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"It seems that these apes have become even stronger after absorbing the energy beam."

Lin Feng's gaze was fixed on the battlefield on the screen. When the apes were hit by the photon weapons, their armor instantly erupted with a dark red glow, writhing like living creatures and swallowing all the incoming energy beams.

Not a single crack was left on the surface of the armor.

"Our photon weapons are temporarily unable to break through their defenses," Lin Feng said in a low voice, his brows furrowed tightly.

In the previous battle, they could clearly be worn down and penetrated by photon weapons. But after absorbing the energy attack from the Western Federation, their armor strength increased by more than one level. Now, when photon weapons bombard them, it's like throwing a stone into the sea—completely ineffective.

This is not good news.

At the same time, the apes also stared wide-eyed.

Some of the apes at the forefront watched as their giant axes slammed into the white tiger armor. That terrifying blow, powerful enough to cleave a warship in two, struck the silver-white armor—

A flash of silver light.

A pale silver halo appeared on the surface of the White Tiger armor, layer upon layer, like countless thin films stacked together. The dark red light blade of the giant axe struck it, and was weakened, dispersed, and dissolved layer by layer.

Finally, when the halo completely dissipated, the giant axe's power was reduced to less than one-tenth. The remaining force struck the armor surface, leaving only a shallow scratch.

The White Tiger warriors were only knocked back a few meters before quickly regaining their footing and resuming the battle.

"How is this possible?"

Redhead's eyes widened, his golden pupils filled with disbelief.

"How could these humans possibly have mastered our technology!"

It clearly saw that the halos emanating from those white tiger armors operated on the same principle as their armor—both used a special energy structure to weaken, disperse, and absorb the incoming energy layer by layer.

The only difference is that they use dark red energy, while humans use a silvery-white halo.

But in essence, they are exactly the same.

"Damn it." Caesar's voice echoed deep within the red-haired man's consciousness, icy cold. "It seems our technology has fallen into the hands of these humans."

It was also observing the battlefield. The defensive mechanisms of those White Tiger armors were indeed highly similar to their armor. Although there were differences in the details, the core principles were absolutely the same.

Humans have already learned the energy absorption technology that they are so proud of.

And it was applied so quickly.

Caesar's gaze grew increasingly cold. He finally understood why humans dared to confront them head-on. They not only possessed powerful weapons, but also armor capable of withstanding their attacks.

The two sides continued to fight each other.

Dark red light and silvery-white halo intertwined, collided, and exploded in space. The giant axe swung, photons roared, and the two torrents clashed together in Mars' orbit.

But strangely—

Neither side was able to injure the other.

The ape's giant axe struck the white tiger's armor, only to be gradually neutralized by the guardians of the homeland. The white tiger's photon gun bombarded the ape's armor, only to be absorbed by the dark red energy. The exchange was lively, but no real casualties were inflicted.

Occasionally, when a single ape is targeted by several White Tiger warriors, the light on its armor will dim slightly. Sometimes, when a White Tiger warrior is surrounded by three to five apes, its shield will flicker violently. But quickly, given a brief respite, the depleted energy will rapidly recover.

The battlefield has fallen into a strange stalemate.

Both sides are expending energy, but neither can completely defeat the other.

At this moment, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

Redhead grew increasingly alarmed. Their energy reserves were rapidly depleting, while humanity was receiving a steady stream of supplies from the Martian base. If this continued, they would be the first to succumb.

"Caesar!" The red-haired man cleaved back three White Tiger warriors with an axe, urgently contacting Caesar, "These humans' armor has mastered our technology; eliminating them will be very difficult!"

It quickly analyzed the battle situation: "Unless we send out more soldiers to relentlessly attack them, overwhelming them with sheer numbers and breaking through their defenses, destroying them is simply impossible!"

Caesar remained silent for a few seconds.

It watched the endless stream of white tiger warriors taking off from the Mars base on the screen, watched the dwindling army of apes around the three giant ships, and watched the energy reserves that were being consumed and could not be replenished.

"I understand," Caesar's voice was deep and rumbling like thunder. "Let's retreat for now."

It issued the order: "Our planet is temporarily unable to provide more energy to our warriors. We need to wait for our hidden forces to provide us with more energy before we can support more warriors in battle and thus eliminate them."

Redhead glanced reluctantly at the silver-white tiger warriors, but ultimately obeyed the order.

"it is good."

It took a deep breath and roared deafeningly, "Retreat!"

The moment the order was given, all the apes retreated simultaneously. Wielding their giant axes, they forced back the enemies around them and then flew madly toward the three giant ships.

The hatch opened, and the remaining apes swarmed in.

The engines of the three giant ships started at full power and began to retreat.

They are unable to defeat each other, and continuing to fight would only consume more energy, which would be a losing proposition.

"Cease the attack and gather information," Lin Feng decisively ordered.

He did not order a pursuit.

The aura emanating from the crack grew increasingly terrifying, suggesting an even greater crisis lurking within. Although the giant apes had retreated, their lair remained, and who knew how many more enemies still lurked there.

Now that the monkeys have retreated, there is no need for them to continue the pursuit.

"yes!"

Everyone stopped and answered loudly.

The White Tiger warriors quickly assembled and orderly withdrew to the Mars base. The Lightspeed Battleship fleet readjusted its formation and remained on alert. The Xuanyuan Space Carrier began recovering its carrier-based aircraft and assessing its battle damage.

Soon, the statistics came out.

Everyone stared at the report and fell silent.

Zero casualties. Zero battle losses.

They repelled the ape army's attack, but did not kill a single enemy.

Similarly, the monkeys failed to break through the defenses of the homeland guards, destroyed a single White Tiger armored vehicle, or sink a single warship.

There were no casualties or losses on either side.

This was a bizarre battle. Fierce and brutal, yet ultimately fruitless.

Lin Feng stared at the report, his brows furrowed.

On the surface, it was a victory—they held their line and repelled the enemy.

But he knew that the real crisis had only just begun.

The apes retreated not because they were outmatched, but most likely because they lacked energy. They were waiting—waiting for the spies on Earth to act again, waiting for more energy to be replenished.

Once they have enough energy, the next time it won't just be these few thousand apes.

Lin Feng looked at the giant planet in space again. It still hovered there quietly, its dark red patterns flowing slowly, as if breathing, as if waiting.

The next one will be the real showdown.