Chapter 1425 (1/2)
Once her Domain pressed down against the Ghosthound’s images, Helen didn’t waste any time. She could already feel his images eating outward from his body; the images around him were ominously dense. So she planted her foot into the ground and launched herself forward. She flicked her hand out and produced a spear. If she didn’t act quickly, she had no doubt that the Ghosthound would be able to forcefully break through her Domain-
Congratulations! Your Skill (Domain) Tides of Blood (Ru) has grown to Level 299!
The Ghosthound snorted and used his left arm to rake his heavy talons through the air. His claws impacted the waves of crimson energy and ripped large gashes in the Domain before it had even settled over the surrounding area. Even as Helen was still shooting forward, the Ghosthound seized these torn edges of her Domain and pulled.
The Domain shuddered and groaned. The crimson shade to the air lightened as if he somehow managed to suppress her image with a simple physical action.
Helen’s breath hissed through her teeth; she had only crossed half the distance but he had done so much damage to her Domain. Damn, I should have waited until I was closer before baring my fangs… this overpowered piece of shit…!
But even as her anger flared to life, so did Helen’s excitement. This was why she followed the Ghosthound as his knight. This was the power that had captured her loyalty. This overwhelming strength-
Even Helen was shocked as the Ghosthound ripped his bone spear arm up through the flaws he had already seized and forcibly tore her Tides of Blood Domain in half. The small beginnings of a headache began to worm its way into Helen’s temples. This move was a throwback to the times where Randidly had relentlessly trained her Domain by breaking it. But her image’s strength was incomparable to those days; he shouldn’t have been able to accomplish it so casually.
To see the Ghosthound repeat this while relying on only physical power, no less, was something of a shock.
Yet it was a shock that caused Helen’s face to twist into a wicked grin. “You couldn’t help yourself, could you!?!”
That blank sphere of darkness where Randidly’s left eye should have been fixed on Helen as she shot forward with her spear raised. The light around it turned milky and thick, clinging to the edge of that black abyss. Helen’s eyes narrowed as she felt pressured just from eye contact with him.
Still, Helen had covered most of the distance to him so the next wave of her Tides of Blood Domain was able to instantly fill in the gash that the Ghosthound had created. Plus, Helen threw her Willpower into whipping the surrounding currents into an immediate frenzy. They settled across the Ghosthound’s body, binding him and suppressing his image. With her target restricted, Helen lashed forward with her spear while simultaneously striking at his back with Maw of the Hellfin.
Amongst the crimson flows, a shadow rapidly emerged, resolving itself into a horrifying monster. It opened its mouth and lurched toward his exposed back.
The Ghosthound’s right arm shot upward, intercepting Helen’s weapon. To her shock, her spear immediately shattered into bits and the Ghosthound’s attack continued forward without wavering in the slightest from the collision. Helen needed to rely on the currents around her to push her body out of the way. And even so, that viciously powerful attack ripped another huge gash in her Domain.
As for her strike at his back… the Ghosthound didn’t even dodge. The maw crunched down on him and then was shattered by a light shrug.
Gritting her teeth, Helen spun sideways and pulled another spear from her interspatial ring. Then she lunched forward toward the Ghosthound’s side. But as soon as the tip of her spear was about to impact the pale skin of his torso, Helen swore and scrambled backward to avoid the tail that scythed through the air toward her neck.
What was ludicrous was even his tail was powerful enough to destabilize her Domain as it passed through the intervening space. It struck the ground and cracked the reinforced stone. Jesus, how powerful is his physical body?!?
Another blast of blood-colored energy swirled outward, darkening the surrounding space. With her Domain, she pulled all of them deep into the Hellsea. Her image spread out to become an immense pressure over both of them. But Helen was somewhat stumped to see that her Domain struggled to reclaim the area that had been previously torn by the Ghosthound with his arm, even with the recently added weight. Remnants of that blow were still physically present in the air, preventing her from easily healing her Domain.
Congratulations! Your Skill (Domain) Tides of Blood (Ru) has grown to Level 300!
Helen froze for a split second from the shock, then cursed herself and hopped backward to avoid the attack that she suspected would be forthcoming due to her focus slipping. But as she retreated several meters, no attack came. Randidly Ghosthound simply turned with heavy steps to regard her with that oppressive left eye of his.
Helen chewed her lip. Certainly powerful… but it seems like he’s having difficulty wielding that strength… and the images around him keep fluctuating, it’s clear that a lot of his focus is toward maintaining that state. If that’s the case, heheh, then isn’t it just a matter of outlasting him…?
Her eyes flashed with renewed confidence as Helen rushed toward the Ghosthound once more. The Tides of Blood Domain gradually pressed forward and darkened around him.
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