With such a mental fortitude, Theo finished the third challenge without letting out a single sound. He then marched to the fourth one, where the lightning struck forth in a group. In other words, the pain he experienced would be a few times higher than the previous one.
But it also meant Theo didn't need to endure the pain for a long period of time since the lightning that struck him soon reached the one hundred mark.
During this time, Theo effortlessly endured the lightning strike as though he had gotten used to it on the third platform.
Although he was still gritting his teeth, his expression was more relaxed on this fourth challenge.
When he finished the fourth one, Theo stood up and checked his body's condition.
"Hmm. My body is numb because of the lightning. However, I think it's tolerable and won't affect my performance for now. I should continue to the fifth stage right now." Theo muttered while staring at the fifth platform.
"Strength, eh. This is rather different because I need to exert all my strength…" Theo thought for a moment and gulped down.
To his surprise, right before he leaped to the fifth platform, the King Class Monster visited him.
"Hey, human. If you can complete the fifth and sixth challenges with flying colors, I want you to listen to me for a bit." The King Class Monster smirked as though he was anticipating him to do it.
"Is that so?" Theo tilted his head in confusion. "Well, I have no reason to refuse."
"Great. Don't disappoint me." The King Class Monster leaped back to the ground, observing Theo's performance.
As soon as he reached the fifth platform, the thunder cloud shone brightly.
A huge bolt of lightning formed below the cloud before the lightning from inside hit it.
It turned out the lightning ball was used to expand the lightning and increase its power.
"Oh?" Theo squinted his eyes, summoned all his Magic Bullets, and shot the lightning down.
Unlike the previous two sections, the lightning in the third section was extremely slow as though it sacrificed its speed to increase the power.
This allowed Theo to wear the lightning down first before destroying it.
The Magic Bullets hit the lightning from all directions, but the heat of the lightning destroyed most of the Magic Bullets, leaving only a few to test the water.
To his surprise, the lightning didn't seem to be affected by a mere thirty Magic Bullets, so Theo had no choice other than destroying it with all his power.
With the spear he created by using the Illusion Construct, he leaped into the air, preparing to destroy it in midair. This way, even if he failed and pushed back to the platform, he still had one last chance to destroy this lightning.
'Since I need to handle six lightning strikes along with that thundercloud, it's not wise to use all my Magic Power. I should deal with each lightning with the least amount of power…' Theo took a deep breath and released his Magic Power to the spear before reinforcing it with the Telekinesis.
The moment he reached the lightning, he thrust the spear upward and pierced the lightning.
The clash between him and the lightning resulted in a shock wave followed by a huge thunderous clap.
Theo's Magic Power and Telekinesis split the lightning into all directions and kept going.
But as expected from fighting in the air, he had no footing to hold his body. Even with the Telekinesis supporting his body, he was pushed back by the lightning.
As if he had expected this kind of result, Theo smirked and placed his hand forward, pouring more Magic Power into it.
Illusion Destruction!
With the use of this skill, the lightning soon turned into an illusion in the form of ashes. The lightning bolt rapidly lost its power, and Theo soon regained the ground to the point his Telekinesis could maintain the altitude.
"Boom!"
A loud shock wave shook the rocky mountain as the lightning vanished into thin air.
Theo landed on the ground with a smile on his face. "First one is done. Still, to think it's stronger than I expected…"
Little did he know, even the King Class Monster was shocked by Theo's display of power.
'What? This level of power shouldn't be possible… The lightning speed on the first two platforms has shown me his current power. So, this lightning is far too strong.' The King Class Monster widened his eyes in shock.
When he was about to warn him, a voice rang directly in his head.
'There's no need to panic. This kid can handle it.'
'Your Excellency?' The King Class Monster recognized this voice as it belonged to none other than the Lightning Authority.
'I can feel my power being depleted from this trial, so I came to take a look since it has a rather interesting result. To think he's the one coming here…'
'Do you know him, Your Excellency? If I remember correctly, he said you promise to teach him Orders.'
'Yes. Still, to think that this kid challenges this place with only his clone, even I'm surprised. If he brings the artifact Dourner gave him along with his real body, the test will become much easier than this.'
'Is he that strong?'
'He is unique, and I have a feeling that an Authority Level figure is teaching him all this. Probably a relic of the past.'
'What?' The King Class Monster gasped, taken aback by this sudden revelation. 'What should I do then? I was about to exchange something with him…'
'It's fine. You can do that. You know the rules.'
'I understand.'
'Anyway, I'm going to tweak the test a bit to see the limit of his power. Don't tell him about it.'
'I've received your command.' The King Class Monster turned serious as he watched how Theo challenged the second lightning strike.
Seeing the blue lightning coming down, Theo raised his spear and covered it with Magic Power Expansion. He didn't forget to increase its strength by using his Magic Augmentation.
He leaped from the ground and thrust his spear upward.
"Ha!" Theo shouted and pierced the lightning.