Chapter 84: Skeleton Soldier

The Doomsday Ark Alliance was a group of brainwashed religious fanatics. They actually used sheer numbers of people to forcefully open the path to the Village of Sacrifice and gained control of the Village of Sacrifice.

Swift Wind Thrust!

He pulled the longsword out of a Swamp Lizard Beast’s corpse, cast Gathering Art on the body, and quickly collected the loot. Xu Feng immediately fled. Soon, several lizard beasts surrounded the area from all directions. Seeing the mangled body on the ground, the lizard beasts showed anger in their eyes.

Roar, roar, roar.

Several lizard beasts lifted their heads and howled. Quickly, howls of lizard beasts arose one after another throughout the swamp. The Blackwater Swamp became restless, with countless monsters running around in panic, as if fleeing from a predator.

Xu Feng stopped and listened carefully. Soon, his expression changed greatly.

When too many monsters in an area were killed, other monsters of the same kind would feel a sense of shared sorrow. They would call for stronger members of their kind to hunt down the hunter.

In online games, this was something that made players cheer. Common monsters summoned elite monsters, and elite monsters meant BOSS, which meant top-tier equipment.

However, this was reality. The appearance of an elite monster most likely meant death.

Currently, Xu Feng only had his Constitution Attribute breakthrough to Three Stars; his other attributes were still at Two Stars. He could handle ordinary Three-Star monsters, but if he encountered an elite monster, even if he could kill it, he would likely be severely injured. Being severely injured in this place was no different from dying.

Escape!

Xu Feng rushed quickly towards a direction far from the lizard beasts’ roars, no longer bothering to hide his presence. However, no monsters attacked him now; they were all panicking and running around wildly.

Roar~

The ground shook slightly, as if a thousand troops were charging.

Xu Feng looked back. A lizard beast over five meters long with red eyes stared intently at his back, charging towards him like a heavy tank, roaring loudly.

As he ran, Xu Feng looked back and cast an inspection spell.

Swamp Giant Lizard Beast, Three-Star Elite, Health Points 3200/3200

It was indeed a Three-Star Elite monster. Xu Feng’s heart trembled violently, and he instinctively quickened his pace.

Roar~

The Swamp Giant Lizard Beast opened its large mouth and roared at Xu Feng. An invisible sound wave spread forward.

Xu Feng’s swiftly moving figure suddenly stiffened, then he fell into a puddle in front of him, splashing water everywhere.

The Giant Lizard Beast seemed slow but was actually fast, pouncing towards Xu Feng.

Poof~

A thick green mist sprayed from the Giant Lizard Beast’s mouth, enveloping Xu Feng.

The poisonous mist stank. Xu Feng felt dizzy after just inhaling a little.

He checked his Health Points; they were slowly but steadily decreasing.

Just as Xu Feng was about to take out an Antidote, he heard the sound of rushing wind by his ear. He quickly rolled forward.

With a smack, the muddy water behind him was struck by a bright red tongue, cracking open a fissure over a foot long.

Whoosh~

He had just dodged the Giant Lizard Beast’s tongue attack and hadn’t yet caught his breath when the Giant Lizard Beast twisted its massive body, swinging its thick tail at Xu Feng.

Xu Feng had no time to dodge. He could only hold his longsword horizontally in front of his chest and take the blow directly.

Bang!

Xu Feng was sent flying, landing seven or eight meters away.

He checked his Health Points. The Giant Lizard Beast’s attack had actually taken over three hundred points. Luckily, Xu Feng’s Constitution Attribute had reached Three Stars now. If it were still Two Stars, that attack would have taken at least five hundred points and could easily have been a critical hit.

Xu Feng got up from the ground, not bothering to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He leaped over a bush and swiftly ran forward.

In just these short dozen seconds, Xu Feng’s Health Points had already dropped by one-third.

While running, Xu Feng took out an Antidote and drank it, finally stopping the continuous drop in his Health Points.

Seeing Xu Feng escape, the Giant Lizard Beast twisted its body, swinging its thick tail, and persistently chased after Xu Feng.

This elite Giant Lizard Beast came for revenge, targeting Xu Feng. It would not give up easily. Seeing the figure gradually closing in behind him, Xu Feng began to feel somewhat annoyed.

“If I had known, I would have raised my Agility to Three Stars first.”

Whoosh~

A sharp whistling sound suddenly rang out. A long arrow made of white bone shot towards Xu Feng.

Xu Feng swung his sword to block the arrow and looked up. A Skeleton Soldier holding a bone bow was drawing its bow and aiming at him.

Xu Feng was not scared but happy. He adjusted his direction and charged towards the Skeleton Soldier.

Swish~

Swinging his longsword, Xu Feng directly cut off the Skeleton Soldier’s legs, then leaped over its head and dashed into the distance.

The Skeleton Soldier’s legs were useless now. It used its arms to support its body, adjusted its direction, and drew its bow to continue aiming and shooting at Xu Feng.

This Skeleton Soldier was an Undead Creature. As long as the Soul Flame in its skull was not extinguished, it would live forever. Even if it suffered great damage, it would slowly recover.

Before the Skeleton Soldier could shoot its arrow, a shadow as large as a mountain appeared behind it.

Roar~

The Swamp Giant Lizard Beast stepped on the Skeleton Soldier, piercing right through its body. Countless bone fragments scattered. The Skeleton Soldier hung on the Giant Lizard Beast’s front leg like a ragged doll. As the Giant Lizard Beast ran, the Skeleton Soldier shook and wobbled. The quiver at its waist shattered, and bone arrows scattered all over the ground.

Smack~ Smack~ Smack~

The Skeleton Soldier swung its bone longbow, hitting the Giant Lizard Beast’s leg.

Once, twice, three times…

Initially, the Giant Lizard Beast didn’t care about the Skeleton Soldier hanging on its leg; its eyes were only on Xu Feng. But the Skeleton Soldier’s provocation annoyed the Giant Lizard Beast.

Roar~

The Giant Lizard Beast stopped, stomped its front leg hard on the ground, and shook it violently a couple of times. Seeing it couldn’t shake off the Skeleton Soldier, the Giant Lizard Beast opened its large mouth and bit down hard. Bone fragments flew, and crunching sounds continuously rang out.

Finally, the Giant Lizard Beast bit the Skeleton Soldier’s skull and yanked it upward. With a crash, the skull and spine separated. The moment it lost its head, the Skeleton Soldier’s body lost control. The bones on the Giant Lizard Beast’s leg fell to the ground, leaving only the white bone skull in the beast’s mouth. Inside the skull, a purple Soul Flame burned fiercely. Two oil-green flames glowed in its eye sockets, looking very eerie.

Crack, crack~

In the Giant Lizard Beast’s mouth, the Skeleton Soldier’s skull quickly developed cracks. The purple Soul Flame inside began to flicker, becoming unstable.

But now, the Skeleton Soldier only had a skull left. Even if it wanted to struggle, it had no way. It could only hope that the Giant Lizard Beast would lose interest in its skull and let it go.

However, the Giant Lizard Beast did not seem to plan to let go of this bothersome Skeleton Soldier skull. It chewed on the skull fiercely. This was the Skeleton Soldier’s last line of defense. If the skull broke, the Soul Flame would also disappear.