Lightning Is the Only Way

One King stepped forward into the arena, while five others followed him. All of these Kings had their candidates killed and wouldn't receive their rewards because of that. This made them incredibly angry since the reward was the only reason they were here to begin with.

The King who brought the best candidate received an incredible reward, while others still received a participation award. After all, they had brought powerful beasts to the Empire.

After the breeder had been chosen, all other candidates would join the Empire. None of the candidates were weak, and they were all valuable beasts. Because of that, all other Kings would still get something. Yet, if their candidate died, all of this wouldn't matter.

The remaining three Kings, who had their candidates killed, remained stationary and didn't say anything, as they simply watched.

"This beast has killed several candidates without your explicit consent, and therefore, has disre-"

"You dropped something," the Empress interrupted.

The King felt taken aback when the Empress interrupted him. He immediately took back his anger. "Yes, my Empress?" he asked deferentially.

SHING! BANG!

All six Kings exploded as ice spears penetrated their bodies. Only some icy dust remained of them.

"Your common sense," the Empress finished.

"Pfft."

heard the sound of suppressed

had killed several Kings to show her power. She did this to intimidate every other King that harbored malice. What was so

bitterly. He knew that the Empress wanted to make a

smiled a bit, surprising every beast present. Had the Empress just

feeling of pride, but the white ape knew it. The Empress was proud of her own joke. The white

Empress. "Yes?" he

surprised again by his even and casual reply. Meanwhile, the Red King only rolled his

conclusions from that. Judging by the Red King's reaction, the white ape knew that this was Gravis' normal conduct. He wasn't just putting on a

white ape had thought that Gravis tried to appear intimidating and daring in front of the others, but the Red King's reaction showed him that this was just normal

also realized this and started liking Gravis more. Contrary to expectation, she actually hated it when everyone was acting this subservient to her. Yet, there was nothing she

a pleasant surprise to

mate. Do you still intend to fight

this to impress you," Gravis said, making the present beasts stop breathing. "I simply want to temper

Empress looked at Gravis with furrowed brows. "You know that you are

nodded. "I do," he

want to put your life on the line?"

tempering seems like it's not worth the risk to

Gravis and then gazed at the level five Lords

she said. "If anyone of you level five Lords manages to kill him, I will continue the search for

managed to kill Gravis, they

their innate superiority, and it hit Gravis. Gravis' mind went wild when he felt that. One singular level five Lord wasn't able to influence him in such a way, but when so many level five Lords released their superiority