After healing my scorched body, i started to ask questions about that lizard i defeated.
(Hey Niria.)
(Yes master?)
(Why did you lose against that lizard?)
I cloud loomed over her as i asked about her defeat.
(I wasn't trying to be insulting, i just wondered how it was possible for you to be beaten that badly when i'm weaker than you but won.)
(Well it's all about the curse he had placed on me the first time we fought.)
(This is just a guess, but i believe it had been given the ability to literally increase its strength the longer it fought, so at the beginning of our first battle, i had the upper hand, until it used that same berserk mode that it used against you.)
(After he used it, i got worn out but they were still putting up a good fight so i ended up getting badly injured.)
(Wait, so if i hadn't killed it with that one shot fireball then it would have just gotten stronger?!)
(Yes.)
(What kind of monster would give a skill like that to someone?!)
(My guess is is that it was someone from the Lilia Dynasty, they have a notorious history of being aggressive against the monsters in the Yolom Forest.)
Lilia Dynasty?
Wasnt that a place to the west of the forest that Okata had mentioned.
If they managed to give skills to someone, then they must be pretty strong.
After having that discussion, i had checked my skill list to see how much i've grown.
Skills- [Mythical Skill: Death Dancer lvl.1.], [Rare Skill: Guilt Relief lvl.9.], [Ordinary Skill: Surrounding Awareness lvl.6.], [Ordinary Skill: Thought Communication lvl.10.], [Ordinary Skill: Night Vision lvl.4.], [Ordinary Skill: Water Creation lvl.9.], [Rare Skill: Impure Fortitude lvl.5.], [Epic Skill: Regeneration lvl.1.], [Ordinary Skill: Rational Thought lvl.5.], [Ordinary Skill: Camouflage lvl.7.], [Rare Skill: Poker Face lvl.1.], [Epic Skill: Critical Strike lvl.3.], [Ordinary Skill: Water Manipulation lvl.5.], [Rare Skill: Skill List.], [Ordinary Skill: Fire Creation lvl.10.], [Rare Skill: Earth Mastery.], [Rare Skill: Sprint lvl.4.], [Epic Skill: Pain Nullity lvl.8.], [Epic Skill: Heal lvl.3.], [Rare Skill: Leadership lvl.2.], [Ordinary Skill: Thread Production lvl.5.], [Rare Skill: Far Sight lvl.2.], [Ordinary Skill: Air Creation lvl.5.], [Ordinary Skill: Fire Manipulation lvl.3.], [Ordinary Skill: Air Manipulation lvl.2.]
I really am levelling up fast, is it normal?
Maybe i'm some sort of mythical god monster!
Mwahahaha!
*Ahem*
Maybe i shouldn't get ahead of myself.
Waiting for Nirias best spider to arrive, i scanned over my skill list and was thinking of what to train next.
I really want to get my elemental Skills up.
(You called for me, master?)
(Ah, yes.)
(It is a very serious matter.)
The spider looked a bit… scared?
(Ive been thinking this over and…)
(I'd like to give you a name!)
Joy covered the spiders face as it wagged it's big butt like a dog.
(Really?!)
(Yes, if you would allow me.)
(Of course i would!)
(Alright then.)
(From now on, your name shall be…)
(Moyria.)
(I love it!)
(Thank you very much master, i shall never forget the things you have done for us all!)
Now that matter had been dealt with, i left for the lizard tribes the next morning.
Myself and Moyria exited the cave, looking back at Niria who was waving us away with her handkerchief that was being used for blowing her nose.
(Let's go.)
(Yes sir!)
And with that, we set out into the woods, stopping every now and then to eat, sleep, drink, and train.
While travelling, i used my element Skills simultaneously to increase their proficiency in no time.
[Ordinary Skill: Water Manipulation lvl.9 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Water Manipulation lvl.10.]
[Ordinary Skill: Water Manipulation lvl.10 and Ordinary Skill: Water Creation lvl.10 have unified to create Rare Skill: Water Mastery.]
[Ordinary Skill: Fire Manipulation lvl.9 has levelled up to Ordinary Skill: Fire Manipulation lvl.10.]
[Ordinary Skill: Fire Manipulation lvl.10 and Ordinary Skill: Fire Creation lvl.10 have unified to create Rare Skill: Fire Mastery.]
Mega nice!
Now all that's left is Wind mastery!
My nice mood was interrupted by the smell of smoke and a massive fire raging in the distance.
(That must be them!)
We ran at full speed towards the fire, as we got closer we could hear screams of the lizards.
(Go around and help everyone escape.)
Moyria scurried away swinging people out of the fire with her webs.
Time to shine.
I used Water Mastery to form a massive body of water above the village sending it down and splitting it up into droplets.
Hissing and sizzling flooded the village, until it didn't…
And the fire was finally snuffed out!
(Are you alright?)
All the lizards simultaneously nodded in amazement.
*Crash*
(Master, come quick!)
Moyria had panicked tone in her speech.
I headed over and saw a red lizard, injured, yet still trying to protect his kind.
And his opponent was no joke either, presumably a human who wore a mask with a sinister smile, and an all black 3 piece suit.
Their mana was the same as the berserk lizard i had beaten a few days ago, but it was less hot and more controlled.
I shot a blue ball of fire at the masked man, expecting it to explode…
But he grabbed it and snuffed it out.
(You're gonna have to do better than that crab.)
After they had said that, the lizard charged at them, but they evaded and swiftly kicked the lizard, slamming them into a tree and knocking them out.
They then looked back at me, and…
Ran away?!
What the hell?!
Honestly, i'm kind of glad he left, because from the look of it they were significantly more stronger than me.
(Master, i think you should help him.)
Moyria pointed her leg towards the slumped over lizard led against the tree.
(Ah…)
He looked really dumb in that position…
Anyways, i headed towards him and placed my claw on his shoulder and used heal to help him recover, then splashed his face with water, waking him up.
(You up sleepyhead?)
(Wah… Ah!)
The lizard shot right up, arming his sword.
(Chill man, i just saved you.)
(Oh, thank you.)
Is that it?!
(Who was that you were losing to?)
(That was simply a strategic decision, but we don't know who that stranger is besides that he came to our tribe a few days before.)
(To give your leader power?)
(Yes, they promised our tribes protection and power, we blindly believed their lies without realising they hadn't mentioned what they got in return.)
(And that was the destruction of your village?)
(Yes…)
(How do you know of this?)
(Your leader had told me.)
(Really?!)
(They had told me to save their people just before they died.)
(Oh…)
After that talk, i herded the lizards up and healed them all, telling them the story of what i told the warrior.
Now, with their trust, i hit them with the big question.
(I'd like you all to live with us!)
…
Did i say something wrong?
…
The warrior spoke up.
(We know that you are certainly powerful sir, but this does seem a bit sudden.)
Ahhh yes, i forgot to realise they might've not wanted to suddenly move in with a stranger.
(I know it might be sudden, but i can guarantee the protection of you all from most threats, including that masked stranger.)
(This isn't a decline, but could we ask that you go back and let us think about it for a couple days.)
(Of course, i wish you all the best of luck.)
And so we left…