Supreme Warlock System : From Zero to Ultimate With My Wives-Chapter 334: What is Their Endgame?

Warlock Ch 334. What is Their Endgame?

Aria nodded. "Yes."

Evelyn leaned forward. "And the fae royal bloodline has something in it that makes Selena's mana core special. So special that people are willing to kill her just to harvest it."

"Correct."

Victoria raised an eyebrow. "And the so-called good faction is actually the evil faction."

Cassius smirked. "Obviously."

Damian rubbed his face. "Right. So basically, we've got a powerful, politically connected group, backed by an unknown number of senators, hunting down people with unique mana cores. And we still don't know how many of them are involved, who exactly is pulling the strings, or what their endgame is."

Aria's lips pressed together. "We're working on it."

Damian snorted. "Oh, great. Love that."

Victoria tilted her head, her fangs glinting slightly as she smiled. "So, what's the plan? Wait around and hope they hand themselves in?"

Aria's gaze sharpened. "We need proof."

Evelyn huffed. "And how long will that take?"

Aria didn't answer immediately.

Damian exhaled. "See? That's the problem. We don't have time."

Cassius grinned, resting a hand on his hip. "Then, maybe we should force the issue."

Aria frowned. "Meaning?"

Cassius' smirk widened. "Meaning… instead of waiting for them to make a move…" He leaned forward slightly, golden eyes gleaming. "We make one first."

Evelyn smirked. "Now that's an idea I like."

Aria narrowed her eyes. "You're suggesting we provoke them?"

Cassius chuckled. "Why not? If they're going to come after us anyway, might as well make them show their hand."

Damian rubbed his chin. "You do realize that means putting a target on me, right?"

Cassius grinned. "Oh, I do."

"Great." Damian sighed dramatically. "But yeah, honestly? I'm bored of sitting around."

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Cassius exhaled. "So, Aria." His gaze locked onto hers. "Before we take care of this in our own way, you said you're trying to fix this." He leaned forward. "How?"

Aria hesitated for a fraction of a second. Which meant she wasn't sure yet.

Damian smirked. "Exactly."

Cassius chuckled. "So, let's stop waiting. And start acting."

Aria exhaled. "You have to be patient."

Damian grinned. "Nah."

Aria's eyes narrowed, frustration flickering beneath her usual composed exterior. "You don't know what's going on, Damian."

Damian huffed, leaning back into his chair. "Oh, please enlighten me."

Aria didn't take the bait. She exhaled slowly, her voice measured but firm. "You don't understand how they operate. They're not just investigating you." She paused, letting the words sink in. "They've already investigated you."

Damian's smirk faltered slightly.

Aria continued. "They've targeted you not just because you're a witness—" Her eyes locked onto his. "But because of your power."

Victoria raised a brow, swirling her drink idly. "Oh? Because of that little incident with Varak's base?"

Aria shook her head. "No." Her fingers twitched slightly. "It's worse than that."

Evelyn, who had been tracing the rune on her palm absentmindedly, finally glanced up. "How worse?"

Aria hesitated. "Some have figured out that Damian is from Nullis."

Damian's smirk completely disappeared.

Cassius, who had been watching with an amused expression, finally looked interested. "Oh?" His eyes flickered with something sharp. "That's an interesting detail."

Damian exhaled slowly. "Okay. Let's pause for a second." He ran a hand through his hair. "Yeah, I came from Nullis. But so what? I'm a warlock, not a mage. I experimented with my own power before I even met Cassius. That's not some crazy conspiracy."

Aria's lips pressed together. "I know that's just an excuse."

Damian's jaw clenched. 'Damn. She is still sharp as always.'

Aria exhaled. "It's not just your growth that concerns them. It's the rate of your growth. You entered the magic world recently, and yet… You are keeping up with people who've been here for years. More than keeping up. You are surpassing them."

Damian rolled his shoulders. "What can I say? I'm talented."

Aria shot him a look. "Or you have something different than the rest of us."

The air shifted.

Victoria's smirk faded slightly.

Evelyn stopped tapping her fingers.

Cassius tilted his head.

Damian's fingers curled against his knee.

Aria's voice was calm, but the weight of her words was anything but. "That's why you're a target."

Damian exhaled sharply. "So, what? They're scared of me now?"

Aria didn't blink. "Wouldn't you be?"

Damian scoffed, dragging a hand down his face.

"But I'm a Rank S now," he muttered. "At least they have to think twice before killing me."

He wasn't entirely sure about that. Not anymore.

Back then—when he was still Kaelan—people hesitated. Killing a high-rank magic user came with consequences. Killing a warlock was even riskier. People were careful. Even his enemies.

But now?

Now, he wasn't sure if that still applied. If these people had been in power for too long, if they had already decided that rules didn't apply to them. This time, it might be different.

Aria's gaze didn't waver. "And Selena is a princess."

Damian frowned.

Aria continued, her voice even, but edged with something cold. "Yet, they still decided to assassinate her. Openly."

Victoria tilted her head, amusement flickering in her crimson eyes. "And they failed."

Evelyn's fingers twitched against the rune on her palm. "But they didn't care if they failed."

Cassius hummed. "Which means they'll try again."

Damian exhaled sharply. This wasn't about caution. They didn't hesitate or care that Selena was royalty. They didn't care that this could trigger a war between races. They didn't care about the consequences. And that meant… They weren't planning to stop.

Damian huffed, resisting the urge to throw a damn complain. He hated this.

"Right," he muttered, rubbing his temples. "Right."

His mind was racing, piecing together the implications.

If they were bold enough to try and kill Selena, even with the risk of starting an all-out war between the factions. Then they weren't afraid.

Either they had enough power to suppress any retaliation— Or they thought they did.

He exhaled slowly, locking eyes with Aria. "This just gives us more reasons to make our move first."

Cassius grinned, his smirk widening. "Now that's what I like to hear."

Victoria chuckled. "Finally growing a spine, are we?"

Damian shot her a glare. "I had a spine. I was just—"

"Delaying the inevitable," Evelyn finished for him, unimpressed.

Damian groaned. "Yeah."