Supreme Magus novel Chapter 480

"About damn time!" The rest of the team yelled in unison. Manohar Blinked as far away as he could from the enemy, using the temporary respite to rebuild all of his constructs and plan his next move.

Vastor was faring much worse. The same stone walls which had protected him from the tornado also made him blind to the incoming danger. He became aware of the Black Griffon’s threat only when it tore apart his defenses, leaving him almost no time to retaliate.

Almost.

Vastor unleashed against the conjured creature all the spells he had at ready, buying himself a few precious instants. When the Griffon finally reached him, it was weakened enough to not disrupt his focus, but still capable of snuffing his life.

When Kilian gave him the good news, his Professor suit was on its last leg. The Griffon’s chaotic energies were slowly robbing Vastor of his vitality. Blink saved him just at the last second, but the creature, guided by Thrud’s will, went after him.

Lith unknowingly followed Kilian’s example. The Griffons were so close to the wall that when Death Call’s hands Blinked away, they weren’t able to stop their mad charge.

The darkness energy composing them dissipated, but not without further weakening the defensive array from the inside. Lith left Jirni beside Kilian and Blinked again, this time right above the eye of the storm.

It was the only safe place from the air blades and also Thrud’s blind spot. Lith descended with the Gatekeeper’s tip pointed downwards, aimed at her head. Once again, he experienced an invisible force pulling the blade away, but this time they were waiting for it.

Lith and Solus infused their blade with all six elements, generating a gravity sheath that countered Arthan’s Armor protection. The hit took Thrud by surprise, dissipating all of her active spells.

’I knew it!’ Solus gloated. ’It’s like the protection that makes our armor impenetrable to conventional bullets, just much stronger. It alters our direction and acceleration but it’s not invincible!’

Unfortunately, aside from a small trickle of blood, it dealt no damage. The Mad Queen turned around so fast that Lith had no time to follow up on his attack. Her sword lunged to his heart, forcing him to side step and focus on the defense.

He had yet to find a way to inflict her real damage, whereas Arthan’s Sword had already proven capable of piercing his Skinwalker Armor with ease. Trading blows was off the table.

’I can only buy the others some time.’ He though while triggering his tier four spell Burning Prison. Six fireballs appeared from Thrud’s every side, but she only needed to activate Ruler’s Will, Arthan’s sword’s blue gemstone’s power, to make them disappear.

Ruler’s Will allowed the wielder of the sword to control any tier four or below spell like it was their own. It was the same power Thrud had employed to get rid of Vastor’s ice prison.

Although it was a very strong ability, it came at a heavy price. It was a simplified version of Silverwing’s Hexagram, so it required from Thrud to spend as much mana as Lith had poured in the spell.

Yet for her rainbow core, which she had overcharged while waiting for her guests, a tier four spell was like a tear in the rain: unnoticeable. She pivoted on her feet, following Lith’s side step like they were dance partners. Her blade still pointing at his heart.

Lith deflected her weapon time and time again, but she managed to push the Gatekeeper farther away with each hit, leaving on its surface a deep scratch every time the blades clashed.

"How dares a filthy commoner, the son of a wretched farmer, to draw a Queen’s blood?" Thrud’s fury multiplied her energies, making Lith almost incapable of following her swordplay.

When Lith recognized Vastor’s spell, he almost panicked. _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}