Awakened individuals nearby quickly retreated from the battlefield. The power of each SSS-grade异术 was unimaginably terrifying, let alone the combined might of this powerful figure’s dual SSS-grade 异术. A single misstep could lead to their demise if they were caught in the crossfire. Thus, everyone kept a safe distance.
Waves of potent lightning bolts descended, bombarding the black mist and shrinking its volume. Crucially, these lightning strikes were unaffected by the time 异术; their speed remained undiminished. Only the black mist’s movement became incredibly sluggish. After all, both the time 异术 and lightning 异术 were unleashed by Wang Luo himself. If his own abilities were to hinder each other, what would be the point of possessing so many 异术?
After a considerable time, the sky-filling purple lightning dissipated. The black mist vanished, leaving behind a golden energy sphere.
"What is this thing?" Wang Luo was surprised. The golden energy sphere emanated an aura of pure, untainted, and holy radiance, evoking a sense of comfort akin to facing Yang Shu's light-elemental ability.
"It should be harmless now, right?" He didn't touch it immediately, fearing it might be a lingering trap. However, after a long observation, he detected no trace of danger. Wang Luo then directly stored it in his Eternal Space for future study.
Zhao Qingxuan informed everyone about the black mist. However, such entities seemed rare, and no one else had encountered them. Nevertheless, everyone became more cautious, no longer impulsively rushing to snatch anything that appeared different from the gray mist.
Unbeknownst to them, panic had already erupted among the zombies. Several zombies lay on the ground, enveloped in black mist and struggling violently.
"Damn it, how could this thing appear here!" a zombie roared in terror.
*Puff!* One zombie spewed a massive fireball at several mist-shrouded zombies. With a thunderous explosion, flames erupted, instantly obliterating those zombies into dust. Yet, several contorting wisps of black mist reappeared in their place. Visibly, these wisps began to merge, forming a larger mass of black mist.
More zombies unleashed powerful attacks, attempting to annihilate the mist. "It's useless. Our zombie race has no way to destroy this bizarre black mist!" a zombie from within the volcano declared. "We zombies are inherently yin-aligned. Even our flames carry yin and cold energy, unable to completely eradicate this substance!" another zombie shook its head.
Indeed, a massive wave of flames from over a dozen zombies swept through, scorching the earth and creating a deep chasm. Yet, the black mist remained in its original position, entirely unaffected. After the onslaught, the mist suddenly divided into five streams, striking out in as many directions. Some zombies instinctively attacked to defend themselves, but the mist completely ignored their assaults, instantly penetrating five zombies. Piercing screams echoed again, sending shivers down the spines of all the zombies. This thing was truly peculiar, completely disregarding their attacks!
"What should we do? Should we let it run amok amongst us?"
"Withdraw all nearby zombies and keep your distance. Without a target, it will eventually leave!"
"Actually, there’s a better method: lure the humans. This thing prefers异兽 and humans. If it encounters any 异兽 or humans, it will attack them first, not us!"
Following this incident, the zombies also abandoned their pursuit of items emerging from the gray mist. Their eyesight was already poor, and making the wrong choice would be troublesome. Thus, for a time, neither zombies nor humans vied for these spoils.
Soon, a zombie contingent sped towards the human base, with several black mists in pursuit.
"Zombies are coming! Everyone be careful!" an S-grade awakened individual, who was observing the gray mist, warned.
"Mere legendary-grade zombies, what is there to fear?" others chuckled, charging forward.
However, as they approached, the zombies revealed sinister grins, as if their trap had succeeded! *Boom!* The unsuspecting awakened individuals and zombies instantly clashed. But the next moment, a horrifying scene unfolded: over a dozen pitch-black mists suddenly appeared behind the zombies, lunging towards the crowd like excited pythons.
"No, it's the bizarre black mist the leader mentioned!" an S-grade awakened individual shrieked, immediately retreating. But it was too late. The dozen black mists were already upon them!
"Slash!" The S-grade awakened individual panicked but still raised his hand, unleashing a golden slash. The powerful attack split several zombies in front of him in two. Unfortunately, his metal-elemental 异术 inflicted no damage on the black mist. As his attack landed, the mist had already burrowed into his body.
*Ah!* An unbearable pain surged through him, causing him to roar out loud. He could clearly feel something tearing at his flesh, organs, and even his brain. Even with his S-grade awakened status and robust physique, he couldn't withstand it! He writhed on the ground in agony.
Concurrently, the other awakened individuals who had accompanied him were also invaded by the black mist. Their abilities and extraordinary physiques proved useless against it. Unluckily, there were no lightning or fire-elemental awakened individuals present to resist it.
But just then, a gentle sensation enveloped the S-grade awakened individual's body. The next moment, a black mist emitted a "sizzle" sound, struggling violently before emerging from his body like a venomous snake. Simultaneously, the mist visibly melted away.
"Quickly heal him!" Yang Shu instructed the wood-elemental awakened individual beside her.
"Yes!" A verdant light surged, entering the S-grade awakened individual, and began to mend his damaged body. Yang Shu, radiating pure white light like a radiant sun, shone upon the other awakened individuals invaded by the black mist. Instantly, the black mist recoiled as if encountering its natural predator and hurriedly withdrew from them. However, anywhere the light touched, the black mist dissipated into nothingness.
At this moment, Wang Luo also arrived. Witnessing the scene, he exclaimed in surprise, "The light-elemental ability is even more effective against that thing than lightning!" He had used his S-grade Fire Fist and SSS-grade Myriad Lightning to finally destroy that black mist. Yang Shu’s light-elemental ability was clearly far more efficient than fire or lightning.
Where the light passed, the black mist vanished, leaving behind over a dozen golden, radiant orbs, identical to the ones left after Wang Luo destroyed the black mist earlier. Wang Luo collected these orbs, unsure of their function and cautious of any potential harm.