Takeoff and Strike

Rayne used his Psionic Field to support Iola's Core as he flew toward the side of the Star Destroyer.

Mechanical gears began turning inside the ship. An armored section at the edge opened and lowered to the ground, revealing a gigantic hatch thirty meters wide and more than twenty meters high—large enough for an Ancient Dragon or Titan Giant to pass through.

Everyone followed Rayne up the gently sloping deck and entered the Star Destroyer.

Before their eyes stretched a hangar covering several thousand square meters. Extremely stable strip lights had been installed overhead, illuminating the hangar as brightly as daylight.

The metal floor was smooth as a mirror and spotless.

The walls, ceiling, hatch, stairs... almost everything visible was made of metal. The smooth surfaces had clearly undergone special treatment. There was not a trace of roughness, nor did they reflect light. Their hard, cold lines revealed a strange geometric beauty.

The complex mechanical circuits and Rune Arrays were all hidden away, making everything look clean and bright.

Ansiwodoss and the others were seeing this design style for the first time. It was an unprecedented experience, novel to them, yet they had no idea how to describe it.

In the words of his previous life, it was an industrial science-fiction style.

However, there was no concept of "science fiction" in the Aerenus World. Everyone could only feel that everything before their eyes was extraordinarily unique.

At the same time, they could sense that every part of this unique design contained wisdom and principles. It had clearly not been made merely for appearance's sake.

When everyone entered the hangar, a rumbling sound came from behind them.

They turned around and saw the gigantic hatch automatically closing. Rayne had not made any visible movement, so clearly, every part of the Star