Supreme Magus novel Chapter 866

Chapter 866 A New Project Part 2

Lith knew she was right and that if Commander Berion decided to assign him a partner to compensate for his unreliability, not only his current mission, but also the entirety of his remaining stay in the corps would become a nightmare.

The undead crisis had put everyone on their toes and one of the reasons was that usually an operative missing a call now meant that they had been killed or captured.

Every person that disappeared in the wilds was assumed dead or in the process of being turned into an undead since it wouldn’t make their communication rune vanish. Both the Kingdom and the undead Courts were recruiting the best elements they could find to fight the ongoing war.

Things were becoming so dire that both the Mage Association and the army had enforced a buddy system, to protect their best operatives from being "recruited" by the other side.

Rangers were one of the few remaining exceptions and while Lith’s blunder would’ve had no consequences in the past, now was likely to make his commanding officer prone to apply the buddy system to him as well.

Which meant no more tower Warping around, no more alone time with Solus, no more any of the comforts that his tower offered to him, and being forced to hide most of his talents.

Being their conversation recorded, Kamila expressed only part of her outrage. She lectured Lith only about the importance to respect the protocols, like any competent handler would do when dealing with an irresponsible Ranger. The girlfriend’s fury had to wait.

"I’m really sorry, it won’t happen again." Lith tapped his lips twice with his forefinger, a secret code between them that meant there were things he couldn’t say on the army amulet.

He gave Kamila a full report, explaining his theories and showing the results of his work. Or better, the results of the Sentries’ work

"I didn’t stay idle. I scouted the area in search of clues and even though I found nothing, in the case of a chase, my marks will not be the only ones familiar with the territory."

A 3D hologram of the area appeared between Lith’s palms. Red lines marked all the possible escape routes by land from all the known attack sites.

"Did you find any trace of Ranger Acala? His handler has reported his disappearance for almost a full day now." Kamila asked.

’Damn my rotten luck. That’s why the high command is so jumpy. They must have thought that our disappearances were connected. Thank heavens Kamila watched my back.’ Lith thought.

"None. Do you want me to look out for him?"

"Yes. A rescue team would take too long to get there. Tracing the vampire activity takes priority. Finding your fellow Ranger is a secondary objective. If you miss any more calls, we’ll assume something has happened to you as well. Lieutenant Yehval out."

The conversation ended abruptly, only to resume a second later on his civilian amulet.

"Well, what do you have to tell me?" Despite the fact that Kamila’s voice was a thin whisper, it still managed to sound angry. She was walking double-time toward the bathroom, the only place where she could have a bit of privacy.

"I’m really sorry for making you worry for nothing, Kami. It’s just that giving reports is akin to torture to me. Seeing you, listening to your voice, and yet being unable to really be with you." Lith tried to touch her hologram, but his fingers passed through it.

"I miss you more." Lith closed the communication before it became too painful and returned to his tower. He shared everything with Solus and was scolded again for it. _{fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm}