Soon enough

The group kept moving around, trying to block all of the enemies attacks. Eventually, Sabrina infused enough mana on the arrow to make Sigma and the horse feel much of the cold. Sigma knew that ice magic could slow down the enemy, but that much magic should be able to freeze most of them… he made a mental note to learn Water Manipulation next if he didn't find another skill worth learning.

Sabrina grabbed his shoulder to inform him that she was done. So, he quickly grabbed the arrow and then fired toward the enemy. The creature felt that something was off with that attack, but it still used only one wing to block the attack. Even from that distance, Sigma saw the eyes of the beast opening widely when the arrow passed through the blast of wind.

Sigma couldn't risk missing it, so he fired the arrow toward the easiest target… the chest of the beast. The creature flinched and then stopped moving… At the same time, Sigma used all his MP and SP to enhance his next Earth Arrow. He thought that the beast would begin to fall, but it seemed that even in that state, its ability to control the wind and fly didn't abandon the creature. The arrow pierced the chest of the monster deeply and then began to freeze the whole area around, and it almost reached the wings but soon began to crack.

"If it still can use magic… then I truly can't hold back," Sigma thought as he felt his bones and muscles cracking and ripping apart again.

The skill leveled up a lot yesterday, so it began to gain even more power and a lot faster. It was all or nothing… so, Sigma aimed at the beast's head. When he could barely continue holding the arrow, Sigma fired, and the blast once again made him almost fall. Still, Sabrina and the horse prevented him… they almost fell instead, though.

The elder Verdiris used all its might to summon a massive wind wall when the ice broke and tried to fly to the side as well, but wind magic was weak to earth. So, it easily passed through and hit the head of the beast. The creature stopped moving again, and then a lot of blood began to gush from a small wound on the beast's forehead.

[You got 20.000 experience points.]

[The passive Mana Regeneration is now available on the skill shop.]

[Level Up. ]

[Level Up. ]

…

It was rare for Sigma to get surprised, but fifteen level-ups deserved that much. Around the same time, the blast of the fall of the creature made everyone feel a powerful wave of wind crossing them, and then Sigma lost the feeling in his right arm. It seemed that he had done it this time. He ignored that and kept his guard up since the others were frozen due to the surprise, and they still had enemies to deal with. However, around the same time, he stopped feeling like someone was watching him and saw the other beasts moving East and opening the path to them.

"It seems that we can finally move," Sigma's said and then sighed.

"Eww… your arm… did you trade for the arm of a corpse or something?" Sabrina asked while looking really creeped out.

Sigma wanted to move as soon as possible and get on their way, but it seemed that they needed to check the body of the boss for some parts and the magic stone. Although his arm creeped out Sabrina, Eclair didn't look even a bit bothered by it, she was used to seeing wounds, but she couldn't even look a male in the eye or talk with them properly. Sigma wondered if Saria was also such a complicated girl.

Even after being healed ten times, Sigma's arm was taking its sweet time to heal… it looked like a bloody mess before, but now it looked like it was about to explode since it was purple.

"... It doesn't hurt?" Eclair surprisingly asked.

"It just stings a bit," Sigma replied.

Actually, it hurt like a bitch, but he didn't want to admit it. Eclair was planning to exhaust her mana, trying to heal Sigma's arm faster, but he stopped her midway through. At that point in time, they had to be patient.

After that, they went to where Ed and Sabrina were and found them grabbing a magic stone that was the size of a head. That was quite something since Sigma did most of the work by killing the beast. Still, soon he understood what had happened.

Ed - Lv 57

HP: 800/800

MP: 150/150

SP: 350/350

Strength: 80

Speed: 35

Magic: 05

Endurance: 80

Dexterity: 35

Resistance: 25

Status Points: 10

Skills: Rage Lv 38, Brute Strength Lv 33

Spells:

Passive: Cooking Lv 41, Swordsmanship Lv 42, Spearmanship Lv 14, Horsemanship Lv 32,

Skill Points: 10

Ed had leveled up twice, and soon Sigma confirmed that his sisters also leveled up, but they got three level-ups. That was quite something, considering that they didn't do much against the boss… Sigma tried to find an explanation, but he didn't find any.

After that, they grabbed some feathers from the monster's body, the claws, and a huge chunk of meat… Since Ed assumed that the creature would be very delicious, and he wasn't wrong. Dinner that night had been even better than usual…

"Can you use the claws? Anything?" Sigma asked.

"Yes, you soon will realize what it is for," Ed said while grinning.