Instead of charging the riders wheeled around and began to return to the individuals from Alana andÆs DonnyÆs Raid Squad The roots that the wounded had been somehow managing with Ptolemy assistance abruptly doubled in number now switching from attacking to simply entangling the limbs of the warriors of Donnyton Like heavy chains they dragged them down making them helpless before the ridersÆ charge
Cursing Ptolemy removed two short swords from his ring and began to desperately cut his allies free but from AlanaÆs peripheral observation it was clear he wouldnÆt make it in time
AnnieÆs voice cut through the air Dozer
Hop up
With an enviable sort of combination Annie jumped toward Dozer who extended his weapon caught her with the tip of his club He then flung her impossibly high into the air like a baseball player hitting a grand slam above the scoreboard Instantly glowing white arrows began to rain down toward Randidly
But as Dozer then charged to intercept the dangerous riders who were about to reach the bound Donnyton elite Glendel stepped forward and raised both his arms Descend
There was a shuddering rumble and suddenly the area between the group fighting Randidly and the group fighting the riders was filled with a towering mass of flesh with spectral tentacles Ooze slowly spread outward from the central body The hovering text above it revealed it was Level 66 and its strikes smashed downward toward the riders with clear antagonism
With that same impossible grace they wove their way between them inflicting small wounds on the tentacles as they hurried toward their prey that was struggling to free themselves from the roots
Not my battle Alana struggled to remind herself Her focus returned once more to her own opponent Yet even as Alana continued inflicted small wounds on Helen around them the battle continued to escalate The glowing arrows that Annie shot down at Randidly crashed into the ground like comets yet Randidly casually smashed them out of the air with his spear
DonnyÆs body was suffused with a golden light as he charged toward Randidly while Sam hefted a vivid blue hammer the size of a cinder block The strange spectral monstrosity raised all of its tentacles to smash downward in a second wave toward the riders but then it screamed in absolute agony as almost one hundred roots ripped upward through its body
The plants were covered in strange spectral goo and wiggled like gleeful maggots their thorned sides ripping deep gashes in the spectral monsters Very soon it shivered and collapsed disappearing only five seconds after Glendel had summoned it It also seemed that its disappearance hurt Glendel as well because he coughed and took several steps backward with a pale face
The riders arrived at the still bound group around Ptolemy at the same time that Dozer did It seemed that even if its life was in vain the Level 66 monster had been able to buy some time In that second DozerÆs club was like a tornado smashing out left and right The riders were immediately forced to scatter
This is the battle we are in where a Level 66 monster is barely able to stop him for a second Alana thought So why am I
With three sharp strikes Alana pressed Helen several steps backward Then as the other woman attempted to dodge around her Alana slammed her with pure force and knocked her back several meters to the side
Such was the distance she had pushed her that they now neared the edge of the area Alana rapidly advanced forward releasing thrust after thrust The other womanÆs desperation was clear in her eyes if she retreated another step she would be forced off the arena and to the lowered ground At that point she would have no chance
Likely Helen would have honor enough to stay irrelevant afterward Because Alana had forcefully suppressed her without using Skills while generating enough to weaken RandidlyÆs image in the area
AlanaÆs eyes glowed dangerously as she considered Helen You donÆt belong here Stop holding me back
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HelenÆs breath came in ragged gasps Alana was strong She always knew that Which was why Helen hadnÆt had any intention of challenging her directly It was Dozer that she had her focus looked upon
Yet why was this fucking bitch constantly trying to kill her Without even using any active Skills it was maddening It was infuriating how stifled Helen felt
Very quickly Helen had been pushed to the edge of the arena As her feet were up against that precipice HelenÆs anger drained away All that was left was determination Her focus on Dozer was discarded as useless right now this foe was far more dangerous If she wanted to avoid death right now she couldn’tÆ afford any distractions
After all Helen had no delusions about her abilities although she had reached Level 50 on this planet her Skills and images were still filtered through RandidlyÆs Domain She could bring to bear most of her power but that last 10% that she was missing was especially noticeable in battles of this level
Her current failures against Alana were to be expected Despite the other womanÆs frequently divided attention Helen couldnÆt do anything but retreat
And now there was no longer any room to fall back
Yet Helen was not one of the apex predators in her mind No that was not her path In her right hand her harpoon began to hum softly The cadence was carried along the chain snaking behind her back to her bone knife in the other hand That noise grew nurtured in her heart even as AlanaÆs precise strikes continued to force Helen to inch backward
Very soon HelenÆs heel was no longer on solid ground It was suspended in the air above the two meter drop to the area surrounding the arena Still AlanaÆs strikes rained toward her faster and faster
The Hellfin Reaper roared defiantly in her chest as if it would fight to the death to avenge this grievance Yet its eyes roved around calculatingly considering the different forces at play in the arena On the far side the group gathered around Randidly made its move giving up on striking him down from afar and rushing toward him
Honestly they were forced to With the assistance of the strikes from his roots the riders were dancing around Dozer and deeply wounding the other elites Clarissa cast spells to slow them down but they werenÆt interested in finishing off anyone They were simply trying to sap DonnytonÆs strength
Helen breathed deeply savoring the hint of blood in the air Her Domain rippled almost imperceptibly
In response to the aggression toward Randidly the tree behind him grew even taller its thick roots covered in golden script digging greedily into the ground around him Although it was just an image the whole quarry rumbled ominously from the strain of withstanding RandidlyÆs image digging into it
LetÆs stop playing around Randidly said simply He raised Acri and pointed it at Donny Are you ready
Behind Randidly there was a flickering in the air Cold eddies of ash and dried blood gathered around him Then the monstrous form of the Chimera condensed Ripples spread outward as the two images of the tree and the chimera coexisted
As someone familiar with using images Helen could sense the ripples brushing up against each other However rather than using them to influence the surrounding area right now Randidly kept their influence rather focused As such they only served the specific purposes of strengthening his other Skills rather than acting as a pseudo Domain
Yet those images together immediately changed the feel of the surrounding air As with the area around all top tier image users Helen had seen the boundaries of reality were blurred by the System They would need to move soon or some of the surrounding individuals would naturally form a concrete image as the brains defensive response to the pressure they were under
Although I suppose that is the point isnÆt it Helen dodged AlanaÆs sluggish attack While the other woman was so clearly distracted her foot advanced imperceptibly maintaining her stance on the edge of the arena
It was a small movement but it was still the first time she had managed to advance Helen took another breath The scent of blood in the arena was growing stronger