Flight (1)

Allen jumped from the Magic Ship while carrying Cecil in his arms. The ground looked to be more than a hundred meters below, but he figured his stats, boosted by his level and blessing, would let him survive.

Then his feet slammed into the ground at tremendous speed. The force of the landing shattered the neatly fitted paving stones.

(Damn, that hurts!!!)

The bones in Allen's legs shattered as well. But the Life Herb he used the instant he landed rapidly repaired them.

(All right, all right. So Life Herbs can heal bones, too. Good thing that Dugraha guy broke my ribs earlier.)

Allen checked on Cecil. A few fragments had struck her cloak, but she seemed unharmed.

(Good, I used a Life Herb, but Cecil's unharmed just like I expected. Actually, the impact didn't even reach my arms. Durability's amazing.)

Allen thought of durability as something like shock-absorbing material that protected the body from physical damage.

This was something he'd often thought about, whether while fighting the bandits earlier or at other times: increased durability didn't increase muscle mass. It didn't make him muscular or harden his body. It was simply a protective layer, reflected in his stats, that guarded him from impact.

This time, the physical damage came from the impact of the ground after falling more than a hundred meters while carrying a girl. He couldn't come away unscathed, so his leg bones broke, but his durability absorbed the shock, preventing it from reaching his upper body or Cecil...