Like a storm the cold winds surrounding the hammer rose up Yggdrasil pressed downward on the hammer but its passage through the air seemed to activate some passive ability of it The more it moved the more chill air gathered around it
Yet that wasnÆt enough The Grim Chimera roared its dominance and the aura produced by the hammer slowly shrunk Ambient energy was effective against Randidly in the broader sense but that was only when it wasnÆt faced with a condensed image As it was the Grim Chimera reached out and slashed The hammer was smashed to the ground its energy dispersed
Another wave of those dark grey blades shot outward cutting through those individuals that barely had managed to withstand the previous wave of assaults Of course there was a cost to lashing out like this DonnytonÆs true heroes had another second to gather themselves
But with more blood on the air Randidly knew that Helen would become even more troublesome for Alana to deal with Even now he periodically used Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil to strike at their legs But as DonnytonÆs attacks against him grew more concentrated he spent more and more attention making sure to track all the threats surrounding him
At that thought RandidlyÆs gaze slid sideways to that distant battlefield The combination of Dozer and Alana was trouble even for him Although Helen couldnÆt face them directly her empowered Domain gave her enough mobility to avoid their debilitating strikes But what Randidly didnÆt understand was why they werenÆt using those two to pin him down
RandidlyÆs gaze tightened If they donÆt want to reveal their tricks IÆll just force the issue They wonÆt be able to hold out forever Man is Proud but the Chimera Takes
The ground beneath RandidlyÆs feet shattered as he threw himself forward The two headed bearÆs paw smashed the ground where Randidly had been standing a split second later enlarging the crater in the arena Roaring in fury the bear raised both of its head and attempted to locate the evaporated Randidly
Instantly after moving Randidly appeared before Ptolemy Once more that point of terrible cravings and resentment swirled around Acri forming an irresistible weight However unlike the bear PtolemyÆs body had none of the resiliency necessary to handle this strike without being obliterated immediately
But once again Donny appeared bringing his glowing shield up to smash toward Randidly It seemed that Donny possessed Skills relating to saving others because there was no other way to explain the sudden bursts of speed he displayed in the last instances right before Randidly was going to strike
Yet Randidly just smiled Taking Ptolemy out of the fight would certainly make it easier to pick off DonnytonÆs fill ins but that wasnÆt such a big deal But Randidly had been sure that Donny would move himself to block Ptolemy if he struck In DonnytonÆs mind likely the value of a combat medic was extremely high
If you think his Mana pool matters against an image you are a fool But on the other hand RandidlyÆs eyes once more pierced through to trace the strange shapes of Aether around Donny that he couldnÆt understand ItÆs much safer to take you out now DonÆt blame me for being rough
The Chimera Weeps as Man Mourns A dozen blows curved outward in a dense web not toward Donny but toward Paolo Kayle and the three more elite Classers that had moved to surround Randidly as he struck at Ptolemy Truly they wouldnÆt allow him to have time to isolate and strike at any single individual But it was time to test the limits of their ability
This time they all acted defensively in response to his blows But still Acri traced several deep gashes across the arms of the elites Yet with their experience Paolo and Kayle were able to endure and stepped forward to attack again Small amounts of energy gathered toward their strikes as they mimicked RandidlyÆs ability to use images in an extremely crude way
Ignoring them RandidlyÆs left arm blurred into motion Instantly DonnyÆs shield whipped upward to block Yet when Randidly used the metallic arm to seize the lip of DonnyÆs shield he could sense the younger manÆs shock
Randidly whipped around physically throwing Donny in the air toward the edge of the arena Kayle and PaoloÆs blows were strong but Chimeric Avoidance meant both smashed against Sulfur almost harmlessly And then Randidly used Man is Proud but the Chimera Takes to blast past them and arrive before the airborne Donny
Donny twisted midair and raised his sword eyes blazing Randidly sensed a dozen individuals moving to stop him but he had simply moved too quickly For this exchange it was just the two of them
Blow of Reckoning Donny bellowed as he swung his sword to meet RandidlyÆs thrust
The blows met each other and Donny was smashed downward against the arena ground Perhaps due to the significant strengthening that the arena experienced but the ground only cracked and Donny bounced almost five meters off the ground to float back upward toward RandidlyÆs position
While DonnyÆs expression was stunned Randidly raised his spear Acri began to glow cherry red as he prepared the Molten Fang of the Pariah
Yet as he moved to finish Donny off the sound of a dozen arrows cutting through the air made Randidly grin Too late DonÆt forget there are still two images here that you need to contend with
The cracked ground split as Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil finally had a weakness it could easily exploit The arena split and revealed the bounty of the Earth Those thorny roots whipped upward and smashed the arrows to the side Inwardly Randidly was surprised how powerful they were but it wouldnÆt be enough
Grimacing Randidly twisted and unleashed his Molten Fang of the Pariah upward There hadnÆt been any noise his ears could catch but the ripples of Aether gave away the fearsome nature of the attack
I knew your fangs were longer than this Annie Randidly gnashed his teeth and smashed the arrow to the side Even though he completely overpowered it he was knocked down by the force Compared to her previous arrows this one was about three times as powerful and moved double as quickly Without Aether Detection he probably would have simply been smashed by that attack
It wouldnÆt have killed him but it certainly would have inflicted a deep wound To know that Annie had saved such a silent attack just went to show how seriously she took this challenge
Abruptly Randidly reversed his grip on Acri and stabbed backward Unfortunately Donny had used the moment Randidly was distracted to regain his focus and now moved to smash Randidly with his shield
Perfect Disengage Donny called Even though RandidlyÆs spear clearly contained the superior power DonnyÆs shield seemed to be just as alive as Acri as it twisted to the side knocking RandidlyÆs hyper sharp thrust to the side In addition Randidly felt some part of his airborne momentum stolen
As he floated through the air Donny landed perfectly on the ground and began to sprint back toward the others Even now Paolo Kayle and the two headed bear were bounding over toward Randidly
Eyes flashing Randidly manipulated Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil Although Donny initially used his sword to scythe through the roots they were more numerous and tenacious than Donny could reasonably account for Very quickly he was slowed to a walk as he swung his sword and cursed
As soon as Randidly touched the ground he had crossed the distance to Donny But Mrs HamiltonÆs voice cut across the arena from behind Randidly Donny Do it now
Lightning fast Donny produced something from an interspatial ring and tossed it toward Randidly Without even thinking Randidly brought Acri upward and bissected the sudden projectile to disperse its force Yet what truly surprised Randidly was how easily the item was ripped in half
His eyes focused
It was
a mutated groundhog
ItÆs a corpse Randidly thought His eyes narrowed
Despite the small size of the corpse the explosion set dark energy and bits of gore included quite a bit of concussive force With Chimeric Avoidance Randidly didnÆt take any damage but it did mean that he missed the Aether signature of the next attack until it was too late