Chapter 714 - 684: Desperate Counter-Kill (Part 2)

At first, Lin Xinghai thought the black silhouette’s weak spot was its head, just like any other Mutated Zombie.

However, as the tip of his spear, crackling with lightning, moved toward its head, he quickly discovered that wasn’t the case.

It seemed that while in this state of Vaporization, some of its fatal weaknesses were nullified by the ability.

Lin Xinghai swiftly swept the tip of his spear across its body but found no place that could be considered a weak spot.

Of course, thanks to his powerful Perception Power, Lin Xinghai still discovered that attacking different parts of its body inflicted varying amounts of damage.

Among them, attacking its lower abdomen dealt the most damage.

This was because it was the center of the body; if the lightning erupted from there, it could cover most of the creature’s form, naturally causing greater damage.

Just as Lin Xinghai completed his sweep, the Thunder God Spear in his other hand finally finished forming its ninth Rune.

As the ninth Rune emerged, Lin Xinghai felt as if the Thunder God Spear he held was a truly solid object.

Even though this wasn’t the first time he had witnessed this sight, he was still in awe.

Of course, his sense of awe didn’t hinder his movements. The very instant he retracted his spear, he plunged the Thunder God Spear into the creature’s lower abdomen and then shot backward in a rapid retreat.

The 0.5-second window was about to close. He could clearly see that of the dozen or so chains Qian Xingxiu had summoned, only the last two had yet to snap.

With two sharp SNAPS, the final two Starlight Chains broke as well.

But at that moment, the black silhouette didn’t immediately pursue Lin Xinghai. Instead, it stared at its own lower abdomen, stunned and in disbelief.

It was, after all, in a state of Vaporization. Logically, no physical object should have been able to touch it.

But now, a spear was stuck right in its lower abdomen, not falling out. The scene was bizarre, and a touch of panic crept into it.

Almost subconsciously, it tried to pull out the spear embedded in its abdomen.

But its hand passed right through the spear, as if the weapon didn’t exist at all.

In truth, the Thunder God Spear was formed from pure Energy. How could the creature possibly grasp Energy itself?

At the same time, the Runes on the Thunder God Spear began to unravel, one by one.

As the Runes unraveled, it was like a key turning in the lock of Pandora’s box. The Thunder God Spear began to dissolve, starting from the end of its shaft.

As it dissolved, all its Energy converged at the tip. Then, this power, compressed to its absolute limit, began to erupt.

In an instant, a Thunder Ball two meters in diameter materialized, completely engulfing the black silhouette.

The black silhouette let out a bloodcurdling scream, but the sound was cut short as if its throat had been seized.

The paralyzing effect of the lightning had kicked in.

That’s right. Besides its unparalleled offensive power, the Thunder God Spear was, in a sense, also a powerful Control Ability.

"Attack!" Lin Xinghai roared over the comms channel.

In truth, his order wasn’t even necessary. The moment he executed his two-part spear attack and began to pull away from the black silhouette, the members of the Xinghai Squad had already started their assault.

So, by the time Lin Xinghai gave the order, the Superpowers unleashed by the squad were already bombarding the black silhouette.

And it wasn’t just their Superpowers. The AI system, having already received its orders, coordinated its attack at nearly the same instant. Countless personal missiles, high-explosive rounds, Grenade Cannon shells, and Mortar shells all rained down on the black silhouette’s position.

What’s more, the Attack Drones in the sky and the Combat Robots on the ground surged like a tide toward the black silhouette’s location and self-detonated one after another.

The intense heat and flames from these explosions were also capable of inflicting significant damage on the black silhouette.

During the first assault, Qian Xingxiu had only managed to immobilize it for half a second. Compounded by the fact that everyone else’s Control Abilities were ineffective, all the artillery shells had missed.

This time, however, the Thunder God Spear that Lin Xinghai unleashed had left the creature frozen in place for a full three seconds.

And within those three seconds, the black silhouette was subjected to an untold number of bombardments.

Its aura plummeted with each passing second.

After three seconds, by the time the black silhouette regained some mobility, its aura had dropped to a mere one-third of its Peak strength.

But the black silhouette couldn’t be bothered with that now. The instant it could move again, its body began to emanate a strange spatial fluctuation.

Clearly, it was about to use its Talent Ability to execute a long-distance warp.

While unleashing their desperate barrage, the members of the Xinghai Squad were also using their Investigation Technique to constantly monitor the black silhouette’s condition.

So, when they saw this, the expressions on their faces changed in an instant.

They all knew that if it managed to escape, it could either resume its attack on them or summon other Mutated Zombies, either of which would be a fatal blow to their squad.

Just as they were growing anxious and feeling helpless, a seemingly ordinary-looking spear flew past the torrent of Superpowers and artillery shells, once again plunging into the creature’s body.

This was another terrifying aspect of the Thunder God Spear. Not only could its Runes compress an immense amount of Thunder Power, but they could also conceal its aura.

As a result, the black silhouette’s danger Perception Ability had no effect whatsoever against the Thunder God Spear. Combined with the utter surprise of Lin Xinghai’s attack, it struck its target without fail.

The expression on the black silhouette’s face was one of pure despair; it never imagined something like this could happen.

Because Lin Xinghai had previously impaled it with the spear at close range, it had no idea the Thunder God Spear could also be used for long-range attacks.

But none of that mattered now. The moment the Thunder God Spear’s Energy erupted once more, the black silhouette suffered another fatal blow. More importantly, its body was paralyzed again, leaving it standing rigidly in place.

In the next instant, an overwhelming barrage of Superpowers and artillery shells descended, completely submerging it once again.

This time, after three seconds, its aura vanished completely.

However, just in case it was a trick, Lin Xinghai had Little Fatty bombard the location with several hundred more Grenade Cannon shells before finally sending in the Combat Robots to inspect the body.