“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
Alex frowned and looked at her.“Are you joking right now? Or you're merely trying to be funny?” “I'm serious. Give me what I asked for and I will let you leave alive. I will not bother you anymore, and allow you to live a calm life as a mortal.” She whispered, meeting his eyes.Alex frowned for a while and shook his head.“Do you take me for a fool? A woman of your level will never look twice at a mortal. If I want you by my side, I have to ensure I get even more powerful. Otherwise you won't agree. Besides, if I cripple my cultivation because you said so, I will just be asking for death. I have numerous enemies that will immediately come for my head, even treacherous subordinates won't be left out. I will also lose my money and be unable to feed well. You're asking me to leave a position of power, where I can fend for myself, to become a homeless beggar. If staying alive means living like a dog, I will rather die with honor. You know me, I'm not afraid of death, or anything else. B
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
Aridan shook his head and ignored the angry Luz, motioning to Raz to help him move Alex. He quickly grabbed a hold of Alex's other arm to move him when he groaned and opened his eyes.“Stop. I will go myself.” Alex muttered as he regained consciousness. He disappeared from the spot and Aridan quickly dashed towards the staircase, rushing towards his room. The others followed behind, running after him.Aridan entered Alex's room to see him groaning as he knelt on the floor beside his bed. He forced himself up and sat on the bed. Aridan blinked back tears and knelt before him to help him unbutton his shirt. Alex had already removed his outer leather jacket, leaving just his shirt.“Why are you crying? You're not the one hurt. Besides, I'm alive and have no plans of dying soon. Don't cry, I won't go anywhere. I still need to see the daughter in-law you will bring home.” Alex whispered, wiping his face.“Is this even the time for jokes?” Aridan whispered, unbuttoning the last crystal butt
“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
Aridan paused for a while and quickly typed on the phone in his hands. They had been totally obsessed with Alex that they forgot the morning routine check, or even going through the daily accounts and stocks before the start of each work day.Alex watched him with a frown on his face, till he sighed in relief.“Yes boss, Food Haven is open. Mac's boys have been there since early morning. Besides, some of the chefs and workers do sleep in the staff quarters attached to Food Haven to meet up with the preparations of breakfast materials as they await the arrival of Mac's men.” Aridan said, putting his phone back into his trouser pocket.“Good, CloudSea should also proceed with their operations. And the plans laid down for the automobile companies, and Apex pharmaceuticals should be set in motion. However, the Mivida pro energy drink should be kept on hold till I figure out what to do about the dark arts used to enchant those products. Also, our engineers should start the construction of
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
Alex sighed tiredly, not having the strength to say a thing. “So this was the medication you wanted to bring over, isn't it? He's really wounded, can't you even wait till he recovers? Are you a dog that has no self control? You prevented me from bringing the salve over, just for this?” Eleanor questioned, her eyes filled with dissapointment were drilling holes into the naked Bing Yu Xue.“Big sister, it's not like that.” Bing Yu Xue whispered helplessly trying to hold her hand.Alex frowned, not understanding Yu Xue's need to explain herself before Eleanor. It wasn't something strange that Eleanor would feel horrified for.“Both of you come here.” Alex said with a sigh, not bothering to turn around.“I said, come here.” He said again, this time louder than before. “You can go ahead and continue whatever you were doing, he's calling you.” Eleanor whispered resentfully, squatting down to pick up the broken pieces of the glass container which she used to bring the herbal salve over.“E