A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 5035

Her servant reached out instinctively to wipe the sweat from Aisha's brow. But before she could touch her, an invisible force struck her back violently. In mid-air, she exploded into a cloud of blood.

“Stay sharp!” Nilou shouted, her voice cutting through the tension like a blade.

Her delicate hands moved in fluid arcs, conjuring thirty-six azure lotus illusory shadows behind her. Each bloom glowed warmly, purifying the surrounding demonic aura.

Still, the weight in her gaze betrayed the strain she was under. The illusory shadows were already beginning to dim, slowly corroded by the oppressive black mist.

Roar!

From within the black mist came the sickening scrape of bones grinding together. In an instant, wave after wave of skeleton soldiers surged forward.

Each one had green ghostfire flickering in their eye sockets and sinister black runes etched into their bones. Even when smashed apart, they rapidly reassembled, refusing to die.

“D*mn it! Why won't these skeleton soldiers stay down?” Flaxseed roared, shattering three skulls with a single punch, only to watch the shattered bones float back together and stand again.

Jared's eyes narrowed as he slashed with the Dragonslayer Sword, taking down dozens at once. But just like Flaxseed, he saw the bones snap right back into place.

“They've been cursed with the Undying Curse!” Then it hit him. “The only way to defeat them is to torch them with the internal flame!”

“Fire unicorn, now!” At his command, a brilliant red light erupted from his shoulder.

The fire unicorn leapt from Jared's Storage Ring, scales blazing like molten lava. It reared back and let out a ground-shaking roar.

Roar!

In the blink of an eye, the fire unicorn grew into a thirty-meter-tall giant beast. Flames erupted wherever its hooves landed. The skeleton soldiers that touched it shrieked, their runes sizzling and bones turning to ash.