The greatsword descended, swelling endlessly in Ye Lin's vision.
Under the crushing pressure of death, Ye Lin's gaze remained utterly calm. He frantically devoured the Echo Demon's corpse, running through countless possibilities in his mind.
Dodging was pointless. Running was pointless.
He had not told An Ke and the others that, from the moment the Two-Horned Demon arrived, he had no real way to hold it back. There was even less chance of them escaping.
This monster was far too fast. Once it teleported over, the only way he could find to survive was to devour a new ability!
"Beep. Devour successful. Current devoured ability: Binding Claw! (Grade A)" "Ability effect: Restricts the target's displacement abilities upon activation and greatly reduces the target's movement speed."
Hearing the system notifications, Ye Lin realized his gamble had paid off!
When he killed this Echo Demon, he had noticed that it possessed an ability similar to immobilization.
Once restrained, he had been unable to activate even Blood Shadow Impact. That almost tangible pressure had left him unable to move at all.
So when the Two-Horned Demon teleported over, he realized that obtaining this ability was his only hope of holding the monster back!
With Devour complete, Ye Lin instantly activated Blood Shadow Impact just as the greatsword fell, evading the fatal blow.
Boom!!!
The greatsword smashed down, gouging a massive crater where Ye Lin had stood. It was like a miniature earthquake. Amid the deafening explosion, the ground throughout Zone C shook violently.
Yet although Blood Shadow Impact had saved him from the fatal blow, the instant Ye Lin reappeared, the Two-Horned Demon seemed to anticipate his position. Its enormous mouth opened with terrifying speed, and an utterly savage sonic wave blasted toward him like a cannon shot!
Sensing the violent