Randidly breathed in and out feeling it Even now without the skill active he could feel small golden tendrils running up from the ground through the building and to his bare feet filling him with life and energy Increased Health Regeneration and Mana Regeneration huh And it seemed like the health regeneration bonus was based per point of Vitality so it was a much more powerful thing and would improve with the skill level and with increases in Vitality
But increased Mana Regeneration all the time would also be extremely useful especially for training Especially combined with Meditation
Randidly’s thoughts were cut short as a guard ripped through a nearby Wall of Thorns cursing The man didn’t appear to see him likely due to the continued influence of the shadow engraving and Randidly also had something he wanted to test out Randidly lowered his stance switching the skill to its active component Immediately those thin golden tendrils of energy thickened and swelled rushing up towards him through his feet
At the same time his legs began to trembled from the exertion of staying in such a posture Raising his spear Randidly used the Inevitable Phantom Arrives Hopelessness filled the air a layer of bitter frustration Clocks began to tick and the guard looked up finally noticing his face twisted in confusion But then he saw Randidly’s mother half of her face ripped and rotted away smiling sweetly and his eyes became filled with horror
She drifted forward and Randidly’s large obsidian spear ripped forward filled with the inevitable power of time Gritting his teeth the man shifted raising his spear in a defensive posture but Randidly felt those golden rivers of power rushing up through his feet move to his spear point concentrating there Their weapons crossed and there was a sudden gasp as Randidly’s thrust shattered the man’s spear
He watched shocked as the attack penetrated his chest ripping through his heart Immediately his eyes dimmed and the man slumped downward
Chest heaving Randidly shakily stood taking off the active effects of the skill Based on the speed of the response Randidly guessed that the guard was actually quite similar in skill to himself Not an Artisan yet but with high stats and skill levels But with Randidly’s skills with one attack
Randidly had realized before how important skills were But finally after all this time he made the logical connection with how everyone else struggled to make skills and this Aether within him freezing cold and scalding hot and singing with a strange ethereal energy made it simpler for him to create his own skills If he could continue to create powerful skills with it
But then a beam of pure frigid energy crashed down hitting the top of the tower and destroying most of his Wall of Thorns and Randidly was forced to focus on more immediate matters
Chapter 165
Randidly grimaced He fucking hated the cold And this was not the invigorating cold of Aether this was a restrictive controlling cold that tried to devour him frost beginning to form in restrictive waves on his body
As it did so it became harder to move but then a skill deep within him pulsed coming alive refusing to be tied down by the ice The effect eased somewhat enough for Randidly to move and remove some potions and drink them It was the Rejection skill that he had obtained with Oathbreaker Path It was interesting that it could be used in this way but Randidly didn’t have much time to be thankful because another blast of cold surged outward even more powerful than the first descent The cool mist billowed outward pressing him towards the edge of the tower and Randidly dropped down onto his stomach to keep his purchase on the durable but not very friction causing material
A strange low horn sounded and Randidly rolled his eyes and stood pulling the giant obsidian spear out of his ring and several mana potions After a brief grimace in the face of the swirling wind he put two of those back and removed a few stamina potions After all he still had a few hundred of both mana and stamina in his storage rings Now that he had been here for two years his store of materials was running low
Better to save potions where he could Although he wouldn’t hesitate to burn them if it was necessary to escape it was hard to tell if that would be possible yet Better to save his cards for a more important moment
The bitingly cold wind was still carried an edge of frost and there was a definite effect on his movement but Randidly was still able to lower himself into a stance the passive version of the Golden Roots of Yggdrasil engaging to boost his mana and health regeneration Out of the swirling mist several tiny yetis hopped forward their furry bodies covered in a thick layer of crystal clear ice armor
Snorting Randidly used Ghastly Slash to rip through the armor and their bodies beneath it but not before one of them was able to shriek Immediately clicks and whistles filled the dense air and Randidly began to glide to the right Until he saw what he was up against
But very quickly he encountered another larger group of little yetis waving axes and greatswords of ice Randidly quickly cut down those enemies too but not before cursing coming to this world Not for any grand reason but just that he had become incredibly used to fighting against enemies who used spears
He had lost a bit of his edge against monsters from constantly fighting against people these past two years It was an annoying reminder about the limits of training with Shal At the same time
Randidly’s feet blurred as he pushed Spear Phantom’s Footwork to its limit almost seeming to teleport a meter to the left and right as he continued to rush through the mist The clicking gathered behind him and he felt confident that he escaped the encircling yetis His speed wasn’t something they were prepared for
Shal was very good at one area and Randidly had progressed tremendously under him in that area For now that was more than enough even though the time sink was quite something Without the light of the real world Randidly was secretly very worried that his sense of humor had died Withered and wizened it now was a corpse of its past self
Randidly stepped on something and froze his move instantly doused in frozen water The mustached man was beneath him covered in a slowly growing layer of snow the right side of his body crushed by what must have been a giant hammer His face was already blue and not the blue of Shal’s dyed skin but the blue of frostbite
A chill that had little to do with the descent of the Judgement ripped through him
Although they could simulate it as well as possible Shal and Marco could not give him this strange feeling The fluttering heartbeat the quickened breath The strange thrill that you could only experience if your life is on the line Dancing on a knife’s edge over the precipice of failure
Foolish warrior you have allowed me to return A low familiar voice rumbled and Randidly looked up to find the Yeti’s huge hulking form above him looming out of the snow covered wind This time he was already covered in his ice armor holding two hammers of ice For now I will end your sacrilege Your sins will bind you to the ground like chains
As the Yeti raised its hammers Randidly hopped backwards skidding slightly over the icy ground He winced not this shit again He briefly considered using Circle of Flame to melt the nearby ice but based upon the continual dropping of the temperature that wouldn’t be much help Randidly couldn’t imagine it would continue forever but
Even this much was enough to significantly impact his movements in a fight
Surging forward the Yeti swung with his right hammer which glowed with a strange golden swirl of energy that Randidly vaguely recognized it was an Engraving Randidly didn’t want to find out what sort of effect it had but his extremities were already numb and his rapid mental calculations made him feel like there was a small chance to dodge but a much better chance to block the power of the block Even if the Yeti’s power had doubled or tripled since their last meeting