Before falling unconscious, he had only one thought.
"Survive... must... survive..."
…
Not sure how much time had passed, perhaps just a moment, or perhaps centuries.
When Xu Ran regained consciousness again, the first sensation was intense turbulence and the piercing sound of metal scraping.
"Warning... hull integrity below 15%... energy core nearing shutdown... anti-gravity system failure..."
"Warning... imminent... crash..."
The intermittent alarm sounds pulled him out of his stupor.
He painfully opened his eyes and found himself lying in the main control room of the Pioneer. The originally sleek bridge was now covered with fierce cracks, countless lines burst open, sparkling with dangerous electrical sparks.
Not far away, Zhen Shan's imposing figure was desperately bracing a massive cabin wall that was about to break away, his muscles knotted, blood vessels bulging, clearly at its limit.
