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Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2987

Chapter 2987 A Disciple’s Struggle (Part 1)

Xenagrosh and Bytra wore the second-best cloaking device, reducing their magical aura to a deep-red core and hiding their Eldritch aura. Lith wore one cloaking ring and Solus two, making them appear respectively as a cyan and a yellow core.

The five members of the Hand of Fate were invisible to mystical senses thanks to their Darwen-coated armor. That plus Unanna's Silencer device that enveloped everyone, canceling their footsteps and keeping their smell from spreading.

Maergron would have never noticed the intruders if not for the pressure they exerted on the ground as they walked. The ceiling of the tunnels was low and narrow, making it impossible to fly or float.

Due to the asperities on the ceiling and the irregular downward inclination of the tunnels, their sight would be limited to just a couple of meters forward, making the Awakened blind to any incoming threat.

The massive amounts of world energy running through the rock blinded Life Vision and Fire Vision couldn't see past dense rock. Xenagrosh had neither, moving with ease only thanks to her keen sense of smell and the experience of centuries.

Bytra needed someone sharing Fire Vision with her via a mind link to not stumble every other step and that someone was Lith. Solus felt that a telepathic connection was too intimate and didn't want to talk with Bytra unless strictly necessary.

Using a light spell would have been dangerous. It would have made them visible from a long distance while they would only see within the cone of light.

"Whoever the other four are, I bet they are not to be underestimated. The Council would never hire goons without a good reason. The real question is if these people are here for me or if they have stumbled into the Garden by chance and are exploring it.

"Only one way to know." He leaned back on the throne, letting the Ears fully connect with it and putting on hold the ongoing experiments.

Maergron would devote his full focus on the intruders until they had either gotten out of his house or joined his army.

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"So far so good." Zoreth said to break the eerie silence of the tunnels. "Our mark uses this path often. His smell is so intense that it's impossible to miss."

Lith nodded as if he could confirm it whereas he still had trouble filtering the surrounding world energy from the Eyes' readings. He had managed to eliminate most of the white noise but there was still too much useless information.

The structure of the Garden was filled with random fluctuations and build-ups in the world energy that obstructed his vision. Whenever they appeared, the Eyes gave him a headache and broke his focus.

"Ryka?" Strider asked the Titania, the only one in the group capable of using Earth Vision.

"I'm sorry, boss, there's too much interference." The Hush spell kept sounds and vibrations from getting out, not in. "All I can tell you is that there's moss, the dripping of water, insects, and rodents.

"The echo in this place is strong and the flow of world energy makes things even worse." She showed her burned hands and feet. "I can't connect with the ground for more than a few seconds at a time so I can't focus on anything too distant or unclear.

"The good news is that our mark is on our same boat. It would take a miracle to make a permanent detection array work inside the Garden. The world energy messes up with all kinds of long-range signals."

'A miracle or the Ears of Menadion.' Solus thought as she and Lith shared one Monocle of Menadion each and were now able to pinpoint Maergron's energy signature in the distance. 'It took us quite some effort to adjust the settings and Pharek had centuries to get used to this place.

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