The crisp 'boing' sound of a flick to the head was incredibly jarring on a battlefield reeking of blood and char, yet it carried an air of suffocating mockery.
The Six-Slash Zombie's massive body stiffened abruptly, its muscles, taut from the blood-red rune chains, instantly froze.
In its crimson eyes, the towering rage and madness seemed to be momentarily frozen by this crisp sound, then transformed into a deeper, more twisted, almost tangible humiliation and fury, nearly bursting from its charred and broken skull!
"Awooo roarr—!"
This time, the roar was no longer a simple bellow, but a shriek that combined the trampling of its soul, the explosive shame of its power, and complete, utter madness!
The sound waves no longer resembled a blood-red tide; instead, they became countless invisible sound cones, each with jagged mental spikes, shooting wildly in all directions indiscriminately!
Wherever the sound cones passed, the air was torn into fine cracks, ground stones shattered into dust, and even space itself seemed to tremble, unable to bear this violent power.
This strike was a true hybrid impact of sound waves and mental blade waves; its penetrating power far exceeded previous attacks, and its destructive force could be seen from the torn space.
Moreover, even Ying Xingxing and Ying Yueyue's bodies showed dense white patterns, which indicated that this strike's power far exceeded an eighth-level skill attack.
Facing this unimaginable strike, the surrounding air seemed to be instantly sucked out, but even then, the small beasts remained suspended in place without any fear, as if the overwhelming sound cones and mental impact simply didn't exist.
On the Six-Slash Zombie's body, the blood-red rune chains suddenly twisted violently.
Whether they broke free from Black Devourer's or Black Spitter's control, or if the control time had simply expired, the blood-red rune chains suddenly shattered into countless fragments, and numerous blood-red runes instantly scattered and flew.
At the same time, a dark fissure suddenly opened on the Six-Slash Zombie's chest, like a gate to the abyss slowly opening.
The opening fissure instantly sucked in all the scattered blood-red runes.
Clearly, this Six-Slash Zombie realized that rune attacks were ineffective against these small beasts and could even be used against it.
So, it absorbed all these blood-red runes, hiding them deep within its body.
The dark fissure on its chest slowly closed, like the mouth of an abyss that had swallowed countless vengeful spirits, emitting a chilling sense of oppression.
The blood-red runes absorbed into its chest did not become dormant; instead, they triggered an even more terrifying mutation within its body.
The blood-red runes no longer flowed on the surface of its body but rapidly coursed beneath its skin along the existing patterns, like a curse surging through its bloodstream.
The Six-Slash Zombie's form began to swell violently, its muscles rippling like magma, as if every inch of its skin was constantly tearing and reforming.
Its eyes no longer held the previous impatience and anger; instead, they revealed a strange calmness and insight, as if at this moment, it was no longer a mere zombie but a truly terrifying entity with intelligence and tactical thinking.
In a short while, a completely new and terrifying creature had formed, standing dozens of meters tall, clad in thick armor, each plate imbued with the eerie glow of blood-red runes.
Its limbs were thick, and its joints pulsed with dark red energy streams, as if its entire body had been completely transformed by rune power.
Its claws became exceptionally sharp, with intricate cursed Texture patterns appearing on their surface, emitting a heart-palpitating aura of oppression.
It hunched slightly, its aura contained yet as vast as the deep sea; that terrifying power was no longer outwardly violent but like a world-ending torrent poised to strike.
The surrounding air seemed to be intimidated by this transformation, frozen in place.
However, this zombie appeared to be preparing for a desperate struggle, but Zuo Feng clearly saw that most of the previously circulating runes were concentrated in its legs.
This meant it wasn't preparing to attack but was ready to retreat at any moment.
Clearly, at this moment, the Six-Slash Zombie had realized that these seemingly harmless small beasts each possessed terrifying power capable of annihilating it.
Understanding how to avoid danger, it naturally no longer chose to fight head-on but planned to escape.
Zuo Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he murmured to himself, "It wants to escape."
No sooner had Zuo Feng spoken than the Six-Slash Zombie stomped the ground, its legs erupting with a crimson energy wave, instantly cracking the ground and sending dust flying.
Its figure, in the next instant, was like an arrow shot from a bow, crashing violently into a mud wall.
"Rumble!"
The mud wall instantly disintegrated under the immense impact, and countless Python Branches of the Python Branch Giant Tree attached to the wall were shattered along with it.
Using the impact as cover, the Six-Slash Zombie's figure flickered, already having broken through the wall and vanished deep into the ruins. The Six-Slash Zombie's speed was incredibly fast; even as it burst through the wall, the air shrieked piercingly from the intense friction.
Zuo Feng's pupils constricted slightly, as he could barely make out the moving trajectory of that figure.
The residual blood-red light and shadow in the air quickly dissipated, as if nothing had ever happened.
However, Zuo Feng simply continued to quietly observe the area; there was no trace of the zombie there now.
But the small beasts still hovered in mid-air, showing no intention of pursuing.
Yet, Zuo Feng keenly noticed that the moment the Six-Slash Zombie crashed through the wall, Chubby and Rolly also moved slightly; almost as soon as the zombie fled, the two small beasts plunged into the void.
"It... it didn't run away, did it?" Lu Zhuoyan's voice came over, trembling slightly, clearly deeply shaken by what had just happened.
Zuo Feng shook his head slightly, "Wait a little longer."
Sure enough, just a few seconds later, the space in a certain part of the distant ruins subtly warped, and then the Six-Slash Zombie's figure stumbled out of the void in a disheveled state.
Its aura was extremely unstable; though it was unknown what had happened in the void, judging by the shattered armor on its body and the faintly oozing blood, it had clearly suffered considerable injuries in the void.
Zuo Feng was slightly stunned; it was clear that this Six-Slash Zombie, which had already escaped far away, had been forcibly brought back by Chubby and Rolly using some unknown means of spatial power.
The Six-Slash Zombie had clearly not anticipated this outcome; it stumbled as soon as it landed, evidently having been considerably impacted by the void's teleportation.
At this moment, the Slash Zombie's eyes flickered with crimson light, clearly realizing that it could not easily escape.
It let out a low growl, attempting to steady itself, but its internal injuries were already affecting its movements.
Just then, Chubby and Rolly emerged from the void, a hint of playfulness in their eyes, as if proclaiming that their prey had nowhere left to run.
As for what it encountered in the void, no one knew, but that brief teleportation had already left it with a disordered aura and covered in wounds.
The Six-Slash Zombie stood motionless, as if it had given up struggling. The patterns on its body once again receded, re-entering the state of transmitting biological signals.
Zuo Feng squinted his eyes; he always had an ominous premonition that transmitting biological signals might be the Six-Slash Zombie's most dangerous method.
After all, this was their last resort.