My Skeleton Soldier Is Strange - Chapter 84

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Chapter 84
Whoosh! Whoosh! Crash!
Hundreds of iron maces hurtled through the air toward Dercan and Arulan in a devastating torrent.
The weighty metal projectiles carved through the void at terrifying speed, targeting the skeletal soldiers.
Boom! Boom! Thud!
The sickening sound of Dercan’s armor being battered echoed relentlessly through the chamber.
Dozens of maces struck his body, ricocheting in all directions.
The impact was so tremendous that even steel-forged armor struggled to withstand it.
Before this onslaught of blows like a tempest, I found myself defenseless.
Crash! Crash! Crash!
Arulan faced the same predicament.
Unable to evade the maces descending from all sides, he lost his footing and tumbled.
His skeletal form shattered upon contact with the unyielding metal.
The cacophonous sound of bones splintering under the tremendous force reverberated through the air.
“!”
A groan escaped Arulan’s lips.
It was the moment he realized the magnitude of his opponent’s assault.
Yet Arulan refused to yield easily.
Gritting his teeth, he barely managed to rise, lifting both hands skyward.
An incantation flowed from between Arulan’s clenched teeth.
Syllables imbued with ancient magic resonated through the void, spreading outward.
Shiiiiing—
As if answering the spell, tendrils of darkness spiraled around Arulan.
Pitch-black mist swirled around his form, gradually coalescing into a shield-shaped barrier.
The impenetrable wall of darkness enveloped Arulan the moment it materialized.
It writhed like a living entity, hovering around him protectively.
Crash! Crash! Boom!
The instant the dark shield completed its formation, the maces struck it indiscriminately.
As the heavy metal collided with darkness, murky dust scattered in all directions.
Yet Arulan’s shield held firm. The darkness seized the maces, halting their assault.
With sounds of splitting and shattering, the maces lost their form within the darkness.
Consumed by the power of darkness, the maces disintegrated and vanished.
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Ten minutes had elapsed, yet the battle raged on unabated.
Casardin summoned maces without tiring, while Arulan maintained his barrier without cessation.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Crash!
The sound of newly formed maces cutting through the air mingled with the cacophony of clashing metal across the Battlefield.
Countless maces rained down from the sky in a relentless barrage.
Clang! Boom! Crash!
The maces that struck Arulan’s barrier shattered into fragments, scattering in all directions.
As the shield wreathed in black darkness intercepted the mace’s assault, metal shards erupted and scattered across the ground.
Though the mace shattered and lost its form, Casardin continued conjuring new weapons from the void.
Watching the dark specter twist space itself to summon maces, I could see no end to this battle.
Boom! Crash! Thud!
The ground had accumulated countless mace fragments, forming an ever-growing heap of cold metal.
The maces that shattered against the darkness shield became innumerable fragments, blanketing the surrounding area.
The wreckage painted a horrific landscape, as if displaying the true horrors of war itself.
Black dust swirled around Arulan, who stood as though clad in armor forged from darkness.
Whoooosh—
As time passed, Arulan’s shield seemed to grow ever more formidable.
The dark energy enveloping the barrier amplified gradually, spreading across the surroundings.
A frigid black mist thickened, obscuring all vision.
Within it, Arulan’s form grew so indistinct that his very presence became difficult to discern.
Kuuuuong—
A wave of magical resonance rippled through space, engulfing the Battlefield. In this endless clash, the darkness only deepened.
“There’s nowhere for us to even step in here, is there?”
“Indeed, sir….”
At Kim Jae-beom’s words, Barcode scratched his head. The battle between these two entities wielding darkness was utterly overwhelming.
―Whoosh!
Then a mace came hurtling toward Barcode.
“One incoming.”
Barcode stood firm against the incoming mace.
His blue eyes burned with unwavering resolve.
Seeing the mace approach, Barcode clenched his fists with tremendous force.
Power surged through his muscular, disciplined arms.
Whoosh—!
With a sound that split the air, Barcode’s fist shot toward the mace like lightning.
His arm, bursting from the white armor, moved like a tempest itself.
Boom!
The moment Barcode’s fist collided with the mace, a deafening metallic ring echoed across the space.
The impact reverberated through every joint of his fingers, down to the marrow of his bones.
Yet Barcode gritted his teeth and pushed harder.
His solid muscles bulged as he drove the mace backward.
Crack!
Unable to withstand such tremendous force, the mace shattered into fragments.
Metal shards scattered through the air, spraying in all directions.
In an instant, the mace lost all form and crumbled to dust.
Not a single wound marred Barcode’s hands, unmoved by the violent impact.
Barcode gazed upon the mace’s wreckage, his fists clenched with fierce determination.
Sunlight glinted brilliantly off the white armor where it met the blow. The knight in white, standing at the heart of battle, remained as steadfast as ever.
Cold metal fragments scattered around him, yet Barcode himself shone with a radiance befitting the sacred.
‘Is he a holy knight at this point?’
Kim Jae-beom scratched his head at the sight.
He was an entirely different presence from himself.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
“No, it’s just that the white armor suits you perfectly.”
“Ah. I initially picked this concept for roleplay purposes, but I got immersed in it as I played.”
Barcode flashed a brilliant smile at Kim Jae-beom’s words. The grin playing at his lips radiated with confidence and joy intertwined.
In his blue eyes burned an iron will that commanded the Battlefield itself.
Beads of sweat dotted his firm jawline, yet his face bore no trace of exhaustion.
Instead, an exhilaration and passion for combat suffused his features.
―Whoosh!
Then, another volley of iron mauls came hurtling through the air.
Massive metal weights cleaved through the wind, charging directly at Barcode.
The black surfaces of the mauls emanated an eerie luminescence, shrouded in the essence of darkness.
Accompanied by the metallic screech that split the air, the mauls exuded a terrifying momentum as if they embodied darkness itself.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Yet Barcode didn’t flinch. He swiftly reached for the greatsword hanging at his waist.
His hand, emerging through the pristine white armor, grasped the scabbard firmly.
Arm muscles bulged and swelled around his prominent shoulders.
Whiiing―
The blade of the greatsword slowly withdrew from its sheath, glinting brilliantly in the sunlight.
The expansive blade was adorned with elaborate patterns carved with blue runes.
Shing―!
As Barcode raised the sword high, an intense blue flash erupted from the blade.
Streams of blue light tore through the empty space, radiating outward in all directions.
The swirling flow of light centered on the blade’s tip resembled a tempest itself.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In that instant, Barcode’s greatsword swung with the speed of lightning.
The blade descended with tremendous force and velocity, meeting the mauls head-on.
Boom!
The greatsword and mauls collided, unleashing a deafening roar that shook heaven and earth.
The shockwave rippled across the Battlefield, trembling the very ground beneath.
Clang!
The mauls were effortlessly cleaved by the powerful blade.
The sharply severed metal split in half, scattering in both directions.
Five mauls were simultaneously bisected, shattering into fragments mid-air.
The broken remnants fell like a torrential rain.
The blue light enveloping the greatsword seeped into the maul fragments.
The remnants consumed by the sacred blue radiance instantly lost their form. The metal shards drifting through the air transformed into blue flames and dissipated.
“It seems we’ll have to join the fray as well.”
Barcode clicked his tongue sharply as he watched the relentless barrage of maces descending from above.
The afterimages of the maces flickering across his pupils grew faster and faster.
From the heavens, maces rained down without cessation, pressing Arulan into an ever-tightening vice.
The shield-bearing skeleton mage’s arm trembled with barely perceptible vibrations.
Though he gritted his teeth and endured, the signs of exhaustion were unmistakable.
Meanwhile, the dark specter Casardin’s momentum only intensified.
His pulsing crimson eyes blazed with renewed ferocity as the aura of darkness he emanated grew thicker and more suffocating.
The number of summoned maces multiplied, and the magical power channeling them amplified exponentially.
The air across the Battlefield grew frigid, as if sunlight itself was being consumed by the encroaching darkness.
Arulan fought desperately to hold his ground.
Occasionally, he unleashed retaliatory spells, shattering incoming maces with bursts of magic.
The dark shield continued to withstand the relentless assault.
Yet it became increasingly apparent that he lacked the strength to endure the ever-accelerating onslaught.
As time wore on, cracks began to spider-web across the shield’s surface. Maces pierced through the fractures, grazing Arulan’s bones with each impact.
The balance of combat crumbled gradually, and Casardin’s advantage became ever more pronounced.
“You take the left. I’ll drive through the right.”
Kim Jae-beom, sensing the shift in momentum, barked orders at Barcode.
Urgency threaded through his voice.
A razor-sharp gleam flashed across his eyes as he surveyed the Battlefield.
Grasping the gravity of the situation instinctively, Kim Jae-beom recognized the need for swift action.
With the decisive bearing of a seasoned commander, he issued his directive to Barcode.
Whoosh!
In the same instant, Kim Jae-beom propelled himself toward the right.
Moving with explosive speed, he resembled a tempest given form.
The raw power erupting through his heavy armor demonstrated his prowess as a warrior.
Wielding his steel staff, Kim Jae-beom charged directly at Casardin.
Through his tightly clenched teeth, his breath carried an indomitable will.
Slash!
Barcode pivoted leftward in perfect synchronization with that momentum.
His white armor billowed as he cut across the Battlefield.
A great sword radiating azure brilliance was gripped firmly in his hand.
With both feet planted solidly against the earth, Barcode moved like a white comet streaking across the sky.
His unwavering gaze locked onto the enemy as he surged forward with relentless speed.
Two warriors, split into diverging paths, closed rapidly upon Casardin.
Their disciplined breathing synchronized in perfect harmony.

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