Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1242

Chapter 1242 - Clash of Artifacts (Part 2)

She also triggered several safety measures that exploded in her face and a very loud alarm, but no one cared about it. Undead could take a lot of punishment before being hurt and the invasion force had never planned to be stealthy.

"We do this the old fashioned way." The Treant said with a nod. "We reach the lowest level and then we wipe out the entire structure by shooting up our best spells. Don’t shapeshift into your true form unless it’s strictly necessary.

"Destroying the upper levels is pointless and it might trigger too many traps at the same time, endangering the mission. Open only one passage per group." At his signal, the ground became swiss cheese.

’What do we do?’ Tista asked via the mind link.

’We follow the plan and stay here to make sure that they don’t forget about Lith.’ Phloria replied before jumping down one of the craters.

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Ykrah’s tower, the same time.

The King of Kolga hated receiving visits, especially while he was busy hoarding the power that he needed to further expand the city borders. He didn’t even notice Solus attacking the guards thanks to the soundproof spell surrounding his lab, yet he could feel that something was wrong.

The energy from the geyser that usually obeyed his every command as a well-trained dog had suddenly become unstable. At first, Ykrah thought it was due to the acc.u.mulated world energy nearing the critical mass, but according to his instruments, it was way too soon.

Then, the Light Torch’s alarm resounded, making him lose his focus. Ykrah activated the city’s surveillance devices to solve the conundrum at hand.

’How is it possible that the alarm started at the Light Torch instead of the outer rings? There’s no way an outsider can reach the labs without being noticed.’ Yet except for the magical academy, the rest of Kolga was at peace.

Ykrah opened the channels with the Headmaster of the Light Torch and with the Director of the Defence Force to have a status report, but only the latter responded.

"Don’t worry, my Liege. The madwoman attacking your tower is already being dealt with." Said a middle-aged merfolk hybrid with thin crimson hair and a belly that made Vastor look like a fitness enthusiast in comparison.

"What madwoman? I want to know what the heck is happening at the light department, I-" Ykrah choked on his words when he felt the tower tremble and the power that he had painstakingly amassed slipping out of his control.

"It’s nothing. One of those demented specimens must have activated one of the wards by mistake. I’m more worried about the human woman. Our efforts to keep her away from the Eye of Kolga have barely slowed her down." The Director mistook the pause for his cue to continue.

"A human?" Ykrah’s eyes went wide in surprise as he lost control over another sliver of the geyser’s power and another alarm triggered right above his head.

"I’ll deal with the human, you send your forces to the Light Torch. If it was just a runaway specimen, the Headmaster wouldn’t have been involved." The King hung up, feeling a cold shiver run down his spine.

A female human reaching Kolga could only mean that the greatest fear of his foremother had finally come true. The Usurper had come to reclaim the Hands of Menadion.

’There’s another way to win this battle without fighting. If I take away the white crystal that focuses the energy of the mana geyser and keeps the Forbidden Sun stable, the inhabitants of Kolga will die, including their King.’ She thought.

’Plan B it is.’ She sighed and kept hammering at the tower in the spots where mana sense showed her the energy flow was at its weakest. Even though her hammer wasn’t intended as a weapon, it was still made of pure Orichalc.u.m and capable of channeling her Forgemastering spells like an extension of her body.