Multi-Gene

Out of the group of five, three were from the Terminator Gang, while the unknown teenagers were the main attackers while the other three blocked off the escape paths, preventing Captain from escaping.

The three of them possess extraordinary cyberwares that boosted their strength and reflexes and were of similar strength as sleuth.

They didn't dare to get too near and only circled around. However, their existence caused Steelz to have no choice but to be distracted.

As for the two people in front, Michael felt that they were extremely similar to the captain. The didn't have cyberwares but their bodies were rumbling greatly as though an engine was within them. The also released the same energy wave as captain steelz. They were true Altered beings.

The male attacker was a young man in his early twenties and their energy wave fluctuations were only a little weaker than Steelz.

His hair was disheveled and his gaze was fierce. There were cuts on his clothes, and it could be seen that his muscles were so pumped that they looked like they were going to explode.

It was none other than the young man who had wanted to snatch the Terranoid Core from him.

At this moment, the young lady who was also attacking rapidly with the young man licked her lips and attacked rapidly while staring coldly at Steelz, whose metallic body was turning increasingly green.

"Today, the traitor Steelz will have his name removed from Tenent League, you might as well commit suicide. Otherwise, you'd be like your gang member, unable to get a complete corpse even after fighting until you get mutated. That's too undignified as am Altered. If you were to commit suicide, I'll take good care of your team members."

"That's right, Captain Steelz can be assured. After you die, we'll take good care of the other members of the Iron Clawz Team. I've wanted to have a taste of that Luan long ago. As for that kid you brought back, he should be worth some money if we were to sell him off as a treasure-nurturer."

The young man spoke up after the lady, their attacks raining down like a storm as they stuck out like lightning.

Although he wasn't as strong as the girl nor was he as strong as the captain, he was still a formidable individual.

His hands shone golden as his gold plated nano bots covered his palm. His mortal engine releasing waves of energy, powering his attacks as they poured down.

Faced with the duo's verbal challenge, Steelz was expressionless, but he seemed to have the intent to die and attacked even faster and more ferociously.

The Terminator Gang leader was unwilling to suffer serious injuries from killing Steelz, and was forced to back off slightly, as he and his gang members started guerrilla tactics.

Clearly, they were very determined in succeeding today. Therefore, they were prepared to drag things out.

"Two Altered with unknown levels and three borgs!" The killing intent in Michael's eyes was strong. He could leave, but he viewed debts of gratitude very highly. Steelz had treated him quite well from the beginning, so Michael wasn't planning on leaving. Instead, he quickly scanned the battlefield and the surrounding environment.

This place wasn't very spacious. There were many trees and the light was dim, with more dark spots. It was suitable for him to take action.

After making an assessment in his heart, killing intent erupted forth from Michael's eyes instantly.

His legs stomped the tree's top fiercely, borrowing the momentum to spring forward, moving closer and closer like an arrow that was released from the gunstring.

The physical power brought by his nanites-cell was instantly displayed at this moment.

He was so fast that a clear afterimage was left at the top of the tree. Before everyone on the battlefield could react to things, Michael's figure had dashed into the battlefield in the blink of an eye.

He appeared next to the Terminator gang leader as he was the main force of the trio who was blocking Steelz's escape routes.

The Terminator Gang leader had optical cyberwares installed in his head, that glowed red and half his face had skin while the other half was purely steel. He looked like a modern day terminator.

The terminator Gang leader's neural ware blared with the thoughts of killing Steelz. He didn't notice Michael's appearance at all.

It was until he felt a cold wind blowing into his face did he start for a moment. And just when he was about to turn his head, at the next moment… a sharp blade slashed through his temple with horrifying force.

Michael didn't wait for the corpse to fall over or for the agonizing cries to ring out. He then bent over and kicked out toward the back, erupting in speed and charging toward another person like a hunting leopard.

Upon seeing this, the second gang member countenance changed drastically, and his pupils contracted with fear. He wanted to retreat, but Michael had gotten too close. His fist displayed astonishing might of almost 4 points strength, which instantly arrived at his target.

With a boom, the second scavenger was hit in the chest. As a result, his chest caved in, and then a bloody hole was blown through his back. The sounds of bones cracking echoed out as well. After that, Michael waved his left hand, and a dagger was thrown out with terrifying force, drawing a long arc in the air and shooting out with extreme speed and precision at the third person.

When the second scavenger's chest bone was smashed, his heart collapsed. And when his back burst open, only then did the third scavenger come to his senses.

He was just about to take action when his vision blurred and a strong wind blew into his face. After that, his body instantly stiffened up and his eyes widened in surprise. With his last bit of strength, he raised his hand out of instinct and gingerly touched his glabella. An icy dagger had penetrated there.

The great force from the dagger caused the area around his forehead to sink, shattering his skull!

Everything happened at lightning speed.

Very long later, he touched his chest and fell silent for a moment. When he raised his head again, he suppressed all his doubt to the bottom of his heart. His body then swayed and he sped into the jungle, continuing on his way.

Although the radiation were no longer a threat to him for now, this was just one of the many dangers in the forbidden nuclear zone. Michael still encountered other dangers as he went on his way.

For example, he now saw two mutated bears whose strength surpassed that of Captain Steelz's.

Each of the bears' backs had a colorful huge spider lying on them, with countless threads coming out from the spiders' stomachs and digging into the bears' bodies. It was as though they were under the control of the spiders.

This caused the two enraged bears to lose control over themselves as they ran.

The trees were knocked down by them. When they encountered other mutated beasts that tried to stop them, the bears would also tear them up. They displayed great brutality.

If it wasn't that the target they were chasing was a red tiger and they didn't pay any attention to Michael, in addition to the fact that Michael also quickly escaped at the first instant, the situation would probably be extremely dangerous.

These weren't the only dangers in the forbidden nuclear zone.

Two hours later, when Michael was checking the surroundings warily on top of a tree, he saw a living creature from afar. It was a creature that didn't seem to belong to the forest.

Its entire body emitted an icy chill, its size so massive that it looked like a mountain. It was a… jellyfish.

Its entire body emitted a glow, and it drifted in the air above the forbidden nuclear zone.

When sunlight passed through its translucent body, one could see that there were countless rotting mutated beasts' corpses in it.

A tremendous number of tentacles swayed, and each of them had many eerie eyes growing on it. However, half of these eyes were currently shut.

At this moment, the jellyfish was flying leisurely toward the depths of the forbidden nuclear zone. Wherever it passed by, the part of the jungle below it would be instantly sealed in ice. All existences couldn't escape from the freezing calamity.

The power waves surpassed Michael by many folds, to the point that even the two berserk bears that Michael had encountered earlier felt extremely fragile before this jellyfish.

Michael's body stiffened up just by glancing at it from afar. He then felt an intense danger that rose from the depths of his soul.

It was only until the jellyfish disappeared did Michael heave a sigh of relief. His heart was filled with trepidation as he looked toward the far distance, at the jungle area that was sealed in ice. It looked like a straight line that extended to a great depth.

"If this jellyfish flew in my direction…" Michael gasped.

He understood that since his shadow could absorb radiation, he had additional advantages in this forbidden nuclear zone forest which had dangers lurking around at every corner.

However, this advantage could only allow him to stay longer in the forbidden nuclear zone.

This was unless he became stronger one day. When that happened, this advantage would be magnified endlessly.

A short moment later, when Michael left, he became even warier inside the forbidden nuclear zone.

Just like that, time flowed by slowly. Very soon, the sun was setting, leaving only a bit of remnant light illuminating the area.

More roars started to ring out in the jungle. Michael, who was running through the forest, silently estimated the direction stated on the map. He knew that if he were to travel through the night, he should be able to get out of the forbidden nuclear zone before daybreak.

Just as he was in deep thought on whether he should travel through the night, a boom suddenly rang out from a far distance in the jungle. There was also a sharp agonizing cry that sounded very familiar.

"Sleuth?" Michael's eyes narrowed as he recognized that voice.

He immediately leaped up and carefully got closer. His figure was moving agilely in the jungle while concealing himself. It was hard for him to be discovered by others.

Not long later, he arrived at the place where he had heard the cry and hid at the crown of a tree. He looked down and saw about six to seven corpses there. One of them… was Sleuth!

Her entire body was greenish-black, clearly from mutation. Her head was broken off from her body, and her cyberwares ripped off from her body, making her appear like a broken toy her death state was extremely horrible.

The huge mace was also broken into two, with one piece bigger than the other, covered in blood.

Clearly, she had gone all out before her death and then perished together with her enemies as she mutated.

Michael fell silent and a hint of grief rose in his heart. He then saw Steelz not far away, being surrounded and attacked by five people. One young man and another, a young woman.

His body shone a metallic color as his nano bots activated but his face was also turning a greenish color, and he was close to mutating!

This scene caused Michael's pupils to contract. He then grabbed his futuristic saber firmly and sharp killing intent erupted forth instantly in his gaze.

He saw that the some of the people attacking the captain were from the Terminator Gang and two other unknown people!

The sun was slowly setting, being covered by the darkness in the far distance at a rate that could be seen by the n*ked eye.

It seemed that it wouldn't be long before darkness would cover the entire land.

Waves of coldness also gradually spread out from the darkness, spreading in all directions.

The jungle that was amidst the glow from the setting sun was like a struggling old hovering car, not willing to leave the sky. However, the light from the setting sun didn't seem to have much strength to put up a fight. It could only helplessly stream through the densely-packed tree leaves, seeming dull and sparse.

However, Michael, who was hidden on top of a tree, was different. He looked at the battlefield coldly and took in the entire scene with his ice-cold gaze.