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Shaking her head Helen said That image ItÆs strong as hell But donÆt you think it resembles the SpearmanÆs image His original one

The violence Yea The thought occurred to me Randidly said quietly Both looked toward the horizon pointedly not looking toward the individuals being helped off the arena

Helen eventually broke the silence The rules are a five minute break between rungs Will you have enough time to recover

the next rung is yours Randidly said Blood dripping from its fingers that vicious hunger I think IÆm going to take some time to refine the image

Helen smiled like a wolf IÆve been waiting to hear that

Chapter 919

Randidly scratched his head looking at the raw anticipation on HelenÆs face It seemed like the act of watching Randidly had really raised her anticipation into something resembling obsession Ah by the way

Hmm Some of the hesitance in his expression must have cut through her excitement because Helen blinked and looked at Randidly with a frown What is it You already promised I could have the next one IÆm not fucking back down now

No itÆs not that Randidly shook his head But there is an hour break between matches not five minutes

What But when I attempted this they kept the breaks short so my Stamina Helen trailed off

Grinning Randidly just shrugged The benefit of being the Ghosthound I guess DonÆt wear yourself out getting excited too early

Helen ground her teeth so fiercely that Randidly heard the sound and winced

So what did we learn Alana said coolly turning to look at Isabella and Pan Both were inscrutable but Alana understood the female Cortez sibling a little better

IsabellaÆs face was split into a deep frown likely she knew exactly how dangerous RandidlyÆs mobility was In terms of tactics she was head and shoulders above Pan Although Alana felt somewhat bitter based upon how the siblings had used her for their fame she couldnÆt deny the other woman was damn good in a pinch

For the future of Donnyton polishing her was a good idea Despite how smug she sometimes looked about their record

Yet of the two of them it was Pan who Alana studied most closely His expression was mild as though Randidly Ghosthound hadnÆt flayed fifty people within an inch of their life within two seconds He was looking out at the arena quietly but Alana had no doubt that his mind was slowly rotating behind the scenes

In terms of strategy Pan was only below a single individual in Donnyton

fast Numbers donÆt mean anything to that sort of speed Isabella finally said Most of the members from lower Squads will just be in the way Even in our Squad there might be a few who canÆt follow his movements

Well itÆs not true that the numbers mean nothing Mrs Hamilton cut into the conversation with a smile Do you know why they end up being meaningless

They canÆt hit him his defense is too powerful If the mages were more powerful Isabella said bluntly

Alana shook her head slightly indicating that particular train of thought wasnÆt the most fruitful It wasnÆt that Isabella was wrong if they possessed someone with overwhelming power they would be able to crack open RandidlyÆs shield

But that wasnÆt how someone in charge of a squad should think Monsters were more powerful than people That was just how it was Strategizing to simply have more power than the opponent wasnÆt worth a damn

The silence stretched as Isabella frowned at her knuckles Finally Pan looked upward and opened his mouth

ItÆs that ash he has It didnÆt seem to be costing him anything It seems like he could defend against the Skills without effort Unless numbers are enough to overwhelm that having more people is meaningless Pan looked up at Alana his eyes bright

Much closer but still wrong Glendel said Alana glanced over at the gaunt man surprised Then again it made sense that he would understand the main reason that Randidly Ghosthound was so fearsome Glendel possessed the same natural advantage after all

The reason that Randidly Ghosthound is powerful enough to make numbers meaningless Alana said Is his Perception Whether it be by Skill or by Stats he can see everything that is coming his way and react to it He has the Intelligence Focus and Control to address everything in the surrounding area Numbers are meaningless because we havenÆt reached the point where he canÆt account for everything

Strength is something we can account for Alana continued We can learn to deal with his huge variety of Skills If we layer Skills I have no doubt that we would be able to defend against his attacks Yet he wonÆt let us his Perception means he sees everything that is coming his way Which is the most difficult sort of foe to defeat

Both Isabella and Pan stared at Alana somewhat mesmerized Alana cracked her knuckles as she watched the medics help up those that were most seriously injured Truly if the medics had been a little lax while moving to assist there might have been fatalities But it now looked like everyone would pull through

Good Alana thought grimly It would have been our fault if someone died arrayed against the Ghosthound when they clearly werenÆt ready

from the way you are saying it you make it sound like Perception is a super power Isabella said with a frown But thatÆs just not true We get shit on all the time because our Champion is always dreaming and has no real combat power ThatÆs why the Nemesai have been able to run wild in Zone 32 They even were able to attack Donnyton

Sorry girlie but you are wrong A rumbling voice cut across Isabella A tall man with a face covered in dark stubble walked up to their private box at the front of the stands wearing an easy smile At his hips he wore two leather holsters for handguns that were worn smooth with use They need to attack here Of all the ChampionÆs SimonÆs power is the one that can cross into other Zones If they would strike heavily at another Zone Simon could use his dreaming power to assist that other Champion effectively doubling the resistance

Hank you made it Mrs Hamilton said warmly What took you so long

Hank sauntered into the room and pointed the greasy brown bag in his hand Peanuts I didnÆ think Rand would finish so quick

He politely offered the open bag to everyone in the room Of them all only Alana took a handful of peanuts and began methodically crushing the shells and popping the nuts into her mouth Hank took the seat next to Alana casually removing his holsters and slinging them across the chair back

Isabella seemed annoyed at the interruption but Pan looked intently at Hank you Are the gunslinger right I saw you fight once when you came to Donnyton chasing after the Undying Hero Would you uhh sign this

With a gesture Pan summoned a repeater handgun from his interspatial ring Alana immediately covered her mouth with a hand to hide her smile

The gun was sparkling in the sunlight clearly the recipient of frequent cleanings and polishings In addition the repeater itself was an Erickson Steel product from the H series of handguns that they produced Which Alana knew were heavily influenced by HankÆs very high requirements for his guns Compared to the average gun on the market this model could handle an extremely dense and powerful amount of Mana within its bullets

That quiet Pan was secretly a cowboy fanboy Alana thought with amusement

Hank seemed surprised at first but then his face split into a wide grin He happily took the gun spun it expertly testing the weight with his hand Then with his finger glowing with concentrated Mana he quickly scrawled Hank Howard across the barrel

Pan accepted the gun back sheepishly a rare smile across his face

Well anyway Isabella said clearly irritated by both being told she was wrong and by her brotherÆs interruption Is Perception really that important It just seems wrong to say that is his greatest strength when he has that evil looking skeleton Skill

it wasnÆt a Skill Alana said with a grimace I donÆt have the same sort of ability of that secretary in the Refuge but I can sense Mana and Stamina expenditure That monster wasnÆt a Skill Using it didnÆt cost him anything at all