The plasma scorched the air like a high-temperature mass constantly radiating heat, arcing high through the passage.
"Watch out!"
He Zheng roared in instinctive alarm and fury, reflexively starting to dodge left.
But at He Zheng's warning, Zhang Tie gritted his teeth, activated his transformation, and raised his shield even higher, intending to take the plasma head-on!
It wasn't that he didn't want to dodge. The electric sphere wasn't even moving very fast, but the narrow passage was only ten meters wide, leaving precious little room to evade it.
Worse, if he chose to save himself, the others behind him would inevitably come under attack. Hu Jia, who hadn't received even a single enhancement, would be vaporized on the spot.
Boom!!
Just a second and a half later, the raised shield collided violently with the electric sphere, unleashing an enormous amount of heat.
Electricity spread like a spiderweb, melting through the shield almost instantly. A burst of orange-red flame erupted against Zhang Tie's chest, melting his armor into liquid steel and charring his silver-white fur.
As though struck head-on by a rocket, Zhang Tie let out a muffled grunt. His massive, nearly three-meter-tall body dropped to one knee, a basketball-sized hole melted straight through his chest.
The pain was so intense that he crushed his own teeth to keep from screaming. The electricity's paralyzing effect left him unable even to stand.
If his Silver Bear Transformation hadn't specialized in defense, and his shield and armor hadn't weakened the attack, that single strike could have melted straight through his entire body, killing him instantly!
"Get inside! Take cover first!"
Ye Lin shouted. Seeing the Mutant building up another charge of plasma, he grabbed Zhang Tie without hesitation and charged back.
The Mutant couldn't have appeared in a worse position.
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