Weapons of Mass Dest Chapter 190: Can't help wanting more

Chapter 190: Can't help wanting more

Well, it's not as confusing as I expected it to be, and I don't even feel dizzy after using the skill.

It's as I thought: [Tether] will currently allow

to teleport back to the place where I left the anchor, which is sothing like a construct or imprint.

When I try to set up the anchor again and then another one, the first one crumbles.

That's unfortunate, but it's nothing so leveling in the skill wouldn't take care of.

I use as much mana as I can and set up another anchor, then start playing with [Mana Domain] again. Inside the domain, the anchor shines brighter, and I can understand it better, even feeding it so mana from a further distance.

Very interesting. I will need to do more testing and try to use all my skills within [Mana Domain]. Right now, I have a feeling that so of the skills could be strengthened or their uses increased.

Only thirty seconds pass, and the anchor crumbles.

It looks like my hit-and-run tactic will require a bit more leveling to work properly, but it's not sothing I mind too much. My new Primary Class is amazing, and the active skills it gives

seem to be equally fantastic. I especially love [Mana Domain].

As for the passive, I'll have to wait a bit more to see how big the reservoir is.

I move towards the bed and close my eyes.

For the next hour, I just stare at the ceiling and rest. It's hard to fall asleep. After a few days of constant fighting against the ants, the calm and safety within our newest base feels sowhat unreal.

It takes

another hour before light sleep cos to , and I finally doze off.

I wake up, and after a short mont of panic and looking around, I rember where I am and calm down my mana, which hums around , ready to explode at my command.

Slowly calming it down, I stand up, stretch a bit, then step onto the balcony. While feeling a light warm breeze on my skin, I look down on the city.

It's the middle of the night, so the city is quieter than before, yet there are myriads of lights all over it. Blue, white, yellow; all of them dimly glowing, lighting the streets or showing places where people aren't asleep yet.

A few of the giant trees that are throughout the city also seem to have leaves that glow softly in a pale green color while being swayed by the wind.

It's so peaceful and I etch the scene into my mory.

Then I observe the mana around the house we are using as our base. I felt it the mont I ca here, but there is so field set up around it. A sowhat intricate yet amateurish web of mana is used for detection.

I also notice that, unlike when I ca here, a few hours ago, the web of mana seems to be better. The person who set it up is constantly improving it, most likely.

It's not hard to locate that person. The one doing that is a tanned, black-haired girl sitting in her room, with her sister sleeping on the bed near her.

Obviously, it's Sophie, soone who I still consider the most skilled from our group, after , when it cos to handling mana.

I radiate a bit more mana and start carefully observing what she is doing and notice that she's practicing and improving the web of mana around the house.

It doesn't take long for her to notice my examination. After a bit of panic, she locates

and realizes that it's

who's doing that and not so enemy.

I send a mana variation of a greeting towards her, and instead of answering in a similar way, she does sothing else.

(You scared

here. I was about to alert everyone.) Sophie contacted

telepathically in a similar way the twins can. She does it by using the web she created.

It makes sense; her [Manipulation] should be capable of doing at least that much. Or maybe she got another skill; who knows?

I use the connection she set up and answer, (Your web has holes, here and here and here as well.) I point at them using pulses of mana.

Sophie hesitates for a mont, most likely surprised by the unexpected answer, but she quickly checks the places and right after, she starts working on fixing them.

(Won't your web dissipate when you stop focusing on it?) I ask.

(No,)" Sophie answers simply.

Well, I can't expect her to tell

all her secrets. Does [Manipulation] or [Mana Infusion] allow her to create semi-permanent things like that?

(It will be harder to improve it if you keep poking it the entire ti,)" Sophie sends.

(What does it do other than so sort of detection?) I keep observing the web she had set up.

(It detects minds entering the premises and warns . It also senses the usage of a larger amount of mana. I did feel you experinting in your room, just so you know. But currently, I am excluding your room from the web.)

Oh? Isn't that nice of her? I know she most likely did it to avoid conflict with , and I do realize that since that situation when I lost control over myself, she has been careful when dealing with .

Also, the way she's manipulating mana to create this web, in combination with so of her skills, is quite fascinating. It makes

want to observe it more.

It's also good to know that everyone continues to improve. Maybe my leaving them on their own really did help in that way. If they rely on

too much, their growth will stagnate.

(Listen, I have an idea. Would you like to make so shards?) In the end, I decide to ask her.

I almost can feel her curiosity as she answers, (Can we talk about it in the morning? I want to finish what I started. Plus, it would be better to talk face to face.)

(Sure,) I sent the last ssage, and the connection cuts off.

Slowly, I observe as the web of mana gets pulled further away from my room, and after examining it a few tis, it is as Sophie said. My room was excluded from it.

The rest of the night, I spent standing on the balcony and leaning against the railing. I don't use any mana and let it slowly trickle into my Mana Reservoir. Instead, I just use my own eyes to observe the city downhill. I watch as the night lights slowly turn off and as the sun appears in the sky in a beautiful dawn.

Golden rays of the early morning shine on the towers and trees that dominate the city, bathing all the buildings in a soft glow.

The city awakenes, and during the next few hours, more and more people start appearing on the streets, and the sounds of life returns to the once-silent city.

The sight is sothing I hadn't been able to see for a long ti. There's so much life in the city that it almost makes

panic because of the ever-present humans and lynthari. The months of fighting for survival on the mostly empty floors of the tutorial made many of us a bit wild, and that's sothing I also noticed the first ti I entered the city.

Even now, I have to control myself to not constantly send waves of mana into my surroundings in search of ambushers or traps. But even though it makes

feel that way, I still think it's beautiful. This ss of the city that would be impossible to see back on Earth and, by extension, all these powers I wield.

Although I often complain about the system and this tutorial, I am equally, if not more, grateful for it.

It's as Tess said, it's an adventure, beautiful, dangerous, and at tis a sad adventure. But as abusive as all of this is, I can't help but want more.

“Nat!” A petite black-haired girl hugs

the mont I walk downstairs, totally ignoring the people staring and not even asking for my opinion.

“Lily, it's nice to see you all healed up,” I answer instead, and after her awkward hug, I let go of her.

Lily tries to hold

a bit longer and when she lets

go, there is a bright smile on her face, “My batteries are recharged now,” she says jokingly, and for that, I pinch her nose.

“I'm not a charger.” When I look at her, she still doesn't seem to be fully back to herself, but it's not bad. I guess losing most of her limbs and having to rely on people she barely knows does that to people.

“Oh, and Nat, thanks for the amulet! I already used it a few tis while hunting, and it's amazing!” she says loud enough for others to hear as if wanting everyone to know.

Sowhat, it makes

want to pinch her nose or pull her ear again, but I have a strong suspicion that's her intention and she enjoys even that sort of attention from .

I give her a short answer and continue to walk towards the kitchen island where the rest of the group is already eating their breakfast while going through so papers. I hear them talking about quests, levels of monsters, and such stuff.

They all seem halfway used to it even though we spent only around nine days separated.

Biscuit is there as well, hovering at the height of the kitchen table and moving from person to person. This seems to take most of his concentration as he isn't even able to create mana tentacles to steal so food.

Yet, the doggo looks proud, like a child showing off a skill it learned.

Cute.

I sit on the chair, and Biscuit floats towards , and I give him so food from the table. Then, still not fully feeling like talking, I listen to others while Lily chirps near , moving so tastier stuff in front of .

After a while, I stand up to take a glass from the counter, and when I turn back while walking, I see that Lily is pulling my chair closer to herself. Thinking I didn't notice, she shalessly continues to talk with others.

Wow.

When I sit back on the chair, now closer to this silly kid, she acts as if nothing happened.

During the morning eting/breakfast, I sotis join the conversation but most of the ti, I listen, still getting used to all of this. At so point, it feels too suspicious. Everyone is too considerate, and they do not talk to

that often, only once in a while as they speak.

It all feels too... deliberate.

I look at the tall blonde. Tess? What did you do? Did you train them? Am I treated like that crazy uncle during a family party? The one that parents warn their children not to annoy too much and not to talk with him about certain topics, like politics?

Sohow, it annoys , but it also makes

feel good, and because of that, it annoys

again.

To make things feel right once again, I reach out and boop Biscuit's nose a few tis, to which Isabella jumps from her chair and does the sa, not wanting to be left behind.

The mighty floating divine beast rcifully allows that.

“Tess, can we talk in around ten minutes?” I ask when it's close to the end of breakfast.

“Sure, Hadwin will join too, and we can go through everything,” Tess, reliable as always, answers.

I nod and then turn to Sophie, “Do you have ti to talk?”

To my question, Sophie glances down at Izzy, and I sense my feelings being probed.

So rude.

“It's fine, Soph,” Isabella's answer is simple, and Sophie gestures for

to follow as she leaves the table. That earns us a few curious looks that I ignore, and I follow the sisters onto the terrace that has pots with big flowers all around it and so comfortable seating, while also overlooking the city.

“So, what did you want to talk about?” Sophie asks

after sitting down, and Isabella hops on the couch near her. Sophie's eyes seem curious yet careful at the sa ti. She is always so careful around .

“What would you think if I said we could potentially earn thousands, even tens of thousands, of shards from the system shop together?” I ask her directly.

Sophie's green eyes shine brighter, and she gives

her full attention now, “I would say that I might be interested. Please continue.”