Raiven's eyes scanned the three boys, watching their every move.
The black-haired boy clenched his fists as he inched closer to Raiven.
The other two boys also began inching closer.
Even though Raiven was outnumbered, they were still cautious. After all, they didn't really know his Soul Ability.
A fireball suddenly appeared in the hand of the black-haired boy.
In that instant, Raiven summoned Tongue.
Tongue already knew what to do.
Without wasting time, it dashed towards the boy, its claws scraping the ground.
His eyes widened at the sight of Tongue.
"What the fuck?!" he exclaimed, his eyebrows raised in fear.
Because he didn't expect the sudden appearance of a tiger, he lost control and threw the fireball at Tongue, who was approaching in a zigzag manner.
Tongue moved left and right, approaching in an unreadable pattern.
BOOM!
The fireball missed Tongue. It slammed into the ground, creating cracks.
At this point, Tongue had almost reached the boy.
Seeing this, the boy frantically began hurling fireballs at Tongue.
"Get away from me!"
Tongue was forced to evade the fireballs, twisting its body into different positions.
BOOM! BOOM!
The fireballs kept slamming into the ground.
Everything was happening so quickly, leaving the other two boys shocked.
But Raiven saw this as an opportunity... one he wasn't planning to waste.
Instantly, he moved.
Before the boys realized it, Raiven was already close to one of them.
"Shit..." the boy muttered.
He didn't run.
Instead, he raised his right hand, clenched his fist, and then...
BOOM!
He swung his fist towards Raiven with insane force, the air in front of it rippling.
Raiven's eyes widened slightly as he watched the fist head towards his face.
The punch was fast.
But before it could connect with Raiven's face...
BOOM!
A transparent barrier formed in front of Raiven, blocking the punch.
It was the Soul Shield skill.
But Raiven didn't have any time to relax because the third boy was already beside him.
The boy's fingernails had transformed into claws, and he was about to raise them, but before he could do that, Raiven quickly summoned another Blue-Tongue Tiger.
The tiger appeared beside Raiven, sticking its blue tongue out.
Seeing the tiger, the boy hesitated, but that was a big mistake.
The tiger instantly lunged at the boy, biting a huge chunk off his lap.
"Aghhhh!" the boy screamed, his face twisting in pain.
Raiven paid him no heed. He was already focused on the boy whose punch he had blocked with the Soul Shield.
The boy had already leaped back. He gritted his teeth as he stared at his friend, who was writhing in pain on the ground, clutching his lap.
Raiven deactivated the Soul Shield and began walking towards the boy.
"I'll kill you!" the boy roared.
He dashed towards Raiven with his right hand raised, ready to deliver a punch.
But before Raiven could even react, a gust of wind whizzed past him, making his hair flutter lightly, and before he knew it, the tiger was already in the air, heading for the boy.
"Tch," the boy clicked his tongue as he clenched his fist.
"Get out of the way, you fucking Tiger!"
And then...
BOOM!
The boy's fist connected with the tiger's face, sending it flying backward past Raiven, the same way it came.
But at that same moment, a blue orb of energy left Raiven's hand, racing towards the boy.
Before it could hit, the boy used the Soul Shield skill, blocking Raiven's Soul Blast.
"Hahaha! Everyone knows how to use the Soul Shield skill, you fucker," the boy laughed, his eyes occasionally shifting towards his friend, who was still on the ground in pain.
The tiger had already recovered and was now standing beside Raiven.
They could hear the sound of fireballs from the black-haired boy, but Raiven knew that Tongue would be able to hold on.
Tongue wasn't just a normal Tier 2 beast. It was a Tier 2 beast that was heading to Tier 3.
Raiven and the tiger looked at each other, and it was as if the tiger instantly understood the assignment.
"Let's go..." Raiven muttered.
In that moment...
WHOOSH!
The tiger dashed towards the boy.
The boy readied himself. He raised his fist, and as soon as the tiger reached him, he punched.
The tiger wasn't able to dodge in time, and the punch connected, throwing it backward.
At the same time, Raiven arrived in front of the boy.
The boy didn't expect Raiven to reach him this fast, but he still had enough time to throw a punch.
With that thought, the boy swung his fist forward again, but he didn't expect what happened next.
Before the punch could reach Raiven, he suddenly slid between the boy's legs, arriving behind him.
The boy's eyes widened as he quickly turned back, but he was met with a Soul Blast.
BOOM!
The Soul Blast hit his ribs, sending him flying backward.
Before his body could hit the ground, the tiger suddenly leaped, its teeth quickly finding the boy's arm.
"Aghhhh!" The boy screamed in pain as the tiger bit off a chunk of flesh from his arm.
Meanwhile, Tongue and the black-haired boy were still going at it.
The boy could've easily killed Tongue by now, but he wasn't composed and was just spamming fireballs.
Tongue had a few burn marks here and there, but it was still able to avoid most of the fireballs.
The black-haired boy suddenly paused to take deep breaths, but Tongue didn't.
Tongue instantly dashed towards the boy with immense speed.
The boy quickly threw another fireball, but it was too late.
Tongue moved to the right, evaded the fireball, and instantly arrived beside the boy.
Before the boy could react, Tongue slashed the back of his left knee.
"Agh," the boy winced. But Tongue followed up by slashing the right knee as well.
The boy instantly fell to his knees, unable to move. His eyes widened in fear.
"AGHHHHHH!!" he roared as numerous fireballs left his hand, but Tongue leaped back, evading them.
Once the fireballs stopped, Tongue acted again, digging its fangs into the boy's legs.
The boy let out a scream as he fell face-first to the ground, breathing heavily.
Tongue was about to move again, but then...
"That's enough, Tongue. Don't kill them."
Tongue looked at Raiven before stepping back.
Raiven stared at the three boys on the ground. 'What do I even do with them...?'
He let out a sigh as he rested his back against the building, staring at the sky. 'At least this has taught them a lesson. They won't pester me anymore.'
"Alright, Tong-"
Before Raiven could finish speaking, he suddenly heard three quick slashes, making him look down instantly.
His eyes widened slowly at the sight before him.
The three boys were unmoving. And apart from that, there were gashes on their throats. It was obvious they were dead.
And standing in front of them was Tongue, its right claw soaked with blood.
Tongue gazed at Raiven, its eyes sharper than a sword.
Then, it raised its right claw, stuck out its blue tongue, and licked the blood slowly, as if savoring its taste.
Raiven saw the look in its eyes, the dangerous gaze, and in that moment, he had only one thought:
'What the hell have I raised...?'
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