Chapter 831

The engine of Dawn II emitted a dying roar under overload, every violent jolt feeling like the death rattle of a giant beast. Outside the porthole, distorted light and shadow were stretched into blurred ribbons of color as the star-shuttle, under Fang Mei's near-manic control, ripped through the void—polluted by stardust and structurally unstable—at a speed that defied all limits. The shrieking of alarms intertwined with the groaning of the hull's metal under unbearable stress, and the cabin was thick with the pungent stench of burning and the ozone scent of energy overload. Jiang Feng and Chu Hanyue stood shoulder to shoulder on the violently shuddering bridge, like reefs amidst a storm.