It was easy for anyone to guess that Ragna had just used a new runic ability, in essence, it seemed that it was the same one he used before as the pair of leeks in his hands were covered again with the feeling that it had become a weapon.
A green-colored aura covered Ragna for a second hinting at the level of the runic ability, and once that was over, his body began to glow with the same pink aura as his leeks, but the pair of leeks had changed a bit. At first glance, anyone could tell that they were transmitting a vitality that would be the envy of many old monsters who hide to extend their lifespan.
They had grown a little more compared to their original size, and if that were not enough, the aura that gave them the shape of a sword was now completely visible taking on the same pink color that defined the life element, giving the image that what was in Ragna's hands now it would truly be a pair of battle-ready swords.
It wasn't long before the same scene from before was repeated, Ragna had launched himself in Blake's direction raising his sword, and then fell into a cross attack at the same time Blake had opted to use his sword to block him again.
"Clank!" Now the sound of metal being struck from both directions was clearly heard, but this time Blake was forced back several steps, he was aware that Ragna was showing his true strength this time, but even so, he didn't think the result would leave him at a great disadvantage.
The only thing that calmed him down a bit was that his sword was able to touch Ragna's leeks, he believed that it would give him a chance to attack after the poison took effect on them, but he couldn't help but curse to himself when he saw the scene in front of him.
The pair of leeks had a small dark speck indicating that the poison was taking effect, but only a second passed before that same speck was completely overwhelmed by the vitality that these pair of leeks now emitted, eliminating it.
Another thing to mention was that Blake noticed that the force behind Ragna's leeks seemed to be twice as much as before, now he knew that those leeks were real swords to worry about.
Blake had made a quick decision and used shadowless to make the attention on him disappear, he could see that Ragna had stayed still as a sign that he didn't know where he was, so Blake took his opportunity to attack again.
Ragna was concentrating on using rök to protect himself, he had already seen this ability of Blake's and didn't really have a way of knowing his location, he believed that with the use of rök he would be able to detect it, but he realized that it was quite useless.
Suddenly, his eyes widened and the next moment he jumped to the side, it seemed that his senses were working at full power since he was able to escape Blake's attack with only a small cut on his arm, but this itself made Blake smile a little.
It wasn't long before Ragna's complexion changed color and both his breathing and movements became difficult to perform, Blake saw this and did not hesitate to attack again, maybe he was using tricks to win this fight, but he knew that their chances had been greatly reduced when Ragna exerted his full strength.
Blake had used a lunge to close the distance as quickly as possible, his sword was about to make contact with Ragna, but before he could emerge victorious, he had to raise his shield at the same time that he defended himself with his sword on the opposite side.
The reason for that was that Ragna was also prepared, he had swung his leeks to cut both sides of Blake. Blake was somewhat confused as he was sure that Ragna could hardly move at that moment, but when he saw how the cut he had made was nowhere to be found and that his complexion returned to its original color, he realized that Ragna's runic ability kept holding more surprises.
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"A strengthening runic ability, perhaps…?" Shino was seeking Mei's knowledge to see if she was correct.
"It's also one of his inventions, besides strengthening the vitality of those leeks that he uses as weapons, the vitality of his body also experiences an explosion, it's like he's under the effects of a healing spell continually."
"But that…"
"I know, his runic and vital energy consumption is something terrifying, he won't last long in that state." Mei watched the exchange of movements carefully at the same time that Blake's ability reappeared. "I still think that that concealment ability is quite strange, I am not able to tell which element it belongs to, does the boy have an affinity with space?"
Shino looked at Mei and just smiled in response.
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Blake had to step back quickly as Ragna's leeks went out of his range, now he thought he understood Ragna's ability a little more, which made him worry, as his trick seemed to no longer make any sense, and that combined with the pressure he was made it impossible for him to think of a plan.
Ranga noticed Blake's state and didn't miss the opportunity, he had firmly taken one of the leeks that he had and, after taking it as if it were a kind of spear, he threw it with all his might towards Blake.
The peculiar leek sliced through the space between them in less than a second, Blake had noticed this and raised his shield in front of him to block it, but to his surprise, when the leek collided with it, he didn't feel any force hitting it.
Actually, the leek had hit his shield, but at that moment, the leek had lost all its sword characteristics, it was just an ordinary leek, so it couldn't do any damage to Blake's shield.
All of this didn't last more than a few breaths, but Blake didn't have time to analyze all that, and a feeling as if death was breathing down the side of his neck completely overwhelmed him.