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The Return of God of War Chapter 2161“That’s right.”
“Oh? Where is he?” Edmund questioned.
“He has left the scene.”
“What? Did he leave already? I was looking forward to meeting the man who repeatedly stole The Cardinal Hall’s thunder. I wanted to see him in action against the Progenitor too,” Edmund replied.
“Sir, the Fiery Demon was working alongside Levi. The two of them probably worked together to beat the Progenitor.”
Edmund’s brows pinched together. “No, you are mistaken. There were more than two of them. In fact, I sense… eighteen people.”
“There were eighteen other people?” everyone exclaimed in shock.
It looks like The Cardinal Hall General really does live up to his name. We didn’t even know about the existence of eighteen other men! After all, The Cardinal Hall General is a future member of the divine brigadiers. He wields impressive skill. I can’t believe he managed to obtain such detailed information in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, realization dawned upon the group.
It seems like it took twenty fighters to battle the Progenitor. Levi didn’t achieve it alone.
With this new knowledge, the members of The Cardinal Hall felt more at ease.
If Levi had been the sole force behind it, they would be humiliated.
“They must have traveled far away. Follow me. We will track down the Progenitor. Also, spread the news that the Progenitor has fled. After a while, make sure you state that The Cardinal Hall was the one responsible for this great feat!” Edmund ordered.
Once again, The Cardinal Hall stole all of the glory.
“Huh? Sir, aren’t you going to mention Levi?” one of his men asked curiously.
“Why would I bring him up? Are you trying to embarrass The Cardinal Hall again? Were the past humiliations not enough for you?” Edmund glared at the man. “Besides, Levi’s daughter is part of The Cardinal Hall. It’s only fair that we take some of the credit.”
After Edmund’s explanation, no one dared to voice any objections.
Yet, Levi couldn’t care less about it.
After all, most people still assumed that he was dead.
It would be detrimental if the public found out that Levi was the one who drove the Progenitor away.
Once the incident in Goldenport Island spread, it left the entire world stunned.
They couldn’t believe that the Progenitor was the cause of the disaster!
Given how news spread like wildfire, Rodunst could not keep this matter a secret anymore. Begrudgingly, they stepped forward to confirm the credibility of the Progenitor’s existence.
Additionally, they announced that the great catastrophe that plagued Rodunst was resolved in the blink of an eye.
Nonetheless, the world was stunned and terrified by Erudia’s capability to deal with this cataclysm in such a short amount of time.
“What? Goldenport Island is out of danger? Where did the Progenitor flee to?” Scias cried out in disbelief when he received the news.
Initially, he thought that the Progenitor would bring Erudia to its knees.
Contrarily, they solved this issue faster than Rodunst.
How could this happen?
“We aren’t sure about the Progenitor’s current whereabouts. It’s a matter that is still under investigation. Yet, who would’ve expected Erudia to solve this incident in the least amount of time?”
Scion felt a blaze of anger. I’ve plotted this for ages. In spite of that, they destroyed all my plans without any effort.
“How could the Progenitor be driven away so easily? It is impossible!” Scion mumbled under his breath.
“Sir, we’ve just received the latest updates. It looks like The Cardinal Hall was responsible for driving the Progenitor away. The Cardinal Hall General himself arrived at the scene.”
A look of realization crossed Scias’ face. “I see,” he exclaimed, “The Cardinal Hall has always wielded many trump cards up. First, there was the unfathomable Elder Celia. Now, they’ve deployed The Cardinal Hall General to deal with the Progenitor. Seeing how things are progressing, there is no need to worry. We’ll just have to direct our focus to Archulea.”
After Cyrus and Levi departed, they regrouped with the Eighteen Dark Angels.
The Eighteen Dark Angels settled into a fighting stance. “You know why we are here, don’t you? We want you to join the Sacred Organization.”
To their utter surprise, Levi smiled good-naturedly. “All right, I’m more than happy to join you. Lead the way!”
“W-What?” They gaped at his easygoing response.
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The Eighteen Dark Angels were dumbfounded.
They assumed that Levi would only follow their orders after a bloody battle. They were even prepared to blackmail him.
Yet, he agreed without hesitation.
This is unbelievable! Why did he submit to us with such ease? Did he hit his head? He’s acting weirdly.
They stared at him with disbelief.
Their astonished looks caused Levi to chuckle. “Did you forget that my wife is in your hands? I’m not in a position to disagree, am I? I’m not a fool who can’t read the room. Right now, going along with your orders is my safest bet.”
Their suspicions vanished into thin air when they heard Levi’s reasoning.
After all, Zoey was Levi’s top priority.
“What about him?” The Eighteen Angels looked at Cyrus.
“I am Maestro’s subordinate. I’ll follow him wherever he goes,” Cyrus declared.
“Okay, let’s head out.”
With that, the group headed toward the Sacred Organization.
After a long voyage at sea, the cruise ship finally docked at Archulea.
However, no one knew about the truth hidden within the cruise ship.
Once it reached the harbor, a few sailors decided to investigate the ship.
To their horror, they found the Progenitor lying in wait.
Without any delay, the Progenitor started a bloodbath that stretched from the harbor to the city.
The death toll of innocent civilians who fell prey to the Progenitor’s massacre was staggering and unfathomable.
In response, Archulea dispatched their strongest warriors to combat it.
Despite their best efforts, the Archulean fighters stood no chance against the ruthless Progenitor.
Besides, Archulea was not well known for their martial artists or military strength.
Hence, they failed to subdue the bloodthirsty Progenitor.
Even after deploying their latest weapons and strongest fighters, it came to no avail.
They were simply no match for the Progenitor’s overwhelming strength.
Furthermore, the Progenitor was much stronger because it managed to feast on blood.
The Progenitor Levi and the group met back in Goldenport Island paled in comparison in terms of the terrifying strength the current one wielded in Archulea.
Archulea was at a loss as they had no options left.
At the same time, news of Archulea’s tragedy spread overseas.
Immediately, several countries allied with Archulea offered a helping hand.
After all, Archulea’s doom would bring about their own too. If the Progenitor succeeded in crushing Archulea, the other countries would also topple like dominoes.
But once again, the results were the same.
No matter how many men they sent to battle the Progenitor, the only thing that returned were the troop’s cold corpses.
Even their combined might barely put a scratch on the Progenitor’s skin.
On the brink of collapse, Archulea sent a plea to the other countries, begging for fighters all around the globe to offer their assistance.
The person who put an end to the Progenitor would receive a handsome reward in return.
Even after their message was broadcast to the world, silence was the only response Archulea received.
Everyone knew that battling the Progenitor only meant death. No one was foolish enough to go knocking on death’s door.
Only a handful of countries could stand a chance against the Progenitor. These notable countries were Zarain or Erudia.
In such turbulent times, everyone adopted the doctrine of isolationism.
Initially, the Dragonites wanted to offer their help. Hence, they brought this proposal to The Cardinal Hall.
However, Edmund rejected their proposal without a second thought.
His reasons were simple; The Cardinal Hall only existed to protect Erudia. They would not involve themselves in other matters, even more so when this was an international affair.
“Stop trying to meddle with Archulea and focus your attention on Erudia instead,” Edmund bellowed. His stern words were a clear warning to the Dragonites.
Since Erudia turned a blind eye to Archulea, the others followed suit.
Although Rodunst was in a relatively stable position, they were also in the final stages of negotiation. Despite that, they lacked experience and could not offer their help.
Back at the Lab of Gods, all of their attention was fixated intensely on Archulea’s worsening situation.
“Sir, it looks like Archulea is utterly helpless now. Even after asking for help, they received no response,” Jester King reported.
Scias, also known by his code name, Mr. X, merely laughed coldly as Archulea plummeted into disaster.
“This is the result I was dying to witness! Quick, put me on the phone with Archulea’s leader. I want to talk to him,” he ordered.
Jester King snickered. “I know what you are going to do. You are going to suggest a plan to help them out of this situation, aren’t you? However, there will be conditions they have to fulfill.”
“You are right. I’ll only help Archulea if they can satisfy all of my conditions,” Mr. X replied with a nod.
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The people in Archulea grew serious when they got a call from the Lab of Gods.
“We can help take care of Progenitor, but we have our conditions,” Mr. X said directly.
“Sure, we’ll agree to any of your terms!” Archulea promised excitedly.
Mr. X chuckled. “Don’t be so quick to say yes. At least hear what I have to say!”
“What are your conditions?”
“I will resolve that crisis of yours. In return, you will allow us access to Doomsday Seed Vault.”
The person went silent after hearing Mr. X’s request.
Archulea’s Doomsday Seed Vault was famous for the various types of seeds it contained, both from the past and the present.
Some of the seeds were thousands and millions of years old, and there were rumors going around about the place containing gene banks and lots of valuable resources exclusive to Archulea.
The Doomsday Seed Vault also contained tons of historical artifacts and was the key to Archulea’s future.
Archulea was actually considered mediocre among the other countries, and even Zarain didn’t really perceive them as a threat.
However, the resources in its Doomsday Seed Vault was so valuable that all the other countries coveted it.
As such, Archulea focused all of the country’s defenses on the Doomsday Seed Vault, and even the Lab of Gods didn’t dare mess with them.
The Lab of Gods had been eyeing the Doomsday Seed Vault for a very long time, but couldn’t get their hands on it because Archulea kept it heavily protected.
With everything that has happened, the Lab of Gods finally had a chance to negotiate a deal with Archulea.
“It’s all right, I will give you some time to consider this. I just hope you’ll be able to afford our help!” Mr. X said with a chuckle and hung up immediately after.
Right now, Archulea is the one with ants in their pants. The Progenitor becomes increasingly dangerous as time passes, and that’s something Archulea wouldn’t want…
“Just you wait! They’ll call us back!”
It wasn’t long before Mr. X received a call from the people in Archulea and began their negotiation.
Archulea agreed to grant them access to the Doomsday Seed Vault for a limited amount of time, and they eventually settled for a period of three months.
“Three months is enough for us. With our technology and skill, we’ll be able to replicate the entire vault!”
Mr. X agreed to the condition and headed over to Archulea with Jester King and a wizard.
“No, we’ll take our sweet time in heading over to Archulea. That ought to put some more pressure on them.”
Instead of taking the Progenitor out quickly, Mr. X planned on stalling and dragging things out.
Meanwhile, Archulea had put word out that the Lab of Gods would resolve their issue for them, much to the surprise of its people.
They knew the Lab of Gods wouldn’t agree to help out unless they stood to gain something from it.
Things were chaotic in The Cardinal Hall as a few of the representatives from the Dragonites were criticizing Edmund.
“Things have changed, Sir! You can’t just wait till Erudia is faced with a crisis before taking action! You have to also intervene in its affairs and make plans in advance! Only by doing so can we adapt to the changes!”
“Take the Lab of Gods and Archulea for example. They’ve most likely granted them access to the Doomsday Seed Vault. Just imagine how much it would benefit us if they granted us access!”
Edmund did pay heed to their advice, but all he could do was sigh as he said, “You’re right, but it’s all too late now. All we can do is watch as the Lab of Gods approach!”
Meanwhile, Levi and the Eighteen Dark Angels passed by Archulea on their way to Sacred Organization which happened to be located in Nuthana.
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“Hm? What’s going on in Archulea?”
Everyone was shocked by the destruction before their eyes.
“Let me check…”
Cyrus soon found out about everything that happened.
“The Progenitor has been going rampant here, and Archulea has no fighters who can take him out. For some unknown reason, the Lab of Gods has agreed to lend them a hand,” he said.
Death Fiend laughed. “Seems like your information isn’t complete! The Lab of Gods only agreed to help Archulea because they would be granted access to the Doomsday Seed Vault!”
“You…”
Levi had gotten used to their petty squabbles by then.
“It has nothing to do with us. Let’s just carry on with our journey!”
He was in a hurry to see Zoey and couldn’t care less about those matters as it had no effect on Erudia.
The Eighteen Dark Angels were in agreement with Levi’s statement as they wanted to bring him back safely before anything else happened.
“We’ll pass right through here!”
“All right, let’s go!”
The group then made their way straight through the city, only to realize something was amiss as they got to the city center.
The entire place was too quiet, and there wasn’t a single person around.
An inexplicable sense of dread filled the air as a helicopter hovering in the sky delivered the warning, “Attention all civilians, please evacuate the area immediately…”
That was when they realized everyone in the city had been evacuated in response to the Progenitor’s arrival.
The helicopter then quickly left the area after warning Levi and those around him.
“Do you think we’ll be unfortunate enough to run into the Progenitor?” Death Fiend asked curiously.
“This is none of our business. Let’s continue on our course…” Levi said as they carried on without a care in the world.
Boom!
The next thing they knew, the area around them was enveloped in a strong scent of blood, and the Progenitor appeared from the corner of the street.
Due to the evacuation by Archulea, the Progenitor hadn’t seen a single person he could suck blood from since his arrival.
As such, his eyes were beaming with excitement when he saw Levi and the others, and he came charging toward them while howling loudly.
He wanted nothing but to suck all of their blood dry.
Levi and the others exchanged glances before sighing in unison.
“We were going to leave you alone, and yet you want to suck our blood?”
“What do we do, guys?”
“Kick his *ss, duh! What else are we supposed to do?”
As the Progenitor got closer to them, he realized the sudden change in the air around them.
Wait… These guys aren’t ordinary people… They’re ridiculously powerful martial artists!
Even the Progenitor was shocked as none of the elites sent by Archulea to stop him were anywhere near this level of strength.
Boom!
The Progenitor was sent flying by a punch from Levi before he could react in time.
The others then rushed forward and continued beating him up, giving him no time to even catch his breath.
Despite being stronger than all of Goldenport Island, the Progenitor soon found himself overwhelmed by Levi and the others.
Realizing he was severely outmatched, the Progenitor knew better than to continue fighting and tried to make a retreat.
“You’re not getting away that easily!”
We could’ve left each other alone, but you just had to mess with us, huh? There’s no way we’re letting you escape now!
Just like that, the group chased after the Progenitor and was hell-bent on kicking his a*s.
All of Archulea were dumbfounded by the sight before them as it was the first time they had seen someone chasing after the Progenitor instead of the other way round.
“Are those men from the Lab of Gods?” someone from Archulea asked.
“No, we are still unable to confirm their identities. The men from the Lab of Gods have yet to arrive!”
“Okay, keep this information a secret for the time being! Let’s go have a look at the state of the Progenitor now…”
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It was the first time the Progenitor had been in such a desperate state, and everyone in Archulea was shocked to see him running away.
I-Isn’t that the Progenitor? Who the hell are these people? How are they strong enough to beat the Progenitor up so badly? This is unbelievable!
The Progenitor had pretty much run through half of Archulea, but Levi and his group eventually caught up and continued beating the crap out of him.
You have only yourself to blame for this, Progenitor! We were just passing by and had no intentions of hurting you at all, but you tried to attack us and suck our blood!
With that in mind, all twenty of them continued their assault on the Progenitor.
As they were all experienced fighters, the Progenitor’s lack of offensive power resulted in him receiving a one-sided beating.
Although the Progenitor survived the attack due to the nature of his body, he felt the pain from every blow and was going crazy from it.
Eventually, the Progenitor made a mad dash toward the cliff and jumped straight into the ocean to escape Archulea, a country he would never dare show up in ever again.
Levi and the others had finally vented their anger after driving the Progenitor out.
Little did they know, their actions resulted in them becoming the heroes of Archulea, and a representative from Archulea immediately came to thank them for resolving the crisis.
“You are all heroes to us, and we will be sure to repay the favor in kind!”
Naturally, Levi wasn’t about to refuse their kind offer.
He declared his identity as an Erudian and said he would call upon Archulea if he needed their help.
As Archulea owed Levi a huge favor, they would have to provide their unconditional assistance when summoned.
Archulea happily obliged to that request and even offered to host a grand celebration to thank them, but Levi refused the offer as he was in a hurry to see Zoey.
Just like that, Levi and his group left Archulea while its citizens cheered happily.
However, they decided to keep the news of the Progenitor’s defeat a secret for a little while longer.
On top of that, Archulea continued to put word out that they were no longer able to withstand the Progenitor’s assault as they didn’t want the Lab of Gods to know what happened just yet.
Mr. X and his men finally arrived after half the day was gone.
He was confused when he saw that no one from Archulea was there to welcome them.
What’s going on? Logically speaking, Archulea should be kneeling before us and begging for our help in this trying time! Why isn’t anyone here to even welcome us? This is really strange…
“Contact them and have them come see me right this instant! Hurry!” Mr. X shouted angrily.
Jester King quickly contacted Archulea, but no one came to greet them until about an hour later.
Mr. X was furious by the amount of disrespect from Archulea, but forcefully suppressed his anger as he asked coldly, “What the hell are you guys doing? Why would you keep us waiting for so long? Do you even want me to help you at all?”
“We were busy taking care of some stuff!” said the men from Archulea.
“Taking care of some stuff? Isn’t the Progenitor your primary concern right now? What other things could you possibly be busy with?”
Mr. X was on the verge of exploding from anger at that point.
The men exchanged glances and replied awkwardly, “Nothing much, really. We were just confirming the casualties and damages, that’s all!”
“Have you guys lost your minds? Why are you guys doing this when the Progenitor is your biggest threat? We came all this way here to help you all out, and none of you thought to at least welcome us? Do you want us to help you get rid of the Progenitor or not?” Mr. X yelled at the top of his lungs.
“Oh, that won’t be necessary. You guys can head on back now!” the men replied, leaving Mr. X and the others from the Lab of Gods speechless from shock.
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What… Did they just tell us to go back after we’ve traveled this far to help out? What the hell?
“Are you sure you want us to head back?” Mr. X asked while glaring straight at the Archuleans.
“Yeah, that’s right! We told you to head back! Did you not hear us the first time?” they replied nonchalantly.
“Fine! We’ll leave, then! You guys are on your own with the Progenitor! The Lab of Gods will not get involved anymore!”
Outraged, Mr. X was determined to teach Archulea a lesson and prepared to leave with his men immediately.
“Oh, the Progenitor? We don’t need you to help us get rid of him! We’ve already taken care of him ourselves!” the Archuleans said mockingly with a sneer.
“What?”
Mr. X and his men turned around in unison.
“What do you mean you’ve taken care of the Progenitor? How is that possible? We haven’t even done anything to help out!” he asked with a look of confusion on his face.
“What does that have to do with you guys helping out? You don’t think you’re the only people capable of handling the Progenitor, do you?” the Archuleans asked with a look of disdain in their eyes.
It wasn’t until then that Archulea released the news of the Progenitor’s defeat, and Jester King quickly confirmed that someone else had helped Archulea get rid of him.
The crisis in Archulea has been resolved as the Progenitor had fled the country, and nobody knew where he was headed.
“Who was it that helped you get rid of the Progenitor?”
Mr. X and the others were very curious.
“We don’t really know who they are either. All we know is that they’re from Erudia!”
Mr. X’s eyes lit up with rage the moment he heard them mention Erudia.
“Damn it! Erudia again!” he roared furiously.
First, the crisis at Goldenport Island was quickly resolved, and now the crisis in Archulea too? Damn it, Erudia has ruined my plans at getting the Doomsday Seed Vault!
Had Mr. X known that Levi was the one who did it, he would have gotten even angrier.
“Please go back and forget about getting access to our Doomsday Seed Vault! We all know you guys had something to do with the Progenitor incident!”
Eventually, Mr. X had no choice but to leave with his men in defeat.
They would have to come up with another plan to obtain the Doomsday Seed Vault.
In the meantime, the Dragonites in The Cardinal Hall had received word about the crisis in Archulea being resolved.
“It was Erudians that helped them out? Who could it be?”
While Edmund and the others were trying to figure out who did it, another messenger came over and reported, “Levi was the one who did it! He just told The Cardinal Hall that he wants us to step up and take credit for it!”
Everyone in The Cardinal Hall lost their minds upon hearing that.
“What? That b*stard! Since when has The Cardinal Hall ever needed to take credit for his achievements?”
“Levi has really gone too far this time! He’s blatantly disrespecting The Cardinal Hall!”
“There’s no way we’re taking credit for this!”
Edmund let out a chuckle all of a sudden and said, “Very well, then! We’ll take credit for it just like Levi said! Put word out that we’re the ones who resolved the Progenitor crisis in Archulea!”
“But, Sir…”
The others were reluctant to do so.
“Can’t you see that Levi is doing this to mock us on purpose? In that case, we should just go with the flow and do as he says! I’m getting increasingly interested in Levi now! It’s only a matter of time before I finally meet this foe of mine!” Edmund said with a chuckle.
The Cardinal Hall soon announced that they were the ones who resolved the crisis in Archulea, and everyone believed them, including Mr. X himself.
As far as he knew, no one else but The Cardinal Hall was capable of such a feat.
In the meantime, Levi had arrived at the place where Sacred Organization was located.
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Even Levi didn’t know much about the place apart from it being somewhere deep within Nuthana.
All modern technology would malfunction due to the magnetic fields in the area, and many adventurers would rather die than come explore the place.
A thick fog surrounded the place to heights no one has ever seen before, and it was undetectable even by satellites.
The area couldn’t be found on any map in existence, and Levi would never have been able to get there without someone showing him the way.
In other words, it was like a missing corner of the world.
Levi and Cyrus were taken aback by the nature of the area around them.
They also realized that the fog was incredibly poisonous and killed anyone who inhaled it regardless of their physical condition.
Death Fiend and the others said with a smile, “You guys are on your own now! Let’s see if you can make it through this area alive!”
Getting through the poisonous fog was one of the tests they had to go through, but it was no problem for Levi and Cyrus who were close friends with Venom Fiend.
They had received some poison magic from Venom Fiend beforehand, so the fog was no challenge for them as they made their way through it.
Visibility was slightly better after they got out of the fog zone, but they then found themselves in a dense jungle.
The area above the forest was shrouded by a black fog and remained undetected by satellites.
It wasn’t until they came out of the forest that they fully regained visibility of their surroundings.
The place was dimly lit by a faint and unknown source of light which made it seem like the netherworld due to how dark it was.
They could barely see a castle that was located behind a chain of mountains, and Cyrus found himself shocked by the sight before him.
Levi simply chuckled and said, “Don’t worry! They just found a very good spot, that’s all!”
They needed to see the members of the Sacred Organization in person to know how it was actually like.
“You are now officially a member of the Sacred Organization, Levi! Oh, that goes for you as well…” Death Fiend said as he led the two of them into the dark castle.
He was reluctant to acknowledge Cyrus as a member of the Sacred Organization, but had no choice as he came with Levi.
“Wait here. Dark Emperor will be arriving shortly!” Death Fiend said.
Heh… The Dark Emperor? I bet this is just a trick to scare us! I just want to know where Zoey is right now so I can take her back with me! I don’t give a damn about this Sacred Organization!
Levi thought to himself with a sneer.
“Ah, Levi! You’re finally here!” said a loud and powerful voice.
It was impossible to determine where the voice was coming from as it seemed to be coming from every direction in the castle.
“You too, Cyrus! I had wanted you to be a part of the Sacred Organization a long time ago, but you were so mysterious that I couldn’t locate you!”
The Dark Emperor’s voice was heard once again.
Cyrus was indeed rather impressed with his mastery of the Invisibility Technique.
“You’re the Dark Emperor?” Levi asked.
“That’s right, and now you are finally going to join me! Although I know you’re not sincere about joining, I would still like to know what your intentions are…” the Dark Emperor said with a chuckle.
Levi wasn’t fazed by his words in the slightest as it wasn’t hard for the Dark Emperor to guess he had come for Zoey.
“It’s true that I have never once thought about joining you guys. I only came here to take my wife back!”
Levi spoke his mind bluntly, much to the surprise of Death Fiend and the others.
“What? Why did you agree to us if you weren’t planning on joining, Levi?”
The Eighteen Dark Angels were completely dumbfounded.
“Would you have brought me here if I didn’t agree to join? I wouldn’t even be able to find this place!”
Levi’s words hit them like a bolt from the blue as they realized he had been using them the whole time.
“Now, hand my wife over or I’ll level this castle!” he shouted angrily.
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Instead of being terrified, everyone simply laughed at Levi like he had said something foolish.
“Aren’t you overestimating yourself a little there, Levi?”
“Did you really think you could just walk out of here with her?”
“You have no idea how powerful the Sacred Organization is!”
The Eighteen Dark Angels burst into laughter as they figured he couldn’t possibly take Zoey with him.
The Dark Emperor cackled as he said, “Oh, I know what you mean! You plan on finding out where Zoey is upon getting here, right? Have you ever considered the possibility that you won’t be walking out of here? I’ll keep you here under my control forever! You thought you were smart, but you’ve fallen right into my trap! I had let them bring you here on purpose, Levi!”
The look on Levi’s face turned instantly upon hearing that.
“I may not have much power over you out there, but you won’t be escaping me now that you’re here!”
Boom!
The place began rumbling violently all of a sudden, and a huge black door came crashing down from above.
Unbeknownst to Levi and Cyrus, a metallic wall had risen outside the castle and sealed it off completely.
“Stand down, all of you!” the Dark Emperor ordered, and all Eighteen Dark Angels quickly disappeared without a trace.
Levi and Cyrus were the only ones left inside the castle with no idea where the Dark Emperor was.
His voice sounded like it was coming from both the distant mountains and right next to Levi’s ear at the same time.
“From this moment on, you shall be trapped here until you are genuine about joining the Sacred Organization!”
The Dark Emperor then left after saying that, causing the castle to fall into complete silence.
“I think we’ve been tricked! This old b*stard is just trying to keep us trapped here!” Cyrus exclaimed in shock.
Levi shouted with an icy-cold look on his face, “Let’s start looking for an exit!”
With that, the two of them began searching the castle for a way out.
However, the entire castle was as large as four soccer fields combined, and Levi realized it resembled a cube-shaped cage.
They saw a smooth steel wall everywhere they looked, and the doors had all disappeared. There was no exit to be found.
Realizing that they were in a huge trap, the two began searching the place frantically for the mechanism to set themselves free.
“Stop your pointless struggle, Levi! You will find no mechanism in there! By breaking the steel wall is the only way out of there! I’ll break it for you if you agree to join the Sacred Organization! Of course, I know you’ll choose to continue struggling for a while before giving in. Enjoy your time in there!” The Dark Emperor’s voice was heard once again before disappearing for good this time.
Levi and Cyrus soon gave up on searching as they realized there was no way out of the steel cage.
“Looks like we’ll just have to punch our way out of this damned place!”
Desperate to see Zoey, Levi raised his fist and began punching hard on the steel wall.
Boom!
The entire castle and the surrounding mountains shook from that punch, and a shockwave tore through the air around them.
However, the steel wall didn’t budge an inch from the impact.
Boom!
Cyrus too, focused his energy on his attacks, but the steel wall held firm nonetheless.
Levi was losing his mind from desperation and pounded crazily on the steel wall.
The surroundings outside of it were destroyed by the shockwave alone, but their attacks only left a slight dent on the steel wall.
“One Finger Technique!”
Levi went as far as using the Forbidden Technique in an attempt to jab a hole through the steel wall.
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He wanted to blow a hole through the steel wall by concentrating all of his force into a single explosive point.
Zoom!
Despite how terrifying the move was, all it did was leave a slightly larger dent on the steel wall that was three feet thick.
On top of that, there was a much thicker shell lining the outside of the steel wall.
Most importantly, the wall was designed to spread the force from Levi’s punches across the surface, so the power from each punch had practically dissipated.
Levi and Cyrus both grew increasingly anxious as they continued to hammer away at the wall until they were exhausted, but it did nothing whatsoever.
The dents left on the steel wall were so shallow that they were completely negligible, and the two of them stopped their assault eventually.
“What the hell is this wall made of? How is it able to withstand so much of my force and remain intact?” Levi asked in confusion.
He was both disappointed and surprised that even the Forbidden Technique was useless against the steel wall.
As far as I know, the Forbidden Technique is unstoppable! Why is it so useless now? How disappointing…
Cyrus shook his head and rubbed his knuckles as he said, “I don’t know, but it’s probably some special kind of metal. It’s way too hard! None of our attacks seem to be doing much damage to it! It’d probably take us about ten years of non-stop punching to break through this damned thing. We’ll exhaust ourselves to death long before that! Direct attacks don’t seem to do anything, so we should try brainstorming for an alternative instead!”
“This isn’t some kind of puzzle, so it’s pointless to even try. The Dark Emperor has thought this out well. The only way we can get out of here is by generating enough force to destroy it completely! We’re not strong enough in our current state, so we’ll have to train and get stronger!” Levi said with a sneer as he sat on the floor.
He needed to increase his strength to the maximum and blast his way out of the steel box.
Desperate to rescue Zoey, Levi began his solitary training on the spot.
Cyrus had wanted to call upon the Ancient Clans for help, but there was no way he could even get the word out to them from there. As such, he had no choice but to help Levi out with his training.
The Dark Emperor and the Eighteen Dark Angels were observing them from outside the cage.
“Do we just let Levi carry out his solitary training like that?” Death Fiend asked.
“Don’t worry, he’s just making a last-ditch effort out of his desperation to rescue Zoey. His body won’t be able to withstand the training, and he’ll submit to me sooner or later!” the Dark Emperor said with a smile.
Levi had disappeared without a trace, and no one knew where he went.
Only a few people from The Cardinal Hall knew he was last seen in Archulea, so everyone else assumed he had died in Keerea.
Edmund sent people looking for him, but his men found nothing whatsoever.
Johannes and the Ancient Clans who had met him assisted with the search as well, and even they were unable to find anything.
A year soon went by after Levi’s disappearance, but no one had heard anything about him at all.
He neither showed up anywhere, nor did he try to take credit for The Cardinal Hall’s contributions to the country.
Erudia had faced quite a lot of threats and dangers in that one year, but The Cardinal Hall took care of everything.
“I can’t believe it! It’s like he just vanished into thin air!”
Chapter 2170 Maya Industries
Everyone was flabbergasted by Levi’s disappearance, especially since they knew he was still alive.
In the past, Levi would still secretly protect Erudia and target the Lab of Gods even though he went missing, but that wasn’t the case this time.
Even the Azure Dragon’s men had not received any messages from Levi, and the Dragonites could only pray that he was truly still alive.
Everyone wanted to know where Levi had gone and why he had disappeared, but nobody had the answers.
Forlevia and Emma were the only ones who might know where he was, but no one dared ask them about it as the elders were around.
Eventually, Edmund decided to personally pay Celia a visit, and she agreed to let him see Forlevia and Emma.
Unfortunately, they didn’t know where Levi was either.
Since Levi’s presence didn’t affect The Cardinal Hall in any way, Edmund decided to just assume he was dead.
We’ve been able to handle everything by ourselves throughout Levi’s one year of absence, so this goes to show that we don’t need him at all!
Little did they know, the world had changed a lot during his disappearance.
Martial artists, people with superpowers, and even masters of magical techniques were no longer a rarity as more ordinary people picked up the skills.
In a world where the strong survive, everyone had to know a trick or two in order to adapt to it.
Signs of the various Ancient Clans became increasingly obvious with the rise of fighters and scientific laboratories, and they were no longer uncommon like they used to be.
The four Progenitors summoned by the Lab of Gods had gathered together and united all vampires scattered across the world, forming a powerful Ancient Clan.
It was also rumored that the enemies of the vampires had also surfaced in response to that.
As the Lab of Gods grew increasingly powerful, the Kings too, gradually began asserting their dominance to stay in the fight.
Meanwhile, Garrison Industry had been developing rapidly in Erudia and became the overlord in that field by the time the Lab of Gods made those discoveries.
By combining modern genetic technology with the ancient martial arts and magical techniques of Erudia, Garrison Industry was able to create powerful fighters like no other.
On top of that, they were also capable of combining modern mechatronics with ancient mechanisms.
The Lab of Gods had made dozens of attempts to get their hands on that technology, but were either stopped by Garrison Industry or The Cardinal Hall each time.
As it was usually Levi who stopped them, him not showing up at all left them feeling puzzled.
This doesn’t make any sense! Why hasn’t Levi shown up yet? How did he just disappear like that?
Things were simply changing too rapidly in the world, and a company known as Maya Industries had popped up in Adrune in correspondence to Garrison Industry.
Maya Industries was dominating with unprecedented power, but it didn’t just appear out of nowhere overnight.
The heir to a super wealthy family had put a lot of time into the company’s preparations, and they were so secretive that they couldn’t be bothered to participate in any form of ranking.
Instead, they dedicated their time and money into acquiring more power and more resources.
Practically everyone in power was busy competing for resources similar to sunstones, so it was no longer something that the Lab of Gods could hog for themselves alone.
With the whole world becoming stronger at the same time, wars were being fought on an almost daily basis, and the weak could do nothing but be subjugated by the strong.
Those who were holding back in the past had decided to go all out, and powerful individuals began to surface one after another as the wars raged on.