If he could not withstand it, however, he was probably going to die.
Alfred fumed. “Killer Wolf, Tyler, the two of you better stay out of my fight! Little kitty, the fight's over!”
With that, Alfred leaped toward the ferocious tiger.
“You lunatic!” Killer Wolf screamed as he paled.
He could not believe that Alfred was going to try to fend off the ferocious tiger's attack with his own body. He's crazy!
The tiger's physique was its strongest weapon, and the human body was weak.
He's insane to try to use his weakness to fight with the tiger's strength!
Alas, Killer Wolf could not stop him even if he wanted to.
Alfred and the tiger had already collided with each other with a loud thump. Then, a blinding crimson ray illuminated the area.
Both Killer Wolf and Tyler could not see what was happening while the crimson ray blinded them, and their hearts were in their mouths.
They had fought alongside Alfred for many years. Naturally, they would not want to see Alfred die.
A second went by. Then, two, three...
As time ticked by, the red light slowly dissipated.
Killer Wolf and Tyler widened their eyes to observe the scene within the crimson light.
It was then they vaguely saw the silhouette of the tiger.
Alfred's figure was nowhere to be found.
Their hearts lurched.
No way... Alfred couldn't have been devoured by the tiger, could he? How could he have disappeared into thin air?
Right as the two were confounded by the scene, the tiger that was in mid-air exploded all of a sudden. What came with the thunderous sound were pieces of bloody flesh being splattered everywhere.
After that, the figure of a human appeared at the spot where the tiger was hovering. It was none other than Alfred.
A bold thought popped into Killer Wolf and Tyler's minds. Did Alfred just get into the tiger's stomach and caused it to explode from the inside? He's exceptionally gutsy!
Alfred, who was still hovering motionlessly in the air, then began meditating.
Killer Wolf huffed. “That's enough, old man. Stop trying to play it cool. You've won.”
At that, Tyler quietly asked, “Killer Wolf, do you sense that? The power he's emanating is getting stronger and stronger!”
Killer Wolf closed his eyes and focused on his senses. Then, he cried out, “Ha, you're right. This old man's about to rise to the next level!”
“Let's get away from him. Entering Peak Class will attract divine punishment. Let's not get caught up in that.”
“Yes, let's retreat.” Without hesitation, Killer Wolf quickly retreated and kept a distance from Alfred.
Alfred was like a jinx that everyone detested at that moment, for anyone close to him would be dragged into the mess.
Boom!
Dark clouds abruptly gathered in the previously clear sky as a bolt of lightning struck the ground.
Alfred slowly opened his eyes, revealing a cold glint within them.
He tilted his head back to look at the sky and shouted, “Come, divine punishment! We'll see who's the last one standing today!”
Boom!
Another earth-shaking sound came with a flash of lightning that was aiming right at Alfred.
“Bring it on!”
Alfred released a wave of energy that shot straight to the sky.
When Alfred's energy slammed into the flash of lightning, the energy dissipated immediately, but the lightning's power only decreased by a little.
Finally, the lightning bolt struck Alfred. The old man's hair and skin burned, and the smell of cooking flesh wafted in the air.
With a cry of pain, Alfred struggled and nearly fell from the air.
Fortunately, he managed to regain his balance and began absorbing the bolt of lightning.
The lightning bolt was actually energy, and what Alfred was doing was absorbing the energy and transforming it into his own.
Alfred's energy became even more condensed as he absorbed the bolt of lightning, and his power increased.
Perhaps a better way of describing the lightning bolt would be to say that it was a gift from God to warriors attaining Peak Class.
Only by taking in the divine punishments could a human achieve Peak Class, after all.
Crack!
Once again, another strike of lightning came toward Alfred.
The longer Alfred fought, the braver he became, and he welcomed the lightning wholeheartedly.
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