Ch. 2641..2650
Chapter 2641 Bleeding Heart
After hearing what Daxon said, Death Fiend and the lot sensed that something was amiss.
They had complete trust in anything Levi said, and Levi told them that the Warmachines’ attack would bring about a catastrophe.
Hence, seeing The Cardinal Hall and Dragonites handling the Warmachines with ease and complaining about wasting resources deploying fighters from The Cardinal Hall felt off to Death Fiend.
What went wrong? Did Levi make a mistake?
They still trusted Levi wholeheartedly and believed that he was telling the truth.
If that’s the case, things might not be over just yet.
On the other hand, Donald and his men all looked disappointed.
They were upset that the did get to the fight in time.
One of them sighed. “And I thought we get to fight in an all-out battle. We would have thought that we came here all for naught!”
“Are these things really that weak?” Donald asked, “Why did he have to go through all this trouble? Who was it that told you they were strong?”
“It was Crown King who discovered them. He was the one who told us how strong they were and that we needed to build a wall along Erudia’s coastline to defend against them,” one of the Dragonites said and gave them a brief explanation.
“Hahahaha! And you believed him? He said these things were so powerful you need a thousand feet wall to defend against them? Look at what happened! You guys won by a landslide! He’s just exaggerating! But you guys actually believed him and put up such an elaborated formation! Isn’t it just overkill? Don’t you go telling people about this! Erudia’s reputation is at stake!” Donald sneered.
“Yeah!” the others chimed in. “Lockdown any news about Crown King’s prediction! Don’t let the news spread!”
No one refuted their claim since it was the truth.
It was true that the Warmachines were not even one percent of what Levi described them to be.
Levi told them that their appearance would bring about a calamity, causing everyone to come up with one countermeasure after the other, just to find out that Warmachines were weak and that it was a huge waste of time in the end.
It felt like a joke as they were able to defeat the Warmachines with just Suicide Squad and those fighters from The Cardinal hall.
Dragonites were the ones who boasted the most numbers in the defense line, but none of them even stepped food onto the battlefield.
On top of that, they even had their own backups ready at the back—a few million strong men.
Behind that were the covert sentries and some other troops totaling up to a couple hundred thousand fighters.
But none of them were deployed.
Not to mention Sacred Organization and Maya Industries, who took some time to get there because they were too far away, only to arrive at an empty battlefield during the clean-up.
It was hilarious in a sense, and anyone who heard about it would surely laugh at Erudia’s shenanigan.
Soon, news came from all over the world.
It was victories all around.
All the nations mobilized their main forces and demolished the Warmachines.
Zarain in particular was the fastest to end their fight.
With that, the worldwide disaster had been eradicated.
That said, everyone seemed to have prepared more than the fight actually needed, with Erudia leading the board in terms of overpreparing.
They had prepared so much for a matter so trivial.
“What a waste! We’ve lost so much just to prepare ourselves for this. Who can we even look for to cover the loss we have?” Donald exclaimed.
Hearing what Donald said, Craig and the others felt a little down.
The loss is too much. The loss accrued from building the shelters alone is big enough, not to mention the money spent to prepare all this weaponry to battle the Warmachines. On top of that, the materials for Shelters were all traded for using the resources from the National Treasury. What a massive waste! On top of that, the materials are no longer raw materials! They’ve been processed! We can’t do anything with them besides using them to build Shelters!
Hearing someone mentioning the loss definitely made Craig and the other’s hearts bleed.
We’ve really expended a grave amount of fortune for this preparation and the construction of Shelters.
Chapter 2642 Stop The Plans
Especially Gary, who was giving it his all, handed over all the properties he had.
He believed in Levi, and wanted to take a chance.
Even though they hadn’t used the entire nation’s power this time, they had still used one-fourth of the power in the National Treasury.
That was a massive blow to the country.
It was especially so as they weren’t able to use any of the power they had now.
Things were not looking good, and they were suffering quite a loss.
It was a grave problem now that Erudia had been weakened indirectly.
“Now, we’ll have to minimize Erudia’s losses as much as we can. You’ll have to stop whatever plans to build Shelter. Sell the materials you haven’t used, or you can use them somewhere else. Anyway, just do whatever you can to minimize the losses. You’ve been scammed by Levi, so now you have to clean up his mess,” Donald said.
Craig and a few others nodded. “That’s the only way. The best way to minimize the losses now is to stop the Shelter project.”
“What a joke! You’re stopping such a big project when it’s halfway finished? Stop spewing nonsense if you don’t know what you’re saying, Donald! Why are you always getting others involved?” Death Fiend roared in anger.
Let’s see if he’d still be smiling if he found out Dark Emperor’s true identity.
“What do you mean? Did I get in your way for talking about Levi?”
Naturally, Donald didn’t agree to it.
He was someone with a temper too.
“Do you have a death wish?”
They were just about to start a fight when Craig and the others hurried over to stop them.
“There’s no need to ruin the peace when all of us are on the same side. Let’s all leave now since there’s nothing else to discuss. We’ll have to withdraw our defense barrier too. Everything should go back to how things used to be.”
Craig and the others were already planning to withdraw their forces.
After all, they had already won the battle.
“Huh? You’re withdrawing, Craig? Are you going to withdraw all of the defense barriers of the coast?”
Death Fiend and the rest panicked upon hearing what he said.
This is no small matter!
He’s not even going to consider it again before withdrawing?
“Huh? Of course! Why should we keep the defense barrier when we’ve already won the battle? It’s very costly to continue maintaining them,” the man replied instinctively answered.
“What? That’s not right! The dangers have not subsided yet. What if another Warmachine attacked us again? What if they’re more powerful than they were before? Withdrawing our defense barrier is equivalent to welcoming them to attack us with open arms!” Death Fiend explained his concerns.
Daxon and a few others nodded their heads in agreement.
Even though Levi’s prediction did not come true, they should not be taking things lightly.
What if everything is just a distraction this time?
What if the real battle comes later?
They were basically inviting their enemies by withdrawing their defense barrier now.
They still believed in Levi’s words after all.
Craig simply smiled and said, “A person will only believe in what they saw with their own eyes.”
“The Warmachines are dead already. We’ve caught at least ten of them, and we’ll show them to Crown King. We’ll show him that even though they keep claiming that the Warmachines are extremely strong, we were still able to defeat them. Not only that, but we also manage to capture so many of them.”
“On top of that, these Warmachines didn’t only target Erudia. They’ve also attacked Zarain and other countries. But they were still defeated in the end. They are not as strong as Crown King had described them to be.”
“Besides, why don’t you see things from our point of view? Do you know the losses we’ll have to bear if we don’t withdraw our forces and stop the Shelter project?”
The few of them voiced out their opinions.
Right then, Notos stepped forward and asked, “But have you ever thought about where these Warmachines came from? Are there any of them left? If there are, how many of them are there? Are they any stronger? Would they still attack us?”
Having heard that, everyone fell silent.
They were so pleased that they had won the battle that none of them stopped to think about these problems.
But they still existed.
No one could guarantee that there weren’t any Warmachines left after the battle, and it was highly likely for something like this to happen.
Chapter 2643 A Way To Compromise
“About that…”
Craig and the rest looked conflicted.
The man had made a point.
None of them had thought of these problems at all.
They just thought that they wouldn’t have to do anything else now that they had won the battle.
Every question Notos asked had hit the mark.
None of them could answer him.
Even Donald and Tyrone were silent.
He had asked a sharp question, and no one could guarantee anything.
As the decision-makers, Craig and Chandler began weighing out the pros and cons.
It’ll be a huge loss if we don’t withdraw.
But we’ll be slapped with a greater loss if something were to happen after we withdraw.
Erudia’s defense might collapse and it would be a catastrophe for the whole nation.
It was what Levi had said would happen, and none of them would be able to shoulder such a huge responsibility.
“Something might really happen if we suddenly withdraw from everything when we haven’t even fixed these problems completely,” Notos added.
Craig and the rest didn’t know what to do anymore.
“Are we supposed to carry on with everything then? We can’t pay for the losses! It’s just too difficult! Is there a way to compromise?”
They wracked their brains as they pondered over the question.
“I have an idea. Let’s not withdraw for now. We should observe for a few more days first. During these few days, you should keep yourselves busy by doing research on the Warmachines. You can get the help of other countries to find out everything you can together. I’m sure we will get an answer within the next few days. If there aren’t any dangers, you can then withdraw our defense barrier without any worries. I have no doubt that you can pay for the losses in the next few days,” Daxon suggested.
Everyone’s eyes lit up upon hearing his suggestion.
“That’s a great suggestion! We can observe the situation for a few days and use the time to do our research. If we withdraw later, we’ll be taking all our problems into account.”
“Besides, we’ve already been paying for a month’s worth of losses. Of course, we’ll be able to pay for whatever loss we’ll experience in the next few days.”
“That’s great! Thank you, Divine Brigadier. We’ll go with this plan, then.”
Craig and the lot agreed to the suggestion.
Soon, Dragonites began to leave, but they still left half of their defense system behind.
They also left behind a backup team.
This way, they could help out right away if something were to happen.
On top of that, they had sent out their intelligence department to start working with other countries to investigate the origins of the Warmachines, and also if someone was controlling them.
Everyone was elated to hear that a worldwide battle had finally ended.
All of them felt that time had truly changed.
Back then, humans were always portrayed to be helpless when Warmachines appeared in movies.
However, things had been settled so easily.
No matter how many Warmachines had appeared, all of them had been killed off.
Meanwhile, in Lab of Gods in Oakland City.
“Have you investigated it thoroughly?” Mr. X asked the specialized unit of Lab of Gods.
“Yes. We manage to find out eighty percent of Erudia’s schemes. There might be some errors, or there might be a trump card we haven’t found, but we’ve already gotten information on eighty to ninety percent of them. Everything is under control, and Erudia is harmless now.”
Mr. X and the others laughed having heard that.
The plan this time is perfect!
We can kill two birds with one stone.
No, we might actually be able to kill multiple birds with one stone.
Not only did they manage to get a hold of Erudia’s schemes, but they also hid the real Warmachines and provoked Gods from Restricted Area 76.
“Also, Maya Industries and Sacred Organization have sent their backup,” Lucifer said.
“However, Erudia’s combat prowess was just too strong. Everything had ended by the time they arrived. If the country had been in a stalemate when they were on their way there, Maya Industries and Sacred Organization would have attacked Erudia right on.”
Jester King and a few others really thought that Maya Industries and Sacred Organization were just like Gods from Restricted Area 76.
They thought that they had actually sent their backup to help out when in reality, they just wanted to attack Erudia.
Chapter 2644 Findings Of The Investigation
Mr. X laughed out loud when he heard what was said. “Hahaha! Did Maya Industries and Sacred Organization really send their backup? Is it true?” he questioned cautiously.
A few of them nodded. “Of course. They even showed their trump cards. They brought along the divine tools with them. I’m sure that they had prepared to attack Erudia, but had no chance to do so.”
Hearing that, the former nodded and said, “Their goal is actually the same as ours, to find out Dragonites’ trump cards and their firepower configuration. It’s too bad Erudia won this time. If the Warmachines could threaten the country, Maya Industries and Sacred Organization would have attacked them long ago.”
The others started chiming in, “I supposed those in Restricted Area 76 can’t wait to fight already.”
“Though they didn’t attack this time, it is still beneficial for them. At least they have an idea of what Erudia’s firepower configuration is now. They will have the upper hand the next time they attack.”
“Erudia is finished. Hahahaha…”
Everyone in Lab of Gods was laughing as if their evil plan had succeeded.
“I heard that Erudia has started to investigate Warmachines. It’ll take them a few days. But I’ve already made arrangements to lead them in the other direction. You guys should just continue with the preparations. Our actual plan will start soon enough,” Mr. X remarked with an icy chuckle.
“All right. Understood!”
At the same time, Gary rushed back to meet up with Max and the others after getting the notice.
“What? You’re telling me to stop when I’ve already built half of the shelter? No! I did so much, and we’re about to complete it soon. You’re telling me to stop it just like that? No way. There’s no way I’ll do it.”
He was adamant about not stopping the construction of Shelter when he heard that they wanted him to give up.
“But you have to respect the facts. Considering the situation at hand, Crown King has already said that Warmachines more powerful than the ones we encountered don’t exist. We managed to fight off all those that have appeared before us. If so, do you think we still have to waste resources on Shelter? It’s just too big of a loss for us.”
Craig and his subordinates were firm on their decision.
Gary had always been a man with a temper, and he insisted on believing in Levi.
Especially when they had already gone through with half of their plan.
There was no way he was going to give up just like that.
Both parties fought hard.
Nicholas quickly stepped forward to ease the situation. “Gary, we’re not telling you to stop the project forever. We’ll just stop it temporarily. We’re already investigating the Warmachines, and we’ll get the results soon. Only then will we decide if we should continue the construction of Shelter.”
Hearing that, Gary said with a nod, “Well, I can accept it if it’s like that. If that’s the fact, I’ll gladly accept it and stop the construction. I want to help reduce the losses Erudia is facing too. But if it’s really as Crown King has said, you will have to increase my manpower.”
They finally came to an agreement just like that.
Everyone in Erudia was restless over the next few days.
It was especially true for those in the defense barrier and monitoring station. None of them dared to get some rest as they were waiting for the arrival of their enemies constantly.
Craig and his men didn’t get any rest either, and they hadn’t been sleeping for a few nights now.
Finally, the results were out.
The Warmachine were from deep waters somewhere.
The place had an abundance of energy material, especially electromagnetic forces.
These forces made the place a breeding ground for the Warmachines.
Of course, the mastermind behind all this, including allowing the Warmachines to roam around and attack the countries was the Locke Experimental, a corporation from Zarain.
All this time, they were either researching these living beings or inventing secret weapons.
In short, they were a threat to the world.
Hence, after their investigation, the rest of the countries agreed to root them out and eliminate them.
By doing so, they would also be free from the dangers of Warmachines.
The world wouldn’t be facing dangers caused by them, and what Levi had predicted would not come true anymore.
Craig and his men smiled in satisfaction after they received the results.
“Withdraw the defense barrier immediately.”
Chapter 2645 Halting The Shelter Project
This was the quickest Craig had given an order to his subordinates, and it was also one that he wanted to give out the most.
His men acted on it the moment they received the order.
“Also, stop the construction of Shelter immediately. We have to cut back our losses as much as possible. Get Gary here immediately. Go quickly!”
The order soon reached the frontline.
The soldiers standing guard had not gotten any sleep over the past few days.
They had been tense all this time, waiting for another battle to happen.
But it never came. Instead, an order to withdraw arrived.
“That’s wonderful! We won!”
“Let’s leave now!”
Everyone was cheering and celebrating at the good news.
They were all relieved having received the results.
They sang their hearts out as they left the place.
It was quite a sight to see the soldiers leaving the coastline together.
It also meant that Erudia had succeeded.
The citizens cheered as they need not continue to live in constant fear.
The soldiers retreated so fast that it had only taken a few hours for the coastline to clear up.
Nothing was left.
They were so quick that everyone had named it “the speed of Erudia.”
However, Death Fiend, Daxon, and a few others were not happy to receive the news.
This is a threat!
They retreated too quickly.
After all, Levi had once said that the Warmachines were incredibly strong, and he was concerned about them.
Even someone as strong as him was worried.
It could only mean that they were immensely powerful.
Yet, now that Erudia had withdrawn such a strong defense barrier, it meant that the Warmachines could enter any time.
But they were not the decision-makers.
Due to this, they couldn’t stop something like this from happening.
Previously, Craig would have listened to other opinions and had a discussion on what they should do.
However, they said nothing when they got the results and had immediately given the order to withdraw the defense barrier.
They regarded the results highly.
None of them would believe anything Levi or the others’ words when there was indisputable evidence before them.
“What should we do?”
Daxon and the others had no idea what to do.
“It looks like we’ll have to observe how things go for now. We’ll get ready in advance if we notice anything weird. We’ll also wait for Mr. Garrison’s return. Let’s just hope that nothing happens during this period of time.”
At Dragonites’ training base, Gary sat alone, his face pale as a sheet while everyone else had delightful grins on their faces.
He had no choice but to stop the construction of Shelter having received news of the results.
After all, he had lost the bet with everyone else.
Levi’s prediction was wrong.
There was no point in having Shelter anymore.
Why should they continue its construction when it was only causing them losses?
“You should be happy at a time like this, Gary. Erudia is free of danger now! Besides, we managed to cut back on our losses too. It’s great news!”
Everyone chimed in endlessly.
Hearing that, the man could only force a smile and say, “Of course, I’m happy that Erudia is safe now. But I have a bad feeling about this. It’s like something is about to happen soon. Moreover, we’ve already built half of the shelters too. What a waste…”
“As the leaders of Erudia, it’s great that you and Crown King are thinking ahead for everyone’s sake. However, you have to respect the facts. We were able to stop this disaster and we have even found the origin of it. Now that we’ve gotten rid of our problem’s origin, we don’t have to worry about it happening again,” Craig said.
“Fine. All right. I’ll give up on the Shelter project and listen to whatever you say now,” the former said.
“Great. Then give out the order to stop the project and recall everyone. Return all the resources provided, such as the machinery. As for the materials that weren’t used, you’ll have to sell them to reduce our losses. Especially the materials we exchanged with what we got from the National Treasury. We have to sell them no matter what.”
At that, Dragonites immediately gave out the order to stop the Shelter project.
Those involved in the project flew into an uproar upon receiving the order.
Chapter 2646 Open The Gates
“Yes! They finally stopped the project. We can go home now!”
“That’s right. We don’t have to exert ourselves anymore.”
“I knew that we wouldn’t have to use this place since the beginning. It’s just useless!”
The construction workers began voicing their dissatisfaction after receiving the order to return home.
They had been raring to return.
All this while, almost everyone felt that it was useless to build the shelters.
Erudia had only kicked up a fuss because of what Levi had said.
The workers were sent here, and they had been working all day and night to build the Shelter.
Nonetheless, all their efforts had gone to waste as there was no use for them.
Everything was futile, and everyone was furious about it.
The most important part was that they knew that Levi had fled at the most important moment.
He had disappeared.
But they were still required to do all this because of what he said.
That was why they were all so happy to hear that the project was stopped, and they didn’t forget to complain about Levi.
“Your prediction was right, but you’ve placed your bet on the wrong person. Those Warmachines aren’t as strong as you think. Maybe you think they’re strong, but you’re really not as strong anymore.”
Gary’s men left, but those from Sacred Organization were still around.
They were dumbfounded at the situation.
Should we continue building them?
The majority of them had left.
We’re the only ones left.
They instantly contacted the higher-ups, Death Fiend, Notos, and the others to tell them about what had happened.
“Don’t leave! You have to continue building the shelters. Just listen to us. Shelter will definitely be useful one day.”
Death Fiend quickly stopped them from leaving when he heard the news.
No one else knew but they were sure of it.
Levi was the one who predicted it after all.
Of course, it would be true.
Nothing would go wrong if they listened to him.
It was bad now that everyone was leaving abruptly.
But would the people in Erudia listen to him?
They had left without even looking back.
“All of you stay put! Do not leave!”
Death Fiend and the others panicked and quickly stopped them from leaving.
“Huh… We have no choice but to leave now. I’m sorry. We can’t fight with you anymore.”
A voice sounded.
Gary came and apologized to everyone.
He could not act rashly in a position like his. All he was able to do was act according to the facts.
The man was helpless too.
When he heard that Levi had gone into solitary training, he believed it without a doubt.
But there was no use now no matter what Sacred Organization said.
“All right, then. We’ll continued building the rest.”
Death Fiend and the others were exasperated but they had no other choice when things had turned out to be like this.
“All right. Send us the materials you haven’t used. We’ll use them to continue the construction.”
Gary was stumped. “Huh? I’m afraid I can’t do that. You’re too late. In order to cut back on our losses, we have to send the materials back to Erudia and sell them, even if they had been processed into semi-finished products. If we hadn’t completed half of the shelters, there might even be a possibility that they would ask us to demolish the place and sell anything that is still useful.”
Gary left helplessly with his workers, along with the materials.
Death Fiend’s expression changed drastically.
They didn’t leave anything behind?
They actually took away all the materials and manpower.
“What are we supposed to do now?” everyone else asked.
“Our burden has gotten heavier, much, much heavier. Listen to me! We have to make great use of our time and continue with this project. We’ll do what we can and build this place in the set amount of time. Since they left, we have to give it our all now.”
He then shouted into the distance, “Please don’t let anything happen before Master returns!”
Chapter 2647 Leviathan
“But we’ll have to take it from here now. Master will not step in to handle the situation. We must fight to the death!” Fiery Demon and the others were getting ready.
“Erudia’s defense team had retreated!”
“Did they really think this is the end? But I guess they had no choice but to accept it!”
“Mr. X’s plan is indeed brilliant!”
Everyone in Lab of Gods exclaimed with joy when they received the news.
So far, everything went according to their plan.
Now that Erudia no longer had its line of defense on its borders, anyone could now enter the country.
All of them became lax and were in a celebratory mode since they had won the last battle.
Some even went on a holiday to celebrate their victory.
Such a situation had further weakened their defense, and they would not be ready to put up a fight on time should there be a sudden attack.
Their negligence was the recipe for disaster.
“Shall we proceed, Mr. X?”
Now that Erudia’s borders had weakened, they wanted to seize the opportunity to attack them.
“Calm down! I understand this is the best time for us to strike, but I heard there’s a group of people who are still putting their guard up. They’ll monitor us more closely since the borders are open. They might assume we would launch an attack against them, so we should lay low for now.”
Upon hearing Mr. X’s analysis, everyone in the Lab of Gods nodded.
Taking a short break might set them back a little, but they were confident that they would eventually achieve their goal.
If they were to act this at this point, Erudia’s men would most probably notice their movement and report it to the Dragonites and The Cardinal Hall.
Lab of Gods was aware that the Dragonites and The Cardinal Hall were competent warriors.
They wanted to conquer Erudia, but they also wanted to reduce their losses to a minimum.
Therefore, they had to plan their next move carefully.
Mr. X, who was also a cautious man, grinned. “We shall let them observe two days first. If nothing happens in the next two days, they’ll eventually put their guard down, and it would be the best time for us to strike. We’ve been waiting for a month and a half to do this!”
Mr. X then started planning the time to launch the attack.
The people around him exchanged glances. Excitement was written all over their faces.
All this while, they had been hiding in the dark and could not wait to step forth to show the world who they were.
The day they had been waiting for would soon arrive.
In two days, they would emerge as a powerful ruler and continue to expand their influence in the world.
“We should thank Zarain for the power stations all over the world. All these power stations have benefitted our plan!”
“A total of seventeen power stations could be found around Erudia, Keerea, Raysonia, and Zarain, and this was why we hid Leviations (the code name of a war machine given by the Lab of Gods) here. We would be able to activate it and use it against Erudia.”
“Once we activated Leviathan, the war machine would arrive at the coastline of Erudia in an hour. Under optimal conditions, it might even reach in thirty minutes!”
“This is a very crucial part of our plan, as we could vanquish Erudia when they’re all unprepared. Erudia would be completely destroyed when the Gods in the Restricted Area 76 appear.”
Mr. X was exceptionally confident with his plan. The people around him, too, burst into laughter. They looked forward to enjoying the sweet taste of victory in two days.
All the stars seemed to be aligned for the Lab of Gods.
We will defeat Erudia for sure!
A disaster was about to unfold in two days.
Yet, Erudia had stopped the Shelter project and retreated.
No one knew what was going to happen next.
Chapter 2648 The Dilemma Of Black Hawk
Black Hawk tried to escape but to no avail, as Mr. X had locked him up in a secluded place.
At this point, Mr. X would not allow anyone to ruin his plan. He said to Black Hawk, “Thanks to you, our plan has finally come to fruition! In two days, you shall witness the fall of a powerful nation!”
Mr. X mimicked an explosion with his hands.
That gesture sent chills down the Black Hawk’s spine.
It’s finally happening. The Lab of Gods is indeed a terrifying organization.
Since Levi has started his solitary training, he had no clue what their plan was.
But wait—why should I care? I should be happy that the two are fighting, shouldn’t I? It’ll be best if both parties suffer heavy losses!
But looking at the turn of events, Erudia is clearly at a disadvantage. It’s unlikely for them to cause colossal damage to the Lab of Gods.
That’s not good news…
Black Hawk wanted Erudia and the Lab of Gods to fight to the death so that Zarain could benefit from it.
But at this point, the Lab of Gods had the upper hand and could easily vanquish Erudia.
Though getting Erudia out of the way meant that Zarain would have one less enemy to deal with, the latter would still need to face the threats from the Lab of Gods.
The Lab of Gods would remain as invincible as ever. At most, the most significant loss they might suffer was the destroyed Leviathans.
But this would not rock the foundation of the organization at all.
In other words, the Lab of Gods could still operate as usual!
It’ll then continue to be a threat to Zarain!
Though Zarain appeared to be joining forces with Lab of Gods, they were still enemies after all.
Black Hawk felt he needed to do something to weaken the Lab of Gods.
He wanted to escape from this place and tell Levi about their plan.
The ever-powerful Levi should be able to deliver a hard blow to the Lab of Gods if he gets to prepare in advance.
I want to see both Erudia and the Lab of Gods fight to the death!
Zarain would then benefit from the colossal losses from both parties.
I must think of a way to tell Levi about their plan. Even if I couldn’t convey the message to him directly, I could still inform the others.
Wait a second. Didn’t Levi place a spy to monitor my movement?
I supposed the spy would have found out about their plan?
No. Hold on. Levi might have made that up. I don’t think he has deployed his men to spy on them!
Shit. I guess there’s no way I could deliver the message to him.
Before going into his solitary training, Levi told Black Hawk to contact Death Fiend from the Sacred Organization.
But how can I go out since I’m trapped in this place?
He did not expect the Lab of Gods to lock him up.
That’s it. There’s nothing I could do now! Sigh!
Black Hawk had to figure out other ways to deliver the message to Death Fiend.
Mr. X smiled and asked, “Are you afraid that we might mark Zarain as our target? Don’t worry. We’re focusing on fighting Erudia, and we need to make sure all the Leviathans from various energy stations will arrive on time to attack Erudia. We don’t have the energy to focus on anything else! So please don’t jeopardize our partnership by trying to send intel to Zarain or the Shield!”
He thought Back Hawk, who seemed to be deep in thought, was trying to update Shield about their plan.
“What? No…” Black Hawk froze for a bit before he denied.
Mr. X then walked away with a smile. Before leaving, he instructed his men to tighten the security to prevent Black Hawk from spreading any information.
Mr. X even instructed his men to kill Black Hawk if need be.
Of course, they wished to keep him alive as long as possible.
After all, they wanted to be able to activate the power stations in Black Hawk’s name and awaken the Leviathans.
Killing him could cause unnecessary trouble and might even expose…
That was why getting rid of Black Hawk would be Mr. X’s last resort.
Chapter 2649 Missed The Best Time To Attack
Black Hawk broke out in a cold sweat.
He had no clue what to do anymore since Mr. X had tightened the security.
Black Hawk had no choice but to give up, and he prayed that Levi would notice something was amiss when the latter failed to contact him.
He would be able to prepare in advance if Levi’s suspicion is aroused.
Now, he could only wait and pray.
Mr. X let out a cold snort when he left. “So it’s really him.”
It turned out the Lab of Gods had found out about Shelter.
Though it was a secret project, the Lab of Gods had stationed many spies in Erudia.
Hence, it should not come as a surprise to the Lab of Gods.
Erudia’s act of building the Shelter meant that they had started preparing for any emergency.
But why would Erudia build the Shelter? They must have decided to run the project after obtaining some intel.
From there, Mr. X deduced that Black Hawk was the one who leaked the information to Erudia.
It was also not difficult to figure out Black Hawk’s motive. He wanted the Lab of Gods and Erudia to fight each other so that Zarain could benefit from their losses.
That was why Mr. X locked Black Hawk up to prevent him from communicating with Zarain, Shield, and Erudia.
Ever since Mr. X had decided to proceed with his plan, he became even more cautious with unwanted information leaks.
The Lab of Gods was right but only to a certain extent, as they seemed to have forgotten a key figure in Erudia—Levi.
Though the forces in Erudia had retreated, Death Fiend and the others from the Sacred Organization took orders from Levi.
While some were entrusted to build the Shelter, some were tasked to observe the surroundings.
Levi reminded them to pay close attention to all of Zarain’s energy stations because he knew the Lab of Gods would hide their Warmachines there.
That was why they were fixated on the power stations.
No matter how cautious the Lab of Gods was, it was bound to leave traces of evidence since it tried to fit a large number of gigantic Warmachines in the energy stations.
Death Fiend had deployed more men to monitor the power stations closely.
Little did he know, the Lab of Gods had hidden all the Leviathans under the power stations in the midst of the chaos.
In other words, Death Fiend and his men were wasting time there.
Before this, Levi had also told Death Fiend that Black Hawk from Zarain’s Shield would contact him should the Lab of Gods make their next move.
Death Fiend heaved a sigh of relief as he and his men did not spot any suspicious movement around the power stations and receive any updates from Black Hawk.
The fact that the Lab of Gods did not launch an attack on Erudia after the latter had retreated its line of defense showed that they could still take a breather.
They believed there was still time for Levi to return before the next attack.
Not sure why, but I have a bad feeling. Come back soon, Master!
A day had gone by, but nothing happened.
Death Fiend neither received any information from Black Hawk nor spotted any Warmachines around the power stations.
He began to put his guard down since he believed the Lab of Gods would launch their next operation in one and a half months.
As a safety measure, Levi had told his men to prepare in advance.
In other words, they still had about sixteen days to prepare for the attack by the Lab of Gods.
At this point, there was nothing they should be worried about.
Besides, Divine Brigadier had been on the lookout for any possible attack by the enemies ever since Erudia had withdrawn its line of defense.
But since there were no dubious activities around the borders in the last two days, the Dragonites’ suspicion was gradually dispelled.
The Dragonites believed that the enemy had missed the best time to attack Erudia, so the country should be safe now.
Divine Brigadier had his doubts at first but eventually agreed with the Dragonites.
The enemy will not find another golden opportunity to attack Erudia since it had missed the last one.
Chapter 2650 One More Day To Go
There was still one more day to go.
Yet, Levi had not returned from his solitary training.
No one knew where Levi was either.
They would have panicked had they known they were about to face a sudden attack in an hour.
At this point, everyone in Erudia had let their guard down.
Some even began to express their dissatisfaction about Levi.
They believed Erudia had suffered a significant loss because Levi had given them false information.
Based on someone’s calculation, Erudia had lost about fourteen percent of its resources even if they were to stop the Shelter project and sell off the remaining raw materials.
This was a massive blow to the financial wealth of the country.
The people in Erudia would have resigned to fate had they suffered such a loss due to an enemy’s attack.
But now, Erudia had used up a big portion of its resources merely because of something Levi said.
That was why a lot of people were getting mad at Levi.
Even the Carigrey Academy was aware of the people’s dissatisfaction.
The people in the academy had also started denigrating Zoey and the others.
The Carigrey Academy had always isolated itself from the rest of the world and did not care about anything that happened outside the academy.
But the news about Levi was so widespread that everyone was aware of it.
Moreover, the people in the Carigrey Academy paid extra attention to this news because it was about Levi.
So Levi is busy with something else. No wonder he’s not around.
How could he vanish into thin air after providing Erudia with all the false information?
“What is he up to?”
“Erudia’s National Treasury had lost about fourteen percent of its resources because of what Levi said. The country is in trouble!”
People in the academy started badmouthing Zoey and the rest behind their back.
The remarks these people made had crushed the spirit of Zoey and the others.
Ever since they entered the Carigrey Academy, they had become a subject of ridicule because of Levi.
Under such unfavorable circumstances, they were further criticized by people in the academy.
Yet, they could only suffer in silence.
Why do they make fun of us when we didn’t do anything?
Some even openly pointing fingers at them and claimed that they were responsible for the losses Erudia had suffered!
They even called them the sinners of Erudia and wanted them to be held accountable for it!
What did we do to deserve this kind of treatment? We didn’t do anything at all!
Who else is willing to step forward and defend us at this point since Levi is not around?
In the meantime, the Dragonites had started selling some of the resources and materials to reduce Erudia’s financial damage.
But Erudia had become the laughingstock of the other countries, which either offered to buy those materials below the market prices or intentionally delayed the purchase.
Erudia was clearly at the losing end.
If Erudia were to accept the offers, they would not be able to cover the losses they experienced.
Hence, they were still eagerly waiting for the right buyer to give them a decent offer.
Yet, all the countries seemed to have worked with each other to manipulate the prices.
Erudia had no choice but to agree to sell the materials below the market price.
When they were about to give up, all of a sudden, a group of mysterious men appeared.
They claimed that they wanted to purchase all the materials from Erudia and would offer them a higher price.
If need be, they were also willing to trade resources with Erudia.
Though the price they offered was slightly better, the materials, by right, should be able to fetch a much higher price in the market.
But since the entire world was giving Erudia a hard time, the offer made by the mysterious men was the best they could get for now, as they were willing to pay double for the materials.
The money could at least alleviate Erudia’s financial woe to a certain extent.
Without a second thought, the Dragonites sealed the deal and sold off all the unused materials to the mysterious men.
They then used the money they earned from the sale to purchase other resources.
What the Dragonites did not know was, the buyers were all Mr. X’s men.