Chapter 156
Chapter 156
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 156
Chapter Title: Conquering the Skeleton Dragon
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Crunch-crunch-crunch!
The spinning black horn began carving into the bone wall.
But Chiron's Horn Charge came to a halt right in front of it.
The multiple bone shields cast by the Skeleton Dragon had sapped its momentum.
"It didn't work after all..."
"How the hell do you even deal with a monster like that...?"
The elders wore expressions of utter despair as they watched Shin Yu-hyun's summoned beast's attack get blocked.
The children gazed at the summons in wide-eyed wonder, but the elders knew better.
They could tell the Skeleton Dragon before them was no ordinary magic beast.
In truth, this Skeleton Dragon ranked among the strongest of 5-star boss-grade monsters.
It was nearly on par with a 6-star.
However,
"Chiron. Super Vibration Wave!"
Shin Yu-hyun issued the command to Chiron, who was still pressing his Horn Charge against the bone wall.
Vrrrrm!
A blue glow emanated from Chiron's spinning black horn, and it began to vibrate intensely.
Super Vibration Wave Horn Charge!
Crack! Craaack!
The bone wall couldn't hold out for long against the super-vibrating, spinning black horn and shattered into pieces.
Chiron pierced straight through and finally clashed head-on with the Skeleton Dragon.
Booom!
Rawr!
A red barrier had formed right in front of the Skeleton Dragon's snarling maw at some point.
It appeared to be a defensive spell.
Not only that, but a vivid red aura was pouring from its entire body, visible to the naked eye.
It had cast a spell that boosted both its red barrier and physical abilities simultaneously.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Super vibration waves pulsed from Chiron's horn like a heartbeat, rippling through the space as it collided with the Skeleton Dragon.
Sizzle-crackle!
Red and blue sparks erupted between the Skeleton Dragon's red barrier and Chiron's horn.
Locked in that state, the two entered a fierce contest of strength.
'It's holding up.'
Shin Yu-hyun let out a smirk.
As expected of the Skeleton Dragon.
To block a Super Vibration Wave Horn Charge.
He wanted it more than ever.
But to claim it, he first needed to take down the Skeleton Dragon.
'What if I use this?'
Shin Yu-hyun raised the glove of the underworld god Hades, Quinear.
His smile deepened as he gazed at it.
Frenzy (S) - Quinear's Unique Skill
Enhances one summon's ability by up to 3x for a limited time.
The moment the system message appeared before Shin Yu-hyun's eyes, an immense surge of energy erupted from Chiron. Its black body began glowing red.
Swoosh.
And then Chiron displayed an unbelievably swift movement.
While locked in a frontal clash with the Skeleton Dragon, it left a red afterimage and shifted sideways at ultra-high speed.
It was roughly three times faster than usual.
Swish-swish!
Chiron circled the Skeleton Dragon at tremendous speed.
Grrr? Rawr!
The Skeleton Dragon's eyes darted frantically, trying to track Chiron.
Schwing! Clang-clang!
Soon, Chiron charged at the Skeleton Dragon at insane speeds, leaving red afterimages in its wake.
Every time it grazed past, a thunderous boom echoed, and wounds tore open.
Not only that, it unleashed super vibration waves from above at blinding speed.
Rawr!
The Skeleton Dragon bellowed in rage under the relentless assault.
And perhaps because of that.
With its attention fixed on Chiron buzzing overhead, the Skeleton Dragon had forgotten one presence.
The Iron Golem it had pinned beneath its feet.
Crunch!
Screech!
The Iron Golem gripped the Skeleton Dragon's ribs from below and pried them apart. The dragon looked down with a roar of pain.
Blue ghostly light gleamed from the Iron Golem's eyes within its helm as it began to rise.
The Skeleton Dragon frantically slammed down with its foreleg.
Clang!
But the Iron Golem raised its arm to block. Then, demonstrating monstrous strength, it slowly pushed the Skeleton Dragon back.
Crack!
In that instant, the Skeleton Dragon opened its maw toward the Iron Golem.
Vreeee!
A sinister dark-red mana began condensing menacingly before its jaws.
It was preparing to unleash a breath attack on the Iron Golem.
Screee!
Right then, a sharp whoosh tearing through the air rang out from above.
The Skeleton Dragon reflexively snapped its head up at the sound.
And it saw the red glow of Chiron plummeting from the sky toward the ground.
Booom!
Immediately after, a dark-red breath shot from the Skeleton Dragon's maw toward Chiron.
The Crimson Breath dyed its surroundings in dark red as it blasted forth.
In response, Chiron activated Super Vibration Wave Horn Charge once more.
Bang! Tssszzt!
The Crimson Breath and Super Vibration Wave Horn Charge collided, sparking wildly.
Thanks to Quinear's unique skill Frenzy, Chiron's horn spun at speeds incomparable to before.
It scattered the Crimson Breath in all directions.
And it began descending bit by bit toward the Skeleton Dragon.
That wasn't all.
From below, the Iron Golem gripping the ribs poured more power into its arms, spreading them wider.
Crunch! Craaunch!
The Skeleton Dragon's ribs began cracking and snapping one by one.
It tried slamming its foreleg down to fend off the Iron Golem, but it failed.
The Iron Golem's defense was on par with the Skeleton Dragon's.
It ignored the red-mana-infused foreleg strike and applied even more force.
As time passed, the blazing red mana aura around the Skeleton Dragon's torso grew dimmer.
Which meant the Crimson Breath's power was waning too.
Zzzzing!
Chiron, scattering the Crimson Breath, plunged downward in a red streak.
The Iron Golem relentlessly crushed the Skeleton Dragon's ribs with raw power.
Crackle! Sizzle-crackle!
Especially the Iron Golem—it reached toward the glowing red core at the Skeleton Dragon's center.
If that core shattered, even a Skeleton Dragon would be done for.
But destroying the core was no easy feat.
It was protected by extreme heat and pressure.
The Iron Golem's hand was glowing red-hot from the proximity.
Yet the Iron Golem didn't give up.
It shoved its massive, thick arm toward the core as far as it could.
Rawr!
Sensing the crisis, the Skeleton Dragon roared and channeled mana into its core.
But that only handed Chiron an opening.
Kraaah!
Feeling the Crimson Breath weaken, Chiron let out a savage roar and focused its mana into its red horn.
Vreeeeng!
Dazzling light burst from Chiron's red horn, vibrating ferociously.
Extreme Super Vibration Wave Horn Charge!
Thanks to Quinear's Frenzy, it could now supercharge its existing combo skills.
Chiron then slammed into the Skeleton Dragon at unimaginable speed.
Almost simultaneously, the Iron Golem's massive arm wedged into the Skeleton Dragon's core.
In that moment,
Booooom!
An enormous explosion erupted centered on the Skeleton Dragon.
After Hecaton Hyper Beetle Chiron's and the Iron Golem's fierce battle, they finally brought down the Skeleton Dragon.
'As expected of a Skeleton Dragon.'
Recalling the fight, Shin Yu-hyun clicked his tongue in amazement.
It was so strong it didn't even feel like a 5-star.
In a one-on-one, neither the Iron Golem nor Chiron could have won.
Even together, it had been a near-even match.
Without Quinear's Frenzy skill, the battle would have dragged on much longer.
Confirming the system message, Shin Yu-hyun looked at the fallen Skeleton Dragon on the ground.
Necromancers could turn corpses into undead under certain conditions.
The Immortal King was the same.
Thanks to that, Shin Yu-hyun had undead-ified the bosses he deemed useful among those he'd defeated so far.
And among them, the Skeleton Dragon was the strongest.
'Tch.'
Seeing the message, Shin Yu-hyun inwardly clicked his tongue.
He knew subjugating a boss into an undead consumed a magic stone, but he hadn't expected it to take a mana core too.
Mana cores were even more valuable than magic stones.
They could be embedded in weapons or B-coats in place of magic stones.
Their output and efficiency far surpassed magic stones.
And this was a 5-star mana core.
Installing it in his current Distortion Field Coat would yield massive performance gains.
'Still, getting a Skeleton Dragon out of it isn't a bad deal.'
Shin Yu-hyun decided to reinvest all the rewards from defeating it.
Instantly, blue light burst from the Skeleton Dragon.
Amid the flickering blue glow, its form began to change bit by bit.
Its core—what defined the Skeleton Dragon—shifted from red to blue.
As a magic beast, it had looked rugged overall, with some bones twisted in grotesque ways.
But the moment it became Shin Yu-hyun's subjugated undead, the twisted bones smoothed out, and its entire form became sleek and refined.
Its size grew slightly too, reaching a body length of 9 meters.
'Not bad.'
Shin Yu-hyun smiled in satisfaction at the transformed Skeleton Dragon.
"I-It came back to life?!"
Lee Ji-hyun, who had been watching from behind, cried out in shock.
The Skeleton Dragon, which they'd thought defeated, was rising again.
"Don't worry. It's fine now."
Shin Yu-hyun smiled at her tense expression as she stared at the Skeleton Dragon.
"What do you mean... Huh?!"
Lee Ji-hyun, who had questioned him with a puzzled look, froze in astonishment.
The once ferociously violent Skeleton Dragon was nuzzling its face against Shin Yu-hyun's body like a docile puppy.
"Good boy."
Grrrrm.
Shin Yu-hyun stroked its face, and the Skeleton Dragon let out a pleased rumble.
"H-How...?"
Lee Ji-hyun—not just her, but all the other survivors—gawked in disbelief.
As if witnessing something utterly impossible.