Free Web NovelChapter 2765: Chapter 922: The Day the Fierce Sun Fell_2
The Grand Priest truly risked his life to protect the Prince. The broken pipe almost pierced through his waist and abdomen. Luckily, the Sanghai people are resilient; otherwise, such an injury could have been fatal.
The old General, leaning on his command sword, returned to the bridge. It was already deserted, as everyone was in the engineering room attempting to manually restart the auxiliary engines. General Bopal didn’t need to guess to know just how hard his warriors must be working; he sighed and sat in his captain’s chair.
Through the cracked observation window in front of him, he could see the fluctuating terrain of the Dark Mountain Range, appearing somewhat tranquil under the night sky.
Who would have thought that this desolate place would be fortunate enough to witness the legendary first crash of the Sunship?
For the superstitious, this might seem like an ominous sign.
But I am the captain!
No matter the outcome, I must see through to the end with my ship, just as I assured His Highness Prince Hu Fu. I believe this supernatural artifact bestowed by the creator is strong enough; under any circumstance, it can protect its passengers from harm.
On the other side, Guard Captain Sonnik, escorting His Highness Prince Hu Fu to the escape pod, gazed incredulously at the corridor ahead, completely blocked by continuous explosions.
This wasn’t the only path to the lower deck’s escape pod, but the problem was that, at this critical moment, they didn’t have time to take a detour.
The Guard Captain coldly drew his thermal warblade, preparing to clear a path, but was suddenly pulled back by Hu Fu.
"There’s no time, Sonnik! By the time you clear a path, the Sunship would have hit the ground. We won’t take the escape pod!"
At the crucial moment, the Crown Prince made a decisive decision, pointing to another path, saying:
"This way leads to the landing pod. It still has the assault drop pods used by the God Slayer and our warriors, the same model. Just one drop pod is enough to get us all down."
"That thing requires remote activation, Your Highness. I used to be an Airborne Warrior."
Guard Captain Sonnik shook his head and said:
"Now that the Sunship’s main system has shut down, it means we can’t activate the assault pod’s retro rockets. This means you will crash into the ground at breakneck speed. Frankly, you will die instantly from internal injuries upon impact."
"I won’t! I have this!"
His Highness Prince Hu Fu pointed to the orb hovering over his shoulder and said:
"Before I left, my mother gave me this, said to be a gift from the ancestors of the Ptolemaic Family when they met the creator, a super-stable energy matrix. It not only absorbs energy damage but can convert the matrix into a kinetic neutralization field, meaning that when we fall, as long as we time it right, we won’t suffer any impact damage.
Unfortunately, its effective range is only ten cubic meters, so it can’t be used for the entire ship."
"Then let’s go!"
Sonnik, qualified as the Royal Guard Captain, was naturally a decisive soldier. He immediately carried the Crown Prince and led the others into the landing pod. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Hu Fu stubbornly say:
"I’ll go in last! I’ve read stories like this from those writers my sister likes; you’d definitely close the hatch when I’m in alone. I know it’s an act of loyalty, but now..."
"Uh, Your Highness, your imagination is too vivid."
The Guard Captain said helplessly:
"This is the Dark Mountain Range! There are dangerous beasts everywhere; how could I allow you to parachute to the ground alone? Rest assured, we’ll all follow you down."
"Oh."
The Crown Prince blushed a deep red, but now wasn’t the time to talk about it. He helped carry his unconscious brother-in-law into the landing pod and counted heads to ensure everyone was inside before closing and locking the hatch.
A few seconds later, the assault pod was ejected from the falling spaceship. The Sunship was less than a thousand meters from the ground. As the assault pod jettisoned, Hu Fu could see that the rear of his flagship was entirely shrouded in black smoke, like a mighty eagle with broken wings, a symbol of the Sanghai Empire’s power now desolate and forlorn.
Fortunately, the soldiers were already sent to the ground just in time.
Although they now have to battle the Evil God without firepower support, at least they wouldn’t meet an unforeseen death in this disaster.
"Before departure, I divined with Priest Chief Hayek, who told me that not only would this journey be smooth, but I would encounter a wondrous fate enough to benefit me for a lifetime..."
In the bumpy landing pod, protected by several guards positioned as ’human cushions,’ His Highness Prince Hu Fu had a rather peculiar thought:
"Ah, everyone says Priest Chief Bayek is a strange person, and now I believe it. You old fool! Look at your divination result... it’s completely off the mark!"
Inside the Sunship, sitting in the captain’s seat, General Bopal watched the ground coming closer and glanced once more at the multifunctional maritime clock mounted on his seat. It showed that the Sunship’s descent speed had exceeded the safety threshold by more than three times.
This means that upon impact, the ship will most likely shatter instantaneously.
Of course, the supernatural artifact bestowed by the creator will not fail the collision ordeal with the ground, yet even in the best scenario, such a precise creation will remain forever as wreckage upon this land far from home.
