What are you going to go on vacation Tatiana asked squinting at Randidly
Randidly grinned and looked up at the sky Something like that Alright fine if you want to be a part of my organization we are going to need to do a few things You have a Class yea How good is it
Tatiana just looked at Randidly then shrugged her shoulders What do you mean how good is it ItÆs a Class ItÆs not the best but
We will get you a better one Randidly said enjoying slightly how TatianaÆs eyes narrowed What about Skill Levels Not just for you but for the other women working here We will talk to Dinesh and he will set up training programs Your Skill Levels need to go up WhatÆs your highest Skill Level
74 Tatiana said through gritted teeth
Oh thatÆs not as bad as I hoped Randidly said with a nod But I doubt that all of the rest of the people are as well developed Within a few months IÆm sure we can get you up to standards In the meantime IÆll plant some more vegetables and fruits and build up some tree cover That will hide the true size of your base while we expand Next
Wait wait wait Tatiana said raising her hands This is all this is all great And I have no idea how you think you are going to accomplish this But letÆs be realistic Getting my Skill Levels At this Level itÆs hard Tree cover Guiding the growth like that will take a long time even with the SystemÆs help And getting a new Class Are you insane
No Randidly said simply but he let a fraction of his Indomitable Will of Yggdrasil show out There was a small flicker from his illusion but BruyaÆs work held admirably well underneath the strain Well maybe I am But I still keep finding myself able to move forward So IÆm not just gonna stop because no one else is doing what I am doing
Randidly once more raised his hand and offered it palm up to Tatiana This was a second offer the real one The System is bigger and more dangerous than you think ThatÆs what IÆm trying to accomplish I want to insulate the average person from the parts of the System you canÆt see coming So Tatiana are you in
Her face split into a smile so bright and rich that Randidly trembled to see it There was so much vulnerability and blooming trust in it that it almost broke his heart The threads of karma tied themselves slowly tighter You sure have a roundabout way of asking a girl out on a date Viking I already said yes didnÆt I
Randidly rolled his eyes But he didnÆt say anything to correct her
Chapter 560
Who is he Hank asked Dozer who stood next to him with folded arms Although the rest of the almost 100 man group were keeping together in tight formations Dozer strode alone So when they stopped at the gates of the Refuge to face the single man standing there Hank went to the big man for answers
He is strong Dozer said simply
Annie stood at the front opposite the man You are going to insist on doing this Just turn that squirming maggot over to us ItÆs already a big favor we donÆt just burn your shitty Village to the ground
The man grinned at Annie in a way that made Hank narrow his eyes This man truly had a lot of balls
Look I get what you are saying I was very surprised when it turned out the Undying Hero had committed an act of terrorism against Donnyton I was about to give him a stern talking to when I heard he was fleeing the city Then because I was bored I decided to set up shop right here and challenge anyone who comes this way to a duel ItÆs just a coincidence that I stopped you all
Annie looked at the man like she would look like a piece of dogshit How many people need to die before you take your head out of your own ass Ace
The manÆs grin didnÆt waiver
Annie sighed Fine but
Please let me
The crowd of people parted and a woman walked to the front She had a spear a buckler and was wearing a Valkyrie helmet Even just looking at her Hank felt tingles in his fingers Alana the true power behind this expedition When Donnyton went looking for the pound of flesh it was owed for the attack Alana was the sharp edge to that attack
Grinning Annie moved to the side Good this will be much easier then
Alana just walked forward Ace cracked his knuckles and crouched down He was only dressed in soft furs and a pair of leather gloves Comparing him to Alana was comparing a civilian to a tank But the longer that Hank gazed at the other man the more his estimation of him rose Even with HankÆs dueling sense he couldnÆt see any obvious ways to attack the man
Silently the presence of the two individuals rose upwards before HankÆs very eyes But even as the man they called Ace leader of the Refuge rose into something impressive it remained eclipsed by Alana As she walked forward the ground seemed to hum with the heat of her passage The tip of her spear began to glow golden and leave a slow trail in the air
Around him the entirety of the force from Donnyton drew a collective breath Often Alana would teach lessons on fighting but very rarely would she ever take an opponent seriously It was only training after all But now she was pulling out all the stops Everyone who was here wanted to etch this scene into their memory
After the dead body was discovered Donnyton had formed itself to the cause of tracking down the killer When it was revealed by Glendel that the one who killed her was the one called the Undying Hero the people were incited A troop led by Alana left almost immediately They even took volunteers which was how Hank joined in the search
Dozer clicked his tongue in annoyance What a fool
Hank looked up sharply at the other man and regretted it immediately Because by the time that he turned back to the fight Alana had already attacked
In a blazing charge she crossed the final several meters to reach her opponent Even as Ace sprang into motion spinning out of the way of her first thrust Alana thrust again Waves of heat roiled upward off of her blazing spear
Ace sidestepped three more times and then rushed forward There was a strange shadow around him making him difficult to follow with your eyes But as casual as could be Alana brought the shaft of the spear around and smashed Ace backward
Backflipping mid air he landed without seeming to have been affected in the least by the attack But when he landed Alana was already there relentlessly attacking This time Ace was forced to block and he was forcibly thrown another dozen meters backward by the clash
His feet skidded over the ground as he attempted to find his balance but Alana wouldnÆt let up She rushed forward again with a raised spear that seemed to burn with its own miniature sun
Roaring Ace pounded his chest The strange fuzziness surrounding him grew stronger but then Alana thrust forward with her spear and a wave of flames washed forward crashing into Ace The other man stumbled whatever Skill he had attempted to use broken Again and again she advanced and battered him
He is cocky Dozer grunted with another shake of his head Then he waved his hand Begin to move out
The duel Hank said nonplussed but Dozer just shook his head and said nothing
Hank turned back to regard the two people Alana continued to smash her way forward She raised her spear up and thrust it downward Like an eel Ace twisted around the blow and brought his foot up in a brutal high kick that struck Alana in the temple
She didnÆt even tremble as she thrust her spear through his side and pinned Ace to the ground Then she raised her fist and smashed it into his head Ace bellowed again so Alana did it exactly seven more times Then with a grunt she removed her spear from the prone body
As the group began to move forward Hank watched as Alana turned to another woman one who had come out of the Refuge
You are simply going to let this happen Alana asked the woman Honestly she simply sounded curious
The woman said nothing for several long seconds Then she said Be careful He has not let me see him since the early days IÆm not sure what he is up to
Alana just grunted Swept up in the momentum of the hunting posse Hank followed the group West after the Undying Hero
As Dinesh Karlito and Bruya began to take an inventory of all of the new recruits Randidly returned to his spot in the steel working facility It was almost nostalgic to see the grungy men and women trudging into the smelting areas Today Randidly was here for a very specific purpose he wanted to see what was the limit of the metal he could make