Chapter 15 - Awkward Timing
(Ruby's POV)
I was shocked at what I just witnessed.
Looking at Raven who was casually exiting the arena and Velcro who is being taken away by the staff because he needs healing.
I recalled their fight just now. I was almost sure that Velcro would win the fight, and even if Raven did, he would most likely be battered up.
But contrary to my prediction, Raven won, and he's fine—based on his appearance, I presume—but what I mean is that he won without receiving a direct hit from Velcro!
Even though his rank and stats were restrained, he has more experience in combat than Raven based on my information about him—no, Raven is a non-combatant to begin with... So him winning is really a surprise.
But throughout the duel, Raven's movements were calm and efficient. He seemed to use a lot of artifacts, but the way he utilized them was incredible to begin with.
It's no use having a lot of artifacts if you can't properly use them.
And at the ending part of the duel, when Velcro slashed downwards at the rushing bull-like Raven, I was sure that Raven wouldn't be able to dodge the attack.
But when Velcro's sword was just a few meters away from Raven's head, I felt a sudden burst of mana from Raven's body.
It was only for a split second that I wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't paying attention carefully.