Before Randidly could respond further Clarissa and a mage next to her began to act Clarissa raised her hands to the sky while the short man crouched down and pressed his hand against the ground
Creeping Frost Creeping Frost Creeping Frost
Harden Calcify Harden Calcify
It didnÆt take long for Randidly to realize what they were doing Very quickly his expression turned grim
The ground beneath him had been enhanced and frozen Although normally Randidly would be able to pierce upward through the ground without a problem now the topsoil had been transformed into something akin to bedrock A quick series of probes revealed that all of the ground around the arena had been forged into a heavy shield pointing downward toward the ground beneath
If that wasnÆt enough the powerful frost spells that Clarissa had cast had multiplied the effectiveness of SamÆs weapon which severely weakened his plants Underneath the effects of that pervasive image of cold Randidly could only use a fraction of his Infinite Fingers of YggdrasilÆs ability
RandidlyÆs expression darkened
Chapter 941
Creeping Frost Absolute Zero Creeping Frost
Rather than easing up after their goal had been accomplished Clarissa and her companion only increased the speed of their Skill usage Although they were chewing rapidly through Mana the shield that they maintained effectively stabilized their position in the arena
Randidly frowned the ground as though truly surprised by this move He saw Alana glance at him and then shake her head slightly before continuing to catch up to Helen Without the interference of the roots Alana would finish this quickly
On the other side the Squads finally had a weapon against the agile Riders Although they were quick Kayle danced among them like the god of death In quick succession he was able to cut down three and force several others away from the wounded He also bought several seconds worth of time so Paolo and Dozer could catch up and begin throwing blows that would shatter the rider’s limbs in a single strike
When the riders avoided those blows neither Dozer and Paolo appeared to care Instead they smashed the hardened ground directly sending reverberations through the brittle ground Randidly had some hope that they would weaken the seal enough for him to use his Skill again there was no weakness he felt And it did destabilize the relatively fragile legs of the riders
Donny Mrs Hamilton and Annie slowed their attacks against Randidly gathering their strength It seemed that they were content to allow him to attempt to break through their defenses and strike at the mages in order to cease the bind against his Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil
Are they truly so confident dealing with the Chimeric Skills Or Randidly looked again at Donny and that strange contraption of Aether at his core Or is this the trap
Then Randidly began to laugh His annoyance passed like a cloud on a spring day If they couldnÆt find ways to slow him down they wouldnÆt have even dared to attempt this challenge To let this little trick upset him was pointless His Crown pulsed with power Fine do you want to play with spells
Randidly breathed in using Cursed Appetite of a Wraith His body was flooded with power and he could feel the surrounding individual bristle as all of the Attributes they regenerated in that short break were stolen away
Then twenty Eruption of the Blazing Leylines ripped upward from the ground in the area around Dozer and his group the immense heat thawing and cracking the hard ground A few of the surrounding riders used the distraction to form up and escape once more
Maintain the frost on your position Mrs Hamilton barked even as she herself approached Randidly There was a second of strangeness that gave Randidly pause but then he accepted that she truly was attempting to challenge him to a physical confrontation As her daggers and wires flung outward to hem him in Randidly snorted
Donny charged toward RandidlyÆs side beginning to glow with a golden radiance But Randidly just spared him a sidelong glance Gleeful at the prey the Grim Chimera crooned happily Then Randidly lazily spun his spear and waited for them to arrive
Absolute Zero Creeping Frost Clarissa continued to proudly narrate her rapidly decreasing Mana Her Skills continued to keep the area around here thoroughly frosted With the support of the stone mage that meant Randidly couldnÆt just rip up through the barrier they created and attack them However they were fools
Randidly smirked Fine then No regular attacks from below How about this
Creeping but Clarissa blinked in surprise and fell to her knees as the ground beneath her jerked upward The whole arena shuddered Several of the other mages also fell their Skills fizzling to nothing
With a tearing rumble a twenty meter in diameter section of the arena was simply lifted upward by RandidlyÆs Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil The frozen ground remained completely intact but that chunk of land had now been removed Densely woven vines trembled with the effort of lifting it but they managed it
RandidlyÆs flame spells had weakened a few points along the outskirts of the area enough to pierce through and he had then used a fair bit of Mana to just pick up the offending chunk of ground that was very close to impervious to his Skills
Then while grinning at Mrs Hamilton he threw the offending chunk of ground away with a heaving explosion of power from the Infinite FIngers of Yggdrasil Is this all
Immediately Alana cursed loudly as Helen avoided her sudden strike at the same moment Randidly physically overwhelmed and threw away the seal that they had so carefully planned against him This is exactly why I should be the one pinning him down right now Well change of plans anyway
With a burst of bright light Alana surged into motion and left Helen behind Regardless she could not allow that huge chunk of ground to impact the stands Because of the slow arc of the heavy projectile most people were already scrambling up out of the way of the area it would land there were very few weaklings sitting in the first few rows of the stands
Mostly those were filled with the Squads that Randidly had previously defeated They were prepared to retreat quickly after their loss
But based on how large the projectile was if it damaged any of the structural supports of the stands it could
Then Alana paused
While the mages were rapidly leaping off of the chunk of land Randidly threw toward the stands and most of the people were running away one figure appeared grinning over at Alana He even had the nerve to wave cheekily at her before raising his hand and smashing his fist toward the huge chunk of rock
Ace you fuck What are you doing here Alana thought grimly
AceÆs strike smashed into the rock shattering the front half and splitting the remainder into several large chunks These while dangerous to people simply hit the carefully reinforced stands and left relatively deep cracks There was no chance of permanent damage from the smaller stones
For a second Alana was frozen She couldnÆt decide whether to apprehend Ace now and beat answers about Roy out of him or to continue with the challenge
Yet very quickly she turned back to the arena She had a role to play Her first step was then toward Randidly but then she forced herself to turn and head toward Helen who was now speeding across the ground like a hurricane toward Clarissa and her crew
Finished here Dozer said as he arrived next to Alana The nervous looking Cortez siblings were with him Behind them lay the crumpled forms of the strange summons that Randidly had produced They had not responded well to the shaking caused by Randidly lifting the frozen ground and tossing it away Although they were extraordinarily graceful and possessed extremely sharp weapons they couldnÆt keep up with the combat experience possessed by Dozer Paolo and Kayle
Fine Alana said Ready for this DonÆt hold back just because you traveled with her The quicker we take her out of the fight the quicker we can fight against Randidly directly