The force of the attack smashed her backward into a terminal The thing crumpled like it was made of paper mache leaving a very unsteady Father Foster stumbling among the wreckage
Amazing Father Foster said even as it seemed she was kicking her exosuit up into the next gear Not only do you possess a Mana pool larger than I had ever seen you react so quickly Do you have physical Skills I canÆt wait to get my hands on you
Randidly snorted Then he flexed his fingers
Tatiana sat with some of the other girls in the compound watching the news broadcast There had been another attack this time President Howard had been wounded and was currently under the best care that could be afforded in a hospital in East Providence Currently Father Foster of the Unity Church was giving a rousing speech about the importance of coming together in these times of strife She went on to emphasize the importance of political and religious participation
Sighing Tatiana shook her head and turned to the task at hand She was braiding the hair of one of the women that Baloo had rescued
If that was really who he was
Again Tatiana sighed The words of Father Foster from the live broadcast because a numbing buzz that enabled her to completely set aside her worries For now she simply braided the beautiful blonde girlÆs hair
Thinking of that man TykesÆ reaction when he saw Tatiana chuckled That man had more than a little crush on this doll like girl but she was reserved and mute Sometimes Tatiana wondered if there was something wrong with her
After she finished braiding the girl’s hair Tatiana eyed it critically and then shook her head The girl couldnÆt wear her hair like this with her hair pulled too tight the long scar at the base of her skull was visible The girl probably wouldnÆt complain but Tatiana didnÆt want a reminder of what she went through to be so visible
Humming Tatiana undid the braid while the girl in front of her sat very still staring off into the distance
Chapter 569
Randidly absolutely detested enemies with great Endurance The three headed ogre for example Such was that beastÆs defense that all of RandidlyÆs spells combined and a Mana pool of 9000 could only burn away the thingÆs legs to the thighs Perhaps with more focus that damage would be enough to kill the thing but Randidly wasnÆt so sure Besides it wouldnÆt have been nearly as easy to damage if Randidly had attacked its chest cavity for instance
Enemies of that sort simply ignored most damage The spells landed but the monsters continued on without showing much damage Generally these enemies had powerful but slow attacks so they were less of a constant threat but they were difficult to kill Especially for Randidly when his build was so general
But enemies who relied on speed and poise Randidly loved those
With her exosuit glowing golden Father Foster spun away from RandidlyÆs Talon Strike opening up some space to fire her lightning bolts at him Randidly dodged to the side but he had grown to realize that there was a small homing function on them As long as he was only a few inches to either side the bolt would curve
Obnoxious but like all attacks from the quick enemies Randidly was able to weather this with relatively few ill effects There was a numbness but it did not linger
Randidly advanced towards Father Foster who considered Randidly with narrowed eyes She took another few steps backward and then lashed out with her left arm The attachment on it shifted into something like a lightsaber and it sizzled past RandidlyÆs arm Heedless Randidly continued forward using a Roundhouse Kick to catch Father Foster as she tried to recover from the slash
Gritting her teeth Father Foster pushed the suit to its next level The golden light coming from the suit shifted and turned sky blue The half metal half human body blurred and Randidly was blown away as he activated the Wild PhantomÆs Embrace It was a version of Spear PhantomÆs Embrace had been altered to suit Randidly much more specifically The main change was that it was a less versatile Skill when Randidly used it he could not dodge afterward It was entirely focused towards that Counter
Father Foster stumbled backward the ground beneath her feet shattering as Randidly hit her with a Talon Strike Just as the suit was falling back down towards gold she revved it again and the suit began to hum with blue light She practically teleported behind him and Randidly was forced to raise both arms to block the enhanced ax kick she aimed at him
All the while even while Randidly was high on the thrill of fighting an opponent who reminded him distantly of sparring against Azriel all those months ago he was in a state of partial shock
Because of what Father Foster had said Because of what it had meant Because because if what Father Foster was saying was true Randidly had wasted weeks
Wasted was perhaps a strong word but
Father Foster opened up some distance between them her suit shifting back to gold It was clear that she was not maintaining the superior blue state where she could rival Randidly in speed and strength It was unclear to the part of Randidly that was fighting whether this was a feint to draw him in or a physical limitation Honestly Randidly was annoyed he didnÆt spend more time studying exosuits In his mind his power would rise too quickly for it to be worth it But as he was now fighting against an exosuit that neared him in power it might be worth some investigation
Still Randidly was done playing around He had dueled Father Foster for almost two minutes now and DineshÆs messages were becoming increasingly pointed More enemies continued to come It was time to end this
Father Foster was suggesting that the Creature in this Zone had been killed The strange insectoid that possessed a tangible whiff of the CreatureÆs Aether seemed to agree But but how
Early on in the fight Father Foster had been talkative But as time went on she became increasingly grim So Randidly took it upon himself to start the conversation again
You truly killed the Creature Randidly asked He couldnÆt help himself He paused in his attack staring at Father Foster
The middle aged woman was panting Her eyes were darting around She eyed the door then the cylinder then him Without speaking her suits sound changed The humming became more chaotic while the suit shifted to blue Then as Randidly watched the arm attachments continued further becoming molten red
Fine then time to end this
The Lava Golem rushed forward towards Father Foster It hadnÆt exactly been hidden during their brief contest but it hadnÆt been moving either But Father Foster ignored it raising her arms and pointing them both at Randidly For a second there was nothing Then a spark crossed between the two arms
Immediately Randidly used Phantom Half Step on the Lava Golem and pulled himself to the side Light flashed from Father FosterÆs arms so bright that Randidly was momentarily blinded At that moment the Lava GolemÆs sense of touch came in very useful It continued to charge and smashed Father Foster in her side
The light faltered then winked out The Lava Golem pressed its body against Father Foster holding her struggling limbs down as the metal melted Soon the suit twitched and faltered and then the engines driving it failed as the hardware gave way beneath the threat of heat
All the while what Randidly was most surprised about was that Father Foster didnÆt speak
It was a strange silence then as Randidly walked over towards Father FosterÆs form The Lava Golem continued to lay on top of her melting through the metal of the exosuit
Randidly blinked Her limbs
I am a tragically small thing Does it make you disappointed Father Foster remarked a bitter smile on her face
Randidly just stared down at her increasingly numb This this couldnÆt be the individual who defeated the Creature correct
More metal than flesh Randidly said surprised with how cold and even his voice was