The Great Star Voyage
Chapter 13

Dirge

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Then, in a jiffy, Xiao Sheng pinned Han Dongxu's hands behind his back, not wanting the team leader to think he was incompetent.

These minor incidents during the mobilization and relocation occasionally happened, but they didn't cause too much of a stir, and were generally handled by the Warriors of the Security Department.

Callisto Base had strict control over firearms. Except for the Security Department, ordinary people couldn't carry them, so these minor disturbances were easily quelled.

Although there were some minor riots, no one was foolish enough to directly gather a crowd and rebel. However, the occurrence of such events inevitably planted seeds of doubt in the minds of the people.

Yue Yuan was aware of this situation, but he didn't deliberately try to explain it. Time would prove everything, especially since this Time wasn't long.

Callisto would soon rotate to the other side of Jupiter, and the intense burst period of the Supernova Explosion would last for at least a month. By then, Callisto Base would be greatly affected, which was what Yue Yuan was worried about, because many Scholars and Experts were hesitant to give definite answers.

If they couldn't withstand it, then everything would be over.

Although Gan De and the Particle Physics Experts huddled together for a long Time after the live mobilization, and concluded that there was a high probability they could withstand it, Yue Yuan was still worried.

As if knowing his concerns, not long after, Gan De and the Experts studying high-energy Particle Physics told him good news: even if they moved out of Jupiter's shielding, Callisto wouldn't fall apart.

The reason was that the Jupiter orbit they were in was far enough away, coupled with the protection of the Jupiter Magnetic Field, and the fact that most of Callisto Base itself was underground, which provided good protection for the Base. However, the uppermost layer of the Base exposed on the surface might be destroyed.

The Sun Supernova Explosion was different from a normal Supernova. There was no data available for reference at all, so these Experts didn't dare to guarantee anything.

To this end, Yue Yuan personally led a team, working hard to move the heavy machinery in the Base, such as Excavators, Bulldozers, and various engineering Robots and equipment, as far down as possible.

With these things, if the upper layer of the Base really collapsed, they could dig themselves out.

Although they didn't know if there was any Hope of surviving in the future, if they didn't work hard to prepare, they would head towards a dead end even if they did survive.

Seven days passed quickly in the midst of the great relocation. Perhaps Yue Yuan's prestige on Callisto was quite good, as the great relocation was generally smooth.

More than 80,000 people moved downwards, which made the living conditions somewhat crowded. Fortunately, there were damaged Spaceships, otherwise the two lower levels alone wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people.

Callisto Base had a total of five levels. Now, the upper three levels were empty, and everyone had moved to the lower two levels and the damaged Spaceship buried deep underground. People could move freely, because the damaged Spaceship was no longer a secret.

According to estimates, at this Time, Callisto would bypass Jupiter and be exposed to the afterglow of the Supernova.

People were anxiously awaiting the judgment of the apocalypse.

Yue Yuan, along with a group of Scientists and Leadership from the Security Department, was also in the Temporary Command Center at the lowest level of the Base, quietly awaiting the verdict of fate.

Everything that could be done had been done, and all that was left was to pray.

Waiting for death was agonizing, and anticipating a miracle was also very exciting.

During this contradictory Time, people were suppressing their emotions. The busy relocation allowed them to temporarily forget the pain of losing loved ones, but after calming down, various joys and sorrows couldn't help but flood their hearts.

Everyone was missing their deceased relatives and friends, missing Mother Earth, and missing Humanity's former glory.

Everything was gone. Everything that Humanity was proud of had been ruthlessly destroyed. All they could do now was silently shed tears and silently pray.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, protect us!"

"Jade Emperor, Tathagata Buddha, all the Sky Gods and Buddhas, protect us and keep us safe!"

"I beg Taiyi Reliefing Suffering Heavenly Lord to protect the Base and keep it safe. This disciple doesn't have incense right now, but after we get through this crisis, I will definitely make it up to you..."

"Xihe Great God, please be gentle..."

People began to seek solace, muttering to themselves, praying to those Gods and Buddhas they had never worshiped before, hoping that They would hear their prayers.

There were also more faithful believers calling out to their only Lord in their hearts.

"Lord, I am your faithful servant, please help your servant through this calamity!"

"The only true God, Allah, is above."

"God, please do not abandon your servants."

"Jehovah, Amen."

Many people were seeking spiritual sustenance, whether temporarily embracing Buddha's feet or being true believers.

However, Yue Yuan was not. He only hoped that the base's structure was strong enough, that current Humanity's material technology was advanced enough, and that the original base builders' design was excellent enough, with sufficient earthquake resistance.

Time flowed slowly, until at a certain Time, a vibration like an earthquake came, followed by a series of rumbling sounds of heavy objects collapsing, mixed with the sound of Iron colliding, spreading from top to bottom throughout the Base, reaching the tense hearts of the people.

The vibration was not strong, and the Base withstood it.

Feeling the vibration, Yue Yuan also quickly looked up at the computer screens in front of him.

After the relocation, the screens of the original monitoring room were moved to this Temporary Command Center. These screens were connected to cameras all over the Base, but now they were showing the scenes of the upper three floors.

The people in the Command Center followed Yue Yuan's gaze and landed on the screens showing the scenes of the uppermost floor.

On the screen, everyone first saw that the transition Compartment used to enter and exit the Base showed abnormalities first. The horizontal and vertical structure began to deform, and a cracking sound came out at the same Time. Then, the Airtight Compartment door deformed, the load-bearing beam became more and more twisted, and then it collapsed with a bang.

A hole appeared, and then a dark red torrent broke through the hole and rolled in, making the entire monitoring screen red.

It was Magma. The hot Magma continued to expand the hole as it poured in, and then the surrounding parts were also heated to the Melting Point. More holes appeared, and more Magma poured in. In a short Time, the frantically pouring hot Magma burned out the circuit and melted the camera.

Everyone looked away and found that more than one screen had gone black.

"Airlock 4 is destroyed!"

"Airlock 8 is destroyed!"

"Isolation Compartment 7 is deformed, the fireproof coating of Isolation Compartment 7 is melting, Isolation Compartment 7 is swallowed by Magma..."

"Magma seeps into the upper ceiling, the grille is on fire, the coolant is released, and the load-bearing column is deformed..."

"The first floor Civil Defense Area is broken, and Magma is pouring into the Civil Defense Compartment... Signal interrupted, screens 4-8 switch to connect to route 667 camera."

In the reports of the monitoring staff, the screens went out one after another, and then lit up one after another.

"Main load-bearing beam 7-E on the first floor is melting, main load-bearing beam 16-H is melting, the lobby is collapsing, the signal is interrupted and the connection is switched."

Yue Yuan listened to the announcements, staring at the disasters unfolding on the screens, clenching his fists nervously, holding his breath, and his mood became heavier and heavier.

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