Chapter 24: Goal for the year!
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A jet of orange light pierced through the fog effortlessly.
I heard a screech and dodged out of the way as a barrage of cutting curses was sent in my direction.
Leaping out of the way I sheath my sword and took out my crossbow and loaded an acid bolt.
Reading the pattern and direction of the cutting curse I pin pointed its location and pulled the trigger.
My ears picked up the sound of glass breaking before it was followed up by another unearthly scream.
Looking at the enemy's health bar in one of my open windows I saw it slowly start to decline.
Crack!
Hearing the telltale signs of apparition, I scanned the area once more.
[You sense danger!]
Without thinking I activated [Flying] to jump into the air.
Escaping the radius of the smoke fog I looked behind me, only to see the area flash a red hue.
When I landed I noticed that the expiration on the artificial fog was ending.
I momentarily frowned as I noticed that the undead wizard had stripped off its robe.
"Somehow, I don't feel like fighting anymore."
Parts of its grey mummified flesh looked to be partially melted giving it a more horrid appearance. The left side of its face must have taken the full brunt of the attack, as it had been stripped of any flesh leaving behind only a half-melted skull.
Briefly I noticed that its skin looked to be covered in some type of arcane runes.
However, what really bothered me was the fact that it hadn't been wearing any clothes underneath the robe.
In other words, it was naked.
I kept my face stoic even when it moved to face me. It roared in what must have been anger, but I was too distracted as something dangled from its legs before falling to the ground.
It noticed this too as it stared at that 'something' in bewilderment before releasing an even louder roar.
It was official, despite my eagerness to fight it, I was more than ready to put this whole thing behind me.
Aiming my bow at it, I released another bolt, only this one had a silver and blue liquid separated by a small glass divider.
It shattered, hitting that 'thing', with the two potions mixing.
This caused a chemical reaction which ended in a white explosion.
It waved its wand banishing the smoke only to see that its lower body was now encased in a block of ice.
It looked confused at the ice but when it looked up it gained a look of alarm when it saw I wasn't there anymore.
The icy bolt was only meant as a distraction and to keep it from running away.
Using [Charge] and [Sneak] I crossed the distance until I was only a foot away and turned myself invisible.
I looked as it swiveled its head trying to detect me, occasionally throwing a curse to the left where it most likely thought an enemy would be.
Looking at its health I noticed that it still had 80% left.
Normally in games, this meant that the fight was far from over.
However, despite my ability, this was real life, and it followed a different set of rules.
I unsheathed my rapier. I lopped off its hand containing the wand, deactivating my invisibility in the process.
It screeched as it held the stump in agony.
I took the wand and stepped on the hand, just in case it decided to have a mind of its own.
Taking the rapier, I stabbed it in the heart, taking a chunk out of its HP. I stabbed and sliced it for several seconds until only a small silver remained.
The fight had been decided as soon as it had lost its wand, this wasn't like a game where one could continue fighting until the bitter end.
With a final swing I cut off the head and watched it roll on the ground before it dissipated into black smoke.
[Gained 12,400 experience.]
[Your level went up by 1.]
[Your level went up by 1.]
[Your level went up by 1.]
The rest of its body soon disappeared as well, including the spare wand.
"Tch. So stingy."
What was left behind was a pile of gold coins, five red potions, and a book.
"Oh, 20 Galleons isn't half bad for a single fight. I wonder what this potion is though?"
[Lowest Grade Recovery Potion-Rank: Magical
A recovery potion. A lower-middle grade potion that instantly recovers 200 HP. Tastes like strawberry.]
"Hmm? Is this good? I should research healing potions later? Now what about the book?"
[Skill book: Life Drain- Rank: Rare
Technique possessed by some middle rank or above Undead that can absorb life force. It absorbs the target's life force and adds it to the user's life force. With training it is possible to transfer the user's life force to allies.]
Great, this was exactly what I needed right now, a skill to recover health.
[Would you learn this skill?] [Yes][No]
[You have obtained the skill 'Life Drain'.]
[Life Drain] (Active) LV1 EXP: 0.0%
Technique possessed by some middle rank or above Undead that can absorb life force. It absorbs the target's life force and adds it to the user's life force. With training it is possible to transfer the user's life force to allies.
Effect: Drains 20 HP per minute
Cost: 30 MP]
Seeing as it didn't say MP per minute, this meant that it only needed to be cast once.
Now I could deal damage and heal at the same time.
With my high mana regeneration, I really should invest some points into INT to raise my MP.
My personal goal for this year was to raise my INT to 100, which would give me access to sixth grade spells.
Looking at the desolate battlefield I sighed, somewhat disappointed.
The fight I'd been longing for, left much to be desired.
I hardly got to use any of my skills.
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