100 Chapter 99 (1/2)
”Welcome back, master,” Gisela said, showing a complicated expression. ”I'm sorry, but it looks like this will take a while...”
Gisela spent the last hours trying to freeze the water of a bucket, but there was no sign of ice. However, Leon noticed that the water got colder.
”You are on the right path, keep practicing,” Leon said. ”There is no need to feel embarrassed; I only learned that after training my magic for months.”
Leon patted Gisela's head, and then she nodded. While he was training on the island, Leon noticed that it was easy to freeze water if he just inserts his mana in a small portion of water. Freezing the water of a bucket would be even easier since he didn't have to control it. After giving a few more pointers, Leon left the house and headed to the entrance of the dungeon where Tom was. Since he was focused on watching the surroundings, he quickly noticed Leon's approach.
”Is something wrong, Leon?” Tom asked. ”You spent the night awake and killed a lot of skeletons this morning; you should rest while you can.”
”I just came to ask a few questions,” Leon said.
”What is it?” tom asked.
”You guys already found the crystal of the dungeon, right?” Leon showed a puzzled expression. ”By what I saw today, ordinary skeletons don't stand a chance against you guys. So, why didn't you clear the dungeon yet?”
”You are right,” Tom nodded. ”It is obvious, but it is due to the boss. That thing... it is very dangerous. Have you heard of ghosts' dungeon? Japan has one, but we don't have one here. The boss of this dungeon is similar to the boss of that dungeon; we call it Grim Reaper 2.0. However, it can summon skeletons almost infinitely. Not only that, but it also can suck our souls quite fast... we lost one member on the first time we fought against the boss.”
”It sounds very scary...” Leon said.
”As if that wasn't enough, we can only damage with spells and attacks that are strengthened by mana,” Tom explained. ”We don't have enough mana, and we also tried to fight while using potions, but we didn't last long.”
”Why didn't you ask the directors to send a few archers or mages?” Leon asked.
”We tried that before, but it is useless,” Tom answered. ”Unless we have a mage or archer deal a lot of damage, we can't stop the Grim Reaper from summoning more skeletons. The beast apparently has infinite mana, and even if we destroy all skeletons with a single strike, eventually we will run out of gas. That is why the directors sent you here; I believe that think you have the potential to stop the grim reaper. Your attacks are powerful, but not enough.”