Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1728

Chapter 1728 - Deep Trouble (Part 2)

She kept each fissure open for barely a second before moving the exit point forward to another dimly lit area. The distortion in space didn't last long enough to be noticed and it was so small that it blended with the shadows. _{freewebnovel.cσ๓}

'You are almost as amazing as Quylla.' Morok said in amazement as Friya drew a map of the mines with water magic without ever taking her eyes off Scope. 'You are saving us hours of crawling between corridors and pointless scouting.'

Nalrond tried to look into the dimensional fissure by standing behind her shoulders, but the swift changes in perspective made him nauseous after a few seconds.

'Anyone can use Scope, but only a dimensional mage can identify a set of spatial coordinates so quickly without- Sweet mother of all gods!' Her banter was cut short by a scene that looked out of a fairy tale.

The bright violet light had been suddenly replaced by a bright white light so intense that not only did it illuminate the area as bright as day, but it also left Scope no way to move forward.

No matter how small, the dimensional rift would have looked like a small black hole amid all that light. Friya changed the height and the angle of the fissure to make sure that no enemy was around.

The tunnel she had found was filled with pure white crystals the size of a football protruding from the walls. Each one of them had a metal ring of unknown design at its base.

From further down the corridor came the noise typical of mining and chatting, but the echoes and the distance made it impossible to hear them clearly.

'I think we found our enemy.' Morok said while pointing at the devices around the crystals. 'Whoever this guy is, they use goblins and Balors for their dirty work. Don't underestimate them just because they are monsters.

'Among them, there are a few that by wearing those rings around their necks can revert to their unfallen status and use true magic along with their old bloodline abilities.'

Nalrond looked at the new version of the Harmonizers with greed, wishing he could take one off the crystals and wear it.

'I don't care what Faluel wants, this time I must make sure to take one of those things for myself. I'm just like the monsters. I can't Awaken without dying. Yet if the Harmonizers work on me as well, my problem will be finally solved!' He thought.

The group followed Friya's map, reaching the area of the white crystal quickly. From that point, they had to move slowly and always keep in mind the coordinates of a safe location where to Blink in the case they needed to retreat.

They would have loved to move straight toward the source of the noise, but without exploring the rest of the corridors, they would have risked being taken by surprise from enemies coming in their direction.

'I can feel a lot of people ahead of us.' Nalrond placed his hand on the ground, listening to the vibrations running through the rock to have a rough idea of the number and position of the miners.

'What about the rest of the area?' Protector asked.

'Either the corridors are empty or the people in there are awfully quiet.'

'My nose is of no help either.' Protector said. 'The stale air makes it impossible for me to distinguish between old and new smells. To make matters worse, I don't recognize the scent of the creatures in here.

'Whatever they are, they aren't goblins or Balors.'

'Great! We are surrounded by an unknown number of unknown enemies.' Friya inwardly sighed. 'Moving together is too risky. I'll go check the other corridors alone. I just need a few dark areas to use Scope and be done in a few minutes.