lvl 15), 190 XP gained!""x7"" You killed Rage monkeys ( lvl 17), 230XP gained!""x3"" You killed Rage monkeys ( lvl 18), 250XP gained!""x2"" You killed Rage Gorilla ( lvl 23), 390XP gained!"""" Congratulations Hero you reach lvl13All stats +5Mana +50""The sound suddenly ends, which made Lucas bewildered.' System , what about the SP!?'Lucas had a strange conjecture that his system might have malfunctioned."" The Hero is still in the middle of rescue which is why the system cannot calculate SP until the end of saving""Lucas was shock and panic for a second. He was planning to upgrade his status and buy some skill to prepare for the next wave.But he immediately pondered upon it and calm down.' It was not the lack of skill and stats that is hindering me,
Lucas pause on seeing the reaction of the people on the meeting room.' was it that shocking!?'After a moment of silence,the lord spoke." I have heard about those techniques before, I heard that the mages of the Runic Castle cultivates techniques that can continuously recover mana but .. I didn't expect that your Grace is practicing one!"This kind of techniques are sure attractive specially for magicians,but the people inside knows that this level of techniques cannot be disseminated easily , and surely it cannot be bought by money. All of them inside knows that. So even if they have the some desire about it ,they know it's was not worth it.Lucas can only smile awkwardly back at them and choose to not elaborate any further.A mage can awaken their Mana core by accumulating mana using a method which then they upgrade through accumulation. Usually a magician can only use their mind to circulate the Mana which ten in turn absorb ambient mana to their core. Thats why magician have to m
* Blink*My eyes opened suddenly ,around me is a group of people. Some are fitting their armor, some are enchanting their weapons, some is discussing strategies while some just wait in silence.This is a garrison, and we are about to go to war." Still gonna use that broken sword ?"A woman's voice broke my daze I turned and saw red hair woman in a red mage robe." Rebecca"My mouth move on its own, " I have no choice, I can't afford weapons from those shops and those free swords the army is giving out will instantly grumble with my auara augmentation"" Sorry ,can't understand poorish"Rebecca said as she sit beside me.we both look at the people getting ready, quietly." are you scared?"I asked " Scared ?, how can a titled circle mage be scared of a few undead. I will just blow them to pieces."She replied, but in her eyes I can see through her bluff." Right , don't die okay"" He- I should saying that to you , with your broken equipments you should be the one who will most likel
' It's impossible !'Rebecca can only scream in shock seeing the result of the test. Lucas look at her with a strange face as he was unable to comprehend the reaction showed by the mage.'How the hell did he have two of the rare affinities!'Rebecca exclaimed I'm her mind.' And it's light and space at that!'" Is something wrong with the result Miss Rebecca?"Asked Lucas as a long award silence ensued.*Cough*" N- nothings wrong , you have been confirmed to be in rank nine and now eligible for a rank nine badge "Lucas slowly tilt his head as if he was waiting for something." Umm, are there no test required or a hunting proof of sort?"He voiced out his confusion as the mage seem to have no more things to say." Uhh..Yes , due to some circumstances I have decided to allow your promotion immediately and according to the magicians who brought you here , your spells were enough of proof."Rebecca explained ,her tone was now considerably softer than before which made Lucas wondered mor
" This way my Lord"The tower magician guided Lucas inside the city. On the gate the guards showed a hint of suspicion as they observed Lucas attire but the magicians immediately cover him introducing him as a high rank member of the tower.After entering Lucas was shock seeing the lively event that had welcomed him. The population of Caldisten was atleast triple of that of Bridgestone making the city more lively in. comparison.Looking around he saw the most of them wear armors and cloaks that what you will expect to see in a fantasy adventure.This is due the the fact that Caldisten is in the very center of the second largest monsters territory on the region. The wasteland.Monsters of various species ranging from F rank to A rank populated the wide area of the wasteland.It is also the reason the city walls make design like a fortress. Its walls are at least a two meter wide and Lucas have also observe tower like structure with huge glowing stones on too of which he imagine was a m
Silence was what answered Lucas as the people were rendered mute by their shock.Lucas brows contract as he wait for them to speak.After a few minutes, one of the magician walk forward and started to speak." W-we are from the city of Caldisten,w- we were given a mission to - investigate the hole that have suddenly appeared on the road leading to dark forest"The magician spoke in a slight stutter, he tried to stand straight to show some courage but his shaking legs have a different story to tell." An investigation party ? Then why did you try to trap me with that net?"" W-we apologize Sir , when we saw that someone was coming out of the hole we were ordered to catch you , we didn't mean to disrespect you my Sir!"Lucas was still annoyed by the action of this people but he understood that they are just following orders and that his sudden appearance on a strange hole is absolutely suspicious." *Sigh* Alright , I'm a fourth rank magician of the tower and I already investigated this
" Just how long is this path!?"' I have already walk for an hour but I still can't see the end of it'After defeating the skeleton Lucas made a memorial for Rett ,but with the latter remains being disintegrated he can only create a grave without a body.Afterwards,he look around for any exit but was unable to see one. The cavern was riddled with holes of caves that lead to different paths which made it even harder for Lucas to find which one leads out of the cavern.After a few minutes of searching he was still unable to see any clue, do he decided to go through where Rett and his horse pass. Lucas know that it will lead to the initial place they fell from. Before ,he have no chance of climbing out that hole but with his new skills and techniques,he was sure that it was possible now.Lucas Greves ( Human Male , 25 years old) Lvl:69(400/6900) MP: 2300/2300Str-120Agi-110Int-150( 10 MP per 1 int) Dex-98End-130Skills: (Passive) Sleep resistance (intermediate) Night vision (Hig
The light blinded Lucas ,while some of the lower levels skeleton was purified and turned into ash.There is no sound of explosions,just a long buzzing was heard.After a few seconds ,the light fades leaving a large crater ,the earth and buildings around it collapse sending dust screen about.Lucas squint as he tried to see , the effect of the light still affecting his vision.Even with his limited vision,he immediately blink near the crater.But unlike before, he didn't assume that his attack have ended the enemy, no he need to make sure its dead before celebrating.He raised his sword up his head as he compress the Mana on the blade, light started to form a solid membrane that covers the sword.With a deep breath he slash down his sword sending a sword light to the center of the crater. * Boom*It landed sending out the dust around it.But as Lucas expected,the worst always happen.On the center of the crater stand the skeleton, now raising an orb that emit tentacles like dark mana.
" D* nm it !"Lucas curse as he dodge more of f the blue fireballs , he blink in an erratic trajectory around the skeleton in hope to hide form it's focus but the moment he appeared after a blink the skeleton immediately throw a fireball at him.' Was my conjecture wrong!?'Lucas panic a little as his thought out plan broke with a single spell for the enemy.' No , I saw that the blade was effective, it must be a new spell or new application of the Mana manipulation.'He focus his gazed at the skeleton again, scrutinizing every flow and every movement he can fell and see on the skeleton manipulation of mana.' It still the same as before but with the application of that fire element,just like what I did with my holy light augmentation. But it's spell are more heavy and more......compact?'Lucas confusedly observe the spells again by blocking some but that's all he could get from it , it was heavier and more solid that his spells, even compared to his holy light augmentation or mana
"Ugehhh!!"Lucas tumbled on the ground from the impact of the explosion.But his mind continued spells. As he cat allow to be caught unguarded,as the undead will surely flood him in a blink.' It hurts!'Bones broke and muscles torn, Lucas struggled to move his body. He cast his healing spells on himself but this situations is not looking good anymore.While shaken and battered by the attack,his emotions finally calm down , and his rationale came back.' I can't just charge without a plan, if I die then Rett' s death will be for naught . I need to think calmly.'Even though Lucas can heal his injuries in matter of seconds , the spell cost is to high for a long duration of battle.Although he have upgraded his stats and skill set before he decided to jump to the teleportation circle ,his mana will still run dry quickly if he continues to cast healing exorbitantly.' Blink canal give me motion and positioning advantage but it can block all my spell with a barrier loosing my momentum in
*Boom*" Hows that?!"The lights fade revealing a dark dome covering the Emperor Skeleton. The lights form Lucas sword corrodes the shield slowly , the blade penetrated it after a few second." Get purified, calcium golem!!"* Clank*The sword land landed on the stretch hand of the skeleton," What !?"Far from what Lucas expected to happen, his sword was stop with the hand of the skeleton.The light in his sword tried to corrode the enemy but the dark mana flood the body of the skeleton washing the purifying effect of his sword strike." Human...another ..one.."Lucas pulled back his sword and wind up for a follow up slash. The skeleton conjured a dark ball and threw it to Lucas making him blink to the other side in reflex.' So fast!'Swing the superior speed of the enemy, Lucas can only blink around the skeleton to compensate.He was unable to prepaid an attack as the moment he appeared a dark ball was already hurling towards him making him frustrated.On the skeletons hand Rett