Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2999

Chapter 2999 Hidden Thorn (Part 1)

2999 Hidden Thorn (Part 1)

Fire Orchids were delicate in appearance but incredibly resilient and capable of thriving in the harsh climate of the Blood Desert. To the nomadic tribes, Fire Orchids were a symbol of strength and hope, just like the Overlord.

Wherever Solus and the others looked, they saw trees, flowers, and fruits from all of Mogar's continents. It didn't matter if they were supposed to grow in a dry or humid climate, if they needed a plain or the rarefied mountain air.

They grew one right beside the other, forming a dreamlike landscape.

Even Lith's paranoia took a rain check, too busy admiring the view to paint nightmare scenarios in his mind and make up imaginary enemies hidden in every shadow.

"I feel like crap saying this but we must burn everything to the ground." Before the rest of the group could beat the Tiamat to a pulp, his array-sensing spell revealed over thirty concentric magical formations surrounding the temple that covered most of the inner garden.

Barriers, elemental-sealing arrays, gravity fields, magma bombs, storm blitzes, every single known powerful magical formation was present and primed to blow in the face of any intruder stupid enough to cross them.

"No, we don't." Xenagrosh beckoned Bytra and shooed everyone else. "After being confined in a small space for all this time, it's finally our moment to shine. Nobody is as good at destroying as an Eldritch, lil bro.

"This is what we were born for. Just stay out of our way or you guys are going to get hurt." She put a Decay bastion in front of the tunnel's exit to emphasize the concept and ensure that she could go all-out without endangering Lith's life.

"I'm ready when you are, Zor." Bytra shapeshifted into her real form, that of a Raiju.

Her appearance was that of a Chinese dragon fused with a warhorse. The resulting creature had pitch-black scales covering her horse body, with large branching horns over her head. She had long whiskers, a thick blood-red mane, yellow eyes, and a long, scaled draconic tail.

Her Bookwyrm armor shapeshifted as well, covering her new body while the Absolution altered its shape to coat the straight horn that came out of her forehead.

"Then let's go, Byt!" Zoreth's body grew over 35 meters (115') tall, turning into a Shadow Dragon with four eyes arranged on the same line, two for each side of her snout.

The Raiju started to run around the borders of the arrays, forming a circle of lightning in her wake. The Shadow Dragon walked forward instead, using the Maw of Bytra to make up for her lack of body casting and preparing her best spells in the time it took her to draw a deep breath.

From inside the temple, Maergron cursed his bad luck and readied his defenses.

"I can deal with the horse, but a Divine Beast is the last thing I needed today." He adjusted the Ears on his head, making sure that the connection with the throne was flawless. "The only silver lining is that from so close there is no longer delay in my perceptions.

"I can see everything they do and react with the speed of thought."

The Redcap activated what was left of his undead army and channeled the world energy into the arrays. The former would attack, the latter would defend, and both would give him the time to cast the spells he needed.