Supreme Magus novel Chapter 874

Chapter 874 Hidden Signs Part 2

’I’d rather sort my socks drawer than waste my brain cells to remember a dead language in the remote case I find an inscription while I’m unable to just cheat my way with Soluspedia.’ Lith opened the storage door, finding what looked like a Warp Gate being built.

It was a stone circle of 1.5 meters (5 feet) radius, with an odd mix of old and new dimensional runes engraved. Yet just like the other device, there was no trace of a power source capable of activating it.

’Seriously. Why build a Gate in a storage and why all the traces of the white energy don’t go any further than this?’ Lith thought.

Lith retraced his steps, finding several inscriptions along the corridors he had already visited.

’What the actual fuck?’ Due to the rock’s erosion, he had to use earth magic to read most of the engravings. It was the only way to sense even the slightest traces remaining in the rock and make sense of the words.

What shocked him was the fact that above and sometimes below the engravings there were air bubbles in the rock. At first, Lith had thought they were just imperfections, but after a while, he noticed that they were located exactly where the Odi would place their hidden road sign. _{freeweɓnovēl.coɱ}

’Someone has altered the rock to erase the writings. Those remaining prove that this place once belonged to the Odi, but they only lead to places that are the magical research equivalent of broom closets.’ He thought.

Too many things didn’t add up, making Solus unwilling to mock Lith for his paranoia.

’We’ll think about that later. Something is coming our way from the north-east wall.’

’Living or dead?’ Lith asked while activating Life Vision. Without the sun, he had no idea what direction Solus was talking about.

’Living. It has two cores so it should be a thrall...’ Solus paused for a split second to take a better look at their opponent. It was still at the fringes of her mystical senses so her readings were approximative.

’By my maker, it’s no thrall. The second isn’t a blood core.’ She thought in amazement.

’Oh, great! Another Abomination hybrid then. What the heck is one of them doing here?’ Lith unsheathed Ruin and started to weave his best anti Abomination spells.

’Hybrid, yes. Abomination, no. It has two mana cores, but one is human while the other has a beast’s energy signature.’ She replied.

Lith canceled his spells and prepared new ones. He had no idea what his new opponent’s abilities were so he wanted to be prepared for the worst.

’Bad news. Somehow, not only they are able to spot our position, but also to follow your movements through the rock, just like a Clacker.’ Solus thought.

Lith had moved out of the creature’s trajectory, to strike at them the moment they came out the wall. Yet they seemed to have noticed and adjusted their course to not fall into his trap.

’How the heck can they move like that without causing the mountain to collapse nor suffocating?’ Lith’s attempts to take the enemy by surprise were constantly being foiled.

Tired of that game, he stopped moving and activated Full Guard. The spell enveloped even the space inside the walls, allowing Lith to notice that the creature wasn’t digging so much as swimming through the rock.