My Skeleton Soldier Is Strange - Chapter 140

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140
Inferno
The White-Haired Knight stood towering amid the blood-soaked chaos of the Battlefield. His sturdy platinum armor was stained with fresh blood and dust, while the powerful muscles of his arms were covered with gaping wounds torn open by combat. Yet his eyes burned with an infernal brilliance. Those blazing azure irises were brimming with unyielding resolve and unwavering determination. He thrust the longsword in his right hand toward the Undead Legion and roared.
“I will burn my very life away!”
The moment the white-haired knight’s cry erupted, a blinding white light exploded from his body. A fierce white aura burst through his skin like molten lava. The blood that had flowed along his cyan veins transformed to white in an instant. With a piercing “whoosh” that assaulted the ears, white mana rippled outward in all directions, shaking the surrounding air. A light so brilliant it seared the eyes engulfed the Battlefield.
The white aura enveloping the White-Haired Knight surged upward into the void, then began contracting at tremendous speed. In that moment, the pure white energy transformed into dozens of thin threads. They shifted into the form of razor-sharp spears.
Sheeeeeng!
The white spear blades, honed by the power of the soul, were unleashed ferociously toward the Undead Legion and the players. With an ear-splitting boom, the spears crossed the void at supersonic speed.
―Splurch!
The Undead Legion impaled by the white spears suffered a horrific fate. Skeleton soldiers shattered into dozens of fragments. Rotting flesh was torn mercilessly away, and shattered bones crumbled in a scene of utter devastation. A zombie Orc Warrior struck in the chest had its heart burst open and collapsed to the ground with a thud, while a ghoul with half its head severed writhed and vomited blood.
The merciless storm of spears showed no mercy to the players either. In an instant, more than twenty adventurers were pierced and sliced by the spears, their lives extinguished. An armored warrior’s abdomen was punctured, blood pouring forth, while a rogue in leather armor had a white spear blade lodged directly through the heart. A mage’s neck was pierced through, the head bent forward, and a priest collapsed with their chest ruptured. Screams of agony and moans of suffering mixed across the Battlefield.
The White-Haired Knight was death incarnate. His figure wielding the pure white spears was like a tempest sweeping across the Battlefield, a reaper of slaughter. Madness rippled in his blazing white eyes, and the overwhelming momentum of his white hair streaming behind him was as if he would obliterate everything in his path.
“Kahahaha! This is my power!”
A bestial roar echoed across the land. The white aura erupting from his body swept like a hurricane, shredding both the Undead and the players.
In an instant, the tide of the Battlefield shifted. Before the White-Haired Knight, that exceptional warrior, the Undead Legion began crumbling pathetically. None could evade the spear blades honed with such tremendous power. The white tempest that crushed everything broke the invaders’ will to fight, and despair engulfed the entire army.
Yet even in that desperate crisis, Kim Jae-beom remained unshaken, a faint smile playing at his lips.
“Spears forged from mana. How intriguing.”
Kim Jae-beom’s lips curved upward in a smile. Something flickered within those crimson eyes.
―Whoosh.
Kim Jae-beom reached for the steel staff at his waist. As his fingers wrapped around the cold metal, a red radiance burst forth from the staff. Sharp demonic ornaments adorning it gleamed, illuminating the surroundings. Clenching his fist and gripping the weapon firmly, Kim Jae-beom hurled himself toward the White-Haired Knight.
With a sharp whistling sound, he charged at an incredible speed. The moment his feet kicked off the earth, the air around him exploded and split apart, dust swirling across the Battlefield. He was like a human arrow forged from steel.
The White-Haired Knight drew closer and closer in Kim Jae-beom’s vision.
In that instant, the knight swung his arm and hurled dozens of white spears at Kim Jae-beom. Sharp spear blades condensed with mana poured down like a torrential downpour.
Yet Kim Jae-beom didn’t even blink. He swung the glowing red steel staff with all his might, batting away the spears. The staff, moving at precise angles, repelled every white projectile. Each collision produced a metallic screech that tore at the ears.
Deflecting all dozens of spears, Kim Jae-beom reached the White-Haired Knight’s face. In the blink of an eye, he faced his opponent and immediately swung the steel staff. The weapon flashed like lightning, leaving a red afterimage in its wake.
―Boom!
But the knight did not yield. With the long spear in his hand, he blocked Kim Jae-beom’s descending strike. The pointed spear blade collided with the steel staff, sending sparks flying, and the two warriors’ weapons clashed violently.
As the intense struggle continued, whirlwinds erupted from all directions. Tremendous mana and energy collided, pressing down upon the surroundings. At the center stood Kim Jae-beom and the White-Haired Knight, glaring at each other. Staring into their opponent’s eyes, both gritted their teeth.
“Kugh… You’re quite skilled!”
The knight endured, his words mixed with groans. Yet a cold smile hung at the corners of his mouth.
Kim Jae-beom smiled back in kind. From his mouth, tasting of blood, a deep voice emerged.
“You’re no pushover yourself.”
Between them, pure white flames and red radiance flickered. Centered on them, a tremendous tempest raged.
―Whooom!
Kim Jae-beom poured all his strength into his entire body and swung the steel staff once more. His muscles swelled, and the calluses on his fingertips gripped the staff. The weapon, rotating at lightning speed, was tipped with red and unleashed a ferocious momentum. A sharp sound of air being torn filled the Battlefield, striking everyone’s eardrums.
―Boom! Boom! Boom!
The White-Haired Knight countered in kind. Filled with blood and strength throughout his limbs, he held firm. He moved the white spear with lightning speed, blocking the staff’s trajectory. Each collision of the two warriors’ weapons produced earth-shaking impacts and sparks that scattered in all directions. Unavoidable shockwaves reverberated through the ground and made the surrounding air tremble.
The fierce exchange continued. Sweat and blood mingled as the two powerhouses exchanged sharp glances and threw their fists. Without a moment’s carelessness, without the blink of an eye, attacks and defenses alternated. In that struggle, rocks shattered and dust rose.
The life-or-death duel reached its climax. And when the staff and spear collided for the tenth time, something miraculous occurred.
―Fwooom!
A brilliant crimson light exploded from Kim Jae-beom’s steel staff. The scarlet mana enveloping the entire staff shimmered like roiling lava. Under that searing heat, the White-Haired Knight’s spear began to melt.
―Clang!
With the impact, the white spear shattered into fragments. Consumed by the blazing mana, the weapon crumbled to ash and scattered through the air.
“What…?! This cannot be…!”
The White-Haired Knight’s azure eyes trembled with shock at the sight unfolding before him. In that moment of bewilderment, he instinctively stumbled backward.
It was then that Kim Jae-beom closed the distance. His narrowed eyes blazed with ruthless intensity. Raising the steel staff high, he aimed for the knight’s abdomen.
―Thud!
A devastating blow landed. The impact, heavy as a thousand stones, warped the knight’s armor inward until it became unrecognizable. Spewing blood, the White-Haired Knight’s body was hurled through the air.
“Cough… cough…”
The White-Haired Knight staggered, groaning in agony. Watching him, Kim Jae-beom rested the blazing staff across his shoulder and curled his lips into a smile.
Kim Jae-beom called out the skeletal mage’s name in a voice as cold as ice.
“Arulan.”
With just that single word, the air seemed to grow chill.
The sharp, rhythmic sound of footsteps echoed as Arulan answered his master’s summons.
―Whoosh…
Arulan bowed deeply before approaching Kim Jae-beom’s side. The hem of his black robes fluttered and rippled in the wind.
Kim Jae-beom looked down at him and issued his command in an indifferent tone.
“Turn him into one of the Undead Legion.”
His words carried an absolute authority that could not be defied.
―Click-clack.
As bone struck bone, Arulan nodded. The skeletal mage walked slowly toward the fallen White-Haired Knight. A crimson radiance blazed within his eye sockets.
From the ends of his long sleeves, pristine finger bones emerged. Arulan stretched both arms outward without hesitation.
In that instant, a blood-red light began to pour forth from his palms. The crimson mist writhed like a serpent, undulating through the air.
An eerie presence slowly spread across the Battlefield. The air grew cold and still, the earth trembled faintly. The red mana cast shadows as dark as pitch.
Arulan’s skeletal frame shimmered with intense scarlet radiance. The blood essence pouring from his fingertips grew increasingly fierce.
Arulan’s incantation reached its crescendo.

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