Strongest Mage with the Lust system

[We have a countermeasure for it. Unfortunately, we found out about it too late. Now that the demons have already attacked, we can't use it as it would be considered interference, and the demon emperors would stop us.]

"Fuck!"

Max cursed.

Swoosh!

He then grabbed Leo, activated the [Phoenix Wings], and rushed in the direction of Martha and the group.

The human mages had gone stiff in fear when they saw the massive demon army rushing over and were entertaining the thoughts of fleeing even though they knew it would be useless and could only buy them a little more time at best, which made them hesitate.

However, when they saw Max and Leo rush in the opposite direction, seemingly trying to escape, they stopped hesitating and started fleeing in panic.

'Fuck!'

Max cursed again when he noticed this but proceeded to ignore it.

Right at that moment, a loud voice resounded.

"Everyone, calm down and feel it. You aren't as afraid as you think you are. The demons have used a despicable move and have injected us all with their poison energy that amplifies our fear."

"So, everyone, calm down. Don't let it influence you too much and get ready to fight. As long as we can survive until our reinforcements come, we will beat them back."

Max looked up and saw it was one of the King mages of the Williams family who had just spoken, trying to increase their morale. Then the rest of the King Mages flew and released their auras.

"Don't lose hope. We can win."

While most of the fleeing people stopped when they heard them, Max ignored them and continued forwards and soon arrived before Martha and others.

BOOM!

BANG!

BOOM!

Just as he had expected, right then the demon army clashed with the frontlines, and battle started. Now he had very little time to remove the Dreadweave from their brains.

Swoosh!

He immediately released his bloodline energy and fire elemental mana and covered everyone in an isolation barrier.

He could see a few members from the Martell and Fuller families were absent while other people, who didn't belong to any major family, were there.

"Princess Martha, tell them not to resist!" He shouted at Martha, who, showing her trust in him, immediately shouted at the people in front of her, "EVERYONE! If you want to survive, believe in him and DON'T RESIST!"

Swoosh!

As soon as she shouted, he closed his eyes and released one-fourth of his remaining Nascent Energy, and pushing his limits, he controlled it and divided it into hundreds of thin strands that shot toward everyone present's heads.

Just this made him bleed through his mouth, nose, and ears, but he gritted his teeth and didn't let his control slip.

A few moments later…

His body became limp, and if not for Leo hurriedly supporting him, he would have fallen to his knees.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Martha, Armand, Elder Bajj, and others rushed over to his side, looking at him with worried, surprised, and grateful expressions on their faces.

They knew he had purged the poison energy from their brains just now, freeing them from its influence. So, they couldn't help but be grateful to him.

They were surprised because not only had they not expected him to be able to cure it, they also hadn't expected him to return to help them, that too at the cost of weakening himself. This made them admire him.

So, seeing his condition, they became worried for him.

Ha! Hah! Hah!

Max heaved deep breaths, his head throbbing so violently that he thought it would burst.

Doing what he did just now required a very high level of control over and affinity with the Nascent Energy, which he did not have. It also required a large amount of mental energy. Though he fortunately had enough of it, exhausting almost all of it in just a few seconds took a toll on his mind.

His consciousness was hazy, and he was on the verge of fainting, but he could let himself. Because if he did faint, the demons would ensure he never woke up.

So, with difficulty, he focused on his dantain and controlled some more Nascent Energy. As it slowly rose up and entered his brain, the throbbing pain was slowly alleviated, and his consciousness cleared up.

Hah!

He took a deep breath, nodded at Leo, and stood on his feet.

He then looked at several people in the crowd, the look in his eyes turning icy cold.

Martha and others noticed this and realized what may have happened for him to react like this, and their expression became ugly.

"These ungrateful bastards!" Armand said through gritted teeth.

"Sir Max, if you want, you can kill all those who resisted. None of us will have any complaints."

Martha, Elder Bajj, and the Five Star mages from the Martell family didn't speak, but their expression conveyed that they agreed with him.

They could imagine how angry he must be right now. How could he not be when he had made such a selfless sacrifice, but those he wanted to help had refused his goodwill?

Max, however, shook his head. "There is no need to kill them. Either the demons will do it, or they will die after going insane. You just make sure they are not near you."

As he said this, he waved his hand and marked everyone, a total of 29 people, who had resisted and caused the backlash to be more intense than it should have been.

By now, these twenty-nine people had realized that Max was trying to help them, and they immediately regretted resisting and fell down to their knees, pleading with him to forgive and help them.

Max, however, ignored them.

"You guys protect me for a while. I need to rest for—" Just as he was saying this, he noticed the demons had reached this place already, and he sighed helplessly.

"Get ready. They are here." Just as Max said this and was about to remove the barrier, Martha and Armand waved their hands, and the heads of all twenty-nine people, among which were the members of their family too, exploded.

Martha then swept her gaze across everyone and ordered, "None of you are to reveal to anyone how you got rid of the poison energy."

"Yes, princess!" Everyone echoed in unison.