The Villain's Story

The army had conquered the first floor in only a day, I won't say we didn't meet any casualties or difficulties, but all in all it was a great outcome for us.

'Well, only a few soldiers died, so it shouldn't impact us too gravely.'

I thought as I sat in class with my eyes closed. My mind was linked to one of the Jade commanders, and thus I was able to see the battle occur in real time. The strategy was still the same. After we had killed a few hundred Minotaur present on the first floor, the rest had retreated to the second floor. The labyrinth has a total of nine floors…

If my estimates are correct, then it should take the army a month to clear the labyrinth until the fifth floor. It's a little bad, But I don't mind.

There is a lecture on mana theory going on, and I couldn't care less about it. I don't need to discuss things like this considering my race, so I just connected my mind to the jade commanders to see how things were going. I am just attending, so Sir Oliver doesn't beat the shit out of me.

The first floor has been liberated fully, and the workers had built the portal, Richard should have led some personnel through the portal to reconstruct the entire first floor so it's suitable for humans.

Furthermore, I also entrusted the handling of the monster carcasses, Twilight has a professional team that deals with it, like many other guilds. The materials should be ready soon. I can sacrifice my share and get more troops, to make up for the loss of the soldiers…

I can slowly build it up more, I just need to continue raiding the labyrinth.

Speaking of materials, I had an unexpected find on the first floor. Numerous items that minotaur warriors use, and also some other things. However, most of them are unable to be used by me or my troops, so I simply sacrificed them all, increasing the number of my knights by a whopping fifty.

They didn't have much value to humans as well, so I judged it would be better to simply sacrifice them to increase my forces.

"And thus, Mana moves by will, Whatever you will it to do, it will do it. You just…"

The only problem that comes is what should I do for the fifth floor and below? The S-ranked Minotaur and reside in the fifth floor and below. It would be hard for the Jade Army to take care of them. If the serpentine beast kings, which mimic my strength, are able to come into the labyrinth… It would be a great help but…

They can't… Therefore, I need to take care of the higher level monsters by myself. With their number, it will prove to be a challenge…

Sigh… I don't want to take an extended leave once more… Sir Oliver will chew me out.

"But despite what our will commands, Mana still follows its own laws that we have yet to find out. We simply know that each element has its own laws, and its own effects."

I pondered deeply, if I can perhaps find a treasure that will give me enough points to level up the knight class, or purchase an S-ranked troop…that would save me a lot of trouble. But that's a gamble. It isn't a guarantee that such an item would appear.

Should I make them go to the tower? It has the ability to level up troops, but I need a lot of points to buy it…

'Ha…'

All of my problems all come from one thing…and the solution of such problems is also the same thing… Money.

I need money (points) to buy stronger troops, or the facilities to upgrade my troops. And I can get that money (points) from items that possess worth (money).

"Haaa…"

I let out an unconscious sigh, with attracted the attention of the teacher, who swooped in to take his chance and ask me.

"Alan, repeat what I said."

"You talked about how mana moves by our will, it will do it what we will, it does. So it matters on our willpower. However, we still have to follow some laws it follows, that we don't know. The only thing we know about these laws is that they differ for every element."

You would be wrong to think I'm a genius who was paying attention to class whilst thinking about how to efficiently raid the labyrinth. I was not, my beautiful girlfriend was, who so kindly said all that through the astral bond, so I could repeat it and avoid trouble. I truly love you, Sabrina.

I raised my thumbs at her from underneath the desk, which she noticed and let out a sigh at. It seems even she hates how nonchalant I am, No matter, though! I have you!

The teacher is quite frustrated that I got it right, But he can't really do anything to me. I have a backing that would make him shit his pants. Not only is my master friends with the person who gave him his job, his salary, I am also the brightest prospect of Twilight, and also the student of the vice principal.

'Miss Elena…'

I remembered the human who taught me a majority of my ice magic that I know, and also one of my trump cards. [Glacial Collapse] which I used to create one of the strongest skills in my arsenal, combining my space and ice element. [Glacial Meteor].

Well, I am stronger than her now, So I need not care for her anymore or something. But that doesn't mean I won't use her name for things like these…

It's a normal reaction, we both are influenced by the frost element, which makes us less vulnerable to emotions. We create walls of steel due to our elemental affinity. Just a side effect. If she truly is a practitioner of the frost element, she wouldn't care about me now as well.

[Supreme dragon of Frost, Lanesha, disagrees.]

Yes, I know you will always disagree with me…even though you are the one person who should understand it best, being the monarch that rules over the element. But I know.

Just like the teacher said, it is law.

If we use the element, we are unable to avoid one fate, and that is to have our bodies, our thinking be manipulated by it, becoming one with it. When one truly becomes one with it…that is when they achieve supremacy over that element. A true being that is the personification of the element.

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Lanesha's silence proves it. A sense of pride wells up inside me once I realized I was right for once, and a childish like sense of satisfaction.

Although…it's not that bad if I still have my emotions with me… Without them, I would probably lose all my love for my grandparents, Samantha and Sabrina, I don't want that.

But…

"Haaa…"

I let out a sigh of annoyance, not because of what I had thought recently, but because of three gazes that fell on my body… One in particular has been annoying me for a while...