Chapter 197: Testing (1/2)

Gravis looked at the two people with a smile. He waited for them to do something, but they didn't move. The only thing they did was glare at him. Gravis waited for ten seconds, and still, nothing happened.

”So, you gonna do something anytime soon?” asked Gravis, bored.

”Didn't you want to fight? Come on, attack!” shouted the Guild Master.

Gravis raised an eyebrow. ”You were the one saying that if it weren't for damaging the Earth Guild, you would attack me.”

The Guild Master remained silent and stoic, just keeping his shield and weapon ready. To him, there was no sense in speaking any further. He only had to wait for Gravis to attack, then he would show him!

”You know,” said Gravis. ”It would be really easy for me to return to the Earth Guild right now and do what I want to do. You wouldn't even be able to catch up,” he stated.

”You wouldn't!” shouted the Guild Master. ”You are cultivating lightning, and you said you would fight us. You won't go back on your word. No one who cultivates lightning does.”

Gravis was a little surprised but understood what the Guild Master meant. That was actually true. Basically, everyone that cultivated lightning would go through with what they said, and Gravis was no exception. Though, there was one thing…

”You're right,” he said, ”but I didn't specify the order, you know.”

The two experts remained stoic, but Gravis saw some hesitation in the Guild Master's eyes. The Guild Master realized that he could not stop Gravis if he wanted to go to the Earth Guild. This had been a significant oversight.

”Are you a coward!? Would you actually flee from a fight that you provoked? I don't think so. You are a Spirit Forming Realm cultivator, so I know that you will honor your words!” shouted the Guild Master in a bit to keep Gravis here.

Gravis lifted an eyebrow. ”Now, the funny thing is, I know you're playing me,” then Gravis smirked, ”but you're right! I won't leave as long as you two can still move.”

The expression of the two people remained the same, but inside, they sighed in relief. Their biggest worry had vanished. Now, they only had to wait for Gravis to attack. They were best at defending, and their fighting style relied on counterattacks. Gravis attacking them was the best-case scenario, to them.

”You two are pretty good targets,” Gravis said and jumped back a little so that around 50 meters were between them. ”So, I hope you don't mind me testing my attacks on you. Don't crumble too quickly, alright?”

BANG BANG BANG!

Lightning appeared all around the two Spirit Forming experts from the Earth Guild. Explosive thunders rumbled throughout the surroundings, but they kept up their stoic appearance. Yet, inside, they were sneering at him. Gravis was wasting his Spirit and Energy by summoning all this lightning. The more he wasted, the better. As soon as his Energy reserves fell to 20%, they would attack him.

BZZZZZZZZZ!

All the lightning in the surroundings angled towards them and unloaded itself into their shields. Gravis was a little surprised when he saw a dome-shaped barrier appearing around the two people. He also noticed that the gigantic shield of the Guild Master shone with many Formation Arrays. This was probably one of the functions of the shield.

The lightning violently circled them while unloading all its power into the shield. Yet, the dome held firm. Gravis watched this for some seconds but then stopped. Uncoordinated attacks like that only wasted Energy. Of course, Gravis had wanted to test their defense first.

One shouldn't forget that Gravis had Destruction Lightning. His Lightning was over twice as powerful as the lightning of ordinary lightning cultivators. Such an uncoordinated attack from him, which only used Energy and only a small bit of Spirit, was already as strong as a concentrated attack from another lightning cultivator. Gravis was actually happy when he saw their defenses hold.

Yet, the Guild Master and Vice-Guild Master were shocked. ”This lightning is strange,” transmitted the Guild Master to the Vice-Guild Master. ”Just blocking this small bit has cost me 5% of my Energy.”