149: Help (3)

Help (3)

Without wasting time, Billy whispered to his friends about that technique. He didn't know if it was something new or not, but he would want to use that to have an advantage over others, at least for a while. His friends frowned when they heard that, and as if she couldn't read the serious mood, Kate blushed a little. Maybe she had sensitive ears… Regardless, they understood the message and tried to replicate what Billy told them. It was a bit complicated, but they had experience using mana, so it shouldn't be impossible.0

"What is with that? Trying to keep secrets from me?" Marie asked. "It seems that you have come to some sort of realization. Do you have a plan now?"

"Not exactly a plan, but a method," Billy replied. "We will return to the dungeon tomorrow, but for today, we will just keep improving that."

Marie didn't know what Billy was talking about, but he certainly looked confident. That seemed interesting, so Marie decided to wait patiently for it. In any case, Kate and Sarah learned that pretty soon, but Alexander and Natalie had to try for a few hours since they didn't use magic as much as the others.

"Try to keep that skill active for as long as possible, to help with that, meditate as well," Billy said.

The group nodded since they noticed that power was increasing with them, and the layer of magic was getting thicker… even though it was barely noticeable. As for Billy, his power had already increased a lot since he made Fierce Aura level up with his mana. Each level of the skill would be an increase on the same power of his own level, after all.

"I never felt truly strong while leveling up, but this aura… I feel like I am way stronger than before," Billy thought.

That discovery was truly awesome… Billy felt like it couldn't even be compared to the moment he understood the magic of the elementalists. The others also felt the same way… feeling their growth so clearly, they got carried away and spent the day and the night keeping Fierce Aura active. Despite that, they looked full of life on the next day.

"This will be fun…" Billy thought while they were heading to the dungeon.

As promised, Marie met them at the entrance of the dungeon. Even though it was raining a lot, they didn't look troubled like the previous day. They looked full of confidence.

"Remember, only use it when necessary," Billy said to the others.

Billy had already alerted them about it. Overnight, Fierce Aura reached level fifteen, but the cost to keep it active was a bit troublesome. Still, it was worth it… as long as they used it at the moment of the last strike or when they were about to get hit.

Things on the three first floors went, as usual. The monsters couldn't even be considered a minor nuisance anymore. However, on the fourth floor, Marie noticed some changes. Billy and the others weren't using fancy moves anymore. They were fighting the enemies on the same level as them. However, since they were skilled, they made the enemies make mistakes during the fights and thus, giving them a chance to catch them off guard.

Even Marie was left with her mouth hanging open when she saw Billy dodging a strike almost at the same time the enemy started his motion to attack and then suddenly gained a boost in speed and then made his spear pierce the monster's throat. It almost looked like he had predicted the move… or made the enemy act like that. That was something Marie herself could do, but only because she fought those enemies countless times and she was stronger than them even on rainy days.

"This isn't the use of tactics, they are doing the same things as the previous days, but much more skillfully," Marie thought. "A single idea wouldn't be enough for all of them to be able to do that. So, is this some sort of magic?"

Marie wasn't so certain of that since she had seen them using magic and required some preparation or focus. Marie looked at Lily and frowned when she put three arrows in the head of a monster and killed instantly… is there some magic that could boost their power that much?

The group crossed the fourth floor without showing much of a struggle. While the attacks of the Aquatic beasts almost cut them several times, they never even scratched them. While Billy knew that Fierce Aura had a lot of potential, even himself was surprised by that. Even if he got twenty percent stronger and faster, the result of the battles was just shocking… in the end, they reached the stairs to the final floor around noon. They had plenty of time to do some exploration. They also had mana and stamina, about half of the total.

"What should we do, Billy?" Kate asked.

"Well, since we are here, we might as well go," Billy replied. "Let's check things slowly."

The group went down the stairs, but the interior of the dungeon didn't change. The same crystal-like floor, walls, and ceiling were there. However, the whole terrain ahead was crawling with aquatic beasts. The monsters dashed at them while colliding against each other and showing expressions of anger and viciousness… they looked like hungry mad dogs. Even Alexander and Natalie hesitated in attacking that never-ending sea of monsters.

That being said, Billy had an easy time firing wind spheres and ripping apart the parts that were hit. Lily and Kate used that chance, and the massacre started. However, ths monsters never stopped coming, even though corpses were on their way. Billy alone wasn't enough to stop them, so Sarah also used Wind Spheres. She finally learned it… still, after just a couple of minutes, they had to retreat while leaving the materials behind… such was the power of the horde of monsters.

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