Supreme Magus novel Chapter 824

Chapter 824 Battle of Wits Part 2

"Attack the ones they love and they will either lose their focus or become mad with revenge. Quylla Ernas and Lith Verhen have proved to be too dangerous, but luckily, I know how to dispose of both of them at the same time."

"Are you insane?" Kaelan laughed, incapable to believe his own ears. "It would take me months to reach Lutia and attacking Archon Ernas in her own home would be a fool’s errand."

"I understand now why you’ve fallen from the Night Court’s grace." Erlik said with a voice full of contempt. "Your brain doesn’t match your power, just like a lesser undead."

Kaelan held his rage in, waiting for an explanation. He had nothing to lose listening to the Draugr until the end.

"You don’t have to move from Othre. Give the Archon and her pupil what they want and they will willingly come to you."

"Manohar? I have no idea where to start to search for him and even if I did, I wouldn’t dare face him. The last time the Night Court tried to capture him during one of his escapees, it was a massacre. _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}

"He turned his assailants back into mortals long enough to slaughter them like pigs. I survived only because he mistook me for a passerby. My powers returned after less than a minute, but it was the longest minute of my life." Kaelan shivered at the memory.

He was a powerful vampire, but in life, he had been weaker than most.

"This is actually great news. If Manohar came to Othre in the past, it will make the false report more believable. Change the appearance of one of your thralls so that he resembles Manohar and lure the Archon to you." Erlik said.

’This vampire is an idiot, but only an idiot and a desperate one at that, would believe my promise. Once I’ll have control over the Sapling, once I manage to Awaken, I’ll have no need for the Courts.

’Conquering the plant Kingdom is a pipe dream. Once news of how I bested Leannan comes out, my plan will never work again. Yet I only need it to work once.’

The Draugr had never shared his real goal with the Courts, otherwise they wouldn’t support him. One Sapling was more than enough to build Erlik’s undead kingdom.

He would be the only one capable of opening Gates at will, to move troops or bringing his subjects to safety with nothing more than a thought. Even if the plants united against him and somehow managed to defeat him despite the power of the Sapling, Erlik would still retain all the knowledge gained through their symbiosis.

As long as his plan succeeded, it was only a matter of time before the Draugr could give his people the country they deserved.

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City-state of Laruel

After Leannan had unraveled Erlik’s plan, she had yet to find a way to stop him. All her attempts to locate his position via the bond she shared with the World Sapling had failed.

Her only option was to mobilize her troops and hope to find Erlik’s lab among all the withering treehouses. The problem was that Laruel was a big city, taking an area of 1,285 km2 (496.3 sq mi).