This time since he had aimed all of the attacks on a single wasp, the insect got completely burnt to a crisp, or at least its wings and fell down onto the ground with a thud.
The other three wasps he had aimed also suffered a similar fate and in the span of a second four insects from the swarm dropped down to the ground, charred and struggling.
The other wasps in the swarm immediately became alert and wise to the fact that someone was hiding and attacking them.
They increased their flying speed and started randomly buzzing around like bullets in the air. This was their real speed and at this speed, they were capable of punching a hole right through a thick dense tree.
Now it was much more difficult for Liam to aim at these things. He was also not pleased for another reason. "Hmmm. It looks like I have reached some sort of limit." He mumbled to himself.
From what Liam could see, fireballs were just not going to cut it anymore. He conjured another five fireballs and tested his theory.
He made sure that each and every fireball was nicely condensed and yet when the damage numbers floated up…
-5000
-5000
-5000
Three out of the five fireballs hit their target and all three of them got the same damage numbers as well.
"I need stronger spells." Liam came to this conclusion. It was either that or he needed to conjure a fireball that was even more intense.
This was rather a difficult task because, after a certain point, it was not possible to make the fireballs any denser.
The only way to improve their density and attack power would be to improve the intensity of the flame itself!
And Liam had no idea how to do this. So the other cheaper and more straightforward approach would be to learn better, stronger spells that consumed more mana.
"Let me see… Fire balls, fire bullets, and lava rain. These are the only three spells I know in fire-type attacks."
He then looked at the small fox next to him who was happily doing nothing. "Hey! Don't you know that fire shield skill? Show it."
Kyuuuuu!
Luna immediately displayed her awesomeness. Liam watched it a couple of times but watching it was different from personally experiencing it.
"Alright. I guess there is no need to waste time here. I will just buy or grind the skill books and then learn the skill."
He then jumped out of the spot they were hiding and almost instantly the rest of the wasps shot toward him.
[Ice Wall]
Liam immediately erected four walls of ice which sprouted out of the ground as if they had been waiting a long time for his command.
THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD
The five wasps that were all coming at him like fastballs inevitably banged against these ice walls and were sent back from the impact, crashing down on the ground.
The ice also reduced their moment speed as they struggled back up and once again shot forward. They started repeatedly banging against the ice walls and soon they started cracking.
In the meantime, Liam as well did not stand still.
He had at first given up on learning new skills without getting the actual skill book but as soon as he used ice barriers, he got an inspiration.
In the same way he manipulated the ice element, he started surrounding himself with the fire element as well. However, it quickly proved useless.
Both the elements had very different and very unique vibes. When he tried to handle them both in the same way, the result was choppy and inefficient. The skill was not even executed.