Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3138

Chapter 3138 Stalking the Prey (Part 2)

3138 Stalking the Prey (Part 2)

"And as soon as they calmed down a bit, they went to the closest city to call for help. The report raised a flag in the Council's system and I came here to check."

"Still, great job." Solus nodded.

"Not really." He replied. "The report mentioned the wounds in detail but while the human Constables thought the villagers were exaggerating, I recognized the signs of a battle between Awakened."

"I'm done here." A snap of Lith's fingers dispelled the Hush Zone. "Do you have any idea what happened?"

"Yes." Strider knelt near the corpse of the man, revealing two silver coins in his pockets. "The most likely scenario is that our mark ran to Xant and paid the farmer for hospitality and discretion.

"Either the farmer sold him or Vidun failed to keep his mouth shut as usual, his pursuers found him. You know the rest."

"It makes sense." Lith nodded. "Based on my readings, someone slept alone in the master bedroom while the farmer and his wife slept in the children's rooms.

"Someone picked the door at night. Two people, to be precise. They wore cloaking devices but not made of Darwen. Their energy signature is weak but I can still read it. They attacked our mark here…" Lith pointed at the shredded king-size bed covered solely in blood.

"The noise woke the farmers up and one of the Awakened took them out with air magic." He highlighted the clean, massive cuts left by air blades. "At that point, Vidun exploited the respite to Blink away."

Lith pointed outside the house and then further.

"The assailants followed him. I suggest we do the same before the lingering energy signatures become too faint." He could actually spot the runaway Awakened at a great distance, but Lith preferred to be underestimated.

"Sure." The three of them walked out of the house and followed a series of Blink marks to an isolated spot amid the tall grass.

"This is what's left of one of the assailants."?Lith pointed at a blackened area of the ground.

The vegetation there was dead and withered like after a long summer drought yet everywhere else life thrived. It was the sign of a recent and powerful darkness spell.

"Agreed." Strider dipped his fingers in the dried ground, smelling ashes in it.

"Now that I think about it, where's Ryka?" Solus asked, looking for the Titania.

"She's on a real job." The Zouwu grunted. "We already know this has nothing to do with the helmet. Ryka stayed behind to cover for my absence. We can't let the Hand of Fate know of our extracurricular activities."

"Too bad." Solus sighed. "I'm going to miss her."

"Me too." Strider sighed as well, giving her the impression that maybe the Titania's advances were breaching through his grumpy demeanor.

"Three energy signatures arrived here and only two left. This way." Lith pointed north-northeast.

Away from prying eyes, they took flight and followed the trace from above. A few kilometers later, they found signs of a bigger and longer fight. Several spots were charred by fire and the ground had been reshaped like only an earthquake or a powerful earth spell could.

If air or water magic had been used, the water had already evaporated and the smell of ozone was gone.