As the zombie's sharp knife-like arm hit the leader's face, a metallic sound echoed instead of flesh being cut.
The leader's cloth was torn by the zombie's sharp arm. Underneath the torn cloth was a piece of bone-like plate that protected the leader's chest.
There was a scratch on the bone plate, it was the scratch the zombie just made earlier.
The zombie however didn't expect that the leader would abandon their defense just so they could land a strike.
Screech!
Another unusual sound echoed as the leader's long sword hit a hard object in place of its ribs.
The leader also didn't expect that the zombie was already smart enough to hide an armor underneath its tattered clothes.
The equal exchange lasted for a few more minutes. However, the status changed when the leader started to get tired.
It was not for naught though as the leader was able to shatter the armor covering the zombie's ribs after a few hits.