The few reincarnators hiding far behind Buck had covered their ears, while others had activated defensive measures to prevent themselves from being injured by flying debris.
Everyone turned their heads away, their expectations uncannily aligned.
The outcome after this energy wave hit was expected to be a blinding flash, an explosion, followed by an immensely powerful shockwave.
In future battlefields, this would be child's play, commonplace.
Without having experienced it, no one could imagine that in a past battle, the greatest casualties were not from mutant beast attacks.
Instead, it was the residual energy waves generated during the fierce battles between powerhouses and mutant beasts that killed dozens of team members present.
Buck's move was entirely a reckless act driven by pride.
Was it necessary to kill someone like this?
Even if a powerhouse stood before Buck now, without taking any protective measures, they would likely be obliterated without a trace!
An attack like this, at that stage, might have only destroyed a single building.
But at the current stage, the energy field permeating the surroundings was not that strong.
This move would probably blow away more than a city block.
It was truly reckless!
But who could blame him for being a powerhouse? He could afford to be willful!
One second passed...
Two seconds passed...
Three seconds passed...
The survivors in the distance heard no explosion, nor did they feel any blinding light. Even with their eyes closed, they could sense changes in the ambient light, especially in this pitch-black night, yet no shockwave struck.
Was that it?
Everyone turned their heads in surprise.
They saw Buck hovering in mid-air, panting heavily.
Although the power of his full-force attack was immense, its consumption was also enormous.
This was considered Buck's trump card.
However...
After a flash of intense light.
Zhang Chen stood before him, completely unharmed.
The most unbelievable part was that he hadn't activated soul burning or energy barriers. He had calmly withstood Buck's all-out attack.
How was this possible?
Buck steadied himself slightly and then noticed that Zhang Chen was holding a strange gray egg.
This egg was slightly larger than a basketball, oval in shape, with wrinkled, dark red skin.
He had never seen anything so peculiar.
It seemed that the energy wave had instantly vanished upon contact with this object.
It was as if the egg had absorbed all the energy like a sponge.
Zhang Chen chuckled, looking at the [Spider Queen's Egg] in his hand. Current hatching progress: 38%!
Very good!
Its attributes were invincibility and energy absorption.
It was practically a super shield!
However, it was still an egg, and using it as a shield was extremely inconvenient.
It was only useful for emergencies.
You're tired, so rest for a while. It's my turn to perform!
Zhang Chen smiled slightly.
His entire body melted like mud, slowly sticking to the ground, and then merged with the surrounding darkness.
Huh? What is this ability?
Buck couldn't help but be startled.
It was nighttime.
Fortunately, it was a full moon today, and the bright moonlight cast a faint silver-white glow on the street.
Coupled with the significantly enhanced senses of the transformed individuals, they could fight at night.
But Zhang Chen had simply disappeared into the darkness, leaving Buck with no trace.
If he suddenly appeared behind him and attacked, he would be undetectable in the pitch-black night.
He had initially thought he could finish this quickly, but it had dragged on until now!
No matter what your ability is, I will make you nowhere to hide!
Buck shouted, and then several energy orbs rose into the air.
These golden energy orbs were not like energy beams that dissipated upon being fired.
Instead, they floated in mid-air and could be moved by Buck's will, directly illuminating the entire alley.
Brother Buck is mighty! That kid might have just fled!
I think that's very possible. If I had a chance to escape, I would have definitely fled. They're clearly not on the same level, so why risk death by fighting head-on?
That's right, escaping from Brother Buck is already very impressive for this new generation of reincarnators!
Brother Buck is mighty, Buck... *hic*...
As a few of them were boasting about Buck, the last speaker's words were cut short. Blood gurgled from his throat.
The tip of a serrated blade appeared in his chest!
It's him! That kid!
The others turned around and saw Zhang Chen appearing behind them as if by magic!
They had indeed noticed Zhang Chen disappear earlier.
But logically, Zhang Chen was fighting Buck, and by force of habit, they naturally assumed Zhang Chen's next target for a sneak attack would be Buck.
No one expected Zhang Chen's target to be the group of onlookers behind them!
Zhang Chen's strength was already superior to these onlookers, and coupled with the surprise attack, it was a swift kill!
Instantly.
The body of the eliminated survivor gradually dissipated into a white mist in mid-air.
Ding! Automatic collection successful! Obtained [Energy Gathering Crystal] *82000, [Dark Red Ring], [Unidentifiable Skill] *3...
Zhang Chen had previously killed two overseers, both of whom were at the first stage of Advanced Transformation.
Each dropped over 80,000 Energy Gathering Crystals. Unfortunately, [Light Blessing] was not triggered.
But it didn't matter. Three Advanced Transformation individuals at the first stage directly contributed over 240,000 [Energy Gathering Crystals] to Zhang Chen!
Ding! Current level: God · Intermediate Transformation Third Stage, Total Energy Gathering Crystals: 488313/100000*4. Upgrade conditions met. Do you wish to upgrade now?
Yes!
Ding! Upgrade successful. Current level: God · Advanced Transformation First Stage. Upgrade requires [Super Energy Crystal] 0/100.
Both Dark Talent and Light Talent gained 4 talent points each!
Zhang Chen unhesitatingly added all his talent points to [Divine Radiance]!
[Divine Radiance] 3/3: Releases a powerful divine energy that envelops the target (the higher the level, the larger the size of the creature that can be enveloped), dealing continuous burning damage of 300% for 10 seconds. During this period, any contact between the target and any hostile target will spread the burning effect. Each spread will have its damage reduced by 1%!
[Bloody Slaughter] is indeed good, but it's of no use at the moment.
That's for gaining attribute bonuses by killing mutant creatures. Now he's fighting survivors.
Let's get through this hurdle first!
[Divine Radiance]!
A golden light burst forth from within a survivor. He frantically reached out to pull his companions for help.
As a result, this golden energy, as if alive, transferred from one person to another.
Before long, several survivors were burned into a mist by this powerful energy and dissipated into the air.
Now, only the two of us remain!
Zhang Chen looked at Buck and said with a smile.