Chapter 821

“Erlik’s first attempt failed because the undead energy he planted sped up the decay process of the treehouse and allowed us to find him, but there’s no telling how much knowledge he has acquired in the process.” Leannan said.

“If he succeeds, he will become more powerful than any Sovereign of Laruel has ever been. I can only access to the Sapling’s mana, whereas he would be able to access its mind as well.

“Millenia of experience, spells, secrets, and even the location of countless artifacts would all be within his grasp. Worst case scenario, Erlik will infect the Sapling with his disease and exploit its symbiotic abilities to take control of the Sapling’s body without it even noticing.

“This wouldn’t allow him to move the Sapling since such an act would surely awaken it with disastrous consequences, but all the mana that fuels the protective arrays surrounding the city, all the life force that so far has been used to create our housings, Erlik could employ them as he sees fit.” Leannan said.

’This is way worse than I thought. The Sapling might not be an Awakened, but it’s akin to a living academy and Leannan is its Headmaster. Yet if Leannan is right and he gets access to its mind as well, the countless magical legacies that the Sapling has accumulated so far would fall into Erlik’s hands.