Supreme Magus novel Chapter 569

Back when Lith had just acquired his second life force, he had joked about slaughtering people and pin the blame on a black scaled monster. He would have never expected that the day would come that he would turn the joke into reality.

Lith flew towards the commercial district. He needed an isolated zone for his ambush, to have as few witnesses as possible. He couldn’t afford to raise rumors about a demonic being appearing in the same city he was.

His nature as a hybrid was a double edged sword. It gave him an advantage against most human enemies, but it had to remain secret at all costs. It was necessary not only for it to keep being an effective weapon, but also as a matter of survival.

Lith doubted that liches like Inxialot or even the human Council of the Awakened would leave him alone if they knew about the existence of a new power. He was certain of it because it was what he would have done.

He picked the warehouse district for his plan. That late at night, with the snowstorm still ongoing, there was no one around aside the men of the night watch. Lith took the enchanted dagger out of his pocket dimension, collected all the venom still coating it, and then he hid as far as he could before dropping it in an open space between buildings.

’I hate fair fights.’ Lith thought.

’Against any other enemy, I would leave Solus to stand guard on the dagger and ambush them. Too bad I only have one cloaking ring. If I keep it, then those two would discover her existence, while if I give it to her, my blue core would be like a goddamn sun to their Life Vision.

’If I’m right about the tracking spell, the only thing I can do is to remain close enough to the blade to spot the assassin, but far enough from it to be mistaken for a guard. As long as I wear Orion’s ring, I look like an inconspicuous yellow cored individual.’

’What about me? I can’t take my gauntlet form. It would give your identity away and defy the purpose of this charade.’ Solus asked when she noticed that Lith was casting only a few spells.

There was a limit to the number of spells one could keep at the ready. Each one of them would exert mental pressure on the mage, wearing down their focus and willpower. They had no idea how long they would have to wait.

Mindlessly going all out meant getting tired even before conjuring their first attack.

’Save your strength and cast spells only when we have a grasp on the situation. Try not to draw attention to yourself.’ Lith replied. The wait turned out to be so long that Lith had to dispel even the few spells he had prepared.

He kept moving around the warehouses, following the pattern of the guards for more than an hour before something happened.

’A red core is flying fast toward the dagger.’ Solus warned him.

’He didn’t rush in, but bid his time and watched from afar instead.’ Lith thought.

’Clearly he has been trained well, but flying while wearing a cloaking spell is a blunder. There’s no way a red core could fly. Either he got impatient or training aside he is a moron.’

’Or maybe it’s a trap to lure you in the open.’ Solus pointed out.

’If you’re right, it’s naïve and poorly executed. If he walked, I could have mistaken him for a guard until it was too late, whereas by flying he made an easy target of himself.’