The skeletons didn't hesitate. They rushed forward, throwing themselves at the Colossi's feet. It looked like suicide. To Jake, it probably looked like a waste of mana.
The Hive Colossi did what they were used to doing: they stomped, crushing the skeletal warriors into dust.
Light exploded from beneath the Colossi's legs.
[Shatter retort] was one of the skills of the Dread-Shield of the Undying Legion, one that returned 30% of the damage sustained to the attacker.
That additional damage injured the colossi more, but there was a difference in health that was not short.
Then the skeletons died, but of course, Reidar had many perks and skills, including from his baton, that made the summons explode upon death.
Every skeleton that died exploded, dealing a lot of its maximum health as various kinds of damage to everything within a certain radius.
