Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3224

Chapter 3224 Neutral Grounds (Part 1)

"It's been hundreds of millennia since I used my breathing technique to study a life force and I haven't healed more than a scraped knee since I've gotten my monster core." Tezka said.

"Rethia, Surt. What about you?" Lith asked.

"I've focused on developing my mana core with Sinmara first and then on my research and family with my wife." The Dragon of Light sighed. "I've never met an elf or entered a Fringe my whole life."

"Torture isn't on my resume either." The Wind Griffon shrugged. "Yet I consider myself an expert on life forces and I'm willing to give it a try."

"That's nice of you, but trying isn't enough." Tezka grunted. "The moment we take my prisoner out of that bag, the World Tree will know what is happening. The more time we waste to extract the information we need, the longer the Yggdrasill will have to prepare a solid defense.

"Gods below, we don't even know if Lith is back to his full strength." The Suneater turned toward Lith. "If everything goes as planned, can you march into battle right now, little brother? Have you completed all the preparations for your departure?"

"Grandma?" Lith asked, prompting the Guardian to use her breathing technique, Mother Sun, to assess the condition of his life force.

"You can fight safely, but not at your full strength. Not because your life force is strained but because your body is still exhausted. You have taken yourself down and rebuilt your entire body from scratch just a few hours ago, Featherling."

Those words twisted Lith's stomach into a knot.

"Even with my and Yaga's best care, you need a full day to make a complete recovery."

"Well, that's good to hear." Lith said, feeling his stomach untangle. "We can't leave until I've gathered all the allies I can find so waiting a few more hours shouldn't be a problem."

"Emphasis on shouldn't." Silverwing grunted. "There's no telling what Elphyn is enduring while we are here chatting but there's still too few of us to launch an attack."

"You have no idea how right you are." Tezka said. "It's not just a matter of numbers, but also of tactical advantage. If you can gather a force matching the Yggdrasill's strength or even coming close to it, our chances of victory will increase dramatically, little brother."

"What do you mean?" Everyone looked at the Suneater in confusion. "The number of our forces is only meant to stall for time. We don't stand a chance against an opponent of the caliber of a Guardian on their own turf."

"You didn't tell him." Tezka stared at Salaark who shrugged in reply.

"I didn't want to give my Featherling false hope, old fox."

"What didn't Grandma tell me, Tezka?" Lith asked.

"Do you know the expression: when two Guardians battle, maps get rewritten?" The Suneater asked and Lith nodded for him to continue. "It's true. Or rather, it would be true, if there weren't safety measures in place.

"If you have ever looked at ancient maps, you should have noticed that Mogar's geography hasn't changed much, yet I can assure you that Guardians have fought multiple times throughout history.

"Sometimes for good reasons, most of the time for petty reasons, but I digress. The point is that the six great continents are safe because Guardians rarely use their true power. Even when they fight, they hold back and exert surgical precision on the area of effect of their spells.