The anomalies were somewhat dispersed by the dozens of clones conjured up by Adam, but his situation wasn't looking much more optimistic.

He wasn't able to get very far at all before he was caught up to by an extremely fast anomaly that resembled the Skinned Anomaly that Adam had seen once before. The anomaly's speed was enhanced even further outside the zone, and Adam's shoulder was shattered by a vicious punch before he even had a chance to react.

"I've seen you in action before, you skinless bastard! I'm gonna cook you alive!"

Adam pulled out a flamethrower before blasting a jet of fire at the anomaly, and sure enough, its lack of skin really did seem to make it rather fearful of fire, as evidenced by the fact that it immediately sprang back...