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.
Cain’s 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 Beast’s 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 Champions’ formation, but while it provided great defenses, it was not suitable for battle since they had to stick together and could not move independently.
’The defensive power is not its main attribute. Its focus is making the ten a single massive entity.’