He didnÆt have time to play with the elements right now He had an image to impress upon an entire town And this was a perfect chance to do that
Above leave rustled softly As Mana filled the roots they rapidly expanded in size to the point that the wickedly sharp thorns that curved up from their sides were almost as long and thick as the spade of a shovel The roots themselves were as thick as RandidlyÆs thigh When they ripped upward they punched directly through the hardened ground and slithered up toward the vulnerable mages
On cue Kayle Paolo and the ten or so remaining melee Classers from DonnytonÆs Squads surged forward to strike at him Randidly also felt a silent arrow shooting toward the back of his head With annoying predictability Mrs Hamilton flung two corpses through the crowd of bodies toward him The tumbled comically seeming to cartwheel midair
Do you think this is enough to stop me The Chimera Weeps as Man Mourns
A dozen sharp thrusts ripped in every direction cutting into the surrounding bodies Once more Paolo and Kayle chose to accept the sharp attacks and intended to inflict damage as compensation It was a bitter trade at this point but Randidly had no choice He had to knock away the small corpses back toward DonnytonÆs troops keeping Mrs Hamilton from detonating them
Those explosions were the source of most of the damage he had endured Letting that ambient curse energy pile up around him again was not a smart idea It seemed to leave a mark that allowed Mrs Hamilton to use Curse of Weakness In addition Randidly quickly realized that dark energy decreased all of his Regenerations Which at the moment was becoming increasingly important
PaoloÆs strike glanced off RandidlyÆs metallic shoulder and Kayle cut deep into his thing Chimeric Avoidance made it so the blows were small but he also felt the mental strain accumulate
However Randidly wasnÆt finished yet Chimera Weeps as Man Mourns Chimera Weeps as Man Mourns Chimera Weeps as Man Mourns
It quickly burned through his remaining Stamina but Randidly didnÆt care He struck outward again and again against DonnytonÆs Squads and then against the shadowy figure of Decklan who appeared behind him after the first Skill had finished But all of them were soon riddled with holes as Randidly just continued to lash out in every direction Kayle and Paolo endured the strike and attacked again
The Grim Chimera roared and condensed smashing AnnieÆs arrow off its course A sharp pain of metal strain made Randidly wince but he did not let up Across the battlefield the roots pierced up through the assistant mages and threw their flimsy bodies to the side But it was immediately clear that Clarissa had already absorbed their Mana and now floated ominously several feet off the ground as the wind around her intensified
Kayle and PaoloÆs blows made Randidly wince He had absorbed PaoloÆs strike directly with Sulfur while Randidly cut sideways with Acri to deflect KayleÆs attack
Unfortunately KayleÆs attack was sharp enough that some part of the Skill projected forward and cut a long gash along the side of RandidlyÆs face A flesh wound but it was another sliver of Health gone Meanwhile his whole body trembled as Paolo hit Randidly directly in the ribs with a fist that felt like a lead brick
Need to slow these two down TheyÆve fought me for too long they are getting good at it Randidly thought grimly A flick of the wrist had Acri spinning around RandidlyÆs arm Instead of using the spear Randidly simply stepped forward and reached out toward the two of them
After tossing the bodies aside RandidlyÆs roots bit toward Clarissa like a snake and encountered a glimmering barrier that flared to life around her Lashing out the roots found no weakness in its defenses
RandidlyÆs eyes narrowed he had missed the notes of Aether in the air because he had simply too much to watch but now that he knew what to look for RandidlyÆs gaze jumped to a slender young man standing next to Mrs Hamilton
Snorting Randidly set aside that issue for now and stepped forward His hands were like talons aiming for Kayle and Paolo
Paolo took the bold approach and ignored the strike Meanwhile Kayle seemed to recognize the unseen threat more directly and took a step back Rather than pulling back his knives Kayle simply flung the two he held forward and drew two more in a glimmering arc
Another powerful blow from Paolo struck RandidlyÆs ribs Something cracked even if it was just a fracture ThatÆs gonna be painful Meanwhile Kayle slashed at RandidlyÆs left wrist his knives skittering off the extremely dense metal The thrown knives scraped against his neck leaving thin wounds
RandidlyÆs eyes glowed With their responses expended the Talon Strikes smashed into them
More than that RandidlyÆs Whispersilk Gloves hit both of them Kayle was hit in the right shoulder as RandidlyÆs fingers piercing as easily through his leather armor as blades would cut through the material Immediately KayleÆs right arm trembled and then collapsed at his side as the numbing agent was injected into the surrounding muscle groups
Paolo was struck in the face The damage was less but very quickly his eyelids fluttered and closed Drool began to leak out of his mouth as his face was completely numbed
While both were struggling to cope RandidlyÆs leg flashed out and smashed them backward Then he leapt upward aiming for speed In his wake his greaves ignited and spread a wave of white blades cutting into the surrounding members of DonnytonÆs Squads They struggled and fell unable to handle their sudden wounds
In the sky Randidly slowly turned and regarded the darkening clouds with a serious expression As his headache built he began to focus
Chapter 946
RandidlyÆs exhausted Willpower let go of the image of the Grim Chimera for the moment The release was immediately and long overdue Maintaining both images at a level where they could affect the battle was a chore It was a relief to focus instead on only one image Yggdrasil
Annie fired some arrows upward during his ascent but Randidly was moving too quickly Most of DonnytonÆs elites below could only look up helplessly as he shot upward In the sky no one could touch him
As Randidly streaked up to the cloud cover the many branches of Yggdrasil seethed and flowed inward to fill the air around him as though a tide had come in and blown an endless sea of foliage toward Donnyton As more and more branches came the rustling of leaves grew louder And although it was quite dim the golden lettering that spiraled across every branch and leaf added to a constant wave of light that spread forward to embrace Randidly like a long lost child
That light stood in stark contrast to the dark clouds that had gathered above Clarissa The howling wind was already becoming audible Soon she would create another wind creature
DonÆt want to drag this out Randidly released a breath Deific Mien of Yggdrasil
That golden light that was surging abruptly shifted in tone While it remained the same base color all the warmth was instantly sucked away The golden light became cold and austere Under those rays of light the crowd paled and murmured almost unwillingly to each other That light was not something that most people could endure stoically
Deific Mien of Yggdrasil as a Skill was strange It was an aura but it didnÆt have any real offensive or defensive capabilities It caused others to respect him more to give his words more credence but it wasnÆt a charm based Skill it worked more on respect It didnÆt attempt to compel anyone to act it only forced people to acknowledge him
For the longest time Randidly didn’t really understand the usage of such a Skill But now that he had spent so much time enriching his own images Randidly realized the true purpose of such an aura it could be used to forcefully heighten the weight of the image to others
As Randidly spent more and more of his remaining mental strength that light that forced others to acknowledge his image grew increasingly bright and demanding And as it did so Randidly raised his right hand into a jagged claw