The SSS Ranked Villain's Return-Chapter 149: The Skeleton Legion
"Look at this puny human. He actually wants to fight us." one of the armored skeletons said with a chuckle, turning around to its friends.
However, the moment it turned its back to Neraxis, he kicked off the ground and, upon reaching the skeleton, placed his hand on its shoulder.
In an instant, its already shabby bones disintegrated, stunning the nearby Skeleton Legion.
[1x (B- Ranked Monster) Armored Skeleton Swordsman Slain! Reward: Stigmata 11.38% → 11.48%]
"Hum—!" Another armored skeleton shouted but was interrupted by Neraxis’s {Simple Stab}, which managed to pierce through several of them at once.
[5x (B- Ranked Monster) Armored Skeleton Swordsman Slain! Reward: Stigmata 11.48% → 11.98%]
Well, I killed 6 of them in one go, only 14 remain now, Neraxis thought with a hum.
"I don’t suppose you can tell me about your master?" he asked.
However, the armored skeletons merely shot back with a scoff, followed by several arrows flying toward him.
Just before they hit, Neraxis used {Sword Dash}, appearing before the batch of armored skeletons and swinging his sword down.
But to his surprise, they were ready, and the moment he reappeared, several of the sword-wielding armored skeletons thrust their swords forward, just narrowly missing Neraxis.
Or so he thought—but soon, an arrow flew from the front, giving him no time to dodge.
It was heading straight for his heart. At the last moment, Neraxis used the hidden effect of the {Unyielding Vitality} perk, shifting his heart slightly to the side.
"Ugh—" Neraxis let out a groan as the arrow went clean through where his heart was.
The armored skeletons were surprised for a moment, and he used this chance to swing his sword in an arc, cutting down every skeleton holding him.
[2x (B- Ranked Monster) Armored Skeleton Swordsman Slain! Reward: Stigmata 11.98% → 12.18%]
At the same time, Neraxis glanced toward the archers in the distance, and with a mere thought, used {Stellar Dominion: Cosmic Cascade}.
To his surprise, while it did hit, the impact was far weaker than he had expected, not even managing to kill a single one.
And just as he thought that, he glanced down at his wound, right where the arrow had gone through.
Black blood was dripping down, and once it hit the ground, it melted the surrounding uneven desolate land like acid.
"What did you do to me?" Neraxis asked, feeling the temperature inside his chest rise.
"It’s poison, strong human," one of the Armored Skeleton Archers explained. "Your body will feel warm, then hot, and once you no longer feel the heat anymore, that’s when you will begin to melt from the inside out."
"Sounds pretty shitty," Neraxis remarked before using {Restorative Cut}.
After all of his healing upgrades, this skill should have undergone the most changes.
Nonetheless, he wasted no time and kicked off the ground, approaching the Armored Skeleton Swordsman.
It was ready for his attack; therefore, the skeleton got into a defensive stance, attempting to parry Neraxis.
But that proved futile, as the moment Neraxis’s sword came into contact with the skeleton’s sword, it cut straight through the shabby metal, embedding itself into the skeleton.
Not wasting more time, Neraxis slashed upward, collapsing the skeleton’s body.
[1x (B- Ranked Monster) Armored Skeleton Swordsman Slain! Reward: Stigmata 12.18% → 12.28%]
Meanwhile, Neraxis’s wound had closed up, yet for some reason, the heat wasn’t disappearing.
Evangeline, did I save any blood? Neraxis asked urgently.
And as he did, a small red potion appeared before him.
It was blood; however, it seemed like it was the same one he had drunk during his training, as it was almost finished.
Nonetheless, Neraxis opened up the cork and took a sip.
In an instant, he could feel the heat dissipating from his body, but that was only after he drank the entire thing.
Now, he needed to be careful and also refill his stock which he had neglected.
[I can sense many more of these armored skeleton legions, Neraxis,] Evangeline warned seriously. [If you stay here too long, they will overrun the city, so I say you finish this as fast as you can.]
Got it. Neraxis glanced to the side; there were 11 left in total.
Originally, they had been split between 10 archers and 10 swordsmen. Now, only 10 archers remained, along with a single swordsman.
Neraxis took a deep breath, and the moment the archers finally shot their arrows, he began moving.
With the usage of his smooth swordsmanship deflecting each arrow, as well as {Phantom Step}, he was able to avoid each and every single attack until eventually, he arrived before all of the monsters.
The Armored Skeleton Swordsman tried to intercept him; however, Neraxis merely stabbed, causing the skeleton to attempt to block.
But at the last moment, Neraxis altered his attack’s trajectory, striking the Armored Skeleton Swordsman’s jaw and shattering its bones instantly.
[1x (B- Ranked Monster) Armored Skeleton Swordsman Slain! Reward: Stigmata 12.28% → 12.38%]
"Now then, what will the rest of you do?" he taunted the archers, and they visibly flinched.
But just as they were about to draw their bows, Neraxis brought his sword to the side before merely swinging it sideways, performing a {Simple Horizontal Slash}.
In an instant, a wide arc of wind flew out, destroying each and every single skeleton present.
[9x (B- Ranked Monster) Armored Skeleton Archer Slain! Reward: Stigmata 12.38% → 13.28%]
Hm? One left? Neraxis narrowed his eyes and spotted one of the skeletons crawling toward him before grabbing his leg.
"Y-You will pay for this!"
"Will I?" Neraxis chuckled. "You could help your master by telling me where he is. You know... he could deliver his payment quicker that way."
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At Neraxis’s words, the skeleton archer looked up at him speechlessly before flashing the middle finger.
And with that, it fell lifeless to the ground
[1x (B- Ranked Monster) Armored Skeleton Archer Slain! Reward: Stigmata 13.28% → 13.38%]
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Well, that was a bit eventful, Neraxis hummed and glanced at the regular skeletons surrounding him.
The little blue flames—representing their eyes—were shaking violently, meaning they were afraid of him.
Taking advantage of that, Neraxis strode toward the city, using their heads as stepping stones.
In the meantime, he also managed to catch one of the boulder-slinging skeletons off guard and kill it.
[1x (C- Ranked Monster) Skeleton Brute Slain! Reward: Stigmata 13.38% → 13.39%]
After a few minutes of traveling atop the skeletons’ heads, he reached the wall. With a quick jump and {Aura of the Abyss} carving footholds, he scaled it with ease.
Finally, as he overlooked the city, he noticed everything was still pretty tame.
As for the timer,
[04:42:16]
[04:42:15]
Only a bit had passed, and only the fastest skeletons managed to make it to the city’s walls.
But within the next hour, things would definitely kick off.
Nonetheless, Neraxis leaped across the rooftops until eventually, he arrived at the southern church.
He could see Jane roaming around while occasionally sitting down to pray.
As she did, a faint golden light emanated around her.
But instead of feeling holy, to Neraxis, it felt ominous.
Sneaking up to her, he tapped her shoulder.
"Eeeek!" Jane jumped in surprise before turning around.
But the playfulness he expected was absent—replaced by a grave expression.
"Neraxis..." she said in a low tone, taking a few glances around.
"You should probably see this..."
