Matt cut down the closest zombie with a [Mana s***h], only to find that he received a fraction of the essence he should have. It was as if most of the essence had been suctioned off.
Cutting down a second allowed him to follow the trail better, and Matt saw a peculiar zombie standing perfectly still in the distance, watching them.
It wasn’t any zombie type that he was familiar with. This one looked like a normal human, but if their face was made of half-finished wax. The only sort of detail on the creature’s face was the circle directly in the center of its forehead.
“Did you notice that?” Matt called out, to affirmations from both Aster and Liz.
Liz called out orders. “I’m a little skeeved out by the monster absorbing essence, but I think we fight it. Aster, backpack time.”
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