Chapter 233

In the end, Leon had to practice for two weeks before he could learn. Around the same time that he learned Haste, his supply of dragon hearts finally ended, and now Leon and Darya were forced to eat rat meat... none of them wanted to do that, but they had no other choice. As expected, the meat wasn't any good, and it was hard to chew...

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Haste.

Cost: 20 mana per second

You obtained 01 status points.

Although his meals became poor, Leon soon forgot about it thanks to Haste. At level one, that skill increased by one percent, his moving speed, perception, and reflexes. And it would become even better the more he uses it. The cost was a bit troublesome, but it couldn't be helped since the effects were outstanding.

"Things will get interesting when I learn Slow..."

Despite the power of his new weapon, Leon knew that with his current status, he couldn't keep using Haste for more than a minute if he tries to run at his top speed. He didn't even have enough mana to keep Haste active forever, much less stamina. Fortunately, Leon could meditate while using Haste to increase the period he could use the skill for a while, and he also duplicated the leveling up speed of Meditation.

"If I buy mana potions, I will be able to level up that skill quite fast... but I already spent too much time learning a single spell. This time I will learn Slow... slowly... I can't believe I'm thinking about this."

While Leon was thinking that, Darya was behind him trying to learn Mana Armor. Although they faced a few elemental golems here and there, it was time to meet some real challenges. Otherwise, Leon's senses would get dull, and Darya also needed to get used to the tension of a real battle. And that was why she was learning that skill, even though she was terrible at being patient.

"Stop twitching your eyebrows every five seconds..." Leon sighed. "You won't be able to control your mana unless you relax."

"How can I relax on this dirty floor and when everything, even me, is smelling?!" Darya got up and stomped on the ground. "I hate this place!"

According to what Leon learned from Hammath, the system translated the words of sentient beings of different worlds. Somehow the mana of the worlds translated their words, so Darya was supposed to be twenty-years-old in Earth years, but she behaved like a spoiled teenager. That was probably because her life experiences were always deleted for the past ten years...

"I'm sure you will like a real battlefield even more," Leon said. "I don't know which direction the frontlines are, but I'm sure you can guide me. Although the people of the city above can see some recorded battles, they can't feel the smell of death and rotting bodies... You will feel alive the very moment when you fight and make monsters blood rain over your body and..."

"Stop! Stop! All right... I won't complain anymore." Darya sat down and closed her eyes.

Leon sighed again... Although Darya wanted to be an explorer, she was a scaredy-cat and hated bloody stories. So, Leon couldn't imagine her realizing her dream of exploring new places… the only for her to do that was to cross worlds using dungeons, but she would have to pass numerous battlefields.

Congratulations! The skill Bash has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Throw has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Strong Arms has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Stamina Restoration has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Leon couldn't imagine himself learning a new offensive spell before Darya learns Mana Armor, so he decided to make good use of his Stamina Restoration to practice his few skills that consumed stamina.

"I guess I can surprise enemies quite frequently if I activate Haste right before every attack... that way, I can save some mana and stamina while I also increase the damage I cause."

Training magic required a lot of concentration, so now that Leon was using his stamina instead of his mana to train, he could use his head more and think of ways to improve. Still, Leon realized that his head worked in strange ways, even though he was practicing with Emperor's Katana, he had the idea to create his first magic staff... it was a bit late to notice that, but he never used a weapon that was appropriate for mages.

"Now that I think about it... what would happen if I create a gun and try to seal the spirit of a monster inside of it? Will I manage to create a magic gun?"

It was an exciting idea, but Leon was sure that it would have some severe restrictions. He imagined himself using a gun and shooting like twenty magic projectiles per second, but… it wouldn't be that convenient.

"Well, even I don't know much about guns, as long as I give the right shape, it should work."

It would be great if Leon could create the smaller version of the railgun, but he doubted that he could. Anyway, Leon created a replica of a handgun. The shape was a bit weird, but the trigger was working, so Leon was okay with that… it would be even a better idea to create a magic gun that didn't need a trigger, one where the user just has to pour in his mana… but Leon decided to try that later.