Chapter 52：Bloodied Sword (1/2)
When the dagger came into view, the harpy snapped her neck toward Arthur's direction. She gazed at him with a blank expression as black tears rolled down her eyes. For the shortest moment, Arthur saw a thin smile appear on her mouth. The next second, her expression turned into one of pure suffering as it screeched so loudly that Arthur doubted her vocal cords could take it. A black stigma appeared on her forehead as the monster's eyes turned red with rage.
”Gyaaaah!” She roared as she spread her wings. With a flap of them, she flew threw the air toward the group. Jin and Hazel summoned their monster while Miko disappeared from the battlefield.
”Minotaur!” Jin roared and the giant bull-headed monster rushed toward the Dark Queen. However, it was clear that the harpy had an advantage over them as it could fly. That's why Arthur dashed, closely behind the minotaur, and jumped on its body after it reached a certain distance from the harpy.
Arthur jumped and placed his feet on the minotaur's giant club. With a command of Jin, the minotaur launched Arthur at the harpy like it was striking a home-run.
Arthur had the golden dagger in front of him, being a human-spear as he launched toward the monster. This was one of their strategies as the strongest weapon they had against the monster was the golden dagger that Arthur had.
The harpy wasn't so dense to forget dodging, and it flew upward away from Arthur. It was then that Arthur sighed in relief since it didn't dodge sideways, choosing to further increase the gap between the two teams.
Miko appeared above the Dark Queen as she landed on its back, landing several strikes that made the queen scream again. She fell downward toward the trajectory Arthur was heading in. This was one of the plans they had, and it proved successful as the Dagger easily pierced the dark harpy's flesh, embedding itself deeply only left to the wound the harpy already had.
The monster screamed in agony as it used its wings to strike Arthur and Miko, sending Arthur flying through the hall but Miko managed to disappear in time.
A giant six-limbs bear appeared behind Arthur, catching him in time to negate the impact. Arthur stood up and examined his body, slightly wounded but he could still fight.
If this has been a month ago, Arthur would have been easily frightened by being in pain. Now, however, after many life-and-death situations and the strengthening of his body, he was no longer afraid. The wounds could heal, but he needed to survive.
”Attack!” Arthur roared, determined to leave the harpy no chance of recovery. Annabel appeared as she sent several ice spears at the monster, decreasing the temperature by several degrees. Miko, who had appeared next to Arthur, was about to launch herself forward again when the harpy screamed and sent a shockwave that deflected the ice spears.
In the end, it was still a high-tier monster, being extremely difficult to kill for their team. With a flap of both of its wings, a hundred black arrows appear made out of mana.
”Behind me!” Jin roared as he commanded the minotaur to shield him, and the group rushed behind him. Hazel had Annabel construct an ice wall in front of them as an extra layer of protection.
Barely making it, an ice wall rose to block the hundred-something arrows. Booming sounds reverberated in the hall as the arrows were breaking the wall down, destroying it completely in the end. The minotaur followed Jin's command as it guarded them with its armored body.
After a few moments, the bombardment ended and the minotaur fell to the ground panting heavily. Its back was filled with wounds that had a black liquid gushing out of them.
”Attack!” Jin roared and the group launched itself forward again. Miko held into Arthur's arm as the two teleported above the flying harpy.
This time, the harpy wasn't easily fooled and was able to dodge in time. Arthur used his boots that had a Force-II rune, applying force underneath him to propel his body toward the harpy. Using his golden dagger, the nemesis of the dark creature, he slashed its wing in half before falling to the ground miserably.
He picked himself up, face full of dust, witnessing the harpy fall to the ground with its wing wounded. From then on, they had a bigger chance of killing it.