Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4244

Chapter 4244: The Bitterest Poison (Part 1)

The Awakened in Zekell’s home glared at Gorko in envy, hoping that their respective marks were half as good. Unfortunately for Aran, the only thing his blow had achieved was to bruise the burly man.

Gorko wore a good enchanted armor, and his mana core and body refinement were far superior to Aran’s. The hard-light mace had struck him like a good punch, but a punch nonetheless.

"And he even knows Light Mastery." Gorko laughed like a plumber called on the fourth of July. "This couldn’t go any better. Too bad you didn’t go for a sword, kid. That might have actually hurt."

Aran was just an eight-year-old boy, not a killer. He wanted to protect his father, but hurting another human being was unthinkable to him. He watched Perna raise her hand at Raaz again and let Gorko grab him, cursing his own stupidity.

Onyx was also eight years old now, but she was an Emperor Beast. Killing anyone who threatened her family was second nature to her. The moment the Awakened forgot about her to focus on the Verhens, she struck.

"Stupid pet. What do you think-" The Shyf that had tackled Gorko from the back grew in size until she was taller than him.

Two new forelegs appeared from her torso and wrapped around him as long claws coated in Adamant pierced through his armor. The original two forelegs closed around Gorko’s throat, cutting it halfway through the neck and allowing Onyx to bite it off with ease.

"That’s not a magical beast!" The cloaking items Lith had crafted for the children’s companions had hidden their real nature, and the weapons he had entrusted to the Utgard did the rest.

"Hey, ugly, eyes on me!" Leria said, drawing Perna’s attention and giving Senton the opening he needed to use the power of the potions tattoo to bring Raaz out of the line of fire.

The Awakened was about to complete her spell and kill Raaz when the young girl enveloped in a green aura jumped in front of her with her arms extended and her palms out.

Leria’s hands were coated with a thick layer of ice that focused and amplified the tier three Light Mastery spell, Sunbeam. A heat ray imbued with the full power of Leria’s green core hit Perna’s face from almost point-blank range, burning her face off.

Her enchanted armor and earth fusion saved her life at the last moment, but they could do nothing against Abominus’ metal maw. The Pyrmir pushed the wobbling Awakened to the ground with his massive paws and ripped her head off with a single twist of his maw.

"Run! They ambushed us!" Lirta’s words made little sense, yet they were true nonetheless.

The Awakened had started the attack, but the unknown Emperor Beasts had taken the Awakened by surprise, breaking their formation and culling their numbers.

Crash and Slash had shapeshifted into their true forms and attacked the intruders as well, but they had no support and were weaker than Onyx and Abominus.

The Fastarrows’ steeds had only recently become Emperor Beasts and had not yet reached the Verhens’ level of training, but killing a stronger enemy who turned their back on the Emperor Beasts and paid them no attention wasn’t that hard.

Slash and Crash killed two more Awakened before the light from Leria’s spells faded.

The surviving Awakened crashed through the walls, each running in a different direction. The silence that followed their escape was the loudest thing the Verhens had ever heard.

"My babies!" Rena’s cry shattered the quiet, snapping the children out of their daze as they stared at the dead bodies at their feet. "They’ve taken my babies."

Aran had rushed to his father’s side to heal Raaz and recover his own mana with Invigoration. Only then did he notice that there was no trace of Falco, Teryon, and Lenart.

"Surin!" Raaz jumped to his feet even though his body could barely stand. "Where’s Surin?"

"She’s-" Elina lowered her gaze and found her arms empty. "Gone! I lost her. I let them take her from me!"

’Once again, I can’t do anything without my sons.’ He silently gritted his teeth. ’Lith’s potions and armor saved my life no less than Aran’s bravery. How can I, their father, be so useless?’

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