Combat Maid Harem

Chapter 598 Absorbing Space Mana

Lawrend sensed the chaotic space around him. This was the perfect chance for him to grasp space magic.

Normally, this would be insanely hard, but Lawrend already had experience with this exotic magic.

‘Ahahaha. I can finally have Space Magic in my main arsenal,’ Lawrend laughed to himself.

‘You’re crazy, Master. No one had ever done this before,’ Valentina replied.

She was amazed at his desire to collect the different elements inside his body. She found him more and more attractive.

He was the type of guy she would’ve fallen for if she was still alive because of his charm.

‘If no one had, I will gladly do it first.’

Lawrend was brimming with confidence. He had several experiences before, and he was ready to do it again.

Another sun appeared above Lawrend’s head. All of the leftover Fire and Lightning Mana inside his body rushed out and formed it. With this, he would be able to drain all of his mana.

“Aghhh…” Lawrend groaned in pain.

Feeling mana leave his body was very painful. It would be similar to someone drying themselves by extracting the water from their own bodies. Mana was just like that. It was an integral part of life.

Through all the pain, Lawrend decided to push on. He wouldn’t be satisfied if he failed. He would not be able to recover from such a setback.

If a failure really happened, he might not be able to do this again. He would become scared of failing. That was why he had to do this right now.

As Lawrend lost more and more of his leftover mana, his body wobbled in the air. He was slowly losing his flight ability.

And then, suddenly, he became stable. Lawrend used his space magic in his soul to keep himself in the same position. It was very exhausting, so Lawrend decided to rush it.

“Come!” Lawrend shouted.

He sensed all of the space mana around him and used his soul to catalyze the reaction.

*Whoosh*

Ember and Alexis felt a sudden change in the air around them. They couldn’t tell what it was because they weren’t space mages. If they were, they would be shocked to feel the space around them flow towards Lawrend.

It was a weird phenomenon. Space was moving, but it seemed like nothing was happening from outside observers.

“Hoh? This kid is really interesting,” a white-bearded old man said as he floated right above Lawrend.

He was hidden behind a cloud, so it would be hard to find him if one wasn’t looking for him. This white-bearded old man was the same person who flew above the sky when Elena became a Divine Slime.

Lawrend sucked in the space around him and turned them into space mana. A new enigmatic and colorless mana started to feel his body. As he absorbed space mana, Lawrend also absorbed Lightning and Fire Mana.

It was tiring. Lawrend wouldn’t be able to tell if someone touched him right now. Trying to balance the absorption from three different elements required all of his focus.

The whole of his mind was in trying to control his mana.

Ember sensed the weird changes around her and cautiously watched Alexis. She was ready to defend if he tried to attack. She was also confident that he couldn’t attack her with a powerful spell.

He had already spent all of his mana when he cast the Fossilize spell earlier.

“What a shame. If only I hadn’t been too greedy,” Alexis muttered as he shook his head.

He finally accepted reality. Lawrend was only an Earth Mage, but he was still significantly more powerful than him. The reality was often more shocking than fiction.

“Why did you accept their offer?” Ember asked.

She was naturally asking about his relationship with the Spring Clan. He clearly used a magic device from them. It was similar to the gem the Ignis Ancestor gave Lawrend.

It could also protect him from any attack below the Heaven Mage level. That was why he was able to survive Lawrend’s spell. If it weren’t for it, he would be already dead.

It was already fortunate for him to only lose his clothes.

“It was a business opportunity. The Spring Clan would accept me as their honorary member and help me become a Heaven Mage. Who could resist such an offer? I had been pursuing that power all of my life. What does an insignificant talent from a kingdom have in exchange?” Alexis retorted logically.

His answer stumped Ember. It was logical and correct. He only did it to benefit himself. She would’ve probably done the same if she was in the same position.

“The pursuit of power corrupts everyone,” Ember said to him.

“Correct. I tried to resist it for thousands of years. Unfortunately, Earth Mages don’t live forever,” Alexis replied.

He fully agreed with her. There were many other ways he could’ve become a Heaven Mage already, but he still chose to do it himself. It was his pride as the undefeatable Blumin Emperor.

“So, what are you going to do?” Ember asked as she focused her eyes on him.

“Sorry, Princess. This is my only way!” Alexis said.

He threw a blue gem toward Lawrend’s direction. It flew fast, and before Ember could react, it was already in front of her. It was about to pass her and hit Lawrend.

“For Master!”

Ember caught the blue gem with her body. Clear and pure water exploded out of the gem. This water instantly wrapped around her body and dissolved it.

Water was known as the best solvent. Meaning it could dissolve almost everything. This property was amplified at Ember.

Her skin dissolved. Her flesh dissolved. Her bones dissolved. Nothing was left as the pure water turned blood red.

The beautiful princess known as Ember Ignis was no more.

“F*ck…”

Alexis lost his energy and fell from the sky. He had used the leftover mana inside his body to propel that blue gem forward. It was meant to kill Lawrend as his last deed before his death.

He already knew he would be left weak after using it, so he decided to bring Lawrend down with him. Alas, it was a failure.