510 Chapter 508 (1/2)
One week had passed since Leon returned, and it looked like he finally had the chance to leave again. Unfortunately, he was starting to have second thoughts. It was stupid and crazy, but at some point, over the last week, he started to wonder how Ilyana dealt with loneliness. Most likely, she also has the intermediate fragment of spirits inside her head, so things weren't exactly silent. Still, what would she talk about with her spirits if she rarely lives her castle? If nothing happens, even best friends or relatives would have a hard time talking to each other.
Leon was fully aware of how difficult it was to be alone. Most of the time, when he was alone, he questioned himself, his current actions, his past actions... Learn with the past is something good, but dwell on it every single wake moment was just sad.
”... It has been a while since you gave me some job,” Leon said. ”Is everything under control?”
”That kind of thing happens often,” Ilyana explained. ”It isn't strange for me to stay here for ten years without anything troublesome happening. Just before you appeared, I spent thirteen years doing nothing but learning and practicing my spells.”
That was insane, but it wasn't that surprising considering how old Ilyana was and her goal. In the end, Leon decided to leave without overthinking about it. He already had too many worries in his head, and worrying about someone who always hides crucial information from him wouldn't do him any good.
”Volt and Efreet, it is you guys turn now,” Leon said.
”Understood,” Volt said.
”Hahaha! I will teach you some neat tricks to pulverize those who dare to get on your way.” Efreet declared.
Leon expected to learn something easier, considering that Volt was very considerate and also aware of Leon's limitations, but since Efreet was also part of the equation, things got a bit complicated.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Explosive Lightning.
Cost: 250 mana
You obtained 01 status points.
Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Bolts of Torment.
Cost: 250 mana per second
Duration: 20 Seconds.
Cooldown time: 10 Seconds.
You obtained 01 status points.
Just like their personalities, compatibility between fire and thunder wasn't that great, but at least Leon managed to learn some powerful spells. The first one was Explosive Lightning, it was like an ordinary lightning bolt, but upon hitting the target, the impact also caused an explosion and burned the area and everything near the target. The second spell was something even insane. Instead of causing explosions, the lightning bolts would melt the area around the target and make some magma balls jump out of it and hit anything nearby.
Leon quickly leveled up those spells before finding the new world where he would train. Opening a path toward a dungeon that had too many enemies on the way would only make Leon waste time, so Leon decided to go to the first dungeon he finds that seemed less troublesome. In the end, Leon chose the one that spawned centaurs. Those creatures couldn't talk... at least Leon couldn't see them talking using words an intelligent species use. But they looked pretty smart since they always walked in groups of five.
Centaur (Spear)