Fortunately for the Gordon boys, they were already close enough to the energy shield that extended just outside the outpost city gates, as they surfed toward it, they slammed into the translucent barrier.
Due to the shield’s imbued settings, their momentum instantly dropped, slowing them to a crawl as the bubble-like energy enveloped them, a green light swept across their bodies as if scanning them.
It paused briefly upon detecting their student badges, and after confirming their identities, the shield then forcefully ejected them through to the other side, where all three landed on their feet.
Arthur immediately dropped his space sack from his back, though he still clutched it tightly, exhaling a deep sigh of relief, as they were only a few steps from entering the outpost city—yet just then, a suffocating pressure fell upon them, locking their bodies in place.