Hearing this, Max was stunned for a moment before he smiled wryly and asked, “Alright. You win. Tell me, what exactly do you want?”
Anna’s smile widened when she heard this. Looking into his eyes, she brought her lips closer to his temptingly and said, “I want you… to take me with you when you go out to fight the demons next time.”
Finished saying this, she placed her lips on his.
Max didn’t reject and let her kiss him. After she moved her face away a while later, he smiled at her, making her smile too.
“You agree, right?” She asked expectantly.
Max shook his head and chuckled. “No. I don’t.”
His refusal made Anna’s smile stiffen on her face. She then became angry, “You… why not? As you can see, I’m strong enough to take care of myself.”
“I admit you are strong and you can easily fight and kill ordinary two-star demons. But there is no two-star demon among the demon army. The weakest is an early-stage three-star and…”
Max looked into her eyes and continued with a serious note in his voice, “…you are not strong enough to face them yet. I’ll let you accompany me when you break through to the three-star realm. Until then, stay in the city and continue your training.”
Ignoring her aggrieved look, he walked toward the door. “Now, excuse me for a while. I have to attend an important meeting.”
Whoosh!
Amara rushed to follow him and asked, “May I join you, master?”
“No. You stay here and help Anna train. I’ll be back in a while,” Max said. Amara was a little disappointed but nodded, “Yes, master.”
Just as he was about to step out, Anna called out, her tone firm.
“Not three-star realm, you’ll let me accompany you as soon as I breakthrough to peak two-star.”
Max raised his brows and responded without looking back, “If you can convince me of your strength, sure.”
Saying this, he opened the door and walked out.
Anna clenched her fist and muttered with determination, “I’ll definitely convince you.”
Then she glanced at Amara. “Let’s start. Don’t hold back.”
“Oh, you don’t worry. I won’t.” Amara chuckled somewhat sadistically, making Anna flinch and the thought that she probably shouldn’t have said that appeared in her mind.
…
When Max arrived in the main hall, Garima, old granny, Gene, Aria, Elena, Ryan, old man Raku, Emily, Esther, Mina and, surprisingly, the beautiful auction hostess, Siana, were already there.
Max greeted everyone. Others returned the greeting while Siana smiled. “I never thought we would meet again.”
“But I knew we would definitely, albeit not in such circumstances.” Max smiled. He then took a seat beside Emily and glanced at Garima.
“So, what’s the matter? Why are we gathered here so suddenly?”
Ryan glared at him and snorted. “You brought trouble, you brat.”
“I don’t understand. Care to explain properly so I can?” Max asked, frowning. He couldn’t understand how he must have brought trouble, which prompted everyone to gather and look so serious.
Ryan took a deep breath and started to explain, “A while ago, a group of fifty demons came…”
After hearing everything, Max’s expression also turned serious, but he didn’t forget to say, “So, the main problem wasn’t them coming here for revenge but the mistake uncle made by disclosing the key information about our strength, is that right?”
The corner of Ryan’s lips twitched when he heard this. Fearfully glancing at his wife, he growled at him, “Is that really important now?”
“Of course, it isn’t.” Max nodded.
Elena glanced at Aria, Garima and the old granny. “Do the seniors have any idea what we should do now?”
Everyone went silent at the question.
Old granny sighed and broke the silence, “Some of you already know, but I’m severely injured and have only 20% of my original strength. So, if two or more king demons arrive, things would get ugly for us.”
Everyone’s expressions strained at this.
Elena took a deep breath and said, “I think the only thing we can do now is to prepare for the worst and also secure some escape routes.”
Just then, Max felt his communication crystal vibrate in his spatial ring. When he took it out and heard the message, his expression became somber.
Everyone noticed this and Ryan asked, “What is it, kid?”
Max took a deep breath and announced. “The war has officially begun.”
Ryan shot up from his seat and shouted. “What?!”
Everyone else’s expressions also changed and Elena asked, her delicate brows furrowing in confusion,
“That shouldn’t be possible because the reinforcements from the central plains have yet to arrive. Are you sure your information is correct?”
“Yes. I’m sure.” Max nodded. The message just now was from Quinn, his new slave, and from his connection to him, he knew he wasn’t lying.
“Isn’t it way too soon? It has been only over a week since they have stepped foot on our continent and they are already starting the war.” Ryan said, worried.
Old granny glanced at Max before saying, “Although it’s a good thing, it isn’t bad too.”
“What do you mean, senior?” Old man Raku asked.
“Weren’t we worried about the horned demons sending people to attack us once they notice the king demon Garima and Aria captured? Since the war has started, they won’t be sure it was us and even if we are the prime suspect, they won’t be able to focus solely on us and this will give us some much-needed time.” The old granny said.
“Time to do what?” Old man Raku asked, glancing at Max as he had noticed her gaze on him before she said this.
“Time to prepare ourselves, of course.” The granny said. “Since that’s the only thing we can do. And hopefully, we can last until the reinforcements arrive.”
With that, the meeting concluded, leaving everyone with a heavy heart.
Max took a deep breath, stood up, glanced at Elena, Ryan and old man Raku. “I have decided to go and join the war. I hope you can lend me some of your warriors.”
“Have you lost your mind, kid?” Ryan shouted, and everyone else frowned. Only old man Raku and the old granny looked thoughtful.
“No, I haven’t.” Max shook his head. “To ensure we can survive long enough for the reinforcements to arrive, I need to go out on the battlefield.”
“What will you do there? No matter how strong you are, you are just a three-star mage in the end. There will be hundreds if not thousands of warriors as strong or stronger than you.” Ryan said, trying to discourage him.
Max, however, shook his head. “I know, and that’s exactly the reason I’m going there. I need to kill a lot of demons, which I can’t find in the forest outside.”
His words confused everyone, but he didn’t let anyone ask anything, and said. “You don’t need to ask anything because I won’t tell you the reason or change my mind.” He knew he had revealed a little of his secrets, but he couldn’t care less right now.
Just then, Emily stood up and said, “I’ll go with you.”
Max was hesitant because he didn’t want her to risk her life out there, but knew she wasn’t asking but telling. So, he nodded, “Alright.”
Ryan still wanted to say something but old man Raku shook his head, “It’s alright. Since they have decided, let them and give him as many warriors as you can.”
“Thanks grandpa.” Max nodded at the old man before excusing himself, “Alright. I’ll need to prepare a little. So, I’ll take my leave.”
Saying this, he walked out, and Emily followed him.
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