The Augmented Human behind them grew faster and faster, rapidly chasing forward as the distance between them steadily closed.
Flared Ears glanced back, his eyes instantly filling with terror. His two brothers had already run far ahead. Sometimes, you didn't need to outrun your opponent—you just needed to outrun your teammates...
"Mommy, save me!"
Flared Ears cried out in alarm.
Fortunately, he was not far from the other Zombie Kings. A black shadow swept toward him from ahead.
The Black Shadow moved like a ghost, completely silent.
The Augmented Human continued running, unaware of it. But halfway there, the black shadow abruptly rose from the ground, took human form, raised its sharp claws, and fiercely stabbed at him.
"Pfft!"
The Augmented Human was ambushed and had no time to react. Its chest was pierced through instantly.
[Scanning... A-Rank Zombie King. Combat Power: 359... Awakened Ability: Shadow Transformation Stealth.]
The Augmented Human did not panic at all, its cold eyes scanning him.
Its brain began rapidly analyzing the current situation.
"Huh?"
Little Black was somewhat surprised. Ordinary humans would scream miserably and look terrified after being ambushed, but this guy seemed completely unaffected.
Moreover, the sensation of piercing his body was different from usual.
Then, the Augmented Human's body flowed like liquid, slipping free of Little Black's claws before gathering itself back together.
"This..."
Little Black was even more astonished. He had never encountered anything like this.
The next second, a sharp whistling sound came from beside him. The Augmented Human raised the steel spike on its arm and stabbed straight at him.
Little Black jumped in fright and hurriedly transformed into a shadow, shooting backward.
But during the process,
his shoulder was still slashed.
The Augmented Human remained where it was and did not pursue him, because many