Neveah moved to stand next to him a smirk on her face Most of those individuals almost shit themselves when they needed to walk close to you Little did they know you werenÆt sending a message you were just engaging in a positively cruel Path Just one more example of how your legend can grow from the strangest of places
Hopefully the reward I receive for this will be worth all the suffering it took to get there Randidly grumbled Even now the marrow chilling wave of pain lingered in his body Yggdrasil channeled warm flows of energy to recover the damage but Randidly didnÆt dare underestimate the pain provided by the Path Not only did it positively immobilize him for several minutes but it also inflicted lingering damage
Yet that only made Randidly show his teeth The worse the pain became the better the benefit he would receive for the Self Vivisection Path Even now the normally reserved Dread Homunculus practically thrummed with anticipation The longer the Path continued the more ideas it seemed to have as it experimented on itself
Congratulations Your Skill the World Tree Sips from Every Realm has grown to Level 1120
Congratulations Your Skill HomunculusÆs Monstrous Tenacity has grown to Level 1015
His body continued to repair the damage inflicted by the imageÆs enthusiasm While Randidly possessed full control of his faculties he also waved a hand and adjusted the AlchemistÆs Passport portal the next group was the former slum of Homewell and Randidly didnÆt particularly want to inflict them with the unfortunate curse of having Westrisser and Cerulean as neighbors
Under the direction of Charlotte the group rapidly proceeded through the portal The Homids and other formerly poor carried their belongs as they could and brought the seeds of the HomidsÆ sacred plant They had been disappointed that they couldnÆt bring their current homes along with them but Randidly didnÆt trust himself to maintain an opening that large while suffering through the Path
He clapped Charlotte on the back as she walked past him Help them establish themselves Maybe even provide a rough map in case they wish to trade with surrounding populations And then prepare I wish to provide you a gift and after that we will need to fight
Charlotte Wick saluted him her furry expression serious Then she proceeded through the portal
Randidly turned and regarded the next group Kethope led a group of Turtlelines forward but
Only sixty The population of Homewell Randidly said
Kethope lowered her head ashamed and frustrated in equal measure Yes it nears a hundred thousand I could compel more to follow me but the other factions are already using the alliance with you as a wedge to attack my supporter base At least I know all these individuals are fully loyal to me
Randidly gestured for her to move forward sensing that the thirty seventh wave of pain approached However the ancient Turtleline hesitated Are you are you entirely sure There is no mistake about what will soon befall my people Many are ignorant I know but
Sighing Randidly shook his head I cannot prevent them from posturing above the edge of oblivion And if they fall off the edge
KethopeÆs face folded in anguish She walked without any further words leading her group through the portal
When they had passed through Randidly waved the portal closed All of the Aether forces that wanted to take advantage of his offer had proceeded through the portal Now all that remained was situating the Nether beings on their own planet
But before that Randidly gritted his teeth as the next gauntlet of pain arrived
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The cycles continued Worsening but not to the point that Randidly wasnÆt able to endure Through every roadblock he understood how to advance
At this point his preparations were simple He stretched his body until he worked off any lingering tension and then exerted his will to call to him a small bit of interference Hundreds of shades of darkness the variations of night and despair he and the Alpha Cosmos had encountered on their journey wove themselves into a mantle of woe across his shoulders All sensations all foreign incursions or forces first need to endure the implacable disdain of those layers before they could affect him
Congratulations Your Skill GhosthoundÆs Cloak of a Thousand Lightless Horizons has grown to Level 1100
Congratulations Your Skill Arch HereticÆs Thaumaturgy has grown to Level 807
He didnÆt like using his images in order to blunt the worst of the damage but the Dread Homunculus assured him it was fine in fact it was quite a bit more interested in the data it could gather when he utilized his images The more he could endure the more it could attempt
Honestly Randidly began to resent the constructed being for how often it complimented him on being such an excellent experimental subject He could clearly feel that the criteria for this grand achievement rested in a very mundane truth Randidly Ghosthound was extremely durable
When he started being complimented between every horrific wave of pain he started to feel rather insulted
The forty seventh wave of pain felt somewhat different than those that came before It began with an opening of his chest cavityù he could feel the Dread Homunculus carefully carving through the flesh of his organs removing each piece in turn careful that none of the complex connections between them were damaged
His Nether swam uncertainly through the sudden hollow inside of his body unsure what ot make of the shift Other physical processes also stuttered to a stop confused by the recent developments His body was only kept alive by the dense Aether that animated his person
Randidly had settled into a meditative position in the depths of the Badlands in the cavern of the lava worm that Hank had fought against three times finishing with a draw a loss and a decisive victory Around him the lingering magma pools continued to cool At the very least Randidly believed that no one would be mad enough to follow him into the steaming depths of this place and disturb him
And honestly the pressure he released could suffocate a weaker individual He isolated himself for the benefit of everyone involved
He could feel an increasingly worried pulses coming from Lowanna as her sharpened instincts for Nether sensed the approaching collapse of the Sonara but now that he had started this process Randidly wasnÆt willing to give up the benefit these harrowing experiences would provide
Once all of the organs had been safely removed which involved all of RandidlyÆs instincts screaming that he would soon die and Randidly forcefully suppressing before they worsened the process by causing pointless spasms the Dread Homunculus clucked his tongue in pleasure The image wove a strange and caustic energy from horrifying sources all the worst and most useless portions of Aether and Nether mixed together all the most dangerous and suppressed impulses from the Alpha Cosmos and all of the looming consequences swimming around in the Nether of the memory
Looking at that energy Randidly had some empathy to his opponents who feared what his alchemy could accomplish
This strange and concentrated liquid an alchemic miracle of instability and degradation was then painted on the inside of RandidlyÆs skin His bones were carefully lathered He shivered as the furious embers of pain began rapidly rising into an obliterating agony as his body was cleansed
For a while he simply swam through the sensations He gritted his teeth struggling would only make the process worse He forced his eyes closed Usually he would breathe or circulate his Nether in order to calm himself but the former was impossible with his organs removed and the latter quickly devolved into a negative vortex without veins to guide the flows
Congratulations +100 to all Stats as the Dread Homunculus improves all aspects of your physical form Your Skill HomunculiÆs Monstrous Tenacity has evolved into the Homunculi Pursues Perfection
Your Stat Uncommon Metabolism (Un) has evolved into HomunculiÆs Engineered Adaption Please note this is a special Stat as a fight against an opponent continues the Rarity will cease to describe its true power The longer the fight proceeds the higher the true Rarity will climb It is possible for the designation to be briefly appropriate