"Thud..."
As if to confirm Zeliel's thoughts, the ground began trembling again.
"Thud..."
Bone fragments in the soil were shaken loose as well.
"THUD!!!"
An arm as large as a leg bone suddenly burst from the center of the graveyard and slammed viciously against the ground.
A massive skeleton crawled out of the earth bit by bit, dirt pattering off it. In just a few seconds, a monster forcibly twisted together from several corpses appeared beneath the moonlight!
<Adventurers' Association General Monster Compendium> [Sequence 12]: Dreadbone Individual Threat Rating: [Difficult] Appearance: A skeletal aggregate larger than an ordinary skeleton soldier, its basic form resembling an enlarged human skeleton. When other skeleton soldiers are nearby, a Dreadbone forcibly drags them over and attaches them to itself, forming a new shape. Habits: No different from skeleton soldiers. Special Abilities: Possesses greater strength than ordinary skeleton soldiers. Core Weakness: For a Dreadbone existing alone, simply shatter its skull. But if it is a Dreadbone assembled from multiple skeleton soldiers, every one of its skulls must be destroyed. Association Note: Like skeleton soldiers, Dreadbones still feel no pain. Do not waste time attacking their bodies; destroy every skull on them as quickly as possible.
"So it finally appeared... a Dreadbone!" Marcus said slowly.
The four-person party gradually retreated and gathered together again.
The three-meter-tall skeletal aggregate suddenly spread its arms and roared at the night sky.
The surrounding skeleton soldiers seemed to be seized by some irresistible pull and fell apart one after another.
Their bones, including the skulls still burning with ghastly green flames, were all forcibly dragged toward the Dreadbone.
"Crack, crack..."
Like building blocks, every bone was fitted back onto the Dreadbone, making its body even more bloated and grotesque.
In the end, the party faced a malformed monster