Tough Scale Bloodline activated.
Monster Strength Transformation.
Sword Qi from the Sword Soul class coated his fists.
A multitude of techniques erupted all at once in an incredibly short span!
His fist even broke the sound barrier.
Waves of air rippled outward along the contours of his knuckles and arm muscles!
"Thud!"
The attack came so suddenly that the old woman across from him had no time to react.
His fist landed squarely on her sagging skin.
"Pfft!!!"
Almost the instant they made contact,
the energies coating Gauss's fist tore through her soft, rotten skin.
It was like punching a bloodless sack of skin.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound of breaking bone followed.
The old woman's head was struck as if by a heavy hammer. Her neck couldn't withstand the sudden, tremendous force, and her head snapped backward at an impossibly unnatural angle.
The powerful blow tore through the skin and muscles around her neck. Her head, its eyes wide with horror, shot backward like a cannonball.
However, the expected spray of blood never came.
The head flew through the air in an arc, punched through several cabinets, and finally slammed into the floor.
"Everyone, stay alert!"
Gauss let out a long breath. He didn't relax over the "results" he had achieved, but quickly warned his teammates instead.
Shadow's clone appeared beside Gauss at just the right moment.
"She probably isn't dead yet."
In truth, Gauss had never trusted the old woman before him for even a moment.
By most people's standards, he was probably a good person. But for that very reason, he needed to be more wary of suspicious strangers. Otherwise, good intentions could easily lead to trouble.
From the moment he stepped into the house, every cell in his body had seemed to protest.
It was a discomfort