Ling Zhan's A+-grade Sword-Draw Technique now had a damage bonus as high as 500%.
It was even fiercer and more powerful than the Fusang Kingdom samurai's A-grade skill, "Iaijutsu Slash"!
Of course...
It was faster too!!
In truth...
The moment those puppets saw Ling Zhan draw his sword, it was no longer possible for them to dodge.
"Pierce the Deadly Thorn" had bestowed Ling Zhan's Sword-Draw Technique with the will of "Absolute Penetration."
Once this SS-grade skill, awarded by the system, Lock-on a target, that target would be struck no matter where they were.
It could not be dodged, defended against, dispelled, purified, or blocked.
What did that mean?
It meant that even if the opponent unleashed an invincibility skill to save their life, it would still be utterly useless!
An SS-grade causality skill!
In terms of priority, it completely crushed countless invincibility and life-saving skills!
If it were an A-grade causality skill, perhaps you could still save yourself with an invincibility skill.
But causality skills of S-grade and above basically all came with an "unavoidable" mechanic.
Not to mention an SS-grade skill comparable to an Order-grade skill?
For a target locked on by "Pierce the Deadly Thorn," there were only two choices.
Either use a skill of the same level to cancel it out.
Or take the damage head-on.
A second ago, this group of puppets had still been charging at Ling Zhan with heroic, fearless expressions.
But the next second, they turned and fled without the slightest hesitation.
They were not ordinary puppets without self-awareness. To preserve one hundred percent of their combat strength from when they were alive, they naturally had to possess wills of their own.
Thus, when faced with the threat of death once more, they instinctively fled.
And judging from their panicked expressions, they