Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1007

Chapter 1007 The Mark of a Genius Part 1

Both Crystalsmithing and Dimensional Magic were considered lesser specializations, but while the former was just treated as the last chance out of mediocrity for those who failed at achieving a real specialization, the latter was considered the mark of a truly powerful mage.

None of those who graduated from an academy would be graded above B if they failed at dimensional magic, no matter how good their marks in the other disciplines were.

"Thanks, but no thanks." Quylla replied even before Tlea could think about a decent pitch.

As long as she kept Tlea close, Blinking two people cost the same as one, which was of paramount importance since the spell had limited range and reaching the safety of sunlight required a few of them.

Ghouls and Mage Slayers could move during the day, but the sun was still their bane.

Unfortunately for the two women, Rezo wasn’t the only Ghoul in the cave, just like Noor wasn’t the only Mage Slayer. Teams of two were scattered along the walls, with the Ghouls unleashing their partners before hiding underground and waiting for an opportunity to attack.

The Mage Slayers had been dropped on critical junctions of the caves, forcing those who tried to escape to face them no matter the route they took. The Ghouls, instead, had sealed all the entrances with earth magic and kept them that way.

"Fuck me sideways!" Quylla found a Mage Slayer in the middle of her path and all the exits closed. To her, all tunnels looked the same and without a clear mental image of her destination, Blink was useless.

She could use Warp Steps to get outside, but casting it required time, something that the undead weren’t willing to allow her.

The camp wasn’t faring much better. A horde of skeletons and zombies had popped out of the ground, surrounding the arrays and preventing anyone from getting in or out.

On the one hand, lesser undead were brainless creatures that couldn’t use any magical tool because they were incapable of imprinting them, but on the other, to them the sun meant nothing.

Only the strong barriers that Friya had her guild set up in accordance with Phloria’s strategy had kept the expedition from being wiped out in one wave. The various elemental blocking arrays were useless against creatures that fought solely using their bodies.

"This is a diversion!" Phloria yelled at the top of her lungs, to make sure that everyone heard her. "Their real aim is to kill the Prospectors. Without them, no matter if we win or lose this battle, the mission will fail."

She hated the fact that not only speaking made her a target, but also prevented her from casting spells. Panic, however, was the greatest weapon of the undead.

’Prospectors suck at fighting and soldiers need teamwork to beat physically superior opponents. We couldn’t assign many bodyguards because of the limited space inside the caves and because it was more practical to keep reinforcements on stand-by.

’Whoever planned this, he’s good.’ Phloria thought.

"I’m going in to rescue Quylla. Can you hold the camp by yourself?" Friya had just finished recalling all the members of the Crystal Shield guild and was now using her custom-made communication amulet as a map.