Chapter 806: Gathering of the Seven Overlord Forces - 3
"Indeed. The bond between those two forces is so strong that sometimes the other five overlord forces simply refer to them as one," Princess Lyra said in a low, serious voice, her eyes watching the newly arrived experts with an expression that seemed caught somewhere between caution and resignation, and as she spoke, the cold wind stirred the silvery strands of hair that framed her delicate face.
She paused briefly, her gaze lingering on the swirling purple portal ahead, before adding in an even quieter tone, "And what’s worse is that both Thunder Monarch Hall and Mountain Gods Valley have never held good relations with our Great Ruler Empire. In fact, it’s often said that our Great Ruler Empire and Thunder Monarch Hall are arch-rivals who’ve clashed countless times over territory, resources, and prestige."
Max didn’t reply right away, his sharp eyes scanning over the new arrivals, and almost immediately his gaze locked onto two particular figures stepping forward amid the groups from the Thunder Monarch Hall and Mountain Gods Valley, his eyes narrowing slightly as recognition flared in them because he’d already anticipated this outcome, and inwardly he thought, ’Josh from the Thunder Monarch Hall and Scott from the Mountain Gods Valley are here with them.’
Knowing full well that trouble would follow their presence like a shadow. And just as Max expected, the moment Josh from the Thunder Monarch Hall caught sight of him among the ranks of the Great Ruler Empire, Josh leaned closer to an elder beside him and whispered a few quiet but intense words, his expression darkening like storm clouds gathering on the horizon.
Sensing the shift, Max let out a quiet, wry laugh under his breath and turned slightly toward Princess Lyra, murmuring with a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth, "Princess Lyra, it seems trouble is coming for the Great Ruler Empire."
Princess Lyra turned to him with a look of puzzled concern, beginning to ask, "What do you—" but she didn’t get the chance to finish her question because right at that moment, a thunderous shout split the air like a peal of lightning cracking across the heavens, echoing so loudly that the sound seemed to shake the swirling mist around the purple portal, and the voice, deep and raging, roared out, "Who is Max from the Great Ruler Empire? Come out!"
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Instantly, the entire gathering—thousands of experts hovering in the air around the purple portal—fell into an uneasy silence as countless pairs of eyes snapped toward the source of the voice, and confused murmurs began to ripple through the crowd because many of the onlookers had no idea who "Max" was or what he could possibly have done to provoke the fury of an elder from the Thunder Monarch Hall.
Within the ranks of the Great Ruler Empire, a wave of tension rolled through as elders, top geniuses, and even Emperor Hermes himself turned their gazes upon Max with mixed expressions of surprise and puzzlement, some brows furrowing in worry while others simply stared in shock.
Max gave a small shrug, lifting his hands in a gesture of innocence, and said in a calm voice tinged with resignation, "I don’t know what they’re on about." Though a faint flicker in his eyes hinted that he might have an idea of where this was headed.
Emperor Hermes, his expression turning steely and regal, shifted his sharp gaze from Max to the Thunder Monarch Hall’s leader, Lord Thunder, and then fixed it on the elder who had shouted, his voice carrying an edge of imperial authority as he demanded, "What is this about, Elder Garry?" Though his words were polite on the surface, his tone was anything but friendly, each syllable resonating with cold disdain.