And this Transcendent Mutated Ability—that was a color level Caroline hadn't even reached yet. She didn't know if it was the last orange one or the cyan energy. She looked around again. The figure that had been there was now gone in the empty space. Caroline looked even more cautious and alert than before. Just then, she felt a sudden chill on her neck. The bone knife was already pressed against her throat. "If you won't let me take those cute little pets, then just die. Hee hee hee." Caroline felt the blade slice down instantly. Tyler's pupils widened. He rushed forward, but it was too late. In that moment, he felt like his heart stopped for a second, like his whole world went blank. But his body moved faster than his mind. His hands shifted into twin blades, slashing at the naked man's neck and the arm holding the knife to Caroline! He felt his blades go into flesh. Tyler even heard the crack as his blade split bone. But the man had vanished again. Tyler turned his head, shaking. For the first time, he felt scared. Scared that if he turned his head, he'd see Caroline's corpse. But he knew the man wasn't dead. There was no time to waste, no room for overthinking. He forced himself to look beside him and froze. Right in front of him was ... a hammer. Metal ability: I'm a Hammer. Description: When my head turns into a hammer, it can smash through anything in the world. Bonus feature: never get a concussion again. Right now, Caroline's head and neck had turned into a hammer. Her eyes, nose, and mouth were gone, the hammer handle was where her shoulders were, and her head was shaped like the metal hammerhead.When she sensed Tyler looking, she turned toward him. From Tyler's point of view, Caroline's "face" was just a flat metal surface. He could even see the textured, pitted surface of the hammer—it looked real. Tyler let out a breath and even smiled. Caroline's skills were always full of "surprises." The moment she felt that bone knife touch her neck, Caroline used her ability. When she refreshed the Zero System earlier, she had paid attention to the two new abilities besides Crow's predicting ability, because she knew this fight wouldn't be easy. According to the Zero System, this hammer could smash anything in the world. So what happens when something hits the hammer? Caroline looked around but saw no sign of the man. But she'd definitely felt it—the bone knife shattering when it struck her hammer-neck. "You okay?" Tyler asked her. Caroline nodded. "Yeah. Let's find that guy!" At the same time, she called all the little ones to gather close. Now it was the two of them, four pets, and two trees—all together. Raven sniffed the air, but his nose kept pointing in different directions, like he couldn't pin down where the man was. Or maybe ... the man was moving? "That hurt ... " A low, whiny voice came from not far away. But it didn't sound angry; it sounded excited! Crazy, twisted excitement! And then the man finally showed up again! He was still crouched on the rooftop railing, completely naked, with zero shame. Half of his neck was cut open! His head hung loosely to one side. His bone blade—and the whole arm holding it—was shattered! You could see twisted bone and torn-open skin. But he was still alive. Somehow, his blood wasn't dripping. Instead, it had turned into thin threads, pulling his neck and torn skin back together. Like it was trying to stitch him back up. This ability was insane. No wonder it was called "Lord of the Underworld"—it was practically god-like. More like the king of death, ignoring injury and death completely. Suddenly, Tyler charged forward, super fast, and fought the man head-on. Caroline saw that the man was covered in wounds—one of his arms was even cut off, but a thread of blood still connected it, pulling it back into place. Tyler stayed calm and focused, striking again and again. Clang! Clang! Clang! He sliced the man into several pieces. But he was still alive. Caroline also charged in, using her blades and her hammer to attack the man.