Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2522

"I know how to get in."

"Enlighten me." Lith jumped on his feet, interrupting Demon Grasp which he had used to refine his mana core and alleviate the mental stress. _{freeweɓnovel.cѳm}

"Our best shot is to attack the most complex array." The Drake's words made Lith furrow his brows, but he nodded for Ajatar to continue. "I know that it sounds a contradiction, but hear me out.

"As you have shown us, the barrier surrounding the city is comprised of hexagonal units, meaning that each array is surrounded by six more and they all interact between them. Correct?"

"Correct." Faluel nodded.

"This pattern repeats over and over so that tampering with a single rune of the barrier triggers a chain reaction that spreads to the whole system. Which is why the most complex array is our best shot.

"The simple formations require fewer runes so they can form a deeper connection with their neighbors by allowing them to overlap with the empty areas between their strings of runes.

"This one, instead…" Ajatar tapped his clawed finger on a magic circle comprised of so many runes that there was barely any space left between them. "Allows only for a partial overlapping and only at its fringes at that.

"It means that if we start unraveling this array at its center, our meddling will go unnoticed as long as the overall structure remains unaffected. If we pick a simple one, instead, due to the runes of the neighboring six arrays going deep, there would be no margin of error."

"I see what you mean." Lith conjured the Eyes, using what he had just learned to run several simulations with different starting points.

Just as Ajatar had predicted, attacking what looked like an easy array had a 1.3% chance of success whereas depending on the approach, attacking the most complex array had a 20.6% chance of success and counting.

"It gets even better." The Drake continued. "Once we are done studying the array and planning our strategy, I suggest you bring Faluel, Friya, and Morok along. This way, even if something goes wrong, you guys can combine your Domination to take care of it."

"It sounds great, but-"

"No buts, kid. You can't do this alone." Ajatar cut Lith short. "This magical formation is among the most complex I've ever seen. Even if I give you a step-by-step foolproof list of instructions possible, there's no telling if we missed something until you put them into practice.

"Remember that this is the work of generations of Tyrants. It's not a matter of if they've laid traps, only of how many."

"And I agree with you, but I don't know if Nalrond can handle so many people at the same time." Lith finished his phrase.

"I can't." Nalrond shrugged. "I can only bring two more people with me. Any more and we'd all die of asphyxiation. My bloodline ability is not meant to be shared."

"Sounds like a job for the Master of Space." Friya said.

"I don't see how dimensional magic can-"

"Just give me a minute." She ignored Morok and took a silver sphere out of her dimensional amulet.

A Forgemastering circle and a quick spell later, the surface of the sphere was covered in red dimensional runes.