Ch. 2351..2360
Chapter 2351 The Rank Dropped
Dark Emperor? What is he doing here? Shouldn’t it be Levi? Why is it him? On that note, why are their silhouettes so similar? They look exactly the same!
Everyone was puzzled.
“What is it?” Levi asked.
“W-We came here looking for someone. We’ll take our leave now!” answered one of them with a slight shiver in his voice.
No one wanted to offend him.
Then they took a look around, and realized that Levi was not there.
Is he in danger? Or did he run away? Since Dark Emperor’s here, does that mean there are mutated zombies here? If that’s the case, Levi’s most probably…
Cold sweat started seeping out of everyone’s pores at the thought of that possibility.
“I know who you’re looking for! He has already left the forest! He’s waiting for you all at the place you people came from!” Levi said to not make them worry.
Initially, he wanted to wait for them there, but he hit some minor roadblocks along the way.
When he got there, Zoey and the lot were already there.
Levi did not even have time to take off his mask.
“Thank you, Master!”
Zoey and the others were thrilled when they heard what he said and left immediately to see Levi.
They assumed that Dark Emperor had saved Levi.
And that assumption got affirmed from how detailed Dark Emperor’s information was.
Thus, after they left, Levi left as well, but in a different direction.
He made sure to avoid Maya Industries’ surveillance as he escaped.
When Zoey and the others got out of the indigenous forest, Levi was indeed waiting for them.
“Let’s head back if there’s nothing else. It’s dangerous here.”
And so, they did not linger and left straight away.
…
On Maya Industries’ battleship.
“This is weird. Dark Emperor’s gone! We had him under surveillance! How did he disappear?”
The surveillance team was dumbfounded.
“That’s to be expected! With how strong he is, he most probably revealed himself to us in the first place,” one of the higher-ups said.
“With Dark Emperor here, it’ll be hard for us to execute the rest of the plan. But we can’t get rid of him, sigh. This is annoying.”
Everyone’s had a grim look on their faces.
“Who said that we have to get rid of him? We could work together! Let’s collaborate with the Dark Emperor!”
“We do have quite some leverage in our hands.”
“That could actually work!”
“Alright then, that gives us two things to do. One, meet Dark Emperor and talk about a collaboration. Two, analyze the data we’ve collected and improve the zombies’ attacks!”
That said, everyone’s expression did not light up.
They had thought that the zombie army they created was invincible as even the top ten of the Divine Leaderboard were helpless against them.
They thought they could dominate the world with it and let the people taste despair.
However, the result showed that the army was utterly useless when faced with truly powerful fighters.
So, the only thing they could do was take it slow.
…
Even though the tournament challenge ended halfway through, there were still some significant changes to the Divine Leaderboard and the Provisional Leaderboard.
There were no big changes for most of the participants.
It was mainly Zoey, whose rank improved drastically and went straight from top one hundred to top fifty on the Divine Leaderboard, instantly closing the gap between her, Kirin, Floyd, and Sword Fiend.
The people from Lopez and Black families that tagged along also experienced rapid growth after surviving numerous life-and-death situations.
The upgrade in their combat prowess meant that their ranks would also increase, so they were all thrilled about it.
On the other hand, Levi’s ranking on the Provisional Leaderboard dropped.
It was because Levi technically did nothing that whole time.
Moreover, a lot of the participants got significantly stronger.
So naturally, a lot of people climbed over him in terms of rank.
“Master, you only have half a month left! How could you let your rank drop?”
Chapter 2352 Dark Emperor Is Indeed Strong
Floyd looked at Levi, utterly confused.
He was very worried.
“That’s right! Zoey’s already in the top fifty of the Divine Leaderboard, Master! But you are ranked among the seven thousand nine hundredths in the Provisional Leaderboard! This is a tremendous gap!” Kinsley said in resignation.
As Levi’s disciples, they did not want to see Levi in the dumps.
To them, it was a matter of pride.
No one would want that to happen to themselves.
At present, Levi could not even match up against Shaun and the lot, let alone Zoey.
Moreover, Zoey’s growth was monstrous.
She was already in the top fifty of the Divine Leaderboard.
With her current growth rate, breaking into the top thirty would not be a problem for Zoey.
There was even a chance she might reach the top.
That said, besides all the effort Zoey put into her training, her master played a vital role in her success.
After all, her master was Dark Emperor.
The incident at the indigenous forest had shown the world just how terrifying Dark Emperor was.
So it was only natural for his disciple to advance at a rapid pace.
“Everyone, please stop it! Levi’s rank dropped because he didn’t get to train properly. He’s still using the old ways! I’m sure he realized it by now. With the technique books we have now, he’ll definitely improve quickly!”
Zoey looked toward Levi and said, “How about this, Levi? Let’s extend the duration. Three months doesn’t seem fair to you. Let’s make it half a year or even a year! Let’s fight then!”
“Yeah! I think the deadline should be postponed too!” The others nodded.
All of them thought Levi would start training like a madman after the despair he felt in the indigenous forest and forgo the outdated regime.
They thought that, given enough time to train, Levi might actually have a chance for a fair fight.
Hearing that, Levi smiled. “It’s okay. Three months will do. There’s no need to reschedule. I don’t need that long.”
“Umm…”
Everyone gave Levi an odd look.
Why are you still so stubborn? Extending the duration’s not even embarrassing! You’ll be even more embarrassed when you lose to Zoey! How are you going to catch up with only half a month left? That’s impossible!
They all thought Levi was either insane or extremely stupid.
Nevertheless, Zoey did not say much and agreed. “Alright. Three months it is!”
After all, Zoey mainly set the three months duration as a motivation for her to improve as well as show Levi how weak he was so that he would try to get stronger.
The fight at the end was not important at all.
She just wanted Levi to get stronger.
If Levi wants to dig his own grave, so be it.
Zoey assumed Levi could not change anything with the fifteen days left.
She figured she might as well wipe the floor with him when the time comes so that he would work harder to get accustomed to the new era.
That was what she wanted to see.
Then, she nodded her head and said, “Sure. Let’s see how much you can improve in fifteen days!”
Floyd and the others let out a deep sigh after that.
This is going to be so humiliating! Our master is no match for Zoey! He couldn’t even beat his own disciples! Zoey’s definitely going to surpass Floyd sooner or later.
They figured that they would have to train like crazy after seeing the peak of combat prowess at present and knew where the limit was.
“I’m sorry, Levi.” Zoey walked over. “Master appeared not long ago and let me choose between yours and Master’s techniques. I know Master was testing me. I’m sorry, Levi. I chose Master’s in the end. You’ve seen how quickly I’ve improved. Besides, you heard about how strong Master is, right? Master’s at the top of the Divine Leaderboard!”
Zoey started bragging about her master to Levi.
Levi nodded. “Yeah. The Dark Emperor now is indeed very strong.”
Chapter 2353 Fought and Killed
That’s because I’m the Dark Emperor! Of course I’m strong!
Levi added in his head.
Nevertheless, the ambiguity of his statement confused Zoey.
“What do you mean by that? Was Master not strong back then?”
“That’s right! You actually understood what I meant! Your master was certainly weaker back then.” Levi nodded.
“Pffft!” Zoey burst into laughter.
“My master has always been strong! Why are you talking as though you fought her before!”
To Zoey, Dark Emperor was invincible.
That was her faith and belief, so she could not accept when Levi said Dark Emperor was weak.
“Not only did I fight your Master, I actually killed…”
Levi stopped as he knew it was going to upset Zoey.
“Let’s stop talking about this! It’d be bad if the others overheard you!” Zoey was a little annoyed.
…
Levi disappeared the following few days because he went to investigate the relationship between Maya Industries and the Lab of Gods.
He kept feeling that there were a lot of similarities between those two.
That made Zoey rather ecstatic as she thought that Levi was training hard for the fight to come.
“I don’t really care about the outcome of the fight. I just wanted to motivate him, and it’s actually happening now!”
Zoey was pleased.
Azure Dragon and Kirin were also pleased.
“Right, we’re planning to give Boss a present, so we’ll be back once he’s done with his training!”
Phoenix and the gang said with a smile.
“What present?”
Everyone was curious.
“They say that the weapon from Maya Industries was not only indestructible but also had chemicals in it, right? A lot of factions had been researching for a way to handle it, but it seems like the special material is the only way right now. However, even though we can’t resolve it, we can still prevent it!”
“Garrison Industry has invented a battle suit that combined modern technology with ancient technology! Not only can it block Maya Industries’ weapon from piercing through, but it could also prevent the chemical from seeping in!”
“Most importantly, this special battle suit can actually block an all-out-hit from one of the top five of the Divine Leaderboard! To be precise, it can take a hit even from the second and third-ranked fighters on the leaderboard!”
…
“What?”
Everyone went wild after hearing what Phoenix said.
A battle suit that could withstand an attack from the second and third-ranked fighter on the Divine Leaderboard; Is that even possible?
What kind of suit is that?
It can even ward off Maya Industries’ chemical?
The whole world would be in an uproar if news got out! That’s an amazing invention!
Everyone was in disbelief at the fact that the battle suit could block any attack from the top of the Divine Leaderboard besides the rank one.
Rank one was too powerful and no one knew why.
Even after ten years of research, there were still no findings.
That said, the second rank fighter was researchable, so they could only use him as the basis of the research.
They were hopeful about it, whereas researching the first only gave them despair.
“However, the attack-blocking mechanism is still in its experimental phase. We need volunteers to help run more tests on it to be sure. But it seems like there aren’t many volunteers since they could lose their lives during the test.” Phoenix sighed.
At present, the most the battle suit had gone through was experimentation with attacks from the top twenty level.
Anything higher than that was all mere theories that were in the experimental phase.
Edmund was still looking for volunteers as he did not allow his own men to participate in the experiment.
“With our connections, we should be able to get our hands on one of those battle suits! It could mitigate some dangers for the boss while he’s still training!”
“Seeing that boss is working hard, let’s get one for him!”
“Yeah! We need to get one!”
…
For Levi’s sake, Phoenix and the others were willing to try and request it from Edmund.
Chapter 2354 Defensive Limit
After a few days, Levi appeared again, not because he had any significant breakthrough, though, but because Sacred Organization contacted him.
They told him that, the representatives from Maya Industries wanted to meet him and talk about working together.
That was the reason why Levi resurfaced.
He needed to think about it before he gave them an answer.
As soon as he made an appearance, Phoenix and the lot immediately came looking for him.
“Boss, how much have you improved after all the hard work you’ve put in?” Kirin asked.
“That’s not important! What’s important is he made an effort!” Azure Dragon said.
“Boss, come with us to Garrison Industry. We have a gift for you!” Everyone said excitedly.
“Sure!”
In the end, even Zoey and Floyd tagged along.
Everyone had a strong interest in the special battle suit Garrison Industry produced.
When they reached Garrison Industry’s laboratory, Edmund appeared.
He had been trying to get volunteers recently to test out the battle suit’s defensive capabilities, so he was at Garrison Industry’s headquarter for the past few days.
“Huh? Why are you people here?” Edmund asked.
“We’re here to get the suit, Sir. You’ve given us your word!” Azure dragon and the others said.
Edmund sneered after seeing Levi. “You guys wanted the suit for Levi?”
“Yes.”
Azure Dragon and the others’ expressions darkened.
Lying was pointless in that situation.
“I promised you guys because I thought you were going to use it yourself! I would’ve never said that if I knew it was for an outsider!” Edmund said.
Azure Dragon and the lot went silent as it was a known fact that the battle suit can only be issued to staff members of Garrison Industry.
Outsiders were strictly prohibited.
And from Garrison Industry’s perspective, Levi was an outsider.
According to the rules, he could not have the battle suit.
“Sir, I know outsiders can’t have it, but our boss is not an outsider!” Phoenix said after he realized something. “He’s still the founder of Garrison Industry! That makes him at least an internal staff member!”
“That’s right, Sir! That makes him a staff member!” the others chimed in.
Edmund laughed after hearing that. “That’s quite a stretch, don’t you think? Why don’t we let everyone in Garrison Industry vote to that?”
Azure Dragon and the others’ expressions darkened even more after hearing what Edmund said.
If they did what Edmund said, they knew for a fact that more than eighty percent of Garrison Industry’s staff would not admit that Levi was a part of them.
“That said, seeing that he’s indeed the founder of Garrison Industry, I’ll give him a chance!”
“Thank you, Sir!” everyone exclaimed.
“Don’t thank me yet! I have one condition!”
Edmund paused for a brief moment. “I’ve been looking for volunteers to test the defensive limit of the battle suit…”
…
Hearing that, the excitement on everyone’s faces immediately faded.
So there was a catch!
“How about this? I’ll give Levi the suit for free if he’s willing to wear it for our experiment purpose?” Edmund sneered.
“We can’t do that, Sir! That’s too dangerous! What if it couldn’t withstand the theoretical limit? Won’t the volunteer just get torn apart?” Azure Dragon and the others could not accept the condition.
Edmund nodded. “You’re right, and that’s why volunteers are so hard to come by! But for the sake of science, we need someone to do it so that we could obtain the most accurate results!”
“This won’t do! We’re not interested in anything life-threatening. Let’s go. We don’t need that suit!”
None of the others agreed to Edmund’s condition.
Edmund sneered. “Alright then. I respect your decision.”
“It’s okay! I accept! Let me try that suit out!” Levi exclaimed out of nowhere.
He agreed as he figured it was beneficial to Erudia if the development of the battle suit was a success.
There was no reason for him not to try it out.
Chapter 2355 Test It With My Fist
Truth be told, Levi figured he could just use his fist to help test anything’s defensive capability.
They only needed to see if the item in question could withstand one punch from him.
According to Levi’s standards, not even the Skyward Sword and Terra Blade qualified since he broke them with a snap of his finger.
To him, those weapons were mere scrap metals.
“Alright, do you just want me to throw a punch at the suit and destroy it?” Levi asked seriously.
That was the type of test in his mind.
“Of course not! What would that do? I want you to put it on and get attacked to see test the defense level of the suit, understand?” Edmund sneered.
“Sure, sure. Let’s get this over with!”
Levi was mainly doing that for his friends, so he did not mind all of that.
He figured he’d acknowledge Garrison Industry’s strength if the test actually wounded him in any capacity.
“Boss, this is dangerous. Let’s just go!”
They were there to obtain some sense of security for Levi, another layer of safety.
But now, Levi was facing life-threatening danger before they even got the security they came to get.
“It’s alright. Just let me try.” Levi smiled.
After that, Levi went into the particular lab and put on the battle suit.
The suit was very different from the clumsy armor he imagined it to be.
It was even thinner than a normal shirt and was very light.
There was no sense of burden when Levi put it on, and it was very comfortable.
“Not bad. Not bad at all,” Levi remarked.
Modern technology really is something.
“There are currently still downsides to it. The main one being the suit can only be used defensively. We still can’t find a way to incorporate weapon systems into it.”
Edmund looked rather troubled at that thought.
“Defending is also a form of attacking!” Levi said calmly.
Edmund smiled all of a sudden. “Listen to that. That’s someone who knows what he’s talking about!”
Then, Levi put on the battle suit and walked into an enormous testing ground.
That testing ground was located a few thousand feet underground.
After the researchers brought Levi to a designated position, they cleared the vicinity.
Boom!
The gate of the testing ground closed, and everyone was watching Levi through a glass window.
They were all clenching their fists, feeling nervous about what was about to happen.
On the other hand, Levi was calm as a cucumber and looked around at the structure of the testing ground.
In front of him, about five hundred yards away, was a gigantic hole.
“Sir, everything’s ready to go. Do we commence the test?” one of the researchers asked.
“Alright. Let’s start.” Edmund said.
“To which level do we set the danger rating of the attack?” the researcher asked.
Since they already tested with top-twenty levels of attack, the Garrison Industry could actually try the top-ten.
“Set it to the maximum. Mimic the strongest attack of the second and third rank fighters on Divine Leaderboard and throw it at Levi,” Edmund said coldly.
Since we have a volunteer, we might as well test the limits.
No one knew how strong the person who topped the list was, not even Edmund.
But he was able to deduce and reproduce attacks similar to that of the second and third-ranked fighters based on his own strength as well as many other fighters’ strength.
The variance would not be more than one percent.
That said, reproducing that attack required a large amount of energy material.
They needed to be converted into super energy in order to unleash that powerful attack.
“Sir, isn’t this a little overboard? The max setting on the first test? Why not we take it slow and start from the top ten? We can slowly move up after that.”
Edmund’s decision terrified Azure Dragon and the others.
After all, it was still a test, which meant that there were risks.
If the battle suit failed, Levi was going to be in huge danger.
“We don’t want to do this anymore! You can keep the suit! Let him out now! We’re leaving!” Zoey was infuriated as she approached the door.
Nevertheless, Edmund stopped her. “You can’t! Once it’s started, there’s no turning back!”
Chapter 2356 A Clueless Bunch
Edmund was not about to just let a free volunteer slip away from his fingers.
“Commence the test!” he shouted while holding off Zoey.
And thus, the test started.
Hummm…
Soon, they heard a horrific hum that shook the very earth they were standing on.
Then, layers of armor started covering the walls of the testing ground to ensure the lab’s safety as the attack it was charging up could literally destroy everything.
At that moment, the hole in front of Levi began to shine and made an ear-piercing noise.
Inside it, high-class energy materials were gathered and converted into a powerful energy stream that basically equated to an all-out attack from the second and third-ranked fighters on the Divine Leaderboard.
That was how amazing modern technology was.
It would be impossible to produce energy like that back in the day.
Jared’s Deicide invention was already the pinnacle back then, but now, things were much more terrifying.
Their levels were leagues apart.
…
Everyone shuddered as they felt the ground quake beneath them.
It sent shivers down the people’s spine as that sounded like a soul-shattering attack.
To them, that one attack could wipe them off the face of the earth.
No one could stand in its way. Not Zoey, not Floyd, and not anyone else.
Even Edmund had to bow down to that terrifying power.
That was something unimaginable to them.
At that instant, everyone lost their faith in the battle suit.
Hummm…
The tremor grew louder.
At the final stage of the charge, all the converted energy converged into one single beam and blasted straight at Levi.
Boom!
No one dared look at the beam as it was as blinding as the sun.
That beam was not something anyone would want to deal with, so everyone closed their eyes.
However, Levi merely curled his lips. To him, the beam was nothing but a torchlight.
I can’t even use this to scratch my back! The late Dark Emperor can do way more than this! How could they be scared of this? What a clueless bunch!
Levi shook his head in exasperation.
At that moment, all he wanted to do was to test the protection that the battle suit provided.
Can it really handle this?
Boom!
The beam hit him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions occurred as soon as the beam landed on Levi, and it felt like the whole testing ground was about to collapse. If it were not for the lab being underground, the entire Erudia would have been alerted by the commotion.
The light was so bright that none of them there could open their eyes.
It was horrifying, to say the least.
After that, when the dust settled everyone was astonished to see that Levi was still standing there as though nothing had happened.
The battle suit did not even have a scratch on it.
“We did it! We actually did it!” All the researchers were ecstatic and burst into joyous laughter.
The battle suit had withstood a full-powered hit from the second and third-ranked fighters on the Divine Leaderboard.
That was a massive breakthrough that might bring about the winds of change and open up a new chapter for modern civilization.
Even though Edmund was strong, the gap between him and the top three fighters on the Divine Leaderboard was still gigantic.
But with the battle suit, he could finally go toe to toe with them.
With a battle suit of that caliber, Garrison Industry would have a bright future ahead of them.
It had become their bargaining chip.
A bargaining chip that could bring them unimaginable benefits in the future as the future was all about having the most resources!
The battle suit was no doubt going to be Edmund’s trump card.
Zoey and the others were also excited because Levi was unharmed and they got a free battle suit out of it.
“Sir, you’re going to keep your word, right? Boss did the test! Please give him one of those suits!” Azure Dragon and the others exclaimed.
“No problem! I’m a man of my word!”
At that moment, Levi came out after taking of the battle suit.
“Is it that amazing? Want me to test it out?”
Chapter 2357 The Lowest Rank Gets It
Levi looked at the clueless bunch.
He could not stand it any longer and wanted to show them that the battle suit was just a thin piece of paper, that he could tear it into pieces with ease.
Edmund sneered. “What are you going to do?”
“I’m going to tear it in two, of course,” Levi said.
“Hahaha…”
Everyone laughed out loud after hearing that.
They looked at him like he was a fool.
Only an idiot would say something like that!
No normal person would ever say such a thing.
It’s true that the battle suit is light and thin, but all the materials used to make it were of the highest quality and rarity! Just the materials alone surpass anything that’s aerospace-grade.
It could withstand extreme temperatures and ward off sharp materials as well as all sorts of attacks from top fighters on the Divine Leaderboard. It’s the essence of modern and ancient technology! It’s indestructible!
Frankly, no one in Garrison Industry can even leave a scratch on it no matter what they did or what equipment they used.
No one here could possibly do anything to it! The result just now is a testament to that!
Not even that powerful attack could do anything to it, let alone your bare hands. What a joke!
And so, everyone laughed when Levi blurted out those words.
They all thought he sounded like a retard.
Nevertheless, those were all just their opinions.
Levi was like a god, after all.
“So, you don’t believe me, right?”
Levi was just about to rip the battle suit apart when Zoey and the others stopped him.
“It’s alright! Let’s go! Thank you for the suit, General! We’ll take our leave now.”
Zoey was worried that Edmund might go back on his word, so she quickly dragged Levi out of there along with the battle suit and left with everyone else.
At present, Edmund was still caught up in the result of the test, so he did not care what Levi did or where he went.
“Why don’t you guys have this battle suit? I don’t really need it anyway.”
Levi wanted to give the suit to his disciple and friends so that whoever needed it could wear it.
It was a useful item for them as no one on the Divine Leaderboard would be able to hurt them if they had the battle suit on, besides Levi, of course.
“No way! You keep it, Boss!”
“Yeah! We put in a lot of effort to get that. All because we want you to be safe!”
…
Naturally, no one accepted.
Hearing that, Zoey smiled. “How about this. Let’s give that battle suit to the person that needs it the most, okay?”
“Huh?”
Everyone was stunned.
No one caught Zoey’s drift.
“What do you mean, Zoey? Who’s the one that needs it the most?” Black Tortoise asked in a murmur.
“That would be the weakest person here, of course! Let’s use our ranks on the Divine Leaderboard and Provisional Leaderboard as references. The person with the lowest ranking will be the one that needs the suit the most! Okay?” Zoey proposed.
“I agree! That way, we won’t have to fight for it!”
Everyone finally understood where Zoey was coming from.
She wanted to make Levi keep the battle suit and continue to spite him.
“Alright. Let’s see whose rank is the lowest.”
Everyone proceeded to say their ranks, and eventually, all eyes were on Levi.
“Boss is ranked among the seven thousandths in the Provisional Leaderboard. He’s the lowest among all of us, so he gets to keep the battle suit!”
Everyone looked satisfied with that outcome, so Levi had no choice but to accept the suit and bring it back.
When he got back to his place, Levi took a closer look at the battle suit.
“It looks like there’s still room for improvement. This is not perfect yet.”
While he spoke, Levi applied some force with his hands.
Rip!
The special battle suit instantly shattered into pieces.
In actuality, Levi merely wanted to test it, but it was weaker than he had imagined.
And at that very moment, Zoey walked in and saw what happened.
Chapter 2358 Ask Them To Come See Me
Boom!
Zoey was utterly dumbfounded.
She almost fell to the ground after seeing the shattered pieces of the battle suit.
How did this happen?
“W-What’s going on here?” Zoey asked with a shaky voice.
“I ripped it apart,” Levi answered.
“Really? I don’t believe you!”
Zoey shook her head violently.
If she came in any sooner, she would have saw the moment Levi destroyed that suit.
But alas, she was a few seconds too late, so all she saw was just pieces of the suit covering the floor.
Hence, she refused to believe that Levi did that no matter what.
“I got it!” Zoey suddenly exclaimed.
“What did you get?” Levi was curious.
“The suit shattered because it sustained too much damage from the test! It already broke back in the lab. Even though it looked okay, the interior got totally crushed! If you were to rip it apart with sheer force, it should only turn into two halves. How could it shatter into a million pieces like this?” Zoey analyzed the situation.
Levi laughed after hearing that. “That’s because I’m strong and could shred it with ease!”
“No! I’m sure the suit could not handle the attack just now and were already destroyed before we came back!”
Then, Zoey looked as though she had realized something when she turned toward Levi, astonished. “Did you already know that it was destroyed inside? So that’s why you said you want to try tearing it!”
Zoey suddenly recalled Levi’s request to test the battle suit by ripping it in two with his bare hands.
No one paid any heed to that request back then.
But now, it looked to Zoey like Levi wanted to use that chance to show off, but she stopped him before he could start.
“You’re actually quite childish, Levi. How did you come up with that idea!” Zoey said.
“Nevertheless, this is still beneficial to us. At least Garrison Industry gets to know the battle suit’s limits! I’ll go tell them right away!”
Zoey immediately sprinted off, leaving Levi with no chance to explain.
“I…”
Levi felt resigned.
The suit was fine! I only tore it because I got bored.
“So be it then!” Levi shook his head in resignation.
He figured Zoey relaying the wrong information to Garrison Industry was not a bad thing. They would think the battle suit could not handle the absolute limit and strive to improve it further, making a suit with higher defensive capability.
Indeed, everything went according to Levi’s assumption as Zoey immediately contacted Garrison Industry to let them know about the suit shattering because it could not handle the attack.
Edmund and all the researchers believed her.
Since the materials and all other aspects of the battle suit were rare and valuable, Edmund figured it would be bad if they kept using it for experimenting.
Other than that, there were no more volunteers after that failed attempt.
They could not afford to run another test.
Hence, they decided to just focus on improving the battle suit’s limits.
Nevertheless, Edmund gave Zoey another battle suit as a token of appreciation for the information she provided.
If it were not for her, Edmund would have most likely worn the suit to challenge the top fighters of the Divine Leaderboard.
He would have lost his life if that happened.
Little did Edmund know that Zoey’s information was completely false.
Just like that, Zoey returned with another battle suit, rendering Levi speechless.
There was nothing else he could do now but put on the suit.
After that, he needed to go meet the person in charge of Maya Industries.
Levi gave it some thought and decided to ask the people from Maya Industries to meet him in Erudia instead.
Word got out and shocked a lot of people.
Why would the Dark Emperor and Maya Industries’ higher-ups meet in Erudia?
The reasoning Levi gave Death Fiend was a simple one. He was lazy.
Chapter 2359 Why Are You Here
No one understood why Maya Industries and Sacred Organization chose to meet in Erudia.
It made no sense.
Moreover, neither the people in Maya Industries nor Sacred Organization knew why.
Why Erudia?
On top of that, quite a few of Dark Emperor’s aides actually knew that she was afraid of entering Erudia.
Why now?
That said, they could slightly understand why.
After all, Dark Emperor was just too strong.
He was at the top of the Divine Leaderboard, the same person that forced Maya Industries into negotiation.
And so, the location they chose to meet up was at North Hampton, causing North Hampton to be the center of everyone’s attention.
Zoey was very excited as she thought that Dark Emperor chose that location because of her.
“It’s too bad Master didn’t accept you as a disciple. You would’ve definitely become a force to be reckoned with!” Zoey looked at Levi and sighed.
“But Master won’t accept you no matter what! So you’ll have to depend on yourself and train hard! Evie has already opened up her own path!”
Zoey still had confidence in Levi.
With the three months deadline closing in, Zoey was certain that Levi would come to a realization.
However, Levi sneered. “I only have one master. No one else is worthy of that title except him!”
Not to mention that I am Dark Emperor.
Dark Emperor’s meeting with Maya Industries in Erudia was a massive deal, so The Cardinal Hall fell deep into thought after finding out.
At present, things were a little sensitive in Erudia, so their timing was not great.
On top of that, Dark Emperor was also a problem.
Edmund and the divine generals all heard about Dark Emperor’s legend.
The Cardinal Hall actually had a rule that prohibited Dark Emperor from entering Erudia.
No one knew the details about that, but it was an issue.
Do we stop Dark Emperor? Or do we just let him in? Could we stop him if we wanted to? He’s ranked first on the Divine Leaderboard. It’s not going to be easy.
They were all caught up with that one issue.
Soon enough, the day of their meeting arrived.
The chieftain of Maya Industries arrived in North Hampton with a whole team of elites escorting him.
Their battleship anchored on international waters to wait for them.
They actually sent out all the elites they could as they were wary of Erudia.
As for the Sacred Organization, Levi was the only one that appeared.
On the night before, Death Fiend and the lot had rushed over to North Hampton.
“What are you guys doing here?” Levi asked.
“We forgot to tell you something. The late Dark Emperor actually dared not step foot into Erudia back then, especially before he fused the Skyward Sword and Terra Blade. He told us he was afraid of someone.”
“We’re worried that you might attract that person’s attention since you’re using Dark Emperor’s identity to appear in Erudia,” Death Fiend and the others said.
“Even though we know how strong you are, it’s still better to be safe than sorry.”
Levi smiled. “Sure. I understand. It’s alright. It’s good that I actually get to see who that person is. Maybe he can help me unravel more secrets.”
“Alright then. Just be careful, okay?” the others said.
“I just wanted to see who the chieftain of Maya Industries was.”
That was the only reason why Levi accept the meeting invitation.
He figured that if the chieftain was one of the members of the Lab of Gods, his theory could be justified.
That the Lab of Gods still existed.
“Levi!”
Suddenly, Zoey called for him and walked straight into Levi’s manor.
“Huh? Why are you guys here?”
Chapter 2360 Looking For Me
Zoey saw Death Fiend and the others and felt puzzled.
After all, she was not notified of the visit.
“Huh? Master? Why are you here too?”
Zoey saw a figure wearing a mask.
Levi knew he had no time to hide, so he instinctively put on the mask.
“Oh, you came early! I thought you were arriving tomorrow!” Zoey was delighted.
“I have things to discuss with them, so you should leave for now.”
After Zoey left, Levi told Death Fiend and the others to be on the lookout before asking them to leave quickly.
After a while, Zoey came back.
“Huh? Where did they go?” She was confused.
“Who are you talking about?” Levi paused for a moment.
“Master was having a meeting here just now,” Zoey said bluntly.
“Why didn’t I see them then?” Levi asked deliberately.
“With Master’s capabilities, you definitely won’t see him if he didn’t want you to!” Zoey spoke pridefully.
“Would you believe me if I told you that Master’s still here? We merely can’t see him, that’s all,” Zoey added.
“I believe you!”
There was no way Levi would not believe her as he was literally sitting there.
“Sigh. It’d be great if Master stayed with us, right? That way, no one would dare mess with us,” Zoey lamented.
“It’s fine. I’m here. It’s the same thing. No one’s going to mess with our family.”
Levi smiled.
“You… I look forward to that day. I hope it comes sooner.”
While the two were taking a walk in the yard, they suddenly heard a commotion outside and went over to take a look.
There were a lot of people outside the manor, many of which, Levi and Zoey recognized.
People like Minka, and Asura, accompanied by his subordinates Zar, Bolgun, and Talon.
There were many more familiar faces.
They’re now known as the Erudian Alliance, right? One of the ten great factions in Erudia where elite fighters gathered to go up against some ancient clans.
The Erudian Alliance can even be known as the leader of the ten great factions in Erudia.
There was no single leader in the alliance. Instead, there were six people in charge.
Minka and Asura were two of them.
“What are you guys doing here?” Zoey asked on the spot, looking at them cautiously.
“If I’m not wrong, they should be here for me,” Levi said with a grin on his face.
He already guessed what they were there for.
Aside from the Erudian Alliance, many more factions were lining up behind them, and they all seemed to have the same goal in mind.
“Sorry, but you’re wrong this time. We’re not looking for you. I could go so far as to say this is none of your concern,” Asura said pridefully.
Minka and Asura were all elites in the top half of the Divine Leaderboard, even stronger than Kirin.
Hence, they were a conceited bunch.
They only greeted Levi to show some respect.
“God of War. Let’s call you that for now. Your era is gone! This isn’t the same as before where everyone would want to meet you!”
“Back then, you were someone our boss strove to be. But now, not even we are interested in you, let alone anyone else.
“Based on our strength, you don’t even have the right to talk to us!”
Zar, Bolgun, and Talon were relentless since they were on the Divine Leaderboard as well.
Though their ranks were rather low, it was still the Divine Leaderboard.
“I’ve heard about your situation,” Minka said with mixed feelings as she looked at Levi. “You should work hard and take advantage of the opportunities in this new era. Ranked seven thousandths on the Provisional Leaderboard is far too low, even for your standards. If you need any help, just say the word. I’ll give you any technique book you need.”
Asura nodded and chimed in, “Me too!”