The whole of his attention got pulled into that significance
The tattered bits flickered and began to tear as soon as they were exposed to the air but Randidly could recognize a few things The largest and densest copper piece of fabric bore the name Wick upon it and had been wrapped around the others However that knot steadily unraveled revealing three wispy threads and two more substantial bits of fabric
RandidlyÆs pupils dilated Is this does that mean that there are already six people crammed into WickÆs body Is that why
Right before everything was whisked away Randidly focused on a dense cord that had been wrapped tightly by the other bits of cloth He couldnÆt make out the name across it but he would recognize that rust color anywhere It stank of madness and rot
Then suddenly they were back in the dark underground courtroom the wreckage of their earlier clash settling and breaking A muffling blanket of darkness lay across them slowly settling due to the stillness The two remained in their previous positions he collapsed on the broken stone and the Commandant reaching down to touch his shoulder RandidlyÆs eyes flashed WickÆs binding spikes had faded and now he smashed his foot directly into the bearmanÆs stomach and sent him skidding back across the ground
The darkness remained but the noise suddenly seem to rouse the whole of the room
Hopping to his feet Randidly mobilized his Nether Core His image physicalizations flared to life filling him with potency At the same time he produced the PhilosopherÆs Key and prepared to create a portal out of this area His nerves were strained as he observed the surroundings
Randidly gritted his teeth as he stood transfixed ready to move but waiting for the situation to nudge him one way or another Wick continued to crash along the ground and then obliterated the low tier of seating opposite RandidlyÆs position Stone crumbled and cracked underneath his body but that did little to alleviate RandidlyÆs worries He still wanted to fight against Wick to kill him and finally receive payment for the debt Helen was owed Yet he knew that what he had broken was valuable not just to Wick but also to Devick If she showed up
Well Randidly was willing to let the issue of Wick slide for a bit more time if he had to fight his way through Devick to kill him Some risks werenÆt worth it
Exposure to both Elhume and Devick had taught him that
Unfortunate that the energy in the mental arena wasnÆt maintained Randidly raised his glowing left hand Otherwise the whole basement of this place would be leveled
Raw kinetic power erupted from his fingers setting Sulfur to a pleasurable vibrating state and warping the air with the violence of its passage His body trembled to channel such force but Randidly endured
The blast hit the fleshy titan in its midsection almost completely annihilating its waist The image flickered but to Randidly surprise it didnÆt collapse In fact as the torso fell forward without the support of the waist the imageÆs jointÆs pivoted smoothly into a new form Soon the rust colored monstrosity was dragging itself forward by its arms while the legs had flipped up and swollen until they were two massive scorpion tails ending with sharp copper spikes
As it neared he could see its mouth moving constantly muttering to itself Kill kill kill kill kill
RandidlyÆs eyes narrowed WickÆs really gone insane I just wish that would have dulled the edge of his image
One of the tails blurred forward and Randidly cleanly sidestepped The rust colored flesh stretched and extended so that rather than a quick strike the tail drilled forward like a torpedo boring into the stone behind Randidly and causing several more portions of the seating area to collapse Randidly sucked in all the generated ripples and rapidly accumulated more kinetic power He couldnÆt manage the environment very well mostly due to those strange and ominous grey clouds that the titan released that were part of some strange third image but he started ripping away the flesh of the titanÆs eyes with a constant bombardment of Nether flares
So by the time the titan was only a few meters away Randidly could spin all that gathered kinetic force and unleash an even more powerful beam
Congratulations Your Skill the Dragon QueenÆs Sinister Tongue has grown to Level 529
The second tail bulged and shifted abruptly piercing forward to meet RandidlyÆs beam All that oppressive image power gathered into the sharp point at the end of the tail Two more heavy copper spikes spun together to form a single stingerÆ When that image attack met the beam it carved its way forward Before Randidly could react it had obliterated the kinetic force and scored a deep gouge across Sulfur
At the same time the first tail flailed sideways and slammed into RandidlyÆs stomach with enough force that he was thrown back The shock of the impact was immense His ribs popped unpleasantly overpowered by the raw emotional torrent contained in the Wick who had descended into madness
There was a sense of tumbling and then Randidly hit stone and served as a wrecking ball Grimacing he pressed a hand to the ground and threw himself out of the debris Strange jagged grey clouds loomed closer above their heads Damnit I might have a superior physique but this image of a titan is just as strong as me if not stronger This is definitely
Finally the titan opened its mouth revealing hundreds of off center and needle sharp teeth His voice came out with another belch of grey smoke Kill
Randidly blinked As he watched the titan lifted itself off the ground with the two stingers which had now morphed into heavy legs at the top of a dangling torso It used one of its small hands to reach into its chest and pull away flesh revealing a wizened and black heart As Randidly looked at it he saw superimposed over it the rust colored cord and a deep well of significance It mangled hands cracked but then it pointed at the small organ
Congratulations Your Skill Nether Sensation has grown to Level 660
Yet as soon as that weakness was revealed molten copper flowed down and covered the opening forming a thick armor The titan slammed its fist against the defenses furious Above the grey clouds churned It was hard to tell how that image fit into this dynamic Then when its claws could find no purchase on the armor the titanÆs frightful gaze turned to Randidly
It stepped forward that brief moment of clarity passing and the frustration and aggression once more flaring around it The emotional force surged through its shape and Randidly almost felt strangled facing down such a powerful image
Chapter 1884
Despite the different aims of the personalities that swirled around within the maddened Wick one thing was clear two of them wished for the current confrontation to end in violence
Currently the grey clouds remained neutral but they definitely kept his Nether from accumulating much influence
Randidly sucked in energy from the surroundings corralling ripples and nurturing his bruised ribs with the raw vitality he gathered from the air The ancient foundation of Military High Command contained plenty of stability to sap The titan stumbled a bit in its new form but then bounded after Randidly using its massive legs The joints flexed and bulged strangely like alternatively inflating and deflating balloons but somehow the thing managed to careen forward
Randidly rolled sideways taking his time to gather momentum in his storm Flames of Nether Weight wove themselves together with blasts of kinetic forms creating a wind that began to force the titanÆs grey clouds backward At the same time he threw more waves of gravity and grasping roots to harry the titanÆs charge Fortunately all of the small clashes of image produced a multitude of ripples They spun and flattened themselves as Randidly sucked them into his body and began to forge a blade to fulfill this thingÆs stated wish