Chapter 2682 The Counterattack Begins
There was no question that Cyrus had always been a naturally talented individual.
Otherwise, Levi’s mentor wouldn’t have chosen to impart skills to him.
Furthermore, with him training his basic techniques diligently, it was no wonder Cyrus had such impressive accomplishments.
Only half a year had passed, and he had already undergone massive changes.
Even though he was still nowhere as powerful as Levi, Cyrus was happy that he was at least one step nearer to the latter.
If one were to call Levi a divine being, that’d make Cyrus the mountaineer who had overtaken everyone else and was close to reaching the summit.
After his solitary training, he was only more than eager to test his strength.
He might not be able to break the Prison of Darkness, but Cyrus was confident that he could at least leave a dent in it.
When Levi informed him about the undercover agents, he saw it as the perfect opportunity to give his powers a whirl.
Cyrus was, however, a lot more ruthless than Levi.
He had chosen to release the full force of his power, thus making his punch even more terrifying and lethal.
Furthermore, he had decimated all the undercover agents at such an alarming speed that no one had the chance to leak the news.
Because of that, Lab of Gods was still in the dark about the massacre.
They had been waiting for the undercover agents to fall into place so the latter could launch a joint attack with the Leviathans.
It never once occurred to them that their agents would perish in a bloodbath.
But what was even more unfortunate for them was that neither Lab of Gods nor Mr. X had predicted Erudia’s imminent counterattack.
Back at Limingford Mountain, Lab of Gods’ troops remained in ambush.
Their spies had gotten back to them that The Cardinal Hall’s reinforcements would be arriving soon.
“Attention, everyone! We’ll attack in ten minutes! Stay alert!”
Shortly after, troops from The Cardinal Hall appeared in their line of view.
However, just as Lab of Gods’ troops were about to jump into action, those from The Cardinal Hall suddenly changed route.
For a moment, everyone was in stunned silence.
None of the fighters or Death Harbingers could believe their eyes at the turn of events.
The Cardinal Hall’s troops continued down a secluded side road that bypassed Limingford Mountain, allowing them to escape Lab of Gods’ ambush.
Naturally, the troops from Lab of Gods were perplexed beyond measure.
Similarly, the spies in Carigrey Academy were just as baffled.
They had been sending signals the whole time, so why would The Cardinal Hall change route just as it was about to fall into the trap?
Wouldn’t all their efforts go to waste if the plan failed?
One by one, the spies started to panic.
“What happened? Why are we changing the route?” Eskild and Gerhard shouted.
“If we don’t go through Limingford Mountain, we’ll double the time needed to reach our destination!” Eskild added.
“We’re already very slow as it is. Every second wasted will only lead to more sacrifices on the front line. Time is life! I object to us changing routes. I still think we should cut through Limingford Mountain!”
Soon, others had also chimed in to support Eskild.
They all felt that time was of the essence when it came to providing backup, and the detour was far too time-consuming.
Seeing that the rest of the troops agreed with them, Eskild and Gerhard continued to spur them on.
Eventually, even the council members from Eragon and The Cardinal Hall had gotten convinced that changing their route wouldn’t be ideal.
After all, they couldn’t afford to waste any more time.
However, when they asked the divine generals, DG Leo remained steadfast in his decision.
“There might be danger lurking in the mountain!” he replied coldly.
“How is that possible? Why don’t we send a team to carry out a recce of the area?” someone suggested. “We’ll proceed once it’s confirmed to be safe!”
