บท 14: Strongest Attack.

He started the attack by letting go of his control of the violent forces in the volcano. Fire agitated the earth, which made the volcano shake and then erupt in a fury of fire, rocks, ash, and magma onto the top of the square.

The eruption lasted a while as it wrought destruction on the black square-shaped structure below. When it was done, he got to see the amount of damage he had done before he was teleported out. It wasn't much. The volcanic eruption would have surely decimated the better half of a plane, but it hadn't managed to crack the cube. Then he was teleported out of the stage.

"So this is where the next trial will take place." He said as he observed his surroundings.

When he came to, he found himself in a very large fortress. It is here that the next trial will take place. He was surprised that the last trial hadn't ended yet since he thought he had taken his time. But it turned out others could take longer.

This isn't his first time seeing a fortress like this one. It is also present in the lower trials, just much larger and more numerous because of the larger number of participants. There are about 10 of them in the Sovereign trial. But there are 100 of them in the trial for titans of law.

The fortresses are supposed to house the participants of the trial. He decided to rest, so he walked into a room not far from him. Other sovereigns or grand gods would select a room to rest and wait for the start of the next trial when they are teleported here.

The lack of the result of the last trial has created some sort of tension in most of the participants. Very few can calm down with such uncertainty over them, especially when it concerns their chances at living. Those that can calm down probably have a mark already, so they won't worry too much.

The tension should have been released when the last participant was teleported to the fortress, and the result was announced. But it became heavier for some, while some others released sighs of relief. Gehald didn't get the mark. He doesn't mind because it was within his expectation. He knows his strengths and weaknesses.

Even though he had fashioned his attack out of the laws of fire and earth, it wasn't an attack from a concept. Sometimes quantity cannot make up for the lack of quality, no matter how much you wish for it. He wasn't disappointed since he didn't think he was a perfect existence. That's why he had made his grand plan. So the loss didn't get to him as much as others.

He returned to his earlier plan of recovery during this precious period of rest before the next trial began. After a year of rest, the next trial started. It is time for the battle trial. In this trial, the fortresses will be beseeched from all sides by mad beasts, and the participants will try to kill as many as possible from the near uncountable amount of enemies.

The trial doesn't have a set time limit, the attacking siege could end anytime, and during this unknown time, the 30% with the largest amount of kills will pass the trial.

The uncertainty of the allocated time and the previous tension culminated in creating a killing frenzy. This is going to be the second to the last trial in the first section, and you may be surprised to know that more than 60% of the 22,862 sovereigns and grand gods don't have a mark yet.

So there is a rush to kill as soon as the barrier surrounding the fortress comes down. Gehald joined the crowd as they rushed into the roaring hoards of monsters. This trial tests killing efficiency, the amount of damage, and the amount of killing within a period against a defending target in a battlefield of variables.

The previous trial tests the maximum amount of damage a person can make, given time for ample preparation. It is not realistic since your opponent will not give you time to prepare flashy attacks in a battle, and your opponent won't sit still while you wait on them.

But this kind of open battlefield leads to a need to make a decision of efficiency between single target damage or area of attack. There is also a need for energy and stamina efficiency. The trial could end any moment, so they were all throwing spells about. It's not because they are stupid, but this is a life-and-death race, and sovereigns have a large store of energy.

Everyone decided to participate in the trial for one reason or another. They have hopes and dreams which they want to achieve or bring to pass. So they gave it their all because if they fail, then they will lose their life for it.

His law of slaughter gave Gehald an edge when killing. The more he kills, the stronger he becomes. And the higher the number of enemies he is fighting, the larger this boost becomes over time. His slaughter authority also makes him ferocious and intimidating to the enemy, which weakens them and makes them falter.

He would be deluding himself, thinking he is special in this regard, so he put in extra effort in his attacks. He was using almost all his laws simultaneously to kill efficiently. He used water to restrain the beasts, earth to increase his strength and defense, life to boost his recovery, and fire to attack.

He created fire lances 2 meters long and giant balls of fire for ranged attacks while using water whips to restrain and beat back targets too close to him. He can't fight close range with his targets because he doesn't have a weapon. So he made sure to keep them away from him by blasting them with spells.

He is going all out killing because he wants another mark. He doesn't intend to miss this one, and he doesn't have to worry about sneak attacks. Stray attacks from other participants will just phase through him. This is due to the arrangement of the will of the realm.