Boom!!!
At the moment their danger senses peaked, a massive explosion and shockwave surged toward them!
The office door shattered into countless fragments that rapidly flew in all directions, catching everyone completely off guard!
A unfortunate medic, unable to react in time, was slashed across the throat by a sharp piece of door debris, blood gushing out like a fountain, and died instantly!
About two seconds later, as the shockwave dissipated, everyone was affected to varying degrees by the fragments from the sudden explosion.
However, Xia Leng and the two squad leaders were acutely aware that the explosion wasn't caused by the sticky bomb on the door but by the powerful force erupting from behind it!
The explosive had barely detonated before it and the office door fragments were blown away, leaving no trace.
Before they even saw the BOSS, two more team members had already died...
The remaining eight people stared in shock as the dust from the explosion settled, revealing a figure even taller than the doorframe slowly emerging!
Bang!!!
Suddenly!
The enormous figure forcefully smashed through the relatively narrow doorframe and concrete wall, exuding a tank-like momentum as it charged straight at the remaining eight!
"Everyone scatter!!!"
Gilbert shouted, simultaneously making a move to evade.
Bang!!
In the blink of an eye, the massive figure collided with the crowd, first hitting a member of the Tiger Squad who was immobilized by severe leg injuries, sending him flying with a sickening crunch of broken bones. The mercenary fell to the ground, limp and unmoving...
The massive creature then swung a weapon resembling steel claws at two mercenaries carrying searchlights!
This time, the two mercenaries reacted in time, dropping their searchlights to evade the attack. The creature's massive form was now exposed to the light from the searchlights.
Everyone now clearly saw the true form of their opponent!
Standing nearly 2.5 meters tall, it was over half a meter taller than Philip, the apocalypse warrior; its skin was also rotting but had formed a tough, natural armor; its body was covered with explosive muscles resembling steel, and its enormous head had a mouth that took up most of its face, with a pair of fist-sized eyes glowing with an eerie purple light!
This was the same pair of purple eyes Xia Leng had seen earlier in the Trade Tower!
The steel claw-like weapons on its arms weren't weapons at all but evolved from its hands—four sharp bone claws nearly a meter long!
"This must be the Corpse King…"
Almost everyone shared the same thought, agreeing that there was no other zombie daring to claim the title of king...
The Corpse King faced the searchlights directly without showing any discomfort, clearly immune to UV damage!
But it was evident it disliked the bright lights interfering with its vision, so it raised its sharp bone claws and violently swung them!
Crack!
The metal searchlight with a two-meter diameter was instantly sliced into several pieces, and all the light was extinguished in that moment, plunging the entire floor into darkness!
Everyone firmly believed that if this creature's claws grabbed them, it would be as devastating as slicing through tofu...
Ding~
Reacting first, Xia Leng tightened his grip on his steel knife, like a ghost slipping behind the Corpse King, and struck fiercely at its sturdy waist!
However, the blade only left a faint scratch on the creature's hard natural armor, creating a spark as if hitting a very tough steel plate, causing no significant damage, and instead, Xia Leng's hand was left throbbing with pain!
Yet, the sound of the impact from his attack snapped the other stunned members back to reality.
"Everyone scatter immediately and launch a full assault on this monster!!"
Gilbert shouted urgently!
Before coming, he had thought about capturing the Corpse King alive, but now, surviving the encounter seemed uncertain...
Now, only Xia Leng, Gilbert, Philip, and the remaining four mercenaries—seven people in total—were left to attack the seemingly invincible Corpse King...
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
Several mercenaries, using the weak visibility provided by their night vision helmets, raised their guns and fired continuously at the enormous creature.
However, bullets hitting its scab-covered surface were deflected, leaving only shallow dents and failing to harm its muscles.
The Corpse King, in retaliation, swiped its claws backwards, aiming at Xia Leng, who had attacked first, attempting to tear him to pieces!
But it missed its mark. Despite the Corpse King's terrifying strength and defense, it was relatively slow in speed (from Xia Leng's perspective), allowing him to dodge in time.
At the moment the Corpse King turned around, the powerful apocalypse warrior, Captain Philip, seized the opportunity to attack!
"Ugh!!!"
He roared, gripping his sharp and heavy titanium double blades, leaping behind the Corpse King and delivering a powerful downward slash aimed at its neck, intending to decapitate it!
However, Philip was taken aback by the Corpse King's agility despite its massive size!
Just as the blade was about to strike its neck, the Corpse King used its muscular shoulder to perform a side impact, forcefully crashing into Philip mid-air!
Boom!
With a heavy thud, Philip was struck squarely in the chest, his body—weighing over 200 pounds—was thrown through the air like a cannonball, landing heavily on top of a mercenary behind him!
The impact left them both sprawling on the ground, with the unfortunate mercenary's right leg broken under the weight of his leader, screaming in agony...
Although Philip's nearly tier-three apocalypse warrior physique was resilient enough not to be killed outright, he suffered several broken ribs, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood!
The Corpse King, unrelenting, leaped high into the air, aiming to crush them with its weight!
Seeing this, Philip was horrified and quickly raised his double blades to block, knowing that being crushed by the Corpse King's heavy body would likely result in death or paralysis!
Boom!!
With another heavy crash, the Corpse King's impact cracked the floor into a spiderweb of fractures, and Philip felt his arm bones almost breaking!
But the most unfortunate was the mercenary beneath him, who was squashed into a puddle of flesh by the combined weight of his captain and the Corpse King, dying instantly...
The Corpse King showed no mercy, opening its massive mouth and biting down on the neck of the wide-eyed Philip!
It seemed that the once prideful apocalypse warrior captain was about to meet his end!
Suddenly, a nimble black shadow swiftly approached and leaped onto the Corpse King's neck, raising a bone blade made from human leg bones, and stabbed fiercely at its purple right eye!