Chapter 67 - New Lands (9) (1/2)
Just helping Natalie with her training wouldn't do him any good, so Billy decided to alternate his firing elements. That way, if a situation required him to fire a certain element, he would be able to respond as fast as possible. Natalie complained at first, but once she heard the explanation, she decided to ignore it. She wasn't the only one who could benefit from the training…
”Why do your earth bullets make that weird sound?” Natalie asked.
”I make them rotate to gain some extra piercing power and speed,” Billy replied. ”It requires some concentration, so I am not sure you can pull that off in the middle of a fight. Perhaps if you manage to do something about your short temper, you will be able to do it.”
”Putting that aside, can you fire your strongest earth bullet?” Natalie asked. ”I want to see if I can repel them with my swift strike.”
”Again with those unreasonable requests… Do you have a death wish?” Billy asked after a long sigh. ”A single mistake and you will be killed.”
Swift strike was the name of the two quick strikes that Natalie managed to develop as her own special technique. Natalie probably could repel Billy's strongest Earth Bullet, but only if he takes his rings out. He didn't even have the chance to test how high his current magic power is.
”I suppose it can't be helped,” Natalie shrugged.
On the next day, Billy's routine returned to the usual. He experimented with Water Manipulation and actually managed to fish the magic monsters by making a stream of water coming from below to take them out of water. However, even when the beast was on the ground, it could move and even use a Water Ball. In the end, Leo put an arrow on its head, he told Billy not to do that again. A black point shot of Water Ball might kill someone if it hits the wrong spot…
Regardless, thanks to the bonus of the rings, Billy didn't spend even half of his mana while helping the redhead archers. He could help the elementalists by creating the Earth blocks for the bridge. Still, he didn't want to stand out even more with his illusory massive mana pool.
In any case, once again, his two weeks of working passed rather anticlimactically. The stone pillars had already reached the last fourth part of the river. Soon enough, they will begin to craft the bridge's real body. Still, just when Billy was about to go home and enjoy his week off, the groups that went to explore had returned with some troublesome news.
”We found large numbers of people on the other side of the river moving in groups and toward this direction,” Nikola said. ”It seems that they don't want to let us complete the village.”
”What are their weapons and numbers?” Drew asked.