Chapter 172 - 172 Blood Lightning (II)

172 Blood Lightning (II)

Silence reigned as people found it hard to believe what they were seeing. For Cain to have beaten that Level 7 Golden Back Gorilla like that, his battle strength must be above at least equal to a Peak Level 7 Astral Wave Warrior.

A fifteen-year-old with a battle power at that level, just how amazing was that!?

Cain smiled as he allowed everybody to see those two Wave Beasts. He was not afraid of anyone finding anything weird on them since he really did kill them both with his own hands, using his assassination skills with the Shadow Panther and pure brute strength with the Golden Back Gorilla.

After defeating the Early Wave Champion, he found those two Wave Best in the forest and killed them in order to have a reason for his delay. With his new power, taking care of Level 7 Wave Beasts was easy.

Rodrick glanced at the corpses, and by the burn marks left by lightning on the Golden Back Gorilla, he was pretty sure that Cain killed both Wave Beasts. Yet, he was also wise enough to see that the cadet was hiding something from him.

He looked to the teachers behind him and saw that all those that had taught Cain were quietly nodding, expressing their support for the young man.

‘Ahhh, this brat. There is no damage, and he was smart enough to present a valid reason, so I guess I could let things slide this time.’

Rodrick was about to speak, reprimanding Cain a little before telling this one to take his rightful place, when a voice echoed around the fort.

“He must be cheating!”

.....

That powerful shout came from one of the cadets in the front row, and he was no other than Lumir.

The large green youth’s face was full of frustration and rage. Lumir was so close to being promoted to the N°1 Lightning Cadet, which would have allowed him to gain a powerful status in his family, but now it seemed he would remain as the N°2.

In Lumir’s mind, the N°1 place belonged to him. He could not allow Cain, who had vanished for more than a month, take it from him.

When the rest of the cadets heard Lumir’s yell, none focused on Cain and wondered whether or not he had cheated, but in the green youth. In the Godslayer Humankind Empire, accusing someone of a crime or breaking the rules of the military without any form of evidence was a crime.

Zamir’s eyes widened as he heard Lumir’s yell, and he glanced at his friend before shaking his head, indicating to this one that he should not proceed with his words.

Uriel also focused on Lumir, but the look in his face was much colder. He could not believe that the cadet he had worked so hard to help was so stupid.

Lumir could feel everybody’s eyes focusing on him, but the pressure only made him even madder. They were supposed to look at him with awe and envy, not as if he was a madman.

“There is no way he would have killed both of those Wave Creatures alone. Someone must have killed them for him, or maybe he just found those bodies lying around and took them.”

Rodrick, the teachers, and the Vice-Captains could only shake their heads as they listened to Lumir’s words. The cadet provided no proof at all, and his explanations made even less sense.

If Cain had someone with the strength to take care of those creatures by his side, he would not have arrived so late at the graduation ceremony.

As for finding them just lying in a forest somewhere, that was even more idiotic. If the one that killed them had to run and leave the corpse behind, other Wave Beasts would have devoured them in a matter of minutes.

Rodrick saw that Lumir was about to continue spitting nonsense, but before he could shut up the cadet, a red flash appeared in front of the green youth.

Lumir was unable to react when a hand bathed in red lightning grabbed his head and slammed him into the ground with so much strength that he felt his skull was about to shatter.

He looked to the assailant and saw two eyes glowing with a red light that infused a sense of absolute terror in his heart, and the feeling only grew stronger as the grip around his head tightened, making his bones crack.

The fear of death had already shattered Lumir’s will, and he did not dare to fight back against Cain, but a flash of hope appeared in his heart as he saw a figure bathed in shining light flashing toward him.

The one coming to his rescue was no other than Uriel, but just as Lumir thought he was saved, he saw that Cain began to smile as his heartbeat burst with might and his skin turned red.

Uriel’s eyes were cold as he sent a palm strike toward the back of Cain’s head. That would push this one away from Lumir but could also lead to brain damage, something the Vice-Captain had no problem with.

Just as Uriel’s palm covered in shining light was about to reach Cain, this one turned around and responded with a fist bathed in blood lightning.

“?Boom!”

A small shock wave echoed once the palm and fist collided, and everybody saw how Uriel moved back almost ten meters.

Uriel could not hide his shock as he saw that Cain’s attack had pushed him away. That punch carried immense strength, and the blood lighting burned the skin on his palm.

The next second, that shock turned into pure killing intent as Uriel realized the way the others were looking at him. He was a new Vice-Captain and the most promising one of this generation, but a cadet defeated him!

Uriel’s Astral Wave exploded as he unleashed the full might of his Wave Burst. Before, he had only attacked using Wave Cloak, as he did not want people to blame him if his palm strike caused brain damage to Cain.

Cain saw the bursting Astral Wave of this one and saw that it surpassed that of Iris. It was near Orlando’s level, but Uriel was still a Wave Warrior, making this one energy pool extremely impressive.

Seeing the immense power of his opponent only made Cain smile. His eyes glowed with red light as he used his Ego Wave to push his Wave Burst to 3000% and unleashed his Blood Energy’s full power.

There was an immense battle intent in Cain’s heart as he stared at Uriel and remembered their first encounter. He no longer needed anyone’s protection and could face the Vice-Captain alone.

Dense shining light covered Uriel’s skin, while wide arcs of blood-lightning revolved around Cain’s body.

The cadets were about to break battle formation as they wanted to avoid becoming collateral damage from the fight between Cain and Uriel.

However, before the duo could start their battle, Rodrick shouted, and his voice generated shock waves that focused around the duo.

“Enough!”

When Cain heard that voice, he felt like an invisible power was taking control of his body. It was similar to the power of hypnosis but used a different path and did not rely on putting your target in a susceptible state of mind.

Uriel could not do anything against that force, and his body froze instantly as his Wave Cloak vanished.

Unlike Uriel, Cain’s eyes began to glow with a red light that became more and more powerful.

Cain would have been unable to fight back if it had been before the events in the True Saharo City. Still, after everything he endured and the trials he surpassed, his willpower experienced a radical change.

Finally, the red light reached its zenith before the sound of breaking glass appeared inside Cain’s mind, and then his Ego Wave burst like a volcano!

“?BOOM!”

Everybody could see how a giant red force field emerged from Cain’s body and raised to the sky like a mighty blood dragon.

Rodrick showed an expression of pain as blood leaked from the corner of his mouth due to the backlash of having his technique broken. However, he barely registered that as his eyes could not leave the mighty Ego Wave that emerged from Cain.

That mighty red force field drew the attention of everybody in the Imperial Lightning Fort. The weak only saw a majestic sight, and the strong understood the nature of that force and could not help but feel awe as they realized from whom it came.

Zarak was in his room in the Titan Tower and turned toward the mighty pillar of Ego Wave with a smile. He had detected Cain’s presence thanks to his Ego Mark when this one was one hundred kilometers away from the fort, but he had not perceived the change in the youth.

“Hahaha, this brat. Whatever happened to you, it must have been truly challenging for your willpower to have evolved beyond Wave Champions’ limits and finally enter the realm of Wave Kings.”