Battle Against the Lickers

"Boom!" Clark sprinted with all his might, trying to evade the cars that the Licker was throwing at him from a distance. He attempted to take a detour but was forced back. The nearest straight road had a Licker on it, and there was no way to avoid it! Cars were like cannonballs in the hands of the Licker, crazily crashing towards him. He had to find a way to lure it into a narrow space and kill it!

Clark thought hard, then turned back and ran towards the residential area where there were fewer vehicles, heading for the townhouse on the 6th floor. Under the security bars, the wealthy businessman, who had been struggling to hold on, heard the rumbling sound and had yet to make out what was causing it. However, he did see Clark returning, the man who had walked away! The businessman's face lit up with wild joy. No one could resist such a tempting offer of a large sum of money!

The wealthy businessman, as if injected with adrenaline, screamed with his last ounce of strength: "I'm still here! Quick, save me! Ten million dollars! Whatever car and woman you want, I'll give you!"

  Clark didn't hesitate. He took out a fire axe he had prepared from his ring. The red fire axe was half the height of a person and made a howling sound when swung casually.

"Ding, Fire Axe (Common)"

"Fire Axe: A weapon of common quality, prone to becoming dull."

Clark paid no attention to the prompts. After the Doomsday game started, there were prompt messages for picking up any item. However, whether it was firearms or cannons, they only had brief descriptions with no attribute bonuses.

Only the unique equipment in the Doomsday game came with attributes and special abilities. The wealthy man  watched Clark with his back turned, seemingly waiting for something. His face turned pale for a moment, and he continued to curse inwardly. If he hadn't thought of tying a knot with his belt earlier to lighten the load on his hands, he would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

"Thirty million dollars! Don't be too greedy, you won't get anything if I die!" The zombie woman inside the window, her face contorted. Her once delicate and petite cheeks were now squeezed into elongated strips, with only a fist's distance between them.

"One hundred million! I'll give you One hundred million! Please, for the love of God, come save me!" The wealthy man sobbed uncontrollably.

As the zombie woman struggled frantically, half of her body had already squeezed forcibly into his hands. After the skin had rotted away, the slimy and fleshy sensation made him mentally collapse.

In front of the security booth, Clark held an axe in one hand and tilted his head back to drink the stimulant he had taken from the spatial ring. "Crack!" The test tube fell to the ground and shattered.

"Ding, Strength +1, Constitution +1, Agility +1."

"Ding, Explosive power increased by 50%, Endurance, Resistance to hits increased by 30%, Attack speed increased by 20%.

Effect is excellent."

Clark's heartbeat instantly accelerated as the small molecule structure within the potion broke through the blood-brain barrier. His heart pounded like a war drum. His muscles throughout his body tightened, and the axe in his hand felt lighter by two points. It was truly a highly sought-after potion from his past life. It was one of the few non-Doomsday items that could provide attribute bonuses.

In the Doomsday world, it was rare. In his past life, Clark, as an ordinary person, was able to survive with Monica's family, and the role of the potion was invaluable. If he hadn't happened to have a few bottles with him during his escape, he would have died on the day they left the city, let alone surviving with three people. 

Feeling the immense strength within his body, Clark was filled with determination.

Boom! The vehicles parked chaotically at the entrance of the residential area suddenly soared high into the air, revealing their massive bodies. The Licker appeared! The wealthy man, who had been screaming and cursing, suddenly fell silent, like a chicken with its neck caught.

"Now's the time!" Clark didn't hesitate. He took a deep breath, bent his legs, and the ground instantly cracked. His body rotated with extreme stillness as he leaped high into the air, four or five meters. The axe blade gleamed with a blood-red hue in the setting sun, and he unleashed an explosive burst of power.

"Activation of abilities from awakened talents."

"Strength +2, Agility +2, Constitution +2, Willpower +2!"

A faint golden light instantly covered Clark's body. His strength, which was originally at 12 points, suddenly surged to 14 points. Explosive power filled his entire body. "Die!" he roared, gathering all his strength for a powerful downward strike. 

The sharp axe blade, with the immense force behind it, struck The Licker's head.Flesh and blood exploded, and a whole chunk, half a person's height, was cleaved off, revealing the dark purple muscle tissue inside.

"Roar!" The Licker howled in pain. Its massive body was thrown off balance by the powerful blow, and a section of its exposed skull was instantly shaved off.

Clark's all-out burst, a strike far exceeding the strength of a Rank 0 Awakened, almost killed The Licker on the spot!

"Bang!" The massive claws pressed down, and the car body exploded. The Licker barely managed to support itself with its giant claws and instantly crushed the car next to it.

It's a pity, Clark couldn't kill it with a single blow. He wasn't disturbed by useless emotions. Clark, unable to land a single blow, quickly rolled away to avoid The Licker's furious strike. He carefully circled The Licker's body at high speed, looking for the next opportunity.

The Licker, a nightmare in all major safe zones, had naturally been studied by people. After countless painful experiences, they discovered that although The Licker was incredibly fast, it had difficulty changing direction. Its two huge claws gave it terrifying destructive power but also hindered its agility when turning.

Clark, well aware of this, constantly changed his position, staying out of The Licker's line of sight. This monster was simply not something a single person could handle. Even an awakened individual would need at least Tier 1 to barely compete. The wealthy businessman hanging outside the window watched in shock.

The horrifying skinless creature was enough to make even the strongest-willed person lose their sanity just by its appearance. The Licker was now in a state of rage, and its sharp claws swept wildly in all directions. The metal car body was as fragile as paper before these razor-sharp claws, offering no resistance at all, truly terrifying.

But what shocked him even more than the terrifying appearance of The Licker was that Clark could actually engage in combat with such a creature. At this moment, Clark, who had only been considered skilled in his mind, was now equated with the monster. Could this really be the power that a human could possess?

"Boom! Boom!" The vehicles were thrown around like missiles. Clark agilely dodged the cars thrown by The Licker and then abruptly changed direction. It had been attacking continuously for over a minute. The area in front of the residential gate was cleared, and the few remaining cars were used as projectiles.