Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1517

Chapter 1517 Final Test Part 1

Aalejah needed to read but a few lines of the Tree's archives to understand the truth behind Lith's words about the ruthlessness of the world.

"Is that why you are still an apprentice?" The elf said.

"Yes. Ever since I realized that I was an anomaly, I knew that people wouldn't leave me alone out of the goodness of their hearts. I needed to borrow the power of the Kingdom and of an elder of the Council to avoid becoming a puppet. So far so good." Lith replied.

"Enough with the depressing talks. Let's get to work then." Aalejah stood up and uncovered the Yggdrasill staff, having no idea how pointless her precautions were.

A few days later, the expedition ended after every disciple had been tested several times for teamwork, loyalty, and trustworthiness. After their behavior had been established, it was time for Inxialot to trigger the final trial.

The apprentices had to prove to be able to fight like an army and to have learned from their defeat at the Gargoyles' hands during the first day.

Were they to fail again, the Council would have been forced to train them properly by preparing Awakened boot camps. Without discipline and teamwork, the Council would have stood no chance against Thrud's army of Awakened slaves.

Rather than waste their time with a pointless struggle, they might as well surrender and leave the door open for her.

The day started like any other, with the apprentices scouring the city's every nook and cranny in the search of mystical legacies.

Athung Soranot, Raagu's apprentice, had scored several pieces and hints about breathing techniques that she hoped that once examined together with her mentor, they would give her the insight that she still lacked to understand the secret behind the violet core.

Athung didn't have the Eyes of Menadion, but her team was second solely to the plants for the number of relics found. She had learned from her mentor both Earth Vision and how to maximize the power of the arrays, but she couldn't compare with the Fae's unique bloodlines abilities.

Plant folk could move through the ground freely and even communicate with the local vegetation for clues, giving them an edge over the competition that no spell could compensate.

"This is odd." Athung said while tapping on the ground with her polearm at each step she took so that Earth Vision would allow her to follow the vibrations and find hidden rooms or switches.

"I'm pretty sure that I saw the Fae scout this place yesterday, yet I have just found an underground corridor whose traps are still operational. The Fae should have easily found it, but if they did, the defensive arrays would have been already disabled."

"Maybe they missed it." Temania, a lady-killer-looking brown-haired man, shrugged. "Or maybe they didn't know how to deactivate the protections and moved onto an easier target."

"Maybe." Athung said after studying the intricate set of magical formations that intertwined together, forming the array equivalent of a sailor's knot.

"Fae are not creatures patient enough to solve something like this, but I find it strange that they didn't at least try to force their way in. Their bodies are nigh-immortal and with darkness fusion, they would have felt no pain."

The truth was that Inxialot had opened the tunnel at daybreak. Back when the Fae had explored that very city block, there was nothing that they could find.

"Can you open it or do we need to ask for help?" Henya, a gorgeous redhead that had been stuck at the bright blue core for almost a century said. "Splitting the loot is better than losing it entirely, and with my apprenticeship nearing its end, I need all the resources that I can get."