Leng Pan felt as if something had struck the centre of her mind.
The pain came without warning and spread through her body, causing her knees to weaken.
Lu Zhen caught her before she could fall. His arm tightened around her waist as he looked at her pale face and asked, "What is happening inside the space?"
"The gate anchor is trying to connect to it," Leng Pan replied while pressing one hand against her temple. "The two beacons are acting as coordinates."
Lu Zhen looked up at the black ring hanging beneath the alien transport vessel. Blue energy continued gathering within its centre, and although there was nothing visible inside it yet, the air around Qinghe Base had begun twisting.
"Throw the beacons out," he said.
"I cannot." Leng Pan closed her eyes and attempted to reach the items in her space, but the foreign energy had formed a barrier around them. "They are interfering with my control. I can sense everything around them, but I cannot move either beacon."
