Chapter 598 Crumbled

Chapter 598 Crumbled

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Oliver's anger soared when he saw Max disregard him, but instead of attacking, which he wanted to do, he sneered and watched him walk over to Lily and Emily instead.

He was well aware of their condition. How could he not when he was the one responsible for them, especially Emily's condition. 'I'll kill you, but first let's see you cry and beg.' He thought, a sadistic glint flashing in his eyes. Given Emily's condition, he knew she wouldn't last for long, and the only strong king rank mages like Azaroth or he could save her.

But the problem was, could Max ask someone like Azaroth to help him? From what he could see, the answer was no.

Then, the only one who could save Emily was him, and him alone, meaning Max had no choice but to ask for his help. Now, the question was... would he help him?

Yes, he would, but not unless Max begged for it on his knees. As for why he would save her, the answer was obvious. He... wanted Emily too.

What...!

Suddenly, his eyes widened and his sneer froze. "This... how is this possible...?" He muttered, not able to believe what he just witnessed. Max... the four-star ant... did he just really expel the rampaging mana from Emily's body?

After a moment, he took a deep breath while his gaze sharpened and the killing intent in his eyes deepened.

'I should stop treating him like an ordinary four-star mage.' He thought. How could he almost kill him with that sneak attack, and now expel his icy mana from Emily's body which should've taken a peak King rank mage to do it if he was just an ordinary four-star mage?

Whoosh!

His mana flared and he disappeared from the place, only to appear beside Max a split second later, his palm coated with Ice elemental mana, smashing toward Max's head.

However, to his shock and horror, not only did Max manage to react to his sudden attack, he also neutralized it with a seemingly simple punch.

While he was in his shocked state, Max kicked at his chest.

Oliver's pupils constricted, 'It's that energy.' He didn't see how Max expelled his frost mana from Emily's body, but he had seen the flickers of the same pinkish red energy on his fist when he neutralized his palm attack that was now shrouding his leg. Seeing this, he immediately connected the dots, and realized this energy was the reason why Max was stronger than he should be in his current realm.

This realization made him frown because he had never heard of an energy that could allow an Early-stage Four-Star mage to fight a peak Five-Star mage like him. Didn't this mean this energy was as good as, if not better, than his Ice Sovereign's technique?

A peculiar glint flashed in his eyes. However, before he could think anything anymore, the kick was upon him. He tried to retreat as fast as he could to dodge the kick, but... Bang!

However, he didn't get complacent, and became ever more serious instead. Although he had quite a bit of his bloodline energy, it wouldn't be enough if the fight dragged. That was why he ignored what Oliver was saying, and attacked.

Shu! Shu! Shu!

More than a dozen fire arrows split the air and rained down upon Oliver.

"This energy is quite strong, but not strong enough." Oliver scoffed as his strengthened aura field spread outwards causing the arrows to slow down, giving him enough time to counterattack.

Weng~!

A vast amount of Ice elemental mana burst out of him, condensing into over a dozen Ice Fists, which then flew out smashed into the incoming arrows.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

...

After the rampaging mana from her body was expelled, Emily recovered a little and regained consciousness. She immediately panicked, thinking Oliver had taken Lily away, but sighed in relief when she saw her standing near her. However, in the next moment, her heart skipped a beat and her eyes widened in horror because even though Lily was standing and her eyes were open, she had clearly lost consciousness. That wasn't all. Her previously smooth and supple skin was now shriveled, her shiny black hair had turned gray, and a thin layer of frost covered her. Right now, she looked like a dried up corpse encased in ice.

"Lily!" She jumped to her feet and gently tapped her shoulder and called out to her. Lily, however, didn't respond.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just when she was about to check what was wrong with her, she heard the explosions, and felt shock waves wash over to them. Reacting quickly, she created a Wind dome around them which protected them from the shockwaves before shattering.

She heaved a sigh of relief and turned her gaze over to see the people responsible for these shockwaves. Instinctively, she knew one party should be Oliver, but was curious about the other person.

When the rampaging fire and ice dispersed and dust settled, she was surprised to see Max standing in confrontation with Oliver. For a moment, she got worried thinking that he might have gotten injured, but upon a closer look, her surprise grew.

From the intensity of the shockwaves, which her Wind Dome barely managed to protect them from, she could tell the attacks responsible should have strength at peak Five-star if not at the King rank. However, even after facing such a powerful attack head on, Max was still fine. Not just fine, even his robes were undamaged.

Feeling her gaze, Max glanced over and sighed in relief when he saw Emily had regained consciousness, and seemed alright, but when he saw the state Lily was in, the emotionless expression he had crumbled, and a shocking amount of Fire elemental mana and his bloodline energy burst out of him.

"Fuck!" Oliver cursed under his breath, and also released a vast amount of Ice elemental mana to defend. However, his eyes widened in horror when...

BOOM!