Chapter 256 - Blue Lightning Triad Tribulation (2/2)
'With Blob undergoing a Power Baptism, the speed at which we'd reach Verdant Breeze Town would increase exponentially, while his strength would undergo a great upheaval as well…' Argentum thought to himself.
'But would a being made by the system have the ability to undergo a Power Baptism?' With this question in mind, he asked the system this question, obtaining an answer that made him satisfied.
Ding!
”Although the user's companion is made through the usage of a skill, the world still considers the user's companion as a real being of the world, thus giving it the ability to undergo Power Baptisms and Existence Tribulations like any other being could,” the feminine-sounding voice said to Argentum as it resounded in his mind.
”Hmm…” Argentum pondered over it for a bit more, asking the system if he could transfer the excess energy for Power Baptisms onto Blob. Surprisingly, the system said that it was possible for that to happen, but the being where the user transferred their energy towards would instantly undergo the Power Baptism in exchange.
Although he felt a bit of remorse for having Blob undergo a Power Baptism at the very instant he transferred energy, he thought that this would allow his plans to become a bit more flexible once he arrived at Verdant Breeze Town.
Whoosh!
Without hesitation, Argentum reverted to his previous form as he opened his sense of vision, surprising Blob, who was just gazing at the sky while resting.
”Eh? Why'd you turn back to your original form?” Blob could not help but ask him, to which Argentum replied as he sat beside him, ”What? Can't your creator sit down and gaze at the sky with you?”
”Well, I have no problem with that, but usually, you'd still be enhancing your abilities, Argentum,” Blob said as a response to his creator's question. After that, the two went silent as both of them gazed at the sky, looking at the clouds that slowly moved.
While Blob was looking at the clouds with a pure intent, Argentum, on the other hand, was looking at the clouds while pondering over the Power Baptism, wondering if the lightning that would befall Blob would be red or not.
Thinking about Blob's chances of succeeding through his first Power Baptism, he concluded that as long as he was up against the red lightning Argentum was previously up against, with him being at Epic-grade, it would not be a problem for him to succeed.
Making up his mind after that, Argentum then focused his sense of vision towards Blob beside him before initiating a conversation as he asked him, ”Hey, Blob. Wanna become stronger in an instant?”
”Huh?” Being caught off-guard by Argentum's sudden question, Blob radiated an aura of confusion. He then asked him, ”What kind of question is that?”
”I'm just saying that…” Argentum instantly replied to his question. ”…if there was a way for you to become stronger in an instant, would you like to do it?”
”Well, sure but—” Blob agreed with an uncertain tone, only for his response to be interrupted as Argentum stood up, exuding an aura filled with exuberance. Looking at Blob, Argentum then said, ”Alright! Let's make you stronger in an instant!”
”System, transfer a full bar of Power Baptism Energy to Blob!” Argentum shouted not long after, only for multiple strands of multicolored energy to vigorously make its way towards Blob where was. Not long after, these strands of multicolored energy were absorbed by Blob's energy, imbuing him with a sense of greater strength.
”Argentum, what are you doing?” Blob asked Argentum as he stood up, wondering what the multicolored energy did to him. Still radiating an aura of excitement, Argentum replied, ”The energy I've given you will allow you to undergo something called a Power Baptism! Once you clear this Power Baptism, your power would instantly improve by ten times!”
Rumble…rumble…
Coincidentally, just as Argentum was finished explaining what he was doing, dark gray clouds started to manifest a few thousand meters above Blob's head, radiating a feeling that the energy inside it could destroy anything. With the help of his enhanced senses, Argentum noticed the dark clouds, pointing towards it as he told Blob, ”Do you see the dark clouds over your head? These clouds are filled with a certain color of lightning, and some of them will strike you down, making sure that you would fail the Power Baptism.”
A few seconds later, a red light emanated from the center of the dark clouds as red lightning started to crackle through the clouds. Noticing this, Blob could not help but look at Argentum and ask, ”So…all I have to do is just defend against the bolts of lightning that want to strike me down?”
”Exactly,” Argentum said in response as he continued to look at the dark clouds. At first, he expected the bolts of lightning that would strike Blob would be red lightning, but as he looked further, the amount of red lightning crackling through the clouds were far more numerous than the amount he had on his first attempt.
Although he felt that something bad was going to happen, he continued to think optimistically, thinking that Blob would just have to withstand a numerous amount of red lightning bolts.
Unfortunately, that was not the case.
Whoosh!
Not long after, the red light that emanated from the center of the dark clouds had instantly transformed into a purple hue, the aura of destruction emanating from the bolts now enhanced by a grade. Seeing that the red lightning bolts were transformed into purple lightning bolts, Argentum could not help but feel dread as he noticed that Blob was looking at the lightning bolts with eagerness, radiating an aura that seemed to say that he was wondering whether he could defend against the bolts without a problem.
”Please don't become worse. Please don't become worse.” With the red lightning bolts now purple, Argentum could not help but mutter these words, hoping that the lightning bolts that would strike Blob down would be purple at most. He had a hunch that Blob would be able to survive an onslaught of purple lightning bolts with injuries, but any further than that and there was a high chance that he might dissipate into thin air.
Sadly, contrary to the mumbling he had done, the purple lightning bolts crackling through the clouds had undergone the same process as the red lightning bolts from before, becoming more numerous by the second before the light at the center of the dark clouds changed.
In an instant, the purple light radiating amidst the clouds had turned into that of a dark blue hue, carrying an aura of destruction far more condensed than the purple and red lightning bolts combined.
”Blue lightning��?” Argentum could not help but mutter in an incredibly dreadful tone. At this moment, he was truly regretting his decision…which was further enhanced by obtaining a notification from his system.
Ding!
'The user's companion has attempted a Power Baptism!'
'Due to the power stored inside the user's companion, the decided baptism trial shall be…'
'The Blue Lightning Triad Tribulation!'