Huang Li bowed Miss Helen I have heard much about you I hope you can please give me some guidance in regard to image And this Oh Commissioner Arrietti I apologize for interrupting your training
Seeing that the goals of these new arrivals coincided with his own Arrietti released a relieved smile Finally something was going his way Oh we were just finishing up
Actually this is good Helen announced She clapped Arrietti again on the shoulder sending a painful jolt through his torso Arrietti here is working on upgrading a Skill to be more deadly Your Sky Slaying Slash will serve as a good example Why donÆt the two of you fight me together
Mrs Hamilton and Huang Shou produced two seats and a table and began to set out a Go board between them ArrietiÆs throat was dry as Huang Li walked over with a bright expression Truly It is my honor to fight by the side of the man in charge of safety for Kharon Please take care of me
Chapter 1465
He stood alone on his island the surrounding space flickering and cracking just from his presence His two tails flicked back and forth conveying his barely suppressed anxiety His black hole of a left eye had extended to mask the whole of his face greedily devouring the surrounding light His veins pulsed with golden light as his powerful heart continued to steadily beat
Even though his carefully radiated image had strengthened the island beneath him he knew that he needed to be extremely careful about his movements right now His body contained immense potential energy Enough to become the cataclysm that sent his island crashing toward the ground
Randidly Ghosthound gritted his teeth dealing with a painful tightness in his chest that reminded him of heartburn Luckily the horrible sensation emanating from the grey core of his Nether Nebula was gradually receding as he sent thin threads of Nether flowing through his veins The hyperdense Nether gradually interacted with the physically condensed images throughout RandidlyÆs body reaching a strained equilibrium
But the digestion was a painful one The light grey crystal that had formed in his Nether Nebula stubbornly refused to shrink It continued to press against his chest acting as a burden on his image Without meaning to Randidly had bit off far more than he could comfortably chew in terms of Nether significance with his weave
Congratulations Your Skill AbominationÆs Grim Vigor has grown to Level 331
Randidly couldnÆt help but smile The dense Nether is so dangerous that itÆs driving up my Grim ChimeraÆs physical Skill
It was mostly due to the dangerous surge of Nether inside of him that Randidly had decided to make the break between matches a two day affair As planned he had successfully gathered quite a bit of EarthÆs significance with the weave he had slipped into the SystemÆs thin space for Nether And he could now feel how as that Nether density was incorporated into himself his own Aether was being stirred to greater heights The contrast between Aether and Nether served as a method to strengthen him If he wanted to he might be able to create eleven or twelve drops of liquid Nether now The improvement was immediate and obvious If this process of acclimation went off without a hitch Randidly held great anticipation toward what he could gain from the final
But he also felt a deep sense of helplessness Because for the first time Randidly had an inkling about how Elhume could create a mountain range of crystalized Aether that was the size of a small country That man had thousands of years world of Nether interacting with his Aether to strengthen it And that knowledge didnÆt give Randidly any confidence that he would be able to replicate the feat in the short term
Yet his growing understanding of the task he had set for himself only made the flames of his determination grow brighter That strength hasnÆt come freely according to Octavius ElhumeÆs body is actually trapped by the sheer amount of Aether around him So as long as I can handle the manifestation of his will
Congratulations Your Skill Aether Understanding has grown to Level 175
Congratulations Your Skill Stigma of the Stillborn Phoenix has grown to Level 299
Randidly winced again as his chest spasmed painfully But he allowed his images to manifest further in the surrounding area The fingers of his left hand curled into long talons The ground around his bare feet rapidly turned into a field of lush grass Small bushes sprang into existence their roots digging greedily in every direction As the Stillborn PhoenixÆs influence grew the air was filled with the shrill sound of it sucking away small amounts of air
Randidly had his island floating high in the air hoping not to affect anyone with the waves his image was releasing But he could sense the clouds nearby slowing being influenced by his image They circled like massive insubstantial buzzards content to absorb any stray images he left behind The comparison was so apt that it earned a smile from Randidly But then he returned to the delicate task of refining his Nether
I need to finish this by tonight Tomorrow I have so many meetings to get through
Theodora Greyman woke up coughing in the dark Her initial impulse was to push herself to the sitting position but she ended up just flailing around and burying her face into the blanket Her left arm twitched but otherwise didnÆt move no matter how she struggled Her right arm felt like she was sticking it into a campfire At the same time a vice of iron tightened in her chest pressing her two lungs together into a useless lung
Needless to say the blanket in her mouth didnÆt help with her cough
She could only blink away tears and resist the urge to panic that crept through her brain like a lurking tarantula The darkness around her refused to part and she just tried her best to endure her bodyÆs response Very gradually her limbs stopped twitching and Theodora experienced a cough big enough to scoop out the gunk that lined her throat Unfortunately with her face pressed against the blanket she simply coughed it up right in front of her So as her coughs subsided she stared at the yellowed phlegm oozing slowly downward and felt the strangest sense of relief
IÆm alive She whispered Then she pressed her eyes shut as her torso trembled speaking almost set her into another fit of coughs In that arena she had truly resolved herself to die She had thought she was dying
And it had made her immensely afraid Death reminder her of cold rooms in her childhood and looking at pictures that didnÆt quite look like the deceased It reminded her of vanilla puddings she was given to keep her quiet while adults talked about who would take care of her
Congratulations You have learned the Skill Determined Tenacity Level 1
Determined Tenacity Despite the difficulties you have experienced you continue to persevere In the face of adversity your stubborn personality continues to propel you forward Each point of your Willpower is slightly more effective based on the obstacles in your Path Effect slightly increases with Skill Level
When the pain eventually passed the pressure in her chest slowly eased With great care Theodora began to experiment with her different limbs She felt like a toddler Despite the fact that she was alive her physical capabilities werenÆt encouraging Both legs appeared to function fine but the left side of her torso was completely numb and that arm was almost useless Her right arm appeared to follow directions but flashes of pain made it difficult to maintain extended actions
Even now Theodora could sense the extended damage that channeling the Nether had done to her body It ran parallel with her veins leaving a thousand tiny cracks that fanned outward from the vital thoroughfares of her body Suddenly she was a woman made of glass With great care and about ten minutes Theodora repositioned herself so she was once more lying on her back From that vantage she could see that aside from her bed and a curtained window on the far wall the room was empty