Chapter 9: Checking Skills

' ': speaking to himself

" ": regular talks

[ ] : status and store related sections

<Fireball> :silent activation

<Fireball !!> : voiced activation

*...* : action

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Looking at the Novice Fire Mage title "15% reductions on the mana cost is really helpful, just this title I'm at least 15% more powerful, and with the addition of apprentice zombie hunter I can easily crush zombies with my magic." Arthur said to himself.

This title was surely unexpected but a welcomed surprise. After equipping both of the titles Arthur opened up the skill section to check out his recent progress.

❃Instant Dungeon Creation/Escape - Level: 3/100

❃Meditation < Uncommon > - Level: 4/10

❃Mana Gathering Technique ( basic )- Level: 13/100

❃Foundation Footwork Technique - Level:54/100

❃Foundation Sword Technique - Level: 75/100

❃Art of War - Level: 14/100

❃ Sword Mastery < Uncommon > - Level: 6/10

❃Personal Sword Technique: Straight Cut - Level: 35/100

❃Personal Sword Technique: Single Wave - Level: 28/100

❃Personal Sword Technique:Parry - Level: 7/100

❃Personal Sword Technique:Stab - Level: 21/100

❃Armor Mastery < Common > - Level: 2/10

❃Alchemy < Common > - Level:3/10

❃Observe < Uncommon > - Level: 9/10

❃Ironflesh - Level: 35/100

❃Frenzy - Level: 15/100

❃Haste < Special > - Level: 2/10

❃Manufacturing < Special > - Level: 3/10

❃Fire Magic < Uncommon > - Level: 5/10

↳ Resist Fire < Uncommon > - Level: 8/10 ( spell )

❃Fire Resistance < Special > - Level: 1/10 ( passive skill created by Gamer ability)

❃Pain Resistance < Uncommon > - Level: 4/10

❃Frost < Common > - Level: 4/10

❃Sandblast < Common > - Level: 2/10

❃Gust < Common > - Level: 7/10

❃Sparks < Common > - Level: 9/10

❃Healing < Rare > - Level: 2/10

❃Purify < Uncommon > - Level: 6/10

❃Cure wounds < Common > - Level: 2/10

❃Bound Greatsword < Special > - Level: 1/10

❃Bound Longsword < Common > - Level: 1/10

❃Bound Cuirass < Common > - Level: 1/10

❃Bound Gauntlets < Common > - Level: 1/10

❃Danger Sense < Uncommon > - Level: 3/10

❃Bloodlust Detection < Uncommon > - Level: 1/10

❃Physical Endurance < Uncommon > - Level: 9/10

❃Power Strike < Special > - Level: 6/10

❃Stealth < Common > - Level: 2/10

❃Tracking < Common > - Level: 1/10

❃Butchering < Common > - Level: 2/10

❃Cooking < Common > - Level: 3/10

❃Dash < Special > - Level:1/10

❃Sprint < Special > - Level:4/10

Satisfied with his progress Arthur get out his tub and start drying himself with his newly acquired fire magic.

Although his control over the fire magic is currently lesser than his old spells before they merge but his resistance against fire stayed as a passive skill so it's still a tier higher than the magic itself and can completely negate its effects.

After drying himself, he took out a new set of clothes from his inventory and sat on his bed to practice the meditation and mana gathering technique to regain his mana.

With his new power-ups, Arthur stops worrying about how strong the legion zombie will be and start planning what to buy next with the coins he would get from it.

"There is still a couple of hours before the night. I can enter the dungeon one more time before training time."

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It took Arthur 25 minutes to regain his mana. After that, Arthur once again walks into the deeper parts of the forest for entering the dungeon.

Reaching a suitable location he opened the zombie dungeon second time for today. Just like the usual sky turned gray and the surrounding forest lost its lively green color.

Without losing any time Arthur gathered fire in his hands and created a whirlpool of it with a couple of small movements. Charging the whirlpool of fire with his mana he increased the size of his attack before releasing it.

When he satisfied with the size of the spell, he let go of his control over it. With a thundering blast, a small whirlpool as large as 5 meters turned into a catastrophic firestorm absorb the forest surrounding him.

"It took 1000 points of mana to cast it but I already start getting notifications of the regular zombies getting killed, I should be able to level up recover mana I lost before the boss shows up."

While waiting for the boss to show up Arthur decided to try out new spells he bought. He once again gathered fire in his hand and start to shape it like a whip.

Once the spell formed he waved his whip around and start hitting trees with it, with each hit he left a scorching mark on the tree's trunk

It took him some time to get used to the whip, Arthur tried to create a binding type of out of it but even when he successfully assemble the shape, the spell wouldn't last more than a second even its only binding around a tree.

After multiple tries, he gave up the binding spell until he levels up his fire magic to the special tier.

While he was trying out his new things with his magic, Firestorm he cast before thoroughly devastated the whole forest and start reaching the mountain zone little by little.

Seeing that he is about level up Arthur, drank two mana potions and cast <Ironflesh >, <Bound Cuirass>, <Bound Gauntlets>, <Bound Boots>, and finally, the < Haste> spells to drain his mana pool before its get filled with the level up bonus.

"Hundreds of regulars have already perished, ıts almost time that boss will appear." just as Arthur speaks a terrifying roar spreaded from the middle of the sea of fire.