The item was a basic storage item of such a size that Randidly wouldn’t even bother to use it But now at least he could walk around without someone realizing he was producing items out of thin air without one of the watches Most people would likely assume that he simply had one hidden away somewhere on his person due to his citizenship less status
Afterward Randidly left the town and walked out to the forest again There he sat underneath a small tree and checked up on his PP His two weeks working in the steel factory had given him 14 Levels in Refine 9 in Extract 7 in Fire Resistance and Gravity Affinity and 4 in Potion Brewing and Chosen of Fire
Although it wasn’t a great amount of PP the growth was more concentrated than generally occurred with Randidly But he supposed that he was focusing on more combat related skills so it was easy to bring up the production Skill when he finally turned his attention to them
Randidly was currently finishing the Path Intermediate Soul Bond and these PP disappeared into the endless benefitless hole that this Path ended up being He had chosen this Path because he had suspected that he and Neveah would have to part ways with the opening of the new Zone Although Randidly could be relatively low key when he wanted to be Neveah
Imagining what she was undoubtedly up to with his face at the very moment it made Randidly shiver He thought about asking but sometimes Neveah behaved like a child If she knew he was paying attention she would do her equivalent of showing off
After finishing that up Randidly considered what he should focus on training next while he was here in Zone 1 He didn’t want it to be any of his flashy Skills in case it would reveal him to be something that he was not There was a slight whiff of the Creature in the air but Randidly was almost just as worried about the local Zone 1 government discovering him at this point The government might have more tools at its disposal assuming Ghost wasn’t a pet of the Creature Plus when the government discovered him there was no doubt in his mind that it would do everything it could to control him or influence him in some way
It honestly sounded like such a hassle
Therefore Randidly identified three areas that he could theoretically work during this time honing his Skills The first was to work on the Kata of the Ashen Spear in either focusing his efforts on healing his broken Skill or creating a new one Randidly had a few ideas for a new Skill but he remained intrigued by the power that his previously created Skill had displayed His interaction with the three headed ogre really infuriated Randidly
That piece of shit deserved to die
The second area was to work on Leveling up his minions He had the almost completely forgotten Plantomancy but Randidly also now had Call Grove Defenders and Lava Golems Both of these produced powerful if unintelligent minions If Randidly took the time to Level them up their damage and autonomy might increase
Lava Golems might set too much on fire but Randidly didn’t’ think it would be a problem to add another place to his swiftly expanding cave beneath the forest Even as he considered his training options his Plant Dominance acted to push dirt to the side creating an infrastructure that would last and suit his purposes
The final area of emphasis could be a Domain His actions had unlocked the Domains for humanity and although other people had made attempts Randidly had no doubt in his mind that he could create a truly exemplary domain although based on what he understood this would be the task of the three that took the longest time For quite a while as he slowly understood his domain he would see no benefits
Still Randidly sat back sighing
Chapter 515
Hank’s mouth was pressed into a thin line as he watched Ezekiel get humiliated by the strange teen before the cheering and hooting groups of miners This teen simply was too fast too graceful and his body seemed to twist and shift into a very real monster during battle in all areas Ezekiel couldn’t keep up
His unconscious body slammed to the ground without much suspense What was perhaps the most impressive was that the whole while the teen named Vandal Leviathan never seemed close to inflicting a deadly blow It was playing for him This level of combat was simply play
When Ezekiel fell they turned to the rest of his group Her expression stone Affina walked forward and lifted Ezekiel carrying the man out of the small arena that the group had created It showed the signs of obvious wear with scuffs around the stone edges of the raised space from constant hands on them
Who next The burly man who had introduced himself as Paolo said to Hank with a wide smile
Hank’s grin was just as wide I reckon’ it’s my turn friend
The crowd hollered and stomped their feet enjoying the testosterone Even the snooty Vandal seemed to get into it very quickly forgetting about his little spat with Ezekiel and simply focusing on the fight at hand
Hank knew people for all that he spent his time in the wilderness when he could But perhaps even because of that Paolo made sense to him When they both ascended into the arena Paolo raised his hands to the cheers of the audience playing on their energy He even seemed to draw on it growing heavier and more imposing the more the people cheered
This was a man that cared about the audience who took the time to create a show Hank believed that even if Paolo was truly a more powerful individual the fact that he played so heavily on the crowd would make him predictable and give Hank an edge that he could take advantage of
There was no announcement of the start of the battle Hank just felt it in his heart at the moment the shift in the arena occurred The energy spiked upwards and the very air seemed to vibrate in sympathy for the explosive violence that was about to occur there
Instantly Hank rolled back and drew the repeater leveling it at Paolo The man rushed forward moving in an easy loping gait towards Hank It would have been almost relaxing if Hank didn’t quickly realize that the speed this man was moving was near the edge of what his eyes were able to follow
Activating Hawk Eye Hank Dodge Rolled backward firing off several shots from the repeater This seemed to catch Paolo by surprise and his eyes narrowed as he took in the weapon and the oncoming projectiles Then Paolo executed several short diagonal steps that let him weave barely between the bullets It barely even slowed him too which was aggravating
Paolo’s smile was growing Hank cursed quietly Then he flicked his right hand forward and a Smoke Bomb hit the ground
Instantly the cheering became quiet as if somewhat put the whole crowd on mute Hank’s pupils dilated That wasn’t a natural change But he had no time to examine it further because his instincts were screaming that the other man was in the smoke Hank abruptly realized that he was being stalked like game
A small noise alerted him and Hank raised his pistol and shot several meters to the right There was an answering laugh and Paolo rushed forward from the spot that Hank had fired
How did you know Paolo asked arriving in front of Hank hands raised to grapple
Hank didn’t have time to explain his duelist sense A noise like that was a mistake and this man he was now facing did not strike him as the type that would make a mistake of that caliber at least without being highly pressured
This time Hank Dodge Rolled even faster moving just out of Paolo’s outstretched hands Seeing that his attack wasn’t going to land the grab changed instantly into a punch and Paolo’s fist smashed into the ground cracking A lot of the smoke screen was displaced by the fist blow revealing the outside world In addition the attack forced Hank to take a half step to recover
Hank’s ears seemed to be broken because the sound of the people outside cheering was fluctuating as though coming through a choppy television receiver One minute it was muted static the next it sounded like thousands of people were beating war drums and marching Either way it forced Hank to force himself to let noise go relying increasingly more on his Duelist Instinct