Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3534

"What?" The two surviving Emperor Beasts said in unison as they witnessed the death of their comrade.

Less than a second had passed since the release of the anti-mana toxins yet Solus had already suffered dozens of blows and her body was covered in wounds.

Despite the shock, the assassin Emperor Beasts didn’t slow down their attacks and focused on killing their mark as soon as possible to regain the numerical advantage.

’Somehow that Knight Guard killed Firgon with one blow. I can’t afford to turn my back on him for long or I might end up dead next. I need to finish the Constable before he joins her!’ They both thought.

A sudden thud drew their attention and saved the feline Emperor Beast’s life.

The Knight Guard was at the end of his rope and had collapsed to the ground, producing the noise. The problem was that in his final moments, he had also picked Firgon’s spear and thrown it with the considerable strength he had left.

The feline had just the time to turn his body around, receiving the hit in his shoulder instead of his heart.

The combined assault of the two Emperor Beasts paused for a moment, all the time Solus needed. She struck at the feline Emperor Beast while he was still reeling in from the blow, sending him flying like a home run.

The Naga attacked her with his six weapons and poisoned-fanged mouth, but an emerald barrier blocked them all.

"I’ll let you into a secret. Artifacts are unaffected by all kinds of toxins." Solus said as the elemental crystals surfaced on the Sage Staff for a second and unleashed a barrage of spells.

By the time the feline Emperor Beast stood up and turned to face her again, the Naga had more holes in his body than a form of Swiss cheese. The female mage panted heavily, leaning on her staff to keep herself upright.

Solus had left only one elemental crystal visible on the top of the Sage staff and had its light pulsate like a dying candle.

’Fuck! Firgon is dead, Jarnos is dead, and I’m badly hurt.’ Light fusion was already mending the feline Emperor Beast’s wounds but fixing his broken clavicle and ribs would leave him exhausted. ’If that staff has enough juice for another shot, I’m done.

’Even worse, Firgon’s arrays are gone and that damn Constable is calling for reinforcements.’

Solus had taken her communication amulet out of her pocket dimension and conjured a pillar of light to signal her position.

With no other choice left, the feline Emperor Beast Warped away.

’At least neither of them was Verhen and now that such a powerful Knight Guard is dead, the Royals will hesitate to send someone of that caliber after us. I count this as a win.’

"Finally!" Solus said when both the Eyes and Ears of Menadion confirmed she and Lith were alone. "That was dangerous. If not for the autopsy revealing the toxins, this might have ended much differently."

"Indeed." Lith fixed his wounds while Solus expelled the anti-mana toxins from her system with Invigoration. "That stuff is dangerous even for an Awakened, if it takes him by surprise. My own fusion magic almost killed me.

"If I weren’t holding back to ensure that at least one of them escaped, I might have wounded myself so badly that I would have lost consciousness and become unable to react to the death blow."

"The anti-mana toxin is actually easier for us to deal with." Solus nodded. "Sure, the Emperor Beasts outnumbered me and without my fusion magic they had the physical advantage, but the toxins inflicted me no pain and I could still move as I wanted."

"If I revealed the true power of my equipment the Emperor Beasts would have figured out my identity but at least I wouldn’t have died."

"Only one way to find out." Lith and Solus flew in the direction of the last detected signal, stopping on the way to take a good look at every nocturnal bird they met.

They wouldn’t underestimate their enemy and disregard potential lookouts in disguise.

’That’s definitely the place.’ Solus suddenly conjured a darkness spell that made her and Lith nigh-invisible in the night sky.

’How can you tell?’ He asked.

’Because all the birds we’ve met so far were just birds whereas those perching around that building are all shapeshifted Emperor Beasts.’ Solus replied while zooming in with the Eyes and sharing her vision with Lith.

He could see an old but well-maintained two-story house that looked normal until the Eyes of Menadion revealed a complex structure of overlapping magical formations and the presence of multiple Emperor Beasts.

The members of the criminal organization always used cloaking rings on the outside but at home, they felt safe and lowered their guard. Solus studied both the arrays and the Emperor Beasts, noticing that most of them were non-Awakened.

Only a few of them presented a mana flow.

’Interesting.’ Menadion took the information in as well. ’This explains a lot.’

’What do you mean?’ Lith asked.

’If they had truly uncovered the secret of Awakening, there would be no need for such a facility.’ She replied.