Ludwig’s hand sent out all the mana in his body, unlike what he had hoped for to create a fireball and shoot it inside the Lizardman’s mouth, he forgot to ask Thomas for an important thing. How do mages usually shoot out spells?
Unwilling to spend time to think of the how’s, Ludwig simply acted on instinct.
Van Dijk had mentioned to him that magic is about one’s will, imagination, and emotion. Right now, Ludwig’s imagination was that of a flaming fireball that was to blow up and turn his enemy to cinders, in that regard he had things worked out. As for his emotions, he borrowed Thomas’s rage. While the final and most important part, the will, was simply Ludwig’s own intention of not wanting to die a dog’s death, and fueled all his power and rage into his arm, disregarding any measures of safety and care.
So instead of creating a fireball, Ludwig’s entire arm exuded roaring and raging flames, that not only was several times stronger than what Thomas showed, but it was mighty enough that it blasted the head off the Lizardman Champion, while scorching Ludwig’s entire arm making the slime covering it wince away revealing Ludwig’s skeletal frame.
The flames were loud, mighty and powerful enough that they shone like a beacon of light in the darkened night. The explosion, both sound and visual was so powerful that the entire group of students heard it some would even say that they felt the vibration.
This spell was far stronger than anything Ludwig’s imbedded mana crystal on his forehead could afford, and the latter simply shattered upon him using the first spell ever.
[Congratulations!] the notification showed up in front of Ludwig like a declaration of victory.
[You have successfully cleared Forest Lizardmen semi-artificial dungeon]
[You have obtained [Weak Soul] from slaying {Forest Lizardman Champion}]
[For having fought to the last second without ever thinking of cowering away from the face of death. You have obtained the achievement, Unyielding.]
[Achievement: Unyielding]
Rarity: Rare
[increased mental resistance when lower on health. Increase in all physical and mental abilities proportional to the damage taken, up to 10%]
[You have learned a new spell]
Available Spell slots [1/2]
[Self-Immolation 🔥]
❖ Self-Immolation: Discard a part or all of your body by using it to fuel flames and mana, the power of the spell depends on how large is the part one is sacrificing.
❖ A self-created spell that would cause one to sacrifice a part or all of their body by burning mana vigorously. A spell that is rarely ever learned or practiced and is known to be a favorite of Zealots and Fanatics.]
Ludwig’s left arm was flung several meters away from him. Notification of him having been amputated and having lost more bones were ignored. And his health points were at an incredibly low level of 13/300 [Author Note]1
‘I need more HP…, I almost died man…’ he said as he pulled his body desperately with one arm barely functioning as it was scorched black, the slime on his body slowly covered the burned skeletal arm that had several marks of teeth and sharp cuts on the bones.
He picked himself up and looked around the body.
‘Usually these bosses drop something, there’s not a single piece of gear dropped from them,’ He sighed as he found no worth or value from having risked his life so much.
He then slowly limped his way toward his ripped arm and grabbed it with his other burnt arm.
Ludwig looked at his waning health and the arm in his hand he sighed said, “Use Weak Soul”
[You have obtained 100 souls]
‘Not bad, I guess the Lizardman Boss gave a more valuable Soul, because it’s a boss and all that,’
“Level Up my Agility [Author’s Note]1 by 10.”
[40 souls have been used to upgrade your agility by 10. Congratulations, your Soul Level has increased to level 4!]
Ludwig was waiting for his wounds to magically heal up as all characters would once they level up, but there was nothing like that. ‘I guess I hoped too much, man it’ll be awkward to explain this if someone were to see me like this,’ he said.
As if he was a jinx to himself.
“Ludwig?” the moment he heard the voice, he turned to see Talia limping forward and next to her was a wide eyed Minerva and Hoyo alongside Bron who was unable to close his mouth from shock.
Minerva screamed out as she saw Ludwig’s arm, only then did he realize that he was holding his arm and it would be revealed to them all that he is an undead.
Ludwig’s mind was stammering to find some way to explain things.
“You’re Bleeding so much!” Minerva said as her hands turned green, “Come here!” she shouted, “I’ll stem the bleeding.”
[As an undead, receiving a heal with your current low health will undoubtedly kill you]
“NO!” Ludwig shouted as he tried to stop Minerva from coming any closer, the only problem was that he tried to stop her with his hand which was holding his other arm.
The limp skeletal arm flailed in front of her and she almost passed out, “I have to heal you, can you not see how much blood you’re losing?!” she shouted.
“No healing,” Ludwig said. He thought for a second, “If you heal my arm, it’ll mend the wound and I won’t be able to attach it, just give me a rope or anything to stem the bleeding.”
“You rather die than lose an arm?” Minerva shouted back as she got closer with her glowing hands.
‘Woman, you’re gonna be the death of me if you don’t get that heal away from me!’ but he couldn’t say that out loud.
“The dungeon is already cleared! The teachers should be here any second,” he added.
“Who told you that?” Bron said, “Just because you killed this lizard which we already wounded enough for you, you think that the dungeon is clear, there is still a boss here you dumbass,” Bron added with a sneer.
Yet just as he finished his words, the whole sky turned bright white as day, and suddenly a golden haired man showed up right in front of the group, smiles and all.
“What wonderful students I have, you actually survived,” he added.
For the Health, i forgot to mention that the Main character’s Health will increase by a base of 100 per level up and 10 per vigor point
Agility was missing from the Main Character’s Status screen. Agility assists one in their speed and maneuverability.