Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3598

Chapter 3598 Standstill (Part 1)

'Is everyone ready?' Nalrond asked, and the others nodded in reply while taking out their equipment and weaving their spells. _{freeweɓnøvel.com}

'Good. I can't bring more than two people at a time with me, but we don't have the time for multiple trips. How long can you hold your breath?'

'Indefinitely.' Solus disappeared inside her stone ring.

Lith took it off his finger and handed it to the Agni while Menadion slipped inside his shadow.

'Breathing is overrated.' The First Ruler of the Flames said.

'Take good care of Solus, and they will take good care of you.' Lith said while giving Nalrond a meaningful look.

'Who's they?' The answer to his question came in the form of four more Demons merging with his shadow. 'Gods, I love it when you're paranoid.'

'I'm sorry, but I don't swing that way.' Lith had conjured his Demons since the visit to the first geyser, in case they needed reinforcements against the enemy. 'Now get in and open a Spirit Warp for us.'

'Will do.' Friya clung to Nalrond while taking a few deep breaths to fill her lungs with air. 'What? If you want to avoid triggering dimensional traps, you need a dimensional mage.'

'I can't argue with that logic.' The Agni sighed and dived into the ground. 'Great Mother almighty!'

It was the first time since Nalrond had fused his life forces that he used his abilities to scan the defensive system of an underground facility.

Not only did Life Vision make magical formations visible to him, but his mystical senses were leagues better than those he had back when he was still a Rezar. Earth Vision had evolved beyond his wildest expectations.

He could sense changes in the density of the earth, listen to the vibrations produced by underground creatures no bigger than a worm, and locate air bubbles and empty spaces with ease.

His heart had turned into a mana radar, releasing a small wave with each one of its beats that Earth Vision converted into detailed information. The two combined effects briefly allowed an Agni to detect anything magical from a great distance.

Nalrond located the mystical metal veins and studied how the different arrays overlapped as he advanced. He timed his movements with his heartbeats, using them to identify the areas with the lowest mana density that marked the arrays' blind spots and cross them unnoticed.

Friya kept her eyes closed the whole trip to avoid a claustrophobia fit, clinging to Nalrond and talking to Solus for company. Nalrond needed all the air he could get to move fast, and with her lungs burning for air, Friya couldn't waste energy using Life Vision.

'We are almost there.' Solus said from inside her stone ring, sharing her mystical senses with her friend to make the trip less scary. 'Scratch the almost.'

A block of granite rippled, and Nalrond slipped inside a side corridor. He tapped on Friya's shoulder to signal her she could breathe again, and she happily obliged.

'This is no metal mine.' Solus took her human form and used the Eyes and Ears to scan her surroundings. 'This is a natural cave.'

'I know.' Nalrond nodded. 'A natural cave the owner of the mines never found or cared to look for. I chose to emerge here because it's not covered by the dimensional sealing arrays and is close to my ancestors' safe house.'

'Good thinking.' Friya activated Fire Vision, painting the darkness surrounding her with hues of red and blue. 'Solus, I need your help. I can't use Life Vision because of the geyser, and to assess the dimensional coordinates of this place, I need to see.