Chapter 1245: All I Can Do For You (1/2)

“Very well…” sighed Jiang Fei. He was aware of the fact that the virtual assistant was not able to go against the ship captain’s orders. This was why he had placed so much trust in them despite having been previously warned time and again by Ariel.

“Don’t give up hope just yet! Things may look grim right now, but you are not entirely out of options. By my calculations, there is still a 0.03% chance for you to turn this around!” 0541 suddenly said.

“What do I have to do?” Jiang Fei’s eyes immediately lit up when he heard the AI. Even though his limited high-schooler understanding of mathematical probabilities was telling him that any outcome below 0.1% chance was practically impossible and mathematically negligible, he’s desperately grasping at every straw he could right now if it meant surviving this ordeal.

“I’m sorry my friend, but I’m afraid that’s something I cannot tell you. But rest assured, an opportunity will very soon be coming your way, and how you make of it will depend on your luck. If you really can make it to that 0.03%, you do everything you can and hold on to it!” 0541’s voice trailed off, and the room fell into silence after that. Akatziris had ordered the AI to stabilize the ship and reclaim the energy depot orbiting the sun.

“What kind of chance could he be talking about?” Jiang Fei took 0541’s words seriously. Despite the virtual assistant’s part in Akatziris’ drama previously, he still trusted his old comrade that had been through thick and thin with him.

After all, 0541 had been there for him right from the start, and was many times closer to him than 0542 or 0543. Jiang Fei believed that 0541 had every intention to help him but was only being limited by his programming.

Jiang Fei’s trust in 0541 was also out of desperation as there was absolutely no way he could turn the situation around by himself. And given the circumstances, it was unlikely that 0541 had any need to lie to him.

Ultimately, Jiang Fei’s decision to put his trust in his old partner was made to give himself a reason to be hopeful. He had made that decision because he remembered that he was not in this alone: the girls as well as his parents were also imprisoned along with him aboard Braveheart, and their lives were at the mercy of Akatziris! It became clear that the vile woman was prepared to execute his loved ones right before his very eyes, and if Jiang Fei had nothing to hold on to right now, he would have already broken.

Thus with all said and done, Jiang Fei had no other choice than to place his hopes and trust in 0541’s words to give himself a chance to survive this.

Seconds turned into minutes, and minutes came to pass. The spaceship was no longer shaking, and Jiang Fei was still oblivious as to what chance 0541 had meant.

The air within the holding cell seemed to have frozen over. The girls were distressed but still pulled themselves together to comfort Jiang Fei’s parents. While still unable to fully make heads or tails of the situation that they had befallen them, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang did not approach Jiang Fei for answers. They could see that their son was already in a lot of pain and chose not to trouble him further.

There was no sense of time inside the brightly lit holding cell. Nobody had any idea how much time had passed when a hole suddenly opened up on the cell’s high ceiling, unveiling a platform extension, along with the sound of footsteps that slowly revealed the owner to the prisoners.

“My dear master,” the android sang as she stood on the platform. “I apologize for the interruption, but now that everything is in order, let the fun continue!” Akatziriz playfully looked at her captives high from the platform, like a girl looking at her toys.

“Akaziris! Whatever bad blood it is that we have, just take it all out on me!” Jiang Fei screamed at the android. Even though he knew that captain was still going to choose someone else to break his spirit, he still challenged her in order to stall for time, time for whatever chance it was that 0541 had told him was about to appear.

“Oh? Are you volunteering yourself, dear master?” Akatziris replied with a raised brow. She was now toying with them like a predator playing with her food. Her old master was no longer a threat to her, especially now after Braveheart has successfully secured its energy depot and was now fully charged. Akatziris no longer had any reason to be fearful of Jiang Fei.

“That’s what I said! Come at me!” Jiang Fei shouted back.

“What a touching display of heroism! It’s no wonder why so many girls fell for you so easily, my dear master!” Akatziris teased. But after laughing about it for a bit, her smile quickly turned into a snarl.