From Outcast to Overlord The Unyielding Heir (Leander Ashcroft) novel Chapter 238

Chapter 238 Instant Annihilation

Maeve thought her final moment had come,

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She felt death approaching–icy and suffocating. In those fleeting seconds, the only face she could picture was Leander’s. So, this is what my Ice Cube truly looks like… I finally saw you with my

OTVN EYES.

Even if he had never openly confirmed it, Maeve had always known–without a doubt- Leander was the “Ice Cube” who had haunted her memories. If this is how it ends, at least I’ll die having seen him again.

Her lips curled into a soft, serene smile. No fear–just comfort and joy. However, just as she was preparing to embrace death, she realized with a jolt–she was still conscious, and completely unharmed.

She opened her eyes in disbelief–Leander stood right beside her, his face calm as still water, one hand gripping the neck of the fearsome Marrow, hoisting him into the air as if he were no more than a feeble chicken. Those infamous dark eyes of Marrow had already dulled.

“You’re willing to risk your life just for a simple pair of goggles?” he asked. “Foolish woman.”

With a flick of his arm, Marrow’s body was hurled aside like discarded trash, crashing to the ground with a sickening thud–motionless.

However, Leander never even glanced at the body. His eyes remained locked on Maeve.

“Didn’t I tell you back in the jungle? In the wild, survival matters more than anything. Clearly, you’ve forgotten.”

Maeve stood frozen, heart pounding like thunder.

Foolish woman?

That familiar phrase tugged at something deep inside her. Only one person had ever called her that before–her Ice Cube.

At that moment, all her doubts vanished. She threw herself into Leander’s arms.

“You b*stard! You still won’t admit you’re my Ice Cube?! Why? Why did you wait so long to acknowledge me? You heartless jerk!”

Her fists pounded weakly against his chest as sobs overtook her.

Leander remained motionless with one hand in his pocket. His eyes were cold as he admitted, “Fine. I’ll admit it. I’m him. But so what?

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“You and I–we don’t belong in the same story. We walk different roads. Meeting again only stirs up what should’ve stayed buried. Let your father and sister keep believing I’m dead. It’s better that way.”

Maeve trembled, staring at him in heartbreak.

“What do you mean it’s better not to meet again? Do you have any idea what it was like for me when I thought you were dead? Every night I dreamed of you. I remembered that jungle every day and wished we’d never left it.

“I wanted time to freeze there. But you–you knew who I was, and still stayed away. Am I that meaningless to you?”

Leander didn’t reply. In truth, Maeve really was insignificant to him. Not just any woman could move his heart. If there had to be an exception, it was Daphne.

As Maeve sobbed in his arms, Emma stood several meters away, completely stunned.

Her eyes were wide with disbelief. She could hardly believe what she was seeing. Marrow, the leader of the Twelve Death Fiends and the strongest among them, is someone I can’t even beat in a one–on- one fight.

Yet, just now, in the blink of an eye–before I could even react–Leander lifted him effortlessly with one hand and tossed him aside like he was nothing but trash.

He’s just a student–someone who’s only made some minor progress over the past few months. How can he possibly have such overwhelming power?

Even the strongest among Astria’s Nine Geniuses–Ethan, Daphne, Claire–couldn’t pull off a one–hit kill like that. So how… How could Leander, just an ordinary student, have done it?

By then, Leander had gently pushed Maeve aside.

“Foolish woman. If you want to whine or cry, now’s not the time. Step aside. I wasn’t planning to intervene, but since we’ve shared a history… I’ll help you. Just this once.

“I’ll take care of all your problems in one go. Now, move aside.”

Maeve hesitated, a thousand words stuck in her throat, but still obeyed–stepping to Emma’s side, though worry still filled her heart.

After all, the ones standing ahead… they’re not just anyone. These are enemies even Thaddeus and my master, Yannick, couldn’t handle. Every single one of them is terrifyingly strong.

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Sure, he took down Marrow–but the others are still here. Can he really take them all on by himself?

Under the moonlight, Leander stood tall and proud. He turned slightly and looked at Emma. “The last time I saw you, you were getting crushed by some Jesund’s inferior swordsman. Now, months later, you’re still just as pathetic.”

Emma’s heart trembled. That time in Ravenridge, she and Elias had been on the verge of being slain by a Jesund’s swordsman–only to be saved by a mysterious man who broke the enemy’s sword with a single finger.

“Who… exactly are you?” she asked, eyes filled with disbelief.

Leander didn’t answer. He just gave a faint smirk, then began walking toward the battlefield.

Emma’s eyes narrowed. That back–the same one she had seen that night–overlapped perfectly in her mind with the mysterious figure who had saved them.

“Was it him that night?” she whispered, her eyes widening in realization.

The other ten members of the Twelve Talons struck Troy and Elias with a powerful blow, sending them flying over ten meters before crashing to the ground. As the ten turned their heads, they saw Marrow lying lifeless at Leander’s feet–and froze in shock.

Maddox narrowed his eyes, then bellowed, “He’s not just anyone–attack him together!”

The moment the order fell, the other nine responded in unison. All ten moved, their figures swift and ghostlike, forming a tight encirclement around Leander. Ten deadly strikes came from different angles, all aimed at Leander’s vital points.

“Ah! Ice Cube!” Maeve cried in panic.

However, Yvette calmly stepped up and gently patted her shoulder. “Don’t worry,” she said softly. “He’ll be fine. No one in this world can beat him.”

Maeve was still confused when, in the very next moment, her expression froze.

Ten figures rushed toward them in unison–but Leander simply lifted his right hand, made a sideways sweep with his index finger, and in the night sky, a faint arc of light flashed by. Instantly, all Ten Talons froze in place, as if paralyzed..

Emma, Elias, and Troy squinted tightly, unable to grasp what had just happened. Yet, Leander had already stepped out from the encirclement of the ten, without a single one reacting- almost as if they were asleep.

As Leander took his tenth step forward, a soft sound echoed.

Ten streams of blood shot out from the necks of the warriors, and all Ten Talons collapsed

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heavily to the ground, completely lifeless.

“How is this possible?!”

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Elias and Troy were so stunned, their eyes bulged out of their sockets. They were frozen in wide–eyed disbelief.

They had fought long and hard, and still couldn’t defeat the Ten Talons–but in the blink of an eye, all of them had been killed with a single move. Such a sight was beyond their imagination.

Emma’s eyes trembled over and over again. She thought, Even Thaddeus can only hold them back -he can’t take them out in one strike. But Leander? He’s just an ordinary guy…

How does he have such power that shakes the world like this?

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