Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 806: Tempered Memories

In the evening, right as the sun started setting, Max left the town and headed toward the capital city.

He had incapacitated and imprisoned Ashroth so when he regained consciousness, he wouldnʼt be able to leave the underground room he dug open and reinforced with his bloodline energy.

But then a problem arose.

Because he had blocked Ashrothʼs mana, or rather demon veins, he wouldnʼt be able to go without food and water for several days like other Four Star beings.

So, Amara decided to stay to look after him.

He was a little concerned about her safety, but she assured him that since with [Mask of Terra] she could change her appearance and become a human, elf, or any other race according to the situation, she would be safe.

Since it was a remote town where no powerful expert would go, he knew she would be relatively safe, but… he didnʼt like the fact that he had to leave her behind. Unfortunately, he had no choice because she wouldnʼt leave Ashroth alone.

…

The next day, Max arrived in front of the capital city in the early morning.

On his way, he encountered several teams of both humans and elves, who, after seeing he was a human, didnʼt bother him and continued on their way.

When he saw how eerily silent the capital city was, just like the rest of the villages, towns, and cities he had seen after the sacrifice, his expression turned grim.

Before entering the city, he messaged Pauline and Kriss but received no reply. He then messaged Flavia, but no response came.

ʼI hope… they are alright.ʼ He thought, thunderous rage and murderous intent filling his heart and mind.

After calming himself down, he entered the city, and following his senses, he arrived in front of a simple house on the outskirts of the city.

Calmly walking to the door, he knocked and waited.

A moment later, the door opened and Esme appeared, wearing a veil on her face. When she saw Max, she visibly relaxed and smiled, ”Come in. Everyone is waiting.”

Nodding, Max entered the house and saw everyone in the living room. They all looked anxious and a little sleepy, which told him they didnʼt sleep last night at all.

”Are you alright, little Max?” Anna was a lot calmer compared to the last time he saw her but had a worried expression on her face while her eyes scanned him for injuries.

”Yeah, Iʼm fine.” Max nodded. He could see they were all confused as to why they suddenly had to leave. Clearly, Ryan hadnʼt told them what had happened.

Just as he was about to explain what happened, he narrowed his eyes and asked, ”Where are Belen and Leticia?”

While Esther, Anna, Noah, his wife, Rima, Esme, Gene, Garima, Ellie, Ella, and Maria were all present, he couldnʼt see Belen or Leticia.

He hadnʼt seen them in the hall when he returned to Ninam City either, but because everyone was grieving, and since Garima hadnʼt told him about anything happening to them, he decided to ask about them later.

Then, he met Esme and got busy in healing her and then in cultivation. Then, he met Mina; she was taken away, and then he left to save Ashroth and Amara in a hurry, which gave him no chance to inquire about their whereabouts.

But seeing they werenʼt here, he couldnʼt help becoming worried.

Then something happened that shook him—everyone, except Esme, looked at him in confusion as if they didnʼt understand what he just asked.

He looked at Anna and asked, ”Do you know Belen and Leticia?”

Anna raised her brows in confusion before shaking her head, ”...I donʼt think so.”

Hearing this, a bad feeling welled up in his heart, and he immediately flashed in front of her.

Putting his hand on her head, he scanned her body and mind with his bloodline sense but didnʼt find anything wrong. He then checked others one by one, but there didnʼt seem anything wrong with them.

His expression turned dark. He knew there was something definitely wrong with them; it was just that his bloodline sense wasnʼt able to find what it was because Esme seemed fine, as she didnʼt have that confused look on her face.

He knew why this was so.

Either whatever had made them forget about Belen and Leticia didnʼt affect her because she was an emperor mage, or it was his Nascent Energy that cleansed it.

He turned to her and asked, ”Where are Belen and Leticia?”

Esmeʼs expression was also grave as she understood what was going on. She said, ”A few days after you left, they visited me, and talked to me and Gene for a while before leaving After that day, I didnʼt see them. In fact, I seem to have completely forgotten about them.”

Her answer confirmed his suspicion.

”What did you guys talk about that day, and did they behave strangely?” He asked,

Esme took a moment to recall her memories and said, ”They were just asking how I got injured and how severe my injuries were. Then our conversation shifted, and we talked about quite a bit of minor stuff.”

Max frowned; he was about to tell her to tell him everything they talked about when she said, ”There is no use in telling you what exactly we talked about because they were just making small talk, but something strange did happen when they were about to leave my room.”

”What?” Max asked,

”That younger girl, Leticia, suddenly said she was feeling thirsty and took out a jar of water. She drank some, gave some to Belen, and then offered the rest to me and Gene. Not wanting to be impolite, we drank it. I remember seeing Leticia smiling strangely at that time.”

Maxʼs eyes flashed, and his expression shifted rapidly before he cursed angrily.

”Damn it!”

He realized they had left on their own and, for some unknown reason, decided to make everyone forget about them through some strange means.

While the latter part confused him, he relaxed seeing they left on their own and werenʼt taken away.

However, what made him angry and even more worried was… Because they had left, they most likely didnʼt have any emperor to protect them from the sacrificial formation.

Suddenly, he sat down cross-legged, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes, falling into a deep state of meditation.

After a few minutes, he exhaled deeply and opened his eyes.

Currently, although he wasnʼt able to sense his womenʼs location if he was too far away from them, he could still sense if they were alive or not if he focused on their connection enough, and Belenʼs and Leticiaʼs connections were still intact, though very faint.