Chapter 145 - Weather (7)

You obtained 250 experience points.

The skill Spearmanship obtained 250 experience points.

While Billy's plan worked pretty smoothly and left everyone with their mouths hanging open, he was quite pale despite his near-instantaneous victory. It was no wonder, a single mistake, and he would have lost his left arm.

"You finally decided to use that, I was beginning to think it was a decoration," Marie said.

"Putting that aside… What you did was dangerous," Kate said.

"Not as much as insisting on reaching the last room of a dungeon when we have a time limit," Billy said. "Anyway, I am not the type of pulling something risky, so this much is fine."

While the tension was quite something, Billy also felt an awesome adrenaline boost. He had to be careful not to get addicted to it, but now and then was fine. He wanted to keep being the cool-headed guy that he was.

Billy wondered if the same tactic would work again, and it did it. However, pulling two times in the same battle was too much. The monsters weren't brain-dead creatures, after all. Regardless, after doing that for five times in a row, Billy decided to call it a day. Besides, he didn't want to keep working for Marie's entertainment.

Considering that they had to walk for three hours to reach the fourth floor and return, they only had now three or so hours to explore the new parts of the dungeon. It was a bit limiting, but Billy felt that it was just the right amount to push their limits.

The group left the dungeon around four in the afternoon and the guild half an hour later, so they had some free time. Usually, the money would be split once the entire mission was over, but they asked Billy for some coins to buy some protective gear. While they didn't want any pieces of full armor, they certainly wanted some bracers and shoulder pads. That was a good choice of gear since they didn't hinder their speed. Speaking of money, they filled half of a box with the claws and fangs, so they earned one gold coin. It wasn't a bad amount considering that they had quite the hard time against them and didn't kill that many.

Iron Bracers

END + 03

Durability: 10/10

Hard Shoulder Pad

END + 05

Durability: 15/15

The items that they bought were as weak as they could be, but it was only expected since they were stingy with their money. In the end, Billy fiddled with them while on one was looking, and just by making them level up three times, their endurance increased by six times. There weren't many effects those could get with only fifteen skill points, so Billy made them increase their health a little bit.

In any case, Billy thought that they would be free from Marie for a few days, but as if she had nothing better to do, she was at the entrance of the dungeon again the next day. Billy sighed and facepalmed this time… Still, he couldn't complain. She was like the owner of the place. Even if it was temporary…

"What is wrong, kiddo?" Marie asked. "There is no need to put such a sour face."

"What would you do if you were working on your table at the guild and someone put their feet in there and keep watching you like he is the owner of the place?" Billy asked.

"I would kick their ass," Marie said.

"And yet, you don't get it…" Billy said and then decided to ignore Marie.

The group entered the dungeon, and things proceeded pretty smoothly, even on the third floor. The number of mistakes decreased, Natalie and Alexander were faster in finishing off the enemies, and Billy and Sarah were conserving more mana than usual. Was it because of the experience or because the defensive gear that they bought made them feel safer? If it was the second option, it was weird since no one was trying to block attacks with their bracers.

Once they reached the fourth floor, Billy didn't waste time and proceeded to help the front line. He wondered if he should focus on his skills to make them level first or if he should focus on countering the enemies with his surprise attack after parrying. In the end, he decided to go all out instead of fooling the enemies. Tricks can be avoided or countered. Absolute strength can only be feared. Besides, considering that he had known those skills for more than four years, Billy knew that the three main skills of this tribe were too underleveled. While there was no need to go that far, Billy decided to increase his strength by thirty points. Thanks to that, his combo wasn't necessary anymore… only a single skill was enough to make the monsters regret trying to block his attacks.

As for the others, they could look in amazement. While seeing Billy destroying the monster's claws with a single skill, they assumed that only now Billy was fighting seriously… like now he wanted to reach the last room of the dungeon. They thought that Billy didn't fight much until now because the monsters weren't at his level...

"That level of strength at his age…" Marie thought while she observed Billy fight. "Even though he can use magic and is pretty skilled at it… who could have thought that such a small state could produce his talent. He has a problem with his attitude, but he looks after his comrades. He can become a good guild master someday, or raise an army based on those characteristics alone."

Marie certainly was the last person who had the right to talk about other people's attitudes. Nevertheless, she made a mental note to talk with Jean as soon as possible. While she usually doesn't care about him, it would be a true waste if those people become enemies of their state.. She couldn't let another person like the Count bother them.