This was it This feeling of having his back against the wall
To his delight they didn’t answer only crouching into a fighting stance and rushing towards him Donny cast his spell Righteous Bonds and now all 5 were covered in golden light rushing towards him with grim looks in their eyes
They came to slay a Ghosthound
Chapter 106
Lyra sighed softly looking at Tykes unconscious on the ground Seeing as a Village Spirit was different than seeing as a human Everything was waves and momentum Which is why it was so difficult to answer certain questions it was flying directly in the face of that momentum She had managed it once by keeping a faction of the Tribulation’s existence captive burning it to distract those waves briefly but it had still cost her quite a bit
She had a few ideas how she could do it again but there wasn’t any point in doing it currently there were no monsters lurking around the corner Just one awkward situation that everyone in the village seemed to have forgotten about for now
After gazing back towards the village center for several minutes she looked back towards Randidly The thread connecting them had almost completely dispersed so that there was nothing left Opening her Eyes of Wonder she saw him perhaps exactly how he was Tired and the light he cast was much much dimmer
But the core of that flame was still a brilliant emerald He hadn’t given up even though his reserves were almost completely empty
What did it mean now that she had hastened the destruction of their connection by designating Tykes as the new village Blade Would her fascinating with him disappear Would he continue to treat her so mildly
Turning back to her new village Blade she considered him closely Although Nul had been punished by his choice Lyra sincerely doubted that a similar thing would happen to her After all the momentum and waves around him especially during this bout with Randidly had bound him very tightly to Donnyton’s fate which had prompted her to make her move It was easy as breathing giving him that designation and he had immediately risen from the ground keeping Donnyton in the fight
Now all that remained to be seen was who his Sheath would be She stopped using Eyes of Wonder and simply felt The threads of momentum gathering but it wasn’t here It was to the South Lyra looked in that direction for several seconds her eyes glowing violet Then she turned back to the arena
Regardless of what they were now Lyra would stand and witness this man who had shown her what true beauty was Whether or not he won or lost she would watch every second of it
Randidly bared his teeth in almost a snarl His opponents were almost at full strength while he was running on ? of his usual stamina with no more secret stornes to draw on His mana was almost completely gone perhaps enough for several smaller spells or one big one
And they weren’t giving him enough time for his monstrous regeneration rates and skills to make up the difference
Roaring Dozer led the charge this time club raised Kayle and Decklan glided swiftly after him ready to swoop in at the slightest opening Donny ran directly behind Dozer his golden skill spreading to them all
It would make it difficult to deal significant enough damage to put any out of commission but Randidly wanted to experiment a little with its effects before he committed too heavily
But the wide swing taken by Dozer was not something that Randidly wanted to trifle with especially now He stepped forward activating only Empower using a tiny amount of stamina to rush into Dozer’s range Still Dozer’s arms swung forward smashing towards Randidly’s chest
With another Empowered step Randidly ducked under that and past him eyes narrowing as two glimmering lines of light raced towards him
But Randidly didn’t take another step within the range of those slashes from Kayle and Decklan Instead he turned and slammed his fist into Dozer’s side aiming for the kidneys The yellow runes absorbed around 25% of the damage which flowed back toward Donny who grunted lightly The rest pierced through the spell and hit Dozer who didn’t even respond Randidly had been aware that Dozer Decklan and Donny had all reached Lvl 30 and gotten a class skill Dozer’s he recalled had been called Constitution of the Troll a passive skill that had vastly increased his defense and regeneration
Combined with Donny’s skill it let Dozer easily shrug off attacks off this level As Randidly watched he simply turned back reaching out to grab at him
He used this time to punch again catching Dozer in the stomach Still the spell was too effective it wasn’t enough to damage him in the slightest Kayle raced forward trying to take advantage of the distraction but Randidly flicked a Phantom Thrust forward catching Kayle in the sternum throwing him backwards
Dozer twisted just bring his arm down in a chopping blow and Randidly pivoted raising his pole and deflecting the blow away The force caused to the wood to vibrate dangerously
Donny stayed back but Paolo came then fists swinging He had apparently been holding back slightly before because there was a sharpness to his movements that was new or perhaps he had gained some skill levels over the course of the fight As it was without Haste and Empower Randidly had a hard time keeping up with them all and he mostly allowed the glancing blows to land They would leave bruises but
As Decklan rushed in on the other side and Dozer pulled back for another blow Randidly saw his chance He lashed out with a Roundhouse kick aiming for Paolo’s side The man responded quickly his eyes narrowing and he made the very ballsy decision to catch the kick taking the damage to lock Randidly down for a short time
Randidly smiled Exactly as planned
Even before Paolo had completely grabbed the leg Randidly’s other leg was raised Before Paolo even saw it he stepped on his face kicking off and throwing himself backwards Although the spell absorbed some of the force the brutal kick’s effectiveness could be seen in Paolo’s dizzy eyes as he fell back
Flying backwards now from the force of the kick Randidly twisted around aiming to catch Decklan But Dozer had recovered and stepped in the way Decklan landed lightly on Dozer’s back watching Randidly shoot towards them Dozer’s eyes glowed as he swung his club at Randidly’s midair form
Swearing quietly Randidly twisted using some mana to press a root upward which he used as a stepping stone to leap to the side Unfortunately Decklan saw this as it was happening and ripped forward knives raised
Twisting further Randidly used the pole to deflect the attacks but felt two long knives sink deeply into his back One even punctured his lung
Randidly tapped on the ground and then jumped farther away Grinding his teeth he considered his opponents Fighting without enough stamina to use Phantom Half Step severely limited his mobility He had become entirely too dependant on potions He wasn’t used to simply fighting among enemies without them
Grunting he removed the knives from his back while his opponents circled around him
The main problem was Dozer and Donny Donny’s skill protected Dozer enough that Randidly’s force was reduced to a level he could force his way through it The rest of the Classers Randidly could hurt Dozer he could not hurt
But getting to Donny meant going through Dozer Dozer was the pillar in their midst that kept the formation alive He interfered with Randidly’s strikes and was the one who bore the brunt of the damage As long as that continued Randidly would spent his stamina uselessly
Paolo shook his head regaining some of his clarity Decklan drew two more long knives one of which was the knife that Randidly had given him all that time ago Dozer lumbered forward He previous strikes had rapidly reduced their fighting force but the Classers in front of him had not been swayed They still held tightly almost grimly onto hope
So now was time to gamble huh
Randidly smiled at Dozer raising the pole The Spear Advances Ash Trails
Mrs Hamilton felt her hands tighten into fist as the Ghosthound spoke So he finally decided to play his last card huh