Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 748  BOOOM

”Itʼs indeed quite powerful.” Max nodded in agreement.

Every time the leaves shot forward and attacked the demons, they would be as strong as the all-out attack of a high-stage Five Star mage. Coupled with their speed, which was almost too fast for even the peak Five Star demons to react properly, they were deadly weapons and would pierce through the skulls of the demons she targeted.

When one leaf wasnʼt enough to kill a demon in one strike, she would use two or three. She rarely had to use four leaves to attack a single demon.

However…

”Letʼs go.” He urged Leo to increase his speed. Although Martha was showing the strength nearing the absolute peak of the Five Star realm, it was clearly taking a lot out of her because her face was becoming increasingly pale, the veins in her neck and forehead had swelled and were throbbing as though they would burst at any moment, and her body was trembling. Her fists were clenched so tightly that her nails had pierced her palms, and blood was dripping down her hands.

He suspected if she continued at this rate, she wouldnʼt last even a minute more.

Swoosh!

Leo stopped caring about maintaining his bloodline ability entirely and flew forward at his fastest speed.

Rumble!

The moment he had spoken, he had started circulating his mana and bloodline energy and slowly pulled out some of the Death Energy. Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! By the time they were just two hundred meters away from the large group fighting, he had cast the [Death Rain] and conjured over a hundred one-foot-long fire arrows that burned the air.

Then, with a thought, all of them flew forward and rained down on the over eight hundred-strong demon group.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Pak! Pak! Pak! ”Ahhh!”

”Argh! He is back.”

Because he had conjured almost double the amount he could comfortably manage, they werenʼt too strong, even with the Death Energy in the mix. Still, as they rained down on the Three and Four Star demons, everyone struck met their end. Those who didnʼt instantly die from having their heads pierced died from being engulfed in the fire that erupted when the arrows touched their bodies. No matter how hard they tried, they werenʼt able to extinguish it.

The demons instantly noticed Max and panicked. However, because they were already engaged in the battle, none tried to flee.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

”Kill as many humans as you can. Weʼll buy you time.” Several high-stage and peak Five Star demons shouted at their fellow demons and flew up to block Max.

Max, who had already conjured another batch of fire arrows, sighed, knowing he had wasted his energies. Still, since he had conjured them, he shot them toward the strong lineup of Five Star demons.

Swoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As he had expected, the demons easily countered them mid-flight, causing them to explode without causing any damage.

Max sighed again and then suddenly activated the Phoenix Wings and shot forward, the Thunder Sword appearing in his hand.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The demons were ready and immediately attacked him with their demonic spells, trying to keep him away from them.

Shing! Shing! Shing!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Thunder Sword, coated with Death Energy, flashed around, destroying spell after spell.

Unfortunately, though, they were able to slow him down.

Sigh!

He sighed in disappointment. Then, his wings flapped, and he shot down toward the center of the ongoing battles.

”Stop him!”

The demons immediately reacted. They knew even though he was stronger than them, he still was a Four Star mage and therefore lacked something they had—the ability to fly. With his fiery wings, he could only stay afloat for so much time without sacrificing a significant portion of his battle power. So, they wanted to keep him in the air. That way, not only would he not be able to kill their companions, but they might also get the chance to kill, or at least severely injure, him.

However… they didnʼt have much hope because many had tried this tactic before them, but everyone had failed.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

They all unleashed their most powerful demonic spells at an angle that ensured, if he dodged, the attacks would rain down on the human mages below.

Max noticed all this with his bloodline sense, and his expression darkened, anger bubbling in his heart.

If these were unknown people, he would have dodged without a second thought, something he had done before and didnʼt feel any guilt for because they were fighting in a war. If they werenʼt careful or were weak enough to be killed in crossfire, it was their fault.

Though it sounded harsh and cold even, it was the truth. He could not and would not sacrifice himself to make sure no one got injured because of him. He had realized this fact.

However…

These people werenʼt unknown. He had fought alongside them, helped them expel the dreamwave, and they had also come to help him when he was cultivating earlier. This meant he couldnʼt let them die.

Gritting his teeth, he turned around, covered the sword blade with Death Energy, and met their attacks head-on.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Swoosh!

Thanks to the Death Energy, though it wasnʼt difficult for him to destroy them, the resulting shockwaves made him curse in anger.

If he had been on the ground, they wouldnʼt have been enough to push him even a step back, but because he was in the sky, they threw him completely off balance and caused him to freefall. He tried his best to flap his wings and stabilize but wasnʼt able to.

The demonsʼ eyes lit up. Though they had felt he would likely choose to face their attacks instead of dodging and rushing down since the humans below seemed to be his people, or at least had some connection with him as they had come to protect him, they werenʼt too sure because if they were in his place, and if the people below werenʼt extremely close to them, they would have dodged, no questions asked.

So, seeing him choosing to face them, they became excited and flashed beside him.

Shua! Shua! Shua!

By the time he managed to destroy the last of the attacks, several more attacks, equally as powerful as the ones he had just barely managed to defend against, were raining down upon him from all sides.

ʼFuck!ʼ

BOOOM!

…

After Max killed more than a hundred Three and Four Star demons with the first volley of [Death Rain] and more than a dozen high-stage and peak Five Star demons left the battles to stop him, the pressure the human side was under lessened significantly even with the demons now fighting more ferociously than before.

Martha also relaxed a little, but she had already pushed herself to her limits and was completely drained. But seeing Max facing so many strong demons alone, she forced herself to hold her ground and continue fighting.

However, just a few moments later, she noticed Armand, Elder Bajj, and others were looking up with pale faces even as they fought and looked up, only to see Max shooting down toward them with over a dozen of fearsome demonic spells chasing after him.

She was just about to order everyone to retreat when she saw Max forcibly turn around and destroy each spell.

While she heard many around her sigh in relief, her, Armandʼs, and othersʼ expressions fell because they could see Max wouldnʼt be able to defend himself now.

In the next moment, their fears came true as all the demons appeared around him and attacked before he was even able to catch his breath.

BOOOM!

Ahhhhh!

Several people, both humans and demons, right below the explosion were turned into minced meat before they could even react, and several more were seriously injured.

Marthaʼs and other Five Star mages and demonsʼ gazes, however, were focused on the dense cloud of mess of energy, the result of several powerful demonic spells exploding simultaneously.

Slowly, the energy started thinning out, and everyone held their breaths. Both sides were equally nervous, though for completely opposite reasons.

Human mages were worried because they feared Max might not be able to survive such a powerful explosion, while the demons were worried that he might.

Not only them; even the emperors high in the sky had diverted their attention from Azarothʼs battle to the mess of demonic energy, wanting to see what became of Max.

Moments passed, and the demonic energy became thinner.

Right before the last bits of energy from the center vanished…

Swoosh!

A figure shot out from it toward a peak Five Star demon, and before it could react…

BANG!!

Its head exploded into a mess of gore and blood.

The demonsʼ eyes widened while humans sighed in relief.

Max was alive.

However…

When they got a clear view of him, their expression fell while the demonsʼ eyes lit up with excitement.

Max was alive, true, but he was completely unrecognizable. His skin, or rather flesh because there was no skin left on his body, was blackened from the demonic energy. In some places, such as his head, face, arms, and shins, his white bones with a bit of pink shade could be seen clearly. He looked like a corpse that was about to fall apart.

ʼHow is he still alive?ʼ This thought appeared in everyoneʼs minds, but before they could think anything else or react, they saw the bits of charred flesh around his mouth move up as though in a grin before his mouth opened and he said while raising his bony right hand.

”Itʼs my turn, right? Letʼs see if you all can survive.”

At the same time, his voice sounded in Martha, Jonas, and other Five Star magesʼ heads, [Protect yourselves.]

Swoosh!

As soon as he spoke, his figure, that was previously freefalling, vanished from everyoneʼs sight.

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