The air around Kayle sharpened as though he steadily transformed into a naked blade that stood aloft glittering with vicious deadliness His hands flexed abruptly reminding Randidly of the vicious readiness that he had sometimes seen from Hank and his revolver
Paolo raised his hands to the sky and Randidly could distantly hear the sound of cheering The noise grew increasingly thunderous especially as people in the crowd got caught up in his rising nascent image and began to cheer Some of the vigor that Randidly had stolen from the audience emerged again until people were stomping their feet and screaming out all of the stress and confusion they had felt watching the previous challenges
This was the pinnacle of DonnytonÆs Squads This was their pride The dying embers of DonnytonÆs strength were stoked and came surging back into focus This was Donnyton They would not fall And all of that pride and confidence swirled around Paolo giving weight to his movements
Randidly grinned He looked sideways at Helen who bright eyes seemed to sense the same thing that he did This was going to be fun
On cue the referee announced the start of the match and all twenty four of the figures on the stage surged into motion
Chapter 933
Rumbling with condensed power Paolo led the charge toward Randidly with his fists raised He was not fast but his sheer momentum meant that Randidly did not have much time before the Brawler arrived in front of him
His blows came short and sharp with barely any pause between them To those strikes Randidly raised Acri and spun the spear expertly Then he lowered himself into a grounded stance to unleash the combination of Spear Advances Ash Trails and As the Sun Stills but Randidly was forced to jerk his head backward right before he was about to move
Slice
A thin line of blood trickled down his cheek and into RandidlyÆs gritted teeth The knife that careened past twired mid air and began to accelerate toward RandidlyÆs back A cute trick but Randidly had more than enough tension to follow multiple projectiles Yet PaoloÆs next round of strikes finally arrived pushing Randidly back even further
With two quick chops of Acri he knocked aside the strikes and dispersed the force Yet Paolo used that opportunity to close the distance and his left hand shot forward in a twisted claw With two fingers acting as daggers he pierced toward RandidlyÆs left shoulder
RandidlyÆs eyes widened as he followed the line of the attack to its destination Going for the leather bindings of my arm foolish
Rather than dodging Randidly allowed the strike to smash against Sulfur Paolo grimaced in pain as his finger strike failed to pierce and followed up with a quick right cross Randidly lifted his left arm batted away the knife that was heading toward his back and then chopped downward to throw the punch off of its course
When their blows crossed RandidlyÆs grin widened while PaoloÆs eyes narrowed Their strength was near equal even while Paolo continued to funnel Strength through his vast image Randidly standing still and not drawing any strength from his images was able to match that amount of force
But itÆs time to stop playing around
RandidlyÆs image exploded outward Bones ripped up from the earth and formed into a keening Ashen Phantom Its body was surrounded by an amorphous cloud of ash that pulsed and seethed with its hunger and fury The only portions of its body that were truly visible was the burning eyes and the long fingers that had been so thoroughly stained by blood to become maroon
That wave of ash blasted outward knocking Paolo a few steps backward Unfortunately for Randidly two of PaoloÆs Squad members rushed into that gap both releasing heavy punches toward him Frowning Randidly brutally smashed both of them backward but was forced to hop to the side to avoid another vicious cut from Kayle
Two Squad members arenÆt nearly as good as either Paolo or Kayle but when they combine forces they can buy a split second well letÆs see how they handle the accumulated damage Randidly thought idly as the blade hummed past
The ground cracked and shattered evidencing the dangerous power contained in KayleÆs strike
Such was RandidlyÆs attention on KayleÆs attack that he noticed KayleÆs Squad Members attacks too late they drew pale lines across Sulfur unable to penetrate the powerful armor Still it was a blow to his pride He cut twice with Acri hitting the first but narrowly missing the second
These two step quickly well then it will be easier to burn through PaoloÆs lackeys
But then Paolo was back with fiery eyes rumbling forward in an attempt to tackle Randidly to the ground Raucous PhantomÆs Finale the Skill coded into RandidlyÆs powerful left arm hit Paolo in a brutal uppercut motion The cartilage of PaoloÆs nose broke and his head jerked upward in a spray of blood
Yet Paolo gritted his teeth and forced his head back down to glare at Randidly With grim determination he took another step forward
Three more Raucous PhantomÆs Finale smashed him left right and then directly down into the ground The arena floor cracked and cratered Paolo bouncing slightly from the concussive force
But Randidly felt Kayle appear behind him
Got you The knife wielding man whispered Then he cut aiming to sever RandidlyÆs metallic left arm
Wild PhantomÆs Embrace All is Ash
The Ashen PhantomÆs eyes burned as it became nothing but a spec of ash borrowing the momentum of the attack to blur away and appear behind Kayle Acri ripped forward in an As the Sun Stills but unfortunately Kayle spun to the side and only received a glancing blow
Still even deflected the power contained in that Skill was enough to smash Kayle backward Instantly the two Squad members who were supporting him leapt forward and caught his body
An opening As Randidly took a step to follow up on the moment of weakness Randidly paused for two reasons
The first was that the timing of the six people he was facing was almost perfect As he made to step forward PaoloÆs two bruisers came at him from the sides Not only did they work within their Squad well but the two Squads clearly spent a lot of timing fighting together against each other or otherwise They knew when to move so there wasnÆt enough of an opening for Randidly to take
Which was partially his own weakness Randidly reflected bitterly Because the transition between styles wasnÆt seamless Randidly had to completely condense after Wild PhantomÆs Embrace then use As the Sun Stills That moment of warning was enough to give Kayle an opportunity to shift the blow into something survivable
Well he probably would have survived eventually Randidly reflected as his eyes scanned PaoloÆs two goons
The second thing Randidly noticed set his teeth on edge The leather bindings that held his left arm in place made a soft noise as they hit the ground Seeing Randidly pause PaoloÆs supporters didnÆt press the issue
As KayleÆs two supporters helped him to his feet Kayle smiled sweetly at Randidly With such sloppily combined Skills did you really think you could dodge my blade
Randidly just looked at Kayle as he reached up and used his right hand to press the metallic arm to his shoulder before it could detach all the way Which would have been extremely painful Kayle opened his mouth to speak but as he did so Paolo roared forward swinging his fists in wild arcs
Narrowing his eyes Randidly studied Paolo Looks like I will need a few seconds
Immediately the ash grey circlet around his head erupted in emerald flames The flames were so large and eye catching that Randidly felt like he should be partially blinded by their brightness yet they didnÆt seem to affect his vision at all In fact RandidlyÆs focus expanded to cover every single detail of PaoloÆs assault
Two Reach of the Jade Slags erupted out of the ground seizing PaoloÆs legs With a roar the Brawler just ripped forward through those as if he were stepping through tall grass But then he barely crossed his arms in a defensive posture in time to catch an Ignition Bolt in the chest But this wasnÆt just a normal Ignition Bolt