502 Chapter 500 (2/2)
You obtained 01 status points.
Quicksand was self-explanatory. Although it was useless against opponents that could fly, Gravity could help with that. Punishment was a small sand tornado that caused damage thanks to the tiny shards of earth that were created inside of it. Sand Cloud was precisely that, a cloud of sand that could blind several enemies completely.
”Are you not going to level them up against the mechanical spiders?” Celsius asked when she saw Leon using the spells several times without a target.
”Nope, I can't keep owing favors to her,” Leon said. ”Otherwise, she will put me in those annoying situations again.
”Are you fine saying that out loud?” Celsius asked again.
”Even if I try to hide, what I think and feel are clear,” Leon said. ”It won't change anything by saying that out loud or not. Come to think of it... I can level up my resistances and train these spells pretty fast. I just have to use it against myself.”
”Self-harm, huh?” Celsius asked, and she seemed troubled. ”That is a dangerous path, be careful, or you will become one of those who treats pain like some kind of god.”
”I can't see the difference between doing that myself or just letting someone do the damage for me,” Leon shrugged.
Maybe Leon was just overthinking, but owing a favor to others and repaying favors was one of the reasons why he felt bored and sometimes annoyed while training. He didn't have the freedom he always had. Maybe it was his anger that was making him think that, but Leon never felt like that when he was training alone with a single goal in mind. Since he was always working alone, Leon never had to worry about other people's goals or schemes. It if didn't affect him, he could ignore it. If it was troublesome, then crush it. It was a pretty simple and good lifestyle. Maybe that was he truly obtained after those four years... simplicity.
”Before I forget... I need to learn some debuffs and curses. I needed them in that world.”
It was much more practical using curses to stop an enemy for several hours than using a mithril shackle. Even though Leon could consume the mithril, some mana was always wasted, after all.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Cursed Ray.
Cost: 100 mana
Cooldown time: 10 seconds.
You obtained 01 status points.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Blind.
Cost: 50 mana per second
Cooldown time: 10 seconds.
You obtained 01 status points.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Coward's Curse.
Cost: 50 mana per second
Cooldown time: 10 seconds
You obtained 01 status points.
Surprisingly, tomes that taught curses were quite expensive. Still, their effects would be useful as long as the enemy doesn't have a high resistance to curses.