Chapter 241 - 143: Frenzied Skeleton
After a long period of silence, the Alien Tomb suddenly spat out an Undead, which immediately drew a merciless crowd of onlookers.
It was a humanoid Skeleton, about 190cm tall. Its bones were faintly reddish and covered in strange, blood-red, crack-like lines. On its skull, two vertical lines had been drawn with blue and black dye, adding a savage air.
Its Soul Fire was also a different color from the other Undead. It was a fiery red, and a single glance was enough to feel the frenzied aura within—an aura teeming with fury and agitation. Anyone could tell this was an unruly creature.
It leaped out of the Alien Tomb and crouched slightly, looking as if it was about to wrestle someone. It was clearly a combat stance.
The Skeleton’s head turned, noticing the stares. The Frenzied Skeleton did not like the eyes fixed upon it. It felt humiliated. ’Aren’t those guys supposed to fear me, be terrified of me? Why are they all looking at me and laughing? Do they have a death wish?’
AWOOO...
Another Soul Roar. The surrounding people shuddered, their eyes wide with shock. But after about three seconds, they went back to normal, pointing at the Frenzied Skeleton and laughing just as heartily as before.
Now the Frenzied Skeleton was dumbfounded. It stood up blankly, scratching its bare skull. Its Soul Fire flickered, unable to process what was happening. ’Why does this world feel crazier than I am?’
’Who am I? Am I not the Frenzied Skeleton? Am I not the embodiment of fury? Why aren’t these guys the least bit afraid?’
CLACK CLACK CLACK...
The Frenzied Skeleton’s jaw opened and closed, and it unexpectedly burst into laughter. It laughed so hard it bent over, utterly delighted. It didn’t know why it was laughing; it just felt like it. Well, happiness is contagious, after all.
Li Ziyu, watching from the rooftop, could only slap his forehead. ’This isn’t just a simple brute, it’s a lunatic! Angry one moment, dazed the next, then giggling like an idiot. There’s nothing normal about it.’
’Tsk, are all the Skeleton Undead created by the Tattoos a little... off? The Dark Skeleton is a problem child, always dreaming of a killing spree, its murderous intent terrifyingly strong. So how did I end up with another lunatic? What sins did I commit to deserve this?’
The Frenzied Skeleton laughed for a while, then suddenly stopped. It abruptly looked up at the fortress rooftop. It sensed a strange, complex aura: a mix of intimacy, fear, adoration, and reverence... along with an instinct for obedience, unconditional obedience, that made it want to draw closer.
Wasting no time, the Frenzied Skeleton limbered up and took off, sprinting toward the main keep.
’Holy shit, what is it trying to do?!’
Seeing its menacing charge, Li Ziyu grimaced as a sense of foreboding washed over him.
The Frenzied Skeleton sprinted with all its might, its eyes fixed on the roof of the main keep as it leaped into the air!
SPLAT...
With its limbs spread wide, the Frenzied Skeleton slapped against the Bone Wall, still half the keep’s height from the roof.
Li Ziyu’s mouth twitched. He grabbed his hair, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.
’What the fuck?! Are you kidding me? I thought you were actually going to make that jump with a running start, but you just end up splatting against the wall?’
’With that pathetic display, what was all the menacing act for?!’
’What an absolute embarrassment.’
CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK...
A strange sound came from behind him. Li Ziyu turned his head and saw the Dark Skeleton stumbling out of the shadows, its jaw clacking nonstop as it rolled on the ground, clutching its ribs, looking like it was about to die from laughter.
’Glad you’re enjoying the show.’
Li Ziyu rolled his eyes and ignored the creature. He peered over the crenelations and saw the Frenzied Skeleton clinging to the wall like a dried lizard. After a moment, its body arched backward and it fell, crashing to the ground in a heap of bones.
CLACK CLACK CLACK...
The Dark Skeleton, having just managed to stand up, saw this and immediately collapsed in another fit of laughter.
Li Ziyu’s face darkened with exasperation as he covered his eyes. ’This thing’s Soul Fire is clearly defective. Can I get a refund? I wonder if the System has a seven-day, no-questions-asked return policy.’
Fortunately, the fall couldn’t kill the Frenzied Skeleton. The creature quickly pulled itself back together. It looked up at Li Ziyu’s head peeking over the top, then looked at the wall. It pondered for a full two minutes, and then, as if it had an idea, its Soul Fire flared violently a few times. It began to climb the wall.
CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK...
The Dark Skeleton, which had been observing the Frenzied Skeleton, howled with laughter once more. It had been wondering what the other Skeleton was pondering for two whole minutes, only to realize it was just trying to figure out how to climb up!
This time, there were no problems. The Frenzied Skeleton did have some climbing ability. The Bone Wall was inherently easy to climb; being made of piled-up bones, it was uneven and had plenty of handholds and footholds. The creature finally made it to the roof.
Heaving itself over the crenelations, it stared menacingly at Li Ziyu. The Dark Skeleton got up and watched them intently, ready for the show.
They stared at each other for half a minute. Li Ziyu silently raised his hand, jumped up, and smacked the Frenzied Skeleton hard on its skull. "The hell are you looking at!"
’This thing is way too unpredictable. If I don’t straighten it out now, it’ll be even more trouble than the Dark Skeleton. I’m its master; I can’t show any weakness. Besides, with the System’s rules, it can’t fight back even if I hit it.’
The Frenzied Skeleton reeled from the blow, instantly enraged. It opened its jaw, about to unleash a Soul Roar at Li Ziyu. But Li Ziyu, as the Master of the Undead, was intimately familiar with their ways. The moment he saw its posture, he knew what was coming. With an upward thrust of his hand, he caught the Skeleton’s mandible, forcing its mouth shut.