Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3092

Chapter 3092 He Comes (Part 2)

'What point there is having a nigh-immortal body if you can't use me as bait from time to time?' She chuckled.

'Thank you for taking one for the team, Ryka.' Solus said.

'Don't mention it.' The Titania smiled. 'The only thing that's pissing me off is the idea that this is just a colossal waste of time.'

'Agreed.' Lith sighed. 'Unless the thieves sold the helm, they are not the ones behind the disappearance of the Forgemasters. That Ghoul needed to chant so he wasn't an Awakened.'

'I know, but we've already gotten so far and it would be stupid turning around in front of the finishing line.' Strider pointed at the vigorous flow of world energy that was now visible from a distance with Life Vision.

'After all, the thieves weren't expecting us. There's nothing strange in sending a grunt to deal with intruders and Awakened are rare.'

***

"What was that?" A black-clad figure wielding a staff of mystical wood said as the alarm kept blaring.

"Someone has broken into the compound, sir." A young Vampire said, having a hard time fighting the drowsiness caused by the sun despite the hundreds of tons of rock separating her from the surface.

"Five of our Rock Golems and one of your Ghouls killed in ten seconds?" The black-clad figure pinched his nose in annoyance. "Sound the general alarm and prepare for battle. If you can't protect the Forgemasters until we are done with them, the deal with my master is over."

***

The Eyes of Menadion confirmed Strider's intuition. The energy signature of Adria Yulath was somewhere in the vicinities of a mana geyser.

The group encountered a third checkpoint comprised of several concentric arrays but since their position was already compromised, the group didn't waste time trying to hide anymore.

They triggered the magical formations from a distance with blasts of Cursed Flames that burned at the runes and forced them to consume their power to extinguish the mystical fires.

It wasn't enough to neutralize the arrays but it allowed the Awakened to understand the abilities and range of the magical formations.

Thanks to their piercing power, the Flames crossed the entire corridor until they hit a wall, revealing upon their passage the presence of hidden traps and cloaked arrays.

At that point, a Warp Steps brought the group to the first safe area, bypassing the still-active magical formations while the enemy was busy trying to figure out how many intruders they were dealing with and their position.

"How in the gods' names are these guys always taking the right path?" The black-clad figure said. "They are triggering only the traps on the way here and somehow, the intruders avoided all of our patrols. This must be an inside job!"

"Impossible." A second black-clad figure said. "This refuge was prepared millennia ago specifically for a covert mission like this. Not even those stupid Forgemasters know where we are. We always chose a pick-up spot far away and brought them here only after stunning them.

"I personally searched them for anything that could work as a tracker."

"What if He has found us?" A third black-clad figure shuddered. "He was already powerful before but now we know He's become even stronger. We've witnessed it with our own eyes."

"I refuse to believe that!" The first figure said. "What kind of moronic coincidence could lead Him right here, right now, when we are at the precipice of achieving our master's plan? This must be… It must be…"