The ground crunched underneath the titanÆs heavy foot as it heaved its bulk into the air RandidlyÆs eyes narrowed as its rust colored flesh began to morph mid leap By the time it had reached the apex of its jump it had changed into a three headed wolf The central head was oversized and slobbering its eyes near blind with cataracts The left head had copper teeth and molten eyes But the right head
It was much smaller than the other two half the size of even the left head And it yipped and yowled seeming to argue with itself Meanwhile the middle head opened its mouth and belched out a jagged grey spray Which in terms of keeping which images were which was relatively confusing
RandidlyÆs mind spun as he crouched The reason that WickÆs image is so overwhelming is the combination of his detailed image and the emotional intensity he possesses being the combined form of six souls The madness doesnÆt seem to blunt the former but if I target the ancillary personalities I might be able to impact the latter
Wick might be able to reassert control but actually I donÆt think the central figure IÆm fighting right now RandidlyÆs eyes glittered as he looked at that bulging central head blind and voracious Grey smoke and bulging rust colored flesh characterized its quivering nostrils is actually Wick himself
His body blurred The grey breath cracked into the ground where Randidly had been only a moment early This flesh titan might be able to rival Randidly in terms of power but Dreadful Alacrity still made him nearly impervious to mundane attacks he could see coming The emotional handhold that Randidly used to decelerate was slightly sloppy but the three headed wolf was still whipping around as Randidly pulled out Acri
The spear hummed with glee to be utilized and Randidly shopped sharply downward Cosmic Necessity Grit of the Ascendant Bane The Inexorable Toll of Exodus
Congratulations Your Skill Inexorable Toll of Exodus has grown to 401
Congratulations Your Skill Grit of the Ascendant Bane has grown to Level 533
Congratulations Your Skill Inexorable Toll of Exodus has grown to 454
Skill Levels blurred through the corner of RandidlyÆs vision as the great branches of Yggdrasil creaked and something monstrous stirred in the shadows It opened its mouth and released a silent scream that made AcriÆs blade resonate Unfortunately perhaps due to the relatively low Skill Level Acri penetrated the neck of the weakest head but couldnÆt sever it completely The right head yowled in fear and already the two Unborn peaked from behind RandidlyÆs back salivating at the weak souls contained there
When they spoke together their lips moved in unison I would give anything
The left head sighed To die
The right head gritted his teeth To escape DevickÆs control
Randidly licked his lips He tried to keep his voice casual as he gathered more ripples into his thrumming body You know you could escape her control by letting yourself die
Both of the heads glared at him As one they belched out aggressive blasts of energy the left producing the jagged grey substance and the left spewing molten copper Randidly swayed around the strikes and planted his foot for another attack He almost felt hurt that even the left head had responded so negatively Well it was worth a shot
Congratulations Your Skill Unpredictable Eddy has grown to Level 465
Swearing he jerked his head backward An abrupt copper missile cracked his cheekbone and ripped away a lot of the flesh of his temple Still releasing a half groan half growl the flesh titan pounced at him and lashed out with copper claws Again a wave of pressure tightened around Randidly even now he couldnÆt measure up to the image force3 released by these truly powerful figures in the Nexus Even when he gathered all of his methods together and threw them in his foes’ faces
But I wonÆt give up As long as I keep pace and survive for now IÆll grow And soon IÆll be able to drag you down Randidly rolled quickly sideways but the horrifying image projection followed him As it drew closer he could smell its flesh sulfur and pockets of forgotten dead matter stuffed themselves into his nostrils nearly gagging him Its four arms lashed out acting more like whips than fists
He shrugged off three of the blows but the fourth hid a metal glove of copper until the last moment Randidly sucked in a breath as he felt something fracture in his thigh He stumbled backward then flared all the tightly wound kinetic energy he had gathered The golden veins hiding beneath his skin became blinding
Both Wick and the monster that claimed it wanted to die recognized what he attempted to do and paused before they pursued him Of course Randidly had fought against Devick and was used to the quick uptake of these foes As soon as the kinetic energy flared it faded it had been a feint It expended a small amount of the force and left his jaw aching to recoil that destructive energy but it bought him a few seconds to recover
The leaves of Yggdrasil rustled as he drank deeply of the surroundings absorbing ambient emotional force and some of the physical vigor of this tireless image he faced
Congratulations Your Skill the World Tree Sips from Every Realm has grown to Level 700
A few breaths of time were enough for Randidly to stabilize his injuries and strengthen the density of Nether in the surroundings The rust colored flesh titan glared at him its collective consciousness recognizing that Randidly had tricked it In addition those few moments gave him time to plan
This rust colored monster might say it wants to die but its assistanceÆ actually does very little His emerald eye glittered Instead letÆs feint toward it make WickÆs personality believe IÆm aiming to cut it out first and then strike at him
Helen today will be the day I avenge you
Chapter 1885
Devick pouted as she looked at the empty gulf in front of her Despite the fact that there was no air she had no trouble projecting her voice Small physical impossibilities could be ironed out by a powerful image Tsk How disappointing Did he foresee that someone would try this or did someone already head here to destroy this dump As far as I know heÆs pissed off quite a few minor characters in that at least I cannot help but admire him
She moodily looked between some distant planets then back at the dust filled void A few broken bits of stone tumbled through the weightless area but otherwise there was nothing of note She checked the stolen Nexus records again this was where Expira should be located in the Seventh Cohort
Perhaps he had taken advantage of the current outage in the recording portion of the System Her estimation of him rose a few notches
Truly the value of a man can be determined by the sheer number of his enemies A ghost of a smile came across her face brightening her visage and crinkling the corners at her eyes In those infrequent moments of warmth some of her pure beauty showed through even edged as it was with a crusty rind of madness Then she pouted again But what should I do Threatening his home planet would have solved everything so simply Now hwaah
An obnoxious yellow planet entered DevickÆs field of view Her lip curled up and she flicked her fingers a continent sized chain sprung from the void and drilled into the core of that plant Massive rusted spines forced themselves deeper and deeper blasting apart stone After it had lashed around and destroyed the interior her image pulled back and left the unsightly rock hollow After a few seconds broad swaths of that planetÆs core began to collapse
Two emotions warred in her chest First the rage and frustration as she felt the bindings she had left in Wick coming to pieces The sensation of her son unraveling pressed against her urging violent reprisals She had initially wanted to charge right over and force the misbehaving Ghosthound into line by squeezing him until he conceded or died However something else rose in opposition to it fascination Despite the fact she knew she should be infuriated the fact that Randidly Ghosthound managed to routinely frustrate her was a blooming rose garden of delights Especially since each time he did it in a new way