"Where's the Lich? Is it still there?" David asks.
They are all fine right now after my treatment. At least physically, I don't know if they are fine mentally.
"Yes, he is waiting for us. I only manage to make him use his reserve mana. But I could feel that he still have enough mana to resist us. He also use all the mana stones found here in his dungeon so there's nothing for us to get here anymore."
I said while leading them to where the Lich is.
The path that we take are full of cross that indicates that the ground we are stepping has dead bodies in it. But actually I couldn't feel them from the underneath.
I wouldn't be shock if the skeletons outside actually came from here.
"I notice that you are so obsesses with mana stones, monster cores, and even monster corpses. I don't think they are that valuable. Yes they could be use to replenish mana, but it's not possible to use it in the middle of a battle and mana inside our bodies regenerate on its own over time. Monster corpses could be used as a weapon but compare to what you made, I don't think they are that good."
What is this guy saying? Did he not realize their true value? Yes, they are not that valuable today, but I know that someday, the value of low level mana stones will be the same as gas and high rank mana stones will probably have the same value as the gold. A rank and above monster cores will absolutely worth million of dollars later on when people figure out how to use them.
"Did I not mention that to you before?" I ask.
"Hmm... I don't remember you telling me about it. I actually think that you were just asking for them and stored them at hunter association for research purposes. But just now, you don't seem to like the idea that you are fighting here without getting a single piece of mana stone to bring home."
"Hayyss... Fine, you will have your own Hunter's Guild so I'll tell you the value of those mana stones. Those mana stones can be used as batteries in replacement for fuels. You know how valuable is energy in earth right? Also about the monster corpse, you can create potions, poisons and other things from monster parts. Aside from that, you can also use hides, bones, nails and cores of those monsters to create high level magic items. All your items are actually made from these monster parts. Take a guess, what monster Charlie's magic items came from?"
I actually made my items and David items from my creation power in World of Creation. But that doesn't apply to the others.
David look at Makoy and started to analyze his armor.
"Hm.. It is color red, it looks like the skin of the Dragon that we defeated days ago. Is that right?"
I nodded in agreement.
"I didn't expect that you can create high level magic items from monster parts. Our magic items are not even comparable to the one you make despite using monster parts in it as well." Ferdinand said.
"You said you can create potions right? Can you create a potion that can heal a person in coma?" Makoy suddenly ask which made us all look at him.
"Is there someone important to you that is in coma?" I asks.
"Yes, my mother has been in a coma after the dungeon gate started to open. I already ask healers to heal her but no one manage to cure her, even hospitals cannot determine the cause of it. But everyone is guessing that it's probably related to dungeon openings and mana."
"I heard such a thing. There are several people not only here in the Philippines that contracted the same illness after the dungeon gate opens." Christine added.
I didn't know that such a thing is happening without my knowledge. Dungeon gate opening and the appearance of such weird disease is probably connected.
The 4 of them continued to talk about it while I am looking for possible reason and solution to this problem in my magic Archive.
"Ehmm.. I don't know if it's effective or not, but I have something in my Magic Archive skill, and this thing is called elixir. It can cure all illnesses, regrow limbs, and reverse aging. But I don't know if it can help your mother. But the possibility of that is high." I said and I could feel that we are nearing the Lich already.
"This is not the time and place to talk about it. Let's talk more when we reach outside."
I prepared my self for anything and when everyone saw me, they did the same thing as well. They probably could guess already that we are nearing our target as they stopped talking and hold their breaths.
"Guys, I want to duel the Lich. I want you not to interfere in my fight specially you David. Let me have him. If he creates something or another skeleton emerges out of somewhere, I want you to deal with it. I wanna know who's superior in Magic between the two of us." I said in a serious tone.
"Are you sure that you can handle him? If you insist then we will leave the Lich to you, if you need help immediately ask for us." David replied.
It seems like he already accepted the fact that I am much more stronger than him. I'm glad that he turns out this way.
"After I defeated him, let's decorate his skull to your room." I whispered.
"Don't joke about it." David said.
After a few more minutes of walking we finally arrive at where the Lich is. He is kneeling in a middle of magic circle. The barrier that he erected is no longer present but the magic obelisk is still standing.
I could also feel that the mana stones behind the Liches back is already exhausted and the one in the magic circles are the only mana stones with still mana inside it.
It seems like sucking his mana is really effective.
Suddenly the 4 orange crystals floats from the magic circle. All four of them contains the power of the 4 Death Knights that we defeated.
"Christine shoot the crystals." I immediately commanded Christine.
She immediately pointed her arrows at them and four arrows was locked to hit them.
But suddenly a barrier has been erected and prevented her attack from destroying the 4 crystals.
The 4 crystals who was been protected by the barrier from Christine's attack intertwined with each other. An ominous feeling arouses in me.
"Kekekeke" The Lich laugh eerily which makes me confirmed that he is about to do something dangerous.
"Everyone back down and cover your ears. You are not immune to any sounds that my magic is about to do. Time to explode some bones here."
The others immediately fall back and I pointed my magic staff at the direction of the Lich.
"Please die." I said and activated my prepared magic.
-- Elemental Chaos--
An energy consist of multi colors shoot out from my magic staff and head towards the barrier of the Lich. Upon contact a huge explosion suddenly occurred.
"Ahhhhh..."
The explosion is so strong that everyone was sent flying including me. I immediately use levitation magic for everyone and I somehow manage to prevent everyone from falling to the ground.
"That was strong, I couldn't hear anything." Christine shouted.
"Were not immune to the after effects of your spells. My ears is so painful. Why do you use such a spell in a close quarters." David shouted as well.
My ears is painful as well, but I did not lose my hearing like them. I actually didn't think that such a spell would be this strong.
I know that it is strong but not to this extent. I feel like someone dropped a bomb at us.
I look at Makoy and Ferdinand, the two doesn't look good either. I feel bad for what I just did.
-- Mega Heal --
I immediately heal all of us and finally all of them returns to normal and glared at me.
"Sorry, I didn't know that the explosion would be that big and powerful. It's my fault I admit, no question ask, and I plead guilty as well. I'll treat you guys to a meal after this so please forgive me."
Instead of blaming them it's much better to just admit that I am at my fault. I didn't consider the distance well before using my spell. I am on a panic after Christine failed to destroyed the crystals that's why I am not thinking straight.
"Hayss... I won't argue about it anymore. Hopefully the Lich is done after that attack. You already bombarded it with tons of magic earlier, hopefully it's dead this time." Ferdinand said but when we look to where the Lich is, the place is all covered in dust.
Aside from that, I can feel two massive energy signatures.
"There's two of them I can feel it." Christine said and David signaled me to get closer yo the place which I did and upon closer look a Giant Knight that is brown in color and fully equipped with a shield and sword that doesn't look like a skeleton stood in front of a us. Protecting the Lich from the explosion.
"Ohh that is no good." Christine said.
The being in front of us has the same amount of mana as the Lich.
"What is that?" Makoy asks and I replied at him.
"That is Genome, the spirit of earth has been summoned here."