It was truly a parade of champions.
Each force was bigger than the last and each force was more ancient than its predecessor.
Most people had never even heard of them before.
Most importantly, all of the forces were absolutely terrifying, especially because half of Erudia’s Gem List warriors had arrived.
The CalaMaster himself was already so scary, and yet there were people here who ranked above him.
How powerful could they possibly be?
After another half an hour, everyone finally arrived.
The disciple selection ceremony was about to begin.
Forlevia was the only one who was being offered as a disciple, which was clearly part of the Raysonian samurais’ plan.
They hadn’t shown what exactly that plan was, but it was obvious they had one.
After all, Forlevia was extremely skilled.
She was known as a genius, truly one in a million of her kind.
Even the warriors on the Gem List wanted her as their disciple so she could truly lay down the stepping stones for their future.
That’s the sole reason why so many Gem List fighters attended once they saw Forlevia’s name on the invitation.
“I want to take her as my disciple. What are your terms?” Eloy, the Master of Thunder Palace said coldly.
Despite his calm tone, his voice was as loud as thunderstrike.
The crowd felt like their eardrums were about to burst.
“Greetings, Mr. Eloy! Our terms are simple. We just want to know what you’re willing to give in exchange for her. The same goes for everyone here! Think of it like an auction. Whoever gives something of the most value will get the child! We also guarantee that after taking her in as your disciple, you would be able to leave this island unscathed!”
After listening to the organizer’s explanation, everyone came to the same realization.
Most of them also felt relieved.
Some of the fighters who were slightly less skilled were afraid that they would get ambushed even if they had gotten their hands on Forlevia as a disciple.
After Raysonia’s reassurance, though, they felt like they had nothing to worry about.
A safe departure was guaranteed for those who manage to win over Forlevia.
No one knew anything about Raysonia at first. After all, this was the group that managed to kidnap Forlevia.
However, Raysonia knew everything about the attendees.
That’s why everyone was sure that even Einar, who was the strongest among all of them, would tread cautiously around Raysonia.
Thus, they could be assured that they would be safe even if Forlevia was with them.
It also made the whole event much fairer.
After going through the rules, all of the attendees started thinking about what the best thing would be to give in exchange for Forlevia.
Everyone who attended was all big shots, so they were not short of precious stones and money.
It would all depend on who had the most valuable item in exchange.
While the disciple selection event was going on, Levi and the others were still searching for the island.
The West Sky Lord and the others were frantically searching for any traces.
They were all so nervous, their hearts were practically in their throats.
Plenty of people had visited Levi while Forlevia was missing.
Zoey, for example, kept asking him to stop with the shenanigans and bring Forlevia back.
The Dragonites had looked for him too and asked what was going on.
At a time like this, those questions only served to annoy Levi even further.
If someone like Gerald had come to mock him, Levi might really have committed murder.
However, the help that Kaiden had asked for was already on the move.
The best fighters from The Cardinal Hall and Eragon were already on their way.
They still kept an eye on Levi so they could act first and stop Levi before anything happened.
Panic!
Levi was already drenched in cold sweat.
It was a form of torture to be so close yet so far to finding his daughter.
He was also incredibly guilty.
If he hadn’t allowed Forlevia to go to The Cardinal Hall in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.
Of course, The Cardinal Hall was also to blame.
“Argh!” Levi yelled in frustration.
If anything happened to Forlevia, he would never forgive himself.
So many people thought he was putting on a huge act when Forlevia was genuinely missing, but Levi really couldn’t be bothered at a time like this.
Following the emotional turmoil, he spat out bright red blood that splattered across the floor.
“We got it! Master, we found the island!”
Right as Levi felt like he was about to break down, the West Sky Lord finally arrived with good news.
