RISE OF EROS

While Zaros and the others were making plans to unmask the hooded men causing trouble across the continent, the mind behind it was also moving.

The mastermind behind it was none other than one of the leaders of Purgatory, the man in the grey cloak. Unlike Lortad who was very skilled at planning assassinations, this man is a specialist in creating illusions.

Make no mistake, he is not an expert in magic of that kind like the succubi, but in creating scenarios visible to all, while his true operations were hidden.

He is a perfect master at throwing smokescreens. This was what he was currently doing. He sent his men with very strange dark rituals to attack different places, attracting attention, while his true objective was done in secret.

Like everyone in Purgatory, his priority was to find the remains of the fallen god. The leaders of Purgatory were unaware that three of the remnants of the fallen god were with the dragons.

The only one who knew this was Carcom and he hadn't told them, as it was his trump card. Carcom isn't weak, but he's not strong enough to take them all on either, so for now he's using them to achieve his goal.

The leaders of Purgatory want to revive the fallen god and receive his rewards, but Carcom is different, he wants to assimilate the fallen god. Whether he's capable of doing so is doubtful, but Carcom is convinced that he can.

The point is that the leaders of Purgatory only know that one of the remnants of the fallen god was taken by Lugia and Arion, so at least they were clear that the dragons had one of the remnants.

Little did they know that Arion had created a village and that he guarded the remnants. Because of this, they were searching for the other 4 remnants, and as Zaros and the others were very attentive to their operations, he came up with this plan.

The remnants of the fallen god cause chaos and destruction, so looking for turbulent places was their best option, but they had overlooked something. If the remnants were well sealed, this situation would not arise.

This is the case of the remnants in the dragons' possession. They maintained and reinforced the seal constantly, so falling under its influence is unlikely unless it is close to them like Carcom.@@novelbin@@

Therefore, Purgatory had not discovered that the dragons had 3 of the remnants they were looking for. Now, the other situation was the complete opposite and was that the remnants were in an inhospitable and uninhabited place to begin with. Read new adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

If that place had these conditions from the beginning it would not attract attention and that was where the last remnant was. The man in the gray cloak had noticed this and had looked for different places with these qualities.

He had found the remnants, but breaking the seal required time and above all distraction because once he broke it, everyone would notice the energy fluctuations, at least the powerful ones on the continent would.

For this reason, he sent his subordinates to be more aggressive. Attacking the harpies was small, because they are not a race that lives in seclusion, usually in forests and mountains, so they did not serve as a distraction.

The ice elves on the other hand were different. Certainly, due to the difficult conditions of their territory, they did not have much contact with others and were more or less isolated, but they were a known race.

They are powerful and advanced, the mere fact of surviving in the frozen terrains of the north was proof, so, although they have little contact with the world, many observe them.

Now, his subordinates attacked the beastmen who are even more notorious, which set off alarms throughout the continent. The man in the gray cloak had already planned the next target for his subordinates.

They would attack the elves, as being the farmers of the continent, attacking them is creating the perfect distraction. He was preparing to break the seal and needed a powerful distraction to carry out his plans.

If he were to ally himself with the other leaders and Carcom, it would not be difficult to carry out his objective with less risk, but this is not a united organization, just a group with common goals, so he did not inform them.

Their greed and arrogance are what have prevented them from advancing, which is good for Andrew and the others, since a disunited enemy is an easy enemy to eliminate, well, much easier than one that was united.

These leaders are not simple people, so it is still difficult to deal with them, but it is still simpler to eliminate them one by one than all at once. Unfortunately for him, the dragons were not still.

Just as he had thought of this possibility and it had paid off, the dragons also thought the same. Previously, dragons were limited to guarding the remnants of the fallen god in their possession, but now it is different.

With the appearance of a traitor dragon-like Carcom, they could not afford to let them get the other remnants. All 6 remnants are indeed needed to revive him, but just one of them can cause a lot of trouble.

Just think about it. The diluted blood of the fallen god on the lost continent created many abyssals, now just imagine what a complete remnant could do in enemy hands.

The dragons are not many, but they are powerful and it was not difficult for them to find the remnant that the man in the gray cloak had found. This man could not help but curse when he noticed the dragons nearby.

The dragons were also cautious and sent their warriors in groups, because this way it was much more difficult for them to suffer calamities, especially since they were powerful. Even so, the 5 dragons that found the remnant that the man in the gray cloak had been guarding were weaker than him. Although individually weaker, the 5 could be a threat.

For this reason, the leader of Purgatory hesitated. However, seeing the dragons' movements, he had no choice but to face the battle. If the dragons had retreated to inform their superiors, he would not do anything, but instead, the dragons tried to remove the remnant.

He could not allow them to take the remnant, so he had no choice but to attack. Still, he was smart and decided to attack by surprise, because if he managed to eliminate one or two dragons before they discovered him, his chances increased.

With that plan in mind, he hid and waited for the dragons to begin their sealing ritual, as it would be the moment when they were most vulnerable and he could strike a strong blow.

The 5 dragons positioned themselves in different places and began the sealing process. It was an ancient sealing technique, which only the dragons knew, not even Sereda knew and she is the most powerful arcanist.

The energy of the 5 dragons began to flow and strengthen the seal of the fallen god. Everything was going smoothly and then the accident happened, or at least that was the plan of the man in the grey cloak.

Seeing that the dragons were absorbed in the sealing process, he moved at a dizzying speed, without showing his power and in silence with the aim of dealing a fatal blow to one of the dragons.

When he approached, the dragon that was his target noticed his presence, but it was impossible for him to defend himself and this made the man in the grey cloak smile delightedly, because his objective had been fulfilled.