Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3994

Chapter 3994: Heat Haze (Part 1)

"The attackers came from over that dune, and the riders Warped from the merfolk village in that direction. Even if we assume the Yellows Wind tribe relocated after the raid began, their destination can’t be too far." Solus said.

"A caravan with children and elderly people moves slowly, and it’s unlikely they have more than one Home Stone. That kind of artifact is not only rare, but it also requires a mage skilled in dimensional magic to activate it. I doubt that an outlaw tribe can nurture many mages."

Lith reverted to Dragon size, and the others jumped on his back. It took him a few minutes to search the region and locate the closest oasis to the spot of the ambush.

"Damn, these guys are thorough." The Voidfeather Dragon sniffed the ground, the orchard, and the access to the mines like a hunting dog. "They must have cleaned everything up with darkness magic. There is no lingering scent here."

"Do you also train your nose with Protector?" Nalrond asked.

’When did Lith find the time to do that and build a family?’ He inwardly added.

"Not as much as I like, but that’s not the point." Lith replied. "There is no smell of animals, magical beasts, birds, nothing. They have erased every trace of their presence before leaving. It’s no wonder that Grandma’s Feathers never notice the passage of an outlaw tribe. Solus?"

"One moment." The tower was far away, but between her link with it and the power coming out of the mana geyser, Solus managed to boost the Eyes’ detection range. "There’s a faint signal north, north-west from here."

"Good." Lith rose back in the sky before bolting forward. "Raiders or hostages?"

"Neither." Solus replied. "It’s the energy signature of the Warp Steps they used to escape."

"You can sense a trace that faint after so many hours?" Friya was flabbergasted. "I tried reopening the dimensional passage after treating the people of the Black Stork tribe, but those Yellow Wind bastards relaxed the space."

"Relaxing the space means nothing to the Eyes of Menadion unless you also disperse the dimensional energies." Solus shrugged.

"How do you do that?" Friya asked.

"I don’t know, and honestly, I hope it’s impossible." Solus replied. "It would make tracking people much harder."

Once they reached the exit point of the Warp Steps, the Eyes detected the energy signature of the Home Stone, but that was it.

"This is weird." Lith said while he followed the energy trail left by the artifact. "How come the Eyes picked up only the Home Stone’s signal? Raiders and caravan can’t have just disappeared into thin air."

"Consider ourselves lucky." Solus replied. "The mage of the Yellow Wind must have put the Home Stone in a saddlebag instead of storing it inside a dimensional item, or we wouldn’t have any trace to follow. For some reason- What is that?"

Solus pointed at a faraway point to her right, yet no matter how hard the others looked through their binoculars, there was nothing noteworthy.

"It’s just an empty oasis, Solus." Lith said after getting close enough to have a perfect sight of the area with his Tiamat eyes.

"That’s not empty at all." She replied. "Can’t you see them?"

"See what?" Lith didn’t change his direction.

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