Before Leon could notice, eight days passed since the time he began to transfer his mana to Sylph. Since his Mana Magnetism was slowly becoming more powerful, the evolution happened faster than expected.

Congratulations! The skill Summon Sylph's Fragment evolved to Summon Great Sylph's Fragment.

Cost: 150 mana per second

You obtained 01 status points.

In front of himself, Leon saw a tall and slender man with childish features. His eyes and hair were green… even though he had a humanoid form and thus had legs and arms. He was sitting on the top of a small tornado.

"Wow! I feel so much lighter and powerful than before," Sylph said. "Thank you, Leon!"

"You are welcome, now put on some clothes," Leon turned around to resume his actions only to find Gnome waiting for him. "I guess I won't have even a moment to rest…"

Just like Efreet, Sylph created an armor of his element to use as clothing. Since that was already draining Leon's mana and he would need all he can get to make Gnome evolve as fast as possible, Leon sent Sylph to the other dimension.

Congratulations! The skill Mana Transfusion has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Earth Manipulation has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Water Manipulation has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Wind Manipulation has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Fire Manipulation has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Concentrated Shot has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

"No offensive spell has reached the level max this time, huh?" Leon asked.

"Yep, those skills were easier to level up, so I focused on them," The replica replied.

Leon nodded. Leveling up Mana Transfusion probably had been a lot easier than using any other skill. He just had to plant trees, after all. Regardless, the speed of the training increased by four times, so Leon was obtaining for times more status points than usual. Thanks to that, he didn't have to force his brain as much as before, but in the end, Leon forced his brain because the more the strain, the more mana he could collect from the surroundings.

Thanks to that, Gnome evolved just after six days. Much for Leon's surprise, Gnome didn't become young like Sylph. Although Leon still could feel his childish aura, Gnome now had a long beard, and he was kind of short like a dwarf.

Congratulations! The skill Summon Sylph's Fragment evolved to Summon Great Gnome's Fragment.

Cost: 150 mana per second

You obtained 01 status points.

"Yahoo! Now, I feel like I can turn a whole planet into a maze!" Gnome said excitedly.

"Yeah, good for you… clothes," Leon said while massaging his eyebrows.

Leon was pretty sure that Efreet was about to reach the max level in his new form, so he didn't have to wait before he could begin the turn of the next spirit. However, before Leon could continue, the world started to tremble.

"What the…" Leon said, a bit surprised.

Even though Leon used Fly, he still could feel his body vibrating. He didn't understand why that was happening, but then he felt a massive amount of mana passing nearby that planet… To make matters worse, Leon recognized that presence. Even without using Mana Dominion, he recognized that thing because Shadow was on his side now… that shadowy figure just passed by that planet.

"That bastard is one the move… that direction is…" Leon said, annoyed.

Leon canceled all his spells for a moment and used Clairvoyance to see what was in the direction where the shadowy figure was heading. Although he soon spent all his mana, Leon managed to recover it by using Mana Magnetism. At that point in time, using that skill was like breathing for Leon…

Then Leon found it. A familiar blue planet was on the path of the shadowy figure… it was Earth. Despite his caution… it looked like Earth was destined to face some hard times. Leon didn't know why so suddenly the shadowy figure would want to go there, but it didn't matter. Leon couldn't wait any longer. By activating Telepathy, Leon started a call with Ilyana.

"I'm coming to Earth right now," Leon declared. "Some asshole is heading there. I won't risk my friends' lives by letting them face that bastard alone."

"… You are not ready yet," Ilyana replied.

"Then, I will become ready in the middle of the battle," Leon said.

"… Things would have gotten a lot easier if you had just used the tomes I prepared," Ilyana said after a long sigh. "I can deal with him. Even if those three decided to join forces with that guy, I can defeat them. I will end up revealing myself a bit too much, but it is better than letting you face them right now. If the others realize that the two of us are fighting together… the chances of us having to face dozens of harvesters eventually will be pretty high."

Ilyana was powerful, but she was fully aware that he couldn't fight against so many enemies while worrying about the lives of the humans behind her. Leon knew that, too, if he goes all out, his friends might end up getting wounded or perhaps even die.

"I will still go," Leon declared.

Leon was human. He had to face alongside other fellow humans. Despite everything, he was thankful for Ilyana's help, but he couldn't let her fight for himself after everything he experienced. Besides, he made a promise to Donan that he would look after Darya. He didn't have the chance to check things with her, but if something happened to her, the cause would have been the shadowy figure… and Leon had to confirm that now.