Chapter 162

Lightning of Rage vs. Friends is the 162nd Page of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
After Rufel hears Asta comment about how he is Luck's friend, Rufel comments about how they are starting to get him angry. Rufel also comments about how their is someone like Asta, who doesn't have a bit of Mana, exist. Asta replies that all of the Black Bulls acknowledge him and won't let any of them be lost. Rufel starts to destroy the town again, and comments about how he doesn't care who Asta is and how Asta won't be able to follow him movements. Rufel goes to kill Asta, while thinking about how Asta will die by his friend's hand. As Rufel gets close enough, Asta goes to slash Rufel but Rufel dodges. Rufel is shocked by this and goes to widen the distance. Rufel thinks about how a human won't be able to keep up with his speed, when Asta suddenly appears in front of him. Asta comments about how will be able to follow Rufel anywhere because, it's easy to follow Rufel when he is angry, along with his sword is sensitive to Rufel's massive magic power. As Asta continues to follow Rufel, Rufel says that Asta is annoying and fires lightning balls at Asta. Asta easily counters the in coming attacks, which Rufel takes to chance the land of hit on Asta while commenting that Asta won't be able to over come his anger.

Asta thinks about how Rufel is just using his battle intuition, and asks Magna and Vanessa to cover him. Magna and Vanessa throw fireballs and Rubble at Rufel but Rufel dodges everything. Rufel says that those won't be able to hit him, and tells Asta that he has a handle of his speed before hitting Asta. As Rufel says that Asta is finished, which Asta thinks about how his body is at his limit and that he will have to settle this with his next attack. Asta goes to charge at Asta, which Magna creates a smokescreen to block Rufel's sight. Rufel decides to find Asta by expanding his mana, and sensing where his mana is being dispelled. Rufel thinks about how he now has Asta, after he senses that Asta is heading straight at him. Rufel thinks about how his anger is stronger as he prepares to strike Asta. Vanessa uses her thread in order to slow Asta down, while Magna uses a fireball to cut Vanessa's thread. Rufel thinks about how Asta used the thread to adjust the timing of his attack. Asta thinks about how their feelings are more tenacious and land a hit of Rufel.