Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1665

Chapter 1665 - Opening Moves (Part 1)

'Yes, but reviving his memories will also keep Locrias motivated and focused.' Lith said.

'How can you be so cold? That poor man is reliving his death and that of his men over and over again. On top of that, whenever you call upon him, Locrias will have just a few minutes of strife in front of him before going back to his dreams.

'That's no life, just a living nightmare.' Solus said.

'Locrias knew all of this and yet he chose to stay.' Lith replied. 'At first, I wasn't happy that my Demons aren't blindly loyal, but now I changed my mind. Those that will follow me like Locrias will have a depth of character and determination that no slave could ever have.'

'You'd better go back to Zeska, or your regiment will put a bounty on your Tiamat form for kidnapping Archmage Verhen.' Solus said after a while.

There was no point in arguing with Locrias' choice, she could only respect it as much as she respected the man.

'With my luck, I'll get a bounty anyway.' Lith returned to his human form and weaved a Warp Steps leading to the same exact spot where he had left Captain Loman Estar, his second in command.

'Locrias is right, you are a jackass.' Solus said after reading his mind and his plan.

"Major! Thank the gods you are alright." Ahria said when he stepped through the dimensional door, drawing everyone's attention.

"You had no reason to worry. I told you that Tiamat is a friend of mine."

"What about the Dragon's corpse?" Estar asked.

"He took it."

"What? Why?" It hadn't been one of the Captains speaking.

Several Warp Steps had opened and the nobles' armies from the capitol were stepping through one after another.

"Tiamat said that he was willing to split with Lith Verhen, not with Major Verhen because the army would have claimed most of my part. He also said that you didn't do anything to deserve it so he will keep it safe and send me some scraps just like the army would." Lith sounded genuinely depressed.

Even Dragon poop was a powerful ingredient, making the corpse a gold mine. Yet stealing it implied that only Tiamat could employ equipment made from such magical wonders whereas Lith Verhen had to appear empty handed.

"That's not true! We helped you against Quaron, and if not for us, the Skeletal Knights would have killed you." Eman was outraged by the Divine Beast dismissing the army as useless.

"Yeah, but that was also your duty and you fought to protect your own lives. On top of that, Tiamat gave us plenty of help by sending his Demons. Not to mention that none of us gave the Dragon a single scratch." Lith replied.

Then, after noticing that everyone was looking at him with suspicion for openly defending the Tiamat he added:

"His words, not mine. I tried to talk him into sharing at least a quarter of the body, but he wouldn't listen."