367 Control (2/2)

Seeing that Raven had his eyes closed, Carl decided to make a move. While the flare he released was still active, he moved at the speed of light again and immediately closed the distance between them. Carl wanted to end the battle by separating Raven's head from his shoulders but he forgot one thing.

Raven was expecting Carl to do this trick.

”5th Step!”

*BOOM!*

The whole forest quaked under the sheer force behind Raven's attack. Normally the 5th Step of 9 Destruction Steps should've destroyed everything within 5 kilometer radius, but thanks to Carl's territory, this was reduced to a mere kilometer.

Even so, this area was big enough to absolutely decimate the unsuspecting Carl, who suffered the full force of Raven's Destruction Laws due to how close he was.

Blood squirted out from Carl's body, his majestic and holy looking armor was destroyed into pieces. His rapier and buckler weren't spared as well. He even lost a good portion of his chest due to the impact of Raven's attack.

Carl was in a delirious state from the pain he's feeling. His Territory had now disappeared as well so no more invisible beams of deadly light.

Seeing his miserable appearance brought a slight relief to Raven. From start to finish, the plan was relatively simple, but making it happen was incredibly challenging. Needless to say, out of respect, Raven wanted to end this battle as quickly as he could.

”To send you off, I'll offer you the strongest attack in my skill set.” Raven muttered.

He then channeled all of his remaining Chaos Force in to his hammer, he even used the 'Bounty' he's saving up for emergencies.

The amount of energy that he's releasing caused the air to be stifled. Rocks started floating around him and his hair wildly flapped due to the force he's emitting.

The Archaic Thousand Arms Hammer released a resplendent glare and above Raven, a massive Golden Fist started materializing. The ground started quaking, the whole forest was trembling. Just the sight of that massive Golden Fist would send shivers to anyone who gazed at it.

Additionally, a coating of white energy that gives off an aggressive feel, coated the entirety of the Golden Fist. This is Raven's Destruction Laws, which will be working in tandem with the horrifying power of the Golden Fist.

Raven's arm which holds the hammer was raised at this point. In front of him, he saw Carl staring blankly at the phenomenon occurring at the sky. He had no desire to evade nor defend himself against it since it's just impossible, and even if wanted to, his badly damaged body won't allow him to do so, he can't even move a single muscle.

Seeing this reaction from Carl, Raven felt a greater admiration and respect to this guy.

Their gazes met for one last time, Raven offered a serene smile and said: ”That was a good fight, I've learned a lot from you. Farewell, Carl.”

*Woosh!*

Raven brought the hammer down and the giant Golden Fist descended like a gigantic meteor that rocked the entire forest.

A large explosion occurred which also covered the entire forest. Raven stood tall and protected himself using the last bits of his Chaos Force. The chaos lasted for a couple a minutes before everything started settling down.

When the clouds of dust dissipated, the whole forest was no where to been, there were no rubbles nor any signs of Carl. In this massive crater of destruction, only Raven alone could be seen.

Raven gazed at the sky and heaved a sigh of relief, he didn't need any confirmation from anyone that he won this fight since he was confident that Carl would not survive that at all.

He felt his knees go weak which caused him to slump on the floor, a satisfied smile appeared on his face as he lay down while panting.

”Yay, I won…”