Chapter 77 - A New Experiment (1/2)
”Please tell me, Lord Sicario; what do I have to do to keep my city? I beseech thee to be as specific as possible” Will said with his hand on his chin.
Silverton sneered. Keeping the city? The Dragonheart Empire eyed the city the way a hungry lion watched its prey. They would do everything they could to keep it.
'A measly level 50 thinks he can keep a strategic point to himself? Ridiculous!'
No one could see Sicario's face except Will, so they wondered what he was thinking. Sicario had his mouth open but didn't know what to say. Just like Silverton, he was unsure of what to do. However, he alone had been given full authority regarding this matter. He had complete autonomy, and the decision and its consequences were on him. He did not want to seem hesitant, so he spoke after a few seconds.
”Take down the pyramid within one minute, starting now,” Silverton smirked at Sicario's words. He was well aware that even he could not achieve such a feat. This was a full-blown mountain from a mage that had charged mana for a significant period of a long time. Sicario used himself as a measuring stick, a minute being the exact time he would need to destroy the pyramid. In other words, for Will to be able to keep Miami, he had to have an equal or greater destructive output than Sicario.
”Damn, a minute's too long. How about 5 steps?” Before anyone could react to Will's smug words, he had already taken action. Water gushed from the ground, spraying into the air. As this was his territory, Will had placed many pockets of water underground for his personal use. It would be inconvenient for others to know about his storage ring.
The water gathered above the group, forming a massive lake, and with a single step by Will, it gushed toward the pyramid. It moved incredibly fast, like a vengeful tidal wave. It was an impressive sight, but Sicaro and Silverton could tell that the wave wouldn't even scratch the pyramid, and indeed, it did not.
'This kid is crazy. Five steps? Does he think this is a movie? F**k this s**t. '
Silverton was unhappy about Will's arrogance and mentally resolved to teach the latter a lesson, the Silverton way, of course.
As expected by the Lords, the wave crashed into the pyramid and parted, streaming past it. Silverton snorted in disdain while Sicario furrowed his brow.
'Something doesn't feel right. That water isn't normal!'
Sicario could sense that Will's water was abnormal, but he couldn't put his finger on it. With Will's second step, the water recoiled and smashed into the pyramid once more with reckless abandon. The results were the same, but this time, the wave had much more force than before.
Sicario narrowed his eyes as he observed the waves that billowed about in wild torrents.
'The waves, they shrunk!'
With Will's third step, the waters bashed the pyramid with even greater force than before. The pyramid shook a little in response!
The smirking Silverton suddenly frowned. He too had finally noticed what had intrigued Sicario.
'The water is decreasing with each impact?'
The water recoiled, slamming the pyramid once more as Will took his fourth step forward.
”Rumble!”
This time, the pyramid shook with an intensity that made the earth beneath them quake. Multiple weak buildings in the surroundings collapsed as if a natural disaster had rampaged through. This time, even Letty and the others had finally noticed that the water had drastically shrunk after the impact. At first, the water had been twice the size of the pyramid, but now, it was only a quarter! The water also surged at a pace that made the weaker users whistle in shock. It only took the water a second to move, impact, and recoil, fluidly striking the pyramid. It was now that the others recognized a crucial observation: