If that dagger struck, Lixuman would lose the ability to fly.To confront the succubi without flight meant total vulnerability.This skeleton would be rendered entirely passive.
The tall succubus was confident, certain that this supposedly intelligent skeleton would evade her strike.
But Lixuman did not dodge.
He lunged, claws sinking deep into the succubus' flesh, seizing her tightly.Even as his bone wings were severed, he paid no heed.Grasping the shattered wings, he thrust them viciously into one of her bat-like appendages.
Instantly, the succubus plummeted alongside him.She struggled to push him away, but Lixuman held firm, those hollow eye sockets aflame, burning into her with an unyielding gaze.
"Boom!"
A deafening crash echoed as skeleton and succubus collided with the earth.Blood erupted from the succubus' mouth, while several of Lixuman's ribs splintered.
He seized one fractured rib and, without hesitation, drove it into her chest.The tall succubus tried to evade, but the ground beneath her had transformed into treacherous mud, toppling her once more.
"Crrrk!""Shk!"
The sharp rib pierced her heart.
"Bone Growth."
The rib extended furiously, impaling her further.
[Notification: Killed Low-tier Demon lv15, Experience +400]
The severed bone wings were shattered beyond use.Several succubi still remained.
Lixuman surged deeper into the forest, pursued relentlessly.The remaining succubi, confident with the aerial advantage and his severed wings, bombarded him with magic.
But in an instant, a white streak surged from the ground, bone wings unfurling, lifting him into the air once more.
He had grown wings again!
Horror washed over the succubi. Observing closely, they realized his arm bones and left leg bone had vanished, replaced entirely by wings.He had transformed his limbs into flight appendages!
They had never experienced such a staggering display.
The skeleton lunged at the nearest one-armed succubus, swinging the remaining lower leg bone as a weapon.But she was prepared. With only one leg, it was obvious he would attack with it.She flapped to evade, striking at his spine with her remaining claw.
The skeleton withstood the blow, diving into her embrace.Teeth elongating into deadly fangs, he bit her neck.
"How is this possible…"
[Notification: Killed Low-tier Demon lv13, Experience +250]
Using her corpse as a stepping stone, Lixuman kicked off with his single leg, flapping his bone wings to strike the next succubus.His blood-streaked maw opened, emitting an eerie, rattling cackle.
"Wind Blast!""Earth Shot!"
Two spells collided with him.He flapped to dodge, but the flying debris and turbulent air battered his skeletal frame.
The last succubi warrior struck with her claws.Lixuman lifted his leg to counter.The collision sent both tumbling backward, and he used the momentum, twisting midair with the aid of wind magic, his bone wings functioning like sails, to redirect toward the succubi mages.
First, he would eliminate the troublesome magic users.The succubi mages flapped in panic, attempting to flee.This skeleton was far too uncanny, fear already seeding in their hearts.
Shielding himself with bone wings, Lixuman blocked several spells and propelled himself toward the nearest mage succubus.With a whip-like strike of his leg, he severed her neck, sending her head flying.
[Notification: Killed Low-tier Succubus lv12, Experience +200]
Using the corpse as another stepping platform, he launched himself at another fleeing succubus.Wind magic and bone wings surged, propelling him behind the mage succubus.Fangs hooked into her bat wings, and his bone wings sliced upward, decapitating her.
[Notification: Killed Succubus lv13, Experience +250][Notification: Experience full, Level Up to lv14][Constitution +1, Spirit +1][Free Attribute Point +1]
His skeletal frame writhed as missing portions slowly regenerated.
Only two succubi remained—one mage, one warrior.Blood streamed over Lixuman's alabaster bones, as if he had crawled from the depths of hell.
The last two succubi paled.Were it not for their master's command, they would have fled.What manner of skeleton was this? It was nothing like the others.
Lixuman wasted no time on words. He could not risk reinforcements arriving.The chance to escape Pound's grasp lay before him; he would not squander it.
Swiftly, he flapped his bone wings, wind magic aiding his flight.The exhaustion from casting large amounts of magic was alleviated by his increased Spirit and Constitution.In contrast, the remaining succubi radiated feeble resolve.
He barreled toward the warrior succubus, brushing past the mage, using the warrior as a stepping stone.
"Move aside!"The warrior's shout came too late.The mage succubus only saw a flash of white, then felt her neck chill.
[Notification: Killed Low-tier Demon lv12, Experience +200]
One remained.
Lixuman fixed his gaze on the last succubus, hollow eyes ablaze with sapphire flames.The succubus trembled uncontrollably, fear surging like wildfire.
"Ahhh!"She charged, but the outcome remained unchanged.
[Notification: Killed Low-tier Demon lv14, Experience +300]
There was no time to deal with the corpses.Lixuman flapped his bone wings, diving deeper into the forest.Expenditure of energy was irrelevant; wind magic pressed on relentlessly.If he failed to escape, death was inevitable.
Moments later, several dark shapes appeared in the distance.At the forefront was Lucia, accompanied by mid-tier succubi, all lv20 or higher.Surveying the carnage, they were aghast.
All of this… done by that skeleton?That seemingly dull, unremarkable skeleton?
"They've all been killed…""Amazing. Truly an elemental skeleton—transformation succeeded.""And it has intelligence! I misjudged it!"
Lucia's expression brimmed with excitement.
"Retrieve that runaway pet.""Yes, Lady Lucia.""Little skeleton, you cannot escape my grasp."