Chapter 854: Max the Manaless
Max tried the tier 3 promotion test 17 times however he failed it every single time no matter how hard he tried.For the first 3 failures he beleived that the technique suggested by the influencers in the forums was wrong and maybe he needed to experience it someway else , however after his 17th failed attempt he finally realised that it was simply him who could not pass this test.
This is when Max heard of a device called the mana flow index meter which was available to use at a specific church in vanaheim the kingdom of the elves.
Max wondered if he could get the help of his other sister-in-law Ruby to somehow access it, however soon rejected the idea considering the fact that he did not know her personally.
Max had heard a lot of stories about Ruby from both Naomi and Rudra himself and had a general understanding of her nature and her bearing.
To be honest Max found Ruby to be incredibly beautiful and exactly his type of beauty as well however he did not let any wrong ideas seep into his brain since Ruby was already his brothers wife.
The problem with going to vanaheim without Ruby's recommendation was that he would need to build merit with the church of light , as only merit with the church could be exchanged for a chance to use that device and Max was not a follower of the light but instead a member of the church or death.
This meant that he needed to somehow get the help of Ruby even if it was a bit embarassing and to do so he needed to actually ask help from the elites guild.
Max opened his inbox and scrolled all the way to the top , where sir Jhonny had sent his in-game ID an invite to join the True Elites Guild a long time ago.
Initially Max did not plan to join his brothers guild, however after finding no alternatives , Max decided to go for it as he accepted the invite and became a member of the number one guild in all of Omega.
Instantly he recieved a system notification saying he had became a part of a guild , and he recieved the guilds signature clothes and sigil to be worn over those robes.
Max swapped his clothes for the guild robes and to be honest he was extremely proud as he did it. He had seen Rudra countless times in these robes and dreamt about wearing it himself one of these days , hence when he got the chance to do so he was incredibly happy.
Walking straight into the inner city and towards the true elites headquarters Max could not help but feel butterflies rising in his stomach as this was one of the moments he had dreamed over and over again as a kid.
The guards standing infront of the guild headquarters saw his robes and sigil and allowed him entry into the vast platinum grade estate of the elites as Max strolled straight in and towards Amelia's reception.
Currently 99% of the guild was empty and hardly a few people could be seen in the guild grounds, this was because most were present in the war in hell , while those who were here were either killed in action and returned out just like he did , or essential personnel that were needed to run the city.
When he finally walked into the guilds reception area and saw Amelia dilligently working there he felt like he had jumped straight into a day in the life of his brother as he had seen this same clip countless times as his brother would pass through the guild hall and nod at Amelia before entering his office.
Every sighting of Rudra was forum worthy material and many guild members hence sneakily took videos of him to be posted on the forums.
Approaching Amelia nervously , Max said " Hello , umm , i need some help Aunt Amelia".
Amelia looked irked as she lifted her head from the book she was reading and said " Brat , cut the crap, tell me what you need and then go spy on some other innocent women ".
" THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT " Max blushed as he shouted in his defense.
It was something that had happened long ago when Max was only 7 or eight years of age , he was chasing after a bug and had accidentally entered the women's hot springs area in the upside , glancing at naked giggling and laughing to herself for no reason as she murmured the name of his brother, as an complete accident.
What followed was 2 hours of merciless scolding by Amelia who stressed how he was the first boy to ever see her naked and how he could never speak about this day to anyone.
Recalling that incident Max suddenly found Amelia muttering the name of his brother to be SUS AF , raising an eyebrow Max was about to say ' Wait a damn minute ' when he looked into the ice cold eyes of Amelia and swallowed his words back down.
After a while Amelia sighed and said " What do you want? "
Max replied " I want to go to the palace and meet the queen ".
" Why? ". Amelia asked as she began reading the book once more , much less on guard against the boy now since she knew what he wanted.
" Personal reasons ". Max replied and Amelia did not pry futher.
Amelia had been initially worried that Max was going to leverage his position as Rudra's brother and ask for something truly precious from the guilds warehouse , however it turned out to be a pretty reasonable request in the end.
Writing him a letter of recommendation, Amelia said " Show it to the guard outside ".
With that she waved him off and went back to reading her book. Max politely thanked her and took the letter and ran towards the palace which was actually not that far away.
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( Meanwhile Rudra )
Rudra was a bit bold sprinting towards Lucifer as he did, however it was for a good reason.
Seeing how he was moving rapidly towards the devil , Hades instantly advanced the second and third legion into a charge not wanting to waste any opportunity that Rudra was planning to create while also personally moving towards the capital to eventually engage in combat with the devil.
Lucifer who was completely focused on killing this human he hated so much , prepared one of his most sinister attacks for Rudra to face which was called the ' Rib Crusher'.
It was essentially an ironclad grip made out of darkness mana which would constrict around an opponent like a vice and crack his bones till he died.
It was an extremely cruel and devilish move and Lucifer found it fit for someone like shakuni.
Rudra waited till he was 20 meters infront of the devil and just as he watched the devil twitch his eye muscle very slight he immediately used blink to marginally escape the attack unleashed by Lucifer.
It was one of the qualities he had understood about reading enemy movements fighting sariel and Micheal , which was that the Archangel's constricted their eyes before launching any attacks.
When Rudra saw Lucifer do the same he instantly used blink which was the only reason why he barely got away from the fast attack that Lucifer launched at a mere 20 meter range.
Appearing behind him at a distance of 200 meters , Rudra continued to fly opposite to the devil as the enraged fallen angel followed him like a hawk.
When Hades saw Lucifer pull away from the wall his lips curled into an upward smile as he commended the bravery of his first commander.
Even Omar who hardly let his face show his emotions broke out into a wide grin as he mouthed the words " What a guy .... ".
Even the beast king was in awe of the contributions the mortal made to the war effort as the situations he created with his calm and calculated planning were often nothing short of miracles.
Able to exploit the opening the gods started to push back the tier 4 and 5 demon troops defending the city back with powerful spells as the other troops managed to break through and enter the city through the gaps in the walls without facing elimination from widespread AOE spells.
Naturally there were still a lot of casualties as running through open plains towards a defended area was never easy and not to mention the ground being scorching hot due to there being flames burning over it not long ago , but the casualties were much less than the demons would have wanted and soon two legions managed to swarm the city gates and create an opening for the army of death in this fight as the other legions soon followed suit.
The elite legion coming in the hottest , as the super charged elite members fought like madmen straight from the get-go to prove their loyalty to their guildmaster.
/// Bonus chapter for hitting the GT target, a longer one than usual at that with over 600 words extra.
Hope you guys enjoy! ///