"Old Liu!!!"
Andrew's bloodshot eyes flew wide open.
A familiar name and face surfaced in his mind. Then, amid the flames of an explosion, that faintly smiling face began to twist until it shattered into countless fragments.
A hollow feeling he had not experienced in a long time swept through his heart.
A moment later, a surge of anger drove that emptiness away.
[Attention, all units.] [The attack originated from an enemy Secondary Flagship. Preliminary assessment identifies it as an Antimatter Weapon.] [Attack strength unknown. Preliminary assessment places its power close to the antimatter torrent fired by a giant Battering Ram!] [Comprehensive assessment indicates a major threat. Designated as the highest-priority target!]
Messages from the Earth's Command Center appeared in a steady stream on the Holographic Projection in front of the Deep-Sea Pod.
"Andrew, they've locked onto us!"
"Andrew!!"
Alongside the messages from the Command Center came messages from the executive officer.
Andrew forced his bloodshot eyes open. Tears poured from his tear ducts, then fell into the pale yellow deep-sea fluid around him.
Through the tears spreading around his eyes, Andrew made out the text on the Holographic Projection.
He came back to his senses, wrenching his mind free of the grief of losing an old friend.
"Begin evasive maneuvers immediately!"
He swiftly issued the order.
A powerful recoil traveled through the deep-sea fluid, violently jolting his suspended body several times.
Even with the deep-sea fluid greatly reducing the strain of tremendous acceleration on their bodies, and even with bodies enhanced through genetic technology, the acceleration of the Golden Crow's evasive maneuvers was still hard to bear.
Watching the Antimatter Engine's utilization rate soar, Andrew clenched his back teeth.
[Attack successfully evaded.]
As he read the notification on the Holographic Projection, a spark of hatred