However, there were too many monsters.
Although the space-time interference field disrupted their formation, the subsequent monsters still rushed up fearlessly.
Under the continuous impact, the light of defender Peng's energy shield gradually dimmed, and fine cracks appeared on the shield surface.
"Captain, the energy shield can't hold on any longer!" Defender Peng shouted with gritted teeth, his arms trembling slightly due to the huge impact force.
Mou Xuan's eyes focused as he calmly assessed the situation on the battlefield.
He noticed that although these monsters were ferocious, they seemed to lack effective organization and tactical coordination, and relied more on instinct and numerical advantage to attack.
"Team Tao expedition members, concentrate firepower on the left wing! Tear open a gap, we will gradually retreat and use the terrain to deal with them!" Mou Xuan gave the order decisively.
At the same time, he himself was like a swift cheetah, wandering around the edge of the battlefield, firing continuously with the Gauss rifle in his hand, specifically attacking those elite monsters that tried to bypass the defense line or posed a huge threat to the team.
Every time a gunshot was heard, a monster would fall down or its movement would be hindered.
Feng the space-time resource collector also joined the battle at this moment. The energy collector in his hand had been modified and could also launch powerful energy bombs.
Lebanese communication experts were nervously watching the battlefield while quickly operating communication equipment, trying to send out distress signals and data packets during the intervals between battles.
The battle was extremely brutal.
The team members were all injured to varying degrees, and the consumption of energy weapons was also enormous.
But with Mou Xuan's precise command, the interference field created by Feng the space-time resource collector, and the fearless fighting of the team members, they managed to withstand the monsters' overwhelming attack.
I don't know how long it took, but when the last claw monster that tried to pounce on Peng Defender was shot in the head by Mou Xuan, the battlefield finally returned to calm temporarily.
The air was filled with the strong smell of gunpowder, ozone, and the stench of monster blood.
The team members were all panting, and their faces and bodies were covered with green mucus and black ash.
"Count the casualties and ammunition!" Mou Xuan wiped the sweat and blood off his face, his voice a little hoarse.
Fortunately, with the desperate defense of Peng defender and the precise attack of Mou Xuan, although several team members were injured, no one was killed.
However, nearly 70% of the ammunition for the energy weapons had been consumed, and the void crystal dust had also been used up.
Just as everyone was taking a breath and preparing to clean up the battlefield and find a safe place to rest, Feng Shikong, the resource collector who had been silently operating the energy collector, suddenly uttered a cry of surprise.
"Captain, come and see!" Feng, the space-time resource collector, pointed to a collapsed rock wall with a look of incredible excitement on his face, "Here... the space-time energy reaction here is very strange! The battle just now seemed to... seemed to have accidentally opened up something!"
Everyone quickly gathered around.
I saw that behind the collapsed rock wall was not a solid rock layer, but an energy curtain that was rippling like water waves and emitting a faint silver light.
In the center of the curtain, an irregular, constantly rotating hole can be vaguely seen, exuding an atmosphere that is completely different from this dead star field.
Expert Xiao Shikong immediately stepped forward, took out the detector and began to scan carefully.
After a moment, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with excitement and ecstasy: "Captain! This... this is a naturally formed space-time channel! According to the analysis of energy characteristics, its other end... is very likely connected to the star field near where our base is located! This is simply a miracle! We may be able to return to the base directly from here!"
This discovery cheered everyone up!
After experiencing a series of hardships such as communication interruption and attacks by unknown monsters, the sudden hope of returning home is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for them.
"Great! We can finally go back!" Tao expedition team member shouted excitedly, completely forgetting the fatigue and fear of the previous battle.
Although Mou Xuan felt a little excited, he still remained calm.
He walked over to the rippling curtain of energy and looked closely at the spinning hole.
Although his time ability cannot directly interfere with such a huge and unstable space-time structure, it can enable him to have an extraordinary keen perception of space-time fluctuations.
Just as the team members were rejoicing and preparing to discuss how to enter this unexpectedly discovered space-time channel, the expression of Li, the communications expert who had been in charge of communications and energy monitoring, suddenly became solemn.
She stared at the multifunctional detector in her hand, frowning: "Captain, the situation...I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on communications expert Li, and the joy in their hearts was slightly restrained.
Li, the communication expert, took a deep breath, pointed at the complex waveform on the detector, and said in a deep voice: "Inside this space-time channel... there are extremely powerful, irregular space-time vortices! The energy level of these vortices is very high, and their distribution is irregular. They are like greedy beasts, constantly tearing and devouring all the energy and matter around them in the channel. If we rashly enter..."
She didn't finish her words, but everyone understood the meaning of what she left unsaid.
If you enter rashly, you may not be able to return to the base safely, but will be torn into pieces by those terrifying time and space vortexes, and be lost in the cracks of time and space forever.
The fire of hope that had just been ignited seemed to be poured over by a basin of ice water.
Mou Xuan's gaze swept across the cheering team members, and finally stopped at the entrance of the space-time passage that emitted an alluring silver light, but was hidden with deadly danger.
He could clearly sense that what the communication expert Li said was true. The violent and chaotic force of time and space inside the passage was like countless invisible hands, ready to tear apart any intruders at any time.
He slowly stretched out his hand, and his fingertips carefully touched the edge of the rippling energy curtain.
An icy and bone-chilling suction force and a sense of confusion that seemed to be pulling the soul out instantly came from the fingertips.
Mou Xuan's brows also furrowed tightly.
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