Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2682

2682 Key to Power (Part 2)

"None taken." Kamila swallowed a lump of saliva.

"If I'm right, these attacks aren't meant to kidnap her. Whoever is behind it must know the attempts are bound to fail. They are just probing the defense system that protects Kamila while also making sure that there are no loopholes in the Guardians' oath.

"That's why all the assailants know it word by word and try to play around it."

"Wait a second, something isn't right." Rena's brain spun at full gear. "If whoever is behind this knows about the Guardians, then how can they hope to escape your wrath?

"Grandma can read minds and the moment a woman approaches Lith, Salaark will know of her involvement in Kamila's death."

"You are too na?ˉve, child." Salaark sighed. "Everyone knows I read minds because that's how trials in the Desert work. Hence whoever they send will probably be just a puppet. Someone who doesn't even know she's being used.

"Someone who loves and respects the culprit and who will unwittingly follow their plan. Someone who probably has a genuine interest in Lith in order to pass the screening that those around him will put her through.

"If Leegaain's theory is correct, this is the work of a single Awakened bloodline. They were present at the ceremony, have the means to spread the news, and must have already a violet-cored candidate ready to step in."

Lith's brain was still frozen by the revelation, but the looming threat quickly snapped him out of it, allowing him to see a sliver of light in the darkness.

"You said that it happened to you in the past. How did you solve the problem?"

"Easy." Leegaain replied. "You find them and then you hit them so hard that nobody will ever dare to try something like that again. A total wipe out."

"But, if I'm really against an Awakened bloodline, what can I do with just Solus and Tista alone?" Lith asked.

"Alone?" Friya and Nalrond snarled, feeling offended. "Have you forgotten about your friends"

"Alone?" Leegaain growled, feeling outraged. "Do you know what happens when someone tries to steal a Dragon's egg?"

"No." Lith didn't know the answer, but something in the tone of the Father of All Dragons told him he was going to like it.

"My Brood goes on a warpath. The egg of one of us is the egg of all of us!"

"I get it but Kami-"

"She bears the eggs." Salaark put her hand on Leegaain's shoulder before his wrath scared the children. "As I told you, this happens often so when our kind finds a spouse, we all take it personally.

"None of our children cares about what happens to Kamila, but if you ask their help to avenge her death, they will all follow. This is public knowledge and usually deterrent enough to nip such ploys in the bud.

"That's why Leegaain spoke about a single Awakened bloodline, cocky enough to try. The others are probably scared and waiting on the sidelines to see how it goes."

"Well, I have bad news for them." Leegaain growled. "Salaark, Tyris, and I have let the assailants slip past the Queen's Corps and your magical beasts on purpose. We hid them from sight so that whoever is behind this couldn't collect any real data.