GOD OF WAR: PINNACLE - Season 16 Episode 1

This meant that in order to avoid being held in contempt, Malcolm would have to adopt an alias and

would not be able to continue appearing in public as “Malcolm Langston”.

As much as his entire family despised Levi, Thierry and the others had not commented, and like The

Calamity, they were all awaiting instructions from Levi.

At the Dragonites in Oakland City.

“Where’s Levi? With the defeat of the Northern Demon, the Avengers would surely flee from Erudia.”

“We’ve been unable to establish contact with him! Does anyone know where he is or what he’s doing?

It’s as though he had vanished into thin air!”

“How could Levi pull such a stunt at such a critical juncture? It’s unacceptable!”

“We are far from securing total victory even with that major win we scored against the Northern Demon!

Allowing the Avengers to retreat would be tantamount to letting a tiger return to its lair!”

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“Huh. The thing is, Levi is holding on to all the information we have on the Avengers. His

disappearance has left us without options!”

“Forget it. We should look forward to welcoming back our heroes first, and deal with Levi later!”

Meanwhile, two masses of boisterous people were lined up either side of a car-less thoroughfare north

of Oakland City.

Their eyes were filled with unbridled excitement as various flags and banners emblazoned with words

like “The Nation’s Saviors” and “Heroes of Erudia” flapped and soared high above their heads.

The Dragonites too, were also out in full force for this most historic ceremony of the highest order to

usher in the return of the Four Basilisks and the Suicide Squad.

Soon, the convoy rolled in with helicopters hovering above.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

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Scores of shots were fired off in tandem in a hundred gun salute to the accompaniment of the roars of

tens of thousands of voices.

“Heroes!”

“Heroes!”

The crowd chanted in unison, moved to tears as Erudia welcomed back its gallant sons with the

highest accolades conferrable.

“What joy! Our disciples have not let us down!” cried the Five Dragons Of Erudia.

“Thanks be to our four seniors for nurturing these great defenders of Erudia!” said the grateful

Dragonites, a sentiment echoed also by the masses.

At this point, the Four Basilisks stepped out of the vehicle and onto the boulevard to receive the

adulation of the crowd and the reception of the Dragonites.

The trio of Eastern Beast, Southern Warrior and Medial Soldier puffed out their chests with faces

brimming with pride for having reached the pinnacle of Erudia like they aspired to, while the Western

Monk kept his head bowed with increasing unease.

He understood that this moment belonged to another and had nothing to do with them, and to make

things worse, they were all deserters who had slaughtered so many prisoners of war.

However, he could only grudgingly go along with it, seeing that there was no going back from this.

“Welcome back, our four conquering heroes!” howled the Dragonites to the rapturous cheers of all

present.

Eastern Beast shouted back at the crowd gathered, “We’re nobody. Our fallen comrades are the real

heroes!”

“We’ve failed them as we weren’t able to lead them back!”

“What heroes does that make us?”

Southern Warrior and Medial Soldier chimed in speciously, which prompted Western Monk to lower his

own head still.

He could scarcely believe how Eastern Beast had the cheek to say what he did when it was their

actions which brought about the demise of the entire Suicide Squad.

The utterances of Eastern Beast and the others nonetheless greatly impressed the onlookers.

“Look at our heroes of Erudia. Their exemplary capability and character are truly deserving of our

admiration!”