Lake Of Illusions [7]: When strength isn't enough

Strength.

'Strength is enough to overcome any obstacles.'

Was that really true? Varian believed so at times, but there were also times he thought it was incomplete.

Perhaps it was the wrong perception about how strength was perceived.

It wasn't just one's own strength. It was the complete power one could project, after exhausting every possible means.

So, when he found his strength to be lacking to fight off the high level 7s, Varian's first thought wasn't to grind.

That was stupid for multiple reasons.

Each sub-level in high awakeners had a large difference. Even for him, it'd take a significant amount of time to hit the strength of a high level 7.

But even then, he'd only be able to fight some of the weaker ones. He wouldn't be able to defeat the strong high level 7s, forget peak level 7, who were the actual obstacles to the key.