In the end, Leon had to stay awake for three weeks straight summoning mechanical wargs day and night because the creatures only managed to overpower the zombies after a while; they reached level four hundred and finally obtained some room to use self-repair. Leon exhausted and felt like hibernating for three weeks, but since it would be dangerous for many reasons, he only slept for a day.
When Leon woke up, the number of mechanical wargs decreased a little, but the battle against the zombies still was in their favor.
"I can finally resume my training..." Leon said and then let out a long sigh. "Maybe it is time to take some time off and really hibernate for a month or two, but considering that dragons appear on the fifth stage of assimilation, I guess I don't have time for that."
Although Ilyana was the one who gave him that information, Leon had no reason to doubt her. Regardless, dragons were leagues above other monsters, not only in terms of raw power. They were fast and sturdy as well, so Leon would, without a doubt, have a hard time with them if ten of them also spawn per minute.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Sonic Blade.
Cost: 500 mana and 500 stamina
You obtained 01 status points.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Spiral Attack.
Cost: 200 mana and 200 stamina per second
You obtained 01 status points.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Eagle Dive.
Cost: 300 mana and 300 stamina
You obtained 01 status points.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Burning Force.
Cost: 1000 mana
You obtained 01 status points.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Soaring Dragon.
Cost: 1000 mana and 1000 stamina
You obtained 01 status points.
"Mmm... maybe I should create some mana liquid," Leon said. "Although I won't be able to use their hearts, I can still use their blood to increase the efficacy of potions."
Leon didn't know if Sekundez's also experienced the sixth stage of assimilation, but it wouldn't make any sense for him to experience that in that dimension. It would be way too convenient. Perhaps not so convenient since he could still die for real in that place.
"Well, in the worst-case scenario, I can always try to tame the dragons or turn them into my zombies," Leon said. "So, I guess I'm relatively safe here."
To avoid any unpleasant surprises, Leon decided to spend all the mana of the soul eaters. It would be great if he could cheat and use the mana he obtained from monsters by using Mana Sacrifice, but he couldn't. So, training Foresight as much as possible, learning new skills, and leveling up old ones would have to be done even more intensively.
Leon postponed until now the training of his immunity skill, but considering the nature of the dragons, he couldn't do that any longer. Leon saw dragons that could breathe fire and use earth magic. He also heard about a water dragon when he heard the incident that caused Makoto's son's death. So it was time for Leon to level up those skills. The problem was, zombies couldn't use elemental attacks... in the end, Leon would have to harm himself again..
"This has to be some kind of sick joke..." Leon dropped his shoulders and then sighed.
Fortunately, even though Leon's wasn't as durable as the monsters he faced on the fourth stage of assimilation, he still had the same amount of health as most monsters. Perhaps even more. So training his spells against his own body wasn't less efficient.
Congratulations! The skill Lion's Pride has reached the max level.
You obtained 01 status points.
Soon after Leon started his training, he received that notification. Although he was a bit surprised and satisfied, he was more surprised because it took a lot longer for him to level up that skill.
"I guess the fact that I didn't face many dangerous enemies here is the cause of that," Leon concluded. "Anyway, those extra statuses will help with the training."
Now that Lion's Pride reached that level, Leon's status could become ten times higher as long as he fights alone. Although that was one hell of a power-up, Leon wasn't satisfied. The true power of that passive skill would only shine much later, and that was one of the many reasons Leon couldn't stop his training. It was because from now on. Every status point would become ten times more effective... as long as Leon trains and fights alone.
"I finally obtained the power to keep one perfect replica active for almost one hundred seconds..." Leon showed a self-deprecating smile. "It is not bad, I guess, considering that could keep one active for three seconds years ago, but... oh, well. The grinding can't stop."
Grinding already had become part of his being. It was like breathing, so such thoughts didn't bother Leon anymore. Little by little, by doing so, he would obtain the power to do unbelievable things, but no one had even done the only thing they wanted to do. So, he had to keep moving forward until he has the power to do it...
Health: 45336 +
Mana: 186255 +
Stamina: 42333 +
Strength: 127 +
Dexterity: 88 +
Speed: 290 +
Intelligence: 108962 +
Endurance: 603 +
Control: 50000+
Mentality: 10000 +
Luck: 42 +
Recovery: 50000 +
Willpower: 315 +
Coins: 465,396,251,000
Status: 00
Skill List
Active Skills: Earth Creation Lv Max, Water Creation Lv Max, Wind Creation Lv Max, Fire Creation Lv Max
Passive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv Max, Fire Resistance Lv Max, Poison Resistance Lv Max, Underwater Resistance Lv Max, Wind Resistance Lv Max, Ice Resistance Lv Max, Sleep Resistance Lv Max, Earth Resistance Lv Max, Gravity Resistance Lv Max, Curse Resistance Lv Max, Darkness Resistance Lv Max, Illusion Resistance Lv Max, Light Resistance Lv Max, Fire Blessing Lv Max, Earth Blessing Lv Max, Lion's Pride Lv Max Thunder Blessing Lv Max, Wind Blessing Lv Max, Ice Blessing Lv Max, Water Blessing Lv Max,