"Ha… Ha…" Ragna looked at Tarkan, who was still lying down on the floor. He hurriedly picked up his spear, planning to deal a finishing blow.
On the other hand, Tarkan clenched his fists, having trouble lifting up his body. He raised his head to see Ragna’s position, revealing his broken nose with blood streaming down.
Ragna was approaching him fast, so Tarkan did his best to stand up.
The moment Ragna arrived, he hurriedly swung his shield. Tarkan caught it with one hand while punching Ragna with the other hand.
To his surprise, Ragna didn’t even bother to protect himself with his other hand. He just let that punch hit his chest.
"Kh!" Ragna saw that Tarkan could use his elbow to smack his spear if he decided to make another thrust.
That was why Ragna did the unthinkable. He extended his hand instead, so that when Tarkan hit him with his elbow, only his arm got away.
Ragna simply twisted his wrist and hit Tarkan’s head with the handle of his spear.
"Gah!" Tarkan gritted his teeth, trying to grab the spear with his left hand. At the same time, he let go of the spear and punched Ragna’s cheek.
However, Ragna was like a berserker who didn’t care about his injury anymore. He simply banged Tarkan’s body with his shield.
’Is he taking advantage of his body for mutual destruction?’ Tarkan gritted his teeth. Even if he could win against him, Tarkan would definitely be injured heavily. On the other hand, Ragna could easily recover from this injury.
Still, could he win against Ragna in this state?
His head was already ringing due to the hit from the spear.
Tarkan hurriedly kicked Ragna’s leg, causing him to fall on one knee. But Ragna immediately stood up again and hit Tarkan’s chin with his head.
"Kh!" Tarkan took a step back as his consciousness became fuzzy. He tried to kick Ragna, but he had a hard time focusing.
When he launched another kick, he heard the banging sound of the shield, which meant that his kick actually hit the shield instead of Ragna’s body.
People who didn’t know how Tarkan was losing in a brawl. But the referees could see that everything changed when Ragna blocked that kick with his arm.
Bones Hardening. Like its name suggests, it was the evolution process that strengthened the bones to the point where they could become steel.
For others, Tarkan was hitting Ragna’s body. But for Tarkan himself, it was as if he was kicking an iron boulder. Even with his protection, it was still quite painful to hit Ragna.
And every time Ragna hit him, the damage to his body just kept piling up. More importantly, seeing Ragna come back up again and again made his heart waver.
The kick that hit Ragna’s shield became the signal for Ragna.
Ragna let go of his spear once more so that his arm could move even faster.
Tarkan raised his stance, but due to the loss of focus, there was finally a gap in his defense. Ragna’s hand slipped past that small gap and punched Tarkan on the chin.
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Tarkan’s body gave up as that punch knocked him back. Tarkan stomped the ground to stabilize his body as his eyes returned to Ragna, but his legs gave up. He fell on his butt before his upper body fell to the ground.
’Ah… It’s the sky… I’ve lost, huh? Sorry, Erwin.’ Tarkan’s eyes became fuzzy before passing out.
Ragna panted heavily. His legs were shaking. Even though his injuries recovered quickly, it didn’t change the fact that the damage had accumulated in his body.
Fortunately, he was able to persist longer than Tarkan.
The referees immediately checked both participants’ conditions as the result was clear.
All the people couldn’t help but gasp. No one thought that Ragna was able to win against Tarkan, but seeing Ragna’s condition as well as the result had shown them enough.
All those rumors about Ragna were just in the past. They were completely irrelevant to the current Ragna.
Ragna closed his eyes for a moment. A smile appeared on his face as he couldn’t help but mutter in a low voice, "I’m glad…"
Ragna gradually raised his head while shouting, "Raaaaaggghh!"
That roar became a trigger for the astounded people to snap back. The cheers erupted, celebrating the victory with him.
"This is it, everyone. This is Ragna Book… the new Ragna Book! He is not the same person as we know anymore! He has become a strong guardian... an immortal guardian!" Shion felt goosebumps.
"Are you alright?" One of the referees asked Ragna while the other referees were signing for the medical team to come with a stretcher for Tarkan.
"I’m fine. I can go to the medical room by myself." Ragna nodded. He took a last glance at Tarkan as his victory still felt surreal. This was the turning point of his life. From now on, he would fight back and claim more victories.
After taking a deep breath, Ragna staggered to the gate. There, he saw Clovis waiting for him. He made his way toward him before collapsing.
Clovis grabbed his arms and supported his body.
"I win, Clovis. I’ve protected the honor of this group. With this, we’ll be able to win against Imemine, right?"
"Yeah. Thank you, Ragna."
"I should be the one thanking you, Clovis. If not for you, I might still get dragged around while struggling to survive… Thank you for giving me hope."
"Why do you sound like this is the end? This is just the beginning."
"Right?" Ragna smiled. "I’m sorry, but I have to rest."
"Yes. Take your time to recover. It is my responsibility to bring this match to a close." Clovis brought him back to the waiting room so that his teammates could bring him to the medical room.
After that, Clovis returned to the gate and stepped onto the arena.
Standing in front of him was Erwin. This was a battle between captains as well as the deciding match of today.