A huge mutated dog over a meter tall walked out from behind the building ahead. It was bigger and taller than the rest of the mutated dogs.
The mutated dog opened its mouth and let out a loud and hoarse bark before sprinting toward them at great speed.
The soldiers who were nearest to the dog were caught off guard by its speed.
Sylas narrowed his eyes, and with a flash, he appeared in front of the soldiers and immediately waved his hand, sending out a spatial blade to attack the mutated dog.
The mutated dog let out a growl when it felt danger approaching and quickly leaped upward, avoiding the spatial blade.
Compared to other mutated dogs, this one was quite clever.
The mutated dog once again let out a hoarse growl and fixated its gaze on Sylas with killing intent. The dog leaped straight at Sylas, and from its mouth, a burst of flame erupted, attacking him.
Sylas was stunned for a second when he saw flames erupt from the mouth of the mutated dog, but he quickly reacted and raised a spatial barrier to block the flame attack.
Major Kyle, who was fighting the mutated dogs, also noticed the flame attack by the mutated dog and was quite surprised.
"What the hell is this?" Dylan uttered.
"Fire ability!!!" Shuan shouted when he saw the situation on Sylas' side.
"Oh my God!!!" Leo said with his mouth wide open.
Everyone was shocked.
"Everyone focus," Major Kyle shouted, drawing their attention back.
Seeing Sylas unharmed, the mutated dog barked at him and attacked once again.
Sylas quickly reacted. His speed was fast, and within a split second, he appeared above the dog and sent out a spatial blade, aiming straight at the dog's neck, intending to sever its head.
The dog felt a sense of danger and quickly dodged the attack.
"Impressive!" Sylas uttered.
The dog's speed was quite fast, and its senses were quite sharp, too. It was the first time Sylas had encountered something like this, and he was surprised that it dodged his fast spatial blade attacks twice.
The dog's eyes glowed red, and flames erupted from its mouth, attacking Sylas.
Sylas could feel the threat and heat emanating from the dog. He narrowed his eyes and once again made a move.
Sylas and the mutated dog with a fire ability exchanged several rounds of attacks.
The mutated dog dodged with uncanny speed every time Sylas attacked, responding with bursts of flame, forcing Sylas to retreat and defend.
"Annoying," Sylas muttered, panting slightly.
The mutated dog slowly circled around Sylas, growling lowly. Flames flickered from its mouth, and its red eyes were locked firmly onto him.
The dog suddenly charged forward again.
Flames erupted from its mouth once more, rushing toward Sylas.
This time, Sylas did not retreat.
He raised both hands, and the space in front of him distorted violently. The flames slammed into the invisible spatial barrier, twisting unnaturally before being compressed inward.
Boom!
The flames exploded in midair, sending shockwaves rippling outward.
Everyone was shocked by the scene.
Before the mutated dog could react, Sylas stepped forward, and with a flash, his figure disappeared from the mutated dog's sight.
The mutated dog's pupils shrank.
Sylas reappeared directly behind it.
The spatial blade in his hand was sharper and more condensed than before, vibrating faintly.
The mutated dog twisted its body instinctively, wanting to dodge the attack, but it was still unable to avoid it fully. Although it avoided a fatal strike, its shoulder was still sliced open. Blood sprayed into the air, and the mutated dog let out a furious howl.
The dog spun around and lunged at Sylas again.
Sylas lifted his leg and directly kicked the mutated dog on the jaw, and immediately, a spatial blade was sent out, aiming straight at its neck.
Splurt!
Blood splattered, and the mutated dog's neck was sent flying into the air.
Thud!
Thud!
Both its body and head fell to the ground one after the other.
Sylas took a deep breath and bent down, resting his hand on his knee. Fighting the mutated dog had expended his energy considerably. The rest of the team was dealing with other normal mutated dogs and zombies.
"Sylas, get in the car and rest. Everyone, if we keep fighting like this, more and more zombies will gather, and it will never end. Quickly retreat toward the car while killing the zombies. I'll quickly deal with these few mutated dogs," Major Kyle ordered.
"Yes, Major,"
Everyone answered and quickly got into action.
Sylas didn't go directly toward the car but walked toward the fallen mutated dog's head. He then raised his hand and unleashed a spatial blade, aiming straight at the mutated dog's head.
The mutated dog's head split open under the attack. Sylas bent down and, from within the brain matter, picked up a red-colored stone the size of a marble. It looked exactly the same as the green-colored stone Serena had absorbed. Only the color was different, maybe because of the different ability types.
Sylas observed the stone for a while, and just as he was about to get up, he saw a zombie walking in his direction. He immediately released his energy, sending out a spatial blade aiming straight at the zombie.
The spatial blade directly severed the zombie's head, killing it. At the same time, Sylas immediately felt a warm sensation coming from his other hand, drawing his attention. Looking at his right hand, where he was holding the energy stone, Sylas was surprised and stunned to see that he was absorbing the fire ability energy stone. He immediately withdrew his energy and cut off the absorption.
Sylas was slightly panicked because he didn't know whether it was good for him, as a space ability user, to absorb a fire ability energy stone.
He didn't have much time to think about it for now, so he put the fire energy stone in his pocket and rushed toward the car. Sylas noticed that the fire ability stone was red, but now it was lightly faded. He guessed it was because he had absorbed a little of its energy just now.