Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2183

"What about a Davross Forge so big that it would weigh dozens of kilos even after purifying it from the Darwen?" Lith's answer made everyone's eyes shine with the greed worthy of a Dragon and put an end to the discussion.

"How do we split it?" The Firstborn asked.

"Fifty-fifty."

"Deal." Kalla and Vladion said in unison before realizing to have fallen into a trap.

"Half for me, and half for the Eclipsed Lands. You two are on the same side whereas I am my own faction. Isn't it right, Kalla?" Lith "casually" showed her his stone ring, reminding her that Solus deserved her share as well.

"Listen well, you little-"

"He's right." Kalla cut Vladion short. "He deserves half of the Davross. If not for him, the mission would have failed on the first floor."

The Vampire opened and closed his mouth several times, speechless from anger and the betrayal he felt for the Wight siding with the enemy. Then he got tired of his own goldfish impression and just nodded.

Sadly, the Forgemastery lab turned out to not be the one Lith had found during his previous visit.

"Fuck me sideways." He said after noticing how the ancient books had been replaced by modern tomes. "Either what we are looking for is on the fifth floor or Thrud took the forge for herself."

Lith would have loved to take a few books as souvenirs. They were filled with teachings that the Mad Queen had derived from her centuries of mastery of magic after thoroughly studying the Awakened legacies she had stolen.

Yet he couldn't risk the Headmaster noticing something missing from his inventory. Yet.

The fifth floor was reserved to Thrud's generals, with bigger living quarters and individual labs for each one of them. Once again, the hunt for the Davross failed.

"Damn, if not for this place being a lost city, it would have been a marvel of magic." Vladion said while pointing at the arena in the middle of the floor.

It was so wide and its ceiling was so high that there was plenty of space for the Divine Beasts to spar against each other and experiment on their bloodline abilities.

"Indeed. The idea of destroying it and killing all of its inhabitants almost pains my heart." Kalla said. "Almost."

Before entering the sixth floor, where in a regular academy the secret specializations would take place, the group made sure to be at their peak condition. Lith ate to his heart's content while Vladion and Kalla used their respective breathing techniques to focus their minds.

'According to the imprisoned undead, this is where Thrud experiments on everything she needs to fuel her war machine. Meln, his tower, and even the Davross forge should be here.' Just the mention of his brother's name brought Lith's rage to the point that it eclipsed the Abomination's hunger.

'That and it's unlikely to be as empty as the previous floors.' Kalla said while scanning with the Eyes past the wall behind which they were hidden. 'Not everyone is suitable for the battlefield and in times of war, research is more important than ever.

'A single discovery can turn the tide so the work of the researchers must go on.'

Lith's Life Vision and Solus' mana sense were blinded by the magical aura coming from the corridor in front of them. Vladion's senses were muddled by the wild energies and odd smells in the air, leaving Kalla as their only guide.

They had to wait until the Eyes managed to separate the energy signatures of the living from those of the experiments, allowing her to mark the position of the enemies on the map.