When Ed, Eclair, and Sabrina heard of the plan B, they thought that Sigma had lost the plot… they lost count of how many times he made them feel like that. Still, while they somehow visualized the things that he would do, they still felt hard thinking that it was actually possible… maybe Rose could do that. Only someone skilled, fast, and confidence could pull that off, but so perfectly as they saw and on the first attempt? They had a hard time believing it… and yet, Sigma pulled it off without suffering a single scratch.
The three siblings looked at each other speechless, and they thought all at once that perhaps Rose wasn't wrong and her message was actually right… The only problem will be to convince the others.
When they approached Sigma, they saw him trying to get rid of the blood that splashed on his clothes. He didn't have any spares, so he even used his remaining mana and almost all of his skill points to learn and clean himself with Water Manipulation. At that point in time, nothing more would surprise them.
Sigma - Lv 29 - 430/800 EXP
HP: 85/85
MP: 0/315
SP: 285/435
Strength: 16
Speed: 57
Magic: 46
Endurance: 01
Dexterity: 30
Resistance: 01 + 20
Status Points: 00
Skills: Exp/Mana Conversion Lv 07, Dash Lv 03, Power Shot Lv 03, Double Shot Lv 03
Spells: Heal Lv 01, Appraisal Lv 03, Water Manipulation Lv 01
Passive: Craft Lv 03, Archery Lv 10, Cooking Lv 01, Stealth Lv 01, Swordsmanship Lv 02, Spearmanship Lv 09, Meditation Lv 09, Horsemanship Lv 01, Pain Resistance Lv 01, Wind Resistance Lv 01, Cold Resistance Lv 01,
Skill Points: 20
"... Have you recalled anything about your past?" Ed asked after hesitating for a short while.
"No, why do you ask?" Sigma furrowed his eyebrows.
"Well, you suddenly began to use Water Manipulation, and you fought like that… I imagined that you recalled doing something similar," Ed replied.
"No way; I doubt that doing things like this would be a normal occurrence," Sigma shrugged. "I just imagined how things would happen, and I didn't hesitate when I had the chance. I also trusted my instincts with all my might."
Those were some instincts, alright… still, they could tell that Sigma was just a human since he looked pale and exhausted. They couldn't fight again that day, and they felt satisfied with the results.
Once he cleaned himself, Sigma watched the enemies in the distance, and their numbers had decreased, and it looked like they had decreased their perimeter as well. In the meantime, Ed went to grab the magic stones. There were plenty of monsters that Sigma didn't kill by himself, so he only checked those, and that took several hours.
Once the job was done, they took shelter in the same place they set their camp on the previous night. Sabrina and Sigma soon began to meditate to recover their mana, and they finished that when the sun was setting.
"So far, the enemies didn't move from their spot, and it is clear that their numbers have decreased. I would say that we are doing a good job," Ed said once they began to eat their dinner.
Sigma wasn't quite satisfied with that since they didn't advance a single meter since the afternoon of the previous day, and they had a lot of ground to cover. Still, he didn't express his thoughts since the mood was good in the group, and he knew that morale was important.
"We can probably increase our attack power if we let Sabrina attack," Sigma suddenly said when he had an idea. "To do that, Sabrina should just create an Earth Shield for Ed. It will be heavy, but he can probably handle it if he focuses solely on carrying the shield."
"I think that will be pretty heavy for the horse… our speed will decrease," Ed said after considering the idea for a moment.
"We won't have to worry about that if Sabrina attacks with me… they won't have the chance to get that close," Sigma added.
"That might work… but not for long. Even if the earth has an advantage over wind magic, numerous attacks will weaken the shield over time," Sabrina said.
"It will be fine if we attack as much as possible and don't miss; the shield won't suffer that much damage," Sigma said.
Besides, Sigma was planning to level up the shield to increase its durability, so it will last for a lot more than any of them might expect. Without any delay, Sabrina went to work on the shield. In any case, Sabrina went to work on it already, and she worked for a while to make a thick and wide tower shield. It had two handles since Ed asked for it in order to rotate it if necessary to protect the second horse with Sigma and Sabrina on it.
Once it was finished, Sigma went to check it, and it was basically over fifty kilograms. Quite hard to move with his current strength.
[Stone Shield - Lv 0 (0/10)
Durability: 20/20]
It was already pretty durable, but Sigma easily duplicated the durability, and as for the skill points, he didn't find the effect to unlock resistance or endurance, and he wondered why that was the case… Nevertheless, he found the effect of Wind Resistance which decreased the effects and power of wind magic by ten points.
Sigma was satisfied with the result, but then he noticed that Eclair was looking at him. When he looked back, as usual, she looked away, but she began to sweat this time. It seemed that she had noticed that he had done something…