Tom felt as if he was being tightly strangled by a huge force, struggling to breathe. Seeing this, Aitewen increased his energy output and launched another attack on the virtual creature. This time, the virtual creature seemed to be affected. It released Tom and turned to pounce towards Aitewen.
In this critical moment, Tom suddenly remembered a method mentioned in the log. He searched around the storage room and finally found a device similar to an energy amplifier. Picking up the device, he shouted at Aitewen, "Aitewen, direct your energy pulse to this device!" Although Aitewen didn't know Tom's intention, he still did as he was told. When the energy pulse was directed to the device, it emitted a strong glow, forming an energy shield that temporarily trapped the virtual creature inside.
Tom let out a sigh of relief and said, "This shield won't hold for long. We need to quickly repair the communication jammer." So, taking advantage of the time when the virtual creature was trapped, the two quickly continued to search for the remaining parts. Finally, they found all the required parts and rushed to the location of the communication jammer to start the repair work.
During the tense repair process, the virtual creature continuously attacked the energy shield, and the glow of the shield grew weaker and weaker. Aitewen said while repairing, "We have to hurry. The shield is about to collapse." After some effort, the communication jammer was finally repaired successfully. Aitewen activated the jammer and adjusted the frequency to a band that could interfere with the virtual creature. As the jammer was activated, the virtual creature let out a pained roar and then gradually disappeared into the air.
Tom and Aitewen both collapsed onto the ground, exhausted. But they knew the crisis wasn't completely over. Tom said, "We still have to figure out where on Earth this signal is being sent from and stop the mastermind behind it, otherwise this kind of thing will happen again." Aitewen nodded, "Yes, we need to dig deeper into some clues in the metaverse. Maybe we can find the mastermind hidden in the dark."
At this moment, a sense of mutual understanding grew between Aitewen and Tom. Aitewen spoke first, "Tom, you know what? I took this annual leave好不容易 to make an appointment with these scientist friends to 'leave the planet' and have some fun. Who would have thought such a tragic thing would happen." Tom gently patted Aitewen on the shoulder and comforted him, "No one could have predicted this. Actually, I've also been through a lot."
"Oh?" Aitewen looked at Tom curiously. "You might as well tell me about it." So, Tom began to tell his story.