Lightning Is the Only Way

CRRRRR!

The earth moved in front of the Earth Movers, and the ground around them heightened until it was around a kilometer higher than the sea level. The water was pushed to the side and flooded the landscape. Yet, to the beasts, this flood of water didn't even reach their knees. This was no hindrance.

CRRRRK!

The beasts immediately jumped back to the shore after their bridge crumbled. A Water Maker had destroyed the foundation of their bridge, making it collapse. When the viper saw that, its eyes became bloodshot.

"We need to stay near the water," it said, creating fear inside its army's ranks. "We have no other choice. We need to confront them directly. If we can't get to our Lord, we will become prey to these shrimps, and even if we manage to survive, the surrounding tribes will also see us as prey. We have carved our territory here, and if we can't defend it, we will die!"

The beasts were still fearful, but an incredible amount of motivation appeared in their eyes. It was now or never! If they couldn't defend against this Horde, they would die. There was no way out!

"Charge!" the viper shouted, and the Earth Movers lifted the land so that it was just a couple meters above the sea level. The beasts charged forward, and an army of sea beasts greeted them.

Fish started springing from one end of the bridge to the other, biting anything they could find and pulling it into the river. Crabs and shrimp stood vertically at the bridge, using their shears and claws to attack. Beasts with the water element started shooting water from the side, pushing the beasts into the water.

The opposition was powerful, and a massive amount of beasts fell into the water. Yet, they were Spirit Beasts. Even if they fell into the water, they weren't helpless. They were still powerful and could defend themselves.

The remaining sea beasts waited in the water, attacking everything that fell into the river. Yet, the fighting was brutal. There were a lot more ground beasts than sea beasts, making this fight incredibly difficult.

The viper's narrowed eyes shone. "There are not that many!" it shouted. "Continue going forward but go slower. We can exhaust them!"

The beasts roared and continued going. The sea beasts were threatening their home, and they had to defend it! Their lives were on the line!

After some minutes, the assault of the sea beasts became less relentless. By now, the beasts only fired at them occasionally. The crabs also retreated back into the river.

When the viper saw that, it hissed angrily. "They are gathering their forces to kill our lost tribesmen! We can't save them, but we can use this opportunity to assault the front! Follow me!" the viper shouted as it charged to the front, where it used its tail to throw away the few sea beasts in its path.

Meanwhile, down in the water, a pair of eyes narrowed. 'This viper is a problem,' the owner of the eyes thought. 'He motivates the army and leads them. If I can stop him, I can secure a more secure position in the Horde and demonstrate my power. Time to go in!'

had already received several injuries. Yet, it continued forward with courage, motivating all the beasts behind

Splash!

at the viper's head. The viper didn't panic and simply opened its mouth and showed

PSH! PSH!

the tail and injected its venom, but it also felt a searing pain from its own tail. It noticed that it had bit the tail of another snake, while that snake bit the viper's tail. Additionally, due to the power of Shira's jump, they both tumbled over the edge

PENG! PENG!

owners immediately severed both their tails. Usually, only lizards had this ability, but both snakes had seen the effectiveness in that and had modified their

had fallen in the water were fighting other beasts. Yet, even though there were still more sea beasts in the water than land beasts, every fight was a duel. The sea beasts that didn't have an opponent

sea beast died, another one would take its place and attack the land beast. Yet, that attack was

would also solve the issue of food distribution. Yet, why are they bothering to temper themselves when

tail to get rid of the venom, the viper knew immediately that this opponent wasn't stupid. Snakes were crafty creatures, and the viper knew that very well. This fight

had fallen into the water.

beasts looked at the Spire. There, they saw the pangolin

The Elder had ordered that they attack, and

and the battle became more bloody. A lot of sea beasts that hadn't had an opponent yet started going for one. After several minutes, every sea beast was

lost left and right. Land beasts and sea beasts all died in swathes. Yet, due to the terrain advantage, the sea

fewer until only the ten Earth Movers remained. All their guards were

looked at them without attacking. The Earth Movers were unsure of what was happening,

had to protect their Lord! Their Lord was powerful, but numbers could overwhelm him! On top of that, such an invasion always had another Lord

reached the top of the Spire. "Lord!"

kind of weird, black snake-like creature with massive arms sitting on their Lord's corpse. The creature had some meat in its hands as it took

Gravis asked, not looking at the

have also already noticed the

to process what was happening right now. Their Lord was dead, and the Elder was talking to this creature like it was their Lord. A nightmare

keep my promise to you. Don't worry," he said as he slithered forward. He passed the shocked

fighting an opponent will immediately come to the bottom of the Spire!"

beasts, to the bottom of the

now, were shocked. Their Elder was standing beside this weird creature?

swam to the Spire and sprang on