Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 728  Notorious Leo Feng

”Huh? You can see my cultivation, sir?” Leo asked in surprise before touching the necklace he wore.

Max smiled. ”Your necklace works fine.”

Leo smiled wryly, ”As expected. Sir is no ordinary person.”

With his concealment necklace that he bought from the war temple, even King mages werenʼt able to tell what his exact cultivation was, but Max could.

Max smiled and introduced himself, ”My name is Max, and as you must have heard, some people call me Kingslayer, but I would like it if you called me Overlord instead of Sir.”

Leo nodded. Just like most of the people who were present that day when he and Kriss killed the demon king, he also knew he was one of the Kingslayers. He wanted to meet him earlier but couldnʼt.

”I will call you Overlord, then.” Leo nodded before saying, ”Sir Overlord, you donʼt seem much concerned. May I know why?”

”Well, getting worried or concerned over it wouldnʼt help me. It will hinder me, instead. Besides…” Max smiled at him and said what he was hoping to hear, ”Iʼm confident I will survive.”

Leoʼs gaze flickered, and after hesitating for a bit, he gritted his teeth, feeling embarrassed, and said, ”Sir Overlord, would you mind if I stayed nearby? I... I am afraid I wouldnʼt be lucky enough to survive without any help.”

Max wasnʼt surprised; instead, he looked at him curiously and asked, ”You donʼt know Iʼm the demonsʼ number one target?”

Leo understood what he was asking and nodded, ”I know, sir. And I also know everyone around you would be in danger, and this is why you are here alone. I will be in danger if I stay near you, especially if the demons saw you help me, but I believe I will still have higher chances of survival.”

”Oh?” Max raised his brows. He could tell Leo wasnʼt a coward or a pessimistic person, but he was very worried, or rather afraid, right now, even though he seemed calm outwardly.

”Someone is targeting you?” He asked,

Leo froze at the question. He then lowered his head and nodded, ”Yes, sir.”

Max could tell he was feeling ashamed for using him like that, but he didnʼt mind. Leo was his benefactor, as those mana crystals had really helped him.

So, he said, ”Alright. As long as you are ready to face the dangers, you are welcome to stay near me. If I can, I will help you.”

Saying this, he asked, ”By the way, who wants to kill you?”

Leoʼs face reddened slightly as he said, ”All four noble families. In fact, if they recognize me, the royal familyʼs people will want to kill me too.”

”...”

Max looked at him, stunned. He wanted to say the emperors wonʼt let them kill him, but remembered how chaotic the situation was going to be. They most probably wouldnʼt be able to stop them.

So, he instead asked, ”How did you offend all of them?”

”I, cough!, stole a few things from them.” Leo answered and then started telling him about himself.

As he heard him, Max didnʼt know whether to laugh or cry. When he told him the four noble families were targeting him, he had thought—due to his bias—the noble families must have wronged him somehow, and he might have retaliated, which created enmity. However, the truth was, it was all his fault. Leo Feng was famous, or more accurately, a notorious thief of the Green Leaf. He had stolen from all noble families and organizations; hell, he didnʼt even spare the royal family, and hence became their enemy.

However, to everyoneʼs frustration, no matter how hard they tried, they were never able to find him. In fact, apart from his aura and mana signatures, they knew nothing about him.

As for the aura and mana signatures, they were useless because he, apparently, was able to fake them thanks to his bloodline.

”Unfortunately, after I broke through to the Five Star realm, my bloodline ability seems to have become useless. I can no longer change my aura and mana signature.” Leo finished, a deep, worried frown on his face. For him, an orphan, his bloodline was his everything. It was all because of it that he managed to change his destiny and become a peak Four Star mage and now a Five Star mage.

ʼMaybe I shouldnʼt have broken through after all.ʼ He thought, sighing in his heart. When he was ready to break through, he had a premonition, but the lure of becoming a Five Star mage made him ignore it.

Max, unaware of his concern, looked at him with raised brows and asked, ”You said you could fake your aura and mana signatures. And since they donʼt know how you look and all else, how will they know itʼs you?”

Then he suddenly remembered something. In the movies he watched in his past life on earth, those thieves who thought themselves unrivaled in the field would leave a mark to become famous.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw Leo smile sheepishly and say, ”Well, Sir Overlord, I used my original aura and mana signatures when I did the robberies. So…”

Slap!

Max couldnʼt stop himself from slapping his head and saying, ”You deserve it. Who told you to be so foolish?”

”No one. I just found it thrilling and—” He started saying but shut his mouth when Max shot him a glare.

After a few moments when Max didnʼt say anything, he hesitantly asked, ”I can still stay nearby, right, sir Overlord?”

”Honestly, if you hadnʼt helped me, I wouldʼve given you to them myself.” Max said,

Leo sighed in relief before smiling, ”I knew you were a good man.”

Apart from his worries about his bloodline and possible death at the noble familiesʼ or demonsʼ hands, he was happy right now. All these years, he had been unable to share his feats with anyone. So, after telling Max about them, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction and happiness.

Max could feel he was feeling proud, and to be honest, it was indeed something to be proud of, as stealing from all powerful families and organizations without being caught was really a tall feat.

He sighed and felt a trace of envy, ʼHere I am, trying not to create any problems and wanting to live a peaceful life with my women while he goes around creating troubles without any worries.ʼ