Chapter 1074 (2/2)
One of these days, his generous spirit was going to get him killed.
But right now he was grinning from ear to ear. Molten Fang of the Pariah concentrated energy into his bone spear. He moved like a shadow and stabbed his limb directly between the Nether Beast’s eyes. Of course, it didn’t have a true brain, it had a core. But still, Randidly found it immensely satisfying to land such a typically deadly blow. The feeling of the Nether flesh parting before him was rich and wet.
In response, the bear Nether Beast just lashed out with its paw again. Around him, Randidly could feel Nether Beasts surging closer and Vualla howl with retaliatory fury. Her image soon followed. The sudden wave of destruction that blew a huge hole in the suddenly arrived Nether Beasts was so close that it ruffled Randidly’s hair with its passage.
Although Randidly’s left shoulder was a mass of gore, he was just an image; his actual mobility wasn’t affected at all. So he raised his claw and brought all of the resonance he could muster between his cores and his bubbles to press the Nether Beast’s attack to the side by thrusting the bubbles out against it like some sort of telekinetic ability. The paw whistled past, a scant inch away from cutting into him once more.
But it did give Randidly a second to gather himself.
Man is Proud, but the Chimera Takes.
The Grim Chimera Skill that was the combination of Spear Advances, Ash Trails and As the Sun Stills remained the most powerful sudden attack in Randidly’s arsenal. The sudden burst of momentum and the concentrated force both became blunt instruments to smash directly into the Nether Beast’s already bleeding body. Their forms buzzed and hissed from the sudden physical contact and the Nether Beast was sent tumbling backward.
Man Weeps, but the Chimera Mourns.
Randidly followed up with his quickest Skill, striking out nine times in quick succession to rip the Nether flesh of the beast and inflict some distracting damage. It roared furiously, scrambling backward to open up additional space and regain its footing. After that most recent exchange, the Nether Beast appeared to finally consider Randidly a threat. But of course, more space was exactly what Randidly wanted; the harassment was only to give him a clearer shot on his true goal.
Man is Proud, but the Chimera Takes.
Congratulations! Your skill Man is Proud, But the Chimera Takes (L) has grown to Level 177!
This time, Randidly’s sights were firmly set on the core of the Nether Beast. With a brutal crash, the tip of Randidly’s bone spear skewered the thing.
But Randidly’s face immediately fell; he hadn’t been able to shatter it. It might have been a result from his slow weakening under the influence of Nether, or the fact he hadn’t utilized his bubbles to add extra force to the strike, but the core was cracked yet unbroken. In addition, the Nether Beast was thrown backward away from Randidly from the force of the strike.
Randidly was considering his follow up when one of his fellow volunteers appeared next to the wounded Nether Beast and bisected it with a swing of his huge copper ax. Afterward, the bull-headed man nodded toward Randidly and moved to assist others against the remnants of the most recent ambush force.
Twisting around, Randidly found himself face to face with a trembling Vualla. Her eyes were locked on the wound on his shoulder. Her gaze was so intense that Randidly couldn’t resist looking himself As he looked down at the mass of gore, Randidly winced; the wounded flesh was steadily disintegrating and flaking off like ash off a burnt house
Randidly did his best to offer a cheerful smile. “Made it. Now we just need to give the signal and run away right? I bet just the forces following us will be more than enough of a distraction for Terith.”
Vualla didn’t respond. She was just looking at his slowly disappearing flesh.
As Randidly opened his mouth to say something else, Kel’ev materialized next to the duo. Truly, he seemed to have a banter radar that let him stick his nose in at the most inopportune times. But to Randidly’s surprise, he wasn’t glaring at him at all right now; instead, Vualla’s former assistant seemed extremely worried about her. “Vualla, give the signal and let us depart.”
Finally, Vualla spoke. “Randidly, can you open the way to the Nether Wells?”
Randidly blinked. “Well, probably, but-”
“It wasn’t supposed to be this way.” Kel’ev hissed. A tremor seemed to run through his body. “None of it was supposed to happen like this.”
Ignoring Kel’ev, Vualla smiled at Randidly. “Open it up then. Why should we bother waiting for the Second Squad? I need to blow off some steam anyway.”