A red beam of light brushed past Zhang Lie's head as it turned another piece of land, hundreds of kilometers away, into a gigantic mushroom cloud. That was far too close for comfort. Even given Zhang Lie's defensive abilities, if the anchor were to land a direct hit on him, he'd be heavily injured, if not outright dead.

He had barely shifted his position and gotten a breather when three superior-grade lifeforms pounced at him as though they were mad.

Zhang Lie's eyes twitched. With a cutting motion, he released his control over the blood-red lake water. The disaster-grade lifeform, which he had been suppressing all this time, finally broke free. Of course, this also meant that Zhang Lie was finally able to make a move.

A pillar of genetic energy rose up into the skies from Zhang Lie's body, and Venombane appeared...