Death… And Me

Chapter 435 - Lightning Field First

The other elders immediately looked at Saya. After all, she was the Guild Leader here.

”Well... No rules say that you canʼt build your formation above the protection formation. However, thatʼs quite a risky move since it might be affected by the other formationsʼ attacks when the test starts.”

Rean knew that, but he didnʼt care. Thatʼs because the Lightning Field was the field with the least amount of participants, to begin with. The chances of something happening to his formation would be very low. In his eyes, it was worth the risk.

ʼI will need three formations to complement the Lightning Strike Formation. Those would be the Elemental Absorption Formation, the Spiritual Energy Absorption Formation, and the Shooting Formation. Fortunately, they are quite simple compared to the Lighting Strike Formation. Besides...ʼ

Rean then looked at the Protection Formation right below his feet and smiled.

Nevertheless, making four formations at once was anything but easy. If not because Rean was extremely confident in his proficiency in Lightning Formations, he would never try such a risky move.

First, he built the base of all work, the Spiritual Energy Absorption Formation. He worked so fast that it was completed in just three minutes. Soon after, he fused the Lightning Strike and Lightning Absorption Formations together with it. All three formations related to Lightning, so Rean knew every rune and material necessary perfectly.

”This... Is he building a Triple-Layered Formation?”

”What are you so impressed about? Look at the top contestants of the last phase. They are all making Triple-layered Formations.”

”Indeed. Theyʼre all aiming for single strike formations.”

”Because they canʼt use Spirit Stones, the Spiritual Energy around their formations would be consumed in a flash. There wonʼt be enough for a second or third strike. In that case, they might as well throw everything against the Protection Formations at once.”

It was true. Havek, Qia, Milo, Artin, basically everyone was making a similar type of formation. The types of attack formations were different from each other. Nonetheless, they all aimed for a single powerful destructive, corrosive, piercing, or whatever strike.

Havek was in the Water Field. He obtained several types of corrosive materials to make his formation. His formation would try to corrode several layers of the protection formation at once. That was quite a bold move since there wasnʼt enough Spiritual Energy. Of course, being the genius he said he was, his face brimmed with confidence.

Qia made things simple. In fact, she didnʼt really have an element she excelled in. In the defensive formation exam, she went to the Earth field because Earth was the best for defense. This time, she went to the Fire field simply because it was perfect for offensive formations. She decided to make a single-point explosion formation for her trial.

Saya paid special attention to Rean, though. Of course, Droman did the same thing. They were curious to see just what kind of gimmick Rean would pull off this time.

”Guild Leader, are you planning to take that boy as one of the representatives?”

Saya nodded.

”For now, he seems to be a good choice. Heʼs only sixteen, so his age matches the under 25 requirement from seven years in the future. Still, letʼs see how he performs in the test first. After all, he hasnʼt measurably passed the previous tests. I canʼt tell yet whether he really has some talent or if heʼs just crazy.”

All the elders agreed with her. In the first test, he forced his way through the movement restriction formation. In the last one, he destroyed the formation that was supposed to test his defense. It was hard to guess what he was capable of.

After fifty minutes into the exam, Rean finally finished his triple-layered formation. Anyone who looked at him would be able to see the beads of sweat on his face. Sure enough, as good as he might be with Lightning Formations, making a triple-layered formation in just fifty minutes was still an arduous task.

Surprisingly, Rean wasnʼt done yet.

ʼLife Style, First Form, Enhancement!ʼ

Rean then jumped down from the Protection Formation and flashed away. A minute later, he brought a big stone back. The ones who looked at that became puzzled as they thought.

ʼA stone? In a Lightning Formation?ʼ

ʼWouldnʼt its earth property obstruct the Lightning Formation instead?ʼ

Rean didnʼt know what the others were thinking, nor did he care. He quickly jumped above the protection formation and started to build the shooting formation. As mentioned before, such a formation wasnʼt anything hard to make. It merely gathered some Spiritual Energy and used the energy to shoot any object put on it.

Rean then placed that stone above the formation, where it began to float. Following that, he attached the spiritual copper wire to both the stone and the Lightning Strike Formation behind him.

The shooting formation took longer than the Energy Gathering Formation, though. Thatʼs because Rean didnʼt want to use the Spiritual Energy from the surroundings when the test started. So he had that formation gather and hold Spiritual Energy on its own. When the time for his formation came to be tested, it would be fully charged and wouldnʼt use the surrounding Spiritual Energy. Thanks to that, the Lightning Strike Formation wouldnʼt be affected.

ʼFortunately, it doesnʼt need a lot of spiritual energy, so it will only take a minute or so to absorb the amount necessary.ʼ

58 minutes. That was the time Rean used to finish all the preparations. By now, most of the Formation Masters in the exam already finished their own formations as well.

Saya, Droman, and the others could tell what Rean was trying to do... and thought the idea was quite funny. Their only doubt was whether it would work or not.

Seeing that one hour was up, Turin finally announced the end of the building test.

”Thatʼs enough! Those who havenʼt finished their formations are disqualified. As for those who did, stay beside your formations so that you can activate them. Letʼs start the test. First, the-”

It was then that he received a Spiritual Sense Message from Saya.

ʼGo to the Lightning Field first. I want to see what that Rean boy can do.ʼ