Chapter 1098: Levium (15)


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    <I don''t know if that will be possible, master... Uncle Be-Levium is smart, and based on what I''m seeing right now, he is also powerful.>


    Erik blinked twice. <I know exactly what he''s capable of. He also got another brain crystal power, maybe even more than that. However, he took things a step up with his birth one, thanks to the other power he said he got, a parallel will brain crystal power.>


    Erik looked at the man and the myriad of soldiers hovering around him. <That allows him to control many things at the same time. That''s why I can''t let this opportunity slip away. If Uncle Benjamines to Mur, where most the ckguards are, he would be a nightmare to deal with, and he already is now with those guys from the other countries.>


    It was the first time Erik found himself in front of a human he couldn''t kill without tactics or brute force alone, since he surpassed the two hundred strength point mark.


    Levium showed him how really scary the ckguards were for everyone else. When Erik started his war against them, he was too strong already.


    They never really posed a problem to him, and the only thing they did was just to show off how rich and resourceful they were.


    But now, with all these technologies and the almost infinite funds they had, the ckguards had been able to level up the ying field with him. At least up to a certain point.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Battles became much harder for Erik, especially because these guys employed huge numbers of troops to fight against him.


    Erik was still stronger than each one of them, taken alone, even a hundred at a time, but he couldn''t fight against a thousand people alone.


    <This is the same tactic these guys used against the thaids in Mur. I wonder how many ckguards are on that continent for them to be able to stay there for years.>


    Erik felt anxious as he thought about it. But luckily, before he could delve more into these upsetting thoughts, a loud explosion went off very close to him. The ground shook under his feet.


    Suddenly, the building Erik was hiding behind started to fall apart. Enormous pieces of concrete and metal fell on him. The Chimaeric Demon acted. It moved fast to protect Erik, using its body as a shield.


    <Master, we must move. This ce is bing too exposed.>


    Erik nodded, allowing the Chimaeric Demon to guide him to a more sheltered ce.


    He and the Chimaeric Demon moved through the area. The two decided to go into a section not touched by the sts yet, albeit knowing it would for sure be touched by them sooner orter.


    The only problem was that some of the ckguards and their allies were still around searching for him.


    In truth, the ckguards didn''t order everyone to retreat. Erik could control people, but if just one or two were, they wouldn''t be a problem they couldn''t handle. Some of the ckguards were still searching for him.


    However, the number of troops was pitiful, for sure not enough to pose a problem for him and the clone.


    But even if he wanted, they couldn''t kill those guys because a missing report would be a giveaway of his position.


    <We need to find an elevated spot,> Erik said. <A ce where we can see what''s happening without being seen. I need to think...>


    The Chimaeric Demon nodded. At some point, they reached a suitable ce.


    It was a broken-down office building. The ce must have been empty for a while, most likely because of the huge mobilization of troops Hin needed to fight the war against Frant. Erik observed the ce. It was ironic how a single organization had brought the poption of two countries to the brink of nonexistence. If it wasn''t for Erik and the Chimaeric Demons, Frant would have fallen already. Entering the building, they took the stairs and reached thest floor.


    They entered a big corner office with a wide view of the damaged city. Erik hid behind a desk to look outside.


    From up high, they saw the city in chaos. Smoke rose from many ces. Explosions shed in the distance. It was clear the battle was not only taking ce here but in the whole Sleb harbor.


    <How is the situation outside of this area?> He asked the Chimaeric Demon.


    <The ckguards attacked everywhere, sir. That was why we didn''t rush here earlier. We didn''t even know where you exactly were, sir. We knew you were on your way to the base, but given the scale of the attack and how much time passed since wepleted our mission at the airport, you might have been everywhere.>


    <You don''t need to justify yourself.>


    The clone paused. <Yes... Master. Thanks... Anyway, we assumed the ckguards main goal was to find you, but their behavior suggested otherwise because it looked like they were specifically targeting us.>


    <I see...>


    <As for how the situation is, sir. We are not having that much trouble fighting and pushing the soldiers themselves. But they still are a real pain in the ass. They have multiple brain crystal powers, and it looks like they got neural links to a decent number...>


    <Yes... I saw that... What else?>


    <Well, we are currently trying to push them far from the walls, trying to keep our hidden shelters out of the fight, but the ckguards are pushing hard. I don''t know if they found out where our bases are, but everything points to it being true. The problem is that we failed to create a cohesive front line, especially because the fuckers are using secret tunnels and entrances to move across the city.>


    There was a brief pause. <Anything else?>


    <No, sir... Aside from the fact that half our troops are headed here...>


    At that point, there was another silence. Only this time, itsted for long. Erik started thinking


    hard about what to do next.


    <Master?> the clone said.


    <What?> Erik asked.


    <What do you want us to do?>


    A grim smile yed across Erik''s face. In truth, he knew what he needed to do to kill Levium.


    He needed to distract the soldiers surrounding him because they were the only obstacle between him and the older man.


    This was not all. The Chimaeric Demons had to distract the enemy main forces too, because if


    he managed to attack him, even if he killed the other soldiers, Levium would still get


    reinforcements. The battle would just turn never-ending.


    <I need you to ry some orders to the others. >


    The Chimaeric Demon tilted its head. <What orders, Master?>


    Erik''s grin widened.