"How is everyone doing?" Khrome asked once the team gathered for the 3nd time after 4 hours.
"I'm feeling fine." Lydia said.
"As much as I hate to say this, I've been on mana core gathering duty since Leon deals with the monsters before I can even cast a single spell. This reminds me of my old days as a slave, where I would do nothing but collect mana cores." Trent spoke with a bittersweet smile on his face.
Leo chuckled, "At least we won't have to worry about having our mana cores stolen by the others now."
"What about you? You've been shooting the magic rifle nonstop. Don't push yourself." Khrome said to Lia, who was calmly standing beside Leo with only a few drops of sweat on her face.
"I'm fine," she spoke in a low voice.
"Anyways, the monsters in this area are pretty much all cleared out. Let's move to a new area after a short break." Khrome said a moment later.
"Sounds good." Leo nodded.