Chapter 154: The Third Outpost
Nero moved swiftly through the twisted ruins, his Imperiused Talon trailing behind him like a living shadow.
The second outpost fell even more easily than the first. By now, the pattern felt almost routine.
Slip in, quietly corrupt the anchor, invert the amplifiers, siphon off the conduits, then stage the aftermath to look like another monster attack.
The fight had been almost too easy.
The guards at the second outpost were fewer in number and sloppier in discipline.
He had dispatched them quickly, his Imperiused Talon executing them with a flick of his wand.
None had provided new information.
It had been a clean, but ultimately uneventful operation.
But this time... the air felt different.
The third outpost loomed in the distance, a crumbled tower veiled in shadows, twisted vines crawling up its ancient stone walls.
The runic barriers flickered, the faint glow more vibrant than the others.