Lightning Is the Only Way

As soon as Gravis reached a distance of ten kilometers, the Ogre woke up. 'Interesting. Spirit Beasts don't have a Spirit, but they have some kind of sense that makes them feel danger. All the previous Spirit Beasts I killed had only reacted when I reached a distance of five kilometers. So, high-grade Spirit Beasts have a range of ten kilometers. Good to know,' Gravis thought.

The Ogre looked in the direction of Gravis and started punching its chest in a show of dominance. The pounds were thundering, and Gravis could even hear them very clearly from such a distance. 'That's a powerful body. Its body is probably multiple times stronger than mine. I need to use my lightning to make up for the speed difference.'

"UWAAA!" the Ogre shouted aggressively and started charging at Gravis. Surprisingly, the ground beneath its feet didn't explode even though it was shooting itself forward with incredible power. Gravis didn't evade and took out his saber. He knew that he couldn't match the Ogre's power, even if he added his lightning. Yet, Gravis had a plan, and that required him to collide head-on with the Ogre.

Gravis and the Ogre quickly closed in on each other, and Gravis used his preloaded saber to attack back. The Ogre punched with its right fist, while Gravis attacked said fist with his loaded saber.

BOOOOOM!

The surrounding 100 meters exploded as a shockwave annihilated everything. Blood splashed as a huge crevice was torn into the Ogre's fist. Its middle finger was destroyed while the saber went halfway into its hand. The Ogre shouted in rage and pain while Gravis was shot into the distance with unreal speeds, barely retrieving his saber into his Spirit Space.

BANG BANG BANG BANG!

Gravis destroyed a massive amount of trees and boulders as he shot back. His saber was still fine, luckily, but his right arm was basically annihilated, along with his shoulder and some torn muscles. All in all, Gravis' injuries were way more severe than the Ogre's.

Gravis rolled a couple of meters more until he finally stopped.

BZZZ!

He used about 40% of his body's inherent Energy to reach his peak condition again.

"RAAAAA!" The Ogre shouted in rage as it shot at Gravis with bloodshot eyes. "DIE!" It transmitted to Gravis with an incredible amount of fury. "DIE! DIE! DIE!" it continued transmitting.

Gravis smirked when he saw that. His plan was a success. The Ogre had gotten an injury, while Gravis only used 40% of his inherent Energy.

Gravis' goal had been twofold. First of all, he wanted to injure one of its hands, which would make it act in one of two ways. Either it would not use that hand as much anymore, or it would be blinded by rage and make the injuries on its hand more serious. Both were good outcomes.

were mostly controlled by their instincts. If such a beast got injured by its opponent, it would either become apprehensive or enraged. Both mindsets would make the beast weaker in combat. Either it would hesitate in attacks, or it would attack more directly to vent its rage. Just like with the

pain was completely forgotten as it abused its right hand to accelerate, leaving bloody fist-prints along its way. The Ogre quickly closed in on Gravis' position while Gravis resummoned

left fist. Gravis had already been prepared for that attack. His pre-dodging appeared again after a long while. He hadn't been that outclassed in speed for a long while, which hadn't

Whoom! BZZZZ!

attack's mighty wind blew his hair back. After sidestepping, Gravis didn't actually attack but passed the Ogre instead, using more lightning on his legs to make him as fast as possible. Why

BOOOOOM!

breakthrough, but it was still not as dense as his lightning. Gravis had used 30% of his Spirit for the Lightning Bomb, and it only managed to absorb around 20% of his lightning before it exploded. The Ogre, blinded by

that injured. It only showed some red marks and some cuts. One had to know that the Lightning Bomb was one of Gravis' most powerful attacks. That it didn't even manage to majorly injure the fist would appear surprising to the untrained

Gravis thought. This had

still threw it backward, right into the waiting Gravis. Instead of attacking with his saber, Gravis made his feet explode with lightning as he jumped

BANG!

high off the ground. Just as the Ogre

able to injure the Ogre, but his powerful kick had enough power to shoot the Ogre into the air. Gravis had gained a lot of experience in

had been an exception. Instead, most beasts used their element to empower their attacks or to defend themselves. Gravis had already realized the Ogre's element as soon as he

accelerated, and also why the explosion didn't injure its left fist. A stable ground made for better acceleration, and the earth element also hardened its fists. On top of that, the only reason why Gravis even considered matching the first attack was that the Ogre hadn't taken him seriously at that point. If it

it touched the ground, it could use the earth to empower

BZZZZZ!

and 70% of his Spirit remaining. One had to remember that every usage of lightning on Gravis'

was just enough to barely hold all his lightning without exploding. After all, the Lightning

SHING!

the Lightning Bomb, absorbing it immediately. Without waiting, Gravis slashed forward, destroying his saber in the process. This high-grade Spirit Weapon

strike didn't create a counterforce for Gravis since it just cut the air.

Whoop!

sheet of metal before him and held onto it. The violent magnetism of the Lightning Crescent and Gravis' jump pulled him upwards, making Gravis fly right behind the crescent.

BOOOOOOOM!