By the time the five of them arrived, the sky was already beginning to lighten.
Lin Jue used the last of his strength to open the hatch, and the five of them staggered inside.
"Start it… Hurry, start it…" Hong Nianyi collapsed into a seat, her voice weak.
Lin Jue lunged for the control console, his fingers flying across it. The screen lit up: system self-check, energy readings, jump coordinate calibration…
Outside the cabin, a wolf's howl echoed from the distant horizon.
Wu Qige had caught up, though he was a step too late.
Four blood-red figures appeared at the valley entrance. Seeing the vessel's engines starting up, they let out furious, unwilling roars.
Wu Qige swung his claws frantically, and crimson blades of light slashed against the vessel's Energy Shield, sending ripples across its surface.
But the shield held firm. This was a special escape vessel made by the military, its defenses strong enough to withstand short-term attacks from an Innate Level expert.
