Lee slowly moved throughout the arena. He made sure that he is constantly moving, so that the Goblin will not get a solid chance to attack from his shadow. It was also to make it restless. Then when he briefly stops, it'll attack without wasting a moment.
Lee formulated a good plan in his mind. Those in the balcony mostly figured out what he was thinking. They could only sigh as Lee had underestimated the Black Goblin.
Lee stood at a place full of light and waited for it to arrive from beneath or behind. Minutes passed and it was Lee who became restless. He angrily asked to D-
'What kind of torture had it gone through to have this much tolerance?! Don't tell me it can become invisible too!'
[It's Intelligence is higher than we expected. So we can only play by its rules. As long as it has shadows, it's invincible.]
'Wait wait wait…...you said 'As long as it has shadows'! Does that mean it's helpless without shadows?!'
[As far as I'm concerned, yes, it can be killed if there are no shadows. But you don't have a skill that can lighte....oh wait, why didn't I think of it?! Ah, I'm so stupid!!]
'You realised! Good to know.'
[Command please]
'Spray it!!!'
Everyone frowned as Lee stood frozen like a statue. Even Goblin felt something amiss. The next second, it happened.
Lightning sparkled over Lee like a Tesla-coil. He stood there, mentally preparing for the immense pain that he's about to suffer. A second later, thick and troublesome lightning strikes appeared all over his body and started to spread out. He stood erect, not because he tolerated the pain, but because he was too numb to even fall.
The lightning spread all over the arena like a huge net. It went in all directions and burned all the dead bodies to ashes. The flickering lightnings crept towards the shadows too. The Goblin was safe in the shadows, but was losing its escape route by each passing moment.
The Lightning Affinity progress was quite different. Lee had decided to go all out, so each passing second gave him 2 progress points. The Lightning Immunity was also climbing up at the same speed.
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'Medium Lightning Affinity' obtained
Progress: 3/10000
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Anyone can see a wide grin on Lee's face. This chance was a blessing in disguise for him. If he had known of this opportunity, he would have used the lightning from the start. Now, he was praying that the Goblin must not come out too soon, as he can utilise this situation well.
To put up an act, he decreased the range of lightning strikes. The magnitude and thickness was not lowered. The Goblin was happy to witness that he is getting tired. It decided to wait in the shadows for a while, until the 'prey' is tired.
For the first time, Lee tricked someone back. He was feeling happy and his emotion reflected in the lightning strikes. He deliberately fluctuated the lightning strike's range to build up the Goblin's confidence.
Time passed by.
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9 A.M.
450 Essence harvested.
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Next notification on Essence harvest appeared and Lee came back to his track of time. The Goblin was growing restless and nearly figured out his plan. At that moment, all the lightning disappeared.
*huff huff huff*
Lee was actually gasping for air. His body lost its strength and wobbled. He managed to stand upright, but fell on one of his knees. He took out his blade as his sweat dripped on it.
The Goblin was extremely happy. It can now successfully kill this dangerous being in one hit. It observed Lee as he lowered his head in numbness.
Fenfang nearly jumped out of the balcony, but Freya stopped her. She reminded him that he will not die from it's attack as the collar will restrict it's blow and will give it a shock. Fenfang could only calm her troubled heart, that did not calmed a bit.
The Map alerted that ripples are forming right beneath him. Lee slowly opened his eyes as Foresight was activated.
A black dagger emerged from beneath. He clearly saw that the dagger's trajectory was to his heart. He suddenly leaned to his right and fell down as he grabbed the rising arm. With all his strength, he pulled out the pest from his shadow. The Goblin was wonderstruck as it found itself floating in air without any support.
*shizzzz…..*
A huge lightning column emerged from Lee's hand and enveloped the black bitch. The column was high enough to touch the dome, and powerful enough that no leftover of the Goblin was found, not even ashes. This strike marked his victory, but at the cost of a badly burnt arm.
*krack-dhum krack-dhum*
Deafening mechanical sounds again noised out as the doors closed. Lee slowly mustered strength and got up on his feet. One last challenge awaited him. A door opened at the opposite side of where he entered. He had to walk out of that door to pass the trials. There were no traps or anything else to counter.
Lee sluggishly moved his legs as they were numb from a heavy dose of lightning strikes. As he moved about halfway, his muscles responded to his commands and the numbness started to fade. Without further waiting, he entered the door and it closed behind him automatically. Fenfang and everyone at the balcony came running at him. She wrapped him in her hands as he nearly died in the arena. Freya immediately called out for a medical team and two people arrived. Lee was taken on a stretcher to the infirmary. Changying led the squad members to the main hall, while Fenfang and Freya followed Lee to the infirmary.
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A tall and stout man with orange-yellowish beard and hair was reading a book through his tiny spectacles. His dress was simple, as he wore a plain white top and a pair of brown pants. The book, table and chair was small when compared to his stature.
A bell ring distracted his reading as he glanced at the door. The next moment, two people entered the room with a youngman on the stretcher. Two ladies followed them to the room. Upon seeing the tiny-spectacled big man, Freya shouted-
"Wenk, you ugly big bastard, when will you die?!"
Wenk was once a healer in Freya's party. He was someone who stole her heart too. He left because he could not tolerate bloodshed anymore.
"Freya, you impolite witch, no wonder they say that dark magic practitioners live long!"
The two who carried Lee on the stretcher were stunned by their casual conversation. They immediately left the scene after placing Lee on the table. Wenk came near Lee and held his hand, and was surprised to be electrocuted. He withdrew his hand in surprise.
"Hmmm....this boy has awakened his lightning affinity very recently. That made him go numb from its prolonged use. I'll concoct something to lighten the situation." (Wenk)
He went to his storage and Fenfang came near him. She wanted to hold his hand, but Freya restricted her as she might also be electrocuted.
A minute later, Wenk came back with a pale blue liquid in a beaker. He told Lee to open his mouth and he did as he was told. The liquid went into his mouth and a minute later, Lee fell asleep.
Wenk looked at the ladies and stated-
"He's alright now. Let him stay here for a whole day. He'll be back to normal by tomorrow morning."
Freya snorted at Wenk as she dragged reluctant Fenfang with her. The day was still young and her dear hubby was in the infirmary!