239 Chapter 238 (1/2)
From what Darya knew, it looked like Bloody Wasps weren't much different from the wasps Leon knew. The only real difference is that they were one meter long and wide... they also could suck their target's blood with their sting. The blood could be used to heal their wounds or to increase their attack power and speed. Either way, it wasn't a good idea to let them get too close.
”I guess fire magic is the best way to deal with them... so, shall I combine wind and fire magic to create something like a Fire Tornado? It might be dangerous, so I should start with something more simple.”
Leon recalled Sandstorm, the spell and that mutant wolf that almost crushed him to death used. The spell itself didn't cause much damage, but it blinded everyone nearby due to its scope. It was safer starting using that, so Leon decided to practice while he and Darya headed toward the Bloody Wasps area.
Much to his surprise, soon, Leon managed to create a small version of the Sandstorm on the palm of his hand. The wind was strong, and the sand didn't spread toward all directions... Leon was on the right track.
”I don't think a spell-like that will be useful against the bloody wasps...” Darya also replicated the smaller version of the Sandstorm.
”I'm just learning the fundamentals before trying anything more dangerous...” Leon said. ”Mana Armor doesn't protect yourself from your own attacks, so you should be careful.”
Little by little, Leon's control over the sandstorm increased as he also enlarged the scope of it. After walking for three days, they finally reached their territory of those creatures. Leon and Darya noticed that because they didn't see any three-eyed rats... Regardless, they only began to fight one day later when they both received the notification.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Sandstorm.
Cost: 10 mana per second
You obtained 01 status points.
The spell barely caused damage, but it was enough to prevent the wasps inside from moving. Although the consumption of mana wasn't big, it wasn't small either. The effectiveness of the spell was kind of small. It only created an area of four meters tall and large, strong winds and sand. However, both the speed of the winds and the range of the spell were increasing as the skill leveled up.
Although they bought a lot of mana potions after leaving the golems dungeon, Leon and Darya decided to save their mana and also divided the work in order to increase efficiency. Sometimes Leon used Sandstorm to stop the wasps, and Darya used Fire Bullets to kill them, and sometimes they changed their roles.
”It looks like these dungeons can spawn more monsters than others...” Darya said after noticing a few dozen wasps approaching.”
”Somehow, I feel things aren't that simple...”Leon furrowed his eyebrows.
It has been a while since Leon saw so many monsters in a small area. Although those monsters were so weak and a single Fire Bullet was enough to kill them, Leon was quite worried... he felt like he forgot something... something very important.
Although Leon was in a hurry, he decided to at least learn one more Area of Effect spell before challenging the dungeon. Since the battles would happen in a confined space and the enemies were insects, the best option was to learn a fire attack.