Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2862

Chapter 2862 Joint Colony (Part 2)

2862 Joint Colony (Part 2)

'Just because I was honest wouldn't have made Mom and Dad less scared of me. They had every reason to be shocked and even question if an Abomination hybrid like me was their son to start with.

'I didn't wait years before coming clean because I never considered the issue, I did it because I was scared. The only difference between Bodya and me is that you know about his struggle and that he doesn't have much time to make up his mind.

'He can't afford to plaster a smile on his face and pretend that everything is fine until he feels safe like I did.'

Tista remained silent as her outrage died out. She remembered her brother's distress well, how keeping his identity as an Awakened and Solus' presence a secret had haunted him for years.

Back then, she had no words to offer him aside from cautious optimism. Even though she believed in love, there was no guarantee that things wouldn't fall apart and once a secret was out, there was no putting it back in.

She mulled over his words until they landed, but even then she was none the wiser.

"What the heck?" Kamila said in surprise, noticing that they were surrounded by a mana geyser and in front of hundreds of reverted monsters. "I thought we were going to check on the undead, not the people of Zelex."

"And so did I." Lith shapeshifted into his human form, taking his communication amulet out of his pocket dimension to call Vladion again.

"And you were both right." The Firstborn Vampire placed his hand on Lith's amulet before his finger could reach Vladion's contact run. "Welcome to the joint colony of Zelex and the Eclipsed Lands."

The sun was still high but as long as the Vampire turned his full-red blood core into a deep red mana core, it was no bother to him.

"A joint colony?" Solus echoed in disbelief. "I'm sorry, but I don't see the point of it. By taking the same space you can cover each other's back, but it also reduces the territory you can secure by half.

"On top of that, there is no trust between you guys. The slightest incomprehension could turn into a massacre since undead are mostly helpless by day."

"You are right about the limits to the expansion of our colony but wrong about everything else." Vladion shook his head. "Just like you have said, undead are fish in a barrel while the sun is up but it's also true that the people of Zelex can't leave the mana geyser for long.

"We have joined forces so that we undead have a safe place where to slumber during the day and once night comes, we take care of the fighting and expanding the safe perimeter.

"Unlike the people of Zelex, we can move freely. We can scout the area outside the geyser and prepare traps in advance every time we know the settlement will be attacked during the day."

"It makes sense." Lith didn't miss how the Firstborn referred to his allies as people instead of monsters. "Yet the cons still outnumber the pros of an operation like this. There is no trust between the two parties and without it your alliance is built upon shaky foundations.

"If anything goes wrong, both your forces will suffer great losses and the colonization of Jiera will slow down considerably."

"That's why we didn't pool our resources before reaching a mutual understanding and ensuring each other that we have nothing to gain by quarrelling and everything to lose." The Firstborn Vampire nodded.

"You see, you guys are missing a vital point here. Undead need to feed regularly to keep their strength, but what are we supposed to eat while we are stranded in a wasteland like this?"

"Hi, handsome." The Firstborn Banshee popped her head out of the Gate, letting fresh warriors reach the encampment while newborns and those in dire need for treatment crossed over to Garlen. _{fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm}