The swarm of creatures rapidly approached the group. Their bodies appeared to be composed of soft, shimmering liquid, making their exact form difficult to discern. Xia He quickly adjusted her position, teleporting to the flank or rear of the swarm, preparing to launch an attack from the side.
Xiao Lin focused intently on sensing the state of the creatures, trying to find their weaknesses. The other team members gripped their weapons tightly, ready to face the creatures' attack.
Suddenly, a gigantic creature emerged from the center of the biome, several times larger than the others, its body shimmering with more pronounced liquid ripples. This colossal creature let out a piercing roar, arousing the other creatures, who then began to attack the group with even greater frenzy.
"Be careful, that's just their leader!" Xiao Lin's expression turned serious; he sensed an even greater threat posed by this enormous creature.
Xia He quickly returned to the group, her eyes fixed on the giant creature. She then said, "The leader's attack may be more dangerous. We must work closely together to take it down first."
The swarm of creatures surged forward like a tide, and Xia He wielded her weapon, striking with lightning speed. Each of her blows was accurate and powerful, completely crushing some of the smaller creatures. At the same time, Xiao Lin used his mental power to interfere with the swarm's perception and actions, providing his team members with more room to react.
The team members launched a counterattack. Although the creatures seemed fragile, their numbers were enormous and they were moving at an extremely fast pace, which put them under immense pressure.
Xia He and her teammates worked together seamlessly, providing cover for each other and steadily resisting the onslaught of the swarm. However, in this near-desperate predicament, they also felt a lack of strength.
Suddenly, one of the creatures touched the cloak that had been soaked by the acid rain and let out a sharp cry. Xia He shouted, "Run! They're afraid of acid rain!"
Xia He's shouts spurred a swift response from the group, who rushed towards the stairwell. Xia He stood at the rear of the group, bracing herself against the creatures' attacks, and used her weapon to repel them one by one.
Xiao Lin continued to use his mental power to seal off the stairwell to prevent the swarm of creatures from pursuing them. The other team members rushed through the stairwell and fled.
The organisms' sensitivity to acid rain caused them to stop at the building entrance, and Xiahe seized the opportunity to rush out of the building and quickly catch up with the group.
The group ran quickly, finally getting out of the swarm's pursuit range. Xia He looked back at the building, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the swarm could no longer catch up.
Xiao Lin also breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Xia He to express his gratitude.
Xia He gripped her weapon tightly and said, "We can't stay here any longer; we must get back to base as soon as possible."
Although everyone had a thousand questions in their minds, they were facing a life-or-death situation and had no time to think. They all rushed back to the base as fast as they could.
Back at the base, everyone took off their protective suits. Fortunately, only the cloaks and the outermost protective suits were exposed to the acid rain; the rest of the suits remained dry, and the process of removing the protective suits went very smoothly.
The clothes inside the protective suits were already soaked with sweat. Now, back in the fortress, the comfortable temperature made everyone collapse to the ground and gasp for breath. Ling Feng and his group from the base came to inquire about the situation. The wounded were taken to the medical station, and Professor Wang also went to the medical station.
Seeing that everyone didn't have much time to rest, Xiao Lin called Xia He and then summoned all the leaders of the base to the conference room.
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