Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3592

Chapter 3592 Plausible Deniability (Part 1)

"Salman got himself a new home and we got a powerful Healer. Everybody wins. Especially me." Jinx fidgeted with her hair.

"I finally had a skilled mentor. Salman taught me everything I now know. If it weren't for my limited talent for magic, I would have learned much more and these knuckleheads wouldn't need your help." _{fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com}

"Their condition is much better than I thought." Nalrond said after examining the four young men. "They will be up and running in days, not months."

"It's easier to quell violent spirits when they think they almost killed someone." Jinx shrugged. "Also, it gave these idiots and all those foreigners out there a good scare. It will keep them in line and us alive."

"Really?" A youth who was as pale as death sighed heavily, quickly regaining his color as the placebo effect faded. "I thought I was in critical condition!"

"And I thought this thing distorted my words!" Jinx pointed at the Scrambler.

"It does, but for those outside the room." Nalrond shrugged. "Otherwise we wouldn't be able to have a real conversation. Back to Salman, please."

"Sure." She nodded. "A few months after he arrived at the village, a group of bandits attacked Gabash. Salman was treating a patient when the screaming started. When he looked through the window and saw those bastards cutting people down like wheat and setting our houses aflame, Salman lost it.

"He smashed his way through the wall as a Rezar and slaughtered the bandits with just a wave of his hand. Once he was done with them, he healed the wounded, even those we were already mourning due to the severity of their injuries."

"And?" Nalrond asked, picturing the scene in his mind.

"I'll be honest with you. At first, Salman scared us more than any bandit." Jinx replied. "Then, Bor calmed us down and pointed out that we had gained not only a real Healer, but also a protector.

"On top of that, we recovered everything the bandits had stolen from their corpses and split Salman's spoils of war between us as compensation. Horses are a great commodity for a poor village, you know?"

"I do. Go on please."

"Salman feared we would panic and chase him with pitchforks and torches but we offered him a beer instead." She said. "We stopped living in fear of criminals and started looking forward to their visit. The plan was simple.

"As soon as a group of bandits was spotted, everyone ran away and Salman fought. No one got hurt and we earned quite a lot. It was perfect." She sighed heavily. "A perfect life ruined a little over a week ago by meddling, stupid merchants!

"They heard about our village's reputation and decided to stop here for the night at the end of the monthly trade market. The next morning bandits attacked the caravan and when Salman saved the merchants, those idiots treated him like a monster." Jinx snarled in outrage.

"We thought about making them disappear but merchants are not bandits. They were good people working an honest job to support their families. Their only crime was being at the right place at the wrong time. That and being ungrateful idiots.

"Salman left Gabash right away to spare us from trouble and we haven't seen him since."

"Any idea where he might have gone?" Nalrond asked.

"Just one." Jinx replied. "More than once he told me he had to be wary of something called 'Awakened' and that the best place to avoid them was a 'mana geyser'. According to Salman, that's how he escaped the thing that destroyed your village.

"He had a map of the geysers and only rested inside one of them. Whatever that means."

"Of course!" Nalrond cursed himself for not thinking about it sooner. "Thanks, Jinx. I'll save Salman and bring him back, if that's what he wants."