Zane's health bar was glowing red. It had been a long while since an opponent had forced him into such a desperate state. Well, that was not entirely accurate. Dealing with the Lake Monster of Houhai was actually easier than he thought it was.
However, Zane had made an error of judgement, and attempted an ability he lacked experience with. In doing so, he had inflicted a great deal of damage to himself. He was down to his last 100 HP. And with the threats of the nearby awakened lurking in the shadows. That was a dangerous amount of health to be at.
Of course Zane need not worry. He, after all, had what was arguably the most powerful healing skill in his arsenal, even if it was one that he could only use every thirty minutes. And because of this, he did not hesitate to cast it.
Sovereign's Blessing was not only a powerful self heal ability for himself, his horde, and his companions, but also a powerful buff. Zane had honestly not used the skill before now, despite having it for some time.
And because of this, he channeled it within his hands, a black mist appearing beneath them as the miasma enveloped Zane's figure. Piercing through his pores and his orifices until it disappeared entirely.
Any semblance of damage that had been physically visible before vanished in an instant. In addition to this, Zane's health bar was not only full, but increased by a solid 500 points for the next thirty minutes.
He could feel the difference in power by having all of his attributes temporarily raised by five points. It was the equivalent of gaining over ten levels. The only downside was that this skill had a massive cooldown, or it could really be abused to his liking.
And as Zane expected, the pesky flies nearby wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Lake Monster's last attack had seemingly dealt a significant amount of damage to Zane even if he himself was victorious in the end.
After saying this, Zane raised the sickle in his hand, which was heavily damaged from his fight with the Lake Monster, but still intact enough to claim Pàng Xióng's life. But before he could sever the man's hand, he keeled over, expiring from the heart attack which Zane had forced on him.
Causing Zane to sigh heavily and shake his head before expressing his thoughts on the matter.
"That was rather anticlimactic wasn't it?"
Naturally, Zane was speaking to nobody in particular. And because of this, he quickly opened up the inventory in his system and made sure that Pàng Xióng and his friend's hearts were all looted. Surprisingly, he saw that their equipment was also looted as well.
This gave Zane a new understanding of the system designed by his mother. He could help but smirk when he realized what a sinister bitch Death was. Though the system was designed to help humanity survive in a world gone mad.
The reality was it also incentivized them to kill each other in so many different ways. Looting each other's equipment was just the latest of such designs. But that didn't matter to Zane. He was no longer human, after all.
Instead, after looting everything of value from the dregs who had tried to take advantage of him, following his fight with the Lake Monster of Houhai. Zane departed from the area and returned to the settlement before he left Gwen and the others in.
No doubt word had quickly begun to spread about the man killing the Lake Monster of Houhai, as well as dispatching Pàng Xióng and his crew to the afterlife, while supposedly injured and depleted. Because of this, the legend of the foreigner and his extreme strength would soon spread throughout all the settlements in Beijing, as well as far beyond the ruined city's borders.