Greatest Legacy of the Magus Universe
chapter-298

After Alex had decided to abandon his teammates and flee when the large-scale wolf pack arrived, he had to go through countless other types of beasts to survive.

Perhaps, choosing to flee was a bad decision on his part. However, if he had stayed back, then he would have surely died at the hands of Adam. Thus, he chose the option that gave him the greatest chance of survival.

And as it turned out, the choice that he had made was indeed the correct one.

Despite having to fight countless beasts single-handedly, and even utilizing the Rank 2 magic scroll that Morden had given him, he had managed to survive, albeit barely.

His body was riddled with ghastly injuries, however, he hadn't died from blood loss yet because the vast majority of his wounds were frozen.

Tearing the magic scroll had not just helped him take care of the beasts, but also injured him because he couldn't properly control the power of a Rank 2 spell.

After he had been incapacitated from using the magic scroll, he barely managed to shoot an emergency flare into the sky, hoping that one of the Magi from the allied forces nearby would notice it and rush toward him.

He had to make this gamble. Either the magical beasts would notice the signal and kill him, or his allies would see it and save him.

But the last thing he expected was Adam to arrive before either did.

"Boss, how could this happen?! Please, don't leave me!"

As soon as Alex heard this accursed voice, his heart immediately sank. He knew he was done for. The injuries on his body were so bad that he couldn't even move his fingers, let alone fight back. Not to mention, his mana had already been depleted.

He was quite literally a fish on a chopping board.

Damn it! Am I really going to die here?! He thought to himself in rage and horror. But the next moment, he thought of something very peculiar.

Why is he addressing me in such a manner, though? Could it be…

His eyes widened as he thought of the possibility of another group of Magi being nearby, causing Adam to act this way. For a moment, Alex's eyes flashed with hope.

He was about to scream for help, but before he could, Adam had already arrived and knelt down beside him. The next moment, the youth viciously grabbed his throat, preventing him from calling out for help.

"Boss, please don't die!"

Alex could see that although Adam's voice was sincere and full of pain, his eyes were flashing with an extremely ruthless glint.

The grip on his neck continued to tighten as Adam sobbed incessantly.

"Boss… Boss.. why did it have to come to this?

"Why did you have to sacrifice yourself?

"It should have been me!"

Alex's pupils gradually rolled over as he struggled to breathe. He was already severely injured to begin with, and now with Adam squeezing the remaining life out of him, he wouldn't be able to survive for long.

The other group of Magi consisting of humans and elves hurriedly rushed toward Adam and Alex. When they saw the area covered in snow and ice, the hairs on the back of their necks stood on end.

They instantly realized that this was a result of a powerful spell and that a terrifying battle had taken place here.

"Hey, what the hell happened here?!" The lead Magus, a middle-aged human, slowly approached Adam, asking in an alarming voice.

However, before he could take another step forward, Edward appeared before him and stopped him. He shook his head and spoke with sadness, "Please let my friend grieve… we've just lost a precious member of our squad."

Lisa also approached this group of Magi and spoke with a tearful expression, "Y-Yes, I humbly request you to give Adam some privacy. He… he was very close to Boss."

The group of Magi gazed at Edward and Lisa's expressions, then they glanced at Adam who was kneeling down beside Alex and crying out loud like there was no tomorrow.

Seeing such a scene, they couldn't help but sigh.

"I understand," said the middle-aged man. "This war has taken far too much from us…"

Edward and Lisa lowered their heads with melancholic expressions.

As soon as they saw Adam behaving strangely while kneeling beside Alex, they immediately understood what was going on.

After all, with this new group of Magi suddenly arriving, there was no way Adam would be able to openly kill Alex. So while he killed Alex, Edward and Lisa prevented the group of Magi from coming closer, lest they realize that something fishy was going on.

While the couple interacted with the group of Magi telling the latter about what they had gone through earlier, Adam continued to bawl while mercilessly squeezing Alex's throat.

Although pearls of tears trickled down his face, his eyes were cold and indifferent. He looked Alex straight in the eye until the latter had finally stopped breathing.

Despite that, Adam didn't undo his grip around the man's throat.

First, he shifted his consciousness to the mysterious space inside the white lotus. He hovered before the boundary of this space, his expression grim.

Finally, a new orb of light materialized in this space. When Adam glanced at the soul that gave him a very familiar feeling, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"He's finally dead."

After confirming this, he opened his eyes back in the outside world, his grip around Alex's neck slowly loosening. However, there was still a pensive expression on his face as he waited for the magical mechanism to activate.

Is it going to come out? He thought in apprehension.

However, after waiting for more than a minute, he saw that nothing happened. Realizing this, he glanced at Alex's cold and lifeless face, his lips forming a sneer.

Heh, looks like those Gracie scums didn't think too highly of you.

The next moment, he willed it in his mind and Alex's corpse was sucked into his storage earring.

Adam then got to his feet, his shoulders slouched. He turned around and glanced at Edward and Lisa with a listless expression, "Boss… has passed away."

The couple's lips twitched when they saw how sincere Adam's expression was. The tears were so real that they thought he was genuinely crying.

Adam stumbled his way toward the new group of Magi. He glanced at the middle-aged Magus who seemed to be the leader of this group and softly muttered, "I'm going to survive this war… and bury Boss back in Moon City."

The middle-aged Magus sighed. He placed a hand on Adam's shoulder and comforted him, "Stay strong, young man."

Adam nodded and then slowly walked away, Edward and Lisa following behind him.

After the trio had made enough distance, Adam's grieving expression was quickly replaced by relief.

He turned around and winked at the couple.

"It all worked out in the end."