Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

Congratulations! The skill Lion's Pride has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Lion's Pride has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Lion's Pride has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

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"What a weird skill…" Leon frowned.

​ The more Leon practiced his spells alone or the more he fought alone, the faster Lion's Pride could level up. Not only that, but the skill was also a double-edged sword… it increases his status by a percentage according to the level. However, it increased when he was alone, but it would decrease if he is in a group… It was a very depressing skill, despite its usefulness.

Regardless, Lion's Pride would multiply his status and grow stronger as long as Leon keeps practicing, and just like most skills, it would become even faster with the help of Haste.

"Based on health, mana, and stamina alone, Donan is at least three times stronger than me. Considering the years he had to level up Mana Reinforcement and Rage, he should be at least ten times stronger if he uses those… and I still have to consider the skills and possibly items the god of death granted him…"

Leon could counter-attack and decrease the difference of power using those same skills, but it wouldn't be enough. If he tries to learn new buffs, his mana would be consumed much faster. Leon was also lacking in health, stamina, and even on the mana department…

"Maybe things will work better if I defeat a harvester and use its spirit to create a melee weapon after questioning him to obtain the information I want…"

Although mithril was a malleable material, Leon couldn't make a glove using it. If he wanted to destroy Donan's with his fists alone, he would need bracers. Those would increase his endurance and strength… as long as he seals the spirit of a harvester in it. It was a bit risky, but the rewards would be phenomenal. So, Leon started to wonder about what was the correct order to solve his problems.

"Hah… so many things happened that I even forgot to test the mithril spear I created using the devourers."

As it turns out, Leon could absorb mana from monsters. Each strike would suck mana from his targets and restore his own mana. The problem was, he had to hold the spear to receive the mana, and small monsters usually had even less mana than the spear could absorb. So, it was inefficient… even though he could immobilize then with a single scratch.

"I could use it on that bastard… but no. He will taste my fists."

If Leon could level up Stone Skin a lot and create some bracers using the devourers, he would solve the problem of the cost of his buffs, and at the same time, he would decrease Donan's mana. But was that enough? No… Leon wanted to make the bastard feel real despair, and he wouldn't achieve that using such tricks. Besides, Donan knew that Leon could drain his mana. The next time he would come with some counter-measures. Still, Leon created some bracers anyway.

Thanks to Mana Bullet, Leon leveled up Multi-Conjuration until level fifty-five, and now he could create six Magma Spears. So, he could level up that skill six times faster. The problem was mana. Even with his recovery, Zen, and the blue angel leaves, Leon could only keep casting Magma Spears for one hour. It wasn't nearly enough to speed up his growth.

"Even if I use a half-dead Kraken or ancient whale, it won't solve the problem. Besides, it would be too much work to move them to the island…"

In the end, Leon could only use Mana-Eater on the undead Trent branches to recover his mana. He could only hope that by doing so, he would obtain the power to keep the harvesters at bay after defeating them.

"Yeah, that will do. Once I cut off their limbs, I will hold them off using the mithril spear of the devourers. Since they are melee fighters, they probably don't have many skills that recover their mana at a fearsome speed."

Leon could decrease his enemies mana, but he wondered if he would ever be capable of finding a solution to his own mana problems. Eighteen months ago, he could only shot six Magma Spears, and then he would have to wait for ten minutes to be able to shot another two. Now, he could shot one every minute without even relying on recovery or mana potions, but then again… it wasn't nearly enough.

Thousands of undead Trent branches were used in three days. Thanks to that, Leon managed to level up Magma Spear, Earth Creation, Fire Creation, Spearmanship, Fire Blessing, Pyromancy, Lion's Pride, and Multi-Conjuration several times. He felt even like going to the liches' dungeon again… but now, the soldiers were probably waiting for him, while they also wait for the harvesters… it wasn't a good idea.

After thinking for a long time, Leon found three possible solutions for his mana problems. He could learn how to absorb spells by looking for a spirit; the chances of him finding one in that world were close to none. He also could learn how to absorb the ambient mana, which he had no idea how to do it, and the last one… he could try to emulate the barrier around the continent that sucked the mana of the people inside of it, to maintain itself…

"… None of those are possible for me, for the time being, at least." Leon sighed.

Leon couldn't do any tests. His Magma Spears were powerful enough to knock down a Kraken as of late if he uses Multi-Conjuration even underwater… but it was hard to be sure if those would work against the harvesters. If he tries and fails, Leon would have to face a very annoyed harvester while the soldiers watch the battle.