Chapter 165: Skully Vs Ant King

Feeling the powerful aura pouring out of the ant king like a broken dam, Skully didn't flinch, much to the annoyance of the ant king.

The creature had expected the skeleton to tremble and shatter into countless fragments before its presence; after all, it was a fragile being—literally constructed from bones.

Contrary to the ant king's expectations, Skully didn't shatter or tremble. He looked completely fine and was now even working his bony jaws to convey something.

The reason Skully didn't feel intimidated by the ant king's aura was because the beast was only King Tier, and he had faced countless opponents of that rank.

'Besides, nothing could be more powerful than Mistress' crazy aura,' Skully thought, snapping out of his thoughts.

"You seem to be smarter than the others. Don't make me take back my words—let's discuss like normal human beings... or in this case, an ant and a skeleton," Skully coughed, the sound resembling bones grinding together. It was unpleasant to hear.

"I have nothing to say to a disgusting creature such as yourself," the ant king bellowed as it took a step forward, its fist cracking with black energy that surged throughout its body.

Seeing the energy, Skully's green orb-like eyes dimmed. He grasped his bone sword tightly, his green eyes locking with the ant king's red pair. Their gazes clashed mid-air, and the atmosphere became electric with tension.

"I take back my words," Skully stated, his voice coming out as a growl. "It seems I'll have to beat the answer out of you like the others."

"Hmph!" The ant king sneered. A *bang* sounded as it surged forward, leaving a blackish trail behind it. The spot where it previously stood caved in.

Within mere seconds, the ant king appeared in front of Skully, delivering a crushing punch.

**BANG!**

The explosive attack was met head-on by the skeleton, who stopped it with his sword.

The ant king's expression darkened at this—it had expected the bone to be obliterated by that punch alone, yet there wasn't even a crack on its surface.

Seeing the confusion in the ant king's eyes, a smirk appeared on Skully's bony features as he taunted in a mocking tone: "Though these things look like this, they're as sturdy as iron. You'll have to put more effort into breaking it."

The skeleton's mocking words were like a detonator that triggered a hidden bomb inside the ant king's body, and anger surged within the ant king like wildfire.

"Lowly skeleton," the ant king stated in a calm voice, but the tone alone revealed that this was the final straw... Further provocation and all hell would break loose.

"Don't even say it," Skully's orbs flickered dangerously.

"You dare!" The beast exploded, its attacks becoming more wild and savage. Its punches left blackish afterimages in the air as it pounded on the skeleton. Each attack was filled with the intention of obliterating Skully.

**Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!**

**Rumble! Rumble!**

The tunnel began to tremble, the green monster cores tumbling down from the ceiling, accompanied by rocks.

Despite all these attacks, Skully expertly danced between them with incredible speed that seemed impossible for his build. The ant king's expression grew more furious with each passing second. Skully's sword strikes were lightning fast, biting into the ant king's joints and even slicing off one of its antennae in half.

Slowly, the ant king became disoriented. While it was dishing out blows, Skully seemed to calculate his every move.

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**Shing!**

The ant king shrieked in pain as one of Skully's attacks severed one of its limbs.

"You can end this quickly," Skully whispered as he dove in for another strike. "All you have to do is take me to the one in charge!"

A loud clang sounded as the ant king lifted its arm to parry the attack. Its eyes shone with defiance as it glared at Skully and growled, "Never!"

*Sigh* If only it had paid attention, it could have noticed that I didn't actually hurt its brethren, Skully sighed inwardly.

The ant's irritation was building up—it felt embarrassed that it hadn't even landed a single attack on the skeleton, who seemed so out of place in this environment. Consumed by rage, the ant king placed its hands on the ground.

A buzzing sound, almost disorienting, filled the air, and the ground trembled beneath their feet as the ant king's actions took effect. The earth cracked open, revealing a relatively deep crater.

A sea of armored bodies poured out from the opening, their shiny exoskeletons gleaming in the blue light that shone down from the beast cores embedded in the tunnels. These were worker ants, humanoid in appearance, very similar to the ant king but unique in their own way.

The main difference was…

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These ants had wings.

"These annoying bugs," Skully muttered, worry briefly crossing his expression at the sight. He hated facing area-type creatures because they were very troublesome to deal with.

"Go forth! Crush our foes, my loyal workers!" the ant king commanded with a wave of its hand.

The ants' buzzing increased tremendously as their wings beat in unison and they surged forward, their mandibles snapping, yellow energy bubbling between them.

The yellow energy blasts erupted forward all at once, aimed squarely at the skeleton. The countless blasts reflected in Skully's green orbs. His instincts screamed at him, warning that he would be in terrible condition if that energy hit him.

In the next instant, the skeleton exploded into motion, his body a blur as he twisted into unnatural angles, avoiding the dozens of yellow energy blasts headed his way. Skully ducked, jumped, and flipped through the air, displaying stunning acrobatic skills that would put even athletes to shame.

One could argue that it was because he was made of bones, which wasn't far-fetched. Skully's flexible joints enabled him to dodge all the yellow energy. He briefly looked around and saw sizzling, noxious bubbles rising from the stone ground.

"I was right… Argh!!!!"

Just then, one of the poisonous energy blasts caught Skully off guard when he wasn't paying attention. The skeleton only noticed when it was too late. Desperate, he blocked it with his hand. To Skully's horror, the hand started to disintegrate and was spreading toward his shoulder, then his head.

The speed was incredible, like a raging inferno consuming dry wood.