Weak

"Cough, cough, cough"

Travis couldn't help but cough helplessly as he kneeled on the ground. The impact of the fall was more disastrous than he had thought. Tasting the iron-like substance in his mouth, He knew he wouldn't be able to move a limb for some time. He was sure about that. The world seemed to spin around him and a sharp, throbbing pain took hold of him. It was so much so that all he wanted to do was vomit and hope the pain would come out with it.

For a moment he thought about just giving in to the pain, letting it consume them completely as there seemed to be no way out. However, he knew that he couldn't. At least not now.

"What did you just do?" he asked. He was currently standing.

"Hehe, I didn't do anything. He did it all," Silva said.

"Who?"

"Him," Sarah said as she pointed to the space to the space on her shoulders. The space around her shoulders began to twirl and turn mysteriously. Then gradually, colours began to appear in the area around her shoulders. They grouped forming a creature. The creature looked like a cross breed between a chameleon and a lizard. The creature looked more like a chameleon it had shorter limbs that were rather similar to that of a lizard. It had multicoloured skin that made it look very attractive. Its scales looked like that of a crocodile. It had four arms and six legs, with a short, tail. At the end of its tail were huge multicoloured spikes.

"Huh? You have an epic creature?" Seeing the multi-coloured cross breed, Travis couldn't help but gawk.

Silva merely smiled. "Yes, meet Roger. He is a chameleon-type epic creature. As for his strength, you've already experienced it first-hand."

"I see. So his power is creating invisible walls?" Travis said. Epic creatures were creatures that were formed when some animals fused with mana. According to scientists, only twenty per cent of the creatures on earth were able to bond with the mana and also become epic creatures. This meant that epic creatures were generally rare.

Moreover, like Roger, all epic creatures have superpowers just like humans. Some were even stronger than humans! The main reason why Travis couldn't understand why Silva had an epic creature was basically that epic creatures were very rare. In fact, apart from the ones used by the military, epic creatures were very rare and difficult to hunt to the extent that they were only sold in online auctions where they cost more than a million credits depending on their level. But a low-ranked one will cost at least a million credits. He didn't expect Silva to get one. At least not with her condition. 'Where did she get all that money to buy one?', Travis pondered.

"You are probably wondering where I got Roger from right? I wish I could tell you but I can't…" Silva laughed. Her mocking laughter echoed in Travis' ears. However, didn't hear it at all. At this moment, he had a lot of thoughts going on in his head.

'What should I do now? With Roger here, there is no way I will be able to win. From the toughness of the shield it created alone, I can tell that it would be at the elite level. And with that kind of level, I will lose if I continue this fight. I need help!', Travis thought.

"But on a more serious note, I like how brave you are. To be able to rebuke Mrs Rose without getting punished needs some level of intelligence. However, that doesn't mean I am going easy on you", Silva grinned.

"That doesn't matter. What matters is that I have to defeat you to pass this test and I am not failing." Travis as he attacked. He moved at high speed, arriving before Silva in almost an instant. His plan? Simple. He wanted to attack Silva before Roger could react.

Silva just stood there with a confident smile on her face. Then, Travis attacked. Putting all his strength in his right hand, Travis delivered a very severe punch.

"Huh? She was able to react that fast? No, she created a barrier before I attacked", Travis gawked. He only realized that after delivering the punch. Silva Had set up a barrier even before Travis could attack. Silva then grinned and attacked. She directly stabbed Travis' shoulders with the tip of the spear.

Travis couldn't help but cry in pain. The pain from the stab was too intense. At least it was more painful than he had imagined. He continued to cough a mouthful of blood as he tried to stand up.

"Hehe. I knew you think of this. Trying to attack me with so much speed that I wouldn't be able to attack him. You aren't the first person to think about this. From my personal experience, I always create a barrier around me. So, your plan was a total failure. The truth is, you are weak.

"Compared to what I thought about you, you are relatively weak. I thought you were secretly strong even though you didn't have a superpower. However, it seems like you only have the intellectuals. Sigh, what a disappointment," Sarah sighed.

'Even she thinks I am weak. I thought I was strong. Where is Drey? Didn't he promise me endless power? So, why am I so weak?', hearing what Silva said, Travis went into more despair.

"Hey Travis," Travis heard a weak voice in his head. He was very familiar with this voice. It was none other than Drey's voice.

'What now Drey? You are just coming after I lost huh?', Travis replied.

"No, listen to me first," Drey replied his voice croaky as if he was about to cry. "There is only one way to control the lighting powers. The first one is for you to use your emotions to control the flow of mana in your body. The second method, however, requires you to keep a clear mind. I don't think I can be with you for now, so, try to survive for the least…"

'Wait, Drey? Drey?', Travis tried calling Drey again only to realize that he didn't get any response. He was gone. Drey was gone, and he knew that because he couldn't sense his aura