My Skeleton Soldier Is Strange - Chapter 235

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Chapter 235
Arulan’s robes billowed and danced in the wind, while the dual blades in Dercan’s hands blazed with intensifying flames and ice. Lightning crackled from the tip of Barcode’s greatsword.
They moved into action immediately.
Dercan struck first. He released a low roar, pushed off the ground, and charged toward Karn. His movements were heavy yet swift, leaving a crimson afterimage in his wake. As Karn assumed a defensive stance, Dercan wielded both blades simultaneously. The flaming sword aimed at Karn’s left while the ice blade targeted his right.
Barcode circled to Dercan’s opposite side, attacking from the flank. His movements were light and fluid, gliding across the ground. His greatsword sought the gaps in Karn’s defense.
Arulan provided supporting fire from behind the two warriors. He opened his grimoire and began chanting. His voice resonated with power, and with each word, violet characters appeared and vanished in the air. Soon, dense indigo energy began gathering at the tip of his staff.
Karn showed signs of panic at this three-pronged assault. He attempted to shift direction constantly to block the attacks from all three beings, but it proved difficult. While defending against Dercan’s flaming blade, Barcode’s greatsword grazed his armor. As he swung his sword toward Barcode, Arulan’s magic struck his back.
Arulan’s magic failed to pierce Karn’s golden protective barrier, but the impact shattered his balance. Dercan seized the opening and attacked again. His ice blade carved a deep gash into Karn’s armor, and frost bloomed from the wound.
Under the perfect coordinated assault of the three beings, Karn was overwhelmed for the first time. His movements grew slower than before, and his protective barrier weakened gradually. The golden runes inscribed on his armor began flickering irregularly.
Then it happened.
Kim Jae-beom’s body stirred slightly.
His posture, which had been observing the battle until now, changed in an instant. His right hand extended into empty space, and a steel staff materialized in his palm.
The steel staff was unlike any ordinary tool. It was forged from pure metal, its surface inscribed with crimson runes in a single line. A sharp spearhead crowned its end, making it resemble a javelin.
The moment Kim Jae-beom grasped the staff, he assumed a throwing stance. His eyes locked precisely onto one of the runes inscribed on Karn’s armor. In that instant, his body tilted forward, and the steel staff left his
hand, cutting through the air as it flew.
Sheeeeeng!
The steel staff, now a javelin, hurtled toward Karn at astonishing speed.
Karn sensed this new threat and raised his sword to shield himself, but it came too late. The steel staff ignored his defense and struck precisely at the center of his armor.
Boom!
At the moment of impact, a blinding light exploded with a thunderous sound. The instant the spearhead touched Karn’s protective barrier, a violent energy collision erupted between them. At first, the staff seemed blocked, but then it slowly began piercing through the barrier.
As the steel staff penetrated the shield, crimson energy poured forth from its tip. That energy spread outward within Karn’s golden protective barrier.
For the first time, bewilderment crossed Karn’s eyes. His protective barrier was crumbling from within. The cracks expanded rapidly, and finally, the entire golden shield shattered into fragments.
“Now!”
Kim Jae-beom’s cry was unnecessary.
Arulan, Dercan, and Barcode were already moving.
Dercan’s dual blades struck Karn’s armor first. His attack, infused with mingled flames and ice, carved deep wounds into Karn’s armor. Barcode’s greatsword followed. His transparent blade pierced the seams of Karn’s armor, severing the energy circuits within. Finally, Arulan’s devastating shadow magic engulfed him. Violet flames wrapped around Karn’s entire body, corroding his armor.
Under this barrage of consecutive attacks, cracks began spreading across Karn’s armor. What began as hairline fractures rapidly expanded. The golden runes flickered one by one before extinguishing, and fragments fell away from multiple sections of the armor.
Karn’s body staggered backward. His sword clattered to the ground, and cracks began forming on his helmet. Through the fissures, his eyes burned with disbelief and fury.
Brilliant golden light began seeping through the cracks in the armor. It was no mere radiance. It was Karn’s essence, the very source of all his power.
The moment Karn’s armor shattered completely, a scream tore from his throat.
“Noooooo!”
With his cry, a colossal golden aura erupted explosively from his body.
Ping!
The explosion began. What started as a small detonation around Karn rapidly expanded. The golden aura swept across the entire Tower Top in the form of a violent blast, and the shockwave shook the very structure of the building.
The explosion’s intensity was beyond imagination. The glass ceiling of the Tower shattered into countless pieces, and the stones of the floor cracked. The shockwave swept away everything nearby. The Demon Players in the vicinity were hurled into the air by the impact before crashing back down.
Red light flickered across their bodies before vanishing. One by one, two by two—the Demon Players logged out in succession. Their bodies transformed into particles of light and disappeared, a phenomenon occurring simultaneously across the entire Tower Top. Arulan, Dercan, and Barcode’s bodies were likewise engulfed by the golden explosion and vanished.
The explosion lasted approximately ten seconds. During that time, the Tower Top was completely shrouded in golden light, and nothing was visible. Finally, the explosion subsided, and the golden haze began slowly dissipating.
As the haze completely cleared, an astonishing sight was revealed. The Tower Top was utterly destroyed. The floor was fractured, and the walls had collapsed. Karn was gone. Only a scorched circular mark remained where his body had been.
Yet more astonishing was Kim Jae-beom’s condition. He still stood in that very spot. Among all the Demon Players who had logged out, only he had survived. The crimson protective barrier enveloping his body had shielded him.
However, that barrier was no longer intact. It bore cracks in multiple places, and through the fissures, Kim Jae-beom’s true form was faintly visible. Part of the barrier had already shattered and disappeared, while the remaining portions trembled precariously.
Kim Jae-beom slowly raised his arm and examined it. A faint surprise flickered across his eyes, but it quickly transformed into satisfaction. After confirming his survival, I surveyed the ruined Tower Top.
The Battlefield held only me now. An absolute victory.
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As Kim Jae-beom surveyed the destroyed Tower Top, a sudden phenomenon seized his attention. Above the scorched mark where Karn’s traces remained, minuscule particles of light began gathering in the empty air. At first, they were merely faint golden points like fireflies, but gradually their density increased and they took on form.
The light particles clustered and condensed together, transforming into a perfect sphere. A golden orb approximately thirty centimeters in diameter hovered suspended in the air.
The sphere pulsed faintly, bathing the surrounding space in golden radiance. It was no mere light source. Within it, powerful energy was compressed, and even the air around it vibrated subtly.
“Game reward.”
Kim Jae-beom’s voice echoed across the quiet Tower Top.
Kim Jae-beom slowly extended his hand toward the golden sphere. As his fingertips drew closer to it, the sphere’s luminescence intensified.
The moment his fingers touched the sphere, its form began to change rapidly. It melted like liquid and flowed into Kim Jae-beom’s hand. Golden energy ascended along his arm and spread throughout his entire body. Golden patterns began forming one by one beneath his skin.
Simultaneously, a faint silhouette appeared from the sphere’s center. It was Karn’s form. But not the imposing armored warrior—rather, the shape of a pure soul. His figure was translucent, with golden radiance swirling around him.
In an instant, Kim Jae-beom’s entire body filled with light. Golden and crimson luminescence began flowing and crossing beneath his skin. His body trembled faintly, then gradually began to transform.
Uuuuoooong!
Growth had begun.

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