Watching the silver mist that would find them in a few seconds at most, He Zheng's pupils abruptly contracted.
Within a single breath, he could already hear the mist rushing through the passage.
It sounded like countless fragments of stone striking the walls. For a moment, He Zheng felt that what pursued him was not the Star Voyager, but a horde of Vengeful Ghosts crawling madly through the passage, clinging upside down to its ceiling!
"Ye Lin! Wake up! Please, wake up!!"
"It's catching up! The Star Voyager is catching up!"
Seeing that Ye Lin remained unconscious, He Zheng flew for his life while desperately trying to wake him!
Terrified of attracting the Star Voyager, he did not even dare make a sound. He could only keep calling Ye Lin's name over the communications channel!
What could they do? What were they supposed to do?!
If there were a god, he would gladly kneel and kowtow, begging only for their lives to be saved!
He did not want to die, and he wanted even less to see anyone else die. He could not imagine what hope they would have of leaving this place alive if Ye Lin died.
Just as He Zheng's emotions approached the breaking point, whether because his calls had worked or because the markings had briefly been suppressed, Ye Lin opened his eyes with difficulty. The star energy dissipating around him began to solidify again.
Seeing Ye Lin wake, He Zheng's heart jolted. As though he had regained his anchor, he was so overwhelmed that his lips trembled.
"Ye Lin! You're awake! Right now...!"
Before he could say anything more, Ye Lin forced out a question the instant he awoke:
"How long since the crystal was crushed?!"
He Zheng froze, then instinctively blurted out an answer:
"Four