Tykes eyes didnÆt waver as he considered the two attacks heading toward him He let the iron ball fall to the side and spread his hands wide Endure
The bone of his left arm shattered with an audible crunch as he simply stood there and allowed PaoloÆs punch to brutalize his body KayleÆs palm drilled into his side probably eviscerating one of his kidneys
Tykes trembled then he was a completely fine Dinesh who flicked his fingers Reflect
KayleÆs arm snapped and blood began to gush from PaoloÆs side A wounded Tykes snapped back into existence in DineshÆs spot and raised his head to roar in pain Then he reached with his good arm and picked up the iron ball
Rather than seeming worried about the wounds Kayle and Paolo simply grew more focused They didnÆt slow at all as they moved in unison to strike again Kayle slashed and Paolo smashed Tykes Endured the slash and brought his iron ball whipping upward to smash Paolo backward
Then ignoring KayleÆs continuing barrage of attacks Tykes pursued Paolo Paolo flipped up to his feet and settled into a fighting stance Then he took a sharp step forward and shifted his weight Haymaker
Tykes took the strike to the jaw without blinking and a millisecond after impact Dinesh was there once more Reflect
Kayle grunted and spewed blood behind the fighting as he endured the force of PaoloÆs punch Then Tykes was back and he brought his left arm around to strike PaoloÆs cheek with a backhand blow Paolo barely even stumbled His eyes were bright and focused as he whipped his head back around and grinned at Tykes Maybe against someone else this would have worked Æ
After spitting out another mouthful of blood Kayle straightened and nodded but no one has taken each otherÆs blows more than us Do you think you can last long enough for this damage to matter Sever
This time KayleÆs image flared powerfully to life Their continued sparring in the area had helped acclimate them to DineshÆs reflected world So before Tykes could dodge he staggered and then fell to one knee as Kayle tore open his back like it was a colorfully wrapped package on Christmas morning
Paolo didnÆt bother with small strikes with this opening he simply lowered his shoulder and tackled Tykes But to his surprise when he hit Tykes he sluggishly moved through the destabilized space and then rebounded In terms of weight the energy holding the surrounding image in place was completely based in Tykes’ body Even PaoloÆs image couldnÆt compete directly with its heaviness
Tykes didnÆt miss this moment of surprise His arms snapped out and seized the stunned PaoloÆs head and brought the brawler back for a brutal headbutt The strike was so sudden and vicious that Paolo’s hands subconsciously loosened on the practically useless long knives that he held
After their heads cracked together the first time Tykes pushed Paolo back and then pulled him back in for a second blow But PaoloÆs hands whipped forward He dropped the daggers and caught Tykes’ head with his own hands the two straining against each other in a bloody embrace
Heh thatÆs my win Kayle gloated with genuine cheer
I just dropped them coincidentally Paolo hissed through his gritted teeth IÆll pick them back up
Too late the winner was decided Kayle remarked When he raised his hands he was holding a long knife in each hand Endless Quick Slashes
In a way KayleÆs Skill resembled raindrops Rather than being able to view a single one you could only be aware of the raindrops by letting the focus of your gaze recede and by taking in the unending torrent that Kayle unleashed It was a force of nature that gradually overwhelmed the destabilized space and struck at TykesÆ flesh
While held in a strained embrace with Paolo Tykes could only ignore the wounds as Quick Slash after Quick Slash carved off the flesh and muscle of his body and left his bone bare to the air Even Randidly couldnÆt help but wrinkle his nose as he looked down at the gore of the fight below Chunks of viscera seemed to fan outward as Kayle continued to accelerate in his rhythm
Then between strikes Tykes became Dinesh and glanced over his shoulder Reflect
PaoloÆs back exploded like someone had buried a grenade there and then pulled out the pin But also in that split second Paolo exploded with force once more While Tykes was his equal in Strength Dinesh was nowhere close to being able to slow him down
This time Dinesh was on the losing end of a domineering headbutt Their skulls connected The surrounding image shook Kayle ceased his Endless Quick Slashes and stabbed forward his long knife slid into DineshÆs side but suddenly Dinesh was Tykes again
Before Kayle could respond Tykes slammed his fist against KayleÆs face in a brutally quick left straight
Kayle crashed against the far wall of the arena but Dinesh also was unable to maintain the image Once more they were back on the marble platform and the roars of approval from the crowd were deafening
Ha You knocked him out Paolo said as he stood At first he swayed but then he raised his hands The crowd’s volume seemed to be rapidly healing all the damage he had taken Thanks for that
Tykes looked down at Dinesh who was pressing his hands to his side to stem the blood from the wound Kayle inflicted Even now Tykes could sense KayleÆs image remaining in the wound and continuing to tear into DineshÆs body He glanced over in the direction he knocked Kayle then looked back up at Paolo Although one of each of their duos was knocked out with the roars of the crowd PaoloÆs image
Paolo licked his lips But now its time I pay you back that headbutt earlier with interest
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In the end Tykes had endured too much without inflicting much damage on Paolo Although both he and Paolo had been marred by KayleÆs slashes what the Donnyton duo had said earlier was accurate no one could endure each otherÆs blows as well as they could In terms of practice none could even come close
Now that the duo had shed the pretense of using each other’s weapons they were truly standing near the pinnacle of Earth
That combined with the way that PaoloÆs image was strengthened by the crowd’s cheers meant that Tykes was eventually crushed into the marble beneath PaoloÆs foot The crowd went wild and PaoloÆs image turned practically blinding under the influence of the approval and triumph The first ticket to the finals of the duoÆs tournament had been sold paid for in blood
Randidly glanced down at Tykes and Dinesh as the two helped each other off the arena Neither of you are totally there quite yet your image is too vague If you find your truth your combination likely wonÆt lose next time
Then Randidly felt a headache coming on It would probably be good to encourage these sorts of tournaments to happen every year or so or maybe like every other year to demonstrate weaknesses like this Something like the System version of the Olympics but picturing TatianaÆs face as I suggest that she arrange it
Shaking his head Randidly set those thoughts aside Likely he wasnÆt the only person who was interested in continuing to host such tournaments on Earth In addition he would likely say a few words when the final winner was determined He could plant the seed of the idea in the populace then purple black Revelation energy flared to life at the corners of his eyes as he considered those options
Congratulations Your Skill Revelations of the Atramentous Threshold has grown to Level 325
Very quickly he allowed that energy to fade those concerns could wait for now After finally producing a weave of Nether that he was satisfied with Randidly reeled in the finished product to inspect the result The Nether Nebula in his chest spun in a clockwise direction pulling all the weight and significance into his core
Gradually Randidly began to smile Truly IÆm glad I decided to host this tournament