Chapter 234: Exploding Divine Lightning (1/2)

After walking for about five minutes, they stopped in front of one of the trees in the forest. This particular tree has a width enough for five adults to wrap their arms around it.

”I will go first,” Lawrend said.

He stood 10 meters away and took a stance before pointing his finger towards the trunk.

”+Shock Arc+!”

Zap! Boom!

An arc of golden lightning escaped his finger and hit the trunk. It zapped the tree and made it glow golden. While a small chunk of its trunk exploded outwards in a small explosion.

With the trunk's size that damage was insignificant to it.

”What? Is that it?”

Lawrend stared at it in disappointment. It wasn't any different than his purple lightning before.

”Wait, Master. Look, it's still glowing golden,” Aezel said.

Lawrend looked at the trunk again.

Indeed, it was still glowing golden. It was like his lightning didn't dissipate yet. If it was his purple or red lightning, it would have already dissipated.

BOOM!

A thunderous boom suddenly sounded as the trunk exploded violently. Chunks of wood were thrown everywhere.

Lawrend and the rest covered their eyes using their arms.

The dust slowly cleared, and they were able to see the damage done to the trunk.

”W-What?” Lawrend muttered.

The tree trunk had at least one-third of its part disappear. They were now all scattered in the surroundings.

”Master, your magic is amazing!” Aleshia exclaimed in amazement. She gazed at the destruction with sparkling eyes.

”Fufufufu. As expected of lightning that Master discovered,” Aezel said with a laugh.

”Wait… Something feels wrong,” Lawrend said with furrowed eyebrows.

He sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes.

Aezel and Aleshia looked at him in puzzlement.

Lawrend looked inside his body. He observed the amount of divine lightning he had.

'W-What!? It's less than before! I-I'm a True Mage again!?' Lawrend exclaimed in shock and disappointment.

He couldn't believe it. His abundant pure purple lightning disappeared just like that.

'No! No! No! How can I become an Arch Mage in a month if I'm just a True Mage right now?' Lawrend thought to himself in a panic.

He opened his eyes widely. Panic was visible inside it.

”Master? What's wrong?” Aleshia asked worriedly.

She can clearly see the panic in his eyes. Aezel also felt unsettled seeing his appearance.

”I-I'm a True Mage again…” Lawrend replied in a whisper.

”!”

”!”

Aezel and Aleshia widened their eyes in disbelief.

”Y-You're joking, right? Master?” Aleshia said with a forced smile on her face.

Lawrend turned his head away from her. There was no way he would joke about something like this.

”Master…”

Aleshia realized that he was speaking the truth. She felt bitter inside. With this, all of their plans are in shambles. No one in the kingdom would accept a weak king. They would likely be easily overthrown once they take the throne.