Chapter 712: Planetary-Level Teleportation
Almost at the exact same moment, in Pandora's orbit, the three main rings of the portal framework shone brilliantly. The empty region in the center of the rings began to ripple and rotate like water, forming a gradually clear, massive eerie blue membrane of light.
This membrane was entirely different from the violent "wound" on the Death World's side; it was stable, gentle, with crisp edges, exactly the gateway exit stabilized by the framework's resonance.
"Portal framework exit stable, connection with the main gateway confirmed! Resonant field operating at full capacity, gateway structure is reinforcing!" The report from orbit came through.
Ryo stared at the curve representing the gateway's stability on the main screen. It was fluctuating dangerously high, but thanks to the support of the portal framework, it did not collapse.
"Maintain output. Notify the Eldar, our gateway is ready, the traction field can intervene at any time."
The message arrived instantly.
Predator homeworld star system. Eldrad's will acted as the most precise helmsman, controlling the massive esoteric network covering the planet.
"Phase two, 'Dimensional Traction', initiated."
At the ritual site on the desolate plateau, the psychic radiance suddenly retracted, shifting from an unbridled eruption into an extremely condensed pulsation.
The pulsation frequencies of all the wraithbone pillars and crystal arrays unified into one. An invisible yet majestic force field was generated. It was not a push, nor a pull, but more like "injecting" a predetermined "motion trend" pointing toward the Pandora system portal into the planet itself.
Simultaneously, the portal framework's resonant field far away in Pandora's orbit synchronously emitted an invisible "traction string," crossing the dimensional gap to precisely dock and couple with the force field generated by the Predator homeworld ritual site.
The effect was not immediate.
The momentum of a planet is terrifying.
The initial sign was an almost imperceptible micro-deviation in the Predator homeworld's revolution orbit around its star.
But under the continuous effect of the esoteric rite, this deviation gradually expanded like a snowball.
The planet itself began to break away from the orbit it had traveled for hundreds of millions of years, moving extremely slowly along a calculated tangential direction.
The entire process was silent, yet soul-shaking.
In the observation view of the Eldar cruiser, that dark red planet was beginning to "slide" out of its original position with a stance that defied common sense—slow yet resolute—sailing toward the void outside the star system.
Wherever it passed, spatial ripples faintly expanded. The star's gravity was slightly distorted like smoothed silk, then slowly recovered.
"Traction in progress. Target speed continuously increasing. Estimated to arrive at the predetermined dimensional gateway access point in seven hours," an Eldar Farseer calmly reported the progress.
At this moment, certain high-precision observation equipment on planet Pandora, whether it was the RDA's observatories or those individuals among the Na'vi with a special perception of the starry sky, began to notice anomalies.
In the night sky of Pandora, within a previously familiar star sector, the starlight exhibited an imperceptible distortion and shift, as if a massive, invisible lens was slowly gliding across the canopy of the heavens.
But this change was too slow and too subtle. Lacking a global perspective and prior knowledge, it was mostly ignored or attributed to atmospheric disturbances.
Ryo monitored the gateway's load.
As the Predator homeworld gradually accelerated under the traction of the Eldar esoteric rite and began traversing the dimensional gap to approach Pandora, the spatial pressure transmitted through the portal framework also steadily rose.
"Gateway spatial curvature readings have increased by fifteen percent. Framework structural stress is increasing, but remains within safe limits," Cassius analyzed the data. "The Eldar esoteric rite's 'wrapping' and 'guidance' of the target planet is highly effective, avoiding brutal spacetime shearing. The dimensional gateway is primarily enduring guiding pressure rather than a direct mass impact."
"Continue monitoring. All redundant systems on standby," Ryo commanded. His gaze turned to the point of light representing the Predator homeworld's position. Along a complex trajectory, guided by the Eldar esoteric rite, it was shuttling through the shallow layers of the dimensional gap, evading the vast majority of normal space's resistance, steadily "swimming" toward the Pandora portal.
Time slipped by amidst the silent, monumental change.
Seven hours was not long, but in the hearts of the people closely monitoring this event across three different locations, every second contained an indescribable tension.
The Predator homeworld drew closer and closer.
Viewed from the perspective of Pandora's orbit, the distortion of the distant starry sky was no longer subtle.
A massive, dark red silhouette, like a phantom leviathan surfacing from the deep sea, slowly occupied a vast expanse of airspace in front of the portal framework.
It did not appear directly in normal space, but was wrapped in a hazy, constantly fluctuating psychic force field, making its image somewhat blurry and distorted, as if viewed through a thick layer of crystal.
"Target has arrived at the predetermined docking airspace," Eldrad's consciousness transmitted, still steady, but the focused concentration within it could be felt. "Preparing for final orbital correction and the last docking with your dimensional gateway. Please confirm gateway exit stability and traction field receiving readiness."
"Gateway exit is stable. The gravitational equilibrium arrays in the Death World receiving zone are ready and can provide deceleration and positioning assistance at any time," Ryo responded, simultaneously issuing a maximum alert command to all his units. "Final phase, commence."
The final docking and calibration were conducted under extremely precise psychic manipulation and technological synchronization.
The psychic force field wrapping the Predator homeworld began to integrate more deeply with the resonant field emitted by the Pandora orbital portal framework.
This was not a collision, but a mutual penetration and frequency adjustment, like two streams converging.
The eerie blue light membrane in the center of the framework rippled slightly, expanding to a scale large enough to accommodate a planet's passage. Its light grew increasingly solid, and the swirling light and shadows within seemed to reflect the scenery of another star system—the desolate starry sky of the Death World receiving zone.
"Force field coupling complete. Orbital correction finished. Alignment error between the target and the gateway exit axis is less than one ten-thousandth of an arcsecond," the Eldar's report was shockingly precise.
"Dimensional gateway exit parameters confirmed. Traction field guidance interface open," Ryo's side responded.
"Then," a trace of resolute calm bled through Eldrad's consciousness, "commence the final crossing."
The command was issued. The Eldar esoteric rite's "traction" mode on the Predator homeworld underwent a subtle shift. From primarily providing the propulsion to break away from the original star system and navigate across dimensions, it transformed into a more delicate "push" and "guidance," ensuring the planet could "slide" into that eerie blue portal at the most optimal angle and speed.
In the eyes of all observers in Pandora's orbit, it would be an unforgettable sight: a massive, dark red planet, wrapped in a hazy psychic light, as if gently pushed by an invisible giant hand, slowly yet unstoppably moved toward that colossal eerie blue membrane of light suspended in space.