Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

Leon somehow managed to defeat this guy before, no… he managed to make him decided that running away was the best option. Still, Leon, more than anything else, knew that time was relative. As far as he knew, that guy could have become much stronger since the last time. So, he couldn't underestimate him. Without wasting any time, Leon used Eyes of the Truth.

Sylas (time)

Health: 200200

Mana: 200200 +

Stamina: 200200

Strength: 100100

Dexterity: 100100

Speed: 100100

Intelligence: 100100

Endurance: 100100

Control: 100100

Mentality: 100100

Luck: 100100

Recovery: 100100

Willpower: 100100

Coins: 55.326.325

Status: 00

Skill List

Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

Leon sighed. Even though that skill was at the level max, he was still being countered because he didn't have the ultimate identification skill. Still, at the very least, he could Sylas' status and frowned while looking at it.

"Your statuses certainly are weird," Leon said. "So, you really are working for the woman of the dragons."

"Where is she?" Sylas asked.

"The dragon woman?" Leon frowned. "Did she send you to Earth without telling where she was going?"

"I'm talking the woman who is controlling you," Sylas replied.

Leon got annoyed when he heard that, even more… He wanted to deny that, but he couldn't. It was clear that Ilyana was that black-haired figure. For some reason, she decided to alert Leon about the dangers of relaxing at the time when he had finished most of his work a long time ago. Considering that, it was clear that Ilyana has been keeping an eye on Leon for quite a while. So, the chances of her being controlling him weren't small. Not directly, but indirectly.

"So, aren't you going to deny this time?" Sylas asked. "Leave it to me. I will free you and all the other humans from her clutches."

"Did someone ask you that?" Leon frowned. "Rather, how come are you so certain that you are not in a worse position?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Sylas asked. "What were you trying to do last time we met, and what did I do?"

Leon bit his lips in annoyance because that was one simple but good answer. Leon had the job to kill the rat-people, while Sylas was trying to save them. It was obvious who was the bad guy in that scenario. In the end, Leon couldn't understand Ilyana anymore. She was trying to make him fight the person who could easily make him doubt himself and soon after practically revealing that she had been watching him and probably working behind the scenes. Everything that Leon did so far was his own choices, or were the choices that Ilyana gave him?

"This is the worst time to doubt yourself, Leon," Efreet said. "A weak mind can turn a strong body in a week one. As long as you doubt yourself, you will never be able to win this fight."

That would probably be true at any other opponent, or if Leon weren't a human, but Sylas was someone who probably had similar experiences as Leon, and that was why he didn't attack him while he was clearly hesitating. However, things changed when Sylas saw the fighting spirit inside Leon's eyes.

Sylas disappeared and then reappeared right in front of Leon, ready to land a punch. However, his fist landed on a semi-invisible barrier, and his attack was repelled. Not only that, blood started to drip from his right hand.

"Reflect Shield…" Sylas muttered. "You certainly learned a few tricks since last time."

"Why did you come here?" Leon asked. "How are these people landing on Earth? What is their objective?"

"You will have to defeat me to get the answer you are looking for," Sylas replied.

Leon clicked his tongue in annoyance but soon recovered his composure. Efreet was right, and he couldn't afford to get upset in the middle of a battle, and he confirmed that when Sylas attacked again. His speed was absurd as expected, but he always would have to approach to attack Leon, and he did it, but this time, Reflect Armor didn't work.

Leon had imagined that something like that might happen again since it happened before, and thanks to it, he activated all the buffs that could increase his endurance. Everything to see clearly what had happened… the small area of the Reflect Shield where Sylas' fist crossed, disappeared suddenly. Leon didn't find an explanation, but before he could get hit, he understood why.

Congratulations! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Summon Temporal Armor has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

…

When the fist connected, Leon felt the world turn upside down. Despite all the buffs, he still suffered a lot of damage, and his brain even trembled. Not only that, Leon felt his health, mana, and stamina being sucked. However, after training his resistances countless times with Ilyana and during the battle against Netro, Leon got skilled enough to heal his wounds before his body could feel the total damage.

Before Sylas could even think of attacking again, Leon grabbed his arms and prevented his body from being tossed for hundreds, perhaps thousands of meters. At the same time, a dark aura enveloping Leon's hands begun to devour Sylas' flesh.

"You shouldn't have attacked me this time," Leon glared at Sylas and made him feel shivers. "I have a lot of things in my mind right now. Things that I don't understand, and when I don't find the answers I'm looking for, I get mad."

Sylas tried to free himself, but the more he tried, the more pain he felt since his flesh was being eaten much faster than expected. In the blink of an eye, Sylas covered his left arm in mana and then slashed at Leon. Using Teleport, Leon evaded the attack and even managed to see Sylas cutting off his damaged arm.