Chapter 168: Outcome
Seeing the notification, Percy couldn’t help but crack a smile. This wasn’t what he’d set out to accomplish, but it now meant that even if the operation ended up failing, it wouldn’t have all been for nothing. That said, he wasn’t going to give up so easily either.
‘Let’s make it two for two.’
Leaning onto his newly upgraded spell, he intensified his efforts in releasing the mana out of his body. Opening his eyes, he couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath as he gazed at the scene before him, almost messing up his boosting art’s rhythm!
Everywhere he looked, he was surrounded by a thick, silver mist. He had no idea how far it reached, but it was definitely beyond the edge of his sight. And, judging by Nesha’s awestruck expression, she could probably see the substance too, even without Soul Vision. It was dense enough to be visible to the naked eye!
But Percy didn’t allow himself to get distracted.
Diving back into the task at hand, he used both of his Refined spells, continuously pouring more mana out of his body, pushing it outwards into the cosmos. Or, well… at least, that’s what he hoped he was doing.
Either way, he kept at it for a long time, only stopping when, at some point, he noticed the mana had stop seeping through the cord. Creasing his brow, he was about to ask Micky what happened, but the crow beat him to it.
‘I’m sorry, Percy. That was the last body.’ Micky said, sounding a little disappointed.
Truth be told, Percy wasn’t feeling much better. By now, he’d had to face the fact that this was unlikely to work. He was already well into the tail end of the operation, his current output a mere shadow of what he’d started with. Despite their excessive preparations and the many risks they’d undertaken, it appeared they had still failed to lure the mysterious creature to Remior.