Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis spent the next couple of weeks forging his new equipment. He had always only used weapons and hadn't even considered using armor before. What was the reason for that?

The reason for that was that he always fought enemies that were way more powerful than him. For example, an armor would do wonders against an opponent in the same Realm and Stage as the armor wearer. If the enemy were one Stage higher, the armor would still be useful, but the blunt force of the attack would still injure the body behind it.

Yet, Gravis had always fought against opponents at least two Stages higher than him. If any of these attacks hit him, his body would just get completely destroyed. An armor wouldn't have made a difference. So, he never had a reason to consider buying or forging a set of armor.

But by understanding the Law regarding the materials, he finally had the ability to create a customized set of armor for himself that could actually prove useful. Though, the reason for creating such a set of armor was different than one would initially believe.

People wore armor in order to increase their defense. Yet, Gravis went about this topic with a different approach. After all, he was about to fight a beast three levels above him. One attack from his opponent would injure him severely.

So, instead, Gravis decided to create armor that would help in his evasion and attack. If he wanted to defend himself against an attack, he could just summon a shield. The shield would break after one attack, but it would severely weaken that attack.

Gravis' new armor set consisted of a pair of boots, a pair of gauntlets, a tail-armor, a chest piece, and a helmet. Every piece of the armor had a different specialty and different Formation Arrays.

His boots had the same Formation Arrays as his sabers. This allowed him to save up a Lightning Crescent inside them. Gravis knew that his enemies would always be careful of his saber, his hands, and his teeth. After all, his enemies were beasts, and most beasts used their claws and fangs to injure their opponents.

So, his enemies wouldn't be able to anticipate his foot suddenly shooting forward with an attack that was as powerful as his saber's. After all, all their attention was drawn to the upper half of his body.

looked incredibly intimidating. Yet, Gravis had designed that whole look with misdirection in mind. His

that increased the impact of an enemy attack. At first glance, this seemed utterly contradictory. Increasing the impact of

before the sharp claws or teeth of his opponent

have such a ridiculous power advantage that, if he increased the tail's defense and defended with it, their attacks would destroy the tail and injure his torso heavily. If he got hit, he would get injured either way. Like this, he

hit his tail, Gravis' body would receive the impact, and due to the Formation Arrays, he would get thrown away with speed

Formation Arrays that built a powerful connection with whatever he was carrying in his hands at the moment. If he carried a saber in his hands, these Formation Arrays would make it impossible for the enemy to disarm him without literally

shield and the shield was destroyed in an attack, Gravis' arms would receive his enemy's blunt force.

hit by the powerful attack too. After all, the force would break the shield and continue going forward, eventually hitting the

apart. Like this, his arms would break, but similarly to his tail, his torso would remain safe. After all, the force

course, they weren't completely identical. Instead, Gravis could release a kind of Lightning Blast from his head. This Lightning Blast wasn't nearly as

in on his head, he would need to sacrifice some of his lightning to blast himself away. Such a weak attack wouldn't injure his powerful opponent, but

was his chest plate. By knowing the purpose of all the other parts,

chest plate was all about diminishing the force of an impact. By having the option to sacrifice his legs, tail, and arms, Gravis could deal with his opponent's primary weapon. So, the only dangerous thing left was the

style was based around countering his opponent's attacks by concentrating all the damage into an unessential part of his body. The chest plate would

fast. He could have simply unloaded a Lightning Crescent to make it faster, but there was no reason for haste. He had to

attack powerful enough to break the shield would throw Gravis away due to the Formation Arrays in his gauntlets, but by lessening the force via the shield, there was