With a splash, the Bearded Man had just emerged from the water when he overheard the conversation. The next moment, his already pale face turned even whiter.
Not only had Zidli lost an arm, but Scar Woman had also fallen into unconsciousness! He was the only one left capable of fighting, yet even the three of them together struggled to defeat their opponent, let alone him alone!
At that moment, Zidli was suspended in mid-air, staring in panic at the now-revived Zombie, completely ignoring his severed arm.
If they couldn't eliminate this Zombie once and for all, it wouldn't just be their lives at stake; the entire Nile Defense Zone would surely fall!
The Bearded Man gritted his teeth and quickly moved to Zidli's side, asking, "How are you holding up? Can you keep going?"
"I'll take this bastard down even if it kills me!" Zidli's eyes blazed with fury. Just moments ago, despite his coordination with Scar Woman, they had allowed this creature to recover, and he had lost an arm in the process!
Scar Woman had given it her all, and Zidli felt guilty for not coordinating better! Fortunately, the Bearded Man seemed fine; the two of them still had a chance to fight!
With a hiss, Zidli tore off part of his shirt to bandage his wound. Although he had reached Nine Star Level and could almost control his muscles to stop the bleeding, it still required some effort! Against this Zombie, he couldn't afford to waste any energy.
"Don't worry; I can sense that its power isn't as strong as before!" The Bearded Man unleashed his Psychic Power and raised an eyebrow, a hint of relief crossing his face.
As the strongest in Psychic Power among the three, the Bearded Man quickly noticed something was off with the Zombie.
"Right. There's no such thing as true immortality. As long as we drain enough of its energy, it will die!" Zidli's words were filled with determination. However, in reality, he might perish before depleting the creature's energy.
The Zombie moved its newly restored body slightly and glared darkly at Zidli and the others. It had nearly been killed by them due to a moment of carelessness. If it hadn't reacted quickly enough, it might have truly met its end in the Nile. Having come this far, it didn't want to die now.
Suddenly, a fierce expression crossed the Zombie's face; its once handsome features were covered by a thin layer of blue frost!
In the next moment, the river beneath them began to churn violently as columns of water shot up from below, trapping all three of them tightly.
"Do you really think this water cage can hold us?" The Bearded Man sneered at the surrounding water columns while gripping his long knife tightly.
Zombie remained silent, his hands moving in a blur as a strange wave of energy radiated outward.
In the next moment, a terrifying scene unfolded! Sharp ice spikes erupted from the water columns forming the Cage, piercing straight toward the two people trapped in the center.
The sound of sonic booms echoed around them, and Zidli felt as if he were at the eye of a tornado, surrounded by a cacophony of destructive noise.
At that moment, the two stood back to back, their long blades firmly aimed at the incoming ice spikes.
“Clang, clang—” In an instant, their blades clashed with the ice spikes! What was horrifying was that these ice spikes were much harder than ordinary ones, almost as if forged from fine iron.
The two wielded their long blades like a massive curtain, desperately blocking the relentless assault of ice shards! However, in such an intense battle, they quickly sensed their internal energy depleting rapidly.
Even more unsettling was that the ice spikes they managed to sever did not completely vanish; instead, they floated ominously around them.
As they shattered more and more ice spikes, the surrounding ice crystals and shards increased in number, floating motionless like dust in the starry sky. The temperature plummeted sharply; what should have been sweltering heat now felt as if they had entered the coldest realm.
Suddenly, Zidli realized that the agonizing wound he had suffered was numb beneath a layer of blue ice crystals, freezing his pain receptors.
“If this continues, we might not just be exhausted; we could freeze to death,” Zidli said, his voice trembling as the temperature continued to drop. Ever since his strength had broken through to Star Level, this was the first time he felt such unbearable cold.
“Hahaha! Those with Nine-Star Combat Power won’t die so easily. I will help you freeze! Just watch as you slowly succumb to frostbite!” Zombie’s voice echoed from afar, sounding ethereal and unreal.
Zidli gritted his teeth and said, “I’m sorry, brothers. This time I’ve dragged you both down with me.”
Feeling his remaining power dwindling, panic surged within Zidli. This ambush plan had been his idea, and now he found himself facing such a life-and-death crisis. Guilt washed over him; these two were lifelong friends, and he couldn’t bear to see them fall alongside him.
“Don’t lose hope; don’t forget my Bestow Unique Ability!” The Bearded Man furrowed his brow as if making a significant decision. Every creature reaching Star Level develops a unique ability known as Bestow Unique Ability.
At that moment, the attack outside suddenly came to a halt. Immediately, an astonishing pressure began to crush down on the two individuals!
The two who had been wielding their long blades with confidence now felt as if all their strength had been suppressed, rendering them unable to exert their full power.
The once agile long blades now seemed to be mired in a swamp, completely unable to showcase their original sharpness!
"This is bad!" the Bearded Man shouted, preparing to unleash his ability when the shards of ice that had been floating around suddenly shot towards them in unison.
In the next instant, the two individuals who had still been able to move transformed into ice sculptures, their bodies encased in thick layers of ice, leaving only their eyes capable of moving slightly.
At this moment, the water columns that had surrounded them vanished completely, allowing Lin Yi to finally see the situation of those who had been trapped. What had once been two people and a corpse now revealed that two individuals had already turned into ice pillars, unable to move at all.
The Zombie's hand suddenly produced a blade of ice as thin as silk, exuding a chilling white mist.
"Just wait! Once I finish dealing with them, I'll come back and eat you!" The Zombie cast an evil glance at Lin Yi before raising the Ice Blade and swinging it fiercely towards the ice sculpture.
The speed of the Ice Blade was astonishing, almost instantaneously closing in on the ice sculpture! Just then, one of the ice sculptures erupted with a dazzling red light, causing the Ice Blade to rapidly melt away as if it had encountered molten lava.
In an instant, a hand as large as a fan shot out towards the Zombie's arm. Lin Yi squinted and recognized that the figure bursting forth from the Ice Layer was Zidli!
Zidli was now engulfed in crimson flames, as if a fierce fire within was about to break through his skin and erupt outward.
With his body ablaze, Zidli seized the Zombie's arm and pulled him in tightly! Then Zidli kicked away the nearby floating ice sculpture with force.
"Everyone, I'm taking my leave!" Zidli declared as he wrapped his limbs tightly around the Zombie's body.
"Damn it!" The Zombie sensed something was off. Zidli appeared less like a person and more like a massive powder keg ready to explode. He could clearly feel a violent power surging within Zidli, indicating that he was gathering strength for an impending explosion!
With a swift motion, Zombie extended a hand and manipulated a column of water from the surface, transforming it into a long blade. Without hesitation, he swung the blade toward Zidli's neck!
A sharp sound echoed as the Ice Blade effortlessly sliced through Zidli's neck, but strangely, Zidli's head did not fall.
"Hahaha! I have completely transformed my body into an energy form. Your blade is of no use to me now!" Zidli laughed maniacally, his remaining arm tightly gripping Zombie's neck, a terrifying yet oddly intimate gesture.
At that moment, Zombie truly felt despair. Without a second thought, he jumped into the water and vanished. However, it wasn't long before a figure covered in frost emerged from the water—it was Zombie and Zidli, now "merged" together.
Clearly, even when submerged in water and encased in ice, Zombie's efforts had lost their effectiveness! Yet, he did not give up; he frantically collided with Zidli in the air, in the water, and even on the ground, trying to force Zidli away. But Zidli had already become an energy form; physical damage no longer affected him!
"What is this Ability?" Lin Yi exclaimed.
"Zidli's Bestow Unique Ability—energy form at its highest level. Once activated, it can only end in mutual destruction!" Scarred Woman, who had woken up at some point, said softly, her face filled with melancholy.
"Bestow Unique Ability? Energy form?" Lin Yi was not at that level yet and was naturally unaware of such powers.
Suddenly, just as Lin Yi finished speaking, a deafening explosion rang out. The Zombie and Zidli, who had just been floating in the air, were engulfed by a billowing crimson smoke, completely obscuring what was happening inside.
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