Supreme Magus novel Chapter 842

Chapter 842 Desperation Part 2

Lith managed to take only one deep breath worth of energy with Invigoration before Gremlik darted toward him like a bullet. Lith dodged the charge, only to discover that he had never been the intended target.

The undead was confident in his abilities, yet taking on two Awakened at once with a mage specialized in support magic backing them was a risk that he wasn’t willing to take.

Phloria was the weakest link in the chain, and once he took her out of the picture, the advantage from having endless energy coupled with his immunity to damage would be enough to ensure Gremlik’s victory.

Kalla was on his same page, so she stood in front of Phloria and activated the weapons Scarlett the Scorpicore had made for her, the Bear Claws.

Kalla had no martial training, so any kind of human weapon would be wasted on her. For that reason, Scarlett had Forgemastered metal covers for Kalla’s forelegs, allowing her to keep using the innate fighting style that she had developed as a bear first and as a Byk later.

The Grendel slashed at her with such strength that, even though Kalla weighed over half a ton, she was almost thrown aside. The impact had even left nicks on her weapons and allowed Gremlik to get past her.

’Dammit! Not even Invigoration can keep up with an undead feeding speed while fighting inside a living being. Magic is useless against the Grendel and he’s physically superior to us.

’Losing Phloria means losing our tactical advantage. If she falls, we’ll follow soon after.’ Kalla thought.

Watching Lith fight had given Phloria’s eyes the time to get accustomed to Gremlik’s speed and movement pattern, so the moment he appeared in front of her she was ready.

Dodging and blocking were pointless, so she chose to escape upwards with a flight spell. Gremlik jumped to intercept her, but she suddenly changed her trajectory and moved back, gaining distance since the Grendel’s inability to use any kind of spell prevented him from moving without touching the floor first.

"Oh, fuck me..." Gremlik said while Phloria unleashed all of the spells in her rings at once without even a single one of them missing their target. Knowing that she would face only undead, most of them were darkness based.

Most of them because for Phloria creating an opening was more important than dealing damage. The darkness element ate a good chunk of Gremlik’s mana, but it was the fireball mixed with it that worried him.

It sent him flying through the air, bringing the Grendel further away from the ground and close to Lith. Ruin was engulfed in darkness magic to the point that the blade was hidden under the thick layer of energy.

’Fuck, fuck, fuck! I can’t let them bounce me to death.’ Gremlik thought. As long as he was in mid-air, only gravity determined his speed, making his physical prowess useless.

He undid his transformation, Blinking away in the nick of time before Ruin could strike at him. Yet the blade didn’t seem to notice, piercing through his chest until the hilt was stopped by his spine. _{frёeweɓηovel.coɱ}

’The dimensional blocking array is gone.’ Solus didn’t have Friya’s keen spatial perception, but her mana sense worked just as well. Aside from her and Friya, no one else was aware of the change that the ritual of the Chosen had brought to the fight.

At least until Lith Blinked as well, following Gremlik like a shadow.