Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2274

"I'm not one of them. I don't care about their stupid rules. As I told you in Verendi, we follow the Abomination way. We don't hide. We don't cower. Most importantly, we don't turn our back on our own." Zoreth put her cup and the plate down before she crushed them with her grip.

"Are you telling me that you want to help me rescue Phloria?" Lith asked while Jirni and Orion held their breath.

"She's important to you so she's important to me as well." Zoreth nodded. "If you need help teaching Thrud's cowardly Divine Runts a lesson and laying waste to her army, you just need to ask.

"When I call you my brother, it's more than a word to me. I'm with you."

"We both are, if you'd have me." Bytra stared at the ground. "I'm not as good as Zor at breaking stuff, but Solus and I make a great duo. My speed complements her strength and vice versa. Also, my assistants would help us."

"What assistants?" Solus asked.

"I work mostly in the lab, not in the field. Nandi and Theseus are my assistants so they go where I go. I already asked them, and they agreed to help us. Nandi because he cares about Baba Yaga and Theseus to thank you for your help."

Lith's lips curled in a cruel smile at the thought of four monster-Eldritch hybrids fighting by his side. Zoreth would more than double his destructive power, Bytra would become Solus' legs, and Nandi would allow them to use the full power of the tower even in the absence of a mana geyser.

As for Theseus, if he had finally gotten the blood madness under control and mastered his Meneos side, there was no telling how powerful he might have become. Yet something was off.

Zoreth was one of the most powerful creatures he had ever met, yet Lith could smell her worry.

"I can't speak for Solus, but I don't need time to think. I'm grateful for your offer and I accept it." Lith replied.

"Me too." Solus nodded. "I don't know if we'll ever be friends, Bytra, but I've already forgiven you. Being close is still awkward for me, but I don't want to spend the rest of my life in fear. I must face my demons, just like you."

"Not so fast." Zoreth raised her hand, asking them to let her speak. "There are two things that I need to make clear before sealing our alliance. First, even though there's nothing that I'd love more than be your shadow and fight this war until the end, I have a job to do.

"I can't go down into the details but just know that if not for me, the Undead Courts would have screwed the Kingdom already. There's no point in winning a few battles together just to lose more ground than we gain.

"I'll be there for you whenever I'm free and if you call me when I'm not, I'll do my best to reach you as fast as I can."

Lith understood her position and nodded for her to continue.

"Second, you must realize the consequences of your choice. Until this moment, I've always operated in the shadows. The Kingdom has no idea who the mysterious Shadow Dragon is because my only public appearance was back when Night attacked Zinya.

"Once I become a constant presence on the battlefield, it will only be a matter of time before someone recognizes my real form. At that point, you won't be the Supreme Magus calling upon a mystical Dragon.

"You'd be a crazy man who sides with an infamous butcher. If people saw you acting all friendly towards an Eldritch, they'll consider you just as bad. Your reputation might go down the drain and with it the respect you worked so hard to gain back. _{fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com}

"Are you sure this is what you want?" Zoreth asked.