Lightning Is the Only Way

A mighty thunder echoed throughout the area as a lightning bolt hit the ground between the two enemies. After the lightning bolt vanished, Gravis stepped out of it with a smirk.

The Matriarch looked at Gravis seriously. She had never seen anything even similar to that. It almost seemed like that the beast in front of her had been just lightning a second ago. Yet, that was obviously impossible.

Meanwhile, Orthar looked strangely at Gravis. "Gravis, why are you here?"

Gravis only smiled at Orthar. "I want you to go through genuine life and death tempering, but there is a difference between life and death tempering and suicide. Your chance of winning is zero if you fight her. I can feel her power," Gravis said.

Orthar took a shaky breath. He had been overwhelmed by the pressure of his enemy. Yet, he had believed that this was normal. Orthar had a lot of experience, but he hadn't fought many enemies that were a genuine threat to his life. He had just expected that this kind of pressure was normal for such dangerous fights.

"Well, if both of you come together, this might actually prove to be some sort of fight," the Matriarch said calmly as she looked at Gravis.

Orthar looked seriously at the Matriarch. "Gravis, do you want to fight together?" he asked.

Gravis only laughed a bit. "Even though I still have my Lightning Fork active, she won't be even a slight challenge to me."

Orthar was a bit taken aback. "But your body, Spirit, and lightning are only a third as powerful as your peak state. I do not doubt that you could easily win in your peak state, but I'm not sure that you can fight her with your Lightning Fork still being active."

Gravis only shook his head slightly. "Orthar, as soon as I regained Unity, I have not been the same as before. How can humans fight the beasts if their bodies are three times weaker than the enemy's body? That's because humans have a particular weapon that beasts don't have. Don't forget that I can move my centers of power around however I wish."

A look of realization appeared on Orthar's face. "Right. I apologize. I forgot about that," he said.

"It's okay. After all, I am the only human in this world. You wouldn't find another beast able to do what I can," Gravis answered.

"Are you two done yet?" the Matriarch answered impatiently. She had watched Gravis and Orthar converse and grew annoyed.

Orthar looked at the Matriarch and then distanced himself from them. There was no reason for him to get involved.

The Matriarch noticed Orthar's actions and narrowed her eyes. Then, she looked at the calm Gravis. "Your body is weak," she said. "You have, by far, the weakest body of any Lord I have ever seen. Yet, the octopus stepped aside. Are you really that foolish that you think you can beat me on your own?"

your isolation from stronger Lords has dulled your senses. I feel that you have an impressive battle-strength for your level, but if you continue to hunt for only weak Lords, your

she asked with annoyance. She had also had similar thoughts. Yet, she had decided on her path. Such a weak Lord had no say

Gravis said with a smirk. "I want to

recruit me?" she asked incredulously. She couldn't

getting as many beasts as possible or about gaining as much territory

that he was actually serious. Then, she burst into

to consider joining your Tribe, you would first need to prove that you are more powerful

that he had tempered his lightning and Spirit far beyond what other humans could. Even though he only had a third of his power right now, his Spirit, lightning, and body could be considered just as powerful as the centers

Gravis' other strengths? His battle-strength, Will-Aura, Punishment Lightning, mindset, and some other things allowed him

his head. "What if I'm able to suppress you in three different ways so that you won't even

that even be possible? "Sure.

nodded. "Okay, though…" he said as he trailed off with a sigh. "You're really lucky that you're not a level two Lord

would just directly eat

WHOOOOM!

Realm, the Will-Aura depended on the power of the Spirit. The Spirit was the medium that the Will-Aura used to take

Realm, he could just move his physical power and lightning into his

was encased in some powerful mud and could barely move her body. Her speed had been reduced by

The Matriarch could barely move, and Gravis just walked

Whoop!

again. Feeling the control over her body returning, she quickly looked at Gravis with narrowed eyes. This beast was incredibly

BZZZZZZZ!

and summoned about half of it in his hands. Destruction Lightning was already

floating above Gravis' hand and felt its immense power. She had seen a lot of Lords in her life, and many of them had been

one Lord. An elemental attack from a level two Lord would be absolutely devastating to her. She didn't dare to get closer. All her instincts, heart, and mind were telling her that

second suppression," Gravis

Whoop!

The Matriarch had been too preoccupied with the pressure