* William Black – Wasted On You (feat. Sara Skinner) *

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“She’s right you know,” Maria said to Raven.

“We’ve done absolutely nothing but drag you down. And since you haven’t noticed yet, the safest place in this sh*thole is by your side.” she said with a smile as she gave Raven a light pat on the head.

“I’d like to join you too, your highness.” Joey asked with a light bow.

“Same!” said Rain enthusiastically, “I can heal anyone in need! You need me.” she said with a smug grin on her face.

*sigh*

“Alright alright I get it!” Raven replied to them in surrender. “But here’s the plan, I’ll go first since I’m faster than y’all. Joey protect them with your life.” she said that part while releasing an unintentional surge of killing intent.

Joey gave a deep bow, almost kneeled, as a shiver ran down his spine. He started sweating without even realising.

“Maya, you take the gun and stay close to Maria,” at that Maya nodded as she received the Wingman.

“Maria, your being a Soul Weaver now means you have some hidden talents, investigate them, from a safe distance of course. You two will give me ranged support if possible.

“Rain, Joey will bring any injured personal your way, you just do your thing and make miracles.”

“Ma’am, yes ma’am!” she said with a grin.

“Alright, see you in a bit then! Drones, keep watch on them!” The drones were an extension of herself, meaning she could receive signals and even pictures if she focuses hard enough.

Witht that, she could keep tabs on the group, making sure everything is going as planned.

She ran to the cave exist, which happened to be the entrance as well, before jumping out at full speed.

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

Sonic bursts could be heard, even indirectly seen as dust would scatter away in a spiral, making way for the armoured princess.

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“TAKE THIS YOU F*CKING P*SSY!” Yelled Camilla at the top of her lungs as she released one of the destructive spell in her arsenal.

Usually most of her spells would take from five minutes to hours to cast, but even the five-minute spell was a force to be reckoned with.

She’s had trouble so far with the two monster kings.

From their fight so far, she could tell that the 3nd king, or the white grim reaper, would be the most hectic of the two. And the hardest to fight, especially considering her skill set and the nature of her magic.

The white skeletal creature was a summoner that would keep summoning zombie beasts nonstop.

That was especially a pain since she couldn’t cast her spells properly. She had to be prepared at all times as the b*stards would appear from literally anywhere.

Adding the 2nd king to the mix, the black grim reaper, was “just wonderful” as Camilla kept repeating in her mind.

Not only was the 2nd kind fast and able to avoid her orbs, but also preferred close range combat. The field that Camilla absolutely sucks at.

However, she wasn’t a newbie nor an idiot, but a veteran S ranker. She knew her long casting time will be used against her, that’s where a special set of spells came in.

Instead of just casting none stop, that type focused on setting up the magical formations slowly, one step at a time. Almost as if she was setting up traps in the wild. It required patience and accuracy.

“And now it’s time for you set of bones to feel my wrath!” she yelled in excitement as a wide grin covered her face.

BOOOOOOMMM!!!!

She’s been preparing the spell since the beginning of the fight and now that she’s unleashed it, she was quite happy or rather satisfied with herself.

Jumping in the air, using her floating orbs as platforms to soar high in the sky, she could take a better look at the scene unfolding.

The woods underneath her feet was now a huge crater that spread out for more than two hundred meters in diameter. She’s made sure that she’s far enough from the cave so the group would still be safe.

Plus, she’s already checked her surroundings using some arrays, everything was clear for her to shoot her shot.

Also, she’s made sure that she didn’t use the platform trick before as to avoid the possibility of some aerial zombie beasts support.

“Now that would’ve been annoying…” she thought out loud. She wanted to make sure she had the element of surprise, and she succeeded.

Looking down the deep crater she was happy to see that nothing was left alive.

“Heh! three kings are already out of picture, I wonder how many are still left.” she said as a wide grin formed over her face.

She was so proud that she’s killed two of the monster kings alone, since she’s previously needed Raven’s help. It was a way to prove to herself that she’s still useful, and good at what she does!

Descending down to the crater’s edge, she didn’t want to make a newbie mistake and dismiss the orbs too quickly. However, that didn’t prevent her from accidentally lowering her guard.

Out of the surrounding trees, the 2nd king, the black grim reaper, appeared with the deep red gems glowing brightly in its eye sockets.

Leaving behind two trails of red, the dark grim reaper moved so fast that it was hard to see.

It swung its scythe with all of the might it could muster and slashed through Camilla’s back, almost cutting through the front her ribcage as well.

Unfortunately for the grim reaper, even though she took a direct hit, she had her orbs cover her heart and main arteries the moment she felt danger.

But unfortunately for Camilla, the scythe had a strong poison on its blade. The poison was so strong yet so slow. It wasn’t meant for killing, as much as it was meant for torturing.

‘ARRREUEHHEHHHGHHH.!!!’ Camilla screamed in her mind as excruciating pain sent countless neural signals crashing in her brain and overstimulating her pain receptors.

The human brain would usually shut down the pain receptors to avoid feeling the extreme pain at the moment of the impact or moments of danger. It’s a way for the body to protect itself and enable a quick escape and ensure survival.

However in her case, that pathway has been overridden. Even though she wanted to scream in pain, she couldn’t as her lungs were mostly filled with blood as the scythe had slashed through them.

She coughed a mouthful of blood as she fell down face first. Blood spilled everywhere. Even if she didn’t drown in the blood in her lungs, the puddle on the ground was enough to get the job done.

If she didn’t bleed out first, that is. Or even if the dark grim reaper decided to end her misery.

The 2nd king stood, hulking down on the falling Camilla as it watched her blood spill out.

It had barely survived the attack she unleashed by sheer luck. Its speed was key, but it usually wouldn’t be enough to survive that.

What had happened was that the 3rd king had wanted the 2nd to ask for reinforcements, so it was already a good distance away from the center of the thunderous explosion when it hit.

But the 3rd king was dead. And that didn’t set quite well with the 2nd.

Raising its scythe high in the air, the silent anger in its eyes burned deep as its scythe flared with mana.

Before Camilla could take another bloodied breath, the scythe went crashing down on her body.

Just a split second before the blade could penetrate Camilla’s nape, a fierce killing intent assaulted the area almost reaping out the grim reaper’s soul in the process, as a small armoured hand stopped the scythe in its tracks.

BOOOMM!!

Only a split second after, did the 2nd king hear the sonic explosion that made it realise that a small girl was holding the handle of the scythe, preventing it from moving a millimetre.

Raven’s intense golden aura didn’t falter for a second as she focused what little mana she had left into empowering Ruler’s Touch.

Even though she only has so much mana left, as she had to focus almost most of it into her arm and legs to be able to prevent the skeletal’s slash, more kept coming.

Her Mana Manipulation and Absorption allowed her to fuel herself with the world’s energy.

It was also her Mana Manipulation, combined with both of the effects Ruler’s Touch had, and Absorption that allowed her to steal the grim reaper’s life force way faster than usual and transfer it to the fallen Camilla.

[Mana Manipulation Leveled Up +1

[Ruler’s Touch Leveled Up +1

[Integration of Mana Manipulation and Absorption is accessible.

[Special Skill created: Invigoration.

[Integration of Mana Manipulation, Ruler’s Touch, and Absorption is accessible.

[Special Skill created: Holy Touch.

[Special Skill created: Vampiric Touch.

[Ruler’s Touch Leveled Up +1

[Skill has reached Max Level.

[Mana Manipulation Leveled Up +1

[Skill has reached Max Level.]

Many system notifications flashed quickly through Raven’s mind, yet she paid none of them an ounce of her focus.

The only thought that kept haunting her soul was ‘it’s all my fault….’