Chapter 91 - Giant Skeleton
Whoosh! The arrow shot whizzed through the air and collided into a pile of stones not far from the Giant Skeleton. The minute sound made by the arrow caused the Giant Skeleton to turn around and investigate the disturbance. Its fearsome, empty eyes emitted a dazzling light and shone at the pile of stones.
Holy Soul… what a quick reaction!
Old Walker swallowed his saliva subconsciously. He thought he had already mentally prepared himself but the Giant Skeleton’s reaction speed still overwhelmed his expectations.
How can such a giant frame of bones have such a keen sense? That’s just too terrifying!
Just as he was about to take a deep breath, Rhode’s low voice sounded beside him.
“Retreat.”
Both of them slowly traced back ten steps. Then, following Rhode’s orders once more, Old Walker shot another arrow which hit another area.
The Giant Skeleton lumbered forward to the noise.
From afar, it seemed as if its movements were tremendously slow, but it only looked that way because of its massive body size. In just a few steps the Giant Skeleton already arrived close to the group. It opened its mouth and revealed the terrifying boundless darkness within. Then, it leaned over and scanned the surroundings with its two fiery eyes.
Rhode could dodge it, but he didn’t as he was charging an attack. Sword energy began to condense around him when he consumed his Soul Power. After a moment, Rhode took half-a-step forward and raised his right hand before slashing down with all his might.
On the surface, the attack appeared rather ordinary, but when the sword was in mid-arc, the tip suddenly lit up. When his sword touched the ground, the brilliant light that condensed at the tip suddenly burst out. The flat ground immediately split apart as though a giant sword divided the earth. Everyone was shocked at the light which instantaneously spread to their immediate surroundings.
That was the new Swordsmanship skill in ‘Starfall’ — Fury Trial.
Compared to Moon Shadow and Dark Dance which utilized intelligence and agility respectively, Starfall was a Swordsmanship based on pure strength. Starfall didn’t boast flashy or quick moves, but instead, it flaunts its raw destructive power. Even though the Giant Skeleton’s strength was nothing to laugh about, Rhode was confident that this skill would be able to contend with it.
The Giant Skeleton who was in the midst of an attack couldn’t block the incoming strike. Its massive body lost its balance and tipped backward, but before it could regain its footing, another light already aimed towards its unprotected torso.
Silence swallowed all sources of sound. And at this moment, the Giant Skeleton’s body was no longer intact. After the violent attack, its ribcage cracked and the rest of the bones shook as though it would break at any moment. It appeared that they were on the verge of victory, but Rhode knew that this was the most dangerous moment.
“10 seconds!”
“Sereck!”
Sereck, who was hiding, finally appeared after making his preparations. His entire body turned into light and rushed forward — his sword in his hand burst out with glorious brilliant circles which shot towards the Giant Skeleton. Both Celia and Rhode followed up and attacked, sending two crescent moon slashes towards the Giant Skeleton.
When it detected the aura of the Swordmaster, the Giant Skeleton reacted. It instinctively stretched out its left hand in an attempt to block the attack but failed miserably.
A full-power attack from a level 40 Master Swordsman wasn’t something that could be easily blocked by a mid-level undead. In fact, Sereck’s sword had not even touched the Giant Skeleton’s hand and it was already showing signs of disintegration. The next moment, Sereck’s sword pierced through its mouth.
In a blink of an eye, the giant’s skull blew into pieces. Everything from the lower jaw to the chin was missing, and the rest of the skull was filled with cracks. The Soul Fire flickered as if it was about to do something, but at that moment, another crescent moon slash passed through it and completely extinguished the flame.
Followed by the loss of its life source, the massive body crashed down to the ground the same time Marlene’s Silence spell ended.