The Crystalization Skill was incredibly powerful.
But you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
Right now, Sean Chandler chose an offensive path that combined defense with Power.
The malicious light in its dark-red eye sockets intensified when the Butcher Zombie saw how easily its cannon fodder had been crushed.
It seemed to have been enraged by Sean Chandler’s provocation, giving up its wait-and-see approach.
It let out a deafening roar as its massive body suddenly tensed with power.
With a surprisingly agile leap, it crossed over ten meters and landed with a BOOM in front of Sean Chandler, cracking the ground in a spiderweb pattern.
The moment it landed, its pair of giant bone blades were already raised high, its dark-red muscle fibers writhing madly.
Pouring all its body’s Power into them, it brought them down on the crystalized Sean Chandler’s head with a shriek that tore through the air!
[Giant Blade Slash]!
BANG—!!!
A deafening crash!
SCREEECH—!!!
It was followed by a grating screech that made one’s skin crawl, the sound of a hard substance being ground together under immense pressure!
The Butcher’s bone blades, sharp enough to sever steel, slammed squarely into Sean Chandler’s crossed, crystalline arms.
Sparks and the faint glimmer of shattering crystal flew out together!
From her vantage point, Seraphina Sullivan instantly held her breath, her sniper scope locked onto the point of impact.
This was the crucial moment to test the defensive strength of Crystalization!
At the point of impact, the crystalized Sean Chandler’s body sank slightly, his feet digging into the ground, but he stood his ground firmly!
On the brilliant crystal surface, fine, ice-like cracks appeared where the bone blades made contact and spread slightly, but it did not shatter!
The enemy’s bone blades were held fast, unable to advance another inch!
The crystalline cracks were instantly repaired by the flow of Energy, restored to their original state!
He blocked it!
’Looks like Crystalization’s defense really is strong. At the very least, it can withstand a frontal assault from this kind of Power-type special zombie.’
Seraphina Sullivan felt a sense of certainty. She had the answer she was looking for.
Sean Chandler’s new Ability was outstanding on the defensive end.
Now that the defensive test was complete, this was not the time for a prolonged fight.
Just as she had feared, this special zombie clearly possessed a degree of tactical intelligence. Delaying any longer might lead to unforeseen complications.
’We have to end this quickly!’
She immediately issued a command through her communicator, her tone decisive:
[Seraphina Sullivan: Fall back, create distance! I’ll take care of it. A zombie with intelligence can’t be left alive. It must be eliminated with priority!]
Sean Chandler was locked in a struggle of strength with the Butcher Zombie, feeling the Power transmitted from its bone blades constantly increasing.
Hearing Seraphina Sullivan’s command, he didn’t hesitate. With a sudden burst of force, he threw his arms wide!
"Hah!"
Using the recoil, his crystalline body shot backward.
At the same time, the crystalline light on his body quickly receded and faded as the [Crystalization] state was deactivated.
Almost at the exact same instant the crystal completely vanished,
his figure blurred and distorted in the shadows—
[Kitty Demon Beast]!
He seemed to melt into the darkness cast by the ruins. His Aura became erratic, and with a few light flickers, he had already retreated several tens of meters away behind a broken wall.
Completely outside the Butcher Zombie’s attack range.
The Butcher Zombie was gathering its strength, preparing to launch a series of heavy strikes.
Suddenly, the resistance against its bone blades vanished. The tough "diamond man" had disappeared?
It tilted its somewhat clumsy head in confusion.
Its dark-red gaze swept across the suddenly empty space before it, seemingly bewildered as to how its prey had vanished into thin air.
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