Eye System

Chapter 118: Extermination

Lex's plan was to simply remove the problem from its roots and remove any internal threats or issues that may cause him problems in the future while he resided in the Earth Country.

His hate for Elder Mason hadn't lessened in the slightest, and instead of being reckless and getting himself killed, as he obviously wasn't immortal or capable of defeating the entire Voltiac Guild head-on, he decided he would break down his manpower and organisation.

Another unknown variable that Lex had to account for was Elder Mason's power and whether he had any backing that he had to be wary of.

The four of them travelled back to the centre of the Earth Country at incredible speeds and as the citizens saw the Earth Leader, they cheered and sung songs of praise.

Ella had put on a black robe with a hood, that Lex gave her, to cover herself as not to catch the attention of the people as she didn't like being in the public eye.

In 8 hours of dashing towards the central country at rapid speeds they finally reached the Earth Leader's quarters.

"Make sure anybody traitorous or you think is a spy is killed off without anybody hearing about our plan and anybody that can't be trusted should be killed. Otherwise not only will our plan be compromised, but us and the entire continent will be in danger from the alerted enemy" warned Lex to the Earth Leader.

The Earth Leader understood and made sure to remember what Lex had warned him, but he still couldn't help but be surprised once again by the ruthlessness of the hooded figure before him.

After their brief conversation and Lex's repeated warnings to the Earth Leader who seemed to have accepted being under his orders, despite being much older and stronger than him, they all dispersed.

Angela returned to her manor and Lex and Ella were provided rooms in the Earth Leader's mansion as they all went to cultivate, giving time for the Earth Leader to prepare.

Meanwhile, the Earth Leader had held a usual conference with all of those in the upper echelon that helped him run the country.

They all held their own power and status in certain industries and had strength at, at least an early Sky Mortal, which made them worthy of being in the country's council under the Earth Leader.

They all gave their usual reports during the conference and how they could improve the country, all during the Earth Leader was monitoring the actions of all those within the conference and was being more observative than he had ever been.

Lex's warning had been embedded into the Earth Leader's mind who was beginning to notice a few suspicious members in his inner circle that he suspected to be spies from the Voltiac Guild or traitors of some kind.

He was shocked by how much the Voltiac Guild had infiltrated into the Earth Country and if he thought about it, the other countries had more Voltiac Bases and should be in an even worse situation than the Earth country, which made him realise just how urgent and severe the situation was.

During the conference, he kept a calm expression and didn't make his realisation obvious to those around him.

With his strength and experience, it wasn't difficult for him to do so and after the conference, he went into his own office and collected all of his observations in preparation for holding a second meeting with those he trusted to inform them of the plan to remove the Voltiac Guild from the Earth Country forcefully and prepare for war if necessary.

Secretly he went to each of the houses of those he trusted in the night with extreme stealth and told them all to follow him instead of taking them to his manor for a secret meeting which they had expected form such a stealthy retrieval.

The group of 21 behind the Earth Leader that he trusted and knew were the most loyal to him followed him as he went to the house of the next upper echelon member, however, unlike previous times he stopped before entering.

"From now on, any of the other elders of the country that we encounter shall be swiftly and silently killed by us" he informed them directly without explaining the reasoning.

Despite his subordinates being initially shocked, they had complete trust in the Earth Leader who was known for being a good person and they weren't close to the other elders which made them wonder how exactly they became Elders of the council.

The realisation began to sink in.

"There are traitors amongst us" revealed the Earth Leader confirming their assumptions.

The 22 men went from manor to manor of the other 8 elders of the council and slaughtered them without any remorse.

The Earth Leader hated killing, but all he could think about was his country, which his daughter resided in, being massacred by the Voltiac Guild who could strike at any moment.

After the massacre of the 8 elders that the Earth Leader saw as the most suspicious and knew the least about, he returned with the rest of the 21 elders to his manor, but instead of staying in the conference room, he took them underground to a secret lair.

"We are going to war with the Voltiac Guild that is a crouching tiger within a country, waiting to strike at any moment with bases all around the country and even had elders among us" declared the Earth Leader.

Lex who watched them enter with his Scouting Eye and saw them head down into some sort of underground structure was curious to see what the Earth Leader was capable of in terms of leading and left his room to join them.

Lex wasn't lazy, however, was beginning to get tired of consistent cultivation and wanted to experience the world, so joining the elders would entertain him and he could make sure that no mistakes were made.

As he strolled down the stairs nonchalantly, instantly all of the elders were alerted and prepared to battle as they all grabbed weapons, however, when the Earth Leader saw the hooded figure he stopped the Elders before they would be killed by the mysterious youth.

"Stand before me in a line and go into the area that I point" ordered Lex as he emitted a suffocating and demonic killing aura that he had accumulated from all the death he had caused and seen.

The Earth Leader didn't need to order the elders who were scared in front of the hooded figure who was releasing an aura that was making it hard for them to breathe, despite the power that they had.

All of the elders, excluding the Earth Leader, formed a long line in front of Lex as he would stare deep into each of the elder's eyes and would point them to either stand at his left or right.

Lex's could feel his Eye Knowledge was improving as he continued to observe and learn from other's eyes and from attempting to analyse the profound Ella's eyes that showed him nothing.

He pointed left to most of the elders but pointed right to 4 of the elders who as they stood to the right side of Lex were becoming very nervous.

"Old man, you did a decent job, but you underestimated the Voltiac Guild and their plans to take over the continent as you missed...." stated Lex before he stopped as the 4 elders who stood to the side dashed towards the stairs, attempting to escape.

"Hahaha, where do you think you guys are going, I wasn't finished talking" ridiculed Lex as he appeared at the exit to the stairs.

The rage that Lex had towards Elder Mason that ruthlessly massacred his master, the children in the orphanage and thousands in Outer Aria Country, began to seep through his Void Mentality that was wearing off and struggling to keep the sensation of emptiness within his mind.

Looking at all of them the one with the strongest strength was a high Sky Mortal and Lex assumed had the most knowledge of the Voltiac Guild.

Arctic Claws

Lex's eyes flashed red with fury as 4 claws pierced through his skin and out the knuckles on both his hands, as he slowly walked towards the group of 4 elders who were cornered in the underground room with nowhere to escape.

Lex's aura of death continued to grow as his rage continued to be awoken.

He felt his eyes continue to burn as the memory of his master and the children's bodies continued to replay within his mind.

"Calm down" stated a gentle voice from behind him as he felt somebody place their palm on his shoulder.

Lex blinded by rage swiftly turned around about to slash the person behind him, however as soon as he saw Ella he instantly stopped his attack and calmed down.

"Thank you" he thanked her gratefully as he felt he was losing control slightly to the Eye Demon, before Ella brought him back to reality.

Turning back to the four men that began to grovel and whimper in fear before him, Lex had no remorse as with what seemed to be a single wave of his arm, the heads of three of the elders were sliced off.

Scarlet Flash

All the other elders watching were in awe and baffled by Lex who killed three of them in a single wave of his arm and the hooded girl that appeared out of nowhere.

They couldn't help but wonder who exactly the hooded youths were and how did so many mysterious and powerful youths all come to help the Earth Leader.

The one elder left surviving, that Lex had seen was a Voltiac Guild spy by staring deep into his soul, began to weep and plead for mercy as Lex continued to slowly approach him.

"Now to interrogate this bastard" he mumbled to himself as crept towards him.