Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2998

Chapter 2998 Inner Garden (Part 2)

2998 Inner Garden (Part 2)

'On my mark.' Lith said without moving a muscle or waving a spell. 'Mark!'

The Tiamat Fear spread out, flooding the world energy and the patches of ground with Lith's energy signature and willpower. It caused a ripple in the mana currents of the Garden that the Ears couldn't predict, scrambling all of their readings.

For one moment, Maergron was blinded. He couldn't perceive his enemies and the Ears only gave him static while adapting to the interference.

For one moment, the barbed vines were without direction and it was enough. The Awakened easily dodged the initial attack and exploited the paralysis of the vines to destroy them in a fell swoop. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

Lith didn't move, letting Bytra block the attacks aimed at him and focusing on keeping the pulses of Tiamat Fear short and irregular.

'I bet that the Ears of Menadion can read my mana flow as well, but only if it lasts long enough to become another current in the Garden. The artifact can't predict where and with how much strength I'll "throw a rock" in the world energy.

'On top of that, if I can undermine the fucker's trust in his ace in the hole, he will think twice before trying to escape.' He thought.

***

"What the fuck was that?" Maergron cursed when the Ears reestablished the connection with the tunnel and the situation was already resolved.

The members of the Hand of Fate had resumed their advance and there were no patches of ground for a long while. Even worse, the intruders had learned the trick and wouldn't fall for it a second time.

"This doesn't make sense. Master Pharek had the Ears since they were forged and not once did they malfunction." The Redcap cast his best Forgemastering spells, trying to find an explanation but without success.

"Was it just bad luck or am I cursed?" He looked around the lab, but there was no one in the room with him. "Master Pharek, I'm sorry for killing you. You gave me everything and I threw it in your face like the stupid brat I am.

"Please, forgive me." No one but the ghosts conjured by his guilty conscience.

***

'Nice trick, little brother.' Zoreth said. 'I wish I could do that too.'

'Thanks.' Lith replied. 'Don't lower your guard. We are getting close.'

Even though the tunnel seemed to go on forever, according to the Eyes there were only a few hundreds of meters between the group and his mark. The Shadow Dragon confirmed Lith's readings, Maergron's smell grew stronger and fresher with every step they took.

'Solus?' Bytra asked, scared by the prolonged stillness of the membranous bundle.