Chapter 481: Mantis (2/2)

Then, Gravis engulfed the corpse of the manta ray inside his Spirit Space in lightning.

”Halt!” a female voice thundered throughout the surroundings.

Gravis aborted his absorption, but the boar continued charging at him. By now, the boar was so close that Gravis wouldn't be able to react anymore.

SHINGSHINGSHINGSHING!

An incredible amount of sharp wind blades passed between the space of Gravis and the boar. Gravis wasn't hit by them, but the boar lost his tusks and front half of his face.

”I said halt!” the same voice from earlier shouted.

Right now, the boar only felt pain and terror. What had he done? Had he just ignored an order from his commander?

Whoooom!

A ten-kilometer-tall mantis appeared suddenly beside the boar and Gravis. Her speed had been unreal, and Gravis also felt her power. 'Level four King!' Gravis thought in surprise.

Not only was Gravis surprised by the mantis' power, but he was also surprised by her relatively small body. Obviously, she had reverted to the true size of her body, but as a level four King, she still was only ten-kilometers-long. This was the smallest level four King Gravis had ever seen.

”Commander,” the boar stammered in fear. ”I've lost control of-”

”Shut up!” the mantis shouted at the boar. ”I'll deal with you later!” Then, she turned to Gravis and looked at him coldly. ”You have attacked one of my soldiers. What is your explanation for that?”

”My explanation is that I don't have any fucking time!” Gravis shouted aggressively at the mantis. ”The sea beasts are chasing me like I'm some sort of holy food that will give them supreme power and eternal potency! This was the best way to convince this stupid fucking boar to let me pass!”

The boar took a deep breath as he saw Gravis talking to his commander like that. Did he have a death wish?

Meanwhile, the mantis looked at Gravis more closely. Gravis wasn't sure what she was feeling right now since her insect-eyes made it hard for him to discern any of her emotions.

”I sense no falsehood from you,” the mantis said coldly, but Gravis also felt rage hidden beneath her voice. ”You will come with us to our defensive line, and you won't be able to leave until everything has been cleared up. If you have lied about anything, I will have you digested.”

”Sure,” Gravis said with an aggressive tone back. ”I agree,” he said.

Why was Gravis so aggressive?

The reason for that was that he, again, had no control over his life. He had to wait for the other defensive line to return victoriously and explain everything to them. This was another form of suppression and powerlessness, and Gravis hated feeling like that!

”Your agreement is not of importance,” the mantis said coldly, demonstrating her authority and power over Gravis, which he hated with all his being. ”You will follow me!” she ordered.

Gravis narrowed his eyes but didn't answer. The mantis turned around, and Gravis flew behind her without saying anything. He had just become many times more powerful, and his Will-Aura has risen by an incredible degree, but he wasn't happy right now, not even a little bit.

He was so close to knowing the answer from Heaven, but now he was being suppressed by something else. This whole thing made him feel like the growth of his power hadn't changed anything. He had been suppressed before, and now he was suppressed again.

After some minutes, they all arrived. In front of them was a massive wall of earth that seemingly blocked the entire horizon. On top of these walls, Gravis saw a lot of small beasts. Of course, all of these small beasts were Kings, which had shrunk their bodies.

The mantis flew upwards, towards the top of the wall, and Gravis followed. When they reached the top, all the beasts slightly bowed to the mantis.

”Take him into custody. He is not allowed to leave until I say so,” the mantis ordered to one of her assistants, who was a small badger.

”Yes, commander,” the badger said. Then, it looked at Gravis evenly. ”Follow me,” it ordered.

Gravis didn't like this one bit, but he followed anyway. Surprisingly, this badger was a level three King. The commander had probably acknowledged Gravis' power and had sent one of her valuable level three Kings to keep him in check.

They landed behind the wall and stopped at its foot. ”We will wait here,” the badger said.

When Gravis heard that, he sat down and closed his eyes. Right now, he was helpless to change anything, but at least he was behind the defensive line now.

After some seconds, Gravis took a deep breath in an effort to calm down. 'Only one more King to go. Then, I will know my answer,' he thought.

'Just a bit more!'