Ch. 1501..1510
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This meant that in order to avoid being held in contempt, Malcolm would have to adopt an alias and would not be able to continue appearing in public as “Malcolm Langston”.
As much as his entire family despised Levi, Thierry and the others had not commented, and like The Calamity, they were all awaiting instructions from Levi.
At the Dragonites in Oakland City.
“Where’s Levi? With the defeat of the Northern Demon, the Avengers would surely flee from Erudia.”
“We’ve been unable to establish contact with him! Does anyone know where he is or what he’s doing? It’s as though he had vanished into thin air!”
“How could Levi pull such a stunt at such a critical juncture? It’s unacceptable!”
“We are far from securing total victory even with that major win we scored against the Northern Demon! Allowing the Avengers to retreat would be tantamount to letting a tiger return to its lair!”
“Huh. The thing is, Levi is holding on to all the information we have on the Avengers. His disappearance has left us without options!”
“Forget it. We should look forward to welcoming back our heroes first, and deal with Levi later!”
Meanwhile, two masses of boisterous people were lined up either side of a car-less thoroughfare north of Oakland City.
Their eyes were filled with unbridled excitement as various flags and banners emblazoned with words like “The Nation’s Saviors” and “Heroes of Erudia” flapped and soared high above their heads.
The Dragonites too, were also out in full force for this most historic ceremony of the highest order to usher in the return of the Four Basilisks and the Suicide Squad.
Soon, the convoy rolled in with helicopters hovering above.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Scores of shots were fired off in tandem in a hundred gun salute to the accompaniment of the roars of tens of thousands of voices.
“Heroes!”
“Heroes!”
The crowd chanted in unison, moved to tears as Erudia welcomed back its gallant sons with the highest accolades conferrable.
“What joy! Our disciples have not let us down!” cried the Five Dragons Of Erudia.
“Thanks be to our four seniors for nurturing these great defenders of Erudia!” said the grateful Dragonites, a sentiment echoed also by the masses.
At this point, the Four Basilisks stepped out of the vehicle and onto the boulevard to receive the adulation of the crowd and the reception of the Dragonites.
The trio of Eastern Beast, Southern Warrior and Medial Soldier puffed out their chests with faces brimming with pride for having reached the pinnacle of Erudia like they aspired to, while the Western Monk kept his head bowed with increasing unease.
He understood that this moment belonged to another and had nothing to do with them, and to make things worse, they were all deserters who had slaughtered so many prisoners of war.
However, he could only grudgingly go along with it, seeing that there was no going back from this.
“Welcome back, our four conquering heroes!” howled the Dragonites to the rapturous cheers of all present.
Eastern Beast shouted back at the crowd gathered, “We’re nobody. Our fallen comrades are the real heroes!”
“We’ve failed them as we weren’t able to lead them back!”
“What heroes does that make us?”
Southern Warrior and Medial Soldier chimed in speciously, which prompted Western Monk to lower his own head still.
He could scarcely believe how Eastern Beast had the cheek to say what he did when it was their actions which brought about the demise of the entire Suicide Squad.
The utterances of Eastern Beast and the others nonetheless greatly impressed the onlookers.
“Look at our heroes of Erudia. Their exemplary capability and character are truly deserving of our admiration!”
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In the end, the Four Basilisks were complimented and lauded. They were even proposed to be made kings by the Dragonites, a decision which had to wait until they were able to get back in touch with Levi.
“What? The Avengers have not been taken out yet? The sheer outrage!”
“How could we rest on our laurels while Erudia remains under threat? We must persist!”
The Four Basilisks showily swore to eliminate the Avengers when they heard that the latter remained active.
They may have dreaded the Northern Demon but with their own considerable abilities, they should have no problems taking on the Avengers.
“If Levi had half of your virtues, the majority of the Avengers would not have gotten away!”
The crowd had high hopes for the Four Basilisks and were deeply angered by Levi, who they believed allowed the Avengers to escape when he defied orders out of spite, and disapproved of the pettiness he showed when the foursome were sent out against the Northern Demon instead of him.
“Hurry up and get in contact with Levi so that the matter of the Crown King can be resolved once and for all!”
Somewhere within the bowels of the Ether, Levi took in a deep drawl, and next to him, lay the Northern Demon.
Neither won out in that battle, but neither did both perish in the fight.
Levi absolutely had the ability to finish off the Northern Demon, but decidedly held back when the latter recognized his killing move.
He opted to create the illusion that they had both perished so that he may question the Northern Demon to find out how he came to know about it, and perhaps be able to seek answers to some burning questions which he had about his own master.
However, the Northern Demon was out cold, and Levi was unable to rouse him no matter what he tried.
“Forget it. I should bring him back, and see if Fredrick or Mr. Quinton has any way to wake him!” Levi said while he shook his own head in vexation.
As he already had a handle on the situation and the Northern Demon no longer posed a threat to him, alive or dead, all he wanted from the latter was some answers.
Unbeknownst to him, the tables had been flipped on him; the four deserters had become the exalted saviors of Erudia, while he himself was deemed the deserter instead.
By the esteem of the Dragonites, he was negligent and guilty of a major dereliction of duty.
The matter of the Avengers was a mistake by Levi’s own admission, as he chose to confront the Northern Demon over the Avengers upon determining the former to be the greater threat.
Levi finally learned what happened on the way back. The Four Basilisk had claimed credit for the victory and set him up as deserters alongside the other thirty-eight of his comrades, and also murdered all the prisoners of war as well.
“It looks like the four of them meant to silence anyone who knew the truth, but unfortunately for them, I’m still alive!” Levi said as a cold glint flashed across his eyes.
Never before have I met anyone more heinous than the entire family of Zoey, until now!
One would be able to see the true nature of one’s character before the lure of self-interest and the threat of death.
How dare those four accept the plaudits and the honorific of being crowned kings by scapegoating so many of their own comrades?
That is simply despicable!
Did y’all kill the Northern Demon?
Were you even able to defeat him?
It was impossible for the livid Levi to stomach the fact that the four deserters had been turned into national heroes, and he became determined to seek justice on behalf of the near thousand fallen members of the Suicide Squad.
“Four Basilisks, huh. Good. Just you wait!”
Levi then made his return to Oakland City in a huff.
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The Four Basilisks were quite enjoying the attention they were receiving, but were at the same time, restless as none of them would be safe until the thirty-nine were found and killed.
And so, the Four Basilisks pooled all their resources to locate them, and the relative powerlessness, deference and sense of duty toward the Four Basilisks meant that thirty-eight members of the Suicide Squad were rounded up fairly quickly.
“We’re not deserters! We’ve thwarted the Avengers’ ambush, and one of us even killed the Northern Demon himself!” they remonstrated.
But their efforts were only met with derision. “In the whole of Erudia, who does not know of your desertion? How dare you even try to defend yourselves?”
“Would you listen to that? That it was one of them who killed the Northern Demon? Have y’all bumped your heads so badly?”
“Killed by one of y’all? Do y’all have any idea how formidable the Northern Demon is? What a joke! He was defeated by the combined efforts of the Four Basilisks!”
“That it was your guys who killed the Northern Demon? Can’t you at least come up with a cover story more credible than that?”
The captors, who had witnessed the prowess of the Northern Demon for themselves, naturally did not buy into that version of accounts and continued to lambast the men from the Suicide Squad whom they thought little of.
The Suicide Squad then began to protest furiously. “No, we saw it for ourselves that one of us landed the killing blow. And his name is Malcolm Langston!”
“The Four Basilisks are the real deserters! They tricked the other nine hundred over men into holding off the Northern Demon in order to facilitate their own escape! Over nine hundred members of the Suicide Squad have perished because of them!”
“The Four Basilisks are shameless! Claiming credit when it’s clearly someone else who defeated the Northern Demon!”
“And they’ve also silenced all of the prisoners of war who have borne witness to the truth!”
They tried to defend their own honor, their attempts at persuasion fell upon deaf ears.
“Why stop there? Show us what else you got!”
“Are you going to say that the Northern Demon isn’t dead and would resurface one day?”
“Go on and say it. See if we’d believe you.”
And the men who captured them began to guffaw, and looked upon the thirty-odd members of the Suicide Squad as though they were fools.
Who would believe anything which came off the tongue of a bunch of deserters, no matter how reasonable they may sound?
“Watch these lot closely! Our jobs will be done as soon as the Four Basilisks arrive!”
The men from the Suicide Squad started to fear for their own lives when they heard that the Four Basilisks were on the way, as their arrival would seal their own fates.
“We’re not deserters! It was the Four Basilisks…”
No one would believe them as anything they said would be dismissed as part of their attempts to get themselves off the hook.
Very quickly, the party were met halfway by the murderous looking Four Basilisks who had come for the captives.
“Alright, hand them over. We’ll take it from here!”
And with that, the others departed, leaving the Suicide Squad to the mercy of the Four Basilisks who regarded them with sinister intent.
“Run? Where will you run?” Eastern Beast said with a smirk.
“You despicable b*stards! Sooner or later, everyone will learn the truth!”
“Bunch of traitors. It’s a disgrace to be associated with the likes of you!” the Suicide Squad cussed.
“Hahaha. An awful shame then, cause you’ll never get to see that day arrive!”
A murderous glint flashed across the eyes of Eastern Beast.
“Hold up. There’s someone missing! There’s supposed to be thirty-nine of them, so how come there’s only thirty-eight here?” the Western Monk suddenly asked.
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Unable to withdraw himself from complicity, the Western Monk had gradually come to terms with his own predicament and aligned himself with the other three.
In order to set his own mind at ease, he sought to eliminate all of those who was a threat to him, and was thus more meticulous in this respect than his peers.
“You’re right. We’ve almost overlooked that,” the other three realized.
“Actually, that person is…”
One of the members of the Suicide Squad intuitively responded until he was stopped by another. “That’s right! We’re short of one who’s in hiding with direct evidence of your crimes, and he’d expose you should you ever lay a finger on us!”
That was the only way by which they would be able to save their own lives.
“I don’t believe you! I’ll kill all of you!” the Eastern Beast said as he raised a hand.
“No!” the Western Monk swiftly intervened. “This man is a threat as long as he remains missing. We must find out who he is!”
“I assume that that must be Malcolm Langston. With me now. We must go to Westford!”
And off went the Four Basilisks to hunt down Malcolm.
Hidden in a more discrete location away from Westford, Malcolm was still ferreted out and seized, as in spite of their own limitations, the Four Basilisks were unstoppable with the might of Erudia behind them.
“So, you’re the deserter!” Eastern Beast mocked coldly.
“No… It wasn’t me. While my name’s Malcolm Langston, the person who joined the Suicide Squad was Levi! He’s the deserter, and I’ve nothing to do with it!”
“That’s right. Levi’s the one who went in place of my son. My boy is innocent,” Wilton added.
“Do you think I’ll buy that? Take him away!”
“Why would you be in hiding if this has nothing to do with you?”
Everything sounded like an excuse to the Four Basilisks, as according to the Dragonites, Levi had gone off to confront the Avengers.
Him going to the Suicide Squad in your stead?
Hilarious!
The foursome forcibly took Malcolm away, and halfway on the road, Eastern Beast suddenly sneered, “Die!”
“No, don’t kill me!”
Malcolm seemed to have wanted to say something, but Eastern Beast gave him no chance whatsoever.
Pfft!
Crimson frothed from Malcolm’s mouth as he fell dead upon the floor with eyes wide open.
Nobody expected that sending Levi to die in his place to earn the honorifics would see the wheels of fate turn back on him in such a manner.
Doomed to die in spite of everything, it goes to illustrate that one should not wish ill upon another lest karma should be visited upon oneself.
“Phew!” The Four Basilisks exhaled, relieved that they had at least taken care of this loose end after ridding themselves of the other thirty-eight, and now there was no one else left in this world who was privy to the truth.
At this moment, Levi returned to Oakland City, confounding the Dragonites’ expectations that he might be laying low for some time.
“Your arbitrary desertion of your post has led to the escape of the high command of the Avengers from Erudia! This is a serious dereliction of duty, so what have you to say for yourself?” the council members of the Dragonites demanded of Levi.
Levi nodded. “I admit to this breach of duty, but…”
“But what?”
“I went to the Ether and diminished the forces of the Avengers by half, and also rid us of the Northern Demon! I do not ask for anything but the opportunity to redeem my errors with my deeds!”
That sent the entire room into a silence which was only broken after a considerable amount of time.
“Are you out of your mind, Levi? It was obviously the Four Basilisks who have defeated the Northern Demon!”
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“How disappointing, Levi!”
“We would never have expected that you would show up to steal credit during this time!”
“Tens of thousands of men had witnessed the Four Basilisks triumph over the Northern Demon with their very eyes, so how would you have us believe that you were the one who killed him?”
“We’ve groomed you for so long, Levi, and even made you the Crown King! To think you could come around and try to steal credit for yourself!”
Those in attendance were uproarious, and saw to it that their dismay with Levi was made known.
The notion that the Four Basilisks killed the Northern Demon became the canonical narrative ever since the four had been proclaimed as heroes by the billions of people in Erudia.
For Levi to tell them otherwise would be to fly in the face of everything that everyone had come to believe, so their perturbation and disbelief were to be expected.
“To be honest, Levi, there was only one reason why you weren’t sent against the Northern Demon, and that is that you weren’t his match. The Fusion Attack of the Four Basilisks was meant to defeat him.”
There was a moment of silence before Levi snorted.
The Fusion Attack was completely ineffective against the Northern Demon!
“The Crown King? We know how good you are, as you’ve already showcased your talent and did Erudia a great honor at Mount Drago!”
“But surely you can’t show up like this and rob our disciples of their just reward?”
“May I ask what have you done in the battle against the Northern Demon? Have you fought, bled, or been wounded in it?”
“Everyone saw for themselves that it was our disciples who slew the Northern Demon, so how could you come in here and claim credit for that? Must you assume credit for everything before you can feel satisfied?”
The Four Hellhounds glared at Levi, aggrieved on behalf of their own disciples.
“The slaying of the Northern Demon may be an unprecedented honor, but surely you don’t have to try to claim that for yourself?”
“Besides, you’ve already made a grievous error in allowing all the Avengers to escape. Not only are you not asking for forgiveness, you are also demanding praise?”
“I’ve never seen a young man like you? To think that I used to think quite highly of you!”
Levi could only chuckle at the accusations leveled toward him.
The Four Basilisks arrived in short order and were in a righteous fit when they overheard everything.
“Aren’t you something, Levi!”
“Don’t you feel self-conscious about claiming that you killed the Northern Demon?”
“We did not see you anywhere on the battlefields of the Ether, yeah?”
Eastern Beast and the others were fuming.
“Whoever said that I wasn’t?” Levi said with a smile.
“Huh?”
Eastern Beast and the others were taken aback, and had the same thought on their minds as they exchanged looks amongst themselves: Could he have been that mysterious man?
They could not bring themselves to believe that because they were convinced that they had seen that mysterious man perish alongside the Northern Demon.
Even if he did survive, he remained missing to date, which further suggested that he must be dead and could therefore not have been Levi.
“Ridiculous!”
“We were the ones who killed the Northern Demon, and you had nothing to do with it whatsoever, alright?”
“How on earth could it be possible to have someone as shameless as you around?”
As Eastern Beast, and the other two berated Levi, Western Monk held his tongue as he was fully aware that the truly shameless ones were themselves.
The Western Monk could not go against his own conscience to accuse another as that would be too much even for him.
“Were you the ones who killed the Northern Demon?” Levi asked in insouciance.
“Yes, we did!” Eastern Beast and the other two declared.
“Hehe, rubbish. The Northern Demon is still alive!” Levi thundered.
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The Northern Demon is still alive and will come to in a short while.
Levi had already handed him over to Benny and Frederick who, in their professional opinion, have diagnosed and ascertained this to be the case.
This startling revelation had everyone else in stitches.
How could the Northern Demon have survived when scores of people apart from the Four Basilisks have attested otherwise?
Even the remaining thirty-eight members of the Suicide Squad, amongst thousand others, bore witness to it, or the Northern Demon’s followers would not have surrendered themselves.
Who else is going to believe your claims that the Northern Demon was still alive at this point?
“Levi, oh, Levi. Your story is getting increasingly far-fetched by the minute!”
“First, you claim to be the one who killed the Northern Demon, and then you say that he’s still alive. Aren’t you contradicting yourself here? Could you at least have the decency to think ahead before coming out with such lies?”
“Yeah! Declaring that the Northern Demon isn’t dead after failing to claim credit for it. That’s a good one!”
All were having a laugh at his expense, including Western Monk who was initially worried that Levi might be onto something, but became relieved once it occurred to him that Levi was here expressly to further his own selfish ends.
By now, all of the Dragonites were incensed.
“Do you take us for fools, Levi? Claiming that the Northern Demon is still alive against the common knowledge of one billion people? Did you not say that you killed him earlier? How is he not dead now?”
Levi regarded the masses. “I did not say that I’ve killed him, only that I’ve gotten rid of him!”
“Fine, fine. Since you claim to have gotten rid of him, how is it that we did not see you? Where were you?” asked the Western Monk.
“I was inside the Suicide Squad!” Levi said.
“The Suicide Squad? Impossible! We knew the name of every single member and I’ve called them out myself, so there was no way you could have been amongst them!” the Western Monk adamantly insisted.
“I went there in place of someone else!”
“In place of someone else? Don’t tell me that you took the place of Malcolm Langston?” the Western Monk said with a smirk.
“That’s right. I went in place of him! And I was the one who led the thirty-eight when we parted ways…” Levi went on to describe the situation in great detail.
“You seem to be quite informed! It is a pity that Malcolm did not have anyone go in his stead, as he went in himself! The Southern Warrior sneered.
“He had also admitted to desertion for which we’d put him to death, so stop trying to deceive us, Levi. You’ve nothing to do with the matter concerning the Northern Demon, so you might as well desist with this as no one’s going to believe you.”
“That’s right. With the truth laid bare, what else have you got to say for yourself?”
Everyone looked upon him with scorn.
“Then how would you explain the inefficacy of your Fusion Attack against the Northern Demon? And him saying that he was three times stronger than he was before?” Levi retorted.
“That’s simple! The Northern Demon was trying to intimidate us by exaggerating his own prowess!”
“The Fusion Attack had already dealt him a severe blow, and he was only enduring and not showing it.”
“Can’t you see that he was already on his last legs when we rushed him alongside the Suicide Squad and finished him off?”
As flawed as their explanation may have been, whatever the Four Basilisks spewed became the truth because they had the ears of a billion souls in Erudia.
No one would be suspicious of them, nor would any of them believe in Levi.
“But it is I, not them, who defeated the Northern Demon. Not only have they deserted, they have also caused the death of the entire Suicide Squad!” Levi argued in exasperation.
The observers only regarded him frostily in response, and their refusal to listen had left Levi quite frustrated.
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It could be said that not a single person in the entire world would be willing to believe him right now, and conversely, in view of his major dereliction of duty, the retention of his position of Crown King itself came into question.
Without sufficient evidence, it would be impossible for him to expose the Four Basilisks.
Furthermore, to try to pit himself against the Four Basilisks who had been hailed as heroes by everyone would be going up against all of Erudia—a tall order in itself!
“Go on, Levi! Let’s see what else you’ve got!”
“Do you think anyone would believe you?”
The Four Basilisks regarded him smugly.
“It’s better to stay grounded, young man. Don’t be so covetous,” the Western Spirit said as he patted Levi on the shoulder.
“We’re sorely disappointed in you, Levi! To think you would attempt to claim credit for yourself!”
“Alright, enough of this! We want to know why you did not go and eliminate the Avengers as we have commanded. What exactly were you thinking?”
In response to being interrogated, Levi was relaxed and smiling. “Between the Avengers and the Northern Demon, I saw the latter as the greater threat, hence I went to the Ether to face him.”
The observers were all rendered speechless.
“Are you deliberately trying to anger us by still harping on the notion that you were the one who defeated the Northern Demon?”
“It was clear that you have failed in your duties and committed a serious error of judgement, and still you pretend to have done Erudia a service and try to credit yourself for someone else’s effort while you are at it?”
The rest of the room was quietly seething as though Levi had pissed off everyone simultaneously.
“Please open up your eyes and consider the discrepancies, and you will see that there’s more to this than meets the eye. I, Levi Garrison, ask for no reward nor recognition for defeating the Northern Demon, only justice to be done!” Levi railed.
All the rank and file of the Dragonites howled at Levi in rage. “This is a very disappointing day!”
“Why haven’t you realized the error of your ways, Levi?”
“How am I wrong?” Levi scoffed.
“Are you still in the opinion that you’ve not erred?”
“Have you eliminated the Avengers?”
The crowd continued to subject him to fervent interrogation.
“But I’ve removed the far greater threat, which is the Northern Demon!” Levi stated as he regarded the crowd with equanimity.
“You…”
The council members were almost driven to a fit by Levi who continued to stand firm in spite of everything.
“You are incorrigible!”
“Starting from now, you shall be subject to confinement! Take the time to reflect, and you shall be released whenever you realized the error of your ways!”
Levi paused before he started to laugh. “Confinement, I can do, but I will not repent as I’ve done no wrong, to begin with!”
“If you will not acknowledge your wrong-doing then you can no longer serve as Crown King! And you would also be punished severely!”
“Guards. Take him to his cell and leave him there to sober up!”
“Fine by me!” snorted Levi.
And so Levi was sent to the detention chamber hidden within Oakland City, an oppressively small room measuring all of a hundred square feet in size.
A guard even offered him some advice. “Please loosen your lips, Crown King. With your contributions toward Erudia, our superiors will not make things difficult for you so long as you demonstrate that you are remorseful.”
Levi replied with a smile, “Justice shall prevail! As my conscience is clear, I believe the truth would reveal itself in time!”
That drew a chuckle from others. “How’s that possible? Everyone knows that the Four Basilisks killed the Northern Demon. What evidence do you have against them?”
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Levi closed his eyes for a rest without uttering any words. Since nobody trusts my words, I’d better remain silent. Anyway, silence is golden.
The guard on duty gave him a sympathetic glance and let out a deep sigh. “It’s really not worthy of him to be stripped of his title as Crown King because of his impulsiveness!”
Many were overwhelmed to know that Levi was held captive in the detention chamber. Albus, Thierry and the others were convinced that there was something awry. They refused to believe that Levi had turned into a cowardly deserter. Besides, it was out of their expectation that Malcolm would be killed one day.
Wilton and the others grieved for Malcolm’s death. They were mad with anger and claimed that Levi was the culprit. Ever since then, Wilton bore a grudge against him. If not for Thierry, he would have avenged Malcolm’s death by targeting Zoey. Where is justice? How could my son become the one to be punished due to his desertion? My poor son was made a scapegoat because of him!
“Levi Garrison, don’t ever think that you can escape from me just because you are held captive at the moment! Once you are released later, I will settle a score with you!” Wilton bellowed.
Meanwhile, the Four Basilisks had started to discuss the matter of Crown King. They could foresee that Levi would not easily give in and make a confession as demanded. Thus, sooner or later the title of Crown King would belong to them. By then, even Eastern Hellhound and the other three from the Five Dragons of Erudia would be reverenced by others as well.
Others even suggested appointing Eastern Hellhound and the other three as imperial trainers so they could contribute in cultivating talented new blood for Erudia. It would be a blessing for Erudia to have new batches of young heroes like the Four Basilisks.
As for the thirty-eight surviving members of the Suicide Squad, Eastern Beast and the others actually intended to finish them off. Nevertheless, Western Monk stopped him from doing so as he did not wish to commit any more sins. After all, they had nothing to fear since they were currently in control of the thirty-eight survivors.
Apart from that, the Four Basilisks needed to keep them alive as witnesses who proved that they were the ones who had slain the Northern Demon. Recently, they were aware that people started to doubt their version of the story on the battle at the Ether training base. Some of them even suspected if those members of the Suicide Squad were actually deserters.
The Four Basilisks started to feel the alarm bells ringing in their heads. They realized that they relied very much on the Suicide Squad to convince others by testifying for them.
Eastern Beast gazed at the surviving members of the Suicide Squad with a smirk. “Do you know why I keep all of you alive until now?”
When the Four Basilisks requested the Suicide Squad members to testify for them earlier, all of them were reluctant.
“Fine, if you still don’t agree, don’t blame me if I can’t be assured of the safety of your family members. Ah! You have an adorable child who is three years old, right? Both of your parents are in their old ages, and you…” Eastern Beast continued to threaten them one by one.
“You will die a horrible death!” the Suicide Squad members gritted and cussed. They had no choice and ended up testifying for the Four Basilisks. After that, nobody brought up the topic anymore or doubted the Four Basilisks’ words.
As time elapsed, Levi was still held captive in the detention chamber. He refused to give in by admitting his so-called mistake. Even though the guard had stopped bringing him food and drinks a few days ago, he was cool as ever.
“What’s the matter, Levi Garrison is still oblivious to his wrong deed?” one of the council members of the Dragonites raised his voice.
“The Crown King does not feel guilty at all and insisted that he did not do anything wrong!” the guard reported to them respectfully.
“Damn it! How dare he challenge us! Alright, tell him that we will only give him three more days. If he still refuses to admit his mistake, we will strip him of his title as Crown King!”
Upon hearing the council members’ words, the Four Basilisks were over the moon. They were sure they would be coronated as the new Crown Kings once Levi was stripped of his title.
Eastern Hellhound and the other three stroked their beard as they nodded in utter satisfaction. They really looked forward to seeing their disciples’ success and coronated as Crown Kings.
Nonetheless, Levi only smiled disdainfully upon hearing the threatening words and remained silent. Soon, it was the day of the deadline set for him.
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The guard advised him patiently, “This is your last chance. There are still two hours to go. Please think it through, as you might be stripped of the title of Crown King.
“I didn’t do anything wrong. So, what’s there to admit then?” Levi replied nonchalantly with his eyes remaining closed.
`”He’s really adamant!” the guard mumbled.
It was the final countdown. Within less than two hours, Levi would have to step down as Crown King.
The Four Basilisks and the Five Dragons of Erudia were waiting for that moment in anticipation. They could barely wait for the moment The Four Basilisks would soon be coronated as Crown King!
In the meantime, Fredrick, the king of the military doctors had just stepped out of a manor in Oakland City.
There was a man lying motionless on the bed in the bedroom. Out of a sudden, he opened his pairs of gleaming eyes.
“I’m still alive? Where am I now?” There was a hint of coldness in his voice.
The man turned out to be Northern Demon. He could remember vividly that both Levi and he ended up perishing together before he drifted into unconsciousness. So, I’m still alive? The Avengers must have saved me!
“Levi Garrison, I’m sure you would never expect that I’m still alive! Hahaha…” Northern Demon laughed hysterically.
Even though he had sustained severe injury, he was recovering speedily after being treated by Fredrick and others. Due to his unique way of cultivation, he retrieved his ability and strength at an incredible speed. After cultivating for another two hours, he managed to regain more than three-quarters of his optimum power.
This is Oakland City, isn’t it? It struck Northern Demon the moment he left the manor. In an instant, his lips curved into a creepy smile. Something malicious was apparently playing on his mind!
On the other hand, the time was up for Levi. The Dragonites’ faces turned crimson in fury as he insisted that he was telling the truth.
“Strip Levi of his title as Crown King! The coronation ceremony for the Four Basilisks will be held after seven days. All four of them will share the same title of Crown King! Moreover, Eastern Hellhound and the other three will be appointed as imperial trainers for Erudia and take up the responsibilities to cultivate more new blood for us.”
Everyone was dumbfounded at the overwhelming announcement from the council members of the Dragonites. Even so, nobody dared to object since the Four Basilisks had contributed a lot in slaying Northern Demon.
There were not the slightest bit of changes in Levi’s countenance. In his eyes, Crown King and the God of War were just names. He was not bothered about the titles at all. However, he was pissed off with the Four Basilisks for being deceitful and manipulative. How dare they twisted the fact and deceived the others?
Even so, he was still calm as ever. He believed that the truth would be unveiled soon.
“Even though they strip of your title as Crown King, you can still hold the position as God of War. After all, Winsor and the others are still not comparable to you!” the guard advised him again.
Levi just smiled and replied, “It doesn’t matter!”
“Levi Garrison, since you are still unaware of your wrong deed, continue to have self-reflection in the detention chamber then!” the council members of the Dragonites lashed out when the guard updated them on Levi’s reaction.
While Levi continued to be locked up, the Four Basilisks had started to celebrate by hosting a grand celebration. Dragonites had assigned representatives to attend the function. Apart from that, the Five Dragons of Erudia were there as well. Quite a number of people turned up and congratulated the Four Basilisks.
The Four Basilisks were flushed with exhilaration. Even Western Monk had slowly started to accept their new title.
“We don’t deserve the title of Crown King! Undoubtedly, we are still underqualified for the position!” The Four Basilisks were pretentious by putting on a humble look.
“Of course you deserve it! You have contributed a lot by slaying Northern Demon!”
“What’s more, you had gone through the Dragonites’ assessment! It’s impossible for them to make a wrong judgment!”
“Needless to say, you are qualified and deserve it!” Everyone was flattering them.
“Thanks for your support. If so, we will accept the title with great honor. We look forward to your ongoing support after this!” the four of them thanked the guests sincerely.
The guests were having a great time. Sounds of glasses clinking was everywhere.
Out of a sudden, someone rushed in and yelled out, “We are in big trouble! Northern Demon is here!”
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Everyone was stupefied, and their hearts thumped with fear.
Boom! It was as though his words rang out like thunder. The liveliness of the celebration was replaced by pin-drop silence in an instant. Everyone was as motionless as statues.
Slap! Crack! Bang! There was a series of sounds from the smashing of glasses and plates on the ground.
It implied how the name “Northern Demon” was sending chills down everyone’s spines. Moreover, he was supposed to be dead. The Four Basilisks were celebrating in advance as they would be coronated as Crown King soon. Yet, Northern Demon is alive and reappeared?
Eastern Hellhound and the other three froze on the spot, so as the Four Basilisks as well as others. They exchanged gazes without uttering any words.
They only came to their senses gradually one minute later. “What? Northern Demon is still alive?”
The man nodded apprehensively as his voice quivered. “Yeah, Northern Demon is still alive! He’s back! It’s terrifying!”
“It’s impossible!” Eastern Hellhound and the other three shrieked simultaneously. “Northern Demon was slain by our disciples at the Ether training base. It’s impossible that he’s still alive! Don’t make up a cock and bull story!”
The Four Basilisks also recollected themselves and fumed, “Stop spreading rumor! If not, we won’t let you off! We had finished him off in front of so many pairs of eyes. How could he still be alive? Watch your mouth!”
Nonetheless, they could not resist but feel a surge of uneasiness that started to well up in them. They seemed all tensed up. What if it’s true? Even though they had witnessed both Northern Demon and another mysterious fighter perish together, their bodies were still nowhere to be seen even after a thorough search.
They presumed that quicksand might have covered their bodies. Apart from that, they could not help but wonder why it was as though the two men’s bodies had vanished into thin air at that time. Even the tiny body of a bird was still traceable during the search, not to mention the bodies of two men! Nonetheless, they claimed that Northern Demon was dead.
“Are you creating a story? It’s impossible for Northern Demon to appear again. There’s a price to pay for making up a story!” a few council members of the Dragonites questioned him with a grim look on their faces.
“I’m telling the truth! The third team of the Wolf squad spotted Northern Demon and fought with him. However, all of them were defeated…” the man explained firmly.
“It’s confirmed that Northern Demon is here in Oakland City at the moment!” he added again.
“What? The Wolf squad bumped into him?” That was indeed something horrifying for the Dragonites.
Northern Demon is even in Oakland City now! What terrifying news!
“Yeah, that was confirmed as the last update from the third team…” Right that instant, the Dragonites were all anxious as if they were cats on a hot tin roof.
On the other hand, the Four Basilisks turned ashen. Is Northern Demon still alive?
Eastern Hellhound and the other three raised their voices. “It’s impossible! Northern Demon was killed by our four disciples. How could he reappear? You must have made a mistake. Don’t ever say that he’s Northern Demon if there isn’t any concrete evidence!”
The council members of the Dragonites looked at the Four Basilisks hesitantly and asked, “Be frank with us. Is Northern Demon still alive?”
Waves of uncertainties arose among the council members. They suddenly recalled how Levi mentioned that Northern Demon was not dead.
“We had really…” Before Western Monk could finish his words, Eastern Hellhound cut him off, “Of course he’s dead! We finished him off ourselves. How could he be alive then?” They would not admit what they had done without any evidence.