Randidly could run wild
Humming delightedly to himself Randidly sat down brewing potions while he watched the monsters mass in the darkness
Alana gripped her spear shaft so tightly that her knuckles cracked The monsters came in a thundering wave She had only had a brief chance to look at Franksburg’s defenses but in some places it was barely more than a chain link fence reinforced with metal siding
The perimeter would undoubtedly be breached The question was where
And yet Alana could not deny the bubbling excitement within her chest The changes in her skills
She wanted to see how far they would carry her even as she remained classless And once she returned to Donnyton and obtained a class
Alana understood the arguments that certain NCCs put stock into Sam and Regina both chose to focus on raising skill levels rather than receiving a class Alana had thus far taken the same path and focused on polishing her Spear Mastery and gaining various other skills for PP
But now that she had a class waiting for her and a powerful one at that It was hard to resist the allure of the strength that it could give her Above all else the possible bonuses to Health Mana and Stamina changed the entire dynamic Where NCCs have to rely on Endurance and Vitality for their Stamina pool a Classer has a naturally high Stamina pool just due to leveling This led to increased battle proficiency and increased length of training sessions which in turn lead to higher PP hauls
Then Alana shook her head focusing back on the situation at hand The squad from Donnyton was being used as the plug to fill up any holes in the defenses So for now that sat silently in the back waiting Alana knew they wouldn’t have to wait for long
Randidly stepped calmly forward appearing the middle of the flailing horde This clump of enemies was mostly composed of skeletons grimy rags hanging from their bones but they would do for the initial test
Circle of Flame Randidly whispered Abruptly he felt a bright heat in his chest that exploded outward away from him in a wave of flame smashing the nearby skeletons backwards Most of the ones within a few meters shattered to pieces instantly the concussive force too much The layer of skeletons beyond that howled as their bones charred and weakened slowly falling to pieces Beyond that the skeletons were simply sent stumbling
The flame circle dissipated into nothing leaving Randidly frowning Although it was hot and dangerous near him that power swiftly dropped off after the spell was used It currently was nowhere near the level he wanted it
With a dissatisfied expression Randidly focused on another monster a good distance away and stepped again using Phantom Half Step As soon as he appeared another Circle of Flame exploded outwards ending around 20 skeletons
Randidly stepped again and then used circle of flame Over and over he continued taking small breaks every 4 or 5 Circle of Flames to down a mana potion He left a trail of craters in his wake like the footsteps of a flaming giant even as his own form was quite small
After what must have been his 30th circle of flame Randidly casually turned looking back behind him He had reached the back of the monster horde after cutting his waying through it with flame but all marks of his passage were already erased as the flood of monsters trudged on towards Fransburg
It looked like the front lines had reached the outer Franksburg perimeter and that fighting would begin in earnest soon Tonight they would learn of how unforgiving this world is Even Randidly’s presence could only do so much Given enough time sure he could make a noticeable difference
Given ALOT of time sure And a lot of potions
After drinking a mana potion and a stamina potion Randidly removed his spear from his satchel and admired the oppressive height and size Looking at the thick shaft he could still imagine that fearfully powerful Sphinx If it hadn’t toyed with him for so long
Well it had and now it was simply a tall pole weapon There was a lesson in that Randidly supposed But it was not one worth dwelling on now
Now he wanted to try his spear skills He had practiced a little and found a few enemies but the last 4 weeks had been an exercise in patience Although the spear worked fine against small groups of enemies the fearsome size meant it was made for something different
Something like this
The huge construct of bone swept outward as Randidly began walking back through the horde cleaving 6 monsters in half in one blow Randidly’s strength making their bodies seem like paper The skeletons spun around clattering their jaws angrily but the next stroke of Randidly’s spear silenced them forever
Randidly pressed forward faster and faster cutting through the army heading towards the section that was composed mostly of goblins Skeletons were fine but
Randidly wanted to grind other things
He burst into the small bodies of the goblins in an explosion of mangled flesh his spear sweeping back and forth Finding a rather thick clump he leapt over and unleashed a Spear Phantom’s Onslaught reducing most of the goblins in the area to paste
His spear was almost TOO big to use in delicate spearwork The blade of the spear ripped the torso of a goblin totally in half Still Randidly threw his attacks forward with wild abandon barely trying for delicacy as the goblins leaped at his back The corner of his mouth quirked upward
Twisting his spear swept across smashing them out of the air and into the ground Humming a soft tune to himself Randidly activated Pollen of the Rafflesia and began ripping quickly through the goblins as those nearby the already dead began to notice his presence and started to scream at him
He continued moving rapidly striking and moving on towards the deeper area of the horde The ones in front of him were cut to pieces the ones behind him became drowsy or ill or confused
A walking catastrophe Randidly strolled forward focusing on his form
Still there was no need to rush It would be quite the long night
Alana was annoyed
She had lost herself in the vicious cycle of pushing back enemies and then being called away to another side of the perimeter to reinforce another struggling area The first 1 hour was slow as the monsters stalled out on the fences but as they caved their work swiftly became cut out for them
It was only 10 minutes ago after they beat back the ice spewing bats heavily relying on Clarissa’s superior magic they received a new order
They were to retreat to the headquarters
Why Alana demanded furious that Anthony was being so tight lipped about the information Then after biting his lip he leaned forward and whispered something that caused Alana’s eyes to narrow
The headquarters had gone radio silent 10 minutes ago At first they had assumed that the short wave radio that they used had just malfunctioned But as the time stretched onwards
And as signs of a fire from Franksburg proper became apparent
While the rest of the team remained to maintain the walls Alana rushed backed hoping to find well that it was an annoying but harmless mistake
Unfortunately as she moved farther away from the perimeter and back towards the city the sounds of chaos greeted her The positives were that it didn’t appear to be monsters but only looting in this section of the city She also took profound pleasure in breaking the nose of a man who looked her up and down and leered at her
But the outlook became more grim the farther in she went Although there weren’t any definitive signs of monsters people were fleeing away from the center of the city panicked They kept smashing into Alana and rebounding surprised to find that her thin frame was so sturdy Other people stared at her apparently noticing the soft glow that filled the air around her It was still light as her skill level was low but it was definitely visible
Then almost on accident Alana realized what had happened A grinding noise caught her attention and she turned to find the manhole cover to the sewer was slowly rising up With a ringing noise it popped off all the way and several goblins scrambled out of the sewer chittering in their strange language