[Raven's POV]
'I just need to survive a minute more and I'm safe.'
I thought as I avoids the lightnings pouring like rain to .
'Calm down Raven, this is just like your fight with the [Fla Wolf], but harder.'
I tried to calm myself as I was being nervous.
As the spirit said, it isn't using its full power, I think it's not even using half of its full power.
Looking around, I saw a pretty big rock.
I ran toward it, and lifted it. Then I ran again while carrying the rock.
-Hmm, you're using your brain even in this situation, good job.
The spirit said, then 10 lightnings fell from the magic circles in the sky, it all ca at from every direction.
I crouched and a huge amount of mana circulated in my lower body.
Bam-!
Swoosh–
Then I leaped forward.
I chose to leap where there will be the fewer lightnings. But there's still 3 of them.
I raised the huge rock I was carrying to block one of the lightning.
Boom!
"Keuk...!"
But I still recieved damages upon the lightning made contact with the rock.
The rock was destroyed so I threw it away.
I ignored the pain and raised my right hand to the closest incoming lightning.
"!"
Then I activated a skill, a black vortex swallowed the lightning I aid at, then I felt my mana inside my body increasing.
Boom!
"GRAAAAH!"
I let out a pained scream as I can't swallow nor avoid the last lightning, thus it hit my left leg.
-Too slow.
The spirit said looking at .
The spirit is calculating my movents and damaging slowly.
I frowned as 2 black wings grew on my back.
-Oh?
The spirit looked at with interest, but I ignored it.
I imdiately flew in the air, I'm full of mana as I was absorbing lightning made of mana every minute.
-Well, being able to fly is good but it doesn't change that much.
The spirit said then 3 lightnings that was supposed to go straight to the ground shifted their trajectories and was now coming at again.
My frown deepened then I flew down at the fastest I can.
Though, a lightning followed .
At the last second I twisted my whole body to avoid it, but the right half of my body still got struck, including the right wing on my back, which caused to fall.
Even though it hurts, I still forced myself to land on my both feet. Then not minding anything else, I dashed backwards.
BOOM! BOOM!
Which is the best decision as 2 lightning fell on my front, where I forrly standing.
-You also have a good intuition, not bad.
The spirit said and waved one finger.
BOOM!
"Krrgh!"
Then I took a direct hit of a lightning.
-But you're still not good enough.
'It hurts.'
In my past world, feeling this kind of pain is almost impossible. Especially for as I was just a novel writer that doesn't go out of the house if it wasn't necessary.
But know I'm feeling insane tingling pain all over my body every second. My knees were about to give up, but I didn't.
Instead, I dashed forward again.
Countless lightnings were trailing as a lighting will struck every place I went amd stepped on.
Boom!
"Argh! Fuck!"
I got grazed by a lightning. And as the ti pass by, I got slower and slower.
"Huh?"
But then I realized sothing. I got confused as no more lightnings are coming at .
I stopped running and looked at the spirit, it was smiling playfully.
And then it pointed upward.
I looked up in the sky.
And my face crumbled like the whole world denied my existence.
In the sky, an enormous magic circle is forming, and I'm standing in the center of its target area.
I sensed sothing and imdiately jumped sideway.
Boom!
Then a lightning struck where I'm standing earlier.
I looked at the spirit.
-I can double cast, so you can't take a rest.
It said, looks like the spirit just want to show the big magic circle to see my expression as the lightnings started to co at again.
I ran and dodged every lightning, I got hit and grazed many tis, but I didn't fall nor stop.
While running, I'm also racking my brain.
There's only one topic my mind is focused right now.
'How the fuck could I survive that big shit incoming?'
***
"Huff...huff"
Rough breathings can be heard from Raven.
-I had fun.
The spirit said as it looked down on Raven from above.
-Just 50 more seconds and you win in our deal.
It added.
"Oh yeah? I think you don't like that idea huh?"
Raven said.
Above him, in the sky was a gigantic magic circle, it's as wide as half of the adow.
Raven is already exhausted that he's barely holding on his consciousness, so he can't dodge the spell that will co from the magic circle.
He knows that it's a wide range magic just by looking at the magic circle.
The spirit knows that Raven can't move anymore, so it didn't launch any more lightnings to Raven and decided to finish him using the enormous magic circle floating in the sky.
While about half kiloter away from Raven, Clifford and the others are not in the range of the magic circle. They're looking at Raven and the spirit with complicated expression.
They saw Raven struggling to dodge every lightning he can, and they saw him accumulate damages for about 5 minutes.
And bot being able to do anything made them feel the worst.
"This situation sucks..."
One of the [Coldvale]'s female mber mumbled.
Clifford and the others all thought the sa as the girl, they want to help, but doing so will endanger their teammates.
"Sir Clifford..."
Oscar worriedly called to Clifford who is clenching his fist tightly.
Clifford wants to go right now and save Raven, but he needs to prioritize his mbers' safety, that's his job as the leader.
-Let's end this.
The spirit said with a bored look and started to chant.
Whoosh–
The winds got stronger as the mana and trees in the surrounding started to sway violently, it's indicating how strong the incoming spell is.
Raven didn't move, no, he want to move, he just can't.
He looks at the big magic circle above him with a frown.
"I think it's an 6th tier magic..."
Said Oscar while looking at the mana circle above Raven, at his words, the faces of the [Coldvale]'s mbers crumbled.
But one face remained serious, it was Clifford.
They were all crouching on the ground, but then Clifford stood up.
"Guildmaster?"
"Sir Clifford?"
The others called out for him with an expression asking 'What's wrong?'
Clifford looked at them one by one, and then bowed his head.
"I'm sorry for what I'm about to do."
He said sternly. Not waiting for a reply, Clifford dashed toward where Raven is.
The group's eyes widened as Clifford disappeared in an instant.
BAM!
"Grgh..."
Though, midway, sothing tackled Clifford's side, resulting of him being flung couple of ters away, his ribs also almost break too!
Looking who attacked him, Clifford saw a beast with an appearance of rhinoceros.
That beast stopped Clifford from advancing halfway from his position earlier and where Raven is.
The beast is an [Flaming Rhinoceros], an rank beast, just as the na indicates, it's an fire attribute beast.
-GRRRH...
The rhinoceros plans on preventing Clifford from advancing any further at all cost.
Clifford clenched his dadao with his both hands, then water made with mana covered his weapon.
He transford his mana into water to inflict more damage to the [Flaming Rhinoceros], it's easy for him as Clifford's main attribute is water.
-GRRAWHR!
When the [Flaming Rhinoceros] saw the water in Clifford's weapon, it let out a groan and ran to Clifford, attempting to tackle him again.
Thud-
Clifford stepped his left foot forward, and raised his dadao with both hands above his head. His hands and weapon is covered in mana that resembles water.
Swoosh-
When the [Flaming Rhinoceros] was about 5 ters away from him.
Clifford tensed his muscles and swung his dadao with all of his might downwards.
Fwoosh–
The winds and mana around them distorts as Clifford's dadao travels downward.
BOOOM!
As Clifford's weapon made contact with sothing, an ear deafening sound echoed through the adow and debris scattered everywhere.
The whole area was imdiately covered in dust.
But Clifford didn't close his eyes, in his mind, it's not good to be overconfident so he wants to see the enemy's condition himself.
When the debris faded you can see the results of Clifford's attack, his surroundings are in ss and there are cracks all over the ground.
In the midst of this, Clifford is frowning.
The [Flaming Rhinoceros] was still alive, and in front of it are 2 rock golems that recieved Clifford's attack.
The 3 were flung about 20 ters away from Clifford.
Both golems are still alive, but both lost so parts and their body have cracks all over it.
Then monsters and beasts started to appear one by one looking at Clifford.
Clifford still frowning, clenched his dadao tightly again.
"Move."
Clifford ordered with an intimidating tone and aura.
-GROOWL!
-GRRRR!
-CREEEE!
But the monsters and the beasts didn't move and just growled at him.
Then 3 [Flaming Rhinoceros] ca charging at him.
And 2 flying monster imdiately flew down toward him with their sharp claws.
Clifford raised his dadao again.
Clifford then started to slowly accumulate dense mana in his arms and weapon, he knows it will not charge on ti so he prepared himself to recieve so damages.
'That young man did it, so I can do it too.'
Clifford rembered Raven taking so hits from few lightnings to dodge more.
The 3 [Flaming Rhinoceros] was near him but he didn't looked at them and focused on slicing the flying monsters when they cos near him.
Then...
Boom-!
Slash–
Clifford splits the flying monsters' bodies into 2 when their claws were few centiters away from his face.
'Huh?'
But Clifford got confused, he didn't feel any pain, he was ready to recieve the tackles of the [Flaming Rhinoceroses] but he didn't feel any.
Looking in front, Clifford saw Oscar, Alina, and the others blocking the 3 [Flaming Rhinoceros].
"You guys!"
Clifford exclaid in surprise.
"!"
Boom!
Oscar casted an earth magic that reforms the earth around him in a certain distance.
Then he pushed the creatures away with it and looked at Clifford.
"Let's move forward."
Oscar said and smiled.
"What are you guys doing?!"
Clifford asked in a loud voice, clearly angry.
"Actually, I'm gonna be more dissapointed with you guildmaster if you didn't move until the end."
Alina said as she raised a spear in her hands.
"Yeah that's right!"
"I'm not angry with these guys seeing us as an enemy, let's just kill them all!"
"You're our leader! We will follow your will as long as it's reasonable!"
The others shouted with a smile on their faces.
"That's what they said."
Oscar said as he casted another spell.
"Now let's go... !"
-GRUUUAAH!
-KREEEEAK!
-AAAAARGH!
Clifford smiled and slashed his dadao everywhere, this ti it's lighter than his previous slash, but it's more accurate as he can now focus because there's people protecting him.
Slash-!
-KIEEEK!
Then Clifford and the others started to fight the creatures as they slowly move forward toward Raven.
-How touching.
But then, they heard the spirit's holy voice, it's mocking them.
Clifford and the others frowned and looked up in the sky, the spirit is looking at them with a dissapointed face.
-But you guys are already late.
There's already less than 10 seconds left in the ti Raven needs to survive so the spirit plans to end it before the ti runs out.
It didn't want to lose, but the spirit wouldn't go against its own words, so it really plan to release Raven and the others if Raven really survive 10 more seconds.
Not that the spirit will let Raven.
The spirit finished casting and what's left is just to launch the spell anyti it wants.
"Let's pick up our pace!"
Oscar who realized that, shouted to the group.
Then they hastily moved forward; they slashes, stabs, and shot deadly magics to every creature who tries to stop them from moving forward.
Raven was looking at them with a complicated expression.
Then he moved his mouth.
'Calm down, I'll be fine.'
Raven mouthed with a frown.
Clifford and the others frowned and moved faster, contrary to Raven's words.
They don't believe Raven, everyone there knows he will die if he recieve the next attack of the spirit.
-.
But everything was too late, the spirit finished its casting and waved its hand down.
Then a gigantic pillar of lightning fell from the magic circle above the sky.
ZIIIIIIIIIINGGGGG–!
BOOOOOOOOM–!
The world turned white in an instant, and a deafening thunder was heard.
In a mont, everything in the adow seed to be nonexistent.
The last thing that Clifford and the others saw was a gigantic lightning struck a young man.
And the young man was looking up at the lightning with a bitter smile as if accepting his fate.
***
[Oscar's POV]
"Ah...no."
I stuttered as the world that seed to be dyed in white, returned to normal.
Well, not really normal, looking around all I can see is a ss.
It's a total wreckage.
"Cough... Cough"
"Kehum... What happened?"
"W-what's this?"
The others shows similar reaction to mine upon seeing the surrounding.
"No way... Are we too late?"
Alina weakly muttered staring at the distance where we last saw a young man.
The area is covered with debris and dust, but we can already imagine what happened.
If it's us who got struck by that spell directly, we have a chance of 65% of survival, that's already low, so the young man couldn't possibly survive it.
Upon watching the boy, we analyzed that the young man's rank is lower than rank after all.
"..."
"..."
"..."
We all got silent.
We're a bit down, who wouldn't? We just you saw a young man die in front of you and we couldn't do anything.
'Even though we decided to help him.'
'If we just acted much earlier...'
I said to myself inwardly, I'm dissapointed at myself.
-GRRRR!
-KREEAK!
As we were silently standing still, the monsters and beasts appeared in front of us again, and it's like they're mocking us.
I glared at the creatures, not just but the other mbers too.
Then soone walked forward and got in front of our group.
It was Sir Clifford, he was giving a death glare at the spirit in the air who is looking down on us.
-You guys attempted to get in my way earlier.
The spirit said.
-You should all recieve punishnts.
It added and electric sparkles ca out from its small body.
We just glared at the spirit and took fighting stances.
We are readying ourselves for a long and difficult battle.
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