Ch. 1961..1970
The Return of God of War Chapter 1961
Hundreds and thousands of influential and prominent figures from Goldenport Island witnessed how The Annihilator smashed Levi’s head!
Blood splattered everywhere.
“No!” Sherrie bellowed in pain.
Not only God of Gamblers was dumbfounded, but Xenotoph and all the other influential figures were also just as stunned.
What’s going on?
Is that Levi, the most powerful warrior on Erudia’s Gem List? Did someone actually defeat him? How is that even possible?
Yet, they had to believe what they saw before their eyes.
Without a doubt, Levi’s enemy had vanquished him!
As of now, everything went by Bruce’s plan. He intentionally instructed The Annihilator to remove the wall so that the entire Goldenport Island could witness Levi’s humiliating defeat!
He wanted Erudia and the rest of the world to witness Levi’s death so that the image would haunt them for the rest of their lives!
God of Gamblers and the others did not know what happened before that. They believed The Annihilator had ravaged Levi.
How powerful could he possibly be?
The Annihilator threw another punch at Levi, causing blood to spurt out of his body.
After a few continuous punches, Levi was completely soaked in blood.
Everyone present was shocked beyond comprehension. Tears welled up in Sherrie’s eyes as she could neither speak nor move.
It’s all my fault! Levi wouldn’t have to go through this if it weren’t for me!
All of Goldenport Island’s influential figures’ jaw dropped, and they looked at the two men in disbelief.
While the drama persisted, someone was observing the turn of events nearby. It was the Half Phantom!
He continued to observe in silence without showing any expression on his face.
After dealing with several fatal blows, Levi had lost his breath.
Yet, The Annihilator had no intention of stopping what he was doing.
“Kill him!” Bruce roared.
The Annihilator raised his right hand, accumulated an invincible force, and smashed his palm right through Levi’s heart like a sword!
“Go on!” Bruce needed The Annihilator to make sure Levi was dead.
In the next few seconds, The Annihilator launched the same attack on Levi repeatedly!
Levi crashed heavily on the ground. There was no sign of life in him anymore.
“No! No!” Sherrie shrieked in a hoarse voice. She could not accept this!
Even Goldenport Island’s influential figures were struck dumb. So the man who topped the Gem List is gone? And just like that, someone beat him to death? Unbelievable!
Several unmanned aerial vehicles arrived and did a thorough scan on Levi to confirm his death.
“There’s no sign of life in him anymore. The man is dead.” The vehicles confirmed Levi’s death after analyzing the body.
“Go and check on him once again,” Bruce, who was a meticulous man, ordered The Annihilator.
“He’s dead for sure, Master!” The Annihilator reported.
Bruce, who was sweating buckets, finally heaved a sigh of relief. He could hardly stand still by the time everything ended.
The chieftains from Raysonia all exclaimed in joy.
They were glad that they had eliminated their biggest threat!
“Great! Report to me once you’ve destroyed his body!” Bruce instructed The Annihilator.
“Yes, Sir!” With a powerful beam, The Annihilator completely dissolved Levi’s body. There was no way for Levi to make a comeback anymore!
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At this moment, everyone was on edge.
Everyone was breathless, almost suffocating.
God of Gamblers, Xenotoph, Sherrie, and the others were waiting for a miracle to happen!
“How cruel! To kill a person and destroy the body!”
They couldn’t stand to watch Levi’s body torn to bits.
Especially for Sherrie!
For her, it was agonizingly painful to watch!
At that moment, even Bruce was highly strung out for some reason. Both his legs were trembling, and his teeth were chattering.
His instincts told him something wrong would happen when they destroyed Levi’s dead body.
But he had to witness the destruction of Levi’s body to attest his death. Otherwise, he would not believe that he was dead, and he wouldn’t be able to sleep and eat well.
The beam of light condensed on The Annihilator’s hands gradually reached Levi.
Zap!
The light beam enveloped Levi, disintegrating his body bit by bit.
No miracle was in sight!
Levi didn’t resist, and nobody could save him!
Alas, his body had perished at the hands of The Annihilator.
Thud!
Bruce collapsed and sat on the floor.
Boom!
Finally, the weight on his shoulders was lifted, and he felt an unprecedented sense of emptiness. As if the very purpose of his life faded away in a blink of an eye, returning to its original blank slate.
Ever since he was entrusted with the crucial task by the Lab of Gods, he had always deemed Levi as his lifelong nemesis.
No, more accurately, his lifelong goal was to fight Erudia and kill Levi.
Now that Levi was dead, his heart was barren and hollow.
As they watched Levi’s body disintegrate, the Raysonian forces cheered and celebrated happily.
No one was watching the live broadcast anymore.
At the moment, the live broadcast footage started to change, but no one seemed to notice as they were engrossed in joy.
“Withdraw all the drones!”
Bruce withdrew the drones as well, and there were no longer any more visuals.
No one knew the changes that happened.
In the eyes of Bruce and the others, Levi’s body dissolved to the point he couldn’t be resurrected no matter how powerful the technique or how advanced the technology was; nothing could save him.
The Annihilator disintegrated Levi before everyone’s eyes, leaving not even a speck of flesh behind.
Sherrie burned with anger. She fainted immediately after coughing out a mouthful of blood.
The God of Gamblers, Xenotoph, and others were all desperate.
The number one on the Erudia Gem List was defeated. Even the body was disintegrated! How tragic!
It was also the shortest term at the top of the Erudia Gem List in history!
The reign ended after only a few days of being at the top.
Goldenport Island fell into silence.
Everyone was plunged in grief and despair.
“Weak!”
After destroying the bodies of the others, The Annihilator quickly left the scene.
From that day on, The Annihilator would be famous worldwide!
He defeated Levi solo!
In reality, it took many masters to kill Levi, but Bruce would not admit it.
He would only tell the world that he killed Levi alone!
Even if Sherrie alone saw it, no one would believe her!
The feat of killing Levi was enough to make The Annihilator become the strongest being in existence.
The Annihilator left the scene.
“Let’s go! Take Sherrie too! It’s over!” The God of Gamblers exclaimed after seeing everything.
“Mr. Garrison didn’t survive in the end! What a pity!” Xenotoph exclaimed and left the scene as well.
Everyone left and the place became silent.
Only a puddle of blood was left.
It was the remains of Levi who was disintegrated into a puddle of blood.
After waiting for everyone to leave, the Half Phantom appeared.
The puddle of blood on the floor suddenly disappeared…
What was more frightening was…
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Levi’s corpse unexpectedly reappeared again.
The bloodstains disappeared, and his corpse manifested.
Jaws would be dropped if anyone were to witness this.
How was it possible?
Was everything that happened fake?
Yes!
It was all fake!
What everyone saw was an illusion conjured by the Half Phantom’s magic to tamper with everyone’s consciousness!
The scene where Levi was disintegrated was indeed an illusion!
Not only the audience was affected by the illusion, even The Annihilator was affected without exception.
He thought he was disintegrating Levi’s corpse, but it was all fake. They were all hallucinations fed into his mind.
However, his mind was too powerful!
To tamper with his consciousness and produce hallucinations, the Half Phantom had to use his most potent spells along with their most significant efforts to deceive him.
Cough!
The Half Phantom struggled to walk straight and suddenly coughed out a mouthful of blood.
He almost collapsed!
It was easy to fool others with simple spells, but fooling The Annihilator was on a whole new level. It was beyond difficult!
The Half Phantom gave his all to disrupt the consciousness of The Annihilator and caused him to hallucinate.
However, performing the spell took a toll on his vitality and caused him to age at least twenty to thirty years older.
His hair turned white at a rate that was visible to the naked eye…
He paid a miserable price to fool The Annihilator.
“Luckily I managed to deceive him!”
The Half Phantom smiled.
As a matter of fact, the Half Phantom only managed to deceive everyone present, but not the machines.
However, Bruce and the others only watched the first few parts of the broadcast and stopped watching after they were sure that The Annihilator could disintegrate Levi.
If they kept their eyes on the screen, they would have found out that Levi wasn’t disintegrated at all.
The Annihilator was fooled…
The Half Phantom looked at Levi’s corpse and sighed, “I couldn’t save your life, so I could only save your corpse!”
It turned out that even the Half Phantom was under the impression that Levi was utterly dead!
There was no way for him to save his life from The Annihilator, only his corpse.
Because the Half Phantom knew from the beginning that he wouldn’t be able to escape his demise when he saw him.
To not get himself involved, he left with an excuse.
“This is the price to pay for saving people! Rest in peace! I will save Zoey!” said the Half Phantom.
Anyone who asked for the aid of the Half Phantom would eventually pay the price.
So Levi’s price to pay was to sacrifice his life?
“I will bury you well!” the Half Phantom mumbled to himself while looking at Levi’s corpse.
When he was about to collect Levi’s corpse, his face suddenly changed.
“Shit, someone’s coming!”
The Half Phantom threw Levi’s body into the ocean nearby, then vanished himself.
The aged Half Phantom used up too much energy earlier. He really could not afford to escape while dragging Levi’s corpse. If he did, he would be discovered.
After the Half Phantom vanished, several individuals appeared.
They were the dark servants of The Cardinal Hall. They rushed to the scene as quickly as possible after receiving the news of the incident.
As soon as they arrived, they started looking around.
“Levi is verified dead!”
After the confirmation, the dark servants left the scene.
The Half Phantom waited for the dark servants to leave before reappearing again.
Immediately, he rushed toward the ocean next to him and used magical techniques to locate Levi’s position.
However, he was surprised to find that Levi’s corpse was no longer there.
“It can’t be… The waters are calm and motionless! His corpse can’t drift away in such a short time!” The Half Phantom muttered to himself.
He proceeded to dive into the ocean and search.
After hours of searching the surrounding ocean floor, Levi’s body was still nowhere to be found. His corpse had disappeared…
Even the Half Phantom couldn’t believe it.
“No! He can’t be alive! How did his corpse disappear?” The Half Phantom was confused…
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The Annihilator became Zarain’s superhero after appearing in public for the first time, and the one who benefited the most was Bruce!
He received a generous reward for killing Levi.
Initially, he was just a spokesperson for the Lab of Gods, an individual of a lower hierarchy.
But after killing Levi, he was promoted to be one of the core members of the Lab of Gods.
He obtained the right to access multiple training bases of the Lab of Gods and mobilize ninety percent of the equipment and labor of the Lab of Gods.
Bruce had never experienced such excitement.
Because now he could access more fundamental technologies, mysterious secrets and command more powerful people, not just The Annihilator.
He could now make use of individuals stronger than The Annihilator.
Having been rewarded heavily by the Zarain, Bruce was not intrigued by the power and wealth. His goal was to become a crucial member of the Lab of Gods.
Levi died, and his goal was achieved. He killed two birds with one stone!
“You have my eternal gratitude, Levi! I would never have thought that I would one day become the core member of the Lab of Gods!” Bruce looked up at the sky and smiled.
Bruce immediately began Jared’s experiment on energy transformation. No one could stop him now.
The Raysonian forces were as delighted as Bruce.
If Levi were still alive, he would continue suppressing the Raysonian Bushido and directly affecting them.
Now that Levi perished, their plans could be carried out…
Levi’s death caused various reactions for many people. Some people mourned, some were crazy about it, some were excited, and some were furious.
Some people even got promoted and made a fortune!
Levi’s death caused a devastating impact on Erudia.
During his time, he thwarted numerous enemy schemes and conspiracies.
At this moment, Goldenport Island was about to be flattened by the arrival of countless strong individuals looking for clues.
However, apart from the damages caused by the battle, there was only a pool of blood. Even then, the puddle of blood was a fabrication of the Half Phantom.
They couldn’t find anything.
“Comrades, please remember these two names, Bruce and The Annihilator! I vow I will make them pay!” The Sword Fiend exclaimed.
“We must avenge our Master!”
“Make them pay!”
The Seven Fiends and the followers all shouted.
“Also, remember! Even though our Master is no longer with us, we must never forget everything our Master taught us and abide by it!” the Sword Fiend ordered.
Levi conquered them with strength, but he also won their hearts with his charm.
“What? Levi is dead?”
Coincidentally, the Sacred Organization sent the Eighteen Dark Angels to look for Levi.
Halfway on their journey, the news of Levi’s death broke out.
They were all in shocked.
“So the genius meant to be the leader of the Sacred Organization is gone just like that?”
Everyone was stunned.
“Maybe everyone was fooled by Levi and he is not really dead?” The strongest member of the Thirteen Fiends under Cyrus, Death Fiend, spoke.
“According to the data we have collected, there have been several instances where Levi did not die and deceived everyone!”
“Before this, it is acceptable that Levi faked his death. Levi’s corpse was destroyed this time, and Bruce witnessed his demise! Everyone knows how cautious Bruce is, right?”
Everyone became quiet when another one of the Eighteen Dark Angels came up with this theory.
Indeed!
The Sacred Organization knew Bruce well enough!
If anyone else says he’s dead, it could be fake. But if Bruce is the one to declare it, it must be true!
“Okay. Let’s return!”
The Eighteen Dark Angels turned back halfway through their journey.
After several days of silence, there was no news of Levi, and the Half Phantom never found Levi’s corpse. He gave up as he had no clue where the corpse was.
“I did everything I could!”
…
But where did Levi’s corpse actually went?
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Levi couldn’t be alive!
It was confirmed by Bruce, The Annihilator, and the Half Phantom!
Now that Levi’s corpse disappeared, the only plausible explanation was that his body was collected by someone else.
“Just keep the body safe!” The Half Phantom sighed and left.
In the past few hours. The people of Goldenport Island, including the influential individuals, were shocked to the core. It was as if an earthquake had happened.
Levi, the number one on the Erudia Gem List, had fallen on the island!
He was beaten to death and had his corpse disintegrated in front of the eyes of thousands of people.
The incident was appalling, and everyone was overwhelmed by it!
Not only that, but all parts of Erudia quickly learned about the news.
Levi has fallen!
The news was earth-shattering!
It shook every corner of Erudia!
The number one on the Erudia Gem List is dead. The news came like the sky-splitting thunder.
Unbelievable!
The Cardinal Hall, Eragon, and even the Dragonites were dumbfounded!
After hearing the news, the Seven Fiends and others went unhinged and rushed to Goldenport Island!
Not only them, but many other individuals rushed to Goldenport Island like madmen because they couldn’t believe it!
How could Levi be dead?
Even Levi’s Team Of Secret Warriors and the West Sky Lord almost went insane!
It happened so suddenly, and they didn’t even know it.
Before this, Levi would have told them if he had any plans or conspiracies, but this time, it happened without notice.
Nobody knew what was going on, not even the West Sky Lord who had been collecting information for Levi. She was devastated to hear about Levi’s death.
The Guardian of Erudia, the Crown King had fallen!
Now his identity as the Fiery Demon’s heir was cleared up.
Everyone knew that he was still the God of War of Erudia!
Especially after he became the number one on the Erudia Gem List, countless people were excited!
With him at the top, he could protect Erudia!
Even The Cardinal Hall was impressed by him.
He redeemed the pride of Erudia back when he foiled the enemy’s cruel ploy.
He saved Erudia that was in turmoil.
The hope of the people of Erudia returned once again…
However, Levi was defeated within a few days.
He was beaten to the point where no bones were left…
How brutal! Extremely brutal!
The scene where Levi was killed was witnessed by thousands of people.
It was so real! Levi was really dead!
The news almost mortified Wynona of The Cardinal Hall.
She nearly fainted.
There was even blood seeping out from the corner of her mouth.
“What? Is he dead? How is that possible?” Wynona was in disbelief.
“Levi is dead? That’s great! No. Who killed him? I should be the one who ends his life!” Zoey was excited for a moment before she was overcome with rage. Her hatred skyrocketed the moment Levi’s name was mentioned.
She complained about the person who killed Levi and why wasn’t she the one that killed him.
Wynona held in her tears and told the others, “Don’t tell Evie and her grandma. Mia as well.”
The news of Levi’s death spread all across the world!
Bruce stood out to testify that Levi was confirmed dead by getting his corpse disintegrated with no chance of resurrection!
As they heard the news, the people of Raysonia and Keerea cheered in delight.
The nations that were adversaries of Levi cheered.
They celebrated with fireworks as if it was a festival!
For them, Levi resembled a dagger stabbed through the chest; they couldn’t sleep well without getting rid of him. But everything was over now!
No other nation was more excited about Levi’s death than the Zarain.
Levi once brought them great shame!
Everyone loathed him!
Now that Levi was killed, the entirety of Zarain cheered!
They even made this day a holiday!
Bruce and The Annihilator became the heroes of Zarain!
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This sudden revelation dropped upon them like a bomb, engulfing them in utter panic.
If news about this got out, the entire world would be in chaos.
A look of disbelief appeared on Death Fiend and the other members of the Eighteen Dark Angels’ faces.
How is that possible? Bruce watched his corpse dissolve!
“Wait! It’s possible that what everyone saw was nothing but an illusion! Isn’t Goldenport Island the hometown of Erudia’s master of magical techniques? Perhaps, an extremely powerful master has intervened. What everyone saw was merely an illusion!”
Death Fiend suddenly realized what was going on.
“Even if that’s the case, how can he conceal it from so many experts? Someone exposed the details of the battle and confirmed that Levi had been defeated.”
The Eighteen Dark Angels started discussing amongst themselves.
They concluded that Levi had definitely died, but a master of magical technique might have rescued his corpse afterward.
The Dark Emperor’s stately voice sounded again. “The person I’ve set my eyes on will never fail. However, what surprised me was…”
He paused mid-sentence.
Everyone was even more confused about what the Dark Emperor was trying to say.
Did Levi do something that went against his expectations? No way! It’d be a miracle if Levi’s still alive.
However, judging from the Dark Emperor’s tone, it sounds like he won’t be surprised if Levi is still alive.
Something else has surprised him…
“I hope that it’s just a coincidence! A coincidence…”
The Dark Emperor’s consecutive sighs echoed across the castle like a thunderous boom.
However, everyone became even more perplexed.
Is there something about Levi that can scare the Dark Emperor?
It was obvious to the Eighteen Dark Angels how powerful the Dark Emperor was.
To them, his highness was like their divinity.
Not even the most extreme subject from the Lab of Gods could compare to him!
Meanwhile, a figure appeared in The Manifest Court of The Cardinal Hall.
He bowed slightly in front of The Manifest Court to show his respect.
“Why are you here?”
A surprised voice sounded from within.
“I’m here to confirm if Levi has died or not,” replied the visitor.
“Indeed, you’re the only one who remains doubtful about this… Haha!”
Laughter rang out.
“What’s the answer?” asked the visitor again.
“Hahaha!”
The only response from The Manifest Court was laughter.
“Alright, I understand.”
The person turned around and left.
Robed Slayer lived in a house in Oakland City.
Aside from his martial abilities, Robed Slayer was also an extremely rich man.
He had six houses within Oakland City alone.
All of them were located in the city center, with any random house costing hundreds of billions.
He had six of those houses, excluding other properties that he also owned.
Furthermore, Robed Slayer never stayed in a single spot. He had properties in other places as well.
At that moment, he was sipping some tea to calm himself.
He could not accept Levi’s downfall.
After all, Levi was not only his most powerful opponent but also his savior.
Even though Levi had appeared, disguised as a doctor, Robed Slayer still recognized him.
He had been wishing to find an opportunity to repay Levi’s favor, but it seemed impossible now.
Robed Slayer heaved a deep sigh.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Robed Slayer’s ears detected a noise outside.
“Who’s that?” he exclaimed in shock.
He was the only person in the house after instructing his apprentices and butler to leave.
Not even the sounds of a bug could escape him.
Why did I hear a noise?
Whoosh!
Robed Slayer appeared in the courtyard as quickly as a bolt of lightning and hurried toward the source of the noise.
Someone stood in front of him.
“Who’s that?” asked Robed Slayer coldly.
His intense gaze landed on the person’s face.
“What?”
When he caught a closer glimpse of the person, a look of utter terror crossed his face.
He could barely believe his eyes.
“It’s you?”
Robed Slayer swallowed hard.
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Did a shark eat the corpse? Or did someone save him?
No one knew why Levi’s corpse had disappeared.
Other than the Half Phantom, everyone else thought that Levi’s corpse had been dissolved.
In that case, where did Levi’s corpse go?
Everything had an explanation—it was impossible for his corpse to vanish into thin air.
What Bruce did not realize was that a piece of particular information had been leaked on the global dark web: Levi was not killed by The Annihilator. Instead, he had been killed through the combined forces of multiple skilled fighters and The Annihilator had merely taken advantage of that.
They even published the list of experts who killed Levi.
The details of Levi’s battle with them were also specified clearly.
It was clear that Bruce and Raysonia’s forces were behind everything.
Bruce was utterly shocked.
Who published that on the dark web? They actually know all the details of the fight!
We’ve already sealed all information, so how did the informant find out? It’s impossible that someone from the Raysonia’s forces leaked it. So, who is it?
The person even published a lot of strong evidence, making it irrefutable.
He claimed to be Levi’s admirer.
Even if Levi was dead, the truth must be exposed, so everyone could know how brave he had been.
No matter how powerful Levi might be, he was still outnumbered, thus leading to his defeat.
Regardless, what Bruce said about Levi being killed by The Annihilator was false.
“Oh my God! There are so many fighters involved. Did Levi kill all of them alone?”
“Even though he had a burden with him, he could still kill so many fighters. As expected of someone who topped Erudia’s Gem List!”
“Damn it! The Annihilator played dirty! How despicable!”
“They are just a bunch of shameless jerks. Go to hell!”
While everyone praised Levi’s bravery, they criticized Bruce and The Annihilator.
Despite his death, Levi was still as revered as when he was alive.
The Manifest Court did not even update the Gem List.
For the time being, Levi was still in the first place.
This was an unprecedented situation. Not only was a deceased fighter still on the list, but he was also topping it.
That was Levi’s charisma.
However, everyone interpreted it differently from The Manifest Court.
It seemed like The Manifest Court had discovered something else, but kept their silence about it.
Meanwhile, everyone else was still oblivious.
The Manifest Court was so mysterious that even The Cardinal Hall was clueless about its operations too.
After all, The Manifest Court was capable enough to investigate the Sacred Organization.
Since they did not update the Gem List and continued placing Levi in the first place, they might have another intention.
After realizing the truth, the Seven Fiends were furious.
They were already planning how to take revenge.
Meanwhile, the Eighteen Dark Angels gathered somewhere in Baykeep. The sky was dark, while the stormy winds sent the sand and dust whirling vigorously in the sky.
An enormous black castle towered over them.
It looked as ominous as a mythic beast’s open jaws—mysterious and terrifying.
The Eighteen Dark Angels entered.
In a large hall, all of them kneeled in unison.
They were so devout that they seemed like fervent believers.
An obscured figure sat atop the throne in front of them.
“Your Highness, Levi has already died. We couldn’t bring him here!” said the Death Fiend carefully.
“Yeah. Bruce from the Lab of Gods has devised a plan to kill him. We’ve confirmed that the intel is accurate,” added the rest.
A long silence ensued, causing the Eighteen Dark Angels to feel uneasy as they knelt on the floor.
They did not know what the Dark Emperor was thinking about, nor did they dare to ask.
A minute passed before a stern and strange voice sounded. “He has deceived the entire world!”
“Huh?”
The Dark Emperor’s shocking remark caused the Eighteen Angels to be dumbfounded.
A look of disbelief appeared in their eyes.
What? He deceived the entire world? Doesn’t that mean…
“Did Levi trick us? Is he still alive?”
A scary question surfaced in everyone’s mind.
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Although he was lamenting Levi’s death just moments before, the person was now right in front of him.
It was definitely not a ghost or a figment of his hallucination.
The person was none other than Levi himself!
He’s still alive!
Robed Slayer was so excited that he wanted to let out a roar, but he could not make a single sound.
“I can only come to you.”
Levi smiled.
The reasons why he came to look for Robed Slayer were simple.
Firstly, everyone knew that Robed Slayer had been poisoned. Even if he managed to survive, his power would diminish greatly. In reality, however, Levi had cured him already. Despite so, he had already faded from everyone’s memory. As he was no different from a dead man, no one paid attention to him.
Secondly, Delano, who was associated with the Raysonia’s forces, was Robed Slayer’s apprentice.
Thirdly, Robed Slayer was influential enough to help Levi.
“That’s great!”
Despite the numerous words Robed Slayer wanted to say, everything was condensed into this single sentence.
That’s right! Levi is still alive! He isn’t dead!
The Manifest Court and the Dark Emperor already knew this.
This was why The Manifest Court did not update the Erudia Gem List, and why the Dark Emperor gave the Eighteen Dark Angels such a response.
Why was Levi still alive?
Back then, he had no way out when he was battling the numerous experts. All he could do was to let The Annihilator defeat him.
The reason why his corpse was not destroyed was because of the Half Phantom, a master of magical techniques.
Everyone was confused about how he could still survive.
It was not because someone had saved him.
Everything boiled down to Levi himself.
Even after he killed everyone else, The Annihilator appeared right at that moment.
Although it was true that he was out of ideas, he still had the Forbidden Technique.
When he was fettered by the Dragon Chain, he had used the Forbidden Technique for the first time.
However, as no one was watching him back then, no one knew that he had used the Forbidden Technique.
However, there were so many people watching him at that moment, especially Bruce and the others. That was equivalent to the entire world spectating him.
If he unleashed the Forbidden Technique, he would expose himself.
The impacts on his master would be significant.
Because of how mysterious his master was, Levi was unwilling to expose him.
After all, he was also a man of his word.
He would keep his promises, especially to his master who had saved his life.
Hence, the Forbidden Technique was definitely out of bounds.
Even if he was on the brink of death, he still could not use it.
If he used the Forbidden Technique, he could kill The Annihilator no matter how powerful the latter might be. In that case, he could survive.
However, his trump card, the Forbidden Technique, and his master would be exposed to Bruce.
More terrifyingly, there were multiple people monitoring his every move in secret.
The Lab of Gods and the Sacred Organization still operated in mysterious ways.
Levi was also wary about The Cardinal Hall and Eragon.
Hence, he could never reveal his hidden trump card.
There was only one method left—use the Forbidden Technique, but only half of it.
Levi possessed multiple Forbidden Techniques, with one of them called the Secrecy Spell.
It was a very special Forbidden Technique.
Once someone used it on himself, his aura and signs of vitality would disappear.
Regardless of how powerful one might be, or how advanced a machine might be, nothing could detect his existence.
It was as if he had vanished into thin air.
If one did not personally see the vanishing person, it would be impossible to find him.
No matter how omnipotent one was, no one could detect the person’s existence.
Levi had always suspected that his master used this Forbidden Technique to hide in the prison.
In that case, no one should even bother to try looking for him.
Before he used that spell, Levi was certain that his master was using that Forbidden Technique.
That was why no one looked for him for so many years.
Naturally, this Forbidden Technique could be used to fake one’s death!
However, as there were many people monitoring him, Levi did not dare to unleash the full technique.
Instead of concealing himself, he might expose himself instead.
Hence, he only used half of the Forbidden Technique.
As for the other half…
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Levi had used the Forbidden Technique to hide all traces of himself.
That step was used especially to target the masters of magical techniques.
If someone pretended to be dead, everything would have stopped, including his heartbeat.
To any modern machine or person, he would seem dead.
No matter how one checked him, his death was certain.
However, masters of magical techniques, who were more commonly known as fortune tellers, could detect the person’s traces and existence. It was impossible to hide the truth from them.
For example, when Levi could not find Zoey, he thought that she was dead.
However, Wildefield managed to find out that she was still alive because they had left a mark on her.
Zoey was only dead if the mark was destroyed.
However, as the mark was still intact, it meant that she was alive.
The same principle could be applied here.
The masters of magical techniques and the extremely powerful fighters could still detect someone’s existence, and thus, whether the person was dead or not.
For someone as meticulous as Bruce, he would still be worried even after witnessing Levi’s corpse being dissolved.
He gathered shamans from tribe villages, a witch, and even a priest to check if Levi was truly dead.
Their skillsets were quite similar to that of Erudia’s masters of magical techniques.
Yet, they still could not detect any signs of Levi’s existence!
As such, they concluded that he was dead.
Only then did Bruce feel relieved.
Levi had used the Forbidden Technique to trick them into believing that he was truly dead instead of feigning his own death.
He only used half of the technique because he wanted to conceal the fact that it was a Forbidden Technique. That way, he would not bring any trouble to his master.
As for the other half…
Levi managed to succeed because of his recent medical research.
To cure Zoey and the talented fighters of Erudia who had been crippled, Levi had flipped through all the ancient medical scrolls left by his master.
Hence, Levi used his medical knowledge to make himself appear dead.
With his advanced medical skills, no one realize that he was merely feigning his own death.
In addition to the Forbidden Technique, he seemed to everyone else that he was truly dead.
He managed to deceive everyone, except the truly powerful such as the Dark Emperor and The Manifest Court.
More scarily, the Dark Emperor had noticed something abnormal. From his doubts earlier, it was obvious that he had discovered the Forbidden Technique.
However, as Levi had only unleashed half of it, the Dark Emperor was still unsure.
That was why he was still suspicious.
If Levi had unleashed the Forbidden Technique completely, the Dark Emperor would definitely find out.
In that case, his master’s identity would be exposed.
Hence, in the nick of time, Levi used his medical skills to feign his death. Then, he used the Forbidden Technique to conceal all signs of his vitality.
With that, he managed to deceive everyone, including the Half Phantom, Xenotoph, and the rest.
Even though he was pretending to be dead, Levi was still conscious and aware of everything that was happening.
What Levi did not expect was that Bruce wanted The Annihilator to destroy his body.
If he continued to fake his death, his body might actually be dissolved.
At that most critical moment, Levi knew that a master of magical techniques had intervened.
He realized that it was the Half Phantom afterward.
After the Half Phantom threw him into the sea, he left directly.
Robed Slayer listened to Levi narrate everything patiently.
Stroking his chin, he peered at Levi suspiciously and asked, “I have a question… So the Half Phantom cast a spell, created an illusion, and caused everyone to think that your corpse has been dissolved. However, Bruce and the rest spectated everything through the real-time footage from the drones… No matter how powerful the Half Phantom might be, he can’t possibly deceive those people in front of the screens too, right?”
Although Bruce did not really focus on the footage at the start, he had witnessed the scene when The Annihilator started to dissolve Levi’s corpse.
In that case, it was uncertain how Bruce could still be deceived.
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When Levi heard Robed Slayer’s question, he remained silent.
He rolled his sleeves up and revealed his bloody wounds.
“Oh my…”
Robed Slayer was shocked, having understood what had happened.
The scene of The Annihilator dissolving Levi’s corpse was real!
Levi had been severely injured by The Annihilator’s beams.
The Half Phantom only deceived the rest at the end.
Because what Bruce witnessed at the start was real, he did not suspect anything.
After all, it was impossible for the surveillance footage to be false.
He had merely not seen what happened afterward.
“Are your wounds alright?” asked Robed Slayer immediately.
“They’re fine. I’m a doctor, anyway. These are just superficial injuries, so they’ll heal soon.”
Levi looked nonchalant.
For some reason, however, Robed Slayer felt pity for him.
With their age difference, he could very well be Levi’s older brother.
To him, Levi was like a child.
Yet, he had to shoulder the burden of protecting Erudia.
Over and over again, he was injured…
Over and over again, he teetered on the brink of death…
“Mr. Garrison, since you’re still alive, you probably have a plan, right?”
Robed Slayer already guessed that Levi wanted to take action.
“That’s why I came looking for you. Now, I can’t seek help from any of my subordinates because I’ll expose that fact that I’m still alive.”
Levi smiled.
“What do you need me to do, Mr. Garrison? Just tell me!” offered Robed Slayer.
No one knew that he still possessed his previous abilities. In fact, he was stronger than before!
He was in a better position to help Levi this way.
“You’ve been keeping an eye on your disciple, Delano, right?” asked Levi.
“Yes. I already have a grasp on his tracks in Raysonia,” replied Robed Slayer.
Smirking coldly, Levi said, “The Raysonian forces, Bruce and the Levi tried to kill me this time. I’ll never let them off the hook! I want to take revenge on every single of them! My first target is the Raysonian forces. Using Delano, I need you to help me investigate all of their operations.”
Levi was filled with a desire for murder—he yearned to take revenge!
He would personally take revenge on the Raysonia forces, Bruce, and the others.
None of them would be shown any mercy, especially The Annihilator!
To fake his death, Levi had suffered The Annihilator’s blows for nothing.
Levi was determined to pay it back to him two-fold.
“Sure, no problem. I’ll definitely help!”
Robed Slayer nodded.
Recently, he had discovered something critical from Delano.
This was also a reason why Levi had looked for him.
If he asked the West Sky Lord to investigate, he might alert the others unnecessarily.
Furthermore, the West Sky Lord and the rest had been drowning in grief for the past few days.
They had probably given up on investigating anything.
“Do it as soon as possible! I’ll be heading to Raysonia tomorrow, which makes it my third trip there. My first two trips have both ended up in chaos. This time, I want to destroy Raysonia, making them live in the shadow of my terror forever! The moment they hear my name, they’ll tremble and faint from fear.”
Levi was so riled up that Robed Slayer fell into a daze looking at him.
If someone else said that, he would think that the person was just spouting nonsense.
However, this was none other than Levi, who was still alive.
At that moment, Robed Slayer was filled with anticipation.
He was not only a witnesser of this momentous event but also a participant of it.
He had lived for so many years, but he could not even compare to Levi, who had only lived for two or three decades.
After all, no one but Levi would dare to create a ruckus at Raysonia.
“Okay, I’ll arrange for it right away. I’ll mobilize all of my manpower and connections to do this!”
However, an awkward look crossed Robed Slayer’s face afterward. “I have a small request, though?”
“What is it?”
“Please let me tag along! I want to make a name for myself again!” said Robed Slayer.
After thinking about it, Levi nodded.