Even though she levelled up quite fast, Sera knew that fighting across levels was getting harder for her.
The reason for this was because the strength gap also widened as the level went up. In addition, her stats were also starting to hold her back.
No matter how high the enhancements brought to her by her high-proficiency skills, it wasn't enough.
She needed to level up and learn more skills if she wanted to kill a higher level opponent.
In short, she still needed quite a bit of time.
Now that Helena told her that she only had a month left, she felt pressured.
Helena saw the troubled look on Sera's face and laughed, "You don't need to worry, you're sure to at least reach top 10 with your current power. Of course, reaching top 3 will enable you to gain more rewards, but there are talents in the Apollo and Luna Familias as well. There are also the hidden talents in the Pendragon Kingdom. That's why, it's going to be hard for you…"
Then, she looked at Sera and added with a hint of regret, "It's a pity that you don't have enough time to prepare. If you have, then I believe that taking the 1st place will be easy for you."
'I still want to try…' Sera's eyes became firm as she made her decision.
Helena noticed this and didn't comment any longer.
Instead, she changed the topic and said, "Anyways, I told you about all the consequences of learning the [Sun Sword Art], right?"
Sera nodded. Before passing the [Sun Sword Art] to her, Helena had explained all the side effects of using it.
The reason why the Apollo Familia didn't let the women of their family practice this art was because it had the attribute of the sun which wasn't compatible with women.
Of course, there were also traces of discrimination that go along side it as the women of the familia also weren't allowed to learn any other powers from the outside world.
Now that she had reached the Adept Proficiency in the skill, Sera also started to feel its side effects.
She knew that Helena must've noticed this, that was why she stopped her from training and brought her here.
As expected, Helena said, "Listen, I knew that you're also starting to feel the side effects of the skill since you have reached the Adept Proficiency, right?"
Sera nodded in confirmation.
"The method I used to suppress the destruction brought about by the sun energy to my body is something that cannot be replicated. So I'm helpless about what to do. I'm looking for a way to suppress it but I didn't expect you to reach the Adept Proficiency quickly. After all, even I had spent a year just to reach your current level." Helena praised her again.
Sera kept her calm and just said, "It's because Master paved the way for me. If we switched places, then you could've reach my current level faster than I did."
Helena felt touched by her disciple's consideration of her feelings. She smiled teasingly and said, "Oh my, you really know how to make me happy~"
Then, she opened a drawer and took out a bottle containing a glowing blue liquid.
"This is the only thing I have right now that could help. This potion is called Cold Potion. It is often used in treating burns and suppressing fire elemental poisons. I don't know how effective it is because sun energy is more powerful than the fire element. But anyways, give it a try." Helena explained the usage of the potion as she handed it to Sera.
Sera carefully held the potion bottle. She twisted the cork open and drunk the liquid inside.
Gulp~
Sera raised her brows as she felt a cold feeling inside his body which was relieving the pain of the burning sun energy in her heart.
Looking at her disciple's reaction, Helena was relieved and said, "It looks like it worked, fortunately. However, I don't know how long it will last so be sure to ask me for some if you ever feel the sun energy eating at your heart again, okay?"
Sera nodded.
"Don't worry, I'm trying my best to find a permanent solution for you. I also want to let the women of the Apollo Familia to learn the inheritance of the family, so this could be said to be killing two birds with one stone."
"Anyways, that's all I want to say to you. I know that you're itching to train now since the tournament is close, so I won't disturb you any longer." Helena said as she waved her hand.
Sera bowed slightly before turning around to leave the wooden hut.
Just as she was about to leave, she heard Helena's voice, "Oh right! Visit me in two days, okay? I'll prepare a storage device so it wouldn't be a hassle to bring Cold Potions with you~"
Sera answered before closing the door behind her, "Thank you, Master!"
Taking a deep breath, she walked through the forest, looking for monsters to kill.
The forest where she was right now was called the Forest of Savages. This was because this forest was home for various unintelligent races who only knew how to kill.
It was a few hundred kilometers away from the residence of Apollo Familia.
This forest was a popular hunting grounds for those aspiring youths who wanted to level up and get stronger. It was also very massive, making enough room for the thousands of people hunting and training in it.
Shing!!
Growl!!
After walking for tens of kilometers, Sera heard the sound of fighting ahead of her.
'I know that it's bad to be nosy. But as a player, searching for opportunities is a must!' Sera thought to herself as she steadied her breathing.
She walked slowly to the source of the commotion.
"Arghhh! Go away, wolf! Fucking get away from me!"
Sera felt dumbfounded at the crisp feminine voice that she heard. The voice, which sounded delicate and soft, was hurling curses unceasingly.
She hid behind a tree and saw that about 50 meters away, there was a woman fighting a huge wolf.