Chapter 508 - The roaring second (Part-2) (1/2)
Yamamoto sighed as he stamped a set of papers before throwing them on an already growing pile of rejected papers.
'What are these idiotic proposals? I think I will have to teach those idiots how to apply for tender, how to submit counter proposals, at least when you are trying to rip-off someone do so in a manner that the person you are trying to con cannot detect it, idiots.'
”Excuse me.”
Yamamoto did not look up from his position as he spoke, ”Yes what can I do you Yu Wu.”
”Why are working in place of Boss?”
”His Highness has some sudden work to do as such he is busy for the moment as such I am substituting in his place, he would be back within a few days so you do not have to worry but unfortunately work cannot wait.”
”I see, so will you need anything?”
Yamamoto shook his head as he spoke, ”Throw away those that I have stamped rejected away they are useless, the rest I will keep them here to be approved by His Highness.”
Yu Wu nodded as she took the rejected pile away while Yamamoto let out a dejected sigh, 'Where is His Highness? What happened to him? More importantly the guards that chased after him they have yet to return, and even after I have sent message to Ayindril many times I have yet to receive any proper response other than to stay put, this is killing me I should work hard to keep all this tension and thoughts out of my mind.'
Meanwhile back with Ryuu, his tribulation began with a rather rocky start, the ground shook as it broke under him though he sat on it without even moving an inch as his array held true, even if the ground fragmented or changed into simple spikes, the array stood strong to the point that Ryuu felt nothing.
Antariksh looked at Ryuu as she spoke with a small smile on her face, ”Ho, so it began with earth and that array even hastily drawn it stood the crushing power of the earth, not to mention it makes Ryuu so stable that he has yet to move an inch from his position.”
Veena snorted as she spoke, ”Please daughter, do not say that array was hastily drawn it would mean that the array was made clumsily and if Ryuu had done so sister Nuwa would have tanned his hide.”
Celestia gave a nod as she spoke, ”So true sister Nuwa is a perfectionist nothing sort of perfection satisfies her, and look at that array that Ryuu had created within such a short time, it looks like some master artist's work.”
Sylvana snorted as she spoke, ”Please mothers, you all three including dad are perfectionist, I still remembered how you all used to be hard on us until we were able to perform perfectly in while sleeping, and Ryuu just like us, was taught in a very similar manner so of course he would perform admirably.”
Nuwa nodded as she spoke, ”You are right, the array that Ryuu created is masterpiece when compared to others in his level and in some cases above his level it is a masterpiece.”
If Ryuu was within hearing range he would have blushed at the praise he had received from his teacher but at the moment his attention was spent on controlling the array amidst the assault of the earth.
'I feel like a small boat caught in the ocean while a large storm is raging on but thankfully my boat is not only sturdy but is immune to the effects of the turbulent ocean.'
The tribulation of the earth seemed to go on for hours on end, as the planet seemed to engulf him crush him to paste, not to mention the number of times the array he was sitting on was forced to finally move from its initial place as the ground beneath them collapsed trying to bring Ryuu down with it.
'What a tedious chore, I have to actively supply my array with my KI and it is draining fast, I might have to use a KI replenishing pill sometime in the future, but at least I am not being forced to face a sub-elemental tribulation.'
As if the Heaven's heard his thoughts and decided to bestow upon him a highly uncherished gift.
This time the earth itself was not alone, as it caught aflame and melted into bright hot lava making Ryuu let out a groan, ”I just had to jinx myself.”
Tendrils of lava wrapped around the safety cocoon that Ryuu had weaved around himself as the temperature rose drastically, yet because of the arrays he did not feel even a single ounce of the heat as he sat calmly in the midst of it while the lava tried to drown him, but one thing that happened was the fact that Ryuu would need the pills even faster.
'I know even without the help of the array I could have survived but I would have been injured before my lightning tribulation would have struck, even with my power and strength I would not be unscathed if forced to endure being put in a meat grinder not to mention the KI I would have to spend at least I would have spend ten times the amount I…'
Ryuu's inner monologue came to a screeching halt as he looked up towards the sky as he spoke with disbelief, ”You got to be kidding me.”
His sentiments were shared by Sylvana as she spoke with an equal amount of disbelief, ”An asteroid when did it appear?”
As Sylvana moved to destroy it Antariskh quickly held her as she spoke, ”What are you doing? Our army would have destroyed it if it were any ordinary asteroid, but try and feel it.”
Sylvana looked at the asteroid momentarily before her eyes widen as she spoke, ”This is part of his tribulation.”, she then turned towards her family as she spoke with disbelief, ”Since when does the tribulation of a celestial has asteroids and what not descending on them, such wanton destruction.”
Veena did not look at her as she spoke with a tired sigh, ”Sylvana I do not know if you remember or not, or may be because at that time both you and Shamiran were in closed door meditation so as to catch up to your older siblings so there is a chance you might not remember Pangu and Antariskh's tribulation.”
Antariskh frowned as she spoke, ”I cannot blame her mother, it was so long ago that I barely recall it, but I really came close to dying.”
Celestia snorted as she spoke, ”Both of you had your tribulation within a span of a week and both of you were so injured that at the end of the tribulation both of resembled a charred corpse.”
Sylvana's eyes widened before she spoke with a sheepish smile, ”Ah, yes I remember how annoying it was with all of hovering over us when our tribulation finally came.”
Sylvana's words earned her a small glare from Veena as Nuwa spoke with a frown, ”In a way Sylvana is right, a single asteroid is okay but why is there another one appearing, one which is much larger than the previous.”