Combat Maid Harem

"Are you insulting my intelligence?" Alexis asked and squinted his eyes.

He was starting to get annoyed at Lawrend's obvious attempts to trick him. He was fairly confident that Lawrend was already a Heaven Mage. He had studied how to become a Heaven Mage, and the phenomenon that appeared around Lawrend were telltale signs of someone that became a Heaven Mage.

"I don't think I need to insult you to get the point across."

"Arghh…"

Alexis gritted his teeth in anger. He wanted to keep himself calm, but his desperation plus the mockery from Lawrend was driving him crazy.

His muscles bulged, and he grew slightly bigger. Lawrend focused his eyes and noticed that the way his mana flows inside his body had changed.

"If you dare, duel me using Earth Mage spells!" Alexis shouted.

He truly believed that Lawrend was a Heaven Mage, so he thought he had no other way out. If he tried to flee in front of a Heaven Mage, he would only die faster.

He still believed that he could win by challenging Lawrend to a fight using Earth Mage spells. After all, he was infinitely close to becoming a Heaven Mage while Lawrend was just a new one.

He believed that the difference between the two of them was not as drastic as it would normally be.

"Yes! Of course, I will duel you with an Earth Mage spell!" Lawrend responded excitedly.

He was relieved to know that Alexis wasn't frightened even though he thought he was a Heaven Mage.

"No cheating."

Alexis wanted to make sure he had the chance. He had seen enough shameless individuals not uphold their words during their duels.

"I will keep my words," Lawrend replied. He made sure to resonate his voice far and wide using lightning magic.

"Good!"

Alexis' face brightened. Lawrend would now be forced to fight him fair and square. If he tried to cheat, it would sully his reputation. He was confident Lawrend wouldn't allow that to happen because an emperor needed a good reputation.

Otherwise, he would quickly lose the trust of his citizens. That would then make it harder to control the territory as a whole.

"Ember, leave with the others. As fast as possible!" Lawrend ordered as he pushed her away from his embrace.

Ember saw the serious look he had on his face.

"Mm!"

She nodded her head and used her fastest speed to escape.

"Leave! Quick! This is an order from Master!" Ember shouted repeatedly.

"I'm ready," Lawrend said after seeing everyone had left.

They were still close to the Imperial City, but Lawrend wasn't inclined to care about them. This fight had too much at stake.

"O' Ra, bring us light, disperse the darkness, warm our cold hearts, give energy to life, contain the power of the stars, and release them with a big bang, Supernova!"

"O' Gaia, the bearer of life, the land of the living, guide us to eternal life, give us power, then bury our lifeless bodies, millions of years may pass, Fossilization!"

Both Lawrend and Alexis chanted their most powerful spells.

After becoming an Earth Mage, Lawrend finally perfected his Supernova spell. It was more powerful than he had expected. He was glad he waited. Otherwise, this spell would've only been a Grand Mage spell.

Naturally, a supernova couldn't compare to the big bang theory. But that last line solidified a powerful explosion in Lawrend's mind. It basically increased the strength of the spell by a huge magnitude.

Meanwhile, the earth below them poured an endless amount of Earth Mana. The same was happening to Alexis' body. He decided to use all of his Earth Mana for this spell.

This resulted in a huge fog of thick Earth Mana surrounding them. Their surroundings made it appear as if they were inside a sandstorm.

But a bright light suddenly formed inside this sand storm. The Fire and Lightning Mana in the air rushed towards a single point in front of Lawrend. He was also pouring his Fire and Lightning mana into it.

Soon, the sun was formed. Small sunspots appeared around it. These sunspots spewed hot plasma, filled with pure fire mana.

Lawrend faintly smiled as the sun hovered in front of him. It was as big as his height. He couldn't see Alexis in front of him.

"This is the end," Lawrend whispered.

"Hah! You will be the first Heaven Mage under my foot!" Alexis responded back aggressively to boost his own confidence.

'I would not survive this if I wasn't an Earth Mage already,' Lawrend thought to himself.

Inside his body, Valentina watched with bated breath. She was only a soul, and this spell horrified her. It might've even hurt her if she was back in her peak form.

Lawrend pushed his right palm forward. The sun suddenly accelerated at an ungodly speed.

As Lawrend did that, the Earth Mana in the surroundings rushed towards his body. They covered his skin and piled up continuously.

Alexis lifted his right hand in front of him and crushed something inside it. Suddenly, a water globe surrounded his whole body.

*DUNNNNNNNNNGHHH*

The sun exploded in a powerful supernova. It was more apt to call it a hydrogen nuclear bomb from his previous life.

The earth was torn apart as huge mounds of dirt and rock were lifted into the atmosphere, and the mana in the air was left unusable. The space also became unstable for a short moment.

The area a hundred kilometers(62 miles) around them were turned into a dead wasteland.

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Ember and the others watched from afar. Lawrend didn't tell them how far to run away, but Ember sensed it from the seriousness he showed on his face. She knew he wouldn't show that face unless it was really dangerous.

"His Imperial Highness is scary…" Gregory muttered as sweat poured down his back.

"Master!" Ember exclaimed.

She was worried about his safety. Even she couldn't confidently say that she could've survived that explosion.