Chapter 296 (2/2)

“The heads!” Thea bellowed. “Hit the heads and the animation of the bones ends.”

Now the skeletons had come close enough that the non mages could fire, and hatchets, arrows, and throwing knives whistled out, hitting the front line, aiming for their skulls. This time, a lot of those skeletons that were taken down stayed down, but there were more coming-

Congratulations! You have leveled up! You are now level 2.

Simon blinked, then chuckled. Party experience, huh…? Because he hadn’t really done anything so far…

David pointed, his expression firm, clear of the usual pain that he had when moving around. For a second, nothing happened, and Simon felt a pang of pity. Was his access to the System truly damaged…? That would end up getting him killed in this world, as he is unable to grow more powerful or-

A flame hammer, the size of a moped, crashed into the spot where David was pointing. 5 skeletons, near the epicenter of the crash, were vaporized instantly. When it hit, the hammer splashed liquid fire, which began to burn away 6-7 others that were nearby. Beyond that, a dozen or so fell to the ground, the shockwave shattering their bones or knocking them to the ground.

Then, with increasing speed, David pointed, again and again, and altogether 10 of those hammers crashed down, destroying the densest part of the enemy's forces, leaving them with large holes in their ranks as they marched forward. Even after they hit, they continued to cause problems as they burned, bright and hot, for around 30 seconds before dissipating.

Attacks from our side stopped, as everyone just looked, wide eyed at the scene in front of them. Of all of the other skills used, none of them was really as effective as an arrow, which could pierce a skull and destroy the skeleton. Fireball incapacitated, but was rarely hot enough to melt the skull. Mana Bolt shattered it sometimes, if it was strong enough, but you had to hit at just the right angle. Entangling Roots was just a delaying tactic.

But this…

This was like watching somebody play a video game. David pointed, and 50 skeletons were instantly killed, another 150 debilitated or put out of commission. Just how…?

“Don’t let your guard down! They are still coming!” Thea bellowed. Then she turned, quietly, and said to David. “Weren’t you a close range type…?”

David did his typical shrug, and Thea could only sigh. “Well, if you need Mana potions, I can-”

Waving his hand, David produced 3 Mana potions, all of them a dark blue, much more potent than the ones he had given to Simon, drinking them all at once. Then he gave the two of them a thumbs up.

Simon wasn’t sure what was scarier. That he had potions more powerful than restoring 100 each, or that he was able to casually drink 3 of those more powerful potions without so much as blinking. He didn’t display any sort of mental strain there, which you would usually experience if you used too much Mana too quickly, around half of your pool. And he had drank those 3 potions…

Even assuming they ONLY restored 150, which was one of the most silly statements Simon had ever thought, that meant he had over 900 mana.

Simon had just over a 100. Plus David was better with his physical stats…..

Honestly…. Did this man have any weaknesses at all…?