"Thud!!!"
A series of muffled clashes echoed into the distance.
Su Mu's slash landed as planned.
The dark blade unleashed by Death Cleave struck squarely at the burly Skeleton!
However—
It wasn't the neck.
In the final instant before Death Cleave landed, the Skeleton seemed to sense the attack. It abruptly retreated and raised its massive jagged bone blade—resembling a door panel—to block the strike.
It blocked it.
All ten blades struck the massive jagged bone sword, leaving only visible scars despite delivering damage equivalent to twenty times a normal attack. The blade remained intact.
Bone Armament—the most direct reflection of a Skeleton's Four Attributes and defensive capabilities.
Although Su Mu had anticipated this, only upon facing it firsthand did he realize just how powerful the defense of this Constitution-focused Skeleton Warrior was!
Indeed.
The final Skeleton Su Mu intended to hunt was a Constitution-specialized type: the Warrior-advanced form of the Skeleton Warden—Erosion Warden!
Skeleton Commander—balanced.
Bone Sniper—agility.
Dark Mage—spirit.
And now, this Constitution-focused Erosion Warden… It was these four Warrior Class Templates that Su Mu sought to fuse into his ideal Warrior Class!
However...
The Erosion Warden's defense exceeded Su Mu's expectations.
As the Warrior-tier evolution of Skeleton Guard and Skeleton Warden, the Erosion Warden's Bone Armament was not a tower shield like its predecessors, but a door-sized jagged bone blade.
The reason was simple.
The Erosion Warden didn't need a tower shield to boost its defense!
It wasn't tall.
Shorter than Su Mu by a head—barely reaching 1.7 meters.
But!
This relatively short frame was densely packed with bones, almost as if suffering from extreme bone proliferation!
Ordinary Skeletons had just one frame—hollow inside. But the Erosion Warden's bone body was filled with countless long bone spikes growing in chaotic directions, nearly packing its entire skeletal frame solid!
In simple terms:
Normal Skeletons—including Su Mu—were hollow shells made of bone. But the Erosion Warden was a dense structure forged from countless bones!
This kind of body, combined with its high Constitution growth, explained why its physical defense was beyond Su Mu's estimation.
Correspondingly, the Erosion Warden's speed was extremely low.
Not only due to low Agility growth, but also because the densely packed internal bone spikes hindered its movement.
Su Mu's first strike was thwarted.
In the next moment, the Erosion Warden's massive jagged bone blade slashed toward him.
But—
It was too slow!
No better than the Zombie race Su Mu had encountered before.
With just a slight sidestep, he easily dodged the blow.
Immediately after—
Su Mu's powerful right leg stomped heavily into the ground, leaving a deep footprint as his body surged forward, instantly appearing behind the Erosion Warden!
"Death Cleave!"
Having experienced the Erosion Warden's terrifying defense once, Su Mu no longer held any illusions.
Normal attacks wouldn't work.
Only the boss-tier skill Death Cleave could swiftly take down the Erosion Warden and earn its Class Template! And he had to strike where its defense was weakest—definitely not from the front!
Like the Zombies, the Erosion Warden's greatest flaw was its sluggish speed.
As a Warden, the Erosion Warden was undisputedly powerful; on the battlefield, it could be a major force. But in a one-on-one scenario… it was nothing more than a walking target!
The second Death Cleave was unleashed.
Ten blades swept forward in a single burst, striking the Erosion Warden almost instantly!
And this time—
Right at its neck!
Every Skeleton had a weakness. The Erosion Warden was no exception.
Even with its terrifying physical defense, once its cervical spine was severed, it would still fall. Ignoring its sluggish speed, the neck was the Erosion Warden's biggest vulnerability!
One strike!
The deadly slash, dealing twenty times normal attack damage, cut halfway through the Erosion Warden's neck!
Just one more hit...
And the Class Template possessed by this Skeleton Warrior would be Su Mu's trophy!
But—
Perhaps the Erosion Warden sensed the threat of death, or maybe Su Mu's luck simply ran out.
As the strike landed, the Erosion Warden let out a furious roar.
A series of crisp footsteps approached, growing louder and closer!
And more than that—
Su Mu could clearly feel a terrifying aura, rapidly closing in on the Death Castle!
His heart sank.
The Skeletons inside the castle had been alerted.
At the same time—
Skeleton King was returning—and faster than Su Mu had calculated...
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