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There were a number of ways to get around this particular kind of security, Cedric had done so on more than one occasion. Reversing the polarity, for lack of a better term, was an elegant solution, he could appreciate the theatrical flare too.

As he stepped through the barrier he felt something. He couldn't put a finger on it, but he felt it in the pit of his stomach. There was definitely something alive in the facility.

Continuing down the hall they came to a peculiar sight, some sort of floating spheres. Cedric eyed the closest device, a quick incantation and he raised a hand toward it. "It's, a mine. They are enchanted with a detection ward." he lowered his hand and took a step back, luckily they weren't designed to go off just by being detected. "Could try an illusion counter." he mussed, illusion counters were easier to perform against a live user than an enchanted item, but it wasn't impossible.

He focused for a moment and cast an illusion over himself target at the floating mines, making himself disappear, hopefully. He took a step, then another. He was much closer to the first mine now, seemingly it was working. He reached out a hand slowly, breathing steadily, though his heart rate did increase slightly. It had been a long time since he had done something he wasn't entirely confident would work.

He pushed the mine softly.

It floated harmlessly away. Cedric smiled and turned to his guides. "Sorry, this is supposed to be your job." he cast the same illusion spell over the two of them. "Don't worry, you get paid the same regardless."

He turned and continued through the field, pushing one or two of the devices away as it did so. The feeling in his stomach began to grow. What ever else was in this facility, there was black mana, he was sure of it. Something powerful.