Chapter 52 - Weapon Aura

Draco was confused by the Tredjer's actions, so he read the creature's window again for any clues. After reading it over twice he got an idea. decided to test a theory, Draco stepped one foot ahead of himself, watching the creature for movement, however, besides its ears twitching, nothing else happened.

Again he stepped forward, he continued stepping forward one foot at a time until he got about 10 feet away from it. Then it screeched as it looked at Draco. Its eyes turned red and it started lunging at him. Draco shifted his knife into the blade, using it as a makeshift shield while backstepping.

Again, as he took three steps back the bat creature returned to its post. Draco decided on a different approach. He walked back 15 feet, put the knife back, and pulled out his bow. Knocking an arrow and aimed at the bat's big black eye. He let go and it went flying at the bat's eye, where it lodged itself. The bat screeched out in pain while looking for a culprit.

The creature must have seen him because it came running towards him, only to stop short at the point he crossed just minutes prior. It kept facing him as it screeched but it never crossed the line. Draco took another arrow and aimed at its other eye releasing it. However, the creature dodged. Draco waited for it to settle down, aiming another arrow at its eye. This time he shot it afoot to its right. The creature didn't move even a little.

If what Draco was thinking was correct, then it could use echolocation. And if what he knew about echolocation was correct, then it could feel where everything was using the sound of its yells. The problem Draco was having was its speed. Draco decided to rest for right now, he needed it to be caught off guard again. Plus he wanted to look around for the striker party that came in.

Draco had gone back to the stairs, which gave him a view of the whole area and activated to see further. It had been around an hour when he noticed activity that didn't fit this place. A creature fell from one of the trees, however, that's not what was the abnormal part, seeing as he had been watching the Tredjer fall and pick meat chunks from what he guessed was the snake's leftovers, off the surface of the water.

However, he watched this one fall, then slap the water like a rock hits concrete. He tried activating on its body, however, it said it was too far away, and he doubted the three were thirsty for a smoothie. He followed its path back up, finding silhouettes moving around. The only problem was he couldn't tell if they were the humans or the bats. Then suddenly, the area was covered in smoke and a part of the tree came falling off.

Figuring the bats wouldn't do that, he got up and started walking back up the stairs. If the snake was the final boss of this room, then he suspected that they were supposed to come this way, however, if he could see the destruction from where he was standing, then they were going to be in a pickle, And they were his ticket out of here. He started taking the steps two at a time, not wanting to miss them. He got to the top and the bat creature was still there.

It was still shrieking so he knew it could still see him. He walked back making sure he was farther away from the boundary line he had mentally marked. And activated falling unconscious. "I don't have much time, what is the level cap for E rank?'' The three knew why he was in such a rush so they all said the same simple thing at once. "70." Draco nodded and was about to cancel the cast, but stopped, looking at the abilities. He clicked and absorbing them together. He then returned to his body. He looked at his mana, seeing it was at 346, and decided to waste it. He cast multiple abilities in rapid succession. , , , then he looked at the window for the new skill.

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Ability created

Please name the ability.

Description- By willing your mana to encircle a weapon in your hand. You make the edge sharper.

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Because both skills added were lower rank, the current abilities rank Is (F)

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The current damage added per specific weapon is as fallows- sword(9) Dagger(18) axe(1)...

Draco read all the weapons it could be added and the damage that was added, and it seemed that any weapon besides the sword and dagger would only get plus one. He checked the cost and decided it was worth it. He grabbed out the knife at his thigh and transformed it into the sword, then he spent the 80 mana to activate the skill.

A green mist rolled out from his wrist before it encircled the blade, however, unlike when he switched the weapons form, the mist didn't change it and leave, but rather it coated its blade with a thin layer of green. Draco held his breath as he transformed the blade to see if it would stay. The blade transformed into the knife, leaving an outline of the sword floating there before it condensed to wrap itself around the tactical knife.

Draco figured the damage was different because it condensed, making it more potent. All these casts brought him down to 146 mana. He put his blade back into his holder, and to his surprise, the weapon aura was sucked into the blade when it went in. Next, he activated the ice spear multiple times, making 4 ice spears appear floating above his right hand which was facing the sky in front of his chest.

A bead of sweat fell down Draco's forehead as he wasn't used to holding up four at a time, and the mental exhaustion was building fast. He slowly moved his right-hand forward. It was shaking but he continued, holding his hand up was helping him focus on what he wanted them to do. Draco quickly went into his stats sheet and added all 180 available points to his five stats. Instantly, 36 points were added to each. He quickly glanced at his stat page once more.