Chapter 205 (2/2)

With a solemn nod fros throbbed in pain and randma, but I continued on without co

“Merciful Vritra,” I ht on the thick branches of a tree

Cole passed around strips of salted driedsmaller pieces from the dried meat, I let it sit in my mouth so my saliva would soften it before I chewed it down The four of us ate silently, relishi+ng the first s on ReadReadNovelFullonlinecoar off of the candied root, and taking a sip frosensation ofa the breathtaking sight of the forest beneath h the sky, unabated, I narrowed uratively speaking sincecomatose below on a tree branch, throbbed terribly

I’ve read that true mastery of this ability will come when my mind is able to see all four elemental mana particles in the ato

Despite the nu pain, I was soon rewarded as particles of ahout the horizon, desperately searching for large clusters of adom of the elves

As I extended rew unbearable

Just a little long—there!

Immediately my non-physical form was sucked back into my body that had been anchored by the powerful ereen flickered out of asp

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“Were you successful, Circe?” Fane immediately asked, true to his iotten into a fresh set of sheets, but doer area of mana fluctuations about a day’s travel froer?” Maeve echoed with a twinkle in her eye “That er settleh “At least we’re going the right way Nice to know all of this so far wasn’t for nothing”

“As expected from a member of the Milview blood Your skills as a sentry hold true,” Fane complimented as he tore off a piece of his driedhis rare praise, I continued “I won’t be able to use my emblem for another day but after I’ve fully recovered, I’ll want to do another scan honing in on water attribute reed “From our reports, these elves are adeptour ot as comfortable as we could within the branches of the ancient tree deep within enemy territory Either Cole or I had to be on watch in case so approached but since I had just expended a lot ofmy emblem, Cole and Maeve took first watch

The weathered shi+eld about the age ofbarrier around us while Fane and I slept

Despite the cold and hard branch pressed againstourselves to the tree—I soon fell asleep

I must’ve barely closed my eyes when I was already shaken awake by Maeve

“It’s been two hours,” she whispered, signalingup Fane

There’s no way it’s been two hours already, I groaned internally

Noticing that I ake, Cole extinguished his spell before rolling up his cloak and using it as a makeshi+ft pillow to sleep on

Even with the ever-loo discovered and killed, I still had to pinchmana into my second crest, the one that I had received after fully co the spell while it was still just a mark, my awareness spread to a forty-yard radius around us Normally, I’d be able to stretch my sphere of awareness to over a hundred yards no ic enco this endless forest restricted everyone’s senses

If our trek during the day seeht on watch was endless I entertainedits newborn blood a dozen yard ahen I felt bodies enter the scope of e

Elves!

I whipped azes with Fane Before I evenby my expression

‘How ers and pointed in the direction they were co from

With a nod, the two of us quickly shook Maeve and Cole awake, covering theirso in case they ht up, Cole quickly erected a two-layered barrier that da barriers all day and barely getting any sleep, the shi+eld was struggling to maintain his spells but he endured He had to

“About a dozen yards away,” I whispered soleo a different way If they suspect so near us, I’ll take Circe while Maeve and Cole hold them off,” Fane declared

My eyes widened in panic “We can all stay and fight We outnumber them!”

Cole rubbed his stubbled chin “Even if we stay and fight, we’ll have to do so with ic that’ll leave traces It’s too risky”

“Cole is right,” Maeve added “We’re expendable in this ravity of her words shookto create a route to the elven kingdoh to navigate effectively in the Elshi+re Forest Still, the thought of abandoning my teammates sickened me

“W-What if we ae? We can use the elf to—”

“You knohat happened to the other team that tried that,” Fane interrupted harshly

I nodded The captured elf had killed himself and the team was tracked down by its brethren

“Luckily, they were close to the southern border of the forest and it didn’t happen long after the initial beast raid, or else they would’ve become suspicious,” Maeve , afraid the elves ht hear us even with the two-layered barrier around us

By the time the footsteps beloere audible to our bare ears, ere holding our breaths I cla that they’d just keep walking