Chapter 120: Unbelievable surprises (1/2)

Two crimson spiders were crawling on the ceilings. Two crimson ants were moving ahead of them, and two crimson bats were hovering in the air. All of these were condensed and materialized using his blazing fire.

And he called them [Fire Dolls].

Their bodies were gleaming in crimson and orange colors. Their outer shell looked shiny and smooth.

Actually, that time — he failed.

Cinder and Aegor went to sleep when they thought he gave up already. But when they woke up this morning.

They were greeted by these monsters. They were about to attack them if not because Yman put a stop to them. The expressions on their faces were so priceless that made Yman let a couple of chuckles.

They were asking him about the 'hows' and 'whats' about it, but Yman just gave them a vague reply — that they were his new toys.

They knitted their brows, they thought he already gave up that night. Looks like this freak continued practicing until he succeeded!

It was impossible to create such a thing. How could a person be able to create a living beast from his Elemental Magic alone!? Unbelievable! Everyone thought.

They were right. It was impossible.

In the first place, the skill he wanted to create was impossible without combining and modifying a couple of his skills. In order for him to succeed, he used his [Skill Modifying] ability by activating his Black Miasma.

To create living dolls out of the fire, he used: [Fire Element] as the power source, [Mana Coating] as the shell and frame, [Air Dance] and [Rapid Leap] for mobility, [Perception] to share their vision to him, and lastly the Demon's [Possession] skill for awareness, for them to move on their own. This awareness was like their sensory ability. They could be controlled by him or they could move on their own.

Although he was using the Demon's [Possession] skill, it actually only shared his awareness. He could not even possess a real person. Maybe he needed to become a spirit too in order to do it. But if he becomes a spirit, then the demon would be freed from their contract. So this [Possession] skill was useless for him.

Luckily, it could also be used like sharing his awareness to these [Fire Dolls]. Thanks to his [Skill Modifying] ability.

Based on what he understood, he could share awareness as long as the target has mana and not a living figure, and most importantly must have an actual body.

He came up to this conclusion because it didn't succeed when he tried it to his illusion magic. Maybe because it was an illusion only and no actual body — it can be seen but cannot be touched.

On the contrary, these six [Fire Dolls] were made of fire and had actual bodies. On top of that, they were made of pure mana. So these dolls were truly the perfect targets for the [Possession] skill.

However, he could not use this skill without the help of Black Miasma. So if these [Fire Dolls] were destroyed, he could not summon them again unless he activated his Black Miasma.

The good thing about it, they could maintain their existence even after he canceled his Black Miasma.

Yman grinned because they were a good addition to the team. And both of them could fire hellish flame thrower.

He could not recreate them without using his [Skill Modifying] ability.

But he wasn't bothered by it because he was able to create another original fire magic.

Unfortunately, he had no chance of using it because those [Fire Dolls] were killing the enemies before they could react.

He could even use them as surveillance cameras.

Cinder and others didn't know what to feel. They could not even gain points for themselves because these dolls robbed their roles as range mages.

On the contrary, Crimson's points had skyrocketed.

They continued the search for the exit. No one of them knew if there was really another one aside for the entrance they used to enter.

Luckily, after another few hours of advancing, they finally saw one.

Before they could step outside, the [Fire Dolls] dissipated into the thin air as their figures turned into an ordinary flame before they turned into smoke and disappeared.

”Eh? What happened to your toys?” Cinder asked with a puzzled face.

”No, our cute bodyguards have disappeared!” Tiafel screamed with a solemn face.

They stared at the owner for the answer. Looking at their curious faces, Yman forced a soundless laugh.

”Looks like their mana reserve had emptied,” he responded.

”I see,” Aegor and the others were already tired of getting surprised by this person.

”Hmm….. so it lasted about 5-7 hours huh,” Cinder stated.

Yman side glanced at her. Looks like Cinder thought that his dolls have a time limit. The dolls disappeared because the mana reserve on them had been spent from battling. He slightly, ”Mhm,” nodded his head.

Regardless, he could not disclose much information about his ability. After all, Cinder was strong. And there was a chance for them to face each other again in this competition.

Just last day, his Elemental Magic was pitiable, but now he already surpassed them in understanding about it.

The group decided not to think much about those dolls as they could not comprehend the trick about it. They continued walking towards the outside while wearing excitement and relief on their faces.

”Haaaa~” Tiafel let out a long sigh escaped from her mouth. ”Finally, the sun!” She shouted. She was finally able to see the light and not darkness only. Although they could use fire to light the inside of the cave, the light coming from the sun was still different.