Supreme Magus novel Chapter 583

"Begone monster! You don’t belong in this world!" She said while pointing her rune covered rapier against the All-Lith. The golden light pushed the shadows back and made the killing intent which had oppressed the worshippers until that moment disappear.

"It is not by my will that I was summoned here. I only answered the call of humans who want to pay me tribute." The All-Lith replied.

"Tribute? You steal their freedom and treat them as nothing but food!" Friya couldn’t believe that she was actually following Lith’s script.

"Foolish girl! The same could be said of all religions." The All-Lith and his steed charged forward.

"Run away! I’ll hold him as long as I can!" Friya flew forward, slashing against the rider. Her rapier produced a silvery sound as it clashed against the All-Lith’s arm.

People stared in awe as the small figure managed to stop the two monsters alone. Many of them knew Friya and despised her for being Viscount Krame’s henchman. Now their eyes were filled with tears of gratitude and their hearts with admiration.

"We should have never doubted our mages." Many said while helping those who were too weak to get up on their own due to the emotional rollercoaster they had experienced.

"Suckers." Lith said with a wide grin as Protector continued to step back, pretending that the fight was balanced.

"Is there something you can’t do with those holograms?" Friya whispered while making sure that her back prevented the spectators from seeing Lith’s human arm appearing where her blade made contact with it.

"I wish. I can’t hold on for long." It was a lie. Only his eyes were covered by holograms, making them appear as if they were opened. Lith had simply reverted his arm to its human form upon contact.

They kept fighting spell against spell, claws against blade. Every of their move was dramatic and heroic, to the point it looked like an epic battle straight out of the legends.

It was all staged, of course. Their spells were flashy, made to appear powerful, but had no substance.

They were weaker than first magic, barely a light show. As soon as everyone got outside, the three mortal enemies stopped to plan their next move.

"I’d say that the Church of the Six is done." Friya said as both Lith and Protector reverted to their human form.

Ryman purposely produced a flash of light to blind her long enough for Lith to build and destroy a hologram that could cover his transformation.

"Indeed. I was expecting them to attack us during our little play, but they seem to be otherwise occupied." Ryman pondered while using air magic to reproduce the sounds of a heated battle and witty one-liners.

"At this point, they have no choice left but to activate the arrays now. Even if some of the spells’ foci are out of place, they had enough to spare in case something happened." Lith used his army amulet to make sure that plan C was going smoothly.

A yelp and a "No!" accompanied an explosion big enough to make the whole building crumble. The alleged monsters had allegedly been defeated. The crowd still around the church exploded into cheers and applause as the three walked out of the debris.

The mercenary, the Ranger, and the hunter smiled at their audience. Lith even raised his hands while holding Ryman’s and Friya’s before giving those present a bow, just like they were actors.

The cheers and applauses intensified.