My Skeleton Soldier Is Strange - Chapter 146

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146
Inferno
Thus, a new contingent of the Undead Legion was born.
The resurrected Minotaurs possessed charcoal-dark skin and eyes that burned with crimson fire. The moment they beheld their living brethren, they unleashed savage roars that shook the very air.
The clash of horns and the thunderous stamp of hooves reverberated across the Grassland.
The undead Minotaurs, each wielding colossal axes and iron mauls, charged toward the living with unbridled ferocity. Even the living Minotaurs trembled in terror as the dust-shrouded horde bore down upon them with merciless momentum.
With the convergence of the undead Minotaurs, the Undead Legion swelled ever larger.
My army—harvesting life and commanding death—expanded without cessation.
Guided by Arulan’s masterful touch, the undead multiplied like rolling snowballs as time elapsed. Across the Grassland, where mountains of corpses lay strewn and the earth ran crimson with blood, I wore a cold smile.
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Thirty minutes had evaporated in an instant.
The vast Grassland was now choked with the Undead Legion, as densely packed as rank weeds.
Newly summoned Minotaurs no longer had space to set foot. The moment they materialized, they were engulfed by the surging tide of the dead and trampled into oblivion.
Even death offered no respite to the Minotaurs. Those whose breath was stolen by Arulan’s incantations rose as undead before their corpses had even grown cold.
Resurrected soldiers, their flesh pallid and rotting, shambled forward with heavy thuds to assail their living kin. The merciless blade of betrayal carved through blood and bone.
The players wandering the field descended into despair.
“We’re defenseless here. We need to flee elsewhere, now.”
“Right. If we get caught in that swarm, we’ll be obliterated.”
With trembling legs, they staggered away from the Grassland. Heads bowed in defeat and despondency, they abandoned their positions.
As I watched the fleeing players, my lips twisted into a cruel smile.
“Thank you all.”
I immediately gestured toward Arulan.
“Do not cease. Continue raising the dead without pause.”
At my resolute command, Arulan nodded slowly. The sharp click of bone against bone served as his only reply.
In that moment, a shadow approached my side—Dercan.
The Death Knight pointed silently toward the heart of the Grassland, his gesture cutting through the silence with an eerie metallic ring.
I regarded Dercan with a puzzled gaze, then turned my attention to where his finger directed.
Beyond the distant Grass Field, a peculiar aura emanated from the shadows.
“What exactly lies there?”
Furrowing my brow at this unfamiliar sensation, I murmured to myself.
―Tap… tap.
With curiosity burning in my eyes, I began walking toward the direction Dercan indicated.
Traversing the Grassland teeming with undead, I gradually drew closer to the Grass Field.
At that moment, the earth trembled as if resonating, and crimson light erupted from the ground.
It surged skyward like molten lava, roiling and ascending.
The gathered crimson light began to coalesce into the form of a massive sphere.
The rounded aura gradually took on definition and substance.
A colossal silhouette slowly emerged from within the radiance—the form of a Minotaur.
It was shrouded in luminescence, indistinct as mist, yet soon its contours became unmistakably clear.
The luminous entity pulsed with the breath of life itself.
Soon, as the brilliant flash faded and light returned, a colossal Minotaur stood towering in that very spot.
It was incomparably larger than any other Minotaur I had encountered.
Its massive frame was covered in rippling muscle, and those demonic crimson eyes gleamed with an unsettling malice.
The Minotaur slowly turned its head toward me, its horns radiating a palpable killing intent.
―Uuuaarrgh!
With a thunderous roar, the colossal monster charged forward, its hooves tearing into the ground.
The earth trembled, and the sound of wind being cleaved was deafening.
I stared at the approaching beast with eyes sharpened by tension.
My hand, concealed beneath steel armor, gripped the staff with all my strength.
―Whoosh!
I swung the steel staff toward the charging Minotaur with all my might.
―Crash!
The steel staff collided with the creature’s massive horns, producing a deafening clang that reverberated in all directions. I gritted my teeth and held my ground.
The colossal Minotaur shrieked in fury and charged again. With each thundering step, the earth itself cried out. Its enormous bulk bore down upon me.
―Whoosh!
My steel staff cut through the air. A strike aimed at the Minotaur’s head—but it missed. The staff was deflected by those razor-sharp horns, slipping from my grasp.
“Ugh!”
Seizing the moment I was disarmed, the Minotaur’s fist crashed into my torso with devastating force. The impact sent me flying backward, blood spurting from my lips.
As I lay sprawled on the ground, a massive hoof descended toward my head.
―Crash!
By the narrowest margin, I rolled my body aside and escaped the killing blow. Rising swiftly through the dust I had kicked up, I pushed myself to my feet.
Cutting through the haze of dust, I cried out.
“Arulan! Grant me your power!”
With a resonant voice, the skeletal mage inscribed runes into the air.
Brilliant crimson light writhed beneath my skin. My muscles hardened, and a surge of vital energy flooded through my body. Demonic wing bones erupted from my back.
“Haaagh!”
With a battle cry, I spread my wings and soared skyward. My shadow stretched long across the heavens as I tore through the air.
I reached for the steel staff with blinding speed. Reclaiming my weapon, I hurled myself toward the colossal Minotaur.
―Crash!
The ferocious blow struck true, and the colossal Minotaur staggered. It was a devastating strike—powerful enough to shatter bone itself. A cry of agony echoed through the chamber.
I had bought myself precious seconds. I did not squander them.
I swept across the Minotaur’s body and pivoted behind it with lightning speed. Then I aimed the tip of my steel staff directly at the creature’s heart.
―Whoosh!
With a sharp sound of tearing wind, my weapon pierced through the monster’s back.
―Shriek!
The grievously wounded Minotaur wailed in agony. Its legs gave way, and it staggered.
That was when it happened.
“Uuuaaarrgh!”
With a roar, the Undead Legion surged forward like a tidal wave. A horde of undead Minotaurs with blackened skin and blazing crimson eyes charged toward their colossal kin.
―Uuuaarrgh!
A terrified wail erupted from the colossal Minotaur as dozens of the undead swarmed upon it, tearing into its flesh with merciless ferocity.
“Krraaaaaaagh!”
Amid the carnage of skulls and blades, I screamed. A crimson madness blazed within my eyes.
“Slaughter them all!”
At my command, the Undead Legion descended upon the colossal Minotaur without mercy. Cruel blades rent its body asunder. Ghastly fangs tore away flesh and sinew.
―Kuaaaaaaagh!
With a final, agonized shriek, the Minotaur collapsed. Sunken eyes. Shattered bones. The massive corpse crashed to the earth, creating a pool of blood.
―Shhhhh….
I gazed upon the corpse with cold, merciless eyes, then turned my gaze toward Arulan. My lips moved slowly.
“Convert it to undead.”
A single command cut through the air. At those words, the skeletal sorcerer nodded. Arulan raised both hands in silence.
Blue flames kindled at his fingertips. The essence of death flowed outward in all directions. A soundless incantation vibrated through the void.
The Minotaur’s wounds slowly sealed shut as its skin darkened to a sickly black. The holes where its entrails had spilled forth gradually filled in.
A crimson radiance seeped into eyes devoid of life. Blood began to flow through its heart once more.
―Thump. Thump. Thump.
A heavy pulse shook the earth. The fully regenerated undead Minotaur rose before me, its darkness-stained eyes gazing up at its master.
―Clatter!
I stood before the colossal undead Minotaur’s front hooves. For a moment, I locked eyes with its blazing crimson gaze.
Then, in one fluid motion, I vaulted onto the Minotaur’s back. Steel armor slid smoothly, producing a faint friction. I settled upon its neck and seized the reins firmly.
My lips parted slowly. And I commanded it.
“Run!”
At my word, the colossal undead beast dug its hooves into the earth. The Minotaur’s shadow streaked across the vast Grassland like an arrow loosed from a bow.
―Thud-boom thud-boom.
A heavy bestial cry shook the ground. The undead flesh possessed strength far greater than in life. Its muscles, knowing no pain, accelerated further with each stride.
The sight of the Minotaur traversing the boundless plain was magnificent. Ashen skin and eyes blazing crimson. It was savage and merciless—death incarnate.

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