Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis had no more plans that could guarantee his success. This fight felt similar to his battles with Red and the priest in the Heaven's Trial. Back then, he also had no idea how to win. Only through finding an opening or a new path had he been able to prevail.

Yet, Gravis really had no idea what he could do now. His Battle-Strength was just too low. The biggest issue was the opponent's defense since he could shrug off even Gravis' most powerful attack. As soon as he transformed into metal, Gravis' Lightning Crescent would only be able to melt off some parts of his body.

Yet, the Golden Dragon had a length of over five kilometers. Even if Gravis managed to melt off a hundred meters, he would have only given the Golden Dragon a flesh wound. In order to damage the Golden Dragon's organs, Gravis would need to melt off way more than that.

As soon as the Golden Dragon received a flesh wound, Gravis would have committed way too many resources. After that Lightning Crescent, Gravis wouldn't even be able to transform into lightning without falling out of the Unity Realm completely.

Yes, he could maybe evade the Golden Dragon's attacks until he refilled his power storages, but that was only considering the Golden Dragon's current approach to combat. One shouldn't forget that the Golden Dragon hadn't even moved.

If it saw that it was injured and that Gravis was regenerating his power, it would immediately attack with its full force. Then, Gravis would have to deal with the Golden Dragon's overwhelmingly powerful body too.

Some more hours passed in which Gravis only dodged. The Golden Dragon was still playing with him, but this was not what Gravis felt. The spears just never stopped. On top of that, Gravis' Realm had already dropped when he had been injured previously. This meant that he was weaker than when the battle had started, while the Golden Dragon was just as powerful.

The pressure started mounting on Gravis as evading the spears became harder and harder. Sure, the constant avoiding of spears had given him great training in evading enemy attacks, but this was not training. If he failed, he would die.

The fear and frustration grew stronger inside Gravis. He couldn't increase his attack any further. He couldn't increase his defense any further. He wasn't even as fast as in the beginning. His current Battle-Strength just wasn't enough.

Gravis gritted his teeth as he realized that the whole situation completely glided out of his control. He had always felt some kind of control in his fights, even if the opponent was way stronger than him, but now, Gravis could only hope for a miracle. His own power just wasn't enough to win.

"If you die, you die. This is what I wanted to see. All control escapes your grasp, and you have no idea

head. He had never

more difficult to evade. By now, some of the spears even started grazing him. His stamina was still

about as strong as you, but what does that accomplish? This allows you to

stay the same. By fighting against normal beasts two

levels enough for you? Two levels are already unprecedented in regards to normal beasts, but not

enough Divine Beasts around her. No, I want to give her something truly unique. I want you to become

that if he couldn't kill the Golden Dragon, the Red King wouldn't save him. The only way out of this

easy? He couldn't

teeth violently. He was making a decision, but he

on one card, and that

need to succeed! There is no other way left!'

BOOOM!

and started blocking the spears with his Spirit. This used up his resources, but he

This was probably Gravis' last-ditch effort, and he

BZZZZ!

it crackle with powerful lightning. Then, he lifted it and slashed forward. A Lightning Crescent filled with

Golden Dragon quickly noticed that this attack was quite