Chapter 633 (2/2)
Combined with Randidly’s powerful image of Thorn… well…
Within a half minute, the largest boat was cleared of Wights. The wooden thing had suffered greatly, and only two of its legs remained usage. But those two legs simply speared into the deck of the large ship. As he was guzzling down three more Mana Potions, the wood of the large boat groaned. Then it reared up and stretched. Two large clubs of wood split off.
Without any finesse, the boat lashed out, crushing two mid-sized canoes nearby. With their strange, shrieking song the Wights died.
Congratulations! You have reached Level 30! +5 Stats distributed between Vitality, Perception, Resist, Intelligence, and Control, +14 Free Stats! +1 Stat to a Mental Stat. +1 to a Physical Defense Stat. +1 to a Mental Support Stat. +2 Control. +20 Health, +24 Mana, +23 Stamina, +.5 to all Regenerations! +1 to Health and Stamina Regeneration! +20 Progenitor’s Influence.
Congratulations! You have learned the Skill Fruit of the Planting of Enmity (L) Lvl 1! You have learned the Skill Absolute Timing (Ru) Lvl 1!
Fruit of the Planting of Enmity (L): Like all trees, under sufficient conditions, you will bear fruit. After four hours of intense concentration, produce a single fruit. There are multiple possibilities for what sort of fruit will be produced, based upon your Skills and images. Upon consumption, the fruit will provide an appropriate benefit. Fruits become more powerful when aged and refined.
Absolute Timing (Ru): Although your inner workings have shifted, you Soul is based on a clockwork engine. That has given you an inborn talent to spotting and following the timing of opponent’s Skills. It is slightly easier to dodge opponent’s Skills, and your Skill can be utilized more effectively. It is easier to take an opponent by surprise. Effects increase with Skill Level.
Fruit…? Randidly shook his head. A perplexing Skill that he would investigate later, and a passive Skill. Not the best results for reaching Level 30, but it wasn’t such an issue. Randidly turned back to the group of his allies, but only found Azriel standing there. The rest of them were sailing swiftly away on a canoe.
“They’ve gone ahead,” Azriel said with a frown. “Silo informed Sergeant Platton and his crew that you were a spell spear, and would buy them some time. When they get close, we are to get back into our canoe that is waiting on the back side of the island and meet up with the rest of the group. But…”
There was a fierce pride in Azriel’s eyes. “But I believe that enemies of this Level aren’t enough to push us back. The rest would perhaps think twice… but Randidly, will you stay here with me and slaughter them all?”
Randidly spared a glance for the 27 boats remaining. Likely there was something like 600 Wights here. It wasn’t an insurmountable number. Plus…
Plus the shattered remnants of their “escape canoe” had already sunk to the bottom of the sea. It was perhaps a hasty action to use their canoe as a weapon. Randidly could create another, but his Mana was already rather low from creating those two huge maces from a distance. Plus Randidly had already blown through half of his stockpile of Mana potions since arriving in Tellus.
Mana potions here were much more difficult to acquire, especially in wartime. Efforts simply weren’t directed towards making them because no one really used them. Which meant Randidly would have to make his own. He possessed plenty of the blue sap, and could probably buy higher tiered varieties relatively cheaply back at the city, but…
Likely better to just let his Mana regenerate naturally right now. Technically, they had little choice but to fight here.
Well, some truths didn’t need to be spoken out loud.
“Then let’s do it,” Randidly said firmly. Azriel flashed him a smile.
“Would you like to make it a contest?” Azriel asked sweetly as she spun her needle spear around in a circle.
Randidly frowned at Azriel. “I assume we compete in kills? What’s the prize then?”
“Your master, Shal, hasn’t contacted you as of yet, yes…?” Azriel’s crimson eyes sparkled as she looked at Randidly. “I am relatively well connected in the Northern Domain and have heard some rumors as to his whereabouts. If you beat me… how about I share some truths about him?”