Actually, in Steve's combo, the kick to the crocodile person's chin didn't break through the defense; it barely moved the crocodile person's head. The shield's impact, aided by gravity, only scratched the crocodile person's palm.
But Steve was well aware of this; his kick was meant to set up for the laser eye attack, as only the laser eye could cause real damage to the crocodile person.
The subsequent shield impact and laser eye shot were part of Steve's planned moves. He noticed the animal warriors' habit of roaring, so he used the shield to distract the crocodile person, then targeted the mouth with the laser eye for a critical hit.
Steve's series of moves could be considered the work of a true tactical master, but the crocodile person didn't fall just yet...
"Boom!" The crocodile person's tail slammed hard against Steve, who quickly used his shield to block, then flew off the crocodile person.
"Hiss! Hiss!" The crocodile person struggled to get up, its mouth partially burned away, losing the ability to roar and only making hissing sounds.
This left the crocodile person unable to communicate, so it charged at Steve, intending to tear him apart.
"Sss!" Steve sensed the danger and fired another laser, but the crocodile person dodged it this time.
Losing the ability to speak seemed to enhance the crocodile person's perception and reaction, getting closer to a beast's state...
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
Jackie Chan and Xiaoyu regained their senses and charged at the crocodile person, drawing its attention while attacking.
"Boom!"
"Snap!"
However, the crocodile person waved them off, sending Jackie Chan and Xiaoyu flying. Despite their Qi training with Robert, they were still far weaker than the crocodile person...
But their intervention gave Steve enough time to act. Among the three, only Steve, with the Pig Talisman, could genuinely harm the crocodile person.
"Sss!" The moment the crocodile person flung Jackie Chan and Xiaoyu away, Steve's laser hit the crocodile person, burning its body and emitting a burnt smell.
But the crocodile person didn't retreat; it stubbornly advanced towards Steve, wounds worsening and the burnt smell intensifying without stopping.
"Get away!" Steve's pupils narrowed, throwing his shield at the crocodile person, which hit but caused minimal damage compared to the laser eye, almost like scraping.
"Whoosh!" As the shield flew, Jackie Chan, also a master of using props, caught it and skillfully slammed it into the crocodile person.
"Thud!" The crocodile person, forced to punch at Jackie Chan, was blocked by a sudden shield maneuver. Jackie Chan stepped back but bravely withstood the crocodile person's attack.
"Xiaoyu!" After blocking the crocodile person, Jackie Chan called out.
"Here!" Xiaoyu responded, heating an iron rod with Steve's laser eye, then quickly stabbed the red-hot rod into the crocodile person.
"Puff!" Facing an attack with fire magic damage, the crocodile person was finally breached by Xiaoyu, the rod piercing its body.
"Melt it!" Jackie Chan urgently reminded Steve.
"Got it!" Steve instantly understood Jackie Chan's intent, shifting the laser to the iron rod, turning it into molten iron that flowed over the crocodile person, further expanding the area of damage...
"Hiss hiss!" The crocodile person made painful hissing sounds, now unable to speak, just leaking air.
Finally, Jackie Chan and Xiaoyu found a way to harm the crocodile person. With their combined effort, they moved beyond the "Scraping Squad" nickname.
Steve continued to suppress the crocodile person with his laser eye, Jackie Chan drew attention with the shield, and Xiaoyu threw iron objects for Steve to melt with his laser, causing area damage to the crocodile person.
Jackie Chan and Xiaoyu hoped the crocodile person would soon flee, unable to keep up with their speed. But to their surprise, the crocodile person showed no intention of retreating, staring at Steve, Jackie Chan, and Xiaoyu with bloodshot eyes, persistently advancing despite numerous wounds...
"Puff!" On the other side, Diana excitedly punched through the minotaur's heart, which fell and shriveled into a mummy, as if all life was drained in an instant.
"Roar!" The tiger person roared and charged at Diana, either fearless of death or seeking it.
"Puff!" Nearby, Robert faced a similar issue; after punching through the dinosaur person, he watched it turn into a mummy, leaving him stunned.
Unaware of the Monkey Talisman's research, Robert had no intention of consuming the dinosaur person, not wanting to follow the savage Saiyan tradition of eating humanoid creatures. He just wanted to explore the possibility of real dinosaurs existing behind the dinosaur person.
However, the dinosaur person's death left no chance for research, slightly frustrating Robert.
"Whoosh!" At that moment, the gorilla person suddenly went berserk, its body enlarging and Qi surging crazily. Robert finally realized the leaking Qi was the gorilla person's life force.
"Boom!" Robert caught the gorilla person's fist, his telekinesis pressing down, combining the Binding Curse with the Universal Shock Palm, turning Qi into electricity to lock the gorilla person's body, beginning to examine its condition...
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