Chapter 935 (1/2)

Kayle purposefully cut wide in his attack, confident that he could have caught the edge of Randidly’s hair if he had aimed for it. It wouldn’t have inflicted any damage, but it was reassuring to be so near to hitting him.

Really, it was an extremely short distance: four centimeters. Altering the course of the blade was well within his ability, making the swing he had just performed four centimeters shorter than it would have been.

So when Kayle was forced to roll forward to avoid the absolutely vicious spear thrust that Randidly unleashed with very little warning, it only sunk about three centimeters into his right shoulder blade before he had escaped from the attack. That little bit of extra time gave him an edge, but already Kayle could feel the wound throbbing.

Wasn’t enough. Step needs to be faster. Something’s different.

Kayle popped to his feet to see both the two handlers he had brought and the two Paolo had brought surrounding Randidly in an X. As though moving on some unspoken cue, they varied their timing of strikes perfectly. Paolo’s attacked first, but Kayle’s men had faster attacks. All the while, Randidly stood stock still.

A mistake to attack without either Paolo or me, but a warning won’t come in time, Kayle thought with narrowed eyes. That excess in his style… we beat it out of him. Hmm. I did try to warn Stan...

Although he was surrounded, Randidly just casually glanced around. The… monster that hovered behind him cracked its neck. It’s two tails curled around its body, claiming dominance over the surrounding space.

Then Randidly blurred into motion, unleashing seven rapid strikes that crisscrossed his body. It was an area Skill, one that gave him preposterous dexterity to strike in the surrounding area. So much so that four of the top individuals in Donnyton working together were overwhelmed. And it wasn’t close.

Quick thrust, and a quick explosion of thrusts, Kayle began to move into position, because he could already predict what was coming. Based on what we saw earlier… this two Skills won’t be all.

Kayle’s two elected to dodge the strikes and were left with deep gashes across their torso’s. Even they weren’t fast enough, but they quickly pulled out potions. Paolo’s two raised their arms and tried to endure the strikes directly. This was a mistake.

The first man collapsed almost immediately. The woman gasped in shock, looking down at the two fist-sized holes that Randidly’s attack had ripped through her forearms and into her stomach.

Randidly as moving to finish her off as Kayle struck again.

Absolute Separation.

Once more Randidly’s body seemed to fold in on itself and out of the way of Kayle’s strike. Huge blue veins stood out on Randidly’s body as well, giving him a burst of speed that saw him avoiding the strike and wheeling his spear around to point at Kayle.

Blade Dance.

Luckily Kayle had predicted that Randidly would use his quick thrust because he moved before the attack was launched. Otherwise, he would not have dodged successfully or even stayed in fighting shape. As he did so, he threw the two long knives he held at Randidly’s head and drew two more in a smooth motion. Those two new knives he slashed in an x toward Randidly’s human arm.

Hopefully, this part of him still bleeds...

But a grey melancholy seemed to swirl up and seize Kayle’s arms, infecting him with a deep chill. The monster behind Randidly had its gaze fixed upon Kayle. Grimacing, he dropped the knives and hopped backward. Seven blows filled the air he had just left.

Somehow, Randidly also now possessed an aura that slowed anyone who entered into his area. Which was a hard counter for everything that Kayle wanted to do when he got in close to foes.

For a brief moment, Kayle spared a glance for the other side of the arena, where Randidly’s companion was barely hanging on while assaulted by the remnants of their two Squads. Kayle grimaced. They could spare likely one each without losing much power in that group, but the problem was that Helen was noted for improving the more strikes she inflicted on the surrounding people.

The fewer fighters they had holding her back the more quickly she would come to wreck their current fight with Randidly. And honestly… would more people even help to slow Randidly down now?

“DON’T HAVE TOO MUCH FUN WITHOUT ME!” Paolo bellowed, his arms pumping wildly as he dashed back up to the arena and attempted to spear tackle Randidly.

Kayle sighed. Don’t you recall what happened last time? It seems you love abuse too much to even plan to avoid it...

Without moving, Randidly lowered his spear.

Ah, Kayle thought with false cheer as he flexed his hands to dispel the numbness. Paolo didn’t slow his advance at all, charging directly toward the attack. This will be the hard-hitting Skill.

The monster behind Randidly raised its right arm, which began to glow a cherry red like a poker pulled out from a blacksmith's fire. Then the attack ripped forward.

Still fast. Just not impossible to see, Kayle reflected darkly. Two knives spun end over end toward Randidly’s exposed back. But, to his shock, the monster twitched and twisted his skin-wrapped head around to look at Kayle.

Then, the dark shape of the mouth beneath that skin seemed to shift. The two bone tails connected to it flicked out, knocking away the knives.

Paolo’s feet smashed into the ground as he lowered his stance. His hands shot upward and boldly seized the shaft of the approaching spear, ignoring the ominous rumbling the attack made as it shot through the air. But that was part of Paolo’s charm. Making all the stupid decisions so Kayle could make the smart ones.

Grimacing, Paolo jerked his head to the side as his Strength proved insufficient to hold back Randidly’s spear. Rather than ripping through his throat, the attack skittered off of Paolo’s shoulder. The webbing of his thumbs tore from the strain of altering the attack, spraying his already grim visage with additional gore.