Chapter 92: Hideout, Kill yourself (4)
As soon as Grey rose into the air, the battlefield’s aura shifted. A powerful presence descended onto the area, one that could suppress everything. Even the twin sisters held their breath when they felt this power.
"Law Suppression," Werner couldn’t help but say. "Master already comprehended Law Suppression! When a law is unleashed, everything that is secondary shall hide!"
As he said that, a terrifying purple-black thunder erupted from Grey’s body, crackling around him. A strange and indescribable presence surrounded him, one that couldn’t be properly defined or explained.
’It’s time to test the Law Ability.’ Grey thought in his mind.
The High Order members didn’t stop rushing forward; they wouldn’t stop until they took them down.
"Kill that kid!" The four Second Rank grey-robed evolvers roared as they charged forward.
All of them were at the first level of the Second Rank. Their figures blurred into motion as they closed the distance at breakneck speed, like ancient beasts leaking dense, raw killing intent.
However, Grey didn’t panic. Instead, he stood there with a grin on his face. He raised his hand toward the sky and pointed his index finger upward.
"You guys!" Grey’s voice boomed thunderously, amplified by Nexus Energy. "Do me a favor and kill yourself!!"
"You guys have one seconds to do it."
"Huh?" One of the charging Second Rankers laughed mockingly. "Has this kid gone crazy? Everyone, charge and kill him!"
However, just as he finished speaking, he froze. So did the other Second Rankers. In fact, it wasn’t just them—every single High Order member on the battlefield suddenly froze in place.
Bzzt! Bzzt! RUMBLE... RUMBLE... CRAAACK!
A terrifying will abruptly descended upon the area. The sky darkened without warning as the deafening sound of ancient, primordial thunder echoed through the heavens.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
One after another, the First Rankers collapsed to the ground as that overwhelming presence enveloped them. The weight of absolute power crushed their will to stand; their bodies trembled uncontrollably as an instinct older than time itself forced them to kneel.
"W-What is happening?!"
"Wh-What is this power?!"
"A terrifying will! Is this Heavenly Tribulation?!"
High above the endless sky, an enormous thunderstorm had formed. The heavens churned as bolts of silver lightning intertwined with golden arcs, splitting the clouds apart. Each flash illuminated the world below like divine judgment descending upon mortals.
The Heavenly Tribulation had descended into the mortal world.
....
Silverguard Province, Silverguard City.
Inside a training chamber, two figures clashed fiercely. It was none other than Evan and Alissa.
Alissa flicked her wrist, and countless icicle shards shot forward with tremendous force.
Swish! Crkk!
But Evan remained calm. With a single swing of his longsword, he cleaved through the incoming icicles like paper, scattering frozen fragments across the ground.
Just as he was about to counterattack, his body suddenly froze.
"Evan."
A melodious yet ancient voice echoed in his mind. It was the Immortal Lady.
’What happened, Master?’ Evan asked silently.
"I sense a terrifying will nearby," The Immortal Lady said "There’s no mistaking it. It’s a Heavenly Tribulation. But..."
Her tone lowered, carrying a note of disbelief."...I don’t sense any Evolver’s transcendental resonance. That means no one is undergoing a breakthrough."
Evan’s pupils constricted. "Then what does that mean?"
"It means," The Immortal Lady spoke slowly, "someone summoned it."
She paused for a moment, as if recalling someone.
"It could be him..."
"Him?" Evan’s heart skipped a beat as his eyes widened.
There was only one person she could mean.
Grey Lockhart.
Rumble... Rumble... Crack!
Thunder roared as the Second Rank High Order members stood frozen in mid-air. Only the one commanding them could still move.
"You! What is this?" the man shouted in a terrified voice. "I-Is this the Heavenly Tribulation?"
He was utterly flabbergasted.
He even tried convincing himself it was an illusion, but seeing the state of everyone around him left him speechless. There was no way this could be fake. Even he felt it, the instinctive urge to kneel before absolute power.
Bzzt! Bzzt! Rumble... Rumble... Crack!
The tribulation clouds fully formed, and their power surged sharply. Then, everyone heard Grey’s voice once more.
"Since you guys failed to obey my order," a grin spread across Grey’s face, "you’ll have no choice but to die."
Rumble... Rumble...!
The Heavenly Tribulation, as if responding to his words, grew even more violent. The storm churned like a furious god awakening.
"Those who defy my authority." Grey’s voice echoed across heaven and earth. "Will fall under the Heavens!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! RUMBLE! CRACK!
Heaven’s wrath descended.
Multiple streaks of dazzling, divine lightning fell from the sky one after another, tearing through the atmosphere with unstoppable momentum.
"ARGHHHH!"
The screams of agony rang through the battlefield as High Order members were struck. Their bodies disintegrated into blood mist, erased from existence by the Heavenly Tribulation’s judgment.
"NO! I cannot die!"
"ARGHHHH!"
"It hurts!"
"ARGHHH! It burns! It burns!"
"Guhk! I can’t... breathe..."
One by one, the High Order members fell, their corpses vanishing without a trace. The only ones left on the battlefield were the four First Level Second Rank experts, bleeding profusely, and the grey-robed commander who stood trembling, unarmed and terrified.
Within a single second, Grey had wiped out over a hundred High Order members.
This was Grey’s Law Ability — the Absolute Authority of Heaven!
Whatever he declared became an order, and those who dared to defy that order would be struck down by the Heavenly Tribulation itself, no matter who they were!
"This..." The twin sisters sucked in a sharp breath as they witnessed the scene.
For a moment, they were speechless.
It was unimaginable.
Their Grandmaster had summoned the Heavenly Tribulation and annihilated hundreds of peak First Rank and pseudo Second Rank Evolvers.
Even the First Level Second Rankers were gravely injured.
"..." Werner stood there, utterly stunned.
As someone who had lived for decades, he understood the immensity of a tribulation’s power. Yet his Master had summoned it at will.
The level of power Grey had attained was beyond imagination.
Then, they heard him speak again.
"All right, that’s the limit of my capabilities." He turned to them and spread his hands casually. "Deal with the Second Rankers for me."
He could severely injure a Second Ranker but not completely eliminate them. After all, Second Rankers were beings capable of extremely fast regeneration.
By the time he thought that, their wounds were already beginning to heal.
However, there was no longer any need for fear. The twin sisters, following the Aether Evolutionary Path, could effortlessly eliminate them now.