Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3763

Chapter 3763: Old Wounds (Part 2)

"We are happy for your blessings, dear, but that doesn’t make it any nicer when you rub them in our faces." Elina did her best to sound nice, but her eyes were stern and her posture stiff.

"The only thing I got from my pregnancies is the gluttony of my ravenous pack of wolves!" Selia grunted.

"Mom, I’m hungry." Lilia grabbed Selia’s pants.

"Me too, dear." Selia hid her face behind her hands. "And we had our morning snack less than ten minutes ago."

"Was I being-"

"Yes!" Zinya, Rena, and every woman in the room said before the word "inconsiderate" could form on Kamila’s lips.

"I’m sorry, I-" A sudden pull to her consciousness cut her short.

Jirni took out her communication amulet, and so did Orion and all those who served the Kingdom as officials.

"This is an emergency broadcast." A young and scared female voice said. "The Dead King has returned and has launched an attack on the holders of his Balkor cards. All available operatives, please converge on the following coordinates.

"I repeat, the Dead King has returned and launched an attack on the holders of his Balkor cards. All of them and at the same time!"

The amulets conjured a holographic map of the Kingdom with the reported sites of the attacks. The White Griffon Academy, the Lark Household, the Distar Household, and the Vastor Household were all marked red.

Only the White Griffon Academy was holding out, and reinforcements were required everywhere else.

"How can Meln attack so many people and during the day at that?" Elina asked.

"Easy." Jirni replied. "Night is stronger after sundown, but neither Narchat nor his Upyrs are undead. The sun doesn’t bother them. What worries me the most is that after killing Mirim and Trequill, he’s made their children his next targets."

"What about you?" Selia asked. "You too received Balkor cards."

"Please." Orion dismissed her words with a sweep of her hand. "Everyone knows we live here now. Meln won’t face Lith until he’s ready, so we are safe here. You’d better stay as well until this is over, Zinya."

"Thank the gods we weren’t at home when it happened." She sighed in relief while looking at Filia and Frey playing with the others in the park. "Tezka would have protected us, but the kids might have gotten scared."

"I think avoiding Tezka is part of Meln’s plan." Lith Warped among the women before moving them and the children inside. "Meln never forgot the humiliations Zogar inflicted on him, but he’s not stupid enough to make an enemy out of Tezka for it.

"Stay here and stay safe, Kami. Remember that Raldarak’s protection doesn’t apply to others." He pointed at Aran, Leria, Rena, and his parents. "Orion, please, protect my family in my absence.

"I’m not going to let Meln take one of my friends away, nor create an opening he can exploit. Remember Quylla."

"I’ll never forget." Orion’s jaw clenched so hard that it popped.

Lith was referring to the Lost Magus who had struck Quylla down from a long distance and would have killed her if not for Jirni’s clever ruse. The same might have happened, maybe to Quylla again, if they remained in the park.

Only Elysia and Raldarak were under the direct protection of the Guardians. A precise shot at anyone else would have just triggered the protections of the Verhen Mansion.

Lith had learned the hard way that Orpal’s Thunder Soul couldn’t be blocked, only dodged. It was the reason he had added Warping Arrays to the Mansion’s defensive system, which could move people from one room to another.

’Are you really scared for him?’ Kamila asked via the mind link while nodding at Tezka. ’Who’s at home with Zogar today?’

’Oh.’ Zinya replied.

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