Kingdom of Shadows: A LitRPG Adventure (Eldrich Engineer Book 2) by Kevin Mclaughlin & Michael Anderle

Author:Kevin Mclaughlin & Michael Anderle [Mclaughlin, Kevin & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2023-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

The journey to the end of the tunnel took us the rest of the day and most of the day after. The lanterns burned through their liquid mana, and when we asked Harken for some light, she shook her head.

“I used a lot of it fighting the goblins,” she said. “If I use the rest now, I won’t be able to fight later.”

Karl gritted his teeth. “Of course we have healing potions, but no liquid mana.”

I eyed Harken hopefully. “Could we make some?”

She frowned. “You could. Could use some of the drinking water. Except none of you are mages. I doubt whatever you can make would last me very long.”

Karl grunted. “True. I don’t have much mana in the first place. No need for it.”

Laurel motioned us forward. “We can keep moving in the dark. It’s a straight shot, and I’ve been down this way before.”

The rest of us followed. There was no choice but to travel without light. By the time we reached the end of the tunnel, we were all pretty tired.

Laurel insisted we follow her up and out, though. “This will come up right by the border.” We squeezed through some narrow passageways, meandering up along the rocky corridors. “It’s night right now. There won’t be as many guards at the border, and it will be easier to sneak past. If we wait until morning, we’ll likely get caught.”

Harken yawned. “She’s right.”

“Sorry about the exit point. We closed it off and camouflaged it when the Council took over the kingdom. It’s a little tricky getting out,” Laurel added.

Karl stomped through the tunnel ahead of me. Most of the group was behind me.

The tunnel eventually narrowed even more, becoming smaller than the goblin tunnels. Laurel put her arms before her, wrestling through the dirt and pulling herself forward. Harken did the same thing, followed by Karl, then me. It felt like wiggling under the bed to get something you’d dropped. Except this was a tighter space that stretched for several feet. I was thankful I wasn’t claustrophobic.

Linda came out of the tunnel last. From the ground outside, it looked like a fox den. I brushed the dirt off my clothes and looked around. The tops of trees obscured the sky above, but several stars and the moon shone through. The air was quiet. The wind was still. Laurel led us on a short jaunt around several trees, and we landed on a small dirt path. We followed it until the forest around us ended.

Beyond the forest, the ground grew hilly. Clean beds of grass stretched for as far as I could see.

We went down one hill, then came up another. Lights in the distance illuminated several figures in black cloaks. Mages.

Karl walked up beside me, warily eyeing the path ahead. “If we continue this route, we’ll run into the enemy.”

Harken walked quickly, looking confident. She didn’t react to Karl’s concern as if she hadn’t heard him.

Karl snorted. “Smith. Tell her we need to go around the enemy.”

I sighed. “Harken,” I prompted in concern.

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