367 Control (1/2)

Raven didn't allow his annoyance to ruin his focus. The last thing that he wanted is to act purely out of rage and go into a berserk mode like some kind of a madman. That is not how he fight his battles.

Due to his abnormal physique, these wounds weren't that lethal for him. In fact, his wounds earlier was already closing up and if he wanted to, he could even speed up their healing by spending a little bit of his Chaos Force. He didn't do that yet since he had a plan.

*Phew!*

”Shit, here it goes again.” Raven grumbled as he felt beams of light flying towards him.

It goes without saying that he had to remain on defensive once more since if one of these beams hit him in vital parts, he will without a doubt die.

Even though these beams are completely invisible, Raven was sensitive enough to know where they and how many there is. With his budding pre-cognitive abilities, if allowed him to understand where the beams will hit and his calculative mind allowed him to know how to accurately dodge these beams of light without getting injured.

But the onslaught of Carl didn't end there. He continued to prove why he became Raven's bane of existence for quite some time. In addition to the light beams which are deadly enough, Carl can also manipulate their trajectory since they're within his territory. This caused Raven even more headache since he had to pay attention to all of the beams of light at the same time, this pressure was enough to completely prevent him from launching a counterattack.

Needless to say, it's not like this was the first time this happened. And if Raven despised this Carl's battle tactics, he is incredibly impressed by his skills since this clearly isn't easy.

Unfortunately, Raven's no ordinary character as well. Since he had seen this a lot of times, he already developed a counterattack to Carl's strategy.

*Boom!*

Using his sheer physical strength, Raven stomped the ground and caused another crater to appear, this one's smaller compared to the previous one but this wasn't the focus. His action just now caused some rubble to fly up in the air. He was still dodging Carl's onslaught but he was also paying attention to the rubble around them.

Once they started falling down, that's when he made a move. With his incredible control of his Chaos Force, he sent out strings of his own energy towards the falling rubble and pulled them close to him.

And since the beams of light passed through multiple rubble, they got weaker and weaker until they weren't strong enough to even dent Raven's protective barrier. The beams of light that hit his barrier completely dissipated, preventing Carl from changing their trajectory to harass Raven even further.

Additionally, due to the barrage of Raven's destructive attacks earlier, there is a lot of rubble that he could use for this fight. In fact, these aren't the only use for them.

Raven sent more strings of his Chaos Force to virtually anything that he could pull. Trees, boulders, rocks, flowers, insects, it didn't matter at all. He pulled them all using one hand to hold every string. Once he did that, he started spinning and so did everything that he pulled.

As Carl tried to send more beams of light, none of them even managed to touch Raven at all before they dissipated. Now, Raven is in the middle of what seems to be a hurricane of rubble.

Well since he doesn't have a territory, who said that he couldn't make one? Improvisation is a thing.

And now, Carl was forced to defend since some of the rubbles that are hitting doesn't only have Raven's Chaos Force but also, his Destruction Laws. To top this all off, Raven started weaving his own attacks in between, forcing Carl to always be on his toes.

There was no doubt about his speed, but when there are too many things to avoid, injuries are bound to happen. And unlike Raven, Carl didn't have an outstanding physique. Which means that even though he looks fine, the damages he suffered from Raven's rampage earlier is still there.

Actually, after receiving Raven's full force attack, it's already a miracle that this guy could even move.

His bones mended back together but it doesn't mean that he's no longer in pain. And due to this, his movement is more strenuous.

Raven's also aware of this fact, this is why he went ballistic at the first chance that he got because it was a necessary step for his plan. And now, with his incredible plan, the damage that Carl is suffering is just stacking higher and higher. And even though he's at Hero Realm, he still has limitations.

Knowing that his enemy is trying to chip away at his stamina, Carl opted for a desperate attack. His aura flared and caused his territory to become even more stable. His body emitted a divine brilliance that once again, almost blinded Raven.

Raven closed his eyes to prevent blindness, he strengthened his connection with every rubble that he held by supplying them with more Chaos Force.