101 Chapter 100 (1/2)
After talking to Tom and noticing that he wasn't doing nearly his best for the planet, Leon barely slept. He started to think of what he should after solving the situation between the Allied Forces of the North-America and Japan. To make matters worse, Leon didn't discover a single thing of what he should do to absorb mana from objects and the environment. If Leon couldn't sleep and discover anything about the things he wanted to learn, the only thing he could was to meditate, and so he did.
Unlike the previous day, Miller didn't try to make Leon begin his turn of watching the dungeon and the camp two hours earlier. So, after midnight, Gisela and Leon sat in front of the dungeon. While she was trying to freeze the water of a bucket, Leon observed the skeletons and crushed them before they could cause him any harm. Still, he didn't learn anything just by observing the monster.
”There is no flesh, and there is no sign of any magic element in those creatures' bodies… so, they must have mana in their bones. They are undead creatures, but they still have mana. Without bones, muscles, blood, and a brain to control their bodies, only something like mana could grant them the power to move…”
However, Leon was aware that something was off. Why the skeletons had their equipment inside the dungeon but had to wait for a day before they could evolve into skeleton archers, wizards, and knights? It was probably due to the fact that the dungeon was a portal that leads to another world because that world had a lot of mana, and the dungeon was part of that world… to some extent. But that didn't give Leon any clue either.
”When mana is involved, I usually fail because I don't understand the theory of what I'm trying to do… there is a reason why I'm failing at absorbing mana; if those undead creatures can, I definitely can, too.”
”Master, is that a spell, too?” Gisela asked.
”No, I'm just manipulating earth,” Leon answered. ”A person can't control a spell for so long.”
”But isn't that way of attacking more efficient than some spells?” Gisela asked.
”It probably is since I compressed the earth and made it move fast,” Leon explained. ”However, I have to use more mana to be able to control it. Using a spell is more convenient because I don't have to worry about giving shape to the projectile or increasing its speed. Besides, if you master a powerful attack and turn into a spell, you can shot that same spell over and over again to cause massive damage as long as you have mana.”
”It isn't just better to create and control powerful magic projectiles and attack using them?” Gisela asked.
”It is not easy to control, and like I said, I can't control for long; to obtain control over something you create, you will have to touch it,” Leon answered. ”And sometimes, that is not possible.”
”Can you only control something you created?” Gisela asked.
”That is right… I think.” Leon frowned.
Leon started to wonder that perhaps that way of thinking was wrong. If someone could control something that a person created, then telekinesis shouldn't exist. The logic was a bit flawed, but if he could face grim reapers, then telekinesis must exist. At least that was what Leon wished.