Having finished off the fluffy rabbit shaman, Poe turned around and looked towards Lucia and Ivy, who looked on speechlessly.
"Let's move on…!"
Saying so, Poe walked towards the exit of the valley, while moving past Lucia and Ivy.
Lucia and Ivy looked at each other for a while, before following behind Poe.
The valley did not have many monsters and their journey out of it was peaceful, if the encounter with the fluffy rabbit shaman was ignored, that is.
Coming out of the valley, Poe expected something like an open plain or maybe a grassland of some sort, but what greeted him was entirely different from his expectations, a giant swamp of sort spread out in front of Poe and the rest.
First a beautiful valley, then a swamp… this place truly was magical in a sense…
Looking around Poe saw both mages and warriors fighting here and there, compared to the valley, there were way more people here.
"Let's move on! The monsters around here are still too weak!"
Saying so Ivy started running through the swamp while attacking what looked like a log from time to time.
[Living log of wood, lvl 21]
Looks like it was indeed a log… Looking at Ivy burning several poor logs, Poe discovered to his shock that the poor logs of wood could only use one attack… rolling… Seeing the poor logs of wood rolling all over the place only to be burned by Ivy or other mages, Poe was sad.
The swamp area was pretty much just living logs of wood rolling around in the water or the small patches of land present only to be burned down by mages passing by…
Poe decided to ignore the poor living logs of woods and followed Ivy together with Lucia.
After running in a straight line after Ivy for 30 or so minutes, Poe saw the end of the swamp in the distance.
Ivy was still burning logs left and right, Poe really wondered where she got all the mana to be able to throw mana around all the time, so Poe decided to ask Ivy about it.
"Ah, I have a spell that lets me absorb mana to regenerate my lost mana from monsters I defeated~"
Poe really wanted to know how she got such a spell…
"Got it from killing a lot of monsters before reaching level 5~"
Reading Poe's mind, Ivy answered his inner question; just how many monsters did she kill before level 5 to get such a spell?
Poe thought he killed many monsters, but compared to someone like Ivy it was nothing…
[Gained 17 EXP + 65 EXP: Group member killed a monster without your help]
[Gained 3 EXP + 55 EXP: Group member killed a mon…]
[Gained 9 EXP + 60 EXP: Group member ki…]
[*ding* level 13 reached]
Seeing the level up, Poe felt a little helpless. The reason was simple; he and Lucia never killed as much as a single monster after entering the swamp!
The only monster in the swamp was the pitiful living logs of wood, Poe could not get himself to kill such a… weak? Even if he wanted to, both he and Lucia did not get near even one of them, because Ivy burned everything in their path.
[1 out of 3 requirements for the title [Leech] completed]
Poe did not like the sound of becoming a leech and it looked like the system did not support him, even trying to give him a title… Poe was determined not to complete the last two requirements no matter what they were.
With that out of mind, Ivy made it out of the swamp, followed closely by Lucia and Poe.
Compared to the swamp they just exited, the environment changed into a desert…
Deserts, a dry, barren area of land covered with sand without any vegetation and only a few monsters. That is how a desert is supposed to be, but why. Why is the desert filled with so many worms…?
[Slithering sand worm, lvl 23]
"I-Ivy…!"
Lucia stopped Ivy, who was about to start making her way through the desert.
"Hmmm? What is it?"
Ivy said while looking questionably at Lucia.
"First off, let's rest. Secondly, where are we going?"
Lucia asked, before sitting down, Poe decided it was a good time, so he joined her and sat down besides Lucia.
"Poe~ Cute~"
Seeing Poe sitting down, something inside Ivy seemed to have reawakened and she made her way towards Poe, but was stopped by Lucia before she could get a chance to do anything.
"Ivy! Answer my question, where are we going?"
"Ah, okay, okay! We are going to the place with strong monsters! I heard from someone that after this desert is a place with really strong monsters! Can I hug Poe now?"
Saying so, Ivy looked towards Poe with a face filled with passion.
"No!"
Poe said as he hid behind Lucia. Indeed, Ivy was still dangerous!
"Aww, I will get another chance… When we get to the strong monster, Poe can see how awesome I am!"
Ivy said, as her sad expression turned into a victorious one.
Having gotten some time to relax, Poe laid down on the ground and closed his eyes. Laying down was truly the best way to relax.
Having laid down for some time, Poe felt something soft under his head, as it was more comfortable laying down with something soft under his head, Poe decided get some more rest.
After being in a half-asleep state for 20 or so minutes, Poe felt someone shaking him.
"Poe, we are going again!"
Hearing what sounded like Lucia, Poe slowly returned and opened his eyes. Looking around sleepily, Poe saw that he was sleeping at Lucia's thighs. This was okay and Poe did not have anything against it, but what he saw next made him wake up fully and hide behind Lucia again.
Ivy was feeling confused as to why Poe hid behind Lucia again, she was sure she was making the best and most beautiful smile ever as she looked at Poe sleeping!
Ignoring the rude Poe, who was staring at her from behind Lucia with a somewhat hostile look in the eyes, Ivy stood up.
"Let's cross the desert. From what I heard, the strongest monsters in the time tunnel comes after this!"
Saying so, Ivy made her way into the worm-infested desert, followed by Lucia and Poe.