chapter 736 gone mad?
the arrows' 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 hadn't completely recovered yet, on executing this spell. despite that, however, he had a pleased expression on his face.
'it was way better than i thought it would.' 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, 'unfortunately, it can't harm demons as strong as them with defensive artifacts.'
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 wasn't 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 didn't 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 demons', especially the peak five star one's, eyes flickered with a hint of awe, and no malice could be seen within them.
[yes.]
max continued, [you are right about that. your bloodline's limit isn't 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. [it's 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 don't think finding out why my bloodline isn't 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, i'm not telling you this to fulfill it.] he said before adding, [i told you this because i can cure it; however, because it's my first time working on an injured bloodline, i'm 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 can't do?] he instinctively asked.
max liked the look in his eyes and smiled despite their grim situation. [yes, i can't 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 didn't have the upper hand even though there were six new emperorsâwho were assigned to the kingdom that the frostclaw tribe, ashen fiend tribe, and the abyssal howler tribe conqueredâon 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 didn't have the upper hand, their side wasn't 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.
'has he gone mad from the despair?' alton's eyes flickered in thought. he had a feeling this wasn't the case.