If the twisted monster before him, with its lobster-like appearance, had been whole, healthy, and full of strength...
It would have become one of the most troublesome opponents Xia Nan had encountered since crossing over.
He had already been able to confirm that much from the brief close-quarters contact just now.
The instantaneous explosive power when it swung its jointed limbs, the absurd force when its pincers snapped shut, the sturdy defensive ability of its chitinous shell...
If the current Xia Nan really had to fight it in its prime, he might have held a clear advantage in mobility with [Tooth Hunt] and [Gravity Control], allowing him to circle it for a while, but his fault tolerance would have been relatively low. He would also have needed to find the gaps between its shell plates with precision and deliver a fatal blow to its vitals. The difficulty would have been extremely high.
If the terrain imposed any more restrictions, it would be even more troublesome.
But right now—it was much easier to deal with.
Its broken tail and lower leg limited the "Lobster Goblin's" movements, greatly reducing its ability to shift its body, while also allowing Xia Nan's high mobility to be brought out to the greatest extent.
The fact that it only had one pincer left on the left side made its actual combat ability drop by more than half. After all, those were hard jointed limbs wrapped in outer shell; they could not rotate a full three hundred and sixty degrees. Losing one meant that a large number of blind spots for attack would appear on the right side of its body.
The shell that had been pried open from its back to its chest also solved Xia Nan's problem of finding it difficult to break through its