The time and space that had been stagnant for 1.87 million years gradually collapsed.
The wheel of history began to turn again, everything that had been stagnant broke free, the frozen seawater surged again, and stronger and stronger winds poured into the vortex from all directions, covering this space. The "spherical shell" shattered silently, and what fell together with the downpour was a low roar from distant Tallond that seemed to contain endless madness and chaos.
The sky seemed to collapse, and the huge cloud wall, cyclone, and countless tons of seawater trapped in the cyclone that formed the eternal storm turned into a terrifying sea storm, with lightning and thunder, heavy rain, and dragons. The roar undulated deep in the clouds, everything seemed like the end of the world, and in this apocalyptic scene, the huge ancient spaceship continued to rise slowly against the strong wind.
This is a starship that combines part of the technology of the Voyager. It is a miracle created by the extremely powerful dragon civilization more than a million years ago with all its efforts. This miracle was many years late. , but today, it finally set off.
"The storm has caused a lot of disturbance, and the attitude correction engine is automatically adjusting the inclination of the spacecraft," Baloger said quickly while sitting in front of the chief mechanic's control seat while monitoring the data on the panel in front of him. , "But its effect is limited, and the 'Tallond' has begun to deviate from the planned trajectory."
"As long as it can lift off, continue to accelerate, continue to climb... don't care about the destination and Don't worry about the specific route and return. Lifting off is a success..." Heragor in front of the captain said softly, "Can it be done?"
"Of course there is no problem," Ba Loger thought for a moment, nodded confidently and said, "But the shaking that follows will always be strong. I'm afraid I won't be able to eliminate all the vibrations and deflections..."
Navigator Andal smiled. Get up: "This little shaking is nothing - it's incredible that we can make this big guy fly. After all, this thing was not designed to be controlled by three people."
This As the old dragon spoke, he turned around and glanced at the empty control hall behind him - there were more than a dozen empty seats lined up in this huge space, and a projection screen in front of each seat flashed. The names that have long since disappeared from history, the compatriots who were supposed to set sail with this ship... fell forever before setting off.
Heragor noticed Andal's gaze. He followed his gaze across the control hall. After a moment, he broke the silence: "Let's go up and take a look for them."
"Of course, we will," Baloger said in a low tone, "But... I'm afraid it won't be that easy to do this."
Balogher's voice was almost At the same time as it fell, a violent shaking suddenly spread throughout the entire spacecraft, mixed with countless chaotic loud noises that sounded like roars and thunders. An indescribable mental pressure passed through the vast distance of space. Penetrating layer after layer of protectionShields and alloys poured into the control hall like a stormy wave.
In the hall, Heragor, Andal and Baloger instantly felt the terrifying power that almost directly acted on the soul. Their senses were filled with countless murmurs, knowledge from the gods. Impacting their mental defenses, in their shaky vision, they saw illusions, saw the spaceship rushing straight towards an abyss of hell burning with raging flames, saw countless dark cracks covering the sky, and saw enough to drive mortals crazy. Various huge things rushed to extend their long limbs, trying to drag and destroy the ship trying to leave the planet...
The gods caught up.
However, in the next second, these terrible things suddenly disappeared, and the three Heragos returned to the cold and safe real world. They gasped until Andal was the first to break. Silence: "Omega is fighting for time."
"I can only fight for the last time," Heragor said with a terrible expression, "I can feel...the god has left Tallond. , He is approaching here, and what we have to face next time is His true form."
Baloger looked down at the instrument data and spoke quickly: "The current height is still high. It's not enough, we haven't rushed out yet - hold on tight, I'm going to release all engine restrictions." A moment later, a continuous vibration was transmitted into the hall, and an even more unbearable acceleration occurred. Feelings of excitement and dizziness came over. The huge ancient spaceship had crossed the limit of the cloud wall of the eternal storm in the past. It rose into the blue sky and began to slowly adjust its angle and enter the subsequent route at an angle. At almost the same moment, Hera There was a faint, crazy and chaotic roar in Gore's mind.
Andal on the side obviously heard the same "voice". He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It seems that we made him very angry..."
" "Of course," Herago struggled to resist the pressure from the soul level - although the bridge between humans and gods has been cut off, and the power of the "gods" has been weakened by Omega below the critical point, however, after regaining his will, This spiritual power from the gods still made him feel like he would fall into collapse and madness at any time. He gritted his teeth. Although he couldn't see his expression, he was sure that he must have a ferocious expression at the moment, "After all... we are doing this This is the ultimate 'disobedience'..."
Andal forced himself to raise his gaze and look at the distant blue sky shown on the projection curtain. Amid the constant influx of mental pollution, But he gradually showed a smile -
The ultimate "disobedience"...
It is not against doctrine, nor is it denying belief, or even killing gods - for For gods who were born from the thoughts of mortals and operate according to rules, these acts of rebellion are actually far from the ultimate "disobedience".
The ultimate disobedience can only occur when mortals overcome their most primitive shackles and taboos, break free of their original cradle and swaddling clothes, and step out into the true world.It only happens when you take the step of "adulthood".
The ultimate "disobedience" is to step into the starry sky.
This represents an earth-shaking change in the mortal race's understanding of the entire world. It represents a child who has grown up in the cradle and truly takes action to escape from the cradle. It has unparalleled symbolic significance and is worthy of The applause of the whole world - but it exceeded the endurance limit of all gods.
Because no matter which god they are, all the "information" about their birth and existence is based on this planet - even Andal took many, many years to figure this out. .
Helagor felt that his thoughts gradually calmed down, and his brain that seemed to be boiling gradually returned to calm. He exhaled gently and placed his hand on a panel in front of the left seat. above.
Andal raised his eyes and looked at the external sky shown by the projection curtain - the sky was tilted, and the edge showed a wide-angle arc. He saw the sunlight shining from the side and rear of the curtain, All the clouds were coated with a layer of faint golden light, and at the edge of the golden light, he could already see the curved and raised earth and the faint starlight at the end of the zenith.
The vibrations of the spacecraft weakened a bit, the image displayed on the projection curtain became dim, and the magnificent and brilliant starry sky emerged from the background of the sky little by little. The whole world seemed to have become quiet, except for There was a low humming sound from various instruments and equipment running from all around.
All this lasted for just a few seconds, and then an unprecedented vibration spread throughout the ship. Along with the vibration, there was a loud noise from a certain cabin in the distance. .
In an instant, the lights in the entire control hall dimmed, and then all the alarm systems sounded harsh and sharp sirens. Emergency orange light tubes flashed at each passage, and the shipboard The system frantically reported the details of the damage to each cabin. Heragor felt his whole body tilting over, and the scene on the curtain in front of him began to tumble. The next second, he heard Baloger's voice. Shout: "The No. 2 engine has separated from the hull! The antenna cabin is completely destroyed! The maintenance supply module is completely destroyed! The No. 1 reactor is completely destroyed... He is catching up!!"
Andal struggled to hold on to the seat. , maintaining the balance of his body while rolling, he looked at the projection curtain in front of him. The scene outside the spacecraft was shown on the curtain. It was an extremely terrifying scene:
He saw what was outside the spacecraft. A long gap opened in the sky, and the gap was filled with crazy and cold eyes. A ferocious and twisted dragon figure made of countless disordered limbs was clinging to the outer shell of the tail of the spacecraft, destroying the dragon ship. The brainchild of the creation——
Part of the engine of the spacecraft was completely destroyed. The broken and twisted steel was spinning and falling into the thick atmosphere below. Several huge holes were opened on the side of the hull. The thick shield and tough alloy shell were easily torn apart like paper, and a large amount of equipment, gas, andLiquid spewed out of the hole like broken internal organs, mixed with scorching smoke and rushed into space. After causing such huge damage, the Dragon of Chaos still showed no sign of stopping. He was still demolishing the structure of the spacecraft. , while constantly climbing up along the hull and crawling towards the core cabin!
"Stay steady - we still have three engines!" Herago shouted loudly, drawing Baloger's attention back to the present, "Continue to raise the altitude, we It's about to succeed!"
"He will dismantle the entire ship before that!" Baloger shouted while trying his best to control the equipment, "We have no weapons to fight back. !”
“Towards the stars is the greatest counterattack——” Herago stood up, gripping the back of the seat hard, his fingers even sinking deeply into the alloy cast plate. , "Look, He is already very weak!"
Andal stared at the scene outside the spacecraft with wide eyes. After overcoming the initial nervousness and confusion, he suddenly realized one thing - —The dragon of chaos climbing on the outer shell of the "Tallond" and showing a terrifying posture is actually about the same size as this spaceship!
Not long ago, He was as huge as a city, covering the sky and floating in the sky of Tallond. However, now... He has weakened greatly again!
Balogger also noticed this scene. He began to think of ways to restore the attitude of the spacecraft, and tried his best to adjust the balance of the remaining engines - the automatic system had been completely destroyed, and he could only fight it manually. The Dragon of Chaos caused destruction and shaking, and his efforts finally had an effect: Although the spacecraft was shaky and all systems were frantically alarming, the ship was still climbing toward the stars little by little!
Starlight began to shine on the outer shell of the ship. The gravity from the earth was fading. Herago felt that his body was becoming lighter, and in the projection curtain in front of him, the climbing The Chaos Dragon on the outer shell of the spacecraft has become smaller. Now it is almost only one-third of the size of the entire ship.
Heragor was not surprised by all this:
Although there were only three dragons on this ship, as long as they were standing on this ship, as long as they were Moving towards the starry sky, this "coming of age" ceremony is taking place.
For gods born in "symbolism", the impact of symbolic processes on them is as absolute as the truth of the universe.
Therefore, the last step of disobedience must be completed by mortals themselves - Omega cannot do it for us, aliens cannot do it for us, and no one can do it for us.
An explosion came from the tail of the spacecraft again, and the piercing alarm became more and more shrill and irritating. Amidst the continuous shaking and vibration, Herago ordered without hesitation: " Throw away all the return structures and escape capsules, and focus all the energy on the main engine - I only want it to last another three minutes."
"With me here, it can last thirty!minute! Baloger shouted loudly, decisively carrying out Heragor's order, "Open your eyes wide - we have spent more than a million years waiting for this moment!" ”
A strong thrust once again acted on the spacecraft, and the already fatigued “Tallond” suddenly glowed with its last glimmer of vitality. It began to climb, and climbed again—bright Its wake stretches behind it, and the thick and white atmosphere turns into a distant figure behind it. It throws debris, drags flames and smoke, and falls into the starry sky like a falling dancer. The twisted "gods" "Still clinging to its shell, frantically gnawing at the protection of the core cabin, its size shrank a little, and then shrunk a little more...until it was thrown into the vast space.
Mortals left their own The cradle, the god was left on the last boundary of the planet.
Heragor felt his body float up, the last trace of restraint from the earth quietly dissipated, and the distant starlight was shining on Tallon. On the shell of the German ship, the starlight is transmitted through the monitor into the control hall, which is magnificent.
In the deep background of the starry sky, some huge structures that were originally hidden by ancient technology are following the "tower." As the "Erlond" approached, the disguise gradually faded away, revealing its true appearance.
He looked at Baloger: "Mechanic, open the dome and filter, let's enter visual observation." "
"Yes, Captain. ”
On the tattered shell of the core cabin, a protective panel quietly opened, and the blackout curtain slowly opened. Heragor controlled the flow of magic power, allowing himself to slowly float to the high-strength polymer. In front of the made window, you look out into the vast space.
In the vast space, the ancient satellite system operates silently, and the long-abandoned space station is still floating quietly in orbit.
They seem to have been waiting here for countless years, waiting for the dragons who were left on the planet to come here.
"We are catching up..." Heragor couldn't help but whisper. .
"We are just catching up temporarily," Andal's voice came slowly from behind Herago, "The compatriots who remain on the surface of the planet...cannot build a second Tallond. Number. "
"But it can always be made...even if it starts from scratch. "
Heragor whispered, and then withdrew his gaze from the abandoned satellites and space stations in the distance, but before returning to his seat, he suddenly felt a movement in his heart.
He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the other side of the curved polymer dome. The next second, he saw something floating in space, and his breathing and heartbeat stopped for an instant.
It was a ferocious and twisted wreckage, a Dragon of Chaos that had been shrunk many times - all the characteristics of the past gods still remained on its chaotic body, but at this moment, they looked so... Small.
There is still a remnant of brilliance wandering among the debris. As a god, He has not completely "died", but He is.At the moment it just floats there quietly, motionless.
Heragor's tense face slowly relaxed again. He silently stared at the wreckage floating in the universe, watching the light in its depths gradually extinguish.
A vague voice that could not tell whether it was reality or fantasy suddenly sounded deep in his consciousness: "From now on... you will have to go on your own."
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