Chapter 334 - Battle Maniacs. (1/2)

Another participant died somewhere in the midst of the fight of others.

Ozul was completely unconcerned about the announcement. He wouldn't have had to work so hard if he had stopped to think about it. It wasn't difficult to keep fighting until the other five people died.

All he could think about right now was defeating the Sovereign!

He was enjoying the fight more than he thought he would.

Ozul never thought himself to enjoy a fight, and he never did. However, it had become one of the very few things in which he could let himself out.

He had voluntarily run towards the Sovereign so the fight would be far away from Raven and Blaze. Protecting them while fighting her would have been impossible. Now, however, he was feeling something.

'I want to win...'

He had also realized it. He wanted to win the fight!

The Sovereign was the perfect match; maybe even stronger than him. But that was all the more reason he wanted to win.

Since his birth, there hadn't been many things he could win right away. He had to wait decades before he could be whole again. He was extremely patient with everything. But now he had a challenge in front of him that he could actually win without having to wait so long and still feel so empty.

The desire to win was fueled by more than simple curiosity. He had to find out what was on the other end now.

. . .

Back to Raven and Blaze, their roles kept switching back and forth.

They slowly tried to move out of the middle area, but there was no end to people attacking from left and right.

”They won't stop for a minute if I just yell at them, would they?!” Blaze shouted as he shielded an attack aimed at Zier.

”You can try.”

It was faint, but amidst all the explosions left and right, he could still hear Raven's reply.

”Tch!” glancing at Zier who was continuously cursing, Blaze shook his head, ”If it could, it would've already worked by now...”

”Figures,” Raven dodged an arm coated with ice before her dagger swiped towards the arm.

The ice shattered instantly, but it gave enough time for the man to move away. Unfortunately, Raven was a little faster. Although she couldn't cut his hand, the dagger still grazed past the skin, leaving a deep wound.

Blood gushed from the man's hand as Raven felt the stamina and Mana seeping into her from the dagger.

At the same time, the man felt himself getting weaker. The horrified look in his eyes made it apparent that he noticed what had just occurred.

The implications of this simple fact made him take a step back, but that was his biggest mistake.

”If shouting isn't working, we just have to join them...” Raven muttered as another dagger stabbed right into the heart from behind. Instant death.

-4 left-

”Oh well... My hands are tied right now. If I go all out, there is no guarantee this 'squirrel' stays alive,” Blaze said as he witnessed the clean kill.

He then continued to deal with two guys at once before he jumped and landed in front of Zier. Looking straight into his eyes, he spoke with an annoyed expression, ”Just why did you have to save us?”

Meanwhile, Zier kept thanking God for the day he decided to stick with that strange quiet man and these guys.

There was no telling if he would still be alive if he hadn't gotten involved with them.

Currently, he was trying his best to avoid any attack but he was failing miserably. Despite his trump card, this was the situation he would have no chance of escaping if it wasn't for Blaze and Raven protecting him from all four sides.

'If I live to see another day, I promise I will not forget your kindness.' Zier thought with watery eyes.

At the same time, Blaze managed to find an opening and finally had the chance to attack.

It was a direct hit!

-3 left-

The whisper made everyone feel hopeful.

Those struggling in a fight felt like they only had to hold on for just a couple more minutes.

As the weakest man here, Zier heaved a sigh of relief. There were still a couple of people fighting around him but it had gotten better than before. He had it easier to look out for sneak attacks.

Even Raven and Blaze barely had to look out for anyone coming after them. The other man fighting Blaze ran away as fast as he could when he saw the fate of his friend.

Just when the duo thought they could have room to breathe, a shout came from the back.

”There you are!” the tall man shouted with his lungs out.

He was Berk who had been wanting to go for either Blaze or Raven all this while but only now had the chance to do so.