new skills , fun battle , and a good harvest

[A/N: at first i wanted the mc to change his race , but i changed my mind , i think i will make him advance his human race , while also having the capability to change into other races at will , basically , i will have him be capable of stealing bloodlines , this will make it more interesting , which btw , would change a lot of my plans for the mc , but makes it more fun , also don't worry he won't go stealing bloodlines left and right , i will make conditions ,that will make him work for it , and only valuable bloodlines would be picked up , thank you for reading.]

" so let me get this straight , i have the second rarest mana color , a bond with a fairy dragon , a 3rd ranked skill , my soul is special , a special orb we don't know what it does , my luck is great , and i have a tragic past , am i the only one seeing the protagonist pattern here "Cole exlaims

[you've only just noticed??] Amira asks

"whatever ,back to the subject , do i have to hide my mana color now or what , can it even be hidden ?"

[ no you don't have to hide it , and you can't unless you possess a very rare skill , and people can't see your mana color unless they managed to learn a very specific observation skill ]

" understood , so what do we do now , i can't stay this way longer than this , i still have a mission and a lot of leveling up to do "

[ hmm i'll get to it , first of all the red orb , the mana orb should be completely under your control , i want you to place your hand over it , and focus on drawing energy from it , imagine you're absorbing mana , even though it's crude , think of it the same way you use your lightning skill ] and Cole obeys using the same method , and feels some sort of essence coming from the orb toward his body , but it chaotic and doesn't have a direction and Amira instructs again [now i want you to try to guide that energy toward your brain , nose , eyes , and ears ] and Cole again , tries it , trying to stablise the energy and guide , although he was met with a slight resistance , he succeeded nonethless , only to find himself , back in the real world , and he ask " what happened ?"

[ Check the screen in front of you ]Amira says ,and Cole reads the prompt in front of him 

{congratulation you have learned the skill : basic mana sense }

{ allows the user to spread his senses using his mana , magnifying and sharpening them , the enhancement is dependent on how much mana the wielder has , and how precise his control of it}

"oh so this what it's all about , neat , a question though , Amira please don't tell me , i have to do the process every time to learn mana related skills"

[ no , don't worry , if you use your mana sense now , you'd be capable of feeling your core , with needing to focus intensely or turning off your senses , and just for your information i'm not done yet ]

" oh thank god , but not done huh , hit me im ready"

[ you're talking like i'm giving you heavy workout , you're barely doing anything, anyway , now that you can feel your mana core easily , i want you , to do the same thing , only this time , guide the mana into your muscles , legs hands , shoulders , and every basic part of the body responsible for movement , you should know more about human anatomy than me ]

" roger " says Cole and does as she said , this time he doesn't encounter the slight resistance from before , proof his mana color indicating talent isn't just for show , guiding the mana throughout his skeleton, skeletal muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints, cartilage and other connective tissue, basically every part of his body , that is responsible for movement , and suddenly he feels lighter , stronger , and more refreshed , and he smiles noticing the screen appearing before his eyes 

{congratulation you have learned the skill : basic mana enhancement}

{allows the wielder to enhace part of his body as much as his mana capacity and control allow him to }

{ current enhancement : +25 STR +20 AGI + 22 STM}

" neat, i wonder how much i can enhance if i get more control over my mana }

[ a lot more than you can imagine , but your body wouldn't able to handle it , so i suggest not using too much mana on it ,and also stop supplying mana for now , you're wasting for no reason ]

" i guessed that as well , and no i'm not wasting it , im trying to familiarize myself with the feeling , because unlike when i get stat points, this strength feels somewhat fake , like it isn't my strength "

[ i see , you are somewhat right , now let's not waste time , there is something i want you try when you get back home , not get to leveling up]

" understood" Cole gets up and start heading out to the direction of the pharmacy , get it out the of demolished house he was in ' for how much was i inside' he asks Amira and she responds[ not much at least 30 at most 1h ] and Cole nods get on his way after 10 min of walking, he hears the sound he's been waiting for , activation his mana sense , he locate them heading to his direction from his right , again activating his mana enhancement , gaining a significant boost , and after a few seconds he noticed them , at least 40 zombies , behind them at least 20 mutated animals and insects , from bees , to dogs , and cats , to surprisingly , a mantis , but what makes him a bit cautious , is the one at the very back , Cole is sure it's cat , but it seems to have grown too much it resembles a leopard .

readying himself , Cole draws his sword , but after a second of thinking he also draws his second sword ' duel wielding should be fun'[A/N this is a one time thing , im still doubting whether i will make him even use a sword , another weapon , or make him just pure physical ]

and Amira says[ you're probably the only human in this planet who thinks of fun facing this many enemies ] and he responds shamelessly ' i live for showmanship' [ yes , yes , now get this over with , you don't have infinite mana you know , and those two skill ,are draining mana , although very slowly ]

' hmm , but i want fun ' he responds smirking and just she about to lash out at him ' just kidding ' he says dashing to the first batch of enemies heading toward him , the easiest of the bunch the zombies . as reached them without even stopping , he beheads the first one , following that by the spin around him to do the same to the one behind him , 4 more rush at him from the left , but he sidesteps a mantis trying to take him off guard , and using the sword on his left hand splits it in half along with with the entire body of the zombie behind it , the 3 other rush at him just to meet the same end. Cole knowing no mercy nor exhaustion , continues his massacre , sometimes taking their heads clean off , sometimes cuts them vertically , and sometimes horizontally just to squash their heads with his foot , finishing more than 35 zombies this way , just as he was going for the next one , he hears the sound of 3 distinct creatures behind , jumping out of the way , he looks to find that he was attacked by two mantises , and one ' armored bee? that's new , still weak though' temporarily forgetting the zombies , he rushes to the insects this time instead of slashing them he jumps and kick the two mantises with 70% of his strength , splattering them into pieces , and does a flip mid air positioning himself to land on the bee with with a kick , squashing it to meat paste . and landing on his feet , he again rushes but this time at the animals , a bit more serious , and using his swords, cutting down the first 4 in line easily , only for 2 dogs to jump at him from behind , ducking down ,and raising his sword , he pierced them from the stomach simultaneously, and slashes all the way to their heads , and again with the killing spree , heads and body pieces of animals . zombies , and insects , and finally after finishing all of the cannon fodder, he directs his gaze to the leopard , who looked like it was waiting for him to finish , he grins , readying his two swords , and just he was about to use his lighting zone ,he hears Amira's voice[ stop don't use that skill , along with the enhancements , your body or mind or maybe even both may not be able to handle it , don't take unnecessary risks , you can finish this normally , stop trying to look cool] she admonish him ' tsk , you're no fun ' he clicked his tongue be he understood what she meant nonetheless , and instead , he just readies up himself , for somewhat of a serious fight , and dashes at the leopard .

the leopard sees Cole coming , and growls , dodging to the left , while slashing it's claws , only to be met with Cole's sword as he span around , and using his other sword , attempt to strike at an opening from underneath , targeting the leopard's right leg , only for it to jump back , before jumping at Cole , and slashing it's claws at Cole , for him to guard with both his sword , and Cole take this chance , to break the stalemate , by overpowering the leopard ,sending it's two paws on two opposite direction , and delivering a kick right into it's chest , sending it flying back , and Cole determined to end this , again sprints to it's body slashing down at it's head, splitting it in two , signifying the end of the battle ,' haah , well i have to say not as easy as i imagined it to be , but not hard either ', [ well done , now i need you check the bodies thoroughly ] , ' let me guess , either it's loot , or something i never seen , which based on the surprising things ive seen so far , im guessing Cores ' [ you know, you're starting to scare me with your guesses , you're on point , search the bodies for cores , they are useful , for growth type skills and weapons , not to mention drops . and start with the one you just killed ] . ' those novels can do wonders you know , couple that with my intellect , and you have almost perfect guesses , wow that sounded narcissistic, i should stop , now first of all let's how much stats and exp i got 

[ congratulation you have killed a zombie lv 8] 

[ congratulation you have killed a corpse eater lv 7] 

[ congratulation you have killed a zombie lv 5] 

[ congratulation you have killed a mutated bee lv 8] 

[ congratulation you have killed a zombie lv 6]

[ congratulation you have killed a mutated dog lv 12] [ you gained + 1 AGI + 2 STR]

[ congratulation you have killed a mutated cat lv 11] [ you gained +3 AGI + 1 STR]

[ congratulation you have killed a mutated mantis lv 14] [ you gained + 8 AGI + 3 STR + 1 INT + 2 STM]

[ congratulation you have killed a mutated mantis lv 12 [ you gained + 2 AGI + 1 STR ]

[ congratulation you have killed a mutated evolved cat lv 21] [ you gained + 18 AGI + 10 STR + 8 INT + 11 STM]

...

 [ you have leveled up . you are now lvl 20] [you gained 6 status points]

 Status

Race: Human

Age: 20

Level: 20

Class: Locked

Talent : none

Affinity: lightning , light , space , blood , fire , nature

Bond:The fairy dragon: Amira

Skills: 

 Active skills 1/5 : lightning manipulation

 Passive Skills1/5 : combat soldier 

 Self created skills : Martial arts of asna , lightning zone , basic mana sense , basic mana enhancement

Attributes : 

MP[980/1400]

HP:[1370/1500]

STR: 58 [+25]

STM: 83

AGI: 82

INT: 61

CHA: 9

status points: 11

Items : [Warrior's sword x2]

 [Earrings of the believer]

 [pendant of pesistence]

{Under contract of equals with Amira}

' not onto the loot , search for the cores , find medicine , and finally go back to sleep ' Cole thinks