WhatÆs his Level Isabella asked
Mrs Hamilton shrugged We never explicitly asked him about it but he hasnÆt gotten a Fate yet When you have a Fate well you can just sense others with a Fate So I suspect it’s the high forties
While Isabella frowned and folded her arms her brother finally spoke
How many Skills does he have
There was another pause there but this was one where Alana spared Pan a look of admiration Because this was the key to Randidly GhosthoundÆs success and why none could duplicate what he had accomplished
More than you can imagine Glendel said simply Then everyone focused on the stage because the Ghosthound finally began to move
Instantly the two hundred Squad members formed up into a series of three squares They had plenty of time beforehand to plan so they had established an internal hierarchy Immediately the outer two squares spread to the sides to hem Randidly and Helen in while the middle group marched forward to engage
Fireballs and Ice Spears began to fly intermittently toward Randidly giving the close range troops cover to approach
Randidly calmy stood while Helen a motivated woman who Glendel had never actually spoken to asked a very sharp question From this distance GlendelÆs eyes could see the supple softness of her lips as she spoke and read the words
I suppose a knight should lead the way for her Lord
But Randidly shook his head sharply As the spells thrown toward him approached he didnÆt even raise his spear to defend himself
What the hell Isabella mumbled There were tight lines around AlanaÆs eyes as she watched the beginning stages of this battle that was being entirely ignored by the one side GlendelÆs spirits turned restless which put him on edge
Often those spiritsÆ senses were sharper than his own
As the projectiles whizzed closer he still didn’t move But the ash swirling around at his feet they transformed into sharp blades and cut upwards knocking the Skills out of the sky When the ash blades and the Skills clashes the Skills were summarily extinguished After each collision the blades just drifted downward settling around RandidlyÆs feet seemingly unaffected
Not a single attack was able to pierce through that defense The air around Randidly was filled with the clash and fizzle of fire ice lightning and poison The ground around the Ghosthound began to crack and warp as the effects were discharged there leaving the central figure himself completely untouched
And these werenÆt just one or two Skills Almost a half dozen arrived every second shooting out from the three groups to keep Randidly under control
Noticing they were ineffective the leader of the Squads instantly sent out the hold order The flood of Skills stopped giving Glendel an unimpeded view
The GhosthoundÆs lips moved And the line said to Helen at that moment made GlendelÆs blood run cold
Some lessons need to be taught personally
After he spoke the whole arena seemed to change There was abruptly a darkness that swept across the sky Confused Glendel looked upward It was a cloudless day The sun was hanging above them releasing constant warmth
Yet why was it suddenly so cold and dismal
First team The leader of the Squads barked The front twenty or so members of the middle squad started into a dead run rushing toward the GhosthoundÆs position There were monsters that resembled this manner of operation occasionally Ones that could perform a powerful wide area ritual Often the best response to that was to directly engage and overpower the opponent while the ritual was occurring
Considering the wide effect of whatever the Ghosthound was doing Glendel could logically understand why the leader had chosen this tactic Based upon his experience the Ghosthound would likely use the most effective means to strike down this mass of people That is he would rely on powerful area Skills to reduce their fighting strength and then pick them apart
Therefore following this logic striking before that happened was the best response The spirits inside of Glendel rustled uneasily
But what GlendelÆs instincts were screaming at him right now was to do the exact opposite Wait Watch This isnÆt something weÆve seen before
Why do I feel like they are going to get massacred Isabella said slack jawed
Alana hummed her agreement Are you starting to get it If the Ghosthound couldn’tÆ handle this much Donnyton wouldnÆt even exist Now watch closely HeÆs about to move
But it wasnÆt Randidly that moved not at first Even as those Donnyton Squads were sprinting at him decreasing the distance between them to only a few meters Randidly remained still Instead the sky above him seemed to tremble
Then slowly like a wooden door swinging open in a horror movie a dark portal creaked open and something strolled down to tower above them all
It was a skeleton with bones the dark grey of cast iron floating downward into position above Randidly Every second its bones seemed to be disintegrating causing a small smog of grey particles to waft outward into the air around its body Somehow it also seemed to be breathing sending rippling billows of that smog outward from its torso to surround its limbs
The skeleton was human except for two details
The first detail was its hands which ended in long knife like blades With that grey smog obscuring most of its body all that could be clearly seen of it were the intermittent flashes of those blades
The second detail was perhaps not something that made the skeleton inhuman But it made its visage chilling to look at it didnÆt possess the bottom part of its jaw Its front teeth stabbed crudely downwards crooked and broken hanging in the air
With great care it surveyed the charging squad members who were so intent on Randidly that they likely didnÆt even look up to see this terrible specter Then it moved and with it Randidly moved too charging directly toward his opponents
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The Ashen Phantom was howling silently as Randidly rushed forward toward the melee fighters in front of them Its hunger and glee was clear there was prey right before it and the Ashen Phantom was hungry
Even while sprinting they stayed in pretty good formation which was honestly rather impressive RandidlyÆs mental respect for the training of Donnyton went up several notches He had always understood that it was a really grueling process but he had never seen any tangible results of that To be here watching these lowest ranked Squads working in tandem to fight him gave Randidly a sense of what Donnyton was capable of
Not enough Randidly thought sadly Although they did their best Donnyton couldnÆt prepare their Classers for what was to come
But Randidly would readily admit that his idea of normalÆ training was a bit skewed
Again the Ashen Phantom raised its head and howled causing more and more anguish and grudge to rise up out of its body and flood the air The cloud of ash in the surrounding area darkened to a foreboding slate The vicious regret that plagued the Phantom became condensed ash filling the air around RandidlyÆs body
RandidlyÆs eyes went to the lead individual a tall man in plate mail and wielding a mace All he needed to do was break through the first individual and this first round would be his
Not knowing that he was the focal point of this whole fight the man raised his mace and brought it down with lethal force toward Randidly The spikes on the mace seemed to glimmer in the dim light that was filtering through the oppressive image of the Ashen Phantom Image and vicious intent gathered in RandidlyÆs chest as the blow curved downward toward his shoulder
Too slow Spear Advances Ash Trails the Inevitable Phantom Arrives
Although his Skills hadnÆt yet merged as cleanly as had his images and moves Randidly still was able to cobble together both Skills into a powerful single Skill As his momentum jumped sharply upward Randidly tore a hole through the side of the man charging at him lowering his spear at the last second to leave his right arm hanging onto his torso by a small amount of shredded muscle rather than amputating the arm altogether