Her heart raced At this distance it would be almost impossible to dodge a counter attack So she threw everything into her offensive
Congratulations Your Grand Fate Malice Merry Bride of Perdition has grown to Level 474
Her image of crimson violence and hate seeped into his body but in the next moment Devick exploded away as the overwhelming image possessed by the Vulpine battered her away However the small distraction allowed Hungry Eye to complete his strike against Ehlume shattering the pillar of the void and sending his foe tumbling through the air
He pivoted glancing over his shoulder at the Patron of the Borrow Some of those powerful dawn rays shot through the air and briefly pinned the Vulpine in place Hungry Eye threw a backhand blow The Wrathful Calamity Rends
Hungry EyeÆs fingers ripped the VulpineÆs grasping fingers to shreds The Patron of the Borrowed retreated before more of his body was torn but still he received several deep gashes across his right shoulder
Elhume smashed into the ground and threw himself back up on his feet Scowling the Patron of the Borrowed cradled his shredded arm to his chest Both could only stare at Hungry Eye already with their images somewhat cowed from first contact Above them YggdrasilÆs manifestation continued to tighten its grip on the surrounding space The light it released grew brighter and more overwhelming Wisps of energy floated up from the Engraved ground as their battlefield became increasingly strange
Around them the running environment swirled together
Is this really it Hungry Eye frowned seeming to be confused as he looked at their opponents He shook his head I donÆt have time to play around If this is all you can manage Elhume IÆm wasting my time fighting against you So would you please
The air behind Hungry Eye flickered Darkness squeezed space together into a sphere and it opened like an eye From the abyss came a silent song that stole DevickÆs breath away Both the Patron of the Borrowed and Elhume began to pale as the range of influence spread outward from that tear in the world
Chapter 2316
Beneath RandidlyÆs feet the skyislandÆs complex Engraving did its necessary The teeth of the mechanisms dug into existence humming with potential Once the grip was established it would twist at the fabric of existence When the pulse of time came at its regular intervals the teeth released The built up tension meant that the time pulse vibrated at a high frequency
As the wheels began to turn the time in the memory began to weaken and become strange Those compressions became time dilation on a large scale
Not that what Randidly technically could accelerate the flow of time across an entire world The only reason he could achieve this effect was due to the constructionÆ of the memory He could slip his Engraving underneath the framework and forcefully manipulate the supported environment The only two inviolable islands within that churning whirlwind of time as the island on which he stood and the battlefield of Aether and Nether resisting the time pulses due to DeganawidahÆs deep glacier of significance
And he needed to execute this operation perfectly because the sudden second option for witnessing the Pinnacle turned out to be a disappointment Elhume had a lot of growing to do before he could even glimpse the Pinnacle
Congratulations Your Skill Hungry Eyes Hollow Heart Cadence of Tragedy has grown to Level 1025
Randidly eyes followed Elhume and Fiero as the SongstressÆs manifestation grew more powerful drawing on the influence established by the World Tree It was a strange feeling finally becoming the individual who achieved image dominance in an area and could wield that advantage with impunity YggdrasilÆs unique aspects meant this capability was even more effective than Randidly anticipated
His images had been carved into existence with his will The experience would bring him no closer to the Pinnacle but it would teach Randidly what it felt like to stand atop the Nexus Aether began to dig enough into existence that its own sort of significance could accumulate in its shadow
While the Songstress continued her song Elhume and Fiero exchanged a glance buzzing with meaning RandidlyÆs lip curled to see them both so obviously plotting against him Was this how it had felt for all those powerful individuals that Randidly overcame The weaker party had eyes that practically screamed this is not yet my final formÆù
Should we develop a plan too Devick asked Her shoulders rose and fell quickly a testament to how overstimulated she must be in this sort of battle
To Randidly it might be disappointing but that didnÆt mean it couldnÆt be deadly
He shook his head at her suggestion that they make a plan Honestly he didnÆt want to belabor this He would pressure them a bit more but he didnÆt want to waste his attention if Elhume was still some distance from grasping the Pinnacle After all today had been too long a day to add extra work Those sorts of machinations are reserved for the desperate
The two desperateÆ individuals exploded into motion This time Fiero moved first wielding his image Randidly blinked in surprise as the Vulpine reached out and stole the Songstress of Absence from his control The connection wasnÆt necessarily cut but the Patron of the Borrowed had briefly wrestled away control
However Randidly just smirked Fiero let out a yelp and then froze as silence and stillness settled across his body He could feel the monstrous body of the Singularity of the Inhospitable Depths swimming closer to her new host curious about an individual brave enough to grasp her with his bare image She crooned out a corrupting song ripping his internal organs to pieces as he struggled to escape the suppression of her heartbeat
Meanwhile Elhume used the opening to stride purposefully forward Randidly measured him His image had sharpened with their previous few clashes At the very least he showed noticeable growth in his losses Even with the air dominated by Yggdrasil ElhumeÆs wrappings of void and oblivion managed to cut a path for his body It was a powerful image
It was a single image before a trio and one of the most powerful Nether Cores in existence
Congratulations Your Skill The First Tree Suffers Only Fealty has grown to Level 1000
ElhumeÆs advance ground to a halt only inches away from RandidlyÆs face The power of his punch was completely dispersed his waist and arms wrapped in thick roots He looked at Randidly with bulging eyes naked hatred on his face The Dread Homunculus replied to that look with an amused sneer
He raised a hand and slashed at his bound foe shattering the weaponized void he wielded ElhumeÆs knuckled popped and disintegrated the muscles of his forearm flayed from his flesh the flows of Nether in RandidlyÆs strike scarring his opponent’s flesh on hit
Congratulations Your Skill Wrathful Calamity Rends has grown to Level 971
Congratulations Your Skill Wrathful Calamity Rends has grown to Level 985
The void shattered as all the emotional force contained with him exploded outward He needed the power he could earn in this third impossible attempt by fixing and evolving his Class It became its own sort of overwhelming imperative that crushed the resistance in front of him
With the addition of Yggdrasil’s stationary force it was barely a contest
I canÆt waste anymore time on you RandidlyÆs expression darkened as Elhume spat out a globule of blood took an unsteady step backward but then appeared to be about to grit his teeth and endure the fallout Fiero foolishly continued to grasp onto the Songstress of Absence so Randidly once more relied on the Yggdrasil that had manifested so effectively
The light of that golden sun faded Dusk came to the skyisland and a grinning carrion rammed her hand through ElhumeÆs chest cavity A split second later Devick stabbed her talons through ElhumeÆs lower back squeezing a gasp out of him
But she only tskÆd A split second too late huh Ah damnit
Randidly took a step forward and stood by ElhumeÆs side He wavered for a second between throwing a more final strike but opted instead to simply pinch his foe’s shoulder with enough force to shatter his collarbone In the end he still possessed the possibility of reaching the Pinnacle