Leon's body froze for a second as soon as he saw the huge creature standing behind him.
"Human..." The monster spoke in a deep voice, its bloodlust instantly overwhelming Leon's body.
"A-Adrenaline Rush…" As soon as those words left his mouth, Leon's eyes turned completely black. Incredible strength surged through him, and he regained the control over his body.
'I am not fighting this thing… I am running.' Leon thought, imdiately turning around to flee.
*THUD*
But before he could move, a loud thud echoed behind him as if sothing big has fallen down.
Leon slowly turned his head. The massive cat-like monster had collapsed on the ground. Blood poured from its stomach and it's mouth.
"What the fuck?" Leon deactivated [Adrenaline Rush] and pulled the blade from his back pocket.
He tightly grabbed the blade in his hand while keeping his distance from it.
[Na: Unknown]
[Race: Shadow Velmora]
[Level: 20]
[HP: 8796/30000]
[MP: 356/15000]
[Description: Shadow Velmoras are highly intelligent and playful monsters. These creatures possess a rare ability to manipulate mana freely.
They do not harm humans unless provoked or if their territory is invaded. Their soft fur and charm-controlling eyes make them rare and hunted.
They usually appear at night or during early morning to hunt prey.]
[Debuff: Poisoned, Bleeding.]
'Poison and Bleeding... Looks like he is the monster those stupid fucks were looking for.' Leon thought with a neutral expression.
"I can't believe how those guys fucked you up… It says you're intelligent and still got injured by such a dumbass party," Leon said, his expression flat as he stared at the Velmora.
"H-Humans… Caught …" the Velmora muttered weakly.
"What ?" Leon asked with a confused expression.
"They caught … off guard… after my fight with an Arachne. I was poisoned and weak… that's when they spotted and started attacking." Its voice grew fainter.
"Wait… Arachne? Isn't that the half-spider, half-girl thing ?" Leon asked with a confused expression.
"We've t before… Leon Luster," the Velmora said, turning its eye toward him and smiling faintly.
"I don't rember eting a creature this big. I an, my mory's bad, but I'd rember a giant cat—"
"I was not in my original form back then. Rember the day at the Velthorne academy's gate…" The Velmora spoke.
"Outside the gate? But I only t—oh wait. Were you that black cat that rubbed against my leg?" Leon blinked as he rembered imdiately.
"That day, I was using an invisibility spell. You were the only one who saw and started patting my head. I was surprised to see that."
"Wait… what do you an 'invisible' ?" Leon asked again.
"I followed you around for quite so ti, but I still don't understand why you could see ."
"That professor… when he ca up to . Could he see you ?" Leon asked with a confused expression as his brows furrowed.
"No," the Velmora replied simply.
"…Now I understand why that guy looked at like I was a ntal guy. To him, I was petting the air. Even I'd call myself dumb after doing sothing like that." Leon said with a deadpan look.
"Can you… hel—*cough cough*…"
Blood splattered on the ground from both, his mouth and his stomach.
"What?" Leon asked, walking closer.
"Can you… h-help ?" The Velmora asked with a serious expression.
"Help you? I'm not a healer and—"
"I don't need a healer. My natural regeneration is enough to counter the poison and close the wounds. But I need mana to activate it. You have so much around you and I've sensed it.
The amount of mana your body releases after every skill cast—it's insane. Not even the strongest monster in this forest has that kind of mana release." The Velmora spoke with a neutral expression.
"How do you know?" Leon asked.
"I'm a mana-sensitive creature, Leon Luster. And I'm not asking for your rcy. I'll offer you sothing of equal value in trade for saving my life."
"Equal trade?" Leon tilted his head.
"Yes…"
'I an, I have infinite mana. Maybe he can give sothing useful.' Leon made up his mind quickly.
"Fine. How much do you need, and how do I give it to you?" Leon asked with a confused expression.
"Do that thing," the Velmora said.
"What thing?"
"The thing you did to the elf's arrow and that rock two days ago." The Velmora replied with a smile.
"Wait—you were watching the whole ti?" Leon said, shocked.
"Your awareness is not that—*cough*—great…" The Velmora spoke as it wheezed out more blood.
"You probably shouldn't say that to soone who's about to save your life." Leon spoke with a neutral expression.
"I-I'm sorry… Now do it before I die or you won't get the reward." The Velmora pushed itself up off the blood-covered ground and stood directly in front of Leon.
"You'll die if I shoot pure mana at you. You have already seen what it can do, right ?" Leon asked with a confused expression.
"I'm a Shadow Velmora. If I can't take it, then I might as well die now." The Velmora spoke with a confident expression.
"Well… I don't care if you die. If you do, I get a level-up. If you live, I get a reward. Win-win for ." Leon spoke in a low voice as he raised his hand and pointed a finger at the Velmora, focusing his mana in it.
"I don't underst—"
"Too late." Leon spoke with a smile as the drop of pure mana fell down from his finger.
*Tip*
[-1 MP]
SRRRRRRRRRR
A sharp beam of mana fired from his finger, striking the Velmora directly in the head.
Instead of dying, its body began to absorb the energy. Its fur glowed bright blue and all of it's wounds started healing.
[-5000 MP]
[ 102376 MP]
Leon didn't stop.
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"T-That's enough! That's enough!" the Velmora shouted and leapt out of the beam's path.
Leon stopped it and looked down at his finger with a serious expression.
It was glowing blue, swollen, and throbbing with pain.
"Fucking hell… Heal." He casted a healing spell instantly trying to loose the pain a bit.
"No need for that…" the Velmora said and walked over to him.
*Lick*
It licked his finger gently and suddenly a notification popped up in front of Leon.
[Hostile monster is trying to cast a friendly skill on you. Accept? Yes/No]
'Accept it.' Leon thought.
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