Chapter 637: Chapter 178 Undead Creature_4
A humming sound suddenly emanated from the group of skeletons. The only remaining three brown-yellow skeletons congregated together, raising their bone knives and pointed towards Ah Dai and his companions. All the skeletons froze for a moment before their speed abruptly increased. The white skeletons, led by the gray skeletons, rushed towards the group. Some held weapons made of bones, while others used their own bodies as weapons, charging fiercely with their teeth and claws bared. Meanwhile, the blue and black skeletons astonishingly unfurled wings from their backs, soaring into the sky and swooping down on the group from above.
A chill ran down Ah Dai’s spine as he swiftly swept out his sword, slicing through the air with a silvery crescent of fighting spirit. The leading group of skeletons was promptly cleaved in half. A massive cyclone followed, splitting into three and wreaking havoc in three different directions. Under the augmentation of the Staff of Wind God, Olivia proficiently wielded this level-six Wind Magic skill, Spiral Dragon, causing countless skeletons to be swept up into the sky. These white skeletons were extremely fragile, unable to resist the powerful vortex. They were shredded into pieces in an instant. A sea of flames suddenly emerged behind the wind, quickly spreading hundreds of meters around the group. Inside the scorching fire, the white skeletons turned into ashes one by one. Even the grey skeletons rapidly retreated, showing more intelligence than the birds made of bone in the sky, at least not recklessly charging without regard for consequences.
Dozens of blue and black skeletons soon swooped down from the sky. Sheng Xie roared, spewing out a golden, luminous heave. It greeted the charging skeletons with corrosive Dragon Breath, instantly turning seven or eight skeletons into ashes, yet most managed to dodge by changing their trajectory mid-air.
The bone birds in the sky slowly regained their composure from the chaos. Whether out of fear or not, they unexpectedly took to the sky, retreating in the direction they came from, and did not assist in the attack on the ground.
Kino’s sea of fire stood a full quarter of an hour before gradually dying down. With the combined assault of the group, thousands of skeletons had evaporated. Those corroded by Sheng Xie’s Dragon Breath and burned by the flame did not regenerate, seeming to have completely disappeared. Yan Shi quietly urged Ah Dai, "Brother, we can’t go on like this. Look, skeletons are still emerging from the ground’s fissures. We’ll run out of energy sooner or later. Let’s charge inside. If we can’t hold out, at least we can find the cave Audi, the Elf Envoy mentioned to hide."
Ah Dai nodded, let out a long howl to gather everyone before hopping on the back of Sheng Xie. He dispatched several bouts of fighting spirit to scatter the skeletons in the sky, leading the group to rush deeper into the Death Mountain Range. With Olivia and Kino’s continuous magical support, they completely drove back the approaching skeletons. Sheng Xie took flight, flapping its massive wings. The white skeletons below jumped one after the other, attacking Sheng Xie with their bone weapons. But their attacks were futile against Sheng Xie’s robust scale armor. Suffering almost no damage, Sheng Xie soared into the sky, using its colossal body to crush many ordinary Skeleton Soldiers in its ascent. Only the blue and black skeletal remnants were capable of attacking them. But with Ah Dai shielding Sheng Xie, these skeletons couldn’t do much. Under the effect of solid-state energy, skeletons fell one after another. Although they had the ability to regenerate, it took quite some time for them to take to the sky again. Sheng Xie sped into the distance towards the south, its tremendous wings stirring up strong gusts.
Originally, Xuan Yue planned to use a more substantial Light Magic attack to confront the skeletons below. But seeing everyone had broken out of the skeletons’ encirclement, she abandoned the idea to conserve energy. Just as they were relaxing, three sharp cries resounded. Three earthy yellow lights rushed quickly at Sheng Xie. The speed was so fast it startled Ah Dai, who hurriedly flew to Sheng Xie’s back, slashing with his sword at the three incoming skeletons. These three beige skeletons were precisely the King of Skeletons. Although their bodies weren’t large, their attack power was formidable. Facing Ah Dai’s attack, they did not try to resist instead, stopping their forward momentum and darting in three different directions, thus evading Ah Dai’s attack.
A silver arrow split the air aiming precisely for the landing point of one Skeleton King, speeding towards it like a beam of silver light. It was Yue Ji making her move. Since the beginning of the battle, she hadn’t had a chance to attack, and was already frustrated. Seeing the Skeleton Kings rushing towards them, she immediately launched an attack with years of archery experience. The silver arrow accurately hit the Skeleton King, but what frustrated Yue Ji was that, even though it was the Skeleton King, it was still a skeleton. The silver arrow was right on target, passing through the gap in its rib cage without hitting any bone, causing no damage.
The three Skeleton Kings seemed to grow angry. The bone knives in their hands turned into three brilliant streaks, abruptly slashing at Ah Dai. How could these Skeleton Kings compare to Ah Dai, who had reached the Sword Saint Realm? When their bone knives hit Ah Dai’s defensive shield, they shattered instantly. Seizing the opportunity, Ah Dai released a cluster of silver fighting spirit tendrils, promptly binding the three Skeleton Kings tightly. Ah Dai was elated. Just as he was about to shatter the three Skeleton Kings completely, an exceptional event occurred. The bodies of the Skeleton Kings suddenly disintegrated, scattering into small pieces and falling. In his surprise, the falling bones in the air reassembled themselves into their previous form, once again charging towards Ah Dai.
