Chronoa's brows knit tightly together. "He's the one I'm here for. Lords of Destruction, please stop interfering with my work!"
"No." Quitela sneered. "We don't care what 'Supreme Kai of Time' you are. Matters in this timeline are none of your business."
"Chronoa, no matter what tricks you use, don't even think about taking him away!"
"Anyone who dares to stop us will be treated as an enemy!"
"We will never allow someone this dangerous to join the Time Patrol!"
The Gods of Destruction finished speaking and lunged straight at Levos.
"You !" Chronoa's chest heaved violently. "You're going too far!"
She instantly shot her hand toward Levos. "Quick come with me!"
But the next second, her palm was slapped aside by Levos.
"I never agreed to go with you right now. There's still a lot in Universe 7 that hasn't been dealt with."
Levos looked calm, without the slightest ripple of emotion.
Chronoa froze, disbelief on her face.
"You're still going to fight them?"
"Yes."
Her temper flared on the spot.
"Can you even win?! Are you going to ignore the safety of the universe?! Have you thought about what happens if a God of Destruction kills you?"
Fearing he didn't understand the severity, Chronoa forced the point. "If you're erased by Destruction's rule, then every version of you across all timelines disappears with you. No one will be able to bring you back!"
This was not something to treat like a joke.
"I've decided." Levos's voice remained indifferent. "Don't stop me."
Chronoa tried to keep talking.
Levos simply swung a sword at her, giving her no chance to continue.
"You…!!" Chronoa trembled with rage, her face dark as she dodged.
In the next instant, the great blade blocked Belmod's sneak attack, and Levos was once again thrown into a chaotic brawl with the gods.
"A God of Destruction also has the duty of helping me repel invasions from the Demon Realm!" Chronoa shouted angrily. "Your fight could draw their attention. If you keep this up, this world is finished!"
"Tch! Don't try to scare us with that." Quitela curled his lip in contempt. "A few Demon Gods are nothing."
The gods dismissed Chronoa's warning with scorn. Every last one of them only wanted Levos dead immediately.
Levos's endurance was beyond imagination. Even under a full-on encirclement, he still hadn't fallen.
But one person's strength was ultimately limited, especially against numbers like this.
Before long, the tide tilted heavily in the gods' favor. Levos felt the pressure rise sharply. He parried and countered while thinking at breakneck speed.
"At the end of the day, the path of the divine form still isn't complete. Divine power can't be gained through training. Use it, and it's gone. This state can only be reserved for critical moments it can't be counted as part of my baseline combat power."
His training time was still too short. If he had forged a Black-Gold form, or an even higher Super Saiyan transformation, his strength would surge again.
"Destruction's secret arts already touch the realm of rules. Deep and unfathomable… If it's just brute force, I probably can't kill them head-on."
With that thought, Levos lost interest in dragging this out.
His gaze sharpened. With a single slash, he cut open the space in front of him, forcing the gods to halt.
"This fight ends now."
Hearing that, Belmod's mouth twisted in mockery. "Oh? What are you surrendering?"
"No." Levos shook his head. "Look over there."
"What kind of trick are you trying to "
Before the sentence finished, every God of Destruction's aura stuttered. Their faces stiffened, eyes going blank as they stared in the direction Levos indicated.
Four little Cell Juniors were there each one gripping a Supreme Kai by the throat with one hand grinning wildly as they looked toward Levos, chirping excitedly as if asking for praise.
The cockiest one Third Kid was literally riding on Supreme Kai Rō's neck, his short legs cinched around the Kai's throat until Rō's face turned a deep, purplish red.
"!!!"
Every God of Destruction felt their hearts seize. They were terrified one of those little monsters might snap a Supreme Kai's neck by accident.
"Despicable!"
"We let our guard down!"
"When did you ?!"
The gods' minds spiraled into chaos. In an instant they had no plan, no composure. "Damn it! This bastard is too cunning!"
Helles couldn't keep calm at all. She shrieked at Levos, "What are you trying to do?!"
Levos smiled faintly. "You'll find out soon enough."
The moment his words fell
Cell Max's tail shuddered violently and split into nine separate tails.
This move was inspired by Tien's Four Witches Technique, and Levos finally pulled it off cleanly here.
After the battle on the Supreme Kai's World, the drawback of Fusion Zamasu getting stuck in Cell Max's tail had finally been corrected.
From now on, whenever he faced enemies that were hard to "digest," he would never again end up in that awkward, painful situation.
"If you want to live," Levos said evenly, "then get into my tail."
Chronoa's eyes widened. She understood immediately this entire situation had been under Levos's control the whole time.
And the plan he was running…
It was shameless. Absolutely shameless.
Her lips moved for a long while before she finally let out a long, helpless sigh.
"I was way too naive… worrying about a guy like this."
Inside the Warp Cube, Goku's heart finally dropped back into place as the situation flipped.
Piccolo and Frieza exchanged a look.
"This really is Levos's style…"
The thought that he'd actually worried about the man for even a moment made Frieza feel physically ill.
"Anyone who can threaten me with 'minus five centimeters' is a devil who belongs in hell!"
At that moment, facing very real threats to their lives, the Gods of Destruction were thinking something remarkably similar.
"What do you mean?! Why should we get into your tail?"
Helles had gone pale. "That demand is disgusting. If you don't explain it clearly, I'd rather die than agree!"
Levos shrugged. "Fine. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. My tail has the trait of absorbing energy."
The gods exploded.
"How dare you?! You want to absorb the power of a God of Destruction?!"
"AAAAAAH! I will never accept that humiliation!"
"Insignificant mortal! I'd rather destroy the entire universe and die with you!"
Seeing their reactions, Levos immediately switched to a soothing tone. "Relax. I'll only take a little. I won't take much."
At the same time, he ordered the Cell Juniors to loosen their grips slightly so the Supreme Kais could speak.
The Supreme Kai of Universe 9, Rō, was teary-eyed as he pleaded, "Lord Sidra, you've worked diligently for so many years. One day your merits will spread across every corner of the universe and earn Zeno's praise. Dying here isn't worth it…"
The Supreme Kai of Universe 11, Kai, also urged, "Lord Belmod, calm down! This isn't the time to be stubborn. If we die, all of Universe 11 will fall into chaos…"
"Lord Helles…"
Some Supreme Kais still refused to submit even in death, but overall, the gods' attitudes began to soften.
The more they thought, the more they realized there was no need to push things to mutual annihilation.
After all only the living get a chance to turn the tables.
And with Levos repeatedly promising he would only take "a tiny bit," they finally clenched their teeth and compromised.
Once a consensus was reached, Levos put on a friendly smile.
"Then… forgive me, everyone." His tone was gentle, his eyes smiling as he urged the still-hesitant few. "Lord Helles, don't hesitate. Come on in. This won't take much of anyone's time…"
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