Ashen God
Chapter 101: Death Claw

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Death Claw

"But fortunately, at least my Intelligence Attribute is much stronger than that of the T-001 Prototype Tyrant. Even if I can’t beat him, I can still use Spiritual Energy to enhance my Attack Power and defensive power."

Besides the attributes, Zhang Yanhang also noticed that the T-001 Prototype Tyrant, like the Beta-type Hunter, possessed the Death Claw Skill. Considering the issue of precedence, it made sense for them to have the same skill since both were Biological Weapons manufactured by the Umbrella Company; there were bound to be similarities.

"However, this T-001 Prototype Tyrant’s Death Claw has fifty points more in Armor Penetration Damage than that of the Beta-type Hunter."

Zhang Yanhang clearly remembered that the Beta-type Hunter’s skill only dealt fifty points of Armor Penetration Damage, but the Prototype Tyrant’s Death Claw doubled that damage to a hundred points.

Furthermore, beyond Armor Penetration Damage, the additional Normal attack damage had also changed. Originally it caused 110% of the Attack Power as Normal attack damage, but now it had become 120% of the Attack Power—a 10% increase compared to before.

So, taking into account this additional Normal attack damage, Zhang Yanhang estimated that even his Energy Shield with a high Shield Value of 860 points wouldn’t sustain more than a few claws before breaking. Luckily, this wasn’t the Core Area where Tyrants and Beta-type Hunters were densely populated. There was only one Prototype Tyrant, and the Death Claw’s cooldown was as long as five minutes, preventing consecutive use.

"Is it because the Prototype Tyrant has grown stronger, or because it has moved up in Rank, that its Death Claw Skill has become more formidable? Or it could be due to other reasons, like simply the difference in species, which has led to the transformation of the skill."

After reviewing the Prototype Tyrant’s Attribute list, Zhang Yanhang felt a pressure he had never experienced before in killing Zombies, Zombie Dogs, Lickers, and Beta-type Hunters. Previously, he had always had an Attribute Suppression during those fights, but this time it was different. The Prototype Tyrant not only had a higher Strength Attribute, but its Constitution and Agility attributes were also similar to his, both around twenty points.

If Zhang Yanhang couldn’t overcome his opponent, he might have to resort to the blood-exchange strategy he’d long prepared. The more than a hundred red and green pills in his Waist Bag had been concocted a long time ago but had never been used because no other monsters had been able to break through his Energy Shield.

"Don’t let me get wiped out by the Prototype Tyrant here; if I do, there’s no way I’ll be able to defeat the stronger Second Tier Second Star Lord Monster Tracker," Zhang Yanhang murmured as he stepped out of the coffee shop he had been using to conceal himself.

Creak~

Due to Zhang Yanhang pushing the door, the old, poorly-lubricated door of the coffee shop emitted a sharp and grating noise.

On the silent and deserted street, the sudden strange sound made the T-001 Prototype Tyrant turn around and instantly activate the Charge Skill, rushing towards him. Meanwhile, Zhang Yanhang stood still, switching his Energy Shield to an outward display, and braced himself in a defensive stance. He intended to take this hit to see just how fierce the Tyrant’s damage really was.

With a loud boom, the two-and-a-half-meter-tall, several-hundred-kilogram Prototype Tyrant, like a small giant, charged at Zhang Yanhang with ferocious wind currents at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour, slamming straight into him.

Under such a powerful impact, Zhang Yanhang’s blue Energy Shield, though wrinkled and rippled, ultimately held up perfectly against this attack.

Death Claw!

Upon discovering that his enemy was not dead, the Prototype Tyrant immediately raised its giant claw—at least a meter long—and stabbed at Zhang Yanhang’s skull.

Although the Attribute list likened the Prototype Tyrant’s giant claw to a long sword, in Zhang Yanhang’s eyes, it seemed more akin to having a pile driver attached to a hand.

This giant claw, even thicker than the forearm of an adult woman, would create a huge hole if it were to stab into the body, and as for the head, it would easily make a headless corpse essential for an unsolved murder case.

Although Zhang Yanhang was testing for damage, he certainly wasn’t dumb enough to stand still and let the Tyrant stab him in the head. Thanks to the close combat experience instilled by the Fighting Master, he made a split-second decision to punch directly at the Tyrant’s external heart, which was larger than a human head.

The Prototype Tyrant’s giant heart had not only a tough exterior but also a certain elasticity, enough to withstand bullets, but all of this was futile against Zhang Yanhang’s fist.

Boom!

Zhang Yanhang threw a heavy punch containing hundreds of kilograms of force, and the Prototype Tyrant’s heart caved inward, forming a fist-shaped imprint. Several of the thick blood vessels surrounding the heart instantly burst under this tremendous pressure, spewing red blood with the same stench as that of ordinary zombies.

Just this punch deflated the Prototype Tyrant’s external heart by half, and Zhang Yanhang felt that at most two or three more punches could burst this heart, as big as a watermelon.

After such a severe blow, even the action of the Death Claw, controlled by the Prototype Tyrant with its degenerated nervous system and thus devoid of pain, was deformed. Ultimately, the claw jabbed into Zhang Yanhang’s chest, where his Energy Shield once again blocked the Tyrant’s attack, and this time, the damage sustained was much less than before from the Charge.

Zhang Yanhang immediately checked his Shield Value and found that it had only dropped by a few dozen points. It seemed that he had not suffered any Armor Penetration Damage, as if he had merely taken a normal attack from the Prototype Tyrant, "Could it be that the Death Claw only triggers a hundred points of Armor Penetration Damage when hitting the head? Is there such a good deal?"

Although he did not manage to get hit by the Death Claw as he had hoped, Zhang Yanhang certainly would not test it a second time, especially since the Death Claw’s cooldown was five minutes long, and he didn’t have the spare time to wait for the Tyrant’s Skill to cool down.

Moreover, the damage of the Death Claw could be inferred from the Tyrant’s normal attack. Since the Tyrant’s Normal attack could only inflict a few dozen points of damage, the Death Claw would at most only take away a little over a hundred Shield Value. If that were the extent of it, he should be able to take about five or six hits without much issue.

After briefly testing the Tyrant’s damage, Zhang Yanhang felt assured about this encounter. Even though he still didn’t know if he could defeat a Second Tier Second Star Lord Monster Tracker, at least he should have no major problem dealing with a Second Order One Star Prototype Tyrant.

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