"Long, you damn bastard, don't leave me hanging halfway! Explain yourself!"
Liu Yishou clutched the communicator, his voice rising in frustration:
"An Astral Portal? Another world? Are you kidding me?!"
Long Zhan's low chuckle came through the communicator, carrying a hint of irrepressible smugness.
"Liu, don't get worked up."
"Once you go through the Portal and see for yourself, you'll understand."
Liu Yishou drew a deep breath, his chest heaving.
How could anyone not get worked up when he was still telling him to stay calm at a time like this?
He really wanted to curse.
But just as the words reached his lips, he forced them back down.
He gave his adjutant a hard pinch. The man's reaction told him plainly-this was no dream.
"Goddammit, I'm going to see just what the hell you've cooked up!"
He set down the communicator and turned to face all the officers on the bridge, who were staring blankly at the Portal.
"What are you all standing around for!"
"Have the fleet maintain course and enter... that gate!"
"Yes, sir!"
The adjutant acknowledged the order and immediately relayed instructions.
The fleet ahead continued forward, entering the enormous Portal.
The massive hull of the Kunlun Aircraft Carrier slowly followed.
Liu Yishou stood at the front of the bridge, both hands braced against the command console, his eyes fixed on the enormous gateway radiating pale blue light ahead.
Fifty meters tall.
Ninety meters wide.
It was smooth all over, made of an unknown material, with patterns of light flowing across its surface like ripples.
Inside the gateway was an entirely different scene.
Sunlight.
An azure sky.
A shimmering sea in the distance.
Liu Yishou couldn't help raising his wrist again to check the time on his watch.
"Goddammit..."
He cursed under his breath.
At that