Chapter 88

Kyle stood frozen as the dark mana barrier solidified behind him. He reached out, his fingers grazing the cold, shimmering surface. It was silent, a wall of absolute rejection that severed his connection to the mana strings he had laid throughout the previous tunnels. The feedback loop died instantly. He couldn't feel the pipes or the turns anymore; he was blind to everything but the reservoir ahead. Even with Basic Shadow Cache, Kyle doubted he could slip through that density of mana. The...