"So, what next, Ms. Felicia? The guy killed a Flame family elder and an heir in front of us. The Flames aren't just going to twiddle their thumbs. They're going to think the guy works for us. I can feel a war coming," a smart girl said."Sofia's right. We can't clear this up, so I'll have to tell the leader immediately," Felicia said."What about the handsome guy?" Sofia pointed at the hotel.Felicia mulled over it for a moment. "You three stay here. Keep an eye on him, but don't get close to him. And don't cross him, no matter what. He's extremely dangerous.""Got it."Felicia gave the three guards a few pointers before she left. And then, only three Blathanna Sect ladies were left to guard the place.…A pair of stone lions stood in front of the entrance to a manor spanning a thousand acres wide in the southwest. An old door painted in red stood between the lion statues. There was a plaque hanging over the entrance which read, 'The Flames.'This was the Flames' base of operat
Darius smiled eerily. "If it's war you want, then don't stop until you've destroyed all of your enemies. Make sure no traces of Blathanna Sect are left behind, except Selina. They say her beauty rivals that of a goddess. And some claim she's Lord Nox's mistress."Darius licked his lips as he radiated an evil air. "I have to sample a taste of someone like her." Darius had two great interests in his life—life force and women.Though the man was a hundred years old, he had two dozen concubines in his harem, and all of them were young.The elders promised, "Don't worry, clan head. We'll slaughter Blathanna Sect but keep Selina alive.""Good." Darius chortled.A burly, tanned elder growled, "Listen up, Flames. You have a mission. Slaughter Blathanna Sect and leave no survivors.""Yes, sir!"…Nox had no idea a war was coming. Night fell. Feeling hungry, Jebediah came down for supper. He noticed the Blathanna Sect trio standing in the lobby at once."Blathanna Sect. Why are they h
The battle raged on. About more than a handful of the Flames' fighters had died, but the rest pressed on, undeterred."More than twenty of you and only three of them! Useless, all of you!" an old man said. He was gaunt and had an abnormally small head, but his eyes gleamed with an evil gaze.He looked at the fallen fighters coldly and sneered. The old man turned into a blur and leaped into the battlefield. Noticing a black silhouette quickly coming closer amidst the fierce battle in the hall, Sofia shouted, "Look out!"She leaped backward, swinging her daggers. Blasts of energy charged ahead, but they didn't hit the old man. He chortled and spread his palm, from which green needles shot into the air.Shocked, Sofia quickly held her weapons before her, defending herself. The needles were deflected, but one of her comrades was not that lucky. A couple of needles hit her chest, and she spewed black blood.The lady convulsed like a possessed woman before falling to the ground. A momen
"W-Who are you?"Nox ignored him. He turned around and looked at Sofia. "Is he with the Curseland Five?"Sofia nodded almost robotically. "Yes.""Then they must die," Nox murmured. He made hand seals with his right hand, and the rampaging air current turned into a mountainous sword made of air. Nox pointed it at his enemies. "Kill them."The air sword charged forward and bore a hole through the Flames' fighters before they could even scream. They died.Shocked that Nox destroyed all his men with a single blow, the old man let out a strangled scream. "By the gods…" He then clapped his hands and shot more poison-tinged needles at Nox before turning to escape.Yet, there was no escape from Nox. He pointed the air sword at his enemy, and the weapon zipped through the air. The needles were blasted away, and the sword stabbed itself through the old man's throat.Blood spurted from the old man's throat. He held his neck tightly but to no avail. In the end, he dropped dead in a pool of
'He wants to wipe them all out?' Sofia's heart beat faster than ever. She looked at Nox as if he were mad. "Y-You're going to wipe them out alone?""I'm more than enough," Nox said coolly. "Now can you take me there?" He looked at Sofia calmly, as if wiping out a whole clan was just another Tuesday for him.Sofia was petrified. She looked at the corpses of her friends, thinking about what Nox said. It would be a bloody night. If she was right, the Flames were already attacking Blathanna Sect. If she didn't do as Nox told her to, her friends would all die.Sofia clenched her teeth. "Fine, I'll do it."A smile crept up Nox's face. "Thanks. Let's go."After a short pause, Sofia quietly picked up her bloodstained dagger and led Nox to the Flames' mansion.The Flames lived on the outskirts of the southwest. They were rich, powerful, and housed thousands of clansmen, though most of them were out attacking Blathanna Sect tonight.Only a few hundred were left holding the fort. The mansi
Nox's refusal to comply riled up the guards' leader. "You're not listening, punk. How dare you come closer? Kill him!" he roared.A pair of guards charged at Nox, bearing blades, but a devastating aura burst forth before they could get close. Nox flicked his fingers, and two flashes of light shot ahead.The pair of guards burst into smithereens, painting the air with clouds of blood.Nox had killed two people with a flick of his finger. The guards felt their hearts skip a beat, but they were elites after all, and they quickly unsheathed their weapons."We have an enemy in sight! Kill him!" the leader ordered. The twenty or so guards lunged at Nox.In the face of overwhelming numbers, Nox stood in his place calmly. He looked up into the sky. "Not a bad night to kill." He drew a line with his fingers in the air. The energy swirling around him turned into an air blade about thirty feet long.The blade shimmered brightly, tinging the night sky with a golden hue. Nox swung his arm. "C
The moment Nox barged into the manor, sirens screeched across the estate. "Enemy attack!"The Flames' clansmen came swarming out like bees, all of them bearing weapons and firearms and charging at Nox.In the depths of the manor stood a gigantic bedchamber. An old man, gaunt and shriveled, lay on a crystal bed. Five naked beauties lay on the spacious bed, all leaning against the old man.The skin of the young girls were fair. The oldest of them was only twenty or so. They held wine glasses as they pleased their master.And then, a panicked voice cut through the air. "Sir, sir! Someone's attacking us!" A Flame clan member came running in and kneeling before the bed.Darius quickly sat up, staring at the intruder darkly. "What on earth are you talking about, you bastard?""Sir, it's unbelievable, but we're under attack, and he broke through the entrance!" the man said with a trembling voice."What? Who dares? They will die for this!" Darius screeched."We have no idea, sir, but h
Nox easily killing an elder struck fear into everyone's hearts. Even the rest of the elders stayed mum.Just as Nox was going to continue his massacre, black energy came galloping from the depths of the manor. Then, an ear-splitting screech came from the darkness. "How dare you, lad? You will die for this!"The air itself seemed to take on an icy, eerie note. An old git came like the wind—Darius.He was a Top Origin Realm, and his energy seeped into everything around him."It's the clan head!""The clan head's here!"The Flame clan whooped and cheered. Nox looked at Darius coldly. "You're the leader of this clan?"Darius was holding a black cane. When he saw the manor littered with the corpses of his clansmen, he roared, "Yes, I am! Who are you? How dare you barge into my clan's manor? You have killed innocents!"Nox laughed. "Innocents? You're accusing me, you old git? When the Curseland Five committed far worse crimes than this?"Darius roared, "You have no right accusing us