Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3786

Chapter 3786: Crooked Towers (Part 1)

"Careful. Just because you are strong now, it doesn’t mean you are also sturdy." Vastor said. "Remember that your body is still that of a normal human."

"Then what point does it have being strong?" Zinya pouted.

"I was about to say that you have to activate the earth element for that."

"Oh!" She nodded and called upon the orange feather, feeling as if sand trickled along her skin.

Zinya punched the mannequin, and its head cracked on the point of impact, where a real human would have had a jaw. Despite its weight and solid base, the mannequin fell to the ground, cracking also on the arm on which he landed.

"Is this a joke, or am I this strong?" Zinya asked. "Can I turn the potion’s effects off to try this again with my normal strength?"

"No. Potions are not fusion magic." Vastor shook his head. "Once activated, the effects of a potion last until its power is consumed. In your case, about two minutes."

"Two minutes?" Raaz echoed. "Isn’t that too short?"

"It’s too long, if you ask me." Vastor replied. "No fight lasts that long, and if after two minutes you’ve not managed to escape, you are either captured or dead."

"Zogar is right, Dad." Lith chimed in. "Unless there’s a chase involved, none of my fights lasted more than a couple of minutes. And that’s because Awakened heal mid-fight. Against regular humans, it’s rare for a fight to last more than ten seconds."

Elina swallowed hard at those words. She had never fought for her life, and knowing that she had so little time to win or escape frightened her.

"Elina, do you mind giving it a try?" Vastor put the cracked mannequin back on its feet and in front of her. "Your strength shouldn’t be much different from Zin’s. Push it, slap it, do whatever you want."

She tried to push it down, but she failed. Then Elina slapped it with all her strength. No new cracks appeared, but she swore out loud while holding her throbbing hand.

"I told you. It’s as heavy and dense as a fully equipped human." Vastor said. "Picture the mannequin wearing armor, a helm, and everything else. Raaz?"

"Sure." Raaz went for a tackle and topped the mannequin, but the fall was much less violent than the one caused by Zinya’s fist and the dummy suffered no damage.

Once Vastor lifted it again, Raaz went for a quick jab and then to clutch his injured hand just as quickly.

"It’s you Zin." He said while suppressing a streak of swear words. "You are that strong."

Lith was about to heal Raaz and Elina, but Vastor stopped.

"Don’t. This is the perfect chance for you to learn how to apply the tattoo and for them to activate the healing potion. It’s no different from what I already explained to Zinya."

Lith chose for Raaz the feather pattern, and a circle comprised of six Dragon heads for Elina. The light potion spread a warm feeling, like a hot bath or a tender embrace.

As soon as Raaz and Elina activated the tattoo, the pain and swelling subsided.

"It’s amazing!" Raaz said. "What if I want to be faster?"

"Air potion and earth potion, or you’ll tear up your muscles and break your bones."

"Is there something we can do without the earth potion?" Elina asked.

’Damn, two minutes is too short.’ Raaz thought while staring at his wife. ’The tattoo has five charges, but Lith isn’t stupid. He’ll understand why we are "training" so much.’

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