Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis thought about this whole thing for a couple more seconds but couldn't find a long-term solution. Yet, he found a short-term solution.

"Sorry for disturbing you," Gravis transmitted to the white ape. "Forget what I said. I found a different solution. Thanks, anyway."

The white ape became more confused when he heard Gravis' answer. On top of that, it also felt a little weird to have a Lord speak to him this casually. Every Lord and King always talked to him in a very subservient manner. The white ape didn't know if he preferred this method of talking or the other.

"Okay," the white ape answered. "We can talk more later," he said.

"Sure," Gravis answered.

Then, Gravis simply flew back to the arena without talking to anyone else. His short-term solution was to ask the referrer of his future opponent to keep watch over the ore. They would surely accept when Gravis gave them the possibility to kill him and protect their candidate if he came close to the ore. After all, it was in their interest.

"I'm ready," Gravis shouted.

Most beasts still looked at the mountain of ore in surprise and shock. They had just never seen anything even remotely like this.

The Empress nodded and turned to the level five Lords. "Anyone willing to fight him, step forward," she said.

Silence.

No level five Lord was willing to take a step forward. Gravis' first display had already somewhat intimidated them, and the second one was obviously even worse. Right now, none of the candidates were ready to fight Gravis. There were simply just too many variables.

wanted this whole thing to be over as quickly as possible. There was no longer any reason to test Gravis, and if there were an even more outstanding beast, they would have already stepped forward and proven

Step!

but a beast decided to show its guts now. Obviously, she was annoyed, but that didn't mean

silver wolf stepped forward. He was "only" 500-meters-long, but his fur stood up like it had been electrified. Judging by his

didn't know if she could allow Gravis to ask for a fourth

that one," Gravis suddenly

As soon as Gravis got involved, this whole thing devolved into some

annoyance in her voice. She even sounded

"Well, how do I put this?" Gravis said with embarrassment. "Beasts with a lightning affinity aren't my opponents," he

could Gravis know that this beast wasn't even his opponent if he hadn't even

Gravis enrage others was fun, but it stopped being fun as

want to explain why," Gravis said, surprising the beasts even

little taken

suddenly before the Empress could react. Then, he pointed at the wolf while still staying

had no idea what Gravis was doing. Why was he pointing at

shouted in genuine panic and terror. Then, he quickly stepped back and even buried himself in the sea of other level five Lords behind him. It was like he was trying to get

or explained. It

the genuine battle-intent inside the wolf's eyes. He, obviously, had been ready to put his life on the line. Yet, as soon as

superior senses and could see the tells and symptoms of a lie easily. One first needed to become as powerful as them to lie to

that the wolf felt genuine terror as soon as Gravis pointed at

around a bit inside his body and burned some unimportant things, which