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Chapter 2391 Levi Is Marrying Me
What? Do you want to marry me to him? This loser is unworthy of me!
Queenie was flabbergasted, and so was everyone as well. They had never heard of the news before, but now the divine brigadier was announcing it out of the blue.
He looked at Levi and gushed, “Mr. Garrison said yes. Now all that’s left is you. Just say the word and I’ll make all the necessary arrangements.”
If they thought the first announcement was shocking enough, the second one blew everyone’s minds away, and a deafening silence fell across the manor. If they listened closely, they could even hear the gears in everyone’s brains stop turning.
They were already numb from the shock, and they stared at the divine brigadier in utter disbelief. For a long, long while, not a single soul spoke.
But eventually, someone broke the silence, “What? The divine brigadier wants to marry his daughter off to Levi?”
Realization finally struck the audience after a long lag, and it sent ripples across everyone’s souls. It was as unbelievable as saying Levi was the strongest person in the world, so everyone’s jaw dropped.
Zoey, of course, was struck dumb, and she stared at Levi in disbelief. He actually agreed? Does he actually want to marry another woman? No wonder he was in there with the divine brigadier for so long.
The news hit Zoey hard. She almost had a heart attack there and then, but she forced herself to hold it in.
Well, I guess Queenie is a lot better than I am. She comes from a better family than I do, and she’s stronger than I am, and she’s also younger as well.
If Levi does marry her, I bet he’s going to make it in life. She’s the young miss of The Cardinal Hall, while he’s the Crown King. What a lovely couple. Not to mention Levi has adapted to the new era. He’ll make it to the top ten on the Divine Leaderboard. Of course he’s dumping me for a better woman.
Zoey was staggering, and she would have fallen down if not for Mia and Wynona helping her.
“What the heck is Levi thinking? Why did he even say yes?” Mia stomped her foot angrily.
“Men. They’re all the same.” Wynona sneered scornfully.
Everyone else was shocked by the announcement as well. They couldn’t believe the divine brigadier was marrying his daughter off to a weakling like Levi. To them, it came as a bolt from the blue.
However, the Lopez and Black families quickly realized the reason behind this deal. The divine brigadier was marrying Queenie off to Levi possibly because he wanted them to give birth to a few more geniuses.
After all, Forlevia was Levi’s daughter, and she was the best example of what great genes could accomplish. As of current, she was already The Cardinal Hall’s future. Of course they would love it if Levi could make a few more geniuses that rivaled or even surpassed Forlevia in terms of raw talent.
Now that the divine brigadier had returned, he must have a similar plan in mind. The best way to go about it was to have Levi make more children, so he was willing to marry his daughter off to him. After all, that meant the children born from this marriage would be affiliated with The Cardinal Hall, and he could raise them up himself.
He wouldn’t even need any middleman to handle the negotiations either.
Honestly, the families might be greedy and stupid, but a broken clock is right twice a day. Their guess was right on the money, though only partially. To them, Levi was nothing more than a babymaking machine, but what they didn’t know was that the divine brigadier was doing this so he could get Levi on his side.
Levi’s disciples, underlings, and friends were also surprised to hear that announcement, and they gave Levi a weird look.
“How could you do this? Zoey has supported you when you needed her most. She became a serial killer just so she could avenge you, but now you’re dumping her so you can marry someone else?”
Everyone was disappointed in Levi. They couldn’t believe what he was doing, for it was the worst crime a man could commit in a relationship.
The Lopez and Black families were enraged as well, and they chastised Levi for it. “He’s an animal. Worse than scum, even!”
But Levi was also in disbelief himself. Hey, I did not say anything of the sort. Are you f*cking mad? Why didn’t you talk it over with me first?
Levi wanted to kill the divine brigadier for making this decision without going it through with him. More importantly, now that the divine brigadier was the one who made the announcement, it was impossible for Levi to defend himself.
Everything he said was the truth, or at least that was what the public’s perception of the divine brigadier. Never would they think that the divine brigadier would lie about anything.
Whatever he said was the absolute truth, and his word was law. He would never lie to anyone. On the other hand, if Levi denied it, they would certainly think he was lying. In that case, there was no need for him to defend himself. Or to be exact, it was pointless.
“What did you say, Father? You want to marry me off to him? A loser like him? Are you for real?” Queenie scoffed.
Chapter 2392 You Are The Trash Here
Queenie was giving Levi a look of scorn and contempt. “He’s dead last on the Divine Leaderboard, while I’m one of the top ten. I’m leagues above him. Besides, I’m young and single, while he’s married. And his daughter’s already grown up.
“I will never marry a taken man even if that’s the last thing I do. And father, do you have any idea what everyone thinks of him? He’s nothing but a baby making machine in their eyes. He’s leagues beneath me in terms of strength, talent, age, and background! And you, Levi! I’m way out of your league, so you can forget about ever marrying me!”
Since her father himself said that Levi had agreed to the arrangement, and Queenie knew her father wouldn’t lie, she thought Levi was the one who proposed the marriage in the first place.
However, everyone got it all wrong. The divine brigadier was the one who begged Levi to marry Queenie, but with how things were turning out, everyone thought Levi was the one who begged the divine brigadier to match him up with Queenie.
That perception was putting Levi in a bad spot, and Levi realized that from a mile away. If it weren’t for the fact that there were too many people around, Levi would have started rampaging. You b*stard! I’ll tear you apart! Just you wait! Once you’re alone, I’ll drag your *ss out and whoop it until you’re bedridden!
At the same time, the divine brigadier felt like giving his daughter a tight slap. What did you just say? Did you just say you’re way above his league? No, my sweet summer child! It’s the other way around. He’s the one who’s way above your league! Heck, you can’t even see his potential!. Levi’s a practical god, while you’re just a mortal!
Queenie didn’t know that her father was scolding her in silence, so she looked at Levi haughtily. She and everyone else thought that Levi was aiming for something that was way above his league.
His only advantage was his genes, but that meant his only fate was to be a baby making machine. After all, it was probable that all his offspring would turn out to be geniuses.
The chances of that happening would be even higher if he married someone with great genes like Queenie, however, it would be humiliating for a man to become a mere baby making machine.
Queenie was The Cardinal Hall’s princess, so there was no way she would marry a man who already had a family of his own.
“Father, I will not allow myself to endure this humiliation, and I believe The Cardinal Hall would never allow this either. What if the whole world knows that I’m engaged to a married man? We’d be a laughing stock in an instant!”
Queenie knew what she must do, so she used The Cardinal Hall’s reputation as a reason to refuse the marriage.
The divine brigadier looked at her, “Sweetie, listen to me. I’m doing this all for your own good. It’ll do you great if you marry Mr. Garrison. He’s the best candidate if you want a great man to marry. Trust me on this. It might not be clear now, but you’ll see what I mean in time.”
The divine brigadier could not believe how foolish Queenie was. You actually compared your strength to him? Of all people? And you thought you could win? If there’s a comedy competition right now, I’d give you a one hundred out of ten for that joke alone.
The guy you called trash beat me with a single punch. He’s the strongest fighter in the world. If he shows his true power, all the women in the world would vie for his hand in marriage. Yes, even those who are leagues above you. You won’t even have a chance to get a glimpse of Levi then, much less marry him.
“I know you’re doing everything for my own good, father, but I can’t accept this. I will never marry Levi no matter what you say. Yes, I understand what you’re getting at. If I marry him, we’ll give birth to incredibly talented children. That much I know, and this is for the good of The Cardinal Hall. I can understand that, but that doesn’t mean you can sacrifice my happiness.”
Queenie stood her ground, refusing to give her father any chance to argue with her. Then she sneered at Levi. “Forget it, Levi. I’ll never marry you. You’re way beneath me, and to think you said yes to it right in front of your wife. You’re worse than scum, Levi.”
She left that message and went away, leaving everyone else standing awkwardly. Levi’s friends and family thought it was an embarrassing scene, getting humiliated by an outsider in their own home. That was probably the most embarrassing thing that could happen to anyone.
Zoey burst out in tears, of course. It was understandable since Levi actually said he’d marry another woman right in front of her. What else could be more humiliating than that?
The divine brigadier was in utter disbelief as well. He announced that news with no ill intent. In fact, he meant for it to be a piece of good news, but contrary to his expectations, he created a mess of a situation that not even he could handle.
Chapter 2393 He Begged Me For It
Suddenly, he felt a chill running up his spine. For some reason, he felt death itself staring at him from behind. If he wasn’t careful, he might just get killed right there and then.
He turned around and saw Levi glaring at him furiously, his eyes filled with murderous intent. A destructive force was brewing within Levi, and he could feel it. The energy was almost palpable, and it was crashing down on him. It was as if he was facing a force of nature, and he could do nothing about it.
In the end, he realized he had caused a lot of trouble for Levi, and he quickly excused himself lest Levi kills him. “Um, well… I’ll leave you guys to it. I’ll have to go now. I’m worried about Queenie.”
Levi would tear me apart. Gotta skedaddle.
Levi noticed what the divine brigadier was trying to do, and he wanted to give chase, but everyone got in his way, stopping him.
“What are you doing? Trying to go to The Cardinal Hall so you can ask for her hand in marriage? You’re a worthless piece of scum, Levi,” Henry spat.
Aaron and his wife wanted to slap Levi there and then. They could not believe he actually said he was marrying someone else right in front of them and Zoey. To them, that was the worst form of humiliation.
“What are you trying to do, Levi? Do you think you’re so strong now that you managed to rank on the Divine Leaderboard? Do you think you can do anything now that you’ve adapted? So you want to abandon Zoey and Evie? Just because you fell for Queenie? Just because her father’s the divine brigadier?”
“The divine brigadier greenlighted the whole thing, but do you really think he approves of you? He only wants you for your genes! So you can be a baby making machine! So they can get more geniuses out of you. You’re not as important as you think you are!” Henry chided.
Everyone was glowering at Levi as well. They were disappointed in him, and that included his disciples and friends.
They could understand the underlying reason. After Levi realized how competitive the new world had become, he thought it was too much of a difference from how it used to be, and it was hard for him to accept this reality. He might have made his way into the Divine Leaderboard, but it was still a far cry from what he used to be.
He needed an opportunity to get back to the top, and The Cardinal Hall was the best route for him. Or at least it was one of the best. Of course Levi wouldn’t let that chance slip. But just because of that, everyone realized that Levi was no longer the same person they used to know.
“No, guys. I can explain—” Levi desperately wanted to tell them the truth so they would stop misunderstanding him.
But nobody would give him any chance, and they kept yelling at him. “Explain? We don’t need your explanation! We saw everything with our own eyes!”
However, Zoey spoke up, “Hold it. Let him explain. I want to hear it.”
Levi finally had a chance to explain himself, and so he did. “Alright. I can explain. The divine brigadier came to see me so he can introduce his daughter to me. Then he begged me to marry her. He said they don’t care even if I have a family. All he wanted me to do was to marry her. He even said it’s normal for a guy to have more than one wife.
“But that’s beside the point. The point is he f*cking lied. He lied to everyone, including me. I never said I would marry his daughter, but he put the words in my mouth. I was about to say no, but he was already dragging me out to see her. I couldn’t stop him.”
Zoey sneered. “Did you just say the divine brigadier begged you to marry his daughter?”
Levi nodded. “Yes, that’s absolutely right. He said he’d do whatever it takes.”
Zoey continued, “And he was lying when he said you agreed to the deal?”
Levi nodded again. “Yes, that’s right. He lied to everyone. But he knows he messed up, so he ran away in case I beat him up.”
It was the truth, but everyone didn’t believe a single word of it. Especially not the part where Levi said the divine brigadier ran because he was afraid of getting beaten up.
“Levi, you b*stard. Will it kill you to just stop lying for a moment? Can’t you just come clean for once?” Zoey was enraged by the lies.
“You think he’d be scared of you? Sorry, but he just beat the top fighter on the Divine Leaderboard! He beat Dark Emperor! That guy’s stronger than my master! There’s no reason for him to be afraid! And the divine brigadier never goes back on his promises! Do you think a man like that would lie through his teeth?
“If you hadn’t agreed to it, he wouldn’t have said you did. There’s no point in that! Stop joking around. Someone like him would never lie! For Pete’s sake, Levi, stop twisting the story to fit your narrative! You don’t have to lie about it. You’re a man, so be one! We know you did that, so just admit it!”
Chapter 2394 Get Your Keister Out Here
“Stop lying your way out of this. Leave everyone else out of it and just say you agreed to the deal! You’re not that kind of lying scumbag.”
Zoey was in tears, enraged by the ‘fact’ that Levi was lying through his teeth.
Everything turned out to be how Levi expected it to be. Once the divine brigadier made the announcement, not a soul in the world would think he was lying.
After all, he was the leader of an esteemed organization, so everyone would instinctively think a man like him would never make empty promises or tell a lie. Especially not for a guy like Levi.
To them, it was just a small matter, so there was no need for him to lie. But if he wasn’t lying, that automatically meant the liar was Levi.
Even if Levi told the divine brigadier to come back and tell everyone the truth, they would never believe it. The stereotype was already deeply entrenched within them, after all.
Floyd gnashed his teeth. “Yeah, Master. Just admit that you said yes! Everyone knows the truth now, so there’s no use playing dumb.”
Everyone else agreed, “Yeah, why are you acting like a coward? You already did the deed, so why not admit to it?”
Levi was on the verge of fury. “I did not do it. Why should I say sorry for something I didn’t do?” He wanted to explain, but there was no use in that.
“What a shame, though.” Everyone sneered. “You might think you can marry her, but she apparently doesn’t think too highly of you. Didn’t you hear her? She called you a scum for trying to marry her when you already have a family, and we have to agree with the girl. You are a piece of scum.”
“Levi, you’re the one at fault here. Now apologize to Zoey,” Mia demanded an apology from Levi so the matter wouldn’t get any worse.
Everyone else urged him to apologize as well, “Yeah! Apologize to Zoey right now! Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and you’re no exception. Just say sorry and she’ll let you off the hook!”
Zoey was fuming, but she was also waiting for Levi to apologize. If he would say sorry to her, she’d let the whole matter slide like a slab of butter on a slate. Zoey would just chalk it up to an impulsive moment by Levi.
However, Levi looked at everyone defiantly. “I didn’t do it. Why should I apologize for something I did not do?”
He was telling the truth again, but even then, everyone still managed to get angry about it.
So he’s going to dump his family and marry Queenie instead? Just because she comes from a more powerful background?
Everyone was deeply disappointed in him, since they couldn’t believe Levi wouldn’t even apologize after all he had done to his family. All Levi did just confirmed their suspicion that a deal was made without them knowing about it.
Zoey started crying, but she still told Levi, “Fine, I’ll give you the freedom you want then. You can do whatever you want.”
To everyone’s surprise, Levi actually took the offer and left. “Alright. I’ll be out for a second. I’ll explain when I come back later.”
Nobody could believe what they just heard. Levi’s actually leaving? He actually left just because Zoey said he could? What is he, stupid? No, he’s obviously siding with The Cardinal Hall now.
“Why did he turn out like this?” Everyone had the same question.
“Don’t worry, Zoey. If he marries another woman, I’ll cut off all ties with him and take your side,” Floyd said.
“Me too. We’ll cut off all ties with him if he goes on with this.”
“We’ll always stand with you, Zoey. Don’t worry.”
Everyone showed their support for Zoey, worried that she might feel down after getting abandoned, but Zoey only shrugged. “Thanks, guys, but I’m fine. We can just get a divorce. It’s not a big deal. There are much bigger things happening in this era.”
Aaron piped up, “If worse comes to worst, you can get a divorce. We’ll stand with you. Evie’s all grown up now, so no big deal about it.”
“Yeah, just get a divorce if you want to. We’ll support you,” everyone said.
Mia stomped her foot angrily. He could have said sorry and be done with it, but he just had to make things worse, didn’t he? Dammit. I’m dragging him back. He needs to explain himself. I will not let them break up.
At the same time, Levi arrived at The Cardinal Hall’s doorstep not long after the divine brigadier and Queenie came back.
“Get your *ss out here, divine brigadier! I’m whooping it!” Levi’s voice boomed across The Cardinal Hall.
Chapter 2395 Even Your Father Gets Beaten Up
That was the first time someone ever challenged The Cardinal Hall on their turf. The Cardinal Hall was the strongest martial arts organization, and it housed countless powerful fighters.
With the divine brigadier’s return and the divine generals finally coming out of their solitary training, all the top fighters of The Cardinal Hall were ready to fight at a moment’s notice. Anyone who dared to cross them would be wiped out immediately.
Right after Levi’s arrival, countless fighters came out and surrounded Levi. They were like angry predators that were ready to tear their prey apart.
Edmund was especially furious after Levi insulted his father. “Damn you, Levi! You think I wouldn’t do anything to you? Kill him!”
He had tolerated Levi’s insolence a few times now, but he couldn’t take it anymore after Levi insulted his father.
Queenie sneered. “Why did you come, Levi? Can’t take it because I rejected you? Is that why you came here? To rile us up?”
In her eyes, Levi was creating this ruckus because she rejected his proposal.
“You think I’ll fall for you because you challenged us? Well, your plan backfired. Now I just dislike you more. Anyone who challenges us must die!” Queenie stepped into the fray as well.
But even with all the fighters around him, Levi was undaunted. In fact, the more they came, the angrier he was. If the divine brigadier wouldn’t come up with a satisfactory explanation, Levi wouldn’t mind killing some of The Cardinal Hall’s most powerful fighters to shut them up. They’re in severe need of a lesson. A painful one. One laced with bloodshed.
Edmund charged ahead and aimed his attack solely on Levi. “Die, you cur!”
Just when Levi was about to attack Edmund, the divine brigadier showed up and stopped his son. “Fall back, all of you. This is a misunderstanding,” he commanded everyone.
“There is no misunderstanding, Father. This isn’t the first time Levi is challenging our pride. Just let me kill him and call it a day,” Edmund said coldly.
The divine brigadier shot him a weird look. You? Do you think you can kill him? He kicked my *ss, for Pete’s sake, and you think you can kill him? You can’t even land a single attack on him, boy! Are you dumb? Dammit. You really need more training. You need to keep that ego in check, or it might get you killed.
“Yes. This isn’t the first time he challenged us, Sir. We’ll teach him a lesson, don’t worry,” everyone else chimed in. They too wanted to teach Levi a painful lesson. It was long overdue, after all.
“I don’t want to repeat myself. Fall back! I’m the boss here, not you!” the divine brigadier barked.
Everyone obliged and went back into The Cardinal Hall. The divine brigadier heaved a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
I’m doing this for your own good, people. If you back him into a corner, he would not stop until his fury is abated. None of you can even hope to stop him. You’d better thank me, you fools. I saved your *sses from certain death.
“I said fall back! On the double!” The divine brigadier chased his children and underlings away.
In the end, Edmund, Queenie, and everyone else left, leaving only Levi and the divine brigadier alone.
The divine brigadier waved his hand and surrounded them with an invisible wall made out of air current. He did that so nobody could eavesdrop on the conversation.
“W-What brings you here, Mr. Garrison?” he asked with a trembling voice.
“You should know why I’m here, you old fool! Why did you spew all that nonsense to everyone? Now my whole family is planning on breaking all ties with me, and you embarrassed me in front of my friends!” Levi roared furiously.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Garrison. I did not mean that. I just wanted my daughter to marry you. I didn’t mean to cause such a mess for you. Please understand where I’m coming from, Mr. Garrison,” he started apologizing profusely.
And then he started bowing to Levi, begging him to agree to the proposal. “Just marry Queenie, please. I beg you, Mr. Garrison.”
“If I remember correctly, she rejected me, didn’t she? Says she’s way out of my league, right?” Levi sneered.
“Please ignore everything she told you, Your Highness. But can I take that as a yes then?”
Chapter 2396 Best Medicine
The divine brigadier looked at him gleefully, waiting for Levi’s answer. However, Levi was about to explode in fury. Is he really that dumb, or is he just playing dumb? Is he doing this on purpose?
Does he even get what I’m saying? Levi was truly enraged now after the divine brigadier crossed the final line.
The divine brigadier could feel the pressure and murderous intent coming from Levi, and he panicked.
He tried to explain, but Levi spared him no such mercy and sent him flying with a single punch.
The divine brigadier coughed up blood and toppled over from the enormous pressure Levi was emitting. His knees started paving their way into the soil, and he looked worse for wear.
If he hadn’t set up the air wall, half of The Cardinal Hall would have been destroyed just from the impact of that punch. But there was no time to worry about that. At that moment, the divine brigadier could feel all his organs exploding into little pieces, and cracks were showing up on his body.
He looked like he’d explode into tiny pieces at any given moment. It was the first time he felt such agony, and the pain was killing him. He could taste the scent of death in the air, and the Grim Reaper was dawning on him.
The divine brigadier was horrified. He knew he made a grave mistake, and that forced Levi into a corner. But just when he was about to explode, Levi lifted the pressure off him.
“You’re off the hook this time, but only because you’ve served Erudia well. Pull this off again and I will kill you. Don’t worry about The Cardinal Hall. I can take your place anytime I want to,” Levi warned him and left the divine brigadier to his fate.
The divine brigadier plopped back down on the ground. That single punch from Levi almost killed him. However, he was lucky he got off severely injured, though he was still a hair’s breadth away from death.
That punch taught him something. Never say anything that will get on his bad side, or he will really kill me.
If anyone saw him in this state, he’d feel embarrassed for life. Who would have imagined ‘the strongest man’ would be beaten until he was a hair’s breadth away from death?
Left with no choice, he whipped out that intricate wooden box again. When he came back, there were three pills in the box. They were the holy pills created by the collective effort of The Cardinal Hall, Eragon, and the greatest doctors in Erudia.
The pills’ effect was simple—healing a fighter. They can heal even the most severe wounds. As long as the fighter was alive, they could return to their top condition just with the pill. In other words, the pills could raise a fighter’s power to their maximum.
It would work even on a powerful fighter like the divine brigadier. They could raise his power to a level that was higher than his maximum.
However, holy pills were rare. They required extremely rare ingredients to be made, and the method to create it was harsh. Three was the best they could do.
The pills should only be used to save someone in immediate danger, and also to keep The Cardinal Hall’s future safe.
One of the pills should have been given to Forlevia, while the rest was reserved for the divine brigadier.
It had been decades since the divine brigadier received the pills, but he never used them. Before he came back, he thought he would never have to use the pills. After all, they went through eight divine brigadiers, and they never came across any situations that demanded them to use the pills.
And he would have been right, but the problem was, he was already using the second pill not long after he made his return thanks to Levi. If he did things according to tradition, he’d have to give the remaining pill to Forlevia, and that meant he would be left with no holy pills.
He would have nothing to give to the next divine brigadier. Of course, The Cardinal Hall and Eragon wouldn’t say anything about it if he had a legit reason to use the pills, but he couldn’t tell them that he was using it so he wouldn’t get embarrassed.
If he told them the truth, both he and The Cardinal Hall would be humiliated. But he had no choice. He had to forge ahead and settle one problem at a point.
Once he took the pill, he felt its power coursing through his body, healing his broken meridians and organs. All the cracks on his body were closing up at a blistering pace as well.
Chapter 2397 You Have To Make The First Move
The divine brigadier’s aura shot up into the heavens and threatened to rip it apart. It didn’t take too long for the pill to fully heal him and raise his strength to unimaginable heights.
He was just like a living, breathing mountain right now. Every step he took rumbled the earth and shook the heavens. When he dispelled the air wall, the pressure coming off him slowly poured down on The Cardinal Hall.
Everyone felt it, of course, and it suffocated them.
“What power! That’s the divine brigadier for you. That’s the strongest man in the world.”
“He probably didn’t even do anything. All he had to do is just stand there and Levi’s already learned his lesson. I bet he knows he got himself into big trouble now.”
“Where’s Levi? Bet he ran away with his tail between his legs. He probably won’t come ever again.”
“Dammit, he got off easy. I really wanted to kill him.”
…
The divine brigadier heard what they were talking about, and he coughed violently, but he didn’t stop walking away from the scene.
At the same time, Queenie told Edmund everything that happened back at North Hampton. She didn’t manage to tell him earlier since Levi showed up too suddenly, but now she had the time to talk about it.
“What? Father wants to marry you off to Levi? Nonsense!” Edmund was enraged. “That piece of trash is unworthy of you! He’s just a baby making machine at best, and he already has a family of his own! I won’t agree to this!”
Queenie was touched that Edmund would go so far as to defend her. “Yeah, he’s a lousy match for me. Even if he’s single, he’s not worthy of my hand in marriage.”
Edmund nodded. “Yes, you’re right! You’re way out of his league.”
But then the divine brigadier made his entrance and barked, “It’s the other way around, you fool! He’s the one way out of Queenie’s league.”
Since he had just taken the pills, the divine brigadier’s aura was at its peak, and his pressure was overwhelming. Like what was mentioned above, he was a walking mountain, whose mere presence was enough to suffocate anyone who was near enough to feel it.
Everyone was shocked when they felt the pressure, but Edmund and Queenie looked proud. After all, this walking mountain was none other than their father.
Edmund was especially excited. “Congratulations on perfecting your new technique, Father. I can feel myself getting crushed just from your pressure alone.”
Queenie smiled. “Your power is terrifying, Father. There’s nobody in this world who can stand up to you now.”
“I—” The divine brigadier was not delighted because he was praised. Instead, he was annoyed, and his face twitched.
He took two pills in such a short span of time, and those pills were worth a wealthy nation each. If even a single one appeared on an auction, the whole world would launch a large-scale war just to get it.
Queenie noticed that her father’s face was caked with blood, so she asked, “Did you fight with Levi, father?”
“What? Father, did you kill him?” Edmund asked.
The divine brigadier shot Edmund a sharp glare. Can you just shut up? F*ck, can someone stitch this idiot’s mouth up?
If I am actually strong enough to kill Levi, I can rule the goddamn nation and wipe out all the dissenters. But I can’t. That’s why I’m still here.
The divine brigadier skipped that topic and told Queenie, “My child, I’ve laid out the path for you. All that’s left is for you to fight for your happiness.”
Queenie was confused. “What are you talking about, Father?”
The divine brigadier answered, “You’ll have to charm Levi and make him marry you. It’s all in your hands now. I’ve done all I can.”
If he interfered with the matter any further, he had no doubt Levi would come and kill him off once and for all. Now all he could do was to put his trust in Queenie.
“What? You want me to charm him?”
Queenie and Edmund couldn’t believe what they were hearing.
Chapter 2398 Divorce
“Are you sure you’re not mad, father? You want me to charm him?” Queenie asked hesitantly.
“Yes, and this is your final chance. You need to get to it now! If you’re even one step late, someone else is going to take him for herself,” the divine brigadier urged.
“What? But father, what’s so good about Levi? Why do you want to marry Queenie off to him? And on top of that, you want her to make the first move?” Edmund asked curiously.
“Alright, shut the f*ck up and get the f*ck out.” The divine brigadier chased his stupid son out. He did not want to hear Edmund’s voice anymore.
Edmund was flabbergasted. His father used to love him to bits, but he seemed to have changed a lot after he came back.
Queenie suggested, “Father, I know why you’re doing this. You want me to marry him because he has great genes, right? You want to get more geniuses out of him, but won’t this make us into a laughing stock? This is a stupid idea. If you really want more new blood, you can always ask Levi to get his wife pregnant again. You’ll get more geniuses, and I won’t have to marry him. That’s two birds with one stone.”
The divine brigadier let out a long sigh. The children aren’t the ultimate goal here. ”Queenie, you have no idea what’s at stake. Just listen to me for once, will you?” the divine brigadier advised her.
God, she has no idea about the whole situation. You’ll lose out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity if you refuse.
“I can go along with the plan, father. But at least give me a reason.” Queenie still needed a reason to convince her to go along with the plan.
The divine brigadier didn’t want to tell her everything, but he could give her a hint. “Why don’t you stay with him for a while. See how he is. You’ll know what makes him special soon enough. You’ll see why I want you to marry him then.”
“I’m sorry?”
“That’s your mission. Stay with him for a month or so. Not that hard, right? If you’re still unwilling to marry him, then we’ll put a stop to this plan.”
Finally, Queenie agreed to it, “Alright. I can do that.”
“Then go to him, now. And keep a close eye on him. You’ll find your answer soon enough.”
Queenie left The Cardinal Hall to see Levi, while Edmund was still out of the loop.
At the same time, Levi came back to the manor, but everyone there glared at him murderously the moment he showed up. The look in their eyes said, “How dare you show your face here?”
“I can explain—”
Before Levi could say anything, Aaron interrupted, “No. Just get divorced from Zoey. Times have changed, and none of you have to rely on each other now. Since you have a brighter future waiting for you, just sign the papers and go on your own way. We’ll give you the freedom you want.”
Everyone agreed, “Yeah! Sign the papers!”
Levi’s disciples and friends agreed. “Now that we have come to this, you should just sign the papers. We’ll respect your choice.”
…
Levi couldn’t believe that everyone wanted him to get a divorce. On top of that, all the people he trusted the most were also asking him to sign the papers.
“Now calm down. Let me explain. That old git wanted to marry Queenie off to me, but I never agreed to it. He lied to everyone, and Queenie would never agree to it. There’s nothing between us, I swear,” Levi explained, but it sounded flimsy to everyone.
Zoey laughed. “Do you think anyone would believe that? There’s no way the divine brigadier would lie. He wouldn’t stoop so low for someone like you. There’s no way he would. And tell me the truth. What did you do after you left?”
“I went to see that old git. And I beat him up to punish him. He’s barely hanging on now.”
The news came as a shocker to them, and everyone was understandably petrified.
“What? Did you beat up the divine brigadier? You’re joking!”
Nobody believed him, of course.
“You can take a look for yourself if you don’t believe me,” Levi persuaded.
Chapter 2399 Why Did You Come Again
He really wanted everyone to see for themselves.
And everyone took him up on his offer, “Fine. We’ll see for ourselves then. Lead the way.”
But nobody believed him of course. All they wanted to do was to expose his lies.
And then Mia came back in a hurry. “It’s real, Zoey!” She panted. “Levi beat the divine brigadier. I saw it with my own eyes!”
Mia went after Levi the moment he left, but she didn’t manage to stop him in time. When she arrived at The Cardinal Hall, the fight had already started.
Levi noticed her as well, but he paid no mind to her. And thus, she saw how Levi took the divine brigadier out with one punch.
“You mustn’t sign the papers, Zoey. Levi isn’t lying! This is all the divine brigadier’s plan! It has nothing to do with Levi!”
…
Mia desperately explained what she saw to everyone, but nobody believed her. They thought she was lying so Zoey and Levi would not get divorced.
After all, nothing she said could possibly happen. They wouldn’t believe it even if she said Levi made it to the top ten on the Divine Leaderboard, let alone him beating the divine brigadier. There’s no way in hell that’s true.
“Don’t defend him, Mia. We all think Zoey did the right thing.”
Nobody wanted to listen to Mia. Even Zoey thought Mia was just defending Levi.
“Fine. If you don’t believe me, then you can see for yourself!”
But before Levi could leave, someone said coldly, “No need for that.”
“Hm?”
Everyone wondered who came, and it turned out to be Queenie. They looked at her curiously, wondering why she stopped Levi.
“My father isn’t hurt at all. Everyone at The Cardinal Hall felt his pressure, and it’s even more powerful than he was at his peak. I saw it with my own eyes,” she explained.
“I knew it! What do you have to say for yourself, Levi?”
Everyone laughed after hearing that explanation. After all, they instinctively thought Queenie was the one who was telling the truth.
But she was telling the truth. Her father didn’t even look like he was hurt at all.
“What?” Levi was surprised, and Mia was as well.
I saw Levi taking him out with a single punch. There’s no way he came out unscathed. Impossible!
“Impossible! He took my punch head-on! He should have been gravely injured at the very least. He couldn’t have gotten away unscathed.” Levi couldn’t believe what was happening.
But then he recalled their first meeting. Back then, he severely injured the divine brigadier, but he seemed okay when he came to see Levi earlier. As if he wasn’t hurt at all.
And she said he feels stronger than ever? Guess he has something that can heal him up and bring him back to his best condition then. He is The Cardinal Hall’s leader after all. Getting something like that should be a cinch for him.
Sh*t. Now they won’t believe me. But Levi gave up on explaining himself. After all, nobody would believe him, so there was no point explaining himself.
Mia was panicking, but she knew nobody would believe her no matter what she said.
“What do you have to say for yourself, Levi? You can’t keep up the lie now, can you?”
“Queenie said her father is fine. What do you have to say to that?”
…
Everyone started laughing at Levi, since they thought his ‘lie’ had been exposed.
Queenie sneered. “You told them you beat my father? And you thought they’d buy that? How stupid can you be?”
Levi looked at her. “Why did you come back?”
Chapter 2400 A Terrifying Technique
“Levi, why are you asking the obvious? Ms. Birmingham is here because of you!”
“What a joke. How could he ask her the reason for her presence on purpose?”
The crowd laughed mockingly.
“My father has asked me to observe you for a period of time, as he claims that you are extraordinary. Thus, I’m here to see what makes you so special. It’s also a good opportunity to stop my father from wanting me to marry you!” Queenie sneered.
“Everyone, don’t you worry. I will never marry Levi. Therefore, you don’t have to make a fuss over the divorce. Even if Levi wants to marry me, there’s no way I’ll agree. How can he be worthy of me?”
Queenie declared to Zoey and the rest that Levi and she stood no chance of being together at all.
Regardless of what Levi’s opinion of the matter was, she would never agree to it.
However, the more she acted that way, the angrier everyone else got.
“Levi, we need a timeout. Since you no longer need our protection anymore, let’s split up and train by ourselves for the time being,” Zoey suggested.
“We support Zoey’s idea. Everyone should just take a break.”
“Despite what Ms. Birmingham has said, she still wants to be with you in the future.”
“Break up. You have to break up!”
After that, most of the crowd dispersed, leaving Levi and a few others behind.
Mia tugged at Levi’s arm. “Levi, what are you going to do? You have to think of something!”
“It’s alright. Just let it be for now,” Levi replied.
“Aren’t you leaving?” Levi looked to Queenie.
Queenie put on a haughty expression. “My father wants me to observe you for a while. Hence, I’ll be staying to see what sort of miracles you can create.”
Ignoring Levi’s grim expression, Queenie moved in right away.
Mia watched on anxiously, hoping that Levi would do something about it.
“Just let her be.”
Levi couldn’t care less.
Nevertheless, his hatred for Divine Brigadier intensified, causing him to feel the urge to kill him with one blow.
I don’t even get the chance to take my medication.
The next few days, Queenie stayed in the manor.
Soon, she noticed the presence of Cyrus, who had locked himself up in the basement for solitary training.
She could sense that he was physically weak and increasingly had trouble breathing. She also realized that he was focused on training basic techniques.
“What does he hope to achieve? This is ridiculous!”
Queenie sneered, “Even if you can pick up The Cardinal Hall’s invincible techniques, there are many other modern techniques which you can randomly train in. There must be something wrong with your brain to train in such a basic technique! You will not be able to achieve in ten years what others can in a month!”
Queenie viewed Cyrus’ training with contempt.
Mia, who was beside her, added, “That exact same thought crossed my mind initially. I, too, assumed that it was a waste of time until I saw Levi’s true power. That’s when I realize this is the path of true strength. Hence, even I am training the same way now.”
Queenie looked at Mia in shock. “Levi’s true power?”
“Mmm-hmm. That day, I saw with my own eyes how he defeated your father,” Mia replied candidly.
However, Queenie was outraged.
“Enough. Stop spewing lies! You are no different from Levi!” Queenie scolded.
She was proud of her father and believed him to be invincible.
How can anyone, especially Levi, defeat him? It’s just impossible!
Over the next few days, Levi was busy investigating all sorts of ruins.
He had also heard of the increased prevalence of fake ruins.
“Master, we received news that a new ruin has appeared in the mountains of western Erudia. Many have already descended upon it to plunder its treasures. Based on our reports, it holds a frightening technique called the Iron Golem Technique.”
“Can it be a fake? Send someone to investigate at once!”
Levi suspected that the ruins that recently appeared were shams.
Nevertheless, they might be able to find out more given that it had just appeared.