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Chapter 64 Cutting and Explosion

On the other hand, Gray's fighting style wasn't as ferocious.

Faced with the skeleton soldier charging at him wielding bone blades, Gray did not choose to confront him head-on. He nimbly dodged to the side, avoiding the attack.

Just as the two brushed past each other, Gray flicked his wrist, and his longsword slashed precisely at the skeleton soldier's spine.

The sharp blade cuts into the gaps in the bones, and with just a little force, it can cut them in two!
"Crack!"

The skeleton soldier was cut in half at the waist by Gray!

Even so, it still retained its ability to move. The skeleton soldier supported itself on its arms on the ground and relentlessly crawled toward Gray.

"It's really difficult..."

Gray cursed under his breath, stomped down hard, deforming the skull, then cleaved it in two with his sword before turning to face the next skeleton soldier.

While Marcus and Gray held the line, the fire support from the rear had already arrived on the battlefield!

Vales drew back the crescent moon of his longbow, and the arrow was nocked.

Against monsters of this level, the penetrating damage of ordinary arrows is ineffective, while the Thunder Arrow, which is imbued with a large amount of battle aura, seems somewhat wasteful.

So Vales opted for a compromise: he infused only a small amount of battle aura into the arrow.

Arrows shot in this way are significantly more destructive than ordinary arrows, and they also possess their own lightning properties, allowing them to explode as well.

"call out!"

The arrowhead tore through the air, its fletching trail crackling with electricity, and the trajectory of the entire arrow resembled a silver thread under the moonlight.

hit!

The arrow, imbued with battle aura, was unstoppable, piercing directly into the skeleton soldier's hard skull and penetrating it completely.

Then, the lightning-infused battle aura exploded out again.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the entire skull exploded, scattering bone fragments everywhere, and the skeleton soldier died instantly.

Zellir was also waving his wand, beginning to charge up his magic.

Wind Blade Technique!
An invisible blade slashed diagonally, striking the skull of the skeleton soldier.

The skeleton soldier's head lolled to the side after being hit, and a deep gash was cut into its skull.

Normally, ordinary monsters would die instantly, but that's not enough for undead creatures like skeleton soldiers.

It merely twisted its neck and continued moving.

Seeing this, Zellier narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The bones are harder than I expected..."

Against this kind of monster, the Wind Blade Technique, which only has the cutting attribute, is not very effective and it is difficult to kill it with one hit.

So, let's try a different approach.

Zellier quickly sketched out another spell structure in his mind.

The surrounding moisture began to condense at the tip of his staff, and the already chilly environment cooled down even further.

Soon, an ice spike gleaming with a cold light appeared.

Ice Spike!
"call out!"

The sharp ice spikes whistled through the air, piercing the skull of the skeleton soldier and becoming lodged inside.

Then, the ice spike exploded with a "bang" inside the skeleton's head.

Ice explosion!

The skeleton soldier's skull exploded from the inside, shattering into pieces.

With its skull destroyed, the skeleton soldier's body also lost its ability to move and collapsed on the ground.

Really useful.

Zelil smiled as expected.

Ice Spike, a penetrating and explosive elemental magic, is more suitable for dealing with skeletons than Wind Blade. He raised his hand, and another Ice Spike swiftly erupted, killing yet another skeleton.

Under the moonlight, Zell and Vales took turns sniping the skeleton soldiers, and their efficiency was quite high.

Skeleton soldiers have no intelligence and are not fast, making them easy targets for ranged classes.

In the center of the cemetery, Marcus roared.

The roar was exceptionally clear in the silent night, and he simultaneously struck his shield with his sword.

The skeleton soldiers actually looked at Marcus, and many of the skeleton soldiers who were originally preparing to besiege Gray involuntarily walked towards Marcus.

Zellier became interested when he saw this.

"Is this considered... a taunt skill?"

"The avant-garde fighting spirit itself possesses this mocking quality, and can attract enemy attacks or intimidate enemies through means such as roaring and howling."

Vales squinted one eye as he spoke while drawing his bow and aiming an arrow. "However, this effect is already beyond the scope of a lower-level warrior... I think it won't be long before Marcus advances as well, right?"

“That’s great.” Zellier smiled easily.

With an additional mid-level warrior in the team, especially one in the vanguard, those of us in the back row feel much safer and can focus on dealing damage from now on.

Marcus acted like a magnet, immediately attracting the majority of the skeleton soldiers to attack him.

The pale bone blades rained down, striking the shield with a series of clangs, sending sparks flying.

Although these attacks were not enough to break through Marcus's defensive stance, the sheer volume of attacks left him unable to retaliate and forced him to passively parry and retreat.

"Marcus!"

Zellier's shout came from behind.

Marcus glanced at it briefly.

Zellier held the ash wand horizontally, and at the end of the wand, strands of light condensed into rhomboid crystals, surging and ready to be unleashed.

Upon seeing this, Marcus immediately understood what Zellier was planning. The tacit understanding they had developed from their multiple teamwork sessions allowed Marcus to take his next step.

He stopped holding his ground and began to retreat towards Zellier.

The mindless skeletons were completely unaware of their impending doom, blindly following Marcus, which made their formation even denser.

It's now!

"Zeril, release!"

Marcus roared and leaped to the side, dodging the skeletons' slashes.

Almost at the same instant he dodged, a dazzling blue light arrived.

Arcane Missiles!

The highly compressed energy sphere swept in, unleashing magic in an instant!
"boom!!!"

The arcane missile pierced straight through the foremost skeleton soldier, blasting it into dust.

But that wasn't all. The missile continued its trajectory with undiminished momentum, carrying a violent magical aftershock that blasted away five more skeleton soldiers in succession!
Bone dust filled the air, and blue magical energy spread out, instantly turning the previously crowded area into an open space.

Marcus watched this scene and once again sighed with genuine admiration.

The magic Zellir cast was terrifying.

No wonder even Drake, who had risen to the intermediate class, couldn't withstand it; a single arcane missile shattered his shield along with his arm.

The cleanup operation proceeded smoothly, and more than half of the skeleton soldiers were quickly eliminated.

Meanwhile, Zelier's experience points are also steadily increasing.

However, these little skeletons don't provide much experience, and there's still a considerable gap between what Zellir needs to achieve his level-up goal.

As Zellir cast his spell, his gaze swept across his surroundings.

The letter of authorization mentions the possible presence of malignant remains... Where are they?

Surely there isn't one?
(End of this chapter)