Aron silently applauded Alissa's perception. He, knowing the monsters were in front of him, could barely make out the faint outline of their blob-shaped structures. However, Alissa had immediately noticed the monster's presence from far away.
Seeing the sludges' spread out formation, Aron could theorize that the monsters waited for their prey to come near them, and then used Earth Mastery (D) on them. Aron quietly thanked Alissa. If not for her, he would have fallen for a dangerous trap.
He grabbed onto his newly acquired mithril sword and use Fire Mastery (D). Hues of red, orange, and white immediately spread around the sword. The surrounding air felt much hotter. Aron, again, felt grateful for Alissa. If he had used his previous copper sword, it would have immediately melted from the flames.
He, then, walked into the center of the clearing, slashing any of the sludges that got close to him. Sparks flew all throughout the clearing, as Aron kept slashing. Up. Down. Left. Right. He had developed a constant momentum for his swings.
Aron's sword cut through the walls which the sludges tried to create using Earth Mastery (D). He wondered whether it was due to his mithril sword's sharpness or the burning flames.
Unaware of his surroundings, Aron kept swinging his sword. He didn't notice Alissa throw potions here and there, exploding several monsters at once.
Soon, there was only one sludge left. It cowered with fear in the corner of the clearing. Alissa was about to fling a potion at it.
However, before the potion could reach the creature, Aron quickly used his appraisal lens and transferred Earth Mastery (D) from the monster's status window to his.
As soon as the monster came in contact with Alissa's potion, it immediately disappeared. It left behind no traces, except for the sludge blocks it dropped. Alissa quickly stored the material into her bag, saying they were necessary to make potions.
Then, they left the clearing and progressed further into the dungeon.
Aron hoped that the noise created from the battle hadn't attracted a lot of monsters.