Supreme Magus novel Chapter 868

Chapter 868 Light and Crystal Part 2

Another array was quickly forming, using the four as its cornerstones. The magical formation seemed to draw in the light element from the world energy, casting a twilight over the area even though the sun was still high in the sky.

Not willing to discover its effects, Lith Blinked near one of the thralls, the weak link in the magical chain. Unfortunately, the four were each looking in a different direction, leaving no blind spot.

The moment Lith appeared they all turned toward him, each unleashing from the formation between them not fire, but pure heat condensed in a scorching white beam. It vaporized earth and stones on contact, leaving only a diamond-shaped hole the size of a man in its wake.

The four smiled in triumph and then screamed in pain. Lith was still alive and stabbing, right behind the other human thrall. Ruin pierced the man’s heart while Lith’s free hand squashed the head like grape, making any kind of recovery impossible.

’Can you believe that they tried to pull a mind link trap on us, Solus?’ Lith thought, Blinking away to safety.

’Beating us at our own game? Those amateurs had no chance.’ Solus replied with a sneer.

One of the risks of using a too deep mind link was that along with thoughts, pain would be shared as well as anything that afflicted the brain, like the feeling of having your head squashed.

Moreover, casting together an array was a mammoth task that required perfect synch between the mages.

The violent loss of one of their members had also caused an unbalance in the spell that spiraled out of control and resulted in a conflagration of the stored energy. The three were still blinded by pain and unable to react in time.

A wild spell was dangerous by nature. It was capable of harming its caster even though it bore their energy signature. A wild array was much worse since even perfect magical formations were unable to distinguish friend from foe.

Lith sighed, sad at the idea of having sacrificed precious loot in the line of duty. Aside from the scorched crater in the ground, there was no trace left of his most recent enemies.

’There, there. Three out of six is still good, plus you have saved the Ranger. That should amount to something. For the Kingdom, I mean.’ Solus thought, trying to cheer him up.

Lith thanked her and conjured a Warp Steps to reach his colleague, yet he found nothing but his fake camp waiting for him on the other side. The moment Lith took his army amulet out of his pocket dimension to check about Acala’s whereabouts, the rune of his handler started to blink.

"Ranger Verhen, do you copy?" Kamila’s voice sounded worried.

"Affirmative. I’ve rescued the missing Ranger Acala and disposed of the enemies pursuing him."

"All of them?" Her voice turned from worried to surprised.

"All of them. I’ve lost visual of Ranger Acala, though. Where is he?"

"Flying for his life toward the nearest army base with a Gate." Kamila said. "He’s telling his handler an interesting story, according to which Acala was against a group of powerful enemies that forced him on the run.

"He’s also spent quite a few words about your idiotic bravado that cost you your life. According to Acala, your communication rune is still online because they have either captured you or are about to kill you."