RE: The Extra's Dominance

Chapter 151 - Sparring [3]

(Ruby’hing for now—

’Raven’s lightning can easily pierce through half-assed mana shields.’

So with that in mind, I dashed back to create space, forcing myself to think fast.

BAM-

"?!"

But then, in a shocking revelation— I finally saw Raven fully. I was so focused on his sword earlier that I didn’t really notice him or even looked at him.

"Wha..."

My eyes widened.

Drip- Drip-

Blood was streaming down from Raven’s eyes, ears, and nose!

"Haaa... Haaa.... Ha aaa ahhh..."

His breaths were ragged, uneven, each one drawn with visible effort!

The majestic wings on his back had vanished completely, leaving only his battered frame exposed.

BZOOM!

BOOM!

Even his had decreased in both number and power, flickering weakly in the air as if struggling to maintain form.

"RAVEN!"

I shouted, concern overtaking my battle instincts. I cancelled all of my and ran toward him without hesitation, calling out his name as my mind raced to assess the damage.

"Haaa... Haaa..."

He didn’t answer, only continued panting heavily. It was impossible to tell whether he couldn’t hear me or simply couldn’t form words.

And soon enough, I reached him.

"Raven!"

Fwish~

I immediately supported his body, holding him up so he wouldn’t collapse.

"Are you okay?! What happened to you?!"

The worry in my voice was unmistakable. I was panicking a but as well.

Though, in that moment—

"Obviously, no... I’m not okay."

Raven’s blunt answer came. It made me unconsciously frown momentarily.

That’s when I noticed that Raven was reading my lips, unable to hear my words properly due to the overwhelming strain his body was under for some reason.

He wasn’t looking at me, he’s looking at my lips.

"It feels like my head is cracked open and someone’s punching my brain."

Raven continued speaking, every word deliberate and coherent despite his battered state.

(Raven’s mind, sharpened by , allowed him to process the situation rationally even under extreme pain.)

Hearing this, I immediately extended my mana throughout his body, scanning carefully for injuries.

And after just a few seconds...

’His whole body is beat up, especially his arms.’

I successfully got his condition in my head.

’His mana is practically drained, yet he’s still conscious...’

I thought as I was sending an emergency message to a healer from the Lunar using an artifact given to us professors.

We just need to insert mana in it to make it work.

Anyway, looking back at Raven—

"Someone specialized in healing will be here soon, so you can rest now."

I said that slowly, so he can read my lips more clearly.

Raven gave a tired but sincere smile.

"Thank you."

He spoke quietly.

And after saying that... His eyes started closing in exhaustion.

But with a barely audible mutter—

"Fuck rank limit... I wasn’t even able to use... A quarter of the potential of my strongest skill..."

He declared that. Probably unconsciously out of spite or frustration of his weakness.

And then he lost consciousness immediately after that, the weight of his injuries finally catching up.

"..."

I stood there, speechless as I was holding him in my arms.

Raven’s words just now echoed in my mind.

Then opening my mouth—

’[Vicious Lightning Sword Technique]...’

"Where the hell did you learn that?"

I asked aloud, my voice tinged with awe and disbelief. I never heard of that sword style.

"..."

But of course, no answer came from Raven.

I never saw such techniques in my life, and I’m a sword user as well, I know a bunch of swordsmanship.

I know a lot of swordmaster.

But never had I encountered someone with that style, or even something similar to it...

It was strong and violent, just as the name suggested.

’There’s no way I would forget it if I encountered it before.’

I thought to myself.

A lot of questions lingering in my head now as I looked at Raven.