My Skeleton Soldier Is Strange - Chapter 200

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Chapter 200
“I’ve become the leader of the Evil Forces, after all.”
Kim Jae-beom opened his mouth slowly.
“Pardon?”
Bewilderment flickered across Barcode’s face.
“It just happened that way.”
Kim Jae-beom chuckled lightly and continued speaking. He rose gradually from the Throne, his heavy armor swaying with crude, powerful movements.
At that moment, two figures emerged from behind Kim Jae-beom. One was the skeletal Armored Knight Dercan, radiating an eerie aura, and the other was the Dark Mage Arulan.
Barcode beheld the sight and let out an impressed “Hmm….” The two subordinates under Kim Jae-beom’s command appeared formidable indeed.
“So I want to give you a choice.”
Kim Jae-beom turned his body toward Barcode. His voice was heavy and weighty.
“A choice about what?”
Barcode asked in a low voice.
“Whether you’ll join the Evil Forces or not.”
Kim Jae-beom answered without a moment’s hesitation. His icy gaze pierced through Barcode.
Upon hearing those words, Barcode fell into brief contemplation. Soon he shrugged his shoulders and replied, “That’s quite the difficult question.”
“Before you deliberate, why don’t we have a match first?”
Barcode posed the question as though issuing a challenge. Simultaneously, he reached behind his back and seized a colossal greatsword. The blade sang out with a resonant hum, emanating a soft blue radiance.
At Barcode’s audacious proposal, Kim Jae-beom offered a wry smile. His hand sliced through empty space, and a steel staff materialized in his grasp as if by sorcery.
“Fine.”
With that brief word of assent, Kim Jae-beom leveled the staff forward.
Between them flowed palpable tension. The auras of two formidable warriors on the brink of combat filled the space, each striving to overwhelm the other. Barcode’s eyes burned with resolve, while a confident smile played at the corners of Kim Jae-beom’s lips.
Boom!
Cutting through the air, Barcode charged forward at Kim Jae-beom first. The greatsword in his hand slashed through empty space. The blade hurtled toward Kim Jae-beom.
Crash!
The massive steel staff intercepted the greatsword’s trajectory. Metal collided against metal, producing a deafening clang. Kim Jae-beom held firm, blocking Barcode’s assault.
Yet Kim Jae-beom had no time to hesitate. He launched a counterattack in an instant. The steel staff aimed for Barcode’s head.
Whoosh!
The staff grazed past Barcode’s temple. Barcode, ducking dramatically, received the staff with his greatsword. Their weapons clashed violently once more.
“You’re quick.”
Kim Jae-beom made no effort to conceal his admiration at Barcode’s unexpectedly nimble response.
“I’ve developed considerably as well.”
A confident reply flowed from between Barcode’s lips.
In that instant, dazzling white radiance began erupting from the armor enveloping Barcode’s body. The light intensified progressively, consuming the entire space. Barcode’s form gradually dissolved into the brilliant white flash.
Whooom!
Following Barcode’s movements, the greatsword carved ferociously through the air. The blade slashed through empty space, leaving behind silver trajectories. Along those paths, a breathtakingly intense white aura poured forth—like a waterfall composed of moonlight itself.
The sword energy gleamed resplendently, spiraling and laceration the surrounding atmosphere. A white wave surged toward Kim Jae-beom. The momentum radiating from the aura seemed sufficient to shake the very earth.
Crash!
As space itself resonated with a thunderous roar, Kim Jae-beom retreated backward. The aura’s tremendous power made it impossible to hold his ground. Where his feet touched the Continent, a deep and massive fissure tore open.
The earth split apart like a gaping wound. Sand trickled through the stone crevices, and the fractured gap cast eerie shadows.
“Ugh.”
Barcode’s strike drew a gasp mixed with pain from Kim Jae-beom. It was a cry that blended surprise and agony, yet his wide eyes gleamed with unmistakable pride at Barcode’s growth.
“I need to get serious too.”
Kim Jae-beom muttered through gritted teeth. His words carried acknowledgment of Barcode’s strength and unwavering resolve. Until now, he had underestimated his opponent. Now, he would fight with everything he possessed.
In that instant, a crimson aura erupted from Kim Jae-beom’s armor, shrouded in darkness. The radiance flowing from the pitch-black metal evoked the image of blood itself. The scarlet light enveloping his entire form radiated sinister malevolence. The air around him seemed to grow scorching hot, and his silhouette wavered in the shimmering heat.
Whoooosh!
The crimson spheres circling the area surged toward Barcode at Kim Jae-beom’s gesture. Pulsing masses of blood-red magical energy undulated like waves, crashing down upon the white knight.
“Hraagh!”
As hundreds of scarlet spheres bore down like a massive tidal wave, Barcode gritted his teeth and swung his greatsword with tremendous force.
Pure white aura erupted from the blade once more. Brilliant light blazed forth as the white sword energy rushed toward the crimson spheres.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
White and red. The energies of both colors collided with deafening roars. Light and darkness merged. Opposing forces clashed violently, pushing against each other with ferocious intensity.
The Grand Hall filled with cascading sparks and brilliant flashes. Dazzling luminescence, a mixture of white and crimson, swirled around the two warriors. Even beneath the blindingly intense light, the relentless exchange of attacks continued without pause.
Barcode and Kim Jae-beom engaged in a breathtaking close-quarters battle. The pure white greatsword and the crimson staff clashed endlessly, sending shockwaves rippling outward.
Kaboom!
The explosion filled the Grand Hall. The violent collision of their weapons tore through the surrounding air.
The floor trembled, dust scattered, and cracks began spreading across the walls.
“Uoooooh!”
A thunderous roar erupted from Barcode’s lips, his voice striking like a hammer against eardrums.
In that moment, brilliant white radiance exploded from the white armor enveloping Barcode’s entire body.
“This is my ultimate technique.”
Barcode’s words carried a light laugh.
“Looks like it.”
Kim Jae-beom’s lips twisted into a grin.
“Here I come!”
Barcode drew together every ounce of power condensed within his body and swung his pure white greatsword. His arm muscles bulged, veins prominent and straining. The blade cleaved through empty air, and magnificent waves of white aura poured forth in all directions like a tsunami.
It was as though thousands of moonlit arrows had been loosed simultaneously. Barcode’s ultimate technique was resplendent and overwhelming, as if devouring everything in its path.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The crimson spheres summoned by Kim Jae-beom were consumed by the white deluge. They exploded one after another before the irresistible pure white radiance, shattering into fragments. The shockwaves created by the detonating magical masses swept across the surroundings with devastating force.
Rumble, boom!
A deafening roar accompanied the trembling of pillars. Massive stone columns crumbled and tumbled across the floor. Spider-web cracks spread across the walls. The entire space seemed to convulse.
“Then I shall as well….”
Kim Jae-beom gritted his teeth and growled.
With his cry, an enormous torrent of crimson aura and pitch-black darkness erupted from his entire being.
The eerie red aura swirled above his armor, flickering like roaring flames.
A blood-stained crimson cloak wrapped around his shoulders, billowing through the air. The fluttering fabric moved like a living creature.
Crack, crack.
Dark energy gathered above Kim Jae-beom’s head, and sharp, sinister black horns sprouted forth. The horns, like crystallized malevolence itself, evoked the image of a demon.
“Wow!”
Faced with this grotesque spectacle, Barcode exhaled his held breath and cried out in astonishment. Fear and exhilaration mingled in his complex emotions, reflected in his blue eyes.
Kim Jae-beom, cloaked in darkness, was an absolutely breathtaking sight.
Thud, thud, thud.
Heavy footsteps reverberated across the land. With each stride, deep impressions carved themselves into the ground beneath him.
Whoosh!
Kim Jae-beom’s steel staff, infused with darkness, cleaved through the air. Within the twisted and warped space, the staff traced a chilling black arc. The sinister weapon descended upon Barcode with devastating force.
Rooooom!
With the tremendous impact, a colossal wind erupted, and a massive vortex tore through the Grand Hall.
“Gahhhhh!”
Like a typhoon unleashed, the violent whirlwind consumed Barcode’s body. He had no chance to resist as the maelstrom seized him, hurling him about in all directions.
Crash!
The tempest slammed him against walls and drove him into the floor repeatedly. Caught in the dizzying rotation, his complexion grew ashen, and cries of agony poured forth without cease. He was nothing more than a fallen leaf caught in a raging storm.
After an eternity of suffering, the vortex began to lose its power. Pushed outward by centrifugal force, Barcode suddenly plummeted rapidly from the center.
Thud!
With a thunderous crash, he collided hard against the Marble Floor. The impact sent his armor clanging and reverberating. The pristine white metal enveloping his body had already lost its luster, fading to a dull gray.
“Ugh… I yield.”
Buried in the ground, those were the only words Barcode could barely manage.

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