Chapter 10: Vol 1 – Chapter 10 (Mage’s Archive 3)

• 3^rd Person POV

“Uwah… the books are really tall like spires” Evan look up to the stacking books and applauded that it doesn’t fall or taper to the right / left. With Umbra’s tail goes lax not wagging in excitement nor wariness. Signifying that they are no enemies in surrounding which earned a slight relief to Evan.

“I guess I’ll trust the monument about following the path of light for the moment.” Evan thought as he steps forward. The location of where spheres of light is indeed connected to one another akin to a path. Just for curiosity, Evan extended his hand from the spotlight to the darkness.

“Ouch!” Evan winces as he instantly retract his arm. His HP already fall below 10% line and he thinks that the damage will continuously occur if he still putting his hand towards the darkness. Using the same healing magic to heal Umbra, he directed it to himself as his HP brought to 100%.

“My HP is so low, that a low-level restoration spell is enough to fully heals me.” Evan exasperatedly sigh before continuing his path following the light coming from those spheres.

Since it is a weird place, Evan enhances his sensitivity to mana knowing his MP isn’t going to run out anytime soon. As he continues to do so, he didn’t feel any entities even in the darkness. “I guess they aren’t entities rather a dungeon mechanic.” Evan thought while walking forward.

He turn his head to the back and sees the light path he just went through. It is a zig zag pattern moving around the book spires and avoiding the page dust devils. “I wonder where this leads?” He grew curious as he continues to follow the path of light.

“Hmm?” The path of light ended on a massive stage with a spotlight on top. Since he has nowhere to go, Evan just move to the stage as he heard a click on the back of him.

Turning around instantly, Evan sees the other light spheres back have been turned off leaving just complete darkness. Only the one on the stage still brighten the area.

“GRRR!!!” Umbra growls and caused Evan to immediately feel alerted as he too feels something begun to appear. His mana ‘radar’ find an entity and the location is at the centre of the room.

His head turn to the centre trying to find where the creature is until a beam of bright light shoot through Evan’s chest. “Eh…?” Those are the last thought of Evan with the bark from Umbra as a notification appeared before him.

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