Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 697  Enemies meet

Outside the isolation barrier, Pauline was frowning, "Why is he being so secretive? If he tells us what's going on, maybe we can help him."

Beside her, Elder Bajj, still not fully healed, shook his head, "Young miss, everyone has their secrets; if others find out, it would cause them a lot of problems. We should not pry."

"Tsk, I know this." Pauline clicked her tongue and murmured, "I'm just worried about that cold woman."

Kriss was casually playing with his dagger on the side while Martha was sitting cross-legged in meditation. They could tell something was up with Emily, but what it was, they didn't know since she was covered in an isolation barrier when they saw Max carrying her like a statue.

Zoom!

Just then, the isolation barrier flickered and vanished, revealing Max's group of four to everyone. Immediately, Martha's eyes snapped open, and she looked at Emily. Beside her, Armand and others did the same, trying to see if they could find anything.

Kriss also glanced, but since he didn't possess divine sense, he knew he couldn't find anything, so he just shrugged and continued playing with his dagger.

Swoosh!

Pauline rushed over, looking Emily up and down. Seeing she was alright, she became relaxed and asked, "Tsk, girl. Why did you run away? Your man here got very worried when he didn't find you."

Emily looked at Max, a hint of a smile in her eyes as she muttered, "He did, huh?"

"WHAT?!" Pauline exclaimed aloud in shock, her gaze moving between the two of them. "What's going on?"

After their little episode when they first met, the reason she kept referring to Max to Emily as 'your man, or your lover' was because she liked teasing her, knowing they had nothing going on even though Emily had feelings for him. But what was she seeing now? Emily, who always got irritated even though she didn't show it, was smiling at her words and seemed happy?

"Don't tell me you fell into his trap too?" She asked when she saw Max looking at Emily with the same gaze he looked at Lily and Sera with.

Max's lips twitched at her words, 'She seriously thinks too little of me, doesn't she?' he thought.

Emily's face turned cold at her words, and she snapped, "Can't you shut up?" Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Pauline was unfazed as she gave her a look of pity and disappointment, sighing, "You lovestruck girl… sigh, there is no use saying anything now."

Looking at her, Max's eyes suddenly flashed with a teasing glint, and he appeared before her, gently cupping her face before looking into her eyes as though he was looking at his lover.

"Wa–What are you do-doing?" Pauline's eyes widened in shock as she violently jerked back. Unfortunately for her, Max moved with her, his hands still around her face.

Everyone looked at Max in surprise and confusion, especially Emily, Lily, and Sera, not understanding what he was doing.

The corners of his lips curled up in a grin as he asked in a husky voice that sent shivers down Pauline's spine, "Pauline, tell me…"

"W-What?" Pauline asked as she cast Emily, Lily, and Sera a pleading look, her face turning red.

Seeing how nervous she had become, he chuckled inwardly before saying, "Tell me why you think I'm a bad guy."

Pauline hurriedly shook her head, "N-No. Y-You are not a bad guy. I'm sorry."

"Are you sure?" Max asked, moving his face closer to her, which frightened her even more, and she hurriedly nodded. "Yes. You are a very nice guy. You care ab-about little Sera, Lily, and Emily. You are a person."

"You won't talk bad about me from now on, right?"

"N-No, I won't. I promise."

"Good girl." Max said and removed his hands.

Swoosh!

Pauline immediately jumped back and glared at him, her chest heaving as she took deep breaths to calm her nerves.

As Max sauntered back to his women's side, Sera complained, "My lord, did you have to do that? You almost gave the young miss a heart attack."

Max shrugged. "I had to. I didn't like her always saying you ladies' choice is bad." Glancing at Pauline, he chuckled, "Now she wouldn't dare say anything bad about me."

Suddenly, he noticed Emily and Lily looking at him in a daze.

"What is it?" He asked,

While Emily kept silent, Lily shook her head with a smile as she answered, "It was our first time seeing you act so mean and playful. It was refreshing."

Max chuckled and flicked their forehead. "Just you wait. I will let you experience many things you have not experienced until now. Just you wait." He said with a wink.

While Emily just nodded, Lily and Sera, who understood his implied meaning, blushed, but a sense of anticipation rose in their hearts.

"Alright everyone. Let's go to the war temple now."

…

The front of the temple was still crowded, but when people noticed Max and Kriss walking ahead of the large group with several Five Star mages, they hurriedly parted to the sides, whispering amongst themselves.

Seeing this, Kriss, feeling proud, chuckled, "Hehe, it seems everyone witnessed us kill that demon king."

Max nodded, agreeing. Most of these people were in the Three and Four Star realms as the King and Five Star mages had already gone in. So, seeing the 'King Slayer Duo'—the title the crowd had given them—walk along with King Azaroth's sister and several other high-stage Five Star mages, they didn't block their way.

However, he soon realized not everyone feared them, as before they could enter, a group of more than a hundred mages led by Seidel and Arisia family's King mages walked out. When they saw Max, their eyes narrowed, and the Seidel family's King mage, a middle-aged woman, coldly said, "Move out of the way."

Whoosh!

Saying this, she didn't give them time to react and released her aura at full strength.

Boom!

Immediately, Max, Kriss, Martha, and others who were walking at the front of the group were pushed back, blood flowing out of their mouths.