Levelling Up The Weakest System

Last Stand

Alexei staggered to his feet and winced as his left leg sent arcs of pain up through his body.

He glanced down and shuddered as he saw the massive splinter that was sticking out from the limb. An unexpected consequence of how things had turned out.

It had been almost 30 seconds and the Assassin hadn’t emerged from the flames, which were now rapidly spreading across the boatyard. That was another unexpected consequence, one which Alexei really should have thought about beforehand.

He needed to get out of there and fast. The City Guard would soon be converging on the area, and with them teams of mages to help douse the flames.

While someone without Magery would have to pour water on a flame to get rid of it, mages trained in the arts of emergency rescue could literally suck the flames right out of an area, so he didn’t need to worry about any other explosions being triggered.

Alexei limped away from the explosion site, intending to use one of the other entrances to the area on the