Labyrinth of Mirrors Dinesh instantly slapped his hands together and began to churn out shimmering panes of energy in the surrounding area The air around him rippled and spun Paolo cackled and dashed forward with Tykes grinning just as widely as he rushed forward to intercept him
But Kayle just shook his head and chopped with his hand toward Dinesh Sever
Dinesh had produced almost two dozen mirrors in that brief moment but almost all of them were marred with a deep crack by KayleÆs strike Those that had taken the attack more directly began to steadily disintegrate into nothing from the damage Glittering motes of shattered images fell on the ground
Meanwhile Paolo bounded forward and threw a punch at Tykes while coincidentally holding a knife in his hand Tykes didnÆt back down at all the veins on his arm throbbing as he lifted the heavy metal and launched it with all the force of a cannon at Paolo
Haymaker Paolo bellowed twisting his body midair and bringing his fist down to meet the huge iron ball The collision shook the ground and left Paolo and the ball almost suspended in the air Rather than any concussive detonation the two forces resonated with each other Images flared into towering pillars as the competition intensified
Paolo was indomitable Tykes had overwhelming strength
The two images were like two rutting rams who encountered each other in the wild They rushed immediately forward and locked horns the struggles between them so violent and all consuming that all other activities were gradually shut down in order to free up more resources for the current struggle
RandidlyÆs eyebrows slowly rose as the second stretched without a definitive conclusion Even he hadnÆt suspected that they were this even
PaoloÆs pillar ended up being just a little higher The muscles of his shoulder bulged and the flung the heavy iron ball back at Tykes A few drops of blood spurted from his knuckles indicating that the victory hadnÆt been a clean one
But the heavy iron ball smashed again into the marble floor of the arena and simply skidded back to its owner Tykes didnÆt seem bothered by the loss Instead he hopped up casually seized the wildly whirling metal ball then rushed forward again with his weapon held above his head As the two neared for their second clash both of their images intensified
While Dinesh continued to furiously try and achieve dominance over the surrounding space with his Domain Kayle took a step that cut through the surrounding distance and practically appeared behind Dinesh He immediately slashed his hand at DineshÆs neck
Sensing the strike Dinesh rolled forward and slapped his palms against the ground Kayle released a brutal palm as he hounded Dinesh aiming for the moment that he bounced back up to his feet but his palm only hit air Rather than throwing himself up into the air his palms hitting the ground had him sticking there Then before Kayle could respond the ground rippled like the surface of a pond and Dinesh sunk into it
Mirrors exploded outward from that rippling ground as Dinesh used the opportunity to spread his DomainÆs influence The tumbled weightlessly through the air flying past Kayle
For his part Kayle just chuckled Quick Slash
The Skill was a common one used by most blade wielding Classers but it KayleÆs hands it became something else entirely Everything else seemed frozen as Kayle slashed The peerless deadliness of his image lifted the basic Skill into a much higher Rarity Randidly wondered what his Skill Level with Quick Slash was
After KayleÆs fingers whipped sideways a third of the newly produced mirrors were bisected and began to crumble Dinesh appeared from a shattered mirror and zipped silently forward at his foeÆs back At the last moment Kayle spun around and chopped sharply upward Dinesh ducked under the attack and whipped his right leg toward KayleÆs knee
Rather than retreating Kayle stepped forward with fingers practically glittering with his image of severe sharpness
Across the arena the ground shook continually as Tykes and Paolo smashed against each other It wasnÆt as though there was no finesse in their fighting style from watching them it was obvious that they both had enough Stats in Control to manage their prodigious physical Skills But ultimately neither wished for a victory that had been seized through trickery
So as they smashed and bludgeoned each other their moved gradually lost their subtlety The minute adjustments for a small advantage fell away and simply left two men taking huge swings at each other Tykes especially had his chest heaving like he was an ancient hot air balloon preparing for its first ascension into the sky Somehow he seemed larger than life With just his physical strikes and that enormous iron ball he was capable of destabilizing the surrounding space
It was entirely different from the fight of feints and near misses happening on the other side fo the arena between Kayle and Dinesh Plus their images didnÆt clash nearly as directly Kayle was just using his image to suppress the spread of DineshÆs Domain If too many mirrors managed to avoid his attacks Kayle slashed outward and shattered most of them before continuing with the fight
Randidly sensed the sourness from Tykes before the split happened After unleashing two domineering blows that staggered even the unflappable Paolo Tykes leapt backward at the same time as Dinesh The two landed next to each other both staring at their opponents
Kayle and Paolo glanced at each other Paolo made a face like he had eaten a bug Do we need to Really
Tykes and Dinesh didnÆt bother to answer Kayle laughed mockingly It truly is a duos tournament Or had you forgotten
How can we compete if all your victories are only because of my assistance Paolo complained But he rolled his shoulders and settled into a low stance while bouncing on the balls of his feet Kayle cracked his neck and strolled forward
I hope you donÆt regret this Kayle said simply to his opponents Then he vanished once more utilizing the Skill that allowed him to cut through space Rather than his physical body appearing when he arrived there was just the impending sense of a keen cutting edge that ripped toward Tykes Tykes narrowed his eyes and raised his metal ball to defend himself
But of course Paolo arrived first exploding forward like an avalanche With the amplification of his image the cheers of the crowd became deafening Which of course only urged the crowd to even greater intensities of volume With a triumphant smile on his face Paolo proudly announced his next haymaker and threw a punch that hummed through the air
Right as Paolo and Tykes were about to clash Dinesh activated his Domain Dinesh and Tykes shattered and dispersed In the empty spot where they had just been standing KayleÆs slashes ripped large chunks up out of the marble ground and crisscrossed off the side of the raised arena That attack continued forward until Helen snorted and a massive fish swam over the stands and cast a long shadow In an instant KayleÆs attack was weakened enough that it dispersed naturally
Meanwhile Paolo skidded across the ground as he tried to disperse his momentum When he stopped he twisted around and cracked his spine Then he flexed his hand and grinned at Kayle You missed
As did you Kayle responded Then Kayle vanished again becoming those brutally sharp near invisible blades that rushed across the arena Wordlessly Dinesh and Tykes shifted into position
Paolo accelerated rapidly his thighs pumping to propel him forward Heh how many times can you keep this up for Dinesh HowÆs your Mana pool doing
Tykes produced a chain and hooked it to the end of the metal ball Then he lightly tossed the ball which probably had the mass of a compacted sedan and slapped his palm against it It shot forward to intercept Paolo
HAYMAKER Paolo howled as he pulled his arm back And swept away by the influence of his image the whole crowd joined in the yell
Haayymmaakkeerr