Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2501

The Royals were amazed by Lith ordering around two Council elders just like Ajatar couldn't believe his own ears.

"Why is your disciple throwing our plan into the gutter?" The Drake asked the moment that he and Faluel were alone.

"He's not." The Hydra chuckled while picturing Ajatar's shocked expression if he were to discover the truth about Solus. "It was a coded message. He's saying that he has found a way to locate the enemy base and doesn't want us to blow our cover."

"I see. Plausible deniability." The Drake nodded. "How do you think Lith is planning to do that?"

"Probably with his Demons." The Hydra lied through her teeth. "One of them will hide in the shadow of a monster or something."

"Remarkable." Ajatar said while paranoia made him devise several ways to check that his own shadow was empty whenever he deactivated the security measures of his home.

After that, it was only a matter of waiting.

The cities of the Kingdom dealt with the groups of monsters just for more to pop out. Yet according to the reports, the creatures possessed no special abilities and their numbers despite great could still be managed by the local forces.

Then, while the defenders were busy repelling the assault from the front, a much bigger group of monsters with uncanny magical powers attacked the cities from the back.

"Cunning critters." Meron started, dispatching troops according to the gravity of each situation but keeping the Archmages off the field. "Send scouts to cast life sensing arrays from a safe distance.

"I want to make sure of the number of enemies before committing our strongest troops."

His hesitation cost dearly to a few cities.

The moment the monsters stepped over the mana geyser they were built upon, the creatures would grow in size and power, taking down the city gates with their collective bloodline abilities.

"You Majesty, we should-"

"Shut up and wait." Meron dismissed General Asai's worries, making him question the King's fitness to rule.

The battle became bloodier, more soldiers and civilians died by the second but Meron waited on the arrays' report.

"You were right, Your Majesty. There are a few more monsters hidden, but they amount just to a few hundred. They can either join the frontlines and fight or attempt to sneak past them and plunder, but they pose little threat to-"

It was at that moment that the Royal Army was flooded with distress calls.

More cities were now under siege and none of them had reported earlier sightings. Their guards had gone from bored to death from the routine daily checks to fighting for their lives in a matter of seconds.

The children of Glemos had learned from their past mistakes and worked smart to not give their prey the time to summon their champions.

"My King, how did you know?" General Asai was flabbergasted and was now questioning his own fitness to lead the troops.

"When a smart enemy makes a dumb move, usually it's a feint." Meron replied.

"A two-pronged surprise attack is hardly a dumb move." Asai said.