50 Chapter 49 (1/2)

The more Leon and the others walked, the more they faced Frost Dire Wolves. Eventually, the cave became large and then begun to fight against two Frost Dire Wolves at the same time. However, nothing major happened. Leon had the power to kill them before they could get too close.

”Why don't you guys use bows or crossbows?” Leon asked.

”Bows that grants us elemental arrows exist, but they consume mana with every arrow used,” Ren explained. ”Since the monsters appeared, most humans focused on raising their health and endurance while neglecting mana.”

Leon did the opposite; he neglected this health. Now that he was back in civilization, he started to wonder if inflicting self-harm would increase his health, but he still was hesitating in doing that. Regardless, after walking for one hour, they finally found the first intersection, and one of the soldiers who was drawing the map of the dungeon made sure to detail that.

”Other groups didn't draw the map of this dungeons?” Leon asked. ”Until what point they managed to explore?”

”In dungeons like this, every group has their own exploration maps,” Ren explained. ”I know what you are thinking, and the emperor decreed that we must share that kind of thing, but for a price. The more filled the map is, the more expensive. We don't have the funds to buy such a map, and I thought it would be better to explore the dungeon as much as possible to gather materials. We will need to create a stock of those since we won't explore the dungeon forever.”

”I see…” Leon nodded.

All in all, Ren was thinking ahead. Perhaps it would be very profitable to clear that dungeon time after time for a month, but considering the promise he made to Leon, they couldn't do that. The idea was to increase his influence and make the Emperor get interested in Leon, to do that, they had to accomplish many different things. Leon felt thankful for that, even though Ren and his men hadn't the skill to work like that, he was keeping his promise.

”Mmm… perhaps I should teach them how to use basic magic. That should help me in the long run.”

Leon didn't want to lose sight of his goal, but like that saying says… all paths lead to Rome. He could do many things to reach his home, but the best option was to increase his allies. Leon wasn't that calculative, but he was aware that teaching the survivors without requesting for anything in exchange, it would make them feel grateful. Just that wouldn't be enough to help him, but sooner or later, they would feel compelled to help him.

”Achoo!” Leon sneezed.

Congratulations! The skill Ice Resistance has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.