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Supreme Magus - Chapter 537




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Chapter 537
'Why was he scared of fire, then?' Solus asked .





'Probably because he was a normal ogre until not long ago . All living beings are naturally afraid of fire . He had yet to realize that with no vitals and with light magic at his disposal, fire is a small threat for a water based creature like he was . '

\"Stop wasting time . You strong, master can use you . \" Lith turned toward the source of the voice, yet neither Life Vision nor mana sense showed anything . At least not until a hunched figure literally emerged from the shadows .

The creature didn't resemble anything Lith had ever seen before, nor was it listed in any of the bestiaries he possessed . It was a small humanoid, barely 1 . 3 meters (4'3\") tall, with pale grey skin and thick grizzled hair .

Judging by his appearance and his voice, he seemed to be a male . He had small pointed ears, pitch black eyes, and was wearing a mage's robe . Despite his jagged teeth and the claws at the end of his limbs, it didn't look menacing .

The creature's life force was slightly better than the average adult man, while his blood core was almost completely black . Lith didn't underestimate him and silently weaved more spells in case looks were proverbially deceiving .

'How the heck did he escape our senses?' Solus kept an eye on all the remaining shadows of the corridor, in case the creature was just a distraction .

Lith had no answer to offer . His senses were all focused on his surroundings, since things were getting weirder by the second . The corpses of the ogres he had just killed turned into smoke and dived into the ground, closely followed by the undead life force which had restored the dryad-ogre's ancient might .

\"Tell me who you are, what is happening here, and what you mean, wasting time . \" Either the creature really was harmless or wanted to manipulate him, at least he seemed to be willing to communicate .





\"Me Ratpack . \" The creature shrugged . \"War is happening, but fighters waste time, just like you . None can die . We banished from death thanks to master's power . \"

Lith stared at Ratpack, waiting for him to continue his explanation, but the creature just stared back in annoyance .

\"You deaf? Stop wasting time . Soon Caliel and Draga will be back . With reinforcements! You soldier . \" Ratpack pointed his grey finger to Lith's uniform .

\"You act like one and obey!\" His voice was deep and rough . It was filled with an underserved pride which annoyed Lith almost as the vague answers he had just received .

\"I obey no one . \" Lith replied while using spirit magic to lift the creature off the ground and slam him against a well lighted wall . Choking an undead was useless, if not to prove a point .

\"If you want my help, you'd better give me a good reason . Start by making sense, otherwise…\" Lith's threat was interrupted by Ratpack turning into a puff of smoke . It lasted only one second, but it was enough to escape from spirit magic's grasp and reach the nearest shadow .


\"No, you don't!\" Lith snarled . He extended his arm to direct his tendrils of mana toward their target, who turned once again ethereal the moment Ratpack touched the edge of the shade .





\"Only master can harm Ratpack . Even Yozmogh and Dann'Kah, even their armies couldn't catch Ratpack . Obey or die!\"

Lith didn't reply, redirecting the mana from spirit to darkness magic . He had learned a couple of things while fighting Thrud Griffon, it was time to put them to the test . Lith's shadow came to life as two blazing yellow eyes appeared on its face .


The shadow's extended right arm stretched along the floor until it reached Ratpack's hiding place . Neither Lith nor Solus liked how his darkness magic infused shade resembled more his demonic life form rather than his human one .

The shadow's hand rummaged for a while before retracting . The elongated arm was coiled around the small undead like a snake . Ratpack screamed in surprise as soon as he felt something touching him .

His master's Coward's Mantle was supposed to protect him from any harm, yet the Ranger had been able to ignore its protection . To make matters worse, Ratpack could feel his strength getting slowly sapped .

Not even undeath could ward off darkness magic .

\"Are you ready to talk?\" Lith said while pointing the Gatekeeper at Ratpack's throat . The creature's eyes were filled with fear, which made him nod like a parrot having a seizure .

\"Then explain things properly . \" Lith snorted .





\"Me has many names . Squirm, Plague, Worm . Ratpack is master's favourite because he says me very annoying…\"

\"He is right, dammit! I don't care for your names . Tell me what's happening here . \"

\"Servants rebelled against master and took master prisoner . After that, they fight each other . Two great leaders emerge . Dann'Kah the orc shaman and Yozmogh the Balor . All servants join one or the other, forming two armies . They fight for…\" Ratpack stopped, not knowing how to explain .

\"For?\"

\"Freedom . And also for power . \" Ratpack clapped his hands, congratulating to himself for being so precise . Unluckily, Lith didn't share his enthusiasm .

\"What freedom? If your master is already being held prisoner, they can just walk away . What power are you talking about?\"

\"They can't leave . \" Ratpack nervously licked his lips, revealing such a black tongue that it resembled a slimy piece of charcoal .

\"Master made them like him . They have no freedom . As for power, it's the master's, but they found a way to use it . To make them pretty again . Like- Caliel and Draga! Yes, like them . \" The creature nodded again like crazy, feeling someone was approaching .

\"What do you want me to do, exactly?\" Lith dilated his nostrils in annoyance . He didn't know whether to find more bothersome Ratpack's ramblings or the idea of monsters like a Balor regaining their full powers .

\"Follow me to master . Master explains better . You free him, he stops servants . \" Hurried footsteps were perfectly audible and quickly approaching, yet the Ranger didn't seem to care .

\"Why would I? If your master has already been defeated once by his servants, they can do it again . They have even robbed him of his power . What use do I have for him?\"

\"Yes, he's weak, but he still strong . You can't defeat all master's servants alone . Enough talk, we run now!\" The ogre-dryad and the orc-elf appeared from a corner, running at full speed closely followed by several members of their own kin .

Lith raised the index and middle fingers of his right hand, unleashing the tier four spell Death Zone . A black cloud comprised of darkness element filled the corridor in front of them the moment the monsters were halfway through .

No matter the direction they turned to, all of them died after taking a few steps .

\"What were you saying?\" Lith's eyes were blazing with blue mana which deeply contrasted with his shadow's burning yellow eyes . It was still seemingly alive and moving around on its own, even though its main body was standing still .

Ratpack shivered in fear, wondering how powerful humans had become during the decades he and his master had spent in isolation .

\"You- too strong! Why you struggle earlier if you can just…\" Ratpack stuttered so much that he preferred to slam his fist onto his palm to stress his point .

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