They collapsed tripping over each other and falling like cloth dolls into haphazard piles When the offensive Skills entered that zone of Indignation projectiles disintegrated to powder and spells sputtered out
The ground underneath the barrier began to crack even as the concentrated zone Randidly created continued to refuse everyone passage
One enterprising young woman leapt over the barrier spinning her staff like a helicopter as she traveled through the air With a soft tap she landed on the far side and immediately leveled her spear at Randidly
His Crown pulsed with power When Randidly reached for Grasp of the World Seed the image of Yggdrasil was hanging over everything in the area staining it all with its resplendent glow It wore the Crown It was monarch
Congratulations Synergy detect Your Skill Grasp of the World Seed is evolving
Your Skill Grasp of the World Seed has evolved into the Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil Skill Level will be maintained Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil has resonated with the other Yggdrasil Skills Creation of a Skillset possible
Warning creating a Skillset will cause a shift in the related Skills Attempting with insufficient energy will result in loss of life and sickness Would you like to create a Skillset now
No need Randidly thought brusquely It was nice to confirm a Skillset was close for his Yggdrasil Skills But now was not the time Randidly was aiming to have one more Skill become a part of it before he took that step
But with his newly evolved Skill Randidly smashed back the staff wielding woman who jumped over the barrier Yelping she managed to spin around and regain her feet just in time to enter into the barrier from this side and collapse anyway Foam frothed up from her mouth making her abrupt loss of consciousness clear
There was a pause as the Squaders tried to figure out what to do In that time Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil ripped up from the ground and stabbed deeply into their thighs and calves Then the roots sprouted thorns and ripped the surrounding muscles to shreds
Randidly grinned the main boost he noticed immediately was how quickly the roots appeared If one was standing on the ground it now seemed impossible to avoid being pierced Such was the small fraction of time between the root ripping up out of the ground and punching into someone’s flesh
If you noticed it breaking through the ground it was already too late
“Kneel ” Randidly announced Then he ripped his roots out of the Squader’s legs As one they collapsed in pools of blood struggling to block the flow of blood from their wounds
Then Randidly looked down at Eli Iron who was looking with wide eyes up toward the image of Yggdrasil ” this is where you surrender “
Chapter 929
After they had surrendered Randidly walked over and stood looking at the completely placid pool of water that surrounded the arena in the quarry There wasnÆt a ripple to be seen on the crystal clear water Behind him the audience was finally starting to wake up from the violence it had just witnessed
Before him Randidly let his eyes glaze over as he traced the lines of the revealed bedrock
Behind him Donnyton slowly grasped that something had irrevocably changed
Helen came to stand next to Randidly You lost your temper
Snorting Randidly shrugged in acknowledgment It was not like he could deny it now The proof of it was too visible Especially for Helen who had experienced the ebb and flow of his moods for quite some time
When Randidly didnÆt say anything else Helen continued to speak Are there not other groups who will follow you on this world This is your homeworld after all This betrayal need not be a big thing
That earned a scowl from Randidly Some of the tension returned to his shoulders as he tightened his right hand into a warm fist But then he sighed and all of the tension sluiced out of him and into that placid water beneath him you are right I own a company or at least I used to And also there is an Order that I sit at the head of If all else fails IÆll be able to influence those organizations to go down the route of images should Donnyton choose
Randidly trailed off What had they even chosen here It was one dumb action by one reckless individual Most of the other details of his relationship with them hadnÆt changed The monolith that was Donnyton canÆt be shaken so easily could it
But now I know this could happen Randidly thought sadly That even now they need me to protect them from themselves And without a thought I stepped in and fixed it If I continue to protect them like this they wonÆt grow No matter how realistic I make the threat I spared them the consequences of Stan and EliÆs foolish plan They will correct but
Not enough
Probably the Order would be my choice Randidly said finally It is respected amongst the other Orders There are individuals there with talent But it might become a geographic problem more than anything else
The Order would need a base That base would need to be an area that wouldnÆt be politically troublesome by setting up within another Zone while also having the reach to influence the rest of Earth Balancing those two issues was almost impossible considering the current state of affairs
Is there a plan for the next challenge HelenÆs voice softened as she moved past the difficult conversation about RandidlyÆs relationship with Donnyton For her willingness to allow this to proceed Randidly was immensely thankful
Because without him even realizing it Donnyton had always been that avenue to spreading the strength of images throughout the world That was what he had imagined And now well likely he would struggle to understand what had exactly happened for quite a while
No Randidly said finally Although if my memory serves you might not get the chance to participate This next rung will probably be more about brute force than anything else
Helen raised an eyebrow but Randidly just shrugged
So give me a very short and compelling explanation for why that was necessary Mrs Hamilton said with steel in her voice Her fingers flexed with all the subtlety of a bear trap being wound open If you do not
You would resort to violence without a trial What happened to the rule of law in Donnyton StanÆs face remained an impassive mask even as he had the nerve to snark Mrs Hamilton just looked at him
Small beads of sweat began to form on his forehead Finally he broke and shook his head it was a joke Look we learned a lot from that challenge And when Clarissa goes up there for this next one
ItÆs like you didnÆt hear me give you instructions Mrs Hamilton said icily Currently the individuals in the VIP box were herself Stan Alana Hank Clarissa and the recovering Cortez siblings Aside from Mrs Hamilton and Stan the rest stood like mute statues as spectators for this roasting session
For the Cortez siblings especially they seemed frozen by the weight of violence that Mrs Hamilton was throwing out into the area Isabella was pale and Mrs Hamilton hadnÆt seen Pan take a breath in almost a minute
Trust me Stan said but Mrs Hamilton had enough Her fingers twitched again but this time with a much different purpose The razor sharp wires that Mrs Hamilton had spread throughout the VIP section twisted and sheared off several locks of hair from Stan and took the tip of his ear with them
Everyone who hadnÆt been absolutely still now froze
He is DonnytonÆs closest and oldest ally A benefactor Mrs Hamilton hissed A thousand emotions were seething in her chest for this brave black haired boy she had watched shifted into a young man who now had to bear the weight of DonnytonÆs stupidity on his back And yet this twisted little shit
Mrs Hamilton took a breath You alienated him You broke the trust between him and us and then forced him to take responsibility for it so that Donnyton wouldnÆt be completely locked out of the political posturing that is to come And all you can say
Twist Screech
This time Mrs Hamilton took StanÆs pinky finger and bound him by the wrist pulling his hand upward and splaying his fingers outward with the thicker version of the metal wires he hadnÆt noticed weaving through his limbs The severed pinky dropped to the ground of the booth and rolled almost a meter