CH : 45 New Player in Battle Field

Maxwell's heart beat rapidly, and as fast as he could he swung his sword towards the arm. Maxwell's movement was by far faster. But before he could connect with Veronica's arm it dissolved into the shadows.

"Shit!!" Maxwell's sword hit the void, throwing him off balance a little, and he still hadn't gotten used to his new strength, but he quickly regained his stance for fear of another attack.

Indeed, another attack appeared, this time from behind. With a quick turn, Maxwell swung horizontally, but Veronica's silhouette merged with the shadows.

Veronica continued her attacks from the shadows but none of them could hurt Maxwell. In fact, there were times when she was almost injured by Maxwell's sword.

Maxwell noticed that Veronica's speed was very abnormal. Even in his lightning speed mode there were times when he felt like he couldn't get there in time, only his good instincts saved them.

"Filip! This is your family's ability, you should know its strengths but also its weaknesses." Maxwell shouted as he stopped a shadow blade at his side.

"Don't you dare!!" Veronica's cold words rang out in the surroundings.

Filip ignored his threats and with a serious face answered him. "The skill depends entirely on shadows and darkness. In a completely illuminated place it is impossible to hide, and the skill has a very high mana cost. You just have to wait for it to run out."

"Bastard! Father did the right thing by removing a piece of trash like you from the family." Veronica suddenly shrieked and stopped following Maxwell, appearing between Silvia and Filip. When she tried to stab Filip, he also disappeared into his own shadow.

Arrrggg!! With an angry and frustrated screech, Veronica directed her attack at Adelaida.

"No!!" Silvia stepped in the middle, her arm pierced by the dagger. But this brief second was all Maxwell needed to get to the spot.

Maxwell slashed at the air again but didn't look the least bit worried. He looked around this time with a smile on his face.

"Tell me Veronica, have you ever experienced a heavy storm in the middle of the night?" Maxwell looked around but no one answered him. "A stormy night is definitely a very dark night. The dark clouds hide the moonlight, the large raindrops fall relentlessly silencing any other sound. But you know... All that darkness always disappears for a few brief seconds." Maxwell raised his left hand with a smile. "Blowing away all darkness and silencing even the heaviest downpour... The lightning always comes!!"

Maxwell's eyes turned into two streams of electricity that protruded in the darkness. Slowly clenching his fist, Maxwell summoned a bolt of lightning.

A lightning bolt that connected the sky with his fist!!

*¡¡Crassshh!! ¡¡¡crassshh!!!*

His fist acted as a lightning rod, but instead of receiving the lightning, he was the one generating it.

All darkness disappeared in a flash. The night seemed to suddenly turn into day with the strong light generated by the lightning.

Veronica and Filip were forced to come out of the shadows and into plain sight.

"Impossible!!" Veronica shouted in surprise.

Maxwell knew that now was his best chance to finish Veronica off, but his inability to use two skills at once prevented him from doing so. If he stopped unleashing lightning with his left hand, Veronica would return to the shadows as if nothing had happened before he could reach her with his lightning speed.

With gritted teeth Maxwell opened his hand and grabbed the lightning bolt as if it were a solid substance. With veins on his arms Maxwell screamed as he swung his arm with force, along with his arm the lightning bolt curved as if it were a whip.

The lightning whip crackled through the air at high speed in Veronica's direction. She had never imagined this kind of sudden attack and even if she did she had nowhere to run.

The lightning whip hit her squarely and sent her flying away with a scream of pain escaping her lips.

Maxwell unleashed the lightning whip ability and activated the speed of lightning. Before she even hit the ground, Maxwell was already on top of Veronica with his leg covered in lightning that electrocuted her every second so she couldn't escape into the darkness and his sword aimed at her neck.

"It's over!" Maxwell said coldly.

"Hahaha, yes." Veronica laughed between the spasms of electrocution. "But for you."

Veronica spat out some blood on the ground and looked at her abdomen which now had a clear burn mark.

"It was never my job to kill them." Veronica laughed madly. "I just had to slow them down."

At the same time Veronica's words were spoken, a sudden and strong pressure took hold of everyone in the place. Silvia and Adelaida directly began to tremble for no apparent reason.

Without exception, Maxwell, Filip, Silvia, Adelaida and Veronica turned their heads in synchrony, staring at the sky where a flaming meteorite was falling in their direction.

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[Maxwell Magnar]

Age: 12 Years

Strength: 15

Agility: 29

Resistance: 23

Vitality: 34

Intelligence: 50

Mana: 4180

Arcane Tempest Mastery: 93

Element: Lightning

Achievements: 22…

Sexual Points: 75,701

After any of the stats reaches 10, Each additional point costs 10 sexual points.

The amount increases as your physical stats increase.

Mana works differently.

To increase mana by a single point it needs 10 sexual points.

Simple table

10 -20 : 10 sexual points for each physical stat point between 10 to 20.

20 -30: 100 sexual points for each physical stat point between 20 to 30

30 -40 : 1000 sexual points for each physical stat point between 30 to 40

40 -50 : 2000 sexual points for each physical stat point between 40 to 50

50 -60 : 4000 sexual points for each physical stat point between 50 to 60

60 -70 : 8000 sexual points for each physical stat point between 60 to 70

70 -80 : 16,000 sexual points for each physical stat point between 70 to 80

80 -90 : 32,000 sexual points for each physical stat point between 80 to 90.

90 -99…

After Maxwell brings his strength stat to 5 times normal, his stats are these.

[Maxwell Magnar]

Age: 12 Years

Strength: 50

Agility: 29

Resistance: 23

Vitality: 34

Intelligence: 50

Mana: 4180

Arcane Tempest Mastery: 95

Element: Lightning

Achievements: 22…

Sexual Points: 44,645

As you can see, increasing physical stats is very expensive in addition to the time needed to get used to the sudden increase in strength or speed.

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The flaming meteorite came closer and closer. As it did so, Maxwell realized that it was not really a meteorite, but he did not want to believe what his own eyes were showing him.

The meteorite struck and passed through the Blackwater Mansion, landing a few meters away from them. It slid across the ground, taking dirt and debris with it. The fireball traveled a long way before stopping in front of them, showing its true form.

Rising from the scorched earth and rubble...

There was a man!!

The suffocating pressure that weighed on everyone suddenly doubled. The cold of the night disappeared, giving way to a stifling heat that made everyone sweat.

Standing over two metres tall and wearing black armour with a lion carved on the breastplate, the man was very imposing. His dark hair made his yellow eyes and square face stand out.

His cold yellow eyes swept over everyone present, like a beast appraising its prey.

Be it Maxwell, Filip, Adelaida, Silvia, and even Veronica... They all trembled in fear at the sight of the man. It was something very primal within them warning of the danger the man represented.

"M-Meteor Knight!!" Silvia's legs weakened at the sight of the man and she fell to her knees on the ground, her face pale with obvious terror.

She was so terrified and out of control that she urinated on herself.

"Meteor Knight?" Maxwell's heart pounded as he felt the name sound familiar. But the terror and irrational fear he was feeling didn't allow him to think straight.

Filip on the other hand seemed to recognize him and for the first time Maxwell saw him make an expression of absolute terror. His legs were shaking so much that he even struggled to remain standing.

The man walked to stand in front of a scared Silvia.

"Hitt p-please sir!" Silvia's eyes were a sea of tears and she stumbled over her words. "Don't kill my daughter."

Without any expression on his face, the man raised his leg and kicked Silvia in the face. The force of the kick was such that her head exploded directly into a mess of blood, brains and marrow that bathed Maxwell and Adelaida in blood.

Arrrrrrrrrgggggg!!! Adelaida's face contorted in terror and anger. Her magic overflowed, resulting in vegetation growing all around her.

The man did not give Silvia's headless corpse a second glance, ignoring the plants that began to envelop his legs.

Adelaida's plants did not reach the man's knees before they burned into fine ash and scattered through the air.

Walking without any expression, the man stopped in front of Adelaida.

It was at that precise moment that all of Adelaida's anger had gone and only terror remained. Her mind replayed the scene of her mother's death second by second. Just like now, the man stood in front of her and stared at her without expression.

I'm going to die!! Was the only thought that remained in his head as she looked into the indifferent yellow eyes.

Just like her mother, Adelaida couldn't help but urinate on herself. With tears in her eyes, Adelaida looked at the man in fear. Her legs were shaking violently. "P-Please don't kill me."

But her plea only made the corner of his lips raise and a slightly sadistic expression came to light. He slowly extended his arm towards Adelaida, enjoying every second of seeing the girl's desperate and terrified expression.

N-No

When Adelaida thought her life was completely over, a spark of electricity appeared in her vision, before Maxwell appeared and attacked the man with his sword.

The man was surprised for a second, he raised his left arm and with his own skin he stopped Maxwell's attack.

"Impossible!!" Maxwell felt his breath slip away. The attack that had decapitated many people based on his speed and strength, that same attack that had even split men in half was being stopped with the man's defenseless skin.

In fact, this attack had become even more lethal with Maxwell's increased strength. But still, his sword was unable to make even a small cut in the man's skin.

His arms went numb and blood soaked his hilt.

This wasn't the first time someone had stopped this attack with their body, as Derek had managed to do it before. But this was very different, Derek was clearly using his magic.

But the man in front of him had not used even a shred of mana since he arrived at the place!!

"Unmnn?" The man tilted his head slightly confused and looked at him. "That hurt a little."

The man's voice sounded genuinely surprised, as if the mere thought of feeling pain was a crazy idea.

As the man said this, Filip crept into the shadows, took Adelaida's foot, and together they disappeared into the shadows.

"Nooooooo!!!" Veronica screamed hysterically. "Don't let them go!! I want them dead!!"

Maxwell took advantage of his distraction to get away from the man and take a breath.

"What are you doing there like an idiot? Chase them!!" Veronica stood up and pointed her finger at the man. But he ignored her and stared at Maxwell.

"Aren't you listening to me, you big idiot?" Veronica kicked the man in the shin, but he didn't even move an inch. "What are you doing staring at that idiot, he's just an aspiring knight. It's not important. Follow orders for once!! Go after them!! You dare ignore me? Do you have a fucking clue who I am? Am I the favorite daughter of the Blackwa Marquez-"

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