Unlimited Power 03: The Sinful Ruler

Regardless, Jake's wolves finally began to arrive, so he wondered if he should use them to fight the enemies and speed things up a bit. Eventually, he will be forced to rely on them, but he concluded that for the time being, he could handle things on his own.

"You guys should make a perimeter around the area and make sure that no one will follow or attack me from behind," Jake said.

Jake made the crystal wolves hide behind some trees and some piles of snow. It was like the frozen bears that he had to deal with in the past. After that, he moved around the area and slowly decreased the number of monsters. Still, Jake was aware that the was killing less than the enemies could spawn every ten minutes.

During that time, Jake also accessed the number of enemies he had to deal with. It was a bit surprising, but he assumed that they had at least fifteen thousand on their side. It was a perfect way to grind his Recovery. However, after using the skill too often, Jake felt that his skull was cracking.

"Master Thief isn't perfect… it takes even more of my mind than the dark flames," Jake thought. "I supposed it is only natural since it makes me stronger than the dark flames in the long run, a lot stronger."

When the sun that Jake couldn't see in that world thanks to the clouds began to set, the temperature began to drop, and Jake felt his balls freezing again. In the end, he decided to make an underground shelter instead of hunting at night. Maybe the fact that he felt like his head was splitting was because he didn't rest properly in the last few days.

It would have been better if Jake created a fire underground as well, but then he would leave the smoke and reveal his position, so that was a no and he fell asleep still dealing with a bit of the cold. When morning came, Jake said 'screw it, and then began to steal experience for his Cold Immunity.

The skill Cold Immunity obtained 2200 experience points.

The skill Cold Immunity obtained 2200 experience points.

The skill Cold Immunity obtained 2200 experience points.

…

After doing some math, considering how many times the skill leveled up with that amount of experience, Jake assumed that the skill received around one point of experience per minute every time. It truly was a slow and annoying process. Fortunately, Jake started to feel better once the skill leveled up ten times.

It didn't take long for Jake to have this idea… instead of being greedy, couldn't he control the power of Master Thief as he did with the dark flames and make them usable for longer periods of time? That way, not only will the use of the skill be more efficient, and he won't have to feel his head splitting, but he also could use it in other ways.

"While I can snipe them, I suppose decreasing their numbers with an all-out attack will be the best option for now…" Jake thought. "The crystal wolves will decrease in number, but… it can't be helped. Also… huh?"

Jake stopped and turned around. Since they were his summoned monsters, Jake could tell when one of the crystal wolves died, and that had happened just now. It seemed that someone was crazy enough to try to attack him from behind… Jake decided to leave the frozen Salamanders behind and then deal with the new enemy.

Using the dark flames, Jake burned some of the snow and approached the area where his wolves were being attacked without revealing himself. He felt bad that they were dying, but he couldn't afford to fall for any trap.

Despite the situation, Jake returned pretty fast, and he found some trolls hiding and waiting to ambush him. They sure had some nerve to attack his monsters to lure them out. While Jake didn't feel the need to check their status, he changed his mind after seeing that, and he opened his eyes widely.

Elder Troll

Lv 400

Ice/ Normal

Health: 13.350/13.350(15)

Mana: 4.150/4.150(15)

Stamina:7.400/7.400 (15)

Strength: 1810

Dexterity: 410

Speed: 850

Intelligence: 510

Endurance: 1550

Control: 600

Mentality: 1050

Luck: 550

Recovery: 9000

Willpower: 1050

Coins: 00

Status: 00

Skill List

Active Physical Skills: Dash Lv 80, Frozen Strike Lv 190

Passive Physical Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 250, Improved Recovery Lv 90, Improved Willpower Lv 90, Improved Strength Lv 170, Bronze Skin Lv 150

Spells: Ice Arrow Lv 110, Ice Spear Lv 110

Support Spells: Fire Resistance Lv 90, Cold Resistance Lv 500, Cold Immunity Lv 250, Shock Resistance Lv 140

"They are as strong as Vare… maybe it isn't surprising considering that they had to deal with the frozen Salamanders now and then," Jake thought. "In any case, they let the monsters reach these numbers… were they planning to lure people like me here?"

Jake had some questions, but he didn't have time to think about them since his monsters were being killed. In any case, Jake could count fifteen enemies around. It was the first time that he would face fifteen enemies of that level at the same time. Still, Jake had a few tricks up to his sleeve to help with that situation.

First of all, Jake enhanced the bolts of his crossbow when he fired them. In the blink of an eye, the heads of five of those trolls exploded. Unfortunately, Jake's head began to hurt, and he realized that he could no longer rely on the flames.

You obtained 15.000 coins.

Your Recovery increased by two points.

You obtained 15.000 coins.

Your Recovery increased by two points.

…

Jake equipped his axe and then dashed toward the nearest enemy. The other trolls frowned when they saw their hidden allies falling when they didn't see any enemy approaching. Still, Jake's target reacted on time and swung a massive ice club toward him.