What a tenacious fellow!
Charge!
Zhang Chen lunged forward, his right hand wielding a blade, slashing several times. His attack forced the Singer to retreat repeatedly.
"Energy Strike!"
Zhang Chen, only three to four meters away from the Singer, suddenly unleashed an Energy Strike.
*Hum!*
A beam of light shot out!
At such close range, no matter how fast the Singer was, it couldn't be faster than the flying energy beam!
*Boom!*
Direct hit!
Zhang Chen rejoiced!
The energy wave slammed heavily onto the Singer, exploding violently.
A powerful shockwave dispersed rapidly outwards, pushing the lake's surface water back a short distance before flying across the water.
The smoke dissipated.
Behold, the Singer was now clad in an armor identical to Zhang Chen's.
However, it still couldn't withstand Zhang Chen's attacks, fueled by him activating nine stages of "Soul Burn" and "Fury" consecutively.
The armor on the Singer's chest was shattered, and a large portion of its body was scorched, emitting a foul stench...
The Singer lowered its head to examine its wound, and then, new skin began to grow rapidly. The charred tissue also started to regain its vitality.
"No chance for you to turn the tables!"
Zhang Chen roared.
"Energy Strike!"
"Energy Strike!"
Two more consecutive Energy Strikes!
This time, the Singer was prepared. It swiftly dodged the first energy beam.
However, the direction it dodged was precisely where the second beam was about to hit.
Zhang Chen had also learned his lesson.
This move was learned from his previous battle against two coordinated overseers in Bangkou City.
The first attack was a feint. Zhang Chen anticipated the enemy's movement trajectory and simultaneously attacked the direction the enemy would move next.
Such an attack was difficult to evade, even for a lightning-fast Singer.
As expected, the second beam struck the Singer squarely.
*Boom!*
This time, the Singer was blown back over ten meters.
"Strike while the iron is hot!"
Zhang Chen slowly raised the index finger of his left hand towards the Singer, which had fallen heavily to the ground.
"Annihilation Finger!"
*Swish!*
A thin beam of energy connected Zhang Chen's finger to the Singer's body.
Then, the light line slashed downwards!
The Singer, along with its armor, was instantly split vertically in two!
"Strike while the iron is hot!"
As soon as the Singer's body separated, it quickly fused back together, the wound continuing to heal at a visible rate.
However, the Annihilation Finger had a subsequent continuous damage effect.
A ball of black flame burned fiercely at the Singer's wound, scorching and damaging the newly healed tissue again...
Then, the tissue healed again... only to be scorched and damaged once more... repeating this cycle...
If Zhang Chen were facing a human now, even if not instantly killed by the attack, he would have been tormented to death by the subsequent pain.
But the Singer was an infected creature; it felt no pain.
As long as it wasn't dead, it would find a way to kill its opponent. The logic was simple and brutal.
Zhang Chen was truly shocked to see the Singer slowly rising to its feet despite sustaining immense damage!
It still wouldn't die?
Wouldn't this battle go on endlessly?
Infected creatures didn't get tired, but Zhang Chen did.
And he was currently burning nine stages of "Soul Burn."
Every second was precious. This kind of attrition was not sustainable!
*Whoosh!*
The moment the Singer stood up, its body was enveloped in a pale yellow flame.
This... this was Soul Burn?
Did the Singer also activate a skill similar to Soul Burn?
Could it be that this guy was now consuming its internal crystal core to enhance its combat power?!
In its normal state, Zhang Chen already had to fight with all his might to barely hold it to a draw, or gain a slight advantage.
Now that the opponent was also burning resources, this battle would likely be difficult!
*Swish! Swoosh!*
*Bang!*
While its wounds were rapidly healing, the Singer's entire body grew larger, and it began to move at high speed.
"So fast!"
Zhang Chen's pupils constricted.
The next moment, the Singer appeared before him, its fist smashing heavily into Zhang Chen's abdomen.
The immense impact force, upon contact with the Energy Armor, instantly shattered the armor at the abdomen.
Zhang Chen felt a surge of powerful force and was sent flying.
He watched as the Singer on the ground grew smaller and smaller.
In an instant, the Singer vanished again!
Bad!
Zhang Chen felt a strong gust of wind from behind him, meaning, from the sky!
This guy had actually gone up there!
Zhang Chen struggled to turn around in mid-air, crossing his arms to protect his chest.
Simultaneously, the Singer clenched its fists expressionlessly and smashed them forcefully towards Zhang Chen's chest!
*Thud!*
Zhang Chen was like a bullet fired from a barrel, instantly slammed onto the ground.
Although he had successfully defended against the blow, his bones felt close to shattering from the pain.
*Hum!*
A huge gust of air descended again.
The Singer smashed down towards Zhang Chen once more.
The latter immediately rolled to the side, narrowly dodging this attack.
However, the impact shockwave pushed Zhang Chen back another three to four meters.
Since the Singer had enhanced itself, Zhang Chen had been in a state of passive defense.
If this continued, he was doomed!
"Xiao Ruan, it's your turn!"
Zhang Chen shouted.
"Gurgle!"
Suddenly, an octopus the size of a small car floated out from a corner and flew towards the Singer.
The Singer remained unmoved, its gaze locked onto Zhang Chen.
Suddenly, its body grew larger again, disappearing from its spot.
Zhang Chen couldn't see its movement trajectory, but he didn't need to; he knew it was coming for him.
Since that's the case...
"Flash Step!"
Zhang Chen also vanished from his spot, appearing under Xiao Ruan in the next moment.
At that time, a large pit had already formed where Zhang Chen had been standing.
The Singer tilted its head, looking at the ground, seemingly confused as to why Zhang Chen had disappeared.
"Good thing this guy isn't very intelligent. If it had more brains, it would be completely unbeatable!"
Zhang Chen said, panting.
The Singer slowly turned around, its gaze once again locking onto Zhang Chen.
This time, it held a Thousand Bone Blade in each hand.
Ready for the final battle!
*Swish!*
The Singer vanished again, and in the next moment, a knock-off Thousand Bone Blade appeared before Zhang Chen, the edge just centimeters from his eyeball.
However...
A miraculous scene unfolded!
As it thrust forward, the blade suddenly vanished, as if a barrier had teleported it to another world.
Then the other blade, and finally the pale yellow energy enveloping the Singer, all disappeared...
The Singer's speed drastically reduced, and it slowly stopped before Zhang Chen, looking at Xiao Ruan with a puzzled expression...