“Don't forget,” Zi interjected, “Skull and Zeus are both just starting out. If Skull's ability advances, he can completely metalize himself, greatly reducing the damage he takes. He might even be able to give everyone in the team an Amethyst Armor buff!”

“If Zeus's ability advances, he'll be completely encased in stone, and the number of gravity rays will increase to eight. The active area of the gravity rays will expand to five hundred square meters, easily engulfing the entire enemy team in the gravity zone. He could even instantly cut off their gravity, causing them to float! It would violently displace them.”

Reef, who had been silently observing, said after hearing Zi's words:

“From the current situation, Skull's MT ability can only be used on his own people, while Zeus's MT ability is both offensive and defensive. In a deeper sense, Skull's ability requires the permanent consumption of equipment. It seems Zeus's ability is stronger.”

Zi shook her head. “Not necessarily. Although Skull consumes equipment, he likely doesn't pay any other costs. And the better the equipment he consumes, the longer the MT ability lasts, and the quality of the armor buff he gives to his teammates is also related to the quality of the equipment. To give teammates a temporary Amethyst Armor buff, he has to consume Amethyst-grade equipment. And if you fight a contractor buffed by Skull, you'll find that they are strengthened in all aspects. The biggest boost is to survivability, followed by movement speed, attack speed, and so on.”

“Compared to that, Zeus's MT ability requires the expenditure of merit points, universal points, and potential points each time it's activated. The consumption of both sides is basically the same. But Zeus's ability seems simpler, just deceleration and acceleration. Thinking about it that way, although the abilities of the two sides are very different, they are actually starting from the same point. The reason you think Zeus has an advantage is because the narrow terrain here allows Zeus's ability to better affect the enemy. In fact, if the battle took place in an open square, the number of people affected by Zeus's gravity field would be reduced by at least half.”

Fang Senyan stared at the battle for a while, then suddenly said:

“So, the MT path you mentioned, is it chosen by the Space prompt when you start advancing to Awakener?”

Zi hesitated for a moment, then slowly said:

“In most cases... yes.”

“That means there are some cases where it isn't?” Fang Senyan caught the unfinished meaning in Zi's words.

Zi closed her mouth and continued to sip her coffee elegantly without saying a word. Obviously, she was unwilling to discuss this issue further.

At this time, a subtle change occurred on the battlefield. After Zeus appeared, his gravity zone could effectively protect his allies. The two Colony Hunters who had been buffed with metal armor were both melee types, belonging to the arrowhead type of characters. Once they tried to attack, they would have to enter the gravity circle and be slowed down, repeatedly failing to advance.

At this time, if the Skull Society had a few powerful ranged attackers, they could bombard the Lightbringer Team's gravity circle, which would likely have miraculous effects. However, the Lightbringer Team also had a powerful Aziz!

After killing the Blowpipe Man, this guy single-handedly managed to suppress the Skull Society's sniper, Tris, Virus, and the elusive Patchouli, making it difficult for them to breathe! And he still had the strength to occasionally fire a shot at the rest of the Skull Society to show his presence.

Under Aziz's terrifying shadow, how could the Skull Society's ranged attacks be strong?

Fang Senyan looked at this scene and wrote two names on the table with coffee: Phineas, Aziz. It seemed that these two were Zeus's right and left arms. If they wanted to defeat the Lightbringer Team, they had to find a way to eliminate these two guys first. These two people were targeted by Fang Senyan. Whether it was his luck or his misfortune...

Time passed quickly. Although most of the attacks were concentrated on the MTs, the Skull Society had the advantage in numbers. They seized a great opportunity, and five people combined to attack, and another contractor from the Lightbringer Team was killed.

But at the same time, Aziz's two bullets turned into two giant snow wolves. One shot tore Virus out of the void, and the other shot Tris into a dying state, forcing the Skull Society to rescue their helpers.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zeus, led by the Metal Mentor, unleashed a terrifying metal storm, successfully leading his subordinates out of the dead end of the underground parking lot!

In this situation, the Lightbringer Team already had room to retreat and escape. Skull also knew very well that continuing to fight would inevitably lead to a very tragic war of attrition. Under normal circumstances, similar battles would never occur in the Nightmare Space team. Even if the team leader went crazy, the team members would never agree.

After a few tentative attacks, both Zeus and Skull lost their desire to fight. They led their teams away to the south and north, and Fang Senyan squinted at them as they left, with a strange light in his eyes.

Zi looked at him and said lightly:

“Do you feel lost? As an MT yourself, you can't stand in front of them fairly, and at the same level. In fact, you don't have to belittle yourself. As a contractor, you've already done very well. As long as you have enough time...”

Fang Senyan suddenly smiled and said:

“You were wrong from the beginning. First, why should I feel lost? Even now, I still dare to stand in front of Zeus! Maybe I can't do anything to him, but he can't do anything to me either! Second, you seem to have forgotten who created the situation where both sides were hurt. What's the use of having great power without enough wisdom to control it?”

Zi smiled faintly, but didn't argue with Fang Senyan. She obviously felt that Fang Senyan's mentality was a little out of balance at this time. But she suddenly noticed the eyes of Reef and Mogansha—

It was a look of deep trust in Fang Senyan's words!

Zi's heart suddenly shook violently, and a thought uncontrollably floated into her mind:

“Could it be that everything he said is true??? This, how is this possible? A mere contractor actually possesses the strength to contend with an Awakened MT!”

For a moment, she thought of all the surprises Fang Senyan had brought her, and felt that Fang Senyan was simply an existence that broke common sense. His body was shrouded in indescribable mist. You lifted a layer of mist and thought you saw the real him, but soon you realized that a new mist continued to shroud his body...

“Let's go.” Fang Senyan glanced at the chaotic square below and said lightly, “Today's harvest is enough. Hmm, next, we'll go collect some detailed information about Hammond. Although it can almost be assumed that he is on that Dinosaur Origin Island, we still have to collect enough information, or make sufficient preparations before we talk about it. Breaking into that hellhole rashly is completely suicidal!”

The four waited for a while and boarded the descending elevator. In the rapidly descending elevator, even Zi, with her composure, couldn't help but ask:

“Sailor, what ability are you relying on to confidently contend with Zeus and Skull?”

Fang Senyan laughed loudly, very cheerfully:

“I lied to you, I just said it casually and you took it seriously. Zi, have you never been deceived by a man?”

Zi: “You…”

Fang Senyan's last half sentence can be said to have a double meaning. Asking a woman if she has been deceived by a man... this is obviously very different in nature. Zi's skin was originally quite fair, but after hearing Fang Senyan's words, a surprising blush appeared on her cheeks, and she turned her face away and ignored him, not knowing whether it was shame or anger.

Three hours later, Fang Senyan and his party arrived in Panbo City.

This is the closest metropolis to the dinosaur disaster area, with three airports and is very prosperous. This city was originally just a medium-sized city, but after the dinosaurs landed, the local government accelerated the development of a series of projects, including dinosaur crystal utilization, dinosaur leather manufacturing, and artificial dinosaur breeding, so it quickly expanded and formed a world-class metropolis.

Currently, more than 70% of the world's dinosaur research institutions are located here. And the Hammond that Fang Senyan and the others were looking for was previously the deputy chief engineer of Sandia Technology Company in Panbo City, presiding over research on dinosaur genetic breeding.

The headquarters of Sandia Technology Company is a giant building as high as forty-three floors. Before the twentieth floor, the security is very lax, but above the twentieth floor, it can be said that the security is very strict, and various high-tech facilities are very advanced.

According to the information obtained by Zi, there are many mechanisms that can threaten the lives of contractors, such as laser channels. Even the firearms equipped by the guards are special weapons specially used to deal with dinosaurs, which are very difficult to deal with. It is not impossible to force your way in, but you will definitely not be able to get any information.

After thinking about it, Fang Senyan asked Zi if there were any relevant familiar plot characters here. Zi then took them to a Korean barbecue restaurant. After entering the barbecue restaurant, they took the elevator down to the third basement floor, and found that the place smelled very bloody. It was a black market workshop for processing dinosaur meat. Many workers were cutting dinosaur meat and smearing it with tenderizing powder, gutter oil, Sudan red, and other seasonings...