All members of the Crimson Crane were struggling heavily. They had been fighting for a while now, exhausted and having used up large amounts of Qi, with a large number of enemies still to deal with.
On top of all of this, there was Reno, who had been given the task to look after Raze. He had him tied up on his back for a while. He hadn’t been in much of the fight but everything was mentally exhausting for him.
He had been avoiding strike after strike that were coming his way, and when the Dark Magus was hit, a panic was settling in him. It was more than just a task that had been given to him by his leader, but he felt like he had a responsibility.
And then, crazy occurrences had started, people dying left and right and himself being pushed. There was a lot that had been playing on his mind, all up till this point, where Raze’s eyes were now open.
“Your eyes.” Were some of the first words that had come out of Raze’s mouth, as he lifted his upper body off the ground. “They’re watery, it seems like you’ve been through a lot.”
Raze could remember what had happened just before, his head and mind were clear. He had passed out. After using the Cursed Qi pill and then several Qi pills after that, his mind couldn’t take it anymore to the point it had completely given out on him.
He remembered summoning the Crimson Crane, so it wasn’t such a surprise that he could see Reno, but why were his eyes watery?
That was an answer that even Reno couldn’t quite answer himself. Maybe it was everything the group were going through, or the responsibility he had, which was now lifted off his shoulders.
Besides, even if the Dark Magus was awake, what could he do? After all, he was just one person. A person who could do the same things as the others, and in Reno’s mind, he couldn’t get out the worry that Alba had.
What if the Dark Magus was just a normal person compared to all of these that were different to them, someone who was on the run. The fact was, now that Raze was awake, it wouldn’t change much.
Standing up from where he was, Raze was looking at the situation, trying to observe as much of it as he could.
‘The Crimson Crane, they are fighting with mages, and the Vice-principal is here as well, it looks like he’s been hurt.’ Raze’s eyes were set on the man standing next to him and the glow coming off his body.
He was surprised to see something like that, and knew instantly what it was as well.
‘The mage, they’ve performed a breakthrough. Which means they are quite skilled.’
With everything the way it was, and him trying to analyze everything, he had come to a conclusion.
‘Things have become a lot worse than I ever expected. The mages are here, but I don’t seem to be their target. The one thing that I know for sure, is that the Crimson Crane must have done a good job protecting me from all of this.’
Looking at the mages as well, Raze was familiar with the large golden I that was on their hoods and clothing. It made him tense up for a few moments but he thought there was something more important at hand.
“You have protected me and all of the Crimson Crane has protected me well.” Raze stated.
Reno started to wipe his tears away. He never realized before, but for some reason the Dark Magus’ words right now, they were so soothing to him, and were quite calming. A confidence was building up in him. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
He wanted to mention about the strange ghost that had protected him but thought it wasn’t the right time for now as he used his sleeve to continue wiping his tears.
“We tried… but now we’re in this situation. I’m sorry, I need to do my best to help them.” Reno answered, as he started to gather his own Qi.
He had been out of the fight for a long time.
“It’s okay.” Raze said. “I owe you a favor, and I always pay back my favors. I’ll get rid of them, I’ll get rid of them all for you.”
Some of the mages that were close by hadn’t moved in. They were still a little worried after noticing what had happened before, but they couldn’t help but laugh at the outlandish claim this mysterious white-haired man had made.
“You get rid of us all, good luck with that!” The mage held out his hand, and fired out a quick and sharp fire spell. It left and the flame came directly at Raze.
Seeing this, Raze lifted his hand, and Dark Magic started to swirl into the palm of his hand. With his hand, he caught the fireball of magic. Slowly the darkness was eating at the fireball and when Raze clenched his hand into a fist the fireball had completely disappeared just like that.
The mages seeing what had just happened, were looking at each other in disbelief, they were stunned and shocked.
They had frozen in place and their skin was turning slightly paler.
‘What’s going on?’ Alba thought, as she took a step back from the squad leader she had been going against. ‘Why are they acting that way. Sure he stopped their spell, but many of us can, and surely that’s something that they can do as well.’
That’s when she heard a word coming off from the squad leader in front of her.
“That’s… Dark Magic, he knows Dark Magic.”
To Alba, and the rest of the Crimson Crane they just saw everything in one boat, as all types of magic and had no clue why seeing someone use Dark Magic was so surprising.
Lifting his hand up, Raze then pointed it toward one of the mages.
“Dark Pulse!”
A beam of energy went out, slicing right through its head. The mage’s body fell to the floor dead on the ground.
“I guess this is your first time, fighting against a Dark Mage, right?” Raze said.
Chapter 439 Raze Awakened
“What are you losers doing just standing there staring at him!” Eston shouted, “Get rid of the mage, he’s on their side!”
Eston was deeply confused; he was surprised to see that the person they were protecting was a mage, and not just any mage, but a Dark one at that. But it was even more reason for them to get rid of him.
If his mind was clearer, then maybe Eston would have ordered them to just injure him, and once injured, he could question why a Dark Mage was with a bunch of Pagna warriors; he was sure Idore would want to know about that.
The thing was, he could see that Amir, who had been stabbed through the back, was on his feet again, and the Crimson Crane, although weak, all of them were still somehow alive, and it was frustrating him.
“If you were still alive, then you should have just stayed down and pretended you were dead!” Eston shouted.
Amir was holding onto the cut that was made on his stomach, applying pressure onto the wound. His body, being different compared to others, was still trying to heal it.
“Do you really think you have time to worry about me? I think you guys are unaware of who you might have just woken up.”
Of course, Amir didn’t know much about Raze. He knew his skills during the time he was a Pagna student, and knew that he was a part of Alter, but seeing him use magic as well, there was something about him.
It made Amir wonder, this situation with the Crimson Crane, everything that happened so far, was it because of this one person? Was all the events of the world revolving around him? If that was the case, then this person might be a bigger deal than anyone envisioned, and he was betting on that.
Standing there, Raze looked at the mages; they heard the order that had been made and a number of different spells started to be cast one after the other. Smoke and sand swirled in the air, and running right through it was none other than Raze himself.
He was wearing the special blazer on his body, his face wasn’t covered and he was charging right at the group with Dark Magic swirling around his arms.
He got close to one of the mages and pulled down on one’s hood; as he did, he lifted his hand smashing it right in the face. Dark Magic and Qi obliterated his face, exploding the mage’s head before it fell to the ground.
Right after that, the second descending step was used, pushing him forward, and Raze struck with his Qi and attack. A large burst of Dark Magic went out, hitting two or three people.
As a mage was close to the side trying to use another spell on him, Raze then emitted a Dark Pulse to the side. A dark beam went right through their stomach.
Right after that, Raze flipped in the air, performing another of the descending steps. As he was spinning back down to the ground, his whole arm was now covered in lightning magic from the tip of his fingers right down to his shoulder.
He landed, punching his fist right on the ground. In doing so, the lightning went out, shocking those in the area. Usually, such a spell could be avoided by some, but it was almost impossible.
The lightning strike had extended out at an incredibly fast speed and spread incredibly far. This was all because Raze was combining his Qi with his magic.
The powerful punch spread out his Qi that was surrounded with lightning magic and now nearly all of those next to him, around thirteen or more mages, were affected.
Using his magic, one of his swords had appeared in his hand, and he threw it forward with great strength. It broke right through the barrier created by the robes the mages were wearing and stabbed two of them right through the stomach.
It was the lightning sword that was used, and right after it started to electrify them, causing them to fall on the spot.
Raze had only been fighting for a few moments, yet he had managed to cause a giant impact.
“What is going on… who is that person!” The squad leader shouted.
Alba, who was going against the squad leader, wanted to ask the same. The last time they had met Raze, he wasn’t this strong. What had happened to him?
‘The skills he’s using, it was like when we went up against that Light Faction elder, but it seems very different..’ The more Alba thought about it, the more it started to click into her head. fгee?ebɳoveɭ.cøm
When they fought against the Light Faction elder, he was able to use the strange power or his Pagna skills, but what they were all witnessing Raze do right now, was magic and Pagna warrior skills combined.
Not just that, but Raze had been restrained by his damaged vocals. He had been condensing his Qi to be perfectly used, just the right amount, forcing it through. He was able to channel his Qi more efficiently and now, he could combine his Qi with any of his magic almost perfectly as well.
His powers had also grown; he was now a 4-star mage, and while in his state and being healed by Safa, something else had occurred as well. More impurities had left his body; Raze was already at the peak of the 6th stage.
His body had yet to reach the middle stages, yet somehow more impurities had been removed, and he felt lighter and stronger than before.
He could feel his body was lighter, his Qi was stronger, and using his skills due to his own training, he knew the perfect amount of Qi to use with next to no waste.
Before, when Raze was an early initial stage warrior, he predicted that with his magic he could just combine the two numbers and that was what level he was at. If he was a stage 3 warrior with his stage 3 magic, he could perhaps face someone at stage 6.
Now, Raze was a strong stage 6 and had 4-star level magic. Although his calculations might not be accurate since those in the middle stages varied in strength, Raze now certainly had the strength of a very strong middle stage warrior.
Standing there, he clenched his fist a few times. Landing right in front of him, chucking up all of the sand, Eston had appeared.
“I never would have thought, the one that had been asleep this whole time would be the biggest threat, it’s time to get rid of you!” Eston stated, still in his Breakthrough state.
Eston, a 6-star mage, with his Breakthrough powers, was now going against the newly awakened Raze, and he still hadn’t shown everything he had just yet.
Chapter 440 Your specialty?
Eston was overflowing with power; he had been in his breakthrough form for a while now, and it was expanding out even further to the point where all the sand next to him had been pushed to the side, creating mounds.
The other mages, knowing how much power Eston had, decided to move away from what was occurring. They were still keeping an eye on the Crimson Crane members.
Most of the Crimson Crane were together, with Reno and Tilon apart from the rest but staying close, and Alba, who had been in confrontation with one of the squad leaders before, now both of them looking at the fight that was about to take place.
Amir even took this opportunity to move over to the side where the other Crimson Crane members were, but he didn’t run away or escape; instead, he was staring at the center, for the outcome of what was about to take place.
The mages themselves were casting spells, readying to protect themselves from the outspill of the fight that was about to occur. While the Crimson Crane members, if they tried to run turning their back, they were more likely to get hit and hurt.
Eston took a second look at the person in front of him, gazing his eyes up and down. He could tell he was young, and in the world of magic, it meant a person didn’t have much time to study things.
“Dark Magic, a magic that only has one purpose, destruction, there are no other uses than to destroy things. Well, let’s see how well your magic can do against this!” Eston shouted.
A large vortex of wind came twirling out from his hand and went straight for Raze. Using his Pagna footwork, Raze tried to avoid it. The large vortex had missed him, but the others watching knew that wasn’t the end.
‘No!’ Amir thought. ‘Your Pagna skills are still that of a stage 6. If he was able to catch me with his magic, then he will be able to catch you as well.’
What Amir thought was true; the vortex twisted like a snake and went straight ahead, hitting Raze from behind and lifting him up in the air.
Right in front of him, Raze could see that there were several swords made out of wind as well. They came down from the sky ready to pierce him, to which Raze swung his arm in the air.
“Dark Linger.”
The Dark Magic lingered in the air, forming a type of barrier, but the strong wind magic still pierced through. They had grown smaller in size and lost a lot of their power, but they continued.
When they went and touched Raze’s body though, his magic blazer had reacted, blocking the attacks with a barrier.
Quickly, Raze spun his body toward the vortex, and then readied his hand; now he was using wind magic of his own. He used his fist as he punched down, breaking the vortex sending him to the ground, but right after that, several wind slashes were hitting him from the side all over.
The attacks were strong, hitting his body again and again. A strange sound would be made as the barrier of his blazer was activating, stopping most of the magic, but there was next to nothing he could do.
“It looks like I was right; my magic is stronger than yours. You might have been impressive earlier, using your martial art skills along with your magic, but it seems that only helps you look good when all of the mages are considerably lower in magic power than you,” Eston explained. He split his hands apart, and now two large swords made of his wind magic appeared behind him.
The blades were crossing themselves like an X. Not wasting any time, Eston swung his arms, and the attacks were coming towards him.
Quickly, Raze used two of the descending steps as he flipped in the air, and then pushed himself forward while doing so; he thrust both of his hands forward.
“Dark Cannon!”
A constant beam hit the wind blades. They were stopped meters away from hitting Raze, and the wind power was wearing away as the Dark Magic was breaking it down, but at the same time, the Dark Cannon was being pushed back.
It continued to be pushed back until Raze knew he was going to be hit. He had to move his hands and cover himself with a cross. The wind blades crashed into his body, breaking.
When they did, all of the broken parts of the wind swords started to move as if magnetized to Raze’s body, and hit him all over. The barrier from his blazer was unable to block all of these hits.
They were getting cut up, and so was Raze’s body. He was getting hit one after the other. Placing both of his hands on the ground while being cut on his face, on his hands, Raze had encased himself in ice.
In doing so, the rest of the attacks had hit the ice surrounding his body and had broken apart. The attack had stopped, but Raze was clearly hurt all over from the attack.
“Haha, it seems that you know lots of different types of magic and are quite knowledgeable with a large amount of spells as well,” Eston said, surprised. “For someone so young, you certainly are talented.”
“It makes me wonder, why would you go ahead and learn Dark Magic of all things? You should know as well, if one wants to get stronger quicker, it’s more important that they specialize in one type of magic.”
“Knowing so many, and so little about them, is useless in battle.”
Raze steadied his fist and started to look around the place. He was searching for something, and Alba could see this.
“I never thought that I could beat you with just magic. Like you said, I’m just a 4-star mage, and you are a 6-star mage using your breakthrough power. Why would I ever think I could beat you with magic?” Raze said.
“I am not like who I was in the past; my specialty is no longer magic. During my time here, I have learned many things!” Wind blew the sword that was on the ground.
It was the lightning-enchanted sword that had been used earlier in the fight. Raze had lost some swords during his fight with Feebie; they had been broken, so he didn’t have many left that he could use. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
But he needed a sword because the strongest skills in his arsenal were sword techniques.
“Oh… what’s this, are you a magic swordsman? Is that your specialty? Well, very interesting,” Eston said, lifting his hands up; once again, ten blades made of wind had appeared behind him.