Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3001

Chapter 3001 Ears of Menadion (Part 1)

3001 Ears of Menadion (Part 1)

A black pillar erupted from Lith's body, quickly followed by Bytra's and Zoreth's. The resonance effect between their Abomination halves amplified the Eldritches' powers without disrupting their focus since Lith took the burden on himself.

"Thanks, lil bro!" The Shadow Dragon laughed and released a blast of Origin Flames from all over her body.

It incinerated the undead, ate at Maergron's spells, and coursed through the ground, burning the foundations of the permanent arrays. Hundreds of years of painstaking work and preparations crumbled into nothingness.

The din of battle disappeared in an instant, replaced by stony silence.

Without the arrays, there was no point in continuing to struggle. The Redcap couldn't risk the Eldritches destroying the temple and its priceless machines with one of their Chaos spells.

The undead army was equally useless now so Maergron dispelled them and used what time he had left to recover his full strength. Running away was no longer an option. He would need more than a few seconds to pack what he needed to build himself a life somewhere else.

"Even with the help of the Ears, Warping away is too risky." He told himself with a bitter laugh. "They've played me like a fool until now. With my luck, they have a dimensional mage ready to collapse my Steps and kill me with my own spell.

"Even worse, I've already lost master Pharek. I won't leave everything behind for the Council to plunder. I'd rather die here than spend centuries rebuilding what Pharek left here for me.

"I still have one card to play."

Meanwhile, on the outside, Bytra and Xenagrosh used the Maw to make sure there were no more hidden traps. They found the remains of the undead and destroyed them for good measure.

Even if Maergron changed his mind, there was nothing left to raise from the dead. Only when they were sure that the path to the Garden's temple was clear did they remove the Decay Bastion and let the rest of the team in.

"Amazing work like always, big sis." Lith waved at the luscious green that had suffered no damage during the fight. It was a testament to the Eldritches's control over their powers.

"Just one question. Why didn't you use the Annihilation to get rid of enemies and barriers in one fell swoop?"

"For the same reason the Council doesn't use it often, lil bro." Zoreth poked at his nose with her finger. "Because it's too powerful. Once unleashed, it would have also destroyed the temple and everything it contains.

"I couldn't risk killing our quarry and destroying the magical wonders hidden in that green pyramid."

"It looks like a pyramid because of the hanging gardens but it's a ziggurat." Bytra corrected her.

"On top of that, you've seen how spells behave weirdly inside the Garden." The Shadow Dragon ignored her wife. "If the Annihilation was amplified or its Chaos element spread throughout the clouds above us, we'd be all dead."

"Thanks for your kindness." Strider and Ryka were both moved by her words even though for completely different reasons.

The Zouwu was astonished by the restraint shown by the Eldritches. They were following the Council's orders and had proved to be willing to shoulder the most dangerous part of the mission in order to protect those weaker than them.

To him, it was an eye-opening experience that upended everything he believed to know about Abominations.

'Also, once we are done, I can bring Father here and let him and Nandi study the Garden. Based on what Ryka said, other places like this exist on Mogar. If it turns out useful to the Organization, we can find another Garden and keep it to ourselves. _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}