Supreme Magus novel Chapter 235

The Soldier could feel the shadow of death from the moment most of its body had been cut apart or blown away. When Lith reached its back, grabbing it by its legs, the last Clacker could only hope that its dying screech would manage to reach its brood.

Lith used the Float spell to make his enemy weightless before throwing it up in the air and immediately conjuring another spell. Away from its natural elements, water and earth, the Clacker was a sitting duck.

Six fireballs appeared at the same time around the Soldier, one above, one below and the others in a square shape. It was Lith’s tier four personal spell, Burning Prison. The fireballs exploded simultaneously, each reinforcing the effect of the others

Their combined shockwaves ripped the Clacker to shreds while the extreme heat turned it into ashes.

After making sure there were no more threats lurking around them, Lith could allow himself to use Life Vision on Quylla. The wound was already closed. She was a bit pale because of exhaustion, but aside from that, she seemed fine.

Professor Farg had witnessed the whole fight. Thanks to the artifact Tyris had given to her, she had been able to follow the one that took place above and the one below at the same time.

’Now I understand why Lady Tyris sent me here. Whatever that thing is, it’s no kid. I’ve seen my share of weird stuff, but nothing like that. His shapeshifting abilities make no sense. His strength didn’t improve at all.’ She thought.

’Damn! I can use Invigoration to restore myself, but if I do that, I could blow my cover. Yet if I don’t and another enemy appears, I’m as good as dead. I’ll choose the lesser evil.’

Lith was panting and wheezing like everyone else, but soon his breathing became steady. To avoid making things too weird, he recovered only about half his strength. Enough to defend in case something happened and at the same time leaving himself tired enough to not arouse too much suspicion.

Maybe.

Then, he checked Quylla’s condition with Invigoration before doing the same with everyone else. Lith had seen enough poisons, toxins, and undead to last three lifetimes.

’Better safe than sorry.’ He thought.

Aside from small injuries and fatigue, his companions were as healthy as horses.

"Okay, this road trip ends now." Lith said.

"Take Quylla and go back to the academy. I’ll go on alone, it’s much safer that way."

"Are you insane?" Phloria was still mulling over what she had just seen, refusing to believe her own eyes. Yet when she heard Lith’s words all her worries disappeared, replaced by outrage.

"First of all, we are all exhausted. There are too many dangers lurking in this forest aside from those f*cking Clackers. If they attack us on our way back, we are basically a free meal."

"Use the academy’s emergency button. They’ll send someone here in a half an hour tops." Lith suggested.

"Second, and I speak for myself, I’m not letting you walk into this nightmare alone again!" She ignored his words, as she vented her frustration.

"Why are you acting like that? Have you already forgotten your father’s words? You are no god! You could die out here." Lith’s reckless indifference for his own life made Phloria seethe with anger, to the point she wanted to strangle him on the spot.

Therefore, she followed Raaz’s lead and flicked her middle finger against his forehead.

"Consider yourself slapped, young man."

Lith didn’t find it funny at all.

’I’m not a god indeed, but compared to you I might as well be. If only I could trust them enough to tell them the whole truth...’ Lith gritted his teeth to hold his tongue.

’That’s just mean!’ Solus scolded him. ’Being weaker than you is not a sin. Phloria simply worries about you. Do you remember your big lesson? Do not ask others to do what you wouldn’t ?’

"You don’t understand, it’s too dangerous!" Lith tried to make her listen to reason.

"That’s my line, you idiot!"

"Oh, my. You humans sure are funny. Screaming like you are the only ones in the world."

The unknown voice made Phloria turn around in a split second, her estoc ready in her hand. Lith recognized the intruder and weaved a couple of spells, just to be safe. It was the dryad he had rescued from a Puppeteer Abomination months before, Lyta.

Yet he had no idea of what a Puppeteer was or how she was called.

"Yet I can understand why this ugly female is so worked up." She looked at Lith, licking her scarlet lips seductively.

"I usually don’t like humans, especially after one really bad experience, but power is the most powerful aphrodisiac known to both women and dryads alike. Do you want to have some fun, handsome?"

Phloria hated the dryad for her cruel words and shameful act. Yet she had to admit she was the most gorgeous woman she had ever seen. Lyta had big red eyes that sparkled under the sunlight like rubies.

Her visage was simply stunning, from her delicate features to her full lips.

She had feet length red hair, the same color of maple leaves during autumn. Everything about her exuded a wild and unrestrained allure that made even Phloria ponder whether to kick her a*s or ask her out.

The dryad wore what on Earth would have been considered a skin tight cocktail dress made of vines and leaves. It exposed her shoulders, her arms, and her long legs up to the thigh.

The only thing that betrayed her non-human nature was the light green skin.

"You again?" Was Lith’s only reply. After their last encounter, he had read all he could find about dryads. They were a shady bunch that sometimes would mate with humans simply to have some fun.

Most of the times they would just rob them blind. Dryads loved precious things, especially jewels.

"So she’s the dryad you saved?" Much to everyone surprise, Yurial was looking at her with indifference. Yurial himself was amazed. It was the first time he managed to be aloof in front of such a beauty.

’Maybe it’s because she is green, or maybe I’m finally starting to think with the right head.’ He thought.

Lyta was deeply offended by their reaction. It was only the second time in her life that humans didn’t throw themselves at her feet while swearing their eternal love for her. Suddenly, Yurial’s word rung some bells.

"He saved me?" The dryad stopped looking at Lith’s mana flow, focusing on his eyes and smell instead. Lith had grown more than five centimeters since their last encounter and his smell had changed after his breakthrough in Kalla’s cave.