Chapter 234: Where Do We Go From Here?

Levi ’s skin was pasty and gleamed with sweat. “This is how he did it, isn’t it?”

Benjamin nodded. “Ten years ago, with those three towers. They were all built years before so that this could happen precisely when his invading forces were ready, so no one could strike back. Your father’s spell must be far more complex, to have frozen magic entirely, but on a basic level, this is probably similar to what occurred.”

“I want to see where they are—the towers.” Benjamin shook his head, but Levi said, “You’ve told me everything else already. Show me the damn map.”

With a wipe of his hand, a god destroying a world, Levi knocked down a crystal, releasing the power. The ice melted, the water rippling and sloshing against the bowl. Just like that. Benjamin blinked.

If they could knock out one tower … It was such a risk. They needed to be sure before acting. Benjamin pulled out the map Murtaugh had marked, the map he didn’t dare to leave anywhere. “Here, here, and here,” he said, pointing