[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-919":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},1244251,1673,"Chapter 917: Demon!","magus-supremacy-chapter-919",919,"\u003Cp>Chapter 917\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And why is that? You may wonder; well, I have finished off every single person in this town. Men, women, civilians, kids and even your men. They are all gone, Bale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if thunder had struck Bale; his hands slipped from the armrests of his throne, hanging limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth hung open in silent horror after absorbing the mage’s declaration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the officials remaining in the room cast nervous, frantic glances among one another, consumed by deep worry at what the youth had just proclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had—had he truly eliminated hundreds of people in a single day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Bale’s so-called strongest mage lay before them, his head having rolled out of a portal the intruder had just conjured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire situation was terrifying and surreal at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew it, and so they remained rooted in place by a primal fear that even the slightest movement on their part would result in a swift end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, they held their breaths silently, fearing that a single exhale might bring their demise sooner than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bale slowly rose from his throne, his eyes wide and bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you... how dare you?!\" Bale screamed in a fit of pure, unadulterated rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames burst around his arms, crackling with fury as they licked at his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared in the direction of the mage standing a short distance away, who met his gaze with absolute, frigid eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Magus maintained a death stare as he watched Bale angrily descend the steps of the raised platform where the throne sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did those innocent townspeople do to you? Why would you do something like that?! You have completely ruined me!\" Bale kept shouting with every heavy step he took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teeth gnashed repeatedly as the overwhelming anger began to consume his reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I made this promise a while back.\" Grey twirled his hand, causing his active element to switch from lightning to swirling flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the crackling heat for a moment before looking up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone who dares harm those close to me, I will wipe them out along with whatever they hold dear. Loved ones or not, I will destroy them. In your case, you held your town dear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a heavy pause as Bale clenched his jaws, the fire gathering around his hands growing and burning with newfound intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I WILL KILL YOU!\" Bale thundered, exploding from his position with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames spewed from his hands and feet like a rocket, propelling him forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed the distance with desperate, violent speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This hall witnessed the beginning of our story,\" Grey began as the man reached him in a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swinging his hands forward, Bale unleashed a massive blast of fire that roared outward at the mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey smoothly twirled his body, dodging the searing wave which crashed into the floor with a loud explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Ki sword manifested in Grey’s grip, which he hauled toward Bale’s exposed flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the blade could connect, the man spun around and leaped away just in time, allowing the mage’s weapon to strike the empty air with a low, resonant clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... This same hall will witness your end!\" Bale shouted as more than fifty fireballs crackled into existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a violent swing of his hand, the projectiles hurtled in Grey’s direction with blazing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrong,\" Grey uttered, his voice devoid of any urgency whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swinging his sword through the air, a massive crescent of Ki burst outward, crashing into the center of the volley and detonating half of the fireballs mid-flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a casual leap, he vaulted high into the air, allowing the remaining spheres of flame to hammer into the spot he had occupied a moment prior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact scorched the marble flooring, causing the liquid on the ground to sizzle and steam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landing back amidst the crimson pool, Grey rushed forward with deadly momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bale, consumed by desperation, began swinging his arms continuously, launching fireball after fireball at the approaching warrior mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each attack was avoided by the Supreme Magus with such fluid ease that it appeared as if the flames themselves were hesitant to touch or singe his robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projectiles crashed inches away from him, causing the moisture on the floor to evaporate rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, a thick mist began to swirl around the mage, shielding his form from Bale’s view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireballs kept striking the ground, feeding the growing fog until it blanketed the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a sudden lunge, Grey burst through the shroud, instantly closing the distance between himself and the town lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bale’s eyes lit up in horror as he saw the mist flaring out from Grey’s nostrils like the breath of a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey swung his blade toward the man’s head with lethal velocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames blazed around Bale’s heels, vaulting him to the side just in time; Grey’s sword struck the ground where the town lord had stood a heartbeat before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade cleaved the floor apart, kicking up jagged chunks of marble into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whistle! Whistle! Whistle—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen fire arrows shot forward with lightning speed toward Grey’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a casual motion, the mage began swatting and batting the arrows away with the fluid grace of a master swordsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cleaved through the projectiles and knocked them aside, yet the barrage continued unabated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deciding to end the exchange, he took a single step forward, instantly vanishing from sight and reappearing directly behind Bale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every hair on the man’s body rose in warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to leap forward, but a searing, white-hot sensation shot through his lower body, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground with a heavy thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down toward the source of the agony, Bale’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Grey crouching nearby, holding something in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a... a foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba-thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring downward, Bale’s vision blurred as he realized his limb ended in a stump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was filled with a spray of red, further adding to the deepening pool on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, he stared into Grey’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of panic flashed across the man’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey didn’t look like a friend or a rival anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-05T15:21:43.022Z",1,"novelbin.me","6e44c1c41b64438a84227c021a02f12afb8f985d6f1ea69e1ba10838293a2aae","magus-supremacy-chapter-920","magus-supremacy-chapter-918",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]