Chapter 586: Fighting Together with Ray

I opened a portal and returned back to where I was before. The place where I was fighting Timmy.

I opened a portal to Victoria’s location, and see that everything changed.

The lake is frozen, the landscape got destroyed, and my friends are collapsed on the ground. They must be busy fighting Timmy until now.

There’s no more of that peaceful sight in this lake where we used to go for a picnic anymore. Just destroyed landscape.

Timmy should be able to wait for me like a good boy. But instead, he waited for me by fighting my friends. And they are collapsed on the ground even though it shouldn’t be long since I was moved to... hell? Abyss? Whatever that place was.

It didn’t take me more than one second to observe the situation. And I quickly entered the portal while riding on Ray.

Just my entrance and it makes everyone stopped what they were doing. Timmy was just within an arm reach to Kayla when he stopped. He felt the power coming from me. Or the power of me and Ray combined to be exact.

.....

When I first ride on his back, I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. In fact, I feel as if he’s already one with me from the start. Like a part of my body.

And the power inside Ray, the Aura and mana in him, I can use it freely as if they were mine. It’s totally amazing even though it was extremely rare for me to ride a horse. But it feels like I’m already an expert at horse-riding.

...though I need a saddle. My ass is in pain.

I also don’t feel that my twisted ankles are uncomfortable. Which is weird. But for now, I need to fight. I must not think about other stuffs.

“Victoria!”

I summoned Victoria, then I got her to create some Blobbies to be my saddle while Victoria is transformed into an armor to help me use my arms again.

“A horse? You suddenly disappear and got a horse with you?” Victoria asked.

“Don’t worry. Ray is a good and an awesome horse. He looks cool as well,” I said.

“Ray?”

“The name of the horse. I think that’s much better than how I usually naming things, right?” I said.

“Well, that is good indeed. Roy, Ray. Ray, Roy. No one could imagine how you came up with that name,” Victoria said sarcastically.

I look over at the battlefield once again, and then I rushed toward Timmy while on the back of the horse. Now that I have a saddle, a very comfortable one, I feel good.

The speed of Ray was very fast. Probably even faster than Spot. And I didn’t feel any acceleration at all. As if Ray reached maximum speed on the go.

With Reizpear in my hand, I attacked Timmy who recognize me as a danger. Even without Aura and with two broken arms, I can push him back thanks to Ray. Seems like he can also lend me physical strength. I don’t know how and why, but this is excellent.

Timmy who didn’t think that he would get pushed back, got blown away. And I grabbed Kayla and put her behind me.

“Kayla! Heal me!”

I told Kayla to heal me while she’s riding behind me. Of course I made the saddle so it can held two people easily. And as expected of Ray, he could lift two people easily. I think he can lift more weight without being disturbed. Though I don’t need to do that now. No time to test it.

After leaving that space with Ray, as he told me before, he was unable to communicate with me anymore. I don’t know if his intellect has reduced or not, but he can’t communicate even if I use telepathy. But at least he still listens to my order. And he has told me everything that he can do before we came here.

“Roy! I used too much mana in just a short time. It’s impossible to heal you right away! And Graham is still unconscious!” Kayla explained to me.

I guess in that short time I disappear, Timmy has caused too much trouble for everyone here. For an expert level mage to spent so much mana in that short time. Timmy is one hell of an opponent.

“Don’t worry about mana. Ray, transfer her your mana!” I said to Ray.

After I gave the order, Kayla felt something. Her mana somehow recovered and she should be able to heal me.

“This is... no time to be shocked. Heal!”

Kayla then casted healing magic on me. Good thing I have checked my bones beforehand. They are in place and I can be healed well.

Now, my broken arms are healed. And my ankles are fine as well. It’s time for the next round. I will fight Timmy on my own.

...No, not alone. I have Victoria, Ray, and Kayla behind me to heal whenever I’m injured. This is how I fight. Asking for help whenever I can’t do things by myself. This is the real me. Someone who can’t fight alone.

“Alright, Ray! Let’s go!”

This time, I used Super Aura again. But with the help of Ray so the time limit will be extended. From how it felt, it seems as if I can use it for thirty minutes. Maybe more than that.

And now, with my enhanced strength and speed thanks to Ray, I can somehow be equal to Timmy who has transformed into his dragon form. Katana-wielding dragon.

I thrust my spear at Timmy who then blocked it with his katana. Somehow, he got pushed back even with all the strength he had. Which mean I can now fight on equal ground to him. It’s all thanks to Ray the Abyss Horse.

“That horse. If I’m correct, that’s something that my death mage friend always seek but never found. It’s a creature from the abyss. Am I right?” Timmy asked me while blocking my attack.

“I don’t know if it’s the same creature. And I have another question. Was he just your friend? Or maybe, it’s not a he. It’s a she. And it’s more than just a friend,” I asked.

“Well, I do have charm magic that affect women. The rest, you need to figure it out by yourself if you’re curious,” Timmy said as he swung his katana with his full strength.

Because I’m just used to this power, I got my spear blown back. But now that I’m stronger and faster, I can quickly throw another attack.

In just a few seconds, we have exchanged dozens of attacks. But I retreated after seeing that the shockwave that we created by our exchanges can be felt by Kayla.

“I guess I can’t bring you with me any longer. Heal me now and go fly with Spot or Angela. Use healing magic on me whenever you think it’s necessary,” I said as I opened a portal for Kayla and pushed her into it.

“You have to win, Roy!” Kayla said as she’s already on Spot’s back.

I will. Now that I have Ray, I know that I can do it.

Now that Kayla is gone, I give my all on my Super Aura. If she was still here, she would collapse from the pressure.

As if waiting for that moment, Timmy also used Super Aura fully. It’s much stronger than the previous times he did it, but I can endure it better now.

“Ray, I’m counting on you,” I said to my horse who replied with a neigh.

Ray galloped toward Timmy as we exchanged attacks. I with Reizpear, and him with a katana. It was an intense match incomparable to any fights from before.

And then, Timmy swung his katana upward to disarm me from Reizpear. It worked. But that’s because I loosen my grip on Reizpear on purpose.

“Did you forget that a spear is not my main weapon!?”

Victoria then transformed into a great sword and I swung it down toward Timmy. But before I could reach him, he built an Earth Wall to protect himself.

“Did you forget again that I have earth magic?” Timmy asked.

What’s this? A competition to find who is the most forgetful?

Let’s just shut my mouth instead of replying.

After he built an Earth Wall, I had Ray run on air using the technique that makes the vibration won’t be felt on the ground, and run toward Timmy’s back without him noticing.

He was too late to notice it, but he still managed to block my greatsword with his katana.

I pulled back my greatsword as I had Ray turn around and give Timmy a powerful kick on his chest before moving again.

Timmy got pushed back a few steps, but as he stopped, I’m no longer in front of him. I’m above him!

Good thing Abyss Horse can also run on air. Though the skill used to make the vibration disappears was mine. We had a good teamwork as if we have been fighting together for a long time.

This time, my attack hit him. He tried to stop it with his right arm, but I severed it. And then he tried to counter it with the katana on his left arm. Leaving a long scratch on my right shoulder to my back. Though Kayla has healed me from afar.

I forgot. He is a lizard. He can regenerate lost limbs so he can fight recklessly.

In the competition where we find who is the most forgetful, I won. And that’s not a good thing!