Chapter 1534

“What?” William II asked, completely baffled.

“There’s a proverb in Erudia which says, one can’t take in something new without destroying the old. I’m quite certain that Levi has gained a new strength from destruction.

“It’s crystal clear to us that Levi would be either dead or handicapped after going through a series of massive battles. Yet, he didn’t. As a matter of fact, he became stronger, to the extent that he has killed the Northern Demon.

“Do you remember that he was pretty much

incapacitated when he was sent behind bars? Somehow, he was transferred away secretly. If I’m not mistaken, it was the Reversero technique that has transformed him.”

Black Phoenix nodded while listening to the review. “That’s probably it! In the world of martial arts in Erudia, there’s actually this technique called Reversero.”

Smirking, Kuro Dragon explained, “Levi came from a humble family and has got nothing to do with the hidden forces. The only possibility was his experience in jail. Something must have happened then which enabled him to receive the power of Reversero.”

William II tried to check his understanding. “Thus, what you’re saying is that he will only become stronger if we don’t get to finish him off once and for all?”

“Precisely the point! We’ll go with this direction during the negotiation. Since we can’t kill the Crown King, let’s create more destructive Crown Kings,” Kuro Dragon concluded.

William II immediately understood his intention. “That means we must make sure that Erudia hands over Levi’s technique book?”

“Yes, affirmative! First, we are to scrutinize him by learning his technique before we can defeat him. Second, we can develop more talents using the same technique. Either way, it’s going to be a painful blow to Erudia,” Kuro Dragon replied.

For a brief moment, William II was over the moon, and set aside the grief of losing his dear son.

“Alright, let’s do that.”

It’s worth the risk if we could lay our hands on that precious technique book. All of Zarain will be grateful to me!

“One thing though, we can’t kill Lance and the Great Family of Westford,” Kuro Dragon stated.

Dumbfounded, William II queried, “Why not? They are the ones who killed my son too!”

Kuro Dragon said so not because he wanted to uphold the promise made to Lance, but he had his own reasons and a great plan ahead.

At present, nobody in Erudia knows that the identity of the Crown King has been exposed, including Levi.

As long as we don’t target Lance, Levi will never be able to find out.

Kuro Dragon anticipated to make good use of the loophole to his own advantage.

After hearing his justification, William II agreed to go with his idea.

It was ten in the morning when the negotiation meeting commenced.

Everyone cut to the chase and brought up the main topic right away.

“My son is dead and I demand an atonement. Otherwise, I want every single soul in Erudia to be buried alive!” Vehemently, William II was resolute and unwavering in presenting his request.

“Please list your conditions and we shall do our best to satisfy you.”

The negotiating team broke out in a cold sweat.

“First, Erudia must hand over ten people to pay for Prince William’s life.”

The negotiating team responded immediately, “Technically speaking, there’s no issue with this request. We can discuss further. Do you have any specific individuals in mind?”

Fretting, Lance wipe the droplets of sweat off his brow.

He would soon discover the moment of truth.

“No, as long as there are ten lives sacrificed,” William II said.

Lance heaved a sigh of relief as soon as he heard that.

Next, I shall keep a tight lip about Levi’s identity. No one should ever know that the cat has been let out of the bag, especially Levi.

“Second, I want the Crown King dead,” William II ordered in an icy-cold tone.

He did that deliberately, knowing that Erudia would never agree to that.

“Sorry, we can’t accommodate this request. Please state another one,” the negotiating team rejected it at once.

“All right, then you leave me with no choice but to demand the Crown King to hand over his technique book. This is my bottom line and I’ll never relent.”