Way of the Knights

Chapter 326 - Absolute Strength

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Everyone's eyes bulged on their sockets. 

Some of them still couldn't wrap their heads around the fact that this human just killed someone with mere words. All of them stared at him in alarm and horror, the tribe leaders were no exception. 

This might be the first time that Raven used this attack on a living being. What he did just now was pretty simple. After suppressing the Ape using the might of his cultivation base, he infused his Destruction Laws on the air and projected it towards the ape's location using his voice. The Ape might be a Tier 4 Demonic Beast but without experiencing the baptism of Laws, its just as vulnerable as a defenseless child. 

Raven walked ever so slowly towards the invaders in a casual manner. To others, it appeared like he was just roaming around his yard. 

Every step he took shook the hearts of the invaders. To them, he didn't look like just a puny human anymore. In their eyes, Raven was akin to a death god heading towards their way. 

Although they were informed that this tribe had a human guest, they weren't threatened since they were confident that the human will never he stronger than them combined. Harry himself, told them that the human will pose no threat to them since according to what he knew, humans were weaker than demonic beasts. 

It really makes one wonder how in the world would Harry explain this situation. 

"Ah…" Raven moaned in frustration, "And here I was looking forward to seeing the festival. You lot just had to ruin it didn't you?"

His words sounded so casual yet there is an unmistakable majesty and strength behind it that caused his voice to reverberate in their hearts. 

Harry started sweating coldly, yet he didn't dare to show any kind of weakness. On the contrary, he was even glaring menacingly at Raven who's walking towards him. 

No one dared to speak. The atmosphere was tensed. The tailed brothers as well as their Tribe Leader Charles, could only watch and think to themselves on how Raven would handle this situation. 

Raven continued walking until he was mere inches away from Harry. Due to the silverback ape's height, it forced Raven to almost break his neck in order to look at it in the eye, much to his annoyance. 

"I did not expect this." Harry spoke in a grave tone. "Don't feel so proud, Human. Trust me, you do not want us as your enemy."

Instead of being insulted, Raven merely raised his brow and said: "Watch your manners, Monkey. That is not how you properly greet someone."

*BOOOOM!*

Harry felt his world shake ferociously as his balance became unstable. His eyes constricted in horror as he felt a massive weight pressing him down, wanting to force him on his knees. It was only then that he finally understood what the ape earlier felt. 

Of course, it goes without saying that he tried resisting the weight that's pressing him down. He was the tribe leader of primates that preached about strength, how could he allow himself to kneel in front of a mere human who's not even half of his size? 

Unfortunately, no matter what he did, no matter how hard he tried to resist, he couldn't get up. He genuinely felt like he was trying to lift up the skies, only to fail miserably on his attempt. 

In fact, he was actually doing better compared to the rest. 

Raven's initial outburst didn't only affect him, it also affected all the troops behind him. Compared to Harry's just kneeling, the rest of them couldn't' even resist and had their bodies firmly planted on the ground. None of them could even lift their heads up or had any chances of resisting. 

The joints on Harry's body creaked dangerously. None of this was making sense to him. He didn't know how could a mere human force him down to his knees without even doing anything. He tried straightening his back and his legs but it's taking him a great deal of effort to do so. 

Harry's neck almost snapped but he did all that he could to remain looking forward. What he saw however, was guaranteed to give him nightmares for the rest of his life. 

Everyone with the exception of Raven was looking down at him, staring at him with complex gazes. Even Charles' gaze contained a profound meaning behind it but Harry knew that even his old rival himself couldn't believe that he was reduced to a pathetic state. 

The only reason why Raven wasn't looking down on his is because he's is still taller than him even in a kneeling position. Harry grounded his teeth an anger and tried to muster words to defy what Raven was trying to do, unfortunately it is too late. 

"You still don't get it, don't you?" Raven asked in a deadpanned voice. He stared directly at the bloody and crazed eyes of the silverback ape and said: "This isn't where our eyes meet."

*BOOOOOOM!*

It happened again. Harry felt the world collapsing towards him once again, but this time it was more intense. 

Harry lost all sense of resistance and was forced on all fours by Raven. The poor ape's bones creaked more dangerously, some of them ever broke right then and there. He felt like his insides were being squeezed down by an unseen force, wanting to flatten his flesh into a pile of goo. His heart ached and is experiencing difficulties on doing it's job properly. But what would really kill him, is not an organ failure but the humiliation that Raven brought upon him. 

Harry couldn't even lift his head up. The suppression that Raven made them feel, forced him into a prostrating position before him. 

The memories of him posturing and whatever before Raven stepped forward, dissipated like snow on at the first sign of summer on the minds of those who were watching his pathetic display currently. Instead of a ferocious leader, Harry now looked like an disobedient pet that's being admonished by its owner. 

Raven lifted his foot and stepped on the back of Harry's head. He then leaned in forward and spoke:

"Now your learning." His words pierced Harry's heart like a sharp knife.

Raven removed his foot on Harry's head and lifted his head using his foot. Now, Raven was literally looking down on the ape as he said: "This…is where our eyes meet. Understand?"

Harry almost went green in fury but had no way of releasing it. He couldn't even speak, he could only swallow down his anger and grievances since it was clear that he did kicked an iron board this time. He couldn't blame anyone besides himself. In a sense, he asked for this. 

"Next time you want to throw your weight everywhere, make sure that you have an actual ability to back it up first. Else, you would suffer like this. It's quite embarrassing really." 

Raven then removed his gaze from the prostrating ape and looked towards the entrance, exactly at the spot where the source of all of this trouble was hiding. 

He lifted his hand and formed a claw. Something then flew from the dark entrance and shot towards Raven's hands. Everyone then noticed that Raven was holding a tailed monkey by the neck.

"Fancy meeting you here." Raven greeted in a bored tone which is enough to send Gil to profusely sweat. 

Gil had seen everything and for him, it was a nightmare. For the first time in his life, Gil felt an existential terror when he saw what Raven could do, and it was clear that that wasn't all too. 

He's deeply regretting his decisions by now. He should've listened to his instincts and remained quiet about this matter. He should've ran far away from here and hid. 

But no matter how much he regretted everything, there is nothing that he could do to change it. 

"You went after us once. I allowed you to leave unscathed because I agreed on a request, however I did remember telling you something before I did that. Do you still remember it?"

Raven's casual way of speaking horribly frightened him. All the years of him training as an assassin had no way of preparing him for something like this. 

This is a display of Absolute Strength. 

Faced with his question, Gil nodded with difficulty. He didn't even tried to resist nor struggle. He is aware that his fate will be decided according to Raven's whim. 

"What did I say?" Raven asked with chilling tone. Enough to make everyone's fur stand up in fright. 

"There will be no next time." Gil uttered with much difficulty. 

Raven nodded and asked: "Any last words?"

Gil remained silent since he had none. He had nothing anyway, and even if he did. He knew that they will all soon follow him on the other side. 

"Remember this moment and etch this lesson onto your heart, should you ever have a chance of being reincarnated." Raven said in a harrowing tone. "Now, go."

As he said that, a blue flame suddenly devoured Gil's body and reduced him into mere ashes in no time.