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Chapter 113: Level Up

Reylin had entered the arena.

It wasn't as cheap as his island since it was a fully nourished forest.

Tree after tree, Reylin, and his dark troops saw nothing else.

They looked toward their commander, awaiting the answer.

[You have entered the arena!]

[Your enemy, XxX69Punisher420XxX, has been waiting for you.]

[The Official Battle has started! Defeat your enemy's troops by using yours!]

[As the commander, you can not step into the battle yet. You must gain experience from commanding your troops before using your own skills to assist them.]

[Your skills have been sealed.]

Reylin didn't feel weaker, so he could move and run without any problem. However, his flames didn't come out on his call, which soured his mood.

He narrowed his eyes, "Dark Gnome... Your purpose is to scout."

Reylin opened his mini-map and passed it to the dark gnome. In its eyes, a system message appeared.

Dark Gnome accepted that message, and a minimap appeared in its view's corner.

It was black with just a tiny dot in the middle. That was what Dark Gnome and his commander had explored so far, which was basically nothing.

Reylin carried on, "You can see us, so there's no limit to how far you can scout. If you notice any living beings, notify me."

A small problem was that the intelligence was quite limited so far.

Reylin believed these two would grow up in both strength and personality by leveling up, so he was eager to try defeating some fools.

He fished out a bone sword and passed it to Alyona, "Try it."

Alyona grasped the sword, nodded, and thanked her commander.

She then swung it once.

Twice... Thrice...

At last, Alyona became accustomed to the new weapon, which became part of her. Her unique swordsmanship helped her significantly, and she was also a pretty talented lady.

Alas, her fate was limited by dark matter.

Of course, half of it was about the real Alyona.

This one had a lot of potential under Reylin's banner.

Reylin turned his eyes to the gnome, "If you see existence with two legs, click [2]. Count their legs and give me a report. That's how we will somewhat prepare. As for you, I also have these skills."

A few scrolls rolled in Reylin's inventory.

He had those from Layla, and those were cheap scrolls anyone would be able to use a few times. They didn't disappear upon learning a skill from them, making them used en masse across many communities.

Dark Gnome opened the scroll, and its eyes ran through words.

He understood nothing, but the system helped him. Dark Gnome learned a few fire skills in the blink of an eye since his affinity was relatively high!

[Dark Gnome's Fire Skills Efficiency ranks up(E)]

"Isn't he already on your level?" Reylin half-jested, his eyes on Alyona.

Dark Alyona looked down on Dark Gnome, and her eyebrows knitted. She looked pretty provoked by its amount of skills, and the hand holding her sword clenched it tighter.

It was clear her heart yearned for enemies to slash!

Reylin changed his plans a little, "You learn those skills first. Use each skill a few times and get used to it."

His eyes shifted to Dark Alyona, "Follow me."

Dark Gnome's orders had changed.

It adapted quickly and began using skills one by one while left alone by its commander. It didn't take a genius to realize that this would cause something real Alyona was pretty familiar with.

Wildfire!

Dark Gnome's intelligence was low, but it drew out highly offensive skills. Alas, its use was so weak that wildfire's speed rivaled Reylin's peak.

The forest wailed as the flames devoured it.

A gray and dense smoke floated up to the sky!

Reylin smiled, "It looks like a failure. And this is exactly a failure. We should have our enemy come with his troops here soon enough. Keep an eye on your surroundings, and notify me if you see anyone coming."

Dark Alyona nodded.

The Dark Concert continued, and the enemy with a unique nickname finally arrived.

Reylin felt Alyona pulling his sleeve, and he turned in the direction she had pointed.

A player with dark brown hair slicked behind moved toward the flames with a confident smile. He kept chuckling to himself, probably imagining that his enemy had failed with the troops.

An easy victory had already flashed a few times in his mind, "What a fool... Seriously... Imagine using flames in this forest! Haha!" Punisher turned his eyes to his troops, "Find the commander! He must be still alive! Kill and secure dark matter! Haha!"

His troops were a combination of monsters and humans.

Punisher chuckled while Reylin and Alyona stared at him with squinted eyes.

"He keeps one wolf close to himself... You think you can deal with one monster quick enough to kill a player?" Reylin asked with a sneer.

Dark Alyona got provoked yet again, and she brandished her sword!

In the blink of an eye, she appeared before the wolf! Her sword cut it in half, bringing out Punisher's eyes!

He nearly lost his eyes due to the shock!

Reylin nodded a few times with content!

He then saw Dark Alyona hacking at the player's neck!

She failed as Punisher ducked and avoided her sword, "FUCK!"

Reylin stared at the player rolling and escaping in a not-so-sophisticated way, "And this guy was chosen as worthy one? He must either be good individually or too limited by the current system."

Dark Alyona didn't disappoint Reylin, and her sword was one slash away from killing Punisher.

Reylin appeared in the background then.

Punisher's eyes widened, and he soon burst out laughing, "It's you! I didn't expect to meet the famous pyromaniac so early! Our continents are closed after all! Haha! This makes me more excited!"

"Oh? So you are from a different continent... I see, I see," Reylin nodded a few times, his lips going wider with each second.

Punisher was also excited for different matches.

His eyes rose to meet Reylin's excitement, and he felt like the temperature had gone too much up!

It felt like an inferno somehow sprouted!

'This guy uses skill or what?' Punisher inwardly questioned.

"I really start to like this event more and more," Reylin chuckled, then raised his chin, "Kill him. There's no time to waste."

Dark Alyona nodded.

Her sword killed the player, and she leveled up twenty times.

[Dark Alyona Lv. 20 HP:100/100 MP: 100/100]

Reylin controlled everything about her, even her stats.

"Did I do well, Master?" Dark Alyona asked.

"You did well," Reylin replied, then turned around, "Help your buddy. He has to get some intelligence as well."

"My sword listens to your command, Master," Dark Alyona saluted and rushed to help Dark Gnome.