If this dagger strike connected, Li Xiuman would immediately lose his ability to fly.
Losing the ability to fly in a battle against succubi would put the skeleton completely on the defensive.
The tall succubus was confident that this intelligent skeleton would dodge. But Li Xiuman didn't dodge.
He lunged straight at her, digging his claws deep into her skin and locking her in a tight embrace.
He didn't care in the slightest, even as his Bone Wings were severed.
Grabbing his severed wing, Li Xiuman drove it ruthlessly into one of the succubus's bat-like wings.
The succubus immediately spiraled toward the ground along with Li Xiuman.
She tried to push him off, but he held on with a death grip, the blazing blue flames in his eye sockets staring fixedly at her.
With a deafening crash, the skeleton and the succubus slammed hard onto the ground.
The succubus coughed up a mouthful of blood, while several of the skeleton's ribs snapped.
He grabbed one of the broken ribs and stabbed it toward her without a second thought.
The tall succubus tried to dodge, but the ground suddenly turned into a soft quagmire, causing her to slip and fall back down.
“Clack clack clack!”
Splat!
The sharp rib pierced straight through her chest.
“Bone Hyperplasia.”
The bone began to grow frantically, piercing her heart.
[Ding, killed Low-Tier Demon Lv15, Experience Points +400]
The severed Bone Wings had shattered into pieces and were no longer usable.
There were still several succubi left. Li Xiuman continued sprinting deeper into the forest.
The remaining succubi quickly gave chase, their spellcasters relentlessly bombarding him with magic.
Now that the skeleton's Bone Wings were severed, they dominated the sky, believing they were completely safe.
But in the next instant, a white shadow surged up from the ground, flapping its bone wings as it leaped into the air.
How did he grow another pair of Bone Wings?!
A wave of horror washed over the succubi. Looking closer, they realized the skeleton's arm bones and left leg bone had disappeared, replaced entirely by a pair of bone wings.
He had detached his own arm and leg bones to grow them into wings!
The succubi had never experienced such a wild emotional roller coaster in their entire lives.
The skeleton lunged violently at the nearest, single-armed succubus. The shin bone of his remaining leg transformed into a bone blade, which he swung savagely.
But this succubus was clearly prepared.
After all, with the skeleton down to a single leg, anyone with half a brain could guess he would use it to attack.
She flapped her wings to dodge and swiped her other claw at the skeleton's spine.
But in the next split second, the skeleton bore the brunt of the strike and lunged directly into her chest.
Opening his mouth, his teeth sharpened into razor-like fangs as he bit hard into her neck.
“How is this even possible...”
[Ding, killed Low-Tier Demon Lv13, Experience Points +250]
Using the succubus's corpse as a springboard, Li Xiuman kicked off with his single leg and flapped his Bone Wings, launching himself toward the nearest succubus.
With his blood-drenched mouth wide open, he let out a strange, rattling clack.
“Wind Bullet!”
“Earth Bullet!”
Two more spells flew toward him.
Li Xiuman had to flap his wings to dodge, but the exploding rock debris and shockwaves still jarred his skeletal frame uncomfortably.
Meanwhile, the last succubus Warrior swung her claws, slashing at Li Xiuman.
Li Xiuman raised his leg to block the blow.
The collision generated a powerful gust of wind, sending both the skeleton and the succubus flying backward.
Leveraging the momentum from being blown backward, Li Xiuman cast Wind Magic, altering the shape of his bone wings into sail-like structures to execute an impossible, wind-assisted turn.
He then shot like an arrow toward the spellcasters. He had to deal with these annoying succubus Mages first.
The succubus Mages frantically flapped their wings, trying to flee.
This skeleton was far too bizarre; fear had already begun to take root in their hearts.
Li Xiuman shielded his body with his Bone Wings, weathering several spells as he lunged at the nearest succubus Mage.
His single leg whipped out like a lash, cleanly severing her neck and sending her head flying.
[Ding, killed Low-Tier Succubus Lv12, Experience Points +200]
Using her falling corpse as yet another springboard, Li Xiuman landed nimbly, kicked off with his single leg, and launched himself toward another fleeing succubus.
Propelled by both Wind Magic and his bone wings, he caught up to the succubus Mage in the blink of an eye.
His sharp, hooked teeth bit into her bat-like wing, while his bone wing pierced through from behind like a blade, slicing her throat.
[Ding, killed Succubus Lv13, Experience Points +250]
[Ding, experience bar is full. Level increased to Lv14]
[Constitution +1, Spirit +1]
[Free Stat Points +1]
His skeletal frame squirmed as his missing parts slowly began to regrow.
Now, only two succubi remained on the battlefield: a Mage and a Warrior.
With dark red succubus blood dripping down his pale white bones, Li Xiuman looked as though he had just crawled out of the depths of hell.
The remaining two succubi looked extremely grim.
At this point, had it not been for their master's orders, they would have already fled.
What kind of monstrous skeleton was this? Its fighting style was completely on a different level compared to other skeletons.
Li Xiuman had no intention of wasting words with these two. God only knew when reinforcements would arrive.
His chance to escape Pound's clutches was right before him, and he refused to let all his efforts go to waste.
He had to end this quickly.
Li Xiuman flapped his Bone Wings once more, using Wind Magic to assist his flight.
The mental exhaustion from casting so many spells was significantly alleviated by the newly added points in Constitution and Spirit.
In contrast to his surging momentum, the morale of the two succubi had plummeted to rock bottom.
Forcing his way through the Mage's curtain of fire, he lunged at the Warrior succubus.
Just as the Warrior succubus prepared to block, Li Xiuman twisted his body midair, stepping onto her to use her as a springboard and launching himself straight at the Mage succubus.
“Get out of the way!”
By the time the Warrior succubus shrieked her warning, it was already too late.
The Mage succubus only saw a flash of white light before a cold sensation swept across her neck.
[Ding, killed Low-Tier Demon Lv12, Experience Points +200]
Only one left.
Li Xiuman locked his gaze onto the last remaining succubus, the blue flames in his hollow eye sockets flaring up.
Under his icy stare, the succubus couldn't help but tremble, absolute terror rising uncontrollably from deep within her.
“Aaah!”
She shrieked and charged forward, but it did nothing to alter her fate.
[Ding, killed Low-Tier Demon Lv14, Experience Points +300]
There was no time to clean up the bodies of the succubi.
Flapping his Bone Wings, Li Xiuman flew deeper into the forest.
Disregarding the drain on his mana, he kept Wind Magic active to propel himself forward.
If he couldn't escape, he would surely die. Under these circumstances, there was absolutely no reason to conserve his mana.
Moments after Li Xiuman fled the area, several dark figures flew in from the distance.
At the head of the group was Lucia, accompanied by a retinue of succubi who were all Mid-Tier Succubi of Level 20 or higher.
Staring at the corpses scattered all over the ground, the succubi found it hard to believe their eyes.
Had that skeleton really done all of this? That simple, ordinary skeleton?
“To think they were all actually killed.”
“Amazing! It really is an Elemental Skeleton. I can't believe the conversion succeeded.”
“And that skeleton actually possesses intelligence! I completely misjudged it!”
Lucia's face flushed with raw excitement.
“Bring that runaway pet back to me.”
“Yes, Lady Lucia.”
“My little skeleton, you won't escape my grasp.”
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