"Dadada—"
Amid the sandy terrain, a squad with guns stood back to back, firing at the surrounding exotic beasts.
The heavy rain pattered down, mingling with the blood-red sun, casting a hue like that of blood water, so oppressive it made it hard to breathe.
"Energy has exceeded its load, unable to recover in the short term," said the captain, wearing goggles, anxiously.
"Rapid-fire attack disabled, defensive barrier reduced to lowest level, all instant activation devices stopped, estimated repair time two hours," their combat AI, floating at their wrists, reported the battle situation.
"Captain, we're out of energy!" a blood-soaked teammate said urgently.
"Beep—Beep—" The red warning lights flashed continuously as a shield shattered, the squad member within burst open with blood gushing like a bomb, splattering the ground.
Over a hundred exotic beasts had surrounded the squad, and the nearest human settlement was a full thirty li away.
