Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

"I will need your help, guys," Leon said and then summoned all his spirits.

"I can't believe that you are considering using us like this," Celsius said, visibly annoyed.

"I will repay the favor...somehow," Leon said.

Although Leon talked with his spirits like a lot, he had no idea what things Celsius liked. Perhaps, she liked to complain, but that was something Leon could only think when she was out of his head. As for the others, Efreet liked to fight, and Undine liked to tease Leon. Meanwhile, Sylph and Gnome liked to play.

"Just don't get used to this," Celsius said.

Leon made a mental note to be a few times more friendly with his spirits after that. They were his friends, after all, and their help would definitely change the tide of the battle. While Leon was buying potions, he was also creating several massive containers of steel. All the spirits were helping Leon, but Efreet couldn't do much alone using magic or even his body... his flames quickly melted the bottles.

"Efreet, I think it will be a better idea if you keep the hippogryph's at bay," Leon said.

"Hahaha! Now we are talking!" Efreet laughed. "I don't like wasting time doing complex tasks like that!"

Although Efreet wasn't strong enough to fight them, Leon helped now and then. Regardless, after a few hours, Leon noticed a group of soldiers approaching, one of them was Hector.

"Hey, long time no see..." Hector said while looking at the containers of steel and observing the mana potions moving around thanks to the help of ice, wind, water, and earth. "I don't think it is a coincide that you returned after such a long time, right?"

"Nope, I have come to help... to some extent," Leon said while he was still buying mana potions non-stop.

"I thank you for that, but... what do you mean by that?" Hector frowned.

"Given the circumstances, I don't have the right to judge your actions or choices," Leon said. "However, considering the things I know, it is clear to me that you guys are walking a dangerous path. Wishing for peace is good, I also want that, but it is clear that none of us will have that until we get rid of all monsters and troublesome enemies. Running away and hiding wasn't the best choice you guys made."

The two soldiers looked at Leon, annoyed, and he felt their mana getting intense, they were readying themselves to fight. One more sentence like that, and they would attack Leon, but that was the last of his worries. After looking them in the eye for a single moment, Leon understood that they were men who were born after the humans came to that planet to hide. They were strong physically since they could defeat hippogryphs, but they weren't true survivors... those only who survived numerous battles and tasted despair many times have the right to have such a title. In fact, even Leon thought that he didn't deserve it. He survived a lot of troublesome situations and tasted despair many times, but he doubted that he suffered more than Hector and Amanda.

"I see... so, how are you going to proceed?" Hector asked.

"I will kill the demi-minotaurs as much as I can, but only after you guys understand that the battle against monsters will never end," Leon answered. "In the not so far future, some bastards will come to Earth and eventually this planet to hunt down all humans. They will turn our planet into a living hell. I'm going to protect it, but I'm not going to babysit anyone."

"... I understand, it looks like you know a lot more than any of us," Hector said after studying Leon for a while. "Well, I will thank you in advance for doing what you are doing... If I survive, I hope that you will tell me more about what you know."

After raising his death flag, Hector and the two soldiers left the place. Leon sighed, in the end, he didn't like his words... he sounded too preachy. Regardless, Leon wondered how come Hector had time to talk to him at a time like that, but soon, thousands of soldiers started to appear above the underground city. They already had done their preparations, so Hector came to see for what side Leon was going to fight.

"I guess the battle will finally being..."

Since everyone worked hard, Leon spent twenty million coins and created five containers full of mana liquid. He felt satisfied with that while he was observing the wave of dust coming from the west.

"I didn't think they would send all their troops at once, but... I guess they did it."

It looked like the demi-minotaurs were also quite desperate, or perhaps they didn't have much time left... either way, they had come to finish the battle fast. Leon wondered if they couldn't abandon their planet and start over in another place, but perhaps being sentient creatures, they still didn't change their nature... of choosing to die fighting instead of running away to survive.

"Sylph, I want you to use your wind and pour the mana liquid over me," Leon said. "Efreet, you keep attacking the hippogryphs, and don't let them attack me."

"Okay!" Sylph said.

"Hahaha, alright!" Efreet said.

Gnome, Celsius, and Undine will attack once I command," Leon said.

"And when would that be?" Celsius asked.

"That will depend on the situation," Leon answered. "We will attack the demi-minotaurs after we see the humans fighting hard to survive or when we seem them getting massacred."

Leon already tried once, playing hero didn't help him or anyone. If he tried to save every single life, the humans wouldn't feel true despair again and recover their fighting spirit. He wanted to save his planet and the human race, but he wouldn't carry every single life on his back.