Thanks to the fact that Billy assumed a more support role, the movement speed of the group increased, and also, thanks to the bracers, they were able to save some of their energy. They basically only dealt the killing blow to the enemies, so they couldn't ask for more. In one day, they reached the ninth floor of the dungeon, but it was time for another break.
"I am going to test a new spell on the monsters, you can rest in the meantime," Billy said and then created the ice shelter and sealed it before the others could say anything.
Although that was a gift from his father-in-law, Billy decided to absorb the effect of his armor. It was time to make that level up as well… While he used some skill points to improve it, it couldn't be compared to having the skill.
"This armor is pretty rare and its effect is definitely a tier seven skill…" Billy thought. "Absorbing it will definitely that ability."
That being said, that would take some time since Billy leveled up the armor dozens of times. After he found a quiet place to do that, Billy sat down and crossed his arms while he tried to recover all the experience of the armor. His idea was simple. Instead of just touching a single part of the relic, touching several parts would make things easier. If that were true, then using an armor was the best thing he could do now…
Billy began to focus and then tried to feel the mana inside the armor. After that, he forced it to move to his whole body. It felt like he was trying to get all the water from a pool with his arms alone… so it wasn't a surprise that Billy failed on the first few times.
"I can feel it, but since my focus isn't at a single point and the armor is a lot bigger than anything I tried before, I am not succeeding…" Billy thought while rubbing his chin. "Let's see…"
It seemed a bit stupid, but Billy decided to use Destructive Aura. He developed that technique to fight and not to do something so precise, but he still had a feeling that it would help him. Destructive Aura improves his whole body in terms of parameters, after all. Once the mana began to move through his body, Billy tried again, and this time, the mana inside the armor had been a lot more obedient.
You received 1000 experience points.
You received 1000 experience points.
You received 1000 experience points.
…
Billy wanted the skill first, but it seemed that the whole item had to become weaker for that to happen. He insisted on that for a while, and eventually, the level of the item dropped to zero. Once that happened, Billy's head began to hurt as he suddenly was learning something that he wasn't supposed to learn like that. The knowledge of an item forged hundreds of years ago… Billy felt like his head was the armor when the blacksmith was using a hammer to finish the final touches. Still, his hard work and resilience paid off.
You have learned the skill Guardian's Aura Lv 05.
You have learned the skill Self-Repair Lv 05.
The skills aren't compatible with you. The skill fused with Regeneration and increased its level by five.
Billy sighed in relief once he succeeded. He truly felt like he was overloading his brain. However, things ended well… Still, that wasn't something that he could do several times a day, and that was only the first step since his relics were a lot more powerful. Billy wondered if he should try to improve that ability of his, this time with something more difficult. Still, he decided to try once his mind was rested. His goal was to take a break on every floor now, and they had to cross every floor in at least twelve hours. It was risky, but it couldn't be helped.
"They seem to be doing fine…" Billy said when he checked his wives and kids using the magic mirrors. "It is a pity that I can't use the mirrors to communicate with them, at least not yet."
Billy decided to take a break because he was using his head too much… moving his armor around, making his drones scout ahead, and now with that training… it was tough, so he had to take every single of those opportunities. When Billy got up, his armor suddenly began to fall apart… most of the items that he took the mana from became useless. Still, he didn't imagine that the armor would become like that.
"I guess it was too old and without mana… let's pray that Kate won't get mad," Billy said after a long sigh.
Billy wondered if he should take souvenirs back home or fake some injuries to counter her wrath once she learns that her father's favorite armor was destroyed… in any case, it couldn't be helped.
After returning to the shelter for one hour, Billy and the others began to move again. Thanks to the fact that his mind was now rested, Billy had an idea, and he wanted to test that to make them move even faster than before. He enhanced everyone's weapons with his magic by adding mana and the effects of Wind Transformation.
"If I can help it, I would rather not let you mess with my arrows," Meryl said after Billy enhanced them.
"Just fire them now," Billy said. "One per target… the others will just watch."
Meryl didn't like that idea so much, but she decided to wait and see what would happen. When the next four enemies appeared, her arrows flew so fast that they disintegrated while they pierced the head of the wyrms. Once again, Billy's idea left them speechless… The battle didn't last even three seconds, and only Billy used mana. Around one-third of what he would normally use to stop the enemies for several seconds.
"Well… This is impressive and all, but we won't be doing much fighting at this pace," Icarus said. "Can we defeat the enemy as we are now?"
"It is impossible to please you guys…" Billy said and then gave up.
