"Gnomes are fragile monsters, commonly found in early tier 0 dungeons. Ice is very effective, or any sharp object."
'That would make sense how I was able to defeat them easily.'
Reading through 'Monsters & Beast, By Anton Welth.' Kai found helpful information about the different monsters in the early dungeons.
The book went in tier order, so the only monster Kai read about was tier 0's.
"Zombies are slow-moving monsters, extremely aggressive. Zombie's only goal is to eat flesh to replace their own. Zombies are slow monsters with extraordinary strength.
Zombies belong to the 'undead' group of monsters, sharing the same dislike for the sun as the others. Fire or light is highly effective."
'Mmm, Magic! I need magic. The receptionist said talented people could unlock their mana, therefore getting magic. The only problem is unlocking my mana; where do I begin?'
Recalling the receptionist's words, 'Every being has mana,' Kai had a clue.
'If every being has mana, the only thing holding them back is themselves.'
Closing his eyes, Kai cleared his mind. Focusing on his body and how the air traveled throughout his body. His blood flowing, his heart beating. Kai focused, and a white light appeared in his mind.
Staying calm, Kai imagined himself walking toward the light.
~Boom~
His mind was sent to a small piece of land. Barely bigger than his room at the Tombstone Inn, he was surrounded by water.
An Island!
No matter where he looked. Water filled in that space. It was only him and the little island.
The bright blue sky, sun shining with a light breeze. This kind of weather was his favorite.
The island itself was flat dirt, with only a small mound in the center—a small blue stem growing out of it.
Small blue particles surrounded the little stem. The particles were different from the ones around portals. The portal particles were like the wind, moving in and out of space, while these were permitted there, like any other object.
Kai felt like he could touch these particles, walking toward the stem. He bent down, touching the little stem.
~Boom!~
Like a gate had been unlocked, Kai felt a massive amount of energy flood his body.
The rush was exhilarating, almost addictive. The newfound power made Kai grin from ear to ear.
The little blue stem grew a few inches, sprouting a little blue leaf; the ground around the stem froze. Little icicles grew on the new blue leaf. A cold aura emitted from the blue plant. The blue plant started producing even more blue particles.
{Unlocked Mana}
{Unlocked Ice Magic}
'Is unlocking mana this easy?'
Unlocking mana without the system was not an easy feat, with being a tier 1 and his stats being higher than an average tier 1, coupled with Kai's own ability to control his body and mind. He was able to access his mana and unlock it.
The cold aura only made Kai feel at home like he belonged to the coldness.
"This blue plant gave me ice magic?"
Kai caressed the blue plant, "An ice flower, huh."
"I guess that makes this my Magic Garden."
"{Status}!"
{Name: Kai Venator
Race: Mutated Werewolf
Class: Warrior
Level: Tier 1: 6/50 -> Tier 1: 16/50 - 640/1,050 Exp
Hp: 5,350/5,400
Mana: 23,000/23,000
Magic: Tier:0 Ice-
Mind: 125-> 235
Vitality: 155->270
Strength: 225 -> 340
Intelligence: 120 -> 230
Agility: 160 -> 300
Dexterity: 155 -> 275
Resistance: 160 -> 280
Attribute Points: 50 -> 130
Equipment: (Click To See)
Inventory: (Click To See)
Skills:(Click To See)
Shop:(Click To See)
Balance: 0 SC }
The place Kai named 'Magic Garden' is referred to as 'Mana World.' The appearance the Mana World takes on differs from person to person. It will choose the most appropriate appearance for the user. In Kai's case, he got a garden.
Kai was very happy with his stats, and his confidence soared.
'How do I raise my ice magic?'
This was the only thing Kai had to worry about now. Would his magic even help against tier 1's?
~Swoosh~
Leaving his magic garden, Kai was again reading his monsters and beast book.
"Skeletons belong to the 'undead' group of monsters. With great pride in their bones, Skeletons dislike any flesh, seeing it as inferior to bones. Ice and light are effective toward Skeletons.
'Ice, you say. Haha"
Kai continued reading till he ended the tier 1 monster.
Stretching, Kai happily walked through the blue portal.
On the other side, he found himself underground. The dirt floor and dirt ceiling, the walls were skulls stacked up on each other. Where there wasn't a skull, a touch was there, providing Kai with enough light to see through the tunnels he was in.
Kai found himself in the catacombs!
He saw many spiders crawl in and out of skulls, spider webs filling the eye sockets of some.
'Is this much better than the swamp?!' At least it's dry here.'
Kai wasn't sure where he was anymore; the catacomb was like a maze, turning left and right.
"!"
Kai heard something move.
~Boom~
Turning the corner, he saw a skull on the ground, and just behind the skull was the rest of its body.
White bones with the shape of an average human body. Its bone legs were bent, and its arms reached out, trying to pick up the fallen head.
"{Inspect}!"
{Skeleton}
{Tier 1:Level-16}
'It hasn't noticed me just yet. I can try to use my magic then.'
Taking a deep breath, Kai began to feel the mana surging from his body. Moving the mana, molding it into a ball, blue light emitted from his hands. Taking the form of a sphere with ice spikes, Kai smiled, 'It worked!'.
Looking at the Skeleton body, he threw his magic at it.
~Clang~
Upon impact, his attack didn't manage to cause any real damage, but there was some ice forming where he had hit.
'I didn't expect much anyway.'
The Skeleton, after being hit, panicked. It didn't have its head on and didn't know what to do, so it started to run but stumbled to the ground.
Forming his ice mana to spikes this time, he intended to pierce the Skeleton bones or at least cause more damage.
'Focus!'
Imagining his attack, his mana left his body and joined the air. Forming into a long ice spike, it floated, waiting for a command.
On his mark, the spike sent off, heading straight for the skeleton body.
~Crack~
Kai's eyes widened. His attack had managed to cause a crack on one of the Skeleton's ribs. This isn't what caused his eyes to widen but the system notification.
{Learned, Tier:0 Ice spell [Ice Spike]-Focusing ice mana into the shape of a spike, the user can send it toward a target. Consumes 500 Mana.}
'I can even create my own spells!? Can I create skills too?'
"{Status}!"
{Name: Kai Venator
Race: Mutated Werewolf
Class: Warrior
Level: Tier 1: 16/50 - 640/1,050 Exp
Hp: 5,350/5,400
Mana: 21,750/23,000
Magic: Tier:0 Ice: Spells(Click To See)}
'?'
'My mana went down by 1,250; my ice ball took far less than when I used [Ice Spike]. Did the mana needed for [Ice Spike] go down after becoming a spell?'
"[Ice Spike}!"
He sent another ice spike at the Skeleton's body.
~Boom~
This time his spell went straight through the bones, destroying the bones it hit.
'Not only the mana cost, but the power also increased!'
Despite being a tier:0 spell, with Kai's high intelligence, its power was far stronger than what any tier 0 person could do.
Intelligence doesn't only give more mana but increases the magic power. The higher the intelligence one has, the more powerful their magic will be.
The Skeleton was dead, yet because it was undead, they were harder to kill than normal monsters.
"[Ice Spike]"
Aiming it at the Skeleton's skull, he pierced through it, ending the Skeleton.
{Earned 300 Experience Points}
"[Collect]"
{Obtained, Skeleton Bones x5}
'It seems like I destroyed more bones than I thought.'
'What kind of other spells should I create? If making a spell or learning a spell increases the power and decreases the cost, I should focus only on making a spell that will greatly help me.'
He began to think of the different kinds of spells that he could make with ice magic.
'If I had fire magic or lightning, I could coat my claws with it. But what could I do with ice?'
Ice magic can be helpful in many ways, like slowing down a target or blocking them. Kai only had to think of a way to create a spell using these factors.
'Maybe an armor of some sort so that I won't cut myself again. Ice armor does seem nice. If I freeze my fur, coating it with ice mana. Could I form a shell around myself, forming an ice armor? Or would it only work in my human form?'
With these thoughts, Kai started trying to coat his body with ice mana, forming thin layers around his whole body.
'Hehe, maybe I could also make weapons, then I won't expose too much in front of others.'