365 Carl (2/2)

Although he had been expecting to meet a wall - or an enemy that will really make things difficult for him, he wasn't expecting to be stuck at the same enemy for a very long time. He had been fighting 50th enemy in Palace Grounds for nearly a year now and he still hadn't defeated it.

The enemy greatly infuriated him but at the same time, earned his respect. Even if he's just facing a mindless avatar that acts upon instinct, he could tell that the guy was a master.

From the way his enemy moved, he could more or less tell that he's a very experienced fighter, almost as if he was battling his entire life. Each move he throws are lethal even if he wasn't targeting a vital part of the body. It also didn't help that this guy was mid-stage Hero Realm, a whole realm above his own cultivation. Even though Raven's used to fight enemies above his level, the gap between Golden Knight Realm and Hero Realm is just that massive.

To top this all off, this guy knows Light Laws and is an expert at it. His expertise in utilizing his laws was so skillful that Raven had no doubts that he reached the 2nd field of study for Light Laws which is 'Lightspeed'.

Just by the name alone it should be obvious, this guy is capable at moving with the speed of light. Even with his enhanced senses, there was no way to follow his movements at all. In the first few attempts, he got his ass handed towards him. It didn't feel good but he couldn't do anything about it, his enemy was simply too strong that the moment he step inside the pocket dimension, he gets killed.

It took him a good a couple of months before he was able to adjust with the tempo of the battle. He managed to give him a good fight but Raven's always defeated. But as time passed, he kept on adapting to his enemy and he figured that it won't be too long before he could finally achieve victory.

With his recent breakthrough, he recent attempts felt better and with new tricks up his sleeve, his chances of winning rose significantly. Therefore, he planned on defeating this guy before he arrived at the Center of the Plane.

***

Some time passed…

Raven stood inside the Palace Grounds, precisely in front of the 50th pocket dimension.

The level of pressure he was enduring was alright, it wasn't particularly heavy nor light. But of course, he wasn't paying attention to that.

He let out a long exhale and deactivated the Resistance Seal on his body. He did a few stretches to adjust to the current lightness he was feeling. He also summoned the Hammer pre-emptively. Raven also exited his Deep Meditation and placed his whole focus on the upcoming battle.

He summoned his Knightly Armament too. The golden armor adorned his body perfectly, giving him a heroic appearance and providing him even more confidence about this fight.

”Alright, me.” He said, hyping himself up. ”This is it. This is the one. I can feel it. Focus. Adjust. Adapt. I can do this.”

After chanting this, he bravely stepped inside the pocket dimension and felt it pulling him on a different location.

His vision blurred for a moment but it didn't take long enough before he was able to regain his vision. His battle intent flared even before he fully manifested on the battle space.

The location of their battle is situated in the middle of a dense forest. Before he materialized, his eyes were already searching for his target.

Then he found him. The man that had been a thorn on his side for nearly a year now.

He doesn't know his name but he calls him Carl. He had no idea why but he liked the sound of it, so now this guy is called Carl.

Carl wore a white martial robes underneath a white plated armor. Just by his stature alone, one could already feel the menacing air about him. He looked like a Holy Knight with his appearance, his weapon of choice was a rapier on his right hand and a buckler on the left.

Raven was already glaring at his direction and Carl was doing the same.

And as soon as Raven fully materialized, the two already transformed into streaks of light and went on with the fearsome battle.