Supreme Magus novel Chapter 310

"My... stone ring. Where is it?" Speaking was a mammoth task for Lith. He had to focus and spit the words one by one while suppressing the urge to tear those present apart, limb from limb.

The fury running through his veins only steeled his willpower to find Solus first and butcher Nalear later. First things first.

The students were shivering in fear, but because of the set of orders they had received, they were unable to speak. At least until Nalear’s final order came out of their communication amulets.

"Do whatever your heart wants."

"Set me free, you f*cking monster! Or my mother will have you and your family beg for death!" Some said.

"I beg of you, have mercy. Nalear made me do it." The others sobbed.

Two girls out of five students were cold blooded enough to release the spells stored inside their magic rings, uncaring for what would happen to their comrades. The shroud of darkness enveloping Lith engulfed their magic attacks, eating away most of their destructive power before they struck.

Yet because of the short range, they were more than enough to make him bleed, to rip his flesh apart, and expose his muscles. Lith reacted sending the darkness towards his attackers.

The tendrils pierced the two students, robbing them of their vitality while transferring it to Lith and healing his wounds. The girls withered liked dried up mummies in a matter of seconds, before turning to ashes together with their uniforms.

Feeding off someone’s life force not only allowed Lith to recover without becoming more fatigued, but also restored his body’s stamina as if he had a short rest.

’I have already used Invigoration too much. I need more energy. I still hunger.’ Lith thought.

The remaining three became hysterical, screaming and crying for help. Lith had the darkness engulf them without inflicting any harm. The coldness it emitted amplified their fear, but at the same time made them snap out of panic.

"I’ll ask it only once more. Where is my ring?"

"I don’t know. I swear." Sobbed a red haired boy.

"Then you are useless."

The boy only managed to emit a short yelp before disappearing in the shadows. Lith’s complexion was getting better with every meal.

Soon, it was clear they had no knowledge about Nalear’s plan or Solus’s whereabouts.

’Leave no loose ends.’ Lith thought before killing them. He took a blanket to cover himself, before looking for food.

’Invigoration can give me back my strength and mana, Vampiric Touch can restore my fatigue, but none of them can replenish my nutrients. I need all the advantages I can get before confronting Nalear again.

’Judging by her order, Linjos is dead and the academy is about to fall. I won’t let that witch get away with this, nor the vision to come true. Solus, Phloria, wait for me. I’m coming for you.’

After eating everything edible he managed to find inside Nalear’s apartment, Lith stepped into the chaos the White Griffon academy had become.

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Solus’s patience had run out from hours, yet she endured. She could feel her strength dripping away, but so was the spell keeping her prisoner. Unlike Lith, she couldn’t heal or recover her mana indefinitely, so she had to take a surgical approach.

First, she had to probe the mana crystal and the pseudo core’s pathways, looking for weak spots. Only then Solus could open countless small holes, making the energies that empowered the box dwindle.

Each hole was too small to make the structure unstable enough to explode, but together they drained the magical prison at a faster rate than Solus’s energy consumption.

’The only possible explanation is that Linjos is dead.’ Solus inwardly cried. She really liked the Headmaster. _{free𝑤ebnovel.com}