While the Bandaged Mummy bound Ryan's legs, the Broadsword Skeleton had already raised its blade and slashed at him.
With his legs restrained, Ryan had no choice but to cross his arms and use his Petrification Body Art talent to block the Broadsword Skeleton's incoming slash.
Ryan's talent was, admittedly, somewhat useful. The Broadsword Skeleton's strike merely knocked him to the ground, leaving a shallow gash on his petrified arms.
But just then, another bandage on the Bandaged Mummy beside the Broadsword Skeleton silently wound itself around Ryan's arms without anyone noticing.
Now wrapped in white bandages, Ryan looked like a patient whose arms and legs had been put in casts and then covered in bandages.
The Broadsword Skeleton seized the opportunity and slashed at Ryan's neck as he lay on the ground.
With both his hands and feet bound, Ryan could only watch helplessly as the other party's blade came hurtling toward him.
At this life-or-death moment, Ryan could only use his Petrification Body Art talent on his neck, hoping to withstand the strike.
The Broadsword Skeleton's blow didn't kill Ryan outright, but his face instantly turned deathly pale.
It was the backlash of his talent's exertion, brought on by his lack of mental strength to sustain it, and it showed in his body.
Seeing that his strike still hadn't killed his enemy, the emotionless Broadsword Skeleton quickly swung again.
After enduring two more blows, Ryan was finally killed by the Broadsword Skeleton. Even the soul power within his body failed to escape being devoured; the Broadsword Skeleton used it as nourishment to increase its strength.
Su Yu was aboard the Charge when he saw the Broadsword Skeleton and the Bandaged Mummy deal with the owner of the island before them. He ordered the artificial intelligence, Little Shark, to