Randidly swiped his hand sideways to smash Donny away but Donny still managed to punch forward with his shield and hit the spot in his shoulder that even now burned as the image ate away at his physically condensed images The physical impact made it worse Randidly released a hiss of pain that came out as a blast of steam
Congratulations Your Skill AbominationÆs Grim Vigor has grown to Level 338
Randidly swayed sideways to avoid DonnyÆs follow up slash and then stepped sharply forward to avoid the immense saber wielded by Lucifer Other figures blurred around him seeking the opportunity to strike it seemed that AlanaÆs words had invigorated them But his eyes found DineshÆs figure at the back of the group Heh as long as I can shatter your Domain well maybe that a little unrealistic right now
The Grim Chimera was a starving camel unable to bear RandidlyÆs weight should he try and flex his Willpower Which just meant he had to beat this the old fashioned way By eliminating his foes one by one He would need to ignore the replacement effects for now
Paolo and Kayle struck at Randidly first Paolo throwing a full swinged punch while Kayle approached with his precise strikes Randidly could feel PaoloÆs steadily growing fury likely as a result of him simply enduring his prior punch to land a strike Randidly pressed his lips together and wove AcriÆs tip in a figure eight while he considered his next move These two were a problem Both because their images were strong enough to wound the convalescent Grim Chimera and because they were relatively sturdy He wouldnÆt be able to make any headway without taking some risks
KayleÆs knife cut into the back of RandidlyÆs thigh while PaoloÆs punch slammed into his wounded shoulder Randidly swayed and then thrust his spear toward PaoloÆs chest His lips twitched his right shoulder was getting slightly stiff slowing his attack somewhat He would need to monitor that going forward
Upon impact Paolo shattered as Randidly had expected But he hadnÆt expected the person who now appeared in front of him it was Lyra again cradling a swirling orb of red violet fire A viscous liquid energy raged back and forth seeking to break from the bounds that Lyra imposed upon it
Lyra winked at him and then opened her hands The Promised Radiance
Image and energy swam together and became a battering ram of liquid lightning that struck RandidlyÆs chest with enough force to send him tumbling backward Perhaps due to the time she had to charge the attack the destructive force even took Randidly by surprise He even wondered had his body not endured the worst of it whether the walls of this cavern would have been able to handle it
But the structure of the Grim Chimera meant that these sorts of attacks could be overcome directly
He sprung back up to his feet aching but none the worse for wear and scowled as he felt himself shattering and reforming somewhere else His new location was directly in front of a snarling Lucifer Lucifer Slash
Perhaps because he started with the spot where HankÆs bullet burned in RandidlyÆs shoulder and slashed downward he opened up almost the entirety of RandidlyÆs chest To endure the blow Randidly forced down the complaints of his mind and condensed entirely as the Grim Chimera So instead of blood fire flickered out of the edges of the wound The ember of the destroyed world was revealed releasing waves of crackling energy in the surroundings
Wounded like this Randidly had an epiphany about the Grim Chimera He began to laugh Yea this is fun isnÆt it
Chapter 1483
Huang Li watched with narrowed eyes as Randidly Ghosthound the most powerful man on Expira was opened from shoulder to hip by LuciferÆs strike The flesh split and flecks of gore were flung onto the floor Pressing his lips together Huang Li continued to churn his images around the edges of the arena as he prepared for his opportunity to move But he couldnÆt tear his eye away from the GhosthoundÆs wound
Flesh might have ruptured and bones cracked but nothing leaked out after the initial biological debris At least nothing physical It was a dull red heat that escaped from the wound in his body hazing the air with waves of heat As he stood before the stunned Lucifer Randidly Ghosthound looked more like some deadly machine than any being of flesh Even worse his insides were clearly on display Fleshy red and pink globes pulsed slightly ostensibly still carrying on their routine functions despite how close they came to being cut in half like a ripe tomato
The GhosthoundÆs smile curled upward as he considered the shock on their faces When he spoke more steam escaped his mouth seeming to glow slightly Yea this is fun isnÆt it
There was suddenly something present in the room that hadnÆt been there previously It was only a trace and that trace was both minuscule and elusive but a shadow flickered in the heat waves around his body and the GhosthoundÆs heaving shoulders His body had been a cage and now this being could escape The image of the Grim Chimera leaked outward staining the air like colored ink does water
Somehow that small sliver of the image was enough to suppress the surrounding images It spread its twisted limbs pushing everything else back The air suddenly tasted metallic and sour The GhosthoundÆs shoulders and spine cracked as his body shifted and grew His bones seemed heavier his muscles coarser and almost charred by that powerful source of heat in his chest The waves of heat wafting off of him intensified All but the extremities of his body were blurred and muddled giving him a strange ghastliness While his aura darkened it was only the GhosthoundÆs emerald eyes that stayed the same weighing the surrounding threats
Attacks based on images can reach him Alana announced Then she twisted her mouth ItÆs obnoxious but physical attacks donÆt appear to do anything significant We will tire out before he does Use your images as much as possible
The Ghosthound and sprang into motion Somehow he only seemed faster with those few inches of height and width that he added with that strange transformation when he had been wounded moving at lightning speed toward the closed eyed Dinesh Paolo and Kayle were instantly there interposing themselves between the Ghosthound and his target Both positively blazed with their images
And then the Ghosthound accelerated He stepped right and then stepped left with that same preternatural grace and he was past Paolo leaving only a billowing cloud of steam in his wake from his overheating body
Wha YOU Paolo roared and his image roared and spun back into his body Perhaps in some instinctual imitation that burning flame of triumph that he had spun itself into thin threads that entered PaoloÆs body and fueled him to greater heights as he had seen from the Ghosthound So he twisted as the Ghosthound moved past him ignoring the steam and pouncing toward the GhosthoundÆs exposed back
Paolo hit the ground without being able to land a strike He blinked in confusion he was too slow to catch up
Huang LiÆs hands tightened on his sword so much so that his fingers were trembling His strike was not yet prepared but he would need to use it anyway if Dinesh was in danger while preparing their next move But luckily Hank Howard rolled forward and sprung up in the GhosthoundÆs path Both narrowed their eyes as they considered each other Hank drew his repeater with a speed that could keep up with the Ghosthound and carefully aimed at his opponentÆs chest
The Ghosthound still with flames licking up out of the gaping wound on his chest stepped to the side in what appeared to be an attempt to avoid Hank just as he had Paolo But at the last second his left hand snapped sideways to snag HankÆs head Hank leaned to the left as though he had predicted the attack then fired six bullets out of his repeater into the GhosthoundÆs open wound
Huang Li saw one of the organs exposed in the GhosthoundÆs chest pop