With an impossible amount of dexterity the man with long knives scrambled up the sheer face of the ice wall and reached the top in a flash Then he flicked one of his knives end over end until it sank deeply into the right eye socket of the serpent even as a wave of cobalt energy covered the three enemies
Then with a pop and an infuriated hiss they disappeared
The knife wielding man hopped down off of the slowly melting ice wall and began to brush the soot and dust off of his leathers Mr Moon here A pleasure to meet you all I suppose we should get this Neighborhood association meeting started
One of the tables that had been knocked into a haphazard pile of debris wobbled and then toppled forward revealing a singed and bleeding Slugworth He staggered forward barely keeping his feet But the entire while he straightened his sport coat As Mr Jones a fellow cafe owner
Please Slugworth this isnÆt the time Mrs Hamilton said curtly Ed twitched and turned around only to see that his mustache was gone from all three of the other peopleÆs faces They looked serious as if there hadnÆt just been several jokes made here But there was a distinct twinkle in Mrs HamiltonÆs eye
But her face was creased with lines She turned to Paolo and Kayle Did you speak to Alana
Yes Kayle answered This was the distraction Or they had multiple goals and this one stalled out when it encountered Regina Thank you by the way We wouldnÆt have been able to catch up otherwise
No worries ReginaÆs face was pale but she grinned at the other two After all I couldnÆt just let Ed get turned into roadkill could I
Indeed Mrs Hamilton said Then she cocked her head to the side with her eyelids half closed Listening to messages from others likely
Alana stopped Thea who appeared to be heading toward the teleporter Perhaps to interfere with the ambassadors from Zone Seven Luckily they left so quickly that even we werenÆt ready for it No way the Nemesai could catch them out Gods that would have been a political disaster As for the third group
There was a breath of wind and then a gentle looking young man was standing next to them When his gaze met EdÆs Ed was slightly shocked for several seconds the young manÆs eyes were completely white
Simon you are awake What a pleasant surprise Mrs Hamilton said
Simon made a cutting motion with his hand I know I messed up NowÆs not the time for it That Nemesis from Zone Seven the Winged Serpent is a master wizard There is a large array set up for teleportation some distance from here I cannot track Thea but I can sense that it is gathering power right now to send them far away IÆll delay them as long as I can but
Mrs Hamilton shut her eyes Shit Kayle Paolo Take your Squads follow SimonÆs lead What are they waiting for I wonder Why strike
Her words trailed off to mumbles
All eyes turned instantly upward Another flare had emerged this time to the East of their position toward
Shit The Orders Regina muttered
Mrs Hamilton grimaced Shaking their faith in us would be hurtful but not
Then Mrs Hamilton froze Faith
Ed literally had no idea what was going on He spared a glance for the disheveled Slugworth The other man was clearly out of his depth and was looking between the other people like a drowning man looking for a neon orange floatie Ed coughed into his hand and stepped forward All eyes turned to him
Even if what he said wasnÆt exactly right just to make Slugworth know his lack of worth Ed needed to speak decisively here They never bothered with many guards in the Religious District
and assuming they donÆt just want to destabilize us there is only one person with tactical relevance in the Religious District Mrs Hamilton had real fear in her eyes Fuck That stupid fool girl Regina
GlendelÆs already there ItÆs the cathedral is collapsed It was in the middle of the service Regina trailed off panic in her eyes
Suddenly Ed very much regretted interfering with the conversation
What did you just say Zuek Tuan said gripping the belt of the frogling in front of him and dragging him closer Their eyes were only a hair apart from each other Furious Zuek peered into this foolÆs soul attempting to sniff out any subterfuge
But the frogling in front of him just trembled in fear It was a young thing talented but less than twenty rainy seasons old As if it were the only lifeline it had the frogling repeated its prior words
Nirfik is dead And as far as we can tell the Demon Prince walked out without a scratch No one saw how it happened but
Fuck Zuek tossed the frogling to the side Then he stormed out of the longhouse and into the rain Almost unwillingly he raised his head and looked at the ominous castle on the mountain high above their current position
Even through the rain a palpable aura of death radiated off of the stone ramparts They hadnÆt realized it at first but the longer they spent in the shadow of the castle the deeper the darkness it was able to cast over their hearts Especially when the Demon King within was so inscrutable Zuek gritted his teeth
Nirfik wasnÆt one of the strongest Toad Lords but he was old and wily He would not have acted without sufficient preparations so why
There was a possibility one that Zuek didnÆt want to admit His master believed that the hyper aggressive demons were acting this way because they were deeply afraid of the Frogpeople Therefore this was a perfect opportunity to allow them to run wild and observe their capabilities
Why did Toad Lords keep dying
Chapter 899
After finishing off Nirfik and fruitlessly searching the remnants of the facility for any sign of Feed Randidly exploded out of the lagoon and rushed to the Northern bank Not that he had really held out much hope but there wasnÆt even a hint of that strange Aether that he had sensed Nirfik exert control over
Which found him quickly fleeing the chaos of the Toad LordÆs personal bubble being popped Literally Randidly had done his best to limit the damage but he wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible Much to his amusement he found Shual there on the shore standing awkwardly next to the pile of ashes that had been his basket
And when Randidly appeared next to him ShualÆs expression brightened I didnÆt know what I was supposed to do and then the basket turned to ash so I thought maybe Well were you hurt
Is this StockholmÆs Syndrome Randidly thought to himself Then he shook his head It wasnÆt like he was going to harm Shual so the kid would probably be fine after they parted The strange attachment Shual would develop for Randidly after a prolonged period of time with power over Shual would be useful Especially if Shual content to not run away
With a quick gesture Randidly conjured roots out of the ground and formed a slightly more spacious and comfortable basket We are moving
Where now And what was the Toad Lord like Shual asked with remarkable cheer as he climbed into the basket He now had handles on the inside to hold which he took much delight in prodding and pulling
Randidly pressed his lips into a line South And quickly so hold on as best you can
Once Shual was situated and Randidly picked up the basket he flooded his body with the vivifying energy of Yyrwood Body of YggdrasilÆs active They bounded away from the lagoon even as Frogpeople began to swarm up from the waterÆs depths clearly panicked and worried about further terrorist acts
Randidly kept an eye out for any who were looking around as though searching for the culprit but it seemed like all were too focused on their own private panic to regard the dashing Randidly with anything but a shocked glance And indeed everyone that Randidly saw was a civilian They simply were worried about their lives They werenÆt part of RandidlyÆs private mission
With a silent pulse of the Crown of Upheaval and Gloom Randidly was gone from the area
`As they continued South Randidly used every small trick he had learned over the past three days to accelerate his movements to an even faster speed There were times that he didn’t even touch the ground because he was simply creating footholds of vines to avoid the marshy terrain below him Without the soggy give of the marsh his stride was that much more effective The timing was tricky but he had Control in spades