Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1822

Chapter 1822: Primordial Flames (Part 2)

The lipless mouths of the undead deformed into cruel grins after dodging the bullet, revealing that their maw extended almost to the back of their head.

They activated the power of their fellow Draugr Chosen, further growing in size and power while the wings of the Vampire's Chiropteran form allowed them to ?y despite the air sealing arrays.

They moved nimbly back—to—back, in a spiral of razor—sharp claws and teeth that couldn't be dodged in the small space of the corridor. At the same time, however, they only offered Friya a bigger target.

It would have taken Thundercrash a while to ?re the next shot, but she had no need to wait. Friya just pointed at the incoming Grendels and a bullet popped out the tip of her fore?nger.

The senses of the Banshee and the air fusion further boosting their lightning re?exes allowed the undead to dodge again despite the close range. Yet Friya adjusted her ?nger again and a third bullet came out again, this time from too close for the undead to avoid.

The head and torso of one of the Grendels exploded, producing a shockwave that sent the other slamming against the wall.

‘Who would have thought that l'd ?nd a new way to use the ?rst dimensional spell that I've ever learned, Loop?‘ Friya thought to explain to her ?abbergasted companions what had just happened.

The bullets of the railgun were too fast to intercept them with a dimensional ?ssure, but Friya knew their trajectory. All she had to do to recycle a potentially missed shot was to open the entry point of the Loop spell behind her target and the exit point in Front of her fore?nger.

Loop kept the two openings perfectly aligned, so even if the bullet missed a second time, Friya would get another attempt until she either hit her mark or lost her focus.

The remaining Grendel got back on his feet with a kip—up, lunging at Friya with so much strength that each one of his claws generated an air blade that cut through the stone of the corridor.

Phloria moved in front of the attack and used her Adamant shield,

Breaker, to stop it. Each one of the four Awakened could Blink to safety, but it would mean losing their advantage and giving the reinforcements the time to block the rest of the corridors.

The Mage Knight conjured her personal tier four Spirit Magic spell,

Stalwart Defender.

The penta—elemental spell used the light and earth elemental aspects to form a thick barrier that only let the light in, the ?re element to convert the kinetic energy of incoming attacks into heat that the water element would neutralize, and the darkness aspect to eat at anything that stuck at the barrier for too long.

The combined effect of the enchanted shield and the spell neutralized the air blades before the Grendel could recover his balance, leaving him helpless against the burst of Origin Flames.

Lith and Tista breathed each on a different side of the creature and the moment their ?ames overlapped, they produced a powerful explosion that sent the undead ?ying back.

'Something‘s wrong.‘ Lith said. ‘He should have died already. The Grendel's immunity to magic comes from their bodies being one with their blood cores. Yet Origin Flames are no magic and they should have burned him to dust already.‘

What Lith and the rest of the members of the Hand of Fate had failed to take into account was that with each Chosen that they killed, the survivors became stronger. Night could only share so much energy with them so the fewer they were, the more power they would receive.

The Grendel was still alive because his body was covered by a thick layer of darkness magic that protected him from the Origin Flames.