RISE OF EROS-Chapter 609 - 608

Zaros was very clear that his sentimentality would stop him from doing the job with his own hands, but asking others to do it was acceptable. Zaros is a very calculating and strategic person.

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He knows what must be done for the common good and that is to eliminate Lortad. Now, he does not feel capable of doing it, especially since it would be difficult to stop Lortad if he planned to escape since they possess similar strength, so he needed someone else to do it.

Although he could accomplish the task with the help of Elidyr, who is relatively close, it would be difficult if he is not fully committed, and he knew that he is not, so he also called Arion and Lugia.

With that alignment, it was difficult for Lortad to escape, unless something changed radically, but for the moment it was the best plan. Arion and Lugia at that time were in Arion’s hidden village and when they received the news, they left immediately.

Lugia did not want to be separated from his mistress whom she presumed dead and had now found her again, but she knew the importance of eliminating Lortad. Not only is he one of the leaders of the organization that put them in danger, and his death would benefit them, but they could obtain crucial information from him.

Lortad, not knowing what awaited him, continued with his plan, and then the agreed-upon day arrived. The leaders of the Black Wings had already received Zaros’ words from the slave, so they were confident.

They acted according to the situation and Lortad never suspected that they had betrayed him. Lortad had always been cautious, but at the same time arrogant and that was what made him start the operation without knowing the danger he faced.

For a being as powerful as Lortad, it was not difficult to identify if people or beings as powerful as Zaros were nearby, but, just as he had a cloak that limited his strength, Arion, Lugia, and Elidyr had their own, and even with better qualities.

They, being close friends of Sereda, who is the most powerful arcanist known, managed to obtain truly special items, and now the three legend-level demigods calmly awaited Lortad’s arrival.

They went even further and approached the Cannes Palace and explained the situation to Castor and Andrew’s wives, which benefited them as they were allowed to stay at the Cannes Palace for the operation.

Everything was arranged and now all that was missing was Lortad’s arrival. According to the plan, the three leaders of the Black Wings together with a group of demigods of similar powers to them arrived at the city of the duchy of Cannes.

Despite being still far away, Zaros and the others had already noticed them. A group of demigods of that caliber would never go unnoticed by a demigod like Zaros, so he immediately left his mansion to meet them.

Taking advantage of his cloak that allowed him to reduce his presence, Lortad entered the city the instant Zaros left his mansion. Zaros rose into the sky and looked at the demigods led by the three leaders of the Black Wings.

Although they were hiding and trying to mitigate their auras, so as not to be discovered, Zaros had already noticed them and they knew that they could not hide, they were just gaining time.

Zaros acted masterfully, pretending to be annoyed and shouting at those hiding, "You better have a good reason for coming to my house with such a lineup!".

His power was being released, putting pressure on the attackers, but they still did not come out. Lortad’s plan was for the three leaders of the Black Wings to be the only ones to appear in front of Zaros and the others would support from the shadows.

Obviously, Zaros knew they were there, but they still did not come out. The three leaders of the Black Wings went out to meet him according to plan, but they were not aggressive.

Zaros could easily kill them, besides, that was the plan. Lortad wanted them to buy time, so they had to talk to Zaros for a while. What Lortad didn’t know was that this was also the plan of Zaros and the three leaders.

"A pleasure to meet you, my lord. I am Cadux, these are my familiars Exil and Tulpa," said the leader of the assassin organization. Zaros looked at them and immediately understood that they were the ones who had communicated with him, through the slave.

Despite understanding that Zaros had to continue acting, so with annoyance, he asked, "Why did you come to my house accompanied by such a large group of demigods?". Although they knew it was an act, Zaros was in character, so his authoritarian and powerful aura pressured them. The fear was evident, but they did everything possible to hide it.

"Sir, we are just passing through and we were hoping you would allow us to cross your territory," said Cadux following the script they had devised on the spur of the moment. "Do you expect me to believe that?" asked Zaros angrily.

Lortad’s subordinates who were hiding did not suspect anything, as they had expected things to develop this way. Although they had not planned this excuse to talk, they had planned that in order to delay Zaros, they should talk as much as possible.

This excuse worked and they were convinced that Cadux, Exil, and Tulpa were acting according to the plan and, in fact, they were doing so, but it was not Lortad’s plan, but theirs and Zaros’s.

Everything worked perfectly, as the two plans were identical. Lortad had already infiltrated the city and was now approaching Cannes Palace to fulfill his mission, to assassinate Andrew.

Obviously, he would not be so stupid as to enter Cannes Palace, because just as Zaros and the others knew that Andrew was practically a god there, he knew it too.

However, he would not have come if he did not know how to resolve this situation. Only a god could break free from the suppression of another god’s temple, but since Andrew is not a god yet, there were other ways.

Lortad had in his possession a small vial no larger than 5 centimeters with an inky black liquid. This is the blood of the fallen god and it was his trump card for this mission.

While this small amount of blood would not give him extraordinary power, it would be enough to withstand the temple’s restriction of a god candidate like Andrew, so without any delay, he drank the blood and ran at full speed towards Cannes Palace.

After drinking the blood, his cloak could no longer hide his presence, as it was not power that was leaking out, but the evil aura of the fallen god that now resided within him, so Zaros, despite being far away, immediately noticed him.

Lortad knew that Zaros must have noticed him, but he was confident of killing Andrew and fleeing before he returned, but that was when he got a terrible surprise.

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If Zaros had noticed him from a distance, Arion, Lugia and Elidyr who were hiding in Cannes Palace also noticed him and without hiding anymore they raised their power to the maximum and went to meet him.

Lortad instantly felt the three powerful auras and although he did not recognize Lugia and Arion’s, since they were not very close, Elidyr’s was evident. "Damn," he growled, as he turned to flee.

Elidyr and Zaros’ friendship is old, so Lortad knew him well and although he was not afraid of him, the other two auras left him at a disadvantage. Unfortunately, Arion was present.

The title of being one of the two most powerful demigods in the world is no joke and Arion instantly cut off Lortad’s escape. Seeing him, Lortad put on a bitter expression and could not help but say, "So is you, Arion."

Shortly after, Elidyr and Lugia appeared. Lortad may not know Lugia and Arion very well, but there isn’t a single legend-level demigod who doesn’t know them, so he immediately recognizes them.

Seeing the lineup surrounding him, he immediately understood that he had been betrayed, and that made him furious, but now was not the time to throw a tantrum, he had to find a way to flee.

Despite his arrogance, Lortad wasn’t so careless as to not make a contingency plan. He knew of Zaros’ friendship and closeness with Elidyr, so he had contemplated the possibility of finding him and had made plans.

Unfortunately, that didn’t include Lugia and much less Arion, who was the most troublesome among the three. Still, he had no choice, so he quickly shouted, "Rescue and flee!" His subordinates knew what he meant and quickly took a small vial a little smaller than Lortad’s and drank the fallen god’s blood and as if possessed they ran to Lortad’s aid.

Zaros, Cadux, Exil, and Tulpa immediately sensed the strange and malevolent aura and became alert, so, Zaros then told the other three, "We must hold them back," and without waiting for their response he ran to intercept Lortad’s aides.

Cadux and the others did not dare to disobey or take advantage of the moment to flee, because they knew that if Lortad survived they were dead, and if he died, but did not help Zaros and his companions, they were also dead.

Having no choice and having allied themselves with Zaros from the beginning, they did not hesitate to help him. Within seconds, the strong explosions could be seen and felt, as the air vibrated and the earth trembled at the confrontation.

Meanwhile, Lortad also made his move and was to try to join his subordinates, to take advantage of the chaos of the pitched battle, to escape, but his opponent was Arion, so it was not easy for him to achieve his objective.

To turn his back on a being like Arion was to seek death, so he had to face three demigods of equal or greater strength than him at the same time, while he slowly retreated.