Ryan raised his staff and watched the Skeleton King carefully.
He knew immediately that this would not be an easy fight.
The Skeleton King was a Level 100 S-Rank boss. Its physical strength was far beyond anything Ryan had fought before.
"Everyone, attack."
The five summons moved at the same time.
The Spirit Wolf rushed forward first, its body surrounded by sharp wind.
The Spirit Serpent followed from the side, moving through the shadows of the tombstones.
Blizzy charged forward with ice gathering around its claws.
The Orc Shaman Chief stayed behind them and began casting support magic.
The Black Water Wyvern took to the air.
Ryan remained behind his summons.
He wasn’t going to fight the Skeleton King directly.
Instead, he raised his staff and activated Totem Creation.
Several runes appeared around him.
He began creating temporary totems one after another.
A Wind Totem appeared beneath the Spirit Wolf.
A defensive Earth Totem appeared beside the Orc Shaman Chief.
An Ice Totem appeared near Blizzy.
A Lightning Totem formed behind the Spirit Serpent.
Another Fire Totem appeared in front of Ryan.
The runes quickly transformed into small physical objects and landed on the ground.
"Attack."
The Fire Totem immediately released several fireballs.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The attacks flew toward the Skeleton King.
The boss didn’t even try to dodge.
It raised its greatsword.
CLANG!
The sword swept through the fireballs and destroyed them.
At the same time, the Spirit Wolf reached it.
Slash!
The Spirit Wolf’s claws struck the Skeleton King’s ribs.
The attack created several cracks.
However, the Skeleton King simply turned its head.
Its empty eye sockets glowed with green fire.
"Death Pressure."
A wave of dark energy exploded from its body.
BOOOOM!
The Spirit Wolf was thrown backward.
The Spirit Serpent quickly moved beneath the Skeleton King’s attack and struck its leg.
The Skeleton King reacted instantly.
It stomped its foot.
BANG!
The ground shattered.
The Spirit Serpent barely escaped through the cracks.
Ryan’s expression became serious.
"Fast reactions."
The Skeleton King suddenly disappeared.
Ryan’s Spirit Sense immediately detected it.
"Behind you!"
The Skeleton King appeared behind the Orc Shaman Chief.
Its greatsword descended.
CLANG!
An Earth Totem activated at the last moment.
A thick stone barrier appeared between them.
The sword destroyed the barrier in one strike.
CRACK!
The Orc Shaman Chief was forced backward.
Ryan immediately created another defensive totem.
"Barrier Totem."
A transparent shield formed around the Orc Shaman Chief.
The Skeleton King attacked again.
BOOM!
The shield cracked but didn’t break.
The Orc Shaman Chief used the opportunity to retreat.
"Good."
Ryan continued creating more temporary items.
A Wind Totem.
An Ice Totem.
A Lightning Totem.
A Fire Totem.
A Recovery Totem.
He placed them around the battlefield while keeping his distance.
The more he fought, the faster he became at creating them.
The Skeleton King suddenly raised its sword.
A dark aura covered the blade.
"Death Slash."
It swung.
A massive black sword wave tore through the graveyard.
WHOOSH!
The attack destroyed several tombstones before reaching Ryan.
Ryan quickly created a defensive totem.
"Earth Wall."
A huge stone wall rose from the ground.
BOOOOOOM!
The sword wave cut straight through it.
The remaining force continued forward.
Ryan jumped backward.
The attack passed only a few meters away from him.
He looked at the destroyed wall.
"That would have hurt."
The Skeleton King didn’t give him time to rest.
It charged toward him.
The ground shook with every step.
Ryan immediately created another item.
"Gravity Totem."
The rune flashed.
The Skeleton King’s movement suddenly slowed.
The boss stopped for less than a second.
That was enough.
The Spirit Wolf attacked from the side.
Slash!
The Spirit Serpent attacked from behind.
Blizzy released a powerful stream of freezing air.
The Black Water Wyvern descended from above.
"Black Water Breath!"
BOOOOOOM!
A massive stream of black water struck the Skeleton King.
The boss crossed both arms in front of its body.
The poisonous water exploded around it.
Although poison wasn’t very effective against an undead creature, the force of the attack still pushed it backward.
The Skeleton King roared.
"King’s Command!"
The ground suddenly trembled.
Hundreds of skeletons crawled out from beneath the graveyard.
Skeleton Warriors.
Skeleton Archers.
Skeleton Knights.
They surrounded Ryan’s summons.
Ryan frowned slightly.
"So it can summon an army as well."
The Orc Shaman Chief immediately raised its staff.
"Ritual of Purification!"
A wave of purifying energy spread through the battlefield.
Several weaker skeletons collapsed instantly.
The stronger undead continued advancing.
Ryan began creating more temporary items.
"Fire Totem."
A fire rune appeared.
"Lightning Totem."
Another rune formed.
"Ice Totem."
Then another.
The battlefield quickly filled with elemental attacks.
Fireballs exploded among the skeletons.
Lightning struck the ground.
Ice spread across the battlefield.
Wind blades tore through groups of undead.
The summoned army was slowly pushed back.
But the Skeleton King used the distraction.
It appeared beside Blizzy.
The massive greatsword came down.
Blizzy raised its frozen claws.
BOOM!
The impact sent the Ice Spirit flying.
"Blizzy!"
Ryan immediately created a defensive item.
A thick layer of ice appeared around Blizzy before it crashed into the ground.
The Ice Spirit rolled several times before getting back up.
Ryan’s expression became serious.
"Don’t underestimate this boss."
The Skeleton King raised its sword again.
This time, the Spirit Wolf and Spirit Serpent attacked together.
The Spirit Wolf struck its arm.
The Spirit Serpent wrapped around its waist.
The Skeleton King struggled for a moment.
The Black Water Wyvern descended.
Its claws struck the boss’s shoulder.
CRACK!
One of the Skeleton King’s bones finally broke.
The boss roared.
It released another wave of death energy.
"Death Explosion!"
BOOOOOOM!
Everything around the Skeleton King was blasted away.
The Spirit Wolf was thrown into a tombstone.
The Spirit Serpent was sent rolling across the ground.
The Black Water Wyvern crashed into the ground.
Even Blizzy was pushed backward.
Ryan immediately created several defensive items.
"Recovery Totem."
"Defense Totem."
"Strength Totem."
"Speed Totem."
The temporary items activated one after another.
Green light surrounded his summons.
Their injuries began recovering while their physical abilities increased.
Ryan looked at the Skeleton King.
The boss had several cracks across its body, but it was still standing.
Its death energy was even stronger than before.
"This is more like it."
Ryan tightened his grip on his staff.
"You’re an S-Rank boss after all."