Annie unleashed a wall of arrows filling the surrounding area with silent approaching death Kayle drew a knife and stalked closer Mrs HamiltonÆs wires circled around Randidly then tightened toward his throat
But Randidly leapt forward pushing his spear deeper into Paolo and carrying his body with him Like a ghost the limp Paolo who was not hit by several arrows and the vicious Randidly who was ridden by that terrible monster materialized before a pale faced Glendel The blow was already streaking forward
Although Glendel attempted to dodge he was only fast enough that the trust took him in the side rather than the chest The impact shook Paolo and Kayle could tell that his rival was unconscious already
Unconscious Kayle repeated to himself
As the golden light around Paolo broke into pieces Randidly tossed both bodies off the stage and turned to fix his gaze on Mrs Hamilton But almost immediately the line of sight was blocked by Donny
VENGEANCE Donny roared The energy that was swirling around his sword was now pure white rather than golden shining so brightly that it was difficult to look at the weapon directly But even as Donny swung downward Randidly disappeared
In a flash he materialized by Mrs Hamilton and Beryl But rather than Mrs Hamilton RandidlyÆs cherry red spear was pointed at Beryl
Nothing personal kid Randidly grunted even as he thrust an attack that would likely kill a defensively weak individual like Beryl But halfway through the strike his spear faltered Randidly rocked forward vomiting a fist sized globe of blood that splattered onto the cracked arena floor like a crimson Rorschach
Wonderingly Randidly brought a hand to his chest It came away wet
Mrs Hamilton didnÆt bother to explain Do it now Beryl
Beryl paled but immediately began to chant A magic circle appeared beneath him and Randidly linking the two of them
Vengeance of course was one of the few Skills Donnyton had discovered that was impossible to dodge There were quite a few prerequisites however First the light that Donny had given Paolo would only last for a few seconds Second the damage had to be over half of the recipientÆs life Finally the damage could only be returned to the target who had inflicted it
In addition the conversion of damage wasnÆt perfect So in order to hurt Randidly he needed to do quite a bit of damage in only a second or two so that he would be shaken when that damage was returned It was only with the full heal provided by Ptolemy to Paolo possessed enough Health to inflict a serious blow
And even then the result of PaoloÆs agonized few seconds was not as effective as they had hoped
Randidly straightened Although he was initially shocked his blow continued forward But then a body appeared in front of Beryl and deflected the thrust away
I suppose itÆs finally my turn Annie said with a grin as she held two long arrows like daggers with the obsidian arrowheads pointing downward
Growling Randidly released another of his flurry attack which Annie blurred to match In a half second they crossed blows a dozen times neither giving an inch There was a second of silence as RandidlyÆs Skill ended and she was unharmed
AnnieÆs expression afterward was smug I guess this is my
Punching her directly in the face Randidly immediately silenced her Kayle shook his head sadly That left arm just moved too quickly to catch if you werenÆt ready for it And based on how hard Randidly hit that might have knocked Annie out immediately
But Kayle and Decklan were there striking at Randidly even as his fist was still pressed against AnnieÆs face
RandidlyÆs spear flailed like a whip behind his back striking at them both Neither paid attention to the attack going all out to inflict damage here Lightning fast Kayle struck three times with his left arm Then RandidlyÆs blow smashed him to the ground immediately making him groggy On instinct Kayle groped at his vest
Ah no knives left
But what his hands did find was a deep wet groove that ran from his shoulder to his hip It was really warn even as Kayle felt abruptly cold
I guess thatÆs it for me
Unwillingly Kayle relaxed his vision devoured by darkness
Chapter 948
Mrs Hamilton gritted her teeth as Annie Decklan and Kayle all collapsed around Randidly His propensity for eliminating the sharpest and most powerful warriors on Earth was staggering These losses were a bitter price to pay for only a few tenths of a second of keeping the man still within the swirling geometric patterns of the magic circles that Beryl created
And of course doubly bitter because it wasnÆt enough
But just as Mrs Hamilton raised her own weapons in a foolish attempt to buy time for Donny to move into position Sam appeared there in front of Randidly with his glowing hammer raised A minuscule blizzard raged around him swirling its cold tendrils to slap into RandidlyÆs face and pull at his armor
RandidlyÆs eyes were twice as cold as that condensed frost as he considered Sam his meaning clear from his expression This is not your battlefield Sam You are not a warrior If you donÆt yield now you will fall
Despite the obvious provocation in that split second of connection SamÆs shoulders didnÆt bow Despite the flaws in his form Sam still raised the hammer high over his head and brought it crashing down in a violent arc Despite the fact that it was perhaps a futile strike still Sam swung And in that Mrs Hamilton saw SamÆs firm answer
You do not know all of me Randidly Ghosthound
Blurring into motion RandidlyÆs spear shot upward to meet the attack But before it could arrive Sam twisted his wrist sharply and flicked the hammer downward The cold and momentum that he had built were shattered exploding like a grenade between the two of them Shards of ice and frost were the deadly shrapnel piercing toward Randidly and Sam alike
Perhaps in an even more bitter twist the force of the twitch was such that the head part of the hammer pressed downward and fractured the shaft the weapon itself breaking Undeterred RandidlyÆs thrust crashed into the freely floating hammerhead as it aimed itself toward SamÆs chest
However Randidly had underestimated SamÆs resolve or perhaps his own strength When he hit the hammerhead the strange runes that covered the azure hammer were already dimming Much of the animating force that Sam had lovingly crafted into its nature was broken now that the head had separated from the intricately carved shaft At the moment it was simply an extremely rare hunk of materials
Unstable materials that had previously bound tightly by SamÆs will
Cold swept outward in a nova covering both Sam and Randidly with a thick layer of frost Just as soon as Mrs HamiltonÆs eyes gathered this information Sam collapsed and Randidly shattered the frost around him with a viciously determined expression Binding of that level could barely hold him down for a fraction of a second Above Randidly the magic circles continued to turn and multiply
I need more time Mrs Hamilton thought bitterly Her mind scrambled to find any leverage she could use to keep him still But in terms of power without any tricks she
And in that second Donny was there lashing out with his shield Almost on instinct Randidly unleashed that vicious left punch with his mechanical arm This time however Donny was prepared for the abrupt attack
Steadfast He shouted crouching to strengthen his stance and raising his shield in his own defense In that same moment someone stepped out of DonnyÆs back like it was a trap door that was flipped open
Even with the Steadfast Skill Donny was smashed downward by the punch A fist sized indentation was left in his shield After falling to one knee he struggled back to his feet even as the ground beneath him cracked But he managed to straighten into a battle stance by the time RandidlyÆs emerald eyes shifted to the individual who had just emerged from DonnyÆs back His shield once more smashed forward toward RandidlyÆs face
Bodyguard was a Skill that Donny had obtained by happenstance a Skill that gave a minor boost in stats to the user while protecting someone More than that it was discovered that leveling the Skill gave an incredibly benefit for a few seconds you could absorb the individual you were guarding to prevent them from being harmed