Chapter 128 Dark Mist

"Umm… Sorry if this somehow offends you, but I don't recognize you, and I have worked here for a decade now. Are you a new student here?" The worker suddenly asked Leo, whose body froze the moment he heard such a question.

"Y-Yes… I only recently arrived at this school. My name is, uhh, Theo— Theo Scarlet."

Leo subconsciously blurted out a random name, and he accidentally gave himself the Scarlet surname for some reason.

"Scarlet…? Don't tell me you're from that famous…" The worker also noticed it.

"No, I have no connections to that Scarlet Family." Leo quickly said.

"Anyways, is there anything I need to do for this damaged Magic Absorbing Dummy? Am I going to have to pay for it?

"No, you don't have to pay for it since this is just an accident and your first offense. However, if you continue breaking them deliberately, you'll have to start paying for them." The worker said with a smile.

"I understand. Thank you."

Leo left the Training Center after handing over the broken dummy and returned to his room.

He would return the following day to continue practicing his magic.

"Lilith, what is the max Mastery Rank for magic spells?" He asked her before he began.

"That would be S-Rank."

"What about EX-Rank?" He then asked.

"I mean, it exists, but only as a legend. Nobody has ever achieved EX-Rank before, that's all." She shook her head.

"I see…"

"Who knows, maybe you'll be the first with your ridiculous talents." Lilith stared at him with a slight smile on her face.

Leo started practicing his magic shortly after, further increasing his Mastery Rank for Summon Skeleton Warrior and Summon Skeleton Mages.

[Summon Skeleton Warriors]

[Affinity: Dark]

[Tier: 3]

[Mana: 100]

[Mastery Rank: A]

[Summon Limit: 300]

[Summon Skeleton Mages]

[Affinity: Dark]

[Tier: 4]

[Mana: 500]

[Mastery Rank: B]

[Summon Limit: 30]

<You have completed a quest>

[+1,500 Magic Points]

"Phew. Another day of good progress." Leo wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeves before leaving the Training Center.

Over the next few days, Leo would improve all of his magic spells to Mastery Rank A.

[Summon Skeleton Mages]

[Affinity: Dark]

[Tier: 4]

[Mana: 500]

[Mastery Rank: A]

[Summon Limit: 50]

<You have completed a quest>

[+1,500 Magic Points]

<You have completed a quest>

[+1,500 Magic Points]

<You have a new Quest>

[Use 250,000,000 Mana: 100 MP]

[Reward: 5,000 MP]

[Completed: 0/3]

"Hey, Lilith, isn't it about time you teach me some new magic spells? I know 10 magic spells right now, and I have increased all of their Mastery Rank to A. It seems like it will take a while before I can increase them to S, too."

She nodded, "You're right. You should have enough experience to learn more magic spells now."

"The question now is… What kind of magic user do you want to become? You can be a necromancer and command an army of undead like Nina, or you can become a pure damage dealer whose only goal is to dish out devastating magic spells from the backline. If you wish to be more of a support, you can become a debuffer and weaken the enemy with your curses, allowing your teammates to have an easier time. Most people only choose one or two paths because they are limited by the amount of magic spells they can learn."

Leo pondered for a moment before speaking, "With the Magic System, I will definitely be able to learn many more magic spells than others. Since this is the case, I'd like to learn spells from different roles, as this will not only give me more options during battles, but I will also be able to traverse the Wilderness by myself since I can play all roles."

Upon hearing Leo's decision, Lilith suddenly started laughing, "You want to learn magic spells from different roles so that you won't have to rely on a team in the Wilderness? That's the most selfish yet brilliant thing I've heard in a long time! I like it! If you're truly capable of that, then I want to see it for myself— what a magic user that can play all roles by himself would look like on the battlefield!"

"Now then, this is the first magic spell that I will teach you— Dark Mist. It's a Tier 5 dark magic spell that will cover the battlefield with a special mist. Enemies within the Dark Mist will have reduced attack, obstructed vision, and they won't be able to cast their magic spells as easily because of the Dark Mist's special effect— Mana Corruption."

Leo's eyes widened upon hearing about this new magic spell.

"Compared to Tier 4 magic spells and below, Tier 5 magic spells are truly in a league of its own…" He swallowed nervously.

"Of course." Lilith said. "With that being said, although Dark Mist has a lot of debuff effects, it won't directly damage the enemies, so you'll still need to damage them using other means."

"Anyways, let me know whenever you're ready to learn this new magic—"

"I'm ready!" Leo eagerly said.

"Alright then. Feast your eyes upon this majestic magic spell!" Lilith showed him a complex magic circle that had 5 rings that encircled each other, almost like the rings inside of a tree trunk that determines their age.

"I didn't notice this before, but these rings… Is that what determines their tiers?" Leo asked after noticing this.

"That's right. Tier 1 magic spells will only have a single ring while Tier 2 magic spells will have two rings— an outer ring and an inner ring, each ring consisting of their own runes and symbols."

Leo proceeded to spend half an hour staring at the magic circle.

<You have learned the Magic Spell: Dark Mist>

[Dark Mist]

[Affinity: Dark]

[Tier: 5]

[Mana: 5,000]

[Mastery Rank: F]

[Description: Unleashes a powerful mist around you that will weaken all enemies trapped within the mist. Enemies within Dark Mist will be inflicted with Weak Attack, Blindness, and Mana Corruption. Consumes 500 mana every second after activation.]

[Weak Attack: Reduces attack by 15%]

[Blindness: Obstructs vision]

[Mana Corruption: Magic spells will have a 30% chance to fail. Loses 1% of mana every second.]