Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1727

Chapter 1727 - Deep Trouble (Part 1)

"Hold your breath and follow me." Protector dived in the lake, swimming toward the bottom of the lake where the underground spring was.

Then, he used the first password to stop the water flow and go through the long tunnel the river came from without having to fight the current. It was a simple but effective measure against fake mages.

The arrays were too deep to be detected and once in the water, fake mages would be incapable of using magic.

Once inside, the second password opened a secret passage in the rock that led to a dry space where water couldn't enter due to an array. The others followed him closely, drying their hair and clothes as soon as he told them they wouldn't swim anymore.

'We'll cover the rest on foot.' Protector said via a mind link. 'No talking and no lights.'

'Man, I wish I could have followed Master Ajatar instead of coming with you guys. Fights between Regional Lords are awesome.' Morok said as everybody's eyes lit with Fire Vision.

The spell granted them an improved version of thermal goggles, allowing them to see in the dark in a scale of colors according to the temperature of their surroundings. Usually Awakened preferred to use Life Vision, but while in a mana geyser using it would have been akin to staring into the sun.

'Isn't it just a debate that the Council oversees?' Friya asked.

'No, it's a no-holds-barred battle where the Council is both the arbiter and the bookmaker. I made more money with the bets than in my entire career as a Ranger.' He replied. 'Remember always to put your money on the big guy. Size matters.'

'So you always bet on Ajatar?' Protector asked.

'Only if he's the big guy.' Morok said. 'I love that Drake more than my own father, but money is money.'

At those words, everyone stared at Lith who for once agreed with the Tyrannical Eye. They indeed had something in common. _{fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm}

Protector cast a flight spell and signaled the others to do the same. Even though they moved at a quick pace, the descent took them more than an hour.

Lith could see with Fire Vision that the cave was artificial. The surface of the walls, floor, and ceiling was too smooth to be natural and too cold to be surrounded by nothing but water.

'The entire underground area is flooded and this is the only known passage created by the Council to reach the mine.' Protector said. 'In theory, it should be impossible to reach the mine for those who don't know about its existence.'

He pointed at the earth blocking array fueled by the geyser that made the passage impervious even to those that like Nalrond were capable of moving through stone as if it was water.

'The combined effect of the arrays and the mine creates a perfect protection.' Lith thought. 'The arrays seal the access to the only access way while the mana crystals make it impossible to use even Spirit Dimensional Magic.

'Even if someone knew the dimensional coordinates of the mine, it would blow in their face.

'Entering this passage with Spirit Dimensional Magic is feasible, but without taking the correct route and inputting the passwords in the proper order, the defensive array system would make mincemeat of even someone as big as I am.'

The magical formations in the stone tunnel were linked to each other so that triggering one would not only alert Faluel, but also cause a chain reaction that would activate them all at once.

'Yeah, even with everything we know, the tower, and your bloodline abilities, not even I can think of a way of getting in here.' Solus replied. 'By the way, have you considered telling Morok about my existence?