"So, all of you entered a dungeon for the first time?"
Raven asked, he's calmly looking at the members of his group, they're vomiting and couldn't even stand straight.
"Yes... Also..."
"Also what?"
Raven asked as the one he's speaking with seems to be hesitating.
"Most of us are non combatants..."
Jeanna Avyl then finally said.
She's one of the bullies that targeted Raven on the 1st day of academy.
Jeanna is still scared of Raven even though she stopped harassing nor even mistreating other students after her encounter with Raven.
Though, she secretly steal glances at Raven's face while blushing.
Averting his eyes away from Jeanna, Raven looked at Harvey.
"Hey, delusional guy."
Raven called, making Harvey flinch and immediately lower his head.
"What is it Sir..."
Harvey muttered.
"Gather everyone up, fast."
"Yes!"
Raven then commanded, ignoring Harvey's respectful actions.
Harvey, of course, immediately obeyed Raven like it was normal because of fear.
And everyone seems to not mind Raven's bossy attitude as they silently gathered in one place.
It didn't even took them half a minute to gather together and even form a clean line.
Looking at them being cooperative, Raven nodded in satisfaction.
"I already predicted getting shit teammates, luckily they're at least obedient..."
Raven mumbled with a smile
Most of his team members are girls and the few boys are mostly not good in combat.
Raven approached Harvey and whispered something to him, then Harvey nodded with a serious expression after that.
Raven smiled in satisfaction in Harvey's response.
Tap.
Then Raven took an audible step, that action alone made everyone look at him and shut their mouths.
And standing in front of everyone proudly with a calm face.
"Does anyone here wants to fight against Sean and his team?"
Raven asked them seriously.
"..."
"..."
No one answered, all of them knows they would all be just lose immediately if they attack the other team because of the difference in combat abilities.
So they concluded that taking a defensive style is the best course of action.
Raven nodded his head again, understanding what the his teammates are thinking.
"I'm gonna attack Sean's whole team alone then."
"!"
Then he declared.
Everyone in around widened their eyes in surprise after hearing Raven's declaration.
"But–!"
"If you guys want to win, then follow me, staying here and waiting for defeat sounds boring."
Jeanna was about to say something, but Raven's next words cut her early.
"All of you must have thought that being defensive is the only way we can take, but in that style... We would still lose in the end."
Raven continued, and everyone was listening to him like they were enchanted by his words.
Raven's high charm and great ability of using sophistry mixed well and is greatly convincing his teammates!
"So follow me."
Raven muttered with confidence.
"All you need to do is support me from the back and each other in every way you can."
Raven looked at his teammates one by one.
Then...
"I wouldn't let any of you die..."
Raven declared and turned his back to everyone.
Swooosh–
"!"
Gasp!
Then a pair of beautiful hawk-like black wings grew on his back and extended out, giving him a majestic and celestial look.
Everyone was looking at Raven with awe and respect.
Harvey has this complicated look on his face.
While Jeanna is looking up at Raven with glittering eyes.
"Just follow me, and I'll give you victory."
Bam-!
Raven stated with over flowing elegance and he kicked the ground to propell himself up in the air.
Swoosh-
Then his wings flapped once and Raven shot forward at a terrifying speed!
And not long, his figure wasn't visible to the others anymore.
"..."
"..."
Silence prevailed in the area where Raven left.
Everyone was blankly looking up in the air, where they last saw Raven.
But then...
"Hey, what are you guys doing?!"
Someone shouted, snapping everyone out of their stupor.
Then looking at the source of the voice, everyone saw Jeanna in front of everyone, she's pointing at where did Raven disappeared to.
"Aren't you guys gonna follow him?"
Jeanna asked with shining eyes as excitement can be seen from her expression.
Then after a while, and remembering Raven's declaration.
"Right, I'll follow him!"
"Me too!"
"Yeah, I will too!"
Everyone started to agree one by one.
They felt excitement at Raven's actions and words, that it made them want to do something!
"I'm gonna stay."
But then someone stated.
Everyone looked at that someone.
And it was Harvey.
"Someone needs to protect our flag, and Raven told me that I should do it before he left."
After hearing his explanation, everyone nodded in understanding.
Harvey was actually relieved to stay as he still feels scared of Raven.
"Okay then, let's move immediately!"
Jeanna then exclaimed.
After that, 5 more members of Raven's team was also left behind because they couldn't participate in battle.
They were disappointed but they know that they would just be dead weights so they didn't raise any objection of being left behind.
While the other 18 members left immediately to follow Raven, and because they're still in a dungeon, they encountered some monsters in their way ranging to rank <F> to <E->.
Though, they immediately took care each one of them swiftly with great coordination.
The group made few mistakes, but it's normal considering they're all teaming up for the first time.
They're actually doing amazing already as they immediately fixes their errors so they can function as a team more.
They even started planning and sharing their capabilities while following Raven's track to coordinate with one another better!
Harvey told them that Raven said that only go straight where he went and they will eventually meet him and find themselves in the enemy's base.
So the group, including Jeanna, that were following Raven hurriedly marched to where Raven went as they're worried what would happen to him alone in the enemy's base!
Raven's words proved to be true as only after travelling for 10 minutes, they reached Sean's team's base!
"!"
"Wha..."
And all of them got greeted by a scene they couldn't even think could happen.
***
(Earlier, before Jeanna and the others arrived.)
Raven slowly descended to the ground as he looks down at Sean's whole team.
He's just watching them as any of them might make their move. But to Sean's group, Raven looks like he's belittling them.
Well, Raven really is.
Tap.
Then after gently landing on the ground, Raven's wings disappeared and soon a black light armor covered him from his neck down to his feet.
Cluck-
Then Raven grabbed [Nyx] out from its holster that was attached on his right waist with his left hand.
Sean and the others watched Raven's actions in total silence, they're being wary at what Raven might do.
Swoong–
Then Raven unsheathed [Emmeranne] that was attached on his left waist and tightly held it in his right hand.
After that, Raven scanned everyone in the area and the surrounding.
They're in an open grassland that was about 5000 square meters big.
'It's a forest type dimension huh.'
Raven thought, it's barely 2 minutes that the test started and they entered the portal.
So Raven is still new to the surrounding, he just knows where Sean's base because of the novel.
But written information about a place is greatly lacking compared to being in the place yourself.
So Raven just knew the basic structures and vague informations of the dimension beforehand.
Well, compared to Sean and everyone else, he knows much better.
Sean doesn't even know the surrounding area of their base.
"Surround him!"
Sean then ordered, and the others moved as he said, they surrounded Raven in a fairy huge circle formation.
"Hmm..."
Raven looked at Sean, then he smirked.
"Why don't you come at me yourself?"
He provoked Sean.
"Do you still don't know your situation?!"
But Raven recieved a reply not from Sean, but one of the students surrounding him.
He's fairly handsome with a good built, and he's <F> rank.
"You're surrounded alone here, you think you can get out of here just fine?"
The same student said.
"And what's with that gun? Do you think you look cool because you're the only one who's using that?"
"You look stupi–"
Psh!
Phush!
It was then, a fast black light shot straight to the boy.
And a hole suddenly appeared in the middle of his brows while he was talking.
Thud-
An dull audible sound was heard afterward as the boy's body fell on the ground.
Everyone around widened their eyes in surprise as they witnessed all of that, everything happened in just seconds.
Then their eyes went to someone who they assumed to be the one responsible to what just happened.
Raven Obadiah.
He have his left hand raised and and his gun was aimed to the student who was just talking earlier.
And now on the ground motionless
"You're too loud... It's annoying."
Raven mumbled with annoyance.
"Can't you just all shut up and just attack me?"
He stated.
"You bitch!"
And as soon as he said that, 2 male students rushed at him.
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