Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 786: Responsibilities

Max helped calm Noah and his wife down after that. He also checked Noahʼs condition.

He had thought he would heal him with his Nascent Energy, but after seeing the extent of the damage, he sucked in a cold breath, feeling helpless.

Ashton had been too cruel. Not only had he broken his mana core, he had somehow managed to injure his dantian and had shredded his mana veins into pieces, rendering recovery impossible.

With Mark and William dead, Noah crippled for life, and Ashton gone, he was the only man left in the house and felt responsible for the family more than ever.

ʼI need to adjust my plans.ʼ He thought, closing his eyes.

After he met Durden and found out he was living in a small place, the so-called forsaken land, and that there was a vast world out there, he had planned to find a way out of here if he could not find the Divine Energy required for the system to reactivate.

With Ashton looking after the family and Emily and Anna supporting him, he wouldnʼt have to worry about them once things calmed down, and he could leave for months or even years, but now, he couldnʼt afford to do so.

Sure, Emily could take care of the family, but he didnʼt feel right dropping the responsibilities onto her.

ʼIt would be better if I can find Divine Energy in the central plains…ʼ

…

After accompanying them for a few hours, he visited the local cemetery where Elena allowed his family to bury the remains of butler George, Amelia, William, Eva, and Markʼs wives. Mariaʼs parents were buried there. He paid them his respects and said goodbye. Markʼs grave he ignored because a vile person like him didnʼt deserve it.

After that, he went to meet the old Granny and Gene.

Knock! Knock!

He softly knocked on the door and waited. After a few seconds, the door opened and Gene appeared in front of him. She was dressed in a green floral dress that snugly hugged her petite frame. Her eyes were red, and long streaks of dried-up tears were visible on her cheeks.

When she saw Max, hope sparkled in her eyes. ”Did you bring the medicine?”

After asking her, she clenched her tiny fists nervously, hoping he would say yes.

Noticing this, he nodded, ”Yes. How is Granny?”

Gene let out a sigh of relief upon hearing him. She stepped aside to allow him entry into the room and said, ”She is unconscious. That guy was too strong. In just one exchange, he worsened all the old injuries Grandma was suppressing and then injured her further. If that Monarch mage hadnʼt intervened at that time…”

She didnʼt finish the sentence.

As they walked over to the bed and saw Granny wrapped in bandages, she said, ”One elven emperor tried to help her but could only stop the injuries from worsening for a short period of time. He said she would only live for three more days if they couldnʼt find suitable healing medicine for her.

Although he said he would try to find it, with how things are and how she is a human, I doubted he would succeed in his search.”

”I was losing my mind thinking I would lose the only family I have left…” A single tear slipped down her cheek as she said this. Then her eyes lit up as she looked at him and excitedly grabbed his hand. ”Fortunately, you came back in time. I just hope… the medicine you brought can heal her.”

Seeing her confidence shaking as the realization of the situation dawned on her, Max pulled her trembling body in his arms and gently stroked her back as he said, ”Calm down. There is no need to worry. Granny will be alright, I promise.”

”You sure?” Gene asked, slowly feeling her anxiety fade away.

”Yes, Iʼm sure.” Max nodded.

He knew since Granny was an Emperor, he would face the same situation as he did when he tried to heal the Golden Python, but as long as he could improve her condition just enough to make her conscious, he believed he would be able to help her heal.

Gene calmed down and pulled away from his embrace, her face slightly flushed.

Max checked his Nascent Energy reserve—there was barely enough left to help her regain consciousness.

After thinking for a moment, he sat down cross-legged on the ground, took out the Mana Crystal, and started absorbing the mana and converting it into bloodline energy.

After he used it all up on Golden Python, he didnʼt have time to sit down and recover.

Although he felt the amount of Nascent Energy he had left should be enough to help Granny regain consciousness, he wasnʼt sure because he hadnʼt tried healing any king mage, let alone an emperor mage like her, to calculate the exact amount he would be needing.

So, it was better if he recovered his bloodline energy before trying his luck. In case the Nascent Energy wasnʼt enough, he could use the bloodline energy to make up for it, hopefully.

Gene frowned, not understanding why he had started cultivating instead of giving Granny the medicine, but she didnʼt interrupt him and patiently waited.

For some reason, even though he had exhausted his bloodline energy, he hadnʼt felt the side effect—that hunger to have sex. Maybe that was why his bloodline didnʼt aid him in absorbing the mana.

After three hours, he put away the Mana Crystal and opened his eyes, letting out a tired sigh. If his bloodline was hungry, he would have completely recovered the bloodline energy, maybe in just two hours, but now, even after taking three, he only recovered sixty percent.

”This much should be enough.” He muttered and stood up.

He couldʼve recovered it completely because he had time, but when he hit the forty percent mark, though faint, he started feeling the urge to mate.

Also, just as he had guessed, the hunger increased his mana absorption and conversion speed by a slight margin.

When he recovered fifty percent, the hunger multiplied, but it was still manageable. However, when he recovered sixty percent, it became slightly difficult to suppress.

Since recovering more would have increased his hunger beyond the limit he could handle without experiencing any difficulty, and sixty percent bloodline energy was going to be enough, he stopped.

”Leave us alone. Iʼm going to start treating her.” He said to Gene, who was about to speak.

”You what?” Gene asked in confusion.

”Iʼm going to start treating her and canʼt afford any distractions. So, you have to vacate the room. Iʼll call you when Iʼm done.” Max repeated.

Gene couldnʼt believe what she heard for a moment. Then her eyes turned misty. ”You lied. You said you had medicine.”

Max sighed. Stepping closer to her, he grabbed her shoulders and looked her in the eyes as he spoke calmly but firmly.

”Although she isnʼt my blood grandmother, she is still family. I would not harm her. Believe me.”

Gene stared at him for a few seconds and then looked at the unconscious granny. Then, biting her lower lip, she said, ”I choose to believe you. Please help her get better.”

”I will do it. Donʼt worry.” He nodded and let her go.

Weng!

After she walked out and closed the door, he activated the roomʼs isolation formation before creating an isolation barrier covering the room with his mana and bloodline energy.