Chapter 24: Burn Them All
Blasting flames scorched the bones, ate away whatever rotten flesh was left dangling from the skeletons, and sent a foul reek across the cave. Valens’s nose was full of the smell of his terrible deed. Walls groaned behind him. Men yelped and fell back, wide eyes staring up at the rising waves.
The world faded, and he was left alone standing there, feet over the rock, hands stretched out toward the tide like a priest about to relieve the dead from their unsolved miseries. They burned, and he watched, Apathy tattering in the back of his mind.
Why work around the wounded when you can rid yourself of the source?
Why help the senseless men at all?
It was simple work down in the cave—him and the screaming corpses, men watching in awe, not knowing quite what they should make of him. All a matter of perspective, now that Valens thought about it. A slight adjustment was all it took to twist things in their favor.
There was a satisfying crunch to it when the bones snapped, a gratifying well of zest rising in his chest when he saw how they broke against his spell.
Looked like all he needed was two hands, after all.
You have managed to defeat [Skeleton Soldier - lvl 64]! For killing a creature above your own level, you are granted bonus experience.
You have leveled up! 5 Stat Points granted!
You have managed to defeat [Skeleton - lvl 65]! For killing a creature above your own level, you are granted bonus experience.
You have managed to defeat [Skeleton - lvl 59]! For killing a creature above your own level, you are granted bonus experience.
You have managed to defeat [Skeleton - lvl 61]! For killing a creature above your own level, you are granted bonus experience.