My Skill Bar is Full of Monster Skills-Chapter 44: Subspecies

"I once heard of kobold clans forming some kind of mixed dwelling with jackal wolfman clans, but if you’re talking about ones that fly, I really don’t know." Chris shook his head and said.

"Judging by the size, could they be giant vampire bats?" Raine asked.

"Those giant vampire bats couldn’t possibly live with kobolds, they would just use kobolds as blood fodder." Fabian shook his head and said.

"Raine, based on your description, I think I know what they are." Reya’s pretty face turned serious as she continued, "They should be winged kobolds!"

"Winged kobolds?"

The others, including Raine, all looked at Reya.

"Yes, although they’re rare, as relatives of kobolds, they often live with regular kobolds. However, their status is above that of ordinary kobolds, mainly responsible for vigilance and combat."

"Compared to regular kobolds that are responsible for finding food, digging, and other chores, winged kobolds often like to rest or keep watch from high places, but..."

Reya’s pretty face showed a thoughtful expression.

"But what?" Chris couldn’t help but ask.

"However... They usually appear only in medium to large kobold clans. Raine, is there a large number of kobolds inside?"

"Not many, it feels like about a dozen." Raine didn’t give an exact number, but it was already sufficient.

"Hmm, that’s a bit odd then." Reya showed a confused expression.

"No matter what, since Raine discovered them in advance, it’s manageable."

"In a moment, I’ll throw a flare immediately, Fabian and Grande, you two get ready with your hand crossbows. The three of us will deal with the winged kobolds. As for the regular kobolds, Raine and Chris, can you handle them?"

"Of course."

"No problem."

After the specific tactical arrangements were made, the group of five extinguished most of the torches and sneaked forward quietly.

Soon, they saw several faint glimmers of light ahead, and upon closer inspection, realized these were candles.

Each flickering light was a kobold holding a candle while moving.

And the sudden openness ahead confirmed what Raine had just said, it was an underground hall.

However, at this moment, instead of looking at Raine, the group tightened their grip on their weapons, ready to fight.

"Swoosh!"

A red signal flare shot out from Reya’s hand!

Immediately, the subterranean hall was bathed in red, and the distribution of kobolds inside the hall was fully illuminated in the eyes of the Howling Hunter Squad.

Under the red glow, there were about a dozen regular kobolds holding miner’s pickaxes in the hall, and the group also spotted the three mixed-dwelling creatures Raine described at the top of the underground hall.

The creatures looked about eighty percent similar to ordinary kobolds, except for the very noticeable pair of wings on their backs.

Indeed, they were winged kobolds!

A moment of admiration for Raine flashed in everyone’s minds.

However, the thought quickly passed.

The attack commenced!

And for the kobolds.

Whether it was the winged kobolds at the top or the regular kobolds below, they instinctively turned their heads toward the sudden red light with humanoid expressions of astonishment on their dog heads.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of a sharp arrow came rushing from behind Raine.

As a blurred arrow shot like lightning towards the top of the mining hall, a winged kobold creature fell with a scream!

The scream instantly made the remaining kobolds realize that this wasn’t a red light, but an enemy attack!

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Fabian and Grande also fired their crossbow bolts.

Raine and Chris charged towards the kobolds ahead.

Instantly, faced with the sudden assault from the five members, the kobolds in the hall descended into chaos.

"Woof hiss! Woof hiss!"

"Thud!"

A whistling sharp-headed hammer crashed down like lightning, striking the center of a panicked kobold’s head.

The kobold’s seemingly sturdy skull wasn’t much tougher than thin wood against the Armor-Piercing Strike of the sharp-headed hammer, especially since Raine used the combat skill ’Armor-Piercing Strike’ in this first blow!

Instigated, a mix of warm, foul-smelling blood and some milky-white semi-liquid splattered around!

The sudden foreign object in the head nearly caused the kobold’s eyes to bulge out from its sockets....

With a single hammer strike, Raine killed the still bewildered kobold.

From this hammer strike, he also gauged the physical strength of a regular kobold.

’There’s no need for Armor-Piercing Strike. Just using the sharp head alone can pierce a kobold’s skull.’ A thought flashed rapidly through Raine’s mind.

"Bam!"

Raine landed another blow, shattering the forehead of a kobold who had just wielded a miner’s pickaxe intending to retaliate.

Meanwhile, Chris wiped off the blood stained on his longsword and charged toward the next kobold!

"Whew~"

Raine saw something suddenly fly in quickly from the side, and he immediately raised his shield to block.

Only the sound of "Bang! Bang!" could be heard as the objects fell to the ground, revealing themselves to be stones.

He looked up to see two kobolds standing side by side, each holding a slingshot-like object with an oval center seemingly meant for placing stones.

Raine, familiar with the Basic Monster Atlas, recognized at a glance the weapon in their hands—kobolds’ favorite tool in battle, the catapult.

Facing these two stone-slinging ambushers, Raine heavily stomped his left foot on the ground!

"Oomph!"

Wearing a horned helmet, clad in chain armor, and holding a metal shield with three prismatic spikes, Raine accelerated suddenly, like a rampaging bull emerging from its pen, charging toward the two kobolds with a fierce whistle of wind!

"Thump!"

The kobold slightly ahead widened its eyes in terror, barely intending to dodge, but in the next second, it was struck by a metal shield as formidable as a spiked wall.

Hardly sensing the three spikes piercing its flesh, the kobold was overtaken by intense agony!

Catapulted like a cannonball, the kobold flew backwards, accompanied by the sound of bones shattering mid-air, crashing heavily against the underground hall’s rocky wall.

"Crash!"

The entire body, like a broken tofu, slid down the wall slowly.

"Buzz!"

As Raine’s left arm muscles suddenly swelled, his shield struck down sharply, accompanied by whistling wind, heavily hitting another kobold that had just taken a step back.

"Boom!!"

With a shield bash angled downward to the kobold’s face, the creature fell without uttering a sound!

Even Chris, well aware of Raine’s strength, couldn’t help but gape seeing him handle four kobolds as effortlessly as cutting vegetables within mere seconds.

"Huff~~"

Blowing hot air heavily under the horned helmet.

Even with the stamina from the Wild Boar Warrior bloodline, Raine needed to regulate his breath slightly and manage his burst rhythm after executing consecutive combat skills.

"Raine! Watch out!"

Suddenly, an urgent shout from Fabian came from behind him!