Warning In a nearby area a Judgement of Frostbite descends If you are not the one who caused this Judgement to descend your life can be preserved by staying out of the way of the Judgement and by not interfering with its quest God Speed
Randidly was standing in a grove of trees on a slope and in the small area below him between where he was and the monster horde a large glowing circle of sigils appeared in the air They cast a strange blue light on the area that even attracted the attention of the monsters As soon as they saw it they fled running into the hills The light condensed into a glowing figure standing tall on the small hill
After a few seconds the light faded away revealing a tall creature covered in white hair To Randidly’s eyes it looked like a 3 meter tall yeti its chest probably as wide across as the hood of a car Judgement of Frostbite Lvl 37 hung over its head But in the same way that Ep Tal had this one’s name was glowing yellow
And its aura reeked of danger
Randidly leveled his spear with a grin a manic light in his eyes but before he could advance another notification popped up a repeat
Was it waiting for him to actually answer
Randidly looked at the strange Yeti which pounded the ground with its fists Several small pudgy versions of itself crawled up out of the ground only about half as tall as a man but the little ones began to point spraying cones of frost that froze the nearby earth
As the slowly spreading ring of frost began to take form Randidly looked directly into the cold blue gaze of the Yeti It raised its huge furred hand and beckoned It was Randidly knew from the Yeti’s haughty expression an invitation to die
This Rot Randidly whispered Is fertilizer It is the means by which I will grow
If you crave something take it
I will devour it
Your feet begin to move taking you on the path of Consumption and Growth You have learned the skill Bacterial Regeneration Lvl 1
Bacterial Regeneration Passive skill Adds an additional 1 point of regeneration per hour of Health and Mana and 1 point of regeneration per minute of Stamina per skill level Effect doubles for 1 hour after eating
Grinning Randidly removed a small roll from his satchel and began to eat No point in wasting the extra value even if it would amount to very little right now Seeing that Randidly didn’t appear to be moving the Yeti roared another two dozen or so little Yetis popping up out of the ground
Randidly wondered where they were coming from And as he chewed his roll he dearly wished he had mana right now Putting an Incendiary Bolt through the smug face of the Yeti would give him a very profound sense of satisfaction
Still he would work with the tools he had His grip on the Spine Spear tightened
Lyra gazed from Kal to Constance who was currently being given first aid by Vivian
After The Ghosthound ripped out his tongue and sent his insects in to eat his vocal cords Kal said glaring at Lyra That’s when Babi Taka struck She already controlled a pretty large political faction due to her skill and so without Constance’s skill Kraig couldn’t handle them all alone He’s been beaten and squirreled off somewhere too And everyday they lock us up here and come to cut out his tongue again before the system can heal it Without his voice to activate the skills
What skill does Babi Taka have Lyra asked a kernel of wariness rising in her chest
Kal shrugged It’s some sort of replication skill Let’s her create a copy of any item The smaller and less enhanced by the system it is the easier it is She’s been keeping the police force supplied with ammo which is why they are behind her And also
Kal glanced at Constance who sat stoically with his eyes closed and Lyra snorted
And because Constance wasn’t exactly a popular ruler while he could speak huh Why does she even leave him alive anyway If something happened and his tongue grew back
Constance finally reacted opening his eyes and gazing at Lyra with a reproachful look She winked in response No need to flash the bedroom eyes at me honey you aren’t my type And I’m sure you’ve learned a few dozen lessons from having your tongue cut out everyday and wouldn’t dream of abusing your powers ever again Yadda yada
Vivian still frowning turned from her ministrations Constance is kept alive because he’s the village chieftain There are consequences for the village chieftain dying it is said But the threat of it keeps the Town Spirit in line and allows Babi Taka to control the SP too so it’s a calculated risk leaving him alive
Ah’ Lyra thought That explains where fake Randidly dashed off to ’
She could still distantly sense the projected illusion of Kim Lath moving through the city See how people live huh If it wasn’t after the village chieftain then it was moving after the Village Spirit
Clapping her hands Lyra rewarded everyone around her with a sunny smile Well since it looks like tonight is going to be a roller coaster ride we might as well be the first group to set off a firework
Walking casually while Kal and Vivian watched with mounting horror Lyra walked up to the door raised her hand and casually pointed a finger gun at the lock
Bang
The wood splintered and shattered the hinges ripped from the wall The doors collapsed in a pile of dust and Lyra stepped through finding two shocked guards both at least well trained enough to reach for their side arms
Before they could bring the pistols to bear though Lyra crossed her arms using her elbows as a support pointing a finger gun at each of the men Recently in Donnyton there had been a growing philosophical movement in regards to the morality of killing another man Sure they killed monsters but with the looming arrival of the connection with another village was killing another intelligent being acceptable
Lyra wasn’t a philosopher but she had watched Randidly move through the monster horde on that first night blood blooming around him like crimson lillies wilting in the next second leaving nothing but death And although the ground stunk for hours afterward she had never forgotten how beautiful it was
Both heads of the police split like sledgehammered melons destroyed by her Mana Bullet skill She even received a skill level
She looked over her shoulder at the wide eyed trio behind her smiling slightly Ready for your daring rescue princesses
After a short silence and several exclamations they followed almost unwillingly They proceeded down the tower Lyra skipping and hopping and killing every guard they came across except one
It was the skinniest person they had seen in police riot gear and Lyra was tired of wandering around without a purpose so she cut off his hands to ensure he wouldn’t try anything funny and spent a very satisfying 15 minutes alone in a room with him while Lyra’s three princesses waited outside
Lyra had a cruel upbringing and she professionally had learned to act like the person the viewer wanted to see She could be anything Due to her admitted fixation on Randidly she had kept to herself in Donnyton keeping people away from the very sharp edges of her personality But now in this other town after Randidly had fled south to get away from her attention
Based on how quickly the man broke into tears begging for mercy Lyra admitted to herself she might be bottling up some emotions related to Randidly and they weren’t positive ones But she left the room with the location of Kraig the black man who had been Police Lieutenant before the system came which mellowed out her Princesses’ grumbles considerably
Once they knew he was located on the 10th floor Lyra ballsily just took the elevator down not bothering with anything else Just as she expected they were greeted by a face of absolute surprise when they came off the elevator and walked around the corner finding the guard station
As they scrambled to their feet Lyra waved her hand and birds formed of mana swooped forward ripping through their necks Their eyes dimming they fell to the ground Vivian vomited in the corner of the hallway as Lyra bent over and rummaged through the body’s pockets