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Chapter 108 - Worries and Concerns

While going to sleep was on his mind in order to rest and hopefully heal some of the aches and pains in his body, he first wanted to check on the young women who the goblins had captured. Partly to check to see if they were in the same condition Heather and Sonya had been in, but also to check to see if any of them had survived the concussive force of the portal closing.

In total, there were five young women and was relieved to find that they were alive. He could only assume that them laying down on the ground somehow allowed them to have the blast wash over them with minimal effect. Not that he was an expert on the matter. He could only base his theory on what he saw before him.

He checked their vitals and was satisfied that they were at least still alive. Although, they did show signs of being in the same state that Heather and Sonya had been in, so he let it go for the moment. With how worn out all of them were, he figured that they could wait until Elin had rested before treating the young women here. Although, he couldn't help but wonder what they could do about their clothing. It seemed like they should do something, but Jonas didn't think that they had enough clothing for all of them.

Sighing, he moved away. Since the goblins were all dealt with, he couldn't see the danger to leaving the young women as they were. He knew they didn't have blankets to cover them with, so it would be pointless to remain by them. If anything, he'd get Kim's wrath to come down on him if he did that.

So, he walked over to a spot on the wall and sat down. There wasn't much to do at the moment, so getting rested would be welcome. Although, with how his body still ached, he couldn't say how long it took him to take care of all that before he was able to relax himself. Though, having done that, he felt like he was able to relax even more.

Though, as he was closing his eyes to try to get some sleep, a thought suddenly came to him. About checking his status. Especially since it would allow him to at least get his mind off of the battle that just ended. Doing that would potentially make it easier to go to sleep after all of them nearly died.

"Status," Jonas quietly said, hardly feeling like putting any substance to the word.

Hp 5/77

Mp 3/41

Stamina 2/48

Level 17

EXP 12654/153000

Str 18

Dex 22

Con 17

Int 18

Wis 18

Cha 12

Agi 16

Vit 22

Endurance 22

Physical Resistance 10%

Magical Resistance 10%

Skills:

Appraisal III 40/150

Disabling/Enabling devices 0/100

Keen Eyes VIII 211/650

Keen Ears VII 103/600

Unnatural Reflexes V 23/300

Stealth VI 122/625

Shadow Sight

Magic Sense III 48/200

Abilities:

Shadow Merge III – 4 MP initial, 1 MP each minute 2/300

Crippling Strike III – 6 stamina 32/200

Boomerang Blade IIII – 2 stamina, 1 MP 39/250

You have 35 attribute points to allocate. Would you like to place them?

While he felt like he should just let it go at that, he didn't want to leave the points unallocated. After all, he'd missed two points the time before last, so he couldn't help but worry that he'd forget again.

Yet, his plan for focusing more on his Dex seemed like he should delay that a little more. Given how low on HP he was and that concussive blast certainly didn't help matters given he couldn't think of how he could have dodged that. It was merely something that couldn't have been avoided. As such, that meant he needed more HP. Though, more MP and Stamina probably wouldn't hurt either.

After he ran figures in his head about where he should allocate them, not that he had any idea how long that took, especially since it felt like it took longer than it should have. Especially with how low the torchlight had gotten when he'd finished.

He'd eventually put 7 points on his Str, 8 on his Con, 2 on his Int and Wis, 3 on his Vit and Endurance, and 10 on his Dex. Which put his HP at 156, his MP at 50, and his Stamina at 63. It wasn't a significant jump, but it did let him know that if something like that happened again, he might not feel this lousy afterwards. It at least would help him avoid getting in that position again as well.

Then as he closed his eyes, he couldn't help but wonder how long they'd need to rest from this fight before they'd be back to how they had been. Not just being healed, but also from the mental fatigue being in the dungeon this time had caused them.

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Elin didn't want to move. She still wasn't pleased with how Kim had ignored her when Kim was arguing with Jonas, but at the moment she was willing to let that go. After all, if she didn't, who else would let her use them as a pillow? Aside from that, just being in the older woman's embrace was relaxing enough for her to go to sleep.

Though, she had noticed that Kim had checked her stats earlier, so she figured that she probably should do the same. However, she waited until Kim's breathing had become deep and regular, indicating she was asleep.

"Status," Elin whispered, partly wishing they could be alone so there wouldn't be any clothing between Kim and her.

HP 11/30

MP 6/66

Level 17

XP 6448/153000

Stamina1/15

Str 5

Int 33

Dex 14

Con 12

Wis 33

Mag 33

Agi 10

Cha 19

Physical Resistance 5%

Magical Resistance 30%

Skills:

Wound Identification III 82/200

Wound Treatment, non-magical 98/100

Combat Medic III 129/200

Holy Boost

Enhanced Mastery

Improved Resistance

White Magic Spells:

Life Attribute – Minor Heal IV 4mp 128/250

Life Attribute – Treat 3mp 70/100

Holy Attribute – Sacred Shot V 4mp 12/300

Life Attribute – Assess 2mp

Life Attribute – Regenerate 12 MP

Life Attribute – Restore Drain 7 MP

Green Magic Spells:

Life Attribute – Stat enhancement 2mp 20/100

Force Attribute – Physical Resistance enhancement II 2mp 95/150

Force Attribute – Minor Protection II 2mp 95/150

You have 40 attribute points to allocate. Would you like to place them?

Elin was actually a little surprised at how little damage she'd received from the concussive blast. Most of the damage she received she knew was from fighting the goblins. As such, she couldn't help but wonder why that was.

She knew that she'd been knocked out for a little bit at least, given how much darker the dungeon was from when the portal blew up and when she'd become aware of her surroundings again. She also suspected everyone else had the same happen to them, given how all those who had been affected by the incident were stirring at about that time as well.

However, she couldn't help but wonder if she would have survived if it had affected her HP as well. One reason why she was so grateful to be in Kim's embrace at the moment, despite how unhappy she still was with her lover.

Sighing, she looked again at her stats. She was tempted to just close her eyes and do this later, but she couldn't help but feel that she should at least get started on it. Especially since she was sure that Kim had done this herself already.

At which time, she first started with putting 7 points on her Int, Wis, and Mag, then 10 to her Str, 5 to her Agi, 3 to her Con, and 1 to her Dex. Which brought her HP to 56, MP to 80, and her Stamina to 28.

Elin smiled at what she saw in front of her. She had thought that she might have fallen asleep like Kim before she was done, but as she finished, she found herself a little more alert and found herself just listening to Kim's breathing, with her ear pressed against Kim's chest. Listening as Kim breathed in and then out. Elin couldn't help but wish that they could sleep together again without any clothing on. Though, she certainly wouldn't be happy about Elmo ro Jonas seeing them naked together. Largely because it just wouldn't be proper.

Elin had stopped considering ideas of Elmo and Jonas being viable candidates for her to marry and have them take over her fathers title and lands in the future. Mostly because she was wondering if it would be possible to get Kim to be able to do that.

She accepted that it was more of a fantasy, since if they did manage to return to their own worlds, then she wouldn't be able to see Kim again, but that still didn't stop her from just wondering. It was clear to her that she should just enjoy what time she could have with Kim, even if they were never really able to be alone again like the few times they'd had already.

Yet, somewhere between that thought and the next, Elin drifted off to a dreamless sleep that merely felt like it was delaying the inevitable.

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