Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1826

Chapter 1826: Methodical Madness (Part 2)

"Quisar didn't see him coming and thanks to his steed, not even the arrays could stop us. We have combined our strength and soon Quisar will-"

"Orpal is there?" Thmd cut the Hippogriff short, her voice ?lled with dread.

His contribution to the battle would force her to split the loot in half with him. Quisar was one of the biggest targets of that day's agenda which meant she would lose a lot of resources. Yet magical crystals and metals were the least of her concerns.

"Yes. We are winning." Ginma repeated, to make sure that his liege understood he carried good news.

"I don't give a fuck about winning a single battle nor killing a mere elder. Order the retreat and have Orpal call me. Now!" The Hippogriff had no idea what was happening, but Thrud's tone didn't leave space for arguing.

She even interrupted her own mission, drumming her ?ngers against the communication amulet in a frenzy until the Dead King's rune ?nally lit up.

‘What's wrong, sugar lips? Do you feel lonely without your boy toy and want the company of a real man?“ He asked with that con?dent grin that she had hated since the ?rst moment they had met.

"What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to take care of Lith during the trap?" She asked, obtaining a peal of sardonic laughter in reply.

"Did you think that I'm a poor idiot? Even before meeting Night, I've always been good at math." Orpal said. "l counted how many precious undead l had to sacri?ce and how many resources my Undead Courts had to lose in order to make the Council believe the information that l intentionally leaked.

"I noticed how every time you have problems controlling the occupied cities it's ‘our business‘ whereas when the Council gets close to my position it's ‘my business‘ and you tell me to deal with it on my own.

"l‘m not going to stay idle while you grow your power and let mine dwindle. l know that in the case of my unfortunate death, you would step in and take control of the Undead Courts by exploiting the power vacuum.

"Well, guess what, sweetheart. We are in this war together. Ifl take risks and losses, then it's only fair for you to follow my same fate. l prepared the trap according to our plan, investing a lot of resources and Chosen in it.

"You have no right to comfortably sit on the sidelines while I do all the hard work. That's why l invited Jormun to my home. Your dear husband will ?ght in your place so that, either we win or lose, it will be a team effort.

"Also, retreating from Quisar‘s lair was your choice hence it shouldn't affect my share of the loot. I'll take most of it since I did most of the work and don't you dare question my decision or we'll see how long can you last without me." Orpal hung up the call and Thrud started screaming with mad fury.

Due to Manohar's meddling, she had been forced to start the war before completing all the necessary preparations. On top of that,

after meeting Night, most of Thrud‘s plans were based on the assumption that she had the support of the Undead Courts.

She knew that if Orpal were to retreat, her newfound Kingdom would crumble after the ?rst big mistake that she made. Winning wasn't always possible yet losing wouldn't be an option anymore.

To make matters worse, Orpal knew it as well. It was the reason he was so con?dent taking most of the loot and that there would be no consequence for him even if Jormun were to die.

Not until the end of the war, at least.