Supreme Magus

rning off the amulet before moving in front of the board.

”Now that Red is here, let ’s wrap this up. Today ’s mission is very simple. We have to raid the drug depot of a local gang. It ’s a three stories building right in front of this warehouse.

”Thanks to an informant, we know the disposition of doors and corridors. We ’ll split into four teams of five. Two teams will break in respectively from the front and the back door while the other two will secure the perimeter to prevent anyone from escaping. ”

She pointed with her finger on the two entry points and then on the position of the windows on the first two floors.

”According to our intel, each floor should be lightly guarded. Expect a minimum of five guards but no mages. The organization we are against is notorious for being ruthless. Its men carry Fire Seeds with them and have no hesitation to blow themselves when captured.

Hence kill first and questions later. We are not taking prisoners. ”

Captain Yerna took a deep breath before addressing their guests.

”Remember that despite our targets do not have magical powers, they are likely to be well armed. Enchanted blades need one hit to rip to shreds a light armor and the one wearing it. They could also have Alchemical weapons, so never underestimate them.

Any questions? ”

Lith raised his hand. Yerna nodded, giving him permission to speak.

”Do you plan on breaking in or for a stealth approach? ”

”Stealth it ’s not an option. The doors could have magical traps or alarms and we don ’t know exactly how many people are inside. If we take it slow we would risk getting surrounded and outnumbered. ”

”I can detect and disarm magical contraptions. I ’m a Forgemaster. ” Lith lied. Wanemyre had yet to teach him about those subjects, yet he was confident about succeeding thanks to true magic.

”And I can tell you how many people there are in the building and where they are positioned. ” Red said with a confident smile. ”I ’m a Warden and my family specializes in Life Detecting arrays. Speaking about my family, My name is not Red, I ’m… ”

”Happy to have you with us, kid. ” Captain Yerna used one hand to shook Red ’s right one and the other to shut his mouth.

”Today you are Red and you are going to be evaluated based on what you do, not on who your relatives are. Got it? ”

Red nodded with a slightly annoyed look. Only then Yerna took the hand off his mouth.

”Good. I ’m Captain Yerna, your commanding officer for today. He is Sergeant Khran, my second in command and he is White. ”

Lith and Red were still deciding what to think about each other when Khran handed them a black uniform and a communicator earpiece each.

”Welcome to the team, kids. There are no Griffons here, only members of this unit. Put on your uniform, so we can separate the good from the bad guys and you avoid getting shot in the back by friendly fire. You can change behind those crates. ”

”Thanks, but it ’s not necessary. ” Lith put the uniform inside the blue gemstone at his neck, allowing his clothes to shapeshift into a new form.

Red took step back from the surprise, while Khran took a wand out of his dimensional ring, pointing it against Lith ’s still morphing clothes. Its tip shined with a yellow light, allowing Lith to perceive the fire magic it contained.

’Must be the equivalent of Earth ’s service weapons. ’ Lith thought noticing a small red mana crystal set into the alchemical tool.

’Yup. ’ Solus confirmed. ’The crystals work as a cartridge. These guys must be good because a wand like that costs a pretty penny. ’