Chapter 2434
Aegiant accelerated toward Randidly, moving with a speed that would only be possible if he had broken past the physical limitations of the System. Randidly’s lips twitched, but honestly he couldn’t muster up any sort of indignation.
After all the unfair things he did, this Samsara boosting the power of his past opponents was a pill he could safely swallow.
His images were gone and his Nether Core was absent from his chest; the only accumulation of current power present was the Truths rioting in his Soulspace, which was quickly approaching the point of meltdown. And a few quiet tugs seemed to confirm that trying to extricate these Truths from one another at this point would only hasten the situation. Without access to the raw forms of Aether and Nether, that meant his only viable opportunity for escaping the Samsara… would be to form his Penance.
But I still don’t even have a clue. Randidly gritted his teeth, but raised his spear. Other than that… well, my Grand Fate definitely has a response to this environment. If I can have some downtime to study the barrier and search for flaws…
Congratulations! Your Grand Fate Temporal Thaumaturgy Mends Eternity has grown to Level 200! Your understanding of time has deepened!
While a wisp of his will began to dig into the environment, he faced forward with a straight spine and a spear held in readiness. If nothing else, he had a lot of experience working through mental blocks with a spear in his hand.
As he raised his spear, Aegiant responded with a flicking, viper-like thrust toward Randidly’s neck that would have made Shal proud. Randidly swept his spear sideways to knock the blow aside, but Aegiant was already pivoting on the ball of his foot, bringing the butt of his spear hammering toward Randidly’s ribs.
Randidly’s eyes flashed as he took a half step back, far enough to turn the blow into a glancing one, but not far enough to give Aegiant space to shift his move again. Despite the fineness of his response, Aegiant grinned. “A mistake, boy.”
God, I don’t miss people calling me boy, and feeling like it was deserved… Randidly reflected. Then Aegiant blazed with a powerful, all-consuming image of the sun. Heat and light warped space; the image wasn’t detailed enough to actually be this powerful, but the Truth of this memory pressed its entire hand against the scale, upping the danger.