Frostbound

Getting to the pylon wasn't that hard. With the stat points we were working with a solid 2 hour jog was enough to get there and it didn't even wind us.

We were used to it by now and we got into it with gusto. The monsters were roaming about the pylon in different groups and started quite weak compared to what we were used to.

The waves spawned level 38 monsters for us to fight now and the ones in the outer ring were only level 30.

Austin and I both decided to ignore the math and leave the strength near the pylon a surprise. This was supposed to be a fun battle/adventure, using our heads too much was against the point.

We began fighting the small groups, trying to be as quiet as possible, but our efforts were ignored. It was like they had a sixth sense and knew we were there. We might as well have been holding up a sign saying 'Here we are!'.

Stealth wasn't my strong suit anyway so after it was broken, loud and heavy was the way to go. I got to start slinging around ice bolts and Austin got to use more flashy skills, literally.

He had consigned himself to skills without an outward effect as some form of training or keeping stealth, or a mixture of the two. I didn't care enough to ask. I had done the same to get one of my early skills upgraded once before.

You have upgraded a skill:

Throwing Weapon Proficiency(Beginner) -> Throwing Weapon Proficiency(Novice)

A while ago, I fought groups of monsters with only a conjured javelin of ice. Throwing it at any that came close. I practice both physically throwing it and launching it with [Ice Manipulation].

I still regretted the skill choice but I would make the most of it.

We both went through stints where we didn't use certain skills to train and it wasn't something that abnormal for us. I occasionally didn't use my hammer and brawled with my fists to practice if I ever got disarmed.