As Killing Mart ran, the distinctive scrape of metal rang out, and his footsteps landed with a heavy thud.
He did not charge toward Zhao Xun very quickly, but there was an immense, crushing force to his advance.
Zhao Xun remained seated. Seeing that Killing Mart really was charging at him with murderous intent, he raised his right index finger.
A finger-thick bolt of lightning shot out. Killing Mart had no time to dodge, and it struck his right leg squarely.
His stride faltered, and he toppled stiffly to the ground.
Zhao Xun tilted his head slightly, watching Killing Mart's body twitch uncontrollably twice.
Although he did not know exactly what Killing Mart's special ability was, the human body already conducted electricity. With Killing Mart's body apparently turned to metal, it conducted electricity even better.
Unfortunately, his lightning lacked power. It could only numb a person's body and was nowhere near lethal.
That was why he had chosen to attack Killing Mart's thigh. With one leg numb, Killing Mart's now-heavy body could not stop nimbly. His forward momentum and suddenly paralyzed leg would naturally send him crashing to the ground.
Behind him, Xiao Hong had been alarmed when Killing Mart charged at Zhao Xun. She had never expected Killing Mart to fall within just two seconds, before he could even get close.
Xiao Hong's feelings were complicated.
Her emotions had swung so wildly in such a short time that she did not know whether to feel relieved that Zhao Xun was unharmed or astonished by the special ability he had used.
She clearly remembered Zhao Xun using a very unusual giant scythe and battle-axe in the [Princess Thorn] Platform Game.
At first, she had thought those were his special ability. After all, weapons like those could not be bought unless