[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-246":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Magus Supremacy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1243728,1673,"Chapter 246 246: Grey's breakthrough!","magus-supremacy-chapter-246",246,"\u003Cp>\"I still can't believe the so-called strongest academy was about to get flattened. Anyway, be grateful—the Lunaria squad has arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud, mocking voice echoed from above, and a moment later, a massive dome of shimmering metal, ten meters wide, slammed down around the squad like a protective fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure mana rained from the heavens, hammering against the dome like furious hail, only to be repelled with ringing clangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magical constructs outside continued to batter the dome for a few seconds, but when they halted, the metal structure retracted smoothly into the ground like melting steel, revealing the Wysteria squad—alive, battle-worn but safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies bore bruises and shallow cuts, remnants of the brutal battle before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more than their survival, what drew the eye was the presence behind them—another squad had arrived, cloaked in quiet menace. The Lunaria squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading them was Captain Amir, his eyes gleaming with battle-readiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him stood the elite: the top three students of both the second and third years—Grey, Greg, Scarlet, Charlotte, Dante, and Lyra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood shoulder to shoulder, silent and unmoved, their gazes fixed on the 258 enemy mages from the Drakesville Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. More pests to crush,\" growled the Silent Executioner, dismounting from his ebony steed. His eyes gleamed with the thrill of combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… the Emperor sends more lambs to the slaughter,\" sneered the scarred general, the suffocating dark clouds above them parting to reveal a chillingly serene blue sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what's with the scowl?\" the Silent Executioner asked, locking eyes with Grey, who stood just behind his squadmates, his brow deeply furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know why I'm pissed off right now?\" Grey asked as he stepped forward, his brown hair catching the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, a majestic wind bird soared, wings spread wide as it circled protectively overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Wait!' Nozel's pupils shrank as he recognized the figure approaching. 'That peasant... the one who dared to challenge me during the assessment!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey's voice cut through the rising tension. \"It's because you dared step foot into my kingdom,\" he began, his voice low and trembling with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one—absolutely no one—has the right to invade this land as long as my family lives here. Yet you came. And worse… you attacked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes scanned the battlefield—the lifeless forms strewn across the blood-soaked ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innocent civilians, slaughtered mercilessly. Their bodies bore no signs of resistance; they had been annihilated without a chance to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fell on the broken bodies of a mother and her child, cut down near the doorstep of their home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his eyes lingered, their faces morphed in his mind into those of Jesse and Clara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey's fists clenched. A thick vein pulsed on his temple. His jaw locked so tightly his teeth looked ready to shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" he asked, voice ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why what?\" the scarred man replied with a smug grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why kill them?\" Grey asked. \"They were innocent… defenseless. They weren't even mages. They didn't even have the means to shield themselves. So why?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind bird above flapped harder, the wind spiraling with Grey's emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" the Silent Executioner echoed, his eyes sweeping over the corpses as he smirked. \"Because this is war. And in war… the weak die. That's how the world works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's how the world works?\" Grey repeated, his voice trembling with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands clenched tighter, knuckles whitening. Blood began to drip as his nails dug deep into his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If this had been Town Kiten… if I had never awakened my affinities… would Mum and Jesse have suffered the same fate? Would I be burying my own family right now?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange aura rippled outward from Grey, warping the very air around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd instinctively backed away, even his allies. Ryan blinked, disturbed by the shift. \"Uh… Amir? What's up with your squad member? He's kinda... delaying the fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shhh.\" Amir raised a finger to his lips, a knowing smirk on his face. \"This is what he needs. Right now, he's seeing these bastards as if they murdered his family. It just became personal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan scoffed, crystal pillars erupting around him. \"Personal or not, it won't matter. He's still out of their league.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh really?\" Amir's smirk widened. Then his expression faltered. \"Oh… shit. You might be right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey was still as a statue. His fists remained clenched, his eyes narrowed like a predator zeroing in on prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, energy crackled around him. The air pressure shifted violently, slamming into the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair danced wildly in the wind. His eyes blazed a luminous white. His body began to glow—pulsating with a surging power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'These people… these people…' Grey's mind replayed the lifeless faces of the fallen. His heart thundered with fury, his magic responding with lethal clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They didn't deserve this!\" Grey roared. A wave of energy exploded from his body, knocking some squad members backward. Only the captains remained rooted, eyes wide in anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he... doing what I think he's doing?\" Ryan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What good will it do against the generals?\" Amir replied, shrugging. As he spoke, a long metallic sword materialized in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal boots clamped over his feet. Armor encased his chest, and he raised the sword, ready to charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? A fiery one,\" the Silent Executioner said, stomping down as the ground trembled beneath him. \"But fury alone won't save you. All your shouting means nothing if you can't act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Act?\" Grey echoed. His body radiated with violent energy, his brows furrowed in disdain. \"I'll do more than act. I want to make these mother f*cking bastards who massacred these people pay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monumental wave of mana surged out of him, and Grey slowly rose above the ground, levitating as if the world itself was bending to his fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BREAKTHROUGH!\" he roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vortex of raw energy collapsed into his body. A confident smirk curled across his lips as he raised one hand high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind bird above him multiplied—one became two, two became a dozen. Each bird retained the size of the original, circling around Grey in a mesmerizing dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, lightning armor began to form around him—first gauntlets, then boots, and finally a glowing chestplate that radiated with electric arcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind birds flapped their wings in unison, releasing hundreds of wind blades each that hovered in midair, suspended like blades of judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell?!\" Amir exclaimed, his jaw dropping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of breakthrough is this?!\" Nozel shouted, frustrated and terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, screw it,\" Scarlet muttered. \"I officially give up trying to keep up with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A monster…\" Ryan growled. \"Amir, you bastard—you got the good stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This damned peasant just made our breakthroughs look like a joke,\" Dante grumbled, eyes wide in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey's voice echoed like thunder across the field. \"No one invades the Supreme Mage's world without facing judgment. And punishment for trespassing…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed down at the remaining 280 enemy mages, who had begun frantically preparing spells to counter the oncoming storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…is death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was cold, absolute—an executioner's decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{A\u002FN}\u003C\u002Fp>",1171,"2026-06-05T15:21:23.698Z",1,"novelbin.me","7a7244dc2ca4af1d7b7c97ac9388ee7daf28bb7052ffb4a99f6924b967e240f3","magus-supremacy-chapter-247","magus-supremacy-chapter-245",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]