Phantom Half Step gained a skill level Randidly made a pleased noise this one was very hard to raise
The lizard man’s eyes widened then narrowed but Randidly had already delivered a kick to the side of its knee sending it stumbling
Randidly harrumphed his spear stabbing forward catching it in the shoulder Although the lizardman was knocked backwards there was only a small amount of blood from the wound It seemed like the scales were tougher than Randidly had anticipated But Phantom Thrust had gained a skill level so he didn’t concern himself overmuch with the lack of damage
He glanced casually to the side his left hand twisting and summoning Pestilence the insects then exploding towards the eyes of the 2nd lizard man who was rushing forward his scimitar raised The insects sank into the soft flesh of its eyes and nose causing it to open its mouth and roar and then the remainder of the insects ripped into the soft flesh of its mouth and throat
It fell back senseless
All in all Randidly gained 5 levels for Summon Pestilence controlling the insects so acutely Raising a mana potion to his lips Randidly turned to regard the vicious blur that was almost upon him
He instantly activated Spear Phantom’s Footwork and Haste throwing himself to the side almost amused by the cat whizzing past Strangely and disturbingly the cat changed directions midair rushing towards Randidly’s face
Frowning he summoned Entangling Roots completely filling the space between himself and the cat But the cat just slashed with its claws easily ripping a hole in the roots
Fortunately Randidly had anticipated this and an empowered Phantom Onslaught rumbled forward towards the newly made hole the dozens of stabs ripping small gashes in the cat But still its preternatural grace overwhelmed the opposition and it just slid cleanly through
Only to be smashed to the side by the Magic Missile Randidly had summoned and left hidden behind the entangling roots The cat hit the ground for the first time off balance and Root Manipulation exploded upwards grasping its limbs and holding it down
For safety Randidly hit it with two Arcane Orbs basically emptying his mana pool Then he strolled forward ignoring the Lizardman that had gotten up and was hurrying to his friends side trying to figure out why it was screaming
Randidly deftly cut off one of the cats claws and raised it to the sky admiringly Then he turned to face the two lizardmen who were staring daggers at him Apparently the shock had passed or the Lizardman’s vitality was more impressive than Randidly had thought because his connection to the pestilence had been cut He considered summoning some more than laughed aloud Ah his mana was all gone
Instead he spun his spear and smiled at the approaching lizardmen They spread out to surround him but Randidly rushed forward towards the left one that he had stabbed previously with his spear lashing out with a Phantom Thrust
The lizardman took it on the chest and pressed forward swinging his huge scimitar But Randidly calmly deflected the attack then stepping to the side with Spear Phantom’s Footwork positioning himself so that the lizardmen couldn’t attack him at the same time Then he continued to attack and dodge and block weaving his way between the two with Spear Phantom’s Footwork
It was strange this focus this confidence This was probably what Shal felt all the time Randidly thought his smile widening This is what he needed this strength
They continued to fight Randidly’s stamina decreasing but his smile never wavering until one of the Lizardman took a huge gulp of air and spat poison splashing it all over Randidly’s arm
The lizardman’s eyes curved upward in gleeful anticipation of victory but Randidly simply laughed ignoring the poison and the lost health and instead stepping closer too close so close that both the scimitar and the spear were useless
The 2nd lizardman circled around trying to assist his friend but the first just hissed in a gloating fashion dropping its scimitar and reaching forward with its scaly hands confident in its strength And it was right to be Randidly reflected the strength of the lizardman was undoubtedly higher than his
But Randidly simply reached out and drew a smile across the lizardman’s neck with the claw of the cat the scales parting slightly unwillingly but cleanly Looking down at the blood spewing from its own neck the lizardman stilled then fell forward
Randidly slipped out of the way and cast Entangling Roots on the other lizard man his mana finally restored to a small amount after the long few minutes of scuffling with the lizardmen
It hissed and almost instantly ripped the roots out of the ground with brute strength surging forward Randidly shook his head sorrowfully there was no rest for the wicked he supposed Relying on the distracting explosion Randidly used the rest of his mana to hit the lizardman in the face with a fireball
The flash of light smoke and heat caused it to stumble and Randidly rained empowered Phantom Thrusts upon it ripping hole after hole after hole in its skin
After several desperate swipes it finally gave up on Randidly as prey and turned and ran abandoning the body of its comrade Randidly watched it go admiring how much health it must have for it to shrug off all of those attacks
The timing was good too because the last few Phantom Thrusts were just for show Randidly’s whole body was trembling and he could hardly stand The banana serum had run off Inwardly Randidly resolved himself to never use it again It could become like a drug if he relied on it too heavily
More than that he wanted the strength to succeed on his own not strength by relying on a strange potion
Still the results were pretty compelling
Aside from the skill levels he had noticed at the beginning of the fight he had also gained 1 Level of Haste 3 of Spear Phantom’s Footwork 1 of Physical Fitness 2 of Dagger Mastery 1 of Phantom Thrust 1 Arcane Orb 1 Entangling Roots 3 of Magic Missile 1 Fireball and 2 for Edge of Decay
Randidly considered his status screen
Health(/R per hour) 206/279 (+6) (114 (+9
Mana(/R per hour) 139/273 (53 25)
Stam(/R per min) 105/247 (41 5 (+3
Vit 33 (+3)
End 30
Perception 23
Inteligence 56
Control 36
Focus 19
PP 21
Skills Running Lvl 17 Physical Fitness Lvl 26 Sneak Lvl 20 Farming Lvl 20 Mana Bolt Lvl 28 Heavy Blow Lvl 22 Acid Resistance Lvl 22 Poison Resistance Lvl 14 Sprinting Lvl 13 Iron Skin Lvl 25 Equip Lvl 16 Plant Breeding Lvl 9 Meditation Lvl 27 Dagger Mastery Lvl 10 Entangling Roots Lvl 29 Mana Shield Lvl 23 Dodge Lvl 27 Potion Making Lvl 20 Analyze Lvl 24 Pathfinding Lvl 8 Mapmaker Lvl 4 Spear Mastery Lvl 38 Phantom Thrust Lvl 40 Pain Resistance Lvl 11 Fighting Proficiency Lvl 28 First Aid Lvl 12 Block Lvl 24 Spear Phantom’s Footwork Lvl 26 Eyes of the Spear Phantom Lvl 16 Phantom Half Step Lvl 5 Mental Strength Lvl 8 Curse Resistance Lvl 3 Root Manipulation Lvl 24 Spear of Rot Mastery Lvl 11 Arcane Orb Lvl 20 Haste Lvl 12 Phantom Onslaught Lvl 10 Sweep Lvl 11 Spear Deflect Lvl 5 Empower Lvl 9 Calculated Blow Lvl 11 Roundhouse Kick Lvl 6 Fireball Lvl 3 Magic Missile Lvl 4 Healing Palm Lvl 5 Pollen of the Rafflesia Lvl 2 Edge of Decay Lvl 3 Summon Pestilence Lvl 10
Randidly certainly had a lot of skills now And some PP saved up But first things first he picked up the cat body and the lizard man grunting at the surprising weight and began to trudge back towards the boundary
Chapter 38
After meditating back up to full health mana and stamina Randidly distributed his PP finishing the Potion Making I Path As he had suspected he earned a skill Refine which let him use mana to refine materials to more purified versions of themselves
Immediately Randidly tried it making more concentrated versions of the potion ingredients and producing a mana potion that would restore 130 mana in a single drink Over the course of it Refine increased by 2 levels and Potion making by 1