Lightning Is the Only Way

The Red King's rage returned as he heard Gravis' words. "What do you mean with no?" he asked in an annoyed tone.

"I won't remain on top of this mountain," Gravis answered.

The Red King looked with burning eyes at Gravis. "Are you saying that you intend to flee!?" he asked with a threatening voice.

"No, but I will wander around. I want to look around and gather some ore," Gravis said.

The Red King wanted to just say no, but a word caught his attention. "What's ore?" he asked.

"Very hard stones in the earth," Gravis answered. "You've seen how I have used the Golden Dragon's body to make weapons and armor. Having a full set of these things will make my Battle-Strength even more powerful. Isn't that what you want?" Gravis asked.

The Red King thought about this for a bit. His Kingdom used these powerful stones as fortifications, but that was it. They never made these things into weapons or armor. To beasts, using something that wasn't their own body kind of felt a bit dirty. Some beasts, like the ape with the tree-trunk from earlier, had no such reservations, but most others did.

Yet, Gravis was right. The Red King had seen what difference the shield had made in the battle. Having more of that stuff would surely make Gravis more powerful.

"Fine," the Red King said after some seconds, "but a King of my choosing will follow you to keep you from escaping. Additionally, to keep your Battle-Strength as strong as possible in relation to your level, you are not allowed to kill or eat any other beasts."

"I have no problem with someone following me, but I still need to eat the corpse of the Golden Dragon," Gravis said.

"Eating the Golden Dragon is fine, but I don't want you to eat any other beasts. Having you on the level of a level three Lord is perfect," the Red King said.

"Then I have to disappoint you," Gravis answered.

The Red King grew annoyed again. "What? You're not fine with that either?" the Red King asked.

Gravis shook his head. "That's not it. The point is that I won't be able to reach the level of a level three Lord like this."

The Red King furrowed his brows. "What do you mean? Yes, the Golden Dragon has fallen a level, but the corpse of a Divine Beast gives double the power."

be enough for me to become a

aback. "Are you serious?" he

"Yes. I need around five times the food that normal beasts

in shock. "Why do you need so much

In exchange

words for a while. Then, he nodded. "Alright. You're allowed to

head. "I have

furrowed his

increases my Battle-Strength. Yet, in the last fight,

be even more powerful than before, right?" the Red King asked in some excitement. The more powerful Gravis

eat a level five Lord. Like this, I won't waste

"Good, good! I agree," he shouted with a smirk. "Tell me

a new

the new arrival. It was almost like this new beast had been here all this time without him noticing. Gravis looked over and saw a small, black cat standing in front of

not allowed to kill, fight, or eat any beasts. He is my present to the Empress in the meeting five years from now. You should know what that

King," Kara said obediently. "I won't let any harm come to

into trouble. As far as

my King,"

turned to Gravis,

didn't answer at

SHING!

had only started to regrow, but he had already lost another limb. "Insolence!

Instead, he simply looked at his bare

cut off his arm.

is important. That's why he dares to do anything. Just try to keep him

Kara regained her bearings and glared at Gravis

head to

maliciously. "Or your other