"Lord Blackhole! This..." Jerec turned pale with shock, but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch helplessly as the ship plunged headfirst into the supermassive black hole known as the Valtaullu Maelstrom!
Everyone cried out in terror, but amid the panic, no one noticed the strange smile on the face of Jan-Droga, who looked like nothing more than a coarse brute.
The instant the hyperspace engines activated, the entire Dominion Super Star Destroyer was enveloped in purple light. The surrounding starry sky vanished, and no matter how the ship traveled, the scenery around them remained exactly the same, as though they were standing still. Even the pressure caused by the starship's acceleration had disappeared without a trace.
Yet the hyperspace engine controls showed that they were currently in hyperspace, traveling at one hundred thousand times the speed of light relative to realspace.
Where exactly was this? Realspace, hyperspace, or somewhere else entirely? There was no way to tell. Maybe it was. Maybe it was not.
Such a journey could only drive people to despair...
Sariss was trembling all over. Yun was drenched in sweat as well, staring fixedly out the viewport, his hand involuntarily clutching Sariss's delicate hand. Jerec was equally tense, cold sweat soaking his clothes through.
Jerec walked over to the motionless black silhouette and said, "Lord Blackhole... the information provided by Hydra has not been confirmed..."
"Do you think I brought the Hegemony here for a sightseeing trip?" Blackhole cut him off. "The temple of the God of Destruction is somewhere here."
Jerec could only lower his head and retreat. He did not know why Blackhole could be certain that the information was true, but since Blackhole did not explain, he did not dare ask.
No one knew how much time had passed. It