The Butcher zombie fixed its enormous lifeless red eyes on the entire team, a huge horrifying smile forming on its mouth. It had now decided: these would be its next prey.
"Does anyone in our team have electrical abilities?" Zyra asked, but received no response.
Seeing that the zombie was about to attack, Zyra instructed them to get into formation.
The zombie swung its rotting arms, sending waves of putrid air towards the team. The smell was so strong that it caused some members of the team to choke and lose focus.
Immediately after, the zombie dashed towards Zyra at high speed. With its huge cleaver, it slashed downward with the intention of splitting Zyra in half.
Zyra skillfully dodged to the side, feeling the breeze of the Butcher zombie's powerful attack. The zombie, seeing that Zyra had evaded its attack, twisted its head and turned it towards Zyra, even though its body didn't move an inch.
In the moment the zombie turned its head, a massive fist was coming towards its face.
BOOM!
The zombie was sent flying meters away by Zyra's punch. Lilian, watching from afar, was surprised by Zyra's abilities. "So that's why she doesn't carry any weapons. Her fists are her weapon!" exclaimed Lilian.
[Name: The Butcher Zombie]
[HP: 1900/2200]
Realizing that the zombie was about to release its putrid air again, the mage prepared a spell and cast it on the team. "May the strength of nature's elements envelop my being, may the flame of fire burn the poison and the curse, may the water purify my body and the earth strengthen me. May my resistance be like the rock and my immunity like that of the gods. With this enchantment, I invoke divine protection against all the evils that may strike me. So be it!" With a firm and powerful voice, the mage raised his staff and uttered the magic words that echoed across the battlefield. The magical energy accumulated around him, forming a bright aura that extended to his battle companions.
They felt the energy pulsing through their bodies, strengthening them against poisons and curses. Their skins shimmered with a vibrant green light. The powerful putrid air dissipated as it touched their bodies. With the zombie distracted by the mage's enchantment, the rogue emerged behind him like black smoke and struck a powerful blow to his back with his poisoned daggers. The zombie emitted a terrible grunt.
Zyra seized the opportunity and ran towards the zombie. She leaped into the air and spun her body, delivering a powerful kick to the zombie's head. The impact was so strong that the zombie's head exploded into pieces, scattering blood and brain matter everywhere. It was then, in the eyes of all, that the Butcher zombie began to regenerate its head at an incredible speed. The undead creatures beside it were all being absorbed, due to its [Butcher's Regeneration] ability.
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The warrior ran towards the undead creatures being absorbed by the Butcher zombie, his sword in hand. He began to strike precise and powerful blows, cutting the zombie bodies into pieces. Blood and entrails flew through the air as he advanced, fighting with all his strength and skill. Lilian saw the warrior's courage and, not wanting to be a burden anymore, joined the battle. From afar, she manipulated the blood of the now destroyed zombies by the warrior and transformed them into powerful [Blood Blades].
The mage also fought, casting powerful fire spells that burned the zombie bodies to ashes. Zyra continued to fight the Butcher zombie, delivering powerful kicks and punches to its body. She knew that the zombie's regenerative ability was a threat, but she also knew that the zombie's endurance was not infinite.
As the team fought, the Butcher zombie continued to regenerate. Its head was completely reconstituted, but its body was weakening with each blow it received. Striking punch after punch at an insane speed, Zyra shouted, "Come on, Butcher zombie, show me everything you've got!"
ROAAARRR!
Seeing that he had no other option, the butcher zombie instinctively activated his most powerful ability, [Blood Explosion]. The blood around him began to flow and swirl around the zombie. The putrid and disgusting smell permeated the air. When the blood sphere was large and ready to explode, Zyra shouted, "Get away!" But in the next moment, they saw the sphere glow intensely and deform.
It was then that Zyra remembered that Lilian had the ability to manipulate blood, and from afar she could see Lilian about to faint.
[Name: Lilian
[Hp: 120/120
[Mana: 0/180
Zyra ran towards Lilian to help her, but it was too late. The butcher zombie's blood explosion hit them with full force, throwing them away.
When Zyra opened her eyes, she was covered in blood and her vision was blurry. She tried to get up, but felt intense pain in her leg. Looking down, she saw that she had been severely injured by the blood explosion.
The mage quickly created a shield for himself and came out almost unscathed, running towards his team, now all fallen. He used his enchantment:
"Heal wounds, undo evil, calm pain, heal skin, restore strength, give new life. Let the healing come and bring relief."
A bright light radiated from the mage's hand, enveloping Zyra and the rest of the team. The pain immediately decreased, and she felt the skin close and regenerate under her fingers. In a few moments, Zyra was almost completely healed and was able to stand up again.
"Thank you," said Zyra, grateful for the mage's healing enchantment. "Now there's no reason for me to hold back!"
Seeing Zyra stand up confidently, the rest of the team breathed a sigh of relief. "It's over..." murmured one of them, looking at Lilian unconscious far away.
Zyra stood in front of the butcher zombie. The zombie, now thirsty for hatred, moved his cleaver at an exorbitant speed. But Zyra held the tip of the cleaver between her fingers. "You're much weaker than before."
With her other hand, for the first time in the fight, Zyra used her ability. She shouted with all her might: "Thunder Fist!"
The butcher zombie was hit in the abdomen, its body being destroyed by the powerful electrical energy.
[Butcher Zombie]
[760/2200... 454/2200... 153/2200...]
To everyone's eyes, the butcher zombie started to disintegrate.
With the Thunder Fist, Zyra was able to finish off the butcher zombie once and for all. The team, still a little shaken from the confrontation, gathered around Lilian, who was starting to regain consciousness.
"I'm okay," she said in a weak voice, but still smiling. "Thank you for taking care of me."
Zyra offered her hand to help her up, and the team began to walk away from the battle site.
"I'm sorry for putting you all through this. Maybe if I had gone all out from the beginning, things could have been easier. But with the little information we had about this zombie, we couldn't act recklessly. You never know when a zombie will explode after being killed or use some strange ability," Zyra said with a tired look. It wasn't easy even for a rank A adventurer.