Supreme Magus - Chapter 576

Chapter 576
"Good gods!" Friya had seen Lith's creations during Jirni's birthday, but back then they were all based on a single element . Something that more or less, she too could do .





She waved her hand through the hologram, feeling its warmth and shattering it into stardust .

"Friya!" Lith said .

"I'm sorry, I was just too curious . It almost looked solid . Was it solid?" She didn't sound sorry at all . Her hazel eyes sparkled like during their academy days when she was about to learn one of the marvels magic was capable of .

"I wish! Do you have any idea how hard it is to create a map? There are hundreds of streets and buildings that I cannot possibly remember . I need to be able to look at the original to keep it stable . The moment your hand covered the map, I've lost both my focus and mana!" Lith snarled while creating a second one .

He was actually capable of creating a map from scratch, but only if the original was stored inside Soluspedia .

"Sorry, Lith . " This time she was sincere . Friya felt stupid for both her action and her words, yet she didn't regret them . For the first time in years, she was having fun . Ever since the academy had ended, her life had been one of duty .

First, she had to take care of Quylla . Friya had helped her to retake her fifth year at the White Griffon and overcome the trauma Quylla had suffered after killing Yurial under the influence of Nalear's slave ring .

Then, her sisters had left Friya alone to search for their own path in life . After all that had happened to her during the Academy, Friya trusted no one and was unable to relax unless when in the safety of her own home .





The Crystal Shield guild was her creature and her cage at the same time . Leading arrogant and disgruntled mages was a full time job that left her no time for a personal life . Lith was a safe oasis for her .

Someone she could trust almost as much as Quylla, but who unlike her sister and guildmates didn't need her protection . Whenever they met, he always had something to teach her about magic, and that was the most precious gift anyone could give her .

"Don't worry . Lieutenant Yehval, please this time read me only the addresses of all those who have no role in the city's administration . " Lith said while patting Friya's shoulder .

That small gesture made Kamila hate her job for the second time in as many days . Hundreds of kilometers and a snowstorm separated them, yet it was being called by her last name that exacerbated the distance between them .

For a moment, she envied Friya for her strength, her magic, and because Kamila imagined her free to do what she wanted rather than what she had to . Then, she started listing the addresses and a new pattern appeared on the map .

What appeared in front of their eyes was still a mess, but at least it didn't look like a Pollock anymore . They spent a few minutes trying to make sense of the image, but to no avail .


"If you tilt your head and remove these dots you can almost see a magic circle . " Lith said while tapping on several locations on the map .

"Right idea but wrong dots . If we ignore the dots you proposed, you can see that some of the remaining ones form this array . " Friya's slender finger traced a circle above the map .





"The problem is that you can't ignore any of those points . If all of the locations are magically marked the same way, then they would disrupt the formation . Even if you are right, two overlapping arrays would cancel each other without proper insulation . "

Kamila's words left Friya flabbergasted .

"How come you are an array expert?" She asked .

"I'm not . I just repeated what Lith and Manohar yelled at each other back in Othre . They quarreled about runes and lines of power so much that I ended up learning a thing or two . " Kamila chuckled .

'Wait a minute . I think you're both right . Check the list more carefully . ' Solus thought .

"Sons of a bitch" Lith blurted out as he realized the meaning of her words .

"Kami- I mean, Lieutenant Yehval, please filter the names based on the floor they live on . " Like most cities surrounded by walls, Zantia had no choice but to expand vertically rather than horizontally .

Most buildings were at least three-story high .

Instead of ignoring the dots, Lith split the map into three different layers, each one with its own set of tokens and marked with a different color . Even a layman like Kamila could easily recognize the magic circles formed by connecting the dots .





"Okay, this is not good . " Lith said .

"I recognize the array on top and the one at the ground level, but I have no idea what the middle one is . The upper circle is a containment array, similar to those I use when I practice Forgemastering .

"Its purpose is to contain great masses of energy and prevent them from escaping . It maximizes the effects of a magical procedure . The bottom one is a grounding array, used to safely disperse mana in case a spell goes out of control . "

"I've already taken a scan of the holographic map and of the three arrays . " Kamila said .

"I'll contact immediately General Vorgh, the Master Warden, and call you back as soon as I have some answers . Over and out . "

Lith pulled the curtain covering the window to check the weather . The wind carrying the snow was so strong that he wasn't able to see further than ten meters even with his enhanced senses .

'I have no idea where the Awakened could be and even if I did, I can't risk making a move before I understand what their endgame is . Going to the Church of the Six now would be pointless .

'The clerics are likely to be unwitting puppets in their hands, so interrogating them would be a waste of time . The ones performing "miracles" are the Awakened ones, but they will not show up without a crowd .

'Once the storm settles, I need to attend one of their ceremonies . If they made me come here, it means that they are almost done with their preparations . ' He thought .

"A bronze coin for your thoughts . " Friya said .

"We're on the clock . The arrays are completed and they felt so confident that one of them attacked me in the open . I don't like that they lured and trapped me here . If I don't get rid of them now, they could find me again .

"Also, I hate them for using arrays to perform their crap . Whenever I use an array, I can still hear Yurial whining about Wardens being useless . " Lith replied . His voice went from calm to stone cold when he talked about his enemies and then it became sad while he remembered his lost friend .

"Me too . I miss him so much . " Friya sighed .

"You know, right after Balkor's attack, when you and Phloria started to be all lovey-dovey, he asked me if I was interested in being his friend with benefits . "

"Sounds like Yurial . What did you answer him?" Lith said with a light smile .

"I slapped him and said no, of course . I never regretted my choice, I'm only sad that he never got the opportunity to get the happiness he deserved . "

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