The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 72

Chapter 72: Trial of Thunder

“Ka-ka-ka-ka!”

From the four arms of the Eight Thunder Gods, bolts of lightning shot forth. I swung the chain from my right gauntlet sharply through the path of the lightning.

The chain, moving faster than sound, created a brief vacuum as it whipped through the air. The lightning was drawn into the vacuum and deflected. Seizing that moment, I stepped forward, closing the distance between us to where our fists could meet.

Rotating my waist tightly, I launched my right fist with all my strength. The Eight Thunder Gods caught my punch, and the dry sound of the impact echoed with a volume rivaling their thunder.

“Ka-ka-ka! Impressive, impressive! But how about this?”

They grabbed my fist firmly and, at the same time, seized my left arm. Above me, an intense flash of light formed, and a pillar of lightning descended, engulfing me completely.

“Ugh! Gah—!”

“Ka-ka-ka-ka! Let’s see if you can withstand our thunder!”

I realized the obvious lightning buildup had been for this. A shattering force assaulted my entire body, freezing my movements, as the roaring lightning penetrated me down to my very bones. Gritting my teeth, I activated body enhancement magic to endure it somehow.

“…!”

Amid the searing storm of lightning, my heart began pounding violently. For a moment, I felt an odd sensation, as if the same lightning tearing through me was binding my fragmented body back together.

(That’s it!)

I remembered the man who fought wrapped in flame and thunder. That warrior had wielded immense power by harboring the flame thunder within. The memory sparked an idea for breaking through this predicament.

(Just for a moment! I need to surpass his output!)

I redirected all the magic power I had been using for body enhancement into lightning-imbued magic. The instant the Eight Thunder Gods’ lightning became my own, I forced my stunned body to move through the electric connection between my head and limbs.

There’s a theory that when living beings move their bodies, faint electrical signals are sent from the brain to the muscles.

It’s these signals that allow movement. Normally, stronger external electrical currents would override these signals and paralyze the body. However, by sending an even stronger electrical signal through my own body, I could move again.

“UOOOOOOHHHHH!”

“What?!”

I stomped forward and burst out of the lightning pillar. Caught off guard, the Eight Thunder Gods stumbled, their heel digging into the ground. Seizing the moment, I broke free from their grip, leapt into the air, grabbed their horn, and climbed onto their upper body.

“I’ve made it… you bastard!”

Still gripping the horn, I threw my entire weight backward, arching my body as far as it could go. At the peak of the arc, I snapped forward like a spring, smashing my head against theirs.

“Guh-nooooo!”

The resounding boom echoed like the tolling of a massive bell. As I landed and released my grip, the giant body of the Eight Thunder Gods crashed to the ground with a heavy thud.

The lightning lingering in the area dispersed like mist. In sync, the colossal form of the Eight Thunder Gods unraveled, reverting to eight floating skulls that drifted silently in the air.