Chapter 120 Leaving Bellatorsilva 4 (1/2)

John glanced at the Navigation Console in his ship's cockpit.

He was currently seating on the captain's chair and roaming around the Interstellar Map given to him by Itsuki, searching for a planet that had a Ancient Gateway that could lead him to the Ark Outpost, but it doesn't seem like the map showed this particular information.

While he could return to the first planet that he had been, it would take more Erchius Fuel than what he had.

Be used most of the fuel to jump directly to Bellatorsilva, where he took part in the Great Hunt. Now he didn't have enough to jump back.

[Looks like I'll need to get some Erchius Crystals or Liquid by myself.] John thought as he closed the map.

While it was possible for him to mine such resource since he had the Matter Manipulator, he heard that there was a lot of danger in exploring such moons that contain Erchius resources.

Such a danger was the mysterious entity known as Erchius Ghost that roam in moons that are rich in Erchius resources.

”Hmm...” John thoughtfully scratched his chin.

He was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't notice a green figure that sat of the chair that was beside him.

It was only a few seconds later that John caught a glimpse of the figure from the corner of his eye.

”Peri? I thought you were at your room.” He identified the green figure and spoke.

”I was bored.” She commented. She lazily sat on the chair and placed her feet on top of the console.

John's eyebrows twitched as he watched this scene being unfolded before him.

”What is the-” Peri was about to ask something to John when he stopped her from speaking because he got an message from SAIL.

”Protector, there are multiple spacecraft approaching in high speed.” The robotic voice echoed in the cockpit, ”They are about 30000km away from our current position. Based on their speed, they will arrive next to our location in less than 3 minutes.”

”Really?” John wasn't that worried about, ”Change our route. Let them pass by, I don't want to enter in any troublesome situation.”

”Yes, Protector.”

John's spaceship ship swiftly changed direction and started to get out of the path.

”There's a call incoming.” SAIL warned John.

”A call? It's from Esther?” John hopefully glanced at the console.

He had been trying to contact Esther since he woke up, but it was complete radio silence at her side. He urgently needed directions to complete his quest.

The weight of such mission was making John feel suffocated and we hasn't been able to feel any kind of joy or strong emotion besides guilt.

After the news of Mars and Mercury also falling by the Ruin's tentacles, John unconsciously placed the blame on himself.

If he had complete the Great Hunt sooner, if he had warned them on the possibility of an attack...

”No.” John looked down and sighed as he heard SAIL's answer.

Peri worriedly glanced at John. His situation was well known to her since even her could see the changes.

His psychology looked like it had something wrong ever since the day he suddenly said he was going to leave.

There seemed to always have a gloom and depressed aura around him that really worried Peri.