The Paladin in the Abyss

Chapter 304: 308: Minotaur Skeleton

Chapter 304: Chapter 308: Minotaur Skeleton

“Just kidding,” the Elf Prince, Zoel said with a hearty laugh in the face of the Dwarf’s skeptical gaze. He took off the longbow on his back and waved his hand at everyone, “Are you all ready?”

“I still have a question,” Lancelot took out the Giant Sword Glacier from his Dimensional Bag, “The Minotaur skeletons were originally those large Minotaurs, right? My understanding isn’t wrong, is it?”@@@@

“That’s right,” Acheron replied, looking at the great thing the Human Knight suddenly produced and swallowed hard, “That one...”

“It’s very big, so it will be very useful,” Lancelot assured him, and then he walked forward with steady steps, with Bruto excitedly carrying his warhammer behind him.

“Gah gah gah...”

Just as the Ranger had warned, they had only walked a few steps forward when the unpleasant shouts of the skeletons came from the distance. The sound was like several dry and sharp bone fragments scraping against each other, expressing nothing but an irrational rage, devoid of any other meaning.

The group instinctively quickened their pace, and soon a group of tall figures appeared before their eyes.

These were skeletons like giants, standing over ten feet tall. Even Lancelot only came up to their chests, and each of their ribs was as thick as Bruto’s arm. On their humanoid skeletal frames were skulls with characteristic bull horns, convincing people that these monsters originated from deceased Minotaurs.

The monsters before them were also draped in rotting metal armor, which provided some additional protection for their air-permeable bodies. In addition to the huge long-handled Execution Axes in their hands, their weapons also included those robust bull horns on top of their heads. Even though they had been nonliving for who knows how many years, those sharp horns still looked exceptionally lethal, capable of poking a hole in any surface.

His intended support was Elothysia. The Succubus initially faced some trouble, the monster’s Great Axe slamming viciously onto her Shield, causing the slender Holy Warrior to wobble from side to side. The immense skeleton attempted to press its attack, but a flurry of arrows interrupted its motion.

Piercing attacks were not very effective against bone skeletons; however, Acheron’s armor-piercing arrowheads could deeply embed into their bones, and the force encapsulated within almost made the monster fall. Elothysia didn’t waste the opportunity her companions created, with her Longsword glowing in a golden hue.

A dazzling streak of light flashed, and the monster’s right arm, grasping the Great Axe, was cleanly severed at the base, the bone at the cut melting like butter, dripping with white fluid.

Evilbane Slash, a reward of pure goodness from the universe to Holy Warriors, was not only effective against Fiends but equally so against the Undead.

Alamir, Koula, Little Yisha, and the floating skull took on the opponent Bruto had toppled. The gigantic skeleton, now missing a leg, was half-kneeling on the ground, its Long-handled Execution Axe sweeping across a vast area with each swing.

Unexpectedly, Clone Well took up the task of drawing the enemy’s attention. It emitted a series of unintelligible crunching noises, and the minotaur skeleton, driven by nearly instinct alone, seemed to understand them — and clearly, they were not pleasant words. The limping monster, enraged, pursued Clone Well, its heavy Great Axe hardly a match for the evasive floating skull; but the creature with a cow’s head refused to switch its target, even as the others were dealing it severe damage.

The two Wanderers, armed with Daggers and short swords, continuously launched attacks from the flanks, each strike chipping away a bone or two from the skeleton. Alamir, the one Bruto had called out, found no opening to join in, so he simply stood aside with his Shield at the ready, preparing to cast Divine Arts of healing at any moment — after all, the creature’s axe was no joke, and one hit would grievously injure either of the ladies.

As more and more bones were removed from the skeleton’s body, a certain breaking point was reached. Suddenly, the monster just fell apart, the bones scattering like broken shards of a plate. The pieces tumbled, attempting to reassemble, but under the illumination of Holy Fire summoned by Alamir, they finally came to a rest.

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