Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2167

"We hoped for your agreement, Magus Verhen, and the moment we learned about your return we put our collective armies on stand-by for this exact moment." The King took a deep breath, needing sheer willpower to not make his lips shake as he gave the order.

"To all Generals, Operation Freedom is a go. I repeat, Operation Freedom is a go." While he spoke to the allied forces, his voice was back to being strong and confident and his face was that of a charismatic leader whose eyes brimmed with determination.

The moment Meron cut the communication, he slouched on the throne, panting.

"What's Operation Freedom?" Lith asked.

"As I said-" The King tried to answer but the Queen gave him a tonic and her worried look made him focus on preserving what was left of his vigor.

"As my King said, he won't just send you to your death." Sylpha said. "To maximize your chances of success, the Kingdom and the Council will launch a massive joint attack on Thrud's strategic assets.

"This way, she'll be forced to spread her resources thin and empty her garrisons. The moment the battle reaches the apex, the Golden Griffon will be left with a skeleton crew and you will encounter minimum resistance.

"Even if you get discovered, the Mad Queen will be forced to think twice before recalling her troops. On the one hand, she isn't aware of the Eyes so she won't understand the danger she's in until it's too late.

"On the other hand, however, she's smart enough to realize that the presence of intruders and the attack can't be a coincidence. Thrud knows that we wouldn't send troops behind the enemy lines without a good reason.

"With a bit of luck, indecisiveness will screw her up. You'll complete your mission safely and maybe the Kingdom will also regain some ground."

Lith reverted to his human form and searched for a place where to sit. The only thing left to do was wait and he wanted to preserve both his mental and physical strength.

The Royal Guards brought chairs for everyone and Lith used that time to introduce Vladion to Kamila and catch up with Kalla.

"I haven't seen you since your visit to the Desert. How are Nyka and Nok?"

"Both of them are royally pissed off, thanks for asking." The Wight replied. "Nok is tired of training, Nyka is mad at me for leaving her behind again, and both of them are angry with me for becoming a semi-Lich."

"How did you manage to reach this point so fast?" Lith stared at the white crystal with Life Vision, noticing how Kalla's life force and its mana seeped into each other in an endless cycle.

"Thanks for the excellent question." Her eyes sparked with enthusiasm, completely missing his worry and reproach. "I'm not going to lie, I wouldn't have done it without Lightkeep's vast library and the Eyes of Menadion.

"The Eyes allowed me to record and access any page relevant to my research with a thought. Yet their most important feature is that they allowed me to study myself."

"I beg your pardon?" Kamila said in confusion.

"Instead of blindly altering my life force like the time that Scourge had to save my life, I had the Eyes scan my whole being. Only after thoroughly studying the flow of my own mana and life force did I start looking for a way to harmonize them with the crystal.