Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 625  Betrayal?

'They didn't know of my strength?' He thought before immediately shaking his head.

'No, to be more accurate, the one who sent them doesn't know of my strength.' 'No wonder they were so weak.'

His eyes flickered in thought.

The moment he killed them, he had realized they were just high-stage Four Star Mages.

This had confused him because the three noble families should already know he was stronger than ordinary Five Star Mages.

'This means the one who mobilized them isn't someone from three noble families and since the Royal family has already agreed to allow the Fullers to keep me for a week, he shouldn't be from the Royal family either.'

'I'm sure some other parties had watched me fight Oliver but I can be certain no one other than the three noble families and the Royal family recognised my bloodline's extraordinariness. If someone had, these families would have already taken care of them.'

'If that's the case, then who could it be?'

His brows furrowed as thought rapidly flickered in his mind. Then a moment later, he found out three parties that could be that mastermind of this attack, 'Either he is Count Wiley, The Dalton family or… the Ming family.'

'Though I doubt it could be the Ming family given their limited ability… they are still one of the suspects.'

'The chances it could be the Dalton family isn't high either since they are allied with the Arasia family. Unless the Arasia family didn't inform the Dalton family's leadership about my strength… If that's so, it should be Jack's parents but if it is them… then it doesn't make sense since these two didn't have any intent to kill. Were they asked to capture me?'

'My intuition, however, tells me it is Count Wiley. If it's really him… he clearly doesn't know anything about my bloodline because if he did, he would've known these Four Star Mages could do nothing to me.'

'Then there could be just one reason why he would send people after me…'

Thinking this, he looked down at the sword in his hand.

'...to snatch the Thunder Sword.'

When he came to this conclusion, another question arose.

'How did he know I have it in my possession? He certainly didn't know earlier because if he did, he wouldn't have attacked the Garfield family.'

'Either he saw me use it which I doubt is the case… Or someone told him… someone from the Garfield family.'

His expression turned dark when this thought appeared in his mind.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Just then, a few figures soared through the sky and landed in front of him.

Mike had arrived with a few Five Star Mages, two of whom were the Twin Calamity a.k.a. Renu and Vani.

Ignoring the corpses, Mike looked at Max and asked, "You alright?"

'I hope I'm wrong.' He sighed inwardly.

Then nodded, "Yeah. I'm alright. Just check if they are from your family or someone from outside."

The elders behind Mike raised their brows, not appreciating his somewhat rude tone.

Mike, however, didn't mind it and gestured to one of the elders, who nodded and uncovered the dead duo's faces.

When he saw their faces, his expression fell. The others had the same reaction. Sigh!

Mike sighed, "These children are indeed from our family."

Max wasn't surprised because for someone from outside the family to infiltrate the Fuller estate and attack him without alerting the security system was way too difficult.

"Your children are too rebellious." He scoffed.

His words caused everyone's expressions–except Mike's, who was calm as a rock–to darken.

Renu, the most violent out of the bunch, immediately shouted, "Don't you dare disrespect the patriarch!"

Max didn't bother sparing her any glance and turned around, "You guys take care of it. I have things to do."

"Wait!" Mike said just as he was about to leave.

"What is it?"

Mike looked at the corpses before saying, "I had thought I had some time to do it, but it seems people have already started to become restless."

As Max looked at him in confusion, Mike gestured to the Twins, "So, they will stay with you from on to protect you."

Renu grumbled in a low voice when she heard this while Vani was unphased.

Max wanted to refuse as he didn't like someone keeping watch on him constantly, but not wanting to take a risk, he nodded before asking, "What about the protection of my companions?"

"There are already people protecting them. Just make sure they don't wander too far from the guest houses as it would make it harder to protect them if something happens." Mike said

"Alright. I'll take my leave now." Saying this, he left the place.

Vani grabbed Renu's hand before following him.

After they left, one of the elders, a some fifty year old looking woman, said, "Patriarch, I don't think the one who had them attack him was after his blood–"

Before she could finish, Mike waved his hand, "It doesn't matter. Handle these corpses. Also, see if they have any family left."

"Yes, patriarch!" The female elder nodded.

Mike then left and other elders also dispersed, leaving her with the corpses. Her eyes flickered with a hint of greed which she immediately suppressed when Mike's face surfaced in her mind.

'No matter what valuable thing the kid has, it isn't wise to go against Patriarch.' Sighing, she waved her hand and lit the corpses on fire.

…

Max, with the twins following him, arrived at the guest houses.

Just as he was about to enter the house Claire was staying at, he paused, turned around, looked at Vani and said, "Wait here."

"No, we were ordered to follow you wherever you–" Before Vani could answer, Renu refused, only for Vani to give her a silent glare that quietened her, though she kept grumbling in an ineligible voice.

"Please go ahead." Vani said.

Max nodded and before entering the house, he muttered, "One sensible and one stupid, huh? Twins indeed."

"How dare you call me stupid! You, come out this instant!" Renu immediately raged but Max completely ignored her and entered the house.

Vani's lips twitched and she smiled wryly.

Seeing her smile, Renu was even more incensed and hissed, "Yeah, you laugh."

Vani shook her head, and affectionately patted her head, "Calm down. He was just teasing you."

Renu frowned in realization. She then clicked her tongue in annoyance, "What a petty little man!"

Inside the house, the corner of Max's lips twitched when he heard her.

"She needs some good spanking." He muttered.