Chapter 39 - Terrified by the Osteomancer

Every time a mammoth died, a skeletal mammoth rose, with the Skeleton Reanimator raising skeletal mammoths from each of the fallen mammoths as the battle went on.

The Demigod Elephant Lord, realizing the danger, roared in frustration, “These skeletons are so annoying; they're as persistent as ticks, refusing to be eradicated! Don’t you dare think that a Demigod like me will surrender so easily! War Mammoths, use your Warpath skill!”

Driven by a furious charge, the 250 War Mammoths, their eyes glowing red, unleashed their Warpath skill, reducing the skeletal mammoths to shattered remains. The Fulgur Mammoth, also influenced by the Warpath skill, managed to break free from the Shadow Nails' restraints.

The Elephant Lord had successfully wrestled back the initiative, turning the battle in his favor.

“Elephant Lord, keep the pressure up and smash those skeletons!” Impressed by the formidable might of the mammoths, his supporters erupted in a chorus of cheers.

Han Wu called for his minotaurs to retreat, and in their place, sent the Osteomancer forward. Though initially small, the Osteomancer steadily increased in size as it manipulated bone shards to converge and accumulate around it with every stride.

With an abundance of bone fragments readily available from the shattered skeletal mammoths, the Osteomancer eagerly utilized them, swiftly transforming into a massive 20-meter bone giant.

The spectators shuddered in fear as they witnessed the Osteomancer's towering form, which stood at least twice the height of the Fulgur Mammoth. They were abruptly reminded of the Osteomancers' immense strength, a fact made clear in the viral war footage from the conflict with the Demonic Civilization. The Elephant Lord, upon recognizing the gravity of the situation, broke out in a cold sweat.

The Osteomancer’s bone giant form was considered the strongest Heroic life form for a reason. It was a well-founded conclusion reached by the Divine Civilization after countless encounters and battles with the Demonic Civilization.

In a moment of frustration, the Elephant Lord slapped his forehead, lamenting his oversight in not immediately destroying the Heroic Osteomancer upon its summoning. Now it was too late, and he had to use everything he had to destroy it.

He gathered the last of his Divine Points to use one final Divine Skill.

[Barbarous Divine Skill: Magnify.]

Magnify was a Divine Skill that required a lot of Divine Points to use, the Elephant Lord concentrated its power on the Heroic Fulgur Mammoth, which promptly doubled in size, becoming as tall as the bone giant.

In an effort to shield their other units from the destructive shockwaves of the impending confrontation, Han Wu and the Elephant Lord strategically withdrew their other units and cleared a wide, open area, allowing the two behemoths to fight without interference.

With a surge of power, the Fulgur Mammoth unleashed its Lightning Charge, driving its electrified tusks deep into the bone giant, leaving behind two sizzling, charred holes. Sparks of electricity danced along the wounds as the tusks relentlessly tore deeper into the bone giant's body.

However, the bone giant, seemingly unaffected by the injuries, capitalized on the opening, swiftly seized the Fulgur Mammoth's trunk and executed a powerful throw over its shoulder, sending the crowd into a frenzy of cheers.

It wasn’t just a regular shoulder throw; rather, it was a specialized skill that amplified the damage inflicted. It was one of the Rank 1 brawling skills that Han Wu had obtained for the Osteomancer to master.

The Osteomancer had learned ten of them, and while its original body was still fragile, it was now capable of unleashing a flurry of attacks in its bone giant form. The Fulgur Mammoth served as the initial target for the Osteomancer to experiment with its newly acquired brawling techniques.

The Fulgur Mammoth’s vigor shield fractured upon hitting the ground, yet the creature itself remained relatively unscathed. It attempted to rise and resume its battle with the bone giant, but the latter swiftly denied it the opportunity.

The bone giant swiftly mounted the Fulgur Mammoth and pummeled its head with a flurry of strikes. These attacks were executed using the Rank 1 Heavy Punch skill, a brawling technique it had recently mastered.

The Fulgur Mammoth, mustering its remaining strength, finally managed to throw the bone giant off. It then attempted to stomp on the giant, but the giant, demonstrating its agility, evaded the attack with its Roll skill. With a rapid leap, the bone giant executed a powerful flying kick that struck the Fulgur Mammoth's face, sending it crashing to the ground once more.

Employing the same strategy as before, the bone giant mounted the Fulgur Mammoth and delivered a series of repeated blows. The Fulgur Mammoth's tusk, a symbol of its kind, succumbed to the bone giant's persistent and unyielding punches, finally breaking off.

The bone giant's remarkable agility left the Elephant Lord in a state of shock. He had never anticipated that his painstakingly nurtured Heroic Fulgur Mammoth would be so powerless against the bone giant's prowess. Having gained intelligence upon ascending to the Heroic rank, it felt a profound sense of humiliation and dishonor when its tusk was broken by the bone giant.

Although the Fulgur Mammoth put up a valiant struggle, the bone giant proved too agile and evaded its attacks with a swift roll, seizing an opportunity to trip the mammoth and resume its relentless punching. The bone giant then concentrated its attacks on the Fulgur Mammoth's other tusk, determined to break it.

The Osteomancer's remarkable brawling prowess exceeded Han Wu's expectations. It not only executed the techniques with effortless skill but also strategically used them to gain a decisive advantage, transforming the fight into a one-sided beat down. Additionally, it intelligently disabled the Fulgur Mammoth by effectively removing its primary and most dangerous weapons, its tusks!

Han Wu was pleased with the Osteomancer's impressive performance.He then shifted his gaze towards the other skeleton Heroic life form, the Skeleton Reanimator.

To maximize the survival rate of his Heroic life forms, he had acquired a variety of items, granting the Osteomancer offensive skills and the Skeleton Reanimator protective abilities. He looked forward to seeing the impressive strength the Skeleton Reanimator had attained.

While Han Wu was still lost in thought, the bone giant snapped the other tusk of the Fulgur Mammoth off.

The Heroic Fulgur Mammoth shook off the bone giant once again, but this time, rather than continuing its attack, it ran towards the Elephant Lord like a frustrated wife.

The Heroic Fulgur Mammoth’s hide was thick, so it didn’t suffer much injuries. However, its symbolic tusks had been broken and it felt so embarrassed that it refused to fight anymore.

The Elephant Lord was utterly unprepared for the Fulgur Mammoth's unexpected vulnerability. He attempted to reassure his demoralized mammoth before issuing a command for the remaining mammoths to launch a mass assault on the Osteomancer.

If he couldn’t win in a one-on-one fight, he would win with numbers instead. It was a crude, yet effective, strategy for overcoming a strong enemy! He was determined to bring down the Osteomancer, even if it meant sacrificing most of his mammoths.