Chapter 16: Cool image!

"You are the last one," Alex whispered beneath his nose.

He stared at the black wolf whose HP had been heavily chunked down by him. His new swordsmanship, [Elias Deathwill's Swordsmanship], turned Alex's life upside down.

It was not the first time for Alex to go through tremendous change.

The first significant change started with Deathwill Sisters, then his new swordsmanship broke common sense.

For Alex, it didn't really make any sense yet. However, the damage difference between one-handed and two-handed styles was like heaven and earth.

If he held the sword with two hands, he would use the common swordsmanship or the bone swordsmanship. The latter was pretty good, but Elias Swordsmanship, which was one-handed style, seamlessly outclassed all Alex had.

Alex didn't know how he should utilize his free hand yet.

GROWL!

"Don't be so mad at me! Haha!" Alex chuckled.

The wolf before him was in an opposite mood. He knew he would die soon and that Alex had been preparing to deal the final blow.

Therefore, the wolf pounced.

With his jaw widely opened, the wolf looked as intimidating as he could get. His red eyes flashed with genuine madness, turning him even more feral.

It was not the first time Alex saw such madness. In the beginning, he was a little frightened as a wolf could display much more emotions than skeletons. However, he was now accustomed to their wrath.

And the wolf couldn't be in a different mood. His opponent utterly dominated him with his one-handed style, dealing eye-popping damage with each slash and thrust.

For the last blow, Alex thrust his sword laced in the [Shattering Thrust].

[-999999 HP!]

And as Alex's slashes had exposed the wolf's bone, he smoothly inflicted the execution effect onto the monster.

That absurd damage number appeared again before Alex's eyes, making him feel content.

[You have killed the black wolf.]

[The black wolf has dropped raw meat…]

[The black wolf has dropped…]

Although there was no way for him to deal such damage with normal thrust and slashes, as that damage was simply the execution damage, he still could flaunt to others about it and show off.

Unfortunately, there was no one to show off…

"Shield is no good for me… I guess I should learn magic," Alex looked at his free hand, clenching and unfolding it.

He had tried using a shield in a battle with the black wolves. Those monsters were common monsters that had inhabited the forest around the Deathwill Castle. Their level was around fifteen, so they were good opponents.

Those wolves were good training partners for Alex and his talent, though.

Thus, as he focused on one-handed style, Alex thought of taking out a few different weapons against them.

He used his left hand to hold a shield. Of course, Alex didn't have any skills and proficiency in a shield. It was solely to see whether he would enjoy such a style.

And as wolves had crashed onto his shield, Alex struggled to use his sword. He also found it hard to fight with shield and sword simultaneously against many monsters.

Thus, he dropped that idea.

It was simply not his style.

Next, Alex took knives and other weapons he could use as secondary. His aim was not bad, but Alex felt like it didn't suit him, either. Different weapons also didn't satisfy him, and he focused more on the sword instead.

But there was one thing that Alex hadn't tested yet.

Magic!

In the beginning, it was just a random idea. But the more he thought about himself with one sword in his right hand and the lightning bolt in his left hand, the more Alex wanted to learn magic.

It was the image that tempted him every day.

Unfortunately, Sara and Stella couldn't help him with it. He also couldn't ask Schnee about it due to obvious reasons.

[You have stored the black wolf's loot in your inventory.]

Alex looked over the drop, then turned heels, and left the scene.

He looked like a lone commander leaving the battlefield.

That general equipment set truly didn't suit him…

"Welcome back, Alex!" Celia greeted her friend upon his return.

Alex smiled widely, "I am back."

Celia was his best friend out of all people living in his castle. She always would greet him and spend the most time with him.

They shared a few secrets with each other. For example, as Celia told him about her dream of the white undead horse, Alex shared his cool sword and magic wielder image.

Both of them swore to reach those goals one day!

The recent topic was demon egg. Even now, Celia held onto it dearly and poured her mana in.

"It should hatch soon, right?" Alex asked.

He glanced over the egg, finding a few veins around it. Those veins were here before, but they were never this bright. It looked like blood filled those passages, and they would soon burst to reveal the hatchling.

Celia nodded, "Mom said it too! We will have a new friend soon!"

Alex couldn't help but smile.

He put the loot into the castle's fridge, which was meat from the wolves. He stored other consumables such as fur in one of the magazines, then returned to the dining hall with Celia by his side.

After a good meal, Alex and Celia went for a walk.

"Did you drop a new equipment?" Celia asked with starry eyes.

Alex sighed, "I think nothing will top this general set anytime soon. Those skeleton bosses were unique, and I can't find any clue about wolves. It will also hurt us if I eradicate them."

After all, the wolves were a good source of food.

Celia knew about it, too, so she nodded.

"Unlucky!" she added with a bright smile.

Alex replied in the same tone, "Unlucky indeed!"

They went around the castle, looking around without deep emotions. For Celia, that sight was a common sight. And for Alex, he knew that the castle had suffered some severe wounds in its prime and that the teleportation here wasn't as easy as it seemed.

His first teleport literally cracked his bones, after all.

"I should start looking out for the garden… Let's see…" Alex opened his system and clicked onto his class.

He was the castle owner, so he had management in his game system.

[If you want to bring life to your castle and let the gardens flourish, you must learn the 'Gardener' subclass.]

[You can invite Gardener to your castle too.]

Alex caressed his beardless chin, "The second option sounds the easiest."