The nearly one-meter-long bone claw immediately pierced through Philip's sturdy armor, completely penetrating his body!
A large pool of blood erupted from Captain Philip's mouth, and he finally released his grip on the Live Corpse King's legs…
Roar!!!
The Live Corpse King let out an enraged roar, lifting the impaled Philip above its head with one hand, as if to flaunt its trophy to everyone!
Philip, once again suffering from excessive blood loss and the premature fading of the adrenaline's pain relief effects, let out a scream of intense agony…
This cruel scene made Gilbert and the two remaining mercenaries' eyes turn red with fury. They angrily fired their weapons at the seemingly indestructible monster!
Summer, too, looked at the usually foul-mouthed and hot-tempered captain with a new perspective. In this era, it was rare to find someone willing to sacrifice themselves to save their comrades…
The Live Corpse King paid no attention to the bullets fired from around it. It raised its other bone claw and violently drove it into Philip's back. Then, with a powerful yank, it tore him apart!
Crack!!
Despite Philip's strong physique as an apocalypse warrior, the Live Corpse King's savage force tore him in half. His intestines and flesh gushed out from the split in his body!
Philip's upper body, discarded on the ground, was still not completely dead. His pale mouth weakly moved, as if trying to say for them to survive, but his throat lacked the strength to make any sound.
Seeing this tragic sight, Gilbert immediately stopped shooting. His gaze was vacant as he looked at his once-comrade, now being torn apart, causing him to instinctively reach out to drag Philip closer, hoping to save the life that was fading away.
Boom~
However, just as Gilbert's hand was about to grasp Philip, the Live Corpse King's powerful foot came down with a brutal stomp, completely crushing Philip's head…
Seeing Philip's headless body fall still, Gilbert's pupils dilated in shock!
The Live Corpse King, with a slight curve of its lips, displayed an eerie smile that only humans should have. It had intentionally crushed Philip's head to provoke and taunt Gilbert!
"I'm going to kill you!!!!"
Gilbert, driven mad by the loss of his comrade, drew a military dagger from his waist and charged at the towering Live Corpse King, letting out a nearly hysterical roar!
Clang! Clang!
As expected, the military dagger struck the Live Corpse King's body as if hitting an iron sheet, causing no damage at all, not even piercing the skin.
The Live Corpse King then extended one of its sharp bone claws, piercing through Gilbert's shoulder and lifting him up like a small chicken, showing a vicious grin as it watched this human emit a cry of pain mixed with anger…
The remaining two mercenaries also stopped shooting, their faces filled with despair.
With even the formidable leader of the Purifiers dead, how could these ordinary people possibly survive the ongoing battle…
At this moment, the Live Corpse King opened its gaping maw full of fangs and reached for Gilbert's head, intending to crush and swallow his brain along with the light blue crystal inside.
The Live Corpse King's terrifying evolution was undoubtedly due in part to the crystals in the Purifiers' heads.
Just as it was about to bite down hard!
Suddenly! Summer, moving with unprecedented speed, appeared underneath it, a place the Live Corpse King had never managed to catch!
Summer, holding Gilbert's military dagger, leaped with bent legs and drove the sharp dagger straight into the monster's mouth before its jaws could close…
…
Although the Live Corpse King had an invulnerable natural armor, it couldn't cover its eyes and mouth, so these were the only points where it could be effectively harmed.
Making such a cautious creature open its mouth or eyes wasn't easy.
Thus, Gilbert had gambled his life, hoping to create an opportunity for Summer to exploit the moment the Live Corpse King opened its mouth to bite him!
And indeed, Summer did not disappoint. He understood Gilbert's intent and, during the brief moment the Live Corpse King's mouth opened, he used all his strength, grabbing the military dagger from Gilbert's hand and leaping high to stab it deeply into the monster's soft mouth!
The nearly thirty-centimeter-long dagger was nearly fully embedded in its upper jaw, dangerously close to its brain!
This caused the Live Corpse King unprecedented pain, making it instinctively throw Gilbert away from its claws and let out a roaring scream of agony!
Roar! Roar! Roar!!
The thunderous roar made Summer, who was very close, feel disoriented. He was then struck by the Live Corpse King's counterattack, sent flying into the wall with a heavy blow to his chest!
For the first time, the Live Corpse King had been injured, and by a human it had underestimated!
Aside from causing it long-lost pain, it also brought unprecedented humiliation!
The Live Corpse King pulled out the dagger embedded deep in its mouth, causing a gush of dark green, thick blood to spurt from the wound!
The military dagger, though deep, was still not long enough for the head of the giant beast. If it had been a bit longer, it could have penetrated the Live Corpse King's brain, causing fatal damage!
But it was too late now.
After being severely injured and thrown aside, Gilbert had lost consciousness.
Summer, having been smashed into the wall by the Live Corpse King's attack, felt his entire body break, and it seemed he wouldn't be able to move again until the blacklight virus healed him.
The remaining two mercenaries, now huddled together and trembling, were completely paralyzed by the monster's terrifying power, losing all combat ability…
The Live Corpse King, with the dagger embedded in its upper jaw, was the only one left able to act, though it had sustained significant damage.
Its chest heaved violently, filled with rage that it desperately wanted to vent!
Yet, it refrained from releasing its intimidating roar, as opening its mouth only caused more blood to gush out…
It staggered with heavy steps toward Summer, leaning against the wall. It intended to kill this first human to harm it, showing no mercy!
It would tear him apart piece by piece, making this human experience the full fury of its lordship!!
Summer, maintaining his cold expression, remained unmoved by the approaching death, watching as the monster walked toward him.
Seeing this human show no fear further enraged the Live Corpse King!
Filled with intense fury, it approached Summer, raising its sharp bone claw to strike at his head!
…
However, just as its giant claw was about to tear this human apart, the claw tip stopped a few centimeters from Summer's head, lingering without striking.
The Live Corpse King was momentarily stunned, its purple eyes widening in shock.
This human had managed to grab its robust wrist with his slender right hand?!!
The strength was such that it couldn't press the claw down another centimeter!
While Summer held back the Live Corpse King's claw with his right hand, the light blue crystal in his left hand, nearly consumed by the blacklight tendrils, had almost fully integrated into his body.
This deep blue crystal had come from Captain Philip…