Abium opened the spellbook and searched for a suitable spell to construct.
But before that, he also thought of his current situation and pondered what he lacked most.
'At this moment, I'm in a weak state. I already have attack spell and sword skills, so I don't need another attack spell. As for agility, I think the 'Blink' spell should be enough to escape during critical conditions. I lack defense and supportive spells the most right now.'
When the Skeleton Assassin tried to ambush him earlier, he didn't have any other option but to put himself at risk.
Although he managed to find out its location using the 'scan function, he still felt that was a reckless move.
'I'm not a warrior anymore. I need to think with my mind and act cautiously. I've to choose my spells carefully and create a stepping stone for my future progression.' He nodded inwardly and selected a few powerful defensive spells from the spellbook.
After analyzing them one by one in detail, he finally picked up a zero-tier spell named 'Blazing shield' and chose to construct it.
There was no description of this spell. But Azolla mentioned in the side note area that it was a unique defensive fire spell and had the potential to evolve on its own.
Indeed, as long as he comprehends the Fire Law, Light Law, Lava Law, or Sun Law in the future, he could integrate them into this spell model and construct an advanced version through his creativity.
But the problem was that he had to create his defensive fire spell from the next tier.
Azolla also mentioned that it would be easier for him to create the corresponding spell model with her aid and placed it on the recommendation list.
'Why do I feel like a parent is guiding me?' He grumbled as he read the side note.
After that, he shifted his attention toward the spell model and noticed 35 rune letters in it.
'It will take more time to construct, I guess.' He muttered.
Then, he activated his [Eidetic Memory] skill and memorized the Rune letters and the spell model structure.
Once he was done, he closed his eyes, focused his full attention on his mind, and started to construct this spell model.
Because of its uniqueness, he needed more than three hours to construct this 'Blazing Shield' spell model.
Once he finished inscribing the last rune letter, a sudden fire elemental fluctuation appeared around him and created a whirl around his body.
Nicolaus and Umi sensed something, shifted their gazes towards Abium, and saw fire-elemental energies dancing around him like butterflies.
After two seconds, the fire circle gradually assimilated into his body, leaving the two stunned.
Abium saw that the fire spell model glowed red and flickered intensely in his mind.
Three spell models drifted inside his mind like hexagonal crystals!
Abium gently opened his eyes a second later, stood up from the meditative state, and checked his body status.
[Name: Abium
Age: 16
Race: Half-elf (???)
Health: Normal
Class: Apprentice mage
Attributes
Strength: 3.4
Agility: 3.4
Vitality: 3.2
Mana: 15.0
Spirit: 7.5
Skills:-
Master Swordsmanship, Advanced Sword Aura.
Spells:-
Zero tier spells:
Blink, Red Orb, Blazing Shield.]
He looked at his status with wide amber eyes for a few seconds and nodded.
'My spirit power is increasing rapidly in this pocket dimension.' A smile appeared on his face.
He looked up at the blue screen, which appeared above the sky, and saw the countdown.
[Mission: Kill all the undead skeletons.
Success- Unknown
Failure – Death
Number of participants: 4
The number of kills: 15 undead/ 200 undead.
Time Limit: 48 hours 20 minutes.]
'I need to speed up.'
The spell model construction process had already taken him six hours, so he decided to continue with the main mission.
At that moment, he glanced around and noticed that Nicolaus had already built half of the fence.
He was currently in the middle of digging pits using sharpened wood.
Meanwhile, Umi was carrying a two-meter length of wood with both hands and appeared to be helping him.
'She is indeed an obedient child.'
While he was in muse, he heard Umi's giggle and soon noticed that Nicolaus was asking her a riddle while doing his work.
"I'm going to ask you a riddle now. If you answer correctly, I'll give you a gift."
"Gift?" Umi's eyes glittered.
Nicolaus nodded his head and began to talk.
"Yes. Now, here's the riddle:
It looks green in color, but it's not a bitter melon.
Every side is filled with thorns, but it's not a jackfruit.
It looks white inside, but it's not coconut.
It will melt like ghee, but it's not butter. What is it?"
Upon hearing those words, Umi gave a pondered look and soon shook her head.
"I don't know." She responded while dropping her silvery fox ears downward.
"How can you say no, Umi? Think. Take your own time and answer me before we finish building this fence." Nicolaus said as he took the wooden branch from Umi's hands, put it into the pit, and covered it with sand.
After that, he tied the branch to the nearby one using plant vines and began digging the next pit.
On the other hand, Umi nodded her head and started to think.
But suddenly, she seemed to have sensed someone's gaze, turned her head towards the tree trunk, and looked at Abium.
Abium was completely stunned this time.
'Can she even see my gaze at this distance? How?' He couldn't help but look surprised.
He soon returned to his calm self, waved his hand at her, and stood up.
'I should check Umi's mother's health condition first.'
He turned his attention to the left, where Umi's mother lay, and walked towards her.
Once he got near her, he squatted down, checked her pulse rate, and noticed that it appeared normal.
'She is alright now. But why isn't she waking up?' He thought of splashing some water on her face to wake her up but decided not to do so.
'I feel her mind seems to be in a weakened state. But this pocket dimension holds a unique environment to increase one's mental health.' He furrowed.
If it were outside, he wouldn't have improved his spirit power to 7.5 within a short period.
'But after coming here, I can tell that my mind is becoming more solid and clear. Is it because of the dense mana?' A question arose in his mind.
Abium quickly checked her breathing rate and thought that she might awaken before they could finish this strange mission.
'I should start exploring the woods and finish off the remaining 185 skeletons before the time limit-'
Suddenly, he noticed something was not right about the surroundings, released his spirit power, and scanned all over the place.
"Strange."
Except for Umi's chatter and giggles, the surroundings seem too quiet!
Neither birds nor any insects appeared anywhere in the surroundings.
After coming here, he hadn't seen a single bird or animal in this pocket dimension!
Due to the constant fights, he never paid close attention to this anomaly.
'This Pocket Dimension sure is odd.'
Muttering, he moved towards the oak tree's trunk and climbed up to the top to scout the surroundings.
He could see tall trees all around him and bluish water bodies in the distance.
It appeared more like a sea than some lake.
He noticed a few landmasses scattered across the sea like boats and was surprised.
'It seems like this Pocket Dimension is much larger than I thought.'
Then, he retracted his gaze and looked at the surrounding woods.
After a while, he realized they were on a small island.
Everywhere seemed to be full of greenery, but at the island's center, Abium saw something unique.
Although he couldn't see because it was so far away, he vaguely guessed it was a large building, and it stood right next to a pond.
He hurriedly climbed down from the top and informed Nicolaus about the situation.
After hearing Abium's explanation, Nicolaus instantly thought of moving in that direction.
"We should head there and check it out."
But Abium quickly disapproved of Nicolaus's idea.
"It will put Umi's and her mom's lives in danger."
As he finished the sentence, he suddenly felt a presence come from the left side of the woods and squinted his eyes.
At that moment, a skeleton walked out of the woods while holding a rusty sword and entered the grassland.
But just as it stepped onto the grassy area, it suddenly noticed the fence and halted its footsteps.
It glanced around cautiously and soon looked at Abium and Nicolaus with reddish eyes.
It hurriedly backed away, moved its skeletal hand towards its ribs, and took a golden finger bone from it.
Then, it opened its hollow mouth, placed the bone on the lower jaw, and bit it.
Simultaneously, strange chaotic energy came from its head, spread into the golden bone, and entered deep inside.
Phweee!!!
A whistling sound came out of the golden bone the next second and reverberated everywhere!
On the other hand, Nicolaus grew anxious and cursed loudly.
"F*ck! Kill it."
Meanwhile, Abium also dashed forward, appeared near the skeleton in three seconds, and killed it with a simple slash.
A few seconds later, Nicholas arrived beside Abium and picked up the rusty sword.
"It's not suitable for battle." Abium shook his head, touched his space ring, took out a silver sword, and passed it to him.
"Take it."
Saying so, he looked at the surrounding woods and waited for the enemy's reinforcements to arrive.
It seems I cannot hide my strength any longer.' A chuckle escaped out of his mouth.
Seven Elite Skeletons came from the left side and ran towards them a few minutes later.
On the other hand, Abium calmly raised his hand and conjured a ball of fire.
Scorching heat waves emanated from the 'Red orb' spell and caused the undead skeletons to halt their movements.
Using his spirit power, he quickly cast the 'Red Orb' spell at the Elite Skeletons.