Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1381

Chapter 1381 - Eyes of Menadion (Part 1)

The Roc’s life essence was so powerful that it made up for the bad taste and allowed Nyka to instantly reattach her limbs. The young Vampire grabbed the Roc in a feeding frenzy and s.u.c.k.e.d her dry before Scarlett could even react.

Meanwhile, Lith pushed and pulled War to free it from the Harpy’s four-handed grip, slamming her against the walls and the ceiling as if she was a dirty rug. The angry blade cut deeper into her talons with each impact, making its Counterflow ability ravage her body.

On top of that, Lith breathed a new burst of Origin Flames every time it was safe for War, weakening the Harpy even faster.

’I’ve still got a chance. Flimsy, but still a chance.’ The Harpy thought. ’I’ve still got enough Life Maelstrom to counter his abilities and the moment he stops, I can use all the Maelstrom I’ve left to produce a silver lightning that-’

Her hopes crumbled as the Scorpicore’s Adamant-coated tail pierced through her armor and filled her lung with acid, making it collapse.

"Hands off my prey!" Lith snarled as Scarlett rescued the Harpy before he could double-tap her.

"I’ll give you her equipment, but we need them alive. Otherwise how can we make progress with the investigation?" Scarlett said while her healing spell made the Harpy faint.

"There’s no use interrogating them." Vladion said while helping Nyka to stand up after she had finished her meal. "Why do you think I let that creature bite me and blow flames on me for that long?

"I exploited his conceit to use combine the effect of mind link and Mesmerize to probe the Hydra’s mind. They are small fish that know nothing relevant, hired muscles whose services have been paid with their unnatural strength."

Vladion explained how, based on Pretion’s memories, he had been recruited by the Sphinx and led to a lab where both of them had been experimented upon while being kept in an unconscious state.

A face meant nothing to creatures who could freely shapeshift and Vladion had seen the lab being dismantled after the experiment was done. The man who had hired them had given them only a location where to drop the undead.

"Vampires can read people’s minds?" Lith stared at Vladion in suspicion.

"Not all of them. Only those Awakened who also know how to use mind links. They can only mind-read people who are unconscious or not Awakened. Those like us can counter such power with their own Spirit Magic." Scarlett explained.

"As for my prisoners, keep your hands off them. I have my ways to track people, but I’ll explain it once we’re back to the privacy or your home, not in the middle of nowhere."

Vladion checked the status of Lightkeep’s arrays before leaving and discovered that they were back to normal.

"How is this possible? Until a few moments ago, there was a malevolent will that defied my orders and turned the arrays off. I thought it was some kind of Forbidden Spell, but now there’s no trace of it. Any idea?" He asked.

Scarlett shook her head in confusion. Not even the craziest of Liches that she had met in the past had ever mentioned something like that. Nyka had no clue as well, leaving Lith and Solus with their doubts.

’A malevolent will coursing through an array? Could it be some kind of Domination?’ Solus asked.

’In theory, yes, but I doubt that even Faluel could control something so big and powerful as a frigging city. There must be another explanation.’ Lith thought.

Returning to Vladion’s mansion took them but a minute. The Firstborn took the time to assess the damage to the city and make sure that no one had died from injuries. The attack had produced no casualties, but the group could smell the fear of the citizens.

’Is that an elf?’ Lith thought. ’It sure resembles those that Friya met in the Fringe. The face is on par with Tista, her a.s.s is tight, but she barely has a full B cup-’

’Seriously?’ Solus snarled in annoyance, cutting him short. ’Kidnapped undead, lesser species with powers they’re not supposed to have, marvels of magic all around us, and you complain because a pair of b.r.e.a.s.ts is too small for your liking?’

’I have a girlfriend, but I’m not dead.’ He shrugged. ’Besides, I must have gotten too used to Awakened standards. I mean even you have-’