Barton was terrified, utterly powerless to resist.
"If you kill me, my boss will avenge me!"
"Don't worry. I'll send him to join you soon."
Lin Dong said casually, "Oh, right. Thanks for the crystal core, too."
"..." Despair filled Barton's heart, along with regret and resentment.
But in the next instant, a long saber materialized in Lin Dong's hand. He raised it and slashed, splitting open Barton's skull and sending a crystal core flying.
Lin Dong reached out and caught it in his palm.
Another SSS-Rank one...
Since absorbing the tombstone's crystal core, his body had undergone some kind of change, making him stronger. Otherwise, killing Barton would not have been so easy.
Barton's crystal core also enhanced physical strength, so Lin Dong would continue to evolve.
The Parasitic Mother Empress and the Carrion Beast King stood nearby without intervening.
Both Otherworlders were stunned.
This Zombie King before them... was utterly ruthless.
When he got vicious, he even killed his own teammates...
To them, this was no different from slaughtering a teammate before the battle began.
"Was it for the SSS-Rank Crystal Core?"
"Isn't that far too stupid...?"
The Parasitic Mother Empress muttered inwardly, What good does getting it now do? Won't it all be ours in a moment?
The zombie faction had originally had three members of the Undead Race. Had they stood together, the two Otherworlders truly would have been no match for them. Their only options would have been hit-and-run attacks or fleeing.
But now they had turned on each other and killed one of their own.
"Perhaps we can take them on now," the Carrion Beast King signaled.
"Yes. Let's make sure this Zombie King doesn't escape first."
The Parasitic Mother Empress spoke.
Lin Dong watched them as well. All around them, monsters crowded together,