When Max exited the room, he saw the gloomy nobles. He sighed. Those people will do something soon. They have to if they want to "save" their country. If not, the country will grow, but they will decay and will go in the books of history as someone that changed the country but died along with the past. That was not something those people will allow to happen. Because the country was weak those changes were happening quickly and they were really visible.
The nobles sat in silence for a long time. After a long time the King Alexander said: "He have to die. We can't delay. Gather your powers. We will strike soon."
The noble faces changed quickly. Some were happy, some were worried, but all of them understood that everything was at stake. Their status, their families, their future.
When Max returned to the gaming club he gathered Valeria, Derek and Rey and said: "Be careful in the near future. I feel that the nobles will make a move and things are going to get ugly. If something strange happens just retreat to the gaming club. Big changed are going to come and the nobles will not be ready to lose everything. I am the reason so they will target me, but you are also at risk so get ready."
Valeria thought for some time and asked: "Maybe we will just leave?"
Max looked at her and said: "All the countries outside the borders are our enemies. Most likely they will even try to help this country to eliminate us. It will be just more problems. That's why we need to eliminate them here. I am not sure what will happen after, but it is better to handle the problems one by one and not all at once. I will give all of you gold level equipment for you to use. For your safety."
Valeria sighed. She got the general point. It was going to get bloody. Really bloody. She was generally ready for this. She broke through the second stage of the knight level a day ago and she was over the moon because of that. She got stuck at the level two bot so she just cultivated like crazy, using her talent to progress quickly. From what Max explained to her that because of her talent she will get to a level of a grand knight by herself with no problems. She will get stuck after that and will need the help of alchemic products to continue cultivating. It sounded sad to Valeria, but she accepted it. She understood that most people will get stuck in low levels and need outside help to progress. She was already extremely lucky.
Max continued: "The gaming club is the safest place in the academy. Most likely, they will attack at night. They don't have the capability to really breach it. They need to be at a level of a mage or a level of a grand knight to inflict real damage."
All others nodded solemnly.
Max and everyone else continued their days training more in combat and less in other things to get for the coming fight. It was not clear when that attack will happen, but they wanted to be ready.
After around a week Max was alerted by one of the brats by a movement at night from the outside. Most of his brats were in the simulation. Max made a regime to look after what is happening outside for the different brats. An hour for each of them. Drake was the one to spot that big powers were gathering outside of the gaming club. He quickly alerted Max and the rest of the kids. Soon, all of them exited the simulation and looked what was happening outside.
"What is happening?" Drake asked.
Max said with a cruel smile: "The nobles don't like the commoners rising. They came to get rid of the root of the problem. It is kind of funny. During the week they gave me some poison to weaken me inside my drinks, but they don't know I already made and drank an antidote. All brats stay here. Me and Valeria will get them. Valeria be careful. You are not at the third knight level. You are strong but not invincible. Take those health and stamina potions. They are suited for apprentices but I don't have anything better for now. Use them as much as you need. Your life is more important that some potions. Put the armor on. Keep yourself safe."
Valeria took all the potions to her magic ring and looked at him with affection. Her eyes were drilling into him. He understood that he will score big with her, and she will compensate him well for a long time in bed or other places. He-he. Her lips parted for some time. She wanted to say something but just nodded at Max in the end.
The nobles crept quietly to Max's house. The king was leading them. It was the most important mission for the country right now. Alexander could not fuck it up. He poisoned Max during the whole week to make him weaker. This poison is not something people should feel until it takes affect after around a week. When it will start to affect the victim it should be horrific. The pain should be insane and the person should die in a few days. It should give the nobles that chance to kill him easily. If Max did not study the alchemical poisons a little bit he would be dead for sure.
The king said to his subordinates in a whisper: "Surround the house from all sides. Do not let him run away. When we will surround the house the mages will attack together until the house will be destroyed and we just overwhelm them with numbers. Get ready for battle."
At the same time Max said to the scared kids: "Brats you hide inside the gaming club and look how I and your teacher Valeria handle those nobles. You don't really understand it now but it is the fight for your future. A good one. You will have to surpass us in the future. The younger generation should be better then the old. Look carefully how the adults handle things. Do not exit the gaming club or you will die for sure. Same for you Derek. You cannot fight them. Valeria get ready for battle."