Chapter 501: Switched Situation (2/2)

”I need to ask an Elder about this matter,” the King answered Gravis finally.

”No need,” the voice of the Empress appeared inside the King's head.

”Empress,” the King said involuntarily in respect and fear.

”Gravis has already informed me of what has transpired over five minutes ago, and I have been watching your exchange,” she said.

The King became nervous when he heard that. Had he done something wrong?

”You have chosen correctly by asking an Elder,” the Empress transmitted, making the King feel a huge amount of relief. ”I have designed the areas so that they reflect a safer picture of the real world. Yet, in this case, that doesn't hold up. Right now, area F is a more dangerous version of the real world for this particular offspring of mine. Staying in the areas is a privilege, not a punishment.”

”Therefore, I decided to let her leave the area to regain her strength in the real world. Yet, she has also made her choice by coming to area F this early. So, if she manages to become a High-Rank Energy Beast again, she must enter area F again. This will force her to fight two levels above herself, which is what she wanted,” the Empress declared.

The Empress had already decided on this issue about five minutes ago, but she wanted to see how the King responsible for area F would react. He held a position of paramount importance. If such a King were to be a traitor, they could have killed a frightening amount of talented beasts. She didn't like to doubt other beasts, but his position was just too important.

Luckily, the King had made the correct decision in the end. He had realized that he couldn't pass a judgment with confidence. Asking a superior was the best choice he could have made in this regard.

”It will be done, Empress,” the King said deferentially. Then, he looked at the fearful Yersi. ”You are allowed to leave, but you must return when you have regained your strength,” he transmitted to her.

By now, Yersi was smart enough to understand all these words. Due to her father's blood, she was even smarter than Skye had been as an Energy Beast. Yersi lowered her head to acknowledge the command and then ran past the King.

Finding Energy Beasts outside the breeding areas in the Icy Pride Empire was tough. Nearly all offspring born in the Empire were inside these areas. The only Energy Beasts she would be able to find would be wild ones. Due to Kings and Lords continually fighting in the Empire, the wild beast population had huge issues in thriving.

Gravis watched her leave but still felt nervous. Now, it was all up to her. Finding Energy Beasts would be difficult for her. Right now, inside Gravis' Spirit Sense, he could only see two wild Energy Beasts, and his Spirit Sense had a reach of over 150 kilometers.

Meanwhile, Cera had managed to kill her first Divine Beast. The fight had been fierce since their powers were about equal. This Divine Beast had a Battle-Strength that was very close to being able to jump two levels. One could describe their strength as Half-Step High-Rank Spirit Beast.

Cera had learned a lot in the fight. In actuality, one could say that she had been lucky with her opponent. The gap between fighting one level above oneself and two levels was huge. One couldn't prepare themselves for such a massive jump.

Yet, by being able to fight someone that was more powerful than nearly any Mid-Rank Spirit Beast but weaker than nearly any High-Rank Spirit Beast, Cera had received the optimal opponent. This would be able to prepare her for fighting two levels above herself.

Aris had it the easiest. He fought one beast two levels higher than him after the other. He had been fighting beasts two levels higher than him ever since he had been a High-Rank Demonic Beast. These kinds of fights were still very dangerous, but Aris wasn't in a disadvantageous position.

Right now, the situation from back in area A had been completely reversed. Back then, Yersi had been the most powerful, followed by Cera and then Aris. Now, it was Aris followed by Cera, with Yersi having to recuperate outside area F.

'Aris will become a Lord with no issues. Cera also won't have any issues, but she won't be as powerful as Aris yet. Yersi might die before she can become a Lord,' Gravis thought.

'Yet, if she manages to recover from this setback, she might become as powerful as Aris. Having to search for food in such a dangerous environment is also a form of tempering.'

”Let's see what the future holds.”