Lightning Is the Only Way

BANG!

The arrow hit Arthur's chest and exploded. A fountain of blood and organ pieces exploded into the surroundings, and it was hard to tell if he was still alive or not.

SHING!

Liran charged out of the storm of destruction of their previous attacks as he pulled out a new arrow. In an instant, Liran pointed his bow at Arthur's remains again.

Everything below Arthur's chest was destroyed, but his upper chest, arms, and head were still in one piece.

Arthur was still alive, and Liran wanted to end it.

CRACK! BANG!

Arthur immediately summoned an emblem and broke it into pieces. As soon as he did that, a translucent barrier appeared around him, which blocked the new arrow from Liran.

Liran grimaced as Arthur summoned another emblem and broke it.

SHING!

A seemingly translucent sword cut through the frozen space around Arthur and left behind a deep cut.

"Tch," Liran spat, knowing that he wouldn't be able to kill Arthur today. This madman just spent more money than he was worth. Where did he even get all this money from to buy these two emblems?

Arthur threw one last, cold glance at Liran before he flew into the space cut. In an instant, the cut closed, and Arthur was gone.

"Great," Liran spat. "This will get ugly now."

Liran scanned the surroundings one last time to see if anyone was looking.

SHING!

And then, he vanished.

anyone was watching before taking a ring off his finger. If Arthur had paid close attention, he would have known that Liran hadn't always worn this ring. This was something that appeared a bit after Arthur had

Clink!

flicked the ring

PACK!

caught

just beside

What had happened?

Arthur had appeared, Gravis knew that he could help Liran win the fight if Liran played it right. As long as Liran managed to provoke a clash of powerful attacks, Gravis could consume the lightning from Arthur's attack, weakening

thing was that taking away the element from an attack would severely weaken it. Like this, Liran's attack would be more

by spending a

Gravis manage to stay

and gave it to Liran. This had two advantages. First, Gravis would be directly in the middle of the fight and could intervene at the perfect time. Second, Gravis would be hidden inside the Life Ring. Immortal Kings could see Gravis' real body, and Gravis already had a

since he had ignored everyone but Liran. Liran was

"On the one hand, you are the

complicated nonsense of debt and gratitude. Let's just say that we are friends

slightly. "I don't think so," Gravis said with a

Liran's eyebrows furrowed.

my Sect Master, not my

PENG!

it didn't hurt. "You just arrived and are already teasing your Sect Master," Liran said with a smirk, "but that's exactly how a disciple

what you want! Say what you

how Gravis had been able to influence Arthur's attacks. If Gravis wanted to tell him, he would

said with

I'm Surem, and I'm responsible for getting new recruits," Surem said. "At least, for now. Dad told me I should get out more and

Gravis, the new Ascender. I'm not used to being inside Sects, so don't mind it