Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2260

"I need you to make sure that nothing comes out of Zeska to disturb me." Lith said.

"With all due respect, Supreme Magus Verhen, as you so kindly pointed out earlier, this is a siege. Why should the enemies come out of the protection of their enchanted walls and arrays?" Brigadier General Vorgh asked.

"I'm sorry, but I don't owe you any explanation." Lith shook his head, ignoring the Master Warden's request. "I can't risk an information leak ruining everything. You'll have to trust me and follow your orders."

"Fair enough. Please, continue." Vorgh sighed, hoping that the worry for his ex and the underserved power hadn't clouded Lith's mind.

"At the end of the second phase, I'll give you another signal. It will mark the beginning of the third and final step of my plan. Switch to the offensive again and take the city." Lith said.

"That's it?" Elder Sylvana of the Fae asked in disbelief.

"Yes, you know the drill. Aim for the Warp Gate, the arrays' control center, whatever you think works best." Lith nodded. "I plan on conquering at least two more cities before noon so let's make this quick."

Sylvana was about to scoff and question his sanity when a firm clenched her shoulder. Lotho the Treant was there as well and the plant representative was eager to see what kind of fire burned under all that smoke.

The troops followed their orders the moment they received them, surrounding Zeska and commencing the attack. Much to everyone's surprise, Lith wasn't playing his role as the Spear like usual.

He wasn't even on the battlefield.

After turning into his Tiamat form, Lith had moved back several hundred meters from the city, atop a small hill.

The army officials issued complaints through the chain of command just to be reprimanded and admonished.

"If Verhen tells you to jump into a fire, you do it. No matter your rank, every one of you is a soldier. If you don't like taking orders, you've picked the wrong job. Now go back to fight or I'll come personally there to execute you for treason!" Orion yelled so much that he almost burst their eardrums.

If Lith acted like a crazy man, Orion sounded like a raving lunatic. Alas, one was the Supreme Magus and the other the General of the Army. Complaining about one of them was dangerous but complaining about both was suicidal.

The Generals swallowed their doubts and kept following their orders.

From the hill, Lith's seven eyes studied the magical formations of Zeska thanks to the Eyes of Menadion. He took his time to find the focus points of the various arrays and where their runes overlapped, creating structural instabilities.

The all-out attack put great strain on the magical formations, highlighting to the Eyes where the energy from the underground mana geyser that fueled them got clogged under stress.

Once Lith was done with the Eyes, he put them away and conjured the Hands of Menadion. The silvery gloves fused with his Voidwalker armor as Double Edge reshaped itself, becoming a replica of the smaller War.

The angry blade weaved mystical runes through the air on its passage while the Hands drew in every free iota of world energy from the nearby geyser to fuel the Blade Spell.

It was hard to see from such a distance, but on top of the Tiamat's head stood a petite golden-clad figure. Solus wielded her Fury, mimicking Lith's every movement. She had a hard-light construct shaped like War encompassing her hammer so that she could wield it like a sword.