Chapter 187: Second Wave
There were several ancient archers aiming at him already, and more and more of the hunters were appearing from the darkness. Some wielded bows, some spears with jagged flint blades and crude axes.
They were all Awakened Monsters, equal in Rank, and a single Class lower than Sunny.
...A much tougher enemy for him to slaughter.
Ducking under the flying arrow, Sunny lunged forward and thrust the tip of his blade into the desiccated flesh of one of the bowmen. The black, bark-like skin offered a lot of resistance to the shadow-honed blade, but the force of the blow was terrible enough to rip through flesh and bone, allowing it to pierce the body of the hunter and emerge from his back.
Sunny just hoped that these bastards had anatomy similar to humans, and that their hearts were located in the same place.
From the look of it, they were... however, the monster did not react to having his heart destroyed as a human would. Instead of dying, he simply grabbed the blade of the Cruel Sight and took a step forward, skewering himself deeper onto it, in an attempt to reach Sunny with the other hand.
’Curses!’
Sunny twisted the blade, severing the monster’s fingers, and activated the [Dark Mirror] enchantment. Suddenly, the hunter exploded in a veil of incandescent flames, melting the snow below his feet.
This, finally, caused the bowman to die.
[You have slain an Awakened Monster, Ancient Barrow Wraith.]
’Ghosts... great! Simply great, damn it!’