Supreme Magus - Chapter 475

Chapter 475






"Tell me that at least the good news is really good . " Lith wasn't the type to complain so much, yet Jirni understood his reasons .

'In the space of a few hours, he has faced a vampire, several meat puppets, and whatever opponent the Dawn Court forced him to fight in exchange for their information .

'I noticed at first glance that he was too tired for someone who was supposed to just have a chat with them . I never saw him so tired, poor kid . It's better to cut him some slack . '

"Very good . First, we don't have to fight unless strictly necessary . Our is solely a rescue mission, no one expects us to face Thrud Griffon and win . We get in, find Manohar, get out, and destroy the Warp Gate from Othre's side . As simple as that . "

"I think you just jinxed the mission . " Lith sighed . He had almost forgotten what the word "simple" meant .

"Second, we'll only enter after the other Spellbreakers have surrounded the outpost . The attack will start when we are sure to have her outnumbered and outmatched . The Crown is calling mages from every corner of the Kingdom . " Jirni ignored his pessimistic remark .

"Third, since you are tired and I'm not a mage, we'll work with two more Spellbreakers . Even if I 'jinxed the mission' a team of five Spellbreakers can hold long enough for the platoon to destroy the array and swarm the place . "

They reached the old temple of Xhal, the god of healing, almost at the same time as their reinforcements . Lith was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected reunion with Professor Vastor and Captain Kilian Aluria .





Vastor was a short man in his mid sixties, barely over 1 . 55 meters (5'1") tall .

The top of his head was completely bald while the hair he had left on the sides was snow-white and so were his waxed handlebar mustaches . His belly was so big that it made it hard to guess if he was larger than tall . That, together with his pure white robe, made him resemble a real life Humpty Dumpty .

"Oh, oh, oh!" Vastor laughed loudly watching them land . "Jirni, dear, should I tell Orion to be jealous? This is the second time in less than a month that you work together with that little demon . You know he likes older women, right?"

"What are you doing here, Vastor? I was expecting Marth . " She ignored his remark .

"Marth is the Headmaster of the White Griffon and the second best Healer of the Kingdom, while this old coot is expendable . " Vastor sighed . During his youth, he had been considered eligible for the title of god of healing multiple times .

Until Marth became Professor, stealing Vastor's spotlight thanks to his achievements . Vastor had dreamed for years of being once again the number one, but Manohar had outshined both of them like the Sun does the stars .

"Constable Ernas . " Kilian gave Jirni a deep bow before shaking Lith's hand .

"Long time no see, Lith . I've heard great things about you . "

They knew each other since the plague in Kaduria and had seen each other again during Balkor's attack on the White Griffon academy . Kilian was a Captain in the Queen's corps . He was a man in his early thirties, around 1 . 9 meters (6'3") tall, with shoulder-length pitch-black hair, and ice-blue eyes .

"Thanks, Captain . It's sad that every time we meet there are hundreds of lives at stake . " Lith said before entering the old temple .

He didn't want to give Vastor enough time to tell them about his days as Assistant Professor at the academy . There were too many embarrassing details Lith preferred remained forgotten .

"The runes composing the Warping array are mixed with gibberish . We need to look for a hole big enough to fit this mana stone . " Lith explained to prevent any further conversation while showing the marble sized yellow crystal .

"If we get through this, you'll become the youngest Spellbreaker in ages . " Vastor used air and water magic to clean the altar's surroundings, revealing in the process many more runes on the floor .

"It will be the perfect moment to get married . Listen to an old fool's advice and don't' repeat my mistakes . If you rest on your laurels, your star will start declining sooner than you think . Aim as high as you can now, otherwise you'll have to settle . "

The Professor was one of those people who could talk without losing focus in the matters at hand . Jirni and Kilian were used to much more annoying quirks, so they didn't mind him . Lith wasn't as patient .

"I seem to recall you married one of the most beautiful and influential women in the Kingdom . " He rebuked . "How can you call it settling?"

"Back in my heyday, I could've married the Crown Princess . " Vastor sighed . "Later I had to give as much as I got, otherwise Vilya wouldn't have even looked at me . I…"





"Found it . " Kilian cut him short . "Right at the center of the altar . "

"Then we have a problem . Because there is another hole in the chapel . " Jirni said while pointing at the feet of the stone statue .

"There's another one here . " Vastor had found a third one at the base of the altar .

"It's likely that only the right one activates the Gate . The others must have defensive properties, like destroying the array or making the temple detonate . " Kilian was a Master Warden . That was how he would have defended a strategic asset .

"Can you describe to me what the Dawn Court's array looked like? I need a starting point to understand what we are dealing with . "

"I can do better . " Lith cupped his hands as Solus recalled from his memories the exact design of the Warp Gate, allowing him to conjure its scaled size image with light magic .

"What the fuck?" Vastor flinched at the sight . "Lith, my boy, are you really like Manohar?"

"What do you mean? This is just what a communication amulet does . It's good for projecting stories for the kids, but that's it . "

His words made no sense to Lith . According to all the Forgemaster books he had read, it was one of the easiest enchantments to apply among those required to make a communication device .  

"You can even move them?" Vastor admired look was now shared by Jirni and Kilian .

'Fuck me sideways . I'm getting the feeling that what I considered a parlor trick is actually much more important . ' Lith inwardly cursed .

After watching Lith's hologram and studying its runes for a bit, Kilian knew what to look for in the archives .

Kilian used his amulet to access tomes about ancient Gates and the runes necessary to activate them . Every time he recognized one, he marked it with a wisp of light . Soon the runes formed a circle .

"I'm done . Prepare your spells, there will be no time to chant once we get on the other side . " Kilian warned the group . Jirni wasn't a mage, so while the others chanted, she gulped down a few potions, just to be safe .

Kilian placed the magic stone in the hole at the base of the altar . The runes he had marked earlier lit up one after the other, forming a Warp Gate right in front of the statue .

The Captain activated the tier five Warden spell Third Eye before stepping through it . The dimensional door led to a corridor that was full to the brim with arrays made visible by Kilian's spell . One of them shone brightly for a second before fading away .

"I've bad news . The enemy has just been notified of our arrival . "

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