184 Mana Mesh (2/2)

After he had created the best mesh he was currently capable of he used a function of the system which was highly valued by spell developers. It was the ability to save a blueprint of mana structures. One could buy the blueprint slots from the system by spending some gold and he had done so for one slot.

While he had developed the spell, the time had passed and it was already time to rest, so he would be fit for fighting the next day.

The next morning he once again went out to fight against the lizard.

This time not only didn't he get surprised by it, but he also managed to use his new mana mesh to withstand the force of the lizard tail. Although he said he withstood it, in truth he was only able to absorb part of it with the mesh which would deform under the force and absorb a lot of them before being pushed against his body, transferring the leftover force to him. This force wasn't enough to throw him through the air but it still fucking hurt.

The mesh didn't help him fight longer or even go against the lizard and counterattack it. It even shortened the time since his mana soon ran out. But the great thing was that when he called for Vlada to escape from the fight he wasn't heavily injured like the days before.

Once back at the camp, he ate, improved his spell and then rested. This way the days passed, each of them spent just like this. Slowly he improved in fighting against the lizard. Now he sometimes managed to counterattack and he had once even managed to hurt the lizard with one of his sword strikes.

But not only had his fighting capabilities grown but also his mana manipulation ability. In fact, his skill 'Mana Manipulation' had reached level 24.

And while he had improved, the same could be said about the lizard. Its attacks had gotten increasingly tricky and powerful. It wasn't just Ivan using it to train but it also used Ivan to train.

Today was the last day Ivan would be able to fight against the lizard. Tomorrow he would have to start going back home. Although he hadn't finished what he had planned, which was to improve his pets, he sure had managed to improve himself. And not only he had improved but also Vlada who had gone out to train as well, whenever he had been at the camp training his mana mesh spell.

Today he stood in front of the lizard for the last time. \”Hey, I'll have to say goodbye today. Tomorrow I'll have to leave and go back.\”, he didn't know why, but lately, he had started to talk to his opponent. Maybe it was because he had been out in the wild for so long and he wasn't used to it yet.

In response to his sentence, the lizard lifted his front paw and waved it towards him. In his mind, this meant that he should stop spewing nonsense and that he should attack. This wasn't the first time this happened. In fact, he had more and more got the feeling that the lizard was very intelligent and he even seemed to understand human language.

Once again the two of them clashed. And once again he lost. But this time the lizard stopped before defeating him completely. Usually, this was the point of the fight, where Ivan would call for Vlada to stoop in and take him away. But this time was different. Since the lizard had stopped its attacks on him, he didn't see a reason to call Vlada.

Moreover, it seemed as if the lizard wanted something from him. Or it wouldn't have stopped its attacks and instead continue on like every time before.