The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 273 : Dodging lightning

Cain, Shura, and the Blood Champions move through the sky on the back of the dragon-like Wave Beast. They were advancing at supersonic speed, and since the location of the next trial was not far, they were able to reach it in less than two days.

”¡BOOM!”

That thunderous blast indicated the group had arrived. Cain and the others could see less than one thousand meters away a massive mountain upon which lightning clashed over and over again, covering every portion of it with its destructive power.

Unlike regular mountains, the surface of this one was smooth, and the endless barrage of lightning had crystallized some portions. Everybody could see the giant storm cloud above its peak, one that had yet to face even after hundreds of years.

Quite fittingly, this mountain had the name Skyfall Mountain. No life forms lived in it, and it was where Shura would take her Purity of Energy. A human settlement could not survive in that environment, and while there were Wave Beasts that thrived in the presence of lightning, they also needed another form of nutrients, and no vegetal life forms could survive in that place.

Although it was a place of death and destruction, Skyfall Mountain was a place many powerhouses wanted to visit since there was a special force at its peak that could help even Wave King. However, it was under the domain of the Blood Sea, so no one could get near it without first asking for authorization from either the Blood Duke or High Blood Elder.

Cainʼs eyes narrowed as he focused on Skyfall Mountain, and a small smile appeared since he did not feel any dangerous presence in this place. It made sense that the assassins had chosen not to attack here since there was nowhere to hide, and the lightning constantly fell from the sky.

Shura tapped the Wave Beastʼs head, making this one descend on the foot of Skyfall Mountain since flying directly to the peak would have been suicide.

Like the last time, once the youths got down, the Wave Beast rose to the air and flew away, only returning once Shura rang her small bell.

Shura glanced at Surin and the rest of the Blood Champions, and they immediately adopted a formation. The ten unleashed the Wave Cloaks before slowly fusing them into a single one.

Cain was surprised by the Shura and the Blood Championsʼ formation, but while it provided great defenses, it was not suitable for battle since they had to stick together and could not move independently.

ʼThe defensive power is not its main attribute. Its focus is making the ten a single massive entity.ʼ

It was not hard for Cain to figure out the reason for that formation. The group knew they could not dodge the lightning, so they combined their Wave Cloak, making the power of the lighting divide into ten, diminishing the impact it would have on their bodies.

Shura and Surin turned toward Cain, and both of them frowned. She and the Blood Champions had trained this formation for months, and they could not simply add people since it would bring instability. However, they did not think that Cain could reach the peak of Skyfall Mountain alone.

Cain noticed their gazes and showed a small smile before taking a blue capsule from his space ring and, the next second, injecting it into his neck. His body began to tremble the next second, and soon his entire body gained a strong static charge.

The Wave Virus was Lightning Force, and while its primary use was to augment lightning spells and skills, the electric charge generated across the body was an excellent conductor. It would allow Cainʼs body to redirect any lightning strike that could land on him to the ground, diminishing the damage he takes.

Shura nodded once she noticed the Wave Virus, no longer looking at Cain and putting all her focus on the mountainʼs peak.

”¡BOOM!”

She and the Blood Champions had advance less than twenty meters when a lightning bolt fell on them. However, there were smiles on their faces since once the full power of the lightning spread among the ten, it did little to no damage.

Cain did not fall behind, but before putting a single foot in the mountain, he unleashed his Ego Wave into the sky, reaching four thousand meters into the air. While that was not even a third of Skyfall Mountain, it was enough.

Shura and the Blood Champions were confused about why Cain would unleash his Ego Wave, especially if he would only send it into the sky where there was nothing.

Cain did not offer an explanation and did not even look at the group. He was not trying to antagonize them now as he did in Ice Crown, but his mind was too busy to think about anything else other than the task at hand.

All of a sudden, Cainʼs eyes narrowed, and he looked into the sky only to hear a thunderous sound as lightning fell directly on him.

”¡BOOM!”

Cain clenched his teeth due to the pain, but just like Shura and the others after facing the bolt of lightning, there was a smile on his face. Thanks to the Lightning Force Wave Virus and his Lightning Lupus Bloodline, his body was highly resilient to lightning, so he was able to endure it.

Shura kept moving forward but glanced at Cain when this one endured the bolt of lightning. After seeing how well this one managed to take the strike, she kept her eyes forward and started moving faster.

Everything was going well, and the lightning strikes were even helping the group since they were tempering their flesh, blood, and even Wave. However, all changed when they reached the middle point of their journey.

”BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!”

A lightning bolt so massive that it was better to call it a pillar fell from the sky, landing directly on Shura and the Blood Champions. The group trembled, and blood leaked from the corner of their mouths since the damage they received was high.

That lightning had the power of a weak Wave Kingʼs spell. Shura and the Blod Champions could endire its destructive power since it divided between the ten, but there was one that was not so lucky.

”BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!”

Another of those lightning pillars fell from the sky, and its target this time was no other than Cain.

Shock appeared on the faces of Shura, Surin, and the rest of the Blood Champions when they saw that there was nothing left in the place where the pillar of lightning had just fallen. Even though the Blood Champions did not have a very good impression of Cain, that did not mean they wanted him dead.

”It is too soon to plan my funeral.”

Shura and the Blood Champions heard that and looked ahead, only to see Cain standing there. The shock in their eyes was even greater since Cain had seemingly dodged the lighting pillar, but that should be impossible.

Lightning, with a natural origin, traveled at a speed similar to light, which not even Titans could match. Luckily for the group, it seemed that the storm did not like the fact that Cain dodged that strike and sent another.

Shuraʼs eyes widened when she saw how Cain looked into the sky and moved at supersonic speed a fraction of a second before the lightning bolt fell from the sky. It was as if the young man could know when and where the lighting would fall.

If Cain were an Essence Wave Cultivator training in the Lightning Law, it would have made sense he could predict the patterns of those lightning bolts, but that was certainly not the case.

”Your Ego Wave!”

A flash of enlightenment appeared in Shuraʼs eyes as she noticed how the red force field spread into the sky.

Cain was surprised that Shura was able to figure it out so fast. There was no reason to hide it, so he nodded.

”You are right. I use my Ego Wave to perceive the state of the atmosphere, electrics charges, and several other pieces of meteorological data. I can use that to predict lightning patterns, allowing me to dodge it.”

The Blood Champions were shocked to hear that. Although it was theoretically possible to do all that, the cognitive abilities needed to predict lightning strikes in such a short time were incredible. However, none of them could deny that Cain was indeed able to dodge the lightning bolts.

”Can you help us?”

Shura did not have a problem asking Cain for his help, and neither of the Blood Champions dared to say anything about it. While they could resist the lighting pillars, it left wounds on them.

Cain stared at them before analyzing things for a moment, showing a complicated expression.

”Yes and no. I can give you the information, but by the time I share it, you will all have less than a tenth of a second to react. Since you move as a group, I doubt you would be able to move in time.”