Earlier, it was the sound of the furious battle that had attracted them to watch the fight.
As they did not hear the dialogue between Levi and the Five Dark Angels, they were unaware of Levi’s identity.
Nevertheless, they did witness the battle.
The legendary Genius Doctor of Erudia is an unbeatable warrior? Even Levi who is the top number one on the Gem List is no match for this man. This news will soon spread to all of Erudia like wildfire.
The Five Dark Angels gazed disbelievingly at Levi, unable to comprehend how he was capable of such power.
After being defeated so easily, they feared that their end might be nigh.
To their surprise, Levi merely laughed. “I’ll let you go this time,” he said with amusement. “Tell your master to leave me alone or you wouldn’t be this lucky the next time you face me. I’ll kill you as you come. Do you understand?”
Levi was in a good mood today as the emergence of the Five Dark Angels gave him a good opportunity to test out Leviathan.
A few more practice sessions like this, Leviathan might even reach the power of the Forbidden Technique.
“Just you wait!” With one last threat, the Five Dark Angels slunk away.
It was the greatest humiliation ever suffered by the Sacred Organization. Though it hadn’t been long since their inception, they had never failed a mission before until they sent the Five Dark Angels up against Levi.
Having dishonored the Sacred Organization, the Five Dark Angels were left with no doubt that they would be in for a severe punishment when they returned.
We might even be executed for failing the mission.
“That’s enough,” Levi said, turning to address the Fiends. “Let’s head back!”
The crowd sighed with relief at the departure of Levi with Venom Fiend. There is hope for Erudia! Levi would no longer be dominant at the emergence of this new ungodly talent!
Levi and Venom Fiend returned and told the others everything that had happened.
“What? My God! The Sacred Organization is frightening! I thought that Death Fiend was their leader!” Levi’s disciples were in utter disbelief.
“That’s what they said,” Levi commented coldly. “Death Fiend is the most powerful of the Eighteen Dark Angels, but definitely not the most powerful one in the Sacred Organization! I hope they won’t target Erudia. If they do, I will fight them to the death!”
At the same moment, the news of the Genius Doctor’s martial prowess had already spread throughout Erudia.
“All I’m saying is that Erudia is full of powerful fighters. Levi and the rest have met their match!”
“That’s right! Even though Levi is at the top of the Gem List at the moment, somebody will come in and dethrone him soon enough!”
Emboldened by the emergence of a potential threat to Levi, the ones who were beaten by him felt brazen enough to speak up again. Many of them, still dissatisfied with their defeat, desired for this powerful fighter to put Levi in his place.
The Cardinal Hall and Eragon have remained silent ever since the Dragon Chain was broken by Levi.
They were not too worried when it came to dealing with Levi as they held Levi’s child. Even Zoey who saw Levi as a sworn enemy was at the moment under the care of the Cardinal Hall.
With those precautions in place, they believed that Levi would not act brashly against them.
Sure enough, Levi’s disappearance over that interval confirmed their belief. However, they were unaware that the disappearance was completely unrelated.
No matter what, Levi would not do anything to harm Erudia.
Meanwhile, in the most secret corner of the Cardinal Hall, a sign with “The Manifest Court” written in a bold hand hung high over one of its heavyset doors within which a voice came.
“The Sacred Organization? They’re here in Erudia? What does the Dark Emperor want?”
“I’d heard that they had found the Genius Doctor who has been gaining a reputation in Erudia.”
“Isn’t that Levi? Does the Sacred Organization intend to subdue him?”
“I think so. Should we inform the others in the Cardinal Hall?”
“No! We won’t get ourselves involved in this. There is also no need to divulge Levi’s identity as the Genius Doctor!”
“Of course. The Cardinal Hall and the other organizations would discover it themselves with any luck. Rest assured, the news would not come from us. Send our men to keep an eye on the Sacred Organization’s activities!”
Somehow, the Manifest Court was already well aware of Levi’s identity.