Chapter 39: Starry Drones
It wasn’t like he hadn’t searched for the bugs on the way, but he hadn’t found any. The colourful motes impaired visibility and even interfered with Mana Sense.
CAW!
The bird threw a quick glance around, before flying a certain direction. A few moments later, it returned with something squirming in its beak. Its shape wasn’t much different from a regular wasp’s, but it was much larger. For the most part, its carapace was black. However, Percy didn’t miss the numerous tiny dots glittering along the slick chitin, resembling the motes in their surroundings.
‘Ok, so they blend in the environment. How did you find it so easily?’
Micky hadn’t struggled much to locate the oversized bug, seemingly unaffected by its camouflage. The familiar pointed to its eyes with a wing.
CAW! CAW!
Percy smiled wryly.
‘Not very helpful. I wouldn’t be able to spot one further than 20 feet away… Unless…’
Gathering some soul mana into his eyes, three silver flames of various shapes and sizes came into view. His own was the largest, followed by Micky’s. The wasp’s wasn’t nearly as bright, merely a wisp on the verge of being snuffed out, but it was there nonetheless.