Shhzz!
The sword dropped. The victim didn't even have time to react before its body was split in half down the middle, blood and internal organs gushing out. All the energy within the body was automatically sucked into Raven's own.
"Ah!"
Takuma, witnessing the scene, was terrified again. Why were they, the Orphnochs, so fragile in Raven's hands?
"Takuma, what are you afraid of!" Saeko, noticing Takuma's fighting spirit crumble, immediately pressured him.
After being reprimanded, Takuma recovered his composure, using his whip to skillfully restrict Raven's movements from a distance, binding both his arms.
"Now!"
Saeko maneuvered behind Raven, and the Crocodile Orphnoch, Jay, seized the opportunity to unleash a barrage of attacks on Raven.
"Haha!"
Instead of faltering under the damage, Raven let out a savage grin, his rationality quickly fading. He instantly exploded with power, tearing free from Takuma's binding whip. He then raised his arm, using the fin-like spikes on his elbow to slash at the Crocodile Orphnoch in front of him.
In a flash!
Half of the Crocodile Orphnoch's head was cleanly severed! The scene was extremely gruesome! In no time, the Crocodile Orphnoch's second life was ended, annihilated in a single blow.
Takuma was stunned senseless again.
Meanwhile, Saeko, completely unfazed by the horrific spectacle, found the perfect moment and plunged her sword directly toward Raven's heart from behind.
"It's over..." Saeko said with a cruel, smug smile after piercing Raven's heart.
However, the next moment...
Her smile froze.
Whoosh!!
Countless tentacle-like appendages suddenly burst from Raven's body. They skewered and pierced both her and Takuma, lifting them high into the air.
"What is going on!?" Saeko was completely bewildered. She found she couldn't resist at all.
The source of the tentacles, Raven's body, began to emit white smoke. Cracks appeared in the Rider's armor, exposing the completely biological skin underneath.
This was his Amazon Origin form! Having sustained severe damage, the Amazon cells, in a desperate attempt to heal the injury, shattered the Driver's restrictions, plunging him into a semi-berserk state.
It was a testament to the combined effort of the three Lucky Clover members that even Raven couldn't handle them as easily as before. He had to unleash more of his Amazon cell power.
"No, I can't die here!" Saeko's will to survive was fierce. She struggled to raise her sword, desperately trying to cut the tentacles that impaled her body.
Takuma, on the other hand, was so terrified he lost control of his bladder. "I told you he was a monster!" He was now desperately regretting his decision to agree to this ambush.
At that moment, Raven was continuously draining the energy from the two impaled Orphnochs through the black tentacles. This sight utterly stunned the distant Saya.
"Mr. Raven... what exactly is he..."
The entire process happened so fast that Saya, who had been about to intervene to help Raven, hadn't even recovered her wits before seeing him turn the tables and nearly kill all three of his attackers.
"No... I can't lose control..."
Raven suddenly slammed one hand against his head, forcefully suppressing the urge to fully transform into his Origin form.
Instantly, the inky black tentacles retracted. Saeko and Takuma fell to the ground.
Raven knelt on the ground, clutching his head.
Seizing the chance, Takuma scrambled and crawled away, desperate to escape the place. Saeko, having witnessed Raven's monstrous power, also hastily fled.
"Hah..."
By the time Raven fully suppressed his berserk state and deactivated his transformation, no one was left.
"What a shame..."
Raven inadvertently looked up and spotted a black and white figure in the distant trees. It was Saya Kimura, secretly watching in her transformed Delta form.
Raven had noticed Saya trailing him for a while, but he wasn't concerned. He knew they would have to clear the air sooner or later; he couldn't keep hiding it from her.
Just as Raven was about to greet her, Saya, clearly not wanting to be exposed, quickly left.
....
Back at the Café.
Saya was deeply conflicted. "So, Mr. Raven has been fighting the Orphnochs all this time... But the way he looked at the end was truly terrifying..."
That evening, at the dinner table, Saya's gaze toward Raven was still slightly unnatural.
"Saya, you seem preoccupied," Raven asked, knowing exactly why.
"It's nothing..." Saya quickly concealed her thoughts, forced a smile, and picked up a piece of food.
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