Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 136

Chapter 136: Conquering the Dungeon (1) Chapter 136: Conquering the Dungeon (1) Other than Mirel and Bakar who helped Lucivar train in martial arts, Ravenna also helped.

In fact, Lucivar spent a lot more time training with Ravenna as learning footwork wasn’t easy, she needed to show him, watch his movements closely, and correct them.

Leandra-or Mirel might be the one closest to him the most, but his chemistry with them in battle wasn’t it.

He has never trained to fight alongside them.

But in Ravenna’s case, it was entirely different.

“Go havoc, Ravenna…

I’ll be right behind you,” Lucivar said.

Suddenly, time dilated as Ravenna’s eyes turned to focus back ahead in slow motion.

She swept her gaze over the advancing Shaman and Stone Orcs-their weapons raised high above their heads-their guttural growls resonating in a battle hymn.

Saliva dripped down to the ground, glistening like venom under the light.

A savage, primal force that promised impending violence.

Ravenna then closed her eyes, regulating her breaths as a change began to overtake her.

Faint, glowing stripe-shaped sigils appeared around her eyes like warp paint-and once she made one last exhale, and opened her eyes, her change was complete.

Her eyes morph into slitted, feline-like pupils glowing faintly in a crimson hue.

Lucivar saw the change and couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath in disbelief.

‘I still can’t believe Darwin is stronger than her…’ He pondered with a frown.

He was familiar with the ability Ravenna was using right now.

Being an Acolyte-rank Hybrid longer than the others, she already established her bloodline’s signature abilities.

She has two abilities, one is the ethereal claw she can summon at will-to attack and the other is this one.

An ability that came from her Crimson Rakshasa bloodline.

An ability that was exclusive to the ‘named’ bloodline inside of her.

Meaning, no other Crimson Raksasha Hybrid has the same ability as hers.

Ravenna is not the one to be secretive so Lucivar even knew the name of the ability.

Predator Oculus is the name.

It enhances her vision to an extraordinary degree, enabling her to detect even the slightest movements and perceive layers of reality others cannot, such as tracing magical paths-as well as identifying residual heat signatures.

“Constrict your ether and stay close,” Ravenna reminded as the first wave arrived.

“Go!” Swoosh!

Ravenna led the charge with Lucivar sprinting closely behind her.

Seeing them coming at full speed-the Shaman created a wall of rock that surrounded it and moved even faster ahead.

It was aiming to overpower the duo’s charge with strength but the duo responded fiercely.

Under the Predator Oculus’ influence, Ravenna was able to locate the weak spot of the wall.

She charged her ether effectively into her claw and stabbed at that point.

“Rraagh!!” Crash!

Frozen in shock, the Shaman was surprised when the wall shattered entirely, and awaiting it on the other side was Ravenna with her crimson eyes, “Don’t be mistaken-you fend me off, only because of your supporting spells.

In a direct clash, you’re no match!” As she said that, Lucivar emerged from behind and leaped above Ravenna.

Pulling nothing back, he charged his fist with three God strands and punched the Shaman.

Lucivar trusted Ravenna to crack the shell and awaited his moment to deliver this blow.

Caught off guard, the punch landed on the Shaman across its face-a savage arc that threw the Shaman crashing onto multiple Stone Orcs behind.

But there was no time for celebration-the Stone Orcs immediately jumped onto them, ensuing an all-out brawl.

Roar!!

In the next second, a wave of Stone Orcs swept through them.

Lucivar waded through the chaos, every swing of his dagger was filled with killing intent.

But even then, the relentless onslaught of the Stone Orcs was not to be underestimated at all, the deafening clash of steel-and bone descended, with terrifying force.

Even when he managed to block, the sheer impact rattled his insides.

Cracks formed along his ribs but his newfound physique refused to yield.

He poured everything inside of him in the last thirty seconds.

Avoiding a narrow attack, Lucivar stepped on the club and grabbed the Stone Orc’s face.

Grabbing it tightly with force, he spun his body, and threw the Stone Orc to the side-taking more Stone Orcs along the way.

As he did that, he glanced to the side and saw Ravenna not far from him, moving with terrifying precision.

Her combat was nothing short of a bloody symphony.

Ravenna dominated the Stone Orcs.

Her clawed hands became instruments of death, striking with savage intent.

Compared to Lucivar, each blow she made aimed for vital points-the jugular, the heart, the crotch-every vulnerable point was not safe from her.

Stone Orcs, fell before her, like wheat under a scythe, their blood painting the snow ground in dark streaks.

Not one hit was able to reach her and not one mistake was left unpunished.

It was like a dance and the fee to watch her performance was their lives.

But her ferocity did not end with mere killing.

A towering Stone Orc lunged at her, and with a snarl, she caught its swinging arm.

Upon seeing this, the Stone Orc paused and tilted its head in cold sweat.

Smirking devilishly, a gravelly growl rumbled her throat as she ripped its arm from its body-the grotesque sound of tearing flesh, and snapping bone drowned out, only by the agonized bellow of her victim.

Just then, her expression twisted, “You’re loud, so annoying…” Hearing the Stone Orc’s scream displeased her, the sound grated on her nerves.

Not even hesitating, she drove her teeth into its throat, biting clean through its vocal cords.

Blood sprayed onto her face, dripping down her chin and the annoying sound faded.

It was replaced by a choking gargle instead.

Disgusted, she spat the severed tissue onto the ground.

A flicker of satisfaction curled her blood-streaked lips.

And the sigils around her eyes became brighter.

Upon seeing this bloody act, Lucivar could only gulp harshly but he anticipated this.

Predator Oculus is a powerful ability but of course, it also has powerful side effects.

One of them was the degradation of her mind, becoming demoniacal as the ability lingers.

However, that wasn’t a problem as Lucivar cleared the Stone Orcs around him with a circular slash, rotating his entire body seamlessly, before he leaped toward Ravenna.

She was about to move again but Lucivar arrived.

His hand glowed with an emerald hue as he cast Greedy Grasp onto Ravenna.

Under his ability, her ether was being sucked.

During this entrancement, she was arguably stronger as she lost all reasonings.

She would only be fixed bringing death to her enemies.

But it was not fit for this situation because Ravenna would spend time inflicting as much pain on her enemies instead of swiftly killing them, that would only waste time and when the time was appropriate-they needed to leave too.

Losing her mind would be detrimental at that moment.

Ravenna blinked her eyes several times as the sigils around her eyes dimmed again-clarity returned to her eyes before she met with Lucivar’s gaze, “You don’t need to touch me to do this anymore?” “I’ve gotten stronger, but that means your time is more limited” Lucivar replied.

Predator Oculus utilized a lot of ether that Ravenna couldn’t control.

If Lucivar used his Greedy Grasp on her, he would be able to balance the utilization of ether, making the side effect less effective towards her-helping her retain control of herself.

Both of them had done this before but Lucivar had to touch her directly.

Now that his Greedy Ability has gotten stronger, that wasn’t the case anymore.

He could absorb her ether without even looking at her.

But the downside of keeping  “Twenty seconds…

Call them and let’s move to the portal” Ravenna muttered.

Once again, Lucivar channeled the last bit of his ether and unleashed it out of his body.

His ether climbed and the Stone Orcs that were trying to sneak past them and headed to the portal were pulled towards them.

Lucivar and Ravenna engaged in battle again, both of them covered each other’s backs and worked in synchrony.

Despite being surrounded from all sides, they were dominating the Stone Orcs instead.

Both of them could read each other’s movements without saying anything.

Lucivar used Ravenna’s ether as a supply to charge his God strands, allowing him to kill-one with each slash while Ravenna had her ether controlled so that she would lose her mind-her move became more airtight and effective because of that.

Bit by bit, they led the battle closer to the portal.

Together, they were chaos incarnate-a pair of forces tearing through the battlefield.

Just then, the duo sensed incoming-two powerful figures.

It was the proselyte and also the Shaman, both of them recovered and rejoined the battle.

Seeing that their opponents came from opposite directions, the two changed places.

Ravenna used Lucivar’s back to roll herself to the other side and clashed with the Shaman.

Having to battle them earlier, there was no reason to change matchups.

Almost instantly, Lucivar wasted no time and intercepted the proselyte, grabbing him by the face and slamming him to the snow.

Lucivar clutched the proselyte’s face strongly and used Greedy Grasp, absorbing his life force.

Gritting his teeth, the proselyte struggled to break free hard.

But Lucivar easily pinned him down.

He held the proselyte’s other arm with his wing and quickened the absorption process.

Just then, multiple stone spikes stabbed Lucivar’s wing.

It prompted a painful groan to come out of his mouth but he persevered.

“Since you’re now alive-killing you instantly would be a waste,” Lucivar whispered-grinning at a peculiar prospect.

“I began taking a liking to your stone manipulation, so I will be sucking you dry before the portal collapses” As time ticked down, the air thickened with tension.

Most of the Stone Orcs were killed-the Shaman was being held back and possibly killed by Ravenna-and the proselyte was pinned under him.

In ten seconds, they would sprint to the portal before it collapses.

Soon came to boiling point, the portal swirled stronger-the time to leave was nearing.

Lucivar kept absorbing the proselyte’s life force in delight, but then-the proselyte suddenly changed tactics.

He wrapped his legs around Lucivar’s waist and used his arms to pull down Lucivar’s neck.

It was clear that the proselyte was aiming to keep Lucivar here.

“Pathetic…

What makes you think I’m scared of being left behind?

Did you forget?

We have a Star Witch” Lucivar mocked, even if he was trapped here-he trusted that Leandra would be able to get him out somehow.

Just then, however, the proselyte grinned, “No, you’re the stupid one…” “Lucivar!

The Rock Sentinel!” Ravenna shouted as she struggled to push back the Shaman.

Upon hearing this, Lucivar raised his gaze and saw the Rock Sentinel ahead.

It was charging for a beam attack directly from its core, aiming straight at the portal.

“S- Shit…!

That could destroy the city!”