The vegetables growing near the spring could not move, but the mutant plants gathered between Leng Pan and the machines as if they understood that the space was their home as well.
A thorny vine struck one of the machines and threw it into the spiritual spring.
The water covered its body.
Its silver light flickered before disappearing.
Leng Pan glanced at the plants and said, "Put the others in the spring."
The plants responded immediately.
The remaining machines changed direction, but roots rose from the soil and caught them. One after another, they were dragged into the water until none remained.
The secondary core began producing more.
Leng Pan tightened the spring water surrounding it before it could release them.
The mechanical voice sounded again.
[HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT CONFIRMED.]
[ACCELERATING CONNECTION.]
The black circle in the sky widened.
A section of the gate anchor pushed through it, and cold air flowed into the space from the other side.
