Chapter 67 (1/2)

Red Leaves Cove

”Gildern, pack our spoils of war and we'll set off,” Link commanded

Link usually left the physical labor to his followers Jacker was injured froht while Gildern remained unscathed The work naturally fell into the hands of Gildern, who hastily loaded the weapons and armor they looted from the bandits of the Syndicate

After casting an Eleainst a tree to get some rest and recounted on the past few battle experiences, reflecting on his mistakes

This was a habit he developed fro that went, ”the Holy Knight would not be defeated by the same tactics twice?”

Link was no Holy Knight, nor did he suffer any defeat However, he was not perfect either, and he often reflected on those insufficiencies to ensure he did not commit the same mistake twice

Even if I continue to invest Omni Points into my Maximum Mana, it would only be at 148 points, that's way too low! It would be fine if I cast Level-0 and Level-1 spells However, one Level-2 spell consumes 20 Mana points, and a Level-3 spell consumes anywhere fro one or two of these spells before I run out of Mana The assault froerous, I would need to find a more efficient and faster way to replenish my Mana

Link was still afflicted by the Ailing Magic status When he fully recovers in two months, his Maximum Mana would be at 1480 points, equivalent to that of a Level-4 Magician There was thus no reason for hi Omni Points into his Maximum Mana The best alternative noas to find a faster way to replenish it

Mana Recovery Potions can be an option; I should prepare those when I get back However, the side effects of these potions are also strong I should couple this with mana recovery spells

Link vaguely ree The cost was 50 Mana points and it could recover at least 80 of your Maxi

It was probably ti this spell

There was yet another problem with the battle today

Though he e a major factor in his triumph At the last few moments, if Andy were to be more patient and stall the battle for another five minutes, Jacker would not have been able to withstand the Crystal Golem's attack With Jacker defeated, Link would have had to deal with both the Crystal Golem and Andy's assault, and the probability of his success would have been h-riskbad was bound to happen

Link found this battling style to be uncoician, he preferred to be in control of the tempo of the battle Also, in the event that he was unable to do so, he always had to have a triuency

A battle like today's, where they unveiled every single tactic they had was disastrous

Link couldn't help but think of the black-robed Magician

That Dark Elf has been searching for the Occultic Runes, he should be the one working in the shadows to rescue Tarviss Hean Occultic Rune slip by him like that, I will definitely see more of him in the future

Link did not know the Dark Elf but was able to gauge his personality based on the battle they just had

As with icians, he does not like close quarters combat but prefers to plan in advance and control the flow of battle I would probably have been unable to retaliate if I had walked right into his trap

Speaking of traps, Link gestured to Jacker and Gildern to stay and went off alone to search for the untriggered traps set by the Magician He cast an Aura of Detection over himself and followed the trails of the Syndicate bandits This ti every detail Midway through the mountains, he stopped in his tracks

There was so peculiar about the aura in this area There was a small distortion, but peculiar nonetheless In the le misstep would have landed the trap

Link advanced cautiously, circling around the peculiar aura when he finally found the trap He swiped the weeds off and revealed a flat rock, slightly illu fros on it

This was Rune Magic!

Rune Magic was merely a layh-level spellcasting technique It worked by enchanting theit onto a relatively flat surface

Link observed the position of the runes and the ele from the stone This spell …

”It's Chain Lightning!” Link felt a shi+ver run down his spine

Chain Lightning

Level-3 Lightning Spell

Effect: Attacks the target with lightning bolts This attack will autoet other enemies that fall within a 9 feet radius for a maximum of 5 times