Supreme Magus novel Chapter 453

Panic spread like wildfire in the main hall. The convened nobles screamed in terror at the sight of their peers, people that they had known for a lifetime, turning into hideous creatures.

The bodies of the meat puppets’ carriers burst through their clothes like inflated balloons. A single touch was all that it took them to assimilate those too close or too terrified to dodge their deformed limbs.

Tista and Dorian had tried to destroy the creatures before they could become more than an overgrown lump of flesh. Unfortunately, when the nobles saw the bloated monsters rearrange their organs and muscles, terror turned into horror.

Some fainted or remained frozen in place, but most of them ran away disregarding anyone’s safety but their own. The frenzied crowd almost trampled the two mages and managed to slow down Lith’s and Jirni’s reaction.

Lith had no idea what had gone wrong. He, Manohar, and Jirni had spent a long time preparing their plan, divulging information only on a "need to know" basis.

Mynna and Hessie only knew about the room, not what would take place there once the events were set in motion, and so did the guards from the Association. Since it was a critical point of their plan and its only known weakness, Lith and Manohar had swept the office several times to make sure that no one would tamper with it.

"There no way someone took down Manohar in a direct confrontation. This must be an inside job." Jirni snarled while she stepped sideways to avoid being trampled by the runaway mob.

"Come to me." Lith said as spirit magic brought him the Gatekeeper sword from under the sofa where he had hidden it right before the gala started. After sheathing his blade, his hands quickly formed seals until he was enveloped by a thin layer of darkness.

"Is this spell as good as Manohar’s? I’d be really impressed if you successfully imitated a tier five spell after seeing it once only a few days ago." She said with a surprised tone.

"Not even close." He shook his head. "It should still protect me from those things, and if they try to gobble me up, they are in for a nasty surprise." He replied.

Their situation would have been much easier if not for the city array blocking dimensional items. They could only use what they had on them, and there was only so much normal pockets could store.

Jirni’s needles weren’t an issue, but wands, blades, and all kinds of magical tools couldn’t be carried around without other people noticing them.

"The good news is that those guys are weak." Lith said while assessing their opponents with spirit magic and Solus’ mana sense.

"None of them is marked as a remarkable mage. They should be magicos tops. The bad news is that we don’t know what the heck is happening in the office nor we can leave our back exposed."

"That’s why I ordered to leave the Association’s squads outside and let only the army in. We can’t risk our mages getting assimilated and turned against us." Jirni replied.

The Carpenters had yet to finish their transformation when four five-man units of the army’s elite squads burst through the windows and doors, unleashing a barrage of spells from their wands and staves.

Being assaulted from every side, the creatures were immediately pushed on their back foot.

The reason why each Carpenter had assimilated only one guest was to be able to cast spells and attack at the same time without being burdened by dead weight. The bodies of the nobles were only trained to indulge in hedonistic pleasures.