Supreme Magus

Chapter 3597  Last Resort (Part 2)

The problem was finding the hideout, and to do that, Nalrond needed to find enough marked stones to triangulate its underground position.

Swimming in blind would have taken time, a luxury they lacked.

"He's been here." Protector said after Nalrond Warped him inside the underground cave. "Luckily, there's no blood. Unluckily, Salman's smell is so faint I doubt he stayed here for more than a day. Whoever was chasing him got close real fast."

Lith marked the second mana geyser as well, and they left once a full sweep of the Eyes failed to detect anything useful.

When they reached the third mana geyser, there was no need to search for the hideout. A powerful spell had opened a deep hole into the ground that had been roughly patched up. The soil was uneven and there was barely any grass covering it.

"Rushed light magic applied on vegetation." Protector examined the sealed entrance of the tunnel while Nalrond estimated the quickest route to the safe house. "This is not the work of a plant folk or even a talented mage. An apprentice was left here for the clean-up."

Nalrond wasted no time swimming through the ground and reopened the passage with earth magic. The tunnel was quite long, but whoever had dug it the first time had taken care to stabilize it by placing stone pillars at the right intervals.