333 Statue (1/2)

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The Nagas issued a piercing shriek as they saw him. Raven's eyes narrowed dangerously but he didn't retreat, instead he did the opposite of that.

*Boom!*

Raven sent one of the Nagas back with a mighty swing of his hammer, his target shot back at a fearsome speed and the momentum caused it to be deeply embedded on the nearby wall.

The rest of the Nagas screeched in rage and came slithered towards him with malicious intent in their eyes. Raven's face became incredibly serious as he raised his alertness to the maximum.

Swords, hatchets, sickles and spears came from all direction, giving Raven no room to evade. He took a couple of steps back and controlled his physical strength and focused them on his hammer. With a wide and strong swing, a loud clapping sound occurred and a strong projectile was sent by him.

Raven's strike caused the air to be compressed, turning it similar to a cannonball. It hit one of the Nagas and caused its guard to broken and its arms to tremble, the remaining air pressure was dispersed to those nearby and caused them to falter slightly.

That attack gave Raven some room to maneuver. He then turned into a blur and appeared right next to another target. With an overbearing might, he swung his hammer, causing another Naga to shoot backwards. His monstrous strength caused its bones to shatter and it's arms to become useless.

Alarm bells rang on Raven's ears, he followed his instincts and hopped back, just in time for a gastric acid projectile to hit the ground where he stood before. He then leaned backwards and dodged two phantom spears that was targeting his head. He shifted his weight and supported his body using his arms, he then issued a strong kick and sent another one flying.

He somersaulted back and observed the incoming enemies. His brain worked fast and accurately formed a plan on how he could make this battle easier for him. An idea flashed into his mind, however he needed the proper opportunity to act on it. But of course, he didn't get much time to think since the Nagas were charging towards him once more.

They were outside of the main castle at this point, which is more advantageous for him since he has a wider space to move around. So far, he had been able to injure three out of the ten Nagas who's coming after him but even if that's the case, it's still a little early to count them out of the battle. These creatures are tenacious, they won't go down that easily.

*Shew!*

”!!”

Raven immediately ducked close to the ground, narrowly dodging an arrow from one of the Nagas. Raven clicked his tongue in disappointment since he failed to notice that two of them actually pulled out bows and arrows out of nowhere and started shooting at him. He dropped his focus on the battle for one second and he was nearly shot to death.

Fortunately, his instincts greatly helped him out and warned about the incoming shot. Else he might've already lost an eye from that.

Raven closed the distance while sending out compressed air projectiles on his way. Their defense got broken from each projectile they received, some managed to dodge but Raven didn't mind it. The two Nagas that were holding bows and arrows, placed it away after they saw Raven entering a certain distance from them. Raven guessed that they these might prefer close combat instead of just aiming and shooting.

Raven formulated a plan for this. He would rather have them going towards him instead of him going towards them, so in order for them to not shoot arrows at him, he had to remain close. Of course, this will cause him to be mobbed by their numbers but that's fine since doing this will also help with his earlier plan.

Five Nagas attacked him at the same time, was able to saw the where they were aiming thanks to his enhanced awareness. He shifted his body in a weird angle, allowing all attacks to miss him. And since they were all standing very close to each other, their attacks caused their comrades to get hurt.

Raven used this opportunity to jump on to one and immobilize it. He swung his hammer a couple of times, targeting its joints and disabling its mobility just like what he did to the previous one. His target was still alive after that but that's fine, it doesn't matter if it was dead or alive anyway since what he wanted was a meat shield, and he got what he wanted.