Supreme Magus - Chapter 439

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'Did he just rip her mana core out of her body?' Lith asked, incapable to believe his own eyes .

'Yes, I mean no . ' Solus didn't know how to reply .

'Pick one, dammit!'

'No, he didn't . Her core was orange, not yellow . What's terrifying is that after locating the substance that generated the vortex, Manohar exploited its effects to move it all in the same spot before extracting it .

'What we have just seen was him collecting the vortex after enveloping it in several layers of life force and mana . The sphere is not her core, but it resembles it because it's made of that poor woman's life essences . '

"Did you just kill her?" Jirni had no idea what had happened, yet she knew that whatever was the answer, she wasn't going to like it .

"Of course . Because of these stupid arrays, I couldn't store the sample inside my dimensional amulet . The next best thing was to collect the sample together with enough life force to prevent it from degrading, and that's what I did . " Manohar shrugged .

"A sample of what?" Jirni asked .

"Good question . There was something inside her body that allowed her to absorb mana . That's why she could cast so many spells and why those like her die when struck by a spell . It's just mana poisoning . " He explained .





"Was it really necessary to kill her? I was hoping to capture her alive and have her tell us how she gained her powers . "

"It would have been a waste of time . " Manohar objected . "Her body was about to collapse from mana overload . This way at least we obtained something more than the ramblings of dying woman . "

"What if we arrived here earlier? Would you have been able to save her then?" She asked to both Manohar and Lith .

Lith shook his head . He had been barely able to identify the presence of a foreign substance in the woman's system before almost collapsing .

"Not yet . " Contrary to everyone's expectation, Manohar's usual unwavering confidence seemed to have taken a day off .

"I don't know if this is the result of a spell, an artifact, or alchemy . " He said pointing at the glowing sphere floating above his left hand .

"What I'm certain of is that, after studying the sample, I'll be able to find a solution . "

Lady Ernas sighed while looking at the remains of the burned building . They had risked so much and obtained scraps in return .

"Let's call it a day . You go back to the Association and find out what the heck we are dealing with . Until then, I'll instruct the city guards on how to deal with the 'made mages' in case another attack happens . "

Lith, Tista, and Manohar did as instructed . With a new toy at hand, Manohar wouldn't leave his lab until he found a solution to the enigma . They spent the rest of the afternoon studying the sample .





There wasn't enough to conduct a complete analysis but what they found was disturbing at best . The magical components of the unknown substance were all too degraded to be recognized .

All but one .

A small piece of human tissue that was able to grow as long as it was able to feed on mana .

"Fascinating . This is indeed Forbidden Magic, just as I predicted . " Manohar said while placing it inside a locked array isolating it from the world energy . The specimen was surrounded by mana crystals that would provide it enough energy to live, but not enough to grow .

"Please! You also said that it was about a cursed object . Whatever that is, it's not an object . " Tista mocked him .

"Maybe I'm wrong . " Manohar pronounced the last word as if it was the worst insult he had ever heard . "And maybe not . We'll resume tomorrow . "

He would have liked to continue, but he couldn't afford to be late for curfew . Jirni didn't trust him enough to leave him unsupervised and alone with such a potentially dangerous specimen .

Once Tista and Lith left for dinner, he was forced to leave the lab as well .

"By the way, why you didn't buy a tent for your travels? That way you could always sleep, mana geyser or not . That or maybe you could make yourself an artifact . " Tista asked .





"I wish it was that simple . " Lith sighed .

"I'm paranoid, so forgive me if a wall made of cloth doesn't make me feel safe . I could set up an array, but my knowledge about non combat formations is limited . Even if I learned one, to make it last a whole night I would need a lot of mana crystals .

"Otherwise it would crumble after a few hits . Don't let me started about an artifact . The best I can do right now is replicating my own equipment . I lack the knowledge and the experience necessary for realizing such a thing .

"I might as well throw my money into the gutter . It would be much quicker and I'd obtain the same results . "

"Do you think Kamila will be angry because of my babbling? I kind of messed up big time this morning . "

"You sure did . " Lith's tone turned sour .

After dinner, Tista went to sleep in her own room while Lith decided to stay up .

He was a bit worried since Kamila had yet to arrive and he knew that something was wrong . Even with all of Tista's blunders, Kamila had been too tense and distant compared to her usual self .

It was only an hour later that she finally returned to the hotel . Her smile was forced and she looked like she was close to exhaustion .

"Do you want to order something for dinner?" Lith had a vague idea about what was happening, but didn't want to pressure her to talk .

"Yes, please . I'm starving . " She replied without looking him in the eyes .

They spent the time before and during her meal making small talk about how they had spent their day . Lith avoided mentioning the dead woman or the living tissue since the mood was already gloom as it was .

"I don't think there is a nice way to put this, so I'll just say it . " Kamila said while Lith poured her a cup of tea . The nicer he was to her, the worst she felt .

"I think we should slow down things a bit . Maybe take a bit of time to think about our relationship . Is it okay with you?" She said in one breath, trying to relieve the burden she felt oppressing her chest .

"Absolutely not . " Lith blurted out a bit too fast for his own liking . "I mean, I'll respect whatever decision you'll take, but… why? Is it because of what Tista said?"

"No . Of course not . " She chuckled while remembering that silly conversation . Both her smile and her laugh made Lith sigh in relief .

"Then why?"

"It's complicated . " She had spent every minute she was away from her desk trying to make up her mind, but to no avail .

"Complicated as in 'I don't want to talk about it' or more like 'I don't know what to do'?" Lith hated riddles . He preferred to be blunt rather than to be left hanging .

"Both . " Kamila replied not knowing what to say .

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