My Skeleton Soldier Is Strange - Chapter 217

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Chapter 217
The Demons surged toward the Archangel’s barrier in perfect unison. Their movement pattern was precise, as if choreographed.
Dozens of razor-sharp blades struck the golden barrier’s surface simultaneously. The moment steel met shield, brilliant sparks erupted. The sound of fractures spreading across glass echoed across the Battlefield.
“Harder! Faster! Shatter that barrier!”
Kim Jae-beom’s voice thundered across the field.
The Demons attacked not only with blades but with razor-sharp claws as well. Their elongated black nails gleamed like steel. They drove their talons deep into the barrier’s surface and raked with all their might. The barrier trembled microscopically, and faint fractures began to spider across its face.
Some Demons hovered in the air, their wings beating frantically, baring their fangs as they charged at the barrier. Their teeth left deep marks upon it. They tore at the shield like ravenous beasts rending flesh. The microscopic cracks multiplied and expanded with each assault.
Though the barrier had held firm at first, it gradually weakened under the relentless onslaught. The golden radiance dimmed, and the fractures became increasingly visible. The Demons’ sustained assault was like water droplets wearing away stone—slow but inexorable in its destruction.
As time passed, the barrier’s condition deteriorated. The initial hairline fractures now spread like a spider’s web across its entire surface. The golden light faded progressively, and tiny gaps appeared between the cracks.
The Archangel observed this in silence, his expression remaining serene. His eyes burned with unwavering resolve. He waited calmly, as if the Demons’ assault followed a strategy he had anticipated.
Time crept forward. The Demons attacked without tiring, relentless in their assault. Five minutes, seven minutes… With each passing moment, the barrier’s condition worsened dramatically. Now fist-sized holes had formed across its surface, and the golden light was nearly extinguished.
Finally, after ten minutes had elapsed, the barrier reached its limit. Fractures consumed its entire expanse, and through the gaps, the Demons’ attacks penetrated ever deeper. Sensing victory, they intensified their assault with renewed ferocity.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The entire barrier began fracturing like a pane of glass. The cracks expanded in an instant, consuming the whole shield. Then, with a thunderous boom, the barrier shattered completely into countless fragments.
The Demons roared in triumph. They surged toward the Archangel through the gap where the barrier had been. Their crimson eyes gleamed with the certainty of victory.
But it was a miscalculation.
In that instant, the Archangel moved his wings with tremendous force. Six massive wings unfurled simultaneously, generating a wind so powerful it halted the Demons’ advance. The Archangel’s gaze burned with intensified brilliance.
The moment his wings fully opened, a breathtaking sight unfolded. Blinding golden light poured forth from between his wings. It began as a faint radiance but swiftly intensified. The light gradually took form, transforming into countless thin, razor-sharp arrows.
Tens of thousands—no, hundreds of thousands—of golden arrows erupted from between the Archangel’s wings. Moving with perfect precision, they streaked toward the airborne Demons. Their velocity was too swift for the eye to follow.
The gleaming arrows descended upon the Demons. They pierced through their defenses and embedded themselves deep within their bodies. Golden light began spreading from each struck Demon, penetrating their very essence and gradually transforming their forms.
“Aaaahhhhh!”
The first Demon shrieked in agony. The golden light radiating from the arrow that had pierced him began enveloping his entire body. Starting from his fingertips and toes, the radiance spread gradually across his frame. His crimson skin began to glow with golden hues, and the red luminescence that had burned in his eyes faded.
“Aaaahhhhhhh!”
Another Demon writhed in torment. His wings were consumed by the golden light and rapidly deteriorated. His leathery wings began to crumble, and his body lost all form. The destructive power of the golden arrows transcended imagination. A single arrow could completely annihilate an entire Demon.
The Battlefield became awash in a mixture of golden and crimson light. Countless Demons struck by the arrows convulsed in agony. Their screams filled the air. One by one, the struck Demons transformed into particles of light and scattered into the void.
Even as the final Demon vanished, the golden arrows continued their relentless barrage across the Battlefield.
Kim Jae-beom watched the spectacle unfold. He pressed his lips together and clicked his tongue.
“Tsk.”
His gaze turned toward the Archangel hovering high in the sky. The Archangel’s six wings still blazed with radiant splendor, his majesty completely undiminished.
Kim Jae-beom looked up at the Archangel and muttered under his breath.
“That NPC is ridiculously overpowered.”
Kim Jae-beom exhaled a short breath, as if composing himself. His chest rose and fell, and his shoulders, tense with strain, relaxed slightly.
Then, in the next moment, Kim Jae-beom raised both hands high, his resolve crystallizing. A crimson aura began swirling in his palms. What began as a mere spark rapidly expanded in magnitude. The red flames flowed between his fingers.
“This is the last one.”
As Kim Jae-beom spoke, explosive red energy erupted from his palms. The energy surged upward. Where the crimson beam touched, space itself began to distort. What started as a hairline fracture soon widened into the shape of a colossal gate.
Around the fracture, waves of warped reality rippled outward. The air vibrated, and light bent in an eerie phenomenon. Between the cracks, red light and black mist intermingled and flowed forth. An ominous aura began to consume the Battlefield.
Boom!
The fracture opened completely, and something began to emerge from within. At first, it was merely a hazy silhouette, but gradually its form became distinct. A colossal hand pushed through the rift. It was larger than an adult human’s entire body, its skin cracked and darkened like volcanic rock. Sharp black claws extended from each finger.
A second hand followed, widening the fracture. Behind it, an enormous head began to materialize. The horned visage was a quintessential demonic form, yet its scale transcended imagination. At last, the entity fully crossed the threshold and towered upon the Battlefield.
It was, quite literally, colossal. Its entire body was encased in armor adorned with crimson patterns. Massive wings spread wide across its back.
Yet what truly captured the eye was the weapon gripped in his hand—a colossal greatsword. Its blade bore the dark, jagged surface of volcanic stone, yet its edges blazed with the crimson luminescence of molten lava.
The Demon who had passed through the rift slowly lifted his head, gazing up at the Archangel.
“I have arrived.”
His voice reverberated across the entire Battlefield. With that single utterance, the very air around them seemed to ignite with heat.
Kim Jae-beom cried out with a broad grin.
“The Butcher has come!”
The moment that name was spoken, the eyes of the Demon known as the Butcher blazed with even greater intensity.
For the first time, the Archangel showed signs of genuine disturbance at this unforeseen turn. His six wings trembled faintly, and tension flickered across his gaze. He opened his mouth and let out a sharp cry.
“What—!”
Before the Archangel could finish speaking, the Butcher moved. At first his motion seemed deliberate, but it accelerated with breathtaking swiftness. His massive frame cut through the air with impossible agility as he closed the distance toward the Archangel.
The Butcher’s greatsword carved through the void in a sweeping arc. As the blade cleaved the air, a sound like tearing fabric erupted across the Battlefield. Crimson flames trailed behind the weapon’s trajectory like a burning tail.
The Archangel swiftly assumed a defensive stance. His six wings converged before him, forming a protective barrier. Golden radiance erupted from the feathers, weaving a new shield of light.
Yet the Butcher’s greatsword did not relent.
Boom!
The moment the greatsword struck the Archangel’s barrier, the entire Battlefield trembled. The impact sent air exploding outward in a violent wave, and those standing upon the ground staggered and lost their footing. At the point of collision, a blinding flash erupted. Crimson flames and golden light intertwined, creating a spectacular explosion of otherworldly brilliance.
The Butcher’s first strike had not completely shattered the Archangel’s barrier, yet its power had undeniably shaken it profoundly. Faint tension was evident upon the Archangel’s face. This was merely the beginning. The true battle was only now commencing.

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