Frost took the position of a mid-ranged attacker while leaving the mana coated Hamon to face off against the rindar in close combat, curious to see the capabilities of this fabled colonel.
"Hehehehehe" Hamon chuckled as a mad smile began forming on his lips.
Don! Don!
He slammed his fists together causing a bright red mana to cover them and form strange runic shapes along his arms and back before he outstretched his left hand and beckoned or rather taunted the rindar to come at him.
The rindar nearly burst a blood vessel as his fury skyrocketed.
"Ahhhhhh!" He roared out before charging straight for Hamon, all four of his fists tightly clenched and reeled back. The leading rindar didn't have a weapon like his younger siblings instead relying on the strength and durability of his own body.
Scales extended along his arms and fists enhancing their size and power in a far less crude transformation than the youngest rindar.
Hamon was unphased by this transition, he took a defensive martial art stance ready to welcome the rindar's attack.
At a speed untraceable through a normal person's eyes the rindar arrived before Hamon and punched at his face with his second and third arm while his first and fourth aimed for his liver.
Hamon moved smoothly, wrapping his left hand around the rindar's second and fourth arm like a fluid snake all while rotating his body and taking a heavy step forward into the rindar's chest.
Booommm!
The rindar was smashed into by Hamon's shoulder knocking him back ending his attack and leaving him open for a counter.
"[Lightning axe kick]" Hamon leaped into the air activating a martial art skill as well as the runic inscriptions on his legs. Energy formed tendrils of electricity around his left leg while magic inscriptions enhanced the effects, doubling the intensity of the tendrils.
This lightning covered leg swiftly cleaved downwards onto the rindar's third shoulder.
Crack!
A loud crack could be heard as the rindar's shoulder socket fractured from the blow but the rindar fought through the pain to lash out with his second and fourth arm.
"[Raptor strike]" The rindar activated his own skill enhancing the speed and sharpness of his two fists and coating them in a dark violet energy.
Hamon skilfully guarded the targeted side with his arm and another runic inscription activated as he did covering his arm and side with a dense metal mana formed armour.
Booommm!
The rindar's strikes crashed against the metal and blew Hamon away.
Hamon spun in the air with intense speed before elegantly landing on the floor without so much as a stumble. The metal armour cracked and disappeared returning to natural mana while the defensive inscription began recharging for the next time it was needed. He didn't even look the slightest bit injured.
"He'll be charging through you lad."
Frost trembled at the thought before a wild smile grew on his lips and he tightened his grip around his glaive while slowing his breaths.
"Make him pay a nasty price got it." Hamon placed his hand on Frost's shoulder before moving forward.
"Got it." Frost added another layer to his ice chakra armour and adorned his glaive in cold flames as well as activated the wind engraving, preparing to go all out.
The rindar acted like Frost, he slowed his breathing and showed a determined glint in his eyes. He couldn't continue this fight any longer, to do so would be suicide, something that would net him zero gains.
With a clenched jaw the rindar tensed his entire body extending what scales he had left over his vital areas before charging ahead straight for Hamon. He crossed his arms before him further covering his vital areas.
Even Hamon would struggle to effectively get through this blockade of armour, but he'd still try his best.
"[Focused trigram palm]" Hamon activated a skill unique to his martial art style. His right palm glowed golden and generated an image of a shining golden hexagonal behind him.
The rindar frowned from the light but didn't stop his charge, he lowered his head down and activated his own skill.
"[Scaled bulwark]" A dark violet energy covered his already durable scales and arms; this was going to be a contest between a mighty spear and a great shield.
Boooooommmmm!!!
With an air shattering clash Hamon's palm struck against the rindar's arms. The golden energy and purple energy clashed against one another generating splintering sparks, neither willing to give way.
"Raaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!"
"Raaaaaaghhhhhhh!!!" Both Hamon and the rindar roared out as they pushed against one another.
The sparks intensified before eventually the rindar and Hamon's energy shields shattered with a violent explosion.
Hamon was blown back but the rindar pushed through at an angle, desperately fleeing past him at the cost of his defences.
But Frost was ready, Hamon knew the rindar would do anything to escape regardless of the cost and Frost was the weakest point in this triad.
"Frost make it count!" Hamon roared as he crashed hard against the ground.
"On it!" Frost replied back with a booming voice before charging at the rindar with his enhanced glaive, aiming to take a decent chunk from the currently fleeing rindar.
The rindar didn't think much of Frost, the level of hurt he could deal out paled in comparison to Hamon. He continued to run at full speed despite seeing Frost barring his path with his weapon. Though many of his scales were damaged and or missing he was confident his body could withstand a blow from Frost.
Frost had one chance to attack before the rindar rushed through him and he planned to make it count.