Ch. 2341..2350
Chapter 2341 They Are Not Weak
She did not even think of sparing any seconds listening to his explanation. Without a second thought, she rejected right away! No! I can’t quit now and let go of this golden opportunity!
Floyd, Kinsley, and the rest echoed, “Master, if it’s regarding other matters, we will follow your instructions without a word. But we have waited for this golden opportunity for three years! Therefore, we can’t just let go of it and give up halfway! Master, we have the same stance with Mrs. Garrison on this. We will not quit easily and retreat!”
Even though Sword Fiend, Kirin, and the others remained silent, they shared the same sentiments as Zoey as well.
Meanwhile, the Lopez and Black families were buoyed with confidence after their combat skills had upgraded significantly during the recent battle. Needless to say, they were reluctant to quit and retreat, turning a deaf ear to Levi’s advice. They would not go with the tide without trying out themselves.
Everyone was aware of the life-and-death challenges ahead. Nonetheless, the chances of having tremendous self-development and improvement were irresistible.
Even though they had only fought against the mutated zombies for barely half a day, their combat skills improved by leaps and bounds. It was even more efficient than training painstakingly for a few months! No doubt, they would not easily let go of such a golden opportunity.
“Everyone, cool down. Let Boss explain.” Azure Dragon tried to appease them.
Next, he turned to Levi, mustering up his courage. “Boss, do you care to explain? I’m sure nobody is willing to quit this tournament challenge without a valid reason!”
He hinted to Levi that it was the only way to convince them. As their minds were preoccupied with taking up the challenge to upgrade their power, they would give no hoot to anything.
“Maya Industries apparently has a ploy! They make use of these mutated zombies to fight you, sending you into a precarious state. By then, you will have to muster up all your strength and unleash your mightiest power to fight for your lives! With that, they can steal all your unique techniques! While you are fighting against them, they are secretly gathering the related data of your combat prowess…” Levi had no choice but to explain.
Even so, nobody believed his words.
Henry cut him off and scoffed, “Hmph! Levi Garrison, stop being pretentious and making a fool out of us! Since Maya Industries possesses countless of these creepy monsters, what’s the point for them to steal our techniques, huh? I bet even the techniques of the top fifties in the Divine Leaderboard are nothing to them. Don’t you think it’s a waste of time?”
The others saw eye to eye with him and echoed, “Yeah, why do they need our techniques? Isn’t that too much fanfare for them to do so?”
“That’s because they intend to upgrade the mutated zombies’ attacking skills, turning them into an undefeatable regiment of ultimate zombies!” Levi added solemnly.
Pfft!
Everyone laughed their heads off.
“Levi Garrison, are you pulling our legs? Do you mean to say that these freaky monsters are weak in attacking, so they have to upgrade their skills with our techniques?” One of the fighters laughed scornfully.
“Yeah… Levi, are you sure about that?” the other fighters questioned him.
In an instant, almost everyone had their eyes on Levi.
Levi gave himself a slap in the head instinctively as something came into his mind. Oh my! I have overlooked an important aspect! No doubt, these mutated zombies’ attacking skills are nothing to me; yet, it’s an entirely different story for the others! Undeniably, the horrendous monsters are unbeatable to them! Even the formidable fighters from the Divine Leaderboard like Zoey can’t defeat them. It implies that the monsters are definitely not as weak as mentioned!
Thus, nobody believed in Levi when he mentioned that Maya Industries tended to polish the mutated zombies’ attacking skills with their techniques.
It was known to everyone that Maya Industries was targeting those ultimate fighters who topped the list of the Divine Leaderboard all this while.
At the moment, immortality and violent mind were the main elements of the mutated zombies. Topped up with better attacking skills, they would surely be able to finish off all the fighters who topped the Divine Leaderboard.
Therefore, everyone was astounded by Levi’s words, thinking that he must be making up a cock and bull story.
Chapter 2342 Who Is The Mastermind
“Levi Garrison, do you mean that these monsters are weak? Fine, I’ll get one for you to fight against it. By then, you’ll get to know how’s its attacking skill, huh!” Shaun scoffed at him.
“Levi, don’t you know about your own capability? What makes you think that these monsters’ attacking skills have to be upgraded?” someone mocked.
“What nonsense! I can’t believe these words came out of your mouth!” another fighter sneered.
All of a sudden, Jennie yelled, “Ah! I think I got it!”
“What’s that?” All the others turned to look at her quizzically.
“I’m sure he is scared stiff now! That’s why he’s instructing everyone to quit and retreat! Try to recall how you were surrounded by hundreds of monsters moments ago. Imagine Levi, Kirin, and the others were under a more crucial state just now. They were even surrounded by thousands of them! I bet the horrendous scene must have scared the h*ll out of him! Hence, I’m not surprised that he’s thinking of retreating now.”
Everyone nodded again as they felt that Jennie’s explanation really made sense.
In their eyes, a panic-stricken Levi must be giving such an absurd excuse so he could flee at once!
“Then have you ever wondered why Maya Industries is organizing this tournament challenge?” Levi refuted by asking them.
Sadly, nobody was willing to take his advice at the moment.
One of the fighters yelled insolently, “Fine, whoever chickens out proceeds to retreat then. Anyway, we’ve made up our minds that we won’t give up easily and leave!”
“Yeah, it’s the same for us!” a few fighters shrieked.
“Don’t forget about us!” The other fighters standing alongside them took their stance one by one.
“After all, we are now halfway through the indigenous forest. If we turn back and retreat, it will certainly take up at least half a day. Can you be sure that we won’t bump into these monsters at any time?” One of them pointed out.
Undeniably, it would be a challenging journey for them even if they chose to retreat now.
“Not to worry about that. I’ve wiped out all the mutated zombies along this path moments ago. Hence, I’m convinced there won’t be any risks if you retreat from here!” Levi tried to convince them.
In fact, he had been busy preparing for that even before the others trekked into the forest.
“Hahahaha…” The other fighters burst into laughter at once, amused by Levi’s ridiculous remark.
Pfft! If he’s really that powerful, he wouldn’t have been scared to death and only thinks of fleeing now!
Deep down, they could not resist scoffing at Levi.
“Then what are we supposed to do now? If Boss is scared, don’t we need to escort him out first?” Azure Dragon asked helplessly with knitted brows.
He was in a dilemma, racking his brains at what he should do. If they opted to send Levi out, at least more than half of them had to escort him. As a result, it would take a toll on their whole group, placing the rest in a tight spot.
All the others were troubled and indecisive. They would rather bring Levi along and stick to Zoey’s previous method by dividing everyone into different groups. Considering the time and effort to send Levi out, they were reluctant to do so.
“Levi, since you’re rattled by the monsters, why don’t you find yourself a good hiding spot? After all, the monsters were not able to get to you when you were hiding somewhere here just now, right?” Zoey suggested excitedly.
She paused and continued to bring up her opinion. “As for the rest of us, we’ll continue to strive hard for the tournament challenge. Then, we’ll leave the place with you right after our sessions. Just signal us if you are at risk, and we’ll surely come to your rescue at once!”
“Good idea! We can even arrange for some fighters to attend the tournament challenge near Boss. With that, we can cater to him at any time,” Azure Dragon suggested.
“Yeah, you have a point. I agree with it!” One of the fighters gave him a thumbs up.
Another fighter raised his hand. “I agree with it too!”
As they were running out of time, they proceeded with their arrangements, disregarding Levi’s opinions.
After assigning some fighters to keep an eye on Levi from their hiding spots, the others left without hesitation.
Levi could not help but sigh resignedly. He presumed Maya Industries had already accumulated at least half of the data from these twenty thousand fighters.
Thus, he vowed that he would not let them continue to gather the remaining data of the fighters, despite their rankings of power.
It didn’t matter who was the mastermind manipulating everything behind Maya Industries. It’s even better if Lab of Gods turns out to be the one!
Levi was a bundle of nerves. Never had he expected that nobody would believe in him even after he revealed the truth to them. How is it possible for me to stop all of them from digging their own grave then?
After stroking his chin and pondering for quite a while, his eyes lit up. Ah! I finally know how to get the matter resolved!
Chapter 2343 Fear That Surges From Within Their Souls
The most effective method is by resolving the problem from the root cause! With that, Levi planned to step out and wipe out all the mutated zombies.
I won’t let go of a single one of them, so Zoey and the others won’t bump into any of them. Hmph! By then, Maya Industries won’t be able to gather their data!
To wipe out the mutated zombies entirely was a challenge.
If he happened to annihilate too many of them within a short span, Death Fiend and Sammy might not be able to match his pace. Subsequently, his unrivaled power emanated while annihilating the mutated zombies would surely be detected by Maya Industries.
If that is the case… Levi took out a black mask slowly as something came into his mind.
It turned out to be Dark Emperor’s half-angelic and half-demon mask!
By putting on the mask, his identity would be protected. At the sight of the iconic mask, everyone would surely think that he was Dark Emperor.
With that, Levi would be able to wipe out the mutated zombies by unleashing his formidable prowess.
Even Maya Industries would assume that Dark Emperor was the one causing trouble for them. Not to mention, Dark Emperor had both the ability and motive to do that. It would never lead them into suspecting that Levi could be the one behind it all.
In the meantime, the undercovers among the fighters had just updated the high-rank officials of Maya Industries about Levi’s current location.
“Well done! Finally, Levi Garrison’s hiding spot is revealed! But then our main focus is on the formidable fighter who manages to kill the mutated zombies. After all, I bet Levi won’t be able to escape. We can finish him off any time after we have managed to track down that ultimate killer!” one of the high-rank officials of Maya Industries uttered confidently.
“Have you gotten any clues about the formidable fighter?” another high-rank official asked desperately.
“Not yet. We’re still in the midst of investigating that. Anyway, we are convinced that there will be a clue sooner or later when this ultimate fighter strikes again!” one of the undercovers responded.
It was no secret to everyone that Levi was hiding in the swamp at the moment. Nonetheless, nobody paid any heed to him as he was just a nobody in their eyes.
Meanwhile, Levi emerged with Dark Emperor’s mask.
This round, he ripped the mutated zombies one by one apart aggressively without thinking twice.
Boom!
Swoosh!
Crack!
Right that instant, he had transformed into a petrifying killer.
Incredibly, it was as though the horrendous mutated zombies had turned into paper-mache in Levi’s hands. They were ripped apart effortlessly by him.
A mutated zombie was done in within seconds!
Another mutated zombie was killed another moment!
He wiped out one hundred mutated zombies within a short span!
There was horrifying murderous intent in Levi’s eyes. He did not let go of any mutated zombies. So all of you are assigned to gather the data of the fighters’ combat prowess? Then I will finish off all of you!
Five hundred mutated zombies collapsed, then the number multiplied…
Moments later, the accumulated number of mutated zombies annihilated reached three thousand! Even so, Levi did not slow down.
More and more mutated zombies were annihilated by him.
If not for the mighty surface area of the indigenous forest, the lifeless bodies of the mutated zombies would be strewn all over the ground.
Soon, the accumulated number of the mutated zombies wiped out by Levi reached five thousand!
Apart from that, Levi detected their weakness. If I’m not mistaken, the mutated zombies from the Triple Group seem to be more aggressive than these mutated zombies…
Levi had a sharp sense. The mutated zombies from the Triple Group were able to unleash their mightiest power as they were not under any control. Prevailed by their own senses and violent mind, they were able to go all out freely.
On the other hand, these mutated zombies from Maya Industries were still under their creators’ control. That was why they could not fully unleash their power and seemed to be weaker.
In a blink of an eye, Levi, who emerged like a Grim Reaper in the indigenous forest, had wiped out more than six thousand mutated zombies!
Miraculously, the remaining mutated zombies ended up intimidated by Levi.
When they came across any other fighters before that, they would pounce onto them maniacally.
Nevertheless, they were horror-stricken at the sight of Levi’s brutality.
It was as though they were not under Maya Industries’ control any longer. Shrieking hysterically in fear, they turned and ran away from Levi.
That was the inexplicit fear that surged from within their souls, making their blood freeze.
Levi was like an undefeatable god in front of their eyes.
Everyone was thunderstruck at the sight.
Chapter 2344 He Is Dark Emperor
There were a lot of experienced fighters around, amounting to a few hundred or a thousand of them.
Everyone was covered in injuries. After battling with those mutated zombies, they barely managed to escape the brink of death.
Initially, they thought that they would be able to rest after evading the mutated zombies.
However, almost a thousand mutated zombies rushed toward them.
Although they expected the mutated zombies to be targeting them, it seemed like those zombies were fearing something else instead.
They escaped frantically and ran past the fighters, ignoring their presence completely.
The fighters were on the verge of a mental breakdown.
Do those monsters not deem us worthy enough to be their opponents? Weren’t they dying to tear us apart when they saw us earlier? What’s going on now?
Watching as the mutated zombies screamed pathetically and fled, everyone found it hard to imagine what exactly had scared them so much.
How is it possible?
Yet, when they spotted the figure behind them, they understood everything.
The mutated zombies were fearing her!
Everyone could sense the murderous aura enveloping her as if she was a devil from hell or a deity powerful enough to decide on one’s fate.
That murderous aura surrounding the figure was terrifying enough to make anyone kneel in deference.
Thud! Thud!
Surrounded by an overwhelming sense of intimidation, those elites collapsed to their knees one after another.
They panted heavily, finding it almost impossible to breathe.
It was as if there was an enormous hand choking them.
This was how powerful that person’s aura was.
Everyone was in fear.
Levi strode past them and charged straight at the mutated zombies.
While everyone watched, he ripped hundreds of mutated zombies apart with his bare hands.
There were rumors saying that a top fighter, who was powerful enough to rip the mutated zombies apart, had entered the forest.
They finally saw it with their own eyes now!
“Oh my God! I’ve witnessed the most powerful fighter in this world. I can die without any regrets now!”
Many of such exclamations sounded.
Meanwhile, in the Maya Industries’ battleship, the high-rank officials were going mad when they heard the news.
“What? The army of mutated zombies had fled in terror? They have all been slaughtered?”
“Impossible! The mutated zombies are engineered to have the most violent tendencies. it’s impossible for them to feel fear because they aren’t even human! With sheer violence fueling them, it’s impossible for them to feel such emotions.”
“They are fleeing? That’s impossible! We won’t believe it. We have absolute trust in our experiments. Do you know what it means when I say that their violence has been maxed out? Only others will fear them…”
The experts from Maya Industries refused to believe that the mutated zombies were scared and fled.
It was theoretically and literally impossible!
“I know that you don’t believe me, but we have proof. Here are the videos and photos from that scene.”
The others quickly displayed them on the screen.
The video showed real-time footage of the army of mutated zombies fleeing in terror.
There were looks of fear on their faces while they shrieked like humans, which was not something they should do.
They kept looking back as they ran.
The experts almost felt like passing out.
Their proudest and most perfect creation had been terrorized by a human!
The initially flawless mutated zombies were now flawed.
“I understand now! This means that the opponent is so terrifying that his innermost aura has terrified them,” shouted one of them.
At that moment, they wished to know what kind of existence was capable enough to terrorize the army of mutated zombies.
“Skip to the last part of the video!” instructed one of the high-rank officials.
Soon, the video showed the army of mutated zombies running away.
There was a figure chasing after them calmly.
When they saw him wearing a mysterious mask with a half-angelic side and a half-demonic side, they fell silent.
It’s the Dark Emperor!
Chapter 2345 Where Is The Problem
We found him! We finally know who is capable enough to kill the mutated zombies! It’s the Dark Emperor, ranked number one in the Divine Leaderboard.
Everyone was guessing that the person capable enough to kill the mutated zombies must be someone ranked highly in the Divine Leaderboard.
In fact, some speculated that those ranked in the top few could not even do it.
Only the legendary Dark Emperor could accomplish such a feat.
Yet, no one managed to guess the person’s true identity.
Everyone understood how powerful one must be to be ranked at the top of the Divine Leaderboard.
It was none other than the Dark Emperor, who had just unleashed his fury recently.
The Dark Emperor had always been ranked first in the Divine Leaderboard.
All the forces had been investigating how powerful she actually was.
According to previous analyses, Dark Emperor was not significantly more powerful than the second and third-ranked fighter in the Divine Leaderboard.
Hence, the person ranked first in the Divine Leaderboard was definitely not an overlord capable of defeating the rest.
In other words, anyone could easily challenge and threaten his position.
However, recently, Dark Emperor had created a huge impact that had taken all of Adrune by shock.
Despite being challenged by so many fighters, he managed to defeat all of them with a single move.
After he finally revealed his true powers, everyone was stunned, including Maya Industries.
Everyone was surprised after seeing Dark Emperor’s powers.
How can he be so powerful? He’s so different from what everyone expected! He can completely obliterate everyone else on the Divine Leaderboard.
Previously, everyone’s analyses showed that Dark Emperor was only twice or thrice as powerful as those ranked second or third.
However, after he unleashed his true powers, that estimation underwent a huge transformation.
Dark Emperor’s true abilities were probably a hundred times greater than those ranked second or third…
The major forces, such as the Maya Industries, were utterly dumbfounded.
They thought that something wrong had happened…
Even though Dark Emperor had always been very mysterious, they had been monitoring him constantly and had a vague understanding of his powers.
However, he was at least a hundred times stronger this time.
What’s going on?
Everyone was curious.
According to how the experts from Maya Industries understood the mutated zombies’ physiology, it was impossible for the top three fighters in the Divine Leaderboard to kill them directly.
At the very most, they could only severely injure the mutated zombies.
However, Dark Emperor, ranked first in the Divine Leaderboard, was simply too terrifying.
He was completely different from the previous fighter who was initially ranked top in the Divine Leaderboard.
He was completely capable of killing the mutated zombies…
Aside from those fighters who were hidden from the public eye, the only one capable of killing these mutated zombies was Dark Emperor.
“It’s him! It’s really him!”
A few of the high-rank officials of Maya Industries had already guessed that it was Dark Emperor who was behind everything.
After all, he had instructed the Sacred Organization to evict one-third of their fighters.
Hence, everyone could already guess it.
However, upon witnessing Dark Emperor in action personally, they broke out in cold sweat.
He was simply too terrifying!
He was the first person who could kill the mutated zombies and terrify those machines, whose mind was only filled with violence.
Nothing could be more scary than that.
That taught Maya Industries a huge lesson.
They realized that their mutated zombies were not perfect.
Aside from their attack powers that were lacking, their defense skills and strengths were also flawed.
“What is Dark Emperor planning to do? Is he determined to oppose us?”
“We have never offended him, right? There’s not even a single conflict between us.”
As Maya Industries had been wary of the Sacred Organization from the start, they always got out of their way deliberately.
They tried to minimize any interactions, let alone conflicts.
“Yeah! We have no grudges with him. What is he doing?”
“Have our intentions been revealed? Is he doing this to stop us?”
“But this has nothing to do with him, right?”
“That’s weird. There’s something amiss about this, but I can’t pinpoint where exactly it is. What’s the problem behind this?”
Chapter 2346 Half Of Us Will Die Here
Everyone in Maya Industries was puzzled, feeling like there was something wrong.
The reason was because Dark Emperor was now Levi.
However, no one knew about his true identity.
They did not even know who Dark Emperor used to be, let alone his identity now.
After all, Dark Emperor always wore a unique mask.
Meanwhile, Levi was still chasing after the two hundred mutated zombies and fighting them.
In the end, the mutated zombies had all collapsed.
Levi started searching for the mutated zombies elsewhere.
Found them!
He could sense a huge group of them, probably amounting to more than a thousand.
They were the group which he had just scared off.
However, the mutated zombies were now engaged in a battle with the elites.
After Levi scared them off, the mutated zombies escaped in a particular direction.
To their surprise, a hundred fighters appeared in front of them and blocked their path.
Initially, they were in no mood to fight and only wanted to escape as soon as possible.
However, the fighters insisted on confronting them and blocking their way.
They managed to infuriate the mutated zombies.
We can’t defeat Levi, but we can definitely defeat all of you! It’s impossible that we’ll be bullied by you.
Furious, the mutated zombies were filled with a violent intent again.
All of them went crazy, determined to tear everyone else in front of them apart.
That was probably the most intense fight so far.
“What happened? Why are these zombies becoming so much stronger?” asked Zoey in surprise.
She had suffered too many scratches on her arm.
“Yeah! It’s like these zombies have upgraded. They’re much more powerful than those we encountered earlier.”
“We’re starting to be outnumbered. Let’s think of a way to escape. We’re already reaching our limits, so we might not have a chance to escape later if we continue fighting,” agreed Azure Dragon and Sword Fiend.
Those fighters were Zoey and the rest.
After they challenged the zombies, they realized something horrifying.
The mutated zombies were no longer moving in groups of a few dozens. Instead, they were appearing in groups of hundreds and thousands now.
Left with no choice, the fighters did not dare to move alone. They gathered together to confront the thousands of mutated zombies.
Although it was quite difficult fending off the first few waves of zombies, they managed to hold their ground.
However, this army of mutated zombies was terrifyingly strong.
In fact, they were on another level compared to the previous zombies.
For a moment, the fighters felt like they have been cornered to a tight spot.
All of them had been injured, though to different extents.
The number of mutated zombies kept increasing, till there were about two thousands of them.
If they did not leave now, they would not be able to do so later…
Even Floyd, Sword Fiend, and Kirin, who were fanatical about fighting, suggested leaving.
There was a difference between boldness and foolishness.
Although they were bold, they were not foolish.
If they continued fighting, they would die there!
“Let’s leave now!”
“Everyone, create an opening and prepare to escape!”
Everyone was all prepared to flee.
“Don’t let them live! Kill them right there!”
The high-rank officials from Maya Industries were still furious because of the Dark Emperor.
Now that they have been provoked by Zoey and the rest, they were determined to kill them.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
A series of footsteps sounded.
The mutated zombies around them had all gathered there.
Their numbers kept increasing till they were now three thousand strong.
They blocked the openings that Zoey and the rest were prepared to escape through.
The zombies were adamant about stopping them from fleeing.
“We’re doomed! We shouldn’t have messed around with them.”
Everyone tried to create another opening, but failed.
They suffered even more serious injuries.
“Let’s try our best! Half of us might die here today.”
They had already mentally prepared themselves to face their deaths.
Boom…
At that moment, a commotion broke out amongst the army of mutated zombies.
“Master?” exclaimed Zoey in surprise.
Chapter 2347 Her Master Is Ranked First In The Divine Leaderboard
Zoey did not want to die.
She was already slowly recovering at that point.
With a child, a husband, and a family, she did not want to die.
Despite being in such a dire situation, she was still concerned about Levi, who was hiding in the swamp.
She did not want to die, but she was left with no choice.
The mutated zombies kept surging toward them, their attacks becoming increasingly frantic.
They were even stronger than the previous ones!
It was impossible for Zoey and the rest to break through the mutated zombies’ ranks.
They had no choice but to risk their lives.
At the most critical moment, a commotion broke out in the army of mutated zombies.
The mutated zombies in the southwest direction seemed to have suffered an attack. They fled in all directions…
However, more mutated zombies blocked their way.
Disorderly chaos broke out amongst them.
Everyone stopped and glanced in the southwest direction, wishing to know what was going on.
When Zoey glanced over, she almost fell to her knees.
There was a figure standing on a tree branch in the southwest direction, wearing a unique mask.
“Master!”
When Zoey recognized Dark Emperor, she yelled out in surprise.
Everyone else was shocked.
Has Dark Emperor appeared?
Was Dark Emperor the one who killed the mutated zombies earlier?
Boom…
The mutated zombies became afraid the moment Levi appeared and started fleeing in all directions.
Everyone inhaled sharply upon witnessing this scene.
W-What is happening? He actually scared the army of mutated zombies away? This is unbelievable!
How strong must a fighter be to terrify these mutated zombies so much?
If they had not witnessed it for themselves, they would not have believed it.
“Meet my Master!”
Zoey’s expression was filled with pride as she introduced her master to Azure Dragon and the rest.
She wanted to brag about her master.
The mutated zombies who were fleeing had experienced Levi’s attacks before. They had either been injured by him, or had witnessed others being attacked by him.
However, there was a portion of mutated zombies who had never seen Levi before.
They did not have any reactions upon seeing him.
Hence, while one portion of the mutated zombies wanted to escape, the others stayed put.
The situation became even more chaotic!
Levi suddenly moved.
He rushed forward, grabbed a mutated zombie, and tore it apart alongside its armor.
Silence descended upon the entire venue.
Everyone did not make a single noise, including the army of mutated zombies, Azure Dragon, and the rest.
All of them were dumbfounded.
It was the first time they saw someone ripping a mutated zombie apart with just bare hands.
Everyone was immersed in that tremendous shock.
Someone can actually kill a mutated zombie so instantly! This is unbelievable!
Although Dark Emperor was ranked first in the Divine Leaderboard, no one had seen him fight.
Everything they knew was from mere rumors.
Now that they had witnessed Dark Emperor fighting for the first time, they were stupefied in shock.
He’s simply too powerful! His strength is so terrifying.
We finally realize how much his powers surpass us.
“This is how powerful my Master is! Did you see that, Levi? This is how terrifying my master is. Why should I learn your skills? I’ll just learn what my master taught me. Master, I’m proud of you! You’re the strongest in this world!”
Feeling emotional, Zoey yelled out loud without any inhibitions.
She was filled with admiration for her master.
Everyone also stared at her enviously.
After all, her master was ranked first in the Divine Leaderboard, and his powers were unrivaled by everyone in the world.
Anyone would be envious of that!
Her abilities would improve rapidly under the guidance of Dark Emperor.
“I heard that initially, Dark Emperor wanted to train Boss, but he kept rejecting the offer. Furious, Dark Emperor locked him up for three years.”
“Yeah! If boss agreed to let the Dark Emperor become his master, he’d be really successful now.”
Chapter 2348 The Most Powerful In This World
“He’ll be much stronger than me. Not only is he more gifted than me, but he also has so much more experience.”
Zoey acknowledged how capable Levi was in those aspects.
Azure Dragon and the rest nodded. “At the very least, he’ll be in the top ten of the Divine Leaderboard. In fact, he might go all the way to being ranked second! If his potential has no limits, he might be on par with Dark Emperor one day.”
“He’ll most likely be ranked second in the Divine Leaderboard. In the future, he might even surpass his own master. He didn’t treasure this precious opportunity!”
“Yeah! I heard him say that Dark Emperor would exploit him or something… But isn’t Zoey doing just fine?”
“Perhaps, Boss is not fated to rise to glory in this lifetime. That’s why he couldn’t get Dark Emperor to become his master.”
Everyone discussed eagerly.
“Yeah, he’s not fated to become Master’s disciple. All the good luck has come to me!”
Zoey laughed.
Everyone in the world wished to be Dark Emperor’s disciple now.
No one could reject this opportunity.
Even if Floyd and the rest did not desire that, they still wished that their master, Levi, could progress quicker and teach them more things.
While everyone chattered away, Levi had already killed more than a hundred mutated zombies.
These monsters were even more invincible when they were enraged.
It was impossible to destroy them.
Yet, while suffering the attacks from Levi, they were no different from an average man.
With a single blow, Levi could kill one of them.
Soon, two hundred more mutated zombies collapsed…
Another five hundred fell!
Then, more than a thousand mutated zombies were killed.
While everyone watched in amazement, Levi killed more than a thousand mutated zombies without exerting much effort.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
“Please accept our humble praises! We admire you too much!”
“You’re like a God! There’s not a single warrior more powerful than you in this world.”
Azure Dragon and the rest were excited.
It was their greatest pleasure to see such a powerful fighter in action.
They all clenched their fists tightly, swearing to put in a hundred times more effort.
A fighter’s limits were unimaginable.
Yet, they had just witnessed before them the extent of one’s prowess.
They could spend their entire lifetime chasing after his footsteps.
Zoey was the most excited amongst them…
She kept announcing to the people around her that he was her master.
After seeing how powerful Dark Emperor was, she thought that her decision was correct.
Abandoning Levi’s ancient techniques was the right choice!
“I’ll try pleading with Master and see if he’s still willing to accept Levi as his disciple…” said Zoey with a chuckle.
Everyone else agreed, “Yeah! That’s a good idea!”
“The reason why Master isn’t learning our techniques is that we’re not powerful enough. We aren’t strong enough to convince him of our abilities.”
“However, Dark Emperor is different. With his unsurpassable powers, he can convince anyone! If he is willing to accept Master as his disciple, Master will definitely agree happily!” said Floyd.
“Yeah, Floyd is right. Dark Emperor has always been the most powerful presence. If she accepts Master as her disciple, Master will certainly agree,” said the rest.
“If Boss becomes the disciple of Dark Emperor, I’m sure that he’ll rise up to the second rank of the Divine Leaderboard!”
Everyone was confident in Levi.
However, more of them were actually confident in Dark Emperor!
Meanwhile, Levi was still unleashing his powerful attacks, ravaging the entire army of mutated zombies.
All of the mutated zombies, including those who were not afraid of him earlier, were now terrified of Levi.
They all fled frantically.
“You want to escape? That won’t be easy!”
Levi quickly chased after them.
Since his aim was to wreak havoc, he had to kill all the mutated zombies.
While Levi chased after them, Zoey and the rest followed him closely.
They wanted to enjoy the feeling of pursuing the mutated zombies and following the lead of a powerful fighter…
Azure Dragon and Kirin exclaimed, “Back then, we used to follow Boss like this too…”
Chapter 2349 Accept My Husband
Everything has changed!
While everyone lamented the past, Levi went all out and slew several more mutated zombies.
The number of mutated zombies depleted rapidly, decreasing by five hundred at a time.
It was horrific.
The mutated zombies were dropping like flies in front of Levi.
It did not look like they even had a chance.
Levi would just tear through them no matter how many popped up.
“What do we do now?”
The higher-ups from Maya Industries were all terrified seeing Levi solo-killing everything.
It was complete chaos.
Everyone was going mad, feeling at a loss because they did not know what to do.
Most of the information they received was death counts instead of battle data, and the numbers were by the hundreds each time.
“What do we do? What should we do now?”
“What now?”
They were out of ideas.
“Listen here! We’re pulling back! Call back all the mutated zombies! Halt the challenge and cancel the event!”
“Let everyone know immediately!”
…
As soon as Maya Industries gave the order, all the mutated zombies started retreating from the indigenous forest.
After that, the challengers got informed that there would be a halt in the tournament challenge.
“What? A halt? Why? Why was it canceled?”
A lot of the challengers, who were oblivious to the situation, were dumbfounded by the news.
And soon enough, Zoey and the others got the news as well.
Even though no one else knew why the tournament halted and the zombies retreated, Zoey and the gang had actually had an inkling of what was going on.
This has got to have something to do with Dark Emperor! His mutated zombie massacre has effectively forced Maya Industries to cease its operations.
Zoey figured that since the challenge had stopped and the mutated zombies had evacuated, there was no longer any reason for anyone to be there.
However, before they left, she needed to have a word with Dark Emperor.
So, she hurriedly caught up to Levi and stopped him with everyone close behind her.
“What do you want?” Levi said with a grim look.
“Master, I need to ask you a few questions…” Zoey responded.
Levi smiled bitterly.
Never in Zoey’s wildest dreams would she ever think that I’m her master right now.
“Speak.”
Levi was curious about what she had in mind.
“Number one. Why did you have to slaughter all those monsters? Maya Industries stopped the tournament challenge because of you!” Zoey asked.
“First of all, I killed them to save all of you. Secondly, from my point of view, no matter what Maya Industries is trying to do with them, be it to kill you all or to train the mutated zombies, it is considered a threat! Thus, I need to end it immediately,” Levi answered with the Dark Emperor’s perspective in mind.
The people there all figured that it made sense after hearing what Levi said.
Indeed, that sounded reasonable.
That said, things would be different if they knew Levi was the one that stopped the tournament challenge.
At present, no one complained. Even though Dark Emperor’s action actually prevented their growth, everyone was grateful to Dark Emperor for saving their lives.
No one had anything bad to say.
However, if Levi was the one doing all that, no one would bat an eye at him.
Instead, everyone would say that he was afraid of their growth.
Even though it was the same thing, knowing who did it heavily skewed the people’s reactions.
That was the best example.
Dark Emperor would even become a hero because he stopped Maya Industries’ scheme, saved them, and prevented a disaster.
“Master. I have a request…” Zoey smiled.
“What is it?”
“Can you take my husband as your disciple?” Zoey said after a moment’s hesitation.
Chapter 2350 The Biggest Obstacle For Maya Industries
At that moment, everyone’s attention was on Levi.
Their bodies trembled as they awaited Dark Emperor’s answer as it was a huge deal.
Being accepted as Dark Emperor’s disciple would drastically improve one’s quality of life, and completely change their life.
It would skyrocket them to the top of the world, giving them the chance to rule the world.
All of that from a nod from Dark Emperor.
Everyone waited.
It was a chance of a lifetime for anyone.
Azure Dragon and the lot would have asked to become one if it were not for their pride and the fact that they knew it was impossible.
“Take Levi in as my disciple?” Levi smiled.
“Yes, Master. Please accept him as your disciple!” Zoey pleaded.
“I wouldn’t dare. Am I even worthy? I’d need to be capable enough if I wanted to do that. Hahaha.” Levi laughed out loud after he replied and walked away.
Aside from the fact that the previous Dark Emperor was unqualified to be his master, Levi was sure that not even he himself was up for the task; he only had one true master.
Everyone was dumbfounded while they watched Dark Emperor leave.
To them, those words were dripped with sarcasm.
It sounded like he was mocking Levi, telling them he was unworthy of being his disciple.
“Oh no! It’s doomed! Master actually knew everything all along! He has completely forgone Levi!”
“It seems like Dark Emperor knows what kind of person our boss is! He knows Levi is an arrogant prick, which I assume is the type of person Dark Emperor hates,” the others said.
Floyd felt resigned. “I thought we would at least get some benefit if Master became Dark Emperor’s disciple. Who would have thought that Master would be a nobody to the Dark Emperor.”
“We thought so too! But it’s impossible now,” Sword Fiend and the others said.
“If nothing works, maybe I should talk to Master again?” Zoey pursed her lips.
“Let’s forget about it. I’m sure Dark Emperor has no intention of having Boss as a disciple. Things would only get worse if you said too much.”
“Now that Boss experienced hopelessness and understands how weak he is, I’m sure he’ll train harder when he gets back! He’ll have a lot more chances in the future!”
…
While everybody was discussing Levi, Zoey suddenly gave her head a light tap. “Oh, right! Levi!”
She assumed that he was still hiding in the swamp and might be in trouble.
“Go look for him! Quick!”
The group immediately headed towards the swamp.
…
On Maya Industries’ battleship.
“Does this mean our plan failed?” one of the staff asked.
“No, at least not entirely! We’ve collected half of the data, right?”
“That said, Dark Emperor’s appearance really messed things up! He and Sacred Organization will be the biggest obstacle for us! We need to get rid of him if we want to continue the plan!”
“But that’s impossible, right? His combat prowess is out of this world!”
“Who could possibly be strong enough to take him out?”
…
Silence ensued.
Everyone on the battleship went quiet as they realized that there was basically no one that could even touch the Dark Emperor.
“By the way, what about Levi Garrison? Do we kill him? There’s nothing else for us to do now anyway,” one of the staff asked and broke the silence.
“Killing him is a piece of cake. But Dark Emperor is still in the forest, so things might get out of hand if we bump into him. We would all die in there if we weren’t careful! Let’s retreat for now. Don’t give Dark Emperor the chance to come to us.”
Maya Industries decided to run away for fear of Dark Emperor’s overwhelming combat prowess.
Meanwhile, at the swamp.
Zoey and the others arrived in a hurry and finally let out a sigh of relief when they found someone with their back against them.
They were all glad that Levi was safe.
Nevertheless, everyone was astonished when the person turned around.