“Oh my gosh! This is unbelievable!”
“It is a miracle!”
“Where is his limit?”
“Is Erudia worth his sacrifice?”
All around the world, people were bewildered by him.
Even Levi had asked himself the same questions, but he did not have an absolute answer to them. He just knew it was his calling—the purpose of his existence.
This battle was tougher than all the previous battles, despite the fact that these men were much less skillful. Levi had a hard time getting past them and was making extremely slow progress.
In his weakened condition, even a commoner could easily inflict injuries on him. However, Levi pushed on.
“You can’t stop me!” he roared, as he bore with their attack and fought his way up, leaving a trail of blood behind him.
Levi was oblivious to the blood loss, the injuries, and the pain. Step by step, he inched up the mountain, his mind focused on only one thing—to reach the peak.
“Stop him! What a bunch of useless fools!” Kuro Dragon kept pressuring his men, shouting at them to take Levi down. Prince William was hopping mad too, as he watched Levi make his slow but sure ascent.
Levi kept up his fight, inching closer to his destination, despite being physically mutilated.
Thud!
After a particularly savage attack, Levi fell limply to the ground, and the crowd cheered.
“Argh!”
Suddenly they heard a loud grunt and saw Levi leap into the air, sending all those around him flying in all directions.
Levi became more relentless in his attack, and some of his foes began to fearfully keep their distance from him.
Again, Levi was beaten to the ground numerous times, but each time he got himself back on his feet. And to everyone’s amazement, he seemed to come back stronger after every fall.
His foes did not realize this was the special feature of his skill. With each defeat, he would get a renewed burst of energy and motivation.
Of course, his physical condition got worse with each fall, but he had already pushed beyond any imaginable physical limits, and he was not about to give up.
His persistence paid off, and finally, he reached the top of the mountain. The peak was in sight, and Levi broke into a smile.
He was clearly not out of the woods yet, as countless men occupied the stretch of land between him and the peak.
With their sheer numbers and geographical advantage, they continued to block his ascent.
Levi fought on valiantly, as he wanted to show the world how far a human could go, and how powerful the Erudian spirit was.
Achieving the impossible—that was what Levi embodied.
“The Erudian banner had made its way to the top of Mount Drago! There is hope!”
“Fight on, Crown King! The peak is near! Please hang in there!”
The Erudians cheered wildly when they saw the dot of red appearing on the top of Mount Drago.
They prayed hard that Levi could hang in there and accomplish the mission. He had been through so much and was very close to victory. However, they also knew the last leg would be the most difficult, and any misstep would negate all his past efforts.
“We have to stop him!” Kuro Dragon’s men bellowed.
They had their reputation at stake. If news got out that one man defeated thousands of them, they would be humiliated. They were not about to let that happen.
Kuro Dragon grimaced as he watched his men fall like dominoes. He had a flawless strategy, and he was confident Levi would be defeated. To be frank, he never expected such an outcome was possible.
What the hell is he? And where did he come from?
He was furious and frustrated by a seemingly invincible Levi.
Just as Kuro Dragon was pacing around in worry, Prince William laughed and consoled him. “Don’t worry. I have a backup plan too!”