Space Storm
Inside the vibrant, multicolored space tunnel, the H85-type Spaceship is traversing at a staggering speed of 2.7 times the speed of light. 🐍👹 🍭🐍
Behind Luo Zhe's spaceship, tens of thousands of kilometers away, more than a dozen spaceships with brightly colored skulls engraved on their hulls were in hot pursuit. However, the Laser Cannon on the opposing spaceships had already been shut down. Clearly, they dared not use Light-energy Weapon in the space tunnel, for fear of causing Space Storm.
Space Storm, along with Space Turbulence, are considered two of the deadliest killers in space travel. They are generally caused by unstable energy during Interstellar Jump, leading to violent storms that cause spatial oscillations. Only F-class F-class higher Biological Spaceship can typically withstand such intense storm attacks.
"Damn it, still chasing me! If you keep chasing me, I'll be home by now!"
"Warning! Under attack by unknown energy, the Energy Protective Shield is nearing its minimum energy threshold! Remaining energy is 25%!" The spaceship's original low-level intelligence issued an alarm.
"Master, during the Interstellar Jump, the spaceship's energy source became unstable, which may have caused energy fluctuations in this space and could potentially lead to spatial oscillations. Requesting the jump to be terminated and the spaceship to return to its Original Universe!" Xiao Qi's voice became very serious, and the Q-version avatar on the control room screen also looked earnest.
At this moment, the twenty-three slaves in the rest room, following Xiao Qi's instructions, entered the Escape Pod one after another, awaiting further instructions.
Inside the control room, Luo Zhe stared at the dozen or so Star Pirates ships still relentlessly pursuing them on the pale blue screen, his expression a mixture of emotions. "Xiao Qi, calculate where we would end up if we returned to our Original Universe. Also, how much energy would it take to escape the Wormhole, and do we have enough backup power?"
"Why are these Star Pirates still fighting me to the death?" Luo Zhe thought to himself, feeling frustrated. In the current situation, even if he escaped the Wormhole, he wouldn't be able to avoid these guys' pursuit!
Soon, Xiao Qi's chibi-style avatar disappeared from the screen, while a series of pale blue numbers flashed wildly, densely covering the entire screen. 🐚♠ ♥😂
A moment later, Xiao Qi's voice came from the speakers in the control room, saying, "Returning to the Original Universe now, we are expected to appear in space 120,000 light-years away from Earth, where there are no Living Planet. According to the ship's current remaining energy display, we have enough reserve energy to escape through the Wormhole in the next three minutes."
Three minutes!
After a moment's thought, and glancing again at the relentlessly pursuing Star Pirates ship, Luo Zhe clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "Keep flying! I refuse to believe they can keep fighting us like this forever. Xiao Qi, calculate how high the probability is of Space Storm forming outside."
"Yes, Master!" Xiao Qi replied.
Reaching out to sense his dantian, Luo Zhe felt a sense of relief. Even inside the Wormhole, he could still feel the faint suction force. With the Dimensional Space at his disposal, he had the confidence to fight to the end.
Only then did Luo Zhe realize that the small bag and the tiny Na Stone were still in his two hands, especially the Na Stone in his right palm, which was soaked with sweat from his palms.
It's unclear whether it was because Luo Zhe was too tense, or because the Na Stone was soaked with sweat from his palms, but when Luo Zhe saw the Na Stone, the intense desire he originally felt inexplicably weakened.
Luo Zhe shook his head; he didn't have time to study this now. He flipped his wrists, intending to store it in his World Ring. The result—the small bag of Na Stone in his left hand went smoothly into the ring, but a strong resistance entered Luo Zhe's mind from his right palm. 👤💝 💀👹
"Um!?"
After carefully examining his palm, Luo Zhe discovered that the small, hard piece of Na Stone near his palm had actually melted in the sweat on his hand! It was like metal turning into a liquid state under high temperature.
Pinch the protruding part of the Na Stone with your left thumb, index, and middle fingers, and then suddenly exert force!
"Whoa! How come this thing is still sticking to me?" Luo Zhe scratched his head, wondering why it had to cause him trouble at this crucial moment!
I hadn't figured out how to solve this problem yet, and now one problem after another has arisen!
"Warning! Warning! Energy anomaly ahead! Energy anomaly ahead! Please slow down and dodge!" The voice of the spaceship's Intelligent System came from the speaker, startling Luo Zhe!
"Could it be that good things don't come true but bad things do? I've just been hit with all sorts of bad luck today!" Luo Zhe exclaimed, speechless.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The spaceship, flying at high speed, shook violently, like a car driving on a bumpy gravel road, as if it were in danger of overturning at any moment.
"Energy Protective Shield is running out of power! Activating backup power!"
Xiao Qi took over the spaceship's control room again, but also brought Luo Zhe some bad news. "Master, unfortunately, we've accidentally entered the core of Space Storm. We probably can't escape the Wormhole quickly now; we can only rely on backup power to force our way out!"
"What happened? What on earth happened? Everything was fine just now!" Luo Zhe frowned and said, "Whatever happened, get out of the Space Storm's reach! Get those slaves ready to escape too!"
"Yes, Master!" Xiao Qi replied quickly.
Squeak!
Suddenly, the metal floor beneath the control room seat split open, revealing a two-meter-tall, cylindrical object resembling an escape pod. Then, Xiao Qi's voice rang out, saying, "Master, the spaceship may be torn apart during the escape. To ensure safety, please enter the Escape Pod as soon as possible to avoid being affected by the aftershocks of the Space Storm."
Luo Zhe glanced at the Escape Pod but didn't say anything.
Boom!
I felt the spaceship vibrate slightly, but the vibration wasn't strong. It was somewhat like the spaceship accelerating during startup, except that the vibration seemed to last a long time and didn't seem to stop. At the same time, some notification sounds would occasionally come from the speakers next to me.
"Backup energy consumption is three percent!"
"Backup energy consumption is seven percent!"
Luo Zhe's gaze remained fixed on the pale blue light screen. At this moment, the space around the spaceship was completely dark, devoid of any light, and the pursuing Star Pirates ships were nowhere to be seen. It was as if they had entered the core region of a black hole, where all light had been swallowed up.
Unbeknownst to Luo Zhe, at that very moment, the small, hard piece of Na Stone in the palm of his right hand was melting at an extremely rapid pace, seeping into his body little by little. Although the initial rate of seepage was slow, it accelerated as the melting speed increased.
Gradually, Luo Zhe could clearly feel a cool sensation coming from the palm of his right hand. He subconsciously looked down and saw that the Na Stone that had been stuck to his right palm had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a silvery-white mark that looked like a crescent moon.
"Damn! What is this thing again?" Luo Zhe's head was spinning. All sorts of strange things had happened today. Was it Easter? Why were so many weird and wonderful things happening to him?
Click!
Suddenly, a crisp sound came from the wall of the spaceship, sounding somewhat like the sound of a bone breaking.
Turning his head, Luo Zhe could immediately see a crack the size of a little finger on the wall, gradually widening like a spider web spreading across the wall.
"Backup power depleted! Energy Protective Shield malfunctioned! Escape Pod launch countdown begins! 3!"
"Master, get into the Escape Pod quickly! The spaceship is about to break apart! If you don't hurry, it will be too late!" Accompanied by increasingly frequent "crackling" sounds, Xiao Qi's anxious and urgent voice also rang out from the speaker.
"2!"
With a thought, feeling that unseen suction force, whoosh—why was there no movement!?
"Why is the Dimensional Space acting up again?!" Luo Zhe was furious, his face turning green. This had to happen at such a crucial time! He quickly took three steps at a time, slipping into the Escape Pod. The Escape Pod had just closed when he heard something outside—
"1! Launch!"
The Escape Pod were instantly filled with a pale green Nutrient Solution, and then, with a powerful thrust, the twenty-four Escape Pod were ejected from the spaceship in all directions!
However, no one noticed that the silver crescent mark on Luo Zhe's right palm was now faintly surrounded by a yellow light!