Supreme Magus - Chapter 387

Chapter 387






Lith watched in amazement with Life Vision enormous amounts of energies moving from one crystal to another . They would course through the buildings and then into the ground before returning to the spire stronger than before and be passed to the next crystal .

The castle hosted only a small number of spires, but they were the tallest and the magic gemstones they contained were as big as a horse . The noble district had more spires, but their size was significantly smaller .

The farther from the castle, the greater the number of spires became and the smaller the crystals' size . It was some sort of cascade effect that made no sense to Lith, yet it filled his mind with wonder .

He called his handler to make sure of being in the right place .

"Are you there already?" Kamila's voice was surprised . "The good news is that at this pace you'll finish your first patrol in no time . The bad news is that I have to report you for not giving out your position earlier .

"Remember, at least three calls a day . It's of the utmost importance for us to be able to follow your movements and to know where you camp . "

'There's no way I'm going to gift the Kingdom the location of mana geysers . ' Lith inwardly cursed . 'I'll have to set a fake camp every time to not arouse suspicions . '

"Sorry, with all that happened yesterday, I forgot to give my daily reports . " He lied through his teeth .

"Don't worry . I'll cover for you this time . "

"What kind of city is Kaduria? Why is it sealed?"





"Every one of the lost cities is unique . Kaduria is classified as 'the Shadow City' . Judging by your relaxed tone it must be in its light phase . Working people, smiling children, gorgeous architecture . Am I right?"

One of the farmers had noticed Lith . The man waved at him while saying something that the array blocked out .

"Yes . " Lith waved back .

"Well, don't get used to it . In a while it will turn into the shadow phase and things will get nasty . "

"It will be hours before sundown . What am I supposed to do until then?"

"I said shadow phase, not night phase . The city constantly switches between two different states regardless of the sun . " Lieutenant Yehval assumed a lecturing voice that irked Lith .

Suddenly the sun inside Kaduria disappeared and it started to rain . The phenomenon left Lith in a daze since the sky outside was clear . He saw the city walls crumble while all the buildings fell apart as if a meteor shower was coming down instead of water .

The soil inside boiled and sizzled like each raindrop was a powerful acid . The friendly farmer melted in front of his eyes, like a wax figurine left too close to a fire . His eyes popped in bloody tears while his mouth screamed in pain .

Lith stared at the man's jaw which elongated until it reached the stomach level . In a few seconds, all that was left of the farmer was a black puddle . The sky inside the array was now pitch black .






The energy of the internal array was now amassed into a small black star made of smoke that was trying to escape from the golden dome surrounding the city by spreading toxic fumes .

"I guess it has just switched to the shadow phase . " Lith said while watching the black pool on the other side of the array rise up, taking a humanoid form . It was a pitch black three-dimensional shadow .

It had no features outside red glowing eyes and a wide open mouth that revealed a white space inside . The shadow farmer's eyes were filled with pain and hatred, a mix that Lith knew all too well .

It rammed against the array, punching at the barrier to reach the other side . The golden surface produced sparks at every hit, but it didn't falter . The shadow farmer's hands shattered instead, bleeding what looked like black blood .

The shadow opened its mouth, emitting a screeching sound strong enough for Lith to hear despite the array . All the nearby shadows swarmed towards their companion, who had started hitting the barrier again with the stumps and his head .

"What are these things? Undead?" Lith asked while the crowd in front of him hammered the array with growing force until it started to ripple .

"Negative . Undead we know how to dispose of . These things do not die, no matter what you do . We call them Shadows . "

'Sounds like a load of bullsh*t . ' Lith thought . 'Solus, what kind of mana core do these guys have?'

'They have no core . '

'What? It's impossible! All sentient things have a mana core . '





'Well, the Shadows don't . They have no mana flow, no life force, nothing . They are just a black mass of unknown energy . '

Lith activated Life Vision just to discover that Solus was right . Life Vision would show him the world in greyscale, while the stronger the energy of a being, the lighter the colors with which they would appear .

Even undead would manifest an aura in a scale of colors, while the things in front of him were just black spots .

"How do I assess the threat level?" Lith noticed a small crack appearing on the barrier . The number of creatures was increasing with each passing second and so was the pressure they exerted on the array .

"Never stand in front of the Shadows . Even if the threat level to the Kingdom is low, a big enough group can crack the barrier and pass through it . If that happens, an emergency squad will be summoned and you will be held accountable .

Just move outside their line of sight, they have almost no memory . "

Lith raised an earth wall, watching through it with Life Vision .

As soon as he 'disappeared', the Shadows stopped attacking the array and dispersed .

"As for the threat level…" Kamila continued . "…you have to check the black star . Tell me when you have visual . "

Lith flew above the very top of the barrier, until the black star was right below his feet .

"Whatever it is, it looks like bad news . "

"Because it is . Unlike the shadows that mind their own business unless provoked, the black star constantly assaults the array . It gets stronger over time, so I need you to stay there and call me if during the shadow phase you notice cracks . "

As soon as Kamila completed the phrase, a small crack appeared on the dome .

"Consider yourself called . " Lith replied while a cold shiver ran down his spine . The leak was barely visible, yet the black star's aura made him feel small and irrelevant . Not even while facing Scarlett or the Small World he had experienced such pressure .

"Are you sure? Let me check . " The army's amulet scanned the surroundings, highlighting the crack while it kept expanding .

"Bad news it is . You need to get inside Kaduria and cull the numbers of the Shadows . "

'Not such bad news . ' Lith thought . 'I was going to explore the city anyway . This gives me the perfect excuse to stick my nose where it doesn't belong . '

"How do I do that?"

"It's simple, you just need to kill every one of them twice . Once during the light phase and another during the shadow phase . The recommended protocol is to enter during the light phase, kill everyone on sight, retreat and then get back in during the shadow phase .

"The Shadow of someone whose human form has been recently killed will be weaker and dumber, making it easy to wipe them out . "

"Is the opposite true too?" Lith's curiosity was piqued .

"Yes, but while Shadows are aggressive and have unusual abilities, humans are just humans . They'll run rather than fight . "

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