To Paige Summers' surprise, Ben didn't retreat. He simply raised an earthen barrier, blocking the falling corpses and blood to one side.
'Is he trying to duel the Zombie Leader?'
Paige Summers pursed her lips. She didn't rush forward, instead observing the situation from the rear while tightening her grip on the crossbow, ready to fire at a moment's notice.
But just then, an earthen dragon shot up from beneath her feet, swiftly and decisively shoving her against the trunk of a dead tree.
'Ben…'
For a moment, she didn't know whether to laugh or be angry.
'Since when did I become some damsel in distress he needs to protect so meticulously?'
But in the next instant, she understood why Ben had done it.
The Zombie Leader had already made its next move.
