If she went with him she would only hold him back Compared to him her fighting strength was insignificant
The Ghosthound looking monstrous and proud as the Grim Chimera twisted and cracked his back His lower tail flicked side to side ineffectually severed about a meter along its length from AlanaÆs earlier strike It felt like that was her only contribution to the effort to defeat him Alana licked her lips they were dry When she spoke through the buzzing mostly out of the sense of responsibility that even now pushed her forward her voice sounded distant The fact he didnÆt attack immediately means heÆs just as wounded as we are Be careful of his ability to siphon off your energy and we can still
If IÆm being honest Alana Lyra glanced over at her with a half smile I suspect only you and Paolo believed we could win in a direct confrontation Fighting is RandidlyÆs are of expertise He has spent all his time becoming the best at it The rest of us just well we have our own reasons for the attempt
Then Lyra twisted around and looked back toward Huang Li You alright kid
I still have a little more energy maybe one attack Huang Li whispered So much sweat had dripped off of his nose that a small puddle had formed on the ground in front of him The tip of his sword pressed against the ground Lyra seemed to want to vocalize the clear doubts she had toward Huang LiÆs abilities Alana could read the urge on her face but ultimately the Village Spirit thought better of it She just turned toward the Ghosthound and raised her dagger
We have our own reasons for the attempt huh Alana reflected The key in her head continued turning Something settled into place and felt right She admitted it to herself this attempt had failed She could not fight as well as Randidly did Perhaps not even after training with him for several months Where once there was an emergent buzzing now a strange coolness spread through her head And like the buzzing it ran out across her shoulders and then through her whole body ThatÆs true this is RandidlyÆs Path
And my Path
ItÆs been changing for a while already ItÆs time to follow through that shift to the end No more holding back
Warning Strange fluctuations detected from your Fate
Please see a Village Spirit immediately Warning failure to do so might result in sickness or death
Alana ignored the notifications that popped frantically up in front of her Her gaze cleared as she realized her own Path She could not stand by his side with her spear but there were other ways that Alana Donal could be a part of the Legend of Randidly Ghosthound With gentle fingers she reached up and touched the wings that grew from her Fate Then she twisted them at the base until the wings were inverted The dazzling white feathers faded to a metallic gold Where the wings once beat powerfully above her head now they stretched almost lazily downward behind her back
Raising her hand Alana pointed in a line that passed directly through the Ghosthound Finally she understood her Path The Fourth Revelation Divinity
Randidly narrowed his eyes and crossed his massive left arm in front of the gaping wounds in his chest He had seen this Skill of AlanaÆs in the past and the effect was powerful Even in her weakened state he dare not take it lightly
Besides something had suddenly shifted about Alana The Grim Chimera could smell it in the air she now smelled dangerous The doubt in her desires had vanished
Yet after Alana pointed nothing happened Randidly frowned Then he swore and rolled to the side cursing himself for being foolish enough to have all of his attention drawn forward A haymaker smashed into the ground where he was standing shattering the already unstable ground
By the time Randidly had rolled and popped back up to his feet Paolo was already pursuing him Worse with the addition of AlanaÆs Divinity Skill Paolo moved quickly enough to catch up with Randidly He was wreathed in golden fire his right fist raised and his left still hanging broken at his side He was the avatar of vengeance come to take one last swing at Randidly Ghosthound
Randidly pulled air through his teeth He really didnÆt have enough energy for this Cursed Appetite of the Wraith
Unfortunately he had used this Skill too many times There was an implacable zeal visible in PaoloÆs eyes that also existed around his mental energy reserves meaning that Randidly was only able to take a few grains when he activated the Skill Paolo didnÆt even slow in his attack He just laughed and bellowed This is what itÆs supposed to be like Right Hand of the Challenger
Randidly clenched his enormous left hand and met the blow directly The heart at the core of the Grim ChimeraÆs body continued its industrial tier blood pumping flooding his arm with heat as his muscles tensed At the point of impact Randidly felt PaoloÆs already weak knuckles shatter into even smaller pieces But somehow PaoloÆs blow had crossed their previous gap in capabilities After they clashed both were forced a small step back
AlanaÆs Skill had empowered the idiot
Of course RandidlyÆs right arm used that stepÆs worth of opening and slashed up like a whip His sharpened fingers of his right hand skidded off the golden light surrounding PaoloÆs skin diminishing it but unable to pierce through The Grim Chimera growled Molten Fang of the Pariah
When heat flooded his right arm it was on an entirely different level His skin bones and tendons all began to glow various shades of cherry red PaoloÆs eyes recognized the threat but RandidlyÆs hand was already moving as he adjusted AlanaÆs light had dimmed too much So the strike pierced cleanly through his right shoulder scalding the surrounding muscle
Congratulations Your Skill Molten Fang of the Pariah has grown to Level 246
I wanted Paolo grinned as RandidlyÆs left hand came up and grabbed toward his skull Champion this time
As the Dreamcatcher of the Long Night finally did its work on Paolo Randidly heard a new threat approach Sky Slaying Slash
Unlike the massive Sky Slaying Sword this Skill of Huang Li covered the distance between them in the space between two separate seconds RandidlyÆs pupils immediately tightened as he realized that he couldnÆt both dodge the attack and extract PaoloÆs memories So he gritted his teeth and marshaled his remaining mental energy The Grim Chimera raised its head and roared in defiance as Haung Li slashed it
For a split second Randidly lost consciousness He came to when he hit the ground Paolo shaken from his grip but seemingly safely unconscious Just as RandidlyÆs body began to bounce up away from the cracked stone he spun at lightning speed his eyes blazing with all the intensity of a firework He regained his footing instantly and prepared his counter attack Especially because he was once again on the last dregs of his mental strength he needed to finish things as quickly as possible
More than the need what Randidly felt in that brief stunned moment that made him ready to strike with no hesitation was the Want Maybe it was because Paolo had planted the tiniest seed in his mind with his words but the Grim Chimera yearned for this victory Each moment of survival in the face of long odds was an affirmation Each scar a further development of the Grim Chimera spiting the universeÆs continued attempts to kill him There was wild joy in the Grim ChimeraÆs heart now so close to another victory All he had to do was seize it
Randidly Ghosthound was a blur as he planted his feet tore the ground beneath him and then accelerated back toward the final three individuals But he was somewhat shocked to see that Huang Li was in the midst of falling over without any action from his part it seemed that the last attack had drawn too deeply from his energy
The dagger in LyraÆs hand began to gleam as she brought it to bear on Randidly Until youÆve defeated me
Randidly touched LyraÆs head almost lightly as he loped past her She swayed and fell to the ground her powerful dagger rapidly dissipating Although her attacks were certainly powerful that power was practically useless against the physically dominant Randidly Unless she raised her Perception and Reaction she simply wasnÆtÆ able to land any hits