Ch. 2241..2250
Chapter 2241 A Man Of Honor
Donald glared at Levi as he asked, “Levi, are you saying that you want to bear the punishment for Zoey’s crimes?”
Levi nodded. “Yes, that’s right! As long as my wife lives, I am willing to accept any and all forms of punishment!”
“No!”
Kirin and Sword Fiend disagreed with that arrangement as they wanted to fight their way out.
If we work together, it won’t be a problem for us to at least make a temporary escape. These guys aren’t going to let Levi go if he surrenders!
Even Cyrus was shocked by Levi’s decision at first, but he knew Levi all too well and was quick to understand his intentions.
“Fall back! All of you!” Levi yelled.
Kirin and the others could only step aside as told, but they were ready to jump into action anytime.
“Very well, then! Everyone heard that, right? Levi said he’d willingly accept all the punishments if we spare Zoey! What do you all think?” Donald asked the people around him.
Despite how furious they were a moment ago, everyone didn’t seem to think killing Zoey was that important anymore.
Having compared killing her to torturing Levi, the latter seemed a lot more interesting and fun.
On top of that, the only reason they wanted to kill Zoey was because Dark Emperor talked them into it.
In other words, they were manipulated into doing what everyone else was doing.
Because none of them truly wanted to kill Zoey to begin with, they all went silent after hearing Donald’s suggestion.
“That works too, but we’ll agree to it under one condition! In order to prevent Zoey from hurting people in the future, we must remove her powers and turn her into an ordinary human!”
“Hmm… that works without a doubt !” Donald and the others agreed with the condition proposed.
Levi held a hand over Zoey’s mouth and said with a nod, “Okay, sure! Anything for her to stay alive!”
“You’ll accept any kind of punishment?” someone from the crowd asked Levi while glaring at him.
“Yes, I will! You have my word!” Levi replied.
“All right, everyone starts brainstorming on how we should punish him!” Donald shouted.
Everyone began discussing how they would punish Levi, and Dark Emperor let out a deep sigh of relief as he monitored the situation. “It’s confirmed! Levi most certainly did not escape Prison of Darkness by himself, or he’d never beg them to spare Zoey like that!”
“You’re right! Knowing Levi, he’d have kicked their a*ses long ago! He’s only giving in because he’s not powerful enough to take them on!”
“Hahaha… What a relief! And here I thought he actually escaped Prison of Darkness by himself!”
The others breathed sighs of relief as well.
“That means someone else must’ve helped him out of there… Well, it doesn’t matter as long as Levi didn’t do it on his own!” Dark Emperor exclaimed.
They analyzed everything really well, except for the fact that Levi was a man of honor.
Which meant that he would own up to his mistakes and accept the punishment regardless of how powerful he was.
Zoey wanted to say something, but Levi held his hand over her mouth and whispered, “Leave this to me! Let them come at me!”
The crowd came up with ideas one after another, but none of them felt quite right as they either weren’t harsh enough or would kill Levi on the spot.
What they wanted was to keep Levi alive while torturing him in the most humiliating way possible.
“Guys, I’ve just thought of a perfect punishment!” Donald said with a grin all of a sudden.
“What is it, Mr. Garrison?”
Everyone looked at him in response.
Chapter 2242 Stab Himself A Hundred Times
“It’s simple, really. We’ll have Levi stab himself a hundred times!” Donald continued with a cold sneer.
Everyone gasped in shock when they heard that.
What? Stab himself a hundred times? That’s got to be some unimaginable level of pain right there! In fact, Levi might just die from the pain alone! It truly is the ultimate form of torture!
“Given the number of people your wife has killed, a hundred times is considered letting you off easy!” Donald said with a chuckle.
Kirin and the others were about to object to it, but Levi agreed to it before they could do anything. “Okay, no problem!”
“Everyone else okay with this arrangement? I think he’ll survive a hundred stabs!” Donald asked.
“Yeah, sure!”
“No objections here!”
Everyone wanted to prolong Levi’s suffering and see if he could withstand the punishment.
Even if he can’t stand it and is about to die, we could just revive him and continue torturing him anyway!
With that in mind, everyone agreed to the punishment proposed.
Besides, there was simply no stopping Levi once he had made up his mind.
“All right, you may begin with the punishment!”
“Wait, we need to pick our knives wisely! Here, I think this blade produced by Maya Industries is the perfect one for the job. It won’t kill in one blow, but it will deposit some nasty chemicals inside the body that’ll corrode your body slowly until nothing is left! Even the strongest fighter on Divine Leaderboard will just take a little longer to dissolve completely!” a masked man suggested while holding out a dagger that glowed faintly.
Everyone felt a shiver down their spine when they heard him mention the dagger.
It was the best weapon Maya Industries had produced in the past, and everyone had witnessed how terrifying the dagger was.
Plenty of organizations and fighters have traded valuable treasures for the dagger, and it was also the standard issue weapon for most assassin organizations in this era.
Anyone who got stabbed with the dagger and injected with its chemicals was as good as dead because there was no way to stop its effects.
Garrison Industry was still attempting to produce an antidote for it, but they haven’t made much progress so far.
It was estimated to take another couple of years before they could come up with anything remotely useful.
It was said that even God couldn’t save the victims of Maya Industries’ weapons, and that was the reason many feared the weapons they produced.
Donald and his men laughed. “Hahaha! Okay, we’ll go with this dagger, then!”
Even if Levi survived a hundred stabs, the chemicals would still corrode his body slowly until there was nothing left.
He would suffer great humiliation before finally dying a slow and agonizing death, and everyone agreed as it was exactly what they wanted.
Levi noticed something familiar about the masked man’s eyes when he handed him the dagger, but he couldn’t identify the man at the time, nor was he in the mood to think about anything else.
Kirin and the others were incredibly anxious as Levi would be finished once the dagger pierced his body, but they could only watch helplessly as Levi had ordered them to stand down.
Cyrus, on the other hand, was completely calm and even yawned nonchalantly from the side.
“I’ll do as you say, but you have to spare my wife as promised or I’ll come for you!”
Levi meant what he said and would really kill them if they dared go back on their word.
“Don’t worry, The Cardinal Hall will ensure that!” Edmund said, even though none of them took Levi’s threat seriously.
“Hurry up and get to it!”
Hundreds of thousands of eyes were on Levi.
“All right, I shall now stab myself a hundred times as punishment for my wife’s crimes!”
Levi then plunged the dagger into his chest right after saying that.
Spurt!
Chapter 2243 This Guy Is Way Too Tough
The blade was buried completely inside Levi’s chest, and blood was spraying everywhere.
It was a gruesome sight to behold, and everyone felt chills down their spines upon seeing that.
Squirt!
The blade had turned from black to green when Levi pulled it out of his chest.
It was a clear sign that the chemicals had already been deposited in his body and were reacting with his blood.
This is it! Levi’s officially a goner now! Those special chemicals from Maya Industries are bound to kill him once it enters his body! He can only watch helplessly as his body slowly decomposes each day before finally dying slowly and painfully!
“Hahaha…” Sadistic smiles formed on most of the people’s faces when they saw that.
Kirin and the others couldn’t even bring themselves to watch as they knew the fate that awaited Levi.
So what if we become stronger? The leader that we keep claiming we’ll protect is now suffering such a horrible punishment, and there’s nothing we can do about it!
They thought to themselves with frustration and remorse written all over their faces.
“Keep going! Keep going!” the crowd chanted.
Spurt!
The color of the blood spewing out of Levi’s chest was a lot darker during the second stab.
It was a clear indicator that more of the chemicals had entered his body.
It hurts!
For the first time in the past three years, Zoey felt her heart ache and seemed to have snapped out of her vengeful state of mind.
“Boss!”
“Master!”
“Levi!”
Kirin and the others shouted in distress, but Levi refused to let them interfere.
It was then that they understood Levi’s intention to endure the punishment for his wife.
Cyrus in particular understood it better than everyone else.
He knew that Levi was choosing to do the honorable thing despite being perfectly capable of fighting his way out.
Spurt!
Spurt!
Levi was covered in wounds with blood all over his body on the sixth stab, and everyone at the scene could only imagine the pain they would feel if they did the same to themselves.
Oh, man… I’d probably die from the pain alone!
The fact that the dagger was manufactured by Maya Industries made it all the more terrifying, and very few could withstand the pain without removing their pain receptors.
However, Levi didn’t even flinch as he continued stabbing himself.
“What a man!”
“Indeed!”
“He may be mediocre, but no one else can endure pain better than he does!”
Levi had impressed quite a number of people with his bold action.
“Keep going!”
Having run out of places to stab himself in, Levi simply clenched his teeth and stabbed at his existing wounds.
Spurt!
Although Levi didn’t make a sound, everyone around him shuddered as if they were the ones in pain.
He’s stabbing himself in his wounds? My goodness… This guy is a monster! I can’t watch this anymore!
Donald and his men gasped at the thought of that as even they couldn’t pull off a feat like that.
Regardless, they were all enjoying his torment and felt incredibly excited as they watched him continue to stab himself repeatedly.
The seventieth stab!
Spurt!
Spurt!
At long last, Levi had stabbed himself a hundred times and was starting to lose his balance a little.
Someone ran up to hold Levi steady, but he brushed the person aside and steadied himself on his own.
With blood gushing out of his mouth, Levi glared at everyone around him with a mocking smile that said he could easily take a thousand more stabs.
“What the hell? This guy is way too tough!”
“He’s probably just putting up a tough act! I bet he’d collapse and start screaming in pain once we all leave!”
Chapter 2244 Personal Grudges
People began chiming in immediately, “Yeah! He has to protect his ego as a former overlord, after all!”
“Exactly! There’s no way he’d cry in pain when there are so many people watching!”
“I’m really looking forward to seeing how pathetic Levi will look when his body slowly dissolves into nothingness!”
Everyone began laughing at the thought of Levi dying a slow and agonizing death.
Levi then scanned the crowd around him as he said, “There, I’ve kept my end of the bargain! Isn’t it about time you let my wife go as promised?”
If anyone were to say no, Levi would really get mad and kill them in one slap right then and there.
“Well…”
Although some of them wanted to go against their word, they couldn’t bring themselves to say it in front of that many people.
“Very well! Since you’ve done your part, we’ll spare your wife as promised!” Edmund took the initiative to speak up, and everyone followed suit shortly after.
“Alright. We’re even now!”
Suddenly, Donald stepped forward and said, “Hold it right there! I have something to say! As of now, Zoey’s crimes against Erudia and the rest of the world have been forgiven. Do you understand what I mean, Levi?”
“Yeah, I do!” Levi replied with a nod as he knew what Donald was going to say next.
“Listen up, everyone! We’re sparing Zoey’s life today because we forgive her crimes against the world, but that doesn’t include our personal grudges against her! We will get our revenge today, and The Cardinal Hall isn’t allowed to stop us from doing so!” Donald continued.
What he meant was simple.
The world may have forgiven Zoey for her wrongdoings, but they were still going to hold her accountable for the personal grudges they had against her.
Edmund nodded in response. “Yes, I understand. The Cardinal Hall will not interfere with personal grudges!”
Donald was hell-bent on getting his revenge on Levi, but Levi didn’t care about that in the slightest.
All that mattered to him was the fact that he had appeased the world by stabbing himself a hundred times earlier.
“Of course! I’ve already taken the punishment for Zoey anyway! As for personal grudges… Well, feel free to bring it on! I’ll be waiting right here!” Levi said with a cold sneer.
He wouldn’t hesitate to fight back if they attacked him over personal grudges.
“Hahaha…”
Everyone burst into laughter.
Levi’s challenging us in that state? I bet he’d die without even knowing how! Do you think you can protect Zoey when you’re not even that powerful? Dream on!
“We shall now proceed to strip Zoey of her powers! To be fair, we’ll have The Cardinal Hall carry it out!”
Of course, Donald and his men haven’t forgotten Zoey’s part of the deal.
“I’ll do it!”
Edmund personally stripped Zoey of all her powers, and Levi let out a sigh of relief when he saw her cough up blood.
This way, Zoey is more likely to return to normal!
“There, you’ve all gotten what you came for! Both Levi and Zoey have been punished enough!” Edmund shouted, and it took about half an hour for the crowd to disperse completely.
However, Levi knew most of them were secretly hiding in the shadows where they continued to observe him.
That was especially the case for those who had a personal grudge against him as they wanted to see how long he would last in his pathetic state.
Those of high statuses like Edmund and Donald, on the other hand, actually left the area as sticking around shamelessly would tarnish their reputation.
Besides, they had constant access to information on Levi and would have plenty of opportunities to torture him later on.
“Haha… Levi’s about to drop that tough act now, isn’t he?”
Chapter 2245 Levi Is Perfectly Fine
Everyone was waiting in the shadows as they figured Levi would think they were gone and drop the act.
With a faint smile on his face, Levi sat cross-legged on the floor and let his blood flow freely from his wounds.
To those who were watching, it looked like Levi couldn’t even remain standing and had finally collapsed.
“Do you have any alcohol?” he asked out loud.
Man, I’m really craving a drink after being locked up for three years!
“Yes, here you go!”
Someone stepped forward with some hard liquor, and Levi began chugging it straight from the bottle.
“See? I told you! Levi can’t stand it anymore! He’s trying to numb the pain by getting himself drunk!”
“Yeah, I knew he was acting tough earlier! He doesn’t want us to see him in such a pathetic state!”
“He’s probably still acting because his people are around. I bet he’d start screaming like a pig being slaughtered once they leave!”
Everyone was having a blast as they continued observing Levi from the shadows.
Unable to continue watching him chug down liquor in that manner, Phoenix whipped out bottles of drugs with Garrison Industry’s logo on them.
“Here, please take these, Boss! These are painkillers manufactured by Garrison Industry! We’ve also got drugs to help stop the bleeding and treat your wound! They’re really effective!” she urged him anxiously.
By combining ancient medicine with modern ones, Garrison Industry was able to achieve near-miraculous feats with their drugs.
“Yeah! Hurry up and take the drugs, Boss!”
It pained them to see Levi stab himself repeatedly, and they were all incredibly worried about him.
“No, I don’t need this stuff!” Levi shook his head.
“Hah! There he goes again! He’s trying to act tough in front of his men by refusing the medication!”
“They should just let him bleed to death! See if he’ll still keep it up then!”
The people began calling Levi a faker from the shadows again.
Zoey and Sword Fiend too were trying to talk Levi into taking the medicine.
“Please just take the medicine!” Cyrus said.
He could tell that they would force-feed it to Levi if he continued being stubborn.
Having no other choice, Levi consumed the drugs which took effect almost immediately.
His bleeding stopped within minutes, and his wounds were slowly starting to heal.
However, the rate at which the wounds healed was incredibly slow due to the unique nature of Maya Industries’ weapons.
Little did they know, none of that made a difference to Levi as he was completely fine and had simply lost a little blood.
“The biggest problem right now is the fact that Master’s wounds are inflicted by a dagger from Maya Industries. The chemicals are flowing through his body as we speak, and it will soon begin to corrode his body until nothing is left!”
The issue Floyd brought up was one that everyone worried about the most, and their faces sank the moment he said that.
As much as they hated to admit it, the fact remained that anyone stabbed by weapons from Maya Industries was as good as dead.
Garrison Industry had spent a lot of money into developing an antidote for it, but a year had passed with little to no progress being made.
The same held true for the other major organizations out there, and it wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that no antidote existed for the chemicals made by Maya Industries.
“No, I’ll find a way to treat this even if I die doing so!”
“Hurry up and start conducting your research on this, Phoenix! We must come up with an antidote somehow!”
“Let’s search the whole world for a solution! I’m sure we’ll be able to find one!”
Chapter 2246 An Invincible Body
Levi’s disciples had made up their minds and were determined to save his life even if it cost them everything.
They then began discussing their next mission.
“We can all confirm that a solution has yet to exist for Boss’ condition, but we can at least slow down the corrosion process. That’ll buy us more time to find a solution for him!” Azure Dragon analyzed the situation rationally.
Everyone else agreed with his plan.
“Yeah, we’ll go with that! It isn’t difficult to slow down the corrosion process! We’ll do that first, and then look for a solution!”
Everyone hiding in the shadows scoffed.
“That’s impossible! Maya Industries is the only one that knows what those chemicals are! There’s no way they’d be able to come up with an antidote!”
Levi waved at them casually and said, “That won’t be necessary! Look, I’m fine! These wounds are nothing!”
“No, we’re talking about the chemicals in this dagger…”
“I know, but this kind of stuff can’t hurt me in the slightest!” Levi cut Floyd off before he could finish, and he wasn’t joking when he said that either.
His body had already achieved a new level above those on the Divine Leaderboard over the past three years, and he could deliver a punch at extreme speed and power with very little effort.
Naturally, it would take more than an ordinary body to deliver such a punch.
Levi’s body from three years ago wouldn’t have been able to withstand it and would’ve exploded in the process of charging up the energy.
However, he no longer had anything to fear as his body had become incredibly strong throughout his solitary training.
The chemicals from Maya Industries’ weapons were expelled immediately upon entry, so those stab wounds did no damage to Levi’s body.
As such, there wouldn’t be a corrosion process because the chemicals were unable to seep into his body at all.
Levi said he was fine because no chemical substance could corrode his insanely strong body, but no one seem to understand.
“There’s no need to act all tough in front of us, Master! It’s obvious that you’re severely wounded!” Floyd exclaimed.
The others followed suit. “Yeah! Everyone else is gone, so you don’t have to hide it anymore! We know you feel that you can’t show any weakness because you represent Erudia, but there are no outsiders here right now! We’re your comrades, disciples, and family! There’s no need to put up a tough act with us!”
“That’s right! I’ve already chased off the ones hiding in the shadows!”
Kirin and the others even made sure to get rid of those who were secretly watching them.
They thought Levi was pretending to be fine, but he wasn’t even trying to pretend at all.
Eventually, Cyrus couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke up, “All right, calm down, all of you! He is completely fine! He doesn’t need your medication nor your antidote, so run along and go about your own businesses!”
Everyone got mad upon hearing that.
“You have no idea how damaging this dagger is, let alone the changes that have taken place in this era! You should have…”
Someone got so agitated that he nearly lectured Cyrus and Levi, but stopped himself at the last second.
Levi sneered. “Let me guess… You guys think I won’t survive this era, huh?”
Chapter 2247 Kill Dark Emperor
“No, that’s not what we meant! Both of you are just unaware of how powerful Maya Industries’ weapons are!”
“Exactly! Besides, your power is considered to be average in this era, Boss! There’s no way you wouldn’t survive!”
Everyone began explaining themselves.
“Just let us take care of things, Master! You’ll be fine with us around!” Floyd promised.
The look on Levi’s face changed upon hearing that. “I want all of you to give me some space! I need some time alone!”
“But, Master…”
They wanted to explain further, but Levi cut them off by yelling loudly, “Leave, damn it! Can’t I have some peace and quiet moments around here?”
Seeing as everyone was still standing there hesitantly, Robed Slayer stepped forward and said, “Come on, let’s all leave and give Maestro some time to himself. He has already taken the medication, so his condition is stabilized now. His life won’t be in any danger for the time being.”
Eventually, they left one by one after hearing that.
“You guys should leave too!” Levi ordered.
Sword Fiend and the others went outside, and Robed Slayer glanced at them before saying, “Do you guys really think Levi wouldn’t know of Maya Industries’ weapons? He knew exactly what he was getting into the moment he saw Donald choose the dagger! Also, he knows his body’s condition better than anyone else!”
“That’s why I said Boss is in very critical condition! He’s just stubbornly claiming to be fine because he doesn’t want us to worry about him!” Kirin shouted.
“Yeah! That’s got to be it! He just doesn’t want us to worry!”
“He probably told us to leave because he couldn’t stand it anymore!”
“The boss I know is a tough guy who would keep fighting even though his bones are all broken! He just doesn’t want us to see him in a tragic state like this! Don’t worry, Boss! We’ll do our best to ensure your survival!” Kirin exclaimed with a sigh.
“Yeah, let’s arrange our tasks and get to work right away!”
Determined to help Levi survive, Azure Dragon and the others began discussing their tasks.
Levi waited till they had all left the area before getting up with a smile on his face.
Boom!
A strong burst of air erupted from his body and forced out a bunch of black-colored substances.
Just like that, Levi had forcefully expelled all of Maya Industries’ supposedly lethal chemicals.
Not even the strongest person on Divine Leaderboard could survive those chemicals, but Levi was so terrifyingly powerful that he was in a whole different league far above that.
None of those chemicals could invade his body at all.
Levi frowned as he touched the chemical substances that had come out of his body. “I’ve never seen a poison like this before!”
He practically knew about every single poison in existence due to his vast knowledge and the skills he learned from Venom Fiend, but it was his first time seeing a poison like that.
Even so, he didn’t need to know what it was because it came as no threat to him at all.
Cyrus chuckled. “These kids are blinded by all the nonsense around them. They have no idea how powerful a single punch from you could be!”
“You should start training too so you can get stronger! Wouldn’t want them laughing at you now, would we?” Levi said with a smile.
Cyrus tensed up instantly. “Understood, I’ll get to it as soon as possible! So, what do you have in plan?”
“I bet there would be a lot of people coming after me for revenge, but I plan on killing Dark Emperor first.”
Levi made it sound like it was a walk in the park with his casual attitude.
Chapter 2248 Plan To Capture Levi
Dark Emperor had reached the power ceiling of that era and was rumored to have destroyed Lab of Gods single-handedly.
Because he had eliminated the strongest force in the era, Dark Emperor was ranked first on Divine Leaderboard.
That was the reason why so many people objected to Levi’s statement about everything being Dark Emperor’s conspiracy.
In an era where the strong were revered, many viewed Dark Emperor in a near-religious manner and wouldn’t allow anyone to badmouth him in the slightest.
However, Levi and Cyrus couldn’t care less about Divine Leaderboard and Dark Emperor.
“All right. Do you need me to come with you?” Cyrus asked.
“You should just carry out solitary training and focus on getting stronger!” Levi replied.
“How do you plan on finding Dark Emperor?” Cyrus asked.
Levi chuckled. “I don’t need to. He’ll come to me himself!”
He changed into some new clothes to hide his wounds, but they had already healed completely by then.
“Garrison Industry’s drugs sure are miraculous! I’ve only heard of it before, but I didn’t think the wounds would heal this fast!” Zoey exclaimed instinctively when she saw the wounds all healed up.
Garrison Industry had been world-renowned for their medication throughout the past three years, after all.
Zoey wasn’t the only one who thought that way as Emma and Zoey’s parents felt the same too.
However, they had conflicted looks in their eyes when they thought about how a former overlord who could fight millions would eventually be reduced to a dying cripple.
The world sure has a funny way of toying with him!
The elders could only sigh at the thought of that. “Oh, well… I suppose it’s for the better! Anyway, it’s time for you two to get some rest!”
“Do you want to get back into training again, Zoey?” Levi asked after helping Zoey into their room.
“That’s impossible for me now that I’m crippled!”
Zoey had given up all hope at the time.
“I have a way to help restore your powers and some techniques for you to train after that. You’ll surely be able to go back to your previous state!”
Levi excitedly handed Zoey his technique book, but she simply tossed it aside after he left.
Like the others, she believed that Levi’s greatness was a thing of the past, so there was no point in training anymore.
……
Dark Emperor was in a huge base located on a remote island in Adrune.
He felt relieved when he found out that Levi didn’t escape on his own, only to end up being restless later that night.
Desperate to know the person who freed Levi, Dark Emperor summoned everyone and asked, “I want to know how Levi escaped! Who else in this world is capable of breaking Prison of Darkness? The only person who comes to mind is the guy who invented Prison of Darkness as he might have the key to unlock it. However, he’s dead now, so I can’t think of anyone else!”
“That’s easy! We could just kidnap Levi and ask him directly!” Death Fiend suggested.
Dark Emperor’s eyes lit up upon hearing that. “Oh, you’re right! We’ll just ask Levi for the answer!”
Da*n, I can’t believe I didn’t think of that!
“There are a lot of people out there who want to get their revenge on him, so hurry up and bring him in before they kill him!”
Chapter 2249 Take The Bait
As Levi had expected, Dark Emperor came after him, so he didn’t need to go searching for him at all.
This way, he would be able to meet Dark Emperor and kill him off.
True hunters would often present themselves as prey, and that was exactly what Levi did.
Dark Emperor saw Levi as prey when he was actually the hunter in this case.
Although everyone seemed to have left, they were actually monitoring Levi’s condition in secret and they found themselves impressed by Garrison Industry’s drugs.
The fact that those drugs were able to treat such severe injuries became a hot topic all over the world, and even Garrison Industry themselves didn’t expect their drugs to be that powerful.
Although Phoenix had given Levi the company’s top products, they had never seen such incredible result in all of their experimental data.
Regardless, they decided to go with the assumption that the drugs were highly effective.
As everybody knew that Levi had people protecting him at all times, no one came seeking revenge in the next two days.
However, they soon found themselves with hundreds of unwanted guests as all Eighteen Dark Angels and members of Sacred Organization showed up at their doorstep.
“What is it? Does Master have new orders for me?” Zoey asked excitedly when she saw them.
“No! We’re here for him, not you!” Death Fiend said as their eyes fell upon Levi.
“Come with us, Levi! I’m sure you know why we’re here!” Death Fiend continued with a chuckle.
“Cyrus doesn’t seem to be around. Do we look for him as well?”
The others searched the place for Cyrus, but he was nowhere to be found.
“Forget about him! We’ll just bring Levi back with us!” Death Fiend said.
Levi nodded. “Yeah, okay.”
Death Fiend turned toward Zoey and asked, “Surely you have no complaints about us taking him away, right?”
“No, not at all! Master was really nice to me, so I know he won’t do anything bad to my husband! Just go with them, Levi! Master won’t hurt you with me around!”
Zoey really trusted Dark Emperor a lot.
“All right. I’ll go with them, then!” Levi replied with a smile.
“That’s more like it! There’s no need for pointless struggles, especially since you’re so weak now!” Death Fiend said with a sneer.
He believed that Levi had surrendered because he knew he was outmatched.
“Exactly! Even without those wounds of yours, you’d still be no match for any of us! You’ve made the right choice coming with us peacefully!”
“Hahaha…”
Everyone laughed at how Levi was like a sheep being led to the slaughter, completely helpless against their bullying.
Death Fiend couldn’t help but exclaim how drastically things have changed.
Three years ago, we had to practically invite Levi to come with us. Had Dark Emperor not taken Zoey, Levi would never have agreed to come with us. Knowing how hot-headed he is, he would surely have fought us a long time ago! Now, he’s coming with us because he has accepted reality and doesn’t even bother to resist at all. Three years isn’t a very long time, but it’s enough to turn an invincible dragon into an obedient little kitten.
“Let him go or none of you will leave this place alive!” A loud voice was heard from behind right as they were all about to leave, and Sword Fiend appeared shortly after with the others.
Azure Dragon had Sword Fiend and the stronger fighters watch over Levi to protect him from the people seeking revenge.
“Ah, it’s you guys…” Death Fiend laughed when he saw his old pals.
“Step aside, all of you! I’m fine!” Levi called out to them.
Getting Dark Emperor to take the bait wasn’t easy, so he didn’t want Sword Fiend and the others to ruin his plans as it would be a lot more difficult to find Dark Emperor then.
Chapter 2250 Meeting Dark Emperor
However, Sword Fiend and the others refused to give in.
The formerly invincible Levi has given in to the harsh reality, and yet he’s still asking us to leave because he doesn’t want us to get hurt…
Master is still trying to protect us even in his current state…
With that in mind, Sword Fiend and the others refused to back down.
“No, we’re going to protect you! We won’t let anyone take you away!”
“Yeah, we can’t let that happen!”
The Fiends were staring the Eighteen Dark Angels down fiercely, and the atmosphere was tense as everyone prepared to fight.
Da*n, I never knew it’d be so difficult to let someone kidnap me…
Levi let out a helpless sigh at the thought of that.
“Stop them, Death Angels!” Death Fiend ordered.
Seconds later, a dark shadow was cast over the area as hundreds of Death Angels descended from the sky, each with a pair of black metallic wings on their backs.
Death Angels were loyal warriors of Sacred Organization, and Death Fiend had brought a hundred of them along with him.
They were able to hold Sword Fiend and the others back while the Eighteen Dark Angels escaped with Levi through the back.
By the time they were able to clear a path, Levi had already been taken somewhere far away from Erudia.
The Eighteen Dark Angels brought Levi to a remote island in Adrune where Sacred Organization’s lair was located.
Of course, Levi knew that was just one of their many lairs as Dark Emperor was way too cunning to have his lair in one place.
He conquered lots of territories with Zoey’s help over the years and had lairs built in all of them.
Levi was soon brought to one of the many bases on the island, and a tall figure could be seen looming in front of him.
“Is he here?” asked a voice.
“We have brought Levi here as per your request, Your Highness!” Death Fiend and the others shouted in unison.
“Well done, all of you! I shall reward you all for this!”
Dark Emperor slowly turned around as he said that, emanating a powerful and domineering aura in the process.
On his face was a mask that had an angelic side and a demonic side.
It was the first time Levi had seen Dark Emperor in the flesh.
So, this guy has a mask on as well… He’s afraid of showing his true face to others too, huh?
None of the members in Sacred Organization had ever seen Dark Emperor’s true face, including the Eighteen Dark Angels and his disciple.
Zoey was the only one who had seen his face once, and that was the main reason she trusted him.
Levi broke into a faint smile after taking a moment to observe and analyze the figure before him.
At first, he was a little worried about how terrifying Dark Emperor would be, especially since the man claimed to be capable of breaking Prison of Darkness.
A closer inspection revealed that Dark Emperor was a lot stronger than Donald, Edmund, and The Cardinal Hall’s four divine generals.
However, that level of strength was far from enough to break Prison of Darkness.
The only way for Dark Emperor to do so would be through the help of some divine tool.
As such, Levi was confident that he could crush Dark Emperor beneath his heel as they were both on very different levels.
So what if he’s the first on Divine Leaderboard? The whole damned thing is an insult to me anyway! There’s no way a god like me would want to be a part of some ranking for mere mortals!
Dark Emperor slowly made his way toward Levi and asked coldly, “Tell me, who helped you escape Prison of Darkness?”