Lightning Is the Only Way

The hug continued for several seconds.

"Father, this is getting embarrassing," Yersi said.

"Oh, sure," Gravis said as he let them go. "Sorry, I just missed you so much. Seeing the way that you acted made me fear for your life, and I just wanted to hug you."

"It's okay, father," Yersi said again. "It also felt… nice? To me, I mean," Yersi said, though she felt a bit uncomfortable saying it.

Aris wrestled with himself. He felt like he should also say that it felt nice, but he just felt too embarrassed to say it. Meanwhile, Cera appeared unsure.

Gravis noticed all of their reactions. 'Interesting. Yersi and Aris seem quite susceptible to human emotions, but Cera isn't. Maybe the beast part in her is more dominant than the human part. Well, I can't force her to feel like a human. It's her decision.'

"Now, tell me, how have you been?" Gravis asked with a smile.

"Father, we first need to return to the defensive line," Cera said. "We can't remain here for long. After all, we're Sub-Commanders."

"Oh? Sub-Commanders, eh?" Gravis said with pride. "That's quite surprising. None of you three are the Commanders of this defensive line, even though you are all level five Kings? The Commander must be powerful!"

"Yes, she is definitely more powerful than us," Aris said with a serious look. "If she wanted, she could become an Inquisitor."

"That sounds cool. Introduce me then," Gravis said with a smirk.

The three kids felt a bit embarrassed by their father's conduct, but what could they do? Fathers were often embarrassing to their children, and Gravis was no different.

All four of them returned to the defensive line, and Gravis was quite surprised at what he saw. There were over 200 level four Kings stationed here. There were also five level five Kings in total. One of these level five Kings was probably another Sub-Commander while another one was the Commander.

This defensive line was way more powerful than all the other ones Gravis had seen. However, as Gravis thought about the map he had received from Azure, he could guess why. This defensive line was rather close to the core of the continent. The power of the defensive lines probably increased the closer they got to the core of the continent.

every beast he saw on his way, surprising and shocking quite a few of them. The ones that didn't recognize him were confused

were all the colleagues of his children, so he needed to appear friendly. He only meant well, but his three kids were still embarrassed by his friendly and forthcoming attitude. Couldn't he act appropriately for his

some flying and a lot of greetings, Gravis stood before the Commander. Surprisingly, she looked quite similar to another beast Gravis had seen in the past. She was a cheetah with an incredibly long tail. Additionally, with Gravis' new

in when he had been a level four Lord. The King that had led the invasion back then had looked just like this Commander.

from her

a smile.

Commander was so nice to Gravis? Their Commander was normally so incredibly strict! She only acted like this towards visiting

"I hope my three children have not caused you any

a bit and threw a cold glance at her three Sub-Commanders. "Their work is impeccable and their

boss, and their boss could take all three of them solo. By now, their Commander had put a lot of discipline and respect into their heads, which made

to show them the error of their ways after they wanted me to prove my

disgust as she looked at her three Sub-Commanders. "They wanted you

hand nonchalantly. "Yes, but that's understandable. After all, they

the Commander commented as she glared at her three Sub-Commanders. "Have all

a bit fearful and ashamed in front of their

Gravis. "Gravis, I have a small request,"

"Yes?" Gravis asked.

danger in a long while. I miss the feeling of danger, and I feel like I need to remember it. Otherwise, I might get overwhelmed in

BANG!

full speed and summoned a saber that had

shock, and an explosion of wind appeared between Gravis and her, shooting them both away from each other. Then, Gravis only

hadn't expected Gravis to attack immediately, and she

her that she would die if she didn't do something. It felt like her life was about to

this. Additionally, they became even more shocked when they saw fear appear for a split-second in their Commander's eyes. Their exalted

breath with closed eyes. "Oh, I've missed this feeling. This is the feeling of becoming more powerful," the Commander said slowly as she savored the remaining feeling of fear. "When will I ever feel this feeling

don't get it," Gravis