C27- Ants

Several days had passed since the incident with the kidnappers, The Town was placed under lockdown, and no one was allowed to leave without proper Inspection, during those days Shane had become too bored to care about anything.

He could see Guards walking around the mansion, interrogating everyone, he was not quite sure maybe it was his imagination getting the best of him, but he could swear the guards were paying more attention to him.

'was it because I was at the crime scene' he thought he found out later that Eve and her family were out of town on a private trip, which was the main reason why the criminals could enter the Mansion and escape since the problem did not come from him Shane paid no mind to it he had been spending time gaining information from the system.

"I don't get it, I thought people use Magic in this world, from what I have seen from the numerous amount of Guards, some use creation Magic," He asked the system

[There are many types of Magic in this World, Creation Magic is one of them, it allows the user to create objects through the use of Elemental Magic, and it's one of the most used Magic in the world]

'Ohh, so they are other types of Magic' he wanted to ask more when he heard a knock on his door 'Now what' This wasn't the first time someone had knocked on his door today.

And just like he had suspected it was the Guards, "What do you guys want" Shane asked, The guards upon seeing Shane frowned "We are here to ask a few questions since you were close to the crime scene, we wanted to ask if you saw any of the kidnappers face or anything that can help to identify the kidnappers" one of the guards asked.

Shane already expecting this type of question replied like a broken record "No I did not, like I told the others I did not see or hear their names, can I go back to my room now".

The guards were taken aback by Shane's attitude "Watch your tone boy" one of the guards replied angrily, he was about to place his hand on Shane when they heard an Explosion.

"What the Fuck was that" one of the guards shouted, they looked at Shane one more time, Shane couldn't hold back his anger "What, Are you guys going blame me for that?" the guards hurried towards the Explosion.

[This might be a good thing]

Shane heard the system voice but it wasn't the same voice, this one sounded more masculine, this was his first time hearing another voice, and before he could ask about it the voice continued

[Boy don't waste this opportunity, you lack Experience, which you need you will gain EXP, without proper Experience, I suggest you grab a cloth and head towards that explosion]

Indeed Shane had noticed that his EXP had been stuck in the same number since his last fight against the guards, he checked his EXP again, and he honestly had no idea what EXP meant until now.

>>EXP = 120/200

"Oh, so that was the reason it increased, because of the fight" He was about to get back into his room when he realized something.

"Wait, does that mean, I will have to fight every time to Gain EXP or Experience as you called it," He asked.

[If you want to level up, to become stronger, you will need to gain experience points and yes you will need to fight, that's the best and easiest way to gain EXP] the system replied.

Shane was torn he had already made up his mind to leave his life in peace, and he already discarded his idea of becoming a bandit overlord after the system explained to him that he would need to become an Expert mage to consider himself an overlord.

"Fine, might as well see what's going on out there" he ran towards the explosion site, since he got here Shane had spent most of his time inside the Mansion.

As he got closer to the explosion site, Shane could see Elves running around, he could also see people wearing the same colors of armor running around, some were leading the civilians away from the explosion.

He continued moving forward, getting closer to the explosion, he was so focused that he didn't check his surroundings, and he accidentally stepped on a body.

Before he could gather his bearings, Shane fell head-first into another body that was a few inches away from the other body.

"What the fuck" he cursed, Lying before him were two dead bodies, their heads were missing from their body, and their guts were dangling out of their bodies, this wasn't his first time seeing something like this.

He could still remember the sight of his fellow slaves eating another slave, but he couldn't hold back the vomit that gashed out from his mouth, after throwing up for few more times, he got up and ran towards the explosion.

Left for him alone he would have returned to his room, but the system voice kept reminding him of the benefits.

Getting close to the explosion, Shane could hear the sound of the sword clashing, He slowed down as he began to sneak, and hiding behind a stall Shane could see everything.

He could see the soldiers fighting against some ant-looking creature, the 2-foot-tall ants head was covered in iron the soldiers were having a hard time getting rid of them.

"What are those," shane asked,

[Boy try controlling some Mana to your eyes] the system replied

Shane had been learning how to use his Mana from the system during the past few days, he wasn't the best at it since he could only control a little bit of his Mana.

According to the system, Mortal Mages are one of the weakest classes in this world, Since they spend most of their time learning to control Their Mana and their Spells are pretty much useless, unless you come from a great family that is willing to spend money on you.

Shane being a Slave and also being dead broke couldn't afford to buy a spell book which was extremely expensive and took a lot of time to understand.

Back to the present, just as the system suggested, Shane forcefully moved some Mana into his Eyes, He looked at one of the creatures

[Name = Iron-head Ant

Type = Drones

Level = 16 [BISHOP]

HP= 900]

"What the hell, that ant is way too strong for me to face, are you guys sure about this," He asked the system.

[Of course not, unless you want to die, try looking for the ones with low level] the system replied.

Around the explosion site, hundreds of undead were fighting it out with the soldiers, Shane continued to sneak closer until he saw an undead welding a bow he immediately checked the undead info

[Name = Iron-head Ant

Type = Worker

Level = 3

HP= 100]

Although the Ant was a level above him, it was the lowest level Shane had seen so far, he was about to attack but then it hit him.

'Wait, I don't have any weapon with me, and that ant looks strong, I will need to get close and engage it' he thought.

He continued to sneak closer to the ant, praying the ant would continue doing what it was doing.

[Boy, Try moving as much Mana as you can into your fist, since you don't have any weapon, you will have to use your fist, and it is not like you can use any weapon since you are a mage]

Shane nodded, although he had a lot of questions to ask, he knew now wasn't the perfect time, he was getting closer to the ant he didn't want to attract it by accident that was until he kicked a bottle that was by his side.

The ant suddenly turned its head to face Shane's direction.

"Fuck it, might as well try now am already close to it," he said steeling his nerves