"Good thing we've got this guy." Young Master Bai let out a long breath.
But as Anakin piloted the ship into the innermost asteroid belt, the one with the smallest asteroids, the danger only grew. The asteroids here were just a few meters across, but they were the deadliest!
They were so densely packed that, like PM2.5 in some city, there was no way to dodge them as they had the huge asteroids in the outer belt. Countless high-speed asteroids pelted the ship's hull like rain, and warning beeps rang through the interior.
The ship was like a tiny boat in a storm, and Anakin gripped the controls with all his might.
"What do we do?" Young Master Bai shouted.
"The only way is to charge straight through and get out of this hellhole as fast as possible!" Anakin was experienced enough to realize at once that there was no other option. He stopped trying to dodge the asteroid shower and slammed the throttle to full power. The ship hurtled forward, risking destruction with every impact!
At long last, they escaped the asteroid belt. But the ship lurched like a drunken man, on the verge of falling apart, and hurtled out of control toward Pluto's surface!
Pluto got its name from its pitch-black atmosphere. Dust surged upward to heights of tens of thousands of meters, tinting the entire planet black!
"Damn it, we're going to die again! Why did I say 'again'?" Young Master Bai cried out once more.
He usually made his entrance with the air of a seasoned expert, but this expedition had left him completely rattled.
No one had time to humor him. The ship was plummeting at tremendous speed!
"R2! How's the emergency landing engine?" Anakin roared.
According to the emotionless synthetic voice, they were ten