The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 169

Chapter 169 Jedidiah Ortega

But just as Jedidiah finished speaking, a sharp gust of wind suddenly rushed in from behind.

Reacting instinctively, he tilted his body to the side. Even so, a shallow but stinging line. of blood was drawn across his cheek.

The pain burned like fire. As Jedidiah steadied his footing and turned to see his attacker, a glint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

It was Caleb-the same Vyrdenian student he had just thrown twenty feet across the courtyard.

Thanks to Raven's relentless training in close combat, Caleb had recovered almost instantly upon landing, and without hesitation, launched a counterattack.

Jedidiah wiped the blood from his cheek with two fingers, then smeared it across his lips. His eyes locked onto Caleb with a glint as sharp as a blade, and his voice dropped to a deadly chill.

"You filthy Vyrdenian mongrel... congratulations. You've pissed me off."

Before Caleb could respond, Jedidiah vanished.

To the others, it looked like he'd blinked out of existence-his speed so fast he became a blur. In the next breath, he was already in front of Caleb.

Caleb barely registered his approach. He tensed, heart pounding, but his body moved on pure instinct-the muscle memory honed during the brutal training sessions kicked in.

He threw his arm up to block.

of fists

into his chest, one he

next moment, he was airborne again-slammed violently onto the center

with the platform, he coughed

remaining blood from his lips. The way he looked at Caleb now- like a noble sneering down at a mangy mutt-dripped with contempt. "You should be grateful your leader knew when to kneel," Jedidiah said coldly. "If he hadn't extended an olive branch to Sunset Empire and begged us to send someone for this pathetic little 'exchange program'... I'd have executed you on the spot. Vyrdenians like

left his mouth when

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Chapter 169 Jedidiah Ortega

eyes, now laced with crimson

"I... will... kill... you."

word dropped

with a roar that tore from somewhere deep in

the wild charge. "Stupid rat," he

out, slamming into his torso and sending him flying a third time. This time, Caleb was already coughing

wasn't enough to extinguish the

the humiliation of being labeled low-born, that superior tone of disgust-it all stabbed into Caleb

The moment his body hit the ground,

time, before Jedidiah could move, Caleb managed to throw

The pain

snapped downward-to see Caleb's bloodied mouth sunk into his calf, biting with

humiliation

Sunset Empire-reduced to this? Bitten by some flea-bitten,