Physique—or rather, defense—had always been the specialty of the Zombie race.
An Elite Tier Zombie, even if it just stood still, would require Su Mu to exert significant effort to kill it. Let alone this Brutal Zombie, which was about to advance into the Warrior Tier.
One thing he was sure of.
Even if he struck with all his strength, he might not be able to injure this Brutal Zombie. But he would absolutely awaken it from its slumber!
To slay it without waking it up...
Su Mu thought of one method.
The enslaving function of the [Erosion] Talent!
Zombies couldn't be enslaved. Every Zombie Su Mu tried to Corrupt ended up with its head exploded—essentially a kill.
In a head-on fight, he would be instantly killed.
A sneak attack wouldn't guarantee success either.
His only option was to use the enslaving function of his [Erosion] Talent to blow off the Brutal Zombie's head!
If it worked, the rewards would be immense.
If it failed...
He could only order his Skeleton Minions to stall the enemy while he made his escape.
…
A pale white skeletal hand pressed onto the Brutal Zombie's forehead. Su Mu activated his [Erosion] Talent.
The enslavement began.
As that unknown energy surged from within him into the Brutal Zombie, Su Mu watched the creature closely, ready to retreat at a moment's notice.
Thankfully—
Perhaps because the black Crystal Ball was still channeling death energy into the Brutal Zombie, it only twitched slightly and remained asleep.
The enslavement continued.
Perhaps due to the unusually long duration this time, Su Mu experienced the full process of the enslavement for the first time.
The unknown energy flowed out.
He could even control the direction of the Erosion!
Naturally.
Su Mu chose the limbs, guiding the energy to first Corrupt the Brutal Zombie's arms and legs—preventing it from killing him with a casual strike should it wake.
Time passed.
Gradually, after the limbs were fully Corrupted, the unknown energy began to infect the torso.
Finally, it reached the head!
When Corrupting the limbs, the Brutal Zombie didn't notice. When Corrupting the torso, it merely stirred slightly.
But when the unknown energy finally reached its head…
Suddenly!
The Brutal Zombie's eyes flew open!
"Roar!!!"
A deafening, oppressive roar erupted from its mouth, releasing a terrifying aura!
It was resisting!
Fighting to expel the unknown energy that was Corrupting its body!
However—
With its limbs and torso already fully Corrupted, the Brutal Zombie was at a disadvantage in this battle of enslavement versus resistance.
"Roar!!!"
Realizing the fate that awaited it, the Brutal Zombie let out another furious roar.
But this time, it wasn't out of rage.
With this roar, the four Elite Zombies—those weakened yet still feeding it death energy—awoke!
They broke free of their restraints!
Struggling, they attempted to charge toward Su Mu's direction!
With Su Mu's command, the Advanced Skeletons that had surrounded them began their attack.
They weren't trying to kill—only to hold the Elite Zombies back and keep them from interfering with Su Mu's enslavement.
Had they been in full strength, these Elite Zombies would have easily overwhelmed the remaining Advanced Skeletons. But after being drained continuously by the dark altar, they were on the verge of dropping to the Advanced Tier!
As a result, apart from their proud defense, they were barely stronger than the Advanced Skeletons.
Charge after charge, they still couldn't break through the encirclement.
The Elite Zombies grew anxious.
"Roar!"
With a deep growl, one Elite Zombie gave up its charge, ignoring the many Advanced Skeletons hacking at it, and spat a mouthful of dark green venom in Su Mu's direction!
Corrosive Venom!
The Elite Zombie's second skill!
Without any direction from Su Mu, one of the Skeleton Warriors darted out from his side, intercepting the green venom.
The Skeleton's longsword slashed through the venom, splitting it in two.
But the separated blobs of venom did not stop—they splashed directly onto the Skeleton Warrior's bones.
With a hiss of rising white smoke, the venom quickly corroded its bones into fragments!
A single blast of Corrosive Venom destroyed one of Su Mu's Skeleton Warriors!
And that was only the beginning.
The remaining three Elite Zombies followed suit, spewing venom in an attempt to free the Brutal Zombie.
Not only were the Elite Zombies panicking—Su Mu was too.
At this rate, even if he succeeded in blowing off the Brutal Zombie's head, all the Skeleton Minions he had painstakingly gathered would be melted away by the venom!
Determined, he ordered his Skeleton Minions to continue guarding him while he concentrated all his willpower on controlling the unknown energy and surged it toward the Brutal Zombie's head!
Ten seconds!
Twenty seconds!
Fifty seconds!
One minute!
A full minute and a half passed before he finally pushed the energy into the Brutal Zombie's skull, allowing it to spread into its brain!
And then—
Bang!
As though some forbidden threshold had been crossed, the Brutal Zombie's head exploded with a deafening blast!
"Enslavement failed."
"You have slain 'Zombie.'"
"You have gained 5000 Experience Points."
"You have obtained the 'Elite Class Template – Zombie' class advancement information."
Without time to check his updated attribute panel—
The moment the Brutal Zombie's head exploded, Su Mu gripped his conjured Bone Falling Moon Blade and charged at the remaining four Elite Zombies!
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