Chapter 149: Blockade
“…multiple shallow incisions in your soul, before intentionally leaking soul mana through them to lure the fiends…”
Percy struggled to keep himself awake as he listened to Sol’s explanation for the dozenth time.
“…push it through your channels until it reaches your core and then clamp down on it as hard as you can with your mana. You need to do that before it has the chance to go on a rampage…”
It was hard, because he also had to focus on helping her and her father with the healing process, while snatching as much of her mana as he could, one drop at a time.
“…slowly grind it to nothing, while disseminating the mana throughout your soul to absorb its tra–”
‘Sol… I think that’s about all we can do…’ he suddenly said, cutting her short.
He didn’t know if he would retain any of this information later – despite the several times she’d repeated it – but the size of his clone’s wisp had already plateaued. Everyone involved knew it would only be downhill from here.
“So, is this it? Are you ready to go for it?” she asked.
‘”Ready” might be a strong word…’ he smiled bitterly. ‘But let’s go with “yes”.’