Villains' Sisters Yearn for my Copious Mana

Chapter 61: The Blue Shield

There was undoubtedly a formation within Max's house.

And as he got much better at handling and sensing mana, Max slowly traced the formation's mana to its origin. He also had it easier because the formation treated him as a master.

Mateo surely took a little of Max's mana for the future's defenses.

'It's in the basement… I have found anything before,' Max said, following the formation's trails. He soon opened the doors to his basement, going downstairs.

He was a few times here after his grandpa's death. But as Max barely touched mana and formed proper skills, he found nothing important here.

That was different now.

He found a hidden door in the wall. Behind those doors, Max sensed an abundant source of mana. He thought that he imagined things. But as he went through hidden doors, locating the formation's origin, Max knew he was on the spot.

In the middle of the small room, Max saw a shield. It was a pretty generic blue shield.

Nothing particularly stood out in its appearance. However, its mana was tremendous and abundant.

[Blue Hydra's Shield(SSS)(LOCKED)]

[It's a shield made from one of the hydra's heads, known as the legendary existence. The blue head had impregnable defenses and abilities. The dwarven hands had crafted a shield, saving 70% of the legendary beast's abilities.]

[The item is currently locked, having two purposes, to form an iron defense and to repel existences Max Ei deems enemies.]

It was a real treasure.

The shield contained years of saved mana, able to sustain itself for a long time. It was also locked, just having two purposes. But if Max unlocked it, he would get a mass area defense like never before.

This item surely was better than his Mana Barriers.

Max felt like leaving it alone, for his inexperience might cause a ripple in its perfect form, shrinking or even stopping. However, as the shield recognized him as its master, Max grew slightly confident.

'Other than twin dragons, have I touched a legendary existence?' Max thought before extending his hand toward the shield. He would never leave it behind should he adventure around the worlds.

Thus, it was important to become familiar with it.

[Blue Shield has sensed familiar mana.]

[You have become the owner and master of the Blue Shield.]

[You have learned a new skill, Blue Shield's Mana Point.]

Since the item could store and convert foreign mana into its own, various skills were hidden within the treasure. One of them perfectly fit Max's desire, so the treasure greeted him with it.

Max smiled, "It's like the shield has its own conscience."

The blue shield's first skill was simple. Max could leave mana points behind and cast them whenever he wanted. Once he used the skill, his points would conjure a shield similar to the formation in his house.

Their sturdiness depended on the distance between the point and the blue shield.

With this skill, Max could easily spread his safe zone, "I just have to fuel the shield with my mana and personally visit areas I want to be protected."

Although it would cost him and the blue shield a lot of mana points, Max was ready for a sacrifice. In the back of his heart, he knew he was the cause of the current disaster.

If he kept saving mana and treasures just for himself, he wouldn't feel good about himself.

Max left the shield hidden in the basement, "I will return and pick you up once I start my universe adventure."

He said those words in case the blue shield held some consciousness. It would be best to become closer with it and develop a good relationship if it had consciousness.

And with those words said, Max had nothing else to do in the basement.

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After leaving the basement, Max glanced at the people in his house. He immediately noticed more kids and elderly people, for Aimee and her people continued saving them.

He sighed, whispering beneath his nose, "At this rate, the house will be full in a few hours."

Max left the house, not wanting to scare people more. They were already terrified because of the beasts, and the humans fighting against them barely helped them.

It felt pointless to dwell on those matters, so Max focused on what he did the best, and it was not making Zamira and Alice hotter.

After going a few meters away from his house, Max slapped the ground with his palm. He left the blue shield's point, marking the ground. With a flick of his fingers, Max conjured the shield, repelling all beasts that had been hiding away from players.

"This confirms that the blue shield's repulsion comes over to the blue shield's mana points… Good," Max confirmed his thoughts before taking out a map. It was a physical map, for the blue dragon snatched his phone to her inventory.

Looking at the familiar streets' names, Max recalled their appearances through his memories. In an instant, a crack appeared on his side.

He went through it, appearing in the neighboring street, "Another one."

He didn't comment on the street's devastated state, for it would take more than a miracle for everyone to be untouched here. He also saw more than enough crumbled houses and dead people beneath the piles.

Max leveraged his memories, expanding the safe zone with his newest skills. He saw some players staring at him like a god when he kicked away monsters with just a flick of fingers.

"There should be… a stronger existence here," Max locked his eyes on the park, which was shrouded in dark energy. All nature dimmed, spreading darkness as a vile aura oozed out from it.

One of the players approached Max, giving him some information, "Mrs. Aimee told us that the S-ranked boss should be hidden here. This is how they create their lairs, mimicking their last floors.

If not the last boss, then the Darkened Soul. But it's doubtful, for this group should focus on regrouping and making new plans." The player explained.

Max nodded, gazing into the dark park, "It's jarring, so we will sweep through it soon enough. For now, keep an eye on it. Should a monster come out from it, tell your boss."

"Yes," the player nodded, heeding to all Max's words, for his strength was absolute.

And then, Max turned around, leaving to return to his home.

But then, his system flashed with a message.

[You have been invited to the Zion.]

[The universe's system will cover the costs of your adventure.]

Max halted his steps, gazing at the message with squinted eyes. He had already seen the universe announcement, which shocked the twins and people clearly aware of the universe's system.

And now, the universe had invited him somewhere? Was it really the universe or people taking care of the universe.

"Things aren't so simple… There are things that even Zamira doesn't know…" Max whispered before accepting the invitation.

His fire dragon, albeit three hundred years old, was still too young to know about the universe and the schemes left behind by primordial existences.

It was an excellent time to learn about something new.

[You have accepted the invitation to Zion.]

[Welcome to the Zion, Max Ei.]