Supreme Magus novel Chapter 820

Chapter 820 Erlik“s Plan Part 2

"The only reason the tree is in this state is that Erlik couldn’t predict that the interaction between Body Sculpting and the mold would cause long term side effects. Tier five light magic twists the life force, while the mold is capable of preventing its victim from reclaiming its lost parts.

"Both effects were supposed to be destroyed by the tree’s recovering abilities once the devices had been removed, but even after its death, the mold’s life force blocking properties allowed the sacks of life force twisted by Body Sculpting to survive."

Her words made Lith think about a mosquito bite and how the annoying pest would inject an anti-coagulant to suck blood to its heart’s content.

’The mold does something even worse. The toxin it produces prevents the victim’s life force to recognize the invasion so that the mold doesn’t encounter any resistance aside from that of the immune system.’ Lith thought.

"If not for the synergy between the two attacks, the treehouse would have long since healed, like what happened to Leannan’s hand, and we wouldn’t have noticed anything." Quylla said.

"Can you fix this?" Leannan pointed at the treehouse. The Titania had almost no experience with high tier light magic and calling upon the Sapling’s power would have been a liability.

Leannan had finally understood Erlik’s game. He had never meant to take over Laruel by fighting her fair and square. He wasn’t even trying to fight dirty. The Draugr plan was to take her crown without throwing a single spell.

Leannan cursed her arrogance, which had led her to think that an undead would be so foolish to care for traditions to the point of fighting a losing battle. By becoming a Draugr, Erlik had gained many great powers, but also several limitations.

His link with the Great Mother was severed, most of his abilities as a Treant were lost. Even if Leannan was younger than him, even if she couldn’t tap into the Sapling’s powers during a ritual fight, she was certain of her victory.

Unlike her opponent, she would still be able to draw upon the nutrients in the soil to achieve regenerative abilities and a stamina that would put even an Awakened to shame.

Mana was the only thing she couldn’t recover by feeding, but the same stood for her opponent, who would be unable to recover as fast as her. Either he chose to fight her one on one or army against army, he was doomed for.

His followers were nothing compared to Laruel’s forces, even after growing their numbers thanks to the plague. It was the reason why Erlik had kept buying time with guerrilla tactics.

To keep her distracted long enough to complete his real plan. Leannan had still the opportunity to win, but to do that, she needed to do the hardest thing for someone who was both a seasoned veteran and a ruler.

Asking for help.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I can fix the tree." Quylla placed her hands on the nearest wall and started to dissolve the sacks of life force in the basement, restoring its natural flow.

Quylla also wanted to confirm her theory, hence she chose the biggest sack as her first target. The moment she undid the damage inflicted by Erlik’s Body Sculpting, the tree’s life flow destroyed the mold’s toxin and moved on to the next sack.

Quylla needed to give it just a nudge to fix the second sack as well. After that, she didn’t need to do anything anymore. The restored flow triggered a domino effect that washed away all the sacks and killed the mold in a matter of seconds.