Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4215

Chapter 4215: Hidden Agenda (Part 2)

’Don’t you dare die on me!’ Erion said via a mind link while he swam deep underwater, where no Dragon could ever follow him. ’I need you alive to explain to the Dead King that it’s all your fault if our mission failed.’

’Fuck... you.’ Akhton replied before losing consciousness.

’Fuck you too, bastard.’ The Jormungandr snarled as he regenerated the section of his body vaporized by the Hungry Void. ’I took this easy, safe mission because I wanted to prove my loyalty to Orpal.

’Success or failure were irrelevant, I only needed to show him my value without compromising my cover or putting anything at stake. Because of you, not only have we lost the race for the fungus folk, but we have also compromised our foothold in Verendi.

’If the Bastets take the news of Akhton becoming an Upyr even remotely as bad as the Griffons did with Jorl, they’ll scour the continent for clues that might lead them to Akhton and derail any operation we start here.

’The only two silver linings in all this mess. The woman recognized Akhton from Lutia and found him by following his smell, but she couldn’t tell an Upyr from a regular Awakened until I revealed my powers.

’Which means that our undercover agents are still safe, and I have one more good reason to avoid field work. After all, the Shadow Dragon only saw my human disguise and Upyr form.

’I never gave her my name, and Abominations can’t see my energy signature. The only way she has to recognize me is my smell, and that’s not something she can write on my wanted poster under my description.

’Last, but not least, everything went south because of Akhton. If only he had kept his cool, none of this would have happened. He should have called the Eldritch’s bluff and contacted his siblings, giving the rest of us plausible deniability.

’Instead, he went all out and made that long rant that everyone with one working ear heard. As soon as the reports from Verendi start coming in, the Dead King will know who he can really trust.

’He’ll rely on me more than on that idiot Jorl and share with me his plans and secret abilities. And once I’m done learning everything I can from him, I’ll return to my family and be hailed as a savior!

’The Jormungandrs will be the ones to bring the Dead King to heel and become famous as the destroyers of the Black Night. Also, between my Upyr bloodline and the Hydras’ research, we’ll have more Divine Beast forms available than anyone else.

’The Awakened Councils will pardon me in exchange for my information, and then I’ll use the Hydras’ procedure to stabilize my Upyr half. I might become a Vurdalak, or maybe something even better, like a Tiamat.’

As Erion grinned from ear to ear, Xenagrosh stared in amazement at the trail of destruction that the Jormungandr had left in his wake.

"I’ve met many shameless people in my long life, but that guy takes the cake." She said. "All that speech, and he didn’t even try to fight. He didn’t hesitate one second to sacrifice his soldiers to cover his escape."

"And what an escape." Theseus had already fully recovered from his wounds. "He Spirit Warped away right after the Doom Tide to ensure only an Awakened dimensional mage could follow him.

"Anyone else has to wait until the world energy in the area stabilizes again."

"It’s worse than that." The Shadow Dragon reopened the Steps thanks to her tracking spells, discovering it led to open waters. "He must have dived down, because there is no trace of his and Akhton’s smell.

"Even if I had already regained my Awakened powers, I can’t go underwater without losing most of my strength. Unless the one chasing the Jormungandr was also an aquatic Divine Beast, following him would be suicidal.

"Still, I discovered and memorized the smell all Upyrs carry. I can now sell my services to the Awakened Council for a high price and expose traitors wherever I go. It’s an unexpected gain, but not good enough to stop our hunt.

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