Chapter 1527 - Is It a Trap? (2/2)

Some unknown forces still interfered with the warp drive. Nolan was fixing the problem, but it was not getting anywhere. It was almost impossible to accurately warp-jump to the gravitational focal point when the warp-drive parameters were severely misaligned. So, Hao Ren ordered to warp-jump as far as it could—any direction would do as long as the spacecraft could get out of the trap.

It was a trap. Hao Ren felt that this place was a trap.

As the spacecraft accelerated toward an opening, the energy structures in the surroundings responded in a way that as if there was really an intelligent being behind them. These energy tentacles were ‘angered.’ They began to twist violently and chase the Petrachelys from behind. Their light twigs clung on the shield of the spacecraft, causing the Petrachelys to shake vigorously.

The shaking was so strong that the inertia stabilizer was unable to keep the Petrachelys stable.

Everyone on the flight deck was nervous. Panic had actually stricken them at the beginning of the attack. It was something that they had never experienced before.

Lily clenched the armrest tightly. She might be physically strong, but individual strength was useless under this situation. With the hair standing on end, Lily looked at Hao Ren, who was struggling to control the spacecraft. “Mr. Landlord, how is the situation? Nothing happened when the drones arrived earlier. Now we are pinned here as soon as we come in.”

“I have no idea.” Hao Ren said quickly. “But this is a targeted attack. It is not a natural phenomenon. Something is trying to stop us from entering the X-Galaxy—”

Before his trailed off, Nolan was heard giving out warning again. “Watch out! An energy mass has appeared ahead. We cannot get around it. Brace for impact.”

A bright light had appeared in Hao Ren’s field of vision. Hao Ren was struck dumb when he sensed the form of power in the light, which came down on the Petrachelys like a blade.

Nolan did an evading maneuver. But the light beam still hit a set of shield generators in the rear of the spacecraft. An explosion blew apart tons of metal and crystal structures, forming a trail of debris behind.

“The 4th to 6th shield generators are damaged. Shield strength is below 30% now. The hyperspace stabilizer is damaged as well. Switching spare parts now. Leakage detected in the 7th compartment; the compartment is sealed off. Warning! Gravity generator is malfunctioning, restoration is in progress.”

Gravity on the flight deck disappeared. Nangong Wuyue wrapped her tail around a pillar as she reached out with one hand to catch Lil Pea, who was drifting away from the console and Y’zaks with another. The loss of gravity only lasted for a moment before Nolan restored the gravity in this compartment.

Nolan began to stammer as if her speech function had malfunctioned. “The attack comes from a divine power. It is of the same category as secondary psionic energy.”

Hao Ren was not surprised at all. In fact, he had felt the same thing.

The Petrachelys was also powered by this category of energy, but at a much lower output.

Hao Ren stared at the energy storm that was right behind. It had now developed into a horrific space structure of several astronomical units in size, like a hideous space maelstrom surging behind the Petrachelys, swallowing the debris of the Petrachelys. The spacecraft appeared like a grain of sand in the desert before this space maelstrom.

The Petrachelys was in deep shit.

It was impossible to escape via the direction from where they initially came. The warp drive was out of sync and could not make any precise warp-jump maneuver. But if the Petrachelys used its conventional propulsion method, the storm would catch up with it in a few minutes. There was no way the Petrachelys could make it out outside the X-Galaxy.

There was only one way.

“Initiate warp jump.”

“But the parameters are still—”

“Do it anyway. No need to preselect flight path. Search for gravitational sources in hyperspace and land on any planet—habitable if possible, if you could find.” Hao Ren ordered. “Summon the drone cluster immediately. It does not matter if the warp jump is not accurate. I need them to start building a base at wherever they emerge.”

“Roger that.”