Lightning Is the Only Way

Black clouds appeared in the sky, and Gravis saw lightning moving from side to side in the clouds. Loud thunder exploded throughout the sky, shaking the earth and instilling deep fear in every living creature, except Gravis.

The Guild Masters blanched and ran as far away from Gravis as possible. This guy was insane! He was provoking Heaven with no concern for any consequences. Everyone could feel that Heaven was absolutely enraged right now.

"You decided to send the spider to me yesterday!" Gravis continued shouting as thunderbolts struck different parts of the basin, turning it upside down. "You wanted to bet big and send a strong beast!" More lightning struck the earth, and the clouds churned. "So, pay up!" Gravis shouted with all his might.

Lightning struck the earth one meter in front of Gravis, and its shockwave blasted parts of his clothing off, yet, Gravis continued looking into the sky, fearless. "Give me what you owe!" he kept shouting aggressively.

The participants and the Guild Masters were in a full-on panic right now. Gravis angered Heaven even more, and if this continued, every living thing in the Basin of Nature might die. More bolts of lightning struck around Gravis, yet none touched him.

"Stop bluffing! You don't dare strike me!" he continued shouting, and the clouds were moving around like violent waves in a storm. Thick clusters of lightning appeared between the clouds, and it felt like the world was about to end.

Suddenly, Gravis looked to his left. He had felt a vibration in the earth like an earthquake was coming. What he saw was an army of demonic beasts charging at his position. They feared Heaven and Heaven commanded the beasts to attack Gravis. Every pretense was lost! Heaven even bent its own rules with this move.

Gravis sneered and sprinted into the middle of the beasts, his burst of speed destroying the surrounding earth. A giant mantis immediately shot its claws forward, and Gravis quickly jumped over that attack. This was only a low-grade demonic beast, and Gravis was way faster.

SHING!

Gravis took the mantis' head and its treasure while he flew over. A wolf jumped at him, and Gravis concentrated his Will-Aura on it. It closed its mouth in fear, but it couldn't stop its jump.

BANG!

Gravis punched the side of its neck, breaking it in the process. Gravis now finally landed, and he put up his saber.

SCRRRRRRR!

An Armadillo had rolled itself into a ball and tried to roll over him. Gravis blocked the attack with the edge of his saber, and the more the armadillo spun, the deeper the saber cut until, finally, the armadillo was in two. The two halves of the armadillo shot past him and hit two other beasts. The armadillo's treasure was destroyed in the process.

running at him,

BOOM!

destroyed his foothold. Gravis lost his balance, as he slowly fell forward, multiple more lightning bolts hitting all

BANG!

two trees until he stopped. He quickly stood up again and noticed that

SHIING!

his Will-Aura on a scorpion that wanted to stab him, freezing it in the process. With another hit,

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

fell. The Guild Masters only saw tens of birds shooting after Gravis into the ravine, and loud sounds of fighting could be

wall in the ravine, killing one bird after another. They all screeched and tried to claw him, and Gravis couldn't evade all the attacks. His skin broke in multiple

RUMBLE!

an absolutely gigantic worm fell into the ravine, its gaping maw full of teeth locked on Gravis. This was the first middle-grade demonic beast that joined the fight. Gravis' eyes grew more bloodshot, as he

the side of its stomach and started sprinting upwards while cutting through

SHING!

of his saber cutting through the back end of the worm resounded

BRRR Clank!

where Gravis was, but he blocked them with his saber and used their power to shoot himself to the other wall. On the

blood burst out of the wall. Gravis was sure that something would

climbing into the ravine, seemingly having no care for their lives. Even horses and other similar beasts, who had no chance of stopping their fall,

BOOOOM!

bird, but before he could reach it, a lightning bolt completely incinerated it, making it impossible for him to use it as

NEIGH BANG!

in this position, or the weight of the horse would blast him

he hit the ground. When he came out of the horse, he saw many more beasts raining down on

to wall and took out more birds, while the constant impact of heavy bodies came from the bottom. More lightning destroyed