Huge waves of genetic energy spread out from the center of the explosion. The ground shook with such force that it shocked the gathered hunters.

As he avoided the attack, Zhang Lie began to analyze the situation critically. In one-on-one battles, Fang Yi and the others would be no match for the robotic guards, but if all of Team Zenith worked together and focused on slowing the guards down, they would likely be able to hold two of them back. In that case, they would be able to hold out until Yan Long arrived.

He was also considering another question: why was it that the alarm had been triggered the moment he touched the cosmos leaf? Why had the guards only focused on the hunters of Team Zenith? Although Chu Feng and Yun Bing had also been attacked, it was evident that they weren't the robots' priority targets.

As he mulled things over, the robotic guards shot...