Ch. 1791..1800
The Return of God of War Chapter 1791
It was truly a parade of champions.
Each force was bigger than the last and each force was more ancient than its predecessor.
Most people had never even heard of them before.
Most importantly, all of the forces were absolutely terrifying, especially because half of Erudia’s Gem List warriors had arrived.
The CalaMaster himself was already so scary, and yet there were people here who ranked above him.
How powerful could they possibly be?
After another half an hour, everyone finally arrived.
The disciple selection ceremony was about to begin.
Forlevia was the only one who was being offered as a disciple, which was clearly part of the Raysonian samurais’ plan.
They hadn’t shown what exactly that plan was, but it was obvious they had one.
After all, Forlevia was extremely skilled.
She was known as a genius, truly one in a million of her kind.
Even the warriors on the Gem List wanted her as their disciple so she could truly lay down the stepping stones for their future.
That’s the sole reason why so many Gem List fighters attended once they saw Forlevia’s name on the invitation.
“I want to take her as my disciple. What are your terms?” Eloy, the Master of Thunder Palace said coldly.
Despite his calm tone, his voice was as loud as thunderstrike.
The crowd felt like their eardrums were about to burst.
“Greetings, Mr. Eloy! Our terms are simple. We just want to know what you’re willing to give in exchange for her. The same goes for everyone here! Think of it like an auction. Whoever gives something of the most value will get the child! We also guarantee that after taking her in as your disciple, you would be able to leave this island unscathed!”
After listening to the organizer’s explanation, everyone came to the same realization.
Most of them also felt relieved.
Some of the fighters who were slightly less skilled were afraid that they would get ambushed even if they had gotten their hands on Forlevia as a disciple.
After Raysonia’s reassurance, though, they felt like they had nothing to worry about.
A safe departure was guaranteed for those who manage to win over Forlevia.
No one knew anything about Raysonia at first. After all, this was the group that managed to kidnap Forlevia.
However, Raysonia knew everything about the attendees.
That’s why everyone was sure that even Einar, who was the strongest among all of them, would tread cautiously around Raysonia.
Thus, they could be assured that they would be safe even if Forlevia was with them.
It also made the whole event much fairer.
After going through the rules, all of the attendees started thinking about what the best thing would be to give in exchange for Forlevia.
Everyone who attended was all big shots, so they were not short of precious stones and money.
It would all depend on who had the most valuable item in exchange.
While the disciple selection event was going on, Levi and the others were still searching for the island.
The West Sky Lord and the others were frantically searching for any traces.
They were all so nervous, their hearts were practically in their throats.
Plenty of people had visited Levi while Forlevia was missing.
Zoey, for example, kept asking him to stop with the shenanigans and bring Forlevia back.
The Dragonites had looked for him too and asked what was going on.
At a time like this, those questions only served to annoy Levi even further.
If someone like Gerald had come to mock him, Levi might really have committed murder.
However, the help that Kaiden had asked for was already on the move.
The best fighters from The Cardinal Hall and Eragon were already on their way.
They still kept an eye on Levi so they could act first and stop Levi before anything happened.
Panic!
Levi was already drenched in cold sweat.
It was a form of torture to be so close yet so far to finding his daughter.
He was also incredibly guilty.
If he hadn’t allowed Forlevia to go to The Cardinal Hall in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.
Of course, The Cardinal Hall was also to blame.
“Argh!” Levi yelled in frustration.
If anything happened to Forlevia, he would never forgive himself.
So many people thought he was putting on a huge act when Forlevia was genuinely missing, but Levi really couldn’t be bothered at a time like this.
Following the emotional turmoil, he spat out bright red blood that splattered across the floor.
“We got it! Master, we found the island!”
Right as Levi felt like he was about to break down, the West Sky Lord finally arrived with good news.
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“It’s in the Eastford islands! Right about here,” the West Sky Lord said as she marked it on a map.
“Let’s go immediately. Get me the fastest mode of transportation available!” Levi wanted nothing more than to teleport straight to the island.
Sadly, he wasn’t at that level of power yet.
Soon enough, the West Sky Lord arranged for a supersonic jet to send Levi to that Eastford island.
The moment Levi moved, the Four Powermen immediately were on high alert.
“Quick, find where Levi’s gone! We have to follow him! Also, inform The Cardinal Hall and Eragon warriors to follow us!”
The Cardinal Hall’s men instantly chased after Levi.
After all, Levi’s destination wasn’t exactly a secret.
The measures they had taken to get that information weren’t exactly discreet.
Wherever Levi went, they followed.
Levi had one goal in mind: reach the island and save Forlevia.
The discipleship ceremony had finally begun.
All of the forces were bringing out their most valuable items.
“I’ll trade a top-class war technique: the Plutonian War Technique!”
Hiss!
The crowd inhaled in shock at the sound of that.
The Plutonian War Technique was an extremely powerful set of techniques, and it was hard to believe that they were willing to expose their secrets.
This was starting to get out of control.
“Well, I’m willing to give up the Gun of Zeus!”
Hiss!
The crowd was once again taken aback by the sight of an actual Gun of Zeus in front of them.
The Gun of Zeus was crafted from an iron meteorite and was rumored to be able to penetrate through anything.
It would definitely bring a lot of power to whoever wielded it.
“I have a treasure that is worth more than those two combined!”
Everyone started bringing out their treasures in exchange for Forlevia.
Every single piece of treasure was worth more than anyone could ever imagine, and each appearance drew gasps of shock from the onlookers.
Despite everything, Raysonia remained calm.
Clearly, these were not the treasures they had in mind.
The real top warriors hadn’t even lifted a finger, anyway.
All the forces around Erudia started flashing their trump cards and the discipleship ceremony was beginning to get fired up.
The treasures being shown were getting more and more valuable and would have been snatched up at the very first opportunity if they had been anywhere outside this island.
The samurais of Raysonia continued to shake their heads.
They still hadn’t found anything worth their time.
“Let me go next!”
Aloysius, the Lord of Fairlake, stood up.
“In exchange, I have a Blade of Frost! It was crafted from thousand-year-old icebergs and is more than comparable to my own Sword of Thunder!” He drew a brand new sword from its sheath.
The temperature suddenly dropped and everyone shuddered from the sudden chill wracking their bones.
The samurais of Raysonia finally started paying attention at the sight of this sword.
Finally, they were getting somewhere.
“I have a magical medicine I’m willing to exchange that can turn any regular human being into a Rank Seven fighter!”
Hadeon’s offer was what truly took the cake.
How terrifying could that medicine be?
The eyes of the Raysonian samurais lit up.
They were even more interested in this.
After all, it was definitely much more useful and incredibly powerful.
Soon after, though, everyone turned their attention to one person.
The person was Einar, who ranked number eleven on Erudia’s Gem List.
He was different from other martial artists as he worked with magical techniques.
No matter how strong a martial artist was, they would pale in comparison to him.
He wouldn’t have made it to the eleventh place on the Gem List if it weren’t for that.
He was the only one who hadn’t taken anything out.
Einar remained cool and collected as he glanced at a disciple next to him, who immediately took out a wooden box.
“My master’s offer is a much-coveted treasure of Five Dragon Hill: the Thunderous Seal!” the disciple said.
This seal resembled a martial artist’s weapon, which served to increase their powers during battle.
Treasures truly weren’t as complicated as one might think.
In fact, it could be found in anyone’s daily life.
For example, older folks usually liked to ask for blessings and buy little souvenirs that were said to increase good fortune.
It was the same concept, except that the Thunderous Seal was for committing murder.
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After looking around at the crowd, the disciple said, “The Thunderous Seal contains a strike of heavenly lightning that could start a chain reaction. Even Rank Seven fighters can’t properly control it.”
The moment he said that, everyone started clamoring about the seal.
That Thunderous Seal was much stronger than Zarain’s God of Thunder.
His lightning had been man-made and was purely artificial.
However, the Thunderous Seal contained Heavenly Thunder, which was on a totally different level.
The crowd felt their hearts skip a beat at the sight of the Thunderous Seal.
The disciple’s words basically meant that the Thunderous Seal was capable of killing most present there.
If it was in the hands of someone capable enough, such as Einar, they could risk getting killed.
Even if it was only in the hands of a Rank Seven fighter, they could easily challenge a Gem List warrior.
They could even challenge Einar himself.
Who wouldn’t want such a gift?
The crowd started staring at the Thunderous Seal with hungry eyes.
How powerful would I be if that were mine?
The eyes of the Raysonia samurai started glowing at the sight of the Thunderous Seal.
That was what they had been throwing the bait for!
Everyone could guess the outcome of the event after Einar took out the Thunderous Seal.
Forlevia would definitely be handed off to Einar without a doubt.
Someone from the Raysonian samurai went forward to receive the Thunderous Seal.
They had to double-check its integrity backstage along with all of the other weapons and gifts that had been offered.
There was another facet of the event that caused everyone to quickly forget about the gifts they had left behind.
Since the results were based on who offered the most valuable gifts, it seemed like a fair enough decision.
Thus, they didn’t even think about the fact that the Raysonian samurai might take all their gifts.
After all, such a big group of warriors wouldn’t do such a humiliating thing, would they?
Sadly, they were all wrong.
The Raysonian samurais’ original plan had been to steal all of the gifts offered.
The treasures that each group had brought had already been moved away.
Only the Thunderous Seal was left.
“Leave now!”
After getting the Thunderous Seal, the Raysonian samurai started to walk out.
“You, leave only after sending this kid off,” their leader commanded.
“Wait!”
He swiped some fresh blood onto Forlevia’s face.
Forlevia was finally dragged to the front.
Everyone started to calm down at the sight of Forlevia.
Even Einar himself wasn’t thinking too far into things.
“Please hold on for just a minute. We’ll announce the results shortly and also return everyone’s gifts.”
After getting a surefire answer, the crowd felt reassured.
They hadn’t the slightest clue that their treasures were all being taken away.
There weren’t even any Raysonian samurai in sight in the venue.
Their plans had been perfectly put into action.
First of all, they would invite a bunch of pro fighters here and then get all of their treasured weapons.
After that, they would slowly leak bit by bit of their whereabouts to Levi so he could rush here to save his daughter.
Then, they would leave and Levi would arrive to battle it out with all the fighters present.
Their final goal was to recreate the Paradise Villa incident, which was to kill all of them and then frame Levi for it.
The way things were going, they might not even need to frame Levi. He might actually kill all of them out of his own fury.
Even if Levi was beaten up, both sides would get affected.
Only then would they send their own men to get rid of everyone.
No matter what, it would be a truly big hit on Erudia’s martial arts community.
Erudia would be seriously affected after both incidents, and it would be the perfect situation for the Raysonian Bushido.
Apart from that, they had invited important organizations from everywhere except Raysonia.
Their goal was simple: apart from getting rid of Erudia’s forces, they could also kill two birds with one stone and get rid of all the other countries’ organizations.
That way, Raysonia would finally make a breakthrough.
That was probably the true motive behind this so-called discipleship ceremony.
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They went to all this trouble to kidnap Forlevia and congregate all the important organizations of Erudia and its surrounding areas for one reason only: to use Levi’s hand to destroy Erudia and the other countries’ martial arts communities.
Their detailed plan had to be commended.
After all, they did successfully fool everyone there.
For example, Einar, who was sitting and waiting for his disciple patiently on his seat.
The news that the West Sky Lord had ‘found’ had also been craftily leaked by them.
They wanted Levi and the likes of Einar to finally meet so a war would break out.
Then, they could truly guarantee everyone’s downfall!
If Levi died in battle, the Raysonian samurais would get rid of anyone who was still there.
Of course, it would be best if Levi didn’t die.
They could scripture Levi into a demon of their very own design.
After getting Levi to battle against the other fighters from Erudia, they would truly make an impact on Erudia’s martial arts community!
A few minutes passed.
The Raysonian had already scurried off.
Only Einar’s men, the other fighters, and Forlevia, who was drenched in blood, were left.
Levi had just received new information from the West Sky Lord.
It was a series of pictures.
Forlevia was pictured in them, covered in blood with her eyes wide and pitiful.
Levi felt the blood in his veins turn into a fire at the sight of his daughter being treated that way.
The veins in his neck were about to burst and his eyes were glowing with rage.
His aura became muddy with murderous intent and everyone felt it. Numbness shot up into their bodies from their toes in fear.
His eyes started glinting red, as if he were actually turning into a demon.
Everyone in the helicopter was terrified.
They were afraid that if Levi exploded, they’d all suffer his wrath.
They were right to feel scared, as Levi was genuinely more furious than he had ever been.
The rage of a father was something someone should never experience.
Back on the island, ten more minutes had passed.
The organizers of the ceremony had all left.
Only then did Einar start to sense that something was off.
“Go and take a look. It seems like they’ve all left,” Einar commanded.
The crowd finally woke up at the sound of Einar’s command and realized something was wrong.
After checking backstage, everyone came to the same realization.
The Raysonians had all run away, and they had taken everyone’s precious treasures with them!
They didn’t even leave a single hair behind.
The Raysonians had completely disappeared without a trace.
Einar yelled out, “Stop the search! They’ve already left and they’re probably too far away now.”
He had just tried to sense the Thunderous Seal’s energy, but came up with nothing.
That could only mean that the Raysonians were already extremely far off.
However, Einar remained deadly calm.
He wasn’t losing anything.
Even though he no longer had the Thunderous Seal, he had Forlevia.
“Take her with us. We’re leaving,” Einar commanded.
The disciples walked forward and were about to bring Forlevia with them.
“Wait!” someone suddenly shouted.
“Einar, that doesn’t seem right. That bunch of people just cheated us! We lost everything!”
“That’s right. All of us got our treasures taken away, so it’s not right for you to take her for your own, is it?”
The crowd started staring Einar down.
His eyes glinted coldly. “What does that have to do with us?”
“Yeah! What do we have to do with anything? You were the ones who lost your belongings. It’s not like we took them.”
“Besides, we exchanged the Thunderous Seal for the child fair and square.”
“You-”
The crowd went speechless.
They no longer knew what to say.
To be fair, Einar was not in the wrong since their things getting stolen had nothing to do with him.
However, their current situation was a little awkward.
Everyone had gotten their treasures stolen from them, but Einar was the only one who was about to leave unscathed.
That was impossible!
“You’re not leaving with this child!” The crowd started shouting as they blocked his exit.
“Who dares to leave with my child?”
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A voice struck down upon them.
It shook their eardrums and caused their ears to ring.
The weaker individuals among the crowd even started coughing up blood from the sheer intensity.
Everyone stood still in shock, including the top nine fighters on the Gem List.
It was as if everyone had been stunned silent.
Snap!
Boom!
Bang!
A figure shot down from above and landed through the roof of the auction hall.
The earth itself shook with the force of his landing.
The crowd shook on their feet.
After he landed, the first thing that Levi did was to pick up Forlevia.
He started checking on her and only sighed in relief after making sure she wasn’t injured.
Despite feeling relieved, he was trying hard to hold back the tears in his eyes.
Levi’s subordinates arrived in quick pursuit.
“Watch her!”
Levi passed Forlevia over to them before turning to glare at Einar and the rest.
“How dare any of you lay a finger on my kid?” he thundered. “None of you are leaving alive.”
He was more than frustrated at this point. He was furious.
“He’s terrifying!”
“Is that the CalaMaster?”
Some people managed to figure out who Levi was based on his aura alone.
“You don’t need to know who I am. All you need to know is that none of you are leaving alive. Anyone who took part in this must die!”
Levi’s eyes turned red with murderous intent.
The crowd began to feel the overwhelming pressure from him.
Even the Gem List fighters began feeling threatened.
They used to think that the CalaMaster was just some rookie whose capability was probably a far cry from them.
Now that he was right in front of them, they could tell he wasn’t weak in the slightest.
“Wait, CalaMaster. Please hear us out-” someone tried to explain.
However, Levi just arrived and had no idea about what had happened before.
He didn’t have any way of knowing of the real plot behind the ceremony.
To him, the people who organized this auction and kidnapped Forlevia must have been among the crowd.
Either way, he would kill them all.
“Kill everyone here!” Levi immediately lifted a fist.
The Rank Seven fighters in front of him immediately started to block him.
Boom!
The only problem was that Levi’s punch was way too strong.
One punch from him was enough to send tremors to a wide magnitude.
It was as if he was punching with the force of gravity itself.
The fighters were immediately sent flying after spatting blood. Everything happened so fast that the others hadn’t even realized what was going on.
Levi immediately started countering again.
The small hall was filled with a cacophony of everyone ganging up against Levi at once and yet being crushed by him as if he was a tank.
The walls were already in tatters from people being punted out.
Even though everyone who participated today was at least a Rank Seven fighter, they were no match for Levi.
It was as if he was Satan, breaking out from hell.
It was hard to imagine that anyone could stop him.
Soon enough, only half of the fighters who had rushed forward to stop Levi were left.
Even though they were all professionals, they couldn’t stop a furious Levi Garrison.
“C-Could he be one of Cyrus’ disciples?”
“Of course he is! I knew he wasn’t this powerful for no reason!”
“So he’s actually a disciple of the Fiery Demon!”
After observing Levi fighting with everyone else, Einar eventually figured out his techniques.
Even though all of his moves may have seemed like simple kicks and punches, they were all Cyrus’ killing moves.
Every punch and kick contained the strongest force and moved at extreme speed as well.
There was no force stronger in this world than speed itself.
That was the geist of martial arts.
After simplifying every complicated move there was out there, it all boiled down to speed and strength.
Levi was stronger than everyone else and he was also faster than everybody else.
That’s why he was getting rid of everyone so quickly.
It was also the whole idea behind Cyrus’ unbreakable force.
“We can’t let this man leave alive!”
Einar and the other top nine fighters on the Gem List glanced at each other and saw the murderous glint in each other’s eyes.
Soon enough, Levi had gotten rid of everyone except for the top nine fighters ranked on the Gem List.
A battle between the strongest opponents was about to begin!
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Even though Levi had been nearly out of his mind with anger, he still went easy on his opponents.
He had only heavily wounded them, but he hadn’t murdered them in cold blood.
After all, he still had to ask about the true culprit behind Forlevia’s kidnapping.
“Masters, you all have to defeat him! He’s practically unbeatable!” the crowd on the floor started to call out.
Their hopes were all on these Gem List fighters’ shoulders now.
Of course, they were under the impression that as strong as Levi was, he couldn’t beat the top nine fighters on the Gem List.
Despite everything, he was still ranked at the very bottom.
No matter how strong he was, the likes of Hadeon and Eidan would definitely defeat him.
This was The Cardinal Hall’s official ranking and not just any random list!
It was at least ninety-nine percent accurate.
“I can kill him on my own!” Callan stood up.
“I’m ranked in front of him after all. He won’t beat me no matter what!”
“Don’t for-”
Before Einar could finish his sentence, Callan had already rushed forward.
“Dragon’s Rage!”
Callan instantly attacked with his strongest move.
The whole of the auction hall got razed to the ground.
His powers flooded toward Levi.
Callan started twisting and turning into a giant dragon that was ready to charge toward Levi.
That was exactly why he was in the top nine on the Gem List.
Levi suddenly scoffed.
With a single punch, he instantly tore through Callan’s energy field.
The punch landed with a heavy Bang on Callan.
He immediately flew off and collapsed a few kilometers away.
“Don’t underestimate him! He’s a disciple of the Fiery Demon himself after all. He’s practically on the way to becoming an actual demon!”
“We have to attack all at once!”
The other fighters started calling for murder the moment they saw what he could do. All warriors from the Gem List rose suddenly!
Eloy, Lord of Thunder Palace!
Aloysius, Lord of Fairlake!
Hadeon, Lord of Hades Palace!
All of them stood up, ready to face off against Levi.
Apart from Einar, the seven other fighters ran toward Levi at the same time.
“Grand Thunderstrike!”
“Sword of Thunder!”
“Blade of Death!”
The seven fighters on the Gem List started working together and unleashed their deadliest techniques on Levi.
They completely sealed off any space and openings that Levi could have used to escape.
He had to face them head on.
All seven of their killer moves were unleashed at the same time. There was no way Levi could survive them, let alone block any of them.
“I’m going to kill all of you!” Levi bellowed in rage, his eyes practically lighting up in flames.
He swung his fist with the most powerful punch he had packed since the fight started.
One punch to kill them all!
With a deafening Boom that blasted through everyone’s eardrums, Levi broke through the sound barrier.
With that punch, a huge trail of wind followed.
As if a supersonic jet was taking off, Levi’s punch broke through the sound barrier and fired off toward them.
With just one punch, he broke through all seven deadly techniques.
The Sword of Thunder snapped in half with a loud Snap, as did the Blade of Death.
The seven Gem List fighters got punched out of the hall one by one.
Levi had defeated the top seven Gem List fighters with just one punch.
They had all ranked above him, and including Callan, he had now defeated eight of the top nine Gem List fighters.
If this were to get out, the whole world would be shaken to its very core, let alone Erudia itself.
More importantly, they had all attacked at the same time.
They had no idea that Levi was this terrifying.
Aloysius, Hadeon, and the others were all stunned.
They hadn’t imagined that Levi could have beaten one, let alone all seven of them!
How embarrassing!
How humiliating!
Besides, this demon was practically as strong and invincible as the Fiery Demon himself.
All hope was on Einar now.
He wasn’t a martial artist, so everyone was hoping that his magical technique could defeat Levi.
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After all, magic was different from martial arts.
It could kill a man invisibly.
Besides, Einar was the strongest out of all of them.
Just one ranking could make a huge difference.
That’s why Einar was the most reliable.
He could practically feel the weight of everyone’s hope on his shoulders.
However, he remained calm as he glanced at Levi.
“If you leave now, I will let you go,” Einar said, deciding to give Levi a chance.
The Raysonian samurais had been secretly observing everything this whole time.
They were disguised so that no one could spot them.
After all, they had to kill everyone later.
“How terrifying!”
“I thought Levi wouldn’t hold a candle to them, but look at what he’s done!”
The samurais were all stunned at the sight of Levi’s powers.
“That’s good! The stronger Levi is, the more our plan will be perfect and the more realistic it all will be!” the head of the organization said with a smirk.
Levi had just created craters all over the island with the force of his punch.
The island itself had begun to sink.
Seawater had begun bubbling around the edges as if a tsunami was about to take place.
Levi had never met a master of magical techniques like Einar before.
However, he had definitely heard of them in the ancient manuals that his mentor had left him.
Masters of magical techniques were truly terrifying.
Just one simple spell was enough to kill off a whole room of people without leaving a trace.
“Screw off! I’m going to defeat you!”
Levi aimed a punch at Einar, completely disregarding his mockery.
With a loud Boom, the island started to sink further.
The punch was about to land on Einar when he muttered a spell under his breath and snapped his fingers.
Swiftly, an invisible shield appeared and blocked Levi’s punch from him.
Everyone in the crowd started to cheer.
As expected of Einar!
He was the only one who had blocked Levi’s punches so far.
With another supersonic Boom, Levi struck once again.
Einar whipped up the same spell and his shield blocked Levi’s fist once again.
However, he was starting to shake and his cool expression was starting to slip.
Obviously, such a large-scale trick was incredibly taxing for him.
“I would love to see just how long you can hold out!”
Another Boom was heard, and Einar turned pale as he shook even more.
The fourth punch landed, and Einar finally started coughing up blood.
Boom!
The fifth punch struck.
Fresh blood was practically pouring out of Einar’s mouth and he was about to collapse.
With the sixth Boom, Einar’s shield shattered completely.
Einar flew off into the distance.
Every spell took an incredible toll on him, much less when the impact of Levi’s punches was added into the mix.
If it wasn’t for Levi’s curiosity at seeing how the spells worked, he could have settled Einar with one punch.
All Einar could do was defend himself.
He had no way of attacking Levi.
Not one fighter was left standing.
“Who kidnapped my daughter! Come out right now!” Levi started interrogating everyone.
“I-It wasn’t us! We had nothing to do with it. We got cheated too!”
“That’s right! Someone planned everything!”
The crowd started fighting to explain everything.
Forlevia finally woke up and called out, “Daddy! I know who did it! It’s not them, it was someone else!”
Levi quickly picked her up.
“Let’s go!”
Since Forlevia knew who was behind everything, Levi no longer needed to investigate any further.
He was going to let everyone go on behalf of his daughter.
At least he could also preserve some of Erudia’s martial artists along the way.
After Levi left with Forlevia on the jet, someone appeared on the island.
As if he were a Harbinger of Death, he started reaping the lives of those still on the island.
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As everyone stared at the gloomy figure that had suddenly appeared, they felt a chill wrack through their bones.
It was like they were all sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
“Levi? I thought you left. What are you doing back here?” Einar couldn’t help but ask.
“That’s not Levi!” Hadeon suddenly shouted.
The crowd quickly sensed that this person’s aura wasn’t the same as Levi’s at all.
“We have to run! Let’s go!” the crowd started yelling as they tried to escape.
After the battle with Levi, however, all of them were heavily injured.
They couldn’t run anywhere.
“I think all of you are going to be staying here forever,” the person said as his eyes glinted evilly.
He started killing everyone on the island indiscriminately.
After just a few minutes, the island floor was littered with corpses.
Not even those on the Gem List survived the attack, and the island sunk even deeper.
It was about to be flooded very soon.
After killing everyone, the killer took out a white handkerchief and habitually started cleaning off the blood on his hands before leaving.
Just one minute after he left, The Cardinal Hall’s fighters finally arrived.
The timing was perfect.
After Kaiden and the others from The Cardinal Hall had arrived, they were shocked by the carnage in front of them.
The island was practically flooded and everyone was dead.
“W-What happened?”
Everyone was stunned silent by the scene in front of them.
“We were too late after all!” Kaiden cursed.
Everyone’s faces were filled with regret and remorse.
They knew that something bad had to have happened if Levi had rushed here so urgently.
They had been chasing after him the whole time, but they hadn’t been fast enough to stop this tragedy.
They were hitting themselves internally. Why couldn’t we have been faster?
If only we stopped him in time.
But they couldn’t just sit around moping about what had already happened.
“This is Einar, ranked eleventh on the Gem List!”
“This person is the twelveth…”
They all skimmed through and identified every single body.
The more they counted through them, the more terrifying the situation became.
Half of Erudia’s Gem List was lying dead on this island.
There were even more ancient forces from outside of Erudia who had been brutally murdered as well.
This would heavily affect Erudia’s power from now on.
It was an even worse situation than the incident at Paradise Villa.
Everyone who joined had been Rank Seven fighters and above.
Now that all of them were dead, Erudia would suffer a huge loss.
Erudia’s martial arts world was going to be heavily affected.
Nothing of this sort had happened before.
“Someone’s still breathing over here!” Zelda quickly called out.
The crowd rushed forward.
Gerald asked coldly, “Did Levi kill everyone here?”
“I-It w-was-”
This person kept coughing up blood and was trying his best to finish his sentence.
It was someone else! He wanted to say.
However, he couldn’t finish his sentence and with a cry of pain, he died.
“Levi, I knew it was you!” Gerald bellowed.
After all, this person had basically confirmed it by saying “It was!”
After Zelda and the others did a thorough check, they found out it was truly the art of the Fiery Demon.
Only Levi had been here. Who else could it have been?
Even if it wasn’t logical, the truth was laid out right in front of them.
They couldn’t bother about details now that the evidence was so clear.
It was definitely Levi.
Jabez barked angrily, “I can’t believe Levi did this! How could he murder everyone in cold blood?”
“As expected of a demon. He kills everyone who crosses him, even the innocent.”
Zelda inhaled sharply. “The problem is that these people didn’t even do anything wrong! They just wanted to take his daughter in as a disciple. What’s wrong with that? He didn’t have to kill them!”
“You’ve gone insane, Levi! If you truly walk the same route that Cyrus did, you’re going to turn Erudia’s martial arts world upside down!” Kaiden roared.
“That’s not all. He wants to go against the whole of Erudia!”
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Levi was being falsely accused.
He was extremely dangerous at that moment, so much so that Erudia’s safety was being threatened.
“If we don’t get rid of Levi, he’s going to be the greatest disaster to ever occur in Erudia!”
Gerald glared at them as he said, “You shouldn’t have stopped me in the beginning then. You should have let me kill him.”
“But are you sure that you can kill him?” everyone else asked.
Gerald was full of confidence before this happened.
However, he witnessed such a shocking scene earlier.
Those in the Gem List of Erudia weren’t his match at all.
Besides, countless Rank Seven fighters had died.
How could I fight him?
He’s just too powerful!
To have people call him the demon meant that he’s extremely powerful.
The event planned by Raysonia was perfect.
They managed to collect so many treasures, ravage Erudia’s martial arts world, and even turn Levi into a big demon.
“This is a matter of great importance. It might cause great turmoil soon. We need to re-confirm it,” the reinforcement from The Cardinal Hall and the Eragon negotiated.
“Understood!”
Everyone began to gather evidence and sort out the clues.
“It’s been confirmed that the techniques used to kill the warriors are a hundred percent from Cyrus’!”
“Levi has been here earlier, and a great fight broke out. That’s for sure.”
…
After sorting out their evidence, they confirmed that it was true.
Levi had killed all the great fighters on-site, ravaging Erudia’s martial arts world.
“Alright, we can report this news now.”
Everyone knew what was going to happen once the news got out.
Levi was going to become Erudia’s public enemy.
Not only that, he had also become an enemy of the martial arts world.
It was just too huge of a matter.
Levi had also realized that something was going to happen on his way back.
After hearing what Forlevia described to him, he could guess that someone had set him up.
Someone had set up a trap, and he needed to get caught in it for his daughter’s sake.
In fact, the person had planned all these just to target Levi’s weakness.
The situation was so urgent that he had no time to think about anything else, causing him to fall for the tricks.
However, as long as he was able to save Forlevia, nothing else mattered.
Even if he was set up or framed, he could bear with it.
“Master, are we heading back now?” his subordinate asked.
“It’s too late now. The Cardinal Hall’s men have already arrived.”
Levi took in a deep breath before saying, “If I’m not wrong, everyone on the island is already dead.”
He then thought of something and quickly contacted the West Sky Lord, “West, check on the people in Paradise Villa.”
He realized something extremely serious.
A few minutes later, the West Sky Lord informed, “Master, tens of thousands of martial artists have died at Paradise Villa. No one was spared. But The Cardinal Hall is withholding any news regarding this matter. It seems like they have accused you of this matter.”
Levi didn’t listen to a single word the West Sky Lord said after that.
So this has been planned out all along.
But I had no idea at all.
He finally realized why The Cardinal Hall would target him and treat him so badly now.
He was Crown King!
It’s no wonder why The Cardinal Hall would take Evie away.
Anyone would be afraid in such a situation.
There was no way he could be clear of all the suspicions now.
Not even God could help him.
If it were just the Dragonites, they would have believed his words.
However, The Cardinal Hall and Eragon were handling everything.
With indisputable evidence before them, they wouldn’t have believed a word he said.
The whole situation was giving Levi a headache.
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“Master, the person had obviously planned everything out. They’re trying to turn you into a big demon!”
“The Cardinal Hall’s men always arrive right after you leave. They manage to grasp the timing perfectly.”
“This would obviously lead to The Cardinal Hall and Eragon having to deal with you. They even caused a huge rift between you and the martial arts world, weakening the martial arts world in the process.”
A few of his subordinates started to analyze their current situation, and Levi nodded along as he listened.
They’re right.
Wait, no!
Something’s wrong!
A question surfaced Levi’s mind right then.
Being able to kill all the Rank Seven warriors on the island was not an easy feat, even if they were all injured.
Moreover, to kill so many powerful warriors, and leave the place before The Cardinal Hall’s men arrived was not something that could be achieved easily.
Besides, there were no trails left behind at all.
This meant that it wasn’t a group of powerful fighters who had killed the warriors. Instead, it was just a few people, or maybe it was just one person who did it.
On top of that, The Cardinal Hall was the strongest martial arts institution in Erudia. Those in the organization were no ordinary people.
They weren’t fools.
Can’t they tell that something’s off?
The warriors’ deaths were all due to additional damage done to them.
Can’t they tell?
If this was true, it meant that the person had used Levi’s technique to kill the warriors, which wouldn’t leave any trails behind.
Someone who could use the same technique as me?
Levi broke out in a cold sweat at the thought of this.
The best way to blame him for these two massacres was to carry them out using his moves.
But his moves were passed down to him by his mentor.
There’s no way my mentor did this.
Then who could have done such a thing?
Who else knows about the same moves?
From the looks of it, the person must’ve been very capable.
Levi couldn’t really pinpoint who it was anymore.
“What should we do now, Master? It seems like you’ll be the public enemy of Erudia’s martial arts world soon. Many warriors would be coming for you,” his subordinates asked.
“I think you should go into hiding for now. Avoid contact with those from The Cardinal Hall. That way, you can minimize damage and impact,” one of them said.
“That’s right. If you come in contact with them, and if conflicts were to happen, it’ll be harder to explain.”
Levi massaged his temples and said coldly, “Let me think of a way for now. It’d be best if we can catch the person behind this.”
Meanwhile, the Raysonians had retreated.
“Thank you for your hard work!”
Then, everyone started bowing at the attacker.
“I’ve made a mistake earlier, but luckily, no one told the truth.”
Even though the Raysonians had left, Okano was still lingering around.
He noticed someone who wasn’t dead.
“Just be more careful the next time. Fortunately, luck was on our side, and he didn’t expose us.”
“Yes.”
“Thank you, Sir. But our plan has just begun.”
“We need to fan the flames and make it so that Levi’s name as the demon is true. We have to make sure that he has no choice but to go against the martial arts world, The Cardinal Hall, and Eragon.”
The Raysonians’ plan had just started.
Kaiden and the others reported everything truthfully to The Cardinal Hall and the Eragon.
Upon hearing their reports, the council members of The Cardinal Hall and the Eragon organized a meeting immediately.
“We can’t let him carry on like this anymore! Firstly, have the Dragonites strip off his title as the Crown King. Secondly, we need to hunt Levi down, full force. No matter what, we’ll only decide once we’ve captured him. And we have to bring his daughter to The Cardinal Hall. We have to make sure that he doesn’t leave Erudia. It’ll be hard for us to capture him if he leaves.”
That was what The Cardinal Hall had decided.
People in Erudia would definitely be shocked once the orders were given out.