Chapter 508: How to Jump Levels (2/2)

Gravis came back and sat down in front of them again. ”Thanks to the Law and some additional fine-tuning of my other abilities, I managed to close the speed gap. Of course, I can't continually use this. After all, moving so fast eats up a lot of my resources.”

”What about defense and attack?” Yersi asked. ”It's good that you manage to close the speed difference, but you still can't kill your opponent with only that.”

Gravis nodded. ”You have felt my lightning before, and I have also told you how I have acquired this lightning. This lightning can also be understood and used by others. This means that this lightning is also a Law.”

BANG!

A small ball of lightning exploded in Gravis' hand to demonstrate its power. ”Punishment Lightning by itself is already a little more than an entire level stronger than my own level. This automatically elevates my attack without me even needing to spend any extra resources.”

”Of course, another issue would be that my lightning would run out before killing a Lord three levels above myself. That's where my other technique comes into play.”

”Other technique? Which one?” Aris asked with a sparkle in his eye.

Gravis nodded.

BZZZ! BZZZ!

Gravis transformed into lightning, shot upward, and returned again. ”I needed to reload my lightning to show you the full effect of my technique,” Gravis said. He had simply reabsorbed his weak body and made a new one with the same power.

Shing!

His saber appeared. ”I will use about 80% of my lightning. Watch carefully,” Gravis said.

The three of them looked at Gravis with intense eyes.

BZZZZZ!

A Lightning Bomb appeared in front of Gravis. The three of them felt its destructive power, and if they didn't have such an insane resistance to lightning, they would have become nervous. Yet, they could still feel and appreciate the insane power in the Lightning Bomb.

”By fusing my Spirit, Will, and Punishment Lightning, I can create this bomb. Of course, as you have seen, creating this bomb takes some time, and when it explodes, it will unleash its power widely, in an unfocused manner.”

SHING!

Gravis moved his saber through the Lightning Bomb, and it disappeared. Yet, the three of them noticed that lightning now came out of the saber.

”Close your eyes. The explosion is very bright,” Gravis said.

Yet, the three of them didn't. ”Our eyes will recover very quickly anyway,” Yersi said.

Gravis shrugged. Then, he slashed into the distance. A Lightning Crescent shot out of his saber and destroyed over a kilometer of his surroundings. One had to remember that Gravis was only using the power of a Low-Rank Spirit Beast right now.

The explosion vanished just as quickly, but it had managed to blind the three of them for a while. Yet, they had been prepared, and it would only take half a minute to heal their eyesight. Of course, their mind wasn't on their eyesight right now but the power of the explosion.

This explosion had been truly powerful! If it had been unleashed with the fire element, all three of them would have been reduced to ashes if it hit them. The pure destruction shook them for many seconds.

”Now,” Gravis said, regaining the attention from his three kids. ”If I stand in front of an opponent three levels above me, and they don't take me seriously, they will very quickly die to that combination. They wouldn't be ready for me to shoot at them with speed at their same level, which will take them by surprise. Then, I directly unleash that attack into them, and they might very well die or get severely injured.”

”This means that my opponent wouldn't even have been able to show any of their power. They hadn't moved, which means that their speed is useless. They hadn't attacked, which means that their power is useless. The only thing standing in my way in killing them was to overcome their defense.”

”Aris,” Gravis said after his explanation, making Aris look at his father with his newly recovered eyes. ”Imagine how you would have reacted if you met me, and I had the fire element. My speed would have caught you off guard, and my attack might have killed you. You would have died a regretful death. You know that you were more powerful than me, but the fight had ended before you could even show a bit of your power.”

”That's what I was talking about with the difference between you and Yersi. You aim to win a fight. Yersi aims to kill, just like me. This situation wouldn't even have been a fight. This would have been a one-sided slaughter where the weaker one instantly kills the stronger one. Never take your opponents lightly. There is always a chance that they might surprise you.”

Aris nodded. ”I understand,” he said. ”By now, I'm ready to accept that I would have died to such an attack. Staying alive is more important than winning a fight, and killing my opponent is also more important than winning a fight. After all, if I die, I can never fight again.”

Gravis smiled proudly. ”A great way of putting it, Aris.”

BANG!

The powerful body of Gravis appeared in front of them as it absorbed the weaker one. ”Now, we've talked enough. It's time for you to become more powerful!”

The three of them stood up with steely eyes.

It was time to see the real world!