Chapter 311 - The Heavens and Its Jokes (2/2)

In an instant, an energy far stronger than the energy that made up the ice covering their surroundings spread throughout the area before arriving at the edges of the defensive skills Herellia and Horell had created. Just as they wondered what the energy was going to do, the energy went ahead and covered the two defensive skills before forming a thick layer of frost that seemed to radiate the intent of being impenetrable.

Seeing that his skill was successfully cast, Argentum could not help but let out an aura of elation, only for this aura to disappear as he saw the white lightning drops pass through the thick layer of frost without a problem, colliding with the ground once more. At this point, an aura of slight fury radiated from him, wondering why the defensive skills they threw at the white lightning drops wouldn't work at all.

Fortunately, it was at this moment that he noticed that the white lightning drops were following a certain pattern while looking at the holes made by the lightning drops on the thick frost layer he conjured. Wondering if his hypothesis was correct, he went ahead and dispelled the thick layer of frost covering them, causing Horell to radiate an aura of fear as he asked Argentum, ”What are you doing, Argentu—”

”Shut up for a second.” Before Horell could finish his question, Argentum interrupted him, telling him to be quiet. After making sure that Horell was quiet, he then looked at the white lightning drops that were slightly farther away from the three of them, making sure to use his enhanced senses to the fullest to make sure that his hypothesis was correct.

After about five minutes or so of careful examination, Argentum let out a long sigh as he blurted out, ”You've got to be kidding me. Do the heavens think that the trials a trial taker needs to undertake are a big joke?”

Hearing Argentum's words, Herellia and Horell were left at a loss for words before the two of them looked at each other, wondering what Argentum was talking about. Thankfully, after he said those words, Argentum started to explain the reason why he said those words, with his vision focused on the two before saying, ”This trial is actually incredibly easy.”

”By easy, do you mean easy to succ.u.mb to death?” Horell asked, to which Argentum replied by radiating his aura of power towards Horell, forcing him to become silent. Seeing that Argentum was not joking around, Herellia went ahead and asked him, ”What do you mean by that, Argentum?”

”All of the lightning drops fall straight down to the ground,” Argentum said in response to her question. He then continued, ”As long as one doesn't disturb a lightning drop through an attack or any other means, then it would unconditionally fall and collide with the ground.”

”By that, you mean…” At this moment, Herellia felt like she now understood what Argentum was trying to say, an aura of slight expectation radiating from her. In response to her words, Argentum replied, ”That's right. Dispel the barriers. We're going to dodge the lightning drops until all of them collide with the ground.”

Whoosh!

Without hesitation, Herellia went ahead and recalled the energy she infused into the crimson magic circle above their heads, dispelling the magic circle in an instant. After that, she went silent for a bit before sending a punch towards the cyan barrier Horell cast around them, shattering it in one hit thanks to the buffs they had. In response to his barrier being shattered, Horell could not help but look at the two in front of him and ask them, ”Have you two…perhaps...lost your minds?”

”Horell, do you—” Just as Herellia was about to persuade her way to make Horell believe what they were saying a while ago, Argentum interrupted her from continuing before looking at Horell and saying, ”It's up to you if you believe us or not. You can cast another barrier around you and wait for it to look like Swiss cheese, or come and join us in avoiding the white lightning drops.”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After saying those words, Argentum then utilized the entirety of the strength inside his body before dashing out towards a certain area, making sure to dodge the white lightning drops that were about to fall to the ground along the way. As for Herellia, she looked at Horell for a bit before deciding to dash towards another area as well, doing the same thing as Argentum while she made her way towards the location she had in mind.

Seeing that the two actually distanced themselves from him, Horell could not help but mutter to himself, ”I may be cowardly, but I'm not stupid. If it was that easy in the first place, then the trial would've been over already.”

After saying those words, Horell then focused his vision to a point directly above him, only to see that a white lightning drop was only a couple of meters away from him. At first, he thought that he would cast a defensive barrier before moving away from it, but then, after remembering Argentum's words, he could not help but have second thoughts over his decision.

”Ah, fine. Fine. I'll do as what you say, Argentum,” Horell muttered to himself in a defeated tone before continuing, ”But you better tell me what Swiss cheese is after this.”

Whoosh!

Without hesitation, Horell took a step backward, easily dodging the white lightning drop that was about to hit him. Unsurprisingly, that alone was enough for him to retract his previous statements and say, ”Well then.”

”I guess I'm stupid.”

And with that, the three of them dodged the white lightning drops that were about to fall on them with great ease thanks to the buffs that the three had on their bodies. Eventually, after what seemed to be a long time, no more new lightning drops fell from the dark clouds, signaling that the trial was now over.

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