I myself reached level 25, besides the skills I got from my Pokemon with the passive use of my skill Mimicry, I also unlocked my dragon wings but I didn't want to use them yet since I have no experience using them and I don't want to fall and accidentally kill myself by trying to fly while I'm fighting, though I do like how they looked, they were white and had ethereal purple feathers, they almost look like angels wings but the very visible scales on them gave away their true nature, i also got one of the skills i wanted, Teleport was the most useful skill that i could have obtained, since it allows me to teleport anywhere i had visited before and move around the battle field freely, technically i became a copy Minato Minakaze just without the yellow flash.
I also obtained the skill Novice Sword profiency which increases the damage i can cause while using any kind of sword, it also gives me the knowledge of how to actually wield a sword, nothing to impressive but i no longer look like I'm just flailing around a stick, just gained it from my constant use of my sword through all the battles we had, i also had obtain these new skills while using the skills i learned from my pokemon, which are novice Fire mastery, novice Fairy mastery, Novice Psychic mastery, novice Dark mastery, Novice Ground mastery, novice Grass mastery, Novice Dragon mastery and Novice Normal mastery.
These skills increase both the damage input and my resistance with these elements, not by much of course since they are still at a novice level but once they evolve to their higher ranks they'll be incredibly useful and besides every little bit counts, they also allow me to freely manipulate these elements or energy natures which is great since for example i can charge my sword with them and cause extra damage.
Though i was very surprised when i also obtained novice Water, Dark, Grass and Ground mastery from the use of the skills Life Dew and Magical Leaf which i gained from Ralts and from Eevee's Sand Attack and bite, I also got novice Healing Proficiency, Novice Healing profiency not only increases the amount any healing skill can heal but it also decreases the amount of EP needed for this type of skills
Besides all of this i also have a lot of money, Berries, gels and even a few revives from the drops of the defeated undead of the dungeon, though i did have to start buying both Sitrus berries and Leppa berries in bulk often to keep my Pokemon healthy.
I did try to use my Apple gels and Orange gels since Oran berries even though they drop regularly they don't heal enough HP now that my Pokemon are at a higher level but even though my Pokemon enjoyed their taste the healing gels didn't heal anything.
Disappointing but at least Sitrus berries and Leppa berries were cheap so they weren't breaking my wallet but I think I'm going to have to start buying potions soon since like healing gels they heal in percentages instead of set numbers like the berries, for now berries, Ralt's and my own healing skills are enough.
We also received three more Common Pokemon Tokens, during the hours we spent battling the hoards of undead, which is great since it means we can have more back up.
However I'm waiting after we defeat the boss and unlock the new Dungeon to use them, Charmander, Eevee, Ralts and i were to far into this Dungeon and it would be too dangerous and cruel to have level 1 Pokemon suddenly thrown into this level of battles, so for now I'm waiting until we clear this Dungeon.
We're close to the boss, I can feel it, there was this pressure slowly building up in the air and it feels like it will explode at any moment now, that's why I'm letting my Pokemon rest and recuperate a bit before we go and face whatever it was that was waiting for us.
Suddenly the ground shook, lots of black colored energy began to gather and coalesce into a inky black blob that began to morph until a new type of undead formed from it.
This one was definitely powerful, it was a undead samurai, it had a worn out red samurai armor and was holding a black colored Tachi, the blade seemed jagged and rusted, overall this was one scary undead.
I glared at the new undead and used my Observe skill on it, this thing was level 35 and was both strong and fast, it definitely is the boss for this dungeon, i turned to look at my Pokemon who were glaring and growling at the boss monster, they were strong but they weren't quiet ready for a fight like this.
But watching them not backing down from this enemy made feel proud of them, i closed my eyes and came up with a plan to deal with this boss.
"Okay guys, this is what we're going to do" my three Pokemon stop glaring at the boss and turned to me "I want all of you to stay away from his range and hit him with Growl to lower his strength, then Eevee i want you to use Sand Attack as many times as you can to lower his chances of actually hitting us, Ralts keep an eye out for attacks and use Teleport to get your self and the others away from danger, after debuffing him, hit him with long range attacks and don't forget to not get too close to it".
My Pokemon nodded and i turned to look at the boss "I'll keep his attention away from you guys and fight him close range, I'm counting on you guys!".
The Pokemon responded by yelling their names and i used Quick attack to appear right before the boss and swiped at him, but the samurai easily parried my strike and pushed me away.
He was going to stab me but I teleported behind him and slashed his back, my Pokemon then hit him with a triple Growl lowering his strength harshly.
The undead samurai turned towards my Pokemon but i then hit him another sword slash and then a scratch with my free hand making him stumble to the side.
My Pokemon then used Growl once more making the boss even weaker, this time the boss swung his Tachi towards my Pokemon and released some kind of energy slash but Ralts teleported herself and Charmander away while Eevee used Quick Attack to dodge.
I then used Psychic to hold the boss down and try to crush him, while Eevee began to use Sand Attack to lower its accuracy, Charmander used Flamethrower while Ralts then used Psybeam to damage the undead samurai as i hold it down.
However the Boss was able to break through my Psychic hold and then lunged at me, i verily had time to jump to the side but the undead samurai was able to still cut my cheek.
There was some blood dripping from my face but since i have Gamer's body the cut will dissappear soon though i still felt pain, but for now i ignore it and waved my hand in front of me releasing multiple energy stars which the boss somehow was able blocked with his sword.
Too bad that Eevee used Swift too right at his back, Charmander then took a big breath and used Dragon Breath on the Boss, while Ralts teleported to my side and used Life Dew on me.
I smiled at my worry wart healer and then rushed forward with my sword at the ready, the undead Samurai must have sense me coming his way because it immediately began to swing his Tachi at me releasing an energy slash at my direction, i growled and then said "Double team!".
Multiple copies of myself appeared making his attack miss when it hit a fake but then the Boss didn't quit there and it began to swing and release energy slashes at me and my copies, when he had destroyed all of them he was going to swing at me but Charmander and Ralts attacked him from both of his sides with Flamethrower and Psybeam again, while Eevee used Helping Hand on both of them to increase their power.
With the Boss distracted i jump up with my sword at the ready to cut the undead in half, but then it raised its Tachi and blocked my strike.
But i wasn't going to give up and with roar filled with determination and adrenaline i pushed down with everything I had.
The Boss pushed back, but suddenly from deep within my chest i felt something warm fill me, both my sword and body began to shine with a soft golden light.
I grinned recognizing this feeling and with one more roar i pushed down and shattered the undead Samurai's Tachi and cut him in half, to my surprise however my slash released an energy wave made of golden light that continued traveling past the boss for a bit until it crashed into a building.
The boss finally turned into dust signaling our victory, i drop to the ground on my butt and took a big breath "sigh... I'm so sore! hahaha".
I laughed, I couldn't help it, this battle was intense but I had so much fun and my Pokemon did great too, inwardly I had someone to thank for that last attack of mine *thank you for giving me a hand Excalibur*.
From my soul i felt that now familiar warmth that let's me know that Excalibur heard my thanks and that it was happy.
My Pokemon then suddenly jumped on me and dogpiled me in celebration, making me laugh in fun "good job guys!".
My Pokemon happily chirped their names, suddenly i received a notification Astraea.
[Congratulations on defeating the boss Rean! now the next instant Dungeon is available for you to go into whenever you wish to!.]
*Thank you Astraea!* i turned towards my Pokemon and smiled "let's go home guys, we have new Pokemon friends to summon and tomorrow we'll be back here to train so we need our rest".
The Pokemon nodded and smiled at me "ID Destroy!" with the use of this skill reality shatters and we're back in my room.
My Pokemon waste no time jumping on my bed and lay down, i follow their example and sit on my bed to check all the notifications we got from the Boss battle.
First it seems like i leveled up to level 27, while Charmander reached level 40 and both Ralts and Eevee reached level 37 which is great.
The next notification surprised me a bit but i really should have expected, it seems that i have gained the skills Novice Light Mastery and Hallowed slash.
This is great for me since Novice Light Mastery allows me to use the Light element and it increases both damage and my resistance to this element as well and Hallowed slash is light elemental sword skill, that does extra damage to anything unholy and it's a long range sword skill.
This gives me a way to deal with any pesky unholy supernatural beings in this world plus with Novice Light Mastery i have a way to defend myself from devils as well, except Serafall course.
Mentally i thanked Excalibur once again for this boon and go back to check the rest of my notifications which includes money drops 'which was a lot' and some Super Potions.
But then I noticed i received one more thing from the Boss, a skill orb whose name of the skill i recognized right away.
[Congratulations you have received the skill orb for the skill: Sword style Eight Leaves One Blade.]
This sword style belonged to the protagonist of the Tales of Cold Steel games, one with whom i share the same name with.
It is a very versatile and powerful sword style, one that i genuinely want to learn and so I immediately use the skill orb and gained the sword style.
[Ping!.
You have learned the skill: Sword style Eight Leaves One Blade.
Skill name: Eight Leaves One Blade.
An eastern swordsmanship style.
Founded by the Sword Hermit Yun Ka-fai, the school is a culmination of all the eastern swords styles.
Only tachis and katanas are eligible for the style to be taught.
Note: This skill grants the user the following techniques: First Form - Helix, Second Form - Gale, Third Form - Karmic Flame, Fourth Form - Autumn Leaf Cutter, Fifth Form - Morning Moon, Sixth Form - Arc Slash and Seventh Form - Termination Slash-Dawn.
Note: Through further use and the user's style some techniques might change or evolve overtime.
Note: This skills just grants the basic knowledge of the techniques, the user still has to train and practice to master them.]
I'm going to have to buy a Tachi but that does raise a very question *Astraea will Excalibur change into a Tachi when i call it, now that i have this skill?*.
[Yes! as a conceptual weapon of divine origin, Excalibur will change according to its wielders preferences and sword style, as a matter of fact it should had already began its evolution.]
From my chest i felt Excalibur's warmth flare, confirming what Astraea just said to me.
The next hour i kept myself busy with buying more healing items and a Tachi for me to train and practice with, it's a very simple Tachi and it's only enchanted with always sharp and unbreakable enchantments.
It was expensive but it was a needed expense so i didn't mind, plus it looks cool, now though i had three Pokemon to summon and prepare for tomorrow.
It seems like I'll be very busy for a long while since i now had alot of skills and techniques to train and master, thankfully i had the whole summer to work with it.
"I'll right lets summon our new friends!" my Pokemon cheered from where they were resting and i opened my inventory, take out Common Pokemon Tokens and crushed them.
The Common Pokemon list window opened before me and i began to look for three new Pokemon to add to my team.