It seemed that perhaps Randidly had concentrated his fire more than Mrs Hamilton would have thought Casualties were mounting
Immediately Randidly appeared before her with his spear aimed at her heart Although he was clearly disheveled and bleeding the intensity in his eyes made Mrs Hamilton shiver
At times like this I wonder why I ever thought we could win she thought bitterly
Luckily Donny and Glendel didnÆt appear to have as much difficulty in enduring the blades as she had Both of them arrived next to her only a small fraction of time after Randidly While Glendel conjured a powerful Earth Golem spirit Donny used Aura of a Leader to boost all of their Stats a small amount
Heedless Randidly swept forward like a force of nature
The Earth Golem raised its arms but it was simply too slow After smashing one of its legs Randidly flowed around it like a playful spring breeze Donny had moved in RandidlyÆs path but Randidly avoided a direct confrontation and seemed to used that horrific Skill of his to not even need to dash around Donny Instead he ghosted through him and thrust his spear toward Mrs Hamilton
Releasing a breath Mrs Hamilton held up both hands before her and focused her attention IÆll only get one chance Where Force Fails the Invisible Hand Moves
It was incredibly inefficient to use her Skill on herself like To the point that her entire remaining Stamina pool was consumed to move only a small distance to the side Yet she dared not use the Skill on Randidly what if he could avoid its effect too
Plus her timing was good enough that what should have killed her simply passed almost immediately next to her The force of RandidlyÆs attack knocked Mrs Hamilton backward in a tumbling sprawl It was without any grace that she scrambled to her feet struggling to breathe as she felt Randidly sucking in their strength again
For a split second Mrs Hamilton feared that another blow was about to fall But when she looked up Decklan Paolo and Kayle were around Randidly harrying him
Decklan was too weakened by his wounds and was quickly smashed to the side but Kayle and Paolo both moved with grim intent Her earlier order removed the limiter she had placed on their Skills enabling them to use their true bread and butter Skills
From RandidlyÆs expression he immediately realized that they had saved a few tricks for this challenge Still he dodged KayleÆs slash without missing a beat Then when Paolo used Domineering Finisher Randidly simply endured it releasing nothing but a grunt
Paolo grinned like he was impressed
Mrs Hamilton sent a message to Alana We donÆt have any more time Get over here now
Chapter 945
AlanaÆs forehead creased with a frown If it were really that simple to subdue Helen we would have beaten her already Ultimately I misjudged her she is not a berserker SheÆs an endurance fighter
Although at every turn Helen chose to clash head on she excelled at making use of the collision to steal momentum and slip out of their encirclement Very quickly Alana realized that Helen could use their own attacks against them Pinning her down was almost impossible hearing that reminder of her role from Mrs Hamilton rankled
But Alana accepted the necessity and moved smartly toward the elusive Helen The blood red currents around Alana sought to bind her but a brief explosion of her own image was enough to shove those currents away Over the course of the fight Alana had grown much more familiar with utilizing her mental energy in this way It was clear why Randidly was pushing them toward this it was undoubtedly powerful
Even still her improvement left Alana bitter A small consolation prize for those who lost Randidly Ghosthound
Unleashing three quick thrusts Alana attempted to force Helen backward toward the Cortez siblings Unfortunately the other woman moved like a ghost along the unpredictable lines of the currents avoiding all of the strikes Both IsabellaÆs Shield Bash and PanÆs Unerring Thrust met only air
Growling Dozer swung his club from the side to cut off HelenÆs path of retreat Instantly the crimson currents spiraled downward to condense on his limbs
Of them all Dozer was the one with the most difficulty handling the currents Perhaps due to his physical size he was pushed and pulled in multiple directions constantly unable to exercise his complete strength Rather than an asset Dozer had become a liability he simply gave Helen too much cover when she escaped behind him
DonÆt conserve anything Alana said shortly We are finishing her now
Hissing Helen lashed out at Alana but Alana didnÆt even blink She cut downward aiming to inflict a blow even as Helen would hit her At this point such a trade would be ideal Of course Isabella quickly inserted herself between the two women protecting Alana
Helen was forced to spin away even as DozerÆs eyes took on the red hue of his berserk Skill For the next five minutes he would display physical stats that would make even Alana careful about challenging him to a direct fight
With a roar he stepped forward and forcefully ripped his way through the surrounding currents As they were ripped in half the Domain around them swirled without any direction The small shackles around Alana disperse quickly In that opening Pan appeared in a flash and thrust his rapier at Helen
Her parry was decisive quickly overpowering him But before she could follow up on the strike Alana blasted Helen in the side with a wave of fire It wouldnÆt wound her seriously but the small strikes would begin to add up despite how difficult to catch Helen was
Besides even if we havenÆt finished her yet sheÆs failed AlanaÆs gaze flicked to the side where Clarissa was performing some elaborate ritual Circles of Mana appeared around her in a tight cluster connecting her with the three other mages that stood with closed eyes around her For now this will need to be enough Mrs Hamilton Those four certainly been dutiful about chugging Mana potions
Then AlanaÆs sharp gaze turned back to Helen But back to business
The light coming from ClarissaÆs ritual slowly grew Around the arena a low wind began to pull at the edges of their clothes
Randidly gritted his teeth and paused in his frantic battle scanning around
On the ground in front of him the two headed bear moaned piteously Inwardly Randidly wondered what sort of existence it truly was It appeared to experience pain even though its soul had been subdued by Glendel Did that mean it could it experience other emotions Could it grow
Paolo and Kayle had backed off for the moment while Donny supported by Mrs Hamilton and Annie were continuing to harass him But that bearÆs beam attack needed to be stopped Although Randidly could endure it it forced him to set his feet and meet it each time During the second and third attack that the bear had unleashed Randidly had earned a deep wound on his right thigh and left calf Mrs Hamilton and Annie hadnÆt missed a chance to pincer him between their attacks while he was defending the long range strike
Which meant that the small wounds on his body were slowly adding up His Health had decreased by almost a third and his Stamina by half Even the enthusiastic Sulfur was starting to grow timid under the constant concentrated fire Even if Randidly blocked the reverberations from attacks were starting to get to him
But Donnyton was running out of Attributes and bodies to throw at him If he continued to thin out the nameless mobs that could endure his attacks and distract him
Then Randidly looked sharply upward Sighing Randidly took the time to crack his neck Above the familiar swirl of black clouds was beginning to gather It seemed that Helen had been pinned down enough that Clarissa could cast the spell
Although Helen was my first countermeasure donÆt you think standing there without moving is rather foolish
Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil surged upward and encountered strong resistance quickly revealing to Randidly that the surrounding ground had been empowered by the earth mage But that just made Randidly grin Although it cost him more Mana to rip up through this stopping this annoying wind Skill was more than worth it to him