CHAPTER 188: | HOLY WAR | 3
"His talent, it is indeed monstrous, too monstrous for me even to handle."
Alister who had just woken up a few minutes earlier said in a dreamy state. To think that a mere mortal, no a mere mortal would not do justice to Lumicor's genius mind right now, because Lumicor's genius mind was something far beyond what any mere mortal could ever hope to achieve in this world.
Even he himself would not be able to believe it if someone said something as absurd as this, even if that entity was Samantha herself Alister would still not believe her, because the chances that something like this was happening in a mortal world where knowledge of reconstructing your core mana circuits was close to zero, nevertheless it is never zero, and yet here it was unfolding in ways that defied all expectations.
For knowledge that rivals the complexity such as creating a sentient alchemical golem that could move without its designed program were incredibly rare, that even in a venerable world where only higher beings are only allowed to inhabit would still crave of such guarded knowledge, that even renowned organizations, empires or coalition of sects would not openly share them to their members.
Since sentient alchemical golems are the best when it comes to their combat power, since these creatures are unable to feel pain and so long as any form of energies is powered to them would these entities move, and so long as materials are given to them would they be able to regenerate their battered forms in an instant like a life threatening injuries that they have incurred did not even happen, as if the wounds themselves had vanished into thin air without leaving any trace behind.
The act of Lumicor right now was simply mind numbing, it was to the point that it could be said that he was cheating, since how could he recreate his core mana circuits when he Alister made sure to incinerate it without leaving a trace, and yet there it was happening as if the incineration had never occurred at all. The absurdity of this situation was simply enough for Alister to hold Lumicor in a different light, a light that shimmered with both awe and suspicion in equal measure.
Because how could he not hold him in a different light when he was utterly in disbelief right now, when he was unable to process what he was seeing right at this moment, because how could the prideful Lumicor who had a god complex, no more like he did not just have a god complex but acted as a god of some unknown lake that he kept blabbering in their battle would have the audacity to sacrifice nearly half of his lifespan, no to forfeit his lifespan along with all of his accomplishments in his attunement to the mana that had reached an unfathomable level into nothingness, just so he could recreate a lesser version of his mana circuits at this moment when his pride was challenged, just so that he could momentarily use his mana for more than a few hours, so that he could battle at some nameless emperor of some barren wasteland, a wasteland that stretched endlessly under a harsh unyielding sun.
"This is unexpected, I did not expect that Lumicor was dumber than I had expected, I did not think that he would incur such a loss just for his petty pride, no, maybe he was doing this on purpose."
Alister pondered deeply as he stared at the roundtable as he continued.
"Yes maybe his doing this so that I would lower my guard on him. This is definitely the right opportunity to manipulate my opinion to him and he took advantage of it to lower my expectations at him, but I am not so dumb as to fall for such a classic trick," and in that moment Alister felt a surge of clarity amid the confusion.
He could not help but chuckle at such a devious scheme to fool his enemies even if it meant that he would bore some losses in the end, but such losses could either be recovered in evolution or meditation for a few months, so these losses was not so great if you think pragmatically like this, so perhaps based on Lumicor intelligent that Alister observed for years perhaps he was right, or maybe he was overthinking this since how could he not overthink this when the ever intelligent Lumicor would suffer such losses intentionally, losses that echoed with the weight of calculated risks in the air around him.
Hmm now was not the time to ponder of this insignificant scheme against him, because how could he think of some insignificant things when he was at the presence of his lovely woman? Asleep in his embrace like a cute kitten nudging in his chest from time to time, her soft breaths rising and falling in a rhythm that soothed his very soul? Even right now when he was in a deep session of pondering Alister could not help but steal a few glances from there to there at the sleeping Samantha who was cutely curled in his embrace, her hair spilling like silken threads over his arm, warm and inviting to the touch.
Even though he was intrigued at Lumicor's hidden intentions or his battle against emperor Lohara that was drawn in a standstill since both of them is evenly matched, although he was interested on how Lumicor could break this stalement with his genius but to compare such a bland battle to the sleeping Samantha which was a delicacy to Alister eyes was a fool dreams, since how could he not pay attention to the sleeping Samantha when she was far too cute? Far too adorable? Like a furry cat nudging his hands for attention from time to time, her small movements sending gentle vibrations through his chest that reminded him of peaceful moments long forgotten?
He too was a man even though he could not understand what he was feeling at this moment since Alister did not know what emotions he was feeling right now would choose to focus his attentions at the sleeping Samantha rather than a bland battle with no deciding victor, since how could he resist the temptations of such an adorable little kitty, ahem adorable Samantha sleeping in his embrace, her skin soft and warm against his own, carrying the faint scent of wildflowers that lingered in the quiet room? Alister could not help himself, no he was unable to stop his lips in kissing the adorable sleeping Samantha in the forehead, but he was a man of responsibility of restraint so how could he fall here right, yet the pull was undeniable in its gentle insistence.
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No even when he was such a man Alister was still a man at the end of the day, so before he could even realize what he was doing right now Alister lips was already pressed in Samantha forehead in a deep kiss, as he himself was in a trance tragically he was unable to process the overwhelming emotion that welled up in his chest in an uncomfortable manner, emotions that swirled like a storm within him, pressing against his ribs with a warmth that both comforted and unsettled, and only when the sound of an explosion reverberated all across the castle did he wake up from his stupor as he flicked his hand casually, the boom echoing through the stone walls like thunder rolling over distant hills.
The earth, no the dust all around the castle, no in the atmosphere heeded his will like they were his old trusty butlers, as all of them coagulated into hundreds of spheres that then transformed into earthen sacred hounds that then ran across the vast hallways of the castle in search of the intruders that displeased their master, so that they could rip apart the brazen bastard that dared to intrude their master personal time with their mistress, since when did such pitiful mortals had the rights to disturb their master that was higher than the heavens itself, the hounds bounding with a low rumble that vibrated the floors, their forms solid and unyielding like ancient guardians awakened from slumber?
Unbeknownst to the caster of the explosion hundreds of wolves that were incomparably powerful than himself was coming at him with the intent to rip him so grotesquely that even his mom in the afterlife would not be able to tell which child he was and who did he even offend to end up like this, their jaws snapping with a ferocity that promised no mercy in the dimly lit corridors filled with the acrid smell of smoke from the blast? Well from what Alister could tell this mage was a renowned magician of the empire, as for how significant the mage was Alister could not tell since the man himself was far too weak to be called a worthy treat for him who had grown tremendously in the past few years, so someone like this would perhaps be powerful if he was merely a lizardman just like when he entered the dungeon but now? The mage was merely an ant to him, an ant scurrying in the shadows of giants.
But upon taking a closer inspections to the mage Alister could conclude that he was not just some ant since he could recall that these man was quite powerful in Shuxie reports a few months ago, but oh well he could not quite recall this particular figure so whatever he is just some renowned mage from god knows where he came from, but contrary to Alister dissapointment the mage was quite powerful in these lands since the mage had the capabilities to singlehandedly fight thirty royal guards which were all creature of the night who is physical capabilities is far beyond what a human could ever achieve in their lifetime without breaking a sweat, their claws and fangs gleaming under the faint torchlight that flickered in the halls.
Even though he did it in daytime where these creatures of the night was weakened due to the oppression of the sun their physical capabilities were still top notch compared to the mage of even knight of templars their sides, so even in this moment the mage, no more like Lupin Del Taro was still a powerful ranker of the Lahaina empire, a ranker whose presence commanded respect in the sun-baked lands where power was measured in feats that echoed through taverns and courts alike.
Lupin the mage himself was an overconfident lad that in the moment he killed those heretics earlier he did not even exerted much moreso did he ever felt exhaustion, no he even wished that there was someone worthy inside of the castle except these bitches messiah which was a drop dead gorgeous woman from what he saw on portraits hanged in the castle maybe, maybe he could taste the messiah bitch of these heretics right? No one will know right? No one will condemn him since none of them saw him fucking some heretic right, his mind racing with dark fantasies that twisted in the recesses of his thoughts like shadows lengthening at dusk?
Lupin moral was in all time high since how could it not be high when he was thinking of ways of violating the messiah of this cultist? Should not that bitch feel some honor beneath his feet for giving her the chance to be violated by him who was the ranked second in the Lahaina's empire superhuman list? He was someone awesome, far too awesome from a heretic dirty pussy? Lupin could not help but think of such excuses as he chuckled then snickered as he walked from hallways to hallways singing a song as he killed the heretics blocking his way in a single tap of his wand as explosions exploded from there to there as he reenacted scenery of him violating the holy woman the messiah of this place into submission before killing her in the most unimaginable ways possible, he was Lupin the flamboyant mage who came from a renowned kingdom he was someone who had a fiery personality like what his blood red mane like fur of a hair looked like did so his ruby like eyes that could shoot through laser if he so wished for it to happen, eyes that burned with an intensity matching the flames he conjured so effortlessly.
His expectations to this place was all time low since how could he someone just a little bit weaker than the emperor die here? He was a promising bachelor, a handsome man rising in status so how could he die here? That was his final thoughts, moments before the wolves arrived that even when he blew up nearly half of the castle all of the stone wolves remained standing as they have pounced at him in the tens, no in the hundreds as they have tore his flesh apart gouged his eyes chewed his balls his dick into pieces letting him feel the pain of the process until his bones only remained in the bloodied ground as the wolves turned into a puddle of dirt as Alister dismissed their service as he muttered murderously. "Fools..."
