Supreme Magus novel Chapter 444

While dodging the clubs’ swings that were raining on him non stop, Lith still couldn’t believe how things had escalated quickly. When the specimen had proved to be able to shapeshift, he had prepared contingency spells to restrain or contain it, not kill it.

It was their only lead and it was seemingly harmless. It could change its appearance, but not create weapons nor use magic, which together with Manohar’s light barrier’s protection made it nothing more than a creepy talking head.

Lith had hoped that whoever was controlling the flesh puppet, would say something that he could use to find the real source of the made mages. _{fгeewebnovёl.com}

He would have never expected the guards to believe that something could happen to Tista on his watch, nor that Manohar could be so arrogant to not have prepared any kind of protection for himself.

Lith had seen the Professor ready another spell, but Manohar had been so focused on the specimen to not even glance at the wannabe heroes.

’Humans’ stupidity never ceases to amaze me.’ He thought while rolling under one of the deformed arms and striking with the Gatekeeper at the human hands, disrupting the spell.

’Its behavior doesn’t make sense.’ Solus was dumbfounded as well. ’If its aim was destroying the specimen, then it could have just self destructed. If it wanted to escape, why ignore the open door? What does it gain by fighting us?’

Lith was too busy avoiding to get cornered to even try to find a proper answer. The creature was physically stronger than him and its fighting skills were better than most of his instructors demonstrated when he had trained in the army.

’If this person is so good while controlling a makeshift body that wields improvised weapons, I don’t think I could win against their real body without going all out.’

Meanwhile, Tista had finished healing Manohar and was waiting for the right moment to strike. Her eyes were brimming with mana because of Life Vision.

’Why it doesn’t activate the vortex?’ She thought. ’Lith can’t focus on a spell as long they are so close, but I can. Spirit magic is invisible to fake mages and I’ve conjured enough to kill it in one go.

’Without the vortex, though, it would just give it a strong blow and reveal our ace in the hole.’

Much to everyone’s surprise, the Carpenter was getting weaker by the second. Most of the accumulated mana was spent and a green core couldn’t sustain its abilities for long, not without the vortex’s boost.

’Before attacking, the creature said something about not having much time left. Maybe the vortex has some limitations we are still unaware of.’ Solus pondered.

Lith grunted as he deflected the stone club coming from his left. He then raised the Gatekeeper while switching to a two-handed grip before chopping off the deformed hand at the wrist’s level.

The Carpenter’s movements were getting sluggish. It tried to reattach the hand with tendrils of flesh, but the darkness magic the Gatekeeper was infused with was corrupting the hand faster than the creature could regenerate it.

"Seems I have underestimated you a bit." The creature said with Manohar’s voice while taking several steps back. Both heads were wheezing, gasping for air.

Lith didn’t let it get away. He kept close to the creature while swinging the Gatekeeper. With its only arm left, the Carpenter couldn’t keep up with him. The bastard sword was infused with darkness magic and with each hit the creature’s vitality dwindled.

Yet its mouths continued grinning. The vortex reappeared, sucking all the world energy in its surroundings and filling the Carpenter with new energy. Its wounds closed, even the stump started regrowing a new hand.

Tista unleashed all the spirit magic she had accumulated while Lith stepped back and conjured some of his own. The Carpenter’s heads kept their eyes on the siblings, ready to shut down the vortex the moment they cast a spell or activated a magic ring.