Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

The trip lasted just one day and a half, and that had been more than enough time for Rain to master the technique. He was also imagining that the skill was related to the Sage's path, so he kept that one equipped during the whole time. It will be awesome when he gets the next path… the level should be quite high and his mana pool will increase drastically.

An unknown skill leveled up.

The Sage's path received 100 experience points.

An unknown skill leveled up.

The Sage's path received 110 experience points.

Sage Lv 80 - Wisdom + 10 per level up)

Water Mage Path: Lv 50 (Intelligence, Wisdom, and Dexterity + 05 per level.)

Wind Mage Path Lv 50 (Intelligence, Wisdom, and Dexterity + 05 per level.)

Earth Mage's Path Lv 60 (Intelligence, Wisdom, and Dexterity + 05 per level.)

Fire Mage Path Lv 21 (Intelligence, Wisdom, and Dexterity + 05 per level.)

"Only twenty more levels, huh?" Rain thought. "It shouldn't take too long if I keep this path equipped…"

That would be hard since it would decrease his physical and magical powers… it would increase Rain's mana pool, though. Still, he assumed that it would be fine as long as he doesn't do anything too risky.

"It looks like we arrived just in time," Terra said while looking downward and seeing the golem masters city.

Rain looked in the same direction, and he could see that most of the human army was ready to move again. He imagined that if they had the chance to check the nearby villages, the humans would have taken over as well, but they didn't have time for that.

"Do you think that they will receive us well?" Terra asked while tilting her head. "While you helped them, they probably suffered a lot of losses already…"

"It will be fine, we can always turn around if they act like a massive pain in the ass," Rain explained. "At the same time, we can attack the back of the human army or take back the golem masters city and plunder what we can." Continue your journey at m_v-l'e|mp,yr

Terra let out a long sigh… Rain talked too much about money lately. Still, she could understand where he was coming from since they couldn't appear weak when they try to negotiate with other cities… nor physically or economically.

Terra wasn't that good at handling money, so she was watching him mumbling a lot about what they should do, for how long and how much of each thing that they needed. Magic could only cover so many things and for so long.

Since they were operating on an agricultural area, which was large, they needed a large force to avoid wild animals and monsters from attacking, medicine, tools for farming and other things like furniture for houses, clothes and so on and so forth…

In any case, four hours later, they finally arrived at the capital of the magic people and then found quite the massive army stationed there… they had the same number as the humans at very least. Fifty thousand seemed quite the large number since they were mainly soldiers who could put up a good fight.

As one would expect, Rain and Terra made quite the scene as they arrived in front of the council building out of nowhere, the place was heavily guarded by the best warriors of the magic tribes and soon they cast their best skills to attack Rain, but they stopped when they recognized him… but they didn't hide their annoyance.

"... I wasn't expecting to see you return," Geio said while showing a tired and annoyed expression.

"You seem very stressed," Rain said. "We could have come sooner, but we had to deal with our own problems. The beast king wasn't the type who negotiates with his mouth, and some soldiers were rallied on the other side to come for my head."

Just much like Geio, the other vice leaders of the tribes looked like they didn't have many chances to sleep lately… they had dark circles and bags under their eyes and that was something since the more mana someone has in that world, the healthier they become… Rain wondered if their lifespan was also increased thanks to their mana pool.

He was thankful for his second chance, but having the chance to live for a bit longer than one hundred years had more than a little appeal as well.

"... We heard that you helped some prisoners escape, so I suppose we have to at least think for a while longer that you aren't an enemy," Geio said while massaging his eyes. "You have come to fight with us?"

"If that is the only option," Rain shrugged. "First of all, I have to tell you what we learned."

Rain shared with Geio several critical concerns: the most formidable foes on the opposing side possessed the disturbing ability to explode, potentially setting off a devastating chain reaction that could claim the lives of hundreds of magic people nearby. This revelation emphasized the need for extreme caution and careful strategy when killing them… if they could be killed.

Complicating matters further, some enemy soldiers could use the skill of using their magic while keeping their targets magic sealed. This posed a significant threat, as it allowed them to wield their powers freely, making the conflict even more challenging.

In addition, Rain pointed out that their adversaries included elite soldiers who could replicate the abilities of famous heroes from the past, possibly of those from the magic people's side. These enemy combatants, with the skills and techniques of renowned figures, presented a formidable challenge that required careful consideration in their strategy and approach.

"The ability to explode others… there was a person in our history that was able to do that," Geio said while showing a thoughtful expression. "She lived five hundred years ago, and according to her, she could create magic spheres that were invisible to the enemies… it not only exploded the energy, but also exploded the mana in the area of the target's body."