Up to 0.7 MP per second (range up to 800 cm and up to 800g).>
He created a small dagger and stabbed the ground.
He put his palm a meter above it and tried to pull it out with levitation.
The dagger shook for several seconds before it flew out of the ground and hovered in the air just above his palm. Linc should see this.
Feeling satisfied with himself, he walked toward the exit.
On his way out, three-level 5 constructs came at him. He blinked behind the last construct and cut two of its legs before the others could turn around. With two of its legs missing, it would naturally be slower than the others. Gaus led the other two away from it only to come back and take its remaining legs. He left it there without delivering the finishing blow.
Killing the remaining two constructs at the same time proved to be difficult, so he Rewound and picked the point where they were as far apart from each other as possible and he attacked the one closest to him, cutting its legs. Which reduced its speed, making it an easy target. He cut all its legs and left it there. The last one was easy.
Three constructs on the ground with no legs to move. He put them a few meters apart and delivered the finishing blow. He was almost at the exit when all three of them exploded, shaking the entire tunnel.
Ordinary victory.
+9052 exp.>
Just near the exit, ten constructs appeared and blocked the tunnel.
It was chaos. There was always one trying to sneak up on him from behind. He ran back and forth through the tunnel, cutting legs and leaving a trail of immobilized constructs on the ground. He killed them all and carried them one by one out of the tunnel. Even if the explosion from killing all ten didn't collapse the tunnel it would attract unwanted attention and probably more constructs. So he decided to kill them outside the tunnel.
Outside the tunnel, there was a long road that seemed to have no end. It was flanked by discrete buildings at intervals. Behind the buildings was a small forest with sparsely distributed trees. The sky was a homogeneous white with dark clouds and a barely visible moon. No enemy in sight.
He quickly delivered the finishing blow, one by one until he was done.
Ordinary victory.
+1200 exp.>
Killing any more level 5 wouldn't yield any experience. It was time to challenge a higher-level opponent. How much MP did he has left?
<147/280 (0.5/min)>
Most of it was spent on a series of teleportations and Rewinds during the fights.
He was winning and that was because the blade in his hands could cut through the armor of the constructs, but he'd only one of it. What if it broke? He could level up blader and see if it was possible to create a similar sword. He also needed to level up blink to reduce its cost. His main skill - Rewind - as well. There were many skills and too few experience to share.
<•Biodata
Name: Gaus
Tribe: ????
Race: ????
Guild: LA guild
Reputation: -2 (unworthy).
Account: 1233a
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•Stats
HP: 100%
MP: 147/280 (0.5/min)
Longevity: 51 years
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Primary Skill: Rewind
Level: 10
Subskills: save library; Gaus's immortality
Ability: None
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Physique
Strength: 7
Speed: 8
Constitution: 5
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Schools of magic
Runic tongue lvl 1/80, Runic writing lvl 1/30, Mana insignia 5/30; Compression lvl 5/20; Focus lvl 1/10; Stealth lvl 1/10; Metalmancer lvl 3/30; Swordplay lvl 3/10; Blader 10/30
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Mana Taming
Mana sense lvl 1/10; Spinning lvl 3/10; Levitation lvl 8/10; Sharpening lvl 3/10
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The Dark Arts
Longevity sense lvl 1/?; Cord pulling lvl 1/?
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Variants
Multiple levitation lvl 8; advanced compression lvl 5; javelin lvl 3>
After deliberating for some time, he channeled more experience to blader and leveled it up one more time. The other skills could wait.
Up to 22 MP.>
He created another blade with 22 MP.
Purity 1%.
Wt: 1kg.>
The blue dots on the edge slowly disappeared and the whole steel turned blue, exactly like the marine. Holding it felt much better. He sharpened it to raise the purity to 10%. As purity increased, the glow increased as well. Now even someone from the distance could see it.
He put the marine's sword away. His own was way better.
After resting for a few minutes, he walked to the first building. It was empty. He tried the next building and it was also empty. What the houses had in common was missing doors and the remains of bones and metal scraps. There were marks of explosions on the entrance and the walls. A bloody war was fought there with no survivors left to tell the tale.
After going through ten empty houses, he came across a building with several constructs. They were just lying there on the ground covered in cobwebs. One was 'standing' on its hind legs like a real guard. The floor was covered in piles of dust. It had been a long time since anyone was there.
Taking a closer look, the constructs were the same as the ones he'd just defeated. But with darker armors. The one standing had complete body armor, including its legs and torso. The armor, unlike that of the others, was a mix of silver and gold with streaks of black. Each streak was glowing with runes. Judging from the thick cobwebs covering the constructs, it had been years since they moved an inch. But the runes on their armors were still active. How much mana would it take to create a rune that would last for a year? As a basic rule, every rune derived its energy from the mana imbued in it during its creation. 1 MP would only take a day or two to dissipate. Even mana insignia at level 100 couldn't provide enough mana to fuel a rune for two years. Just who created these runes?
It would be unwise to wake up the sleeping beasts. But he wanted to study the runes and see if he could come up with something.