"Power distribution at 60%! The antigravity matrix is charging! Navigation has been adjusted to atmospheric flight mode. The curvature engine is at charge level one, and system parameters for the starship's operation are loading."
"Report! Bugs have climbed onto the hull! They're preparing to use corrosive fluid to damage our energy conduits!"
"Leave them be and stay focused on your work! The Scarlet Dawn's external energy conduits are as corrosion-resistant as Origin Alloy. The bugs' venom alone won't eat through them, so let them stay there.
"The waste heat from energy transfer in five minutes will be enough to melt them."
On the busy starship bridge, First Mate Solmar calmly coordinated the crew's operations in the face of danger.
The thousands of blood-mad vampire crew members under this true professional had all been assigned to their respective posts. The starship, grounded for a thousand years, was now shuddering like a giant beast waking from hibernation, preparing to unleash its first roar in this age.
As for Murphy, the mascot captain, he sat upright in his chair, feeling that he really had nothing to do right now—but couldn't leave either.
The blood-mad vampires had only just returned to the vampire fold. They needed the Scarlet Lord here to set them off on the right foot. And although Murphy had gained the power of a mythical being and was now incredibly strong in battle, he knew he hadn't yet adapted to his new strength. In these circumstances, his best choice was to remain here as a reassuring figure, rather than risk disrupting the steadily functioning defensive system by using his power recklessly.
Besides, the Blood Progenitor had summoned midnight, the blood river, and the blood moon—the three symbols that now shrouded the battlefield—ensuring that his warriors' combat strength was enhanced. Murphy didn't