Alex set a fifteen minutes timer and began to wrack his brain to see if any of his weapons were conditioned to leave an imprint on the wall. His mind rushed to his Atlas spear and he quickly sent it towards the wall at full blast. However, the Atlas spear bounced back like a tennis ball, followed by an explosion which made Alex's heart jump. It seemed as if any attempt to break free will make the area collapse. The floor around Alex began to sink while the walls remained solid and immovable. The fumes were still increasing in density, till the room totally got engulfed in it. One can't even see an inch away from their nose, due to how thick the poison fumes in the room was. They carefully thought out this demonic trap, and Alex fell into it once again because he was predictable. They knew he would never be able to ignore the kidnapped people in distress, and would immediately come running over. So they prepared a wonderful gift for him, planning to give him a dreadful death and burial

“Unambitious fool? I will rather keep the unambitious title than nurse dead ambitions like that of your little group.” Alex smirked and slashed out three arcs of the Atlas spear weapon which he was using, sending blasts of energy to his assailants.Surprisingly, the mad female godess easily deflected the blow, before sending millions of dangerous sword shadows towards him. A golden shield appeared in Alex's left hand as he simultaneously slashed out numerous times with his Atlas spear in just a second.The moment the sword shadows arrived before him, the shield which he was holding changed shape and totally covered him, same time as he hurriedly fell to his knees. The shield morphed into something reminiscent of a tortoise's shell, absorbing all the sword shadows. Another batch of attack rained down on Alex as they tried to breach the shield's defense. However, rather than totally absorb the attack, the shield amplified the attack and reflected it back to the sender. Screams of shock

Bing Yu Xue looked at the empty throne where Alex should have been sitting and sighed. Eleanor came down with baby Kaiser in her arms, noticing the glaring absence of Alex at the breakfast table.“Your dad hasn't returned yet? That's strange, he always made it back before morning, unless he travelled out of the country. Have you tried reaching out to him?” Eleanor asked, setting down Kaiser on a high rocking chair near his mother, Bing Yu Xue.“We lost connection with him, let's just eat.” Luz whispered emotionlessly and quickly tempered his expression with a smile.“He's your father, and he favors you above all his children. How can you be so unconcerned about someone who has done nothing but love you? Are you in the mood to eat right now?” Eleanor asked, frowning at Luz.Luz dropped his fork with a grit of the teeth.“What do you want me to do? Starve and cry? He will come back, he always does. Why should I climb the walls in anxiety when no one can kill him? Mom, if you don't want

“Boss, there's nothing wrong with dark magic if it can help you get better you know. Lord Luz is very talented in all kinds of magic and sorcery. Allow him to settle this with a little manipulation. Dark magic is not that bad, you're just letting yourself suffer.” Aridan whispered, bandaging the wounds after administering the required treatment. “I don't want a frequent user of black magic among my people. The technique he had in mind is very dangerous and requires another person's life force. If the target it falls on is not strong enough, they will die. And I don't want that. What if the pot falls on baby Kaiser? He wouldn't stand a chance. Don't talk about such crooked ways. I won't die because of this, I have seen worse. Even if I die, it's no loss. I'm not afraid of death anyway. Just go away, all of you. I need fifteen minutes to myself.” Alex said, waving them away. “Dad, why do you talk so easily about dying? Is it your plan to leave us so soon? I'm not going anywhere, that m

Alex sat in the tub of warm herbal water and moaned in contentment. The aches in his body was slowly seeping out, alongside the weariness and sore feeling in his muscles and skin. The more he thought about the battle just now, the more he realized that he merely had a narrow escape.The wounds on his body where she stabbed him were still open, but the malicious aura eating into him had long since seeped away.He thoroughly washed his body and got out of the tub, moving to the dressing room to wrap up his wounds. Alex carefully sterilized the wounds and applied the required herbs on it, before wrapping them up with bandages. He brought out a new set of pajamas, and placed it on a table opposite his couch.Alex felt dizzy and quickly sat down on the nearby couch, grunting in pain. “Even the herbal treasures aren't doing much. Damn it!” He muttered, with an expression of pain on his face. He took slow deep breaths and relaxed on the couch, trying to force himself to sleep. After a whil