Rebirth after the apocalypse: I create a new world with space!

The abandoned mine in the northwestern mountains was completely encased by multiple earth-based barriers and dark-based barriers, concealing its aura very deeply.

Standing at the cave entrance, Li Luo unleashed a burst of shadow energy from his palm, piercing through layers of barriers and instantly pinpointing the locations of the three high-level ability users and the imprisoned hostages inside. He then turned to his team and gave instructions:

"Wu Haosen will lead Team 7 to guard the cave entrance and prevent the enemy from breaking through; Chen Xibao will lead Team 6 to flank from the side and entangle the two earth-type ability users on the outside; I will go straight for the core to rescue the people and finish the battle quickly."

Before he finished speaking, pale purple lightning and dark mist emanated from Li Luo's body, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

With the help of invisibility, she instantly teleported to the core of the barrier, precisely breaking through the node with her earth-elemental power at her fingertips, while simultaneously blasting open a gap with lightning energy.

The team members immediately took action, and the sounds of clashing weapons and colliding energies instantly filled the mine.

Li Luo teleported to the innermost part of the mine, where he saw a woman with two children bound to the rock wall by dark chains, while a dark-elemental ability user beside her was watching the entrance closely.

"Who are you?" The woman noticed the unusual airflow, looked up sharply, her eyes filled with vigilance and fear, and instinctively shielded her child behind her.

Li Luo deactivated his invisibility and said briefly, "Youzhou base, get you out of here."

Caught off guard, the dark-elemental ability user hastily activated a black mist to envelop his body, the chilling energy directly targeting Li Luo.

Li Luo dodged in a flash, and at the same time, his shadow energy transformed into sharp blades that tore through the black mist. His wood-type ability instantly drew out vines to entangle the opponent's limbs, and lightning energy surged out along the vines. In just three moves, he subdued the person on the ground.

Li Luo stepped forward and used his metal-based supernatural power to sever the chains. The woman, holding the child, staggered to her feet, still on edge.

"You...you really came to rescue us? My husband sent you?"

“Your husband is Wang Jianguo. He was imprisoned for betraying the base, but you are innocent hostages. The base will never give up on you.” Chen Xibao arrived with her team after clearing out the enemies on the outside. Pointing to Li Luo, she added, “This is Commander Li. She is personally leading this rescue operation.”

The woman was stunned for a moment when she heard this. Just as she was about to thank him, the subdued dark-elemental ability user suddenly detonated his remaining dark energy, and a black energy beam shot straight toward the little boy next to him!

"Watch out!" the woman cried out, trying to stop him, but it was too late.

Everyone saw Li Luo's figure flash and instantly appear in front of the boy, blocking the attack with her body, while a faint golden healing light emanated from her palm.

The healing ability instantly covered the entire body, blocking the dark energy impact while rapidly repairing the shoulder burned by the dark energy.

Immediately afterwards, Li Luo used his ice-type ability to freeze the dark-type ability user's dantian, completely crippling his ability. His tone was icy: "You're courting death."

"Xiaoyu!" The woman rushed over and hugged her son. Seeing that the child was safe and sound, and then noticing the faint golden light fading from Li Luo's shoulder and the rapid healing of his wound, her eyes instantly reddened. She pulled her two children and bowed deeply to Li Luo.

"Thank you so much, Commander Li! Thank you for saving Xiaoyu! We've been captured for almost three months, and we thought we'd never get out. We never expected you to risk your life to save us, and... and even take the fall for the child!"

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On the return journey, the group hurried through the mountains and forests under the cover of night. The night wind carried the pungent smell of grass and trees, causing their clothes to flutter lightly.

Wang Jianguo's wife held her two children tightly, her steps still unsteady, clearly not fully recovered from the terrifying experience.

Chen Xibao slowed her pace and walked beside her, looking at her pale face, and softly added:

“Li is an extremely capable commander. He spent a lot of effort finding a location and breaking the barrier to save you. Just now, he even took the brunt of the dark energy to protect Xiaoyu. He only recovered quickly thanks to his own abilities.”