Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 736  Gone Mad?

The arrowsʼ speed was very fast. In less than a second, they reached their targets.

Puchi! Puchi! Puchi! Bang!

The ashen demons rushing toward Leo were caught unawares, and the arrows easily drilled into their heads or the backs, puncturing their hearts. Then the Death Energy showed its intrinsic annihilation power and rapidly obliterated their brains and hearts.

While those who had their heads pierced died immediately, not feeling even a bit of pain, those who had their hearts destroyed suffered before finally succumbing.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

All of their bodies fell to the ground at the same time.

Hah!

Max took a deep breath, his face pale due to him using quite a bit of his mental energy, which he hadnʼt completely recovered yet, on executing this spell. Despite that, however, he had a pleased expression on his face.

ʼIt was way better than I thought it would.ʼ He thought. All of those who died just now were in the Five Star realm, with several of them being in the mid-stage and high-stage Five Star realm.

He then sighed in regret, looking in the direction where the two peak Five Star demons had fled, ʼUnfortunately, it canʼt harm demons as strong as them with defensive artifacts.ʼ

If anyone heard his thoughts, they would want to strangle him. Just a bit of the Death Energy had turned a grade two spell into a top-tier grade five spell, but he still wasnʼt satisfied with it.

Swoosh!

Not wasting any time, he turned on his heels, his wings flapped, and he rushed toward Leo.

The early-stage Five Star howler demon, who was stunned like everyone who saw him kill so many Five Star demons simultaneously, immediately rushed away from Leo.

He was bloodthirsty like most of the people of his tribe, but it didnʼt mean he wanted to die uselessly.

Leo snapped back to his senses and wanted to stop him, but before he could, Max arrived beside him, grabbed him, and rushed into the crowd.

…

The Frostclaw demons and the remaining Abyssal Howlers watched him vanish from their sight with dazed looks in their eyes.

While the Abyssal Howlers were astounded by his display and angry at him for killing two of their peak Five Star companions, the Frostclaw demonsʼ, especially the peak Five Star oneʼs, eyes flickered with a hint of awe, and no malice could be seen within them.

The reason they hadnʼt attacked him was because of Ashroth, who had a meeting with their demon emperors. They didnʼt know what they talked about, but their emperors had ordered them not to attack Max and, if possible, help him if they could when he was in a disadvantageous situation. Of course, they had to do it covertly.

They had followed the orders and didnʼt attack him, and when the Ashen demons had started playing the cat and mouse game with them, they had told Max that the demon kings of the Ashen and Howler demons were coming and he needed to escape quickly.

This was why Max had stopped trying to conserve his energies and decided to go all out, and after killing everyone he could, he escaped.

However…

ʼYou should have left sooner.ʼ The peak Five Star demons thought, looking in the sky where two figures were rapidly flying in the direction Max went.

…

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Maxʼs expression was grim. Although the two demon kings were still far away and hadnʼt locked on to him yet, he knew it was only a matter of time before they found him.

After his recent power-up, he was a little more confident in facing an early-stage demon king like the one he had killed with Krissʼ help, but those two chasing after him, although he couldnʼt scan them since they were way out of the reach of his bloodline sense, he guessed were stronger than her, and not by a little.

He continued fleeing while dodging the demons on the way. Fortunately, the battlefield was vast, and even though the Five Star demons were here in significant numbers, they werenʼt everywhere. As for the demon kings, they were fighting, or rather, toying with the human kings in the sky. They most likely wanted to kill all of them before starting a massacre on the battlefield below.

Leo felt a little dizzy as he wasnʼt used to travelling at such high speeds. However, he quickly got used to it and asked via his divine sense, [Why are we fleeing, Sir Overlord?]

When Max told him to call him Overlord, he felt a little awkward because overlord word wasnʼt taken lightly, as it represented absolute domination and unmatched power. He knew Max was strong, way stronger than his peers, but he could still not take up the title Overlord.

However, after seeing him kill multiple Five Star mages with a single magic spell, he was floored; the respect and admiration he had in his heart spiked, and now he no longer felt awkward calling him overlord.

Max told him about the demon kings chasing after them, upon hearing which he went silent before saying, [Sir Overlord, you should drop me somewhere on the way. Even though I canʼt use my bloodline ability, Iʼm confident I can hide from them.”

Max raised his brows. He could tell he didnʼt believe what he said.

Max frowned. He knew, with his mask, if he didnʼt have to carry Leo, he could most likely escape from the demon kings. However, he couldnʼt sacrifice him to save his skin. He wasnʼt selfish and coldhearted like that. So, he wasnʼt even considering his words. Instead, he was thinking about something else.

[You said your bloodline worked fine until you broke through to the Five Star realm, right?] He asked, to which Leo nodded, even though he didnʼt know why he was suddenly asking him this.

[Alright. Donʼt resist. Let me check your bloodline for a moment.] Max said, and before Leo could respond, he forced his bloodline sense into his body.

Leo was stunned and instinctively wanted to resist but suppressed the urge, choosing to believe him. Besides, it wasnʼt like he had some secret he couldnʼt let him find out about.

After a few moments, Max withdrew his bloodline sense and said, [Iʼm sure you know, or at least can feel, that the Four Star realm isnʼt your bloodlineʼs limit, right?]

[Yes.]

Max continued, [You are right about that. Your bloodlineʼs limit isnʼt the Four Star realm but the King realm. However, not only is your bloodline very thin, but it also seems to have an injury that has reduced its grade further.]

[Bloodline can get injured too?] Leo asked, stunned. This was his first time hearing something like this.

Max shrugged. [Itʼs not exactly an injury, but it looks similar, so I called it that. It might be some form of mutation or deviation.]

Leo nodded. [I understand. But… Why are you telling me this, Overlord? You donʼt think finding out why my bloodline isnʼt working is my last wish, right?]

”...”

Max was speechless. This guy, was he the same one who was trembling in fear when he asked for his help a while ago?

[Even if it is, Iʼm not telling you this to fulfill it.] He said before adding, [I told you this because I can cure it; however, because itʼs my first time working on an injured bloodline, Iʼm not sure what will happen. It can recover and be as it was supposed to, or it can mutate into something undesirable and completely useless.]

Leo looked at him as if he was some monster… or god?

[Is there anything you canʼt do?] He instinctively asked.

Max liked the look in his eyes and smiled despite their grim situation. [Yes, I canʼt kill the demon kings or anyone stronger.]

”...”

This time Leo was speechless, and then both burst out in laughter.

…

High in the sky, both the demon and human emperors were watching the battles below in an isolation barrier.

Unlike last time, however, the human emperors didnʼt have the upper hand even though there were six new emperors—who were assigned to the kingdom that the Frostclaw tribe, Ashen Fiend tribe, and the Abyssal Howler tribe conquered—on their side because the number of demon emperors was higher after the emperors of these three tribes joined them.

However, even though the human side didnʼt have the upper hand, their side wasnʼt weaker in overall power, which was the reason the demons were calmly watching the ongoing battles, or, more accurately, massacres.

After Max started fighting, they were paying him attention and watched him kill the peak Five Star howler demons and Ashen fiends. Now they were watching him escape, waiting for the demon kings to catch up and kill him.

So, when he and Leo suddenly started laughing, they narrowed their eyes in confusion, not understanding what was going on. The same was true for Lady Verana, Alton, Wyomin, and others.

ʼHas he gone mad from the despair?ʼ Altonʼs eyes flickered in thought. He had a feeling this wasnʼt the case.