Grimacing Randidly reset his stance and moved forward to meet the monster once more This would be difficult Most of the grey beams weren’t aimed at him but as he was the closest he needed to move the most quickly to avoid collateral fire as it used the beams to attack other people
If this was the wounded version of the Stagbat Randidly was glad he had hit it with an Inspired spell It was hard to tell whether it was the combination of monsters the Creature’s interference or even the power of the Regalia but this thing was tough Its kit was too powerful against too many things
However had Randidly still had access to his Mana this would be a much easier struggle But as it was
His eyes brightening Randidly sent a message into the party chat telling Rose and Clarissa to reposition themselves around the Stagbat out of its range but behind it As they moved to do so Randidly struck again pushing his Yggdrasil Skills to their limit as he slashed towards the Stagbat’s side
It danced out of the way and another grey beam slashed diagonally from keeping Alana at bay to hitting Randidly in the temple Snorting Randidly spun away his leg lashing out striking the Stagbat in the side sending it stumbling As it did so its grey energy beams fizzled flashing and then falling out of existence leaving it open
Two of Annie’s arrows sunk into its flank while Alana dashed forward and scored a long scratch on its side as it dodged as quickly as it could
Its eyes began to glow and now 8 grey balls condensed causing Randidly to frown But then Ace crashed into it from behind knocking it off its balance again the grey lights flickering out of existence
The Stagbat recovered itself enough to kick back like a horse slamming Ace backward into a nearby pile of molten rock but by then Randidly and Alana had arrived Before it could summon and use its grey time lights Randidly slashed towards its throat aiming for a kill
When it dodged he twisted his spear and caught its antlers knocking its head to the side Alana plunged her spear up to the crossguard into its side then shoved it deeper twisting and breaking off the shaft leaving it within its body as she backed away
Quickly scanning it Randidly noticed the single grey eye on the bat’s face and the way the golden horns sparkled with power especially as it summoned the grey bits of energy Then the brief off balance period ended and the Stagbat screeched using the bat’s mouth 8 lights shooting outward scything left and right driving the party backward
Think that will kill it Alana asked with a detached curiosity producing another spear
Randidly grimaced then shook his head With his Aether senses he could feel energy moving from the two Regalias hidden within the Stagbat’s body That might slow it down but we need to cut out the Regalias One is the antlers the other is the left eye in that bat face This is probably going to get worse before it gets better
The Stagbat screeched again and this time charged forward aiming for Alana With the eight grey lasers trained on her she scrambled backward away from Randidly aiming to stay out of its effective range
Randidly glanced sideways Clarissa and Rose were in position and Ptolemy’s crouched form over Ace would give him another anchor that he needed Time to try this plan Because even if he didn’t have any Mana remaining he had plenty of Stamina and was regenerating a huge sum every minute
He used Phantom Half Step to teleport forward passing the Stagbat by about 5 meters But immediately upon landing he launched himself forward aiming for its back It noticed but simply swiveled three of its lasers to drive him away Randidly grinned and used Phantom Half Step on Ptolemy pulling himself to the side Then he used it again on Alana appearing almost directly over the Stagbat His huge spear stabbed downward aiming for the bat head on the stag’s back
To Randidly’s surprise the head twisted to the side glaring up at him its grey eye sparkling dangerously Frowning in displeasure Randidly drove his spear into its back cutting deeply into its internal organs Then almost immediately he activated Phantom Half Step avoiding the six beams that slashed towards him when he appeared over it
With a small pat Randidly landed on the ground regarding the Stagbat It was fast and its attacks couldn’t be weathered Also the normal damage wouldn’t do anything to hurt it in the short term If anything
A ninth grey ball appeared above its antlers Spinning slowly at first it gradually darkened and condensed more fully
if anything the danger would activate more of the Regalia’s power
If you can buy me a minute or so I think I can land something to hurt it seriously Alana said through the party chat
Nodding slowly Randidly stepped forward To his surprise Thea came forward with him and opposite them Ace stood cracking his neck and walking towards the Stagbat’s back like he hadn’t just had his rib cage broken Ptolemy for his part at least had the common decency to look exhausted
Strangely Randidly had an image suddenly of their portraits at the edge of a map with the dubious pronouncement here be monsters Grinning slightly Randidly rushed forward grabbing the Stagbat’s attention One beam each went out to Thea and Ace likely to keep them from moving too freely leaving 7 to focus on Randidly Again and again he used Phantom Half Step practically teleporting around the Stagbat slashing and attacking it as best he could keeping it at bay earning its ire
Annie had taken to targeting its eyes aiming to blind it rather than just sinking more arrows into its soft flesh This seemed to set something off in the Stagbat and it began to move around more rapidly often losing its balance when it landed but gaining a huge amount of momentum when it leaped towards its target
Randidly narrowed his eyes With this mobility
But just as Randidly thought it was getting to a dangerous level Ace twirled around his beam dodged first one then two then three more beams seeming to pirouette midair sliding through a small opening matrix style After a quick landing he rushed forward and delivered a dropkick to the Stagbat’s side sending it stumbling
In that small opening where its beams weakened and wandered Randidly hefted his spear and threw it His aim was true and it hit the Stagbat’s right foreleg severing the leg by cracking the bone so that it dangled from its limb only by the flesh
The monster screeched in fury and fell to its knees Above them an Avatar of Alana built on a 2x scale descended like a hammer striking the Stagbat directly in the back crushing the bat face and cracking its spine
Chapter 466
Randidly quickly checked his Stamina and winced when it was barely 300 His constant Phantom Half Steps really started to add up after a while Still the Stagbat was wounded but the Regalias were still in its body With his Aether Detection he could see increasing amounts of power swirling downward filling its veins There wasn’t time to drink a Stamina potion and his rings were out of Stamina
Randidly moved forward quickly pulling a spare spear out of his spatial ring but he wasn’t the first one there Ace was His old friend came quickly unleashing a flurry of blows on the wounded Stagbat It seemed like its body had been almost severed in half by the strike from Alana’s avatar but there was still enough dust in the air to give Randidly a slight suspicion He couldn’t see the exact details of the body but
It seemed it was attempting to scream but the Stagbat simply spewed blood and bile mixed together and then its body blurred smashing Ace backward directly towards Randidly It straightened in an impossibly fluid motion and formed several grey balls and launched the beams at Ace’s flying body
Randidly’s pupils dilated Although Ace’s body was traveling fast it wasn’t so fast that it would be able to outrun beams Meanwhile
Galant Intervention Randidly heard himself saying and the 5 or so meters between him and Ace’s body disappeared in an instant with him arriving at his side As quickly as he was able he grabbed Ace and threw him sideways not bothering to be gentle Ptolemy could take care of the details afterward