Nero, The Legendary Hunter

Chapter 121 - 120: Skeleton Dance

Nero was the first to enter the third floor and saw many skeletons. There were not just human-looking skeletons, but also animalistic ones as well.

"This looks better than spiders, degozaru," Jingu said as she reached the third floor and saw the skeletons.

"Don't underestimate them," Nero explicitly warned, "Their levels are from 21 to 23 and the boss is at LV24."

"Worse, they shouldn't feel pain," Choko said while seeing the way the skeletons behaved, bumping into each other and acting like it was nothing. Since they were skeletons it was easy to predict that they didn't feel pain.

"Choko is right." Jana held her magic wand tightly as she said seriously, "We're not much different than them in level, and if they don't feel pain, it's a problem. They won't be afraid even if they lose an arm, leg, etc. Better if we test it before."

"I'll do this," Nero volunteered while looking at her friends. Seeing that she got the attention of her friends, Nero added, "I'm strong enough to kill them all, don't underestimate me."

When she saw the doubtful looks from her friends, she pouted, "And don't look at me like that..."

"But we want to help, Nero." Choko didn't doubt Nero's strength, nor had she ever, but she wished she could help.

Nero smiled when she heard what Choko said to her. "Of course, I'm not going to do everything myself, it would be very tiring." 

"Let us help as much as possible," Yui said in her cool, soft voice as she looked determinedly at Nero.

Yui's inclusion in the group made Nero happy. It meant she was leaving behind the bad things that had happened previously to her and was gradually accepting the group as friends.

"So, watch me, analyzing well while I go to fight," Nero stated, "I will use my sword instead of the bow and arrow to test the strengths and weaknesses of the skeletons."

"Okay." Their eyes showed determination as they looked at Nero.

"Good." Nero smiled as she removed her sword from her inventory and put away the bow.

Leaving the summoned monsters along with Choko and the rest, she moved. She moved faster than a cheetah, instantly surrounded by a crowd of skeletons.

*ZZzzzzzZZzzzz!*

The bony sounds of the skeletons echoed as they moved towards Nero like a swarm of bees that had their cocoon poked. The zombies' teeth chattered, making an even more horrendous sound. Nero acted, and she slashed quickly horizontally, then diagonally, and spun in a circle as she jumped like a whirlwind, slicing through the skeletons several times.

Obviously, flesh ripping sounds didn't echo, but bones cracking was still a little exhilarating. It was the same sound one might make when eating peanuts, maybe not quite the same, but it was kind of a nice feeling. The shattered skeletons fell to the ground like, well, a pile of bones.

Just as Choko thought, the skeletons that had lost arms, legs, even half of their skulls cracked, still continued to attack Nero without fear.

'Mm, do they die if they have their heads removed?' Nero wanted to try it. Her sword was covered by a purple aura as she pierced as if jousting. Her sword thrust into the skeleton's head, and Nero clicked her tongue when she realized it wasn't enough. She pulled the sword diagonally, cutting the rest of the skeleton's skull, and just like that, it was enough.

"It will be difficult to kill them with regular arrows. They will need to be at least the explosive type," Nero said loud enough for everyone to hear.

Honda and Jana both used arrows. In Jana's case they were fire arrows, but she already noticed that flames alone would not be able to kill the skeletons; she would need to blow up the skeletons' bodies or heads to kill them.

While for long-distance attackers it wasn't very favorable, for Choko, Jair, Breno, and Jingu Nero's comment was good. The strength the skeletons exerted was not high, the hardness was not great, it was just that they were practically immortal beings. Without cutting or crushing their heads, it would be difficult to kill them.

"I think Breno will do better here," Jair sighed as his eyes grew serious, "but I won't lose."

"Always wanting to compete with him?" Jana asked, mocking Jair. "Don't you get tired of losing?"

Pulling the sword from its scabbard and nimbly moving it, Jair said as he returned the sword to its scabbard, "Maybe, but who says it's just me who loses all the time? Heh, little sister, are you looking at me? Ask your boyfriend who's beating whom, and who else wants to compete, me or him." Breno turned away while ignoring what Jair said as if this had nothing to do with him.

*Boom!*

What happened next was that Jair unsheathed and swung his sword where he stood. The movement wasn't something unnecessary, as he launched an almost invisible attack. The sound of the blow exploding like an air bomb echoed, causing gusts of wind in all four directions. Many skeletons were torn apart in the process. This particular move was the special ability Jair was able to unlock recently.

"That is-"

"My best current attack," Jair interrupted Breno as he said with a smile, "Call it Ghostly Unsheathing. You didn't see it, but-"

"I saw." Yui interrupted him, saying in her cool, soft voice, "It was like a transparent cloth that screamed strangely while holding its tongue out like a dog, and it exploded the moment it hit the skeleton."

"Were you truly able to see it?" Jair was surprised, as his move claimed to be invisible to most living beings, so how did she see it?

"I saw, too," Nero also stated. She looked at Jair and added, "It's likely that anyone who has had a near death experience can see it."

"…"

This was a sensitive subject that they didn't know how to broach upon hearing what Nero said. It was very likely that Nero was right.

"Your Highness must be right," Choko joked as she stuck her tongue out at Nero. She continued, "We're not going to stand still too long. The skeletons might start attacking us."

"True, let's get in on the action." Nero traded the sword for her bow and arrow. Honda got ready, Jana too. The others moved together. This time it was more viable than if they attacked alone.

*ROARRR!*

The two dragons roared. In the sky they were the kings. Balls of fire as well as balls of lightning fell on the skeletons, devastating them.

Big Blue and the rest sprang into action. Luna was the fastest among them. With quick movements, she ripped the skeletons' legs off and gnashed at them with hard bites. Her fangs were stronger than steel. Chewing the bones, Luna felt she found the best opponents; they were the best bones she had ever bitten.

Monkey King and Duchess were powerful. They fought fiercely while punching the skeletons' heads. It took a maximum of 3 punches to smash the heads of LV21 and LV22 skeletons. The penguins' formation was impeccable, they moved like a battle tank, trampling and crushing skeletons on their way.

*Roarr!*

Yui pouted as she muttered, "It didn't work..."

She saw the dragons release powers through their mouths, and tried to copy them, but to no avail...

'So cute!!' Choko saw this scene while crushing the head of a skeleton and then shook her head like a rattle, taking away the thought she had just then.

A smile curved Nero's seductive lips. She drew the arrows well and fired 6 at once, and soon in the air it turned into a shower of over 300 white, sacred arrows.

*Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!*

The skeletons that were hit by the holy arrows screamed for the first time, and it was a very strange sound, it was something that seemed to come from the soul.

"As expected of Your Highness~" Honda held up a thumb.

"... Are you having fun?" Nero puffed out her cheeks as she asked.

"Yes, a lot, hehehe~" Honda laughed shamelessly. She was cheeky, and even though Nero looked angry, she knew she was just acting to hide the embarrassment, which made everything even more cute, and her sadistic side was awakened even more.

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- Drop some power stone, please s2

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