Chapter 2391
“By that point, the monster tides and the lost cities born on Jiera would become a problem of our fellow Awakened in Zima and they would fare against such threats no better than us.
“This way, instead, they can unleash their spells on a doomed land and even if the cursed artifacts’ destruction causes long-lasting damage, no one would notice the difference.
“Quite the contrary, it would help Zima’s Council to decimate the monsters and the resulting barren lands would bring no nourishment to those who escaped the conflagration. Where spells fail, hunger will deal the finishing blow.”
“This is a well-thought plan.” Fenagar the Leviathan nodded. “One I would approve of, were I in my fellow Guardians’ shoes.”
“Is this why you are here today, Breganoth? To save your own skin?” Aren threw a spiteful look at his forefather but focused on the Lich King.
“Correct.” The undead representative nodded. “The monsters have found my lab and those of several other Liches. Slaughtering them is not hard. I have prepared traps for centuries and their limited magical abilities and intellect make them easy prey.
“Yet their numbers would allow them to reach my home if they put their mind to it. I can’t leave for Zima and neither can the Liches I represent. We have already asked for asylum and we’ve been all turned down.
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