Ch. 2041..2050
The Return of God of War Chapter 2041
“They are?”
Levi’s eyes lit up before he promptly took the document from her and started reading it.
The Lab of Gods had labs in almost every region in the world.
All of them were focused on researches regarding energy.
Those labs were the heart of the Lab of Gods.
What Levi wanted to do was to destroy all of those secret labs.
Of course, they had labs in Erudia as well. Otherwise, where could they have possibly found the sites where sunstones were at?
Therefore, one of the tasks that Levi had assigned his men to was to find out the location of the Lab of Gods in Erudia.
Those labs were of utmost importance to the Lab of Gods
Thus, they were built in remote and secretive areas. It would be difficult to find out where they were at.
Although Cryptic Stream Corporation had not kept a low profile when entering Erudia, no one had heard anything about the secret lab in Erudia.
Therefore, searching for the lab was a difficult task for Phoenix and the others.
It was only now then did they find it.
The lab was still running; it was still searching for more energy sources around the area of Carigrey Mountain.
Phoenix and the others had found its location.
“They have more than one base in Erudia! They have six!” Levi could not help but exclaim after he saw the list.
Phoenix replied, “It’s minimal for the Lab of Gods’ standards. If they had their way, they would have established dozens of labs. They would have found more sunstone mining sites too.”
Levi nodded in agreement. “I have to say that the Lab of Gods is a terrifying force. It’s all over the world. Who else but them could have made it this big? I wonder how stunning the core of the Lab of Gods would be. We never really knew how advanced their technology and skills were.”
Hearing that, similar grave looks crept upon everyone’s faces.
Although the Lab of Gods had suffered a devastating attack, they had not actually seen the heart of the Lab of Gods, let alone lay a finger on it.
“Boss, what do we do with these secret labs?” Phoenix asked.
“We have to gain control over them. Sunstone mining is the future. The entire world will be set on mining for the sunstones. We have limited technology and skills, so we won’t be able to search for them, not to mention mine them. Therefore, we have to gain control over them and make them work for us instead. We have to use look into the functions of sunstones and find out ways to mine them!”
“Understood! I’ll see to it right away!”
In just a day, Levi had managed to send his men to take over the secret labs.
While Levi and the others were delighted by their progress, Bruce and the Lab of Gods were all overwhelmed by frustration and anxiety.
They were trying to fix everything that Levi and the others destroyed.
Bruce only managed to heave a sigh of relief when morning came.
Just as he was about to rest, more news came.
“Mr. Johnston, bad news again!”
“What is it?”
At that point, Bruce was already numb to everything.
The bad news came like continuous tidal waves.
“We’ve lost contact with our six secret labs in Erudia! All the pieces of equipment are turned off too! I’m afraid that the mysterious force has already destroyed them!”
At that, the colors drained from Bruce’s face.
“They found it? They never even appeared when we started mining in Erudia! Erudia is where most of the sunstones are. How did they find us?”
Bruce was stunned.
“Fortunately, our most important base is still around.”
As it turned out, they had more than six labs; they had seven.
Bruce shot him a glare. “Tell them to keep a low profile and go under the radar for now. Make sure they aren’t found out by that organization!”
“Ryker has asked if we should continue mining or if we should start transporting.”
Bruce shook his head. “I don’t know. I can’t think of anything right now. Who is it? Who’s the one going up against us?”
Bruce was on the verge of insanity.
Anger was coursing through his veins.
Their enemy was slowly taking them down bit by bit, but they had not even found out who they were.
“Mr. Johnston, I have an idea. Would you like to hear about it?”
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“You?” Bruce whispered in shock as he looked at the servant.
That man was Peter, and he was from Keerea.
He was a technological expert, but he had given up his luxurious life and began working as a servant instead.
All he did was odd jobs, such as making coffee for Bruce.
What he wanted to do was to get into the Lab of Gods.
“That’s right. I have an idea!”
However, Bruce did not expect much from him as he nodded dismissively. “Yes, sure. Go ahead.”
Nevertheless, it did not hurt to hear what he had to say anyway.
“We’re looking for a needle in a haystack with what we’re doing now. The other party is targeting us, so there’s no way they’re going to leave behind any clues for us to find. However, this is a large-scale operation they’re carrying out. They’re no specters nor demons; how could they really not leave any traces behind?”
At that, Bruce’s eyes lit up as if he had thought of something.
“You’re right. As long as they make a move, they’re bound to leave traces of their footprints behind. The only reason we can’t find it is because we’re approaching it at the wrong angle. Go on, continue!”
Peter smiled and said, “Since we’re approaching it at the wrong angle, we should approach it with a different angle.”
Bruce raised his brows and leaned forward, interested to hear more.
“My plan is simple—we’ll put out a bounty. We’ll get more people to help us look for this mysterious force. As long as we have a lucrative reward, we’ll be able to attract more people to take up the bounty. When that happens, the mysterious force would have considerable trouble making any moves. We would not be their only opponents. Allow me to exaggerate. The entire world would be their opponent. Everyone would know about every move they make,” Peter explained.
Instantly, Bruce smacked his thigh.
“That’s right. We’re powerful, but we’re not all! We still need the help of others. If the others would lend us our strength, then we’ll be able to track down this mysterious force because they’d have nowhere to hide.”
Bruce yelled, “Men, put up a bounty under the name of the Lab of Gods and Cryptic Stream Corporation!”
The reward of the bounty was a promising one.
Even a minor clue would earn the individual an extravagant prize, including advanced equipment.
The Lab of Gods and Cryptic Stream Corporation could almost give anything that was requested.
The moment the bounty was put up, the rest of the world shrieked in excitement.
They all wanted to help the Lab of Gods find out the mysterious force.
Moreover, even the various forces on the mysterious dark web had taken up the bounty.
Those underworld forces across the globe were beings that even the Lab of Gods had to be wary of.
It was because some had been around for hundreds and thousands of years.
Many of them, even now, was keeping a low profile.
However, the reward was too tempting for them not to take up the bounty.
Once the bounty was posted, almost the entire world was searching for Levi and the others.
The bounty worked better than Bruce thought it would have.
There were more people joining them than expected.
Bruce was delighted to see the continuously incoming clues.
In the past, they did not have any clues, so whether or not the clues were useful did not really matter to Bruce; it was better than none.
Most importantly, those clues he received were actually useful after filtering through them.
Those clues included figures of people’s back profiles and traces of their activities at certain places.
The more clues they had, the closer they were to the truth.
Thrilled, Bruce yelled at Peter, “I’m going to promote you to one of my assistants. If we really find the mysterious force this time, I’ll definitely credit you for this!”
“Thank you, Mr. Johnston!”
Peter beamed.
“Mr. Johnston, I have another idea…” he trailed off hesitantly.
“Hm? You have another idea?”
Bruce was surprised.
“I think we can transport the sunstones back now. First of all, the entire world is looking for them right now. They would expose themselves if they acted. Secondly, we can request Erudia to escort us.”
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Staring at Bruce, Peter continued, “Let me tell you the reasons. Even now, I think that this mysterious force has something to do with Erudia. After all, this only happened when we mined the sunstones in Erudia. That’s why I think we should get The Cardinal Hall or the Dragonites to escort us. If we do that, we’ll be able to find out if they’re associated with Erudia.
It’ll be the best-case scenario if the mysterious force appears. We’ll figure out who they are right away. If they don’t, we’ll still be able to transport the sunstones back. Regardless of everything, we won’t lose out on this. Moreover, from then on, we’ll be able to mine for sunstones in Erudia. We won’t have anyone stopping us anymore.”
Peter was confident with his plan.
After hearing Peter’s words, Bruce found himself more and more interested in the young man.
He’s got quite a lot of good ideas.
He has solved half of our problems so swiftly!
Bruce nodded. “I was thinking of transporting the sunstones back to pressure the mysterious force into making a move too. However, I never thought of getting Erudian forces to escort them. This is truly a magnificent move! We would really be able to figure out if Erudia was involved or not.”
He then instructed his subordinates, “Men, make preparations right away! We’ll be transporting sunstones back the next day! Set up everything and inform Ryker about this! Contact the Erudian forces and let them send their men to escort us!”
Bruce was quick in giving out instructions.
Soon, everyone in the Lab of Gods was at their station.
The ones who had taken up the bounty were all at their stations too.
As long as they put in a little effort in helping the Lab of Gods, they would be able to get a fantastic reward.
Almost the entire world was watching, wondering if Levi and the others would appear.
The Cardinal Hall and the Dragonites had no choice but to say yes to the Lab of Gods’ request.
After all, everyone had eyes on them.
“We have no choice. We’ll have to send our men to escort them because we can’t reject them. Also, we can’t let the sunstones go missing in Erudia, not even at the mining sites.”
Both The Cardinal Hall and the Dragonites were forced to send their men out to escort the sunstones’ transportation.
After all, they could not let Erudia’s reputation suffer.
The transportation was the most smooth-sailing experience that the Lab of Gods had ever had.
Now, all that was left was for them to wait for Levi and the others to appear.
Ryker and the rest were extra cautious this time.
They had to ensure that nothing went wrong in each and every part of the transportation.
After making sure that they were indeed transporting sunstones, they then loaded them into the transportation devices.
They even asked the Erudian escort team to check them again.
Once they were sure that everything was fine, they began the transportation while the rest of the world watched on keenly.
“Boss, they’re obviously targeting us this time! We won’t be able to do anything in the shadows anymore!”
“Right? They’re keeping such a close eye on us that we can’t even do anything!”
Phoenix and the others panicked, and they quickly turned to Levi.
The Lab of Gods was leaving them no opportunity to intercept the sunstones at all.
Moreover, almost the entire world was helping them. If Levi and the others did anything, the world would immediately find out that they were the ones behind the previous stolen sunstones.
Furthermore, they had intentionally made the Erudian forces escort them.
How vicious!
“Boss, what do we do? Everyone is asking for your advice!”
They were all looking at Levi with anxious faces, but Levi did not have any expressions on his.
How could he not know how meticulous Bruce was this time?
He had anticipated that interception would become much harder after the third batch of missing sunstones.
“Boss, do you have any plans?”
The others had none, and their blank minds only made them all the more panicky.
Clearly, they could see how Levi was stumped too.
Usually, he would have a plan ready, but this time, he did not.
They realized it because every single team was seeking his opinion, so it was apparent that he had not made any preparations to counter this move from the Lab of Gods.
Frustrated, Levi yelled, “What can we do?”
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Everyone was stunned.
Is he giving up, or is he going to risk it all?
But this is too risky!
It’s very likely that we’ll fail.
We can’t let Zarain get their hands on the sunstones!
“Boss, please be honest with us. Do you have some kind of ace up your sleeve? Are you actually prepared for this scenario?”
Everyone was panicking, and they were hoping that Levi actually had an ace up his sleeve.
However, Levi looked at them and shook his head. “No.”
“Listen up. No one is allowed to do anything without my permission! Anyone who goes against this order shall be dealt with!” Levi warned.
The transportation team left with a strong escort team.
Every half an hour, they would do routine checks.
After making sure that everything was fine, they would then carry on.
That was what they did until they safely reached the port.
Bruce had assigned his trusted subordinates to wait at the port. Once the sunstones arrived, they began checking them.
“All’s fine!”
“Loading now!”
The Cardinal Hall was done with the escorting.
Nothing had happened to the sunstones while they were still in Erudia.
The Cardinal Hall and the others sighed in relief.
They were afraid that the mysterious force would strike while the sunstones were in Erudia.
If that happened, everyone in the world would assume that Erudia was one of the culprits or even the mastermind behind the past few incidents.
Bruce’s side had been watching the sunstones during their transportation.
When they saw the sunstones arriving at the port, he sighed in relief. “Does Erudia really have nothing to do with the stolen sunstones?”
“Mr. Johnston, let’s keep a closer eye on the next part of the journey,” Peter suggested.
The transportation of the sunstones continued, and the team was still on their guards.
They still did their routine checks to make sure that the sunstones were still with them.
An hour went by, and everything was fine.
Two hours went by, and everything was fine.
Over ten hours had gone by, and everything was still fine.
Nevertheless, they remained vigilant.
After all, the last few times had frightened them to their cores.
They were afraid of getting tricked again.
Time ticked away, and they were getting closer and closer to their destination.
Phoenix and the others were on the brink of tears.
Previously, Levi had instructed them to swap out the sunstones, but that was not the same this time.
Everyone remained in their positions; none were sent on any mission.
They could only watch and do nothing as the sunstones left Erudia.
“It seems like we’re still too weak to stop the sunstones from getting mined. We have to get Erudia to stop them instead.”
“That’s right. We’re limited by too many things. We can only stop them a few times. This isn’t a long-term plan!”
“We really can’t do anything about this. If we make a move, we’ll expose ourselves, and it might doom us all.”
Bruce and Peter were analyzing the situation.
“We’ve been too meticulous. We’re not giving them any chances to strike, so they’ve decided on taking no action!” Bruce said with a smile.
Peter nodded. “If I were them, I wouldn’t take any actions too. I can’t possibly risk exposing myself, because I’ll be annihilated.”
“Still, we have to be on our guards. What if they strike before the sunstones reach us? We’ve been quite relaxed with our security. Perhaps this is part of their plan,” Bruce pointed out.
Thus, they continued to stay vigilant throughout the transportation of the sunstones.
Soon, the sunstones safely arrived at the first base of the Lab of Gods.
Reaching that base meant that the sunstones had reached the Lab of Gods’ territory, for that was their destination.
The sunstones were safe.
Bruce and the others swiftly crowd around it. He still could not believe it. He had to see the sunstones with his own two eyes.
“Men! Open them up!” Bruce ordered.
In seconds, the sunstones were for all to see.
They really had gotten the sunstones back.
Every single sunstone was there.
Overwhelmed by joy, Bruce began crying.
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He had been stressed out for days.
The never ending failure was lowering his position in the Lab of Gods.
If he were to fail another time, he was certain that he would be reprimanded harshly.
Thus, he endured the most stress among the people in the Lab of Gods.
He had been holding back his frustration and anxiety.
He had to get the sunstones back.
Now, he had succeeded.
Clenching his fists, Bruce continued sobbing from joy.
Everyone was excited, and they were cheering loudly.
It was a lively scene.
“Quick, send out the message to the rest of the world! We’ve succeeded in bringing the sunstones back!” Bruce exclaimed.
He then instructed Peter and the others to take photos and videos of the sunstones.
Soon, news about the safe arrival of the sunstones from Erudia reached the ears of others.
The mysterious force had turned out to be cowardly, for they dared not do anything during the transportation of the sunstones. They could only hand the sunstones over to the Lab of Gods.
To the majority of the people, it was relatively sad news.
They were all hoping that the mysterious force would show itself so that they could get some clues to ask for a reward from the Lab of Gods.
Thus, they were melancholic about how the mysterious force had not appeared.
Nevertheless, the one who was most upset about the incident was Erudia.
They were powerless as they watched the sunstones being transported out of Erudia.
Those sunstones are from Erudia.
The Lab of Gods is most likely going to use those sunstones to fight against Erudia in the future.
“We can’t keep those sunstones safe anymore, not unless we enter a full-on war! What do we do?”
“I wish they had come out to stop them, but I know that they’re under tremendous pressure.”
There were varying reactions across the world.
Some were happy, and some were not.
Still, they all thought that the mysterious force must have chickened out.
After all, the moment they make any move, the whole world would notice it.
Then, they would be exposed.
No one could go up against the Lab of Gods.
From now on, no one would be able to stop the Lab of Gods from mining sunstones in Erudia.
When Phoenix and the rest heard about the news, they nearly flew into a rage.
Levi really had no aces up his sleeve this time.
He had let the Lab of Gods take the sunstones away from Erudia.
Despite their fury, there was nothing they could do.
Why can’t we be any stronger?
If we were stronger, then we could’ve easily stopped them.
In fact, we don’t even need to sneak around if we were powerful enough.
But that’s not what we can do now.
We can only watch.
As they balled their fists, they swore that they had to grow stronger as quickly as possible.
“Where’s the boss? Where did he go?” Phoenix asked when she noticed his absence.
“I’d say he must be much more frustrated than anyone here.”
“That’s right. He’s the one who’s feeling most stressed out. Now that the Lab of Gods has successfully attained the sunstones, he must be miserable.”
“That’s how life is. You’ll always be powerless at certain times.”
“Let’s give him some space.”
On the other side, Bruce was still leaping in joy.
“Tell Ryker to continue mining. And hand out rewards to everyone!” Bruce yelled.
Just a moment ago, the council members in the Lab of Gods had praised Bruce and granted him some rights to more advanced technology.
Bruce was getting closer and closer to becoming one of the council members.
“Men, count these sunstones before loading them into the system!” Bruce ordered.
Now that they had the sunstones, they were going to use them right away.
After making all the arrangements, Bruce beamed and left with Peter.
The others who were left behind began counting the number of sunstones.
Was that the end?
The answer was no.
Rumble…
Boom!
Boom!
Bruce had only taken a few steps out when the sounds of explosions shook the ground of the entire base.
Everyone fell to the ground.
The fire shot up toward the sky.
That was only the beginning.
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Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The base, which was made up of eight islands, exploded.
Wave after wave of explosions made the entire place lit up as if it was the day.
Boom!
The base was one of the energy supply stations of the Lab of Gods, so there were more resources kept there other than the sunstones.
Not only would the energy resources be destroyed in the event of an explosion, but the explosions would also be so major that they would be a threat to the base.
Thus, the explosion earlier had only been the start. The moment one explosion went off, another was soon to follow, every explosion more devastating than the last.
Boom!
At the start, the explosion was on one island. Soon, it was three.
Then, it was four.
Five.
In the end, eight islands and their connecting regions all suffered from explosions.
Even the surrounding sea was affected.
Tidal waves formed from the shockwave of the explosion, and a whirlpool appeared.
“Protect Mr. Johnston! Escort him out of this place!” the crowd shouted.
At that, countless fighters ran over to protect Bruce.
At the same time, the flying vehicles of the Lab of Gods were activated so that the council members and vital employees could leave immediately.
“Stop it! Stop the explosions!”
The first thought Bruce had was not escaping but stopping the disaster.
“We won’t make it in time, Mr. Johnston! This is too sudden for us to react in time! Plenty of our equipment has been destroyed, and the energy is leaking from. This is too massive for us to stop!”
No one could do anything to stop the explosions. The least they could do was minimize the lives lost in the explosions.
“Oh no!” Bruce had abruptly recalled something. “The sunstones! The sunstones are still in there!”
It was then the others recalled about the sunstones, which had yet to be loaded into the system.
The consequences were unimaginable if the explosions reached the sunstones.
“Hurry up and get the—”
Before Bruce could even finish his sentence, he saw the explosions reaching the area where the sunstones were stored.
“We have to leave now!”
Just as Bruce yelled his thought out loud, silence enveloped the area.
All their voices had been overlapped by a singular noise.
The mushroom cloud that rose into the air blocked out the sun.
Boom!
The sunstones exploded.
The terrifying energy seeped everywhere and destroyed everything it came into contact with.
In a second, all buildings on the island were gone.
All humans on the island disappeared, leaving no blood nor flesh behind.
It was a frightening sight.
It was too petrifying for anyone to witness.
The moment he saw the explosions reaching the sunstone area, Bruce had activated the armor and let it wrap him up in it.
He could only watch as the people around him disappeared one by one.
The land of the islands cracked, and the buildings of the base were decimated.
It was a scene of the end of the world.
He had many times seen the Lab of Gods’ simulation of doomsday, but now, the real scene appeared right in front of his eyes.
What sent chills down his spine was that it was only the beginning.
When the sunstones exploded, their energy radiated outward.
Boom!
Bruce watched as the entire island split in half and sunk under the waters.
The other seven islands either cracked apart or sunk along with the first.
More sunstones exploded, and the greater the force of the explosion became.
It was hell on earth.
“Ugh!”
Bruce could feel a pressure in his body, threatening to make him implode.
Even his armor was starting to crack.
It was the latest armor created by the Lab of Gods, and yet, it could barely withstand the frightful power of sunstones.
Beside him, the armors of Peter and the rest were beginning to crack as well.
None of their armors were able to withstand the explosions of multiple sunstones.
Nothing could.
Oh no!
We’re doomed!
Bruce paled drastically.
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Their cracked armors could not hold for long.
In seconds, they were going to die.
“Save me!”
Bruce hastily pressed the help button.
Thirty seconds later, eight men with superpowers landed in front of Bruce from the sky.
Glowing shields instantly appeared in front of them to stop the sunstones’ energy from reaching them.
Whoosh!
Right then, Bruce found himself pulled away by his subordinates.
Even Peter and some others were rescued.
That was one of the rights Bruce had as the core member of the Lab of Gods.
At the time of danger, he could press the help button to receive help.
No one else in the base other than people like him had a button like that.
If Bruce were anyone else, he could only wait for death.
The only reason the rescue had come so quickly was because the team was close.
If they had been far, they might not have made it in time.
When Bruce looked down at the doomsday-like disaster, he saw the flames spreading across the lands.
The explosions could still go on forever, and the mushroom cloud was still rising.
Bruce’s mind was blank, his eyes filled with nothing but despair.
The base is so huge! How can eight islands be wiped out as quickly as this?
That was not all.
There were only around five hundred survivors.
They were either the quick ones or the powerful ones who managed to survive the explosions.
If Bruce did not have the help button, he would have been dead with the rest of them.
All of their resources were gone.
The sunstones that could have powered them for half a year and the sunstones that they had just gotten were all gone.
Although the Lab of Gods had suffered losses in the past, they had been minor incidents.
It was different this time.
The loss was too great.
It was something they could not afford to have.
After all, this base was one of the largest energy supply stations.
It would be equivalent to losing a quarter of the Lab of Gods.
They had never suffered a loss as immense as this.
Everyone in the Lab of Gods was stunned by the explosions.
For a long while, there was only silence.
They thought they had succeeded; they thought they could begin mining for more sunstones after getting them from Erudia.
That batch could have powered them for a hundred years.
Yet, in a blink of an eye, they were gone.
The sunstones were gone, and with it went everything else.
The eight islands were gone, too.
Their base was decimated.
The unexpected turn of events had shaken up everyone, and they could barely believe that the explosions had happened.
In the fire was a pair of eyes that were watching them.
The eyes belonged to Levi.
Once he made sure that everything had been destroyed, he turned and left.
Indeed, everything was done by Levi.
After all, he had said that he would not let them get their hands on any of the sunstones.
Since he could not steal the sunstones away, he destroyed them.
No way am I going to let the Lab of Gods use them.
That was why Levi had never thought of stopping them.
From the very start, he had planned to destroy everything.
While the Lab of Gods was looking for Levi, Levi had been looking for them too.
The Lab of Gods had always been mysterious in many ways. Their headquarters and their core bases were places that could not be easily found.
Levi had been sending his men to search for them, but it was a fruitless search.
They could barely find any clues as to where the headquarters and the core bases were.
Bruce never thought that the transportation of the sunstones had exposed the location of their supple station.
They were too secretive with their locations.
It was really near impossible to find them, let alone come close to their bases.
However, transporting the sunstones had exposed their location.
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The sunstones needed to be transported to a specific location.
The Lab of Gods had been publicizing the transportation journey and even invited various major global forces to keep a close eye for any signs of the mysterious force.
In other words, they had told the rest of the world where their base was.
No one realized that.
Everyone was putting themselves in the shoes of the Lab of Gods; they were all thinking about how they should figure out the identity of the mysterious force.
They never thought they would expose themselves first.
They never thought that the mysterious force was looking for their base as well.
Thus, with the transportation team, Levi finally found the Lab of Gods’ base.
It was a fruitful day for Levi.
Not only did he stop the Lab of Gods from getting Erudia’s sunstones, he even destroyed one of their important supply stations.
Levi had dealt a dreadful blow to the Lab of Gods.
It was the most vicious counterattack that he had dealt toward the Lab of Gods as well.
It had truly shaken their foundations.
Despite the fact that every powerful being in the world was watching the incident, Levi left without anyone realizing he was ever there.
After all, they were all focusing on the transportation route instead of the base.
Moreover, Levi was acting alone, which made it even tougher to spot him.
Bruce and the others were brought to Zarain after their rescue.
Thud!
Upon reaching, they all collapsed to the ground.
Bruce was like a living corpse—he was no longer conscious of his surroundings; he did not even blink.
It was the same for the others, including Peter.
They lay on the ground, unmoving, as if they were dead.
The destructive explosions had destroyed their spirits.
It was too big of a blow.
Bruce had withdrawn into himself.
“Men, get the medics to check on their conditions! When that’s done, start looking into the cause of the explosions! Find out if it’s possible to salvage the situation!”
The Lab of Gods was in chaos.
While everyone was still reeling from the shock of hearing how the sunstones were brought to the Lab of Gods safely, the dark web abruptly put up a piece of news.
It was a video, and none other than the video of the Lab of Gods’ supply station’s explosion.
The video had captured the destruction of the eight islands.
Those who tuned into the dark web were baffled.
What happened?
This is ghastly!
Where is this place?
It’s one of the Lab of Gods’ bases. That’s where the sunstones from Erudia were transported to, someone replied.
What?
How could that happen? The explosions are massive! Won’t it travel thousands of kilometers?
The ones on the dark web continued to ask.
The explosion is so massive because the sunstones and the other resources were caught up in it. Not only did the sunstones that the Lab of Gods had just brought back were destroyed, but the sunstones and the other energy material that were already at the base were destroyed as well. Nothing was left!
I’m sure that this is the worst event they had ever gone through. These explosions have struck their core!
That’s right. Although the Lab of Gods’ secret labs across the globe were wrecked previously, it still wasn’t as bad as this one. This is their vital base!
News of it spread across the dark web before reaching the rest of the world.
While Lab of Gods had managed to transport the sunstones from Erudia back to their base, their base was destroyed before they could even use them.
Moreover, the entire base was wiped out.
Nothing was left behind.
There were even rumors that a council member of the Lab of Gods was injured in the explosions.
The entire world was shocked.
The mysterious force struck again!
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The entire Erudia was thrown into an uproar when the people found out that the mysterious faction finally launched an attack.
Although they could not protect the sunstone, it did not end up with the Lab of Gods either.
In addition, they also suffered a great loss.
All the other forces were dumbstruck. The mysterious faction acted? Why didn’t we see it when we have been monitoring the situation the whole time? With so many pairs of eyes staring at it, it’s impossible that we didn’t realize their slightest movement!
Little did they know that only Levi took an action. Since the attack did not involve other men, it was only natural that they did not notice anything.
“The Lab of Gods assumed the upper hand in this matter. Never in a million years would they have thought that the real winner behind this is the mysterious faction!”
“I get it now. While the Lab of Gods was openly luring the mysterious faction to go look for them, the latter was doing the same! They were both playing tango with each other, and one party is bound to plunge into an abyss.”
The Lab of Gods was completely devastated.
Bruce fell ill at that instant whereas Peter and gang were all injured at varying degrees. The whole team was dealt a disastrous blow. It was utterly embarrassing!
Meanwhile, Erudia had stopped the mining process.
Had they not been able to transport the resources back after extracting them, the losses suffered would be even greater. In addition, they may reveal their current location.
Levi had singlehandedly terrorized the Lab of Gods and stopped them from mining sunstones in Erudia.
In fact, they halted all extraction projects in various training bases globally as they feared that Levi would cause them trouble.
This time, Levi had successfully defeated the Lab of Gods and put them back in their place.
The lab has the most advanced technology and even possibly possesses the most formidable weapons on the planet. But, what’s the point of that? Others could still beat the living daylights out of them. Most essentially, they can’t even pinpoint their rival. So, what’s the use of being powerful?
The Four Heirs of Erudia were dejected after such an unexpected incident.
They were initially overjoyed to be in the limelight for partnering with Cryptic Stream Corporation.
Yet, luck was not on their side. Now, all of their plans were ruined.
Something was seriously off with Jefferson lately. He had been telling people that Levi was still alive, and it was all Levi’s fault.
However, nobody actually listened to him. Conversely, Ryker even lashed out at him when he brought that up.
As a consequence, Jefferson kept complaining that Levi would come for him. Hence, he wanted to leave the place at once.
“You’re crazy! I’ve told you a million times, it’s impossible that Levi is still alive. Undoubtedly, this isn’t the doing of a single man!” Ryker bellowed.
The others chimed in, “Exactly. Based on your assumption, Levi is alive, but all of these were clearly the acts of a mega faction. All the forces in the world collaborated in this campaign. Can Levi do this alone? I think not.”
“It’s true that Levi has had many subordinates under him, but that’s in the past. Moreover, we’ve been supervising his every move, including those supporting him. Nothing suspicious was found. Mr. Johnston has also repeatedly confirmed that all these factions are located in Erudia, and they all know that Levi’s dead…”
Jefferson fell silent. Whatever the others said was an indisputable fact.
How can Levi do that on his own?
Azure Dragon and his team were too weak to do anything that could attract people’s attention. Times had changed, and they should have been eliminated from society…
Bruce even managed to discover Levi’s Team Of Secret Warriors, and he had been spying on them since.
He did not take Azure Dragon seriously. In his eyes, the latter was just like any Tom, Dick, and Harry, not worth his time stalking.
“Somehow, I have a feeling that Levi is still alive, and he’s in our midst!” Jefferson trusted his instinct very much.
“What a coward! You bring shame to your family. I bet my balls that Levi’s dead. Come look for us if he dares!” Ryker barked angrily.
Hearing that, Jefferson trembled in fear. “Don’t say that! Levi might actually show up.”
“Let him. Am I not able to get rid of one person?”
The Return of God of War Chapter 2050
“I want to go home. I want to go home now!” The more Ryker uttered, the more frightened Jefferson had become. His first and only reaction was to request to leave immediately.
“Trash! You’re a useless piece of trash!” Ryker went ballistic.
Subsequently, he reported the incident to Jefferson’s father, who was the owner of Cryptic Stream Corporation.
As a result, his family was enraged by Jefferson’s behavior, especially his father who was extremely disappointed in Jefferson.
In such a critical moment like this, what Jefferson says about Levi is equivalent to misleading the public with untruth. He’s creating chaos and planting fear in others. I can’t let him come home. It’s best he stays in Erudia.
“I won’t return as there’s only one way to find out if Levi would appear.” Ryker smirked.
After that, there was pin-drop silence at the Lab of Gods. Ryker was patiently waiting for Levi’s arrival.
A few days went by, but nothing happened.
Ryker approached the devastated Jefferson and jeered at him, “Where’s Levi? I’ve been waiting for him for days. Why hasn’t he shown up yet? Is he still appearing in your dreams?”
Jefferson turned ghastly. “Don’t speak nonsense! I have a strong feeling that he will come soon. It was the same with Byron, Bruce’s brother. Levi kept an eye on him all the time.”
“Hahahaha…” Ryker and the rest guffawed at his warning.
“This is too funny! You’re saying that Levi resurrected? It’s either you’ve read too many fictional novels or watched too many movies. Why don’t you claim that Levi’s a legendary deity from Erudia? He will come soon? Great, come and show me some magic.” Ryker laughed boisterously.
The rest chimed in proudly, “If Levi’s alive, ask him to come after us! We’re going to wreak havoc in Erudia. If he has the guts, come get us then.”
“Ah… Oh… Argh!” Right then, a few people, including Jefferson who was sitting opposite Ryker, stared strangely behind the latter and shrieked at the top of their lungs as if they had just seen a ghost.
They started shaking like a leaf as they pointed in the same direction with trepidation. Their faces turned pale. After what seemed like an eternity, they choked out a few words, “Back… back… back…”
Jefferson tried to speak up, but to no avail.
Drenched in cold sweats, he mumbled like a mad man, “Oh… oh…”
“Hahaha…” Ryker and his men continued bursting out in laughter.
Gradually, they realized that something did not add up right. Did Jefferson see something? What’s behind us?
Slowly, Ryker and five others turned their heads to the back, only to jump out of their skins.
There’s someone standing behind us and it’s Levi!
Not one person from the Lab of Gods and Cryptic Stream Corporation could forget that face.
He’s alive? Indeed, that’s him! So, Jefferson was right all along?
“Be careful of what you wish for. Dreams do come true. Get it?” Levi’s voice rang in their ears.
At that instant, everyone’s blood ran cold, and they almost passed out.
“Did I tell you not to linger around Erudia?” Levi’s gaze fell on Jefferson.
“Uh…” Jefferson gasped.
“This is unbelievable! You’re not dead?” Ryker was still overwhelmed with disbelief.
“You’re absolutely correct. Also, I did all that.” Levi smiled smugly.
Within moments, the room was filled with corpses.
Shortly after, the news about the deaths of Ryker, Jefferson, and other high-rank officials from Cryptic Stream Corporation went viral.
A dark cloud was hanging over the Lab of Gods.
They seemed to be living under the supervision of the mysterious force, which was haunting them continuously.
Coincidentally, Zoey had completed her seclusion meditation the same day.
“What? Jefferson is dead? No way, I won’t allow anyone to take revenge on my behalf. I’ll do it personally. The vengeance is mine!” She looked away in a far direction.
Upon finishing her meditation, she was more confident of her own capabilities now. It’s time to avenge Levi.