Lightning Is the Only Way

The Red King quickly found a replacement for Kara. The new beast was also a King, and Gravis felt its level. 'Level three King,' he concluded. It would be incredibly easy for this beast to keep watch over him.

Ironically, this beast was another cat, but white instead of black. She also looked kind of similar to Kara, but with a different aura. This new cat radiated a rather peaceful and tranquil aura instead of Kara's malicious one. Gravis guessed that these two probably had some kind of rivalry going on.

"Hello, I'm Cynthia, and I will remain by your side for the next five years. Nice to meet you," the white cat said with a polite tone.

Gravis was quite surprised by the friendly tone of Cynthia. This was completely different than nearly every other beast Gravis had met. This Cynthia probably wasn't simple. But hey, as long as she didn't act like a stuck-up prick, why not?

Gravis nodded. "Hello, Cynthia. My name is Gravis," he said.

The Red King was still present but perked up at these words. He realized that he had never heard Gravis' name before. Though, he wondered if Gravis would have even told him his name if he asked.

Cynthia nodded with a smile. "What do you want to do first, Gravis?" she asked. "Of course, the restrictions that my King has put in place still apply. So, please, don't make things hard on me, okay?"

Gravis shook his head a bit. "It's okay. As long as no one flaunts their power in front of me in order to intimidate me or force me into something I don't want, I have no problems," Gravis looked at the Red King with a cold gaze.

The Red King huffed. "Cynthia, try to keep him in check," he said.

"Yes, my King," Cynthia said.

The Red King nodded and flew back into his mountain. Meanwhile, Gravis looked all around the Red Kingdom. "First, I need to regenerate my limbs. After that, I need to search for ore."

Cynthia looked a bit surprised. "Oh, so this isn't your normal form?" she asked.

you ever seen a beast that only consists of a head,

if that were her genuine feelings, but it was fine as long as she

So, having no limbs sounds more reasonable, I think," she said

his head a bit. "I lost my legs in my last fight, and your colleague, the black cat, cut off my

"That sure sounds like her. She believes that everyone needs to pay her ample

tail raised again. "Though, I must thank you for teaching her

you want. I will remain here for the next 24 hours until

I can't do that. I need to keep watch over you. This means that I need to remain

nodded. "That's fine. Though, it will be

I'm used to boredom,"

waited for his body to regenerate, he simply thought about what he should do for the next five years. Five years was a long time for him, and waiting such a long time felt

no other choice. He was surrounded by Kings many times more powerful than him. Even if he gave his best, he wouldn't be able to flee. Though, not all the

they became. There were some Kings, but the

have a ton of Lords under them, but a level five King didn't have as many Kings under them. One shouldn't forget that the Red Kingdom was probably one of the most powerful Kingdoms out there. After all, the Leader of the Red Kingdom was a level five King. If the Red King achieved a breakthrough,

he had nothing better to do. Additionally, he

opponents that Gravis fought were so powerful that it was basically impossible to win against them cleanly. He would always receive some injuries in these fights,

had already watched the CMO for several months back when he had been the Leader of the River Tribe. Yet, the more time passed, the more he saw the

was pretty sure that he wouldn't learn any kind of Life Law in the next several years. The knowledge seemed just too vast. It felt even more complex and grand than all his knowledge regarding forging and materials. Gravis guessed that

the classifications of the different Laws of life, I would probably focus on only one aspect. I might learn that Law sooner, but I might miss some clues

what was the name of the Law I have comprehended again? I think father called it Middle Hard Pure or something. I don't

would be able to make a hardened edge as soon as I can smelt every material on the first try. Yet, being able to smelt every material on the first try means that I need to understand the Law. What a smartass. Why didn't he just say that I need to comprehend

shook his head a bit. 'Actually, it doesn't matter. An armor wouldn't have been useful to me previously, but that has changed now. By understanding the Law, I can make full use of the materials. Like this, my

to injure level five Lords. The biggest issue with my enemies has always been their defense. In order to