Supreme Magus novel Chapter 877

Chapter 877 Master and Servant Part 1

"Have you found anything interesting?" Acala asked with a smug grin on his face.

"Only the Warp Gate. Aside from that, just empty caves and lots of dirt." Lith lied, dusting his shoulders. "No trace of the undead either."

"Well, it seems it’s up to me saving the day, huh? It took me a bit of luck, but I found Odi writings engraved on the walls."

"You can read them?" Lith opened wide his eyes for an instant, feigning surprise and ignorance.

"Of course I can. Sort of. After hearing about the Kulah incident, I thought that not everyone can be so lucky to have Professors by their side when they stumble upon ancient ruins.

"I researched the Odi a bit before resuming duty since they gave even the great Ranger Verhen a hard time." Acala mistook Lith’s grimace for envy, while it was his usual glare.

’He knows about the Odi. How surprisingly convenient.’ Lith thought while a few pieces fell into place.

"I followed the signs pointing at some kind of lab until my detection arrays spotted our enemies and several dormant magical formations. I think they didn’t expect us to find their lair this fast, nor that we would deactivate their alarms on our way in.

"I counted 15 of them. The others must have left to capture more humans to replace the thralls you killed. There were still too many of them to take them on by myself, but together we have a chance.

"Divide and conquer, I say. First, we kill the undead that are still here with an ambush, and then we can easily get rid of the second group upon their return. We have all the time we need to set up enough arrays to make my plan work." Acala’s patronizing voice almost made Lith chuckle.

Almost.

He curled his upper lip instead, pretending to be angry with himself and with his fellow Ranger.

"It’s a good plan, but 15 is still quite the number. Maybe we should get out and report everything to Commander Berion." Lith said.

"Report what? That we found a junkpile? I already gave the location of the lair and the enemy numbers in my previous report. Berion knows as much as we do." Acala sneered.

"Reinforcements are already on their way. They might even get rid of the missing undead for us if they stumble into them. We don’t have much time to waste. If the vampires disable the dimensional array, they can pack up and leave in a jiffy.

"If they manage to get away, it will be on you." Seeing that Lith was still hesitating, Acala softened up and changed approach.

"Come on. You’ve already killed six of them all by yourself and with no time to prepare. With the two of us and a proper set of arrays, 15 is nothing to be afraid of. Once we get our reward, the first round is on me."

"Make it two rounds and I’m in." Lith said with a stressed sigh as if he was still reluctant, but could not deny his rival’s logic.

"Stop being so glum. We don’t need to like each other to have some fun together. Follow me and I promise that I’ll get you wasted for good." Acala smiled while caressing his chest where one of Dawn’s corners slightly protruded.

They went deeper and deeper underground until they found several traps and arrays that Acala showed Lith how to disable. Solus could already spot the 15 enemies ahead and there was nothing out of the ordinary that could alarm her. _{freeweɓnovēl.coɱ}