Hero Of Harmony

Chapter 132: Enemy From Behind

With the monster focused on Yuki, I dashed around it, cutting off its bones, forcing it to change its focus to me, though whenever it did that, Yuki would charge into it with her shield, once again garnering the monster's attention while also knocking it off balance, which I would use to try and get close, though whenever I did, the monster would use it's [Spike Breath]; making it nearly impossible to get close without getting impaled by at least several of them.

Seeing a significant amount of mana converge around the monster's mouth, I clicked my tongue in annoyance as I launched a powerful [Wind Blade] at the skeleton using more mana than usual, hoping to interrupt its attack, yet when the thick blade of wind landed atop the skeleton, a decently deep gash appeared on its body, but that was it.

Failing to interrupt the monster, I quickly changed directions and headed toward Yuki; though, I was slightly too slow as the monster had already launched its breath, shooting a multitude of javelin-sized spikes at us. Inwardly cursing, I slowed down my perception of time, and for the first time since I left Master's home, I used [Lightning Cloak]; feeling the sensation of lightning surrounding my body, all of my physical attributes significantly increased once more, allowing me to properly react.

Block, cutting, and dodging, I did all of that to the numerous spikes in my way, though unfortunately, there were so many of them, and they were moving so fast, I didn't remain unharmed; thankfully, nothing too serious.

Cutting a few more spikes that were in my way, I finally arrived behind Yuki, causing me to sigh in relief as I stopped using the lightning cloak since, while it was very strong, it drank my mana like there was no tomorrow.

"A-Alex, are you okay!?" Exclaimed Yuki in concern and surprise as she looked back at Alexander while her shields blocked the continuous breath of spikes.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine; only some cuts." Replied Alexander with a nod as he covered a small wound on his stomach, which was healing rapidly.

'Tsk, that's quite a lot of blood I spilled.' Mused Alexander with a frown as he glanced at the trail of his golden blood.

Raising Trina into the air, I poured mana into her, and a large ball of fire manifested at the tip of the sword; using [Fire Blast], I continued to pour a decent amount of mana into it, causing it to get much bigger while it's reddish color got slightly brighter, taking on an orangish hue. Once the skeleton stopped using its breath, I launched the ball of fire at the trail of blood I had left behind, burning my ichor to a crisp and getting rid of any evidence.

"Take this your, bastard!" Yelled Yuki aggressively as she charged toward the monster, the two colliding with each other using their shields and clubs.

Rolling my eyes at how overly dramatic she was being, I followed up from right behind her before sliding underneath her legs and cutting the monster's foot in half, causing it to lose its balance and tip forward, right into Yuki, who powerfully swung her shield at its ribcage; however, true to its impressive endurance, she was only able to lightly crack a few of its bones.

"I've got it pinned, Alex!" Yelled Yuki as she moved out of the way, allowing the monster to fall onto the ground before rushing forward and standing atop its chest while constantly slamming the butt of her shields onto its head.

Pushing off the ground, I dashed toward Yuki and the monster, aiming right for its neck while using all of my physical enhancing skills except for my lightning cloak; coating my swords in fire, I swiftly slashed down on the monster's neck, yet surprisingly, it didn't try to dodge at all, meaning, it was still very much alive.

'Oh yeah, Yuki did say the head or heart.' Mused Alexander as he looked at the limp skeleton body without a head before turning around and leaping onto the skeleton's head.