A few deft strokes later the Ghosthound had the freedom to grin around at the foursome of Paolo Kayle Lucifer and Tykes Shreds of GlendelÆs thralls drifted in the air around him
So this is Randidly Ghosthound Huang Li tightened his grip on his newly acquired sword It almost felt like the weight Huang Li had sensed from the body of the Ghosthound now reached over and playfully put its finger on the tip of his weapon The muscles of LiÆs arm strained to keep his stance clean in the face of that force His resistance was made more difficult because of the enclosed area Huang Li’s image couldn’t efficiently spread in the basement But he gritted his teeth and expanded his image to rush around the edges of the arena
Meanwhile Tykes reached the Ghosthound and hefted a replacement iron ball above his head one that had as much diameter as he had height Handles had been installed on the sides so he could keep a firm grip on despite its surface area But even as Tykes quickly whipped the ball into the air in preparation for a strike he was stabbed in the chest by the Ghosthound’s spear It was such a sharp movement that even Tykes couldn’t react he seemed frozen in comparison That was just the difference in their base abilities
But Tykes shattered and reformed into the Ghosthound himself his spear now thrust into the empty air Behind him in the Ghosthound’s original position Tykes brought his massive ball down toward the Ghosthound’s back Across the arena Dinesh released a slow breath
“Ha ” The Ghosthound twisted around to his left His metallic left arm blurred and warped as he spun and it was with an enormous taloned claw that the Ghosthound met the blow Rather than knocking it away he just caught it with a dull thump Steam started wafting out of the corners of the Ghosthound’s mouth and nose “Now’s not a great time for a spar I won’t be able to hold back if you keep pushing me “
Kayle and Paolo crossed in front of the Ghosthound each blasting out a powerful image Kayle possessed his enormous divide Paolo was positively explosive with the aura of triumph he radiated They planted their feet and struck at the Ghosthound who had opened up his stance to catch Tykes’ blow Tykes for his part swore quietly to himself and heaved on the ball but the Ghosthound’s talons had sunk into the surface the weapon didn’t budge even when he was putting all his Strength into the effort
The Ghosthound spun his spear the enormous blade at the end stopped Kayle’s slash dead and knocking the man back a few meters Then the Ghosthound opened his stance further taking Paolo’s powerful punch directly to the chest He didn’t even grunt he simply released Tykes’ iron ball and straightened into a kick to Paolo’s chest The man was blasted backward as Lucifer arrived and swung his massive saber in a horizontal slash that Kayle had to hop back to avoid
This too the Ghosthound didn’t bother to avoid He pulled back his spear set his feet and then sprung forward in a thrust so quick that Huang Li didn’t even register the movements until they were completed In fact some part of Huang Li wondered if it wasnÆt his mind filling in the movements of the Ghosthound after his eyes failed to catch them His speed and coordination were uncanny
Lucifer responded more quickly than Huang Li would have been able to smashing his heels into the ground and slowing himself down so he wasn’t skewered immediately But despite his attempts he shattered like broken glass as the Ghosthound’s spear reached him In his place Lyra appeared turned sideways so the attack barely grazed her midsection
“Don’t fight him physically ” Lyra yelled Above her head a violet moon released a powerful wave of light Her image forced aside the sinister darkness that seemed wrapped around their foe Then that light pressed down across the Ghosthound’s body briefly suppressing him With that opportunity Lyra twisted her palm in the air “Sudden Eclipse “
As debris was blasted away in every direction the Ghosthound took only a single step backward His skin was reddening and steam wriggled its way off the skin of his arms and legs Huang Li pressed his lips together and continued to ramp up the speed of the low wind around the arena Into that chaotic space stepped Alana Donal
“When he forces me back take the shot ” Alana announced to Hank Howard Then she blazed with golden orange light A billowing veil of holiness spread out from her person sizzling as it steadily eroded the images of the others in the surrounding area Lyra retreated back her hands gradually nurturing some new attack The sense of holiness that Alana released suffered no imperfections as it dogmatically cleansed the surroundings Two enormous ivory wings spread out from Alana’s helmet and beat launching a flurry of drifting white feathers in the air
When the holiness hit the Ghosthound the steam around his body thickened His skin shimmered strangely His form was partially obscured making the long shadow that he cast even more ominous Alana’s face tightened into a frown “Solar Flare The First Revelation Advance “
Alana blurred into motion at a speed that Huang Li had only seen once before a few seconds ago from the Ghosthound’s dominant response to their group teaming up on him Randidly Ghosthound spun his spear and turned to meet Alana directly Hank crossed himself and then raised his revolver At the back of the encirclement Glendel raised his head “Wraith’s Vengeance “
Chapter 1482
Displaying a remarkable amount of Control Alana pulled her image back to just around her person and didn’t interfere with the descent of Glendel’s will upon the Ghosthound Above his GlendelÆs body was the towering and indistinct figure composed entirely of shadow The only exception was a pair of luminous eyes below the heavy crown that he bore This was the Sovereign of Ghosts ruler of the deceased savior of the damned That long shadow possessed the strength and integrity of a monarch steadily focusing on the figure of the Ghosthound
The shadowy Sovereign of Ghosts raised his hand and pointed at the Ghosthound and from the ground beneath the GhosthoundÆs feet came the grasping hands of angry ghosts The Skill drew power from the foes that the target killed so they had anticipated a massive response when they used it on the Ghosthound But the ambusher’s hesitated for a brief moment as thousands upon thousands of hands reached up and seized onto the Ghosthound’s limbs
There were so many hands that there quickly was no more room on the GhosthoundÆs body to grip even for ghosts So then the hands started holding onto each other in tightening rings Where they couldnÆt bind the GhosthoundÆs movements directly they formed ropes woven of hands that tried to bind him
There were human and monster hands so thickly clustered that they began to blend together into something positively corporeal They were ghastly bindings of sharp knuckles and desperate fingers With the steam rising off of the Ghosthound’s skin and the chains of spectral flesh binding him he was almost completely invisible to their eyes But even so the Ghosthound’s emerald gaze cut through the foggy haze and locked onto Glendel “You are certainly trouble YouÆve done a good job remaining low key for the past few years “
Then Alana was their her spear bright and pure as the dawn as it rushed forward The first clash between Alana Donal and the Ghosthound was him deflecting her spear to the side but the cleansing power of Alana’s image behind the strike carried forward and smashed into his chest The dense almost physical images of the Ghosthound wavered and Huang Li felt a flash of confidence The ghostly hands around his body seemed to tighten