Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 772: A Way Out

ʼThat premonition? Why did I have that?ʼ

His brows furrowed tightly; he couldnʼt help but become anxious.

After seeing the golden python, he had thought it was related to it, but after a short while, he realized that wasnʼt the case.

ʼDonʼt tell me someone close to me is in danger?ʼ The thought came to his mind. He very much wanted it to be false but knew that other than this, almost nothing should be able to give him this kind of premonition.

ʼClaire is in danger?ʼ

Lily, Sera, and Emily couldnʼt be in any danger since they were under Wyomin and Lilyʼs master—Roseʼs—protection in the safe War Temple.

As for his family, they should be safe in the Ninam city too because Elven reinforcements from the central plains, which had come with human reinforcements, had already gone to Elven cities and also because the demons, for some reason, werenʼt focused too much on conquering the Elven cities.

This only left Claire… and maybe little Ruo. Although he didnʼt feel he was too close to them yet, if they were in danger, the chances were high he would have a premonition.

But…

ʼWhy do I feel itʼs not for them?ʼ

No matter how much and how hard he thought about it, he couldnʼt figure out a logical reason behind the premonition, and this made him more anxious.

A short while later, he reached the depths of the mountain range and found a secluded area.

ʼNo use in thinking about it too much.ʼ

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anxiousness. When he had exchanged his war merits in the War Temple before entering the training room, he had already decided to leave the battlefield for the time being and return. Now that he had this premonition, he would have to just hurry back and ensure everything was alright.

Swoosh!

A moment later, Kriss arrived.

Max put the Python down and took out a bed.

”Lay her down. Iʼll try to help her.”

Krissʼs eyes lit up when he heard this. Though he wanted to ask if he had any confidence in helping her, seeing his expression, he swallowed his query, and after putting Pauline on the bed, he started putting down some formations.

…

A few minutes ago…

The Desert on the southwestern border of the Green Leaf Kingdom—the Desert of Oblivion—was almost a forbidden area and rarely had any people going near it.

Only when the kingdomʼs sects gave missions to hunt the native monsters found on the desertʼs periphery would disciples go near it.

Now that the demon invasion was ongoing and with the demons ignoring the area, no one should be here, but over the past few days, several figures could be seen entering the desert.

At this moment, at the center of the desert was a mountain range, and in its depths, in front of the Ancient Temple, several people were gathered and were silently floating in the air. Though everyone looked calm, there was some tension in the air.

Sitting in front of the templeʼs door, the middle-aged man in khaki robes and with unkempt hair opened his eyes and swept his gaze across them.

Everyone, feeling his gaze, instantly opened their eyes and respectfully waited for him to speak.

When the old, white-haired witch saw their respectful expressions, her mood soured, and she clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction, causing everyone to stiffen, fear flashing in their eyes.

”Haha, no need to be so tense, everyone.” The middle-aged manʼs gentle voice helped them relax: ”Even if everyone competent in this land comes at us together, with the senior here, no harm shall come to us. So, relax.”

”Hmph! Do you mean they can harm us if the senior doesnʼt intervene?” The old witch harrumphed. Then her murky eyes shone with a chilling light: ”Let them come. I shall show them that no matter how strong they think themselves to be, in front of me, they are nothing but ants.”

”Is that so…?”

Right then, a voice rumbled in the sky above them before several figures appeared, radiating very strong auras.

”Then shall we see if we are really ants?” Two figures descended, looking calm and entirely unbothered by the fact that they were being surrounded by numerous enemies.

One of them was a human, a scholarly-looking, golden-haired man who seemed to be in his late twenties, while the other one was a demon. Other than his blood-red, demonic eyes, he looked entirely human.

The old witch narrowed her eyes when she saw them, a look of disgust appearing on her wrinkled face, while the khaki-robed man just sighed, appearing disappointed.

”You have really colluded with these abominations, child?” He asked the golden-haired man.

Rumble!

Right as his words fell, the red-eyed demon released his aura, causing the earth and sky to tremble.

”I would advise you to speak respectfully.” The demon said, his voice biting cold. Then his gaze flicked to the temple. ”Otherwise, even the senior inside might not have a chance to save you.”

”Oh?! Why donʼt we put it to the test then?” The khaki-robed man said, slowly standing up.

The demon and human duoʼs pupils constricted as he rose to his feet, his aura, seemingly gentle, pressing down upon them with great force, giving them a suffocating feeling.

ʼSo this is the difference?ʼ The golden-haired man thought, his expression turning cold.

Both he and the blood demon beside him were peak Monarch realm experts, just like the khaki-robed man.

Not only that, he, being the leader of the strongest family behind the human alliance, was among the top three strongest human Monarch realm experts, ranked number two.

As for the blood demon, he was easily as strong and maybe slightly stronger than himself, but both of their auras combined werenʼt a match for this khaki-robed manʼs aura. This clearly showed the difference between them.

While it was possible for someone to possess a stronger aura while being weaker overall in comparison to their opponent—usually those who cultivated their auras but were not too accomplished were great examples of this—they wouldnʼt give much of a sense of threat.

As for this khaki-robed man, the sense of threat they were feeling from him was almost palpable, meaning he was really stronger than them and not by a small margin.

Ignoring him, the blood demon glanced at the golden-haired man, his lips curving up in a grin. ”Now you know youʼre not wrong in allying with us to try to break out of this cage, donʼt you?”

The golden-haired man nodded, his expression turning more calm, cold, and determined as he spoke to the khaki-robed man, ”If you agree to give us, the people of this so-called forsaken land, a way out of here to the wider world, this can be settled peacefully; otherwise…”

He swept a glance at people surrounding them, ”...There will be carnage.”

”Tsk! You still think they would simply give us a way out? How foolish!” The blood demon sneered.

Boom!

The instant his words fell, there was a fluctuation in his aura, and it became several times stronger in an instant.

While it happened, he appeared in front of the khaki-robed man even though it didnʼt seem he had moved at all. His hand, which had already turned into a claw with his red nails growing out over two inches, swept toward his neck, aiming to decapitate him.

For a moment, it seemed the khaki-robed man was done for, but then…

Sigh!

A sigh rang out, and the blood demon was blasted back.

BOOM!!