Boom!
With a loud crash, a dazzling blade of light burst forth, and the Skeleton Guard was slain. Su Mu lost his line of sight on the altar.
But he had seen enough of the altar.
There was essentially no danger.
And the Skeleton Guard's death… was caused by a Skeleton!
Yes, it was that Elite Skeleton Swordsman, heavily wounded and hiding in Deadman's Canyon!
From the moment Su Mu had the Skeleton Guard reach the altar's summit and view the scene, it all happened in an instant. In that same instant, the Elite Skeleton Swordsman had lunged from the shadows at the edge of the altar and cleaved down the Skeleton Guard with a single strike.
Had Su Mu not already scoped out the altar's nature, he would never have dared to ascend so rashly.
But now…
If a Skeleton Guard could reach the top unharmed, and even a heavily wounded Elite Skeleton Swordsman could hide there to recuperate, then it was clear that stepping onto the altar posed no danger to Su Mu.
The Elite Skeleton Swordsman had always been Su Mu's target.
The Zombies and the dark altar were simply unexpected bonuses.
With that in mind…
Su Mu gave a mental command. All his Skeleton Minions, already climbing to the seventh and eighth levels of the altar and nearly reaching the summit, immediately abandoned the remaining walking corpses and charged upward.
Su Mu himself leapt forth, racing toward the altar's peak at full speed!
Boom!
Crash!
Clatter!
Various sounds erupted at once.
By the time Su Mu reached the altar, his Skeleton Minions were already locked in battle with the Elite Skeleton Swordsman.
Just as he had expected—
The altar was saturated with extremely dense and pure death energy.
Even though most of the death energy was being bound and cycled between the five Zombies on the altar via the runes, the residual energy alone made this place far more concentrated and refined than anywhere else.
No wonder that Elite Skeleton Swordsman had taken refuge here.
During Su Mu's pursuit, this Elite had already restored one-third of its HP thanks to the altar's nurturing death aura.
This recovery speed was several times faster than normal!
Had Su Mu arrived hours later, he'd be facing a fully restored Elite Skeleton Swordsman.
Luckily—
He hadn't wasted any time.
HP directly reflected a Skeleton's body condition.
With one-third HP, the Elite Skeleton Swordsman had recovered somewhat, but was still weak. One glance told Su Mu that its skeletal body was still riddled with massive cracks.
His Minions alone might not have been enough to defeat it.
But with Su Mu joining the battle—it was a different story!
As soon as he reached the dark altar, Su Mu assumed full control of the Skeleton Minions.
The two highest-leveled Skeleton Warriors and the last remaining Skeleton Guard advanced to tank the Elite Skeleton Swordsman. Four Skeleton Archers fell back to the altar's edge, firing volleys of bone arrows. The lone Skeleton Assassin vanished into stealth, sneaking behind the Elite. The remaining Skeleton Warriors moved freely to harass and distract the target…
Just by shifting formation, their combat power doubled. The Elite Skeleton Swordsman's kill efficiency plummeted!
And Su Mu—
He gripped his Bone Falling Moon Blade and charged straight at the Elite Skeleton Swordsman!
Flanking? Unnecessary!
If he couldn't kill this weakened Elite even with so much support, how could he hope to hunt stronger ones in the future?
With massive strides, Su Mu closed the distance in mere seconds.
His Bone Falling Moon Blade, infused with all his power, drew a blinding arc through the air, slashing toward the Elite Skeleton Swordsman!
Clang!!!
A fierce metallic clash rang out.
The Bone Falling Moon Blade was blocked.
But the Elite Skeleton Swordsman couldn't fend off the rest of the Minions.
Skeleton Archers rained bone arrows down on it. Skeleton Warriors pounded its cracked bones. The Assassin emerged from behind, plunging twin daggers into its cervical spine!
In a flash!
The Elite's HP, which had barely recovered to one-third, plummeted to around one-quarter!
Enraged, the Elite Skeleton Swordsman raised its massive greatsword high, trying to sweep away the pesky Minions.
But just then—
Su Mu's second strike landed!
Compared to the Minions' weaker but continuous attacks, Su Mu's Bone Falling Moon Blade was a true threat. The Elite had no choice but to block again.
Once.
Twice.
Three times!
With each thunderous collision of bone weapons, the Elite's HP dwindled further.
When Su Mu landed his fifth slash, the Elite's remaining HP couldn't hold.
Crash!
Under the force of his final blow, the already fractured Elite Skeleton Swordsman shattered completely.
Its towering bone body collapsed. The bone greatsword clattered to the ground beside it.
It was over.
Under Su Mu's command and the coordinated assault of his Skeleton Minions, this Elite Skeleton Swordsman lasted barely over a minute.
Without hesitation, Su Mu stepped forward and grabbed its massive Skullhead.
The [Erosion] Talent instantly activated.
"You have gained control over the Elite Skeleton Swordsman."
"You have enslaved the Elite Skeleton Swordsman."
"You may rename the Elite Skeleton Swordsman."
"You have acquired the class advancement information: 'Elite Class Template – Elite Skeleton Swordsman'."
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