bdsm-fiction Chapter 39 Beast Form!
Chapter 39 Beast Form!
The mercenary clearly hadn't expected the heavily armored skeleton's hammer attack to have a follow-up.
The debris knocked him to the ground, and the shockwave made him dizzy and disoriented.
With the wealth of experience accumulated over the years, the mercenaries know all too well how fatal it can be to suddenly lose balance in such a heated battle.
Therefore, his first thought after falling was not to get up quickly, but to roll away from the heavily armored skeleton temporarily.
However, when he regained his senses from the dizziness, a heavy iron boot covered in rust was already right in front of him.
Finished!
Despair gripped the mercenary's throat in an instant, making it impossible for him to make any effective response.
But at this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared from the side with lightning speed, throwing himself into the back of the heavily armored skeleton and using the force to push it aside, saving the mercenary's life.
The Blue Demon's explosive arrow then swept in, exploding above the heavily armored skeleton's head and interrupting its movements once again.
The mercenary, who was about to give up, seized the opportunity and hurriedly got up to pick up the short-handled axe that had fallen to the side.
His gaze immediately fell on Yu Jing, who was launching another attack on the heavily armored skeleton.
The mercenary clearly remembered that Yu Jing had been on the other side of the altar, some time away from here.
How did he manage to get here to provide support in such a short time?
It was in that one glance that the mercenary was surprised to find that Yu Jing's condition had changed significantly at some point.
Not only has his body become noticeably larger than before, but his entire aura has also become exceptionally... wild!
If Yu Jing had always acted rationally and according to plan, then...
Now, he seemed to have unleashed his wild side, charging and attacking even the heavily armored skeletons.
What surprised the mercenaries even more was that Yu Jing actually held on in this one-on-one close-quarters attack!
His strength and speed seemed to have increased dramatically in a short period of time.
While not quite strong enough to withstand a heavily armored skeleton head-on, I was able to put up a fight with it using my agility.
This was undoubtedly beyond the mercenaries' expectations.
Just then, Yu Jing, who had dodged a heavy blow, suddenly turned his head, his voice much lower.
"What are you standing there for? Come help! I can't hold out much longer!"
In the instant their eyes met, the mercenary no longer saw human eyes, but a pair of beastly eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty, cold light.
Yu Jing didn't actually want to enter his beast form so soon.
This is his true trump card, but it also has certain side effects.
Once he activates his beast form, the increased energy consumption means he must eliminate his target in a short time; otherwise, once his energy is depleted, he will immediately become a lamb to the slaughter.
However, the heavy-armored skeletons' surprise attack on the mercenaries was an unexpected situation.
If he doesn't intervene and watches the mercenary be trampled to death by the heavily armored skeletons, the subsequent battles will only become more difficult.
This is the first time Yu Jing has entered beast form since acquiring the personal specialty "Untamed Beastly Nature".
To be honest, this feeling of unleashing one's wild side is even more captivating than I expected.
The active animalistic factors within his body brought about an all-round enhancement to his physical qualities. Not only strength and speed, but Yu Jing could also clearly feel that his five senses and even the speed of his nerve reaction had been enhanced on the original basis.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it has reached the limits of ordinary human beings.
Of course, he knew that the beast form was limited by his physical strength and couldn't last long, which is why he asked the mercenaries to come and help him quickly.
After dodging a series of heavy hammer blows and elbow strikes, Yu Jing, in excellent condition, took the initiative to confront the heavily armored skeleton head-on, and even had the strength to cooperate with the mercenaries to chop at the belts and chains connecting the armor.
Before long, the Blue Oni, who had been attacking from a distance, also charged onto the altar, wielding a longbow that had transformed into a scimitar.
The reason that prompted her to make the change was simple: she had run out of the special arrows she carried, and the remaining ordinary arrows were, needless to say, just a tickle to the heavily armored skeletons.
Instead of standing by and doing nothing, it's better to engage in close combat.
To be honest, her special weapon was quite strong, at least better than Yu Jing's and the mercenaries'.
In a single exchange, it sliced off the shattered left shoulder armor of the heavily armored skeleton, successfully piercing a hole in its tortoise shell.
With the addition of the Blue Oni, the balance of the battle clearly began to tilt towards the human side.
The three surrounded the heavily armored skeleton, avoiding a direct confrontation and instead launching attacks from various directions.
Admittedly, the heavy-armored skeleton's strength and defense far surpassed the three present, resulting in a crushing defeat in a one-on-one confrontation.
But even at its strongest, it only has two arms and a heavy hammer with a nail head.
The shockwave that nearly killed the mercenary on the spot was clearly not an ability that could be released at will.
Not to mention, having learned from past mistakes, the three of them were constantly on guard, ready to retreat at any moment if they saw it raise its spiked hammer.
What they need to do now is seize every opportunity to launch a surprise attack and pry open the turtle shell on the heavily armored skeleton as quickly as possible so that they can use grenades and other tools to blow it up from the inside.
However, the heavily armored skeletons were not the same as those low-level skeleton soldiers.
The eerie blue flames flickered intermittently through the narrow slits of the helmet.
After several failed attacks, the loss of its shoulder and leg armor made it feel threatened.
More importantly, what's happening with the stone coffin...
Yu Jing dodged another hammer blow. Maintaining his beast form for such a high-intensity battle had taken a heavy toll on his stamina, leaving him drenched in sweat. He turned to look at the other two, who were in no better shape than him.
The Green Demon and the mercenaries haven't had much rest since entering the alien realm, and they're probably nearing their end.
"We can't delay any longer. We've already pried open several corners of the turtle's shell. Let's find a way to blow it up. I'll distract it. Mercenary, give your grenade to the Blue Oni, then come over and coordinate with me. Leave the rest to her!"
The heavily armored skeletons couldn't understand them, so Yu Jing wasn't afraid of revealing his plan and shouted directly.
After saying that, he stepped forward again to meet the heavily armored skeleton, slashing at its left arm, which had its armor removed, with his cleaver full of nicks. This action unsurprisingly provoked a counterattack from the heavily armored skeleton.
Yu Jing immediately withdrew, and the mercenary then raised the small shield on his wrist and rammed into the heavy armored skeleton from the side, slowing its movements and diverting its attention once again.
As the latter turned around, wielding his spiked hammer, the Blue Demon, who had been lurking on the other side, seized the opportunity. He grabbed two grenades, accelerated forward, and, upon approaching the heavily armored skeleton, pulled the pins and leaped up, stuffing them all into the gap under the left shoulder armor.
After succeeding, Qing Gui immediately left, and Yu Jing and the mercenaries also quickly retreated from the altar.
Boom! Boom!
Two explosions rang out inside the heavily armored skeleton.
As the flames erupted, Yu Jing saw black smoke billowing from all over the heavily armored skeleton's body. The ghostly blue soul fire beneath its helmet suddenly went out, and then the skeleton collapsed to the ground, motionless.
Just when the three thought they had finally eliminated the terrifying undead.
The next second, however, a massive cloud of gray mist erupted from the gaps in the armor of the heavily armored skeleton.