Chapter 665
Unfortunately, even if Lith could conjure a bubble of air around his head, it would last him only a few seconds if he was forced to go all out. Leaving the camp in such circumstances was an unnecessary risk that he had no reason to take, at least not yet.
The situation was still under control, Lith could afford to wait a little longer.
"I agree with your plan. We'll leave tomorrow at dawn once we make sure that nothing is going to follow us or attack the camp." Phloria said.
"We? No offense but isn't it better if I go alone? You know I'm a tough nut to crack." Lith had mixed feelings about Phloria coming with him. She was a reliable partner, but living together again for so long was becoming kind of awkward.
"Yes, but between your Warden skills and my Forgemaster tools, we can explain anything we might find. You should be the first one to realize how easier would our situation be if we could share all our information with the Professors.
"Your secrets may protect you, but at the same time, they keep you in the dark. On top of that, you're strong but you're not invincible. You needed my help against the fungus just like you needed Morok's against the Golem. Right?"
"Right." Lith had to admit that Golems were his bane. Being an Awakened one meant nothing against constructs. Without the Gatekeeper and with the fire element sealed, he needed help.
'If there really is a guiding hand behind all the hurdles we have faced so far, then the mastermind's next step would be testing us individually. Phloria is the best partner I could ask for. She is strong, smart, resourceful, and I don't have to hold back in front of her.' Lith thought.
The following day, while the rest of the group continued to grow moss patches so that they could resume exploring Kulah as soon as possible, Lith and Phloria took the corridor from which the first wave of Teks had emerged.
Due to the late Professor Syndra's Corona Discharge spell, the walls were still wet from the water and black streaks were visible where the powerful lightning had struck.
"It seems that we are lucky." Lith said while using the array detecting spell on the area in front of themselves.
"What do you mean?" Phloria asked. She was using a light spell to illuminate their surroundings. "Gods, I hate confined spaces. Any move we make echoes and carries across the caves. To make matters worse, all this light makes us an easy target."
"I mean that Professor Syndra might have involuntarily tossed a huge monkey wrench in our invisible enemy's plan. Damn, I overthink so much about the small details that I always end up missing the obvious stuff."
"If that was supposed to be an explanation, it's no wonder that the White Griffon relieved you from your duties as Professor. The class here is almost blind, do you mind being clearer?" She grunted.
"First, I was just an Assistant Professor. Second, I was referring to the soot on the walls. Think about it. According to my theory, someone sent the Teks to attack our camp, and maybe, when Syndra unleashed his tier five spell, he didn't hit just a few overgrown crabs."
Lith could have taught her Fire and Life Vision, but he was afraid that their use would have speeded up her Awakening process. Both spells required to let the mana flow from the core to the eyes, and to make sure that Phloria survived despite her already bright cyan mana core, he needed all the time he could get.
Phloria looked at the blackened walls in a reverie before saying:
"You're right! We only need to follow the markings left by the Corona Discharge and check where they end. If the Teks came from a hidden tunnel, maybe its jammed and we will find it still open.
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