My Skill Bar is Full of Monster Skills-Chapter 192 - 144: Are You Serious?

However, Raine also knew that merely having a Firm Will Level 2 seemed insufficient.

Raine looked again at the description of ’Firm Will Lv2’—’Your will is firm, with resistance to physical pain, dizziness, or enchantment, illusionary and spiritual-like spells increased by thirty percent.’

It seems that the resistance needs to be increased to at least sixty percent, or even higher, to be confident.

At this moment, Sulfur Vine asked, "Then Lord Benest, do you have any further plans?"

"I plan to wait for an old friend."

"An old friend?"

The group couldn’t help but curiously look at Benest.

"Colonel Tessa Aik."

"She is a high-level investigator of Soladin Kingdom Military Intelligence Ninth Bureau, also a Level 9 Wanderer. Her strength is not inferior to mine and, among those I know, she is the most skilled in investigation."

"Then if Colonel Tessa joins us, what are our chances of success?"

Elise, worried about her father’s safety, couldn’t help but ask.

After all, Lord Benest just said that unless we can resist spiritual power, the chances are slim.

Hearing Elise’s question, Benest couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

"The possibility of success still doesn’t exceed thirty percent."

This caused a moment of silence in the lounge.

A success rate of thirty percent was clearly unsatisfactory to everyone.

"Additionally, her arrival in Mill Town will be at least seven days from now," Benest added.

Seven days?

That’s enough time to go to and from Dark Furnace City.

Raine thought to himself.

Wait!

If given seven days, is it possible to infiltrate Dark Furnace City, assassinate a high-tier priest from the Gray Dwarves Dark Furnace Clan, and obtain their advanced spiritual resistance talent?

If so, then heading to the Valley of Dead Water to find the nurturing room would surely increase our confidence?

By then, whether we can resist the Mind Flayer’s spiritual magic is unknown, but facing spiritual attacks from Brain-Eating Monsters of Challenge Levels 2~6 should be a piece of cake.

Originally, Raine wouldn’t have considered this ’indirect rescue’ method, as it seemed cumbersome and unrealistic.

But now, it seems to become the most feasible option.

First of all, he has the hidden map obtained from Thorne, the commander of the Gray Dwarves Dark Furnace Clan.

If we ignore the skull mark on the map, which indicates a danger source, the journey from the depths of the Azure Mine’s underground Dark River to Dark Furnace City takes about two days, not exceeding three.

Therefore, a round trip would be roughly five days.

Adding the time to infiltrate Dark Furnace City, if calculated as two days, it aligns with Colonel Tessa’s arrival time.

From a timing perspective, there seems to be no problem.

Next is the issue of infiltration and assassination after reaching Dark Furnace City.

Infiltration is also no big issue; he has obtained the Shapeshifter bloodline, possessing its signature skill — Transformation.

Though he is taller, and Gray Dwarves are much shorter, the height difference is roughly within fifty percent limitation. As for weight, Gray Dwarves are stocky, which should be close enough.

He should be able to transform into a Gray Dwarf to infiltrate.

Actually, testing whether he can transform is quite simple; he can immediately try it in the restroom now.

Of course, many details still need to be finalized.

But these can be considered more carefully later.

This made Raine more excited the more he thought about it, his eyes shining.

At this point, Elise, looking worried, continued: "Lord Benest, is there really no other way to increase the success rate?"

"Ways to increase the success rate... naturally exist."

"It’s just that we might not be able to achieve them." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Benest shook his head, frowning as he continued.

"For instance, I have heard that during the long-term struggle against Mind Flayers, some Gray Dwarf forging masters researched and created Forbidden Magic Helmets."

"A rare magic equipment made from Nokual Alloy."

"Forbidden Magic Helmet?"

The group’s attention was immediately captured.

"Yes, the only use of the Forbidden Magic Helmet is to significantly weaken the power of spiritual attacks and to be immune to spirit control."

"However, Casters generally don’t wear them because they also block the caster’s spiritual energy fluctuations."

"But for Combat Professionals, it’s a treasure against spiritual power."

"But since Nokual Alloy is reportedly made from some extremely rare metals, its production is very limited, and even within the Gray Dwarves, their numbers are very few."

"Isn’t there any in the Soladin Kingdom? Can’t we trade for it?" Elise asked eagerly.

"Perhaps in the Human Realm, but they are likely stored away."

"The only possible way to obtain them is to trade with some tribe of the Gray Dwarves."

Upon hearing this, Laisa couldn’t help but ask, "Then what are we waiting for, Lord Benest? Don’t you possess the Fourth Level Spell ’Summon High-Level Mount’?"

"If we set off now, we should make it in time, right?"

Benest shook his head, explaining:

"The only business-famous Muzgard Clan among the Gray Dwarves is the tribe I can think of that may conduct the trade."

"But.... it’s too far for us to travel."

"Even if we ride a flying mount to reach the ancient Moria tunnels and enter the Underdark smoothly, we would need at least forty days round trip, which is simply too late."

The others nodded slightly.

Indeed, Baron Olsen’s limit is only thirty days, and those forty days...

"What about other Gray Dwarf tribes?" Laisa asked.

"Yes, both the Dark Furnace Clan and Endawar Clan are slightly closer, and we can go down from the Iron Ring Excavation Site, but their hostility towards surface races makes a transaction nearly impossible."