Runemaster in the Last Days

Chapter 1043 - 1045: “…'

"But..."

"If you're talking about how rank 10 lightning magic bird's magic element is conflicting with me and that my skills are not as effective, I'll use more fire elements." Samuel gave a reassuring smile. "Fire element is likely to be suppressed by 20%, but it's better than lightning element that's suppressed by half."

This was the calculation made by the magician.

When magician and magic warriors were facing opponent with the same elements, they would have resistance towards each other.

At lower rank, this didn't have much effect aside from their magic will not be effective when they clashed against each other. But higher ranked magician and magic warriors would have a certain degree of elemental resistance.

And it was precisely this resistance that made them unable to truly deal with others who have the same element as them.

When Riya found out that the opponent is rank 10 lightning magic bird, she knew very well that Samuel's attack would be less effective against it.

That's why she wanted to step forward and deal with the rank 10 lightning magic bird before it could start launching large scale attack. A rune master was used to destroy the fun in battles anyway.

Many times, they would use methods that other people would find despicable.

Attacking without warning, running away all of the sudden, or even divert their attack to their own allies.

The rune masters in Afirer Kingdom didn't exactly have good reputation in battles.

But their support ability has always been praised.

Because not many people could possibly contend against the rune masters and the equipment they made were extremely useful.

"You're really stubborn." Riya looked at Samuel helplessly.

"It can't be helped." Samuel shrugged and spread his hand. "If I'm not stubborn enough, I'm afraid that I won't be able to fight against those rank 10 lightning magic birds on my own."

"I can deal with them quickly."

"It's more like you can deal with any rank 10 magic beast that appeared, but Riya... I don't want you to be so tired. When you need to recover your mana, leave the battle to us and you just wait for your turn." Samuel paused for a moment as his eyes stared deeply at Riya behind him earnestly. "You're not alone."

She's not alone.

Riya blinked her eyes.

She knew that she's not alone, for a long time, in fact.

But to be honest, Riya had long gotten used to her solo battle and solo journey. Even when she have friends, she rarely asked them for help because she was afraid that she couldn't repay them in the slightest bit.

They were so kind to her just because she's their friends.

Not because she has any value whatsoever.

It's warm and comforting.

Yet, Riya was walking on a path that would separate her from her friends and everyone else whom she used to know.

She knew this very well.

Because no other returnees would be able to stay silent and do nothing when everyone around them got stronger one after another. They would try their best to ensure that they would get stronger and catch up with them.

But many other people wouldn't be able to keep up with their pace.

This was something that Riya had noticed when she interacted with Amelia and the others.

As for whether this gap will become even bigger...

She honestly didn't know.

And perhaps it was because Riya kept on standing at the forefront, she started to feel that it was her duty to fight against these powerful magic beasts without consideration of her own condition.

"The war has only started and even though it might seem short, but for those who experience it, it will definitely feel extremely long." Samuel rubbed his cheek slightly and then added, "I'm not entirely sure if this is the right thing, but I hope that you can balance your work and rest, especially when you're dealing with the magic beasts."

"Life is short and long at the same time. If you don't appropriately manage your time, what awaited you would be nothing more than your own destruction."

Riya looked at Samuel's awkward look as he added, "That's what my father used to say to me and I think that you also need it."

Because he didn't want to see Riya continuously fighting hard without having any rest in the slightest bit.

It'll be very tiring.

They have been training hard for the past three years in Afirer Kingdom and Samuel wasn't entirely sure what Riya has been doing during that period of time.

Each and every single one of them went on a separate ways and had no intention of interfering with each other's training.

But after coming back to the Green Planet...

Samuel hoped that Riya would remember that she's not the only person who had to fight against the magic beasts.

There were also other returnees.

"You're right." Riya gave a weak smile. "I'm sorry, I guess I'm too arrogant and stubborn."

She turned her head to look at the passage.

From the fluctuation, it didn't seem that another rank 10 lightning magic bird would appear but rather a rank 9 magic beast.

Peter and Dina were still busy recovering their mana or stamina on the side, but Riya believed that the two of them would still be able to deal with a rank 9 magic beast. As long as it was not another rank 10 lightning magic bird, it seemed to be doable for them.

"No, you're not arrogant... you're just forgetful," Samuel quickly said.

Riya: "..."

She gave a sidelong glance at Samuel and then moved away from the passage slightly through controlling her Protective Rune Circle and infused more mana into the circle. If she only rely on the recovery ability of her Protective Rune Circle, it might end up shattering the next time another rank 10 lightning magic bird appeared.

'As expected, I should have designed a Protective Rune Circle that's suitable for a rank 10 rune master instead.'