[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-916":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},1244248,1673,"Chapter 914: Massacre (4)","magus-supremacy-chapter-916",916,"\u003Cp>Chapter 914\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive double doors swung wide open, allowing the afternoon light from the corridor to filter into the hall, revealing a gruesome sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the guards previously positioned outside was desperately dragging his mangled body across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His torso was nearly gone, shredded by some unseen force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of frantic determination gripped his features as he stared into the room, gasping out a final warning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Bale, there’s an intr—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cut off abruptly, his eyes bulging as he spotted the intruder already standing in the center of the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And drinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something invisible blurred through the air at a blazing speed, slamming into the guard’s skull with clinical precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It penetrated through the bone instantly, leaving a clean hole in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collapsed to the ground with a final, hollow thud as the blood from the massacre outside began to wash into the room like a dark, rising stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present was horrified to unimaginable heights, their breath hitching in their throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the terror was most acute for Bale and Janet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because they, and they alone, truly understood the identity of the monster standing before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"G—G—GREY?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... you remember me, huh?\" Grey heaved a soft sigh, cradling the goblet of red wine in his hand with a casual grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good. For a moment, I thought I would have to begin introducing myself, which I have to admit, is a real hassle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo—yo—you are alive?!\" Janet shouted, her eyes wide with a mixture of shock and revulsion. \"I—I—I thought you w...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Dead? Ha! Man... I keep getting this same reaction throughout the day.\" Grey chuckled once, the sound cold and mirthless, before taking a deliberate sip from the goblet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know? Ah... this is good stuff,\" the mage uttered, savoring the vintage before looking up at his enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right. You know? In order to kill me, you need to be stronger than a god itself. So no, I’m not dead, and I won’t die until my mission is complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He twirled the vessel, causing the wine to roll around the inner curve as he focused his gaze on the town lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bale was squeezing the armrests of his throne, his hands shaking for several moments while Grey calmly enjoyed the stolen drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Grey looked up at the man behind the mask, his expression shifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling, predatory smile flashed across the mage’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, it’s been a while since I last saw you, Bale. How’s your face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flashbacks surged through Bale’s mind like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teeth grit in immense, burning fury as he recalled how his visage had been scorched by a fifteen-year-old Grey in this very hall years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the humiliation of screaming in pain all because the mage required information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the shame of seeing all his men slaughtered that day while he lay helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All for what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had kidnapped Max?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the hell did the kid have to interfere?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After regaining consciousness back then, he had questioned himself over and over until he reached a warped conclusion: it was all Cedric’s fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the man had simply handed over the town’s deed and hadn’t hired the brat, Bale wouldn’t have lost so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then and there he decided he would murder Cedric, kill Grey, and ruin Kiten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Grey in town, he knew he couldn’t move openly. If he had lost once, there was no guarantee of victory in a second bout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Month after month, he spent his time strategizing in the shadows until Janet’s message finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bingo! It was the opportunity he had craved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the second piece of intel arrived—that Cedric was heading out—he struck, leading to the death of Kiten’s lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the information had been catastrophically wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey was alive and well, and if Bale wasn’t imagining things, the youth seemed infinitely more powerful than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mage finished the wine in his goblet, lifting the empty glass to scan the room with a terrifyingly calm demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anybody could blink, Grey vanished from view and reappeared directly before another official.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sudden flash, the man’s hand was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goblet tumbled through the air, only to be snatched effortlessly by the Supreme Magus, who blinked away to a safe vantage point before a single drop could spill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this transpired in less than a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaaaargh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piercing screams of agony tore through the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officials glared at Grey with a mix of hatred and terror, but the mage was merely sipping the stolen wine, acting as if the entire situation were nothing more than a minor distraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill him! Get him! All of you! Kill him!\" the twelve officials screamed in a desperate, bloodthirsty unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hundred men in the room snapped back to reality, surging forward at full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the remaining five elite guards remained composed, walking calmly behind the wall of hundred men and refusing to join the initial, frantic charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with such a staggering number of mages bearing down on him, Grey tilted the cup to his lips and took a long, measured sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One eye remained focused, tracking every minute movement in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that the mages unleashed a synchronized volley of elemental strikes in his direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torrent of magic rushed toward him with lethal velocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he remained unnervingly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just inches before the magic could make contact, the mage casually waved his hand through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ashen portal manifested instantly, swallowing the incoming attacks like a hungry, primordial beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sp—spatial magic? Ho—how? That’s a special magic. One of the big four!\" Bale shouted, recognizing the rare affinity with mounting dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey smirked and snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second portal tore open directly above the charging soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exact same torrent of elemental fury they had sent at him was immediately unleashed back upon them—at double the speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang! BOOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severed limbs flew through the air, followed by a thick wave of blood that misted into the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams of pain erupted as the majority of the mages were caught in the devastating counter-attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, about forty of them managed to avoid the blast, successfully closing the distance to reach the Supreme Magus in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\" Grey mused as the forty warriors lunged at him, their close-range elemental strikes surrounding him from every angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combined attacks detonated fiercely, kicking up a thick, choking cloud of dust that obscured the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men stood paralyzed with confusion as the dust settled, revealing that Grey was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey champs, over here!\" Grey shouted from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone glanced upward to see the mage perched high in the air, balanced near the ornate chandelier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goblet of wine was positioned precariously on the edge of the fixture, shaking as if it might tumble at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn’t want to spill my fine wine, now would I?\" Grey smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He descended, landing back on the ground smoothly as the hem of his crimson robe flapped softly against his boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shimmering around his hands, a pair of crackling lightning swords materialized in his grip, while Ki flooded his feet, making the air around his legs vibrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now... where were we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rocketed forward with blazing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1245,"2026-06-05T15:21:43.022Z",1,"novelbin.me","cd585f0ac1bdffd13f36fdc73a37eeb54b901f54dfbd10dc6a95cc5c6fd2f08f","magus-supremacy-chapter-917","magus-supremacy-chapter-915",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]