Boom!
Raven slammed the Crocodile Orphnoch to the ground and dragged him across it, leaving a deep gash in the hard concrete floor. The Crocodile Orphnoch struggled desperately against the humiliation, but Raven simply lifted him with one hand and flung him away. He was utterly helpless throughout the entire process.
In fact, Jay was confused. How did this guy get so much stronger after changing his Driver? His current power vastly exceeded the strength he displayed in their previous encounter!
"Too weak! Is this all you've got?!"
Raven leaped and stomped viciously onto the Crocodile Orphnoch's body, once again showing his cruel side. Jay, in his First Form, could do little more. To gain more strength, he would have to "die" once.
On the other side, Takuma was shocked to see Jay defeated so quickly. He lost concentration for a moment and was struck by a slash from Takumi.
"Damn it... You all... dare to casually offend me!"
Unlike Raven, Takuma could tell from their brief exchange that the Faiz transformed by Takumi had limited power output and wasn't a genuine threat.
"Get down!"
He erupted in force, grabbing Faiz's arm and hurling him away, then rushing forward to lash out fiercely with his whip.
Takumi rolled across the ground, narrowly dodging the attacks. He was genuinely shocked; this Orphnoch was on a completely different level than the ones he had fought before. Even after being weakened so much by Raven, he was still this formidable!
The Crocodile Orphnoch on the other side felt the same helplessness for the first time.
Raven grew even more excited with the fight. He used the spurs on his elbow to slice off one of Jay's arms, causing blood to profusely leak out.
"Ahhh—!"
A piercing scream erupted from Jay's throat. The sound caught the attention of Takuma, who was venting his rage on Faiz. He glanced back and saw the cruel, bloody scene.
Did I open the door wrong...? How could this happen?
Takumi finally got a moment to breathe away from Takuma's assault. He immediately decided to use his Finishing Move.
He flipped open the phone, quickly pressed the [ENTER] key, and closed the phone. Red Photon Blood flowed from the Driver and transmitted through the Photon Stream tubes into the Faiz Edge in his hand.
[Exceed Charge]
"Yah!"
Takumi raised the sword and brought it down vertically toward Takuma! This technique was the Sparkle Cut! The light blade scraped the ground and, upon striking Takuma, enveloped him in a crimson storm, violently lifting him off the ground!
Takumi rushed in and delivered two diagonal slashes, nearly achieving the kill!
But Takuma, known in the original series for surviving countless finishers, wouldn't be defeated so easily. He was knocked back a distance but managed to force himself upright. He was clearly in immense pain.
"That's... enough for today..."
Clutching his stomach, Takuma decided to retreat. As he fled, he couldn't help but look back at Raven and Jay.
The sight instantly made his face turn pale.
The Crocodile Orphnoch had been brutally dismembered into several pieces. Yet, due to his immense vitality, Jay's first life had not yet ended. Finally, Raven, growing bored, simply stomped on his head.
Immediately, all of Jay's remains were engulfed in blue flame and turned to sand.
"M-Monster!"
Takuma, whose mental fortitude was already somewhat fragile, witnessed a scene he would never forget and fled the area without looking back.
Takumi Inui also looked at Raven with lingering fear, their previous fight still fresh in his memory.
"System, can't I devour him yet?" Raven asked curiously, looking at Jay, whose first life he had just easily ended.
[You may devour him, but only when the Crocodile Orphnoch reaches his Complete Form, after his third death, will you be able to devour his full ability. At that time, the Host will also possess three lives, and with each death, you will receive an absolute power reinforcement,] the System explained.
"Holy crap, that's an incredible ability..."
Raven's interest was piqued. While he was confident he wouldn't be easily killed, having two extra lives would give him enough capital to take risks in the Rider world.
Raven decided to temporarily spare Jay. He was confident that Jay would return for revenge once he had received his power-up.
"Mr. Raven, thank you so much again. You saved my life," Yuji Kiba said, supporting himself on some nearby debris as he slowly approached.
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