Chapter 943 (2/2)

Randidly whipped around, physically throwing Donny in the air toward the edge of the arena. Kayle and Paolo’s blows were strong, but Chimeric Avoidance meant both smashed against Sulfur almost harmlessly. And then Randidly used Man is Proud but the Chimera Takes to blast past them and arrive before the airborne Donny.

Donny twisted midair and raised his sword, eyes blazing. Randidly sensed a dozen individuals moving to stop him, but he had simply moved too quickly. For this exchange, it was just the two of them.

“Blow of Reckoning!” Donny bellowed as he swung his sword to meet Randidly’s thrust.

Ting.

BOOOOOOOM.

The blows met each other and Donny was smashed downward against the arena ground. Perhaps due to the significant strengthening that the arena experienced, but the ground only cracked and Donny bounced almost five meters off the ground to float back upward toward Randidly’s position.

While Donny’s expression was stunned, Randidly raised his spear. Acri began to glow cherry red as he prepared the Molten Fang of the Pariah.

Yet as he moved to finish Donny off, the sound of a dozen arrows cutting through the air made Randidly grin. Too late. Don’t forget, there are still two images here that you need to contend with.

The cracked ground split as Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil finally had a weakness it could easily exploit. The arena split and revealed the bounty of the Earth. Those thorny roots whipped upward and smashed the arrows to the side. Inwardly, Randidly was surprised how powerful they were, but it wouldn’t be enough-

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Grimacing, Randidly twisted and unleashed his Molten Fang of the Pariah upward. There hadn’t been any noise his ears could catch, but the ripples of Aether gave away the fearsome nature of the attack.

I knew your fangs were longer than this, Annie, Randidly gnashed his teeth and smashed the arrow to the side. Even though he completely overpowered it, he was knocked down by the force. Compared to her previous arrows, this one was about three times as powerful and moved double as quickly. Without Aether Detection, he probably would have simply been smashed by that attack.

It wouldn’t have killed him, but it certainly would have inflicted a deep wound. To know that Annie had saved such a silent attack just went to show how seriously she took this challenge.

Abruptly, Randidly reversed his grip on Acri and stabbed backward. Unfortunately, Donny had used the moment Randidly was distracted to regain his focus and now moved to smash Randidly with his shield.

“Perfect Disengage!” Donny called. Even though Randidly’s spear clearly contained the superior power, Donny’s shield seemed to be just as alive as Acri as it twisted to the side, knocking Randidly’s hyper-sharp thrust to the side. In addition, Randidly felt some part of his airborne momentum stolen.

As he floated through the air, Donny landed perfectly on the ground and began to sprint back toward the others. Even now, Paolo, Kayle, and the two-headed bear were bounding over toward Randidly.

Eyes flashing, Randidly manipulated Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil. Although Donny initially used his sword to scythe through the roots, they were more numerous and tenacious than Donny could reasonably account for. Very quickly, he was slowed to a walk as he swung his sword and cursed.

As soon as Randidly touched the ground, he had crossed the distance to Donny. But Mrs. Hamilton’s voice cut across the arena from behind Randidly. “Donny! Do it now!”

Lightning fast, Donny produced something from an interspatial ring and tossed it toward Randidly. Without even thinking, Randidly brought Acri upward and bissected the sudden projectile to disperse its force. Yet what truly surprised Randidly was how easily the item was ripped in half.

His eyes focused.

It was…

...a mutated groundhog?

It’s a corpse. Randidly thought. His eyes narrowed.

Despite the small size of the corpse, the explosion set dark energy and bits of gore included quite a bit of concussive force. With Chimeric Avoidance, Randidly didn’t take any damage, but it did mean that he missed the Aether signature of the next attack until it was too late.

Chimeric Avoidance.

Howling with fury, the Grim Chimera’s image pulsed with power. Yet when Randidly’s body finished twisting and he finally landed, there was a deep gash in his arm. Blood gurgled up and spilled down over his new gloves. It was with sharp eyes that Randidly considered the man in front of him.

Decklan licked Randidly’s blood off of his dagger with deliberate glee. His eyes were somewhat glazed, as though he was inebriated by the experience. That same terrible bitterness was still present, but now it was pressed to the side so a manic sort of glee could fill Decklan. “What, did you think I would miss this?”

Randidly’s gaze shifted to Mrs. Hamilton. ‘Can you imagine the look on his face, huh…’

Around him, Donnyton’s Classers continued to circle like hyenas licking their wounds.