Leon decided that he would train for one week in order to learn two ice spells. Although that was a bit greedy considering his learning speed on the island, he already knew the basics of manipulating, strengthening, and creating all the four basic elements. So, he was quite sure that he would learn in time.

“Projectiles in the form of bullets is enough to kill small fries… but now I’m going to face troublesome monsters like trolls and earth dragons, so I have to increase the weapons I can use.”

While Leon was deciding the shape of his new skills, he recalled the things he learned earlier. He didn’t know if Ren and other survivors knew, but it looked like by attacking, the crystal would summon monsters all over the other world of a certain level of power. Perhaps only the crystal of the slimes’ dungeon could summon several bosses, or perhaps there were some unknown rules… Regardless, before attacking the crystal, he went to the harpies’ world and confirmed that only big harpies were around. It was hard to verify since it was a world of mountains, but he was pretty sure there were no ordinary harpies nearby.

There was also the possibility that the crystal was just making weak versions of the harpies; at that point in time, everything was possible. But why the crystal would do something like that? That was an important question. Regardless it worked well for him since he could obtain tons of materials and coins. Although the smell of death was making him sick…

“Against the ghosts, I guess every type of magic attack will work. So, I don’t have to worry too much about them. However, Ren said they are pretty much like the trolls of fantasy books we know. Big, sturdy and have a stupid regeneration speed… in that case, I have to attack their hearts and brain at the same time with a sharp object. Freeze Lance is too big, so I have to learn how to create a small but sharp projectile.”

Trolls were ice monsters since their dungeon was also frozen, and it was in extreme North of Japan. So, Leon had to create a new fire spell. By strengthening a small projectile, he managed to create a ‘sharp’ fire arrow. Due to the fact that he only had to give shape and strengthen it, he learned it after half a day.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Fire Arrow.

You obtained 01 status points.

Mana: 20

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The cost of mana was higher than Leon imagined, but considering that he focused on learning a concentrated attack, that didn’t surprise all that much.

Every hour, Ren would bring a cart filled with mana potions, to save time, he threw away the bottles and put the liquid inside the cart since Leon said he would absorb the mana with his body not drink it. Every time he saw Leon’s progress, he couldn’t help but feel astonished, even from far away, he could feel the heat of Leon’s new spell. As if that wasn’t enough, he started to practice a new one… Ren thought that mages were people who had extremely convenient skills, but only after that, he recognized that a lot of diligence was necessary to become that powerful.

Although Leon succeeded in obtaining the weapon to kill the trolls, he still had to train it. The free status points would help, and the increase of damage of the level up would also help, but before that, he decided to learn the weapon he would use against the golems and earth dragons.

“This will be difficult… since my best spell is a variation of earth magic.”

According to Ren, golems were monsters made of earth. They didn’t look like living beings, and that itself was a problem since they wouldn’t die with a fire arrow on the heart or in the brain since they didn’t have those. Not only that, since they were like machines, but their actions and attacks were also extremely precise. A long battle against such an opponent would cause a lot of problems, so, Leon had to learn a spell that could kill golems and earth dragons.

A massive version of Fire Arrow would be the best option, but Leon didn’t have the time to learn a huge and concentrated spell like that. He, without a doubt, could learn a lot faster than he learned the Magma Spear, but not fast enough. Leon wanted to train for one week and clear the other dungeons in one week too.

“Fire doesn’t have a mass per se… and since I won’t have time to learn a fire spell that can kill golems and earth dragons in a single strike, I guess I have to learn an ice spell.”

Fortunately, Leon obtained an item that could help him, the Ancient Frozen Dire Wolf’s Soul would increase the power of his ice spells, but he still had to learn the spell. The more detailed the shape of a spell, the more time Leon would have to practice. Then Leon had an idea; he would create a spell that would let him freeze the monster to some extent while dealing blunt damage.

“Yeah… if I make it harder, I bet I can smash a golem to pieces. However, a single spell like that won’t be enough to kill an earth dragon… I just hope just a few will be enough to smash the head of one.”

In the end, Leon had to practice for five days before he could learn the spell. It was five meters tall and was one meter wide and long. It looked like a simple pillar, but thanks to that, Leon managed to learn it in time. The name was quite fitting, and Leon could only hope that with those skills, he would be able to clear the dungeons.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Ice Pillar.

You obtained 01 status points.

Mana: 120