Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2297

"Then Bytra starts nit-picking in hindsight everything she could have done better and whines about the materials and the time she wasted for such a 'mediocre' result. Waah! Waah!" The giant Dragon rubbed her eyes in mock weeping.

"I should be called the Failure of the Flames or the Big Baby Magus." Zoreth said while doing her best Bytra impression. "I'm so useless. No one will ever recognize my talent."

"By my Mom!" Solus laughed so hard that she fell off the Raiju's back who was forced to dive down despite her embarrassment and rescue Solus. "You must have Dragon and Phoenix blood, Bytra, because at this point I'm convinced that you and Lith are lost twins."

"That's not funny!" The Tiamat and the Raiju said in unison.

"Twins! You got that right!" Zoreth started crying for real, but from laughter.

"I know!" Solus clenched her stomach, gasping for air.

"Stop laughing!" No matter how outraged Lith and Bytra sounded, the Dolby surround effect they produced only amplified their respective companion's hilarity.

Theseus and Nandi following the conversation on their amulets and laughing as well only made matters worse.

It took them a few minutes to regain their cool and start the reclamation of Bima. They had just delivered the opening salvo when Lith's army amulet opened a communication on its own.

"Magus Verhen, we have spotted the Golden Griffon." Sylpha's face was pale and her voice dry. "I'm sending you the coordinates. You have the Royal Authorization to abandon your current mission and relocate."

Lith didn't like it one bit. It was excellent news and with all the preparations the Kingdom had made, it was a golden opportunity to take Thrud down yet the Queen seemed scared to death.

"Acknowledged." He nodded.

"Excellent. Don't drop your guard and prepare for the worse. If the situation is beyond your control, I order you to retreat. I want a Magus alive who can fight another day, not to attend the funeral of a Magus who died a hero. Did I make myself clear?"

"Crystal." Lith replied, more worried by the second.

"Good. Aside from the position of the Golden Griffon, we have nothing. Thrud's path is way off the one we predicted and she's moving nowhere near the Fire Griffon. Also, she has somehow triggered an information blackout.

"I have no idea about what her goal is or the number of enemy troops you should expect. I'm sending you into a nightmare scenario so I want you to prioritize your safety.

"Know that as far as we know there's no strategic asset or magical resource in that direction. I'm sending you there only in the hope that can you rescue Phloria or infiltrate the Golden Griffon and destroy it.

"If neither is possible, just report the situation to me. Queen Sylpha out."

After hanging up the call, she turned around, addressing the members of the army, the Mage Association, and the Council who were assembled in the Throne Room.

"Whatever detail we've put on Verhen's family, triple it. I don't care about how much it costs or how tight we are on troops, just do it."

"With all due respect, Your Majesty, are you sure?" General Vorgh asked. "It's a significant commitment in our current situation."