The genius who counterattacked the mainland

The hall was filled with strange machines and equipment of various shapes. Some were like giant gears slowly turning, with mysterious arcs flashing between the teeth; some were like countless metal pipes intertwined together, with strange liquids flowing inside, emitting colorful halos; and some were like huge crystal containers, filled with some unknown energy bodies, which constantly expanded and contracted, as if they were breathing.

The massive crystal pillar in the center of the hall was particularly striking, towering into the clouds, nearly touching the hall's dome. Inlaid with countless dazzling gems, these gems radiated a hazy glow, interweaving and blending, forming a dazzling curtain of light around the crystal pillar. Within this curtain of light, a faint object radiating a profound light could be seen. This must be the core of the extradimensional space that the Dark Organization was searching for.

Xu Tiancai and the others cautiously entered the hall, vigilantly observing everything around them. The energy fluctuations here were too intense, and every step felt like stepping on a turbulent sea of ​​energy. The slightest mistake could lead to being swept into the abyss of destruction.

"Everyone, be careful! The machines and energy here are very dangerous. Don't act rashly," Xu Tiancai whispered, his divine weapon gleaming faintly, ready to respond to any emergency. Agang gripped his battle axe tightly, muscles tense. He could sense countless unknown threats lurking around him. Lin cast a detection spell, attempting to understand the nature of these machines and energy, but the magical fluctuations were extremely weak in this hall, as if suppressed by some powerful force.

The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess stood on both sides of the team, their eyes fixed on the constantly running machines, secretly gathering strength in their hands, ready to cast magic for defense or attack at any time.

Suddenly, a machine blared a sharp alarm, and a red light flickered across its surface. Like a battle horn, the alarm instantly shattered the tranquility of the hall. As if receiving some kind of command, the surrounding machines sped up, their energy fluctuations becoming even more violent.

Energy beams shot out from various machines at Xu Tiancai and the others. Some were as hot as flames, some as cold as frost, and some carried a powerful electric current. Xu Tiancai hurriedly cast a defensive spell, and a multicolored light curtain rapidly expanded, enveloping them. Energy beams rained down on the light curtain, sending ripples across it. Each impact inflicted a wave of pressure on Xu Tiancai.

Agang swung his battle axe, slashing at the incoming energy beam. The runes on the axe shone, sending up dazzling sparks as they collided with the energy beam. Despite his immense power, he was still somewhat overwhelmed by such a dense onslaught. Lin concentrated her mind and cast an elemental shield spell, fusing the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth to form a resilient shield. This shield, layered with the multicolored light curtain, enhanced her defense.

A mysterious figure formed hand seals and chanted ancient incantations. Black runes appeared in the darkness. These runes flew towards the machines like birds. Once they came into contact with the machines, they released a dark force, attempting to disrupt their operation. The Ice Princess then cast her ice magic, creating a thick layer of ice around them. Countless sharp spikes protruded from this layer, not only blocking some of the energy beams but also damaging nearby objects.

However, the machines' attacks showed no sign of stopping, instead becoming increasingly fierce. Under the relentless onslaught of energy beams, their defenses began to fray. Tiny cracks appeared on the light curtains and shields, gradually widening under the impact of the energy.

"This won't work! We have to find a way to destroy these machines," Xu Tiancai shouted. He unleashed the power of his divine artifact to its fullest, unleashing a powerful arrow of light at one of the machines emitting the most powerful energy beams. The arrow pierced the air, whistling towards its target. After impacting the machine, a massive dent appeared on its surface, and the energy beams ceased temporarily.

Seeing this, the others followed Xu Tiancai's example. A Gang rushed towards a machine with huge gears. He jumped high and slashed the gears with his battle axe. The force of the battle axe caused cracks to appear in the gears, and the machine began to tremble violently. A dull roar came from inside, and then it stopped. Lin cast a precise elemental magic. She concentrated the fire element to a high degree, forming a huge bird of fire. The bird of fire flew towards a machine filled with a strange liquid. The flames spread rapidly after contacting the machine. The liquid began to boil and explode under the high temperature, and the machine was blown to pieces.

The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess each cast their own magic to attack the other machines. The mysterious figure summoned the destructive power of darkness, transforming it into a black torrent that swept through the row of machines, disintegrating them wherever it passed. The Ice Princess, in turn, cast her ice magic, lowering the surrounding temperature to an extreme, creating a cold field. Within this field, the machines gradually slowed down, eventually stopping as their energy froze.

After a hard fight, most of the machines in the hall stopped working, but some machines were still working tenaciously and continued to attack them. Moreover, during the battle, they found that these machines seemed to be interconnected, and destroying some machines would cause a chain reaction in other machines.

They began searching for connections between these machines, trying to find a key node that would destroy all remaining machines at once. On one side of the hall, they discovered a massive control console, with numerous flashing indicators and complex operating buttons. A powerful energy shield, shimmering with a rainbow of light, protected the console, clearly a high-level defensive device.

Lin carefully observed the console and shield and discovered that the shield's energy source seemed to be connected to the energy network in the hall. She said to everyone, "We need to destroy this console's shield, and we may need to cut off its connection to the energy network."

They began searching the hall for the energy network's connection point. During their search, they discovered that the energy network was transmitted through a series of energy pipes hidden underground and energy lines embedded in the walls. These pipes and lines were protected by a special material, making them impervious to ordinary attacks.

Xu Tiancai injected the artifact's power into the ground, attempting to use it to sense the direction of the underground energy pipelines. With the artifact's help, he located some key nodes in the energy pipelines. He said to A Gang, "Let's concentrate our forces on attacking these nodes and see if we can disrupt the energy network."

Agang swung his battle axe, striking at an energy conduit node. The runes on the axe collided with the node, sending a powerful surge of energy. Lin cast an elemental interference spell, mobilizing the surrounding elemental forces and injecting them into the energy conduit node, attempting to disrupt the flow of energy. The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also cast their own spells, assisting in the attack on the energy conduit node.

After some effort, they successfully cut off several energy pipeline nodes, and the shield on the console began to flicker, showing some signs of instability. They seized this opportunity and launched a more violent attack on the console's shield.

Xu Tiancai unleashed the power of his artifact to its fullest, unleashing a powerful arrow of light at the shield. The arrow struck the shield, creating a crack. A-Gang, Lin, the mysterious figure, and the Ice Princess simultaneously attacked. A-Gang's battle axe struck the shield, Lin's elemental magic struck it, the mysterious figure summoned dark forces to assault it, and the Ice Princess's ice magic left a layer of frost on the shield.

Under their combined attack, the console's shield finally shattered. They quickly rushed towards the console, ready to destroy it and end the crisis. But as they approached the console, a powerful energy barrier suddenly appeared on it, repelling them back.

"What's going on? There's a defense mechanism!" Xu Tiancai frowned. He could sense that this energy barrier was stronger than the previous one. Lin cast detection magic again and discovered that this energy barrier was controlled by a special encryption program that required the correct password to be deactivated.

They began searching around the console for clues to the code. On one side, they discovered ancient text and patterns. These were intricate and unprecedented. Lin and the mysterious figure began to carefully examine them, trying to find clues to the code.

During their research, the remaining machines began to attack again. They had to dodge the attacks while continuing to study the code. After much hard work, Lin and the mysterious figure finally deciphered part of the message.

Based on this information, the code seemed to be related to the coordinates of the alternate dimension and the historical events of this civilization. They began searching the hall for more clues about these coordinates and historical events. In one corner, they found a large star map with many coordinates of alternate dimensions marked on it. In another place, they found several stone tablets recording important historical events of this civilization.

They combined these clues and, after repeated deductions, finally came up with a possible password. Xu Tiancai carefully entered the password into the password input device on the console. Everyone held their breath and looked at the console nervously.

As the last number was entered, the energy barrier disappeared. They breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began to destroy the console. Xu Tiancai transformed the artifact into a chain of light and wrapped it around the console. The chain of light tightly bound the console, then released a powerful force and began to destroy the console's internal structure. Agang swung his battle axe and chopped at the console. Each swing of the battle axe could chop off a part of the console. Lin cast an elemental destruction spell. She mobilized all the elements around her and let them explode inside the console, completely destroying the console's circuits and chips. The mysterious figure and the Ice Princess also cast their own spells to help destroy the console.

Under their combined attack, the control console was completely destroyed, and the remaining machines ceased functioning. Peace finally returned to the hall, with only the central crystal column still radiating a dazzling light.

They approached the crystal pillar, observing the core of the alternate dimension up close. This core was a fist-sized sphere, its surface intricately patterned with multicolored light. As the light flickered, it seemed as if countless alternate dimensions intertwined and shifted within it, imbued with a mysterious aura.

As they approached the core, they felt a powerful attraction, seemingly coming from the extradimensional energy within it. Xu Tiancai reached out, wanting to touch the core, but just as his hand was about to touch it, a burst of electricity shot out from the core's surface, pushing his hand away.

"This core has a self-protection mechanism. We can't touch it casually," Xu Tiancai said. He began to think about how to safely obtain the core, or at least learn more about it. Lin cast an analysis spell, attempting to decipher the core's structure and function.

Under the influence of analytical magic, some information about the core entered their minds. They understood that this core was the key control point of the entire extradimensional space, holding the power to open and close extradimensional channels and regulate the energy balance of the extradimensional space. However, if used improperly, it could lead to serious consequences, such as the collapse of the extradimensional space or a large-scale leakage of dark forces.

They also discovered that the core seemed to have some connection to a dark organization. There were traces of dark forces eroding the core, likely from previous attempts by the dark organization to control it. If these dark forces were not eliminated, the core could be exploited by the dark organization.

They decided to try to eliminate the dark forces within the core, but this was an extremely dangerous task, as they had to go deep into the other-dimensional space inside the core and also face the counterattack of the dark forces.