"Huh!?" When I entered the Red Skull Gang's hideout, I saw a shadow charging towards me .
I instinctively extended my hands forward and tensed up my muscles . But when I failed to feel killing intent from the shadow, I relaxed my body .
The next second, I felt a slight weight impacting my chest .
"… You are here . " A soft voice sounded in my chest .
"You are… Raven?" I was slightly surprised .
The one currently hugging me was a petite cat-eared girl . She was wearing an indifferent expression, but her tail was wagging and her ears were twitching in happiness .
How cute .
Today's Raven was different from yesterday's Raven . White strands of hair adorned her once completely-black hair . Her cat ears had turned completely white, and her tail was mostly white except for the tip, that was black .
Furthermore, her eyes had acquired a silver tint . If yesterday, Raven was a beautiful black cat, today she seemed like a mystical and holy silvery-black cat .
"… A side-effect of the contract?" I asked .
Raven nodded her head . "Mm . I woke up like this . I think it's nicer though . "
I smiled . "Yeah, you look nicer this way . "
Raven's lips curved up slightly .
"How are you feeling?" I asked .
"… Very good . My body feels full of energy . "
"Is it so? Let me see . " I then patted her head and sent a thread of mana inside her body to examine her condition .
Just like I expected, her lifespan problem was resolved . Currently, Raven's lifespan was as long as mine, after all, we shared life, death, and reincarnation .
Besides that, her cultivation had increased . She had gone from the seventh layer to the eighth layer peak, even higher than Marana . She was just a step away from breaking to the ninth layer .
Moreover, I could feel that her strength was still increasing .
Taking into account that Raven was just 15 years old, then her cultivation speed could be considered as heaven-defying .
Her mana had also become a few times purer, and her body was visibly stronger . The current Raven could be considered as a once-in-a-millennium genius .
I continued examining her body, and when I confirmed that everything was alright, I sighed in relief . "It looks like the contract was useful . "
"Mm… Thanks . "
"It's nothing . Helping you was also helping myself . "
Raven look into my eyes for an instant and nodded .
At that moment, we heard two sets of footsteps approaching .
"Raven, what happened? Why did you run here suddenly?" A woman's voice asked from afar, but when she saw the scene of Raven hugging me, her expression changed .
Then, she became furious .
"You bastard! What are you doing to raven!"
Instantly, Akilah unsheathed her rapier and thrust it towards me .
I smiled wryly and prepared myself to parry her attack . But before I could move, someone else moves .
*Clang!* Two daggers blocked the rapier easily .
"R-Raven!?" Akilah was surprised .
"… Stop . " Raven spoke to Akilah indifferently . Her voice, however, was laced with a bit of killing intent .
"W-What?" Akilah shuddered . She then took two steps back and looked at Raven blankly .
But in the next second, her eyes shone in fury and she glared at me .
"Bastard! What have you done to my sister!?"
Powerful mana surged out of her body . Akilah filled her rapier with strength and charged towards me again while avoiding Raven .
Unfortunately for her, Raven was much stronger than yesterday .
Despite Akilah trying to avoid Raven, Raven's speed was much faster . She faded out into the shadows and reappeared in front of her less than one second later, her daggers ready to attack . Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
But at the instant when the two were about to clash, someone intervened .
"Stop!" Marana shouted .
Instantly, both Raven and Akilah stopped in their steps .
Marana, who had been too surprised to react, finally realized that the situation was about to turn bad .
Without hesitating, she stepped between Akilah and Raven and stopped them from continuing the fight .
Akilah retracted her rapier and stood behind Marana . Raven, on the other hand, jumped back and stood in front of me with her daggers ready .
Marana frowned . She looked at Raven and then at me and wrinkled her brows .
"Raven, what is happening? Why did you attack Akilah?"
"… She attacked Clark . " Raven replied indifferently .
Marana was taken aback for her answer . Akilah, Raven, and she had been sisters for many years . She could not understand why Raven attacked her sister to protect a stranger .
Moreover, she clearly felt Raven directing killing intent towards Akilah .
Akilah's expression turned ugly . She looked at me with an expression of hatred and gnashed her teeth . "Tell me, what have you done to Raven? I'll kill you if something happens to my sister!" She then raised her rapier with the intent of attacking me again .
At the same time, Raven gripped her daggers with even more strength .
I wrinkled my brows . Although I knew why Akilah reacted like this, I was not happy hearing her words .
Marana put on a pondering expression . She stopped Akilah with a hand a looked at me . "Mr . Clark, can you explain what is happening?"
I looked at Marana and smiled . "Are you suspecting me of controlling Raven to attack Akilah?"
Marana did not reply, but her silence was enough of an answer .
I let out a small chuckle and patted Raven's head . "It's not like that . Raven and I made a soul contract . As such, our souls are closely interconnected . One of the side-effects of that connection is that we felt very close to the other .
"Of course, such a feeling of closeness is not enough for Raven to attack you . Actually, I'm also curious about the reason she did that . " I said and looked at Raven .
Raven fell silent for a brief instant and looked at me .
"Clark saved my life, so my life is his from now onwards… If someone wants to attack him, that person is my enemy . "
Marana and Akilah were completely stunned . They were not expecting that answer .
Akilah wanted to say something else, but Marana patted her shoulder to calm her down . "We understand, Raven . Sorry about that . Also, Akilah, Mr . Clark is our boss now, so you can't attack him like that . Apologize . "
Akilah looked at Marana in surprise and opened her mouth to protest . But when she saw Marana's serious eyes, she retracted her words and bit her lips .
"… I understand . I'm sorry, Mr . Clark . "
I nodded indifferently . "Don't worry, but I hope this is the last time something like this happens . Next time, I'll not let it pass so easily . "
Akilah bit her lips unwillingly, but in the end, she nodded .
Seeing that, Raven lowered her daggers and stepped back . Marana twitched her eyes when she saw it, but she was helpless, and a bit suspicious, about Raven's attitude .
She made sure to not show her suspicion on her face though, and instead put on a business-like expression .
"Mr . Clark, I followed your instructions of yesterday . Do you want to see it now?"
"Wait for a bit . I want to take a bath first . Also, get me something to eat . "
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A bit busy lately, So I have not read the comments . Sorry about it . . .
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