Lukas looked at his team leader in confusion. He could not understand the sudden urgency in his voice.Was the orb something very special? Or was it very dangerous?Lukas thought that must be the case. Otherwise there was no reason why he should behave like that.“I asked you where you got that orb!” Sivanthe shouted; while shaking Lukas’ shoulders with an almost crazed expression on his face.“Calm down!” Lukas responded agitatedly; already annoyed by his attitude.Sivanthe came back to his senses and took a look around. He saw that his team members were looking at him as if he was insane, but there was also curiosity in their expressions. It was rare to see Sivanthe lose his cool, so they were all wondering what the orb was that could have warranted such reaction from him.Sivanthe cleared his throat and turned his gaze back to Lukas.“I’m sorry for raising my voice at you, but could you please tell me where you got this orb?”Sivanthe asked in a calm tone, but Lukas could hear the
They started moving again in the still scorching heat, walking swiftly across the dry red grounds.This time around, they were more careful when looking for places to rest. Their rest time also significantly reduced, and they took care of monsters swiftly and effectively.Lukas and Eipi were not offered any opportunities to fight, but unlike before, the stares directed at them, particularly Lukas, were friendly. The only exception was Gures, but Lukas could care less.Maintaining their fast speed, they rapidly swept through the dungeon, killing monsters as swiftly as they could.After 3 hours of incessant killings and resting, they finally came to stop in front of a huge cave.“This is the lair to the boss monster of this F-ranked dungeon. When we kill it, a portal will open, and we’ll be free to leave this place.” Sivanthe said, explaining the rules to the newbie hunters among them.Lukas and Eipi nodded their head in response to his explanations.“We’ll take a 20 minute break here,
“KNIGHTS!”The three burly men repositioned themselves again, raising their gigantic shields to block the incoming attack again.BOOM!When the monster collided with the shields again, Sivanthe shouted again.“MAGES!”Immediately, the mages in the team responded, casting several spells on the monster.The monster growled loudly from the pain, and tried to attack. Unfortunately, he was stripped of the chance to fight back as Sivanthe yelled once again.“CCQ!”At his call, all close combat quarters fighters, including Sivanthe his self, ran towards the monster. Without giving the monster a moment of reprieve, they launched several brutal attacks on the monster.When the monster was on the verge of exploding from anger, Sivanthe yelled again.“FALL BACK!”Immediately everyone obeyed, moving away from the monster to a safe distance. Even at that, Sivanthe did not let the monster have a second of rest.“MAGES!”The mages, who were mainly long distance fighters rained spells upon spells on
Lukas stood still after unleashing another third tier spell. He was very glad that he had broken through and learnt the third tier spell of his element. If this fight had happened when he only had two spells in his arsenal, then he would have very little chance of winning.Gures blocked all three spears this time with surprisingly good skills. As someone who could be labeled a veteran hunter, it was no wonder that he was able to block Lukas’ attacks. At first, Lukas attacks might look threatening, but to a veteran like Gures, they were nothing worth mentioning. One could easily tell that he had no experience when going up against hunters.Gures didn’t wait for Lukas to cast another spell again. He dashed forward at a frightening speed, and got close to Lukas. He swung his sword vertically, aiming to decapitate Lukas and end the fight at once.However, Lukas was a step ahead of him.“Mirror Casting; Mercury Shield!”CLANG!The ring on his index finger let out a dull shine, and a magic
Sivanthe and the rest of the team waited impatiently. The blue portal was still active, so Lukas and Gures should have exited the dungeon. It had been over 40 minutes since Sivanthe and Eipi exited the dungeon, so Gures and Lukas should have followed suit. “Did something go wrong inside the cave?” Eipi asked, voicing out his concern. “Maybe the boss monster didn’t actually die?” Vanessa said, worry evident on her face. “That’s wrong. It can’t be the case. If the boss didn’t die then the portal would not have opened. There has to be another reason for the delay.” Sivanthe interjected, dismissing their ideas. “Then what could be the cause for their delay?” Eipi asked again. At a glance one could easily tell that Eipi was incredibly worried about Lukas, which was strange considering the fact that they hadn’t even been together for up to a week. “I have no idea. We just have to wait.” Sivanthe said, trying to ease the worry in their hearts. They turned their gaze towards the portal,
Lukas woke up to the sound of his phone ringing. He turned around on his bed and stretched his hands towards the bedside table to pick his phone, but it stopped ringing. Lukas opened his eyes and saw that it was already morning.He looked around the bright room and saw that it was still empty. The school hadn’t recovered from the setback so many students were still absent. His body was still fatigued from yesterday, so he didn’t want to wake up early. He was about to go back to bed, but his phone had other plans.His phone rang loudly again. This time Lukas was able to answer the phone call before the ringing stopped.“Hello?” Lukas said, speaking groggily to the caller on the other side of the phone.“Lukas? It’s Eipi.” Eipi said.“Eipi? What’s up?”“Sivanthe asked me to call you and inform you about the progress that has been made concerning your case.”Lukas immediately sobered up as soon as he heard the words that left Eipi’s lips. He instantly knew that it was no time to be sleep
For the past three weeks, Lukas had fully focused on practicing his spells. Being the genius he was, he had improved tremendously regarding his spell casting and had reduced the time he needed to cast his spell greatly.He was able to cast his first tier spell with just a thought and his second tier spell in less than a second. The third tier spell still took more than a second to cast, but Lukas knew that in a few days, he could reduce the time to just a single second.He had also improved his mana control greatly, and was now able to change the state of his element freely and with ease. Although it was still not at the level he wanted to be, it was a huge improvement on his part. If he were to redo the dungeon run again, the fight with Gures would have ended in less than five minutes.Lukas stood up from his bed and stretched his body. He performed some light exercises to loosen his body. When he was done, he was about to lie down on his bed when he suddenly remembered an important
Lukas woke up later than usual. The effects from using the mana core had taken a huge toll on him, so he had taken a well deserved rest. Luckily, the pain and fatigue he felt yesterday were all gone after a nice good night sleep. His body was restored to full strength, and he could tell it was better than it had been before he utilized the mana core.Lukas had not yet tested the effects the mana core had on his spells, so that was the first agenda on his list. Lukas got up from his bed and took a bath to freshen up. The dormitory was still empty so there were very few people in the dorms. Lukas guessed that the students who remained were probably students like him who had no place to call home.After putting on a casual outfit, he made his way to an area reserved for mages to cast and practice their spells. It was as large as a soccer field, and although it was usually filled with different students practicing their spells before, it was empty now.Lukas walked slowly and in a relaxed