The world state image stuttered and collapsed completely eaten away from the inside by the Songstress
Randidly patted Pullas on the shoulder in thanks as he straightened Already his shoulder wound healed up He grinned over at Vualla The Upper Sonara Society exploded in power their images liberated
Chapter 2354
Pullas watched the confrontation between Randidly Ghosthound and the Xyrt Brigade representative feeling a quiet swelling of pride at her companion during the Ascension Pact At the time the two had been close enough in power that Pullas with her association with death didnÆt feel too disadvantaged But now
Now he stood and directly against the army arrayed against them and suppressed them all
In the first two confrontations Randidly had been forced backward by the Xyrt Brigade representative His body was wounded his muscles shook and his face appeared distracted Pullas wondered whether their apparent association made him hesitate Death leaned closer to her and whispered in her ear about ways she could assist him despite the difference in power PullasÆ unique image meant that she never lacked methods to strike a dangerous blow Even with the suppression of the Xyrt BrigadeÆs strange method death always possessed a way to press a finger on the scale
Yet during the second blow Randidly managed to release two pulses of images The first to fight against the black dragon of destruction and the second broke the suppressive image the Xyrt Brigade released
More than the fact that he utilized two powerful and complex images at once it was the feeling Pullas had about the second image that made her the most shocked Because what he wielded had shades of death in it of a certain bleak oblivion that consumed and devoured begetting more if itself as it satisfied its bottomless hunger
And Randidly Ghosthound had leashed such power
The strained expressions of Eloise and his Upper Sonara Society finally eased in a moment of silence after the image blasted outward Hundreds of their foes swooned unable to handle the brush with it Then their images exploded attacking those members of the Xyrt Brigade that had not suffered underneath the GhosthoundÆs image pulse
All the currents of power that had been concentrated in the blue haired representative faded and twisted around to face the immediate threat Each powerful in their own right the Upper Sonara Society exploded out into the lines of the blockade One of the representatives subordinates flushed and screamed You dare You stand against Elhume himself If you continue down this path
A strange being of folded space and barbed tentacles manifested in the space around his body Before the subordinate could react a tentacle wrapped around him and squeezed until his head popped and jelly oozed out of his orifices
Tuthak Eloise released a soft laugh his octopus appendages undulating From the beginning we understood the path on which we tread You will find none who lack resolve here
Combat exploded on ever side Massive brass swords gleaming beams of annihilating maroon light sweeping tides of salt flecked water hundreds of varied images turned the sky into a thick and murky storm They cut and hacked breaking off more and more of the tributaries of destruction that fed into that swimming black dragon The Xyrt Brigade members might possess less impressive images but they worked well together Small squads formed suppressing the more individually powerful members of the Upper Sonara Society
How easy it is to destroy something Pullas reflected looking at the images of their opponents But then again this entire gathering is to tear down the Nexus And I specifically only a thin veil separates my development from their own A sheet with a face drawn messily across it cast across the horrible truth beneath
PullasÆs eyes turned forward A fish headed Xyrt Brigade Member bellowed and rushed for In the past she hesitated for too long But Randidly had shown her the benefit of throwing herself forward despite fears Seeing his growth how could she doubt his methods
And in the end a single thin veil can make a world of difference PullasÆs eyes danced She raised her arms as the fish head unleashed a condensed blast of destruction The death smiled and sashayed forward
She cut through the blast and then kissed the cheek of the fishhead with her image As his flesh began to rot Pullas shot sideways and slammed into the side of another Xyrt Brigade Member who had been cutting toward FionaÆs blindspot
The other woman kicked her opponent in the chest then whirled around in a tornado of force to hack off the head of the foe Pullas had struck Fiona raised a hand and wiped sweat off of her brow Thanks for that These bastards are too persistent
Pullas was about to respond but a clapping wave of force sent both of them sprawling They looked up to the sky where a complex raven of darkness had again been obliterated by the black dragon Fiona grimaced Even though most of the support being poured into her image has ceased how does it still grow in power
Congratulations Your Skill Darkness Withers the Horizon and the Watching Carrion Grins has grown to Level 1071
Randidly utilized the same trifecta of Skills as he struck again once more leaving out the Songstress of Absence The event horizon/siren hissed in displeasure but instead Randidly pulled in the surging tide of kinetic forces
All the clashes below him became his power He sharpened that power into a spear and stabbed His eyes flashed and he guided the point of his spear which morphed and became the sharpened talons of his monstrous crow right to the small flaws in the energy flows of the black dragon Heedless of the danger Vualla rushed forward and initiated the contact
Their gazes met for a second Randidly could see how desperate she was to subdue him
They crashed into one another weapons tipped with images but fueled by raw power
Although most of the Xyrt BrigadeÆs array had been split off to fight against the Upper Sonara Society enough remained that the forces of destruction rumbled through RandidlyÆs bones Similarly VuallaÆs expression turned pained as all the kinetic force on the battlefield smashed against her and swished her internal organs around
Jarred both drifted backwardù in this encounter they had been even
Impossible Vualla bit her lip drawing blood Randidly wondered if it was a comment or a frustrated echo of her calling her impossible earlier
He spun his spear and settled into another stance As he healed away the small damages that Vualla had inflicted his new Vitality Stat unleashed another warming pulse His physical capabilities sharpened further The Dread Homunculus chuckled as it considered its prey
This isnÆt enough Randidly reflected So before Vualla managed to suppress all the cracks in the black dragonÆs scales he surged forward He carried with him a thousand ghastly specters from a million battlefields each in his thrall They lashed out together a garish imitation of his streamlined and simple spear thrust But when all those ghosts layered their power on top of each other were fuelled by kinetic violence and given weapons of YggdrasilÆs feathered monster
In their sixth clash Randidly knocked Vualla further backward
The seventh inflicted a deep wound down the dragonÆs side
In a massive display of sheer obstinacy Vualla bellowed before the eighth clash and completely restored the integrity of her image She moved and the whole world seemed to move with her hammering Randidly with a blow that contained not even a sink energy leak The contoured expression of violence was flawless
But against a Randidly who had built up his momentum the eighth clash ended up as a draw
For several long seconds they pressed against one another Randidly could feel her breath on his cheek Right before he was about to pull away she spat out some words All those sweet moments we shared all those memories because you donÆt seem to have meant our promises I wish none of them had happened