Chapter 81: Exhausted

Chapter 81: Exhausted

Lake was sitting on a log thinking of a better way to get around in the future. He guessed once he was as fast as Lucas seemed to be he could do what he was doing now but at the moment he would really like a cart or something he could ride. Lake guessed he could try and find a horse that was faster than him, but then how would he catch it.

What he really needed was to actually just raise his stats by leveling up his jobs. With what had happened earlier, Lake knew he was probably going to get a visit from the Demon Lord soon, so him trying to only level up a job once before moving on was going to get him killed.

Lake needed to be strong enough that he could run for days without stopping and to do that he needed to get all his stats over 100 at the least because always being on the move was probably the best way to keep himself safe until the war was over.

As long as no one knew where he was he would be safe because of Trespasser. Lake started to laugh. The only way he would actually be safe was if the Demon Lord lost, it didn't actually matter if the war was over if the Demon Lord won because he would still be around, and Lake would have to continue to run.

What Lake found funny was the Insider had shown him this before it had made him promise to help the Light Temple. It was like it knew his instinct was to lay low, and it had been trying to show him that if he did that, he would be on the run for the rest of his life.

Lake knew the insider was old and had seen a lot, but the fact it had known all this so far in advance was kind of cool. He guessed it already knew a lot about this world because Laka had been here and had a hand in what was happening now, so it wasn't like the Insider could see the future or anything.

It had just been telling him what his best option was if he wanted to survive. It had also shown Lake he could reform the Mage guild to help fight the Demon Lord which made Lake wonder if Lucas actually wanted to stay neutral.

If he was to approach Lucas with a plan would he reject it, or was he just biding his time. Lucas had been acting weird when Lake left, and it made him think there was something going on. Lucas was preparing for an attack, and the fact that Lake had only seen people from the Demon Lord's side made him think it was an attack from the Demon Lord.

With Lucas expecting an attack from the Demon Lord why hadn't he joined the God of Lights side though. The fact the Light Temple was evacuating people towards the Alchemist guild made him think they were on ok terms, but both Lucas and the Temple Head had been very clear that they had nothing to do with the other.

Lake guessed they could be lying, but it was such an obvious lie that the Demon Lord would be expecting it, so they would get no strategic advantage from any surprise attacks they could pull off before the Demon Lord realized he had been fooled.

Migpie mushroom Lv.12

Effect 1: Damage Stamina 13 Points

Effect 2: Damage Health 3 Points

Lake was right about these mushrooms being dangerous, both of the first two effects were bad. They were also boring, Lake knew effects that affected Health, Stamina, and Mana were the most common but he had been hoping for at least one cool effect like a status or something.

Lake guessed it was a good thing for him though. His stamina was getting pretty low from all the running and the fact he hadn't slept for a while was probably not helping, so eating this would make him feel better.

Lake knew eating enough of this to fill his stomach would probably give him thirty Stamina, so Lake got to work. After the first bite Lake realized his skill didn't fix the taste, just the effect. He knew stuff tastes better when you are hungry, but he didn't think that could fix something that tastes of dirt.

Lake wished he had a bucket of water, because he would be able to use Distill to make this into an extract that would remove the flavor while keeping the effect. Lake realized he actually had a container that had water in it but it was so old he wasn't sure if he could use it, because it still had the whanto leaf he had put in there days ago to make tea.

Removing the top Lake decided to not even try because it had clearly started to rot. Lucas had said the quality of the catalyst mattered and Lake was sure rotting tea wasn't good enough. He would also have to remove the whanto leaf because it was an impurity in this situation, and Lake wasn't very practiced in this area.

Lake guessed he would just have to eat it the old fashioned way and took another bite, but when he felt the spit in his mouth start to mix with the chewed mushroom he had an idea. Using his tongue to stir what was in his mouth he activated Distill.

Once distill was on he could feel the the magic properties of the mushroom start to be detached from the rest that was just mundane flesh Lake used another skill he had Poison Control to keep the important part that would restore his stamina and spit the rest.

With the first try being somewhat successful Lake thought he could probably make it so he didn't even need to use his mouth this time. Dragging a large chunk Lake brought it over to a log and sat down. Ripping a hand size piece of the mushroom off Lake used both Distill and Poison Control while it was still in his hand.

Seeing what was in his hand start to deflate like it was in a dehydrator, Lake thought it might be working, and after a few seconds, Lake saw a small amount of the poison that was in the mushroom start to condense into a bead of liquid, but Lake could tell it was unstable through distill though, so he threw it into his mouth using Poison Control.

Once it was in his mouth Lake used his tongue to mix it with his spit and swallowed it. Lake then looked at his Stamina, and saw it go up a few points once the poison reached his stomach, and the best part was he didn't even taste it. Smiling Lake got down to business and started processing the rest of the mushroom into a meal.Continue reading on No_veLbIn