CHAPTER 767: THE LIGHTNING MAZE OF THE LORD OF THUNDER

Garrett stood there, heart pounding. He adjusted his clothes, pulling up his hood, putting on his mask, and slipping on his gloves.

His clothes were specially made, with two layers. The inner layer consisted of long sleeves and pants, sewn from thick cotton from head to toe, without a trace of metal. The cuffs were tightened, and the ends of the pants were tucked securely into his boots.

He then put on a pair of thick cotton gloves, ensuring that not a single piece of skin was exposed.

The outer layer was made from a fabric woven from extremely fine silver threads and asbestos yarn, crafted into a suit. Master Nordmark personally handled the process, from drawing the silver threads and asbestos yarn to meticulously crafting each piece.

Every component was carefully connected, using flexible joints to securely link the clothes, pants, gloves, socks, and shoes. This ensured that his entire body formed an equipotential surface, providing effective shielding.

This attire mimicked the protective suits he had seen in his previous life, used for working in 500-kilovolt electric fields. Garrett estimated that his suit could protect him within a 100-kilovolt high-voltage field, possibly saving his life.

If the voltage was higher…

Forget it, his teacher wouldn’t be that cruel. A 100-kilovolt high voltage should suffice without causing fatal harm. A strong current through the heart could indeed cause sudden cardiac arrest!

He adjusted his clothes and cast a [Protection from Energy] spell on himself. Feeling it wasn’t enough, he added an [Elemental Shield]. Just as he was about to take a step, a small light ball floated down, landing on the shield:

Snap.

The [Elemental Shield] vanished, and the [Protection from Energy] dissipated.

…Well, protective magic was nullified. As expected, using magic openly to cheat wouldn’t work…

"Teacher…"

Garrett called out miserably. In the distance, the voice of the Lord of Thunder echoed leisurely. The sound seemed to reverberate from every corner of the small space:

"Why are you defending yourself so tightly? If the force that breaks through these shields hits you, you will be hurt even more!"

So, what you’re saying, teacher, is that if I don’t use shields, you will use apprentice-level force, causing pain but not injury? If I use shields, the hit might be the aftermath of breaking the shield, which wouldn’t be a light tap...

Fortunately, Garrett had prepared in advance. He took a deep breath and stepped forward—

Sight couldn’t be used, hearing couldn’t be used, so he had to spread his mental power, forming a hemisphere in front of him. Step by step, he explored with his mental power, hoping to find a path.

Straight ahead.

Straight ahead.

Three steps forward, the path turned right. One, two, three, turn right. Great, he passed through without being electrocuted! Moving forward, two paths appeared ahead, which way to go?

Garrett pushed his mental power forward, covering the entire road, exploring the left path, passing one intersection, two intersections, and hitting a wall—this way was blocked;

He then explored the right path, moving forward, turning left, turning right. His mental power stretched to the limit without detecting danger. Good, turn right!

Garrett quickened his pace, exploring with his mental power while walking. Ten steps, twenty steps, thirty steps, fifty steps… The surroundings suddenly changed, and he found himself in a spacious hall. Crackling sounds of electric sparks came from all directions.

Even with the hood on, Garrett felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.

"Why did you stop?" The faint voice descended from the hall’s top. Immediately, Garrett heard a crackling sound one or two meters behind him—

He retracted and spread his mental power, expanding it from his center in all directions. Garrett was startled:

A lightning dragon was swaying its head and tail, two meters behind him, its long tail raised and striking the ground with electric sparks flying!

To his left front and right front, spherical lightning floated up and down. Although they seemed to be moving in a Brownian motion, they were generally closing in on him…

Run!

Potential is squeezed out under pressure. Garrett had never pushed his mental power in a circular mode this far before. At this moment, his mental power extended in all directions, reaching the hall walls and quickly covering—

There was an exit on the left!

And one on the right!

The lightning dragon was already upon him. Garrett dashed, simultaneously probing both exits with two threads of mental power. The lightning dragon moved up and down, not very fast, but always following behind him. If he slowed down, it would bite.

He had to speed up!

The teacher was getting impatient!

Garrett dove forward, arms shielding his face, sliding under a floating ball of lightning, while stretching his mental threads to the farthest. Left hit a wall, right had a path!

Run!

Quickly turned right!

Garrett scrambled up, turning half a circle and rushing into the right corridor. Straight, right turn, left turn, crackling sound, surrounded by a wall of lightning...

"Teacher, there’s no way out here!"

Garrett shouted. A faint cold snort came from afar, soon turning into silence. The Lord of Thunder slightly reclined, resting his head on a docile lightning dragon, sensing Garrett’s movements:

The use of mental power had indeed improved significantly, with better detection range, extension speed, and coverage. Being able to extend it to this level in the half-plane formed by the fusion of his meditation world and reality…

It showed that his mental strength was adequate, just lazy in normal practice. More practice would improve him significantly.

When will this kid Garrett realize that external objects are always external, only mental power is fundamental for a mage?

The lightning wall closed in, the space shrinking. Garrett stood in the center, rotating his mental power in circles, confirming there was no gap this time. If there was a weak spot, it would be in the electric current strength.

Some places had strong currents, some weak. Weak spots would soon strengthen, strong spots might weaken momentarily…

Is this asking me to seize the moment and rush out?!

Garrett gritted his teeth. He cast a [Haste] spell on himself, seeing no reaction from the teacher, added a [Cat’s Grace] spell. Holding his breath, he spread his mental power to the maximum, sensing the weak points in the electric grid…

One, two, three, rush!

With the hood over his head, a crackling sound, he dashed through the electric wall.

Silver arcs flowed over him, guided by the shielding suit, and returned to the grid. Not far away, the Lord of Thunder smiled slightly, cursing with a chuckle:

"This little rascal!"

He had plenty of ways to cheat!

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