The first extraordinary performance
His red skin was much darker than that of ordinary Piran soldiers, and he was also 50 centimetres taller than his fellows.
So, at 3 meters tall, Maxime sensed that he was about to face the strongest opponent he had ever encountered.
"Somehow, I have the impression that this Piran is as strong as Instructor Riva," Maxime murmured as he braced himself for any irregular movement.
However, Maxime's allies didn't find anything special about this Piran, so they were slightly more relaxed than Maxime.
At that moment, the imposing Piran smiled mischievously, making Maxime feel a huge sense of danger.
"Not good!" mentally shouted Maxime in panic.
And indeed, dropping the Piran soldiers at his side, he rushed like a flash towards Maxime's team and the young nobles.
Maxime only had time to see a flash pass him by and determine the direction of the new threat.
"It's heading for Andrew!"
*boom*
Turning around, Maxime saw a figure fall violently backwards several dozen meters.
A morbid silence was produced, as everyone noticed the power of this Piran.
The young nobles, with the exception of Winny, who had hitherto been rather calm, began to shake their hands.
Maxime's mercenaries looked pale as the red-haired man lay motionless on the ground.
While the invader who'd committed the crime stood in the same spot where the impact had taken place, very calm.
Then he opened his mouth:
"Young humans, I've underestimated you a little."
"I didn't think you'd kill so many of my soldiers, and I just wanted to drag them through iron and blood without causing too many casualties..."
Her chilling voice and strange accent roamed Maxime's flesh.
He sighed lightly.
"I guess I'll just tell the higher-ups that this was the price of killing a few human geniuses."
Then he began to smile in a very creepy way as he turned and stared at Maxime who was standing not far away.
Romuald, Izo, Tena and Ernest reacted immediately, trying to move in front of Maxime.
Unfortunately, the Piran squad commander was moving too fast for them to protect Maxime.
Their eyes fell on Maxime in despair. While their perception of time was very slow, they noticed Maxime's lips moving.
"NOX LIMIT!"
[Members of the mercenary group "Les tigres à dents de sabre" have their physical abilities increased by 50%].
Followed by a mysterious voice, an unknown energy appeared in their bodies, making them boil from the inside.
It coursed through their bodies, strengthening them drastically.
At the same time, Commander Piran smiled cruelly as he swung his axe at Maxime.
In an instant, he stood in front of Maxime, their size differences in stark contrast.
But when he saw Maxime's eyes turn from light blue to translucent white, his strong body, of which he had always been proud, trembled with fear.
"Me, Joya, a Piran commander trembles with fear in front of a small human high school student?"
"How can that be? My physique has already reached 3.9!"
Joya's eyes shone with perplexity, but this only strengthened the force in which he put his attack.
*boom*
The ground where Maxime had once stood was shattered into a thousand pieces, creating a small crater.
But Maxime's body was nowhere to be found.
"Shit, where's the kid?" Joya thought fearfully.
The next moment, he heard a soft, murderous voice to his right.
"Die damned invader."
Maxime seemed to fly through the air as he stood at the same height as Commander Piran.
Then, with a fluid gesture, he swung his sword at Joya's neck!
But his sword stopped in the middle of Joya's strong neck.
"Hahaha, what bad luck not to have a sword worthy of your strength!" mocked Joya loudly.
"Now die!" he continued with a gleeful grin as he swung his hand towards Maxime, as if he wanted to grab his head and then annihilate him.
But Maxime's white eyes showed not the slightest sign of fear.
And indeed, there was no reason to be afraid, since he wasn't alone.
The silhouettes of Romuald and Izo appeared in the path of Joya's fist.
The two mercenaries looked at each other and then, as if they'd communicated beforehand, drew their swords simultaneously in the direction of the invader's fist.
The next instant, a loud collision took place, followed by Romuald and Izo's silhouettes flying off the ground.
They collided with Maxime and landed violently together 30 meters away.
"Cursed humans, how can you be so powerful at such a young age!" mentally insulted Joya in a fierce voice but also with a slight fear.
"I must kill them absolutely or they'll become a threatening variable for our plan of conquest!"
But no sooner had he finished thinking about it than he felt an intense pain in his chest.
"This is for my brothers!" shouted Tena, who had stabbed his sword deep into Joya's back.
"AHHHHH! Damned humans!" Joya turned violently from the pain, swinging Tena who couldn't hold on to his sword.
But only 1 metre away from him was Ernest, gliding through the air at a staggering height.
Mockingly, Ernest let go of the arrow he'd fired earlier, destroying his bow in the process.
But without a doubt, it made for the most powerful arrow he'd ever shot in his life.
"Fuck! This time, you won't get me!" shouted Joya as he arched his back in an astonishing fashion, allowing the arrow to avoid his eyes and pass over him.
But strangely enough, he wasn't happy.
And indeed, a bloody, red-haired figure arrived below him.
Then, with a powerful leap, he decapitated the remaining half of Joya's blow.
His heavy head rolled over the body and his imposing body fell to the ground under the watchful eyes of Maxime and his mercenaries, but also of the young nobles.
It was Andrew who had been severely wounded earlier, but Maxime's active talent enabled him to heal his wounds to a large extent and thus deliver this final blow.
[Ding!]
[Commander Piran killed!]
[Military rank unlocked!]
[Current military rank: Corporal]
[Military rank unlocked!]
[Current military rank: Master Corporal]
[Military rank unlocked!]
[Current military rank: Sergeant]
[Military rank unlocked!]
[Current military rank: Master Sergeant]
[Military rank unlocked!]
[Current military rank: Warrant Officer]
The remaining Piran soldiers saw their leader fall and didn't dare stay any longer.
But as they ran, all their heads flew off, one after the other.
It had all happened very quickly, and the perpetrators of this deed were also quick to return to the young nobles, whose eyes were filled with wonder.
The young nobles had starry eyes as they looked at Maxime and his mercenaries in the wake of what they had seen, with the exception of Winny who lowered his head.
"Well done everyone, now I'm going back with my mercenaries to see what happened to my family and neighbors," Maxime declared in a calm tone with his white eyes staring at the young nobles in front of him.
The latter barely reacted to Maxime's words, nodding unconsciously.
So Maxime set off again with his mercenaries, full of wounds and blood, to catch up with his family and neighbors and see if they were safe.
A few minutes later, one of the young noblemen finally opened his mouth:
"My God, what have we witnessed?"
"Is this guy really our age? How did he get so strong?" asked another.
In response Winny finally raised her head, then replied to the two young nobles who had just intervened:
"I don't know, but that guy's a monster. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so scared when I met his eyes."