Lightning Is the Only Way

The disciples came to the branch and surrounded it on all sides, so Gravis couldn't flee without jumping off. The wind bird looked at the humans and kept itself away. It already had immense difficulty in fighting one. If there were more, it would be helpless.

"Betrayer, give yourself up," shouted one of the male disciples.

Gravis looked at him and the others and realized that this wouldn't be an easy fight. There were 15 people in the fourth level of Energy Gathering, four people in the fifth level, and that woman in the front was even in the sixth.

"I have done unforgivable crimes, and I will do my best to repay the Lightning Sect, but I can't die yet. So, I am sorry, but I can't come with you," shouted Gravis while readying his saber.

Some of the disciples were surprised since they had imagined a bloodthirsty monster, yet, compared to the others, the woman in the lead didn't bat an eye. "Attack," she coldly commanded. The disciples immediately readied their weapons, most of them spears, and charged forward.

Gravis grimaced. He wasn't afraid of the fight, but he was already regretting what he was about to do. If they didn't retreat, he could only kill them. One of the disciples charged at him and thrust his spear towards him. Gravis easily sidestepped.

WHOOM! SHINK!

He activated his Will-Aura and concentrated it on the disciple, who immediately froze. Gravis used this chance to cleave him in two diagonally. The disciple managed to release one last scream before his two halves fell down the tree.

The disciples on the branches stopped advancing and looked at Gravis carefully. He had killed someone easily, and that showed his strength. If he managed to kill someone in the fourth level of Energy Gathering that easily, he could probably also fight people on the fifth level.

I am forced to! I do not want to hurt the Lightning Sect! I want to help! We

seriously now. Many disciples would die if they fought him. Escura looked at Gravis also in seriousness now, but

disciples. He wanted to help them, and this was the first time that he had killed someone on the Lightning Guild on purpose. He didn't want to, but he knew that he had to be coldblooded if he wanted to survive. If he let them go again, only stronger people

didn't return, people would believe that they were still chasing him. That would delay the main guild's reaction for multiple

only one party will survive. Everyone Attack!" she shouted with more fervor than before. Gravis gritted his teeth and readied himself. The disciples all increased their lightning powers further to

CRRK!

one and swatted one of the disciples away. The disciple hadn't known that the tree was an Energy Plant and was too shocked to react appropriately. He got flung away for hundreds of meters and was out of range of his lightning movement. The disciple blanched when he realized that he

him in shock and grew wary of the tree. "Don't worry. As long as you keep your lightning under a certain threshold of power, the tree will ignore us,"

to the underside of the branch, being ready for the battle. The earth was above

could only see eleven of the remaining 18 disciples. The other seven were on the other side of the branch, cutting off his escape route. After a short moment, one of the disciples on the fifth rank readied his saber, infused it with

CLANK!

also infused his lightning into his Energy Saber and parried the attack. Gravis' body slightly trembled. 'His Energy is already as strong as my Energy and physical

BZZZT!

the tree, they could use their full power, so they did. Gravis was bathed in lightning and shook. The disciple in front of him realized his

PUCHI!

further, it would be a hassle to get back to the branch, since he was currently upside down. The spear went cleanly through his stomach, and Gravis used that opportunity to attack

SHING!