Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2324

"Disloyalty can be easily fixed, Your Majesty." Hystar replied. "Incompetence, instead, takes time and effort to be rooted out."

"How are things going out there?" She asked while conjuring the images from the external surveillance mirrors again.

"Not good. Can I go all out now?"

"I wanted to kill Phloria and secure Verhen's corpse. Only after destroying the enemy morale and slaughtering the champions of the pretenders was I planning to turn their despair into terror." Thrud said with a sigh.

"At this point, I'll take what I can. Do it."

Hystar bellowed in laughter as the power core of the lost academy went to full power. The world energy circulated through every one of its inhabitants, Thrud included. The blood of Arthan, Tyris, and Valeron was the best tonic the Golden Griffon could feed upon.

The wings on the back of the titan unfolded and closed again, reaching Hystar's hands. Two handles formed at the same time when the massive wings detached themselves from the shoulder blades.

They quickly shapeshifted respectively into a shield and broad sword that Hystar wielded with one hand.

When Tessa's group unleashed five copies of her Blade Tier spell, Root of Destruction, none of them reached their mark.

The massive shield was shrouded by an emerald coating comprised of dozens of Silverwing's Bastions spread all over its surface. Hystar masterfully moved the shield around, blocking the strongest spells with ease while the sword lay waste to the battlefield.

It contained countless spells among which there were several Annihilations. He aimed his strikes at the positions where the battle was most fierce, slaughtering both enemies and allies.

The followers of the Royals would stay dead whereas Thrud's loyalists started being reborn the moment after their death.

"Retreat!" Raagu ordered once she understood that there was nothing they could do anymore.

The Golden Griffon was simply too big and powerful. They were just a bunch of Awakened ants fighting against an Awakened man who also wore a full set of equipment.

Hystar's Tower spells eclipsed their magic, his mass overshadowed even Divine Beasts, and every one of his strikes killed hundreds.

"I'm not retreating!" Tessa clenched her teeth in fury.

"Yes, we are!" Fyrwal slapped her to make the Titania snap out of it. "I've already failed Oghrom and Juria today by letting their descendant die. I'm not also going to cause Orion and Jirni more grief by getting two more of their children killed."

"But…" Tessa wanted to counter, but she had no argument.

"It pisses me off as well, but there's nothing we can do." The Elder Hydra said. "We could have taken down the Golden Griffon, Thrud, or her army. All three of them at the same time is impossible. We simply don't have the means."

She waved at the allied forces still battling with Thrud's, incapable of focusing on the lost academy. The Mad Queen's Divine Beasts fought with no fear of death and the Golden Griffon empowered them all.

"What about Lith?" Quylla asked.

"There!" Friya pointed at a multi-colored meteor that was approaching the golden titan at breakneck speed.

The Voidfeather Dragon put everything he had into one final bust of Dread Flames. The Life Maelstrom and the Mana Aura that the Abomination had stolen would be lost in a few exchanges and then he would have to consume his own life force.

Lith roared as he opened his maw and unleashed a humongous burst of silvery flames. They covered the distance with the Golden Griffon in an instant, catching Hystar by surprise while he was blocking a volley of Annihilations.