Corpse King!

BOOM!!!

Just as the danger sense of the two men reached its peak, a deafening roar accompanied by a shockwave slammed into them head-on!!

The office door exploded into thousands of fragments, which shot out in every direction at incredible speeds, catching everyone completely off guard!

An unlucky medic didn't even have time to react before a sharp piece of the door sliced through his throat; blood gushed out like a fountain, and he died on the spot.

About two seconds later, the shockwave dissipated, and everyone had been affected to some degree by the debris from the sudden explosion.

However, Xia Leng and the two captains were acutely aware that the explosion was definitely not caused by a bomb attached to the door, but by a powerful force erupting from behind it!

The demolition expert who hadn't managed to run far enough was caught directly in the path of the shockwave; his body was now shattered and scattered across the floor, dead beyond any doubt.

As for the sticky bomb, it hadn't even had the chance to detonate before it was blown away along with the door fragments.

Before even catching a glimpse of the BOSS, two more members had already been killed...

The remaining eight people stared with wide eyes as the dust from the explosion gradually settled, revealing a silhouette even taller than the door frame appearing before them!

BANG!!!

Suddenly!

This massive figure forcibly smashed through the door frame and concrete wall, which were narrow relative to its size, and charged at the remaining eight people with the momentum of a tank!

"Everyone, scatter!!!"

Gilbert roared, simultaneously throwing himself into a dodge.

BANG!!

In the blink of an eye, the massive figure crashed into the group, first slamming into a Tiger Squad mercenary who had been unable to dodge due to a severe leg injury.

Instantly, everyone heard the crisp sound of bones shattering as the mercenary was sent flying by the creature's tank-like body, landing limply on the ground like a kite with a broken string, unable to move again...

Following this, the giant monster raised a weapon resembling steel claws and swept it toward two other mercenaries who were carrying searchlights!

This time, however, the two mercenaries reacted in time, dropping the searchlights to escape death, while simultaneously exposing the monster's massive form to the beams of light.

In that moment, everyone saw the creature's true face!

It stood nearly 2.5 meters tall, a full head and shoulders taller than Philip, the Apocalypse Warrior; its skin was similarly ulcerated, but had scabbed over into what looked like an incredibly sturdy natural armor. Its entire body was covered in steel-like, explosive muscles, and its massive head featured a blood-red maw that took up most of its face, along with a pair of fist-sized eyes emitting a sinister purple glow!

This was the exact pair of purple pupils Xia Leng had seen downstairs at the Trade Tower!!

As for the steel-claw-like weapons on its arms, they weren't weapons at all, but rather evolutions of its own hands: four sharp, meter-long bone claws!!

"So this is the Living Corpse King..."

Almost everyone shared the same thought, silently agreeing that no other living corpse would dare claim the title of King.

Facing the searchlights shining directly at it from close range, the Living Corpse King showed no signs of discomfort; it was clearly completely immune to ultraviolet damage!

However, it was obvious that it didn't like the bright light obstructing its vision, so it raised its sharp bone claws and swung them down fiercely!

CRACK!

The metal searchlight, two meters in diameter, was instantly sliced into several pieces, the light extinguished in that very instant, and the entire floor plunged into total darkness!

Everyone felt without a doubt that if those claws were to strike a human body, it would be no different than slicing through tofu...

CLANG~

Xia Leng, the first to react, immediately tightened his grip on his steel blade and circled behind the Living Corpse King like a ghost, tentatively slashing hard at its thick waist!

However, the blade only left a faint scratch on the creature's hard natural armor and sparked, as if he had struck extremely tough steel. It caused no substantial damage at all, and instead sent a jarring, painful vibration through the web of his hand!

Yet, the clashing sound of his strike brought the others, who had been stunned into a daze by the sight of the monster, back to their senses.

"Everyone, scatter immediately and attack this monster with everything you've got!!"

Having regained his composure, Gilbert roared!

Before coming, he had hoped to capture this Zombie King alive, but now it seemed that even surviving the encounter was in question...

Now, only seven people remained—Xia Leng, Gilbert, Philip, and the four remaining mercenaries—to surround and attack this seemingly indestructible Living Corpse King...

BANG BANG BANG!!!

Using the dim vision provided by their night-vision helmets, the mercenaries raised their firearms and opened fire on the massive monster.

However, the bullets struck the scabbed armor on its body and simply ricocheted off, leaving only shallow dents and failing to damage its muscles or bones.

The Living Corpse King countered with a backhand swipe, targeting Xia Leng, the first to attack it from behind, in an attempt to tear the reckless human to shreds!

But it missed. Although the Living Corpse King's strength and defense were terrifying to the point of absurdity, its speed was relatively sluggish (in Xia Leng's eyes), so Xia Leng detected the shift in its movement and dodged in advance, remaining unscathed.

And the moment the Living Corpse King turned, Captain Philip, the Apocalypse Warrior known for his immense strength, seized the opportunity to attack!

"URGHHH!!!"

He let out a low roar, gripped his sharp and heavy Titanium Dual Blades with both hands, rushed behind the Living Corpse King, and launched a leaping strike, aiming to decapitate the monster that stood taller than himself!

However, Philip had never expected that this Living Corpse King, despite its massive size, would have reflexes faster than his own!

Just as the sharp blade was about to strike its neck, the Living Corpse King used its shoulder—exposed with massive, bulging muscle—to slam sideways into Philip while he was still in mid-air!

BANG!

With a heavy, muffled thud, Philip was struck squarely in the chest by the opponent, his body—weighing well over two hundred pounds—instantly launched backward like a cannonball, crushing one of his own mercenaries behind him as he flew!

The impact sent them both sprawling to the ground in a heap, and the unfortunate mercenary had his right leg snapped instantly under the weight of his own captain, letting out a cry of agonizing pain.

Although Philip's resilient physique, nearing the threshold of a Tier 3 Apocalypse Warrior, was not enough to be killed by the collision, he still suffered several broken ribs, causing a metallic taste to rise in his throat as he spat out a large mouthful of blood.

The Living Corpse King, however, had no intention of letting him go; it leaped high into the air, reaching the ceiling, and came crashing down toward the two of them with lethal force!

Seeing this, Philip was horrified and hurriedly raised his twin blades to block in front of him; if that massive, heavy body landed directly on him, he would surely be dead or paralyzed.

BOOM!!

With another thunderous crash, the Living Corpse King's crushing leap shattered the floor into a web of cracks, and Philip felt as though the bones in his arms were about to snap.

But the most miserable of all was the mercenary beneath him, who was flattened into a pulp of flesh and blood by the combined weight of his captain and the Living Corpse King, dying instantly.

The Living Corpse King remained relentless, opening its blood-stained maw to sink its teeth into the neck of the wide-eyed Philip.

It seemed this arrogant captain of the Apocalypse Warriors was about to meet his end right here!

Suddenly, an agile black shadow approached with blinding speed, leaped onto the neck of the Living Corpse King, and raised a Bone Blade fashioned from a human femur, driving it viciously into the creature's purple right eye.