Huang Shou slowly raised his head as Pan rushed toward him Isabella raised her shields and brought them crashing down making the stage shudder Huang Li floated backward skimming across the stage like a dragonfly over a pond His quick moves kept PanÆs clone from getting in a good spot for an ambush But from Huang LiÆs deep breathing it was clear that he was reaching the end of his Stamina
But he did not hesitate despite his dwindling resources Huang Li lowered his shoulders and charged back toward Isabella Swimming amongst the clouds above the dragon roared She smiled and raised her shields her eyes blazing with fighting spirit As the two once more resumed their lightning fast attacks and dodges Pan Cortez arrived before Huang Shou
I apologize for this sir Pan said quickly before unleashing a cross slash at the sitting old man
Huang Shou shook his head This old man certainly isnÆt as young as he used to be but it is too much to ask me to stay still in this case Boy Sleep
Wha PanÆs attack faltered as his eyelids flickered for a half second But he quickly shook off the foreign influence just in time for his eyes to widen as Huang Shou smashed his temple with the cane in his hand Pan fell to the ground boneless
Pan Isabella bellowed Her attacks became even more furious toward Huang Li But without the assistance of PanÆs bloodlust the beast was quickly losing ground to the image of the true dragon floating in the sky
He probably wouldnÆt have interfered at all if he hadnÆt been attacked no matter how much he wanted to His pride wouldnÆt let him Mrs Hamilton took another sip of her tea Pan played right into their hands
Huang Shou sat back down not even bothering to look at the unconscious body sprawled only a meter away from him I trust you can handle the rest
Huang LiÆs shoulder rose and fell He wiped his hand across his lips as he considered the growling Isabella yes grandfather
Chapter 1445
On the breakday after the top 16 duos were decided Randidly followed an image trail to find the source of the strange probes that had been sent to test Kharon He likely would have forgotten all about the issue of the antagonistic agents mostly due to his busy schedule if he hadnÆt noticed that the same image was lingering around the recently defeated participant in the tournament Skyler Ross
And Randidly was finalizing his preparations to leave Earth so he felt like he had a responsibility to investigate these strange circumstances The image touch disappeared from Hydie Mordath on its own but that only made Randidly warier He needed to make sure such images wouldnÆt develop into a threat
But also it gave him a very good excuse to cancel all the dayÆs meetings Due to all the distractions Randidly felt like he hadnÆt made any meaningful progress with his Skills since leaving the Dungeon It was almost becoming too much to bear
So Randidly followed that trail of image all the way North to the edge of the Nordawn Mountain range where Randidly located a small villa sitting on the slope of a mountain There were no other human buildings in the surrounding area and the only way to arrive at this villa was by following a game trail This was the home of someone who truly didnÆt like being disturbed
Not quite as effective as a floating island however Randidly pursed his lips and then approached the villa directly knocking boldly on the front door While Randidly waited for the movement he sensed within the villa he carefully examined his surroundings he looked at the rows of mountain laurel and blueberry bushes along the sides of the villa He saw the mailbox and the small pond that was positively teeming with fish
This was a well cultivated area This was a home
A short woman opened the door and nodded at him as though Randidly Ghosthound turning up on her doorstep was the most natural thing in the world Please follow me Mr Syllo will see you now
Randidly was quite perplexed by her reaction to him but inwardly shrugged There was no point in arguing with the woman Instead he simply followed her through a hallway toward an open air courtyard and then through to another covered area of the house All the while RandidlyÆs senses were tasting the image that flowed through this place
The image was heavy in the air around the woman But it was also present in every polished surface and trimmed bush in the courtyard Whoever this Mr Syllo was he did all of the cleaning himself From RandidlyÆs interactions with it in the small tests of Kharon he had expected that the image itself would be insidious or controlling Perhaps even leaning toward manipulation like the image of Mrs Hamilton
But breathing it in here none of those were quite correct The image was a much milder thing that that It was surprisingly straightforward and open
But still very powerful Randidly mused More powerful than I would have believed It could even give Alana a run for her money although the two images are obviously focused on two very different things
Randidly was rather amused to see that the image was devoured by the Stillborn Phoenix as soon as it dared approaching him Unwilling to actually damage the image without understanding it he began to use Yggdrasil to guide this image away from him But he kept an eye on how it interacted with his aura
The short woman brought Randidly passed a library and to a closed door She knocked on the door opened it for him then stepped to the side Unable to resist the stirrings of curiosity in his chest Randidly walked forward
The room was dark and a shadowy figure stood on the other side of the room next to an empty wooden chair Aside from the man and the chair no other piece of furniture was present in the room it was completely bare Randidly was greeted by a soft voice filled with amusement as he entered I hope you will forgive the setting You took me something by surprise with your visit And often people have strange reactions from seeing me for the first time
After taking several steps into the room Randidly stopped and tilted his head to the side The room was so small that Randidly could feel the warmth wicking off the figure in front of him and spreading to the surrounding air And with his Grim Intuition Randidly could easily pierce through the dim lighting to see the details of Mr Syllo He began to frown You well I can understand why you would be hesitant to introduce yourself
Mr Syllo stepped forward Although his legs and left side of his torso was human his right arm was a giant red crab claw Two eyeballs at the end of strange antenna like appendages were trained on Randidly The mandibles of his mouth made a rather consistent clicking noise Heh Certainly I didnÆt expect you to be a petty person So why have you come to visit me I cannot deny IÆve been very curious about you and your cityÆs aspirations
Before that Randidly said with narrowed eyes IÆd like to ask why you have Father KarmanÆs image over you More than you would just have from being a part of his Raid Boss and human experiments
you have sharp eyes Mr Syllo shrugged Thomas and I were friends Before they called him Father Karmin We used to talk a lot about philosophy and I was one of the first people to participate in his experiments Back then he believed he had made a breakthrough but his methods were still rough And let me assure you that I wouldnÆt have agreed if I understood the purpose of his experiments I just I believed he was a good man It seems that I was wrong
RandidlyÆs emerald eyes were bright in the dark room as he scrutinized the crab person in front of him But gradually his expression eased from every detail that his Grim Intuition was able to observe Mr Syllo was telling the truth In addition Randidly couldnÆt detect any significant power in the body in front of him He was just an experiment gone wrong Perhaps you werenÆt wrong about him being a good man Perhaps he just changed after being exposed to power for too long
Mr Syllo shook his head Mr Ghosthound this might just be my humble opinion but I donÆt believe people can truly change Now if you are comfortable with my aesthetic we can move to the courtyard Even though IÆve looked like this for two and a half years itÆs been difficult to get over the vestiges of vanity