Aziz's fourth bullet was unremarkable as it flew through the air. But when it reached within ten meters of the blowpipe man, the bullet suddenly transformed into a ferocious, roaring giant wolf. It opened its bloody maw and pounced, biting the blowpipe man's neck, tearing and chewing flesh, devouring the enemy's life!

The blowpipe man was still alive when he was knocked away and fell. However, upon landing, he was unequivocally dead. The illusory giant wolf howled with lingering satisfaction and vanished into the air.

The sheer power of Aziz's attack was evident!

He was the undisputed second-in-command of the Radiant team, and his reputation was well-deserved!

However, as time passed, Aziz, despite his strength, couldn't narrow the gap between the two teams.

The difference between individual strength and team strength was obvious. It's like comparing soccer and basketball, both team sports. Could a Messi on the Chinese national soccer team beat Argentina? Could a Kobe on the Chinese national basketball team handle the US team? (PS: Comparing a best-of-seven series, because upsets are always possible.)

As time went on, the Metal Mentor and his group were forced down to the third basement level, the lowest parking level. They were cornered, and casualties quickly mounted. Those who had followed the Metal Mentor were mostly elites specializing in countering Zi. Unexpectedly, two were killed by Fang Senyan and his team, and now they were suffering heavy losses here!

Overall, the Radiant team's strength in this world had been reduced by a third of its pre-entry level due to the number of casualties. If the Skull Society devoured them all, the Radiant team's strength would be less than a third of what it once was!

At this time, despite the imminent demise of her strong enemies, Zi didn't seem happy. From Fang Senyan's perspective, her face showed a hint of worry, even a kind of trance-like contemplation of an unpredictable future. Perhaps sensing Fang Senyan's gaze, Zi suddenly turned her head, brushed her hair, and said,

"Do you think I'm too weak?"

Fang Senyan smiled.

"You're a woman."

His unspoken meaning was obvious, but Zi sighed.

"When you become a true colonist, you'll understand my mood today."

Fang Senyan was about to speak when Zi suddenly frowned.

"Such strong spatial fluctuations... Could it be that Finas is desperate and dares to use Arbitrary Gate here?"

Although Fang Senyan and the others couldn't detect spatial fluctuations like Zi, a mage-type contractor, they could clearly see some unusual changes in the surrounding environment.

For example, tiny whirlpools appeared in the coffee cups on the tables.

For example, discarded bills on a nearby broken table floated eerily in the air.

Even a slight ringing sound could be heard in their ears, as if an airplane was slowly descending...

Fang Senyan suddenly said,

"Zi, can your Wayfarer Power, the Threads of Time, cut off this fluctuation?"

Zi looked at him deeply, her five slender fingers already gripping the hilt of her silver dagger.

"I don't know, but I can try."

Fang Senyan thought for a moment, then said seriously,

"There's no need to try. The Radiant team has been weakened to the point that it no longer poses a significant threat to us. What good would it do me if they lost more strength? Instead of harming others without benefiting ourselves, we should watch the duel between Skull and Zeus!"

Reef also said thoughtfully,

"I agree with what Zi just said. The benefits we could gain from watching their duel are definitely no less than a silver storyline equipment. So I also agree to let Zeus come, and let me see his trump card!"

"Zeus is here," Mogansha suddenly said.

Clearly, guided by the Metal Mentor, a strange blue line suddenly appeared in the air in front of her. The blue line suddenly expanded, and a pair of hands struggled to pull it open, slowly forming an unstable light that could accommodate one person.

The next second, a figure stepped out. This figure didn't look particularly burly, only tall. But his face gave people a feeling of "hawk-like gaze and wolf-like cunning," as if everyone should be around him, accepting his leadership.

"Is that Zeus?" Fang Senyan said lightly.

Zi nodded expressionlessly.

Then, Zeus led his men out in single file. The last one to enter the Arbitrary Gate was Finas, the nose-ring man. But as soon as his feet touched the ground, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and fainted, collapsing to the ground, no longer moving. Clearly, as Zi had said before, activating the Arbitrary Gate ability here came at a great price!

Zeus looked around, his face turning ashen. He had clearly felt the heavy losses his team had suffered, even more than he had imagined!

At this moment, Skull also slowly walked down to the third basement level, one step at a time, like a pile driver, crushing the ground and scattering gravel. The two raised their heads and looked at each other, and a series of mad sparks immediately erupted between these two powerful MTs!

"Your people contributed a total of twelve points of merit, one dark gold equipment, and one silver storyline equipment to us." Skull's metallic face showed a sincere smile. "Although this is far from compensating for our losses, I still have to sincerely say, you and your team are truly generous, Zeus."

Zeus said indifferently,

"Your strongest and most skilled weapon is still your mouth, Skull. It seems that the lesson I taught you last time wasn't enough."

As Zeus spoke, the muscles in his left arm began to swell violently, bursting through his sleeve. Blue-black veins like small snakes could be seen winding upwards, creating a kind of deformed strength.

The next second, Zeus's left hand slammed into the ground like a pile driver, penetrating deep into the hard rock layer, reaching to his elbow. Strangely, the surrounding soil and rocks were not scattered or cracked, but instead gathered forcefully towards Zeus's elbow, as if the hard ground had turned into a viscous liquid. And Zeus's left hand had endless suction, drawing the rock layer towards his arm!

Then, Zeus exerted his strength and pulled his left hand up forcefully with a loud crash! Rocks flew, dust billowed, and a large pit appeared in the ground.

Zeus's left hand was actually wrapped in a layer of huge, solidified stone, becoming gigantic. At the same time, the Nightmare Mark on Zeus's chest emitted a dazzling light. Like Skull, two continuous gray hazy lights shot out from Zeus's Nightmare Mark!

These two lights were not connected to anyone. One beam was projected into the ground beneath the Radiant team's feet, and the other beam was projected into the ground beneath the Skull Society members' feet! Clearly, a faint gray area of about thirty to forty square meters was formed at the landing point of the gray light.

The Radiant team swarmed into the faint gray area, while the Skull Society began to disperse and move at high speed, doing everything they could to escape the faint gray area under their feet. But Zeus could control the continuous gray hazy light to move and track, like a spotlight on a stage. He could at least envelop five or six members of the Skull Society within his faint gray area.

Clearly, when the Radiant team moved within the faint gray area created by Zeus, their movement speed noticeably increased. And the Skull Society's movement speed in that faint gray area was greatly reduced.

The two colonists previously strengthened by Skull had caused the Radiant team a lot of trouble. But now, to attack the Radiant team, they had to enter the faint gray area. However, in that area, their speed plummeted, while the enemy's speed greatly increased. They were immediately beaten into a sorry state, unable even to trade injuries!

Even more astonishing was that even the bullets fired into the gray area created by Zeus had their speed reduced. Fang Senyan even saw the Metal Mentor, a mage-type contractor, casually knock away several bullets that had slowed down as they flew towards him with his magic wand.

Seeing that Fang Senyan and Reef were somewhat confused, Zi said solemnly,

"This is Zeus's MT ability, called Gravity Control. Friendly forces gain extra movement speed in the gravity field he creates, while enemies are attracted by extra gravity, reducing their movement and attack speed."

At this time, someone was also attacking Zeus. Zeus's movement speed was obviously greatly reduced at this time, but he blocked with his huge stone left hand, as if hiding behind a fortress! The Skull Society's attacks had little effect on him.

Fang Senyan was silent for a while, then said,

"I roughly understand the key elements of an MT now."

"First, a formal MT will possess an ability that can greatly strengthen or weaken friendly or enemy forces. This ability must have a very high priority, and the boost to one's own side or the weakening of the enemy is quite astonishing."

"Second, when an MT uses this ability, they will pay a certain temporary price. For example, their position will be clearly exposed because of the light of the Nightmare Mark. Or, they themselves will often greatly reduce their movement speed at this time, or even be unable to move at all!"

"So at this time, the enemy should undoubtedly focus their fire on the MT. Why? Because at this time, the MT is a sitting duck, with a clear target and no mobility. It's impossible to miss, and they can only take the damage head-on. Moreover, they are an extremely important core link in the team system. Once the opponent's MT is killed, the team battle will basically form an overwhelming advantage!"