Alpha was just sitting there, staring blankly at the distance, then he spoke "even if it's that amazing, it doesn't matter to me, I mean, I have Mana coat, remember?"
"Oh, um, I mean... Mana coat is...a legendary skill... but so is Mana zone!" The Mask realized she was excited for no reason, and got embarrassed
"I know, but it still doesn't change anything. let's take this for an example, if I had an amazing skill called
Alpha's response was reasonable, it's no use being amazed by these skills at this point
"Uhhh...no, that's not... what I meant... Well, why don't you look at it this way, Mana coat consumes a lot of MP, so you can't keep it on all the time, but Mana Zone doesn't consume anything, you can keep it on indefinitely without worrying about running out of Mana, and plus, with it, you can tell exactly when an attack is approaching you, thus, you'll only need to activate Mana coat at the last moment, this way you'll preserve a lot of MP, and won't fall in any sticky situation, without mentioning the ability to cast spells from anywhere within it, and you can also use it to detect hidden traps and monsters, how better can it get"
The mask got embarrassed by alpha's previous reply and lost her composure, she was going to keep on rambling about it to no end, but luckily Alpha stopped her
"Okay okay, I get it, Mana Zone is amazing, I'll be using it all the time, all right? It's not like I can turn it off in the first place"
After that, the mask calmed down and Alpha continued with his exploration
he was tired of training and experimenting with his skills, so he went down on an adventure, exploring the dungeon and looking for more slimes to kill
Just passing by them and killing them with one wind bullet each, thanks to his [aim] skill and increased dexterity, he didn't waste any bullet
eventually after walking a little bit further, he encountered another barrier
according to the mask, after passing that barrier, he can go down to the second floor, where he will find stronger monsters, or at least that's how it's suppose to be
Alpha took a step and crossed the barrier, behind it, he found a slope going downward, then after a few meters it turned around
Alpha just walked through it without giving it much thought, at the end of it there was another barrier, and as soon as Alpha crossed it he was attacked from behind!
his Mana zone detected the attack pretty well, and as a result, Alpha was able to react in time and activate his Mana coat
the attack was a water ball and the attacker was a slime, Alpha was really surprised as he never saw a slime shooting water balls before
but before he could have a good look at it, the slime ran away Alpha was shocked even more this time, he never saw a slime running away before
at this type of situation the only thing Alpha can do is ask for the masks advice
"You know, it's kind of funny what you just did, that was just a slime and he shot a water ball at you, it wasn't even an attack yet you wasted so much MP on your Mana coat to block something that wasn't going to deal any damage to you. just tell, me why do you have the Mana Zone? with this skill you should have been able to detect exactly how strong the attack was, so why did you have to react that much to a small fry like a slime?"
The mask was disappointed by alpha's reaction, but she wasn't angry, instead, she used this chance to mock him, she hoped he would get angry and show her something interesting again
" whose fault do you think that was? you're the one who told me there would be a lot of strong monsters in here, I was at full alert mode, I thought I would be meeting a dragon or something like that, yet it's just another slime, how is that any stronger?"
The masks plan was working and Alpha got angry, it was just a matter of time before something interesting happened, she just had to keep pushing him a little bit more
"I don't know. why don't you give it a shot and appraise it? you know, just like how you appraise your titles and skills, just look at it and say appraisal"
"Easier said than done! that slime have ran away and hid between cracks, I know where it is but I can't even see it, so how am I supposed to cast appraisal on it?"
That was her chance, Alpha is being clueless once again, it's the best time to treat him like an idiot
"Do I have to teach you everything? I thought you were smart, did you forget that nothing can hide from you inside your Mana Zone? just get close enough to it and say appraisal while thinking of it, what a troublesome boy"
Alpha was getting more and more annoyed by the mask, but he did exactly what she said, he got close to the whereabout off the slime
and as soon as he did that, he became able to detect it, he knew exactly where it was and how it was hiding
with the ability to feel it, he just said appraisal and a status screen popped up in front of him
Race slime
LV 2
HP 10
MP 10
STR.10 VIT 10
DEX.10 INT 10
Skills
[Water ball].[melting]