After two days
Rael was sitting in a room . his turn on the defensive line is already done . he killed another two intermediate apprentice orcs but one of his teammates was seriously injured so it wasn't a good win .
After returning he went to get his contribution points. He's got 50 points for guarding the line and 100 points for the orcs he killed
Apparently killing orcs give points . killing an intermediate apprentice will give you 20 points . killing a high apprentice will give you 40 points .
killing a peak apprentice will give you 80 points
after he took his points Rael rented this soundproofing room as he was going to level up some skills and he wasn't sure if he can stay silent during that.
" system how many points do I have? "
[ responding ! the host has 2963 glory points ]
" good level-up regeneration " ordered Rael in his mind
The moment he gave the order his blood started boiling again But this time, he felt as if his blood had been replaced by lava .
his body started turning redder and redder every moment .
And the sweat evaporated the moment it came out .
Rael gritted his teeth and he clenched his fists . the pain increased and he couldn't hold it anymore.
Screams started coming out of his mouth .
Rael felt like he was being burned alive and wanted to give up the levelling up .
But at that moment a memory fragment came to his mind . He remembered why he chose this path even if it was painful .
Rael muffled his screams and clenched his teeth harder until he felt like they were going to shatter and clenched his fists so hard that his nails dug deep into his hands.
After what felt like an eternity the pain started to lessen until it disappeared as if it had never been there in the first place .
After remaining still for a few minutes, Rael got up and went to take a cold shower .
After the Shower, Rael treated himself to an expensive meal . The food was delivered to his room.
After eating everything he took out the three books he got from the third princess.
[ shadow cloak ]
[ shadow ward ]
[ shadow illusion ]
Rael already knows what was shadow cloak . after reading through the other two books he learned their effects.
shadow ward creates a barrier of intertwining shadows that absorbs harmful spells and effects .
shadow illusion creates illusory duplicates of the caster, confusing enemies and diverting their attacks away from the real caster .
" These skills are very good , with them my survivability during the day increased a lot and I will be invincible at night "
After that Rael went to rent spells casting room to spend the next to days on learning them .
3 days later . at night
Rael was with his team and four other teams, they were summoned by the lieutenant to carry out a mission to attack one of the orcs' dormitories.
it will be the first platoon mission for Rael .
he was wondering how this attack will turn out .
After a few other minutes a man emitting a powerful aura and having an air of authority around him appeared.
Everyone stopped talking after he appeared .
after a few other second the man said
" I wish everyone is in excellent condition, as our mission today is very important and there shouldn't be any mistakes .
The orcs took down one of the dormitories and all members of the squad that lived there died.
The dormitory we are going to attack contains 21 orcs. This time we have to annihilate them all.
There is only one Master Magus that I will take care of. The rest are 10 Peak apprentice orcs and 10 High apprentice Orcs.
Although they excel in cultivation, you should be able to defeat them with numbers.
Don't forget to Follow the captain's orders and don't throw your lives away "
After the little speech, everyone was ready and they started heading towards their destination .
after an hour
They were all standing on trees branches surrounding a 1000m² dormitory with a barrier surrounding it .
After giving order to the captains , the lieutenant took out a black metallic ball from his ring and throw it at the barrier
Boom
a strong explosion echoed and the barrier started disappearing.
20 orcs got out , their gazes met each other and a tense atmosphere filled the air between them .
The lieutenant didn't wait for too long as he have gone towards a direction alone and an orc left the group and followed him.
The master magus battles should be separated from the apprentices' battles was an unwritten rule . as the aftermath of their battle could easily kill an apprentice.
after the two master magus left . The orcs shouted war cries announcing that the battle had begun .
Even though they were outnumbered fear didn't even flash in their eyes for a second instead they had a look of rage on their faces
" barbarian maniacs," thought Rael
Every orc he encountered had that look on his face . Even when they run away, they have expressions as if they want to tear you apart .
After that thought Rael cast Explosive Fireball. He wasn't the only one who did that every vampire who had a long-range spell cast it .
After that, they had short close clashes and the battlefields were divided.
every squad had a peak apprentice and 2 high apprentices and the rest were intermediate apprentices therefore the 5 captains went for a peak apprentice orc each and the other 5 orcs had 2 high apprentices each .
as for the high apprentice orcs , they had 3 intermediate apprentices each .
Rael was with Soran who had an ice affinity and Fern that had a wind affinity.
He was the one having a melee fight with the orc while Fern and Soran were attacking from afar .
Rael cast darkness body on himself . Since it was nighttime, the enhancements provided by the spell were at their maximum When he failed to dodge an attack we will cast shadow wards to defend himself .
To Rael , the fight felt like walking in the park but the same couldn't be said for the orc .
From time to time he will get hit by Rael's daggers which will burn him and distract him for a moment . Soran and Fern They will seize that moment and cast spells on him .
As the fight continued, the orc's condition became worse and worse, his body became covered in wounds, and concentrating on the fight became harder and harder as time went on, he got distracted and showed a gap in his defence.
Rael didn't miss the opportunity and casted Flame and Weapon Fusion with all the elemental energy he can use increasing the enhancements to the maximum , and with a swing from his dagger took the orc's head.
[ Ding ! the host killed a high apprentice. you gained 800 glory points ]
Rael's group was the first to eliminate their target, and whether swiftly or gradually, each group was succeeding. It was only a matter of time.
Rael went to the slowest group to help them and after two minutes he got another 800 glory points .
10 minutes later
all high orcs were dead but Rael killed only one other orc . he was now helping in killing the peak apprentice.
he wanted to kill the orc as he will get 3200 glory points but he was just too weak . even an injured peak apprentice orc could seriously injure him . he didn't want to risk his life for points .
30 minutes later
All the peak apprentice orcs were killed . While waiting for the lieutenant to come back, some rested, others chatted, some were recovering from combat injuries and a few stayed quiet. But nobody was concerned about the lieutenant losing.
But fate was always unexpected as they were all waiting they heard a deafening scream, and then the lieutenant's voice
" Everyone run away, we've been ambushed, there are two master magus "
After that, everybody felt two Two terrifying auras emanating from the direction the lieutenant went .
Rael's heart sank as he cast 'Darkness Body,' using every available elemental energy, and sprinted at full speed .
After the others saw that, they started running away as well, and when Rael thought he had managed to escape, vampire cries echoed in the forest.
" fuck " Rael cursed at his mind and continued to run
The more time passed, the more vampire screams was heard.
After that, screams started to come out from his surroundings .
" fuck , fuck , fuck , why did I choose this fucking direction "
He started to look around searching for a solution but he didn't find anything
When the screams approached him and Rael thought he was going to lose his life he saw a glimpse of hope .
There was a cliff a few hundred meters away . Rael headed towards it and jumped .
after falling for around 100 meters he cast an explosive fireball under himself and used daggers to stop himself and entered the the cave . he cast shadow cloak and waited there patiently.
after twenty minutes Rael felt a sudden exhaustion and he knew his spirit reached its limit . he stopped casting shadow cloak and took out a bed and some food from the system's spatial space .
He was always prepared for emergencies, having stocked up on food for a month in advance he decided to spend the night here and he will return tomorrow.