Ch.249 I REFUSE!

Ch.249 I REFUSE!

‘I waited too long! I messed up!’ Zuko inwardly exclaimed as shock, bewilderment and fear temporarily paralysed him.

The worst case scenario, something that he had briefly thought could happen but had ignored because of the low probability, had just happened.

“What rotten luck!” Zuko growled with frustration.

He knew that with the powerful vibes the fruit were admitting, the chances of it attracting those that were close enough to sense it weren’t small, but he was proud of his strength. He was known as the strongest Sea King around and it wasn’t for no reason. So long as he wasn’t facing a mental attack, he had full confidence in fending off any other Sea Creature.

But, as in, any Sea Creature BELOW the 4th Realm!

For Emperor Bilibu to be at this location at this time, this was a situation that could leave anybody flabbergasted. It was just too much of a joke.

Zuko had a strong urge to abandon everything and leave. Even though he had received many gifts from the Moon that gave him the ability to fight against people multiple stages above him, it would not be enough to guarantee success here.

There was an entire Realm gap to be bridged, and it was the infamous 4th Realm at that. It was already fantastic that with his peak 3rd Realm essence cultivation, his talent allowed him to scrape the bottom of the barrel known as 4th Realm - Stage 1, however...

Emperor Bilibu was known to be on the verge of reaching the 2nd Stage of the 4th Realm, making him Peak Stage 1. And even though Zuko possessed Realm 4 - Stage 1 Strength according to the System, that evaluation did not take into account stamina/energy reserves, or even range of abilities, perception, reflexes, instincts and most importantly combat experience.

Zuko didn’t dare to compare his experience to Emperor Bilibu, a creature who had been around since the conception of Magic.

Theoretically, he should just go... This situation was too dangerous and even a bit unnecessary. He had the talent, he had the subordinates, he could just find anoth-

‘I REFUSE!’ Zuko inwardly roared before zooming towards the fruit using his fastest speed. “I REFUSE TO YIELD!” He roared out this time, knowing that he was definitely within the range of Emperor Bilibu’s Spirit Sense and could be heard.

=Know your limits, boy.= A deep voice suddenly slipped into his mind, cold and unfeeling.

However, Zuko paid it no heed.

From the start there had been only 1 option. His body may have buckled with fear and his Soul may have shivered with warning, but his Will, the same Will that helped him with his mutation back then, the same Will that made him take the risky deal with the Moon, the same Will that brought him this far, only gave him one choice!

Fight! Fight!!! FIGHT!!!

But fight for his destiny, not for the sake of it. He wasn’t dumb enough to fight to the death with Bilibu. But if he played the situation perfectly he might be able to escape with only a brief clash and a few severe injuries. The chances were low, but he had to do it. The mysterious fruit felt like it was harmonising with him and he hadn’t even touched it yet, it was too good to pass up!

=So be it.= The voice came again.

As he came closer to the fruit, he noticed that Emperor Bililu had shrouded himself in electricity and his speed had increased exponentially. As a matter of fact his figure had become indistinct and he could barely perceive it. It was more like a collection of lightning bolts were spreading out towards him and it would soon catch up.

This was why he hated lightning users. Whilst the low level ones were even more dangerous to themselves than they were to others, the high level ones were completely immune to the effects that their lightning abilities had on the water and in fact they could use it to their benefit.

The water, which was previously one of his greatest benefits, would now become one of his greatest enemies in his fight against Bilibu.