Meanwhile, the "important candidate for the Lord of Time," one of the "mighty Lords of Time," was indeed traveling through the Abyss Nebula with his little crew, piloting a battered warship toward the Gate of Glory.
"Achoo..." Yu Lian rubbed his nose while holding a meeting with his companions. He looked out at the nebula beyond the porthole, baffled.
It had to be admitted: the Abyss Nebula's environment did look rather unsettling. Vast swaths of the firmament had been stained a blood-red that made your heart skip a beat. It was downright creepy. Being here felt like swimming through a sea of blood in hell, so catching some bizarre space virus was perfectly reasonable.
...About as reasonable as a Super Saiyan dying of a heart attack, right?
So someone must have been cursing him. But it didn't matter. After traveling the galaxy for so long, even a wonderful, popular fellow like me was bound to have a few enemies.
Yu Lian clicked his tongue in annoyance and said in a muffled voice to the others, "According to the data transmitted by the beacon the Great Khan left behind, we should take this route to rendezvous with them."
As he spoke, he traced a line across the star chart. It began at Gray Ash System 07 in the Far Frontier Star Sector, cut through a corner of the vast Abyss Nebula, and ran all the way to the Gate of Glory.
"At least we know a large ship can make it through this route. It's our only option for now." Yu Lian looked around. "Anyway, leave the piloting to me. If the Eloi fleet can navigate the gravity wells, so can I."
No one doubted that. Yu Lian had already proved as much.
"The navigator and the captain being the same