Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2716

There was a soft, muffled buzzing sound.

It came from Andrew as he suddenly lifted his hand high. Then, a dense burst of energy gathered in his palm and shot outward like a solid force.

Koda's heavy sword strike stopped dead in the air, unable to move even an inch closer.

Andrew blocked his full-force attack with just one hand, and the energy he forced outward hovered there, holding the blade midair.

The sight was so unreal that Koda began trembling uncontrollably.

Everyone behind him, including Rusty and the elders of the Advanced Medical Institute, stood frozen with wide eyes.

Rusty instinctively gulped. "T-This is the strength of a martial emperor, isn't it? Could he actually be a martial emperor?"

Up on the balcony, Mikayla was dumbfounded. She was certain Andrew did not possess a martial emperor's cultivation level. Yet, what he was doing right now was clearly a martial emperor's ability.

How was this possible?

Her heart immediately sank.

Koda was as good as dead, but that was not what made Mikayla feel most desperate and defeated. What made her feel most helpless was realizing that, once again, Andrew was far out of her reach.

This man was unbelievably powerful!

Even if she herself reached the martial emperor level, she could not block Koda's greatsword like this.

"Die!" Snapping back to reality, Koda did not retreat but instead pressed down on his greatsword with a savage expression.

Yet, no matter how much his arms bulged with veins, trembling with effort, covered in sweat from head to toe, the greatsword could not get even an inch closer to Andrew.

"Koda, I was willing to spare your life." Andrew looked up at Koda, his smile as cold as ice. "But you're useless. So you have no one to blame but yourself."

Andrew gripped the Godslayer with his left hand and swept it upward from below. The first thing to break was Koda's greatsword.

It snapped cleanly into two pieces like it was made of clay. Next came half of Koda's body, sliced clean off. The cut was so precise that it left no excess blood or shattered bone.

Koda let out a strange, weak sound as fear consumed him, and he fell backward.

"Mr. Lloyd, if you want to kill me, just do it. I-I was forced to come here with my senior apprentices."

Andrew suddenly laughed. "Who said I was going to kill you? I just want to ask if you're interested in becoming the director of the Advanced Medical Institute."

Jovan was stunned. "Mr. Lloyd, what did you say?"

Andrew waved his hand. "Get up. I'm asking if you want to be the director. I'm planning to support you as the director of the Advanced Medical Institute. Don't worry, I'll make the elders work their hardest to assist you.

"Additionally, the Lloyd royal family from Chetvine will help you control the Advanced Medical Institute. But there's a price: every year, you'll have to send alchemists to me in Chetvine."

At first, Jovan was hesitant, unable to believe this could be real. Yet after witnessing Andrew's power firsthand, he no longer questioned it.

He stammered, "M-Mr. Lloyd, I'm not very smart. What if I mess things up?"

Andrew smiled. "If you mess up, I won't blame you… As long as you don't get any crooked ideas. You saw for yourself, I'm not actually a bloodthirsty person. It was that idiot Koda who tried to betray me and test my limits, so I gave him a quick death."

Jovan dropped to his knees again and bowed his head repeatedly. "Then thank you, Mr. Lloyd. If you're willing to help me, I swear I'll obey and do everything I can."