Chapter 1091: Chapter 439: Hard to Kill Chapter 1091: Chapter 439: Hard to Kill Wang Tao almost thought he was seeing things.

Either no damage penetrated the defense, or it directly caused 100,000 damage?

“Roar—-”
The Zombie Lord Big Hammer let out a roar, Wang Tao could clearly see the flames that appeared in its clouded eyes, but the flames quickly extinguished.

This meant that Wang Tao’s move “Hellfire” had finished, and 100,000 damage was the final result. If the flames in the zombie’s eyes had not gone out and continued to burn, both its consciousness and body would have been turned to ash by the Hellfire.

Of course, Wang Tao didn’t expect “Hellfire” to annihilate it in one go; he was just not willing to give up. He wanted to see if his strongest attack could break through the defense. As long as it dealt 1 point of damage, it would be considered a success.

Now that he had finally penetrated the defense, Wang Tao had achieved his objective and could retreat with satisfaction.

But the problem was, this was not just 1 point of damage–this was 100,000 damage!

And this Zombie Lord Big Hammer had a total of 300,000 HP, it now had 200,000 left!

Wang Tao still had over a thousand Awakening Energy left, he could use Hellfire at least one more time!

This meant he could reduce another 100,000 HP from the Zombie Lord Big Hammer! The undead lord might be left with only one-third of its HP.

If he were to leave now, wouldn’t that be a pity?

After all, another two uses of “Hellfire” and the zombie would be dead, but since there wasn’t enough Awakening Energy left, Wang Tao could only release one more “Hellfire.” He had no time to fuse Awakening Crystal Cores and Awakening Energy Pearls to increase his Awakening Energy.

As Wang Tao was conflicted about whether to leave or continue fighting, he suddenly noticed something amiss.

“Huh?”

He saw a flurry of damage numbers floating above the head of the Zombie Lord Big Hammer.

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After a brief stun, Wang Tao realized that this damage was caused by the flames burning on his body!

Not only did his “Hellfire” break through the defense, but could the “Starfire Outbreak’s” burning also penetrate now?

Or was it that… the Zombie Lord Big Hammer was now in a state of broken defense?!

To confirm his suspicion, Wang Tao grabbed his Flame Long Sword and chopped at its neck.

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Although it was only a little more than two thousand damage, Wang Tao was very excited inside.

The defense was penetrated! He could now breach the defense of the Zombie Lord Big Hammer!

As long as it wasn’t zero damage, Wang Tao was confident that he could whittle down this lord zombie! Two thousand damage per strike was already higher than Wang Tao had expected!

“Kill!”

No longer hesitating, Wang Tao decisively decided to continue fighting.

As long as he could reduce the HP of the Zombie Lord Big Hammer below 100,000, then another use of “Hellfire” would end the fight!

The Zombie Lord Big Hammer, having been hit by Wang Tao’s major move “Hellfire”, moved sluggishly, its motions dulled, giving Wang Tao the opportunity to land many strikes.

Moments later, it recovered and returned to its previous form–high defense, fast, strong, and capable of ranged attacks.

Wang Tao had never encountered such an all-rounded zombie before. Other zombies he had come across always had some weakness, which once found, could be exploited to quickly defeat them, but this zombie seemed to have no flaws, or at least Wang Tao hadn’t found any yet…

Having no choice, Wang Tao had to cancel the “Starfire Outbreak” status, or he wouldn’t have enough Awakening Energy to use “Hellfire.”

Although he was now able to break through the defense, the Zombie Lord Big Hammer was clad in heavy explosion-proof armor covering its head tightly; Wang Tao couldn’t attack its head directly and had to aim for places like the neck, and even then he might not always hit.

Therefore, the damage Wang Tao inflicted was quite low, generally around one to two thousand, and sometimes even a few hundred per strike. Using “Starfire Outbreak” at this point would be too wasteful.

“Starfire Outbreak,” besides increasing Wang Tao’s fire damage and physical abilities, also greatly enhanced his speed and defense. After dispelling the awakening status, Wang Tao felt the pressure increase, as he had to start dodging attacks. If he were hit by the zombie’s Big Hammer, it could potentially cost him half his life!

While Wang Tao was struggling in his tough fight with the Zombie Lord Big Hammer, he suddenly heard Ding Yuqin’s voice in his mind.

“Wang Tao! We’ve hidden the car, where are you? Do you need support?”

It was the ability of the “Perception Ring”; in this weather, only their Perception Rings could communicate normally.

“Yes, hurry over! Just west of the place we parked earlier!”

Wang Tao was not one to show off. If he could resolve the fight alone with ease, there was no need to call for help, but since it would take time to reduce the zombie’s HP, it would be better to call others for a group beatdown.

“Alright, wait for me!”

A moment later, Wang Tao sensed Ding Yuqin was already near him.

“This zombie is strong, highly offensive, heavily defensive, fast, and can also perform ranged attacks! It can continuously release Shockwaves, and its Shockwaves can reach thirty to forty meters! You all must be careful!”

“…Got it!”

After Ding Yuqin relayed Wang Tao’s message to the others, they all felt some pressure. After all, they had never heard Wang Tao describe a zombie this way before.

Everyone instinctively looked towards He Jijun. In team combat situations, while Wang Tao was the chief commander, He Jijun was the deputy commander. He Jijun had rich experience, a strong mindset, and in crucial moments, they needed this veteran to lead.