Fist and ball smashed against each other and Randidly narrowed his eyes Strangely Paolo had lost The man had been throwing his right fist forward but did so while planting his right foot and stepping forward with this left But the first impact was his fist hitting the ball before his left foot hit the ground Without the step his power was almost cut in half The bones of his right hand popped and shattered
But then while he was being pushed back by the ball Paolo slammed his left foot downward The reverberation was filled with a destructive image that triggered DineshÆs Domain Tykes and Dinesh cracked again and appeared ten meters away
Kayle was standing between them when they materialized his arms spread wide Gotcha
Tykes yanked on the chain and spun around but Kayle already slipped under his guard His hand cut sideways inflicting a shallow gash on TykesÆ arm that spurted a crimson arc of blood up into the air On its own the gash was practically meaningless it was a flashy flesh wound that would heal in a second
But that spray of blood obstructed TykesÆ vision for a second So while Tykes was shifting to defend Dinesh he didnÆt see Paolo aiming for him
Paolo didnÆt need to strike at Dinesh directly He simply smashed into Tykes with such force that Tykes became his weapon crashing into Dinesh and sending them both bouncing across the arena floor They careened off the edge hitting the dirt ground and quickly scraping up a large pile of debris behind them
Randidly raised a finger and allowed the referee to feel the presence of the Grim Chimera The man had been about to declare the Donnyton duo the winner But their tournament didnÆt have a rule against being pushed out of the ring it was just typically only the loser would be forced out
But as a new image spread across the arena it was clear that Tykes and Dinesh werenÆt done quite yet
Even to RandidlyÆs eyes the surroundings blurred The arena disappeared Kayle and Paolo both marshaled their image to stop it but Dinesh was clever likely he had been allowing his mirrors to shatter for most of the match so he could embed small pieces of his image in the surroundings Now without time neither Paolo nor Kayle could stop him
Suddenly Paolo and Kayle were standing on the completely flat surface of a pool of water Below them was the perfect reflection of themselves The light of the sky warped until everything was illuminated in a golden sheen As they shifted their weight ripples spread outward from their feet
They glanced at each other then forward The noise of the audience had been completely cut off They stood in an isolated world that was an endless reflective lake
Across from them Tykes stood hefting his metal ball The air around him crackled and shivered as the sheer weight of his image destabilized the surrounding space Beneath him the image of Dinesh was reflected as the man perfectly mimicked and empowered TykesÆs image
They merged images Paolo whistled
A good opponent Kayle replied with a grin
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Randidly studied the phenomenon of the merging images for several seconds It wasnÆt something that he had ever seen before not at this level Then he shifted his focus toward the Nether coming together in vast quantities due to the achievement part of the reason that Tykes could destabilize space with his image right now was the surging current of Nether beneath all of this There was a great deal of weight to Earth seeing this method of utilizing images for the first time
Randidly smiled rather innocently as he casually touched his woven Nether Yes it was definitely worth it to host this tournament
Then the combatants moved and he refocused on the match below
On that endless reflective surface the combined form of Dinesh and Tykes moved with brutal speed Each step flung them across a vast distance but the touch of its feet against the surface only released the smallest of reflections Tykes was a freight train of significance trailing distorted space like a freight train puffing out smoke
Paolo glanced at Kayle and then studied his wounded right hand DonÆt cut the image until IÆve had my chance to smash it to pieces
DonÆt just go smashing things until IÆve had my chance to cut Kayle replied with just as much charged excitement Then they both blurred into motion following an unspoken communication They split sideways as Tykes arrived and smashed his iron ball where they had just been standing Then they were pouncing back on each side of them
TheyÆve fought each other so much that their teamwork is uncanny Randidly observed
But both Kayle and PaoloÆs faces quickly twisted into a grimace as they moved to attack The waves of ambient image that their opponentÆs combination unleashed slowed down their movements The distorted space was thick and unpredictable When their movements impeded Tykes could simply spin around smashing Paolo backward and then raising his iron ball to crush Kayle directly
Kayle flexed his fingers Sever
Tykes twitched to the side and then ignored the blood spurting out of his bicep The image around them didnÆt even waver from the Skill Then Tykes flung his iron ball backward at Paolo who had just regained his feet and threw a punch at Kayle An electric shock seemed to run through KayleÆs body his eyes beginning to glow The sense of sharpness around him intensified to the point that his smile gleamed like a barred blade beneath the mon
But before Tykes completed the motion of his punch he abruptly became Dinesh His hand opened and he unleashed a burst of orange smoke that completely covered Kayle Then his body was Tykes once more and he simply slammed his hands against the ground Unlike the soft ripples that he had produced when he walked across the ground this slam generated a two meter tall wave that knocked the coughing Kayle away
Paolo slowed down in his advance at Tykes as the man turned slowly around to regard him The spatial distortions were growing more frequent TykesÆ body seemed to be constantly buzzing Grimacing Paolo flexed his right hand and slapped it with his left The bones ground against each other painfully but the strike knocked the knuckles back into place Heh you two have grown strong This is the Ghosthound halo huh
But your basic Skills lack bite Kayle heaved himself to his feet after finally recovering enough to cut the wave that was suppressing him There were strange orange spots on his face but he still grinned over at Tykes and Dinesh Your image is broad yes but even the small things deserve love and attention
Dinesh and Tykes didnÆt reply Two bodies mirrored across the surface simply glanced at the two of them while slowly pulling the metal ball back into Tykes’ hand Then they began to gather their Willpower as they adjusted the image in the surrounding area RandidlyÆs blinked and then began to laugh they were using Tykes’ sense of momentum to increase the difficulty of shattering DineshÆs control over the surrounding space No matter how long Paolo and Kayle stalled if they couldnÆt shake the effect now they likely wouldnÆt be able to do it at all
Fine then letÆs do this the hard way Paolo announced but it was clear from his expression that he was greatly looking forward to the experience Once more through an unspoken communication DonnytonÆs greatest rivals dashed for Tykes across the featureless reflective surface Each step left large ripples that clashed chaotically against each other
This time they didnÆt hold back on using their images at all Although Tykes and Dinesh continued to maintain the strange isolated world that didnÆt stop Kayle and Paolo from manifesting the power of their images in this place Once more KayleÆs body gradually disappeared as he began simply a manifestation of a life thirsting blade Paolo seemed to grow imperceptibly becoming larger than life as he rushed toward the conflict
Paolo smashed his fist downward and met the TykesÆ swing of the metal ball directly Even with the increase in size Tykes held a power advantage in this form and knocked the man backward
But then Kayle was there spinning like top garnished with butcherÆs knives The attacks inflicted small flesh wounds onto Tykes which were completely ignored It was only when Kayle adjusted his stance and unleashed a thrust that Tykes became Dinesh who then immediately became Tykes again as Paolo bounded forward with both hands above his head and smashing brutally downward