Free Web NovelChapter 65: Chapter 47: Fierce Battle 5: The Last Skeleton King
Upon receiving their orders, Hero Squads Four, Five, Seven, and Eight picked up the pace. They stopped using basic attacks, unleashing a barrage of skills that glowed with multicolored light.
The Poison Skeleton Archers and Elite Skeleton Mages had already been thrown into chaos, unable to organize a counterattack. Now, they were being battered into a state of utter confusion, their numbers dwindling at a rapid rate.
About 20 minutes later, the Poison Skeleton Archers and Elite Skeleton Mages were completely wiped out.
The Hero Squads that had been fighting them immediately turned toward the front line, where the battle against the Great Sword Skeletons and White Bone Giant Beasts was raging.
At this time, the fairies also arrived at their destination. They began healing the members of the Demon Race who were tangling with the Great Sword Skeletons and applying buffs.
"Don’t worry about us! Go take down those giant beasts first!"
Niu Hong shouted when he saw the support troops arrive from the rear.
The past 20 minutes had been perilous for Niu Hong and his team. He had rescued his comrades several times, but a few Demon Race heroes still lost their lives, and many others were injured.
With the fairies’ healing, they could finally relax a little. At least they no longer had to worry about their wounds.
They were no longer afraid of making small mistakes, as their margin for error had greatly increased.
Yuan Xiaobo heard Niu Hong’s shout from a distance and immediately led his men past the Great Sword Skeletons, rushing toward the White Bone Giant Beasts.
Through his valiant fighting and superior combat intelligence in the earlier battles, Yuan Xiaobo had earned everyone’s respect, temporarily becoming the leader of the four squads.
Facing these towering White Bone Giant Beasts, Yuan Xiaobo was fearless. With practiced ease, he shattered the beast’s limbs, leaped onto its back, broke its spine, and tore off its bony head.
Although the White Bone Giant Beasts filled their area with a chilling aura that slowed everyone down, the beasts themselves were not fast, so it had little effect on him.
"First, cripple their mobility and tear off their heads! We’ll smash the heads last."
Yuan Xiaobo was setting an example for his comrades who had never fought a giant beast before, demonstrating the attack sequence.
The Demon Race heroes followed his lead. Soon, fewer and fewer White Bone Giant Beasts were left standing to breathe their frosty air. The ground became littered with their thrashing, headless bodies and giant heads whose jaws clattered endlessly.
As time went on, the chilling aura on the battlefield grew thinner, and its slowing effect weakened.
With the White Bone Giant Beasts no longer spewing their frosty breath, a wind-attribute member of the Demon Race summoned a great gust that finally dispersed the chilling aura. The Great Sword Skeletons lost their buff; the slowing effect on their greatswords vanished.
"Hahaha! Let’s see how tough you are now!"
Niu Hong roared with laughter. Without that annoying slowing effect, he no longer had to run around putting out fires.
Once the speed of the Demon Race members returned to normal, their chances of being hit dropped significantly.
They could finally leverage their numerical advantage, coordinating their attacks against the Great Sword Skeletons.
Unfortunately, these Great Sword Skeletons were exceptionally skilled warriors. Even when surrounded by several demons, they wielded their greatswords with agility, parrying left and blocking right. The battle shifted from the Demon Race taking a one-sided beating to an evenly matched fight.
However, as the last of the White Bone Giant Beasts were beheaded and their heads smashed one by one, more demons were freed up to help. Slowly but surely, the number of attackers surrounding each Great Sword Skeleton began to increase.
Faced with a mounting number of attacks, the Great Sword Skeletons gradually found themselves overwhelmed.
Flaws began to appear in their perfect Sword Techniques, and a demon would occasionally land a surprise hit.
At this moment, the nearby Druid Corps finished off the Giant Shield Skeleton Soldiers and began to lend their support to this final battlefield.
The relentless barrage of Elemental Arrows was the final straw for the Great Sword Skeletons.
The gashes on the Great Sword Skeletons grew more numerous and deeper, until their tough bones could no longer take the punishment.
CRACK! A Great Sword Skeleton fell to the ground and did not get back up.
A voice cried out from among the demons, "They can’t take any more!"
The demons’ movements became even more agile, and they rained skills down on the Great Sword Skeletons without restraint.
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One by one, the Great Sword Skeletons collapsed, until not a single skeleton was left standing on the battlefield.
"YEAH—WE WON!"
"VICTORY!"
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All the skeletons on the battlefield lay on the ground, and no new enemies appeared from behind the Bone Wall.
Everyone began to cheer, celebrating their victory.
Watching this scene, Lin Yu frowned.
"Phantom, have everyone fall back to our original position, where the Druid Corps was stationed. I have a feeling the Skeleton King is going to pull something. We need to get back there and prepare. We have the Combined Spell Formation there to help us handle any surprises."
"Yes!"
Phantom immediately ordered an Order Officer to relay the command.
"Let’s head over, too."
"But, Master, it’s more dangerous over there!"
Lin Yu replied, "What are you thinking? Most of the heroes are over there now, along with the Elemental Druids’ Combined Spell Formation. It’s obviously more dangerous for us to stay *here*!"
Phantom came to her senses at Lin Yu’s reminder.
"Master, what about the Catapults...?"
"Leave them. We most likely won’t need them."
The Sixth and Ninth Squads, who had stayed behind, along with the Monkey Race members from the Druid Temple operating the Catapults, all ran toward the defensive position with Lin Yu, Lin Chenxi, and Phantom.
After hearing the order, the troops on the battlefield began to fall back to the position.
Sure enough, it wasn’t long before the Skeleton King’s voice echoed out again.
"I didn’t expect you to actually defeat my Personal Guard Team!"
"I must admit, I underestimated you. Your ranks are filled with heroes, and quite a few of them are even Legendary Tier. But even so, defeating me is impossible!"
"Since you’ve defeated all of my subordinates..."
"I can finally make my appearance in person! Hahaha~"
"Allow me to show you the overwhelming power of a Legendary Tier hero!"
The Skeleton King reappeared atop the central building. After speaking, he descended from his throne.
By the time Lin Yu and his forces had assembled and formed ranks at their position, the Skeleton King’s figure appeared in the breach of the Bone Wall.
He rode a Bone Horse, which was covered head to toe in Bone Armor that glowed with a faint gray light.
The Skeleton King himself wore a suit of black plate armor and a matching helmet. Through the gaps, a layer of grayish-white Bone Armor was visible underneath.
He held a grayish-white Two-Handed Greatsword. Its heavy blade had a metallic sheen, and the sharp edge glinted coldly in the sun.
He ambled unhurriedly to the front of their formation. Gazing at the army arrayed against him, a cold sneer escaped from within his helmet.
"Tsk, tsk."
"So cautious."
"But it’s useless."
"Are you all lined up so neatly just to make my slaughter easier?"
"To congratulate you for defeating my subordinates and allowing me to stretch my limbs this month, I’ll reward you with an ultimate attack!"
The Skeleton King raised his Two-Handed Sword high. A torrent of grayish-white energy surged from all across the Land of White Bones, coalescing on his blade.
Then, with a horizontal slash, he unleashed a massive, forty-meter-long wave of Sword Qi. It shot toward Lin Yu’s army at incredible speed.
