Chapter 1335 (1/2)

Randidly felt a flash of worry for a few scattered seconds after he had almost completely blasted away Aegiant’s image with his concentrated Nether. The ease at which he had displaced the other’s strength made him wonder whether the subsequent confrontation would leave him disappointed.

Seeing Aegiant’s being rather quickly overwhelmed, Randidly made a few rules for this fight: he would only rely on periodic bursts of Nether, Ignition Essence, and physical Skills.

In the original confrontation, Randidly had to rely on bringing out a powerful image from within his newly created Alpha Cosmos to even the playing field. Due to the surprise of the attack, Aegiant had been severely wounded by Rejt and Randidly was able to hastily finish him off, earning several deep wounds on his body in the process.

Because of the time it had taken for his body to recover, Randidly had only barely arrived in time to the confrontation between Shal and the Spearman, slipping past them both to save Azriel, who had been used as a surrogate for the Spearman’s images. After that, he had basically collapsed and watched the final fight.

So Randidly was honestly a little unsure of how powerful Aegiant was compared to his current self. However, as soon as Aegiant was given a few seconds to gather himself, the blazing heat of the sun once again radiated off of his body and pushed back against the spread of Nether’s Influence.

The corner of Randidly’s mouth turned upward. Good.

Aegiant’s eyes were bright as he looked toward Randidly. “You… you had a card like this hidden? It matters not. I have lived far too long to fall to something like this. I’ll have my vengeance for what you did to my grandson.”

Unfortunately, you have already died… A strange sense of pity ran through Randidly, but he rapidly repressed it and prepared another burst of Nether.

And true to his word, Aegiant’s image immediately came surging back to his body. Once more he was wreathed in a golden glow that hidden the details of his figure. The cooling ground beneath him began to crack and shudder as the trace elements within the stone once more began to melt.

But Randidly just grinned. Good. It will be more fun this way.

With a burst of Nether Brawn, Randidly exploded toward Aegiant before his opponent could gather his image any more completely. Aegiant might be able to throw off Randidly’s Nether suppression from afar, but as Randidly closed the distance, it became obvious that the effect was greater the closer the two were to each other.

Meanwhile, Randidly also wreathed himself in emerald and orange flames and raised his hand to unleash five Phoenix Slaying Bolts at Aegiant, barely any space between them.

Aegiant flicked his hand, conjuring a roaring wall of flame that largely dispersed the power of the projectiles. Then he leapt backward was conjuring three floating orbs of condensed sunlight above his head. They began rotating quickly around him, seeming to churn golden flames off of their surfaces that moved to engulf Aegiant’s hands.

Of course, the ground that he had leapt backward to land on promptly erupted with flaming emerald talons, largely destroying the brief reprieve that he had.

Congratulations! Your Skill Talon of the Restless Immortal (L) has grown to Level 202!

Randidly directly blasted through the lingering wall of flame and gave chase.

Most of the flames that had gone to surround Aegiant’s hands he used to smash away the emerald flames coming up from below. In addition, Aegiant hastily sent one of the glowing golden orbs shooting forward directly toward Randidly’s chest. As it flew forward, Randidly saw its color deepen as more and more of Aegiant’s focus went toward fueling it. The golden color was rich and warm, as though it truly was a miniature sun.

Still, Randidly just barred his teeth and channeled as much of Ignition Essence’s image as he could. Fire and inspiration coiled around his arms, bearing the with them the heavy weight of regret that Illym had injected into the image. The two flames clashed in an explosion of heat and sparks that shook the surrounding ground. The ground that wasn’t already partially molten was charred and smoking in the aftermath.

Due to his momentum, Randidly continued forward with a slightly disgruntled expression. Annoying that Aegiant back then is even stronger than Ignition Essence is now… but I’m starting to sense that it is partially because there is such a large portion of the image missing…

Still, even if Aegiant’s image had a sense of weight and purity that let it overwhelm Ignition Essence, Randidly’s physical body was nowhere near as weak as it had been originally in this fight. Therefore, even coming out the loser in the clash between the flames around his body and Aegiant’s orb, he could practically shrug off any damage inflicted.

Randidly’s monstrous Health Regeneration rapidly healed the small damage that he had sustained. Aegiant’s eyes widened as he noticed Randidly’s blithe absorption of his flames. “You-”

But Randidly didn’t give him any more chances to talk. His body once more exploded into motion as he forcefully activated Innate Violence, launching several Talon Strikes and Roundhouse Kicks at Aegiant in the process. With a snort, Aegiant raised his hand and one of the two remaining orbs condensed into a flaming spear.

Bringing the spear around, Aegiant released a completely perfect thrust that seemed to set the surrounding air on fire with the friction of its passage. Even though the distance between them was very short and Randidly’s Nether continued to effectively blunt Aegiant’s image, Randidly could tell that this man had used this basic thrust thousands of times in the past. It bore the weight of repetition as a mark of pride and power.

But Randidly just laughed and twisted to avoid the blow, relying on his Nether Brawn and Agility that were both over 1000 to forcefully break through the limits of what was physically possible. For a moment, his body seemed to actually skip across space like a smooth stone over the surface of a pond. Small sonic booms echoed outward like the ripples from the moment the stone skimmed the water.