These "tongues" were actually energy constructs.
They had been condensed from the surging necromantic power within the skeletal monster, Jack.
Dozens of slender "tongues" completely Entangled Colby at the critical moment.
Then they abruptly tightened, clamping firmly onto his sturdy Golden Lion Armor.
With both arms bound, Colby was temporarily restrained.
Zong Shen had once been quite proficient in this sort of binding technique during his early days; even Dwarf Uncle had been tied up and brought back by him.
Once bound, one needed greater strength to break free.
However, this was not a hard-control skill. How long it could restrain Colby remained unknown!
Seeing the man before it, radiating a formidable presence, get bound, the undead Jack let out a silent roar through soul fluctuations. The intense waves even caused the air to ripple.
All the slender tongues suddenly went taut, attempting to drag Colby toward its skeletal maw.
"Twng!"
Every tongue emitted a sound like a drawn bowstring, yet Colby remained utterly motionless.
A rare, faintly mocking smile appeared on Colby's resolute, broad face.
"Is that all the strength you have?"
"Undead, the Child of the Grasslands will grant you release..."
He bared his teeth in a wide grin.
Then, with a sudden flex of his powerful arms, his nearly three thousand points of Strength fully erupted!
Every highly elastic "tongue" instantly snapped and shattered. Their structures destroyed, they reverted to wisps of black, dispersing elemental energy. At a glance, it looked as though thick black smoke had risen around Colby.
In truth, all kinds of elemental energy were like proteins; different combinations of polypeptides produced proteins with entirely different properties.
The same principle applied to elemental spellcasting and all manner of condensed elemental constructs.
Seeing its opponent break free so easily, the undead Jack grew even more