He moved quickly and arbitrarily in the cave that was nearly half collapsed and crisscrossed like a spider web. www,QuANbEn-XiAoShUo,cOm
It is completely unaffected by the steepness of the rock wall; it can even completely violate the force of gravity and crawl like a gecko on the top of the cave.
He has successfully found five drops of water. Finding one more drop will give him enough power to escape the next time.
In this lonely star with no life, only firestorms and heat waves, cold and dead silence, he had nothing. The nightmare started the moment he was born.
He is the last baby on this planet. Over the long years, he has witnessed the death of his people one by one.
The coldness of the night was gradually replaced by the increasingly violent sun, and heat began to flow into the cave.
Under the influence of the alternating cold and warm currents, he finally found another three drops of water, which was an unexpected gain that made him happy.
It means that he will have better physical fitness and flee to the "melt pool" in the mountains to avoid disaster when another fire storm occurs.
Lick the water drop by drop into your mouth with the tip of your tongue, and then absorb it into your body.
Here, nothing is more important than staying alive.
Running for life is the only way to express the unyielding human spirit.
It is also the only thing that can and must be done!
In his strong and strange life factor, the way to survive in the harshest environment has been engraved.
A long time ago, the cave would be filled with water spots in the morning, and it would take a long time for the explosion to occur. It's not like it happens every day now. It is said that before he was born, there would be water mist in the cave that would make people cry with excitement.
After absorbing enough water, he lay down on the still cold stones in the cave, and his spirit hid deep in the depths of his soul.
His heartbeat and pulse stopped simultaneously.
There was a faint rumbling sound from the ground, warning him that another firestorm from the center of the earth was brewing.
He cried in his heart: "Come on! I'm waiting."
An unparalleled two-kilometer-long spacecraft suddenly appeared in the outer space one million kilometers outside the Firebird Galaxy. This is the "Mothership"-class combat ship "Whale" of the Galactic Federation, second only to the "Capital Ship" class, and has secondary combat capabilities.
After the Battle of Yangma Star, this huge aerial war fortress dropped sharply from the original 250 ships to 102 ships.
That was a disastrous defeat and humiliation that everyone in the Galactic Federation hopes to forget!
After transferring from normal space to positive space, the speed of the Whale also gradually slowed down from super-light speed to "sub-light speed" which is half the speed of light, and flew towards the Firebird Galaxy.
The Firebird Sun at the center of the Firebird Galaxy planet is converting hundreds of billions of tons of hydrogen atoms into helium per second, releasing a large amount of light, heat, dust and radiation, consuming her tenacious energy. life. If measured in terms of cosmic time, the Firebird Sun has already reached its end of life; but in terms of Earth years, it still has a lifespan of hundreds of millions of years.
The five hundred crew members of the Whale woke up from their "cosmic sleep". At the same time, the self-sufficient and reciprocating life support system automatically injected new air into the cabin, and the gravity system also began to operate, allowing the crew to move as normal within the geocentric gravity field based on the earth.
Looking towards the center of the giant viewing window that is ten meters long and twenty meters high in front of the main driving hall at the bow of the ship, the Firebird Sun is shining. Of the eighteen planets that originally revolved around her, now only twelve are left. The six that have disappeared are the radioactive materials and thermal energy trapped in the violent light of the Fire Bird Sun, and they are destroyed in the void.
When a galaxy dies, the first thing to suffer is the planet that is completely defenseless.
More than 200 sets of instruments in the main cockpit began to operate one after another as responsible personnel continued to return to their posts.
The filtering system of the view port filters out harmful light, allowing the crew to make observations directly with the naked eye. They can also see the spectral analysis, energy readings and ray wavelength rate changes that are continuously displayed on the upper and lower sides of the view port.
At the end of the vast lobby is the command valley, which can be raised and lowered at will. Commander Major General Waddens is sitting comfortably in his comfortable artificial leather chair, looking attentively at the Firebird, which is five times more massive than the sun in his home solar system. Stars, imagining the horrible and lifeless death world on the planets in the galaxy.
Each planet represents an independent world.
The signal analyst's report came to the command station and said: "Major General, we have obtained the distress message from Ark-1. Repeat, we have obtained the signal from Ark-1."
Waddens issued the order calmly, instructing his subordinates to continue searching and exploring. The spacecraft entered the yellow alert state, which was the code for intruding into any unexplored galaxy.
The Juxian also activated its magnetic energy shield to withstand the increased light heat and destructive rays.
After more than two thousand Earth years of life, Waddens learned early on the importance of patience and caution.
It was these two advantages that made him one of the survivors of the Battle of Yangma Star.
After giving all the orders, Waddens left the driving hall and walked through the wide corridor to the laboratory on the left side of the center of the ship. The crew members who met him stood at attention and saluted him.
The laboratory is one of the forbidden areas on the ship and is under the jurisdiction of distinguished academicians sent by the Federal Research Institute. Even though he was the supreme commander within the ship, he still needed approval before he could enter there.
After going through the procedures of report identification and approval, the independent intelligent system in the laboratory opened a passage for him and allowed him to enter the laboratory.
First-level academician Shannariva sat at the control table in front of the huge computer screen, concentrating on the data and analysis displayed on the screen.
All information in the ship will be input into the laboratory's intelligent system, but this is only a one-way connection. All information in the laboratory is confidential, and no one on the ship can obtain any information.
Waddens looked greedily at Zana Riva's beautiful figure and short golden hair that was slightly curly like the sun. He came behind her, took a deep breath, and said in the calmest tone: "The signal is interrupted!"
The intermittent thunder-like rumbles from the ground gradually became denser and thicker, like drumming.
There was an explosion, and the entire cave trembled as if frightened, and gravel and sand poured down in waves.
The temperature keeps rising.
He awoke from a deep, almost deathly sleep.
The sound of boulders flowing could be heard outside the cave.
He extended his thoughts and "saw" a huge boulder coming down from the steep cliff at the entrance of the cave. Unable to withstand the vibrations over the years, it broke away from the steel and stone mountain of its parent body and collapsed. Due to friction and absorption of the high heat of the sun, it rolled halfway. , has turned into a ball of fire, falling on the sand under the cave like a meteor, adding a lot of powder.
He remembered the miserable scene of his people being buried under these fireballs. This heartbreaking emotion disappeared in a flash. On this hell-like planet, there was no room for empty words of pity and self-suffering.
The energy in the body condenses rapidly.
The firestorm begins when the first tongues of flame appear in the cracks far along the cave.
He jumped up flexibly and ran towards the hole with all his strength.
A new run through life began.
If you can't get to the large melting pool on the mountain before the firestorm breaks out, you will die in ashes.
Shannariva manipulated the complex instruments on the table with a solemn face. While looking at the readings and analysis displayed on the screen, she said without looking back: "I understand, Major General Waddens."
Waddens's indifference to her was not surprising. The academicians of the institute are all weirdos, obsessed with controlling and exploring the universe. Especially after the disastrous defeat and loss in the Battle of Yangma, they became more committed to research to defend other colonial galaxies and their beautiful home solar system.
This mission is just one of those actions, and it may also be the most fundamental and important effort.
He had come into contact with some academicians, both men and women, but none of them had attracted him more than the beauty in front of him. In his long life, he had been in contact with countless beauties, but she still made his heart beat and he couldn't help it.
The rapid development of genetics and metamorphosis has made ugly men and women or humans with substandard physiques almost completely disappear from the universe. Of course, there is no problem of old age, illness and disability. The standard for judging beauty has shifted to the temperament that is both internal and external. Zana Riva's temperament is shocking and captivating.
Her sculpted jade face has a surprising surprise. It is by no means a natural beauty that can be achieved by any perfection or transformation technique. She is the most aristocratic among stunning beauties, representing the beautiful soul inside her and the wisdom far beyond the average person.
Among the super beauties he met, only Ji Huifu, the chairman of the Federal Supreme Council and the supreme leader of the federation, could definitely beat her.
When he met Zannareeva for the first time, he, who claimed to be attractive to women, was deeply attracted by her clear and intelligent eyes, especially her slender and graceful figure, and her light and elegant walk. The beauty and beauty made him even more fascinated. Although the other party was indifferent and serious to him, he made up his mind at that moment, vowing to crush her hard shell and pick out the delicious fruit inside.
Therefore, for the first time in his history, during the nearly one thousand earth hours before entering counterspace, he did not mess with any beauties on the ship, because there was a target that attracted him more.
The beauty who had been hiding in the laboratory all day was controlling the instrument panel, displaying one of the planets in the Firebird Galaxy on the large screen. She said in her usual emotionless tone: "The reason for the signal interruption may be because of the Ark The place where the remains of No. 1 are located is the No. 7 star on the verge of destruction, and it is also the planet with the closest orbit to the Firebird Sun."
After a pause, without waiting for him to speak, the beautiful academician continued: "It takes twelve Earth days for Star No. 7 to rotate once, and one hundred and twenty Earth years for revolution. When the Firebird Sun gradually becomes a red giant, During the expansion stage, the destructive material released by the Firebird Sun will trigger a chain of splits in the thermonuclear core of Planet 7, producing high temperatures that dissolve the entire planet's surface and a large amount of toxic gases and rays of various types. In that case Under this condition, any signal will be masked and we will not be able to detect it.”
Her analysis was clear and concise. Waddens himself was also an expert in cosmic astrology. In order to make her have a better impression of him, he smiled and said, "Does the academician mean that the remains of Ark-1 are hidden on Planet 7?" superior?"
Shannariva's sweet and sweet voice said in a low voice: "If the signal is interrupted, then the only explanation is this."
Waddens said in astonishment: "But none of the spacecraft or materials we built can retain even the slightest bit of dregs on this terrible planet. How can Ark-1 still send out a complete distress signal?"
Shanshan Naliva said lightly: "I wish I could know. After Planet 7 has experienced six Earth days of violence, the hemisphere hiding Ark 1 will carry the Firebird Sun on its back, and it will begin another journey. During the dark night of six Earth days, all volcanic lava will solidify quickly, and cold winds will blow across the high mountain deserts and the devastated surface. If the signal reappears, it will prove that my conclusion is correct. At that time, please send the landing station vehicle immediately and set off. Get out there and have a massive search mission.”
Waddens rubbed his hands and said: "It seems that now we have to wait patiently. Why don't we come to my captain's room for dinner later and discuss the details of the search operation."
Shannariva's elegant face was calm and calm, and she said calmly: "I'm sorry, I never accept any invitations related to men and women. The major general should see this special note in my flight file."
He jumped out of the cave and landed lightly on the gravel ground below, nearly ten meters away from the entrance of the cave.
The firebird sun shone brightly on the earth. He looked directly at her out of habit and stopped looking. It was not that he was afraid that the blazing sunlight would damage his eyes, but that he could know all the changes and conditions of the Firebird Sun without looking at it with his eyes.
Facing the front of the cave is a huge and towering stone mountain. His goal is the vastness and molten pool at the top of the mountain.
His strong bare feet began to step on the hot gravel ground, running towards the top of the mountain. His mind extended in all directions like an octopus, exploring the violent light and heat flow under the surface, grasping the explosive point of the flames in advance, judging the next step to choose, and running at full speed towards the molten pool on the mountain. go.
He used a strange breathing method to absorb the thin gas floating on the surface. The skin of the whole body is tightly closed to prevent the life-sustaining water from leaking out, and to prevent heat, poison and rays from entering the body.
Huge energy surged in his body, helping him fight against this destructive and terrifying environment, jumping high and low against the heat and light. He ran up the mountain with physical strength and speed far beyond that of any human being, jumped up many times to avoid the giant fireballs rolling down, and fought for his life.
The heat wave that can lift the whole person off the ground surges across the earth, and when it passes through the canyon or narrow cliff, it makes an earth-shattering cry like the groan of a giant.
There is not a stone or a grain of sand that is not radiating an astonishing amount of heat.
Pillars of fire carrying molten slurry broke through the surface around him, sprayed high into the sky, and then sprinkled down with a roar. He couldn't help but run away, and quickly ran up the slope that led to the mountain peak.
When he jumped up in the air and skimmed a boulder more than four meters high, before he could make a second leap, the boulder had collapsed. He lost his center of gravity and fell to the steep sinking ground below as the boulder turned into a ball of fire. Go to the abyss.
The Whale crossed the empty space, crossed the orbit of the outermost planet, entered the inner space of the galaxy, then gradually slowed down and headed towards the innermost planet No. 7.
Energy is continuously injected into the mothership's shield to combat the radiation and heat waves of the Firebird Sun.
The working meeting was held in the conference hall at the stern of the ship. In addition to Commander Waddens and Academician Shannariva, there were also Deputy Commander Colonel Ge Mei, Major Nina from the Communications Department, Lieutenant Colonel Geno from the Astronautical Survey Department, and Astronautics Colonel Si Ning of the Ministry and Dr. Zeke, the medical officer in charge of medical treatment.
They are all heads of departments.
Ge Mei, Nina and Si Ning were considered top-notch beauties among the nearly 20 billion people in the Federation, but when they sat next to Zana Riva, they were immediately compared to each other.
In the more than 5,000 years since the establishment of the Bundestag, women were no longer constrained by having children and could exert their superior wisdom and potential compared to men. Not only are they equal to men in important positions in the military, but they also overwhelm men in politics and scientific research, and occupy the most important positions.
The first person to speak was Commander Waddens, who expressed Zannareeva's analysis and judgment.
Nina, who is in charge of the Communications Department, asked: "I have checked the information about all spaceships in the Federation, but I have never been able to find any information about Ark-1. I can only speculate from the original waveband sent by her that this is the establishment of the Federal Council. It is a simple spaceship built at least 10,000 years ago when humans were still trapped in the solar system. Why did she come to the edge of the Milky Way, which is nearly 8,000 light-years away from the solar system?"
Lieutenant Colonel Geno, director of the satellite survey department, said: "I require all information about Ark-1, otherwise the preparations for excavation or search for it will be very difficult." After a pause, he continued: "According to the spectrum and According to the analysis of rays, Planet 7 is very likely to be completely destroyed in the next day, because the Firebird Sun is brewing a more violent core fusion, and the energy released can completely destroy Planet 7, so we only have a few In the short period of six Earth days, we will complete the search and transportation tasks, and we will never make any empty promises about any mistakes caused by lack of data." Waddens looked at Zana Riva's pretty face and said solemnly: "Is it right? Should it be kept secret? This matter should be left to our distinguished academicians to decide."
Shanna Riva's beautiful eyes swept over everyone present and said slowly: "We only recently learned about the existence of Ark-1. It was after the battle on Yangma Star."
Everyone showed a look of devotion.
Star Yangma and Star Firebird are far away from the galaxy at the other end of the Milky Way, but they are much further away from their home solar system, a full 15,000 light-years away. The most advanced spacecraft traveling at super-light speed through counterspace will take three Earth years to arrive.
Yangma Sun has five planets. Among them, Yangma Planet has been transformed in various aspects of its atmosphere and soil, and has become the 1,200th colonial star under the federal government.
After nearly a hundred years of immigration efforts, this colonial planet developed modern cities, forests, and rivers. Suddenly one day, an alien fleet of unknown origin was discovered on the orbiting space station, and it cut off contact with the Federation.
So the federal government, which had been content for a long time, dispatched an unprecedentedly large armed fleet to the Yangma Galaxy to carry out the arduous task of regaining the lost territory.
The encounter broke out in the outer space of the Yangma system. The expeditionary force was almost wiped out, causing the federal government to suffer an unprecedented heavy blow and tragic losses.
This battle happened seven years ago, but they still feel as urgent and profound as if it happened yesterday!
The strangest thing is that the enemy's spaceships and transmissions show that they are also humans? Brutal and terrifying humans emerged from nowhere.
Shanna Riva continued: "Everyone knows that the enemy who occupied the Yangma Galaxy is the same human being as us, so the Federal Research Institute was ordered to review all the concerted efforts in history, including the original plan records unearthed by archaeological excavations, to see if there are any human beings. Before the Federal Council was established, I moved to other planets and finally found the clue."
The director of the Department of Aerospace, the delicate Si Ning suddenly said: "That is Ark-1."
Shannariva's pretty face sank and she said: "There is not only Ark 1, but also Ark 2."
Everyone was moved together.
Shannariva said solemnly: "That happened in the ancient Warring States Period. At that time, the government of the solar system, which had not yet been completely divided, built two huge immigrant ships, flying to the Firebird Galaxy and the other side of the Firebird Galaxy, which was 30,000 light years away. The Black Hell Galaxy in the center of the Milky Way. Due to incomplete data, we only know this much, and we really don’t understand how their spacecraft can have more advanced long-distance capabilities than ours."
The handsome medical officer Zeke said: "I understand, Ark Two succeeded. Her immigrants established a powerful country in the Black Prison Galaxy and are now launching a brutal invasion against us. And the ancient immigrants of Ark One are If the Firebird galaxy is met with misfortune, there may not be a single immigrant left.”
The tall and plump deputy commander Ge Mei frowned her beautiful eyebrows. She first glanced at the handsome man Zeke passionately and then said: "The Warring States Period was from 150,000 to 30,000 years ago. Then came the period. The most terrifying "Dark Age" in the past 20,000 years. Fortunately, the beauty of Zhi Nao Jade handed over the precious knowledge hidden in her database to the great Intellectual Koje, the father of the Federation, so that he could restore the prestige of the solar system and establish We have defeated the Bundestag and allowed human civilization to bloom again. So I have a question, even if we find the Ark-1, what role will such a primitive spaceship play in our fight against the legions from the Black Hell Galaxy? What? Unless, as the academician said, their spacecraft is more advanced than ours."
Everyone nodded, agreeing with her.
Shannariva solemnly said: "No one can predict what effect this will have, but while working hard to build the army and strengthen defense, we have to try our best to understand the enemy and defend against the enemy. Ark-1 is providing this most important The most original and specific reference to the Black Hell Galaxy Legion."
After a pause, he continued: "The performance of the warships of the Black Prisoners is not much better than ours. The biggest difference is that our combat system has most of the work done by the intelligent system, while theirs is all done by Human control.”
Everyone was shocked.
Waddens let out a sigh of relief and said, "How is this possible? How can a human being be as good as an advanced intelligent system?"
Shannariva said in a deep voice: "This is the conclusion reached by all the forty-eight first-level academicians of the institute after carefully and repeatedly studying the combat records. If black jailers who are more outstanding than us are allowed to come to our colonial star or In our home solar system, we are destined to become slaves!”
"Peng" he fell solidly on the hot sand at the bottom of the cliff. At a height of nearly 100 meters, the powerful gravity that was two and a half times greater than that of the earth could only make him dizzy for a moment, then he recovered and rolled towards the cliff. On the side, he avoided another pillar of fire that rushed out of the crack.
The earth shook, the sky collapsed, and the earth cracked. In the sun's rays that could make ordinary people blind immediately, he jumped up with all his strength, quickly jumped and climbed, and ran upwards.
His hands clawed into the hot rock, and each time he used force, he could rise more than ten meters in height.
The surrounding rocks collapsed and shattered, and the surrounding area was filled with lava spraying into the sky. The ground cracked with criss-crossing cracks, and the fiery red solution shot out like a fountain, and then rushed down toward the low-lying areas in high waves.
He finally returned to the slope just now and ran to the top of the mountain without any discouragement. His steely will and superhuman spiritual sense allowed him to take risks, dodge left and right in the world of flames, and make a fearless run for life. .
What he breathed into his body was no longer air, but hot flames. His lungs were full of fire, and his body's energy was shrinking.
"boom!"
The footrest cracked, and a stream of air escaped before the lava, taking him off the ground and throwing him away.
He shouted "God help me" and struggled to rise more than ten meters. When he reached mid-air, he saw a vast molten pool more than a hundred meters ahead, calling to him.
He opened his hands and used the remaining energy in his body to glide towards the pool like a big bird.
With a "peng" sound, he inserted himself into the cold liquid of the melting pool.
The entire planet's side facing the Firebird Sun is filled with lava, fire and ash that shoot up and then fall down.
The Whale arrived at a distance of 250,000 kilometers away from Planet 7 and stopped.
Most people gathered in the driving lobby, staring blankly at the portholes showing the tragic catastrophe on the planet.
On the command podium, Lieutenant Colonel Geno of the Space Survey Department shook his head and said: "Under such an astonishingly powerful nuclear fusion, I don't believe that anything man-made can stay."
Shannariva said coldly: "I don't want to believe it either. But we must make all preparations to search the spacecraft, and when the signal appears again, we will land immediately."
Waddens frowned and said to Geno: "Are you now sure when the predicted big explosion of Firebird Sun will occur?"
Geno said: "It is difficult to accurately predict the evolution of such a huge star. I can only say that you should not stay in this galaxy for more than three Earth days, otherwise the solar storm that comes with the big bang will cause Because we didn’t escape far enough, we were reduced to ashes, leaving nothing behind.”
Shanshanna Riva nodded calmly and said: "I understand, just three days!"
Time kept slipping away, and he kept absorbing the energy and nutrients of the molten pool, feeling that he was growing stronger. But this time, the feeling was a hundred times stronger than before. Rongchi seemed to be losing all her power into his body. This was something unprecedented.
Only when a firestorm occurs, the usually steel-like substance in the melting pool will dissolve and turn into a thick liquid. Once the firestorm is over, if he does not leave in time, he will be squeezed to death by the rapidly solidifying solution.
At that time he had to run back to the cave to escape the cold and strong wind of the night.
But this firestorm is so severe that the entire cave may collapse. Then he also lost his only other refuge.
Life is a journey between pools and caves, nothing more.
In the liquid, he moved his limbs freely and relaxed, letting his skin absorb the wonderful energy in the liquid. Only at this moment did he feel the joy and interest of life. Rongchi is his best and only companion. When he is inside her, even his spirit is blended with her.
He swallowed the thick liquid into his stomach and excreted it through his pores. The energy in his body kept accumulating, and his physique also underwent subtle changes. When it was saturated, he sank to the bottom of the pool, and finally landed on the ark at the bottom of the pool. On the sturdy and huge hull of No. 1, there is love and gratitude for the melting pool in my heart.
According to legend, his ancestors took this spaceship to come to this hellish planet and got into this molten pool.
He was lying on the hull of the boat, his thoughts extending to the sky above the pool. At this moment, a strange feeling passed through his nerves, making him know that other lives were gradually approaching in the void.