Supreme Magus novel Chapter 950

Chapter 950 Overwhelming Power Part 2

Xenagrosh let him complete the metamorphosis, so that all those present realized what kind of monsters they had dealt with until that day and that their new partners were even worse.

The moment the monster stood over 2 meters (7’) tall, spreading a killing intent that added grey streaks to Wren’s hair and wrinkles to his eyes, Xenagrosh tapped the Korvak’s forehead with her finger.

The Hollow Mist Chaos spell that she unleashed spread inside the creature’s body and turned it into ashes before he could emit a single wail.

All the humans in the room seemed to have aged a decade and even though the Korvak was gone they were still frozen in place.

"Anything else I should know?" Wren bit deep into his lower lip to overcome the terror that had paralyzed his limbs and reaffirm his leadership.

"No. Everyone else in here is clean." Xenagrosh sniffed each one of those presents, identifying many of their hobbies and vices, but none of them was relevant to the mission at hand.

"As the new head of the Red Gorgon, I accept your terms." Wren stood up and shook hands with Xenagrosh while the others were still unable to even blink, too afraid that a new horror would unfold the moment darkness clouded their vision.

Soon, they would spread the tale of the meeting, turning both Wren the Unflinching and Xenagrosh the Slayer into legendary figures of the underworld.

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Later, that night, Wren brought Bytra and Xenagrosh with him under the guise of two mercenary mages he had hired. The meeting with Tolmen took place in the local branch of the Dusk Court, in front of the undead masters of the Red Gorgon.

Wren had sowed discord among the ranks of the cartel, demanding both a change of the terms of the deal with the undead and of leadership. After a failed attempt on his life, Tolmen Ironheart had been forced to ask for the help of his patrons.

When the rumors about thralls hidden among the cartel spread around, the Red Gorgon belonged to Wren in a matter of hours, leaving Tolmen with no allies in Palaron beside the undead.

He hoped that they would kill his rival and prefer continuity in the management of the Red Gorgon. Little did he know that the killer had failed on purpose, to force the undead to open their doors to the invaders of their own will.

If the assassination succeeded, Wren would have become the new boss and the Dusk court wouldn’t have given a damn about who was the leader as long as the flow of gold and food didn’t stop.

That way, instead, he wasn’t just plotting against an insignificant human, he was daring to threaten the Court, demanding audience from them as if they were peers.

That was something the undead couldn’t overlook, so they had invited Wren and his followers as their guests, to make an example out of them. Their slow, agonizing death would show the rest of the underworld what happened to a human who didn’t play by their rules.

Xenagrosh admired Wren’s guts to enter the tiger’s den with no defence but her and Bytra. The two had known just for a few hours, yet the man was already willing to put his life in her hands.