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- MWM Chapter 351
“It seems like Ikki is leading the Dark Saints to make their appearance!”
Sitting quietly in the audience, Leo stood up and discreetly moved to an empty corner, disappearing instantly.
Six years ago, due to concerns for his younger brother Shun, who was drawn to go to Death Queen Island to retrieve the Cloth, Ikki volunteered to go in Shun’s place. Death Queen Island was a place no one had ever returned from alive.
In the midst of unbearable suffering and training that felt like death, Ikki, despite his outwardly cold but inwardly warm nature, could not grasp the power of the Phoenix’s wrath.
In the end, after his respected master killed the girl he loved the most, Esmeralda, in a fit of rage, Ikki finally comprehended the power of the Phoenix, killing his master with his own hands, and fell into darkness.
This time, he has returned, leading the Dark Saints unique to Death Queen Island, seeking revenge, cutting all ties, and seizing the Gold Cloth to unify the world.
Dark Saints usually refer to evil Saints who have learned the art of training their Cosmo, but out of selfish desires, they betray Athena. They wear Dark Cloths modeled after Athena’s Saints’ armors.
As for their strength, from Leo’s impression, they shouldn’t be at the Silver Saint level. They might be strong for the current Seiya and the others, but for him, they were nothing to worry about.
In fact, aside from a few Silver Saints and Gold Saints, Leo didn’t think much of the other Bronze and Silver Saints under Athena’s command.
After all, most Silver Saints’ punch speed was around Mach 2 or 3, a far cry from the speed-of-light punches standard among Gold Saints.
“It’s the Phoenix Saint!”
The arena lights dimmed, and when they brightened again, Ikki, dressed in the Phoenix Cloth, was standing high atop the box containing the Sagittarius Cloth.
Sensing the powerful and vengeful Cosmo within Ikki, Shun’s Nebula Chain reacted uncontrollably, launching an attack, but it was effortlessly caught by the powerful Ikki.
Jabu, the Unicorn Saint who had just fought Shun, rushed forward, but Ikki easily knocked him out with a casual punch upon entering the ring.
“I’m not here for this boring competition. I’ve come for revenge. Mitsumasa Kido, Saori Kido, and you, Tatsumi, you old dog. You all sent me to hell, and now it’s time for me to send you there.”
“The Gold Cloth belongs to me, and if Shiryu, Seiya, or the rest of you dare to interfere, I’ll kill you too. I’ve seen your strength these past few days, and even if you combine forces, you’re no match for me!”
Ikki first shouted towards the high box, then arrogantly glanced at Seiya and the others.
At this moment, Leo, who had been silently floating invisible above the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, shook his head as he watched Ikki below.
He could understand Ikki. If he had gone through what Ikki did, he might have become even more ruthless.
What he couldn’t understand was Mitsumasa Kido. With so much wealth, finding volunteers to go to the sacred lands shouldn’t have been difficult, yet he chose to force orphans from the orphanage.
Who wouldn’t have thoughts about that?
To be honest, if it weren’t for Saori Kido’s charm and her ability to win people over, few would likely listen to her after returning.
“Phoenix Ikki, don’t be too arrogant. All our training grounds are hell, and your opponent is me!”
At that moment, Nachi, the Wolf Saint, who was scheduled to fight Ikki tomorrow, entered the ring in his Cloth. He was clearly eager to settle tomorrow’s battle early and move to the next round.
Unfortunately, his strength was far inferior to Ikki’s.
“Hell? The place you went is also called hell? Let me show you what true hell is.”
Ikki raised his hand and threw a punch at Nachi.
“Phoenix Illusion Demon Fist!”
The punch didn’t physically hit Nachi, but his body trembled, and his expression became one of extreme terror. A few seconds later, he collapsed to the ground, clutching his head in pain.
“Such a powerful mental attack.”
Leo stroked his chin, a look of surprise on his face.
Ikki’s punch just now was a pure mental attack, showing Nachi terrifying hellish scenes, causing his nerves to rupture and his mind to collapse.
“Lord Ikki, leave these small fries to us!”
Just as everyone was shocked by Ikki’s strength, a dozen Saints in black Cloths suddenly jumped into the arena, surrounding Seiya and the others.
The four leaders among them wore Cloths identical to Shiryu, Seiya, Hyoga, and Shun, except theirs were pitch black.
The rest of the foot soldiers were all dressed in black Phoenix Cloths.
“Who are you people?”
Seiya and Hyoga immediately took defensive stances and loudly questioned them.
The Dark Saints did not hide their identity:
“We are the Dark Four Heavenly Kings and the Dark Phoenix Army under Lord Ikki!”
“Enough. Seiya without his Cloth, a weak Shun, and an insignificant Hyoga. Killing you would be a waste. Let’s take the Gold Cloth back to Death Queen Island and kill you all next time.”
At Ikki’s command, four Dark Saints jumped onto the platform holding the Sagittarius Gold Cloth.
Everyone was shocked, but due to the number of enemies and Ikki’s displayed strength, no one dared to attack, fearing they’d expose themselves and get fatally struck.
Just as the four Dark Saints were about to open the box and take the Gold Cloth, a massive water dragon suddenly appeared out of nowhere, knocking the four of them off the platform.
“Only the winner should claim the Gold Cloth. Isn’t this blatant theft a bit disrespectful?”
As the water dragon dissipated, a smiling Leo appeared calmly beside the Gold Cloth box.
“Big Brother Leo!”
Seiya, seeing Leo protect the Gold Cloth, immediately showed a look of delight.
Though he didn’t like Saori Kido or the Kido Foundation, as a true Saint, he couldn’t allow the sacred Gold Cloth to fall into the hands of evil.
Hyoga, on the other hand, had an expression that said “as expected.” He knew Leo wasn’t weak.
“I suggest you mind your own business, or there might be one more corpse here today.”
Ikki’s expression turned slightly serious when he saw Leo.
Yesterday, while hiding in the audience, Ikki saw Leo healing Seiya and Shiryu, and he sensed that Leo was no ordinary person. So, last night, he specially summoned the Dark Four Heavenly Kings.
Sure enough, Leo easily took down four Dark Saints in one move, confirming that he was a hidden and powerful Saint.
“Then I can only advise you that the sea of suffering has no bounds, turn back before it’s too late. Put down the knife, and you can immediately attain enlightenment.”
Leo shrugged nonchalantly.
Knowing that Leo wouldn’t back down, Ikki’s gaze turned icy.
“I thought of letting you live a bit longer, but since this is how it is, I’ll finish you all in one go!”
Turning to the Dark Four Heavenly Kings and the Dark Phoenix Army:
“Dark Cygnus, take care of Hyoga. Dark Pegasus, handle Seiya. Dark Andromeda, fight Shun. Dark Dragon, lead the others to take down that Leo and seize the Gold Cloth. I’ll personally deal with that princess and the old dog!”
(End of the chapter)