[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-986":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},1244386,1673,"Chapter 982: Not Gonna Hurt","magus-supremacy-chapter-986",986,"\u003Cp>Chapter 982\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware that Grey had returned to their world, the others continued to fight with every ounce of strength they possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the frontlines, Alba, Killian, Brook, and the rest of the Crimson Lotus Clan—though scattered across different sectors—were being steadily overwhelmed by the sheer size of the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, they resisted with unyielding defiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Alba and Killian, the undisputed blades of the clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were tearing through the opposition as if the men were made of nothing more than paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was visibly injured and growing weary, Killian maintained a manic grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You get a flame slash,\" he smirked, hauling his crimson blade through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roaring arc of fire followed, tearing a deep, cauterized gash across the chest of an attacker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... You get a flame slash too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swooosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torso of another fighter was torn wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you get a flame slash too,\" he chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swinging from a low angle, another fiery wave erupted, ripping through the midsection of a nearby soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaulting into the air as dozens of men converged on his position, his crimson sword blazed with renewed intensity while he spun like a lethal whirlwind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everybody gets a flame slash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen crescents of fire rippled outward in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While some soldiers managed to defend against the thermal waves, those who failed were delivered devastating burnt strikes wherever the energy reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landing back on the earth, an invisible Ki fist was sent rocketing toward his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian deflected the blow with his obsidian sword, but instead of cutting through the energy, the dark blade immediately absorbed the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A circular counter on the guard of the weapon rose slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian’s smirk widened as he twirled, absorbing an invisible Ki slash that was speeding his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The counter ticked upward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing but a silent thought, he channeled the stored energy from the sword directly into his Dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt replenished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t a massive surge, he was sufficiently rejuvenated to continue his relentless rampage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does this guy never run out of Ki?!\" an enemy soldier screamed in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despair was beginning to surface across the army as Killian descended into a fresh flurry of Ki strikes that sent limbs sprawling through the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Battle and bloodshed were the environments where he thrived most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care for politics or mercy; blood was the only currency he required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was getting plenty of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was painted a visceral crimson, yet he kept grinning, striking pure fear into the hearts of those attempting to encircle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another lunatic dominating the battlefield was Rivock. He possessed absolutely no chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a pair of Ki swords manifested in his hands, he began deflecting dozens upon dozens of coordinated strikes from his opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was undeniably skillful—far more refined than the losers currently obstructing his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parrying a strike away, he drove his foot into the abdomen of an attacker, sending the body blasting away with immediate force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crouching beneath a horizontal swing, his second sword shot forward like a striking viper, burying itself in the midsection of another man who froze mid-charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the soldier could even collapse, Rivock sprang upright and clamped his hand onto the back of the dying man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing off with one hand, he swung his legs around, whipping them out with a loud, sonic crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive Ki crescent fired from his toes, bashing into the necks of a dozen men and decapitating them with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure he exerted on the man’s back beneath him forced the body into the soil, creating a wide chasm that seemed to split the very air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rivock didn’t fall with the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed on the ground smoothly, then immediately sidestepped a heavy hammer strike from a new assailant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could counter, an arrow whistled forward with deadly, fluid speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inclined his head to the side, but the projectile still grazed his cheek, drawing a thin trickle of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rivock actually beamed at being injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Ki coursed through his veins, compressing intensely at the soles of his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening bang, he shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword sliced through the neck of the hammer wielder as he launched himself into the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands then streaked through the air, parrying dozens upon dozens of arrows speeding toward his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men were charging at him, hoping to intercept his lunge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fluidly slipping past a slash from one of the men, his hand shot backward like a serpent; one of the Ki swords in his grip ripped through the back of the neck of the man whose attack he had just sidestepped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood oozed onto his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a moment’s pause, he yanked his hand out and swung it forward fluidly, cutting through the throat of the second man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a second, the duo fell to the ground with a heavy thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His veins coiled around his thighs like taut cables and then, like a spring let loose, the soil shattered under his feet as he launched forward like a released arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a heartbeat, he was standing before the men who were shooting at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood right in the middle of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing his palms on their shoulders with a smirk, he watched as they quickly turned around, ready to fire at point-blank range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with that same overwhelming velocity, Rivock was suddenly nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, a loud click was heard followed by an explosion of force as the men’s arms were ripped from their sockets—the same shoulders Rivock had just touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson sprayed into the air like a geyser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men screamed in agonizing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their cries were immediately cut short as Rivock materialized before them in a jiffy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one singular strike, their heads rolled off like a body tumbling down an inclined hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twirling around with that same demonic, sinister smile on his face, he watched as the men surrounding him took half a step backward in fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t expected this amount of ferocity from a kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked as though he was barely taking them seriously at this point because, from the very start of the battle, he had been grinning nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None had been able to wipe that expression off his face as he continued dispatching men like they were nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh come on, don’t be scared,\" Rivock said, angling his head to the side while looking at the soldiers with that unsettling, sinister smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... I’m not gonna hurt you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was gone!\u003C\u002Fp>",1095,"2026-06-05T15:21:43.521Z",1,"novelbin.me","680d709b218300c9a15e2ac3a87714710b806a4ed709367cfdece5ee8337d286","magus-supremacy-chapter-987","magus-supremacy-chapter-985",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]